Immerse yourself in the timeless brilliance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the release of "Mozart: Cosi fan tutte," a captivating opera buffa that showcases the composer's unparalleled mastery of the genre. This album, released on April 1, 2008, under the prestigious Chandos label, offers a comprehensive journey through the intricate and humorous narrative of "Cosi fan tutte," one of Mozart's most celebrated operas.
Spanning nearly two hours, this recording features a stellar cast bringing to life the complex characters and their entangled relationships. The opera, with its witty libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, explores themes of love, fidelity, and deception through a series of comedic and poignant scenes. Mozart's score, filled with melodic richness and harmonic sophistication, is performed with exquisite precision and emotional depth, making it a quintessential addition to any classical music collection.
From the lively overture to the heartfelt arias and ensemble pieces, each track reveals Mozart's genius for blending humor and pathos. The album includes all the key moments of the opera, from the initial bet between Don Alfonso and the soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo to the intricate web of disguises and romantic entanglements that follow. The performances are brought to life with the support of a full orchestra, highlighting the intricate orchestration that is a hallmark of Mozart's work.
Whether you are a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to classical music, "Mozart: Cosi fan tutte" offers a rich and rewarding listening experience. The album's detailed recording quality ensures that every note and nuance of Mozart's score is captured, providing a true appreciation for the composer's artistry. This album is a testament to Mozart's enduring legacy and a delightful exploration of one of his most beloved operas.
2008 Chandos Records2008 Chandos Records
Tracks
Così fan tutte, K. 588: OvertureWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Suspect Dorabella? (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Allen
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Swords or pistols? (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Allen
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Woman's faith is like the phoenix (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: A poetical fiction! (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Allen
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: I shall hire a band of players (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Allen
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: This portrait alone is the face of Adonis (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: I can't think what's the matter (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Here they are (Fiordiligi, Don Alfonso, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Thomas Allen, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Let me try. My courage fails (Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Tell us, for pity's sake (Fiordiligi, Don Alfonso, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Thomas Allen, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Courage fails me! For no evasion (Guglielmo, Ferrando, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Christopher Maltman, Toby Spence, Thomas Allen, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: It's a comedy, charming! (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Toby Spence, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Oh, the soldier's life for me! (Chorus)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: My friends, the time is flying (Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando, Guglielmo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: You'll write long letters often (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Chorus)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Allen, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Are they gone? (Dorabella, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Diana Montague, Thomas Allen, Janice Watson
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: O wind gently blowing (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Thomas Allen
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: So far all's going splendidly! (Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: A hell of an existence (Despina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lesley Garrett
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: My ladies, here is your chocolate and biscuits (Despina, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lesley Garrett, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Cease not, remorseless love (Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Signora Dorabella, Signora Fiordiligi (Despina, Dorabella, Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lesley Garrett, Diana Montague, Janice Watson
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: In lovers and in soldiers (Despina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lesley Garrett
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: What a silence! (Don Alfonso, Despina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Lesley Garrett
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: I've the honour to present you (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Lesley Garrett, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: What an outcry! (Don Alfonso, Dorabella, Fiordiligi, Ferrando, Guglielmo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Like a fortress in ocean founded! (Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Stay, I implore you! (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Dorabella, Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Allen, Diana Montague, Janice Watson
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: O vision so charming (Guglielmo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Christopher Maltman
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: You seem delighted! (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: When you've quite finished laughing (Don Alfonso, Guglielmo, Ferrando)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Christopher Maltman, Toby Spence
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Her eyes so alluring (Ferrando)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Why has fate my life enshrouded (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: To die is all I long for (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Despina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Allen, Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Lesley Garrett
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: Now ladies, calm yourselves (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Lesley Garrett, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Well, I declare, you are a funny pair of young ladies (Despina, Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lesley Garrett, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: At fifteen a girl already must be truly wise (Despina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Lesley Garrett
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Well, sister! What do you think? (Fiordiligi, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: I prefer the gentle dark one (Dorabella, Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Diana Montague, Janice Watson
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Come at once to the garden (Don Alfonso, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Gentle zephyr, softly sighing (Ferrando, Guglielmo, Chorus)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: What is this masquerading? (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Despina, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Don Alfonso)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Diana Montague, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Thomas Allen
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Now give me your hand (Don Alfonso, Ferrando, Guglielmo, Despina)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Thomas Allen, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman, Lesley Garrett
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Isn't the weather lovely! (Fiordiligi, Ferrando, Dorabella, Guglielmo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson, Toby Spence, Diana Montague, Christopher Maltman
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: This heart that I give you (Guglielmo, Dorabella)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Christopher Maltman, Diana Montague
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Cruel one, would you leave me? (Ferrando, Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Janice Watson
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: He's leaving. Listen!… (Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: Ah, my love, I pray forgive me (Fiordiligi)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Janice Watson
Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act II: We've done it! (Ferrando, Guglielmo)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Charles Mackerras, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Toby Spence, Christopher Maltman