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2003 Return for Carotone Showcases his Pasion for Adriano Celentano, Jose Feliciano and Renato Carosone. Aside from the Standard Versions of the Italian Songs "un Ragazzo Di Strada" Or "Sono Tremendo", the Man from Pamplona Bares his Soul on his Latest Work in Both Spanish and Italian. Produced by the Mastermind Arturo Soriano (Rosario, Antonio Flores) and is Detailed with Mandolins and Sax. "la Noria" and "Caravana" Are Songs that Highlight his Unique Sense of Humor. The Record Has Sold Over 50,000 Units in Spain Where He Has an Impressive Fanbase.

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The Best of Ennio Morricone Manufacturer: Sette Ottavi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0007N7YK4 Release Date: 2005-01-24

Tracks:

1. Piovra/Canzone Per La Sera
2. Piovra/My Heart and I
3. Piovra/Morale
4. Piovra/La Morale Dell'immorale
5. Piovra/Mille Echi
6. Piovra/Per An-Na
7. Perlasca/Un Canto Antico
8. Perlasca/Doppio Canto
9. Perlasca/Romanticamente Interiore
10. Perlasca/Estasi Tensiva
11. I Promessi Sposi/I Promessi Sposi
12. I Promessi Sposi/I Lanzichenecchi
13. I Promessi Sposi/A Lucia
14. I Promessi Sposi/Finale
15. Missus/Per Olga
16. Missus/Ricordo del Figlio
17. Missus/Senza Ritorno

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A selection of themes taken from the soundtracks to motion pictures and TV. Setteottavi label. 2005.

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A Selection of Themes Taken from the Soundtracks to Film and TV Films.

Average customer rating: Get It While You Can Essential edition for opera lovers

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The Complete Caruso: Volumes 1 - 12

The Italian tenor Enrico Caruso holds a unique place in musical history, as the first operatic singer whose recordings sold in millions, and who created an international reputation on the strength of these. Caruso's robust tone and musical sincerity made him both an ideal stage and recording artist, whose voice the primitive acoustic recording technology of the early twentieth century was able to reproduce with startling fidelity. The Naxos Historical Caruso edition constitutes the complete cycle of all Caruso's recordings issued in chronological order. In addition, the transfers have been immaculately undertaken by top sound engineer Ward Marston, unrivalled for his knowledge of the specialized world of acoustic opera recordings, and his rare ability to retrieve all of the music lying in the grooves of the original recordings. Naxos Historical's incredible price (12 CD'S FOR THE PRICE OF 10) puts this unique legacy of great singing within the reach of all music-lovers. This! complete cycle of recordings represents a major document in the history of sound recording, and one which no collector and enthusiast of great singing will wish to be without. "There is no series of vocal records that have a greater documentary value, that meant more to the development of the phonograph record, or that are as consistently capable of providing pleasure to lovers of great singing. ...One of the most significant recording industry events of the decade." Fanfare

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Get It While You Can.......2006-10-13

This may not be easy to get in the USA for very long.....don't miss it.

Essential edition for opera lovers.......2005-02-01

This set gives you the opportunity to follow the entire recording career of one of the greatest singers in Operatic History. Enrico Caruso was the first superstar of the 20th century -- and this without the benefit of mass media. His person and his records were his greatest publicity.

The set begins with Caruso's Italian made recordings. They show a great raw talent. The artistry is lacking with many sobs, over acting and mistaken cues. The 1902 and 1903 clearly show a tenor with a lot to learn. But learn it he did. His 1904 sessions show a mature artist on par with any heard since. His voice matures before your very ears and by 1910, you wonder if you will ever listen to any other tenor the same way again.

The engineering used for this set is wonderful. There is no attempt at all to use the soundstream process of computer sound enhancement as heard on the RCA issued sets. These are near perfect mint conditioned discs copied by engineer extraordinary Ward Marston. They sound like natural 78s, they way Caruso himself must have heard the playbacks at the (RCA) Victor studios.

