Rossini: Il Viaggio a Reims (Claudio Abbado) [2008]
EAC Rip | FLAC, IMG+CUE, LOG | Scans | 557.81 MB
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Catalog Number: 00289 477 7435 | Filesonic
Claudio Abbado is one of the leading conductors of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. He has held a number of prestigious posts, any one of which would be a crowning achievement for a conductor, and his musical presence in both concert and recordings has left an undeniable legacy of excellence. His family traces its roots to a prominent Moorish family expelled from Spain in 1492 and is said to include the architect of the Alhambra. His father was Michelangelo Abbado, a violinist and teacher who gave both Claudio and his brother, Marcello Abbado, their first piano and music lessons (Marcello has gone on to become a pianist and composer). Claudio was educated at the Milan Conservatory, graduating in 1955 with a certificate in piano. While a student there, he also studied conducting with Antonio Votto. In 1955, he studied piano with Friedrich Gulda in Salzburg, and then (from 1956-1958) attended Hans Swarowsky's conducting classes at the Vienna Academy of Music. In 1958, he made his conducting debut in Trieste, and won the Koussevitzky Competition at Tanglewood. This led to his engagement in several provincial opera houses and orchestras, as well as a teaching position at Parma Conservatory. After winning the 1963 Dimitri Mitropoulos Prize, he was awarded a five-month position on the staff of the New York Philharmonic, with which he made his American professional debut on April 7, 1963. The year 1965 marked his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Salzburg Festival, but more so for his return to his hometown of Milan to conduct at La Scala. He would conduct there again in 1967, become the company's resident director in 1968, and be named music director in 1971. Abbado was credited with raising the performing standards at La Scala, and for broadening its repertory. He also organized its orchestral players into the Orchestra della Scala, whose performances of works by such composers as Schoenberg, Nono, Ligeti, Stockhausen, and Berio brought Abbado special acclaim as an interpreter of modern works. In 1971, he was appointed principal conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic. Soon after, he formed a relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra, of which he became principal conductor in 1979, and finally music director, a post he retained until 1988. Other activities during this period included the founding of the European Community Youth Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, and the Gustav Mahler Youth Chamber Orchestra. For the period 1982-1986, Abbado served as principal guest conductor at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, after which he was appointed music director of the Vienna State Opera. The Viennese further honored him by appointing him general music director of the city. During his tenure, he founded (1988) the Wien Modern music festival, which has now grown to encompass all forms of contemporary art. Abbado succeeded Herbert von Karajan as music director of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1989. In 1991, he relinquished his position at the Vienna State Opera, but he has maintained a presence in the city by founding the annual Vienna prize for young composers. In 1994, he succeeded to another post once held by Karajan, namely the directorship of the Salzburg Easter Festival. Abbado is an exciting conductor who relishes the beauty of tone. His extensive discography includes the complete symphonic works of Mahler, Schubert, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven, and dozens of other recordings. ~ Joseph Stevenson, Rovi
Tracklisting:
CD1
1.Presto, presto, su coraggio
2. Benché grazie al mio talent
3. Di vaghi raggi adorno
4. Partire io pur vorrei
5. Amabil Contessina
6. Che accade
7. Ahimè! sta in gran pericolo
8. Partir, oh ciel! Desio
9. Che miro! ah! qual sorpresa
10. Eh! senti, mastro Antonio
11. Si, di matti una gran gabbia
12. La mia quota a voi consegno
13. Donna ingrata
14. Naturale è l'impazienza
15. Non pavento alcun periglio
16. Arpa gentil
17. Zitti. Non canta più / Simbol di pace e gloria
18. Gelsomin non ritorna
19. Ah! perché la conobbi? / Invan strappar dal core
20. Milord, una parola
CD2
1.Sola ritrova alfin la bella Dea
2. Nel suo divin sembiante
3. Bravo il sognor Ganimede!
4. Io! Don Profondo- Medaglie incomparabili
5. Vedeste il Cavaliere?
6. Ah! A tal colpo inaspettato
7. Signor, ecco una lettera
8. Son qua, cosa comanda?
9. Di che son reo? / D'alma celeste, oh Dio
10. Madame qui mi manda
11. Ritornello
12. Ora, secondo gli usi / Or che regna
13. Altro da dir avrei / Ai prodi guerrieri
14. Libenskof, tocca a voi / Onore, gloria ed alto ..
15. Don Alvaro, dal nord.../ Omaggio all'Augusto Duce
16. Milord, in tuon maggiore / Dell'aurea pianta
17. Contessa, Cavaliere, a voi… / Madre del nuovo...
18. Madame, Don Profondo, voi... / Più vivace e più...
19. Corinna, or tocca a voi
20. All'ombra amena
21. Viva il diletto augusto Regnator
Corinna - Cecilia Gasdia
Marchesa Melibea - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
Contessa di Folleville - Lella Cuberli
Madama Cortese - Katia Ricciarelli
Cavalier Belfiore - Eduardo Gimenez
Conte di Libenskof - Francisco Araiza
Lord Sidney - Samuel Ramey
Don Profondo - Ruggero Raimondi
Berone di Trombonok - Enzo Dara
Don Alvaro - Leo Nucci
Don Prudenzio - Giorgio Surjan
Don Luigino - Oslavio di Credico
Maddalena - Raquel Pierotti
Delia - Antonella Bandelli
Modestina - Bernadette Manca di Nissa
Antonio - Luigi de Corato
Zefrino - Ernesto Gavazzi
Gelsomino - William Matteuzzi
Prague Philharmonic Chorus
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Conductor - Claudio Abbado
Бороди́н (Borodin): Князь Игорь (Prince Igor)
EAC Rip | FLAC+CUE+LOG | Scans (no
libretto) | 210’33’’ (3 CD) | 906 MB
Opera | Label: Sony | Recorded:
1987 | Released: 1990
С. Евстатьева, А. Милчева, К.
Калудов, Б. Мартинович, Н. Гюзелев,
Н. Гяуров; Эмил Чакыров
(Stefka Evstatieva, Alexandrina
Milcheva, Kaludi Kaludov, Boris
Martinovich, Nicola Ghiuselev,
Nicolai Ghiaurov; Emil Tchakarov)
Алекса́ндр Бороди́н (Alexander
Borodin)
Князь Игорь (Prince Igor)
Игорь Святославич (Igor
Svyatoslavich): Б. Мартинович (Boris
Martinovich)
Ярославна (Yaroslavna): С.
Евстатьева (Stefka Evstatieva)
Владимир Игоревич (Vladimir
Igorevich): К. Калудов (Kaludi
Kaludov)
Владимир Ярославич, князь
Галицкий (Vladimir Yaroslavich,
Prince Galitsky): Н. Гюзелев (Nicola
Ghiuselev)
Кончак (Konchak): Н. Гяуров (Nicolai
Ghiaurov)
Кончаковна (Konchakovna): А.
Милчева (Alexandrina Milcheva)
Xор и оркестр Софийской оперы
(Sofia Festival Orchestra & Sofia
National Opera Chorus)
Эмил Чакыров (Emil Tchakarov) 1987
01. Uvertjura
02. Prolog
03. Act One - Scene 1 - Slava, slava Volodimiru
04. Scene 2 - Ne malo vremeni proslo s tech por
05. Tam devuski prisli k tebe, knjaginja
06. Aj! Knjaz! Batjuski!
CD 2
01. Dobro pozalovat, bojare
02. Act Two - Na bezvod'i, dnem na solnce
03. Pljaska poloveckich devusek
04. Merknet svet dnevnoj
05. Podrugi devicy
06. Medlenno den' ugasal
07. Ty li, Vladimir moj
08. Ni sna ni otdycha izmucennoj duse
09. Pozvol' mne knjaze, slovo molvit
10. Zdorov-li knjaz'
11. Gej! Plennic privesti sjuda!
12. Uletja na kryl'jach vetra
CD 3
01. ACT3: Polovtsian march
02. Song of Konchak
03. Recitative of Konchak and Choir of the Khans
04. Choir and dance of the guards
05. Recitative of Ovlur and Prince Igor
06. Trio (Konchakovna, Igoryevich and Prince Igor)
07. Finale
08. ACT4: Aria of Yaroslavna
09. Song of the peasants
10. Recitative of Yaroslavna and duet with Igor
11. Song of the gudok-players and choir
12. Choral finale
