tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post7803685098663298984..comments2024-01-04T13:56:52.127-05:00Comments on Regie, or Not Regie?: Monteverdi Monday – Rolando Villazón sings Sì dolce è 'l tormento da scherzoRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-14892277192125635502012-10-31T21:42:59.784-04:002012-10-31T21:42:59.784-04:00I owned the Schwarzkopf/Seefried LP and CD but I d...I owned the Schwarzkopf/Seefried LP and CD but I don't believe that the de los Angeles renaissance songs ever made it to CD. Schwarzkopf has some wry comments re her duet CD with Seefried in A Life on Record, the book she made with J. B. Stean. I owned both incarnations but rarely played it. The same goes for the de los Angeles LP--a completist for both singers. <br /><br />It's possible that the de los Angeles was reissued in Europe or Japan and is available through a dealer in the UK. At least with CD's you don't have to worry about compatibility!David Dollingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-91507403729457453662012-10-31T09:52:46.588-04:002012-10-31T09:52:46.588-04:00oops. Boulanger recorded the Monteverdi selections...oops. Boulanger recorded the Monteverdi selections in 1937.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-27603097964277529162012-10-31T09:40:01.184-04:002012-10-31T09:40:01.184-04:00I found that Leppard set at amazon. On CD or mp3. ...I found that Leppard set at amazon. On CD or mp3. I also came across a disc of duets by Elizabeth Schwartzkopf and Irmgard Seefried that includes some Monteverdi. AND I foud (and downloaded) Nadia Boulanger's recording of a handful of madrigal (with piano continuo!!) she did in the early 1950's with a small group of French singers (including Hughes Cuenod). I need to look for the VdlA recording. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322512607114908183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245314665139759027.post-29029291228342844182012-10-30T22:04:20.132-04:002012-10-30T22:04:20.132-04:00I remember back in the days of the LP--their glory...I remember back in the days of the LP--their glory days--Victoria de los Angeles made a disc of Renaissance music. My recollection was that it was fairly well received. She had worked with the instrumentalists before but de los Angeles had the ability to control vibrato--not that she ever sounded by Emma Kirkby thank God, but there was a purity coupled with restraint. I think a reviewer in he Gramophone said there was no reason that a beautiful voice could not sing this music, suggesting perhaps that most specialists at the time (60's) were not a well endowed vocally as a de los Angeles. <br /><br />I admit that I have tried to listen to Monteverdi but have never been able to get very far. The fault is mine, I admit, but keep trying--afterall there must be something there!David Dollingernoreply@blogger.com