There are few CDs that I have enjoyed more than this one.  Belkis, Queen of Sheba is an exotic ballet (80 minutes in length) that tells the story of the journey of the Queen to the court of King Solomon.  Respighi used a huge orchestra with instruments as the sitar and wind-machines.  The music perhaps is bombastic, particularly the War Dance) but there are moments of exceptional beauty as in the Dance of Belkis at Dawn, where the Queen dances in honor of the newly risen Sun.  The Orgiastic Dance is a frenzy of excitement of Dionysian proportions that brought the audience at the premiere to its feet.  It would be interesting to hear the entire ballet music; the suite has only 22:30.