tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post3079432646493806795..comments2024-03-18T05:17:45.683-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Notes from the 2010 Salzburg Festival ( 7 )Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-70722491078271730002011-07-20T11:44:04.265-05:002011-07-20T11:44:04.265-05:00re. Hermann: In this case it certainly was.
re. A...re. Hermann: In this case it certainly was.<br /><br />re. Anonymous: A recording of that performance was released by Orfeo in collaboration with the S'burg Festival in 2010. It's not how it would be done today, of course, but it is glorious.jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-9805982095107782872010-08-06T08:48:21.509-05:002010-08-06T08:48:21.509-05:00My favorite performance of this opera is actually ...My favorite performance of this opera is actually from the Salzburg Festival, and it also features the Vienna Philharmonic. It is the 1959 performance conducted by Karajan with Simionato, Jurinac, and Sciutti. Yes, it is on the heavier side, but let's not forget that this is an opera about lost love, where the dances do not just simply entertain. Plus, there is a humanity in Simionato'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-22221956587522467402010-08-06T05:10:14.066-05:002010-08-06T05:10:14.066-05:00This habit of 'preparing' for a concert by...This habit of 'preparing' for a concert by listening to a cd of the music offered may actually be quite counterproductive.hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13188105081381796548noreply@blogger.com