Voulez-Vous [Original recording remastered]

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Nineteen seventy-nine was a year of tremendous change for Abba. Agnetha and Björn had separated, their incredibly popular Abba: The Movie had consolidated their worldwide success, and as if all that weren't enough, they "went" disco. Songs like "Voulez-Vous," the upbeat "Angeleyes," and more throwaway "Does Your Mother Know" embraced the style wholeheartedly, leading some fans to worry about Abba's future for the first time. Where had the pure pop thrill gone? they mourned. "I Have a Dream," meanwhile, with its choir of children singing (recorded live at Wembley Arena, at the final concert of Abba's last world tour), was possibly the most saccharine song they had yet produced. Yet any disc that contained the majestic "Chiquitita" couldn't be completely written off--and the awesome Super Trouper was only a year away. --Everett True

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Average customer rating: Mamma Mia Mamma Mia Musical CD JUST GREAT MUSIC Mamma Mia Not good at all

Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast) Benny Andersson , Julian Poole , Jenny Galloway , Nicolas Colicos , Paul Clarkson , Bjorn Ulvaeus , Lisa Stokke , Eliza Lumley , Melissa Gibson , Siobhan McCarthy , Louise Plowright , Jenny Galloway , Bjorn Ulvaeus , and Stig Anderson Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Contemporary Musicals | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast) Movin' Out (Based on the Songs and Music of Billy Joel) (2002 Original Broadway Cast) Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast) Jersey Boys (2005 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000031WEN Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. Overture/Prologue
2. Honey, Honey
3. Money, Money, Money
4. Thank You For The Music
5. Mamma Mia
6. Chiquitita
7. Dancing Queen
8. Lay All Your Love On Me
9. Super Trouper
10. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
11. The Name Of The Game
12. Voulez-Vous
13. Entr'acte
14. Under Attack
15. One Of Us
16. S.O.S.
17. Does Your Mother Know
18. Knowing Me, Knowing You
19. Our Last Summer
20. Slipping Through My Fingers
21. The Winner Takes It All
22. Take A Chance On Me
23. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
24. I Have A Dream

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Put together by Abba's own Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! manages to cram over 20 of the Swedish supergroup's songs into a threadbare plot. It goes a little like this: Young Sophie is getting married and she's trying to identify which of three men is her father. That's about it. Wisely, the musical doesn't mess around with the songs, save for the insertion of some dialogue or for having some of them performed by a man (it works amazingly well). Abba fans will jump on this import of the London production, but traditional fans of musical theater should consider it as well. After all, Andersson and Ulvaeus's songs have always felt as if they were more than isolated pop gems and actually belonged to a longer narrative. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

Mamma Mia.......2007-03-22

I have not stopped playing this cd. It is just great! It makes any trip in my car most enjoyable Happy I bought it!

Mamma Mia Musical CD.......2007-03-21

This is a grand list of songs from the original musical when it was first introduced in England. The songs from ABBA are very recognizable even if you haven't seen the show. But, making a trip to NY to see the Broadway production is a plus. ENJOY!

JUST GREAT MUSIC.......2007-03-08

I RECENTLY SAW THE SHOW MAMMA MIA IN LAS VEGAS. ALWAYS LIKES THE MUSIC OF ABBA, AND THOUGH THE PLOT WAS THIN, THE MUSIC WAS WELL PERFORMED. IN THIS PARTICULAR ALBUM, THE ENGLISH ACCENTS WERE A BIT MUCH, BUT THE SONGS WERE GREAT. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, ABBA.

Mamma Mia.......2007-01-29

Every time I hear the music and songs it brings back memories of seeing the Broadway Show

Not good at all.......2007-01-09

This is not what we wanted. The British accents throw it was off. We just saw it in NY and this is not what we were looking for.

Average customer rating: Good album...but poor re-mastering A Hard Rock Fan's Honest Review I Love ABBA Pop way beyond anything pop can do Abba's Best Original Studio Album

Voulez-Vous ABBA Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Euro Dance | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Sweden | Scandinavia | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Swedish Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Dance General | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Disco | Dance & DJ | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Super Trouper Arrival Abba - The Album The Visitors ABBA ASIN: B00005CDNI Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

1. As Good As New
2. Voulez-Vous
3. I Have A Dream
4. Angeleyes
5. The King Has Lost His Crown
6. Does Your Mother Know
7. If It Wasn't For The Night
8. Chiquitita
9. Lovers (Live A Little Longer)
10. Kisses Of Fire
11. Summer Night City
12. Lovelight
13. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

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Voulez-Vous is Abba's Eurodisco album, and if you decide to go there, be ready for some serious histrionics. Typical of the record's wall of sound is "Does Your Mother Know," in which the disco pulse leads into power guitar riffs laid out over a boogie piano. The sound is equally mammoth on the title track (which had been partially recorded in Miami with disco group Foxy), "Summer Night City," and "If It Wasn't for the Night." Released in 1979, the album showcases the band at its most jet-setting, top-of-the-world glamorous. This CD's bonus tracks include the infamously campy "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" and "Lovelight," the latter the B-side to the "Chiquitita" single. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Exclusive import limited edition digipak version is remastered, has extensive liner notes and lyrics, and includes three bonus songs, 'Summer Night City', 'Lovelight' and 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man after Midnight)'. 13 tracks in all.

