Alexandra Flood - Alfano:Liriche - Import 3 CD

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Alexandra Flood

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The world's first complete recording of Franco Alfano's art songs! The 26th bastille musique! ☆All the art songs of Franco Alfano, a Neapolitan-born opera composer, are collected in a 3-CD set! ☆A domestic edition with Japanese translation of detailed song titles and interviews with performers will also be released! The 26th release from the luxury Berlin label "bastille musique" is a collection of songs by Franco Alfano (1875-1954), a Neapolitan-born composer known as an opera writer and a complement to Puccini's "Turandot". Produced in collaboration with the Deutsche Welle over a period of three years, this album contains for the first time the complete works of a wide variety of art songs composed between 1896 and 1954, covering almost all of Alfano's career, and includes world premiere recordings by many of the most celebrated artists.In addition to detailed commentary by Stefano Nardelli and Lino Maione, label producer Sebastian Zorte provides interviews with the performers, sheet music, and more in an extensive booklet (Japanese translation included for the domestic edition!). The luxury boxed version includes a detailed commentary by Mr. Zolte, interviews with the performers and sheet music by label producer Sebastian Zolte, and photos of the composer and recording sessions. (Tokyo M-Plus) Contents Franco Alfano: Songs -- Franco Alfano(1875-1954): 5 melodies Five Melodies Two Melodies Happiness Three Tagore Poems Six Songs Vocalise etudes Neapolis 3 Tagore Songs The Message Three Vocalises New Tagore Songs Old Lullaby of Parthenopea Three New Poems Three Songs of Miranda Bona Our Last Autumn The Days Two Tagore Songs Two Neapolitan Songs Two Songs Seven Songs 5 New Tagore Songs The Light Final Thoughts [Performers Alexandra Flood(Soprano) Nina Tarandek (Mezzo-soprano) Tanya Ariane Baumgartner (Mezzo-soprano) Klaus Zimon (piano) Philippe Siemens (cello) *Recorded 2019-2021, Hans Rothbout Studios, Baden-Baden, Germany