A vivid demonstration of how widely Fabio Biondi's musical imagination runs comes with his new recording of Giuseppe Verdi's work of genius, MacBeth, issued on Glossa. It is the original Florentine 1847 version of the work, shorn of the Paris revisions more typically found on record, which Fabio Biondi has opted to conduct, the director believing in it's greater dramatic and stylistic coherence. Verdi was of the opinion that the Shakespearean tragedy was "one of the greatest creations of the human spirit" and set himself the task of rendering the fire of it's drama into music during and following a period when his physical health had broken down. With it's scenes of murder, battle and sleep-walking, brindisi and witches' choruses all creating a somber atmosphere drenched with paranoia and a lust for power, the dramatic flow of the opera places vast demands on the soloists, notably upon the unhappy title-role couple. Fabio Biondi's version comes with baritone Giovanni Meoni, a leading Verdi specialist as MacBeth whilst the larger-than-life role of Lady MacBeth is taken by a noted present-day Salome, MÃ©dÃ©e (and Medea), the soprano Nadja Michael. Bass Fabrizio Beggi assumes the part of Banquo, both when alive and as a ghost. Important also in the work is the chorus, a leading protagonist for the composer, and here the Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic Choir. Critical also is Verdi's orchestral writing for MacBeth, introducing rare and radical tonal colorings and Fabio Biondi, directing his Europa Galante from the violin, is just the radical, challenging musical spirit to breathe new life into Verdi's masterpiece and it's search for dramatic truth.

Tracklist:

Macbeth, Act I: Preludio
Macbeth, Act I: Che Faceste? Dite Su!
Macbeth, Act I: Giorno Non Vidi Mai Di Fiero, E Bello!
Macbeth, Act I: Due Vaticini Compiuti Or Sono
Macbeth, Act I: S'allontanarono!
Macbeth, Act I: Nel Dì Della Vittoria Io Le Incontrai...
Macbeth, Act I: Vieni! T'affretta
Macbeth, Act I: Al Cader Della Sera
Macbeth, Act I: Or Tutti Sorgete
Macbeth, Act I: Oh Donna Mia!
Macbeth, Act I: Marcia
Macbeth, Act I: Sappia La Sposa Mia Che
Macbeth, Act I: Fatal Mia Donna!
Macbeth, Act I: Sei Vano, O Macbetto
Macbeth, Act I: Il Pugnal Là Riportate
Macbeth, Act I: Vieni Altrove!
Macbeth, Act I: Di Destarlo Per Tempo Il Re M'impose
Macbeth, Act I: O Qual Orrenda Notte!
Macbeth, Act I: Schiudi, Inferno
Macbeth, Act I: L'ira Tua Formidabile E Pronta
Macbeth, Act II: Perché Mi Sfuggi
Macbeth, Act II: Trionfai!
Macbeth, Act II: Chi V'impose Unirvi A Noi?
Macbeth, Act II: Studia Il Passo, O Mio Figlio...
Macbeth, Act II: Come Dal Ciel Precipita
Macbeth, Act II: Salve, O Re!
Macbeth, Act II: Si Colmi Il Calice
Macbeth, Act II: Che Ti Scosta, O Re Mio Sposo
Macbeth, Act II: Si Colmi Il Calice
Macbeth, Act II: Va, Spirto D'abisso!
Macbeth, Act II: Sangue A Me Quell'ombra Chiede
Macbeth, Act III: Tre Volte Miagola
Macbeth, Act III: Che Fate Voi
Macbeth, Act III: Fuggi, Regal Fantasima
Macbeth, Act III: Ondine E Silfidi
Macbeth, Act III: Ove Son Io?
Macbeth, Act III: Vada In Fiamme
Macbeth, Act IV: Patria Oppressa!
Macbeth, Act IV: O Figli, O Figli Miei!
Macbeth, Act IV: Ah, La Paterna Mano
Macbeth, Act IV: Dove Siam?
Macbeth, Act IV: La Patria Tradita
Macbeth, Act IV: Largo
Macbeth, Act IV: Vegliammo Invan Due Notti
Macbeth, Act IV: Una Macchia È Qui Tuttora
Macbeth, Act IV: Perfidi! All'anglo Contra Me V'unite!
Macbeth, Act IV: Pietà, Rispetto, Omore
Macbeth, Act IV: Ella È Morta!
Macbeth, Act IV: Mal Per Me Che M'affidai

UPC: 8424562234116
Label: Glossa
Release Date: 11.16.18
Format: CD

Verdi / Meoni / Biondi - MacBeth (2 CD)