Essential Verdi

~ Release by Giuseppe Verdi (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Requiem: "Dies irae" (extract)
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Requiem: II. Dies Irae
composer:
Cyrillus Kreek (Estonian 20th century composer) (in 1927)
part of:
Requiem
2:30
2La forza del destino: "Pace, pace, mio Dio!"
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (Symphony Orchestra of Milan Giuseppe Verdi)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
5:43
3Rigoletto: "Questa o quella"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
2:01
4Rigoletto: Quartet "Bella figlia dell'amore"
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
4:04
5Otello: "Ave Maria"
soprano vocals [Desdemona]:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
4:57
6La traviata: "Parigi, o cara"
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Frank Lopardo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
4:24
7Macbeth: "Ah, la paterna mano"
tenor vocals [Macduff]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Opernorchester
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°13b Aria "Ah, la paterna mano" (Macduff)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
2:33
8Il trovatore: "Squilli, echeggi la tromba guerriera"
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 1. “Squilli, echeggi la tromba guerriera” (Ferrando, soldiers)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
2:53
9Don Carlo: Morte di Rodrigo "O Carlo, ascolta"
baritone vocals [Rodrigo]:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Russian operatic baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 2. N°14 “O Carlo, ascolta, la madre t’aspetta” (Rodrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
4:17
10Requiem: "Ingemisco"
producer:
John Culshaw and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (from 1967-10-18 until 1967-10-28)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1967-10-18 until 1967-10-28)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1967-10-18 until 1967-10-28)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (from 1967-10-18 until 1967-10-28)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1967-10-18 until 1967-10-28)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore) (from 1967-10-18 until 1967-10-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
3:38
11Simon Boccanegra: "Come in quest'ora bruna"
soprano vocals [Amelia]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Simon Boccanegra: Atto I, scena 1. “Come in quest'ora bruna” (Amelia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Simon Boccanegra: Atto I
3:42
12Macbeth: Brindisi "Salve, o Re!... Si colmi il calice"
baritone vocals:
Renato Bruson (baritone)
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Aliberti (soprano) and Mara Zampieri (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Neil Shicoff (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto II. N°9d Apparizione e Brindisi “Che ti scosta, o re mio sposo” (Lady, Macbeth, Coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Macbeth: Atto II
3:30
13Aida: "O patria mia"
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
5:32
14I lombardi: "La mia letizia infondere"
tenor vocals [Oronte]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
recording of:
I Lombardi: Atto II. N°7 “La mia letizia infondere vorrei” (Oronte, Sofia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
I Lombardi: Atto II (L'uomo della caverna)
2:26
15I masnadieri: "Lo sguardo avea degli angeli"
soprano vocals [Amalia]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1975)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1975)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) (in 1975)
recording of:
I masnadieri: Atto I. N°4 “Lo sguardo avea degli angeli” (Amalia) (in 1975)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
I masnadieri: Atto I.
4:00
16La forza del destino: "Solenne in quest'ora"
baritone vocals [Carlo]:
Nikolai Putilin (baritone) (in 1995-12)
tenor vocals [Alvaro]:
Gegam Grigorian (tenor) (in 1995-12)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, fka Kirov Orchestra till 1992) (in 1995-12)
conductor:
Valery Gergiev (conductor) (in 1995-12)
recorded at:
Mariinsky Theatre (Mariinsky Theatre) in Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (in 1995-12)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto III, scena 1. “Solenne in quest’ora” (Alvaro, Don Carlo) (in 1995-12)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto III
4:19
17Macbeth: "Patria oppressa"
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°12 Coro “Patria oppressa! il dolce nome” (Profughi scozzesi) (Chorus of Scottish Exiles)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1847)
librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist) and Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
4:58
18Il trovatore: "Tacea la notte"
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Katia Ricciarelli (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Tacea la notte placida!” (Leonora, Ines)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
3:46
19I due Foscari: "Dal più remoto esilio ... Odio solo, ed odio atroce"
tenor vocals:
Mieczyslaw Antoniak (tenor) and José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, previously ORF-Symphonieorchester)
performer:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
partial recording of:
I due Foscari: Atto I. “Ah si, ch'io senta ancora … Dal piu remoto esilio”
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
I due Foscari: Atto I
recording of:
I due Foscari: Atto I. “Odio solo, ed odio atroce” (Jacopo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
I due Foscari: Atto I
5:01
20Don Carlo: Auto-da-fé Chorus "Spuntato ecco il dì d'esultanza" (extract)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
partial recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto II, scena 2. N°5 “Spuntato ecco il dì d’esultanza” (coro) (Autodafé scene)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1867)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto II (III)
3:36

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