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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mattinata
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo1:59
2Volare
recording of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Curci and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1959 winner)
Domenico Modugno3:44
3’O sole mio
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) and Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Giancarlo Chiaramello (in 1979-03)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
’O sole mio (in 1979-03)
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
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
Eduardo Di Capua3:23
4Funiculì, funiculà
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Luigi Denza2:43
5Core ’ngrato
recording engineer:
James Lock (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1985-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (in 1985-07)
conductor:
Giancarlo Chiaramello (in 1985-07)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dala Luma
recorded at:
Chiesa di San Giorgio (Palazzo in Bologna) (in 1985-07)
recording of:
Core ’ngrato (Catari, Catari) (for voice & orchestra) (in 1985-07)
lyricist:
Riccardo Cordiferro (in 1911)
composer:
Salvatore Cardillo (Italian-American composer) (in 1911)
publisher:
Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
Salvatore Cardillo4:54
6Maria, Marì!
recording of:
Maria, Marì!
lyricist:
Vincenzo Russo
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua
Eduardo Di Capua4:00
7Martha: “M’apparì tutt’amor”
tenor vocals [Lionel]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1973-05)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1973-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1973-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-05)
recording of:
Martha: Atto II. “M’apparì tutt'amor” (Lionel) (in 1973-05)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt II. "Ach so fromm" (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow3:29
8Torna a Surriento
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Ernesto De Curtis4:27
9Non ti scordar di me
recording of:
Non ti scordar di me (arr. Mancini)
lyricist:
Domenico Furnò
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
arrangement of:
Non ti scordar di me
Ernesto De Curtis2:58
10La danza
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
lyricist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Soirées musicales
Gioachino Rossini3:07
11Mamma
recording engineer:
James Lock (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1984-01)
orchestra:
The Henry Mancini Orchestra (in 1984-01)
conductor:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger) (in 1984-01)
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Grand Casino Noga Hilton in Genève, Genève, Switzerland (in 1984-01)
recording of:
Mamma (arr. Mancini) (in 1984-01)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
arrangement of:
Mamma
Cesare Andrea Bixio3:35
12Chitarra romana
recording of:
Chitarra romana
lyricist:
Bruno Cherubini (brother of Bixio Cherubini) and Eldo Di Lazzaro
composer:
Eldo Di Lazzaro
Eldo Di Lazzaro3:18
13Musica proibita
recording of:
Musica proibita
lyricist:
Flick‐Flock (in 1881)
composer:
Stanislao Gastaldon (in 1881)
Stanislao Gastaldon3:10
14Vieni sul mar
recording of:
Vieni sul mar
lyricist:
Aniello Califano
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:31
15L’ultima canzone
recording of:
L’ultima canzone
lyricist:
Francesco Cimmino
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (composer)
dedicated to:
Rina Giacchetti
Francesco Paolo Tosti4:18
16Ave Maria
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (engineer) (in 1976-01)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
live recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’) (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:50
17Ave Maria
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (in 1976-01)
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
Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod2:57
18Caro mio ben
recording engineer and balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1977-04)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1977-04)
conductor:
Piero Gamba (conductor and pianist) (in 1977-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Caro mio ben (in 1977-04)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
Giuseppe Giordani
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
Giuseppe Giordani3:06
19Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1991)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1991)
conductor:
Bruno Bartoletti (conductor) (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Teatro Verdi in Firenze, Firenze, Toscana, Italy (in 1991)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (in 1991)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:10
20La bohème: Musetta’s Waltz
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Rolando Panerai (baritone)
soprano vocals [Mimi]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
soprano vocals [Musetta]:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
tenor vocals [Alcindoro]:
Michel Sénéchal (tenor)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:48
21Canta pe’ me
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Canta pe' me
lyricist:
Libero Bovio
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
Ernesto De Curtis3:06
22Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25) and Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25, on 1972-08-25)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini52:57