Respighi studied violin and composition at the Bologna Liceo Musicale, graduating in 1899.
This recording of Respighi's Antiche Arie e Danze was made in 1958.
Ottorino Respighi, the composer of these suites, was born in Bologna, Italy, in 1879.
Respighi orchestrated these ancient lute pieces, transforming them into works for orchestra while maintaining their original character.
The Antiche Arie e Danze (Ancient Airs and Dances) suites are based on lute pieces from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Respighi became a professor of composition at the Liceo di Santa Cecilia in Rome in 1913.
After graduating, Respighi spent time in Russia, studying orchestration with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, a prominent Russian composer.
