Rossini

Renato Palumbo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2006)

Renato Palumbo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2006)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.20+5.28 Gb (2xDVD9) | 183 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol

Composed for La Scala in Milan in 1819, Bianca e Falliero is an opera of extraordinary dramatic originality, rich in highly spectacular stage solutions, and a fundamental work for our understanding of the full significance of the authentic revolution that the composer from Pesaro brought about in opera; a revolution that was destined to have a decisive influence on the development of Italian opera in the nineteenth century. The singing cast features Maria Bayo, Daniela Barcellona, Francesco Meli and Carlo Lepore, conducted by Renato Palumbo and directed by Jean-Louis Martinoty.

Franco Fagioli, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou - Rossini (2016)  Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 6, 2022
Franco Fagioli, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou - Rossini (2016)

Franco Fagioli, Armonia Atenea, George Petrou - Gioachino Rossini (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 315 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 175 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Vocal | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 479 5681 | Time: 01:15:21

Countertenor performances of 19th century opera are a historical and, ultimately, true novelty. This said, for those who love the sound of the countertenor voice and want to give it a try, there are several factors that recommend this release by countertenor Franco Fagioli, with the small orchestra Armonia Atenea under George Petrou. First is that castrati were still around in Rossini's time, although on the decline, and the composer was reportedly intrigued by their voices. Second, Fagioli, unlike the vast majority of other countertenors, studied bel canto singing rather than Baroque repertory exclusively, and a certain distance present in the work of other countertenors is absent here. And third, and most important, is Fagioli's voice itself. Of the countertenors active today, he's the one with the range, the power, the attitude to make you suspend disbelief and think for a moment that you're actually listening to a castrato. He enters into the various Rossini roles represented on this recording, several of which were mezzo-soprano "pants" roles; this adds to the layers of identity-switching happening, and the parts hit Fagioli's vocal sweet spot. A bonus is that several of these are from Rossini opere serie that are little played or recorded.
Gabriele Ferro, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Luciana Serra, Cecilia Bartoli - Rossini: La scala di seta (2002)

Gabriele Ferro, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Luciana Serra, Cecilia Bartoli - Rossini: La scala di seta (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 505 Mb | Total time: 49:12+44:04 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Warner Fonit | # 0927 43307-2 | Recorded: 1988

"La scala di seta" is an operatic farsa comica in one act by Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Giuseppe Maria Foppa. It was first performed in Venice, Italy, at the Teatro San Moisè on 9 May 1812. The overture has been frequently recorded and continues to be featured in the modern concert repertoire.
Cecilia Bartoli, James Levine - An Italian Songbook: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti (1997)

Cecilia Bartoli, James Levine - An Italian Songbook: Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 269 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 179 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: London/Decca | # 455 513-2 | Time: 01:07:23

The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli is one of the most charming and talented singers to appear on the scene in recent years, and this collection of Italian songs by three great opera composers–Bellini, Donizetti, and Rossini–is a most deserving bestseller. There are many small pleasures in the selections, which reflect the bel canto predilections of their authors, and Bartoli renders them artfully. Some will be familiar even to casual listeners (Rossini's La Danza, the famous tarantella); others will be new to most, but equally deserving of a hearing. The sensitive and skillful accompaniment is by conductor-pianist James Levine.
Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Ensemble Matheus - Rossini: La Pietra del Paragone (2007)

Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Ensemble Matheus - Rossini: La Pietra del Paragone (2007)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (Dolby AC3, 2 ch) | 7.30+2.88 Gb (DVD9+DVD5) | 161 min
Classical | Naïve | Sub.: English, Francais

Considering that Rossini's opera buffa "La pietra del paragone" (The Touchstone) is hardly ever staged and that its title is not even known through its overture, like "La scala di seta" or "La gazza ladra," music lovers can be forgiven for being in the dark about this sparklingly luminous work. One of Rossini's first operas, it was written for Milan's La Scala and premiered there in 1812. It was a resounding success - in spite of its standard libretto filled with disguises, mistaken identities and trials of love and loyalty. But it boasts a splendidly varied orchestral writing, which includes dramatic hunt and storm scenes, and betrays a love of language and wordplay which presages Rossini's later works. For this alone, it deserves an above-average treatment.
I Solisti Italiani - ROSSINI: 6 Sonatas for Strings And DONIZETTI: String Quartets No.3 & 5 [2010, Japan, COCO-73144~5]

I Solisti Italiani - ROSSINI: 6 Sonatas for Strings And DONIZETTI: String Quartets No.3 & 5
2CD | Classical | EAC Rip | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log | MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Columbia | COCO-73144~5 | Blu-Spec CD | ~ 638 + 311 Mb
Scans(jpg 300dpi) Included | Scans(png) -> 150 Mb
Lü Jia, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento - Rossini: La Gazza Ladra (2008)

Lü Jia, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento - Rossini: La Gazza Ladra (2008)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (Dolby AC3, 6 ch) | 6.56+6.64 Gb (2xDVD9) | 201 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub.: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol

The title La Gazza Ladra is translated as ‘The Thieving Magpie’, which as expected is a story based around the theft of some silverwear which a magpie has absconded for its nest, a crime which a servant girl is wrongly accused of. La Gazza Ladra is an "opera semiseria", a genre from Rossini’s time which was used to define a drama with a happy ending in which the innocent victim, unjustly condemned, should be saved from the scaffold at the eleventh hour and the rascal persecutor punished.
Nahuel Di Pierro, Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, Coro del Teatro della Fortuna - Rossini: Edipo a Colono (2023)

Nahuel Di Pierro, Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, Coro del Teatro della Fortuna & Fabrizio Ruggero - Rossini: Edipo a Colono (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 201 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 103 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:44:32
Classical, Opera | Label: Audax Records

A puzzling piece with a tormented history, Rossini's Edipo a Colono for bass, male choir and orchestra is rarely performed today and represents a unicum in the entire repertoire of Italian music. The fruit of an unusual collaboration between librettist Giambattista Giusti and Italy's most sought-after composer at the time, Rossini's astonishing incidental music for Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus is brought to life again by Nahuel Di Pierro, the Coro del Teatro della Fortuna and the Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini conducted by Fabrizio Ruggero. Recorded live at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro.
Victor Pablo Pérez, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento - Rossini: Torvaldo e Dorliska (2007)

Victor Pablo Pérez, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento - Rossini: Torvaldo e Dorliska (2007)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano | LinearPCM, 2 ch | Dolby AC3, 6 ch | 6.19 Gb+4.26 Gb (DVD9+DVD5) | 157 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol

This is a world première production on DVD. Torvaldo merits greater attention than has been previously paid to it; the rich orchestration, preludes of infallible expression and recitative passage of extraordinary clarity deem this an opera of considerable interest.
Miguel Gómez-Martínez, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Elīna Garanča, Lawrence Brownlee - Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (2006)

Miguel Gómez-Martínez, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Elīna Garanča, Lawrence Brownlee - Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 620 Mb | Total time: 72:46+79:43 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 82876 80429 2 | Recorded: 2005

Of Rossini’s thirty-nine operas Il barbiere di Siviglia is the only one to have remained in the repertoire since its composition. When the composer met Beethoven in Vienna the great man told Rossini to only compose buffa operas like Il Barbiere. Verdi was also a great admirer of the work as he was of Rossini’s opera seria and particularly his William Tell. Il Barbiere was one of the works Rossini squeezed in during his contract as Musical Director of the Royal Theatres at Naples and where he was supposed to present two new works every year.