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every Gigli recording released at the time, as well as every published alternative take and, wherever available, unpublished takes.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 Of particular interest in this seventh volume are the previously unpublished 1931 Kingsway Hall version of Tosti’s Addio sung in Italian and the Chanson Hindoue from Sadko, a liquid piece of writing exactly suited to Gigli at his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)
1Goodbye03:51
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
Massenet, Jules
Meilhac, Henri - Lyricist
Gille, Philippe - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
2Manon, Act II: Instant charmant... En fermant les yeux03:32
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)
3The Lost Chord04:32
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)
4Addio03:49
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
John Barbirolli Orchestra (Orchestra)
Barbirolli, John (Conductor)
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
5La bohème, Act I: Che gelida manina04:23
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
6Faust, Act III: Quel trouble inconnu... Salut, demeure04:47
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
Bizet, Georges
Cormon, Eugene - Lyricist
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
7Les pecheurs de perles, Act I: Je crois entendre encore03:51
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Eugene Goossens Orchestra (Orchestra)
Goossens, Eugène (Conductor)
Moisés Simóns
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
8Marta03:17
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
Albéniz, Isaac
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
9Quisiera olvidar tus ojos03:03
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
Sandoval, Miguel
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
10Eres tu02:54
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)
11Triste maggio03:17
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)
12Sadko, Scene IV: Chanson Hindoue03:24
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Nathaniel Shilkret Orchestra (Orchestra)
Shilkret, Nathaniel (Conductor)
Mascagni, Pietro
Menasci, Guido - Lyricist
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni - Lyricist
Giannini, Dusolina (soprano)
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
13Cavalleria 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)
14Cavaleria rusticana: No, no Turiddu04:40
Giannini, Dusolina (soprano)
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
Schubert, Franz
Schlegel, August Wilhelm - Lyricist
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Voss, Abraham Sophus Paul - Lyricist
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
15Standchen (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)
16Pieta, Signore04:15
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
Rossini, Gioachino
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)
17Stabat mater: Cujus animam04:18
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)
18I' 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)
19A canzone 'e Napule03:18
Gigli, Beniamino (tenor)
Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sabajno, Carlo (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:12:45