Classics Collection: Gioachino Rossini

On this CD:

1. Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Rouslan Raichev

2. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Rouslan Raichev

3. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera Don Basilio's Aria
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Nicolai Ghiaurov
Conducted by Kamen Goleminov

4. Overture to L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Rouslan Raichev

5. La cenerentola (Cinderella), overture
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Rouslan Raichev

6. Sonata a quattro (String Symphony) No. 1 in G major
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble
Conducted by Vasil Kazandjiev

7. Overture to La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Rouslan Raichev

8. Overture to La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Rouslan Raichev

Tracks:

Carmen: Quand je vous aimerai? ...L'amour (Habanera)
I Pagliacci: Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Nabucco: Va pensiero (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves)
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Rigoletto: La dona e mobile
The Barber Of Seville: Largo al factotum
Louise: Depuis le jour
Lakme: Flower Duet
Turandot: Nessun dorma
Norma: Casta diva
Gianni Schicchi: A vete torto!
TOSCA: Vissi d'arte
TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Il Trovatore: Di quella pira

Tracks:

L'Elisir d'Amore: Quanto e bella, quanto e cara!
Orphee et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
La Boheme: Che gelida manina
La Boheme: Si, mi chimano Mimi
La Traviata: Di Provenza il mar
L'amico Fritz: O amore, o bella luce del core
Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
TOSCA: Recondita armonia
Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco, respiro appena...lo son l'umile ancella
Le Roi d'Ys: Puisqu'on ne peut... Vainement, ma bien-aimee
Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre a'ta voix
Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
Serse: Ombra mai fu
Turandot: Signore, ascolta
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
La Wally: Ebben? ne ando lontana
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar

Tracks:

Aida: Se quel guerriero io fossi...Celeste Aida
Romeo Et Juliet: L'amour, l'amour...Ah, leve-toi soleil
Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare
Werther: Toute mon ame est la...Pourqui me reveiller
Barber Of Seville: Una voce poco fa
Cosi Fan Tutti: Un aura amorosa
Le Villi: Se como voi piccina
Un Balle en Maschera: `Se come voi piccina`
Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jette
La forza del destino: Pace, pace mio Dio
Adriana Lecouvreur: L'anima ho stanca
La Gioconda: Suicidio
Don Giovanni: Dalla sua pace
La Traviata: De' miei bolenti spiriti
La nozzi di Figaro: Porgi amor
Turandot: Non piangere, Liu
Mignon: Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naive

Amazon.com

Put together in evident haste, this collection is nevertheless a surefire, appetite-whetting starter kit both for the budding operaphile and for the simply intimidated. The samplings include some of the greatest voices from EMI's vaults: here you'll find the polar opposites Callas and Caballe, the golden wonder of Wunderlich and early Carreras, and a host of other singers who've made their stamp on this century. Emphasis is on the soprano and tenor range, while the lower voices are given short shrift, and the selections cleave predictably to standard Italian and French repertory (with an occasional surprise, such as an aria from Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys). Still, the nearly three and a half hours of music represented will make a ready convert of anyone who hasn't experienced the specially heightened, time-stopping expressivity--beyond the power of mere song--that is the aria's function and will likely spark a desire to explore the larger operatic context in several cases. And though the lack of a booklet with texts or at least bios of the artists is frustrating, this is a good place to begin for an overview of the mesmeric power extraordinary voices can wield. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

OPERA HEAVEN.......2002-12-13

Probely this is a good buy for someone who is gest getting into the world of OPERA.Still a very good purchaes with fimiluar songs.

Incredibly Beautiful . . ........2001-10-27

If you love opera - this collection of some of the lovliest arias ever sung by artists from Caballe to Freni, from Delibes to Puccini - will inspire you. It is a wonderful gift for friends or for yourself.

Ultimate Aria.......2001-08-03

In my small operetic mind, this set of Cd's has completely captured me for the Opera. I was a young and upcoming musician in my youth. I'v been around the block "as it were" with the Classics. This collection is indeed, the benchmark upon which all others would hope to aspire.

Congradulations EMI for an incredible vision of the greatest opeatic moments recorded.

Gosh what's next?

