D'Eux [Import]

1. Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore

2. Ballet

3. Regarde-Moi

4. Je Sais Pas

5. Memoire d'Abraham

6. Cherche Encore

7. Destin

8. Derniers Seront Les Premiers

9. J'Irai Ou Tu Iras

10. J'Attendais

11. Priere Paienne

12. Vole

Customer Reviews:

Valuable compendium.......2007-01-24

This set is extremely valuable, not only as an overview of Dame Joans career but because it contains three complete LP sets that have been very hard to find. The sets are the 2 LP French opera (operetta) set, the Mozart album and the Wagner album. Although some of these do not show her to her best advantage (the Wagner set) they all have some very beautiful things and the French items are superb. The annotations and photos are interesting as well and there are some piano songs with Bonynge that are released here for the first time along with a scene from a live Covent Garden Norma.

Rareties available on CD at last!.......2006-03-29

While Joan Sutherland has recorded a number of impressive aria collections throughout the many years of her recording career, they tend to get lost in the shuffle of the countless reissues Decca/London has endlessly repackaged. While some of the original collections have appeared intact on CD--"The Art of the Prima Donna," "The Age of Bel Canto," "Love Live Forever" (her operetta collection that was originally titled "The Golden Age of Operetta"), to name a few--others are currently represented in the CD catalogue by only a few selections on discs that also include excerpts from complete opera recordings or duplicates of selections from other original collections. As a result, it has been impossible to assemble a CD collection of her recordings without a LOT of duplication, and some of the most interesting collections are still unavailable (e.g. "Command Performance" and "Serate Musicale").

While this newest set does include a lot of bits of this and that, ranging from her very first LPs to excerpts from complete recordings most Sutherland fans already have and a few "live" performances, what is perhaps most significant about it is that it features the complete contents of the "Sutherland Sings Wagner" LP--a real repertoire departure for her--and the double-LP album called "French Opera Gala" (in the U.S.--the British title was "Romantic French Arias"), neither of which, to the best of my knowledge, has been available on CD before. "Opera News" magazine once ran an article in which they asked various stars to name the one album that they felt best represented their artistry for future generations, and Dame Joan selected the "French Opera Gala," so for Sutherland fans, this is a long-awaited treat.

I'm not going to waste space saying how miraculous I consider Dame Joan's artistry. If you are familiar with her work already, you know whether you adore her or not; and if you aren't, this massive set is probably not the best place to start (that would be "The Art of the Prima Donna" album that introduced her to most listeners decades ago)--especially since this newest set doesn't contain the lyrics, a must for newcomers. Let's hope Decca/London gets around to releasing the rest of her recordings intact instead of endlessly scrambling and repackaging the same selections over and over.

Heavenly.......2006-01-31

I first heard of Dame Sutherland while on the internet while listening to a internet radio station. I was instantly a fan, her control, technique, and tone is perfectly executed and rivals the equally fantastic Maria Callas. She has a powerful voice and presence that will evoke every emotion from her listeners. Highly recommended to all Opera Diva fans.

WHO ELSE CAN SING LIKE THIS TODAY?.......2005-04-10

This is Decca's second multi disc evaluation of this fantastic singer's long career and many recordings. True that a lot on the first set is duplicated here, but there are a few exceptions here and there that make it a worthy addition. Of particular interest are the very early items of Handel and Italian baroque arias, some forgotten song recordings and a live performance of the duet from Norma. It can't be said too many times - who can sing like this today? For sheer vocalism it's hard to find anyone on the same wavelength. This set will give very young opera goers an idea of what they missed.

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Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles
My review
middle of the road performance
Opera to love
Wonderful piece of work

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs des perles; Ivan IV

Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000002SFC
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Les Pechuers De Perles: Prld - Comic Opr Nat Theatre Orch/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.1. Choeur: Sur la greve en feu - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.1. Scene et choeur: Amis, interrompez vos danses - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.1. Recit et reprise du choeur danse: Demeure parmi nous, Nadir - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.2. Recit: Cest toi qu'enfin je revois - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.2. Duo: Au fond du temple saint - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.3. Recit: Que vois-je? - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.3. Choeur: Elle vient... Sois la bienvenue - Ernest Blanc/Janine Micheau/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.3. Scene et choeur: Seule au milieu de nous - Ernest Blanc/Janine Micheau/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.4. Recit: A cette voix - Nicolai Gedda
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.4. Romance: Je crois encore entendre - Nicolai Gedda
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.5. Scene et choeur:Le ciel est bleu - Nicolai Gedda/Jacques Mars/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.5. Air et choeur: O Dieu Brahma! - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.6. Entracte, scene et choeur: L'ombre descend des cieux - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.7. Recit et cavatine: Me voila seule dans la nuit - Janine Micheau
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.8. Chanson: De mon amie - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.9. Duo: Leila! Dieu puissant - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.10. Final: Ah! Revenez a la raison - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Jacques Mars