Album Details

24bit digital remaster with new liner notes, complete lyrics and bonus tracks: 'Summer Night City', 'Lovelight' and 'Gimme Gimme Gimme (a Man After Midnight)'.

Customer Reviews:

Good album...but poor re-mastering.......2007-04-30

I agree with John (from N.Y.), these 24-bit re-masters of the Abba catalogue were a big letdown. In a side by side comparison, the original discs sounded much better than these. The originals were brighter and plenty full; just like the original album sounded.

On the other hand, these 24-bit discs sound slightly muddy and the high end (which includes acoustic guitars and cymbals) are flat or dead sounding thanks to the no-noise solution. My advice, is to save your money and keep your old discs.

A Hard Rock Fan's Honest Review.......2007-02-21

Being primarily a lover/collector of metal, hard and progressive rock music, how can I explain why I still have a soft spot for this Swedish music machine. First of all I can say that ABBA was a big part of the music I grew up on. I especially remember being fascinated by the constant presence of the song 'Chiquitita' (among others) pouring out of the radio as well as from stereo and music shop speakers in the late 70's/early 80's. As a 12-year old kid, I amassed most of their albums on cassette before discovering more serious media such as vinyl and eventually CD's. Now when I listen to their output on CD with a more mature mind it has taken on a whole new meaning for me. I would say their most mature, consistent and standout album would be 'Voulez-Vous'. From the opening reverbed vocal onslaught on `As Good As New' to the powerful controlled screams on `Lovers (live a little longer)' it does not disappoint. Agnetha's and Anni-Frid's stirring and exquisite vocal harmonies are at their finest. After a typical listen to this album, every one of the tunes on this recording reverberates in my head constantly. Although the songs that went on to be hits (`Chiquitita', `Angel Eyes', `Does Your Mother Know') are top-notch, the remaining tracks such as `If It Wasn't For The Nights, `Lovers...', `The King Has Lost His Crown' etc. are just as good if not better. Without going into in-depth analysis of each song, I would say that IMHO, every single song on this album is memorable and extremely catchy. Whether you consider Voulez-Vous as influenced mainly by disco, funk, or whatever, it doesn't matter. Even though it is a bit dancey, the bottom line is that it's just plain brilliant music!. (interestingly enough I actually consider many 'disco' songs of that era to be of much higher musical quality than a lot the latest rock/pop crap being 'manufactured' today). The bonus tracks, `Gimme Gimme Gimme', `Summer Night City' and `Lovelight' are an especially nice addition to the remastered version (the first two I remember hearing on a long gone cassette copy of `Greatest Hits Vol.2' I had back in the day). If you dig ABBA for whatever reason (don't be ashamed to admit it!) you will not be disappointed by this album, especially the remastered version.

I Love ABBA.......2007-01-10

Any purchaser who enjoys ABBA will enjoy Voulez-vous. My favorites on this CD are "Angel Eyes," and "Voulez-vous." ABBA had a certain type of fans - those of us who loved them in their hey day and still listen to their music now because it never ages.

Pop way beyond anything pop can do.......2005-11-28

I'm no ABBA fan -as you can tell by my other reviews, I'm a big Depeche Mode fan-, but I know a good record when I listen to it. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that my parents brought this back from Europe in 1981 and I would listen to it every sunday or so, but this record kicks major butt, and I love the remasterized version. These guys could do anything musically and turn it into brilliant pop tunes. I still don't know the reason ABBA is such an underestimated band amongst a lot of so-called-music-lovers. Voulez-Vous features rock (Does Your Mother Know?), disco done righty-right (title track), beautiful ballads (Chiquitita and Angeleyes) and even brilliant lyrics by today's pop standards. Please pay attention to the brutal production gimmicks of this think, guys. It will blow you away if you truly know what music is about. You will dance, you will sed a tear, and you will even sing along, which is something modern pop tracks don't allow to. This is too brilliant to be true.

Abba's Best Original Studio Album.......2005-11-15

I own all the Abba albums, and this one, recorded at the very peak of their popularity in the late 70's, shows all the reasons why they were the kings and queens of pop.

