Classical Treasures: La Traviata [Live]

Track Listings

1. Preludio
2. Brindisi - Luciano Pavarotti, ,
3. Di, Felice, Eterea - Luciano Pavarotti,
4. E' Strano, E' Strano - Luciano Pavarotti,
5. Lunge da Lei (Secna-Aria-Cabaleeta) - Luciano Pavarotti
6. Pura Siccome un Angelo (Sceno E Duetto)
7. Di Provenza
8. Ogni Suo Aver Tal Femmina (Finale 2nd Act) - Luciano Pavarotti, ,
9. Preludio
10. Teneste la Promessa: Addio del Passato
11. Parigi O Cara (Duetto) - Luciano Pavarotti,

Classical Treasures: La Traviata, Music, Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Felice Cillario, Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra Covent Garden, Luciano Pavarotti, Dennis Wicks, John Dorson, Noreen Berry, Peter Glossop, Renata Scotto, Ronald Best, Classical, Italian Romantic Opera, Opera, Orchestral & Symphonic, V/A Compilations

Average customer rating: Verdi: Opera LaTraviata The Sound is very listenable Come closer to Maria Callas Best of La Traviata and Maria Callas Simply the best...

Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Giuseppe Verdi , Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala , Carlo Maria Giulini , Maria Callas , Giuseppe di Stefano , Ettore Bastianini , Silvio Maionica , Luisa Mandelli , and Arturo La Porta Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Callas, Maria | ( C ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Verdi: Rigoletto (Complete Opera); Maria Callas; Tito Gobbi; Giuseppe di Stefano Bizet: Carmen (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Georges Pretre, Paris Opera Orchestra Puccini: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Nicolai Gedda, Herbert von Karajan, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Puccini: La Boheme (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Anna Moffo, Antonino Votto, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ASIN: B00000630Y Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

1. La Traviata: Preludio (Orchestra)
2. La Traviata: Act One: Dell'invito trascorsa e gia l'lora
3. La Traviata: Act One: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici
4. La Traviata: Act One: Che e cio (coro/Violetta/Flora/Marchese/Barone/Dottore/Gaston/Alfredo)
5. La Traviata: Act One: Un di felice, eterea (Alfredo/Violetta)
6. La Traviata: Act One: Ebben? Che diavol fate? (Gastone/Violetta/Alfredo)
7. La Traviata: Act One: Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora (Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
8. La Traviata: Act One: E strano! E strano!
9. La Traviata: Act One: Ah, fors'e lui che l'anima
10. La Traviata: Act One: Follie! follie! Delirio vano e questo! (Violetta)
11. La Traviata: Act One: Sempre libera (Violetta - Alfredo)
12. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Lunge da lei
13. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: De' miei bollenti spiriti (Alfredo)
14. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Annina, donde vieni?...Alfredo?...Per Parigi or or partiva (Alfredo/Annina/Violetta/Germont)
15. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Pura siccome un angelo
16. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Non sapete quale affetto
17. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Un di, quando le veneri
18. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Ah! dite alla giovine
19. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Imponete...Non amarlo ditegli
20. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Morro! La mia memoria (Germont/Violetta)
21. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Dammi tu forza, o cielo! (Violetta/Annina)
22. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Che fai?...Nulla (Alfredo/Violetta)
23. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Ah, vive sol quel core all'amore mio! (Alfredo/Commissionario/Germont)
24. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene One: Di Provenza il mar (Germont /Alfredo)

Tracks:

1. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Avram lieta di maschere la notte (Flora/Marchese/Dottore)
2. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Noi siamo zingarelle (Coro/Flora/Marchese/Dottore)
3. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Di Madride noi siam mattadori (Coro/Gastone/Flora/Dottore/Marchese)
4. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Alfredo! Voi!
5. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Invitato a qui seguirmi
6. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Ogni suo aver tal femmina (Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
7. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende (Germont/Alfredo/Flora/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
8. La Traviata: Act Two: Scene Two: Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core (Violetta/Germont/Alfredo/Gastone/Barone/Dottore/Marchese/Coro)
9. La Traviata: Act Three: Preludio (Orchestra)
10. La Traviata: Act Three: Annina? ...Comandate? (Violetta/Annina/Dottore)
11. La Traviata: Act Three: Teneste la promessa
12. La Traviata: Act Three: Addio, del passato (Violetta)
13. La Traviata: Act Three: Largo al quadrupede (Coro)
14. La Traviata: Act Three: Signora!... Che t'accadde?
15. La Traviata: Act Three: Parigi, o cara (Annina/Violetta/Alfredo)
16. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah, non piu, a un tempio
17. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah! gran Dio! Morir si giovine (Violetta/Alfredo)
18. La Traviata: Act Three: Ah! Violetta...Voi, signor!
19. La Traviata: Act Three: Prendi, quest'e l'immagine (Germont/Violetta/Alfredo)
20. La Traviata: Act Three: Se una pudica vergine (Violetta/Germont/Alfredo/Annina/Dottore)

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Customer Reviews:

Verdi: Opera LaTraviata.......2007-07-04

The Sound is very listenable.......2007-01-05

Come closer to Maria Callas.......2007-01-03

Best of La Traviata and Maria Callas.......2006-11-13

Simply the best..........2006-03-19

Average customer rating: Would you like ketchup with your bug? he makes you get up and dance Live in Dublin Live in Dublin Live audience is great.