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Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.10. Final: Arretez! C'est a moi d'ordonner - Ernest Blanc/Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Jacques Mars/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.11. Entracte, recit et air L'orages'est calme...o Nadir - Ernest Blanc
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.12. Recit: Qu'ai-je vu? - Ernest Blanc/Janine Micheau
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.12. Duo: Jefremis, je chancelle - Janine Micheau/Ernest Blanc
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.12. Scene:Entends au loin... - Jaques Mars/Janine Micheau/Ernest Blanc
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.13. Choeur danse:Des que le soleil - Comic Opr Nat Theatre Orch/Pierre Dervaux
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.14. Scene et choeur: Sombres divinites - Jaques Mars/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux/Ernest Blanc
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.15. Trio: O lumiere sainte - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Ernest Blanc
Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.16. Final: Cesont eux, les voici - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda/Janine Micheau/Jacques Mars/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
Ivan IV: Act I, Duo: Puisses-tu voir longtemps encore - Janine Micheau/Michel Senechal
Ivan IV: Act I, Final du premier tableau: Victoire! Victorie! Chantez! - Pierre Savignol/Henre Legay/Nat Chor de la R.T.F./Georges Tzipine
Ivan IV: Act I, Serenade: Ouvre ton coeur a l'amour qui m'enflamme - Michel Senechal
Ivan IV: Act I, Recit et chand du Cosak: Et c'est un chant de femmes... - Michel Roux/Louis Noguera/Nat Chor de la R.T.F./Georges Tzipine
Ivan IV: Act II, Choeur danse: Sous nos pas resonnent... - Nat Orch de la R.T.F./Georges Tzipine
Ivan IV: Act III, Air de Mare: II me semble parfois que mavie est un songe - Janine Micheau
Ivan IV: Act III, Recit et air d'Igor: La vengeance va donc etre enfin satisfaite...Pourquoi me verr - Henri Legay
Ivan IV: Act III, Duo: Marie ! Igor! - Henri Legay/Janine Micheau
Ivan IV: Act III, Final: Voyez! Ah! Mon epouse... - Janine Micheau/Henri Legay/Michel Senechal/Michel Roux/Pierre Savignol/Louis Noguera...
Ivan IV: Act IV, Final: A mort! A mort! - Janine Micheau/Henri Legay/Michel Senechal/Michel Roux/Pierre Savignol/Louis Noguera...

Customer Reviews:

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles.......2004-02-03

Advice for the San Diego gentleman: listen to the recording first before sending in your comments. It's laughable to blindly defend Nicolai Gedda's singing in Nadir's role without even listening to the recording!

While I gave this recording five stars for its glorious sound and very good performance from all stars including Mr. Nicolai Gedda, he does indeed sound a bit strained in the romance "Je crois encore entendre". This is not surprising since Bizet wrote this passage in extremely high notes!

I highly recommend this recording to all Bizet fans.

My review.......2003-02-17

Nicolai Gedda is my favorite tenor in the non-Italian repertory. He excelled in French, German, and operetta roles, both French and Viennese. Even though I have not listened to this recording yet, I am sure that he does a good job in this recording of Bizet's second most popular opera after the ubiquitous "Carmen". He was a great Don José, the best non-French one who ever recorded the role (no offense to Corelli, Domingo, and Vickers). It is fair to assume that he does a good job with the demanding role of Nadir. To say that he sometimes sounds a bit strained in this role is blasphemous. He excelled in roles that had high tessituras. He had great success in "Le Postillon de Lonjumeau", "Oberon", and "Benvenuto Cellini". This recording was made in October 1960. Gedda was only at the beginning of his glorious prime. Do not believe the person who said he sounds strained in this role. He is biased against Gedda, who happens to be one of his fellow countrymen. Gedda also was very committed dramatically to each and every role that he sung. To say that he sings Nadir's aria without any emotions is false exaggeration in the greatest sense. Gedda was a superb interpreter of French roles and it can be assumed, on my part that is, that he gives an above-average performance in this opera. Remember, I have not listened to this recording yet.

middle of the road performance.......2001-11-06

This is a perfect example of studio recordings with opera stars that ought to be very good, but somehow fails. There is nothing obviously 'wrong' with this recording, but it surely doesn't engage either.

