tenor Giacomo LAURI-VOLPI "Meco all'alter" Bellini NORMA

[sugarbist]

This is another example of how great Lauri Volpi was.The voice is beautiful&powerful along with the VIBRATO that attributed to the fact that Volpi's voice resonance travelled more than any other in history.He sang everything in its original pitch

[stevevandien]

This was the first Lauri-Volpi recording that I heard, 35 years ago. I was immediately struck by the lyricism and tonal beauty in this obviously sizable and powerful tenore di forza. Had also been somewhat put off by the rapid and flickering vibrato, although that isn't nearly as obtrusive here. Perhaps certain recording/playing equipment exaggerated LV's vibrato, which seems quite even and regular in most of his records past about 1935 --

[mongemark]

Bisogna ammetterlo: sarà stato antipatico e supponente, ma se parliamo di voce emissione tecnica e stile, gli altri, in confronto, sembrano dei dilettanti, almeno in questo repertorio.

Un grande.

[LoloPetri71]

Maravilha!!! 1926 !!!! viva tecnologia  !emocionante de escutar !

[svjatazarov]

my pleasure. he is devine!

[besmonkil]

Dear Finargon: I must write in Spanish. because my English is no very good.

Rubini alcanzaba en voz de pecho hasta el sol; luego, hasta las notas escritas para "Credeasi misera", en una voz mixta (falsete).

Fue EL tenor de Bellini.

Desgraciadamente aunque Edison comenzó a trabajar en el gramófono en 1877, lo dejó de lado para trabajar en la luz eléctrica.

Así perdimos las voces de la Patti (joven), Mario, Masino, Tamberlick, etc.

A pity !!

Espero haberle sido útil.

Erial80

[Finargon]

do you know the legendary Giovanni Battista Rubini there're no samples of him, or are there?

the story tells that he could sing in the central Do (C) of the pentagram (Do in the third line of it) till a Sol (G) on the pentagram

can you tell me more? or give me an example of that voice?

thanks

[gmmix]

Yes. I have an early long-playing disc set that features Lauri-Volpi on the Cetra label. It might be Luisa Miller, but I'm not positive. The boxed-set is in the attic at present. He was in the twilight of his career when the Cetra set was produced. I have a feeling it might be around in CD form.

[minnie888444]

Thank you for posting this. It is extremely interesting.

[TrovadorManrique]

¡¡EXCELENTE!! Así es como debe de sonar Pollione, no con esos agudos a grito pelao de los seguidores de del Monaco...

[jurek46pink]

Very elementary question: does Ortophonic stand for electric recording ?

And I still do not know the word "scroll label" ,

so often presented everywhere here.

Could you just drop a word, please /

[gmmix]

Orthophonic appeared on the label of Victor's electric recordings as an indication of microphone recording. At the very beginning of this video, before the turntable starts spinning, you can see the "fancy scroll-work" around the edge of the label, which gives it a distinctive appearance. The second you see it, you know it's an early Victor electric recording.

[jurek46pink]

Clear, thank you.

My question appeared from the fact that it has been always very rare to meet a real Victor in my country; most of its music was available mainly on HMV or German Electrola.

[calafsdream]

are there any complete opera recordings with Lauri-Volpi?

[besmonkil]

Yes: Luisa Miller and Trovatore on Cetra.

La Bohéme, Rigoletto (with Gobbi), Gli Ugonotti (all live performances). Some these items avalaible on The Golden Age of Opera.

Sincerely,

Erial80

[calafsdream]

thank you. You may be able to further assist - I cannot find any early tenor recordings of colloratura singing.

[musicasiete]

You may try Fernando de Lucia (1860-1925), and in the present day: Rockwell Blake, Chris Merrit, and J.D. Florez.

Also, Ivan Kozlowzky (excellent Russian tenor : listen to his Ecco ridente),.

John Mc Cormack had a neat trill (O Sleep why dost thou leave me' and Pur dicesti) Herman Jadlowker and Helge Roswänge (A si ben mio ).

Sincerely,

Besmonkil