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Practical experience the epic tale of betrayal, really like, and energy with Vivaldi’s “Bajazet” in this gorgeous 2 CD/DVD established. This baroque masterpiece comes to lifetime with powerful vocals and intricate orchestrations, transporting listeners to the earth of the Ottoman Empire. That includes a stellar cast and acclaimed conductor, this recording captures the drama and emotion of Vivaldi’s opera in spectacular depth. Immerse yourself in the beauty and drama of “Bajazet” with this charming collection.
Maurice Cagnon –
Vivaldi âBajazet’
âI love it”, BUT⦅ The 5 stars are strictly for the outstanding performances by singers, playing of orchestras, and sound quality of the CD. Disc is, however, wholly lacking adequate notes, there is No Synopsis And No Libretto Whatsoever.Is this (and others noted belowâ¦) some sort of âcheapieâ presentation to account for the highly appreciated low prices offered? A regrettable oversight somewhere along the production line?I Fully expect To Receive From Amazon These Missing Essential Components shortly.âI love it”, BUT⦅ The 5 stars are strictly for the outstanding performances by singers, playing of orchestras, and sound quality of the CD. Disc is, however, wholly lacking adequate notes, there is No Synopsis And No Libretto Whatsoever, all the more outrageous since this work is not that often heard.Is this (and others noted belowâ¦) some sort of âcheapieâ presentation to account for the highly appreciated low prices offered? A regrettable oversight somewhere along the production line? I Fully Expect To Receive From Amazon These Missing Essential Components shortly..
Anita –
Great Version for Study, but PDF is hard to use
The music is very good and very clear.However the pdf of the libretto is very long and in order to print it out, I had to paste it into Word and reformat it to use less paper. I guess if you want to read it from your phone or computer, it would be easier to use.Sadly, the performance I was preparing for was cancelled due to coronavirus…but I am still glad I bought this. These CDs and DVD gave me a chance to experience this delightful work.BTW there is no DVD of what you would call a performance, but only of the artists recording.
Musik Peace –
Pure Baroque Pleasure
This recording was my first serious exposure to Vivaldi and Baroque music, and I am glad. I don’t listen to anything other than Baroque music now, and mostly Vivaldi. The recording quality here is excellent as it looks like it was mostly recorded in a studio setting (not live). The singers are world class and the musicians are perfect. The accompanying DVD is a nice touch as you see the songs performed and the fun the performers are having. You can also see Biondi’s overall talent and energy in this performance. This is a nice package with many many beautiful arias.
Gerardo Salzar –
Five Stars
Great, I love it!
SR –
Five Stars
Great performance, great artists, excellent recording.
Robert L. Bartz –
Just watching these top talents tackle this very challenging music …
Just watching these top talents tackle this very challenging music is well worth the trip. But there is not a lotbeyond the 30 minutes already posted on YouTube. So your money is spent on having a private DVD of the posting withan additional few songs.
