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3.0 out of 5 stars
A lovely voice, but does Isokoski have anything to say?, January 15, 2007
This review is from: Mozart: Arias (Audio CD)
As a contribution to Mozart's 250th anniversary, the attractive Finnish soprano Solie Isokoski treads direclty into Schwarzkopf territory with arias the late, great singer preformed with consummate style. In terms of pure voice, Isokoski equals Schwarzkopf (in front of a microphone, at least), and her tone is never less than beautiful. YOu can hear why she leapt from obscurity at home on to the stage at the Met. But she is innocent of any sort of style; this is just singing note for note. Of Schwarzkopf's psychological insight and memorable characterization there is nil. Peter Schreier, the noted tenor, proves himself a dull, literal conductor, and the Tapiola Sinfonietta is no great shakes, either. The best I can say of this recital is that Isokoski doesn't exactly have a lot of rivals doing much better in this repertoire.
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