Balthasar Neumann Orchestra, Balthasar Neumann Choir & Thomas Hengelbrock – Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:14:29 minutes | 709 MB | Genre: Classical
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For the premiere of his Cavalleria rusticana in 1889, Pietro Mascagni had to make a whole series of cuts and transpositions: The chorus at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome was not up to the demanding choral parts, and the soloists of Santuzza and Turiddu sometimes complained that their parts were uncomfortably high – and so the composer not only deleted large parts of the choral passages, but also changed his carefully thought-out key concept. Nonetheless, the piece was such a resounding success at its premiere that it continued to be performed in modified form – even after the piece had long since begun its triumphal march around the world.
Read moreJulie Fuchs, Thomas Hengelbrock, Balthasar-Neumann-Orchestra – Amadè (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:42 minutes | 1,09 GB | Genre: Classical
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Julie Fuchs has established herself as one the most exciting opera singers of her generation; dazzling audiences across the world’s premiere opera houses and concert halls. Winner of three Victoires de la Musique awards (including Opera Singer of the Year in 2021), and the second prize at Operalia, her repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music with a focus on Mozart and Bel Canto heroines. In 2021, Ms. Fuchs was knighted as a Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture.
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