La Bohème

La Bohème

La Bohème
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Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Tullio Serafin
Orchestra: Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra
Performer: Ettore Bastianini
Performer: Carlo Bergonzi
Performer: Fernando Corena
Performer: Cesare Siepi
Performer: Renata Tebaldi
Performer: Gianna D'Angelo
Performer: Attilio d'Orazi
Performer: Piero de Palma
Performer: Giorgio Onesti
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1996-09-02
Music Label: Decca Import
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. La Boheme: Questo mar rosso
  2. La Boheme: Pensier profondo
  3. La Boheme: Legna!
  4. La Boheme: Si puo?
  5. La Boheme: lo resto
  6. La Boheme: Chi e la?
  7. La Boheme: Si sente meglio?
  8. La Boheme: Che gelida manina
  9. La Boheme: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi
  10. La Boheme: O soave fanciulla
  11. La Boheme: Aranci, ninnoli? Caldi i marroni e caramelle
  12. La Boheme: Chi guardi?
  13. La Boheme: Viva Parpignol...
  14. La Boheme: Oh!...Essa!...Musetta?
  15. La Boheme: Quando men vo
  16. La Boheme: Chi l'ha richiesto?
Music CD 2
  1. La Boheme: Ohe la, le guardie! Aprite!
  2. La Boheme: Sa dirmi, scusi, aual'e l'osteria...
  3. La Boheme: Mimi?!
  4. La Boheme: Marcello, Finalmente!
  5. La Boheme: Mimi e una civetta
  6. La Boheme: Mimi e tanto malata
  7. La Boheme: donde lieta usci al tuo grido
  8. La Boheme: Dunque e proprio finita?
  9. La Boheme: In un coupe?
  10. La Boheme: O Mimi, tu piu non tomi
  11. La Boheme: Gavotta!
  12. La Boheme: C'e Mimi
  13. La Boheme: Vecchia zimarra, senti
  14. La Boheme: Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire
  15. La Boheme: Che avvien?

Music reviews of La Bohème

Music Review: good all around recording
Rating: 5 Stars

After sampling other La Boheme's I came back to edit my review. I'm still giving this recording 5 stars because it is my personal favorite, though it is by no means the popular choice among musicologists.
Pavoratti/Freni/Karajan is the one you always hear about, but it tends to splat on high notes and though Karajan's conducting is deep, Pavarotti's voice, though shattering and passionate, has way too much edge and has always sounded strained.
So, I still recommend this recording to first time buyers. There is enough variation in the principles to get a good feel for who was who in opera, but it isn't a specialty recording to be bought because of one person or ensemble. There is great musicianship and camraderie among the cast that shines through every moment.
Tebaldi and Bergonzi are the immortal pair every time they make a recording; it's always pure magic with the two greatest spinto voices put to good work. Both are in their primes and sing quite touchingly, especially in the breakup scene in Act III. Their tone is beautifully matched and this is one of the few recordings where Rodolfo is a spinto instead of a lyric tenor; it makes a BIG difference as he doesn't sound thin-bodied and whiny next to the heavy-hitting role of Mimi.
Ettore Bastianini has the most incredible (and rare!) voice ever to be heard and this is one of the few recordings he made. He is in good company with Gianna D'Angelo who also made very few recordings. Both of these artists bring fresh timbres to Marcello and Musetta, roles that can get dull when simply sung through.
Probably the best part of the entire recording is when Bergonzi and Bastianini sing "O Mimi, tu piu...". There are several notes that hit certain resonances and make it sound as though there is a soprano joining them from somewhere above. Truly divine musicmaking here.
... is right about Serafin being static, especially compared to Karajan or Solti. But he is still a smart conductor who follows the singers and NEVER gets in their way, providing a perfect orchestral backdrop for beautiful singing to bounce off of.
The recording is old and there is a slight hiss throughout the entire thing, but I can't say that about the other versions I have heard with Pavoratti and Carreras which are full of splats, static, and certain nuances that try to make the recording sound live, but hinder it. After all these years, this is still the best stereo Boheme you can buy.
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