Abba is often considered by those who don't know them as a "disco" group. The truth is that this is the only album where Abba tried out disco, with stunning results. "Voulez-vous" is quite simply one of the greatest disco singles ever recorded. It masterfully tells the story of a pick-up in a disco, and lyrically it blows most other disco songs out of the water. And the bonus track "Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie," released as a single in support of the now unavailable "Greatest Hits Vol 2" is equally good. Madonna knows a good hook when she hears one, and borrowed one of the all-time great ones from "Gimmie" for "Hung Up."

The rest of the album moves deftly through the European music styles that form the backbone of most Abba music. Folk ballads (Chiquitita and I have a dream), country meets a motown backbeat in "Angeleys," the sultry pop sophistication of "The King Has Lost His Crown," the hooked-on-classics opening of "As Good As New." This is Abba songwriting and studio craft at its finest.

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan Outstandingly beautiful- a great legend in our time Follow the Leider...For He Is David Daniels Countertenors: They're not just for Baroque Anymore! Beyond Gimmick

David Daniels - Serenade Christoph Willibald Gluck , Antonio Caldara , Antonio Cesti , Franz Schubert , Ludwig van Beethoven , Antonio Lotti , Charles Gounod , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Francis Poulenc , Henry Purcell , David Daniels , and Martin Katz Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Caldara, Antonio | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | 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 General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Daniels, David | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Handel: Opera Arias; David Daniels Sento Amor; David Daniels; A Quiet Thing; David Daniels & Craig Ogden Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Été Handel: Oratorio Arias ASIN: B00004SRG1 Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. Adelaide Op.46
2. Der Tod Und Das Madchen D531
3. Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen D774
4. Nacht Und Traume D827
5. Adelaide D95
6. Selve Amiche, Ombrose Piante
7. O Del Mio Dolce Ardor
8. Intorno All'idol Mio
9. Pur Dicesti, O Bocca Bella
10. L'Absent
11. Ou Voulez-Vous Aller?
12. Absence
13. Ser
14. Orpheus With His Lute
15. Linden Lea
16. Hands, Eyes And Heart
17. C'est Ainsi Que Tu Es FP 121 (Metamorphoses No.2)
18. Priez Pour Paix FP 95
19. La Belle Jeunesse FP 42 (Chansons Gaillardes No.7)
20. Sweeter Than Roses
21. I'll Sail Upon The Dog Star
22. Evening Hymn

Amazon.com's Best of 2000

It's a truism by now that countertenors have made a notable comeback in our time, but David Daniels--Amazon.com's Opera & Vocal Artist of 2000--isn't about to rest on his laurels. As if his recent successes weren't enough to set him apart, on this recital album Daniels forays beyond the countertenor's stereotypical domain of the baroque to interpret lieder of Beethoven and Schubert, as well as French mélodies and Vaughan Williams. A stunningly beautiful disc. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-05-30

The German and French art-song developed in parallel,but although they shared the same creative process based on the two key elements of words and music, they are distinct one from the other in their aim. Beethoven was one of the first to usher in the 'Leid'. Between 1795 and 1796 he drew inspiration from Friedich von Matthisson for his cantata 'Adelaide'. In 1814 Schubert set the same poem for his own 'Adelaide'. More than three-quarters of Schubert's songs are nature pictures as is 'Auf dem Wasser zu singen' on this disc. Other composers included on this recording are:Caldara-Gluck-Cesti-Lotte-Gounod-VaughanWilliams-Poulenc and Purcell.This disc absolutely delighted me. I can think of only one other countertenor who could have "pulled off" the variety of songs Daniels performs on this album. Most of them are quite well-known at least to singers and actually could be considered trite but not the way David Daniels sings them. He is so skillful with strong tone production when needed and always perfect diction. I marvel at the way he can implement the highly dramatic Italian aria and then sing the light "wispy" French songs. My personal favorites are "Adelaide" by Schubert. "Ou voulez-vous aller?" by Gounod and "I'll Sail Upon the DogStar by Purcell. In fact, if you are a Daniel's fan you MUST hear the Dog Star!!!!!

Outstandingly beautiful- a great legend in our time.......2005-06-22

This is a truly unique voice. David Daniels has an opulent timbre which he uses here to achieve sheer excellence. As much as I hate for his career to be upstaged by anything, knowing that he was tutored by Marilyn Horne seems to establish her vocal qualities as a suitable metaphor. It's that rich, opulent tone and secure vibrato that you don't get with some mezzos, let alone countertenors. No thin-ness here; no `hoot' and nothing shrill. He still has control though, and produces clean, even tones where appropriate. Think of the dramatic requirements of `Der Tod und das Madchen' and the celestial purity of `Absence' or `Ser'- he more than merely achieves the standards, he surpassed them and has set his own seal of distinction.

The choice of songs/arias is itself brilliant and Mr. Daniels' technique needs high praise. As a very minor observation, his diction, though good, doesn't come across as completely idiomatic. This is a VERY minor issue though. The pianist, Martin Katz is very responsive to the style of singing. Mr. Daniels' ability to sustain a phrase with grace and beauty is matched by Mr. Katz's sensitive touch and timing.

