Ojitos Lindos

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"Juan Miguel is a charismatic and enchanting singer"

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CD tiltle "Ojitos Lindos" by Juan Miguel. 12page booklet with photos of the artist throughout the booklet as well as the lyrics of each song. The cover photo is a picture of the artist with a white background.

Ojitos Lindos

Ojitos Lindos,Juan Miguel,Independent,A mix of tracks for dancing the night away - Salsa, Merengue or Bachata.

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Berlioz Edition (Box Set) Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bainbridge, Elisabeth | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Berlioz, Hector | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs Vivaldi: The Masterworks (Box Set) Mendelssohn: The Masterworks [Box Set] Bruckner: The Complete Symphonies Handel: The Masterworks (Box Set) ASIN: B000093OSH Release Date: 2003-12-16

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Sir Colin Davis has long been considered the world's finest Berlioz conductor, and over the years, Philips has released all of the composer's major works with Davis at the helm. Now, they're all here, in a 24-CD box, and it is an astonishing achievement. This treasure trove consists of the definitive, available readings of Les Troyens, Béatrice et Bénédict, and Benvenuto Cellini; a wonderfully energetic, passionate Roméo et Juliette; a Te Deum which is huge yet clear and not over-the-top for its own sake; Les Nuits d'été with different singers (of varying ranges in different songs), as Berlioz wanted them performed; the young Dame Janet Baker superb in Herminie and La Mort de Cléopatre; a relaxed, sweet Enfance du Christ; a Requiem which could knock you over; a Damnation de Faust which is both lyrical and exciting; a performance of Lélio which almost makes sense of that strange work; a Symphonie Fantastiquewith atmosphere and thrills; along with 7 overtures, 5 songs, and more. In addition to the moderate price, the packaging is such that the 24 CDs takes up less space than just the earlier releases of Cellini and Troyens together. This is one-stop shopping at its best. --Robert Levine

Average customer rating: A tempting treasury, but only a few performances are great Berlioz with immaginative variety

The Berlioz Experience Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Paris Symphony Orchestra | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Shostakovich: Concertos; Orchestral Suites; Chamber Symphonies Grieg: Complete Music with Orchestra Bruckner: The Nine Symphonies; Helgoland Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies; 7 Overtures Brahms: Complete String Quartets, Quintets & Sextets ASIN: B00008RWRJ Release Date: 2003-10-14

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A tempting treasury, but only a few performances are great.......2007-02-03

Ten discs of Berlioz is a sumptuous offering, and temptingly cheap at Amazon Marketplace. DG has used this occasion to repackage some outstanding performances. At the top of the list goes James Levine's electrifying Requiem from Berlin, with playing and singing to match the conductor's inspiration. Also exciting--perhaps surprisingly so--is Abbado's Te Deum, which has rawer edges and sharper focus than Colin Davis's on Philips, long the standard version.

Dropping down a notch in quality, we have an elegantly played Romeo et Juliette by the Boston Symphony, superbly recorded, that has few rivals for refined virtuosity. But after a while Seiji Ozawa's approach seems to lack depth and meaning; he's skating over the surface of the musical drama, however brilliantly. Sharp and brilliant also describes Myung-Whun Chung's contribution, a Symponie fantastique, two overtures, and the Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens, all with his well-trained Bastille Opera orchestra. Chung is to the manner born in Berlioz, but so are greater conductors in these works, including Munch and Markevitch.

At about the same quality level I'd place the Mort de Cleopatre, a dullish early vocal scene sung with plushness by Jessye Norman, and Kiri Te Kanawa's Les Nuits d'Ete, which is ravishing in terms of sheer vocalism but otherwise vacant. Daniel Barenboim's slack conducting does the piece no favors, either, which holds true on a much larger scale for his Damnation of Faust. This is a typical Barenboim product, full of lush sounds, excellent singing, big-scale orchestral work, but leading to a meager artistic payoff. Barenboim's Faust isn't remotely competitive with Markevitch, Chung, Solti, Pretre, and others in this work. It's great to hear Domingo in the title role, but the conducting is so routine that I'm not sure the overall experience is worth it.

