Tracklist

1Digital Media: Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto
2Digital Media: Wagner: Overtures & Preludes
3Digital Media: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen (highlights)
4Digital Media: Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (highlights)
5Digital Media: Verdi: Aida (highlights)
6Digital Media: Verdi: Rigoletto (highlights)
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1Rigoletto: Preludio
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: N°1 Preludio (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto
part of:
Rigoletto (german lyrics)
part of:
Rigoletto (english lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi2:05
2Rigoletto: Atto I. “Questa o quella” (Ballata) (Duca)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (in 1979-09) and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (in 1979-09)
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
Giuseppe Verdi1:52
3Rigoletto: Atto I. Recitativo e Duetto. “Pari siamo!… io la lingua” (Rigoletto)
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°4 Aria “Pari siamo!” (Rigoletto) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:32
4Rigoletto: Atto I. “Figlia!” / “Mio padre!” (Rigoletto, Gilda)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. Duetto “Figlia!” ... “Mio padre!” … “Deh, non parlare al misero” (Rigoletto, Gilda) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi10:38
5Rigoletto: Atto I. Scena ed Aria. “Gualtier Maldè … Caro nome…” / “Miratela”
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Ceprano] and bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Dirk Sagemüller (baritone) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Luigi De Corato (baritone) (in 1979-09)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
soprano vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (in 1980)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (in 1979-09)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Walter Gullino (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09, in 1980)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1979-09)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1980)
lyricist and librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:18
6Rigoletto: Atto II. Ella mi fu rapita! (Duca)
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
partial recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:16
7Rigoletto: Atto II. Parmi veder le lagrime (Duca)
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
partial recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Parmi veder le lagrime" (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:45
8Rigoletto: Atto II. Scena ed Coro: “Povero Rigoletto!” (Marullo, Rigoletto, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio, Coro)
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals:
Dirk Sagemüller (baritone)
baritone vocals [Marullo]:
Luigi De Corato (baritone) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1979-09)
bass vocals [Ceprano]:
Dirk Sagemüller (baritone) (in 1979-09)
choir vocals:
Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1979-09)
soprano vocals [un paggio]:
Audrey Michael (Swiss soprano) (in 1979-09)
tenor vocals [Borsa]:
Walter Gullino (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
performer:
Luigi De Corato (baritone)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Povero Rigoletto!" (Marullo, Rigoletto, Coro, Borsa, Ceprano, Paggio) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:17
9Rigoletto: Atto II. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto)
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Aria "Cortigiani, vil razza dannata" (Rigoletto) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:34
10Rigoletto: Atto II. Tutte le feste al tempio (Gilda, Rigoletto)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. Recitativo “Parla … Siam soli …” / “Tutte le feste al tempio” (Rigoletto, Gilda) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi7:51
11Rigoletto: Atto II. Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II. "Sì, vendetta, tremenda vendetta" (Rigoletto, Gilda) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:20
12Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile”
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1980)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1980)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1979-09, in 1980)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09, in 1980)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09, in 1980)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (in 1980)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:05
13Rigoletto: Atto III. Quartetto. “Un dì, se ben rammentomi” (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto)
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1979-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano) (in 1979-09)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (in 1979-09)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto. "Un dì, se ben rammentomi" (Duca, Gilda, Maddalena, Rigoletto) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:38
14Rigoletto: Atto III. “Bella figlia dell’amore (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1979-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Maddalena]:
Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano) (in 1979-09)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (in 1979-09)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:22
15Rigoletto: Atto III. “V’ho ingannato”
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1979-09)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
soprano vocals [Gilda]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (in 1979-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. Scena e Duetto Finale. "Della vendetta alfin giunge l'istante!" (Rigoletto, Sparafucile, Duca) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:14
7Digital Media: Verdi: La traviata (highlights)
8Digital Media: Saint‐Saëns: “Organ” Symphony / Franck: Symphony in D minor
9Digital Media: Glinka: “Ruslan and Lyudmila” Overture / Balakirev: Islamey / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
10Digital Media: Rimsky‐Korsakov: Scheherazade / Capriccio espagnol
11Digital Media: Mahler: Symphony no. 1 / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
12Digital Media: Mahler: Symphony no. 5
13Digital Media: Debussy: La Mer / Nocturnes / Prélude à l’après‑midi d’un faune
14Digital Media: Debussy: Suite bergamansque / Préludes
15Digital Media: Strauss, R.: Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel
16Digital Media: Strauss, R.: Death and Transfiguration / Four Last Songs / Capriccio
17Digital Media: Puccini: La bohème (highlights)
18Digital Media: Puccini: Tosca (highlights) / Nessun dorma
19Digital Media: Elgar: “Enigma” Variations / Holst: The Planets
20Digital Media: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Scriabin: Le poeme de l’extase

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includes:Also sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss (German composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Der Ring des Nibelungen (highlights) by Richard Wagner (composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Holst: The Planets / Elgar: Enigma Variations by Holst (Gustav Holst, composer), Elgar (Edward Elgar, composer); Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, William Steinberg (conductor), Eugen Jochum (conductor)
La bohème (1987 live composite recording cast) by Puccini (Italian composer); Réaux (US soprano), Hadley (tenor), Hampson (baritone), Daniels (soprano), 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), Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
La Mer / Nocturnes / Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune by Claude Debussy (French composer); Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
La traviata (1976-77 studio cast) by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Ileana Cotrubas (Romanian soprano), Placido Domingo (tenor), Sherrill Milnes (baritone), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany), Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist), Nathan Milstein (violinist)
Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer); Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Piero Cappuccilli (baritone), Ileana Cotrubaş (Romanian soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Elena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano), Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass), Kurt Moll (operatic bass), Hanna Schwarz (mezzo soprano), Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
Scheherazade / Capriccio espagnol by Rimski-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); Joseph Silverstein (violinist and conductor), Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Suite bergamasque / 12 Préludes by Claude Debussy (French composer); Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor), Dino Ciani (Italian pianist)
Symphonie Nr. 1 / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1967 recording) by Gustav Mahler (composer); Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone), Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Symphonie Nr. 5 by Gustav Mahler (composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Tristan und Isolde (1966 Bayreuth cast, composite recordings) by Richard Wagner (composer); Birgit Nilsson (soprano), Wolfgang Windgassen (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Martti Talvela (operatic bass), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
part of:The History of Classical Music: From Gregorian Chant to Górecki (order: 4)