Verdi: Preludes; Ballet Music; Opera Choruses

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Album Summary

Performers

• John McCaw (Clarinet)
• Gordon Hunt (Oboe)
• Mirella Freni (Soprano)
• Dolora Zajick (Mezzo Soprano)

Conductor

• Muti, Riccardo

Ensembles

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• Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,

Composer

• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Notes & Reviews:

2013 will herald the start of Giuseppe Verdi's bicentennial year. To celebrate the occasion, EMI Classics presents Verdi: Preludes, Ballet Music K& Opera Choruses. The 2-CD set feature highlights from the various Verdi operas.

With his questing spirit, Verdi took an often innovative approach to the choral and orchestral components of his operas. In Nabucco, his first great success, the chorus of Hebrew slaves became a protagonist - and its 'Va, persiero' became Italy's honorary national anthem - while his overtures range from atmospheric introductions, for instance the haunting prelude to La traviata, to full-blown orchestral showpieces, such as the splendid sinfonia that opens La forza del destino.

Some of the greatest orchestras are featured in this set including the New Philharmonia Orchestra and the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala both under the direction of Riccardo Muti.

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Works Details

Verdi, Giuseppe : Nabucco :: Act 1. Gli arredi festive giù infranti

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Abanella, Milan (1991-07-01_1991-07-05&1991-)
• Running Time: 5 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1842

Verdi, Giuseppe : Nabucco :: Act 2. Chorus of Hebrew Slaves

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Abanella, Milan (1991-07-01_1991-07-05&1991-)
• Running Time: 4 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1842

Verdi, Giuseppe : I lombardi :: Act 3. Processional Chorus

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Abanella, Milan (1991-07-01_1991-07-05&1991-)
• Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1843

Verdi, Giuseppe : I lombardi :: Act 4. Chorus of Crusaders and Pilgrims

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Abanella, Milan (1991-07-01_1991-07-05&1991-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1843

Verdi, Giuseppe : Ernani :: Act 1. Evviva! Beviam!

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (1982-12-07&1982-12-11&1982-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1844
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Ernani :: Act 2. Esultiamo!

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (1982-12-07&1982-12-11&1982-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1844
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Ernani :: Act 3. Un patto! Un giuramento! Si ridesti il Leon di Castiglia

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1844

Verdi, Giuseppe : Attila :: Prelude

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1846

Verdi, Giuseppe : Attila :: Prologo. Urli, rapine, gemiti, sangue

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1846

Verdi, Giuseppe : Attila :: Prologo. Viva il ré ale mille foreste

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 1 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1846

Verdi, Giuseppe : Attila :: Act 2. Del ciel l'immensa volta

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1846

Verdi, Giuseppe : Attila :: Act 2. Chi dona luce al cor?

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1846

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 4. Chorus of Scottish Refugees

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Abanella, Milan (1991-07-01_1991-07-05&1991-)
• Running Time: 6 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Prelude

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (1988-07-01_1988-07-10&1988-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Act 1. Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (1988-07-01_1988-07-10&1988-)
• Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1851

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il trovatore :: Act 2. Anvil Chorus

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Abanella, Milan (1991-07-01_1991-07-05&1991-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 2. La Vergine degli Angeli

• Performer: Mirella Freni (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (07/06/1986-07/15/1986)
• Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. Ronda

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (07/06/1986-07/15/1986)
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. Tarantella

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (07/06/1986-07/15/1986)
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. Rataplan, rataplan, della gloria

• Performer: Dolora Zajick (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (07/06/1986-07/15/1986)
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : Requiem Mass :: Sanctus

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Teatro alla Scala, Milan (06/26/1987/06/29/1987)
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874
• Studio/Live: Live

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,
• Notes: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (1974-07-02_1974-07-09&1974-)
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Triumphal March

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,
• Notes: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (1974-07-02_1974-07-09&1974-)
• Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Ballet

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,
• Notes: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (1974-07-02_1974-07-09&1974-)
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 2. Vieni, o guerriero vindice

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Ensemble: Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music,
• Notes: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (1974-07-02_1974-07-09&1974-)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Nabucco :: Sinfonia

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 7 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1842

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 1. Prelude

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (07/05/1976-07/09/1976); Kingsway Hall, London (07/05/1976-07/09/1976); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (07/13/1976-07/20/1976); Kingsway Hall, London (07/13/1976-07/20/1976)
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : Macbeth :: Act 3. Ballo

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (07/05/1976-07/09/1976); Kingsway Hall, London (07/05/1976-07/09/1976); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (07/13/1976-07/20/1976); Kingsway Hall, London (07/13/1976-07/20/1976)
• Running Time: 10 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1847

Verdi, Giuseppe : La battaglia di Legnano :: Sinfonia

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 9 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1849

Verdi, Giuseppe : Luisa Miller :: Sinfonia

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1849

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 1. Prelude

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (07/05/1980-07/15/1980)
• Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : La traviata :: Act 3. Prelude

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Kingsway Hall, London (07/05/1980-07/15/1980)
• Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani (The Four Seasons) :: Act 3. First Ballet - Winter

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 7 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1855

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani (The Four Seasons) :: Act 3. Second Ballet - Spring

• Performer: John McCaw (Clarinet)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 8 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1855

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani (The Four Seasons) :: Act 3. Third Ballet - Summer

• Performer: Gordon Hunt (Oboe)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1855

Verdi, Giuseppe : I vespri siciliani (The Four Seasons) :: Act 3. Fourth Ballet - Autumn

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 9 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1855

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Sinfonia

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 7 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862