Sono sposa e sono amante

On this CD:

1. Variazioni concertanti from Bellini's "La Sonambula, " for soprano, horn (or cello or clarinet) & piano, Op 26
Composed by Otto Nicolai
Performed by Baden South West Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Klocker, Isolde Siebert

2. Faust, romantic opera, WoO51 Ich bin allein, des Abends Nähe
Composed by Louis Spohr
Performed by Baden South West Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Klocker, Isolde Siebert

3. Die Verschworenen, singspiel (Der häuslische Krieg), D. 787 Romance: Ich schleiche bang' und still herum
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Baden South West Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Klocker, Isolde Siebert

4. Erwin und Elmire, singspiel Aria: Sono sposa e sono amante
Composed by Georg Joseph Vogler
Performed by Baden South West Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Klocker, Isolde Siebert

5. Libusin snatek, opera, Op.20 Arie der Mladi
Composed by Frantisek Jan Skroup
Performed by Baden South West Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Klocker, Isolde Siebert

6. Athalia, opera Rezitativ und Arie
Composed by Johann Nepomuk Poissl
Performed by Baden South West Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Klocker, Isolde Siebert

7. Lilla Slafinnen, opera From Ganges' Beauteous Strands
Composed by Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Performed by Baden South West Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Klocker, Isolde Siebert

8. La Clemenza di Tito, opera, K. 621 Parto, parto
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Baden South West Radio Symphony Orchestra with Dieter Klocker, Isolde Siebert

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Cecilia Bartoli - The Salieri Album
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Mostly nice selections sung well
  • Painful introduction to Salieri
  • Bartoli- The Most Important Voice of Our Age
  • Genius! Sheer genius!
  • A revelation!
 Cecilia Bartoli - The Salieri Album
Antonio Salieri , Adam Fishcer , and Cecilia Bartoli
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ASIN: B0000A01J6
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

  1. Questo guajo mancava...Son qual lacera tartana (La secchia rapita)
  2. Che dunque!...Or ei con Ernestina...Ah sia gia (La Scuola dei gelosi)
  3. Vi sono sposa e amante (La Fiera di Venezia)
  4. Voi Lusingate invano lo smarito cor mio...Misera abbandonata (Palmira, Regina di Persia)
  5. E void a buon marito...Non vo gla che vi suonino (La Cifra)
  6. Alfin son sola...Sola e mesta (La Cifra)
  7. Dopo pranzo addormentata (Il Ricco d'un glorno)
  8. No, non cacillera...Suelle mi temple (La secchia rapita)
  9. Lungi da me sen vada quella veste fatal...Dunque anche il cielo...Contro un'alma sventurata (Palmira, Regina di Persia)
  10. Se lo dovessi vendere (La Finta scema)
  11. Eccomi piu che mai...Amor pletoso Amore (Il Ricco d'un Glorno)
  12. La ra la (La Grotta di Trofonio)
  13. E non degg'io seguirla!...Forse chi sa...Vieni a me sull'ali d'oro (Armida)

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Antonio Salieri is, unfortunately, best known as Mozart's great Viennese rival. Some of his work has appeared on recordings, and he was clearly an interesting composer of well-crafted, entertaining music. But now that a singer with the stature and prodigious gifts of Cecilia Bartoli has undertaken an entire CD of his opera arias, he may just become a quasi-household name. Here he proves himself a composer who wrote for virtuosos; Bartoli is nothing if not a vituoso. And, indeed, this CD opens with an impressive bang: An aria from La secchia rapita features a wild vocal line complete with wild coloratura, huge leaps, a range from low G to high D flat (Bartoli flirts more and more with the soprano range while using her chest register even more forcefully!), and vast dynamic changes accompanied by a full orchestra augmented with grand, martial trumpets. Other arias--one from Palmira, Regina di Persia, for example--are more introspective and are spun out with a graceful, seamless legato and seemingly endless pianissimo. Everything one loves about Bartoli is here: the intensity, absolute fluidity in execution, breath control, glorious trill, the ability to whisper or holler, and an identification with the character she's portraying which makes the situation credible and involving for the listener. At the same time, we can't overlook a tendency to overstatement and exaggeration and a breathiness to some of the delivery which can be an annoying mannerism. But where else can one get such excitement and commitment coupled with an irresistible charm in a singer so clearly at her peak? Most/all of the arias and operas here are virtually unknown; this CD whets our appetites for more Salieri. The accompaniments are as superbly thought-out and played as one would hope for--the wacky pizzicato strings and solo wind and brass lines in an aria from La Cifra, for instance, will delight. Bartoli fans and fans of great singing should not wait another moment before ordering this. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Mostly nice selections sung well.......2007-03-07

This CD features many delightful selections of Salieri's music, expertly performed by Ms. Bartoli and by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Anyone who likes Bartoli, and most people (non-experts) who like Mozart, would enjoy this album. The slower pieces, such as "Ah sia gia" and "Lungi da te" are especially beautiful.

