Verismo / Stoyanova, Baleef, Munich Radio Orchestra

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Label
Orfeo
Release Date
February 17, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CATALANI CILEA GIORDANO
    • PERFORMER
      Stoyanova, Baleff, Munchner Rundfunkorchester
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 17, 2017
    • UPC
      4011790899121
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ORF-C899171A
    • LABEL
      Orfeo
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Manon Lescaut, Act II: In quelle trine morbide

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    2. Adriana Lecouvreur, Act I: Del sultano Amuratte m'arrendo all' imper

      Composer: Francesco Cilea

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    3. L'amico Fritz, Act I: Son pocchi fiori

      Composer: Pietro Mascagni

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    4. Turandot, Act I: Signore, ascolta!

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    5. Adriana Lecouvreur, Act IV: Un cofanetto? - Poveri fiori

      Composer: Francesco Cilea

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    6. Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    7. La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andro lontana

      Composer: Alfredo Catalani

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    8. Madama Butterfly, Act II: Sai cos'ebbe cuore di pensar quel signore? - Che tua madre dovrà prenderti in braccio

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    9. Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    10. Turandot, Act III: Tanto amore, segreto e inconfessato

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    11. Andrea Chenier, Act III: La mamma morta

      Composer: Umberto Giordano

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    12. Manon Lescaut, Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    13. Edgar, Act III: Non piu! Fermate! - Nel villaggio d'Edgar

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    14. Lodoletta, Act III: Ah! il suo nome! … Flammen, perdonami

      Composer: Pietro Mascagni

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff

    15. Vissi d'arte

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Münchner Rundfunkorchester

      Performer: Krassimira Stoyanova

      Conductor: Pavel Baleff


The whims of opera fans are legendary, and if justice were to be served, soprano Krassimira Stoyanova would be as famous as Anna Netrebko (perhaps) and Angela Gheorghiu (definitely). Hers is a grand sound, with metal behind it, formidable pitch-accuracy, and fine insights into the characters she’s portraying. She eschews exaggeration–possibly to her detriment: she easily could milk many of the arias here (Adriana’s opening monolog, Manon Lescaut’s final-act spiel) for that extra, Olivero/Scotto emotion, but she sticks very closely to written note values and dynamics. Her use of portamento is echt Italian, and her voice is made for this big-boned music when need be, and she can sing sweetly as well: her Liu is lovely, as is the start of “Un bel di”.

There’s great warmth in her singing of Adriana’s two arias; her “La mamma morta” is filled with tragedy, and she sings the heck out of Fidelia’s hand-wringing aria from Puccini’s Edgar. The lengthy scene from Mascagni’s Lodoletta is a welcome rarity, and she’s thoroughly involving. Wally’s aria may lack Callas’ unspeakable sadness, but it reaches great heights; ditto for her “Vissi d’arte”.

I get the feeling that if her conductor had been more of a dramatist than the accompanist Pavel Baleff is here, this fine CD would have worked its way into “magnificent”. I’d like to add that a bit more hysteria/overt emotionalism would not hurt–I saw her Aida live at the Met last season and admired it greatly, but even then I wished she had been a touch more earthy. As it is, this CD gives great pleasure and is well recorded. Stoyanova’s is a voice to hear.

– ClassicsToday (Robert Levine)