Ti Adoro [Hybrid SACD] [SACD]

Track Listings
1. Canto    
2. Neapolis    
3. Starai Con Me    
4. Ti Adoro    
5. Notte    
6. Come Aquile    
7. Domani Verrà    
8. Buongiorno a Te    
9. Ai Giochi Addio    
10. Stella    
11. Tu E il Tuo Mare    
12. Gladiatore    
13. Caruso - Jeff Beck, Luciano Pavarotti    

Ti Adoro, Music, Michele Centonze, Andrea / Prandi, Enrico Bellentani, Andrea / Zanni / Centonze Bellentani, Edoardo / Centonze, Michele Bennato, Roberto / Mioli, Carlo / Giannetti, Veris Bonaventura, Michele / Smith, Robin Centonze, Ornella / Centonze, Michele / Giannettoni, Luis D'Urbano, Lucio Dalla, Veris / Centonze, Michele / Nanni, Stefano Giannetti, Roberto / Barbarossa, Luca Musumarra, Roberto / Pintus, Giorgio Flavio Musumarra, Nino / Morante, Elsa Rota, Daniel / Centonze, Michele Vuletic, Zimmer / Greenaway / Pescetto, David Whitaker, Giancarlo Chiaramello, Rob Mathes, Romano Musumarra, Stefano "Tellus" Nanni, Kameron Brown, Fabio Sartoni, Gianluca Nanni, Andrea Griminelli, Daniele Bonaviri, Jeff Beck, Mark Jaimes, Giorgio "Cartolo" Fabbri, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Orchester di Roma della RAI, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alberto Bartoli, Mario Di Staso, Piero Odorici, Antonella Pepe, Luciano Pavarotti, Veris "Pecos" Giannetti, Roberto Rossi, Marco Tamburini, Manuela "Manù" Cortesi, Serenella "Sara 6" Occhipinti, Silvio Pozzoli, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Crossover, Classical Music, Opera, Opera / Operetta / Oratorio
Luciano Pavrotti: The Best (Farewell Tour)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Luciano Pavrotti: The Best (Farewell Tour)

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ASIN: B0007V5WB4
Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

  1. La donna obile
  2. Una furtiva lagrima
  3. "Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi)
  4. Donna non vidi mai
  5. Che gelida manina
  6. O soave fanciulla
  7. Mi batte il cor...O Paradiso!
  8. M'appari
  9. Quando le sere al placido chiaror d'un ciel stellato
  10. Se quel guerrier io fossi!..Celeste Aida
  11. Forse la soglia attinse
  12. Recitar! - "Vesti la giubba"
  13. Come un bel di maggio
  14. Ah mes amis - Pour mon
  15. Di quella pira
  16. Nessun dorma!

Tracks:

  1. Torna a Surriento
  2. Santa Lucia luntana
  3. La Danza
  4. L'ultima canzone
  5. Non t'amo pi
  6. Mattinata
  7. 'O sole mio
  8. 'A vucchella
  9. Core 'ngrato
  10. Nel blu, dipinto di blu
  11. Vivere
  12. Il Canto
  13. Caruso
  14. Buongiorno a te
  15. Ti adoro
  16. E lucevan le stelle
  17. Questa o quella (Ballata)
  18. Parmi veder le lagrime

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Luciano Pavrotti: The Best (Farewell Tour).......2007-06-27

Wonderful Pavarotti sings the best of the best. His voice never ceases to amaze me. Listening pleasure at it's finest.

5 out of 5 stars Luciano Pavorotti.......2007-02-17

All the songs are wonderful, can never become tired of listening to his songs. Excellent.

