Caruso: The First Recordings

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Annotation

This fictional release gathers Enrico Caruso's legendary set of 10 recordings made 1902 on an April afternoon in a Milan hotel room for the Gramophone Concert Record label. It serves as a reference for No. 1 of Norman Lebrecht's 100 Best Recordings of Classical Music.

Annotation last modified on 2016-02-11 17:23 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Germania: "Studenti! Udite!"
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Germania: Prologo. "Studenti, udite" (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Alberto Franchetti
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
Germania: Prologo
Alberto Franchetti1:57
2Germania: "Ah, vieni qui... No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi"
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Germania: Atto I. "Ah, vieni qui " ... "No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi" (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Alberto Franchetti
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
Germania: Atto I
Alberto Franchetti2:49
3Rigoletto: "Questa o quella"
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca) (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:17
4Aida: "Celeste Aida"
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:24
5Manon: "O dolce incanto" (Il sogno)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Manon: Atto II. “O dolce incanto” (Il sogno) (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
translated version of:
Manon : Acte II. « Instant charmant » … « En fermant les yeux » (des Grieux) (le rêve de Des Grieux)
part of:
Manon: Atto II
Jules Massenet2:40
6L'Elisir D'Amore: "Una furtiva lagrima"
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:21
7Mefistofele: "Dai campi, dai prati"
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto I, Scena IIa. “Dai campi, dai prati” (Faust) (on 1902-04-11)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto I
Arrigo Boito2:32
8Mefistofele: "Giunto sul passo estremo" (Epilogue)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Mefistofele: Epilogo. "Ogni mortal mister gustai" / "Giunto sul passo estremo" (Faust) (on 1902-04-11)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Epilogo
Arrigo Boito3:12
9Tosca: "E lucevan le stelle"
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:35
10Iris: "Apri la tua finestra" (Serenata)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg
piano:
Salvatore Cottone (pianist) (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recorded at:
Milano, Hotel Grande in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
recording of:
Iris: Atto I. “Apri la tua finestra“ (Osaka, Kyoto, Dhia, Iris) (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
Iris: Atto I
Pietro Mascagni2:33

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part of:Norman Lebrecht's 100 Best Recordings of Classical Music (number: 1) (order: 1)