Verdi Aida - excs
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Composer or Director: Giuseppe Verdi
Label: DG
Magazine Review Date: 9/1985
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 415 286-2GH

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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Aida, Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Claudio Abbado, Conductor Elena Obraztsova, Mezzo soprano Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Katia Ricciarelli, Soprano Leo Nucci, Baritone Milan La Scala Chorus Milan La Scala Orchestra Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bass Plácido Domingo, Tenor Ruggero Raimondi, Bass |
Aida, Movement: Prelude |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Claudio Abbado, Conductor Elena Obraztsova, Mezzo soprano Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Katia Ricciarelli, Soprano Leo Nucci, Baritone Milan La Scala Chorus Milan La Scala Orchestra Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bass Plácido Domingo, Tenor Ruggero Raimondi, Bass |
Aida, Movement: O Re, pei sacri Numi |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Claudio Abbado, Conductor Elena Obraztsova, Mezzo soprano Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Katia Ricciarelli, Soprano Leo Nucci, Baritone Milan La Scala Chorus Milan La Scala Orchestra Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bass Plácido Domingo, Tenor Ruggero Raimondi, Bass |
Author: Alan Blyth
All the plums are here in these excerpts from the taut Abbado version, in sound that shows again the advantages, particularly on DG issues, of Compact Disc. Ricciarelli, though not the ideal Aida, is always an eloquent interpreter. The men are admirable, but Obraztsova, her contributions kept to a minimum, is a rough Amneris.'
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