Lilas [Import]

1. Lilas

2. Infinito

3. Esquinas

4. Transe

5. Obi

6. Miragem

7. Iris

8. Canto Da Lira

9. Liberdade

Tracks:

A Chloris
Le Rossignol des lilas
L'Enamour
Trois Jours de vendage
Lyde
Tyndaris
Phyllis
Les Fontaines
L'Automne
Infidelit
Dans la nuit
D'une prison
Quand la nuit n'est pas teoilee
Fume
Le Printemps
Je me souviens
Quand je fus pris au pavillion
Paysage
Fetes galantes
Nocturne
Mai
L'Heure exquise
Offrande
Si mes vers avaient des ailes

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Lyric mezzo-soprano Susan Graham stands out from the crowd for her expressive, opulent voice and communicative gifts. Someone at Sony has made the decision to place her in the public mind primarily as a singer of French works, and although it would be a shame to see her limited to that area of the repertoire, she does sing the French repertoire exceptionally. Graham sings sensitively and idiomatically in this group of 24 songs by Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947), a Venezuelan-born, French-reared composer and conductor who knew how to craft a song like few others. In such lovely songs as "A Chloris," which opens the album, and "Je me souviens," Hahn creates a bevy of beautiful little worlds, which Graham and the outstanding pianist Roger Vignoles present in memorable form. This album belongs in the collection of all lovers of song. --Sarah Bryan Miller

Customer Reviews:

Susan Graham, Songs of Reynaldo Hahn.......2007-01-10

Stunning. The sticker on the front of the CD (New York Times quote) says it all: "breathtaiking and unforgettable!".

Excellent Catalyst for Seduction. Buy It........2006-05-19

'La Belle Epoque, The Songs of Reynaldo Hahn' by mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, accompanied by pianist, Roger Vignoles, is much different from my earlier subject of a Graham Review, some songs from Berlioz. The Berlioz material struck me as a concerto for orchestra and voice. This was excellent material for to wow a mate on a first date. Reynaldo Hahn's chamber songs are for much more intimate venues and objectives. Even more than any other 'Lieder' or 'Chansom' specialist I can think of, these are the sorts of things you want to use when the object is seduction.

The songs are so gentle and so seductive that they are as likely to set the tone for the seducer as well as for the seductee. Even if you are not in a seductive situation, the songs will make you want to be there.

All this means is that while Reynaldo Hahn does not have the great reputation of Berlioz or Shubert or Schuman or Debussy, you really should know his songs, and Ms. Graham does a great interpretation to make this introduction.

Graham's Artistry Makes for Compelling Listening in a Collection of Songs from a 'Minor' Composer.......2006-02-27

This was only Graham's second solo outing, and for many listeners it confirmed the promise of her d?but recording of "Les Nuits d'?t?" -- an unusual accomplishment for a relatively minor project.

I know the songs of Reynaldo Hahn from a number of worthy recordings from other artists -- Rachel Yakar, Martyn Hill, Bruno Laplante, Mady Mespl?, Graham Johnson & Co. (the Hyperion French Song Edition), one-offs on Elly Ameling albums, not to mention vintage recordings by Hahn himself. All the same, this recording was a complete revelation. Her beauty of tone, her ease with the French language (surpassing, I daresay, the much-vaunted Francophony of Felicity Lott), her canny selection of songs, Vignoles's sensitive accompaniment, they all add up. But there's that (ahem) je-ne-sais-quoi that makes something a classic, and this album has it. It captures an era, it creates a time and place that come wafting out of your speakers.

My favorite song on this record is "Si la nuit n'est pas ?toil?e" -- it is a rapturous melody to a quintessential Victor Hugo text. But there is nary a false note on the entire album. I do recommend, if you can find it, the Ameling album "Serenata," which includes two Hahn songs I haven't encountered elsewhere, "L'amiti?" with its faint melancholy and "La vie est belle" with its French ?lan.

As we know, Graham has gone on to much bigger things, but she retains her commitment to the art of song and to breathing fresh life into French rarities (as in her delightful operetta album). In terms of tone, timbre, and intonation, for my money she has the most beautiful voice in opera today. My only hope is that she doesn't go the way of Ren?e Fleming and become The Voice Beautiful ... she veered a bit in that direction with her recent Chausson record, and I hope she gets back to business and gets her vivid personality back in action in her song performances.

The beauty of "La Belle Époque".......2005-09-13

This is one of the most beautiful vocal recordings I have recently experienced. The songs of Reynaldo Hahn are beautiful gems exquisitly presented by the polished voice of Susan Graham. I have gone back to this recording many times.

A very good Hahn collection.......2004-12-05

Venezuelan-born Reynaldo Hahn was taken to Paris at age 3, and became, early enough (his most famous song, Si mes vers avaient des ailes, was composed when he was 12!) a steady feature in the musical life of Paris.

Lover of Marcel Proust, sought-after musical entertainer in the salons of the Highest Society, diarist, composer, singer, renowned conductor, influential music writer in the most powerful daily in France (Le Figaro) finally General Manager of the Opéra Comique before dying of a brain tumor in 1947, Hahn was a multi-faceted musician of the highest probity. His songs are simple, patrician, utterly elegant, and always set to the best poetry. His simplicity and purity of means accomplish in little what many pretentious thunderers fail even to approximate.