That said, some of the selections seem to drag on (Salieri's fault). After a while listening, one just gets the feeling that "Vi sono sposa e amante" should have ended already, and the same goes for "Sulle mie tempie."

1 out of 5 stars Painful introduction to Salieri.......2006-10-27

Ms. Bartoli is one of the great mezzos of our recent era, and her voice used to delight me, especially in the repertoire of Rossini, Mozart, & Handel sung by other great mezzos like Teresa Berganza.
Unfortunately, the voice that used to move so smoothly and accurately through florid passages is entirely absent here, and I have no explanation or understanding for the fervent praise bestowed upon this CD by others.
It is, in short, a travesty.
Bartoli emits the most painful and harsh pecking sounds......listening to just ONE of the tracks all the way through is a test of willpower and endurance! Granted, as someone else pointed out, these Salieri pieces are not an ideal choice for Bartoli, which explains some of the discomfort, but there is no way to excuse the vocalization that permeates the entire disc.
Sadly, this is a recording that should never have been released, and is a mockery of what the bel canto voice used to be.

5 out of 5 stars Bartoli- The Most Important Voice of Our Age.......2006-02-27

Cecilia Bartoli is not only noteworthy for her unique voice, but for her contributions to musical study. She seems to be effectively and singlehandedly changing the face of how we approach music history with her recordings. This is why this recording is important.

She has been recording rare arias from operas which have dropped out of common repetoire for centuries. She has unearthed forgotten operas of great musical innovators such as Glueck and Vivaldi, and now Salieri. And due to what she achieves here, I will happily put "Salieri Album" in a rank next to my most prized Mozart records.

It seems as though Mozart dominates today's ouvre as the sole Classical Period composer of opera, but it was composers like Vincente Martin y Soler and Antonio Salieri who dominated the scene. Salieri was also just as innovative as Mozart. Works such as the overture to "Cesare in Farmacusa" harbor proto-Beethovenian storms, while his opera "Axur," in it's ahead-of-its-time construction, look foreward to the music-dramas of Wagner. These days, we look mainly at Mozart and his Donna Anna or Queen of the Night as THE voices of the Classical Period, but when you consider the bigger picture, Salieri's heroines, especially those the Cecilia Bartoli electrifyingly portrays on this record, equate or exceed what we might hear from Mozart in technical demand and overall beauty (Take for example the first track on this record).

With Cecilia Bartoli, opera is never boring. Some might thing she overacts, but is opera not essentially a fusion of music and drama? In this respect, Signora Bartoli is the perfect voice to define our generation, a generation which is looking to expand its musical horizons by exploring operas of more obscure composers. It is a relief that she knows how to bring her roles to LIFE. This is why her mission to revive these works has been so succesful. She has people interested.

As for the composer himself, Salieri was without a doubt, the most influential on the upcoming Romantic Period, even more so than Mozart. Notable names who had their musical education nurtured under Salieri's wing include Schubert, Weber, Beethoven, Mozart's son Franz Xaver, and even Liszt. It really is unfortunate that Pushkin and Peter Shaffer have pinned against Mozart, a composer who Salieri admired and had good relations with, according to letters.

The recording quality is excellent, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment compliments Bartoli's voice perfectly. Adam Fisher, furthermore, has a difficult task since much of this recording is world-premiere material. However, he presents the material as vividly as though they have never left the repetoire.

Buy this recording. I believe Signora Bartoli has set out on something great, and "Salieri Album" will have a ripple effect in the music world. I love this release.

5 out of 5 stars Genius! Sheer genius!.......2005-12-19

Cecilia Bartoli is known for recording unfamiliar music. Here she recorded arias by Mozart's great rival Salieri and how beautifully she does it. She finds the right colours for every single piece, combined with her brilliant technique you get a feast of tasteful singing that will take your breath away! Buy it!

5 out of 5 stars A revelation!.......2005-04-05

I came rather late to this CD. Am I the only one who saw "Amadeus" and came out wanting to hear more of the music of Salieri?

Ms Bartoli brings a her wonderful skills to the recording of some feriously difficult arias and proves up to the task. I know that some people have commented on flaws in her singing or the recording but the the joy of the album is the journey of discovery....each track is an adventure and a revelation.

