Since you are interested in The Camden and New York Recordings (1926-1927), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Gigli Edition, Vol. 15: Carnegie Hall Farewell Recitals (1955) Beniamino Gigli (tenor) / Dino Fedri (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] This final volume of the Naxos Gigli Edition, released to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the great tenor's death, is taken from his Carnegie Hall farewell concerts in April, 1955. Making their first appearance on CD here, these recordings... |
MOZART / MONTEVERDI / SCARLATTI / MASCAGNI
London Recordings (1947-1949) Beniamino Gigli (Tenor) / Studio orchestra / Rainaldo Zamboni (Conductor) / Vito Carnevali (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Gigli Edition Vol 13 / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] "With good sound, excellent transfers, insightful notes, as usual, from Alan Blyth and discographical details a model of their kind this is another worthy addition to the series. Gigli completists will need it but so will anyone interested in good... |
Beniamino Gigli, tenor, with Amelita Galli-Curci, soprano. Various orchestras
Beniamino Gigli: New York Recordings (Rec 1927-1928) [ Naxos Gigli Edition Vol 5 / CD - released 1/Mar/2004 ] "A wonderful issue, in all. The use of only two songs, which are used to round off the recital, helps the more substantial feel that the programme has. A very highly recommended snapshot of Gigli as he was in New York in the years 1927 and 1928."... |
Beniamino Gigli, tenor, with Iva Pacetti, soprano. Various orchestras
Beniamino Gigli: Milan, London and Berlin Recordings (Rec 1933-1935) [ Naxos Gigli Edition Vol 8 / CD - released 1/Mar/2005 ] "You should add this one to the collection ... the only risk being that you will probably have to buy the preceding seven volumes as well" - MusicWeb Jan 2007 |
BENJAMIN GIGLI
Beniamino Gigli: Milan, London and Berlin Recordings (1936-1938) Beniamino Gigli, tenor, with Maria Caniglia, soprano, and various accompaniments [ Naxos Gigli Edition Vol 9 / CD - released 23/Jun/2005 ] By 1936 Gigli was in his mid-forties and what may be termed his third period, vocally speaking. The tone was as golden as ever, and had, if anything, gained in strength while remaining as flexible as ever. |
Beniamino Gigli, tenor, with the Rosario Bourdon Orchestra
Beniamino Gigli: New York Recordings (1928-1930) [ Naxos Gigli Edition Vol 6 / CD - released 24/Oct/2004 ] These were the final years of Gigli's major career in America, and they overlapped with his surprisingly delayed Covent Garden début, which took place on 27th May 1930 in Andrea Chénier. He returned to London in opera in 1931, 1938 and 1939 and with... |
HALEVY / LALO / TOSTI / CARDILLO / MASSENET / TRADITIONAL / etc
London Recordings (rec 1946-1947) Beniamino Gigli (tenor) with various accompaniments [ Naxos Historical The Gigli Edition Vol. 12 / CD - released 13/Mar/2006 ] By the time the war was over Gigli was in his midfifties, and realised that his career could not go on for ever, yet he proved to be as much in demand after the war as he had been before it. |
Beniamino Gigli, tenor, with various orchestras and conductors
Beniamino Gigli: London, New York and Milan Recordings (1931-1932) [ Naxos Gigli Edition Vol 7 / CD - released 28/Dec/2004 ] When the present recordings were made, Gigli had more or less decided to leave the Metropolitan in New York after eleven years. The Depression and a loss of enthusiasm for the house decided him to return to Europe in 1932. |
Beniamino Gigli, tenor, with various soloists and orchestras
Beniamino Gigli: Camden and New York Recordings 1923-25 [ Naxos Gigli Edition Vol 3 / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] Beniamino Gigli was in the cast of the first opera I heard when I was seven years old. It was a matinée of La gioconda at the old Met: I have quite a clear recollection of Gigli singing Cielo e mar!, and an even clearer memory of the rounds of... |