Viardot-García: Selected Songs - Volume 1
Composer: Pauline Viardot (García) (1821-1910) Instrumentation: Piano, Voice Binding: Work Languages: German, Italian, Russian (Cyrillic) ISMN: 9790004184776 Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches Pages: 80 Urtext / Critical Edition Look Inside! PDF Preview Listen on Soundcloud Description Miriam-Alexandra Wigber's recordings of songs from this edition can be found on YouTube. This Viardot Edition is the first critical edition of Pauline Viardot's songs. It is based on fair copies of the woman composer, who was one of the most versatile singers and important representatives of the bel canto performance tradition in the 19th century. The present volume includes settings of Russian texts by Pushkin, Feth and Turgenev as well as Italian-language songs based on Tuscan folk lyrics. All songs are accompanied by German translations, which were specifically prepared for the German first edition in the 19th century. The solo Lied with piano accompaniment was Pauline Viardot's