Also included are outtakes and extra takes. There is a "Celeste Aida" from 1908, complete with a broken high note, previously released by RCA in a 1973 set commemorating the tenor's centenary birthday. But there are new treasures here as well, including extra takes of two of Caruso's greatest recordings, the Italian song "L'Alba separa dalla l'uce ombra" and an aria from Rubinestine's Nerone. Listening to them, one wonders what Caruso could have possible thought inadquate in those long lost altenative takes.

Finally, there is the simple joy of hearing so many things so well sung. Caruso was the pinnacle of the tenor art. He can be compared to no other single tenor since ... he has the brilliant ring of Bjorling, the passion of Gigli, the beauty of Gedda, the youthful enthusiasm of Lanza, the warm tonal quality of Tucker, the pure strength of Corelli, the charasma of Pavarotti and the artestry of Domingo.

Whether you are an opera fan, a voice fan or just a music lover. This set is worth every penny.

Todd Kosovich

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Senza Ritorno Tonino Carotone Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mondo Difficile ASIN: B0000TANPS Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

1. Noria
2. Caravana
3. Storia d'Amore
4. No Funciona
5. Amor Jibaro
6. Nide Papa
7. Ragazzo Di Strada
8. Amor Sin Tregua
9. Sono Tremendo
10. Gerundio

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2003 Return for Carotone Showcases his Pasion for Adriano Celentano, Jose Feliciano and Renato Carosone. Aside from the Standard Versions of the Italian Songs "un Ragazzo Di Strada" Or "Sono Tremendo", the Man from Pamplona Bares his Soul on his Latest Work in Both Spanish and Italian. Produced by the Mastermind Arturo Soriano (Rosario, Antonio Flores) and is Detailed with Mandolins and Sax. "la Noria" and "Caravana" Are Songs that Highlight his Unique Sense of Humor. The Record Has Sold Over 50,000 Units in Spain Where He Has an Impressive Fanbase.

Average customer rating: La Venere Nera di Bayreuth Gorgeous And Passionate: The Art of Grace Bumbry At Her Best: An Amazing Collection

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La Venere Nera di Bayreuth.......2005-08-19

Before I begin my review, I wish to express my DEEP hope that, one day soon, we will be able to enjoy on DVD the famous Bumbry/Verrett concert from Covent Garden, from 1982. I watched a VHS-to-DVD transfer that a friend made, who taped it, and it is stunning, to say the least.

There were many great mezzos from the same era as Grace Bumbry, but for me, she always stands out, due to the unique quality of her voice. I compare the timbre of her voice to a ripple of caramel- sweet, satisfying, and substantial. Hands down, she is my favorite Amneris and Eboli, on disc. Her voice is an arresting combination of vocal beauty and dramatic flair.

Unfortunately, Bumbry was, and is, one of those artists that the critics love to pick apart. Just read the online review of this three-disc collection on Opera News online. The reviewer picks out even the most minute faults in her voice.

No, her musicianship was not spotless, but this does not matter. As the other reviewers stated, her Handel is a wonder to hear. My heart skipped a beat the first time I heard these tracks. As for the rest of disc one, it is a sampling of Italian and French arias. I have to say that I find her Carmen and Delilah a bit too forceful. She all but shouts, "You're gonna love me, dammit!" Still, she is a force that cannot be denied.

The second disc features Grace at her very best, in Verdi. This was the first occasion in which I heard her sing Ulrica's aria, Tu Che Le Vanita, Azucena's arias, and La Luce Langue. Every aria is a highlight and testament to Bumbry, but the two Trovatore arias in particular are spellbinding. To give you an idea, she outclasses several times over Fiorenza Cossotto, who gave a lazy interpretation on the classic Price/Domingo recording.

Brava, Grace.

