Canto Negro

1. Cumbia Pa' Gozar

2. Cumbia Hasta Amanecer

3. Canto Negro

4. Cuando la Cumbia Sale de Ronda

5. Cumbia Sobre el Mar (Martha la Reyna)

6. Como Les Quedo

7. Tarde Playera

8. Amor y Mar

9. Tany

10. Cumbia Soledera

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Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria Robert Bonfiglio

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Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria Robert Bonfiglio

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Release Date: 1989-11-03

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The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles

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ASIN: B000002S5G
Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

Sheherazade: Asie
Sheherazade: La Flute enchantee
Sheherazade: L'Indifferent
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Le Reveil de la mariee
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: La-bas vers l'eglise
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Quel galant m'est comparable
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Tout gai!
Duex Melodies hebraiques: Kaddisch
Duex Melodies hebraiques: L'Enigme eternelle
L'Invitaiton au voyage
Phidyle
L'Enfant Prodigue: Recit. & Air de Lia: L'annee en vain chasse l'annee
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Fleur des eaux
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: Interlude
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Mort de l'amour

Tracks:

Cinco Canciones Negras: Cuba dentro de un piano
Cinco Canciones Negras: Punto de habanera
Cinco Canciones Negras: Chevere
Cinco Canciones Negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
Cinco Canciones Negras: Canto negro
Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Llorad corazon
Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Iban al pinar
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Con que la lavare?
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Vos me matasteis
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De donde venis, amore?
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Rutas
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Pregon
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Las 12
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: El pescador sin dinero
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Coplilla
Quatre cancons: Canco de grumet
Quatre cancons: Cancon incerta
Quatre cancons: Maig
Quatre cancons: Anacreontica
La Dama d'Arago
El can dels ocells
Canco de Sega
El combat del somni: Damunt de tu nomes les flors
El combat del somni: Aquesta nit un mateix vent
El combat del somni: Jo et presentia com la mar
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: L'Harpa Sagrada
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Lo violi de Sant Francesh
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Sant Fransech i la cigala

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

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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

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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.

Tracks:

Moderato cantabile from "Fantasie Impromptu", Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Serenade, Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
The Song of the Black Swan, Heitor Villa-lobos (1887-1959)
Clair de lune, Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits, Gluck (1714-1787)
Meditation from "Thais", Jules Massenet
Gymnopedie no.1, Erik Satie, (1866-1925)
Largo from "Winter", Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Serenade, Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Siciliano, J.S. Bach
Aria from "Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Heitor Villa-Lobos
Andantino espressivo from "Sonata in C minor" , G. Pescetti (1704-1766)
Air from "Suite No. 3 in D (Air on a G string), JS Bach
Canon in D, Johann Pachelbel (1653-1750)
La fille aux chexveaux de lin, Claude Debussy
Pavane, Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

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Romantic harp is a collection of Sunita's favorite classical music performed with some of America's finest chamber musicians/. This recording combines solo harp performances, duets, and trios, and is perfect for curling up with a favorite book.

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Other artists take note - THIS is how recitals are done.
A Masterpiece
Very Enjoyable Listening

Cello World

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Why Beethoven Threw the Stew: And Lots More Stories about the Lives of Great Composers
Steven Isserlis plays Works for Cello and Orchestra

ASIN: B000009W8U
Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

Andante con Variazioni
Violin Sonata No. 3: Intermezzo
(Nocturne et) Scherzo
La Captive, Op. 12
Morceau de concours
Donkey & Driver
The Swan
Song Of The Black Swan
Romantic Piece, Op. 75 No. 4
Duo For Two cellos
Dance Of The Elves, Op. 39
Souvenir russe
The Child Lived
Lied
Romance
Chonguri
Dance Suite
Inner World

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Mr. Isserlis..........2005-07-26

What a mix of pieces of which to compare and contrast. Through it all, Steven Isserlis takes us on a wide and varied journey! He truly is one talented artist. Well worth the money. Get a copy and give thanks!

