Compil. US 1996 on RCA Victor Gold Seal label
Pop and Classical (Opera, Vocal)
Recorded 1944-1959 Recording information: Track 1: recorded April 23, 1946 Track 2: recorded July 4, 1957 Track 3: recorded December 8, 1944 Track 4: recorded October 22, 1951 Track 5: recorded July 2, 1957 Track 6: recorded March 17, 1949 Track 7: recorded January 16, 1958, in concert at Royal Albert Hall, London Track 8: recorded January 13, 1951 Track 9: recorded June 27, 1950 Track 10: January 22, 1957 Track 11: recorded December 8, 1944 Track 12: recorded February 19, 1951 Track 13: recorded January 18 1950 Track 14: recorded March 9, 1951 Track 15: from the Coca-Cola broadcast of May 2, 1952 Track 16: December 27, 1957 Track 17: November 1958 Track 18: March 2, 1958 in concert at Carnegie Hall Track 19: June 7, 1945 Track 20: from the Coca-Cola broadcast of November 26, 1951 Track 21: December 8, 1944 Track 22: July 1959 The analog recording source for this album was made before noise-reduction methods were available. In the digital remastering, effort was made to minimize inherent noise; radical methods were not used in order to preserve the full-frequency content of the original source. Therefore, some noise may be experienced in reproduction on wide-range equipment. 1996, BMG Music
Jan Peerce voc, 1904-1984 US album by | |
Jussi Björling voc, 1911-1960 SE album by | |
Mario Lanza voc, ts, 1921-1959 US album by | |
Ward Marston , *1952 transferred by, disc to digital tape transfer | |
Frieder Weissmann , 1893-1984 DE conductor | |
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra , US orchestra | |
Erich Leinsdorf p, 1912-1993 AT conductor | |
Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma , orchestra | |
Leo Artok , DE arranged by | |
Maximilian Pilzer , conductor | |
Ray Sinatra And His Orchestra , orchestra | |
Fernando Corena voc, 1916-1984 CH bass vocals | |
Constantine Callinicos , piano, conductor | |
Renato Cellini , 1912-1967 IT conductor | |
Jeff Alexander Choir , chorus | |
Nils Grevillius vn, 1893-1970 SE conductor | |
Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra , orchestra | |
Warner Bass , conductor | |
Unknown Artist , orchestra, chorus | |
John Corigliano vn, violin | |
Constantine Callinicos And His Orchestra , orchestra | |
Joe Reisman And His Orchestra , orchestra | |
Frederick Schauwecker p, piano | |
Sylvan Levin , conductor | |
Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma , chorus |
Judy Teener art direction |
Red Herring Design design |
Culver Pictures photography by |
Nathaniel S. Johnson reissue producer |
Tom MacCluskey remastered by, digital |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | L'africana: Mi Batte Il Cor; O Paradiso! | Jan Peerce | Giacomo Meyerbeer | 3:23 |
2 | Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle | Jussi Björling | Giacomo Puccini | 3:33 |
3 | La Danza (Tarantella Napoletana) (No. 8, Les Soirée Musicales) | Jan Peerce | Gioacchino Rossini | 2:32 |
4 | Yours Is My Heart Alone (from The Land Of Smiles) | Mario Lanza | Franz Lehár | 3:01 |
5 | Tosca: Dammi I Colori; Recondita Armonia | Jussi Björling | Giacomo Puccini | 3:00 |
6 | Rigoletto: La Donna È Mobile | Jan Peerce | Giuseppe Verdi | 2:00 |
7 | L'arlesiana: È La Solita Storia (Lamento Di Federico) | Mario Lanza | Francesco Cilea | 4:15 |
8 | La Bohème: Che Gelida Manina | Jussi Björling | Giacomo Puccini | 5:03 |
9 | Be My Love (from The Toast Of New Orleans) | Mario Lanza | Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn | 3:29 |
10 | Martha: M'apparì Tutt'amor | Jussi Björling | Friedrich von Flotow | 3:42 |
11 | Mattinata | Jan Peerce | Ruggiero Leoncavallo | 3:16 |
12 | Because | Mario Lanza | Edward Teschemacher, Guy D'Hardelot | 2:08 |
13 | I Love You Truly | Jan Peerce | Carrie Jacobs-Bond | 3:21 |
14 | Pagliacci: Ricitar!; Vesti La Giubba | Jussi Björling | Ruggiero Leoncavallo | 3:54 |
15 | Santa Lucia Luntana | Mario Lanza | E. A. Mario | 3:01 |
16 | Granada | Jan Peerce | Agustin Lara | 3:44 |
17 | Funiculì, Funiculà | Mario Lanza | Giuseppe Turco, Luigi Denza | 2:31 |
18 | Ideale | Jussi Björling | Carmelo Errico, Francesco Paolo Tosti | 3:09 |
19 | Bluebird Of Happiness | Jan Peerce | Edward Heyman, Harry Parr Davies, Sandor Harmati | 4:56 |
20 | With A Song In My Heart (from Spring Is Here) | Mario Lanza | Rodgers & Hart | 3:29 |
21 | 'O Sole Mio | Jan Peerce | Eduardo di Capua, Giovanni Capurro | 2:51 |
22 | Turandot: Nessun Dorma | Jussi Björling | Giacomo Puccini | 3:29 |