Barber of Seville

Rossini (Artist), Brediceanu (Artist), Romanian Opera of Bucharest (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B000001K5G
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #943,095 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Act I: Sinf/Ov - Orch Of The Romanian Opr Of Bucharest/Mihai Brediceanu

2. Act I: Piano, Pianissimo, Senza Parlar

3. Act I: Ecco Ridente In Cielo

4. Act I: Ehi, Fiorello?...Mio Signore

5. Act I: Mille Grazie, Mio Signore

6. Act I: Gente Indiscreta!

7. Act I: La La La Le Ra...Largo Al Factotum

8. Act I: Ah, Che Bella Vita!

9. Act I: Se Il Mio Nome Saper Voi Bramate

10. Act I: Oh Cielo! Nella Stanza Convien Dir Che Qualcuno

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Act I: Ora Mi Sento Meglio

2. Act I: A Un Dottor Della Mia Sorte

3. Act I: Finora In Questa Camera

4. Act I: Ehi, Di Casa, Maledetti?

5. Act I: Che Cosa Accadde

6. Act I: Zitti, Che Bussano

7. Act I: Fredda Ed Immobile

8. Act I: Ma Signor...Ma Un Dottor

9. Act II: Ma Vedi Il Mio Destino!

10. Act II: Pace E Gioia Sia Con Voi

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good musicianship, lacking in vocal splendour, June 6, 2004

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Simon (Auckland, NZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barber of Seville (Audio CD)

To be honest, when I picked this CD up for NZ$3, I wasn't expecting much. This performance is from a set of Romanian opera performances recorded during the Soviet era. I was to some extent surprised, however. The outstanding protagonist is Magda Ianculescu, as Rosina. Her voice, though not overly pleasant as it goes into the higher registers, is a reliable, adaptable little soprano one. Despite her vocal limitations, she brings sparkle to the role through musical characterisation and imaginatory colaratura interpolations. She is matched in this regard by the Figaro, Nicolae Herlea, who also offers good characterisation despite the grainy quality of the voice. It is hard to be so optimistic about either the tenor, Valentin Teodorian, or the two basses, Gabor and Loghin. All three have rather strangulated tones that make their performances less effective. In saying this, however, there is a pleasing ensemble feel to this performance. This is important in Rossini. Everything is sung confidently and backed up well by the conducting of Brediceanu. Though not the finest recording available and not worth paying full price for, still rewarding in its own way.