Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ada Pesch, Adam Fischer - Maria
Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ada Pesch, Adam Fischer  - Maria Singer: Cecilia Bartoli
Title: Maria
Label: Decca ‎– 475 9077
Type: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release
Country: Russia
Date of released: 2007
Category: Classical
Style: Opera, Romantic
Size MP3 zip: 1765 mb
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Giovanni Pacini • Irene O L'Assedio Di Messini
1 See Un Mio Desir … Cedi Al Duol
Chorus Master – Jürg HämmerliComposed By – Giovanni PaciniHarp – Una PrelleInstruments – International Chamber SoloistsLibretto By – Gaetano RossiMezzo-soprano Vocals [Irene] – Cecilia Bartoli
3:45
2 Ira Del Ciel
Choir – International Chamber SoloistsChorus Master – Jürg HämmerliComposed By – Giovanni PaciniLibretto By – Gaetano RossiMezzo-soprano Vocals [Irene] – Cecilia Bartoli
2:22
Giuseppe Persiani • Ines De Castro
3 Cari Giorni
Cello – Daniel PezzottiComposed By – Giuseppe PersianiFlute – Maria GoldschmidtHarp – Una PrelleLibretto By – Salvatore CammaranoMezzo-soprano Vocals [Ines] – Cecilia Bartoli
4:09
Felix Mendelssohn • Infelice (London Version)
4 Infelice (Scena Ed Aria)
Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn*Libretto By [Text] – Pietro MetastasioViolin – Maxim Vengerov
12:14
Manuel García • El Poeta Calculista
5 Yo Que Soy Contrabandista
Castanets – Elena ViciniComposed By – Manuel García Guitar – Claudio MermoudHandclaps [Flamenco] – Isabel Amaya, Ricardo EspinosaLibretto By [Text] – AnonymousMezzo-soprano Vocals [Poeta] – Cecilia Bartoli
2:23
Vincenzo Bellini • La Sonnambula
6 Ah! Non Credea Mirarti
Chorus Master – Jürg HämmerliComposed By – Vincenzo BelliniLibretto By – Felice RomaniMezzo-soprano Vocals [Amina] – Cecilia BartoliTenor Vocals [Elvino] – Celso Albelo
4:18
7 Ah! Non Giunge
Chorus Master – Jürg HämmerliComposed By – Vincenzo BelliniInstruments – International Chamber SoloistsLibretto By – Felice RomaniMezzo-soprano Vocals [Amina] – Cecilia Bartoli
3:24
Johann Nepomuk Hummel • Air À La Tirolienne Avec Variations
8 Air À La Tirolienne Avec Variations
Clarinet – Robert PickupComposed By – Johann Nepomuk HummelFlute – Maria Goldschmidt
7:24
Manuel García • La Figlia Dell'Aria
9 E Non Lo Vedo … Son Regina
Chorus Master – Jürg HämmerliComposed By – Manuel García Instruments – International Chamber SoloistsLibretto By – Gaetano RossiMezzo-soprano Vocals [Semiramide] – Cecilia Bartoli
7:02
Maria Malibran • Rataplan
10 Rataplan
Composed By – Maria MalibranDrum – Benjamin ForsterLibretto By [Text] – AnonymousOrchestrated By – Anonymous
2:26
Giovanni Pacini For [Giacomo] Rossini • Tancredi
11 Dopo Tante E Tante Pene
Composed By – Giovanni PaciniLibretto By [Text] – AnonymousMezzo-soprano Vocals [Tancredi] – Cecilia Bartoli
3:14
Vincenzo Bellini • I Puritani (Malibran Version)
12 O Rendetemi La Speme … Qui La Voce
Bass Vocals [Bass-baritone] [Giorgio] – Luca PisaroniComposed By – Vincenzo BelliniLibretto By – Carlo PepoliMezzo-soprano Vocals [Elvira] – Cecilia BartoliTenor Vocals [Riccardo] – Celso Albelo
5:20
13 Vien, Diletto
Bass Vocals [Bass-baritone] [Giorgio] – Luca PisaroniComposed By – Vincenzo BelliniLibretto By – Carlo PepoliMezzo-soprano Vocals [Elvira] – Cecilia BartoliTenor Vocals [Riccardo] – Celso Albelo
2:48
Jacques Fromental Halévy • Clari
14 Come Dolce A Me Favelli
Composed By – Jacques Fromental HalévyLibretto By [?] – Pietro GiannoneMezzo-soprano Vocals [Clari] – Cecilia BartoliViolin – Ada Pesch
2:33
Lauro Rossi • Amelia Ovvero Otto Anni Di Costanza
15 Sorrete, O Lagrime
Chorus Master – Jürg HämmerliClarinet – Robert PickupComposed By – Lauro RossiInstruments – International Chamber SoloistsLibretto By – Calisto BassiMezzo-soprano Vocals [Amelia] – Cecilia Bartoli
2:33
Maria Malibran For [Gaetano] Donizetti's L'Elisir D'Amore
16 Prendi, Per Me Sei Libero
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Adina] – Cecilia Bartoli
4:15
Vincenzo Bellini • Norma
17 Casta Diva
Chorus Master – Jürg HämmerliComposed By – Vincenzo BelliniFlute – Maria GoldschmidtInstruments – International Chamber SoloistsLibretto By – Felice RomaniMezzo-soprano Vocals [Norma] – Cecilia Bartoli
6:48

