TITO SCHIPA IN CONCERT (1939-1959) (CD)

Italian tenor Tito Schipa was one of the twentieth century’s most beloved and admired singers. This collection of live performances captures the energy and excitement of his onstage persona and presents an excellent representation of Schipa’s repertoire, which included arie antiche, opera, and popular songs in Italian and Spanish. Arias from l’Arlesiana and Rigoletto, and songs by Scarlatti, Pergolesi, Tosti, De Curtis, and others. 58 minutes, Mono

1. Marechiare (Tosti) 2:27
2. Ideale (Tosti) 3:16
3. Se Florindo è fedele (Scarlatti) 2:07
4. Fa la nanna (Sodero) 2:40
5. Tre giorni son che Nina (Pergolesi) 2:32
6. Torna a Surriento (De Curtis) 2:46
7. Chi se ne scorda cchiù (Barthelemy) 1:49
First Berlin Concert (June 1939)
Michael Racheisen, piano

8. Ideale (Tosti) 3:13
9. ’A vucchella (Tosti) 2:33
10. Se Florindo è fedele (Scarlatti) 2:06
11. Fa la nanna (Sodero) 2:40
12. Tre giorni son che Nina (Pergolesi) 2:36
13. Se tu m’ami (Pergolesi) 2:56
Second Berlin Concert (June 1939)
Michael Raucheisen, piano

14. È la solita storia from l’Arlesiana (Cilèa) 4:03
15. Parmi veder le lagrime from Rigoletto (Verdi) 4:53
Radio Concert (1942)
Berlin Radio Orchestra; Franz Marschalek, conductor

16. Vivere (Bixio) 3:27
17. Torna piccina mia (Bixio) 2:31
18. Chi se ne scorda cchiù (Barthelemy) 2:06
19. Amapola (Lacalle) 2:06
20. Marechiare (Tosti) 2:30
21. A Granada (Canción Andaluza) (Palacios) 2:46
Volendam Concert (October 31, 1959)
Frans Beeldsnijder, piano