No Se Que Me Das [CD-single] [Import]

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Limited Edition Single from "Naturaleza Muerta" Includes the Radio Edit and an Exclusive Remix from Carlos Jean.

No Se Que Me Das,Fangoria,Subterfuge,Latin


Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al
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  • The most noble voice
  • PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN
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  • A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice.
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ASIN: B00000I4KQ
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

  1. El rossinyol
  2. El testament d'Amelia
  3. Adios meu homino
  4. Mina nay por me casare
  5. Tengo que subir
  6. Ahi tienes mi corazon
  7. La vi llorando
  8. Ya se van los pastores
  9. Campanas de Belen
  10. Jaeneras que yo canto
  11. A dormir ahora mesmo
  12. Granadinas
  13. Hincarse de rodillas
  14. Cancion de trilla
  15. Parado de Valldemosa
  16. Nik baditut
  17. Andregaya
  18. Din, dan, boleran
  19. Mariam matrem
  20. Ay, triste vida corporal!
  21. Que es mi vida, preguntais?
  22. Porque es, dama, tanto quereros?
  23. No me llames segalaherba
  24. Ay, luna que reluces
  25. En esta larga ausencia
  26. Molinillo que mueles amores
  27. Confiado jilguerillo
  28. Seguidillas religiosas
  29. Cancion de cuna
  30. El jilguerillo con pico de oro
  31. El canape

Tracks:

  1. Ah, el novio no quiere dinero
  2. Coma la rosa en la guerta
  3. Estavase la mora
  4. Aquel rey de Francia
  5. Damos gracias a ti, Dios
  6. Sobre Baca estaba el rey
  7. Ay que non hay!
  8. Rosa das rosas
  9. Maravillosos e piadosos
  10. Tres moricas m'enamoran
  11. Paseabase el rey moro
  12. Dime a do tienes las mientes
  13. Si no's huviera mirado
  14. Dexo la venda
  15. Puse mis amores
  16. Aqui me declaro su pensamiento
  17. Pues que me tienes
  18. Gentil dama, non se gana
  19. Mi querer tanto vos quiere
  20. Una hija tiene el rey
  21. Una matica de ruda
  22. Si la noche se hace oscura
  23. Pastorcico, non te aduermas
  24. Ay triste que vengo
  25. No soy you quien la descrube
  26. Pase el agua, Julieta
  27. Aquel caballero, madre
  28. Duelete de mi, Senora
  29. De Antequera salio el Moro
  30. De los alamos vengo, madre
  31. Enfermo estaba Antioco
  32. Dame acogida en tu hato
  33. Morenica, dame un beso
  34. Senora, si te olvidare
  35. De donde venis, amore?

Tracks:

  1. La rosa enflorece
  2. Ven querida
  3. Adio, querida
  4. Durme, durme, hermozo hijico
  5. Paxaro d'hermosura
  6. Avrix, mi galanica
  7. Irme quiero, la mi madre
  8. Ya viene el cativo
  9. Yo m'enamori d'un aire
  10. Una matica de ruda
  11. Anda, jaleo
  12. Los cuatro muleros
  13. Las tres hojas
  14. Los mozos de Monleon
  15. Las morillas de Jaen
  16. Sevillanas del siglo 18
  17. El cafe de Chinitas
  18. Nana de Sevilla
  19. Los pelegrinitos
  20. Zorongo
  21. Romance de Don Boiso
  22. Los reyes de la baraja
  23. La tarara
  24. El combat del somni: Damunt de tu, nomes les flors
  25. A l'ombra del Lledoner: Canco de grumet
  26. Canciones negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
  27. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
  28. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
  29. Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
  30. Seis canciones castellanas: No quiero tus avellanas
  31. Seis canciones castellanas: Jota
  32. Panxolina
  33. Tu pupila es azul
  34. Cantos populares espanolas: Malaguena
  35. Cantos populares espanolas: Granadina
  36. Cantos populares espanolas: El Vito
  37. Cantos populares espanolas: Pano murciano
  38. Clavelitos
  39. Adios, Granada
  40. Madrigal

Tracks:

  1. Coleccion de tonadillas: Amor y odio
  2. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
  3. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo discreto
  4. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo olvidado
  5. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo timido
  6. Coleccion de tonadillas: El mirar de la maja
  7. Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
  8. Coleccion de tonadillas: La maja de Goya
  9. Coleccion de tonadillas: Las currutacas modestas
  10. Tres majas dolorosas: Oh muerte cruel!
  11. Tres majas dolorosas: Ay majo de mi vida
  12. Tres majas dolorosas: De aquel majo amante
  13. Goyescas: La maja y el ruisenor (Rosario)
  14. 'La vida breve': Vivan los que rien! (Salud - Act 1)
  15. 'La vida breve': Alli esta! Riyendo! (Salud - Act 2)
  16. 'Acis y Galatea': Confiado jilguerillo
  17. El tripili
  18. Llorad, corazon
  19. Iban al pinar
  20. No lloreis, ojuelos
  21. Mananica era
  22. Mira que soy nina
  23. Gracia mia
  24. El pano moruno
  25. Seguidilla murciana
  26. Asturiana
  27. Jota
  28. Nana
  29. Cancion
  30. Polo
  31. 'La Tempranica': Zapateado (La tarantula e un bicho mu malo)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The most noble voice.......2004-05-28

Victoria de los Angeles' voice not only has a silken quality and fascinating glow to it but it is one of the most regal, noble sounds you'll ever hear. She illuminated those moments of quietness, gentleness and noble, feminine pride and elegance like no other soprano before and after her. This release of her "Spanish Songs" has never been surpassed. The songs of her homeland seem to have been written for her beautiful instrument alone, she fills every piece with special beauty and charm, religious flair and beautiful, noble simplicity. Buy this recording and see why Victoria is one of the best sopranos ever having come from Spain.

5 out of 5 stars PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN.......2002-01-08

FOR A LONG TIME "SONGS OF SPAIN" HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS (CHRISTIAN AND SEPHARDIC) SPANISH SONGS. DE LOS ANGELES DEFIES A RIVAL IN THIS GENRE. DE LARROCHA, SORIANO AND ZANETTI PROVIDE UNEQUALED ACCOMPANIEMENTS. THE RECORDINGS ARE SECOND ONLY TO LIFE PERFORMANCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT EMI INTENDS TO TAKE THIS SET OUT OF PUBLICATION. PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN! I JUST PURCHASED MY THIRD SET FROM AMAZON AND I TREASURE IT AS MUCH AS MY FIRST!

5 out of 5 stars luminous artistry from a genius.......2000-12-26

the vocal artist of vocal artistsdisplays her absolutely gorgeous voice and musical understanding of spanish feeling with a warmth that is unmatched anywhere.the only thing better was to hear her in person!

5 out of 5 stars A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice........2000-09-17

This set offers four generously-filled CDs comprising almost 140 Spanish songs from Victoria de los Angeles' repertoire. To all of them she brings a special dignity and an unfailing beauty of voice. The earliest recordings date from 1950 and the last is the items she sang at the opening of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Yes, you will find the ubiquitous "Clavelitos!" here, and a later version of "La maya el ruisenor" from "Goyescas". The enclosed booklet provides illuminating notes by Lionel Salter, who also translated many of the texts which are also included. Accompanists include Gerald Moore and Alicia de Larrocha, and Victoria de Los Angeles provides a guitar accompaniment herself in one song. The last track of all, a zapateado from a zarzuela, recorded live in New York, must almost have brought the house down.
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    Romeo and Juliet were the original star-crossed lovers; Shakespeare coined the phrase in his tragedy about their young love and tragic death. But the expression can be applied to doomed couples of all kinds: Faust and Marguerite, Othello and Desdemona, and of course Tony and Maria in West Side Story, which updates Romeo and Juliet to modern New York. This recording, taped at a gala concert in Chicago in 1998 and videotaped for a telecast on the PBS series Great Performances, presents music about doomed love composed by Leonard Bernstein, Charles Gounod, Franz Lehar, Duke Ellington, and others, including several Spanish songs that show Plácido Domingo in top form. After all the tragedy, there is a duet that signals one happy ending: the Merry Widow waltz. Domingo and Renée Fleming are two of today's greatest singers, and they live up to their reputations. The voices are too operatic for West Side Story, but Bernstein would have disagreed. For his definitive recording of the show, he chose similar voices: José Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa. --Joe McLellan

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Terrible.......2002-09-01

    I must say that this album was not what I had hoped, and as it was my introduction to Renee Fleming, it was sometime before I bought another of her CDs. Domingo, I would hope, would have better judgement in his recordings, for I found this album nowhere near standard.

