Pauline Viardot and friends - Černov, Vladimir 1953-; Antonacci, Anna Caterina 1961-; Watkin, David; Harper, David; Von Stade, Frederica 1945- (Opera Rara, 2007)
Enth.: Dve rozy / Pauline Viardot -- Celos / Manuel Garcia -- La regata veneziana / Gioachino Rossini -- L'absence ; Berceuse ; Le chêne et le roseau ; Utës ; Die Sterne ; Scène d'Hermione ; Sinitsa ; Indécision / P. Viardot -- Chanson de printemps / Charles Gounod -- Délire / Giacomo Meyerbeer -- Berceuse / Fryderyk Chopin -- Allein / P. Viardot -- La captive : op. 12 / Hector Berlioz -- En mer ; Buri͡a ; C'est moi ; Ici-bas tous les lilas meurent ; Zaklinanie ; Havanaise / P. Viardot. - Principally songs for 1-3 voices with piano (the 8th and 16th with violoncello), interspersed with biographical narration on Viardot. - Transcriptions of songs by Ian Schofield; narration excerpted from original monologues by Georgia Smith. - Recorded in performance, Feb. 27, 2006, at the Wigmore Hall. - Program notes and chronology of Viardot's life in English, French, German, and Italian, and song texts in Russian, Spanish, Italian, French, and German with English translations (105 p. : ill.). - Life-Aufn. 2006. - Interpr.: Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano (the 3rd-5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 16th, 19th, and 22nd works) ; Vladimir Chernov, baritone (the 1st, 7th, 10th, 12th, 17th-19th, and 21st-22nd) ; Anna Caterina Antonacci, soprano (the 2nd-3rd, 6th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 20th, and 22nd) ; Fanny Ardant, narrator ; David Watkin, cello (the 8th and 16th) ; David Harper, piano
Keywords: Viardot-García, Pauline / 1821-1910; Songs (Medium voice) with piano; Songs (High voice) with piano; Vocal duets with piano; Vocal trios with piano; Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble; Live sound recordings