VIARDOT: Mélodies based on Chopin's Mazurkas [CD de audio] Elisa Triulzi, Marina Comparato, Serena Rubini and Viardot

Pauline Viardot was one of the most famous and cosmopolitan artists of the 19th century. Daughter of the famous tenor García Viardot (one of Rossini's favorite singers) and sister of María Malibran (the most famous soprano of the time), Pauline Viardot performed as a singer in the main European theaters, obtaining triumphs everywhere, she carried out For years she had a passionate relationship with the Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev and her legendary Parisian salon hosted some of the most prominent personalities of the time, including George Sand, Alfred de Musset, Gioachino Rossini, Fryderyk Chopin and Hector Berlioz. As a composer, Viardot wrote a series of charming vocal works, many of which were based on the themes of Chopin's mazurkas, which she often performed accompanied by the great Polish pianist. This album presents in the world's first recording a wide selection of this charming production, performed with great sensitivity by the mezzo-soprano Marina Comparato, a highly talented singer who had the honor of making her debut under the baton of Claudio Abbado and who subsequently began an intense international career. Elisa Triulzi, fortepiano