Cesare Valletti: New York Town Hall Recitals 1959 & 1960; The Art of Song (2008)

Track Listing

1. Armida e Rinaldo, opera: Lungi dal caro bene
2. Le gare dell'amor eroico, opera: A Porfiria vecchiarella
3. Work(s): Cara e dolce
4. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ne men con l'ombre
5. Il Pirro e Demetrio, opera ("La forza della fedeltà"): Le violette

1. Armida e Rinaldo, opera: Lungi dal caro bene
2. Le gare dell'amor eroico, opera: A Porfiria vecchiarella
3. Work(s): Cara e dolce
4. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ne men con l'ombre
5. Il Pirro e Demetrio, opera ("La forza della fedeltà"): Le violette
6. Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme, oratorio for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo: Caldo sangue
7. Il Flavio, opera: Chi vuole innamorarsi
8. Cantata d'amore: Al tramontar del giorno
9. Misero! o sogno...Aura che intorno spiri, recitative and aria for tenor & orchestra, K. 431 (K. 425b)
10. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 1. Villanelle
11. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 2. Sur les lagunes
12. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): 3. L'île inconnue
13. Der Musikant ("Wandern lieb ich"), song for voice and piano (Eichendorff Lieder)
14. Verschwiegene Liebe ("Über Wipfel und Saaten"), song for voice & piano (Eichendorff Lieder)
15. Der Gärtner ("Auf ihrem Leibrösslein"), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder)
16. Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen, song for voice & piano (Italienisches Liederbuch)
17. Heimweh ("Anders wird die Welt"), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder)
18. Canciones clásicas españolas, for voice & piano in 4 books: Book 3. Tres Morillas
19. Del cabello más sutil, for voice & piano
20. Granadinas, for voice & piano
21. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue: Giunto sul passo estremo
22. L'Arlesiana, opera: Lamento di Federico
23. Der Jüngling an der Quelle ("Leise, rieseln der Quell"), song for voice & piano, D. 300
24. Nacht und Träume (Heil'ge Nacht, du sinkest nieder!"), song for voice & piano, D. 827 (Op. 43/2)
25. Der Musensohn ("Durch Feld und Wald zu schweifen"), song for voice & piano, D. 764 (Op. 92/1)
26. Dein Angesicht ("Dein Angesicht, so lieb und schön"), song for voice & piano, Op. 127/2
27. An den Sonnenschein ("O Sonnenschein! Wie scheinst du mir..."), song for voice & piano, Op. 36/4
28. Du bist wie eine Blume, song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/24
29. I Pastori, for voice & piano (5 Liriche, No. 1)
30. Nel cor più non mi sento, aria from "La molinara"
31. Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi)
32. Caro mio ben
33. Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche)
34. Paride ed Elena, opera in 5 acts, Wq. 39: O del mio dolce ardor
35. Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
36. Vaghissima sembianza, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
37. O del mio amato ben, song
38. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, for voice & piano
39. Believe me, if all those endearing young charms...
40. There is a lady sweet and kind, for voice & piano
41. Blow, blow, thou winter wind, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/3
42. The Little Island, song for voice & piano, Op. 14/2
43. In the silence of the secret night, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/3
44. Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3
45. Ein Traum (A Dream), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/6