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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great if you like Basses and Baritones,
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This review is from: Verdi: Don Carlo / Santini, Christoff, Gobbi, Stella, et al (Audio CD)
This performance features nearly unbeatable performances by the mutlidimensional Christoff--easily the best Philip on records, the by turns powerful and lyric Gobbi, and especially Giulio Neri, whose black and almost dead tones for the Grand Inquisitor personify Verdi's distrust for the church. Stella portrays the royal aspects of her part well, but the voice sounds a little stiff in the passionate moments. The real concerns for this recording are the unacceptable wobbly Nicolai as Eboli (I've never heard a peformance which convinced me that she deserved an international career), and the stentorian but rather ugly Filippeschi, whose poor legato and clumsy phrasing are a detriment...too bad Di Stefano and Barbieri weren't the Carlos and Eboli, that would have improved this performance considerably.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good " Don Carlo" of the former years,
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This review is from: Verdi: Don Carlo / Santini, Christoff, Gobbi, Stella, et al (Audio CD)
Really enjoyed this performance of Don Carlo. I have many recordings of the work and I prefer the 5 act version in either Italian or French, but this performance with the usual presentation of that period is a great one for the voices represented. Christoff and Gobbi give outstanding performances and Stella give a very committed performance and she is in excellent voice. The orchestral sound is not what we are used to today, but the digital mastering does bring everything clearly into focus. The voices are never overwhelmed by the orchestra as is the tendency of many current recordings. My favorites are the Bergonzi, Tebaldi, Bumbry, with Solti at the helm and the French version under Abbado a close second. The Alagna in French under Pappano is also very interesting too.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Abbreviated Opera, but Gobbi and Christoff Shine,
By Marmia (Little Falls, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Verdi: Don Carlo / Santini, Christoff, Gobbi, Stella, et al (Audio CD)
I was disappointed that this version was an abbreviated version of Verdi's Don Carlo. However, the parts that were dropped in this performance did not affect the parts sung by Titto Gobbi and Boris Christoff, both of whom were truly magnificent in this recording. The rest of the cast was an operatic misfortune, so in the long run, the abbreviated version is prefferable. If you buy this recording, buy it for Titto Gobbi and Boris Christoff. They are worth listening to.
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