Gorgeous And Passionate: The Art of Grace.......2005-07-23

This pink box set issued by Deutsche Grammophone recently showcases fantastic arias from diverse repertoire sung by Grace Bumbry in three cd's. It's a must have for fans of Grace Bumbry and perhaps even mezzo-soprano students who wish to emulate her technique and transition to soprano. The sketch of her on the cover is lovely. The booklet inside features liner notes on Grace Bumbry's career, pictures of her great roles and track listings. Deutsche Grammophone has outdone themselves yet again and I'm very appreciative of their magnificent work as classical music and opera recording manufacturers. I hope they re-issue and digitally remaster some great old LP recordings that many of the older opera lovers fondly remember - the Norma sung by Beverly Sills and Shirley Verrett as conducted by James Levine for instance. Grace Bumbry rose to fame around the time of Leontyne Price's debut at the Met as Leonora in Trovatore. But Bumbry, a mezzo-soprano, did something that made history- she sang Venus in Wagner's Tannhauser in Bayreuth, breaking the age-old color line in that very theater where Wagner conducted. She would go on to enjoy success as the grand ladies of the mezzo-soprano field - Carmen, Amneris in Aida, Eboli in Don Carlo, Azucena in Trovatore, and would eventually take on the soprano roles of Elisabeth Valois in Don Carlo, Elisabeth in Tannhauser,Lady Macbeth, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Salome, Aida, Tosca and Norma. Too bad we don't get all the greater stuff from later in her career on this recording. It would make for a fine tribute album. Instead we are treated to her younger days and earliest recordings. And what a beautiful and powerful sound she has in these recordings!

The earliest documented recording of Grace Bumbry's voice was in 1958 in Salt Lake City, which was originally released as LP's in the Westminster label. Grace Bumbry sings the contralto parts of such Handel oratorios as Judas Maccabeus, Irael in Egypt and the more famous Messiah - absolutely majestic, noble interpretations. Following this are two arias from Gluck's Orfeo, in which she sings a moving Orfeo with pure lyric splendor and warmth. Santuzza in Cavelleria Rusticana is normally assigned to sopranos but La Bumbry shows what mezzos are made of is just as impressive in her rendition of "Voi Lo Sapete, Mama." In the role of Carmen, Grace Bumbry is perfect, perfect. I have her full-length recording of Carmen opposite Jon Vickers' Don Jose. As Carmen, she is into the character's liberal nature, flirty and wickedly playful side. Here we here the Habanera, Segudilla and the more grave-sounding Death Card Aria. As Delilah from Samson et Delilah, she is sensuous and glorious to hear. Gounod's Sappho's final scene in which she leaps from a cliff is dramatic and melancholically interpreted. As Joan of Arc from the Tchaikovsky opera she is beautifully moving and even saintly. CD 1 ends with fiery Spanish songs from Falla's El Amor Brujo which are an incredible and not to mention rare treat.

Grace Bumbry sings Ulrica's aria "Re Del Abbiso" from Un Ballo In Maschera with aplomb, with such passion and bravura that even her predecessor Marian Anderson- who opened the doors for all black sopranos that came later- applaud. As Eboli, she is highly dramatic and complex. The signature aria "O Don Fatale" was one she always sang in audition and was her "good luck" aria because she always got the part after singing it. Upon hearing it one knows exactly why. As Princess Elisabeth Valois in Don Carlo, she is regal and melancholy and the challenging aria "Tu che la vanita" proves easy for her to handle. "Stride La Vampa" is here, Azucena's famous aria and Bumbry does justice to it. She does justice to Aida as well, though Leontyne Price is forever embedded in opera lover's memory as the ultimate Aida, but Bumbry is beautiful and dramatic to hear, and especially noteworthy because she sang both Amneris and Aida so knew both parts very well. Lady Macbeth's arias "Vieni T'affreta" and Sleepwalking Scene is here, sung gloriously with flair. She was singing the heavy part of Lady Macbeth in 1964, even as she was still taking on mezzo roles like Carmen!! Further, we hear the live event of her career- the one role that began it all- Venus in Wagner's Tannhauser, hear singing opposite tenor Wolfgang Windgassen. The final cd contains gorgeous Lieder she must have graced recitals with - Brahms, Schubert, Liszt, Wolf and Strauss. Each Lieder is a bright jewel in a divine chain when sung by the incomparable Grace Bumbry.

Fans of Grace Bumbry -Buy this album!!!