    Please only purchase this item if you have enjoyed better works from both artists, for it was my introdution to them both, and I regret to say that I was most dissapointed! ~

    5 out of 5 stars How Can You Give This Less Then Five Stars ???.......2002-08-16

    This recording is just great. When I first saw it in the store, I was so affraid that this would be a live recording. Its not! Yay! The only thing I did not like about this recording was the West Side Store Prologue. Renée would make a really good Maria. Placdio would not make that great of a Tony. He really is limited to opera and art song. Renée, however, can do it all. I really love Renée's "Prelude to a Kiss". I have this song on a recording with Kathleen Battle and I have to say that I really prefer Renée's rendition much better. I say so because I think jazz should be for bigger voices. Renée shines on this recording and blows Placido out of the water. Get this for Renée but not for Placido.

    4 out of 5 stars This is really very nice!.......2002-02-17

    I loved this. I thought Renée was just wonderful. It's so wonderful when we have opera singers who grace our ears with doing something out of there element and doing it PHENOMINALLY!! So it's nice to have Renée singing the "Tonight" duet with Domingo in West Side Story. But I do agree with the reviewer below me, in that Domingo sounds a little operatic for this role. After all, it is a musical (not everyone's as versatile as our diva). Her "Somewhere" is just gorgeous, althought, my favorite "Somewhere" is sung by Jessye Norman (for all you West Side Story finatics out there). My personal favorites on this disc are the jazz songs by Renée. Who knew she had such a talent for jazz? I wish there were more Renée Fleming jazz recordings out there.

    2 out of 5 stars Below Their Standards.......2000-02-22

    While both Domingo and Fleming are among today's outstanding singers, this is a very dissappointing disc. Even in the Othello selection, which comes from their normal operatic repetoire, they are not engaging. The dramatic tension is suprisingly slack. Unless you need to have every disk they made, pass this one up.
    Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Alagna, van Dam, Dessay, Vaduva, Jo, Lascarro, Dubosc, Ragon, Sénéchal, Bacquier, Lamprecht, Nagano
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Not a flawless version, but one to be REALLY loved
    • The best of a mediocre-to-bad lot
    • Hoffman contines to elude the recording world
    • Excellent but not definitive
    • O Dieu, de quelle ivresse embrasse-tu mon âme?
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    ASIN: B000005E4D
    Release Date: 1996-10-29

    Tracks:

    1. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Prelude - Kent Nagano
    2. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Act 1, Scene 1: Glou! Glou! - Kent Nagano
    3. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Couplets de la muse: La verite, dit-on, sortait d'un puits - Kent Nagano
    4. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Elle est sur la scene, un peuple l'acclame - La Muse - Kent Nagano
    5. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 2: Le conseiller Lindorf, morbleu! - Lindorf, Andres - Kent Nagano
    6. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 3: Vayons? Pour Hoffmann! - Kent Nagano
    7. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Couplets: Dans les roles d'amoureux - Kent Nagano
    8. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Deux heures devant moi - Scene 4: Vite, vite, qu'on se remue! - Lindorf, Luther - Kent Nagano
    9. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 5: Choeur des Etudiants - Drig, drig - Kent Nagano
    10. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Vrai Dieu! Mes amis - Kent Nagano
    11. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Eh! Luther! Ma grosse tonne - Lindorf, Luther, Nathanael, Hermann, Wolfram, Wilhelm - Kent Nagano
    12. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 6: Bonjour, amis! - Kent Nagano
    13. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Couplets and Andante: Va pour Kleinzach! - Kent Nagano
    14. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Peuh! Cette biere est detestable! - Kent Nagano
    15. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Duo: Et par ou votre Diablerie - Kent Nagano
    16. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Simple echange de politesse - Kent Nagano
    17. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Je vous dis, moi - Kent Nagano
    18. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ma maitresse? - Kent Nagano
    19. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Final: Messieurs, on va lever le rideau! - Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Lindorf, Luther, Nathanael, Hermann, Wolfram, Wilhelm - Kent Nagano
    20. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Act 2: Entracte - Kent Nagano
    21. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 1: La! Dors en paix - Spalanzani - Scene 2: Ah! Bonjour! Enchacte! - Spalanzani, Hoffmann - Scene 3: Fais allumer partout! - Spalanzani, Cochenille - Kent Nagano
    22. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 4: Allons! Courage et confiance! - Kent Nagano
    23. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Pardieu! J'etais bien sur - Kent Nagano
    24. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Couplets: Une poupee aux yeux d'email - Nicklausse, Hoffmann - Kent Nagano
    25. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 5: C'est moi, Coppelius! - Kent Nagano
    26. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Je me nomme Coppelius - Kent Nagano
    27. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: J'ai deux jeux, de beaux yeux - Kent Nagano
    28. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Serviteur - Kent Nagano
    29. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ah! Ange du ciel, est-ce bien toi? - Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Coppelius - Kent Nagano
    30. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 6: Hein! Vous! - Hoffmann, Coppelius, Spalanzani - Kent Nagano
    31. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 7: Choeur des Invites: Non aucun hote vraiment - Kent Nagano
    32. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Vous serez satisfaits, messieurs - Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Nicklausse - Kent Nagano
    33. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 8: Mesdames et Messieurs - Kent Nagano
    34. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Mesdames et Meisseurs, fiere de vos bravos - Kent Nagano
    35. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Air: Les oiseaux dans la charmille - Kent Nagano
    36. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ah! Mon ami! Quel accent! - Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Nicklausse, Olympia, Cochenille - Kent Nagano
    37. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 9: Ils se sont eloignes! Enfin! - Kent Nagano
    38. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ah! Vivre deux! - Kent Nagano
    39. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Tu me fuis? - Hoffmann, Olympia - Scene 10: Eh! morbleu! modere ton zele! - Hoffmann, Nicklausse - Kent Nagano
    40. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 11: Voleur! Brigand! Quelle deroute! - Coppelius - Kent Nagano
    41. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Scene 12: En place les danseurs - Kent Nagano
    42. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Voila! Assez, assez, ma fille - Kent Nagano
    43. Les Contes D' Hoffmann: Ah! Quoi? L'homme aux lunettes, la! - Spalanzani, Cochenille, Hoffmann, Olympia, Nicklausse, Coppelius - Kent Nagano

    Tracks:

    1. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Act 3: Entracte - Jacques Offenbach
    2. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 1: Elle a fui, la tourterelle - Antonia - Jacques Offenbach
    3. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 2: Malheureuse enfant! - Crespel, Antonia - Scene 3: Desespoir! Tout a l'heure, encore! - Crespel - Scene 4: Frantz! n'ouvre a personne! - Crespel, Frantz - Jacques Offenbach
    4. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 5: Jour et nuit je me mets en quatre - Frantz - Jacques Offenbach
    5. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 6: Frantz, c'est ici! - Hoffmann, Frantz - Jacques Offenbach
    6. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 7: Enfin je vais savoir pourquoi - Jacques Offenbach
    7. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Romance: Vois sous l'archet fremissant - Jacques Offenbach
    8. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: C'est une chanson d'amour - Hoffmann, Antonia, Nicklausse - Jacques Offenbach
    9. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 8: Ah! Je le savais bien - Jacques Offenbach
    10. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ah! J'ai le bonheur dans l'ame - Jacques Offenbach
    11. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Pourtant, o ma fiancee - Jacques Offenbach
    12. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Viens la comme autrefois - Jacques Offenbach
    13. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Qu'as-tu donc? - Antonia, Hoffmann - Scene 9: Rien! J'ai cru qu'Hoffmann etait ici! - Hoffmann, Crespel, Frantz, Miracle - Jacques Offenbach
    14. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 10: Pour conjurer la danger - Jacques Offenbach
    15. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Allons, parle! et sois bref! - Jacques Offenbach
    16. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: J'ai la certains flacons - Miracle, Crespel, Hoffmann, Antonia - Jacques Offenbach
    17. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 11: Ne plus chanter - Hoffmann, Antonia - Jacques Offenbach
    18. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 12: Tu ne chanteras plus? - Jacques Offenbach
    19. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ah! Quelle est cette voix? - Jacques Offenbach
    20. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ta mere, oses-tu l'interroger? - Jacques Offenbach
    21. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Non! Assez! - Jacques Offenbach
    22. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ja cede au transport qui m'enivre! - Miracle, Antonia, La Voix - Jacques Offenbach
    23. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 13: Mon enfant, ma fille! - Crespel, Antonia, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Miracle - Jacques Offenbach

    Tracks:

