Cesare Valletti: New York Town Hall Recitals 1959 & 1960; The Art of Song

Cesare Valletti: New York Town Hall Recitals 1959 & 1960; The Art of Song

Cesare Valletti: New York Town Hall Recitals 1959 & 1960; The Art of Song
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Composer: Giuseppe Sarti
Composer: Alessandro Stradella
Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti
Composer: George Frederick Handel
Composer: Bernardo Pasquini
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Composer: Hugo [Composer] Wolf
Composer: Fernando J. Obradors
Composer: Rafael Calleja
Composer: Arrigo Boito
Composer: Francesco Cilea
Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
Composer: Robert Schumann
Composer: Ildebrando Pizzetti
Composer: Giovanni Paisiello
Composer: Giovanni Pergolesi
Composer: Tommaso Giordani
Composer: Giulio Caccini
Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2008-06-10
Music Label: Testament UK
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Armida e Rinaldo, opera: Lungi dal caro bene
  2. Le gare dell'amor eroico, opera: A Porfiria vecchiarella
  3. Work(s): Cara e dolce
  4. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Ne men con l'ombre
  5. Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme, oratorio for soloists, chorus, instruments & continuo: Caldo sangue
  6. Il Flavio, opera: Chi vuole innamorarsi
  7. Cantata d'amore: Al tramontar del giorno
  8. Misero! o sogno...Aura che intorno spiri, recitative and aria for tenor & orchestra, K. 431 (K. 425b)
  9. Der Musikant ('Wandern lieb ich'), song for voice and piano (Eichendorff Lieder)
  10. Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen, song for voice & piano (Italienisches Liederbuch)
  11. Granadinas, for voice & piano
  12. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue: Giunto sul passo estremo
  13. L'Arlesiana, opera: Lamento di Federico
Music CD 2
  1. Der Musensohn ('Durch Feld und Wald zu schweifen'), song for voice & piano, D. 764 (Op. 92/1)
  2. An den Sonnenschein ('O Sonnenschein! Wie scheinst du mir...'), song for voice & piano, Op. 36/4
  3. Du bist wie eine Blume, song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/24
  4. I Pastori, for voice & piano (5 Liriche, No. 1)
  5. Tre giorni son che nina, song for voice & piano (spurious; may be by V.L. Ciampi)
  6. Caro mio ben
  7. Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from 'Le Nuove musiche')
  8. Paride ed Elena, opera in 5 acts, Wq. 39: O del mio dolce ardor
  9. Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
  10. Vaghissima sembianza, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
  11. O del mio amato ben, song
  12. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, for voice & piano
  13. Believe me, if all those endearing young charms...
  14. There is a lady sweet and kind, for voice & piano
  15. Blow, blow, thou winter wind, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/3
  16. The Little Island, song for voice & piano, Op. 14/2
  17. In the silence of the secret night, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/3
  18. Jeg elsker Dig (I Love but Thee), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3
  19. Ein Traum (A Dream), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/6

Music reviews of Cesare Valletti: New York Town Hall Recitals 1959 & 1960; The Art of Song

Music Review: Glorious recitals - the essence of charm, elegance and beauty
Rating: 5 Stars

Cesare Valletti was a pupil of the great tenor Tito Schipa's, and had a relatively short operatic career in the 1950s and 60s. A true tenore di grazia, on records he was a notable Count Almaviva and Don Ottavio (respectively) in Leinsdorf's Barber of Seville and Don Giovanni, and appeared on a number of Cetra opera sets including L'Elisir D'Amore and Don Pasquale. Thankfully, most of these have been reissued over the years.

But Valletti was also a wonderful recitalist who made a number of classic solo records for RCA that have been collector's items for years. Testament has once again jumped in to rescue these records from oblivion and presents 3 of these recital discs here in this superbly remastered and annotated set. Included are "The Art of Song" and the "Town Hall" recitals from 1959 and 1960. Among other pleasures, we get hear what a marvelous linguist Valletti was - in German, English, French and Italian - with selections by Schubert, Schuman, Cilea, Berlioz and others.

Valletti's gorgeous honeyed sound and his melting and often unforgettable phrasing make these, in my view, Golden Age performances - and just about the ultimate in the art of lyric tenor singing. I simply can not imagine anyone listening to, say, Valletti's rendition of Grieg's "I Love Thee" (sung in utterly charming English) and not being totally won over. These discs will offer endless pleasure to anyone who loves great singing and I urge people to buy this set and support the tremendously valuable work Testament has done to preserve Valletti's work. And hopefully, Testament will release the 2 remaining Valletti records (one of Schumann's Dichterliebe and the other of French art songs)!

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