Decca Sound 55 Great Vocal Recitals

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Suzanne Danco - Operatic Recital (LXT 2557)
2▶CD: Paul Schoeffler - Operatic Recital (LXT 2554)
3▶CD: Kathleen Ferrier – A Recital of Bach and Handel Arias (LXT (5382)
4▶CD: Cesare Siepi – Operatic Arias for Bass (LXT 5096)
5▶CD: Fernando Corena – Operatic Arias For Bass Vol. 2 (LXT 5307)
6▶CD: Mario Del Monaco – Great Tenor Arias (SXL 2122)
7▶CD: Kirsten Flagstad – Wagner Recital (LXT 5249)
8▶CD: Lisa Della Casa – Lieder Recital (LXT 5258)
9▶CD: Giulietta Simionato – Operatic Recital (LXT 5458)
10▶CD: Gérard Souzay – French Operatic Arias (LXT 5269)
11▶CD: Virginia Zeani – Operatic Recital (LXT 5317)
12▶CD: Jennifer Vyvyan – Mozart and Haydn Recital (SXL 2233)
13▶CD: Carlo Bergonzi – Operatic Recital (SXL 2048)
14▶CD: Di Stefano – Operatic Recital (SXL 2111)
15▶CD: Joan Sutherland – Operatic Arias (SXL 2159)
16▶CD: Regina Resnick – On the Wings of Opera (SXL 2304)
17▶CD: Hilde Gueden – Sings Operetta Evergreens (LXT 5658)
18▶CD: Teresa Berganza – Sings Mozart (SXL6045)
19▶CD: Tom Krause – Recital (SXL 6046)
20▶CD: Peter Pears – Winterrreise
21▶CD: Birgit Nilsson – Sings German Opera Arias (SXL 6077)
22▶CD: Robert Merril (SXL 6083) and James McCracken
23▶CD: Marilyn Horne – Recital (SXL5149)
24▶CD: Renata Tebaldi (SXL 6152)
25▶CD: Herman Prey – Schubert Schwanengesang (SXL 6069)
26▶CD: Elena Souliotis – Donizetti Verdi (SXL6306)
27▶CD: Regine Crespin – Recital Schumann Wolf Debussy Poulenc(SXL 6333)
28▶CD: Gwyneth Jones – Scenes From Verdi (SXL 6376)
29▶CD: Luciano Pavarotti – Arias By Verdi And Donizetti (SXL 6377)
30▼CD: Nicolai Ghiaurov – Great Scenes From Verdi (SXL 6443)
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1Nabucco: Atto I. "Gli arredi festivi...Sperate, o figli!"
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals [Ismaele]:
Leslie Fyson (baritone) (in 1969-01)
bass vocals [Zaccaria]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1969-01)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1969-01)
vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1969-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1969-01)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1969-01)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Cabaletta “Come notte a sol fulgente” (Zaccaria, coro) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Gerusalemme
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Cavatina “D’Egitto là sui lidi” (Zaccaria, coro) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Gerusalemme
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Introduzione “Gli arredi festivi giù cadano infranti” (Coro) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Gerusalemme
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Recitativo “Sperate, o figli!” (Zaccaria, coro) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Gerusalemme
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Introduzione “Gli arredi festivi giù cadano infranti” (Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte I. Gerusalemme
Giuseppe Verdi13:08
2Nabucco: Atto III. "Va pensiero...Oh, chi piange?"
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
baritone vocals:
Leslie Fyson (baritone)
bass vocals [Zaccaria]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1969-01)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1969-01)
vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1969-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1969-01)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1969-01)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Finale III “Del futuro nel buio discerno” (Zaccaria) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Recitativo “Oh, chi piange?” (Zaccaria) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi9:12
3Macbeth: Atto II. Coro di Sicari "Chi v'impose unirvi a noi?"
