Mandoline. Dans Les Salons Fin-de-siècle

After the success of Mandolin on Stage, dedicated to the most emblematic 18th-century concertos for mandolin and recorded with Il Pomo d’Oro directed by Francesco Corti, Raffaele La Ragione returns with his third album for Arcana. This time he recounts a fascinating chapter in French musical history, joined by pianist François Dumont (who has chosen an exceptional 1896 Pleyel for the occasion) and special guest, soprano Sandrine Piau. In the 1880s and 1890s Paris discovered a deep passion for the mandolin: a fondness fuelled by the concerts held at the Trocadéro during the Universal Exhibition of 1878. In the drawing rooms of high society the Neapolitan instrument became a supreme symbol of elegance and exoticism, conjuring up the atmosphere of southern Italy and immediately winning over poets and composers. The recording, created in collaboration with the Palazzetto Bru Zane, brings together original pieces, contemporary arrangements from French operas and operettas, and vocal works dedicated to the mandolin, thereby effectively recreating the soundscape and distinct allure of a fin-de-siècle salon.

1: Pastorale
2: Mandoline, CD43
3: Lo Sport
4: Variation Dansée (Pizzicati)
5: Le Soir, CG441
6: Mandoline
7: Clair De Lune, Op. 112
8: Danse Des Sylphes, S475
9: Chanson Napolitaine, Op. 82
10: Sérénade, Op. 29
11: Havanaise, Op. 57
12: Pierrette, Op. 41
13: Guitares Et Mandolines
14: Adieux De L'hôtesse Arabe
15: Le Timbre D'argent
16: Mandoline
17: Variation No. 6
18: Serenade
19: Aubade
20: Madame L'Archiduc

Composer: Frederic Chopin, Gabriel Faure, Francis Thome, Franz Liszt, Léo Delibes, Cecile Chaminade, Jacques Offenbach, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Gabriel Dupont, Camille Saint-Saens, Claude Debussy, Jules Massenet, Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Giuseppe Silvestri

Number of Discs: 1

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