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1. Dormir Contigo

2. You're Still The One

3. Es Por Ti (Boig Per Tu)

4. When You Believe

5. Todo A Pulmon

6. Piensa En Mi

7. No Se Tu

8. Seria Facil

9. You've Got A Friend

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Average customer rating: Gedda in 60's and early 70's A recording that does Gedda justice It is the voice of destiny. This is some of the finest singing ever recorded What a master singer!!!

Nicolai Gedda - French and Russian Arias & Songs Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Gedda, Nicolai | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Berlioz, Hector | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Borodin, Alexander | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Delibes, Leo | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Gounod, Charles | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Meyerbeer, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Rachmaninov, Sergei | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda The Very Best of Alfredo Kraus Carlo Bergonzi - Italian Songs ~ Bellini · Verdi · Danza · Tosti · Donizetti · Rossini · Mascagni · Puccini Schumann: Dichterliebe / Wunderlich, Giesen The Very Best of Franco Corelli ASIN: B000001XMK Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. La Dame Blanche: Viens, gentille Dame
2. Faust: Quel trouble inconnu me penetre! - Salut! demeure chaste et pure
3. Romeo et Juliette: Ah! leve- toi, soleil
4. Les Huguenots: Non loin des vieilles tour- Plus blanche que la blanche hermine
5. Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
6. Lakme: Prendre le dessin- Fantasie aux divins mensonges
7. La Damnation de Faust: Merci, doux crepuscule!
8. Les Troyens: Inutiles regrets!- Ah! quand viendra l'instant des supremes adieux
9. Prince Igor: Is it thou, Vladimir? (in Russian)
10. Jevgeny Onegin: Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis (Where, Oh Where Have You Gone?)
11. Where Are You, Little Star?
12. The Garden By The Don
13. The He-Goat
14. In This Moonlit Night
15. At The Ball
16. Legend
17. Don Juan's Serenade
18. The Song Of The Young Gypsy
19. How Fair This Spot Or Hill Is Beauty

Customer Reviews:

Gedda in 60's and early 70's.......2003-08-21

Nicolai Gedda, a vocal wonder of the post-WWII Europe is in great form in live selections presented on this CD.
The French opera arias, particularly Berlioz and Gounod, required stellar high B's and C's plus ability to shift the registers seemlessly. Well, Gedda dispite his accent, was indeed perfect for this material. He will make you hold your breath every time he hits those high notes and each of these notes is crystal clear and dead-center on pitch.
For me personally, the best part of the disc is a 1971 recital of Russian art songs by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Gedda sings with a lot of feeling and is not afraid to "invent" -- check out the messa voce, or rubato that he adds. "Where art thou, little star" is heart-gripping in its beauty.
Unfortunately, the recital is clearly not presented in its entirety. I just hope Gala will release the full version some time soon.
Of course, all the selections are "live". But that's not a serious problem here (unlike many other Gala CDs made almost unlistenable by caughs and other noises). Yes, there are a few distractions, but not enough to take away from pure joy of Gedda's singing.

A recording that does Gedda justice.......2003-04-05

This compilation disc from Gala presents the artistry and musicianship of Nicolai Gedda. He is a great tenor. His voice may not be the most beautiful, but it certainly is pleasant to hear. He has an excellent top register; no high note is beyond his reach. His pianissimos, not really given their due here with Gala's selections of songs and arias, are really top-rate and extremely beautiful. If you want to hear his lovely pianissimos, get the hard-to-find "Opera Arias: Nicolai Gedda". The selection of arias and songs here is wonderful. Also included is a wonderful duet from "Prince Igor" sung in Russian and several Russian songs by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff. I didn't care much for the Russian songs, but Gedda performed them very well with perfect Russian diction. The French arias are amazingly well done. If you have been left unmoved by his versions of Don José's Flower Song from his two studio recordings of "Carmen", you will not be disappointed with the version included here. This version is sung with great emotional involvement. It comes from the 1954 live recording of "Carmen" with Giulietta Simionato and Herbert von Karajan. Gedda has the flexibility and the high D for the "Les Huguenots" aria. His renditions of the two Gounod arias are wonderful and his high notes are superb. Énée's aria from "Les Troyens" is very well done. He even attempts a trill in it. A recently released live recording of a performance of "Les Troyens" with Gedda, Horne, and Verrett is available. Check it out. Gedda may be too light of voice for such a heavy role as Énée, but who could resist such stylish, superb singing and French diction? He also can scale all the dangerous heights and dramatic demands of the fiendishly difficult role. The sound of this compilation is surprisingly good. There is some static, but it never becomes distracting. Audience noise is minimal to nonexistent. Applause is found only on a few tracks and is always appropriate. All in all, a worthwhile purchase at a remarkably low price!

It is the voice of destiny........2002-09-01

If I say that it is nice I'll say nothing. Gedda's voice is really juicy and romantic and vocalize school is enormously mastered. When you hear to it, the first thought is that such voice cannot to be belonged to real, live person. It is for angel's not for real man.

This is some of the finest singing ever recorded.......1999-05-12

Although strangely forgotten by the opera world and overshadowed by the overwhelming publicity surrounding the three tenors (Carreras, Domingo, and Pavoroti), Gedda ought to be recognized as the greatest living tenor. His artistry, technique, musicianship, and individuality are second to none. Buy this CD and delight in some of his best work. There are presently no singers that even approach the mastery of the repetoire recorded on this album which Gedda sings perfectly and easily.His refinement and power are unexcelled. (No, the three tenors don't hold a candle to him. In fact, comparing Gedda to them is a bit like comparing a halogen bulb to a candle. Very nice candles, yes, but no match for an artist of his caliber.)

