Rossini: Opera Arias and Overtures with Maria Bayo and Rinaldo Alessandrini

Track Listings
1. "Ah piu dolce e caro oggetto" (Isabella) from L'inganno felice (1812)    
2. Di piacer mi balza il cor (Ninetta) from La gazza ladra (1817)    
3. Overture from Il barbiere di Siviglia (1816)    
4. "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina) from Il barbiere di Siviglia    
5. "Ah se e ver che in tal momento" (Rosina) from Il barbiere di Siviglia    
6. "No che il morir non e (Amenaide) from Tancredi (1813)    
7. Overture to La scala di seta (1812)    
8. "Il mio ben sospiro e chiamo" (Giulia) from La scala di seta    

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Mario Bayo has won a strong following through her singing of Baroque rarities. Here, she turns to Rossini arias, on which her small, bright soprano generates lots of agility and allure but insufficient color and depth. There's the welcome inclusion of relative rarities, such as the aria from Rossini's first success, the one-act L'inganno felice, and an aria the composer added for a revival of Barber of Seville. Of course, that opera's popular "Una voce poco fa" is here, too, done with brio if not with the coloratura fireworks others bring to it. A special treat is the contribution of Rinaldo Alessandrini's Concerto Italiano. In addition to characterful accompaniments, they play two overtures with wonderful zest, see-through transparency, and tonal polish. Beefed up to 33 players, this crack period-instrument band imbues every phrase with life, and the sound of their wind section is ravishing. To hear the way the ensemble rips into the Overture to La scala di sieta is alone worth the price of purchase. --Dan Davis

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Rossini: Opera Arias and Overtures with Maria Bayo and Rinaldo Alessandrini
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Luscious! Wow! and double wow! Wow, again. And wow. Luscious!
  • No es el mejor trabajo de Bayo
  • Super Compilation of Rossini Arias
 Rossini: Opera Arias and Overtures with Maria Bayo and Rinaldo Alessandrini
Gioachino Rossini , Maria Bayo , Rinaldo Alessandrini , and Concerto Italiano
Manufacturer: Astree
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005S7X8
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

  1. "Ah piu dolce e caro oggetto" (Isabella) from L'inganno felice (1812)
  2. Di piacer mi balza il cor (Ninetta) from La gazza ladra (1817)
  3. Overture from Il barbiere di Siviglia (1816)
  4. "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina) from Il barbiere di Siviglia
  5. "Ah se e ver che in tal momento" (Rosina) from Il barbiere di Siviglia
  6. "No che il morir non e (Amenaide) from Tancredi (1813)
  7. Overture to La scala di seta (1812)
  8. "Il mio ben sospiro e chiamo" (Giulia) from La scala di seta

Amazon.com

Mario Bayo has won a strong following through her singing of Baroque rarities. Here, she turns to Rossini arias, on which her small, bright soprano generates lots of agility and allure but insufficient color and depth. There's the welcome inclusion of relative rarities, such as the aria from Rossini's first success, the one-act L'inganno felice, and an aria the composer added for a revival of Barber of Seville. Of course, that opera's popular "Una voce poco fa" is here, too, done with brio if not with the coloratura fireworks others bring to it. A special treat is the contribution of Rinaldo Alessandrini's Concerto Italiano. In addition to characterful accompaniments, they play two overtures with wonderful zest, see-through transparency, and tonal polish. Beefed up to 33 players, this crack period-instrument band imbues every phrase with life, and the sound of their wind section is ravishing. To hear the way the ensemble rips into the Overture to La scala di sieta is alone worth the price of purchase. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Luscious! Wow! and double wow! Wow, again. And wow. Luscious! .......2006-09-13

Now this is what I am talking about! A wonderful voice, a great period instrument orchestra, an HIP approach and a beautifully recorded CD. What more could anyone want?

This marvellous and sexy recording of Rossini arias is just my cup of tea. Maria Bayo is just wonderful. Her period instrument orchestra is just wonderful and Rinaldo Alessandrini deserves a gold medal for this recording. The sounds are great and the music is just wonderful.

There are no other recordings like this one. This one is unique and there are no other recording of this repertoire on period instruments. So this is the only one available. But it is a wonder, nontheless.

Please consider buying this recording if you're a music lover - especially if you love Early Music and if you love 19th century opera - both come together on this recording.

3 out of 5 stars No es el mejor trabajo de Bayo.......2003-09-18

Definitivamente, la gran soprano española Maria Bayo ha dado un paso atras en su limpia carrera discografica, con este trabajo donde presenta una seleccion de arias de Rossini con suma correccion (lejos del excelso nivel de sus otros trabajos), y con algun que otro preocupante fallo técnico (tendencia a calar, graves poco consistentes...) En resumen, yo esperaba mucho mas de este disco por parte de Bayo.
Tampoco parece que sea Concerto Italiano la orquesta adecuada para este repertorio, los instrumentos de epoca desafinan aqui mas de lo debido, lo que desluce la grabacion.
La direccion de Rinaldo Alesandrini es lo mejor de un disco que solo es apto para fans de Bayo, o para aquellos que aun no conozcan el aria de Rosina tras la tormenta en 'El barbero de Sevilla', que Bayo recupera para el disco aquí, bastante bien interpretada.

5 out of 5 stars Super Compilation of Rossini Arias.......2003-04-06

Maria Bayo has one of the clearest, most flexible voices I have ever heard. She follows in the footsteps of her teachers, the late Teresa Berganza and Pilar Lorengar, with her Spaniard approach to Bel Canto and coloratura phrasing. This compilation has some rarities, excellent overtures, and the last aria (Track 8) really stands out as the jewel from the album. This is worth the price, being an import, and be sure to get her Mozart Arias and Handel Arias as well. She's one of the most up and coming singers in Zarzuela (Spanish bel canto) and lyric opera of Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti. I would not be surprised to hear her as the new greatest Lucia di Lammermoor after Anna Moffo or Natalie Dessay's recent attempt (which isn't bad, I might add, albeit different).

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