Terzetto - E la fede delle femmine / Recitativo - Scioccherie di poeti!
Da soldati d'onore / Terzetto - Una bella serenata
Duetto - Ah guarda, sorella
Recitativo - Mi par, che stamattina / Aria - Vorrei dir / Recitativo - Stelle! Per carit?
Quintetto - Sento, o Dio
Recitativo - Non pianger / Duettino - Ai fato dan legge / Recitativo - La commedia e graziosa
Coro - Bella vita militar! / Recitativo - Non v'e piu tempo
Abbraciami, idol mio / Quintetto - Di scrivermi ogni giorno / Coro - Bella vita militar! / Recitativo - Dove son?
Faccia che al campo giunga / Terzettino - Soave sia il vento
Recitativo - Non son cattivo comico, va bene
Recitativo - Che vita maledetta
Aria - Smanie implacabili
Recitativo - Signora Dorabella
Aria - In uomini, in soldati
Recitativo - Che silenzio!
Sestetto - Alla bella Despinetta / Recitativo - Che sussurro!
O ciel! Mirate
Aria - Come scoglio
Recitativo - Ah, non partite!
Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
Aria - Non siate ritrosi / Terzetto - E voi ridete? / Recitativo - Si puo sapere
Cosa serve? / Aria - Un'aura amorosa
Recitativo - Oh la saria da ridere
Finale, Atto Primo - Ah, che tutta in un momento / Si mora
Eccovi il medico
Dove son?
Dammi un bacio
Atto Secondo, Recitativo - Andante la
Aria - Una donna
Recitativo - Sorella, cosa dici?
Duetto - Prendero quel brunettino / Recitativo - Ah correte al giardino
Duetto con coro - Secondate, aurette amiche / Recitativo - Il tutto deponete
Quartetto - La mano a me date
Recitativo - Oh che bella giornata!
Duetto - Il core vi dono
Recitativo - Barbara, perche fuggi?
Aria - Ah, lo veggio
Ei parte ... senti ... ah no!
Track Listings (17) - Disc #3
Rondo - Per pieta, ben io, perdona
Recitativo - Amico, abbiamo vinto!
Abbi di me pieta, dammi consiglio / Aria - Donne mie
Recitativo - In qual fiero contrasto
Cavatina - Tradito, schernito / Recitativo - Bravo, questa e costanza / Recitativo - Ora vedo che siete
Aria - E amore un ladroncello
Recitativo - Come tutto congiura
Duetto - Fra gli amplessi
Recitativo - Ah poveretto me
Tutti accusan le donne / Recitativo - Vittoria padroncini!
Finale, Atto Secondo - Fate presto
Coro - Benedetti i doppi conjugi
E nel tuo, nel mio bicchiero / Miei Signori, tutto e fatto
Coro - Bella vita militar!
Sani e salvi gli amplessi amorosi
Giusto ciel!
Tutti - Fortunato l'uom che prende
Too long considered an erotic trifle, this masterpiece of psychological insight is on a par with Shakespeare's bittersweet comedies. The keen, witty direction of René Jacobs brings us a magnificently bracing, but neve... more »r fussy, period-instrument interpretation. And the bonus CD-ROM allows you to explore the context and character of Mozart's opera in fascinating detail. --Thomas May« less
Too long considered an erotic trifle, this masterpiece of psychological insight is on a par with Shakespeare's bittersweet comedies. The keen, witty direction of René Jacobs brings us a magnificently bracing, but never fussy, period-instrument interpretation. And the bonus CD-ROM allows you to explore the context and character of Mozart's opera in fascinating detail. --Thomas May
CD Reviews
Finally, a recording worthy of Mozart's greatest opera!