We get odds and ends of varying quality: the rarely recorded Tristia done superbly by Boulez, an uneven batch of songs that previously appeared in their own double-CD set (a chore to listen to in its entirety, despite the occasional gem), and a pedestrain Harold in Italy conducted by Lorin Maazel in Berlin, a performance that DG surely could have bettered by looking deeper into their vaults.

In all, I can't see investing in such an uneven collection except at super-budget price. If you do a little searching, all the best things here can be gotten separately, and the lesser recordings pale by comparison with classic Berlioz from Colin Davis, Charles Munch, and Igor Markevitch.

Berlioz with immaginative variety.......2003-10-30

This box makes a nice alternative to the Philips boxes under Colin Davis. Not to take anything away from Davis. His Berlioz cycle certainly ranks up there with the elite for recording achievements. But many will not want to invest in all 3 boxes, so Universal has brought us a great compilation of some of Berlioz' best works from a variety of performers with different styles.
The jewel has to be Ozawa's unsurpassed Romeo and Juliet. This 1976 studio recording had its birth at the Tanglewood Festival and features excellent soloists (Julia Hamari, Jose Van Dam, and Jean Dupouy), a very competent choir, and of course the reliable Boston SO. The recording is of outstanding quality. It seems cleaned up a little from what I remember of the CDs from the mid 80s; much more spacious, less muddy sounding. I especially like the chorus in the hushed night scene.
Barenboim's Damnaton is perdictably Furtwangler-like in tempo, and again features top notch singers in Fischer Dieskau, Jules Bastin, & Placido Domingo; Yvonne Minto is probably not in the same class with the others, but she's more than acceptable.
Levine directs a well recorded and balanced classical-sounding Requiem, and Abbado is more than competent in the Te Deum.
Chung's Fantastique is fun and enjoyable, if not first-class.
The rest of the works are very commendable, if not top-of-the-class.
In short, you can't go wrong for the price, and if you love Berlioz' Romeo, you've got to get this box just for the Ozawa gem.

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The Blue Estuaries: American Choral Music Manufacturer: Zephyr Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005TS12 Release Date: 2001-11-27

Tracks:

1. The Choir Invisible
2. Songs Of Nature: God Is At The Anvil
3. Songs Of Nature: Deep Wet Moss
4. Songs Of Nature: Hang Me Among Your Winds
5. Come Away To The Skies
6. Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal
7. Oh, Shenandoah
8. Three Portraits: Three Portraits: I. Laura Lee
9. Three Portraits: Three Portraits: II. Oh! Susanna
10. Three Portraits: Three Portraits: III. Gentle Annie
11. Nelly Bly
12. Four Motets: Help Us, O Lord
13. Lark
14. The Blue Estuaries: Evening-Star
15. The Blue Estuaries: I Saw Eternity
16. The Blue Estuaries: To Be Sung On The Water
17. The Blue Estuaries: Train Tune
18. The Blue Estuaries: Night
19. Images: Images (For Jazz Trio And Choir)
20. Images: Images (For Jazz Trio And Choir)
21. Images: Images (For Jazz Trio And Choir)
22. Images: Images (For Jazz Trio And Choir)

Average customer rating: Awesome musicality Fabulous? Yes!!!

The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bach, Johann Christian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chausson, Ernest | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Alessandro Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Alessandro | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al The Very Best of Victoria de los Angeles Cecilia Bartoli - If You Love Me (Se tu m'ami ), 18th-Century Italian Songs ASIN: B000002S5G Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

1. Sheherazade: Asie
2. Sheherazade: La Flute enchantee
3. Sheherazade: L'Indifferent
4. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Le Reveil de la mariee
5. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: La-bas vers l'eglise
6. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Quel galant m'est comparable
7. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
8. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Tout gai!
9. Duex Melodies hebraiques: Kaddisch
10. Duex Melodies hebraiques: L'Enigme eternelle
11. L'Invitaiton au voyage
12. Phidyle
13. L'Enfant Prodigue: Recit. & Air de Lia: L'annee en vain chasse l'annee
14. Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Fleur des eaux
15. Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: Interlude
16. Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Mort de l'amour