What a master singer!!!.......1999-01-20

This is a truly wonderful recording of the tenor, who I feel, is the greatest in the second half of the 20th Century. Maestro Gedda sings repetoire from the lyric Gerrard in Lakme to the dramatic Raoul in Les Hugeunots all with stylish ease and elan. Gedda had the most beautiful high notes in the business. These are all live performances and the span of time is from 1954 (Carmen, with von Karajan) to 1972 (Les Hugeunots). Finally, on CD, one gets to hear Maestro Gedda sing Lenski's Aria from Eugene Onegin, more beautiful and sumptuous than any other Tenor before or since. Also the last 9 tracks are Russian songs and this is some of the most beautiful singing heard anywhere (also done live).

Average customer rating: Great Music for a Wedding!! Simply....Beautiful

Fanfare, British Music for Symphonic Brass Ensemble Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rubbra, Edmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tippett | Tippett, Michael | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Imperial Fanfares Music from the Royal Court Richard Strauss: Music for Symphonic Brass Center City Brass The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli ASIN: B000000A9M Release Date: 1992-10-28

Tracks:

1. Fanfare For A Dignified Occasion
2. Fanfare For A Festive Occasion
3. Civic Fanfare
4. Fanfare For The Lord Mayor Of London
5. Fanfare For A Great Occasion
6. Festival Fanfare
7. Fanfare For A Coming Of Age
8. Canzona For Brass
9. Fanfare For Brass
10. I. Sovereign's Fanfare
11. II. Fanfare For The Bride
12. III. Interlude
13. IV. Royal Fanfare
14. V. Wedding Fanfare
15. VI. Royal Fanfare
16. Fanfare For Heroes
17. Homage To Shakespeare
18. Fanfare For Europe
19. I. Intrada
20. II. Round (Of Seven Parts)
21. III. Interlude
22. IV. Saraband
23. V. Madrigal
24. I. For A State Occasion
25. II. For A Brilliant Occasion
26. III. For A Gala Occasion
27. A Queen's Fanfare
28. The National Anthem

Customer Reviews:

Great Music for a Wedding!!.......2002-08-09

When I got engaged to be married in November 2002, the job of finding the wedding music fell into my hands. I looked long and hard for some type of "fanfare" music to introduce the couple (us) at the wedding. My long search stopped here as this CD, "Fanfare, British Music for Symphonic Brass Ensemble", fits the bill. This CD has different variety of fanfares ranging from those for a state occasion to a light hearted gala occasion. My favorite fanfare?? It's "Fanfare" by William Walton. I loved the way it starts out with a loud drum roll followed by the brassy sounds of the horns. Of course, you can't pass up Arthur Bliss's "Royal Fanfares 1-6". You will find many different uses for this CD not only for a wedding but for other ocassions too. Give it a try!! LJK.

Simply....Beautiful.......2001-11-08

These pieces are brilliant! The harmony is absolute! Very nice sound and a very nice selection!

Average customer rating:

Maria Callas in Athens 1957 Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Boito, Arrigo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bellini, Vincenzo | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Boito, Arrigo | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Donizetti, Gaetano | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Thomas, Ambroise | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Wagner, Richard | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000001XM5 Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. Il Trovatore: 'D'amor sull'ali rosee'
2. La forza del destino: 'Pace, pace mio Dio'
3. Tristan und Isolde: 'Dolce e calmo (Liebestod)'
4. Lucia di Lamermoor: 'Regnava nel silenzio... Quando rapito in estasi'
5. Hamlet: Ai vostri, giochi... 'vi voglio offrir dei fiori'
6. Hamlet: Encore: Hamlet (Second Part)
7. Tosca Excerpt Act II
8. Norma: 'Oh! rimembranza'
9. La Boh me: 'Si, mi chiamano Mimi'
10. Mefistofele: 'L'altra notte in fondo al mare'

Average customer rating:

Teresa Berganza Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cherubini, Luigi | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pergolesi | Pergolesi, Gio Battista | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolf | Wolf, Hugo | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Berganza, Teresa | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cherubini, Luigi | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Donizetti, Gaetano | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Wolf, Hugo | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000JWHT Release Date: 2000-06-06

Average customer rating: Beautiful A tremendous recording

Franck: Les Béatitudes Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Wagner, Richard | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Franck, Cesar | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Norman, Jessye | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Franck: Redemption; Nocturne; Le Chasseur Maudit; Psyche; Les Eolides [Australia] Franck: Symphonic Variations; Les Djinns; Piano Concerto No. 2 Vierne: 24 Pieces en style libre Zemlinsky: Complete choral works and orchestral songs Franck: Quintet in Fm; Chausson: String quartet in Cm ASIN: B000006O2B Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. Les Beatitudes: Prologue
2. Les Beatitudes: First Beatitude: Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit, For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of Heaven
3. Les Beatitudes: Second Beatitude: Blessed Are The Meek, For They Shal Inherit The Earth
4. Les Beatitudes: Third Beatitude: Blessed Are They That Mourn, For They Shall Be Comforted
5. Les Beatitudes: Fourth Beatitde: Blessed Are They Which Do Hunger And Thirst After Righteouness, For They Shall Be Filled
6. Les Beatitudes: Fifth Beatitude: Blessed Are The Merciful, They Shall Obtain Mercy

Tracks:

1. Les Beatitudes: Sixth Beatitude: Blessed Are The Pure In Heart, For They Shall See God
2. Les Beatitudes: Seventh Beatitidue: Blessed Are the Peacemakers, For They Shall Be Called The Children Of God
3. Les Beatitudes: Eighth Beatitude: Blessed Are They Which Are Persecuted For Righteousness' Sake, For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of Heaven.
4. Five Poems For Female Voice: The Angel
5. Five Poems For Female Voice: Be Still!
6. Five Poems For Female Voice: In The Hothouse
7. Five Poems For Female Voice: Torment
8. Five Poems For Female Voice: Dreams

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2005-11-20

I bought the recording after reading the review below. If anything he's understated his case for the piece and for this sensational recording of it. Everywhere else I'd looked I'd encountered ho hum appraisals of the work, yet historically it seems to have been well-regarded. I was confused by that but this one commentary put me over the edge.

