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 | | "Bastien und Bastienne" is an innocuously fluffy Singspiel with music written by Mozart at the age of twelve. |
 | | It is charming, rather than profound, and the musical pieces, while short and for the most part simple, do illuminate the psychological state of the characters who sing them, and are always pleasant. |
 | | These arias have Italian texts, and were recorded in 1968, three years after the 1965 recording date for "Bastien und Bastienne." Since my high regard for Peter Schreier's artistry predisposes me to love anything he does, I tried to be as objective as possible in listening to these arias for review purposes. |
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