Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande ~ Abbado [Box set]

Claude Debussy (Composer), Claudio Abbado (Conductor), La Scala Theater Orchestra & Chorus (Orchestra), Alfredo Giacomotti (Performer), Frederica Von Stade (Performer), Glenys Linos (Performer), John Brocheler (Performer), Kurt Ollmann (Performer), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Performer), Patrizia Pace (Performer), Silvestro Sammaritano (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Alfredo Giacomotti, Frederica Von Stade, Glenys Linos, John Brocheler, Kurt Ollmann, et al.
• Orchestra: La Scala Theater Orchestra & Chorus
• Conductor: Claudio Abbado
• Composer: Claude Debussy
• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Opera D'oro
• ASIN: B00000IGRB
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #358,330 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #43 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Von Stade, Frederica

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great bargain among fine Pelleas recordings, August 23, 2006

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This review is from: Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande ~ Abbado (Audio CD)

Wtih Decca's bargain release of Ansermet's classic Pelleas et Melisande, this live radio broadcast from La Scala runs into stiff competition. The reviewer below objects to audience noise, but it isn't really excessive if you exercise some tolerance--the coughs seem more prominent chiefly because Debussy's score is so soft. The singers are at the very least good (Goloaud, Arkel) to outstanding (Pelleas, Melisande), and the FM stereo sound is very listenable. Best of all is Abbado's sensitive conducting and his ability to make the sometimes scrappy La Scala orchestra sound first-rate. This live reading is less cautious than his DG studio recording, itself a fine performance.

In all, if you can get a used copy for under $10, this very respectable release is a steal.

15 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lovely piece slaughtered by a downright hideous recording., January 9, 2000

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Nick Storring (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande ~ Abbado (Audio CD)

BEWARE OF THIS RECORDING. It may appear to be a bargain, but the music is obscured by obtrusively loud audience noises. Also the lack of a decent synopsis, a printed libretto, and scene-divided tracks further diminishes the value of this recording. Buy the Karajan version, an excellent purchase despite the high price.