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Luciano Pavarotti Edition Vol.1: The First Decade | Decca 4785946

Luciano Pavarotti Edition Vol.1: The First Decade

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4785946

Barcode: 0028947859468

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 27

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 7th April 2014

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Contents

Artists

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Alan Jones
Alberta Pellegrini
Andrew Dance
Anita Caminada
Arleen Auger
Bruno De Franceschi
Christa Ludwig
Christian Du Plessis
Clifford Grant
Cornelius Opthof
David Reed
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dominic Cossa
Edith Coates
Elena Suliotis
Elizabeth Harwood
Eric Garrett
Erna Maria Muhlberger
Eva Maria Hurdes
Fiorenza Cossotto
Gabriel Bacquier
Gernot Pietsch
Gian Carlo Luccardi
Gianni Maffeo
Gildis Flossmann
Gillian Knight
Giorgio Stendoro
Hans Helm
Hans-Dieter Appell
Hans-Dietrich Pohl
Helen Donath
Helen Lawrence
Herbert Lackner
Huguette Tourangeau
Ileana Cotrubas
Joan Sutherland
John Gibbs
John Noble
Joseph Ward
Josephine Veasey
Josephte Clement
Jules Bruyere
Kiri Te Kanawa
Leonardo Monreale
Leslie Fyson
Manfred Jungwirth
Maria Casula
Marilyn Horne
Marius Rintzler
Martha Heigl
Martti Talvela
Michel Senechal
Mirella Freni
Monica Sinclair
Montserrat Caballe
Nicola Zaccaria
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Nicolas Christou
Peter Baillie
Peter Marsland
Peter Pears
Pier Francesco Poli
Piero Cappuccilli
Piero de Palma
Raymond Myers
Reid Bunger
Renato Cazzaniga
Riccardo Cassinelli
Robert Kerns
Rolando Panerai
Ryland Davies
Sabin Markov
Sherrill Milnes
Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Spiro Malas
Tom Krause
Vito Mattioli
Walter Monachesi
Wolfgang Schneider
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Opernchor
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Chorus of the Royal Opera House
John Alldis Choir
Wandsworth School Boys Choir
Schonberger Sangerknaben
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
English Chamber Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Wiener Philharmoniker
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Wiener Philharmoniker
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Orchestra Del Teatro Municipale Di Reggio Emilia
Residentie Orkest Den Haag
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Conductors

Lamberto Gardelli
Zubin Mehta
Herbert von Karajan
Georg Solti
Nicola Rescigno
Richard Bonynge
Leone Magiera
Georg Solti
Istvan Kertesz
Bruno Bartoletti
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Claudio Abbado
Peter Maag
Edward Downes

