Richard Draper:

>But am I alone in finding Respghi a composer who is at first impressive but
>soon becomes somewhat tiring?

Probably not.  For me, however, it depends on which Respighi.  I'm not all
that big on the Roman Trilogy, but that's not all he wrote.  The Birds, the
Ancient Airs and Dances, Trittico Botticelliano, Concerto Mixolydiano,
Concerto Gregoriano, Metamorphoseon, and so on remain for me ever-fresh.

Steve Schwartz