The Age Of Bel Canto

A groundbreaking Decca album celebrating the glory of both bel canto and the voice of Sutherland in her prime, long unavailable on its own, reissued complete with a booklet introduction from Richard Bonynge. More than a quarter of a century has now passed since Decca remastered ‘The Age of Bel Canto’ among the first releases in its ‘Classic Sound’ series of classic albums from the label’s history. While the contents of the album have reappeared complete or excerpted in one or another tribute to Sutherland and her art, it is past time for a new generation of record lovers to appreciate once more how curiosity, research, technical finesse and dedication all contribute towards the making of a classic of the gramophone and not just another recording.

Tracks

1~1~Niccolò Piccinni
1~2~George Frideric Handel
1~3~Giovanni Battista Lampugnani
1~4~George Frideric Handel
1~5~George Frideric Handel
1~6~Giovanni Bononcini
1~7~Thomas Arne
1~8~William Shield
1~9~William Shield
1~10~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1~11~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1~12~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1~13~François-Adrien Boieldieu
2~1~Gioachino Rossini
2~2~Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
2~3~Carl Maria Von Weber
2~4~Vincenzo Bellini
2~5~Gaetano Donizetti
2~6~Gaetano Donizetti
2~7~Giuseppe Verdi
2~8~Vincenzo Bellini
2~9~Gioachino Rossini
2~10~Luigi Arditi

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Richard Conrad, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London, London Symphon
Release Date: 11 March 2022
Genre: Classical Music
Label: DECCA AUSTRALIA
Distributor: Universal Music