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Archipel Records' Nicolai Gedda: The Early Records 1952-1956 is exactly that; selections taken from early EMI LP records made during such a period, heavily gated, filtered, and de-clicked. Its contents are practically identical to the first disc of U.K. EMI's three-disc set Great Moments of Nicolai Gedda, minus an additional Boris Godunov excerpt, arias from Rimsky-Korsakov's May Night, and Adolphe Adam's Le Postillon de Lumanjeau and with the aria from Rousseau's Le devin au village that begins the second disc in EMI's set tacked onto the end. This reflects the point of origin; tracks 1-12 represent the first LP Gedda made for Walter Legge, and the remaining tracks are drawn from sets of operas, whereas the added material on Great Moments of Nicolai Gedda are from outtakes in the EMI vault and, in the case of the Adam, a live recording.
While this is not an illegal reissue -- the limit in Europe for copyright on recordings is 50 years, and all but the Rousseau is well past that milestone -- it is an inferior one. If there was anything on it that was truly unique, Archipel would go out of its way to make you notice. Nevertheless, this package bears not a word of liner notes, and both the dates and backup forces indicated inside clearly establish these tracks as already well-known, long-available EMI studio recordings. While Great Moments of Nicolai Gedda may not be the most easily located of EMI's box sets devoted to opera stars, it is modestly priced, and will get you everything that's on here in the best sound possible, not to mention a heck of a lot more in terms of great Gedda drawn from his entire recording career. If you are genuinely interested in hearing the early recordings of this great tenor, then you owe it to yourself not to be taken in by Archipel's Nicolai Gedda: The Early Records 1952-1956.
© TiVo
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Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, TH 5 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Werther (Jules Massenet)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Jules Massenet, Composer - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Les pêcheurs de perles, WD 13 (Georges Bizet)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Georges Bizet, Composer - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Manon (Jules Massenet)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Jules Massenet, Composer - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
La muette de Portici, S. 16 (Daniel Auber)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor - Daniel Auber, Composer
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Roméo et Juliette, CG 9 (Charles Gounod)
Charles Gounod, Composer - Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
La Gioconda, Op. 9 (Amilcare Ponchielli)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor - Amilcare Ponchielli, Composer
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Rigoletto (Giuseppe Verdi)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Martha (Friedrich von Flotow)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor - Friedrich von Flotow, Composer
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
L'elisir d'amore (Gaetano Donizetti)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Alceo Galliera, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
La Favorita (Gaetano Donizetti)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Gaetano Donizetti, Composer - Alceo Galliera, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
L'Arlesiana (Francesco Cilèa)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Francesco Cilea, Composer - Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Alceo Galliera, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Boris Godunov (Modeste Moussorgski)
Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestra - Issay Dobrowen, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestra - Issay Dobrowen, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestra - Issay Dobrowen, Conductor
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Le devin du village (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Nicolai Gedda, Artist, MainArtist - Louis de Froment, Conductor - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Composer - Orchestre de Chambre Louis de Froment, Orchestra
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
Album review
Archipel Records' Nicolai Gedda: The Early Records 1952-1956 is exactly that; selections taken from early EMI LP records made during such a period, heavily gated, filtered, and de-clicked. Its contents are practically identical to the first disc of U.K. EMI's three-disc set Great Moments of Nicolai Gedda, minus an additional Boris Godunov excerpt, arias from Rimsky-Korsakov's May Night, and Adolphe Adam's Le Postillon de Lumanjeau and with the aria from Rousseau's Le devin au village that begins the second disc in EMI's set tacked onto the end. This reflects the point of origin; tracks 1-12 represent the first LP Gedda made for Walter Legge, and the remaining tracks are drawn from sets of operas, whereas the added material on Great Moments of Nicolai Gedda are from outtakes in the EMI vault and, in the case of the Adam, a live recording.
While this is not an illegal reissue -- the limit in Europe for copyright on recordings is 50 years, and all but the Rousseau is well past that milestone -- it is an inferior one. If there was anything on it that was truly unique, Archipel would go out of its way to make you notice. Nevertheless, this package bears not a word of liner notes, and both the dates and backup forces indicated inside clearly establish these tracks as already well-known, long-available EMI studio recordings. While Great Moments of Nicolai Gedda may not be the most easily located of EMI's box sets devoted to opera stars, it is modestly priced, and will get you everything that's on here in the best sound possible, not to mention a heck of a lot more in terms of great Gedda drawn from his entire recording career. If you are genuinely interested in hearing the early recordings of this great tenor, then you owe it to yourself not to be taken in by Archipel's Nicolai Gedda: The Early Records 1952-1956.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:07
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Nicolai Gedda
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Archipel
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2006 Archipel (P) 2006 Archipel
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