Pavarotti,Luciano Great Luciano Pavarotti CD

Luciano Pavarotti, one of the most acclaimed and popular Italian tenors of all time, died ten years ago in his hometown of Modena. The whole world mourned the loss one of it's most cherished celebrities. Pavarotti's unmistakable voice with it's open Italianate sound and ringing upper register was ideal for the operas of Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti and Puccini, but also the popular Italian and other repertoire that he and his admirers revelled in. Combined with his generous, charismatic personality, his thrilling vocalism made him into an icon, as famous as the rock stars he loved to perform with. Pavarotti made only a handful of recordings for Sony Classical, but they occupy a unique place in his discography. An album of Verdi rarities, newly remastered from the original analog tapes, with Claudio Abbado conducting the Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, includes arias composed for Attila, Ernani and Les v?pres siciliennes as well as a recently discovered cabaletta from I due Foscari and an early fragment from an uncompleted opera, Il solitario ed Eloisa. Gramophone acclaimed the release, praising the tenors' remarkably polished renditions, always generous in provision of voice and spirit Fine performances, both vocal andrchestral. Another CD rarity is the live recording Luciano Pavarotti in Concert, which brought the great tenor to Modenas Piazza Grande on 14 August 1985 for his first-ever concert in his native city. Needless to say, it was a joyous occasion. Joined by the Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra of Emilia Romagna, conducted by Emerson Buckley, the international superstar serenaded his adoring fellow Modenesi with a programme of his greatest hits, including the most popular tenor arias from Lucia di Lammermoor, Rigoletto, Luisa Miller, La Boh?me, Turandot, Fedora and Pagliacci plus, of course, such indispensable Italian songs as O sole mio, Torna a Surriento, Non ti scordar di me, Rondine al nido, Mamma and a heartfelt salute to Modena, Alla mia citt?. In December 1999, Pavarotti was joined for a Christmas concert at the Vienna Konzerthaus by his great colleagues Plcido Domingo and Jos? Carreras (they, as we all know, became the legendary Three Tenors when the world thrilled to their collaboration on the eve of the Word Cup Final at the Roman Baths of Caracalla on 7 July 1990). Accompanied by the Gumpoldskirchen Childrens Choir and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Steven Mercutio, their classical, popular and traditional selections from that Vienna evening range from Adeste fideles / O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Tannenbaum and Silent Night to White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, Amazing Grace and Pavarottis own composition, Ave Maria, dolce Maria.

1. Simon Boccanegra: Prelude (Remastered) - Claudio Abbado 2. Ernani, Act II: Odi Il Voto, O Grande Iddio (Remastered) - Luciano Pavarotti 3. Attila, Act III: Oh Dolore! Ed Io Vivea (Remastered) - Luciano Pavarotti 4. Don Carlo, Act I: Io la Vidi (Remastered) - Luciano Pavarotti 5. I Due Foscari, Act I: Dal Pi? Remoto Esilio (Remastered) - Luciano Pavarotti 6. I Due Foscari, Act I: S?, Lo Sento, Iddio Mi Chiama (Remastered) - Luciano Pavarotti 7. Les V?pres Siciliennes, Act IV: ? Toi, Que J'ai Ch?rie (Remastered) - Luciano Pavarotti 8. Aida: Overture (Remastered) - Claudio Abbado 9. Luisa Miller: Quando Le Sere Al Placido - Luciano Pavarotti 10. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Fra Poco a Me Ricovero - Luciano Pavarotti 11. Rigoletto: Questa O Quella - Luciano Pavarotti 12. Rigoletto: La Donna ? Mobile - Luciano Pavarotti 13. La Boh?me: Che Gelida Manina - Luciano Pavarotti 14. Mamma - Luciano Pavarotti 15. Rondine Al Nido - Luciano Pavarotti 16. Lolita - Luciano Pavarotti 17. Fedora: Amor Ti Vieta - Luciano Pavarotti 18. Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba - Luciano Pavarotti 19. Chitarra Romana (Roman Guitar) - Luciano Pavarotti 20. La Mia Canzone Al Vento - Luciano Pavarotti 21. Non Ti Scordar Di Me - Luciano Pavarotti 22. O Sole Mio - Luciano Pavarotti 23. Torna a Surriento - Luciano Pavarotti 24. Turandot: Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti 25. Cantique de N÷el (O Holy Night) - Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 26. Adeste Fideles - Jos? Carreras / Luciano Pavarotti 27. Ave Maria, Dolce Maria - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 28. Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 29. O Tannenbaum - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 30. Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle - Luciano Pavarotti 31. Amazing Grace - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 32. White Christmas - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 33. Dormi, O Bambino - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 34. Silent Night - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 35. Pregar?a (El Cant de L'ßnima a la Verge) - Jos? Carreras 36. Susani - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 37. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 38. Wiegenlied, Op. 41, No. 1 - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 39. Carol of the Drum (The Little Drummer Boy) - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo 40. La Virgen Lava Pa±ales - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 41. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 42. Sleigh Ride - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 43. Winter Wonderland - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 44. Un Nuevo Siglo - Plßcido Domingo 45. Feliz Navidad - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 46. Let It Snow - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti 47. Jingle Bells - Jos? Carreras / Plßcido Domingo / Luciano Pavarotti