Dame Joan Sutherland & Marilyn Horne - Arias and Sacred Songs

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Composer or Director: Charles-François Gounod, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Wagner, Carl Maria von Weber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Giuseppe Verdi

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Catalogue Number: 461 599-2

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Composition Artist Credit
(Der) Freischütz, Movement: ~ Carl Maria von Weber, Composer
Carl Maria von Weber, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
James King, Tenor
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Fidelio, Movement: ~ Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
James King, Tenor
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Rienzi, Movement: Allmächt'ger Vater (Rienzi's prayer). Richard Wagner, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
James King, Tenor
Richard Wagner, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Tannhäuser, Movement: Inbrunst im Herzen (Rome narration) Richard Wagner, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
James King, Tenor
Richard Wagner, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
(Die) Meistersinger von Nürnberg, '(The) Masters, Movement: Morgenlich leuchtend (Prize Song) Richard Wagner, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
James King, Tenor
Richard Wagner, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
(Il) trovatore, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
James McCracken, Tenor
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Faust, Movement: ~ Charles-François Gounod, Composer
Charles-François Gounod, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
James McCracken, Tenor
Vienna Opera Orchestra
(La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny', Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
James McCracken, Tenor
Vienna Opera Orchestra
(La) Fanciulla del West, '(The) Girl of the Golden, Movement: ~ Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
James McCracken, Tenor
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Pagliacci, 'Players', Movement: ~ Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
James McCracken, Tenor
Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Otello, Movement: Niun mi tema. Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Dietfried Bernet, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
James McCracken, Tenor
Vienna Opera Orchestra

Composer or Director: Pietro Mascagni, Giacomo Puccini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giuseppe Verdi, Gioachino Rossini

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Catalogue Number: 461 597-2

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Composition Artist Credit
Madama Butterfly, Movement: Un bel dì vedremo Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor
Leona Mitchell, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
(La) Rondine, '(The) Swallow', Movement: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor
Leona Mitchell, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
(L')amico Fritz, Movement: Son pochi fiori Pietro Mascagni, Composer
Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor
Leona Mitchell, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Pietro Mascagni, Composer
Gianni Schicchi, Movement: O mio babbino caro Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor
Leona Mitchell, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Turandot, Movement: Tu, che di gel sei cinta Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor
Leona Mitchell, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Guillaume Tell, Movement: Ils s'éloignent enfin (S'allontanano alfine!) Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor
Leona Mitchell, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Guillaume Tell, Movement: Sombre fôret (Selva opaca) Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor
Leona Mitchell, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Ernani, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Kurt Herbert Adler, Conductor
Leona Mitchell, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Exsultate, jubilate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Erna Spoorenberg, Soprano
Neville Marriner, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Mass No. 18, 'Great', Movement: Credo: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Erna Spoorenberg, Soprano
Neville Marriner, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(Il) re pastore, '(The) Shepherd King', Movement: L'amerò, sarò costante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Erna Spoorenberg, Soprano
Neville Marriner, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Idomeneo, Re di Creta, 'Idomeneo, King of Crete', Movement: ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Erna Spoorenberg, Soprano
Neville Marriner, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Idomeneo, Re di Creta, 'Idomeneo, King of Crete', Movement: Se il padre perdei Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Erna Spoorenberg, Soprano
Neville Marriner, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer

Composer or Director: Alexander Borodin, Franz Schubert, Richard Wagner, Umberto Giordano, Ruggiero Leoncavallo

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Composition Artist Credit
(La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life', Movement: Scuoti, o vento, fra i sibili Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Composer
Tom Krause, Baritone
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Andrea Chénier, Movement: ~ Umberto Giordano, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Tom Krause, Baritone
Umberto Giordano, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Prince Igor, Movement: No sleep, no rest (Igor's Aria) Alexander Borodin, Composer
Alexander Borodin, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Tom Krause, Baritone
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Tannhäuser, Movement: ~ Richard Wagner, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Richard Wagner, Composer
Tom Krause, Baritone
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Schwanengesang, 'Swan Song' Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer
Irwin Gage, Piano
Tom Krause, Baritone
Herbst Franz Schubert, Composer
Franz Schubert, Composer
Irwin Gage, Piano
Tom Krause, Baritone

