Best of Verdi

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1Aida: Gloria all'Egitto
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Renate Kupfer
bass vocals [Ramfis]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1981-01)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981-01)
chorus master:
Romano Gandolfi (chorus master and conductor) (in 1981-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio) (in 1981-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Centro Telecinematografico Culturale di Milano in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
3:28
2Aida: Triumphmarsch
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Renate Kupfer
bass vocals:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1981-01)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981-01)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1981-01)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (in 1981-01)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1981-01)
chorus master:
Romano Gandolfi (chorus master and conductor) (in 1981-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Centro Telecinematografico Culturale di Milano in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1981-01)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. “Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre” / “Anch’io pugnai” / “Quest'assisa ch'io vesto” / “Ma tu, Re, tu signore possente” (Aida, Amneris, Amonasro, Il Re, Schiave, Prigionieri, Ramfis, Sacerdoti, Popolo) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida) (in 1981-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
1:42
3Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (from 1981-01 until 1981-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
4:36
4Rigoletto: Gualtier Maldè ... Caro nome
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Ceprano] and bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Dirk Sagemüller (baritone) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Luigi De Corato (baritone) (in 1979-09)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (in 1980)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (in 1979-09)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Walter Gullino (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09, in 1980)
balance engineer:
Hans-Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1980)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
6:23
5Rigoletto: La donne è mobile
sound engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1972)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1971-06-28)
vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-06-28)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (on 1971-06-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-06-28)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1971-06-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
2:24
6La Traviata: Libiamo ne' lieti calici
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (in 1963)
tenor vocals:
Gianni Raimondi (italian operatic tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
3:11
7Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Gefangenenchor)
producer:
Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Wolfgang Stengel (in 1982-05)
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (in 1982-05)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (in 1982-05)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1982-05)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (German audio) (in 1982-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Haus des Rundfunks: Großer Sendesaal in Berlin, Germany (in 1982-05)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1982-05)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
4:58
8La forza del destino: Ouvertüre
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1975-09-22 until 1975-10-21)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia (from 1975-09-22 until 1975-10-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
7:54
9Requiem: Ingemisco
tenor vocals:
Vinson Cole (American tenor) (in 1989)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1989)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore) (in 1989)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
4:14
10Don Carlo: O don fatale, o don crudel
soprano vocals:
Grace Bumbry (mezzo‐soprano) (in 1962)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°13 “O don fatale, o don crudel” (Eboli) (in 1962)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
4:21
11Un ballo in maschera: M'ami, m'ami
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1979)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 13c. "M'ami, m'ami!" (Riccardo) (in 1979)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
4:19
12Il Trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Zigeunerchor)
orchestra:
L'académie Sainte‐Cécile
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1985)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
2:58
13Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1985)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (in 1985)
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
2:18
14Rigoletto: Bella figlia dell'amore
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone) (in 1964)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano) (in 1964)
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (in 1964)
tenor vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1964)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (in 1964)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
4:34
15La Traviata: Preludio
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (german lyrics)
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
4:17
16La Traviata: Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo
soprano vocals:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (in 1963)
tenor vocals:
Gianni Raimondi (italian operatic tenor) (in 1963)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Antonino Votto (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III
3:28
17Il trovatore: Il balen del suo sorriso
baritone vocals:
Ettore Bastianini (baritone) (in 1963)
bass vocals:
Ivo Vinco (operatic bass) (in 1963)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, Scena 2. “Il balen del suo sorriso” (Conte Luna) (in 1963)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
6:01
18Don Carlo: Dio, che nell'alma infodere
baritone vocals [Rodrigo]:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone) (in 1965)
bass vocals:
Tugomir Franc (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
tenor vocals [Carlo]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (in 1965)
tenor vocals [un frate]:
Vincenzo Bello (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1965)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1965)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°4 “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor …” (Carlo, Rodrigo) (in 1965)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)
4:39

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part of:Best of (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 2)
Eloquence (Deutsche Grammophon/Decca/Philips Classics) (order: 170)
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