The voices are generally good - Gedda's Nadir is smooth and beautiful, idiomatic in style, if sometimes a little strained under pressure - and that's not strange - Nadir's writing is very high. The romance 'je crois entendre encore' is however a wonder of precision and smoothness, technically perfect indeed, but it's rather hard to imagine that he sings a romance when there's no trace of feelings there. Janine Micheau on the other side is as always rather dry in tone, but perfectly french in style, and her vibrato is not as wide as it sometimes could be - and her performance is, I think, the most 'felt' of the three main roles. Ernest Blanc as Zurga is also rather unengaged, although with a firm and effective voice. The conducting is also rather uninspired, and perhaps that's the main problem, cause an uninspired conductor can damage a whole performance.

There are at least three better recordings according to my taste, and one of them stand clearly ahead of the other: the live recording from 1959 with Vanzo/Micheau/Baquier and Rosenthal as conductor, available here on Amazon.com. A typically french performance with all the positive effects of a live recording captured in good sound and hardly none of the negative ones, combined with wonderful singers in their prime. Vanzo, as Nadir, is alone worth the purchase (it's also budget priced!). Thereafter I think the two mono recordings from Philips (Simoneau/Alarie/Bianco/Fournet) and EMI (Legay/Angelici/Dens/Cluytens) are good. There are studio recording with more modern sound, but they all let you down in one way or the other - you might as well go for this one in comparission to them.

Compared to other more modern stereo versions, this one has the great advantage of giving us highlights from the very rare Bizet opera 'Ivan IV' with an other conductor and different cast. For the real Bizet fans this alone might be worth the purchase, but if you just want a good version of this lovely opera, go for one of the three I've mentioned above.

Opera to love.......2000-04-19

Bizet wrote some of the most beautiful melodies in classical music, and this opera abounds with some of his best. Filled with breathtaking arias, the exotic setting of Ceylon and glorious poetry, The Pearl Fishers is more lush and visceral than Carmen. James Michener's The Drifters was my introduction to this opera; in the Winona Ryder version of Little Women, Gabriel Byrne as Professor Baehr takes Jo to a production of Les Pecheurs de Perles. This is a wonderful recording of a very accessible piece of music.

Wonderful piece of work.......1998-12-07

This wonderful piece of work by Bizet is not as popular as Carmen, and this is a pity, for the melodies and voice registers used by the composers are really talking to the soul. This version, although not recent, is the best I know by the quality of performers and sound recording. Definitely worth buying.

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Excellent 1953 version emphasizes musicality over drama

Bizet: Les pêcheurs de perles

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Léopold Simoneau: Opera Arias & Duets

ASIN: B0006VXLOK
Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

Introduction - Orchestra Des Concerts Lamoureux
Sur La Greve Un Feu - Elisabeth Brasseur Choir
Amis, Interrompez Voz Danses
Demeure Parmi Nous, Nadir
C'est Toi
Au Fond Du Temple Saint
Que Vois-Je?
Sois Le Bienvenue - Elisabeth Brasseur Choir
Seule Au Milieu De Nous... Brahma, Divin Brahma
A Cette Voix
Ke Crois Entendre Encore
Le Ciel Est Bleu
O Dieu Brahma... Dans Le Ciel Sans Voile

Tracks:

L'ombre Descend Des Cieux - Xavier Depraz
Me Voila Seule Dans La Nuit... Comme Autrefois - Pierette Alaire
De Mon Amie
Leila, Leila!... Dieu Puissant... Ton Coeur N'a Pas Compris Le Mien
Ah! Revenez A La Raison... O Nuit D'epouvante
L'orage S'est Calme... O Nadir, Tendre Ami De Mon Jeune Age - Rene Bianco
Qu'ai-je Vu?... Je Fremis, Je Chancelle - Pierette Alarie
Entends Au Loin Ce Bruit De Fete - Pierette Alarie
Des Que Le Soleil - Elisabeth Brasseur Choir
Sombres Divinites
O Lumiere Sainte
Ce Sont Eux, Les Voici... Plus De Crainte

Customer Reviews:

Excellent 1953 version emphasizes musicality over drama.......2005-08-08

Source: Studio recording made in October 1953.

