Traveler '01

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The best armchair globetrotting leaves you feeling as if you've really been on a journey, and that's exactly what Traveler '01 does. From the light Brazilian groove of artists likes Batidos and Zuco 103 to the more disorienting charms of dZihan & Kamien, it's a trip far away from home. The remix of State of Bengal's "Rama Communication" tingles with Eastern promise, and Patato's Cuban percussion-fest is irresistible. Of particular note is a new track by Talvin Singh and Tabla Beat Science sideman Karsh Kale, who shows that the distance between India and America is nowhere as large as anyone had imagined. There's a lot going on here, and while it makes perfect background music--nothing too jarring, no headbanging beats--closer listening reveals the details, the curlicues, and elaborations that make it all so satisfying. All around the world and home for dinner? Yes, and more; they ensure that you travel first class all the way. --Chris Nickson

Product Description
In the latest installment of the acclaimed Traveller series, Six Degrees takes you globe-hopping on a virtual visit to the planet's hottest music scenes. Spanning continents and styles, dZihan & Kamien, UFO, Euphoria, Fila Brazillia and State of Bengal are among the artists contributing new remixes and original tracks unique to this collection.

Traveler '01

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Average customer rating: very nice compilation Disappointment More Brilliance from Six Degrees Records Kale carries

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Tracks:

1. Drumming Up a Storm (dZihan & Kamien Dub)
2. Esta Osquiridad
3. Outro Lado (NY C12 Mix)
4. Homebass (Vienna Vista Sexual Dub, Remixed by UFO)
5. Rama Communication (Beastmasters Radio Mix)
6. Sweet Rain (Fila Brazillia Mix)
7. San Francisco Tiene Su Propio Son (Future Loop Foundation Remix)
8. The Longing
9. Scarborough Fair (Flying Headcase Dub)
10. Para Un Angelito (Dezrok's Ambient Mix)
11. Weather Girl

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The best armchair globetrotting leaves you feeling as if you've really been on a journey, and that's exactly what Traveler '01 does. From the light Brazilian groove of artists likes Batidos and Zuco 103 to the more disorienting charms of dZihan & Kamien, it's a trip far away from home. The remix of State of Bengal's "Rama Communication" tingles with Eastern promise, and Patato's Cuban percussion-fest is irresistible. Of particular note is a new track by Talvin Singh and Tabla Beat Science sideman Karsh Kale, who shows that the distance between India and America is nowhere as large as anyone had imagined. There's a lot going on here, and while it makes perfect background music--nothing too jarring, no headbanging beats--closer listening reveals the details, the curlicues, and elaborations that make it all so satisfying. All around the world and home for dinner? Yes, and more; they ensure that you travel first class all the way. --Chris Nickson

Album Description

In the latest installment of the acclaimed Traveller series, Six Degrees takes you globe-hopping on a virtual visit to the planet's hottest music scenes. Spanning continents and styles, dZihan & Kamien, UFO, Euphoria, Fila Brazillia and State of Bengal are among the artists contributing new remixes and original tracks unique to this collection.

Customer Reviews:

very nice compilation.......2002-03-09

Very nice compilation of mostly previously released Six Degrees cuts. Most cuts put non-Western popular music into a techno or ambient context. Given the different musical traditions that these remixes are built on, there is considerable diversity across the 11 cuts. Highlights are Zuco 103's "Outo Lado," remixed by Wu Tang collaborator Carlos Bess, Euphoria's "Sweet Rain" remixed by Fila Brazilia, and Karsh Kale's "The Longing." Another Fine Day's aptly named "Flying Headcase Dub" version of "Scarborough Fair" is possibly the oddest cut in the collection. I don't know about you, but I always think "ah yes, let's do some scratching" when I hear traditional English folk melodies.

Disappointment.......2002-01-26

We've been Traveller fans for several years. Traveller '99 and '00 were excellent, but this cd is a bore. Cliche-ridden, not a single cut hooked us. Disappointment.

More Brilliance from Six Degrees Records.......2001-07-30

This is the 2001 edition of Six Degrees Records' annual roster sampler. As far as I'm concerned, this label can do no wrong -- never sticking to a single genre, always top shelf tunes.

Fans of Thievery Corporation and their ESL imprint will find lots to like here, as will fans of progressive "world beat" sounds. Great liner notes for each of the songs and performers.

Kale carries.......2001-05-15

Standing alone Karsh Kale carries this album. Well worth the low low price. An excellent source for the future of world beat. Kale's mix of sweet beats and traditional indian vocals makes the perfect mix. I highly recommend!

