The Best of Rossini

~ Release by Gioachino Rossini (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia (from 1960 until 1961)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
7:26
2Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act I. "Largo al factotum"
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
bass vocals:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Luigi Alva (tenor) (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) and Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer) (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (from 1957-02-07 until 1957-02-14)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
4:46
3Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act I. "Una voce poco fa"
soprano vocals:
Edita Gruberová (soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Gustav Kuhn (Austrian conductor, stage director)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” (Rosina)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
5:58
4Il barbiere di Siviglia: Act I. "La calunnia è un venticello"
bass vocals and bass vocals [Basilio]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Jacques Delacôte (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°6a. “La calunnia è un venticello” (Basilio)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
5:14
5La Cenerentola: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
La Cenerentola: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo
8:31
6La Cenerentola: Act II. "Nacqui all'affanno... non più mesta"
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor)
recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
6:19
7La gazza ladra: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
10:27
8La gazza ladra: Act I. "Di placer mi balza il cor"
soprano vocals:
Mady Mesplé (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Atto primo, Scena 2. Cavatina "Di piacer mi balza il cor" (Ninetta)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra: Atto I
6:13
9Semiramide: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Semiramide: Sinfonia (Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide
11:37
10Semiramide: Act I. "Bel raggio lusinghier"
soprano vocals:
June Anderson (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Michelangelo Veltri (Argentinan conductor)
recording of:
Semiramide: Atto I. Cavatina “Bel raggio lusinghier” (Semiramide)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide: Atto I
8:25
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1William Tell: Overture
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
11:20
2William Tell: Act II. "Ils s'éloignent enfin... Sombre forêt"
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte II. No. 9 Récitatif : « Ils s’éloignent enfin » (Mathilde)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte II
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte II. Romance : « Sombre forêt » (Mathilde)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte II
8:15
3William Tell: Act I. Pas de six
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte I. No 5. Pas de six: Allegretto
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte I
5:23
4William Tell: Act IV. "Ne m'abandonne pas, espoir de la vengeance... Asile héréditaire"
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV. "Asile héréditaire" (Arnold)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV. No. 18 "Ne m'abandonne point" (Arnold)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Acte IV
9:22
5La scala di seta: Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La scala di seta: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Maria Foppa
part of:
La scala di seta
5:50
6Petite Messe solennelle: "Domine Deus"
harmonium:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
piano:
Katia & Marielle Labèque
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
recording of:
Petite Messe solennelle: II. Gloria: Domine Deus (T - tenor solo)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1863)
part of:
Petite Messe solennelle
5:37
7Stabat Mater: "Inflammatus et accensus"
choir vocals:
Chor der St. Hedwigs‐Kathedrale Berlin (on 1960-06-10)
soprano vocals:
Pilar Lorengar (soprano) (on 1960-06-10)
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation) (on 1960-06-10)
conductor:
Karl Forster (chorus master) (on 1960-06-10)
recorded at:
Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-06-10)
recording of:
Stabat Mater: VIII. Aria - Inflammatus et accensus (soprano, coro) (on 1960-06-10)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (from 1831 until 1841)
part of:
Stabat Mater
4:52
8Péchés de vieillesse: La Passeggiata
piano:
Kerstin Hindart (pianist)
choir vocals:
Stockholms kammarkör (Stockholm Chamber Choir)
conductor:
Eric Ericson
recording of:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 1 "Album italiano": No. 12. La passeggiata
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 1 "Album italiano"
5:21
9Péchés de vieillesse: Un petit Train de plaisir
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist)
recording of:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 6 "Album pour les enfants dégourdis": No. 9. Un petit train de plaisir, comico-imitatif
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 6 "Album pour les enfants dégourdis" (pour piano)
10:21
10Péchés de vieillesse: La Chanson du bébé
piano:
Bruno Canino (composer and pianist)
soprano vocals:
Cathy Berberian (mezzo‐soprano)
recording of:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 11 "Miscellanée de musique vocale": No. 2. La Chanson du bébé
lyricist:
Émilien Pacini
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 11 "Miscellanée de musique vocale"
2:31
11Péchés de vieillesse: Toast pour le nouvel an
choir vocals:
Stockholms kammarkör (Stockholm Chamber Choir)
conductor:
Eric Ericson
recording of:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 2 "Album français": No. 1. Toast pour le nouvel an
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 2 "Album français"
2:37
12Péchés de vieillesse: Duetto buffo di due gatti (Cats' Duet)
piano:
Janine Reiss
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jane Berbié (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Mady Mesplé (soprano)
recording of:
Duetto buffo di due gatti
composer:
G. Berthold
previously attributed to:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
is based on:
Otello: Atto II
3:59
13Soirées musicales: La danza
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Franck Pourcel
arranger:
Franck Pourcel
recording of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
lyricist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Soirées musicales
2:12