[mascagni-interest] Le Maschere - CD Review

[Erik Bruchez]

Dear list,

This email announces a review of a CD set of Le Maschere recently
released (probably in 2003) on label Kicco. I had so far been unable
to get a hold of this set, but just recently I managed to buy a copy
online at http://www.jpc.de/. This enthusiastic review was originally
written by Yonel Buldrini for a French web site called Forum Opéra
(http://www.forumopera.com/).

The review is available at Mascagni.org in English translation:

  http://www.mascagni.org/articles/buldrini-2004-le-maschere-en

For the French-speaking, the original French version is also
available:

  http://www.mascagni.org/articles/buldrini-2004-le-maschere-fr

I share the point of view of the reviewer and I do like this version a
lot. From a technical standpoint the sound is pretty good, although
you can hear some funny transitions between numbers, probably where
some applause or other pause was removed. This is typical Kicco, but
luckily the recording remains very enjoyable. If you can find this
set, I definitely recommend it.

I haven't compared the recording against a score, but there appears to
be more music in this version than in the two previous "complete"
versions by Gelmetti (1988) and Bartoletti (1961).

A DVD of the same performance was announced at some point, but I
haven't found it yet.

-Erik
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