Author(s): Botsford, Ward
Composer(s): Verdi, Giuseppe
Reader(s): Hannes, Arthur
Label: Vox
Genre: Biographies; Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: MMD-8517
Barcode: 047163851728
Release Date: 01/1993

VERDI, G.: Story of Verdi in Words and Music (The) (Hannes)

THE MUSIC MASTERS SERIES presents the lives and music of the world’s great composers in an exciting easy-to-follow format. A narrator discusses the composer’s life, and specially selected music is played – an interesting, informative way to learn more about the giants of classical music.

Tracklist

Botsford, Ward - Author
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
1Part I - La forza del destino: Overture01:10
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
2Part II - Aida, Act II: Ballet01:36
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
3Part III - Otello, Act I: Inaffia l'ugola!01:40
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
4Part IV - Otello, Act IV: Ave Maria01:11
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
5Part V - La forza del destino: Overture01:30
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
6Part VI - Requiem: Requiem: Requiem aeternam01:05
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
7Part VII - Un ballo in maschera, Act III: Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima00:55
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
8Part VIII - Nabucco, Act III: Va, pensiero, sull ali dorate00:57
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
9Part IX - Aida, Act II: Ballet01:26
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
10Part X - Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile02:18
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
11Part XI - Requiem: Agnus Dei00:32
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
12Part XII - Il trovatore, Act II: Vedi, le fosche notturne02:07
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
13Part XIII - La traviata, Act I: Libiamo, ne' lieti calci, "Brindisi" (Drinking Song)00:58
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
14Part XIV - La traviata, Act I: Sempre libera00:50
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
15Part XV - La forza del destino, Act III : Solenne in quest'ora02:26
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
16Part XVI - La forza del destino, Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio!01:53
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
17Part XVII - Aida, Act I: Celeste Aida, forma divina00:58
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
18Part XVIII - Aida, Act III: O patria mia00:48
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
19Part XIX - Requiem: Dies irae: Dies irae, dies illa01:01
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
20Part XX - Otello, Act I: Una vela!01:35
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
21Part XXI - Falstaff, Act I: L'onore! Ladri!00:54
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
22Part XXII - La traviata, Act III: Addio, del passato01:26
Hannes, Arthur (Reader)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Cammarano, Salvadore - Lyricist
Radev, Marianne (alto)
Zagreb Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sachs, Milan (Conductor)
23Il trovatore, Act II: Stride la vampa!02:49
Radev, Marianne (alto)
Zagreb Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sachs, Milan (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Solera, Temistocle - Lyricist
Ljubljana Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Munih, Marko (Conductor)
24Nabucco, Act III Scene 2: Va, pensiero, sull ali dorate04:17
Ljubljana Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Munih, Marko (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Ghislanzoni, Antonio - Lyricist
Ljubljana Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Munih, Marko (Conductor)
25Aida, Act II: Gloria all' Egitto (Triumphal March and Chorus)11:43
Ljubljana Symphony Chorus (Choir)
Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Munih, Marko (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
Molnar-Talajic, Ljiljana (soprano)
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baroza, Nikea (Conductor)
26La forza del destino, Act IV: Pace, pace mio dio06:17
Molnar-Talajic, Ljiljana (soprano)
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baroza, Nikea (Conductor)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Ghislanzoni, Antonio - Lyricist
Molnar-Talajic, Ljiljana (soprano)
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baroza, Nikea (Conductor)
27Aida, Act III: Qui Radames verra!07:27
Molnar-Talajic, Ljiljana (soprano)
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Baroza, Nikea (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:01:49