The Three Tenors 1994
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Composer or Director: Giacomo Puccini, Lalo (Boris) Schifrin, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Rodgers, Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Ernesto De Curtis, Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Augustin Lara, Federico Moreno Torroba
Label: Teldec (Warner Classics)
Magazine Review Date: 12/1994
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 74
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 4509-96200-2
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
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(Le) Cid, Movement: ~ |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
José Carreras, Tenor Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Maravilla, Movement: Amor, vida de mi vida |
Federico Moreno Torroba, Composer
Federico Moreno Torroba, Composer Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Plácido Domingo, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Werther, Movement: ~ |
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet, Composer Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Spring Is Here, Movement: With a Song In My Heart |
Richard Rodgers, Composer
José Carreras, Tenor Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Richard Rodgers, Composer Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Granada |
Augustin Lara, Composer
Augustin Lara, Composer Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Plácido Domingo, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Non ti scordar di me |
Ernesto De Curtis, Composer
Ernesto De Curtis, Composer Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Tu, ca nun chiagne! |
Ernesto De Curtis, Composer
Ernesto De Curtis, Composer José Carreras, Tenor Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Pagliacci, 'Players', Movement: ~ |
Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Composer
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Plácido Domingo, Tenor Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Composer Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Turandot, Movement: Nessun dorma! |
Giacomo Puccini, Composer
Giacomo Puccini, Composer Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Rigoletto, Movement: La donna è mobile |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer José Carreras, Tenor Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor Plácido Domingo, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
(La) traviata, Movement: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi) |
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer José Carreras, Tenor Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor Plácido Domingo, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
(A) Tribute to Hollywood |
Lalo (Boris) Schifrin, Composer
José Carreras, Tenor Lalo (Boris) Schifrin, Composer Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor Plácido Domingo, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Around the World |
Lalo (Boris) Schifrin, Composer
José Carreras, Tenor Lalo (Boris) Schifrin, Composer Los Angeles Music Center Opera Chorus Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti, Tenor Plácido Domingo, Tenor Zubin Mehta, Conductor |
Author:
Domingo sings the first phrase of ''Vesti la giubba'' quite beautifully and sustains the broad climax well. With richness of tone, well-covered 'passage' notes, an exciting ring and, in the middle section, non-disruptive emphasis, he gives an exemplary demonstration of how to sing a popular song in his first solo, ''Amor, vida de mi vida''. In Granada he exercises the traditional charm of a good stylist at the point of leading back into the melody. Pavarotti still thrills with the clarity and resonance of his voice in the long line of high As in ''Nessun dorma''. The medleys include some pleasant quiet moments in ''Santa Lucia lontana'' and some unabashed big brassy ones in ''Brazil''. If one were to engage upon a balanced critical account it would have to start with the opening number, Carreras uneven and over-emphatic in the Prayer from Le Cid, and then continue with Pavarotti's Werther sung in
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