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This album is a repackaging of Deutsche Grammophon's 1994 release Granada: The Greatest Hits of Plácido Domingo. As such, it does a better job of representing what you get than did the earlier version, which showed Domingo on the cover wearing a big black Spanish hat. That ignored half of the album's contents, which consists of famous Italian opera arias. That's a reasonable balance for a collection of this kind, which ought to give the buyer a taste of the range of Domingo's abilities. Yes, he was part of opera's most energetic crossover enterprise in the modern era, but he has never let it interfere with his traditional role. The music was recorded between 1976 and 1992, all prime vocal years for the tenor, and the operatic selections give a good idea of what he's about. There's nothing really wrong with the popular songs, either, although they don't play to his greatest strength: the zarzuela tradition in which he was raised. Instead you get a variety of Caribbean songs and a few English-language items in which the voice is fine -- he can make it do pretty much whatever he wants -- but where there's competence and ease rather than deep enthusiasm. Nevertheless, this is a reasonable choice for anyone wanting a single-album Domingo sampler.
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'Granada' (Fantasía Espanola) (Ralph Siegel)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - AGUSTIN LARA, Composer, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ralph Maria Siegel, Author - Marcel Peeters, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Be My Love (Sammy Cahn)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nikolaus Brodszky, Composer - Bernard Ebbinghouse, Arranger, Work Arranger - Karl-Heinz Loges, Conductor, MainArtist - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Core 'ngrato (Riccardo Cordiferro)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Salvatore Cardillo, Composer - Riccardo Cordiferro, Author - Marcel Peeters, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Mattinata (Ruggero Leoncavallo)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Executive Producer, Recording Producer - Ruggero Leoncavallo, ComposerLyricist - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marcel Peeters, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Guenther Breest, Producer, Executive Producer - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Because (Edward Teschemacher)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Guy d' Hardelot, Composer - Edward Teschemacher, Author - Bernard Ebbinghouse, Arranger, Work Arranger - Karl-Heinz Loges, Conductor, MainArtist - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Siboney (Ernesto Casadi Lecuona)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ernesto Lecuona, Composer - Bernard Ebbinghouse, Arranger, Work Arranger - Karl-Heinz Loges, Conductor, MainArtist - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Non ti scordar di me (Domenico Furno)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ernesto De Curtis, Composer - DOMENICO FURNO, Author - Karl-Heinz Loges, Conductor, MainArtist - Frank Engelen, Arranger, Work Arranger - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Amapola (Joseph Maria Lacalle)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Joseph Maria Lacalle, Composer - Karl-Heinz Loges, Conductor, MainArtist - Frank Engelen, Arranger, Work Arranger - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
'Mucho, mucho' (Muñequita Linda) (Maria Grever)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Maria Grever, ComposerLyricist - Karl-Heinz Loges, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ay, Ay, Ay (Osman Perez Freire)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Osmán Pérez Freire, Composer - Karl-Heinz Loges, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Turandot / Act III (Giuseppe Adami)
Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Glotz, Recording Supervisor, StudioPersonnel - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Giuseppe Adami, Author - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Roberto Benaglio, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Renato Simoni, Author - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jobst Eberhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guenther Breest, Producer, Recording Producer - Jost Michael Haase, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlo Gozzi, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tosca / Act 1 (Giuseppe Giacosa)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Illica, Author - Giuseppe Giacosa, Author - Giuseppe Sinopoli, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolfgang Stengel, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Victorien Sardou, Author, Original Text Author - Reinhild Schmidt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Hiemann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Rudolf Müller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Reinhard Lagemann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pal Christian Moe, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1992 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Tosca / Act 3 (Giuseppe Giacosa)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Illica, Author - Giuseppe Giacosa, Author - Giuseppe Sinopoli, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolfgang Stengel, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Victorien Sardou, Author, Original Text Author - Reinhild Schmidt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Hiemann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Rudolf Müller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Reinhard Lagemann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pal Christian Moe, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1992 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 (Guelfo Civinini)
Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sherrill Milnes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor, MainArtist - Carlo Zangarini, Author - Joachim Niss, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guelfo Civinni, Author