Ralph Hassman

Ultimate indeed.......2000-08-02

If you don't like the idea of buying whole operas, or if you're a newcomer to opera - this is an extremely good collection / introduction, worth every single cent. The collection features many of the worlds greatest singers, giving their interpretations of some of the world's greatest arias. The compilation itself is very tasteful and covers a wide range from Handel to early 20th century composers. You won't miss any important stuff from the history of opera, except maybe Wagner and the most modern operas - I'll come back to that fact later. The compilers have actually put some lesser known, although no less beautiful, arias here, that oftenly are neglected on ordinary opera-collections, why the name `ultimate collection' is more than correct in that aspect.

EMI have a enormous archive to pick their recordings from, and that of course makes it easy to find first rate interpretations of all the arias included in this collection, and I do think that almost all of the arias are wonderfully sung here. It may be possible to find better performances of single numbers here and there, but I've not yet heard a more complete, wellmatched, and so thrillingly sung collection.

Well then, is there nothing wrong with this compilation? You might find it a little odd that there are so many soloarias and so few duets, terzettos a.s.o, especially since the drama in operas oftenly is greater in numbers with more than one singer. You might also wish that some of the recordings had been a little more modern (most of these recordings were made during the 50's, 60's & 70's) giving place to younger performers that still are singing on the stages, but those are minor objections when the over all quality is so high.

Tracks:

The Marriage Of Figaro: 'Voi che sapete'
Don Giovanni: 'Deh, vieni alla finestra'
The Magic Flute: 'Der Holle Rache'
Cosi fan tutte: 'Temerari...Come scoglio'
The Barber Of Seville: 'La Calunnia e un venticello'
Don Carlos: 'Nei giardin del bello'
La Norma: 'Casta Diva'
Aida: 'Se quel guerriero...Celeste Aida'
La Traviata: 'Teneste la promessa...Addio del passato'
Otello: 'Nium mi tema'
Madame Butterfly: 'Un bel di vedremo'
TOSCA: 'E lucevan le stelle'
La Boheme: 'Mi chiamano Mimi'
Manon Lescaut: 'In quelle trine morbide'
Paillase: 'Recitar...Vesti la giubba'

Tracks:

Faust: 'Le veau d'or est toujours debout' - Gounod
Lakme: 'Ou va la jeune hindoue'
Romeo et Juliette: 'L'amour, l'amour...ah leve-toi, soleil' - Gounod
Manon: 'Allons! Il le faut!...Adieu notre petite table'
Werther: 'Toute mon ame est la....Pourquoi me reveiller'
La Jolie fille de Perth: 'Quand la flamme de l'amour' - Bizet
Carmen: 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' - Bizet
Les pecheurs de perles: 'A cette voix...Je crois entendre encore' - Bizet
La Damnation de Faust: 'Une puce gentille'
Les Troyens: 'Je vais mourir... Adieu fiere cite'
Samson et Dalila: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix'
Tannhauser: 'Wie Todesahnung O du mein holder Abendstem'
Le Vaisseau fantome: 'Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an?'
Lohengrin: 'In fernem Land'
Tristan et Isolde: 'Mild und leise'

Average customer rating:

Wonderful
Terrific recording
Christa in her prime
Christa Ludwig is in great shape

Christa Ludwig - Les Introuvables
Johannes Brahms , Gustav Mahler , Robert Schumann , Max Reger , Franz Schubert , Hugo Wolf , Richard Strauss , Maurice Ravel , Camille Saint-Saens , Sergey Rachmaninov , Gioachino Rossini , Richard Wagner , George Frideric Handel , Johann Sebastian Bach , London Philharmonia Orchestra , Berlin Symphony Orchestra , Otto Klemperer , Horst Stein , Karl Forster , Christa Ludwig , Gerald Moore , Geoffrey Parsons , Herbert Downes , Amaryllis Fleming , Douglas Whittaker , Alexander Pushkin , and Mathilde Wesendonk
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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The Very Best of Christa Ludwig

ASIN: B000002S2Z
Release Date: 1992-04-14

Tracks:

Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 Nr. 4
Liebestreu, Op. 3 Nr. 1
Der Schmied, Op. 19 Nr. 4
Die Mainacht, Op. 43 Nr. 2
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): He, Zigeuner
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Lieber Gott, du weisst
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Brauner Bursche
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Roslein dreie
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Rote Abendwolken ziehn
2 deutsche Volkslieder: Och mod'r, ich well en Ding han!
2 deutsche Volkslieder: We kumm ich dann de Pooz erenn?
Dein blaues Auge, Op. 59 Nr. 8
Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 Nr. 1
Das Madchen spricht, Op. 107 Nr. 3
O wusst ich doch, Op. 63 Nr. 8
Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 Nr. 1
Madchenlied, Op. 107 Nr. 5
Vergebliches Standchen
Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht, Op. 96 Nr. 1
Auf dem See, Op. 59 Nr. 2
Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 Nr. 2
In stiller Nacht ('Deutsche Volkslieder' Nr. 42)
Schwesterlien ('Deutsche Volkslieder', Nr. 15)
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 Nr. 2
Standchen, Op. 106 Nr. 1
Gestillte Sehnsucht, Op. 91 Nr. 2
Geistilches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 Nr. 2

Tracks:

Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen Wald ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Hans und Grete
Fruhlingsmoren
Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Der Schildwache Nachtlied ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Um schlimme Kinder ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
Liebst du um Schonheit
Um Mitternacht
Das irdische Leben ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Lob des hohen Verstandes ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Rheinlegendchen ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Du Ring, an meinem Finger
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Susser Freund, du blickest
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: An meinem Herzen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
Der Brief, Op. 76 No. 8
Waldeinsamkeit, Op. 76 No. 3

Tracks:

Die Allmacht, D. 852
Fischerweise, D. 881
An die Musik, D. 547
Der Musensohn, D. 764
Ganymed, D. 544
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774
Ave Maria, D. 839
Die Forelle, D. 550
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
Fruhlingsglaube, D. 686
Der Tod und das Madchen, D. 531
Lachen und Weinen, D. 777
Litanel auf das Fest 'Aller Seelen', D. 343
Erikonig, D. 328
Der Hirt auf dem Feisen, D. 965
Gesang Weylas
Auf einer Wanderung
Die Nacht, Op. 10 Nr. 3
Allerseelen, Op. 10 Nr. 8
Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 Nr. 5

Tracks:

3 Chansons madecasses: Nahandove
3 Chansons madecasses: Aoua! Aoua!
3 Chansons madecasses: Il est doux
Une flute invisible
Chanson georgienne: 'Oh! cesse de chanteer, gentille jeune fille,' Op. 4 No. 4
'Moisson de tristesse'
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta avanti la regata
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta co passa la regata
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta dopo la regata
Wesendonk-Lieder: Der Engel
Wesendonk-Lieder: Stehe still!
Wesendonk-Lieder: Im Treibhaus
Wesendonk-Lieder: Schmerzen
Wesendonk-Lieder: Traume
Julius Caesar: Acte I: 'Es blaut die Nacht' (Cleopatra)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Nr. 58 - Aria: 'Es ist volbracht!'
Tristan und Isolde: III Akt: 'Mild und leise (Isoldes Liebestod)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful.......2003-07-20

This is a wonderful set. I would like to correct an error below. The climax in the Liebestod is a high A flat not high C. But you have to cut through the dense orchestration. That's why it's hard.

Terrific recording.......2003-07-06

I write this as s service to Christa Ludwig fans. This is a set of Lieder. Christa Ludwig is fabulous - as usual.

But if you want to hear Christa ludwig in a set of operatic recitals that will knock of your socks and blow you to bits. Look for this CD called "Celebrating Christa Ludwig". It has Christa Ludwig singing excerpts from Elektra (as Elektra!!!), Ariadne auf Maxos (as Ariadne!!), Die Frau Ohne Schatten (as the Dyer's Wife), Barber of Serville (as rosina) and the Immolation Scene of Gotterdammerung (as Brunnhilde!!!). She will blow you to bits with her unmatchable dramatic sense, vocal power and beauty of tone - the greatest Brunnhilde that never was and the greatest Elektra that never was. She did sing Ariadne once in Salzburg in 1964, and she sang the Dyer's Wife for 10 years from 1964 (Vienna State Opera) to 1974 (Salzburg Festival). Her complete Ariadne is available under Myto records.

Christa in her prime.......2001-09-19

Being an admirerer of Christa Ludwig, I went into purchasing this recording with great expectations, and it did not disappoint in any way. Ludwig is in her prime and is heard in wonderful interpretations and beautiful singing from among several composers and works. I not only enjoy listening to her personally, but am also able to put it to great use use in my Vocal Literature class here at the college in which I teach.

