Pines of Rome

Pini di Roma
Pines of Rome
Tone poem by Ottorino Respighi
Native nameI Pini di Roma
CatalogueP 141
Composed1924 (1924)
DurationApprox. 21 minutes
Movements4
Premiere
Date14 December 1924 (1924-12-14)
LocationRome, Italy
ConductorBernardino Molinari
PerformersAugusteo Orchestra

Pines of Rome (Italian: Pini di Roma), P 141, is a tone poem in four movements for orchestra completed in 1924 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. It is the second of his three tone poems about Rome, following Fontane di Roma (1916) and preceding Feste Romane (1928). Each movement depicts a setting in the city with pine trees, specifically those in the Villa Borghese gardens, near a catacomb, on the Janiculum Hill, and along the Appian Way. The premiere was held at the Teatro Augusteo in Rome on 14 December 1924, with Bernardino Molinari conducting the Augusteo Orchestra, and the piece was published by Casa Ricordi in 1925.