Title: Power Hair for a Powerful Recital
Product review: Mozart's corpus is full of concert-arias and sadly many of them do not get much of an airing nowadays. We are heavily reliant on the recording industry to hear them.This recital was recorded in December 1980 when Kiri was at the height of her powers - and her coiffure bore resemblance to a battlement. There is a creaminess to her timbre that is breathtaking. Better still, her diction and vocal acting are exemplary. She is gracefully accompanied by Fischer and the Wiener Kammerorchester.In terms of the music itself, there is at least one masterpiece here: "Vado, Ma Dove?" (K 583). My favourite aria in this recital however is "Oh, Temerario Arbace ! Per Quel Paterno Amplesso" (K 79). What is one to make of a mere ten year old who pens such melodies? Unbelieveable.A lovely disc.
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