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Jon Vickers
Jon Vickers’ voice and artistry were beyond classification. The power of his massive tenor coupled with his remarkable technique meant that he could sing Wagner with finesse and musicality, as well as bring dramatic heft to the more refined world of French opera. The voice was neither Italianate nor Germanic—it was just “Vickers,” and he approached each role he sang with intelligence and searing intensity.
This compilation offers many of his great triumphs like Peter Grimes, Enée in Les Troyens, and Siegmund, as well as some interesting rarities including Tarquinius’ aria from The Rape of Lucretia and a brutal Herod from Salome.
Track List
1. Gott! Welch dunkel hier
Fidelio. London, 1976
2. Meco all'altar di Venere
Norma. Orange, 1974
3. Du peuple et des soldats, ô roi! (In English)
Les Troyens. London, 1972
4. Inutiles regrets (In English)
Les Troyens. London, 1957
5. La rivedrà nell'estasi
Un Ballo in maschera. London, 1966
6. Io l'ho perduta!... Io la vidi
Don Carlo. Wien, 1975
7. Se quel guerrier io fossi!.. Celeste Aida
Aida. London, 1968
8. Già nella notte densa
9. Dio! mi potevi
10. Niun mi tema
Mirella Freni, Desdemona
Otello. Salzburg, 1970
Fidelio. London, 1976
2. Meco all'altar di Venere
Norma. Orange, 1974
3. Du peuple et des soldats, ô roi! (In English)
Les Troyens. London, 1972
4. Inutiles regrets (In English)
Les Troyens. London, 1957
5. La rivedrà nell'estasi
Un Ballo in maschera. London, 1966
6. Io l'ho perduta!... Io la vidi
Don Carlo. Wien, 1975
7. Se quel guerrier io fossi!.. Celeste Aida
Aida. London, 1968
8. Già nella notte densa
9. Dio! mi potevi
10. Niun mi tema
Mirella Freni, Desdemona
Otello. Salzburg, 1970
11. Tarquinius does not wait for his servant to wake
The Rape of Lucretia. Guelph, 1974
12. Go there!... In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home
Peter Grimes. London, 1969
13. What is the matter, gentlemen
Pique Dame. Ottowa, 1976
14. Ah! Herrlich! Wundervoll, wundervoll!
Leonie Rysanek, Salome
Ruth Hesse, Herodias
Salome. France, 1974
15. Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
16. No! Pagliaccio non son!
Pagliacci. Buenos Aires, 1969
17. Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater
Die Walküre. London, 1961
18. Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
Die Walküre. Salzburg, 1968
19. O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe
Birgit Nilsson, Isolde
Tristan und Isolde. Wien, 1976
20. Und drauf Isolde, wie sie winkt
Tristan und Isolde. Salzburg, 1974
21. Nur eine Waffe taugt
Parsifal. Bayreuth, 1964
The Rape of Lucretia. Guelph, 1974
12. Go there!... In dreams I've built myself some kindlier home
Peter Grimes. London, 1969
13. What is the matter, gentlemen
Pique Dame. Ottowa, 1976
14. Ah! Herrlich! Wundervoll, wundervoll!
Leonie Rysanek, Salome
Ruth Hesse, Herodias
Salome. France, 1974
15. Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
16. No! Pagliaccio non son!
Pagliacci. Buenos Aires, 1969
17. Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater
Die Walküre. London, 1961
18. Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
Die Walküre. Salzburg, 1968
19. O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe
Birgit Nilsson, Isolde
Tristan und Isolde. Wien, 1976
20. Und drauf Isolde, wie sie winkt
Tristan und Isolde. Salzburg, 1974
21. Nur eine Waffe taugt
Parsifal. Bayreuth, 1964
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4.6
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A broad spectrum from England to Russia
The double album covers two decades of Jon Vickers' operatic career (1957-1976) and offers a broad cross-section: Beethoven, Berlioz, Verdi, Britten, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Leoncavallo, Wagner. Although he has always sung very powerfully, his voice seems to have changed little: His Siegmund of 1961 sounds just as fresh as his Tristan of 1976. A rarity is the eruptive aria of Hermann, on the verge of madness, from Tchaikovsky's "Queen of Spades," sung in English.However, the technical quality is not good in several pieces. But in any case it is enough to give a realistic picture of his vocal power.
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Quite good
This is a lovely compilation. I’ve only been able to listen to the MP3 (as I’ve not been home to pick up the cd yet). With that said, there are some inconsistencies with the sound quality from track to track, which is to be expected. All in all, though, some great recordings from this wonderful tenor.
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