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 Va Pensiero - Choruses From Operas & Concerts
Release Date: 12/06/2005 
Label:  Membran / Documents   Catalog #: 223046   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Giuseppe VerdiLudwig van BeethovenCharles GounodCarl Maria von WeberPietro Mascagni
Georges BizetWolfgang Amadeus MozartJohann Strauss Jr.Gioachino Rossini
Giacomo PucciniRichard WagnerGaetano DonizettiPeter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Modest MussorgskyRuggero LeoncavalloCarl OrffFriedrich von Flotow
Arrigo BoitoDaniel-François AuberAlbert LortzingAmilcare Ponchielli
Vincenzo BelliniGeorge Frideric HandelFranz Schubert
Conductor:  Arturo ToscaniniKarl BöhmSir Thomas BeechamPietro MascagniFernando Previtali
Ferruccio CalusioWilhelm FurtwänglerFranz MarszalekLeopold Ludwig
Angelo QuestaRudolf MoraltGennaro PapiErich Leinsdorf
Giulio MogliottiVassily NebolssinRudolf KempeClemens Krauss
Arthur RotherEttore PanizzaFranco GhioneVittorio Gui
Ferdinand LeitnerJohannes SchülerLorenzo MolajoliFritz Busch
Karl ElmendorffGustav SchlemmMaurizio ArenaGerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Heinz WallbergGeorg Menskes
Orchestra/Ensemble:  NBC Symphony ChorusNBC Symphony OrchestraVienna State Opera ChorusVienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera ChorusMetropolitan Opera OrchestraVienna State Opera Orchestra
Milan Teatro alla Scala OrchestraMilan Teatro alla Scala ChorusDresden State Opera Chorus
Dresden State Opera OrchestraItalian Radio Symphony Orchestra RomeItalian Radio Chorus Rome
Northwest German Radio Symphony OrchestraNorthwest German Radio ChorusBerlin Radio Chorus
Berlin Radio OrchestraItalian Radio Symphony Orchestra MilanItalian Radio Chorus Milan
Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra TurinItalian Radio Chorus TurinBayreuth Festival Orchestra
Bayreuth Festival ChorusAustrian Radio Symphony OrchestraVienna Radio Symphony Chorus
Stuttgart State Opera ChorusStuttgart State Opera OrchestraBolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Bolshoi Theatre ChorusBavarian State Opera OrchestraBavarian State Opera Chorus
Berlin Deutsche Oper ChorusBerlin Deutsche Oper OrchestraTölz Boys Choir
Cologne Radio OrchestraCologne Radio ChorusBerlin Staatskapelle Orchestra
Berlin State Opera ChorusGlyndebourne Festival ChorusGlyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Berlin Reichssenders OrchestraBerlin Reichssenders ChorusFlorence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Florence Maggio Musicale ChorusMunich Philharmonic OrchestraBavarian Radio Chorus
Bavarian Radio OrchestraMenskes Choir

Number of Discs: 4 
Recorded in: Mono 
Imported from: European Union 

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1.  Aida: Gloria all' Egitto by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Arturo Toscanini
Orchestra/Ensemble:  NBC Symphony Chorus,  NBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1949 
2.  Fidelio, Op. 72: O, welche Lust! by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1805/1814; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1953 
3.  Faust: Vin ou bièrre "Kermesse Scene" by Charles Gounod
Conductor:  Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Chorus,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1859; France 
Date of Recording: 1943 
4.  Der Freischütz, J 277: Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz by Carl Maria von Weber
Conductor:  Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1817-1821; Dresden, Germany 
Date of Recording: 1952 
5.  Cavalleria Rusticana: Gli aranci olezzano by Pietro Mascagni
Conductor:  Pietro Mascagni
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1890; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1940 
6.  Carmen: Les voici by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden State Opera Chorus,  Dresden State Opera Orchestra
Written: 1875 
Date of Recording: 1942 
7.  Der Freischütz, J 277: Was gleicht wohl "Hunters' Chorus" by Carl Maria von Weber
Conductor:  Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1817-1821; Dresden, Germany 
Date of Recording: 1952 
8.  Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Fernando Previtali
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome,  Italian Radio Chorus Rome
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1951 
9.  Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus" by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Ferruccio Calusio
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Chorus,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1941 
10.  Don Giovanni, K 527: Giovinette, che fate all' amore by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1787; Prague, Czech Republ 
Date of Recording: 1951 
11.  Der Zigeunerbaron: Ja, das Eisen wird gefügt by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:  Franz Marszalek
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Northwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Northwest German Radio Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Date of Recording: 1952 
12.  Abu Hassan, J 106: Geld, Geld, Geld by Carl Maria von Weber
Conductor:  Leopold Ludwig
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Radio Chorus,  Berlin Radio Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Date of Recording: 1944 
13.  Il barbiere di Siviglia: Mi pare d'esser con la testa by Gioachino Rossini
Conductor:  Fernando Previtali
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Milan,  Italian Radio Chorus Milan
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1816; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1950 
14.  Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:  Angelo Questa
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin,  Italian Radio Chorus Turin
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1904; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1953 
15.  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Zwischenspiel - Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bayreuth Festival Orchestra,  Bayreuth Festival Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Date of Recording: 1943 
