Galuppi, Baldassare

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AWESOME!
I agree
herlea is non-human...

25 Opera Favorites

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ASIN: B0000058IK
Release Date: 1997-07-01

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William Tell - Rossini
The Barber Of Seville - Steven Page
La Traviata - Virginia Zeani
The Pearlfishers - Steven Page
Turandot - John Oakman
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Aida - Verdi
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La Traviata - Virginia Zeani
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Tolomeo - Mary Ann Hart
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La Boheme - Ludovic Speiss
La Boheme - Eugenia Moldoveanu
La Boheme - Elvira Cirje Druica
I Pagliacci - John Oakman
Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni

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No Words to Describe.......2007-05-06

If you have never listened to opera, this is the opera that you should never hear! If you are inclined to dislike opera, then this confirms your inclinations. It IS very inexpensive... and properly so.
If you enjoy opera, you should stay away. For those that like the voice of Nicolae Herlea, it is a very small portion of the total music on the CD.

AWESOME!.......2007-04-05

For the price paid this music is great! A combination of most favorites. Some of the music sounds as if the performers where a little untrained but too few. Most of it was absolutely delightful.

I agree.......2001-05-08

I don't actually own the above CD...BUT I agree with the previous reviewer about N. Herlea...A baritone to die for... Radiant Top notes, unbelievable stamina...and sumptuous texture/timbre...he did sing in the West, but unfortunately was pretty much "kept" behind the iron curtain...He has (although hard to find) recordings of Tosca, Forza, Rigoletto, and Barbier as well... listen to this guy...(he is definitely in the league of Bastianini, Zancanaro, Tagliabue,Capucilli and co...- if not, BETTER)

herlea is non-human..........2001-03-09

I just want to say that I have an 48 years of opera experience but I never heard a voice like Herlea's. Just try it...!

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DON'T GET THIS FROM AMAZON!!!!!
Bounty of Flute's Best From One of Best Flutist
A Masterpiece
The Master of the Flute
lotsa flute

James Galway ~ Meditations
Jules Massenet , George Frideric Handel , Johann Sebastian Bach , Tomaso Albinoni , Giovanni Pergolesi , Baldassare Galuppi , Johann Pachelbel , Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach , Romano Antonio Piacentino , Antonio Vivaldi , Claude Debussy , John [composer] Field , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert , Joaquin Rodrigo , Sergey Rachmaninov , Fryderyk Chopin , Christoph Willibald Gluck , John Georgiadis , James Galway , Jorg Faerber , Claudio Scimone , Claudio Schimone , David Measham , Michael Tilson Thomas , Eduardo Mata , and Charles Gerhardt
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ASIN: B000006OP0
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

Adagio
'Winter' Concerto In F Minor: ll Largo - The Four Seasons
Largo: Xerxes
Flute Concerto In C, BWV 1032: ll Largo E Doice
Pastoral Symphony: Messiah
Flute Concerto In G: ll Adagio
Flute Concerto In D, Op 10 No 3 'll Cardellino': ll Cantabile
Flute Concerto In D: ll Adagio
'Spring' Concerto In E, Op 8 No 1: ll Largo - The Four Seasons
Canon
Flute Concerto In F, Op 10 No 5: ll Largo E Cantabile
Flute Concerto In A, Wq168: ll Largo Con Sordini
Flute Concerto In G: ll Andante
Flute Concerto In G, Wq169: ll Largo
Flute Concerto In G Minor, Op 10 No 2 'La Note': V Largo 'll Sonno'
Flute Concerto In D Minor, Wq 426: ll Un Poco Andante

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Meditation - Thais
The Little Shepard
Nocturne No 5 In B Flat
ll Andantino
Serenade, D957
Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre
Prelude A L' Apres-midi d'un Faune
En Bateau
Vocalise
Nocturne In E Flat, Op 9 No 2
Andante In C, K315
Syrinx
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

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DON'T GET THIS FROM AMAZON!!!!!.......2005-11-04

Ok people. I ordered this from Oct. 13 and NOw it's Nov. 3. I still didnt' get it. They told me it's gonna be delayed until the 14... I'm rating this only a one star not because SIR James Galway isn't a great flutist, but it's Amazon's crappy service and lack of interest.

Bounty of Flute's Best From One of Best Flutist.......2005-02-17

Being married to a flutist allows me to hear some of the greatest works written for this beautiful instrument. Here one of its greatest virtuosos records his favorites from its reportoire.

