Composed between 1897 and 1905, this collection of Respighi’s earliest music for violin and piano, some from his
student days, is notable for its openness to influences as diverse as German Romanticism, Russian Nationalism and
the French school, as if he were trying out different styles in the search for his own personal idiom. No less evident are
Respighi’s technical mastery of instrumentation and form as well as his delight in vocally inflected melodic lines. This
is the first of two volumes of Respighi’s complete works for violin and piano. Emy Bernecoli and Massimo Giuseppe
Bianchi have been acclaimed for their “impassioned, technically polished and rhythmically rock-solid interpretations”.
(Gramophone on 8.572828 / Ghedini)