5 out of 5 stars Luciano is the best!.......2007-01-20

I can't speak more highly of this collection of Pavrotti's songs. I keep this two CD pack in my car so I can enjoy it on my way to and from work. Even after I have arrived, I find myself sitting in my car waiting for a song to end. Walking out on a song seems sacriligious. While I grew up listening to Caruso and Lanza, there is no question that Pavrotti is the Master! Although, I do have to admit Pavrotti has the greater advantage of modern recording technology to better present his talent than Caruso and Lanza had. However, Lanza definitely didn't have the power that Pavrotti has. With Caruso, we will never know... I highly recommend this collection of Pavrotti's, if you are a Pavrotti fan. If you aren't, buy it anyway and become one:)


















Essential Placido Domingo
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Classic Recording
  • A must for a Placido fan
  • Great for what it is
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  • Solid, comfortable, familiar -- very good!
Essential Placido Domingo

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ASIN: B00064AEYW
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Nessun Dorma!
  2. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!.. Celeste Aida
  3. Ch'Ella Mi Creda Libero E Lontano
  4. Una Furtiva Lagrima
  5. Quando Le Sere Al Placido
  6. Bimba Dagli Occhi
  7. Addio, Fiorito Asi
  8. Ingemisco
  9. Amor Ti Vieta
  10. Sincero Amor
  11. Ah! Tout Est Bien Fini-O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere
  12. Apri La Tua Finestra!
  13. E Lucevan Le Stelle
  14. Firenze E Come Un Albero Fiorito
  15. Di Rigori Armato Il Seno
  16. Sole E Amore
  17. Von Der Jugend
  18. Di Quella Pira

Tracks:

  1. Te Quiero, Morena-Jota
  2. La Roca Fria Del Calvario (Romanze)
  3. Por El Humo Se Sabe Donde Esta El Fuego
  4. Granada
  5. Andalucia
  6. Serenata Tapatia
  7. Adoro
  8. Siempre En Mi Corazon
  9. Malaguena
  10. Dulcinea
  11. The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
  12. In Pace
  13. Maria
  14. Perhaps Love
  15. Love Came For Me
  16. A Love Until The End Of Time

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Classic Recording.......2007-03-09

This was a great buy for me. The power and accuracy of Placido's voice are demonstrated well. Two CD's and 34 songs--just can't beat that for the price.

4 out of 5 stars A must for a Placido fan.......2005-04-23

If you've continously listened to this master of tenors and said "wow, I like it, I want to listen even more of him", then raise it to 5 stars, which is the rating I personally give the CD; HOWEVER, if you've only heard him once or not at all, you might want to wait a while and get to know him and other tenors better. Why? Well, disc 1 is the "classical" disc, with arias from famous operas and choral pieces by Puccini and the like, but disc 2, the "modern" or "popular" disc, contains music that will leave you a bit puzzled, since it's is not for everyone; a lot of people have never heard zarzuela or tunes by Manzanero or Lecuona. In short, this disc is better suited for fans of Placido or people who want to know him better, if not, it still is a top choice, and this way you just might fall in love with him (well, his singing, not him literally).

5 out of 5 stars Great for what it is.......2005-01-13

I agree with the previous poster that this does not contain his great dramatic stuff like otello/wagner, but the collection is a beautiful one. There are some great recordings here, and his crossover stuff(maria, Dulcinea, impossible dream) is very interesting. His opera is of course impecable and brilliant. Finally we get to hear Domingo's high C in Di Quella Pira, and its a good one. The zarzuela or spanish operetta type songs and are wonderful.

I found this to be beautiful and exhilirating to listen to.

4 out of 5 stars Certainly not ALLL the Essential Domingo.......2005-01-03

I grew up with Placido Domingo. Not in the sense of being boyhood friends, but rather in the sense that he was part of my "Golden Age" at the Metropolitan Opera. Of the "Three Tenors" (more Marketing hype than useful grouping of three fine singers) Domingo was the most dramatic - the "heaviest" of the three. His repertoire extended well beyond the lyric - and that's why this collection is not all the "essential" Domingo, but rather offers an interesting look at the lighter, more lyric side of Placido Domingo. You won't find Lohengrin or Otello here, but you will find many of the more lyric tenor arias from Verdi, Puccini and Donizetti - to name a few.

