More Than A Kiss

Track Listings

 
1. Never Been In Love Before
2. Beautiful Hearthache
3. He Is
4. Where Is This One
5. Angel To Me
6. You're Perfect For Me
7. More Than A Kiss
8. There's A Voice Inside You
9. Stay With Me
10. Love Is Breaking Through

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About the Artist
After achieving sucess in her home country Hungary as well as other European countries, Szylvia has decided to bring her music to the US. She is a multi-talented singer-songwriter-producer whose music will touch your emotions both in your heart and soul. Her songs will color pictures of wonderful things in their beauty. In every song and every performance she shines through with her loving and caring nature for people, animals, and humanity.

Product Description
More Than A Kiss is a truly rare work of feelings and modern sound that has the critics raving. Szylvia fused her lyrics that have meaning with her voice that touches ones soul with a modern sound that creates a timeless sound that is perfect today.

More Than A Kiss,Szylvia,Aternus Records
Anne Sofie von Otter - Beethoven, Meyerbeer, Spohr ~ Lieder / Melvyn Tan
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Good sing
Anne Sofie von Otter - Beethoven, Meyerbeer, Spohr ~ Lieder / Melvyn Tan
Giacomo Meyerbeer , Louis Spohr , Ludwig van Beethoven , Anne Sofie von Otter , and Melvyn Tan
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ASIN: B00005M05D
Release Date: 2001-08-14

Tracks:

  1. 40 Melodies: No.12. Mina (Lied Des Venezianischen Gondoliers)
  2. 40 Melodies: No.6. Komm (Eigentlich: Du Schones Fischermadchen)
  3. 40 Melodies: No.16. Ma Barque Legere
  4. 40 Melodies: No.22. La Fille De L'air
  5. 40 Melodies: No.27. Sicilienne
  6. 40 Melodies: No.28. Priere D'enfants
  7. 40 Melodies: No.29. Le Voeu Pendant L'orage
  8. Das Schafers Lied (Hirtenlied) - Anne Sofie Von Otter//Eric Hoeprich/Melvyn Tan
  9. In Questa Tomba Oscura, WoO 133 (2. Ver)
  10. T'intendo Si, Mio Cor, Op.82 No.2
  11. Als Di Geliebte Sich Trennen Wollte (Empfindungen Bei Lydiens Untreue), WoO 132
  12. Seufzer Eines Ungeliebten - Gegenliebe, WoO 118
  13. Sehnsucht, WoO 146
  14. An Die Geliebte, WoO 140 (2. Ver)
  15. Ariette (Der Kuss), Op.128
  16. Maigesang, Op.52 No.4
  17. Adelaide, Op.46
  18. Sechs Deutsche Lieder, Op.154: 1. Abend-Feier - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Melvyn Tan/Christina Hogman/Kristana Hammarstrom/Eric Hoeprick/Nils-Erik Sparf
  19. Sechs Deutsche Lieder, Op.154: 2. Jagdlied - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Melvyn Tan/Christina Hogman/Kristana Hammarstrom/Eric Hoeprick/Nils-Erik Sparf
  20. Sechs Deutsche Lieder, Op.154: 3. Tone - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Melvyn Tan/Christina Hogman/Kristana Hammarstrom/Eric Hoeprick/Nils-Erik Sparf
  21. Sechs Deutsche Lieder, Op.154: 4. Erlkonig - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Melvyn Tan/Christina Hogman/Kristana Hammarstrom/Eric Hoeprick/Nils-Erik Sparf
  22. Sechs Deutsche Lieder, Op.154: 5. Der Spielmann Und Seinne Geige - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Melvyn Tan/Christina Hogman/Kristana Hammarstrom/Eric Hoeprick/Nils-Erik Sparf
  23. Sechs Deutsche Lieder, Op.154: 6. Abendstille - Anne Sofie Von Otter/Melvyn Tan/Christina Hogman/Kristana Hammarstrom/Eric Hoeprick/Nils-Erik Sparf

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A new disc from Anne Sofie von Otter always arouses eager expectation, whatever the repertoire. None of the composers featured on this recording of Lieder and Mélodies is regarded primarily for his songwriting prowess, yet von Otter conjures winner after winner. Even at their lightest, these pieces never fail to charm, and some of them do a good deal more than that.

