Pines of Rome

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Pines of Rome (Pini di Roma). One of 3 symphonic poems by Respighi about Rome. Comp. 1923–4 (f.p. Rome 1924, London 1925). Score incl. nightingale on a gramophone record. 4 sections are: Villa Borghese, A Catacomb, Janiculum, and Appian Way.