Verdi Recordings 2

On this CD:

1. Il Trovatore, opera Quel suon, quelle preci
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Frances Alda

2. Il Trovatore, opera Se m'ami ancor...Ai nostri monti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Louise Homer

3. Il Trovatore, opera Se m'ami ancor...Ai nostri monti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Louise Homer

4. Il Trovatore, opera Se m'ami ancor...Ai nostri monti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Ernestine Schumann-Heink

5. La Traviata, opera Libiamo, libiamo
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Alma Gluck

6. Un ballo in maschera, opera Amici miei, soldati...La rivedrà nell'estasi
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Andre DeSegurola, Frieda Hempel, Leon Rothier

7. Un ballo in maschera, opera Dí tu se fedele
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso

8. Un ballo in maschera, opera Così scritto è lassù...É scherzo od è follia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Andre DeSegurola, Maria Duchene, Frieda Hempel, Leon Rothier

9. Un ballo in maschera, opera Forse la soglia attinse...Ma se m'è forza perderti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso

10. La forza del destino, opera Della natal sua terra...O tu che in seno agli angeli
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso

11. La forza del destino, opera Solenne in quest'ora
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso

12. La forza del destino, opera Nè gustare m'è dato un'ora...Sleale! Il segreto fu dunque violato?
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso

13. La forza del destino, opera Invano, Alvaro...Le minacce, i fieri accenti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Pasquale Amato

14. Don Carlo, opera Domanda al ciel...Dio, che nell'alma infondere
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Enrico Caruso, Antonio Scotti

Tracks:

Tu Non Mi Vuoi Piu Bene
Tosca - E Lucevan Le Stelle
Les Huguenots - Qui Sotto Il Ciel
Rigoletto - Questa O Quella
Rigoletto - La Donna E Mobile
L'Elisir D'Amore - Una Furtiva Lagrima
Aida - Celeste Aida
Tosca - Recondita Armonia
Tosca - E Lucevan Le Stelle
Cavalleria Rusticana - Siciliana
Pagliacci - Vesti La Giubba
Manon - II Sogno: Chiudo Gli Occhi
Mattinata
I Pescatori Di Perle - Mi Par D'udir Ancor
Don Pasquale Serenata - Com'e gentil
Carmen - Il Fior Che Avevi A Me
Les Huguenots - Bianca Al Par Di Neve Alpina
La Gioconda - Cielo E Mar!
Cavalleria Rusticana - Brindisi
Martha - M'appari Tutt'amor
La Boheme - Che Gelida Manina
Faust - Salut, Demeure Chaste El Pure
Il Trovatore - Di Quella Pira
La Favorita - Romanza: Spirito Gentil, Ne' Sogni Miei

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Recordings.......2002-01-26

Despite what anyone else says, the Naxos transfers and reissues of Caruso's complete recordings are wonderful! They seem to have taken GREAT care to ensure only the finest quality, and after purchasing vols 1 and 2 in this set, I can say that they do. And (unlike the other reissues by Pearl and RCA) the price is unbeatable! I highly suggest that any Caruso fan or vintage record buff pick up a set of these CDs.

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Excellent
At long last...to hear THAT voice again!!

Franco Corelli: The Unknown Recordings

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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The Very Best of Franco Corelli
Tebaldi and Corelli: Great Opera Duets
Franco Corelli: Voices of the Opera Series
Franco Corelli: Corelli in Concert
Franco Corelli - Songs and Arias

ASIN: B0000CG8EY
Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

Oh! Fede Negar Potessi...Quando Le Sere Al Placido
La Vita E Inferno... O Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli
O Figli, O Figli Miei!... Ah, La Paterna Mano
La Donna E Mobile
Merce, Diletti Amici... Come Rugiada Al Cespite... Oh, Tu Che L'alma Adora
L'amour, L'amour... Ah! Leve-Toi, Soleil
Ah! Tout Est Bien Fini... O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere
Che Gelida Manina
Nel Verde Maggio
Forse La Soglia Attinse... Ma Se M'e Forza Perderti
Di Quella Pira

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Franco Corelli was in a class by himself from the mid 1950s until the early '70s, when he was a leading tenor in most of the world's great opera houses. And to this day, no tenor voice has surfaced with such a huge, steely, brilliant top, dark, handsome middle and bottom--and sheer animal magnetism. His bad habits--scooping up to notes, aspirating vowels, holding on to high notes too long--would be a joy to hear again if the voice attached to them were as glorious as Corelli's. This short (45 minutes) CD contains arias never before released for one reason or another. They were recorded in '65 and '67, when the tenor was at his peak and if you've forgotten--or never experienced--his sound, the visceral excitement will knock you out. The Boheme and Trovatore selections each contain high Cs which just don't exist in any current tenor's throat, and elsewhere, his beautiful sound is always a joy--bad habits and all. The Le Cid and Forza arias are particularly thrilling. And the price is absolutely right. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2003-12-28

Franco Corelli has some lovely moments in this CD. It is amazing that it was not released long time ago for the minor musical mistakes that rarely occur.