In parting, I recommend the ethereal experience of `Orpheus with his lute' (my favourite). The words, a Shakespearean sonnet, are of a straightforward beauty and the melody is from another realm but the singing? Mr. Daniels vocal control and phrasing are exquisite and his tone is sublime. Close your eyes and listen to this one quiet evening. "In sweet music is such art, killing care and grief of heart. Fall asleep, or hearing die." A lute and a song- a simple combination; yet profoundly moving beyond the raging elements. Thank you David.

Follow the Leider...For He Is David Daniels.......2004-08-18

Countertenor David Daniels takes a breather from his beloved Handel arias this time around for a recording of sheer beauty and most often tranquility, all the more surprising given the wide variety of tempos and international breadth of the program spanning five centuries. German leider from Beethoven and Schubert sits alongside Italian baroque songs followed by alternating French and English art songs. The 22 selections, once again reflecting his consummate musical taste, require him to sing in four different languages, and this South Carolina-born and -bred singer handles the daunting task with complete ease.

The result is a seamless recital, and the disc flows like an unfolding dream starting with Beethoven's enchanting "Adelaide". Schubert's "Naucht and Traume" highlights the purity of his tone and is as perfectly performed as any of his most moving opera arias. The Gounod pieces, especially "L'Absent" and the title track, have a sonorous quality that feel very much like lullabies, the sole exception being the lively "Ou voulez-vous aller?". Poulenc's "La belle Jeunesse" continues along this vein, a whirling dervish of a number referred in the accompanying booklet as an "invitation to debauchery". But these tracks are more the exception as Daniels achieves a lovely sense of vocal beatitude throughout.

The standout tracks have to be the three beautiful and somewhat more contemporary-sounding Vaughan Williams songs capped off by "Hands, eyes and heart", short and poignant, it is my favorite moment on this recording. The Renaissance-era Purcell selections provide the appropriate ending though, in particular, "Evening Hymn" sparked by the growing melismas on the hallelujahs. Whether he exhibits an astounding vibrato or the purest of tones, the man knows how to use his incredibly flexible voice and apply it intelligently to each song. Martin Katz accompanies with great precision and completely recognizes the individual style each song requires. It makes for a perfect pairing between singer and piano. This is a recording to treasure.

Countertenors: They're not just for Baroque Anymore!.......2004-03-23

OK, so it's a bad pun. Shoot me.

But get this wonderful disc! Daniels talent is well-served by this varied program.. he goes beyond Handel to sing Beethoven, Gounoud, Vaughan-Williams.

Don't just buy this for the novelty of countertenor singing: the singing would be 5 star had any mezzo (Bartoli, van Otter) sung with this sensitivity. It's superb in every regard.

Beyond Gimmick.......2002-08-01

At first it seems odd...countertenors are supposed to stay within certain boundaries. We let them have Baroque music, and even Gluck, and of course we let them have 20th century things written specifically for them, especially Britten. But to hear a countertenor singing Schubert, Beethoven or French melodies goes against our expectations. So we think, this must be a gimmick. But then Daniels voice takes over and such questions disappear.

Daniels sings this music as if it was inteneded for the countertenor. His sensitivity to the intimate marriage of text and music is phenomenal and his tone is always light and lyrical. I prefer this to many overblown sopranos that I've heard. Daniels weaves a spell that few singers of any voice type can match.

The Gounod is particularly beautiful. I had not been familiar with Gounod's art song before, and I've been missing something. L'Absent brought tears to my eyes just as the best Melodie of Duparc or Faure. And he sings Schubert as if he was born to it.

If you think you are sick of run of the mill vocal recitals, get this CD. The fresh voice and sheer artistry will astound you!

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Tracks:

1. Le Cimetiere De Campagne - Reynaldo Hahn
2. L'Ile Heureuse - Reynaldo Hahn
3. Offrande - Reynaldo Hahn
4. Les Pecheurs De Perles: De Mon Amie, Fleur Endormie - Reynaldo Hahn
5. La Barcheta - Reynaldo Hahn
6. Chanson Du Printemps - Reynaldo Hahn
7. Cosi Fan Tutte: Act 1: Un'Aura Amorosa - Reynaldo Hahn
8. Maid Of Athens - Reynaldo Hahn
9. Chanson D'Avril - Reynaldo Hahn
10. Le Devin Du Village: L'Amour Selon Sa Fantaisie - Reynaldo Hahn
11. La Boulangere A Des Ecus: Les Charbonniers Et Fariniers/Un Homme D'un Vrai Merite... Que... - Reynaldo Hahn
12. Si. Tu Veux, Mignonne - Reynaldo Hahn/J. Benvenuti
13. Le Retour Du Marin - Reynaldo Hahn
14. Le Temps D'Aimer: Lettre D'amour - Guy Ferrant/Reynaldo Hahn
15. Le Temps D'Aimer: Chien Fidele - Guy Ferrant/Reynaldo Hahn
16. La Paix - Guy Ferrant/Reynaldo Hahn
17. Je Me Metz En Votre Mercy - Guy Ferrant/Reynaldo Hahn
18. Chansons Grises No.6: Paysage Triste - Guy Ferrant/Reynaldo Hahn
19. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Entree De Ludovic Le More/Lesquerade - Reynaldo Hahn/French Gramophone CO
20. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Romanesque; Iberienne - Reynaldo Hahn/French Gramophone CO
21. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Leda Et Le Oiseau - Reynaldo Hahn/French Gramophone CO
22. Le Bal De Beatrice D'Este: Courante; Salut Finale Au Duc De Milan - Reynaldo Hahn/French Gramophone CO
23. Le Marchand De Venise: Air De Bassanio - Martial Singher
24. Le Marchand De Venise: Air De Portia - Fanny Heldy
25. Le Marchand De Venise: Air De Shylock - Andre Pernet
26. Le Marchand De Venise: Quatuor-Mais Voici - Fanny Heldy/R. Mahe/Martial Singher/Le Clezio

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Average customer rating: Get It While You Can Essential edition for opera lovers

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The Complete Caruso: Volumes 1 - 12

The Italian tenor Enrico Caruso holds a unique place in musical history, as the first operatic singer whose recordings sold in millions, and who created an international reputation on the strength of these. Caruso's robust tone and musical sincerity made him both an ideal stage and recording artist, whose voice the primitive acoustic recording technology of the early twentieth century was able to reproduce with startling fidelity. The Naxos Historical Caruso edition constitutes the complete cycle of all Caruso's recordings issued in chronological order. In addition, the transfers have been immaculately undertaken by top sound engineer Ward Marston, unrivalled for his knowledge of the specialized world of acoustic opera recordings, and his rare ability to retrieve all of the music lying in the grooves of the original recordings. Naxos Historical's incredible price (12 CD'S FOR THE PRICE OF 10) puts this unique legacy of great singing within the reach of all music-lovers. This! complete cycle of recordings represents a major document in the history of sound recording, and one which no collector and enthusiast of great singing will wish to be without. "There is no series of vocal records that have a greater documentary value, that meant more to the development of the phonograph record, or that are as consistently capable of providing pleasure to lovers of great singing. ...One of the most significant recording industry events of the decade." Fanfare

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Get It While You Can.......2006-10-13

This may not be easy to get in the USA for very long.....don't miss it.

Essential edition for opera lovers.......2005-02-01

This set gives you the opportunity to follow the entire recording career of one of the greatest singers in Operatic History. Enrico Caruso was the first superstar of the 20th century -- and this without the benefit of mass media. His person and his records were his greatest publicity.

The set begins with Caruso's Italian made recordings. They show a great raw talent. The artistry is lacking with many sobs, over acting and mistaken cues. The 1902 and 1903 clearly show a tenor with a lot to learn. But learn it he did. His 1904 sessions show a mature artist on par with any heard since. His voice matures before your very ears and by 1910, you wonder if you will ever listen to any other tenor the same way again.

The engineering used for this set is wonderful. There is no attempt at all to use the soundstream process of computer sound enhancement as heard on the RCA issued sets. These are near perfect mint conditioned discs copied by engineer extraordinary Ward Marston. They sound like natural 78s, they way Caruso himself must have heard the playbacks at the (RCA) Victor studios.

Also included are outtakes and extra takes. There is a "Celeste Aida" from 1908, complete with a broken high note, previously released by RCA in a 1973 set commemorating the tenor's centenary birthday. But there are new treasures here as well, including extra takes of two of Caruso's greatest recordings, the Italian song "L'Alba separa dalla l'uce ombra" and an aria from Rubinestine's Nerone. Listening to them, one wonders what Caruso could have possible thought inadquate in those long lost altenative takes.

Finally, there is the simple joy of hearing so many things so well sung. Caruso was the pinnacle of the tenor art. He can be compared to no other single tenor since ... he has the brilliant ring of Bjorling, the passion of Gigli, the beauty of Gedda, the youthful enthusiasm of Lanza, the warm tonal quality of Tucker, the pure strength of Corelli, the charasma of Pavarotti and the artestry of Domingo.

Whether you are an opera fan, a voice fan or just a music lover. This set is worth every penny.

