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>     Che gelida manina
>     Recondita armonia
>     E lucevan le stelle
>     Donna non vidi mai
>     Nessun dorma
>     Una furtiva lagrima
>     Forse la soglia attinse - Ma se m'e forza perderti
>     Parmi veder le lagrime
>     Come rugiada al cespite
>     Di quella pira
>     La pia materna mano
>     Vesti la giubba
>     La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
>     Je ne sais si je vielle
>     Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
>     Ombra mai fu
>     Lascia ch'io pianga
>     Kyrie

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Japanese-only 2 disc SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Universal. 2008.



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Works Details

>Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: Che gelida manina
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Colin Davis
  • Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1896

>Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Recondita armonia
  • Performers: Domenico Trimarchi (Bass Baritone); José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Colin Davis
  • Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1900

>Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: E lucevan le stelle
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Colin Davis
  • Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1900

>Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Donna non vidi mai
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos
  • Notes: Composition written: 1893.
  • Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1893

>Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Nessun dorma
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos
  • Notes: Composition written: 1926.
  • Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1926

>Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Una furtiva lagrima
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Claudio Scimone
  • Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1832

>Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Forse la soglia attinse - Ma se m'e forza perderti
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Roberto Benzi
  • Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1859

>Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Parmi veder le lagrime
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos
  • Running Time: 5 min. 32 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1851

>Verdi, Giuseppe : Ernani :: Come rugiada al cespite
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos
  • Running Time: 5 min. 3 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1844

>Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Di quella pira
  • Performers: Robin Leggate (Tenor); Katia Ricciarelli (Soprano); José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Colin Davis
  • Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1853

>Verdi, Giuseppe : La battaglia di Legnano :: La pia materna mano
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
  • Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1849

>Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Pagliacci :: Vesti la giubba
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos
  • Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Written: 1892

>Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Herbert Karajan
  • Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1873-1874

>Massenet, Jules : Werther :: Je ne sais si je vielle
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Colin Davis
  • Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta

>Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Das Land des Lächelns :: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Roberto Benzi
  • Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Opera/Operetta

>Martini, Jean-Paul-Gilles : Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Vjekoslav Sutej
  • Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
  • Period Time: Classical
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1775

>Handel, George Frideric : Serse :: Ombra mai fu
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Vjekoslav Sutej
  • Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1738

>Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo :: Lascia ch'io pianga
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Vjekoslav Sutej
  • Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1711

>Giordani, Tommaso : Caro mio ben
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Vjekoslav Sutej
  • Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
  • Period Time: Classical
  • Written: circa 1790

>Ariel Ramírez (1921 - 2010) : Misa Criolla :: Kyrie
  • Performers: Raul Barboza (Accordion); Lalo Gutierrez (Guitar); Ariel Ramirez (Harpsichord); Ariel Ramirez (Piano); Jorge Padin (Percussion); Arsenio Zambrano (Charango); Domingo Cura (Percussion); José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: José Ocejo
  • Ensemble: Grupo Huancara
  • Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Choral
  • Written: 1964

>Tosti, Francesco Paolo : 'A vucchella
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 3 min. sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1907

>Tosti, Francesco Paolo : La serenata
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: circa 1870-1915

>Tosti, Francesco Paolo : A Marechiare
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: circa 1870-1915

>Tosti, Francesco Paolo : Romanze (3)
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: circa 1870-1915

>Tosti, Francesco Paolo : Canzoni-stornelli (3)
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 4 min. 38 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: circa 1870-1915

>Tosti, Francesco Paolo : Ideale, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: circa 1870-1915

>Tosti, Francesco Paolo : Non t'amo più
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: circa 1870-1915

>Tosti, Francesco Paolo : Addio
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1881

>Leoncavallo, Ruggero : Mattinata
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Enrique Garcia-Asensio
  • Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1904

>Capua, Eduardo di : O sole mio
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: circa 1900

>Cardillo, Salvatore : Core' ngrato
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1911

>Denza, Luigi : Funiculì funiculà
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Written: 1880

>Curtis, Ernesto de : Torna a Surriento
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Eduardo Müller
  • Running Time: 4 min. 28 sec.
  • Period Time: Post Romantic
  • Written: 1902

>Agustín Lara (1897 - 1970) : Granada
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Roberto Benzi
  • Running Time: 4 min. sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1932

>Rossini, Gioachino : La Danza
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Enrique Garcia-Asensio
  • Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
  • Period Time: Romantic
  • Written: 1830-1835

>Agustín Lara (1897 - 1970) : Solamente una vez
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Enrique Garcia-Asensio
  • Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern

>d'Hardelot, Guy : Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra)
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Enrique Garcia-Asensio
  • Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1902

>Bernstein, Leonard : West Side Story
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Robert Farnon
  • Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Written: 1957

>Brodszky, Nicholas : Be my love
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Roberto Benzi
  • Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1949

>Brodszky, Nicholas : Because you're mine
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Robert Farnon
  • Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
  • Period Time: Modern
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1952

>Webber, Andrew Lloyd : Memory, song (for the musical Cats)
  • Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)
  • Conductor: Robert Farnon
  • Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Vocal
  • Written: 1981