    1. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Act IV: Entracte - Jacques Offenbach
    2. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 1: Messieurs, silence! - Jacques Offenbach
    3. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Recit et Chant bachique: Et moi, ce n'est pas la - Jacques Offenbach
    4. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Amis, l'amour tendre et reveur - Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Giulietta - Jacques Offenbach
    5. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 2: Je vois qu'on est en fete! - Schlemil, Giulietta, Pitchinaccio, Hoffmann - Scene 3: Au premier reve je t'enleve - Nicklausse, Hoffmann - Jacques Offenbach
    6. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 4: Tourne, tourne, miroir - Dapertutto - Jacques Offenbach
    7. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 5: Cher ange! - Dapertutto, Giulietta - Jacques Offenbach
    8. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 6: Melodrame: Vivat! J'ai tout gagne! - Giulietta, Schlemil, Dapertutto - Jacques Offenbach
    9. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 7: Giulietta, palsembleu! - Jacques Offenbach
    10. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Air de Giulietta: Vous ne jouez pas? - Jacques Offenbach
    11. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Que dit-elle? - Jacques Offenbach
    12. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Giulietta, je vous jure! - Jacques Offenbach
    13. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Oui, fut-ce au prix de ma vie - Jacques Offenbach
    14. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Sextuor and Choeur: Helas! Je vais encore la suivre - Jacques Offenbach
    15. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Morbleu! - Jacques Offenbach
    16. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Il a ma cle - Jacques Offenbach
    17. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 1: Ton ami dit vrai! - Jacques Offenbach
    18. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Romance: O Dieu, de quelle ivresse - Jacques Offenbach
    19. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Jusque-la, cependant - Jacques Offenbach
    20. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Si ta presence m'est ravie - Jacques Offenbach
    21. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ah! Tu m'as defiee - Giulietta, Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Pitchinaccio - Jacques Offenbach
    22. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 2: Alerte, Hoffmann! - Jacques Offenbach
    23. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Voyez! Il n'a plus le moindre reflet! - Jacques Offenbach
    24. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Je n'aime pas qu'on me defie! - Jacques Offenbach
    25. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ainsi, tu mentais! - Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Dapertutto, Pitchinaccio, Giulietta - Jacques Offenbach
    26. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Act V: Entracte - Jacques Offenbach
    27. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 1: Choeur: Folie! Oublie tes douleurs - Jacques Offenbach
    28. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Voila quelle fut l'histoire - Jacques Offenbach
    29. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Choeur des Esprits et des Etudiants: Glou! Glou! - Hoffmann, Luther, Lindorf, Nathanael, Nicklausse - Jacques Offenbach
    30. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Scene 2: Stella, Stella! - Jacques Offenbach
    31. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Couplet: Pour le coeur de Phrygne - Jacques Offenbach
    32. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Denouement: Hola! Quelqu'un de fort pour emporter Hoffmann! - Jacques Offenbach
    33. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Ingrat! Et moi? - Jacques Offenbach
    34. Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Adieu! Je t'abandonne - Andres, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Stella, La Muse, Lindorf - Jacques Offenbach

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    Of all the revisionist Hoffmanns, this one is the best, using the latest (and one trusts) last version of Michael Kaye's edition, based on sketches recently discovered for the unfinished opera. Most of the changes are in the Giulietta act; it now tracks better dramatically, and unlike some restoration attempts, its length is sensible. In the title role, Roberto Alagna is full of imaginative touches of characterization, singing the famous Kleinzach song with an intentional vocal roughness in a worthy effort to convey the Hoffmann's debauched state. As the mechanical doll Olympia, Natalie Dessay proves she's not only a phenomenal singer but a great comedienne. Kent Nagano deploys his Lyon Opera forces with great stylistic authority. --David Patrick Stearns

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Not a flawless version, but one to be REALLY loved.......2006-05-09

    This is a recording with significant highs and lows. But in overall it is an excellent account of this wonderfully tuneful and beloved opera.
    First, about the edition. The Kaye edition restores a lot of music including recitatives written by Offenbach and a number of musical numbers. It also goes for the Guiraud recitatives which some versions totally omit and replace by the dialogues which Offenbach likely might have intended. Compared to, say, the historical Sutherland/Domingo/Bonynge version, this version is significantly longer and more substantial, musically speaking. With more than 30 minutes of music compared to the Bonynge edition, it is understandable why the Kaye version needs up to 3 CDs to bear the substantial amount of music.
    While fans of Contes d'Hoffmann would likely be grateful at the ressurrection of so much musical material, I personally find this version sometimes just too painfully long. The Guiraud recitatives sometimes simply are bland and cause the opera to just drag along. Yes, Guiraud obviously has a lot of skills and bright ideas in these recitatives, mostly shown by the quoting of music by Offenbach in these recitatives to give the opera a better sense of unison. But compared to the simpler recitatives that Offenbach himself wrote, the Guiraud sometimes just seems aloof. Unless you really have a lot of time, you might want to stick to the more important musical numbers. Also, the new ending, with Hoffmann facing the Muse in the apotheose is a wonderful ensemble, with sounds from the church organ that gives the scene its necessary "holy" feel.
    Now to the singers. Alagna has a masculine voice and is dramatically very effective. He also has a perfect French diction-crisp, idiomatic and a real joy to listen to. His instrument naturally is not very beautiful; and I personally find his Hoffmann a bit beefy and hysterical; but his good understanding of the role still helps him come across as a better Hoffmann. The best Hoffmann is in my opinion either Domingo or Schicoff.
    The ladies are provided with quite a luxury cast. Natalie Dessay's Olympia is perhaps second only to Sutherland and Sills. To everyone who honors La Stupenda's E flats, listen: Dessay presents the role of the mechanical doll with FOUR Gs, yes 4 full-voiced, stunning, jaw-dropping Gs!!! Musically speaking, Dessay is not as comedic as Sutherland; her tone is a little thin and nasal but her coloratura and lovely portrayal of the role is simply untterly convincing.
    Vaduva's Antonia is excellent: excellent diction, girly tone and very successfully portrays the youngsinger's vulnerability and sensibility. She however lacks power in the trio and that C sharp falls flat. Her "Elle a fui la tourterelle" is however wonderfully touching and moving. The best Antonia, in my opinion, is Victoria de Los Angeles. To one of the reviewers here, Vaduva is not a Slavic singer. She is a French singer of Romanian origin. A totally Latin singer!
    Sumi Jo portrays a very convincing Giulietta with very believable spinto qualities, which she provides effectively with chaning in tone. The rediscovered coloratura, with a couple of E flats and spellbinding runs, well, brings the wonderful Korean coloratura soprano to her prime best. Her French is surprisingly idiomatic.
    Lascarro's got a small role as Stella. I personally don't like her tone; but she is good enough in the beautiful apotheose ensemble.
    Jose Van Dam's quartet villain almost matches Bacquier's famous portrayal. His voice is not as dark or evil-sounding as Bacquier's but still gives a top-notch interpretation. His doctor Miracle might have been the best on record if he took some of those melodramatic laughs in the Trio. His reluctance, combined with Vaduva's small voice, creates a flat Trio. This being said, the French bass's quartet of villains stills ranks among the undisputed best. My favorite villain quartet, Gabriel Bacquier has a cameo role here as Crespel, which he does a great job.
    Gilles Ragon's a good tenor and his stuttering in the portrayal of Cochenille is very convincing. I however find him a bit too serious and heavy for these tenore buffo roles. The same can be said for Senechal's Spalanzani. Compared to Charon's Spalanzani on the Bonynge recording, he is very unfunny. The "brigand! Bandit!" quarrel after the destruction of the doll is bland and lifeless.
    Catherine's Dubosc has a lovely voice and does great job as Nicklausse. There is nothing to criticize about her singing qualities. My only objection is that the casting of this trouser role for a soprano harms the overall balance of the opera: 5 soprano roles and 1 mezzo role (the voice of the mother): this is not a good balance. The Barcarolle duet, in particular, suffers from both a misbalance and a ridiculous fast tempo.
    Kent Nagano's conducting does not have the solid tempos of Bonynge and sometimes overwhelms the singers: most notably in that C sharp of the Trio. But he has really interesting ideas and provides invaluable support.
    With the exception of a bland Spalanzani, some strange tempos and the unusual length of the edition, this is a very good Hoffmann. Together with the Bonynge version, this is another very good all-around recording. The set is a tad expensive, but given the substantial amount of music and a very informative booklet, this is a recording to really consider. It will provide a lot of listening pleasures. You will not be disappointed.

    4 out of 5 stars The best of a mediocre-to-bad lot.......2003-10-30

    I have heard six recordings of "Hoffmann," an opera that is particularly dear to me for sentimental reasons. None of them are perfect, all have flaws, but on balance this is the best of the lot.

