Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Enrico Caruso: Best Recordings

Beautiful voice. Soft interpretation, full with sentiment. The sound is quite punished, esp. regarding the orchestral instrumentation. Lacking power, as compared to Pavarotti, he more than compensates with his intention. It is almost as if he himself were surprised with his facility to do as he pleases with his voice. With such fluid transitions, it is a shame the recordings sound so bad, but most are near or more than a century old.
Classic Options, CD: 20 tracks


Name
Year
Observation


Addio a Napoli
1919

Lolita
1908

O Sole mio
1916

La danza
1912

Tarantella sincera
1911

A Granada
1918
español

Vaghissima sembianza
1920

Vieni sul mar
1919

Le pecheurs de perles
Je crois entendre encore

Rigoletto
1908
Questa o quella

La Regina di Saba
1909
Magiche Note

Il trovatore
1906
Di quella pira

Aida
1911
Celeste Aida

Pagliacci
1907
Vesti la giubba

Un ballo in maschera
1911
Di tu se fedele

Manon Lescaut
1913
Donna non vidi mai

La Juive
1920
Rachel, quand du Seigneur

La Tosca
1909
Recondita armonia

Ombra mai fu
1920

Messe solennelle
1920
Domine Deus

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