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CD Review
Respighi's most popular works aren't necessarily his best. Maybe I downgrade all three parts of the so-called "Roman Trilogy" (The Fountains of Rome, The Pines of Rome, Roman Festivals) because they are too familiar, but those who complain that Respighi's music is bombastic can get plenty of ammunition there.
With The Birds and Ancient Airs and Dances, the three works on this CD are part of Respighi's "second tier," if you will, but I find them as enjoyable, if not more so, than the Roman works, precisely because they don't seem to be trying as hard to impress the listener with volume and unusual orchestral effects.
Church Windows, completed in 1925, might seem like an excuse for Respighi to illustrate four Biblical episodes or personages: "The Flight into Egypt," "St. Michael the Archangel," "The Matins of St. Clare," and "St.
Gregory the Great." It seems, however, that Respighi composed the music inspired by only a generalized religious feeling, and