Hahn himself had a light little baritone voice, a little croak of a voice, really, with which he became popular in high society drawing rooms before the First World War: a voice that charmed duchesses and made the most reserved princesses smile. He even made some 50 records between 1920 and 1930, which show his unique, expressive musicality, unfailing sense of phrasing, elegance of style, and fine piano-playing (He almost invariably accompanies himself.)

Hahn's own 78s, and a very few others by the likes of Ninon Vallin, give a clear recorded testimony of how his songs ought to be performed: simply, elegantly, with charm.

Graham is a lovely singer and a supple musician. Her French is not exactly top-notch but most people will not care: they will respond to her beautiful sound and endearing manner. The pianist is also good.

Famous Ballet Music ~ Gaîté Parisienne, The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Les Sylphides / von Karajan, Berlin PO

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Ballet
Masterful recording of masterful compositions
Ballet bon bons German style
First-Rate Ballet Music

Famous Ballet Music ~ Gaîté Parisienne, The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Les Sylphides / von Karajan, Berlin PO
Jacques Offenbach , Léo Delibes , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Charles Gounod , Fryderyk Chopin , Amilcare Ponchielli , Berliner Philharmoniker , and Herbert von Karajan
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00001IVO9
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

Gaite Parisienne: Ouverture - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 1. Allegro brillante - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 2. Polka - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 6. Allegro - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 8. Valse: Lento - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 9. Marche (Without Tempo Indication) - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 10. Valse: Moderato - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 11. Allegro vivo - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 12. Valse - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 13. Allegro vivace - Misterioso - Lento - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 14. Valse: Moderato - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 15. Allegro vivo - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 16. Cancan: Allegro - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 17. Polka - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 18. (Without Tempo Indication) - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 22. Vivo - Herbert von Karajan_
Gaite Parisienne: 23. Barcarolle: Allegro moderato - Herbert von Karajan_
Faust: 1. Allegretto: Tempo de valse - Herbert von Karajan_
Faust: 2. Adagio (Helene et les jeune Troyennes - Cleopatre et les jeunes Nubiennes) - Herbert von Karajan_
Faust: 3. Allegretto (Entree des jeunes Nubiennes) - Herbert von Karajan_
Faust: 4. Moderato maestoso (Variation de Cleopatre) - Herbert von Karajan_
Faust: 5. Moderato con moto (Entree des jeunes Troyennes) - Herbert von Karajan_
Faust: 6. Allegretto (Variation d'Helene) - Herbert von Karajan_
Faust: 7. Allegro vivo (Final - Entree de Phryne) - Herbert von Karajan_
Faust: Valse - Waltz: Tempo di valse - Herbert von Karajan_
The Sleeping Beauty: Suite From The Ballet Op. 66 - I. Introduction. La Fee des lilas - Allegro vivo - Andantino - Andante sostenuto - Herbert von Karajan_
The Sleeping Beauty: II. Adagio. Pas d'action - Andante - Adagio maestoso - Tempo I - Molto sostenuto, quasi piu andante - Tempo I - Herbert von Karajan_
The Sleeping Beauty: III. Pas de caractere. Le Chat Botte et La Chatte Blanche - Allegro moderato - Herbert von Karajan_
The Sleeping Beauty: IV. Panorama - Andantino - Herbert von Karajan_
The Sleeping Beauty: V. Valse - Allegro (Tempo di Valse) - Herbert von Karajan_

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Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 2. Scene et Valse de Swanhilde - Various Artists
Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 3. Csardas - Various Artists
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Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 5. Ballade - Various Artists
Coppelia: Ballet Suite: 6. Variation sur un theme slave - Various Artists
Les Sylphides: 1. Prelude - Various Artists
Les Sylphides: 2. Nocturne - Various Artists
Les Sylphides: 3. Valse - Various Artists
Les Sylphides: 4. Mazurka - Various Artists
Les Sylphides: 5. Mazurka - Various Artists
Les Sylphides: 6. Prelude - Various Artists
Les Sylphides: 7. Valse - Various Artists
Les Sylphides: 8. Valse - Various Artists
La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours - Various Artists

Customer Reviews:

Ballet .......2007-07-01

I was away for a long time. I feel very better now. I love this music and I am grateful to it.

Masterful recording of masterful compositions.......2007-01-19

This recording has become rare to find (in Europe), which surprises me, for I find both the compositions and the performance excellent. Especially the Sylphides, which are orchestral arrangements of some of Chopin's finest piano pieces - are heavenly. Highly recommended.

Ballet bon bons German style.......2004-06-26

Herbert von Karajan was the most recorded conductor in history. For that reason, he made a lot of records (that turned into CDs) like this one -- collections of well-known music that the public wants to hear over and over again. This group of ballet music is good, done in Karajan's typical highly chiseled style with a minimum of sentimentality. I once read a critic who called the style Karajan and Szell popularized the "school of industrial perfection", meaning every note in its place every time. That's true here, too. My favorite among these bon bons is the Tchaikovsky music from "Sleeping Beauty". Karajan is still hailed today for his later stereo version of the final Tchaikovsky troika of symphonies. Many critics put him up there with the best Tchaikovksy recordings ever. You can tell why critics were so persuaded by listening to his bleeding chuncks from "Sleeping Beauty". Not only does it contain the essential Berlin Philharmonic perfection and polish, it goes a little further than everything else on this set in terms of emotional attachment. The first two sections of the music, "Introduction. La Fee da Lilas" and "Adagio. Pas d'action" pack an enormous wallop. The final section is monumentally done by Karajan and the Berliners, surging forward in waves of sound and emotion until the listener is swept away during the crescendo in almost unconscious grandeur. I urge you to listen to this magnificent music-making and try not to develop goose flesh at the peak. This connection between perfection, music and emotion is what set Karajan apart from every other conductor in the 20th Century, and the reason he is as vivid and a larger than life figure today, 15 years after his death.

