Tristesse (Sadness)

1. Adieu

2. Prayer for the Suffering

3. Canticum

4. Earth and Dust

5. Memories

Tristesse (Sadness),Paul Sauvanet,Hearts of Space,Jazz Music,Neo-Classical,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Spiritual

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Average customer rating: Le parfum d'extase Superb chansoms. Superb Ameling. Buy It. Great!!! A delightful programme Limpid, refined, elegant music.

Fauré - Mélodies / Souzay · Ameling · Baldwin Gabriel Fauré , Gérard Souzay , Elly Ameling , and Dalton Baldwin Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Debussy - Mélodies / Ameling · Mesplé · Command · Souzay · von Stade · Baldwin Poulenc - Melodies / Ameling · Gedda · W. Parker · Sénéchal · Souzay · Baldwin Susan Graham - La Belle Époque (The Songs of Reynaldo Hahn) Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll) A French Song Companion ASIN: B000002S30 Release Date: 1992-01-23

Tracks:

1. Le papillon et la fleur: Le Papillon et la fleur, Op. 1, No. 1
2. Mai: Mai, Op. 1, No. 2
3. Reve d'amour: Reve d'amour, Op. 5, No. 2
4. Dans les ruines d'une abbaye: Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, Op. 2, No. 1
5. Les Matelots: Les Matelots, Op. 2, No. 2
6. Lydia: Lydia, Op. 4, No. 2
7. Hymne: Hymne, Op. 7, No. 2
8. Seule: Seule, Op. 3, No. 1
9. L'absent: L'Absent, Op. 5, No. 3
10. L'Aurore: L'Aurore, Op. posthume
11. La Rancon: La Rancon, Op. 8, No. 2
12. Chant d'automne: Chant d'automne, Op. 5, No. 2
13. Aubade: Aubade, Op. 6, No. 1
14. Tristesse: Tristesse, Op. 6, No. 2
15. Chanson du pecheur (Lamento): Chanson du pecheur (Lamento), Op. 5, No. 1
16. Barcarolle: Barcarolle, Op. 7, No. 3
17. 2 Duos pour deux sopranos: I Puisqu'ici-bas, Op. 10, No. 1
18. 2 Duos pour deux sopranos: II Tarentelle, Op. 10, No. 2
19. Ici-bas !: Ici-bas !, Op. 8, No. 3
20. Au bord de l'eau: Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8, No. 1
21. Serenade toscane: Serenade toscane, Op. 3, No. 2
22. Apres Un Reve: Apres un reve, Op. 7, No. 1
23. Sylvie: Sylvie, Op. 6, No. 3
24. Le Voyageur: Le Voyageur, Op. 18, No. 2
25. Automne, Op. 18, No. 3

Tracks:

1. Poemes d'un jour, Op. 21: 1. Rencontre
2. Poemes d'un jour, Op. 21: 2.Toujours
3. 3. Adieu
4. Nell, Op. 18, No. 1
5. Les berceaux: Les Berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
6. Notre amour: Notre amour, Op. 23, No. 2
7. Le Secret: Le Secret, Op. 23, No. 3
8. Chanson d'amour: Chanson d'amour, Op. 27, No. 1
9. La Fee aux chansons: La Fee aux chansons, Op. 27, No. 1
10. Aurore: Aurore, Op. 39, No. 1
11. Fleur jetee: Fleur jetee, Op. 39, No. 2
12. Le Pays des reves: Le Pays des reves, Op. 39, No. 3
13. Les Roses d'lspahan: Les Roses d'lspahan, Op. 39, No. 4
14. Nocturne: Nocturne, Op. 43, No. 2
15. Les Presents: Les Presents, Op. 46, No. 1
16. Clair de Lune: Clair de lune, Op. 46, No. 2
17. Larmes: Larmes, Op. 51, No. 1
18. Au Cimetiere: Au Cimetiere, Op. 51, No. 2
19. 2 Cantiques: 1. En Priere
20. 2 Cantiques: 2. Noel, Op. 43, No. 1
21. SPLEEN: Spleen, Op. 51, No. 3
22. La Rose: La Rose, Op. 51, No. 4
23. Chanson de Shylock: Chanson de Shylock, Op. 57, No. 1
24. Madrigal de Shylock: Madrigal de Shylock, Op. 57, No. 2
25. 5 Melodies: 1. Mandoline
26. 5 Melodies: 2. En sourdine
27. 5 Melodies: 3. Green
28. 5 Melodies: 4. A Clymene
29. 5 Melodies: 5. C'est l'extase
30. Serenade du Bourgeois gentilhomme

Tracks:

1. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 1. Une Sainte en son aureole
2. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 2. Puisque l'aube grandit
3. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 3. La Lune blanche luit dans les bois
4. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 4. J'allais par des chemins perfides
5. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 5. J'ai presque peur, en verite
6. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 6. Avant que tu ne t'en ailles
7. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 7. Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'ete
8. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 8. N'est-ce pas ?
9. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 9. L'Hiver a cesse
10. Le Parfum imperissable: Le Parfum imperissable, Op. 76, No. 1
11. Arpege: Arpege, Op. 76, No. 2
12. Pleurs d'or, duo pour soprano et baryton: Pleurs d'or, duo pour soprano et baryton, Op. 72
13. Melisande's song: Melisande's song, Op. posthume
14. Prison: Prison, Op. 83, No. 1
15. Soir: Soir, Op. 83, No. 2
16. Dans la foret de septembre: Dans la foret de septembre, Op. 85, No. 1
17. La Fleur qui va sur l'eau: La Fleur qui va sur l'eau, Op. 85, No. 2
18. Accompagnement: Accompagnement, Op. 85, No. 3
19. Le plus doux Chemin (madrigal): Le plus doux Chemin (madrigal), Op. 87, No. 2
20. Le Ramier (madrigal): Le Ramier (madrigal), Op. 87, No. 2
21. Le Don silencieux: Le Don silencieux, Op. 92
22. Chanson: Chanson, Op. 94
23. Vocalise-etude

Tracks:

1. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 1. Paradis
2. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 2. Prima verba
3. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 3. Roses ardentes
4. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 4. Comme Dieu rayonne
5. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 5. L'aube blanche
6. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 6. Eau vivante
7. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 7. Veilles-tu, ma senteur de soleil ?
8. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 8. Dans un parfum de roses blanches
9. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 9. Crepuscule
10. La Chanson d'Eve, Op. 95: 10. O mort, poussiere d'etoiles
11. Le Jardin clos, Op. 106: 1. Exaucement
12. Le Jardin clos, Op. 106: 2. Quand tu plonges tes yeux dans mes yeux
13. Le Jardin clos, Op. 106: 3. La messagere
14. Le Jardin clos, Op. 106: 4. Je me poserai sur ton coeur
15. Le Jardin clos, Op. 106: 5. Dans la Nymphee
16. Le Jardin clos, Op. 106: 6. Dans la penombre
17. Le Jardin clos, Op. 106: 7. Il m'est cher, amour, le bandeau
18. Le Jardin clos, Op. 106: 8. Inscription sur le sable
19. Mirages, Op. 113: 1. Cygne sur l'eau
20. Mirages, Op. 113: 2. Reflets dans l'eau
21. Mirages, Op. 113: 3. Jardin nocturne
22. Mirages, Op. 113: 4. Danseuse
23. C'est la paix !: C'est la paix !, Op. 114
24. L'Horizon chimerique, Op. 118: 1. La ber es infinie
25. L'Horizon chimerique, Op. 118: 2. Je me suis embarque
26. L'Horizon chimerique, Op. 118: 3. Diane Selene
27. L'Horizon chimerique, Op. 118: 4. Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimes

Customer Reviews:

Le parfum d'extase.......2007-05-18

This 4-CD set receives five stars from me in spite of some flaws. I'll outline those flaws first.

