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Respighi: The Birds; Brazilian Impressions; The Fountains of Rome; The Pines of Rome
Ottorino Respighi / Dorati Conducts Respighi
London Symphony Orchestra, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

Dorati was always one of Respighi's biggest champions and it's too bad he didn't get around to recording more. This disk is a delight to have in Wilma Cozart's excellent rehab of her own original tapes.
While the other works are among the best recordings of them made, it's the Brazilian Impressions that excites the most. Like Milhaud, Respighi was astounded by his trip to Brazil and opened up a creative horizon for him that counteracted his serious, depressive illnesses.