First-Rate Ballet Music.......2003-11-14

This collection of "Famous Ballet Music" from DG's mid-priced "2CD" series is truly first-rate. A lot of the credit for that goes to the man in charge of this set, Herbert von Karajan. The great conductor leads the Berlin Philharmonic through glowing highlights and suites from Offenbach's "Gaite Parisienne," Gounod's "Faust," Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" and Delibes' "Coppelia," and the complete Chopin's "Les Sylphides" and "Dance of the Hours" from Ponchielli's "La Gioconda." Of course, the pieces featured here are the types of orchestral nuggets that someone like Karajan and the Berliners could eat for breakfast while reading the paper. But Karajan really prided himself in being one of the stereo-age's best Tchaikovsky conductors, and he made several recordings of each of the three ballet suites in addition to his many Symphonic Cycles. Also, his early 1960s accounts of the Chopin and Delibes in particular (the remainder of the works were recorded in the early 1970s), are as good, if not better, than any performance I have heard. In all, this is a collection that will appeal to the casual fan and serious collector alike.

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Michel Legrand
Sunlight on his fingertips
all the stars you've got
Maestro Legrand , at last !
For Jazz piano purest... Only!

Michel Legrand by Michel Legrand

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ASIN: B00005YW0W
Release Date: 2002-04-16

Tracks:

I Will Wait For You
The Windmills Of Your Mind
The Summer Knows
How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Watch What Happens
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
His Eyes, Her Eyes
The Hands Of Time
Ordinary Man
Summer Me, Winter Me
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Once Upon A Summertime
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Yentl Medley: Papa Can You Hear Me/The Way He Makes Me Feel/A Piece Of Sky

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If the American pop culture profile of French composer-jazz pianist Michel Legrand doesn't seem what it once was, don't be misled: his European indie film scores continue six decades on, now numbering nearly 200. But Legrand's most beloved work remains the lovely, evocative themes he created in the '60s and '70s, including "I Will Wait for You" from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair's "Windmills of Your Mind," the theme from Summer of '42, and his work on Barbra Streisand's Yentl. This collection marks Legrand's first solo piano recordings, presenting those and other film score highlights in spontaneously improvised performances that offer a glimpse of Legrand's musical soul. If, as in "Windmills," his enthusiasm gets the best of him and he occasionally lapses into flights of melodramatic pianistic self-parody, there are more than enough sublime moments here to compensate, especially on lesser-known songs like Best Friends' "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?," "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from The Happy Ending, and Brian's Song's "Hands of Time." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Michel Legrand.......2007-03-12

This is a great CD! Sound is awesome. I highly recommend it.

Sunlight on his fingertips.......2005-08-10

Sunlight on his fingertips

The very bright talent of Michele Legrand you can feel especially when Maestro is playing piano himself.

I heard some orchestra performance of Legrand before, that was good, but I was still thinking about him just like about pop music composer.

Now I think different - he is Genius!

all the stars you've got.......2005-01-29

Bill Evans once said that technique in jazz "is the ability to translate your ideas into sound through your instrument." If that's the case, Legrand possesses technique in spades.

Before commenting on this rewarding disc, a few words about Legrand himself:

Is there a better songwriter or a more versatile all-around musican alive today? I think you have to go back to people like Gershwin and Billy Strayhorn to find a rough parallel to Legrand's multifaceted, genre-crossing genius. A pupil of Nadia Boulanger (who studied with Faure and taught many important American composers, including Aaron Copland and Philip Glass), Legrand is an heir of the great French tradition of music--but one who has chosen to express himself through popular songs, film scores, and jazz. He possesses that rare combination of an absolutely rigorous theoretical knowledge of music and an intuitive, spontaneous instinct for both melody and improvisation. He combines exquisite refinement with a popular touch, a need to communicate directly with all who love music. To me, his work represents the most perfect expression of such typically French traits as lightness, insouciance, wit, melodic charm, and direct emotional expression since Poulenc.

Here you'll find many of Legrand's signature songs--"I Will Wait for You," "The Windmills of Your Mind," "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?," "The Hands of Time," "You Must Believe in Spring," etc.--reharmonized and enriched in stunningly beautiful solo recreations. Those unfamiliar with Legrand's pianistic abilities will probably be surprised by what they hear, for he's no part-time piano tickler. He can easily hold his own in the company of the best modern jazz pianists. He has a wonderfully refined touch that is incapable of making a harsh sound and a profusive sense of fantasy that keeps you constantly guessing as to where the music will go next. Yet you always feel satisfied when you find out, because Legrand possesses a composer's comprehension of harmony and form. And his own style is in no way compromised by an occasional nod here and there toward Bill Evans, Erroll Garner, Rachmaninoff, and so on. (Please: disregard the Amazon reviewer's remark about "flights of melodramatic pianistic self-parody." It's called a stride chorus, and it's just one example of Legrand's surprising way of recasting these songs--and of his encyclopedic command of jazz styles.)

