Swallow Whole

Swallow Whole

Swallow Whole

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Pick It Up - Stompbox
2. What It's Worth - Stompbox
3. Chevy S-10 - Stompbox
4. Cover Me in Blood
5. Drive By - Slaughter Shack
6. Castles of Cardboard
7. Free - 6L6
8. Wanna Live Forever - Big Wig
9. Kemosabi - Honkeyball
10. Mannix - Slughog
See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2
1. Balls Deep
2. Gibbetted Capt Kidd
3. We Got the Youth - Sam Black Church
4. Damage Path - Diecast
5. Spleen - Stained Glass
6. Proclamation - Piecemeal
7. Living on the Outside - Honkeyball
8. Freedom Rock
9. We Come in Peace - Sam Black Church
10. Job's Lament - Sam Black Church
See all 20 tracks on this disc

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Rediscovered (Dig)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Rediscovery?
  • AMAZING
  • Rediscovering Leontyne Price
  • Masterful Recital Performance From Price at Her Peak
  • Love Leontyne But Stick To The Studio Gems.
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Leontyne Price
Manufacturer: RCA
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  3. Verdi: Aida/Il trovatore/Puccini: Madama Butterfly/La Rondine/Tosca/Turandot
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  5. Leontyne Price Christmas Songs Chants de Noel.Weihnachtslieden Wiener Philharmoniker Herbert Von Karajan

ASIN: B00006HCUX
Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

  1. Applause
  2. Care selve
  3. Bel piacere
  4. Avanti al tuo cospetto; Piangero la sorte mia
  5. He, Zigeuner, greife
  6. Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
  7. Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
  8. Lieber Gott, du weisst
  9. Brauner Bursche f - hrt zum Tanze
  10. Roslein dreie in der Reihe
  11. Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
  12. Rote Abendwolken ziehn am Firmament
  13. mamma morta
  14. Tu vois le feu du soir
  15. Main dominee par le coeur
  16. C'est ainsi que tu es, Paganini
  17. Je nommerai ton front
  18. Nocturne, Op. 13 No. 4
  19. The Daisies, Op. 2 No. 1
  20. Sleep Now, Op. 10 No. 2
  21. Winter Song
  22. In the Wand of the Wind
  23. His Name So Sweet
  24. My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord
  25. Lord, I Just Can't Keep from Cryin'
  26. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
  27. Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
  28. Summertime
  29. Ecco: respiro appena; Io son l'umile ancella
  30. Vissi d'arte

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars The Rediscovery?.......2007-05-17

Few sopranos in their prime have consistently
balanced vocal beauty and power as well as Price did.
I'm sure her smooth legatos were the envy of
her contemporaries, and those since. However,
I do not think this album is the best recording
of her live recitals.

Vocally, Price is in great form. I have no
complaints with the voice. My issue is with the
performance as a total package, in it's entirety.
The ambiance and general "feel" of this recording
is odd. To me, it sounds like Price was coaxed into
entertaining a groups of friends after a high society
dinner party; It's as if someone had suggested after dinner,
"Leontyne, why don't you regale us with a few classical
arias?"

Truthfully, this sounds like a completely impromptu performance.
The pianist is on autopilot, banging through each aria
in a fevered, sometimes overbearing bravura. Price
displays excellent musicianship by adjusting to
the volume and varying tempos without compromising
superb artistry. At times, it appears that Price and the
pianist are battling for artistic control. The
audience is obviously in love with her, as well they
should be. They are not reserved in their thunderous
applause and whistles. I personally prefer to hear Price
backed by full orchestra. The rendition of Spirituals
are well sung and sound more appropriate with the piano accompaniment.
"Vissi d'Arte" is regal and elegant, in grand fashion.
"Chi il bel sogno" from La Rondine is a richly
legato master work.

While Leontyne Price's vocal performance on this album is
top-notched, I would only recommend this "rediscovered" performance
as a collection keepsake. For some reason, I can't part
from the feeling that perhaps this recording was never
meant to be released. It's not bad, but by no means is it
definitive of Leontyne Price's remarkable contributions
as an operatic legend.

5 out of 5 stars AMAZING.......2007-02-13

Leontyne Price. Do I need to say anything more. That astoundingly wonderful voice, tremendous dramatic range --- earthy, angelic, strong, tough, tender, playful, loving --- a performer that never grows stale, always fresh and new.

