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Rossini: Maometto II (1822 Venice version)
 
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Rossini: Maometto II (1822 Venice version) [Box set]

~ Antonio de Gobbi (Bass), Denis Sedov (Bass), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Brad Cohen (Conductor), Luisa Islam-Ali-Zade (Mezzo Soprano), et al.
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  • Orchestra: Czech Chamber Soloists
  • Conductor: Brad Cohen
  • Composer: Gioachino Rossini
  • Audio CD (4 Oct 2004)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B00030B9FM
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 270,995 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I: Sinfonia - Maestoso-Allegro10:08Album Only
Listen  2. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 1, No. 1: Introduzione - Al tuo cenno, Erisso12:12Album Only
Listen  3. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 1, No. 2: Coro di Donne - Restate, amici 4:23£0.79
Listen  4. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 2, No. 3: Scena e Quartetto con Coro - Ilarita! ... Per me?... Speranza!14:15Album Only
Listen  5. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 2, No. 4: Scena e Terzetto: Che sento! Oh Dio! 4:04£0.79
Listen  6. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 3, No. 4 (continued): Giusto Cielo, in tal periglio 8:45Album Only
Listen  7. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 3, No. 4 (continued): Mira, Signor, quel pianto 8:01Album Only
Listen  8. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 4, No. 5: Coro e Cavatina - Dal ferro, dal foco10:05Album Only


Disc 2:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I No. 6: Finale - Compiuta ancor del tutto 8:19Album Only
Listen  2. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 5, No. 6 (continued): Giusto ciel, che strazio e questo! 5:42£0.79
Listen  3. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act I Scene 5, No. 6 (continued): Guardie, ola, costor si traggano12:08Album Only


Disc 3:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Scene 1, No. 7: Introduzione - E follia sul fior degli anni 4:47£0.79
Listen  2. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Scene 1, No. 8: Scena - Tacete. Ahime! quai detti iniqui ascolto! 3:52£0.79
Listen  3. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Scene 2, No. 8 (continued): Anna ... tu piangi?12:41Album Only
Listen  4. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Scene 3, No. 9: Scena - Oh! come un cieco affetto 4:33£0.79
Listen  5. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Scene 4, No. 9 (continued): Non temer: d'un basso affetto 7:52£0.79
Listen  6. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Scene 5, No. 10: Scena - Oh! come al cor soavi 1:31£0.79
Listen  7. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Scene 6, No. 10 (continued): Pria svenar con ferme ciglia12:50Album Only
Listen  8. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Scene 7, No. 11: Gran Scena ed Aria - Alfin compiuta e un a meta 9:06Album Only
Listen  9. Maometto secondo (Venice version): Act II Final Scene, No. 12: Scena e Rondo finale: I puri voti accogli11:12Album Only

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Rossini happy ending, 31 Dec 2004
"Maometto secondo" started life in 1820 as one of Rossini's Naples operas, where it ends tragically with the heroine's suicide as the triumphant Turks conquer Negroponte. When Rossini came to transfer the opera to Venice, he added an overture and a happy ending, since both were the custom there; and otherwise tweaked the piece, for example adding a chorus from his earlier "Ermione". All this might predispose one to think the Venice version inferior, but far from it -- it's a little shorter than the original (compare this with the Anderson and Ramey version of the original, on Philips), but that just tightens up a somewhat confusing plot.

Naxos have produced an excellent recording, at a great price. Denis Sedov isn't quite Samuel Ramey, but he acts engagingly as well as singing, getting you involved in the story; the same can be said for Luisa Islam-Ali-Zade's Anna. In this version, Anna is a mezzo, and one of the previously tenor roles, the Venetian general Condulmiero, is played by a bass; personally, I found this lower sound gave a different and attractive character to the opera as a whole. For those who like a happy ending, in this version of the story, Maometto isn't confronted with Anna's suicide over the tomb of her mother. Instead he's invited outside to duel with Calbo, the young Venetian general to whom Anna has become betrothed (here sung by the contralto Anna-Rita Gemmabella). Offstage, Calbo evidently defeats Maometto - although we don't see it - since instead of the 1820 version's influx of triumphant Turks into the besieged city, we get a parade of triumphant Venetians, and all that's left is for Anna to fall into Calbo's arms for the rondo finale.

Naxos are doing well by Rossini at the moment: their "Tancredi" (with Ewa Podles and Sumi Jo) is astounding. Rossini in fact rewrote "Maometto secondo" several times - including a longer version to be staged in Paris, as "Le Siege de Corinthe" - but with this production of the 1822 opera, Naxos have me convinced this is the tautest and most musically pleasing of the versions on offer.

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