Composer or Director: Traditional, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi

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Catalogue Number: 461 592-2

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Composition Artist Credit
Don Carlo, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Don Carlo, Movement: Tu che le vanità Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Otello, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Otello, Movement: Ave Maria Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Manon Lescaut, Movement: In quelle trine morbide Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Manon Lescaut, Movement: Sola, perduta, abbandonata Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Turandot, Movement: Tu, che di gel sei cinta Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Madama Butterfly, Movement: Un bel dì vedremo Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Suor Angelica, 'Sister Angelica', Movement: Senza mamma, O bimbo Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Gianni Schicchi, Movement: O mio babbino caro Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Mr. Banjo Traditional, Composer
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Georg Fischer, Piano
Traditional, Composer
Ain't got time to die Traditional, Composer
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Georg Fischer, Piano
Traditional, Composer
Go 'way from my window Traditional, Composer
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Karl Scheidt, Guitar
Traditional, Composer
City called Heaven Traditional, Composer
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Georg Fischer, Piano
Traditional, Composer
My good Lord done been here Traditional, Composer
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Georg Fischer, Piano
Traditional, Composer
Jesus lay your head in de winder Traditional, Composer
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Georg Fischer, Piano
Traditional, Composer
Hush l'il baby Traditional, Composer
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Karl Scheidt, Guitar
Traditional, Composer
Chere mo lemme toi Traditional, Composer
Felicia Weathers, Soprano
Georg Fischer, Piano
Traditional, Composer

Composer or Director: Giuseppe Verdi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Luigi (Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria) Cherubini

Label: Belart

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Catalogue Number: 461 591-2

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Composition Artist Credit
Fidelio, Movement: ~ Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Médée, Movement: ~ Luigi (Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria) Cherubini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Luigi (Carlo Zanobi Salvadore Maria) Cherubini, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
(Der) Fliegende Holländer, '(The) Flying Dutchman', Movement: Joho hoe! Traft ihr das Schiff Richard Wagner, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Richard Wagner, Composer
Vienna Opera Orchestra
(Il) trovatore, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Vienna Opera Orchestra
(La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny', Movement: Pace, pace, mio Dio Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Aida, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Edward Downes, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Don Carlo, Movement: Tu che le vanità Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Edward Downes, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Otello, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Edward Downes, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Maureen Lehane, Mezzo soprano
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Otello, Movement: Ave Maria Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Edward Downes, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Gwyneth Jones, Soprano
Maureen Lehane, Mezzo soprano
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Composer or Director: George Frideric Handel

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Composition Artist Credit
Ottone, Re di Germania, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Bernadette Greevy, Mezzo soprano
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Partenope, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Bernadette Greevy, Mezzo soprano
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Alexander Balus, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Bernadette Greevy, Mezzo soprano
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Admeto, Re di Tessaglia, Movement: Cangio d'aspetto George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Bernadette Greevy, Mezzo soprano
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Rodelinda, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Bernadette Greevy, Mezzo soprano
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Rinaldo, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Bernadette Greevy, Mezzo soprano
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Clori, Tirsi e Fileno, 'Cor fedele' George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Bernadette Greevy, Mezzo soprano
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Alexander's Feast, Movement: Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Forbes Robinson, Bass
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Philip Ledger, Harpsichord
Ezio George Frideric Handel, Composer
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Susanna, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Forbes Robinson, Bass
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Philip Ledger, Harpsichord
Hercules, Movement: The god of battle quits the bloody field George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Forbes Robinson, Bass
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Philip Ledger, Harpsichord
Theodora, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Forbes Robinson, Bass
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Philip Ledger, Harpsichord
Semele, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Forbes Robinson, Bass
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Philip Ledger, Harpsichord
Alcina, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Forbes Robinson, Bass
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Philip Ledger, Harpsichord
Samson, Movement: Honour and arms scorn such a foe George Frideric Handel, Composer
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Forbes Robinson, Bass
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Philip Ledger, Harpsichord