Bumbry At Her Best: An Amazing Collection.......2005-06-13

I am so proud to be the first critic to submit a review for this outstanding Deutsche Grammophone album: Grace Bumbry- Early Recordings. Fans of the diva will not want to be without this brilliant 3-cd box set, containing juicy, virtuosic arias for mezzo soprano as well as dramatic soprano that capture Grace Bumbry at her youngest. The career of Grace Bumbry was an impressive and lengthy affair. She started off singing the dramatic mezzo soprano roles in the grand tradition- Azucena from Verdi's Trovatore, Princess Eboli in Don Carlo, Amneris in Aida, Carmen (naturally) and then she transitioned into soprano territory when she astonished the world by singing the diva roles of Aida, Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana, Lady Macbeth, Elisabeth in Don Carlo, Norma and even Strauss Salome, said to be an incredible performance but lamentably never recorded or taped. Her career lasted for several years throughout the 60's, 70's and 80's. She gained world recognition in the opera scene when she broke the "color" barrier at Bayreuth, Germany, which had hitherto accepted only Aryan-German or European white singers because of Wagner's rabid Supremacist sentiments. She sang Venus in Tannhauser (in the dramatic soprano interpretation rather than the mezzo) and she became a legend. That was back in August of 1962. That moment is captured on the last two tracks of CD 2.

The first recordings are from December of 1957, recorded in Salt Lake City, Utah, under the baton of Maurice Abravanel, originally from the Westminster LP label. The opening arias here are excerpts from Handel's oratorios - Judas Maccabeus and the more famous Messiah. Her deep, rich, warm mezzo voice perfectly embodies the Handelian contralto voice, as evidenced in "Their land brought frogs" in "Israel in Egypt" and in "He Was Despised" from the Messiah, which was conducted by Sir Adrian Boult in London. The rest includes two arias from Gluck's masterpiece Orfeo. Bumbry sings in a regal manner, with a divine voice that further re-inforced her Baroque/Gluck style at this time. I have never heard Che Faro Sensa Eurydice sang with such beauty and passion. The first cd for me, the best example and outpouring of her mezzo soprano repertoire. Here we find what I consider her greatest role- Carmen. At this time, Shirley Verrett, another successful black singer, was the most sought after Carmen in opera houses. But Grace Bumbry, for me, is and always will be Carmen. I first heard the voice of Bumbry on the EMI recording of Carmen she sang opposite Jon Vickers and Mirella Freni. Karajan conducted her in a fine Carmen in the Salzburg Festival. As Carmen, she's playful, liberated, subtle, wickedly funny, strong and dramatic and even a bit cynical and tragic. She colors her voice and character to make Carmen a character that most encompassed the originality of Bizet's intention. The Habanera, Seguidilla and the Card Song, which is Bumbry at her best mezzo voice. She sings the scene, in which Carmen reads her own impending death in the tarot card, with such gravitas and nobility and resignation to her fate with the greatest prowess of voice and acting ability. The rest of the second cd features the arias "O Ma Lyre Immortale" a brilliant vocal feat from the opera Sappho by Charles Gounod, a rarely staged opera today - and the aria Mon Coeur from Saint Saens Samson and Delilah. The role of Joan of Arc from the Tchaikovsky opera is another rare jewel and here she sings so wonderfully that one wishes this opera was revived today. The cd concludes with masterful Spanish bravura in Fallas' Amor Brujo.

The second cd documents her rise to soprano heaven. She is able to reach up from her mezzo earth to the strata of soprano dramatic power. Though even as a soprano Bumbry still sang the mezzo roles of Ulrica from Un Ballo and her prized Eboli. Her "O Don Fatale" captured here at its earliest, is simply the best without question. Tracks 7-9 is the infamous Sleepwalking Scene from Verdi's Macbeth. As Lady Macbeth, she is icy, "mad" and very dramatic without delving into the hysteria that other mezzos, most famously Fiorenza Cossotto, would do. She may be "mad" or sleepwalking but she is still the Queen. The last cd are gorgeous, elegant and virtuosic Lieder songs from Schubert, Brahms, Liszt and Strauss.

