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La Zingarella: Through Romany Songland
FRANZ LISZT
1.
Die drei Zigeuner S.320 [Nikolaus Lenau]
5:52
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Zigeunerlieder Op.103 [Hugo Conrat, after traditional Hungarian songs]
2.
No.1. He, Zigeuner, greife in die Saiten ein!
1:04
3.
No.2. Hochgetürmte Rimaflut
1:23
4.
No.3. Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
1:33
5.
No.4. Lieber Gott, du weißt
1:29
6.
No.5. Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze
1:33
7.
No.6. Röslein dreie in der Reihe
1:19
8.
No.7. Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
2:23
9.
No.8. Rote Abendwolken
1:20
ANTONIN DVORÁK
Cigánské melodie Op.55 [Adolf Heyduk]
10.
No.1. Má písen zas mi láskou zní
2:26
11.
No.2. Aj! Kterak trojhranec muj
1:07
12.
No.3. A les je tichý kolem kol
2:39
13.
No.4. Když mne stará matka
2:00
14.
No.5. Struna naladena
0:56
15.
No.6. Široké rukávy a širooké gate
1:23
16.
No.7. Dejte klec jestrábu
1:46
SEBASTIAN DE IRADIER
17.
Juanita ó la perla de Aragon
3:15
18.
La Perla de Triana (Serenata andaluza)
3:27
19.
El arreglito (Canción habanera)
4:04
GEORGES BIZET
from the opera Carmen (Act I,Scene 4)
[Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy, after Proper Mérimée]
20.
No.5 Habanera: 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' (Carmen)
3:16
JOAQUIN VALVERDE
21.
Clavelitos (Zambra gitana)
1:36
HENRY F. GILBERT
[Songs of the Chinganeros, South American Creole Minstrels from
the 1889 book Through Romany Songland by Laura Alexandrine Smith]
2 South American Gypsy Songs
22.
La Montonera
2:07
23.
La Zambullidora
2:21
with violin obbligato
MAURICE YVAIN
from the operetta Chanson gitane (Act I)
[Louis Poterat]
24.
Air d'entée: 'La Zingarella' Mitidika
3:57
FRANZ LEHÁR
from the operetta Zigeunerliebe (Act III)
[Alfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodansky]
25.
Lied und Csárdás: 'Hör' ich Cymbalklänge' (Zorika)
4:09
EMMERICH KALMAN
from the operetta Die Csárdásfürstin (Act I)
[Leo Stein and Bela Jenbach]
26.
Arie: 'Heia, heia, in den Bergen' (Sylva
2:54
VICTOR HERBERT
from the operetta The Fortune Teller (Act II)
[Harry B. Smith]
27.
Song: Gypsy Love Song (Sandor)
4:31
Chamber: Gryphon Trio
Annalee Patipatanakoon violin (2-9, 18,21, 24-27)
Roman Borys cello (2-9, 18,21, 24-27)
Jamie Parker piano (1-17, 19-27)
World-premiere arrangements by
Peter Tiefenbach (1-9, 17-21, 24-27)
John Greer (10-16)
About
Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian has travelled far and wide, as an international opera star and an Armenian who was born in Lebanon, immigrated to Canada, and is now settled in southern California. Her life is a journey that informs her new recording, La Zingarella: Through Romany Songland. “The music transcends geography,” she says. “It taps into human nature and unites us all. It’s about freedom of the spirit, about living life without knowing what tomorrow holds. It’s about enjoying every single minute.”
Isabel embarked on an album of art songs that draw on gypsy melodies – Brahms’ Zigeunerlieder, Dvorák’s Cigánské Melodie, Bizet’s Habanera – but her journey led to a wealth of recherché gems. The title track by French composer Maurice Yvain commingles with fellow-operetta composers Franz Lehár (‘Lied und Csárdás’ from Zigeunerliebe), Emmerich Kálmán (‘Heia, heia, in den Bergen’ from The Csárdás Princess) and Victor Herbert (Gypsy Love Song from The Fortune Teller). 2 South American Gypsy Songs by American folk song collector Henry F.B. Gilbert set words by ethnomusicologist Laura Alexandrine Smith, whose authoritative book lends the album its subtitle.
The ever-adventurous Isabel commissioned new arrangements for the songs on this album, with violin, viola, cello and piano lending a laser beam lucidity to the music that “has a lot of fire in it,” she says with a glint in her eye.
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“… The arrangements give an earthy feel, which also suits Bayrakdarian’s approach, which relies more on characterisation and colour than vocal purity of line. Her soprano has quite a mezzo-ish tinge to it, which adds plenty of warmth to her interpretations of the Brahms and Dvorák… Barakdarian really has fun in the rest of her programme … Jamie Parker is the accomplished pianist and Fewer, Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola) and the Gryphon Trio offer lively support on what is an entertaining album, particularly for its fresh take on the Brahms and Dvorák songs.”
Mark Pullinger – Gramophone magazine – September 2022
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