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Title: I Agree-too fast
Review: This could be a good recording but it's rather unsensitive and Majella Cullagh's voice is tiresome. For a very good studiorecording (with all music, without cuts) buy maestro Zeddas from the 70's with Rosetta Pizzo, Pietro Bottazzo, Nucci Condò etc. It's slower but at the same time much more true to the work than Parrys boring (but fast), stale tempos. For example the big "prayer" in the 2nd act "Deh tu reggi" almost drives me to tears in Zeddas version (which surely must be the meaning) but in Parrys hands I almost feel nothing. And the ensembles are way too fast. If you want a good liverecording, the one from Pesaro with Ricciarelli and Furlanetto is the only available that hasn't got extensive cuts (sony). Mateuzzi is the tenor in that one and he isn't my favourite but the rest is sooo good.
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