Bel canto

~ Release by Beniamino Gigli (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Mamma
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Mamma
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini (in 1940)
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio (in 1940)
Bixio Cherubini & Cesare Andrea Bixio3:36
2Tosca: “È lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:51
3Aïda: “Se quel guerrier io fossi … Celeste Aïda”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:12
4Otello: “Già nella notte densa”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 3. “Già nella notte densa” (Otello, Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi9:03
5Non ti scordar di me
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Non ti scordar di me
lyricist:
Domenico Furnò
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
translated version of:
Vergeet mij nooit
Ernesto De Curtis & Domenico Furnò3:19
6Werther: “Ah! Non mi ridestar”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Werther: Atto III. “Ah, non mi ridestar” (Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
translated version of:
Werther : Acte III. « Toute mon âme est là ! » – « Pourquoi me réveiller ? » (Werther)
part of:
Werther (italian lyrics)
Jules Massenet3:00
7Panis angelicus
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck3:54
8La traviata: “Un di' felice eterea - croce e delizia”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Duetto “Un dì felice, eterea” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:46
9La canzone dell'amore (Solo per te Lucia)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La Canzone dell'amore
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Bixio Cherubini & Cesare Andrea Bixio3:10
10Ninna nanna della vita
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Ninna nanna della vita
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Bixio Cherubini & Cesare Andrea Bixio3:39
11La Juive : “Rachel, quand du seigneur”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La Juive : Acte IV. « Rachel, quand du Seigneur » (Éléazar)
composer:
Fromental Halévy (French composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
La Juive: Acte IV
Fromental Halévy4:44
12Ave Maria
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
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
Charles‐François Gounod2:54
13Wiegenlied, Op. 49 N°4
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms1:49
14Messa da Requiem: “Ingemisco”
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:44
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