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Ninna Nanna
Brilliant Classics

Ninna Nanna

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Calandra, Del Bono, Lippi, Alfieri, Andreis
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Aug 24, 2018
Catalog #
BRI95771
UPC
5028421957715

About

This collection of 17 lullabies constitutes a particularly charming selection of songs for children, songs about children and indeed songs to send them to sleep. Alongside old favorites such as Wiegenlieder by Schubert, Brahms and Reger, Letizia Calandra has programmed much less frequently encountered examples of the genre. The album opens with two lullabies by Vincenzo Davico (1889-1969), a one-time student of Reger who wrote in a direct and appealing idiom. These form part of a mini-cycle of songs, Ninna nanne popolaresche, completed in the penultimate track. There are one or two older works by Merula and Mozart, but by and large the collection focuses on the 20th century, with memorable melodies and tender expressions by Puccini, Chaminade and Tosti. There are also two lullabies by another lesser-known Italian composer of the last century, Anna Filippone Del Bono. The first was written for the birth of her grandson Lello, while the second, the Ninna nanna di guerra, is a more lyrical piece in which the instrumental part and vocal line are deliberately separate, with a text full of echoes of the First World War and a sense of ineluctable sadness. The delight of this recording owes much to the art of soprano Letizia Calandra, who interprets the individual songs with great intelligence and empathy, delicately differentiating between the moods and intentions of the various composers. A graduate of the Accademia della Santa Cecilia in Rome, Calandra has worked with many of Italy's foremost early-music directors such as Diego Fasolis and Claudio Cavina. 'Scarlatti and the Neapolitan Song' was Letizia Calandra's debut album for Brilliant Classics. According to MusicWeb International, 'The performances are convincing in every respect'.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Ninne nanne popolaresche: No. 1. Il sonno bimba mia 02:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ninne nanne popolaresche: No. 1. Il sonno bimba mia
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Vincenzo Davico
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Mirella de Bono
  2. 2 Ninne nanne popolaresche: No. 2. Fai la nanna mio tesoro 02:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ninne nanne popolaresche: No. 2. Fai la nanna mio tesoro
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Vincenzo Davico
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Cecilia Andreis
  3. 3 7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 5. Nana 02:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 5. Nana
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Rino Alfieri
  4. 4 6 Chants populaires hebraiques, Op. 86: No. 4. Berceuse (Lullaby) 01:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    6 Chants populaires hebraiques, Op. 86: No. 4. Berceuse (Lullaby)
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Darius Milhaud
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Cecilia Andreis
  5. 5 Wiegenlied, "Schlafe, mein Prinzchen", K. 350/K. Anh. C 8.48 01:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Wiegenlied, "Schlafe, mein Prinzchen", K. 350/K. Anh. C 8.48
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Mirella de Bono
  6. 6 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied 01:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Mirella de Bono
  7. 7 Canzonetta spirituale sopra, "Alla Nanna": Hor ch'e tempo di dormire 08:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    Canzonetta spirituale sopra, "Alla Nanna": Hor ch'e tempo di dormire
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Cecilia Andreis
  8. 8 Berceuse 02:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    Berceuse
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Cécile Chaminade
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Mirella de Bono
  9. 9 E l'uccellino, "Ninna-Nanna" 01:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    E l'uccellino, "Ninna-Nanna"
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Mirella de Bono
  10. 10 Ninna nanna del grillo 06:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ninna nanna del grillo
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Anna Filippone del Bono
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Mirella de Bono
  11. 11 Wiegenlied, Op. 98, No. 2, D. 498 02:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Wiegenlied, Op. 98, No. 2, D. 498
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Mirella de Bono
  12. 12 Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52. Maria vuggesang (Maria Wiegenlied) 01:44
    Track
    12
    Title
    Schlichte Weisen, Op. 76: No. 52. Maria vuggesang (Maria Wiegenlied)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Emanuele Lippi
  13. 13 Ninna nanna (Lullaby) 03:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ninna nanna (Lullaby)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Paolo Tosti
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Emanuele Lippi
  14. 14 Ninna nanna di guerra 04:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    Ninna nanna di guerra
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Anna Filippone del Bono
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Mirella de Bono
  15. 15 Ninna nanna, ninna nanna 01:45
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ninna nanna, ninna nanna
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    A. Cartoni
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Emanuele Lippi
  16. 16 Ninne nanne popolaresche: No. 3. Vieni o sonno 01:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    Ninne nanne popolaresche: No. 3. Vieni o sonno
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Vincenzo Davico
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Cecilia Andreis
  17. 17 Nonna nonna core mio 03:56
    Track
    17
    Title
    Nonna nonna core mio
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Rino Alfieri
    Performer
    Letizia Calandra, Rino Alfieri