Album Summary
Performers
David Harper (Piano)
Bruce Ford (Tenor)
Majella Cullagh (Soprano)
Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano)
Mark Stone (Voice)
Mark Stone (Baritone)
Susanne Beer (Cello)
Elisabeth Vidal (Soprano)
Sine Bundgaard (Soprano)
Roland Wood (Baritone)
Richard Sampson (Oboe)
Barry Banks (Tenor)
Paul Kelly (Tenor)
Fabio Campana (1819 - 1882)
Saverio Mercadante (1795 - 1870)
Pietro Antonio Coppola (Composer) (1793 - 1877)
Ambroise Thomas (1811 - 1896)
Angelo Mariani (1821 - 1873)
Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
Amédée de Beauplan
Giovanni Pacini (1796 - 1867)
Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Antoine-Elie Elwart (1808 - 1877)
Notes & Reviews:
'La Serenata' is the eleventh volume of Opera Rara's acclaimed 'Il Salotto' series, exploring the more intimate world of the salon ("salotto," in Italian) and here featuring such leading bel canto voices of today as Diana Montague, Bruce Ford, Majella Cullagh and Barry Banks. This latest selection takes its title from a setting by Ambroise Thomas and includes his most famous song, the enchanting 'Le soir', as well as other examples from the pens of Mercadante, Donizetti, Offenbach, Pacini and their lesser-known contemporaries. This disc is accompanied by an illustrated booklet with an introduction and notes to the songs by the distinguished writer, broadcaster and music journalist Patrick O'Connor.
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Works Details
Thomas, Ambroise : Le Soir - Performers: David Harper (Piano); Bruce Ford (Tenor)
- Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Pacini, Giovanni : Quando lo miro, arietta for voice - Performers: David Harper (Piano); Majella Cullagh (Soprano)
- Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Thomas, Ambroise : Ange et Mortel ("La nuit a parsemé son manteau d'étincelles"), duet for 2 voices - Performers: Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano); David Harper (Piano); Bruce Ford (Tenor)
- Running Time: 5 min. 25 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Campana, Fabio : Prends patience ("Ami, j'amie à t'entendre"), canzone for voice - Performers: Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano); David Harper (Piano)
- Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Mariani, Angelo : Splende nel ciel, serenata for 3 voices - Performers: Mark Stone (Voice); David Harper (Piano); Bruce Ford (Tenor); Majella Cullagh (Soprano); Mark Stone (Baritone)
- Running Time: 6 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Campana, Fabio : Pour toi, song for voice - Performers: Bruce Ford (Tenor); David Harper (Piano)
- Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Offenbach, Jacques : Si j'étais petit osieau, song for voice & piano - Performers: Susanne Beer (Cello); Elisabeth Vidal (Soprano); David Harper (Piano)
- Running Time: 6 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Campana, Fabio : Près de la mer ("Quelle est douce la brise qui passe"), duet for 2 voices - Performers: Mark Stone (Voice); Mark Stone (Baritone); Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano); David Harper (Piano)
- Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Mercadante, Saverio : Ecco quel fiero istante, for 4 voices - Performers: David Harper (Piano); Bruce Ford (Tenor); Sine Bundgaard (Soprano); Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano); Roland Wood (Baritone)
- Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Thomas, Ambroise : La serenata ("Tu d'amarmi un dì giurasti"), romanza for voice - Performers: David Harper (Piano); Elisabeth Vidal (Soprano)
- Running Time: 6 min. 37 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Pacini, Giovanni : Il soldato ("Pel mondod cammino"), ballata for voice - Performers: Mark Stone (Voice); David Harper (Piano); Mark Stone (Baritone)
- Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Donizetti, Gaetano : La voce del core ("T'intendo, so mio cor"), duet for 2 voices & piano - Performers: Sine Bundgaard (Soprano); Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano); David Harper (Piano)
- Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Elwart, Antoine-Elie : Le Chalumeau ("Au loin dans la campagne"), romance for voice - Performers: Richard Sampson (Oboe); Elisabeth Vidal (Soprano); David Harper (Piano)
- Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Coppola, Pietro Antonio : Vieni diletta, che giunta, song for voice - Performers: Barry Banks (Tenor); David Harper (Piano)
- Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Mariani, Angelo : Il giglio ("D'un caro affetto all'aura"), song for voice - Performers: David Harper (Piano); Majella Cullagh (Soprano)
- Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
Amédée de Beauplan : La Galopomanie, for 6 voices - Performers: Mark Stone (Voice); Bruce Ford (Tenor); Diana Montague (Mezzo Soprano); Paul Kelly (Tenor); Elisabeth Vidal (Soprano); Majella Cullagh (Soprano); David Harper (Piano); Mark Stone (Baritone)
- Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.

























