Gaetano Donizetti - Classical Archives

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Recordings: 5,933 tracks
Stage Works
Vocal Works
- Songs and Solo Vocal Works
- Choral Works
Orchestral Works
Chamber Works
Piano Works
Miscellaneous: Commentary on Donizetti's Life and Works

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Stage Works
5,503 tracks
- Operas (A-I)
  1,210 tracks
  - Alina, regina di Golconda (opera)
    2 tracks
  - Anna Bolena (opera)
    259 tracks
  - Belisario (opera)
    80 tracks
  - Betly (opera)
    19 tracks
  - Caterina Cornaro (opera)
    60 tracks
  - Dom Sébastien, roi du Portugal (opera)
    21 tracks
  - Don Gregorio, opera
    25 tracks
  - Don Pasquale (opera)
    363 tracks
  - Elisabetta al castello di Kenilworth (opera)
    2 tracks
  - Gemma di Vergy (opera)
    105 tracks
  - I pazzi per progetto (opera)
    20 tracks
  - Il Campanello di notte (opera)
    34 tracks
  - Il diluvio universale (opera)
    34 tracks
  - Il falegname di Livonia (Pietro il Grande; opera)
    42 tracks
  - Il fortunato inganno (opera)
    31 tracks
  - Il furioso all'isola di San Domingo (opera)
    29 tracks
  - Il giovedì grasso (opera)
    13 tracks
  - Il Duca d'Alba (opera)
    2 tracks
  - Il borgomastro di Saardam (opera)
    32 tracks
  - Fausta (opera)
    1 track
  - Don Sebastiano, Re del Portogallo - original version
    2 tracks
  - Il castello di Kenilworth, opera
    34 tracks
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  Operas (L)
  3,293 tracks
  - L'ajo nell' imbarazzo (opera)
    15 tracks
  - L'assedio di Calais (opera)
    6 tracks
  - L'elisir d'amore (opera)
    849 tracks
  - La favorita (opera)
    261 tracks
  - La fille du régiment (opera)
    295 tracks
  - La zingara (opera)
    47 tracks
  - Le convenienze teatrali, opera
    11 tracks
  - Le duc d'Albe (opera)
    79 tracks
  - Linda di Chamounix (opera)
    132 tracks
  - Lucia di Lammermoor (opera)
    1,316 tracks
  - Lucrezia Borgia (opera)
    240 tracks
  - La follia di Carnovale (opera)
    1 track
  - Les martyrs, opera
    1 track
  - L'ange de Nisida, opera
    40 tracks
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  Operas (M-Z)
  1,000 tracks
  - Maria de Rudenz (opera)
    32 tracks
  - Maria di Rohan (opera)
    36 tracks
  - Maria Padilla (opera)
    4 tracks
  - Maria Stuarda (opera)
    383 tracks
  - Marino Faliero (opera)
    42 tracks
  - Parisina (opera)
    72 tracks
  - Pia de' Tolomei (opera)
    44 tracks
  - Poliuto (opera)
    127 tracks
  - Rita, ou Le mari battu (opera)
    18 tracks
  - Roberto Devereux (Il Conte di Essex; opera)
    82 tracks
  - Rosamonda d'Inghilterra (opera)
    39 tracks
  - Torquato Tasso (opera)
    1 track
  - Ugo conte di Parigi (opera)
    38 tracks
  - Zoraide di Granata (opera)
    1 track
  - Olivo e Pasquale, opera
    81 tracks
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Vocal Works
210 tracks
- Songs and Solo Vocal Works
  94 tracks
  - A mezzanotte (arietta)
    4 tracks
  - Ah, rammenta, o bella Irene (cavatina)
    4 tracks
  - Amor marinaro ('Me voglio fà na casa'; canzonetta napoletana)
    11 tracks
  - Amore e morte (arietta)
    6 tracks
  - Dirti addio (song)
    2 tracks
  - Eterno amore e fè
    1 track
  - Giuro d'amore (arietta)
    1 track
  - Il barcajuolo (song)
    5 tracks
  - Il pescatore (song)
    3 tracks
  - Il Sospiro (melodia)
    4 tracks
  - J'attends toujours ('Dans la course rapide'; romance)
    2 tracks
  - L'amor funesto (song)
    2 tracks
  - L'amor mio (song)
    1 track
  - La conocchia (arietta)
    6 tracks
  - La corrispondenza amorosa (Cifre d'amore; Les Billets doux; song)
    3 tracks
  - La dernière nuit d'un novice (L'ultima notte di un novizio; ballad)
    2 tracks
  - La lontananza (arietta)
    1 track
  - La mère et l'enfant (song)
    2 tracks
  - La ninna-nanna (ballata)
    2 tracks
  - La sultana (song)
    2 tracks
  - La zingara ('Fra l'erbe cosparse;' arietta)
    1 track
  - Le crépuscule (song)
    2 tracks
  - Lu trademiento (canzone napoletana)
    2 tracks
  - Nuits d'te a Pausilippe (text by V. Hugo)
    3 tracks
  - Parafrasi del Christus, for soprano, alto and strings
    4 tracks
  - Più che non m'ama un angelo (L'amor funesto; song)
    1 track
  - Su l'onda tremula ride la luna (song)
    1 track
  - Te voglio bene assaje (canzone napoletana)
    2 tracks
  - Una lagrima (song)
    2 tracks
  - È morta (scene)
    1 track
