| Disc: 1 |
| 1. Rainbows, Dreams and Butterflies |
| 2. Better Woman |
| 3. Just Because She Always Was |
| 4. So Good for So Long |
| 5. To Feel This Free |
| 6. You Can't Have That |
| 7. Clown Song |
| 8. Leave Love Out of This |
| 9. His Home Town |
| 10. Jesse |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Ride 'Em Cowboy [*] - Beccy Cole, Sara Storer |
| 2. (You're So Square) Babe I Don't Care [*] - Beccy Cole, |
| 3. Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky [*] - Beccy Cole, |
| 4. She Thinks I Still Care [*] - Beccy Cole, Adam Harvey |
| 5. Pleasure and Pain [*] |
Editorial Reviews
Australia's most loved female Country Music artist and four times Golden Guitar winner, Beccy Cole releases her fourth album "Feel This Free". Initial release will include a Limited Edition Live Bonus Disc with Beccy and friends - artists that appear are Gina Jeffreys, Adam Harvey, Sara Storer plus the track 'Pleasure And Pain' from the Crossing The Tracks compilation. ABC Records. 2005.
Feel This Free,Beccy Cole,Universal/ABC,Country,Country/Bluegrass
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The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003FWE Release Date: 1997-01-14 |
Tracks:
- Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
- Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
- His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
- 'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
- Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
- Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
- Were You There - Various Artists
- He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
- Deep River - Various Artists
- Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
- My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
- On Ma Journey - Various Artists
- A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
- Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
- Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
- Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
- There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
- Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
- Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
- My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
- Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
- I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists
Tracks:
- Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
- Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
- Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
- Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
- What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
- Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
- The Lord's Prayer - Leontyne Price
- Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Leontyne Price
- The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
- Bless This House - Leontyne Price
- I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
- Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
- I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
- Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
- Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
- America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
- Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
- Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price
Customer Reviews:
The Price Club.......2005-04-28
"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.
A living legend.......2005-03-10
not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23
Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31
Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12
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Under the Gaze
Carolyn Arends Manufacturer: 2B Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000BUJOCO Release Date: 2004-10-04 |
Tracks:
- This is the Moment
- Great Cloud of Witnesses
- Not a Tame Lion
- Any Given Sunday
- Getting Ready for Glory
- Under the Gaze
- Your Laugh
- Half a Million Reasons
- Fragile
- Who You Are
- Only Time Will Tell
- May You Live
Product Description
This self-produced album has been a long time in many ways, a lifetime in the making. The projects 12 Songs explore everything from laughter to tears, from infancy to the elderly, from life to death, from here to the hereafter all under one overriding theme: Gods infinite, loving gaze. Under the Gaze documents an incisive, insightful artist at her literary best.
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Feel This Free
Beccy Cole Manufacturer: ABC Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FIMFTQ Release Date: 2006-05-29 |
Tracks:
- Rainbows, Dreams and Butterflies
- Better Woman
- Just Because She Always Has
- So Good for So Long
- To Feel This Free
- You Can't Have That
- Clown Song
- Leave Love out of This
- His Hometown
- Jesse
- Some Lessons
- Someone Else's Shoes
- Girls out Here
- Poster Girl (Wrong Side of the World) [*]
- Lazy Bones/Play School Theme/Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car/Hot
- Nine to Five [*]
Album Description
Beccy Cole is one of country music's most in-demand performers and her album "Feel This Free" has produced two number one singles so far. Beccy visited the Middle East over Christmas, to entertain the troops kept from their families and the trip was truly inspirational. However, her performances attracted some stinging criticism from a former fan, and she dediced to respond the best way she knows how - through her music. The result is an honest, touching and thought provoking song titled "Poster Girl" which has received an outstanding response since she first performed it at her sell out show in Tamworth. It has been added to the album along with the crowd pleasing live tracks "9 to 5" and her hilarious rendition of "Lazy Bones".Album Details
Beccy Cole is One of Australian Country Music's Most In-demand Performers and her Album "Feel this Free" Has Produced Two Number One Singles to Date. Beccy Visited the Middle East Over Christmas 2005 to Entertain the Troops Kept from their Families and the Trip was Truly Inspirational. However, her Performances Attracted Some Stinging Criticism from a Former Fan and She Dediced to Respond the Best Way She Knows How - Through her Music. The Result is an Honest, Touching and Thought Provoking Song Titled "Poster Girl" which Has Received an Outstanding Response Since She First Performed it at her Sell Out Show in Tamworth. It Has Been Added to this Album Edition Along with the Crowd Pleasing Live Tracks "9 to 5" and her Hilarious Rendition of "Lazy Bones".Customer Reviews:
Great CD.......2007-02-09
Robert A. Hall
Cpl, USMC, 1964-68
SSgt, USMCR, 1977-83
Author of "The Good Bits."
