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Lodoı̈ska

Luigi Cherubini

Reviews (4)

BBC music magazine

2013 September

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Michael Tanner (musikanmelder)

2013 September

"It has always struck me as an extraordinary dull piece, full of energy but melodically and dramatically uninspired ... Reliable if not striking singers, though they are not compelling in the numerous spoken passages; and it is played on period instruments, with a refreshing rawness".

Fono Forum

2013 Juli

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Gerhard Persché

2013 Juli

"Deutlich ist der Einfluss dieses Werks auf 'Fidelio', vor allem in musikalischer Hinsicht ... Das Ensemble Le Cercle de l'Harmonie unter Jérémie Rhorer benutzt Originalinstrumente und gibt Cherubinis Musik so einen adäquat 'körnigen', herben Touch. Während die instrumentale Qualität der Aufnahme vorzüglich ist, sind bei den Sängern Abstriche zu machen".

The gramophone

2013 September

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Richard Lawrence

2013 September

"Lodoïska ... sometimes cited as model for Fidelio ... Cherubini's score is full of good things ... The cast, made up almost entirely of native French speakers, is pretty good ... Jérémie Rhorer and his period-instrument band are exemplary".

International record review

2013 September

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John T. Hughes

2013 September

"The opera begins well with a spirited Overture and is full of colour from Cherubini's instrumentation and liveliness from Jérémie Rhorer's chorus and orchestra, constitutents which play an important part throughout the 110 minutes of these concert performances ... One is left to wonder why such a colourful opera has been left to languish".