The Golden Voice of Jose Carreras

On this CD:

1. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem) Ingemisco
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

2. La Traviata, opera Invitato a qui seguirmi ogni suo aver
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

3. Rigoletto, opera La donna è mobile
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

4. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera La Mia Letizia Infondere
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

5. Un ballo in maschera, opera La rivedra nella estasi
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

6. La Traviata, opera Libiamo...O qual pallor
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

7. La bohème, opera Marcello, Finalmente
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Jose Carreras

8. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera Mostro d'Averno orribile
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

9. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera No! No! Giusta causa
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

10. Luisa Miller, opera Oh! Fede negar potessi
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

11. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera Or s'Ascolti...All empio
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

12. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera Parricida!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

13. La Traviata, opera Prendi, quest'e l'immagine
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

14. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera Quest e mia tenda...Ti calma!
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Jose Carreras

Tracks:

La Boheme: Che gelida manina
TOSCA: Recondita armonia
TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
Turandot: Nessun dorma
L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Un Ballo in Maschera: Forse la soglia attinse
Rigoletto: Parmi veder le lagrime
Ernani: Come rugiada al cespite
II Trovatore: Di quella pira
La Battaglia di Legnano: La pia materna mano
Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
Werther: Je ne sais si je veille
Das Land des Lachelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
II Tedesco: Plaisir d'amour
Serse: Ombra mai fu
Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga
Caro mio ben

Tracks:

Misa Criolla: Kyrie
A vucchella
La Serenata
Marechiare
Malia
L'ultima canzone
Ideale
Non t'amo piu
Good-bye
Mattinata
O sole mio
Core 'ngrato
Funiculi, funicula
Torna a Surriento
Granada
La Danza
You Belong To My Heart
Because
West Side Story: Tonight
Be My Love
Because You're Mine
Cats: Memory

Customer Reviews:

A Collector's Item.......2007-03-09

This is a different voice than you hear on recordings of "The Three Tenors." Of course, it's his earlier years, but the light, lyrical quality of his voice is amazing. Thank goodness for recordings, and digital remastering. I love this CD.

STUPENDOUS!!!!.......2005-06-20

I have a Carreras-recording of Tosca from 1980 and up till now I thought it was the ultimate recording of "Recondita armonia" and "E lucevan le stelle". I honestly thought that no one could sing these arias better. And in a way I'm right. The only one that did it was himself - a few years earlier.....(The two arias in this "golden years cd" are taken from a -76 recording of Tosca). And after listening to these songs I can't imagine that anyone dare say that he is/was the weakest of the three tenors. In my opinion he possesses something that the others don't. (I won't tell you what it is - listen and find out yourself). Even if his voice has changed over the years (and I mean changed, not declined..) something remains unchangeable and that is his ability to evoke emotions. No one can deliver a line like him. And that's something that's going to stay with him forever, because what makes his singing so special comes from within. It's not dependent on the quality of the voice. But in the songs on this cd his voice is pure gold.

Even though I like the whole album, some of the songs on the first cd (which consists of operatic arias) stand out to me - like "Una furtiva lagrima", "donna non vidi mai", "vesti la giubba" and "nessun dorma" (Sorry Pavarotti - José is way ahead of you interpreting this song. It's not enough to sing it on full blast....) Here's also the loveliest rendition of "Forse la soglio attinse". In 1975 the audience at La Scala in Milan went absolutely crazy after he had sung this aria. I have a recording from that night and it sounds as if they are standing on their seats, cheering and applauding. And it's almost like I want to do the same myself after listening to his singing on this album. And in the song "dein ist mein ganzes hertz" he makes me believe that his whole heart really is mine......In my opinion Carreras has the best rendition of this song ever. No one else comes even close to this one. And I mustn't forget his "che gelida manina" from La Bohême. I have the -79 recording it's taken from and it's the ultimate Bohême ever.

The second cd has a "lighter" repertoire with songs from composers like Tosti, Cardillo, Lara and others. My personal favourites here are "Core n'grato", "Ideale" and "Granada". In my opinion no one sings these songs like Carreras. Or rather - no one sings like Carreras. Period!

