Review by Priya Raman★★★★½Sample
The production on this is so warm it feels like sitting next to a radiator in January.
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Boito: Mefistofele
1974 · by Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
Classical36 songs2 hr 18 min
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Disc 1
- 2Mefistofele, Prologue: "Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi" (Coro)
sample avg 3.5 · Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
3:30 - 3Mefistofele, Prologue: "Ave, Signor" (Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.6 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
3:54 - 4Mefistofele, Prologue: "T'è noto Faust?" - "Sanctus! Sanctus!" (Coro, Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.1 · Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
3:12 - 5Mefistofele, Prologue: "Siam nimbi volanti dai limbi" (Coro, Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.9 · Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
2:02 - 6Mefistofele, Prologue: "Salve, Regina!" (Coro)
sample avg 3.6 · Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
6:37 - 7Mefistofele, Act 1: "Perchè di là?" (Coro)
sample avg 3.9 · Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
4:06 - 8Mefistofele, Act 1: "Al soave raggiar di primavera" (Faust, Wagner, Coro)
sample avg 3.8 · Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Plácido Domingo & Tom Allen
2:10 - 9Mefistofele, Act 1: "Juhé! Juhé! Juheisa! Juhé!" (Coro)
sample avg 3.5 · Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
2:51 - 10Mefistofele, Act 1: "Sediam sovra quel sasso" (Faust, Wagner, Coro)
sample avg 3.2 · Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Plácido Domingo & Tom Allen
6:23 - 11Mefistofele, Act 1: "Dai campi, dai prati" (Faust, Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.1 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
4:25 - 12Mefistofele, Act 1: "Son lo spirito che nega sempre tutto" (Mefistofele)
sample avg 2.9 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
3:22 - 13Mefistofele, Act 1: "Strano figlio del Caos" (Faust, Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.9 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
1:16 - 14Mefistofele, Act 1: "Se tu mi doni un'ora di riposo" (Faust, Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.4 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
1:12 - 15Mefistofele, Act 1: "Fin da sta notte nell'orgie ghiotte" (Mefistofele, Faust)
sample avg 3.9 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
2:59 - 16Mefistofele, Act 2: "Cavaliero illustre e saggio" (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele, Marta)
sample avg 3.7 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, Heather Begg, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
5:02 - 17Mefistofele, Act 2: "Dimmi se credi, Enrico, nella religione?" (Margherita, Faust)
sample avg 4.0 · Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
4:39 - 18Mefistofele, Act 2: "Dio clemente, nuova, ignara son del mondo" (Margherita, Faust, Marta, Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.7 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, Heather Begg, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
1:53 Disc 2
1Mefistofele, Act 2: "Su, cammina, cammina, cammina" (Mefistofele, Coro)sample avg 3.4 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
2:37- 2Mefistofele, Act 2: "Folletto, veloce, legger" (Faust, Mefistofele, Coro)
sample avg 3.3 · Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
5:14 - 3Mefistofele, Act 2: "Popoli! e scettro e clamide" (Mefistofele, Coro)
sample avg 3.3 · Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
2:22 - 4Mefistofele, Act 2: "Ecco il mondo, vuoto e tondo" (Mefistofele, Coro)
sample avg 3.7 · Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
3:06 - 5Mefistofele, Act 2: "Stupor! Stupor!" (Faust, Mefistofele, Coro)
sample avg 3.1 · Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
5:54 - 6Mefistofele, Act 3: "L'altra notte in fondo al mane" (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.4 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
7:14 - 7Mefistofele, Act 3: "Dio di pietà! Son essi! Eccoli! Aita!" (Margherita, Faust)
sample avg 3.2 · Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
4:51 - 8Mefistofele, Act 3: "Lontano, lontano, lontano" (Margherita, Faust)
sample avg 4.1 · Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
2:23 - 9Mefistofele, Act 3: "Sorge il dì!" (Mefistofele, Margherita, Faust)
sample avg 3.2 · Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
1:54 - 10Mefistofele, Act 3: "Spunta l'aurora pallida" (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele, Coro)
sample avg 3.7 · Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé & Plácido Domingo
3:37 - 11Mefistofele, Act 4: "La luna immobile innonda" (Elena, Pantalis, Faust)
sample avg 3.6 · Julius Rudel, Delia Wallis, London Symphony Orchestra, Josella Ligi & Plácido Domingo
3:45 - 12Mefistofele, Act 4: "Ecco la notte del classico sabba" (Mefistofele, Faust)
sample avg 3.2 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
2:13 - 13Mefistofele, Act 4: "Ah! Trionfi ad Elena, carmini, corone" (Coro)
sample avg 3.6 · Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel & London Symphony Orchestra
3:13 - 14Mefistofele, Act 4: "Notte cupa, truce, senza fine funebre!" (Elena, Coro)
sample avg 3.1 · Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Josella Ligi
4:43 - 15Mefistofele, Act 4: "Forma ideal, purissima" (Faust, Elena, Mefistofele, Pantalis, Nereo, Coro)
sample avg 3.9 · Leslie Fyson, Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel, Delia Wallis, London Symphony Orchestra, Josella Ligi & Plácido Domingo
8:14 - 16Mefistofele, Epilogue: "Cammina, cammina, superbo pensier" (Mefistofele, Faust)
sample avg 3.7 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
4:02 - 17Mefistofele, Epilogue: "Giunto sul passo estremo" (Faust, Mefistofele)
sample avg 3.9 · Norman Treigle, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
3:33 - 18Mefistofele, Epilogue: "All'erta! la lotta incerta fra l'averno ed il ciel" (Mefistofele, Faust, Coro)
sample avg 4.0 · Norman Treigle, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Julius Rudel, London Symphony Orchestra & Plácido Domingo
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Review by Jules Archer★★★Sample
the highs are high but it sags in the middle. still coming back for “Mefistofele, Act 4: "Ecco la notte del classico sabba" (Mefistofele, Faust)” though.
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A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1974, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
