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Rossini: Mosè Egitto / Fogliani, Et Al
Naxos

Rossini: Mosè Egitto / Fogliani, Et Al

$29.99

Details

Composer
ROSSINI, GIOACHINO
Artist
F. Adami, A. Amou, W. Gierlach, L. Regazzo, A. Fogliani, San Pietro A
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Dec 11, 2007
Catalog #
8660220-21
UPC
730099622028

About



ROSSINI Mosè in Egitto • Antonino Fogliani, cond; Lorenzo Regazzo ( Mosè ); Akie Amou ( Elcìa ); Wojtek Gierlach ( Faraone ); Filippo Adami ( Osiride ); Rossella Bevacqua ( Amaltea ); Giogio Trucco ( Aronne ); Karen Bandelow ( Amenofi ); Giuseppe Fedeli ( Mambre ); San Pietro a Majella Ch; Wildbad Wind Band; Württemberg PO • NAXOS 8.660220 (2 CDs: 136:38) Live: Bad Wildbad 7/2006


Naxos provides a bit of operatic history on the back liner of this latest addition in their Rossini in Wildbad festival recordings. Mosè in Egitto (1819 Naples version) was “reworked in 1822 for Paris with new arias, but is given here in the slightly revised Italian version of 1819 which includes the famous act III Preghiera of Moses.” If I may elaborate: first there was Mosè in Egitto , an “Azione tragico-sacra in tre atti” that premiered in 1818 (Naples). It was not a success. Rossini dropped Amaltea’s second-act aria and rewrote the third act, expanding it and inserting the Preghiera “Dal tuo stellato soglio.” The Preghiera became a hit, and the opera became a modest success. The original third act is lost, so a reconstruction of the 1818 original is not possible.


Since Naxos mentions the Paris version, so will I. When Rossini moved his compositional base to Paris, he reworked some of his earlier operas. He turned the three-act Mosè in Egitto into the four-act Moïse et Pharaon, ou Le Passage de la Mer Rouge , complete with a new first act, some new characters (and good-bye to a few old ones), some new arias, and (reluctantly) a ballet. Presto, the “Azione tragico-sacra in tre atti” was now a four-act Grand Opera. When the text of this new version was translated into Italian, it was titled Mosè e Faraone (Sacred melodrama in four acts). So it wouldn’t be confused with the original three-act version, it was sometimes called Mosè Nuovo , and then shortened to Mosè. As you may surmise from its various titles, it is loosely, very loosely, based on the Biblical account of Moses parting the Red Sea. Characters and story lines appear in Mosè that have no Biblical basis.


Aside from the famous Preghiera, the most striking musical feature of Mosè in Egitto is the atmospheric lament that opens the first act (no overture precedes it). It is unlike the opening of any of Rossini’s other works, and makes an immediate impact. In the Paris version, this becomes the opening of the second act, and loses much of its novelty. Recordings of either Italian version or the French grand opera have unfortunately been rare events. Philips recorded Mosè in Egitto in 1981 with a luminous cast: Ruggero Raimondi, Siegmund Nimsgern, June Anderson, and Ernesto Palacio. Hungaroton gave us the four-act Mosè (with a few cuts and minus the ballet) under Lamberto Gardelli, also in 1981. Both are studio recordings. Philips briefly released on CD a 1956 monophonic Mosè under Serafin with Rossi-Lemeni, which is subject to a number of cuts and a cast not totally at home in the bel canto idiom. The only French Moïse I am familiar with is a two-CD set on Myto with Samuel Ramey, Cecilia Gasdia, and Shirley Verrett. Recorded live in 1975, it is also somewhat abbreviated and minus the ballet. The French version in all its glory is available on DVD. Another recording of this interesting Rossini score is always welcome, and although the Rossini in Wildbad cast does not boast a collection of well-known notables, such as the 1981 Philips recording, it is a worthy entry into the Rossini discography all the same.


Naxos has recorded a number of performances from the Rossini in Wildbad festivals, many of them Rossini’s lesser-known and recorded operas. Casts vary from acceptable to quite good. One of the goals of the festival is to engage singers early in their careers (they’re probably more affordable, too!) helping them to gain both experience and exposure in a notable venue. This Mosè in Egitto is one of the better recordings in the series; it offers serious competition to the 1981 on Philips and is better than the mono Philips under Serafin. Many of the Wildbad soloists are prize-winning, bel canto specialists, gaining experience and earning enthusiastic reviews, mostly in European venues. Many of the singers appear in other Rossini in Wildbad recordings. Conductor Antonino Fogliani is in his early thirties. He studied under Rossini specialists Gianluigi Gelmetti and Alberto Zedda and has garnered much praise for his work in the bel canto repertoire.