Live In Dublin Andre Rieu Manufacturer: Denon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Rieu, Andre | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Rieu, Andre | ( R ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Tuscany Andre Rieu in Concert The Flying Dutchman The Vienna I Love, Waltzes From My Heart At The Movies ASIN: B0000CABHH Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. Dark Eyes
2. Thunder & Lightning
3. The Merry Widow
4. Song of the Volga Boatman
5. Hor Ich Zimbalklange
6. Espana Cani (Bull)
7. O Mio Babbino Caro
8. The Blue Danube Waltz
9. Announcement Olympia Song
10. Song of Olympia (puppet)
11. My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)
12. All Men Shall Be Brothers - Beethoven 9th
13. Radetzky March
14. Opera Potpourri
15. The Red Rose Cafe
16. The Marino Waltz
17. Irish Washerwoman
18. The Last Rose
19. Chianti Song
20. Lullaby

Album Description

Customer Reviews:

Would you like ketchup with your bug?.......2007-05-05

he makes you get up and dance.......2007-04-10

Live in Dublin.......2007-02-17

Live in Dublin.......2006-07-05

Live audience is great........2006-05-03

Average customer rating: Verdi: Macbeth The Goddess An Observation of Gino Penno's Macduff! MARIA ONCE AGAIN Bone-chilling and Evil

Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera live 1952) with Maria Callas, Enzo Mascherini, Victor de Sabata, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Giuseppe Verdi , Victor De Sabata , Maria Callas , Enzo Mascherini , Orchestra e coro del Teatro alla Scala , Italo Tajo , Gino Penno , Andrea Maffei , Dario Caselli , and Attilio Barbesi Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Donizetti: Anna Bolena (complete opera live 1957) with Maria Callas, Gianni Raimondi, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Verdi: Aida (complete opera live 1951) with Maria Callas, Mario del Monaco, Oliviero de Fabritis, Orchestra & Chorus of del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City Bellini: I Puritani Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana & Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (complete operas) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Tullio Serafin, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ASIN: B00000630X Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

1. Macbeth: Preludio
2. Macbeth: Act One: Scene One - Che faceste? Dite su!
3. Macbeth: Act One: Scene One - Giorno non vidi mai (Macbeth - Banco)
4. Macbeth: Act One: Scene One - Pro Macbetto! Il tuo signore
5. Macbeth: Act One: Scene One - Due vaticini compiuti or sono (Macbeth - Banco)
6. Macbeth: Act One: Scene One - S'allontanarono!
7. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Nel di della vittoria io le incontrai
8. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Vien! t'affretta! (Lady Macbeth)
9. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Al cader della sera il re qui giunge (Lady Macbeth)
10. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Or tutti sorgete, ministri infernali (Lady Macbeth)
11. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Oh, donna mia! (Macbeth - Lady Macbeth)
12. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Sappia la sposa mia (Macbeth)
13. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Regna il sonno su tutti
14. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Fatal mia donna! un murmure
15. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Allor questa voce m'intesi nel petto
16. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Il pugnal la riportate (Lady Macbeth - Macbeth)
17. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Di destarlo per tempo il re m'impose
18. Macbeth: Act One: Scene Two - Schiudi, inferno (Macduff - Banco - Lady Macbeth - Macbeth)
19. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene One - Perche mi sfuggi (Lady Macbeth - Macbeth)
20. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene One - La luce langue (Lady Macbeth)
21. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Two - Chi v'impose unirvi a noi?
22. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Two - Studia il passo, o mio figlio!
23. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Two - Come dal ciel precipita (Banco)
24. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Three - Salve, o re! (Macbeth - Lady Macbeth)
25. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Three - Si colmi il calice (Lady Macbeth - Macduff)
26. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Three - Tu di sangue hai brutto il volto (Macbeth)
27. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Three - Che ti scosta, o re mio sposo (Lady Macbeth - Macbeth)
28. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Three - Si colmi il calice
29. Macbeth: Act Two: Scene Three - Sangue a me quell'ombra chiede (Lady Macbeth - Macduff - Macbeth)

Tracks:

1. Macbeth: Act Three - Tre volte miagola la gatta in fregola
2. Macbeth: Act Three - Ballo
3. Macbeth: Act Three - Finche appelli (Macbeth)
4. Macbeth: Act Three - Fuggi, regal fantasima (Macbeth)
5. Macbeth: Act Three - Ondine e silfidi dall'ali candide
6. Macbeth: Act Three - Ove son io? (Macbeth - Lady Macbeth)
7. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene One - Patria oppressa!
8. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene One - O figli miei!
9. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene One - Ah, la paterna mano (Macduff)
10. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene One - Dove siam? che bosco e quello? (Macduff)
11. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene Two - Vegliammo invan due notti
12. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene Two - Una macchia e qui tuttora (Lady Macbeth)
13. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene Three - Perfidi! All'Anglo contro me v'unite!
14. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene Three - Pieta, rispetto, amore (Macbeth)
15. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene Three - Ella e morta!
16. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene Four - All'armi! all'armi! (Macduff - Macbeth)
17. Macbeth: Act Four: Scene Four - Vittoria! (Macduff)

Customer Reviews:

Verdi: Macbeth.......2007-03-11

The Goddess.......2006-01-17

An Observation of Gino Penno's Macduff!.......2005-09-16

MARIA ONCE AGAIN.......2005-08-26

Bone-chilling and Evil.......2005-01-26

Average customer rating: simply beautiful, so just enjoy it Sloppy renditions and amateurish Great songs reinvented, with a twist Praise for Beyond Imagination Angelic voices to soothe the soul

Beyond Imagination Opera Babes Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Opera Band Defined Renaissance (Eng) Summer Etterna ASIN: B00007MB2F Release Date: 2003-01-14

Tracks:

1. One Fine Day (Un Bel Di From Madame Butterfly)
2. Sempre Ricordo (Piano Concerto in A minor)
3. There's A Place (From The New World Symphony)
4. Beyond Imagination (From A Midsummer Nights Dream)
5. O Fortuna (From Carmina Burana)
6. Lakm2O (Flower Duet)
7. Ebben?..Ne Andro Lontano (from La Wally)
8. You Live On In My Heart (Cinema Paradiso)
9. Chanson Boh (From Carmen)
10. Remember Me
11. Stranger In Paradise (From Kismet)
12. Ode II Joy (From Symphony No. 9)
13. 1001 Nights (From The Nutcracker Suite)
14. Barcarolle (From The Tales Of Hoffman)
15. LakmVibeTribe Mix)
16. Ave Maria
17. Vittoria! (Aida 2002)

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The repertoire choices here cover material that may already be familiar to fans of Charlotte Church (i.e., Delibes "Flower Duet") and other crossover acts, but they do include some pleasant surprises, like Offenbach's Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and "You Live On in My Heart," a reworking of Ennio Morricone's enchanting Cinema Paradiso theme with lyrics by Knight. But in a rush toward the musical middle of the road, it's the productions themselves that sometimes overwhelm the Babes with bathos ("Ave Maria"), hollow thunder ("Aida 2002"), and electro club kitsch (the 'Vibe Tribe' mix of "Flower Duet"). Former Art of Noise mainstay Anne Dudley's tastefully restrained coloring of Tchaikovsky's "1001 Nights" is one of the notable exceptions. They're babes, they sing opera--with fair promise--for the masses, and if they turn one in a hundred from football hooliganism to a well-mannered appreciation of Grieg and Dvorák, won't it all have been worth it? --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

simply beautiful, so just enjoy it.......2007-06-11

Sloppy renditions and amateurish.......2007-05-15

Great songs reinvented, with a twist.......2006-09-30

Praise for Beyond Imagination.......2006-02-26

Angelic voices to soothe the soul.......2006-02-17

Average customer rating: Buy two and give one to someone you love! A joyful sample of the human voice. A sheer delight from start to finish Exquisite Cecilia Live

Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy / Jean-Yves Thibaudet George Frideric Handel , Antonio Vivaldi , Giulio Caccini , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert , Pauline Viardot , Hector Berlioz , Vincenzo Bellini , Gaetano Donizetti , Gioachino Rossini , Umberto Giordano , Xavier Montsalvatge , Georges Bizet , Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca , Cecilia Bartoli , and Jean-Yves Thibaudet Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( 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 Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | 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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | 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 Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 Bartoli, Cecilia | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works Featuring Bartoli | Bartoli, Cecilia | A to B | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bartoli, Cecilia | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Cecilia Bartoli - The Vivaldi Album / Il Giardino Armonico Cecilia Bartoli - A Portrait Cecilia Bartoli - An Italian Songbook (Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini) Cecilia Bartoli - If You Love Me (Se tu m'ami ), 18th-Century Italian Songs Cecilia Bartoli ~ Opera Proibita (Handel · Scarlatti · Caldara) / Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski ASIN: B00000DBTM Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

1. Tu ch'hai le penne, Amore
2. Amarilli
3. Al fonte, al prato
4. Lascia la spina
5. Agitata da due venti
6. Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K. 307
7. La Pastorella, D 528
8. Havanaise
9. Hai luli!
10. Zaide
11. Malinconia, ninfa gentile
12. Ma rendi pur contento
13. La conocchia
14. Me voglio fa 'na casa
15. Mi lagnero tacendo
16. Mi lagnero tacendo (Il Risentimento)
17. Mi lagnero tacendo (Sorzico)
18. L' Orpheline du Tyrol
19. Riedi al soglio (Zelmira)
20. Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
21. Canzonetta Spagnuola
22. Caro mio ben
23. Cinco Canciones negras, No. 5: Canto negro
24. Carmen: Seguedille (Carmen)