    Now that musicologists have finished playing with the Mahler 10th Symphony (which ended rather well) and the Beethoven 10th (which ended rather badly), they have been taking a whack at "Hoffmann," rushing to revise music the composer never sanctioned and adding music found in buckets and boxes long after his death. My personal feeling was, if it ain't broke, don't fix it: you're not Offenbach, and to speak for him requires a tremendous amount of chutzpah. And a lot of the revisions, to my ear, simply do not work well, such as turning Giulietta into a coloratura soprano, spinning out an aria that ends much like Olympia's doll song as on this recording.

    I'm also not fond of switching the Antonia and Giulietta acts from their traditional positions for both dramatic and musical reasons. To begin with, having the "tales" end with Antonia gives Hoffmann's character a certain sense of redemption that simply isn't there the other way. Also, the Giulietta act is musically the weakest: as primiarily an operetta composer, Offenbach simply had a hard time creating music for this act which is darker and more tensely dramatic than anything else in the work. The superp trio that climaxes the Antonia act, on the other hand, is one of the most brilliant and transcendent things he wrote.

    That being said, there is much to admire in this set. Kent Nagano conducts briskly, which is his wont, thereby tying together the music in a cohesive and satisfying way where others (particularly Cluytens and Cambreling) sound slow and rambling. On the other hand, his chorus of the spirits, though light and brisk, just misses the rapt, enchanting sound achieved by Bonynge; and though it was probably Offenbach's intent to have only a few strings play the violin motif in the Antonia trio, they sound too thin, not sweeping or driven enough, for the dramatic situation. Nagano also conducts the famed "Barcarolle" at a shade-too-fast tempo, thus robbing the music of its mysterious charm (even Arthur Fiedler made a better recording of the instrumental version). These moments point to a lack of "theatricality" in Nagano's conducting style that Bonynge, Rudel and even Beecham managed to capture.

    Alagna is not as suavely beautiful or haunting in the role as Robert Rounseville or Stuart Burrows were. This is something of an abrupt, nervous reading, though if one knows something about E.T.A. Hoffmann and his tales it is perfectly in keeping with his character. (I have yet, however, to see ANY tenor perform the role made up to LOOK like Hoffmann, a scrawny little man with a square jaw, popping eyes and a shock of unruly, frizzy hair. I guess no tenor really wants to look like that!)

    This is unquestionably the finest performance Dessay has ever recorded: her voice is brilliant, in focus, on pitch and wonderfully secure. Only Bond in the Beecham performance and Sutherland come close, though I personally feel that Sutherland was funnier in the role. She had a real flair for comedy, whereas she did not possess enough personal warmth for Antonia or Giulietta.

    The Sutherland recording also had the best "villains" in Gabriel Bacquier in his prime, but to my ears Van Dam is an excellent second. (Treigle, in the Sills set, was good but not great, his somewhat gruff voice rather overwhelimg the roles with too much histrionics.)

    Vaduva has a pretty tone but your typical "Slavic wobble," more noticeable in the early and late parts of her act. For some reason, the voice is better focused in the middle sections, but she does not efface memories of de los Angeles who was the best Antonia ever.

    Jo is surprisingly good as Giulietta: though her voice is even smaller than Dessay's, it had a fuller lyric sound in the mid-range which captured well on records. (I have beel told that her "live" career is just about over on stage as the voice is too small to carry in most modern theaters.) I liked Margherita Grandi in the old Beecham film, but a chesty, spinto Giulietta is apparently persona non grata in the new Michael Kaye edition of the work.

    Dubosc is a good Nicklausse, though I preferred Tourangeau and the singer (I forget her name) from the Beecham film. Bacquier, with far less voice, is still predictably good as Crespel; the timeless Senechal is a classic Spalanzani; Ragon is an excellent Cochenille, not so memorable as Franz. (I miss Andrea Velis, the old Met comp, who was brilliant in these roles but was never recorded in them.) The other small roles range from excellent (Tezier as Schlemil) to poor (Juanita Lascarre as Stella).

    An ideal modern "Hoffmann" would have Elisabeth Vidal as Olympia, Hong as Antonia, Fleming as Giulietta, Alvarez as Hoffmann, Rene Pape as the three villains, and someone like Pappano or Plasson conducting.....but we can dream all we want. The era of complete opera recordings, according to many inside sources, is over as we know it--even the Bobby & Angela act is being shelved--so we must pick from what we have, and this is simply the finest over all "Hoffmann" on record, with Bonynge's being a good second choice, though I do not like Domingo's hard-voiced, beefy Hoffmann.

    4 out of 5 stars Hoffman contines to elude the recording world.......2001-10-03

    This is a very good Hoffman, with the new edition of the score and a lot more music than in earlier editions. There is MUCH here to be admired and enjoyed as there is in the classic Domingo/Sutherland recording.

    I prefer Domingo's more passionate Hoffman to Alagna's workmanlike effort, which is still quite fine.

    On the other hand, having different female vocalists, as this recording does is preferable to my ear than having the same throughout as the Domingo/Sutherland recording does. The three female leads here range from good (Dessay) to excellent (Jo). Having heard Sumi Jo sing Olympia on record and in person, I find it hard to enjoy Dessay's quite as much. Jo is here as Antonia however.

    No single recording of Hoffman is clearly preferable and listening to each is recommended. In the meanwhile, there is still an opening here for a more fully satisying Hoffman.

    4 out of 5 stars Excellent but not definitive.......2001-04-20

    This recording has given me many hours of listening pleasure. Pretty much every artist featured in it gives an excellent performance, and the greatness of Offenbach's opera is conveyed more fully than can be done by other performances that contain less of what he composed for "Hoffmann" before his untimely death. However, the recording has several specific faults that result in my giving it only 4 stars, even though it is among my favorite operatic recordings.

    First, the good points. Listening to this recording one definitely thinks of the opera's characters rather than the artists portraying them.... I find Alagna's voice quite beautiful on this recording and feel that he portrays the character of Hoffmann with spectacular success....

    Van Dam is one of the recording's great assets as the villains. The three main heroines are each memorable(.).......(Jo's) interpretation of Giulietta's long-lost coloratura aria is spectacular and features a spine-chilling moment in her climactic cadenza ...she sings a rising series of notes almost identical to one sung by Dessay as Olympia in Act II, emphasizing the connection of the heroines. ...Lascarro does a very good job in the small role of Stella (....Dubosc is excellent as the Muse and Nicklausse, giving a truly memorable performance of nearly the entire role. Unfortunately, Nicklausse's Antonia-act aria, arguably the artistic and emotional heart of the entire opera ...,seems somehow disappointing on this recording. Dubosc's voice does not cut through the orchestra as it should when she sings in her lower register, and as a result the aria fails to have the cathartic impact on me that it has when I have heard it in Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. .... Ragon gives an excellent, highly memorable performance in the four "grotesque" roles.

    Now I may turn to the disappointing features of this recording. ....(T)his recording contains no extra-musical sound effects whatsoever. To a certain extent this is a valid approach to recording an opera. The problem is that "Hoffmann" contains an unusually high number of passages which were composed with the extra-musical sounds that would be heard from the stage in mind and which lack some of their intended impact without sound effects. The effectiveness of the students' drinking song is reduced when we don't hear them banging their glasses together and on the tables, and without the winding-up sound the pauses in Olympia's song when she runs down make less sense. We also should hear Coppelius smashing Olympia, Hoffmann and Schlemil moving around heavily as they duel, the death-gasp of another character who dies in the new ending of the Giulietta act (I won't spoil the unfamiliar twists of plot here), and various other sound effects which would add to the drama of the story. Moreover, Van Dam's villains never laugh except when their laughter is notated in the score, even though the libretto specifies some additional evil laughs, notably the one as Dr. Miracle disappears and Antonia falls dying at the end of the trio for Miracle, Antonia and the voice of Antonia's mother.

    One of the main problems with the recording is that Van Dam, Ragon and Dubosc are the only performers to play multiple roles. Not only are the heroines played by four different sopranos, but none of the artists who play Luther and the students reappear in other roles in the acts devoted to Hoffmann's three stories. All of this goes against what are presumed to be Offenbach's wishes for his opera, despite the fact that this is a recording of Kaye's critical edition (in its "grand opera" version). Moreover, this recording was, unfortunately, made before Offenbach's own finished finale for the Giulietta act, written very shortly before his death, became available for inclusion in Kaye's edition. ....

    Finally, it seems bizarre that the aria "Scintille, diamant," which has been one of the most popular numbers in the opera for a long time, is not included on this recording. ....

    Despite these flaws, this recording is recommended. It is extremely enjoyable and represents the totality of Offenbach's intentions for "Hoffmann" more fully than any other recording currently available. One hopes that a new recording of Kaye's edition, with the definitive ending for the Giulietta act and with a single soprano playing all four heroines, will be made in the not-too-distant future.