Works

Bellini, Vincenzo

Beatrice di Tenda
I Puritani

Donizetti, Gaetano

L'elisir d'amore
La Fille du regiment
La favorita
Lucia di Lammermoor

Puccini, Giacomo

La Boheme
Madama Butterfly
Turandot

Verdi, Giuseppe

Macbeth
Requiem (Messa da Requiem)
Rigoletto

Artists

Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Alan Jones
Alberta Pellegrini
Andrew Dance
Anita Caminada
Arleen Auger
Bruno De Franceschi
Christa Ludwig
Christian Du Plessis
Clifford Grant
Cornelius Opthof
David Reed
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dominic Cossa
Edith Coates
Elena Suliotis
Elizabeth Harwood
Eric Garrett
Erna Maria Muhlberger
Eva Maria Hurdes
Fiorenza Cossotto
Gabriel Bacquier
Gernot Pietsch
Gian Carlo Luccardi
Gianni Maffeo
Gildis Flossmann
Gillian Knight
Giorgio Stendoro
Hans Helm
Hans-Dieter Appell
Hans-Dietrich Pohl
Helen Donath
Helen Lawrence
Herbert Lackner
Huguette Tourangeau
Ileana Cotrubas
Joan Sutherland
John Gibbs
John Noble
Joseph Ward
Josephine Veasey
Josephte Clement
Jules Bruyere
Kiri Te Kanawa
Leonardo Monreale
Leslie Fyson
Manfred Jungwirth
Maria Casula
Marilyn Horne
Marius Rintzler
Martha Heigl
Martti Talvela
Michel Senechal
Mirella Freni
Monica Sinclair
Montserrat Caballe
Nicola Zaccaria
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Nicolas Christou
Peter Baillie
Peter Marsland
Peter Pears
Pier Francesco Poli
Piero Cappuccilli
Piero de Palma
Raymond Myers
Reid Bunger
Renato Cazzaniga
Riccardo Cassinelli
Robert Kerns
Rolando Panerai
Ryland Davies
Sabin Markov
Sherrill Milnes
Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Spiro Malas
Tom Krause
Vito Mattioli
Walter Monachesi
Wolfgang Schneider
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Opernchor
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Chorus of the Royal Opera House
John Alldis Choir
Wandsworth School Boys Choir
Schonberger Sangerknaben
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
English Chamber Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Berliner Philharmoniker
Wiener Philharmoniker
Vienna Opera Orchestra
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Wiener Philharmoniker
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Orchestra Del Teatro Municipale Di Reggio Emilia
Residentie Orkest Den Haag
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Conductors

Lamberto Gardelli
Zubin Mehta
Herbert von Karajan
Georg Solti
Nicola Rescigno
Richard Bonynge
Leone Magiera
Georg Solti
Istvan Kertesz
Bruno Bartoletti
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Claudio Abbado
Peter Maag
Edward Downes

About

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and Decca – a fitting occasion to marvel once again at the sheer quality of the voice of the 20th Century’s greatest tenor.

This 27 CD survey reviews the totality of Pavarotti’s remarkably intense first decade with Decca. Everything the artist recorded for the company, from signing his contract until 1973, is here, allowing critics and collectors and opera lovers once more to appreciate his exceptional achievement in that first decade for the Decca label.

Every single track in the set has been remastered, under the supervision of long-term Decca balance engineer Philip Siney.

This is the first of three major releases in 'The Pavarotti Edition' in 2014.

The set includes an anniversary re-issue in vinyl of the famous May 1964 original first EP, cut by Pavarotti as his first recording for Decca – five arias including ‘Che gelida manina’ from La Bohème, ‘E lucevan le stelle’ from Tosca and three arias from Rigoletto. It also includes a Bonus CD of Arias featuring the newly re-surfaced recording of ‘Che gelida manina’ from Pavarotti’s debut performance of La Bohème on April 29, 1961 at the Teatro Muncipale in Reggio Emilia, before his contract with Decca even commenced in 1963.

Contents:
CD 1/2: Bellini - Beatrice di Tenda

Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Bonynge
Cornelius Opthof, Josephine Veasey, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Joseph Ward

CD 3/4: Donizetti - La Fille du Régiment
Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Richard Bonynge
Jules Bruyere, Monica Sinclair, Alan Jones, Spiro Malas, Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Eric Garrett, Edith Coates

CD 5/6: Donizetti - L'Elisir d'Amore
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
English Chamber Orchestra / Richard Bonynge
Maria Casula, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Dominic Cossa, Spiro Malas

CD 7/8: Verdi - Macbeth
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Lamberto Gardelli
Luciano Pavarotti, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elena Suliotis, John Noble, Leslie Fyson, Andrew Dance, Peter Marsland, David Reed, Raymond Myers, Helen Lawrence, Riccardo Cassinelli

CD 9/10: Verdi - Rigoletto
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Bonynge
Luciano Pavarotti, Riccardo Cassinelli, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sherrill Milnes, Christian Du Plessis, John Gibbs, Clifford Grant, Martti Talvela, Gillian Knight, Joan Sutherland, Josephte Clement, John Noble, Huguette Tourangeau

CD 11/12: Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Richard Bonynge
Pier Francesco Poli, Sherrill Milnes, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Luciano Pavarotti, Ryland Davies

