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 The Essential Collection - Great Tenors / Mccormack, Et Al
Release Date: 02/20/2007 
Label:  West End Records   Catalog #: 891   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Amilcare Ponchielli,  Salvatore Fucito,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  George Frideric Handel,  Giuseppe Verdi, 
Johann Paul A. Martini,  Richard Wagner,  Johan Ole Emil Horneman,  Riccardo Drigo, 
Giacomo Puccini,  Francesco Paolo Tosti,  Jacques Offenbach,  Robert Stolz, 
Umberto Giordano,  Pietro Mascagni,  Karl Millöcker,  Gaetano Donizetti, 
Eduardo Di Capua,  Ruggero Leoncavallo,  Georges Bizet,  Ernesto De Curtis, 
Friedrich von Flotow,  Teodoro Cottrau,  Franz Lehár,  Jules Massenet, 
José Padilla,  Charles Gounod,  Arrigo Boito,  Gioachino Rossini

Performer:  Enrico Caruso,  John McCormack,  Tito Schipa,  Lauritz Melchior,  Beniamino Gigli, 
Tom Burke,  Richard Tauber,  Antonio Cortis,  Richard Crooks, 
Max Saal,  Jussi Björling,  Ferruccio Tagliavini,  Joseph Schmidt, 
Mafalda Favero,  Nellie Melba,  Giovanni Martinelli,  Mario Ancona, 
Titta Ruffo
Conductor:  Josef Pasternack,  Walter B. Rogers,  Walter Goehr,  Carlo Sabajno,  Eugene Ormandy, 
Johan Hye-Knudsen,  Sir Hamilton Harty,  Ernst Hauke,  Frieder Weissmann, 
Rosario Bourdon,  Nils Grevillius,  Antal Doráti,  Sir Eugene Goossens, 
Dino Olivieri,  Clemens Schmalstich,  Giuseppe Antonicelli,  Franz Lehár, 
Sir John Barbirolli,  Umberto Berrettoni
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra,  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Royal Opera House Orchestra Copenhagen,  Berlin State Opera Orchestra, 
Odeon-Künstler Orchestra,  Victor Symphony Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Mono 
Length: 2 Hours 33 Mins. 

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Notes & Reviews   Works on This Recording  
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Includes work(s) by various composers. Soloists: Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, Jussi Björling, John McCormack, Richard Tauber, Antonio Cortis, Joseph Schmidt.
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1.  La Gioconda: Cielo e mar by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1876; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 03/14/1910 
Length: 2 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
2.  Sultanto a te by Salvatore Fucito
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Conductor:  Josef Pasternack
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
 		Date of Recording: 02/10/1919 
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
3.  Don Giovanni, K 527: Il mio tesoro intanto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  John McCormack (Tenor)
Conductor:  Walter B. Rogers
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
4.  Semele, HWV 58: Where'er you walk by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  John McCormack (Tenor)
Conductor:  Walter Goehr
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1744; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 04/07/1936 
Length: 3 Minutes 54 Secs. 
Language: English 
5.  Luisa Miller: Quando le sere al placido by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Tito Schipa (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1849; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/11/1928 
Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
6.  Plaisir d'amour by Johann Paul A. Martini
Performer:  Tito Schipa (Tenor)
Conductor:  Carlo Sabajno
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1775; France 
 		Date of Recording: 1932 
Length: 4 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Language: French 
7.  Siegfried: Nothung! Neidliches Schwert "Forging Song" by Richard Wagner
Performer:  Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor:  Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philadelphia Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 04/17/1938 
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs. 
Language: German 
8.  Thou king of kings by Johan Ole Emil Horneman
Performer:  Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Conductor:  Johan Hye-Knudsen
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Opera House Orchestra Copenhagen
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1848 
 		Date of Recording: 09/15/1939 
Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Language: Danish 
9.  Aida: Celeste Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor:  Walter Goehr
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 05/28/1927 
Length: 4 Minutes 27 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is part of a medley which also includes "Aida: Celeste Aida." 
10.  Harlequin's Millions: Notturno d'amore "Serenade" by Riccardo Drigo
Performer:  Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor:  Josef Pasternack
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1900; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 10/27/1926 
Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
11.  Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Tom Burke (Tenor)
Conductor:  Sir Hamilton Harty
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/06/1927 
Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
12.  My dreams by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Performer:  Tom Burke (Tenor)
Period: Romantic 
Written: by 1893 
 		Date of Recording: 06/13/1927 
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Language: English 
13.  Les contes d'Hoffmann: O Dieu! de quelle ivresse by Jacques Offenbach
Performer:  Richard Tauber (Tenor)
Conductor:  Ernst Hauke
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1881; Paris, France 
 		Date of Recording: 06/19/1928 
Length: 2 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Language: German 
14.  Das Lied ist aus: Adieu, mein kleiner Gardeoffizier by Robert Stolz
Performer:  Richard Tauber (Tenor)
Conductor:  Frieder Weissmann
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Odeon-Künstler Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1930; Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 02/03/1931 
Length: 3 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Language: German 
15.  La cena delle beffe: Ah, che tormento by Umberto Giordano
Performer:  Antonio Cortis (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1924; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 03/28/1927 
Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
16.  Turandot: Non piangere, Liů by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Antonio Cortis (Tenor)
Conductor:  Carlo Sabajno
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: C09/23/1929 
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
17.  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Morgenlich leuchtend by Richard Wagner
Performer:  Richard Crooks (Tenor)
Conductor:  Rosario Bourdon
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1867; Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 03/01/1928 
Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs. 
