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Ottorino Respighi: His Life and Times
Best known for his so-called Roman trilogy, (Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome and Roman Festivals), this book documents the story of his rise to fame and offers a fascinating insight into the active lifestyle of an internationally renowned musician, who made an important contribution to the revival of interest in early music.
As well as covering Respighi's relations with such eminent C
conductors as Arturo Toscanini, Fritz Reiner and serge Koussevitzky, the book also examines his contacts with Serge Diaghilev, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and even Albert Einstein, making his story all the more engaging and taking us beyond the realms of music into a world of Russian emigres, wealthy patrons and Nobel Prize winners, while also documenting some of the early effects of fascism on art and culture.
This is the first English language biography of Ottorino Respighi, the most performed Italian composer of the twentieth century.
As well as covering Respighi's relations with such eminent C
conductors as Arturo Toscanini, Fritz Reiner and serge Koussevitzky, the book also examines his contacts with Serge Diaghilev, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and even Albert Einstein, making his story all the more engaging and taking us beyond the realms of music into a world of Russian emigres, wealthy patrons and Nobel Prize winners, while also documenting some of the early effects of fascism on art and culture.
This is the first English language biography of Ottorino Respighi, the most performed Italian composer of the twentieth century.
264 pages, Paperback
First published June 25, 2019
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