{"product_id":"best-verdi-100","title":"BEST VERDI 100 (6 CDs)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 6CD set contains 100 tracks from the most familiar and best-loved works by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, performed by many of the world’s leading singers, orchestras and conductors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe operas of Verdi today form the mainstay of the repertoire of opera houses all over the world. Some of his music has become absorbed into popular culture from being used in TV adverts and film soundtracks, as well as being performed by the most famous classical singers of the day in concerts and on records.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 1 brings together many of Verdi’s great arias for tenor and baritone, from the swaggering bravado of ‘La donna è mobile’ from Rigoletto to the heartbreaking poignancy of ‘Niun mi tema’, the death scene from Otello, Verdi’s inspired setting of Shakespeare’s tragedy. The first singer to be heard is the matchless Placido Domingo, and he is followed by a procession of other great tenors including José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, Rolando Villazón and Roberto Alagna, as well as some of the world’s finest baritones such as Tito Gobbi and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 2 presents a veritable galaxy of great sopranos and mezzos, led by the legendary Maria Callas and including Natalie Dessay, Victoria de los Angeles and Montserrat Caballé who provide a programme of the greatest Verdi arias for the female voice from operas like La traviata, Rigoletto, Un ballo in maschera and Aida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn CD 3, the singers come together in pairs for a programme of some of Verdi’s finest duets, the first of which is the irresistible brindisi: ‘Libiamo’ from La traviata sung by Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna. Some of the major stars heard on this CD for the first time include Beverly Sills, Renata Scotto and Birgit Nilsson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 4 is a collection of great ensembles, beginning with the famous quartet from Rigoletto and including some of the most powerful passages from Otello, Don Carlo and Aida. The CD finishes with the scene from Verdi’s comic masterpiece Falstaff where the women make fun of Sir John’s clumsy efforts to woo them in one of the most brilliant pieces of quicksilver vocal writing in all opera.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe next CD contains many of Verdi’s best choruses, from the lively Anvil Chorus from Il trovatore to the deeply moving Chorus of Hebrew Slaves: ‘Va, pensiero’ from Nabucco. The disc finishes spectacularly with the Grand March and Chorus from the Triumphal Scene in Aida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe final CD brings together some of Verdi’s powerful overtures to operas like La forza del destino and Luisa Miller, the deeply moving preludes from La traviata and Aida and some colourful ballet music from Macbeth that Verdi added for its French production. It ends with extracts from the ‘Four Seasons’ ballet from I vespri siciliani, also written specially for its première in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD 1\u003cbr\u003e1. Aida (2001 Digital Remaster) - Se quel guerrier io fossi .... Celeste Aida\u003cbr\u003ePlacido Domingo\u003cbr\u003e2. La Traviata - Scena, aria e cabaletta: Lunge da lei...De' miei bollenti...O mio rimorso (Alfredo)\u003cbr\u003eRolando Villazon\u003cbr\u003e3. Scene \u0026amp; Aria - Di Provenza il mar, il suol\u003cbr\u003eRenato Bruson\u003cbr\u003e4. Un ballo in maschera (1990 Digital Remaster) - Di' tu se fedele (Act I) (1990 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eGiuseppe Patanè\u003cbr\u003e5. Un ballo in maschera - Forse la soglia...Ma se m'è forza perdeti\u003cbr\u003eNew Philharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e6. Scene 1 (1996 Digital Remaster) - Questa o quella (Duca) (1996 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eAlfredo Kraus\u003cbr\u003e7. Rigoletto (1995 Digital Remaster) - Pari siamo!