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2021-10-27 03:00:00
Berlioz: Les Troyens (Sir Colin Davis)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Les Troyens Ben Heppner (Enée), Michelle DeYoung (Didon), Petra Lang (Cassandre), Sara Mingardo (Anna), Peter Mattei (Chorèbe), Stephen Milling (Narbal), Kenneth Tarver (Iopas), Toby Spence (Hylas) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis (conductor) 2014, Flac Files
2021-01-25 09:04:42
Rinaldo and Armida: from Monteverdi to Rossini to Dvorak to Judith Weir, composers have been inspired by Torquato Tasso's Gerusalemme liberata
[…] a sense that Dvorak chose it not because the subject appealed, but because he could find nothing better. Dvorak's musical style in the opera explored a more recent influence, that of Richard Wagner. The most recent Armida was Judith Weir's 2005 opera which debuted on Channel 4. Weir's libretto, loosely based on the story of Rinaldo and Armida, was updated to a modern Middle-Eastern conflict, with the two lovers played by Talise Trevigne and Kenneth Tarver, with the Continuum Ensemble conducted by Philip Headlam. The work received its stage premiere in Manchester in February 2019. The poem had continued resonance in Italian popular culture too, being arranged as folk opera and puppet theatre, and until the 20th century, the poem was still recited from memory on the Tuscan countryside. Tasso's not undramatic life inspired plays by Giovanni Rosini (1776-1855), Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), and Goethe (1749-1832), as well as Byron's […]
2019-01-27 09:00:21
A powerful journey: Sir Colin Davis complete live Berlioz recordings on LSO Live
[…] interest in historically informed approaches and gives us a thoroughly vibrant, large-scale 20th century orchestral sound. But it works because of his immense sympathy for the composer, and many of these recordings draw you in.About the vocal soloists, I have more mixed feelings and did so even when attending the live performances. The casting is very much done from the international pool of singers. Take Roméo e Juliette, where the soloists are Olga Borodina, Kenneth Tarver and Evgeny Nikitin. All three admirable in their way, but not all of them have the sort of feel for the French language that this music needs. That is the set's weakness, whereas the Warner Classics Berlioz box set uses John Nelson's recording of Les Troyens (with a Franco-phone cast plus Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres), here we have Ben Heppner on strong form as Énée (Canadian), Michelle de Young as a striking Didon […]
2018-12-23 10:00:53
Five essential works by Berlioz
Rating: 0 Les Troyens Berlioz’s greatest, most grandiose opera is full of drama, weird and wonderful orchestrations and vocal magic. Recommended recording: Ben Heppner, Michelle DeYoung, Petra Lang, Sara Mingardo, Peter Mattei, Stephen Milling, Kenneth Tarver, LSO & Chorus/Colin Davis LSO Live LSO0010 Five essential works by Beethoven Symphonie fantastique Music’s first great tone poem is an advanced work, considering it was written only three years after Beethoven’s death. Recommended recording: London Classical Players/Roger Norrington Virgin 628 5792 The love story […]
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