Recital Amsterdam, 1974

Alessandro Scarlatti (Composer), Pietro Domenico Paradisi (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Giovanni Pergolesi (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Vincenzo Bellini (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Riccardo Zandonai (Composer), Arturo Buzzi-Peccia (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Eduard Müller (Performer), Renata Tebaldi (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Eduard Müller, Renata Tebaldi
• Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti, Pietro Domenico Paradisi, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Giovanni Pergolesi, Gioachino Rossini, et al.
• Audio CD (January 1, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gala
• ASIN: B000001XMG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,730 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Il Pompeo, opera: Oh, cessate di piagarmi

2. M'ha presa alla sua ragna, song

3. Oh Dei, che dolce incanto, aria for soprano (from 'Morceaux de chants détachés')

4. Se tu m'ami, for voice & piano (spurious; by A. Parisotti)

5. La promessa ('Ch'io mai vi possa'), song for voice & piano (Soirées musicales)

6. Malinconia, ninfa gentile for voice & piano (6 ariette da camera)

7. Vanne, o rosa fortunata, for voice & piano (6 ariette da camera)

8. Stornello ('Tu dici che non m'ami'), song for voice & piano

9. In solitaria stanza, song for voice & piano

10. Amor marinaro ('Me voglio fà na casa'), canzonetta napoletana for voice & piano (or orchestra)

11. Ah! perfido! . . . Per pieta, non dirmi addio, scena and aria for soprano & orchestra, Op. 65

12. E l'uccellino (Ninna-Nanna), song for voice & piano

13. L'assiuolo

14. Serenatella veneziana

15. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Voi lo sapete, o mamma

16. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Ebben, lo deggio! ... Addio, o nostro picciol desco

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brava!, December 9, 1999

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"tenor_in_training" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Recital Amsterdam, 1974 (Audio CD)

This recording made at a recital that took place in 1974 is 70-some minutes of vocal splendor (unfortunately, I was just about a month old then so I could not attend it). Usually I am careful about Gala's live releases because many of them are poorly recorded. This one stands out - there are very few coughs and other unpleasant sounds emitted by the appreciative Amsterdam audience. Tebaldi's angelic voice still showed no signs of wear, and right in the middle of the recital she sang Beethoven's demanding "Ah Perfido!" - a stupendous feat that lasted 13-plus minutes. Tebaldi smartly combined operatic numbers with simpler but melodic and ear-catching Neapolitan songs. A pleasant and welcome surprise is her rendition of Gluck's "O mio dolce ardor" usually reserved by basses and baritones. The soprano range she possessed was just extraordinary, and her interpretations still sound fresh and innovative. She is masterfully accompanied by Edoardo Muller who is more known for his outstanding conducting than for his sensitive and skillful piano accompaniments. Even though this is a live recording, his piano generally does not sound booming or faded. For some reason the front cover features Tebaldi made up for a role, possibly Aida, instead of a concert photo. We are not likely to see the likes of La Tebaldi in any near future so enjoy her discs while they are still available.