Gioachino Rossini - L'italiana in Algeri - "Pappataci!" (Ruggero Raimondi, Frank Lopardo & Enzo Dara) скачать в хорошем качестве

Gioachino Rossini - L'italiana in Algeri - "Pappataci!" (Ruggero Raimondi, Frank Lopardo & Enzo Dara)

Out of all the ensembles from "L'italiana", the present would have to be one of my personal favorites. Surprisingly, many Rossini operas are home for an ensemble for bass, baritone and tenor: "Il turco", "La pietra", "Semiramide", "Guillaume Tell", as well as others, come to mind, making this possible situation a part of Rossini's idiom. Written in a very free structure, the present terzet follows Lindoro and Taddeo informing Mustafa of Isabella's plans to make him her pappataci. This, as Lindoro explains, is an Italian custom and a great honour, as the "pappataci" enjoy an idyllic life dedicated to eating, drinking and sleeping. The piece is multisectioned, with only the final concentrated section readily recognizable as a "stretta". The piece opens with several phrases, first excited and then confused, for Mustafa, before being taken over by Lindoro in a flowing cantabile. After several other explanations from Taddeo and a descending coloratura flourish for Mustafa, Lindoro's cantabile is repeated as a concentrato with the basses bubbling their way below the tenor's elegant line. The final "stretta" can be called so only relatively: it features two opening solos, following the same musical language, for Mustafa and Lindoro, before settling in a delightful ensemble with Lindoro and Mustafa trading coloratura over Taddeo's patter. The finish is brilliant: the men, tired from all their excitement, slowly paces themselves, with the music going more and more faint, before they suddenly return for a fast coda. Enjoy :)!