  - Cristoforo Colombo (La scoperta dell'America), scenic cantata for baritone and orchestra
    7 tracks
  - Nisi Dominus in D
    1 track
  - Salve Regina in F
    1 track
  - Tecum principium in F (1819)
    1 track
  - De torrente in F
    1 track
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  Choral Works
  116 tracks
  - Ave Maria, offertory for soprano, chorus and string orchestra
    4 tracks
  - Requiem, for chorus and orchestra (for benediction of tomb of Alfonso della Valle di Casanova)
    3 tracks
  - Requiem for Bellini, for soloists, chorus and orchestra
    15 tracks
  - Aristea, cantata
    14 tracks
  - Miserere in D-, 'Psalm 50' (arr. I. Mariassy)
    7 tracks
  - Credo in D
    3 tracks
  - Messa di Gloria
    7 tracks
  - Messa da Requiem
    53 tracks
  - Gloria in C
    1 track
  - Domine ad adjuvandum in C (1819)
    1 track
  - Magnificat in D
    1 track
  - Laudate pueri in C
    1 track
  - Gloria Patri e sicut erat
    1 track
  - Iste confessor in D
    1 track
  - In convertendo in C
    1 track
  - Beatus vir in F
    1 track
  - Dixit Dominus in C
    1 track
  - Dominus a dextris in D-
    1 track
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Orchestral Works
45 tracks
- Allegro for Strings in C
  3 tracks
- Andante sostenuto in F-
  3 tracks
- Concertino (untitled work) for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra in Bb
  4 tracks
- Concertino for English Horn and Orchestra in G
  5 tracks
- Concertino for Flute and Orchestra in C- (orch.of Flute Sonata)
  2 tracks
- Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra in F (orch.of Oboe Sonata)
  4 tracks
- Concertino in D for Flute and Orchestra
  1 track
- Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in D-
  12 tracks
- Grand Imperial Military March for the Sultan of Turkey, for orchestra (or symphonic band)
  1 track
- Sinfonia concertante in D
  1 track
- Sinfonia for Winds in G-
  2 tracks
- Sinfonia in D- (on the death of A. Capuzzi)
  6 tracks
- Sinfonia in G-
  1 track
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Chamber Works
144 tracks
- String Quartet No.10 in G-
  4 tracks
- String Quartet No.1 in Eb
  4 tracks
- String Quartet No.2 in A
  4 tracks
- Flute Sonata in C-
  3 tracks
- String Quartet No.3 in C-
  4 tracks
- Larghetto and Allegro in G-, for violin and harp
  1 track
- Oboe Sonata in F
  4 tracks
- Solo for oboe and organ (reconstructed by F. Caldini)
  1 track
- Sonata for Flute and Harp in G-
  2 tracks
- Sonata for Violin (or Flute) and Harp in G
  4 tracks
- Sonata for Violin and Harp in G
  2 tracks
- String Quartet No.11 in C
  4 tracks
- String Quartet No.12 in C
  4 tracks
- String Quartet No.13 in A
  4 tracks
- String Quartet No.17 in D
  16 tracks
- String Quartet No.19 in E-
  8 tracks
- String Quartet No.4 in D
  20 tracks
- String Quartet No.6 in G-
  12 tracks
- String Quartet No.7 in F-
  12 tracks
- String Quartet No.8 in Bb
  4 tracks
- String Quartet No.9 in D-
  12 tracks
- Studio primo for oboe in C ('Per l'amico Beginigni')
  1 track
- Trio for flute, bassoon and piano
  2 tracks
- Solo in F-, andante sostenuto, for oboe and piano
  1 track
- Moderato in Sol, per violoncello e pianoforte
  1 track
- Study for Clarinet, No.1
  1 track
- Larghetto (Trio) for flute, bassoon and piano in C
  2 tracks
- Andante sostenuto, pour hautbois et harpe
  2 tracks
- Studio No.1 in Bb, for clarinet and piano
  1 track
- String Quartet No.5 in E-, A.469
  4 tracks
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Piano Works
15 tracks
- Variations for piano (or harpsichord) in G
  1 track
- Sinfonia for Piano in A
  4 tracks
- Pastorale, for piano in E
  1 track
- Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in A (arr. P. Spada for piano 4 hands)
  1 track
- Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in C (arr. P. Spada for piano 4 hands)
  1 track
- Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in D (I) (arr. P. Spada for piano 4 hands)
  3 tracks
- Sonata for Piano 4 Hands in G (arr. P. Spada for piano 4 hands)
  1 track
- La solita sonata (arr. P. Spada for piano 4 hands)
  1 track
- Polacca in D (arr. P. Spada for piano 4 hands)
  1 track
- Una delle piu matte (arr. P. Spada for piano 4 hands)
  1 track
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Miscellaneous: Commentary on Donizetti's Life and Works
16 tracks
- An Introduction to Donizetti's 'L'elisir d'amore' (Naxos): Narration by David Timson
  16 tracks

