Warsaw Opera Stars (1902-1927)

On this CD:

1. Halka, opera Gdyby rannym slonkiem
Composed by Stanislaw Moniuszko
Performed by Salomea Kruszelnicka

2. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Un bel dì vedremo
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Salomea Kruszelnicka

3. Chopin, opera Duet from Act III
Composed by Giacomo Orefice
Performed by Tadeusz Leliwa

4. Hrabina (The Countess), opera O moj dziaduniu
Composed by Stanislaw Moniuszko

5. Faust, opera Ah je ris
Composed by Charles Gounod

6. La Juive, opera On nadejsc ma
Composed by Fromental Halevy

7. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Weselny przebrzmial spiew
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Stanislaw Gruszczynski, Helena Zboinska-Ruszkowska

8. La forza del destino, opera La Vergine degli Angeli
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra with Helena Zboinska-Ruszkowska
Conducted by Carlo Sabajno

9. La Traviata, opera Zegnajcie przeszlosci marzenia
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra
Conducted by B. Szulc

10. Halka, opera O moi malenki
Composed by Stanislaw Moniuszko
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra
Conducted by B. Szulc

11. Varaitions from Mozart's Ah, Vous dirai-je meman
Composed by Adolphe Adam
Performed by Ada Sari

12. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera Quando rapita in estasi
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Ada Sari

13. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera Il dolce suono
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Ada Sari

14. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera Una voce poco fa
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Ada Sari

15. La Traviata, opera E' strano, é strano... Sempre libera
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Ada Sari

16. Lakmé, opera Dov'é l'indiana bruna
Composed by Leo Delibes
Performed by Ada Sari

17. Straszny Dwór (The Haunted Manor), opera Polonaise
Composed by Stanislaw Moniuszko
Performed by Waclaw Brzezinski

18. Hamlet, opera in 5 acts Brindisi
Composed by Ambroise Thomas
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra with Waclaw Brzezinski

19. Ernani, opera Karolu Wielki
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra with Waclaw Brzezinski

20. Rigoletto, opera On mi rowny
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra with Eugeniusz Mossakowski

21. Faust, opera Gdy z rodzinnych pojde stron
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra with Eugeniusz Mossakowski
Conducted by Artur Rodzinski

22. Hrabina (The Countess), opera Ensign's Aria
Composed by Stanislaw Moniuszko
Performed by Adam Ostrowski

23. The Night Review (Nochnoy smotr), song for voice & piano, G. x165
Composed by Mikhail Glinka
Performed by Adam Ostrowski

24. Halka, opera O mosciwi mi panowie
Composed by Stanislaw Moniuszko
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra with Aleksander Michalowski

25. Faust, opera Il était temps!
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra with Aleksander Michalowski

26. Martha, opera Chi mi dirà
Composed by Friedrich von Flotow
Performed by Edouard de Reszke

27. Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea, for voice & piano or orchestra, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Adamo Didur

28. Les Huguenots, grand opera in 5 acts Pif-Paf
Composed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performed by Adamo Didur

29. Mefistofele, opera Strano figlio del Caos
Composed by Arrigo Boito
Performed by Adamo Didur, Giovanni Zenatello

30. Der Freischütz, opera in 3 acts, J. 277 Viva Bacco ed il suo liquore
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Adamo Didur

31. Der Freischütz, opera in 3 acts, J. 277 No, nessun salvarti può
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Adamo Didur

32. Faust, opera Dio dell'or
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Adamo Didur

33. La Juive, opera Voi che del Dio
Composed by Fromental Halevy
Performed by Adamo Didur

34. Boris Godunov, opera (Rimsky-Korsakov edition, 2 versions) Boris Monologue from Act II
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by Warsaw National Opera Orchestra with Tadeusz Orda

Tracks:

Hooked On Romance (Part 2)
Trumpet Concerto In E-Flat (3rd Movement): Hooked On Haydn
A Night At The Opera
Also Sprach Zarathustra
Viva Vivaldi
Dance Of The Furies
If You Knew Sousa (And Friends)
Hooked On Mendelssohn

Customer Reviews:

Best collection of Classical there is........1999-03-15

For the young and old this is the best listening enjoyment you can get from Classical music. The new upbeat rhythm with the classic sounds of old will bring delight to all that like this field of music. You will find yourself tapping your toes as you listen to the mixes of the best pieces of classics mixed together with a swinging back up rhythm. The old become new to brighten up the calming sounds classical. No more falling asleep to Bach or Beethoven. You will be up moving once the sounds reach you and show you that the olds never die.