This disc represents the essence of Legrand. It really should have been recorded a long time ago, but the fact that it has captured his undiminished abilities as he enters his twilight years lends it an added poignance--a sense of "just in time!"--that makes it all the sweeter. If you're already a Legrand fan, it should be a self-recommending treasure, and if you're a fan of great piano playing or of sophisticated jazz treatments of great songs, odds are you'll find this a very rewarding disc indeed. For me, the highlight is this version of "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" in which every note seems inevitable--not at all an easy thing to make happen in an improvisation.

Miles Davis once said of a Duke Ellington recording, "Give that one all the stars you've got." That's the way I feel about this disc, and I thought that phrase "all the stars you've got" was appropriate because it almost sounds like the title of a Legrand song.

Maestro Legrand , at last !.......2004-10-10

Legrand has recorded at last one of his more intimate renditions to himself with his most remarkable themes along his brilliant career .
From a summer of 42 , The windmills of your mind (The Thomas crown afair) , what are you doing the rest of your life or the romantic Umbrellas of Cherbourg ; all those unforgettable themes are played in this album for piano solo in the real intimacy between him and the listener .
Legrand is the golden master of soundtracks in France and one of the top in the world . He owns that inner vision to catch the spirit of every movie he accompains . He composes music as he was a real director movie . The psychological concerns , the romantic efluvies and the precise and lyrical atmosphere , with that touch of class, artistic elegance and sublime eloquency .
Think also in the important recordings with Miles Davis . That issue will give you the size of that artist and anothe point to remark . In 1954 , Legrand made a golden jewel : I lvoe Paris (See my review) that has become through the years in the most famous and the best album of instrumental music ever recorded .
What other background do you need to acquire this gem ?

For Jazz piano purest... Only!.......2002-09-07

I love the music of Michele Legrand! It is a rich mixture of
graceful tones and notes, that create memories of a certain
time and place in each of our own lives.
When accompaned with great orchestration Its wonderful. When done in a jazz piano style, its not as good. Not to take anyting away from the talents of Mr Legrand as a pianist. Its just that like hearing a lusher, grander version of his music. So if you like jazz piano music, and Michele Legrand.
Then this is the cd for you!

Songs by Reynaldo Hahn / Lott, Bostridge, Bickley; Johnson

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A star of the 'chansom'. Buy It.
A fine, underestimated master of the mélodie
Beautiful French lieder

Songs by Reynaldo Hahn / Lott, Bostridge, Bickley; Johnson
Reynaldo Hahn , Graham Johnson , Felicity Lott , Ian Bostridge , and Stephen Layton
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Release Date: 1996-07-10

Tracks:

If My Verses Had Wings
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Reverie
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May
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The Swans
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Smiling Spring, You Have Arrived!
Air
Peace
Beware The Arrow From The Window
Fishing
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Air de la lettre
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We've Had A Lovely Trip
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Customer Reviews:

A star of the 'chansom'. Buy It........2006-10-02

'Songs by Reynaldo Hahn',French 'chansoms' written by a Venezualean Jew and performed by an all star English team of vocalists and accompaniest, is quite enough for me to forsake my Shubert for a few hours and immerse myself in these evocations of the world's most musical language. My discovery of Hahn in this release and the similar collection by Susan Graham shows me that the salon art song did not die in the 19th century, even if offerings from artists in English, German, and Italian are a bit thin.

From my point of view of the amateur listener, these performances are simply so pretty, as with an overripe peach, they approach, but never pass over to the banal.

Beautiful songs, expertly realized.

A fine, underestimated master of the mélodie.......2004-12-05

Venezuelan-born Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947) was taken to Paris at age 3 and became, early enough (his most famous song, Si mes vers avaient des ailes, was composed when he was 12!) a steady feature in the musical life of Paris.

Lover of Marcel Proust, sought-after musical entertainer in the salons of the Highest Society, diarist, composer, singer, renowned conductor, influential music writer in the most powerful daily in France (Le Figaro) finally General Manager of the Opéra Comique before dying of a brain tumor in 1947, Hahn was a multi-faceted musician of the highest probity. His songs are simple, patrician, utterly elegant, and always set to the best poetry. His simplicity and purity of means accomplish in little what many pretentious thunderers fail even to approximate. He was a minor master.

Hahn had a light little baritone voice, a little croak of a voice, really, with which he made himself enourmously popular in high society drawing rooms before the First World War: the voice that charmed duchesses and made the most reserved princesses smile! He even made some 50 records between 1920 and 1930, which show his unique, expressive musicality, unfailing sense of phrasing, unpretentious elegance of style, and fine piano-playing (He almost invariably accompanies himself.)

Hahn's own 78s, and a very few others by the likes of Ninon Vallin, give a clear recorded testimony of how his songs ought to be performed: simply, sincerely, with charm.

Charm is not in oversupply in this Hyperion collection (the singers are rather wooden English people with somewhat grey voices) but the other qualities are honestly, conscientiously supplied. Many of these pieces are not easily come by, especially in such well-recorded, well-accompanied perfomances, and though Hahn might perhaps have smiled to hear such a straight-laced presentation of his little creations, this album is really quite worth the asking price.

