Mozart: Don Giovanni [Import]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Otto Klemperer (Conductor), Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Benno Kusche (Performer), George London (Performer), Hilde Zadek (Performer), Horst Gunter (Performer), Ludwig Weber (Performer), Léopold Simoneau (Performer), Maud Cunitz (Performer), Rita Streich (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Benno Kusche, George London, Hilde Zadek, Horst Gunter, Ludwig Weber, et al.
• Orchestra: Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Otto Klemperer
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (September 7, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Testament UK
• ASIN: B00001NTLG
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #585,187 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Sinfonia

2. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene One: Notte e giorno faticar

3. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene One: Non sperar, se non m'uccidi

4. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene One: Lasciala, indegno!... Leporello, ove sei?

5. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene One: Ma qual mai s'offre

6. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene One: Fuggi, crudele, fuggi!

7. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene Two: Orsù, spicciati presto

8. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene Two: Ah, che mi dice mai

9. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene Two: Chi è là?

10. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene Two: Madamina, il catalogo è questo... In questa forma dunque

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Disc: 2

1. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene Five: Venite pur avanti

2. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene Five: Ecco il birbo

3. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act One, Scene Five: Trema, trema, o scellerato!

4. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act Two, Scene One: Eh via, buffone

5. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act Two, Scene One: Leporello!... Sugnore?

6. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act Two, Scene One: A taci, ingiusto core!

7. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act Two, Scene One: Amico, che ti par?

8. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act Two, Scene One: Deh vieni alla finestra... V'e gente alla finestra

9. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act Two, Scene One: Metà di voi qua vadano

10. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act Two, Scene One: Zitto, lascia ch'io senta!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A valuable Klemperer document, January 9, 2000

By 

OKeh (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart: Don Giovanni (Audio CD)

Not a Don for the casual listener but a splendid example of Klemperer in one of his manic phases. London is not idiomatic but he actually sings the role rather than bluster through it. Zadek is a justly admired singer of the 'old school', Simoneau is the finest Mozartian of his generation, Streich is a delight and Weber & Kusche make the most of their parts. Very good (mono) sound and the feel of a real performance. Listen to it for the love of Mozart.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love - after a while, June 20, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Mozart: Don Giovanni (Audio CD)

I'm a novice of opera, so very likely nothing I know will aid more discerning purchasers. I didn't love this set at first, but it has grown on me amazingly.

The objective stuff: I think it's very complete. The booklets
include libretto, translation, and summaries of the action.

More subjectively: It's beautiful. I haven't liked any other recording I've listened to as well. The sound quality is absolutely fine. A really wonderful Leporello. I can't think of any quibbles I have with the sound or the performances, and my enjoyment of this has encouraged me to learn more.

From my experience so far, I think you couldn't do better for a first opera or first Don Giovanni than this. *shrug*

6 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a great disappointment, October 25, 1999

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Theodore Shulman (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart: Don Giovanni (Audio CD)

I'm a die-hard George London freak, but I cannot listen to this recording. Everything about it is just dreadful, especially the women who sound old and shrill.