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This may not be the greatest Don Giovanni ever recorded, but it is very, very close. It's got the inestimable Carlo Maria Giulini on the podium, and the Italian conductor turns in a performance that's beautifully, lovingly, wonderfully lyrical, yet at the same time always highly dramatic, and often very exciting. The cast features some of the best female singers ever, with Joan Sutherland as an imperious yet wholly womanly Donna Anna, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as a vulnerable yet strong-voiced Donna Elvira, and Graziella Sciutti as a comely yet seductive Zerlina. The men are just as strong, with Giuseppe Taddei as a hilarious yet sympathetic Leporello and Gottlob Frick as the absolutely terrifying Commendatore. What keeps this 1959 recording from being at the absolute top is Eberhard Wächter in the title role. That is not to say that Wächter isn't terrific; his Don is dashing, sensuous, tough, funny, ironic, and, in the final scene, almost heroic. The only thing that keeps Wächter from being the great Don is the fact that Cesare Siepi was already the Don who had all the qualities Wächter possessed, plus more pure charisma than Wächter, or for that matter, any other Don. The greatest Don Giovanni ever recorded is Wilhelm Furtwängler's, live from the 1953 Salzburg Festival with Siepi in the title role. Giulini's Don is a superlative evening at the theater. Furtwängler's Don will change your life forever. EMI's stereo studio sound for Giulini is far clearer, cleaner, and warmer than EMI's live on-stage monaural sound for Furtwängler.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd Digital remastering (p) 2002 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Dame Joan Sutherland/Eberhard Waechter/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Gottlob Frick, Bass Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Gottlob Frick/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Dame Joan Sutherland/Luigi Alva/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Dame Joan Sutherland/Luigi Alva/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2002 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus - Roberto Benaglio, Director - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Graziella Sciutti/Piero Cappuccilli/Philharmonia Chorus/Roberto Benaglio/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Graziella Sciutti/Piero Cappuccilli/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Piero Cappuccilli/Roberto Benaglio/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2002 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Eberhard Waechter, MainArtist - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 2002 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Graziella Sciutti/Eberhard Waechter/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Luigi Alva/Dame Joan Sutherland/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Luigi Alva/Dame Joan Sutherland/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist - Eberhard Waechter, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Dame Joan Sutherland/Luigi Alva/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Dame Joan Sutherland/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2002 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Luigi Alva/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Luigi Alva/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Eberhard Waechter, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2002 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
DISC 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Graziella Sciutti/Piero Cappuccilli/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Piero Cappuccilli/Eberhard Waechter/Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Philharmonia Chorus, Chorus - Roberto Benaglio, Director - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Dame Joan Sutherland/Luigi Alva/Gottlob Frick/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini/Piero Cappuccilli/Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Chorus/Roberto Benaglio, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Dame Joan Sutherland/Luigi Alva/Gottlob Frick/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini/Piero Cappuccilli/Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Chorus/Roberto Benaglio, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Dame Joan Sutherland/Luigi Alva/Gottlob Frick/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini/Piero Cappuccilli/Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Chorus/Roberto Benaglio, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Dame Joan Sutherland/Luigi Alva/Gottlob Frick/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini/Piero Cappuccilli/Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Chorus/Roberto Benaglio, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Piero Cappuccilli/Graziella Sciutti/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Dame Joan Sutherland/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Luigi Alva/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Dame Joan Sutherland/Luigi Alva/Gottlob Frick/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini/Piero Cappuccilli/Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Chorus/Roberto Benaglio, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Luigi Alva/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Dame Joan Sutherland/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Luigi Alva, Tenor Vocals - Joan Sutherland, Soprano Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Luigi Alva/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Dame Joan Sutherland/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Waechter/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano Vocals - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Giuseppe Taddei, Baritone Vocals - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Giuseppe Taddei/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Eberhard Waechter, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, MainArtist - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist - Eberhard Waechter, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Eberhard Waechter, MainArtist - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Piero Cappuccilli, Baritone Vocals - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Eberhard Wächter, Baritone Vocals - Heinrich Schmidt, Harpsichord - Eberhard Waechter/Piero Cappuccilli/Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Walter Legge, Producer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Poet - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor - Graziella Sciutti, Soprano Vocals - Andrew Walter, Remastering Engineer - Harold Davidson, BalanceEngineer - Graziella Sciutti/Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini, MainArtist
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961, 2000 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
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This may not be the greatest Don Giovanni ever recorded, but it is very, very close. It's got the inestimable Carlo Maria Giulini on the podium, and the Italian conductor turns in a performance that's beautifully, lovingly, wonderfully lyrical, yet at the same time always highly dramatic, and often very exciting. The cast features some of the best female singers ever, with Joan Sutherland as an imperious yet wholly womanly Donna Anna, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf as a vulnerable yet strong-voiced Donna Elvira, and Graziella Sciutti as a comely yet seductive Zerlina. The men are just as strong, with Giuseppe Taddei as a hilarious yet sympathetic Leporello and Gottlob Frick as the absolutely terrifying Commendatore. What keeps this 1959 recording from being at the absolute top is Eberhard Wächter in the title role. That is not to say that Wächter isn't terrific; his Don is dashing, sensuous, tough, funny, ironic, and, in the final scene, almost heroic. The only thing that keeps Wächter from being the great Don is the fact that Cesare Siepi was already the Don who had all the qualities Wächter possessed, plus more pure charisma than Wächter, or for that matter, any other Don. The greatest Don Giovanni ever recorded is Wilhelm Furtwängler's, live from the 1953 Salzburg Festival with Siepi in the title role. Giulini's Don is a superlative evening at the theater. Furtwängler's Don will change your life forever. EMI's stereo studio sound for Giulini is far clearer, cleaner, and warmer than EMI's live on-stage monaural sound for Furtwängler.
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About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 74 track(s)
- Total length: 02:41:32
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Carlo Maria Giulini
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
- Collection: The Home Of Opera
© 2009 EMI Records Ltd. ℗ 1961 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd. Digital remastering (P) 2002 by EMI Records Ltd.
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