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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0028942254428 Label: Philips Manufacturer: Philips MPN: 422544 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Philips Release Date: February 11, 1992 Studio: Philips Average Rating:
 Rating:  - good but somewhat miscasti have to disagree somewhat with the reviewer below. baker doesn't sing badly, but there isn't a lot of separation between her and minton, a mezzo who sings sesto. even when singing the soprano's part, baker sounds too much like a mezzo. when the two are singing together, it's often hard to tell who is who. compare this with the hogwood set where a soprano, della jones, sings vitelia opposite cecilia bartoli, a mezzo with a dark and easily distiguishable, timbre. much better contrast; much easier ... Read More Rating: - A Glorious Recording of a Vastly Under-rated Work!I was very surprised to see this recording get 1 star from the previous reviewer, because it is simply wonderful, and IMO the best of Davis' Mozart opera recordings. Dame Janet Baker sings Vitellia brilliantly, with glorious coloratura. She makes one believe in the development of her character, which is really ridiculous when you think about it, but we are talking about opera. Von Stade and Minton are superb as well, and Stuart Burrows is really amazing on this recording. There is not a single ... Read More Rating:  - Sorry fans ....I really do not like the way Dame Janet sings Mozart, I love her Schubert and Faurè on Hyperion collections and I also love when she sings many other lieder (or songs), but to opera Dame Janet Baker is not what I excpect from a singer, I only loved the performance of Lucia Popp, her voice is quite angelicate. I prefer the recording of Sir J. E. Gardiner with Mrs. Varady as Vitelia and Anne Sophie Von Otter as Sesto. But the best Vitelia you will find in Della Jones' interpretation for this role, under ... Read More Rating:  - Great ensemble makes for classic recording.This classic recording -- in mid-price release --is the place to start for any music lover unfamiliar with this magnificent and underrated work. Colin Davis shows his usual flare for Mozart as evidenced in his other Mozart operas on Philips. His cast is uniformly excellent; there is not a single week link or even questionable casting choice here. This is the most satisfying ensemble on any recorded performance currently available. Yvonne Minton sings magnificently as Sesto in an extraordinary ... Read More |
