Canta Napoli [Import]

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Canta Napoli,Claudio Villa,Wea,World Beat,World Music

Average customer rating: Enjoyable CD Different, and yet, Delicious Art mal canto ROMANCE Finally A Baritone!

Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Passione di Napoli Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hvorostovsky, Dmitri | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: I Met You, My Love Moscow Nights Verdi Arias Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Concert 1998 Where Are You, My Brothers? ASIN: B00005QK14 Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

1. Torna A Surriento
2. Passione
3. Maria, Mari'
4. Core 'Ngrato
5. Parlami D'amore, Mariu
6. Non Ti Scordar Di Me
7. 'O Sole Mio
8. A Marechiare
9. Voce'e Notte
10. Dicitencello Vuie
11. Comme Facette Mammeta?
12. Musica Proibita
13. 'A Vucchella
14. Canta Pe' Me!
15. Fenesta Ca Lucive
16. Santa Lucia
17. 'O Surdato 'Nnamurato

Customer Reviews:

Enjoyable CD.......2007-01-05

I'm really satisfied with this CD. It' sung with a great refinement. It' really beautiful

Different, and yet, Delicious Art.......2005-09-27

It gives you entirely different feelings when these Neapolitan songs, conventionally sung by Italian tenors, are sung by Dmitri Hvorostovsky. What makes the difference, apart from the burnished, warm-toned, and simply gorgeous baritone, is the powerful and deeply heartfelt rendering that evokes fresh emotions as well as enriches exuberant lyricism. Although Mr. Hvorostovsky sees this repertoire as a crossover for him, he possesses everything in his department to make memorable interpretations of the songs. The rich voice has an impeccably wide vocal range (up to A-flat as demonstrated in this album) with the consistent superb quality, all well focused, across the entire register. The exceptionally beautiful legatos of his, together with the ability of eloquent phrasing and shaping, make the songs all the more heart-throbbing. The poignant moments in "Passione", "Voce'e notte", "Dicitencello vuie" carried out in various dynamic shadings reach the emotional level that could break your heart. The climax in "Torna a Surriento", "Core 'ngrato", "'O sole mio" are filled with ardent, fully unleashed, passion. These are passionate Neapolitan songs sung with hot blooded passion. I don't understand why some people would nitpick something like Hvorostovsky's Neapolitan diction, when the voice and the singing alone are already powerful enough to give one a heart attack.

mal canto.......2002-08-28

I should have learned my lesson with the Arie Antiche disc from Hvorostovsky, but in the great tradition of Neapolitan song, this is substandard. Hvorostovsky commits the same errors here as in the other disc. When he takes a breath, it is extremely loud, which is a most un bel-canto-like habit. The guy sounds like he has a 2 pack a day habit. This gets in the way of the music all the time, and leads you to believe he doesn't understand these songs at all. Moreover, his Neapolitan diction is sloppy. Yes, most of these songs are in Neapolitan, NOT Italian. There are marked differences, which are lost on this recording.
If you want to hear what this repetoire is supposed to sound like, get the Testament discs of Giuseppe di Stefano.

ROMANCE.......2002-08-23

I've been a fan of Dmitri Hvorosovsky ever since he hit the operatic world. I feel that he is now truly in his prime and I'm just glad that Delos "picked" him up when Philips dumped him.
This album of Italian songs is just wonderful. If you don't find his singing beautiful, you have a heart of stone.
After a hard day at work, I come home and get a glass of wine and put Dmitri's Passione di Napoli recording on the stereo and once again my soul is restored!
All I can say is thank-you Dmitri Hvorosovsky!

Finally A Baritone!.......2002-03-27

Ok, I know, lots of people are giving this CD five stars and I would too, ecept I can't get over the recording quality of this album. I love Dimitri and baritones especially! I don't know who this company is, ( Delos* ) Who ever heard of this company before now! I have a very good stereo system and it sounds as if Hvorostovsky is singing behind the orchestra. So now I've got my Stereo volume high just to hear him, then you've got the instruments blaring out! Please don't get me wrong, this CD is well worth the money, And I'am a little tired of hearing these lovely songs sung by tenors only. I have a weakness for baritones since I'm also one myself. And yes, his voice is very warm and suited for these type of songs. The Cd is worth buying for only to hear his voice flowing easily with the luscious music of the Napoli.