Gallway performs superb renditions of 29 of his favorites, from Albinoni and Bach to Vivaldi. Much of what he plays most are already familiar with but will enjoy his passionate interpretation even then, e.g. CPE Bach's Flute Concertos and Vivaldi's four seasons selections. The fun comes from hearing other that some might not be that familiar with: Galuppi's Flute Concerto in D or Field's Nocturne in B Flat.

These are all enhanced by Gallway's personal notes on each selection, which is truly a wonderful addition to the liner notes.

This two CD set is truly a wonderful addition to all who love the sweet and flowing tone of flute well played accompanied by excellent orchestration and other instruments. Top shelf!

A Masterpiece.......2003-02-08

I am a college student and I am majoring in music education. My primary instrument is the flute, and my goal is to attain all of the pieces that I have studied. By buying this CD with many different selections has saved me the aggravation of purchasing many different CDs. James Galway is an extremely talented man, and this collection shows off his capabilities with flare. There are selections from all of the major musical periods such as the Baroque and the Classical which makes for a wonderful variety. This CD is worth every penny.

The Master of the Flute.......2001-01-18

James Galway performs miracles on the flute. This is an exquisite CD. Flautist must own this one!! It is a wonderful resource and helpful to young musicians needing some musicality help.

lotsa flute.......2000-09-09

you really have to love flute music to have 2+ hours, I didn't realize it was ALL flute.

Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol. 5: An Italian Concert

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exquisite playing, but by this point in the series he's used up most of the first-rate repertoire
Great Baroque Trumpet
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Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol. 5: An Italian Concert
Tomaso Albinoni , Arcangelo Corelli , Petronio Franceschini , Baldassare Galuppi , Alessandro Stradella , Giuseppe Torelli , Antonio Vivaldi , Marco Antonio Ziani , Wasa Baroque Ensemble , Niklas Eklund , and Maria Keohane
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ASIN: B00005NUOO
Release Date: 2001-10-16

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Con in C, RV 537: Allegro - Jeffrey Segal
Con in C, RV 537: Largo - Jeffrey Segal
Con in C, RV 537: Allegro - Jeffrey Segal
Tito Manlio, RV, 738: Combatta Un Gentil Cor - Niklas Eklund/Maria Keohane
Son in D: Grave
Son in D: Allegro
Son in D: Grave
Son in D: Allegro
Son in D: Allegro
La Flora: Trombe D'Ausonia - Niklas Eklund/Maria Keohane
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Con in D: Adagio
Con in D: Allegro
La Statira: Vien Con Nuova Orribil Guerra - Niklas Eklund/Maria Keohane/Jeffrey Segal
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Son in D: Allegro
Son in D: Grave
Son in D: Allegro
Son in D: Grave
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Alla Tromba Della Fama - Niklas Eklund/Maria Keohane
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Sinf Avanti Il Barcheggio: Allegro
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Son in D: Grave - Jeffrey Segal
Son in D: Allegro - Jeffrey Segal
Son in D: Adagio - Jeffrey Segal
Son in D: Allegro - Jeffrey Segal

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exquisite playing, but by this point in the series he's used up most of the first-rate repertoire.......2007-04-26

Of the first four volumes in Eklund's Art of the Baroque Trumpet series, I've enjoyed numbers one and three the most. Volume One is a selection of some of the greatest works of the Baroque trumpet concerto repertoire, and Volume Three a recital of duets with soprano (presenting a nearly identical program to Wynton Marsalis' Baroque Duet album, and possibly outdoing it, to my ears). Both of those albums evince an expressive elegance and flawless technical execution that are truly breathtaking, from Eklund as from all concerned; both probably deserve a place one anyone's list of the top ten greatest classical solo trumpet albums ever recorded.

(Volume 2, a recital for trumpet and organ, is timbrally monotonous and the repertoire is not particularly good, so that it gets a bit tedious. Volume 4, also trumpet concerti, is not as well done interpretively: there's a rushed quality to the readings, even an absent-mindedness.)

This, Volume 5, alternates trumpet concerti with more Baroque opera duets with soprano, so it recapitulates the best of the series. Once again the pieces are astonishingly well-played and the interpretations fresh, sensitive, and exciting. The only problem is that having gong through four hours' worth of this repertoire already, on the previous volumes, Eklund is starting to run out of first-rate repertoire to play. He's strating to get into "filler" material, in other words; not entirely, but aside from the Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets and a couple of the duets with soprano, this program does not represent Baroque writing of the first order.

