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The Best of Placido Domingo: A Portrait / Verdi, Gounod, Boito, Puccini

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Giovanna D'Arco; Un Ballo in Maschera; Don Carlo; Charles Gounod: Faust; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Tosca
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Domingo, Placido; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Freni, Mirella; Milnes, Sherrill; Scotto, Renata
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Prêtre, Georges; Rudel, Julius; Bartoletti, Bruno

By now he has sung 123 different roles, more than any other tenor in the annals of music, with at least two more new roles...continue...

Love Classics: Favorite Love Duets / Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti, Delibes

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La Traviata; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Gaetano Doniz...
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Burles, Charles; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Gruberova, Edita; Kraus, Alfredo [Ten...
Conductors: Schippers, Thomas; Lombard, Alain; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo; Barbirolli, John
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Brahms Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Academic Festival Overture in C minor, Op. 80; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Concerto f...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Oppitz, Gerhard; Serkin, Rudolf; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Szell, George; Scholz, Alfred; Monteux, Pierre; Levine, James; Reiner, Fritz

Verdi Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Nabucco; La Traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Don Carlo; Otello; La Forza Del Destino
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Caruso, Enrico; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Moffo, Anna; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scotto,...
Conductors: Slatkin, Leonard; Shaw, Robert; Previtali, Fernando; Buckley, Emerson; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mehta, Zubin; Pritchard, John; Cellini, Renato; Masini, Gianfranco; Levine, James; Schippers, Thomas; Pr...

Mozart Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Symphony...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Donat, Zdislawa; Entremont, Philippe; Hucke, Helmut; Jones, Mason; Mintz, Shlomo; Penzel, Erich; Raimondi, Ruggero; Ritzkowsky, Johannes;...
Conductors: Szell, George; Davis, Colin; Levine, James; Leinsdorf, Erich; Bruno, Weil; Spivakov, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur;
Ensemble: ; Boston Pops; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Members of the Collegium Aureum (Members)

Rachmaninov Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (12), Op. ...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Feltsman, Vladimir [Piano]; Laredo, Ruth; Neriki, Shigeo; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Starker, Janos; Volodos, Arcadi
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Temirkanov, Yuri; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

An Hour with Rachmaninov

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-08-19

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Sonata for Cello and Piano ...
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim; Feltsman, Vladimir; Laredo, Ruth; Neriki, Shigeo; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Starker, János; Volodos, Arcadi [piano]
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Temirkanov, Yuri; Levine, James
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Greatest Classical Hits - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for piano; Cuban Overture; Porgy and Bess
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Puccini Opera Favourites

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-05-22

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Suor Angelica; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot
Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Caballe, Montserrat; Campora, Giuseppe; Cavalli, Floriana; Corelli, Franco; Craig, Charles; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Kraus, Alfredo...
Conductors: Collins, Michael; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Erede, Alberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Guadagno, Anton; Ferraris, Franco; Santini, Gabriele; Magiera, Leone; Gardelli, Lamberto; Fistoulari...

Classical Chisine: Mangia Italiano!

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Arcangelo Corelli: Sonatas ...
Performers: Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Lamon, Jeanne; Leonhardt, Gustav; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Lamon, Jeanne; Kapp, Richard; ; Pritchard, John; Condie, Richard P.; Schippers, Thomas; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Chicago Orchestra, Brass Section; Cleveland Orchestra Brass; Philadelphia Orchestra Brass

Weekend Classics - A Verdi Weekend

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Otello; Aida, opera; Macbeth; Falstaff; I lombardi; Don Carlos; Un ballo in maschera; Simon Boccanegra
Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Cappuccilli, Piero; Carbonari, Virgilio; Cotrubas, Ileana; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Foiani, Giovanni; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Giacomotti...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Kleiber, Carlos; Abbado, Claudio; Kubelik, Rafael; Levine, James; Sinopoli, Giuseppe
Ensemble: ; Bavarian State Opera Chorus; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Classical Music 101 - 101 Famous Classical Themes

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-09-28

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Goldberg Variations, BWV 9...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Ax, Emanuel; Baekkelund, Kjell; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Douglas, Barry [Piano/Conductor]; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Hautz...
Conductors: Stratta; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Munch, Karl; Leinsdorf, Erich; Mehta, Zubin; Fiedler, Arthur; Prêtre, Georges; Copland, Aaron; Kapp, Richard; Grüner-Hegge...
Ensemble: ; Lucerne Festival Strings; Philharmonia Virtuosi

Wagner - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-08-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Das Rheingold; Götterdämmerung; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Hotter, Hans
Conductors: Levine, James; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Thielemann, Christian; Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

For Your Life - For Your Soul

1 CD / Decca / 2002-08-27

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; George Frederick Handel: Largo; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Brewer, Edward; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Haselbock, Martin; Holliger, Heinz; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Silberstein, Jascha; Wolfgang...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Wordsworth, Barry; Arndt, Günther; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; ; Hickox, Richard; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marie Goosens (harp); Arthur Grumiaux (violin); Heinz Holliger, Randy Wolfgang (oboe).

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Italian Opera Arias / Domingo, Scotto, Te Kanawa, Wixell

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-01-29

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Rigoletto; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Wol...
Performers: Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Scotto, Renata; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Pritchard, John; Levine, James; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Opera - Puccini: Tosca (Highlights) / Levine, Scotto, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers: Bruson, Renato; Capecchi, Renato; Cheek, John; Domingo, Placido; Hudson, Paul; Martinez, Dominick; Perlman, Itzhak; Velis, Andrea
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys Choir

Opera - Rossini: Barber of Seville (Highlights) / Levine

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-24

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Galiano, Joseph; Gedda, Nicolai; Milnes, Sherrill; Raimondi, Ruggero; Sills, Beverly [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Pure Domingo

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1996-01-01

Works: Harold Arlen: The Wizard of Oz, film score; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Oscar Straus: Ein Walzertraum; Federico Moreno Torroba: La maravilla; Maurice Jarre: Doctor Zhivago, film score; Fra...
Performers: Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Kohn, Eugene; Rudel, Julius; Moreno-Buendia, Manuel; Bartoletti, Bruno; Levine, James; Muti, Riccardo

Mad About Italian Opera

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-09-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Gaetano...
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Baniewicz, Vera; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Cappuccilli, Piero; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Gullino, Walter; Larmore, Jennifer; Mora, Fernando de la; Pavarotti, Luc...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Karajan, Herbert von; Marin, Ion
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - My Favorite Puccini

1 CD / Decca / 1994-08-23

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; La Rondine; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Suor Angelica
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Freni, Mirella; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Kerns, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Ludwig, Christa; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; ...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Gardelli, Lamberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; Serafin, Tullio; Levine, James; Molinari-Pradelli, France

Mad about The Classics

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-08-10

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Jacques Offenbach: Gaît...
Performers: Maisky, Mischa; Stern, Isaac
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Levine, James; Chung, Myung-Whun; Järvi, Neeme; Maazel, Lorin; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Abbado, Claudio; Bychkov, Semyon; Mehta, Zubin; Giulini, Carlo Maria; ...
Ensemble: ; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gothenburg Artillery Division; Gothenburg Churchbells; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic O...