Tracks:

1. Cinco Canciones Negras: Cuba dentro de un piano
2. Cinco Canciones Negras: Punto de habanera
3. Cinco Canciones Negras: Chevere
4. Cinco Canciones Negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
5. Cinco Canciones Negras: Canto negro
6. Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Llorad corazon
7. Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Iban al pinar
8. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Con que la lavare?
9. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Vos me matasteis
10. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De donde venis, amore?
11. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
12. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Rutas
13. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Pregon
14. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Las 12
15. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: El pescador sin dinero
16. Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Coplilla
17. Quatre cancons: Canco de grumet
18. Quatre cancons: Cancon incerta
19. Quatre cancons: Maig
20. Quatre cancons: Anacreontica
21. La Dama d'Arago
22. El can dels ocells
23. Canco de Sega
24. El combat del somni: Damunt de tu nomes les flors
25. El combat del somni: Aquesta nit un mateix vent
26. El combat del somni: Jo et presentia com la mar
27. Triptic de Mossen Cinto: L'Harpa Sagrada
28. Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Lo violi de Sant Francesh
29. Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Sant Fransech i la cigala

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

As an added bonus, several duets with the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau are featured on Disk #4. These include some charming settings of Irish songs by Beethoven, and a gorgeous arrangement of "Let Us Wander" by Henry Purcell. I remember hearing these duets years ago on an LP recording, and it was a pleasure to hear them again.

Average customer rating: Some of the best of the Davis cycle Limited edition set of Sir Colin Davis doing Berlioz

Berlioz - Sacred Music (L'Enfance du Christ · Requiem) · Symphony Dramas (Roméo et Juliette · La damnation de Faust) · Orchestral Songs (Les nuits dété · Lélio · La mort de Cléopâtre) / Sir Colin Davis Hector Berlioz , Colin Davis , Janet Baker , Nicolai Gedda , London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus , John Alldis Choir, Thomas Allen Philip Langridge José Carreras Ambrosian Singer , and Joseph Rouleau, Josephine Veasey, Gillian Knight Eric Tappy Jules Bastin Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000C2FD Release Date: 1998-01-01

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Some of the best of the Davis cycle.......2004-01-11

Of the three boxes of reissues form Colin Davis' pioneering Berlioz cycle, this is probably the one I would not want to be without more than the other two boxes. But I suppose that's because I dearly love more of the works in this set than the works in the orchestral works box or the opera box. The major works (La Damnation de Faust, Requiem, Romeo et Juliette, and L'Enfance du Christ) are in the eyes of many unmatched by any other recordings. And many would say that about the orchestral songs too. My only quibble is with some of the track editing in La Damnation de Faust, my favorite item in the box. The recording is analog in origin, much to its credit personally. Several track changes sound like old tape-joins though. Clean it up Philips! These classics deserve better treatment.
Documentation is minimal of course.

Limited edition set of Sir Colin Davis doing Berlioz.......1999-02-15

A complete review of this set will follow at a later date. What I wish to highlight here is that this set contains Davis's reading of Berlioz's Requiem, though it is not listed as part of the contents in Amazon's description. (I've submitted a suggestion that it be added.) Those genuinely interested in Berlioz's sacred music will probably know this recording, which is justly famous for its dramatic power, and for a depth that Davis, above anyone else, consistently achieves in Berlioz. The Davis recording has recently gone out of print as a single item and is now available only as part of this set, which is limited edition. Practically, that means most record stores will not be able to order it, and that the set may not be available for long. These considerations, as well as Davis's peerless interpretations of the other items in the set, make this collection valuable indeed. Berlioz fans would regret protracted indecision.

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La Mort D'Ophelie Berlioz , Tetu , and Lyon National Orchestra & Chorus Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00007EEK3 Release Date: 2003-05-13

Average customer rating: Compilation release Text Translations Please!