\u003cbr\u003eAlberto Erede\u003cbr\u003e8. Act 3 (1996 Digital Remaster) - La donna è mobile (Duca) (1996 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eAlfredo Kraus\u003cbr\u003e9. Luisa Miller - Oh! Fede negar potessi... Quando le sere al placido\u003cbr\u003eFranco Ferraris\u003cbr\u003e10. Macbeth (1985 Digital Remaster) - O figli, o figli miei ... Ah, la paterna mano\u003cbr\u003eJosé Carreras\u003cbr\u003e11. Il trovatore (1995 Digital Remaster) - Il balen del suo sorriso\u003cbr\u003eBerliner Symphoniker\u003cbr\u003e12. ACT 3 Scene Two - Ah si, ben mio, coll'essere io tuo (Manrico)\u003cbr\u003eChöre der Deutschen Oper Berlin\u003cbr\u003e13. ACT 3 Scene Two - Di quella pira l'orrendo foco (Manrico\/Ruiz\/Coro)\u003cbr\u003eChöre der Deutschen Oper Berlin\u003cbr\u003e14. I Lombardi - Cavatina: La mia letizia (Oronte)\u003cbr\u003eRolando Villazon\u003cbr\u003e15. ACTE 1 - Récitative et Romance: Fontainbleau! Forêt immense et solitaire! (Don Carlos)\u003cbr\u003eRoberto Alagna\u003cbr\u003e16. Sequenza: - Ingemisco\u003cbr\u003eCoro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e17. La Forza del Destino (1993 Digital Remaster) - La Vita e inferno all'infelice-oh tu che in seno agli'angeli\u003cbr\u003eCarlo Bergonzi\u003cbr\u003e18. Otello - Niun mi tema (Act 4)\u003cbr\u003eJohn Barker\u003cbr\u003e19. Scene One - L'Onore! Ladri!...Io stesso, sì, io, io (Falstaff)\u003cbr\u003eTito Gobbi\u003cbr\u003eCD 2\u003cbr\u003e1. La Traviata - È strano! È strano!...Ah, fors` è lui\u003cbr\u003eConcerto Köln\u003cbr\u003e2. La Traviata - Follie! Follie!...Sempre libera\u003cbr\u003eConcerto Köln\u003cbr\u003e3. La Traviata (1992 Digital Remaster) - Teneste la promessa....Attendo - ne a me giungon mai!....Addio, del passato (Violetta\/Annina\/Doctor)\u003cbr\u003eSilvio Maionica\u003cbr\u003e4. Rigoletto [Act I] (1988 Digital Remaster) - Gualtier Maldè... Caro nome (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Courtiers, Marullo)\u003cbr\u003eFrancesco Molinari Pradelli\u003cbr\u003e5. ACT 2 Scene 1 - Condotta ell'era in ceppi (Azucena, Manrico)\u003cbr\u003eGiulietta Simionato\u003cbr\u003e6. ACT 4 Scene 1 - D'amor sull'ali rosee (Leonora)\u003cbr\u003eChöre der Deutschen Oper Berlin\u003cbr\u003e7. Scene 1 (2007 Digital Remaster) - La luce langue (Lady Macbeth) (2007 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eNicola Rescigno\u003cbr\u003e8. Un ballo in maschera: Zitti...Re del abisso - Zitti... l'incanto... Re dell'abisso\u003cbr\u003eGirls from the Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree\u003cbr\u003e9. Un ball in maschera: Ecco l'orrido campo - Ecco l'orrido campo ... Ma dall'arido stelo\u003cbr\u003eMartina Arroyo\u003cbr\u003e10. Don Carlo (1984 Digital Remaster) - Don Carlo: O don fatale\u003cbr\u003eElena Obraztsova\u003cbr\u003e11. ACT 4 - Pace, pace, mio Dio (Donna Leonora)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e12. Aida (2007 Digital Remaster) - Ritorna vincitor (Atto I)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire\u003cbr\u003e13. Aida (2007 Digital Remaster) - Aida: Qui Radamès verrà...O patria mia\u003cbr\u003eMontserrat Caballé\u003cbr\u003e14. Seconda scena\/Scene 2\/Zweite Szene\/Deuxième Scène - Ave Maria, piena di grazia (Desdemona)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003eCD 3\u003cbr\u003e1. La traviata: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Alfredo\/Tutti\/Violetta - Act I)\u003cbr\u003eTerry Edwards\u003cbr\u003e2. Act I (1988 Digital Remaster) - Un dì, felice, eterea\u003cbr\u003eRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e3. La Traviata - Parigi, o cara\u003cbr\u003eAlfredo