Simply, this is a beautiful piece of music. Over-analyzing it, criticizing it because of alleged subtle flaws, damning with faint praise (the usual is that the long work has "many fine moments") just doesn't make sense. A good to great performance of this sells itself quite well without the millennial cynicism and insensitivity (not meaning callous but simply lacking in sensitivity). Judging from the listings and the many "no longer available"s I fear this heartfelt and spiritual work will disappear from sight sometime soon, probably for a long time. If intrigued, grab this one; the value is incredible. I loved the piece so much I also picked up the Jordan on WEA--not as spectacular an interpretation, and not as amazing soloists, but the finer engineering brings out a lot of the sensual beauty of the piece. I'm happy with both and will part with neither.

A tremendous recording.......2004-10-22

I am astonished to be the first listener to comment on this set.
Perhaps others were left speechless, in awe of Franck's score of sweeping majesty,
Kubelik's glorious realization, and flawless performances throughout. Superb sonics
Are a bonus in addition to the bonus tracks of Wagner Wesendonck Lieder sung by
Jessye Norman, conducted by Pierre Boulez. A must-have at any price.

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Millennium Opera Gala: Roy Thomson Hall Manufacturer: Cbc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004YU6U Release Date: 2000-11-28

Tracks:

1. Mignon: Oui, Pour Ce Soir... Je Suis Titania - Tracy Dahl/Toronto Mendelssohn Chor/Noel Edison
2. Lakme: Viens, Mallika... Dome Epais Ou Le Blanc Jasmin... - Isabel Bayrakdarian/Catherine Robbin
3. Les Pecheurs De Perles: Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Michael Schade/Russell Braun
4. Hamlet: Drinking Song: O Vin Dissipe... - Brett Polegato/Toronto Mendelssohn Chor/Noel Edison
5. La Perichole: Griserie Ariette: Ah! Quel Diner... - Jean Stilwell
6. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Sextet: Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento? - Tracy Dahl/Jean Stilwell/Richard Margison/Michael Schade/Gino Quilico/Robert PomakovToronto...
7. Semiramide: Bel Raggio... - Isabel Bayrakdarian
8. Don Giovanni: Dalla Sua Pace... - Michael Schade
9. Der Rosenkavalier: Trio: 'Marie Theres'...Hab' Mir's Gelobt... - Adrianne Pieczonka/Tracy Dahl/Jean Stilwell
10. La Wally: Ebben, Ne Andro Lontana... - Measha Bruggergosman
11. La Traviata: Di Provenza Il Mar - James Westman
12. Aida: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!... Celeste Aida... - Richard Margison
13. Tosca: Vissi D'Arte - Adrianna Pieczonka
14. Turandot: In Questa Reggia... - Frances Ginzer/Richard Margison/Toronto Mendelssohn Chor/Noel Edison
15. Turandot: Nessun Dorma... - Frances Ginzer/Richard Margison/Toronto Mendelssohn Chor/Noel Edison
16. La Traviata: Libiamo... - Richard Margison/Adrianne Pieczonka/Michael Schade/Catherine Robbin/Measha Bruggergosman...
17. O Canada - Richard Margison/Adrianne Pieczonka/Michael Schade/Catherine Robbin/Measha Bruggergosman...

Average customer rating: Tauber for the first buyer

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Tracks:

1. Fascination
2. The Dancing Years: Waltz Of My Heart
3. Sweethearts
4. The Firefly: Giannina Mia
5. Rose Marie
6. Rose Marie: Indian Love Call
7. The Student Prince: Serenade
8. Maytime: Will You Remember
9. Paganini: Comes Too Late - Richard Tauber/Evelyn Laye
10. Paganini: Nobody Could Love You More - Richard Tauber/Evelyn Laye
11. Paganini: Beautiful Italy
12. Paganini: Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss
13. Lehar Memories: Merry Widow Vilia/GypsyLove/Maiden My Maiden
14. Don't Ask Me Why
15. The Blue Danube
16. Whisperings Of The Vienna Woods
17. I Love Thee
18. Der Obersteiger: Don't Be Cross
19. Jealousy
20. Old Chelsea: There Are Angels Outside Heaven - Richard Tauber/Nancy Brown
21. Old Chelsea: Music In My Heart
22. Old Chelsea: If You Are In Love - Richard Tauber/Nancy Brown
23. Old Chelsea: My Heart And I

Customer Reviews:

Tauber for the first buyer.......1999-01-02

Richard Tauber was, in my opinion, the most seductive and complex singer of this century. His voice was excellent, but not in itself, just as a vehicle for an infinity of shadings, in a plethora of styles. He was arguably the greatest ever operetta singer but his gifts were perfectly expressing themselves in lied, in popular song and in a great part of the opera repertoire ("heldentenor" excepted). Like Kreisler in violin playing, Tauber represented the essence of the Viennese spirit. His vocal specialties included the sweteest mezzavoce or headvoice one could hope for. He was accessible and highly refined in the same time. For the very low price of this Gala CD, you can taste the complex artistry of Richard Tauber, both in his German (better) period and in the "English" one. The reason I'm giving 4, not 5 stars to this CD is that I believe his all-German CD concotions to be more valuable. But for this price...

