Cosi fan tutte: trio- Soave sia il vento (Solti)

"Soave sia il vento...Gentle be the breeze,
Tranquilla sia l'onda,..and calm the wave,
Ed ogni elemento...and may all elements
Benigno risponda...be favorable
Ai nostri/vostri desir....to our need."

Pilar Lorengar (soprano)
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)
Gabriel Bacquier (bass-baritone)
sing the trio 'Soave sia il vento' from WA Mozart's opera, Cosi fan tutte. Georg Solti conducting. 1973/74.
If this strikes your imagination, I think there's a DVD of this performance from the Salzburg Marionette Theater. It can also be found on the 2 CD set 'Essential Mozart Opera'.

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[seetsebea1]

or is this Schwarzkopf?

[SDCmorg]

Nope, the Fiordiligi here is Pilar Lorengar. Schwarzkopf is also great in her recording, of course.

[gabryjoker13]

what the fuck is this ?

[SDCmorg]

Apparently those who can read, read. Those who can't... curse and make an ass of themselves.

[Grigor99]

Three minutes of sublime beauty

[Merlin1940]

Agree. Doing nothing in his entire life but writing this tiny 3min piece of music would be enough for any unknown man to instantly become an immense composer for ever. Yet for Mozart it was only 1/50 of work No 588...

Sun 12 Oct 2008 10:26 GMT

[TheVaughan5]

@beesiouxnyc Agreed, I think an under rated singer but a favourite of mine. I was fortunate to see her in London at Covent Garden a couple of times in the early 70's, though I was quite young, I was still impressed.

[GeorgeM1949]

Solti usually gets it right. This is extraordinary. Thank you for posting it. And, for what it is worth, I don't think Lorengar's vibrato is distracting.

[LimeyPipeSmoker91]

@gabryjoker13 music, now fuck off

[overhetfeld]

B R A V I ! ! ! !

[beesiouxnyc]

People "complained" about Lorengar's vibrato, but that was a beautifully controlled and deeply moving part of the voice that was inside her. She was wonderful to see and unfortunately didn't perform enough in the United States. Berganza shines in Mozart and Rossini, as well as zarzuela.

[jdots3]

@Merlin1940 Teresa Verganza y Pilar Lorengar. Fabulosas¡¡¡¡

[quipressoate]

Oltre il sublime...

[gibbkes]

@seetsebea1 Could someone listen to this as played on You Tube

"the house of Mirth 7"

and tell me who are the singers please.

It truly is a wonderful version

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! The best!

[billyguns2]

Who said Maestro Solti coudn't be gentle?This is sheer perfection! The singing is marvelous, too; I don't know this recording.