{"product_id":"the-first-decade-cd-box-set","title":"The First Decade: CD Box Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"prod-meta\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27 x CDs + 1 x 45-RPM EP 7”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautifully packaged LP-sized presentation box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCDs mounted in 3 LP-sized presenters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP sized booklet including tracklists, cast lists and synopses \u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"#fn1\"\u003e*\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecially Commissioned 3000-Word editorial article by James Jolly \u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"#fn2\"\u003e**\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the relationship between Luciano Pavarotti and Decca – a fitting occasion to marvel once again at the sheer quality of the voice of the 20th Century’s greatest tenor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 27 CD survey reviews the totality of Pavarotti’s remarkably intense first decade with Decca. Everything the artist recorded for the company from signing his contract until 1973 is here, allowing critics and collectors and opera lovers once more to appreciate his exceptional achievement in that first decade for the Decca label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery single track in the set has been remastered, under the supervision of long-term Decca balance engineer Philip Siney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first of three major releases in The Pavarotti Edition in 2014, of which the second is due in mid-2014, focusing on his remarkable middle period when he became an operatic star known as ‘The King of the High Cs’. The third, due late in 2014, is entitled ‘The People’s Tenor’ and will reflect the period when his fame extended across the world and transcended the classical genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set includes an anniversary re-issue in vinyl of the famous May 1964 original first EP, cut by Pavarotti as his first recording for Decca – five arias including ‘Che gelida manina’ from La Bohème, ‘E lucevan le stelle’ from Tosca and three arias from Rigoletto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also includes a Bonus CD of Arias featuring the newly re-surfaced recording of ‘Che gelida manina’ from Pavarotti’s debut performance of La Bohème on April 29, 1961 at the Teatro Muncipale in Reggio Emilia, before his contract with Decca even commenced in 1963.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection serves to highlight the key partnerships in Pavarotti’s early recording career. The Sutherland-Pavarotti-Bonynge relationship was the first to be enshrined on record in Bellini’s Beatrice di Tenda (CD 1 – 2). Their Donizetti recordings – La Fille du Régiment (CD 2 – 3) and L’elisir d’amore (CD 4 – 5) still have few rivals:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePavarotti has a Gigli-like quality in characterisation and this suits him ideally for the role… you should readily be won over by the sheer exuberance, vocal as well as dramatic, that Sutherland brings to the role.\u003c\/p\u003e–\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpera was not the sole musical outlet for the Pavarotti of the 1960s and 1970s. He sang in choral works, such as Verdi’s Requiem and Rossini’s Stabat Mater and as his reputation spread he became a dedicated recitalist. His Verdi and Donizetti Arias (CD 25) contain some of the most perfect, natural, unforced singing of his entire career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003eCDs 1-2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBellini: Beatrice di Tenda\u003cbr\u003eSutherland • Opthof • Pavarotti • Veasey • Ward\u003cbr\u003eAmbrosian Opera Chorus • London Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bonynge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 3-4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonizetti: La Fille du Régiment\u003cbr\u003eSutherland • Pavarotti • Sinclair • Bruyère • Malas • Garrett • Coates\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra \u0026amp; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bonynge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 5-6\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore\u003cbr\u003eSutherland • Pavarotti • Cossa • Malas • Casula\u003cbr\u003eAmbrosian Opera Chorus • English Chamber Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bonynge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 7-8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Macbeth\u003cbr\u003eFischer-Dieskau • Suliotis • Ghiaurov • Pavarotti • Cassinelli\u003cbr\u003eAmbrosian Opera Chorus • London Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eLamberto Gardelli\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 9-10\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Rigoletto\u003cbr\u003eMilnes • Sutherland • Pavarotti • Talvela • Tourangeau\u003cbr\u003eAmbrosian Opera Chorus • London Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bonynge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 11-12\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonizetti: Lucia di Lammermoo\u003cbr\u003eSutherland • Pavarotti • Milnes • Ghiaurov • Davies • Tourangeau • Poli\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra \u0026amp; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bonynge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 13-14\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePuccini: Turandot\u003cbr\u003eSutherland • Pavarotti • Caballé • Ghiaurov • Pears\u003cbr\u003eJohn Alldis Choir • Wandsworth School Boys' Choir • London Philharmonic Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eZubin Mehta\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 15-16\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePuccini: La Bohème\u003cbr\u003ePavarotti • Freni • Panerai • Harwood • Ghiaurov • Maffeo\u003cbr\u003eSchöneberger Sängerknaben • Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin • Berliner Philharmoniker\u003cbr\u003eHerbert von Karajan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 17-19\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBellini: I Puritani\u003cbr\u003eSutherland • Pavarotti • Cappuccilli • Ghiaurov • Cazzaniga\u003cbr\u003eChorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden • London Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bonynge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 20-21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePuccini: Madama Butterfly\u003cbr\u003eFreni • Pavarotti • Ludwig • Kerns\u003cbr\u003eWiener Staatsopernchor • Wiener Philharmoniker\u003cbr\u003eHerbert von Karajan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCDs 22-23\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonizetti: La Favorita\u003cbr\u003eBacquier • Cossotto • Pavarotti • Ghiaurov • de Palma • Cotrubas\u003cbr\u003eOrchestra e coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna\u003cbr\u003eRichard Bonynge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD 24\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi: Messa da Requiem\u003cbr\u003eSutherland • Horne • Pavarotti • Talvela\u003cbr\u003eWiener Staatsopernchor • Wiener Philharmoniker\u003cbr\u003eGeorg Solti\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD 25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerdi \u0026amp; Donizetti: Arias (Original album plus arias from Italian Opera)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD 26\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePavarotti in Concert (Original album plus arias from Italian Opera)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD 27\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBonus Recordings\u003cbr\u003eSpecially-compiled bonus CD includes the five Italian opera arias which started Luciano Pavarotti's exclusive association with Decca in May 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlus:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRediscovered excerpts of La Bohème (1961)\u003cbr\u003eLive performances of Bellini and Massenet\u003cbr\u003eand:\u003cbr\u003eExcerpts of his first recordings of Un ballo in maschera (with Bruno Bartoletti)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: This item will be shipped by courier delivery only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recordstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49978574504178,"sku":"4785946","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/1621\/5794\/files\/pavarptti_d1e87793-1422-433d-9b29-09df1408e25a.webp?v=1787663228","url":"https:\/\/recordstero.shop\/products\/the-first-decade-cd-box-set","provider":"recordstero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}