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Ildar Abdrazakov - Verdi

Ildar Abdrazakov (bass)

Orchestre Métropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Ildar Abdrazakov - Verdi

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Abdrazakov’s fine bass voice draws out the best in reflective pieces such as ‘D’Egitto la sui lidi’ from Nabucco and ‘Che mai vegg’io’ from Ernani…But he sometimes tends to sing the melody rather...

BBC Music Magazine, December 20193 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)

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Ildar Abdrazakov - Verdi

Ildar Abdrazakov (bass)

Orchestre Métropolitain, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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Abdrazakov’s fine bass voice draws out the best in reflective pieces such as ‘D’Egitto la sui lidi’ from Nabucco and ‘Che mai vegg’io’ from Ernani…But he sometimes tends to sing the melody rather...

BBC Music Magazine, December 20193 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)

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Never change a winning team – Ildar Abdrazakov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Orchestre Métropolitain came once again together to record Ildar’s first solo album on Deutsche Grammophon.

Throughout his career Verdi always played a big role in Ildar’s life and has accompanied him all along. He is noted for Verdi roles and has sung and will continue to sing almost all of the roles on this album on stage.

Ildar’s first Verdi role was Macbeth with Riccardo Muti in 2001 – this album will be released around his Salzburg Festival performances with Riccardo Muti (Verdi: Messa da Requiem).

The album includes famous hand-picked bass roles by Giuseppe Verdi.Ildar is currently one of the most well-known and in demand bass singers and has already performed at big opera houses in London, Munich, Paris, Berlin and Milan.

Contents and tracklist

Excerpt,Verdi: Attila
Work length7:48
“Uldino! Uldin! Mio Re!”
Track length1:48
"Mentre gonfiarsi l'anima"
Track length3:07
“Raccapriccio!”
Track length2:53
Excerpt,Verdi: Don Carlo
Work length10:55
"Ella giammai m'amò!"
Track length5:41
"Dormiro sol…"
Track length5:14
Excerpt,Verdi: Nabucco
Work length8:40
"Sperate, o Figli!"
Track length1:27
"D'Egitto là sui lidi"
Track length7:13
Excerpt,Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Work length5:57
"A te l'estremo addio"
Track length1:48
"Il lacerato spirito"
Track length4:09
Excerpt,Verdi: Oberto
Work length6:40
"Ei tarda ancor!"
Track length1:07
"L'orror del tradimento"
Track length3:14
"Ma tu, superbo giovane"
Track length2:19
Excerpt,Verdi: Nabucco
Work length5:38
"Vieni, o Levita!"
Track length2:36
"Tu sul labbro dei veggenti"
Track length3:02
Excerpt,Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani
Work length8:20
"O patria"
Track length3:15
"O tu, Palermo"
Track length5:05
Excerpt,Verdi: Luisa Miller
Work length5:22
"Che mai narrasti!"
Track length1:35
"Il mio sangue, la vita darei"
Track length3:47
Excerpt,Verdi: Macbeth
Work length4:37
"Studia il passo, o mio figlio"
Track length1:11
"Come dal ciel precipita"
Track length3:26
Excerpt,Verdi: Ernani
Work length7:00
"Che mai veggio"
Track length1:04
"Infelice!... e tuo credevi"
Track length2:58
"Infin che un brando vindice"
Track length2:58
Excerpt,Verdi: Don Carlo
Work length10:24
"Elle ne m'aime pas"
Track length5:23
"Je dormirai"
Track length5:01

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Awards and reviews

  • International Classical Music Awards
    2019
    Nominee - Vocal
  • Opus Klassik Awards
    2020
    Nominee - Male Singer of the Year 

December 2019

Abdrazakov’s fine bass voice draws out the best in reflective pieces such as ‘D’Egitto la sui lidi’ from Nabucco and ‘Che mai vegg’io’ from Ernani…But he sometimes tends to sing the melody rather than the drama…As we have come to expect from the conducting of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the orchestral sound is lithe, transparent and vividly theatrical.
3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording)

November 2019

The expectation of a black-hued, cavernous bass sound – à la Abdrazakov’s great compatriot Boris Christoff – is confounded early on...instead, [the Attila aria] reveals the vitality, smoothness and walnut-toned mellowness of Abdrazakov’s voice...The Canadian orchestra’s strings are vibrant and gutsy, and Nézet-Séguin pounces on some orchestral details with swagger and charm.
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