Hear The Vision

Hear The Vision

Hear The Vision

ASIN: B0006OHN0K

Track Listings
 
1. I Am
2. So!
3. Because Of Love
4. Sacrifice & Forgiveness
5. Step Up
6. Remember
7. I'm Here
8. To Make You Happy
9. I'm All In
10. You
11. Feelin' It
12. I Am 2

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Multi-Platinum Producer/Arranger/Songwriter Vernon D. Fails

Product Description
12 Original songs of various groove types

Hear The Vision,Vernon D. Fails (Author),DelVon Records
Vaughan Williams - Sir John in Love / Hickox, Northern Sinfonia
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Pros & Cons for both versions
  • Five for the work ,for Hickox at least four stars!
  • Sir John's love is more impressive the first time around
  • Five stars, but not the only choice.
 Vaughan Williams - Sir John in Love / Hickox, Northern Sinfonia
Ralph Vaughan Williams , Richard Hickox , Anne-Marie Owens , Sarah Connolly , Northern Sinfonia and Chorus , Brian Bannatyne-Scott , Donald Maxwell , Roderick Williams , Susan Gritton , Matthew Best , Mark Padmore , Stephen Varcoe , Stephan Loges , John Bowen , Richard Lloyd-Morgan , Laura Claycomb , Henry Moss , and Mark Richardson
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  2. Ralph Vaughan Williams: A Cotswold Romance / Death of Tintagiles - London Philharmonic Choir / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox
  3. Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover
  4. Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress: A Bunyan Sequence
  5. Vaughan Williams: Sir John In Love

ASIN: B00005M0ER
Release Date: 2001-07-24

Tracks:

  1. Act I: Orchestral introduction-What hoa, what hoa
  2. Act I: Ahem
  3. Act I: This is my father's choice
  4. Act I: How now, what does Master Fenton here?
  5. Act I: Vere is dat knave Rugby?
  6. Act I: Episode
  7. Act I: How now, mine Host of the Garter
  8. Act I: I spy entertainment in her...
  9. Act I: Wilt thou revenge...?
  10. Act I: Love my wife? I will be patient
  11. Act II: Orchestral introduction-Thine own true knight
  12. Act II: Scene 1: Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more
  13. Act II: Scene 2: Bardolph! Bardolph, I say!
  14. Act II: Scene 2: Go thy ways, go thy ways, old Jack!
  15. Act II: Scene 2: Sir, my name is Brook
  16. Act II: Scene 2: Ha, is this a vision?

Tracks:

  1. Act III: Scene 1 Interlude: Orchestral introduction-Yet hear me speak
  2. Act III: Scene 1 Interlude: Fair and fair and twice so fair
  3. Act III: Scene 1 Interlude: But listen, good mine Host
  4. Act III: Scene 2: Orchestral introduction-When as we sat in Papylon
  5. Act III: Scene 2: Yonder he's coming
  6. Act III: Scene 2: Come, Master Ford
  7. Act III: Scene 2: Orchestral-introduction-What, John! What, Robert!
  8. Act III: Scene 3: Alas, my love, you do me wrong
  9. Act III: Scene 3: Mistress Ford!
  10. Act III: Scene 3: Ah!
  11. Act IV: Orchestral introduction-Pardon me, wife
  12. Act IV: Scene 1: There is an old tale goes that Herne the hunter
  13. Act IV: Scene 1: Interlude
  14. Act IV: Scene 2: Orchestral introduction
  15. Act IV: Scene 2: The Windsor bell hath struck twelve
  16. Act IV: Scene 2: Ah-Who Comes here?
  17. Act IV: Scene 2: But till 'tis one o'clock
  18. Act IV: Scene 2: Dance of the Fairies
  19. Act IV: Scene 2: But stay! I smell a man of middle earth
  20. Act IV: Scene 2: Nay, do not fly
  21. Act IV: Scene 2: My heart misgives me
  22. Act IV: Scene 2: Stand not amazed

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pros & Cons for both versions.......2005-08-30

Boito took Shakespeare's Merry Wives, added a little Henry IV (e.g. the Honour Monologue) and shaped, moulded and cut them about to make a libretto that focused tightly on the Fat Knight and was absolutely perfect for what Verdi wanted. Out of it came one of the greatest of all comic operas.

With VW, you get something much closer to the Shakespearean original, teeming with richly drawn characters and all the variety of Elizabethan/Jacobean life bustling past. Falstaff is merely the primus inter pares among them, albeit a huge one. Out of it came a great comic opera. And one that has been too seldom performed, standing in the long shadow of its predecessor.

Vaughan Williams, who was a great admirer of the Verdi piece, knew that comparisons would inevitably be made. (He would also have included his friend, Holst's, At the Boar's Head as a real rival from the Falstaff canon.) But comparisons are invidious. The VW and the Verdi operas are not comparable, either in their intentions or in their music. And both should be allowed to co-exist happily as companion pieces, not as rivals as two great comic operas we're fortunate to have.

Perhaps I protest too much. But the Vaughan Williams is such invigorating, life-enhancing, often ravishingly beautiful stuff that I'd hate to see it slip off the end of the shelf. Verdi is lauded as the great tunesmith, but how many tunes from Falstaff can you recall - Nanetta's last act aria, perhaps, a couple of snippets of Fenton, the final fugue maybe, or Sir John's 'Quand'ero paggio' which is so brief an aria that its original singer had to record it three times in succession to fill a 78 side. Perhaps that's why Falstaff is so badly represented on 78's compared to the other mature Verdi operas. Great music, yes, but singalongaFalstaff had, in his mature operas, ceased to be the composer's intention.

