Salvatore Licitra - The Best (Tribute: Compilation of studio and live performances of music by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Umberto Giordano, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pietro Mascagni, Paolo Tosti)
Жанр: Opera, Vocal
Страна-производитель диска: США
Год издания: 2011
Издатель (лейбл): Sony Classical
Дата записи: 1999-2008
Аудиокодек: MP3
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps
Продолжительность: 146:50
Треклист:
1.
Giacomo Puccini -
Turandot - ''
Nessun Dorma!'' [03:03];
2.
Ruggero Leoncavallo -
Pagliacci - '
'Recitar - Vesti la giubba'' [03:55];
OPERAS BY GIUSEPPE VERDI:
3.
Ernani - '
'Mercè diletti amici... Come rugiada al cespite - O tu che l'alma'' [07:31];
4.
Macbeth - '
'Ah! la paterna mano'' [03:25];
5.
Il Trovatore - '
'Ah! sì, ben mio'' [02:59];
6.
Il Trovatore - '
'L'onda de' suoni mistici'' (feat. Barbara Frittoli as Leonora and Ernesto Gavazzi as Ruiz) [01:39];
7.
Il Trovatore - ''
Di quella pira'' (feat. Barbara Frittoli as Leonora) [03:16];
OPERAS BY GIACOMO PUCCINI:
8.
Tosca - '
'E lucevan le stelle'' [03:19];
9.
Tosca - '
'Oh dolci mani'' [01:32];
10.
Tosca - ''
Senti... l'ora è vicina'' (feat. Maria Guleghina as Tosca) [03:45];
11.
Tosca - '
'E non giungono'' (feat. Maria Guleghina as Tosca)[02:35];
12.
Madama Butterfly - ''
Addio, fiorito asil'' [01:46];
OPERAS BY GIUSEPPE VERDI:
13.
Un ballo in maschera - '
'Forse la soglia attinse'' [07:11];
14.
Luisa Miller - ''
Oh! fede negar potessi... Quando le sere al placido''[05:34];
15.
Otello - ''
Dio, mi potevi scagliar'' [04:39];
16.
Umberto Giordano -
Andrea Chenier - '
'Come un bel dì di maggio'' [03:11];
17.
Amilcare Ponchielli -
La Gioconda - '
'Cielo e mar'' [05:14];
18.
Pietro Mascagni -
Cavalleria rusticana - '
'Mamma, quel vino è generoso'' [05:28];
19.
Giuseppe Verdi -
Aida - '
'Celeste Aida'' [04:16];
20.
Giuseppe Verdi -
Un ballo in maschera - '
'Dì tu se fedele'' [03:56];
21.
Francesco Cilèa -
L'Arlesiana - ''
È la solita storia del pastore'' [04:39];
22.
Giacomo Puccini -
Tosca - ''
Ah, quegli occhi!'' (feat. Maria Guleghina as Tosca) [05:23];
23.
Giacomo Puccini -
Manon Lescaut - ''
Donna non vidi mai'' [02:30];
24.
Georges Bizet -
Les Pêcheurs de Perles - '
'Au fond du temple saint'' (feat. Marcelo Álvarez) [03:49];
25.
Steve Wood - Il volo (after Rachmaninoff) (feat. Marcelo Álvarez) [04:26];
26.
Steve Wood -
Son Gli Occhi Tuoi (after Gounod) (feat. Marcelo Álvarez) [05:14];
27.
Gabriel Fauré/Claudio Sanfilippo -
Viaggio (feat. Marcelo Álvarez) [04:01];
28.
Steve Wood -
Fantasma d'amore (feat. Marcelo Álvarez) [04:25];
29.
Francesco Sartori -
Oltre la tempesta (feat. Marcelo Álvarez) [04:19];
30.
The Man Who Cried:
Osvaldo Golijov -
Close Your Eyes (feat. Kronos Quartet) [02:14]
31.
