Andreas Boyde - Variations - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This opera was recorded at the 2019 Festival Verdi in a new coproduction from Teatro Regio di Parma and Teatro Comunale di Bologna. I due Foscari, a tragedia lirica in three acts based on a work by Lord Byron, was premiered in 1844. It proved quite popular for the next fifty years, thanks in part to it's brevity and ease of staging; in fact it's Verdi's shortest opera. The composer also revised the libretto by the rather inexperienced Francesco Maria Piave. From the musical point of view, this work is characterized by extreme simplicity of form and by the use of distinctive themes for each character, reminiscent of the Leitmotiv technique. The simple plot describes the mortal hatred between a Venetian gentleman, Jacopo Loredano, and two members of the Foscari family - the Doge Francesco and his son Jacopo - whom Loredano holds responsible for the deaths of his father and uncle. The effectiveness of this recording stems from both the cast of singers (notably Vladimir Stoyanov in the role of Francesco Foscari) and the orchestra under Paolo Arrivabeni's direction Paolo Arrivabeni is a highly experienced, international conductor who specializes in this repertoire. Album Tracks 1. Due Foscari~Preludio 2. Due Foscari~Act 1 Silenzio... Mistero.... 3. Due Foscari~Act 1 Qui ti rimani/Brezza del mar natio 4. Due Foscari~Act 1 Dal più remoto esilio 5. Due Foscari~Act 1 Del Consiglio alla presenza 6. Due Foscari~Act 1 No, mi lasciate! 7. Due Foscari~Act 1 Tu al cui sguardo onnipossente 8. Due Foscari~Act 1 Che mi rechi? 9. Due Foscari~Act 1 Tacque il reo 10. Due Foscari~Act 1 Eccomi solo alfine 11. Due Foscari~Act 1 O vecchio cor che batti 12. Due Foscari~Act 1 L'illustre dama Foscari 13. Due Foscari~Act 1 Tu pur lo sai 14. Due Foscari~Act 1 Di sua innocenza dubiti? 15. Due Foscari~Act 2 Notte! Perpetua notte 16. Due Foscari~Act 2

Album Tracks 1. Melody for 2 Violins 2. Minuet for VN and Pno 3. Ballad for VN and Pno in D 4. 4 Pieces for VN and Pno, Op.17, Quasi Ballata 5. 4 Pieces for VN and Pno, Op.17, Appassionato 6. 4 Pieces for VN and Pno, Op.17, Un Poco Triste 7. 4 Pieces for VN and Pno, Op.17, Burlesca 8. Ballad for VC and Pno in D, Op.3, No.1 9. Serenade for VC and Pno in a, Op.3, No.2 10. Bagatelle for FL, VN and Pno 'With Nosegay in Hand 11. Barcarolle (Ii. Andante Con Moto from STR QT in D 12. Ballad for STR QT in D 13. Elegy for VN, VC, STR QT, Harm, HP, Op.23 14. Sousedska for 5 VNS, DB, Cym, TL, Side and Bass Drum

Album Tracks 1. Preambule 2. Pierrot 3. Arlequin 4. Valse Noble 5. Eusebius 6. Florestan 7. Coquette 8. Replique 9. Papillons 10. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A 11. Chiarino 12. Chopin 13. Estrella 14. Reconnaissance 15. Pantalon Et Colombine 16. Valse Allemande 17. Aveu 18. Promenade 19. Pause 20. Marche Des Davidsbundler 21. Eintritt 22. Jager Auf Der Lauer 23. Einsame Blumen 24. Verrufene Stelle 25. Freundliche Landschaft 26. Herberge 27. Vogel Als Propht 28. Jagdlied 29. Abschied 30. Melodie 31. Soldatenmarsch 32. Ein Choral 33. NR. 21 34. Jagerliedchen 35. NR. 26 36. Figurierter Choral