Decca Sound 55 Great Vocal Recitals

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Suzanne Danco - Operatic Recital (LXT 2557)
2▶CD: Paul Schoeffler - Operatic Recital (LXT 2554)
3▶CD: Kathleen Ferrier – A Recital of Bach and Handel Arias (LXT (5382)
4▶CD: Cesare Siepi – Operatic Arias for Bass (LXT 5096)
5▼CD: Fernando Corena – Operatic Arias For Bass Vol. 2 (LXT 5307)
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1La Cenerentola: Act I. "Miei rampolli femminini"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto I, scena 1. Cavatina “Miei rampolli femminini” (Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:23
2L'italiana in Algeri: Act II. "Kaimakan!...Ho un gran peso"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
L'italiana in Algeri: Atto II, scena 4. No. 10. Coro, recitativo ed aria: “Ho un gran peso sulla testa” (Taddeo, Coro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Angelo Anelli
part of:
L’italiana in Algeri: Atto II
recording of:
L'italiana in Algeri: Atto II, scena 4. No. 10. Coro, recitativo ed aria: “Kaimakan! Io non capisco niente” (Taddeo, Mustafà)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Angelo Anelli
part of:
L’italiana in Algeri: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini4:31
3Il Matrimonio Segreto: "Udite, tutti, udite"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
partial recording of:
Il matrimonio segreto
composer:
Domenico Cimarosa (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Bertati
premiered at:
Burgtheater in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1792-02-07)
Domenico Cimarosa5:02
4La Cenerentola: Act II. "Sia qualunque delle figlie"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor)
recording of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II, scena 1. Aria “Sia qualunque delle figlie” (Magnifico)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Jacopo Ferretti
part of:
La Cenerentola: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini4:50
5Grisélidis: "Jusqu'ici sans dangers"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Grisélidis : Acte II. Air « Jusqu’ici, sans dangers »
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
part of:
Grisélidis
Jules Massenet4:15
6Le Caïd: Act I. "Je comprends que la belle aime le militaire"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Le caïd: “Je comprends que la belle aime le militaire”
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
librettist:
Thomas-Marie-François Sauvage
part of:
Le Caïd (The Qaid)
Ambroise Thomas5:19
7Les pas d'armes du roi Jean
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Le Pas d'armes du Roi Jean
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:05
8Philémon et Baucis: Act I. "Au bruit des lourds marteaux"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Philémon et Baucis: Acte I. « Au bruit des lourds marteaux d’airain » (Vulcain)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Philémon et Baucis
Charles‐François Gounod2:59
9La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein: Act I. "A cheval sur la discipline" - "Pif Paf Pouf"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
recording of:
La Grande‐Duchesse de Gérolstein : Acte I. N° 1C: « Pif, paf, pouf »– Couplets « À cheval sur la discipline » (Boum, tous)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein: Acte I
Jacques Offenbach1:54
10Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act IV. "Tutto è disposto" - "Aprite un po' quegli occhi"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena VIII. (no. 27) Aria “Aprite un po’ quegl’occhi” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena VIII. (no. 27) Recitativo “Tutto è disposto” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:20
11Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act I. "Non più andrai"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:51
12Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act II. "In diesen heil'gen Hallen"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 15 Arie „In diesen heil’gen Hallen” (Sarastro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:25
13Così fan tutte, K. 588: Act II. "Donne mie, la fate a tanti"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto II. No. 26 Aria “Donne mie, la fate a tanti” (Guglielmo)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:10
14Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act I. "Madamina, il catalogo è questo"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 4 Aria “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:11
15Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act II. "Ah! pietà, signori miei!"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 20 Aria “Ah pietà, signori miei” (Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:55
16Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act I. "Se vuol ballare, signor Contino"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena II. (no. 3) Cavatina “Se vuol ballare, signor Contino” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:38
17Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act I. "La vendetta, oh, la vendetta"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena III. (no. 4) Aria “La vendetta, oh, la vendetta” (Bartolo)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:30
18La gazza ladra: Act I. "Il mio pianto è preparato"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
partial recording of:
La gazza ladra: Atto I
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
Gioachino Rossini4:38
19L'elisir d'amore: Act I. "Udite, udite, o rustici"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. Cavatina “Udite, udite, o rustici” … “Così chiaro è come il sole” (Dulcamara, Coro)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti6:05
20Don Pasquale: Act I. "Ah! Un foco insolito"
bass vocals:
Fernando Corena (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor)
recording of:
Don Pasquale: Atto I, Scena 1. “Ah! un foco insolito” (Pasquale, Malatesta)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) and Giovanni Ruffini (librettist)
part of:
Don Pasquale: Atto I
Gaetano Donizetti2:23
6▶CD: Mario Del Monaco – Great Tenor Arias (SXL 2122)
7▶CD: Kirsten Flagstad – Wagner Recital (LXT 5249)
8▶CD: Lisa Della Casa – Lieder Recital (LXT 5258)
9▶CD: Giulietta Simionato – Operatic Recital (LXT 5458)
10▶CD: Gérard Souzay – French Operatic Arias (LXT 5269)
11▶CD: Virginia Zeani – Operatic Recital (LXT 5317)
12▶CD: Jennifer Vyvyan – Mozart and Haydn Recital (SXL 2233)
13▶CD: Carlo Bergonzi – Operatic Recital (SXL 2048)
14▶CD: Di Stefano – Operatic Recital (SXL 2111)
15▶CD: Joan Sutherland – Operatic Arias (SXL 2159)
16▶CD: Regina Resnick – On the Wings of Opera (SXL 2304)
17▶CD: Hilde Gueden – Sings Operetta Evergreens (LXT 5658)
18▶CD: Teresa Berganza – Sings Mozart (SXL6045)
19▶CD: Tom Krause – Recital (SXL 6046)
20▶CD: Peter Pears – Winterrreise
21▶CD: Birgit Nilsson – Sings German Opera Arias (SXL 6077)
22▶CD: Robert Merril (SXL 6083) and James McCracken
23▶CD: Marilyn Horne – Recital (SXL5149)
24▶CD: Renata Tebaldi (SXL 6152)
25▶CD: Herman Prey – Schubert Schwanengesang (SXL 6069)
26▶CD: Elena Souliotis – Donizetti Verdi (SXL6306)
27▶CD: Regine Crespin – Recital Schumann Wolf Debussy Poulenc(SXL 6333)
28▶CD: Gwyneth Jones – Scenes From Verdi (SXL 6376)
29▶CD: Luciano Pavarotti – Arias By Verdi And Donizetti (SXL 6377)
30▶CD: Nicolai Ghiaurov – Great Scenes From Verdi (SXL 6443)
31▶CD: Huguette Tourangeau – Arias From Forgotten Operas (SXL 6501)
32▶CD: Maria Chiara Sings Verdi Arias (SXL 6605)
33▶CD: Sherrill Milnes – Great Scenes From Italian Opera (SXL 6609)
34▶CD: The Art of Hans Hotter (SXL 6625)
35▶CD: Sylvia Sass – Opera's Sensational New Star (SXL 6841)
36▶CD: Portrait of Pilar Lorengar
37▶CD: Elisabeth Söderström Sings Songs For Children (SXL 6900)
38▶CD: Mirella Freni and Renata Scotto in Duet (SXL 6970)
39▶CD: Martti Talvela – Mussorgsky Songs & Dances of Death / Rachmaninov Songs (SXL 6974)
40▶CD: Paata Burchuladze – Boris Godunov • Don Carlos • Macbeth • Simon Boccanegra • Ernani (414 335-2)
41▶CD: Leo Nucci – Bel Canto Arias (421 129-2)
42▶CD: Susan Dunn – Verdi • Beethoven • Wagner (421 420-2)
43▶CD: Cecilia Bartoli – Rossini Arias (425 430-2)
44▶CD: Josephine Barstow – Salome • Turandot • Médée • Věc Makropulos: Final Scenes (430 203-2)
45▶CD: Kiri te Kanawa - In Recital Liszt Obradors Ravel (425 820-2)
46▶CD: Brigitte Fassbaender – Liszt Lieder (430 512-2)
47▶CD: Sumi Jo – Carnaval! (French Coloratura Arias) (440 679-2)
48▶CD: Angela Gheorghiu – Arias (452 417-2)
49▶CD: Andreas Scholl – Heroes (Handel, Gluck, Mozart) (466 196-2)
50▶CD: Renée Fleming – Great Opera Scenes (455 760-2)
51▶CD: Barbara Bonney – Diamonds In The Snow (Nordic Songs) (466 762-2)
52▶CD: Matthias Goerne – Arias (467 263-2)
53▶CD: Juan Diego Flórez – Una Furtiva Lagrima (473 440-2)
54▶CD: Jonas Kaufmann – Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Wagner (478 1463)
55▶CD: Joseph Calleja – The Maltese Tenor (478 2720)

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Release group

includes:Arias from Forgotten Operas by Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR). Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
Heroes by Andreas Scholl (countertenor)