Anna Netrebko, Joyce DiDonato, Lawrence Brownlee, Ildebrando D`Arcangelo, Orchestra e Coro dell`Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
The Times: “The Accademia Chorus is one of the world’s best, and the full, honeyed tone is a constant pleasure. Another of the recording’s rocks is the bass soloist, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, who never confuses eloquence with shouting and hits his notes dead centre...Brownlee avoids vocal preening and makes sure we can still
sense the text’s grieving mother, sharing Christ’s pain.”
Gramophone Magazine “A precondition for success here is the assembling of a matched quartet of technically accomplished singers blessed with a sense of the Rossini style. Pappano has this absolutely. The pairing of Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato is a match made in heaven...This is one of the great choral recordings.”
Classic FM Magazine “Pappano is alive to nuance and inflection in Rossini's score. He allows Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato ample scope for display but never at subtlety's expense...Imaginatively conceived and beautifully delivered.”
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Gramophone Editors Choice Disc of The Month
