All About Jesus

Track Listings

1. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus

2. What A Fellowship

3. Jesus The Healer

4. God's Got The Key

5. He Make Everything Alright

6. Holy Jesus

7. Thank You God

8. Mind Still On Jesus

9. If Jesus Can't Do It

10. He's A Friend Of Mine

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Since 1965 Robert Blair and the Fantastic Violinaires have been a powerful force in Gospel music. Although many unauthorized versions of these recordings have been circulated, this is the only official version available today, sanctioned by both the artists and the groups' label, Grammercy Records. This album is being made exclusively available through Amazon.com! In 2001 Robert Blair passed away and will be sorely missed by the Gospel community.

All About Jesus,Robert Blair & the Fantastic Violinaires

All About Jesus

All About Jesus

All About Him (Jesus)
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A Wonderful Album, O'Landa Would Be Proud!

DEFINITELY ALL ABOUT J-E-S-U-S

Great CD

All About Him (Jesus)
O'Landa Draper's Associates
Manufacturer: Mcg Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Worked It Out

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Recorded Live at Love Fellowship Tabernacle

ASIN: B0000589A8
Release Date: 2001-02-13

Tracks:

Clean Me Up
We Need A Word
In Spite Of It
It's Working Together
I'll See You Again
We've Come
My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord
Nu Thang
All About Him
Purpose Praise
We've Come (Radio Edited Version)
All About Him (Radio Edited Version)

Customer Reviews:

A Wonderful Album, O'Landa Would Be Proud!.......2001-03-27

After their leader went on to be with the Lord just two short years ago it took all the strength that they had inside to continue on his vision with his fiancée Patrina Smith leading them on. With this their first album since the tragedy they have continued that legacy in a great way might I add. This album recorded live in their hometown of Memphis, Tennessee shows that they still have got it even through all they've been through. This album, though different from all of their others is one of their best.

The album starts off with the traditional Draper flavor of "Clean Me Up", "We Need A Word", and "In Spite Of It". Then they slow it down on "It's Working Together". After that is the most beautiful song on the album "I'll See You Again" which was written by his bride-to-be, Patrina Smith, in O'Landa's memory. Then there's "We've Come", and "My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord" updated versions of their 1993 songs "We've Come To Praise Him" and "My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord" from their "Live... A Celebration Of Praise" album, which are better than the originals, not to mention that the extra long version of "We've Come" contains their 1995 hit "Gotta' Feelin'" from their album of the same name. Then there's the scorching hot "Nu Thang" and the surprise of the whole album, the title track "All About Him" which features an off the chain rap by Kenon Walker [I see a future for him in the industry]. This mix of the hot beat, the rap, and the Associates down home vocals, makes this song is too hot for words. The album ends with the "Kirk Franklin-ish" narrated slow jam, "Purpose Praise" then there's radio edited versions of "All About Him" and "We've Come" to totally end the album.

If O'Landa could hear this project in glory, he'd smile and say "Awww shucky ducky!" God bless you Patrina and the choir, stay encouraged and keep O'Landa's vision going.

DEFINITELY ALL ABOUT J-E-S-U-S.......2001-02-27

This project is at the top of my list of favorite music. I purchased the CD to listen to at work and the anointing in those songs was so powerful I had to use my lunch break to purchase the video. It really is "All About J-E-S-U-S". Watching the choir sing to the glory of God under the anointing of the choir director was awesome. I felt like I was in CHURCH. This project is ABSOLUTELY Grammy material. I fell in love with every song the first time I heard them. This project is versatile and has a variety of flavors for whatever your musical preference is. One of my favorites is the remix of "My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord". It has a traditional flavor in the songs "In Spite Of It" and "Clean Me Up". "We Need a Word" is one of the contemporary flavors of the project. It has a hip-hop flavor in "Nu Thang" and a rap flavor in "All About Him". There is a heart-felt melody in "I'll See You Again" written in memory of the founder, Orlanda Draper. It is truly beautiful. There is a wonderful praise and worship selection called "Purpose Praise". The project is a must have and is definitely All About J-E-S-U-S.

Great CD.......2001-02-19

When you look at the cover, everything is in motion...and it doesn't stop at the cover. Everything about this project is energetic! I actually have the video so this review is with it in mind.

I really love the first track "Clean Me Up." But from the first cut to the last, this group just doesn't stop moving! I also like "the title track and also "We've Come."

