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Mattia Battistini: Il re dei baritoni
Vincenzo Bellini, Luigi Denza, ...

Preiser Records, 1997

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Preiser's Three CD Battistini Set

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At the turn of the last century, before Caruso was a household name, there was only one King, and his name was Mattia Battistini, King of the Baritones. In an age when the opera stage boasted more talent than it has ever seen before or since, Battistini's art was held in universal awe.
Listening through this fulsome Preiser collection shows why. With a dignity only equaled by a few of the most aristocrat of the French singers, Battistini lavishes on everthing he attempts a superb voice, steady and unflappable, supple yet firm - like a grand Burgundy, the iron fist in the velvet glove. Lingering around his tonal edge curls a snarl, a trait common among Italian baritones singing at the turn of the twentieth century. Whether you try Battistini in a moment from Tosca, a song by Tosti; or the grandest of Golden Age aria he delivers magnificence with imperturable grace.
If you love opera this is an album to save and treasure.
For a fine book on singing which includes the best essay on Battistini consider John Steane's Voices Singers and Critics. I hope to soon write a short review.



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Tracks
I Puritani: Ah! Per Sempre Io Ti Perdei | I Puritani: Bel Sogno Beato | Maria Di Rohan: Bella E Di Sol Vestita | Tannhauser: Allor Che Tu Coll'estro | Tannhauser: Nel Rimirar Quest'adunanza Eletta | Tannhauser: Forier Di Morte...O Tu Bell'astro | La Traviata: Di Provenza Il Mar | Faust: O Santa Medaglia...Dio Possente | Amleto: O Vin Discaccia La Tristezza | Amleto: Come Il Romito Fior | Werther: Ma Come Dopo Il Nembo | Werther: Ah! Non Mi Ridestar | Thais: D'acqua Aspergimi - Mattia Battistini/Attilia Janni | I Pagliacci: Si Puo? | Tosca: Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza | Le Soir | Guglielmo Tell: Resta Immobile | Linda Di Chamounix: Ambo Nati In Questa Valle | Linda Di Chamounix: Un Buon Servo Del Visconte - Mattia Battistini/Maria Moscisca | Lucia Di Lammormoor: Cruda Funesta Smania | Rigoletto: O Mia Gilda - Mattia Battistini/Maria Moscisca | La Traviata: Madamigella Valery? - Mattia Battistini/Maria Moscisca | L'Africana: Figlia Di Regi...Quando Amor M'accende | L'Africana: Averla Tanto Amata | Otello: Era La Notte | I Pagliacci: Decidi Il Mio Destin...E Allor Perche? - Mattia Battistini/Maria Moscisca | Quo Vadis?: Errar Sull'ampio Mar | Quo Vadis?: O Febea Pur Essa | Quo Vadis?: Amici, L'ora Attesa E Questa | Macbeth: Pieta, Rispetto, Amore | Nero: Imen! Imen! | Erodiade: Vision Fuggativa | Trauerwalzer No.2, D 365: Delizia | Don Giovanni: Deh! Vieni Alla Finestra | La Favorita: Vien, Leonora...Dei Nemici Tuoi | Ernani: Vedi Come Il Buon Vegliardo - Mattia Battistini/Elvira Barbieri/Giuseppe Tommasini/Vincenzo Bettoni | Il Trovatore: Mira D'acerbe Lagrime - Mattia Battistini/Elvira Barbieri | Un Ballo In Maschera: Ve', Se Di Notte Qui Colla Sposa - Mattia Battistini/Elvira Barbieri/Vincenzo Bettoni | Don Carlo: Per Me Giunto E Il Di Supremo | Faust: Per Di Qua...Stammi Ad Udir, Margherita - Mattia Battistini/Elvira Barbieri | Malia | Amour, Amour! | Culto | Ideale | O Ma Charmante | Mia Sposa Sara La Mia Bandiera | La Serenata | La Gondola Nera | Non M'ama Piu | Occhi Di Fata









   



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