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The Essential Leontyne Price
Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000003FWD Release Date: 1996-08-13 |
Tracks:
- Aida: Act I: Ritorna vincitor!
- Aida: Act I: E l'amor mio?
- Aida: Act I: I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante
- Aida: Act III: Qui Radames verra!
- Aida: Act III: O patria mia
- Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: (Prelude)
- Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ecco l'orrido campo
- Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
- Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: A tal colpa e nulla il pianto
- Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: Morro, ma prima in grazia
- Il Trovatore: Act I: Che piu t'arresti?
- Il Trovatore: Act I: Tacea la notte placida
- Il Trovatore: Act I: Di tale amor che dirsi
- Il Trovatore: Act IV: Siam giunti
- Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee
- Ernani: Act I: Surta e la notte
- Ernani: Act I: Ernani! Ernani, involami
- Ernani: Act I: Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani
- La forza del destino: Act II: Son giunta! Grazie, o Dio!
- La forza del destino: Act II: Madre, madre, pietosa Vergine
- La forza del destino: Act II: La Vergine degli angeli
- La forza del destino: Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio
Tracks:
- Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Come scoglio immoto resta
- Madama Butterfly: Act II: Piangi? Perche?; Un bel di vedremo
- Madama Butterfly: Act III: Tu? tu? piccolo Iddio!
- TOSCA: Act II: Vissi d'arte
- Manon Lescaut: Act II: In quelle trine morbide
- Manon Lescaut: Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata
- Dialogues des Carmelites: Act III: Mes filles, voila que s'acheve
- Don Giovanni: Act I: Don Ottavio, son morta!
- Don Giovanni: Act I: Or sai chi l'onore
- Don Giovanni: Act II: Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene!
- Don Giovanni: Act II: Non mi dir
- Turandot: Act I: Signore, ascolta!
- Turandot: Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta
- Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich
- Antony And Cleopatra: Act III: Give me my robe
Tracks:
- Otello: Era piu calmo?
- Otello: Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Willow Song)
- Otello: Ave Maria
- Fidelio: Act I: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
- Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!
- Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
- La Traviata: Act I: E strano, e strano !
- La Traviata: Act I: Ah, fors' e lui
- La Traviata: Act I: Sempre libera
- Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: E Susanna non vien!
- Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: Dove sono
- Die Agyptische Helena: Act II: Awakening Scene
- La rondine: Ore dolci e divine
- Salome: Finale
Tracks:
- Eugene Onegin: Act II: Puskai pogibnu ya
- Eugene Onegin: Act II: Ya k vam pishu
- Eugene Onegin: Act II: Net, nikomu na svete
- Eugene Onegin: Act II: No tak i byt'!
- La rondine: Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
- VANESSA: Act I: He Has Come, He Has Come!
- VANESSA: Act I: Do Not Utter A Word
- Carmen: Act I: Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguidilla)
- Manon: Act II: Allons! il le faut!
- Manon: Act II: Adieu, notre petite table
- Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Vegliammo invan due notti
- Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Una macchia e qui tuttora
- La Boheme: Act IIII: Addio. Donde lieta usci (Mimi's Addio)
- Die Frau ohne Schatten: Act II: Empress's Awakening Scene
- Dido and Aeneas: Act III: Thy Hand, Belinda!
- Dido and Aeneas: Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth
- Don Carlo: Act V: Tu che le vanita conoscesti del mondo
Tracks:
- Otello: Act I: Gia nella notte
- Otello: Act I: Quando narravi
- Otello: Act I: Venga la morte!
- Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Ah, guarda, sorella
- Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba, bimba, non piangere
- Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba dagli occhi
- Madama Butterfly: Act I: Vogliatemi bene
- Requiem: Recordare
- Porgy And Bess: Act II: Bess, You Is My Woman
- Norma: Act III: Me chiami, o Norma
- Norma: Act III: Mira, o Norma
- Ernani: Act II: Tu, perfida!
- Ernani: Act II: Ah, morir, potessi adesso
- Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Sorella, cosa dici?
- Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Prendero quel brunettino
- Aida: Act IV: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse
- Aida: Act IV: Presago il core della tua condanna
- Aida: Act IV: Vedi? Di morte l'angelo
- Aida: Act IV: O terra, addio
Tracks:
- Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Teco io sto!
- Aida: Act III: Ciel! mio padre!
- Aida: Act III: Rivedrai le forest imbalsamate
- Aida: Act III: In armi ora si desta il popol nostro
- Aida: Act III: Padre! a costoro schiava non sono
- Requiem: Angus Dei
- Manon Lescaut: Act I: Oh, saro la piu bella!; Tu, tu, amore?
- Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Soave sia il vento
- Porgy And Bess: Act II: I Loves You, Porgy
- Aida: Act II: Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza
- Aida: Act II: Fu la sorte dell'armi
- Aida: Act II: Pieta ti prenda del mio dolor
- Aida: Act II: Alla prompa che s'appresta
- Il Trovatore: Act IV: Udiste?
- Il Trovatore: Act IV: Mira, di acerbe lagrime
- Il Trovatore: Act IV: Vivra! Contende il giubilo
- Madama Butterfly: Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Flower Duet)
- Carmen: Act IV: C'est toi! - C'est moi!
- Carmen: Act IV: Ou vas-tu? - Laisse-moi!
Tracks:
- Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Villanelle
- Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Le spectre de la rose
- Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Sur les lagunes
- Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Absence
- Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Au cimetiere (Clair de lune)
- Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: L'ile inconnue
- Four Last Songs: Fruhling
- Four Last Songs: September
- Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen
- Four Last Songs: Im Abendrot
- Clair de lune, Op.46, No.2: Clair de lune
- Notre amour, Op.23, No.2: Notre amour
- Au cimetiere, Op.51, No.2: Au cimetiere
- Au bord de l'eau, Op.8, No.1: Au bord de l'eau
- No.1, Cinq melodies de Venise, Op.58: Mandoline
- Main dominee par le coeur
- Miroirs brulants No.2: Je nommerai ton front
- Miroirs brulants No.1: Tu vois le feu du soir
- Ce doux petit visage
Tracks:
- Knoxville: Summer Of 1915, Op.24: Knoxville: Summer Of 1915
- Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
- Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
- Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
- Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Du Ring an meinem Finger
- Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
- Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Susser Freund, du blickest
- Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
- Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
- Widmung (No.1, Myrthen, Op.25): Widmung
- Mignon (No.28, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Mignon
- Volksliedchen, Op.51, No.2: Volksliedchen
- Schone Wiege meiner Leiden (No.5, Liederkreis, Op.24): Schone Wiege meiner Leiden
- Er ist's (No.23, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Er ist's
- Heiss mich nicht reden (No.5, Lieder und Gesand aus Wilhelm Meister)
- Lust der Sturmnacht, Op.35, No.1: Lust der Sturmnacht
- Allerseelen, Op.10, No.8: Allerseelen
- Schlagende Herzen
- Freundliche Vision, Op.48, No.1: Freundliche Vision
- Wie sollten wir geheim, Op.19, No.4: Wie sollten wir geheim
- Der Gartner (Morike-Lieder No.17)
- Lebe wohl (Morike-Lieder No.36)
- Morgentau (From An Old Songbook)
- Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt (Spanisches Liederbuch No.34)
Tracks:
- Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
- Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
- His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
- 'Roun' About De Mountain - Various Artists
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
- Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
- Were You There - Various Artists
- He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
- Deep River - Various Artists
- Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
- My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
- On Ma Journey - Various Artists
- A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
- Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
- Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
- Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
- There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
- Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
- Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
- My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
- Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
- I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists
Tracks:
- Holy, Holy, Holy
- Lead, Kindly Light
- Blessed Assurance
