Search - Gioachino Rossini, Claudio Abbado, Florence May Festival Orchestra & Chorus :: Rossini: La Cenerentola

Beware: this is NOT Abbado's Deutsche Grammophon recording!

02/07/2000

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This recording was made during a live performance in Florence in May 1971, whereas the DG version was recorded in September 1971. The soloists of both productions are exactly the same, but the orchestral and choral forces are not. The recorded sound of the Florence production is quite awful (extremely "boxy", bothersome "humming" sound virtually throughout)."

Greatest Cenerentola ever.

Gerardo Cabrera Munoz | México | 12/05/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Teresa Berganza is the finest Rossini mezzo by far. Her voluptuous, sensuous, splendid voice is one of the miracles of the Century. She is both touching and brilliant, and can run those scales without looking back. For those young enough who didn't hear her in her prime, let me tell you that no other mezzo even compares, not Bartoli, not Von Stade, simply no one except Conchita Supervia, but she died in the 30's. Everything else is sensational in this recording, including of course the magisterial conducting of the then very young Claudio Abbado. The Bartoli/Chailly recording is very good, but this one is so much better. It's one of the finest Rossini recordings ever!"

This is not the recording you want

08/28/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I mistakenly fell for the price on this CD and feel I wasted my money. I would much preferred to have ordered an excellent quality recording and paid the extra price. The quality of the recording is so poor that it gets in the way of the beauty of the music. If you are deciding which recording of this opera to buy, do not buy this one. I wish I had heeded the warning of another customer reviewer who also gave this recording only one star."