Great Armenian Baritone 1948-61

Pavel Lisitsian (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Pavel Lisitsian
• Audio CD (November 15, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WN5
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #649,871 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The fire of longing burns in my blood (V krovi gorit' ogon zhelan'ya), song for voice & piano, G. x180

2. Mary (Meri), song for voice & piano, G. x322

3. C'était en avril, song for voice & piano, TN ii/52/1

4. In my soul, song for voice & piano, Op. 14/10

5. How painful for me, song for voice & piano, Op. 21/12

6. Sadko, opera in 3 (or 5) acts: Song of the Venetian Guest

7. Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), opera, Op. 68: Yeletsky's aria

8. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: You wrote to me ... Should I decide

9. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Can this really be Tatiana?

10. Arshak II: I would that my country

11. Néron (Nero), opera: Epithalamium

12. Pagliacci, opera: Prologue

13. Pagliacci, opera: Nedda! Silvio!

14. La Traviata, opera: Di provenza il mar

15. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Eri tu?

16. Zazà, opera: Zazà, piccola zingara

17. In the silence of the secret night, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/3

18. None but the lonely heart, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/6

19. Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, song cycle for voice & orchestra (or piano): Chanson romantique

20. Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, song cycle for voice & orchestra (or piano): Chanson a boire

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars That vibrant voice gives you goose-skin-Quite outstanding, October 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Great Armenian Baritone 1948-61 (Audio CD)

This voice is so resonant and alive with ardour and passion that it is a real pleasure to end an evening with it. I also like Gobbi and Tibbet, but -wow, this is an exciting voice that hopefully will never be forgotten. I recomend this disc wholeheartedly.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the great voices, May 14, 2002

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William Supon (Cedartown, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Armenian Baritone 1948-61 (Audio CD)

This album is a real revelation. Lisitsian was mostly neglected since he was active during the closing days of Stalin's rule and the ensuing Cold War Years. But wow! What a voice! His Italian repertoire (in Russian!) is nice, but the real gems are the songs and Russian arias. The Venetian Guest's song is one of the great recordings of the century. And Pavel's "Yeletsky's Aria" from "The Queen of Spades" (Tchaikovskii) is worth the price of the album. Hvorostovsky's version is lovely, but listen to how Lisitsian caresses the first four notes--Ya vas lublyu (I love you). What a wondertul artist!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the heart singing, June 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Great Armenian Baritone 1948-61 (Audio CD)

This is a singer to treasure. He has a beautiful and rich voice with a special timbre...but, there are other beautiful and rich voices. His real and deep appeal for me comes from his authentic and from-the-heart singing completely free of false emotionalisms. My impression is one of honesty of intention and realness of expression. He rivets attention and bathes the heart and ear in his artistry.