Composer or Director: Giacomo Puccini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vincenzo Bellini, Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti

Label: Belart

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Catalogue Number: 461 589-2

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Composition Artist Credit
Gianni Schicchi, Movement: O mio babbino caro Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
Turandot, Movement: Signore, ascolta! Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
Turandot, Movement: Tu, che di gel sei cinta Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
(La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life', Movement: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
(La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life', Movement: ~ Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
(La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life', Movement: Donde lieta uscì (Mimì's farewell) Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
Madama Butterfly, Movement: Un bel dì vedremo Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
Madama Butterfly, Movement: ~ Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
Suor Angelica, 'Sister Angelica', Movement: Senza mamma, O bimbo Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
Manon Lescaut, Movement: In quelle trine morbide Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
Manon Lescaut, Movement: Sola, perduta, abbandonata Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
Tosca, Movement: Vissi d'arte Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
(La) Rondine, '(The) Swallow', Movement: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giuseppe Patanè, Conductor
Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Virginia Zeani, Soprano
(Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville', Movement: ~ Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Gioachino Rossini, Composer
Graziella Sciutti, Soprano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Don Pasquale, Movement: ~ Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Gaetano Donizetti, Composer
Graziella Sciutti, Soprano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
(I) Capuleti e i Montecchi, Movement: ~ Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Graziella Sciutti, Soprano
Roland Berger, Horn
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Così fan tutte, Movement: In uomini, in soldati Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Graziella Sciutti, Soprano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Così fan tutte, Movement: ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Graziella Sciutti, Soprano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', Movement: ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Graziella Sciutti, Soprano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Chi sà, chi sà, Qual sia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Graziella Sciutti, Soprano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Argeo Quadri, Conductor
Graziella Sciutti, Soprano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer

Composer or Director: (Pietro) Alessandro (Gaspare) Scarlatti, George Frideric Handel

Label: Belart

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Catalogue Number: 461 596-2

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Composition Artist Credit
Splenda l'alba in Oriente George Frideric Handel, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Helen Watts, Contralto (Female alto)
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Carco sempre di Gloria George Frideric Handel, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Helen Watts, Contralto (Female alto)
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
Tu fedel? tu costante? George Frideric Handel, Composer
English Chamber Orchestra
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Helen Watts, Contralto (Female alto)
Raymond Leppard, Harpsichord
(Il) Rosignuolo se scioglie il volo, Movement: Version No 1 in F (Pietro) Alessandro (Gaspare) Scarlatti, Composer
(Pietro) Alessandro (Gaspare) Scarlatti, Composer
Desmond Dupré, Viola da gamba
Helen Watts, Contralto (Female alto)
Thurston Dart, Harpsichord
Clori vezzosa e bella (Pietro) Alessandro (Gaspare) Scarlatti, Composer
(Pietro) Alessandro (Gaspare) Scarlatti, Composer
Desmond Dupré, Viola da gamba
Helen Watts, Contralto (Female alto)
Thurston Dart, Harpsichord

Composer or Director: José Padilla, Osman Perez Freire, Carl (Johann Adam) Zeller, Miguel Sandoval, Fermin Maria Alvarez, Oscar Straus, Johann Strauss II, Augustin Lara, Ralph Benatzky, Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán, Maria Teresa Lara, Joseph M. Lacalle, Robert Stolz, Maria Grever, Franz Lehár