Todd Kosovich

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Les Cris de Paris: Chansons de Janequin & Sermisy Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006MLT34 Release Date: 2005-06-14

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Berlioz: The Complete Operas Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bainbridge, Elisabeth | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Berlioz, Hector | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000025VM7 Release Date: 2002-03-11

Tracks:

1. Overtura
2. Scena1a
3. Scena1b
4. Scena2a
5. Scena2b
6. Scena3a
7. Scena3b
8. Scena3c
9. Scena4a
10. Scena4bscena5
11. Scena6
12. Scena7a
13. Scena7b
14. Scena8a
15. Scena8b
16. Scena8c9y10a
17. Scena10by11
18. Scena12a
19. Scena12b
20. Scena13finale_a
21. Scena13finale_b
22. Scena13finale_c
23. Scena13finale_d
24. Scena13finale_e
25. Scena13finale_f
26. Tableau_bild3_a
27. Tableau_bild3_b
28. Tableau_bild3_c
29. Tableau_bild3_d
30. Tableau_bild3_e
31. Tableau_bild3_f
32. Tableau_bild3_g
33. Tableau_bild3_h
34. Tableau_bild3_i
35. Finale_a
36. Finale_b
37. Tableau_bild4_a
38. Tableau_bild4_b
39. Tableau_bild4_c
40. Tableau_bild4_d
41. Tableau_bild4_e
42. Tableau_bild4_f
43. Tableau_bild4_g
44. Tableau_bild4_h
45. Finale
46. Overtura
47. Actoprimero_a
48. Actoprimero_b
49. Actoprimero_c
50. Actoprimero_d
51. Actoprimero_e
52. Actoprimero_f
53. Actoprimero_g
54. Actoprimero_h
55. Actoprimero_i
56. Actoprimero_j
57. Actoprimero_k
58. Actoprimero_l
59. Actoprimero_m
60. Entreacto
61. Acto_segundo_a
62. Acto_segundo_b
63. Acto_segundo_c
64. Acto_segundo_d
65. Acto_segundo_e
66. Acto_segundo_f
67. Acto_segundo_g
68. Acto_segundo_h
69. Acto_segundo_i
70. Acto_segundo_j
71. Acto_segundo_k
72. Ha! Ha! Apr Dix Ans
73. Les Grecs Ont Disparu...Malheureux Roi!...Chore...C'est Lui!
74. Reviens Toi, Vierge Ador!...Pauvre e ar!...Si Tu M'aimes, Va -T'en...Mais Le Ciel Et La T
75. Dieux Protecteurs De La Ville ernelle
76. Combat De Ceste - Pas De Lutteurs
77. Andromaque Et Son Fils!
78. Du Peuple Et Des Soldats
79. Chiment Effroyable!
80. Que La Dsse Nous Prote...A Cet Object SacrFormez Corte, Enfant S
81. Non, Je Ne Verrai Pas La Dlorable Fe
82. De Mes Sens erdus...
83. Introduction Orchestrale...O Lumie De Troie!...Ah!...Fuis, Fils De V us
84. Quelle Espance Encor Est Permise...Le Salut Des Vaincus Est De N'enp Lus Attendre
85. Ah! Puissante Cybe
86. Tous Ne Piront Pas...O Digne Soeur D'hector
87. Complices De Sa Gloire...Le Tror! Le Tror!
88. De Carthage Les Cieux
89. Gloire Didon
90. Nous Avons Vu Finir Sept Ans Peine...Chers Tyriens
91. Entr Des Constructeurs
92. Entr Des Matelots
93. Entr Des Laboureurs
94. Peuple! Tous Les Hinneurs...Gloire Didon
95. Les Chants Joyeux...Sa Voix Fait Nare Dans Mon Sein
96. Echapp Grand Peine...Errante Sur Les Mers.
97. J'rouve Une Soudaine Et Vive Impatience
98. Auguste Reine, Un Peuple Errant Et Malheureux
99. J'ose Peine Annoncer La Terrible Nouvelle!...Annonce Nos Troyensl 'Entreprise Nouvelle...Des Ar
100. Chasse Royale Et Orage - Pantomime
101. Dites, Narbal, Qui Cause Vos Alarmes-
102. De Quels Revers Menaces-Tu Carthage...Vaine Terreur
103. Marche Pour L'entr De La Reine
104. Pas Des Alms
105. Danse Des Esclaves
106. Pas D'esclaves Nubiennes
107. Assez, Ma Soeur...O Blonde C
108. Pardonne, Iopas...O Pudeur! Tous Conspire
109. Mais Bannissons Ces Tristes Souvenirs...Tout N'est Que Paix Et Charme
110. Nuit D'ivresse Et D'extase Infinie!
111. Vallon Sonore
112. Prarez Tout, Il Faut Partir Enfin...Chaque Jour Voit Grandir La ColRe Des Dieux
113. Par Bacchus! Ils Sont Fous Avec Leur Italie!...
114. Inutiles Regrets!...Ah! Quand Viendra L'instant Des Supres Adieux
115. En!...
116. Debout, Troyens, eillez-Vous, Alerte!...Alerte!...Entendez-Vouz, Ami S, La Voix D'en-
117. Errante Sur Tes Pas...Italie!
118. Va, Ma Soeur, L'implorer
119. En Mer, Voyez! Six Vaisseaux!...Dieux Immortels! Il Part!...
120. Ah! Ah! Je Vais Mourir...
121. Adieu, Fie Cit
122. Dieux De L'oubli, Dieux Du Tare...S'il Faut Enfin Qu'en Aborde En Italie
123. Pluton...Semble M're Procipe...
124. Ah! Au Secours! Au Secours! La Reine S'est Frapp...Rome...Rome...Im Mortelle!...Haine ernelle

