Italian Popular Songs, Volume 1

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Annotation

Track number 5: Carmela is credited to Ernesto de Curtis on the cover, but text and music was written in 1894 by his brother Giambattista De Curtis.

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-07 14:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1'A vuchella
vocals:
Tito Schipa (tenor)
recording of:
’A vucchella
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio (in 1892)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer) (in 1904)
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:44
2L'alba sèpara dalla luce l'ombra
vocals:
Jussi Björling (Swedish tenor)
recording of:
Quattro canzoni d’Amaranta: No. 2. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
part of:
Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:27
3Anema e core
vocals:
Ferruccio Tagliavini (tenor)
recording of:
Anema e core
lyricist:
Tito Manlio
composer:
Salve d'Esposito (Italian composer)
Michele Esposito3:48
4Anima mia
vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Anima mia
composer:
Alois Melichar
Alois Melichar3:21
5Carmela
vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Carmela
lyricist and composer:
Giambattista De Curtis (in 1894)
Ernesto de Curtis3:07
6Canta pe' me!
vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Canta pe' me
lyricist:
Libero Bovio
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer)
Ernesto de Curtis3:24
7Chi se nne scorda cchiù!
vocals:
Tito Schipa (tenor)
recording of:
Chi se nne scorda cchiù
lyricist:
Roberto Marvasi
composer:
Riccardo Barthelemy
Richard Barthelemy2:47
8Core 'ngrato
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
conductor:
Dino Olivieri (Italian musician, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Core ’ngrato (Catarì, Catarì) (Original for voice & orchestra)
lyricist:
Riccardo Cordiferro (in 1911)
composer:
Salvatore Cardillo (Italian-American composer) (in 1911)
publisher:
Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
Salvatore Cardillo3:43
9La danza
vocals:
Jan Kiepura
recording of:
Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare”
lyricist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Soirées musicales
Gioachino Rossini2:51
10Funiculì, funiculà
vocals:
Alessandro Ziliani (tenor)
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Luigi Denza2:38
11Ideale
vocals:
Jussi Björling (Swedish tenor)
recording of:
Ideale
lyricist:
Carmelo Errico
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer) (in 1882)
Francesco Paolo Tosti3:24
12Mamma mia, che vo' sape'?
vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Mamma mia, che vo' sapè
lyricist:
Ferdinando Russo
composer:
Emanuele Nutile (in 1900)
Emanuele Nutile3:49
13Mandulinata a Napoli
vocals:
Joseph Schmidt (Austro-Hungarian and Romanian tenor and actor.)
recording of:
Mandulinata a Napule
lyricist:
Ernesto Murolo (in 1921)
composer:
Ernesto Tagliaferri (composer) (in 1921)
Ernesto Tagliaferri2:55
14Marechiare
vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Marechiare
lyricist:
Salvatore Di Giacomo
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
Francesco Paolo Tosti3:33
15Mattinata
vocals:
Aureliano Pertile (tenor)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (Italian composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:05
16Musica proibita
vocals:
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
recording of:
Musica proibita
lyricist:
Flick‐Flock (in 1881)
composer:
Stanislao Gastaldon (in 1881)
Stanislao Gastaldon3:42
17'O sole mio
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (Swedish tenor) (on 1937-09-04)
vocals:
Jussi Björling (Swedish tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
Eduardo di Capua3:18
18Occhi di fata
vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Occhi di Fata
lyricist:
Giovanni Tremacoldo
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer)
Luigi Denza3:00
19Santa Lucia
vocals:
Joseph Schmidt (Austro-Hungarian and Romanian tenor and actor.)
recording of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
translator:
Enrico Cossovich (Italian poet) (in 1849)
translated version of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
Teodoro Cottrau3:25
20Serenata
vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La serenata (original, for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Giovanni Alfredo Cesareo (Italian librettist)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
dedicated to:
Jules Diaz de Soria
Francesco Paolo Tosti3:34
21Torna
vocals:
Tito Schipa (tenor)
recording of:
Torna
lyricist:
Pacifico Vento
composer:
Nicola Valente
Nicola Valente3:37
22Torna a Surriento
vocals:
Tito Schipa (tenor)
recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Ernesto de Curtis3:04
23L'ultima canzone
vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
L’ultima canzone
lyricist:
Francesco Cimmino
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
dedicated to:
Rina Giacchetti
Francesco Paolo Tosti4:31
24Vieni sul mar
vocals:
Tito Schipa (tenor)
recording of:
Vieni sul mar
lyricist:
Aniello Califano
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:32