La Mia Preghiera [Import]

Product Description
Compilation from Italian Pop Singer Pupo, Includes 'la Mia Preghiera', 'quel Sapore De Mare', 'dove Sarai Domani', 'la Luna', and Much More.

La Mia Preghiera,Pupo,Replay [Butterfly],Int'l & World Music,Italian,Italian Pop,Pop

Average customer rating: For historical reference, a must have. A real rarity a voice teacher and early music fan What a beautiful voice! A new world opened in front of me.

Moreschi - The Last Castrato Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Arias for Farinelli Moreschi: The Last Castrato (Life & Times) Farinelli The World of the Castrati: The History of an Extraordinary Operatic Phenomenon Farinelli ASIN: B000000WYS Release Date: 1993-01-21

Tracks:

1. Domine salvum fac
2. Et incarnatus est, Crucifixus
3. Ideale
4. Ave verum
5. Tui sunt coeli
6. Ave verum
7. Crucifixus
8. Crucifixus
9. Pie jesu
10. Hostias et preces
11. Preghiera
12. Ave Maria
13. Incipt lamentatio
14. Laudamus te
15. Improperia
16. La cruda mia Nemica
17. Oremus pro pontifice
18. Pope Leo XIII

Customer Reviews:

For historical reference, a must have........2007-05-09

If you're looking for the best quality recording, it's not due to the recording technologies of that time; Allessandro Moreschi died in 1922. But, if you want to hear how a castrato could sound like, it's a great recording reference. Sound quality is average; a lot of hiss and clicks. The singer or the singing "seems" average too: a lot of scooping (remember: different times, different singing techniques, different tastes; could be the result of singing in the acoustics of the Sistine Chapel). But, I don't regret my choice because I wanted a recording I could go back to and appreciate the evolution of singing throughout history.

A real rarity.......2007-05-07

Very interesting and rare recordings of the last castrato, even if his voice was at that time already rather exhausted. The most fascinating thing is to hear from living the voice of a Pope of the XIXth Century as Leo XIII was.

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-10-03

Professor Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922),made in 1902-3 about 10 recordings all devoted to 19th century religious music. For us today the great question is: how far do Moreschi's records allow us to form any notion of the characteristics of castrato singing in the great periods? To that question there can be no certain answer, but I think that the resemblance must be slight! To begin with Moreschi's technique, far from being impeccable, often sounds shaky; in some passages he fumbles for his notes and wavers almost comically as Florence Foster Jenkins herself. These vocal shortcomings can hardly be ascribed to the singer's advanced age, for in his mid-forties he ought to have been not far past him prime. Ancient though the records are, they are reasonably well-recorded and probably give a fairly accurate impression of Moreschi's tone quality, if not his volume. The voice, unquestionably a soprano, resembles that of neither boy or woman, being stronger than the one and less sauve than the other. And I am totally sure that he is a long way from Farinelli. He is surprising, but never exquisite. The most painful for me to listen to were:'Ave Verum' Mozart- 'Crucifixus' from 'Petite Messe Solenelle' Rossini-and 'Ave Maria' Schubert. My problem with this disc is no doubt the fact that I would not want anyone to think that Moreschi's voice even in his prime was in any way equal to the great castrati singers of the 17th century!!!!

What a beautiful voice!.......2005-08-16

Moreschi's voice is incredibly beautiful. You have to get beyond the fact that this is an old recording and just listen to him hit those high notes without sounding shrill or breaking apart. In the end, this is your only chance to listen to a real castrato, and a good one at that.

A new world opened in front of me........2005-08-16

As a long-time lover of classical music but an amateur in opera I got interested into the opera voices and the castrato voices especially since I read a book about the castratos (Anne Rice: Cry to Heaven).
I was at first slightly shocked about the CD. Spoiled by our standards today I had to get used to the voices and especially to the low quality of the recordings (1902-04). The more I was listening the better I liked it. I started to understand that this long ago poeple were feeling different and therefore singing different. So many more emotions and so much suffering, you can hear it in the music if you can open up to it and, ignore the bad technical part of it.
I don't regret buying this rare recording since it gave me more than just music.
Thanks for saving these recordings and thanks to Amazon for making it possible to buy them.