Christa Ludwig is in great shape.......2000-04-15

She sang all the major mezzo roles, and also some in the dramatic soprano repertory, notably Leonora in Fidelio, Lady Macbeth and the Marschallin.

Her voice is a rich, expressive mezzo capable of dramatic incisiveness and even throughout its considerable range. Her upper register in mezzo music is excintingly projected.

Although this compilation is composed of different recordings in different settings in different years, all of them show a young Ludwig when she had not yet acquired her prime and her status of, arguably, the best mezzo of the world, which would arrive in the years to come.

Ludwig, thirteen years Schwarzkopf's junior, was also a member of the legendary Ensamble of Berlin, which meant that each appearance of hers in any opera produced in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, London, Paris....by this Ensamble was backed by many hours of rehearsals with the same group of musicians. Usually this group comprised Schwarzkopf, Grümmer, Seefried, Berger, Güeden, Dermota, Tauber, and of course Furtwängler. This is how the legendary recording of COSI FAN TUTTE was made, in which she shared credits with Schwarzkopf.

Disc one is devoted to Brahms -not less than 30 Lieder are here. She doesn't sing Brahms with intimacy, rather she attacks each song with open throat. Her diction, her care for words is now proverbial. My favorite Lied in this disc is In stiller Nacht. She sets the melancholic mood of the song with her rich, vibrant contralto-like tones.

Disc two brings us Ludwig singing Mahler, Schumann and Reger. From the melodic lines of Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn to the tortuous inflexions of Max Reger's two songs, she shows an extreme afinity with these composers. Schumann is taken very sensously, one can almost feel her velvety and creamy narrations of the woman-in-love of the song cycle.

Disc three is devoted to Schubert, Wolf and Strauss. Ludwig was not compelled to sing too much Wolf or Strauss (only 5 Lieder by these composers). It is her Schubert that shows her in splendid form. Auf dem Wasser zu singen is sung at such a low speed that her tone can only be described as luxurious. Erlkönig finds in her voice an ideal interpreter for the four characters of the song. In Wolf's Gesang Weylas, Gerald Moore has produced some magical arpeggios in the piano accompaniment, but of course this in only natural in him being the best accompanist ever.

Disc four is a miscellaneous melange of Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Rossini, Wagner, Händel and Bach. Ludwig never tried to sing on stage Isolde, but she recorded it; the Liebestod is taken at an exciting pace and one is only waiting for the climax to see if she can do it (the top c's). Yes, she can do it. Händel's aria from Julius Caesar is, again, sensous and exciting. Händel is another composer with whom she felt communicated. Ravel's Chansons Madécasses can only be described as magical. And of course she was outstanding in Bach oratorios, as is the case of Johannes Passion.

Wagner's Wessendonk Lieder are sung lustrously. I especially enjoyed Träume, which actually is sung, as its title suggests, dreamily.

Praised be the two accompanists for the majority of the recordings, Gerald Moore and Geoffrey Parsons. Both have gone now and the musical world seems so empty without their supreme touch. I do believe that 50% of Christa Ludwig's success as a Lieder Singer was due to them.

Tracks:

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)/Largo from Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor/Op.37/Stefan Vladar, Piano, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth,Conductor
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)/Andantino from Sonata for Strings No. 2 in A Major/Rossini Ensemble, Budapest, Andras Kiss, Leader
Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)/Andantino from Sonata for Strings No. 4 in B Flat Major/Rossini Ensemble, Budapest, Andras Kiss, Leader
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)/Largo from Viola Concerto in G Major/Ladislav Kyselak, Viola, Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger,Conductor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in C Minor RV 434/Gyorgy Kertesz, Cello, Hungarian State Opera Chamber Orchestra
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)/Adagio-Allegro-Adagio from Concerto Grosso in G Minor Op. 6 No. 8/(Christmas Concerto) Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krechek, Conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)/Adagio from Clarinet in A Major KV 622/Ernst Ottensamer, Clarinet, Vienna Mozart Academy, Johannes Wildner, Conductor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/Larghetto from Concerto No. 8 in A Minor for two violins and basso continuo RV 522 (L'estro armonico Op. 3) Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in E Minor Op. 85/Maria Kleigel, Cello, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Conductor
Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914)/The Enchanted Lake Op. 62/Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Guzenhauser, Conductor
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)/Siegfried Idyll/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor

Tracks:

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)/Larghetto from Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor Op. 21/Idil Biret, Piano, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Robert Stankovsky, Conductor
Max Bruch (1838-1920)/Adagio from Violin Concerto in G Minor Op. 26/Takako Nishizaki, Violin, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Guzenhauser, Conductor
Sergey Rakhmaninov (1873-1943)/Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18/Jeno Jando, Piano, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel, Conductor
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)/Adagio from Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16/Jeno Jando, Piano, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Legeti, Conductor
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in B Minor Op. 104/Maria Kliegel, Cello, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Conductor
Max Bruch (1838-1920)/Koi Nidrei Op. 27/Julia Pantelyat, Cello, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)/The Lark Ascending/Tibor Kovacs, Violin, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor

Average customer rating:

The artistry and allure of a French nightingale
High note feast :)
Simply beautiful high notes
Mady Mesplé's wonderful album
A glorious bit of memorabilia from a sadly forgotten soprano

The Very Best of Mady Mesplé

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Airs D'opérettes
Very Best of
Natalie Dessay - French Opera Arias
The Very Best of Régine Crespin
The Very Best of Kirsten Flagstad

ASIN: B0006VYELY
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

Ah!...Ou Va La Jeune Hindoue?
Ah! Je Veux Vivre
Oui! Pour Ce Soir...Je Suis Titania La Blonde (Polonaise)
Les Oiseaux Dans La Charmille
A Vos Jeux...Partagez-vous Mes Fleurs...Et Maintenant, Ecoutez Ma Chanson!
Una Voce Poco Fa
Ah! Non Credea Mirarti...Ah! Non Giunge
Di Piacer Mi Balza Il Cor
Gualtier Malde...Caro Nome
Il Dolce Suono...Ardon Gl'Incensi...Spargi D'Amaro Pianto

Tracks:

Quartet No.2 For Soprano, Violin, Viola, & Cello
In Furore Giustissimae Irae
I. La Dame D'Andre - Gabriel Tacchino
II. Dans L'Herbe - Gabriel Tacchino
III. Il Vole - Gabriel Tacchino
IV. Mon Cadavre Est Doux Comme Un Gant - Gabriel Tacchino
VI. Fleurs - Gabriel Tacchino
Les Chemins De L'Amour Op.106 (Anouilh) - Gabriel Tacchino
A Chloris (Viau) - Dalton Baldwin
Si Mes Vers Avaient Des Ailes (Hugo) - Dalton Baldwin
L'Heure Exquise (Chanson Grises, Verlaine) - Dalton Baldwin
Le Chapelier (Chalupt)
Dapheneo (Godebska)
La Diva De L'Empire (Intermezzo Americain) (Bonnaud & Bles)
Ecoutez, C'est Le Chant Des Cigales
Au Bord Du Chemin Qui Passa A Ma Porte
La Bergere Colinette (Villanelle)
Tout Est Soleil, Tout Est Printemps