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Manon Lescaut / Act I (Giacomo Puccini)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ruggero Leoncavallo, Author - Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luigi Illica, Author - Giuseppe Giacosa, Author - Domenico Oliva, Author - Giuseppe Sinopoli, Conductor, MainArtist - Giulio Ricordi, Author - Marco Praga, Author - Wolfgang Stengel, Producer, Recording Producer - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jobst Eberhardt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Hiemann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudia Hamann, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Antoine-François Prevost, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 (Felice Romani)
Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Felice Romani, Author - Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Eugene Scribe, Author, Original Text Author - Hans Weber, Producer, Editor, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Aida, Act I (Antonio Ghislanzoni)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Ghislanzoni, Author - Renate Kupfer, Producer, Recording Producer - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Auguste Mariette, Author, Original Text Author - Klaus Behrens, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Hiemann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer
℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Carmen, WD 31, Act II (Ludovic Halevy)
Georges Bizet, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henri Meilhac, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Ludovic Halevy, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prosper Mérimée, Author, Original Text Author - Gernot Westhaeuser, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joachim Niss, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rainer Brock, Producer, Recording Producer - Karl-August Naegler, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Rigoletto / Act III (Francesco Maria Piave)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Francesco Maria Piave, Author - Jobst Eberhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Victor Marie Hugo, Author, Original Text Author - Klaus Behrens, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Rudolf Müller, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Rudolf Mueller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gunter Breest, Producer
℗ 1980 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I (Cesare Sterbini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cesare Sterbini, Author - Claudio Abbado, Conductor, MainArtist - Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Author, Original Text Author - Christopher Alder, Producer, Recording Producer - Giuseppe Petrosellini, Author, Original Text Author - Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gernot von Schultzendorff, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans-Rudolf Müller, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Pal Christian Moe, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1992 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Il Trovatore / Act III (Salvatore Cammarano)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Salvatore Cammarano, Author - Carlo Maria Giulini, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Norbert Balatsch, Chorus Master, AssociatedPerformer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rosalind Plowright, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Gullino, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio García Gutiérrez, Author, Original Text Author - Jobst Eberhardt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Behrens, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus Scheibe, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Claudia Hamann, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Das Land des Lächelns / Act 2 (Ludwig Herzer)
Bobby Schmidt, Producer, Recording Producer - Franz Lehár, Composer - Placido Domingo, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig Herzer, Author - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Fritz Löhner-Beda, Author - Karl-Heinz Loges, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Günther Dycke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1976 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
This album is a repackaging of Deutsche Grammophon's 1994 release Granada: The Greatest Hits of Plácido Domingo. As such, it does a better job of representing what you get than did the earlier version, which showed Domingo on the cover wearing a big black Spanish hat. That ignored half of the album's contents, which consists of famous Italian opera arias. That's a reasonable balance for a collection of this kind, which ought to give the buyer a taste of the range of Domingo's abilities. Yes, he was part of opera's most energetic crossover enterprise in the modern era, but he has never let it interfere with his traditional role. The music was recorded between 1976 and 1992, all prime vocal years for the tenor, and the operatic selections give a good idea of what he's about. There's nothing really wrong with the popular songs, either, although they don't play to his greatest strength: the zarzuela tradition in which he was raised. Instead you get a variety of Caribbean songs and a few English-language items in which the voice is fine -- he can make it do pretty much whatever he wants -- but where there's competence and ease rather than deep enthusiasm. Nevertheless, this is a reasonable choice for anyone wanting a single-album Domingo sampler.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:39
- Main artists: Plácido Domingo London Symphony Orchestra Marcel Peeters Karl Heinz Loges
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
- Collection: Special Release
© 1994 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin This Compilation ℗ 1994 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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