Sweet Power of Song Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chausson, Ernest | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004Z34R Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

1. Irish Songs: Sweet Power Of Song, Wo0152 No.2 - Felicity Lott/Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
2. Irish Songs: The Elfin Fairies, Wo0154 No.1 - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
3. Irish Songs: Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet!, Wo0154 No.9 - Felicity Lott/Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
4. Irish Songs: English Bulls, Or The Irishman in London, Wo0152 No.12 - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson/Galina Solodchin/Jonathan Williams
5. Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.24 Er Ist's - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
6. Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.19 Fruhlingslied
7. Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.27 Schneeglockchen - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
8. Liederalbum Fur Die Jugend, Op.79: No.16 Das Gluck
9. Vier Duette, Op.61: No.1 Die Schwestern
10. Vier Duette, Op.61: No.2 Klosterfraulein
11. Vier Duette, Op.61: No.3 Phanomen
12. Vier Duette, Op.61: No.4 Die Boten Der Liebe
13. Pleure, Pauvre Colette
14. Le Trebuchet, Op.13 No.3
15. D'un Coeur Qui T'aime
16. L'Arithmetique
17. La Nuit, Op.11 No.1
18. Reveil, Op.11 No.2
19. Pastorale
20. El Desdichado
21. Pleurs D'or, Op.72
22. Tarentelle, Op.10 No.2

Tracks:

1. Sound The Tpt
2. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
3. Lost Is My Quiet For Ever
4. Fairest Isle - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
5. What Can We Poor Females Do?
6. Wasserfahrt
7. Volkslied, Op.63 No.5
8. Auf Flugeln Des Gesanges, Op.34 No.2 - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
9. Neue Liebe, Op.19 No.4 - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
10. Abendlied
11. Maiglockchen Und Die Blumelein, Op.63 No.6
12. La Pesca
13. Anzoleta Co Passa La Regata - Ann Murray/Graham Johnson
14. La Promessa - Felicity Lott/Graham Johnson
15. Duetto Buffo Di Due Gatti
16. La Siesta
17. Les Trois Oiseaux
18. Revons, C'est L'heure
19. Joie!
20. Au Bord De L'eau
21. Cache-cache
22. Trust Her Not
23. Coming Home
24. It Was A Lover And His Lass
25. Mother Comfort
26. Underneath The Abject Willow

Customer Reviews:

Compilation release.......2005-11-24

This release is a remastering of the two previous releases: Sweet Power of Song and On Wings of Song. Both original CDs are still available if you hunt for them. The original releases do have the texts included in the booklets (lamented by a previous reviewer of this compilation release). The lack of text is not a problem for me. I just listen to these incredible singers. I don't need to read what they are singing.

If you even slightly enjoy listening to the soprano voice, you will love these two luscious singers. Soprano duets are among my favorite classical music selections. Lott's clear, strong voice rings with authority and joy. Murray provides perfect harmony and occasional counterpoint.

I prefer the first disk (Sweet Power of Song) because it is more balanced and seems to represent the sopranos' favorite selections. However, disk 2 (On Wings of Song) has Rossini's delightful Cat Duet which is worth the price of both CDs as performed by this amazing duo.

Whether you buy this compilation set or the individual releases, I promise that you will love them and keep them near your player all the time.

Text Translations Please!.......2002-01-11

Musically, I give this double CD set 5 stars. I love the warm soprano of Felicity Lott and the beautiful mezzo of Ann Murray. They always are a pleasure to listen to, each on their own, and together, they make music that is, more than simply beautiful and technically impeccable, but truly a joy to listen to. It adds so much to musical enjoyment to understand what the lyrics are, however, so rather than buying this double CD set, for which the text translations have been stingily omitted by the label, I would recommend buying each of them separately. I bought this CD set not realizing that one of the two CDS is one that I had bought previously, and been enjoying for many years. It is entitled "On Wings of Song" and the texts and the translations are all included. I highly recommend buying it. I don't know under what title the other CD might have been released. If you are so fluent in foreign languages that the lack of translation does not bother you, then I would highly recommend this CD.