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Janequin: Elegiac & Picturesque Songs Manufacturer: Analekta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0001WPQMO Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. Le Chant Des Oyseaulx
2. Bel Aubepin Verdissant
3. La Chasse: Gentilz Veneurs
4. Rions, Chantons, Passons Temps
5. Ce Moys De May
6. Herbes Et Fleurs
7. Ce N'est Pas Moy
8. Nature Ornant La Dame
9. La Guerre
10. Il S'en Va Tard
11. Puisque Mon Cueur
12. Pourquoy Tournez Vous Vos Yeux
13. Ce Faux Amour
14. Doulens Regretz, Ennuys, Souspirs
15. Les Cris De Paris

Average customer rating: Some lovely work, although not idiomatic French and with very English approach If one track is worth US$50. . . Gounod needs style, charm

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Tracks:

1. Ou voulez-vouz aller?
2. Le soir
3. Venise
4. Ave Maria
5. Serenade
6. Chanson de printemps
7. Au rossignol
8. Ce que je suis sans toi
9. Envoi de fleurs
10. La paquerette
11. Bolero
12. Mignon
13. Reverie
14. Ma Beel amie est morte
15. Loin du pays
16. Clos ta paupiere
17. Priere
18. L'absent
19. Le temps des roses

Tracks:

1. Biondina: Prologo: Da qualche tempo
2. Biondina: Biondina bella
3. Biondina: Sotto un cappello rosa
4. Biondina: Le labbra ella compose
5. Biondina: E stati alquanto
6. Biondina: Ho messo nuove corde
7. Biondina: Se come io son poeta
8. Biondina: Siam iti l'altro giorno
9. Biondina: E le campane hanno suonato
10. Biondina: Ell'e malata
11. Biondina: ler fu mandata
12. Biondina: L'ho accompagnato
13. The Worker
14. A Lay Of The Early Spring
15. My True Love Hath My Heart
16. Oh Happy Home! Oh Blessed Flower!
17. The Fountain Mingles With The River
18. Maid Of Athens
19. Beware!
20. The Arrow And The Song
21. Ilala (Stances a la memoire de D Livingstone)
22. If Thou Art Sleeping, Maiden

Customer Reviews:

Some lovely work, although not idiomatic French and with very English approach.......2007-06-01

One of the reviewers below truly does not like this collection. I can understand and do agree with some of his criticisms, but not with all.

Ann Murray is mostly in truly beautiful voice, especially on the first disc. No one would suggest her French is perfect (and it's not - it is very English), but her feeling (mostly) for the songs is often charming, and I enjoyed in particular her singing of "La pâquerette" and "Boléro", which moved in very sprightly fashion.

Anthony Rolfe Johnson's voice is inexplicably referred to by a reviewer below as a "dry little voice" and "completely lacking in charm or aural appeal". This is demonstrably not true - listen to the soundclips above, and you will hear a beautiful tenor voice in the classic modern English style. Anthony Rolfe Johnson has a sensitive approach, which admittedly does not always serve the music as well as it could, particularly where darker emotion is required or deeper passions could be shown - but goodness! The voice itself is delicious! Anything for which the requirement is a gorgeous sound and a feeling of tenderness is exactly what he does best.

(I must agree that his Italian is not good - it's very very British and makes scarcely an attempt at an Italian accent.)

Felicity Lott is my least favourite singer on this set. I particularly didn't like her first two offerings here - and I don't believe Ms Lott ever "gets" the style. Her French IS indeed heavily accented (school French is correct) - she liaises where she should, she follows the rules, but the flavour is always roast beef instead of crêpes Suzette. However, her voice is not ugly, and she certainly knows what she is singing. It's just that none of that knowledge really percolates into anything approaching the French style and an interpretation that reaches the listener. To understand what I mean, compare her version of "Mignon" with that sung by Sophie Marin-Dego on the CD "Vivent les vacances" - what a difference! (That album, by the way, is one I very highly recommend.)