5 out of 5 stars Rediscovering Leontyne Price.......2005-07-28

This magnificent recording is a collection of rare and beautiful arias sung by the gifted lyric-dramatic soprano Leontyne Price, the very first successful black opera diva, who reigned supreme in the 60's and 70's. While there are many full-length operas starring Price, this compilation album is quite refreshing because it's new and lovingly remastered from the original tapes/LPs. Among the arias are Bel Piacere- a Handel piece full of gorgeous ornamentation, Care Salve from Falla's Atlantida, very beautiful and majestic. Other songs include Summertime from Porgy and Bess and songs by Samuel Barber. Leontyne Price had versatility. While she was famous for her Aida, Leonora in Trovatore, Leonora in Forza Del Destino, as Tosca, and as many of the dramatic Verdi and Puccini roles, she sung roles that were modern and thrilling- Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra was one. She sang Lieder, she sang Gospel, she was a one-woman opera. This recording is a fitting tribute to her artistry. However there are many other fine compilation albums out there that far surpass even this new one - the best is The Prima Donna Collection, Leontyne Price in Concert, An Evening With Leontyne Price, The Best of Leontyne Price and The Ultimate Leontyne Price.

5 out of 5 stars Masterful Recital Performance From Price at Her Peak.......2005-01-21

World-renowned soprano Leontyne Price can be an intimidating presence on any stage but not on this live concert recording. She lends a warm, lovely presence and of course, her unparalleled voice, to this eclectic program, which amazingly at the age of 38, represented her Carnegie Hall recital debut in 1965. It's hard to imagine her sounding any better than this at any point in her career, and just as importantly, the program reflects her heightened awareness of what serves her powerful voice best. It's a wonderful record of an obviously triumphant evening, and in what must be one of the recording industry's most monumental oversights, it languished in the RCA vault for thirty-seven years.

Price starts with three opera arias from Handel, all very clean in delivery and one especially noteworthy, "Piangerò la sorte mia" from "Giulio Cesare in Egritto". She is simultaneously opulent and regal while displaying a strong sense of pathos as Cleopatra contemplates her fate. The ten-minute Brahms "Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103" is stunning for the freshness she provides with her flexible quicksilver tones, all delivered in her very expressive German. The four Poulenc selections are delivered in a such a delicate manner that it can only be described as buttery, and as such, perfect for the Gallic verses. And her big opera moment comes with Giordano's "La mamma morta" from "Andrea Cénier" sung with her requisite passion. Regardless though, Price really soars with the American selections where her voice takes on an added dimension of humanity. She begins this portion with three stellar selections from Samuel Barber, all shimmering showcases for her voice: the haunting "Nocturne, Op. 13 No. 4", the light and airy "The Daisies, Op. 2 No. 1" and the near spiritual "Sleep Now, Op. 10 No. 2". These segue seamlessly into two lush pieces by the relatively unknown Lee Hoiby, who wrote specifically for Price. For me personally, the high points of the entire recording are the four spirituals, which she sings with an unearthly combination of roof-raising conviction and clarion tones. She concludes with classic arias from Puccini and Cilea and of course, her definitive version of George Gershwin's "Summertime". This is as fulfilling a recital as you could possibly hear from this wondrous singer. Essential listening.

3 out of 5 stars Love Leontyne But Stick To The Studio Gems........2004-03-04

I have been an admirer of the great Price since I was a boy of 10 after discovering her tremendous recoding of "Carmen" with the greats Corelli, Freni, and von Karajan. In my humble opinion, the greatest period of her voice was the 50's-60's, where her incredible force and power were nicely balanced with a lyric openness and clarity. This live recording stems from that most golden period, before the more unattractive Price qualities came into play in the early-mid 70's - a major tendency to scoop and slide, a lack of crisp enunciation, and a cloudy timbre. Be that as it may, I was disappointed with this performance on a whole. Simply put, with the exception of the Spirituals, I find Ms. Price's performance uncommitted and almost like she is rushing through from one number to the next. This might be the "fault" of her accompanist, David Garvey. In every instance where a duplicate version exists in a studio recording by Ms. Price, I wholeheartedly prefer those over these live ones. Usually artists are even more committed and intense when performing before the public. I simply do not find that intensity here. My advice - stick to the great studio recordings or, at least, different live recordings, of which I know exist but have not as of yet purchased.
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    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Wonderdrug Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004UAHZ
    Release Date: 2000-05-30