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Customer Reviews:

Buy two and give one to someone you love!.......2007-03-08

A joyful sample of the human voice........2006-06-12

A sheer delight from start to finish.......2005-07-14

Exquisite.......2003-01-31

Cecilia Live.......2002-07-12

Average customer rating: Artifice not art Live Audience, Variety=Enjoyable Listening Experience Fun Excellent live album torture

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Tracks:

1. Chitarrra romana
2. Moon River
3. All I Ask Of You
4. Mattinata
5. Santa Lucia luntana
6. Night Fire Dance
7. Verranno a te
8. Please Forgive Me
9. Who Wants To Live Forever
10. Notte 'e piscatore
11. O Silver Moon
12. 'O Sole mio
13. Ave maria, dolce Maria
14. All For Love
15. Brindisi

Customer Reviews:

Artifice not art.......2005-04-20

Live Audience, Variety=Enjoyable Listening Experience.......2002-09-12

Fun.......2002-02-07

Excellent live album.......2001-11-08

torture.......2001-09-25

Average customer rating: A very fine Dame Kiri Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Listen to a real diva! She Is the Best Brava Kiri!

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Tracks:

1. Louise: Depuis le jour
2. Mariettas Lied
3. Porgi amor
4. Befreit
5. Si. Mi chiamano Mimi
6. O soave fanciulla
7. You'll Never Walk Alone
8. It Never Was You
9. Why Don't You Do Right?
10. Hine e hine
11. Tahi nei taru kino
12. Climb Ev'ry Mountain
13. With One Look
14. Salaambo's aria
15. O mio babbino caro
16. Somewhere
17. Art Is Calling
18. World In Union
19. Happy Birthday To You

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A very fine Dame Kiri .......2006-01-05

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!.......2005-04-15

Listen to a real diva!.......2002-12-17

She Is the Best.......2002-10-26

Brava Kiri!.......2002-08-26

Her technique is spotless, her tonality marvelous, and her intonation superb! For those worried about Kiri's "maturing" sound; age has brought a "different" soprano, but one just as lovely as ever...

The selection of music was fabulous, such a variety brings about an interesting and lively effect...

Kiri's Greatest Hits Live!, was truly a wonderful addition to my collection...I would recommend it to any opera fan!

Average customer rating: AMAZING! She is so much better live! AMAZING! She is so much better live! Inspiring, Beautiful and The Sweetest Voice! astounding performance Great, of course

Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas Sarah Brightman Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Brightman, Sarah | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music International | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sarah Brightman - Live from Las Vegas Harem Sarah Brightman Classics Fly Dive ASIN: B0002VYPCG Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. Kama Sutra
2. Harem Overture (Cancao do Mar)
3. It's a Beautiful Day
4. Dust in the Wind
5. Who Wants to Live Forever
6. Anytime, Anywhere
7. La Luna
8. Nessun Dorma
9. The War Is Over
10. Free
11. A Whiter Shade of Pale
12. The Phantom of the Opera Suite
13. WIshing You Were Somehow Here Again
14. Time To Say Goodbye
15. Question of Honor
16. Snow on the Sahara (Bonus studio track)

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The Moody Blues' chestnut "Nights in White Satin" to expected classical bowings "Nessun Dorma" and the obligatory nod to "Phantom of the Opera" Amazon.com

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AMAZING! She is so much better live!.......2006-12-02

This CD rocks! This is Sarah Brightman on her Harem World Tour, and this performance was recorded at her stop in Las Vegas. The first two tracks, "Kama Surta" and "Harem Overture" debut from her newest album, entitled HAREM. The two tracks are connected, but in the actual Harem Tour, the full piece "Harem" is sung. If you go to www.youtube.com and type in "Harem Tour" in the Search Bar, you can see live videos. I would prefer that the album has placed "Harem" instead of these other two tracks. The third track, "It's A Beautiful Day", is from Madame Butterfly, written by Puccini. This version is Brightman's twist, which some more pop and some English. It's pretty cool. The fourth track on the album, "Dust in the Wind" is from EDEN, an amazing album. Track 5 is, "Who Wants to Live Forever", and it seems as though Brightman never creates a tour without putting this piece in it. It's a beautiful tribute to Queen's rendition. Track Six is "Anytime, Anywhere", also from EDEN. I'm not really into the Foreign Language - English songs, but this works very well, especially because she ends the song with the classical foreign language. The seventh track is Brightman's rendition of Dvorak's "Song to the Moon", or "La Luna". The track is beautiful! The eighth track is Puccini's "Nessun Dorma", and Sarah masters this beautifully! There is no other soprano I know that can sing this piece one octave up and can hold the ending note for ever!!! Track 9 is "The War is Over", which is followed by "Free", both from HAREM. Track 11 is "A Whiter Shade of Pale", from LA LUNA. It's beautiful to listen to. Sarah's version is very gentle, but has a lot of energy in the chorus. The twelfth track on this album is "Twisted Every Way", followed by an instrumental version of "The Phantom of the Opera" Theme. The next track is "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", which is extended at the end, in which you hear some men cry out "WE LOVE YOU SARAH!", and she responds cutely with an, "I love you, too." The audience laughs! Track 14 is "Time to Say Goodbye", the duet that made Andrea Bocelli famous, and skyrocketed as the number one single sold in German history! The last live track on the album is "A Question of Honour", from "Fly", which is awesome! The last track on the album is a bonus track, which I don't really prefer. However, the whole album is simply amazing. I much prefer Sarah when she is live. She has a more magical quality! If you love Sarah Brightman, then you will love this album.

