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Montemezzi: L'incantesimo - Debussy: L'enfant prodigue / Fracassi, Italian Philharmonic
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Montemezzi: L'incantesimo - Debussy: L'enfant prodigue / Fracassi, Italian Philharmonic

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Composer
MONTEMEZZI DEBUSSY
Artist
Gavazzeni, Veneziano, Likaj, Ottelli, Coro La Camerata Di Cremona, F
Format
CD
Label
Bongiovanni
Released
Oct 04, 2019
Catalog #
GB2498/99-2
UPC
8007068249824

About

On 9 October 1943, NBC Radio in New York broadcast the world premiere of a one-act opera by Italo Montemezzi (1875-1952), L’incantesimo, (The Spell), with Italian libretto by playwright Sem Benelli (1877-1949). The broadcast was a belated form of recognition, because by that time Montemezzi was widely famous in the United States. Conducted by Arturo Toscanini, this opera ran in New York for 25 seasons - an extraordinarily long-lived success, with such major names as Serafin, Stokowsky, De Sabata and Bruno Walter conducting quality editions of the work to widespread critical approval. In the New York Times, the respected critic Olin Downs echoed the general enthusiasm, praising the music, action and style as eminently suited to performance on the radio, adding that the work's lyricism was as strong as in L’Amore dei tre re, although perhaps less immediate than Puccini's. Montemezzi's moderately modern music follows a middle path between a freely declamatory approach for the main characters and more markedly melodic passages for tenor and soprano which might easily pass for short concert pieces or in the great narrative scene of the description of the hunt. Nonetheless, Montemezzi's real capacity for invention lies in his orchestral writing which evokes Wagnerian “infinite melody” and, in certain sections, the imaginative symphonic approach of Richard Strauss with its variety, wealth of color, modulation, rhythmic phrasing, and solo instrumental gesture.

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Nevica ancora? (Giselda, Folco, Salomone) 03:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nevica ancora? (Giselda, Folco, Salomone)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Armando Likaj, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  3. 2 Egli ha presso di sè un negromante (Giselda, Folco) 02:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Egli ha presso di sè un negromante (Giselda, Folco)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Armando Likaj
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  4. 3 è giunto il Conte (Giselda, Rinaldo, Folco, Salomone) 03:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    è giunto il Conte (Giselda, Rinaldo, Folco, Salomone)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano, Armando Likaj, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  5. 4 Venga il Sapiente! (Rinaldo, Folco, Salomone) 01:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Venga il Sapiente! (Rinaldo, Folco, Salomone)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Giuseppe Veneziano, Armando Likaj, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  6. 5 Cacciator senza paura (Folco, Salomone) 07:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    Cacciator senza paura (Folco, Salomone)
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Armando Likaj, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  7. 6 La cerva aveva il mio volto (Giselda, Rinaldo, Folco) 00:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    La cerva aveva il mio volto (Giselda, Rinaldo, Folco)
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano, Armando Likaj
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  8. 7 L'Amore fu (Rinaldo, Folco) 01:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    L'Amore fu (Rinaldo, Folco)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Giuseppe Veneziano, Armando Likaj
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  9. 8 Parla, mago! (Folco, Salomone) 01:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Parla, mago! (Folco, Salomone)
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Armando Likaj, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  10. 9 Che vuoi sapere? (Giselda, Folco, Salomone) 00:49
    Track
    9
    Title
    Che vuoi sapere? (Giselda, Folco, Salomone)
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Armando Likaj, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  11. 10 Io non lo so (Giselda, Rinaldo, Folco, Salomone) 05:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    Io non lo so (Giselda, Rinaldo, Folco, Salomone)
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano, Armando Likaj, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  12. 11 Perché farlo soffrire? (Giselda, Rinaldo) 01:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    Perché farlo soffrire? (Giselda, Rinaldo)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  13. 12 Quante volte non v’ho veduta (Rinaldo) 01:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    Quante volte non v’ho veduta (Rinaldo)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Giuseppe Veneziano
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  14. 13 Che dite voi? Sognate … (Giselda, Rinaldo) 03:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Che dite voi? Sognate … (Giselda, Rinaldo)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  15. 14 Ebbene, allora Rinaldo (Giselda, Rinaldo, Salomone) 05:04
    Track
    14
    Title
    Ebbene, allora Rinaldo (Giselda, Rinaldo, Salomone)
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  16. 15 Giselda! Giselda! Dove sei? (Giselda, Folco, Salomone, Chorus) 04:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    Giselda! Giselda! Dove sei? (Giselda, Folco, Salomone, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Italo Montemezzi
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Armando Likaj, Fluvio Ottelli
    Ensemble
    Coro la Camerata di Cremona, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  17. Disc 2
  18. 1 Prelude 03:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  19. 2 Recitative and Aria: L'annee en vain chasse l'annee! … (Lia) 05:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    Recitative and Aria: L'annee en vain chasse l'annee! … (Lia)
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  20. 3 Recitative: Eh bien, encore des pleurs? (Simeon) 01:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Recitative: Eh bien, encore des pleurs? (Simeon)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Armando Likaj
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  21. 4 Cortege et air de danses 05:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Cortege et air de danses
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  22. 5 Recitative and Aria: Ces airs joyeux, ces chants de fete … (Azael) 05:59
    Track
    5
    Title
    Recitative and Aria: Ces airs joyeux, ces chants de fete … (Azael)
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Giuseppe Veneziano
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  23. 6 Scene: Je m'enfuis … (Lia, Azael) 02:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene: Je m'enfuis … (Lia, Azael)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  24. 7 Duo: Ouvre les yeux a la lumiere (Lia, Azael) 01:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    Duo: Ouvre les yeux a la lumiere (Lia, Azael)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  25. 8 Duo: Heures fortunees! … et scene (Lia, Azael) 01:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    Duo: Heures fortunees! … et scene (Lia, Azael)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  26. 9 Au nom de mes remords (Lia, Azael) 02:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    Au nom de mes remords (Lia, Azael)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  27. 10 Du côté du village (Lia, Azael, Simeon) 02:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    Du côté du village (Lia, Azael, Simeon)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano, Armando Likaj
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  28. 11 Air: Faites silence! … et scene (Lia, Azael, Simeon) 02:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    Air: Faites silence! … et scene (Lia, Azael, Simeon)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano, Armando Likaj
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  29. 12 Trio: Mon coeur renait a l'esperance (Lia, Azael, Simeon) 05:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Trio: Mon coeur renait a l'esperance (Lia, Azael, Simeon)
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Denia Mazzola Gavazzeni, Giuseppe Veneziano, Armando Likaj
    Ensemble
    Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi
  30. 13 Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (version for choir and orchestra 06:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (version for choir and orchestra
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    Coro la Camerata di Cremona, Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
    Conductor
    Marco Fracassi