    Tracks:

    1. Pick It Up - Stompbox
    2. What It's Worth - Stompbox
    3. Chevy S-10 - Stompbox
    4. Cover Me in Blood
    5. Drive By - Slaughter Shack
    6. Castles of Cardboard
    7. Free - 6L6
    8. Wanna Live Forever - Big Wig
    9. Kemosabi - Honkeyball
    10. Mannix - Slughog
    11. So Called Friends - Honkeyball
    12. Bruce Lee - Honkeyball
    13. Yeah, Right - 6L6
    14. Y' Know - 6L6
    15. Planet of Ass
    16. Helicopter Killing Cottonmouth
    17. High Speed Spank - Slughog
    18. Spaced - 6L6
    19. Beauty Queen - Non Compos Mentis

    Tracks:

    1. Balls Deep
    2. Gibbetted Capt Kidd
    3. We Got the Youth - Sam Black Church
    4. Damage Path - Diecast
    5. Spleen - Stained Glass
    6. Proclamation - Piecemeal
    7. Living on the Outside - Honkeyball
    8. Freedom Rock - Tree
    9. We Come in Peace - Sam Black Church
    10. Job's Lament - Sam Black Church
    11. When Sky's Come Falling - Piecemeal
    12. Deathwish - Tree
    13. Real - Tree
    14. Your Child - Colepitz
    15. Vh1
    16. Bruce Lee [Demo Version] - Honkeyball
    17. Still in the Game [Live] - Honkeyball
    18. Puppet [Live] - Colepitz
    19. X-Communicated [Live] - Tree
    20. Captain of the World [Live] - Sam Black Church
    The Essential Leontyne Price
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Long Time Coming...
    • Her Best Album
    • Price At Her Peak
    • of course world class
    • the greatest american soprano of the 20th century
    		 The Essential Leontyne Price

    Manufacturer: RCA
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000003FWD
    Release Date: 1996-08-13

    Tracks:

    1. Aida: Act I: Ritorna vincitor!
    2. Aida: Act I: E l'amor mio?
    3. Aida: Act I: I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante
    4. Aida: Act III: Qui Radames verra!
    5. Aida: Act III: O patria mia
    6. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: (Prelude)
    7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ecco l'orrido campo
    8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
    9. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: A tal colpa e nulla il pianto
    10. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: Morro, ma prima in grazia
    11. Il Trovatore: Act I: Che piu t'arresti?
    12. Il Trovatore: Act I: Tacea la notte placida
    13. Il Trovatore: Act I: Di tale amor che dirsi
    14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Siam giunti
    15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee
    16. Ernani: Act I: Surta e la notte
    17. Ernani: Act I: Ernani! Ernani, involami
    18. Ernani: Act I: Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani
    19. La forza del destino: Act II: Son giunta! Grazie, o Dio!
    20. La forza del destino: Act II: Madre, madre, pietosa Vergine
    21. La forza del destino: Act II: La Vergine degli angeli
    22. La forza del destino: Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio

    Tracks:

    1. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Come scoglio immoto resta
    2. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Piangi? Perche?; Un bel di vedremo
    3. Madama Butterfly: Act III: Tu? tu? piccolo Iddio!
    4. TOSCA: Act II: Vissi d'arte
    5. Manon Lescaut: Act II: In quelle trine morbide
    6. Manon Lescaut: Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata
    7. Dialogues des Carmelites: Act III: Mes filles, voila que s'acheve
    8. Don Giovanni: Act I: Don Ottavio, son morta!
    9. Don Giovanni: Act I: Or sai chi l'onore
    10. Don Giovanni: Act II: Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene!
    11. Don Giovanni: Act II: Non mi dir
    12. Turandot: Act I: Signore, ascolta!
    13. Turandot: Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta
    14. Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich
    15. Antony And Cleopatra: Act III: Give me my robe

    Tracks:

    1. Otello: Era piu calmo?
    2. Otello: Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Willow Song)
    3. Otello: Ave Maria
    4. Fidelio: Act I: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
    5. Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!
    6. Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
    7. La Traviata: Act I: E strano, e strano !
    8. La Traviata: Act I: Ah, fors' e lui
    9. La Traviata: Act I: Sempre libera
    10. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: E Susanna non vien!
    11. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: Dove sono
    12. Die Agyptische Helena: Act II: Awakening Scene
    13. La rondine: Ore dolci e divine
    14. Salome: Finale

