Renee Fleming - The Beautiful Voice ~ Gounod, Lehar, Orff, Puccini, Rachmaninov, Strauss
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Composer: Gustave CharpentierComposer: Charles Gounod
Composer: Jules Massenet
Composer: Antonin Dvorak
Composer: Friedrich von Flotow
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Composer: Carl Orff
Composer: Richard Strauss
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-02-10
Music Label: London/Decca
Soundtracks:
- Louise: Depuis le Jour, Act 3
- Faust: Ah! Je Ris de Me Voir, Act 3
- Manon: Obeissons, Quand Leur Voix Appelle, Act 3
- 7 Gipsy Melodies Opus 55: No. 4 Songs My Mother Taught Me
- Martha: Last Rose of Summer, Act 3
- La Rondine: Chi il Bel Sogno Di Doretta, Act 1
- Die Tote Stadt Opus 12: Gluck, Das Mir Verlieb, Act 1
- Carmina Burana: Cour d'Amours - In Trutina
- 4 Lieder Opus 27: No. 4 Morgen!
- Songs Opus 34: No.14 Vocalise
- Die Fledermaus: Klange Der Heimat, Act 2
- Die Lustige Witwe: Vilja
- Luna: Epilogo
- Chants d'Auvergne - Series 1: Bailero
Music reviews of Renee Fleming - The Beautiful Voice ~ Gounod, Lehar, Orff, Puccini, Rachmaninov, Strauss
Music Review: Compelling, Poetic And Marvellously Sung!
Rating: 5 Stars
Once again Renee Fleming presents glorious collaborations in a compelling performance. The overall conception is one of beauty and unequivocal direction of line. Fleming begins with "Louise: Depuis le Jour." The spacious long phrases are profoundly evocative and the vocal timbre is crafted with glowing, long-breathed generosity. My most cherished performance is "Songs My Mother Taught Me",(A favorite of Joan Sutherland's) from the Gypsy Melodies Op.55, No.4. It is delighting in sweet textural clarity and brimming over with an infectious sense of inner purpose. Followed by "Martha: Last Rose of Summer," and "Doretta's Dream Song", Fleming sings with such a level of imagination which is rare enough, but once heard it never leaves you. "Carmina Burana: In Trutina", is absolutely angelic and sung with such radiant inwardness. In "Morgen" Op. 27 No.4, Fleming sings with such a special resonance and is, as ever, superb in the quality of her tone, the clarity of diction and innate comprehension of lieder. Fleming fills "The Merry Widow" with supple lyricism, elegance and singing at a pleasing lilt capturing its gentle energy. The overall performances culminate with "Chants D'Auvergene: Ballero". Fleming's phrases are conveyed with both elegance and intensity. The pacing is eager but never hectic and the accompaniments are scrupulous in their sensitivity. The nuanced dynamics are breathtaking and there is no denying the incandescence of the climaxes.
Whatever Renee Fleming sings makes for a delightful encounter.
Author: Raymond Vacchino M.Mus.(MT) A.Mus. L.R.S.M. Licentiate (honorary)
Description of Renee Fleming - The Beautiful Voice ~ Gounod, Lehar, Orff, Puccini, Rachmaninov, Strauss
This vocal recital certainly lives up to its title, perhaps too well. It's a collection of arias and songs Fleming has sung for years that for some may be too much frosting and not enough cake. Surely, her performances are rich with interpretive nuances, wonder-filled portamentos and word colorings that reflect a long history with this repertoire, which ranges from Charpentier's "Depuis le jour" to Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise." Some may find Fleming a bit much, but agree with her or not, she's far more interesting than singers who keep a safe, discreet distance from the music. --David Patrick StearnsGeneral CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( C ) > Canteloube, Joseph
- ( D ) > Dvor?k, Anton?n
- ( F ) > Flotow, Friedrich von
- ( G ) > Gounod, Charles
- ( K ) > Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
- ( L ) > Leh?r, Franz
- ( M ) > Massenet, Jules
- ( P ) > Puccini, Giacomo
- ( R ) > Rachmaninov, Sergei > All Works by Rachmaninov
- ( S ) > Strauss Jr., Johann
- Strauss, Richard
- Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
- Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Vocal & Song
- Opera & Vocal > General
- Featured Performers, A-Z > C to G > Fleming, Renee
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830)
- Modern & 20th Century
- Romantic (c.1820-1910)
- Languages > German
- Vocal Non-Opera > Cantatas
- Dance & Electronic > General
- Pop > Vocal Pop > General
- Gounod, Charles - Works by Gounod
- Massenet, Jules - Works by Massenet
- Orff, Carl - Works by Orff
- Puccini, Giacomo - Works by Puccini
- Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( D ) - Dvor?k, Anton?n - General
- Classical - Featured Composers, A-Z - ( L ) - Leh?r, Franz - General
- Classical - Historical Periods - Modern, 20th, & 21st Century - Composers - Korngold, Erich Wolfgang - General
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