Average customer rating: warning: no libretto Excellent in every way, yet another ignored Verdi Voice! Musical Sheet Lightning

Verdi: La Forza del Destino Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Verdi: Il Trovatore Verdi: Macbeth Puccini - La Rondine / Gheorghiu · Alagna · Matteuzzi · Mula · Rinaldi · Ciofi · Bacelli · LSO · Pappano Verdi: Stiffelio Verdi: Attila ASIN: B000BO0GPO Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. Overture - Philharmonia Orchestra
2. Introduzione-Scena: 'Buona Notte, Mia Figlia' - John Tomlinson
3. Recitativo: 'Temea Restasse Qui Fino A Domani' - Jean Rigby
4. Romanza: 'Me Pellegrina Ed Orfana' - Rosalind Plowright
5. Scena: 'M'aiuti, Signoria' - Jean Rigby
6. Duetto: 'Ah, Per Sempre, O Mio Bell'angiol...Seguirti Fino Agl'ultimi' - Jose Carreras
7. Scena-Finale I: 'E Tardi...Vil Seduttor' - Various Artists
8. Coro-Ballabile: 'Hola, Hola, Hola! Ben Giungi, O Multattier' - Mark Curtis
9. Scena: 'La Cena E Pronta'/Recitativo: 'Viva La Guerra' - Various Artists
10. Canzone: 'Al Suon Del Tamburo' - Various Artists
11. Preghiera: 'Padre Eterno Signor...Pieta Di Noi' - Various Artists
12. Scena: 'Viva La Buona Compagnia'/Recitativo: 'Poich'imberbe E L'incognito' - Various Artists
13. Ballata: 'Son Pereda, Son Ricco D'onore' - Various Artists
14. Scena, Coro E Ripresa Della Danza: 'Sta Bene' - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Aria: 'Son Giunta! Grazie, O Dio!...Madre, Pietosa Vergine' - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
2. Scena: 'Chi Siete?' - Juan Pons
3. Scena E Duetto: 'Chi Mi Cerca?...Infelice, Delusa, Reietta' - Paata Burchuladze
4. Finale II: 'Il Santo Nome Di Dio Signore...La Vergine Degli Angeli' - Various Artists
5. Scena: 'Attenti Al Gioco' - Jose Carreras
6. 'La Vita E Inferno All'infelice' - Jose Carreras
7. Romanza: 'Oh, Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli' - Jose Carreras
8. Scena E Duettino: 'Al Tradimento...Amici In Vita, In Morte' - Jose Carreras
9. Scena: 'All'armi!'/Battaglia: 'Arde La Mischia!'/Scena: 'Piano...Qui Posi' - Various Artists
10. Duettino: 'Solenne In Quest'ora' - Renato Bruson
11. Scena: 'Morrir! Tremenda Cosa!' - Renato Bruson
12. Aria: 'Urna Fatale Del Mio Destino...Egli E Salvo! Oh Gioia Immensa' - Jose Carreras

Tracks:

1. Ronda: 'Compagni, Sostiamo' - Abrosian Opera Chorus
2. Scena E Duetto: 'Ne Gustare M'e Dato Un'ora Di Quiete...Oh Tradimento!' - Renato Bruson
3. Coro: 'Lorche Pifferi E Tamburi' - Abrosian Opera Chorus
4. Strofe: 'Venite All'indovina' - Agnes Baltsa
5. Scena: 'Que, Vivandiere, Un Sorso' - Agnes Baltsa
6. Arietta: 'A Buon Mercato'/Coro: 'Pane, Pan Per Carita' - Various Artists
7. 'Che Vergogna!' - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
8. Coro-Taratella: 'Nella Guerra, E La Follia' - Various Artists
9. Predica: 'Toh, Toh! Poffare Il Mondo'/(Recitativo): 'Lasciatelo Ch'ei Vada' - Juan Pons
10. Rataplan: 'Rataplan' - Various Artists
11. Coro Ed Aria Buffia: 'Fate La Carita...Che? Siete All'osteria?' - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
12. Scena E Duetto: 'Auf! Pazienza Non V'ha Che Basti...Del Mondo I Disinganni'/Scena: 'Giunge Qualcun..Aprite' - Paata Burchuladze
13. Scena E Duetto: 'Invano, Alvaro, Ti Celasti Al Mondo...Col Sangue Sol Cancellasi L'infamia' - Renato Bruson
14. Melodia: 'Pace, Pace, Mio Dio' - Jean Rigby
15. Scena E Terzetto Finale: 'Io Muoio...Confessione!...Non Imprecare, Umilitati' - Various Artists

Customer Reviews:

warning: no libretto.......2007-02-22

This is a good recording, no doubt about it, but costumers should be aware of the fact that there is no libretto included, but only a detailed synopsis.

