℗ 2015 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released October 2, 2015
Duration 1h 04m 26s
Record Label DG
Genre Classical
 

Treasures Of Bel Canto

Rolando Villazón, Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Marco Armiliato

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1.1
Ma rendi pur contento
Vincenzo Bellini; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
2:24
1.2
Malinconia, ninfa gentile
Vincenzo Bellini; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
1:36
1.3
Vaga luna, che inargenti
Vincenzo Bellini; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
3:35
1.4
Torna, vezzosa Fillide
Vincenzo Bellini; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
8:16
1.5
Deh, pietoso, o Addolorata
Giuseppe Verdi; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
4:41
1.6
Non t'accostare all'urna
Giuseppe Verdi; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
4:03
1.7
Il poveretto
Giuseppe Verdi; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
2:19
1.8
Il mistero
Giuseppe Verdi; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
3:34
1.9
L'amor funesto
Gaetano Donizetti; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
5:40
1.10
Una lagrima (Preghiera)
Gaetano Donizetti; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
4:12
1.11
Il sospiro
Gaetano Donizetti; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
3:13
1.12
La Mère et l'Enfant
Gaetano Donizetti; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
5:18
Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. III  
1.13
L'esule
Gioacchino Rossini; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
3:52
Les soirées musicales  
1.14
La danza (Già la luna è in mezzo al mare)
Gioacchino Rossini; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
3:13
Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. I  
1.15
La lontananza
Gioacchino Rossini; Rolando Villazón; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
4:01
Péchés de vieillesse, Vol. III  
1.16
Tirana pour deux voix (Les amants de Séville)
Gioacchino Rossini; Rolando Villazón; Cecilia Bartoli; Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Marco Armiliato
4:29
Digital Booklet
Tenor Rolando Villazón returns to the roots of the Italian romantic vocal tradition with this beautiful collection of melodies from the Romantic bel canto period. These miniature gems by Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini and Verdi, originally scored for piano accompaniment, are presented here for the first time in new arrangements for orchestra, performed by the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under conductor Marco Armiliato. Rossini's Les amants de Séville features a guest appearance from Villazón's concert partner, mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. "The songs were asking to be orchestrated. I could hear the orchestra in my head as I sang them." - Rolando Villazón
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – DG Studio Masters

Recording: Florence, Teatro dell’Opera, Concert Hall, 9/2014 Executive Producers: Ute Fesquet, Renaud Loranger Project Manager: Burkhard Bartsch Musical Consultant: Robert Sadin Producer: Sid McLauchlan Recording Engineer (Tonmeister): Stephan Flock Assistant Engineer: Julian Helms Project Coordinators: Malene Hill, Johanna Herbst Language Coach: Serena Malcangi Booklet Editor: Manuela Amadei Cover Photo © Harald Hoffmann Artist Photos: © Harald Hoffmann (pp. 2, 5); © Decca/Uli Weber (Bartoli); © Johannes Ifkovits (Armiliato) Art Direction: Merle Kersten Design: hißmann, heilmann, hamburg
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-4.13
-7.55 to -0.02
-25.67
-28.82 to -21.03
-21.30
-24.60 to -17.00
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12 to 14
1
Ma rendi pur contento
-7.14-28.02-23.112
2
Malinconia, ninfa gentile
-7.55-26.37-22.312
3
Vaga luna, che inargenti
-5.50-26.83-22.913
4
Torna, vezzosa Fillide
-1.96-24.69-20.414
5
Deh, pietoso, o Addolorata
-2.27-25.46-21.114
6
Non t'accostare all'urna
-6.58-28.25-24.013
7
Il poveretto
-2.41-24.44-20.114
8
Il mistero
-3.81-25.08-20.713
9
L'amor funesto
-4.62-26.89-22.213
10
Una lagrima (Preghiera)
-7.22-28.82-24.613
11
Il sospiro
-3.58-24.66-20.213
12
La Mère et l'Enfant
-3.51-25.48-20.313
13
L'esule
-3.44-24.74-20.013
14
La danza (Già la luna è in mezzo al mare)
-0.02-21.03-17.013
15
La lontananza
-5.23-27.35-22.913
16
Tirana pour deux voix (Les amants de Séville)
-1.26-22.64-19.013

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