Reply With QuoteMuch as I love Sam the Chest, this version is terribly heavy, slow and ponderous to my ears.Originally Posted by Hoffmann
Natalie
Much as I love Sam the Chest, this version is terribly heavy, slow and ponderous to my ears.
Natalie
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Talking of Sam The Chest, I listened to this today
Nucci is just fabulous.
Discworld... makes so much sense
In the mood for some Russian opera, so I went with Tchaikovsky's Iolanta. Lovely!
Absolutely fabulous (daaahling) and my charity shop find of the year. It's the finds like this one that happens occasionally that makes me pop in to the shop at least once a week!In the mood for some Russian opera, so I went with Tchaikovsky's Iolanta. Lovely!
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There's also the Anna Netrebko recording which is also very good
'fraid I cheaped out and got the Hans Rotman Iolanta set which can be had for a dollar. Perhaps I am missing out?
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
Armed with Florestan's attitude of "try anything that I think sounds interesting", I think surely not. I'm reading Florestan's posts to check I'm not missing out on something.
If you did like the Iolanta, then I will recommend either or both of the Gergiev and Villaume productions though. I'm sure Florestan will be able to find a free sample somewhere.
Well I only listened to Iolanta a couple times. Need to give it another spin. Perhaps tonight. Scope out those other two recordings for deals. Actually, it is likely that what I need to get fired up over this opera is a DVD!
Oooh, ooooh,oooh! I found one to watch with subs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSn0qvYJsCs
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
My first listen to Rossini's comic romp Il Turco in Italia, with Cecelia Bartoli and Ramon Vargas. Conducted by Chailly
Now I know what I will listen to tonight. Have if from a library sale and only listened once. Worth another go.
My first listen to Rossini's comic romp Il Turco in Italia, with Cecelia Bartoli and Ramon Vargas. Conducted by Chailly
EDIT: Well I only got partway in and gave up. Just wasn't interesting me, but then I went to it's counterpart (also a low buck library get) and really am liking it a lot. Larmore's voice here is awesome:
"Ah,non credea mirarti si presto estinto, o fiore." --Bellini, La Sonnambula (also written on his tomb).
I finished up Act III of Lohengrin from my walk the other day, because I couldn't stand not hearing "In fernem Land":
Every time I listen to this, I know why I love it so much: Jess Thomas' clarion singing, Elizabeth Grümmer's effortless and expressive Elsa and DFD's Telramund. Oh, and Rudolf Kempe's perfectly paced conducting.
Then, it was time for something completely different:
One of those days I'm not following the cricket; I'm following Hoffmann here today.I finished up Act III of Lohengrin from my walk the other day, because I couldn't stand not hearing "In fernem Land":
Every time I listen to this, I know why I love it so much: Jess Thomas' clarion singing, Elizabeth Grümmer's effortless and expressive Elsa and DFD's Telramund. Oh, and Rudolf Kempe's perfectly paced conducting...
I'm hungry for some more Russian opera! From the depths of the unlistened-to-pile, I'm trying Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades for the first time. So far so good! I plan to collect more Tchaikovsky opera in the near future.
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