Universal Music- I had to grab it.......2004-09-06

I was just listening to anything "interesting" in cello music & just took this like any other cd. I was hooked from the onsert.The tone of Isserlis is awesome, Beethoven's "Andante con Variazion" with harpschord accompanyment is just great. I continued to listen and things started hitting up when I heard a sorrowful soprano voice by Felicity Lott in Berlioz's "La Captive" song & the piano, cello move around it Oh! my God then & then I decided to purchase it, actually i had decided to purchase "Folk Cello" by Rautio & Ylonen(not available on Amazon, US)then i ended up using my last penny for Isserlis CD.The soprano returns again on Taverner's "The child Lives" with the same impact Wow !what a voice.This was very good for me because I like opera very much & to find it in this setting with the cello & piano was a bonus.ALL tracks in this cd are the greatest ever with a variety of styles from different composers but one song that really captured my imagination was Leonard's "Donkey & Driver" especially at the end. According to the story (as written by artist):there was this donkey trotting merrily along the road when its driver decides to sing a very beautiful sorrowful song well this is said to be a very busy donkey with people to see & their cultures clash then who wins? well listen to the song especially the last part when the cello mimics the sound of the donkey a rebelious one at that.All songs background are also included, the interpretations of the soprano songs in English are also included. Also check out the last song which was enhanced by isserlis when he says he was "hooked" by Carl vine's "Inner world" as played by David Pereira the dedicatee of the work.This is one of the most trilling cello renditions I like the warmth, the tone that is almost humanically lyrical.Well I guess if u love cello & u dont have this then u are missing out.

Other artists take note - THIS is how recitals are done........2001-06-29

'Cello World' is a model recital disc, conceived as a recreation of a typical turn-of-the-20th-century programme of short 'encore pieces'. Naturally, the bulk of the pieces privelege the essence of the cello, its deep, meditative, wistful melancholy - Schumann's sleepy 'Intermezzo', Villa-Lobos' evocative 'Song of the Black swan', Dvorak's romantically sad 'Romantic Piece no. 4', Rachmaninoff's rich 'Lied', Scriabin's atypically accessible 'Romance'.

this low-key mood is interleavened with moments of pure play - Beethoven's mischievous 'andante con Variazioni', a delightful tussle between (transcribed) cello and harpsichord that evokes a blithe aristocratic 18th century world rather than the composer's usual Romantic intensity; Popper's impish 'Dance of the Elves', Seiber's lovely Kreisler pastiche 'Dance Suite'.

There a couple of musical jaw-breakers to 'enlighten' the conservatism of the presumed audience - Tavener's sub-Gorecki 'The Child Lived', and the galloping epic 'Inner World' by Carl Vine, actually played by David Pereira, recorded on amplified CD, full of distorted computer echoes, and a lot more exciting and accessible than it should be.

Most cherishable for me is a little Francophone section near the start - Debussy's unexpectedly sprightly '(Nocturne et) Scherzo'; Berlioz's lyrically lilting 'La Captive', sung by Felicity Lott, for today at least the most beautiful song ever written; Faure's characteristically soulful 'Morceau de concours' (written as a Conservatoire sight test!); Leonard's deliciously funny 'Donkey and Driver', the cello playing the obstinate animal; and Saint-Saens' 'The Swan', a watery dream that defies over-familiarity.

A Masterpiece.......2000-09-10

There cannot be many greater British 'cellists than Steven Isserlis. He commissioned and premiered John Tavener's "The Protecting Veil" in 1989, to huge acclaim, and has championed for many years the 'cello music of Saint-Saens and Schumann. His playing is very energetic and intense (a 'cellist friend of mine noted that you can hear his fingers stopping the strings!) and his musicality shines as brightly as a precious jewel.

It is therefore very good to find this disc. It covers an eclectic range of styles: a set of Beethoven variations (with harpsichord accompaniment) opens the programme, whereas the last track is a strange and colourful work by Carl Vine with electro-acoustic effects produced by an amplified CD; we are also treated to a set of jazzy variations by Matyas Seiber and the wistful "Song of the Black Swan" by Villa-Lobos. Some tracks show the 'cello as a solo instrument, accompanied (these include "Romances" by Scriabin and Rachmaninov, and a "Nocturne" by Debussy) and otherwise (for instance the intriguing "Chonguri" for plucked strings by Sulkhan Tsintsadze). There is a dazzling display in the form of David Popper's "Elfentanz," but there is also a sober and calm use of the instrument in Tavener's "The Child Lived" (which features fine singing from Felicity Lott and shows how far the ''cello soundscape' has affected the composer since he was first approached by Isserlis). There is even a piece by one of Isserlis' relatives, and to hear him perform it is reminiscent of Julian Lloyd-Webber's recordings of music by his father and brother.

