Cecilia Bartoli - The Art of Cecilia Bartoli (2002)
Artist: Cecilia Bartoli
Title: The Art of Cecilia Bartoli
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical, Vocal
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 74:46
Total Size: 394 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: The Art of Cecilia Bartoli
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical, Vocal
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 74:46
Total Size: 394 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
1 Lascia Ch'io Pianga 4:45
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Christopher Hogwood
Orchestra – The Academy Of Ancient Music
2 Scherzano Sul Tuo Volto 3:32
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Christopher Hogwood
Countertenor Vocals – David Daniels (3)
Orchestra – The Academy Of Ancient Music
3 Dell'aura Al Sussurrar 2:04
Chorus – Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Chorus Master – Simon Schouten
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor – Giovanni Antonini
Orchestra – Il Giardino Armonico
4 Gelido In Ogni Vena (Excerpt) 5:02
Chorus – Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Chorus Master – Simon Schouten
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor – Giovanni Antonini
Orchestra – Il Giardino Armonico
5 Anch'il Mar Par Che Sommerga 4:01
Chorus – Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Chorus Master – Simon Schouten
Composed By – Antonio Vivaldi
Conductor – Giovanni Antonini
Orchestra – Il Giardino Armonico
6 Di Questa Cetra In Seno 5:16
Composed By – Christoph Willibald Gluck
Conductor – Bernhard Forck
Orchestra – Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin
7 Se Mai Senti (Excerpt) 5:14
Composed By – Christoph Willibald Gluck
Conductor – Bernhard Forck
Orchestra – Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin
8 Non So Più Cosa Son, Cosa Faccio 2:43
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor – Claudio Abbado
Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
9 Voi Che Sapete 2:24
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor – Claudio Abbado
Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
10 Là Ci Darem La Mano 3:12
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor – Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra – Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Vocals [Bass-baritone] – Bryn Terfel
11 Un Moto Di Gioia 3:18
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor – Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra – Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
12 Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa 2:20
Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor – Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra – Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Vocals [Bass-baritone] – Bryn Terfel
13 Nacqui All'affanno ... Non Più Mesta 7:16
Chorus – Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus Master – Riccardo Chailly
Composed By – Gioachino Rossini*
14 Dunque Io Son... Tu Non M'inganni? 4:39
Composed By – Gioachino Rossini*
Conductor – Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra – Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Vocals [Bass-baritone] – Bryn Terfel
15 Squallida Veste, E Bruna 7:00
Baritone Vocals – Roberto De Candia
Chorus – Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano*
Chorus Master – Roberto Gabbiani
Composed By – Gioachino Rossini*
Conductor – Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra – Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano*
16 Una Parola, O Adina ... Chiedi All'aura 8:01
Composed By – Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor – Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra – Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Tenor Vocals – Luciano Pavarotti
17 Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici (Brindisi) 2:52
Composed By – Verdi*
Conductor – Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra, Chorus – Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
Tenor Vocals – Luciano Pavarotti
Soprano Cecilia Bartoli garnered international acclaim with her first recording fourteen years ago and has continued to build on that success. This CD is a sampler of her recorded work over those years, supplemented by two new duets with Luciano Pavarotti. Ranging from the languid sorrow of Handel's Lascia ch'io pianga to the good cheer of Verdi's Libiamo ne' lieti calici, these operatic duets and arias are a wonderful cross-section of Bartoli's career to date, demonstrating her remarkable range of emotional expression.
Bartoli is a master of technique, as shown in her astounding performance of Vivaldi's frenetic show-stopper Anch'il mar par che sommerga. She also has a glorious timbral command, darkening her tone color to superb effect in that same composer's Gelido in ogni vena. This is one of the highlights of the disc, as Bartoli adds an eerie breathy quality to her voice, singing at the softest possible dynamic level, exactly matching the effect of the text "I feel my blood like ice coursing through every vein./The shade of my lifeless son afflicts me with terror."
Although the majority of pieces are from Bartoli's favored Baroque and Classical period, she also dips into the Romantic era, including works by the Italians Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Giuseppe Verdi, although the inclusion of these last two works seems to be at least partially for the marketing strength of Pavarotti's name. Most of the music will be unfamiliar to all but the most devout of operatic connoisseurs, but the "greatest hits" format should draw a wider audience. Only the Verdi and Mozart pieces are likely to be well-known. Certainly the limpid beauty of Bartoli's voice, the artistry of her interpretation, and her unsurpassed technical skill makes this disc worth owning.
Bartoli is a master of technique, as shown in her astounding performance of Vivaldi's frenetic show-stopper Anch'il mar par che sommerga. She also has a glorious timbral command, darkening her tone color to superb effect in that same composer's Gelido in ogni vena. This is one of the highlights of the disc, as Bartoli adds an eerie breathy quality to her voice, singing at the softest possible dynamic level, exactly matching the effect of the text "I feel my blood like ice coursing through every vein./The shade of my lifeless son afflicts me with terror."
Although the majority of pieces are from Bartoli's favored Baroque and Classical period, she also dips into the Romantic era, including works by the Italians Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Giuseppe Verdi, although the inclusion of these last two works seems to be at least partially for the marketing strength of Pavarotti's name. Most of the music will be unfamiliar to all but the most devout of operatic connoisseurs, but the "greatest hits" format should draw a wider audience. Only the Verdi and Mozart pieces are likely to be well-known. Certainly the limpid beauty of Bartoli's voice, the artistry of her interpretation, and her unsurpassed technical skill makes this disc worth owning.
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