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Falstaff
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Berlin Radio Chorus, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
with Bryn Terfel, Thomas Hampson, Adrianne Pieczonka, Dorothea Röschmann, Daniil Shtoda, Larissa Diadkova, Stella Doufexis, Enrico Facini, Anthony Mee, Anatoli Kotscherga
Conducted by Claudio Abbado
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A common failing of Falstaff recordings is the hole in the middle--the larger-than-life Sir John sung by baritones several sizes too small for the role, both vocally and dramatically. That problem is nonexistent here--Bryn Terfel's outsized singing personality perfectly matches Verdi's conception. Whether bellowing in rage, preening in praise of his fleshly abundance, or crooning sweet nothings to his intended conquests, Terfel dominates this performance as a Falstaff should. As his adversaries, Thomas Hampson's Ford is outstanding, well-sung and characterised, and Adrianne Pieczonka's Mistress Ford, like the pair of young lovers, is quite good too. In fact, there's little to complain about the rest of this well-assembled cast. If some older recordings of the opera boast more distinctive touches (eg the way Cloe Elmo's Mistress Quickly relishes her repeated "reverenzas" for Toscanini), few are as well matched. Abbado gets the Berlin Philharmonic to play well; the engineering is adequate, if opaque, with orchestral details too often fading into the background. In sum, while Abbado's Falstaff doesn't match the classic Toscanini, Karajan (his first) or Solti, it's by far the best of the current crop and indispensable for Terfel and Hampson. --Dan Davis
A common failing of Falstaff recordings is the hole in the middle--the larger-than-life Sir John sung by baritones several sizes too small for the role, both vocally and dramatically. That problem is nonexistent here--Bryn Terfel's outsized singing personality perfectly matches Verdi's conception. Whether bellowing in rage, preening in praise of his fleshly abundance, or crooning sweet nothings to his intended conquests, Terfel dominates this performance as a Falstaff should. As his adversaries, Thomas Hampson's Ford is outstanding, well-sung and characterised, and Adrianne Pieczonka's Mistress Ford, like the pair of young lovers, is quite good too. In fact, there's little to complain about the rest of this well-assembled cast. If some older recordings of the opera boast more distinctive touches (eg the way Cloe Elmo's Mistress Quickly relishes her repeated "reverenzas" for Toscanini), few are as well matched. Abbado gets the Berlin Philharmonic to play well; the engineering is adequate, if opaque, with orchestral details too often fading into the background. In sum, while Abbado's Falstaff doesn't match the classic Toscanini, Karajan (his first) or Solti, it's by far the best of the current crop and indispensable for Terfel and Hampson. --Dan Davis
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