I found this to be an exciting and energetic performance. Stage noises are kept to a minimum, enthusiastic applause rewards the cast throughout the performance but is not intrusive to the listener, and balances are generally good. The Wildbad performance has more spontaneity than the studio-based Philips, but not as much sonic immediacy. A new Rossini recording is always a welcome event, especially when it is a good one of his lesser-known operas. Naxos does not provide a libretto, although the text in Italian can be accessed at www.naxos.com/libretti/660220.htm. The booklet includes a fairly detailed synopsis—tied to track numbers—that offers the plot but spares the reader some rather hokey lyrics. It can be argued that Rossini’s comedies have fared better than the dramas because the librettos are better. Don’t let a fatuous love story grafted onto the Biblical tale of Moses deter you from enjoying this opera. The music saves the day.


FANFARE: David L. Kirk

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Act I: Introduction - Ah! chi ne aita? oh Ciel! (Chorus, Osiride, Amaltea, Faraone) 05:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Introduction - Ah! chi ne aita? oh Ciel! (Chorus, Osiride, Amaltea, Faraone)
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Filippo Adami, Rossella Bevacqua, Wojtek Gierlach
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  3. 2 Act I: Recitative: Mano ultrice di un Dio! (Faraone, Osiride, Amaltea, Mose, Aronne, Chorus) 03:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Mano ultrice di un Dio! (Faraone, Osiride, Amaltea, Mose, Aronne, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Wojtek Gierlach, Filippo Adami, Rossella Bevacqua, Lorenzo Regazzo, Giorgio Trucco
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  4. 3 Act I: Eterno! Immenso! Incomprensibil Dio! (Mose, Tutti) 02:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: Eterno! Immenso! Incomprensibil Dio! (Mose, Tutti)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Lorenzo Regazzo
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  5. 4 Act I: Quintet: Celeste man placata! (Mose, Aronne, Amaltea, Faraone, Osiride) 04:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: Quintet: Celeste man placata! (Mose, Aronne, Amaltea, Faraone, Osiride)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Lorenzo Regazzo, Giorgio Trucco, Rossella Bevacqua, Wojtek Gierlach, Filippo Adami
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  6. 5 Act I: Egizi! - Faraone! (Aronne, Mose, Faraone, Osiride, Amaltea, Chorus) 04:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: Egizi! - Faraone! (Aronne, Mose, Faraone, Osiride, Amaltea, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Giorgio Trucco, Lorenzo Regazzo, Wojtek Gierlach, Filippo Adami, Rossella Bevacqua
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  7. 6 Act I: Recitative: E avete, avverse stelle (Osiride, Mambre, Elcia) 03:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: E avete, avverse stelle (Osiride, Mambre, Elcia)
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Filippo Adami, Giuseppe Fedeli, Akie Amou
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  8. 7 Act I: Duet: Ah se puoi così lasciarmi (Osiride, Elcia) 07:47
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: Duet: Ah se puoi così lasciarmi (Osiride, Elcia)
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Filippo Adami, Akie Amou
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  9. 8 Act I: Recitative: Ah! Dov' e Faraon? (Amaltea, Mambre, Faraone, Osiride) 03:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Recitative: Ah! Dov' e Faraon? (Amaltea, Mambre, Faraone, Osiride)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Rossella Bevacqua, Giuseppe Fedeli, Wojtek Gierlach, Filippo Adami
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  10. 9 Act I: Aria: A rispettarmi apprenda (Faraone) 06:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Aria: A rispettarmi apprenda (Faraone)
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Wojtek Gierlach
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  11. 10 Act I: All'etra, al Ciel, lieto Israel (Chorus, Aronne, Amenofi) 03:10
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: All'etra, al Ciel, lieto Israel (Chorus, Aronne, Amenofi)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Giorgio Trucco, Karen Bandelow
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  12. 11 Act I: Tutto mi ride intorno! (Elcia, Amenofi) 04:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act I: Tutto mi ride intorno! (Elcia, Amenofi)
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Akie Amou, Karen Bandelow
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  13. 12 Act I: Che narri? - Il ver (Mose, Osiride, Mambre, Aronne, Chorus, Amaltea, Elcia, Amenofi, Faraone) 04:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act I: Che narri? - Il ver (Mose, Osiride, Mambre, Aronne, Chorus, Amaltea, Elcia, Amenofi, Faraone)
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Lorenzo Regazzo, Filippo Adami, Giuseppe Fedeli, Giorgio Trucco, Rossella Bevacqua, Akie Amou, Wojtek Gierlach
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  14. 13 Act I: Padre… Signor… (Osiride, Mose, Faraone, Amaltea, Elcia, Mambre, Aronne, Chorus) 03:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act I: Padre… Signor… (Osiride, Mose, Faraone, Amaltea, Elcia, Mambre, Aronne, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Filippo Adami, Lorenzo Regazzo, Wojtek Gierlach, Rossella Bevacqua, Akie Amou, Giuseppe Fedeli, Giorgio Trucco