A revelation of two great musical talents in top form ..Bartoli and Salieri.

Salieri's music is technically sophisticated and he wrote some truly glorious music for the female voice.

I can only recommend this to any lover of music.

The Salieri Album [Hybrid SACD]
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 The Salieri Album [Hybrid SACD]

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ASIN: B0000AF0YT
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

  1. Son Qual Lacera Tartana
  2. Or Ei Con Ernestina...Ah Sia Gia
  3. Vi Sono Sposa E Amante
  4. Voi Lusingate Invano...Misera Abbandonata
  5. E Voi Da Buon Marito...Non Vo' Gia Che Vi Suonimo
  6. Alfin Son Sola...Sola E Mesta
  7. Dopo Pranzo Addormentata
  8. NoL Non Vacillera...Sulle Mie Tempie
  9. Lungi Da Me Sen Vada...Contro Un'alma Sventurata
  10. Se Lo Dovessi Vendere
  11. Eccomi Piu Che Mai...Amor, Pietoso Amore
  12. La Ra La
  13. E Non Degg'io Seguirla...Lungi Da Te...Forse, Chi Sa? Veranno...Vieni A Me Sull'ali D'oro

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Royal treatment of rare repertoire.......2004-08-02

About as good a way to promote little known music as can be hoped for. Top notch performances from all involved in glorious SACD sound. Looking forward to more of the same!
Joseph Haydn: Il Mondo Della Luna/8 Arias
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 Joseph Haydn: Il Mondo Della Luna/8 Arias

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ASIN: B00000E4U5
Release Date: 1993-07-13

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5 out of 5 stars From the review in Gramophone.......2006-12-20

"This reissue of the splendid late-1970s initiative by Dorati, the European Broadcasting Union and Philips--a pioneering achievement of magnitude--is most welcome. All these eight operas were written in a single decade from 1773 (when Haydn was also busy revising, preparing and directing for Esterhaza a mass of operas by other composers): they range from farce to opera seria. If the just criticism is made that, for the most part (though not entirely) characterization is superficial and dramatic structure slack, blame should fall on the conventional (when not downright silly) plots: Haydn did not have Mozart's huge advantage of a da Ponte as librettist, and comparison between the two composers fails to take into account that most of Haydn's operas were written before Mozart's first masterpiece, 'Idomeneo.' On the other hand, what Haydn did provide, in plenty, were superb opportunities for first-class singers; and a great strength of this batch is the very high standard of performance of music that is not only immensely demanding of the artists but extremely attractive to the listener. Another strength is the alert orchestral playing; and a special word is due to the presentation, which is exemplary.

"Several composers had set Goldoni's 'Il mondo della luna' before Haydn, whose third act, however, departs from the original. There had been problems with the casting, for the ranges of three roles had been changed more than once, but he obviously thought well of the music, since no fewer than eight numbers were re-used (as the first movement of Symphony No. 63, as the Benedictus of the Mariazell Mass, and in the flute trios). It is the ladies who are given most of the best music here: Auger in particular shines in her tremendous coloratura 'Ragion nell'alma', but Mathis and von Stade also contribute valuably. Terrani in almost the last of Haydn's castrato roles, however, is less than ideally steady. A special feature of the score is its delicate and unusual instrumentation. This disc comes with an addition which Philips have so far been keeping from us: eight Haydn arias beautifully sung by Mathis with the orchestra under Armin Jordan. In some, the singer is indignant or cynical about the deception of men, and of these the lovely 'D'una sposa meschinella' is of particular interest for its oboe obbligato; but also here are the 1790 dramatic opera seria aria 'Miseri noi' about the sack of (presumably) Troy, and the 1798 setting of Petrarch's Sonnet No. 28."
Handel Arias for Cuzzoni, Durastanti, Senesino & Montagnana / Saffer · Hunt-Lieberson · Minter · Thomas · PBO · McGegan
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 Handel Arias for Cuzzoni, Durastanti, Senesino & Montagnana / Saffer · Hunt-Lieberson · Minter · Thomas · PBO · McGegan
George Frideric Handel , Nicolas McGegan , Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra , Lisa Saffer , Lorraine Hunt , Drew Minter , and David Thomas
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ASIN: B0000007HV
Release Date: 1996-07-10

Tracks:

