Rossini: Stabat Mater

Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Joseph Messner (Conductor), Irmgard Seefried (Performer), Lorenz Fehenberger (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Irmgard Seefried, Lorenz Fehenberger
• Conductor: Joseph Messner
• Composer: Gioachino Rossini
• Audio CD (July 25, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Preiser Records
• ASIN: B00002R2X6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #980,284 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great performance from a bygone era, August 24, 2006

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Rev. Ben Cox "revben" (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rossini: Stabat Mater (Audio CD)

Even though the sources for this recording are dubious at best, the final product is really very good. I found the sound quality to be surprisingly good also. The tempi are variable and slow to my thinking, but the soloists seem to have enough breath. The chorus numbers are well done. This recording captures a young Irmgard Seefried, and we get real indicator of what her future will be. Rosette Anday had been with the Vienna opera, and sang Erda in Moralt's early "Ring" from Vienna. She has a big, beautiful alto voice. Lorenz Fehenberger, has a big luscious voice with plenty of breath and range to sing this music. The really great voice is Ferdinand Frantz, known to many of us as "Bass Frantz". This is a huge voice, here under tremendous control. He went on to record Wotan (I think he's the best) and Hans Sachs in Meistersinger. This recording comes from a pirated recording made of an Austrian radio broadcast, so it's a real historical sound document. Enjoy!

2.0 out of 5 stars Too sloooooow, January 10, 2009

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Theodore Shulman (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rossini: Stabat Mater (Audio CD)

The soloists should have been great, but the conductor takes everything at half-speed, knocking them off their game. This CD was a huge disappointment for me--Irmgard Seefried and Ferdinand Frantz are two of my favorite singers.