The Great Mario Lanza

On this CD:

1. Funiculì Funiculà for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib)
Composed by Luigi Denza
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

2. My Song My Love
Composed by Sammy Cahn
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

3. Granada for voice & orchestra (with chorus ad lib)
Composed by Agustin Lara
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

4. Diane
Composed by Erno Rapee
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

5. Thine Alone (from Eileen)
Composed by Victor Herbert
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

6. Pagliacci, opera La Giubba
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

7. A vucchella ("Arietta di Posilippo") for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

8. Serenade for voice & piano or orchestra (Rimpianto) No 1, Op 6
Composed by Enrico Toselli
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

9. Because You're Mine for voice & orchestra
Composed by Nicholas Brodszky
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

10. Marechiare for voice & piano/orchestra
Composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

11. Rosary, The, for voice & piano
Composed by Ethelbert Nevin
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

12. Lolita, serenata spagnola for voice & orchestra
Composed by Arturo Buzzi-Peccia
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

13. Mattinata, song for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

14. The Lord's Prayer
Composed by Albert Hay Malotte
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

15. Be my love
Composed by Sammy Cahn
Performed by Mario Lanza
Conducted by Ray Sinatra

Tracks:

Be My Love
I'll Never Love You
Because You're Mine
The Song Angels Sing
Drink, Drink, Drink
Serenade
The Loveliest Night of the Year
La Donna E Mobile
Because
For You Alone
Golden Days
Deep In My Heart, Dear
If I Loved You
Yours Is My Heart Alone
One Night Of Love
Beloved
Beautiful Love
With A Song In My Heart
You Are My Love
Call Me Fool

Tracks:

All The Things You Are
My Song,My Love
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Will You Remember
Granada
Lolita
Serenade
Temptation
Lygia
Lady of Spain
This Land
Lee-Ah-Loo
Tina-Lina
Boom Biddy Boom Boom
The Bayou Lullaby
The Lord's Prayer
And Here You Are
Song of Songs
Somewhere A Voice Is Calling
I Never Knew

Tracks:

Ciribiribin
Wonder Why
Come Dance With Me
O Sole Mio
Younger Than Springtime
For the First Time (Come Prima)
Never Till Now
Arrivederci, Roma
If You Were Mine
Behold!
A Night to Remember
Love in a Home
Do You Wonder
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
One Alone
Aida:Celeste Aida
Carmen: Flower Song
La Traviata: Brindisi
Rigoletto:Questa O Quella
Pagliacci:Vesti La Giubba
Cavalleria Rusticana: Addio Alla Madre

Customer Reviews:

Selections from the Greatest Voice of the Last Hundred Years.......2007-03-13

Mario Lanza was, arguably, the greatest tenor and greatest singer of this and the last century. It is difficult to appreciate him without listening to a variety of selections. This collection has some of his best recordings and exhibits the versatility and variety that he possessed that permitted him to "crossover" from opera to popular music with a ease.

I recommend this for those who already know Lanza to some extent but want to go into more depth and understand his marvelous skills.

A Must Have .......2006-12-12

I had forgotten what a beautiful voice Mario Lanza had. This collection contains opera and pop selections that exhibit the power yet sweetness of his voice. Fortunately, we have his CD's and videos so we can remember and listen to his gorgeous, vibrant voice and personality. I highly recommend this collection along with his wonderful movies, especially The Great Caruso.

The Mario Lanza Collection.......2006-11-10

I had forgotten just how beautiful a voice from the past was. It is a wonderful collection

The MARIO LANZA Collection.......2006-08-19

extract from most important LPs. Brilliant sound quality from RCA. Also included are soundtrack recordings from some of his movies. The are several reissues from Mario Lanza but this one is a collection you should have.

WONDERFUL!!!!!.......2005-10-19

The Mario Lanza Collection is a three CD set and it has 61 songs and they all sound great. The mastering on this set is excellent and the song choice is very very good. It would have been perfect if they added a forth CD with more Arias, Italian songs and Sacred Arias. BUT still this set is a great introduction to Lanza. Lanza's voice was powerful and beautiful; if you are a fan of great singing, you will love Lanza. Highlights on this CD set are; Be my Love, Because your Mine, Serenade, With a Song in My Heart, Temptation, The Lord's Prayer, Ciribirbin, O Solo Mio, Ariverducci Roma, and on and on. They are many many great songs on this set, and I highly recommend it.

Average customer rating:

The Great Lanza Shows he that he was "The American Caruso"
A voice is a person
Love Lanza, not my favoirte collection
Wonderful voice, disputable arrangements, lack of texts
The best work of Lanza's life.