sound engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
bass vocals [Banco]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1969-01)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1969-01)
vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1969-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1969-01)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1969-01)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°8a Coro “Chi v'impose unirvi a noi?” (Sicari) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°8c Adagio "Come dal ciel precipita" (Banco) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi8:09
4I vespri siciliani: Atto II. "O patria...O tu, Palermo"
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
bass vocals [Procida]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1969-01)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1969-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1969-01)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-01)
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto II, Scena I. “O patria” (Procida) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto II
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto II
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto II, Scena I. “O tu, Palermo” (Procida) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi8:13
5Simon Boccanegra: Prologo. "A te l'estremo addio" - "Il lacerato spirito"
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
bass vocals [Fieesco]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1969-01)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1969-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1969-01)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1969-01)
recording of:
Simon Boccanegra: Prologo. “A te l'estremo addio” (Fiesco, coro) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Simon Boccanegra: Prologo
recording of:
Simon Boccanegra: Prologo. “Il lacerato spirito” (Fiesco) (in 1969-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Simon Boccanegra: Prologo
Giuseppe Verdi6:16
6Don Carlo: Atto IV. "Ella giammai m'amò!"
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°10 “Ella giammai m’amò” … “Dormiro sol” (Filippo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
Giuseppe Verdi10:41
7Faust : Acte II. n°7 Ronde du veau d'or: "Le veau d'or"
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte II. No. 7 « Le veau d’or est toujours debout » (Méphistophélès, Chœur)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte II
Charles‐François Gounod2:06
8The Demon: Act 3. "Ja tot, katoramu vnimala"
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
Anton Rubinstein3:19
9Eugene Onegin, op. 24, TH.5, Act 3: "Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni"
assistant producer:
Richard Beswick
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
bass vocals [Gremin]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1974-06 until 1974-07) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие III, картина 1, no. 20a. Ария князя Гремина “Любви все возрасты покорны” (Prince Gremin’s Aria “Lyubvi vse vozrasty pokorny”) (from 1974-06 until 1974-07)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие третье (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act III)
Pjotr Tchaikovsky5:40
10Boris Godounov, Act 2: "Dostig ya vyshey vlasti" (Boris' monologue)
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Modest Mussorgsky6:17
11Boris Godounov, Act 4: "Proshchai, moy syn" (Death of Boris)
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Оливера Миљаковић
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Modest Mussorgsky11:15
31▶CD: Huguette Tourangeau – Arias From Forgotten Operas (SXL 6501)
32▶CD: Maria Chiara Sings Verdi Arias (SXL 6605)
33▶CD: Sherrill Milnes – Great Scenes From Italian Opera (SXL 6609)
34▶CD: The Art of Hans Hotter (SXL 6625)
35▶CD: Sylvia Sass – Opera's Sensational New Star (SXL 6841)
36▶CD: Portrait of Pilar Lorengar
37▶CD: Elisabeth Söderström Sings Songs For Children (SXL 6900)
38▶CD: Mirella Freni and Renata Scotto in Duet (SXL 6970)
39▶CD: Martti Talvela – Mussorgsky Songs & Dances of Death / Rachmaninov Songs (SXL 6974)
40▶CD: Paata Burchuladze – Boris Godunov • Don Carlos • Macbeth • Simon Boccanegra • Ernani (414 335-2)
41▶CD: Leo Nucci – Bel Canto Arias (421 129-2)
42▶CD: Susan Dunn – Verdi • Beethoven • Wagner (421 420-2)
43▶CD: Cecilia Bartoli – Rossini Arias (425 430-2)
44▶CD: Josephine Barstow – Salome • Turandot • Médée • Věc Makropulos: Final Scenes (430 203-2)
45▶CD: Kiri te Kanawa - In Recital Liszt Obradors Ravel (425 820-2)
46▶CD: Brigitte Fassbaender – Liszt Lieder (430 512-2)
47▶CD: Sumi Jo – Carnaval! (French Coloratura Arias) (440 679-2)
48▶CD: Angela Gheorghiu – Arias (452 417-2)
49▶CD: Andreas Scholl – Heroes (Handel, Gluck, Mozart) (466 196-2)
50▶CD: Renée Fleming – Great Opera Scenes (455 760-2)
51▶CD: Barbara Bonney – Diamonds In The Snow (Nordic Songs) (466 762-2)
52▶CD: Matthias Goerne – Arias (467 263-2)
53▶CD: Juan Diego Flórez – Una Furtiva Lagrima (473 440-2)
54▶CD: Jonas Kaufmann – Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Wagner (478 1463)
55▶CD: Joseph Calleja – The Maltese Tenor (478 2720)

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includes:Heroes by Andreas Scholl (countertenor)