    Tracks:

    1. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Puskai pogibnu ya
    2. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Ya k vam pishu
    3. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Net, nikomu na svete
    4. Eugene Onegin: Act II: No tak i byt'!
    5. La rondine: Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
    6. VANESSA: Act I: He Has Come, He Has Come!
    7. VANESSA: Act I: Do Not Utter A Word
    8. Carmen: Act I: Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguidilla)
    9. Manon: Act II: Allons! il le faut!
    10. Manon: Act II: Adieu, notre petite table
    11. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Vegliammo invan due notti
    12. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Una macchia e qui tuttora
    13. La Boheme: Act IIII: Addio. Donde lieta usci (Mimi's Addio)
    14. Die Frau ohne Schatten: Act II: Empress's Awakening Scene
    15. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: Thy Hand, Belinda!
    16. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth
    17. Don Carlo: Act V: Tu che le vanita conoscesti del mondo

    Tracks:

    1. Otello: Act I: Gia nella notte
    2. Otello: Act I: Quando narravi
    3. Otello: Act I: Venga la morte!
    4. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Ah, guarda, sorella
    5. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba, bimba, non piangere
    6. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba dagli occhi
    7. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Vogliatemi bene
    8. Requiem: Recordare
    9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: Bess, You Is My Woman
    10. Norma: Act III: Me chiami, o Norma
    11. Norma: Act III: Mira, o Norma
    12. Ernani: Act II: Tu, perfida!
    13. Ernani: Act II: Ah, morir, potessi adesso
    14. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Sorella, cosa dici?
    15. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Prendero quel brunettino
    16. Aida: Act IV: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse
    17. Aida: Act IV: Presago il core della tua condanna
    18. Aida: Act IV: Vedi? Di morte l'angelo
    19. Aida: Act IV: O terra, addio

    Tracks:

    1. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Teco io sto!
    2. Aida: Act III: Ciel! mio padre!
    3. Aida: Act III: Rivedrai le forest imbalsamate
    4. Aida: Act III: In armi ora si desta il popol nostro
    5. Aida: Act III: Padre! a costoro schiava non sono
    6. Requiem: Angus Dei
    7. Manon Lescaut: Act I: Oh, saro la piu bella!; Tu, tu, amore?
    8. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Soave sia il vento
    9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: I Loves You, Porgy
    10. Aida: Act II: Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza
    11. Aida: Act II: Fu la sorte dell'armi
    12. Aida: Act II: Pieta ti prenda del mio dolor
    13. Aida: Act II: Alla prompa che s'appresta
    14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Udiste?
    15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Mira, di acerbe lagrime
    16. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Vivra! Contende il giubilo
    17. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Flower Duet)
    18. Carmen: Act IV: C'est toi! - C'est moi!
    19. Carmen: Act IV: Ou vas-tu? - Laisse-moi!

    Tracks:

    1. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Villanelle
    2. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Le spectre de la rose
    3. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Sur les lagunes
    4. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Absence
    5. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Au cimetiere (Clair de lune)
    6. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: L'ile inconnue
    7. Four Last Songs: Fruhling
    8. Four Last Songs: September
    9. Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen
    10. Four Last Songs: Im Abendrot
    11. Clair de lune, Op.46, No.2: Clair de lune
    12. Notre amour, Op.23, No.2: Notre amour
    13. Au cimetiere, Op.51, No.2: Au cimetiere
    14. Au bord de l'eau, Op.8, No.1: Au bord de l'eau
    15. No.1, Cinq melodies de Venise, Op.58: Mandoline
    16. Main dominee par le coeur
    17. Miroirs brulants No.2: Je nommerai ton front
    18. Miroirs brulants No.1: Tu vois le feu du soir
    19. Ce doux petit visage

    Tracks:

    1. Knoxville: Summer Of 1915, Op.24: Knoxville: Summer Of 1915
    2. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
    3. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
    4. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
    5. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Du Ring an meinem Finger
    6. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
    7. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Susser Freund, du blickest
    8. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
    9. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
    10. Widmung (No.1, Myrthen, Op.25): Widmung
    11. Mignon (No.28, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Mignon
    12. Volksliedchen, Op.51, No.2: Volksliedchen
    13. Schone Wiege meiner Leiden (No.5, Liederkreis, Op.24): Schone Wiege meiner Leiden
    14. Er ist's (No.23, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Er ist's
    15. Heiss mich nicht reden (No.5, Lieder und Gesand aus Wilhelm Meister)
    16. Lust der Sturmnacht, Op.35, No.1: Lust der Sturmnacht
    17. Allerseelen, Op.10, No.8: Allerseelen
    18. Schlagende Herzen
    19. Freundliche Vision, Op.48, No.1: Freundliche Vision
    20. Wie sollten wir geheim, Op.19, No.4: Wie sollten wir geheim
    21. Der Gartner (Morike-Lieder No.17)
    22. Lebe wohl (Morike-Lieder No.36)
    23. Morgentau (From An Old Songbook)
    24. Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt (Spanisches Liederbuch No.34)

    Tracks:

    1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
    2. Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
    3. His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
    4. 'Roun' About De Mountain - Various Artists
    5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
    6. Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
    7. Were You There - Various Artists
    8. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
    9. Deep River - Various Artists
    10. Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
    11. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
    12. On Ma Journey - Various Artists
    13. A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
    14. Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
    15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
    16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
    17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
    18. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
    19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
    20. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
    21. My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
    22. Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
    23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

    Tracks:

    1. Holy, Holy, Holy
    2. Lead, Kindly Light
    3. Blessed Assurance
    4. Ave Maria
    5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
    6. Amazing Grace
    7. The Lord's Prayer
    8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
    9. The Church's One Foundation
    10. Bless This House
    11. I Need Thee Every Hour
    12. Fairest Lord Jesus
    13. I Wonder As I Wander
    14. Ave Maria
    15. Porgy And Bess: Summertime
    16. America The Beautiful
    17. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing
    18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
    19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic

    Tracks:

    1. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: He Zigeuner
    2. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
    3. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
    4. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Lieber Gott, du weisst
    5. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Brauner Bursche
    6. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Roselein dreie in der Reihe
    7. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
    8. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Rote Abendwolken
    9. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I: Io son l'umile ancella
    10. This Little Light O'Mine
    11. Interview With Leontyne Price By John Pfeiffer

    Amazon.com

    This 11-CD set, one might say jokingly, contains all the music ever written for the soprano voice and a bit for mezzo as well. And indeed, it's a staggering collection: In addition to her great Verdi heroines (the two Leonoras, Aida, Amelia, and Elvira in Ernani), Price is heard in her Puccini roles--Manon Lescaut, Butterfly, Tosca--and at least two dozen other roles, most of which she never sang on stage. Here are her heroic, secure Leonore in Fidelio, Strauss's high-flying Egyptian Helen, Purcell's Dido, Barber's Cleopatra, Bellini's Norma, Ariadne, Verdi's Violetta and Desdemona, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Countess, and Fiordiligi. Some are, naturally, more successful than others; almost none are embarrassing (Carmen comes close). In addition, she sings songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss--none of them as well as say, Janet Baker or Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Barber's Knoxville, etc.--quite beautifully. Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été is not very good, but a group of spirituals is. In all, however, this is an amazing display by one of the century's greatest sopranos. There may be no new depths plumbed here, but the singing is a knockout. --Robert Levine

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Long Time Coming..........2006-03-30

    This compilation of Ms. Price's career is almost as complete as anything I've ever come across!!
    An American Icon....I will forever be a loyal fan and admirer!!

    5 out of 5 stars Her Best Album.......2006-01-01

    Along with the equally extensive "Prima Donna Collection" this is Leontyne Price's best album. Anyone who wants to become familiarized with her vocal technique and her art on record should own this album. It features her best work ever recorded. A lot of these arias and their respective soprano roles were not roles she sang on stage. Leontyne Price was not only a consummate artist, but a cautious one. The reason these arias, Lieder, Gospel and spirituals sound so beautiful and technically brilliant is because Leontyne was smart enough to sing them infrequently and in concert form. She did not take on new roles other than her repetitive Aidas, Leonoras, Butterfly, Toscas and Madame Lidoins, etc, because she was afraid of ruining her glorious voice too soon as many of her contemporary sopranos. Like soprano Zinka Milanov, Leontyne Price preserved the freshness and vitality of her voice through "operatic abstinence". Thus, the Norma, Salome, Manon, Lady Macbeth and even Traviata we hear on this album are well-rendered because she did NOT sing them on stage. She would have worn out her beautiful voice if she sung so many roles.

