Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Overture to Der fliegende Holl�nder (The Flying Dutchman), for orchestra: Act 2. Johohoe! Johohoe! (Senta's Ballad - Act 2)
2. Tannh�user, opera, WWV 70: Act 2. Dich, teure Halle
3. Tannh�user, opera, WWV 70: Act 2. Dich treff' ich hier in dieser Halle
4. Tannh�user, opera, WWV 70: Act 2. Gar viel und sch�n
5. Tannh�user, opera, WWV 70: Act 2. Blick' ich umher in diesen edlen Kreise
6. Tannh�user, opera, WWV 70: Act 2. Den Bronner, den uns Wolfram nannte
7. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Act 1. Einsam in tr�ben Tagen (Elsa's Dream)
8. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Act 2. Euch L�ften, die mein Klagen
9. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Act 2. Entweihte G�tter
10. Die Walk�re (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 1. Winterst�rme wichen dem Wonnenmond
11. Die Walk�re (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 2. Hojotoho! Hojotoho!
12. Die Walk�re (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Act 3. Leb' wohl, du k�hnes, herrliches Kind (Wotan's Farewell)
13. Die Meistersinger von N�rnberg, opera, WWV 96: Act 2. Was duftet doch der Flieder
14. Die Meistersinger von N�rnberg, opera, WWV 96: Act 3. Mrgendlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein (Prize Song)
15. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Tot denn alles! Alles tot!
16. Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90: Act 3. Liebestod

Disc 2:

1. Die tote Stadt (The Dead City), opera, Op. 12: Act 1. Gl�ck, das mir verblieb
2. A Song of Welcome, for 2 solo voices, chorus & orchestra, F. 34: Behind the fa�ades and faces
3. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les v�pres siciliennes): Act 5. Merc� dilette amiche
4. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503): Act 2. Mein Herr Marquis
5. Der Graf von Luxemburg, operetta in 3 acts: Act 1. Heut' noch werd' ich Ehefrau...Unbekannt, deshalb nicht minder int'ressant
6. Sch�n ist die Welt, operetta in 3 acts (revision of 'Endlich Allein'): Act 1. Ach, V�glein in der Ferne
7. The Mikado (The Town of Titipu), operetta: Act 2. The sun whose rays are all ablaze
8. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
9. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Restons ici, puisqu'il le faut
10. Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts: Act 1. Noble seigneur...Une dame noble et sage
11. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 1. Batti, batti, O bel Masetto
12. Tannh�user, opera, WWV 70: Act 3. Allm�cht'ge Jungfrau (Elisabeth's Prayer)
13. La Traviata, opera: Act 1. Ah, fors'� lui
14. Orph�e aux enfers, operetta: Act 1. The happy bride never stumbles
15. Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503): Act 3. Kl�nge der Heimat
16. Granadinas, for voice & piano
17. Paganini, operetta in 3 acts: Act 2. Ich kann es nicht fassen...Liebe, du Himmel auf Erden
18. Turandot, opera: Act 2. In questa reggia
19. Einerlei ('Ihr Mund ist stets derselbe'), song for voice & piano, Op. 69/3 (TrV 237/3)
20. Cos� fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act 2. Una donna a quindici anni
21. Prodan� nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100: Act 1. Gern ja will ich dir vertrauen
22. Mignon, opera in 3 acts: Act 2. Je suis Titania

Disc 3:

1. Zigeunerliebe (Gypsy Love), operetta in 3 acts: Act 3. H�r ich Cymbalkl�nge
2. Die Zauberfl�te (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 2. Der H�lle Rache
3. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act 2. Un bel d� vedremo
4. Zueignung ('Ja, du weisst es, teur Seele'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 10/1 (TrV 141/1)
5. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 2. Vedrai carino
6. Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Act 1. Bitte, meine Herrn...Hab' in Paris...Gar oft hab'ich's geh�rt
7. Rigoletto, opera: Act 1. Gualtier Mald�...Caro nome
8. Elijah (Elias), oratorio, Op. 70: Part 2. Behold, God hath sent Elijah
9. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D major (R�ckert Lieder No. 2)
10. Pagliacci, opera: Mi accordan di parlar?...Un grande spettacolo...Un tal gioco
11. Le Postillon de Lonjumeau, opera: Act 1. Mes amis, �coutez l'histoire
12. Die Zauberfl�te (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 1. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd sch�n
13. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Act 3. Pourquoi me r�veiller
14. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Mamma quel vino � generoso
15. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 2. Una parola sola...Or son mesi
16. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Part 1. Every valley shall be exalted
17. Manon Lescaut, opera: Act 1. Donna non vivi mai
18. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera: Act 3. Ch'ella mi creda libero
19. Martha, opera: Act 1. Ach, so fromm
20. Oedipus Rex, opera-oratorio in 2 acts: Nonne monstrum rescituri
21. Cos� fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act 1. Un'aura amorosa
22. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Act 1. All'idea di quell metallo