Tracks:

Ride On, King Jesus!
I Am Seeking For A City
Give Me Jesus
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
Honor, Honor
I've Been 'Buked
On Ma Journey Now
Roun' About De Mountain
Joshua Fit Da Battle Of Jericho
In Bright Mansions Above
The Lord's Prayer
I Love The Name
I'm Gonter Tell God All O' My Troubles
Sit Down, Servant
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
Lit'l Boy
Plenty Good Room
De Gospel Train
Witness
Hold On!
Here's One
His Name So Sweet
Ride On, Jesus

Customer Reviews:

The Best Gospel Album by a Classical Singer!.......2005-11-07

I am SO happy that this has finally been re-released onto CD! I have known this album for the last 10 years, as a friend of ours gave us a copy, first on cassette tape, which we wore out, and then on CD. I have played it for just about anyone who will sit still long enough to listen, and I count it among my favorite recordings of all time! I have other classical gospel recordings by some of Ms. Quivar's colleagues, and while I also enjoy them, they simply are not in the same league as this recording!

Florence Quivar is, quite simply, perfect in this recording. She has the perfect mix of classical and traditional gospel technique, and performs every song on this album with an astonishing range of colors, ability and with so much feeling that I am moved every time I listen. I am a classical singer myself, and this album is a true inspiration to me. It is a document of what singing really can be about, a magical fusion of sound, word, emotion and soul! I can recommend this for both the classical and the gospel enthusiast, but know many people, who really are neither, who just recognize and respond to the powerful, emotional, fantastic singing in this album!

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All About Jesus
Robert Blair & The Violinaires
Manufacturer: Grammercy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001WRMJ
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
What A Fellowship
Jesus The Healer
God's Got The Key
He Make Everything Alright
Holy Jesus
Thank You God
Mind Still On Jesus
If Jesus Can't Do It
He's A Friend Of Mine

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amen halleleiugh!!!
good, check it out!
Turn your attention toward God with this one
Wonderful!
just wonderful...

All About Jesus
Charmaine
Manufacturer: Inpop
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Binding: Audio CD

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Kara
Kaleidoscope
Everlife
Crystal Clear
If I Had One Chance to Tell You Something

ASIN: B00006GA5O
Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

I Love You Lord
Acceptable
All In All
Only You
Hungry
Give Us Clean Hands
All About You
You Are Here With Me
Give You All My Love
You Found Me
I Love You Lord - Accompaniment Track
Only You - Accompaniment Track

Customer Reviews:

amen halleleiugh!!!.......2004-08-18

wow!! she is just so awesome and she puts so much power into singin 4 the Lord!!! the LOrd is probally up there dancing @ all these wonderful talented christian singer there r in ths world!! God has so wonderfully blessed her w/ wonderful talent and i think that there r so many wonderful christian singer out there who r so wonderfully gifted and have used there talent 2 show the world and 2 talk 2 the world about Jesus and i think that Charmaine has such and awesome voice that ppl who rnt christian will listen 2 her and be like wow!! who is this?? and then they will get the message of the Lord stuck in there head b/c tey have listened 2 her music so much!! i think she is just wonderfully made and so is every1 on ths earth

~AMEN~

good, check it out!.......2004-02-27

Ok, this will be a short review. This is a great cd, very worshipful, and many of the arrangements are very clever. My only complaints are 1) too many similar songs and 2) not a hi-fi enough sound for true pop quality. But it's a great album, and it's nice because there are new songs and older favorites. Her voice is great, and it's kinda refreshing because there aren't a whole lot of pictures of her in the album, she keeps herself very much in the background and keeps the focus on Jesus. she was cool in concert, but chose her weakest song because it's the poppiest. But her worshipful stuff (as opposed to her praise stuff) is definitely great! Got this at Alive Music Fest 2003 after seeing her with RSJ. Also check out fellow pop-worship artist Kara and solo artist Paige. Great stuff! Ok, that's it for me! Praise the Lord in all you do,
It's all about you, jesus,
And all this is for you,
For your glory and your fame,
It's not about me,
As if you should do things my way,
You alone are God, and I surrender to your way!

Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Turn your attention toward God with this one.......2003-08-03

Charmaine got her fame by touring with Rebecca St. James as a backup singer who got one solo song during the concert. She in fact sounds a bit like Rebecca St. James in her vocal quality, but her music is more pop than Rebecca's.

Unlike a lot of praise & worship albums, there are no congregational vocals anywhere in the background; it could easily be considered a Christian pop album from that perspective. Some of the songs, however, are songs sung in churches, so that makes it seem like a praise & worship album. Two especially popular church songs on this album are "Give Us Clean Hands" and "All About You." If you want to enjoy these church songs throughout the week, this is a nice album to play and sing along with.