- Ave Maria
- What A Friend We Have In Jesus
- Amazing Grace
- The Lord's Prayer
- Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
- The Church's One Foundation
- Bless This House
- I Need Thee Every Hour
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- I Wonder As I Wander
- Ave Maria
- Porgy And Bess: Summertime
- America The Beautiful
- Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing
- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
- Battle Hymn Of The Republic
Tracks:
- Chants tziganes, Op. 103: He Zigeuner
- Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
- Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
- Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Lieber Gott, du weisst
- Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Brauner Bursche
- Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Roselein dreie in der Reihe
- Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
- Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Rote Abendwolken
- Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I: Io son l'umile ancella
- This Little Light O'Mine
- Interview With Leontyne Price By John Pfeiffer
Amazon.com
This 11-CD set, one might say jokingly, contains all the music ever written for the soprano voice and a bit for mezzo as well. And indeed, it's a staggering collection: In addition to her great Verdi heroines (the two Leonoras, Aida, Amelia, and Elvira in Ernani), Price is heard in her Puccini roles--Manon Lescaut, Butterfly, Tosca--and at least two dozen other roles, most of which she never sang on stage. Here are her heroic, secure Leonore in Fidelio, Strauss's high-flying Egyptian Helen, Purcell's Dido, Barber's Cleopatra, Bellini's Norma, Ariadne, Verdi's Violetta and Desdemona, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Countess, and Fiordiligi. Some are, naturally, more successful than others; almost none are embarrassing (Carmen comes close). In addition, she sings songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss--none of them as well as say, Janet Baker or Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Barber's Knoxville, etc.--quite beautifully. Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été is not very good, but a group of spirituals is. In all, however, this is an amazing display by one of the century's greatest sopranos. There may be no new depths plumbed here, but the singing is a knockout. --Robert LevineCustomer Reviews:
A Long Time Coming..........2006-03-30
An American Icon....I will forever be a loyal fan and admirer!!
Her Best Album.......2006-01-01
This collection is overwhelming. Leontyne Price proves herself to be a masterful artist of diverse repertoire. Pity she didn't really sing these on stage because she would have put Maria Callas and all the reigning divas before and after her to shame. Listen to her remarkable, unsurpassed Mozart repertoire. This she did sing in opera houses, probably because Mozart does not require a true lyrico-spinto heavyness and smaller opera houses can accomodate Mozartian voices that do not often rise above the staff/orchestra. She sang exquisite Fiordiligis at the Met. The arias from Cosi Fan Tutte here - Soave sia il vento, O Guarda Sorelle and the fiendishly difficult vocal showcase "Come Scoglio" with its vertiginious scales are all fine samples of Miss Price's artistry. She sang Susanna and Donna Anna with beauty and bravura. The Salome excerpt is quite thrilling. She would have made a terrific Salome but the role is quite difficult and it would have surely killed her voice. Leontyne Price was the number one Verdi soprano. Every opera cognoscente will tell you that. When you hear the excerpts from Verdi operas here - Lady Macbeth's Sleepwalking Scene, Aida's arias, Leonora's arias from Trovatore and Leonora's arias from Forza Del Destino, particularly La Virgine Del Angeli and the ravishing Pace Pace Mio Dio- are the best renditions of Verdi soprano singing. Anyone who wants to study how to sing in the letter-to-letter Verdi lyrico spinto style should hear these arias. A voice like Leontyne cannot be easily imitated. Maria Callas's own voice can be imitated as Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu has proven. Leontyne was in a class of her own, a voice that is both dramatic and beautiful to hear. However, most people find fault in her lack of dramatic interpretation. I say they're not hearing hard enough. Yes, there is excessive beauty in her singing but she understood that the opera heroines should sound beautiful because they are beautiful and though I never saw her on stage, from the recordings I hear she sounds dramatic and character-driven enough for me to be satisfied. For a devoted fan of Leontyne Price, this album is the Holy Grail. She sings the most beautiful Norma, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Aida, Violetta, Madame Lidoin, Suor Angelica, Susanna, Dona Ana, Gilda, Fiordiligi, Desdemona and countless other heroines. The last cd is a collection of Gospel, spirituals and patriotic songs. These "American", non-opera selections find her in beautiful voice and she is actually paying tribute to her roots. She was not only African-American, but a Southerner from Mississippi. Her voice must have been heavenly to hear in Church! This is the album that made me love Leontyne.
