PAISIELLO; GIOVANNI

Paisiello: Piano Ctos/Nicolosi

David Hurwitz

What is it about booklet-note writers that leads them to make the most ridiculous claims regarding both the music and the performers? How about this:

Paisiello: Le due contesse; Duello comico

Robert Levine

Here are two comic operas by Paisiello, taped live in July, 2002 at the Martina Franca Festival. In Le due contesse, when the Countess and

Paisiello: Il Divertimento dei Numi

Robert Levine

Paisiello composed music from 1764 to 1808, with more than 80 operas to his credit. This little 72-minute “scherzo” (as it’s referred to in the

Paisiello: Barber

Robert Levine

Poor Paisiello! If only Rossini hadn’t come along and composed his incredibly inventive, witty, insightful, vocally acrobatic version of Il barbiere di Siviglia, we might

Paisiello’s Don Chisciotte C

Robert Levine

Because I normally can’t stand operas by Paisiello, what with their chirpy sopranos, blustering basso buffos, and endless recitatives, I approached this set with trepidation,