16.  Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K 384: Singt dem grossen Bassa Lieder by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Rudolf Moralt
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Vienna Radio Symphony Chorus
Period: Classical 
Written: 1782; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1945 
17.  Il trovatore: Or co' dadi, ma fra poco by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Ferruccio Calusio
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Chorus,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1853; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1941 
18.  Lucia di Lammermoor: Per te d'immenso giubilo (Bridal Chorus) by Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor:  Gennaro Papi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Chorus,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1835; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1947 
19.  Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Giovani liete by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Stuttgart State Opera Chorus,  Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1938 
Language: German 
20.  Der Zigeunerbaron: Die Zigeuner sind da by Johann Strauss Jr.
Conductor:  Franz Marszalek
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Northwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Northwest German Radio Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Date of Recording: 1952 
21.  Lohengrin: In früh´n versammelt uns der Ruf by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Chorus,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1846-1847; Germany 
Date of Recording: 1943 
22.  Rigoletto: Zitti, zitti moviamo a vendetta by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Giulio Mogliotti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Turin,  Italian Radio Chorus Turin
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1953 
23.  Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Pretty maidens, dear companions by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Vassily Nebolssin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra,  Bolshoi Theatre Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1877-1878; Russia 
Date of Recording: 1936 
24.  Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Ricevete, o padroncina by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Stuttgart State Opera Chorus,  Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1938 
25.  Lohengrin: Treulich geführt "Bridal Chorus" by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Rudolf Kempe
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian State Opera Orchestra,  Bavarian State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1847; Germany 
Date of Recording: 1952 
26.  Der fliegende Holländer: Steuermann! Lass die Wacht by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Clemens Krauss
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian State Opera Orchestra,  Bavarian State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1841/1852; Germany 
Date of Recording: 1944 
27.  Tannhäuser: Beglückt darf nun dich "Pilgrims' Chorus" by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Arthur Rother
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus,  Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1845/1861; Germany 
Date of Recording: 1944 
28.  Boris Godunov: Glory to Thee on Earth by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:  Ettore Panizza
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Chorus,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868-1873; Russia 
Date of Recording: 1939 
29.  I Pagliacci: Din, don! Suona vespero by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Conductor:  Franco Ghione
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1892; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1934 
30.  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Silentium, Silentium by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bayreuth Festival Orchestra,  Bayreuth Festival Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Date of Recording: 1944 
31.  Die Zauberflöte, K 620: O Isis und Osiris by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1944 
32.  Parsifal: Wein und Brot des letzten Mahles by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Vittorio Gui
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome,  Italian Radio Chorus Rome
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1877-1882; Germany 
Date of Recording: 1950 
Language: Italian 
33.  Carmina burana: no 1, O fortuna by Carl Orff
Conductor:  Ferdinand Leitner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tölz Boys Choir,  Cologne Radio Orchestra,  Cologne Radio Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Germany 
Date of Recording: 1979 
34.  Martha: Mädchen brav und treu by Friedrich von Flotow
Conductor:  Johannes Schüler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Date of Recording: 1944 
35.  Mefistofele: Ave Signor degli angeli by Arrigo Boito
Conductor:  Lorenzo Molajoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1931 
36.  Così fan tutte, K 588: Bella vita militar! by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Fritz Busch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Glyndebourne Festival Chorus,  Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1935 
37.  Martha: Horch die Jagdfanfaren tönen by Friedrich von Flotow
Conductor:  Johannes Schüler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra,  Berlin State Opera Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Date of Recording: 1944 
38.  Mefistofele: Ave, ave! by Arrigo Boito
Conductor:  Lorenzo Molajoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1868; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1931 
39.  Don Pasquale: Che interminabile andiri "Servants' Chorus" by Gaetano Donizetti
Conductor:  Gennaro Papi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Metropolitan Opera Chorus,  Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1843; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1940 
