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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

George Gershwin

Reviews (11)

Berlingske tidende

d. 5. Sep. 2006

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Søren Kassebeer

d. 5. Sep. 2006

"Hvordan lød den egentlig, »Porgy og Bess«, ved de første opførelser i USA? Det har musikforskeren John Mauceri brugt år på at finde ud af ... og resultatet er hverken dårligt eller mesterligt ... Nashville Symphony Orchestra, som John Mauceri selv dirigerer, er et rigtigt cowboyorkester - energisk, men meget lidt subtilt - og koret er på det jævne ... Det er med andre ord temmelig ujævnt, men det er også vældig underholdende".

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Politiken

d. 5. Dec. 2006

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Jan Jacoby

d. 5. Dec. 2006

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Kristeligt dagblad

d. 23. Aug. 2006

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Bernhard Lewkovitch

d. 23. Aug. 2006

"Eksperimenterende i såvel form som indhold, og udtrykket har styrke og dramatisk nerve, sideløbende med lyrisk-poetisk ømhed i fortællingens vekslende faser. Markant står selvfølgelig Alvy Powell som Porgy med Marquita Lister som Bess ... Desuden indgår Members of the Tennessee State University Band, der med Children's Chorus farvelægger med netop det, der gør en sådan indspilning til noget særligt med hensyn til det rytmiske element".

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Jyllands-posten

d. 11. Sep. 2006

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John Christiansen

d. 11. Sep. 2006

"En ny komplet udgave, som ikke har samme liv og kvalitet som Simon Rattles Glyndeborune-opførelse ... Sangerbesætnngen med mørke sangere er kompetent, og Mauceri dirigerer tropperne fra Nashville solidt".

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BBC music magazine

2006 October

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Anthony Burton

2006 October

"Mauceri makes a strong case for this fascinating alternative version of Gershwin's dramatically powerful masterpiece".

Diapason

2009 décembre

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Michel Parouty

2009 décembre

BBC music magazine

2010 January

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Anthony Burton

2010 January

"He [Harnoncourt] proves unexpectedly at ease in its idiom, eliciting some convincing swung rhythms from the insicive Chamber Orchestra of Europe and some fervent gospel singing from the Arnold Schoenberg Choir".

BBC music magazine

2020 June

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George Hall (musikanmelder)

2020 June

"The chorus supplies precision and refulgent tone, while the orchestral playing is clean and idiomatic, with conductor David Robertson shaping an interpretation that is well-paced and offers both good balance and plenty of fine detail ... As to the large cast, there can be no complaints about the quality of the voices ... Owens's grand and enriched baritone helps him convey Porgy's indomitable spirit in fully three-dimensional form. He's admirably partnered by Angel Blue, her resplendent soprano soaring aloft as she charts Bess's emotional complexity".

High fidelity (Kbh.)

Årg. 39, nr. 8 (2006)

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Mogens Wenzel Andreasen

Årg. 39, nr. 8 (2006)

International record review

2010 January

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David Gutman

2010 January

"However strong the minor roles, the main protagonists are less than ideal ... Jonathan Lemalu is nothing if not committed as Porgy, but the gritty vibrato he has developed inevitably pales beside the glorious timbre of White in his prime ... Harnoncourt certainly gives us plentiful food for thought".

The gramophone

2020 June

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David Gutman

2020 June

"The cast is strong ... Angel Blue's Bess might just be the finest since Leontyne Price's ... Though lacking Willard White's vocal ardour, Owens's stoical conception of the role and grainier vocal quality are by no means incompatible with the older protagonist the story implies ... David Robertson conducts with perspicacity, prizing fine detail over swing or drive - which is one way to go ... The special chorus hired for the occasion is fabulous ... No libretto is provided but for the most part the words are wonderfully clear".