Verdi: Falstaff
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Catalogue Number LSO0528
UPC 822231105527James Mallinson producer
Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd balance engineersRecorded May 2004, Barbican, London
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording
Notes and synopsis in English / en français / auf Deutsch
Includes complete libretto in Italian and English -
Grammy Award Winner Best Opera
Gramophone Magazine’s Editor's Choice
BBC Radio 3 CD Review’s CD of the Week
'If it wasn't obvious before, then it is now. The LSO Live label is the recording phenomenon of the decade. Here's a conductor at the height of his powers with an orchestra on top form, here's singing so exciting it would make a piece of sandpaper moist, here's the crackling energy of a live performance captured brilliantly. Pertusi is simply stunning as the Fat Knight - bombastic, arrogant and yet touchingly vulnerable too. A must-hear.'
Classic FM Magazine'The most exhilarating account of the.'
The Guardian’This rates as one of LSO Live's finest releases to date, even by the in-house label's own high standards.'
The Observer'Davis, always a great Falstaff interpreter, surpasses himself. Michele Pertusi, the excellent Falstaff [and] Ana Ibara's Alice and Carlos Alvarez's Ford are outstanding.’
The Sunday Times
£11.99
Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra
Best Opera Recording Grammy Awards 2004
Following his acclaimed recording of Britten's Peter Grimes, Sir Colin Davis and the LSO are joined by a magnificent cast led by Michele Pertusi for a spectacular performance of Verdi's comic masterpiece. Recorded during the LSO's centenary celebrations in 2004, Falstaff is one of LSO Live's finest releases to date.
| Composer | Verdi | |
| Conductor | Sir Colin Davis | |
| Performers | London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra | |
| Soloists | Michele Pertusi, Bülent Bezdüz, Alasdair Elliott, Darren Jeffery, Carlos Alvarez, Peter Hoare, Ana Ibarra, Marie Arnet, Maria Josè Moreno, Jane Henschel, Marina Domashenko |
1. Falstaff: Act I, part 1 - "Falstaff!"
2. Falstaff: Act I, part 1 - "6 polli: 6 scellini"
3. Falstaff: Act I, part 1 - "Sir John, in quest'intrigo"
4. Falstaff: Act I, part 2 - "Alice. Meg. Nannetta"
5. Falstaff: Act I, part 2 - "Leggi. Fulgida Alice!"
6. Falstaff: Act I, part 2 - "Mostro!"
7. Falstaff: Act I, part 2 - "In due parole"
8. Falstaff: Act I, part 2 - "Pst, pst, Nannetta"
9. Falstaff: Act I, part 2 - "Torno all'assalto"
10. Falstaff: Act I, part 2 - "Del tuo barbaro diagnostico"
11. Falstaff: Act II, part 1 - "Siam pentiti e contriti."
12. Falstaff: Act II, part 1 - "Alice e mia!"
13. Falstaff: Act II, part 1 - "Signore"
14. Falstaff: Act II, part 1 - "C'e a Windsor una dama,"
15. Falstaff: Act II, part 1 - "E sogno? o realta?"
16. Falstaff: Act II, part 1 - "Eccomi qua."
Disc 2
1. Falstaff: Act II, part 2 - "Presenteremo un bill"
2. Falstaff: Act II, part 2 - "Gaie comari de Windsor"
3. Falstaff: Act II, part 2 - "Alfin t'ho colto"
4. Falstaff: Act II, part 2 - "Quand'ero paggio"
5. Falstaff: Act II, part 2 - "Vien qua"
6. Falstaff: Act II, part 2 - "C'e. C'e"
7. Falstaff: Act II, part 2 - "Tutto delira"
8. Falstaff: Act III, part 1 - "Ehi! Taverniere!"
9. Falstaff: Act III, part 1 - "Va, Vecchio John, va"
10. Falstaff: Act III, part 1 - "Reverenza"
11. Falstaff: Act III, part 1 - "Il Cacciatorre nero"
12. Falstaff: Act III, part 1 - "Sarai la Fata"
13. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Dal labbro il canto estasiato vola"
14. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Una, due, tre, quattro"
15. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Odo un soave passo!"
16. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Ninfe! Elfi! Silfi!"
17. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Alto la!"
18. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Pizzica, pizzica"
19. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Ogni sorta de gente dozzinale"
20. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Gia s'avanza la coppia degli sposi"
21. Falstaff: Act III, part 2 - "Tutto, nel mondo e burla"
