Rossini - Stabat Mater / H. Field · D. Jones · A. Davies · R. Earle · London Sinfonia · R. Hickox
Rossini - Stabat Mater / H. Field · D. Jones · A. Davies · R. Earle · London Sinfonia · R. Hickox
表演者: Gioachino Rossini/Richard Hickox/Della Jones/Helen Field/London Sinfonia/Arthur Davies/Roderick Earle
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 1992-10-28
唱片数: 1
出版者: Chandos
条形码: 0095115878026
专辑简介
Ravishing, June 22, 2009
By David Saemann
Richard Hickox had so much to say about such a wide repertoire. His death at 60 was a great loss. You might wonder what an English conductor is doing recording quintessential Italian repertoire. Hickox was a specialist in all genres of choral music, and Rossini is no exception. I believe he was still the director of the London Symphony Chorus at the time of this recording, and their contribution is fabulously lush and detailed. The soloists are all stalwarts of the English opera and oratorio scene. One might have wished instead for big international names, but Hickox's soloists do handsomely. Arthur Davies is particularly winning in his big number. The only occasionally detrimental contribution is from the bass, Roderick Earle. He has a big, handsome voice, but his intonation is not always spot one. With that reservation, there is enough delightful and passionate singing on this album to satisfy the most finicky operaphile. The orchestra plays beautifully, and the whole thing is wrapped in some of Chandos's richest and most detailed sound engineering. The Penguin Guide awarded this recording a rosette, and it is richly deserved.
曲目
X. Finale. Allegro. In sempiterna saecula