Title: St Petersburg Artist: Cecilia Bartoli Label: Decca Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 028947867678 Genre: Classical, Opera/Operetta Release Date: 2014-10-14 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: LIMITED EDITION
Cecilia Bartoli returns with a majestic 2014 album of world premiere recordings, hidden treasures of the Mariinsky. For the very first time Bartoli explores the Baroque musical treasures of Tsarist Russia with music from the court of three 18th century Tsaritsas: Anna, Elizabeth and Catherine the Great. Music written by Italian and German composers working for the Russian court, this album sheds new light on an incredible and momentous time for Russia, shaping it's politics and culture towards the enlightened West. Mostly sung in Italian, the album also offers the first opportunity to hear Bartoli sing in Russian. The music has been intricately researched by Bartoli herself, unlocking the archives of St Petersburg's Mariinsky Library to uncover music lost for over 200 years Reunites Bartoli with Baroque specialists Diego Fasolis & I Barrochisti.
Tracks: 1.1 Francesco Domenicoaraia (1709-1770): La Forza Del Amore E Dell Odio Vado a Morir 1.2 Hermann Raupach (1728-1778): Altsesta Razverzi Pyos Gortani, Laja 1.3 Hermann Raupach: Altsesta Idu Na Smert 1.4 Hermann Raupach: Siroe, Re Di Persia O Placido Il Mare 1.5 Domenico Dall'oglio (1699-1764), Luigi Madonis (1690-1767): Prologue to la Clemenza Di Tito (Hasse) de Miei Figli 1.6 Vincenzo Manfredini (1737-1799): Carlo Magno Fra Lacci Tu Mi Credi 1.7 Francesco Domenico Araia: Seleuco Pastore Che a Notte Ombrosa 1.8 Hermann Raupach: Altsesta Marcia 1.9 Vincenzo Manfredini: Carlo Magno Non Turbar Que' Vaghi Rai 1.10 Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801): La Vergine Del Sole Agitata in Tante Pene 1.11 Vincenzo Manfredini: Carlo Magno a Noi Vivi, Donna Eccelsa
