Peter Fox Smith explores with us some of the melodic gems, comedic monologues, and masterly ensembles that are woven into the unbroken stream of music that is Verdi's final masterpiece, Falstaff.
Playlist
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ensemble Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras
Album Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Record Label Telarc
Falstaff: "Fruga nella mia borsa"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: "Quell'otre! quel tino!"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: "E un ribalso"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: "Pst, pst, Nannetta"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: "Del tuo diagnostico"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: "Sir John, m'infonde ardire"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: "Alice è mia!"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: "È sogno? o realtà?"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor Rosario Bourdon
Album Lawrence Tibbett Gershwin - Rossini - Verdi - Bizet
Record Label RCA
Falstaff: "Quand'ero paggio del Duca di Norfolk"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: "Versiamo un po' di vino"
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
Falstaff: Conclusion
Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Album Verdi - Falstaff
Record Label EMI
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