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)
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)
#TitleRatingLength
1La forza del destino: Sinfonia
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985, in 1985-09)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1985-09, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
7:54
2La forza del destino: Atto I. “Buona notte, mia figlia” (Marchese, Leonora)
bass vocals [Marchese]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (in 1985)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. “Buona notte, mia figlia” (Marchese, Leonora) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
2:43
3La forza del destino: Atto I. “Temea restasse qui fino a domani!” (Curra, Leonora)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Curra]:
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. “Temea restasse qui fino a domani!” (Curra, Leonora) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
1:37
4La forza del destino: Atto I. “Me pellegrina ed orfana” (Leonora)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. Romanza: “Me pellegrina ed orfana” (Leonora) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
3:47
5La forza del destino: Atto I. “M'aiuti, signorina” (Curra, Leonora)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Curra]:
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. “M'aiuti, signorina, più presto andrem” (Curra, Leonora) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
0:27
6La forza del destino: Atto I. “Ah! per sempre, o mio bell'angiol ... Seguirti fino agl'ultimi” (Don Alvaro, Leonora, Curra)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Curra]:
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1985)
tenor vocals [Alvaro]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. “Ah, per sempre, o mio bell'angiol?” (Leonora, Alvaro, Curra) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
7:35
7La forza del destino: Atto I. “È tardi ... Vil seduttor!” (Leonora, Don Alvaro, Curra, Marchese)
bass vocals [Marchese]:
John Tomlinson (English operatic bass) (in 1985)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Curra]:
Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1985)
tenor vocals [Alvaro]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. “È tardi” (Leonora, Alvaro, Curra) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. “Vil seduttor! Infame figlia” (Marchese, Leonora, Alvaro) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. “È tardi” (Leonora, Alvaro, Curra)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto I. “Vil seduttor! Infame figlia” (Marchese, Leonora, Alvaro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto I
2:19
8La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Holà, holà, holà!” (Contadine, mulattieri, paesani)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. "Holà, holà, holà!" (coro) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
1:12
9La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “La cena è pronta ... Viva la guerra” (Alcade, contadine, mullatieri, paesani, Don Carlo, Leonora, Trabuco, Preziosilla)
baritone vocals [Carlo]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1985)
bass vocals [Alcade]:
Richard van Allan (operatic bass-baritone) (in 1985)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1985)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “La cena è pronta” … “Che vedo? Mio fratello” (Alcade, Don Carlo, Leonora, coro) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
1:56
10La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Al suon del tamburo” (Preziosilla, Don Carlo, Alcade, contadine, mulattieri, paesani)
baritone vocals [Carlo]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1985)
bass vocals [Alcade]:
Richard van Allan (operatic bass-baritone) (in 1985)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1985)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Preziosilla]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Al suon del tamburo” (Preziosilla, Don Carlo, Alcade, contadine, mulattieri, paesani) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
3:10
11La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Padre eterno, Signor... Pietà di noi!” (Pellegrini, Don Carlo, mulattieri, paesani, Alcade, Leonora, Preziosilla, contadine, Trabuco)
baritone vocals [Carlo]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1985)
bass vocals [Alcade]:
Richard van Allan (operatic bass-baritone) (in 1985)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1985)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Preziosilla]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Al suon del tamburo” (Preziosilla, Don Carlo, Alcade, contadine, mulattieri, paesani) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
4:27
12La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Viva la buona compagnia! ... Poiché imberbe è l'incognito” (Don Carlo, Preziosilla, Alcade, contadine, mulattieri, paesani, Trabuco)
baritone vocals [Carlo]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1985)
bass vocals [Alcade]:
Richard van Allan (operatic bass-baritone) (in 1985)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1985)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Preziosilla]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985)
tenor vocals [Trabuco]:
Mark Curtis (British tenor) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Poich'imberbe è l'incognito” (Don Carlo, Alcade, coro) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Viva la buona compagnia!” (Preziosilla, Don Carlo, Trabuco, Alcade, coro) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Poich'imberbe è l'incognito” (Don Carlo, Alcade, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Viva la buona compagnia!” (Preziosilla, Don Carlo, Trabuco, Alcade, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
2:30
13La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Son Pereda, son ricco d'onore” (Don Carlo, contadine, mulattieri, paesani)
baritone vocals [Carlo]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino, Atto II, scena 1. “Son Pereda, son ricco d'onore” (Don Carlo di Vargas) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
partial recording of:
La forza del destino, Atto II, scena 1. “Son Pereda, son ricco d'onore” (Don Carlo di Vargas)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
2:29
14La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Sta bene” (Alcade, Preziosilla, Don Carlo, contadine, mulattieri, paesani)
baritone vocals [Carlo]:
Renato Bruson (baritone) (in 1985)
bass vocals [Alcade]:
Richard van Allan (operatic bass-baritone) (in 1985)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1985)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Preziosilla]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1985, in 1987)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 1. “Sta bene” (Preziosilla, Don Carlo, Alcade, coro) (in 1985)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
3:03
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)