Sound: Generally good 1950s mono. (Opera d'Oro issues are always iffy on matters of sound, ranging from very good to appallingly bad. They are generally much safer bets when based on studio recordings, as is the case here, than on live performances.)

Text: Standard text adopted with the first revivals of the opera, some years after Bizet's death.

Cast: Nadir - Leopold Simoneau; Zurga - Rene Bianco; Leila - Pierette Alarie; Nourabad - Xavier Depraz. Conductor: Jean Fournet.

Documentation: No libretto. Short plot summary. Track list.

This performance provided my first recording of "Les Pecheurs de perles," acquired more than forty-five years ago on Lp from some obscure European publisher. Having stumbled upon a CD version of the old warhorse, I was greatly pleased to find that it is as good as I had remembered it to be.

By 1863, the 25 year-old Bizet had already set his hand to incidental music to "L'Arlesienne," the requisite Sir Walter Scott opera, "La jolie fille de Perth" and an oriental opera, "Djamileh." He had not yet wrung the hankering for exoticism out of his system, so he embarked on a new opera to be set in pre-Columbian Mexico. With youthful folly, he began writing the music before his two hack librettists, Michel Carre and Eugene Cormon, had figured out a finish for the play. Even before the lack of a finale became a crisis, a major change had to be incorporated. It seems that the "Pearlfishers" team had been beaten in the race to put on an Aztec play in Paris. Since Carre and Cormon had probably known nothing at all about Meso-American empires, it is likely they had no qualms about shifting their story to another place they knew nothing about, Ceylon. Carré and Cormon never did come up with a logical finish, so they just set things on fire and let the doomed lovers depart into the sunset, providing a dramatic arc to "The Pearlfishers" that makes "Il trovatore" look like a textbook example of a well-made play.

I had remembered the star of the recording to be the tenor, Leopold Simoneau, and so he is. Simoneau had a voice of no great size but of surpassing sweetness and elegance. I have seen him described as a latter day Tito Schipa. To some extent he was, but Simoneau was a true vocal technician, far more skillful than that charming old con man, Schipa. Simoneau's Nadir is more focused on the beauty of the musical line than on drama. In this most lyrical of Bizet's operas, it works.

What I had not remembered about this recording was Pierette Alarie. Alarie was a formidable lieder singer who was married to Simoneau and who made many recordings with him. By operatic standards, her voice was small, but it was beautifully pure, precisely focused and amazingly agile, a sort of Francophone Roberta Peters. (For those familiar with Webber's "Phantom of the Opera," Alarie was precisely the type of singer for the role of the Phantom's young protegee.) All those years ago, I was busy being bowled over by Milanov, Tebaldi, Nilsson and Sutherland, so I foolishly discounted Alarie's smaller voice. While I still hold those ladies in highest esteem, this time, when I bought the CD, I actually listened to Alarie and I was amazed. This was particularly true of the closing number of the First Act, "O dieu Brahma." In every other performance that I have seen or heard, heavier-voiced sopranos make this prayer pleasant enough but nothing to compete with the acknowledged big numbers of the act, "Au fond du temple saint," and "Je crois entendre encore." Alarie's version is a revelation. With her lieder singer's discrimination and her phenomenal vocal agility, Alarie offers up a bel canto-like gem.

The Zurga of this set, while good, was simply not in the class of Simoneau and Alarie. René Bianco had a baritone voice that was pleasant but not at all commanding, not the best thing for portraying a character who is all assertiveness. The slight fuzziness of his vocal production kept Bianco from being an equal with the super-focused Simoneau and Alarie in the ensembles.

Nourabad is a thankless part, placed in the opera merely to keep the plot ticking. I remember nothing about any Nourabad I have seen or heard in the past. I remember nothing about Xavier Depraz beyond the obvious fact that he was not bad enough to make me remember him for that reason.

The first time I listened to these CDs, I found myself puzzled by the conducting. Jean Fournet was a big name in the French repertory in the years straddling World War II. As I had been particularly impressed by his dramatic "Samson et Dalila," the comparative looseness of dramatic tension here seemed odd. After comparing his version of "The Pearlfishers" with those of Rosenthal, Dervaux and Pretre, I think it probable that there was mutual agreement among Fournet, Simoneau and Alarie to downplay melodrama in favor of musicality, to take a miniaturist, even lieder-like approach. Of the four conductors, Fournet is the most precise and the most French. "The Pearlfishers" may take place on exotic Ceylon, but Jean Fournet's Ceylon is firmly anchored in the Seine, not many meters downstream from the Cathedral of Notre Dame.

