Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588

Ludwig’s in fuller voice (and more alive to Dorabella’s humour and sensuality) here in 1962 than on her earlier recording for Böhm; 'Smanie implacabili' packs a real dramatic mezzo punch (she... — Katherine Cooper, Presto Music, 16th March 2018 More…

Release Date: 15th Jan 2016
Catalogue No: 2564691326
Label: Warner Classics
Series: The Opera Series

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Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Fiordiligi), Christa Ludwig (Dorabella), Giuseppe Taddei (Guglielmo), Alfredo Kraus (Ferrando), Hanny Steffek (Despina), Walter Berry (Don Alfonso)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus
Karl Böhm

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Favourites, Christa Ludwig at 90

16th March 2018

Katherine celebrates the great German mezzo's ninetieth birthday by picking out ten favourite recordings from her long and varied career.

This celebrated Così fan tutte, recorded in 1962, is imbued with the spirit of its conductor, Karl Böhm, an exemplar of Viennese music-making. His stylish cast, amalgamating Mozart singers from both the Austro-German and Latin traditions, is led by the luminous and sensitive Fiordiligi of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.

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16th March 2018

Ludwig’s in fuller voice (and more alive to Dorabella’s humour and sensuality) here in 1962 than on her earlier recording for Böhm; 'Smanie implacabili' packs a real dramatic mezzo punch (she was already dipping her toe into heavier roles by this point in her career), and as in Rosenkavalier her rapport and blend with Schwarzkopf is matchless.

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