Listen to the way that Meyerbeer reflects the text of "La Fille de l'air" (The daughter of the air) in the tinkling accompaniment, superbly realized by Melvyn Tan. Or the way the arching violin arabesques spice up the vocal line in the first of Spohr's irresistible Six Lieder. And Beethoven's tolling "In questa tomba oscura" (In this dark grave) is a small masterpiece, as is, in a quite different vein, Meyerbeer's deceptively simple "Sicilienne." It is only in some of the darker songs (such as Meyerbeer's setting of "Le Voeu pendant l'orage") that the difference between prodigious talent and genius is made explicit. And, of course, comparison between Spohr's timid "Erlkönig" and Schubert's infernal creation is as inevitable as it is cruel.

As one would expect from such an experienced lieder artist, the program is beautifully constructed, with songs carefully placed for maximal variety, not just of tone but also of instrumentation (excellent playing from clarinetist Eric Hoeprich and violinist Nils-Erik Sparf). This is another winner from von Otter and friends. --Harriet Smith

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good sing.......2001-09-23

This is a nifty collection of lieder, including many which are not familiar. Melvin Tan's fortepiano balances the voice nicely, and the addition of other instruments and voices obviates the boredom which often sets in after five or ten songs. Von Otter handles these songs well, rarely breaking into operatic timbre. The new (to me) setting of The Earl-King was especially interesting. Very worthwhile if you like lieder (texts are in German, mostly; translation included).
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    ASIN: B000274TFS
    Release Date: 2004-05-25

    Tracks:

    1. Be My Love
    2. Loveliest Night of the Year
    3. Che Gelida Manina [From LA Boh]
    4. Serenade
    5. You Do Something to Me
    6. Deep in My Heart, Dear
    7. Core 'ngrato
    8. Without a Song
    9. Vesti la Giubba [From Pagliacci]
    10. Golden Days
    11. They Didn't Believe Me
    12. Danny Boy
    13. Cielo E Mar (La Gioconda)
    14. M'Appari [From Martha]
    15. Kiss
    16. Parlami d'Amore Mariu
    17. None But the Lonely Heart
    18. E Lucevan le Stelle [From Tosca]
    19. Song of India
    20. Danza
    21. Hills of Home
    22. Trees

    Tracks:

    1. Because You're Mine
    2. Drink, Drink, Drink
    3. Questa O Quella [From Rigoletto]
    4. Toselli's Serenade
    5. Temptation
    6. Mattinata
    7. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
    8. If
    9. Marechiare
    10. You Are Love
    11. Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee [From Carmen]
    12. Thine Alone
    13. FuniculFunicul
    14. Because
    15. Lolita
    16. 'A Vucchella
    17. For You Alone
    18. Una Furtiva Lagrima [From l'Elisir d'Amore]
    19. I'll Never Love You
    20. Drigo Serenade
    21. You'll Never Walk Alone
    22. Ave Maria

    Tracks:

    1. O Sole Mio
    2. Granada
    3. I'm Falling in Love With Someone
    4. Mamma Mia, Che Vo' Sap
    5. Donkey Serenade
    6. Diane
    7. Memories
    8. Donna E Mobile [From Rigoleto]
    9. Recondita Armonia (Tosca)
    10. O Holy Night
    11. More Than You Know
    12. Valnecia
    13. Celeste Aida [From Aida]
    14. Santa Lucia
    15. O Paradiso (L'Africaine) [From Because You're Mine]
    16. I Love Thee
    17. Cosi Cosa
    18. Torna a Surriento
    19. Addio Alla Madre (Cavalleria Rusticana)
    20. My Song, My Love
    21. Song Angels Sing
    22. I'll Walk With God
    23. Lord's Prayer
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Marian Vespers
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    • A pleasing recording of a pleasant work
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Marian Vespers
    Sophie Daneman , Noemi Kiss Choir Of New College , Oxford Academy Of Ancient Music , and Edward Higginbottom
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    Release Date: 2003-01-28

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A pleasing recording of a pleasant work.......2003-08-05

    I bought this recording a few days ago and I have enjoyed it quite a lot. The orchestra and choir are very good and the soloists sing well. Sophie Daneman's sings the first big solo in the Dixit Dominus. The timbre of her voice is very beautiful and Pergolesi's vocal line is very beguiling. However, I find Daneman's vibrato is a little too wide and obvious. If she could have controlled this I would have awarded this recording five stars.