This is an excellent "Pearlfishers." This version and the excellent 1959 live version conducted by Manuel Rosenthal (Gala GL 100.504), which emphasizes the drama of the opera, should be in any serious collection.

Five stars.

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Magnificent
celine's best work
The Absolute Best

D'Eux
Celine Dion
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
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S'il Suffisait D'Aimer
1 Fille & 4 Types
Live à Paris
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Au Coeur Du Stade

ASIN: B000006Y8D
Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore
Ballet
Regarde-Moi
Je Sais Pas
Mire d'Abraham
Cherche Encore
Destin
Derniers Seront Les Premiers
J'Irai OIras
J'Attendais
Pri Pane
Vole

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent.......2005-10-14

Celine Dion is a phenomenon singing in her native tongue. This album has songs that are beautifully written and beautifully executed. Jean-Jacques is a musical genius. These songs simply cannot be translated and still retain the clever play on words and the depth of emotions evoked that they do in French. Celine is able to vary the feel of each song from the gradual crescendo of feeling in Ballet to the faster rythmic beat of Destin. I have listened to this album continually for almost two years and I know I will never tire of it.

Celine and Jean-Jacques - you are the best.

celine's best work.......2003-10-05

i am not sure as to how popular this cd has been in the states, but it being a french record, i don't doubt that many haven't heard much about it. however, i have to say this is her best work ever. celine personally thinks so herself, and i have to say i agree with her completely on this one... "pour que tu m'aimes encore" is her classic song, one which everyone, from 4 year old kids to 65 year old women were singing along to, knowing every single word of it when it hit big in europe... she also sings a song to her dear Karine who if i believe passed away in her arms of cystic fibrosis when she was just 12 years old [i apologize for any inaccuracy if it is the case]... that track is called "vole", meaning "fly" and which i believe can be found on her "falling into you" cd, the song being then translated into english, as well as for "if that's what it takes", a translation of "pour que tu m'aimes encore"... althought it might be original to translate songs into english, i can guarantee you that the english versions are no equivalents for the french versions; some things can only be said and realized in its full potential in a certain language, and some things just cannot be translated, period.
no matter, music is universal, so if you enjoy celine and regardless of whether you know french or not, this is a cd to be enjoyed :)

The Absolute Best.......2003-02-05

Since she was 12 years old, Celine Dion has been recording in French. In those years, she was fortunate to work with some of the best songwriters in France and in Quebec, who had the impossible task of writing material for a teenage girl, and then for a young woman.

Then she met Jean-Jacques Goldman.

A singer/songwriter Dion calls "the Bruce springsteen of France", Goldman took the time to really get to the singer before writing a word. He read every interview he could find. He watched every television appearance he could get his hands on. He met with Dion and Rene Angelil and took the opportunity to know her and find out what her abilities and talents really were. Then he took the time to work with her, gave her constructive criticism on her singing style, and gave her a renewed sense of confidence in her abilities.

The end result was the largest-selling Francophone album - ever. This album is practically flawless. From beginning to end, the listener gets the absolute best of Dion's abilities, whether she's singing an upbeat song or pouring her heart in the love ballads, there is no denying this is Celine at her best.

Tracks:

Je Crois Toi
Zora Sourit
On Ne Change Pas
Je Chanterai
Terre
En Attendant Ses Pas
Papillon
Abandon
Dans un Autre Monde
Sur le M Bateau
Tous Les Blues Sont rits Pour Toi
S'il Suffisait d'Aimer

Tracks:

Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore
Ballet
Regarde-Moi
Je Sais Pas
Memoire d'Abraham
Cherche Encore
Destin
Derniers Seront Les Premiers
J'Irai OIras
J'Attendais
Priere Paienne
Vole

Album Description

Import twofer combines 'D'Eux' (1998) & 'S'Il Suffisait d'Aimer (If It Is Enough to Love)' (1998). Columbia. Standard jewel cases housed in a deluxe clam-shell box. Sony Music Media. 2003.