Everything about this disc is a joy. The music is good, the performance sparkles, the programme works despite being so varied, and the notes (by Isserlis himself) are witty and delightful to read. Highly recommended!

Very Enjoyable Listening.......2000-02-12

This cd relaxes me when I am working at the computer or driving the car. It covers a wide range of tempos but always pleases. A good cello lover's collection. Some pieces almost make me cry they have so much feeling.

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Wonderful Singing But Possibly Lost Soon
A world tour of some fine songs
Her songs go around the world and to the heart
Sheer Enchantment
Not bad

My World
Johann Paul Aegidius Martini , Giovanni Battista Pergolesi , Ottorino Respighi , Ruggero Leoncavallo , Manuel de Falla , Xavier Montsalvatge , Erik Satie , Leo Delibes , Francis Poulenc , Edvard Grieg , Robert Schumann , Franz Schubert , Richard Strauss , Tiberiu Brediceanu , Enrico Mezzetti , George Cavadia , Antonin Dvorak , Franz Liszt , Manos Hadjidakis , Sephardic Traditional , Young-Sup Choi , Akira Mitake , Jaime Ovalle , Nicholas Brodszky , Angela Gheorghiu , and Malcolm Martineau
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Diva

ASIN: B0000069D9
Release Date: 1998-04-07

Tracks:

Piacer d'amor
Se tu m'ami
Nebbie
Mattinata
El pano moruno
Canto negro
Je te veux
Les Filles de Cadix
Les Chemins de l'amour
Solveigs Sang - Peer Gynt, Op.23
Widmung - Myrthen, Op. 25 No. 1
Du bist wie eine Blume
Standchen
Zueignung
Mult ma-ntreaba inima
Cantec de sirena
Umbra
Kdyz mne stara matka - Ciganske Melodie, Op. 55 No. 4
Oh! quand je dors
Pai efiye to treno
Durme kerido hijico(Traditional Sephardic)
Guriwoon Geum Gang San
Kawa no Nagare no you ni
Azulao
Be My Love

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The cover is a bit much: Angela Gheorghiu descending from an airplane in a glamorous 1950s suit suggesting she's the reincarnation of Maria Callas. And in the notes, the fabulous Romanian soprano tells of her jet-setting life and how this international program of songs reflects that. She's not quite as versatile as she would like us to believe, but she's the real thing, singing with a strength of conviction and depth of musical understanding that overrides lapses in style. Many singers would just sail through Poulenc's tuneful Les Chemins de l'amour, for example, but Gheorghiu shows what guts it has. --David Patrick Stearns

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Wonderful Singing But Possibly Lost Soon.......2005-08-22

This recording contains 25 beautiful works by composers from various regions of the world. Angela Gheorghiu's artistry is excellent. She is not only expressive, but she possesses the ability to demonstrate dynamics without losing control of the breath support. Gheorghiu's ability to crescendo and decrescendo on a given pitch is impressive because her tone stays clear regardless of what she is doing. Respighi's Nebbie is a good example.
Additionally, The short Greek piece shows that Gheorghiu can be rather versitile. Her voice becomes almost one that is not easily recognizable in the lower register. It's almost chest voice singing to me. This is just another of Gheorguiu's amazing abilities.
Her pianist is also excellent. He plays with much sensitivity and is a joy to hear. He has the touch of few gifted accompaniests today.
If you like Gheorghiu, I highly recommend this CD especially since there seem to be only several available copies of the recording out there. I certainly hope that more copies will become available and that this recording will not disappear as some already have in today's market.

A world tour of some fine songs.......2004-12-26

Ms. Gheorghiu undertakes a lot with this CD, some very disparate literature in a passel of different languages. I think she succeeds quite wonderfully. Her Italian, French, and German pronunciation are quite good (and one assumes her Romanian as well). More importantly, she carries off the songs effectively. Schuberts Ständchen is very nice as is Schumann's Du Bist wie eine Blumen. I can't speak much about the Asian songs, some have apparently found fault with her Japanese and Korean pronunciation. I can understand that, but I'm willing to cut her slack on that. The Hadjidakis song is marvelously done. She remarks in the liner notes that it doesn't even sound like her voice, and I concur. Turn up the volume, and at the very end of the song, you can hear her exhale as she finishes. No, not part of the music, but is somehow conveys the sense of melancholy inherent in the song. Sometimes compilations like this don't work, but in my mind, this one certainly does.

