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PUCCINI (THE VERY BEST OF)

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Label: Naxos

Genre: Choral - Sacred; Opera; Orchestral

Period: Romantic

Catalogue No: 8.552119-20

Barcode: 0730099211925

Release Date: 10/2005

PUCCINI (THE VERY BEST OF)

Aside from the world’s most famous operatic aria, Nessun Dorma, Puccini also composed the greatest romantic operas of all time including La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Manon Lescaut and Turandot. This generous 2 CD collection offers the chance to enjoy nearly 40 of his most glorious arias and choruses, some lesser-known gems and even his sacred music in the Messa di Gloria. The overwhelming power of his music has attracted film-makers over the decades: arias on this set feature in films such as A Room with a View (‘O mio babbino caro’), Mona Lisa, The Witches of Eastwick, Hannah and her Sisters and even Fatal Attraction.

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Disc 1

Puccini, Giacomo
Forzano, Giovacchino - Lyricist

Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

1

Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Lauretta)

02:29

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Gianni Schicchi: Firenze e come un albero

Secco, Stefano (tenor)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

2

Gianni Schicchi: Firenze e come un albero (Rinuccio)

02:26

Secco, Stefano (tenor)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist

Tosca (excerpts)

Lamberti, Giorgio (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Carroli, Silvano (baritone)
Miricioiu, Nelly (soprano)

3

Act I: Santa ampolle...Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi)

05:30

Lamberti, Giorgio (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

4

Act I: Tre sbirri, una carrozza (Scarpia)

04:35

Carroli, Silvano (baritone)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

5

Act II: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore (Tosca)

03:57

Miricioiu, Nelly (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle

Harper, Thomas (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

6

Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle (Cavaradossi)

02:46

Harper, Thomas (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Oliva, Domenico - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist

Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai

Harper, Thomas (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

7

Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai (Des Grieux)

02:28

Harper, Thomas (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

Manon Lescaut, Act II: In quelle trine morbide

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

8

Manon Lescaut, Act II: In quelle trine morbide (Manon Lescaut)

02:37

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Manon Lescaut, Act III: Intermezzo

Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

9

Manon Lescaut, Act III: Intermezzo

05:49

Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Manon Lescaut, Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

10

Manon Lescaut, Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata (Manon Lescaut)

04:50

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Fontana, Ferdinando - Lyricist

Edgar, Act III: Prelude

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)

11

Edgar, Act III: Prelude

03:22

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Mass Text - Lyricist

Messa di Gloria: Credo in unum Deum

Hungarian Radio Choir (Choir)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)

12

Messa di Gloria: Credo in unum Deum

02:34

Hungarian Radio Choir (Choir)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)

Messa di Gloria: Et incarnatus est

Palombi, Antonello (tenor)
Hungarian Radio Choir (Choir)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)

13

Messa di Gloria: Et incarnatus est

02:36

Palombi, Antonello (tenor)
Hungarian Radio Choir (Choir)
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Forzano, Giovacchino - Lyricist

Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica): Senza Mamma

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

14

Suor Angelica (Sister Angelica): Senza Mamma (Angelica)

04:51

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Zangarini, Carlo - Lyricist
Civinini, Guelfo - Lyricist

La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), Act III: Ch'ella mi creda

Harper, Thomas (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

15

La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), Act III: Ch'ella mi creda (Johnson)

01:57

Harper, Thomas (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist

La bohème (excerpts)

Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
Previati, Fabio (baritone)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Gonzales, Carmen (soprano)
Urbas, Ivan (bass)
Senator, Boaz (baritone)
Sulženko, Jiří (bass)

16

Act I: Questo Mar Rosso (Marcello, Rodolfo)

04:13

Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
Previati, Fabio (baritone)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

17

Act I: Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)

04:21

Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

18

Act I: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi)

04:34

Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

19

Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Mimi)

03:41

Previati, Fabio (baritone)
Gonzales, Carmen (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

Disc 2

1

Act II: Quando me'n vo' (Musetta, Marcello and Ensemble)

04:44

Previati, Fabio (baritone)
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

2

Act IV: Sono andati? (Mimi, Rodolfo)

05:08

Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
Previati, Fabio (baritone)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

3

Act IV: Che ha detto il medico? (Rodolfo, Marcello, Musetta, Schaunard, Colline)

02:23

Welch, Jonathan (tenor)
Previati, Fabio (baritone)
Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
Gonzales, Carmen (soprano)
Urbas, Ivan (bass)
Senator, Boaz (baritone)
Sulženko, Jiří (bass)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Fontana, Ferdinando - Lyricist

Le Villi (The Willis), Act II: La Tregenda (Witches' Dance)

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)

4

Le Villi (The Willis), Act II: La Tregenda (Witches' Dance)

03:50

CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Lenárd, Ondrej (Conductor)

Le Villi (The Willis), Act I: Se come voi piccina io fossi (Anna)

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

5

Le Villi (The Willis), Act I: Se come voi piccina io fossi (Anna)

05:33

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist

Madama Butterfly (excerpts)

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Ramiro, Yordy (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)

6

Act I: Bimba, dagli occhi (Pinkerton, Butterfly)

11:04

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
Ramiro, Yordy (tenor)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

7

Act II: Un bel di, vedremo (Butterfly)

04:35

Gauci, Miriam (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

8

Act II: Humming Chorus

02:46

Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Choir)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Adami, Giuseppe - Lyricist

La Rondine (The Swallow), Act I: Chi'il bel sogno di Doretta

Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

9

La Rondine (The Swallow), Act I: Chi'il bel sogno di Doretta (Magda)

02:53

Orgonášová, Luba (soprano)
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Orchestra)
Humburg, Will (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo

Crisantemi (version for string orchestra)

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)

10

Crisantemi (version for string orchestra)

06:27

Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Morandi, Pier Giorgio (Conductor)

Puccini, Giacomo
Simoni, Renato - Lyricist
Adami, Giuseppe - Lyricist

Turandot (excerpts)

Deguci, Masako (soprano)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bartolini, Lando (tenor)
Bou, Felipe (bass)
Casolla, Giovanna (soprano)
Ariostini, Armando (baritone)

11

Act I: Gira la cote! Gira! (Chorus and Ensemble)

02:22

Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

12

Act I: Perche tarde la luna (Chorus and Ensemble)

03:40

Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

13

Act I: La, sui monti dell'est (Chorus)

01:01

Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

14

Act I: Signor, ascolta! (Liu)

02:20

Deguci, Masako (soprano)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

15

Act I: Non piangere, Liu! (Calaf, Liu, Timur)

01:56

Bartolini, Lando (tenor)
Deguci, Masako (soprano)
Bou, Felipe (bass)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)

16

Act I: Ah! per l'ultima volta (Timur, Liu, Ministers, Calaf, Chorus)

02:24

Bou, Felipe (bass)
Deguci, Masako (soprano)
Bartolini, Lando (tenor)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

17

Act III Scene 1: L'amore? (Turandot, Liu, Ping, Calaf, Chorus)

03:13

Casolla, Giovanna (soprano)
Deguci, Masako (soprano)
Ariostini, Armando (baritone)
Bartolini, Lando (tenor)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

18

Act III Scene 1: Tu, che di gel sei cinta (Liu, Chorus, Calaf, Timur, Ping)

07:29

Bartolini, Lando (tenor)
Deguci, Masako (soprano)
Ariostini, Armando (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Rahbari, Alexander (Conductor)

Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma

Harper, Thomas (tenor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

19

Turandot, Act III Scene 1: Nessun dorma (Calaf)

03:04

Harper, Thomas (tenor)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Halász, Michael (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:26:28