Verdi - Requiem / Rossini - Overtures
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Label: ICA Classics
Cat No: ICAC5068
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Release Date: 30th April 2012
Contents
Works
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)Artists
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)Nina Isakova (mezzo-soprano)
Vladimir Ivanovsky (tenor)
Ivan Petrov (bass)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestre National de l’ORTF
Conductor
Igor MarkevitchWorks
Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)Artists
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)Nina Isakova (mezzo-soprano)
Vladimir Ivanovsky (tenor)
Ivan Petrov (bass)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestre National de l’ORTF
Conductor
Igor MarkevitchAbout
At the height of his powers in 1960, Markevitch returned to Russia and made a great impact with his concerts with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, resulting in this vibrant live and rare recording of the Verdi Requiem which preceded the studio version (no longer available). The spontaneity of the live recording is very evident in terms of both the extremely wide dynamic range of the recording and Markevitch’s fiery conducting, which never lets up.
David Patmore has written, ‘Markevitch’s repertoire during this visit included the Verdi Requiem, then a most unusual work to encounter in Russia because of its overt religious purpose and meaning. Possibly as a result, Markevitch and his Russian forces held no inhibitions in their performance, emphasising the operatic quality of the work, and performing it more as a drama than a liturgical rite.’
The recording features a young Galina Vishnevskaya, in her prime as an outstanding dramatic soprano. The bass, Ivan Petrov (of German origin), was born in Irkutsk in 1920, becoming a stalwart of the Bolshoi company – he was considered to be one of their finest basses. The mezzo-soprano and tenor of Markevitch’s quartet, Nina Isakova and Vladimir Ivanovsky, did not achieve international fame, but their contributions on this occasion were certainly whole-hearted. Markevitch’s rapport with both chorus and orchestra was clearly close, with strong attack matched by great sensitivity from both.
The Rossini Overtures, all brilliantly played, have been sourced from a mint LP to give extra bloom to the sound. The recording features the Ambient Mastering process to widen the sound stage and create more depth.
Contents:
Verdi – Requiem
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano) · Nina Isakova (mezzo-soprano) · Vladimir Ivanovsky (tenor) · Ivan Petrov (bass)
State Academy Chorus
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Igor Markevitch
Moscow, 1960
Rossini – Overtures
1. Il Barbiere di Siviglia
2. La Scala di Seta
3. William Tell
4. La Gazza Ladra
5. L’Italiana in Algeri
6. La Cenerentola
Orchestre National de l'ORTF / Igor Markevitch
Salle de la Mutualité, Paris, 1–4 April 1957
Mono
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