It is my second copy for a musician friend knowing he is unlikely to hear bettter.NP

Excellent sound and soloists.What more could you want than Solti, Rothenberger and Blegen?There is one thing- a dvd of the German TV film by the same artists.Now that would something!Anonymous

Solti had a special affinity for Mozart's operas, this one in particular. He conducts a lively, well-considered performance with some very fine singers. Rothenberger was a famous Konstanze, having recorded it in the studio with Krips and sung it at Salzburg with Wunderlich. A soprano friend of mine once told me "You can either sing the opening aria or you can't." Rothenberger definitely could and if there have been other Konstanzes that have sung "Martern aller Arten" with cleaner scale work few have sung the entire role with such beauty.Krenn is a very fine Belmonte. "Ich baue ganz" is cut in this performance as it usually was in those days. Blegen is a lovely Blondchen with a solid high E. Stolze's Pedrillo might start some arguments. I've always enjoyed his unusual voice, but here his dentist-drill tone works against the music. Czerwenka is a good Osmin, a little sloppy in the coloratura of "Ha! Wie will ich triumphieren!", but with a good low D. The Bassa is excellent though why it was deemed necessary to have a separate cast of actors for what remains of the dialogue is unclear. All the singers were native speakers (except Blegen) and the speaking voices just don't match the singing voices, especially in Pedrillo's case.Except for Belmonte's third aria, I didn't hear any other cuts. The sound is good broadcast stereo. A worthy addition to any Mozart lover's collection!

Nur gekauft wegen Walter Krenn, der auch schon mit Fritz Wunderlich verglichen wurde!Wunderbare Aufnahme!Weiter so!