No piece of music ends as impressively as “Pines of Rome.” The score portrays ancient Roman legions returning to the Eternal City, marching closer down the Appian Way, complete with a huge orchestra, ...

For sheer sonic splendor, it’s hard to beat “The Pines of the Appian Way” that caps Ottorino Respighi’s “The Pines of Rome.” With trumpets in the gallery and an expanded orchestra onstage, the ...