FREE UK SHIPPING OVER £30!

Mozart - La Finta Giardiniera | Harmonia Mundi HMC90212628

Mozart - La Finta Giardiniera

Label: Harmonia Mundi

Cat No: HMC90212628

Barcode: 3149020212622

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 1st October 2012

This product has now been deleted. Information is for reference only.

Contents

Artists

Nicolas Rivenq
Sophie Karthauser
Jeremy Ovenden
Alexandrina Pendatchanska
Marie-Claude Chappuis
Sunhae Im
Michael Nagy
Freiburger Barockorchester

Conductor

Rene Jacobs

Works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

La finta giardiniera, K196

Artists

Nicolas Rivenq
Sophie Karthauser
Jeremy Ovenden
Alexandrina Pendatchanska
Marie-Claude Chappuis
Sunhae Im
Michael Nagy
Freiburger Barockorchester

Conductor

Rene Jacobs

About

'La finta giardiniera' has long been one of the lesser-known operas of the young Mozart, perhaps because the original Munich version, sung in Italian, quickly disappeared from the repertoire until it was revived in German from 1779 onwards.

A posthumous version from 1796 displays skilful reorchestration: extremely ‘symphonic’ and typical of late Mozart – to such an extent that numerous specialists have thought they detected the composer’s own hand. It is this so-called ‘Námest' version that is recorded here by René Jacobs, who sees in this amazingly lively opera "a very ancient form of theatre, which blithely mingles farce with great passions (...) and elements typical of a 'modern' initiatory opera".

René Jacobs' reputation in the operas of Mozart is unsurpassed and this major rediscovery is a major release. The luxury packaging includes an essay on the Prague score and the customary scholarly notes from René Jacobs on his performing version.

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here