Amelita Galli-Curci: Complete Acoustic Recordings, Vol. 2 (1920-24)

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Amelita Galli-Curci: Complete Acoustic Recordings, Vol. 2 (1920-24)

Manufacturer: Romophone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001S37
Release Date: 1995-11-01

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S'il Suffisait D'Aimer
1 Fille & 4 Types
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Au Coeur Du Stade

ASIN: B000024JE2
Release Date: 2006-11-06

Tracks:

Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore
Ballet
Regarde-Moi
Je Sais Pas
Mire d'Abraham
Cherche Encore
Destin
Derniers Seront Les Premiers
J'Irai OIras
J'Attendais
Pri Pane
Vole

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent.......2005-10-14

celine's best work.......2003-10-05

The Absolute Best.......2003-02-05

Then she met Jean-Jacques Goldman.

Tracks:

Tout l'Or des Hommes - Celine Dion
Apprends-Moi - Celine Dion
Vol d'Un Ange - Celine Dion
Ne Bouge Pas - Celine Dion
Tu Nages - Celine Dion
Et Je T'Aime Encore - Celine Dion
Retiens-Moi - Celine Dion
Je Lui Dirai - Celine Dion
Mon Homme - Celine Dion
Rien N'Est Vraiment Fini - Celine Dion
Contre Nature - Celine Dion
Des Milliers de Baisers - Celine Dion

Tracks:

Pour Que T M'Aires Encore
Ballet
Regarde-Moi
Je Sais Pas
Mire d'Abraham
Cherche Encore
Destin
Derniers Seront Les Premiers
J'Irai OIras
J'Attendais
Pri Pane
Vole

Tracks:

Je Crois Toi
Zora Sourit
On Ne Change Pas
Je Chanterai
Terre
En Attendant Ses Pas
Papillon
Abandon
Dans un Autre Monde
Sur le M Bateau
Tous Les Blues Sont rits Pour Toi
S'il Suffisait d'Aimer

Mattia Battistini Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1902-11)

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Mattia Battistini Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (1902-11)

Manufacturer: Romophone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

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Baritones | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000001S42
Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

'Finch'han Del Vino'
'Forier Di Morte...O tu Bell'Astro (Wie Todes Ahnung)'
'Se Dell'imen La Dolce Cura'
'Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra'
La Mantilla
Occhi Di Fata
Ancora
'Deh, Non Plorar'
'Largo Al Factotum'
'Dio Possente, Dio D'Amor (Avant De Quitter Ces Lieux)'
'In Questo Suoio... Ah, L'Alto Ardor'
'Or Limpida M'Appare'
'Oh De'Verd'Anni Miei'
'Da Qual Di Che T'ho Venduta'
'Alla Vita Che T'Arride'
'Lo Vedremo, O Veglio Audace'
'Lo Vedremo, O Veglio Audace'
'Vieni Meco, Sol Di Rose'
'O Sommo Carlo'
Don Giovanni: Alfin Siam Liberati...La Ci Darem La Mano
'Povero Lionello...Il Mio Lionel'
'A Tanto Amor;

Tracks:

'O Lisbona'
'Eri Tu, Che Macchiavi'
'Su Queste Rose'
'Perche Tremar?'
'Si Puo?... Un Nido Di Memorie'
'Avrei Sul Mio Petto'
'Ah! Tutto Il Cor E Qui!'
'Come Il Romito Fior'
Le Soir
'Amour, Amour'
'Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza...Te Deum'
'O Vin, Discaccia La Tristezza [O Vin, Dissipe La Tristesse]'
'D'Acqua Aspergimi'
'Allor Che Tu Coll'estro'
'O Santa Medaglia...Dio Possente, Dio D'amore'
'Ah Per Sempre Io Ti Perdei'
'D'Acqua Aspergimi'
'D'Acqua Aspergimi'
'Son Cifre...Bella E Di Sol Vestita'
'Bel Sogno Beato'

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Operaphiles in search of the lost art of the bel canto baritone will find a virtual holy grail in the form of Mattia Battistini. Born in 1856, he is the oldest singer of his generation who recorded extensively in his prime. In contrast to the emphatic, overt emotionalism typical of verismo singers, Battistini spins out effortless, lavishly decorated lines, sustained by virtue of prodigious breath control. Introspective phrases are embellished by unexpected accents and flamboyant, dynamic surges, best exemplified in a 1906 group of Ernani excerpts. Highlighting the 1902 Warsaw recordings are a snappy yet restrained "Largo al factotum" and Wagner's song to the Evening Star from Tannhaüser, sung in mellifluous Italian. Romophone's transfers auger well for what promises to be the definitive Battistini edition. --Jed Distler