There is an "edge" to Domingo's voice that perhaps accounts for his ability to transition successfully into the heavier repertory. I find that tonal quality particularly noticeable in this collection - and sometimes too pronounced. On the other hand, there are a few wonderful surprises. His "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore is a stand out. Its rare you here a tenor with this much power sing the role. The duet "Bima dagli occhi" from Madama Butterfly with Renata Scotto, again casts Pinkerton with a quality tenor not often found in the opera house any more. I loved the selection from Gianni Schicchi - when is the last time you found Rinuccio cast with this size tenor voice - and the Italian tenor's aria from Rosenkavalier is a treasure from a recording currently out of print. And then there is one of Domingo's signature roles - Jack Rance in Puccini's La Fanciulla del West. No one sings Rance better than Domingo - and the excerpt from the complete recording finds Domingo at his very best.

Disk two is devoted to song - popular and classical. There is a fair amount of tripe - too much cross over (as in who needs to hear Domingo sing "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha - Broadway is not Mr. Domingo's genre). But there are some wonderful cuts as well - "Granada" is a Domingo encore specialty, and I was particularly struck by the song "In Pace" from the motion picture Hamlet - I never saw the film and was truly taken aback at how beautiful a song this is, and Domingo's voice soars.

I found the sound of these CD's a bit "tinny". Perhaps its the analogue to digital conversion, but I was disappointed in the overall sound. The album is badly mistitled "The Essential Placido Domingo". Certainly this is some of the essential Domingo - and some very wonderful examples of the lyric Domingo - but there is clearly a volume two to come - the dramatic Placido Domingo. But why wait - buy this fine collection, and then feast on some of the complete recordings such as Otello or Lohengrin.

4 out of 5 stars Solid, comfortable, familiar -- very good!.......2005-01-01

Why wait to see if this reviewer enjoyed Sony's latest offering: I did, and so will you. Hats off to Sony for getting it right with this two CD, 34-song bonanza of Placido Domingo singing -- well, as the name implies -- the essentials, from opera to Broadway to Hollywood, in a mix that keeps its distance while holding it all together in a package that breeds enough familiarity to make even the most harsh tenor critic purr. The more clasical offerings are on the first CD and the more sentimental are on disc two. Interestingly, I found side two more seductive and subdued in tone, and enjoyed listening to Mr. Domingo's interpretation of such popular favorites as "Maria" from "West Side Story", "Dulcinea" from "Man From LaMancha" and a couple duets with John Denver (Perhaps Love) and Maureen McGovern (A Love Without End). The songs selected for side two actually did set a thematic tone. Readers of my reviews know that I place a high value on a CDs overall ability to present what is offered in a bundle that sets and keeps a mood. I usually ask two questions: is it consistent once the mood is set; and does it keep the listener in that mood throughout once established? Here, well, here, I break from tradition and profess some confusion. The mood on disc one is not thematic but ecclectic -- from solo's to duets, from live recordings to studio, from one orchestra to the next, from upbeat to mellow. Technically, while there is some difference in the overall sound quality while switching from one setting to another, it is something you would have to listen for to catch, and becaue of this doesn't amount to a serious flaw as presented. What saves disc one from my usual "tenor blahs" is Mr. Domingo's exceptional voice and the selection of songs chosen -- which, while altering between one mood and another, are all familiar enough that we listen with knowing ease to what we expect. This isn't the kind of CD you put on while holding a conversation with anyone, but rather one you would put on, close your eyes and listen to for its sheer technical achievement -- or more precisely for Mr. Domingo's talent. The voice is clear and strong and passinate and reflects Mr. Domingo's control of his range and interpretive skills. Listen to Verdi's "Ingemisco" with The London Symphony and Leonard Bernstein; Puccini's "Bimba Dagli Occhi" with Renata Scoto (he sings a couple meodies with Scoto) and Umberto Giordino's "Amor ti Vieta" from Fedora to get an idea of what I am referring to here. It took me a couple sessions with each side to settle down and appreciate what was offered. Hopefully this review will get you ready and you will enjoy it from the start. PJW
Ti Adoro
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • TI ADORO, LUCIANO!
  • Do not understand all of the complaining!
  • retirement seems like the best option for big pav
  • this CD grows on you, big time
  • Interesting!
Ti Adoro
Luciano Pavarotti
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ASIN: B0000AN7L5
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

