Verdi: Macbeth (Highlights)

Piero Cappuccilli (Performer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Ettore Gracis (Conductor), Georgi Robev (Conductor), Lamberto Gardelli (Conductor), Pavel Urbanek (Conductor), Vassil Stefanov (Conductor), Budapest Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Prague Festival Orchestra (Orchestra), Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Sofia Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Sylvia Sass (Performer), Janos Bandi (Performer), Peter Kelen (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Piero Cappuccilli, Sylvia Sass, Janos Bandi, Peter Kelen
• Orchestra: Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague Festival Orchestra, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Ettore Gracis, Georgi Robev, Lamberto Gardelli, Pavel Urbanek, Vassil Stefanov
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Audio CD (March 8, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Delta
• ASIN: B000001VHN
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,443 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Macbeth, opera: Preludio

2. Macbeth, opera: Che faceste?

3. Macbeth, opera: Nel di della vittoria

4. Macbeth, opera: Oh noi perduti... Schiudi, inferno , la bocca

5. Macbeth, opera: La luce langue

6. Macbeth, opera: Chi v'impose unirvi a noi

7. Macbeth, opera: Studia il passo... Come dal ciel precipita

8. Macbeth, opera: Tre volte miagola la gatta

9. Macbeth, opera: Ballabili

10. Macbeth, opera: Patria oppressa!

11. Macbeth, opera: O figli, o figli miei!

12. Macbeth, opera: Perfidi! All' Anglo contro me

13. Macbeth, opera: Vittoria!

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor selection of highlights, October 18, 2003

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Anton Smit (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Verdi: Macbeth (Highlights) (Audio CD)

Surely, if one is making a selection of highlights from Macbeth, especially if the recording includes the controversial Sylvia Sass, it goes without saying that the sleepwalking scene should be included. Yet this recording omits it! Instead one in treated to nearly half an hour of purely orchestral music (overture, the dance of the witches, etc etc), with minimal exposure to Sass, Cappuccilli and Christoff. The bits that are there, are good, but the interminable filling-in music makes this a very disappointing CD.
The other recording of highlights where Sass also sings the part of Lady Macbeth, conducted by Previtali, is a far better buy.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly thrilling performance!, September 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Verdi: Macbeth (Highlights) (Audio CD)

I had not heard of this recording of Macbeth before and was surprised how committed and vivid the performances all are. Sylvia Sass in particular makes a striking Lady -- really demented, but moving in her final, strange sleepwalking aria. Her voice is weirdly beautiful, at times frayed, sometimes threatening, and still others vulnerable, soft. Cappuccilli has never been better. Beautifully conducted by Gardelli and crystal clear sound.