Soirées musicales (Rossini)


Les soirées musicales is a collection of eight songs and four duets by Rossini published by Eugène-Théodore Troupenas in 1835. Richard Osborne comments that "It is more an 'Album de Musique' than a song cycle." The collection was dedicated to "Madame la Comtesse Julie Samoyloff, née Comtesse de Phalen". i.e. Yulya Samoyloff.

Published order

8 Ariettas: generally sung by soprano or mezzo, but can be sung by tenor.
4 Duets:

Liszt versions

Liszt recomposed the pieces for solo piano as Soirees Musicales S424
  • I. La promessa – Canzonetta
  • II. La regata veneziana – Notturno
  • III. L'invito – Bolero
  • IV. La gita in gondola – Barcarola
  • V. Il rimprovero – Canzonetta
  • VI. La pastorella dell' Alpi – Tirolese
  • VII. La partenza – Canzonetta
  • VIII. La pesca – Notturno
  • IX. La danzaTarantella
  • X. La serenata – Notturno
  • XI. L'orgia – Arietta
  • XII. Li marinari – Duetto

Britten versions

Britten adapted some of the pieces in his Soirées musicales Op.9.