  1. Buongiorno
  2. Il Canto
  3. Se sei con me
  4. Ti adoro
  5. Domani vera
  6. Neapolis
  7. Ai giocchi addio
  8. Stella del fururo
  9. Notte
  10. Gladiator
  11. Tu e il tuo mare
  12. Aquile
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The voice, it must be said, is under great strain, but hard-core Pavarotti fans might want this anyway. There are lots of recording gimmicks--echoes, reverberation, overdubbing--and, at times, Pavarotti tries a jazzy style at which he's not very good. There's a big high C at the close of one song which is uncomfortable but shows a certain bravery, and the final song is sung in a sort of Sting-like high register which sounds totally alien. Those who never heard Pavarotti before 1990 will have no idea what all the fuss was about if they judge him by this CD; those who have loved and/or admired him all these years may be saddened and puzzled. An oddity, to be sure. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars TI ADORO, LUCIANO!.......2007-04-16

I love "Ti Adoro" and I love my Luciano! I don't know what all the nitpicking is about. Pavarotti is one of the best and way above what other tenors can ever dream to be in their lifetime. My very favorites are "Il Canto", "Ti Adoro", "Buongiorno a Te" and "Caruso." My beloved
Pavarotti will always be #1 with me. Gob bless you, Maestro. Ti Adoro!

5 out of 5 stars Do not understand all of the complaining!.......2006-02-20

I have most all of Pavarotti,Carreras,Domingo and Bocelli.Love them all and Ti Adoro is my favorite of Pavarotti's works.

2 out of 5 stars retirement seems like the best option for big pav.......2004-12-17

While most of the songs on this album are very well written, with catchy and touching melodies, the once-great Pavarotti has lost it. His age is clearly apparent in his voice, and while he can still sing, his upper register once so thrilling, is now, at times, cringe inducing, at one noteable point, on the final note of the Il Gladiotore (the theme song from the movie Gladiator), in which Pavarotti hits a high C, which is nearly a full semitone wide in vibrato and he drops in pitch a full tone when he comes off the note. This partcular note is, amoung others, quite disgusting, and ruins one of the best-sung songs on the CD.
Probably the most enjoyable track on the album is the title track "Ti Adoro" which is a bouncy jazz-style number, and while Pavorotti doesn't alter the tone and timbre in his voice at all to sing this very different style, it is alot of fun.
The final track, "Caruso", the heartbreaking, celebrated popera number about the death of the great tenor Enrico Caruso, is probably the most disappointing on the album. Pavarotti does it in such a ridiculously high key that any enjoyment that could be derived from this beautiful song is obliterated by the strained, harsh sound from his aged vocal chords, as he pushes himself past his current limits and sing numerous, very ugly high Cs.
Another highlight of the album is the catchy "Buogoiurno a Te" (forgive my spelling), which is almost as much fun as Ti Adoro, with Pavarotti giving another decent performance.
But, all in all, this CD was a massive let down after all the hype amoung Pavarotti fans
It is worth getting, but only for the few tracks which are worth listening to. Get it for some of the great songs, not the singer.
I'm glad to hear Luciano Pavarotti is retiring next year at age 70. He is just to old to continue singing like he used to be able to.

5 out of 5 stars this CD grows on you, big time.......2004-11-20

A Pavarotti fan, I bought this CD, took it home and listened to it once, then wondered who I could palm it off on, or maybe return it to the store. Then, a few weeks later, I put it as background for my writing work. I found myself not minding some of the songs. The next day I put it on again, again in the background. Then, I started listening to it every day. It grows on you. The songs come through upon repeated listening. I listen to Bach, Beethoven, Puccini, etc., but am a sucker for stirring movie soundtracks; and this CD has that kind of effect.