Average customer rating: Divine.... A divine pearl A pearl richer than all his tribe A Genuine Pearl My review

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Tracks:

1. Prld - Orch Radio-Lyrique/Manuel Rosenthal
2. Act One: No.1 Intro: 'Sur La Greve En Feu' - Chor De La RTF
3. Act One: No.1 Scene Et Chor: 'Amis, Intercompez Vos Danses...' - Gabriel Bacquier/Chor De La RTF/Alain Vanzo
4. Act One: No.1 Recitatif: 'Mais Qui Vient La?' - Chor De La RTF/Gabriel Bacquier/Alain Vanzo
5. Act One: No.1 Couplet: 'Des Savanes Et Des Forets' - Alain Vanzo/Chor De La RTF
6. Act One: No.2 Scene: 'C'est Toi!' - Gabriel Bacquier/Alain Vanzo
7. Act One: No.2 Duo: 'Au Fond Du Temple Saint' - Alain Vanzo/Gabriel Bacquier
8. Act One: No.3 Recitatif: 'Que Vois-Je?' - Gabriel Bacquier/Alain Vanzo
9. Act One: No.3 Recitatif: 'C'est Elle, La Voici' - Chor De La RTF
10. Act One: No.3 Scene: 'Seule Au Milieu De Nous' - Gabriel Bacquier/Alain Vanzo/Jeanine Micheau/Chor De La RTF/Lucien Lovano
11. Act One: No.3 Scene: 'Brahma, Divin Brahma!' - Chor De La RTF
12. Act One: No.4 Recitatief: 'A Cette Voix Quel Trouble' - Alain Vanzo
13. Act One: No.4 Romance: 'Je Crois Entendre Encore' - Alain Vanzo
14. Act One: No.5 Chor Et Recitatief: 'Le Ciel Est Bleu' - Chor De La RTF/Lucien Lovano/Alain Vanzo
15. Act One: No.5 Scene: 'O Dieu Brahma' - Jeanine Micheau/Chor De La RTF/Alain Vanzo
16. Act Two: No.6 Scene: 'Les Barques Ont Regagne La Greve' - Lucien Lovano/Jeanine Micheau
17. Act Two: No.7 Recitatif Et Cavatine: 'Me Voila Seule...Come Autrefois' - Jeanine Micheau
18. Act Two: No.8 Ser: 'De Mon Amie' - Alain Vanzo/Jeanine Micheau
19. Act Two: No.9 Duo: 'Leila! Leila! Dieu Puissant!' - Alain Vanzo/Jeanine Micheau
20. Act Two: No.10 Final: 'Ah, Revenez A La Raison!' - Jeanine Micheau/Alain Vanzo/Lucien Lovano/Chor De La RTF/Gabriel Bacquier

Tracks:

1. Act Three: No.11 Entracte 'Orage' - Orch Radio-Lyrique/Manuel Rosenthal
2. Act Three: No.11 Recitatif Et Air: 'L'Orage S'est Calme...O Nadir' - Gabriel Bacquier
3. Act Three: No.12 Recitatif: 'Qu'ai Je Vu Leila!' - Gabriel Bacquier/Jeanine Micheau
4. Act Three: No.12 Scene Et Duo: 'Je Fremis...Qu'elle Est Belle!' - Jeanine Micheau/Gabriel Bacquier
5. Act Three: No.12 Recitatief: 'Entends Au Loin Ce Bruit De Fete!' - Lucien Lovano/Jeanine Micheau/Gabriel Bacquier
6. Part Two: No.13 Chor Et Danse: 'Des Que Le Soleil' - Chor De La RTF
7. Part Two: No.14 Marche Funebre: 'Sombres Divinities' - Lucien Lovano/Chor De La RTF
8. Part Two: No.14 Scene: 'Non, Ce N'est Pas Le Jour' - Gabriel Bacquier/Alain Vanzo/Jeanine Micheau
9. Part Two: No.14 Trio: 'O Lumiere Sainte' - Jeanine Micheau/Alain Vanzo/Gabriel Bacquier
10. Part Two: No.14 Trio: 'Ce Sont Eux, Les Voici!' - Gabriel Bacquier/Alain Vanzo/Jeanine Micheau
11. Part Two: No.15 Final: 'C'est Lui Le Traitre' - Lucien Lovano/Gabriel Bacquier/Chor De La RTF/Jeanine Micheau/Alain Vanzo
12. Faust: Recitatif Et Air 'Quel Trouble Inconnu...Salut, Demeure' - Alain Vanzo
13. Romeo Et Juliette: Recitatif Et Air: 'L'Amour!...Ah, Leve-Toi, Soliel!' - Alain Vanzo
14. Romeo Et Juliette: Cinquieme Acte Integral. Avec Andree Esposito - Alain Vanzo
15. Mireille: Duo Vincent-Mireille: 'O Magli' Avec Andree Esposito - Alain Vanzo
16. Les Vepres Siciliennes: Recitatif Et Air: 'C'est Guy De Monfort...O Jour De Peine' - Alain Vanzo
17. Don Carlos: Recitatif Et Air: 'Je L'ai Perdue!...Je L'ai Vue' - Alain Vanzo
18. Manon: Entree De Des Grieux Et Duo De La Recontre: 'J'ai Marque L'heure De Depart' Avec Renee Doria - Alain Vanzo

Customer Reviews:

Divine...........2006-10-15

I've had this since it first showed up and was looking for another when I found that the section for this was only recognizable by the artwork on top of the jewel box. If Amazon is reading this, the site needs to be corrected for someone who is really going to be confused.

