About this release
'The Loveliest Hours' is the duo's first EP by Gemma Bertagnolli & Alessandro Stella, reflecting a long-standing collaboration across a wide range of repertoire. Recorded live at the 'Trame Sonore Festival' in Mantua, the programme explores Mozart's vocal world through a sequence of songs that often unfold like miniature operas: condensed dramatic scenes where the voice and the keyboard shape character, gesture, and narrative in just a few minutes. The sound is framed by a beautiful replica of an 1804 Anton Walter instrument—marking Alessandro Stella's first recording on a historical keyboard. Co-produced by Extended Place and Oficina OCM, the EP captures the immediacy of a festival performance while offering a vivid portrait of Mozart's theatre of the voice.
The release includes liner notes by Trame Sonore artistic director Carlo Fabiano, the pianist Alessandro Stella and Alfredo Bruno.
Programme
- An Chloe, K. 524
- Das Veilchen, K. 476
- Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte, K. 520
- Die Kleine Spinnerin, K. 531
- Abendempfindung, K. 523
- Das Lied der Trennung, K. 519
- Der Zauberer, K. 472
Singles
Credits
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