The Very Best of Kiri Te Kanawa

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▼ CD 1
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1Signore, ascolta (Turandot)
soprano vocals [Liù]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:44
2Io son l’umile ancella (Adriana Lecouvreur)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Adriana]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
Francesco Cilea3:22
3La mamma morta (Andrea Chénier)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Umberto Giordano5:39
4Addio del passato (La traviata)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:51
5Obéissons quand leur voix appelle (Manon)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène I. Gavotte “Obéissons quand leur voix appelle” (Manon, Brétigny, Chœur)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon: Acte III
Jules Massenet5:07
6Depuis le jour (Louise)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier5:07
7Elle a fui, la tourterelle! (Les Contes d’Hoffman)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte IV. “Elle a fui, la tourterelle” (Antonia, Crespel, Frantz)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Antonia) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach5:22
8Comme autrefois (Les Perchêurs de perles)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte II. No. 7 Récit et cavatine « Me voilà seule dans la nuit » (Leïla)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte II
Georges Bizet6:47
9Ach, ich fühl’s (Die Zauberflöte)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 17 Arie „Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden” (Pamina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:08
10Dich, teure Halle (Tannhäuser)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Einleitung und Szene I. "Dich, teure Halle, grüss ich wieder"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II
Richard Wagner3:30
11Leise, leise, fromme Weise! (Der Freischütz)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II. Nr. 8. Szene und Arie „Wie nahte mir der Schlummer“ … „Leise, leise …” (Agathe) (Agathes Gebet)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt II
Carl Maria von Weber7:38
12Da geht er hin (Der Rosenkavalier)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt I. “Da geht er hin, der aufgeblasene schlechte Kerl” (Marschallin, Octavian)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt I
Richard Strauss5:34
13Glück, das mir verblieb (Die tote Stadt)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Die tote Stadt: Akt I. „Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta's Lied)
composer and librettist:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor)
part of:
Die tote Stadt, op. 12
Erich Wolfgang Korngold5:40
14La Flûte enchantée (Shéhérazade)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Shéhérazade: II. La Flûte enchantée
lyricist:
Tristan Klingsor
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1903)
part of:
Schéhérazade: Trois poèmes pour chant et orchestre
Maurice Ravel2:49
15L’Invitation au voyage
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
L’Invitation au voyage (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Charles Baudelaire
composer:
Henri Duparc (composer)
Henri Duparc4:49
16Le Manoir de Rosemonde
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Le Manoir de Rosemonde (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Robert de Bonnières
composer:
Henri Duparc (composer)
Henri Duparc2:40
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1Somebody Loves Me
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
George Gershwin3:05
2Love Is Here to Stay
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
George Gershwin2:49
3Embraceable You
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
George Gershwin4:36
4Summertime
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Gershwin2:45
5Long Ago and Far Away
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Jerome Kern2:55
6A Fine Romance
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Jerome Kern2:52
7The Song Is You
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
The Song Is You
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co.
Jerome Kern3:04
8Let’s Face the Music and Dance
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
Irving Berlin2:09
9What’ll I Do?
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
What’ll I Do?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1923)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Wilhelm Hansen and Williamson Music Company
Irving Berlin3:46
10They Say It’s Wonderful
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
They Say It’s Wonderful (from “Annie Get Your Gun”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
part of:
Annie Get Your Gun
Irving Berlin2:42
11Ridin’ High
recording of:
Ridin’ High
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
Cole Porter3:09
12I’ve Got You Under My Skin
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
Cole Porter3:30
13Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Cole Porter3:37
14True Love
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
True Love (High Society)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1956)
publisher:
Buxton Hill Music Corp., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
sub-publisher:
Warner Chappel Music Belgium NV
part of:
The 29th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
High Society (1956 film)
Cole Porter3:38
15I’ll Be Home for Christmas
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
lyricist:
Kim Gannon
additional writer:
Buck Ram
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Gannon and Kent Music Co. and Piedmont Music Company
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Walter Kent2:30
16Silent Night
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber2:56
17Come to the Fair
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Come to the Fair (1917 song)
lyricist:
Helen Taylor (poet / lyricist)
composer:
Frederick John Easthope Martin
Frederick John Easthope Martin3:01
18The Last Rose of Summer
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recording of:
The Last Rose of Summer
lyricist:
Thomas Moore (Irish poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13861)
Irish folk song3:34
19The Keel Row
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
The Keel Row (folksong)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3059)
Scottish folk song1:44
20Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1782)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Heatherfield Music
Scottish folk song1:39
21Greensleeves
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
English folk song3:36
22Danny Boy
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
Irish folk song4:38
23Hoki hoki tonu mai
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Hoki hoki tonu mai
Maori song3:53
24Po ata rau (Now Is the Hour)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Po atarau (based on “The Swiss Cradle Song”, with English and Maori lyrics)
additional lyricist:
Maewa Kaihau (in 1920)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1915)
additional composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1915) and Maewa Kaihau (in 1920)
composer:
Clement Scott
is based on:
Swiss Cradle Song (piano variations, first published 1913)
Maori song3:45

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manufactured in:EU
printed in:EU
liner notes and producer:Tony Locantro
liner notes translator:Gery Bramall (liner notes)
Michel Roubinet (translation English-French)
design:Jeremy Tilston (art director and designer)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2012)
ASIN:DE: B006LZN3HK [info]

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Wikidata:Q7772245 [info]