Souvenirs de Venise / Songmakers' Almanac

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Album Summary

Performers

• Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
• Felicity Lott
• Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Justin Pearson (Cello)
• Brian Brooks (Violin)
• Anthony Rolfe Johnson
• Hugo D'Alton (Mandolin)
• Richard Jackson (Baritone)

Composers

• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Mikhail Glinka (1804 - 1857)
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Sergei Taneyev (1856 - 1915)
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Adolf Jensen (1837 - 1879)
• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
• Reynaldo Hahn (1875 - 1947)

Notes & Reviews:

"This fizzing multilingual Venetian 'Souvenir' slips down as gratefully as Prosecco and a hot day. Hahn's Venezia is a delicious epilogue." -Paul Riley, BBC Music

'Delightful' (The Sunday Times)

'Top Ten of the Year' (The Guardian)

'Those in search of beautiful singing will find ample riches, graced above all by the beguiling tenor of Anthony Rolfe Johnson' (Classic FM Magazine)

'This fizzing multilingual Venetian 'Souvenir' slips down as gratefully as Prosecco on a hot day' (BBC Music Magazine)

'This is a good chance to hear one of the world's finest and most versatile tenors accompanied by one of the world's leading accompanists' (American Record Guide)

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Works Details

Rossini, Gioachino : Les soirées musicales :: no 9. Le regata veneziana

• Performers: Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano); Felicity Lott; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: circa 1830-1835

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Songs (23) of Various Nationality for voice & piano trio, WoO 158a :: no 23. Canzonetta veneziana

• Performers: Justin Pearson (Cello); Brian Brooks (Violin); Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Classical

Schubert, Franz : Der Gondelfahrer, D 808

• Performers: Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 1 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 03/1824

Mendelssohn, Felix : Songs (6), Op. 57

• Performers: Graham Johnson (Piano); Anthony Rolfe Johnson
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 10/17/1842

Jensen, Adolf : Leis' Rudern Hier, Mein Gondolier! Op 50/4

• Performers: Graham Johnson (Piano); Anthony Rolfe Johnson
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Jensen, Adolf : Wenn durch die Piazzetta, Op 50/3

• Performers: Graham Johnson (Piano); Anthony Rolfe Johnson
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 1 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1876

Glinka, Mikhail : Venetian Night (Venetsianskaya noch'), song for voice & piano, G. x117

• Performers: Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1832

Taneyev, Sergei : Romances (2) for voice, piano & mandolin, Op. 9 :: no 1. Venetsiya noch'yu

• Performers: Hugo D'Alton (Mandolin); Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1896-1897

Rossini, Gioachino : Les soirées musicales :: no 12. I marinai

• Performers: Richard Jackson (Baritone); Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: circa 1830-1835

Gounod, Charles : Venise, song for voice & piano (Six Songs no 6)

• Performers: Graham Johnson (Piano); Anthony Rolfe Johnson
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1842

Massenet, Jules : Souvenir de Venise :: A la Zuecca, chanson vénitienne, for voice (or 2 voices) & piano (from "Mélodies

• Performers: Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 1 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Barcarolle for voice & piano in G minor, Op. 7/3

• Performers: Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1873

Hahn, Reynaldo : Venezia, song cycle for voice & piano

• Performers: Felicity Lott; Richard Jackson (Baritone); Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Graham Johnson (Piano)
• Notes: St. Barnabas's Church, North Finchley, London, England (09/12/1983-09/13/1983)
• Running Time: 16 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1901