Puccini Cotrubas Pavarotti - La Boheme (30 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Puccini, Cotrubas, Pavarotti
La Boheme
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'Questo Mar Rosso'
2. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'Pensier profondo!'
3. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'Si pu??'
4. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'Io resto'
5. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'Chi ? l??'
6. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'Che gelida manina!'
7. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'S?. Mi chiamano Mim?,'
8. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'Ehi! Rodolfo!'
9. La boh?me, opera: Part 1.: 'O soave fanciulla,'
10. La boh?me, opera: Part 2.: 'Aranci, datteri! Caldi i marroni!'
11. La boh?me, opera: Part 2.: 'Questa ? Mim?, gaia fioraia.'
12. La boh?me, opera: Part 2.: 'Quando men vo soletta'
13. La boh?me, opera: Part 2.: 'Siamo all'ultima scena!'
14. La boh?me, opera: Part 3.: 'Oh?, l?, le guardie!...'
15. La boh?me, opera: Part 3.: 'Mim??!... Son io.'
16. La boh?me, opera: Part 3.: 'Marcello. Finalmente!'
17. La boh?me, opera: Part 3.: 'D'onde lieta usc?'
18. La boh?me, opera: Part 3.: 'Dinque ? proprio finita?'
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. La boh?me, opera: Part 4.: 'In un coup??'
2. La boh?me, opera: Non sono in vena
3. La boh?me, opera: Che gelida manina!
4. La boh?me, opera: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi
5. La boh?me, opera: Ehi! Rodolfo!
6. La boh?me, opera: O soave fanciulla
7. La boh?me, opera: Mimi?!... Son io
8. La boh?me, opera: Marcello. Finalmente!
9. La boh?me, opera: D'onde lieta usc?
10. La boh?me, opera: Dunque ? proprio finita?
11. La boh?me, opera: In un coup?
12. La boh?me, opera: O Mim? tu pi? non torni

CD Details

All Artists: Puccini, Cotrubas, Pavarotti, Popp, Kleiber
Title: La Boheme
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Myto Records Italy
Original Release Date: 1/1/1979
Re-Release Date: 2/27/2001
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 675754334826, 608974502409

CD Reviews

Buy one, get one free most lovely Boheme

Armindo | Greece | 03/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's rare to find two truly outstanding recordings of an opera on the same set. The complete recording is from La Scala 1979 and there is luckily also a video (stupidly enough, not commercially available yet) of this performance available.

Kleiber shapes the music like a genius without ever overpowering his singers or letting the music sound too mellow. Cotrubas and Pavarotti are astonising together, and alone. I've had problems with her voice on other recordings but here she sings with so much poise and beauty of tone that you can't help but fall in love with this Mimi. Although Freni has the authentic Italian voice, Cotrubas is soooo charming that I even found her distinct accent lovely. Her acting on the video is also perfect for the role.

Pavarotti is excellent on both recordings and justifies his fame and fortune. The easy emission of sound, the clarity of the words and the shine in his voice make an ideal Rodolfo. In 1969 the voice of course sounds even more youthful but it is still a miracle ten years later.

The excellence continues in the other roles. The radiant Lucia Popp, a little bit past her prime but still stunning, has the right voice to contrast Mimi's lyricism. She does a stunning high diminuendo in her Walz. Cappuccilli and Bruscantini (in the highlights) both make ideal Marcellos and Colline also gets luxurious casting with Nesterenko so there really is no weak link in the cast in these recordings. The sound won't dissapoint either, nor will Schippers in the highlights with conducting almost as moving as Kleiber.

I'd suggest you looked for the dvd of this 1979 performance but if that's not possible I'm sure you'll also enjoy the audio version. One of my favourite Bohemes, together with the classic Serafin/Tebaldi/Bergonzi recording."