Aida

Verdi (Artist), Giannini (Artist), Pertile (Artist), Menghini-Cattaneo (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Arkadia: the 78's
• ASIN: B000005O6R
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,099 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Aida, opera: Preludio

2. Aida, opera: Act 1, scene 1: 'Sì: corre voce che l'Etiope ardisca...'

3. Aida, opera: Act 1, scene 1: 'Se quel guerrier io fossi!'

4. Aida, opera: Act 1, scene 1: 'Quale insolita gioia...'

5. Aida, opera: Act 1, scene 1: 'Alta cagion v'aduna...'

6. Aida, opera: Act 1, scene 1: 'Ritorna vincitor!'

7. Aida, opera: Act 1, scene 2: 'Possente Fthà...'

8. Aida, opera: Act 1, scene 2: 'Mortal, diletto ai Numi...'

9. Aida, opera: Act 2, scene 1: 'Chi mai fra gl'inni e i plausi...'

10. Aida, opera: Act 2, scene 1: 'Fu la sorte dell'armi a' tuoi funesta...'

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Aida, opera: Act 3: 'O tu che sei d'Osiride...'

2. Aida, opera: Act 3: 'Qui Radamès verrà/O cieli azzurri...'

3. Aida, opera: Act 3: 'Ciel! mio padre!...'

4. Aida, opera: Act 3: 'Su, dunque! sorgete...'

5. Aida, opera: Act 3: 'Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida...'

6. Aida, opera: Act 3: 'Fuggiam gli arbori inospiti...'

7. Aida, opera: Act 3: 'Aida! - Tu nom m'ami...'

8. Aida, opera: Act 3: 'Di Napata le gole!...'

9. Aida, opera: Act 4, scene 1: 'L'aborrita rivale a me sfuggia...'

10. Aida, opera: Act 4, scene 1: 'Già i Sacerdoti adunansi...'

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Oldie But Goodie, August 8, 2000

By 

Charles Weinstein "chuckroast" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aida (Audio CD)

This performance is another from the HMV original 78's recorded between the Wars. These are golden age singers at or near their best.

They have a sense of style and ensemble that is rare in today's jet age performances. It sounds like these singers had been performing together for a long time.

This may be the first recording of Aida and as a performance it can match or surpass anything done today. I did not give it five stars because of the dated sound, but once your ear gets accostomed to the generally constricted nature of the sound it is quite acceptable.The voices are the thing, and they come through quite well.