Very Best of Jose Van Dam

Jose Van Dam - Very Best of Jose Van Dam

Very Best of Jose Van Dam
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Artist: Jose Van Dam
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-04-26
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Le Veau D'Or Est Toujours Debout
  2. Vous Qui Faites L'Endormie
  3. Si Les Filles D'Arles Sont Reines
  4. Voyons: 'Pour Hoffmann'...Dans Les Roles D'Amoureux Langoureux
  5. Scintille, Diamant
  6. Bien Des Jeunes Gens
  7. Lakme, C'est Toi Qui Nous Proteges!
  8. Tra La La...Quand La Flamme De L'Amour
  9. Elle Ne M'Aime Pas
  10. Ah! Malgre Toi, Poete
  11. Parjure!
  12. Louange A Vous
  13. Voyez, Thebains, Voyez - Barbara Hendricks
  14. Dors, O Cite Perverse!
  15. Quand Apparaissent Les Etoiles - Teresa Berganza
  16. Je Suis Le Chevalier Errant - Teresa Berganza
  17. Ecoute, Mon Ami - Teresa Berganza
Music CD 2
  1. I. Villanelle
  2. IV. Absence
  3. VI. L'Ile Inconnue
  4. Tendrement Enlaces, Ma Chere Bien-Aimee
  5. Danse Macabre
  6. Clair De Lune
  7. Chanson Romanesque
  8. Chanson Epique
  9. Chanson A Boire
  10. Chanson A Dulcinee
  11. Elegie
  12. I. La Maitresse Volage
  13. II. Chanson A Boire
  14. III. Madrigal
  15. IV. Invocation Aux Parques
  16. V. Couplets Bachiques
  17. VI. L'Offrande
  18. VII. La Belle Jeunesse
  19. VIII. Serenade
  20. Malvina
  21. Wo Ist Er?
  22. Wird Dir Nicht Bange?
  23. Die Frist Ist Um
  24. Herr, Lehre Doch Mich
  25. Libera Me, Domine

Music reviews of Very Best of Jose Van Dam

Music Review: A vocal phenomenon
Rating: 5 Stars

Think about it: this man has been singing beautifully for nearly FIFTY years, having made his debut so young. We opera lovers grew up with his voice as a kind of ideal in many roles, especially those which must be sung with seamless legato and in French - although his sung German and Italian are faultless, too. His one weakness is perhaps that he occasionally sings roles which are manifestly too low for him; he is a bass-baritone with the emphasis upon the latter voice category. I did hear him live - a particularly memorable occasion was Haydn's "Die Schoepfung" in Liege - and was very impressed. There is no qualitative difference between the studio recordings and the live performances featured on this compilation; his discography confirms his supremacy as one of the most versatile and consistently pleasing singers of our era.

Highlights for me are his Jokanaan in the "Salome", his Dutchman - though some prefer a weightier voice - the Brahms "Requiem" excerpt and the aria from "Herodiade". I confess to being less keen on some of the more recherche operatic items and the Poulenc (never my favourite composer) songs, but they are of interest because they are unhackneyed and anything Van Dam sings has beauty and merit.

This is very good value and provides a testimony to a marvellous voice which we are in danger of taking for granted, it has been delighting us for so long.
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