Rosa Ponselle, Vol.2
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Composer or Director: Giacomo Puccini, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Ernest Charles, Victor August Herbert, Giuseppe Verdi, Pietro Mascagni, Richard Wagner, (Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Charles-François Gounod, (Jacques-François-)Fromental(-Elie) Halévy
Label: Prima Voce
Magazine Review Date: 10/1993
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 72
Mastering:
Mono
Acoustic
ADD
Catalogue Number: NI7846

Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Madama Butterfly, Movement: Un bel dì vedremo |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Giacomo Puccini, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
Tosca, Movement: Vissi d'arte |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Giacomo Puccini, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
(La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny', Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Chorus Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
(Il) trovatore, Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
Cavalleria rusticana, Movement: Voi lo sapete |
Pietro Mascagni, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Pietro Mascagni, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
Addio |
(Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra (Francesco) Paolo Tosti, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
Mademoiselle Modiste |
Victor August Herbert, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano Victor August Herbert, Composer |
Sadko, Movement: Song of the Indian Guest (Chant hindou) |
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
Manon Lescaut, Movement: In quelle trine morbide |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Giacomo Puccini, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
(La) Juive, Movement: Il va venir |
(Jacques-François-)Fromental(-Elie) Halévy, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra (Jacques-François-)Fromental(-Elie) Halévy, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
Lohengrin, Movement: Einsam in trüben Tagen (Elsa's Dream) |
Richard Wagner, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Richard Wagner, Composer Romano Romani, Conductor Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
Aida, Movement: ~ |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi, Composer Rosa Ponselle, Soprano Rosario Bourdon, Conductor |
Élégie |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer Rosa Ponselle, Soprano Rosario Bourdon, Conductor |
Ave Maria |
Charles-François Gounod, Composer
(Anonymous) Orchestra Charles-François Gounod, Composer Rosa Ponselle, Soprano Rosario Bourdon, Conductor |
When I have sung my songs |
Ernest Charles, Composer
Ernest Charles, Composer Romano Romani, Piano Rosa Ponselle, Soprano |
Author: Alan Blyth
''Ritorna vincitor'' and three songs: Massenet's Elegie, sung in that dark-velvet sound, unique in itself, the Bach/Gounod Ave Maria; and, from her last Victor sessions of 1939, a poignant, prophetic
The first 11 tracks are taken; from the singer's American Columbias. Here, in comparison with the complete Columbias on Pearl ((CD) GEMM-CDS9964), you hear the familiar added Nimbus resonance, while on the former you get pure and simple, what you would hear if you played a perfect copy of an original 78. The Pearl method undoubtedly gives more of the immediate presence of the voice, whereas Nimbus, whether you like it or not, attempt to achieve what you might—and I emphasize 'might'—have heard in an opera-house acoustic. The choice must be yours, but perhaps you will be more persuaded by the Pearl contents which, on two CDs, offer all the Columbias, and a wonderful collection they make. Here you have a selection, plus the Victors possibly offering a better balanced view of Ponselie's art, especially if you have Nimbus's Vol. 1 (10/89). The new Nimbus includes an entertaining note by Nigel Douglas, but he makes no mention of Martinelli.'
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