Donizetti's Songs

written in the bass clef (Meridien CDE 84183)

This CD was originally part funded by the Donizetti Society and features:-

Ian Caddy: bass-baritone

Melvyn Tan:  fortepiano

Anthony Halstead: natural horn

Sebastian Comberti: classical cello

Please note that some sound quality has been sacrificed to enable the loading of the extracts below in a reasonable time.  The extracts are in MP3 format and are playable using, for example, Microsoft Media Player .

The songs are discussed in a companion booklet: Donizetti's Songs written in the bass clef by John Stewart Allitt, Iris Dell'Acqua, Sally Thomas, Ian Caddy available from Caddy Publishing as are scores of some of the songs, including the cantata Canto d'Ugolino.

The song list is:-

Italian

Canto d'Ugolino (cantata). Listen here for part of the opening

L'amor funesto (cello obbligato). Listen here for part of the opening

Trovatore in caricatura

Spirto di Dio

Viva il matrimonio (cavatina buffa)

French

Le renégat

Noé - scene du Déluge  (adapted from the opera). Listen here for part of the opening

Le départ pour la chasse  (horn obbligato)

Un cœur pour abri

La hart (chant diabolique). Listen here for part of the song.

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