ALSO RECOMMENDED : Since there is so much Sarah Brightman to choose from, I also recommend EDEN, TIME TO SAY GOODBYE, LA LUNA, CLASSICS, and DIVA.

AMAZING! She is so much better live!.......2006-12-02

This CD rocks! This is Sarah Brightman on her Harem World Tour, and this performance was recorded at her stop in Las Vegas. The first two tracks, "Kama Surta" and "Harem Overture" debut from her newest album, entitled HAREM. The two tracks are connected, but in the actual Harem Tour, the full piece "Harem" is sung. If you go to www.youtube.com and type in "Harem Tour" in the Search Bar, you can see live videos. I would prefer that the album has placed "Harem" instead of these other two tracks. The third track, "It's A Beautiful Day", is from Madame Butterfly, written by Puccini. This version is Brightman's twist, which some more pop and some English. It's pretty cool. The fourth track on the album, "Dust in the Wind" is from EDEN, an amazing album. Track 5 is, "Who Wants to Live Forever", and it seems as though Brightman never creates a tour without putting this piece in it. It's a beautiful tribute to Queen's rendition. Track Six is "Anytime, Anywhere", also from EDEN. I'm not really into the Foreign Language - English songs, but this works very well, especially because she ends the song with the classical foreign language. The seventh track is Brightman's rendition of Dvorak's "Song to the Moon", or "La Luna". The track is beautiful! The eighth track is Puccini's "Nessun Dorma", and Sarah masters this beautifully! There is no other soprano I know that can sing this piece one octave up and can hold the ending note for ever!!! Track 9 is "The War is Over", which is followed by "Free", both from HAREM. Track 11 is "A Whiter Shade of Pale", from LA LUNA. It's beautiful to listen to. Sarah's version is very gentle, but has a lot of energy in the chorus. The twelfth track on this album is "Twisted Every Way", followed by an instrumental version of "The Phantom of the Opera" Theme. The next track is "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", which is extended at the end, in which you hear some men cry out "WE LOVE YOU SARAH!", and she responds cutely with an, "I love you, too." The audience laughs! Track 14 is "Time to Say Goodbye", the duet that made Andrea Bocelli famous, and skyrocketed as the number one single sold in German history! The last live track on the album is "A Question of Honour", from "Fly", which is awesome! The last track on the album is a bonus track, which I don't really prefer. However, the whole album is simply amazing. I much prefer Sarah when she is live. She has a more magical quality! If you love Sarah Brightman, then you will love this album.

ALSO RECOMMENDED : Since there is so much Sarah Brightman to choose from, I also recommend EDEN, TIME TO SAY GOODBYE, LA LUNA, CLASSICS, and DIVA.

Inspiring, Beautiful and The Sweetest Voice!.......2005-08-21

What an album, absolutly beautiful!
We, the fans of this great artist finelly have in our hands a live album, and it's amazing:
-The voice is totaly live, she sang about 24 complete songs in the show, but the album only contains 15.
-Snow In The Sahara is a lovely song.

If you have the chase of get this alubum, don't doubt and get it; It wond disapoint you!

astounding performance.......2005-06-07

an impeccable concert experience that successfully elevates the album to majestic heights. I had long been a fan of Dead Can Dance and the unparalleled work of Lisa Gerrard. When Sarah Brightman ventured into these Middle Eastern sounds on the Harem disc, I thought it was too derivative of the Dead Can Dance sounds (there is even a sample used on one of SB's songs that had previously been used within DCD).

However, experiencing this epic and intensely mystical concert compelled me to realize the individual and unique glory of Sarah Brightman. Also, this concert is so phenomenally entertaining at many levels that I couldn't help but fall absolutely in love with the special magic of Sarah Brightman. Obviously, the expansive Middle Eastern milieu can accommodate more than one angelic vocalist!