This is some of the finest perfume.... the lyricism, the romance never flags... yet we have a buddy opera, more or less. I can't recommend this marvelous music too highly.

Nancy Eckert

A divine pearl.......2005-09-30

I've just recently bought this opera and haven't yet managed to find the libretto with English translations on the internet so at the moment I'm a bit left in the dark when it comes to the understanding of the opera. However, what I do understand is that this recording is divine. Alain Vanzo, Jeanine Micheau and Gabriel Bacquir are all in wonderful voice. Especially Alain Vanzo possesses a voice which contains so much beauty; it's just so delicate, sometimes almost feminine sounding. Some of the arias are achingly beautiful and I can listen to them over and over again. Before buying this opera I listened to the different recordings on Amazon to find the most perfect one and when I came to this one my mouth just fell open with amazement when hearing "Au fond du temple saint", the duet with Gabriel Bacquir and I was unable to tear myself away from it. Listening to Bacquir singing is also pure pleasure.

It's almost unbelievable that this is a live recording from 1959; the sound is surprisingly good. The idea of adding bonus tracks to this recording featuring Vanzo singing operatic arias from other well-known operas, I find very attractive. His singing is absolutely wonderful.

The only complaint I have is the lack of libretto. Other than that this is a recording of the pearl fishers I can heartily recommend.

A pearl richer than all his tribe.......2005-08-11

Source: 1959 live performance.

Sound: Good to very good mono, better than might reasonably be expected from a live performance of its time.

Documentation: No libretto. Brief summary of the plot. Track list.

Cast: Nadir - Alain Vanzo; Zurga - Gabriel Bacquier; Leila - Janine Micheau; Nourabad - Lucien Lovano. Conductor: Manuel Rosenthal.

Text: This is the familiar 1893 version of "Les Pecheurs de perles," assembled for the first French revivals of the opera after the composer's death. The good, grey Gramophone Magazine is pleased to call this version "discredited," since a critical text published in 1975 purported to restore the opera to Bizet's original form. The 1893 version is still, I believe, the one to which most people are accustomed. This is because the most obvious of the many changes involves the best known number in the show, the big tenor-baritone duet, "Au fond du temple saint." The familiar concert version of the duet, with its almost classical symmetry, is in fact from 1893. To hear the asymmetric version of 1863 for the first time is a shock, a quite unpleasant one, like taking an additional and unnecessary step off the end of a stairway.

Alain Vanzo re-recorded the part of Nadir nineteen years later, displaying small changes over the nearly two decades. His voice was a little brighter in 1959 and a little stronger in 1978. If his sense of drama was a little more finely honed in 1978, his performance is more smoothly blended into the conductor's vision of the operatic whole in 1959. (I saw Vanzo just once, as Faust. I had never heard of him and had no notion of what he was all about, but by the time the performance was finished, I believed he was the best French tenor in the whole, wide world. All these years later, I can name only Georges Thill and French Canadian Leopold Simoneau as rivals for that title.)

Soprano Janine Micheau, had more vocal power and greater dramatic oomph than Pierette Alarie, who had admirably recorded the part in 1953, but she could not match her predecessor's lieder singer delicacy or her wonderful agility of voice.

Recordings of "The Pearlfishers" have tended to be fortunate in the casting of the tenor and the soprano and dead unlucky with regard to the baritone. Zurga's long, soaring, exposed passages demand voices and training of a sort that have not been common for eighty years or more. The focused voice of that consummate pro, Gabriel Bacquier, offered a welcome exception to that rule. (Although I have not heard him in the part, I am happy to take the perceptive Mr. Lipscomb's assurance that the always fine Michel Dens is as good or even better.)

In reading Mr. Lipscomb's review, it struck that he was onto something when he wrote of reducing his collection to just two sets of "The Pearlfishers," this one and the 1953 set with Simoneau and Alarie, conducted by Jean Fournet. I am inclined to dismiss all the post-1975 recordings of the reconstructed 1863 version on the basis of text alone, but there is also the matter of the modern, international, one-size-fits-all style for both orchestras and singers. It seems to me that the sets of 1953 and 1959 represent the range of the traditional French style, its yin and yang. Fournet's "Pearlfishers" is elegant and precise as a Paris gown. Rosenthal's "Pearlfishers" is suave, self-assured and, oh, so Gallic.

I wrote about this set in January 2001 on the assumption that its merits were universally known, so I concentrated on praising the marvelous but under-appreciated tenor, Alain Vanzo. At the time, I was excessively concerned for the sensibilities of the delicate creatures who must have state-of-the-art DDD stereo clarity or suffer the vapors, so I gave it a beggarly four stars. I am no longer sympathetic to the quirks of hyper-refined audiophiles. This is a great performance. If ever a performance deserved five stars, this is it. This is the gem of Gala's tawdry crown, the thing that leads me to hope that some good may yet arise from that company's product line, despite a lengthy series of disappointments.

A Genuine Pearl.......2004-05-17

What a shame that the exquisite French style of singing and orchestral playing, so magnificently on display here, has become something of a lost art. I have owned six different recordings of this lovely little opera but, in the interest of shelf space (and sanity!), I recently decided to keep just two of them: this wonderful Rosenthal-conducted 1959 live performance, and the 1953 studio recording conducted by Jean Fournet.