Great Baroque Trumpet.......2007-02-23

Naxos is often marked down because it is a discount label, but it has turned out its share of excellent CDs, and this is one. We have a well chosen program of Baroque trumpet works by Italian composers, Vivaldi, Corelli, Ziani, Torelli, Albinoni, Galuppi, Stradella and Franceschini. The program opens with the best version I have heard of Vivaldi's grand concerto for two trumpets, and includes works for soprano and trumpet that are just wonderful. The balance between trumpet and strings is perfect. The soloist, Niklas Eklund is probably the best baroque trumpeter of the time, in my opinion better than Wynton Marsalis.
This is great baroque music, superbly played. Very highly recommended.

Eklund's Trumpet Playing--It's a Natural!.......2003-09-23

Having read good things about Niklas Eklund's "Art of the Baroque Trumpet" series on Naxos, I started sampling with this Italian concert and was not disappointed. All that I had read about the beauty and purity of Eklund's tone and steadiness of his intonation are true. In fact, in contradistinction to the many good modern-instrument performances of some of the more famous works on this disc, such as the Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets, Eklund and his colleagues are not in the game for sheer virtuosic sport. Hence, this concerto does not dazzle with breakneck speed as in some performances; instead, you can trace the beauty of the musical line and savor individual note production and contrapuntal interplay.

This is true as well in the arias, where Swedish singer Maria Keohane proves the perfect partner for Eklund, matching the mellowness of the natural trumpet with a darkly burnished soprano. Their collaboration highlights the finest music on the CD: Albinoni's "Vien con nuova orribil guerra"--brilliantly scored for two trumpets, two oboes, and string--and Baldassare Gallupi's "Alla tromba della Fama," with its pretty echo effects and scintillating cadenzas. Keohane even has a virtuoso turn all to herself in Vivaldi's picturesque "Agitata da due venti," which paints the scene of a boat tossed by two winds.

But there is lots of wonderfully colorful music here, including fine works from the High Baroque by Giuseppi Torelli and interesting pieces of the Mid Baroque by Zani, Stradella, and Fanceschini.

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Dixit Dominus
Juravit Dominus
Judicabit In Nationibus
Kyrie Eleison
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei/Dona Nobis Pacem
Cantique De Jean Racine
Noel Des Enfants
Ave Maria
Pie Jesu
Psalm 92
Psalm 47
Psalm 23
A Psalm Of Praise
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Let My Prayer Arise: Orthodox Church Music

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ASIN: B000IONJCE
Release Date: 2006-11-14

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Laude Novella - Paul Hillier
Venite A Laudare - Paul Hillier
Credo Deus Deorum - Paul Hillier
Ave Sancta Mundi Salus/Agnus Dei - Paul Hillier
Benedicamus - Paul Hillier
Sanctus - Paul Hillier
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Canon For The Council Of Florence - Paul Hillier
Enite Ton Kychirion - Paul Hillier
Dnes Hristos - Paul Hillier
Blazhen Muzh - Paul Hillier
Vozbrannoy Voyevode - Paul Hillier
Izhe Heruvimi - Paul Hillier
Worldes Blis Ne Last No Throwe - Paul Hillier
Beata Viscera - Paul Hillier
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Salve Virgo Virginum - Paul Hillier
Virgo Maria, Patrem Parit/O Stella/Flos Genuit/Virgo Maria, Flos - Paul Hillier
Sanctus - Paul Hillier
Alleluya V. Nativitas - Paul Hillier
Viderunt Omnes - Paul Hillier

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A passion and a problem
Sublime, but you may already have these performances
THE Ravel G Major Piano Concerto!
Titanic and Stunning
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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

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ASIN: B00000DI32
Release Date: 1998-11-10

