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2019-02-05 00:00:00
Beethoven - FIDELIO - Nilsson, Maazel
Ludwig van BeethovenFIDELIOBirgit Nilsson, James McCracken, Kurt BöhmeTom Krause, Graziella Sciutti, Donald GrobeHermann Prey, Kurt Equiluz, Günther AdamKonzertvereinigung Wiener StaatsopernchorWiener Philharmonikerdir : Lorin MaazelLondon 448 104-2 stereo 2 CDs, [P] 1996Recorded Sofiensaal, Wien, March 1964FLAC image files, cuesheets, logs, scans "When we have been so starved of sopranos of her kind in recent years, Nilsson seems something of a paragon in her effortless vocalization, better focused than Voigt’s, but there’s not only the gleaming voice to admire. Her well thought-through characterization, though not quite as moving as Ludwig’s (Klemperer) or Rysanek’s (Fricsay), combines heroic resolve with womanly vulnerability. McCracken’s Florestan, as I have already suggested, seems to have been underrated. His vibrant, heroic tenor is equal to all the demands placed on it and if he occasionally over-emotes he never sentimentalizes his role as Klemperer’s Vickers is inclined to do."Krause is an […]
2016-12-16 16:31:51
I love criticism just so long as it’s unqualified praise
Born on this day in 1899 composer, playwright and actor Noel Coward. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOEDThsbN0A Born on this day in 1775 composer Adrien Boieldieu (the father, not the son.) //www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFaypFJhvo0 Born on this day in 1877 conductor Artur Bodanzky. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU8qQio2CmM Born on this day in 1882 composer Zoltán Kodály. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2BLOHSCOjU Born on this day in 1926 tenor James McCracken. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3A2Zi5EvhE Born on this day in 1929 tenor Donald Grobe. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZzMiqx6XU Happy 84th birthday composer Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGzdHQkwo40 Born on this day in 1939 tenor Philip Langridge. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=H94cHKcq1RQ Happy 70th birthday conductor and harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0xFy-6prV0
2016-08-22 16:58:34
Can’t buy me love
[…] Nick Webb, as Comte des Grieux, possessed a wonderful gravity, delivering an imposing voice with impressive force. Of special note, too, were the members of the French nobility, the effete set who charmed Manon with their refinery and luxury. Andrew Surrena, as Guillot, was dangerously saucy, with a clear, healthy tenor. He moved slyly about the stage, accompanied by three actresses, Pousette, Javotte, and Rosette, sung with finesse by Kristina Malinauskaite, Perri Sussman and Hillary Grobe. And as the nobleman Brétigny, Nobuki Momma added an appropriately oily streak to the proceedings. The small orchestra, led by dell’ arte’s artistic director, Christopher Fecteau, was well adjusted to the size of the small theater, as well as to the needs of the singers. And Fecteau’s conducting was sensitive and brisk, moving the performance along expeditiously. As I wrote in my review of dell’ arte’s La Traviata, the ensemble views itself as a […]
2015-12-16 14:19:56
Pfft!
On this day in 1809 Napoleon Bonaparte was divorced from the Empress Josephine by an act of the French Senate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7-nbHD3lBg Born on this day in 1770 composer Ludwig van Beethoven http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHqmIbo8sdI Born on this day in 1775 composer Adrien Boieldieu (the father, not the son) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFaypFJhvo0 Born on this day in 1877 conductor Artur Bodanzky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU8qQio2CmM Born on this day in 1882 composer Zoltán Kodály http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2BLOHSCOjU Born on this day in 1899 composer, playwright and actor Noel Coward http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOEDThsbN0A Born on this day in 1926 tenor James McCracken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3A2Zi5EvhE Born on this day in 1929 tenor Donald Grobe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xZzMiqx6XU Happy 83rd birthday composer Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGzdHQkwo40 […]
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