CD 13/14: Puccini - Turandot
John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Zubin Mehta
Sabin Markov, Luciano Pavarotti, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Montserrat Caballé, Pier Francesco Poli, Tom Krause, Piero de Palma, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Peter Pears, Joan Sutherland

CD 15/16: Puccini - La Bohème
Schonberger Sangerknaben, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Rolando Panerai, Luciano Pavarotti, Gianni Maffeo, Michel Sénéchal, Gianni Maffeo, Mirella Freni, Gernot Pietsch, Elizabeth Harwood, Hans-Dietrich Pohl, Hans-Dieter Appell, Hans-Dietrich Pohl

CD 17/18/19: Bellini - I Puritani
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Bonynge
Renato Cazzaniga, Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Gian Carlo Luccardi, Anita Caminada

CD 20/21: Puccini - Madama Butterfly
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Christa Ludwig, Luciano Pavarotti, Robert Kerns, Michel Sénéchal, Mirella Freni, Erna Maria Muhlberger, Eva Maria Hurdes, Martha Heigl, Wolfgang Schneider, Hans Helm, Siegfried Rudolf Frese, Wolfgang Schneider, Marius Rintzler, Giorgio Stendoro

CD 22/23: Donizetti - La Favorita
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Richard Bonynge
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Luciano Pavarotti, Ileana Cotrubas, Fiorenza Cossotto, Gabriel Bacquier, Piero de Palma, Bruno De Franceschi

CD 24: Verdi - Requiem
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker / Georg Solti
Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Martti Talvela

CD 25: Verdi & Donizetti Arias
Giuseppe Verdi
Luisa Miller
Act 2
1. "Oh! fede negar potessi" - "Quando le sere al placido"
I due Foscari
Act 1
2. "Ah sì, ch'io sento ancora...Dal più remoto esiglio"
Un ballo in maschera
Act 3
3. "Forse la soglia attinse" - "Ma se m'è forza perderti"
Macbeth
Act 4
4. "O figli miei...Ah, la paterna mano"

Gaetano Donizetti
Lucia di Lammermoor
Act 3
5. "Tombe degl'avi miei" - "Fra poco a me ricovero"
Il Duca d'Alba
Act 4
6. "Inosservato" - "Angelo casto e bel"
La Favorita (Italian version)
Act 4
7. Spirto gentil
Don Sebastiano, Re del Portogallo
Act 2
8. "Deserto in terra"
Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Opernorchester / Edward Downes

Gioacchino Rossini
William Tell (Italian version)
Act 4
9. "Ah.. non mi lasciar, o speme di vendetta" - "O muto asil del pianto"
Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Opernchor, Wiener Opernorchester / Nicola Rescigno

Vincenzo Bellini
I Puritani
Act 1
10. "A te, o cara"
Luciano Pavarotti, Arleen Augér, Reid Bunger, Herbert Lackner, Vienna Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Nicola Rescigno

Giuseppe Verdi
Il Trovatore
Act 3
11. "Di qual tetra luce...Ah sì ben mio...Di quella pira"
Luciano Pavarotti, Gildis Flossmann, Peter Baillie, Vienna Opera Chorus, Vienna Opera Orchestra / Nicola Rescigno

Francesco Cilèa
L'Arlesiana
Act 2
12. E la solita storia (Lamento di Federico)
Luciano Pavarotti, Vienna Opera Orchestra & Chorus / Nicola Rescigno

Total Playing Time 1:18:48

CD 26: Pavarotti in Concert
Giovanni Battista Bononcini
Griselda
1. "Per la gloria d'adorarvi" (Arr. Douglas Gamley)

George Frideric Handel
Atalanta, HWV 35 (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
Act 1
2. "Care selve"

Alessandro Scarlatti
L'honestà negli amore
3. Già il sole dal Gange (Arr. Douglas Gamley)

