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Fidelio
Arturo Toscanini leads this performance with the great Lotte Lehmann in the title role. Although an argument can be made that other sopranos have given more vocally distinguished performances as Leonore, few have embodied her fearless resolve as well as Lehmann does in this performance. Arturo Toscanini leads a brisk and biting performance easily living up to the mythology of his name. This recording includes all the music from the Overture through "Abscheulicher!"
Track List
1. Ouvertüre
2. Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein
3. O wär ich schon mit dir vereint
4. Mir ist so wunderbar
5. Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben
6. Gut, Söhnchen, gut
2. Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein
3. O wär ich schon mit dir vereint
4. Mir ist so wunderbar
5. Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben
6. Gut, Söhnchen, gut
7. Marsch
8. Ha, welch ein Augenblick!
9. Jetzt, Alter, jetzt hat es Eile!
10. Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
8. Ha, welch ein Augenblick!
9. Jetzt, Alter, jetzt hat es Eile!
10. Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
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3.5
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Fidelio- Lehmann
Th esound is not very good, but the performance of Lehman is unforgettable. She was such an unique singer. I don't regret to have bought this record.Have a nice day. I am thinking from time to time on San Francisco. In2017 I had the joy to visit it.Best regards - Henning BeilP.S.Please be carfull for the Corona Virus. It is so dangerous. Excuse me for my bad English.
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United Kingdom
Unacceptable, dreadful sound
Given that modern remastering software can eliminate wow and flutter and even more serious pitch distortion, unwanted background noise without destroying upper frequencies and rebalance frequency responses to help clarify instrumental parts, it is amazing that Opera Depot should have issued these extracts in probably the worst sound I have ever heard. Yes the Toscanini Salzburg Fidelio is one of the Holy Grails of Beethoven conducting and perhaps someone will find the tapes that allegedly got lost en route to America, but Opera Depot should have asked say Andrew Rose at Pristine Classical to restore the sound before issuing it.
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United Kingdom
Fantastic Fidelio
Absolutely brilliant. It is only a fragment but a valuable fragment at that. Currently one is unable to get hold of a Toscanini Fidelio anywhere. I am a collector of historical live recordings of opera and have been collecting performances from the 1935-37 Salzburg festival for a long time when Bruno Walter and Arturo Toscanini were at the helm. Toscanini had refused to conduct at Bayreuth anymore following Hitler's rise to power and had moved to Salzburg. These performances are legendary and some eminent conductors such as Georg Solti learned their craft under the great conductor. I already have performances of Die Zaberflotte, Falstaff and Die Meistersinger and they are all fab. This completes the set. Other than Toscanini, the performance is notable for the wonderful performance of Lotte Lehmann who sang the role of Leonore. I have 78s and CDs of her commercial recordings but nothing can replace a live recording. If you are happy to listen to recordings in decent sound for the time, this is well worth a listen. Wouldn't it be great if one day somebody could find a complete performance of this opera
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