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