(Another great CD that grows on you to the point of not being able to live without it, is Bryn Terfel's Wales CD. Great, stirring, moving.)

3 out of 5 stars Interesting!.......2004-10-05

Hmmmm...so the great tenor Pavarotti decided to go "Popera" in the twilight of his long and phenomenally illustrious career?!

There are a few things to be said about this CD and I'm sure die hard fans of Maestro Pavarotti will take me off their X-mas card lists this year.

To begin with, this is not a very good CD in that the song selection is uneven and..well...boring for the most part.
Maestro Pavarotti's singing is still above and beyond what most tenor's can ever hope to attain in a lifetime, but there are definite and immutable signs of aging and at times he sounds like a bad imitation of his former self.

Again, why the aging maestro choose to do "pop" in the first place and then with such sub-par material is beyond me.

There are a few songs that stand out, namely "Notte" and "Caruso". "Caruso" has been heavily critizesed because of the Maestro's decision to NOT sing it operatically, rather with a more "Pop" like tone.
This is precisely why I like the track. It's different and by and far the most "modern" sounding on the CD.

Overall the CD isn't a failure, but neither is it what one would expect from one of the pre-eminent tenors of all time...even within the confines of the "Popera" genre. On the other hand, how many tenors other than Domingo still perform much less record in their late sixties? None,and perhaps both Maestro's Pavarotti and Domingo ought to take that final bow from the limelight, but that's not relevant to this review.

My verdict is that if you want "Popera" go with Bocelli, Safina, Frangoulis, Watson or Amante...not Pavarotti. Maestro Pavarotti is and always will be one of the greatest OPERATIC tenors of all time.

On a final note, this CD may well be worth purchasing simply because it is very likely the last new recording as well as the first non-operatic CD by Maestro Pavarotti. At over 70 years of age, I doubt even the great Pavarotti will attempt to make anymore commercial recordings. Collectors beware!
Ti Adoro
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Awesome!
  • Still going strong.
  • Some odd choices, but still he has the master's voice
Ti Adoro

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ASIN: B0000CE7G7
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

  1. Canto
  2. Neapolis
  3. Starai Con Me
  4. Ti Adoro
  5. Notte
  6. Come Aquile
  7. Domani Verr
  8. Buongiorno a Te
  9. Ai Giochi Addio
  10. Stella
  11. Tu E il Tuo Mare
  12. Gladiatore
  13. Caruso - Jeff Beck, Luciano Pavarotti

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome!.......2006-07-25

Luciano Pavarotti may be 70 odd, but that's no excuse for this extremely talented singer to stop one little bit. His voice is unique and warm, the songs are mostly cheery and upbeat.

1. IL CANTO (the chant)- a supreme uplifting ballad. Pavarotti is at his best throughout the song. 10/10.
2. NEAPOLIS (Naples)- not my favourite, but still well sung. 7/10
3. STARAI CON ME (You'll be with me)- another beautiful song with a lovely chorus. 9/10
4. TI ADORO (I adore you)- a somewhat strange background beat, but still the nearest thing to happy I've heard in a while. 8/10
5. NOTTE (Night)- a moving, heartfelt song. Pavarotti struggles a little bit to reach the eternal high note, but still is able to pass the test comfortably. 9/10.
6. COME AQUILE (Like Eagles)- a fantastic song, which allows Pavarotti to show off his soothing voice. 10/10.
7. DOMANI VERRA (Tomorrow will come)- well sung, nothing much more than that. 7.5/10
8. BUONGIORNO A TE (Good morning to you)- uplifting, cheerful tune with some inventive parts. 8.5/10
9. AI GIOCHI ADDIO (Farewell to your games)- a sad song with a lot of emotion from Luciano. 9/10
10. STELLA (Star)- another cheery song, slightly painful in parts. 8/10
11. TU E IL TUO MARE (It's you and your ocean)- an exquisite song which Pavarotti glides through imperially. 10/10.
12. IL GLADIATORE (The gladiator)- widely regarded to be one of the best songs on the album. Quite right. 10/10.
13. CARUSO- a very good song to finish with. Powerful and dramatic and from the depths of the heart. 9.5/10

GOOD:
Pavarotti is the only pensioner in the world to sing so well. No, probably the best person.
The songs feel like there being sung for a reason, unlike many modern singers who sing with no feeling whatsoever and hope when they release their song they might earn a bit of money.
This CD makes a good gift for everyone, because he is so famous and well-liked.
Good guidebook; lyrics in Italian and English plus a welcome note in 4 different languages.