There are two arias which were sung to pre-recorded orchestra (recorded for another tenor of the time). This restraint lends a whole new and wonderfully musical quality to Corelli's work.

He has a roaring quality to his voice that I enjoy and this CD captures it fully. A rare and appropriate buy for Corelli fans.

At long last...to hear THAT voice again!!.......2003-10-22

These recordings, recorded in London in 1967 (with the exception of two pieces, recorded there in 1965), bring THAT voice to us again...in all its virile glory! These extraordinary selections, delayed in their release to the public in that Maestro Corelli wanted to do additional work on them (but never did), demonstrate why fans consider Corelli the premier tenor of the twentieth century! While Maestro Corelli recently passed away, leaving his loyal fans bereft,...these recordings trumpet his musical genius and our gratitude and astonished response to him are, once again, beyond expression! Bravissimo!!!

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So you thought the ocarina was only a toy!

The Classic Ocarina

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

So you thought the ocarina was only a toy!.......2004-12-04

The Chuckerbutty Ocarina Quartet proves here that good musicianship and lots of fun can co-exist sensationally. For an ear sated with the standards this CD will jog you out of the rut while it shows what can be done with an unconventional instrument. The Carnival of Venice variations is an awesome display of virtuosity, and very enjoyable as light music (between variations don't be surprised to hear a quote from some familiar classic). The Beethoven 5th will not go down as an historic interpretation, but it's fun! Overall the disk has variety, humor, and fine playing, and it's a great conversation piece. I recommend it with pleasure.

Enrico Caruso: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 10

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Caruso for a song.
Number Ten and Counting; And Simply the Best Caruso on CD

Enrico Caruso: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 10

Manufacturer: Naxos
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Caruso: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
Enrico Caruso: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 11
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 9
The Complete Recordings, Vol. 8
Enrico Caruso: The Complete Recordings, Vol. 6

ASIN: B0000BX5KY
Release Date: 2003-10-21

Album Description

When complete the Naxos Historical Caruso edition will constitute the complete cycle of all Caruso's recordings issued in chronological order, thus enabling the artistic development of this great artist to be followed in detail. In 1919, shortly after the period covered by this CD, Caruso was to celebrate his twenty-fifth year, yet in these recordings there is no sign of strain or wear on the voice at all, only the brilliant sounds that made Caruso world-famous and the first real operatic star of the gramophone.

Customer Reviews:

Caruso for a song........2004-03-15

In the liner notes provided with this CD, you will read that opera patrons during the years these recordings were made sometimes paid the equivalent of $1,000 to attend a Caruso performance. Modern marketing, Naxos, and restoration engineer Ward Marston allow us to hear 77 minutes of Caruso recordings for merely a fraction of this cost.

Doyen of reviewers J Scott Morrison has already given Volume 10 of the Naxos Complete Recordings of Enrico Caruso series a rave review, so I shall add only a few comments. Regarding track identification: the composer Faure to whom Track 1 is attributed is not Gabriel but the less well-known French composer J B Faure (1830-1914). The Tchaikovsky item in Track 4 is his Op 6, No 5. The starry quartet and sextet items (2 takes of each) are the ones to go for in the Caruso discography. They are (almost) debut recordings for his compatriot Amelita Galli-Curci, one of the few singers whose voice, like Caruso's, was wonderfully well caught by the acoustic recording process.

Number Ten and Counting; And Simply the Best Caruso on CD.......2003-11-08

Naxos, praise be, is issuing all of Caruso's known recordings in the order in which they were recorded. In this, the tenth of the series, we have reached the era which, for some of us, is the ne plus ultra as regards Caruso's depth of musicianship and richness of voice, 1916 to early 1917. Not long afterward his health began to ebb. But in this time period his tenor voice was at its most baritonal, his breath control inhuman, and his musicianship scrubbed of it earlier vulgarity. I know there are those who revel in the latter, but I'm not one of them. We also get several alternate takes that were not issued on 78 at the time of their recording--one of the opening of the Quartet from 'Rigoletto' that only goes to the point where the mezzo enters, another of the complete Lucia 'Sextet' with Amelita Calli-Curci, Giuseppe de Luca and Marcel Journet among others.

Of special interest here are the selections sung in French--with excellent diction, it must be said--Tchaikovsky's 'Pourquoi?,' and Lensky's aria from 'Eugène Onegin' (gorgeous!), as well as Godard's 'Chanson de Juin,' Saint-Saëns's 'Vois ma misère, hélas' from 'Samson et Dalila.' Best of all are the two arias from Bizet's 'Pearl Fishers': 'De mon amie, fleur endormie,' and especially an absolutely stunning 'Je crois entendre encore.'