    5 out of 5 stars O Dieu, de quelle ivresse embrasse-tu mon âme?.......1999-11-21

    Comme un concert divin ta voix m'a pénétré!....

    This recording is undoubtedly one of the two benchmark recordings of this opera, the other one being the classic Sutherland/Domingo/Bonynge set. It is the most complete set with the "newly-discovered" Giuletta ending, and even includes the terrific but apocryphal sextet that is missing in the Bonynge recording. Alagna is the true star here, reflecting the spirit of Hoffmann throughout the opera, and singing in a very ideomatic French (unlike Domingo). The four heroines are marvellous, even though I prefer a single soprano singing all the four roles. Van Dam is great as the four villians, but he could have been more sinister in the trio in the Antonia act. Nagano is fine, but has some problems with the tempi at times.
    Leontyne Price (The Prima Donna Collection)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A brilliant collection from a great soprano
    • If I could have only one collection......
    • Yes this is great!
    • The Grandest Collection of Leontyne Price Arias
    • The Greatest Soprano Ever Recorded
    Leontyne Price (The Prima Donna Collection)

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    ASIN: B000003FAF
    Release Date: 1992-08-11

    Tracks:

    1. Dido and Aeneas: Act 3: Thy Hand, Belinda!
    2. Dido and Aeneas: Act 3: When I Am Laid In Earth
    3. Le nozze di Figaro: Act 3: E Susanna non vien!
    4. Le nozze di Figaro: Act 3: Dove sono
    5. La traviata: Act 3: Teneste la promessa
    6. La traviata: Act 3: Addio del passato
    7. L'africaine: Act 2: Sur mes genoux, fils du soleil
    8. Manon: Act 2: Allons! il le faut!
    9. Manon: Act 2: Adieu, notre petite table
    10. Otello: Act 4: Era piu calma?
    11. Otello: Act 4: Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Willow Song)
    12. Otello: Act 4: Ave Maria
    13. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act 1: Ecco: respiro appena
    14. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act 1: Io son l'umile ancella
    15. Louise: Act 3: Depuis le jour
    16. Turandot: Act 2: In questa reggia
    17. Die tote Stadt: Act 1: Marietta's Lied
    18. Vanessa: Act 1: He Has Come, He Has Come!
    19. Vanessa: Act 1: Do Not Utter A Word

    Tracks:

    1. Atalanta: Act 1: Care Selve
    2. Don Giovanni: Act 1: Don, Ottavio, son morta!
    3. Don Giovanni: Act 1: Or sai chi l'onore
    4. Der Freischuetz: Act 2: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer
    5. Der Freischuetz: Act 2: Liese, leise
    6. Tannhaeuser: Act 2: Dich, teure Halle
    7. Macbeth: Act 2: La luce langue
    8. Macbeth: Act 4: Vegliammo invan due notti (Sleepwalking Scene)
    9. Macbeth: Act 4: Una macchia e qui tuttora
    10. Mefistofele: Act 3: L'altra notte in fondo al mare
    11. Rusalka: Act 1: Song To The Moon
    12. L'Enfant Prodigue: Air de Lia: L'annee en vain
    13. Andrea Chenier: Act 3: La mamma morta
    14. Francesca da Ramini: Act 3: Paolo, datemi pace
    15. Suor Angelica: Senza mammo, o bimbo, tu sei morto!
    16. Amelia Goes To The Ball: While I Waste These Precious Hours

    Tracks:

    1. Alceste: Act 1: Divinites du Styx
    2. Don Giovanni: Act 2: Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene
    3. Don Giovanni: Act 2: Non mi dir
    4. I lombardi: Act 2: O madre, dal cielo
    5. I lombardi: Act 2: Se vano e il pregare
    6. Martha: Act 2: The Last Rose Of Summer
    7. Simon Boccanegra: Act 1: Come in quest'ora bruna
    8. La Perichole: Act 3: Tu n'es pas beau
    9. Die Walkuere: Act 1: Du bist der Lenz
    10. Die Fledermaus: Act 2: Czardas: Klange der Heimat
    11. Carmen: Act 3: Ces des contrebandiers
    12. Carmen: Act 3: Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante
    13. Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi lo sapete
    14. Thais: Act 2: Ah! je suis seule
    15. Thais: Act 2: Dis-moi que je suis belle
    16. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
    17. Les dialogues des Carmelites: Act 3: Mes filles, voila s'acheve

    Tracks:

    1. Semele: Act 2: Where 'er You Walk
    2. Idomeneo: Act 3: O smania! O Furie!
    3. Idomeneo: Act 3: D 'Oreste, d' Ajace!
    4. La damnation de Faust: Part 4: D'amour l'ardente flamme
    5. Oberon: Act 2: Ozean, du Ungeheuer!
    6. Norma: Act 1: Sediziose voci, voci di guerra
    7. Norma: Act 1: Casta diva
    8. Norma: Act 1: Ah! bello a me ritorna
    9. Rigoletto: Act 1: Gualtier Malde
    10. Rigoletto: Act 1: Caro Nome
    11. Tristan und Isolde: Act 3: Liebestod: Mild und leise
    12. Pagliacci: Act 1: Ballatella: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo
    13. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act 4: Poveri fiori
    14. Gloriana: Act 1, Scene 2: Soliloquy & Prayer: On Rivalries 'tis Safe For Kings
    15. Gloriana: Act 1, Scene 2: Soliloquy & Prayer: O God, My King, Sole Ruler Of The World

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A brilliant collection from a great soprano.......2007-04-30

    Leontyne Price was much admired and this 4CD collection shows her outstanding vocal gifts to the best advantage. Numerous reviewers have commented on the wide-ranging styles present and I can agree wholeheartedly with them. You would be hard-pressed to find a greater compilation of Ms Price, showcasing her amazing gifts as a great singer!

    5 out of 5 stars If I could have only one collection.............2006-11-12

    ....it would be this. Such fine singing in so many periods, languages, and styles. She is truley a great artist and this set helps you see just HOW GREAT she is. I won't go thru all the tracks but will say Cara Selve drives me wild. "When I am Laid in Earth..." comes across very nicely. There are some rare exerpts too like Gloriana, Menotti's Amelia goes to the Ball. Overall most tracks are inspired. The musicianship is to the highest standards. I JUST lOVE IT!

    5 out of 5 stars Yes this is great!.......2006-10-14

    But "When I am Laid in Earth" was written by PURCELL! Handel's "Care Selve", however, is also on this set, and it is GORGEOUS!!! I love just about everything on here. A few items from the fourth CD are a bit telling of her age (D'oreste d'ajace!")- but even they are fabulous. THe price of this set is unfortunate - however, it has dropped a little! :) I originally purchased it from BMG in 1994, for next-to-nothing, then "gave" it to my best friend! Two years ago, she lost hers to Hurricane Ivan, and paid a LOT for a new set!

    5 out of 5 stars The Grandest Collection of Leontyne Price Arias.......2005-08-08

    If you're a fan of Leontyne Price, this should be at the top of your list of her recording albums. I don't know when this was issued, but it's from the RCA Label which was her best promotional record company. It's a box set featuring dozens of arias from magnificent grand operas (some of which Leontyne Price never sang on stage in full and instead sang some bits in concert). Leontyne Price sings in fresh, beautiful and strong voice in dramatic and versatile roles, mastering each music from each composer. She masters such strikingly different masters's works as Samuel Barber (Vannessa) Webber (Der Freischutz) Wagner (Tristan and Isolde, Tannhauser) Falla (Atalanta) Mozart (Le Nozze Di Figaro). She sings the title roles of Massenet's Manon, Bizet's Carmen, Bellini's Norma, Verdi's Lady Macbeth, Amelia in Un Ballo Di Maschera, Nedda in I Pagliacci, Turandot and Suor Angelica, Flotow's Martha, and even oratorio such as Handel's Semele and Benjamin Britten's Gloriana. This is a vast repertoire, far grander in variety than I have ever known any one soprano sang. While critics will indeed compare Leontyne Price to Maria Callas (as another review critic brought up) these two sopranos could not have been any more different. It's not even a matter of their different racial backgrounds- Callas was born in Greece and became an American citizen then gave it up for French citizenship..and Price was born in Mississippi and was African-American) it's a matter of how different their approach at opera was and their vocal category. Callas was a dramatic soprano sforzando (literally "forced dramatic soprano")who would prefer to produce a choking, ugly, harsh sound merely for the dramatic effect and the integrity of the text in her lines. Leontyne Price was the definition of a soprano lyrico-spinto ("pushed" lyric-dramatic singing)which meant above all, to sound beautiful and to fill up those dramatic lines with as much vocal and tonal beauty as possible. Price had a more thrilling mezzo di voce and high soaring top register and a cleaner, smoother sound than the wobbly Callas, no offense to Callas fanatics of which there are many. It is true that Price did lose her touch in a sense in her older years (the 1970's and 80's) when her voice lacked the vibrant lyricism and attention to diction. Her 1970's Toscas and Aidas are therefore a sloppier than her 1950's and 60's Toscas and the same went for her Leonoras in both Trovatore and Forza Del Destino. Nevertheless, Price is an ageless singer. Her voice, dark, messy or bright and smooth, is still what was said of her in her debut at the Met as Leonora in Trovatore - a "bright, unfurling banner". She was goddess of the opera and paved the way for the new generation of black sopranos of today.

