Cecilia Bartoli: If You Love Me / Se tu m'ami: 18th-century Italian songs - 1974

Amazon.com The 17th-century Italian art song repertory traditionally reserved for novice singers is given new life via Bartoli's artistry. With impeccable diction and evocative phrasing, she captures every innuendo of these simple, but passionate, pieces. No two repetitive phrases are alike; she chisels every line into a landscape of interpretive magnificence. Scarlatti's simple "O Cessate di Piagarmi" becomes a testament of innocent pain and plaintiveness. Giordano's "Caro Mio Ben" is transformed into a tender cry for love. All embellishments are imaginative and well executed. Accompaniment by György Fischer is equally appealing, sensitive and precise. Every singer questing for the art of singing should study these. --Barbara Eisner Bayer
ASIN: B00000420F
VSKU: GGV.B00000420F.LN
Condition: Like New
Author/Artist:Cecilia Bartoli
Binding: Audio CD