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Catalogue Number: 461 594-2

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Composition Artist Credit
Gräfin Mariza, 'Countess Maritza', Movement: ~ Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán, Composer
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna Operetta Chorus
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Im weissen Rössl, 'White Horse Inn', Movement: Aber meine Herrschaften Ralph Benatzky, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Ralph Benatzky, Composer
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
(Der) Zarewitsch, '(The) Czarevich', Movement: Kosende Wellen Franz Lehár, Composer
Franz Lehár, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Casanova, Movement: Nuns' Chorus Johann Strauss II, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna Operetta Chorus
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Casanova, Movement: Laura's Song Johann Strauss II, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna Operetta Chorus
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Ziguenerliebe, 'Gipsy Love', Movement: Hör' ich Cymbalklänge Franz Lehár, Composer
Franz Lehár, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
(Der) Favorit Robert Stolz, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Robert Stolz, Composer
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
(Der) Obersteiger, '(The) Master Miner', Movement: ~ Carl (Johann Adam) Zeller, Composer
Carl (Johann Adam) Zeller, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna Operetta Chorus
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
(Der) Tapfere Soldat, Movement: Ich was der Helder deiner Träume Oscar Straus, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Oscar Straus, Composer
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Wiener Blut, 'Vienna Blood', Movement: Wiener Blut! Johann Strauss II, Composer
Hilde Gueden, Soprano
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Robert Stolz, Conductor
Vienna Operetta Chorus
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Ay, Ay, Ay Osman Perez Freire, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
Luigi Alva, Tenor
New Symphony Orchestra
Osman Perez Freire, Composer
Valencia Maria Teresa Lara, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
Luigi Alva, Tenor
Maria Teresa Lara, Composer
New Symphony Orchestra
Sin tu amor Miguel Sandoval, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
Luigi Alva, Tenor
Miguel Sandoval, Composer
New Symphony Orchestra
Toledo Maria Teresa Lara, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
Luigi Alva, Tenor
Maria Teresa Lara, Composer
New Symphony Orchestra
Princesita José Padilla, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
José Padilla, Composer
Luigi Alva, Tenor
New Symphony Orchestra
Te quiero, dijiste Maria Grever, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
Luigi Alva, Tenor
Maria Grever, Composer
New Symphony Orchestra
(La) Partida Fermin Maria Alvarez, Composer
Fermin Maria Alvarez, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
Luigi Alva, Tenor
New Symphony Orchestra
Amapola: "De amor en los hierros de tu reja" Joseph M. Lacalle, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
Joseph M. Lacalle, Composer
Luigi Alva, Tenor
New Symphony Orchestra
Sevilla Augustin Lara, Composer
Augustin Lara, Composer
Iller Pattacini, Conductor
Luigi Alva, Tenor
New Symphony Orchestra

