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    Jose Carreras, Montserrat Caballe, Theo Alcantara - Leonardo Balada: Cristóbal Colón (2009)

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    Jose Carreras, Montserrat Caballe, Theo Alcantara - Leonardo Balada: Cristóbal Colón (2009)

    Jose Carreras, Montserrat Caballe, Theo Alcantara - Leonardo Balada: Cristóbal Colón (2009)
    EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:52:32 | 614 MB
    Genre: Classical, Opera | Label: Naxos | Catalog: 8660237-38

    Cristobal Colon (1984-1986) is the first of Spanish-American composer Leonardo Balada's two operas based on the life of the explorer. (The second, La Muerte de Colon [1992-1993], is also available on the Naxos label.) The recording of the first work comes from its premiere production in 1989 at Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, and boasts two international superstars, Jose Carreras and Montserrat Caballe, in the leading roles of Columbus and Queen Isabella. Balada's musical style had been conventionally modernist until the mid-'70s, when he adopted melody into his compositional arsenal, and since then a significant part of his output has been operatic. Cristobal Colon is an eclectic piece, combining lyrical vocal gestures with inventive orchestration, a broad palette of modernist techniques, and suggestions of traditional Spanish folk music. Balada is a skilled composer, and his approach here is one that might well succeed in producing a compelling opera. There's almost always something interesting going on, but in spite of many striking moments, the piece fails to hang together either musically or dramatically, and not much sticks in the memory when it's over. The ending is effective, though – a magical depiction of the first sighting of the New World – mysterious, exotic, volatile, and richly textured. The episodic libretto, by Antonio Gala, fails to avoid the pitfalls that hobble so many historical operas; too many events and characters get conflated, and the principals don't emerge as flesh and blood individuals who inspire us to care about their fate. Having Caballe and Carreras available as the leads obviously caused the creators to maximize their interactions, and they have a number of romantic-sounding duets, but neither is in top form. Carreras is often pushed uncomfortably into his upper range, and Caballe starts off sounding strained, although her voice becomes more relaxed and warm as the opera progresses. Baritone Carlos Chausson stands out as impressively resonant in the key role of Pinzon. The Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, led by Theo Alcantara, get quite a workout with the challenging score, and they perform admirably. The sound of the live recording, with some caveats, is acceptable; the singers and orchestra are always clearly audible. Unfortunately, so is the prompter. In one scene with spoken dialogue, the singers are miked with the volume grotesquely cranked up, to disastrous effect. While Cristobal Colon isn't likely to enter the repertoire, this recording may be of sufficient interest to merit the attention of devotees of modern opera. – Stephen Eddins


    Track List:

    CD 1:
    Act I
    01. Scene 1: Salve!
    02. Scene 2a: Es mi nombre Cristobal
    03. Scene 2b: Espana ensimismada
    04. Scene 2c: La Comision de Salamanca
    05. Scene 2d: En la Rabida
    06. Scene 3: Coro de marineros
    07. Scene 4a: El trono de los Reyes iluminado
    08. Scene 4b: Ahora comprendo
    09. Scene 4c: Demasiado sensata
    10. Scene 4d: Caballero sereis
    11. Scene 5: Tenemos miedo!
    12. Scene 6: En el Puerto de Palos

    Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

    Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 2. ноября 2009, 19:58

    Leonardo Balada / Cristobal Colon (Act I)

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    Режим чтения : Достоверность
    Использование точного потока : Да
    Отключение кэша аудио : Да
    Использование указателей C2 : Нет

    Коррекция смещения при чтении : 48
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    Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000

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    CD 2:
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    01. Scene 1: En el presente, en la nave
    02. Scene 2: Adios
    03. Scene 3: Grande tiene que ser nuestra esperanza
    04. Scene 4: Te conoci una tarde
    05. Scene 5: Capitan!
    06. Scene 6: Almirante!
    07. Scene 7: Motin
    08. Scene 8a: En donde esta la voluntad de Dios?
    09. Scene 8b: Cancion de cuna
    10. Tierra!
    11. Scene 9: Epilogo: En las Indias

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    Performers:
    Cristobal Colon - Jose Carreras
    Queen Isabella - Montserrat Caballe
    Martin Alonso Pinzon - Carlos Chausson
    Padre Fray Antonio de Marchena - Luis Alvarez
    King Fernando - Stefano Palatchi
    Beatriz Enriquez - Victoria Vergara

    Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
    Theo Alcantara, conductor

    Thanks to the Original ripper GFox!

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