Amahl and the Night Visitors
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Free Music Review: Amahl
Hit: 2 Stars
Gee - sorry to those who like this modern recording but I like the 1951 recording the best.I have both the LP which is quite scratched by now and the CD which is quite good except for the pauses between tracks. I recommend the 1951 version available from Amazon (or at least it was in 2001).Free Music Review: Very Poor Ensemble Performance of a Classic
Hit: 1 Stars
Reading the reviews of others I was excited to get this CD. I know the work well having been "Amahl" some thirty year ago and now studying to to do "Melchior" this Christmas.Score in hand I sat down to listen to the recording [recorded "in the presence of Gian Carlo Menotti -- he must have been asleep for some of it].
First the good:
The mother and Amahl are both excellent. What a nice vocal chemistry we have here, really a pleasure.
Now the bad:
The ensemble parts are weakened tremendously by the trio of kings which sound woefully under rehearsed. Since Menotti writes all of their ensemble singing in a somewhat modal manner this requires absolute perfect tuning among the three of them.
This is not the case and they are out of tune throughout. Melchior [the middle baritone part] is barely heard when singing with the other two kings. Badly done.
The ugly:
The chorus and orchestra ensemble is really poor. There are serious intonation problems throughout. Tenors in the chorus are flat as is brass in the orchestra -- especially glaring during some quiet moments.
I'm thinking about asking for my money back!
Free Music Review: Very disappointing
Hit: 1 Stars
I'm currently studying the role of Amahl's mother, and I got this recording by the luck of the draw. Kaspar is horribly flat throughout, which is a shame. It was a difficult recording to listen to once, I dread bearing it the number of times I will need to over the next two months.I'm going to try to return it this afternoon.
Free Music Review: Amahl
Hit: 1 Stars
If you know the opera by heart, have performed it countless times, then you know that no recording is as good as the orginal 1951 recording. I find it difficult to listen to any other. I wish that it would be released again!