Long before Frederico Fellini memorably captured something of the colour and the history of the Eternal City in his contrasting masterpieces, La Dolce Vita and Roma, Ottorino Respighi, one of Rome’s adopted sons, created his popular and enduring Roman Trilogy. As a result, the fountains, the festivals and the pines of Rome were immortalised in music every bit as colourful and as memorable as one of Fellini’s films. 

This splendid new recording of the trilogy continues to celebrate the rising star of young Mexican-American conductor Robert Treviño, whose artistic ascent has been confirmed by two widely lauded discs of Ravel with the Basque National Orchestra, as well as a disc of Rautavaara with the Malmö Symphony. After successfully engaging with those two extraordinary colourists, it only seems natural that Treviño should record the most famous works of that other great musical painter beginning with the letter “R”.

Undoubtedly the highlight of this disc is Treviño’s larger-than-life account of Feste Romane (Roman Festivals), which alone is worth the price of admission. Under...