Firstly (a flaw to me, perhaps not to others), I'm not very fond of Gérard Souzay's voice and vocal approach. He frequently sounds blustery and the timbre does not really appeal to me. Yet his commitment to these beautiful songs is impeccable, and he has a wealth of experience, beautifully authentic French (of course!) and occasionally the singing is very effective indeed. I agree that the "La bonne chanson" set is sensitive and moving - it's Souzay at his best. But in general... Souzay is not one of my favourite baritones.

Secondly, as other reviews have mentioned, no translations are included. However, the full text of each song is contained in the accompanying booklet, and for those who don't read French well enough to translate, there are translations on-line of all of the poems set by Fauré. I agree this is not an ideal solution, and that the boxed set would have been improved by translations.

Thirdly, one is sometimes overwhelmed by the balance of the voice compared to that of the piano - this is particularly noticeable in Souzay's singing. However, the piano is still audible. The solution is mostly to turn down the volume for one or two tracks.

Let me now explain why, in spite of the above faults, I still consider this a superb set.

Firstly, the truly lovely singing of Elly Ameling. What a gloriously pretty sound - and I mean "pretty" without any denigration whatsoever. It's not JUST pretty - it's beautiful as well. This is a lovely gleaming sound, perfectly placed, and with a wealth of intrinsic and elegant interpretation that is native to Elly Ameling's singing. She's a miracle - no matter what she sings, it sounds "sung in" and perfectly understood, perfectly interpreted. (I admit Ms Ameling's French is slightly accented at times, but it's completely understandable and very good. It doesn't impair the performance of these songs at all.)

Secondly, Dalton Baldwin's playing is sensitive and impassioned in turns - always lyrical, always attuned to the requirements of each song. What a huge amount of work must have gone into this mammoth 4-CD task!

Thirdly, these vocal compositions are exquisite. Several of them are justly famous as works of genius, and fall so delightfully upon the ear that it seems they have always existed, perfect and full of wonder... that Fauré plucked them out of semi-existence to give them reality.

Fourthly... it's 4CDs of Fauré's vocal works. For those who love French vocal music, it's an extravagant delight to have such a thorough and wide-ranging collection. For singing students, how marvellous to have such a collection to hand to help when choosing songs. For fellow singers, what joy to have all of these songs in such a fine collection in order to note details and particularly admirable points.

In short - this is a set I wouldn't be without. While it's not flawless, it's full of delights. Ameling's singing of "La rose" is one of the highlights, and Fauré's three exquisite duets are all represented here. Highly recommended.

Superb chansoms. Superb Ameling. Buy It........2007-03-01

This EMI Classics package of four CD's for the price of two (plus) is really the way I like to buy classic recordings, where the complete set covers all of a single especially interesting grouping of works. This set, like the comparable one on Debussy, is simply grand, especially, as noted by other reviewers, with the contribution of Ameling, a soprano from whom not much is heard of today, but who, in her prime, was on top of her game.

My only objection to the package is that while the notes five the French text of the songs and the author of the text, there is no translation. Otherwise, this is a super buy.

Great!!!.......2006-06-19

The music on this compilation is beautiful. It is also beautifully sung. Amelling is amazing, as always!!!

A delightful programme.......2006-01-20

Faure was a genius and his songs are some of the most beautiful ever written, being animated by the spirit of beauty itself (Ms Venus:-).)

The performers did an outstanding job singing this repertoire, and especially Elly Ameling's performance is pure *delight*
- honestly-.

I hope others will enjoy it as much as I have.

Highly recommended.

Limpid, refined, elegant music........2001-04-04

This famous set provides on 4 CDs the complete songs (mélodies, he preferred to call them) by Faure. They are entrusted to the native French baritone, the Dutch soprano, and their accompanist Dalton Baldwin, and were recorded in the early 1970s. The set is not inexpensive, so I shall try to outline its merits. The music itself is enthralling. Faure set, over a period of sixty years, texts by French poets. Limpid, refined, elegant music, it repays repetition and close listening. One reviewer has suggested that no listener will want to listen to umpteen of these mélodies in one sitting, but I have never had too much of them. If slow tempi and arpeggio accompaniments begin to pall, listen to "Nell" (CD 2, Track 4). The performers satisfy on all counts. Souzay's contribution reflect a life time's association with the music, and a tradition that goes back through his teachers to the time of Faure himself. His definitive version of "La bonne Chanson" is especially fine. If his style is more suited to the impassioned, ardent items, it balances well with the cooler, more detached singing of Elly Ameling. So that you will not be disappointed, I should also mention that translations of the texts are not provided. I also wish that the balance had been better engineered. Sometimes Souzay seems to have the microphone in his mouth, and always the piano seems too distant. These are but minor flaws, however, in a long necklace of priceless pearls.

Average customer rating: Natalie Dessay in the French Repertoire: Nicely Done! Another French Album?! Le vrai Amour & la Grande Musique Salut à la France! Wonderful, but a minor quality control problem

Natalie Dessay - French Opera Arias Natalie Dessay , Michel Plasson , Jules Massenet , and Jacques Offenbach Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( 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 Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( 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 Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | 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 | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mozart Heroines; Natalie Dessay Natalie Dessay - Vocalise The Miracle of the Voice Natalie Dessay ~ Delirio (Handel Italian Cantatas) Natalie Dessay - French Opera Arias ASIN: B0000ZOJZW Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

1. Acte III - Air Du Cours La Reine: Suis-Je Gentille Ainsi?
2. Gavotte: Obessions Quand Leur Voix Appelle
3. Fabliau: Rire Toujours? Vous Vous Trompez
4. Acte II - Polonaise: Oui, Pour Ce Soir...Je Suis Titania La Blonde Philine
5. Acte III - Aubade: vive Amour Qui Reve L'Ensoleillad
6. Acte I - Bolero: Profitez de La Vie Mme De Ligneul
7. Acte II - Grande Valse: Conduisez-Moi Vers Celui Que J'Adore Edwige
8. Acte I: En Proie A La Tristesse La Comtesse
9. Acte II: C'En Est Donc Fait...Salut A La France! Marie
10. Acte I - Valse De Juliette: Ah ! Je Veux Vivre Juliette
11. Acte IV - Air De La Foile: A Vos Jeux Mes Amis Ophelie
12. Mort D'Ophelie: Le Voila, Je Crois L'Entendre Ophelie

Amazon.com

Yet again, the fascinating French soprano Natalie Dessay has come up with a winning recital. Canary fanciers can love her without guilt: her high notes are all in place (up to a solid E natural), her skill with fast coloratura is astonishing, her pitch is ideal, and her breath control is massive. But she's as interested in creating character as she is in pure singing. For once Ophelia's long Mad Scene from Thomas' Hamlet is a truly dramatic, heartbreaking event, for instance; similarly, Manon sounds young and sassy, as she should. Rarities by Boieldieu and Offenbach are a joy to hear; "Je suis Titania" and Juliette's Waltz Song are suitably virtuosic and show-offy--she's as good as any of the so-called "Golden Age" sopranos in this repertoire. Her tone remains full and pretty; only the very top notes have a bit of an edge, but this hardly detracts. In short, this is a remarkable recital--interesting pieces, gloriously sung. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Natalie Dessay in the French Repertoire: Nicely Done!.......2007-03-08

Here, Natalie Dessay sings French arias. All in all, a satisfying album, with a few exceptions as noted below. A few samples of the cuts on this CD.

