Verdi Edition. The Complete Operas (74 CD box set, APE)

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 74 CD box set
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Decca
Size: 17.4 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: no

01. Oberto – CD1
02. Oberto – CD2
03. Un Giorno di Regno – CD1
04. Un Giorno di Regno – CD2
05. Nabucco – CD1
06. Nabucco – CD2
07. I Lombardi – CD1
08. I Lombardi – CD2
09. Ernani – CD1
10. Ernani – CD2
11. I Due Foscari – CD1
12. I Due Foscari – CD2
13. Giovanna D’Arco – CD1
14. Giovanna D’Arco – CD2
15. Alzira – CD1
16. Alzira – CD2
17. Attila – CD1
18. Attila – CD2
19. Macbeth – CD1
20. Macbeth – CD2
21. I Masnadieri – CD1
22. I Masnadieri – CD2
23. Jerusalem – CD1
24. Jerusalem – CD2
25. Jerusalem – CD3
26. Il Corsaro – CD1
27. Il Corsaro – CD2
28. La Battaglia di Legnano – CD1
29. La Battaglia di Legnano – CD2
30. Luisa Miller – CD1
31. Luisa Miller – CD2
32. Stiffelio – CD1
33. Stiffelio – CD2
34. Rigoletto – CD1
35. Rigoletto – CD2
36. Il Trovatore – CD1
37. Il Trovatore – CD2
38. La Traviata – CD1
39. La Traviata – CD2
40. I Vespri Siciliani – CD1
41. I Vespri Siciliani – CD2
42. I Vespri Siciliani – CD3
43. Simon Boccanegra – CD1
44. Simon Boccanegra – CD2
45. Aroldo – CD1
46. Aroldo – CD2
47. Un Ballo In Maschera – CD1
48. Un Ballo In Maschera – CD2
49. La Forza Del Destino – CD1
50. La Forza del Destino – CD2
51. La Forza del Destino – CD3
52. Don Carlo – CD1
53. Don Carlo – CD2
54. Don Carlo – CD3
55. La Forza Del Destino – CD1
56. La Forza Del Destino – CD2
57. La Forza Del Destino – CD3
58. Aida – CD1
59. Aida – CD2
60. Requiem – CD1
61. Requiem – CD2
62. Don Carlos – CD1
63. Don Carlos – CD2
64. Don Carlos – CD3
65. Don Carlos – CD4
66. Otello – CD1
67. Otello – CD2
68. Falstaff – CD1
69. Falstaff – CD2
70. Opere Sacre (Messa Solenne)
71. Canzoni
72. Quattro Pezzi Sacri, Inno delle Nazioni, Musiche di Scena
73. Quartetto d’Archi, Luisa Miller
74. Rarita e Inediti

Wonderful collection but…

The main reason of my review is to let others know, who might be interested in acquiring this collection, that there is nothing wrong with its sound quality.
I got it from amazon.com and carefully took a look to the first three CDs, due to a previously reviewer claimed some sound issues with them.
What I think it might have happened was that the sounds problems described, could have been produced because of some dust that was on the cds, and
that is the reason why I gave only 4 starts. Since it is not possible that a sealed box that is coming directly from the factory, comes with cds that have heavy dust that potentially could
scratch the cds. So the control quality that was done over the production process, considering the price of the item, is far away of being ideal (maybe that is the reason why they stopped temporally the commercialization).
However, leaving a side that problem, it is a wonderful edition that any opera’s lover must have in his/her collection.

DECCA VERDI EDITION: THE COMPLETE OPERAS IS BREATHTAKING!!!!!!!!!

if you love the operas of the greatest opera composer of all-time Giuseppe Verdi then this is a once in a lifetime collection. Mr. Michael Begley has already very eloquently let us know the contents & players involved in this expansive set so i will not bore you with details. my main reason for making a review about this set is the problems with the manufacturing of it. first-off when i recieved my edition i to noticed a great deal of cardboard dust in the box and in the cardboard sleeve’s that house the disc’s and of corse cardboard dust on the c.d’s themselves. i had to take each individual sleeve/disc and blow and dust each one of them. then blow and dust the book and box (top & bottom). after doing this i played discs 1,2&3 one reviewer was having problems with and found mine to play just fine. i have since listened and played all 74 discs and not one skip or error occurred. it is unfortunate that decca would allow such a sloppy production of this set (the cardboard dust) out to market but rest assured that with a little clean-up work this set is well worth the investment. buy this set if it is still on the market you will not be disappointed.