(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1959(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Teatro alla Scala*
2 1971 - Jenkins Newell - New York Clarion Concerts Chorus*
3 1982(LI) - Abbado Roberto - Teatro alla Scala*
4 1982 - Bellugi Piero - Bratislava Opera Orchestra**
5 1988(LI) - Viotti Marcello - Teatro Massimo �Bellini� di Catania**
6 1992(LC) - Desderi Claudio - Camerata Musicale*
7 1993(LI) - Aprea Bruno - Grazer Symphoniker*
8 2001(LC) - Marchi Alessandro De - Czech Chamber Soloists*
9 2002(LI) - Rizzi Carlo - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
10 2007(LC) - Zedda Alberto - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid**
11 2007(LI) - Spinosi Jean-Christophe - Ensemble Matheus**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
*********************************************************************
Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Il Cavalier Giocondo - Alvino Misciano
La Marchese Clarice - Fiorenza Cossotto
La Baronessa Aspasia - Silvana Zanolli
Donna Fulvia - Eugenia Ratti
Il Conte Asdrubale - Ivo Vinco
Macrobio - Renato Capecchi
Pacuvio - Giulio Fioravanti
Fabrizio - Franco Calabrese
------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 280 {2LPS} (1963)�; Fonit Cetra �Documents� DOC 8
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Piccola Scala (6 June 1959, see OPERA August 1959 p.532)
*********************************************************************
Conductor Newell Jenkins - 1971
Orchestra - New York Clarion Concerts Chorus
Chorus - New York Clarion Concerts Orchestra
Il Cavalier Giocondo - José Carreras
La Marchese Clarice - Beverly Wolff
La Baronessa Aspasia - Elaine Bonazzi
Donna Fulvia - Anne Elgar
Il Conte Asdrubale - John Reardon
Macrobio - Andrew Foldi
Pacuvio - Justino Díaz
Fabrizio - Raymond Murcell
------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Disc - Vanguard 71183-71185 {3LPS}; Ricordi OCL 16061-16063 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Vanguard Classics 08-9031-73 (1992)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1992 p.140 [RO]
Fanfare - March-April 1993 p.264
Diapason - No.371 mai 1991 p.152 [MP]
*********************************************************************
Conductor Roberto Abbado - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Il Cavalier Giocondo - Paolo Barbacini
La Marchese Clarice - Júlia Hamari
La Baronessa Aspasia - Gloria Banditelli
Donna Fulvia - Marta Taddei
Il Conte Asdrubale - Justino Díaz
Macrobio - Claudio Desderi
Pacuvio - Alessandro Corbelli
Fabrizio - Armando Ariostini
------------------------------------------------------------------
Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 386 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the company of La Piccola Scala in the King's Theatre Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. There were performances on 4, 6, 7 September 1982. That on 4 September is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1982 pp.41-43 and that on 6 September was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.php).
*********************************************************************
Conductor Piero Bellugi - 1982
Orchestra - Bratislava Opera Orchestra
Chorus - Slovak National Theatre
Il Cavalier Giocondo - Ugo Benelli
Il Conte Asdrubale - Alfredo Mariotti
Macrobio - Claudio Desderi
------------------------------------------------------------------
Laser Disc - Dreamlife LSZS 00165 (Japanese NTSC)
VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife VFZT 00889 (Japanese NTSC)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
Comments:- Dreamlife's laser disc and VHS are (were) listed on their online catalogue
*********************************************************************
Conductor Marcello Viotti - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo �Bellini� di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Massimo �Bellini� di Catania
Il Cavalier Giocondo - Luca Canonici
La Marchese Clarice - Cecilia Bartoli
La Baronessa Aspasia - Gloria Scalchi
Donna Fulvia - Patrizia Orciani
Il Conte Asdrubale - Natale de Carolis
Macrobio - Bruno Praticò
Pacuvio - Alfonso Antoniozzi
Fabrizio - Fabio Tartari
------------------------------------------------------------------
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5014 (2004)�
VHS Video Cassette; - Premiere Opera Ltd. VID 2820 (NTSC) (2003)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo �Bellini� di Catania (April 1988). The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in �New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases� and the DVDs in �Premiere Opera DVDs� - 8 February 2004.
