Marco Berdondini, Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia - Gaetano Donizetti: Pietro Il Grande (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 626 Mb | Total time: 74:38+73:01 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Dynamic | # CDS 473/1-2 | Recorded: 2004
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 626 Mb | Total time: 74:38+73:01 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Dynamic | # CDS 473/1-2 | Recorded: 2004
After Il Fortunato inganno and La Zingara, the Martina Franca Festival has revived another neglected masterpiece by Donizetti, Pietro il Grande o sia il Falegname di Livonia. First staged in Venice in 1819, this work met with good success and was performed until 1827. The silence that followed is justifiable only on account of the enormous success reaped by works such as Elisir d'amore, Don Pasquale and Lucia di Lammermoor, for in Pietro il Grande there is no lack of inspiration and Donizetti's creativity is, quite the opposite, generous and surprising.