Kraus\u003cbr\u003e4. Il Trovatore (highlights) - Mira, d'acerbe lagrime...Vivra:contende il glubilo\u003cbr\u003eMario Rinaudo\u003cbr\u003e5. Il Trovatore (highlights) - Si, la stanchezza m'opprime...Al nostri montri ritorneremo\u003cbr\u003eMario Rinaudo\u003cbr\u003e6. Scene 2 (1997 Digital Remaster) - E il sol dell'anima (Duca\/Gilda\/Ceprano\/Borsa\/Giovanna)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e7. Act 3 (1989 Digital Remaster) - A lui pensa!...Amai, ma un solo istante (1989 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eSherrill Milnes\u003cbr\u003e8. Act 3 (1989 Digital Remaster) - Giovanna d'Arco: Tu che all'eletto Sàulo...Or dal padre benedetta\u003cbr\u003eSherrill Milnes\u003cbr\u003e9. Un ballo in maschera: Teco io sto...Non sai tu che se l'anima mia...Oh, qual soave brivido - Teco io sto...Non sai tu che se l'anima mia...Oh, qual soave brivido (Act II)\u003cbr\u003ePlacido Domingo\u003cbr\u003e10. ACT 3 - Solenne in quest'ora (Don Alvaro\/Don Carlo di Vargas)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e11. Sequenza: - Recordare\u003cbr\u003eJon Vickers\u003cbr\u003e12. Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster) - Dio, che nell'alma infondere amor (Carlo\/Rodrigo\/Coro\/Un Frate) (2000 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eJohn McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e13. Act 3 - Aida: Ciel! mio padre!...Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate\u003cbr\u003eMario Sereni\u003cbr\u003e14. Act 3 - Aida: O terra addio (2001 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eChorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden\u003cbr\u003e15. Terza scena\/Scene 3\/Dritte Szene\/Troisième Scène - Gia nella notte densa ....\u003cbr\u003eGlynne Thomas\u003cbr\u003e16. Terza scena\/Scene 3\/Dritte Szene\/Troisième Scène - Quando narravi ... Ed io vedea fra le tue tempie ... Venga la morte! (Otello\/Desdemona)\u003cbr\u003eGlynne Thomas\u003cbr\u003eCD 4\u003cbr\u003e1. ATTO TERZO\/ACT 3\/DRITTER AKT\/TROISIÈME ACTE - Rigoletto: Un dì, se ben rammentomi...Bella figlia dell'amore\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e2. ACT 4 Scene 1 - Miserere...Quel suon, quelle preci (Coro\/Leonora\/Manrico)\u003cbr\u003eLeontyne Price\u003cbr\u003e3. ACT 4 Scene 1 - Macbeth: O gran Dio, che ne'cuori penetri\u003cbr\u003eGiuliano Bernardi\u003cbr\u003e4. Macbeth (1999 Digital Remaster) - Si colmi il calice (Lady Macbeth\/Coro\/Macduff\/Dama) (1999 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eJohn McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e5. Scena prima\/Scene 1\/Erste Szene\/Première Scène - Volta la terrea (Oscar\/Riccardo\/Giudice\/Renato\/Samuel\/Tom\/Coro) (1997 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003ePiero Cappuccilli\u003cbr\u003e6. Scena prima\/Scene 1\/Erste Szene\/Première Scène - Ogni cura si doni al diletto (Riccardo\/Renato\/Oscar\/Samuel\/Tom\/Coro) (1997 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003ePiero Cappuccilli\u003cbr\u003e7. ACT 2 - Al suon del tamburo (Preziosilla\/Un Alcade\/Don Carlo di Vargas)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e8. ACT 3 - Rataplan, rataplan, della gloria (Preziosilla)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e9. ACT 4 - Non imprecare, umiliata (Padre Guardiano\/Donna Leonora\/Don Alvaro)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e10. ACT 1 - Nei giardin del bello (Eboli\/Tebaldo\/Coro di Dame)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e11. Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster) - Ah! si maledetto, sospetto fatale (Filippo\/Elisabetta\/Eboli\/Rodrigo) (2000 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eShirley Verrett\u003cbr\u003e12. Scena seconda\/Scene Two (Conclusion) - Plebe! Patrizi! (Simone\/Coro\/Amelia\/Pietro\/Paolo\/Gabriele\/Fiesco)\u003cbr\u003eCoro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma\u003cbr\u003e13. Sequenza: - Lacrymosa\u003cbr\u003eJon Vickers\u003cbr\u003e14. Aida (1986 Digital Remaster) - Su! del Nilo al sacro lido\u003cbr\u003eThomas Moser\u003cbr\u003e15. Scene 2 (1989 Digital Remaster) - Nume, custode e vindice (Ramfis, Radames, Priests, Priestesses, Priestess) (1989 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eMirella Fiorentini\u003cbr\u003e16. Scene 2 (1989 Digital Remaster) - Aida: Che veggo! Egli? Mio padre!\u003cbr\u003eFerruccio Mazzoli\u003cbr\u003e17. Ottava e Nona scena\/Scenes 8 \u0026amp; 9\/Achte und Neunte Szene\/Huitième et Neuvième Scènes - Otello: A terra! sì, nel livido fango\u003cbr\u003eFlorindo Andreolli\u003cbr\u003e18. Scene Two - Del tuo barbaro diagnostico (Caio\/Alice\/Nannetta\/Quickly\/Meg\/Uomini)\u003cbr\u003eRoberto Benaglio\u003cbr\u003eCD 5\u003cbr\u003e1. ACT 2 Scene 1 - Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus) (Gypsies)\u003cbr\u003eGianni Lazzari\u003cbr\u003e2. ACT 3 Scene 1 - Or co' dadi, ma fra poco (Soldiers' Chorus) (Soldiers, Ferrando)\u003cbr\u003eGianni Lazzari\u003cbr\u003e3. Nabucco - Gli arredi festivi\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e4. Nabucco - Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e5. Act I - Evviva! beviam! beviam!\u003cbr\u003e6. Act III - Un patto! un giuramento!...Si ridesti il Leon di Castiglia\u003cbr\u003e7. Rigoletto [Act I] (1988 Digital Remaster) - Zitti, zitti, (Courtiers, Gilda, Rigoletto)\u003cbr\u003eFrancesco Molinari Pradelli\u003cbr\u003e8. Scene II - Noi siamo zingarelle (Zingare\/Coro\/Flora\/Marchese) (1988 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eRichard Van Allan\u003cbr\u003e9. Scene II - Di Madride noi siam mattadori (Gastone\/Mattadori\/Tutti) (1988 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eAldo Ceccato\u003cbr\u003e10. Attila - Urli, rapine (Prologo)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e11. Attila - Viva il ré dalla mille foreste (Prologo)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e12. I Lombardi alla prima crociata - Gerusalem!\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e13. I Lombardi alla prima crociata - O Signore, del tetto natio (Chorus)\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e14. Macbeth (1987 Digital Remaster) - Patria oppressa! (Act 4) (1987 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eLamberto Gardelli\u003cbr\u003e15. Act V (1996 Digital Remaster) - Si celebri alfine tra canti, tra fior\u003cbr\u003e16. La forza del destino - Nella guerra, è la follia\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e17. Prima scena\/Scene 1\/Erste Szene\/Première Scène - Fuoco di gioia! ... (Ciprioti)\u003cbr\u003eGlynne Thomas\u003cbr\u003e18. Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster) - Spuntato ecco il dì d'esultanza (Coro) (2000 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eJohn McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e19. Sequenza: - Dies irae\u003cbr\u003eJon Vickers\u003cbr\u003e20. Sequenza: - Sanctus\u003cbr\u003eJon Vickers\u003cbr\u003e21. Aida (1987 Digital Remaster) - Gloria all' Egitto (Act II)\u003cbr\u003eLamberto Gardelli\u003cbr\u003eCD 6\u003cbr\u003e1. La forza del destino - Overture\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano\u003cbr\u003e2. Act I - Prelude (1988 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eAldo Ceccato\u003cbr\u003e3. Act III - Prelude (1988 Digital Remaster)\u003cbr\u003eAldo Ceccato\u003cbr\u003e4. Luisa Miller: Overture (2004 Digital Remaster) - Overture\u003cbr\u003eSir Charles Mackerras\u003cbr\u003e5. Luisa Miller: Overture (2004 Digital Remaster) - Nabucco - Overture\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003cbr\u003e6. I vespri Siciliani (1986 Digital Remaster) - Overture\u003cbr\u003eRiccardo Muti\u003cbr\u003e7. 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