Works on This Recording
1.
Samson, HWV 57: Let the bright Seraphim by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet),
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Barry Rose
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1743; London, England
Length: 5 Minutes 54 Secs.
Language: English
2.
Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: E Susanna non vien...Dove sono by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs.
Language: Italian
3.
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339: Laudate Dominum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Barry Rose
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra,
St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1780; Salzburg, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 4 Secs.
Language: Latin
4.
Ave Maria by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Utah Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.'
5.
La traviata: Addio del passato by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: Italian
Notes: This selection begins with "Attendo, attendo..."
6.
Tosca: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: Italian
7.
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1918; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs.
Language: Italian
8.
Adriana Lecouvreur: Io son l'umile ancella by Francesco Cilèa
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1902; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: Italian
Notes: This selection begins with "Respiro appena..."
9.
La Rondine: Ch'il bel sogno di Doretta by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
John Pritchard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1917; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: Italian
10.
Louise: Depuis le jour by Gustave Charpentier
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; France
Length: 5 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: French
11.
Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888 rev 1893; France
Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs.
Language: Latin
12.
Chants d'Auvergne: Volume 1 - no 2, Baïlèro by Joseph Canteloube
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jeffrey Tate
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923-1930; France
Length: 6 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: French
13.
West Side Story: Tonight by Leonard Bernstein
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano),
José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957; USA
Length: 5 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: English
14.
Porgy and Bess: Summertime by George Gershwin
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
John McGlinn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York New Princess Theatre Orchestra,
New York Choral Artists
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1935; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.
Language: English
15.
Oh, Kay!: Someone to watch over me by George Gershwin
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
John McGlinn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New York New Princess Theatre Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.
Language: English
16.
Roberta: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Jerome Kern
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jonathan Tunick
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Sinfonietta
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1933; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs.
Language: English
17.
Follow the Fleet: Let's face the music and dance by Irving Berlin
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Jonathan Tunick
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Abbey Road Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 4 Secs.
Language: English
18.
High Society: True love by Cole Porter
Performer:
Jim Hughes (Harmonica),
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Peter Matz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New World Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1956; USA
Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs.
Language: English
19.
Liverpool Oratorio: The world you're coming into by Paul McCartney
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:
Carl Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1991; England
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs.
Language: English
20.
World in Union by Skarbek,
Performer:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Length: 4 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: This selection is based on the central melody of "Jupiter" from "The Planets" by Gustav Holst.
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