Mozart: Zaide / Mathis, Schreier, Wixell, Hollweg, Süß, Ude - Der Schauspieldirektor / Grant, Rolfe Johnson, Welting, Cotrubas

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Artist), Sir Colin Davis (Artist), Ileana Cotrubas (Artist), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Artist), Clifford Grant (Artist), Ruth Welting (Artist), Edith Mathis (Artist), Peter Schreier (Artist), Ingwal Wixell (Artist), Werner Hollweg (Artist), Armin Ude (Artist), Reiner Süß (Artist), Johannes Knittel (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 1991)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B00000411H
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,162 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mozart: Zaide / Mathis, Schreier, Wixell, Hollweg, Süß, Ude - Der Schauspieldirektor / Grant, Rolfe Johnson, Welting, Cotrubas, September 21, 2010

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Bjorn Viberg (European Union) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart: Zaide / Mathis, Schreier, Wixell, Hollweg, Süß, Ude - Der Schauspieldirektor / Grant, Rolfe Johnson, Welting, Cotrubas (Audio CD)

Mozart: Zaide / Mathis, Schreier, Wixell, Hollweg, Süß, Ude - Der Schauspieldirektor / Grant, Rolfe Johnson, Welting, Cotrubas is an opera that was unfinished by Mozart. He started working on it around 1779 but abandoned it to work on Indomeneo and unfortunately never completed it. The work was lost until his wife found it in 1799 but the work itself was not performed until 1866 almost 75 years after the death of Mozart. The sound quality is impeccable and one verily feels as if one is listening to it live. Highly recommended. 5/5.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zaide, December 28, 2000

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mia (Croatia, Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart: Zaide / Mathis, Schreier, Wixell, Hollweg, Süß, Ude - Der Schauspieldirektor / Grant, Rolfe Johnson, Welting, Cotrubas (Audio CD)

Even though it was found many years after Mozart died, the astonishing beauty of this work of art is ovious. The perfect choice of notes is such as only Mozart could have made it, and Zaide is something that has been left to us from this very wonderful composer.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An unequal contest in this Schauspieldirektor...., January 10, 2001

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Nathan "nathanoj" (Ithaca, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart: Zaide / Mathis, Schreier, Wixell, Hollweg, Süß, Ude - Der Schauspieldirektor / Grant, Rolfe Johnson, Welting, Cotrubas (Audio CD)

Unhappily for all concerned this recording was hopelessly miscast. The whole point of Der Schauspieldirektor is the vocal duel between the two sopranos..."Ich bin die erste sangerin" Madame Herz should crow to Madame Silberklang. Pitting the woefully thin and empty soprano of Ruth Welting against the full and luscious voice of Ileana Cotrubas was a non starter, and this recording suffers accordingly. Colin Davis conducts with brio.Cotrubas sings with her customary intelligence, refinement and beauty. What a shame.