Mozart - Don Giovanni / Raimondi, Te Kanawa, Maazel [Soundtrack, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Lorin Maazel (Conductor), Orchstre de l'Opera de Paris (Orchestra), Ruggero Raimondi (Performer), Kiri Te Kanawa (Performer), Jose Van Dam (Performer), Edda Moser (Performer), Teresa Berganza (Performer), Kenneth Riegel (Performer), Malcolm King (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ruggero Raimondi, Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Van Dam, Edda Moser, Teresa Berganza, et al.
• Orchestra: Orchstre de l'Opera de Paris
• Conductor: Lorin Maazel
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (August 29, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Soundtrack, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000GCFAHK
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,991 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Overture

2. No.1 Introduction: Notte E Giorno Faticar/Non Sperar, Se Non M'uccidi/Lasciala, Indegno!

3. Leporello, Ove Sei?

4. No.2 Accomapnied Recitative And Duet: Ah! Del Padre In Periglio

5. Fuggi, Crudele, Fuggi!

6. Orsu, Spicciati Presto. Cosa Vuoi?

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Disc: 2

1. Io Deggio Ad Ogni Patto

2. No.11 Aria: Fin Ch'han Dal Vino

3. Masetto...Senti Un Po'!

4. No.12 Aria: Batti, Batti, O Bel Masetto

5. Guarda Un Po' Come Seppe

6. No.13 Finale: Presto, Presto...Pria Che Venga

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Disc: 3

1. No.8c Aria: In Qali Eccessi...

2. Mi Tradi Quell'alama Ingrata

3. Ah! Ah! Ah! Questa E Buona!

4. No.9 Duet: O Statua Gentilissima

5. Calmatevi, Idol Mio!

6. No.10 Accomanied Recitative And Aria: Crudele? Ah No! Mio Bene!...Non Mir Dir -

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unforgettable experience of music & movie making, March 29, 2009

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Kuszel Marc (France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart - Don Giovanni / Raimondi, Te Kanawa, Maazel (Audio CD)

I don't believe this item needs any special introduction at all. Actually this is the original soundtrack of the very well known movie "Don Giovanni" that Joseph Losey ("Mr Klein", "Accident", "The servant", "The Go-Between") made in 1978. This is undisputabely one of the most beautiful movies Losey ever made.

About the musical performance: look at the casting and you'll have the explanation you would need anyway: Ruggero Raimondi, Edda Moser, Kiri Te Kanawa, José van Dam, Teresa Berganza, etc. All of them give a fantastic musical performance. The very same is to be said about Lorin Maazel's conducting which is quite exceptional in all respects.

About this 3 Cds set: the complete opera written by Mozart was recorded on June 22 - July 6, 1978 in Paris and its first issue on the vinyl LP format was in 1979. Soon after the first generation of audio CDs made their entrance on the marketplace some 30 years ago, this recording was available. In 2006, Sony made the actual remastered edition and the result is great indeed, very much so: the whole thing sounds really fantastic & is offered at a very attractive price. These are the very reasons why it seems to me that this item fully desserves a 5 Stars-amazon rating. Thank you very much for reading this review.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Don, December 6, 2006

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Roberto (SF, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart - Don Giovanni / Raimondi, Te Kanawa, Maazel (Audio CD)

I've heard several Dons. Giulini is one the most overrated recording in history; Karajan is dull; both Furtwangler are great, but the sound are hard to listen to; Davis is ok, but doesn't thrill me that much.

This one is clearly the winner. Not only because of Raimondi and Van Dam (both great); but mainly due to the amazing female cast. Te Kanawa sings here much better than on the Davis record. She is Dona Elvira! Even Schwarzkopf didn't impress me after have listened to this record. Edda Moser and Teresa Berganza are also unbelievable. Just listen to "Forse Un Giorno" or "Vedrai, Carino" to understand what I mean.

This may not be the best opera record ever recorded, but it is the one that I've listened the most.

My second Don is the Klemperer recording. It is a great recording, but the female cast doesn't compare to this one.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very fine performance, lacking only a charismatic Don, September 12, 2006

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This review is from: Mozart - Don Giovanni / Raimondi, Te Kanawa, Maazel (Audio CD)

Perhaps because it is only the soundtrack to Joseph Losey's film of the opera, this Don Giovanni has never come into its own. The cast is the best on records, barring only EMI's classic set under Giulini. It was prescient of Maazel to gather up young singers who would soon be major stars like Te Kanawa--gorgeous as Donna Elvira--and Eda Moser, who's dramatically intense as Donna Anna, despite some pitch problems. Ruggero Raimondi as a suave Don and Jose Van Dam as a bitter, insidious Leporello are quite fine, as is Teresa Berganza as Zerlina. Only the wobbly Kenneth Riegel disappoints as Don Ottavio, but hardly anyone succeeds vocally in the fiendish arias assigned to him.

Maazel pulls no perverse punches. He's mostly straightforward, although at times he takes pains to underline the drama for the camera, which is all to the good. From the fierce opening scene you'd think this was going to be an angry, thuggish Don (I wish it had been), but soon Raimondi lapses into smooth, somewhat bland singing that emphasizes mellifluous tone over character. Too bad, since everything else is outstanding. Sony's sonics are fine, and the orchestra plays very well.

In sum, this almost great Don Giovanni deserves a listen. It's among the best on the market, lacking only a charismatic Don to rise to the very top. If you object to Wachter's brutishness on the Giulini set or dislike the gloss of Karajan's conducting on the stary DG set, this one from Maazel may turn into a first choice.