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Nuits D'ete a Pausilippe
John Pritchard
Nuits D'ete a Pausilippe
John Pritchard
Donizetti was prolific in the field of vocal chamber music, to the extent that he almost rivaled Rossini. Nuits d'été à Pausillippe is an album of ariettas, romanzas, notturnos and duettinos published in 1836. The texts speak of four seasons and three cities, but it's Naples that takes the lead role: Donizetti lived and worked in the city between 1822 and 1838. Mostly authored by local poets, the texts are essentially simple portraits of things Italian: the boatman, the breath of the beloved, and the tower of Biasone (which ends with one of Donizetti's most disarming tunes). Le crépuscule (Twilight), however, sets verses by Victor Hugo as a romanza describing the new dawn, and continues with the lover's door that is closed. While Posillipo (Pausilippe) is a hillside overlooking the bay of Naples, Infrascata is a steep road leading from the city centre to another hillside, that of the Vomero. The frontispiece of the first edition of Soirées d'autumne à l'Infrascata indicates it was intended as a sequel to the earlier collection. Here the tone is more overtly ardent, not least in the Neapolitan barcarola Me voglio fa 'na casa (I'd Like to Have a House) which has been a popular recital item for many great singers. The complete collection is far less often heard, and recorded, lending considerable rarity value to this new recording. It is led by the soprano Letizia Calandra, a specialist in Neapolitan repertoire.
LETIZIA CALANDRA/FAUSTO TENZI/ILARIO NICOTRA
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 1 |
Composer | Donizetti |
Released | September 27, 2018 |
EAN/UPC | 5028421956725 |
Label | BRILLIANT CLASSICS BRLT95672.2 |
Genre | Vocal Music |
Dimensions | 124 × 142 × 10 mm · 112 g |
Soloist | Letizia Calandra / Fausto Tenzi / Ilario Nicotra |
Track list
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- 6 Ariettes et Six Nocturnes (1836) Il Barcaiuolo. Barcarolle
- Il Crociato. Romance
- A Mezzanotte. Ariette
- 4 La Torre Di Biasone. Ballade
- 5 La Conocchia. Chanson Napolitaine
- 6 Le Crepuscule. Romance
- Il Giuramento. Nocturne a Deux Voix
- L'aurora. Nocturne a Deux Voix
- L'alito Di Bice. Nocturne a Deux Voix
- Amor Voce Del Cielo. Nocturne a Deux Voix
- Un Guardo Ed Una Voce. Nocturne a Deux Voix
- I Bevitori. Brindisi a Deux Voix
- Nuit D'ete a Pausilippe - La Lontananza. Arietta
- L'amante Spagnuolo. Bolero
- 15 Amore E Morte. (Odi D'un Uomo Che More) Arietta
- Me Voglio Fa Na Casa. (Amor Marinaro) Chanson Napolitaine
- 17 Qui Dove Merch. (Il Fiore) Duettino Pastorale
- L'incostanza Di Irene. (Saria Piy Fida Irene) Duettino
- Eterno Amore E Fh. Arietta
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