Alary/Servais - Le Lac de Côme: Barcarolle (Transcribed for Cello and Piano)

Giulio Alary (1814–1891) was an Italian composer, mainly known for his songs. His song "Specchio è il lago" was composed for the famous tenor Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794–1854), based on the Italian text by Carlo Pepoli (1796–1881). The song was translated into French with the title "Au Lac de Côme" by Dieudonné Tagliafico.

The Belgian

Giulio Alary (1814–1891) was an Italian composer, mainly known for his songs. His song "Specchio è il lago" was composed for the famous tenor Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794–1854), based on the Italian text by Carlo Pepoli (1796–1881). The song was translated into French with the title "Au Lac de Côme" by Dieudonné Tagliafico.

The Belgian cellist-composer François Servais (1807–1866) transcribed the song for cello and piano under the title "Le Lac de Côme: Barcarolle." According to the Servais scholar Peter François, this transcription was first printed on 18 January 1848. Schott printed more than 3000 copies from 1848 until 1913. It was also published by other firms. The first pages of the piano score and cello part list Servais as the composer. The subtitle on these pages is also spelled "Barcarole." There is no record of Servais performing this transcription or ever meeting Alary.