Various Composers - Italian Perspectives (Riccardo Frizza)

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• Sergei Rachmaninov - 5 Études-tableaux (arr. Respighi)
• Ottorino Respighi - Trittico Botticelliano
• Giuseppe Martucci - Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Riccardo Frizza, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: Pentatone

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Italian Perspectives explores the revival and development of Italian instrumental music through performances by the Bamberger Symphoniker under Riccardo Frizza. The program highlights Giuseppe Martucci’s Symphony No. 1, which affirms a symphonic tradition beyond Italian opera through its Brahmsian structure and dramatic intensity. Ottorino Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano evokes Renaissance art with refined orchestral colour, while his orchestrations of Rachmaninoff’s Études-Tableaux transform piano works into vivid symphonic narratives. In their PENTATONE debut, Frizza and the Bamberger Symphoniker offer interpretations marked by clarity, expressive depth, and vibrant orchestral colour.

Riccardo Frizza (b. 1971) is a renowned conductor celebrated for his work with leading opera houses and festivals worldwide, including the Opéra de Paris, The Met, La Scala, and the Rossini Opera Festival. Known for his expertise in the Italian operatic repertoire, he has also appeared with top orchestras such as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Dresden Staatskapelle. In March 2022, he was appointed chief conductor of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, debuting with Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. He returned in 2023 to lead performances of works by Puccini, Debussy, Rossini, and others.

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