Beautiful French lieder.......1999-04-24

Reynaldo Hahn's early years coincided with the sway of French impressionism, and these early experiences with introverted poetic expression affected his life for ever. Hahn's songs are by nature reflective. Many of them are set to poems by impressionist poets, such as Verlaine; some of the most sublime ones grow out of the lyrics by Victor Hugo. Some of these songs subtly reflect Hahn's personal experiences: he was gay, unreconciled with himself, and closeted till the day he died. Even some of his closest friends didn't know the source of his restlessness. A one-time lover, and a life-long friend of Marcel Proust's, Hahn learned to express himself in song, the way Proust expressed himself through the chain of forever regressing recolletions in prose. The selection of songs on these two discs presents some of the best Hahn's output, exhibiting all the hallmarks of his style: subtly undulating accompaniment, melodies full of free-flowing intimacy, imaginative cadences, and plenty of room for interpretation by individual performers. Of the wonderful vocalists here, Steven Varcoe, a beguilingly beautiful baritone voice, deserves a special mention.

The Songs of Chausson / Lott · Murray · McGreevy · Trakas · Chilingirian Quartet · G. Johnson

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A SUPERB SET...
a spectacular record
Fascinating rep, rancid singing

The Songs of Chausson / Lott · Murray · McGreevy · Trakas · Chilingirian Quartet · G. Johnson
Ernest Chausson , Felicity Lott , Ann Murray , Chilingirian Quartet , Graham Johnson , Chris Pedro Trakas , and Geraldine McGreevy
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When it comes to song writing, Ernest Chausson has long stood in the shadows of Debussy, Duparc, Fauré, and Ravel, but his gentle and self-effacing songs go so much further than the merely charming. To have the complete collection gathered on disc is a treat, and with artists like these, the performances are about as good as you could expect this side of the pearly gates. Ann Murray and Felicity Lott need no introduction for their celestial singing of this repertoire. The American baritone Chris Pedro Trakas is less well-known, but he comes with a clutch of top prizes and, more to the point, a beautifully sensitive voice, which he uses to great effect here.

Underpinning everything is accompanist Graham Johnson, whose playing is always just so right, whatever area of the song repertoire he takes on, and who provides (uncredited) a must-read essay on Chausson that really engages with the music. Soprano Geraldine McGreevy is a welcome addition in two duets, as is the Chilingirian Quartet, accompanying Ann Murray in the final number, "Chanson perpétuelle." If a reason for a reassessment of Chausson's role as a writer of mélodie is needed, this marvelous set is overwhelmingly it. --Keith Clarke

Customer Reviews:

A SUPERB SET..........2007-04-30

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5-stars just for being in print.

A rare and superb set; ignore the 1-star review.
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a spectacular record.......2003-10-10

Truly a great recording - sung by outstanding artists, especially Felicity Lott, and accompanied by Graham Johnson in his best form..... The music is truly glorious and the recording is a revelation with many beautiful nuances. A total joy!!!

Fascinating rep, rancid singing.......2003-06-10

I picked this CD up because I love the melodie in general and Chausson in particular. What a pity that the performances can't hold a candle to the composer's inspiration. Felicity Lott is her usual shrill self, Ann Murray is even more wobbly and out-of-line than usual, Chris Trakas has no lower range and a pinched top, and Geraldine McGreevy sings as if she had a beautiful voice, which she most emphatically does not. All of these artists are woefully out of tune, which sits particularly unpleasantly on the ear in the chromatic universe of Chausson. As for Graham Johnson, the less said the better. There are those who think he is a fine accompanist and pianist. Fine. Let them think so. They must be deaf or have short memories. If one wants to hear great performances of French rep, turn to young Souzay, with Jacqueline Bonneau on a deleted Decca CD. This is rarified music, but these people have not the technique to do it justice.

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Piano Fantasy: Music for Two Pianos

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The Very Best of Barbara Hendricks

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B0006VYEM8
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

Un Bel Di Vedremo
O Mio Babbino Caro
Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana
Ecco: Respiro Appena. Io Son L'Umile Ancella
C'est Des Contrebandiers...Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'Epouvante
Pie Jesu
Et Incarnatus Est
Ave Maria
Sanctus
Panis Angelicus
Ave Maria
Inflammatus Et Accensus
Kaddish 2
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Deep River
Joshua Fit De Battle Ob Jericho
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Tracks:

Dans Un Bois Solitaire
Die Forelle
Gretchen Am Spinnrade
An Sylvia
Standchen
Lachen Und Weinen
Heidenroslein
Standchen
Wiegenlied
Morgen
Zueignung
Jeg Elsker Dig
Gruss
Apres Un Reve
Clair De Lune
I. C'est L'Extase Langoureuse
II. Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur
L'Invitation Au Voyage
Les Filles De Cadix
Reverie
Le Rossignol Des Lilas
Si Mis Vers Avaient Des Ailes
Plaisir D'Amour
Vocalise En Forme De Habanera
Aria
Vilja-Lied

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Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

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A fine new tenor goes from the farm belt to the world stage!
Outstanding new lyric tenor!
Exquisite: a singer who doesn't PUSH
A Welcome New Tenor Voice
What grows in Iowa...

