Kiri: Portrait

~ Release by Kiri Te Kanawa (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Chants d’Auvergne: Baïlero
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube6:47
2The Beggar’s Opera: “Virgins are like the fair flow’r”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Virgins are like the fair flower in its lustre" (Polly, Peachum)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Gay (English poet and dramatist)
part of:
The Beggar's Opera
John Gay2:39
3The Beggar’s Opera: “Cease your funning”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
The Beggar’s Opera: “Cease your funning”
composer:
John Gay (English poet and dramatist)
part of:
The Beggar's Opera
John Gay1:32
4Messiah: “Rejoice greatly”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel4:25
5Messiah: “I know that my Redeemer liveth”
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1984-10)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-10)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-10)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1984-10) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1984-10)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano) (in 1984-10)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Georg Friedrich Händel5:51
6Ein deutsches Requiem: “Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit”
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus (in 1978-05)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1978-05)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1978-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1978-05)
recorded at:
Medinah Temple in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1978-05)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: V. “Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit” (Chor, Sopran) (in 1978-05)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Johannes Brahms8:24
7Vado, ma dove? Oh Dei!
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Kammerorchester (Vienna Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
György Fischer (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Aria for Soprano and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 583: Allegro - andante sostenuto “Vado, ma dove? oh Dei!”
lyricist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 583) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 583)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:10
8Le nozze di Figaro: “Dove sono”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:58
9Carmen: “Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante”
soprano vocals [Micaëla]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 22. Air « Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante » (Micaëla)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet5:49
10Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:22
11Bachianas brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)
instruments:
Lynn Harrell and Cello Ensemble (cellist)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1936)
arrangement of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos6:40
12Bachianas brasileiras No. 5: Dansa (Martelo)
instruments:
Lynn Harrell and Cello Ensemble (cellist)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: II. Dansa (Martelo) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
arrangement of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: II. Dansa (Martelo) (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos4:40