The best album of Grace Bumbry to be re-issued!! I'll cherish this album for years. Thank you Amazon.com and Deutsche Grammophone. Now please keep re-issuing lost and rare recordings and continue to amaze us the opera lovers.

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Tracks:

1. Rigoletto, Act I: Studenti! Udite!
2. Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella
3. Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
4. Manon, Act II: Chiudi gli occhi (II Sogno)
5. L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima
6. Mefistofele, Epilogue: Giunto sul passo estremo
7. Germania, Act I: Ah, vieni qui ... No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi
8. Mefistofele, Act I: Dai campi, dai prati
9. Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
10. Iris, Act I: Apri la tua finestra
11. Mefistofele, Act I: Dai campi, dai prati
12. Fedora, Act II: Amor ti vieta
13. Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
14. La Gioconda, Act II: Cielo e mar
15. Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! mentre preso dal delirio...Vesti la giubba
16. Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Siciliana)
17. Non t'amo piu
18. La mia canzone
19. Adriana Lecouvreur, Act II: No, pui nobile
20. Luna fedel
21. Un bacio ancora
22. Luna fedel
23. L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima
24. Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
25. Germania, Act I: Ah, vieni qui ... No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi
26. Rigoletto, Act IV: La donna e mobile
27. Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Seciliana)

Tracks:

1. Tu non mi vuoi piu ben
2. Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
3. Gli Ugonotti (Les Hugenots), Act I: Qui sotto ii ciel
4. Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella
5. Rigoletto, Act IV: La donna e mobile
6. L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima...Un solo isante
7. Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
8. Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
9. Tosca, Act I: Recondite armonia
10. Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Siciliana)
11. I Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! mentre preso dal delirio...Vesti la giubba
12. Maron, Act II: Chiudi gli occhi (II Sogno)
13. Mattinata
14. I pescatori di perle (Les pecheurs de perles), Act I: Mi par d'udir ancora
15. Don Pasquale, Act III: Com'e gentil (Serenata)
16. Carmen, Act II: Il fior che avevi a me tu dato
17. Gli Ugonotti (Les Huguenots), Act I: Ah, quel soave vision
18. La Gioconda, Act II: Cielo e mar
19. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intanto amici...Viva il vino (Brindisi)
20. Marta, Act III: M'appari tutt'amore
21. La Boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina
22. Faust, Act III: Salut demeure chaste et pure
23. Il Trovota, Act III: Di quella pira

Tracks:

1. La Favorita, Act IV: Spirito gentil, ne' sogni miei (Romanza)
2. La forza del destino, Act III: Solenne in quest'ora
3. Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
4. Triste ritorno
5. Ideale
6. L'Africana (L'Africaine), Act IV: O Mimi, tu piu non torni
7. Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
8. La Boheme, Act IV: O mimi, tu piu non torni
9. Andrea Chenier, Act I: Un di all'azzurro spazio (Improvviso)
10. I Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! mentre preso dal delirio...Vesti la giubba
11. La Boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla
12. I prescatori di perle (Les pecheurs de perles), Act I: Del tempio al limitar
13. Don Sebastiano, Act II: Deserto in terra
14. Don Sebastiano, Act II: Deserto in terra
15. Adorables tourments (Valse lente)
16. Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi mi frena in tal mometno? (Sextet)
17. Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
18. La Boheme, Act III: Addio, dolce svegliare alla mattina
19. Madama Butterfly, Act I: Un po' di vero c'e...Oh quanti occhi fisi

Tracks:

1. Lolita (Spanish Serenade)
2. Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella
3. Rigoletto, Act IV: La donna e mobile
4. Il Travatore, Act III: Ah si ben mio
5. Il Trovatore, Act IV: Se m'ami ancor... Ai nostri monti
6. Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida
7. Pour un baiser
8. Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia
9. Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
10. Mamma mia che vo' sape
11. La forza del destino, Act III: Della natal sua terra il padre...O tu che in sena agl' angeli
12. Aida, Act IV: O terra addio
13. Aida, Act IV: La fatal pietra
14. La Regina di Saba (Die Konigin von Saba), Act II: Magiche note
15. Carman, Act II: Il fior che avevi a me tu dato
16. Carmen, Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
17. Gli Ugonotti (Les Huguenots), Act I: Ah, qual soave vision...bianca al par di neve
18. Il Trovatore, Act IV: Quel suon, quelle preci...Ah! che la morte (Miserere)
19. Il Trovatore, Act IV: Quel suon, quelle preci...Ah! che la morte (Miserere)
20. Marta, Act I: Solo, profugo, reietto!

