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Verdi: Falstaff (2CD) [Original recording remastered]

~ Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Robert Shaw (Conductor), Arturo Toscanini (Conductor), Shaw Chorale (Orchestra), NBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), et al.
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  • Performer: Giuseppe Valdengo, Herva Nelli, Nan Merriman, Cloe Elmo
  • Orchestra: Shaw Chorale, NBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Robert Shaw, Arturo Toscanini
  • Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
  • Audio CD (4 Mar 2000)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Red Seal
  • ASIN: B00004R8ME
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 199,086 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 1/Falstaff!NBC Symphony Orchestra;Arturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 5:07£0.69
Listen  2. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 1/Ssss. Sei polli: sei scelliniArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:02£0.69
Listen  3. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 1/So che se andiamArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:51£0.69
Listen  4. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 1/V'è noto un talArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 3:40£0.69
Listen  5. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 1/L'Onore! Ladri!Arturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 3:12£0.69
Listen  6. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 1/Ma, per tornare a voiArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott0:46£0.69
Listen  7. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Alice - MegArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:21£0.69
Listen  8. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Fulgida Alice! Amor t'offroArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 2:37£0.69
Listen  9. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Quell'otre! quel tino!Arturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott0:42£0.69
Listen10. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/È un ribaldo, un furbo, un ladroArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 2:03£0.69
Listen11. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Pst, pst, NanettaArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:39£0.69
Listen12. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Falstaff m'ha canzonettaArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:29£0.69
Listen13. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Torno all'assaltoArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 2:17£0.69
Listen14. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Udrai quanta eglie sfoggiaArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott0:48£0.69
Listen15. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Del tuo barbaro diagnosticoArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott0:45£0.69
Listen16. Falstaff/Act I/Scene 2/Qui più non si vagoliArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:40£0.69
Listen17. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 1/Siam pentiti e contritiArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 6:18£0.69
Listen18. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 1/Alice è mia!Arturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:12£0.69
Listen19. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 1/Padron; di là c'è un certo Maestro FontanaArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott0:35£0.69
Listen20. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 1/Signore, v'assista il cielo!Arturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 3:09£0.69
Listen21. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 1/Io l'amo e lei non m'amaArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 5:06£0.69
Listen22. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 1/Il diavolo se lo porti all'infernoArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:21£0.69
Listen23. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 1/È sogno? o realtà?Arturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 4:08£0.69
Listen24. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 1/Eccomi quaArturo Toscanini;Giuseppe Valdengo;Herva Nelli;Nan Merriman;Cloe Elmo;Frank Guarrera;Teresa Stich-Randall;Gabor Carelli;Antonio Madasi;John Carmen Rossi;Norman Scott 1:38£0.69


Disc 2:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Presenteremo un bill, per una tassaArturo Toscanini0:41£0.69
Listen  2. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Giunta all'Albergo della GiarrettieraArturo Toscanini 1:43£0.69
Listen  3. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Nannetta, e tu non ridi?Arturo Toscanini 1:40£0.69
Listen  4. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Gaie comari di Windsor!Arturo Toscanini 1:43£0.69
Listen  5. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/alfin t'ho coltoArturo Toscanini 3:19£0.69
Listen  6. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Quand'ero paggioArturo Toscanini0:58£0.69
Listen  7. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Mia signora!Arturo Toscanini 1:15£0.69
Listen  8. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Il diavolo cavalcaArturo Toscanini 1:32£0.69
Listen  9. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Vien quaArturo Toscanini0:49£0.69
Listen10. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Al ladro!Arturo Toscanini0:49£0.69
Listen11. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Se t'agguanto!Arturo Toscanini 3:17£0.69
Listen12. Falstaff/Act II/Scene 2/Ned! Will! Tom! Isaac!Arturo Toscanini 1:35£0.69
Listen13. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 1/Ehi! Taverniere!Arturo Toscanini 6:01£0.69
Listen14. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 1/Reverenza.Arturo Toscanini 1:23£0.69
Listen15. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 1/LeggeArturo Toscanini 1:28£0.69
Listen16. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 1/Quanto il rintoccoArturo Toscanini 4:24£0.69
Listen17. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 1/Provvedi le lanterneArturo Toscanini 2:06£0.69
Listen18. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Dal labbro il cantoArturo Toscanini 3:48£0.69
Listen19. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Nossignore!Arturo Toscanini 1:32£0.69
Listen20. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Una, due, tre, quattroArturo Toscanini 1:54£0.69
Listen21. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Odo un soave passo!Arturo Toscanini 1:16£0.69
Listen22. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Ninfe! Elfi! Silfi!Arturo Toscanini 2:00£0.69
Listen23. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Sul fil d'un soffio etesioArturo Toscanini 3:35£0.69
Listen24. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Alto là! - Chi va là?Arturo Toscanini 1:01£0.69
Listen25. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Ruzzola, ruzzolaArturo Toscanini 2:54£0.69
Listen26. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Naso vermiglio!Arturo Toscanini 1:17£0.69
Listen27. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Cavaliero - ReverenzaArturo Toscanini 1:07£0.69
Listen28. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Ogni sorta di gente dozzinaleArturo Toscanini 2:19£0.69
Listen29. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!Arturo Toscanini 1:39£0.69
Listen30. Falstaff/Act III/Scene 2/Tutto nel mondo è burlaArturo Toscanini 3:24£0.69

On this CD:
  1. Falstaff
    Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
    Performed by Shaw Chorale, NBC Symphony Orchestra
    with Giuseppe Valdengo, Herva Nelli, Nan Merriman, Cloe Elmo, Frank Guarrera, Teresa Stich-Randall, Antonio Madasi, Gabor Carelli, John Carmen Rossi, Norman Scott
    Conducted by Robert Shaw, Arturo Toscanini

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According to Toscanini's biographer Harvey Sachs, the Maestro viewed Falstaff as the most successful marriage of words and music in the history of the lyric theater. The same can be said about his 1950 NBC broadcast performance of Verdi's final opera. Karajan's EMI traversal from the '50s has the advantage of stereo and stronger solo singers, yet Toscanini achieves a remarkable synergy among pit, stage, and text that honors the composer's ensemble values with heartfelt brilliance at every turn. The orchestra not only sings: it talks, weaving incisive yet never obtrusive commentary around the vocalists, while sailing effortlessly through a maze of mood and tempo changes. By all accounts, Toscanini coached his cast to the extreme, and it shows. The excellent mono recording is well-balanced and still vivid after all these years. If I had to choose but one recording to demonstrate Toscanini's unique artistry, it would be this. Full texts and translations are included. --Jed Distler

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5.0 out of 5 stars Toscanini triumphs, 24 April 2001
By Erik Aleksander Moe "riddion" (Oslo, Norway) - See all my reviews
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I inserted the first CD into my player and found myself transformed into the world Verdi's greatest masterpiece of lyrics and music. Certainly the glory must go to Toscanini for making this complex work such a joy to listen to. He produces some of the most beautiful tones from the orchestra that perfectly matches with the glorious singing of Valdengo, Nelli, Merriman, Elmo, Guarrera and the others. I can't think of a single negative thing about this recording.

Giuseppe Valdengo was in such firm tone and his acting are just right on the money. All the women of the piece are also excellent. And some recognition must also go to the chorus.

This recording is for all lovers of Verdi supreme masterpiece and of Toscanini.

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