Califano, Giovanni Battista

Arrivederci / Vittorio Grigolo, tenor

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-02-14

Works: Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Non ti scordar di me; Renato Rascel: Arrivederci Roma; Eldo di Lazzaro: Chitarra romana, song for voice & orchestra; Umberto Giordano: Fedor...
Performers: Bonaviri, Daniele; Grigolo, Vittorio; Thomas, Dan [Mandolin]
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.

BBC Music Magazine
After he has handsomely done his classical duty with arias from Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and Cilea among others, Grigolo lets rip with popular...continue...

Giuseppe di Stefano: Decca Recordings / Recitals; L'Elisir d'Amore

5 CD / Decca / 2011-08-30

Works: Alberto Favara: A la Barcillunisa, Sicilian folk song; Sicilian Traditional: Nota di li lavannàri; A la vallelunghisa; Muttetti di lu paliu; Chiovu "Abballati"; Cantu a Timuni; Cesare Cesarini: ...
Performers: Di Stefano, Giuseppe
Conductors: Olivieri, Dino; Pattacini, Iller; Patanè, Franco; Molinari-Pradelli, France

24 July 2011 marks what would have been the 90th birthday of Giuseppe di Stefano (died 3 March 2008). Di Stefano's long career began with...continue...

Icon: Beniamino Gigli (7 CDs)

7 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La favorita; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Arrigo Boito: Mefistofele; Pietro Mascagni: Iris; L'amico Fritz; Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Isab...
Performers: Albanese, Licia; Bada, Angelo; Baldosseri, Nerina; Bechi, Gino; Caniglia, Maria; Conti, Gino; de Luca, Giuseppe; Elmo, Cloe; Fedri, Dino; Galli-Curci, Amelita; Giannini, Dusolina; Gigli, Beniamino; M...
Conductors: Pasternack, Joseph; Bourdon, Rosario; Setti, Giulio; Sabajno, Carlo; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Ghione, Franco; Barbirolli, John; Goehr, Walter; Berrettoni, Umberto; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mascagni, Pie...
Ensemble: ; Neapolitan Novelty Band

Beniamino Gigli was the most popular and successful Italian tenor in the first half of the 20th century. Acclaimed as the second Caruso, he was...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Tito Schipa Vol 5 - Italian songs, etc

1 CD / Preiser / 2008-09-09

Works: Matos Rodriguez: La Cumparsita, for tango orchestra; Ernesto Murolo / Ernesto Tagliaferri: Amore canta, for voice & piano; Enrique Santos Discépolo: Confesión, for voice & piano; August...
Performers: Schipa, Tito [Tenor Vocal]

Tito Schipa (1889-1965) performs one of his specialties (Italian folk songs) on this fifth volume devoted to his art. In the opinion of many experts,...continue...

Amore

1 CD / Amerimusic Inc. / 2008-06-10

Works: Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Ernesto de Curtis: Torna a Surriento; Non ti scordar di me; Luigi Denza: Funiculì funiculà; Stanislao Gastaldon: Musica proibita, for voice & orchestra, Op...
Performers: Jimerson, Douglas

Personnel: Douglas Jimerson (vocals).

Recording information: Alden Studios....continue...

The Millennium Collection - Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Hip-O / 2004-08-03

Works: Italian Traditional: Santa Lucia; Giovanni Battista Califano: Vieni Sul Mar for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib); Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La tra...
Performers: Freni, Mirella; Mancini, Henry; Pavarotti, Luciano; Romano, David
Conductors: Buckley, Emerson; Mancini, Henry; Bonynge, Richard; Magiera, Leone; Gamba, Piero; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Gatto, A...
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Giancarlo Chiaramello; London Symphony Orchestra; Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Or...

Luciano Pavarotti's larger-than-life personality and extraordinary voice have made him a household name, and this 'Millennium' compilation features many of his most popular and beautiful...continue...
For those who can countenance the idea of a "best of" Luciano Pavarotti compilation to begin with, there may be some confusion why another one is needed, what with the existence of 1998's The Ultimate...continue...

Romantic Tenors - Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 2002-01-29

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Turandot; María Grever: Mucho mucho, for voice & orchestra; Salvatore Cardillo: Core' ngrato; Lucio Dalla: Caruso; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata; Agustín...
Performers: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orche...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Müller, Eduardo; Peeters, Marcel; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique; Mancini, Henry; Pansera, Roberto; Farnon, Robert; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Scimone, Claudio; Gi...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Manci...

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Romantic Tenors compiles performances of long songs by José Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, three of the world's grea...continue...

The Three Tenors, Paris 1998

1 CD / Decca Import / 1998-08-18

Works: Giuseppe Pietri: Maristella; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Agustín Lara: Granada; Solamente una vez, for voice & orchestra; Edvard Grieg: Jeg elsker dig! (I Love Thee!), song for voice & piano, Op...

Notte d'Amore / Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Domenico Modugno: Volare; Ernesto De Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Stanislas Gastaldon: Musica proibita, Op. 5; Giovanni B. Califano: Vieni sul Mar; Francesco Paolo Tosti: Canzoni-stornelli (3); Erne...
Performers: Griminelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry; Gamba, Piero; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Williams, John [Composer]; Benini, Maurizio
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Chorus; Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Notte D'Amore is a successful collection of romantic songs that showcases Pavarotti near the top of his form. ~ Rodney Batdorf...continue...