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In the seventh volume of its Il Salotto series, we decided to programme Liszt’s Petrarch Sonnets – but, they do not appear in the conventional way. Rather, the three sonnets are presented out of sequence, interspersed with music of Liszt’s contemporaries, composers whose work he knew or knew of.
Ordinarily, these intensely personal songs are heard in recitals as a separate group. As they are all in the same key, this can give the impression that one flows into another. But, in fact, each song has a different text and sentiment and, in the spirit of its Il Salotto series,we decided to separate them with other music. For various reasons, works by Meyerbeer, Saint-Säens, Poniatowski, Federico Ricci, Gomes and Verdi seemed appropriate choices.
Franz Liszt: 3 sonetti di Petrarca, S270/R578a: No. 1. Pace non trovo (Sonnet No. 104)
3 sonetti di Petrarca, S270/R578a: No. 2. Benedetto sia'l giorno (Sonnet No. 47)
Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le ricordanze
Le ricordanze
Federico Ricci: 3 pieces dedicated to Stefania Favelli: Duet: Mi vuo trasformar
3 pieces dedicated to Stefania Favelli: Arietta: Dirgli vorrei
3 pieces dedicated to Stefania Favelli: Duet: Mi vuo trasformar
3 pieces dedicated to Stefania Favelli: Canzonetta Napoletana: Vieni voga
Giacomo Meyerbeer: Komm, komm du schones Fischermadchen
Komm, komm du schones Fischermadchen
Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le mere-grand
Le mere-grand
Camille Saint-Saens: Theme varie
Theme varie
3 sonetti di Petrarca, S270/R578a: No. 1. Pace non trovo (Sonnet No. 104)
3 sonetti di Petrarca, S270/R578a: No. 1. Pace non trovo (Sonnet No. 104)
Josef Poniatowski: Cantami, cantami
Cantami, cantami
Josef Poniatowski: Le Rosier
Le Rosier
Giuseppe Verdi: Prends pitie de sa jeunesse
Prends pitie de sa jeunesse
Carlos Gomes: Realta
Realta
Giacomo Meyerbeer: La fille de l'air
La fille de l'air
Antonio Buzzolla: Tace il vento
Tace il vento
Camille Saint-Saens: Pourquoi rester seulette?
Pourquoi rester seulette?
3 sonetti di Petrarca, S270/R578a: No. 1. Pace non trovo (Sonnet No. 104)
3 sonetti di Petrarca, S270/R578a: No. 3. I' vidi in terra angelici costumi (Sonnet No. 123)
Click on any of the works listed above for alternative recordings.
3 sonetti di Petrarca, S270/R578a: No. 2. Benedetto sia'l giorno (Sonnet No. 47)