Mozart: Idomeneo [includes DVD] (2009)

Having produced recordings of the three Da Ponte operas and La clemenza di Tito that have been greeted with widespread acclaim, René Jacobs turns his considerable scholarly expertise, admirable conducting skills, astuteness in casting, and sharp artistic vision to Idomeneo, Mozart's first operatic masterpiece, written when he was 24. This release is every bit as accomplished and satisfying as Jacobs' earlier recordings, and probably an even more distinguished achievement, because the complexity of the opera and Mozart's ... Read More

Having produced recordings of the three Da Ponte operas and La clemenza di Tito that have been greeted with widespread acclaim, René Jacobs turns his considerable scholarly expertise, admirable conducting skills, astuteness in casting, and sharp artistic vision to Idomeneo, Mozart's first operatic masterpiece, written when he was 24. This release is every bit as accomplished and satisfying as Jacobs' earlier recordings, and probably an even more distinguished achievement, because the complexity of the opera and Mozart's incorporation of a variety of stylistic elements, including Italian opera seria, the reforms of Gluck, and his own distinctive musical-dramatic instincts make Idomeneo a challenge to persuasively pull it off. Jacobs drives the opera with an irresistible narrative urgency, eliciting an exceptionally supple and nuanced performance from Freiburger Barockorchester; their playing seems at every moment to be attuned to the music's support of the dramatic situation, and the RIAS Kammerchor... Read Less

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