Macbeth

Verdi (Artist), Taddei (Artist), Gencer (Artist), Vittorio Gui (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 1999)
• Label: Living Stage
• ASIN: B00002SSMA
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,197,905 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Macbeth, opera: Prelude

2. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Che faceste? Dite su!

3. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Giorno non vidi mai sì fiero e bello!

4. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. Pro' Macbetto!... Due vaticini compiuti or sono

5. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 1. S'allontanarono!

6. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Nel dì della vittoria... Vieni! t'affretta!

7. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Al cader della sera... Or tutti sorgete

8. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Oh donna mia

9. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Sappia la sposa mia... Fatal mia donna!

10. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Scene 2. Di destarlo per tempo il Re m'impose... Schiudi, inferno, inghiotti

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Macbeth, opera: Act 3. Tre volte miagola la gatta in fregola

2. Macbeth, opera: Act 3. Ballet

3. Macbeth, opera: Act 3. Finché appelli, silenti m'attendete

4. Macbeth, opera: Act 3. Fuggi, regal fantasima

5. Macbeth, opera: Act 3. Ofe son io?

6. Macbeth, opera: Act 4. Scene 1. Patria oppressa!

7. Macbeth, opera: Act 4. Scene 1. O figli, o figli miei... Ah, la paterna mano

8. Macbeth, opera: Act 4. Scene 1. Dove siam?... La patria tradita

9. Macbeth, opera: Act 4. Scene 2. Vegliammo invan due notti... Una macchia è qui tuttora

10. Macbeth, opera: Act 4. Scene 3. Perfidi! All'Anglo contra me v'unite... Pietà, rispetto, amore

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a Lady Macbeth!, January 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Macbeth (Audio CD)

The set is worth having for the younG Gencer's first attempts at a FIENDISH role (she was only 31 at the time) that she would even perfect more from an interpretative/psychological point of view later on but with a less fresh voice (for instance Venice in 1968). Taddei and the rest of the cast are quite adequate companions to this overwhelming Lady and Gui's conducting a guarantee of a fine performance from everybody involved. Again, do not miss Leyla Gencer's Lady Macbeth in her vocal prime even if the sound is not to digital standards.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a performance - despite the sound, June 12, 2008

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Ralph Moore "Ralph operaphile" (Bishop's Stortford, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Macbeth (Audio CD)

This is a hard recording to find these days; I got mine via OperaLovers in Quebec but it keeps re-appearing in various guises from time to time, mainly because, despite pretty indifferent sound quality, the performance is so stupendous. Gencer is a marvel of both nuance and excitement and Taddei presents Macbeth as a real human being, full of fear and weakness and very much dominated by his demonic wife. He uses word-painting in a manner which rivals his great Italian contemporary, Tito Gobbi. Gencer displays incredible agility and power; it wasn't so much a large, as an incisive, voice and she also colours it so variedly. Gui's direction is masterly of pace and the supporting cast is excellent. Stereo/studio sound it ain't, but the intensity of this performance is such that you soon forget the sonic limitations. I swear, too, that ocasionally you can hear a dog barking in the background - but that's probably motor noise and at least that shows that the 1960 tape picked up some good background detail! Don't buy this if you require studio sound; go to the famous Abbado or Leinsdorf sets. But if you want to hear a supreme - and neglected - dramatic soprano at her best in a great blood and fire performance of one of Verdi's most thrilling and approachable operas, go for Gencer in this live recording.