Tenors Valentine

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This collection of previously released material is one of the best and least expensive featuring the Three Tenors, but its link to Valentine's Day, with red hearts, flowers, and a candy box added to the cartoon on the cover, is rather contrived. Most of the songs are about love and many (e.g., "Una furtiva lagrima," "Che gelida manina," the duet from Madame Butterfly, and "Recondita armonia") are about a Valentine's Day kind of love. But the aria from Gianni Schicchi is about love of a city, not a person, and many are about lost love ("Vesti la giubba," "E lucevan le stelle," the bitter end of Carmen, and "Addio fiorito asil.") And one ("La donna e mobile") has a cynicism unsuited to the lovers' day. Still, the selection is all prime material, and the singing (with a few trifling exceptions) is outstanding. Note that this is a compilation from various recordings, not an actual Three Tenors concert--and a few sopranos show up for duets. No texts or translations are provided; it would be unrealistic to expect them at this price. --Joe McLellan

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    Manufacturer: Sony
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000GBZ7
    Release Date: 1999-01-05

    Tracks:

    1. Madama Butterfly: Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia
    2. Gianni Schicchi: Firenze E Come Un Albero Fiorito
    3. L'Elisir d'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
    4. La Travita: Lunge Da Lei... De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti
    5. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina
    6. TOSCA: Recondita Armonia
    7. TOSCA: E Lucevan Le Stelle
    8. Turandot: In Questa Reggia
    9. Madama Butterfly: Addio, Fiorito Asil
    10. La Fanciulla del West: Ch'ella Mi Creda Libero
    11. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile
    12. I Pagliacci: Vesti La Giubba
    13. Fedora: Amor, Ti Vieta
    14. Carmen: C'est Toi? - C'est Moi
    15. Carmen: Mais Moi, Carmen, Je T'aime Encore
    16. Luisa Miller: Quando Le Sere Al Placido
    17. Lucia di Lammermoor: Fra Poco A Me Ricovero
    18. Turandot: Nessun Dorma !

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    This collection of previously released material is one of the best and least expensive featuring the Three Tenors, but its link to Valentine's Day, with red hearts, flowers, and a candy box added to the cartoon on the cover, is rather contrived. Most of the songs are about love and many (e.g., "Una furtiva lagrima," "Che gelida manina," the duet from Madame Butterfly, and "Recondita armonia") are about a Valentine's Day kind of love. But the aria from Gianni Schicchi is about love of a city, not a person, and many are about lost love ("Vesti la giubba," "E lucevan le stelle," the bitter end of Carmen, and "Addio fiorito asil.") And one ("La donna e mobile") has a cynicism unsuited to the lovers' day. Still, the selection is all prime material, and the singing (with a few trifling exceptions) is outstanding. Note that this is a compilation from various recordings, not an actual Three Tenors concert--and a few sopranos show up for duets. No texts or translations are provided; it would be unrealistic to expect them at this price. --Joe McLellan

    Track Listings:

    1. The Beecham Collection: Frederick Delius
    2. The Piano Player [Enhanced] [Import]
    3. The Picnic Party
    4. To the Soul: Thomas Hampson Sings the Poetry of Walt Whitman
    5. West Side Story [SACD]
    6. William Cornysh: Latin Church Music
    7. Alfred Schnittke: Gogol Suite; Labyrinths
    8. Angels sing to me
    9. Anthony Lous Scarmolin: Orchestral Works
    10. Art of Coloratura

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    Medicine Fuck Dream

    Night in Vienna

    Soul Activated

    Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Sonny Rollins

    Mutations [Import]

    Real Love

    Poor Little Rich Girl

    Mozart: Serenade for Wind Instruments; Serenade for Wind Octet

    Songs for Oblivion Fishermen [Import]

    Shelter

    Short Sharp Shocked

    Mi Carino

    Maria Grever Y Sus Mejores Interpretes

    Sings The Blues

    King of the Jungle