GIGLI, Beniamino: Gigli Edition, Vol. 7: London, New York and Milan Recordings (1931-1932)

The present volume is the sixth in a series devoted to Beniamino Gigli’s ‘singles’ – his song and aria recordings not issued as part of complete opera sets. The aim of the series is to include every Gigli recording released at the time, as well as every published alternative take and, wherever available, unpublished takes. The sides here are presented in the order in which they were recorded. For this Naxos series, restoration engineer Mark Obert-Thorn has remastered his original, critically-acclaimed Romophone transfers, cleaning them up further and re-doing some tracks in their entirety. Of particular interest in this seventh volume are the previously unpublished 1931 Kingsway Hall version of Tosti’s Addio sung in Italian and the Chanson Hindoue from Sadko, a liquid piece of writing exactly suited to Gigli at his suavest.

Tracklist

Tosti, Paolo
Whyte-Melville, George John - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
1 Goodbye 03:51
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
Massenet, Jules
Gille, Philippe - Lyricist
Meilhac, Henri - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
2 Manon, Act II: Instant charmant... En fermant les yeux 03:32
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
Sullivan, Arthur
Procter, Adelaide - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
3 The Lost Chord 04:32
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
Tosti, Paolo
Whyte-Melville, George John - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
4 Addio 03:49
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
5 La bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina 04:23
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
Gounod, Charles-François
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
6 Faust, Act III: Quel trouble inconnu... Salut, demeure 04:47
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
Bizet, Georges
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Cormon, Eugene - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
7 Les pecheurs de perles, Act I: Je crois entendre encore 03:51
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
Moisés Simóns
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
8 Marta 03:17
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
Albéniz, Isaac
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
9 Quisiera olvidar tus ojos 03:03
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
Sandoval, Miguel
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
10 Eres tu 02:54
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
Crescenzo, Vincenzo de
Pasca, Alberto - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
11 Triste maggio 03:17
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
12 Sadko, Scene IV: Chanson Hindoue 03:24
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
Mascagni, Pietro
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni - Lyricist
Menasci, Guido - Lyricist
Giannini, Dusolina (soprano)
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
13 Cavalleria rusticana: Tu qui, Santuzza? 04:19
Giannini, Dusolina (soprano)
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
Giannini, Dusolina (soprano)
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
14 Cavaleria rusticana: No, no Turiddu 04:40
Giannini, Dusolina (soprano)
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
Schubert, Franz
Voss, Abraham Sophus Paul - Lyricist
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Schlegel, August Wilhelm - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
15 Standchen (Horch, horch! die Lerch), D. 889, "Hark, hark, the lark" 04:32
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
Niedermeyer, Abraham Louis
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
16 Pieta, Signore 04:15
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
Rossini, Gioachino
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
17 Stabat mater: Cujus animam 04:18
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
De Curtis, Ernesto
De Curtis, Giambattista - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
18 I' m'arricordo 'e te (Lucia, Luci) 02:43
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
De Curtis, Ernesto
Bovio, Libero - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
19 A canzone 'e Napule 03:18
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:12:45