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The Essential Collection goes up market for our first venture into classical music! Here we feature some of the greatest tenor voices of the first half of the twentieth century. Forget those other over hyped and over paid great tenors who were but twinkles in their parents eyes when these giants roamed the earth. From the legendary Enrico Caruso to his prodigy Beniamino Gigli known as the Peoples Tenor (so named by Tony Blair I believe
only joking) to Jussi Bjorling, Richard Tauber, Antonio Cortis and Joseph Schmidt, known as the pocket Caruso due to his diminutive stature (he was a short fat guy!!)
these truly were the giants of the time. Some tracks, particularly Carusos whose last records actually date from the early twenties were electronically overdubbed in the thirties which although frowned upon by purists give us an idea of what he would have sounded like with modern day recording equipment. So sit back, listen and enjoy the music of the golden age of the great tenors, Placido who?
CD1 1. Cielo E Mar! (La Gioconda) - Enrico Caruso 2. Sultanto A Te - Enrico Caruso 3. Il Mio Tesoro (Don Giovanni) - John McCormack 4. WhereEr You Walk (Semele) - John McCormack 5. Quando Le Sere Al Placido (Luisa Miller) - Tito Schipa 6. Plaisir DAmour - Tito Schipa 7. Nothung! Nothung! Neidliches Schwert! (Forging Song) (Siegfried) - Lauritz Melchior 8. Kongernes Konge - Lauritz Melchior 9. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi
Celeste Aida (Aida) - Beniamino Gigli 10. Notturno DAmore (I Milioni DArlecchino) - Beniamino Gigli 11. Nessun Dorma (Turandot) Tom Burke 12. My Dreams - Tom Burke 13. Ha Wie In Meiner Seele (Hoffmanns Aria) (The Tales Of Hoffmann) - Richard Tauber 14. Adieu, Mein Kleiner Gardeoffizier (Goodbye) (Im Weissen Rössl) - Richard Tauber 15. Ah! Che Tormento (La Cena Del Beffe) - Antonio Cortis 16. Non Piangere Líù (Turandot) - Antonio Cortis 17. Morgenlich Leuchtend Im Rosigen Schein (Walthers Prize Song) (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) - Richard Crooks 18. O Lola, Rosengleich Blühn Deine Wangen (Siciliana) (Cavalleria Rusticana) - Richard Crooks 19. Cujus Animam (Stabat Mater) - Jussi Björling 20. Nu Är Jag Pank Och Fågelfri (Tiggarstudenten) - Jussi Björling 21. Una Furtiva Lagrima (LElisir DAmore) - Ferruccio Tagliavini 22. Ella Mi Fu Rapita!...Parmi Veder Le Lagrime (Rigoletto) - Ferruccio Tagliavini
CD2 1. O Sole Mio - Enrico Caruso 2. Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba (Pagliacci) - Enrico Caruso 3. Mi Par DUdir Ancora (I Pescatori Di Perle) - Beniamino Gigli 4. Torna A Surriento - Beniamino Gigli 5. Ach So Fromm (Martha) - Joseph Schmidt 6. Suzel, Buon Di
Tutto Tace (Cherry Duet) (LAmico Fritz) - Tito Schipa & Mafalda Favero 7. La Donna È Mobile (Rigoletto) - Enrico Caruso 8. Santa Lucia - Enrico Caruso 9. Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz (Der Land Des Lächelns) - Richard Tauber 10. O Dolce Incanto (Manon) - Beniamino Gigli 11. Che Gelida Manina (La Bohème) - Enrico Caruso 12. O Soave Fanciulla (La Bohème) - Enrico Caruso & Nellie Melba 13. La Vita È Inferno
O Tu, Che In Seno Agli Angeli (La Forza Del Destino) - Giovanni Martinelli 14. Valencia - Tito Schipa 15. Recondita Armonia (Tosca) - Enrico Caruso 16. E Lucevan Le Stelle (Tosca) - Enrico Caruso 17. Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure (Faust) - Jussi Björling 18. Del Tempio Al Limitar (I Pescatori Di Perle) - Enrico Caruso & Mario Ancona 19. Amor Ti Vieta (Fedora) - Beniamino Gigli 20. Dai Campi, Dai Prati (Mefistofele) - John McCormack 21. Oh! Mostruosa Colpa!...Si, Pel Ciel (Otello) - Enrico Caruso & Titta Ruffo |