Isabella Colbran (1785-1845)
Isabella Colbran was born in Madrid, received her initial musical education from her father, Juan Colbran, violinist in the Capilla Real, and studied singing under the guidance of the celebrated Italian opera singers and castratos Carlo Martinelli and Girolamo Crescentini. She dedicated to the latter one of her song collections, and sang many of his compositions. The four books of Canzoncine ou Petits Airs Italiens by Isabella Colbran (1784-1845) were composed between 1805 and 1809, during her youth, before her marriage to Gioacchino Rossini (1822) and the beginning of her career as “prima donna” of Italian opera. Isabella Colbran’s compositions are typical of the chamber-music repertoire for amateurs: they consist of short, melodious, through-composed arias with two texts: one in Italian, drawn from Metastasio’s poems, the other a free translation into French.
Tracklist
1. Già la notte s’avvicina 1:42
Sei canzoncine ou petits airs italiens [...], [1805]
2. Povero cor tu palpiti 3:57 - 3. Il piè s’allontana 1:39 - 4. Benché ti sia crudel 1:56
5. Per costume o mio bel nume 1:30 - 6. Vorrei che almen per gioco 1:37
7. Chi sa qual core 1:30
Sei canzoncine ou petits airs italiens [...], [1808]
8. La speranza al cor mi dice 1:49 - 9. Ad onta del fato 2:07
10. T’intendo sì mio core 2:27 - 11. Ch’io mai vi possa 1:40
12. Voi siete luci belle 1:40 - 13. Mi lagnerò tacendo 2:11
Six petits airs italiens [...], [1808]
14. Placido zefiretto 1:58
15. Amo te solo 3:07
16. Vanne felice rio 2:04
17. Vanne al mio bene 2:44
18. Sempre più t’amo 2:04
19. Voi siete o luci belle 2:13
Six petits airs italiens [...], [1809]
20. Ombre amene 2:53
21. Quel cor che mi prometti 1:45
22. Più bella aurora 2:26
23. So che un sogno è la speranza 4:42
24. Se son lontano 1:14
25. Quel ruscelletto 1:43
Cavatina o Canzonetta di partenza [...]
26. Parto vi lascio addio 2:38
Da: La Vestale di Gaspare Spontini
27. Abbellimenti sopra O nume tutelar 2:42
- Composer: Isabella Colbran (1785-1845)
- Performers: Maria Chiara Pizzoli, soprano
Marianne Gubri, harp - Musicological Text: Marianne Gubri
- Historical Period: Classicism
- Code: TC 780302
- Edition: November 2013
- Barcode: 8007194105711
- Set: 1
- Total tracks: 27
- Total duration: 01:01:49
- Notes: World Premiere Recording
- Texts: Italian Arias for Voice and Harp
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