  1. Arias For Cuzzoni: Spietati, io vi giurai (Rodelinda II, 3)
  2. Arias For Cuzzoni: Ombre, piante, urne funeste! (Rodelinda I, 7)
  3. Arias For Cuzzoni: Il volo cosi fido (Riccardo Primo III, 8)
  4. Arias For Cuzzoni: Accomp.: Che sento? - Aria: Se pieta (Guilio Cesare II, 8)
  5. Arias For Cuzzoni: Recit.: E pur cosi - Aria: Piangero (Guilio Cesare III, 3)
  6. Arias For Cuzzoni: Da tempeste il legno infranto (Guilio Cesare III, 6)
  7. Arias For Cuzzoni: Scoglio d'immota fronte (Scipione II, 8)
  8. Arias For Cuzzoni: Recit.: E tale Otton? - Aria: Falsa immagine (Ottone I, 3)
  9. Arias For Cuzzoni: Recit.: Guinge Otton? - Aria: Affanni del pensier (Ottone I, 10)
  10. Arias For Cuzzoni: Recit.: Serve Asteria - Aria: Se non mi vuol amar (Tamerlano I, 5)
  11. Arias For Cuzzoni: L'Amor che per te sento (Alessandro III, 4)
  12. Arias For Cuzzoni: Recit.: Chi mai l'intende - Aria: Amante stravagante (Flavio I, 13)

Tracks:

  1. Arias For Durastanti: Recit.: Favorevol la sorte - Aria: Ogni vento (Agrippina II, 20)
  2. Arias For Durastanti: Pensieri, voi mi tomentate (Agrippina II, 13)
  3. Arias For Durastanti: Ombra cara di mia sposa (Radamisto II, 2)
  4. Arias For Durastanti: Recit.: Oh Dio! parte Zenobia - Aria: Qual nave (Radamisto III, 1)
  5. Arias For Durastanti: Accopm.: Io d'altro regno - Aria: Dimmi, crudele Amore (Muzio Scevola III, 3)
  6. Arias For Durastanti: Recit.: Ben a raggion - Aria: Vieni, o figlio (Ottone II, 4)
  7. Arias For Durastanti: Recit.: Vani sono i lamenti - Aria: Svegliatevi nel core (Guilio Cesare I, 4))
  8. Arias For Durastanti: Cara speme (Guilio Cesare I, 8)
  9. Arias For Durastanti: Recit.: Figlio non e - Aria: L'angue offenso mai riposa (Guilio Cesare II, 6)
  10. Arias For Durastanti: L'aure che spira (Guilio Cesare II, 11)
  11. Arias For Durastanti: La giustizia (Guilio Cesare III, 5)
  12. Arias For Durastanti: Mirami altero in volto (Arianna I, 2)
  13. Arias For Durastanti: Qual leon (Arianna II, 6)

Tracks:

  1. Arias For Senesino: Va tacito (Guilio Cesare I, 9)
  2. Arias For Senesino: Non e si vago e bello (Guilio Cesare I, 7)
  3. Arias For Senesino: Vivi, tiranno (Rodelinda III, 4)
  4. Arias For Senesino: Recit.: Che piu si tarda omai - Accomp.: Inumano fratel - Aria: Stille amare (Tolomeo III, 6)
  5. Arias For Senesino: Recit.: Nube, che il Sole - Aria: Si fugge il duol (Riccardo Primo II, 7)
  6. Arias For Senesino: Agitato da fiere tempeste (Riccardo Primo I, 6)
  7. Arias For Senesino: Accomp.: Ah! stigie larve - Arioso: Gia latra Cerbero - Accomp.: Ma la furia - Aria: Vaghe pupille (Orlando II, 11)
  8. Arias For Senesino: Accomp.: Gia per la man - Arioso: Gia l'ebro mio ciglio (Orlando III, 8)
  9. Arias For Senesino: Recit.: T'ubbidiro, crudele - Aria: Fammi combattere (Orlando I, 9)
  10. Arias For Senesino: Recit.: E questa la Mercede - Aria: Cielo! (Orlando II, 3)
  11. Arias For Senesino: Amor, nel mio penar (Flavio III, 4)

Tracks:

  1. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Perche tanto tormento? - Aria: Se un bell'ardire (Ezio I, 6)
  2. Arias For Montagnana: Accomp.: Folle e colui - Aria: Nasce al bosco Ezio II, 8)
  3. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Che indegno! - Aria: Giisonar (Ezio III, 13)
  4. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Addio, principe scrupoloso - Aria: Fra l'ombre e gli orrori (Sosarme I, 5)
  5. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Quanto piu Melo - Aria: Sento il cor (Sosarme II, 7)
  6. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Tanto s'eseguira - Aria: Tiene Giove (Sosarme II, 9)
  7. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: I'll Hear No More - Aria: Pluck Root And Branch (Esther I, 3)
  8. Arias For Montagnana: Turn Not, O Queen (Esther II, 6)
  9. Arias For Montagnana: How Art Thou Fall'n (Esther III, 6)
  10. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Avampo - Aria: Ferito son d'Amore (Acis & Galatea Second Part)
  11. Arias For Montagnana: Piangi pur (Tolomeo II, 7)
  12. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Mira, e prendi l'esempio - Aria: Lascia Amor (Orlando I, 2)
  13. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Impari ognun da Orlando - Accomp.: Accomp.: O voi del mio poter - Aria: Sorge infausta una procella (Orlando III, 6)
  14. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Barak, My Son - Aria: Awake The Ardour (Deborah I, 3)
  15. Arias For Montagnana: Recit.: Thy Ardours Warm - Aria: Swift Inundation (Deborah II, 2)
  16. Arias For Montagnana: Tears, Such As Tender Fathers Shed (Deborah III, 2)
  17. Arias For Montagnana: Ah, Canst Thou But Prove Me! (Athalia II, 1)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Do not miss it!.......2004-12-20

As some really interesting McGegan recordings silently disappear, buy it NOW, without hesitation.

The concept is lavish. We see how Handel's pen was controlled by the artists' personality. David Thomas, e.g., flies down to the abyss opened by Handel's music to the possibly plutonian Montagnana -nobody, never could sing it better, "fly deeper". The ladies are lecherously "aviatic" to the opposite direction. Those who miss it miss a universe.

5 out of 5 stars A must-have for Handelians.......2004-08-04

This bargain-priced box set is a must-have for anyone who loves Handel's operas. Whilst Nicholas McGegan has had his critics over some of his Goettingen recordings, it cannot be denied that he has rescued some of Handel's finest arias and operas from the dustbin of History. And here (87 arias later), he has a fine cast of singers all re-living the repertoire of some of the best singers of the 18th century - Lisa Saffer sings arias by Cuzzoni, Drew Minter arias by Senesino, David Thomas arias for Montagnana, and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson arias by Durastanti.

The excellent Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra provide superb accompaniment for each singer, and the sound quality is very good across all four discs. The whole comes with a very informative and exhaustive booklet containing introductory essays for each singer, as well as full libretti.

Highlights include Lisa Saffer's ravishing account of Falsa Imagine (Ottone) which Cuzzoni allegedly refused to sing as it was too plain - until Handel threatened to throw her out of the window..! Lorraine Hunt's re-enaction of Durastanti's Sesto role from Giulio Cesare sees a committed 'L'angue offenso mai riposa'. Drew Minter's coppery and languid countertenor gives delight in little-known arias from Riccardo Primo (Agitato da fiere tempeste) and Tolomeo (Stille Amare). Whilst David Thomas' cavernous bass voice ranges across opera and oratorio roles for Montagnana.

In all this is a superb collection that illustrates what a genius Handel was at characterisation and word-painting. No Handel lover will want to miss it.
Sono sposa e sono amante
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    ASIN: B0000245DM
    Release Date: 2000-03-28

    Tracks:

    1. Rosmonda D'Inghilterra: Vars Concertanti Op.26: Ah! No Human Mind
    2. Faust: Kunigunde's Recitative And Aria: I Am Alone And The Approach Of Night
    3. Die Verschworenen: Romance: Fearfully And Stealthily I Skulk About
    4. Erwind Und Elmire: Aria: I Am Wife And Mistress
    5. Libuse: Mladi's Aria: There In The Distance
    6. Athalia: Recitative And Aria: You Weeped My Pain
    7. The Little Slave: Aria: From Ganges' Beauteous Strands
    8. La Clemenza Di Tito: I Go, But, My Dearest

    Music Review:

    1. Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Le Chant du Rossignol
    2. Symphonies D-Dur & G-Dur etc
    3. Tchaikovsky: Les Concertos
    4. Tchaikovsky: Les Saisons; Sonate
    5. Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 6 [Box set]
    6. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No6, Op74; Piano Concerto No1, Op23
    7. Telemann: Music of the Nations
    8. Tender Melodies
    9. The Great Classical Composers [Box set]
    10. The Waltz Kings Vol.2

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    Amateur Night in the Big Top [Import]

    Diepenbrock: Vol. II-Symphonic Songs

    Complete Sonatas for Traverso

    Music: Two Moods of Beryl Bryden

    Film Noir: 16 Classic Tracks from the Dark Side of the Movies

    Phone Pranks, Vol. 3

    From Britain with Beat [Import]

    Every Summer

    Farbotene Lider

    Chopin Nocturnes & Mazurkas

    El Rojo: The Complete Keynote Recordings And More [Import]

    Banda El Chante

    Consider This

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