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Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Opera Arias
▼ CD 2: Italian Songs & Sacred Arias
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1O sole mio
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
Eduardo di Capua, Alfredo Mazzucchi3:24
2Caruso
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
performer:
Lucio Dalla
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dala Luma (in 1988)
recording of:
Caruso
lyricist and composer:
Lucio Dalla
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Ricordi Music Publishing Spain, BMG Songs, Inc., Edizioni BMG Ariola Music, EMI Music Publishing Italia Srl (Italian branch of EMI Music Publishing), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ricordi srl
Lucio Dalla5:20
3La danza
recording of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
lyricist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Soirées musicales
Gioachino Rossini3:07
4Volare
recording of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Curci and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1959 winner)
Domenico Modugno3:27
5Torna a Surriento
recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Ernesto De Curtis4:24
6Ti adoro
recording of:
Ti adoro
lyricist:
Robin Smith (songwriter/pianist/conductor/producer)
composer:
Michele Centonze
Michele Centonze3:13
7’A vucchella
recorded in:
Bologna, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (in 1979-07)
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1979-07)
vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (in 1979-07)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor) (in 1979-07)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
recording of:
’A vucchella (in 1979-07)
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio (in 1892)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer) (in 1904)
Francesco Paolo Tosti3:10
8Vivere
recording of:
Vivere
lyricist and composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
Cesare Andrea Bixio3:26
9La mia canzone al vento
recording of:
La mia canzone al vento (arr. Mancini)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
Cesare Andrea Bixio3:03
10Non ti scordar di me
recording of:
Non ti scordar di me (arr. Mancini)
lyricist:
Domenico Furnò
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
arrangement of:
Non ti scordar di me
Ernesto De Curtis2:55
11Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:49
12Requiem: Ingemisco
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:35
13Panis angelicus
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck4:01
14O Holy Night
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”) (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
recording of:
O Holy Night (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer)
arrangement of:
O Holy Night
Adolphe Adam4:13
15Mamma
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1984-01)
orchestra:
The Henry Mancini Orchestra (in 1984-01)
conductor:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger) (in 1984-01)
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Grand Casino Noga Hilton in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (in 1984-01)
recording of:
Mamma (arr. Mancini) (in 1984-01)
lyricist:
Bixio Cherubini
composer:
Cesare Andrea Bixio
arranger:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
arrangement of:
Mamma
Cesare Andrea Bixio3:34
16L’ultima canzone
recording of:
L’ultima canzone
lyricist:
Francesco Cimmino
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
dedicated to:
Rina Giacchetti
Francesco Paolo Tosti4:17
17Buongiorno a te
recording of:
Buongiorno a te
composer:
Michele Centonze, Veris Giannetti and Stefano Nanni (Italian piano and accordion player)
Michele Centonze4:15
18Mattinata
recording of:
Mattinata (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
is based on:
Mattinata
Ruggero Leoncavallo1:59
19Core ’ngrato
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1985-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (in 1985-07)
conductor:
Giancarlo Chiaramello (in 1985-07)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dala Luma
recorded at:
Chiesa di San Giorgio (Palazzo in Bologna) (in 1985-07)
recording of:
Core ’ngrato (Catarì, Catarì) (Original for voice & orchestra) (in 1985-07)
lyricist:
Riccardo Cordiferro (in 1911)
composer:
Salvatore Cardillo (Italian-American composer) (in 1911)
publisher:
Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
Salvatore Cardillo4:54
20Passione
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1985-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna (in 1985-07)
conductor:
Giancarlo Chiaramello (in 1985-07)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
recorded at:
Chiesa di San Giorgio (Palazzo in Bologna) (in 1985-07)
recording of:
Passione (in 1985-07)
lyricist:
Libero Bovio (in 1934)
composer:
Ernesto Tagliaferri (composer) (in 1934) and Nicola Valente (in 1934)
Ernesto Tagliaferri, Nicola Valente3:44
21Santa Lucia
recording of:
Santa Lucia (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
arrangement of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
[traditional]1:30
22Granada
recording of:
Granada (original Spanish version)
lyricist and composer:
Agustín Lara (in 1932)
publisher:
Latin-American Music, Southern Music Co. and Peer International Corporation (BMI) (from 1932 to present)
Agustín Lara3:06
23Funiculì, funiculà
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Luigi Denza2:40
▶ CD 3: Great Duets

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2019)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14426020 [info]