Tracks:

1. Faust, Act I: O mereveille!...A moi les plaisirs
2. Faust, Act III: Siegneur dieu, que voi-je!
3. Faust, Act III: Eh! quoi! toujours seule?
4. Faust, Act III: Il se fait tard...Laisse moi...Eterbekke! O nuit d'amour
5. Faust, Act IV: Que voulez vous messieurs?
6. Faust, Act V: Mon coeur est penetre d'epouvante...Attends!Voici la rue...Alerte! ou vous etes perdus
7. Germania, Act I: Studenti! Udite!
8. Germania, Act I: Ah, vieni qui...no, non chiudi gli occchi vaghi
9. La Gionconda, Act II: Cielo e mar
10. Madama Butterfly, Act I: Amore o grllo dir non saprei
11. Madama Butterfly, Act III: Non ve l'avevo detto...addio fiorito asil
12. For You Alone
13. Otello, Act II: Nell'ore arcane della sua lussuria...Ora e par sempre addio
14. Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Siciliana)
15. I Pagliacci, Act II: No, pagliaccio non son
16. Addio
17. Il Trovatore, Act II: Mal reggenda all'aspro assalto
18. Il Trovatore, Act IV: Se m'ami ancor...Ai nostri moni

Tracks:

1. Aida Act IV: Gia i sacerdoti adunansi...Misero appien mi festi...Aida a me togliesti
2. Un ballo in machera, Act I: Di tu se fedele
3. La Boheme, Act III: Musette! O gioia della mia dimora...Testa adorata
4. Eternamente
5. Core' ngrato
6. Lo Schiavo (O Escravo), Act II: L'importuna insistenza...Quando nascesti tu
7. Canta pe' me
8. La Boheme, Act II: Io non ho che una povero stanzetta
9. L'elisir d'amore, Act II: Una furtiva lagrima
10. La forza del destino, Act IV: Invano, Alvaro...Le minaccie, i fieri accenti
11. Walter B. Rogers: Love Is Mine
12. Aida, Act I: Se quel quel guerrier io fossi...Celeste Aida
13. Un ballo in maschera, Act III: Forse la soglia attinse...ma se m'efora perderti
14. Je suis seul...Ah, fuyez, douce image
15. Crucifix
16. I Lombardi, Act III: Qual volutta trascorere

Tracks:

1. Marta, Act II: Siam giunti, o giovanette...Questa camera e per voi!...Che vuol dir cio?...Presto, presto andiam
2. Marta, Act II: T'ho raggiunta, sciagurata!...Dormi pur ('Goodnight' Quartet)
3. Tarantella sincera
4. Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi mi frena in tal momento? (Sextet)
5. Les soirees musicales, No.8: La danza (Tarantella napolitana)
6. Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
7. Dreams Of Long Ago
8. The Lost Chord
9. Because
10. Hosanna
11. Manon, Act II: Manon! Avez-vous peur...On l'appelle Manon
12. La Boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla
13. Don Carlo, Act I: Domanda al ciel...Dio, che nell'alma infondere
14. Il Trovatore, Act IV: Se m'ami ancor...Ai nostri monti
15. Op. 38, No. 6: Pimpinella (Canzone floretina)
16. Rigoletto, Act III: Ella mi fu rapita!...Parmi veder le lagrime
17. Agnus Dei

Tracks:

1. Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai
2. Ave Maria
3. Elegie (Song of Mourning)
4. Lasciati amar
5. Guardanno 'a luna
6. Your Eyes Have Told Me What I Did Not Know
7. Fenesta che lucive
8. Stabat Mater: Cujus animam
9. The Palms
10. Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, Mamma, quel vino!...Voi dovrete far (Addio alla madre)
11. Otello, Act II: Oh! Mostruosa colpa!..Si, pel ciel
12. Op. 38, No. 1: Serenade de Don Juan
13. Amor mio
14. Manella mia
15. The Palms
16. Trusting Eyes
17. Serenade espagnole
18. Parted
19. Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Amici miei, soldati...La rivedra nell'estasi
20. Un ballo in maschera, Act I: Cosi scritto e lassu...E'scherzo od e follia

Tracks:

1. La Partida
2. El Milagro de la Virgen: Flores purisimas
3. La Traviata, Act I: Libiamo, libiamo (Brindisi)
4. Il Guarany (O Guarani), Act I: Sento una forza indomita
5. Hantis d'amour
6. Carman, Act I: Parle-moi de ma mere ( w Frances Alda)
7. La mia canzone
8. Cielo turchino
9. Pecche
10. Messa da requiem: Ingemisco
11. Il Duca d'Alba, Act IV: Angelo casto e bel
12. Si vous l'aviez compris
13. Les duex serenades: Serenade francaise
14. La procession
15. Le Cid, Act III: Ah! tout est bien fini!...O Souverain, o Juge,o Pere!
16. Luna d'estate
17. 'O sole mio
18. La Reine de Saba, Act II: Faiblesse de la race humaine!...Inspirez-moi, race divine
19. Mia sposa sara la mia bandiera

Tracks:

1. Macbeth, Act IV: O fifgli, o figli miei...Ah, la paterna mano
2. La Boheme, Act IV: Vecchia zimarra, senti
3. Cantique de Noel
4. Sancta Maria
5. Tiempo antico
6. Santa Lucia
7. Op. 6, No. 5: Pourquoi?
8. Eugene Oneguine (Evgeny Onegin), Act II: Pour moi ce jour est tout mystere
9. Op. 102, No. 6: Chanson de juin
10. Andrea Chenier, Act IV: Come un bel di di maggio
11. Samson et Dalila, Act III: Vois ma misere, helas
12. Les pecheurs de perles, Act I: A cette voix quel trouble...Je crois entendre encore
13. Les pecheurs de perles, Act II: De mon amie, fleur endormie
14. Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
15. Verdi: Bella figlia dell'amore (Quartet)
16. Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi mi frena in tal momento? (Sextet)
17. Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi mi frena in tal momento? (Sextet)
18. M'appari tutt'amor
19. Op. 5: Musica proibita
20. Uocchie celeste

Tracks:

1. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
2. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
3. Neron, Act II: Oh! lumiere du jour
4. Neron, Act III: Oh! lumiere du jour
5. A la luz de la luna
6. Sei morta ne la vita mia
7. La Partida
8. La forza del destino, Act III: Ne gustare m'e dato un'ora...Sleale! il segreto fu dunque violato
9. Over There...Par la-bas
10. Niedermeyer: Pieta, Signore
11. A Granada
12. Campane a sera
13. Inno di Garibaldi
14. Rosario Bourdon: La Campana di San Giusto
15. Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse
16. Sultanto a tte
17. Samson et Dalila: Je viens celbrer la victoire
18. Venti scudi!

Tracks:

1. A' Vucchella
2. Vieni sul mar
3. Tu ca nun chiagne
4. L'addio a napoli
5. Nina (Tre giorni son che Nina)
6. Premiere caresse
7. Senza nisciuno
8. Salavator Rosa, Act I: Mia piccirella
9. Memories Of A Concert
10. Scordame
11. Love Me or Not
12. Serse, Act I: Frondi tenere e belle...Ombra mai fu (Largo)
13. Noche feliz
14. Rachel, quand du Seigneur
15. I' m'arricordo 'e Napule
16. Vaghissima sembianza
17. L'Africana (L'Africaine) Act III: Che dicon mai?...Deh, ch'io ritorni
18. Amadis de Gaule, Act III: Bois epais
19. A Dream
20. Petite Messe solennelle: Domine Deus
21. Petite Messe solennelle: Crucifixus