40.  Così fan tutte, K 588: Benedetti i doppi conjugi by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Fritz Busch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Glyndebourne Festival Chorus,  Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1935 
41.  Fra Diavolo: Excerpt(s) by Daniel-François Auber
Conductor:  Karl Elmendorff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden State Opera Chorus,  Dresden State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1830; France 
Date of Recording: 1944 
Language: German 
Notes: "Tanzet dem Frühling fröhlich entgegen" 
42.  Der Waffenschmied: In Stadingers Waffenschmiede by Albert Lortzing
Conductor:  Gustav Schlemm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Reichssenders Orchestra,  Berlin Reichssenders Chorus
Date of Recording: 1936 
43.  Turandot: Gravi, enormi ed imponenti by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:  Franco Ghione
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome,  Italian Radio Chorus Rome
Period: Romantic 
Written: Italy 
Date of Recording: 1937 
44.  Macbeth: Patria oppressa! by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1847/1865; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1943 
Language: German 
45.  Turandot: Gira la cote by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:  Franco Ghione
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra Rome,  Italian Radio Chorus Rome
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1937 
46.  La Gioconda: Feste e pane by Amilcare Ponchielli
Conductor:  Lorenzo Molajoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: Italy 
Date of Recording: 1931 
47.  Così fan tutte, K 588: Fortunato l'uom che prende by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Fritz Busch
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Glyndebourne Festival Chorus,  Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1790; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1931 
48.  Macbeth: Vittoria! by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Karl Böhm
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1847/1865; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1944 
Language: German 
49.  Norma: Norma viene by Vincenzo Bellini
Conductor:  Maurizio Arena
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra,  Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1989 
50.  Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tölz Boys Choir,  Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
Date of Recording: 1974 
51.  I lombardi: O Signore, dal tetto natio by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Maurizio Arena
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra,  Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1843; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1989 
52.  Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tölz Boys Choir,  Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Austria 
Date of Recording: 1974 
53.  Norma: Guerra, guerra le Galliche selve by Vincenzo Bellini
Conductor:  Maurizio Arena
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra,  Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1831; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1989 
54.  Zar und Zimmermann: Schmücket mit Kränzen und Blumen die Halle by Albert Lortzing
Conductor:  Heinz Wallberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bavarian Radio Chorus,  Bavarian Radio Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Date of Recording: 1976 
55.  Songs (6), Op. 48: no 4, Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tölz Boys Choir,  Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: by 1802; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1974 
56.  Hymn of the Nations by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Arturo Toscanini
Orchestra/Ensemble:  NBC Symphony Chorus,  NBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1862; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1943 
57.  Turandot: Perchè tarda la luna? by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:  Maurizio Arena
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra,  Florence Maggio Musicale Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1989 
58.  Fidelio, Op. 72: Leb wohl, du warmes Sonnenlicht by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Wilhelm Furtwängler
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna State Opera Chorus,  Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1805/1814; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1953 
59.  German Mass in F major, D 872: Sanctus "Helig! helig! helig!" by Franz Schubert
Conductor:  Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tölz Boys Choir,  Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1978 
60.  Carmina burana: no 2, Fortune plango vulnera by Carl Orff
Conductor:  Ferdinand Leitner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Tölz Boys Choir,  Cologne Radio Orchestra,  Cologne Radio Chorus
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Germany 
Date of Recording: 1979 
61.  Luisa Miller: Excerpt(s) by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Karl Elmendorff
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden State Opera Chorus,  Dresden State Opera Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1849; Italy 
Date of Recording: 1944 
Language: German 
Notes: "Wie kann in wen´gen Stunden" 
62.  La Gioconda: Polso di cerro by Amilcare Ponchielli
Conductor:  Lorenzo Molajoli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
Period: Romantic 
Written: Italy 
Date of Recording: 1931 
63.  Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": 4th movement, Finale - Ode to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Georg Menskes
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Menskes Choir
Period: Classical 
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria 
Date of Recording: 1979 
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