La Part Des Anges [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. Volutes Gitanes
2. Trace
3. Frehel
4. Le Fil Du Rasoir
5. Detournement De Voyageurs (Gare Du Nord)
6. Maurice Pilorge
7. Tout Doit Disparaitre
8. Les Dortoirs
9. Lea Anges
10. Les Petits Paves
11. Pas D Pot
12. Le Fleuve
13. Voyage En Palestine

La Part Des Anges,Casse Pipe,Wagram/Kerig,World Music
Les Lumières du Baroque: Une Encyclopédie Musicale (Box Set)
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    Les Lumières du Baroque: Une Encyclopédie Musicale (Box Set)

    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    CourantesCourantes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    GigueGigue | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    SarabandeSarabande | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    TriosTrios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by BiberAll Works by Biber | Biber, Heinrich Ignaz | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by BoccheriniAll Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Byrd, WilliamByrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Caldara, AntonioCaldara, Antonio | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by CharpentierAll Works by Charpentier | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by CorelliAll Works by Corelli | Corelli, Arcangelo | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by Louis CouperinAll Works by Louis Couperin | Couperin, Louis | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by DowlandAll Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by GesualdoAll Works by Gesualdo | Gesualdo, Carlo | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Kapsberger, GiovanniKapsberger, Giovanni | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by LassusAll Works by Lassus | Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by LullyAll Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by LuzzaschiAll Works by Luzzaschi | Luzzaschi, Luzzasco | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by MaraisAll Works by Marais | Marais, Marin | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    All Works by PachelbelAll Works by Pachelbel | Pachelbel, Johann | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by PergolesiAll Works by Pergolesi | Pergolesi, Gio Battista | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by RameauAll Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by Gio Battista SammartiniAll Works by Gio Battista Sammartini | Sammartini, Gio Battista | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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    All Works by SweelinckAll Works by Sweelinck | Sweelinck, JanPieterszoon | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by TartiniAll Works by Tartini | Tartini, Giuseppe | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Telemann, Georg PhilippTelemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by VivaldiAll Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    ConcertinosConcertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Concerto GrossiConcerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    FuguesFugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Trio SonatasTrio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    ClassicalClassical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Incidental MusicIncidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    ToccatasToccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    RequiemsRequiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    OrganOrgan | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    FluteFlute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    OboeOboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    RecorderRecorder | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    GuitarGuitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    LuteLute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    ViolinViolin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    Academy of Ancient MusicAcademy of Ancient Music | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Gambill, RobertGambill, Robert | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Baroque (c.1600-1750)Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    EnglishEnglish | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    AnthemsAnthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    CapricesCaprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MadrigalsMadrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MagnificatsMagnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    MotetsMotets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    PassionsPassions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    PsalmsPsalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    RequiemsRequiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Te DeumTe Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Vocal Works by J.S. BachVocal Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00005REQH
    Release Date: 2002-02-12
    A History of Baroque Music
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      A History of Baroque Music
      Orlando de Lassus , Carlo Gesualdo , Claudio Monteverdi , Domenico Mazzocchi , Pietro Francesco Cavalli , Guillaume Bouzignac , Heinrich Schutz , Johann Hermann Schein , Johann Rosenmuller , Dietrich Buxtehude , Henry Purcell , George Frideric Handel , Giovanni Battista Pergolesi , Antonio Vivaldi , Jean-Baptiste Lully , Michel-Richard Delalande , Marc-Antoine Charpentier , Francois Couperin , Henry Du Mont , Andre Campra , Jean-Philippe Rameau , Luigi Rossi , Antonio Caldara , Francisco Antonio de Almeida , Johann Sebastian Bach , Rene Jacobs , and Bruce Dickey
      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Caldara, AntonioCaldara, Antonio | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by CharpentierAll Works by Charpentier | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by GesualdoAll Works by Gesualdo | Gesualdo, Carlo | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by LassusAll Works by Lassus | Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by LullyAll Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by MonteverdiAll Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by PergolesiAll Works by Pergolesi | Pergolesi, Gio Battista | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      Purcell, HenryPurcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by RameauAll Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by VivaldiAll Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      SymphoniesSymphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante
      Incidental MusicIncidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      RequiemsRequiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      Schola Cantorum BasiliensisSchola Cantorum Basiliensis | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      AnthemsAnthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      MagnificatsMagnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      MotetsMotets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      PassionsPassions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      PsalmsPsalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      RequiemsRequiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Te DeumTe Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B000028TYO
      Release Date: 1999-10-12
      La Part des Anges
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        La Part des Anges
        Casse Pipe
        Manufacturer: Wagram/Kerig
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
        InternationalInternational | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000046RVS