I now consider Lisa Gerrard and Sarah Brightman to be geniuses who both warrant goddess status in the pantheon of lyrical greats. To see either one of them perform live is surely one of the most powerful and memorable sensory experiences one could ever have!

Great, of course.......2005-03-18

Sarah's voice and style are terrific, as usual. However, I have to say that her version of Anggun's "Snow on the Sahara" is fairly bland, especially compared to the original Anggun version. Sarah has the chops but lacks soul on this great song. Everything els here is very nice.

Average customer rating: The best Callas "Sonnambula" One of the two Greatest Sonnambulas in history! Callas - The greatest Amina Legendary Sonnambula A 'SONNAMBULA" TO CHERISH

Bellini: La Sonnambula (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe Modesti, Leonard Bernstein, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Maria Callas , Bellini , Lsc , and Bernstein Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cherubini: Medea (complete opera live 1953) with Maria Callas, Fedora Barbieri, Leonard Bernstein, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Donizetti: Anna Bolena (complete opera live 1957) with Maria Callas, Gianni Raimondi, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera live 1952) with Maria Callas, Enzo Mascherini, Victor de Sabata, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Bellini: I Puritani / Callas, di Stefano, Rossi-Lemeni, Panerai; Serafin Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan ASIN: B000069V7N Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. Viva! Viva! Amina!...Tutto E Gioia, Tutto E Festa - Eugenia Ratti
2. In Elvezia Non V'ha Rosa - Eugenia Ratti
3. Care Compagne
4. Come Per Me Sereno...Sempre, O Felice Amina
5. Sovra Il Sen La Man Mi Posa
6. Il Piu Di Tutti, O Amina
7. Perdona, O Mia Diletta
8. Prendi: L'anel Ti Dono - Cesare Valletti
9. Scritti Nel Ciel Gia Sono...Ah! Vorrei Trovar Parole
10. Domani, Appena Aggiorni
11. Come Noioso E Lungo Il Cammin...Vi Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni...E Gentil, Leggiadra Molto - Giuseppe Modesti
12. Contezza Del Paese - Cesare Valletti
13. A Fosco Cielo, A Notte Bruna - Cesare Valletti
14. Basta Cosi, Ciascuno Si Attenga - Cesare Valletti
15. Elvino! E Me Tu Lasci
16. Son Geloso Del Zefiro Errante
17. Davver, Non Mi Dispiace - Giuseppe Modesti
18. Che Veggio?
19. O Ciel! Che Tento?
20. Osservate: L'uscio E Aperto - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
21. E Menzogna

Tracks:

1. D'un Pensiero E D'un Accento
2. Non Piu Nozze
3. Qui La Selva E Piu Folta Ed Ombrosa - Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
4. Reggimi, O Buona Madre
5. Vedi, O Madre...E Afflitto E Mesto
6. Viva Il Conte!
7. Ah! Perche Non Posso Odiarti - Cesare Valletti
8. Lasciami: Aver Compreso - Eugenia Ratti
9. De' Lieti Auguri - Eugenia Ratti
10. E Fia Pur Vero, Elvino - Cesare Valletti
11. Signor Conte, Agli Occhi Miei - Cesare Valletti
12. Lisa! Mendace Anch'essa! - Cesare Valletti
13. Signor?...Che Creder Deggio? - Cesare Valletti
14. Oh! Se Una Volta Sola
15. Ah! Non Credea Mirarti
16. No, Piu Non Reggo
17. Ah! Non Giunge Uman Pensiero

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Maria Callas had worked with Leonard Bernstein at La Scala on Medea in 1953. Here, in '55, they were together again for a very different heroine. While Medea is all vengeance and rage, Amina in Sonnambula is a delicate, sweet, village girl whose sleepwalking confuses the locals into thinking she's unfaithful to her fiancé. Of course, she's exonerated and all ends happily. This role is one of the tests of a great bel canto soprano. There are miles of coloratura, grand leaps, long-breathed melodies, and high notes galore. Callas is at her peak here, singing with delicacy and girlish tone, with fine filigree and sheer loveliness. She makes us care about this character--quite a feat. Tenor Cesare Valletti is her elegant, sweet-toned, and expressive fiancé, and the rest of the cast is fine. Bernstein knows which parts of the score to race through and which to linger over. The remastering of this once-quite-terrible-sounding recording has rendered it acceptable. But even if it weren't (and if you own Callas's other EMI recording of this opera), the wonders of this set--at midprice--are worth hearing. --Robert Levine

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The best Callas "Sonnambula".......2006-11-25

SOURCE: Live performance from La Scala in Milan, March 5, 1955.

SOUND: Weak, inadequate, antiquated, muffled, limited and frustrating. I am reminded of the output of the first generation of pocket-sized transistor radios that were such a craze when I was in junior high school--the ones that made the Bakelite-cased, table model AM radios at home sound so resonantly mellifluous. Audiophiles who suffer the vapors on hearing digital recordings made with last week's equipment, walk away right now. This is not for you. The only reason for listening to this recording is the performance. Live with its technical inadequacies.

