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A lyric tenor in a class of his own, Alfredo Kraus (1927-1999) was acclaimed for the beauty, elegance, and passion of his singing. This 1990 recital presents the tenor in a characteristic program of songs by Massenet, Duparc, Bizet, Tosti, de Falla, Mompou, Turina, Obradors, and others, as well as arias from Cilèa’s L’arlesiana and Verdi’s Rigoletto (“La donna è mobile”). With Edelmiro Arnaltes, piano.
Includes English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles; color, stereo, 83 min., Playable in all regions.
A lyric tenor in a class of his own, Alfredo Kraus (1927-1999) was acclaimed for the beauty, elegance, and passion of his singing. This 1990 recital presents the tenor in a characteristic program of songs by Massenet, Duparc, Bizet, Tosti, de Falla, Mompou, Turina, Obradors, and others, as well as arias from Cilèa’s L’arlesiana and Verdi’s Rigoletto (“La donna è mobile”). With Edelmiro Arnaltes, piano.
Includes English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish subtitles; color, stereo, 83 min., Playable in all regions.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Elégie by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1869; France
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
2.
Poème d'amour: no 3, Ouvre tes yeux bleus by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor),
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1879; France
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
3.
L'invitation au voyage by Henri Duparc
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor),
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1870; France
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
4.
La chanson du fou by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; France
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
5.
Vasco da Gama: Ouvre ton coeur by Georges Bizet
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859-1860; France
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
6.
L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1907
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
7.
Tormento by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912; Italy
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
8.
Io voglio amarti by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
9.
Segreto by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
10.
Canciones populares españolas (7): no 4, Jota by Manuel de Falla
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
11.
Pastoral by Federico Mompou
Performer:
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor),
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
12.
Ya no va la niña by José Maria Nemesio Otaño
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
13.
Poema en forma de canciones, Op. 19 by Joaquin Turina
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
14.
Canciones Clásicas Españolas: Del cabello más sutil by Fernando J. Obradors
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
15.
Canciones Clasicas Españolas: Con amores, la mi madre by Fernando J. Obradors
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
16.
Canciones Clásicas Españolas: Coplas de Curro Dulce by Fernando J. Obradors
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
17.
Stornellatrice by Ottorino Respighi
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906; Italy
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
18.
L'Arlesiana: E la solita storia...Anch'io vorrei "Lamento" by Francesco Cilèa
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897/1937; Italy
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
19.
La tabernera del puerto: No puede ser by Pablo Sorozabal
Performer:
Edemiro Arnaltes (Piano),
Alfredo Kraus (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1940; Spain
Date of Recording: 7/31/1990
Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg, Austria
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