From Massenet's "Manon," she sings nicely. "Suis-je gentile ainsi" shows off her clear, light, agile voice. She demonstrates a decent trill and nice high note. "Obeissons quand leur voix appelle" is sung at a slower pace. Well sung, with some subtle vocal effects. This closes with a nice run, but a rather harshly sung high note. Then, "Rive toujours." This begins at a slower pace, but picks up. There is some nice ornamentation. For the most part, this is sweetly sung.

Thomas' "Mignon" features a wonderful piece, "Je suis Titania la blonde." Dessay, again, displays an agile and attractive voice. She demonstrates capable coloratura technique, featuring some nicely done appoggiaturas. In the last segment, she manifests a nice trill. Her penultimate high note is a bit harsh. However, she concludes with a very well done set of trills and a good high note.

From Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette," we have "Ah! Je veux vivre." The first part is smoothly sung. Nice characterization by Dessay. There is some attractive and pleasant florid singing at the end. Finally, from Thomas' "Hamlet," she essays "A vos jeux mes amis." Nice effects and good vocal technique are displayed. Her voice is attractive in this cut. Nice ornamentation toward the end. Some good trills and some nicely hit high notes.

This is a fine CD. Natalie Dessay shows her vocal virtues to good effect. She is obviously quite at home on the French repertoire, and this CD demonstrates that statement very clearly.

Another French Album?!.......2005-12-26

Does Natalie Dessay even know how to sing Italian? Whatever. I find her boring and flat. Her middle range drives me batty 'cas it's non exsistent and too sharp for my taste. I have no clue how anyone can compare her to Lily Pons becuase Pons notes were flawless and effortless. I always hold my breath to see if Dessay hits her notes well or if it just comes out piercing and sharp. She's about 50/50. She is no Lily Pons. She's decent but utterly forgettable and frankly I'm not sure why people are so enraptured by her. I find Sumi Jo much more appealing and talented

Le vrai Amour & la Grande Musique.......2004-05-14

Elle musique est si paisible et claire. Natalie Dessaix est épousé au baryton chanteur d'opéra Laurent Naouri. Ils ont deux beaux enfants. Natalie et Laurent ont participé dans les films télévisé nombreux. Dans Orphée aux enfers (1997) elle a joué Eurydice et il a joué Jupiter. Laurent Naouri est présenté dans Rameau 'Hippolyte et Aricie'. Dans cet opéra baroque français,
Naouri dans son aria 'Puisque Pluton' il est destiné à tuer son fils.

Salut à la France!.......2004-05-10

Natalie Dessay is a delight on this CD of arias from 19th century French Opera. The listener can experience a singer who is both concerned about the vocal and interpretative values of each selection of this recital. The first two tracks of the Cours de la Reine Scene from Massenet's 'Manon' show a fresh voice that portrays easily the youth and frivolity of the title character. All the stacattos, cadenzas and high notes are on the service of the character. It is delightful to find some rarities on this recital, like the Fabliau from 'Manon' (an alternative aria that Massenet composed for sustitution of the Gavotte) and the pieces from 'Chérubin', 'La fête du village voisin' and 'Robinson Crusoe'. On the selection by Offenbach, Dessay sings a stunning trill on a Dflat and then goes to expectacular scales, finishing the dazzling waltz with an elaborate cadenza and a firm high E. Another highlight of the CD is the elaborate aria from 'Le Comte Ory' by Rossini, where the soprano's attention to the nuances of the piece bring out a lively interpretation. The aria from 'La fille du régiment' makes us wish for a complete recording of the opera. However, the best part of the CD are the last two tracks. Dessay brings all her gifts to a climax with a marvelous performance of the Ophélie's Mad and Death Scenes from 'Hamlet' by Ambroise Thomas. This version of the Mad Scene is even better than her previous rendition on her last recital of French arias. This is a highly emotional interpretation where all the brilliant scales and cadenzas reflect the changing moods of Ophelie's madness and her despair as well as her innocence. This is the definitive performance of this music on records, period. The Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and the Choeur 'Les Eléments', ably conducted by Michel Plasson, complement Dessay beautifully. In summary, another wonderful CD by one of the most remarkable coloratura sopranos of our time.

Wonderful, but a minor quality control problem.......2004-04-02

Five stars for Natalie Dessay, who has an incredible instrument, and a great selection of arias. But I've listened to 4 copies of this disc and each had a very short "click" at 2:22 on track 2 (the Gavotte from Manon). Must be a quality control problem. Maybe it was just a bad batch.

Anyway, Dessay's voice is a force of nature; she must be one of the greatest coloraturas ever. I prefer her live version of Handel's "Tornami" from Alcina to Sutherland's. And she's incredible on Orphee Aux Enfers - not only a wonderful singer, but obviously a great actress and comedienne.

So, if you've not heard her before, give this album a try - ignore the "click" and listen to a truly angelic voice.

So 5 stars for Natalie Dessay and the selections, and a slap on the wrist for the record label and its quality control.

Average customer rating: French Songs Transcribed for Cello; Result is Magical

Après un rêve Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chausson, Ernest | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | 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 Maisky, Mischa | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Meditation Franz Schubert: Songs Without Words Vocalise: Russian Romances Cello Sonatas / Variations / 7 Songs Without Words Maisky & Argerich Live in Japan ASIN: B00002DETC Release Date: 2000-01-11

Tracks:

1. Apres un reve
2. Tristesse
3. Au bord de l'eau
4. Les Berceaux
5. Adieux de l'hse arabe
6. Deux Mdies haes: 1. Kaddish
7. Deux Mdies haes: 2. L'Enigme eternelle
8. Deux Mdies haes: Las, vers l'ise
9. Deux Mdies haes: Vocalise-etude en forme de habanera
10. Elegie
11. Beau Soir
12. Serenade
13. Cantique 'use
14. Le Temps des lilas
15. L'Heure exquise
16. Soupir
17. Chanson triste
18. Extase
19. Violon
20. C'est ainsi que tu es, Paganini
21. La Reine de coeur
22. 'C'
23. Les chemins de l'amour

Customer Reviews:

French Songs Transcribed for Cello; Result is Magical.......2000-08-14

Occasionally a CD appears that is pure magic. This is one of them. Mischa Maisky and Daria Hovora form an ideal team: each performs on an exquisite instrument, and the recording engineer has captured everything, balance and all. In my opinion, transcribing French songs from voice to cello is a "natural"--the cello, so much like the human voice, captures the intimacy and atmosphere beautifully.

Both performers are natural story tellers, and Maisky, with an almost uniquely seductive vibrato, unhurriedly describes the French romantic soul. If a phrase is to be caressed, he caresses it. It if needs to soar, he gives it exactly what it needs. And the pianissimos! His tone sometimes just seems to come out of nowhere, and the endings often promise never to end.

