Vieni Con Me [CD-single] [Import]

1. Italian Spot Version

2. English Spot Version

3. Dj Maxwell Italian Pop Mix

4. Dj Maxwell English Pop Mix

5. Dj Maxmell Rmx

Customer Reviews:

Valuable compendium.......2007-01-24

This set is extremely valuable, not only as an overview of Dame Joans career but because it contains three complete LP sets that have been very hard to find. The sets are the 2 LP French opera (operetta) set, the Mozart album and the Wagner album. Although some of these do not show her to her best advantage (the Wagner set) they all have some very beautiful things and the French items are superb. The annotations and photos are interesting as well and there are some piano songs with Bonynge that are released here for the first time along with a scene from a live Covent Garden Norma.

Rareties available on CD at last!.......2006-03-29

While Joan Sutherland has recorded a number of impressive aria collections throughout the many years of her recording career, they tend to get lost in the shuffle of the countless reissues Decca/London has endlessly repackaged. While some of the original collections have appeared intact on CD--"The Art of the Prima Donna," "The Age of Bel Canto," "Love Live Forever" (her operetta collection that was originally titled "The Golden Age of Operetta"), to name a few--others are currently represented in the CD catalogue by only a few selections on discs that also include excerpts from complete opera recordings or duplicates of selections from other original collections. As a result, it has been impossible to assemble a CD collection of her recordings without a LOT of duplication, and some of the most interesting collections are still unavailable (e.g. "Command Performance" and "Serate Musicale").

While this newest set does include a lot of bits of this and that, ranging from her very first LPs to excerpts from complete recordings most Sutherland fans already have and a few "live" performances, what is perhaps most significant about it is that it features the complete contents of the "Sutherland Sings Wagner" LP--a real repertoire departure for her--and the double-LP album called "French Opera Gala" (in the U.S.--the British title was "Romantic French Arias"), neither of which, to the best of my knowledge, has been available on CD before. "Opera News" magazine once ran an article in which they asked various stars to name the one album that they felt best represented their artistry for future generations, and Dame Joan selected the "French Opera Gala," so for Sutherland fans, this is a long-awaited treat.

I'm not going to waste space saying how miraculous I consider Dame Joan's artistry. If you are familiar with her work already, you know whether you adore her or not; and if you aren't, this massive set is probably not the best place to start (that would be "The Art of the Prima Donna" album that introduced her to most listeners decades ago)--especially since this newest set doesn't contain the lyrics, a must for newcomers. Let's hope Decca/London gets around to releasing the rest of her recordings intact instead of endlessly scrambling and repackaging the same selections over and over.

Heavenly.......2006-01-31

I first heard of Dame Sutherland while on the internet while listening to a internet radio station. I was instantly a fan, her control, technique, and tone is perfectly executed and rivals the equally fantastic Maria Callas. She has a powerful voice and presence that will evoke every emotion from her listeners. Highly recommended to all Opera Diva fans.

WHO ELSE CAN SING LIKE THIS TODAY?.......2005-04-10

This is Decca's second multi disc evaluation of this fantastic singer's long career and many recordings. True that a lot on the first set is duplicated here, but there are a few exceptions here and there that make it a worthy addition. Of particular interest are the very early items of Handel and Italian baroque arias, some forgotten song recordings and a live performance of the duet from Norma. It can't be said too many times - who can sing like this today? For sheer vocalism it's hard to find anyone on the same wavelength. This set will give very young opera goers an idea of what they missed.

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Mostly nice selections sung well
Painful introduction to Salieri
Bartoli- The Most Important Voice of Our Age
Genius! Sheer genius!
A revelation!

