The Classical Collection 99: Verdi: Vocal Highlights

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Nabucco: Gli arredi festivi
choir vocals:
Chor des Slowenischen Rundfunks (RTV Slovenia Chamber Choir)
orchestra:
Orchester des Slowenischen Rundfunks (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
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
5:06
2Nabucco: Va, pensiero (‘Slaves’ Chorus’)
choir vocals:
Chor des Slowenischen Rundfunks (RTV Slovenia Chamber Choir)
orchestra:
Orchester des Slowenischen Rundfunks (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
4:23
3Il trovatore: Vedi, le fosche notturne spoglie (‘Anvil Chorus’)
choir vocals:
Chor der Staatsoper München (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera)
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (real orchestra, not the Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hanspeter Gmür (conductor (used as Alfred Scholz pseudonym))
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
2:45
4Il trovatore: Stride la vampa
alto vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Azucena]:
Ruth Hesse (mezzo soprano)
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hanspeter Gmür (conductor (used as Alfred Scholz pseudonym))
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Stride la vampa!” (Azucena)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
1:40
5La traviata: È strano! è strano!
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Violetta Valery]:
Bella Jasper (soprano)
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (real orchestra, not the Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Nürnberger Symphoniker (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alexander von Pitamic (pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
8:54
6La traviata: De’ miei bollenti spiriti
soprano vocals:
Bella Jasper (soprano)
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Alfredo Germont]:
Willem Verkerk (tenor)
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (real orchestra, not the Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Nürnberger Symphoniker (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alexander von Pitamic (pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II
3:35
7Un ballo in maschera: Re dell’abisso, affrettati
alto vocals:
Ruža Pospiš-Baldani (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchester der Oper Zagreb (Alfred Scholz related)
conductor:
Milan Sachs (Conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 7b Invocazione “Re dell'abisso, affrettati” (Ulrica)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
5:45
8Un ballo in maschera: Ecco l’orrido campo (Orchester der Oper Zagreb feat. conductor: Milan Sachs)9:54
9La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio!6:19
10Don Carlos: O Don fatale
soprano vocals:
Biserka Cvejic (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°13 “O don fatale, o don crudel” (Eboli)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
4:53
11Otello: Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Ljiljana Molnar‐Talajić (soprano)
orchestra:
Zagreber Philharmonie
conductor:
Nikša Bareza
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
5:07

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copyrighted (©) by:Orbis Publishing Ltd. (British subsidiary publishing house of De Agostini Group) (in 1996)
part of:The Classical Collection (a series by Orbis Publishing Ltd.) (number: 99) (order: 101)