Rosa Ponselle Opera & Song Recital

Record and Artist Details

Composer or Director: Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Giuseppe Verdi, Carrie Jacobs Bond, Eduardo Di Capua, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giovanni Battista De Curtis, Gaspare (Luigi Pacifico) Spontini, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Vincenzo Bellini

Label: Nimbus

Media Format: Cassette

Media Runtime: 0

Mastering:

Mono
Acoustic
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Catalogue Number: NC7805

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
On wings of dream Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Composer
Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Composer
Mischa Elman, Violin
Regolo Romani, Tenor
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Norma, Movement: ~ Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Giulio Setti, Conductor
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Maria, marì Eduardo Di Capua, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Eduardo Di Capua, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
Carmela, 'Canto Sorrentino' Giovanni Battista De Curtis, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giovanni Battista De Curtis, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
(A) Perfect Day Carrie Jacobs Bond, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Carrie Jacobs Bond, Composer
Josef Pasternack, Conductor
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
(La) Gioconda, Movement: ~ Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
(4) Songs, Movement: No. 2, Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale (wds. A. Kol'tsov; 1866) Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer
Regolo Romani, Tenor
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
(La) Vestale, Movement: ~ Gaspare (Luigi Pacifico) Spontini, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Gaspare (Luigi Pacifico) Spontini, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
Aida, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
Ernani, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
(La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny', Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Ezio Pinza, Bass
Giulio Setti, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Otello, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
Otello, Movement: Ave Maria Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor

Composer or Director: Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Giuseppe Verdi, Carrie Jacobs Bond, Eduardo Di Capua, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giovanni Battista De Curtis, Gaspare (Luigi Pacifico) Spontini, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Vincenzo Bellini

Label: Nimbus

Media Format: CD or Download

Media Runtime: 77

Mastering:

Mono
Acoustic
ADD

Catalogue Number: NI7805

Tracks:

Composition Artist Credit
On wings of dream Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Composer
Anton Stepanovich Arensky, Composer
Mischa Elman, Violin
Regolo Romani, Tenor
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Norma, Movement: ~ Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Giulio Setti, Conductor
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Vincenzo Bellini, Composer
Maria, marì Eduardo Di Capua, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Eduardo Di Capua, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
Carmela, 'Canto Sorrentino' Giovanni Battista De Curtis, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giovanni Battista De Curtis, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
(A) Perfect Day Carrie Jacobs Bond, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Carrie Jacobs Bond, Composer
Josef Pasternack, Conductor
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
(La) Gioconda, Movement: ~ Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
(4) Songs, Movement: No. 2, Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale (wds. A. Kol'tsov; 1866) Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer
Regolo Romani, Tenor
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
(La) Vestale, Movement: ~ Gaspare (Luigi Pacifico) Spontini, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Gaspare (Luigi Pacifico) Spontini, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
Aida, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
Ernani, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
(La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny', Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Ezio Pinza, Bass
Giulio Setti, Conductor
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Otello, Movement: ~ Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
Otello, Movement: Ave Maria Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Rosario Bourdon, Conductor
There are those who say that once they had heard Ponselle in the flesh they never wanted to hear her recordings for they did her such scant justice. That is quite credible, though the reaction might conceivably have been different if the records could have been heard reproduced as they are here. Possibly they do not quite catch the ''molten gold, pouring, pouring'' of which her old colleagues used to speak, and yet there is enough to bring it within the range of comprehension. What is exactly as contemporary accounts describe it is, for instance, the exquisite murmurs of her entry in the Norma duet, and the something close to perfection in the prayer from La vestale which made Serafin break with tradition and for once at the Maggio Musicale in Florence allow an encore. But there is no need to go beyond the first track to realize why she was such an esteemed singer: the grand sweep of ''Suicidio'', the deep reserves of chest-voice, and the magical lightening of the middle section make it abundantly clear. Again, my copy has one wrong pitch: the Otello ''Ave Maria'' which is running high. For the second set of issues I would suggest to Nimbus that pitches need a further check, and, personally, I would query too whether the hall acoustic is not too resonant especially for the pre-electrical recordings.'

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