Credits

  • Concept By – Cecilia Bartoli, Markus Wyler
  • Conductor – Adam Fischer
  • Coordinator [Production Coordinator] – Joanne Baines
  • Edited By – Ian Watson , Jenni Whiteside
  • Engineer [Balance] – Philip Siney
  • Engineer [Recording] – Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
  • Leader [Orchestra La Scintilla] – Ada Pesch
  • Liner Notes [Booklet Editor] – Janina Clark
  • Liner Notes [English Translation – Rossini Tribute] – Susannah Howe
  • Liner Notes [English Translation] – Richard Evidon
  • Liner Notes [English] – Janina Clark
  • Liner Notes [French Translation] – Jean-Claude Poyet
  • Liner Notes [German Translation – Rossini Tribute] – Gudrun Meier
  • Liner Notes [German Translation – Scandal Extracts] – Eckhardt Van Den Hoogen
  • Liner Notes [Musicologist And Editor] – Martin Heimgartner
  • Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Cecilia Bartoli
  • Other [Dedicatee] – Maria Malibran
  • Other [Fabric] – Fabric Frontline
  • Other [Special Thanks] – Giorgio Cavallari, Luigi Cuoco, Sergio Ragni
  • Photography [Direction] – Michael Walters
  • Photography By – Vivianne Purdom
  • Photography By [Artefact Photos] – Roger Schmidt , Uli Weber
  • Photography By [Cecilia Bartoli Portraits] – Uli Weber
  • Producer [Assistant] – Kathleen Alder
  • Producer [Recording] – Christopher Raeburn
  • Product Manager – Niall O'Rourke
  • Repetiteur [Yodelling Coach] – Nadia Raess

Notes

"Cecilia Bartoli leads a tribute to the extraordinary life of Maria Malibran, the first female superstar in music history. A meteoric career, which ended abruptly with her death at the age of only 28, made Maria Malibran an international celebrity. Surrounded by scandal and mystique, she was muse to the most important opera composers of the era. She was worshipped as the public goddess of Romanticism. Cecilia Bartoli follows La Malibran's unique journey through the musical capitals of the world."

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MARIA MALIBRAN 1808–1836

LONDON 1825–1836:
Vincenzo Bellini, "La Sonnambula"
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, "Air à la Tirolienne avec variations"
Felix Mendelssohn, "Infelice" (London version) [world premiere recording]

NEW YORK 1825–1827
Manuel García, "La Figlia dell'Aria" [world premiere recording] • "El Poeta Clculista"

PARIS 1827–1832
Vincenzo Bellini, "I Puritani" (Malibran version)
Jacques Fromental Halévy, "Clari"[world premiere recording]

BRUXELLES 1829–1836
Maria Malibran, "Rataplan" [world premiere recording]

NAPOLI 1832–1835
Giovanni Pacini, "Irene" [world premiere recording] • "Tancredi" [world premiere recording]
Giuseppi Persiani, "Ines de Castro"
Lauro Rossi, "Amelia" [world premiere recording]

MILANO 11834–1836
Vincenzo Bellini, "Norma"
Maria Malibran, "L'Elisir d'Amore" [world premiere recording]

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(Maxim Vergerov appears courtesy of EMI Classics)

Packaged in a jewel case with a transparent tray.
4-page booklet

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 28947 59077 4
  • Matrix / Runout: 00289 478 907-7 01 * 51914191
  • Label Code: LC 00171
  • Rights Society: BIEM / SABAM
  • SPARS Code: DDD

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
475 9077 Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ada Pesch, Adam Fischer Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ada Pesch, Adam Fischer - Maria ‎(CD, Album, Ltd) Decca 475 9077 Europe 2007
478 3399 Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ada Pesch, Adam Fischer Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ada Pesch, Adam Fischer - Maria ‎(CD, Album + DVD + Ltd, Del) Decca 478 3399 Europe 2011
002894759078 Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ada Pesch, Adam Fischer Cecilia Bartoli, Orchestra La Scintilla, Ada Pesch, Adam Fischer - Maria ‎(CD, Album) Decca 002894759078 Europe 2007