His singing will no doubt give you goosebumps all over and make your hair stand on end. If not, I bet you're either a Pavarotti or Domingo-fan....

a great partial overview of an extraordinary career.......2005-04-09

Now a household name by being one of the Three Tenors alongside Pavarotti and Domingo, Carreras' finest recordings were actually done in the 1970s, when his voice had a brilliance and luster that few singers have equaled. Born in Spain in '46, Carreras was a child prodigy, and by his late 20s was a shining star in all the major opera houses. Tragically, in '87, he learned he had leukemia, a disease he battled and won, going on to greater fame than ever before.
Though his voice is powerful and full of beauty, those with keen ears will detect his voice losing a tiny bit of its magnificence starting in the early 80s, and one wonders if the stress and exhaustion of stardom contributed to this as well as to the illness, or whether it was because the seeds of leukemia were taking root.

CD One is the operatic disc, and the two most sublime cuts are both from '76, Puccini's "E lucevan le stelle" (Tosca), and Verdi's "Forse la scoglia attinse" (Un Ballo in Maschera). Another track I adore is the heavenly Lehar "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" (Das Land des Lachelns), from 1978, and few have performed this popular piece with more loveliness.
CD Two is in a lighter vein, and starts with a stupendous rendition of Ariel Ramirez' "Kirie" (Misa Criolla), sung softly and with extraordinary tenderness and artistry.
There are lots of heavenly melodic Italian songs, like "O Sole Mio", and a few in English like the song made famous by Lanza (who according to the liner notes, inspired Carreras to be a singer when he saw "The Great Caruso" at the age of six) "Be My Love " (Brodszky/Cahn).
The foldout insert has complete track list info and liner notes, and mention must be made of the incredible, sensitive sepia portrait of this handsome singer on the cover. Total playing time for CD One is 75'32, and for CD Two 75'47.
A must for Carreras fans, and anyone who appreciates the finest in operatic voices.

What a beauty!.......2005-01-13

This great double CD set shows us the true Carreras. All the great songs and arias are on this(although I would've liked to hear pourquoi me reveiller) and in pure Carreras style.
Some of the opera recordings are live, and that adds a lot to them. Both sides of the CDs have fantastic repetoire.
Definately a worthy buy!

He answered my SOS - with his soul.......2004-02-07

I came upon the genius of Mr. Carrera quite accidentally. I was in Warsovie (Warsaw), Poland. My purse was stolen, so I lay miserable and penniless and alone in the home of my Ex, with a copy of the Vampire Chronicles and Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground (only books in English). The maddening drone of the hydro-dam nearby moved me to turn on the radio to my favorite college station. I was no opera buff, so when they announced that they would cover some Enrique Caruso songs, I was panicked to find a station that I could relate to.

Jose Carrera covered the full gambit of Caruso's classics. They must've played him for 2 hours straight. I was mesmerized. I could have touched him and put his hand to my face, his voice was so close. He sang with such emotion and outcry that I wanted to take him into my arms and console him. "Damn" is all that I could verbalize, when the program ended.

Tracks:

Ingemisco (Requiem)
Invitato A Qui Seguirmi Ogni Suo Aver (La Traviata)
La Donna E Mobile (Rigoletto)
La Mia Letizia Infondere (I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata)
La Rivedra Nella Estasi (Un Ballo In Maschera)
Libiamo... O Qual, Pallor (La Traviata)
Marcello, Finalmente (La Boheme
Mostro D'Averno Orribile (I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata)
No! No! Giusta Causa (I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata)
Oh! Fede Negar Potessi (Luisa Miller)
Or S'Ascolti...All Empio (I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata)
Parricida! (I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata)
Prendi, Quest'e L'Immagine (La Traviata)
Quest E Mia Tenda... Ti Calma! (I Lombardi Alla Prima Crociata)

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Golden Voice of Jose Carreras
Jose Carreras
Manufacturer: Madacy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000DVQ8
Release Date: 1998-06-30

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