The Very Best of Desert Island Discs

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1Così fan tutte: 'Soave sia il vento'
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:13
2Cavalleria Rusticana: Easter Hymn
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni6:02
3Requiem: Dies Irae
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:23
4Don Carlos: 'The Oath duet'
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°4 “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor …” (Carlo, Rodrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)
Giuseppe Verdi3:24
5Misa Criolla: Agnus Dei
Ariel Ramírez3:53
6Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Denisa Slepkovska (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Denisa Šlepkovská (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube5:15
7The Marriage of Figaro: 'Dove sono'
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:59
8Don Giovanni: 'La ei darem la mano'
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:08
9Miserere
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri11:52
10Requiem: In Paradisum
Gabriel Fauré3:09
11Tristan and Isolde: 'Liebestod'
Richard Wagner6:52
12Carmina Burana: 'O Fortuna'
Carl Orff2:43
13Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
Giuseppe Verdi4:43
14Symphony No.9: 'Ode to Joy'
Ludwig van Beethoven7:56
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part of:Desert Island Discs compilations (order: 3)