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Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti
The Ultimate Collection
Genres: International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Nessun Dorma [From Turandot]
2. Che Gelida Manina [From La Boheme]
3. Brindisi [From La Traviata]
4. Celeste Aida [From Aida]
5. Una Furtiva Lagrima [From l'Elisir d'Amore]
6. Questa O Quella [From Rigoletto]
7. M'Appari [From Martha]
8. E Lucevan le Stelle [From Tosca]
9. Armor Ti Vieta [From Fedora]
10. Recitar! ... Vesti la Giubba [From Pagliacci]
11. Donna Non Vidi Mai [From Manon Lescaut]
12. La Donna E Mobile [From Rigoletto]
13. Mi Batte Il Cour... O Paradiso [From l'Africana]
14. Pourquoi Me Reveiller [From Werther]
15. La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee [From Carmen]
16. Ma Se VI Talenta... Tra Voi, Belle [From Manon Lescaut]
17. Cielo e Mar! [From la Gioconda]
18. Recondita Armonia [From Tosca]
19. Spirto Gentil [From la Favorita]
20. Di Quella Pira [From Il Trovatore]
21. Suzel, Buon Di [From l'Amico Fritz]
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. O Sole Mio
2. Torna a Surriento
3. Core 'Ngrato
4. Funicul?, Funicul?
5. Notte 'E Piscatore
6. O Holy Night
7. Panis Angelicus
8. Ave Maria
9. Mattinata
10. La Danza
11. Caro Mio Ben
12. Caruso
13. My Way
14. Santa Lucia
15. Tu Che M'Hai Preso Il Cuor
16. Mamma
17. La Mia Canzone Al Vento
18. Volare
19. Passione
20. Granada

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CD Details

All Artists: Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti, Friedrich von Flotow, Umberto Giordano, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Jules Massenet, Amilcare Ponchielli, Pietro Mascagni, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto de Curtis, Salvatore Cardillo, Luigi Denza, Manuel Garcia Morante, Adolphe Adam, Cesar Franck, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Gioachino Rossini, Lucio Dalla
Title: The Ultimate Collection
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Genres: International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Europe, Continental Europe, Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 028945800028, 028945880020, 028945800042

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CD Reviews

Pavarotti's best CD

green_bamboo | Huntsville, AL USA | 11/21/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you could have only one or two CDs of Luciano Pavarotti, this 2-CD set probably would be an excellent choice. The first CD contains a great selection of 21 arias (such as Nessun dorma, Brindisi, Di quella pira, M'appari, Una furtiva lagrima, Amor ti vieta, La donna e mobile, etc.) recorded over a period of three decades (from 1968 to 1997), and the second CD comprises 20 beautiful songs (mostly Italian lyric songs, such as O sole mio, Torna a Surriento, Core 'ngrato, Ave maria, Caro mio ben, Santa Lucia, etc.) recorded from 1974 to 1995. Two songs in CD #2 appear to be ill-chosen among the otherwise excellent selections: "My Way", where Pavarotti sings along with Frank Sinatra, is not the sort of song one would expect in this CD set. In "Notte 'e piscatore", where Andrea Bocelli joins Pavarotti, Bocelli's voice is rather disappointing in comparison to Pavarotti's. But overall this CD set is, in my opinion, the best of Pavarotti's CDs. If this set is too pricey for you, you may want to consider Pavarotti's "Romantic Italian Love Songs", which has a good selection of arias and Italian lyric songs (a total of 17 selections) in just one CD."

The best compilation available.

insoc | Miami, Florida United States | 02/05/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, the price is a little high but amongst the many official and unofficial Pavarotti compilations out there, this is the most comprensive compilation available. Disc 1 is a Pavarotti classical compilation, gathering his most notorious arias performances, Disc 2 is Pavarotti "popular" compilation, having songs like My Way and Caruso. So you get both sides of Pavarotti, classical and popular. The selection as you can see is great. Why did I give it 4 and not 5 stars? Because the quality of the sound recording is not that great (im not saying is awful but is like 6.5 out of 10) and the booklet is very omise and lack a lot of information, actually, I wouldnt call it a booklet. Anyway, you just cant get a compilation like this. Thats why I bought it. It could have been 5 stars, but it is 4."

Great Music......Horrible Mastering

Paul K. Ross | Seattle, WA | 07/23/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Pavarotti has a voice that can take hold of you and change your entire mood...even if you don't know Italian. The problem with this set is the mastering (mastering evens out the volumes and signal to noise ratio on an album). The first CD in this collection is so quiet that you literally have to crank your player to get any kind of volume. For a professional CD this is absolutely unacceptable.

The song choices are good with the exception of "My Way" with Frank Sinatra. Both singers sound ....ummm...let's just say less than their best on the recording. It sits out like a boil on a pretty girl's face."