Angela Gheorghiu - Live from La Scala

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Album Summary

Performers

• Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)

Composers

• Alessandro Parisotti (1853 - 1913)
• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848)
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Diamandi Gheciu
• Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
• Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (aka J.P. Schwarzendorf) (1741 - 1816)
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
• Tiberiu Brediceanu (1877 - 1968)
• Frederick Loewe (1901 - 1988)
• Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
• Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
• Alfred Alessandrescu (1893 - 1959)
• Gherase Dendrino (1901 - 1973)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Notes & Reviews:

For the last 12 years, Angela Gheorghiu has been in constant demand in opera houses and concert halls around the world. So it is a surprising fact that she only made her debut at La Scala last year with a recital accompanied by pianist Jeff Cohen, now to be released on disc. If you want to hear her melt her way through glorious French chansons, or sparkle with brilliance in bel canto by Donizetti and Verdi, it's a must-buy. Gheorghiu's recital falls into four sections. She begins with a selection of arie antiche, continues into the bel canto and then French repertoire, and finishes with pieces from her native Romania.

Gramophone Magazine
It's the Verdi group that is the heart of the first half. "In solitaria stanza", with its main theme closely resembling "Tacea la notte" from Il trovatore, must rank as one of the loveliest things she has recorded. ... the Massenet "Elégie"... benefits from Gheorghiu's operatic experience: here are words and music given equal importance to make a miniature drama. ...throughout the recital, Jeff Cohen provides a sensitive and idiomatic accompaniment. The recording catches the mood; it was obviously a fun evening.

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Martini, Jean-Paul-Gilles : Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra)

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1775
• Studio/Live: Live

Scarlatti, Alessandro : Il Pompeo :: O cessate di piagarmi

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Studio/Live: Live

Parisotti, Alessandro : Se tu m'ami

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1875-1910
• Studio/Live: Live

Gluck, Christoph Willibald : O del mio dolce ardor :: O del mio dolce ardor

• Performers: Jeffrey Cohen (Piano); Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: Italy.
• Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Studio/Live: Live

Bellini, Vincenzo : Arietta da Camera (6) for voice & piano :: Malinconia, ninfa gentile

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1829
• Studio/Live: Live

Bellini, Vincenzo : Arietta da Camera (6) for voice & piano :: Vanne, o rosa fortunata

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1829
• Studio/Live: Live

Donizetti, Gaetano : Soirées Musicales a l'Infrascata

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Stornello, song for voice & piano

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1869
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : In solitaria stanza, song for voice & piano

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Brindisi II ("Mescetemi il vino!"), song for voice & piano

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1845
• Studio/Live: Live

Gounod, Charles : Sérénade

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Studio/Live: Live

Bizet, Georges : Vingt mélodies for voice & piano :: Chant d'amour, no 17

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1872
• Studio/Live: Live

Massenet, Jules : Elégie :: O doux printemps d'autrefois, for voice & piano (from "Mélodies, Vol.1")

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1866
• Studio/Live: Live

Alfred Alessandrescu : Cînd perdeaua dragli mele, for voice & piano

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Studio/Live: Live

Gheciu, Diamandi : Si daca, for voice & piano

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Studio/Live: Live

Brediceanu, Tiberiu : Floricica de pe apa, folksong for voice & piano

• Performers: Jeffrey Cohen (Piano); Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1917
• Studio/Live: Live

Brediceanu, Tiberiu : Bade, pentru ochli tal, folksong for voice & piano

• Performers: Jeffrey Cohen (Piano); Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1923
• Studio/Live: Live

Brediceanu, Tiberiu : Work(s) :: Vai, badita, dragi ne-avem / Dragu-mi-l, mândro, de tine

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Studio/Live: Live

Gherase Dendrino : Lasati-ma sa cint, operetta :: Te iubesc!

• Performers: Jeffrey Cohen (Piano); Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Studio/Live: Live

Tosti, Francesco Paolo : 'A vucchella

• Performers: Jeffrey Cohen (Piano); Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1907
• Studio/Live: Live

Loewe, Frederick : My Fair Lady, musical :: I could have danced all night

• Performers: Jeffrey Cohen (Piano); Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1954.
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1954
• Studio/Live: Live

Puccini, Giacomo : Gianni Schicchi, opera :: O mio babbino caro

• Performers: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano); Jeffrey Cohen (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1918
• Studio/Live: Live