In Sir John in Love, on the other hand, the tunes just pour out one after the other. Which are genuine folksongs and which are VW originals is often hard to tell without a score in front of you (where the composer comes clean). Just listen to the way Dr. Caius' 'Vray Dieu d'Amour' takes over the orchestra or how 'Lovely Joan' (the tune in the trio of the famous Greensleeves Fantasia) heralds Mistress Quickly's arrival and 'Greensleeves' in situ is even lovelier than in the Fantasia. But then listen to the gorgeous tune that accompanies Ann Page's entrance, the wonderful melody for Ford's plea for forgiveness from his wife or the magical chorus that accompanies the arrival of the real bride and groom in the final scene. Those are all VW originals and great ones, to boot.

Choosing between the two performances of the piece on disc, it's a question of swings and roundabouts. This Chandos recording with Hickox at the helm benefits from his direction - a bit tauter, a little more spring to the rhythms than Davies and the choral contributions are as polished as you'd expect from a seasoned choral specialist. The Chandos recording, too, is a bit more up to date in terms of sound, a bit fuller and richer. EMI, on the other hand, probably has the superior cast with the likes of Robert Tear, Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts and Robert Lloyd seeing off their Chandos counterparts. Honours between the two Falstaffs are more even. Neither is ideal in the part. Herincx has the 'fatter' voice: Maxwell on this recording is the more characterful. But a piece like the madrigal that Sir John sings before Ford/Brook's arrival needs more warmth and more steadiness than either of them provide (would Bryn ever consider it as a partner to his Verdi Falstaff?).

It's a tough choice between the two versions. Choose the EMI for the cast (including, by a short head, Herincx's Flastaff). Choose this Chandos set for the conducting, the chorus and the more modern sound.

5 out of 5 stars Five for the work ,for Hickox at least four stars!.......2001-11-09

(Here my review for Davies - EMI "British composers" recording
of this masterwork.)
If you feel that Verdi has beautyfull music but it has a too much thick blood, and you think that beauty must be tensed by reason; You are looking at the right composer.
This opera or musical drama (in the wagnerian sense, cause it is a romantic comedy) makes a very whole unit, the "areas" and the recited-sung recitatives are in funtion of the "dramatic" momentum and inerce of the work. It's incredible how pleasently quick this work is heard, and yes it's very entretaining (I know that's not necesary a virtue for an opera, but here it is).
The music, well, is gorgeous as might be expected from V.W., transitions are well sewn, and the traditonal folk songs add a dash or elizabethian romanticism.
The cast is strong, Hendrix is very suited for the rol, but you may fantacised how well this rol will be portrayed now by Bryn Terfel, It's sad that Hickox not thinck (or did he?)of this in his new recording of this opera (perhaps Chandos not provide him with the budget that Abado's can manage for his new DG. Falstaff recording).
Maybe Langridge will sound more youthfull than Tear, but that is a small detail. Hellen Watts it's spicy and perky Mrs. Quickly, and Gerald English Caius' is is excellent!
Davies captures V.W. orchestration very well with a ADD recording that will cause envy in this days, and the price, is to laugh about.
Treat you and buy this forgotten treasure!

3 out of 5 stars Sir John's love is more impressive the first time around.......2001-08-05

While I generally agree with the review of Ahmed Ismael, I must give the nod to the earlier EMI recording, which has greater depth and spread to the sound. Chandos engineers have practically placed the voices in our laps with a resultant loss of orchestral detail. The work is, of course, lovely but if the ear is fatigued by the sound the myriad beauties cannot make their full effect. If one adds to this the fact that the EMI is a midprice reissue the choice becomes even more clear. Bravo to Hickox and company but no standing ovation this time.

5 out of 5 stars Five stars, but not the only choice........2001-07-26

Vaughan Williams's comic "Sir John in Love" is one of those true opera rarities--an opera whose highlights become more impressive as the music progresses. Indeed, the true highlight of this opera is its final "Windsor Forest" scene in Act IV, where all the action is resolved, and everyone gets their "just desserts."

If this were the first recording of the opera available, it would be easy to recommend it to any VW (or opera!) enthusiast--the orchestral details are abundant and vividly present, the choral contribution is alive and infectious, and the vocal parts are well-presented and clear. However, there is in additional recording, in EMI's British Composer series, conducted by Meredith Davies. While many comparisons are stacked in the new version's favor, there are a few shortcomings that prevent an absolute recommendation.

Where Hickox succeeds over Davies is particularly in the portrayal of Anne Page and her several suitors. Susan Gritton sings more effectively than Wendy Eathorne, while both Daniel Norman (Slender) and Adrian Thompson (Caius) seem more plausible as suitors than Bernard Dickerson and Gerald English, respectively--although overall English makes a more vivid Caius. However, there is no question that Mark Padmore is the better Fenton: as well as Robert Tear sings for Davies, I can't shake the impression that he is wooing an Amazon, and not the girl-next-door Anne.