        Tracks:

        1. Volutes Gitanes
        2. Trace
        3. Frehel
        4. Le Fil Du Rasoir
        5. Detournement De Voyageurs (Gare Du Nord)
        6. Maurice Pilorge
        7. Tout Doit Disparaitre
        8. Les Dortoirs
        9. Lea Anges
        10. Les Petits Paves
        11. Pas D Pot
        12. Le Fleuve
        13. Voyage En Palestine
        La Part Des Anges
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          La Part Des Anges
          Casse Pipe
          Manufacturer: Msi Music
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000N0QZ5G
          Release Date: 2004-01-01
          Nellie Melba: The Complete Victor Recordings (1907-1916)
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • Just one omission
          • Prima Donna Assoluta
          • In a class by herself
          • Only One Melba
          Nellie Melba: The Complete Victor Recordings (1907-1916)

          Manufacturer: Romophone
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by DonizettiAll Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by DebussyAll Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Foster, StephenFoster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by GounodAll Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          Lalo, EdouardLalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by MassenetAll Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAll Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          All Works by PucciniAll Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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          All Works by WalkerAll Works by Walker | Walker, George | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          FluteFlute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ClassicalClassical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B000001S3E
          Release Date: 1994-01-01

          Tracks:

          1. Rigoletto: Caro Name
          2. La Boheme: Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi
          3. La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla - Nellie Melba/Enrico Caruso
          4. Tosca: Vissi D'arte
          5. Faust: Air Des Bijoux: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle
          6. La Traviata: Ah! Fors' E Lui... Sempre Libera
          7. La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
          8. Good-Bye
          9. La Serenata - Nellie Melba/Ada Sassoli
          10. Per Valli, Per Boschi - Nellie Melba/Charles Gilibert
          11. Un Ange Est Venu - Nellie Melba/Charles Gilibert
          12. Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes - Nellie Melba/Ada Sassoli
          13. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
          14. Hamlet: Mad Scene, Part 1: A Vos Jeux, Mes Amis, Permettez-Moi De Grace
          15. Hamlet: Mad Scene, Part 2: Pale Et Blonde, Dort Sous L'eau Profonde
          16. Se Seran Rose
          17. Lucia De Lammermoor: Mad Scene: Alfin Son Tua - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
          18. Lo! Here The Gentle Lark - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
          19. Il Pensieroso: Sweet Bird - Nellie Melba/Charles K. North
          20. Mattinata

          Tracks:

          1. En Sourdine
          2. Down In The Forest
          3. The White Sea Mist
          4. D'une Prison
          5. Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
          6. Otello: Willow Song: Piangea Cantando Nell'Erma Landa
          7. Otello: Ave Maria, Piena Di Grazia
          8. La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
          9. O Lovely Night
          10. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
          11. La Boheme: Mi Chiamano Mimi
          12. La Boheme: Donde Lieta Usci Al Tuo Grido D'amore
          13. La Traviata: Ah! Fors' E Lui...Follie, Follie!...Sempre Libera
          14. Lo! Here The Gentle Lark - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
          15. Le Nozze Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
          16. Se Saran Rose
          17. Faust: Air Des Bijoux: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle
          18. Il Piensieroso: Sweet Bird - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
          19. Lucia De Lammermoor: Mad Scene: Ardon Gl'incensi - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
          20. Don Cesar De Bazan: Sevillana: A Seville, Belles Senoras
          21. Hamlet: Mad Scene: Des Larmes De La Nuit

