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Classical Vinyl Album

Artist: Enrico Caruso Title: The Art Of Caruso - Volume 2. Format: Vinyl Album Label:   His Master's Voice Country: UK Date: Catalogue: CSLP 511 Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  1 Owns Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Performers
Composer	Amilcare Ponchielli, Friedrich von Flotow, Fromental Halévy, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giacomo Puccini, Jules Massenet, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Umberto Giordano
Soloist	Antonio Scotti, Enrico Caruso, Frances Alda, Geraldine Farrar, Josephine Jacoby, Marcel Journet

Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
SIDE 1
01	Enrico Caruso	"Manon Lescaut" - Donna Non Vidi Mai	Puccini	Rate
02	Enrico Caruso	"La Boheme" - Che Gelida Manina	Puccini	Rate
03	Enrico Caruso With Geraldine Farrar	"La Boheme" - O Soave Fanciulla	Puccini	Rate
04	Enrico Caruso	"Tosca" - Recondita Armonia	Puccini	Rate
05	Enrico Caruso With Antonio Scotti	"Madama Butterfly" - Ve Lo Dissi?	Puccini	Rate
06	Enrico Caruso	"Fedora" - Amor Ti Vieta	Giordano	Rate
07	Enrico Caruso	"La Gioconda" - Cielo E Mar!	Ponchielli	Rate
08	Enrico Caruso	"I Pagliacci" - Vesti La Giubba	Leoncavallo	Rate
SIDE 2
09	Enrico Caruso	"Carmen" - Air De La Fleur	Bizet	Rate
10	Enrico Caruso	"Manon" - Ah! Fuyez, Douce Image	Massenet	Rate
11	Enrico Caruso	"L'Africana" - O Paradiso!	Meyerbeer	Rate
12	Enrico Caruso	"Le Cid" - O Souverain, O Juge	Massenet	Rate
13	Enrico Caruso	"La Juive" - Rachel! Quand Du Seigneur	Halevy	Rate
14	Enrico Caruso	"Martha" - M'appari	Flotow	Rate
15	Enrico Caruso With Frances Alda, Josephine Jacoby, And Marcel Journet	"Martha" - Quartet: Dormi Pur	Flotow	Rate

Notes

Volume 2 of a 3 volume set, from the HMV Series:

Golden Treasury Of Immortal Performances

Dates of recording for tracks:

SIDE 1:

1: February 24th, 1913
2: February 11th, 1906
3: December 30th, 1912
4: November 6th, 1909
5: March 14th, 1910
6: March 17th, 1907

SIDE 2:

1: November 7th, 1909
2: December 27th, 1911
3: February 20th, 1907
4: February 5th, 1916
5: September 14th, 1920
6: February 11th, 1906
7: January 7th, 1912

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Comments and Reviews

Magic Marmalade 27th Jan 2016		Review As can be seen from the back cover notes, these are very old recordings, and as such, sound like they were recorded on very early equipment.... probably just one mic (Equivalent kit of the time). Caruso's voice is to the fore, with only faintly detectable instrumentation more distant. Which is Ok, in that it's Caruso's voice you want to hear, but bear that in mind and you'll enjoy these 'atmospheric' recordings of the early twentieth century. A couple of the tracks have audible hiss on them... Tosca, and Fedora particularly...whether this is the actual recording machine picking up the sound of it's own operation, the quality of the original recording medium, or just ambient noise is difficult to tell, but it doesn't really spoil the experience. Except in the case of Fedora, which is a slightly wobbly recording, and ends rather abruptly, which leads me to believe that the master for this disc (at least on this track), maybe a straight needle to needle lift from another record. The vinyl is of course, fantastic here, and just gets out of the way to allow you to hear the original recordings themselves - warts and all. Lovely sleeve and beautiful labels which someone could find themselves just gazing at for many minutes (ahem) with all that lovely Gold print on the white background. All makes for a lovely package, and an atmospheric, cosy afternoon's listening. (This came in at just under an hour of music, about 58 mins.) 3 people found this review helpful.   ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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