Cecilia Bartoli: Homage a Maria Malibran Part 3(a)

[Vanchy58]

muy hermoso! la parte del arpa le da un toque etereo a este momento musical

[fullenglishandtea]

A real pleasure to meet Cecilia in London last year

[WQ673]

Its a wonderfull musik and this is, for me, enough. Very sad is that no records of the Malibran are here. It was too early for this technic. To hear the Malibran in natura would be very interesting and wonderfull, because she must be the greatest sopran

in her time, and in this time the voices, the conductors, the orchesters and the

operas all, where very great. It was a time of high art., and high culture.

[parkerharps]

Nicely performed, but why use a harp c. 1775 for this piece???

[tenore23]

Was the same design still in use? Could it be that?

[parkerharps]

Hi there, given that Erard introduced the 'Empire' design, with twice the tension and a thicker tone in 1794, and then the Grecian in 1812, which was double action, and this work was performed in 1816, I think it much more likely that Rossini was writing for the denser sound of the Earard harp, which would make the piece sound much less baroque... ther is nothing wroung with what she is playing, or how she is playing it, but the sound is not what I would expect from Rossini.

[jhtd4]

very lyrical + beautiful, but maybe .... a bit too slow?

[schambi333]

in my opinion this is the best version of this piece!!! she is the music!!!