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W. A. Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (KV 588) - Gundula Janowitz / ETERNA LP Stereo 1977
8 26 888
Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (Women are like that, or The School for Lovers), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte who also wrote Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni.
Although it is commonly held that Così fan tutte was written and composed at the suggestion of the Emperor Joseph II, recent research does not support this idea. There is evidence that Mozart's contemporary Antonio Salieri tried to set the libretto but left it unfinished. In 1994, John Rice uncovered two terzetti by Salieri in the Austrian National Library.
The short title, Così fan tutte, literally means "So do they all", using the feminine plural (tutte) to indicate women. It is usually translated into English as "Women are like that". The words are sung by the three men in act 2, scene 3, just before the finale; this melodic phrase is also quoted in the overture to the opera. Da Ponte had used the line "Così fan tutte le belle" earlier in Le nozze di Figaro (in act 1, scene 7).
| Label: | ETERNA – 8 26 888 |
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| Format: |
Vinyl, LP
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| Country: | German Democratic Republic (GDR) |
| Released: |
1977 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera, Romantic |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Ouvertüre | 4:42 | |
| A2 |
Una Bella Serenata (Eine Schöne Serenade) (Terzett Nr.3, Ferrando, Don Alfonso, Guglielmo) |
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2:20
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| A3.1 | Ah, Guarda, Sorella (O Sieh Doch Nur, Schwester) (Duett Nr.4, Fiodiligi, Dorabella) |
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10:33
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| A3.2 | Vorrei Dir, E Cor Non Ho (Sag' Ich's Gleich) (Arie Nr.5, Don Alfonso) |
| A3.3 | Sento, Oh Dio, Che Questo Piede (Schwankend Nah' Ich, Die Schritte Zagen) (Quintett Nr.6, Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Ferrando, Don Alfonso, Guglielmo) | |
| A4 | Come Scoglio (Wie Der Felsen) (Arie Nr.14 Fiordiligi) |
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4:35
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| A5 | Un' Aura Amorosa (Der Odem Der Liebe) (Arie Nr.17 Ferrando) |
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5:20
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| B1 | Una Donna A Quindic Anni (Schon Ein Mädchen Von Fünfzehn Jahren) (Arie Nr.19, Despina) |
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3:00
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| B2 | Il Core Vi Dono, Bell' Idolo Mio (Empfange, Geliebte, Dies Herz Hier) (Duett Nr.23, Dorabella, Guglielmo) |
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5:00
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| B3 | Donne Mie, La Fate A Tanti (Mädchen, So Treibt Ihr's Mit Allen) (Arie Nr.26, Guglielmo) |
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2:40
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| B4 | Benedetti I Doppi Conjugi (Glück Und Heil Den Beiden Edlen Herren) (Finale Nr.31 (Ab 16.Szene), Chor, Fiodiligi, Dorabella, Despina, Ferrando, Don Alfonso, Guglielmo) |
| 15:57 |
- Chorus Master – Walter Hagen-Groll
- Conductor – Karl Böhm
- Engineer – Günter Hermanns
- Musical Assistance – Walter Taussig
- Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
- Orchestrated By – Günther Rennert
- Recording Supervisor – Werner Mayer
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