Lucia di Lammermoor / Rost, Ford, Michaels-Moore, A. Miles, Mackerras

Editorial Reviews
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Lucia has not exactly been neglected on records, and Andrea Rost is not as dramatic a Lucia as Maria Callas nor as vocally opulent as Joan Sutherland. Still, she is vocally satisfactory and dramatically effective, and she is supported by a first-class cast, notably the elegant Bruce Ford as her doomed lover Edgardo and Anthony Michaels- Moore as her tormented, manipulative brother Enrico. The primary attractions of this edition, however, are the period-instrument orchestra and Sir Charles Mackerras, who not only conducts a compelling treatment but has also taken the trouble of consulting and following Donizetti's original manuscript, scraping away a century and a half of "performing tradition"--i.e., changes introduced by singers more interested in showing off their voices than in following the composer's wishes. This is closer to the original inspiration than any previous recording, and more structurally coherent if less vocally spectacular. The recorded sound is very impressive. --Joe McLellan

Lucia di Lammermoor / Rost, Ford, Michaels-Moore, A. Miles, Mackerras, Music, Gaetano Donizetti, Andrea Rost, Bruce Ford, Sir Charles Mackerras, The Hanover Band, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Alastair Miles, Classical, Classical Music, Italian Romantic Opera, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio, Opera/Operetta
Lucia di Lammermoor / Rost, Ford, Michaels-Moore, A. Miles, Mackerras
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The best Lucia
  • Wow. Ten stars, if you please, Amazon.com!
  • For everything BUT the baritone.
  • A Naked Lucia
  • Good Conducting--Singing is Somewhat Overrated
 Lucia di Lammermoor / Rost, Ford, Michaels-Moore, A. Miles, Mackerras
Gaetano Donizetti , Andrea Rost , Bruce Ford , Sir Charles Mackerras , The Hanover Band , Anthony Michaels-Moore , and Alastair Miles
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ASIN: B00000AG7G
Release Date: 1998-09-08

Tracks:

  1. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Preludio e coro d'introduzione'
  2. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Percorrete le spiagge vicine' (Normanno, Coro)
  3. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Tu sei turbato!'(Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo)
  4. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Cruda, funesta smania' (Enrico, Normanno, Raimondo)
  5. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Il tuo dubbio' ... 'Come vinti da stanchezza' (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo, Coro di cacciatori)
  6. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act -The Parting: 'La pietade in suo favore' (Enrico, Coro, Raimondo)
  7. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Ancor non giunse!' (Lucia, Alisa)
  8. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Regnava nel silenzio' (Lucia, Alisa)
  9. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Quando rapito in estasi' (Lucia, Alisa)
  10. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Egli s'avanza' (Alisa, Edgardo, Lucia)
  11. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Sulla tomba che rinserra' (Edgardo, Lucia)
  12. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Qui, di sposa eterna fede' (Edgardo, Lucia)
  13. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part One - Act - The Parting: 'Ah! Verranno a te sull'aure' (Lucia, Edgardo)
  14. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - The Wedding Contract - Act 1: 'Lucia fra poco a te verra' (Normanno, Enrico)
  15. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - The Wedding Contract - Act 1: 'Appressati, Lucia' - 'Il pallor, funesto' (Enrico, Lucia)
  16. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - The Wedding Contract - Act 1: 'Soffriva nel pianto' (Lucia, Raimondo)
  17. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - The Wedding Contract - Act 1: 'Se tradirmi tu potrai' (Enrico, Lucia)
  18. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - The Wedding Contract - Act 1: 'Ebben?' - 'Di tua speranza' (Lucia, Raimondo)
  19. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - The Wedding Contract - Act 1: 'Ah! cedi, cedi, o piu sciagure' (Raimondo, Lucia)
  20. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - The Wedding Contract - Act 1: 'Al ben de' tuoi, qual vittima' (Raimondo, Lucia)

Tracks:

  1. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - 'The Wedding Contract' - Act1: 'Per te d'immenso giubilo' ( Coro, Arturo)
  2. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - 'The Wedding Contract' - Act I : 'Dov'e Lucia?' - 'Qui giungere or la vedrem...' (Arturo, Enrico, Coro)
  3. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - 'The Wedding Contract' - Act I : 'Piange la madre estinta' (Enrico, Arturo, Lucia, Raimondo, Alisa, Coro, Edgardo)
  4. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - 'The Wedding Contract' - Act I : 'Chi mi frena in tal momento' - 'Chi raffrena il mio furore' (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Arturo, Alisa, Coro)
  5. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - 'The Wedding Contract' - Act I : 'T'allontona, sciagurato' (Arturo, Enrico, Edgardo, Coro, Raimondo, Lucia)
  6. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part Two - 'The Wedding Contract' - Act I : 'Esci, fuggi, il furor' (Arturo, Enrico, Raimondo, Coro, Edgardo, Lucia, Alisa)
  7. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Orrida e questa notte' (Edgardo, Enrico)
  8. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Asthon! Fra queste mura' (Edgardo, Enrico)
  9. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Ah! O sole, piu ratto' (Edgardo, Enrico)
  10. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'D'immenso giubilo' (Coro)
  11. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Ah! cessate quel contento' (Raimondo, Coro)
  12. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Oh giusto cielo!' (Coro, Lucia)
  13. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Ohime! sorge il tremendo fantasma' (Lucia)
  14. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Ardon gl'incensi...' (Lucia, Normanno, Raimondo, Coro)
  15. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'S'avanza Enrico!' (Raimondo, Enrico, Coro, Lucia)
  16. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Spargi d'amaro pianto' (Lucia, Enrico, Raimondo, Coro)
  17. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'So tragga altrove' (Enrico, Raimondo, Normanno)
  18. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Tombe degli avi miei' (Edgardo)
  19. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Fra poco a me ricovero' (Edgardo)
  20. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Oh meschina!' (Coro, Edgardo, Raimondo)
  21. Lucia di Lammermoor: Part 2 - Act II: 'Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali' (Edgardo, Raimondo, Coro)

Amazon.com

Lucia has not exactly been neglected on records, and Andrea Rost is not as dramatic a Lucia as Maria Callas nor as vocally opulent as Joan Sutherland. Still, she is vocally satisfactory and dramatically effective, and she is supported by a first-class cast, notably the elegant Bruce Ford as her doomed lover Edgardo and Anthony Michaels- Moore as her tormented, manipulative brother Enrico. The primary attractions of this edition, however, are the period-instrument orchestra and Sir Charles Mackerras, who not only conducts a compelling treatment but has also taken the trouble of consulting and following Donizetti's original manuscript, scraping away a century and a half of "performing tradition"--i.e., changes introduced by singers more interested in showing off their voices than in following the composer's wishes. This is closer to the original inspiration than any previous recording, and more structurally coherent if less vocally spectacular. The recorded sound is very impressive. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best Lucia.......2006-11-15

I've heard pretty much all the great interpretations of this work on record. Callas is superb and a real favourite. However I heard a snippet of this recording a few years back...possibly from the fountain scene I can't remember and I was blown away. I finally got my hands on the complete recording and look it's absolutely wonderful...Rost is amazing and this is my favourite must-have recording of Lucia. Don't shilly-shally, just get!

5 out of 5 stars Wow. Ten stars, if you please, Amazon.com!.......2006-09-13

This is what the whole period instrument ~ H.I.P. thing is all about - getting a great and familiar work and getting rid of all the cobwebs and debris the work has attracted since it was written.

The Hanover Band is in fine form here, doing early 19th century music so well, as they normally do [see their wonderful recording of the Schumann symphonies]. This recording reminds us of Mozart and the fact that Mozart, if he had lived, could have easily composed operas like this one, or better ones!

The cast is fabulous and Andrea Rost is the first Lucia to sing the entire role at the original pitch, without any transpositions. She is a fabulous Lucia and I hope she records more of this repertoire with a period instrument orchestra.

The men are similarly great: Alastair Miles (always impresses me), Anthony Michaels-Moore, Bruce Ford, Paul Charles Clarke and Ryland Davies (so nice to hear him!) are all here and they all do wonderful things.


Sir Charles Mackerras, the great Australian conductor, gives us a vivid and lively interpretation of Lucia di Lammermoor. The tempi, expression and colours of the work are brought vividly to life in this wonderful and exciting recording. More of the same, please!

