Italian songs (1993)

Ook verschenen onder de titel "The Impatient Lover". "Italian Songs" wekt mogelijk verkeerde verwachtingen. Op deze cd staat geen repertoire uit Italië, maar Italiaanstalige liederen van Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn en Mozart. "This is a powerful and mind-engaging disc, and pianist Schiff does more than his share in partnering the star singer. Even if you have other recordings of these various songs (although I admit to not having heard Beethovens Four Ariettas and a Duet or Schuberts 4 Canzonettas before), you wont want to live without this disc. Here is proof positive that Bartoli is not just a great Italian singer, with all that conjures up in the mind, but a great artist, period." (Allmusic)