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Images - Book 1: 1.Reflets dans l'eau - Arturo Michelangeli
Images - Book 1: 2.Hommage a Rameau - Arturo Michelangeli
Images - Book 1: 3.Mouvement - Arturo Michelangeli
Images - Book 2: 1.Cloches a travers les feuilles - Arturo Michelangeli
Images - Book 2: 2.Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut - Arturo Michelangeli
Images - Book 2: 3.Poissons d'or - Arturo Michelangeli
Prelude - Book 1 (Excerpts): 1.Danseuses de Delphes - Arturo Michelangeli
Prelude - Book 1 (Excerpts): 4.Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir - Arturo Michelangeli
Prelude - Book 1 (Excerpts): 6.Des pas sur la neige - Arturo Michelangeli
Prelude - Book 1 (Excerpts): 8.La fille aux cheveuz de lin - Arturo Michelangeli
Prelude - Book 1 (Excerpts): 10.La cathedrale engloutie - Arturo Michelangeli
Prelude - Book 1 (Excerpts): 12.Minstrels - Arturo Michelangeli
Preludes - Book 2 (Excerpts): 3.La Puerta del Vino - Arturo Michelangeli
Preludes - Book 2 (Excerpts): 6.General Lavine - eccentric - Arturo Michelangeli
Preludes - Book 2 (Excerpts): 7.La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune - Arturo Michelangeli
Preludes - Book 2 (Excerpts): 8.Ondine - Arturo Michelangeli
Preludes - Book 2 (Excerpts): 9.Hommage a Samuel Pickwick, Esq. P.P.M.P.C. - Arturo Michelangeli
Preludes - Book 2 (Excerpts): 12.Feux d'artifice - Arturo Michelangeli

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Sonata No.5 In C: Andante - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Sonata No.5 In C: Allegro - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Sonata No.5 In C: Allegro assai - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
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Gaspard de la nuit: Le gibet - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Gaspard de la nuit: Scarbo - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Piano Concerto In G: Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto in G, Allegramente - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Piano Concerto In G: Adagio assai - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Piano Concerto In G: Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Customer Reviews:

A passion and a problem.......2006-02-10

Stephane Mallarme once defended the complexity of his poetic output by saying that good poetry must be "a passion and a problem". A similar proposition is ensued by the redoubtable Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995): even his most ardent admirers were sometimes dumbfounded by the Italian's seeming unwillingness to please, his disregard for other people's opinions (and also, on occasion, of the composers' written indications), his detached and glacial interpretations and his lack of interest in virtuosity, not to mention his maddening propensity for cancelling concerts. And yet, we're talking about one of the supreme keyboard artists of all time, a musician who none other than the finicky and exacting Sviatoslav Richter once referred to as a master, and whose deeply probing and analytical playing was buttressed by one of the colossal techniques in pianistic history.

This volume in Philips' Great Pianists of the 20th Century series - the first of two dedicated to Michelangeli - is cleverly put together, presenting the maestro in some staples of his repertoire (especially Debussy and Ravel) and adding a couple of epoch-making recordings for good measure. The latter are Ravel's Piano Concerto in G and Gaspard de la Nuit, both definitive renditions which brought a new degree of technical finesse to those scores. The concerto, an early stereo register from 1957 in which Michelangeli is aptly partnered by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Ettore Gracis, is unmatched in the pianist's impeccable fingerwork, evenness of touch - notably in the second movement trills - and structural coherence. The Gaspard, recorded in 1959, remains a benchmark performance to this day, not only for its tremendous technical aplomb but also for Michelangeli's unique pedal control: Ondine and Le Gibet are waft on a myriad tones and hues, and Scarbo is taken not as a virtuoso study in the fashion of Argerich or Pogorelich, but as a dark, gloomy, almost hypnotic journey.

Debussy's Preludes confirm Michelangeli as one of the greatest keyboard colourists ever, each piece a sound world in itself, in a technically immaculate and tonally ravishing display. The Images fare less well, belonging as they do to the pianist's later period, when he apparently became overly conscious - one might say obsessed - with chord micromanagement and sound projection, resulting in performances which often resembled a collection of details rather than thorough interpretations (Michelangeli's 1987 Gaspard recorded in the Vatican is a case in point: slow, fragmentary and erratic, it is a parody of his earlier attempts, particularly the one shown here).

This first set on Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli shows many of his best moments, exhibiting his rich and variegated tone (he once said he aimed at a sound between the organ and the violin), his flawless technique and his deep-thinking interpretative approach. Some scintillating Scarlatti and Galuppi are also thrown in for a more complete representation of Michelangeli's favourite recorded repertoire. Therefore, in spite of the less inspired portions of the Debussy, it deserves 5 stars.

Sublime, but you may already have these performances.......2001-12-16

Those who already own a number of Michelangeli recordings may already own the performances on these disks. The Debussy comes from his DG cycle (413450-2, 427391-2, and 415372-2). The Ravel concerto comes from the EMI Ravel/Rachmaninov concerto disk (CDC 7 49326 2, but it's been remastered, so the number might have changed). The Gaspard is also available from Music & Arts (CD-955).

