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Learning the untimely death of his young colleague, Verdi wrote to Masheroni InchPoor Catalani! A good man and an excellent musician! What a pity! Congratulate Giulio (Ricordi) on the few and touching words he said for that poor man. What a shame! And what a rebuke for the others!Inch Indeed, Catalani's short existence was troubled by a restless struggle against the inexorable disease that undermined him and that carried him off untimely, and by the difficulties sometimes insurmountable in becoming popular as a successful composer. It was a great affliction that lasted some twelve years and that was made more doleful by the urgent need of creating and by the incomprehension that took the place of the first Milanese enthusiasm. Loreley is a vital opera, thanks to the authenticity Catalani was able to infuse in it with his fantasy and day-dreaming, with his relish for harmonic and instrumental delicacy. The unforgettable and touching funeral march with the intermittent and sorrowful participation of the chorus and of the solo voice, or the famous Danza delle Ondine immersed in a voluptuous sonorous atmosphere are pages that remain on the top of the canon of melodramatic literature. Album Tracks 1. Loreley, opera~Atto Primo. Sinfonia 2. Loreley, opera~Atto Primo. Buona preda! 3. Loreley, opera~Atto Primo. Da me Walter che brama 4. Loreley, opera~Atto Primo. Nel verde maggio 5. Loreley, opera~Atto Primo. Dunque tutto fini 6. Loreley, opera~Atto Primo. Io stesso dunque Anna ho perduta 7. Loreley, opera~Atto Primo. Ove son... Donde vengo... 8. Loreley, opera~Atto Secondo. Gorgheggiate, usignoli 9. Loreley, opera~Atto Secondo. Amor, celeste ebbrezza 10. Loreley, opera~Atto Secondo. Ah! I miei fanciulli 11. Loreley, opera~Atto Secondo. Anna sofferma il piè 1. Loreley, opera~Atto Secondo. Valzer dei fiori 2. Loreley, opera~Atto Secondo. Non t'ang
