Anna Netrebko - Russian Album
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Free Music Review: Anna in her Element
Hit: 5 Stars
Anna Netrebko loves this repertoire. It shows with every note she sings on this CD. She is paired with Maestro Valery Gergiev, himself a lover of vocal music and a tremendous exponent of Russian opera. Netrebko, Gergiev, and the musicians of the Orchestra of the Marinsky Theatre have created something very special in this CD. I love it, and think you will too.
The bookend arias on this CD are from Iolanta and Eugene Onegin. Tchaikovsky, the undisputed master of melody, captures the pathos in Iolanta's questioning, and the passion and ardor of Tatyana as she writes to her beloved. Netrebko captures both of these heroines beautifully. Not nearly enough Russian opera is produced in the United States. I hope at least some day, we can see and hear Anna sing Tatyana.
I loved the Rachmaninov songs. They are settings of poems by Pushkin, and they are absolutely beautiful. This leads me to something else that makes this CD so special. The liner notes are fantastic, with wonderful translations. Anna's Russian diction is so clear, you'll have no trouble following.
There are four arias of Rimsky-Korsakov, including one from "The Tale of Tsar Sultan", two from "The Snow Maiden", and one from "The Tsar's Bride". These are very special, since our chances of seeing these operas produced in the U.S. is slim-to-none. They are fantastic arias, with my favorite being Marfa's Act 4 aria. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the book (literally) on orchestration, and no composer could paint a picture like him.
I also found the bouncy "Cavatina and Rondo" from Glinka's "A Life for the Tsar" quite enjoyable. It's almost like an operetta aria.
This CD is a wonderful counterpoint to Renee Fleming's "I Want Magic". Renee's CD couldn't be more American, and Anna's CD couldn't be more Russian. All of the beauty, passion, and soul of Russian music is brought to life by this wonderful artist. This CD is a must for your collection.
Highly recommended.
Free Music Review: Amazing voice, luscious timbre, heart-felt darkness
Hit: 5 Stars
All Netrebko's CDs give something unique to the ear and something special to the heart. There is no need to mention any specific aria or song from this CD, because the singing is extraordinary from the beginning to the end. "Experts" question the tessitura of her voice in bel canto singing because of its darkness. Have no fear, for Netrebko's God-given darkness makes her voice so different from all the others. To compare Netrebko to the great sopranos of the past and present is futile. She is not better but different, and that makes her unique. This CD shows her voice at its best and has nothing to do with singing in her native lunguage. The expressiveness of her voice has expanded in all directions with a heart-throbbing legato and a meteoric pianissimo, and with a phenomenal breath control. This is Netrebko's best CD and highly recommended. Once you listened to this CD, you may want to play it over and over. And each time it sounds better. And it should never be forgotten: a soprano's voice reaches its peak in mid 40s. The best has yet to come, provided that Netrebko uses her talent with patience and intelligence. Gergiev and his orchestra-sometimes a little too loud, but Netrebko cuts through victoriously- provide her with the support and nuances necessary to sustain her stellar singing.
Constantine A. Papas
El Paso, Texas
Free Music Review: Anna at her best
Hit: 5 Stars
How intoxicating is Anna Netrebko's dark chocolaty, velvet voice! And what more delicious way to experience it than to hear her sing in her native tongue. This recital is a beautiful collection of arias by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninav, Glinka, Prokofiev and Rimsky-Korsakov. A very pastoral libretto and lyrical piece is Glinka's "A life for the Tsar," (a new treat for us Americans) written, as they say, "in the bel canto style of Donizetti and Belini"-melodic and colorful, albeit heartbreaking. Another piece, "Oh do not sing to me," wherein Iolanta cries of foeboding grief, is breath-takingly passionate and lovely. This is by far Ms Netrebko's finest recording, and Vallery Gergiev does amazing work to facilitate her performance-really bringing out the voice of each composer and his melody and passion. Russian seems to be the magic key to Anna's heart, pouring out what we love to hear when she sings Violetta. This collection is a wonderful treat, and I would recommend it to anyone as drunk as I am for Anna's timbre and coloratura.Free Music Review: Love of her home land
Hit: 5 Stars
Here at last is the Anna Netrebko that has been some what missing from previous encounters on CD.This is a woman whose deep love and regard for her homeland are much in evidence from the first to the last notes .Often in reviews comments are made a the darkness of her voice ,here it is perfect and at home with the somber tones of the great land that has so much to offer the world of music .
The beautiful warmth of her vocal range gives a brilliant tapestry of sound to the album, bringing to life the various characters she portrays ,with her penultimate portrayal of Natasha in Prokofiev's War and Peace,we can only hope to see her preform it one day for western audiences.
Many feel that Anna Netrebko lacks substance ,this I feel is unfair as she has many years to go to reach her peak ,this album shows that she has the range, the talent and the intelligence to make herself one of the greatest sopranos of all time
Free Music Review: Wondrous compilation that embraces part of the flaming lyric soul of the Russian repertoire!
Hit: 5 Stars
Anna Netrebko is nowadays, one of the maxim divas del bel canto. Her magnificent timber, charismatic presence, enchanting scene, dazzling charm and alluring beauty have catapulted her to the most inexpugnable heights of the Opera.
In this case, we have an admirable and prodigal compilation of expressive and beloved themes of the great Russian repertoire. Conducted by the great Valerie Gergiev, the outcome couldn't be but successful. One of the most fascinating and emblematic albums of the first decade of this century.
Don't miss it this enjoyable and glorious CD. It's part of the most recent musical legacy.