Average customer rating: A Long Time Coming... Her Best Album Price At Her Peak of course world class the greatest american soprano of the 20th century

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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

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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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Wonderful set.......2004-10-24

This set is for serious piano fans, not for the ones who just start building up a CD library. I sort of agree with one of the reviewers, that there are many repetitions. But if you love piano, you wish to hear the same piece in different interpretations. Indeed, I really like this feature of this set: I can compare the style of various performers.
If you are into piano music, I encourage you to grab this set, if you can find it used (not available anymore at Amazon). I also hope, that there will be a continuation, in which other great pianists, who were left out because of the space limitation, will be included (Prokofiev, Bartok, Dohnanyi, etc).

Don't buy the whole thing.......2001-07-08

I've put a lot of thought into constructing my own piano library, and unless you can easily afford the present set, I would recommend a different approach to collecting piano music. This set emphasizes the piano player rather than the piano composer. Of course both are important. For example, the "Barcarolle" appears in this set EIGHT times. I'm sorry, although I love the piece, if I am going to spend [the money], I would prefer more variety. Where are the Alkan, Medtner, and Szymanawski compositions represented in this set? I appreciate having so many interpretations of the same pieces, but I would also appreciate more exposure to pieces not so popular. The selection by Philips which I consider a somewhat popular selection suggests to me that when Philips constructed this set, they realized most people would be buying the disks separately, and this affected the selection. And it's not just that obscure composers are left out, but also if one spends so much money on piano recordings, you'd think you'd want to buy pieces from a composer in completeness. For example, an alternative way to construct a library would be to combine purchases of complete cycles, e.g. complete Beethoven sonatas, complete Scriabin preludes, etc., along with outstanding recordings of more particular pieces. I'm not sure why someone would want to concentrate so much on so many famous artists, instead of acquiring complete sets of compositions. For me the composer is more important, or at least, if I am going to spend [the money]on piano recordings, I'd prefer more complete, rather than snapshot, exposure to the composers.

Not Insane.......2001-01-02

I had to write this review, as I am enthralled with this set. I have been going through it in order having already purchased a few individual units from the collection earlier. I am not sure what `insane' was talking about as there is NO repetition. Sure some pianists perform the same pieces, isn't that what they did in reality? The idea is to appreciate the different nuances and approaches taken by these artists. You will then enjoy these pieces from a better vantage.

It is a large ambitious contribution to the art of great piano playing. It is a labor of love and represents a tremendous amount of research and cooperation between many record companies. Rather then representing insanity, it is a resource to treasure.

Yes experts can quibble over who was left out, and what performances were inserted. I do not think such a massive undertaking could have been accomplished without someone being able to find faults. Overall however, unless you already have a monumental collection, (it would have to be almost legendary), this incredible set will give you a rewarding look into 74 of the greatest pianist of all time. You will come away with a honed sense of appreciation for your likes and dislikes. You will undoubtedly become someone who will search out recordings and be able to enjoy them for the rest of your life with a refined ear.

The only negative is this price. I would shop around, as it is daunting to spend 2 thousand dollars on such a collection. Of course you do get 200 CD's. However, the used collections might be good to consider.

Enjoy these masterpieces. I am not ashamed of owning this music as `insane' implies. I am proud to have enriched my life.

insane.......2000-10-12

This is not a good library of piano music. The reason is, there is too much repetition. I'm not saying the series is bad. The series is wonderful. But this collection as a whole is a bad libary. For the same money you could collect together (with more effort) an incredible libary of piano music. There are so many wonderful cd's out there, this is just a waste of money. If you can actually afford to spend 2 grand on piano music, then either (1) spend the time and do some research to get a good library of piano music, which will probably include some selections from this collection, or (2) hire someone to do that for you. Personally I would be embarrassed to own this whole collection, since that shows I have put little thought into my purchases of piano music.

For the real music lover.......2000-03-12

This series attempts to present important and representative performances by most of the major pianists of the 20th century. One might quibble a bit with the choices, but the works presented are of consistently high quality, and often do represent what may be the best works of a performer. Since this covers most of the time that recorded music existed, some of the recordings are technically challenged, as there is only so much one can do to enhance an old recording. Still, these appear to have been treated with love and respect in their restorations. Since this series is so large (and expensive!) one is tempted to "cherry pick" through the series, yet by doing so one can easily overlook gems by artists one is less familiar with. This large a set must inevitably have many versions of the same pieces, and takes many hours to listen to. The true enthusiast will appreciate the differences in interpretation, whereas the less experienced listener may find the set repetitive and overwhelming. If one has the time to really dig into this set, it can provide years of exploration and discovery. It would make a wonderful gift for some special music lover in your life ... or for yourself!

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