CAST: Amina - Maria Callas (soprano); Elvino - Cesare Valletti (tenor); Teresa - Gabriella Carurani (mezzo-soprano); Il Conte Rodolfo - Giuseppe Modesti (bass); Lisa - Eugenia Ratti (soprano); Alessio - Pierluigi Latinucci (bass); Un Notario - Giuseppe Nessi (tenor). CONDUCTOR: Leonard Bernstein with the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, Milano.

TEXT: The standard cuts that were traditional for a century or more are observed.

COMMENTARY: In 1955 La Scala presented "Sonnambula" in an expensive new production overseen by Luchino Visconti, who served as producer, director and all-around prop for Maria Callas. It marked the second occasion in which Callas and Leonard Bernstein worked together in an opera house. Callas was still at her peak, but not long before, a bobbled high note during a performance of "Andrea Chenier" had occasioned an outburst of boos and whistles, something that Maria Callas would remember far more clearly than the cheers she had also earned that night. Callas believed that the sharks were beginning to circle--and she was probably right. Not long after that, Callas, being Callas, had managed to get into an unseemly tussle with Boris Christoff over bows in a "Medea." And the feud with Renata Tebaldi had come to a nice, sour boil.

By the time Callas arrived in Milan, she was in a state. Her doctor ordered complete rest. The opening of "La Sonnambula" was postponed for two weeks. Bernstein was not entirely unhappy at the delay, for it allowed him to get in an almost unprecedented eighteen orchestral rehearsals for an opera that La Scala habitually performed after only a single run-through.

At the time, Callas seems to have been going through an infatuation with Visconti. When she finally turned up at rehearsals, she was unusually pliant before his direction. However, so the story goes, one Visconti-ism proved too much for her. Although the opera is set in a humble Tyrolean village, the director insisted that Callas wear her best personal jewelry during all rehearsals. "But Luchino," she is supposed to have said, "I'm only a village girl." "No," Visconti replied, "you are MARIA CALLAS playing a village girl, and don't you forget it!"

Callas sings extremely well here, lightening her voice to portray the simple village girl, Amina (pace Luchino), but nevertheless in full La Divina mode with wonderful high notes and breathtaking vocal decorations. For Callas fans, that fully justifies a five-star rating for this set.

This is one of the relatively few Callas live recordings that can also boast of a first-class tenor and conductor. Cesare Valletti was a true, indeed a classic tenore di grazia. He was Tito Schipa's student and in some ways he surpassed that charming old musical con man. Because of him, the glorious Amina-Elvino duets are first-rate. (Such was not the case in Callas' studio recording and her second live recording, both made with the utterly useless Nicola Monti.) Bernstein was at his most Bernsteinly. He put his well-rehearsed orchestra through their paces and injected drama, fire and electricity into the music. (Perhaps more drama, fire and electricity than sweetly melodious Bellini ever intended--but that's another subject.)

The rest of the cast is pretty good, also unusual for a live Callas recording. Eugenia Ratti is a little too hard-edged for my taste but she is effective as the hard-edged Lisa. Giuseppe Modesti is fine as Count Rodolfo. The only fault I can find with him is that he is not Cesare Siepi.

Callas at her best, a good supporting cast and a top conductor, all of these demand and deserve five stars.

BUT--this is not at all the best performance of "La Sonnambula" available. In 1952 CETRA issued a recording with Lina Pagliughi and Ferruccio Tagliavini which is currently available in various editions. Pagliughi was good, even though she was never the vocal technician that Callas was. Nevertheless, she was a better Amina, singing in the old melodic way. Excellent as Valletti was, Tagliavini was even better. Overall, I think the Pagliughi-Tagliavini performance is the one Bellini would have said most closely matched his intentions.

One of the two Greatest Sonnambulas in history!.......2004-12-06

This recording of La Sonnambula is a necessity in any opera lover's collection. Featuring Maria Callas at the prime of her career, one cannot ignore the fact that despite the quality of this live recording, the sheer interpretation of Bellini's Swiss village girl in this Sonnambula should never be condoned. At 1955, Callas' voice was at its peak form, fresh without the many characteristics that would detract non-fans from her recordings. It was during this time too that she worked with the famed American conductor Leonard Bernstein, one of the most dexterous and passionate interpreters of the score. Also included in this collaboration was the famed film director Luchino Visconti, and it was this trio that brought the spotlights of opera into this rare gem of a Sonnambula. The other Sonnambula, the live Koln Sonnambula with Votto, comes with a much superior cast and an even more superior sound, but this Sonnambula should never be overlooked for the numerous trills and embellishments that Bernstein had designed for Callas' voice in this performance. Overall, I'd give it a six stars for the magic of her interpretation, but minus one star for the mediocre sound.