Language: German 
18.  Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola, ch'ai di latti la cammisa by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:  Max Saal (Harp), Richard Crooks (Tenor)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1890; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 11/01/1912 
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. 
Language: German 
19.  Der Bettelstudent: Ich hab' kein Geld, bin Vogelfrei by Karl Millöcker
Performer:  Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor:  Nils Grevillius
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1882; Vienna, Austria 
 		Date of Recording: 05/30/1938 
Length: 1 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Language: Swedish 
Notes: : Nils Grevillius. 
20.  L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Ferruccio Tagliavini (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1832; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/23/1947 
Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
21.  'O sole mio by Eduardo Di Capua
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1898; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 02/05/1916 
Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
22.  I Pagliacci: Recitar!...Vesti la giubba by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1892; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 03/17/1907 
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
23.  Les pęcheurs de perles: Je crois entendre encore by Georges Bizet
Performer:  Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor:  Sir Eugene Goossens
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1863; France 
 		Date of Recording: 07/04/1931 
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
24.  Torna a Surriento by Ernesto De Curtis
Performer:  Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor:  Dino Olivieri
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 04/27/1935 
Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
25.  Martha: Ach, so fromm by Friedrich von Flotow
Performer:  Joseph Schmidt (Tenor)
Conductor:  Clemens Schmalstich
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1847; Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1929 
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs. 
Language: German 
26.  L'Amico Fritz: Suzel, buon dě "Cherry Duet" by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:  Mafalda Favero (Soprano), Tito Schipa (Tenor)
Conductor:  Giuseppe Antonicelli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1891; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 01/1937 
Length: 9 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
27.  Rigoletto: La donna č mobile by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 03/16/1908 
Length: 2 Minutes 11 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
28.  Santa Lucia by Teodoro Cottrau
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 03/20/1916 
Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
29.  Das Land des Lächelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz by Franz Lehár
Performer:  Richard Tauber (Tenor)
Conductor:  Franz Lehár
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1929; Vienna, Austria 
 		Date of Recording: 10/03/1929 
Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs. 
Language: German 
30.  Manon: Instant charmant...En fermant les yeux "Dream of des Grieux" by Jules Massenet
Performer:  Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor:  Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1883-1884; France 
 		Date of Recording: 06/26/1931 
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
31.  La Bohčme: Che gelida manina by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 02/11/1906 
Length: 3 Minutes 52 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
32.  La Bohčme: O soave fanciulla by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Nellie Melba (Soprano), Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1896; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 03/24/1907 
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
33.  La forza del destino: O, tu che in seno agli angeli by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Giovanni Martinelli (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1862/1869; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 03/17/1927 
Length: 4 Minutes 47 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
34.  Valencia by José Padilla
Performer:  Tito Schipa (Tenor)
Conductor:  Rosario Bourdon
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Date of Recording: 1926 
Length: 2 Minutes 54 Secs. 
Language: Spanish 
Notes: Arranger: Rosario Bourdon. 
35.  Tosca: Recondita armonia by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 11/06/1909 
Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
36.  Tosca: E lucevan le stelle by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 11/06/1909 
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
37.  Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure by Charles Gounod
Performer:  Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor:  Nils Grevillius
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859; France 
 		Date of Recording: 07/14/1939 
Length: 4 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Language: French 
38.  Les pęcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet
Performer:  Mario Ancona (Baritone), Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1863; France 
 		Date of Recording: 03/24/1907 
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
39.  Fedora: Amor ti vieta by Umberto Giordano
Performer:  Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Conductor:  Umberto Berrettoni
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1898; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 01/23/1940 
Length: 2 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
40.  Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati by Arrigo Boito
Performer:  John McCormack (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 12/11/1912 
Length: 2 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
41.  Otello: Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Titta Ruffo (Baritone), Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 01/07/1914 
Length: 4 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection is preceded by "Oh! Mostruosa colpa!". 
42.  Stabat mater: Cujus animam by Gioachino Rossini
Performer:  Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Conductor:  Nils Grevillius
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1832/1842; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 10/12/1938 
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
43.  Rigoletto: Parmi veder le lagrime...Possente amor mi chiama by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Ferruccio Tagliavini (Tenor)
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Victor Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/25/1947 
Length: 4 Minutes 54 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
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