NEAPOLITAN SONGS – CARLO BERGONZI

UPC: FL 3334

Product Details

• Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi
• Orchestra: Madrid Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Enrico Pessina
• Catalog Number: FL 3334 STEREO
• Format: Stereo Vinyl LP
• Language: Neapolitan / Italian
• Liner Notes: Trilingual – French, English, German
• Arrangers: Salvador Pueyo (A/1–3, B/1–4), Enrico Pessina (A/4–5, B/5)
• Photo: Tamás Revéss
• Design: Miklós Juhász
• Pressing: Dordrecht-Holland
• Processing: Printed in Hungary by Révai Printing House, Budapest

OVERVIEW

CHANTS NAPOLITAINS / NEAPOLITAN SONGS / NEAPOLITANISCHE LIEDER

In this luminous collection, legendary Italian tenor Carlo Bergonzi brings his golden timbre, impeccable style, and innate musicality to the heart of Neapolitan song literature, accompanied by the Madrid Chamber Orchestra under the graceful direction of Enrico Pessina. These beloved melodies, sung in Neapolitan dialect, trace the emotional highs and lows of popular Italian song from the turn of the 20th century to the 1930s. The arrangements—by Salvador Pueyo and Pessina himself—honor the elegance of the repertoire while enriching its lyrical contours with chamber orchestral textures.

This is a rare recital from a singer best known for his Verdi interpretations, showing Bergonzi in a more intimate, folk-infused setting that reveals the Italian tenor tradition’s lyric soul.

PRODUCT FEATURES

Highlights:

• Carlo Bergonzi’s mastery in the Neapolitan idiom, showcasing his unique diction and expressive phrasing.
• Chamber orchestra arrangements offer elegant transparency, allowing the vocal line to shine with clarity.
• Features ten iconic songs spanning four decades of Neapolitan songwriting.
• Richly annotated trilingual liner notes by György Uhrman provide biographical and historical context.
• Pressed in the Netherlands, with high-quality European mastering and printing.

TRACK LISTING

Side A

1. Core ’ngrato (1911) – R. Cordiferro / S. Cardillo
2. I’ te vurria vasà (1900) – V. Russo / E. Di Capua
3. Dicitencello vuje (1930) – E. Fusco / R. Falvo
4. Voce ’e notte (1903) – E. Nicolardi / E. De Curtis
5. Passione (1934) – L. Bovio / V. Nicola / E. Tagliaferri

Side B

1. Pecché? (1919) – G. De Flavis / G. E. Pennino
2. ’Na sera ’e maggio (1937) – G. Pisano / G. Cioffi
3. Chiove (1923) – L. Bovio / E. Nardella
4. Pisciatore e Pusilleco (1925) – E. Murolo / E. Tagliaferri
5. Torna a Surriento (1902) – G. B. De Curtis / E. De Curtis

KEY CREDITS

• Tenor: Carlo Bergonzi
• Conductor & Arranger (Tracks A/4–5, B/5): Enrico Pessina
• Arranger (Tracks A/1–3, B/1–4): Salvador Pueyo
• Orchestra: Madrid Chamber Orchestra
• Liner Notes Author: György Uhrman
• Photography: Tamás Revéss
• Design: Miklós Juhász

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