The first CD of this set comprises only some of Gounod's French songs (sung by the two women), and the second CD consists entirely of the Biondina cycle (sung in Italian) and Gounod's "English" songs (sung in English). As Anthony Rolfe Johnson doesn't even sing any songs in French in this set, it's rather unfair to make any assumptions about his French. I thought the Biondina often sounded ravishing, and if I was left wishing for more urgency and variation in some of the songs in this cycle, that and the very English accent remain my sole caveats.

It was the English songs on this set that made me most uncomfortable. All three singers essay these songs in the rather bombastic style that has hamstrung English ballad singers throughout the last century. The "r"s are rolled (overly so); the approach is often coy and school-ma'am-ish; the timbres seem to slip into Savoy Opera G&S style... and in my opinion does not serve the music as well as would a more straightforward and elegant approach. It doesn't help that the lyrics are mostly pretty dreadful...! Why, oh why didn't Gounod use some better quality poetry?

Overall, it's undeniable that this is not a representation of French songs sung with impeccable French style. That's true. But the singing itself is often lovely, and certainly Graham Johnson's playing is beautiful - I do agree that the playing was sometimes stodgier than I felt it should be, but this reflects the tempi chosen by the singers.

In all, in spite of the stylistic lack and the English pronunciation of the French, this remains an often beautifully sung set, containing otherwise unavailable recordings of comparatively rare songs in the discography. (Why is Gounod so infrequently recorded? It is strange.) And for those reasons, this is a set worth having.

I would actually give this 3 and a half stars, but I do think 3 stars is a little unfair... so 4 stars let it be.

If one track is worth US$50. . ........2005-01-18

If one track is worth fifty bucks then you should definitely buy it. I am referring to the "Song of Spring" surely one of the few happy melodies out of Gounod and regrettably out of print in its master recording (E. Ameling, D. Baldwin, Soiree Francaise, 1985). Song of Spring pops up often in many critical studies: see, e.g., Camera Lucida, by R. Barthes who referred to it in his "wintergarten" passage. To this day, it still invites reflection. The passage of flats and diminished sevenths throughout the otherwise joyful song could only be interpolated by a composer and harmonist who, like J. Strauss, had lived life and the song still deserves, as the above critic suggests, to be sung by a younger woman speckled with the odor of chrysanthemums.

Gounod needs style, charm.......2004-12-05

Anybody who has heard one of the better Gounod songs sung by the likes of Reynaldo Hahn, Ninon Vallin, Charles Panzéra, Pierre Bernac or Gérard Souzay will know how extremely lovely and hard to sing they are!

They require a full technique-what Gérard Souzay has called "French bel canto"-to do justice to their delicate and elaborate melodies; a perfect sense of STYLE constructed on an idiomatic command of ennunciation; an elegant musicianship; last, but emphatically not least, they require CHARM, an elusive feeling impossible to coach.

Study a few of those older interpreters, and you will understand immediately, in a few measures, why some people-among them Maurice Ravel-thought Charles-Marie Gounod the father of French art song.

It is nice to have this collection by three respected British singers in superb, though somewhat overresonant, digital sound. They are musical, somewhat slack perfomances in high-school French. They totally lack any sense of what the music is about, however, or any of the sensuous elegance the music requires. The worst offender is the tenor, whose dry little voice-what is known in the operatic world as a tenorino comprimario-is completely lacking in charm or aural appeal. His Italian, in the Biondina cycle, is awful.

The women are a bit better, but sound none-too-young.

The pianist, who is the brain behind this whole series of Hyperion song recordings, is a good player with an ear for the lovely phrase, but tends to take everything far too slowly: the nascent love of the singer for the lovely Biondina, and his funereal lamentations for her demise, towards the end of the cycle, sound exactly alike! That is certainly NOT Gounod's fault.

Listen to Reynaldo Hahn's one recoding from this cycle, and you will understand immediately why this collection will really not do.

Meditation Music:

1. Waterloo [Original recording remastered]
2. Where You Are [CD-single]
3. Wiener Blut [Import]
4. You Will Have Your Revenge
5. 60 Wereldsuccessen [Original recording remastered] [Import]
6. A Woman's Voice
7. Anthology...So Far [Import]
8. Anything Is Possible
9. Bar Stools and Beach Chairs
10. BEATLES 101 [Limited Edition] [Import]

Meditation Music

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Meditation Music

Friends Reunited [Extra tracks] [Limited Edition] [Import]

EMPATHY

Jessye Norman: Les Chemins de l'amour

Music: Magnum Opus

Heavenly (Bel) [Import]

Gin Lemon [CD-single] [Import]

Evolution

Lonely No More/Fallen [CD-single] [Import]

Glow [Import]

Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol.1-5 [Box set]

Full House [Import]

Latin Music: 12 Vivos [Import]

Con Todo el Alma, Vol. 2

To Worship You Volume Two

Bridge School Concerts, Vol. 1