The Ultimate Collection

1

Let The Bright Seraphim [Samson HWV 57 / Act 3]

05:55

Kiri Te Kanawa, Crispian Steele-Perkins, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Lennart Dehn - Trumpet: Crispian Steele-Perkins - Balance Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Conductor: Barry Rose - Composer: George Frideric Handel

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2. Bailero [Chants d'Auvergne]

03:32

Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Jeffrey Tate - Composer: Joseph Canteloube - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

3

4. Alleluia [Exsultate, jubilate, K.165]

02:25

Kiri Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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5. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Ps. 116/117) [Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K.339]

04:02

Kiri Te Kanawa, St Paul's Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Barry Rose - Producer: Lennart Dehn - Balance Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5

"Porgi amor"

04:30

Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Recording Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6

Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante (Carmen)

05:46

Kiri Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Richard Beswick - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Georges Bizet

7

Air des bijoux: "Ah! Je ris de me voir"

04:50

Kiri Te Kanawa, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Conductor: Sir Colin Davis - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Composer: Charles Gounod

8

Aria (Cantilena)

06:42

Kiri Te Kanawa, Lynn Harrell, Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Cello: Lynn Harrell - Ensemble: Instrumental Ensemble - Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos - Producer: Paul Myers - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

9

"Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" [Tosca / Act 2]

03:20

Kiri Te Kanawa, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Recording Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Assistant Producer: Andrew Cornall - Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Recording Engineer: John Dunkerley - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Composer: Giacomo Puccini

10

3. Beim Schlafengehen

04:52

Kiri Te Kanawa, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Balance Engineer: James Lock - Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: Richard Strauss

11

Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op.34, No.2

02:43

Kiri Te Kanawa, St Paul's Cathedral Choir, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Barry Rose - Producer: Lennart Dehn - Balance Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

12

"I know that my Redeemer liveth"

05:50

Kiri Te Kanawa, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon - Balance Engineer: James Lock

13

Ave Maria

02:47

Kiri Te Kanawa, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Orchestra: Utah Symphony - Conductor: Julius Rudel - Composer: Charles Gounod

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4. Pie Jesu

03:45

Kiri Te Kanawa, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - Conductor: Charles Dutoit - Composer: Gabriel Fauré - Producer: Paul Myers - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

15

Panis Angelicus

03:38

Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Barry Rose - Producer: Lennart Dehn - Balance Engineer: Jobst Eberhardt - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Composer: César Franck

16

"Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi) [La traviata / Act 1]

03:06

Alfredo Kraus, Kiri Te Kanawa, Silvia Mazzoni, Giorgio Gatti, Roberto Scaltriti, Donato Di Stefano, Barry Banks, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta

Tenor: Alfredo Kraus - Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Mezzo-Soprano: Silvia Mazzoni - Bass (Vocal): Giorgio Gatti - Baritone: Roberto Scaltriti - Bass (Vocal): Donato Di Stefano - Tenor: Barry Banks - Chorus: Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Orchestra: Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Conductor: Zubin Mehta - Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

17

You'll Never Walk Alone (From "Carousel")

03:38

Kiri Te Kanawa, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Recording Producer: Paul Myers - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Choir: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Orchestra: Utah Symphony - Conductor: Julius Rudel - Composer: Richard Rodgers

18

Climb Ev'ry Mountain - from "The Sound of Music"

03:15

Kiri Te Kanawa, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Recording Engineer: James Lock - Choir: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square - Recording Engineer: John Pellowe - Orchestra: Utah Symphony - Conductor: Julius Rudel - Composer/Author: Richard Rodgers

19

I Could Have Danced All Night

03:55

Kiri Te Kanawa, Judith Rees, Susan Bickley, Meriel Dickinson, London Symphony Orchestra, John Mauceri

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Vocalist: Judith Rees - Vocalist: Susan Bickley - Contralto: Meriel Dickinson - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: John Mauceri - Composer: Frederick Loewe

20

Home Sweet Home

01:20

Kiri Te Kanawa, Utah Symphony, Julius Rudel

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Orchestra: Utah Symphony - Conductor: Julius Rudel - Composer: Sir Henry Rowley Bishop

21

O Holy Night (Minuit chrétien)

04:09

Kiri Te Kanawa, London Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carl Davis

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Choir: London Voices - Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra - Conductor: Carl Davis - Composer: Adolphe Charles Adam - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Engineer: Richard Lewszey