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The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

Icon: Nicolai Gedda

11 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 189, "Meine Seele rühmt und priest" (by Melchior Hoffmann), BWV 189; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht," BWV 55; Cantata no 160, "Ich weis...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Callas, Maria; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Clark, Raymond; Downes, Ralph; Dupre, Desmond; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Halverson, Alan [Organ]; Malcolm, George; Mallabrera,...
Conductors: ; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Klemperer, Otto; Wangenheim, Volker; Heger, Robert; Bender, Heinrich; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Galliera, Alceo; Froment, Louis de; Dervaux, Pierre...
Ensemble: ; Balalaika-Ensemble Tschaika; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Orchestra

Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda was a famous opera singer and recitalist. Having made some two hundred recordings, Gedda is said to be the most widely...continue...

Best Tenor Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Roccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

The iconic three tenors - Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, and Jose Carreras - highlight the caliber of vocalists in this collection. The stars of today...continue...

Best Tenor Arias 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; MEDLEY; Semele; As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); Giulio Cesare; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction f...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Blake, Rockwell; Bostridge, Ian; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Fr...
Conductors: Davis, Andrew; Müller-Kray, Hans; Bicket, Harry; Kohn, Eugene; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Klobucar, Berislav; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Muti, Riccardo; Ferraris, Franco; Rudel, Julius; S...

100 Best Series offers an impressive assortment of well-known and beloved classical repertoire featuring performances by great artists from Menuhin to Kennedy, Callas to Te...continue...

Icon - Victoria de los Angeles - The Voice of an Angel Sings Puccini, Verdi, etc

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Otello; Simon Boccanegra; La traviata; Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Alfredo ...
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Borelli, Giannella; Christoff, Boris; Croisier, Marcelle; De Larrocha, Alicia; de los Angeles, Victoria; Drolc, Eduard; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gedda, Nicolai; Gerard, Jean-Claude...
Conductors: Morelli, Giuseppe; Robinson, Stanford; Susskind, Walter; Villa-Lobos, Heitor; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Santini, Gabriele; Cellini, Renato; Serafin, Tullio; Gui, Vittorio; Monteux, Pierre; Cluytens, Andr...

The distinguished Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was one of the best-loved classical singers of the 20th century. With a voice of exceptional beauty,...continue...

Prima voce - Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-10-14

Works: Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Roméo et Juliette; Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Werther; Daniel-François-Esprit Auber: La muette de Portici; Modest Musso...
Performers: Christoff, Boris; de los Angeles, Victoria; Depraz, Xavier; Froumenty, Pierre; Gedda, Nicolai; Gorr, Rita; Ignal, Madeline; Loose, Emmy; Micheau, Janine; Vessieres, Andre; Vivalda, Janette; Zareska, ...
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Cluytens, André; Dobroven, Issay; Fourestier, Louis; Ackermann, Otto

The recordings for this 2-CD set have been carefully selected to show the extraordinary control Gedda has over his vocal resources, and to demonstrate his...continue...

10 Great Tenors

10 CD / Membran / 2007-08-14

Works: Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Il Duca d'Alba; Lucia di Lammermoor; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth; Rigoletto; Un ballo in mas...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Björling, Jussi; Callas, Maria; Caruso, Enrico; de Luca, Giuseppe; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Ebert, Harry; Gedda, Nicolai; Gigli, Beniamino; Jurinac, Sena; Lanza, M...
Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Goehr, Walter; Barbirolli, John; Zamboni, Rainaldo; Korngold, Erich Wolfgang; Lehár, Franz; Rother, Artur; Marszalek, Franz; Ackermann, Otto; Leitner, Ferdinand; Ludwig, Leo...

Gounod: Faust; Verdi, etc / Margaritov, Ghiaurov, et al

3 CD / Gala / 2006-05-04

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai
Conductors: Margaritov, Atanas
Ensemble: Sofia National Opera Chorus; Sofia National Opera Orchestra

Gounod: Faust / Gavazzeni, Gedda, Ghiaurov, Harper, et al

3 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-12-06

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Bartoletti, Luisa; Gedda, Nicolai; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Harper, Heather; Massard, Robert; Retes, Africa De
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea

'Faust' made its composer, Gounod, and his publisher, Choudens, rich men. For decades it was the most popular opera in the world, although in recent...continue...

Gounod: Faust / Gavazzeni, Harper, Gedda, Ghiaurov, et al

3 CD / Myto Records / 2003-03-01

Works: Charles Gounod: Faust
Performers: Gedda, Nicolai; Ghiaurov, Nicolai
Conductors: Gavazzeni, Gianandrea