Respighi is best known for his colourful pictures of Rome in the symphonic poems, Fontane di Roma, Pini di Roma and Feste romane. His teachers included Rimsky-Korsakov and Bruch. A hugely prolific writer, he led the way in the revival of interest in early music, producing performing editions of operas by Cimarosa, Paisiello and Monteverdi, as well as original works using material and forms from earlier periods of music. Both works on this disc are based on earlier musical forms. The Concerto in modo misolidio draws on Gregorian chant, while the Concerto a cinque is a modern version of the baroque multiple concerto.