Viardot Melodies / Composer Pauline Viardot / Performer Elisa Triulzi, Marina Comparato / Number of Discs 1 / Length 1 Hours 19 Mins. Recorded December 2012, Auditorium Matteo d'Acquasparta, Acquasparta, Terni, Italy. Pauline Viardot (1821-1910) was one of the most celebrated, cosmopolitan artists of the 19th century. Daughter of the famous tenor Garcia (favorite tenor of Rossini) and sister of Maria Malibran (the most famous soprano of her time) she travelled Europe as an opera singer, maintained a passionate relationship with the Russian writer Ivan Turgenyev, and held legendary InchsalonsInch in Paris, frequented by George Sand, de Musset, Rossini, Chopin, Berlioz and many others. As a composer she wrote a fine body of InchliederInch, several of which are based on Chopin's Mazurkas (which she performed with the composer at the piano). This CD presents a substantial selection of these delightful songs. Beautifully sung by mezzo-soprano Marina Comparato, who made her debut under Claudio Abbado, and has performed in the world's foremost opera houses. Album Tracks 1. Seize Ans 2. Aime-Moi 3. Plainte D'amour 4. Coquette 5. L'oiselet 6. Séparation - Various Performers 7. La Fête 8. Faible Coeur 9. La Jeune Fille 10. Berceuse 11. La Danse 12. La Beauté - Various Performers 13. Madrid 14. Canzonetta de Concert 15. Solitude 16. La Petite Chevrière 17. L'absence (Caña Española) 18. Un Jour de Printemps (Caprice) 19. Villanelle 20. En Mer 21. La Chanson de Loïc 22. Marie Et Julie 23. La Luciole 24. Tarentelle