The only shortcoming of this collection is that if you want all the Debussy Preludes, you will need to buy two other full-price DG CDs, and if you want the Rachmaninov 4th Piano Concerto, you will need to buy a mid-priced EMI CD containing the Rachmaninov and the Ravel. The strength of this collection is that what's here is fabulous, and the cost is much less than buying the performances individually.

Michelangeli was a superb Debussy player. But it's worth noting that his performances were controversial, particularly these DG ones. A more mainstream (and also fabulous) recommendation for the Preludes might be Paul Jacobs's set or Walter Gieseking's set. Michelangeli's Debussy is much more chiseled than either Jacobs or Gieseking.

Michelangeli's Ravel is also superb, and not at all controversial--no one else comes close. His Gaspard is, well, unbelieveable. This particular performance is often regarded as his finest, and I think I agree. My favorite movement is the last, where the gnome in hiding is depicted by a barely audible tremolo. When it appears it is in a shocking trill.

So, this is a great intro to a magnificent pianist--and if you have these performances, then look at the Michelangeli II volume in the Great Pianists series. That volume is fully as great.

THE Ravel G Major Piano Concerto!.......1999-08-12

I have rarely encountered the almost unanimous consensus that adheres to Michelangeli's recording of the Ravel G Major Concerto. I agree with another Amazon reviewer that the second movement is one of those experiences that stops time. And just listen to the incredible quirkily effective trills in the first movement (Ravel wrote them that way, with the *upper* note as the melody - what an ear he had!); who else could trill this fast while linking the chain of trills seamlessly? I even like the sound of the orchestral whip. This recording is one for the ages. Zimerman's recent recording with Boulez/Cleveland is superb, but it's nowhere close.

Titanic and Stunning.......1999-06-02

The Best Gaspard in existence!! What titanic music.!

Diamond amongst gold.......1998-12-16

This is so easy. If I want to show a friend the best Jazz ever, I play Kind Of Blue for them. If I want to show them the greatest Classical piano performance ever I put on Michelangeli's playing of the Ravel Concerto in G, second movement. His subtlety of touch and sense of dynamics is absolutely mind spinning. Everyone has melting musical moments in their lives but for me , this is it. Of course, the rest of the music is not too shabby; there is some beautiful stuff there. But the Ravel Concerto alone is worth the price of admission. In memory of the late and great Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.

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Fascinating find.

Galuppi: Il mondo della luna

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ASIN: B00000I597
Release Date: 1999-02-15

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Act One: Sinf: Allegro - Intermusica Ens/Franco Piva
Act One: Andante - Intermusica Ens/Franco Piva
Act One: Presto - Intermusica Ens/Franco Piva
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Act One: Recitativo: 'Basta, Basta Discepoli' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Coro Di Scolari: 'Prendiamo Fratelli' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Oh Le Gran Cose Belle' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Si Pol Entrar' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Servitor Obbligato' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Arietta: 'Ho Veduto Una Ragazza' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Se Una Ragazza' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Arietta: 'Ho Veduto Un Buon Marito' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Volesse Il Ciel' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Arietta: 'Ho Veduto Dall'amante' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: 'E Que Ancor S'useria' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: 'La Ragazza Col Vecchione' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: 'Recitativo: 'Io La Caccia Non Fo' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Aria: 'Un Poco Di Danaro' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Costui Dovrebbe Al Certo' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Aria: 'Se Amor Provasti Mai' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Qualche Volta Il Padron' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Aria: 'Mi Fanno Ridere' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Eh Venite Germana' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Aria: 'Affetti Non Turbate' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Aria: 'Brava Signora Figlia' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Aria: 'Son Fanciulla Da Marito' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'Se Mandarla Potessi' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Aria: 'Una Donna Come' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Recitativo: 'E Poi La Mia Lisetta' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...
Act One: Finale Primo: 'Vado, Vado, Volo, Volo' - Giorgio Gatti/Coro Di Scolari/Gastone Sarti/Enrico Facini/Claudio Ottino/Barbar Di Castri...