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From the youthful bloom and impetuous swagger of Enrico Caruso's debut 1902 recordings to the darker, almost baritonal overtones typifying his final sessions before the acoustic horn, the singer's resplendent vocalism and generous performing style remain the archetype for Italian tenors. As a child of the late 19th century, Caruso was prone to embellish upon composers' texts, yet his passion, communicative power, and soaring musicality transcend time. The Italian sessions from 1902 to 1904 and Caruso's recordings with piano between 1904 and 1905, along with two later sides, receive conventional, unaltered transfers. The remaining material is restored via the controversial Soundstream computer process, which fleshes out the lower partials of the voice while compromising its overtones, relegating the orchestral accompaniment to a rumbling backdrop rather than contributing partner. Yet many will find the Soundstream transfers easier on the ear. Those who wish to acquire the complete Caruso in a single package at midprice should not hesitate to purchase this significant set. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

No - the deffect is NOT on EVERY set!!!.......2006-12-08

The deffect that some previous reviewers were so mad about did not happen to my set. After purchasing it for two years and listening to the disks every other day, they are still shiny and beautiful like new. You can't use the word "EVERY" so cavelierly, because you have not listened to EVERY set.

The Master of Italian Tenor Singing-Get it.......2006-05-20

I have been collecting Caruso performance since 1960- of course they were on vinyl- I even had some 78's. I think the 78 and vinyl records produced a warmer tone, but it is a delight to have the Master's performances in one place. My vinyls are worn to shreds.

Except for the lighter and bel canto roles, Caruso is supreme in the Italian and some of the French repetoire. Last night I listened to the Quartet from Martha for the first time in many years. Caruso sings about a 20 second phrase beginning "Dormi
Pur" which had me in tears as it had in the past. The ease of Caruso cadenzas in "La donna e Mobile" and "Una Furtiva Lagrima" put most tenors with a 1/4 of Caruso's vocal weight and size to shame.

There are no American/Swedish or any other hyphenated Carusos. He was unique and I am a Bjoerling freak. I find it
odd that a previous reviwer mentioned Mario Lanza favorably with Caruso.

Lanza rarely performed on an opera stage. On recording his voice seems large but his singing is amateurish. He squeezes, forces, barks and croons. At times one can hear a pretty sound but I do not consider him a major opera singer.

Rudolf Bing's comment that people who heard Richard Tucker were just as lucky as those who heard Caruso is silly. Tucker was excellent but NOT Caruso.

Lauritz Melchior, in the heavy German repetoire and to my mind Otello, is as unique and uncomparable as Caruso is in the Italian and French repetoire.

WARNING-All Original Releases Corrode Because of Dye.......2005-04-24

EVERYONE who bought the ORIGINAL multi-disc release has seen each disc become unplayable through corrosion because of a dye used to print the label side. BMG is well aware of this and has been inundated with demands for replacement.

This set is available in a subsequently released BUDGET compilation, also available through AMAZON. There are no manufacturing defects.

from a 13 year old kid.......2005-03-15

it is a great cd. when they say complete, they mean complete! 12 cds about 70mins each. comes with booklet with recording dates and matrix #s. in cardboardy-leather box. i did not have a probelem with red batwing labels making a clear film. the set is from the 70's but is the quality that great any way? contains private recordings.

There are other, better options.......2004-05-17

I was surprised to see that this set was still available. These transfers were made in the late 1970's at the dawn of the digital era and were state of the art for that time. But in cleaning up the surface noise these old digital transfers seriously flatten out the sound of Caruso's voice.

I would suggest that people interested in Caruso check out the "complete" Caruso series on Naxos with new digital restorations by the great sound engineer/artist Ward Marston. On the Naxos CD's the voice is preserved in a much more natural and subtle sound while all of the other noises are eliminated as much as possible. It's much more satisfying and true to the original recordings than these old RCA transfers. If you're going to spend $130.00 you should have the best available. It's only fair to Caruso.

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