Gemma: Paolo Tosti ~ Songs

 

PAOLO TOSTI (1846-1906)

Paulo Tosti


CD I


Mario Lanza

MARIO LANZA
1. Marechiare (Di Giacomo – Tosti)

Februari 23, 1951, New York

2. Luna d’estate (Lazzolle-Tosti)

3. L’alba separa dale luce l’ombra (D’Annunzio-Tosti)
Arr.: Morricone

4. Pour un baiser (Doncieux-Tosti)
Arr.: Nadin

5. La mia canzone (Cimmino-Tosti)
Arr.: Morricone

6. Ideale (Errico-Tosti)

Orchestra
Conductor: Paul Baron
Rome, June 1959

7. A Vuchella (D’Annunzio-Tosti)

Orchestra
Conductor: Ray Sinatra

Renata Tebaldi

RENATA TEBALDI
8. A Vuchella (D’Annunzio-Tosti)

Giorgio Favaretto (piano)
September 1957

9. A Vuchella (D’Annunzio-Tosti)
Arr.: Gamley

New Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Anton Guadagno
London 1969

10. Sogno (Guerrini)

Richard Bonynge (piano)
London 1972

Tito Gobbi

TITO GOBBI
11. A Vuchella (D’Annunzio-Tosti)
1948

12. Marechiare (Di Giacomo – Tosti)

London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Armando La Rosa Parodi
London, Oktober 2, 1952

13. Malia (Pagliara- Tosti)
14. Donna, vorrei morir (Tosti)
15. A Vuchella (D’Annunzio-Tosti)
16. Ideale (Errico-Tosti)

Gerald Moore (piano)
London, 1955

Giuseppe di Stefano

GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO
17. Marechiare (Di Giacomo – Tosti)

Orchestra
Conductor: Dino Olivieri
Milan, April 1953

18. Ideale (Errico-Tosti)
19. L’Ultima canzone (Cimmino-Tosti)
20. Aprile (Pagliara-Tosti)
21. Luna d’estate (Lazzolle-Tosti)
22. La Serenata (Cesareo-Tosti)
23.Non t’amo piu (Gognette-Tosti)
24. Malia (Pagliara- Tosti)
25. Chanson de l’adieu (D’Haraucourt-Tosti)
(Sung in French)

CD II

1. A Vuchella ()D’Annunzio-Tosti

Orchestra
G.M. Guarino
1962

Carlo Bergonzi

CARLO BERGONZI

2. Non t’amo piu (Gognette-Tosti)
3. L’Ultima canzone (Cimmino-Tosti)

Vincenzo Scalera (piano)
Zurich, September 30, 1991

Franco Corelli

FRANCO CORELLI
4. A Vuchella (D’Annunzio-Tosti)

Orchestra
Conductor: Franco Ferraris
Milan, 1961

Luciano Pavarotti

LUCIANO PAVAROTTI
5. La Serenata (Cesareo-Tosti)
6. Non t’amo piu (Gognette-Tosti)
7. Luna d’estate (Lazzolle-Tosti)
8. Malia (Pagliara- Tosti)

Leon Magiera (piano)
Los Angeles, September 23, 1973

9. A Vuchella (D’Annunzio-Tosti)
10. L’Ultima canzone (Cimmino-Tosti)
11. L’alba separa dale luce l’ombra (D’Annunzio-Tosti)
Leone Magiera (piano)
Salzburg, July 31, 1976

12. Marechiare (Di Giacomo – Tosti)
Leone Magiera (piano)
Barcelona, June 8, 1989

Michel Dens

MICHEL DENS
13. Si tu le voulais (Vacaresco-Tosti)
14. Chanson de l’adieu (D’Haraucourt-Tosti)

Orchestre
Conductor: Georges Tzipine
Paris, April 1958

15. Ninon (Musset)

Orchestre de la Societé des Concerts du Conservaitoire
Conductor: Yvon Leenart
Paris, Juni 1966

Alain Vanzo

ALAIN VANZO
16. Ninon (Musset)
J. Michel Defaye (piano)
Paris ?

Rosa Ponselle

ROSA PONSELLE
17. Good-bye (Tosti)
1918

18. Good-bye (Tosti)
1924

19. Good-bye (Tosti)
April, 1936

20. La Serenata (Serenade) (Cesareo-Tosti)
Tosti
1924

21 . Luna d’estate (Lazzolle-Tosti)

Orchestra
Rosario Bourdon
1926, May 18, 1926


Tosti's songs are characterized by natural, singable melodies and sweet sentimentality. Tosti is remembered for his light, expressive songs. His style became very popular during the Belle Époque and is often known as salon music. As a composer, Tosti is exceptional. Since the beginning of the recording era, numerous recording artists specializing in classical Italian repertoire have recorded Tosti songs, yet Tosti never composed opera. Famous singers from the recent past such as Enrico Caruso, Nellie Melba, Ezio Pinza have left behind recordings of his songs.


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CD Length and Format:

CD 1 77.32 minutes
CD 2 76.26 minutes

The CDs are in MP3 Format (320 kbps), with Cue Sheets.