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If you can have only one recording of Mozart's Don Giovanni, should this be the one? Yes. Taped at the Salzburg Festival on August 3, 1954, it features a tremendous cast from top to bottom, plus the best possible orchestral playing, and, beyond all argument, the greatest Mozart conductor in a performance of tremendous effectiveness and overwhelming spiritual impact. Why? Start with the cast. Cesare Siepi is a sexy and dangerous Don Giovanni. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is a strong and self-willed Donna Elvira. Elisabeth Grümmer is a heartrendingly affecting Donna Anna. Otto Edelmann is a robust and hilarious Leporello. Anton Dermota is so good he almost makes Don Ottavio appealing. Erna Berger is a saucy and seductive Zerlino. The young Walter Berry is so good he almost makes Masetto register as a character. Deszö Ernster is scary enough as the Commendatore when he's alive in Act I; when he returns from the dead at the end of Act II, he's flat-out terrifying. But, superlative as the singing is, it's the conductor who makes the performance and Wilhelm Furtwängler brings more to the work and gets more out of the work than any other recorded conductor. He brings to the work his uniquely luminous sound world, his intensely dramatic interpretations, his pronounced preoccupation with the metaphysical, and his irresistible inclination toward the transcendental. He gets out of the work its almost-but-not-quite post-Enlightenment mind, its almost-but-not-quite pre-Romantic heart, its nearly but-not-entirely Austrian-Catholic soul and its nearly but-not-completely rebellious spirit. The amazing thing is that, whether beforehand you agree that they're there, he gets these things out of the work. The more amazing thing is that afterwards you agree without reservations that they've always been there. This is the only recording of Don Giovanni to have if you're having only one.
EMI's sound is distant but honest.
© TiVo
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Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Deszö Ernster, Bass (Commandatore) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Chor der Wiener Staatsoper - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
DISC 2
Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Chor der Wiener Staatsoper - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Erna Berger, Soprano (Zerlina) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Walter Berry, Bass-Baritone (Masetto) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Soprano (Donna Elvira) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
DISC 3
Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Deszö Ernster, Bass (Commandatore) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Otto Edelmann, Bass (Leporello) - Cesare Siepi, Bass (Don Giovanni) - Deszö Ernster, Bass (Commandatore) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Anton Dermota, Tenor (Don Ottavio) - Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Elisabeth Grümmer, Soprano (Donna Anna) - Wiener Philharmoniker - Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Lorenzo Da Ponte, Librettist
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
If you can have only one recording of Mozart's Don Giovanni, should this be the one? Yes. Taped at the Salzburg Festival on August 3, 1954, it features a tremendous cast from top to bottom, plus the best possible orchestral playing, and, beyond all argument, the greatest Mozart conductor in a performance of tremendous effectiveness and overwhelming spiritual impact. Why? Start with the cast. Cesare Siepi is a sexy and dangerous Don Giovanni. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is a strong and self-willed Donna Elvira. Elisabeth Grümmer is a heartrendingly affecting Donna Anna. Otto Edelmann is a robust and hilarious Leporello. Anton Dermota is so good he almost makes Don Ottavio appealing. Erna Berger is a saucy and seductive Zerlino. The young Walter Berry is so good he almost makes Masetto register as a character. Deszö Ernster is scary enough as the Commendatore when he's alive in Act I; when he returns from the dead at the end of Act II, he's flat-out terrifying. But, superlative as the singing is, it's the conductor who makes the performance and Wilhelm Furtwängler brings more to the work and gets more out of the work than any other recorded conductor. He brings to the work his uniquely luminous sound world, his intensely dramatic interpretations, his pronounced preoccupation with the metaphysical, and his irresistible inclination toward the transcendental. He gets out of the work its almost-but-not-quite post-Enlightenment mind, its almost-but-not-quite pre-Romantic heart, its nearly but-not-entirely Austrian-Catholic soul and its nearly but-not-completely rebellious spirit. The amazing thing is that, whether beforehand you agree that they're there, he gets these things out of the work. The more amazing thing is that afterwards you agree without reservations that they've always been there. This is the only recording of Don Giovanni to have if you're having only one.
EMI's sound is distant but honest.
© TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 58 track(s)
- Total length: 03:01:30
- Main artists: Wilhelm Furtwängler
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical Opera Full Operas
© 2018 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited. Remastered (p) 1991 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
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