Music for Soprano & Guitar by Female Composers Cristina Bayón Àlvarez & Jesús Pineda

• Pauline Viardot Garcia (1821 - 1910): 6 Mélodies et une havanaise:
• 1Garcia: 6 Mélodies et une havanaise: IV. Hai Luli! VWV 110603:58
• 6 chansons du XVe siècle:
• 2Garcia: 6 chansons du XVe siècle: I. Aimez-moi ma mignonne, VWV 112103:03
• 10 Mélodies:
• 3Garcia: 10 Mélodies: III. L'Absence-Caña Española, VWV 104602:11
• 6 Mélodies:
• 4Garcia: 6 Mélodies: V. Madrid, VWV 113602:53
• Lamento- La chanson du pêcheur, VWV 1139:
• 5Garcia: Lamento- La chanson du pêcheur, VWV 113903:23
• 6 Mélodies:
• 6Garcia: 6 Mélodies: VI. Les filles de Cadix, VWV 113503:04
• María Malibrán (1808 - 1836): Le retour de la Tyrolienne in B-Flat Major:
• 7Malibrán: Le retour de la Tyrolienne in B-Flat Major01:43
• La voix qui dit:
• 8Malibrán: La voix qui dit: je t'aime in A Major02:47
• La bayadère:
• 9Malibrán: La bayadère02:15
• Isabella Colbrán (1785 - 1845): 6 Petits airs italiens:
• 10Colbrán: 6 Petits airs italiens: XIV. Quel cor che mi prometti01:44
• 11Colbrán: 6 Petits airs italiens: XII. Mi lagnerò tacendo02:04
• 12Colbrán: 6 Petits airs italiens: III. Benchè ti sia crudel01:52
• Pauline Duchambge (1776 - 1858): Celle qui voudrait m'aimer:
• 13Duchambge: Celle qui voudrait m'aimer03:34
• Guitare:
• 14Duchambge: Guitare02:14
• Le bouquet de bal:
• 15Duchambge: Le bouquet de bal02:06
• Fanny Mendelssohn (1805 - 1847): 12 Lieder, Op. 9:
• 16Mendelssohn: 12 Lieder, Op. 9: I. Die None02:48
• 6 Lieder, Op. 1:
• 17Mendelssohn: 6 Lieder, Op. 1: I. Schwanenlied02:47
• Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896): 12 Lieder, Op. 35:
• 18Schumann: 12 Lieder, Op. 35: I. Warum willst02:24
• 19Schumann: 12 Lieder, Op. 35: II. Liebst du um Schönheit02:11
• Total Runtime49:01

Info for Music for Soprano & Guitar by Female Composers

The 19th century salon was a major vehicle for the spread of culture and the transmission of new artistic and literary trends in Europe, as well as being a space overtly dominated by women. Aiming to recreate the musical atmosphere of a 19th-century salon, this recording revolves around two fundamental objectives. The first, to perform music by women who, as composers, performers and hostesses, were absolute cornerstones of these spaces. Second, to perform the songs, originally accompanied by piano, with newly made guitar arrangements. The arrangements on this album have been made following a scrupulous transcription from the piano parts, retaining the harmonic essence whilst capturing the full polyphonic interplay. Several guitar effects have also been incorporated (tambora, harmonics, strumming, etc.), bringing a fresh twist to the original versions. All this contributes not only to expanding the guitar repertoire, but to the discovery of unfamiliar works.

Pauline Viardot (1821–1910) was born in Paris to a highly musical Spanish family and enjoyed an illustrious career as a singer. Returning to Paris in 1870, she established one of the most important musical salons of the time. Viardot’s songs have palpable Spanish roots, and her later pieces, like ‘Caña española’, were likely influenced by her father’s compositions. María Malibrán (1808–1836), Viardot’s elder sister, is most famous as an illustrious Spanish opera diva. Isabel Colbrán (1784/5–1845) was a Spanish opera singer and the first wife of composer Gioachino Rossini. In the early years of her career, she composed 24 short Italian arias which bear a certain Rossinian stamp. That said, as those arias were written before she met Rossini, it must be queried who influenced whom. Pauline Duchambge (1778–1858) is perhaps the least known of these composers, and this album showcases a number of her songs that have never previously been recorded. A pianist, singer and guitarist, Duchambge studied composition with Cherubini and Auber, mainly composing romances on idealised romantic or historical themes (for example, ‘Celle qui voudrait m’aimer’). Fanny Hensel (1805–1847) was the elder sister of Felix Mendelssohn. Although she received a thorough musical education, Fanny’s father barred her from publishing her compositions. Several of her songs were published under Felix’s name, including ‘Die Nonne’, but she later published the set containing ‘Schwanenlied’ under her married name. She hosted the so-called ‘Musical Sundays’, soirées attended by leading artists and intellectuals of the day, including Clara and Robert Schumann, Heine, Paganini and Gounod. The life of Clara Wieck (1819–1896) was demanding, given that she had to be the bread-winner for her eight children as a concert pianist, owing to her husband Robert Schumann’s mental illness. The two lieder on this album are from Clara and Robert’s jointly published Zwölf Lieder song cycle.

Cristina Bayón, soprano
Jesús Pineda, guitar

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