Italian composer Franceso Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) wrote more than 350 songs, among which were favorites of famous singers, from Caruso and Tetrazzini in his day to Pavarotti and Carreras in ours. With a direct and simple grace andsensual Italianate vocal lines, his works were in some ways an art music reply to the Neapolitan folk tradition. Featuring 30 Tosti songs available for the first time in two keys, these editions present excellent material forteaching the basics of classical singing as w...

• Addio Fanciulla
• Aprile
• Ave Maria
• A Vucchella
• Chanson de l'adieu
• Chitarrata abruzzese
• Good-Bye (Addio)
• Ideale
• Il pescatore canta
• In van preghi
• L'alba sepàra dalla luce l'ombra
• La mia canzone
• La serenata
• L'ora è tarda
• L'ultima canzone
• L'ultimo bacio
• Luna d'estate
• Malia
• Marechiare
• Mattinata
• Non t'amo piu
• Penso
• Per morire
• Pour un baiser
• Ridonami la calma
• Sogno
• Tormento
• Tristezza
• Vorrei
• Vorrei morire