Gio –
Roll Over, Tony, and Tell George Frederic the News
This package is a re-release of the Bajazet performance I reviewed about two years ago, but with a new cover. It was a great performance then, and I presume it’s just as good now, but you don’t need two copies of it!Here’s my original review:Vivaldi’s opera Bajazet tells the same tale of love redeemed by a father’s death as Handel’s Tamerlane. I’d have to side with the Red Priest on his choice of titles; it’s Bajazet, the Ottoman prisoner of Tamerlane, who drives the story. Otherwise, it’s a toss-up as to which is the more glorious music, with Handel offering more pathos and Vivaldi more fury. Operas set in the Ottoman Empire were popular in the 18th Century, even in Venice where the Turks had been feared and hated for hundreds of years. Mozart wrote his Abduction from the Seraglio at the tail end of this enthusiasm for the exotic. An interesting link exists between Vivaldi and Mozart. The role of Idaspe in Bajazet was sung by a young Florentine, Giovanni Manzoli. Idaspe is only a secondary character in the drama, but she is given spectacular muisc to sing in this ‘pasticcio’; Vivaldi composed all of her arias especially for this opera, rather than recycling or borrowing arias from other works. Manzoli went on to have a 30-year successful career, and to sing the title role in the Milan debut of the boy Mozart’s opera Ascanio in Alba.Another linkage: the role of Tamerlane on this studio recording is sung by countertenor David Daniels. Just recently I heard/saw Daniels sing Tamerlane in Handel’s opera, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, with Placido Domingo singing the role of Bajazet. It’s tricky to compare a CD with a stage performance, but to my ears Daniels is much more successful in this Vivaldi than he was in the Handel. The problem was the total musical context in Washington, with a mixed cast of Baroque specialists and singers more experienced in Verdi and Puccini, and a modern instrument orchestra. Domingo brought his huge personality to the role of Bajazet and made the tragic figure emotionally potent, but honestly he couldn’t navigate the florid ‘passagi’ typical of Handel’s Italian operas. Thank the muses that he didn’t attempt Vivaldi! This CD performance features the superb original instrumentation of Europa Galante, led by Fabio Biondi, and a cast of vocal athletes that can toss off Vivaldi’s swarming arpeggios with avian grace.The two-side box of Bajazet comes with a third disk, a DVD of studio footage of the recording sessions, featuring one aria by each of the principals. Honestly, it’s a wonderful bonus. CDs of operas are inevitably mere hauntings. Seeing and hearing the characters, even in street clothes with the mikes in their faces, makes the task of assembling all those recitativos and arias into a coherent whole in one’s musical mind a good deal easier.Among the singers, for me the stand-out is Vivica Genaux, the mezzo soprano who sings Irene, the jilted fiancee of Tamerlane. In an opera where vocal display is the raison d’etre, Genaux wins the Gold. But there are no disappointments; all six of the principals are impeccable.After decades of relegation to elevators and car radios during commute hours, the music of Vivaldi is finally gaining its rightful appreciation. Vivaldi was above all a composer of operas and other music for voices. Although so far only two of his 40+ surviving operas are available on DVD, excellent CDs of his best works are being issued almost every month. Along with recordings by Europa Galante, those by the ensembles Accademia Bizantina and Concerto Italiano are uniformly excellent.
DR4PULP –
MY BAD
I purchased this recording for two reasons: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo and Elina Garanca. Not familiar with the opera, but knowing, and liking these two singers’ voices, and the fact that Vivaldi is usually good music, I thought there would be enough to surmount my dislike for the counter tenor voice, which unfortunately occupies the vast majority of the opera. There was NOT! Not to say that either was not in their usual great voice, there just was not enough of them in the score. There is something about the counter tenor voice which for me is unnerving. Trouser roles by mezzos are much easier to handle. While I have seen David Daniels live in Los Angeles, I cannot honestly find fault in his vocal talent. I guess, as in mezzo trouser roles, if you are going to sound, dress, and sing a male role perhaps countertenors should dress like women since they sound like them? Might be easier to deal with.
golfer stan –
wonderful recording well worth the money service very good also
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S. –
Vivaldis allerbeste Oper: ein Hochgenuss, für jeden Vivaldi Fan ein Muss! Aus dieser Musik kann man nicht genug haben! Absolute Kaufempfehlung!
Gonzalo Carrasco –
Esta versión de la ópera de Vivaldi es una auténtica joya. La orquestación de Biondi es extraordinaria, los cantantes con una musicalidad moderna sobresalientes. Una de las mejores óperas de Vivaldi (junto con L’Olimpiade y Tito Manlio) que ningún amante de la música barroca se debe perder.
DRX75 –
Jâai commandé successivement 3 fois ces CDs, aussi bien de chez Erato que de chez Virgin. Ils sont de la même version. Tous ces 3 ont le même problème de lisibilité. Mais câest la seule version existante sur le marché! Désespérément, jâai abandonné.