Track Listing

1. Lucio Silla, opera, K. 135: Aria "Il tenero momento"
2. Lucio Silla, opera, K. 135: Aria "Pupille amate"
3. Lucio Silla, opera, K. 135: Duetto "D'elisio in sen m'attendi"
4. Lucio Silla, opera, K. 135: Aria "Quest'improvviso tremito"
5. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Arietta "Voi, che sapete che cosa è amor
6. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Aria "Non so più cosa son, cosa faccio"
7. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Duetto "Ah guarda, sorella"
8. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Aria "E amore un ladroncello
9. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Terzettino "Soave sia il vento"
10. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Duetto "Prendero quel brunettino"
11. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Duetto "Il core vi dono, bell'idolo mio"
12. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Aria "Smanie implacabili"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9869 in Music
• Released on: 1996-09-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Customer Reviews

Stylish, definitive Mozart
At a time when most mezzo-sopranos are doing local repertory and hoping for auditions, Cecilia Bartoli, not yet 25, recorded this album. This is a work which would proudly be referred to as the crowning achievement of many an illustrious career but, in this case, was simply a portent of things to come from the vocalist who may be the best Mozart soprano of our lifetimes. To hear Cecilia sing PUPILE AMATE alone justifies any expense. Her duets with Edita Gruberova are especially entrancing and make me wish I had been able to attend their performance live. Make no mistake, this is as fine a performance as anyone of us is likely to hear...even with Bartoli's other great works out there. Erato's MOZART ARIAS is a MUST!

"Another flawless rendition from Mezzosoprano Cecilia"
One of the finest singers of our times and yet sensitive to new stylistic trends in opera, Ms. Bartoli has created a repertory of exemplary works for more than a decade(Her "Rossini Heroines" is one of my favorites). It makes one wonder whether the talents she exhibits in singing Mozart's arias were expressly crafted to suit her. Her voice brings with itself incalculable depths of emotions and naturalness coupled with sincerity in rendition (Lucio Silla K135). Having performed under Riccardo Muti (La Scala) and Nikolaus (Le nozze di Figaro) this particular work does magnificent justice to her capabilities as a mezzo-soprano. After all, she can identify herself fully to the role she is playing. No wonder she is one of the distinguished Mozartians ....and everyone agrees to that.

Beautiful Bartoli
This is some absolutely beautiful music by Mozart, sung wonderfully by Cecilia Bartoli. I especially love the two arias that have the obbligato for basset clarinet or basset-horn from the opera "La clemenza di Tito" K621. Mozart had already written the great Clarinet Quintet K581 for Anton Stadler, who had invented the bassett clarinet, with an extended lower range and warmer tone than the conventional clarinet. These are played very nicely by Peter Schmidl on this CD. But the highlight of this disc is the taxing Concert aria K505, with the added delight of an obbligato piano part, played with feeling by Andras Schiff. It is the best of both worlds: combining Mozart's exquisite piano writing, with orchestra, and his penning of heavenly vocal lines. Cecilia Bartoli delivers on all counts. This is an absolute MUST for all serious Mozart collectors.