Price At Her Peak.......2005-05-02
This album contains arias from operas that I didn't even know she performed- La Traviata (yes, Leontyne Price as Violetta is a moving and powerful interpretation, executed with sublime beauty. She finds herself the equal to Callas in the role- for Callas had a big voice for a role that calls for the "dying" effect. Thus, Price, like Callas, could sing roles that call for beauty and not just dramatic vigor. It's unfortunate that unlike the stars that were rising in her time- Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills and Montserrat Caballe- Price never mastered the bel canto repertoire - Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini (although she sang a sensational Norma, excerpts are found in this recording). But her strongest suit was Verdi. She had the voice Verdi was looking for in a soprano- rich, dramatic, beautiful, able to fill up the lines with smoky and velvety hues and a gleaming high top. Check out her Amelia in Un Ballo In Maschera, her Leonora in Trovatore, her Leonora in La Forza Del Destino. Of course, her greatest role, her signature role, and one which she connected with on a personal/ancestral level was that of Aida. The first selections in this recording are from that masterpiece. As Aida, she was at her best. It was easy for her somehow, when most other sopranos tackle the role with difficulty. She conveys grace, nobility, passion and spirituality in the role of the tragic Ethiopian princess.
Further roles she excelled in that are on this recording is Desdemona in Otello, which she sung opposite Placido Domingo. Their masterful voices blend together harmonically and gloriously in the Act 1 Love Duet. She's quite the ground-breaking artist. Most Violettas in Traviata or Desdemona in Otello are Caucasian lyric soprano (Desdemona was white, Otello was black, that was Shakespeare's intention) but in opera, race does not matter and Leontyne Price's voice made her a star in a time when it was incredibly difficult for a black woman to sing opera. From the start of the century, opera was always associated with white Europeans and later on Americans. But Leontyne Price followed the inspirational example of the gutsy contralto Marian Anderson, who suffered a lot of rejection in opera due to skin color in pre-Civil Rights Movement 30's, 40's and 50's. Finally in the late 50's, Anderson, after a lifetime of singing only in private concerts and recitals, debuted at the Met as Ulrica in Un Ballo. Leontyne Price immediately picked up where she left- singing all the soprano diva roles typically associated with white singers - especially Tosca. Her Tosca is second to her Aida. As Tosca, she encompasses the diva who dies for love in the most thrilling way.
Other than Tosca, Puccini heroines were just as magnificent vehicles for her voice. She sang Madame Butterfly to great acclaim. I dont know how she did it but she suddenly ceased to be herself and became the frail, naive, lovesick Japanese Geisha. Softness and fragility is also mixed with the maturity of a woman in love, with passion and dramatic vocal color. She sang La Rondine with equal success, though this role is more along the lines of Violetta/Traviata. She sang Suor Angelica, she sang in modern works such as Barber's Antony and Cleopatra- in that infamous Zefferelli production- she sang Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, she sang in Dialoge of the Carmelites. All these are on here, along with her Baroque specialties- Dido in Dido and Aeneas. Her Mozart voice is also the best I've heard, really, even with a more dramatic and beautiful charm than other singers I've heard. She sang the acrobatic role of Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, both Dona Ana and Donva Elvira in Don Giovanni. I prefer her as Dona Ana, she is all fire, despair, intensity and repressed desire, but she sings a hysterical and lovesick Elvira with a passion as well. She even sang the Countess in Le Nozze Di Figaro. But the sky was the limit to Price. She even sang, in a Jessie Norman way, the Wagner role of Isolde. Her "Liebestod" is the greatest I've heard since Birgit Nilsson, with a passion that stemmed from her religious Gospel heart.