Album Description

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

The artistry and allure of a French nightingale.......2007-06-03

This is one of the rare cases when the title of a CD matches completely its content. The Very Best of Mady Mesplé showcases the amazing talent and legacy of the beautiful lady that was the star coloratura soprano of the Paris Opera during the second part of the twentieth century. The first CD is dedicated to opera arias, and only a hearing of the first number, The Bell Song from Delibes' Lakmé, gives us a summary of what makes Mesplé so special. There is hardly a more musical or virtuosic version than the one presented here (from her complete recording of the opera). The legend is presented by the soprano with engaging interest and great attention to the words. The bell refrains are amazingly fast, with diminutive stacatti, a great trill and ravishing high notes. The final cadenza is very exciting, ending with a firm, beautiful high E that soars triumphally over the orchestra. All these qualities are present when she is singing Juliette, Philine, Ophélie and Olympia. Particularly on this last aria she conveys in her voice the illusion of hearing an automaton instead of human being and there is no ornamentation except on an interpolated high Eflat at the end. It is remarkable how Mesplé always is musical with her ornamentation. The Italian arias that end the first Cd are very pretty, even though they are not as successful, given the distinctive sound of the soprano, more in her element with the nuances of her native language than the legato singing that is proper to the belcanto style. However, the arias are still lovely, specially Una voce poco fa, where Mesplé showcases not only her high register but also the lower part of her voice by singing the first part of "Io sono docile" exactly the way it is written. CD number 2 takes the listener to a totally different aspect of Mady Mesplé's artistry with incursions into contemporary music, a Baroque cantata, French art song and French operetta. The Quartet no.2, for soprano, violin, viola and cello is a very demanding piece where the soprano becomes another instrument: dissonant and difficult intervals are required in all the registers of the voice. The soprano succeeds on this as well as the motet by Vivaldi, a totally different number of equal difficulty. A great part of the CD is then dedicated to songs by Poulenc, Hahn and Satie, where the singer perfectly conveys the mélodie style with her very distinctive sound, that can convey all degrees of emotion, from innocence to worldliness. Specially remarkable are Poulenc's Le chemin de l'amour, Hahn's Si mes vers avait des ailes and Satie' La diva de l'empire. The final part of the CD is dedicated to French operetta arias, a very important part of Mesplés discography. All the selections are a delight. It is worth noticing that she recorded the virtousic aria from Massé's Les noces de Jeanette in 1981, in the later part of her career and there is no difference in the sound and technique from Mesplé's debut recordings. The CD ends in a high note (literally and metaphorically) with a delightful waltz by Johann Strauss where she ends with a stunning Aflat over high C. In summary, this is a superb presentation of the career of Mady Mesplé, a singer who was not only one of the most stunning coloraturas of all time, but also a gifted and versatile artist.

High note feast :).......2006-10-02

I love this set. Her voice is similar to that of Pons, but this is in clear stereo sound! And her highest notes don't sound like whistle tones! The Bell song won me over; Sutherland is still my favorite singer, but she did not have the acuti of Mesple. Very good listening here.It is all so effortless - that final note on CD 2 (A-flat above high c''') is astonishing!

Simply beautiful high notes.......2006-08-14

I feel ashamed of myself. Really. For all the years I have been listening to pons and sutherland and callas and the more recent dessay and jo, I never really paid attention to Mady Mesple. I really wished I had. Her voice is so pure and bell-like similar to Pons but with a much richer middle range and with the most impressive solid low range I have heard on a coloratura sopranos. It is a tragedy that she was over shadowed by the coloratura powerhouse which is Joan Sutherland. Her high notes are to die for and really it would hard to find anyone who can hit them like her. She may not have Pons agility but the lightness and tone of her high e flat can certainly go head to head with pon's and may possibly be a tiny step above pon's which up until this point didn't think was possible.

Mady Mesplé's wonderful album.......2005-08-30

I felt a sense of awe listening to Mady Mesplé's voice. Of the two CD set, I much prefered CD #1 as #2 was a bit too modern for me. #1 has many of my favorite soprano arias, and Mlle. Mesplé did them all justice.

A glorious bit of memorabilia from a sadly forgotten soprano.......2005-05-10

Mady Mesple is one of the best kept secrets of the music industry today. Of course, when you're singing around the same time as Joan Sutherland you're rather likely to be overshadowed. Still, Mesple offers a wealth of musical goods that even Sutherland never could have given. Not only is her coloratura technique virtually flawless, she (gasp)inflects every word she sings with great sensitivity to the text, never losing grasp of the character she is striving to portray. Of course, she does have a rather controvertial aspect to her voice that many listeners may object to, As a classic french coloratura, her vibrato is VERY fast, fluttering tremulously at all times but never getting in the way of her pitch. Still, her high notes are exceptional (the second CD ends with a glorious high A flat) and the fresh, girlish beauty of her tone is unsurpassed even today (my apologies to Natalie Dessay). Be sure not to miss her Bell Song, by FAR the best I have ever heard! Her voice has a crystaline quality that is PERFECT for that particular aria. Her Doll Song is rather weak, but her mad scene from Hamlet MORE than makes up for it (can we say eight seconds of beautiful high F harp?!!). The second CD offers Mady in a more matura phase of her life, singing sensuously in more traditional art songs before going on to challenging operetta arias. And you won't want to miss the violin, viola, cello, soprano quartet that opens the CD!!! Let's just say you're in for a surprise... this CD is a must-have!

