Bravura Basses Bravura Basses CD

Low notes, low life: it must be something in the way basses can sneak their sound down so deep - underground, undercover, underworld - that makes composers allocate all the villain roles to the bass voice! Devils, giants, sorcerers, and cruel, greedy, jealous, vicious, sleazy, sneaky men with too much power and not enough decency: basses, it seems, have all the fun! Paradoxically, though, basses get to be paragons of virtue, too. That deep, rich sound that can make the earth shake can also speak of vast wisdom and experience, of noble birth and noble purpose. But then again, it can be a slippery slope from high minded, through high-and-mighty, to high comedy, and a suitably pompous bass voice has a unique ability to make US laugh. Join some of the world's most internationally renowned artists including Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Ren Pape, Sigmund Nimsgern, Bruce Martin, John Wegner, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Owen Brannigan, Donald Shanks, Paul Robeson and more, on this magnificent Bass Aria album.

1. Mefistofele, Opera in Prologue, 4 Acts ; Epilogue: Son to Spirito Che Nega Sempre Tutto (I Am the Spirit Who Always Denies Everything 2. Don Giovanni, Opera, K. 527: Catalogue Aria: Madamina, Il Catalogo ? Questo (Little Lady, Here's the Catalogue) 3. Sadko, Opera in 3 (Or 5) Acts: Song of the Viking Guest: The Mighty Ocean Roars 4. Faust, Opera: Serenade: Vous Qui Faites L'endormie (You Who Are Supposed to Be Asleep) 5. Die Entf?hrung Aus Dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), Opera, K. 384: O, Wie Will Ich Triumphieren (Oh, How I Will Exult in 6. Fidelio, Opera, Op. 72: Hat Man Nicht Auch Gold Beineben (Without Gold) 7. Myself When Young (In a Persian Garden) 8. Les Contes D'hoffmann, Opera in 4 Acts: Scintille, Diamant (Sparkle, Diamond) 9. Billy Budd, Opera, Op. 50: O Beauty, Handsomeness, Goodness 10. Die Zauberfl÷te (The Magic Flute), Opera, K. 620: O Isis Und Osiris (O Isis and Osiris) 11. Israel in Egypt, Oratorio, HWV 54: The Lord Is a Man of War 12. Acis and Galatea, Oratorio, HWV 49: I Rage, I Melt, I Burn... O Ruddier Than the Cherry 13. La Favola D'orfeo, Opera, SV 318: O Tu, Ch'innanzi Morte (O Thou, Not Yet Dead) 14. Die G÷tterd?mmerung (Twilight of the Gods), Opera, WWV 86D: Hagen's Watch: Hier Sitz' Ich Zur Wacht (Here I Sit, Keeping Watch) 15. Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea, for Voice ; Piano or Orchestra, Edited By Rimsky-Korsakov 16. Le Nozze Di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), Opera, K. 492: La Vendetta, Oh, la Vendetta (Revenge, Ah, Revenge) 17. Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage Together? 18. Boris Godunov, Opera: Varlaam's Song: By the Walls of Kazan the Mighty Fortress 19. Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? 20. Ol' Man River, Song (From 'Show Boat')