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Carmen is one of the roles for which Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca is best known and in this album, including several selections from the opera, she brings together a diverse assortment of songs and arias with gypsy themes. Most are musically related to gypsy cultures, and the majority are flavored by Spanish or Latin traditions, along with some that are Eastern European, but in "I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls," from Balfe's Bohemian Girl, the gypsy theme is only found in the text. Garanca's voice is warm and pure, but with a sensuality that suits this repertoire beautifully. Her "Seguidilla" (in which she's joined by Roberto Alagna) is especially effective, with an understated seductiveness that entices Don José as much by what it withholds as by what it reveals. That performance and Garanca's nuanced "Habanera" are ample evidence she fully deserves her reputation as a legendary Carmen. She also includes Bizet's original setting of the Habanera text, which the composer replaced with the now-standard version, and which is not a Habanera at all, but a fairly conventional Romantic aria in triple time. It's an interesting relic, but it is testimony to Bizet's good judgment that he recognized its conventionality, because his second thoughts on the text produced a piece that is head and shoulders above his first, both musically and in what it reveals psychologically about Carmen. Garanca shows her versatility by adapting easily to the various vocal styles required by this repertoire, from the full-blown operatic to the breezy popular flavor of a song by virtuoso Spanish guitarist José María Gallardo del Rey, who accompanies her on several tracks. Several of the selections, such as Montsalvatge's "Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito" and de Falla's "Canción del amor dolido," are most compelling when performed by a singer with a more natural affinity for jazz, but Garanca's delivery is effective on its own terms. Karel Mark Chichon leads Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino in thoughtful accompaniment. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is full and well balanced.
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El Barberillo de Lavapiés (Francisco Asenjo Barbieri)
Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Composer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Fenoglio, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luis Mariano de Larra, Author - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31 / Act I (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Roberto Alagna, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Zigeunerliebe (Gipsy Love) / Act II (Franz Lehár)
Franz Lehár, Composer - Alfred Maria Willner, Author - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Robert Bodanzky, Author - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Alessandro Milani, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
The Bohemian Girl - Arr. by Karel Mark Chichon (Michael Balfe)
Michael William Balfe, Composer - Alfred Bunn, Author - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Cinco Canciones Negras (Xavier Montsalvatge)
Xavier Montsalvatge, Composer - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Ildefonso Pereda Valdés, Author - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
El amor brujo (Manuel de Falla)
Manuel De Falla, Composer - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gregori Matinez-Sierra, Author - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Siete canciones populares españolas - Arranged by José Maria Gallardo del Rey (Manuel de Falla)
José Maria Gallardo del Rey, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, Author - Manuel De Falla, Composer - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Hoeree, Author - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
El Barquillero (Ruperto Chapi (y Lorente))
Jose Lopez Silva, Author - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Ruperto Chapi y Lorente, Composer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - José Jackson Veyán, Author - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Candide / Act I (Leonard Bernstein)
Dorothy Parker, Author - John Mauceri, Arranger, Orchestrator - John La Touche, Author - Leonard Bernstein, Composer, Author, Arranger, Orchestrator - Stephen Sondheim, Author - John Wells, Author - Richard Wilbur, Author - Hershy Kay, Arranger, Orchestrator - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Voltaire, Author - Hugh Wheeler, Author - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Fenoglio, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lillian Hellman, Author - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
José Maria Gallardo del Rey, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Luis Ortiz Nuevo, Author - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Alberto Barletta, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Enrico Maria Baroni, Clarinet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Geri Brown, Viola, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Massimo Macri, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Maghenzani, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roberto Vozmediano, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Siete canciones populares españolas - arranged by José Maria Gallardo del Rey (Manuel de Falla)
José Maria Gallardo del Rey, Arranger, Guitar, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, Author - Manuel De Falla, Composer - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
El Niño Judìo (Pablo Luna)
Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Enrique Garcia Alvarez, Antonio Paso & Antonio Fanosa, Author - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer - Pablo Carne Luna, Composer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen / Act II (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Cristina Antoaneta Pasaroiu, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppina Bridelli, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Stephan Flock, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Canciones clásicas españolas - arranged by Juan Carlos Cuello (Fernando Obradors)
José Maria Gallardo del Rey, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anonymous, Author - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Fernando Obradors, ComposerLyricist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer - Juan Carlos Cuello, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Le alegria del battallon (José Serrano)
José Serrano, Composer - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlos Arniches y Barrera, Author - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31 / Act I (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Fenoglio, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen / Act I (Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Henri Meilhac, Author - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Elina Garanca, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sid McLauchlan, Producer, Recording Producer - Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor, MainArtist - Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Claudio Fenoglio, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Daniel Kemper, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudio Becker-Foss, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Leins, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
Carmen is one of the roles for which Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca is best known and in this album, including several selections from the opera, she brings together a diverse assortment of songs and arias with gypsy themes. Most are musically related to gypsy cultures, and the majority are flavored by Spanish or Latin traditions, along with some that are Eastern European, but in "I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls," from Balfe's Bohemian Girl, the gypsy theme is only found in the text. Garanca's voice is warm and pure, but with a sensuality that suits this repertoire beautifully. Her "Seguidilla" (in which she's joined by Roberto Alagna) is especially effective, with an understated seductiveness that entices Don José as much by what it withholds as by what it reveals. That performance and Garanca's nuanced "Habanera" are ample evidence she fully deserves her reputation as a legendary Carmen. She also includes Bizet's original setting of the Habanera text, which the composer replaced with the now-standard version, and which is not a Habanera at all, but a fairly conventional Romantic aria in triple time. It's an interesting relic, but it is testimony to Bizet's good judgment that he recognized its conventionality, because his second thoughts on the text produced a piece that is head and shoulders above his first, both musically and in what it reveals psychologically about Carmen. Garanca shows her versatility by adapting easily to the various vocal styles required by this repertoire, from the full-blown operatic to the breezy popular flavor of a song by virtuoso Spanish guitarist José María Gallardo del Rey, who accompanies her on several tracks. Several of the selections, such as Montsalvatge's "Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito" and de Falla's "Canción del amor dolido," are most compelling when performed by a singer with a more natural affinity for jazz, but Garanca's delivery is effective on its own terms. Karel Mark Chichon leads Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai and Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino in thoughtful accompaniment. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is full and well balanced.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:11
- Main artists: Elina Garanca Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai Karel Mark Chichon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2010 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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