Eric Cutler

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B0000BWTKO
Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

In Der Fremde ('Aus Der Heimat Hinter Den Blitzen Rot')
Intermezzo
Waldesgesprach
Die Stille
Mondnacht
Schone Fremde
Auf Einer Burg
In Der Fremde ('Ich Hor Die Bachlein Rauschen')
Wehmut
Zwielicht
Im Walde
Fruhlingsnacht
Pace Non Trovo
Benedetto Sia 'L Giorno
I' Vidi In Terra Angelici Costumi
L' Heure Exquise (Verlaine)
Paysage (Theuriet)
Le Rossignol Des Lilas (Dauphin)
A Chloris (De Viau)
A Last Song (Graves)
My Lizard (Wish For A Young Love)
In The Wilderness (Graves)
Solitary Hotel (Joyce)
Despite And Still (Graves)

Amazon.com

Here is a fine recital debut by Iowa-born tenor Eric Cutler. Rather than recording another bunch of Italian and French opera arias, he has opted to give us groups of songs by Schumann, Liszt, Hahn and Barber. He's the real thing--a lyric tenor with impeccable diction in four languages, an ability to tell a story in song, and a gleaming top. In Schumann's Liederkreis the singer must express many moods, and even with a light voice, Cutler can convey, say, the horror in "Waldegesprach." The Liszt Petrarch Sonnets are perfect Italian arias and take the voice up to a high D flat which Cutler manages with ease and grace; his legato is pure and clean as well. Hahn was a fine melodist, and he can also be dark and serious, as Cutler demonstrates in "A Chloris;" in "Paysage," he is warm and sensitive. The four Barber songs are varied in mood and tone and Cutler makes each of them special. An auspicious debut album, even for those who normally shy away from song recitals. Bradley Moore is the excellent accompaniest. EMI has annoyingly omitted texts and translations, but perhaps that's how they have managed to keep the price so invitingly low.--Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

A fine new tenor goes from the farm belt to the world stage!.......2006-12-19

I've had this CD for a while, and have enjoyed it greatly. On a whim, I decided to look it up on Amazon to see what others thought of it. I was amazed to find a couple of very negative reviews, so I decided to give it another, critical, hearing. The results follow:

Beyond any doubt, Mr. Cutler has an excellent instrument in his voice! He has just about all one could ask for there: beauty of tone, wide range, flexibility, and every level from a whisper to a ringing fortissimo. Moreover, he has great control and artistry in using it to the service of this demanding repertoire. To be sure, Cutler is a relative newcomer, and may have a few things yet to learn. But what's remarkable is that he's a great singer already; it's almost like finding a Stradivarius in the corn silo!

As for the complaints I've read, I am little impressed with them. (Complaints about language and diction are more persuasive when couched in good language themselves, e.g., not misusing "effect" for "affect" nor "compliment" for "complement.") Sure, everyone's entitled to his own likes and dislikes, but I think the vast majority of serious music listeners will welcome Mr. Cutler and his songs with a broad smile and a hearty embrace. And, considering his robust good looks, I imagine the women with whom he works on the concert or operatic stage will not find him at all hard to take.

So much for the general; here are a few random specifics:

I'm much impressed with his lowest register. Many tenors with such a fine high range get a bit weak and less controlled on the lowest notes. Not so Mr. Cutler. His lows are strong, clear, and beautiful, just as his highs are. The evenness of his tone quality over his entire and considerable range is truly outstanding!

Regarding diction, he gives one very little to find fault with. His German is excellent, as is his Italian; his French is pretty much on a par, as well. He obviously takes pains to make his lyrics clear, but I would not say that he's fussy. His enunciation is artistic and communicative.

Regarding interpretation, I find him performing at the same high level. There is plenty of nuance and emotional content, and because of his ability to move gracefully from a pianissimo to a rousing fortissimo he can be more expressive, perhaps, than singers less gifted in dynamic range.

As to the songs here, his delivery of the Schumann is great, and the Hahn also very fine. I'm less impressed with Liszt as a songwriter, but Cutler makes the Petrarch sonnets sound very well. I was not so familiar with the Barber songs, but after hearing them a few times I became a believer, both in their artistic quality and in Cutler's insightful performances of them.

In sum, Mr. Cutler gives every indication of a great singing career just getting started, and we may all look forward to what vocal riches lie in store. It is rare for a first CD to be so excellent and so satisfying; it looks like a star has been born!

In Bradley Moore we have a superb accompanist; it must have been inspiring for Cutler to have such a talent at his service. The beauty of Moore's playing is rare and precious!

The engineering of this CD seems excellent. The liner notes are good, and include welcome comments from Cutler himself. The absence of song texts and translations is not too serious, given that EMI provides all of them, except for those of the Barber songs, on its Internet website. (If you access the website, be warned that the order and numbering of the individual Hahn song texts there do not agree with those on the CD itself.)

I am pleased to find my initial assessment of Eric Cutler reinforced subsequently by his growing acclaim and the strong demand for his singing during the 3 years since this CD was released. (I only hope he doesn't take on too much and risk artistic burnout.)

If you like lieder recitals, you will enjoy this CD and will likely look forward to more from Mr. Cutler as eagerly as I do!

Outstanding new lyric tenor!.......2006-10-18

This CD represents lyric tenor work at the highest level - sensitive, highly musical, passionate (perfectly so, within his voice type!), and clearly disciplined in his training and song preparation. No duplication of oversung Italian arias - but recording ART SONGS - this shows a great deal of artistic courage, in America where there has historically been precious little market for lieder (but this is changing, steadily). Thank God for young men like this being produced in the U.S. today - these kinds of tenors used to always come from European training environments. Eric Cutler is unashamedly lyric - and if every emerging tenor must be negatively critiqued against Corelli/Pavarotti genetics, what a dull and repetitive musical world this would be. Bravo, Eric! Keep up your superb lyric tenor work!

