Description
Great Scenes From Verdi - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ambrosian Singers, London Symphony Orchestra, Abbado / Decca LP Stereo
SXL 6443
Nicolai Ghiaurov (or Nikolai Gjaurov, Nikolay Gyaurov, Bulgarian: Николай Гяуров) (September 13, 1929 – June 2, 2004) was a Bulgarian opera singer and one of the most famous basses of the postwar period. He was admired for his powerful, sumptuous voice, and was particularly associated with roles of Mussorgsky and Verdi. Ghiaurov married the Bulgarian pianist Zlatina Mishakova in 1956 and Italian soprano Mirella Freni in 1978, and the two singers frequently performed together. They lived in Modena until Ghiaurov's death in 2004 of a heart attack.
| Label: | Decca – SXL 6443 |
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| Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Stereo
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| Country: | UK |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Gli Arredi Festivi... Sperate, O Figli (Zaccaria) - Nabucco | 13:07 | |
| A2 | Va, Pensiero... Oh, Chi Piange? (Zaccaria) - Nabucco | 9:13 | |
| B1 | Chi V'impose Unirvi A Noi?... Come Dal Ciel Precipita (Banquo) - Macbeth |
8:10 | |
| B2 | O Patria... O Tu, Palermo (Procida) - I Vespri Siciliani | 8:13 | |
| B3 | A Te L'estremo Addio... Il Lacerato Spirito (Fiesco) - Simon Boccanegra | 6:16 |
- Bass Vocals – Nicolai Ghiaurov
- Chorus Master – John McCarthy
- Composed By – Verdi
- Conductor – Claudio Abbado
- Ensemble – The Ambrosian Singers
- Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
- Tenor Vocals – Leslie Fyson
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