08/07/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What a magnificent Cosi! Glorious singing from a virtually unknown group of musicians. Probably the greatest performace of Mozart's arguably - but not to me - greatest opera. Gens has so pure and agile a voice. Fink - the only one of this distinguished group that I have previously heard - is a wonderfully human Dorabella. In their hands and those of their colleagues, the endless recitative becomes a joy of wit and spirit. Gura is simply the finest Ferrando I've heard since old recordings of Alfredo Krauss or Simoneau (I hope I spelled that last name correctly). Speed and musical wit just add to the absolute joy of this recording. As a group they almost make sense of this absurd plot. The CD Rom is an absolute gift if not always user friendly. Bravo to Jacobs and his wonderful orchestra and singers! "Cosi fan musici". This ensemble opera has never received a greater ensemble of performers. No other recording need apply. P.S. Hope Amazon.Com doesn't cut off my internet access. I seem to be out of control with my music and literary reviews but it's fun and I like sharing my opinions for whatever they're worth. Mozart lovers please respond to this wonderful recording! It deserves all the suppport it can muster."
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Gerardo Cabrera Munoz | México | 12/02/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"What a terrific performance! Rene Jacobs is one of the finest conductors in the World, and judging from all recent recordings of Cosi fan Tutte, it is he rather than the overblown Simon Rattle who should have got the Berlin Philharmonic. Jacobs is full of good ideas and excellent taste. His exquisite orchestra, the Concerto Koln play like gods, with superb woodwind work. The singers work perfectly together, but special mention must be made of Veronique Gens, whose voice has grown and is now a perfect Mozart voice. Bernarda Fink is great fun and has a typical warm latin voice. And oh yes, that CD-ROM is to die for."
Rene Jacobs has done it again
J. Luis Juarez Echenique | Mexico City | 05/12/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"For those who bought Rene Jacobs glorious recordings of Cavalli' s La Calisto and Caldara' s La Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo, this recording will be no surprise, for it is obvious that this Belgian artist is one of the finest conductors around. And his way with Mozart is just as winning, he makes us hear new things and have us on the tip of our toes. His cast is excellent, headed by Veronique Gens sounding better than ever, here surely is one of the great Mozart sopranos of the XXI Century. Everybody else is great in this recording, but if that were not enough, the nice people of Harmonia Mundi include a CD-ROM that is a marvel in itself. You just won' t believe all the information that is included, this is a must for anyone interested in this opera. Do please buy this recording, made by people who really love Mozart for people who really love Mozart."
FRESH, NEW LOOK AT AN OLD FAVORITE
Music lover | Philadelphia | 06/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This performance is arrestingly different. Almost every number is shaped in a new and exciting way by Jacobs (not always convincingly) so that one feels he/she is listening for the first time. So many small details pop out, so many different accents which change the shape of a phrase delight the ear. The orchestra is superb. The singing is also excellent, but a little faceless. All the singers characterize well and are technically able, but their timbres are a shade anonymous, save for Fink. That said, this is singing and playing of a high order, and everyone seems to actually have an idea about their music making and characterizations. My one qualm: Why oh why do manufacturers divide the cd's up in such stupid ways? Both Cd 1 and Cd 2 end on the recitative preceding an aria. These recitatives are integral to the number they introduce and should have been on the following cd. This is easily accomplished here since the recitatives are about one and a half minutes long. The cds could have finished on the arias preceding and then the next cd started with the next recitative and its ensuing aria. Don't these manufacturers use their own products? In any event, superb performance and recording nonetheless."
Simply a miracle
cthiebaud | Bologna, Italy | 02/17/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Listening to this CD was the best Mozartian experience I had since a long time.For example, the quintet "Di scrivermi". The tempo here is simply a miracle.It is so slow, so slow, that one paradoxally thinks : "Mozart can't have composed it with this tempo in mind", and at the same time "That is true Mozart !"The baroque orchestra is a marvel, and singers are carefully driven away from the romantic opera heritage that pervardes so much other recordings.The piano is perhaps not at the level of the rest. But what a daunting task it is for a pianist to sit on the Masters' seat ! (a free traduction from the french "se mettre dans les chaussures de quelqu'un")A lot of pianists are embellishing Mozart scores with what they think *he* would have improvised. The result is not always convincing. I think in this case the result is much more than satisfactory : the continuo reveals a profound and extremely respectful understanding of the musical style of the time of Mozart.I am eager to listen to other works - especially the others "Da Ponte" - directed by René Jacobs."
Track Listings (22) - Disc #1