Tracks:

Act Two: Recitativo: 'Ecco Qui Buonafede' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Buonafede Ancor Dorme' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Piccola Sinf (1) - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Bravi, Bravissimi' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Piccola Sinf (Sequito) - Intermusica Ens/Franco Piva
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Oh Che Ninfe Gentili' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Piccola Sinf (2) - Intermusica Ens/Franco Piva
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Come Avro A Contenermi' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Aria: 'Voi Lo Sapete' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Parmi Che Dica Il Vero' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Piccola Sinf (3) - Intermusica Ens/Franco Piva
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Umilmente M'inchino' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Aria: 'Un Avaro Suda E Pena' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Voi Avete Due Figlie' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Aria: 'A Quelle Luci Amate' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Io Resto Stupefatto' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Aria: 'Che Mondo Amabile' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Dove Mi Conducete' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Quello E Il Padrone' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Duetto: 'Non Aver Di Me Sospetto' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Ola Presto Fermate' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Aria: 'Se Lo Comanda' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Eccelso Imperator' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Piccola Sinf (4) - Intermusica Ens/Franco Piva
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Figlie, Mie Care Figlie' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Aria: 'Se La Mia Stella' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Mia Sorella Sta Bene' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Aria: 'Quanta Gente Che Sospira' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: Ed Io Son Stata Qui' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Recitativo: 'Ecco Gia Preparato' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...
Act Two: Finale Secondo: 'Mia Principessa' - Giorgio Gatti/Enrico Facini/Gastone Sarti/Claudio Ottino/Enrico Facini/Coro Di Scolari...

Tracks:

Act Three: Recitativo: 'Ola Paggi' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Recitativo: 'Divertiamoci Un Poco' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Aria: 'Un Parigin Che Serva' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Recitativo: 'Possible O Lisetta' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Recitativo: 'Oh Guardate Garbata Signorina' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Aria: 'Quando Si Trovano' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Recitativo: 'Uomo Sublunare' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Recitativo: 'Brave, Brave Ragazze' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Duetto: 'Cara Ti Stringo Al Seno' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Recitativo: 'Oh Figlia, Oh Sangue Mio' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Duetto: 'Sposina Mia Cara' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Recitativo: 'Cara La Mia Figliola' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Aria: 'Qua La Mano' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Recitativo: 'Orsu Tutto E Finito' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...
Act Three: Finale Terzo: 'Questo E Quello Che Succede' - Patrizia Cigna/Paola Antonucci/Claudio Ottino/Claudio Ottino/Giorgio Gatti...

Customer Reviews:

Fascinating find........2006-12-12

Galuppi is mostly forgotten today but in his time he was one of the earliest composers (who worked directly with Goldoni) of opera buffa and helped establish its traditions and format. His score is fresh, simple, varied, and embracing a sense of "cause and effect" psychology that is delightful on one hand, yet biting and cynical on the other.

The cynicism and bite derive from the text but Galuppi's music brings it forward in ways that I didn't think Rococo music could. There's a disturbing quality to some of the numbers where the bright, vivid orchestration betrays an underlying cruelty where no character comes out the winner in the end. Hence, this opera is 100% satire! (of Venetian civility... apparently, but it works just as good on contemporary humanity as well; self interest never dies)

This is probably Bon Giovanni's best quality recording I've yet to purchase. Thier live recordings are usually sketchy at best but this is a theater recording without audience and with excellent machines so I have all but the highest praises for the sound of this opera. Both orchestra and performers are up to task.

I would also recommend buying a copy of both Paisiello and Haydn's operas of the same name which were based on Galuppi and Goldni's original. It's a great way to experience the 18th century tradition of re-using old librettos with new scoring. You also get to compare and contrast each composers approach and style. Haydn thought enough of Galuppi's score to directly adapt a melody from this opera to the first act finale of his "L'Incontro Improviviso".

If you're looking for early opera buffa in the Rococo style that's chalk full of biting satire, good orchestration and characterization, than this is the purchase for you!

The Powers of Heaven: Orthodox Music of the 17th & 18th Centuries

Average customer rating:

Beautiful! Beautiful!
Russian Orthodox Singing? Not!...
The musical splendour of St Petersburg
Exquisite Singing - Interesting Music
Russian music but heavily westernized...

