Artist: Enrico CarusoTitle: The Complete Recordings (12 CD Box Set)Year Of Release: 2004Label: NaxosGenre: Classical, VocalQuality: FLACTotal Time: 14:33:30Total Size: 2,23 GbWebSite: Album Preview
The Italian tenor Enrico Caruso holds a unique place in musical history, as the first operatic singer whose recordings sold in millions, and who created an international reputation on the strength of these. Caruso's robust tone and musical sincerity made him both an ideal stage and recording artist, whose voice the primitive acoustic recording technology of the early twentieth century was able to reproduce with startling fidelity. The Naxos Historical Caruso edition constitutes the complete cycle of all Caruso's recordings issued in chronological order. In addition, the transfers have been immaculately undertaken by top sound engineer Ward Marston, unrivalled for his knowledge of the specialized world of acoustic opera recordings, and his rare ability to retrieve all of the music lying in the grooves of the original recordings. Naxos Historical's incredible price (12 CD'S FOR THE PRICE OF 10) puts this unique legacy of great singing within the reach of all music-lovers. This! complete cycle of recordings represents a major document in the history of sound recording, and one which no collector and enthusiast of great singing will wish to be without. "There is no series of vocal records that have a greater documentary value, that meant more to the development of the phonograph record, or that are as consistently capable of providing pleasure to lovers of great singing. ...One of the most significant recording industry events of the decade." Fanfare
CD01 - Recorded 1902-1903
CD02 - Recorded 1903-1906
CD03 - Recorded 1906-1908
CD04 - Recorded 1908-1910
CD05 - Recorded 1908-1910
CD06 - Recorded 1911-1912
CD07 - Recorded 1912-1913
CD08 - Recorded 1913-1914
CD09 - Recorded 1914-1916
CD10 - Recorded 1916-1917
CD11 - Recorded 1918-1919
CD12 - Recorded 1902-1920
Disc: 1
1. Germania, opera: Studenti, udite
2. Germania, opera: Ah, vieni qui...No, non chiuder gli occhi
3. Rigoletto, opera: Questa o quella
4. Aida, opera: Celeste Aida
5. Manon, opera in 5 acts: O dolce incanto
6. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
7. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue: Dai campi, dai prati
8. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue: Giunto sul passo estremo
9. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
10. Iris, opera (melodramma) in 3 acts: Apri la tua finestra
11. Mefistofele, opera in prologue, 4 acts & epilogue: Dai campi, dai prati
12. Fedora, opera: Amor ti vieta
13. Aida, opera: Celeste Aida
14. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar!
15. Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba
16. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: O Lola
17. La Mia canzone, for voice & piano/orchestra
18. Luna fedel, for voice & piano
19. Un Bacio ancora, for voice & piano
20. Luna fedel, for voice & piano
21. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
22. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
23. Germania, opera: No, non chiuder
24. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: O Lola
Disc: 2
1. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
2. Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Qui sotto il ciel
3. Rigoletto, opera: Questa o quella
4. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
5. Aida, opera: Celeste Aida
6. Tosca, opera: Recondita armonia
7. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
8. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Siciliana
9. Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba
10. Manon, opera in 5 acts: II Sogno: Chiudo gli occhi
11. Mattinata ('L'aurora di bianco vestita'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra)
12. Carmen, opera: Il fior che avevi a me
13. Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Bianca al par di neve alpina
14. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar!
15. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Brindisi
16. Martha, opera: M'appari tutt'amor
17. Faust, opera: Salut, demeure chaste et pure
18. Il Trovatore, opera: Di quella pira
19. La favorita, opera: Romanza: Spirito gentil, ne'sogni miei
Disc: 3
1. Aida, opera: Celeste Aida
2. La forza del destino, opera: Solenne in quest'ora
3. Triste Ritorno for voice & orchestra
4. Ideale for voice & piano (or orchestra)
5. L' Africaine, grand opera in 5 acts: O paradiso
6. Rigoletto, opera: Bella figlia dell'amore
7. Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba
8. Adorables Tourments for voice & orchestra 'Valse Lente'
9. Rigoletto, opera: Bella figlia dell'amore
10. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Chi mi frena in tal momento?
11. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: O quanti occhi fisi
12. Rigoletto, opera: Bella figlia dell'amore
Disc: 4
1. Lolita, serenata spagnola for voice & orchestra
2. Rigoletto, opera: Questo o quella
3. Il Trovatore, opera: Ah, si ben mio
4. Il Trovatore, opera: Ai nostri monti ritorneremo
5. Aida, opera: Celeste Aida
6. Pour un Baiser for voice & piano (or orchestra)
7. Mamma mia, che vo' sapè, for voice & orchestra
8. La forza del destino, opera: O tu che in seno agli angeli
9. Tosca, opera: Recondita armonia
10. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
11. Aida, opera: La fatal pietra
12. Aida, opera: O terra addio
13. Carmen, opera: Il fior che avevi a me tu dato
14. Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Bianca al par di neve Alpina
15. Il Trovatore, opera: Miserere, Ah! che la morte ognora
16. Il Trovatore, opera: Miserere, Ah! che la morte ognora
17. Martha, opera: Solo, profugo, reietto!
Disc: 5
1. Faust, opera: O merveille!
2. Faust, opera: Seigneur Dieu, que vois-je?
3. Faust, opera: Eh! quoi! toujours seule?
4. Faust, opera: Il se fait tard
5. Faust, opera: Eternelle? O nuit d'amour
6. Faust, opera: Que voulez-vous, messieurs?
7. Faust, opera: Attends! Voici la rue
8. Germania, opera: Studenti! Udite!
9. Germania, opera: No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi
10. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Amore o grillo
11. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Non ve l'avevo detto?
12. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Cielo e mar!
13. Pagliacci, opera: No! Pagliaccio non son
14. Otello, opera: Ora e per sempre addio
15. For You Alone for voice & piano (or orchestra)
16. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: O Lola
17. Il Trovatore, opera: Mal reggendo
18. Il Trovatore, opera: Se m'ami ancor, Ai nostri monti
19. Goodbye (Addio), for voice & piano or orchestra, C.S. 68
20. Aida, opera: Misero appien mi festi
Disc: 6
1. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Di' tu se fedele
2. Eternamente (For All Eternity), for voice & piano (or orchestra)
3. Lo Schiavo, opera: L'importuna insistenza; Quando nascesti tu
4. Core 'ngrato (Catari), for voice & orchestra
5. La forza del destino, opera: Invano, Alvaro
6. La forza del destino, opera: La minaccie i fieri accenti
7. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
8. Canta pe'me, for voice & orchestra
9. Love Is Mine for voice & orchestra
10. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Je suis seul; Ah! fuyez, douce image
11. Aida, opera: Se quel guerrier io fossi; Celeste Aida
12. Martha, opera: Siam giuinti, o giovinette
13. Martha, opera: Presto, presto andiam
14. Martha, opera: T'ho raggiunta, sciagurata!...Dormi pur; ("Goodnight Quartet)
Disc: 7
1. Le Crucifix vous qui pleurez
2. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Chi mi frena in tal momento?
