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Originally recorded in 2022
Classical
Opera
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Rarity – German version of Mozart's "Finta gardiniera. 5 years ago, the Munich Radio Orchestra under Andrew Parrott performed Mozart's singspiel "Die verstellte Gärtnerin" - the rarely performed German version of "Finta gardiniera," which can now finally appear on cpo. When this opera was first performed, Mozart was 19 years old - an age at which most composers had not even begun. Wolfgang Amadeus' career as a musician - and as a composer - had been in full swing for several years, however. The work belongs to the genre of opera buffa, within which it follows the type of opera semiseria (half opera) popular at the time. Accordingly, in addition to buffa parts, there are also semi-seria parts and even a pure seria part. The music is of great richness. Mozart shows himself here as a true master of opera buffa. At the same time, the music already points beyond these to masterpieces such as Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni. The first two acts of the opera contain large-scale, effective finales. In the second act, Mozart combines the finale with several preceding arias and recitatives to create a grand scene that transcends the boundaries of contemporary number operas.
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“… The libretto is a delightful if wildly complex romantic farce that stretches over three acts… Mozart gives them [the opera’s characters] “real, glowing life”, a pattern he pursued in his many later masterpieces that united comedy and genuine pathos. The work’s depth is fully mined in this superb recording… Andrew Parrott’s perfectly measured musical pacing (leading the excellent Munich Radio Orchestra) is matched by the flawless delivery of the spoken sections… The singing is consistently magnificent, all the more rewarding for the impeccable pairing of the voices to their characters…”
Performance **** Recording ****
“… there’s much to enjoy here. Singing with grace and lyrical ease – fiery intensity, too, in their respective ‘mad scenes’ – Sandrine Piau and Julian Prégardien are outstanding as the pair of serious lovers …”
“…This important release adds substantial value to the Mozart discography and provides rewarding repeated listening for Mozart lovers and connoisseurs of opera in the ‘Classical’ period. It certainly counts among the finest recent operatic releases.”
Artistic Quality 9 Sound Quality 9 Overall Impression 9
“…The only recording of the "Gärtnerin" in the German Singspiel version, which was quite successful at the time. Mozart friends and those interested in the transition between gallant style and high classic, as well as those in need of cheering up, can confidently access it here.”
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