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Basic 100 Vol 47 - Verdi: Aida Highlights / Leinsdorf, Et Al


Release Date: 08/16/1994 
Label:  Rca   Catalog #: 62676   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Placido Domingo,  Leontyne Price,  Sherrill Milnes,  Grace Bumbry
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  John Alldis Choir
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 3 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1. Aida: Act 1 Prelude by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
2. Aida: Celeste Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
 Notes: This selection begins with "Se quel guerrier..." 
3. Aida: Ritorna vincitor! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
4. Aida: Ballet Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  John Alldis Choir,  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
5. Aida: O patria mia by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
6. Aida: Pur ti riveggo...Là tra le foreste vergini by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Leontyne Price (Soprano), Sherrill Milnes (Baritone), Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
 Notes: This selection begins with "Rivedrai le foreste..." 
7. Aida: Già i sacerdoti adunansi...Ah! tu dei vivere! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor), Grace Bumbry (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 
8. Aida: Ohimè! morir mi sento!...Radamès! Radamès...Ah, pietà! by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor), Grace Bumbry (Mezzo Soprano), Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra/Ensemble:  John Alldis Choir,  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1871; Italy 

Sound Samples

Prelude
Se Quel Guerrier; Celeste Aida
Ritorna Vincitor!
Triumphal Scene; Ballet Music
O Patria Mia
Rivedrai le foreste; Pur ti riveggo; La tra foreste vergine
Ah! Tu Dei Vivere
Tomb Scene

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