Respighi Fountains of Rome/Pines of Rome and Shostakovich Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra

Respighi Piano Fountains of Rome/Pines of Rome and Shostakovich Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra concert, a/k/a Fellini, Jazz & Co. concert. Performed 2011 at the Waldbuhne, Berlin. Ricardo Chailly conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker. Here’s the program:

Shostakovich Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra (Suite for Variety Orchestra) and “Allegretto” from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Rota "La Strada” Ballet Suite
Respighi Fountains of Rome, Pines of Rome, and Danza gueresca “Belkis”
Lincke Berliner Luft

Released 2012, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA

We exclude discs made at outdoor venues unless we believe a title may have exceptional merit. Except for the Berliner Luft encore, this program is all fresh and unduplicated in Blu-ray format, so we decided to cover it.

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