Exquisite: a singer who doesn't PUSH.......2005-06-29

My partner picked this album up on a whim because it's so hard to find collections of songs, rather than arias. It was an exquisite surprise, especially to a tenor who longs to hear singers who don't blast their audiences away. Mr. Cutler takes the top place of my favorite tenors now right beside Nicolai Gedda: The tone is relaxed, beautifully balanced, and his diction is impeccable. The musicianship was just a tiny bit bland, but then it's hard to judge from a recording. I'd recommend this album to anyone, and I hope one day to pass along the praise in person. Taking his cue, I'm now working up the Liederkreis, too, an enchanting cycle by Schuman. As my sisters-in-law say, "Why sing Schubert? Sing SCHUMANN!"

A Welcome New Tenor Voice.......2004-04-27

American tenor Eric Cutler (with the superb collaboration of pianist Bradley Moore) makes his recording debut with, thankfully, not a hint of "Nessun dorma" or "Una furtiva lagrima", both of which beautiful arias seem to have become the CD calling card for first recitals by other tenors today. Instead of depending on familiar arias, or even songs, that are audience pleasers without much effort on the part of the singer, Cutler has selected a true lieder recital of the 'Liederkreis' of Robert Schumann, excerpts from Franz Liszt's 'Petrarch Sonnets', and selected rarities of haunting beauty by Reynaldo Hahn and Samuel Barber. His programming is in line with other very intelligent vocal artists such as Susan Graham, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Dawn Upshaw, Thomas Hampson, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Sanford Sylvan, etc and that is rare company indeed. Cutler possesses a rich voice, able to ring and burst out appropriately, but he also is able to produce liquid, soft sounds which includes the artistic use of his head tones. If at times his vibrato spreads when the voice is pushed, that is a trait that can be easily watched and avoided. His ability to move thru two centuries of song writing and maintain his ability to communicate equally well suggests that this is a talent to watch. Having heard him once in the Disney Concert Hall singing Berlioz' "Lelio" convincingly, being one of the more memorable aspects of that evening with the LA Phil, he seems also to have stage presence. But with the type of personal communication he elicits from Schumann's "Mondnacht", all four of the Hahn songs, and Barber's "A Last Song" and "Solitary Hotel", it would seem his significant contribution will be the recital platform...and what a joy to find another musician in the service of composers instead of the media. Kudos to EMI for this installment in their laudable "Debut Series". Recommended to all lovers of song and at this price one can afford to take a chance on an unknown - and find the joys of discovery of young, maturing talent like Eric Cutler!

What grows in Iowa..........2004-04-04

Bradley Moore is one top knotch accompanist and Mr. Cutler was fortunate to have him. his is a disappointing debut album, it fell short of expectation after hearing the Met broadcast of La Juive in December. His voice is so incredibly effected that there is no connection between the singer and the text. And thus, it immediately resonates as FALSE to the listener. One wants to be swept away in music, not question if Mr Cutler too much of a juvenile to understand the emotions he is singing about.

Tracks:

Sheherazade: Asie
Sheherazade: La Flute enchantee
Sheherazade: L'Indifferent
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Le Reveil de la mariee
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: La-bas vers l'eglise
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Quel galant m'est comparable
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Tout gai!
Duex Melodies hebraiques: Kaddisch
Duex Melodies hebraiques: L'Enigme eternelle
L'Invitaiton au voyage
Phidyle
L'Enfant Prodigue: Recit. & Air de Lia: L'annee en vain chasse l'annee
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Fleur des eaux
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: Interlude
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Mort de l'amour

Tracks:

Cinco Canciones Negras: Cuba dentro de un piano
Cinco Canciones Negras: Punto de habanera
Cinco Canciones Negras: Chevere
Cinco Canciones Negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
Cinco Canciones Negras: Canto negro
Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Llorad corazon
Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Iban al pinar
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Con que la lavare?
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Vos me matasteis
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De donde venis, amore?
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Rutas
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Pregon
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Las 12
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: El pescador sin dinero
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Coplilla
Quatre cancons: Canco de grumet
Quatre cancons: Cancon incerta
Quatre cancons: Maig
Quatre cancons: Anacreontica
La Dama d'Arago
El can dels ocells
Canco de Sega
El combat del somni: Damunt de tu nomes les flors
El combat del somni: Aquesta nit un mateix vent
El combat del somni: Jo et presentia com la mar
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: L'Harpa Sagrada
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Lo violi de Sant Francesh
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Sant Fransech i la cigala

Tracks:

Chansons de Bilitis: La Flute de Pan
Chansons de Bilitis: La Chevelure
Chansons de Bilitis: Le Tombeau des Naiades
Fetes galantes: En sourdine
Fetes galantes: Fantoches
Fetes galantes: Clair de lune
Noel de enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons
Chants populaires: Chanson espagnole
Chants populaires: Chanson francaise
Chants populaires: Chanson italienne
Chants populaires: Chanson Herbraique
Trois jours de vendange
Le Rossignol des lilas
Tristesse, Op. 6, No. 2
Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8, No. 1
Les Roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39, No. 4
Troujours (No. 2 de Trois Poemes d'un jour, Op. 21)
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: El pano murano
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Sequidilla murciana
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Asturiana
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Jota
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Nana
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Cancion
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Polo
Doce canciones gallegas: As florinas dos toxos
Triptico, Op. 45: Farruca
Villancicos: Pastorcito santo
Psyche
Soneto a Cordoba

Tracks:

Proserpina: E dove t'aggiri
Le violette
Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre
Der Tod und das Madchen, D. 531
Die schone Mullerin, D. 795: No. 2: Wohin?
D. 547: An die Musik
Op. 59, No. 8: Dein blaues Auge
Op. 84, No. 4: Vergebliches Standchen
Op. 27, No. 1: Chanson d'amour
Op. 46, No. 2: Clair de lune
Let Us Wander
Lost Is My Quiet
Schlaf in deiner engen Kammer
Ah! lamenta, oh bella Irene
Irish Songs: Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet
Irish Songs: He Promised Me At Parting
Irish Songs: They Bid Me Slight My Dermot Dear
Welsh songs: The Dream
Mignon und der Harfner, D. 877: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Les Fleurs des landes: Le Trebuchet
Moglichkeit
Der Apfel
Schottische Ballade
Pastorale
Pleurs d'or
Sapphische Ode
La Partenza

Amazon.com

The word "fabulous" seems vulgar when applied to the Spanish diva whose delicately shaded voice encompassed music from the middle ages to the present. This four-disc compilation emphasizes her song repertoire, to which she brought warmth, intelligence, linguistic integrity and irresistible sincerity. Her dignity makes listeners want to come to her, and she rewards them with an intimate, personal experience, especially in this small-scale repertoire by Ravel, Debussy, Duparc, Fauré, lots of Spanish composers and German masters such as Schubert and Brahms. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Awesome musicality.......2006-07-26

This 4-CD set is a tribute to the concert career of the great Victoria de Los Angeles. The first 3 CDs show her totally at home in the art song of France and of her native Spain. In the French art songs, her silvery, creamy tone, her legendary legato and her perfect French diction make for wonderful and unforgettable performances. These include a sensual Scheherazade, magnificient singing in the Duparc songs and a phenomenal Poeme de L'amour et de la mer of Chausson (try to keep your eyes dry by the end of La mort de l'amour). In the Chausson, while de Los Angeles does not opt for the intensely Wagnerian approach, her sensitive singing more than does justice to the poetry and the feelings of the character. The Spanish songs showcase de Los Angeles at her most natural, flamboyant and attractive singing. The tunes are catchy, full of bouncy rhythms and De Los Angeles's fabulous voice never ceases to amaze. The 4th CD shows the wonderful chemistry between de Los angeles and the great Gerald Moore. While she does not erase memories of Fischer-Dieskau and Schwarzkopf in the Schubert selections, the Brahms songs are excellent and her Faure songs here are earth shaking in their elegance and refinement. The Italian and the famous Handel aria helps to prove De Los Angeles's reputation as an excellent bel canto singer. Her duets with Fischer-Dieskau are absolutely memorable and gorgeous.
The set comes with booklet including full words plus translations, helpful notes on De Los Angeles's concert career and a dozen of beautiful and rare black and white photos. Victoria de Los Angeles's concert career was as prolific as her legendary operatic performances and continued well after her retirement from the operatic stage. This introspective and almost encycopledic release is a real treat and is absolutely recommended. I totally agree with the editor's review who states that the word "fabulous" fails in every respect to fully capture the artistry of the Spanish soprano. Victoria de Los Angeles is definitely one of the most wonderful lyric sopranos of the 20th century and is one of the most heavenly artists to have ever graced the concert scene. A must-have for any collection.

Fabulous? Yes!!!.......1999-09-13

The album is a marvelous sampling of this great singer's artistry. Her performances of the French and Spanish composers are something special. The De Falla "Seven Popular Folksongs" are powerful, passionate; the last song, "Jota," raised the hair on the back of my neck.

I was delighted to see Faure's "Claire de lune" on the album, and equally delighted with De Los Angeles' elegant rendition of this work. The only recording of the song I've liked better is from an LP featuring Frederika Von Stade.

Tracks:

The Silver Fairy, Variation II - Andrew Mogrelia
Waltz - Andrew Mogrelia
Violente, Variation V - Andrew Mogrelia
Panorama - Andrew Mogrelia
The Lilac Fairy Waltz, Variation VI - Andrew Mogrelia
March Slav, Op.31 - Theodore Kuchar
Overture
Russian Dance - Trepak
Dance Of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Danse Chinoise - Tea
Flower Waltz
Danse Arabe - Coffee
Divertissement - Chocolate - Spanish Dance
Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat, Op.23 - Ondrej Lenard
Waltz - Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Act II, No.10 Scene
Waltz
Neopolitan Dance
Waltz
Dance Of the Little Swans - Russian State Symphony Orchestra
1812 Festival Overture, Op.49 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Tchaikovsky Discovers America (Excerpt) - Commentator

Album Description

The Best of Classical Kids CD series feature 55 - 70 minutes of instrumental music from six major composers specially selected by Classical Kids producer Susan Hammond. Each compilation includes child-proven works first heard in the award-winning and best-selling Classical Kids series but extended and without narration. Each CD is an engaging and entertaining listening experience for all ages. Liner notes include fascinating facts about each composer plus an introduction to the award-winning Classical Kids CDs - to build Classical Kids fans for the next generation.

Customer Reviews:

kitemom.......2007-03-13

Really love the CD but most importantly my 2 year old does! We can spend all day with it on the back ground. I like this series because the recordings are carefully curated orchestral selections rather than a children's adaptation. The only variation is that some movements are abridged for shorter attention spans. There is nothing wrong with children's adaptations, it's good to expose the kids to any type of music.

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