Tosti - The Song of a Life Vol.4 | Brilliant Classics 95499

Tosti - The Song of a Life Vol.4

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Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 95499

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 5

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 14th February 2020

Contents

Artists

Maria Bagala (soprano)
Donata D’Annunzio Lombardi (soprano)
Cinzia Forte (soprano)
Giuseppina Piunti (soprano)
Giulia De Blasis (soprano)
Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano)
Riccardo Della Sciucca (tenor)
John Viscardi (baritone)
Isabella Crisante (piano)
Glen Morton (piano)
Marco Scolastra (piano)

Works

Tosti, Paolo

A Song of a Life
A Tale of the Twilight
Adieu, my dear
Amate!
Au temps du grand Roi
A vucchella
Baciami
Back to the old love
Because
Bimbi e neve piccolo
Bonsoir, mignonne
Canta la serenata!
Canto abruzzese
Canzoni (4) d'Amaranta
Cercando te!
Charitas!
Chi sono?
Chitarrata abruzzese
Consolazione
First Waltz
Forse!
Help me to Pray
I am not fair
Il pescatore canta
Io son l'amore canzone notturna
Io ti sento!
Io vorrei che nessun mago indiscreto
Itala stella
Jewels in the hedge
L'attesa
L'ultima
La sera
Le Papillon et la fleur
Les Temps d'un eve
Little Songs (2)
Love's Gift
Love's Way
Love me!
Luna d'estate
M'odi tu?
Maggio e ritornato!
Melodies (2)
Morale allegra!
More and more
Napoli dorme! Napoli canta!
Napoli
Nella notte d'april!
Never!
Ninna nanna
Non domando piu nulla!
Non mentire!
Now!
O dolce meraviglia
Once more!
On dit!
Parla!
Parole del ricordo mio!
Passing shadow
Perdutamente!
Petites Melodies (2)
Piccoli notturni (2)
Pour un baiser
Remembered still
Resta nel sogno!
Seconda mattinata
Se tu canti...
Se tu non torni
Sogni d'oro!
Sola tu manchi!
Song of the Letter
Starlight
Su la soglia
Summer
The Allies March to the Freedom
Tormento
Toujours l'aimer
Tristezza
Tutto se scorda!
Voi dormite signora
While we are young
Who?

Artists

Maria Bagala (soprano)
Donata D’Annunzio Lombardi (soprano)
Cinzia Forte (soprano)
Giuseppina Piunti (soprano)
Giulia De Blasis (soprano)
Monica Bacelli (mezzo-soprano)
Riccardo Della Sciucca (tenor)
John Viscardi (baritone)
Isabella Crisante (piano)
Glen Morton (piano)
Marco Scolastra (piano)

About

The fourth and final volume in an acclaimed series, presenting the work of a gifted Victorian-era songsmith in unprecedented depth.

Based on 33 years of scholarship and promotion by the Istituto Nazionale Tostiano and a lifetime of studies on the part of this volume lives up to its predecessors in bringing to wider attention the work of a born melodist, at home in the English and French tongues as well as his native Italian, and one who brought the genre of salon song to a peak of perfection.

The greatest singers of each era from Caruso to Pavarotti and Bartoli have always reserved a corner of their repertoire for Tosti, but he has hardly ever been given the spotlight, perhaps nervous of the sheer popular appeal of songs such as ‘A vucchella’ which opens CD 2 of the present set. The chronological approach to his work taken by this project proves that he was certainly not confined within the limited universe of love requited, rejected, desired, misunderstood, suffered or unspoken. The songs in this fourth volume cover the years 1905 to his death in 1916 having become a British subject in 1906, knighted in 1908, and retired to Italy in 1912.

Despite their relative youth, the singers chosen to record this project are all Tosti experts, having won various editions of Ortona’s international voice competition devoted to the interpretation of drawing-room songs and ballads. Other actors of lesser skill almost always seem to be portraying the same person. Much the same thing can happen with music, but not here, thanks to the idiomatic command and fresh, unselfconscious artistry of the singers in responding to the wide range of poets set by Tosti, including Gabriele d’Annunzio, Thomas Carlyle and Frederic Weatherly.

The booklet includes a full contextual introduction to the Tosti edition by the late Francesco Sanvitale, and sung texts are available at brilliantclassics.com.

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