The Complete Works

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

The 2016 75-CD reissue of the 2013 edition. Decca only has the 2013 edition listed on their site.

Annotation last modified on 2018-04-22 16:58 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Oberto (Atto I) (Marriner, 1966)
2▶CD: Oberto (Atto II, Appendix) (Marriner, 1966)
3▶CD: Un giorno di regno (Atto I) (Gardelli, 1973)
4▶CD: Un giorno di regno (Atto II) (Gardelli, 1973)
5▶CD: Nabucco (Parte I, Parte II beginning) (Gardelli, 1965)
6▶CD: Nabucco (Parte II conclusion, Parte III, Parte IV) (Gardelli, 1965)
7▶CD: I Lombardi (Atto I, Atto II) (Levine, 1996)
8▶CD: I Lombardi (Atto III, Atto IV) (Levine, 1996)
9▶CD: Ernani (Parte I, Parte II beginning) (Bonynge, 1987)
10▶CD: Ernani (Parte II conclusion, Parte III, Parte IV) (Bonynge, 1987)
11▶CD: I due Foscari (Atto I) (Gardelli, 1976)
12▶CD: I due Foscari (Atto II, Atto III) (Gardelli, 1976)
13▶CD: Giovanna d’Arco (Prologo, Atto I) (Carignani, 2013)
14▶CD: Giovanna d’Arco (Atto II, Atto III) (Carignani, 2013)
15▶CD: Alzira (Prologo, Atto I) (Luisi, 1999)
16▶CD: Alzira (Atto II) (Luisi, 1999)
17▶CD: Attila (Prologo, Atto I beginning) (Gardelli, 1972)
18▶CD: Attila (Atto I conclusion, Atto II, Atto III) (Gardelli, 1972)
19▶CD: Macbeth (Atto I, Atto II) (Abbado, 1976)
20▶CD: Macbeth (Atto III, Atto IV) (Abbado, 1976)
21▶CD: I masnadieri (Atto I, Atto II) (Bonynge, 1982)
22▶CD: I masnadieri (Atto III, Atto IV) (Bonynge, 1982)
23▶CD: Jérusalem (Acte I) (Luisi, 1998)
24▶CD: Jérusalem (Acte II) (Luisi, 1998)
25▶CD: Jérusalem (Acte III, Acte IV) (Luisi, 1998)
26▶CD: Il corsaro (Atto I, Atto II) (Gardelli, 1975)
27▶CD: Il corsaro (Atto III) (Gardelli, 1975)
28▶CD: La battaglia di Legnano (Atto I, Atto II) (Gardelli, 1977)
29▶CD: La battaglia di Legnano (Atto III, Atto IV) (Gardelli, 1977)
30▶CD: Luisa Miller (Atto I, Atto II beginning) (Maag, 1975)
31▶CD: Luisa Miller (Atto II conclusion, Atto III) (Maag, 1975)
32▶CD: Stiffelio (Atto I) (Gardelli, 1979)
33▶CD: Stiffelio (Atto II, Atto III) (Gardelli, 1979)
34▶CD: Rigoletto (Atto I) (Giulini, 1979)
35▶CD: Rigoletto (Atto II, Atto III) (Giulini, 1979)
36▶CD: Il trovatore (Parte I, Parte II) (Giulini, 1984)
37▶CD: Il trovatore (Parte III, Parte IV) (Giulini, 1984)
38▶CD: La traviata (Atto I, Atto II beginning) (Kleiber, 1976)
39▶CD: La traviata (Atto II conclusion, Atto III) (Kleiber, 1976
40▶CD: I vespri siciliani (Atto I, Atto II) (Muti, 1989 & 1990)
41▶CD: I vespri siciliani (Atto III) (Muti, 1989 & 1990)
42▶CD: I vespri siciliani (Atto IV, Atto V) (Muti, 1989 & 1990)
43▶CD: Simon Boccanegra (Prologo, Atto I) (Abbado, 1977)
44▶CD: Simon Boccanegra (Atto II, Atto III) (Abbado, 1977)
45▶CD: Aroldo (Atto I, Atto II) (Luisi, 1997)
46▶CD: Aroldo (Atto III, Atto IV) (Luisi, 1997)
47▶CD: Un ballo in maschera (Atto I, Atto II beginning) (Solti, 1982 & 1983)
48▶CD: Un ballo in maschera (Atto II conclusion, Atto III) (Solti, 1982 & 1983)
49▶CD: La forza del destino (1862 St. Petersburg version) (Atto I, Atto II) (Gergiev, 1995)
50▶CD: La forza del destino (1862 St. Petersburg version) (Atto III) (Gergiev, 1995)
51▶CD: La forza del destino (1862 St. Petersburg version) (Atto IV) (Gergiev, 1995)
52▶CD: La forza del destino (1869 Milan version) (Atto I, Atto II beginning) (Sinopoli, 1985)
53▶CD: La forza del destino (1869 Milan version) (Atto II conclusion, Atto III beginning) (Sinopoli, 1985)
54▶CD: La forza del destino (1869 Milan version) (Atto III conclusion, Atto IV) (Sinopoli, 1985)
55▶CD: Don Carlos (Acte I, Acte II beginning) (Abbado, 1983 & 1984)
56▶CD: Don Carlos (Acte II conclusion, Acte III) (Abbado, 1983 & 1984)
57▶CD: Don Carlos (Acte IV) (Abbado, 1983 & 1984)
58▶CD: Don Carlos (Acte V, Appendix) (Abbado, 1983 & 1984)
59▶CD: Don Carlo (Atto I, Atto II beginning) (Solti, 1965)
60▶CD: Don Carlo (Atto II conclusion, Atto III) (Solti, 1965)
61▶CD: Don Carlo (Atto IV, Atto V) (Solti, 1965)
62▶CD: Aida (Atto I, Atto II beginning) (Karajan, 1959)
63▶CD: Aida (Atto II conclusion, Atto III, Atto IV) (Karajan, 1959)
64▶CD: Otello (Atto I, Atto II) (Chung, 1993)
65▶CD: Otello (Atto III, Atto IV) (Chung, 1993)
66▼CD: Falstaff (Atto I; Atto II, Parte 1) (Giulini, 1982)
#TitleRatingLength
1Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 1. “Falstaff! - Ola!” (Cajus, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1982)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
William Wildermann (German-born American bass-baritone) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Michael Sells (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Falstaff!“ - “Olà!“ (Dr Cajus, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
5:12
2Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 1. “6 polli; 6 scellini” (Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1982)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
William Wildermann (German-born American bass-baritone) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Sei polli: Sei scellini” (Falstaff, Bardolfo) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “So che se andiam, la notte” (Falstaff, Pistola, Bardolfo) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
3:04
3Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 1. “Ma è tempo d'assottigliar l'ingegno” (Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1982)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
William Wildermann (German-born American bass-baritone) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Ma è tempo d'assottigliar l'ingegno” (Falstaff, Pistola, Bardolfo) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
3:58
4Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 1. “L'onore! Ladri! Voi state ligi all'onor vostro, voi!” (Falstaff)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Ehi! Paggio!” - “L’onore! Ladri!” - “Io stesso, sì, io, io” (Falstaff) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) and Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
4:10
5Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 2. “Alice. - Meg. - Nannetta” (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Brenda Boozer (mezzo-soprano) (in 1982)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Lucia Valentini Terrani (mezzo soprano) (in 1982)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1982)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Alice!” - “Meg!“ - “Nannetta!“ (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
1:24
6Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 2. “'Fulgida Alice! amor t'offro' ... Quell'otre! quel tino” (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta, Cajus, Bardolfo, Pistola, Fenton, Ford)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Leo Nucci (baritone) (in 1982)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
William Wildermann (German-born American bass-baritone) (in 1982)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Brenda Boozer (mezzo-soprano) (in 1982)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Lucia Valentini Terrani (mezzo soprano) (in 1982)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1982)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Michael Sells (tenor) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Dalmacio Gonzalez (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Fulgida Alice! amor t'offro” (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta, Cajus, Bardolfo, Fenton, Pistola, Ford) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
4:07
7Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 2. “In due parole: L'enorme Falstaff vuole entrar nel vostro tetto” (Pistola, Cajus, Ford, Bardolfo, Fenton, Nannetta, Alice, Meg, Quickly)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Leo Nucci (baritone) (in 1982)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
William Wildermann (German-born American bass-baritone) (in 1982)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Meg]:
Brenda Boozer (mezzo-soprano) (in 1982)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Quickly]:
Lucia Valentini Terrani (mezzo soprano) (in 1982)
soprano vocals [Alice]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano) (in 1982)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Cajus]:
Michael Sells (tenor) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Dalmacio Gonzalez (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Ripeti” - “In due parole” – “È un ribaldo, un furbo, un ladro” (Meg, Alice, Quickly, Nannetta, Cajus, Bardolfo, Fenton, Pistola, Ford) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
1:31
8Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 2. “Pst, pst, Nannetta ... Falstaff m'ha canzonata ... Torno all'assalto” (Fenton, Nannetta, Alice, Meg, Quickly)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
soprano vocals [Nannetta]:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Fenton]:
Dalmacio Gonzalez (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Pst, pst, Nannetta!” - “Vien qua” - “Labbra di foco!” (Fenton, Nannetta) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
5:44
9Falstaff: Atto I, Parte 2. “Udrai quanta egli sfoggia magniloquenza altera” (Bardolfo, Ford, Pistola, Cajus, Fenton, Alice, Meg, Nannetta, Quickly)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Leo Nucci (baritone) (in 1982)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