The Powers of Heaven: Orthodox Music of the 17th & 18th Centuries

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009XBJC
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

Let My Prayer Arise
Now The Powers Of Heaven
The Cherubic Hymn
O Most Holy Maiden Mary
Glory/Only-Begotten Son
In The Flesh Thou Didst Fall Asleep
I Lift Up My Eyes To The Mountains
Praise The Name Of The Lord
With My Voice I Cried Out To The Lord
By The Rivers Of Babylon
Lord, Make Me To Know My End

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful! Beautiful!.......2007-01-26

The Powers of Heaven is just that, a slice of heaven. The voices are so beautiful and rich, I can just imagine that the angels themselves are singing! I have been searching for the Cherubic Hymn sung in the style of our litergy at Annunciation Orthodox Church in Houston. This is recorded so touchingly, and to my delight, I now have new songs from this album to add to my lists of favorites. The Powers of Heaven is powerful indeed!

Russian Orthodox Singing? Not!..........2005-10-31

Beautiful choral music devoid of true Russian soul. Westernized to a degree of being unrecognizable. It comes from the "western" school of Rusian choral art and has nothing in common with the prayerful and deeply spiritual dimension of the Orthodox faith.

The musical splendour of St Petersburg.......2005-06-22

St Petersburg is famous for the magnificance of its architecture and this CD explore that splendour in music terms. Peter the Great drove Russia into the modern world with his modernisation drive, and without this Russia may have remained in the middle ages and certainly no match against the onslaught of tyrants such as Napoleon and Hitler.

With his modernisation drive Peter the Great brought in Western composers, mainly from Italy where the latest musical fashions were being wrought at the time. Teachers of composition would likely have used examples such as Palestrina, Lassus, Gabrielli and Josquin as examples. The teachers must have been highly conservative for Vasily Titov writes 12-part counterpoint late in the 1600's when this sort of multi-part polychoral writing was going right out fashion - clearly his Italian teachers had little time for the more avant garde trends set by the likes of Monteverdi, fadish madrigalian trends being thus noticeably absent. The results are an extraordinary mixture of Russian Orthodox stylistic tendencies with the compositional principles of the Seconda Prattica, where despite the importation of Western techniques, the very Russian compositional character comes through strongly. Titov is arguably a good a composer as Russia has ever produced.

With later composers such as Bortniansky, there seems to be a greater awareness of the latest Western trends, perhaps even those of the up-and-coming Viennese group of composers such as Haydn, although Italian composers such as Durante were still highly dominant amongst conservative circles at the time. There is certainly a hint of the gallant style entering into the writing.

This is all very rewarding music - except for those who are want to walk through the magnificant architecture of St Petersburg - such as the Hermitage, and the Petershof, bemoaning the fact that Russia didn't remain in the Middle Ages. Some of the comments seen below seem almost reminiscent of those of the oppressive Council of Trent in their Papal condemnation of gloriously rich multipart contrapunctal writing. The importation of the Spirit of the Renaissance and the new Humanism had clearly ushered a new age for Russia.

The choral singing here is truly wonderful with fine tone and intonation throughout, as you would expect with Paul Hillier in charge. The recording is good - clean and clear.

This is a highly recommendable recording.

Exquisite Singing - Interesting Music.......2004-09-28

The music on this CD is a fascinating time capsule. In 1712 Peter the Great moved the Russian capital to St. Petersburg. Opening Russia to the influences of the West, he invited European artists and craftsmen, including Italian composers, to come to Russia, and sent Russian composers to study in Italy, to learn modern techiques. Thus, this 18th century music is recognizably Italian, even that written by the Russian composers like Bortniansky. And yet, the evocative Russian Orthodox texts have inspired a uniquely spiritual depth of expression. The title work, "Now the powers of heaven" by Giuseppe Sarti, is lush and beautiful, and reminded me of the Lotti "Crucifixus".

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is wonderful. I don't normally enjoy music from this period, but their singing was so perfect it captivated me totally. Sopranos had a full sound but not much vibrato; intonation was flawless; expressive but still precise. This is the first recording of theirs I have heard. It won't be the last.

Russian music but heavily westernized..........2003-12-02

Lovers of Russian choir music with a deep, mystical atmosphere will be sorely disappointed by this music. Although the lyrics are Russian and Orthodox, the melodies and vocal arrangements are Italian and some of the pieces sound like a parody of Monteverdi's Vespers of the Virgin Mary.
This is explained in the booklet that comes with the cd. It has apparently a lot to do with Peter the Great's westernization drive. He had Italian composers come over from Venice to alter the traditional church music, which he apparently deemed backwards. The result is beautiful but devoid of depth, except maybe for the fourth track, a hymn to the Virgin Mary, which sounds like a litany and is quite soothing and religious in tone.The rest is for me pure profane music only intended to please the ear.