The Original Tenors

~ Release by Jussi Björling, Enrico Caruso & Beniamino Gigli (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Rigoletto: La donna è mobile (pa svenska)
recorded in:
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (on 1933-12-20)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1933-12-20)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (on 1933-12-20)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1933-12-20)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:16
2O sole mio
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
arrangement of:
O sole mio
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
Eduardo Di Capua3:23
3Non ti scordar di me
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Non ti scordar di me
lyricist:
Domenico Furnò
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
Ernesto De Curtis3:20
4Il trovatore: Di quella pira
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi1:41
5Ave Maria
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Bach / Gounod2:52
6Ideale
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Ideale
lyricist:
Carmelo Errico
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (composer) (in 1882)
Francesco Paolo Tosti3:22
7Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:25
8La Paloma
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La Paloma (italian translation)
lyricist and composer:
Sebastián Iradier
translated version of:
La paloma (Spanish original)
Sebastián Iradier3:26
9Faust: Salut, demeure chaste et pure
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles Gounod4:37
10Parce que (Because)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Because
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music
Guy d’Hardelot2:35
11Les Pêcheurs de perles : Je crois entendre encore
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet3:49
12Tornera
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Tonerna
lyricist:
Erik Gustaf Geijer
composer:
Carl Sjöberg
Carl Sjöberg3:17
13Tosca: Recondita armonia
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:52
14Mamma
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Mamma
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini (in 1940)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio (in 1940)
Cesare Andrea Bixio3:37
15Der Bettelstudent: Ich hab' kein Geld
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Der Bettelstudent: Akt III. Couplet Symon: „Ich hab’ kein Geld, bin vogelfrei“
composer:
Carl Millöcker (composer)
part of:
Der Bettelstudent
Carl Millöcker1:42
16Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:23
17La bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:21
18La Belle Hélène: Au mont Ida
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 7. Jugement de Pâris « Au mont Ida, trois déesses » (Pâris)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
La Belle Hélène: Acte I
Jacques Offenbach3:21
19Santa Lucia
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
translator:
Enrico Cossovich (Italian poet) (in 1849)
translated version of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
Teodoro Cottrau4:05
20La Spagnola
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La spagnola
lyricist and composer:
Vincenzo di Chiara (in 1906)
Vincenzo Chiari2:52
21L'Africaine: O, Paradis!
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso”
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:15
22Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:54
23Mattinata
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
orchestra:
Members of La Scala Orchestra, Milan
conductor:
Franco Ghione (conductor, violinist and composer)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:15
24La fanciulla del West: Ch'ella mi creda libero
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1959)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1959)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor) (in 1959)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1959)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
librettist:
Guelfo Civinini (Italian librettist) and Carlo Zangarini
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:23