Buy it! Also check out Thomas Hampson, Night And Day CD

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Tracks:

1. Torna a Surriento
2. Tu ca' nun chiagne
3. Sona chitarra!
4. Lacreme napulitane
5. Napule canta
6. 'O surdato 'nnammurato
7. Catari, Catari
8. Pusilleco...
9. Era di maggio matenata
10. Scetate
11. Addio mia bell Napoli
12. Firenze sogna
13. A canzone 'e Napule
14. Chitarra romana
15. Parlami d'amore Mariu
16. Munasterio 'e Santa-Chiara
17. Ti voglio tanto bene

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Addio mia bella Napoli Manufacturer: Replay ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Caruso, Enrico | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cardillo, Salvatore | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cottrau, Teodoro | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Capua, Eduardo di | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Curtis, Ernesto de | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004SVB6 Release Date: 2000-03-24

Tracks:

1. O Sole Mio
2. Mamma Mia Che Vo' Sape!
3. Tu, Ca Nun Chiagne
4. Canta Pe' Me
5. Pecche?
6. I'm Arricordo E Napule
7. Core 'Ngrato
8. 'A Vucchella
9. Manella Mia
10. Fenesta Ca Lucive
11. Senza Nisciuno
12. Addio A Napoli

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.

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Tracks:

1. Tosca: Recondita Armonia
2. Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai
3. I Millioni D'Arlecchino: Notturno D'amore
4. Serenata
5. Serenata
6. Torna, Amore
7. Stornelli Marini
8. Santa Lucia Luntana
9. Rondine Al Nido
10. La Forza Del Destino: Solemne In Quest'ora
11. La Boheme: O Mimi, Tu Piu Non Torni - Beniamino Gigli/Titta Ruffo
12. La Gioconda: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe Di Santafior! - Beniamino Gigli/Titta Ruffo
13. Mefistofele: Dai Campi, Dai Prati
14. Addio A Napoli
15. Mefistofele: Giunto Sul Passo Estremo
16. La Boheme: O Mimi, tu Piu Non Torni
17. La Forza Del Destino: Solemne In Quest'ora
18. O Bei Nidi D'amore
19. I Pescatoridi Perle [Les Pecheurs De Perles]: Del Tempio Al Limitar [Au Fond Du Temple Saint] - Beniamino Gigli/Giuseppe De Luca

Tracks:

1. La Gioconda: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe Di Santafior! - Beniamino Gigli/Giuseppe De Luca
2. La Giocondo: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe Di Santafior! - Beniamino Gigli/Giuseppe De Luca
3. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Tombe Degl'avi Miei
4. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Giusto Cielo, Rispondete - Beniamino Gigli/Ezio Pinza/Metropolitan Opr Chor
5. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Tu Che A Dio Spiegasti L'ali
6. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Tombe Degl'avi Miei
7. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Giusto Cielo, Rispondete - Beniamino Gigli/Ezio Pinza/Metropolitan Opr Chor
8. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Tu Che A Dio Spiegasti L'ali
9. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento? - Beniamino Gigli/Amelita Galli-Curci/Louise Homer/Angelo Bada/Giuseppe De Luca, Ezio Pinza
10. Rigoletto: Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Beniamino Gigli/Amelita Galli-Curci/Louise Homer/Giuseppe De Luca
11. Rigoletto: Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Beniamino Gigli/Amelita Galli-Curci/Louise Homer/Giuseppe De Luca
12. Cavalleria Rusticana: Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante 'Brindisi' - Beniamino Gigli/Metropolitan Opr Chor
13. La Traviata: De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti
14. Mignon: Ah, Non Credevi Tu [Elle Ne Croyait Pas]
15. Mignon: Addio, Mignon, Fa Core [Adieu, Mignon, Courage]
16. L'Africana [L'Africaine]: O Paradiso [O Paradis]
17. Voce'e Notte
18. Canta Pe' Me

Customer Reviews:

A must have!!.......2001-06-01

Beniamino Gigli was one of the finest Tenors of all time. That being said, this set offers some of the best work the great Tenor ever recorded. Real standout renditions here are all of the duets recorded with Baritone and friend Giuseppe De Luca, the two lovely arias from Mignon, O Paradiso (rivaled only by Bjoerling and Lanza), Lucia selections (pretty much the entire final scene of the last act), and the Neapolitan selections (such as Toselli's hauntingly beautiful "Rimpianto"). The duets with Ruffo are interesting, but without the subtlety and finesse the same selections with De Luca possess. All three of the Romophon sets of Gigli's Victor recordings are prizes indeed (the third volume being only 1 CD), but this is, in this reviewer's humble opinion, the best of the three. Treat yourself to some truly fine singing and purchase this set now, before it goes out of print.

MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION!!!.......1998-09-22

A WONDERFUL COLLECTION BY WHOM I CONSIDER, THE GREATEST TENOR OF ALL TIME (EXCLUDING CARUSO). HEARING BOTH THE PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED TAKES OF THE DE LUCA/GIGLI DUETS IS SIMPLY A PRIZE, AS WELL AS, THE PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED TAKES OF TOSSELLI'S SERENADE (RIMPIANTO). A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE WHO APPRECIATES GREAT SINGING. GIGLI'S VOICE IS SIMPLY BREATHTAKING HERE. THIS IS GIGLI IN HIS GLORIOUS PRIME.

MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION!!!.......1998-09-22

A WONDERFUL COLLECTION BY WHOM I CONSIDER, THE GREATEST TENOR OF ALL TIME (EXCLUDING CARUSO). HEARING BOTH THE PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED TAKES OF THE DE LUCA/GIGLI DUETS IS SIMPLY A PRIZE, AS WELL AS, THE PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED TAKES OF TOSSELLI'S SERENADE (RIMPIANTO). A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE WHO APPRECIATES GREAT SINGING. GIGLI'S VOICE IS SIMPLY BREATHTAKING HERE. THIS IS GIGLI IN HIS GLORIOUS PRIME.

MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION!!!.......1998-09-22

A WONDERFUL COLLECTION BY WHOM I CONSIDER, THE GREATEST TENOR OF ALL TIME (EXCLUDING CARUSO). HEARING BOTH THE PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED TAKES OF THE DE LUCA/GIGLI DUETS IS SIMPLY A PRIZE, AS WELL AS, THE PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED TAKES OF TOSSELLI'S SERENADE (RIMPIANTO). A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE WHO APPRECIATES GREAT SINGING. GIGLI'S VOICE IS SIMPLY BREATHTAKING HERE. THIS IS GIGLI IN HIS GLORIOUS PRIME.

Average customer rating: A marvelous offering by Giuni Russo

Napoli Che Canta Giuni Russo Manufacturer: Sony Bmg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001XP2AO Release Date: 2004-03-25

Tracks:

1. Torna A Surriento
2. Marechiare
3. Serenatella A Mare
4. A' Cchiu Bella
5. A' Cchiu Bella
6. Suite "Napoli Che Canta"

Customer Reviews:

A marvelous offering by Giuni Russo.......2007-01-12

A wonderful collection of traditional Neapolitan songs by one of Italy's most innovative and stupendous voice.

The CD also contains a very pleasant surprise. At the end of the CD one will find a "fado-like" interpretation of Giuni Russo's most notable song - "Mediterranea"; interestingly this song is not listed on the CD sleeve or on the on-line catalogs.

A marvelous offering by Giuni Russo!

Average customer rating:

Canta Napoli Various Artists Manufacturer: D.V. More ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000JSI75S Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

1. Riva E Mare
2. Popcorn E Patatine
3. Pe Sempe
4. Non Mi Lasciare Mai
5. Cient'anne
6. Vulesse a Tte
7. Odiami
8. Pronto Sono Antonio
9. Pianofortissimo
10. Gioia
11. Fidanzati
12. Ho Sbagliato
13. Dove Sta Zaza'
14. Lu Cardillo - Il Giardino Dei Semplici
15. E' l'Amore
16. Tarante' - Alunni del Sole

Average customer rating: Not at all bad Arrangement, Editing and Mixing

Passione di Napoli [SACD] Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hvorostovsky, Dmitri | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005QK15 Release Date: 2001-10-02

Customer Reviews:

Not at all bad.......2002-05-16

I was surprised at how well these Italian songs suit Dmitri's voice. It is also very refreshing to hear a baritone sing these mostly very familiar songs. Of course Dmitri is at his best when he sings Russian songs or opera arias and in these areas he is hard to beat, but I really like this CD, too.

Arrangement, Editing and Mixing.......2002-03-07

This is a disappointing CD. The mixing sometimes drowns out Hvorostovsky's voice. I enjoyed his voice when it wasn't ruined by the arrangement and mixing. You would think that this music, "Passion di Napoli" would be gentle and pleasing to hear. But that idea is ruined by the excessive "banging" on drums.

World Music:

1. Celtic Airs
2. Chameleon [Import]
3. Chang You [Import]
4. Comic Theatre & Folk Operas [Sri Lanka]
5. Echo der Liebe [Import]
6. Elbette [Import]
7. Elis 1972 [Import]
8. Emerald Harp
9. En Estos Dias [Import]
10. Fado

World Music

world music

World Music

Off the Wall/Thriller [Import]

Classics in the Movies, Vol. 1

Complete Works 5

Now Is Another Time

Curvatia [Import]

Demos, Interviews, Lost Songs

Chansons de Ses Films [Import]

Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era - 1976-1995 [Box set] [Original recording remastered]

De-Jah-Voodoo

Collection: Face The Music / A New World Record / Discovery

Diesel and Dust

Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits

Don't Hustle Don't Eat [Explicit Lyrics]

Classical Lullabies (Perfect Pacifier)

Jaco