Charmaine also has some songs, though, that I've never heard anywhere else. She co-wrote six of the ten songs, I guess that's why I haven't heard them elsewhere! The opening cut, "I Love You Lord" and the closing one, "You Found Me" have more of a rock than a pop feel, although not a heavy rock feel. I especially like "I Love You Lord." Here is a sample of those lyrics:

I love You, Lord / The more I see Your heart / You're beautiful / You've loved me from the start / You are merciful, yes, You are good / Forever You are true, it's my joy to worship You

There are two dance-pop tracks on the album; the first one, "Acceptable," is particularly powerful and could use a good dance remix. It is based on a Bible verse I had to memorize in Sunday School in my primary school years--Psalm 19:14--I can still recite it: "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, oh Lord, my strength and my redeemer." Who says memorization is bad?

The rest of the album is light pop. At first much of it was too mellow for me, but eventually I got pulled enough into the worship of the songs that I haven't minded the mellow pop.

In 2002, I had 45 praise & worship CDs ranging in age from 1989 to 2002; this would definitely be in my top 8 favorites, maybe top 5.

Wonderful!.......2002-10-25

What a wonderful CD! With lyrics focused around praising the Lord, and a unique, gorgeous voice to sing them, you can't go wrong!
A quote from an interview with Charmaine: "Worship...It's something that's so imbedded in my heart and my life that I want to share it with everybody else."
If you're looking for a good singer, with lyrics praising our King, then look no further.

just wonderful..........2002-10-10

I recently heard Charmaine sing in concert and was just amazed by her voice. So, I got her CD and it is just wonderful. All her songs are beautifully written to worship God. My favorite song is "All in All"--you can really feel the annointing when you listen to it. I loved many of the songs on her album so won't list them all, I"ll just tell you to buy her CD! It will really be a blessing. Her music has cool beats and great lyrics that praise God!

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Still

Manufacturer: The Eastridge Band
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA37SU
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

Nothing Stands in the Way
Oh What Joy
Still
God Be Glorified
His Love Remains
Worshiper of God
Alive
Satisfied
Thank You Lord
A Passion Lord for You
We Exalt You
You Alone Jesus

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All About Jesus

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ASIN: B000060PEH
Release Date: 2002-02-01

Tracks:

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
What A Fellowship
Jesus The Healer
God's Got The Key
He Make Everything Alright
Holy Jesus
Thank You God
Mind Still On Jesus
If Jesus Can't Do It
He's A Friend Of Mine

Album Description

Since 1965 Robert Blair and the Fantastic Violinaires have been a powerful force in Gospel music. Although many unauthorized versions of these recordings have been circulated, this is the only official version available today, sanctioned by both the artists and the groups' label, Grammercy Records. This album is being made exclusively available through Amazon.com! In 2001 Robert Blair passed away and will be sorely missed by the Gospel community.

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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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Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000003FWD
Release Date: 1996-08-13

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
'Roun' About De Mountain - Various Artists
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
Were You There - Various Artists
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
Deep River - Various Artists
Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
On Ma Journey - Various Artists
A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

Tracks:

Holy, Holy, Holy
Lead, Kindly Light
Blessed Assurance
Ave Maria
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Amazing Grace
The Lord's Prayer
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
The Church's One Foundation
Bless This House
I Need Thee Every Hour
Fairest Lord Jesus
I Wonder As I Wander
Ave Maria
Porgy And Bess: Summertime
America The Beautiful
Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Tracks:

Chants tziganes, Op. 103: He Zigeuner
Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Lieber Gott, du weisst
Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Brauner Bursche
Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Roselein dreie in der Reihe
Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Rote Abendwolken
Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I: Io son l'umile ancella
This Little Light O'Mine
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:

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!!

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.

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.

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.

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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Its All About Jesus

Manufacturer: WHRecords Music & Sound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000162MZE
Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

Highest Praise
Would it Matter
There's Not A Friend
Unfit
Living This Life
Highest Praise (Refrain)
Praise Him
Hold On
How Far Is Heaven
Get Together
Hightest Praise (Refrain)

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It's All About Jesus
Annie Waugh
Manufacturer: Annie Waugh
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAEPS6
Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

It's All About Jesus (Soul/Funk Version)
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Don't Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down
I Will
Heaven Bound
Give Me Jesus
It's All About Jesus (Country Version)
All the Love
Miriam
Come to the River
It's All About Jesus (Dance Version)
Rivers in the Desert
Love's Gonna Carry Me Home

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Its All About Jesus

Manufacturer: Direct Effect Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAK2GK
Release Date: 2003-10-14

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