The Great Caruso/Sings Caruso Favorites

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003EV1
Release Date: 1989-08-25

Tracks:

Rigoletto: Questa o quella
Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
Rigoletto: Parmi veder le lagrime
TOSCA: Recondita armonia
TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar
Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
Vieni sul mar
Senza nisciuno
Musica proibita
Vaghissima sembianza
Serenata
Lolita
Luna d'estate
L'alba separa dalla luse l'ombra
Pour un baiser
La mia canzone
Ideale
Santa Lucia

Customer Reviews:

The Great Lanza Shows he that he was "The American Caruso".......2007-03-13

Some of Mario Lanza's best classical opera work is in this album. It shows the richness of his operatic voice and why he was the greatest tenor of all time. One who has listened to other great tenors needs to compare with Lanza for the depth and breath of his operatic talent. They will see that he was second to none as this set of recordings shows. It also proves that if he had taken the route to the stage he would have been among the greatest performers of opera of his generation and even ours. That he chose the silver screen, recordings and concerts is a benefit to us who can still enjoy his vast talent. I recommend this for Lanza lovers and those who want to hear the best.

A voice is a person.......2006-09-10

This recording makes it clear that rumours at the time of Mario Lanza's death of his `deteriorating voice' were gossip. The Caruso-album reveals on the whole a large, strong and gifted voice that responds duly to Sir Peter Pears' saying `A violin is a violin, and a piano is a piano, but a voice is a person'. Lanza's egality is unstressed from top to almost bottom, and he appears so humble towards his material - no overextended pitch notes -, that one may wonder whether he should not have committed himself fully to the opera. The arias from the Caruso-film carry his fresh, lively personal trade mark which hyper-aesthetics may call bad taste as much as they like, but which in fact reveals the personality. The Caruso Favourites, however, recorded just shortly before his death vary notably in quality with some Morricone's arrangement of especially Tosti's and Gabriele d'Annunzio's `L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra' (The dawn separates shade from light) as the bottom. This song which is perhaps the best, Tosti ever wrote, is disgracefully sweetened by violinistic candy-floss that makes one long fiercely for the interpretations by Jussi Björling (see below) or Carlo Bergonzi (Sony 01 060785-10). On top is Gastaldon's `Musica Proibita' which Lanza sings with so much warmth and genuine sweetness that it reminds one of Björling's lovely `Visa kring slånblom och månskära' (Ballad of blackthorn and moonlight) recorded in 1953 (EMI 7243 5 66306 2 8). Mario Lanza renders us himself purely and entirely, and it is RCAVictor who is to blame for the lack of texts in the cover and the unsuitabe arrangement mentioned above

***(*)

Love Lanza, not my favoirte collection.......2001-07-24

Lanza is my favorite tenor and certainly he there is nothing on this CD that diminishes my opinion of him in that regard. The CD is a classic of course because of the classic movie. Nonetheless, this particular array of music is not my favorite demonstration of Lanza's talent. I'd recommend the 1949-1959 Historical Recordings CD most of all for the best of Lanza.

Wonderful voice, disputable arrangements, lack of texts.......1999-08-30

The best work of Lanza's life........1998-10-08

This piece is unquestionably the best work of Lanza's life. The CD, which takes its title from the movie of the same name, amply demonstrates the power for which Lanza is so famous. It is this CD, more than any other, to which you should refer when comparing the strengths of Caruso, Lanza and Pavarotti. It is a joy from beginning to end.

Average customer rating:

Great Caruso

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2GV7E
Release Date: 2005-03-29

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The Great Caruso

Manufacturer: Prism Leisure Corp. PLC
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0008EJYRS

Product Description

The film musicals collection of The Great Caruso w/Mario Lanza and Ann Blyth. Highlights from the Student Prince-soundtrack recording.

Average customer rating:

Skip it...bad CD

The Great Mario Lanza

Manufacturer: Goldies Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005MYB
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Funiculi Funicula
My Song My Love
Granada
Diane
Thine Alone
Pagliacci: Vesti La Giubba
A Vuchella
Toselli's Serenade
Because You're Mine
A Marechiare
The Rosary
Lolita
Mattinata
The Lords Prayer
Be My Love

Customer Reviews:

Skip it...bad CD.......2001-10-30

Poor quality music. Would almost swear that it had been
recorded from an A.M. radio station. Does little justice
to Mr. Lanza's marvelous voice. Spend your music listening
dollars elsewhere. Unusually bad.... Instant yard sale material.

Average customer rating:

The Great Mario Lanza

Manufacturer: Goldies
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000051L2N
Release Date: 1998-09-10

Tracks:

Funiculi Funicula
My Song My Love
Granada
Diane
Thine Alone
Pagliacci: Vesti La Giubba
A Vuchella
Toselli's Serenade
Because You're Mine
A Marechiare
The Rosary
Lolita
Mattinata
The Lords Prayer
Be My Love

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Great Tenors Christmas

Manufacturer: Unison
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0002V23F2

Product Description

1/ Deck The Halls 2/ Gesu Bambino 3/ A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 4/ Adeste Fideles 5/ O Christmas Tree 6/ Cantique De Noel (O Holy Night) 7/ It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 8/ Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/March of The Kings 9/ Pamis Angelicus