The Hebrides (overture) overture state the theme Mendelssohn wrote while visiting the cave, and is played initially by the violas, cellos, and bassoons. This lyrical theme, suggestive of the power and stunning beauty of the cave, is intended to develop feelings of loneliness and solitude. The second theme, meanwhile, depicts movement at sea and "rolling waves". The piece is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani and strings. Performances of the overture typically last between 10½ and 11 minutes. The autograph manuscript of the work is held in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The Hebrides (overture)
Overture Respighiana Di Vittorio, also through Rossini's influence on the music of Respighi. The overture received its world premiere by the Chamber Orchestra of New York under the composer, on February 13, 2010 at the Church of St. Jean Baptiste in New York. The overture was recorded for Naxos Records:8.572333. This work was published in 2008 by Edizioni Panastudio in Italy. Overture Respighiana Overture Respighiana ("Overtura Respighiana") was composed by Salvatore Di Vittorio in 2008, as an homage to Ottorino Respighi. The work was written one year before Di Vittorio's completion of Respighi's rediscovered first Violin Concerto in A Major. The overture