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Enrico Caruso in Opera - Vol.2

with Nellie Melba

Enrico Caruso

The 1906 recording of "M'appari" from Martha comes first, and it introduces an aspect of Caruso's singing that rarely finds a place in the critical commentaries: his subtlety ... As to the transfers,...

Enrico Caruso in Opera - Vol.2

with Nellie Melba

Enrico Caruso

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The 1906 recording of "M'appari" from Martha comes first, and it introduces an aspect of Caruso's singing that rarely finds a place in the critical commentaries: his subtlety ... As to the transfers,...

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Contents and tracklist

Che gelida manina (Recorded 1906)
Track length4:12
O soave fanciulla (Recorded 1907)
Track length3:25
Io non ho che una povera stanzetta (Recorded 1911)
Track length3:29
Testa adorata (Recorded 1911)
Track length3:32
Un dì all' azzurro spazio (Recorded 1907)
Track length3:51
Come Un bel dì di Maggio (Recorded 1916)
Track length3:05
The story of Vecchia zimarra (Recorded )
Track length3:11
Vecchia zimarra (Recorded 1916)
Track length2:07

Awards and reviews

The 1906 recording of "M'appari" from Martha comes first, and it introduces an aspect of Caruso's singing that rarely finds a place in the critical commentaries: his subtlety ... As to the transfers, I listened with intense pleasure to the singing, which I can't do if there is a strident 'top', a needle-pointed edge, an attenuation of the richness that was by all accounts one of Caruso's essential attributes. There is none of that here ... Francis Alda's spoken recollection of the events surrounding this recording is splendid - and there's a lady you wouldn't contradict lightly
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