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  15. 14 Act II: Recitative: Ecco in tua mano (Faraone, Aronne, Osiride) 02:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Ecco in tua mano (Faraone, Aronne, Osiride)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Wojtek Gierlach, Giorgio Trucco, Filippo Adami
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  16. 15 Act II: Duet: Parlar, spiegar non posso (Osiride, Faraone) 06:09
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II: Duet: Parlar, spiegar non posso (Osiride, Faraone)
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Filippo Adami, Wojtek Gierlach
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  17. 16 Act II: Recitative: Gentil Regina, oh quanto (Mose, Amaltea) 01:57
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Gentil Regina, oh quanto (Mose, Amaltea)
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Lorenzo Regazzo, Rossella Bevacqua
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  18. 17 Act II: La pace mia smarrita (Amaltea, Chorus) 07:41
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act II: La pace mia smarrita (Amaltea, Chorus)
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Rossella Bevacqua
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  19. Disc 2
  20. 1 Act II: Recitative: Nuove sciagure, o mio german! (Aronne, Mose) 01:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Nuove sciagure, o mio german! (Aronne, Mose)
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Giorgio Trucco, Lorenzo Regazzo
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  21. 2 Act II: Dove mi guidi? Il mio timor dilegua… (Elcia, Osiride) 09:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II: Dove mi guidi? Il mio timor dilegua… (Elcia, Osiride)
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Akie Amou, Filippo Adami
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  22. 3 Act II: Ah mira!… Oh Ciel! (Elcia, Osiride, Amaltea, Aronne) 03:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II: Ah mira!… Oh Ciel! (Elcia, Osiride, Amaltea, Aronne)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Akie Amou, Filippo Adami, Rossella Bevacqua, Giorgio Trucco
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  23. 4 Act II: Mi manca la voce! (Elcia, Amaltea, Osiride, Aronne, Chorus) 06:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II: Mi manca la voce! (Elcia, Amaltea, Osiride, Aronne, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Akie Amou, Rossella Bevacqua, Filippo Adami, Giorgio Trucco
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  24. 5 Act II: Recitative: Che potrai dir? (Faraone, Mose) 03:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Che potrai dir? (Faraone, Mose)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Wojtek Gierlach, Lorenzo Regazzo
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  25. 6 Act II: Dal Re de' Regi (Mose) 05:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II: Dal Re de' Regi (Mose)
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Lorenzo Regazzo
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  26. 7 Act II: Recitative: Oh Nume Osiri! (Faraone, Mambre, Amaltea, Osiride) 01:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II: Recitative: Oh Nume Osiri! (Faraone, Mambre, Amaltea, Osiride)
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Wojtek Gierlach, Giuseppe Fedeli, Rossella Bevacqua, Filippo Adami
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  27. 8 Act II: Se a mitigar tue cure (Chorus, Faraone, Osiride, Mambre, Mose, Aronne, Elcia) 06:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II: Se a mitigar tue cure (Chorus, Faraone, Osiride, Mambre, Mose, Aronne, Elcia)
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Wojtek Gierlach, Filippo Adami, Giuseppe Fedeli, Lorenzo Regazzo, Giorgio Trucco
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  28. 9 Act II: Porgi la destra amata (Elcia, Osiride, Mose, Aronne, Faraone, Amenofi) 05:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II: Porgi la destra amata (Elcia, Osiride, Mose, Aronne, Faraone, Amenofi)
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Akie Amou, Filippo Adami, Lorenzo Regazzo, Giorgio Trucco, Wojtek Gierlach, Karen Bandelow
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  29. 10 Act II: E spento il caro bene! (Elcia, tutti) 04:03
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II: E spento il caro bene! (Elcia, tutti)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Akie Amou
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  30. 11 Act III: Recitative: Eccone in salvo, o figli (Mose, Elcia, Amenofi, Aronne) 02:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act III: Recitative: Eccone in salvo, o figli (Mose, Elcia, Amenofi, Aronne)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Lorenzo Regazzo, Akie Amou, Karen Bandelow, Giorgio Trucco
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  31. 12 Act III: Prayer: Dal tuo stellato soglio (Mose, Amenofi, Chorus, Aronne, Elcia) 06:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act III: Prayer: Dal tuo stellato soglio (Mose, Amenofi, Chorus, Aronne, Elcia)
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Lorenzo Regazzo, Karen Bandelow, Giorgio Trucco, Akie Amou
    Ensemble
    Naples San Pietro a Majella Conservatory Chorus, Stadtkapelle Bad Wildbad, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani
  32. 13 Act III: Son fuggiti… oh Ciel! (Faraone, Mambre, Amenofi) 04:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III: Son fuggiti… oh Ciel! (Faraone, Mambre, Amenofi)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Wojtek Gierlach, Giuseppe Fedeli, Karen Bandelow
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Antonino Fogliani