Cecilia Bartoli - The Salieri Album
Antonio Salieri , Adam Fishcer , and Cecilia Bartoli
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ASIN: B0000A01J6
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

Questo guajo mancava...Son qual lacera tartana (La secchia rapita)
Che dunque!...Or ei con Ernestina...Ah sia gia (La Scuola dei gelosi)
Vi sono sposa e amante (La Fiera di Venezia)
Voi Lusingate invano lo smarito cor mio...Misera abbandonata (Palmira, Regina di Persia)
E void a buon marito...Non vo gla che vi suonino (La Cifra)
Alfin son sola...Sola e mesta (La Cifra)
Dopo pranzo addormentata (Il Ricco d'un glorno)
No, non cacillera...Suelle mi temple (La secchia rapita)
Lungi da me sen vada quella veste fatal...Dunque anche il cielo...Contro un'alma sventurata (Palmira, Regina di Persia)
Se lo dovessi vendere (La Finta scema)
Eccomi piu che mai...Amor pletoso Amore (Il Ricco d'un Glorno)
La ra la (La Grotta di Trofonio)
E non degg'io seguirla!...Forse chi sa...Vieni a me sull'ali d'oro (Armida)

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Antonio Salieri is, unfortunately, best known as Mozart's great Viennese rival. Some of his work has appeared on recordings, and he was clearly an interesting composer of well-crafted, entertaining music. But now that a singer with the stature and prodigious gifts of Cecilia Bartoli has undertaken an entire CD of his opera arias, he may just become a quasi-household name. Here he proves himself a composer who wrote for virtuosos; Bartoli is nothing if not a vituoso. And, indeed, this CD opens with an impressive bang: An aria from La secchia rapita features a wild vocal line complete with wild coloratura, huge leaps, a range from low G to high D flat (Bartoli flirts more and more with the soprano range while using her chest register even more forcefully!), and vast dynamic changes accompanied by a full orchestra augmented with grand, martial trumpets. Other arias--one from Palmira, Regina di Persia, for example--are more introspective and are spun out with a graceful, seamless legato and seemingly endless pianissimo. Everything one loves about Bartoli is here: the intensity, absolute fluidity in execution, breath control, glorious trill, the ability to whisper or holler, and an identification with the character she's portraying which makes the situation credible and involving for the listener. At the same time, we can't overlook a tendency to overstatement and exaggeration and a breathiness to some of the delivery which can be an annoying mannerism. But where else can one get such excitement and commitment coupled with an irresistible charm in a singer so clearly at her peak? Most/all of the arias and operas here are virtually unknown; this CD whets our appetites for more Salieri. The accompaniments are as superbly thought-out and played as one would hope for--the wacky pizzicato strings and solo wind and brass lines in an aria from La Cifra, for instance, will delight. Bartoli fans and fans of great singing should not wait another moment before ordering this. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Mostly nice selections sung well.......2007-03-07

This CD features many delightful selections of Salieri's music, expertly performed by Ms. Bartoli and by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Anyone who likes Bartoli, and most people (non-experts) who like Mozart, would enjoy this album. The slower pieces, such as "Ah sia gia" and "Lungi da te" are especially beautiful.

That said, some of the selections seem to drag on (Salieri's fault). After a while listening, one just gets the feeling that "Vi sono sposa e amante" should have ended already, and the same goes for "Sulle mie tempie."

Painful introduction to Salieri.......2006-10-27

Ms. Bartoli is one of the great mezzos of our recent era, and her voice used to delight me, especially in the repertoire of Rossini, Mozart, & Handel sung by other great mezzos like Teresa Berganza.
Unfortunately, the voice that used to move so smoothly and accurately through florid passages is entirely absent here, and I have no explanation or understanding for the fervent praise bestowed upon this CD by others.
It is, in short, a travesty.
Bartoli emits the most painful and harsh pecking sounds......listening to just ONE of the tracks all the way through is a test of willpower and endurance! Granted, as someone else pointed out, these Salieri pieces are not an ideal choice for Bartoli, which explains some of the discomfort, but there is no way to excuse the vocalization that permeates the entire disc.
Sadly, this is a recording that should never have been released, and is a mockery of what the bel canto voice used to be.

Bartoli- The Most Important Voice of Our Age.......2006-02-27

Cecilia Bartoli is not only noteworthy for her unique voice, but for her contributions to musical study. She seems to be effectively and singlehandedly changing the face of how we approach music history with her recordings. This is why this recording is important.