Other highlights: the full Quartet from 'Rigoletto' with Galli-Curci, Flora Perini, and de Luca; 'M'appari' from Flotow's 'Martha' with a final B-flat that will knock your socks off (and SO much better than the version he recorded more than ten years earlier).

Fauré's 'Sancta Maria' sounds Italian, I must say. 'Santa Lucia' is just a tad hokey. But Caruso's own 'Tiempo antico' is delightful. Andrea Chenier's 'Come un bel di di maggio' is sung with delicacy, grace and ardor. There are a couple takes of a ditty ('L'alba separa dall luce l'ombra') by Tosti and another couple of popular songs by Castaldon and De Crescenzo.

Finally, two takes of an aria I'd never heard before from Anton Rubinstein's 'Nerone,' 'Ah! lumière du jour.' Caruso's trumpet-like high notes are really something here.

I've acquired all but two of the previous Caruso CDs on Naxos. I've also had earlier transfers of some of the material and I have to say that Naxos and their miracle man, Ward Marston, are doing an amazing job of presenting cleaned-up yet true-sounding transfers. Evviva!

TT=76:59

Tracks:

La Boheme: Quando m'en vo' (Musetta's Waltz Song) - Anna Moffo/Rolando Panerai/Carlo Badioli/Maria Callas/Giuseppe di Stefano/Manuel Spatafora...
Le Nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
Le Nozze di Figaro: Non so piu
Don Giovanni: Vedrai, carino
Die Zauberflote: Ach, ich fuhl's
Cosi fan tutte: In uomini, in soldati
Exsultate, jubilate, K.165: Allelujah
Lucia di Lammermoor: Il dolce suono... Ardon gl'incensi (Mad Scene)
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Una voce poco fa
I Puritani: Qui la voce... Vien, diletto
La Sonnambula: Ah! non credea mirarti... Ah! non giunge
Rigoletto: Gualtier Malde... Caro nome
La Traviata: E strano... Ah, fors' e lui... Sempre libera

Customer Reviews:

crystal beauty.......2007-07-22

Each time I listen this CD I am taken away by Anna Moffo's clear sweet voice. Her recording for La Boheme in this CD is one of the most beautiful versions ever recorded. Her voice is effortless and pure, with a translucent quality like a crystal lake.

Truly Bellissima.......2003-07-25

Anna Moffo has the most beautiful voive ever heared, anywhere, ever. The arias on this CD showcase her drop-dead-gorgeous tone quality, stellar technique, and versitility. She sings everything one wants to hear, from the classic Puccini war-horses that are sure to get stuck in one's head (especcially since she sings them with perfect fluidity) to bel canto stuff on which she shocks you with coloratura ability (listen to "Una voce poce fa"). Moffo is the most underrated opera star of the golden age; voices and stage-presences like hers are nearly impossible to find today. Skip the spiffy new Renee Flemming disk - buy "La Bellissima" and go slack-jawed.

Anna Moffo's voice is heaven sent!!!!!!.......1998-11-26

This recording is phenomonal! Anna makes the most challenging aria sound effortless. Her voice is nothing short of spectacular!

Beniamino Gigli: The Complete Victor Recordings, Vol. 3: 1929-32

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The Italian tenor voice of rare beauty - Gigli in his prime.

Beniamino Gigli: The Complete Victor Recordings, Vol. 3: 1929-32

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Beniamino Gigli: The Complete Victor Recordings, Vol. 2: 1926-28
Beniamino Gigli: The Complete Victor Recordings, Vol. 1: 1921-25

ASIN: B000001S40
Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

Notte Lunare
Marta (Martha): M'appari (Ach! So Fromm)
La Gioconda: Cielo E Mar!
I Pescatori Di Perle (Les Pecheurs De Perles): Mi Par D'Udir Ancora (Je Crois Entendre Encore)
I Pescatori Di Perle (Les Pecheurs De Perles): Mi Par D'Udir Ancora (Je Crois Entendre Encore)
L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
Se
Musica Proibita
Carmela
Vecchio Ritornello
Occhi Turchini
Mamma Mia, Che Vo Sape?
I Lombardi: Qual Volutta Trascorrere - Elisabeth Rethberg/Ezio Pinza
I Lombardi: Qual Volutta Trascorrere - Elisabeth Rethberg/Ezio Pinza
Attila: Te Sol Quest'anima - Elisabeth Rethberg/Ezio Pinza
Attila: Te Sol Quest'anima - Elisabeth Rethberg/Ezio Pinza
Marta
Quisiera Olvidar Tus Ojos
Eres Tu
Triste Maggio
Chanson Hindoue

Customer Reviews:

The Italian tenor voice of rare beauty - Gigli in his prime........2001-03-27

There are at least three good reason for recommending this CD. Firstly, the years represented in this CD probably saw Gigli in his prime. Eager to communicate, and aware of the emotional content of each item, he has the Italian tenor voice of rare beauty. Unfortunately, these were also the Depression years, and even a best-selling artist like Gigli was invited into American recording studios on only three occasions in 1930 and never in 1931. Everything he recorded for Victor from 1929 to 1932 is here.

