The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda
Opera | EAC Rip | FLAC+LOG+CUE | scans | 2 CD, 651 MB
09/02/2003 | Emi Classics | Filesonic + FileServe
“Ach so fromm” is ravishing in its intimacy (by its close, it’s normally shouted); Lohengrin’s Narrative may lack heft, but it’s a model of lyricism and Gedda darkens his tone enough to give it authortity; an aria from Goldmark’s The Queen of Sheba closes on an unearthly head-voiced high-C that’s matched only by a similar feat in Bizet’s Pearl Fishers (a performance notable for its great breath control and legato as well); Hoffman’s tale of Kleinzach is a riveting, snappy story, filled with just the schizophrenia the role requires; the Dmitri/Marina duet from Boris is energetic and filled with smoldering undercurrent; three Tchaikovsky songs become little dramas; Beethoven’s “Adelaide” and Schubert’s “Ständchen” are models of Lieder singing; selections by Gounod and Massenet exhibit his impeccable French diction and style; the high-D at the close of Adam’s “Postman” aria and repeated Cs in William Tell’s would be the envy of any tenor; and his bel canto style in a duet from Sonnambula (with Mirella Freni) is ideal. Yes, this is the very best of Nicolai Gedda. [1/17/2004] –Robert Levine, ClassicsToday.com
CD Content
cd1
01 – Nicolai Gedda; Alceo Galliera: Philharmonia Orchestra – Massenet: Werther – Pourquoi Me Réveiller? (02:52)
02 – Nicolai Gedda; Alceo Galliera: Philharmonia Orchestra – Massenet: Manon, Instant Charmant…En Ferment Les Yeux (03:17)
03 – Nicolai Gedda; Alceo Galliera: Philharmonia Orchestra – Gounod: Roméo Et Juliette – L’Amour, L’Amour…Ah! Leve-Toi, Soleil (04:37)
04 – Nicolai Gedda; Georges Prêtre: Orchestre National De L’ORTF – Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini – Une Heure Encore…La Gloire Était Ma Seule (05:49)
05 – Nicolai Gedda; Andre Cluytens: Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, René Duclos Ch – Offenbach: Les Contes D’Hoffmann – Va Pour Kleinzach! (05:22)
06 – Nicolai Gedda, Ernest Blanc; Pierre Dervaux: Orchestre Du Theatre National De L’Opera-Comique – Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles – Zurga, Quand Tous Deux…Au Fond Du Temple Saint (06:29)
07 – Nicolai Gedda; Pierre Dervaux: Orchestre Du Theatre National De L’Opera-Comique – Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles – A Cette Voix…Je Crois Entendre Encore (05:04)
08 – Nicolai Gedda; Georges Prêtre: Orchestre De L’Opéra National De Paris – Bizet: Carmen – La Fleur Que Tu Ma’Avais Jetée (03:53)
09 – Nicolai Gedda; Georges Prêtre: Orchestre National De L’ORTF – Adam: Le Postillon De Lonjumeau – Mes Amis, Écoutez L’Histoire (03:48)
10 – Nicolai Gedda; Georges Prêtre: Orchestre National De L’ORTF – Thomas (A): Mignon – Act 3: Elle Ne Croyait Pas Dans Sa Candeur Naive (03:35)
11 – Nicolai Gedda; Lamberto Gardelli: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Rossini: Guillaume Tell – Asile Héréditaire (07:19)
12 – Nicolai Gedda; Francesco Molinari Pradelli: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma – Donizetti: L’Elisir D’Amore – Act 1: Quanto È Bella (02:38)
13 – Nicolai Gedda; Francesco Molinari Pradelli: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma – Donizetti: L’Elisir D’Amore – Act 2: Una Furtiva Lagrima (04:55)
14 – Nicolai Gedda; Edward Downes: New Philharmonia Orchestra – Donizetti: Lucia Di Lammermoor – Fra Poco A Me Ricovero (03:28)
15 – Nicolai Gedda; Edward Downes: New Philharmonia Orchestra – Bellini: La Sonnambula – Prendi! L’Anel Ti Dono (05:31)
16 – Nicolai Gedda; Giuseppe Patane: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House Covent Garden – Verdi: Un Ballo In Maschera – Di’ Tu Se Fedele (03:14)
17 – Nicolai Gedda; Francesco Molinari Pradelli: Orchestra Del Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma – Verdi: Rigoletto – La Donna Mobile (02:22)
18 – Nicolai Gedda; Giuseppe Patane: Royal Opera House Orchestra – Puccini: Manon Lescaut – Donna Non Vidi Mai (02:20)
cd2
01 – Mozart. Nicolai Gedda – Il mio tesoro (Don Giovanni Act 2) (04:48)
02 – Mozart. Nicolai Gedda – Dies Bildnis ist Bezaubernd schön (Die Zauberflöte Act 1) (04:14)
03 – Nicolai Gedda – Flotow: Martha – Ach So Fromm (03:23)
04 – Nicolai Gedda; Heinrich Bender: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra – Wagner: Lohengrin – In Fernem Land (05:27)
05 – Nicolai Gedda – Magische Töne (Die Königin von Saba Act 2) (03:46)
06 – Nicolai Gedda – Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin – Kuda Kuda Kuda (06:17)
07 – Nicolai Gedda – Dimitri! Tsaryévich! Dimitri! (Boris Godunov Act 3) (11:13)
08 – Nicolai Gedda – Souvenir (Pushkin) (03:27)
09 – Nicolai Gedda – O moonlight night (Rathaus) (01:36)
10 – Nicolai Gedda – At the ball (Tolstoy) (03:04)
11 – Nicolai Gedda – Don Juan’s Serenade (Tolstoy) (02:44)
12 – Nicolai Gedda, Gerald Moore – Rachmaninov: O Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair (04:30)
13 – Nicolai Gedda – How fair this spot (Galina) (01:44)
14 – Nicolai Gedda – Adalaïde, Op.46 (Matthison) (05:45)
15 – Nicolai Gedda – Heimliche Aufforderung (John Henry Mackay) (03:24)
16 – Nicolai Gedda – Ständchen (Adolf Friedrich von Schack) (02:20)
17 – J. Strauss. Nicolai Gedda – Als flotter Geist… Ja, das alles auf Ehr’ (Der Zigeunerbaron Act 1) (02:56)
18 – Jussi Björling, Fritz Wunderlich – Lehár: Paganini – Gern Hab’ Ich Die Frau’n Geküsst (03:22)
19 – Nicolai Gedda; Willy Mattes: Graunke Symphony Orchestra, Bavairan Radio Symphony Chorus – Lehár: Das Land Des Lächelns – Act 2: Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz! (03:58)
www.filesonic.com/folder/5881411
www.fileserve.com/list/5MwBygD
