tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post6166890788290333586..comments2024-03-29T12:03:37.344+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Three types of tenor singing Rossini, with varying degrees of appropriatenessBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-48389643188387512152015-08-15T00:32:07.995+01:002015-08-15T00:32:07.995+01:00What makes you believe the way Alva sings runs is ...What makes you believe the way Alva sings runs is the way it should be done? In any case, sometimes separates the notes, but does not always. Conversely, though Florez might find the runs in 'Ecco ridente' a little tricky to articulate (and I believe your example is a live recording), in other Rossini arias he has incredible coloratura - with accuracy but not at the expense of the legato line. TenorJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076735682787894333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-38242829784059023292013-08-21T21:30:41.875+01:002013-08-21T21:30:41.875+01:00Gedda did a good job on a recording of Rossini'...Gedda did a good job on a recording of Rossini's William Tell - which is role for a heavier voice (a spinto, like Pavarotti, probably); but which needs to be able to sing numerous high Cs (and the like) 'from the chest'.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Duprez <br /><br />Gedda had a very large repertoire, some quite remote from his comfort zone; but my recollection is that roles for which he was best suited were things like the Verdi and Puccini tenor parts.Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-55049860682274635772013-08-21T20:52:59.709+01:002013-08-21T20:52:59.709+01:00I was prepared to take exception to your assertion...I was prepared to take exception to your assertion that Alva was better than Gedda in any regard, as I have long loved his singing.<br /><br />But then I chose to listen to the three examples that you gave.<br /><br />In consequence, I must agree with you. In terms of <i>fioritura</i>, Alva is by far the more capable of the two. And for scores like those of Rossini, which call for <i>fioritura</i>, Alva is far more to be preferred.<br /><br />That said, however, I still prefer Gedda's voice to Alva's, for much the same reason that I prefer the timber of the oboe to that of the piccolo.Bernard Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159541603126407072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-89337915457180864482013-08-14T19:49:24.825+01:002013-08-14T19:49:24.825+01:00Rossini had no need to write arias - his reputatio...Rossini had no need to write arias - his reputation could have been secured by his overtures alone. But maybe not his income, eh?deariemenoreply@blogger.com