"Sombras Queridas" by Jules Blasini (Curaçao, 1847-1887) with Pamela Smits & Tobias Borsboom скачать в хорошем качестве

"Sombras Queridas" by Jules Blasini (Curaçao, 1847-1887) with Pamela Smits & Tobias Borsboom

"Sombras Queridas” (= Dear Shadows) was composed by Jules François Blasini (Curaçao, 1847-1887). Blasini certainly belongs on the short list of Jan Gerard Palm’s most talented music students. On the recommendation of Count Félix Baciocchi, the director of the Theatre at the French Court of Emperor Napoleon III, Blasini was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris in 1865. He became a student of Georges Mathias, who was himself taught by Frédéric Chopin. Eventually, Blasini returned to Curaçao where he became a celebrated pianist, well known for his excellent piano technique. He was also, in 1878, one of the founders of the first symphonic orchestra in Curaçao in which he played the piano. Blasini also proved to be a talented composer. His compositions reveal a particular refined elegance expressed with a subtle use of rhythm. Blasini dedicated his danza Sombras Queridas to the cousins Lelia and Rachel Capriles. Both Lelia and Rachel were gifted singers who gave numerous performances in Curaçao, singing arias from operas such as La Traviata by Verdi and Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti. Lelia and Rachel were accompanied at the piano on those occasions by Jules Blasini. Blasini wrote this song for two voices in 1887 just one month before his early demise at the age of forty. Pianist Tobias Borsboom (https://www.tobiasborsboom.com) arranged this song, that was written by Blasini in a danza rhythm, for a performance by cellist Pamela Smits (https://www.pamelasmits.com) and himself at the piano. The performance took place on November 3, 2024 in the Zuiderkerk (South Church) in Amsterdam.