Souvenirs de Venise
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Composer or Director: Felix Mendelssohn, Charles-François Gounod, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Adolf Jensen, Gioachino Rossini, Reynaldo Hahn, Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev, Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gabriel Fauré, Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet
Label: Helios
Magazine Review Date: 3/1988
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 49
Mastering:
Stereo
ADD
Catalogue Number: CDA66112
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Soirées musicales, Movement: La regata veneziana (Wds. C. Pepoli) |
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Ann Murray, Mezzo soprano Felicity Lott, Soprano Gioachino Rossini, Composer Graham Johnson, Piano |
| Soirées musicales, Movement: Gli marinari |
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Gioachino Rossini, Composer Graham Johnson, Piano Richard Jackson, Baritone |
| (23) Songs of various nationality, Movement: Da brava, Catina (Venetian) |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Brian Brooks, Violin Graham Johnson, Piano Justin Pearson, Cello Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer |
| Gondelfahrer |
Franz Schubert, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Franz Schubert, Composer Graham Johnson, Piano |
| (6) Lieder, Movement: No. 5, Venetianisches Gondellied (after Moore) |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Graham Johnson, Piano |
| Wenn durch die Piazzetta |
Adolf Jensen, Composer
Adolf Jensen, Composer Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Graham Johnson, Piano |
| Leis' rudern hier, mein Gondolier |
Adolf Jensen, Composer
Adolf Jensen, Composer Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Graham Johnson, Piano |
| Venetian Night |
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Graham Johnson, Piano Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Composer |
| Venice at Night |
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Graham Johnson, Piano Hugo d' Alton, Mandolin Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev, Composer |
| (6) Mélodies, Movement: Venise (wds A Musset) |
Charles-François Gounod, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Charles-François Gounod, Composer Graham Johnson, Piano |
| Souvenir de Venise |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Graham Johnson, Piano Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer |
| (3) Songs, Movement: No. 3, Barcarolle (wds. Monnier: 1873) |
Gabriel Fauré, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Gabriel Fauré, Composer Graham Johnson, Piano |
| Venezia - Chansons en dialecte Vénetien, Movement: Sopra l'acqua indormenzada |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Felicity Lott, Soprano Graham Johnson, Piano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer Richard Jackson, Baritone |
| Venezia - Chansons en dialecte Vénetien, Movement: La barcheta |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Felicity Lott, Soprano Graham Johnson, Piano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer Richard Jackson, Baritone |
| Venezia - Chansons en dialecte Vénetien, Movement: L'Avertimento |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Felicity Lott, Soprano Graham Johnson, Piano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer Richard Jackson, Baritone |
| Venezia - Chansons en dialecte Vénetien, Movement: La Biondina in gondoleta |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Felicity Lott, Soprano Graham Johnson, Piano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer Richard Jackson, Baritone |
| Venezia - Chansons en dialecte Vénetien, Movement: Che pecà! |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Felicity Lott, Soprano Graham Johnson, Piano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer Richard Jackson, Baritone |
| Venezia - Chansons en dialecte Vénetien, Movement: La Primavera |
Reynaldo Hahn, Composer
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor Felicity Lott, Soprano Graham Johnson, Piano Reynaldo Hahn, Composer Richard Jackson, Baritone |
Author: hfinch
The sparkling piano-playing and bubbling voices which coyly introduce Anthony Rolfe Johnson as Tonio the oarsman at the start of this recital set its tone exactly. The response here is one of pure pleasure, and the only pity is that, at 49 minutes, there is simply not enough of it.
This is very much Rolfe Johnson's recital: the women wave him in and out, and Richard Jackson surfaces briefly for a duet. Otherwise he has a free hand at what he does best: the French repertoire, with stylish performances of Gounod and Faure, and the mellifluous melancholy of Hahn's dialect songs.
The recording is also fun for its unearthing of two of Adolf Jensen's songs and of Glinka's and Taneyev's Venetian nights. I find its intimate word-in-the-ear acoustic a little overwhelming on CD, and regret the paucity of information on the performers.'
This is very much Rolfe Johnson's recital: the women wave him in and out, and Richard Jackson surfaces briefly for a duet. Otherwise he has a free hand at what he does best: the French repertoire, with stylish performances of Gounod and Faure, and the mellifluous melancholy of Hahn's dialect songs.
The recording is also fun for its unearthing of two of Adolf Jensen's songs and of Glinka's and Taneyev's Venetian nights. I find its intimate word-in-the-ear acoustic a little overwhelming on CD, and regret the paucity of information on the performers.'
Souvenirs de Venise
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