William Wildermann (German-born American bass-baritone) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 2. “Udrai quanta egli sfoggia magniloquenza altera” (Bardolfo, Ford, Pistola) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
3:18
10Falstaff: Atto II, Parte 1. “Siam pentiti e contriti ... Reverenza!” (Bardolfo, Pistola, Falstaff, Quickly)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1982)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
William Wildermann (German-born American bass-baritone) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Siam pentiti e contriti” (Bardolfo, Pistola, Falstaff) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
6:25
11Falstaff: Atto II, Parte 1. “Alice è mia! Va, vecchio John” (Falstaff, Bardolfo)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Alice è mia!” – “Va, vecchio John” (Falstaff, Bardolfo) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
1:55
12Falstaff: Atto II, Parte 1. “Signore, v'assista il cielo!” (Ford, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Leo Nucci (baritone) (in 1982)
bass vocals [Pistola]:
William Wildermann (German-born American bass-baritone) (in 1982)
tenor vocals [Bardolfo]:
Francis Egerton (tenor) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Signore, v'assista il cielo!” (Ford, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
2:48
13Falstaff: Atto II, Parte 1. “C'e a Windsor una dama” (Ford, Falstaff)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Falstaff]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Leo Nucci (baritone) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “Ve lo dirò - C'è a Windsor una dama” (Ford, Falstaff) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
7:19
14Falstaff: Atto II, Parte 1. “È sogno? o realtà ... Eccomi qua. Son pronto” (Falstaff)
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1982)
baritone vocals [Ford]:
Leo Nucci (baritone) (in 1982)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1982)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1982)
live recording of:
Falstaff: Atto II, scena 1. “È sogno? o realtà?” (Ford) (Ford's monologue) (in 1982)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto II
6:25
67▶CD: Falstaff (Atto II, Parte 2; Atto III) (Giulini, 1982)
68▶CD: Requiem (Requiem, Dies irae) (Solti, 1967)
69▶CD: Requiem (Offertorium, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Libera me) (Solti, 1967) / Quattro pezzi sacri (Solti, 1977 & 1978)
70▶CD: Messa Solenne & Other Sacred Works (Riccardo Chailly, 2000)
71▶CD: Discoveries (Riccardo Chailly, 2002)
72▶CD: Songs (Margaret Price, Geoffrey Parsons, 1986)
73▶CD: Songs, Arias & Other Rarities (Renato Scotto, Paolo Washington, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Valery Gergiev, Claudio Abbado, James Levine)
74▶CD: String Quartet & Ballet Music (Quartetto Italiano, 1950; de Almeida, 1973; Bonynge, 1976)
75▶CD: Ballet Music (Chailly, 1986 & 1988)

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B0197GJMZ6 [info]

Release group

includes:Il trovatore (1983 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Plácido Domingo (tenor), Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano), Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone), Evgeny Nesterenko (Yevgeni Nesterenko, Russian operatic bass singer), Coro (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) e Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
La forza del destino (1985 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), José Carreras (Spanish tenor), Renato Bruson (baritone), Paata Burchuladze (operatic bass), Juan Pons (baritone), John Tomlinson (English operatic bass), Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
Luisa Miller (1975 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Pavarotti (tenor), Caballé (soprano), Milnes (baritone), Giaiotti (operatic bass), Reynolds (alto), van Allan (operatic bass-baritone), National Philharmonic (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera), Maag (conductor)
Otello (1993 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Plácido Domingo (tenor), Cheryl Studer (soprano), Sergei Leiferkus (baritone), Orchestre (alternate name of Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris between 1990–1994) et Chœurs de l’Opéra Bastille (alternate name of Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris between 1990–1994), Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
Un ballo in maschera (1982–83 studio cast) by Verdi (Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer); Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Margaret Price (soprano), Renato Bruson (baritone), National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera), Sir Georg Solti (conductor)