Average customer rating: Very nice interpretation of unfamiliar songs Try the Crespin recording first A lovely omnium gatherum of von Otter's Berlioz Incredibly beautiful! The Leading Contender

Anne Sofie von Otter ~ Berlioz - Les nuits d'été / Berlin Phil., Levine Hector Berlioz , James Levine , Anne-Sofie von Otter , Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , Cord Garben , Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra & Chorus , and RIAS-Kammerchor Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Otter, Anne Sophie von | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B000001GOS Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

1. Les Nuits d'etVillanelle
2. Les Nuits d'etLe spectre de la rose
3. Les Nuits d'etSur les lagunes
4. Les Nuits d'etAbsence
5. Les Nuits d'etAu cimeti
6. Les Nuits d'etL' inconnue
7. Mdies: La Belle Voyageuse - Ballade
8. Mdies: La Captive - Orientale
9. Mdies: Le Matin - Romance
10. Mdies: La Mort d'Ophe - Ballade
11. Mdies: La Belle Isabeau - Conte pendant l'orage
12. ROM ET JULIETTE: Strophes - 'Premiers transports que nul n' oublie'

Customer Reviews:

Very nice interpretation of unfamiliar songs.......2006-04-20

'Anne Sofie Von Otter sings Berlioz' including 'Les Nuits D'Ete' and various other 'Melodies' is a CD I bought when I was a 'get everything by Von Otter phase, as she was the first of the modern Mezzos for whom I developed an interest, soon after I discovered that classical female vocals were a really good thing. As I am not a big Berlioz fan, I was surprised at how familiar so many of these songs sounded. This is probably since most were written post Shubert and so many of them sound so much like they were influenced by Shubert's style, especially his famous 'Ave Maria'.

But, this is not the reason you want this album. Unlike Von Otter's collections of Grieg songs, I find these really engaging. You WANT to listen to these songs over and over again, much like you want to hear your mother's lullaby over and over, when you can't fall asleep.

To the not-Otter fan, I also recommend the fact that unlike a collection of straight Chansoms, there is a very nice variety in the background instrumentals, which includes Maistro Levine and the Berlin Philharmoniker, a solo chello, a Stockholm opera chorus, and back to Levine. The notes are nice, but I miss a rationale for why the very talented Ms. Otter wanted to record these particluar works.

Try the Crespin recording first.......2006-03-10

This disc introduced me to the beautiful "Nuits d'ete". At first, I found the music fairly difficult but I listened to Otter's rendition repeatedly and the music grew on me. It's a great song cycle and a truly unique piece of music. I'm always interested in hearing different renditions of the same piece -- especially vocal music -- and I read that Regine Crespin's version was an old favorite so I ordered it from amazon. No comparison. Crespin is hands-down better than the Otter recording.

Why? Otter has a lovely voice but she is an erratic musician. Musically complex phrases -- of which there are many in "Nuits d'ete" -- seem to confuse her (this is even more true in Otter's recording of Sibelius songs) and the interpretation of course suffers as a result. In comparison, Crespin is highly musical and always succeeds in making the songs into highly fluent, meaningful strands of melody. Her voice is excellent as well. So buy the Crespin instead. (I also prefer Ansermet's conducting in the older recording.)

One reason to get this Otter disc is the version of "La captive", a song for voice, cello and piano, which is an unusual find and I think a very lovely work.

A lovely omnium gatherum of von Otter's Berlioz.......2006-01-31

Most listeners will buy this CD for the exceptinally fine Les Nuits d'Ete from 1988, which finds von Otter in glorious voice, acoompanied with passion by the ravishing Berlin Phil. under Levine--it easily rises to the level of the classic Baker/Barbirolli reading that has been my favorite for thrity years. But the five melodies, which are lifted from a 1991 collection that featured three other singers beside von Otter, are just as lovely in a minor way. The standout is La Captive, with its haunting melody and cello acocmpaniment. Von Otter's rendition of the mezzo aria from Romeo and Juliet (1988) keeps the standard of artistry just as high. In all, this 63 min. disc is probably the best Berlioz vocal recital every made.