While the supporting cast is marginally to markedly superior for Hickox, with the Fords and Pages are fairly evenly matched between the two performances, the one clear victory of the Davies version is a significant one. As the title character, Donald Maxwell's Falstaff is no match for Raimund Herincx, either in characterization or in vocal quality. Additionally, the EMI set benefits from a superior recording--there's more of a sense of a performance in a real space, which adds an extra dimension to the rather static performance as presented by Hickox. Occasionally, Hickox also omits some dramatic effects (such as gasps from the onstage characters in Act III and laughter from the chorus in Act IV) which adds to the sense that this is only a "recording" and not a "performance."

All in all, there is much to recommend the new version, but confronted with a choice between this set and the Davies set on EMI, personal taste will have to suffice in choosing between them. [You may want to sample them both before buying either.]
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Tracks:

  1. Aida: Act I: Ritorna vincitor!
  2. Aida: Act I: E l'amor mio?
  3. Aida: Act I: I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante
  4. Aida: Act III: Qui Radames verra!
  5. Aida: Act III: O patria mia
  6. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: (Prelude)
  7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ecco l'orrido campo
  8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
  9. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: A tal colpa e nulla il pianto
  10. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: Morro, ma prima in grazia
  11. Il Trovatore: Act I: Che piu t'arresti?
  12. Il Trovatore: Act I: Tacea la notte placida
  13. Il Trovatore: Act I: Di tale amor che dirsi
  14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Siam giunti
  15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee
  16. Ernani: Act I: Surta e la notte
  17. Ernani: Act I: Ernani! Ernani, involami
  18. Ernani: Act I: Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani
  19. La forza del destino: Act II: Son giunta! Grazie, o Dio!
  20. La forza del destino: Act II: Madre, madre, pietosa Vergine
  21. La forza del destino: Act II: La Vergine degli angeli
  22. La forza del destino: Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio

Tracks:

  1. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Come scoglio immoto resta
  2. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Piangi? Perche?; Un bel di vedremo
  3. Madama Butterfly: Act III: Tu? tu? piccolo Iddio!
  4. TOSCA: Act II: Vissi d'arte
  5. Manon Lescaut: Act II: In quelle trine morbide
  6. Manon Lescaut: Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata
  7. Dialogues des Carmelites: Act III: Mes filles, voila que s'acheve
  8. Don Giovanni: Act I: Don Ottavio, son morta!
  9. Don Giovanni: Act I: Or sai chi l'onore
  10. Don Giovanni: Act II: Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene!
  11. Don Giovanni: Act II: Non mi dir
  12. Turandot: Act I: Signore, ascolta!
  13. Turandot: Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta
  14. Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich
  15. Antony And Cleopatra: Act III: Give me my robe

Tracks:

  1. Otello: Era piu calmo?
  2. Otello: Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Willow Song)
  3. Otello: Ave Maria
  4. Fidelio: Act I: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
  5. Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!
  6. Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
  7. La Traviata: Act I: E strano, e strano !
  8. La Traviata: Act I: Ah, fors' e lui
  9. La Traviata: Act I: Sempre libera
  10. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: E Susanna non vien!
  11. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: Dove sono
  12. Die Agyptische Helena: Act II: Awakening Scene
  13. La rondine: Ore dolci e divine
  14. Salome: Finale

Tracks:

  1. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Puskai pogibnu ya
  2. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Ya k vam pishu
  3. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Net, nikomu na svete
  4. Eugene Onegin: Act II: No tak i byt'!
  5. La rondine: Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
  6. VANESSA: Act I: He Has Come, He Has Come!
  7. VANESSA: Act I: Do Not Utter A Word
  8. Carmen: Act I: Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguidilla)
  9. Manon: Act II: Allons! il le faut!
  10. Manon: Act II: Adieu, notre petite table
  11. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Vegliammo invan due notti
  12. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Una macchia e qui tuttora
  13. La Boheme: Act IIII: Addio. Donde lieta usci (Mimi's Addio)
  14. Die Frau ohne Schatten: Act II: Empress's Awakening Scene
  15. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: Thy Hand, Belinda!
  16. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth
  17. Don Carlo: Act V: Tu che le vanita conoscesti del mondo

Tracks:

  1. Otello: Act I: Gia nella notte
  2. Otello: Act I: Quando narravi
  3. Otello: Act I: Venga la morte!
  4. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Ah, guarda, sorella
  5. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba, bimba, non piangere
  6. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba dagli occhi
  7. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Vogliatemi bene
  8. Requiem: Recordare
  9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: Bess, You Is My Woman
  10. Norma: Act III: Me chiami, o Norma
  11. Norma: Act III: Mira, o Norma
  12. Ernani: Act II: Tu, perfida!
  13. Ernani: Act II: Ah, morir, potessi adesso
  14. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Sorella, cosa dici?
  15. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Prendero quel brunettino
  16. Aida: Act IV: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse
  17. Aida: Act IV: Presago il core della tua condanna
  18. Aida: Act IV: Vedi? Di morte l'angelo
  19. Aida: Act IV: O terra, addio

Tracks:

  1. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Teco io sto!
  2. Aida: Act III: Ciel! mio padre!
  3. Aida: Act III: Rivedrai le forest imbalsamate
  4. Aida: Act III: In armi ora si desta il popol nostro
  5. Aida: Act III: Padre! a costoro schiava non sono
  6. Requiem: Angus Dei
  7. Manon Lescaut: Act I: Oh, saro la piu bella!; Tu, tu, amore?
  8. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Soave sia il vento
  9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: I Loves You, Porgy
  10. Aida: Act II: Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza
  11. Aida: Act II: Fu la sorte dell'armi
  12. Aida: Act II: Pieta ti prenda del mio dolor
  13. Aida: Act II: Alla prompa che s'appresta
  14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Udiste?
  15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Mira, di acerbe lagrime
  16. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Vivra! Contende il giubilo
  17. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Flower Duet)
  18. Carmen: Act IV: C'est toi! - C'est moi!
  19. Carmen: Act IV: Ou vas-tu? - Laisse-moi!

