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Music : Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy / Jean-Yves Thibaudet
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Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy / Jean-Yves Thibaudet by: George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, Giulio Caccini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Pauline Viardot, Hector Berlioz, Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, Gioachino Rossini, Umberto Giordano, Xavier Montsalvatge, Georges Bizet, Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, Cecilia Bartoli, Jean-Yves Thibaudet |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0028945598123 Format: Live Label: Decca Manufacturer: Decca Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Decca Release Date: October 20, 1998 Studio: Decca Sales Rank: 88720 MPN: 455981 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: In the beginning, Cecilia Bartoli seemed to do one thing better than anybody, i.e., Rossini arias, which would not guarantee a long career even for a singer of her ebullience. This live performance from the Teatro Olympico in Vincenza, Italy, shows how much she's expanded, both linguistically and musically. The first five selections reflect her newfound specialty, early opera. The three Caccini selections from the 17th century--accompanied by small string ensemble--are deeply felt and stylistically convincing enough to make one eager for future forays. She's guilty of spinning out Handel's "Lascia la spina" excessively but hits new heights of virtuosity in Vivaldi's "Agitata da due venti." The rest of the disc is for voice and piano, in a program including both some genuine discoveries by French composer Pauline Viardot-Garcia that reveal the singer's increasing emotional depths and less consequential ones by Donizetti and Rossini. Bartoli also sings Spanish songs, most notably Montsalvatge's "Canto negro," proving that the singer doesn't venture into a new language until she can truly feel in it. Remarkably, her voice maintains its strength and body in the deeper, mezzo-ish regions as well as in the high, soprano-range areas. Might she have two voices? --David Patrick Stearns Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - A Bartoli Must Have!I really enjoy Bartoli's artistry and interpretation. This CD is a must have. If you are a Bartoli aficionado you can hear a slightly darker quality in her voice, as this recording is from the earlier period of her career (my opinion). Rating: - Buy two and give one to someone you love!(That way, you can get free shipping!) Or, buy Opera Proibita also. If you think you don't like listening to soprano soloists, you should buy this CD. I must say that I HATE listening to solo singing in general and soprano solo in particular! Well, this lady has stolen my heart! If you see her anywhere on the N American continent, please tell me. The one-minute limit for listening on-line will simply not allow you to make a judgement. If I could legally allow you to hear track 5 "Griselda - Agitata da Due Venti" (Vivaldi), you would buy the CD without hearing anything else. When I first heard Cecilia Bartoli on "Performance Today", the subject was "Opera Proibita" and I wrote to a friend who teaches voice ... Read More: Rating: - A joyful sample of the human voice.'Live in Italy' by mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, accompanied by pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is, for those of us who do not know Italian and are not avid opera fans, a simply delightful essay in the beauty of the human voice. I am really happy this is not the first Bartoli album I have bought, as others, such as her recordings of French and Italian love songs have more substance to offer (if you don't know the operas from which these pieces are taken) but this recording, with its live ambiance, is a great pleasure all by itself, a very nice change from the somewhat frostier Fraulain Von Otter from the northern climes. Rating: - A sheer delight from start to finishAlthough I rarely follow singers, even I am totally disarmed by Cecilia's magic spell of charm that criticism fails me. You will see that most of my reviews of music are about modern or Renaissance music, so for me to go out and lavish praise on her is really something totally out of the ordinary. Then again her singing is out of the ordinary in that it has an instantly recognisable warmth and captivating personality that makes her the outstanding singer of the current generation for me. I have been impressed by Cecilia's tendency to avoid the well worn paths of 19th century Italian operas in favour of championing neglected earlier music whether that be Vivaldi, Haydn, or Salieri. She has always talked about how the centre of gravity ... Read More: Rating: - Exquisite"Her natural command of messa di voce phrasing, willingness to shade the voice away to the quietest pianissimo and acute sensitivity to the words of Caccini's love songs proved irresistible, attracting a generous mix of applause and foot stamping." Such was the appreciation from the audience that the director had to request that the audience not stamp their feet as they would set off the alarm system. There are hardly words to describe Cecilia Bartoli's remarkable vocal qualities, emotional range and warmth. When I listen to this CD, I am calmed completely. There is an element of comfort in her style. Maybe one could explain it as a lullaby for the soul. She has the ability to support the longest of phrases ... Read More: |
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