Vincenzo Bellini
4. Ma rendi pur contento (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
5. Dolente immagine di Fille mia (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
6. Malinconia, ninfa gentile (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
7. Bella nice che d'amore (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
8. Vanne, o rosa fortunata (Arr. Douglas Gamley)

Francesco Paolo Tosti
9. La Serenata (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
Luna d'estate
10. Arr. Douglas Gamley
11. Malìa (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
12. Non t'amo più (Arr. Douglas Gamley)

Ottorino Respighi
13. Nevicata (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
14. Pioggia
15. Nebbie

Gioacchino Rossini
Soirées musicales
16. La Danza (Arr. Douglas Gamley)
Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna / Richard Bonynge

Gaetano Donizetti
Don Pasquale
Act 3
17. "Com'è gentil"
3:38
Luciano Pavarotti, The Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Leone Magiera

Arrigo Boïto
Mefistofele
Epilogue
18. "Ogni mortal mister..Giunto sul passo estremo"

Amilcare Ponchielli
La Gioconda
Act 2
19. Cielo e mar!

Giacomo Puccini
La Bohème
Act 1
20. "Che gelida manina"

Giuseppe Pietri
Maristella
Act 1
21. "Io conosco un giardino"
Luciano Pavarotti, New Philharmonia Orchestra / Leone Magiera

Total Playing Time 1:07:28

CD 27: Bonus Recordings
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca
Act 3
1. "Che gelida manina"
Act 3
2. "E lucevan le stelle"

Giuseppe Verdi
Rigoletto
Act 1
3. "Questa o quella" (Ballata)
Act 3
4. "La donna è mobile"
Act 2
5. "Parmi veder le lagrime"
Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Edward Downes

Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59
Act 1
6. "Di rigori armato il seno"
Luciano Pavarotti, Manfred Jungwirth, Wiener Philharmoniker / Georg Solti

Gioacchino Rossini
Stabat Mater
7. 2. Cujus animam gementem
Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra / István Kertész

Giuseppe Verdi
Un ballo in maschera
Act 1
8. La rivedra nell'estasi
Act 1
9. "Di'tu se fedele"
Luciano Pavarotti, Helen Donath, Leonardo Monreale, Nicolas Christou, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Bruno Bartoletti
Act 3
10. "Forse la soglia attinse"
11. "Ma se m'è forza perderti"
Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia / Bruno Bartoletti


Giacomo Puccini
La Bohème
Act 1
12. "Che gelida manina"
Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Del Teatro Municipale Di Reggio Emilia / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Act 3
13. "Marcello. Finalmente!"
14. "Mimì è una civetta"
Luciano Pavarotti, Vito Mattioli, Orchestra Del Teatro Municipale Di Reggio Emilia / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
15. "Mimì è tanto malata!"
Luciano Pavarotti, Vito Mattioli, Alberta Pellegrini, Orchestra Del Teatro Municipale Di Reggio Emilia / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Act 4
16. O Mimì, tu più non torni
Luciano Pavarotti, Vito Mattioli, Orchestra Del Teatro Municipale Di Reggio Emilia / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Vincenzo Bellini
I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Eccomi in lieta vesta
Act 1
17. E serbato a questo acciaro
Luciano Pavarotti, Residentie Orkest Den Haag, Claudio Abbado
18. "Sì: m'abbraccia. A te d'Imene...L'amo tanto, e m'è sì cara"
Luciano Pavarotti, Walter Monachesi, Nicola Zaccaria, Residentie Orkest Den Haag / Claudio Abbado

Jules Massenet
Manon
Act 2
19. On l'apelle Manon
20. "Enfin Manon...Instant charmant...En fermant les yeux"
Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Peter Maag
Act 3
21. Je suis seul...Ah, fuyez, douce image
Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano / Peter Maag

Total Playing Time 1:10:39

Bonus: Pavarotti Opera Arias
Giacomo Puccini
Tosca
Act 3
1. "Che gelida manina"
Act 3
2. "E lucevan le stelle"
Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Edward Downes
Total Playing Time 7:20

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