The Complete Works

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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)
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1Oberto: Atto secondo, No. 9 Recitativo: "Infelice! nel core tradito" / "Oh, chi torna l'ardente pensiero" (Coro, imelda, Cuniza)
choir vocals:
London Voices (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cuniza]:
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano / soprano) (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Imelda]:
Sara Fulgoni (mezzo-soprano) (in 1996) and Sona Ghazarian (soprano) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 1: N°9 Coro, scena ed aria “Infelice! Nel core tradito” … “Oh chi torna l'ardente pensiero” (Coro, Imelda, Cuniza) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
10:04
2Oberto: Atto secondo, No. 10 Coro: "Dov'è l'astro che nel cielo" (Coro)
choir vocals:
London Voices (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 2: N°10 Coro di cavalieri “Dov'è l'astro che nel cielo” (Coro) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
3:52
3Oberto: Atto secondo, No. 11 Recitativo ed Aria: "Ei tarda ancor!" / "L'orror del tradimento" (Oberto, Coro)
bass vocals [Oberto]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (in 1996)
choir vocals:
London Voices (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 3: N°11 Scena ed aria “Ei tarda ancor!“ … “L'orror del tradimento” (Oberto, coro) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
6:36
4Oberto: Atto secondo, No. 12 Recitativo, Scena e Quartetto: "Eccolo!" / "Vili all'armi, a donne eroi" (Oberto, Riccardo, Cuniza, Leonora)
bass vocals [Oberto]:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cuniza]:
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano / soprano) (in 1996)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Guleghina (soprano) (in 1996)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Stuart Neill (American tenor) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 4. N°12 “Eccolo!... È desso!” … “Di tener donzelle” (Oberto, Riccardo) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 5. N°12 “Ferma! … Ah troppo in questa terra” (Leonora, Cuniza, Oberto, Riccardo) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
12:16
5Oberto: Atto secondo, No. 13 Coro di Cavalieri: "Li vedeste" / "Ah sì! la mano" (Coro)
choir vocals and choir vocals [Cavalieri]:
London Voices (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cuniza]:
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano / soprano) (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Imelda]:
Sara Fulgoni (mezzo-soprano) (in 1996)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Guleghina (soprano) (in 1996)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Stuart Neill (American tenor) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 6. N°13 “Li vedeste” (Cavalieri) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
2:51
6Oberto: Atto secondo, No. 14 Romanza: "Ciel, che feci!... di quel sangue" (Riccardo)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Imelda]:
Sona Ghazarian (soprano) (in 1996)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Stuart Neill (American tenor) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 7. N°14 Romanza “Ciel! che feci … di qual sangue” (Riccardo) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
4:03
7Oberto: Atto secondo, No. 15 Scena e Rondò Finale: "Dove son?... li cerco invano!" / Sciagurata! a questo lido" (Cuniza, Imelda, Coro, Leonora)
choir vocals:
London Voices (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cuniza]:
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano / soprano) (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Imelda]:
Sara Fulgoni (mezzo-soprano) (in 1996)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Guleghina (soprano) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 8. N°15 “Dove son? … Li cerco invano!” (Cuniza, Imelda, coro) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
recording of:
Oberto: Atto II, scena 9 e 10. N°15 “Vieni, o misera, cresciuta” (Cuniza, Imelda, Leonora, coro) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto: Atto II.
14:43
8Oberto: Appendix, Altro no. 11 Scena e Duetto: "Al padre io corro" (Leonora, Cunizia)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cuniza]:
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano / soprano) (in 1996)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Guleghina (soprano) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Appendix, Altro no. 11 Scena e Duetto: "Al padre io corro" (Leonora, Cunizia) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio
9:28
9Oberto: Appendix, Altra Cavatina di Cunizia, Atto I: Oh fedeli! a me diletto (Cuniza)
choir vocals:
London Voices (in 1996)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cuniza]:
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano / soprano) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Appendix, Altra Cavatina di Cunizia, Atto I: Oh fedeli! a me diletto (Cuniza) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio
6:04
10Oberto: Appendix, Altro no. 6 Recitativo e Duetto: "Basta, basta o fedeli!" / "Ah, Riccardo" (Cuniza, Riccardo)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cuniza]:
Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano / soprano) (in 1996)
tenor vocals [Riccardo]:
Stuart Neill (American tenor) (in 1996)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1996)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Oberto: Appendix, Altro no. 6 Recitativo e Duetto: "Basta, basta o fedeli!" / "Ah, Riccardo" (Cuniza, Riccardo) (in 1996)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Piazza (librettist) and Temistocle Solera
part of:
Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio
8:57
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)
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)