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Great Melodies of the Classics

Manufacturer: Compendia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | 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

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002PYSU6
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

Moret: Fanfare (Masterpiece Theatre Theme)
Bach: Air for the G String from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV
Pachelbel: Canon in D major
Vivaldi: The Spring in E major, Op. 8, No. 1 from The Four Seasons: Allegro
Largo e pianissimo sempre
Allegro: Rustic Dance
Handel: Water Music Suite: Allegro
Air
Bourie
Hornpipe
Andante expressivo
Hornpipe
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: [Allegro]
Andante
Allegro assai
Telemann: Table Music Overture
Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
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Tracks:

Beethoven: Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: Allegro
Romanze: Andante
Menuetto: Allegretto
Rondo: Allegro
Haydn: Symphony No. 94 in G major, Surprise: Adagio; Vivace assai
Andante
Menuet: Allegro molto
Finale: Allegro di molto
Schubert: Allegro vivace from Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat major
Mozart: Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Beethoven: Allegro ma non troppo from Symphony No. 6

Tracks:

Suppi: Light Cavalry Overture
Tchaikovsky: Valse: Allegro moderato from
Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Ravel: Bolero
Strauss Jr.: Overture to Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream Suite: Overture
Scherzo
Nocturne
Wedding March
Puck's Dance

Tracks:

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries from The Valkyrie
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Dawn
Death of Ase
Anitra's Dance
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Liszt: Les Preludes
Offenbach: Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
Smetana: The Moldau from My Country
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun
Bizet: Highlights from Carmen: The Toredors
Habanera
March of the Smugglers

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Opera Collection II

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | 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

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Caballe, Montserrat | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Crespin, Regine | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Ludwig, Christa | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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Opera Collection I

ASIN: B000002SDM
Release Date: 1992-09-29

Tracks:

Orpheus And Euridice: 'Che faro senza Euridice'
The Magic Flute: 'Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja'
Don Giovanni: Champagne Aria 'Finch 'han dal vino'
The Marriage Of Figaro: 'E susanna no vien...Dove Sono'
Fidelio: 'Abscheulicher! Wo einst du hin..Komm, Hoffnung'
William Tell: 'Ne m'abondonne pas, espoir de la vengeance... Asile hereditaire'
The Barber Of Seville: 'Largo al factotum'
Don Carlos: 'Ella giammai m'amo!'
Rigoletto: 'La Donna e mobile'
Il Trovatore: 'Di quella pira'
Otello: 'Dio! mi potevi scagliar'
TOSCA: 'Vissi d'arte'
Turandot: 'In questa reggia'
Gianna Schicchi: 'O mio babbino caro'
L'amico Fritz: 'Ed anche Beppe amo'

Tracks:

Faust: Jewel Song - (Marguerite) 'Les grands Seigneurs...Ah! je ris de me voir si belle'
The Juggler Of Notre Dame: 'Marie, avec l'Enfant Jesus'
Mignon: 'Connais-tu le pays...'
Carmen: Toredor Song - 'Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre'
The Tales Of Hoffman: 'Les oiseaux dans la charmille...'
Louise: 'Depuis le jour'
Der Rosenkavalier: 'Da geht er hin...'
Lohengrin: Elsa's Dream: 'Einsam in truben Tagen'
Tannhauser: 'Dich teure Halle'
The Walkyrie: Wofan's Farewell: 'Leb wohl, du kuhnes, herrliches Kind'

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Classics Collection: Gioachino Rossini

Manufacturer: St. Clair Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | 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
ASIN: B00005AVHA
Release Date: 2001-03-06

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España la Musa

Manufacturer: Leman Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0002IVTDC
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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The Classics at the Movies: Suspense

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004TC45
Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

Air - Se7en - Bach
Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'Air Du Soir - The Usual Suspects - Francois-Joel Thiollier
Aria - The Silence Of The Lambs - Chen Pi-Hsien
In Paradisum - Copycat - Schola Cantorum Of Oxford
Vissi D'Arte - Copycat - Nelly Miricioiu
Largo Al Factotum - Copycat - Roberto Servile
Miserere - Face/Off - Allegri
Prelude No. 15, 'Raindrop' - Face/Off - Idil Biret
Ach, Ich Fuhl's - Face/Off - Elisabeth Norberg-Schultz
Adagio Sostenuto - Misery - Jeno Jando
Reveries-Passions - Sleeping With The Enemy - Berlioz
March - A Clockwork Orange - Purcell
Excerpt From Finale Of Symphony No. 9 In Choral - A Clockwork Orange - Claudio Otelli

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