13 January 2023 – As part of Riccardo Chailly’s seventieth birthday celebrations in February 2023, Decca is delighted to announce a new album of Verdi choruses conducted by the Maestro with the orchestral and choral forces of La Scala, where he is Music Director. The album also marks two other remarkable milestones: it will be forty-five years since Chailly’s debut at La Scala, and also since he first signed an exclusive contract with Decca.
The repertoire spans much of Verdi’s output, and includes choruses both familiar and less well-known. Among the former are ‘Gloria all’Egitto’ (the Triumphal Scene) from Aida, ‘Va, pensiero’ (the chorus of the Hebrew slaves) from Nabucco, the Witches’ Chorus from Macbeth, and the Anvil Chorus from Il trovatore. The pieces cover a vast array of situations and moods, from serious to sparkling, from sacred to secular, and from blacksmithery to sorcery. The recording draws on the...
The repertoire spans much of Verdi’s output, and includes choruses both familiar and less well-known. Among the former are ‘Gloria all’Egitto’ (the Triumphal Scene) from Aida, ‘Va, pensiero’ (the chorus of the Hebrew slaves) from Nabucco, the Witches’ Chorus from Macbeth, and the Anvil Chorus from Il trovatore. The pieces cover a vast array of situations and moods, from serious to sparkling, from sacred to secular, and from blacksmithery to sorcery. The recording draws on the...
- 1/14/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
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