Annick Massis - Viardot: 10 Songs, 2003

Annick Massis sings a set of 10 fairly uncommon songs composed by Pauline Viardot-Garcia, one of the most significant female musicians of the 19th century. Read more about her monumental singing career and life at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline.... These art songs represent a colorful mix of moods from haunting to showy, sultry to folk-like, a beguiling blend of French, Italian, and Spanish styles.

1. Au jardin de mon père
2. L'oiselet
3. Aime-moi
4. Seize ans
5. La jeune fille
6. Moriro
7. Cancion de Infanta
8. Es Corredor (musique de Manuel Garcia)
9. Hailuli
10. Les Filles de Cadix

Annick Massis, soprano
Jean-Phillippe Collard, piano
Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
12.14.2003 (recorded from Webcast 1.18.2004)