Compilations and classic songs that put you in mind of the city, from Traveler’s city playlist.
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Compilations:
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons/Fritz Kreisler: Concerto for Violin, Gil Shaham and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gil Shaham and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra breathe new life into Vivaldi’s oft-played classic.
Il Liuto a Venezia, Massimo Lonardi
Performance of Renaissance lute music by Massimo Lonardi, recorded in the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore.
Prometeo, Tragedia dell’ascolto, Various Artists
The libretto to 20th-century Venetian composer Luigi Nono’s 1984 opera was written by Venice’s current mayor, philosopher Massimo Cacciari.
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Placido Domingo and the Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
Placido Domingo and the Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra perform Wagner’s opera; the second act was composed in Venice, and gondolier’s calls inspired the shepherd’s horn at the start of the third.
Ciao Venezia, Umberto De Preda
Catchy if corny production of traditional folk classics including “Gondolì Gondolà,” “Do Basi De Fogo,” and the title song and gondola standard “Ciao Venezia.”
Classic songs:
From madrigals to opera to gondola music, Venice has a long and varied history of inspiring local composers and foresti (foreigners) who have flocked to the quiet city for inspiration. Here’s a sampling through the ages:
1. “O passai sparsi, madrigal for 12 voices” (Andrea Gabrieli) by Robin Blaze, Nicholas Mulroy, English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
2. “Lamento Della Ninfa, madrigal in 3 sections for 1-4 voices (from book 8)” (Claudio Monteverdi) by La Venexiana
3. “Keyboard Sonata in A Flat Major” (Baldassare Galuppi) by Peter Seivewright.
4. “La Lugubre Gondole” (Franz Liszt) by Krystian Zimerman
5. “La biondina in gondoleta” (Antonio Lamberti) by Joyce DiDonato
6. “Com’é Triste Venezia” by Charles Aznavour
7. “Ciao Venezia” by Umberto Da Preda
8. “The Carnival of Venice” (Jean-Baptiste Arban) by Wynton Marsalis