Excellent in every way, yet another ignored Verdi Voice!.......2007-01-06

Fortunately, we do not have too many recordings of Forza to choose from. It is hard to cast those roles, so dramatic and long winded and phrases requiring piano and fortissimo and Rosalind Plowright was up to the challenge, but you need more than a big voice to justify Forza, you need TEXTURE too - depth, width, and sheen! No wonder, the opera has vanished from the repertory.

According to what I've heard, she was a Verdi soprano par excellence! Her tendency to cut the top notes short, play with the rhythm at times, and bottle up the tone can't detract from that awesome exciting voice AND that excellent Verdi beat. HOWERVER, Rosalind Plowright seemed to assiduously avoid the typical Verdian soprano sound a la Milanov, Price, Dunn, and Arroyo etc but opted for a brighter sound every bit as huge and crisp as Crespin and as veiled as the Callas of the 1960's. All this makes for an avalanche of a voice that must have raised the roof. She is very very thrilling to hear and this explains why she was a Verdi soprano of choice in Europe during the Milllo and Dunn years. I assume her voice didn't please everyone because it was unwieldy at the top, again like Crespin and also the tone hardened at times; in fact, i must repeat, she sounds exactly like a combination of Callas and Crespin. But make no mistake, those great divas never wrapped their great voices around Verdian phrases like Plowright, especially in .."Son Giunto, grazie o Dio" for in this regard she joins that long line of Verdians going way back to Arangi-Lombardi, Ponselle, and Milanov -- this is Art and anyone who has studied Verdi can identify a Verdian of this caliber. You Verdians out there know what I mean.

Carerras is close to the microphone, and this forcing does not do well in Verdi. Nevertheless, there is an honesty with this man, a passion, an innate truth. I prefer him dead or alive to Domingo, but he is not at the technical level of Domingo or Aragall. Preziosilla is Ms. Baltsa, and how well she sings. I am a FAN of RENATO BRUSON so its not fair to sing his praises!

Giuseppe Sinopoli is intense and he achieves a noble Verdi sound appropriate for Forza, nice and warm sounding but rhythmic indeed. I do like his work in this Forza and I think his work as a Verdian has NOT been bettered, not even by Jimmy Levine who I also really like. However, Trovatore belonged to Zubin Mehta and Humberg (I think I spelled it right - he is on the Naxos Trovatore)

TOP MODERN VERDI -- THAT IS MY ASSESSMENT!

Musical Sheet Lightning.......2006-10-11

Although Verdi's basic style was established early in Nabucco (1842), he keeps getting better down through the 1860s with the spectacular La Forza del Destino and Don Carlo. In listening to his operas after 1870, I am too familiar with Aida and Otello to be deeply impressed with them; and I have never cared for Falstaff. The progress toward "true music drama" climaxing in Otello does not concern me although Boito's brilliant libretto makes that 1887 opera one of Verdi's best. The setting and plot of La Forza del Destino interest me more than any other Verdi opera. The accidental killing of a father, the brother's irrational but deadly vendetta and ,above all, the role played by Italian monasticism capture my imagination. Verdi's supercharged music is convincing at every point. What could be more electric than the brooding overture with its mournful clarinet melody? Leonora prays convincingly to the Virgin and then with a group of monks in Act II. I recall the role played by Italian monasticism in Ann Radcliffe's striking novel The Italian published in the 1790s, the same decade that Cherubini's Medee set the pattern of "grand opera," a basic element in Verdi despite all the talk about "music drama" without arias. Ewen observes, "With its pronounced dramatic content and enriched harmonic and orchestral writing, La Forza del Destino represents a gradual departure from the style of La Traviata toward that of Aida." I prefer to see this brilliant opera as a end in itself apart from any progressive scheme.

I appreciate most the interaction of keen drama with religion in a form preferable to the rather morbid religious-secular dualism of Wagner's Tannhauser. Although Verdi's monks may sing quietly, the religious element blends with the plot more convincingly than in Wagner's schematically opposed Pilgrim's Chorus and Venusberg music. Even more striking is the contrast between Verdi's opera and Tchaikovsky's frantic Eugen Onegin where the protagonist's stupid egotism results in a tragic duel. In Act IV of La Forza del Destino the noble lover Alvaro tries to convince the vengeful Carlo that "God alone can bring retribution." Although Carlo murders his sister and Alvaro is weak enough to curse his "destiny" (secular language for the overruling sovereignty of God), the last word goes to Padre Guadiano in "Non imprecare, umiliati." In addition to all these features the performance gives us Agnes Baltsa as an entertaining gypsy Preziosilla. Verdi measures out just the right amount of this change of pace rather than making us wallow in it as does Bizet's Carmen. In his great tragic opera, Verdi proves once for all that one of the best forms of opera is high-tension theater. His work forms a perfect complement to the operas of Meyerbeer.