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. Four Last Songs: Fruhling
  8. Four Last Songs: September
  9. Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen
  10. Four Last Songs: Im Abendrot
  11. Clair de lune, Op.46, No.2: Clair de lune
  12. Notre amour, Op.23, No.2: Notre amour
  13. Au cimetiere, Op.51, No.2: Au cimetiere
  14. Au bord de l'eau, Op.8, No.1: Au bord de l'eau
  15. No.1, Cinq melodies de Venise, Op.58: Mandoline
  16. Main dominee par le coeur
  17. Miroirs brulants No.2: Je nommerai ton front
  18. Miroirs brulants No.1: Tu vois le feu du soir
  19. Ce doux petit visage

Tracks:

  1. Knoxville: Summer Of 1915, Op.24: Knoxville: Summer Of 1915
  2. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
  3. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
  4. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
  5. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Du Ring an meinem Finger
  6. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
  7. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Susser Freund, du blickest
  8. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
  9. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
  10. Widmung (No.1, Myrthen, Op.25): Widmung
  11. Mignon (No.28, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Mignon
  12. Volksliedchen, Op.51, No.2: Volksliedchen
  13. Schone Wiege meiner Leiden (No.5, Liederkreis, Op.24): Schone Wiege meiner Leiden
  14. Er ist's (No.23, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Er ist's
  15. Heiss mich nicht reden (No.5, Lieder und Gesand aus Wilhelm Meister)
  16. Lust der Sturmnacht, Op.35, No.1: Lust der Sturmnacht
  17. Allerseelen, Op.10, No.8: Allerseelen
  18. Schlagende Herzen
  19. Freundliche Vision, Op.48, No.1: Freundliche Vision
  20. Wie sollten wir geheim, Op.19, No.4: Wie sollten wir geheim
  21. Der Gartner (Morike-Lieder No.17)
  22. Lebe wohl (Morike-Lieder No.36)
  23. Morgentau (From An Old Songbook)
  24. Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt (Spanisches Liederbuch No.34)

Tracks:

  1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
  2. Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
  3. His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
  4. 'Roun' About De Mountain - Various Artists
  5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
  6. Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
  7. Were You There - Various Artists
  8. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
  9. Deep River - Various Artists
  10. Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
  11. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
  12. On Ma Journey - Various Artists
  13. A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
  14. Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
  15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
  16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
  17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
  18. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
  19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
  20. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
  21. My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
  22. Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
  23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

Tracks:

  1. Holy, Holy, Holy
  2. Lead, Kindly Light
  3. Blessed Assurance
  4. Ave Maria
  5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
  6. Amazing Grace
  7. The Lord's Prayer
  8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
  9. The Church's One Foundation
  10. Bless This House
  11. I Need Thee Every Hour
  12. Fairest Lord Jesus
  13. I Wonder As I Wander
  14. Ave Maria
  15. Porgy And Bess: Summertime
  16. America The Beautiful
  17. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing
  18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
  19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Tracks:

  1. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: He Zigeuner
  2. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
  3. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
  4. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Lieber Gott, du weisst
  5. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Brauner Bursche
  6. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Roselein dreie in der Reihe
  7. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
  8. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Rote Abendwolken
  9. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I: Io son l'umile ancella
  10. This Little Light O'Mine
  11. Interview With Leontyne Price By John Pfeiffer

Amazon.com

This 11-CD set, one might say jokingly, contains all the music ever written for the soprano voice and a bit for mezzo as well. And indeed, it's a staggering collection: In addition to her great Verdi heroines (the two Leonoras, Aida, Amelia, and Elvira in Ernani), Price is heard in her Puccini roles--Manon Lescaut, Butterfly, Tosca--and at least two dozen other roles, most of which she never sang on stage. Here are her heroic, secure Leonore in Fidelio, Strauss's high-flying Egyptian Helen, Purcell's Dido, Barber's Cleopatra, Bellini's Norma, Ariadne, Verdi's Violetta and Desdemona, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Countess, and Fiordiligi. Some are, naturally, more successful than others; almost none are embarrassing (Carmen comes close). In addition, she sings songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss--none of them as well as say, Janet Baker or Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Barber's Knoxville, etc.--quite beautifully. Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été is not very good, but a group of spirituals is. In all, however, this is an amazing display by one of the century's greatest sopranos. There may be no new depths plumbed here, but the singing is a knockout. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Long Time Coming..........2006-03-30

This compilation of Ms. Price's career is almost as complete as anything I've ever come across!!
An American Icon....I will forever be a loyal fan and admirer!!

