Music CD - Pavarotti's Greatest Hits

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Tracks: 1. Nessun dorma! Turandot - Puccini 2. Ah! mes amis ... Pour mon áme La Fille du régiment - Donizetti 3. Recondita armonia Tosca - Puccini 4. Che gelida manina La Bohème - Puccini 5. Di rigori armato Der Rosenkavalier - Strauss 6. Mattinata - Leoncavallo 7. La Danza - Rossini 8. Torna a Surriento - De Curtis 9. Favorita del re!...Spirito gentil La favorita -Donizetti 10. Flower Song Carmen - Bizet 11. A te, o cara I puritani - Bellini 12. Di qual tetra luce ... Ah si, ben mio Il trovatore - Verdi 13. Di quella pira Il trovatore - Verdi
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0028944295320 Format: Extra tracks Label: Decca Manufacturer: Decca Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Decca Release Date: 2007-09-18 Studio: Decca
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Paavarotti's greatest hits Comment: This was a 2 disc set and I got 2 of "disc 2". Unhappiness!!!!1 Customer Rating: Summary: heaven sent Comment: From his earliest recordings to his last, Pavarotti's angelic voice continues to sound like the finest crystal. It is easy to imagine the young Luciano singing alongside his father at Sunday mass. Thank you, Luciano, for sharing your glorious and passionate instrument. Customer Rating: Summary: Pavarotti's Greatest Hits Comment: This music is just plain wonderful. Exhilarating. What a blessing we can use an electrical gadget to hear this voice. Customer Rating: Summary: "Ultimate Essential Greatest Hits ... Pavarotti ... Decca Records (2007)" Comment: Decca Records presents "PAVAROTTI''S GREATEST HITS" --- Pavarotti was an Italian tenor in opera music, who crossed into popular music and became one of the most beloved vocal performers --- Known for his televised concerts, media appearances and as one of The Three Tenors --- This album features the cream of the crop with one of the greatest tenors ever inclusively with operatic performances --- A nice tribute to a brilliant interpreter of the classics who helped introduce opera to the masses. Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI -- (October 12, 1935 - September 6, 2007) --- Pavarotti made his American début with the Greater Miami Opera in February 1965 singing in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor opposite Joan Sutherland on the stage of the Miami-Dade County Auditorium in Miami --- The tenor scheduled to perform that night was ill and had no understudy --- As Sutherland was traveling with him on tour, she recommended the young Pavarotti as he was well acquainted with the role --- His major breakthrough in the United States came on February 17, 1972, in a production of La fille du régiment at New York's Metropolitan Opera, in which he drove the crowd into a frenzy with his nine effortless high Cs in the signature aria --- He achieved a record 17 curtain calls --- He began to give frequent television performances, starting with his performances in the of role as Rodolfo (La bohème) in the first Live From The Met telecast in March 1977, which attracted one of the largest audiences ever for a televised opera --- He won many Grammy awards and platinum and gold discs for his performances. In addition to the previously listed titles, his La favorita with Fiorenza Cossotto and his I puritani (1975) with Sutherland stand out. In 1978 Pavarotti was initiated as an honorary member of the University of Miami's Beta Tau Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a fraternity dedicated to the advancement of music in America. Other honors he received include the "Freedom of London Award" and The Red Cross "Award for Services to Humanity", for his work in raising money for that organization, and the 1998 "MusiCares Person Of The Year", given to humanitarian heroes by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 2001, Pavarotti received the Nansen Medal from the UN High Commission for Refugees for his efforts raising money on behalf of refugees worldwide. Through benefit concerts and volunteer work, he has raised more than any other individual --- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) GREATEST HITS - Featuring Luciano Pavarotti - (Track Listings) Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma! [3:04] Composed by Giacomo Puccini Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra and Conducted by Zubin Mehta 2. La fille du régiment, opera: Ah! mes amis... Pour mon âme [6:55] Composed by Gaetano Donizetti Conducted by Richard Bonynge Performed by Eric Garrett, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden and Royal Opera House Chorus Covent Garden 3. Tosca, opera: Recondita armonia [3:03] Composed by Giacomo Puccini Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra and Conducted by Nicola Rescigno 4. La bohème, opera: Che gelida manina [4:39] Composed by Giacomo Puccini Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Conducted by Herbert von Karajan 5. Der Rosenkavalier, opera, Op. 59 (TrV 227): Di rigori armato [2:24] Composed by Richard Strauss Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Conducted by Georg Solti 6. Mattinata, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) [2:01] Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra of London Conducted by Piero Gamba 7. La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Già la luna è in mezzo al mare"), for voice & piano (Soirées musicales) [3:11] Composed by Gioachino Rossini Conducted by Richard Bonynge Performed by Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra 8. Torna a Surriento, for voice & piano (or orchestra) [4:26] Composed by Ernesto de Curtis Conducted by Giancarlo Chiaramello Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra 9. La favorita, opera: Spirito gentil. Favorita del re! [4:45] Composed by Gaetano Donizetti Conducted by Richard Bonynge Performed by Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra 10. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: Flower Song [4:30] Composed by Georges Bizet Performed by Vienna Volksoper Choir and Orchestra Conducted by Leone Magiera 11. I Puritani, opera: A te, o cara [6:33] Composed by Vincenzo Bellini Performed by Dame Joan Sutherland, Nicolai Ghiaurov, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Opera House Chorus Covent Garden and Gian Carlo Laccardi Conducted by Richard Bonynge 12. Il Trovatore, opera: Di qual tetra luce... Ah sì, ben mio [4:19] Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Performed by Dame Joan Sutherland, National Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Richard Bonynge 13. Il Trovatore, opera: Di quella pira [3:22] Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Conducted by Richard Bonynge Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra 14. Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile [2:26] Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Conducted by Richard Bonynge Performed by London Symphony Orchestra 15. Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass [4:04] Composed by César Franck Conducted by Kurt Adler Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra 16. Vanne, o rosa fortunata, for voice & piano (6 ariette da camera) [2:28] Composed by Vincenzo Bellini Conducted by Richard Bonynge Performed by Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra 17. Faust, opera: Quel trouble inconnu... Salut! demeure chaste et p [5:29] Composed by Charles Gounod Performed by Vienna Volksoper Choir and Orchestra Conducted by Leone Magiera 18. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Ingemisco [3:39] Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Georg Solti 19. Rigoletto, opera: Questa o quella [1:51] Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Conducted by Richard Bonynge with the London Symphony Orchestra 20. Aida, opera: Se quel guerrier io fossi... Celeste Aida [4:31] Composed by Giuseppe Verdi Performed by Vienna Volksoper Choir and Orchestra and Conducted by Leone Magiera 21. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) [4:51] Composed by Franz Schubert Conducted by Kurt Adler and National Philharmonic Orchestra 22. Pagliacci, opera: Recitar!... Vesti la giubba [4:08] Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra and Conducted by Giuseppe Patanè 23. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar! [5:09] Composed by Amilcare Ponchielli Conducted by Leone Magiera with the New Philharmonia Orchestra of London 24. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima [4:51] Composed by Gaetano Donizetti Conducted by Richard Bonynge with the English Chamber Orchestra 25. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle [3:04] Composed by Giacomo Puccini Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra and Conducted by Nicola Rescigno 26. Funiculì Funiculà, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib) [2:43] Composed by Luigi Denza Conducted by Anton Guadagno and Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra Hats off to Decca Records --- strongly recommend this CD to all music lovers and all others who need to hear some great classical music --- Luciano Pavarotti and all the composers, conductors and orchestras please stand up and take a bow for this well deserved rare gem you've given us --- this is a keeper! Total Time: 2 CD Set ~ Decca Records ~ (9/18/2007) Customer Rating: Summary: Big problem Comment: One of two disks skips and sticks so that it is really useless - clearly damaged goods. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Here's a feast of great tenor singing. It's also a feast of thrills--one selection after another offers Pavarotti's remarkable, full-throated excitement in the music, whether the infectious spirit of his renditions of Neapolitan songs or the trumpet-like High C's he effortlessly tears off in the extended scene from Donizetti's La fille du regiment. Apparent throughout is Pavarotti's big-hearted emotional generosity that infuses this superb collection with an immediacy and communicative power that's impossible to resist. Of course, "Nessun dorma!" is here to lead off the set with the tenor's biggest hit, but his other Puccini arias are, if anything, even more compelling. Verdi is represented by such well-loved Pavarotti favorites as "La donna è mobile" and "Questa o quella" from Rigoletto. He's as compelling in the "Ingemisco" from Verdi's Requiem, the voice blooming in the "Inter oves" section and then fined down to a gorgeous pianissimo. But there's not a single weak track on these discs, whose attractions are enhanced by full texts and translations. --Dan Davis