Disc 4:

1. Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8: Arioso. Wonder
2. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Act 3. In fernem Land
3. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Mamma, quel vino � generoso
4. Undine, opera: Act 3. Vater, Mutter, Schwestern, Br�der
5. Die K�nigin von Saba, opera, Op. 27: Act 2. Magische T�ne
6. Fedora, opera: Act 2. Amor ti vieta
7. L'amico Fritz, opera (commedia lyrica) in 3 acts: Act 3. Anche tu, Beppe
8. Andrea Ch�nier, opera: Act 3. Nemico della patria
9. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Act 1. Sperate, o figli
10. Il Trovatore, opera: Act 2. Il balen
11. La boh�me, opera: Act 4. Vecchia zimmara, senti
12. Si j'�tais roi, opera: Act 1. Dans le sommeil, l'amour
13. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 2. Deh, vieni alla finestra
14. Tha�s, opera in 3 acts: Act 2. Voil� donc la terrible cit�! Alexandrie!
15. Die Zauberfl�te (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 1. Der Vogelf�nger bin ich, ja
16. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 1. Finch'han dal vino
17. Rigoletto, opera: Act 2. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
18. La forza del destino, opera: Act 1. Me pellegrina ed orfana
19. Rom�o et Juliette, opera: Act 1. Ah! je veux vivre
20. Ridente la calma, song for voice & piano, K. 152 (K. 210a) (spurious, by Myslivecek)
21. Il Pirata, opera: Act 2. Col sorriso d'innocemza
22. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act 2. O namenlose Freude!

Disc 5:

1. Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), oratorio, H. 21/3: Der Winter. Knurre, schnurre, knurre
2. Die Zauberfl�te (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 1. O zittre nicht
3. None but the lonely heart, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/6
4. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Act 1. Una voce poco fa
5. Satires (5), for soprano & piano, Op. 109: Taste of Spring
6. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 2. Porgi, amor
7. Il Trovatore, opera: Act 4. D'amor sull'ali rosee
8. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Act 2. Allons! Il le faut...Adieu, notre petite table
9. War Requiem, for soprano, tenor, baritone, boys' voices, chorus, chamber orchestra, orchestra & organ, Op. 66: 2. Dies irae: Liber sc
10. Sh�h�razade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano): La Fl�te enchant�e
11. I Lombardi alla prima Crociata, opera: Act 1. Salve Maria
12. La belle H�l�ne, operetta in 3 acts: Act 1. Amours divins!
13. La sonnambula, opera: Act 1. Sovra il sen
14. Die Walk�re (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Der M�nner Sippe
15. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Act 2. Les oiseaux dans la charmille
16. Carmen, opera: Act 1. Habanera. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
17. Don Carlo, opera: Act 2. Nei giardin del bello
18. Cos� fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act 2. � amore un Iadroncello
19. Ariettes oubli�es (6), song cycle for voice & piano, L. 60: No. 2. Il pleure dans mon coeur

Disc 6:

1. Macbeth, opera: Act 2. La luce langue
2. Ivan the Terrible, film score, Op. 116: Song about the Beaver
3. Adriana Lecouvreur, opera: Act 2. Acerba volutt�
4. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 1. Non so pi� cosa son, cosa faccio
5. Werther, lyric drama in 4 acts: Act 3. Va! laisse couler mes larmes!...Les larmes qu'on ne pleure pas
6. Don Carlo, opera: Act 3. O don fatale
7. Auf dem Wasser zu singen ('Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen'), song for voice & piano, D. 774 (Op. 72)
8. Padm�vat�, opera-ballet, Op. 18: Act 1. Aux armes...Il est rop tard
9. La Clemenza di Tito, opera, K. 621: Act 1. Parto, parto
10. La forza del destino, opera: Act 3. La vita � inferno...O tu che in seno
11. Carmen, opera: Act 2. La fleur que tu m'avais jet�e
12. Die Meistersinger von N�rnberg, opera, WWV 96: Act 3. Abendlich gl�hend in himmlischer Glut
13. Die sch�ne M�llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Ungeduld
14. Macbeth, opera: Act 4. O figli miei!...Ah, la paterna mano
15. Il Trovatore, opera: Act 3. Di quella pira
16. Don Carlo, opera: Act 1. Io l'ho perduta!
17. Les P�cheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Act 1. Je crois entendre encord
18. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Act 2. Ils se sont �loign�s enfin!...Ah! Vivre deux
19. The Call ('Come, my way'), song for baritone, chorus (ad lib.) orchestra (or organ) (Mystical Songs No. 4)
20. La forza del destino, opera: Act 3. Urna fatale

