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Mandoline - Dans les salons fin-de-siecle

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Details

Composer
Various
Artist
Raffaele La Ragione, Francois Dumont, Sandrine Piau
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
May 22, 2026
Catalog #
A596
UPC
3760195735961

About

After the success of Mandolin on Stage, dedicated to the most emblematic 18th-century concertos for mandolin and recorded with Il Pomo d'Oro directed by Francesco Corti, Raffaele La Ragione returns with his third album for Arcana. This time he recounts a fascinating chapter in French musical history, joined by pianist Francois Dumont (who has chosen an exceptional 1896 Pleyel for the occasion) and special guest, soprano Sandrine Piau. In the 1880s and 1890s Paris discovered a deep passion for the mandolin: a fondness fuelled by the concerts held at the Trocadero during the Universal Exhibition of 1878. In the drawing rooms of high society the Neapolitan instrument became a supreme symbol of elegance and exoticism, conjuring up the atmosphere of southern Italy and immediately winning over poets and composers. The recording, created in collaboration with the Palazzetto Bru Zane, brings together original pieces, contemporary arrangements from French operas and operettas, and vocal works dedicated to the mandolin, thereby effectively recreating the soundscape and distinct allure of a fin-de-siecle salon.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Pastorale (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandola and piano) 02:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Pastorale (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandola and piano)
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  2. 2 Mandoline 01:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Mandoline
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau, Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  3. 3 Lo sport 05:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Lo sport
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Giuseppe Silvestri
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  4. 4 Sylvia Suite: III. Pizzicati (arr. L. Emma for mandolin and piano) 02:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sylvia Suite: III. Pizzicati (arr. L. Emma for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Léo Delibes
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  5. 5 Le soir (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandola and piano) 04:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Le soir (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandola and piano)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Charles Gounod
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  6. 6 Mandoline (arr. R. La Ragione for voice, mandolin and piano) 02:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Mandoline (arr. R. La Ragione for voice, mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau, Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  7. 7 Clair de lune, Op. 112 (arr. J. Cottin for mandolin and piano) 02:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    Clair de lune, Op. 112 (arr. J. Cottin for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Francis Thomé
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  8. 8 Berlioz - Danse des Sylphes de La damnation de Faust, S475/R142 03:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    Berlioz - Danse des Sylphes de La damnation de Faust, S475/R142
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    François Dumont
  9. 9 Chanson napolitaine, Op. 82 (arr. J.A. Carboni for mandolin and piano) 02:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    Chanson napolitaine, Op. 82 (arr. J.A. Carboni for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  10. 10 Sérénade, Op. 29 (arr. J. Cottin for mandolin and piano) 02:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    Sérénade, Op. 29 (arr. J. Cottin for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  11. 11 Havanaise, Op. 57 (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandolin and piano) 04:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    Havanaise, Op. 57 (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  12. 12 Pierrette, Op. 41, "Air de Ballet" (arr. J.A. Carboni for mandolin and piano) 02:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    Pierrette, Op. 41, "Air de Ballet" (arr. J.A. Carboni for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  13. 13 Guitares et mandolines (arr. R. La Ragione for voice, mandolin and piano) 01:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    Guitares et mandolines (arr. R. La Ragione for voice, mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau, Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  14. 14 Adieux de l'hotesse arabe (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandola and piano) 04:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    Adieux de l'hotesse arabe (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandola and piano)
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  15. 15 Le timbre d'argent (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandolin and piano) 04:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Le timbre d'argent (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  16. 16 5 Melodies de Venise, Op. 58: No. 1. Mandoline 01:53
    Track
    16
    Title
    5 Melodies de Venise, Op. 58: No. 1. Mandoline
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Sandrine Piau, Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  17. 17 Variation No. 6 in E Major, in Hexaméron (from Bellini's I puritani) 01:49
    Track
    17
    Title
    Variation No. 6 in E Major, in Hexaméron (from Bellini's I puritani)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  18. 18 Serenade (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandolin and piano) 03:37
    Track
    18
    Title
    Serenade (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Ruggero Leoncavallo
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  19. 19 Chérubin, Act III: Aubade (arr. J. Cottin for mandolin and piano) 03:30
    Track
    19
    Title
    Chérubin, Act III: Aubade (arr. J. Cottin for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont
  20. 20 Madame l'archiduc (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandolin and piano) 03:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    Madame l'archiduc (arr. J. Pietrapertosa for mandolin and piano)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Performer
    Raffaele La Ragione, François Dumont