Richard Tauber - The Essential Collection - Odeon & Parlophone Recordings 1919-1945 Richard Tauber
2CD edition.
Richard Tauber, born in Leipzig, Germany in 1891, was one of the hugely popular lyric tenors to grace the music scene during the first quarter century or so of the commercial recording era, alongside the likes of Enrico Caruso and John McCormack.
He uniquely combined serious operatic stage roles with recordings and concert performances not only of operatic pieces, but also songs from operettas and musicals, Neapolitan ballads and the popular hits from Tin Pan Alley, so that long after his untimely death from cancer in 1948, he remained a much-loved performer among the generation who grew up with his music.
This 47-track 2-CD collection comprises selected recordings from throughout his career released on the Parlophone /Odeon label, including famous tenor pieces from both the classical and popular repertoire.
It features favourites like “My Heart And I”, “You Are My Heart’s Delight”, “Nessun Dorma” (from “Turandot”), “The Flower Song” from Carmen), “Serenade” (from “The Student Prince”), “The Merry Widow Waltz”, “Lover Come Back To Me” (from “New Moon”, “Vienna City Of My Dreams”, “O Sole Mio”, “Roses Of Picardy” and many more.
It’s a collection chosen to focus on fine performances of great melodies, and as such is an ideal showcase for his highly distinctive and adaptable vocal style.
Track List
CD 1
1. LENSKI'S ARIA (From “Eugene Onegin”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 8171/8224) 1923
2. COME BACK TO SORRENTO Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 80278) 1925
3. ADDIO FIORITO ASIL (From Madama Butterfly”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon HMB875) 1925
4. NON PIANGERE LIU (From “Turandot”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20010) 1926
5. NESSUN DORMA (From “Turandot”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20010) 1926
6. AM STILLEN HERD (From “Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg” )Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 123.506) 1927
7. PRIZE SONG (From “Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg” )Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 123.506) 1927
8. O SOLE MIO Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20084) 1927
9. SONG OF THE VOLGA BOATMAN Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20097) 1927
10. YOU ARE MY HEART'S DELIGHT Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20107) 1932
11. VIENNA, CITY OF MY DREAMS Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20121) 1930
12. ACH SO FROMM Richard Taub er (Parlophone Odeon 80974) 1930
13. MATTINATA Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20135) 1931
14. SERENATA Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20135) 1931
15. LIPPEN SCHWEIGEN (MERRY WIDOW WALTZ) (From 2Die Lustige Witwe”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20175) 1932
16. PAGAN LOVE SONG Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20182) 1932
17. MANON Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20188) 1932
18. RECONDITA ARMONIA (From “Tosca”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20189) 1932
19. E LUCEVAN LE STELLE (From “Tosca”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20189) 1932
20. THE SONG OF LOVE (From “Tales Of The Vienna Woods”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20190) 1932
21. SANTA LUCIA Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20282) 1935
22. PLAISIR D'AMOUR Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20302) 1936
23. I HEAR YOU CALLING ME Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20308) 1936 From the album “Soul” (Liberty 7212) 1962
CD 2
1. ROSES OF PICARDY Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20316) 1936
2. SERENADE Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20316) 1936
3. ON WITH THE MOTLEY (From “Paganini”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20330) 1937
4. GIRLS WERE MADE TO LOVE AND KISS Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20338) 1937
5. AH SWEET MYSTERY OF LIFE Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20345) 1937
6. ONE NIGHT OF LOVE Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20346) 1937
7. ONE DAY WHEN WE WERE YOUNG (From “The Great Waltz”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20431) 1939
8. WALTZ OF MY HEART(From “The Dancing Years” Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20437) 1939
9. AVE MARIA Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20452) 1939
10. LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG (JUST A SONG AT TWILIGHT) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20482) 1940
11. I'LL WALK BESIDE YOU Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20486) 1940
12. BEGIN THE BEGUINE Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20487) 1940
13. ONE ALONE (From “The Desert Song”)Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20488) 1940
14. ONLY A ROSE (From “The Vagabond King”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20488) 1940
15. THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20491) 1940
16. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20492) 1941
17. LOVER COME BACK TO ME (From “New Moon”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20498) 1941
18. ONCE THERE LIVED A LADY FAIR Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20506) 1942
19. DEARLY BELOVED (YOU WER NEVER LOVELIER) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20522) 1943
20. MY HEART AND I Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20522) 1943
21. WITHOUT A SONG Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20526) 1944
22. WE'LL GATHER LILACS Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20538) 1945
23. FLOWER SONG (From “Carmen”) Richard Tauber (Parlophone Odeon 20550) 1946