Caruso: The Complete Electrical Re-Creations

Antonio Scotti (Performer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Giacomo Meyerbeer (Composer), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Henry Geehl (Composer), Paolo Tosti (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), d'Hardelot (Composer), Arthur Sullivan (Composer), Jules Granier (Composer), Geoffrey O'Hara (Composer), Jean-Baptiste [Baritone Vocal/Composer] Faure (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Clarence G. Gartner (Composer), Cesar Franck (Composer), Eduardo di Capua (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Teodoro Cottrau (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Antonio Scotti
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Giacomo Puccini, Georges Bizet, et al.
• Audio CD (November 15, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WN2
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #648,134 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. La Forza Del Destino: Solenne In Quest'ora - Enrico Caruso/Antonio Scotti

2. L'Africana: Mi Battle Il Cor; O Paradiso

3. I Pagliacci: Recitar, Mentre Preso Dal Delirio; Vesti La Giubba

4. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile

5. Tosca: Recondita Armonia

6. Carmen: Il Fior Che Avevi A Me Tu Dato

7. For You Alone

8. Addio

9. L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima

10. Aida: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi; Celeste Aida

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Disc: 2

1. Trusting Eyes

2. Parted

3. La Mia Canzone

4. La Procession

5. Luna D'estate

6. 'O Sole Mio

7. La Reine De Saba: Faiblesse De La Race Humaine: Inspirez-moi

8. Santa Lucia

9. Les Pecheurs De Perles: A Cette Voix; Je Crois Entendre Encore

10. Marta: M'appari Tutt'amor

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Caruso in newer settings, August 21, 2005

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This review is from: Caruso: The Complete Electrical Re-Creations (Audio CD)

This is an interesting and often enjoyable re-recording set of which possibly the most convincing example is the Inspirez-moi from Gounod's La Reine de Saba originally recorded in 1916. The process of replacing the acoustically recorded accompaniments with electrically recorded ones to provide a more "modern" sound must have been a labour of great painstaking; the generally good results are tributes to the care and perseverance of musicians and engineers alike. It is most fascinating to compare these recordings from 1927 through 1939 with the digitally recorded ones of the past few years. Perhaps surprisingly, the later recordings are not always the most convincing when there are duplications.