5 out of 5 stars Her Best Album.......2006-01-01

Along with the equally extensive "Prima Donna Collection" this is Leontyne Price's best album. Anyone who wants to become familiarized with her vocal technique and her art on record should own this album. It features her best work ever recorded. A lot of these arias and their respective soprano roles were not roles she sang on stage. Leontyne Price was not only a consummate artist, but a cautious one. The reason these arias, Lieder, Gospel and spirituals sound so beautiful and technically brilliant is because Leontyne was smart enough to sing them infrequently and in concert form. She did not take on new roles other than her repetitive Aidas, Leonoras, Butterfly, Toscas and Madame Lidoins, etc, because she was afraid of ruining her glorious voice too soon as many of her contemporary sopranos. Like soprano Zinka Milanov, Leontyne Price preserved the freshness and vitality of her voice through "operatic abstinence". Thus, the Norma, Salome, Manon, Lady Macbeth and even Traviata we hear on this album are well-rendered because she did NOT sing them on stage. She would have worn out her beautiful voice if she sung so many roles.

This collection is overwhelming. Leontyne Price proves herself to be a masterful artist of diverse repertoire. Pity she didn't really sing these on stage because she would have put Maria Callas and all the reigning divas before and after her to shame. Listen to her remarkable, unsurpassed Mozart repertoire. This she did sing in opera houses, probably because Mozart does not require a true lyrico-spinto heavyness and smaller opera houses can accomodate Mozartian voices that do not often rise above the staff/orchestra. She sang exquisite Fiordiligis at the Met. The arias from Cosi Fan Tutte here - Soave sia il vento, O Guarda Sorelle and the fiendishly difficult vocal showcase "Come Scoglio" with its vertiginious scales are all fine samples of Miss Price's artistry. She sang Susanna and Donna Anna with beauty and bravura. The Salome excerpt is quite thrilling. She would have made a terrific Salome but the role is quite difficult and it would have surely killed her voice. Leontyne Price was the number one Verdi soprano. Every opera cognoscente will tell you that. When you hear the excerpts from Verdi operas here - Lady Macbeth's Sleepwalking Scene, Aida's arias, Leonora's arias from Trovatore and Leonora's arias from Forza Del Destino, particularly La Virgine Del Angeli and the ravishing Pace Pace Mio Dio- are the best renditions of Verdi soprano singing. Anyone who wants to study how to sing in the letter-to-letter Verdi lyrico spinto style should hear these arias. A voice like Leontyne cannot be easily imitated. Maria Callas's own voice can be imitated as Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu has proven. Leontyne was in a class of her own, a voice that is both dramatic and beautiful to hear. However, most people find fault in her lack of dramatic interpretation. I say they're not hearing hard enough. Yes, there is excessive beauty in her singing but she understood that the opera heroines should sound beautiful because they are beautiful and though I never saw her on stage, from the recordings I hear she sounds dramatic and character-driven enough for me to be satisfied. For a devoted fan of Leontyne Price, this album is the Holy Grail. She sings the most beautiful Norma, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Aida, Violetta, Madame Lidoin, Suor Angelica, Susanna, Dona Ana, Gilda, Fiordiligi, Desdemona and countless other heroines. The last cd is a collection of Gospel, spirituals and patriotic songs. These "American", non-opera selections find her in beautiful voice and she is actually paying tribute to her roots. She was not only African-American, but a Southerner from Mississippi. Her voice must have been heavenly to hear in Church! This is the album that made me love Leontyne.

5 out of 5 stars Price At Her Peak.......2005-05-02

Originally a Gospel singer, Leontyne Price rose to the heights of operatic superstardom in the 60's and 70's. She enjoyed the same success Maria Callas did in the 50's. Although Callas will forever be most people's idea of the greatest soprano of the 20th century, Leontyne Price was not a force to be reckoned with. In my opinion, and this is just me, she outshone Callas and was the greater singer as far as techinicality and musicianship. Leontyne Price's best work is recorded in this album. It is her best album, together with the Prima Donna Collection. The price is expensive but it's worth every penny. Prepare to be riveted and blown away by the dynamic strength and passion of her voice as it blasts through yours stereo. While many often point out that Leontyne Price was not much of an actress, from a purely operatic/vocal level, her voice was faultless and virtuosic, powerful, passionate, beautiful, lyrical, soulful. Never have I heard a soprano so richly endowed with strong chest register- she could sing the low octaves that are found in the roles of mezzo-soprano voices or contralto voices. But she was a dramatic soprano and that's dramatic with a capital D- all the high C's were there, perfectly in place, and she was a thrilling singer when reaching for the stratosphere with her voice.

This album contains arias from operas that I didn't even know she performed- La Traviata (yes, Leontyne Price as Violetta is a moving and powerful interpretation, executed with sublime beauty. She finds herself the equal to Callas in the role- for Callas had a big voice for a role that calls for the "dying" effect. Thus, Price, like Callas, could sing roles that call for beauty and not just dramatic vigor. It's unfortunate that unlike the stars that were rising in her time- Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills and Montserrat Caballe- Price never mastered the bel canto repertoire - Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini (although she sang a sensational Norma, excerpts are found in this recording). But her strongest suit was Verdi. She had the voice Verdi was looking for in a soprano- rich, dramatic, beautiful, able to fill up the lines with smoky and velvety hues and a gleaming high top. Check out her Amelia in Un Ballo In Maschera, her Leonora in Trovatore, her Leonora in La Forza Del Destino. Of course, her greatest role, her signature role, and one which she connected with on a personal/ancestral level was that of Aida. The first selections in this recording are from that masterpiece. As Aida, she was at her best. It was easy for her somehow, when most other sopranos tackle the role with difficulty. She conveys grace, nobility, passion and spirituality in the role of the tragic Ethiopian princess.