    This collection is overwhelming. Leontyne Price proves herself to be a masterful artist of diverse repertoire. Pity she didn't really sing these on stage because she would have put Maria Callas and all the reigning divas before and after her to shame. Listen to her remarkable, unsurpassed Mozart repertoire. This she did sing in opera houses, probably because Mozart does not require a true lyrico-spinto heavyness and smaller opera houses can accomodate Mozartian voices that do not often rise above the staff/orchestra. She sang exquisite Fiordiligis at the Met. The arias from Cosi Fan Tutte here - Soave sia il vento, O Guarda Sorelle and the fiendishly difficult vocal showcase "Come Scoglio" with its vertiginious scales are all fine samples of Miss Price's artistry. She sang Susanna and Donna Anna with beauty and bravura. The Salome excerpt is quite thrilling. She would have made a terrific Salome but the role is quite difficult and it would have surely killed her voice. Leontyne Price was the number one Verdi soprano. Every opera cognoscente will tell you that. When you hear the excerpts from Verdi operas here - Lady Macbeth's Sleepwalking Scene, Aida's arias, Leonora's arias from Trovatore and Leonora's arias from Forza Del Destino, particularly La Virgine Del Angeli and the ravishing Pace Pace Mio Dio- are the best renditions of Verdi soprano singing. Anyone who wants to study how to sing in the letter-to-letter Verdi lyrico spinto style should hear these arias. A voice like Leontyne cannot be easily imitated. Maria Callas's own voice can be imitated as Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu has proven. Leontyne was in a class of her own, a voice that is both dramatic and beautiful to hear. However, most people find fault in her lack of dramatic interpretation. I say they're not hearing hard enough. Yes, there is excessive beauty in her singing but she understood that the opera heroines should sound beautiful because they are beautiful and though I never saw her on stage, from the recordings I hear she sounds dramatic and character-driven enough for me to be satisfied. For a devoted fan of Leontyne Price, this album is the Holy Grail. She sings the most beautiful Norma, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Aida, Violetta, Madame Lidoin, Suor Angelica, Susanna, Dona Ana, Gilda, Fiordiligi, Desdemona and countless other heroines. The last cd is a collection of Gospel, spirituals and patriotic songs. These "American", non-opera selections find her in beautiful voice and she is actually paying tribute to her roots. She was not only African-American, but a Southerner from Mississippi. Her voice must have been heavenly to hear in Church! This is the album that made me love Leontyne.

    5 out of 5 stars Price At Her Peak.......2005-05-02

    Originally a Gospel singer, Leontyne Price rose to the heights of operatic superstardom in the 60's and 70's. She enjoyed the same success Maria Callas did in the 50's. Although Callas will forever be most people's idea of the greatest soprano of the 20th century, Leontyne Price was not a force to be reckoned with. In my opinion, and this is just me, she outshone Callas and was the greater singer as far as techinicality and musicianship. Leontyne Price's best work is recorded in this album. It is her best album, together with the Prima Donna Collection. The price is expensive but it's worth every penny. Prepare to be riveted and blown away by the dynamic strength and passion of her voice as it blasts through yours stereo. While many often point out that Leontyne Price was not much of an actress, from a purely operatic/vocal level, her voice was faultless and virtuosic, powerful, passionate, beautiful, lyrical, soulful. Never have I heard a soprano so richly endowed with strong chest register- she could sing the low octaves that are found in the roles of mezzo-soprano voices or contralto voices. But she was a dramatic soprano and that's dramatic with a capital D- all the high C's were there, perfectly in place, and she was a thrilling singer when reaching for the stratosphere with her voice.