Being a cellist myself, I have to say that this masterpiece both inspires and teaches. It has been said that great art leaves one changed. This CD does that, and it deserves a place in every classical music collection.

Average customer rating:

Soft and Sentimental Tutti Camarata Manufacturer: Avid Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tutti's Trumpets and Trombones Goz the Great ASIN: B00009NJ6U Release Date: 2003-05-19

Tracks:

1. Night Is Young and You're So Beautiful
2. It Might as Well Be Spring
3. I'll Remember April
4. Paris in the Spring
5. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
6. April in Paris
7. Spring Is Here
8. Spring Romance
9. Stars Fell on Alabama
10. Moonlight in Vermont
11. Poinciana
12. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
13. Stella by Starlight
14. Summer Serenade
15. Summertime
16. Heat Wave
17. By the Sleepy Lagoon
18. In the Still of the Night
19. June in January
20. So Deep Is the Night (Tristesse)

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20 Beautiful Melodies, Produced, Arranged and Conducted by the Legendary Camarata.

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Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | A to B | 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 Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B00004SC5S Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

1. Winterreise: Gute Nacht - Franz Schubert
2. Winterreise: Die Wetterfahne - Franz Schubert
3. Winterreise: Gefrorene Trn - Franz Schubert
4. Winterreise: Erstarrung - Franz Schubert
5. Winterreise: Der Lindenbaum - Franz Schubert
6. Winterreise: Wasserflut - Franz Schubert
7. Winterreise: Auf dem Flusse - Franz Schubert
8. Winterreise: Rck - Franz Schubert
9. Winterreise: Irrlicht - Franz Schubert
10. Winterreise: Rast - Franz Schubert
11. Winterreise: Frstraum - Franz Schubert
12. Winterreise: Einsamkeit - Franz Schubert
13. Winterreise: Die Post - Franz Schubert
14. Winterreise: Der greise Kopf - Franz Schubert
15. Winterreise: Die Kr - Franz Schubert
16. Winterreise: Letzte Hoffnung - Franz Schubert
17. Winterreise: Im Dorfe - Franz Schubert
18. Winterreise: Der sthe Morgen - Franz Schubert
19. Winterreise: Tchung - Franz Schubert
20. Winterreise: Der Wegweiser - Franz Schubert
21. Winterreise: Das Wirtshaus - Franz Schubert
22. Winterreise: Mut! - Franz Schubert
23. Winterreise: Die Nebensonnen - Franz Schubert
24. Winterreise: Der Leiermann - Franz Schubert

Tracks:

1. Die schone Mullerin: Das Wandern
2. Die schone Mullerin: Wohin?
3. Die schone Mullerin: Halt!
4. Die schone Mullerin: Danksagung an den Bach
5. Die schone Mullerin: Am Feierabend
6. Die schone Mullerin: Der Neugierige
7. Die schone Mullerin: Ungeduld
8. Die schone Mullerin: Morgengruss
9. Die schone Mullerin: Des Mullers Blumen
10. Die schone Mullerin: Tranenregen
11. Die schone Mullerin: Mein!
12. Die schone Mullerin: Pause
13. Die schone Mullerin: Mit dem grunen Lautebande
14. Die schone Mullerin: Der Jager
15. Die schone Mullerin: Eifersucht und Stolz
16. Die schone Mullerin: Die liebe Farbe
17. Die schone Mullerin: Die bose Farbe
18. Die schone Mullerin: Trockne Blumen
19. Die schone Mullerin: Der Muller und der Bach
20. Die schone Mullerin: Des Baches Wiegenlied
21. 4 Lieder: Nacht und Traume D 827
22. 4 Lieder: Standchen
23. 4 Lieder: Du bist die Ruh
24. 4 Lieder: Erlkonig

Tracks:

1. Schwanengesang: Liebesbotschaft
2. Schwanengesang: Kriegers Ahnung
3. Schwanengesang: Fruhlingssehnsucht
4. Schwanengesang: Standchen
5. Schwanengesang: Aufenthalt
6. Schwanengesang: In der Ferne
7. Schwanengesang: Abschied
8. Schwanengesang: Der Atlas
9. Schwanengesang: Ihr Bild
10. Schwanengesang: Das Fischermadchen
11. Schwanengesang: Die Stadt
12. Schwanengesang: Am Meer
13. Schwanengesang: Der Doppelganger
14. Schwanengesang: Die Taubenpost
15. 9 Lieder: Vollendung
16. 9 Lieder: Die Erde
17. 9 Lieder: An die Musik
18. 9 Lieder: An Silvia
19. 9 Lieder: Heideroslein
20. 9 Lieder: Im Abendrot
21. 9 Lieder: Der Musensohn
22. 9 Lieder: Die Forelle
23. 9 Lieder: Der Tod und das Madchen

Tracks:

1. An die Leier
2. Philoktet
3. Memnon
4. Fahrt zum Hades
5. Lied des Orpheus, als er in die Holle ging
6. Orest auf Tauris
7. Der entsuhnte Orest
8. Fragment aus dem Aeschylus
9. Der zurnenden Diana
10. Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren
11. Heliopolis I
12. Freiwilliges Versinken
13. Das Weinen
14. Schiffers Scheidelied
15. Der Kreuzzug
16. Vor meiner Wiege
17. Fruhlingslied
18. Jagers Liebeslied

Tracks:

1. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
2. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Aus meinen Tranen spriessen
3. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
4. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Wenn ich in deine
5. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich will meine Seele tauchen
6. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Im Rhein, im schonen Strome
7. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich grolle nicht
8. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Und wussten's die blumen die kleinen
9. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Das ist ein Floten und Geigen
10. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Hor ich das Liedchen kiligen
11. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen
12. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Am leuchteden Sommermorgen
13. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich hab im Traum geweinet
14. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Allnachtilch im Traume
15. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Aus alten Marchen winkt es
16. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Die alten bosen Lieder
17. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Lust der Sturmnacht
18. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stirb, Lieb und Freud
19. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wanderlied
20. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Erstes Grun
21. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Sehsucht nach der Waldgagend
22. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Auf das Trinkglas einet verstorbenen Fredes
23. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wandrung
24. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stille Liebe
25. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Frage
26. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stille Tranen
27. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wer machete dich so krank?
28. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Alte Laute
29. 7 Lieder: Freisinn
30. 7 Lieder: Schneeglockchen
31. 7 Lieder: Standchen
32. 7 Lieder: Laute di menien
33. 7 Lieder: Des sennen Abschied
34. 7 Lieder: Des sennen Abschied
35. 7 Lieder: Talismane

Tracks:

1. Liederkreis Op 24: Morgens steh ich auf und frage
2. Liederkreis Op 24: Es treibt mich hin
3. Liederkreis Op 24: Ich wandelte unter den baumen
4. Liederkreis Op 24: Lieb liebchen
5. Liederkreis Op 24: Schone Wiege meiner leiden
6. Liederkreis Op 24: Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann
7. Liederkreis Op 24: Berg' undBurgen schaun herunter
8. Liederkreis Op 24: Anfangs wolt ich fast verzagen
9. Liederkreis Op 24: Mit Myrten und rosen
10. 11 Lieder: Der Kontrabandiste
11. 11 Lieder: Zigeunerliedchen I
12. 11 Lieder: Zigeunerliedchen II
13. 11 Lieder: Tief im Herzen
14. 11 Lieder: Melancholie
15. 11 Lieder: Sehnsucht
16. 11 Lieder: Gestandnis
17. 11 Lieder: O wie lieblich
18. 11 Lieder: Weh, wie zornig
19. 11 Lieder: Der Hidalgo
20. 11 Lieder: Romanze
21. Myrten op. 25: Widmung
22. Myrten op. 25: Der Nussbaum
23. Myrten op. 25: Lied aus dem Schenkenbuch I
24. Myrten op. 25: Lied aus dem Schenkenbuch II
25. Myrten op. 25: Die Lotosblume
26. Myrten op. 25: Du bist wie eine Blume
27. Myrten op. 25: Auden hebraischen Geangen
28. Myrten op. 25: Du bist wie eine Blume
29. Myrten op. 25: Zum Schluss
30. 5 Lieder: Die feindlichen Bruder
31. 5 Lieder: Abends am Strand
32. 5 Lieder: Die beiden Grenadiere
33. 5 Lieder: Mein schoner Stern
34. 5 Lieder: Wein Wagen

Tracks:

1. An die ferne Geliebte, op.98: Auf dem Huegel sitz ich, spaehend - Ludwig Van Beethoven
2. Wo die Berge so blau - Ludwig Van Beethoven
3. Beethoven: Leichte Segler in den Hoehen - Ludwig Van Beethoven
4. Diese Wolken in den Hoehen - Ludwig Van Beethoven
5. Es kehret der Maien, es bluehet die Au - Ludwig Van Beethoven
6. Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder - Ludwig Van Beethoven
7. Lieder: Adelaide, op.46 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
8. Ich liebe dich, so wie du mich, WoO 123 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
9. L'amante impaziente, op.82-3 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. L'amante impaziente, op.82-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
11. Ariette (Der Kuss), op.128 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
12. In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
13. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, op.48-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
14. Maigesang, op.52-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
15. Marmotte, op.52-7 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
16. Seufzer eines Ungeliebten-Gegeliebe, WoO 118 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
17. Andenken, WoO 136 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
18. Der Wachtelschlag, WoO 129 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
19. Aus Goethes Faust (Mephistos Flohlied), op.75-3 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
20. 3 Gesaenge, op.83: I. Wonne der Wehmut - Ludwig Van Beethoven
21. II. Sehnsucht - Ludwig Van Beethoven
22. III. Mit einem gemalten Band - Ludwig Van Beethoven
23. An die Hoffnung, op.94 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
24. Lied aus der Ferne, WoO 137 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
25. Der Juengling in der Fremde, WoO 138 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
26. Der Liebende, WoO 139 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
27. Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel, WoO 150 - Ludwig Van Beethoven

Tracks:

1. Es muss ein Wunderbares sein
2. Benedetto sia 'l giorno
3. Pace non trovo
4. I' vidi in terra angelici costumi
5. Oh, quad je dors S282
6. die drei zigeuner
7. Die vatergruft
8. Der alpen jager
9. Blume und Duft
10. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder
11. Tristesse
12. Ihr Glocken von Marling
13. Hohe Liebe
14. O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
15. Im Rhein, im schonen Strome
16. Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam
17. Morgens steh ich auf und frage
18. der traurige Monch

Tracks:

1. Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh
2. Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle
3. O Tod, wie bitter bist du
4. Wenn ich mit Menschen - und mit Engelszungen redete
5. Sommerabend
6. Mondenschein
7. Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze
8. Meerfahrt
9. Es schauen die blumen
10. Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht
11. Mit vierzig Jahren
12. Steig auf , geliebter Schatten
13. Mein Herz ist schwer
14. Kein Haus, keine Heimat
15. Herbstgefuhl
16. Alte Liebe
17. Abenddammerung
18. Heimweh II
19. Auf dem Kirchhofe
20. Verzagen
21. Regenlied
22. Nachklang
23. Fruhlingslied
24. Auf dem See
25. Feldeinsamkeit

Tracks:

1. Hugo Wolf: In der FrHugo Wolf
2. Hugo Wolf: Fussreise - Hugo Wolf
3. Hugo Wolf: Neue Liebe - Hugo Wolf
4. Hugo Wolf: Der Feuerreiter - Hugo Wolf
5. Hugo Wolf: Jrlied - Hugo Wolf
6. Hugo Wolf: Storchenbotschaft - Hugo Wolf
7. Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit - Hugo Wolf
8. Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit - Hugo Wolf
9. Hugo Wolf: Im Fr - Hugo Wolf
10. Hugo Wolf: Auf einer Wanderung - Hugo Wolf
11. Hugo Wolf: An die Geliebte - Hugo Wolf
12. Hugo Wolf: Peregrina I - Hugo Wolf
13. Hugo Wolf: Peregrina II - Hugo Wolf
14. Hugo Wolf: Lebewohl - Hugo Wolf
15. Hugo Wolf: Begegnung - Hugo Wolf
16. Hugo Wolf: Der Jr - Hugo Wolf
17. Hugo Wolf: Bei einer Trauung - Hugo Wolf
18. Hugo Wolf: Abschied - Hugo Wolf

Tracks:

1. Es war einmal ein Bock
2. Einst kam der Bock als Bote
3. Es liebte einst ein Has
4. Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
5. Hast du ein Tongedicht vollbracht
6. O lieber Kunstler, sei ermanhnt
7. Unser Feind ist, gober Gott
8. Von Handlern wird die Kunst bedroht
9. Es war mal eine Wanze
10. Die Kunstler sind die Schopfer
11. Die Handler und die Marcher
12. O Schropferschwarm, o Handlerkreis
13. Gefunden
14. Das Roseband
15. Einerlei
16. Winterweihe
17. Stiller Gang
18. Der Arbeitsmann
19. Blindenklage
20. Heimkehr
21. Wer wird von der Welt Verlangen
22. Hab ich euch denn je geraten
23. Wanderers Gemutsruhe

Tracks:

1. Aeolsharfe
2. Winterahnung
3. Traum durch die Dammerung
4. Nelken
5. Flieder
6. Minnelied
7. Der Himmel Hat eine Trane Geweint
8. Waldeinsamkeit
9. Schlecht Wetter
10. Gluckes genug
11. Einsamkeit
12. Gottes Segen
13. Das sterbende Kind
14. Ein Drangen
15. Trost
16. Heimat
17. Ihr, ihr Herrlichen!
18. Der zerrissne Grabkranz
19. Das Blatt im Buche
20. Im April
21. Brablied
22. Sie haben heut Abend Gesellschaft
23. In Danzig
24. Eingelegte Ruder
25. Saerspruch
26. Hussens Kerker
27. Zorn
28. An die Mark
29. Zum Abschied meiner Tochter
30. Tragische Geschichte
31. Sonett Nach Petrarca

Tracks:

1. Ein Tagewerk I
2. Ein Tagewerk II
3. Fruhgesicht
4. Reisefantasie
5. Das Ende des Festes
6. Nachruf
7. Jugendgedenken
8. Peregrina II
9. Auf ein Kind
10. Dammrung senkte sich
11. Ach, wie schon
12. Nachklang
13. Hore den Rat
14. Venezianisches Epigramm
15. Jetzt rede du
16. Auskunft
17. Aus zwei Talern
18. Kennst du das auch?
19. Ravenna I
20. Das Ziel
21. Keine Rast
22. Kindheit
23. Im Kreuzgang von Santo Stefano
24. Nachtgefuhl
25. Magie der Farben
26. Verwelkende Rosen
27. Abends
28. Mittag im September
29. Blauer Schmetterling
30. Pfeifen
31. Sommernacht
32. Fur Ninon
33. Verganglichkeit