This is a great album and I recommend it to any fan of Price and any fan of opera in general. If you have never heard Price and want to start somewhere, start with this one. This one or the Prima Donna Collection.
of course world class.......2000-08-14
the greatest american soprano of the 20th century.......1999-12-12
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The Voice of Bernstein
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009K8LKC Release Date: 2005-06-14 |
Tracks:
- Something's Coming - Jose Carreras
- Maria - Jose Carreras
- Tonight - Jose Carreras
- America - Tatiana Troyanos
- One Hand, One Heart - Jose Carreras
- I Feel Pretty - Kiri Te Kanawa
- Gee, Officer Krupke - Marty Nelson
- Somewhere - Marilyn Horne
- New York, New York - Thomas Hampson
- Come Up To My Place (Taxi Number) - Kurt Ollmann
- Carried Away - Frederica Von Stade
- Pitkin's Song - Samuel Ramey
- Some Other Time - Kurt Ollmann
- Lucky To Be Me - Thomas Hampson
- Oh, Happy We - Jerry Hadley
- Glitter And Be Gay - June Anderson
- Nothing More Than This - Jerry Hadley
- Make Our Garden Grow (Finale) - London Symphony Chorus
Tracks:
- A Quiet Girl - George Gaynes
- A Little Bit In Love - Edith Adams
- It's Love - Edith Adams
- 'Big Stuff' Blues - Ruth Mense
- You're Late (Sam) - Chester Ludgin
- The President Jefferson Sunday Lucheon March - Thomas Hampson
- Take Care Of This House - June Anderson
- Love Duet - Thomas Hampson
- The Love Of My Life - Thomas Hampson
- Mr. And Mrs. Webb Say Goodnight - Thomas Hampson
- The Pennycandystore Beyond The El - John Reardon
- Storyette H.M. - Donald Gramm
- What Lips My Lips Have Kissed - Nancy Williams
- Psalm 108 (Verse 2)/Psalm 100 (Complete) - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor
- Psalm 23 (Complete)/Psalm 2 (Verses 1-4) - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor
- Psalm 131 (Complete)/Psalm 133 (Verse 1) - Wiener Jeunesse-Chor
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Feel This Free
Beccy Cole Manufacturer: Universal/ABC ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00080M7DA Release Date: 2005-05-10 |
Tracks:
- Rainbows, Dreams and Butterflies
- Better Woman
- Just Because She Always Was
- So Good for So Long
- To Feel This Free
- You Can't Have That
- Clown Song
- Leave Love Out of This
- His Hometown
- Jesse
- Some Lessons
- Someone Else's Shoes
- Girls Out Here
Tracks:
- Ride 'Em Cowboy [*] - Beccy Cole, Sara Storer
- (You're So Square) Babe I Don't Care [*] - Beccy Cole,
- Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky [*] - Beccy Cole, Gina Jeffreys
- She Thinks I Still Care [*] - Beccy Cole, Adam Harvey
- Pleasure and Pain [*]
Album Description
Australia's most loved female Country Music artist and four times Golden Guitar winner, Beccy Cole releases her fourth album "Feel This Free". Initial release will include a Limited Edition Live Bonus Disc with Beccy and friends - artists that appear are Gina Jeffreys, Adam Harvey, Sara Storer plus the track 'Pleasure And Pain' from the Crossing The Tracks compilation. ABC Records. 2005.Album Details
From the Australian Country Star's Website: "i Wanted to Make an Album that Displayed all Aspects of My Personality and I'm Pretty Sure We've Nailed It! Sometimes the Songs Are a Little Revealing (Which Can Make a Girl a Bit Nervous at Times), and There is Plenty of "fun and Crazy." I Do Think that Over All, this Album is Bigger, Louder and Hopefully Has Everything that Those Considering Buying it Might Need! It's Hard to Believe that I've Reached Album Number Four. I Feel So Lucky to have Had So Many Opportunities to Make the Kind of Music I Love So Much. This Limited Edition Includes a Bonus Disk which features Duets with Some of My Favourite People. Sara Storer features on "ride `em Cowboy," Gina Jeffreys on "rough and Rocky," Adam Harvey on "she Thinks I Still Care" and My Mum, Carole Sturtzel on "you're So Square."Customer Reviews:
Beccy should be a star worldwide.......2007-03-28
If you like strong women, Beccy Cole's music is essential for your collection.
