| RECORDINGS |
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| LABEL: |
KICCO
CLASSIC |
| CATALOG
NUMBER: |
KC070.2CD |
| EAN
NUMBER: |
0801629207029 |
| NUMBER
OF DISCS: |
2 |
| RUNNING
TIME: |
2:26:43 |
| YEAR
RECORDED: |
2000 |
| CD
RELEASE
DATE: |
2000 |
| CONDUCTOR: |
GIAMPAOLO
MAZZOLI |
| ORCHESTRA: |
ORCHESTRA
CITTĀLIRICA |
| CHOIR: |
SOCIETĀ
CORALE
PISANA |
| SOPRANO: |
SUSANNA
RIGACCI |
| MEZZO-SOPRANO: |
CHIARA
CHIALLI |
| TENOR: |
LEONARDO
DE
LISI |
| BARITONE: |
CARMELO
CORRADO
CARUSO |
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DISC
ONE
1.
Overture Various
artists 4:08
2. Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye My People...
Recitativo Leonardo De
Lisi 6:31
3. And the Glory of the Lord Shall Be
Revealed...
Coro
Coro
2:41
4. Thus Saith the Lord of Hosts / But Who
May Abide the Day of His
Coming Carmelo Corrado
Caruso, Chiara
Chialli 6:35
5. And He Shall Purify the Sons of Levi.
Coro
Coro
2:43
6. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive / O
Thou That Tellest Good Tidings
to Zion Chiara Chialli,
Coro 6:11
7. For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the
Earth Carmelo Corrado
Caruso 5:48
8. For Unto Us a Child Is Born.
Coro
Coro 4:34
9. Sinfonia Pastorale
Various
artists 2:58
10. There Were Shepherds Abiding In the
Fields / Glory to
God... Susanna Rigacci,
Coro 3:54
11. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of
Zion
Susanna Rigacci
4:58
12. Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind Be
Open'd / He Shall Feed His
Flock Like... Chiara
Chialli, Susanna
Rigacci 5:54
13. His Yoke Is Easy, His Burthen Is
Light.
Coro
Coro
2:37
14. Parte II : Behold the Lamb of Go.
Coro
Coro
2:43
15. He Was Despised and Rejected of
Men
Chiara Chialli
9:15
16. Surely, He Hath Borne Our Griefs.
Coro
Coro
2:13
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DISC
TWO
1. And
With His Stripes We Are Healed / All We
Like Sheep Have Gone
Astray
Coro
6:01
2. All They That See Him, Laugh Him to
Scorn / He Trusted In God
That... Leonardo De
Lisi 3:23
3. Behold, and See If There Be Any Sorrow
/ But Thou Didst Not
Leave... Leonardo De
Lisi 6:54
4. Lift Up Your Heads / Unto Which of the
Angels Said He At Any
Time Coro, Leonardo De
Lisi 5:21
5. The Lord Gave the World.
Coro
Coro 1:21
6. How Beautiful Are the Feet of
Them
Susanna Rigacci
2:32
7. How Beautiful Are the Feet of
Them
Coro 1:33
8. Why Do the Nations
Carmelo Corrado
Caruso 5:20
9. Let Us Break Their Bonds Asunder / He
That Dwelleth In
Heaven Coro, Leonardo De
Lisi 2:09
10. Thou Shalt Break Them With a Rod of
Iron Coro, Leonardo De
Lisi 2:47
11. Hallelujah
Coro 4:13
12. Parte III : I Know That My Redeemer
Liveth Susanna
Rigacci 7:42
13. Since By Man Came
Death
Coro 2:03
14. Behold, I Tell You a Mystery / The
Trumpet Shall
Sound Carmelo Corrado
Caruso 10:38
15. Then Shall Be Brought to Pass the
Saying / O Death,
Where... Chiara Chialli,
Leonardo De
Lisi 4:12
16. Worthy Is the Lamb that Was Slain /
Amen
Coro
6:51
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SITE RATING:
6/10
SITE
REVIEW:
An Italian
release, recorded in July 2000, under the
baton of Giampaolo Mazzoli,
this English-language release on the Kicco
Classic label is an
atmospheric, lush Messiah,
with the sound drenched in natural reverb, and
tempos taken at a
generally lazier tempo than other modern
recordings. Taped
live, there is occasional audience sound, but
the sound is very forward
and 'present' in the mix, and the occasional
cough is not terribly
intrusive. The CittāLirica
Orchestra play with a sweet, fruity sound, and
the same can be said of
tenor Leonardo De Lisi, who brings a gently
heroic tone to his arias.
Baritone Carmelo Corrado Caruso is far
too blustery in his arias,
with a swallowed tone and rather wide melisma,
and Mezzosoprano Chiara
Chialli is similarly afflicted, sounding like
an overly-ornamented
opera singer a touch past her prime.
Soprano Susanna Rigacci
fares better, with a brighter, bell-tone and
pleasing delivery.
The Societā
Corale Pisana is unfortunately pushed back in
the mix, sounding lost in
the natural acoustic of the hall, and their
accent is occasionally far
afield of proper English, making familiar
choruses unitelligible.
Entrances and cut-offs are ragged as
well, and pitch occasionally
suffers in the live setting. Mazzoli's
tempos are much slower
than I'm used to, and while bringing a lovely,
pastoral feeling to some
moments, strips others of vitality and feel
weighty and listless.
Still, an interesting release, one of
the rare Italian-produced Messiahs
on the market, and worth
listening to, but not essential.
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