Cat No ENYCD9810

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Italy: Sposa son disprezzata. Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Italy: Ma come potrei...(from "5 canti all'antica"); L'ultima ebbrezza. Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Italy: Stornello. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) France: Automne; Notre amour. Ottorino Respighi: E se un giorno tornasse... Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Italy: E l'uccellino; Sole e amore. Gabriel Fauré: Mandoline; Fleur jetée. Arne Dorumsgaard (b.1921) Norway: Pámpano verde. Trad.: Noches, noches.

Antón García Abril (b.1933) Spain: Dos poemas de Antonio Gala: Canción de los anillos; No por amor, no por tristeza. Xavier Montsalvatge (b.1912) Spain: Canción de cuna para dormir un negrito (from "5 canciones negras"). Jesús Guridi (1886-1961) Spain: Dos melodies vascas: Aritz adarrean; Ala baita. Antón García Abril: Ella lloraba por mi. Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) Spain: Poema en forma de canciones: I. Dedicatoria; II. Nunca olvida...; III. Cantares; IV. Los dos miedos; V. Las locas por amor.

Attractive Spanish soprano Ainhoa Arteta is best-known for her operatic performances, so this CD recital (recorded in London's Henry Wood Hall) is all the more welcome for giving us a chance to hear her passionate, expressive voice in a wide range of songs by composers from Italy, France and her native country. Surprisingly, the pieces by Verdi, Puccini and Respighi are rarely recorded - though delightful - while none of Antón García Abril's songs is otherwise available.