Rossini drew a line under his hugely successful operatic career at the age of 37 and wrote little until his final years in Paris, where he became renowned for his musical salons. For these he wrote numerous short piano pieces which he jokingly called Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age): sometimes experimental miniatures that can raise a smile or touch the heart, blurring boundaries between the irreverent and the serious. Rossini's publisher Antonio Pacini considered the composer's late works as his most illustrious period: 'what he composes daily is a series of masterpieces that seems as though it will never end.' Including songs and fascinating novelties, this acclaimed complete edition contains a myriad of rarities and numerous world premiere recordings.
26 21. No. 7. Preghiera (Version for Choir and Piano)
27 PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 11: Miscellanée de Musique Vocale (Excerpts)
28 22. No. 9. Salve Amabilis Maria, "Hymne À la Musique"
- Disc 10 -
1 1. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 9: Album Pour Piano, Violon, Violoncelle, Harmonium Et Cor: No. 4. Un Mot À Paganini, "Élégie"
2 2. Allegretto in C Major
3 3. Mélodie in a Major
4 4. Un Mot in a Major
5 Anonymous - Arranger
6 5. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 14: Altri PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse: No. 12. Allegro Agitato in a Minor (Reconstructed for Cello and Piano)
7 6. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 9: Album Pour Piano, Violon, Violoncelle, Harmonium Et Cor: No. 10. Une Larme, Thème Et Variations
8 7. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 8: Album de Château: No. 9. Tarantelle Pur Sang Avec Traversée de la Procession (Version for Choir, Harmonium, Piano and Clochette)
9 8. Thème Et Variations in E minor
10 PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 9: Album Pour Piano, Violon, Violoncelle, Harmonium Et Cor: No. 8. Prélude, Thème Et Variations
11 9. Andante Maestoso I
12 10. Allegro Moderato
13 11. Andante Maestoso II
14 12. Waltz in E-Flat Major (1841 Version)
15 13. Ritournelle Pour L'adagio Du Trio D'attila
16 Traditional - Classical Composer
17 Rossini, Gioachino - Arranger
18 14. Marlbrough S'en Va-T-En Guerre (Arr. G. Rossini for Piano)
19 PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 14: Altri PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse (Excerpts)
20 15. No. 14. L'ultimo Pensiero. Un Rien
21 16. No. 10. Metastasio Pour Album, "Sogna Il Guerrier"
22 17. Petit Souvenir
23 18. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 11: Miscellanée de Musique Vocale: No. 10. Giovanna D'arco
- Disc 11 -
1 1. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 1: Album Italiano: No. 3. Bolero, "Tirana Alla Spagnola (Rossinizzata)"
2 2. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 1: Album Italiano: No. 5. Arietta, "La Fioraja Fiorentina"
3 3. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 11: Miscellanée de Musique Vocale: No. 7. Arietta All'antica, Dedotta Dal O Salutaris Ostia
4 4. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 2: Album Français: No. 3. Ariette, "Pompadour, la Grande Coquette"
5 5. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 3: Morceaux Réservés: No. 8. Elégie, "Au Chevet D'un Mourant"
6 6. Mi Lagnerò Tacendo (Philip Gossett Private Collection)
7 7. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 11: Miscellanée de Musique Vocale: No. 3. Amour Sans Espoir, "Tirana All'espagnole Rossinizé"
8 8. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 1: Album Italiano: No. 2. Arietta, "La Lontananza"
9 9. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 1: Album Italiano: No. 11. Arietta (Sonetto), "Il Fanciullo Smarrito"
12 PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 3: Morceaux Réservés (Excerpts)
13 9. No. 5. Gammes: L'amour À Pékin, Petite Mélodie Sur la Gamme Chinoise
14 10. No. 3. Tirana Pour 2 Voix, "Les Amants de Séville"
15 PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 11: Miscellanée de Musique Vocale (Excerpts)
16 11. No. 4. a Ma Belle Mère, "Requiem Eternam"
17 12. No. 5. O Salutaris, de Campagne
18 13. PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 13: Musique Anodine: Prélude
19 PÉCHÉS de Vieillesse, Vol. 13: Musique Anodine
20 14. No. 1. Mi Lagnerò Tacendo: Andantino
21 15. No. 2. Mi Lagnerò Tacendo: Andantino Mosso
22 16. No. 3. Mi Lagnerò Tacendo: Andantino Moderato
23 17. No. 4. Mi Lagnerò Tacendo: Allegretto Moderato
24 18. No. 5. Mi Lagnerò Tacendo: Andantino Moderato
25 19. No. 6. Mi Lagnerò Tacendo: Allegretto Moderato
26 20. Gioachino Rossini
Rossini drew a line under his hugely successful operatic career at the age of 37 and wrote little until his final years in Paris, where he became renowned for his musical salons. For these he wrote numerous short piano pieces which he jokingly called Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age): sometimes experimental miniatures that can raise a smile or touch the heart, blurring boundaries between the irreverent and the serious. Rossini's publisher Antonio Pacini considered the composer's late works as his most illustrious period: 'what he composes daily is a series of masterpieces that seems as though it will never end.' Including songs and fascinating novelties, this acclaimed complete edition contains a myriad of rarities and numerous world premiere recordings.