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Bizet: | Votre toast je peux vous le rendre 'Toreador Song' (from Carmen) Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) L'amour est un oiseau rebelle 'Habanera' (from Carmen) Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo) Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Nicolai Ghiaurov (bass) La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Plácido Domingo (tenor) Les tringles des sistres tintaient (from Carmen) Magdalena Kozená (mezzo) | Delibes: | Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) Joan Sutherland (soprano), Jane Berbié (mezzo) | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) | Dvorak: | Mesícku na nebi hlubokém 'Song to the Moon' (from Rusalka) Pilar Lorengar (soprano) | Gluck: | Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) Andreas Scholl (countertenor) | Gounod: | Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (from Roméo et Juliette) Renée Fleming (soprano) Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux (from Faust) Richard Bonynge | Handel: | Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo) Ombra mai fu (from Serse) Andreas Scholl (countertenor) | Leoncavallo: | Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) | Mozart: | Der Vogelfänger bin ich, ja (from Die Zauberflöte) Hermann Prey (baritone) La ci darem la mano (from Don Giovanni) Ingvar Wixell (baritone), Mirella Freni (soprano) Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (from Die Zauberflöte) Patricia Petibon (soprano) | Offenbach: | Barcarolle (from Les Contes d'Hoffmann ) Joan Sutherland (soprano), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo) Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) Joseph Calleja (tenor) | Puccini: | Quando me'n vo (from La Bohème) Anna Netrebko (soprano) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Andrea Bocelli (tenor) Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) Giuseppe Sinopoli Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) Vissi d'arte (from Tosca) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Signore, ascolta! (from Turandot) Montserrat Caballé (soprano) Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (from La Rondine) Renata Tebaldi (soprano) | Rossini: | Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Teresa Berganza (mezzo) Largo al factotum (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Leo Nucci (baritone) | Saint-Saëns: | Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (from Samson et Dalila) Marilyn Horne (mezzo) | Verdi: | Anvil Chorus (from Il Trovatore) Sir Georg Solti La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Roberto Alagna (tenor) Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) Plácido Domingo (tenor), Ileana Cotrubas (soprano) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) José Carreras (tenor) Sempre libera (from La Traviata) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) Rolando Villazón (tenor) Va, pensiero (from Nabucco) Silvio Varviso Celeste Aida (from Aida) Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) | Wagner: | Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde) Birgit Nilsson (soprano) |
This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano Pavarotti, Dame Joan Sutherland, Plácido Domingo, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras. With a carefully chosen selection of perennially popular arias, duets and choruses, this enchanting collection creates the perfect introduction to opera. With 40 tracks and over 2½ hours of music this collection is outstanding value for money. Includes Pavarotti’s classic recording of the most popular opera aria of all, Puccini’s ‘Nessun dorma’. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Roberto Alagna - Tenor
Berlioz: | Prière: Te ergo quaesumus (Te Deum) Chœur & Orchestre de Paris, John Nelson | Bernstein: | Tonight (from West Side Story) Angela Gheorghiu (Maria) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong | Bizet: | Parle-moi de ma mère (from Carmen) Inva Mula (Micaëla) & Angela Gheorghiu (Carmen) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson Je vais danser en votre honneur (from Carmen) Inva Mula (Micaëla) & Angela Gheorghiu (Carmen) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Inva Mula (Micaëla) & Angela Gheorghiu (Carmen) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson | Donizetti: | C’est moi Lucie (from Lucie de Lammermoor) Natalie Dessay (Lucie) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò Sur la tombe de mon père (Lucie de Lammermoor) Natalie Dessay (Lucie) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò Vers toi toujours s’envoler (from Lucie de Lammermoor) Natalie Dessay (Lucie) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò Tombes de mes aïeux (from Lucie de Lammermoor) Natalie Dessay (Lucie) Orchestre & Chœurs de l’Opéra National de Lyon, Evelino Pidò | Gounod: | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) Angela Gheorghiu (Juliette) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson Va, je t’ai pardonné…Anges du ciel (from Roméo et Juliette) Angela Gheorghiu (Juliette) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Angela Gheorghiu (Manon) & Yann-Armel Quemener (Le portier du séminaire) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) Angela Gheorghiu (Manon) & Yann-Armel Quemener (Le portier du séminaire) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong Toi ! Vous ! Oui ! Je fus cruelle… N’est-ce plus ma main (from Manon) Angela Gheorghiu (Manon) & Yann-Armel Quemener (Le portier du séminaire) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong Oui ce qu'elle m'ordonne... Lorsque l'enfant (from Werther) Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte)
Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Antonio Pappano Pourquoi me reveiller (from Werther) Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte)
Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Antonio Pappano N’achevez pas, hélas (from Werther) Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte)
Angela Gheorghiu (Charlotte) Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Antonio Pappano | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Armstrong | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Leontina Vaduva (Mimi) Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Leontina Vaduva (Mimi) Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Angela Gheorghiu (Tosca) & Enrico Fissore (Le Sacristain) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Angela Gheorghiu (Tosca) & Enrico Fissore (Le Sacristain) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano Ah! Franchiggia… O dolci mani mansuete e pure (from Tosca) Angela Gheorghiu (Tosca) & Enrico Fissore (Le Sacristain) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Antonio Pappano Ma come puoi lasciarmi (from La Rondine) Angela Gheorghiu (Magda) London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Ecco la Casa...Torna ai felici di (from Le Villi) London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Firenze è come un albero fiorito (from Gianni Schicchi) London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Et incarnatus est London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Antonio Pappano | Verdi: | Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) Angela Gheorghiu (Leonora) & Enrico Facini (Ruiz) London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Angela Gheorghiu (Leonora) & Enrico Facini (Ruiz) London Voices & London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano Fontainebleau! Forêt immense et solitaire … (from Don Carlos) Thomas Hampson (Rodrigue), Csaba Airizer (Un moine) & José Van Dam (Philippe II) Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet – Orchestre de Paris, Antonio Pappano Qui me rendra ce mort ? Ô funèbres abîmes (from Don Carlos) Thomas Hampson (Rodrigue), Csaba Airizer (Un moine) & José Van Dam (Philippe II) Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet – Orchestre de Paris, Antonio Pappano Dieu, tu semas dans nos âmes (from Don Carlos) Thomas Hampson (Rodrigue), Csaba Airizer (Un moine) & José Van Dam (Philippe II) Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet – Orchestre de Paris, Antonio Pappano Ingemisco (from Requiem) London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Antonio Pappano |
The incomparable Roberto Alagna sings with some of the world’s greatest artists including Natalie Dessay, Thomas Hampson, Claudio Abbado, Richard Armstrong, Antonio Pappano, Angela Gheorghiu and many more in this selection of his finest opera performances. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Leoncavallo: I Pagliacciplus 'Bjorling sings great arias and songs'
Alfvén: | Skogen sover, Op. 28 No. 6 | Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Flotow: | Ach, so fromm (from Martha) | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) | Leoncavallo: | I Pagliacci Studio recording, 1953 Jussi Björling (Canio), Victoria de los Ángeles (Nedda), Leonard Warren (Tonio), Paul Franke (Beppe), Robert Merrill (Silvio) RCA Victor Orchestra, Robert Shaw Chorale, Renato Cellini | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) | Puccini: | Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano (from La Fanciulla del West) | Rossini: | Stabat Mater: Cujus animam gementem | Schubert: | An Sylvia, D891 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 An die Leier, D737 (Bruchmann) | Sibelius: | Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) | Strauss, R: | Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Verdi: | È il sol dell'anima (from Rigoletto) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) |
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| |  | Joseph Calleja - The Golden Voice
'This is a discerning, often thrilling recital by a singer in his first full bloom.' Daily Telegraph | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Jussi Bjorling SeriesRare and Alternative Recordings 1920-1949