Incredibly beautiful!.......2004-01-14

I must admite that I had not heard these songs before. However, just hearing the first notes and I was completely absorbed. The sensual, ethereal and beautiful voice of Von Otters voice goes perfectly well with the quality and mood of these beautiful songs. I was really surprised with the beauty and tranquility of these songs. This is another side of Berlioz I had not expected.

I really recommend this record to you. Just hear it once and you'll love it!

The Leading Contender.......2002-07-18

For many years I have believed that Regine Crespin's recording of Berlioz "Les Nuits D'ete" was the definitive interpretation. The fact that French is her native language added to that belief. Then along comes this sensual, beautifully rendered and re-thought performance by the impeccable Anne Sofie von Otter and the crown passes to a new head. The beauty of tone, the perfection of pitch, and the quality of mystery (especially in 'Le Spectre de la Rose') is wondrous. And as if this song cycle alone weren't enough for the price of the CD, she adds Berlioz melodies and the 'Strophes' from his "Romeo and Juliette". Sheer vocal luxury. The collaborations with Levine and Berin Philaharmonic as well as the piano of Cord Garben are first rate. Even if you have a favorite artist for these endlessly beautiful songs, listen to this wonder!

Average customer rating:

Soloists Supreme Manufacturer: Guild ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wilder | Wilder, Alec | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Saxophone | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000IOMVDM Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. Don't Blame Me
2. Dance of the Three Old Maids
3. All the Things You Are
4. "Last Rhapsody"/Theme
5. Skeleton in the Cupboard
6. Today and Every Day
7. "High and the Mighty" (Film Theme)
8. Valse des Folies
9. Elephants' Tango
10. Latin Lady
11. Elaine [From Film "Violettes Imperiales"]
12. Goodbye John
13. Huckleberry Finn
14. Margot's Minuet
15. Somewhere Beyond the Stars
16. Song of the Maggie [From Film "The Maggie"]
17. Stranger Then Fiction (The Big Guitar)
18. Bugler's Holiday
19. Laughing Violin
20. First Theme
21. Lulworth Cove
22. Valse Vanite
23. Allah's Holiday
24. Herje Kati
25. Second Rhapsody

Average customer rating: A missed opportunity A Treasure

Berlioz: Les nuites d'été; La Captive; Le jeune pâtre breton; Zaïde Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000029PH Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

1. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Villanelle
2. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Le spectre de la rose
3. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Sur les lagunes
4. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Absence
5. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Au cimetiere (Clair de lune)
6. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: L'ile inconnue
7. La Captive, (orientale), op. 12 - Berlioz
8. Le jeune patre breton, op. 13, no. 4 - Berlioz
9. Zaide, (Bolero), op. 19, no. 1 - Berlioz
10. Cantata no.68: My Heart Ever Faithful
11. Cantata No.21: Sighing, Weeping
12. Messiah: I Know the My Redeemer Liveth
13. The Creation: With Verdure Clad
14. Elijah: Hear Ye, Israel!

Customer Reviews:

A missed opportunity.......2006-03-22

Reviewing this album is sort of a sad task. It is sad because we are talking about performances of a much loved artist, in fact one of last century's greatest American sopranos, of whom we have but few recordings and even less in decent sound - and these performances are largely a failure.
Eleanor Steber is well-known for her impeccable interpretations of American repertoire, especially of works by Samuel Barber. (She is the dedicatee of his wonderful song-fantasy "Knoxville, Summer of 1915" and created the title role of his Pulitzer Prize-winning opera "Vanessa". Barber had originally written the role for Maria Callas who was replaced by Sena Jurinac. Steber took the role days before the premiere, when Jurinac fell ill. The glorious result can be heard on an amazingly well-sounding double CD set featuring the complete original cast of the premiere under the baton of Dimitri Mitropoulos.) Steber was also an accomplished interpreter of the European operatic tradition, leaving us what is probably the most moving and uniquely satisfying account of Puccini's heroine Minnie, the "Fanciulla del West", and an equally impressive Elsa in Wagner's "Lohengrin" from a 50's Bayreuth production. Her abilities as a Puccinian are also evident in her impersonation of Cio-Cio-san, a role in which I find her more gripping than Callas and on the whole as satisfying as Victoria de los Angeles under Gavazzeni. I haven't heard her "Tosca", a Met production from 1959 featuring Carlo Bergonzi as Cavaradossi and George London as Scarpia, but some critics range her achievement second to Callas's.
During the 1950's, Steber faced strong competition at the Met, with Callas, Tebaldi and Nilsson being preferred by the company's new manager, Rudolf Bing. She retired from the stage in 1961 to pursue an impressive second career as a recitalist, excelling in an enourmously broad repertoire that ranged from Baroque to modernity and from German Lieder to American folksongs and Broadway musicals.
Steber had a big, beautiful voice with a blooming upper register. In her interpretations she compared great intelligence and musicianship with a natural and sensual, sometimes slightly girlish appeal. One reviewer once perceptively called her voice "blonde" and compared her musical and personal impact to that of Grace Kelly. I think the comparison suits both ladies well.
Yet, much as I would like to recommend this particular album, I have never been able to warm up to it. Caveats are varied and many, but one word comes to my mind as summing up much of my uneasyness: theatricality. Berlioz's "Nuits d'été" are an early milestone in the evolution of the French "mélodie". What these songs need to reveal there seductive powers is a sense of elegance and a certain lightness. Steber's and Mitropoulos's approach is a much too operatic and heavy-handed one. The extremely broad tempi don't serve the musical narrative well, and for once Steber's magnificent voice seems ill-suited to the task - it is simply too weighty. The whole enterprise seems disappointingly "unFrench", thus especially damaging the appeal of the lighter songs like "Villanelle". It doesn't help that Steber's French diction is far from idiomatic: She spits out the "P"s and "T"s as native speakers of English or German are wont, and from time to time there is even a trace of a chewed American "R". On the whole there is too much grandeur and too little idiom in these otherwise charming songs, and the dragging tempi border on becoming boring.
The other items on this disc are arias from cantatas by Bach and oratorios by Handel, Haydn, and Mendelssohn (all sung in English). The results are variable, but I feel that I only warm up to the ubiquitous "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth": It at last offers an opportunity for the dimensions of Steber's instrument to be shown to good advantage. The radiant purity of her voice is in fact heavenly, and her phrasing is as tasteful and intelligent as you could ask for.
In sum, this set can be recommended only to aficionados of Steber's artistry (such as myself). If you want a good account of the "Nuits d'été", look elsewhere. After listening to about a dozen sets, I would most gladly recommend the recording made by French soprano Régine Crespin or, as a close second, Victoria de los Angeles who is impressively accompanied by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Charles Munch.
If you're looking for recordings of Steber, I'd recommend her operatic performances, but there have also been issued Strauss and Mozart albums which I find very rewarding. Let's hope they will help this wonderful singer who is still underrated in the US and almost forgotten in Europe to get the admiration she deserves.
One last word on the edition: This set has been out of print for quite some time and it seems that it has become a kind of a collector's item, as copies are now sold at hair-raising prices on EBAY and elsewhere. So, if you're thinking about your record collection mainly from the point of view of capital investment, maybe this is your thing...

A Treasure.......2000-03-28

This is a beautifully remastered combination of two of Steber's rare recordings for Columbia. Steber is, in the view of many, the greatest soprano America ever produced. The Berlioz is the definitive recording of Les Nuit D'Ete. Her French diction is impeccable, and the tone, breath control, and emotionally expressive shape of each piece has never been equalled. One of her closest mentors, Mitropoulos, with whom she presented the cycle with the New York Philharmonic in 1953, provides excellent support.

The sacred arias, while reflecting the performance practices of the 1950's, nevertheless show Steber as a master of this repertoire.

Regretably, there are few Steber recordings using modern techniques. The 78's and mono recordings of the 1940's are appearing again and I would urge SONY and BMG to search their vaults and reissue everything they have, such as recordings with Ormandy, Robert Shaw, and the Met Faust.

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