COMPOSERS: Saint-Sa‘ns
LABELS: DG
ALBUM TITLE: Samson et Dalila
WORKS: Samson et Dalila
PERFORMER: Plácido Domingo, Elena Obraztsova, Renata Bruson; Orchestre de Paris/Daniel Barenboim
CATALOGUE NO: 477 5602
Barenboim conducts the ripest Samson on record with total conviction – has the Bacchanale ever sounded more adult? Domingo is on top form, though Obratsova, with gravel at the bottom of the voice and persistent vibrato, is an acquired taste.
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Barenboim conducts the ripest Samson on record with total conviction – has the Bacchanale ever sounded more adult? Domingo is on top form, though Obratsova, with gravel at the bottom of the voice and persistent vibrato, is an acquired taste.
Our rating
3
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:56 pm