Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!

Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!

Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!

Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!

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Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!

Label Alpha Classics

Artists Golda Schultz, Antonello Manacorda, Kammerakademie Potsdam

€29,99 EUR

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Exclusively Available at NativeDSD in Stereo DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128, DSD 64 and DXD. Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy! is the title that the South African soprano Golda Schultz has decided to give to her new album. Devoted to the female heroines of Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte and Le nozze di Figaro, roles that have marked her career from Berlin to The Metropolitan Opera: Why does Mozart drive me crazy? First of all, because his music, which sounds so easy when you listen to it, is extremely difficult to perform. And when I immerse myself in the world of Da Ponte and Mozart, I realize that there’s a deep complexity to their female characters: they endure the toughest trials, but they also display great strength. In fact, these operas explore humanity from the feminine perspective: every single one of these women is constantly evolving. They show how human beings transcend trauma and how grief and pain can be overcome. The program is conducted by another eminent Mozartian, Antonello Manacorda, with the Kammerakademie Potsdam.

Golda Schultz, Soprano Kammerakademie Potsdam Antonello Manacorda, Conductor

Tracklist

Total time: 59:04

1. Don Giovanni K.527 Act I: Quartetto. 'Non ti fidar o misera di quel ribaldo cor!'

03:47

2. Don Giovanni K.527 Act I: Recitativo accompagnato. 'Don Ottavio son morta!'

03:16

3. Don Giovanni K.527 Act I: Aria. 'Or sai chi l'onore'

02:36

4. Le nozze di Figaro K.492 Act IV: Recitativo. 'Giunse alfin il momento'

01:18

5. Le nozze di Figaro K.492 Act IV: Aria. 'Deh vieni non tardar'

03:04

6. Così fan tutte K.588 Act I: Recitativo. 'Temerari sortite fuori di questo loco!'

01:13

7. Così fan tutte K.588 Act I: Aria. 'Come scoglio immoto resta'

04:20

8. Così fan tutte K.588 Act II: Duetto. 'Fra gli amplessi in pochi istanti'

06:26

9. Don Giovanni K.527 Act II: Recitativo accompagnato. 'In quali eccessi o Numi'

02:18

10. Don Giovanni K.527 Act II: Aria. 'Mi tradì quest'alma ingrata'

03:45

11. Le nozze di Figaro K.492 Act III: Duettino. 'Canzonetta sull aria'

02:38

12. Così fan tutte K.588 Act I: Sextetto. 'Alla bella Despinetta'

04:28

13. Le nozze di Figaro K.492 Act III: Recitativo. 'E Susanna non vien!'

01:35

14. Le nozze di Figaro K.492 Act III: Aria. 'Dove sono i bei momenti'

04:25

15. Così fan tutte K.588 Act II: Recitativo. 'Ei parte..senti..ah no!'

01:26

16. Così fan tutte K.588 Act II: Rondo. 'Per pietà ben mio perdona'

07:19

17. Le nozze di Figaro K.492 Act IV: Finale. Scena ultima. 'Gente gente all'armi all'armi!'

05:10

Additional Information

Label

Alpha Classics

SKU

ALPHA1026

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 24 Bit, DSD 64, FLAC 192 kHz

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Golda Schultz, Antonello Manacorda, Kammerakademie Potsdam

Composers

Mozart

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 96 kHz

Instruments

Orchestra

Release Date

April 12, 2024

Higher Rates Program
Not Available on SACD

Reviews

NativeDSD Senior Reviewer

Bill Dodd

Golda Schultz, supported by seven other fine soloists, takes us on a delightful excursion through the three Mozart/da Pointe operas, Don Giovanni, Le nozzi di Figaro, and Cosi fan tutti.

The album is dedicated to the five strong female characters in these three operas. She brings strength to each, navigating the sometimes difficult arias perfectly. Conductor Antonello Manacorda and the Kammerakademie Potsdam provide excellent backing.

A recital? Yes, but so much more. A little bit of “highlights,” but these are also portraits of fascinating women.

Highly recommended!

Source: www.nativedsd.com

Fono Forum

Manuel Brug

Mozart's operas are always about women. He gave them the most beautiful, most heartfelt melodies.

Golda Schultz, the South African soprano with the warm, yet radiantly bright, open voice, has now turned a catalog of often-heard numbers into an organic yet varied whole: "Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!"

This does not exhaust the entire spectrum of Mozart's soprano types. But Schultz has chosen seven (!) finely tuned co-singers to integrate her Mozart women into duets, sextets, and even the "Figaro Finale".

Very original and successful.

MusicWeb International

Goran Forsling

The complexity of the female characters in Mozart’s operas is best illustrated in the three great da Ponte operas, where Susanna and Contessa, Donna Anna and Donna Elvira and Fiordiligi really stand out as three-dimensional individuals. Golda Schultz manages to catch the essence of each of these five personalities; no easy task, since they are so different.

The light, lyrical Susanna has very little in common with the high-dramatic Donna Anna, but Schultz skilfully individualises her tone, even though her voice type is closer to the latter. It was also a brilliant idea to include several ensemble scenes as a counterweight to the traditional recital with a string of arias.

The supporting singers are excellent, but only Samoan tenor Amitai Pati is featured prominently in the long duet between Fiordiligi and Ferrando from Così fan tutte (track 8), where his beautiful lyrical tone holds its own well against Golda Schultz’s more powerful voice.

Simone Easthope’s Susanna also blends well with Schultz’s Contessa in the little duettino from Le nozze di Figaro (track 11). Milan Siljanov is a characterful Don Alfonso in the sextet from Così fan tutte (track 12).

Generally, in the big ensembles, the voices blend uncommonly well.

Source: musicwebinternational.com

Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!

Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!

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