The Early Recordings with Enrico Caruso

Ruggero Leoncavallo (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Amilcare Ponchielli (Composer), Giacomo Meyerbeer (Composer), Arrigo Boito (Composer), Umberto Giordano (Composer), Luigi Denza (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Gaetano Donizetti (Composer), Alberto Franchetti (Composer), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Performer), Salvatore Cottone (Performer), Enrico Caruso (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ruggero Leoncavallo, Salvatore Cottone, Enrico Caruso
• Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo, Georges Bizet, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, et al.
• Audio CD (September 4, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B00000J7VS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,585 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Mattinata - Enrico Caruso/Ruggerio Leoncavallo

2. Les Pecheurs De Perles: Je Crois Entendre Encore

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

4. Aida: Celeste Aida

5. Tosca: Recondita Armonia

6. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile

7. Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola Ch'ai Di Latti La Cammisa ('Siciliana')

8. La Gioconda: Cielo E Mar

9. Les Huguenots: Ah, Quel Spectacle Enchanteur...Plus Blanche Que La Blanche Hermine

10. Mefistofele: Dai Campi, Dai'prati

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedremo - Geraldine Farrar

2. Pagliacci: Prologue: Si Puo? Si Puo? - Pasquale Amato/Francis J. Lapitino

3. Lucrezia Borgia: Il Segreto Per Esser Felice - Sigrid Onegin

4. Die Walkure: Der Manner Sippe - Lotte Lehmann

5. Don Giovanni: Dalla Sua Pace - Richard Tauber

6. A Life For The Tsar: I Do Not Grieve - Antonina Nezhdanova

7. Les Pecheurs De Perles: Je Crois Entendre Encore - Dmitri Smirnov

8. Cleopatre: Air De La Lettre: Tes Messages D'amour (Air De La Lettre) - Marcel Journet

9. Louise: Depuis Le Jour - Nellie Melba

10. Un Ballo In Maschera: Eri Tu, Che Macchiavi - Mattia Battistini

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming in it's antiquity..., December 8, 2003

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T. Braselton "the-smiler" (Olathe, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Early Recordings with Enrico Caruso (Audio CD)

This is an absolutely necessary for any true Opera buff. Caruso is, with out a doubt the greatest tenor of all time, and this recording shows that well. The only reason I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is the fact that it has a lot of hiss. This is unavoidable since all of the songs were recorded between 1902 and 1910, but I would not recommend buying this set if you cannot stand that sound for long. The technique, the passion... it's all there! It's a good collection of the world's "pioneer" tenor.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful sampler of essential classics from a true GREAT. Thank you Nimbus records., January 25, 2008

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Kersi Von Zerububbel "Kersi" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Early Recordings with Enrico Caruso (Audio CD)

This is a superb collection of Caruso's versatility. You will get a good sampling of the VOICE. For any opera lover this set is a must. However, even if opera is not your baliwick get this CD because it truly showcases a Master plying his art.

The sound quality is quite good considering that these are historical performances. There is a hiss but the beauty of the numbers far over shadows this drawback.

A cautionary note. There are two CDs in this set but ONLY CD ONE has
Caruso's recordings. CD TWO contains samples from Nimbus' Prima Voce series and has recordings by various artists. Even CD TWO is great but for my money just the Caruso CD is worth its weight in gold.

Superb! What a bargain from the folks at Nimbus.