Don Giovanni - The Birth of Romantic Opera

That tragic, distressing D Minor which opens this immortal masterpiece projects us towards its most poignant scene, the hair-raising entrance of the Convitato di pietra, with its Wagnerian foreshadowing, and unsettling dramatic novelty.

Mozart's most compelling operatic effort is here offered in many favourite recordings of mine, followed by a handful of great releases of other popular titles, including my absolute favourite Clemenza di Tito - the composer's final accomplishment for the theatre...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni

Simon Keenlyside, Bryn Terfel, Uwe Heilmann,
Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Matti Salminen,
Carmela Remigio, Soile Isokosky, Patrizia Pace
Coro di Ferrara Musica & Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado
DGG 457 601-2 (1997) - Courtesy of Cecco

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ezio Flagello, Peter Schreier,
Alfredo Mariotti, Martti Talvela,
Birgit Nilsson, Martina Arroyo, Reri Grist
Chorus & Orchestra of the Prague National Theatre
Karl Böhm
DGG 429 870-2 (1967) - Courtesy of Cecco
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni

Sherrill Milnes, Walter Berry, Peter Schreier,
Dale Duesing, John Macurdy,
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Teresa Zylis-Gara, Edith Mathis
Wiener Staatsopernchor & Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm
DGG 477 5655 (1977) - Courtesy of Cecco
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni

Ingvar Wixell, Wladimiro Ganzarolli, Stuart Burrows,
Richard Van Allan, Luigi Roni,
Martina Arroyo, Kiri te Kanawa, Mirella Freni
Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Colin Davis
Philips 422 817-2 (1973) - Courtesy of Cecco
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni

Rodney Gilfry, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Christoph Prégardien,
Julian Clarkson, Andrea Silvestrelli,
Luba Orgonasova, Charlotte Margiono, Eirian James
The Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists
John-Eliot Gardiner
Archiv 445 870-2 (1994) - Courtesy of Cecco
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Don Giovanni

Eberhard Wächter, Giuseppe Taddei, Luigi Alva,