2009-01-12

Sol Gabetta's 'Cantabile'

Sol Gabetta
`Cantabile'
(RCA Red Seal)

Sol Gabetta brings a selection of ``cantabile'' opera arias and songs. The Prague Philharmic Orchestra, led by conductor Charles Olivieri-Munroe, accompanies the Argentinean cellist.The CD includes romantic classics like Gounod's ``Je Veux Vivre'' and Offenbach's ``O Mon Cher Amant.''

Gabetta allows the cello to sing rich, mellifluous tunes, expressing all the subtle quivers of the human voice. The musician often says ``I dance with my cello,'' of course not literally, but one can almost see the cello waltz to the music in her rendition of Faure's ``Pavane''

The bouncy bonus track, ``Figaro's Aria'' by Rossini, features pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa.

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