Secondly, the quality of the Mark Obert-Thorn restorations brings these items before us in best possible condition. To collect vintage Gigli recordings is to know that recent reissues have frequently been disappointing. The voice, in these recent reissues, is often both ill-focused and hard-edged. A comfortable listening experience is assured here.

Thirdly, this selection offers several previously unissued takes. Unpublished takes of the Bizet aria and the two Verdi trios are provided. In each case, a first take was unissued.

Tracks:

Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): La Fatal Pietra
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): O Terra Addio
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): La Vestale: Tu Che Invoco
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): La Vestale: O Nume Tutelar
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): La Vestale: O Nume Tutelar
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): 'A Vucchella 'Arietta Di Posillipo'
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Luna D'estate
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Elegie
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Elegie
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Ave Maria 'Meditation on J.S. Bach's Prld in C'
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Standchen
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Aida: Ritorna Vincitor
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Aida: O Patria Mia
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): The Nightingale And The Rose
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Ser
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Good-bye
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Ave Maria
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Ernani: Ernani! Ernani, Involami

Tracks:

Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): La Forza Del Destino: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): La Forza Del Destion: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Eranani: Ernani! Ernani, Involami
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Songs My Mother Taught Me
Aida: Tomb Scene (Act IV Scene 2): Since I First Met Thee
La Forza Destino: Final Scene (Act IV Scene 7): Io Muoio!
La Forza Destino: Final Scene (Act IV Scene 7): Non Imprecare, Umiliati
La Forza Destino: Final Scene (Act IV Scene 7): Io Muoio!
La Forza Destino: Final Scene (Act IV Scene 7): Non Imprecare, Umiliati
La Forza Destino: Final Scene (Act IV Scene 7): Adia: Ritorna Vincitor
La Forza Destino: Final Scene (Act IV Scene 7): Il Trovatore: Miserere
La Forza Destino: Final Scene (Act IV Scene 7): Il Trovatore: Miserere
La Forza Destino: Final Scene (Act IV Scene 7): La Forza Del Destino: La Vergine Degli Angeli
Norma: Casta Diva: Sediziose Voci
Norma: Casta Diva: Ah! Bello A Me Ritorna 'Cabaletta'
Norma: Casta Diva: Norma: Mira, O Norma

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Rosa Ponselle was one of the greatest sopranos of the century and this superb collection of recordings from her prime makes that evident. Some have long been the standards against which all others are judged--the Aida tomb scene with Giovanni Martinelli, the Norma "Casta Diva," and much else. Her famous Norma duet, "Mia, o Norma," with Marion Telvey is here, still striking sparks. Lots of Verdi--the big arias and duets from Aida, Trovatore, and Ernani, all sung in a big, stunningly beautiful voice alive to textual nuances. The arias from Spontini's La Vestale are wondrous, but so are the parlor songs, the 1920s "crossover" equivalents. Marston includes several alternate takes, and the transfers are excellent. This should be a cornerstone of any operatic collection. --Dan Davis

Rosa Ponselle:The Victor Recordings (1923-1925)

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Rosa Ponselle:The Victor Recordings (1923-1925)

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ASIN: B000001S39
Release Date: 1995-11-22

Tracks:

Aida: O patria mia
Ernani: Ernani! Ernani, involami
Aida: Ritorna vincitor
Aida: Ritorna vincito
La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio
La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio
Otello: Piangea cantando nell`erma landa `Willow Song`
Otello: Ave Maria
Ernani: Ernani! Ernani, involami
La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio
Aida: Pur ti riveggo
Aida: La tra foreste vergine
Aida: La fatal pietra
Aida: La fatal pietra
Aida: O terra addio
Lullaby
Wiegenlied `Cradle Song'
Love's Sorrow

Tracks:

Good - Bye
Good - Bye
My Lovely Celia
Carme
Maria, Mari!
Serenade
Serenade
La Gioconda: Suicidio!
La Gioconda: Suicidio!
L`Africana: In grembo a me [Sur mes genoux]
L`Africana: In grembo a me [Sur mes genoux]
The Little Old Garden
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
My Old Kentucky Home
Home, Sweet Home
A Perfect Day
Old Folks At Home
Old Folks At Home
La Rosita
The Rosary
La Spagnola
Beloved

Elisabeth Rethberg: The Complete HMV, Parlophone and Victor Recordings (1927-34)

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Elisabeth Rethberg: The Complete HMV, Parlophone and Victor Recordings (1927-34)

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