The Last Castrato

~ Release by Alessandro Moreschi (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Tracklist

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1Domine salvum fac pontificem nostrum Leonem
other vocals [castrato vocals]:
Alessandro Moreschi (in 1902-04)
recording of:
Domine salvum fac pontificem nostrum Leonem (in 1902-04)
writer:
Giovanni Aldega
Giovanni Aldega2:50
2Et incarnatus est / Crucifixus
other vocals [castrato vocals]:
Alessandro Moreschi (in 1902-04)
recording of:
Et incarnatus est / Crucifixus (in 1902-04)
writer:
Luigi Pratesi
Luigi Pratesi2:56
3Ideale
other vocals [castrato vocals]:
Alessandro Moreschi (in 1902-04)
recording of:
Ideale (in 1902-04)
lyricist:
Carmelo Errico
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer) (in 1882)
Paolo Tosti2:34
4Ave verum
Salvatore Meluzzi2:40
5Tui sunt coeli
Gustavo Edoardo Stehle2:30
6Ave verum
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 618)
W. A. Mozart2:51
7Crucifixus
other vocals [castrato vocals]:
Alessandro Moreschi (in 1902)
recording of:
Petite Messe solennelle: III. Credo: Crucifixus (S - soprano solo) (in 1902-04)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1863)
part of:
Petite Messe solennelle
G. Rossini3:11
8Crucifixus
G. Rossini3:10
9Pie Jesu
Leibach3:07
10Hostias et preces
Eugenio Terziani2:53
11Preghiera
Paolo Tosti3:17
12Ave Maria
piano and violin:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1904-04-11)
other vocals [castrato vocals]:
Alessandro Moreschi (on 1904-04-11)
recorded at:
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City (on 1904-04-11)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (on 1904-04-11)
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
Bach, Gounod3:19
13Incipit lamentatio
[anonymous]3:09
14Laudamus te
Gaetano Capocci3:24
15Improperia
Tomaso Ludovico Vittoria2:38
16La cruda mia nemica
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina3:17
17Oremus pro pontifice
Emilo Calzanera4:18
18Ave Maria
recorded in:
Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1903-02-05)
vocals:
Leo XIII (on 1903-02-05)
[anonymous]0:45