She has been recording rare arias from operas which have dropped out of common repetoire for centuries. She has unearthed forgotten operas of great musical innovators such as Glueck and Vivaldi, and now Salieri. And due to what she achieves here, I will happily put "Salieri Album" in a rank next to my most prized Mozart records.

It seems as though Mozart dominates today's ouvre as the sole Classical Period composer of opera, but it was composers like Vincente Martin y Soler and Antonio Salieri who dominated the scene. Salieri was also just as innovative as Mozart. Works such as the overture to "Cesare in Farmacusa" harbor proto-Beethovenian storms, while his opera "Axur," in it's ahead-of-its-time construction, look foreward to the music-dramas of Wagner. These days, we look mainly at Mozart and his Donna Anna or Queen of the Night as THE voices of the Classical Period, but when you consider the bigger picture, Salieri's heroines, especially those the Cecilia Bartoli electrifyingly portrays on this record, equate or exceed what we might hear from Mozart in technical demand and overall beauty (Take for example the first track on this record).

With Cecilia Bartoli, opera is never boring. Some might thing she overacts, but is opera not essentially a fusion of music and drama? In this respect, Signora Bartoli is the perfect voice to define our generation, a generation which is looking to expand its musical horizons by exploring operas of more obscure composers. It is a relief that she knows how to bring her roles to LIFE. This is why her mission to revive these works has been so succesful. She has people interested.

As for the composer himself, Salieri was without a doubt, the most influential on the upcoming Romantic Period, even more so than Mozart. Notable names who had their musical education nurtured under Salieri's wing include Schubert, Weber, Beethoven, Mozart's son Franz Xaver, and even Liszt. It really is unfortunate that Pushkin and Peter Shaffer have pinned against Mozart, a composer who Salieri admired and had good relations with, according to letters.

The recording quality is excellent, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment compliments Bartoli's voice perfectly. Adam Fisher, furthermore, has a difficult task since much of this recording is world-premiere material. However, he presents the material as vividly as though they have never left the repetoire.

Buy this recording. I believe Signora Bartoli has set out on something great, and "Salieri Album" will have a ripple effect in the music world. I love this release.

Genius! Sheer genius!.......2005-12-19

Cecilia Bartoli is known for recording unfamiliar music. Here she recorded arias by Mozart's great rival Salieri and how beautifully she does it. She finds the right colours for every single piece, combined with her brilliant technique you get a feast of tasteful singing that will take your breath away! Buy it!

A revelation!.......2005-04-05

I came rather late to this CD. Am I the only one who saw "Amadeus" and came out wanting to hear more of the music of Salieri?

Ms Bartoli brings a her wonderful skills to the recording of some feriously difficult arias and proves up to the task. I know that some people have commented on flaws in her singing or the recording but the the joy of the album is the journey of discovery....each track is an adventure and a revelation.

A revelation of two great musical talents in top form ..Bartoli and Salieri.

Salieri's music is technically sophisticated and he wrote some truly glorious music for the female voice.

I can only recommend this to any lover of music.

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A must if you love Mozart Opera
Great CD but beware!
A MUST-BUY treasure trove!

Mozart: The Concert Arias

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ASIN: B0000042GL
Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

K272: 'Ah, lo previdi!...Ah, t'invola,'
K583: 'Vado, ma dove? oh Dei!'
K79: 'Oh, temerario Arbace!...Per quel paterno amplesso'
K582: 'Chi sa, ch sa, qual sia'
K490: 'Non piu. Tutto ascoltai..Non temer'
K528: 'Bella mia fiamma, addio!...'
K383: 'Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gonner!'
K580: 'Schon lacht der holde Fruhling'
K78: 'Per pieta, bell'idol mio'
K369: 'Misera, dove son?...Ah! non son io che parlo'
K579: 'Un moto di gioia'

Tracks:

K496a: 'Basta, vincesti...Ah, non lasciarmi'
K578: 'Alma grande e nobil core'
K374: 'A questo seno deh vieni...Or che il cielo a me ti rende'
K83: 'Se tutti i mali miei'
K217: 'Voi avete un cor fedele'
255: Ombra felice!...lo ti lascio
K77: 'Misero me!...Misero pargoletto'
K577: 'Giunse alfin il momento...Al desio di chi t'adora'
K82: 'Se ardire e speranza'

Tracks:

K23: Conservati fedele
K505: Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer amato bene
K88: Fra cento affanni
K74b: Non curo l'affetto
K294: Ah! spiegarti, oh Dio
K119: Der Liebe himmlisches Gefuhl
K294 (Version 1): Alcandro, lo confesso... Non so d'onde viene
K294 (Version 2): Non so d'onde viene
K538: Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle

Tracks:

K368: Ma che vi fece, o stelle... Sperai vicino il lido
K416: Mia speranza adorata!... Ah non sai qual pena sia
K418: Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!
K419: No, che non sei capace
K70: A Berenice... Sol nascente
K316: Popoli di Tessaglia!... lo non chiedo, eterni Dei
K21: Va, dal furor portata
K209: Si mostra la sorte
K210: Con ossequio, con rispetto
K431: Misero! O sogno... Aura, che intorno spiri

Tracks:

K368: Clarice cara mia sposa
K416: Se al labbro mio non credi
K418: Or che il dover... Tali e cotanti sono
K419: Per pieta, non ricercate
K433: Manner suchen stets zu naschen (Warnung)
K539: Ich mochte wohl der Kaiser sein!
K513: Mentre ti lascio, oh figlia
K432: Cosi dunque tradisci... Aspri rimorsi atroci
K541: Un bacio di mano
K512: Alcandro, lo confesso... Non so d'onde viene
K584: Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo
K612: Per questa bella mano

Customer Reviews:

Excellent product and service!.......2005-09-11

Love the product and received it record time overseas. Thank you!

A must if you love Mozart Opera.......2002-04-06

The LA Reviewer said it all and I totally agree. The sound is wonderful and singing top notch. A great discovery and a must for any opera collector. Mozart gets better the more you listen to his opera compositions - the set contains many of the outstanding arias not always done in concert but which are lovely and some rediscoveries. Also, our recent loss of Winbergh makes this a buy as we don't have alot of recordings of his beautiful tenor voice. This set features him on 4 arias and his Mozart singing is truly outstanding. This set of 5 CD's a great value and highly recommended.

Great CD but beware!.......2002-02-24

This has to be the ultimate compendium of these undeservedly neglected arias. Many of the arias themselves rival the most glorious moments in the operas, and some of them, particularly the high soprano arias, are highly-charged vocal stuntfests that have to be heard to be believed.

This set has much to recommend it but does have one major technical flaw. Every copy that I have heard (and that is several) has a skip near the end of Track 10 of Disc 1. It seems to be part of the master and many listeners will be able to live with it, but I do wish that producers would take the time to fix a defect like this for such a significant musical document. Purists beware!

A MUST-BUY treasure trove!.......1999-09-04

Can't get enough of sublime Mozartian aria music? This complete compilation of concert arias should be part of every Mozart lover's collection, especially as a supplement to better known opera arias. There are gems among the concert collection that challenge even the loveliest of Mozart's better known operatic work. I can't say this is the only version of the concert arias ever to buy... the more versions I hear, the more I love the different interpretations. But if you're only going to sample one set, this could be the winner. The singers represented are masters of the Mozart craft; one virtuoso piece after another - for five discs, each over an hour long! The arrangement of voices, mostly soprano (since they sing the originally castrati arias as well), is also wonderful; no one sound is heard for too long before a very different one takes its place to give a contrasting flavor. And they're all in top form: Kiri Te Kanawa with her trademark creamy mildness is followed by Edita Gruberova's agile, silver-haunted coloratura. Teresa Berganza, whom I usually link with mezzo roles, is a tour de force of golden warmth; her Ch'io mi scordi de te? on disc 3 (piano accompaniment originally played by Mozart himself) is magnificent and deserves special note. Krisztina Laki and Elfriede Hobarth were lesser known to me; both are quite fine, although Laki's crystal sweetness is stronger and more pitch-perfect than Hobarth's, particularly in the highest notes of some mind-boggling musical phrases. The final 1.5 discs are handed to the men; Gosta Winbergh sings the tenor arias with heroic beauty and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Fernando Corena as the bass-baritones are simply the richly toned legends one would expect. A very nice booklet with notes, lyrics and translations to each aria is included. It's a marvelous set; one of my favorite discoveries.

