Schuricht à Hambourg1 CD / Tahra / 2009-06-09 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98Conductors: Schuricht, Carl Ensemble: Orchestra Carl Schuricht was born in Danzig in 1880 and at the time of his death in Switzerland in 1967 was considered one of the last...continue... ![]() Jussi Björling in Song1 CD / Testament / 2008-09-09 Works: Henry Geehl: For you alone; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Emil Sjögren: I drömmen di är mig nära; August Körling: Vita rosor; Gerald A...Performers: Bjorling, Jussi; Schauwecker, Frederick Conductors: Grevillius, Nils Ensemble: Orchestra Historic Masters Ltd., a company formed to continue historic reissues of vocal recordings initiated by the British Institute of Recorded Sound, contributed to this release...continue... ![]() Lebendige Vergangenheit - Marko Rothmüller1 CD / Preiser / 2008-09-09 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier;...Performers: Gyr, Suzanne; Rothmuller, Marko Conductors: Robertson, James; Erede, Alberto Ensemble: Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Marko Rothmuller (1908-1993) was a citizen of the world but occupied an outstanding position in German musical life. Born in Croatia, he moved to Vienna...continue... ![]() The Stars were Shining Vol 3 / Lawrence, Brice, Crooks, Tagliavini, Pinza, Tokatyan, et al1 CD / Symposium / 2008-09-09 Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; : Come to the Fair; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Sergey Rachmaninov: Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do not sing to m...Performers: Brice, Carol; Crooks, Richard; Koshetz, Marina; Lawrence, Marjorie; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Pinza, Ezio; Tagliavini, Ferruccio [Tenor Vocals]; Tassinari, Pia; Thomas, John Charles; Tokatya... Conductors: Barlow, Howard; Voorhees, Donald Ensemble: ; Orchestra This is the third volume in the series of rare recordings of the great singers of the 20th century. The compilation includes private issues, recordings...continue... ![]() Songs you Love - Love Songs - Songs from Sunny Italy / Merrill, Peerce, Tucker1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2008-05-13 Works: Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Non ti scordar di me; Emanuele Nutile: Mamma mia, che vo' sapè; Arturo Buzzi-Peccia: Lolita "Spanish Serenade"; Rodolfo Falvo: Dicitencello vuie; Cesare A...Performers: Corigliano, John, Sr. [Violin]; Merrill, Robert [Baritone Vocals]; Peerce, Jan [Tenor Vocals]; Tucker, Richard [Tenor Vocal] Conductors: Antonini, Alfredo; Case, Russ; Bass, Warner Ensemble: Columbia Concert Orchestra; Orchestra; Russ Case Orchestra ![]() Prima Voce - Tito Gobbi1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2008-03-11 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Ve...Performers: Gobbi, Tito; Monti, Nicola Conductors: Berrettoni, Umberto; Robertson, James; Erede, Alberto; Santini, Gabriele; Braithwaite, Warwick Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra For this compilation, Prima Voce has chosen early 78 rpm recordings that capture Tito Gobbi’s voice at its most lyrical, persuasive, and attractive. Very few...continue... ![]() The Essential Montserrat Caballé2 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-01-15 Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; I due Foscari; Aroldo; Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Gemma di Vergy; Gioachino Rossini: Semiramide; Vinc...Performers: Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballé, Montserrat; Domingo, Placido; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Milnes, Sherrill; Resnik, Regina; Sardinero, Vicente; Verrett, Shirley [Mezzo Soprano Vocals] Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Prêtre, Georges; Cillario, Carlo Felice; Guadagno, Anton; Queler, Eve; Masini, Gianfranco; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Leinsdorf, Erich Ensemble: Ambrosian Chorus; Barcelona Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Musica Sacra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Opera Orchestra of New York;... "La Superba" was the ecstatic nickname bestowed on the Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe when RCA Red Seal released her first solo recordings in 1966. As...continue... ![]() Lebendige Vergangenheit - Rudolf Ritter1 CD / Preiser / 2007-05-01 Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Lohengrin; Siegfried; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Die Walküre; Giuseppe Verdi: Ave Maria; Il Trovatore; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; E...Performers: Ritter, Rudolf Conductors: Gurlitt, Manfred Ensemble: Orchestra Rudolf Ritter's success as an operetta tenor did not make any substantial contribution to his real goal of becoming a heldentenor. He was already a...continue... Includes sechse, sieben oder acht (brüll) / dornröschen (fr by various composers....continue... ![]() Singers to Remember - The Art of Meta Seinemeyer1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2007-03-20 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Aida, opera; Otello; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier, opera; Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride; Giacomo Puccini: Madama...Performers: Jung, Helene; Pattiera, Tino; Seinemeyer, Meta Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder Ensemble: Orchestra ![]() Prima Voce - Charles Kullman - European Recordings 1931-19381 CD / Nimbus Records / 2007-03-13 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; La forza del destino; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin; Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Richard Wagn...Performers: Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Grossmann, Walter; Illiard, Ellice; Kullman, Charles Conductors: Orthmann, Erich; Zweig, Fritz; Schmalstich, Clemens; Goehr, Walter; Müller, Johannes; Dobrindt, Otto; Hauke, Ernst; Kunneke, Eduard; Ruth, Ludwig Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Orchestra Complete European Columbia recordings of tenor Charles Kullman, made1931-38. Like so many other fine tenors of the period, Kullman was expected to record items that...continue... ![]() Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Paderewski: Piano Concertos1 CD / Symposium / 2006-11-01 Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Ignace Jan Paderewski: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 17Performers: Barere, Simon; Paul, Reginald; Sanroma, Jesus Maria Conductors: Broekman, David; Chapple, Stanley; Fiedler, Arthur Ensemble: Boston Pops; Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra For the curiosity seeker, this CD will be of particular interest for the relatively forgotten Reginald Paul, born in North London in 1894. Recognized as...continue... ![]() Heifetz - it ain't necessarily so - Legendary Classic and Jazz Studio Takes2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-10-10 Works: Samuel Gardner: From the Canebrake, for violin & piano, Op. 5; Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba; Jascha Heifetz: Beau Soir, arrangement for violin & piano (after Debussy); Jeanie with the Light Brown ...Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Crosby, Bing; Heifetz, Jascha Conductors: Camarata, Tutti; Young, Victor Ensemble: ; Orchestra "For almost all his career Heifetz recorded for Victor and RCA. From 1942, however, the American recording industry was in dispute with the musicians' union,...continue... ![]() Prima Voce - John Charles Thomas in Opera & Song1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2006-08-08 Works: Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zazà, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Tito Mattei: Non è ver; Stefano...Performers: Hollister, Carroll; Thomas, John Charles Conductors: Tours, Frank; Finston, Nathaniel; Shilkret, Nathaniel Ensemble: ; Orchestra 'If I had to choose the four greatest voices I've heard, I would list Thomas along with Enrico Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, and Ezio Pinza.'-Frank Chapman,...continue... ![]() Legendary Performances of Renata Tebaldi - 7 Operas14 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2006-03-14 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Arrigo Boito: MefistofelePerformers: Amedeo, Giovanni; Assandri, Virginio; Barbesi, Attilio; Barioni, Daniele; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borriello, Mario; Buccini, Vittorio; Campi, Enrico; Carbonari, Virgilio; Caroli, Angelo; Caruso, Mariano; Ca... Conductors: Simonetto, Alfredo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Basile, Arturo; Gardelli, Lamberto Ensemble: Italian Radio Chorus Milan; Italian Radio Chorus Rome; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Orc... Throughout the 1950s and '60s Renata Tebaldi (1922-2004) was one of the best-loved sopranos in the world. Famous both for the stunning beauty of her...continue... ![]() Lebendige Vergangenheit - Eva Turner1 CD / Preiser / 2006-01-01 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Landon Ronald: O Lov...Performers: Turner, Eva [Soprano Vocal] Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Robinson, Stanford; Molajoli, Lorenzo Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra ![]() Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn / Georges Enesco1 CD / Opus KURA / 2005-09-01 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 121; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in ...Performers: Chailley-Richez, Celiny; Enescu, Georges Conductors: Ensemble: Orchestra ![]() Classic Recitals - Italy / Giuseppe di Stefano1 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09 Works: Sicilian Traditional: A la Barcillunisia; Nota di li lavannàri; A la vallelunghisa; Muttetti di lu paliu; Chiovu "Abballati"; Cantu a Timuni; Cesare Cesarini: Firenze Sogna for voice & orchestra...Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe Conductors: Olivieri, Dino Ensemble: Orchestra This release from Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano shows a lighter side to this repertory with a program of popular Italian songs recorded in 1958....continue... ![]() Lebendige Vergangenhiet - Salvatore Baccaloni1 CD / Preiser / 2005-07-01 Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La Cenerentola; Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Federico Ricci: Crispino e la comare; Errico Petrella: Il Carnevale di Venezia, ...Performers: Baccaloni, Salvatore; Baracchi, Aristide; Bordonali, Attilio; Cimara, Pietro; Gerace, Giulia; Ghirardini, Emilio; Mion, Irma; Rettore, Aurora Conductors: Molajoli, Lorenzo; Busch, Fritz; Leinsdorf, Erich Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra; Milan Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra ![]() Verdi: La traviata, etc / Orlov, Shumskaya, Lisitsian, et al2 CD / Guild / 2005-06-01 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Il Trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Aida, operaPerformers: Filin, Y.; Gribova, Yelena; Kozlovsky, Ivan; Lisitsian, Pavel; Shumskaya, Yelisaveta; Sokolova, Natalia; Yakhontov, Anatoly Conductors: Orlov, Alexander Ivanovich; Piradov, Vladimir; Bron, Onissim; Melik-Pashaev, Alexander Ensemble: ; Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra ![]() Legendary Voices / Helen Traubel II1 CD / Preiser / 2004-10-01 Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Lohengrin; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida...Performers: Traubel, Helen Conductors: Weissmann, Frieder; O'Connell, Charles Ensemble: Orchestra; RCA Victor Orchestra ![]() Keith Hardwick - In Memoriam1 CD / Pearl / 2004-06-29 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Don Giovanni; Gaetano Donizetti: La figlia del reggimento; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir...Performers: Chaliapin, Feodor; Crabbe, Armand; Dawson, Peter; Franci, Benvenuto; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Gigli, Beniamino; Koshetz, Nina; Melchior, Lauritz; Monte, Toti Dal; Nemeth, Maria; Pinza, Ezio; Schiotz, Ak... Conductors: Alwin, Carl; Santini, Gabriele; Bourdon, Rosario; Byng, George W.; Setti, Giulio; Nastrucci, Gino; Albergoni, Angelo; Steinmann, Max; Tango, Egisto; Blech, Leo; Collingwood, Lawrance; Weissmann, Frie... Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra ![]() Cherubini: Medea; Struass / Gui, Borkh, Streich, et al2 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2004-05-22 Works: Luigi Cherubini: Medea; Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150Performers: Borkh, Inge; Neralic, Tomislav; Streich, Rita; Suthaus, Ludwig; Wagner, Sieglinde Conductors: Gui, Vittorio; Leitner, Ferdinand Ensemble: Chorus; Orchestra; Vichy Symphony Orchestra ![]() Rossini: La Cenerentola / Scimone, Araiza, et al3 CD / Ponto Recordings / 2004-05-01 Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; La donna del lago; Tancredi; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rinaldo, HWV 7; Rodelinda; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet, RV 703 "Tamerlano"Performers: Araiza, Francisco; Bruscantini, Sesto; Caballe, Montserrat; Horne, Marilyn; Montarsolo, Paolo; Ravaglia, Emilia; Rocchino, Teresa; Tadeo, Giorgio Conductors: Scimone, Claudio; Rescigno, Nicola Ensemble: Chorus; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra ![]() Famous Voices of the Past - Giuseppe Di Stefano1 CD / Preiser / 2004-03-01 Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Ambroise Thomas: Mignon; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Sicilian Traditional: A la Barcillunisia; Can...Performers: Albanese, Licia; Cehanovsky, George; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Moscona, Nicola; Munsel, Patrice; Warren, Leonard [Baritone Vocal] Conductors: Erede, Alberto; Cellini, Renato; Consiglio, Mario Ensemble: Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra ![]() The Rarities Vol 1 / Renata Tebaldi1 CD / Fono / 2004-01-04 Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; La Bohème; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; La traviata; Falstaff;...Performers: Tebaldi, Renata Conductors: Martini, Juan Emilio; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Santini, Gabriele; Votto, Antonino; De Sabata, Victor; Simonetto, Alfredo Ensemble: Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan; Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Naples Teatro San Carlo Chorus; Naples Teatro San Carlo Orchestra; Orchestra; Rio de Janeiro... ![]() A Little Bit of Heaven / Butt, Gigli, Robeson, Lough, et al
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