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Dance Beat 90's, Volume 2
Tag Team , Technotronic w/ Ya Kid K , Groove Theory , Sunscreem , B.G. The Prince of Rap , Candyman , Lisette Melendez , Tony Terry , Martika , and Jon B. Featuring Babyface Manufacturer: Sony Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000SVJ4MG |
Product Description
Song list: 01. Tag Team - Whoom! (There It Is) 02. Technotronic feat. YA Kid K - Move This 03. Groove Theory - Tell Me 04. Sunscreem - Love U More 05. Martika - Toy Soldiers 06. B.G. The Prince of Rap - This Beat Is Hot 07. Warrant - I Saw Red 08. Jon B. feat. Babyface - Someone To Love 09. Heavy D. & The Boyz - Now That We Found Love 10. Rozalla - Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) 11. Surface - The First Time 12. New Kids On The Block - Step By Step 13. Candyman - Knockin' Boots 14. The Cover Girls - Wishing On A Star 15. Lisette Melendez - Together Forever 16. Tony Terry - With You 17. Bad English - Possession
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[3 CD Dance pack] Strictly Rhythm Superjams, Vol. 1 / Street Mix '96 / Euromix: Hot Dance Hits
Gonna Take Time - Trinity , Satisfy My Love - Sabrina Johnston . Feel The Spirit - Giant City We Gotta Love - Kym Sims , Hold On - Yojo Working . Glowing Sun On The Rising Tide (Shine On) - Kapta, The Colour Inside - TI. PI. CAL. Let This Be A Prayer - Rollo Goes Spiritual , Killing Me Softly - BTF , Inspiration - Strike , It's Whats Up Front That Counts - Lovedeejay Akemi Zombie - Ororo , Lover, Friend (Lookin' For My Homie Mix) - R. Kelly, Age Aint Nothin But A Number - Aaliyah Homie , Get Lifted - Keith Thuggish Ruggish Bone - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony , Sexual Healing - Max-A-Million, Take It Easy - Mad Lion Sprinkle Me - E-40 Emotions - H-Town , Runnin' (Jay Dee Extended Mix) - The Pharcyde , I Can Call You - Portrait The Inc. Ride (Radio Remix) - Masta Ace Inc. , free mood in swing mixultra nate, return of the mack - mark morrison, nightmare - brain bug the cardigans - loverfool , mueve la cadera - reel to real, nold your head up - borisdlugosch dp you midss me - jocelyn enriquez , and make the world go round - sandy b., & MANY MORE 1991 - me &my ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000P1ZWAC |
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Feel Free to Fall Away
Kao Tao Manufacturer: Unafrank ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00006IS94 Release Date: 2002-08-13 |
Tracks:
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Before The Flood
- Undercover
- Memory Of Jane
- Pioneer
- The Way That You Used To Be
- Think Of It All
- Blame It On Your Honor
- Top Of The List
- I Turned Around
- Don't You Make Me Dry Again
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Feel This Free
Beccy Cole Manufacturer: ABC Music Oz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00080M7DK Release Date: 2005-07-26 |
Tracks:
- Rainbows, Dreams and Butterflies
- Better Woman
- Just Because He Always Has
- So Good for So Long
- To Feel This Free
- You Can't Have That
- Clown Song
- Leave Love Out of This
- His Hometown
- Jesse
- Some Lessons
- Someone Else's Shoes
- Girls Out Here
Album Description
Australia's most loved female Country Music artist and four times Golden Guitar winner, Beccy Cole releases her fourth album 'Feel This Free'. 13 tracks in total. ABC Records. 2005.Album Details
From the Australian Country Star's Website: "i Wanted to Make an Album that Displayed all Aspects of My Personality and I'm Pretty Sure We've Nailed It! Sometimes the Songs Are a Little Revealing (Which Can Make a Girl a Bit Nervous at Times), and There is Plenty of "fun and Crazy." I Do Think that Over All, this Album is Bigger, Louder and Hopefully Has Everything that Those Considering Buying it Might Need! It's Hard to Believe that I've Reached Album Number Four. I Feel So Lucky to have Had So Many Opportunities to Make the Kind of Music I Love So Much. Australia's Most Loved Female Country Music Artist and Four Times Golden Guitar Winner. Produced by Award Winning Producer Rod Mccormack.Music Album:
- Forty Great Country Duets [Import]
- Frazier River
- Great Country Songs [Original recording remastered]
- Happy Cajun [Original recording remastered]
- Holding Rugged Ground: The Civil War Along the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
- Home Fires/Living in the Circle [Enhanced] [Import]
- Honky Tonk Masquerade
- Honky Tonk Reprise
- In the Air
- It Might as Well Be the Moon [Live]