*********************************************************************
Conductor Claudio Desderi - 1992(LC)
Orchestra - Camerata Musicale
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena
Il Cavalier Giocondo - Paolo Barbacini
La Marchese Clarice - Helga Müller(-Molinari)
La Baronessa Aspasia - Antonella Trovarelli
Donna Fulvia - Maria Costanza Nocentini
Il Conte Asdrubale - Roberto Scaltriti
Macrobio - Vincenzo Di Matteo
Pacuvio - Paolo Rumetz
Fabrizio - Alessandro Svab
------------------------------------------------------------------
Compact Disc - Nuova Era 7132-33 {2CDS}
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1992 p.104 [RO]
Opera Now - March 1993 p.49
Fanfare - March-April 1993 P264
Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.67
Diapason - No.404 mai 1994 p.148
Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.70
Comments:- Record at performances in the Teatro Communale Modena with the baritone Claudio Desderi conducting (8, 10, 12 April 1992)
*********************************************************************
Conductor Bruno Aprea - 1993(LI)
Orchestra - Grazer Symphoniker
Chorus - Suk Chamber Chorus of Bratislava
Il Cavalier Giocondo - William Matteuzzi
La Marchese Clarice - Sara Mingardo
La Baronessa Aspasia - Elisabetta Gutierrez
Donna Fulvia - Maria Cristina Zanni
Il Conte Asdrubale - Pietro Spagnoli
Macrobio - José Fardilha
Pacuvio - Marco Camastra
Fabrizio - Gioacchino Zarrelli
------------------------------------------------------------------
Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 2179/80 {2CDS}
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - November 1996 p.47
Orpheus - November 1996 S.31
American Record Guide - March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.207
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.100 - Settembre 1996 p.96
Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 - dicembre 1996-gennaio 1997 p.140
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.37 [AV]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Martina Franca Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1993 p.106)
*********************************************************************
Conductor Alessandro De Marchi - 2001(LC)
Orchestra - Czech Chamber Soloists
Chorus - Czech Chamber Chorus
Il Cavalier Giocondo - Alessandro Codeluppi
La Marchese Clarice - Agata Bienkowska
La Baronessa Aspasia - Annarita Gemmabella
Donna Fulvia - Anke Herrmann
Il Conte Asdrubale - Raffaelle Costantini
Macrobio - Dariusz Machej
Pacuvio - Gioacchino Zarrelli
Fabrizio - Teru Yoshihara
------------------------------------------------------------------
Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.6600093-95 {3CDS} (2003)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2004 p.87, p.88 [RO]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.2 November/December 2004 p.265 [DLK]
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.58-S.59 [JP]
Diapason - No.516 juillet-aoüt 2004 pp.97-98 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - July 2004 p.59 [JA]
Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 p.101 [PT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.84 [MC]
Comments:- *Recorded at the Rossini Festival, Bad Wildbad. See OPERA December 2002 p.1460; ORPHEUS November 2001 S.20
*********************************************************************
Conductor Carlo Rizzi - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Prague Chamber Chorus
Il Cavalier Giocondo - Raúl Giménez
La Marchese Clarice - Carmen Oprisanu
La Baronessa Aspasia - Laura Brioli
Donna Fulvia - Patrizia Bicciré
Il Conte Asdrubale - Marco Vinco
Macrobio - Pietro Spagnoli
Pacuvio - Bruno De Simone
Fabrizio - Dariusz Machej
------------------------------------------------------------------
Compact Disc; - foné 10053 {2CDS} (2003)�; Rossini Opera Festival ROF 11053 {2CDS}
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.65 (mention); Sep.+Okt. 2006 S.52 [IW]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Rossini Festival, Pesaro (August 2002). The performance on 21 August 2002 is reviewed on the internet
*********************************************************************
Conductor Alberto Zedda - 2007(LC)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro Real, Madrid
Il Cavalier Giocondo - Raúl Giménez
La Marchese Clarice - Marie-Ange Todorovitch
La Baronessa Aspasia - Laura Brioli
Il Conte Asdrubale - Marco Vinco
Macrobio - Pietro Spagnoli
Pacuvio - Paolo Bordogna
------------------------------------------------------------------
DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0987 D (2007)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances in the Teatro Real, Madrid (April 2007).
*********************************************************************
Conductor Jean-Christophe Spinosi - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Ensemble Matheus
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Il Cavalier Giocondo - José Manuel Zapata
La Marchese Clarice - Sonia Prina
La Baronessa Aspasia - Jennifer Holloway
Donna Fulvia - Laura Giordano
Il Conte Asdrubale - François Lis
Macrobio - Joan Martin-Royo
Pacuvio - Christian Senn
Fabrizio - Filippo Polinelli
------------------------------------------------------------------
DVD (Video) - Naïve V 5089 (2007)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La pietra di paragone by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.738; GIUDICI p.683 (2) p.1142
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra Magazine - No.23 novembre 2007 pp.81-82 [RM]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performaces in the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris (January 2007).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
OperaDiscography