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Tutto Buffo
Tutto Buffo
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Description
We can only trace back to an LP of the great Fernando Corena, but collectors will certainly remember that this was actually a compilation from complete opera recordings, since this artist made a lot of recordings for the English label.
The buffo bass or buffo baritone voice has had an incredible evolution in the last twenty to thirty years. The so called Rossini Renaissance, and in general recent critical studies, marked such performances that enjoyed huge success in the past as effectively obsolete now. These roles had been performed in a joking way, with more emphasis on the acting rather than singing, which is no longer acceptable today. Furthermore, the vocals of the buffo baritone-bass are so rich in different characters and flavors, that this definition itself at least looks limited, if not misleading. Let s think of roles like Don Pasquale or Falstaff, for example, that do not sound buffo at all.
Critics haven t always given the right importance to these characters in the past, but the recent stylistic evolution has highlighted that beyond acting and miming ability, singers need very good singing technique and capability to perform endless tongue twisters, which make such roles almost inaccessible to non-Italian mother tongue artists.
Paolo Bordogna s record gives justice to all this, and this recital lays testament to it from all points of view. Following his precise indications, the present recording was made in Italy, with an Italian orchestra and an Italian conductor.
This is not only a recital, but a journey throughout three centuries of operatic history. A journey that, apart from the great Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, includes nearly all of the greatest Italian composers of the latest 300 years, including the era of so-called verismo.
In this respect, Bordogna s journey shows the temporal continuity of a musical heritage that, century after century, keeps enchanting Italy and the entire world.
Mirko Gratton, Director Classics & Jazz Division, Universal Music Italia
Product details
Release Date:
2015-05-08
Publication Date:
2015-05-08
Publisher:
Decca (Universal Music)
Languages:
Original:
English
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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