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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

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ASIN: B00006L6Y7
Release Date: 2003-02-25

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Tribute to Peter Maag
Mozart , Beethoven , Schumann , Mendelssohn , and Maag
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ASIN: B00007KMRQ
Release Date: 2004-02-24

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Excellent introduction to Tebaldi's art
Wonderfull
Classic Renata

Classic Puccini Recordings
Puccini , and Tebaldi
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ASIN: B00006IU8W
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Album Details

Italian Soprano Renata Tebaldi was One of the Most Important Post-war Sopranos to Tackle a Wide Range of Puccini Roles, and During the 1950s She Recorded Several Complete Opera Recordings. Some of the Operas were Recorded Twice — in Mono and Then in Stereo. Amongst Those which Tebaldi Committed to Disc in the Recording Studio on Two Occasions Must Be Included La Bohème and Madama Butterfly. It is the Earlier, Mono Recordings of These Two Operas which Are Included Here and They Reveal a Fresh-voiced Tebaldi in Recordings Which, Despite the Stereo Remakes, have Stood the Test of Time.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent introduction to Tebaldi's art.......2005-09-29

This set covers the entire productive years of Tebaldi's recording career. Turandot, Butterfly and Boheme are from her earlier career while Tosca is from her later career. Since this Tosca recording is now out of print and is somewhat hard to find, this recording itself almost worth the cost of the set. In Turandot, you will find Tebaldi at her fresher voice, lovely and melting. Eventhough I would still rate Callas' first recorded Tosca as my first choice, this Tosca comes very close. Enjoy.

Wonderfull.......2005-08-19

Fantastic recordings at a very good price. Tebaldi and Del Monaco rule. You should definetely own this set.

Classic Renata.......2005-03-16

To say that these 12 disks contain some of the finest singing ever committed to disk is no exaggeration, but a simple statement of fact. Historical fact. In the 100 years (more or less) that Puccini operas have been around, only a few sopranos in each generation have been the equal of Renata Tebaldi. One cannot objectively say that anyone has surpassed her. Some opera lovers find her peerless in many of these performances. Personal tastes in singers vary, but no one ever sang these roles better. Few anywhere nearly so well. There is not a single note on any of these recordings that is not heartfelt to the core of her being. Like Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, she was luminous, gargantuan in her talent that personified an age. This is one of the great compilations.

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Royal treatment of rare repertoire

The Salieri Album [Hybrid SACD]

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ASIN: B0000AF0YT
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Son Qual Lacera Tartana
Or Ei Con Ernestina...Ah Sia Gia
Vi Sono Sposa E Amante
Voi Lusingate Invano...Misera Abbandonata
E Voi Da Buon Marito...Non Vo' Gia Che Vi Suonimo
Alfin Son Sola...Sola E Mesta
Dopo Pranzo Addormentata
NoL Non Vacillera...Sulle Mie Tempie
Lungi Da Me Sen Vada...Contro Un'alma Sventurata
Se Lo Dovessi Vendere
Eccomi Piu Che Mai...Amor, Pietoso Amore
La Ra La
E Non Degg'io Seguirla...Lungi Da Te...Forse, Chi Sa? Veranno...Vieni A Me Sull'ali D'oro

Customer Reviews:

Royal treatment of rare repertoire.......2004-08-02

About as good a way to promote little known music as can be hoped for. Top notch performances from all involved in glorious SACD sound. Looking forward to more of the same!