Tracks:

1. Ballade de Villon a s'amye
2. Ballade que Villon feit a la requeste de sa mere pour prier nostre Dame
3. Ballade des femmes de Paris
4. Nahandove
5. Aoua!
6. II est doux
7. Chanson de la mariee
8. La-bas, vers l'eglise
9. Quel galant m'est comparable
10. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
11. Tout gai!
12. Chanson romanesque
13. Chanson epique
14. Chanson a borie
15. At The River
16. Elegie
17. Anne Street
18. A Chirstmas Caro
19. From 'The Swimmers'
20. West London (A Sonnet)
21. A Farewell To Land
22. Abide With Me
23. Where the eagle
24. Disclosure
25. The White Gulls
26. The Children's Hour
27. Two Little Flowers (And Dedicated To Them)
28. Autumn
29. Tom Sails Away
30. Ich Grolle nicht
31. Feldeinsamkeit
32. Weil' auf mir
33. In Flanders Fields

Tracks:

1. Phantasie aus Don Juan
2. Ablosung im Sommer
3. Selbstgefuhl
4. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
5. Zu Strabburg auf der Schanz
6. Booh, Wie Ist Die Barmhezigkeit des herrn
7. Willst du Gottes Diener sein
8. Alles, was aus der Erde kommt
9. Tod, wie bitter bist du
10. Lied des Mephistopheles
11. Zigeunerlied
12. Schlechter Trost
13. Lied des Mephistopheles
14. Liederseelen
15. Alle
16. Der Gesang des Meeres
17. In einer Sturmanacht (Nikodemus)
18. Nun die Schatten dunkeln
19. Wonne der Wehmut
20. Aus den Himmelsaugen
21. Musikantegrub
22. Der juge Ehemann
23. Der Soldat
24. Uomo del mio tempo
25. Con una fronda di mirto

Tracks:

1. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
2. 2. Ging heut morgen uebers Feld
3. 3. Ich hab ein gluehend Messer
4. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen
5. 1. Um Mitternacht
6. 2. Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft
7. 3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
8. 4. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
9. 1. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn
10. 2. Nun seh ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
11. 3. Wenn dein Mutterlein
12. 4. Oft denk ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
13. 5. In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus

Tracks:

1. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Arie
2. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Rezitativ
3. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Choral
4. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Arie
5. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Rezitativ
6. Ich habe Genug: Arie
7. Ich habe Genug: Rezitativ
8. Ich habe Genug: Arie
9. Ich habe Genug: Rezitativ
10. Ich habe Genug: Arie
11. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
12. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
13. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
14. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
15. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
16. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
17. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
18. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
19. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
20. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
21. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett

Tracks:

1. Hir ist sas rechte Osterlamm
2. Gerne will ich mich bequemen
3. gebt mir meine jesum wiender
4. Mache dich, mein herz, rein
5. Et in Spiritum Sanctum
6. Achzen und erbarmlich weinen
7. Duett - Wann kommst du, mein heil
8. O Memory! Still Bitter To My Soul-Opprest WIth Never - Casting Greif
9. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
10. Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
11. Meine Hande ringen sich
12. Jedennoch bleib ich stets an dir
13. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
14. Duett - Holde Gattin, dir zur Seite
15. Solo & Chor - Herr, lehre doch mich

Tracks:

1. Frondi tenere e belle - Ombra mai fu
2. Cara pianta
3. Presti omai l'Egizia terra
4. Non e si vago e bello
5. Che faro senza Euridice
6. Udite, tutti udite
7. Io deggio ad ogni patto
8. Finch'han dal vino
9. Deh, vieni alla finestra
10. Hai gia vinta la causa
11. Vedro, mentr'io sospiro
12. Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja
13. Ein Madchen oder Weibchen
14. Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!
15. Wie Todesahnung Damm'rung - O du, mein holder Abenstern
16. Was duftet doch der Flieder
17. Wahn! Wahn!
18. Zur Burg fuhrt die Brucke - Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge

Tracks:

1. Botre toast... je peux vous le renre
2. avant de quitter ces lieux
3. L'orage s'est calme
4. Resta immobile
5. Morir! ... Tremenda cosa!
6. Di Provenz il mar
7. Nemico della patria?!
8. Si puo? Signore!
9. Povero Rigoletto!
10. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
11. Brav, alter Hans
12. Lebt wohl ihr suben studen

Tracks:

1. Schlafst oder wachst du?
2. Heimkehr
3. Maggy Lauder
4. Dort, wo durchs ried
5. Fileb leise, mein bachlein
6. Horch auf, mein liebchen
7. Da brava, Cantina
8. O kostliche Zeit
9. Trinklied
10. Der treue Johnie
11. Kommt, schliebt mir einen forhen Kreis
12. Once more I Hail Thee
13. Sunset
14. Put Round The Bright Wine
15. Could Ill World
16. Could Ill Be fate
17. Oh, Had My Fate
18. The Return Of Ulster
19. Ein entmutigter liebender
20. Ein begluckter Liebender
21. Bewuderug
22. Gluhende Liebe
23. Trinklied
24. Weine, weine, weine nur nicht

Customer Reviews:

The Mastersinger.......2000-06-24

If the second half of the 20th Century has musical signs, they must include that phenomenal German singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau who dominated the recital and concert halls, the opera stages and the recording studios in a way no other artist has done it, except maybe Leonard Bernstein. In celebration of this great artist's 75th birthday we have here a set which includes the gems of his lieder repertoire, starting with those great Schubert cycles in their most vivid performances. Just listen to those early renditions of the Schone Mullerin or with Jorg Demus, or to Schuman's Dichterliebe cycle (with the same pianist). And you shall not miss the artistry of this most sensitive voice in full volume of Mahler lieder with piano and orchestral songs. And what about the Morike lieder by Hugo Wolf? Well, you shall probably wonder at that special cooperation between the singer and the Russian pianist Svitoslav Richter. It is a performance of lifetime, and so it is with the Wintereise of Schubert with Barnboim at the piano. Those who know the artistry of Fischer-Dieskau and even those who have already other recordings of those great works will not regret having this special set. For the newcomers to this great artist there will be a lot to discover, The music itself, sure, but mainly the art of interpratation. In this alone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau shine high and above all other singers.

Average customer rating: Awesome musicality Fabulous? Yes!!!