Her songs go around the world and to the heart.......2001-06-08

On this 'diva on a world tour' CD, Angela Gheorghiu sings splendidly in a wide variety of styles, from art song to folk song to cabaret song, and even goes slightly into the pop genre, proving that 'crossover' can indeed sound wonderful from a singer of integrity. It doesn't hurt that she has what is probably the most beautiful soprano voice of our time, from a serene, splendid top to a rich and very sexy bottom. Her superb technique is shown by beautiful control of tone and dynamics, especially gorgeous pianissimi. Of course, she is much more than just a `beautiful voice'. Gheorghiu brings the same intensity, total commitment, attention to detail and nuance to her song interpretations as she does to her operatic ones, often with a quietness and introspection that opera usually doesn't require. She not only varies her vocal style, character and even her sound perfectly to each song, she also proves to be an adept linguist, singing 25 songs in 13 (!) languages. While I'm not familiar enough with all the languages to judge her handling of them, anything that Gheorghiu sings in a romance language is wonderful. This includes not only her native Romanian but also French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Ladino (the language of Sephardic Jews, mostly medieval Spanish). She paints words - and entire musical worlds - with the skill of a true artist and rarely fails to touch the heart and soul.

The best track on the disc, without question, is Respighi's 'Nebbie'. Gheorghiu not only brings out all the agony of this character but actually uses her voice to create a frozen landscape of desolation and hopelessness. I also was very taken with her interpretations of two 'arie antiche' that proceeded this - the familiar 'Plaisir D'Amour' sung here in Italian, and a sad, introspective rendition of 'Sei tu m'ami', which makes a nice contrast to Cecilia Bartoli's more outgoing and mischevious version. There is also a wonderful rendition of the famous Sephardic lullaby `Durme kerido hijico'. I always admire a `star' singer who introduces new or obscure repertory for a wider audience to fall in love with, and Gheorghiu does this with 3 hauntingly beautiful Romanian songs. The Greek song is the best of many songs where she gets to display her aforementioned mezzoish lower register - her voice is almost unrecognizable. Other highlights include `Solveig's Song', `Chemins de l'amour', `Oh! Quand je dors', `Je te veux', `Azulao' (where she seems to be conjuring the song up from the depths of the earth) and most appropriately to her own life, the Japanese pop song where she sings about the joys of traveling the long road with her lover beside her. The disc ends with a splendid rendition of 'Be My Love', capping the recital with a spectacular high C and proving once and for all that this song is hardly just tenor-only property.

My only qualm is that while Gheorghiu's renditions of Schubert and Schumann songs are by no means bad, she has a great deal of competition in this repertory and her renditions don't come quite as special as those of others, or of the other songs on this CD. I think `Zueignung' in particular needs a more heroic sound than she gives it here. Also, I was a bit spoiled for 'Guriwoon Geum Gang San' by hearing Hei-Kyung Hong sing it - she actually IS Korean and brings more deep and specific feeling to this song than Gheorghiu can. I'm also slightly disappointed that she does not include any English (as opposed to American) songs, considering how much she loves working in England and how popular she is there.

Malcolm Martineau plays beautifully and is an accompanist of imagination and sensitivity. His affinity with Gheorghiu is shown by the fact that her singing of 'Azulao' was at his suggestion. He seems to becoming a latter day Gerald Moore in the way that he accompanies so many singers so well in such widely varied repertoire and brings out their best, although I do not know if he posssesses Moore's gifts for explaining the music to the audience. I hope he and Gheorghiu work together again, despite the fact that they are now primarily based at different record companies.

The documentation includes an essay by Gheorghiu herself on the songs and how they relate to the joys of her peripatetic existence,as well as full texts and translations. One possible error - I believe they translate a different verse of 'Les Filles du Cadix' than Gheorghiu actually sings. I also like the cover and interior photos of Gheorghiu - they show her as a smart, strong, confident world traveller, not a submissive sex object the way so many other female classical singers appear in their CD booklets. By contrast, the photos of her actually taken at the recording session show her as a complete 'un-diva' in a cartoon character T-shirt.