    Unlike the Vesper Psalms of Biber, Monteverdi, Cavalli, Rosenmüller, Rigatti and other 17th century composers, Pergolesi's works are a much more modest sounding affair. It seems like Italian sacred music was getting thinner and less 'densely' composed in the 18th century? Pergolesi's music is somewhat like Vivaldi's in style. Of course, Pergolesi was a master of beautiful melodies and there is plenty of evidence of that talent in these Vesper Psalms.

    This recording is well worth investigating by lovers of Baroque music as well as those new to Baroque sacred music.

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    I have now spent a bit more time listening to this set. The choir is good but the soloists use far too much vibrato. I now wish that I hadn't bought this recording. It is pleasant but it seems to me that it will really only please people who do not normally listen to HIP/period instrument recordings. A special 'rap on the knuckles' goes to Sophie Daneman, whose vibrato is completely out of control on this recording. She has a beautiful basic timbre, but she spoils it with a very wide wobble. Listen to Maria Cristina Kiehr for an example of an Early Music soprano who sings this sort of music the right way! (or, at least, in a convincing way)
    On the evidence of this recording, Ms Daneman wouldn't be out of place in an operetta company singing G&S!

    I have changed my rating of this CD to a mere 3 stars.
    42 Great Performances
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    ASIN: B00005J9JU
    Release Date: 2001-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. Donna E Mobile [From Rigoleto]
    2. Serenade: Vien Al Mio Grido d'Amor
    3. Core 'Ngrato (Catari, (Catari)
    4. Recondita Armonia
    5. E Lucevan le Stelle
    6. Parigi, O Cara
    7. Love Duet: Vogliatemi Bene
    8. O Soave Fanciulla
    9. Parlami d'Amore Mariu
    10. Una Furtiva Lagrima
    11. Mamma Mia, Che Vo' Sap
    12. Improvviso: Un Di All'azzuro Spazio
    13. Vesti la Giubba
    14. 'A Vucchella
    15. O Paradiso
    16. Marechiare
    17. Lolita
    18. Mattinata
    19. Spagnola
    20. Torna a Surriento
    21. O Sole Mio

    Tracks:

    1. Donkey Serenade
    2. More Than You Know
    3. Loveliest Night of the Year
    4. I Love Thee (Ich Liebe Dich)
    5. Kiss
    6. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
    7. Song of Songs
    8. Granada
    9. Without a Song
    10. My Song, My Love
    11. Diane
    12. Thine Alone
    13. Rosary
    14. Ave Maria
    15. Lord's Prayer
    16. If
    17. They Didn't Believe Me
    18. Cosi Cosa
    19. FuniculFuniculIn English]
    20. Because
    21. Be My Love

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars THE Golden Voice of All Time!.......2005-02-01

    I first became a fan of Mario Lanza as a child, (though I didn't know it then), hearing my mother play his music so often in the 1950's. I think something told me even then that his was a very special voice. As a young adult, I eventually matched that unmistakable voice with the handsome face, when his movies appeared on T.V. occasionally, and later still, I purchased my own copies of all 7 films and some of his recordings, which I still enjoy today. My latest acquisition is "42 Great Performances", which I originally bought because it had the most songs & arias I could find and at a great price!! I think it is still an excellent value, because it has 21 popular songs, in English (except Granada), and an equal number - 21 operatic arias, all in Italian - on this 2-disc CD set.

    I think the low price of this beautiful collection may be, as I realized upon playing it the first time, that a few of the operatic arias on the first disc are presented out of order of the track list. This starts with #7 which says "A Stranger in My Arms", clearly out of place among the Italian arias, and in fact, is not there. So the next few are out of order, until #10 when one NOT listed is included, "Una Furtiva Lagrima", then after that they are all correct. There is no problem like this on the 2nd CD in the set. This wasn't a problem for us, as we would much rather have "Una Furtiva Lagrima" than that other unknown song!

