Respighi 'Belkis, Queen of Sheba' Ballet Suite - Sascha Goetzel conducts + encore

Respighi's ballet 'Belkis, Queen of Sheba' was a tremendous success when first performed at La Scala, Milan, in 1932. It required enormous forces, not only on-stage with several hundred dancers, but also in the pit, with a huge orchestra, a large chorus and a narrator. The scenario depicted the union of the Queen of Sheba with King Solomon in the year 1000 B.C. However, the score's colossal requirements and 80-minute length meant that the work has never entered the general ballet repertoire.
In order to salvage some of the music, Respighi prepared the four-movement Orchestral Suite heard here. It was played by the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic under Sascha Goetzel during the 2014 Proms and was its UK premiere. As an encore, Maestro Goetzel played a work very popular in Turkey, "Köçekçe" by Ulvi Cemal Erkin.

[@jennifermackenzie53]

Astounding, both the work, and the performance. I love Respighi!

[@義弘中井]

好きです。有り難うございます❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@oboist3]

What a dynamic performance and great work - This is one I had not heard before. Thanks for sharing.

[@adam28xx]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@foscodarioscrivo6105]

Respighi é un titano dell'orchestrazione

[@jabmyarm6446]

You got that right. One of the all-time best in that regard.

[@norahdenovan8658]

What a great orchestra& love the conductor 👏👏👏💕❤️

[@walterjankowski8663]

Pure pleasure to listen

[@PeterLunowPL]

wonderful concert!!! what a charmer that Mr. Goetzel!

[@hocart1954]

More delightful every time on hears this superb performance.

[@paolo24019]

Wonderful painting of the magical atmospheres of Asia Minor

[@佐々木保-h9n]

さすがイスタンブールのオケだけあり濃厚な弦や力強い打楽器が素晴らしいです！ そういえば一流のcymbalの産地ですね。

[@adam28xx]

Google translate from the Japanese: "As expected, there is only one orchestra in Istanbul, and the rich strings and powerful percussion instruments are wonderful! ... Speaking of which, it's a first-class cymbal producing area."

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Their performance with exquisite skill and incomparable technique and beautiful attire is beyond description , immeasurable , unfathomable , inspirational , specutacular and comfortable to the eye and the ear and the mind

[@ufocontacy7306]

il capolavoro di Respighi è questo.

[@jabmyarm6446]

My favorite rendition of Belkis. Just... fantastic. As Bogie put it, "the stuff that dreams are made of."

[@antoniodangelo4703]

Uni dei poemi sinfonici più belli....

[@Cesar_SM]

Brilliant and opulent score. Respighi at his best. The performance is very impressive. Respighi would have been a gifted composer for Hollywood movies. However, Respighi is not always too sumptuous. works such as Trittico Botticelliano show him even more refined in small ensembles. This all depends on what appeals more to listeners.

[@MegaVicar]

I. The Dream of Solomon-0:21 II. War Dance-8:47 III. The Dance of Belkis at Dawn-12:04 IV. Orgiastic Dance-19:49 That timpani player looks like he means business.

[@zeze_shn]

and 29:50 Köcekce

[@ramoncastanerbotella311]

Perfecta y agradable interpretación. La obra tiene un belleza enorme y sumerge perfectamente al oyente en la época y atmósfera que literalmente narra. ❤ Se nota la clara influencia en Respighi de su maestro Rimsky Kórsakov

[@coloraturaElise]

So cool to hear a piece of Respighi's that I was not familiar with. btw, that D/Eb clarinet player is pushing from the throat, as you can see by his necktie movement!

[@charlestimberlake5522]

I was a clarinetist, and I find this very odd. Not good technique, and how do you do that? It's fatal for singers, of course, but I guess a wind instrument player can get away with it.

[@ufocontacy7306]

Capolavoro assoluto

[@belkismora3898]

One Belkis here 🙋🏻‍♀️😊

[@kuz8075]

Bravi!!Bravi!!Bravi!!

[@terryfontenot8894]

So Human, Dream again Dream

[@089qwe1]

Wonderful performance of a relatively unknown piece. I believe this was performed for the London Proms in 2014.

[@adam28xx]

As stated under the video, this was that London Proms performance in 2014.

[@zinam5795]

Very bright Ballet's Music !..sometimes "from Camile Saint--Saens"

[@ctolbert6]

Such an exciting piece! Too bad about the extreme compression ruining the dynamics.

[@mariorossi9655]

5:23

[@kobej1749]

What a moment!

[@Discovery_and_Change]

24:15

[@義弘中井]

概要の日本語訳があれば嬉しいのですが

[@adam28xx]

Try Google Translate.

[@adam28xx]

Google翻訳をお試しください。