Pretty Recording of Italian Belcanto
Patrick B. Ludwig | Zürich, Switzerland | 10/19/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Margiono's specific timbre is beautifully underscored by her four partners. The recording is a nice and unusual addition to
the current recordings of 'Arie Antiche' by Bartoli, Bayo, Vargas, Bruson and Bergonzi.
However, The Margiono Quintets Producers might consider a more original selection of Arie Antiche. Parisotti's collection
contains more than 84 items to choose from.
Only four of the 17 pieces on the CD are not in Schirmers selection of 24 Italian Arias - standard literature for any student of belcanto.
Ladies and Gentlemen - please surprise us ... !
Patrick B. Ludwig"