Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano – Verdi: Aida (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano – Verdi: Aida (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:25:46 minutes | 2,40 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Warner Classics

This magnificent recording of Aida, made in Rome, rises to all the musical and dramatic challenges presented by Verdi’s richly-coloured Egyptian epic. Antonio Pappano, once again proving his mastery of Italian opera, moves between sumptuous grandeur and touching intimacy. The responses of the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia are both immediate and vibrant, while the singers – Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ludovic Tézier and Erwin Schrott – do justice to every facet of their roles.

Gramophone Recording of the Month: “A magnificent achievement that gives enormous pleasure…Karajan has the Vienna Philharmonic but it is arguable that Pappano goes one better, with orchestral playing of rare accomplishment from an Italian ensemble which is alive to the opera’s every word.”

This recording of Verdi’s Aïda makes a good impression even before the first bit of information meets the laser. It’s a non-live recording of an opera, in a time when those were thought to belong to the past. It features the hottest Italian opera conductor, Antonio Pappano, whose fame has apparently reached such levels that he needs only his surname in the cover graphics, along with veteran Italian instrumental forces who know the music almost by heart. The vocal stars, however, are from outside Italy, and part of the appeal of Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann is that when you do get into the music is that they seem to approach the score fresh; although both are certainly competent in Italian music, neither has had much contact with Aïda in the past. The recorded sound is captured in the new Renzo Piano-designed Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, and it turns out to be splendid, right from the orchestral prologue that is tantalizingly shaped by Pappano in a way that wouldn’t be as vivid in a live recording. The bottom line is that the recording justifies the high expectations. You can believe Harteros in her varied moods of nostalgia for home, grief, and undying love, and Kaufmann’s set pieces are, as usual, marvelous exemplars of pure technique. The supporting cast, notably Ekaterina Semenchuk as Amneris and bass Erwin Schrott as the slightly over-the-edge High Priest Ramfis, is uniformly strong. This is state-of-the-art Verdi, musically, sonically, and vocally, and for a lot of listeners it’s going to be the new Aïda they’ve been waiting for.

Tracklist:

1-1. Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda: Preludio (03:37)
1-2. Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor (Radamès)
Erwin Schrott, Baritone (Ramfis, Gran Sacerdote)
Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Sì: corre voce che l’Etiope ardisca” (Ramfis, Radamès) (01:35)
1-3. Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor (Radamès)
Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Se quel guerrier io fossi!” (Radamès) (00:59)
1-4. Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor (Radamès)
Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (03:46)
1-5. Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano (Amneris)
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor (Radamès)
Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Quale insolita gioia nel tuo sguardo!” (Amneris, Radamès) (03:12)
1-6. Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano (Amneris)
Anja Harteros, Soprano (Aida)
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor (Radamès)
Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Verdi: Aïda, Act 1: “Vieni, o diletta, appressati” (Amneris, Aida, Radamès) (02:44)
1-7. Anja Harteros, Soprano (Aida)
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor (Radamès)
Paolo Fanale, Tenor (Messaggero)
Erwin Schrott, Baritone (Ramfis)
Marco Spotti, Bass (Il Re d’Egitto)
Coro & Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Alta cagion v’aduna” (King, Messenger, Radamès, Ramfis, Priests, Ministers, Captains, Aida) (03:21)
1-8. Anja Harteros, Soprano (Aida)
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano (Amneris)
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor (Radamès)
Paolo Fanale, Tenor (Messaggero)
Erwin Schrott, Baritone (Ramfis)
Marco Spotti, Bass (Il Re d’Egitto)
Coro & Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Su! del Nilo al sacro lido” (King, Ramfis, Ministers, Captains, Aida, Radamès, Amneris, Priests, Messenger) (02:59)
1-9. Anja Harteros, Soprano (Aida)
Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Ritorna vincitor!” (Aida) (06:43)
1-10. Eleonora Buratto, Soprano (Sacerdotessa)
Erwin Schrott, Baritone (Ramfis)
Coro & Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Possente, possente Fthà” (Verdi: Aïda, Act 1: “Possente, possente Fthà” (High Priestess, Ramfis, Priests, Priestesses) (03:21)
1-11. Erwin Schrott, Baritone (Ramfis)
Coro & Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Sacred dance of the Priestesses” (Priestesses, Ramfis, Priests) (02:15)
1-12. Erwin Schrott, Baritone (Ramfis)
Coro & Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Mortal, diletto ai Numi” (Ramfis, Priests) (01:06)
1-13. Erwin Schrott, Baritone (Ramfis)
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor (Radamès)
Coro & Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 1: “Nume custode e vindice” (Ramfis, Radamès, Priests, Priestesses) (04:13)
1-14. Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-Soprano (Amneris)
Coro & Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Chi mai fra gl’inni e I plausi” (Slaves, Amneris) (03:01)
1-15. Orchestra dell’ Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Antonio Pappano, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: Dance of the Moorish slaves (01:28)
1-16. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Vieni: sul, crin ti piovano” (Slaves, Amneris) (01:37)
1-17. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Fu la sorte dell’armi a’ tuoi funesta” (Amneris, Aida) (05:01)
1-18. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Pietà ti prenda del mio dolor” (Aida, Amneris) (01:41)
1-19. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Su! del del Nilo a sacro lido” (Chorus, Amneris, Aida) (02:41)
1-20. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Chorus, Priests) (03:25)
1-21. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: Triumphal march (01:35)
1-22. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Verdi: Aïda, Act 2: Ballet (04:23)
1-23. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Vieni, o guerriero vindice” (Chorus, Priests) (02:24)
1-24. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Marco Spotti, Bass Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Salvator della patria” (King, Radamès, Ramfis, Priests) (02:10)
1-25. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Ludovic Tezier, Baritone Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Marco Spotti, Bass Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre!” (Aida, Amneris, Radamès, Ramfis, King, Priests, Chorus, Amonasro) (01:57)
1-26. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Ludovic Tezier, Baritone Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Marco Spotti, Bass Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente” (Amonasro, Aida, Slaves, Prisoners, Ramfis, Priests, Amneris, King, Radamès) (03:49)
1-27. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Marco Spotti, Bass Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “O Re, pei sacri numi” (Radamès, King, Amneris,Priests, Chorus, Ramfis) (02:16)
1-28. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Ludovic Tezier, Baritone Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Bass Vocals
Marco Spotti, Bass Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 2: “Gloria all’ Egitto, ad Iside” (King,Slaves, Prisoners, Chorus, Ramfis, Priests, Aida, Radamès, Amneris, Amonasro) (03:04)
1-29. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “O tu che sei d’Osiride” (Priests, Priestesses) (02:42)
1-30. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Vieni d’Iside al tempio” (Ramfis, Amneris, Priests, Priestesses) (02:17)
1-31. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Qui Radamès verrà!” (Aida) (01:34)
1-32. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “O patria mia” (Aida) (05:17)
1-33. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ludovic Tezier, Baritone Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Ciel! mio padre!” (Aida, Amonasro) (01:11)
1-34. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ludovic Tezier, Baritone Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate” (Amonasro, Aida) (01:39)
1-35. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ludovic Tezier, Baritone Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “In armi ora si desta il popol nostro” (Amonasro, Aida) (02:46)
1-36. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ludovic Tezier, Baritone Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Padre! a costoro schiava non sono” (Amonasro, Aida) (02:38)
1-37. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida” (Radamès, Aida) (01:19)
1-38. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Nel fiero anelito di nuova guerra” (Radamès, Aida) (01:46)
1-39. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti… Là, tra foreste vergini” (Aida, Radames) (06:02)
1-40. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Ludovic Tezier, Baritone Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 3: “Ma, dimmi: per qual via” (Aida, Radamès, Amonasro, Amneris, Ramfis) (03:25)
1-41. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “L’abborrita rivale a me sfuggia” (Amneris) (02:37)
1-42. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “Già i sacerdoti adunansi” (Amneris, Radamès) (02:47)
1-43. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “Ah! tu dei vivere! ” (Amneris, Radamès) (04:28)
1-44. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “Ohimè! morir mi sento!” (Amneris) (02:13)
1-45. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “Spirto del nume, sovra noi discendi!” (Ramfis, Priests, Amneris) (01:53)
1-46. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “Radamès, Radamès, Radamès” (Ramfis, Priests, Amneris) (03:50)
1-47. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Erwin Schrott, Baritone Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “A lui vivo, la tomba!” (Amneris, Ramfis, Priests) (03:12)
1-48. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse” (Radamès, Aida) (02:32)
1-49. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “Presago il core della tua condanna” (Aida, Radamès) (02:11)
1-50. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “Vedi? di morte l’angelo” (Aida, Priests, Priestesses, Radamès) (01:45)
1-51. Antonio Pappano, Conductor, Main Artist
Anja Harteros, Soprano Vocals
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Mezzo-soprano Vocals
Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor Vocals
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Chorus
Orchestre de l’académie nationale de Sainte Cécile, Orchestra
Antonio Ghislanzoni
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer – Aida:Aïda, Act 4 “O terra, addio” (Aida, Radamès, Priests, Priestesses, Amneris,) (04:54)

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