Search - Gundula Janowitz, Barbara Vogel :: Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Highlights)

Now is Found

08/29/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have never been so captivated by such music. While watching the film Shawshank Redemption, I recognized a piece called Sull'aria, I watched the credits carefully and tracked down the recording and found that this cd is the exact recording of that played on the film. I have always adored the sheer genius of Mozart, but this is truly Mozart at his best. People of all backgrounds, musical or non-musical will fall in love with the simplistic beauty of this music. I strongly encourage one to be exposed to this masterpiece, because it contains the most breathtaking sounds that you will ever hear."

Amazing

trev | HSHS | 12/30/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After watching Shawshank Redemption I looked everwhere for this recording. This is some of the most emotionaly moving pieces of music I have ever heard. Im a 17 year old guy in a punk rock band, and I cried probably the hardest Ive ever cried in my life when listening to the duettino sull aria. Its one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard in my entire life. I cant imagine not having it."

"Che belle voci!"

trev | 06/25/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This recording is fantastic. Bohm is a lively, exciting conductor who can also make one wet-eyed in the final scene. Prey has the perfect blend of mischievousness and richness of sound for Figaro's character, and he is well-matched by Edith Mathis as Susanna who is delightful and full-voiced. Gundola Janowitz as the Countess is also amazing, and her "Dove sono" is really moving. Fischer-Dieskau is a powerful Count, too. Troyanos (Cherubino) is beyond praise and her "Voi che sapete" ranks with Frederica von Stade. The sound quality is crisp and clear, and the selections are good, though I wish the sextet "Riconosci in questo amplesso" was included. In all, great!!!"