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Mexican-French tenor Rolando Villazón has become one of the leading candidates to supplant the Three Tenors in the public's affection, and it is no surprise that his recordings of Verdi have been readied for the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth in 2013. He has a confident, tuneful way in higher registers that is very well suited to Verdi indeed. This compilation includes well-worn Verdi tunes recorded by Villazón in the mid-2000s decade, before vocal surgery sidelined him for a long recovery. The opening version of the most-worn Verdi tune of all, "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto, gives a good accounting of Villazón's personality and his ability to bring a smooth tone to a series of very high notes. Other highlights include the concluding "Ingemisco" movement from Verdi's Missa da Requiem, a piece that doesn't show up often in operatic compilations. If your aim is a pleasing interlude of music that will introduce you to one of today's top vocal talents, this will do the job. This said, it clocks in well under 40 minutes, strangely short for a release in the digital era, and it could have been improved and given greater depth in any number of ways. Virgin Classics has been able to fuse several recordings from different locations into a reasonably coherent sonic whole.
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Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Marcello Viotti, Conductor, MainArtist
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Marcello Viotti, Conductor, MainArtist
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Limited
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Michel Plasson, Conductor, MainArtist - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chorus, FeaturedArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2006 Parlophone Records Limited
Wilhelm Meister, Producer, Produced by - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Marcello Viotti, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, Lead Vocals
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Marcello Viotti, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, Lead Vocals
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Marcello Viotti, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, Lead Vocals
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Vocals, Lead Vocals, Tenor Vocals, MainArtist - Marcello Viotti, Conductor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestra, Lead Vocals
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
David Groves, Producer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Rolando Villazon, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Mexican-French tenor Rolando Villazón has become one of the leading candidates to supplant the Three Tenors in the public's affection, and it is no surprise that his recordings of Verdi have been readied for the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth in 2013. He has a confident, tuneful way in higher registers that is very well suited to Verdi indeed. This compilation includes well-worn Verdi tunes recorded by Villazón in the mid-2000s decade, before vocal surgery sidelined him for a long recovery. The opening version of the most-worn Verdi tune of all, "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto, gives a good accounting of Villazón's personality and his ability to bring a smooth tone to a series of very high notes. Other highlights include the concluding "Ingemisco" movement from Verdi's Missa da Requiem, a piece that doesn't show up often in operatic compilations. If your aim is a pleasing interlude of music that will introduce you to one of today's top vocal talents, this will do the job. This said, it clocks in well under 40 minutes, strangely short for a release in the digital era, and it could have been improved and given greater depth in any number of ways. Virgin Classics has been able to fuse several recordings from different locations into a reasonably coherent sonic whole.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:47
- Main artists: Rolando Villazón
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ This compilation 2012 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Music Group Company
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