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Don Giovanni
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Hungarian Radio Choir, Esterházy Sinfonia
with Adrianne Pieczonka, Bo Skovhus, Janusz Monarcha, Ildikó Raimondi, Torsten Kerl, Regina Schorg, Renato Girolami, Daniel Boaz
Conducted by Michael Halász
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This recording of Mozart's Don Giovanni would be worth acquiring even if it sold at full price: as a bargain issue it's an almost dream release. From the explosive opening bars through to the final epilogue the reading is dramatically high-voltage--conducted by Michael Halasz at energised tempi that nonetheless have room to breathe in a spacious recording ambience, which means that numbers like "Fin ch'han dal vino" register as something more than a garbled blur. The orchestral playing is crisp and alert, with clear projection of some often bypassed inner detail (like the cello underlay to "Batti, batti"); the ensemble singing is distinguished; and the solos come with real finesse--especially from Adrianne Pieczonka whose Donna Anna is disarmingly bright, fresh and youthful in a way that just for once explains what Giovanni sees in her. Regina Schorg's Elvira is a touch stern with a wide vibrato but no matter: it's a fine voice. And there's a superb Ottavio from Torsten Kerl: a name you won't know but should listen out for. Neither of the two main roles, alas, quite square up vocally to the best available on disc: Renato Girolami's Leporello doesn't shine for the recording, and Bo Skovhus--an accomplished Giovanni, as already heard on the Mackerras version--has a clouded tone that loses focus. But they both deliver theatre, almost to excess. Caveat emptor: (i) this is a Prague edition reading as opposed to the usual mix of Prague and Vienna, which means that two of the most celebrated numbers--"Dalla sua pace" and "Mi tradi"--are consigned to an appendix; (ii) the booklet gives you the libretto in Italian only, no translation. Otherwise, this recording gets a general and enthusiastic thumbs up. --Michael White
This recording of Mozart's Don Giovanni would be worth acquiring even if it sold at full price: as a bargain issue it's an almost dream release. From the explosive opening bars through to the final epilogue the reading is dramatically high-voltage--conducted by Michael Halasz at energised tempi that nonetheless have room to breathe in a spacious recording ambience, which means that numbers like "Fin ch'han dal vino" register as something more than a garbled blur. The orchestral playing is crisp and alert, with clear projection of some often bypassed inner detail (like the cello underlay to "Batti, batti"); the ensemble singing is distinguished; and the solos come with real finesse--especially from Adrianne Pieczonka whose Donna Anna is disarmingly bright, fresh and youthful in a way that just for once explains what Giovanni sees in her. Regina Schorg's Elvira is a touch stern with a wide vibrato but no matter: it's a fine voice. And there's a superb Ottavio from Torsten Kerl: a name you won't know but should listen out for. Neither of the two main roles, alas, quite square up vocally to the best available on disc: Renato Girolami's Leporello doesn't shine for the recording, and Bo Skovhus--an accomplished Giovanni, as already heard on the Mackerras version--has a clouded tone that loses focus. But they both deliver theatre, almost to excess. Caveat emptor: (i) this is a Prague edition reading as opposed to the usual mix of Prague and Vienna, which means that two of the most celebrated numbers--"Dalla sua pace" and "Mi tradi"--are consigned to an appendix; (ii) the booklet gives you the libretto in Italian only, no translation. Otherwise, this recording gets a general and enthusiastic thumbs up. --Michael White
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