Average customer rating: Great performance spoiled by the sound engineers

Verdi: La forza del destino Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Verdi: Il Trovatore Verdi: Un ballo in maschera / Domingo, Ricciarelli, Bruson, Raimondi, Gruberova, Abbado ASIN: B000026CZ4 Release Date: 1993-01-01

Tracks:

1. Ov - Orch Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Riccardo Muti
2. Act One. Intro - Scena: Buona Notte, Mia Figlia - Giorgio Surian/Mirella Freni
3. Act One. Recitativo E Romanza: Temea Restasse Qui Fino A Domani - Francesca Garbi/Mirella Freni
4. Act One. Recitativo E Romanza: Me, Pellegrina Ed Orfana... - Mirella Freni
5. Act One. Scena E Duetto: M'aiuti, Signorina, Piu Presto Andrem - Francesca Garbi/Mirella Freni
6. Act One. Scena E Duetto: Ah, Per Sempre, O Mio Bell'angiol... - Placido Domingo/Mirella Freni/Francesca Garbi
7. Act One. Finale I: Vil Seduttor! Infame Figlia! - Giorgio Surian/Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo
8. Act Two. Chor Ballabile: Hola, Hola, Hola! Ben Giungi, O Mulattier - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
9. Act Two. Scena: La Cena E Pronta - Silvestro Sammaritano/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Giorgio Zancanaro
10. Act Two. Scena: Che Vedo! Mio Fratello! - Mirella Freni/Silvestro Sammaritano/Giorgio Zancanaro/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano...
11. Act Two. Recitativo E Canzone: Viva La Guerra! - Dolora Zajic/Giorgio Zancanaro/Silvestro Sammaritano/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano...
12. Act Two. Recitativo E Canzone: Al Suon Del Tamburo - Dolora Zajic/Giorgio Zancanaro/Silvestro Sammaritano/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano...
13. Act Two. Prayer: Padre Eterno Signor... - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Giorgio Zancanaro/Silvestro Sammaritano...
14. Act Two. Scena: Viva La Buona Compagnia! - Giorgio Zancanaro/Dolora Zajic/Silvestro Sammaritano/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano...
15. Act Two. Scena E Ballata: Poich' E Imberbe L'incognito... - Giorgio Zancanaro/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Silvestro Sammaritano
16. Act Two. Scena E Ballata: Son Pereda, Son Ricco D'onore - Giorgio Zancanaro/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
17. Act Two. Scena, Coro E Ripresa Della Danza: Sta Bene - Silvestro Sammaritano/Dolora Zajic/Giorgio Zancanaro/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano...
18. Act Two. Aria: Sono Giunta! Grazie, O Dio! - Mirella Freni
19. Act Two. Aria: Madre, Pietosa Vergine... - Mirella Freni/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
20. Act Two. Scena: Chi Siete? - Sesto Bruscantini/Mirella Freni
21. Act Two. Sena E Duetto: Chi Mi Cerca? - Paul Plishka/Mirella Freni/Sesto Bruscantini
22. Act Two. Sena E Duetto: Infelice, Delusa, Rejetta... - Mirella Freni/Paul Plishka

Tracks:

1. Act Two. Finale II: Il Santo Nome Di Dio Signore Sia Benedetto - Paul Plishka/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
2. Act Two. Finale II: La Vergine Degli Angeli - Sesto Bruscantini/Paul Plishka/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
3. Act Three. Scena E Romanza: Attenti Al Gioco, Attenti, Attenti Al Gioco... - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
4. Act Three. Scena E Romanza: La Vita E Inferno All'infelice... - Placido Domingo
5. Act Three. Scena E Romanza: O Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli... - Placido Domingo
6. Act Three. Scena E Duettino: Al Tradimento! - Giorgio Zancanaro/Chor Del Teatro All Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Placido Domingo
7. Act Three. Scena E Battaglia: All'armi! - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Frank Hadrian
8. Act Three. Scena E Duettino: Piano...Qui Posi...Approntisi Il Mio Letto - Giorgio Zancanaro/Frank Hadrian/Placido Domingo
9. Act Three. Scena E Duettino: Solenne In Quest'ora - Placido Domingo/Giorgio Zancanaro
10. Act Three. Scena Ed Aria: Morir! Tremenda Cosa! - Giorgio Zancanaro
11. Act Three. Scena Ed Aria: Urna Fatale Del Mio Destino... - Giorgio Zancanaro
12. Act Three. Scena Ed Aria: E S'altra Prova Rinvenir Potessi? - Giorgio Zancanaro/Frank Hardian
13. Act Three. Ronda: Compagni, Sostiamo... - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
14. Act Three. Scena E Duetto: Ne Gustare M'e Un'Ora Di Quiete - Placido Domingo/Giorgio Zancanaro/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
15. Act Three. Chor E Strofe: Lorche Pifferi E Tamburi Par Che Assordino La Terra - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Dolora Zajic
16. Act Three. Scena Ed Arietta: Qua, Vivandiere, Un Sorso - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
17. Act Three. Scena Ed Arietta: A Buon Mercato Chi Vuol Comprare? - Ernesto Gavazzi/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola
18. Act Three. Chor: Pane, Pan, Per Carita! - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Dolora Zajic
19. Act Three. Chor - Tarantella: Nella Guerra E La Follia... - Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Dolora Zajic
20. Act Three. Predica: Toh! Toh! Poffare Il Mondo! Che Tempone! - Sesto Bruscantini/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Dolora Zajic
21. Act Three. Rataplan: Rataplan, Rataplan, Della Gloria... - Dolora Zajic/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Dolora Zajic

Tracks:

1. Act Four. Chor Ed Aria Buffa: Fate La Carita, E Un' Ora Che Aspettiamo! - Sesto Bruscantini/Chor Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Giulio Bertola/Dolora Zajic
2. Act Four. Scena E Duetto: Auf! Pazienza Non V'ha Che Basti! - Sesto Bruscantini/Paul Plishka
3. Act Four. Scena E Duetto: Del Mondo I Disinganni... - Paul Plishka/Sesto Bruscantini
4. Act Four. Scena: Giunge Qualcuno, Aprite... - Paul Plishka/Sesto Bruscantini
5. Act Four. Scena E Duetto: Invano Alvaro Ti Celasti Al Mondo... - Giorgio Zancanaro/Placido Domingo
6. Act Four. Scena E Duetto: Le Minaccie, I Fieri Accenti... - Placido Domingo/Giogio Zancanaro
7. Act Four. Melodia: Pace, Pace Mio Dio! - Mirella Freni
8. Act Four. Scena E Terzetto Finale: Lo Muoio! Confessione! - Giorgio Zancanaro/Placido Domingo/Mirella Freni
9. Act Four. Scena E Terzetto Finale: Non Imprecare, Umiliati A Lui Ch'e Giusto E Santo... - Paul Plishka/Mirella Freni/Placido Domingo

Customer Reviews:

Great performance spoiled by the sound engineers.......2006-12-13

This recording features a terrific cast of singers, all in very good voice. And Riccardo Muti conducts the forces of La Scala in a great outpouring of passion. So why only three stars? Quite simply, the recording is irreparably marred by poor sound quality. There are two problems. First, the microphones are placed way too far from the performers--and second, the recording studio is painfully deficient in natural reverberation. Increase your playback volume, and the resultant sound becomes strident, even harsh. I assure you that no amount of fiddling with your stereo's settings will substantially ameliorate this situation. The performance lacks all sense of presence. My ear simply could not adjust--and I therefore cannot recommend this otherwise fine performance.

Your best bet for "La Forza del Destino" will undoubtedly be the Levine recording, which features great sound, the only drawback being Leontyne Price in a voice that is just slightly past its prime.

All in all, a terrible shame--because Freni and Domingo are both just terrific here in this recording . . . singing somewhere out there in the distance.

Average customer rating: a rare and beautiful selection

Mercadante - Les Soirées Italiennes / Miricioiu, Kenny, Matteuzzi, Ford, Miles, Magee; Harper Saverio Mercadante , Nelly Miricioiu , Yvonne Kenny , William Matteuzzi , Bruce Ford , Alastair Miles , Garry Magee , and David Harper Manufacturer: Opera Rara ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Mercadante Rediscovered Mercadante - Orazi e Curiazi / Miricioiu · Jerome · Michaels-Moore · A. Miles · Rhys-Davies · Nilon · PO · Parry ASIN: B00000JLL1 Release Date: 1999-07-13

Customer Reviews:

a rare and beautiful selection.......2002-05-26

you're not likely to have heard any of these songs before, but I daresay you should hear them again now that they are part of the repertoire; at least I hope so. Most of the songs are wonderful especially the selections sung by tenors Bruce Ford and William Matteuzzi (Il pastore Svizzero is my favorite)