Composer or Director: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel

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Catalogue Number: 461 588-2

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Composition Artist Credit
Exsultate, jubilate, Movement: Alleluia Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Joan Sutherland, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(Il) re pastore, '(The) Shepherd King', Movement: L'amerò, sarò costante Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Joan Sutherland, Soprano
Kenneth Sillito, Violin
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', Movement: Porgi, amor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Joan Sutherland, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', Movement: ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Joan Sutherland, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Douglas Gamley, Conductor
Joan Sutherland, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
(Die) Zauberflöte, '(The) Magic Flute', Movement: Ach, ich fühl's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Joan Sutherland, Soprano
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Bonynge, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer
Magnificat, Movement: Et exultavit spiritus meus Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Henry Lewis, Conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Marilyn Horne, Mezzo soprano
Vienna Cantata Orchestra
Magnificat, Movement: Esurientes implevit bonis Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Henry Lewis, Conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Marilyn Horne, Mezzo soprano
Vienna Cantata Orchestra
St Matthew Passion, Movement: Erbarme dich Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Henry Lewis, Conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Marilyn Horne, Mezzo soprano
Vienna Cantata Orchestra
Anna Magdalena Notenbuch, Movement: Aria, BWV508: Bist du bei mir (? by Stölzel) Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Henry Lewis, Conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer
Marilyn Horne, Mezzo soprano
Vienna Cantata Orchestra
Rodelinda, Movement: ~ George Frideric Handel, Composer
George Frideric Handel, Composer
Henry Lewis, Conductor
Marilyn Horne, Mezzo soprano
Vienna Cantata Orchestra
Preconceptions, underratings, missed opportunities, or sheer flaming ignorance: all can be remedied here. Did we, by any chance, imagine that Dame Gwyneth’s Verdi would be terrible or Dame Joan’s Mozart delightful? Or that a complete CD recital by Helen Watts might be too much of an undeniably good thing? Wrong, wrong, and (most definitely) wrong again. Or had we, perhaps, forgotten about Felicia Weathers, overlooked Bernadette Greevy, or thought that Erna Spoorenberg was the name of a character in Graham Greene? Do we sometimes get mixed up over the two Jameses, King and McCracken (the series photograph editor seems to have done)? And with the recent glut of Lieder-singing baritones, had we concluded that there would be no point in going back for a Schwanengesang with Tom Krause?
The ten discs in this excellent collection of singers of the 1960s (that, at least, is the focal decade) clarify the memory, help to rectify some critical injustices, and (what no doubt matters most) provide a great deal of pleasure. They make an attractive set (would be, for instance, a good present for the right kind of recipient), though presumably they are intended for single or selective buying. If choosing, I think I would eliminate the first on the headings-list and the last. Marilyn Horne’s Handel is magnificent in velocity and velours, a sumptuous rose-red voice, its athletic feats all the more impressive for being performed in this majestic attire. But it doesn’t sound much like Handel, what with the close miking and some unstylish playing by the Vienna Cantata Orchestra under Henry Lewis. The coupling with Sutherland’s late Mozart recital (1979) is not fortunate: the voice had loosened by then, the phrases are too often a sequence of individualized notes, the “Alleluia” is formal and unsmiling (the accompaniment too), and Susanna’s aria is sleepy. Then, for the last record on the list: no, Gueden’s voice provides delicious refreshment, but how freshness is needed among the stale wedding-cake of these gipsy loves and gipsy countesses. And the programme of nastily arranged popular songs (Ay, ay, ay, Amapola and so forth) sung, not very attractively, by Luigi Alva is worse.
My own favourites are the Helen Watts recital and the Krause. Watts does all things well, but in the cantata Carco sempre di gloria she is superb. It’s also a splendid work – and this really does sound like Handel – otherwise currently available only with a male alto, Lesne or Ragin, as soloist, which may not be to everyone’s taste. Krause’s Schwanengesang, Irwin Gage accompanying, is controversial (and I think unconvincing) in its ordering of the songs; but the singing (‘real’ singing) is admirable, with particularly fine performances of “In die Ferne” and “Ihr Bild”. Then, as an unexpected sequel, we have Krause in operatic arias, starting with one from Leoncavallo’s Boheme, which he sings as to the manner born.
Brief comments now on the rest, following the order of the listing above. The Zeani/Sciutti coupling is particularly welcome, Zeani with her plentiful vitality and authentic Italian style (though Romanian-born), Sciutti with her neat little voice used with much charm and accomplishment. Jones in Wagner, Beethoven and Cherubini is rather as expected of her at that date (the big voice, the ample high notes, the unevenness of production incipient, not fully developed), but the Verdi arias are really very impressive, with a fine messa di voce for the connoisseurs at the start of “Pace, pace” and a winning account of the other Leonora’s aria, “D’amor sull’ali rosee” from Il trovatore. Felicia Weathers has some of the same Verdi arias in her programme, generally well sung though not quite with sufficient imagination to communicate very memorably. Of the spirituals and folk-songs, a cheeky little number called Chere mo lemme toi appeals and City call’d Heaven is most beautiful.
The Greevy/Robinson disc recalls those two valued artists, both of them in an all-Handel programme, Greevy singing with rich tone (particularly fine in the little-known aria from Alexander Balus) and Forbes Robinson doing an honest job on the runs and, in “Honour and arms”, displaying his range from a high F to low D. Mitchell and Spoorenberg have in common their lyrical grace and purity of tone, and Spoorenberg’s Mozart is as delightful as anything in the whole series. The tenors, King and McCracken, also make an interesting partnership, King achieving real intensity in Tannhauser’s Rome narrative, McCracken tense and fiery in Dick Johnson’s “Or son sei mesi”.
Recorded sound is good throughout, and the booklets have useful notes by John T. Hughes. Presumably the provision of texts would prohibitively have raised production costs. But we miss them!'

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