BAD:
Pavarotti may make you cringe very occasionaly with his waring voice.

5 out of 5 stars Still going strong........2004-09-11

Pavarotti's latest album is wonderful. Here's a collection of love songs that only the "Voice" can enhance. I've been a fan of Pavarotti for a few years now, and he'll always be a singer of opera to me. Still, I find it refreshing for him to explore new styles and genres at his age. The songs are beautiful, my favorites being Il Gladiatore and Come Aquile. Oh, how can one choose? They're all great.

4 out of 5 stars Some odd choices, but still he has the master's voice.......2003-12-04

Pavarotti fans who only know him from the Three Tenors recordings may like this very much. There is lots of drama, and of course, the unique Pavarotti timbre, as well as phrasing by a master. On the song "Caruso" it would be nice to hear more of the renowned and accomplished guitarist Jeff Beck, rather than the teasing bits of background fare provided. That said, the collaboration is inspired, although Beck is the only one revealing the stretch of his artistic limits in this performance. Pavarotti's big risk on this album is the title song, which fails miserably. It sounds like a bizarre attempt at opera-singer-does-1960s-style-swinging-TV-jazz. Sometimes art works and sometimes it doesn't. Were no insiders brave enough to tell the producer and performer this was way off the mark? Listeners who love Pavarotti for his magnificent operatic performances may be disappointed in this endeavor, but it is still a joy for me to listen to him. The voice is worn a bit and aging, but it is still unmatched for sheer beauty of tone.
Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A GOOD VERSION OF A GREAT OPERA
Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri

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4 out of 5 stars A GOOD VERSION OF A GREAT OPERA.......2004-03-09

This recording has been around for a while, and, in fact, was the first stereo version of this opera to be recorded. It's very well presented here, with first class playing by the Maggio Fiorentina under the peppy direction of Silvio Varviso. The cast is a good one, with tenor Luigi Alva negotiating the difficult tenor role of Lindoro with relative ease. Fernando Corena is a first class basso buffa, and he presents a blustery and fun portrait of Mustafa. His singing is excellent, if his coloratura passagework is not. Rolando Panerai is a lyrical and flowing Taddeo, possibly the best sung account of this role on records. This very fine supporting cast is centered around the Isabella of Teresa Berganza, certainly one of the greatest Rossini mezzos of the post World War II period. Berganza's voice is lovely, and very youthful. She negotiates the Rossini coloratura with mastery, but in the final analysis she is somewhat bland and colorless. She lacks the bravura steamroller style of Marilyn Horne style of Marilyn Horne (who in turn lacked the charm of Berganza!), who herself made a memorable recording of this opera many years later. As far as "Italiana" itself is concerned, this is a perfectly acceptable presentation of the opera, and one which still stands up reasonably well against subsequent competition. To my ears, the best recording of this wonderful opera remains the old mono EMI version with Gulietta Simionato from La Scala, under the baton of Carlo Maria Guilini. Simionato did not have anywhere near the fluency for this music that Berganza or Horne had, but she certainly had style and character, and she made every comical moment count. Guilini, very simply, reincarnates the very spirit of Rossini. But in the absence of this classic version, the London/Berganza account is certainly a valid substitute ---- and of course, there's always Marilyn Horne's spectacular account on RCA ---- though as a performance, I prefer this one.
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      Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri
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        Manufacturer: Arts Music
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        Mozart: Oratorios; Cantatas; Masonic Music
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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        • Only four stars because there's more Masonic music out there
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        Tracks:

        1. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Sinfonia
        2. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo (Die loblich' und gerechte Bitte)
        3. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: No. 1 Aria (Mit Jammer muss ich schauen)
        4. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo (So vieler Seelen Fall)
        5. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: No. 2 Aria (Ein ergrimmter Lowe brullet)
        6. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: No. 3 Aria (Erwache, fauler Knecht)
        7. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo (Er reget sich)
        8. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: No. 4 Aria (Hat der Schopfer dieses Leben)
        9. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo (Dass Traume Traume sind)
        10. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: No. 5 Aria (Jener Donnerworte Kraft)

        Tracks:

        1. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo
        2. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: No. 6 Aria
        3. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo
        4. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: No. 7 Aria
        5. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo
        6. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: No. 8 Terzetto
        7. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Kommet her, ihr frechen Sunder
        8. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo
        9. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Aria
        10. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo
        11. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Aria
        12. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo
        13. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Duetto
        14. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Recitativo
        15. Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots: Coro

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        1. La Betulia liberata: Overtura
        2. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        3. La Betulia liberata: No. 1 Aria
        4. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        5. La Betulia liberata: No. 2 Aria
        6. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        7. La Betulia liberata: No. 3 Aria
        8. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        9. La Betulia liberata: No. 4 Aria con Coro
        10. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        11. La Betulia liberata: No. 5 Aria
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        14. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
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        16. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        17. La Betulia liberata: No. 8 Aria
        18. La Betulia liberata: No. 9 Coro

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        1. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        2. La Betulia liberata: No. 10 Aria
        3. La Betulia liberata: Racitativo
        4. La Betulia liberata: No. 11 Aria
        5. La Betulia liberata: Racitativo
        6. La Betulia liberata: No. 12 Aria
        7. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        8. La Betulia liberata: No. 13 Aria
        9. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        10. La Betulia liberata: No. 14 Aria
        11. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        12. La Betulia liberata: No. 15 Aria
        13. La Betulia liberata: Recitativo
        14. La Betulia liberata: No. 16 Coro

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        2. Davide penitente: No. 2 Coro
        3. Davide penitente: No. 3 Aria
        4. Davide penitente: No. 4 Coro
        5. Davide penitente: No. 5 Duetto
        6. Davide penitente: No. 6 Aria
        7. Davide penitente: No. 7 Coro
        8. Davide penitente: No. 8 Aria
        9. Davide penitente: No. 9 Terzetto
        10. Davide penitente: No. 10 Coro

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        1. Laut verkunde unsre Freude: No. 1 Coro - Recitativo
        2. Laut verkunde unsre Freude: No. 2 Aria
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        4. Laut verkunde unsre Freude: No. 3 Duetto
        5. Laut verkunde unsre Freude: No. 4 Allegro (Coro)
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        7. Adagio und Fuge In C Minor: Fuge
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        11. Dir, Seele des Weltalls: Dir danken wir die Freude
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        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Simply sublime ..........2005-03-06

        I highly recommend this set. I have played the cantata 'Davide Penitante' countless times and love it every time. It is similar to the 'Mass in C Minor' (presented in the MISSAE/REQUIEM volume of the Complete Mozart Edition) but the coloraturas and tenors display more emotion, depth and ability to sustain in 'Davide Penitante'. 'La Betula Liberata' is also awesome but, since written by a younger Mozart, the music is rather remisnescent of his early operas. If you ever wondered what Masonic music is (as I did), each piece is nothing more than a short cantata. This is one my most-played volume out of my complete collection. Buy it; you will not regret it.

        4 out of 5 stars Only four stars because there's more Masonic music out there.......2002-09-20

        I mean, Mozart hit the ground running; the first CDs are by a young Mozart, and they're wonderful; the rest is by a slightly older Mozart, and they're wonderful. I guess you could say I'm a Mozart completist, and I've listened to much of the Master's music, and I don't think he ever produced a stinker.
        Ti Adoro
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          Ti Adoro

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