The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (232): Luciano sings Liszt
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Great to see this. He stays, for the duration of the song, right inside its world. I heard LP on three occasions-a Royal Opera House Sunday recital, and two outdoor concerts. By far the best was the one at Royal Opera. In the opera houses acoustic I was able to hear the quality of his voice and it’s easy carrying power. It seemed extraordinary to me, as a twenty year old, how anybody could sing with his sustained beauty of tone throughout it’s full compass! Great memories.
The three Petrarch sonnets were the centrepiece of Pavarotti’s recital in San Diego in the 1980s. I recall the management asking the audience’s indulgence of his indisposition (a cold), but he sang very well, and it was a thrill to hear the Liszt settings in live concert.
Now I would like to hear Liszt’s late revision of the settings, for baritone, live…
Amazing, Liszt should’ve given lessons to his son-in-law on how to write the melodic line of an aria.
Admit it, we love Wagner for his harmonies and orchestral accompaniments, but who really likes listening to his arias?
I heard Pavarotti sing this live at his solo recital at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York sometime around 1980.
Truly unique voice and resplendent musicality .