Sir Georg Solti - Verdi: Falstaff (2022)

Despite the importance of Verdi's last Opera, Falstaff does not have a discography comparable to that of La Traviata or Il Trovatore. From 1950 to 2000 the recordings concerning this opera are relatively few, and among these the 1963 version conduced by Georg Solti remains among those memorable.The great Hungarian conductor would then record it once again in the Nineties; however, the vocal cast of 1963 remains unrepeatable, made up of voices that would later become the legend of the Opera, except the protagonist, Geraint Evans, whom some critics have discussed in more than one occasion. Despite this, the vitality of the interpretation, the overwhelming comic charge and the beauty of the Decca sound of those years (it is no coincidence that the production was by John Culshaw) still make this version a milestone in Falstaff 's discography.

Track List:
Disc 1

1. Falstaff, Act I Pt. 1: Falstaff! (04:56)
2. Falstaff, Act I Pt. 1: Sei polli. Sei scellini (06:10)
3. Falstaff, Act I Pt. 1: Ehi! Paggio! Andate a impendervi (04:09)
4. Falstaff, Act I Pt. 2: Alice (06:39)
5. Falstaff, Act I Pt. 2: Pst ps, Nannetta (05:11)
6. Falstaff, Act I Pt. 2: Udrai quanto egli sfoggia (02:57)
7. Falstaff, Act II: Siam pentiti e contriti (01:03)
8. Falstaff, Act II: Revereza (06:33)
9. Falstaff, Act II: Signor, v'assista il cielo! (09:28)
10. Falstaff, Act II: È sogno o realtà? (05:38)
11. Falstaff, Act II: Presenteremo un bill (05:37)
12. Falstaff, Act II: Alfin t'ho colto (07:38)
13. Falstaff, Act II: Al ladro! (05:33)

Disc 2

1. Falstaff, Act III: Ehi!Taverniere! (05:57)
2. Falstaff, Act III: Reverenza. La bella Alice (07:31)
3. Falstaff, Act III: Non dubitar, tu sposerai mia figlia (02:02)
4. Falstaff, Act III: Dl labbro il canto (05:24)
5. Falstaff, Act III: Una, due, tre, quattro (03:16)
6. Falstaff, Act III: Ninfe! Elfi! Silfi! (05:48)
7. Falstaff, Act III: Alto là! (06:17)
8. Falstaff, Act III: Ogni sorta di gente dozzinale (02:14)
9. Falstaff, Act III: Ah! Ah! Ah! (01:36)
10. Falstaff, Act III: Tutto nel mondo è burla (03:07)