Average customer rating: Like You Just Stepped Into A Salon

Il Sibilo (The Whisper) Manufacturer: Opera Rara UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Pacini, Giovanni | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: La Partenza Il primo dolce affanno (The First Sweet Pain) ASIN: B00005RT4X Release Date: 2002-02-12

Customer Reviews:

Like You Just Stepped Into A Salon.......2002-03-10

Opera Rara's Il Salotto series documents the salon music of the 19th century. It's a change from Opera Rara's usual heady fare, and this edition is perhaps the most light-hearted so far. It focuses on music that would have been performed by amateurs and not by the operatic stars that often were invited to the salons of the fabulously wealthy. Of the 32 songs documented here, 27 appeared in a forgotten and short-lived Neapolitan journal "Il Sibilo" from 1843-1845. Every second issue had a song by a well-known composer printed on the back page. Among the composers represented were Donizetti, Pacini, and Mercadante. Other figures such as Cammarano, Lillo, and Crescentini, who are less familiar, were also featured.

Since the songs were printed on a single page, they are very short-only a few of the tracks actually make the two minute mark. They are great fun, and demand very little of the listener. Yet they are not insubstantial as artistic accomplishments. The words and music are invariably clever, and more than one of them has the barbed point of an O. Henry story - witness the charming little melody that accompanies a wish for the singer's ex-lover to choke to death on a morsel of food, or the fervent ode to a woman's beauty that ends with an accusation of frigidity.

The singers approach these little delicacies with such enthusiasm that one can almost close one's eyes and imagine being in a warm, inviting salon surrounded by laughter, animated conversation, and of course, good music. Sopranos Nuccia Focile and Donata D'Annunzio Lombardi sing with grace and beauty while still capturing the light-heartedness and intimacy of these ditties. Paul Charles Clark is a rather whiny tenor of the Maurice Arthur ilk, but his captivating hamminess in his selections more than compensates for what he may lack in vocal beauty. Bass Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, the excellent and strikingly handsome Opera Rara regular, uses his rich and expressive voice to advantage. The pianist, David Harper, who is also featured in the other Salotto releases, continues in this series his tasteful and highly expressive accompaniment of this forgotten fare. He coaxes melodies from the keyboard with sensitivity and emotional intelligence; yet there is genuine humor and a sense of mischievous fun in his playing - which makes him the perfect choice to accompany these tongue-in-cheek pieces.

Jeremy Commons provides detailed and interesting notes, which not only discuss the fascinating history of `Il Sibilo', but also chronicle his own accidental rediscovery of the journal and these very songs in 1972. English translations and commentaries are provided on all the songs. The booklet and box are most luxurious, with beautiful, brilliantly colored art reproductions and vibrant color photography of the recording sessions in progress. Even the CD itself is embossed with the music from one of the Pacini songs. This is a sumptuous release that spares no expense, but you can listen to it in bite-sized morsels or - more likely - to the whole thing in a sitting. And you may find yourself thinking of converting a room in your own home into a salon.

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Verdi Arias Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bergonzi, Carlo | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cassinelli, Ricardo | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Carlo Bergonzi - The Sublime Voice ~ 40 Tracks from the Legendary Tenor Carlo Bergonzi - Italian Songs ~ Bellini · Verdi · Danza · Tosti · Donizetti · Rossini · Mascagni · Puccini The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda Russian Album ASIN: B00027LE5Q Release Date: 2004-07-13

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Aspects of Verdi and Bel Canto!.......2004-10-02

Mr. Bergonzi is a famous Verdi tenor and this collection is simply sublime, beyond words. His singing is both accented and lyrical, perhaps too lyric for the ideal Verdi voice. Bergonzi's Verdi comes with a bel canto approach.


Well this is where we may separate a Verdi voice from Verdi style. Bergonzi is a Verdi stylist par excellence and deserves the highest respect possible where certainly no other tenor since Lauri Volpi, with his more virile and wide ranging voice, has realized the magnitude and beauty of Verdi's style combined with the great dramatic accents and declamation.

Among the greatest Verdi stylists, which are rarer among tenors than the other voice categories, are Martinelli, Lauri-Volpi, Bergonzi, and even Veriano Luchetti; rare indeed but these men have the tone, the accent, the power, the legato, and the INTELLIGENCE to bring Verdi's drama to life. That is what Verdi wanted after all: "Accent Accent Accent"

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