The old Rene Leibowitz set (now on Preiser) featured fine conducting and the lovely Leila of Mattawilda Dobbs - but the tenor and baritone were not at the same level . The Dervaux was okay, but Gedda sounded too strenuous and Micheau was nowhere near as commanding as she is here with Rosenthal. I was more reluctant to let go of the Cluytens set - fine conducting, an excellent if small-voiced tenor (Legay), and the finest Zurga on records in Michel Dens (although Bacquier here is very nearly as good, if a trifle hammy). I also had the recent Plasson set, which offers the complete original text and modern recorded sound. Sadly, it is all downhill from there: the conducting is a bit wooden and unimaginative, the French orchestra lacks the wonderful billowing horns and fruity woodwinds of earlier French ensembles, and the singing - well, it's just not in the same league.

Fournet's set, with the old Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, is the best studio effort. The playing is richly old-fashioned, the great Leopold Simoneau is ineffably poetic, and his real-life wife Pierrette Alarie is a lovely small-scale Leila, a bit fragile but utterly charming. The only real weakness is Rene Bianco's rather wooly-voiced Zurga - but he has his heart in the right place, and his voice blends nicely with Simoneau's in the great duet scene. I cannot decide between the more subtly expressive singing of Simoneau (with Fournet) versus the refulgent beauty of Vanzo's higher tenor (with Rosenthal). What an embarrassment of riches to have them both!

Rosenthal has long been one of my favorite conductors - his recordings of Ravel, Debussy and Offenbach are non-pareil. The real surprise in this set, for me, is the stunningly gorgeous singing of Janine Micheau - this is one great performance!

If you love fine French singing and conducting done with heart and style, you really need to have both Fournet and Rosenthal. After all, aren't two Pearls always better than one?

My review.......2003-02-17

I have not listened to this recording yet. However, from the other reviews listed here, it sounds like a great recording. Therefore, I am giving it five stars. One comment. How dare that person from Sweden accuse Nicolai Gedda of being strained and dull in the role of Nadir. Gedda was very comfortable with roles that had high tessituras. He was also dramatically committed to every role that he ever sang. He was always elegant and refined, never coarse. Others acted more passionately, but many of those also acted crudely. He never did. He was a great Huon in Weber's "Oberon", Benvenuto Cellini in Berlioz' opera of the same name, and Chapelou in Adam's "Le Postillon de Lonjumeau". He was also a great Arnold in the first recording of the French version of Rossini's "Guillaume Tell". He is also half Swedish.

Average customer rating: Zylis-Gara - A Truly Georgeous Timbre & Representative Reading

Massenet: Manon Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005RZUZ Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

1. Act I: Prld - Chicago Lyric Opr Orch/Jean Fournet
2. Act I: Hola! He! Monsieur L'Hotelier! - Norman Paige/Giorgio Giorgetti/Miwako Kuo Matsumoto/Patricia Guthrie/Nicoletta Ciliento...
3. Act I: Et Mais, Voila Deja La Rimambelle Des Bons Bourgeois! - Richard Sutliff/Chicago Lyric Opr Chor/Julian Patrick/Teresa Zylis-Gara
4. Act I: Je Suis Encore Tout Etourdie - Teresa Zylis-Gara
5. Act I: Attendez-Moi, Soyez Bien Sage - Julian Patrick/Norman Paige/Miwako Kuo Matsumoto/Patricia Guthrie/Nicoletta Ciliento...
6. Act I: Regardez-Moi Bien Dans Les Yeux! - Julian Patrick/Donald Gramm
7. Act I: Voyons, Manon Plus De Chimeres - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Alfredo Kraus
8. Act I: Et Je Sais Votre Nom - Alfredo Kraus/Teresa Zylis-Gara
9. Act I: Ah! Parlez-Moi! - Alfredo Kraus/Teresa Zylis-Gara/Miwako Kuo Matsumoto/Patricia Guthrie/Nicoletta Ciliento
10. Act II: Manon! - Alfredo Kraus/Teresa Zylis-Gara
11. Act II: On L'Apelle Manon - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Alfredo Kraus
12. Act II: Enfin, Les Amoureux - Julian Patrick/Giorgio Giorgetti/Alfredo Kraus/Teresa Zylis-Gara
13. Act II: Allons! Il Fe Le Faut - Teresa Zylis-Gara
14. Act II: Je Ne Suis Que Faiblesse - Teresa Zylis-Gara
15. Act II: Adieu, Notre Petit Table - Teresa Zylis-Gara
16. Act II: En Fermant Les Yeux - Chicago Lyric Opr Chor/Teresa Zylis-Gara
17. Act II: Quelqu'un? Il Ne Faut Pas De Trouble-Fete - Alfredo Kraus/Teresa Zylis-Gara
18. Act III: C'est Fete Au Cours-La-Reine! - Chicago Lyric Opr Chor/Julian Patrick
19. Act III: A Quoi Bon L'Economie - Julian Patrick
20. Act III: Voici Les Elegantes! - Chicago Lyric Opr Chor/Giorgio Giorgetti/Teresa Zylis-Gara
21. Act III: Je Marche Sur Tous Les Chemins - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Giorgio Giorgetti/Chicago Lyric Opr Chor
22. Act III: Obeissons Quand Leur Voix Appelle - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Giorgio Giorgetti/Chicago Lyric Opr Chor/Donald Gramm
23. Act III: Pardon! Mais J'etais La - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Donald Gramm/Giorgio Giorgetti/Norman Paige/Julian Patrick/Chicago Lyric Opr Chor
24. Act III: L'Opr! Voici L'Opr! - Giorgio Giorgetti/Chicago Lyric Opr Chor/Norman Paige

Tracks:

1. Act III: Ballet - Chicago Lyric Opr Orch/Jean Fournet
2. Act III: Non, Sa Vie A La Mienne Est Pour Jamais Liee! - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Julian Patrick/Norman Paige/Chicago Lyric Opr Chor
3. Act III: Quel Eloquence - Chicago Lyric Opr Chor/Donald Gramm/Alfredo Kraus
4. Act III: Epouse Quelque Brave Fille - Donald Gramm
5. Act III: Je Suis Seul...Ah! Fuyez, Douce Image - Alfredo Kraus/Teresa Zylis-Gara/Chicago Lyric Opr Chor
6. Act III: Pardonnez-Moi, Dieu De Toute Puissance - Teresa Zylis-Gara
7. Act III: C'est Lui! - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Alfredo Kraus
8. Act III: N'est-ce Plus Ma Main Que Cette Main Presse? - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Alfredo Kraus
9. Act IV: Mais Qui Donc Nous Arrice - Norman Paige/Miwako Kuo Matsumoto/Patricia Guthrie/Nicoletta Ciliento/Julian Patrick...
10. Act IV: Manon! Manon! Sphinx Etonnant - Alfredo Kraus/Teresa Zylis-Gara/Julian Patrick/Norman Paige/Miwako Kuo Matsumoto/Patricia Guthrie...
11. Act IV: A Nous Les Amours Et Les Roses! - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Miwako Kuo Matsumoto/Patricia Guthrie/Nicoletta Ciliento/Julian Patrick...
12. Act IV: Oui, Je viens T'arracher A La Honte - Donald Gramm/Miwako Kuo Matsumoto/Patricia Guthrie/Nicoletta Ciliento/Norman Paige/Alfredo Kraus...
13. Act V: Manon, Pauvre Manon! - Alfredo Kraus/Julian Patrick/Chicago Lyric Opr Chor/Teresa Zylis-Gara
14. Act V: Tu Pleures - Alfredo Kraus/Teresa Zylis-Gara
15. Manon Lescaut: Act IV: Final Scene: Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata - Teresa Zylis-Gara/Francisco Ortiz

Customer Reviews:

Zylis-Gara - A Truly Georgeous Timbre & Representative Reading.......2007-05-29

"Brilliant, just brilliant, like a shower of diamonds" ...Rosa Ponselle on Riccardo Stracciari...... and she could have easily been writing about the superbly beautiful voice of Teresa Zylis-Gara. There are two schools of beauty: 1) the rich ringing velvet voice 2) the blithe airy floating voice -- Zylis-Gara, like Stracciari, Milanov, Ponselle, Jurinac, and Luisa Tetrazzini, for example, belong to the first group, whereas just about every other beautiful voice belongs to the second. The rarity of the ringing voice is due to the type of support required and placement. This is a sound deep in the throat, supported by the mask, and the chest serves as a sort of pressure gauge for pelvic support. This is the true ancient method, going way back to its earliest known use among the non-European cultures of the Mediterranean.

In the role of Manon, she provides some great singing, if not the most flexible or comfortable in all ranges. Yet, her timbre more than justifies Manon's class. Her voice, so rich, so luxurious, and feminine more than makes up for a certain distance in her interpretation. Her voice beautifully captures the melancholy mood of Adieu, notre petite table - the fading in and out of tone, the evenness of texture and glorious depth. The voice almost lilts like Flemings, but its sound is far more colorful, rich, possessing a palate of colors which provide dynamic tonal perspective. This kind of singing was never common in any age. Milanov thought Zylis-Gara's to be the most beautiful voice of her generation, and thats not so hard to believe. Hers is the most beautiful of the beautiful.

Kraus sings more perfectly than anyone, but this is another tenor role like Werther written for a tenor with dramatic overtones in his voice. The audience loves him. All the voices in fact are worth their salt here.

The recording must be "in house" but mastered wonderfully, very much middle is preserved. One of the best in house masterings I have heard.

Once again, the timbre of Zylis-Gara's voice is ravishing, and she alone is enough reason to buy this recording, especially for the excerpt from Manon Lescaut sung with Francisco Ortiz! Her "Sola perduta, abandonata is a moving account of the aria!

Average customer rating: The Young Lanza impresses A Rare Find! One of the great performances of all time Buy this for the first six tracks only!

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Tracks:

1. L'Elisir DAmore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
2. Andrea Chenier: Un Di All'Azzurro Spazio
3. TOSCA: E Lucevan Le Stelle
4. La Traviata: Parigi, O Cara
5. Madama Butterfly: Vogliatemi Bene, Un Bene Piccolino
6. La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla
7. Funiculi Funicula
8. My Song My Love
9. Diane
10. Thine Alone
11. A Vuchella
12. Toselli's Serenade
13. Because You're Mine
14. The Loveliest Night Of The Year
15. O Paradiso
16. The Rosary
17. If
18. They Didn't Believe Me
19. The Lords Prayer
20. Be My Love

Customer Reviews:

The Young Lanza impresses.......2007-04-11

I am a singer and have been a Mario Lanza fan since becoming interested in opera in my teens. The quality of his singing varied a great deal, especially in his later years. But this Hollywood Bowl concert, at age 26, shows him with a freshness and ease of production that failed him later in life. Highlights for me were the Boheme Duet - I don't know of any of the current tenor stars who would dare to hold the High A for so long and then jump right to the High C and be able to sustain it. The Andrea Chenier demonstrates his spinto side and the beauty of his middle and lower voice. One weeps for what might have been. But I will put this recording against Mr. Alagna any day of the week.

