Vocal, Neapolitan Songs, Tosti (composer)
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Freddie De Tommaso - Passione
RecommendedFreddie De Tommaso (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Renato Balsadonna
Listen to Freddie De Tommaso at full throttle and you’ll need to lie down in a darkened room. Passione is singing in the tradition of De Tommaso’s hero Franco Corelli: stylish and heartfelt,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd April 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, Opera Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Newcomer
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her gloriously rich timbre [is] suitably tempered to accommodate a sequence of songs delivered in five different languages. As one might expect, she shows a strong affinity for the Russian songs...But... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Vocal
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Everything here (not least the filmic arrangements) is overheated in the best sense…Her sheer joy in choosing and singing this repertoire is tangible. A holiday romance it may be, but enjoy... —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Serenata a Napoli
RecommendedPene Pati (tenor), Antonello Paliotti (mandolin), Giulio d'Alessio (violin)
Il Pomo d'Oro
The songs are performed by Pati with considerable warmth and sincerity. Contrasting instrumental numbers are dramatic, played with verve, even frenzy, by the strings, guitars, mandolin and castanets... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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The Record of Singing – The Very Best of Volumes 1-4
RecommendedFrom 1899 to the end of the 78 era: 1899-1952
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Gramophone Awards, 1989, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 1979, Winner - Historical
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Historic vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Historic Reissue
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Gramophone Awards, 1977, Winner - Historical
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O Sole Mio
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Giancarlo Chiaramello, Anton Guadagno
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O Sole Mio - Favourite Neapolitan Songs
RecommendedLuciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale, Bologna, Anton Guadagno
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Grammy Awards, 22nd Awards (1979), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Juan Diego Flórez: Italia
RecommendedJuan Diego Flórez (tenor), Avi Avital (mandolin), Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Craig Ogden (guitar)
Filarmonica Gioachino Rossini, Carlo Tenan
The sun shines brightly out of Flórez’s open-hearted singing, capturing the carefree élan of Neapolitan songs...Mandolin, guitar and accordion add a piquant flavour to some bubbly orchestrations.... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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