While I am delighted about the many opera recordings, both complete works and solo recitals, that Gheorghiu plans to make over the next several years, I really hope she commits much, much more song literature to disc. It is certainly the best way for her to develop an artistic identity separate from her equally splendid husband Roberto Alagna (although it doesn't take a genius to figure out who 'Je te veux' and 'Be My Love' are aimed at!). For the sheer variety, depth, and skill of her interpretations, she could become the 21st century's equivalent of Victoria De Los Angeles. The first priority is a disc of Romanian songs, and I hope she also records more material from the surrounding area (Hungary, Czechoslavkia, Greece, etc). Based on her performance of 'Canto Negro', I want her to record the entire Montsalvatge cycle - can you IMAGINE what she could do with 'Ninghe, ninghe'? Perhaps more Sephardic songs? Kurt Weill's French songs? 'Les Nuits D'Ete'? 'Sheherezade'? The list is endless and mind boggling.

Sheer Enchantment.......2000-03-25

I'll be brief. After listening to this CD on and off for nearly a year, I find that the rougher, less interesting moments that came up when I first bought the disk have faded, and that from start to finish I have a new Desert Island Disk to accompany my favorites of years past. Buy it, then give it time to work its magic and for your erotic center to familiarize you to this sexy voice. The same goes just as strongly for Gheorghiu's glorious ARIAS album with Mauceri. This is more quickly taken in but as time passes it is like having Angela's fingers stroking your back. All right, stroking your sympathetic ganglia.

Not bad.......1999-04-23

In this CD, at first I listened to KAWA NO NAGARE NO YOU NI. I'm a Japanese, so I interested in how Angela Gheorghiu singing it. After the song finished, I'm so sorry because she couldn't singing this song so well. I don't know about other song, but as a Japanese, I'm so disappointed. But, this disc's concept is very good.

Canciones Latinas (Eliot Fisk & Paula Robison)

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Canciones Latinas (Eliot Fisk & Paula Robison)

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ASIN: B00000IFPG
Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

Bachianas Brasileiras No.5: Aria
We'll Dance Until Dawn
You Already Know, Gentlemen
Rumba
Cantos Del Caribe Ste: Ogguere
Cantos Del Caribe Ste: La Comparsa
The Little Tree Frog
Song Of The Birds
Your Eyes Are My Delight
Little Star
Song Of The Black Swan
L'Histoire Du Tango: Nightclub 1960
L'Histoire Du Tango: Bordel 1900
While The Toucan Sleeps, We Sing In The Moonlight
Bluebird
Moonstruck
The Tree Of Forgetfulness
The White Cradle

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Exquisite voice - exquisite interpretations

Spanish Songs

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000000AUO
Release Date: 1994-05-31

Tracks:

The Grieving Maja: No.1
The Grieving Maja: No.2
The Grieving Maja: No.3
The Discreet Majo
Tra La La And The Plucked Guitar
Six Castilian Songs: High Up On That Mountain
Six Castilian Songs: Nightwatchman
Six Castilian Songs: Call Him With Your Kerchief
Six Castilian Songs: I Do Not Want Your Hazelnuts
Six Castilian Songs: How Do You Expect Me To Guess?
Six Castilian Songs: Early On St John's Day
Poem In The Form Of Songs, Op.19: Dedicatorio
Poem In The Form Of Songs, Op.19: Do Not Forget...
Poem In The Form Of Songs, Op.19: Songs
Poem In The Form Of Songs, Op.19: The Two Fears
Poem In The Form Of Songs, Op.19: Franic For Love
Oh Heart...
My Only Laureola
The Jealous Majo
From The Finest Hair
El Vito
Seven Spanish Folksongs: The Moorish Cloth
Seven Spanish Folksongs: Seguidilla From Murcia
Seven Spanish Folksongs: Asturian Song
Seven Spanish Folksongs: Jota
Seven Spanish Folksongs: Lullaby
Seven Spanish Folksongs: Song
Seven Spanish Folksongs: Polo
Five Negro Songs: Cuba In A Pno
Five Negro Songs: Habanera Rhythm
Five Negro Songs: The Dandy
Five Negro Songs: Lullaby For A Little Black Boy
Five Negro Songs: Negro Song

Customer Reviews:

Exquisite voice - exquisite interpretations.......2003-03-31

Della Jones is a wonder! What a joyful discovery is this collection of songs! Ms. Jones has a wonderful, expressive, luminous voice and her interpretations are full of grace, wit, personality and attention to detail. The songs are gems of beauty and personality. As you can see, I simply cannot say enough about the wonderful Ms. Jones and her talented, sensitive accompanist -I'm sorry - I don't have the CD with me right now, and the name of the wonderful pianist escapes me. Buy this CD. You will be thrilled.