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Free Play: 14 tracks
Stage Works
- Operas (A-I)
- Operas (L)
- Operas (M-Z)
Vocal Works
- Songs and Solo Vocal Works
- Choral Works
Orchestral Works
Chamber Works
Piano Works
Miscellaneous: Commentary on Donizetti's Life and Works

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Stage Works
11 tracks
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  Operas (L)
  9 tracks
  - L'elisir d'amore (opera)
    3 tracks
  - Linda di Chamounix (opera)
    1 track
  - Lucia di Lammermoor (opera)
    5 tracks
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  Operas (M-Z)
  2 tracks
  - Maria Stuarda (opera)
    2 tracks
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Vocal Works
1 track
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  Choral Works
  1 track
  - Ave Maria, offertory for soprano, chorus and string orchestra
    1 track
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Chamber Works
2 tracks
- Trio for flute, bassoon and piano
  2 tracks

Below are works by G.Donizetti that every music lover should explore:

Stage Works
- Anna Bolena (opera)
  259 tracks
- Don Pasquale (opera)
  363 tracks
  - Act 1
    - Notable Movement: 8.Quel guardo il cavaliere
  - Act 3
    - Notable Movement: 12.Com'è gentil
    - Notable Movement: 13.Tornami a dir che m'ami
- L'elisir d'amore (opera)
  849 tracks
  - Act 1
    - Notable Movement: 3.Quanto è bella, quanto è cara!
  - Act 2
    - Notable Movement: 6.Sarìa possibile?
    - Notable Movement: 10.Recit and Aria: Una furtiva lagrima
    - Notable Movement: 11.Prendi, per me sei libero
- La favorita (opera)
  261 tracks
  - Act 4
    - Notable Movement: 3.Favorita del re!... Spirito gentil
    - Notable Movement: 3b.Spirito gentil
- La fille du régiment (opera)
  295 tracks
- Linda di Chamounix (opera)
  132 tracks
  - Acts 1
    - Notable Movement: 6.Ah! Tardai troppo... O luce di quest'anima
- Lucia di Lammermoor (opera)
  1,316 tracks
  - Act 1
    - Notable Movement: 2.Tu sei turbato!
    - Notable Movement: 5.Ancor non giunse!
    - Notable Movement: 6.Regnava nel silenzio
  - Act 2
    - Notable Movement: 1.Lucia fra poco a te verrá
    - Notable Movement: 3.Soffriva nel pianto
    - Notable Movement: 6.Per te d'immenso giubilo
    - Notable Movement: 8.Chi mi frena in tal momento?
  - Act 3
    - Notable Movement: 2.D'immenso giubilo
    - Notable Movement: 6b.Ardon gl'incensi (Mad Scene)
    - Notable Movement: 7.Spargi d'amaro pianto
    - Notable Movement: 8.Tombe degl'avi miei
    - Notable Movement: 9.Fra poco a me ricovero
    - Notable Movement: 11.Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali
- Les martyrs, opera
  1 track
- Maria Stuarda (opera)
  383 tracks

Composer

Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848); ITA