Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly

Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly

Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly
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Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra: Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Performer: Cecilia Bartoli
Performer: William Matteuzzi
Performer: Enzo Dara
Performer: Alessandro Corbelli
Performer: Michele Pertusi
Performer: Gloria Banditelli
Performer: Fernanda Costa
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1993-10-12
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. La Cenerentola: Sinfonia
  2. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - No, no, no: non v'e
  3. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Una volta c'era un re
  4. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Un tantin di carita
  5. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - O figlie amabili
  6. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Date lor mezzo scudo
  7. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Miei rampolli femminini
  8. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Sappiate che fra poco
  9. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Tutto e deserto
  10. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Una volta cera... Un soave non so che
  11. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Non so che dir
  12. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Scegli la sposa... Come un'ape
  13. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Allegrissimamente
  14. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Signore, una parola
  15. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Si, tutto cangera
  16. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - La del ciel nell'arcano profondo
  17. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Ma bravo, bravo, bravo
  18. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Ora sono da voi
  19. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Conciossiacosacche
  20. La Cenerentola: Act 1 - Noi Don Magnifico
Music CD 2
  1. La Cenerentola: Finale 1 - Zitto, zitto: piano, piano
  2. La Cenerentola: Finale 1 - Principino, dove siete?
  3. La Cenerentola: Finale 1 - Venga, inoltri, avanzi il pie
  4. La Cenerentola: Finale 1 - Ah! se velata ancor
  5. La Cenerentola: Finale 1 - Signor...Altezza, e in tavola
  6. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - mi par che quei birbanti
  7. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Sia qualunque delle figlie
  8. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Ah! questa bella incognita
  9. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Si, ritrovarla io giuro
  10. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Ma dunque io son un ex
  11. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Un segreto d'importanza
  12. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Una volta c'era un re
  13. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Ma ve l'avevo detto
  14. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Temporale
  15. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Scusate, amici
  16. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Siete voi?
  17. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Ah, signor, se ver che in petto
  18. La Cenerentola: Act 2 - Dunque noi siam burlate?
  19. La Cenerentola: Finale 2 - Della Fortuna instabile
  20. La Cenerentola: Finale 2 - Non piu mesta

Music reviews of Rossini - La Cenerentola / Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi, Corbelli, Pertusi, Chailly

Music Review: A Classic CENERENTOLA
Rating: 4 Stars

Surveying recordings of LA CENERENTOLA made in recent times, there are two which stand out: the present recording, and the one on the Teldec label conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Both feature some of the greatest Rossini specialists of the 1990's. What makes this recording so special, besides having an idiomatic all-Italian cast, is that it was made on stage at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna; thus even though it is not a live performance, it has the feel of live theater. This is exemplified by the recitatives, here given an utterly delightful accompaniment of fortepiano and cello. Instead of merely plunking down chords, the accompanists become real participants in the dialogue, underlining the rhetoric with little frills and asides, or surrounding it in a magical gauze.

The casting of the three bass roles is one of the strong points of this recording. Alessandro Corbelli was for many years the definitive Dandini (he has since moved on to the role of Don Magnifico, which he sings on the Teldec set); he was at his vocal peak in these years, and he displays absolute comic and musical mastery of the role. Veteran buffo Enzo Dara was almost sixty years old at the time of this recording, but his voice was still quite impressive, and he delivers a vivid characterization of Don Magnifico as well as mesmerizing patter in his third aria. By contrast, Michele Pertusi's Alidoro doesn't sound at all geriatric (Pertusi was 28 at the time, in fact); he gives a vocally rock-solid account of his taxing aria, and brings humanity to what can seem like a stock character. Concerning tenor William Matteuzzi I differ from most of the other reviewers here: I find him the weak link in the cast, making Prince Ramiro (a character who should be all virtue and nobility) sound like a nasal twerp. So strong is this recording in other respects, however, that not even the presence of a less-than-ideal tenor ruins the show.

In general I am not a Cecilia Bartoli fan; I do not enjoy her chirpy coloratura and her manner of attacking high notes. Yet her voice sounds lustrous here in the role of Angiolina, and there are moments - the cabaletta of her final scene, for instance - where she captures just the right tone of humility and wonder. Perhaps you will prefer Jennifer Larmore's creamier-toned, more inward performance on Teldec, as I do. Bartoli (along with the other singers) ornaments her part freely and imaginatively, and this is another aspect of this recording that adds to the sense of authentic Rossinian style.

Riccardo Chailly's conducting wins over that of Rizzi on Teldec. Rizzi goes for a generic fleet-footed, airy sound; Chailly emphasizes the character of the music and the meaning of the text, and brings altogether more depth to the score. (I think in particular of a lovely moment in the Ramiro/Angiolina duet when the orchestra's dynamics perfectly illustrate the action of striding forward and shyly pulling back.) Also, Chailly keeps an elegant, sparkling tone without pushing his cast to absurdly fast tempos, as Rizzi occasionally does.

So there you have it; both Decca and Teldec have their points, and choosing between them is difficult. The decision may come down to which great Rossini mezzo you prefer - Bartoli or Larmore.
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