Disc 7:

1. La forza del destino, opera: Act 3. Toh! Toh! Poffare il mondo!
2. La Damnation de Faust, for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, ('l�gende dramatique') H. 111 (Op. 24): Part 2
3. Chanson triste ('Dans ton coeur...'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 2/4
4. Die Zauberfl�te (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 2. O Isis und Osiris
5. Die Zauberfl�te (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620: Act 2. Ein M�dchen oder Weibchen
6. Otello, opera: Act 2. Vanne!...Credo in un Dio crudel
7. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Act 1. La calunnia
8. Macbeth, opera: Act 1. Sappia la sposa mia...Mi si affaccia un pugnal?
9. Boris Godunov, opera: Act 2. Clock Scene. Uf! tyazhel�
10. Boris Godunov, opera: Act 1. Kak vo g�rode (In the Town of Kazan)
11. Salome, opera, Op. 54 (TrV 215): Wo ist er?
12. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act 1. Non pi� andrai
13. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Act 3. Ob�issons quand leur voix appelle
14. Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
15. Faust, opera: Act 3. � Dieu! Que de bijoux...Ah! je ris
16. Le si�ge de Corinthe (The Siege of Corinth), opera: Act 3. Giusto ciel! in tal periglio
17. Mignon, opera in 3 acts: Act 1. Kennst du das Land
18. Don Carlo, opera: Act 2. � ma ch�re compagne
19. The Diamond on the March Snow (Demanton p� marssn�n), song for voice & piano, Op. 36/6: Svarta rosor
20. Manon Lescaut, opera: Act 2. In quelle trine morbide
21. La Grande-Duchesse de G�rolstein, operetta in 3 acts: Act 1. Il �tait un de mes a�eux

Disc 8:

1. Winterreise, song cycle for voice & piano, D. 911 (Op. 89): Fr�hlingstraum
2. Orph�e et Eurydice (French version), opera in 3 acts, Wq. 41: Act 3. J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
3. Samson et Dalila, opera in 3 acts, Op. 47: Act 1. Printemps qui commence
4. Apr�s un r�ve ('Dans un sommeil'), song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1
5. Le manoir de Rosamonde ('De sa dent soudaine et vorace'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra)
6. Und gestern hat er mir Rosen gebracht
7. Idomeneo, r� di Creta, opera, K. 366: Act 1. Il padre adorato
8. Les P�cheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Act 1. Je crois entendre encore
9. Tosca, opera: Recondita armonia
10. I Vespri siciliani, opera (Les v�pres siciliennes): Act 4. Giorno di pianto
11. Die Meistersinger von N�rnberg, opera, WWV 96: Act 1. Am stillen Herd
12. Rom�o et Juliette, opera: Act 2. L'amour! L'amour!... Ah! L�ve-toi, soleil!
13. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral'), Op. 125: Ode to Joy
14. Die Meistersinger von N�rnberg, opera, WWV 96: Act 3. Wahn! Wahn! �berall Wahn!
15. Les Roses d'Ispahan for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D major, Op. 39/4
16. H�rodiade, opera in 4 acts: Act 2. Ce breuvage...Vision fugitive
17. Das Rosenband ('Im Fr�hlingsschatten fand ich sie'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 36/1 (TrV 186/1)
18. Ay luna que reluzes
19. Su le sponde del Tebro, chamber cantata for soprano, 2 violins, trumpet & continuo: Sul le sponde del Tebro...Contentatevi
20. Alcina, opera, HWV 34: Act 3. Ma quando tornerai
21. Io che dal ciel cader, madrigal

Disc 9:

1. Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen,' BWV 51 (BC A134): Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!
2. Dolcissimo uscignolo, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 8), SV 161
3. Hau, hau, hau le boys!
4. Les Indes galantes, op�ra-ballet: R�gnez, plaisirs et jeux
5. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626: Act 3. Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth
6. Armide, opera, LWV 71: Act 2. Enfin il est en ma puissance...Venez, venez
7. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629: Hark, how all things with one sound rejoice
8. The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69: Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay
9. Lady if you so spite me, for voice, lute & bass viol (A Musical Banquet)
10. Saul, oratorio, HWV 53: O Lord, whose mercies are numberless
11. Griselda, opera: Che giova fuggire
12. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Agnus Dei
13. Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14): Esurientes implevit
14. If women could be fair, madrigal for 5 voices
15. Work(s): Ye fiends and furies (Laws)
16. Miserere: Redde mihi laetitiam
17. Cessate, omai cessate (I), cantata for voice, strings & continuo, RV 684
18. Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F major: Eia mater, fons amoris
19. Regina coeli laetare, for voice & continuo (from Motetti, 1643)
20. Tosca, opera: Act 2. Vissi d'arte
21. Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (Sorge il di), dramatic cantata, HWV 72: Dell'aquila l'artigli
22. Robinson Cruso�, comic opera in 3 acts: Act 2. Conduisez-moi vers celui que j'adore
23. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Act 4. Suicidio!

Disc 10:

1. Poro, r� dell'Indie, opera, HWV 28: Act 2. Caro amico amplesso!
2. Early Songs (7), for voice & piano (or orchestra): Die Nachtigall
3. Evening Song, song for voice & piano, A. 24
4. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): Brauner Bursche f�hrt zum Tanze
5. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): Fr�hling
6. Der Rauchfangkehrer, or Die unentbehrlichen Verr�ther ihrer Herrschaften aus Eigennutz, lustspiel: Basta, vincesti...Ah, non lasciarm
7. Cantata No. 202, 'Weichet nur, betr�bte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (BC G41): Wenn die Fr�hlinsl�fte streichen
8. Ich wollt' ein Str�usslein binden, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/2 (TrV 235/2)
9. St. Matthew Passion (Matth�uspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Erbarme dich, mein Gott
10. Orlando, opera, HWV 31: Act 1. Fammi combattere mostri e tifei
11. Serenade: 'O child beneath my window', song for voice & piano, Op. 63/6
12. An die Leier ('Ich will von Atreus S�hnen'), song for voice & piano, D737 (Op. 56/2)
13. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts: Act 2. Cielo e mar
14. Les Nuits d'�t�, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): L'�le inconnue
15. La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ('Gi� la luna � in mezzo al mare'), for voice & piano (Soir�es musicales)
16. La Tabernera del Puerto, zarzuela: No puede ser
17. La donna del lago (The Lady of the Lake), opera: Act 2. Ah s� pera
18. Die Sch�pfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Part 2. Mit W�rd' und Hoheit angetan
19. Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (Sorge il di), dramatic cantata, HWV 72: Precipitoso nel mar che freme
20. Serse (Xerxes), opera, HWV 40: Act 3. Del Ciel d'amore
21. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act 1. Madamina, il catalogo � questo
22. Ein Traum (A Dream), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/6

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #117058 in Music
• Released on: 2009-03-10
• Number of discs: 10
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .76 pounds

Album Description
EMI Classics is proud to present two 10-CD boxed sets of The Record of Singing. The first release covers the earliest vocal recordings from 1899 through 1952 (when the era of the 78 rpm shellac record effectively ended), and the second set is from 1953 to 2007 (the introduction of the vinyl LP through the digital era and the CD). Together these 20 CDs offer a breath-taking overview of the past century of classical vocal music.

This second set ushers in a new golden age of timeless vocalists like Maria Callas, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Victoria de los Angeles, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Nicolai Gedda, and Boris Christoff, and then goes on to the subsequent generations of big names such as Franco Corelli, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé, Mirella Freni, and several hundred more, and including vocal stars of today such as Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Rolando Villazón, Natalie Dessay, and many others.

Because each singer appears only once, these sets allow the listener to compare and evaluate the voices and singing styles of the whole of the 20th century, as well as marvel at the development of sound recording through the years, from the primitive sounds of the earliest shellac discs through the introduction of electrical recording in 1925, the arrival of tape recording in 1949, the introduction of stereo in 1955, right up to the sophisticated refinement of today's digital technology. A must-have for fans of vocal music!

Customer Reviews

listening to opera
This set of CD's were enjoyed greatly by my wife & I as well as house guests. It is recommended if you want to hear a range of arias from historical & living opera singers.

where is Netrebko?
The artists represented in this collection certainly represent opera well however, how can Anna Netrebko be left out of the category "singers of the new millenium: 2000-2007"? Although she is younger and not as well known, Elina Garanca is an up and coming mezzo who should be mentioned as well. These are the faces and voices that will keep this artform alive and in touch with the young people of today!