Mozart: Don Giovanni [Highlights]

Eberhard Wächter (Performer), Giuseppe Taddei (Performer), Piero Cappuccilli (Performer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus (Orchestra), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Orchestra), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Performer), Graziella Sciutti (Performer), Joan Sutherland (Performer), Luigi Alva (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Eberhard Wächter, Giuseppe Taddei, Piero Cappuccilli, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Graziella Sciutti, et al.
• Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra of London
• Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (June 5, 1989)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002S0W
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,541 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Sutherland, Joan
  • #30 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Featured Performers, A-Z > Q to T

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Of all opera recordings, this is the best value..., June 30, 2000

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

"Don Giovanni" is, in my humble opinion, Mozart's greatest work: a romantic and unforgettable journey into the darkest realms of his ingenius imagination. The complete opera, with its many dialogues, is really intended for the opera hall, for the vividness of the work can best be appreciated around the personae of theatre. The music, however, flows like the Danube, especially the hand-picked favorites. This cd is exquisite -- the best version available. Pop it into the stereo and let it play every track, for they are among Mozart's greatest pieces. The singers are simply outstanding -- and the Philharmonia, which is the orchestra to consider above all others when dealing with opera, is charming. I bought the cd a year ago for "La ci darem la Mano," and it remains my favorite aria of all time, and the cd itself is my favorite among an armoire filled with Mozart and dozens of other composers. I don't know why anyone would pass this cd up -- it is truly the best value in opera, and maybe in all classical music!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pre-Bonynge Sutherland, September 29, 2000

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

I don't care what you think about Sutherland's later recordings- you really ought to hear this. No mushy diction or moony mannerism here- it's crystal clear, and the voice sounds so gloriously fresh that it's actually poigniant to hear (I mean no disrespect to the path that Dame Joan and her husband took in developing her voice). She is perfection- precise, agile and yet powerful, not pasty like so many Annas; she sounds highly agitated (which is perfect for Donna Anna). If fact, she sounds like more of a threat to the Don than her tenor boyfriend. Highly recommended- and perfect in highlight form for those of you who own a full set and don't want to fork over the bucks for another full set.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good as it gets!, July 28, 2001

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

This is known as one of the best recordings of Don Giovanni, and I can see why! Wachter's Don is great- forceful, nasty, cruel. Taddei's Leporello is very good, too, and I enjoyed his "Catalogue" aria very much. Sutherland's Donna Anna almost is greater then everyone else! She threatens like the Don himself, and is very forceful as well. Her fiance, luckily, is not as wimpy as most Don Ottavios are. Schwarzkopf is a good Elvira, too. My only reservation is Sciutti's Zerlina. Though she sang beautifully, she sounded very weak in, "Batti, batti" or in, "Tra quest'arbora celata." Giulini's conducting is wonderful, so I'd suggest this cd.