Johann Sebastian Bach/Claudio Sanfilippo -
Solo Amore (feat. Marcelo Álvarez) [04:28];
32.
Ernesto de Curtis -
Torna a surriento [03:12];
33.
Gioachino Rossini -
La danza [03:11];
34.
Luigi Denza -
Funiculì Funiculà [02:53];
35.
Paolo Tosti -
Ideale [02:58];
36.
Paolo Tosti -
Non t'amo più [04:30];
37.
Ernesto de Curtis -
Non ti scordar di me [03:01];
38.
Eduardo di Capua -
O sole mio [03:23].
Исполнители:
Salvatore Licitra, Primer artist, tenor,
Marcelo Álvarez, tenor, Performer of ''Duetto'' compositions (tracks 24-29, 31),
Maria Guleghina, soprano, as Tosca in La Scala's production (tracks 10, 11, 22),
Barbara Frittoli, soprano, as Leonora in La Scala's production of Il Trovatore (tracks 6,7),
Ernesto Gavazzi, tenor, as Ruiz in La Scala's live performance of Il Trovatore (track 6),
Riccardo Muti, conductor (tracks 5-11, 22),
Carlo Rizzi, conductor (tracks 1, 4, 12, 13, 19, 20),
Marco Armiliato, conductor (tracks 32-38),
Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, conductor (tracks 2,3 12, 14-18, 21, 23, 24),
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus,
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra,
London Symphony Orchestra.
RECORD'S INFORMATION
Best of Salvatore Licitra is a two-disc set of recordings made by the Italian tenor who was hailed as a successor to Pavarotti but who died tragically young in a moped accident in 2011. The collection is taken from his small number of albums, including The Debut, Forbidden Love, Duetto (with tenor Marcelo Álvarez), and the soundtrack to the film The Man Who Cried, plus several scenes taken from his video of Tosca with soprano Maria Guleghina and Il Trovatore with soprano Barbara Frittoli. The album includes Licitra's last recordings, five tracks that have never been released, so even fans of the tenor who already have his other albums will want to hear this one.
With a handful of exceptions, the set is devoted to Italian songs, arias, and duets, and about half the tracks are from the operas of Verdi and Puccini, Licitra's core repertoire. Purists should be aware that the duets with Álvarez include familiar repertoire, but some are in new arrangements, so, for example, "Au fond du temple saint" includes a women's chorus instead of a baritone. In the operatic selections Licitra is sometimes tempted to push his voice, but in the popular Romantic Italian songs like Funiculì, Funiculà and O sole mio his expansive lyricism of shines at its best. The five newly released songs, accompanied by Marco Armiliato leading the Prague Philharmonic, are in fact some of Licitra's most satisfying recorded performances; they demonstrate a new level of vocal and artistic maturity and control, so his untimely death is an especially tragic artistic loss. The sound is never less than very fine, but since the recordings are taken from various sources, the ambience can vary considerably.
Recorded:
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Studio, Prague, June 30, 2008 - July 4, 2008 (tracks 32-38),
Benaji Studio, Laguna Beach, CA, January 2, 2003 - January 11, 2003 & January 26, 2003 & February 2, 2003 & February 19, 2003 - February 20, 2003 & February 22, 2003 - February 24, 2003 (tracks 24-29, 31) ,
Studio Snake Ranch, March 22, March 24, 1999 & October 30, 1999 (track 30),
Air Studios, Lyndhurst Road, London, England, 21-31 Mart 2001 (tracks 1, 4, 12, 13, 19, 20),
Auditorium de Milano, Milan, Italy, January 13, 2006 (tracks 2,3 12, 14-18, 21, 23, 24),
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, March 10, 2000 & March 12, 2000 & March 14, 2000 & March 17, 2000 (tracks 8-11, 22),
Teatro alla Scala, Milan, December 7, 2000 & December 10, 2000 & December 13, 2000 & December 19, 2000 & December 22, 2000 (tracks 5-7).
