04 Nov 13
Originally posted by scacchipazzoThis is my favourite Mozart aria.
This is so deeply moving and incredible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWfcnjK6CsI
How I wish the opera it was written for had been finished. But alas, unsatisfactory reconstructions aside, a concert rendition is all we'll ever have!
04 Nov 13
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Originally posted by TeinosukeThat is indeed an amazing aria! So many great Mozart arias, so little time! The man was an endless well of operatic genius! It is quite a shame Mozart did not complete Zaide, but happy he gave us Idomeneo! And here's a classical guitar version of this same incredible aria!
This is my favourite Mozart aria.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSQqbJPoSbw
How I wish the opera it was written for had been finished. But alas, unsatisfactory reconstructions aside, a concert rendition is all we'll ever have!
and a piano version a la liedgesang
05 Nov 13
Originally posted by scacchipazzoBoth gorgeous, thanks for posting!
That is indeed an amazing aria! So many great Mozart arias, so little time! The man was an endless well of operatic genius! It is quite a shame Mozart did not complete Zaide, but happy he gave us Idomeneo! And here's a classical guitar version of this same incredible aria!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au9TyPTEb9Y
and a piano version a la liedgesang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrpkEKM7fAs
05 Nov 13
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Originally posted by TeinosukeMost welcome, Teinosuke! It is intriguing that Mozart never finished what would have been a great early German opera. Of course Mozart by then had already written another German opera in Bastien und Bastienne, but that was but a child's attempt at greatness whereas Zaide certainly appeared to have every element of greatness. Symphony #32 is inserted as an overture when performances are attempted. No explanation as to why Zaide was never completed.
Both gorgeous, thanks for posting!