A342 Central Questions in the Study of Music (audio CDs 7-13)

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Tracklist

7CD: Unit 17
8CD: Unit 18
9CD: Unit 20
10CD: Unit 21
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1Attila: ‘E gettata la mia sorte’
baritone vocals [Ezio]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (in 1972)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1972)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) (in 1972)
recording of:
Attila: Atto II. N°10 “È gettata la mia sorte” (Ezio) (in 1972)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Attila: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:32
2La Cenerentola: 'Non piu mesta'
baritone vocals [Dandini]:
Alessandro Corbelli (baritone) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
bass vocals [Alidoro]:
Michele Pertusi (operatic bass) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
bass vocals [Don Magnifico]:
Enzo Dara (operatic bass) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Cenerentola]:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Tisbe]:
Gloria Banditelli (mezzo-soprano) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
soprano vocals [Clorinda]:
Fernanda Costa (soprano) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
tenor vocals [Don Ramiro]:
William Matteuzzi (tenor) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
vocals:
Gloria Banditelli (mezzo-soprano), Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano), Alessandro Corbelli (baritone), Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Fernanda Costa (soprano), Enzo Dara (operatic bass), William Matteuzzi (tenor) and Michele Pertusi (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02) and Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
recorded at:
Teatro Comunale di Bologna in Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
partial recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico) (from 1992-06-22 until 1992-07-02)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 3. Finale II, coro e scena “Della Fortuna instabile” … “Nacqui all’affanno” … “Non più mesta” (Coro, Cenerentola, Ramiro, Dandini, Alidoro, Clorinda, Tisbe, Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini3:07
3Il barbiere di Siviglia: ‘Cessa di piu resistere’
choir vocals:
Magyar Rádió énekkara (Hungarian Radio and Television Chorus)
orchestra:
Failoni Kamarazenekar (Failoni Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto II, No. 18. Aria “Cessa di più resistere” (Conte, Coro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini3:07
4Norma: 'Casta diva'
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Welsh National Opera
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:59
5Anna Bolena: mad scene
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals:
Joseph Rouleau (operatic bass) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
contralto vocals:
Monica Sinclair (contralto) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
tenor vocals:
John Lanigan (tenor) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25) and Duncan Robertson (tenor) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
conductor:
Nicola Rescigno (conductor) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
publisher:
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1959)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
recording of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II, Scena 3. “Al dolce guidami” (Anna, Coro) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II
recording of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II, Scena 3. “Cielo, a' miei lunghi spasimi” (Anna, Smeton, Percy, Rochefort, Tutti) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II
recording of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II, Scena 3. “Piangete voi?” (Anna, Coro) (from 1958-09-24 until 1958-09-25)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Anna Bolena: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti19:52
6Rigoletto: Quartet ‘Bella figlia’
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Adriana Lazzarini (mezzo-soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
tenor vocals [Il duca di Mantova]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
orchestra:
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (from 1955-09-03 until 1955-09-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:42
7Il Trovatore: ‘Di quella pira’
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Richard Beswick and Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
London Opera Chorus
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (from 1976-09-08 until 1977-03-26)
tenor vocals [Manrico (Il trovatore)]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-09)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Graham Clark (tenor)
vocals:
Graham Clark (tenor), Joan Sutherland (soprano) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-09)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1976-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (in 1976-09)
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
Giuseppe Verdi3:20
8Falstaff: Act I (opening)
choir vocals:
Rundfunkchor Berlin (Berlin Radio Chorus)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi2:10
9La Forza del Destino: Overture (extract)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
partial recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi2:10
10Falstaff: Act III ‘Buono. Ber del vin dolce’
choir vocals:
Rundfunkchor Berlin (Berlin Radio Chorus)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi1:31
11Falstaff: ‘Quand ero paggio’
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Victor Maurel (french baritone) (in 1907)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 2. “Quand'ero paggio del Duca di Norfolk” … “Voi mi celiate” (Falstaff, Alice, Quickly, Meg, Ford, Bardolfo, Pistola) (in 1907)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
12Falstaff: Act I Alice Meg Nannetta
choir vocals:
Rundfunkchor Berlin (Berlin Radio Chorus)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Alice!” - “Meg!“ - “Nannetta!“ (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:48
13Falstaff: Act 3 ‘Tutto nel mondo’
choir vocals:
Rundfunkchor Berlin (Berlin Radio Chorus)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto III, scena 2. “Un coro e terminiam la scena” - “Tutto nel mondo è burla” (Falstaff, Ford, Tutti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:59
14Don Giovanni: Questo e il fin
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:29
11CD: Unit 22
12CD: Unit 23
13CD: Unit 23 (cont)