    This album contains arias from operas that I didn't even know she performed- La Traviata (yes, Leontyne Price as Violetta is a moving and powerful interpretation, executed with sublime beauty. She finds herself the equal to Callas in the role- for Callas had a big voice for a role that calls for the "dying" effect. Thus, Price, like Callas, could sing roles that call for beauty and not just dramatic vigor. It's unfortunate that unlike the stars that were rising in her time- Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills and Montserrat Caballe- Price never mastered the bel canto repertoire - Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini (although she sang a sensational Norma, excerpts are found in this recording). But her strongest suit was Verdi. She had the voice Verdi was looking for in a soprano- rich, dramatic, beautiful, able to fill up the lines with smoky and velvety hues and a gleaming high top. Check out her Amelia in Un Ballo In Maschera, her Leonora in Trovatore, her Leonora in La Forza Del Destino. Of course, her greatest role, her signature role, and one which she connected with on a personal/ancestral level was that of Aida. The first selections in this recording are from that masterpiece. As Aida, she was at her best. It was easy for her somehow, when most other sopranos tackle the role with difficulty. She conveys grace, nobility, passion and spirituality in the role of the tragic Ethiopian princess.

    Further roles she excelled in that are on this recording is Desdemona in Otello, which she sung opposite Placido Domingo. Their masterful voices blend together harmonically and gloriously in the Act 1 Love Duet. She's quite the ground-breaking artist. Most Violettas in Traviata or Desdemona in Otello are Caucasian lyric soprano (Desdemona was white, Otello was black, that was Shakespeare's intention) but in opera, race does not matter and Leontyne Price's voice made her a star in a time when it was incredibly difficult for a black woman to sing opera. From the start of the century, opera was always associated with white Europeans and later on Americans. But Leontyne Price followed the inspirational example of the gutsy contralto Marian Anderson, who suffered a lot of rejection in opera due to skin color in pre-Civil Rights Movement 30's, 40's and 50's. Finally in the late 50's, Anderson, after a lifetime of singing only in private concerts and recitals, debuted at the Met as Ulrica in Un Ballo. Leontyne Price immediately picked up where she left- singing all the soprano diva roles typically associated with white singers - especially Tosca. Her Tosca is second to her Aida. As Tosca, she encompasses the diva who dies for love in the most thrilling way.

    Other than Tosca, Puccini heroines were just as magnificent vehicles for her voice. She sang Madame Butterfly to great acclaim. I dont know how she did it but she suddenly ceased to be herself and became the frail, naive, lovesick Japanese Geisha. Softness and fragility is also mixed with the maturity of a woman in love, with passion and dramatic vocal color. She sang La Rondine with equal success, though this role is more along the lines of Violetta/Traviata. She sang Suor Angelica, she sang in modern works such as Barber's Antony and Cleopatra- in that infamous Zefferelli production- she sang Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, she sang in Dialoge of the Carmelites. All these are on here, along with her Baroque specialties- Dido in Dido and Aeneas. Her Mozart voice is also the best I've heard, really, even with a more dramatic and beautiful charm than other singers I've heard. She sang the acrobatic role of Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, both Dona Ana and Donva Elvira in Don Giovanni. I prefer her as Dona Ana, she is all fire, despair, intensity and repressed desire, but she sings a hysterical and lovesick Elvira with a passion as well. She even sang the Countess in Le Nozze Di Figaro. But the sky was the limit to Price. She even sang, in a Jessie Norman way, the Wagner role of Isolde. Her "Liebestod" is the greatest I've heard since Birgit Nilsson, with a passion that stemmed from her religious Gospel heart.
    This is a great album and I recommend it to any fan of Price and any fan of opera in general. If you have never heard Price and want to start somewhere, start with this one. This one or the Prima Donna Collection.

    5 out of 5 stars of course world class.......2000-08-14

    Price is amazing. I will have to also mention that Joan Sutherland in the 1960 is even more incredible, if that's possible. Check Dame Joan out, you will not be sorry. But Price is a D flawless diamond set by Cartier, in my opinion.

    5 out of 5 stars the greatest american soprano of the 20th century.......1999-12-12

    This collection of arias, art songs, and spirituals is truly amazing for the sheer breadth and depth of this soprano's artistry. It is hard to imagine any Verdi soprano after Ms. Price who could offer us the smoky richness of her vocal color, and there are so many wonderful selections, many of them being roles she did not perform on stage. Among my personal favorites are her scene from Dialogues of the Carmelites, the Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin, and the drama of her Lady Macbeth. For those of us who heard Ms. Price over the years in opera and concert, this collection brings back wonderful memories...It is truly a must-have for any serious opera lover.

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