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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY,
By A Customer
This review is from: Puccini: La Bohème- highlights (RCA Victor Basic 100, Vol. 28) (Audio CD)
One of the greatest La Boheme records in history, this has Montserrat Caballe as Mimi and Placido Domingo as Rodolfo under the baton of Sir Georg Solti. What results is a work that invokes a whole plethora of emotions from start to end. The vibrancy and involvement of the orchestra is well represented in the opening and in the scene at Cafe Momus. The orchestra also excels in the intimate moments like the conclusion to the garret scene where it beautifully accompanies the lovers to ecstatic heights. Montserrat Caballe woos us with her pensive and beautifully vocalised Mimi. From "Mi chiamano Mimi" she holds us enthralled and in rapture as she soars with her floated pianissimi. This is brought to a must apt climax where she floats the ending of "O soave fanciulla" with Domingo to perfection. This is unheard of in any other recording. Domingo charms with his potrayal of Rodolfo, his voice young and healthy. His reading of "Che gelida manina" is imbibed with passion and shows his voice at its most involved. The entire recording is like an experiment perfected, with the supporting characters well represented by Milnes, Blegen, Sardinero and Raimondi. Each and every scene unfolds with beauty and well-thought out continuity that captures our attention. One of the better recordings that can hold its own against any current competition.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Solti adds a touch of razor wire,
By Santa Fe Listener (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: Puccini: La Bohème- highlights (RCA Victor Basic 100, Vol. 28) (Audio CD)
Domingo and Caballe, here both relatively young, would have made a convicning Mimi and Rudolfo in another recording, but in this one the wiry, grainy RCA sound and hard-charge conducting from Solti make it pretty tough going. There isn't a touch of charm or romance, just a strong cast trying to keep up with Solti's coarse, driven conception. No thanks.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
From my review on the full-set,
By "jonnyethan" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Puccini: La Bohème- highlights (RCA Victor Basic 100, Vol. 28) (Audio CD)
I agree Karajan's Boheme is wimpy. Who wants a wimpy set? This is the ultimate La Boheme. Domingo is at his youthful peak!! Domingo may not be the high note tenor par excellence, but he is the ultimate tenor par excellence who can produce high notes more powerful than the King of High Cs. Caballe produces ravishing tone and incredible floated pianissimi as Mimi. Milnes is nothing short of amazing. Forget the Karajan set, this is the ultimate La Boheme!! Yes, red-blooded Bohemians flesh and blood. Not a bunch of wimpy guys in Karajan's set (in Karajan's set, you almost feel like they will shriek when they see a rat).If you can't afford the full set, try the highlights.
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