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A record to cherish.
The first recording of Gluck's opera by Glyndebourne and well rememorable!

Orfeo & Euridice (Abridged)
Gluck , Ferrier , Stiedry , and Glyndebourne Festival
Manufacturer: Dutton Labs UK
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ASIN: B0000666B2
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

Chorus 'Ah, Se Intorno A Quest'urna Funesta'
Recitative 'Amici, Quel Lamento'
Recitative 'Euridice! Euridice! Ah! Questo Nome Sanno'
Aria 'Piango Il Mio Ben Cosi'
Recitative 'Voi Del Regno Delle Ombre'
Aria 'Dalla Cetra Tua Dolci Tuoni'
Aria 'Gli Squardi Trattieni'
Recitative 'Che Disse? Ch'Ascoltai?'
Prelude
Chorus 'Chi Mai Dell'erebo'
Solo & Chorus 'Deh! Placatevi Con Me'
Chorus 'Misero Giovane, Che Vuoi, Che Mediti?'
Ballet & Chorus John Francis (Flute)
Aria 'E Quest'asilo Ameno E Grato'
Aria 'Che Puro Ciel!'
Chorus 'Torna, O Bella, Al Tuo Consorte'
Recitative 'Ah! Vieni O Diletta'
Duet 'Vieni Con Me O Cara'
Recitative 'Ah, Dovess'lo Saper'
Aria & Duet 'Che Fiero Momento!'
Recitative 'Ah! Per Me Il Duol Ricomincia'
Aria 'Che Faro Senza Euridici?'
Recitative 'Il Duol Del Cuore Mio'
Chours 'Trionfi Amore'
Trio 'Gaudio, Gaudio Son Al Cuore'
Ballet & Final Chorus

Customer Reviews:

A record to cherish........2004-06-24

Had Fate not decreed otherwise, the legendary Kathleen Ferrier would have had the opportunity of recording her finest role of Orfeo - in full - on LP, thus superseding this Glyndebourne production but, tragically, her life was cut short in 1953, when long-playing microgroove recordings were just starting to come into their own.
However, this beautifully remastered CD of the recording made in June 1947 is still a joy to hear, and despite the abridgements, occupied seven 78rpm discs in the days when a handtruck was needed to shift a 'complete opera' set (I believe Don Giovanni ran to 24 discs)!
In this Italian Ricordi version - which is actually much closer to Gluck's 1774 Paris revision of Orph?e et Eurydice (for tenor) than the later Berlioz adaptation - the tempi are surprisingly acceptable for the time and compare more than favourably with the recent 'authentic' Minkowski Orph?e released on Archiv. While the necessary cuts are regrettable - although the Act I 'Addio, addio o miei sospiri' would've challenged Ferrier's coloratura abilities - the omission of the too well-known Dance of the Furies from Act II was no loss!
In the days when even the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, performed their repertoire in English, Ferrier and her colleagues' Italian (specially learned for the production) sounds a little mannered, but that is unimportant and certainly doesn't effect the quality of the singing.
I have many examples of Gluck's greatest opera, ranging from the original 1762 Orfeo, through the 1774 Paris, 1859 Berlioz and now 1889 Ricordi (back to Orfeo) and Kath Ferrier's performance has quickly become one of my favourites, ranking with those of tenors L?opold Simoneau and David Hobson, and well ahead of the recent Richard Croft/Marc Minkowski effort.
Whatever the perceived shortcomings - technical and otherwise - to modern ears, this is a precious example of a great artist in her greatest role and we are fortunate that it is now available intact on CD.

The first recording of Gluck's opera by Glyndebourne and well rememorable!.......2004-02-05

This recording of Gluck's masterpiece would never be a dissappointment to the listener. Though the conductor tends to quaver the rhythms a great deal and the numbers may not sound so smoothly run. The changing of Kathleen's Italian was an error for the conductor's part. He seemed to be overly critical of Kathleen's style and vocal talents. The other two ladies sing the parts to satisfactory degree. I don't mind the cutting and the abridging. I wished Dutton would have produced more abridged Gluck operas.