Further roles she excelled in that are on this recording is Desdemona in Otello, which she sung opposite Placido Domingo. Their masterful voices blend together harmonically and gloriously in the Act 1 Love Duet. She's quite the ground-breaking artist. Most Violettas in Traviata or Desdemona in Otello are Caucasian lyric soprano (Desdemona was white, Otello was black, that was Shakespeare's intention) but in opera, race does not matter and Leontyne Price's voice made her a star in a time when it was incredibly difficult for a black woman to sing opera. From the start of the century, opera was always associated with white Europeans and later on Americans. But Leontyne Price followed the inspirational example of the gutsy contralto Marian Anderson, who suffered a lot of rejection in opera due to skin color in pre-Civil Rights Movement 30's, 40's and 50's. Finally in the late 50's, Anderson, after a lifetime of singing only in private concerts and recitals, debuted at the Met as Ulrica in Un Ballo. Leontyne Price immediately picked up where she left- singing all the soprano diva roles typically associated with white singers - especially Tosca. Her Tosca is second to her Aida. As Tosca, she encompasses the diva who dies for love in the most thrilling way.

Other than Tosca, Puccini heroines were just as magnificent vehicles for her voice. She sang Madame Butterfly to great acclaim. I dont know how she did it but she suddenly ceased to be herself and became the frail, naive, lovesick Japanese Geisha. Softness and fragility is also mixed with the maturity of a woman in love, with passion and dramatic vocal color. She sang La Rondine with equal success, though this role is more along the lines of Violetta/Traviata. She sang Suor Angelica, she sang in modern works such as Barber's Antony and Cleopatra- in that infamous Zefferelli production- she sang Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, she sang in Dialoge of the Carmelites. All these are on here, along with her Baroque specialties- Dido in Dido and Aeneas. Her Mozart voice is also the best I've heard, really, even with a more dramatic and beautiful charm than other singers I've heard. She sang the acrobatic role of Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, both Dona Ana and Donva Elvira in Don Giovanni. I prefer her as Dona Ana, she is all fire, despair, intensity and repressed desire, but she sings a hysterical and lovesick Elvira with a passion as well. She even sang the Countess in Le Nozze Di Figaro. But the sky was the limit to Price. She even sang, in a Jessie Norman way, the Wagner role of Isolde. Her "Liebestod" is the greatest I've heard since Birgit Nilsson, with a passion that stemmed from her religious Gospel heart.
This is a great album and I recommend it to any fan of Price and any fan of opera in general. If you have never heard Price and want to start somewhere, start with this one. This one or the Prima Donna Collection.

5 out of 5 stars of course world class.......2000-08-14

Price is amazing. I will have to also mention that Joan Sutherland in the 1960 is even more incredible, if that's possible. Check Dame Joan out, you will not be sorry. But Price is a D flawless diamond set by Cartier, in my opinion.

5 out of 5 stars the greatest american soprano of the 20th century.......1999-12-12

This collection of arias, art songs, and spirituals is truly amazing for the sheer breadth and depth of this soprano's artistry. It is hard to imagine any Verdi soprano after Ms. Price who could offer us the smoky richness of her vocal color, and there are so many wonderful selections, many of them being roles she did not perform on stage. Among my personal favorites are her scene from Dialogues of the Carmelites, the Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin, and the drama of her Lady Macbeth. For those of us who heard Ms. Price over the years in opera and concert, this collection brings back wonderful memories...It is truly a must-have for any serious opera lover.
Hear The Vision
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Feelin' the Vision!
  • SUPER GOOD!
  • Music for all moods
  • Smoothjazz.com Review
 Hear The Vision
Vernon D. Fails
Manufacturer: DelVon Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music
GeneralGeneral | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0006OHN0K
Release Date: 2004-10-21

Tracks:

  1. I Am
  2. So!
  3. Because Of Love
  4. Sacrifice & Forgiveness
  5. Step Up
  6. Remember
  7. I'm Here
  8. To Make You Happy
  9. I'm All In
  10. You
  11. Feelin' It
  12. I Am 2

Album Description

12 Original songs of various groove types

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Feelin' the Vision!.......2005-02-15

What's that sound?! New, yet familiar. It's the smoothness absent from much of R&B and the soul often missing from smooth jazz. Beautifully arranged into a free-flowing instrumental odyssey, Hear the Vision touches the roots of jazz and R&B while at the same time reaching exuberantly into the future to create a soulful sound that transcends genre. Truly a new standard, this rhythmic fusion of memory and hope is music to live to.

5 out of 5 stars SUPER GOOD!.......2004-12-23

THIS CD IS ALL GOOD, AND MORE. IF YOU LIKE PIANO MUSIC, THIS IS IT. YOU CAN JUST CHILL AND BE WHEREVER YOU WANT TO BE. THANKS MR FAILS!

5 out of 5 stars Music for all moods.......2004-12-17

This CD is the great! It provides a genuine combination of several genres blended to perfection to provide the listener with music to suit or smooth any mood.