    This collection does not showcase the more famous roles that were in fact her signature ones - Leonora from Trovatore and Forza, Aida is'nt even in here and that one even she considered her greatest role, we don't find her Madame Butterfly here. Instead we find rare pieces that she sings beautifully and dramatically, making us wish she had sung the entire operas in full on stage. She never sang a full-length Norma and that's a pity- even Grace Bumbry and Shirley Verrett did in their careers. Price seemed to enjoy singing Samuel Barber's vocal works - she opened the 1965-1966 Met season with Barber's Antony and Cleopatra (a bad production by the way but not through any fault of Miss Price but the overblown spectacle of the design of the opera itself) and here she sings his Vanessa. Benjamin Britten's Gloriana sounds lovely in her hands. Her Norma and Dona Anna in Mozart are dramatic and fiery, her Lady Macbeth darkly mysterious, her Suor Angelica peaceful with powerful inner fire and her Dialogue Des Carmelites are also sensational. Yes, many of these arias are beautiful to hear, and thank God she doesn't have any of the flaws critics keep hearing in her later recordings. Without a doubt, this is her finest album. I think you should listen via audio samples here the following to make you get this recording: the Countess aria from Nozze Di Figaro, her Manon (Adieu Petit Table) La Mamma Morta, her version of Sediziose Voce/Casta Diva from Norma, the excerpt from Carmen, "Don Ottavio son Morta...Or Sai Chi L'Onore" from Don Giovanni, Care Salve, the Dido and Aeneas excerpts, the La Traviata excerpts (Addio Del Passato) and the beautifull, mystic, haunting and well-executed Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde, which I even feel surpasses Birgit Nilsson's version. Just listen to how heart-felt that Liebestod is! I have not heard the likes of it anywhere else.

    5 out of 5 stars The Greatest Soprano Ever Recorded.......2005-03-20

    O.K. So that is only my opinion. But Leontyne Price was one of the most dedicated singers of the 20th century. Her vast repertoire is showcased in this extensive collection of arias. While to many Maria Callas will forever be the ultimate and the greatest of them all, Leontyne Price had the same poswerful, high dramatic voice, in addition a more generous chest register and a regial presence. Moreover, she overcame so much to get to the top. In her day, African-American women in opera was new. Marian Anderson was the first to get into the mainstream opera world, with much difficulty and intervention, such as Eleanor Roosevelt's support. After Marian Anderson finally landed her first role at the Met in the 50's, a new generation of black women in opera began. The 60's and 70's would see the rise of mezzo sopranos later turned to dramatic sopranos such as Grace Bumbry, Shirley Verrett and it would follow into the 80's with Jessie Norman and Kathleen Battle. Today, black women have made opera one of their highest achievements. Leontyne Price began singing in the 50's. A televised production of Tosca was not shown in some Southern states that were racistad opposed the idea of seeing a black woman in a "white" role. Leontyne Price would master the role of Tosca as successfully as Maria Callas. I think that while she is at her best in the Puccini and Verdi operas she recorded and performed (not showcased here)- Trovatore, Aida, Forza Del Destino, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Suor Angelica. However, there is so much that she is absolutely remarkable in. I love her as Violetta in Traviata (few black women sing the traditionally white role of Violetta), Massenet's Manon, Verdi's Lady Macbeth (which was another of Shirley Verrett's great roles)Dido from Dido and Aneas, Dona Ana and Elvira in Don Giovanni, The Countess in Figaro, Bellini's Norma (she is outstanding in that powerful druid diva role). I think if we narrow it down to a few roles that she really made her own it would be 1: Aida....2:Tosca...3Dona Ana/Dona Elvira 4 Desdemona from Otello and 5..Leonoras from Trovatore and Forza.

    This collection is pretty impressive. I didn't know a soprano could be that versatile. Leontyne Price is remarkable. Her rich, lyric voice, capable of plaintive and melancholy lines as well as powerful high C's and dramatic whoops, was always clean, smooth and intense. Of course, like most sopranos, she had her bad days. Her later Toscas (in the mid or late 70's) became too melodramatic and sloppy, when she used to be more mannered and poised with the role, her Cleopatra in Samuel Barber's opera was a fiaco because the production was too bizarre and messy, etc. But for the most part, mostly in Verdi, Puccini, Mozart and as Norma, she was radiant, glorious and perfect. Her background in Church music made her incredibly suited to singing Requiems, such as Verdi's Requiem. There will never be another Leontyne Price. She was a one woman Golden Age of Opera, and sang with the best of the best- Bjussi Bjorling, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Franco Corelli, Placido Domingo.
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      ASIN: B00000411R
      Release Date: 1990-10-25

      Tracks:

      1. Torna A Surriento
      2. Fenesta Che Lucive
      3. E Lucevan Le Stelle (Tosca)
      4. My Own True Love (Gone With The Wind)
      5. Nessun Dorma (Turandot)
      6. Non Ti Scordar Di Me
      7. Una Furtiva Lagrima (L'elisir D'amore)
      8. Granada
      9. Core 'Ngrato
      10. Che Gelida Manina (la Boheme)
      11. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing
      12. Pourquoi Me Reveiller? (Werther)
      13. Memory (Cats)
      14. Mattinata
      15. Ave Maria
      16. Tonight
      17. Tu Che A Dio Spiegasti L'ali

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      2. 'A Vucchella
      3. Di Rigori Armato Il Seno (Der Rosenkavalier)
      4. Forse La Soglia Attinse - ma Se M'e Forza Perderti
      5. Parlami D'amore, Mariu
      6. Vesti La Giubba (I Pagliacci)
      7. As Time Goes By
      8. Oh, Fede Negar Potessi - Quando Le Sere Al Placido (Luisa Miller)
      9. Panis Angelicus
      10. 'O Sole Mio
      11. E La Silita Storia (L' Arlesiana)
      12. Be My Love
      13. Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz (Das Land Des Lachelns)
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      17. Di Quella Pira
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        Das Buxheimer Orgelbuch (The Buxheim Organ Book): Chanson and basse danse intabulations), Volume 2 - Joseph Payne
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            10. Heidenroslein, D257 - Minnie Nast
            11. Die Forelle, D.550 - Leopold Demuth
            12. The Mikado, Act 2: A More Humane Mikado - Richard Temple
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            14. Otello, Act I: Esultate! - Francesco Tamagno
            15. Lyric Pieces, Op.43 No.6: To The Spring - Edvard Grieg
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            19. Lucia Di Lammermoor, Act II: Del Ciel Clemente - Dame Nellie Melba
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            10. Mazurka in D, Op.19 No.2 - Jan Kubelik
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            12. Un Ballo In Maschera, Act III: Saper Vorreste - Selma Kurz
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            17. Ariadne Auf Naxos: Es Gibt Ein Reich - Maria Jeritza
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            21. Land Of Hope And Glory - Dame Clara Butt

            Tracks:

            1. Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail, Act II: Martern Aller Arten - Maria Ivogun
            2. Ste Algerienne: Marche Militaire Francaise - Camille Saint-Saens
            3. Louise, Act III: Depuis Le Jour - Marie-Louise Edvina
            4. Slavonic Dance No.1 in g, Op.46 No.2 - Jacques Thibaud
            5. L'Africaine, Act IV: Pays Merveilleux...O Paradis - Fernand Ansseau
            6. Rigoletto, Act III: La Donna E Mobile - Miguel Fleta
            7. Falstaff, Act I: L'Onore! Ladri! - Mariano Stabile
            8. Liebestraum No.3 in A flat - Wilhelm Backhaus
            9. Waltz in D flat, Op.64 No.1 - Vladimir de Pachmann
            10. Prld in g#, Op.28 No.12 - Alfred Cortot
            11. The Marschallin Dismisses Octavian (Act I): Der Rosenkavalier (Film Music) - Augmented London Tivoli Orch/Richard Strauss
            12. La Boheme, Act III: Donde Lieta Usci - Dame Nellie Melba
            13. The Planets-III. Mercury, The Winged Messenger - LSO/Gustav Holst
            14. Carmen, Act II: La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee - Georges Thill
            15. Hear My Prayer: Oh For The Wings Of A Dove - Ernest Lough
            16. Recuerdos De La Alhambra (Tremolo Study) - Andres Segovia
            17. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - John McCormack
            18. Die Walkure, Act II: Nun Zaume Dein Ross...Hojotoho! - Frieda Leider/Friedrich Schorr
            19. Aida, Act I: Ritorna Vincitor - Florence Austral
            20. Il Trovatore, Act III: Ah! Si, Ben Mio - Aureliano Pertile
            21. Lohengrin, Act I: Einsam In Truben Tagen - Elisabeth Rethberg
            22. Rigoletto, Act III: Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Benjamino Gigli/Amelita Galli-Curci/Louise Homer/Guiseppe De Luca