Armand: | Var det en drom? | Beneken: | O, hur stilla | Borodin: | Medlenno den ugasal (Slowly the day has faded) (from Prince Igor) | Dresser: | On the banks of the Wabash, far away | Enders: | Lilla prinsessa | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Gounod: | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) | Hardelot: | Because | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) O Lola, bianca come fior di spino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | Millöcker: | Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelfrei (from Der Bettelstudent) sung in Swedish | Nyblom: | Brinnande gula flod | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) sung in Swedish | Rossini: | Stabat Mater: Cujus animam gementem | Strauss, J, II: | Wer uns getraut? (from Der Zigeunerbaron) sung in Swedish | trad.: | I Himmelen, I Himmelen Guds rena lamm oskyldig | Verdi: | Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) È il sol dell'anima (from Rigoletto) | Wennerberg: | Psalm 24 (Gören portarna höga) |
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| |  | Bruce Ford sings Viennese Operetta
Kalman: | Play gipsy from Countess Maritza Heavens, what's happ'ning to me? from Countess Maritza Vienna mine from Countess Maritza | Lehár: | You are my heart's delight from The Land of Smiles Patiently smiling from The Land of Smiles Comrades, this life is the life for me! from Giuditta Alone, always alone (Volga Song) from The Czarevitch Love! What has given you this magic pow'r? from The Land of Smiles Lippen schweigen (from Die Lustige Witwe) Sung in English as 'Words forbidden' | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) | Stolz, G: | We met in Vienna, my true love and I | Stolz, R: | Don't ask me why I'm leaving from The Song is Done | Straus, O: | Softly, so softly from A Waltz Dream | Strauss, J, II: | Who made us one? from The Gipsy Baron Love is a delicate flower from A Night in Venice Since I was left an orphan lad from The Gipsy Baron | Zeller: | My old father years ago from The Birdseller |
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| |  | Marcel Claudel - Tenor
Adam: | Un regard de ses yeux (from Si j’étais roi) | Audran: | Des courtisans qui passeront (from La mascotte) | Beydts: | Cette escarpolette a son histoire (from Moineau) L’amour, hélas, ça va, ça vient (from Moineau) | Bizet: | Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) | Boieldieu: | Viens, gentille dame (from La Dame blanche) | Delibes: | Fantaisie aux divins mensonges (Lakmé) | Donizetti: | Un ange, une femme inconnue (from La Favorite) La Maiˆtresse du Roi?…Ange si pur” (from La Favorite) | Drigo: | Un soir, tout vibrant d’espoir (from Les millions d’Arlequin) | Flégier: | Le beau rêve | Frings: | Premier rondel Deuxième rondel Troisième rondel Quatrième rondel Joujou | Gounod: | La brise est douce et parfumée (from Mireille) Le jour se lève (from Mireille) Mon cœur est plein d'un noir soucis... Anges du Paradis (from Mireille) | Hérold: | Ô ma tendre amie (from Le Pré-aux-clercs) | Lehár: | Patiently smiling from The Land of Smiles sung in French as 'Toujours sourire' You are my heart's delight from The Land of Smiles sung in French as 'Je t’ai donné mon cœur' Frasquita (highlights) sung in French | Maillart: | Ne parle pas, Ros e, je t'en supplie (from Les Dragons de Villars) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Ce monde que je vois ... Ah, qu'il est loin, mon pays (from Sapho) Je suis l'oiseau (from Grisélidis) Ô liberté, ma mie (from Le jongleur de Notre-Dame) | Messager: | Je suis très tendre (from Fortunio) J’aimais la vieille maison grise (from Fortunio) Si vous croyez que je vais dire (from Fortunio) Une angoisse exquise et mortelle (from Fortunio) | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) | Planquette: | Va, petit mousse (from Les cloches de Corneville) Je regardais en l’air (from Les cloches de Corneville) | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) sung in French as 'Les diamants, chez nous, sont innombrables' | Rossini: | Ecco, ridente in cielo (from Il Barbiere di Siviglia) sung in French as 'Doux rayons de l’aurore' | Thomas, Ambroise: | Adieu, Mignon! Courage! (Mignon) | Varney: | Il serait vrai que ce fut un songe (from Les mousquetaires au couvent) | Verdi: | Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) sung in French as 'Qu’une belle' |
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| |  | Jussi Björling: Arias & Songsand a complete Verdi Requiem
Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Borodin: | Ach! Gde ty, dge? (from Prince Igor) Sung in Swedish | Curtis, E: | Torna a Surriento Sung in Swedish | Geehl: | For You Alone Sung in Swedish | Gounod: | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) Sung in Swedish Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) Sung in Swedish | Leoncavallo: | Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) Sung in Swedish | Puccini: | O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano (from La Fanciulla del West) | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) Sung in Swedish | Rossini: | Stabat Mater: Cujus animam gementem | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 An die Leier, D737 (Bruchmann) An Sylvia, D891 | Strauss, J, II: | Wer uns getraut? (from Der Zigeunerbaron) Sung in Swedish | Strauss, R: | Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Verdi: | Requiem Recorded on 23rd November 1940 at Carnegie Hall Zinka Milanov (soprano), Bruna Castagna (mezzo), Nicola Moscona (bass) NBC Symphony Orchestra, Westminster Choir Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) Ingemisco (from Requiem) |
