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| Feste Romane Roman Festivals | |
|---|---|
| Tone poem by Ottorino Respighi | |
| Catalogue | P 157 |
| Composed | 1928 |
| Duration | Approx. 25 minutes |
| Movements | 4 |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 21 February 1929 |
| Location | New York City, United States |
| Conductor | Arturo Toscanini |
| Performers | New York Philharmonic |
Roman Festivals (Italian: Feste Romane), P 157 is a tone poem in four movements for orchestra completed in 1928 by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.[1] It is the last of his three tone poems about Rome, following Fountains of Rome (1916) and Pines of Rome (1924), which he referred to as a triptych.[2] Each movement depicts a scene of celebration in ancient and contemporary Rome, specifically gladiators battling to the death, the Christian Jubilee, a harvest and hunt festival, and a festival in the Piazza Navona. Musically, the piece is the longest and most demanding of Respighi's Roman trilogy.[3]
The premiere was held on 21 February 1929 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, with Arturo Toscanini conducting the New York Philharmonic.[4] The piece was published by Casa Ricordi in the same year.
- ^ "Oxford Dictionary of Music". Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Klein, Herbert (January 2, 1929). "Respighi tells plans for work". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. p. 11.
- ^ Freed, Richard. "Program notes to Feste romane". Kennedy Center. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "1929 Feb 21, 22, 23 / Subscription Season / Toscanini (Performance Program)". New York Philharmonic - Shelby White and Leon Levy Digital Archives. The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York. p. 5. Retrieved 25 February 2024.