Ignore the bizarre tracklist for this CD, one of the most spectacular examples of editorial malfeasance connected to any product currently on the market. As the name of the publication might suggest, only six of these songs are part of the Sei romanze of 1838 (and bear in mind that this is an Italian release!). Some of the others are youthful works, but others range over Verdi's entire career; the Pietà Signor is from 1894 and is musically related to the other sacred works from the end of the composer's long life. The ...
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Ignore the bizarre tracklist for this CD, one of the most spectacular examples of editorial malfeasance connected to any product currently on the market. As the name of the publication might suggest, only six of these songs are part of the Sei romanze of 1838 (and bear in mind that this is an Italian release!). Some of the others are youthful works, but others range over Verdi's entire career; the Pietà Signor is from 1894 and is musically related to the other sacred works from the end of the composer's long life. The "chamber songs" designation does not correspond either to the Italian genre name ( romanze or romances) or to any established English concept; the originals were simply for voice and piano, but here they are arranged for a small wind ensemble. Some of them have pianistic textures that sound odd in this context, but such arrangements are not unidiomatic.In any event, the songs are pleasant enough to hear -- recognizably Verdian even for the casual listener in the way they put a sharp...
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Add this copy of Complete Chamber Songs to cart. $36.92, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Stradivarius.