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Tracks:

1. Sheherazade: Asie
2. Sheherazade: La Flute enchantee
3. Sheherazade: L'Indifferent
4. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Le Reveil de la mariee
5. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: La-bas vers l'eglise
6. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Quel galant m'est comparable
7. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
8. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Tout gai!
9. Duex Melodies hebraiques: Kaddisch
10. Duex Melodies hebraiques: L'Enigme eternelle
11. L'Invitaiton au voyage
12. Phidyle
13. L'Enfant Prodigue: Recit. & Air de Lia: L'annee en vain chasse l'annee
14. Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Fleur des eaux
15. Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: Interlude
16. Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Mort de l'amour

Tracks:

1. Cinco Canciones Negras: Cuba dentro de un piano
2. Cinco Canciones Negras: Punto de habanera
3. Cinco Canciones Negras: Chevere
4. Cinco Canciones Negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
5. Cinco Canciones Negras: Canto negro
6. Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Llorad corazon
7. Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Iban al pinar
8. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Con que la lavare?
9. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Vos me matasteis
10. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De donde venis, amore?
11. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
12. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Rutas
13. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Pregon
14. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Las 12
15. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: El pescador sin dinero
16. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Coplilla
17. Quatre cancons: Canco de grumet
18. Quatre cancons: Cancon incerta
19. Quatre cancons: Maig
20. Quatre cancons: Anacreontica
21. La Dama d'Arago
22. El can dels ocells
23. Canco de Sega
24. El combat del somni: Damunt de tu nomes les flors
25. El combat del somni: Aquesta nit un mateix vent
26. El combat del somni: Jo et presentia com la mar
27. Triptic de Mossen Cinto: L'Harpa Sagrada
28. Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Lo violi de Sant Francesh
29. Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Sant Fransech i la cigala

Tracks:

1. Chansons de Bilitis: La Flute de Pan
2. Chansons de Bilitis: La Chevelure
3. Chansons de Bilitis: Le Tombeau des Naiades
4. Fetes galantes: En sourdine
5. Fetes galantes: Fantoches
6. Fetes galantes: Clair de lune
7. Noel de enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons
8. Chants populaires: Chanson espagnole
9. Chants populaires: Chanson francaise
10. Chants populaires: Chanson italienne
11. Chants populaires: Chanson Herbraique
12. Trois jours de vendange
13. Le Rossignol des lilas
14. Tristesse, Op. 6, No. 2
15. Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8, No. 1
16. Les Roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39, No. 4
17. Troujours (No. 2 de Trois Poemes d'un jour, Op. 21)
18. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: El pano murano
19. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Sequidilla murciana
20. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Asturiana
21. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Jota
22. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Nana
23. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Cancion
24. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Polo
25. Doce canciones gallegas: As florinas dos toxos
26. Triptico, Op. 45: Farruca
27. Villancicos: Pastorcito santo
28. Psyche
29. Soneto a Cordoba

Tracks:

1. Proserpina: E dove t'aggiri
2. Le violette
3. Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre
4. Der Tod und das Madchen, D. 531
5. Die schone Mullerin, D. 795: No. 2: Wohin?
6. D. 547: An die Musik
7. Op. 59, No. 8: Dein blaues Auge
8. Op. 84, No. 4: Vergebliches Standchen
9. Op. 27, No. 1: Chanson d'amour
10. Op. 46, No. 2: Clair de lune
11. Let Us Wander
12. Lost Is My Quiet
13. Schlaf in deiner engen Kammer
14. Ah! lamenta, oh bella Irene
15. Irish Songs: Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet
16. Irish Songs: He Promised Me At Parting
17. Irish Songs: They Bid Me Slight My Dermot Dear
18. Welsh songs: The Dream
19. Mignon und der Harfner, D. 877: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
20. Les Fleurs des landes: Le Trebuchet
21. Moglichkeit
22. Der Apfel
23. Schottische Ballade
24. Pastorale
25. Pleurs d'or
26. Sapphische Ode
27. La Partenza

Amazon.com

The word "fabulous" seems vulgar when applied to the Spanish diva whose delicately shaded voice encompassed music from the middle ages to the present. This four-disc compilation emphasizes her song repertoire, to which she brought warmth, intelligence, linguistic integrity and irresistible sincerity. Her dignity makes listeners want to come to her, and she rewards them with an intimate, personal experience, especially in this small-scale repertoire by Ravel, Debussy, Duparc, Fauré, lots of Spanish composers and German masters such as Schubert and Brahms. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Awesome musicality.......2006-07-26

This 4-CD set is a tribute to the concert career of the great Victoria de Los Angeles. The first 3 CDs show her totally at home in the art song of France and of her native Spain. In the French art songs, her silvery, creamy tone, her legendary legato and her perfect French diction make for wonderful and unforgettable performances. These include a sensual Scheherazade, magnificient singing in the Duparc songs and a phenomenal Poeme de L'amour et de la mer of Chausson (try to keep your eyes dry by the end of La mort de l'amour). In the Chausson, while de Los Angeles does not opt for the intensely Wagnerian approach, her sensitive singing more than does justice to the poetry and the feelings of the character. The Spanish songs showcase de Los Angeles at her most natural, flamboyant and attractive singing. The tunes are catchy, full of bouncy rhythms and De Los Angeles's fabulous voice never ceases to amaze. The 4th CD shows the wonderful chemistry between de Los angeles and the great Gerald Moore. While she does not erase memories of Fischer-Dieskau and Schwarzkopf in the Schubert selections, the Brahms songs are excellent and her Faure songs here are earth shaking in their elegance and refinement. The Italian and the famous Handel aria helps to prove De Los Angeles's reputation as an excellent bel canto singer. Her duets with Fischer-Dieskau are absolutely memorable and gorgeous.
The set comes with booklet including full words plus translations, helpful notes on De Los Angeles's concert career and a dozen of beautiful and rare black and white photos. Victoria de Los Angeles's concert career was as prolific as her legendary operatic performances and continued well after her retirement from the operatic stage. This introspective and almost encycopledic release is a real treat and is absolutely recommended. I totally agree with the editor's review who states that the word "fabulous" fails in every respect to fully capture the artistry of the Spanish soprano. Victoria de Los Angeles is definitely one of the most wonderful lyric sopranos of the 20th century and is one of the most heavenly artists to have ever graced the concert scene. A must-have for any collection.

Fabulous? Yes!!!.......1999-09-13

The album is a marvelous sampling of this great singer's artistry. Her performances of the French and Spanish composers are something special. The De Falla "Seven Popular Folksongs" are powerful, passionate; the last song, "Jota," raised the hair on the back of my neck.

I was delighted to see Faure's "Claire de lune" on the album, and equally delighted with De Los Angeles' elegant rendition of this work. The only recording of the song I've liked better is from an LP featuring Frederika Von Stade.

As an added bonus, several duets with the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau are featured on Disk #4. These include some charming settings of Irish songs by Beethoven, and a gorgeous arrangement of "Let Us Wander" by Henry Purcell. I remember hearing these duets years ago on an LP recording, and it was a pleasure to hear them again.