3. Tarantella Sincera for voice & orchestra
4. Rigoletto, opera: Bella figlia dell'amore
5. Dreams of Long Ago for voice & orchestra
6. The Lost Chord, song for voice & piano
7. Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra)
8. Hosanna for voice & orchestra
9. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Manon! On l'appelle Manon
10. Don Carlo, opera: Domanda al ciel... Dio, che nell'alma infondere
11. Il Trovatore, opera: Se m'ami ancor... Ai nostri monti
12. Pimpinella (The Florence Song), for voice & piano, Op. 38/6
13. Rigoletto, opera: Ella mi fu rapita!... Parmi veder le lagrime
14. Manon Lescaut, opera: Donna non vidi mai
15. Ave Maria for voice & piano
Disc: 8
1. Lasciate amar, song for voice & piano (or orchestra)
2. Guardann'A Luna for voice, harp & orchestra
3. Your Eyes Have Told Me What I Did Not Know, for voice & piano
4. Fenesta che lucive, song
5. Stabat mater for 2 sopranos, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra: Culus animam
6. Les Rameaux, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
7. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Addio alla madre
8. Don Juan's Serenade, song for voice & piano, Op. 38/1
9. Amor Mio for voice & orchestra
10. Manella Mia for voice & orchestra
11. Les Rameaux, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
12. Trusting Eyes for voice & orchestra
13. Parted!, for voice & piano or orchestra, C.S. 176
14. La Partida for voice & piano/orchestra
15. El Milagro de la Virgen, zarzuela: Flores purisimas
Disc: 9
1. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Brindisi: Libiamo, libiamo
2. Il Guarany, opera: Act 1. Sento una forza indomita
3. Hantise D'amour for voice & orchestra
4. La Mia canzone, for voice & piano/orchestra
5. Cielo Turchino for voice & orchestra
6. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Ingemisco
7. Le duc d'Albe (Il duca d'Alba), opera: Act 4. Angelo casto e bel
8. Si vous l'aviez compris (L'avessi tu compresso), for voice & piano (or ensemble)
9. Luna d'estate, for voice & piano/orchestra
10. O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
11. La reine de Saba, opera: Act 2. Faiblesse de la race humaine!...Inspirez-moi, race devine
12. Macbeth, opera: Act 4. Ah, la paterna mano
Disc: 10
1. Sancta mater, for tenor, chorus & organ
2. Tiempo Antico for voice & orchestra
3. Santa Lucia, for voice & orchestra
4. Why?, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/5
5. Chanson de juin, for voice & orchestra, Op. 102/6
6. Rigoletto, opera: Act 4: Quartet. Bella figlia dell'amore
7. Rigoletto, opera: Act 4: Quartet. Bella figlia dell'amore (alternate take of tenor opening up to mezzo entrance only)
8. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Act 2. Sextet. Chi mi frena in tal momento
9. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera: Act 2. Sextet. Chi mi frena in tal momento
10. Musica proibita, for voice & orchestra, Op. 5
11. Uocchie Celeste for voice & orchestra
12. L'Alba separa dalla luce l'ombra, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
13. L'Alba separa dalla luce l'ombra, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Disc: 11
1. La Luz de la Luna, for 2 voices & orchestra
2. Sei Morta Ne la Vita Mia for voice & piano
3. La Partida for voice & piano/orchestra
4. Over There
5. A Granada for voice & orchestra
6. Campane a sera 'Ave Maria', for voice & orchestra
7. Inno di Garibaldi, for voice & orchestra
8. La Campana di San Giusto, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib)
9. Sultanto a Te for voice & orchestra
10. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Act II. Venti scudi!
11. A vucchella ('Arietta di Posilippo') for voice & piano (or orchestra)
12. Vieni sul mar, song
13. Tu, ca nun chiagne!, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
14. Addio a Napoli for voice & orchestra
Disc: 12
1. Nina ('Tre giorni son che Nina'), song for voice & keyboard
2. Premiere caresse, for voice & orchestra
3. Senza nisciuno for voice & orchestra
4. Salvator Rosa, opera: Act I. Mia piccirella
5. Serenata for voice & orchestra, 'Memories of a Concert'
6. Scordame for voice & orchestra
7. Love Me or Not for voice & orchestra
8. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Act 1. Ombra mai fu
9. Noche Feliz for voice & orchestra
10. La Juive, opera: Act 4. Rachel, quand du Seigneur
11. I' m'arricordo 'e Napule, for voice & orchestra
12. Vaghissima sembianza, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
13. L' Africaine, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Deh, ch'io ritorni
14. A Dream for voice & piano (or orchestra)
15. Petite messe solennelle, for soloists, 2 pianos, harmonium & choir: Domine Deus
16. Petite messe solennelle, for soloists, 2 pianos, harmonium & choir: Crucifixus
17. Liberty Forever
18. My Cousin Caruso
19. Germania, opera: Studentii, udite