Callas - The greatest Amina.......2004-07-15

Callas sounding OLD? Sutherland is the one with the matronly sound while Callas sang Amina with a bright, innocent voice, something even severe critics noticed. Meowing the coloratura? Who are you listening to? To some silly chirper like Pons or Robin? Callas was a dramatic coloratura with incredible squillo! If you dislike Callas, fine, but to invent LIES and to PLAGIARIZE is a crime and REPULSIVE. Shame on you!

Legendary Sonnambula.......2004-07-10

This live-recording is, even in an illustrious discography as Callas', a wonder. A wonder of sheer perfection, love and beauty. Callas who could sing a blood-curdling Medea and Lady Macbeth sang the purest, most touching and tearful Amina. Just listen to Amina's first aria to hear a voice of airy beauty, lucid warmth and tenderness. The duets with Elvino (The WONDERFUL Valletti, a true belcanto-tenor in the tradition of Schipa) soar to heaven rivalling the stars! And her madscene is unrivalled with the ornaments and incredible coloratura! A keeper!

A 'SONNAMBULA" TO CHERISH.......2004-05-23

The very few ignorant people on these pages who dismiss this performance of "Sonnambula" are not to be taken seriously. They don't understand music OR Bellini. 1955 was probably Callas' greatest year as an artist, and she was in stupendous voice. This "Sonnambula" is in the Malibran-Pasta tradition. Callas uses Bellini's harmonies to their greatest advantage - her two and a half downward cadenza to low A flat in the first cabaletta is in the words of John Ardoin, "rooted in Bellini's harmonic structure". Her coloratura here is astounding ---- and at breakneck speed -- yet her lyrical singing is so beautiful that it's painful. Cesare Valletti is a priceless Elvino, and in the duets, both he and Callas sound like a violin and a viola. Bernstein is an outstanding Bellini conductor, and the entire performance is one never likely to be bettered anywhere by anybody. The sound is decent, except for some distortion in one of Valletti's arias in the second half of the opera, as well as some more just before Callas' superlative final cabaletta. But this is not nearly enough to make you not enjoy this set. It's a jewel.

Average customer rating: A sweet, flowing account of Harold with lovely lyricism Best Harold en Italie courtesy of Davis, etc.

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Colin Davis is arguably the finest Berlioz conductor in the world; both of his recordings of Les Troyens are magnificent and elsewhere he's rarely bettered. His winning streak continues with this live performance with the LSO of Harold in Italy and the ballet music from Troyens. Tabea Zimmermann's solo viola is as grand, brilliantly flavorful, and picturesque as the LSO's playing; and the entire performance--swift and rhythmically propulsive--is simply fantastic. The introspective moments--listen to the way the air positively shimmers at the "canto religioso"--are as effective as the big moments, and the huge finale is truly wild without ever lapsing into anarchy. This is controlled but lusty playing helped by the crisp recording--even the brass, playing with abandon, doesn't drown out the highest strings or piccolo. The Troyens music should probably have been a curtain raiser rather than an encore, but it's handsomely played and a nice, exotic touch. If you'd like, you can throw out your other recordings of Harold--this one is all you need. --Robert Levine

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A sweet, flowing account of Harold with lovely lyricism.......2006-11-14

Every word of the Amazon reviewer's rave sounds convincing--he's echoing the general rapture that greeted this live LSO recording in the UK--so I hoped that reality would match the advance hype. In some wys it does. The London Sym. plays with real delicacy and finesse throghout, and Davis's feeling for Berlioz's lyric line is both natural and touching. Also, Tadea Zimmermann is that rare soloist who can keep the viola from sounding stodgy and lachrymose. She's far from sounding lusty, as the Amazon reviewer claims, but is instead sweet and lively, both highly desirable qualities. On those accounts alone, this is a very fine reading of Harold in Italy.

Is it the ne plus ultra? Well, we have two classic recordings from the great William Primrose under Beecham and Koussevitzky, both of which are livelier and more volatile than this one, but of course they are in dated mono. In stereo there's Davis himself in his younger years, along with a vibrant recording under John Eliot Gardiner, both on Philips. For volatility no one beats Bernstein in an almost raucous performance on EMI. I think you could call the new Davis reading pre-eminent only if you prefer its lilting rhythms and flowing contours. If so, then his relative coolness and control in the finale will seem fine. Highly recommended.

Best Harold en Italie courtesy of Davis, etc........2004-04-28

Sir Colin Davis still remains our finest interpreter of Berlioz. His latest release on LSO Live, featuring the talents of not only the London Symphony Orchestra but also violist Tabea Zimmerman, is quite simply the finest recording of Harold en Italie I've heard. This is a grand, lively interpretation replete with Zimmerman's exquisite viola solos and fiery playing from the LSO's woodwinds and horns, especially in the last movement. The only recording I've heard which comes close to this in quality is an old Lorin Maazel Deutsche Grammophon recording with him conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. However, the London Symphony Orchestra's playing is warmer and more vibrant than their peers in Berlin. Without question this latest recording should be regarded as the definitive version of Berlioz's Harold en Italie.

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