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| |  | Jussi Björling: The Swedish Caruso
Adam: | O, helga natt | Alfvén: | Saa tag mit Hjerte (Text: Tove Ditlevsen) | Althen: | Land, du välsignade (Thou Blessed Country) | Atterberg: | Fanal: Final Scene | Beach: | Ah, Love, but a day! Op. 44, No. 2 | Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) | Campbell-Tipton: | A Spirit Flower | Capua: | O sole mio | Cilea: | È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesiana) | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) | Flotow: | M'appari (from Martha) | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Friml: | Only A Rose (from The Vagabond King) | Geehl: | For You Alone | Giordano, U: | Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier) Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) | Godard, B: | Berceuse from Jocelyn | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) De grâce demeurez… Ange adorable (Roméo et Juliette) | Hardelot: | Because | Leoncavallo: | Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' I Pagliacci: excerpts Victoria de los Angeles (Nedda), Leonard Warren (Tonio), Paul Franke (Beppe), Robert Merrill (Silvio) | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) O Lola, ch'ai di latti la cammisa (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) | Meyerbeer: | Mi batte il cor … O paradiso (from L'Africana) | Millöcker: | Soll ich redden…Ich setz’ den Fall (from Der Bettelstudent) Sung in Swedish Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelfrei (from Der Bettelstudent) Sung in Swedish | Nordqvist: | Bön I ofredstid (Prayer in Time of War) Bisp Thomas frihetssång (Bishop Thomas' Song of Freedom) Till havs (Towards the Sea) | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) | Peterson-Berger: | När jag för mig själv (When I Walk by Myself) Bland skogens höga furustammar (Among the High Fir-Trees in the Forest) Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke) | Ponchielli: | Cielo e mar! (from La Gioconda) | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recondita armonia (from Tosca) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano (from La Fanciulla del West) O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Hjödis Schymberg (Mimi) Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) Recondita armonia (from Tosca) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) La Bohème (highlights) Victoria de los Angeles (Mimi), Lucine Amara (Musetta), Robert Merrill (Marcello), John Reardon (Schaunard), Giorgio Tozzi (Colline) Madama Butterfly (highlights) Victoria de los Angeles (Butterfly), Miriam Pirazzini (Suzuki), Mario Sereni (Sharpless), Piero de Palma (Goro) | Rachmaninov: | In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) | Rossini: | Stabat Mater: Cujus animam gementem | Salén: | Sången till havet (Song to the Sea) Visa kring slånblom och månskära (Song of Blackthorn and Crescent Moon) | Schrader, M: | Sommarnatt (Summer Night) | Sibelius: | Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) | Sjöberg: | Tonerna (text: Erik Gustaf Geijer) | Söderman: | Kung Heimer och Aslög (Text: Frans Hedberg) Trollsjön | Speaks: | Sylvia | Stenhammar: | Sverige (Sweden) | Strauss, J, II: | Wer uns getraut? (from Der Zigeunerbaron) Sung in Swedish | Strauss, R: | Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Tosti: | Ideale L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra | Verdi: | Se quel guerrier io fossi!…Celeste Aida (from Aida) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Ingemisco (from Requiem) Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) (two recordings) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) (two recordings) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) (two recordings) Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) | Widestedt: | Nämner du Sverige (If You Mention Sweden) |
This 5 CD set covers the best of Björling’s EMI solo recordings and includes highlights from the three complete operas: CD 1 contains Opera and Oratorio Arias and Songs in their original language recorded between 1936 and 1941. CD 2 covers similar repertoire from 1941 to 1950. CD 3 goes back to the period from 1929 when Björling was still a local Swedish artist and recorded all his material in Swedish. The CD opens with the two recently discovered test recordings that Björling made for EMI Sweden on 4 September 1929: ‘For You Alone’ and ‘Mattinata’, both sung in Swedish. CD 4 contains a selection of Lieder and Songs, all sung in their original language, recorded between 1939 and 1959. CD 5 contains a generous selection of highlights from Björling’s three complete EMI operas: La bohème, Pagliacci and Madama Butterfly. He is partnered in all three recordings by the soprano Victoria de los Angeles. All tracks, except those from Pagliacci and Madama Butterfly on CD 5, have been transferred and digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios from the best available source material in the EMI Archives by the award-winning audio restoration engineer Andrew Walter. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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