Weber: Oberon
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Release Date: 20/02/2012
February sees the 2nd batch of Decca’s new OPERA series, with beautiful new covers, re-establishing Decca as THE OPERA COMPANY. This batch includes 20 legendardy Decca Opera Recordings in new and fresh packaging, using the original sleeve, showcasing many of the greatest opera recordings ever made. Several of these recordings are reissued at mid-price at the first time, whilst others have been unavailable for many years, so see a welcom return to the catalogue.The second batch includes the legendary recordings of L’Elisir d’Amore (Gheorghiu/Alagna), Werther (Carreras/Davis), Le Nozze di Figaro (VPO/Karajan), La boheme (Gheorghiur/Alagna), La Cenerentola (Bartoli/Chailly), La Forza del destino (Gergiev/Kirov), Il trovatore (Pavarotti/Mehta), Arabella (Te Kanawa/Tate) and many more.
Disc 1
1: Overture
2: In a Garden Full of Beautiful Flowers
3: Light As Fairy Foot Can Fall
4: Watching Over Oberon, His Sleeping Master
5: Fatal Vow!
6: Puck, Searching High and Low
7: O Why Art Thou Sleeping, Sir Huon the Brave?
8: The Vision Is Gone
9: Honour and Joy
10: Huon Is Sure That His Vision...
11: From Boyhood Trained
12: So Knight and Squire Take Ship from France
13: Haste, Gallant Knight
14: Glory
15: It Is the Wedding Day...
16: Dance of the Bayaderes
17: Reiza Whispers Anxiously...
18: Summoned By the Horn
19: While Huon and Reiza Get Ready to Leave
20: A Lonely Arab Maid
21: All Is Now Set Fair...
22: Over the Dark Blue Waters
23: But the Lovers' Troubles...
24: Spirits of Air and Earth and Sea
Disc 2
1: On a Barren Island
2: Ruler of This Awful Hour
3: Huon Has Lost the Magic Horn
4: Ocean Thou Mighty Monster
5: What Reiza Has Seen...
6: Alas Poor Mortal
7: Oberon Orders Puck
8: And Hark, the Mermaids...Oh Is Pleasant
9: Rescued By Corsairs
10: O Araby Dear
11: Sherasimin Is Entranced
12: On the Banks
13: Puck Has Magicked...
14: And I Must I Then
15: But There Is No Response...
16: Mourn Thou Poor Heart
17: Almanzor Is Bewitched
18: I Revel in Hope
19: Suddenly the Curtains Part...
20: For Thee Hath Beauty
21: Huon Tries to Break Free
22: Almanzor Is Rooted to the Spot...Hark What Notes
23: Huon With True Heroism
24: March & Finale