| Description |
11 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
090621 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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stereo |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Decca: 478 0165 (478 0166--478 0176). |
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Originally issued individually 1964-1986. |
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Compact discs. |
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Biographical notes by George Hall in English with French and German translations (26 p.) laid in container. |
| Contents |
Souvenir of a golden era I (L'orchestre de la Suisse Romande ; Chorus of the Grand théâtre, Geneva (2nd, 6th-7th works) ; Henry Lewis, conductor) -- Il barbiere de Siviglia. Una voce poco fa / Rossini -- I Capuleti ed i Montecchi. Se Romeo t'uccise un figlio : La tremenda ultrice spada / Bellini -- Fidelio. Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? : Komm, Hoffnung / Beethoven -- Otello. Assisa a piè d'un salice : willow song / Rossini (Roberta McEwan, soprano) -- Tancredi. Di tanti palpiti / Rossini -- Semiramide. Bel raggio lusinghier / Rossini -- -- |
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Souvenir of a golden era II (L'orchestre de la Suisse Romande ; Chorus of the Grand théâtre, Geneva (1st work) ; Henry Lewis, conductor) -- L'Italiana in Algeri. Pronto abbiamo e ferri e mani : Pensa alla patria / Rossini -- Orphée et Eurydice. J'ai perdu mon Eurydice / Gluck -- Sapho. Où suis-je? : O ma lyre immortelle / Gounod -- Le prophète. Ah! mon fils, soit béni! / Meyerbeer -- Alceste. Divinités du Styx / Gluck -- Il trovatore. Stride la vampa! : Condotta ell 'era in ceppi / Verdi -- -- |
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Bach & Handel arias (Vienna Cantata Orchestra ; Henry Lewis, conductor) -- Magnificat, BWV 243. Et exultavit spiritus meus ; Esurientes implevi bonis ; Weihnachtsoratorium : BWV 248. Schlafe mein liebster, geniesse der Ruh ; Matthäus-Passion : BWV 244. Erbarme dich, mein Gott ; Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach : BWV 508. Bist du bei mir / Bach -- Messiah. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion ; I know that my redeemer liveth ; Rodelinda. Scacciata dal suo nido ; Dove sei, amato bene? ; Vivi tiranno / Handel -- -- |
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Opera arias (Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Gardent ; Henry Lewis, conductor) -- Semiramide. Eccomi alfine in Babilonia : Ah! Quel giorno ognor rammento / Rossini -- Le prophète. Ô prêtres de Baal : Ô toi qui m'abandonnes / Meyerbeer -- La clemenza di Tito. Parto, parto, ma tu ben mio / Mozart -- Les Huguenots. Nobles seigneurs, salut! / Meyerbeer -- L'italiana in Algeri. Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno! / Rossini -- La figlia del reggimento. Deciso è dunque : Le ricchezze ed il grado / Donizetti -- La cenerentola. Nacqui all'affanno e al pianto : Non più mesta accanto al fuoco / Rossini -- -- |
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Rossini arias (Ambrosian Opera Chorus (1st-3rd works) ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Henry Lewis, conductor) -- L'assedio di Corinto. Avanziam : Non temer, d'un basso affetto! : I destini tradir ogni speme! : Signor, che tutto puoi : Sei tu che stendi, O Dio ; L'ora fatal s'appressa : Giusto ciel -- La donna del lago. Mura felici ; Tanti affetti in tal momento -- -- |
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Arias from French opera (Vienna Opera Orchestra ; Henry Lewis, conductor) -- Werther. Werther! Werther! : air des lettres ; Va! Laisse couler mes larmes : air des larmes / Massenet -- Mignon. Connais-tu le pays? ; C'est moi : Me voici dans son boudoir : gavotte ; Elle est là, près de lui! / Thomas -- Carmen. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle : habanera ; Près de remparts de Séville : seguidilla / Bizet -- Samson et Dalila. Printemps qui commence ; Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix / Saint-Saëns -- -- |
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Mahler Lieder (Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra ; Zubin Mehta, conductor) -- Rückert Lieder -- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen -- -- |
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Mahler & Wagner Lieder (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Henry Lewis, conductor) -- Kindertotenlieder / Gustav Mahler -- Wesendonck-Lieder / Richard Wagner ; orch. Mottl -- -- |
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German Lieder (Martin Katz, piano) -- Im Frühling : D882 ; Nacht und Träume : D827 ; Die junge Nonne : D828 ; Fischerweise : D881 / Franz Schubert -- Die Lotosblume : op. 25 no. 7 ([aus] Myrthen) ; Aus den hebräischen Gesängen : op. 25 no. 15 ([aus] Myrthen) ; Die Kartenlegerin : op. 31 no. 2 ; Abendlied : op. 107 no. 6 / Robert Schumann -- Auf einer Wanderung ; Der Genesene an die Hoffnung ; Mein Liebster hat zu Tische ([aus] Italienisches Liederbuch) ; Kennst du das Land / Hugo Wolf -- Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne : op. 19 no. 3 ; Für fünfzehn Pfennige : op. 36 no. 2 ; Befreit : op. 39 no. 4 / Richard Strauss -- -- |