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Real Spanish Flair

Iberia

Manufacturer: Phoenix USA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005YY0F
Release Date: 2000-06-28

Tracks:

Evocation-Albeniz
El Puerto-Albeniz
Triana-Albeniz
El Corpus en Sevilia-Albeniz
ARBOL DE ARCANGELES-Tomas Marco
Cuba Dentro de un Piano-Montsalvatge
Punto de Habanera-Montsalvatge
Chevere-Montsalvatge
Cancion de Cuna Para Dormin a un Negrito-Montsalvatge
Canto Negro-Montsalvatge
BOLERO-Ravel
Interlude and Dance No.1-De Falla
Ritual Fire Dance-De Falla

Album Description

This recording featuring Jose Serebrier conducting the SWR Sinfonieorchester is a virtual overview of 20th century Spanish Classical Music. The focus of the recording is a stirring rendition of Isaac Albeniz's IBERIA transcribed for orchestra. The renown soprano CAROLE FARLEY is featured in Xavier Montsalvatge's CINCO CANCIONES NEGRAS. Manuel deFalla is represented by two works: "The Interlude and Dance No.1" from LA VIDA BREVE and perhaps his most well known work "The Ritual Fire Dance" from EL AMOR BRUJO. The most recent composition is ARBOL DE ARCANGELES by Tomas Marco and though not of Spanish blood but certainly of Spanish instinct and style is the most famous BOLERO by Maurice Ravel.

Customer Reviews:

Real Spanish Flair.......2006-11-03

Several weeks ago I was listing to the radio and Iberia was playing. I did not know who was conducting but I could not tear myself away. It was unlike any Iberia I had ever heard. The performance oozed passion, sensuality, and color. I could not wait until it was over when the announcer would name the conductor. When he said Jose Serebrier I smiled to myself. Who else could conduct such a technicolor performance other than a Stokowski protege. I immediately ordered the disc from Amazon and was not disappointed. All the works on the disc are played with the same passion and flair, though for me the Iberia and Ritual Fire Dance with Carole Farley are the standouts. Serebrier has opened my ears anew to these pieces and I am grateful. Give yourself a treat - buy this disc.

Victoria De Los Angeles: Sur Les Ailes Du Chant (On Wings of Song)

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Haunting and Lovely

Victoria De Los Angeles: Sur Les Ailes Du Chant (On Wings of Song)
Victoria De Los Angeles , Ruperto Chapi y Lorenta , Leo Delibes , Antonin Dvorak , Edvard Grieg , Reynaldo Hahn , Sebastian Iradier , Pablo Luna , Johann Paul Aegidius Martini , and Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Auf Flugein des Gesanges, Op.34 No.2
Ich liebe dich, Op.5, No.3
Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No.4
Als die alte Mutter, Op.55 No.4
Plaisir d'amour
L'Enamouree
Les Filles de Cadiz
Cinco Conciones Negras: Cuba dentro de un piano
Cinco Conciones Negras: Punto de habanera
Cinco Conciones Negras: Chevere
Cinco Conciones Negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
Cinco Conciones Negras: Canto negro
Irish Lullaby
Era la vo
La Paloma
Azulao
De Espana Vengo (from 'El nino judio', Zarzuela)
Carceleras (from 'Las hijas del Zebedeo', Zarzuela)
Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios: E con que la lavare?
Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios: Vos me matasteis
Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios: De donde venis, amores?
Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre

Customer Reviews:

Haunting and Lovely.......2005-08-07

I've had this record for years and listened to it hundreds of times. I never get tired of it. Victoria De Los Angeles has it all. She is moving, mysterious and melencholic and then exciting and brassy. "Songs my Mother Taught Me" can move me almost to tears.