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Antonio Magini Coletti

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Lebendige Vergangenheit: Antonio Magini Coletti

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Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

Lucrezia Borgia: Vieni La Mia Vendetta
Dinorah: Sei Vendicata Assai
Rigoletto: Figlia! Mio Padre!
Rigoletto: Ah! Veglia O Donna
Rigoletto: Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata
Aida: A Te Grave Cagion M'Adduce
Carmen: Con Vio Ber Mi Fia Caro
Lakme: Lakme, Quel Ciglio A Me Si Vela
Il Guarany: Senza Tetto, Senza Cuna
Falstaff: Alfin T'Ho Colto Raggiante Fior
La Boheme: Entrata Di Schaunard
La Dannazione Di Faust: C'Era Una Volta
La Dannazione Di Faust: Su Queste Rose
Lucia Di Lammermoor: Cruda Funestra Smania
La Favorita: A Tanto Amor
Faust: Dio Possente, Dio D'Amor
Faust: Tu Puio La Spada Frangere
La Traviata: Di Provenza Il Mar
La Forza Del Destino: Urna Fatale Del Mio Destino
Otello: Credo In Un Dio Crudel
Musica Proibita
La Danza
Non M'Ama Piu

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RCA MET 100 Singers, 100 Years

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003FFT
Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

Ardon Gl'Incensi (Mad Scene) - Marcella Sembrich
Vissi D'arte - Emma Eames
Devant La Maison (Serenade) - Pol Plancon
Les Tringles Des Sistres (Gypsy Song) - Emma Calve
A Vos Jeux, Mes Amis (Mad Scene) - Nellie Melba
All'erta, Marinar: II Vento Cangia!; Adamastor, Re Dell'acque - Giuseppe Campanari
O Pretres De Baal (Prison Scene) - Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Come Paride Vezzoso - Antonio Scotti
Jo-Ho-Hoe!; Traft Ihr Das Schiff (Senta's Ballad) - Johanna Gadski
Vecchia Zimarra - Marcet Joumet
Voce Di Donna - Louise Homer
Rachel, Quand Du Seigneur - Enrico Caruso
Se In Voi Cotanto Forte Fosse L'amor' I1 Cor Nel Contento - Geraldine Farrar, Hermann Jadlowker
It Is Almost Midnight (Sung In German) - Emmy Destinn
Eri Tu - Pasquale Amato
Ed Io Non Ne Godevo; Sempre Cosi - Frances Alda
Mein Vater! (Amfortas' Prayer) - Clarence Whitehill

Tracks:

Qual Fiamma Avea Nel Guardo!; Stridono Iassu (Ballatella) - Alma Gluck
Lunge Da Lei; Dei Miei Bollenti Spiriti - John McCormack
Caro Nome - Luisa Tetrazzini
Tutto Tace (Cherry Duet) - Miguel Fleta, Lucrezia Bori
Lontano Eco Della Mia Giovinezza (Lenski's Air) - Giovanni Martinelli
E Il Di Che Zar Saro (Garden Scene) - Paul Althouse, Margarete Ober
Di Provenza Il Mar - Giuseppe De Luca
Pace, Pace, Mio Dio! - Rosa Ponselle
Mi Batte Il Cor; O Paradiso - Beniamino Gigli
Bellah! Capretta Adorata; Si Carino (Slumber Song) - Amelita Galli-Curci
Gluck, Da Mir Verblieb (Marietta's Lied) - Maria Jeritza
Largo Al Factoum - Titta Ruffo
Una Parola Sola; Or Son Sei Mesi - Edward Johnson
Sieh' Evchen! Dacht' Ich Doch - Friedrich Schorr, Elisabeth Rethberg

Tracks:

Meco All'altar - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
Nay, Marcus, Lay Him Down - Lawrence Tibbett
Regnava Nel Silenzio - Toti Dal Monte
Dir Tone Lob - Lauritz Melchior
Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra - Ezio Pinza
Depuis Le Jour - Grace Moore
Depuis Heir Je Cherche; Que Fais-Tu? - Gladys Swarthout
Salut A Toi (Hymnn To The Sun) - Lily Pons
Adina Quest'oggi; Adina Credimi - Tito Schipa
Ah, Malgre Moi - Rose Bampton
Je Suis Seul!; Ah! Fuyez, Douce Image - Richard Crooks
I Know You Better; This Very Vivid Morn - Helen Jepson
Mild Und Leise (Liebestod) - Kirsten Flagstad
Pres Des Remparts De Seville (Seguidilla) - Bruna Castagna
So Its Es Denn Aus Mit Den Ewigen Gottern - Kerstin Thorborg
Giunse Alfin Il Momento; Deh Vieni, Non Tardar - Bidu Sayao
Einsam In Truben Tagen (Elsa's Dream) - Helen Traubel

Tracks:

La Mamma Morta - Zinka Milanov
Ah, Guai A Chi La Tocca!; Guardate, Pazzo Son - Jussi Njoerling, Enrico Campi
Ist Ein Traum - Rise Stevens, Erna Berger
O Saint Medaille; Avante De Quitter Ces Lieux - Leonard Warren
Clock Scene (Sung In Russian) - Alexander Kipnis
Elle A Fui, La Tourterelle! (Antonia's Romance) - Jarmila Novotna
Con Onore Muore (Death Of A Butterfly) - Licia Albanese
To Leave, To Break (Quintet) - Eleanor Steber, Rosalind Elias, Regina Resnik, Nicolai Gedda, Giorgio Tozzi, George Cehanovsky
Tombe Degli Avi Miei; Fra Poco A Me Ricovero - Jan Peerce
Oui, Pour Ce Soir; Je Suis Titania (Polonaise) - Patrice Munsel
Se Quel Guerrier; Celeste Aida - Richard Tucker
L'ho Abbandonato Senza Un Saluto; In Quelle Trine Morbide - Dorothy Kirsten
Felice Ancor; Per Me Giunto - Robert Merrill
Si, Pel Ciel - Ramon Vinay, Giuseppe Valdengo

Tracks:

Morgenlich Leuchtend Im Rosgen Schein (Prize Song) - Set Svanholm
Studia Il Passo; Come Ddal Ciel Precipita - Jerome Hines
Che Gelida Manina - Giuseppe Di Stefano
Ah, Non Giunge - Roberta Peters
Ecco Ridente - Cesare Valletti
Re Dell'abisso - Marian Anderson
Credo In Un Dio Crudel (Iago's Creed) - Tito Gobbi
O Figli, O Figli Miei! Ah, La Paterna Mano - Carlo Bergonzi
Una Macchia E Qui Tuttora (Sleepwalking Scene) - Leonie Rysanek, Gerhard Pechner, Carlotta Ordassy
Addio Del Passato - Anna Moffo
In Questa Reggia - Birgit Nilisson, Jussi Bjoerling
Recitar!; Vesti La Giubba - Jon Vickers
Give Me My Robe - Leontyne Price

Tracks:

La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee (Flower Song) - Franco Corelli
In Fernem Land - Sandor Konya
Ah! Tu Dei Vivere! Aida A Me Togliesti - Grace Brumbry, Placido Domingo
Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante - Mirella Freni
Mia Madre Aveva Una Povera Ancella (Willow Song) - Renata Scotto
Too Weak To Kill - Sherrill Milnes
Mi Chiamano Mimi - Montserrat Caballe
La Donna E Mobile - Alfredo Kraus
Stride La Vampa - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fia Dunque Vero; O Mio Fernando - Shirley Verrett
L'anima Ho Stanca - Placido Domingo
O Isis Und Osiris - Martti Talvela
Cruda Sorte, Amor Tiranno - Marilyn Horne
Come Scoglio Immoto Resta - Kiri Te Kanawa
Ave Maria - Katia Ricciarelli

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