4 out of 5 stars For everything BUT the baritone........2006-08-16

This is a very welcome recording. Bruce Ford, much underused in mainstream opera-recordings, brings a very fresh and lovely approach to a role that has been used and, at times, abused by many tenors. Fords approach is always stylish, musical and appropriate. Infact, the only singer I don't rate on this recording is the baritone, whose muddy, blustery voice tires me very quickly. It lacks clarity and bite, and there are many better alternatives. I would however still recommend this set as a fresh look at one of my top-ten operas of all time.

5 out of 5 stars A Naked Lucia.......2004-03-22

"Why Another Lucia?" you say. Well in fact this is not just another Lucia, but the original 1835 version. I thank Sir Charles for having the good sense to return to Donizetti's original 1835 draft. Now we can finally hear what the man wrote, without all that ornamentation. It still has plenty of coloratura embelishments in it & Andrea Rost handles them with sharp precission. Gone of course are the high endings, but there are still plenty of high notes to get the blood rushing. The lower endings also sound more natural. Remembering that early sopranos were not trained to project high notes like our singers of today. Their strength was in the chest register. With a well balanced cast, chorus & orcheatra, Sir Charles has swept us back to the original production. Andrea Rost is a first rate Lucia and should not be compared to previous Lucias, like (our) Joan Sutherland, Calas or the likes, as she is performing a completely different opera, one where there is no rival. Caballé did do a straight version some years back, but that was so ...awful it should never have been recorded let alone released. This peformance, however, is so "Alive" you can actually feel the atmosphere of a full production. Anthony Michaels-Moore, Bruce Ford & Alistair Miles are perfect in their respective roles. The blending of Michaels-Moore & Ford's voices in the Act ll duet: "Ah! O sole, più ratto" sends shivers up my spine. The rest of the soloists are equally as good. The London Voices are extremely convincing in their role and the Hanover Band with original instruments; well they are something else. What an orchestra, under the direction of Sir Charles Mackerras deliver a chilling score.
I cannot stop playing this version & I thank Sony for bringing it to us.
I do want to say that I still love the Joan Sutherland version, but I find myself playing this Original Version more.
For those of you who cannot make up your minds which version to buy (presuming you have neither); I would strongly recommend this one, without any apologies. But we all have different tastes & I would not push my views or opinions onto anyone. You have to decide which version YOU like. I only suggest that you give this recording a hearing; knowing that it is a diffent version. Listen to both versions & if still undecided then bye the two & have the best of both worlds.

3 out of 5 stars Good Conducting--Singing is Somewhat Overrated.......2003-11-26

(By the way, I would actually rate it as 3.5 stars, but I can't give half ratings.)
Let me start with what I like about this recording. First, the conducting seems relatively well-done. Tempi and balance are fine, etc. I also enjoy the period-dated instruments (as well as the wooden flute used for "Il dolce suono"). In addition, the keys were actually left as in the original score--what a novel idea! The singing is clean overall, with no noticable tuning problems or difficulty with any passages.
However, there are many things I have slight--or more than slight--problems with. I think Andrea Rost has a beautiful voice, but she doesn't sound comfortable enough in her high range, at least not as comfortable as a Lucia should be. In fact, she may not be well-suited for any demanding coloratura roles. Moreover, dynamic contrast and dramatic expression seemed scant to me, making some of the arias sound slightly bland, having little or no "sparkle." This was true for most of the other soloists--none truly stuck out as dazzling performers. Ornaments and such may be faithful to the times, but few dramatic embellishments are found in Lucia's arias (which would be perfectly musically legal), and there are some disappointing cadenzas (at least, they were to me). The extra "oomph" tugging at the heartstrings of the listener is simply next to nonexistent.
All in all, this seems to be a relatively worthwhile recording, especially with the valiant efforts at achieving historical accuracy. However, if you want only one or two recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor, I suggest checking out the musical beauty of Joan Sutherland or the nimble voice and dramatic flair of Beverly Sills. The Rost recording may offer some new musical concepts, but isn't an essential recording in my eyes (or ears).

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  8. Mozart: Favourite Works For Piano
  9. Mozart: PIANO SONATAS KV 331 - 333
  10. Mozart: Symphonies Nos.28, 29 & 35 "Haffner"

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