Message #42818

[cilgwyn]

There,I've moderated myself!! ::) ;D  (Hopefully this post meets the "remit"?!!!)

Listening to this recording! A fine opera;but I can see,or hear rather,the problem with this recording! It's not terrible;but while the singing is decent enough,there's no Lucia Popp's,Nicolai Gedda's or Mady Mesple's or their equivalent to set the pulses racing! It just seems to plod along at times! It's what might be termed a serviceable recording! On the plus side,there's no tremulous or nasal sounding tenors or sopranos,no wobbly baritones and the conducting is a tad better than on that recording of The Golden Legend,thank g**! It will be interesting to listen to the Cpo recording after this!