A Rare Find!.......2002-12-19

The "Live From London" is my favorite cd and this is a close second. I usually listen to the Bowl selections only and save the Coca-Cola radio program for another time. The recording quality is not the best, but this is a wonderful sourvenir of the young singer in excellent voice and delivery at the begining of his career. The selections with soprano Frances Yeend are a wonderful addition since there are few recorded "live concert" Lanza duets available outside of this venue (there are recordings of his later Bowl appearances you may want to check out). Mario's introductions show his warmth and humor. It was at this concert that MGM took notice and his career moved to the movie studios. We are fortunate to have this recording. One of the highlights of the Coke show program is Mario's introduction to the "Our Father". Disregard the liner notes. For value delivered, this cd rates five stars!

One of the great performances of all time.......2002-05-12

The first six tracks of this CD capture Mario Lanza's legendary 1947 Hollywood Bowl debut. These recordings, by themselves, would rate 7 stars in my book. (The rest of the CD would probably merit about 2 stars, but those live tracks are worth the ridiculously low price of this collection many times over.) Renowned baritone George London, Lanza's frequent singing partner, later said he never heard Mario sing better than he did that night, and it would be hard to disagree with him. Lanza, on the eve of signing his contract with MGM, was at the peak of his vocal discipline, fresh off 15 months of training with Enrico Rosati. And while his interpretive abilities may have not reached their full potential, then or ever, the voice itself was magnificent: brilliant, rich and indescribably glorious. The concert opens with "Una furtiva lagrima," by Donizetti, which, if somewhat raw, is certainly more refined and lyrical than his later studio recording. His phrasing of "Cielo, si puo morir" can bring tears to my eyes. Next up is a thrilling rendition of "Un di all'azzuro spazio" from ANDREA CHENIER. Lanza's performance of this aria is as good as any I've ever heard, including Caruso's. He positively caresses the phrase "Su dalla terra a la mia fronte veniva una ca'rezza viva," then passionately spits out the aria's middle section: "un uom vi calunniave bestemmiando il suolo che l'erario a pena sazia e contro a Dio scagliava, e contro a li uomini le lagrime dei figli!" Lanza's vocal tone, in this performance, was more focused than it was in his later recording of this aria, and his later recordings in general, and the effect is very impressive to those who have only heard his studio recordings. Then, for an encore, he sings "E lucevan le stelle," from TOSCA by Puccini, another aria which, in my opinion, Lanza sang as well if not better than anyone. True, he does not sing the pianissimo like Gigli or Di Stefano, but then neither did Caruso or Domingo. In fact, to my way of thinking Lanza's interpretation is more in character with a man who is about to die: it is not a simple love song but a cry of desperation. Next come three gorgeous duets with Frances Yeend, a singer with limited interpretive abilities but a rich, full voice. On the duet from LA TRAVIATA, Lanza showcases a wonderful legato line, and the timing of the two singers is nearly perfect. By this time in the concert, Lanza's voice had reached its peak of richness and beauty. The love duet from MADAME BUTTERFLY that follows is a positive tour de force: I have never heard a more exciting and musical performance: neither singer allows interpretation to get in the way of the melody, which is always a good idea with Puccini. Lanza is at his most passionate here, and his high C at the end is devastating. Yeend would later say that Lanza's singing was "Always thrilling. . .he never spared the horses," and this duet is a good example. Finally, a tasteful and lovely rendition of the duet from LA BOHEME closes out the show, with the richness of each singer's voice on full display. Lanza sings the line "Dammi il braccio mia piccina" as romantically as anyone, and the interplay between the two singers is nearly perfect. This is a performance for the ages: anyone who loves Italian opera and especially great tenor singing should love this album. The rest of the album is pretty much a waste, except for an interesting version of "A Vuchella" in which Lanza does his best Gigli impression. Notably, this album contains possibly the worst version of any song I have ever heard: an English language rendition of "Funiculi funicula" that is positively dreadful, although you can't really blame that on Lanza's singing.

Buy this for the first six tracks only!.......2001-08-22

This CD contains both the very best and the very worst of the vastly underrated Mario Lanza. First things first, ignore the absurdly inaccurate liner notes. Lanza did NOT have a small voice - indeed fellow musicians who sang with him often remarked that it was a huge and powerful instrument. Lanza's voice did not "crack down" in his last years, as the liner notes writer asserts; rather it was his health that "cracked down" in the final year of his life.

These recordings, however, demonstrate the tenor in the full bloom of health. The outstanding selections are tracks 1-6, which come from his extraordinary Hollywood Bowl debut in 1947. You'll never hear a better Lanza rendition of the Madama Butterfly Love Duet (with soprano Frances Yeend) than the one included here. This is sensitive AND passionate singing of the highest order, and listening to this rendition today it is not surprising that MGM signed the tenor up for a movie career the very next day. All six selections are outstanding, and many will be surprised by the beautiful legato Lanza employs in the difficult Parigi, O Cara from La Traviata.

The six initial tracks are more than worth the price of the CD, and make up for the shortcomings of the remaining selections, all of which come from Lanza's Coca-Cola radio show of 1951-52. The latter tracks show the tenor at his commercial worst. Diane is an abomination, and there are several other selections that should never have seen the light of day. Fortunately, however, there are a few nuggets among the dross, and "If" is a most attractive and exciting performance.

The sound is not brilliant on the Coke Show selections (these are not the pristine BMG recordings, and all come with overlaid applause tracks). Ironically, the live Hollywood Bowl selections have much better sound.

But don't let the "Coke" numbers put you off buying this CD. The Hollywood Bowl concert is a masterpiece, and should be required listening for all who scoff at this "movie tenor".

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