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Released on the "Philip Insignia Series"

Annotation last modified on 2011-09-03 19:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Il Corsario: Act I. "Egli non riede ancora!" - "Non so le tetre immagini"
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
Giuseppe Verdi5:33
2Les chemins de l'amour
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Les Chemins de l’amour, FP 106a
lyricist:
Jean Anouilh (in 1940)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 106-Ia)
Francis Poulenc4:01
3Le nozze di Figaro: Act III. "E Susanna non vien!... Dove sono"
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:22
4Carmen: Act II. "Non, tu ne m'aimes pas!"
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
Georges Bizet3:22
5Ariadne auf Naxos: "Es gibt ein Reich"
recording engineer:
Hans-Jürgen Seiferth (in 1988-01) and Willem van Leeuwen (recording engineer) (in 1988-01)
assistant producer:
Martha de Francisco (classical producer and engineer) (in 1988-01)
executive producer:
Bernd Runge (in 1988-01)
editor:
Thomas Albrecht (editor) (in 1988-01) and Albert Kos (engineer/editor) (in 1988-01)
piano and additional conductor:
Helmut Oertel (organist) (in 1988-01)
soprano vocals [Primadonna / Ariadne]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1988-01)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
balance engineer:
Claus Strüben (german sound engineer) (in 1988-01)
concertmaster:
Karl Suske (violinist) (in 1988-01)
engineered at:
Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1988-01)
recording of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper. [5] “Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist” (Ariadne)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper
Richard Strauss5:51
6Dido and Aeneas: Act III. "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-05)
cello:
Charles Tunnell (in 1985-05)
double bass:
Adrian Beers (double bass player) (in 1985-05)
harpsichord:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985-05) and Robert Aldwinkle (in 1985-05)
soprano vocals [Dido]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1985-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1985-05)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985-05)
concertmaster:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (in 1985-05)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (in 1985-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (in 1985-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell5:29
7Auf dem See, D 543
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Auf dem See, D. 543
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 543)
Franz Schubert3:30
8Les nuits d'été, Op.7: 6. L'île inconnue
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7: Nº 6. L’Île inconnue
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1841)
part of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7
Hector Berlioz4:10
9Vier Gesänge Op.43: 1. Von ewiger Liebe
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-01)
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) (in 1980-01)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1980-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International B.V. (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1980)
recording of:
4 Gesänge, op. 43: Nr. 1. Von ewiger Liebe (in 1980-01)
lyricist:
Josef Wenzig
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
4 Gesänge, op. 43
Johannes Brahms5:14
10Kindertotenlieder: "Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen"
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Kindertotenlieder: IV. “Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen”
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1901)
librettist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
Gustav Mahler3:20
11Vier letzte Lieder: 1. Frühling
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss3:48
12Love Is Here To Stay
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
George Gershwin3:42
13Ave Maria
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-05)
additional other vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1981-05)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1981-05)
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor) (in 1981-05)
recording 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)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert6:08
14Messe solennelle de Ste. Cécile: Sanctus
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
Charles‐François Gounod6:03