Pavarotti Forever

Luciano Pavarotti (Artist, Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Luciano Pavarotti
• Audio CD (October 9, 2007)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B000UNXZHM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,405 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Vocal & Song > Romances
  • #10 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Languages > French
  • #22 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Vocal & Song

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Nessun Dorma

2. Che gelida manina

3. Brindisi

4. Se quel guerrier io fossi!.. Celeste Aida

5. Una furtiva lagrima

6. Questa o quella

7. M'apparì

8. E lucevan le stelle

9. Amor ti vieta

10. Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. 'O Sole Mio

2. Torna a Surriento

3. Core 'ngrato

4. Funiculì, Funiculà

5. Notte 'e piscatore [Live]

6. O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)

7. Panis Angelicus

8. Ave Maria

9. Mattinata

10. La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Già la luna è in mezzo al mare"), for vo

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

On September 6th, the world lost the great tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Over the course of his brilliant career, Luciano Pavarotti had become one of the most popular artists in the history of music and his voice touched us all. His remarkable gifts broadened the horizons of the classical music world, while his generosity and philanthropy touched the lives of millions. Luciano Pavarotti will be forever remembered and revered for his enormous talent, his abundant love for life and his eternal humanity.

Product Description

For millions of people all over the world Luciano Pavarotti literally IS classical music. This outstanding collection of popular oprera arias and duets, sacred songs, and Neapolitan favourites is drawn from the finest recordings Luciano Pavarotti has made during an unparalleled career, and presents the definitive profile of one of the most important voices of all time. From "La Donna e mobile", "O sole mio" and "Torna a Sorriento" to Christmas classics "O Holy Night" and "Panis Angelicus", including, of course, his celebrated "Nessun Dorma". Bonus duets with Andrea Bocelli ("Notte e piscatore"), Cecilia Bartoli ("Cherry Duet") and Frank Sinatra ("My Way") included. Universal. 2007.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forever, indeed, October 9, 2007

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Santa Fe Listener (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pavarotti Forever (Audio CD)

This double CD at budget price in honor of the great Pavarotti must have been prepared in advance of his death, since it arrives within weeks of his demise from pancreatic cancer. CD 1 is devoted to his greatest hits from opera, CD 2 mainly to the greatest hits on the crossovver-pop side of his career. Toward the end of his long public life, Pavarotti was dismissed by critics as musically irrelevant, a once-great voice pushed far beyond its viable life span. At worst he was seen as a defector from the sacred temple of classical music to the muddy arena of popular kitsch.

Yet I loved him -- the world loved him -- beyond any other tenor in modern memory. He was immense and lovable in all his incarnations, whether at Wembley Stadium, Central Park, the Met, or his native Modena. Painted by the media as a creature of excess, I have no doubt he was, but what a glorious excess! Intimates described him as a child in a man's huge body, and he was often as lazy as he was self-indulgent. Does any of that matter? As the opera selections in this set testify, Pavarotti's dedicaiton to the highest artistic standards was a hallmark of his musicianship for twenty years. He was extravagantly gifted but also extravagantly giving. What he had to give was all of himself. That's a hugely egotistical way to go thorugh life, and yet for the rare few who can bring it off, it's also hugely rewrding, for both giver and receiver. I will never forget the one and only time I heard the great man in recital, and despite the hype of "Pavarotti Forever," his name will endure for a very, very long time.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent compilation, but..., November 24, 2007

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monoblocks (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pavarotti Forever (Audio CD)

...be forewarned. Anyone who already purchased 'Pavarotti Greatest Hits' released a decade ago in 1997 (also often referred to as 'The Ultimate Collection'), will already have this material released in this form, even if the artwork is quite a bit different.

This is a quick and (I unfortunately have to say a bit) dirty repackaging of the earlier set, without benefit of remastering or any other such tweaks. You can make your own judgments about the merits of Pavarotti's recording label for their actions in timing and makeover, but for the uninitiated it IS nonetheless a great introduction to a fabulous voice and persona that has now gone on to another realm for other souls to enjoy. For us remaining here, what we have left is his recorded legacy and memories of past concert performances. Even for longtime fans with extensive Pavarotti music already in your library, if you missed out on the earlier release version this is still worthy of purchase, if only because it contains many of Pavarotti's best recorded performances in a single collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gift., January 21, 2008

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Frank A. Stephenson "FASPhoenix" (Phoenix) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pavarotti Forever (Audio CD)

It is sad, isn't it, that we take our gifted artists for granted until they're gone forever. I'm guilty of that short-sightedness to this day and here is a great example. When Pavarotti began his rush to fame in the early 1990's, like many others, I just knew his singing would be around throughout my lifetime. Now he's gone. Had he not passed on, I probably would still not have owned this CD continuing to take his gift to us for granted. Nevertheless, the reality creeps in and I bought it in remembrance of him and I'm not one bit disappointed. The CD is clear and crisp and if you close your eyes, he is standing in the room waving his white handkirchief at you so you can wipe away the tears - I'll guarantee you they'll come.