          Tracks:

          1. Le Roi D'ys: Aubade: Puisqu' On Ne Peut Flechir... Vainement, Ma Bien Aimee
          2. Tosca: Vissi D'arte
          3. Otello: Willow Song: Piangea Cantando Nell'Erma Landa
          4. Otello: Ave Maria, Piena Di Grazia
          5. Good-Bye
          6. O Lovely Night
          7. By The Brook-Idyll - Nellie Melba/John Lemmone
          8. Il Re Pastore: L'amero, Saro Costante - Nellie Melba/Jan Kubelik
          9. Ave Maria 'Medtation On J.S. Bach's Prld in C' - Nellie Melba/Jan Kubelik
          10. Magdalen At Michael's Gate
          11. Mandoline
          12. Romance
          13. Louise: Depuis Le Jour
          14. Louise: Depuis Le Jour
          15. Old Folks At Home
          16. John Anderson, My Jo
          17. Comin' Thro' The Rye
          18. Les Anges Pleurent
          19. Chant Venetien
          20. Annie Laurie
          21. Songs My Mother Taught Me
          22. Songs My Mother Taught Me

          Customer Reviews:

          3 out of 5 stars Just one omission.......2001-02-02

          There is another recording of "Goodbye" by N.Melba on Victor 95012,released in the US in 1905.I wonder why it is not included in this "complete" Romophone release?

          5 out of 5 stars Prima Donna Assoluta.......1999-11-29

          Just how much Nellie Melba can one take at one sitting? Judging by this set an awful lot and that is no mean achievement given the unflattering recording, and Melba's maddening habit of recording an aria again and again. Melba's singing lacks charm - judging from contemporary reports the lady could boast little of this anyway. But it has an astonishing technique, a limpid and glorious tone, and at times some indefinable but terribly moving quality. A great, great singer - in fact for my money marginally the best on record.

          5 out of 5 stars In a class by herself.......1999-11-23

          Melba achieves perfection more often than any other singer (with the exception of Pol Plancon). Her phrases, her high notes, her ritardandi are beyond conventional emotion and beauty. There is something almost otherworldly in her best moments. In the grand Puccini arias, she seems at first too cool, too controlled. But you soon notice her supreme artistry as well as the fire, the sheer physical force just beneath the utterly smooth surface. In fact, she is sometimes more explosive, more dramatic, than the great Callas herself. And she gives so much of herself! In the Boheme arias, her generosity is perhaps most apparent. In marveling at one perfect top note after another, one almost does not realize how cohesive she can make the pieces seem, how architectural and intelligent her approach is.

          5 out of 5 stars Only One Melba.......1999-02-12

          That was certainly Dame Nellie's assessment of herself, and she must have been something. Yes, both Peach Melba and Melba toast are named after her, and yes, she was worshipped. Even such a curmudgeon as Bernard Shaw could appreciate her greatness. Puccini praised the fact that she sang HIS music, not "Melba-Puccini." So why, then, do her recordings not reveal to us the scope of her artistry? Granted, we can marvel at the technical accomplishments (listen, for example, to the "Hamlet" mad scene, or "Sweet Bird") and occasionally catch a phrase that makes us understand what she was about, but she lacks the grandeur and opulence of Ponselle, or the tender vulnerability of Galli-Curci. It may be that Melba was, after all, an artist of the theatre, and that the cramped, primitive conditions of early recording studios simply did not inspire her to her greatest work. However, for devotees of Golden Age voices, this Romophone set is indispensible. The transfers are masterfully done, so that even those allergic to the acoustic sound of early recordings will not be bothered.

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