    The important thing is hearing Mario's supremely gorgeous voice, as he sings song after song in all their splendor. He has a very rich, warm baritone-tenor voice, or spinto tenor, with high notes that are up there with the best tenors of the world! His Italian diction is impeccable too, due to his background with the language growing up in Philadelphia. Even his Neopolitan dialect diction on those songs here is excellent, which is no easy feat. For example, Andrea Bocelli, who is from the area of Toscano (Tuscany) in Italy, really has quite a strong Toscano accent which distracts a bit when he sings Neopolitan songs. Mario Lanza is a natural in English, Italian & Neopolitan dialect.

    Besides Mario's powerful tenor when singing operatic arias, I love his beautiful mezza-voce, which is both sweet and caressing. You'll hear this especially on Disc 2, in most of the popular songs & ballads, but also on Disc 1,(the Italian disc) when he sings such lovely songs as "A Vucchella", "Mattinata", and Parlami D'Amore, Mariu`", 3 of my FAVORITE Italian love songs. I also love "Cuore 'n Grato", "O Sole Mio", as well as all the opera highlights, in particular the three from La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, and I Pagliacci. Both discs have so much to enjoy, from religious songs like the "Lord's Prayer" and "Ave Maria" to wonderful love songs, like "If, "The Loveliest Night of the Year", "They Didn't Believe Me", and "Be My Love", one of Mario's biggest hits. There are too many to mention - I even grew fond of some of the lessor known songs like, "A Kiss" and "Thine Alone". There are even a couple lively fun songs - "Cosi Cosa" and "Funiculi-Funicula , interestingly sung in English! I do prefer the Italian versions though.

    Mario has a very distinctive voice, both very powerful as well as tender, and the great versatility needed to sing equally well opera as well as these popular songs, as you will see. The other thing you should know is that many of the songs are from live recordings, so there is applause at the beginning & endings of many. But when you hear this album set, you'll know what the applause is all about!! Mario Lanza's voice is as relevant today as it was in his prime in the late 40's, and 50's. Because of his ease with both English and Italian, and the natural sound of his voice, it outshined even many big opera stars of the times, who didn't sing popular song as well. I highly recommend this set of Cds, and most other recordings of Mario Lanza you can find on Amazon or anywhere!
    Remember the Movies
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      ASIN: B000059T12
      Release Date: 2001-02-06

      Tracks:

      1. Be My Love
      2. O Sole Mio
      3. Without a Song
      4. Donkey Serenade
      5. Cosi Cosa
      6. Una Furtiva Lagrima
      7. Kiss
      8. More Than You Know
      9. Because You're Mine
      10. Spagnola
      11. Parlami d'Amore Mariu
      12. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
      13. Mamma Mia, Che Vo' Sap
      14. Song of Songs
      15. Come Back to Sorrento
      16. O Soave Fanciulla - Mario Lanza,
      17. Parigi, O Cara - Mario Lanza,
      18. Vogliatemi Bene - Mario Lanza,
      19. Ave Maria
      More Than A Kiss
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        More Than A Kiss

        Manufacturer: Aternus Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0000DYI9E
        Release Date: 2003-09-03

        Tracks:

        1. Never Been In Love Before
        2. Beautiful Hearthache
        3. He Is
        4. Where Is This One
        5. Angel To Me
        6. You're Perfect For Me
        7. More Than A Kiss
        8. There's A Voice Inside You
        9. Stay With Me
        10. Love Is Breaking Through

        Album Description

        More Than A Kiss is a truly rare work of feelings and modern sound that has the critics raving. Szylvia fused her lyrics that have meaning with her voice that touches ones soul with a modern sound that creates a timeless sound that is perfect today.
        Be My Love
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          Be My Love
          Mario Lanza
          Manufacturer: Prism Platinum
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B0000039ZL
          Release Date: 1997-08-20

          Tracks:

          1. Donkey Serenade
          2. More Than You Know
          3. Loveliest Night of the Year
          4. I Love Thee [Ich Liebe Dich]
          5. Kiss
          6. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
          7. Song of Songs
          8. Granada
          9. Without a Song
          10. My Song, My Love
          11. Diane
          12. Thine Alone
          13. Rosary
          14. Ave Maria
          15. Lord's Prayer
          16. If
          17. They Didn't Believe Me
          18. Cosi Cosa
          19. FuniculFuniculIn English]
          20. Because You're Mine
          21. Be My Love

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