The Best of Kathleen Battle

~ Release by Kathleen Battle (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

A listing of the various conductors and orchestras involved can be found here: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=43:121717~T3. Unfortunately the copy of the disc I was working with was missing most of the release booklet, so I cannot identify which conductors and orchestras appear on which tracks.

Annotation last modified on 2008-12-26 16:21 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Porgy and Bess: Act I. "Summertime"
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (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 Gershwin2:40
2Porgy and Bess: Act II. "I loves you, Porgy"
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
George Gershwin2:19
3Le nozze di Figaro: Act II. "Porgi amor"
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) and Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (in 1993-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-04)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-04)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer) (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, New York, United States (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena I. (no. 11) Cavatina “Porgi, amor qualche ristoro” (La Contessa) (in 1993-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:12
4Die Entführung auf dem Serail: Act II. "Welche Wonne, welche Lust"
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) and Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (in 1993-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-04)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-04)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer) (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, New York, United States (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene VI. No. 12 Arie "Welche Wonne, welche Lust" (Blonde) (in 1993-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:46
5La Clemenza di Tito: Act II. "S'altro che lagrime"
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) and Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (in 1993-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-04)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-04)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer) (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, New York, United States (in 1993-04)
recording of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act II, No. 21 Aria "S'altro che lagrime" (Servilia) (in 1993-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
additional librettist:
Caterino Mazzolà
librettist:
Pietro Metastasio
part of:
La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Act II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:53
6Così fan tutte: Act II. "Una donna a quindici anni"
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) and Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (in 1993-04)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (in 1993-04)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1993-04)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer) (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, New York, United States (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto II. No. 19 Aria “Una donna a quindici anni” (Despina) (in 1993-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:26
7Louise: Act III. "Depuis le jour"
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Gustave Charpentier4:45
8Giulio Cesare: Act III. "E pur cosi" / "Piangerò la sorte mia"
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare: Act III. "E pur cosi" / "Piangerò la sorte mia"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
Georg Friedrich Händel6:30
9Mignon: Act II. "Oui! Pour ce soir" / "Je suis Titania"
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
recording of:
Mignon: Acte II, no. 12ter. Polonaise "Oui! Pour ce soir" ... "Je suis Titania" (Philine)
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
part of:
Mignon : Acte II
Ambroise Thomas5:49
10Linda di Chamounix: Act I. "Ah! Tardi troppo" / "O luce di quest'anima"
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
recording of:
Linda di Chamounix: Atto I. No. 3 Recitativo e cavatina “Ah! Tardai troppo” … “O luce di quest'anima” (Linda)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Linda di Chamounix: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti5:39
11Requiem: Pie Jesu
recording engineer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1986-03)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Joseph Szurly
organ:
Timothy Farrell (organist) (in 1986-03)
baritone vocals:
Andreas Schmidt (bass-baritone & teacher)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (in 1986-03)
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (in 1986-03)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1986-03)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1986-03)
chorus master:
Horst Neumann (choir master and conductor)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1986-03)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (in 1986-03)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: Pie Jesu (for saxophone and orchestra, Bauch)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arranger:
Ronnie Bauch
arrangement of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
Gabriel Fauré4:04
12Voices of Spring
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
recording of:
Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1882)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 410)
Johann Strauss II8:18
13Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Ride Up in the Chariot
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
[unknown]4:49
14Oh Lord, What Manner of Man is Dis?
producer:
Joseph Szurly
piano:
Margo Garrett
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
[unknown]2:25
15Talk About A Child
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
[unknown]2:20
16He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
producer:
Joseph Szurly
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) and Jessye Norman (soprano)
[unknown]3:18