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French & Spanish songs (Martin Katz, piano) -- Chanson d'avril ; Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe ; Vieille chanson ; Absence / Georges Bizet -- Chansons de Bilitis / Claude Debussy -- Siete canciones populares españolas / Manuel de Falla -- Villancicos españoles. Villancico castellano ; Jesús de Nazareth ; Villancico asturiano ; Villancico andaluz / Joaquín Nin -- -- |
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The great American songbook (English Chamber Orchestra ; Carl Davis, conductor) -- Jeanie with the light brown hair (Ossian Ellis, harp) ; Beautiful dreamer ; If you've only got a moustache ; Camptown races / Foster -- Sometimes I feel like a motherless child -- I've just come from the fountain -- The Lord's prayer / Malotte -- Shenandoah -- Billy boy -- Go 'way from my window / Niles -- Old American songs. Simple gifts ; Ching-a-ring-chaw ; Long time ago ; I bought me a cat ; At the river / arr. Copland -- You're a grand old flag / Cohan -- When Johnny comes marching home -- God bless America / Berlin -- I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier / Bryan & Piantadosi -- Battle hymn of the Republic. |
| Performer |
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano ; Martin Katz, piano ; Osian Ellis, harp ; Chorus of the Grand Théâtre, Geneva, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Vienna Cantata Orchestra, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Opera Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra ; Henry Lewis, Zubin Mehta, Carl Davis, conductors. |
| Language |
Sung in English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts. |
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Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
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Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra. |
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Songs (Medium voice) with piano.
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Songs (Medium voice) with piano. |
| Genre/Form |
Sacred music.
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Sacred music.
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Folk songs.
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Folk songs.
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Popular music.
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Popular music.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Katz, Martin, 1945- performer.
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Ellis, Osian, performer.
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Lewis, Henry, 1932-1996, conductor.
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Mehta, Zubin, conductor.
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Davis, Carl, 1936- conductor.
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Grand Théâtre de Genève. Chœur, performer.
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Ambrosian Opera Chorus, performer.
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Orchestre de la Suisse romande, performer.
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Vienna Cantata Orchestra, performer.
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Royal Opera House (London, England). Orchestra, performer.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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Wiener Staatsoper. Orchester, performer.
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.
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English Chamber Orchestra, performer.
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| Standard No. |
028947801658 |
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00028947801658 |
| Music No. |
478 0165 Decca |
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478 0166 Decca |
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478 0167 Decca |
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478 0168 Decca |
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478 0169 Decca |
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478 0170 Decca |
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478 0171 Decca |
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478 0172 Decca |
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478 0173 Decca |
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478 0174 Decca |
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478 0175 Decca |
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478 0176 Decca |
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