Alfredo Casella - The Songs of 'Parisian Years' (Lorna Windsor; Raffaele Cortesi)

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Composer: Alfredo Casella

• (01) Cinq Lyriques, Op. 2
• (06) La Cloche fêlée, Op. 7
• (07) Trois Lyriques, Op. 9
• (10) Sonnet, Op. 16
• (11) Due Canti, Op. 21
• (13) Deux Chansons Anciennes, Op. 22
• (15) L'Adieu à la vie, Op. 26

Lorna Windsor, soprano

Raffaele Cortesi, piano

Date: 2018

Label: Tactus

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Alfredo Casella (25 July 1883 in Turin – 5 March 1947 in Rome) was an Italian composer, pianist and conductor. He entered the Paris Conservatoiry in 1896 to study piano under Louis Diémer and composition under Gabriel Fauré. In this period, Casella developed a deep admiration for Debussy's output, but pursued a more romantic vein in his own writing. His work on Italian Baroque composers put him at the centre of the early 20th Century Neoclassical revival and also deeply influenced his own compositions. The resurrection of Vivaldi's works in the 20th century is mostly thanks to the efforts of Casella.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Casella

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Lorna Windsor is an English soprano. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, followed by specialization in Vienna and Paris. Her teachers included Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Hans Hotter and Gérard Souzay. Windsor's opera roles include Euridice (Euridice), Oscar (Un ballo in maschera), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Norina (Don Pasquale), and many more. Recognised as a refined interpreter of Lieder, she also frequently appears in romantic and contemporary chamber music festivals. Windsor teaches in various northern Italian conservatories, holds masterclasses and teaches privately in Milan.

http://lornawindsor.com/

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Raffaele Cortesi studied with Sergio Perticaroli from the Mozarteum in Salzburg, as well as with Roberto Cappello, Piero Guarino, Jorg Demus, Dalton Baldwin and Bruno Canino. He has won prizes in numerous competitions and has appeared in renowned concert halls as well as at various festivals in Italy and abroad. Cortesi has accompanied recitals with many singers, and has made numerous recordings for several radio and television channels such as RAI RADIO 3, FRANCE 2, RADIO ESPANA, ARTE, KBS and NHK. He works as vocal coach in various theaters in Parma, Genova, Verona and Bologna.

https://neue-stimmen.de/en/masterclass/artistic-team/raffaele-cortesi

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