            Tracks:

            1. Turandot, Act II: In Questa Reggia - EVA TURNER
            2. Nuns' Chorus (Casanova) - Anni Frind
            3. Pno Trio in B flat, Op. 97 'Archduke': II. Scherzo (Allegro) - Alfred Cortot/Jacques Thibaud/Pablo Casals
            4. Das Land Des Lachelns, Act II: Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz - Richard Tauber
            5. HMS Pinafore, Act II: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Henry Lytton/George Baker/Elsie Griffin
            6. Second Liturgy Of St John Chrysostom, Op.29: The Creed - Paris Metropolitan Russian Church Chor/Nicolai Afonsky
            7. Clavelitos - Conchita Supervia
            8. Boris Godunov, Act III: Monologue Of Boris - Feodor Chaliapin
            9. Vn Con in b, Op.61: III. (Extract) Cadenza-Allegro Molto - Yehudi Menuhin
            10. Pno Son No.14 in c#, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio Sostenuto - Artur Schnabel
            11. Heidenroslein D.257 - Elisabeth Schumann
            12. Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (Solomon) - LPO/Beecham
            13. Prld And Fugue No.2 in c, BWV 847 - Edwin Fischer
            14. The Floral Dance - Peter Dawson
            15. Voi Lo Sapete, O Mamma (Cavalleria Rusticana) - Claudia Muzio
            16. Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5 - Vladimir Horowitz
            17. Die Walkure, Act I: Wintersturme Wichen Dem Wonnemond...Du Bist Der Lenz - Lauritz Melchoir/Lotte Lehmann
            18. Toccata in d, BWV 565 - Albert Schweitzer
            19. Goldberg Vars, BWV 988: Aria: Andante Espressivo - Wanda Landowska
            20. Hora Staccato - Jascha Heifetz
            21. Don Giovanni, Act II: Questo E Il Fin Di Chi Fa Mal - Glyndebourne Festival Company/Fritz Busch

            Tracks:

            1. Ov - La Scala Di Seta - BBC SO/Arturo Toscanini
            2. Vc Ste No.1 in G, BWV 1007: Prld - Pablo Casals
            3. Mazurka No.5 in B flat, Op.7 No.1 - Arthur Rubinstein
            4. Schon Rosmarin - Fritz Kreisler/Franz Rupp
            5. A Midsummers Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op.61: Scherzo - Benno Moiseiwitsch
            6. La Paloma - Beniamino Gigli
            7. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Dame Myra Hess
            8. Otello, Act I: Esultate! - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
            9. Die Ruinen Von Athen, Incidental Music, Op.113: Ov - LSO/Felix Weingartner
            10. Les Nuits D'Ete: IV. Absence - Maggie Teyte
            11. O My Beloved Father (Gianni Schicchi) - Joan Hammond
            12. Pizzicato Polka - Wiener Phil/Hans Knappertsbusch
            13. Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion (Messiah) - Isobel Baillie
            14. Tunadot, Act III: Nessun Dorma - Jussi Bjorling
            15. Vn Con in d, Op.77: III. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace - Ginette Neveu
            16. Le Carnaval Des Animaux: Le Cygne - Pierre Fournier
            17. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Ov - Wiener Phil/Herbert Von Karajan
            18. The Plough Boy - Peter Pears/Benjamin Britten
            19. Aida, Act I: Ritorna Vincitor - Ljuba Welitsch
            20. Mignon, Act II: Addio Mignon, Fa Core! - Giuseppe Di Stefano
            21. Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act I: Non Piu Andrai - Erich Kunz

            Tracks:

            1. Sym No.1 in D, Op.25 'Classical': III. Gavotte (Non Troppo Allegro) - Berliner Phil/Sergiu Celibidache
            2. Otello, Act II: Era La Notte - Tito Gobbi
            3. Kindertotenlieder: Oft Denk' Ichsie Sind Nur Ausgegangen - Kathleen Ferrier
            4. Waltz No.5 in A flat, Op.42 - Dinu Lipatti
            5. Die Schone Mullerin, D.795: Ungeduld - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Gerald Moore
            6. Tristan Und Isolde, Act III: Mild Und Leise (Liebestod) - Kirsten Flagstad
            7. Prlds, Book I - No.10: La Cathedrale Engloutie - Walter Gieseking
            8. Tosca, Act II: Vissi D'Arte - Maria Callas
            9. Hn Con No.4 in E flat, K.495: III. Rondo (Allegro Vivace) - Dennis Brain
            10. Gayaneh, Act III: Sabre Dance - PO/Aram Khachaturian
            11. Die Fledermaus, Act II: Klange Der Heimat - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
            12. Facade: Popular Song - PO/William Walton
            13. Perpetuum Mobile - Yehudi Menuhin/Gerald Moore
            14. Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act II: Voi Signor, Che Giuto Siete - Sena Jurinac/Graziella Sciutti/Monica Sinclair/Hugues Cuenod/Sisto Bruscantini/Franco Calabrese...
            15. Sym No.5 in c, Op.67: I. Allegro Con Brio - PO/Otto Klemperer
            16. Daphnis Et Chloe, Ste No. 2: Danse Generale - PO/Guido Cantelli
            17. La Boheme, Act I: O Soave Fanciulla - Victoria De Los Angeles/Jussi Bjorling/Robert Merrill
            18. Pno Con in a, Op.16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato (Opening) - Solomon
            19. Standchen, Op.106 No.1 - Hans Hotter/Gerald Moore
            20. Pno Con in G: III. Presto - Arturo Benedetti Michelageli

            Tracks:

            1. Ov: Rusian And Ludmilla - Philharmonia Orch/Constantin Silvestri
            2. Faust, Act V: Et Voici Le Jardin Charmant - De Los Angeles
            3. Pno Son No.26 in E, Op.81a, 'Les Adieux' : III. Vivacissimamente (Le Retour) - Claudio Arrau
            4. Vn Con in e, Op.64: II. Andante - Yehudi Menuhin
            5. Don Giovanni, Act I: Signor, Guardate Un Poco - Sutherland/Schwarzkopf/Alva/Giulini
            6. Vc Ste No.3 in C, BWV 1009: Sarabande - Paul Tortelier
            7. The Bartered Bride, Act III: Dance Of The Comedians - RPO/Rudolf Kempe
            8. Cosi Fan Tutte, Act I: Un'aura Amorosa - Alfredo Kraus
            9. Pno Con No.1 in b flat, Op.23, I: Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso (Opening) - John Ogdon
            10. La Boheme, Act III: Donde Liesta usci - Mirella Freni
            11. 3 Gymnopedies: I. Lent Et Douloureux - Aldo Ciccolini
            12. Carmen, Act I: L'amour Est Un Aiseau Rebelle (Habanera) - Maria Callas
            13. Turandot, Act III: Principessa Di Morte - Birgit Nilsson/Franco Corelli
            14. Vc Con in e, Op.85: III. Adagio - Jacqueline Du Pre
            15. Sea Pictures: II. In Haven (Capri) - Janet Baker
            16. Vier Letzte Lieder: Fruhling (Hesse) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
            17. Madama Butterfly, Act I: Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia - Renata Scotto
            18. Pno Son in c No.8, Op.13 'Pathetique': III. Rondo (Allegro) - Daniel Barenboim

            Tracks:

            1. Polonaise No.6 in A flat, Op.53 'Heroic' 6.55 - Maurizio Pollini
            2. L'amico Fritz, Act III: O Amore, O Bella Luce Del Core - Luciano Pavarotti
            3. Chants D'Auvergne: Bailero - Victoria De Los Angeles
            4. On Christmas Night - Choir Of King's College/Cambridge/David Willcocks
            5. Triple Con in C, Op.56: II. Largo 5.26 - D. Oistrakh/Rostropovich/Richter/Karajan
            6. Turandot, Act I: Signor Ascolta - Montserrat Caballe
            7. 'Enigma' Vars, Op.36: Nimrod - LSO/Sir Adrian Boult
            8. The Danserye: I. La Mourisque - Early Music Consort Of London/David Munrow
            9. Radetzky March, Op.228 - Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester..
            10. Rhapsody In Blue (Opening) - LSO/Andre Previn
            11. Caprice in a, Op.1 No.24 - Itzhak Periman
            12. Aida, Act I: Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida - Placido Domingo/Riccardo Muti
            13. Tpt Con in E flat: III. Rondo (Allegro Molto) - Maurice Andre/Karajan
            14. Pno Con in g, Op.33: III. Allegro Con Fuoco - Sviatoslav Richter/Kleiber
            15. Ser 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', K.525: I. Allegro - Academy Of St. Martin In The Field/Marriener
            16. Sym Fantastique, Op.14a: IV. Marche Au Supplice - Orchestre National De France/Bernstein
            17. Tea For Two - Yehudi Menuhin/Stephane Grappelli

            Tracks:

            1. Adagio - The Philadelphia Orchestra/eugene Ormandy
            2. Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba - Jose Carreras/Riccardo Muti
            3. Veni Sancte Spiritus Sequence (Mode I) - Choir Of the Benedictine Abbey Of Silos
            4. Str Qt No.13 in B flat, Op.130: V. Cavatina (Adagio Molto Espressivo) - Alban Berg Quartett
            5. Cosi Fan Tutte, Act I: Soave Sia Il Vento - Marshall/Baltsa/Van Dam/Muti
            6. Hpd Con in D: III. Allegretto - Bob Van Asperen
            7. El Grillo - Hilliard Ensemble
            8. Vecchie Letrose - Hesperion XX/Jordi Savall
            9. Vespro Della Beata Vergine Deus In Adiutorium...Domine Ad Adiuvandum Me Festina - Taverner Consort, Choir & Player
            10. The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro - Anne-Sophie Mutter/Karajan
            11. Requiem in d, K.626: Dies Irae - Choeurs Et Orchestre De Paris...
            12. La Bella Helene, Act I: Amours Divins - Jessye Norman/Michel Plasson
            13. Cl Con in E flat, Op.26: III. Allegro - Sabine Meyer/Herbert Blomstedt
            14. Porgy And Bess, Act I: Summertime - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
            15. Sym No.8 in F, Op.93: IV. Allegro Vivace - London Classical Players/Roger Norrington
            16. Messa Da Requiem: Sanctus - Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano...
            17. Show Boat, Act I: Make Believe - Frederica Von Stade/Jerry Hadley/John McGlinn
            18. Romance No.2 in F, Op.50 - Frank Peter Zimmermann/Jeffrey Take
            19. Sym No.8 - Part 2 (Conclusion): Alles Vergangliche - LPO/Klaus Tennstedt

            Tracks:

            1. Porgy And Bess, Act II: Bess, You Is My Woman Now - White/Hayman/Rattle
            2. Die Walkure, Act III: Loge Hor! Lausche Hieher! - James Morris/Bernard Haitink
            3. L'Africaine, Act IV: Pays Merveilleux...O Paradis - Placido Domingo/John Barker
            4. Winterreise, D.911: Der Lindenbaum - Olaf Bar/Geoffrey Parsons
            5. Hansel Und Gretel, Act II: Der Kleine Sandmann Bin Ich...Abends, Will Ich Schlafen Geh'n - Hendricks/Bonney/Von Otter
            6. Carmina Burana: 5. Ecce Gratum - The London Philharmonic/Franz Welser-Most
            7. Vn Con No.1 in g, Op.26: III. Finale (Allegro Energico) - Kyung-Wha Chung
            8. Don Giovanni, Act I: Or Sal Chi L'onore - Cheryl Studer
            9. Chant Des Moissonneurs Vendeens - Thomas Hampson
            10. No.5 From 'Set No.1': Calcium Light Music - Ensemble Modern/Ingo Metzmacher
            11. Vc Ste No.6, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue - Mstisiav Rostropovich
            12. Hungarian Dance No.2 in d - Sarah Chang
            13. Son in G, K.55 - Christian Zacharias
            14. Sym No.2 in e: III. Adagio (Opening) - Petersburg Philharmonic/Mariss Jansons
            15. Son in A, D.959: II. Andantino - Stephen Kovacevich
            16. Pno Qnt in E flat, Op.44: III. Scherzo. Molto Vivace - Martha Argerich
            17. Werther, Act III: Toute Mon Ame Est La!...Pourquoi Me Reveiller? - Roberto Alagna
            18. Die Meistersinger, Act III: Verachtet Mir Die Meister Nicht - Bernd Weikl/Sawallisch

            Tracks:

            1. Spring Song - Adolf Umbach
            2. The Queen Of Spades: Forgive Me - Nikolai Figner
            3. Norwegian Bridal Procession, Op.19 No.2 - Edvard Grieg
            4. Mattinata - Enrico Caruso
            5. Pagliacci: Ah! Tu Mi Sfidi! - Josefina Huguet
            6. Oberon - Ov - LSO/Arthur Nikisch
            7. Gas Shell Bombardment By The Royal Garrison Artillery Outside Lille - Royal Garrison Artillery
            8. Ecossaise, WoO 83 - Ferruccio Busoni
            9. A Message To The Children Of The Empire - King George V And Queen Mary
            10. La Boutique Fantasque (Excerpt) - British SO/Adrian Boult
            11. La Boutique Fantasque (Excerpt) - Royal Albert Hall Orchestra/Eugene Goossens
            12. Messiah: Behold The Lamb Of God - Crystal Palace Handel Festival Chor/Orch...
            13. Parsifal, Akt I: Transformation Scene - Bayreuth Festival Orch/Karl Muck
            14. Pno Con No.1 in e, Op.11: III. Rondo. Vivace - Moriz Rosenthal
            15. Epiphanias - Gerhard Husch
            16. Sym No.41 in C, K.551 'jupiter': I. Allegro Vivace - LPO/Sir Thomas Beecham
            17. Partita No.3 in e, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte En Rondeau - Yehudi Menuhin
            18. Mikrokosmos, Vol.VI No.146, Ostinato - Bela Bartik
            19. Zigeunerweisen - Jascha Helfetz
            20. Sym No.9: II. Im Tempo Eines Germachlichen Landlers - Wiener Philharmoniker/Bruno Walter
            21. pelleas Et melisande, Avte II: Vous Ne Savez Pas - Joachim
            22. Haydn Vars Op.56a - Wiener Philharmonkier/Wilhelm Furtwangler
            23. Belshazzar's Feast - Praise Ye The God Of Gold - Dennis Noble
            24. Sym No.9: IV. Poco Adagio - Tempo I. Poco Adagio - Schwarzkopf
            25. Pno con in f# Op.20: II. Theme And Vars. - Solomon
            26. Sym No.5 in e, Op.64: III. Valse. Allegro Moderato - Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala/Milano...
            27. Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg, Akt III: Qnt - Schwarzkopf
            28. Sym No.7: II. Allegretto - Philharmonia Orch/Nikolai Malko
            29. Scheherazade: IV. Festival At Baghdad - RPO/Sir Thomas Beecham
            30. Das Lied von Der Erde: III. Bon Der Jugen - Fritz Wunderlich
            31. Ich Wollt' Mein Lieb', Op.63 No.1 - Los Angeles
            32. Vc Son: III. Largo - Jacqueline Du Pre
            33. Images: No.3, Rondes De Printemps - LSO/Andre Previn
            34. 'Death And The Maiden' Qt: III. Allegro Molto - Alban Berg Quartett
            35. Die Walkure, Akt II: Der Dort Mich Ruft - Cheryl Studer
            36. Pno Con No.1 in d, Op.15: I. Maestoso - Stephen Kovacevich
            37. Sym No.2 'Resurrection': V. Mit Aufschwung Aber Nicht Eilen - Arleen Auger/Dame Janet Baker

            Latin Music:

            1. Otra Epoca
            2. Pa' Que Son Pasiones
            3. Parrandon en el Salvador
            4. Pasodobles Famosos
            5. Quiero Saber de Ti
            6. Ritmicos del Caribe
            7. Salio Mejor
            8. Salsoul
            9. Se Sufre Pero Se Aprende
            10. Serenata

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            The World of Bossa [Import]

            Bernstein: Age of Anxiety; Fancy Free

            Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta/Concerto for Orchestra

            Music: Live From Budapest

            Blue Crush [Soundtrack]

            Been Around the World [CD-single]

            American Stars 'N Bars [Enhanced] [Original recording remastered]

            Bringing Down the Horse [Import]

            Arigatou [Import]

            Bachj.S: French Suites [Import]

            August and Everything After

            Aztlan Warriors [Explicit Lyrics]

            Black Out [Import]

            Schubert: Trout quintet/Mozart: Piano Quartet In G Minor

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