Mozart - Così fan tutte / Lott · McLaughlin · Focile · Hadley · Corbelli · Cachemaille · Sir Charles Mackerras

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Charles Mackerras (Artist), Felicity Lott (Artist), Marie McLaughlin (Artist), Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Artist), Nuccia Focile (Artist), Jerry Hadley (Artist), Gilles Cachamaille (Artist), Alessandro Corbelli (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 29, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CZZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ouvertura

2. Cosi Fan Tutte Terzetto: 'La Mia Dorabella Capace Non E'

3. Recitativo: 'Fuor La Spada!'

4. Terzetto: 'E La Fede Delle Femmine'

5. Recitativo: 'Scioccherie Di Poeti!'

6. Terzetto: 'Una Bella Serenata'

See all 35 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Recitativo: 'Oh, La Saria Da Ridere!'

2. 'Ah, Che Tutta In Un Momento'

3. 'Si Mora, Si, Si Mora'

4. 'Eccovi Il Medico'

5. 'Dove Son?'

6. 'Dammi Un Bacio'

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Recitativo: 'Amico, Abbiamo Vinto!'

2. Aria: 'Donne Mie, La Fate A Tanti'

3. Recitativo: 'In Qual Fiero Contrasto'

4. Cavatina: 'Tradito, Schernito'

5. Recitativo: 'Bravo! Questa E Costanza!'

6. Recitativo: 'Ora Vedo Che Siete'

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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 Hadley is the best Ferrando!, March 29, 2006

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Irene Adler (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart - Così fan tutte / Lott · McLaughlin · Focile · Hadley · Corbelli · Cachemaille · Sir Charles Mackerras (Audio CD)

While this is not the best Cosi available, I believe it is competitive with the more celebrated recordings by Bohm and Solti. I think it's far better than the widely-acclaimed and (in my opinion) over-rated Karajan version.

Mackerras' interpretation is certainly very non-offensive, but it's not incrediably memorable, and not as lively or visceral as Solti's. Felicity Lott and Marie McLaughlin's performances are technically sound, but lackluster. Nuccia Focile isn't particularly remarkable as Despina either.

What really makes up for the run-of-the-mill-ness of all those parts is the stellar male cast in this recording. Jerry Hadley is the definitive Ferrando of our time, and Alessandro Corbelli is one of my favorite buffo baritones. Gille Cachemaille's rich tone makes a great worldly Don Alfonso.

To sum it up: though the female cast is relatively weak compared to Bohm's and Solti's recordings, the male cast is by far superior, and that's what makes this recording a must-own for fans in search of the definitive Cosi experience.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well balanced Cosi fan tutte, January 17, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Mozart - Così fan tutte / Lott · McLaughlin · Focile · Hadley · Corbelli · Cachemaille · Sir Charles Mackerras (Audio CD)

An excellent, wholly appropriate combination of attention to period performance practice without being tied to convention, with the full sonority of modern instruments. A beautiful ensemble performance, skillfully conducted by Mackerras, with a real sense of drama, clearly recorded (all of which is evident in the Don Giovanni by the same team). Enjoy.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay recording, October 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mozart - Così fan tutte / Lott · McLaughlin · Focile · Hadley · Corbelli · Cachemaille · Sir Charles Mackerras (Audio CD)

While I admire the live feeling of this studio recording, the cast is nothing to brag about. Come Scoglio sounds terrible, and there's a general lack of perfection here and there. The chorus, however, is wonderful, and I admire the way Mackerras tries to conduct it with historical accuracy- the tempos are a little more brisk, etc. He also shares all the research he has done on this opera with you in an interesting essay.