5 out of 5 stars Smoothjazz.com Review.......2004-11-26

Here's a tasty collection of piano and keyboard jewels from a gentleman who definitely knows how to write and perform solid hit music. Vernon D. Fails has a very impressive resume, to say the least, having been keyboardist and arranger for two of the best-known songs on Anita Baker's debut "Rapture" album...namely "Mystery" and "Caught up in the Rapture." He later won "Songwriter of the Year" honors for "Fairytale" off Baker's "Compositions" release. The list of artists with whom Fails has performed and recorded is equally impressive, and includes the likes of Gerald Albright, Eric Clapton, George Duke, Nathan East, Chaka Khan, Greg Phillinganes, Joe Sample, David Sanborn, and Stevie Wonder. With a list of credits this long, you'd expect Mr. Fails to put out an exceptional solo project, and he has done exactly that with HEAR THE VISION. From romantic ballads to soulful jams, he has created a very smooth collection of tunes to warm up you and your sound system, and set a mellow mood for whatever you might have in mind that needs an especially flavorsome musical accompaniment. I especially like "I'm Here," with its vibe-like melody line, and also the sensual, romantic ballads, "Remember" and "You." Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of HEAR THE VISION for those special moments that require an especially sweet and soulful soundtrack! ~ Scott O'Brien
Voluntown
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Voluntown

    Manufacturer: Vision Company Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
    Indie RockIndie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000CA2YMK
    Release Date: 2003-05-27
    Pure and Simple
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      		Pure and Simple
      Hear'say
      Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000BRIBXA
      Release Date: 2001-11-21
      Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 4
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        		Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 4

        Manufacturer: Pearl
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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        GeneralGeneral | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B000000WMO
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        Tracks:

        1. Queen of Spades/Act 3. What Is Our Life? - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        2. Juive/Act 4. Rachel, Quand du Seigneur - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        3. Segreto - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        4. Donkey and the Nightingale - Fable - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        5. Africana/Act 4. O Paradis - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        6. Night ("Why Do I Love Thee, Night?"), Op. 6 No. 9 - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        7. A: Celeste A (Act 1) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        8. Peurs de Perles/Act 1. Je Crois Entendre Encore - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        9. Cavalleria Rusticana/O Lola, Tu Ch'hai di Latti (Siciliana) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        10. Leave Me! (Gypsy Song) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        11. Dubrovsky: O Give Me Oblivion - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        12. Queen of Spades/Act 1. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
        13. Carmen/Act 4. C'est Toi? C'est Moi! - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
        14. In the Wild North - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Vladimir Kastorsky, Maria Michailova
        15. She Was Yours - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
        16. Far off, Far Off - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
        17. Demon: On Desire's Soft Fleeting Wing - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
        18. Rusalka: Unwillingly to These Sad Shores, Prince's Cavatina (Act 1) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
        19. Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
        20. Ruslan and Ljudmila/Act 1. There Is a Distant Country - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
        21. Princesse Lointaine: Love Is a Delightful Dream - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
        22. Little Slippers/Does the Maiden Hear? - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
        23. What Happiness! - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich

        Tracks:

        1. Faust: Ah! Je Ris de Me Voir Si Belle en Ce Miroir (Jewel Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        2. Traviata: Ah, Fors' Lui.../Follie, Follie...Sempre Libera (Pt. 2) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        3. Peurs de Perles: Comme Autrefois - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        4. Dobrynja Nikitich: Zabava's Aria - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        5. Romet Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce R - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        6. Perle du Brl: Charmant Oiseau - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        7. Harold: Hush Thee, Dear One, Slumber Well (Adele's Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        8. Ruslan and Ljudmila: Ah, Thou My Fate - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        9. Snade ("Sing, Smile, Slumber") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        10. Sadko: Sleep Went Along the River (Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        11. Life for the Tsar: It Is Not for That That I Grieve - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        12. Peurs de Perles: Brahma, Grand Dieu - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        13. Bolero ("O My Dear, Charming One") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        14. Snow Maiden/With Friends to Gather Berries - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        15. Huguenots: O Beau Pays de la Touraine - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        16. Mireille/O Lre Hirondell
        17. Fra Diavolo/Quel Bonheur! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        18. Golden Cockerel/Hail to Thee, Sun! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        19. Tsar's Bride/Act 4. Mad Scene. Look There, Above Your Head - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        20. Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        21. Serenata ("Vola, O Serenata") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        22. I Vespri Siciliani: MercDilette Amiche - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
        23. How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Rachmaninov); the Rose and the ... - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova

        Tracks:

        1. Life for the Tsar/Act 3. Quartet. The Rose That Blooms - Andrej Labinsky, Maria Michailova, Galina Ivanovna Nikitina, Lev Sibirjakov
        2. Night (Folksong) - Lev Sibirjakov
        3. Boris Godunov/Act 1. In the Town of Kazan - Lev Sibirjakov
        4. Life for the Tsar: What About a Wedding? (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
        5. Oh, If Mother Volga - Lev Sibirjakov
        6. Why Was I Born? (Convict's Song) - Lev Sibirjakov
        7. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Lev Sibirjakov
        8. Sonnambula/Act 1. VI Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni - Lev Sibirjakov
        9. Midnight Review - Lev Sibirjakov
        10. Demon/Prologue. Accurs World - Lev Sibirjakov
        11. Seafarers - Lev Sibirjakov, Eugene Witting
        12. Elegy ("When, My Soul") - Aleksandr Dormidontovich Aleksandrovich, Lev Sibirjakov
        13. lian Harps - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        14. Merchant Kalashnikov/The Merchant's Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        15. Halka: Aria of Janusz - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        16. Enchantress/Act 2. Aria. Ah, The Image of That Enchantress! - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        17. Tear Trembles, Op. 6 No. 4 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        18. Queen of Spades: I Love You, Dear (Eletsky's Aria, Act 2) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        19. Louder Than the Song of the Lark, Op. 43 No. 1 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        20. Demon/Act 2. O'er the Airy Ocean - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        21. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        22. Song of Triumphant Love/Arioso. O Pure Creature - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        23. Eugene Onegin: Should I Decide on Domesticity (Act 1) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        24. Demon/Act 2. Do Not Weep, Child - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        25. Festival During the Plague/Hymn. When Powerful Winter, Like a Vigilant
        26. Captive in the Caucasus/Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
        The Symposium Opera Collection, Vol. 1 & 2
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          ASIN: B00004SD1F
          Release Date: 2000-05-30
          Barber: Songs
          Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
          • an excellent presentation of Barber's piano songs
          • Lively and pleasan t renditions
          • The best colleciton of Barber's orchestral songs and arias
          		 Barber: Songs

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          ASIN: B0000000O0
          Release Date: 1995-04-16

          Tracks:

          1. Three Songs Op.2: The Daisies
          2. Three Songs Op.2: With Rue My Heart Is Laden
          3. Three Songs Op.2: Bessie Bobtail
          4. Three Songs Op.10: Rain Has Fallen
          5. Three Songs Op.10: Sleep Now
          6. Three Songs Op.10: I Hear An Army
          7. Four Songs Op.13: Nocturne
          8. Four Songs Op.13: A Nun Takes The Veil
          9. Four Songs Op.13: The Secrets Of The Old
          10. Four Songs Op.13: Sure On This Shining Night
          11. Two Songs Op.18: The Queen's Face On The Summery Coin
          12. Two Songs Op.18: Monks And Raisins
          13. Nuvoletta, Op.25
          14. Hermit Songs, Op.29: At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
          15. Hermit Songs, Op.29: Church Bell At Night
          16. Hermit Songs, Op.29: St. Ita's Vision
          17. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Heavenly Banquet
          18. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Crucifixion
          19. Hermit Songs, Op.29: Sea-Snatch
          20. Hermit Songs, Op.29: Promiscuity
          21. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Monk And His Cat
          22. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Praises Of God
          23. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Desire For Hermitage
          24. Despite And Still, Op.41: A Last Song
          25. Despite And Still, Op.41: My Lizard (Wish For A Young Love)
          26. Despite And Still, Op.41: In The Wilderness
          27. Despite And Still, Op.41: Solitary Hotel
          28. Despite And Still, Op.41: Despite And Still

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars an excellent presentation of Barber's piano songs.......2006-08-02

          First of all, I must mention that Chopra fan "Huntley Dent"'s review is not of this CD, Songs by Barber, which is all songs for voice and piano, but rather of Arias and Scenes, a collection also sung by Roberta Alexander and also on Etcetera of Barber's orchestral vocal music.

          That said, this is an excellent collection of Barber's piano songs. Roberta Alexander has a lovely, creamy voice, and she puts real passion into these songs, though her diction is sometimes slightly occluded. Her performance of "Sure on This Shining Night" is spine-tingling.

          There a couple of moments of slight distortion in the recording or the mastering at louder points in the performance.

          4 out of 5 stars Lively and pleasan t renditions.......2006-03-25

          The beauty of the artist's voice shows through despite the difficulties of Barber's modern piano stylings. Fans of Barber's vocal music will enjoy this CD.

          5 out of 5 stars The best colleciton of Barber's orchestral songs and arias.......2005-10-11

          Only three songs on this excellent CD are orchestral arrangements of songs originally written with piano accompaniment, but they include the haunting, masterful "Sure on This Shining Night," with text by James Agee. Agee was a natural lyrical fit for Barber's talents, as witness the famous "Knoxville, Summer of 1915"--it sets a prose poem to music that was the intorduciton to Agee's wonderful posthumous novel, "A Death in the Family."

          Roberta Alexander does everything well. Her clear, striaghtforward, well-tuned soprano is without wobble or excessive vibrato, so one hears the words more clearly than usual. The arias come from Barber's operas Vanessa and Antony and Cleopatra. It's a shame that the disastrous premiere of the latter effectively shamed Barber into giving up compsoing for the rest of his life.

          For anyone who wants to hear a generous sample of Barber's writing for soprano, thse skillful interpretations are unmissable.
          Benu Blachut Operatic Recital
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            Manufacturer: Supraphon
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            ASIN: B00002SSNC
            Release Date: 1999-11-19
            I Hear a New World
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              		I Hear a New World
              Joe & Blue Men Meek
              Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
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              ASIN: B000A2PMAG
              Release Date: 2001-12-10

              Jazz Music:

              1. His Orchestra & Quintet
              2. Hot N' Spicy [Original recording remastered]
              3. Hotel California - Super Guitar Duo [Import]
              4. Humility in the Light of the Creator
              5. Indian Summer
              6. Jazz Cafe: Soul Mix [Import]
              7. Kings of Swamp Pop [Import]
              8. Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1999 [Live]
              9. Love for Sale
              10. Love Walked In

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