Notes and Editorial Reviews
"Marriner's EMI accounts of all these pieces (the Ancient Airs with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra)...remain the choice." --
MusicWeb International
"Marriner's account of the suites of dances is attractively light and gracious, offering an almost French elegance, with pleasingly transparent textures." -- Penguin Guide [2003/4 edition]
"Marriner's EMI accounts of all these pieces (the Ancient Airs with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra)...remain the choice." --
MusicWeb International
"Marriner's account of the suites of dances is attractively light and gracious, offering an almost French elegance, with pleasingly transparent textures." -- Penguin Guide [2003/4 edition] Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 1 by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1917; Rome, Italy
Venue: Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, CA
Length: 15 Minutes 15 Secs.
2.
Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 2 by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; Rome, Italy
Venue: Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, CA
Length: 17 Minutes 49 Secs.
3.
Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3 by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; Rome, Italy
Venue: Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, CA
Length: 14 Minutes 49 Secs.
Sound Samples
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 1: I. Il Conte Orlando: Balletto (Simone Molinaro)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 1: II. Gagliarda (Vincenzo Galilei)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 1: III. Villanella (anon.)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 1: IV. Passo mezzo e mascherada (anon.)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 2: I. Laura Soave: Balleto con gagliarda, saltarello e canario (Fabrizio Caroso)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 2: II. Danza rustica (Jean-Baptiste Besard)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 2: III. Campanae parisienses (anon.) - Aria (Marin Mersenne)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 2: IV. Bergamasca (Bernardo Gianoncelli)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 3: I. Italiana (anon.)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 3: II. Arie di corte (Besard)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 3: III. Siciliana (anon.)
Ancient Airs and Dances (1996 Digital Remaster), Suite No. 3: IV. Passacaglia (Ludovico Roncalli)
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review: 
( 2 Customer Reviews )
Serviceable recording of Respighi: Ancient Airs A July 14, 2013
By James Spence (Victoria, BC) See All My Reviews
"Despite the direction of Sir Neville Marriner, this recording is rather mediocre, lacking in the subtlety and clarity that might help to distinguish it from the many other recordings of this work. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is not really up to the task, and the sound engineering/mastering is not of the highest quality."
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Dancing on air June 28, 2013
By Stephan V. (Silver Spring, MD) See All My Reviews
"Having all three suites together is one of music's finer privileges and none better than under Marriner."
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