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La Danza: Melodie ItalianeCecilia Bartoli Mezzo-Soprano
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For an operatic superstar, Cecilia Bartoli has invested an unusual amount of energy into the musicological pursuit of researching (and then performing) obscure repertoire, particularly of the Italian Baroque and Romantic eras. In this release, she brings to light songs by Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Gioachino Rossini, composers known almost exclusively for their operas. Each was a prolific song composer, but few of their works in this genre are known, and only a handful are published in modern editions. The songs represented here are mostly fairly simple strophic songs, but they reflect the same gift for melody and penchant for florid vocal display that characterized their operas. In fact, many of these songs could be slipped into their operas without causing any sense of stylistic or aesthetic disruption. Among the most striking are Bellini's haunting L'abbandono, Donizetti's boisterous Me voglio fà ‘na casa, Rossini's manic La danza, and his profound and moving A ma belle mère. Bartoli delivers the music with her characteristic gusto and full commitment, which, while it may not always result in technically immaculate performances, always packs a visceral punch. James Levine provides a chaste, subdued, and immaculate piano accompaniment. The sound is clear and clean, but seems just a little close. © Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide
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© 2008 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide is a registered trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.
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| 1 | 6.Aragonese | 3:27 |
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Vincenzo Bellini ComposerVaga luna, che inargenti (song) Work |
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| 2 | Vaga luna, che inargenti (song) | 4:00 |
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Gaetano Donizetti ComposerIl barcajuolo (song) Work |
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| 3 | Il barcajuolo (song) | 2:44 |
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Gaetano Donizetti ComposerAh, rammenta, o bella Irene (cavatina) Work |
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| 4 | Ah, rammenta, o bella Irene (cavatina) | 5:35 |
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Vincenzo Bellini ComposerL'abbandono (L'ultima veglia; song) Work |
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| 5 | L'abbandono (L'ultima veglia; song) | 4:14 |
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| 6 | La passeggiata ('Or che di fiori adorno') | 3:59 |
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Vincenzo Bellini Composer6 Ariette da camera, for voice and piano Work |
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| 7 | 1.Malinconia, ninfa gentile | 1:13 |
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Gaetano Donizetti ComposerAmore e morte (arietta) Work |
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| 8 | Amore e morte (arietta) | 3:25 |
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Gioacchino Antonio Rossini ComposerSoirées musicales (song cycle) Work |
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| 9 | 5.L'invito (‘Vieni o Ruggiero’) | 3:29 |
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Gaetano Donizetti ComposerLa conocchia (arietta) Work |
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| 10 | La conocchia (arietta) | 2:16 |
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Vincenzo Bellini ComposerIl fervido desiderio (song) Work |
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| 11 | Il fervido desiderio (song) | 2:32 |
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Vincenzo Bellini ComposerTorna vezzosa Fillide (song) Work |
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| 12 | Torna vezzosa Fillide (song) | 7:50 |
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Vincenzo Bellini Composer6 Ariette da camera, for voice and piano Work |
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| 13 | 2.Vanne, o rosa fortunata | 2:04 |
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Vincenzo Bellini ComposerDolente immagine di figlia mia (song) Work |
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| 14 | Dolente immagine di figlia mia (song) | 3:13 |
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Vincenzo Bellini ComposerLa farfalletta (song) Work |
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| 15 | La farfalletta (song) | 1:58 |
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| 16 | 4.A ma belle mère (Requiem eternam) | 2:55 |
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Vincenzo Bellini Composer6 Ariette da camera, for voice and piano Work |
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| 17 | 5.Per pietà, bell' idol mio | 2:01 |
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| 18 | Amor marinaro ('Me voglio fà na casa'; canzonetta napoletana) | 2:10 |
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| 19 | 2.Tenor Arietta: L'esule | 4:11 |
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Gioacchino Antonio Rossini ComposerSoirées musicales (song cycle) Work |
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| 20 | 8.La danza (‘Già la luna è in mezzo al mare’) | 3:08 |
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