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Donizetti: Nuits D'Été À Pausilippe
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Donizetti: Nuits D'Été À Pausilippe

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Composer
DONIZETTI, GAETANO
Artist
Calandra, Tenzi, Nicotra
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Nov 09, 2018
Catalog #
BRI95672
UPC
5028421956725

About

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.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Il Barcaiuolo: Barcarolle 03:06
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Il Barcaiuolo: Barcarolle
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Ilario Nicotra
  2. 2 No. 2. Il Crociato: Romance 03:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Il Crociato: Romance
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  3. 3 No. 3. A mezzanotte: Ariette 03:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. A mezzanotte: Ariette
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Ilario Nicotra
  4. 4 No. 4. La torre di biasone: Ballade 06:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. La torre di biasone: Ballade
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  5. 5 No. 5. La conocchia: Chanson napolitaine 02:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. La conocchia: Chanson napolitaine
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Ilario Nicotra
  6. 6 No. 6. Le crepuscule: Romance 04:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Le crepuscule: Romance
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  7. 7 No. 7. Il giuramento: Nocturne a deux voix 02:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Il giuramento: Nocturne a deux voix
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  8. 8 No. 8. L'aurora: Nocturne a deux voix 02:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. L'aurora: Nocturne a deux voix
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  9. 9 No. 9. L'alito di bice: Nocturne a deux voix 03:18
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. L'alito di bice: Nocturne a deux voix
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  10. 10 No. 10. Amor voce del cielo: Nocturne a deux voix 02:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Amor voce del cielo: Nocturne a deux voix
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  11. 11 No. 11. Un guardo ed una voce: Nocturne a deux voix 02:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Un guardo ed una voce: Nocturne a deux voix
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  12. 12 No. 12. I bevitori: Brindisi a deux voix 03:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. I bevitori: Brindisi a deux voix
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  13. 13 No. 1. La lontananza: Arietta 02:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. La lontananza: Arietta
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  14. 14 No. 2. L'amante spagnuolo: Bolero 01:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. L'amante spagnuolo: Bolero
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Ilario Nicotra
  15. 15 No. 3. Amore e morte: Arietta 03:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. Amore e morte: Arietta
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  16. 16 No. 4. Amor marinaro: Canzonetta napoletana 02:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. Amor marinaro: Canzonetta napoletana
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Ilario Nicotra
  17. 17 No. 5. Il fiore: Duettino pastorale 02:36
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 5. Il fiore: Duettino pastorale
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  18. 18 No. 6. L'incostanza d'Irene: Duettino 03:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 6. L'incostanza d'Irene: Duettino
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra
  19. 19 Giuro d'amore, "Eterno amore e fè ti giuro" 03:26
    Track
    19
    Title
    Giuro d'amore, "Eterno amore e fè ti giuro"
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Gaetano Donizetti
    Performer
    Fausto Tenzi, Ilario Nicotra