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Melodies Francaises Manufacturer: RCA Red Seal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chausson, Ernest | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009963B Release Date: 2003-04-24

Tracks:

1. Le Papillon Et Al Fleur
2. Mai
3. Chanson Du Pecheur
4. Lydia
5. Reve D'amour
6. Tristesse
7. Les Berceaux
8. Notre Amour
9. Le Secret
10. Aurore
11. Les Roses D'lspahan
12. Nocturne
13. Clair De Lune
14. Spleen
15. Mandoline
16. En Sourdine
17. Green
18. A Clymene
19. C'est L'extase
20. Prison
21. Histories Naturales
22. La Caravane
23. Le Temps Des Lilas
24. Les Heures
25. La Chansson Perpetuelle
26. Arettes Oubliees
27. Cinq Poemes De Baudelaire
28. Chansons De Bilitis
29. Montparnasse

Album Details

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Average customer rating: Wonderful baritone Magnificent tribute to a truly great artist! Magnificent tribute to a truly great artist! Excellent performances

Robert Merrill Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | 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 Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Merrill, Robert | ( M ) | 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 General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Robert Merrill: Arias from Otello, Un Ballo in Maschera, Il Trovatore Four American Baritones of the Past Ettore Bastianini in Recital The "Pearl Fishers" Duet Lebendige Vergangenheit: Leonard Warren ASIN: B00000JWM3 Release Date: 1999-08-17

Tracks:

1. Hamlet: O Vin Dissipe la Tristesse
2. Herodiade: Vision Fugitive
3. L'Africana: Adamastor, Re Dell'onde Profonde
4. Carmen: Votre Toast
5. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo al Factorum
6. La Traviata: Di Provenza il Mar
7. Zaza: Zaza, Piccola Zingara
8. Andrea Chenier: Nemico della Patria
9. Invictus
10. The Blind Ploughman
11. Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
12. In the Gloaming
13. The Three Musketeers: Ma Belle
14. Brooklyn Baseball Cantata
15. Juanita
16. Jonah and the Whale
17. Down to the Rivah
18. Shadrach

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful baritone.......2004-01-01

A very special singer. I second the other reviewers' comments, and add that I have been singing along, as best I can, all morning, to this wonderful CD. An exceptional Largo, by the way, even given the aria's warhorse status.

Magnificent tribute to a truly great artist!.......2000-05-04

This album is an absolute prize. Merrill, to me, was the finest of the American Baritone crop, possessing a rich timbre that is unmatched by todays standards. This CD finds Merrill offering some of his best and most famous renditions, some of which have been regrettably out of print for decades. That being said, this issue is an extremely welcome one indeed. One standout is the rare "Zazà, piccola zingara" from the seldom performed opera Zaza, by Pagliacci composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo. This aria, in this reviewer's opinion, uses that rich sonorous Merrill sound to its best advantage. Merrill once stated in a Met broadcast interview that this one recording (Zaza) was his all time favorite and the best recording of his voice. Other standout arias are, of course, "Largo al Factotum", "O vin dissipe la tristesse" from Hamlet, and the ethereal sounding "Vision Fugitive" from Herodiade. The non-operatice fare that stands out are "The Blind Ploughman" (what a truly heartfelt this performance is), "Drink to Me only with Thine Eyes", and the three spirituals. The recording quality is good overall and acceptable in places. Merrill was truly a great Baritone and this recording is a must for anybody's collection.

Magnificent tribute to a truly great artist!.......2000-05-04

This album is an absolute prize. Merrill, to me, was the finest of the American Baritone crop, possessing a rich timbre that is unmatched by todays standards. This CD finds Merrill offering some of his best and most famous renditions, some of which have been regrettably out of print for decades. That being said, this issue is an extremely welcome one indeed. One standout is the rare "Zazà, piccola zingara" from the seldom performed opera Zaza, by Pagliacci composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo. This aria, in this reviewer's opinion, uses that rich sonorous Merrill sound to its best advantage. Merrill once stated in a Met broadcast interview that this one recording (Zaza) was his all time favorite and the best recording of his voice. Other standout arias are, of course, "Largo al Factotum", "O vin dissipe la tristesse" from Hamlet, and the ethereal sounding "Vision Fugitive" from Herodiade. The non-operatice fare that stands out are "The Blind Ploughman" (what a truly heartfelt this performance is), "Drink to Me only with Thine Eyes", and the three spirituals. The recording quality is good overall and acceptable in places. Merrill was truly a great Baritone and this recording is a must for anybody's collection.

Excellent performances.......1999-12-13

Robert Merrill has for too long been written off as a bad actor with a good voice. What he really was was a bad actor with an EXCEPTIONALLY good voice, and these arias and songs prove it. And not only do these selections show off his wonderful, rich baritone, they also include some great songs and arias which aren't usually recorded. In particular, the "Invictus" of Bruno Huhn, the Toreador Song from Carmen, and the three spirituals are all either unknown or under-recorded, and all receive their due on this album. And, of course, Merrill's signature aria, "Largo al factotum," is wonderful. The only problem I have is with the sound quality of the album, but even that isn't as bad as it could be, and becomes less noticeable after listening to a couple tracks.

Average customer rating: Wonderful assortment of songs set on Western texts.

Dream: Western Poets in Russian Music, Vol. 1 Sergey Rachmaninov , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Nikolay Medtner , Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov , Anton Rubinstein , Anatol Alexandrov , Alexander Borodin , Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky , Cesar Cui , Sergey Taneyev , Mikhail Glinka , Dimitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky , Alexander Tikhonovich Grechaninov , Sergej Larin , and Eleonora Bekova Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Cui, César | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Medtner | Medtner, Nikolai | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rubinstein | Rubinstein, Anton | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sergej Larin - Romance ~ Western Poets in Russian Music, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00004GOWX Release Date: 2000-03-28

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful assortment of songs set on Western texts........2000-07-24

This is a wonderful assortment of songs set on Western poetic texts by a whole variety of Russian composers (13 in all), most of whom are familiar (or famous) while others are rather little known (like Alexandrov & Bortnyansky). Much of the songs on this CD, namely of Rubinstein, Taneyev, Glazunov, Grechaninov, & Medtner are set to Germanic poetry (naturally for Rubinstein & Medtner, since they had German ancestry). The song "Gefunden", after Goethe's "Ich ging im Walde" was set to music by Medtner & Taneyev & it's interesting to see their different treatment to it: Taneyev's with the delicacy & innocence, Medtner's the more serious & piquant yet dignified. Glazunov's Romance, after Goethe's "Dichterliebe" is beautiful & ultimately sentamental while Grechaninov's "Widmung" is sincere & somewhat mournful & agitated, especially in the latter part of the text "Oh, may all you sighs & tears, Fly away to her as songs." The selections of Rubinstein's ten songs to German, French, and Italian texts op. 83 (1868) as well as Waldeinsamkeit (from Six German Songs op. 76) are memorable although Glinka was more at home with Italian texts than Rubinstein.

The other songs are set to French text (though Borodin's "Fleurs d' amour" is a french translation to Heine's "Buch der Lieder") while Glinka's "Pur nel sonno" & "Piangendo ancora rinascer suole" are set to Italian. Glinka's songs are especially fresh & lively while Dargomyzhsky's songs are serene, especially "Dieu, qui sourit" & Romance du beau Tirsis (among my particular favorites). The songs of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Bortnyansky, Borodin, & Alexandrov are especially lighthearted & warm. Rachmaninov's "C'etait en avril" has the beauty & the nobleness to be found in his later scores while Tchaikovsky's Rondel has that Mozartian innocence & charm that's immediately compelling. His Deception is more serious & saddened, however, as one looks for his beloved (does this remind you of his Manfred Symphony?).

This is an excellent recital, sang by Sergei Larin (tenor) accompanied by pianist Eleonora Bekova. The warmth & joy of Larin's singing immediately captured by mind, and ultimately my heart as I continue to listen to this CD. Bekova's piano accompliment is wholly euphonious & humane throughout. I eagerly await Volume II.

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Tracks:

1. La Marseillaise (French National Anthem) - Placido Domingo
2. Dome Epais Le Jasmin (Flower Duet) - Joan Sutherland
3. L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle - Regina Resnik
4. C'est Toi...Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Gregory Cross
5. Belle Noit, O Nuit D'amour - Joan Sutherland
6. Apres Un Reve - Renee Fleming
7. L'invitation