24 Italian Songs & Arias by Women Composers

Leonora Orsini , Per pianto la mia carne
Maddalena Casulana , Se scior si ved’il laccio a cui dianz’io
Francesca Caccini , Non so se quel sorriso
Francesca Caccini , Chi desia di saper
Francesca Caccini , Dispiegate guancie amate
Francesca Caccini , “Aria La pastorella mia”
Settimia Caccini , Due luci ridenti
Claudia Sessa , Occhi io vissi di voi
Vittoria Aleotti / Aleotta , T’amo mia vita
Francesca Campana , S’io ti guardo ti sdegni
Barbara Strozzi , Chi brama in amore
Barbara Strozzi , Amore è bandito
Rosa Giacinta Badalla , Aria from Vuò cercando
Isabella Colbran , Povero cor tu palpiti
Isabella Colbran , Già la notte s’avvicina
Isabella Colbran , La speranza al cor mi dice -
Louise Reichardt , Giusto Amor
Louise Reichardt , Vanne felice rio (High & low keys included)
Louise Reichardt , Se non piange un infelice
Maria Szymanowska , Se spiegar
Maria Malibran , Il Silfo
Pauline Viardot-Garcia , Povera me (High & low keys included)
Pauline Viardot-Garcia , L’innamorata
Pauline Viardot-Garcia , Apri

This volume offers a refreshing alternative to the many Italian Songs and Arias books geared towards young singers. It celebrates women composers who composed solo music in Italian beginning in the Late-Renaissance period. These songs, arias, and madrigals have been compiled and annotated by Nicole Leone and noted vocal pedagogue, Randi Marrazzo, whose "First Solos" volumes continually rank among our most popular vocal collections. The collection includes several songs in multiple keys to make it a great resource for all voice types.