The Greatest Vocal Collection

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Tracklist

▶CD 1: The greatest female singers collection
▶CD 2: The greatest jazz singers collection
▶CD 3: The greatest male singers collection
▼CD 4: The greatest classical singers collection
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1Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
José Carreras?:??
2Carmen: “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
music quoted on:
Nxde
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Maria Callas?:??
3Chants d’Auvergne: No. 2. Baïlèro
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Victoria de los Ángeles?:??
4Tosca: “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
Plácido Domingo?:??
5Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro”
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Montserrat Caballé?:??
6Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
alto vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
lyricist:
Richard Garnett
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Dame Janet Baker?:??
7La Bohème: “Che gelida manina”
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Jussi Björling?:??
8Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Maria Callas?:??
9Don Giovanni: “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio”
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: XIX. "Non mi dir, bell'idol mio" (for wind ensemble, arr. Triebensee)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
wind instruments arranger:
Josef Triebensee
arrangement of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 23 Rondo “Non mi dir, bell’idol mio” (Donna Anna)
part of:
Don Giovanni (for wind ensemble, arr. Triebensee)
Dame Joan Sutherland?:??
10Requiem: Ingemisco
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Luciano Pavarotti?:??
11I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
recording of:
I know that my Redeemer liveth
composer:
Cecilia McDowall (British composer) (in 2009)
Emma Kirkby?:??
12Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo“
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Montserrat Caballé?:??
13Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III
Plácido Domingo?:??
14Vier letzte Lieder: Frühling
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf?:??
15Bachianas brasileiras no. 5
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Victoria de los Ángeles?:??
16Porgy and Bess: “Summertime”
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
Kiri Te Kanawa?:??
17Ol’ Man River (Showboat)
bass vocals:
Paul Robeson (American bass baritone)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
Paul Robeson?:??
18Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Beniamino Gigli?:??
19O for the wings of a dove
meane vocals:
Ernest Lough (boy soprano)
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Ernest Lough?:??
20Pagliacci: “Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Enrico Caruso?:??