Keen opera fans may sometimes be puzzled by the choice available on the shelves of the larger record shops, especially when trying to compare two stellar casts. Bellini's last (and arguably greatest) opera, I Puritani, is a case in point, with recordings by Callas and Sutherland heading the ... Read review
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Track Listing: Disc One: 1. Preludio 2. All'erta! All'erta! L'alba Appari 3. O Di ... more
Cromwell Guerrieri 4. A Festa! A Festa! 5. Or Dove Fuggo Mai? 6. Ah! Per Sempre Io Ti Perdei 7. O Amato Zio O Mio Secondo Padre! 8. Chi Mosso A' Miei Desir Il Genitor? 9. Odi... Qual Suon Si Desta? 10. Ad Arturo Onore 11. A Te O Cara 12. Il Rito Augusto Si Compia Senza Me 13. Cavalier! - Se T''ƒ¨ Duopo Il Consiglio 14. Son Vergin Vezzosa 15. Ferma! Invan Invan Rapir Pretendi 16. Dov''ƒ¨ Arturo? 17. Oh! Vieni Al Tempio 18. Ma Tu Gi'ƒ Mi Fuggi? 19. Pausengespr'ƒ¤ch 1 Disc 2: 1. Ah Dolor! Ah Terror! 2. Qual Novella - Cinta Di Fiori 3. E Di Morte Lo Stral Non Sar'ƒ Lento 4. O Rendetemi La Speme 5. Vien Diletto 'ƒˆ In Ciel La Luna 6. Il Rival Salvar Tu D'ƒªi 7. Riccardo! Riccardo! Il Duol Che S'ƒ¬ M'accora 8. Pausengespr'ƒ¤ch 2 9. Son Salvo Alfin Son Salvo 10. A Una Fonte Afflitto E Solo 11. Fini ... Me Lassa! 12. Vieni Vieni Fra Questa Braccia 13. Alto L'ƒ ! 14. Credeasi Misera! 15. Suon D'araldi? 16. Closing Credits
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Advantages: about equal! Disadvantages: high price of the Sutherland set
Keen opera fans may sometimes be puzzled by the choice available on the shelves of the larger record shops, especially when trying to compare two stellar casts. Bellini's last (and arguably greatest) opera, I Puritani, is a case in point, with recordings by Callas and Sutherland heading the list. Personally I bought both, to avoid having to choose, but each has it's merits. Callas, as always, brings greater warmth and fire to the usually pallid role ... ...joy to hear, and a young Pavarotti has a flawless technique in the infamous tenor role which defeated Caruso, complete with a hair-raising top F in his final aria. The Sutherland set also avoids the cuts made in the earlier recording, but is handicapped by Decca's greedy pricing - still at full-price after 30 years? Come on! The Callas set is of course slightly inferior in sound quality, but the impeccable credentials of Tullio Serafin may be preferred ... more
Keen opera fans may sometimes be puzzled by the choice available on the shelves of the larger record shops, especially when trying to compare two stellar casts. Bellini's last (and arguably greatest) opera, I Puritani, is a case in point, with recordings by Callas and Sutherland heading the list. Personally I bought both, to avoid having to choose, but each has it's merits. Callas, as always, brings greater warmth and fire to the usually pallid role of Elvira, but Sutherland's effortless roulades and trills are a joy to hear, and a young Pavarotti has a flawless technique in the infamous tenor role which defeated Caruso, complete with a hair-raising top F in his final aria. The Sutherland set also avoids the cuts made in the earlier recording, but is handicapped by Decca's greedy pricing - still at full-price after 30 years? Come on! The Callas set is of course slightly inferior in sound quality, but the impeccable credentials of Tullio Serafin may be preferred to Bonynge's sometimes routine time-beating. If you are really a Bellini fan, you may well have to save up and buy both!
1. Sinfonia; ACT 1 - All'erta!<br>2. O di Cromvel guerrieri<br>3. A festa!<br>4. Or dove fuggo; Ah! per sempre; Bel sogno beato<br>5. O amato zio; O Ciel! E fia vero<br>6. Ad Arturo onore<br>7. A te, o cara<br>8. Il rito augusto<br>9. Son vergin vezzosa<br>10. Sulla verginea; Ferma invan<br>11. Arturo! Tu ritorni<br>12. Ma tu già mi fuggi<br>13. ACT 2 - Ah! dolor!<br>14. Cinta di fiori<br>15. E di morte<br>16. O rendetemi la speme; Qui la voce; Vien, diletto<br>17. Il rival salvar; Suoni la tromba<br>18. ACT 3 - Son salvo; A una fonte; La mia canzon d'amor<br>19. Son già lontani; Finì! Me lassa!; Nel mirarti un solo istante<br>20. Vieni, fra queste braccia<br>21. Ascolta ancora; Credeasi, misera.
