Portrait Pilar Lorengar Pilar Lorengar

• 1 Casta Diva, che inargenti - Ah! Bello, a me ritorna 11:06
• 2 Signore, Ascolta! Ah, Signore Ascolta 02:33
• 3 Piangerò la sorte mia 07:36
• 4 La Maya y el Ruiseñor 06:33
• 5 Un bel dì vedremo levarsi un fil di fumo 04:42
• 6 Mi chiamano Mimi 05:00
• 7 Le violette 02:16
• 8 Ach, ich fühl's 04:30
• 9 Crudele 07:10
• 10 Ernani, involiami 04:42
• 11 E strano 07:29
• 12 Con Qué la Lavaré? 02:35
• 13 Vos Me Matásteis, Niña en Cabello 02:24
• 14 De Dónde Venis, Amore? 01:06
• 15 De los Álamos Vengo, Madre 02:10
• 16 Asturiana 03:14
• 17 El Paño Murciano 01:48
• 18 Por el Aire Van los Suspiros de Mi Amante 01:10
• 19 De Cádiz a Gibraltar Que Buen Caminito 00:53
• 20 A la Flor, a la Pitiflor 01:18
• 21 No Quiero Tus Avellanas 03:30
• 22 Cómo Quieras Que Adivine 02:15
• 23 Mañanita de San Juan 03:37
• 24 El Majo Discreto 01:40
• 25 El Tra la la y el Punteado 01:14
• 26 El Mirar de la Maja 03:24
• 27 Madre, Unos Ojuelos VI 02:33
• 28 Cantarcillo 03:11
• 29 Después Que Te Conoci 03:29
• 30 I. La zingara 02:13
• 31 III. Ad una stella 03:29
• 32 Stornello 02:04
• 33 IV. Lo spazzacamino 02:35
• 34 V. Perduta ho la pace 04:22
• 35 Dolente immagine di fille mia 02:36
• 36 Zufriedenheit, K. 349 02:05
• 37 Komm, liebe Zither, K. 351 02:02
• 38 Das Kinderspiel, K. 598 01:47
• 39 Ridente la calma, K. 152 03:24
• 40 Nò Se Emenderá Jamás 06:15
• 41 Tres Morillas Me Enamoran 01:44
• 42 A la Sombra de Mis Cabellos 01:42
• 43 Enfermo Estaba Antioco 01:29
• 44 Mira Nero de Tarpeya 01:05
• 45 Con Qué la Lavaré? 03:30
• 46 De los Álamos Vengo 00:49
• 47 Triste Estaba el Rey David 01:55
• 48 Durandarte 03:57
• 49 Guarte el Rey Don Sancho 01:06
• 50 La Mañana de San Juan 00:47
• 51 Ay, de Mi 01:26
• 52 I. Zorongo 02:20
• 53 II. Las Tres Hojas 01:39
• 54 III. El Cafe de Chinitas 02:45
• 55 IV. Las Reyes de la Baraja 01:13
• 56 V. Anda Jaleo 01:51
• 57 VI. Los Cuatro Muleros 01:37
• 58 VII. Romance de Don Boiso 03:37
• 59 VIII. Los Pelegrinitos 02:59
• 60 IX. La Tarara 01:14
• Total Runtime 02:56:45

Info for Portrait Pilar Lorengar

​Pilar Lorengar, the Spanish singer whose adopted home city was Berlin, especially owed her worldwide but unobtrusive fame to the operatic stage. She was famous for a repertoire ranging from the youthful heroines of Mozart, the youthful dramatic heroines of Verdi and Puccini to tragic girlish figures such as Tchaikovsky's Tatiana and Janáček's Jenůfa. The three CDs of the present compilation with arias and Lieder contain sound documents from the singer's first Berlin years, studio and live recordings made between 1959 and 1962. Lorengar shows herself from a rather unusual side in them, both in the field of opera and in the Lieder: she is not heard here in her established Mozart role of Donna Elvira, but as Donna Anna; in addition, she can be heard singing repertoire that was unusual for her, e.g. the prayer „Casta Diva" from Bellini's Norma, „Piangerò la sorte mia" from Handel's Cleopatra and a Handel cantata, an aria from a Scarlatti opera, the „Ernani, involiami" of Elvira from Verdi's early opera „Ernani" and the role of Rosario from the opera „Goyescas" by Granados. The Mozart singer also reveals herself here to be an agreeable Lied singer; where she already brings her sensitivity for this genre into play with Mozart, she then enriches her programme with the inclusion of a love lament by Bellini and Lied-like aria sketches - four canzonette by the young Verdi. With two thirds of this anthology, Pilar Lorengar then covers an area that pays homage to the musical traditions of her homeland. As a young schoolgirl in Madrid, she acquired extensive theatrical practice and presence in the music cafes and the zarzuela theatre. In her contributions to the present release, she unfolds a panorama of Spanish music history extending over five centuries, ranging from the vocal art of the 16th-century vihuelistas to the folklore collections and adaptations of Federico García Lorca. The modern guitar is the legitimate successor to the time-honoured vihuela, and Siegfried Behrend is Pilar Lorengar's congenial partner in theseart songs.

“[an] abundance of delights … if you want to revel in the beauty and freshness of one of the postwar era’s most lovable soprano voices in its youthful prime, this is a set to head for.” (Opera)

Pilar Lorengar, viola da gamba
Richard Klemm, viola da gamba
Siegfried Behrend, guitar
Hertha Klust, piano
RIAS-Kammerchor
RIAS-Orchester RSO Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra