Le Perle Degli Squallor [Import]

1. Berta

2. Non Mi Mordere Il Dito

3. Veramon

4. Cornutone

5. Famiglia Cristiana

6. Ti Ho Conosciuto In Un Clubs

7. Telefona...

8. Radio Cappelle

9. Angeli Negri (Angelitos Negros)

10. Torna Pierpaolo

11. 38 Luglio

12. Pompa

13. Terrestri

14. Chi Cazz'm''o Fa F

15. Abat-Jour

16. Raffredore Nero

17. Torna A Casa Mexico

Le Perle Degli Squallor,Squallor,Wea,World Music

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Average customer rating: Carnaval

French Coloratura Arias Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Sumi Jo - Virtuoso Arias ~ Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, Meyerbeer Sumi Jo - Bel Canto / Arevalo · ECO · Carella Sumi Jo sings Mozart Sumi Jo - Les Bijoux / Carella Sumi Jo - La Promessa / Vincenzo Scalera ASIN: B00020QW9G Release Date: 2004-09-14

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Carnaval.......2005-12-05

There is no track listing on Amazon for this album. It is a re-release of Sumi Jo's album "Carnaval" which had, for some insane reason, gone out of print (something to do with a merger).

As for the album itself, there is no way to accurately describe how impressive this singing is. Jo's coloratura may not be as fast as Emma Kirkby's or as accurate as Cecilia Bartoli's, but nobody can surpass her sense of fun or the ease with which she sustains her highest notes.

Two tracks in particular stand out: "Le jour sous le soleil beni" is a rather slow, beautiful aria (the only non-coloratura aria included on the disc) which is capped with what must be the longest sustained high D-flat in history--sung pianissimo. Montserrat Caballe, eat your heart out. The other is the Carnaval de Venise, made famous by Mado Robin. Although Jo does not hit Robin's B-flat above high C, her version is infinitely more impressive, particularly the last two minutes, which is simply a roller-coaster ride of coloratura with no rests, no rubato, and very few breaths. Everyone I've ever played this track for has been rendered speechless.

Although those two arias stand out, there are really no tracks on this album which are not impressive and/or beautful. The Sevillana captures her sense of fun, "Canari" and the "Couplets de Mysoli" emphasize her control of pianissimo high notes, and "Jours de mon enfance" and "Reves d'amour, reves de gloire" both end in perfect, sustained high E's. One of my favorite albums ever. I'm happy it has been re-released.

Average customer rating: Great playing, great listening

The 20th-Century Cello Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Berio, Luciano | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by George Crumb | Crumb, George | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dutilleux | Dutilleux, Henri | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Henze | Henze, Hans Werner | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Kodály, Zoltán | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reger, Max | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Webern | Webern, Anton von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Reger, Max | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Matt Haimovitz: Goulash Matt Haimovitz - Mozart The Mason György Ligeti Edition 1: String Quartets and Duets - Arditti String Quartet Bartok: Violin Concertos, Viola Concerto, 6 Duo for 2 Violins, Violin Rhapsodies; Yehudi Menuhin Truls Mørk ~ Britten - Cello Suites 1-3 ASIN: B0009A420A Release Date: 2005-08-09

Tracks:

1. Canto Primo: Sostenuto E Largamente
2. I. Fuga: Andante Moderato
3. II. Lamento: Lento Rubato
4. Canto Secondo: Sostenuto
5. III. Serenata: Allegretto (Pizzicato)
6. IV. Marcia: Alla Marcia Moderato
7. Canto Terzo: Sostenuto
8. V. Bordone: Moderato Quasi Recitativo
9. VI. Moto Perpetuo E Canto Quarto: Presto (Sostenuto)
10. I. Fantasia: Andante Epressivo E Con Molto Rubato
11. II. Tema Pastorale Con Variazioni/Tema: Grazioso E Delicato/Variation I: Un Poco Piu Animato/Variation II: Allegro Possibile E Sempre Pizzicato/Variation III: Poco Adagio E Molto Espressivo/Coda: Tempo Primo
12. III. Toccata: Largo E Drammatico-Allegro Vivace
13. I. Massige Achtel
14. II. Sehr Bewegt
15. III. Ausserst Ruhig
16. I. Un Poco Indeciso
17. II. Andante Sostenuto
18. III. Vivace
19. Prologue: Lent
20. Serenade: Moderement Anime. Fantasque Et Leger
21. Finale: Anime
22. Lento Maestoso-Largamente
23. I. Dialogo: Allegro
24. II. Scherzo-Pizzicato: Allegretto
25. III. Elegia: Lento
26. IV. Marcia: Energico
27. V. Moto Perpetuo: Presto

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1. I. Praludium: Vivace
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Fuge: Allegro
4. I. Lebhaft, Sehr Markiert. Mit Festen Bogenstrichen
5. II. Massig Schnell, Gemachlich. Durchweg Sehr Leise
6. III. Langsam-Ruhig
7. IV. Lebhafte Viertel. Ohne Jeden Ausdruck Und Stets Pianissimo
8. V. Massig Schnell. Sehr Scharf Markierte Viertel
9. Espressivo Assai-Tempo Giusto-Piu Lento-Calmo
10. I. Declamato: Largo
11. II. Fuga: Andante
12. III. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
13. IV. Andante Lento
14. V. Ciaccona: Allegro
15. I. Prelude: Allegro Energico-Molto Meno Mosso E Misterioso-Tempo I-Tranquillo
16. II. Dialogue: Andante-Piu Mosso E Poco Stringendo-Tempo I
17. III. Scherzo: Allegro
18. IV. Berceuse: Lento E Dolce
19. V. Fantasy: Con Fantasia
20. VI. Epilogue: Adagio Molto
21. I. Preludio: Andante, Rubato
22. II. Fuga-Burletta: Allegro Moderato
23. III. Sarabanda: Lento Molto
24. IV. Giga: Prestissimo
25. I. Psalm 93: Moderato
26. II. Cantillation: Moderato

Tracks:

1. I. Allegro Maestoso Ma Appassionato
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Allegro Molto Vivace
4. I. Introduzione (Lento)
5. II. Marcia (Allegro)
6. III. Canto (Con Moto)
7. IV. Barcarolla (Lento)
8. V. Dialogo (Allegretto)
9. VI. Fuga (Andante Espressivo)
10. VII. Recitativo (Fantastico)
11. VIII. Moto Perpetuo (Presto)
12. IX. Passacaglia (Lento Solenne)
13. Four Russian Melodies: Mournful Song (Under The Apple Tree): Molto Semplice/Autumn: Vivace/Street Song (The Grey Eagle): Pesante/Grant Repose Together With The Saints: Lento
14. Intime, Comme En Parlant
15. (Introduktion)-Vivace
16. I. Dialogo: Adagio, Rubato, Cantabile
17. II. Capriccio: Presto Con Slancio

Customer Reviews:

Great playing, great listening.......2005-08-12

This set has wonderful qualities on quite a few levels.

What you have here are clear modern renditions of pieces by some of the best known composing names of the last century, recorded in modern sound by one of my personal favorite cellists around today. Haimovitz always brings a very clearheaded yet informed approach to his readings (Not to mention daring- I highly recommend his readings of the Bach Solo Cello Suites) but I think what impresses me most of all here is his musicality and sense of structure. A few of these works could quite easily be reduced to meaningless gibberish by a lesser musician, but Haimovitz sails through them with assurance and style. He seems to have very clear ideas about the way things should sound... but moreover, he sounds like he's having fun, and it comes across.

I would highly recommend this set even at regular price, but for 3 CDs at midprice, it can't be beat.

Average customer rating: A young Bartoli sings rarely heard Rossini songs beatifully - a treasure of a disk Rossini really could write; Bartoli really can sing

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Tracks:

1. La Pastorella
2. Belta Crudele
3. Il Trovatore
4. La Regata Veneziana
5. Mi Lagnero Tacendo
6. Il Risentimento
7. La Grande Coquette
8. Ariette A Lancienne
9. L'orpheline Du Tyrol
10. La Legende De Marguerita
11. Nizza
12. L'ame Delaissee
13. Canzonetta Spagnuola
14. Giovanni D'arco

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A young Bartoli sings rarely heard Rossini songs beatifully - a treasure of a disk.......2006-01-03

This is a treasure of a disk that you should purchase right now. You will not only enjoy it deeply many times, but thank me for pointing you to beautiful music that is not often perfromed and sung by a voice that is absolutely perfect for the music. Let me provide a bit of background.

Gioacchino Rossini was born to a family of musicians in 1792. He began writing music at 15 and by 1829 he had written nearly 40 operas and had been the toast of society. He had early success in 1813 with "Tancredi" and in 1816 with "The Barber of Seville" (under the title of "Almaviva"). And while he wrote some songs and sacred works along the way, he won the world over with his operas and concluded with "Guillaume Tell" (William Tell) in 1829. Thereafter, he wrote sacred works and small works for his own delight that he shared with his friends at soirées in his home (they were regular and sought after events between 1857 until his death in 1868). He wrote hundreds of these pieces and would play the piano (he called himself a pianist of the fourth class) for the singers. Rossini referred to these short songs, pieces for small ensembles, and solo pieces as his "Sins of Old Age" ("Péchés de viellesse"), however he never printed them and, in fact, many of have yet to be printed (but should be).

This disk was recorded in 1990 just before Bartoli's twenty-fourth birthday. Her voice is so beautiful and flexible with many rich colors that each piece sounds like a jewel. Yes, she is a very young singer and her voice has become even richer as she has matured, but this is a glorious disk and something you will want to listen to repeatedly. Some of the songs are short, others are a bit longer, and there is the big finish with the full cantata "Giovanna d'Arco" ("Joan of Arc") from 1832 (but first publicly performed in 1859). It was composed as a gift for Olympe Pellisier, who became his second wife in 1847.

Enjoy!

Rossini really could write; Bartoli really can sing.......2005-08-31

I was surprised that no one had commented on this fine recording before. It's been around for quite a while, I've owned it for ten years and it is still one of my favorite Rossini recordings.
Cecilia Bartoli made her mark early as an interpreter of Rossini's work and this album gives ample evidence that the buzz surrounding her early career was more than just hype. While she is known as today's pre-eminent mezzo-soprano, she was a virtual unknown when she recorded this.
Her technique and voice type are perfect for these songs but it is her obvious love for, and command of, the Rossini repetoire which set this CD apart from most.
The three installments of "La regatta Veneziana" may be the best on record, but buy this for "Giovanna D'Arco." This is masterful work, particularly from such a relatively young and, at the time, inexperienced singer.
While Cecilia' maturity and confidence in her abilities have, of late, made her performances sometimes seem almost effortless, the exuberance of a young Cecilia makes this set irresistable.

Average customer rating: Feeling and refinement in a natural recording

Handel: Arias and dances: Excerpts From Agrippina and Alcina Manufacturer: Analekta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Tafelmusik | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Glorious Handel Soprano Arias Sandrine Piau - Handel Opera Seria ASIN: B00001P4SJ Release Date: 2007-04-06

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Musette
3. Menuet
4. Aria ''Di, Cor Mio'' (Alcina)
5. Aria ''Tornami'' (Morgana)
6. Entree
7. Menuet
8. Gavotte
9. Aria ''Barbara'' (Oberto)
10. Aria "Ombre Pallide" (Alcina)
11. Entree Des Songes Agreables - Entree Des Songes Funestes - Entree De Songes Agre
12. Aria ''Mi Restano Le Lagrime'' (Alcina)
13. Overture
14. Aria ''Non Ho Cor Che Per Amarti'' (Agrippina)
15. Aria "Ogni Vento'' (Agrippina)
16. Gigue
17. Sarabande
18. Matelot
19. Aria "Vaghe Perle'' (Poppea)
20. Menuet
21. Bourree I/Ii
22. Aria ''Se Giunge Un Dispetto'' (Poppea)

Customer Reviews:

Feeling and refinement in a natural recording.......2000-02-10

My knowledge of classical music is patchy but I love Handel and I have other recordings of these Handel arias. My favourite is this one ( along with Kathleen Ferrier's, on Decca vinyl ). Gauvin's voice is light, joyful, and marvellously expressive -- you feel she has the music down pat and can simply put her soul into singing it. Tafelmusik is equally joyful, energetic and precise. The sound of the recording is open and lovely. No shrill highs, but purity of timbre and lots of space. I can still hear the Ogni Vento, and I last listened to it nearly a month ago. A wonderful disc.

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Tracks:

1. Largo Al Factotum - Gino Bechi
2. Udite, Udite O Rustici - Ezio Pinza
3. Im Heimlichen Dammer - Maria Reining
4. Mag Der Himmel Euch Vergeben - Helge Roswaenge
5. Ach So Fromm - Richard Tauber
6. The Last Rose Of Summer - Amelita Galli-Curci
7. Non So Piu - Amelita Galli-Curci
8. You Are My Heart's Delight - Lauritz Melchior
9. Voices Of Spring - Ada Sari
10. Drinking Song & Golden Days - Robert Merrill
11. You And You - Robert Merrill
12. I'll Follow My Secret Heart - Lily Pons
13. The White Dove - Lawrence Tibbett
14. Deep In My Heart - Lauritz Melchior
15. Merry Widow Waltz - Helen Traubel
16. Serenade - Lauritz Melchior
17. Stout-Hearted Man - Helen Traubel
18. Russian Song - Lawrence Tibbett
19. Wanting You - Lawrence Tibbett
20. Oh What A Beautiful Morning - Helen Traubel
21. Una Voce Poco Fa - Luisa Tetrazzini

Tracks:

1. Wer Uns Getraut - Jussi Bjorling
2. The Blue Danube - Lily Pons
3. Ich, Hab' Kein Geld, Bin Vogelfrei - Jussi Bjorling
4. My Hero - Rosa Ponselle
5. Kiss Me Again - Rosa Ponselle
6. When You Walk In The Room - Robert Merrill
7. Song Of The Vagabonds - Robert Merrill
8. O Luce Di Quest'Anima - Toti Dal Monte
9. Dans Le Service D'Autriche - Hyppolite Belhomme
10. Tales From The Vienna Woods - Marcella Sembrich
11. Per Viver Vicino - John McCormack
12. Charmant Oiseau - Amelita Galli-Curci
13. Cancion De La Espada - Miguel Fleta
14. De Espana Vengo - Conchita Supervia
15. Aimons, Il Faut Aimer - Hyppolite Belhomme
16. Com'e Gentil - Chorus
17. Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere - Amelita Galli-Curci
18. Tornami A Dir Che M'Ami - Tito Schipa
19. Im Mohrenland Gefangen War - Peter Anders
20. Oh, Wie Will Ich Triumphieren - Wilhelm Hesch
21. Modern Travel, An Opera Parody On Donizetti, Gounod, Verdi, Bizet & Dvorak - Lauritz Melchior

Average customer rating: sensational Sumi! Best for a Sumi Jo primer Stunningly GORGEOUS A Thousand Stars! Amazing Coloratura

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Tracks:

1. La Belle Ines Fait Flores
2. Je romps la chaine qui m'engage
3. O zittre nicht
4. Die Zauberflote: DER HOLLE RACHE
5. Valse tyrolienne
6. Mes cheres soeurs
7. Ah! vous dirai-je, maman
8. Qui je suis?
9. Sevillana
10. Couplets du Mysoli
11. Bolero
12. Avec son petit air...Car la femme
13. Flamme Vengeresse
14. Carnaval de Venise

Customer Reviews:

sensational Sumi!.......2006-10-23

Sumi Jo is one of the greatest coloratura sopranos of recent times. This disc from Decca compiles many of her best arias. Hers is a bell-like voice with a very high capacity for those wicked top notes, but her mid-voice is also warm and well developed. Many sopranos find a balance between their head and chest voices very difficult, but Sumi Jo does not, allowing a greater variety in repertoire, and abundance of roles.

Sumi Jo has made the role of "Die Zauberflote"'s Queen of the Night her own, and this disc includes the murderously-difficult "Der Holle Rache" and "O zittre nacht" arias. Other choice pieces include "Sevilliana" (Massenet's "Don Cesar de Bazan"); "Bolero" (Boieldieu's "La Fete du village"); and "Valse tyrolienne" (Offenbach's "Un mari a la porte").

I also recommend the many other Sumi Jo recordings, specifically her album 'Les Bijoux' which focuses on the French arias (available on the Erato label). For those who would like a concise collection of Sumi, or are beginning a collection, this disc is a wise purchase.

While this disc is currently out-of-print, most of the selections also appear on the 2-CD set 'Portrait of Sumi Jo', available on Decca [473 821-2].

[Decca/Polygram 458 927-2]

Best for a Sumi Jo primer.......2005-06-28

This includes a sampler of arias taken directly from the recordings of operas, as opposed to the arias sung solo with backing orchestra which is the case in some of her other CDs. I like it better when I hear her in the context of the other singers and the narrative of the story.

So if you don't own any Sumi Jo CDs yet, you might want to check this one out first.

What more could I say about her voice? Though certainly no soprano expert, and not really a fan of opera, I can say that her voice is one of the most beautiful that I've ever heard. Arvo Part is quoted as saying that "the voice is the most perfect of instruments" and in that cases Sumi Jo may have in her posession one of the most perfect vocal instruments.

Another of her CDs that I enjoy very much, and which is not opera arias, is "Prayers." For those like me who do not appreciate as much the opera arias with their trills, this might be another title to check out.

Stunningly GORGEOUS.......2004-01-18

Her voice is incredibly beautiful... I've never heard such effortless high notes from a soprano leggiero.. Brilliant is not enough to describe this gem of a voice! It's a gift from God! Buy this and be enchanted by the goddess of beautiful singing!

A Thousand Stars!.......2003-05-08

I can think of no better description of Sumi Jo's incredible voice - especially as displayed on this CD - than a quote from Ann Patchett's "Bel Canto: A Novel":

Never had he thought, never once, that such a woman existed, one who stood so close to God that God's own voice poured from her. How far she must have gone inside herself to call up that voice. It was as if the voice came from the center part of the earth and by the sheer effort and diligence of her will she had pulled it up through the dirt and rock and through the floorboards of the house, up into her feet, where it pulled through her, reaching, lifting, warmed by her, and then out of the white lily of her throat and straight to God in heaven.

This is most assuredly a "must-have" CD, and one I treasure. There's not a bad track or false note...as close to Heaven as we'll be this side of Heaven itself.

Amazing Coloratura.......2002-02-08

There's not much I can write that Andre hasn't already said - I just wanted to second his recommendation of this CD. One of my favorite tracks is the delightful "Ah, vous dirai-je, maman" from a French opera-comiquè by Adam. Just try not to smile. Additionally, this CD features the two highlight Queen of the Night arias from "Die Zauberflöte" - "O Zittre Nicht" and "Der Hölle Rache", for which Sumi Jo is justly famous. I prefer these recordings to those on the Arnold Östman recording of The Magic Flute on period instruments (which is a pity because that recording features Barbara Bonney - the best Pamina I've ever had the pleasure of listening to). On that recording, Sumi sounds too quiet and restrained - "Der Hölle Rache", an aria of rage and terrible beauty, comes out sounding like a very rushed vocal exercize (albeit a beautiful one :). On this disc, however, the two arias are sung with power and presence.

Anyway, if you're looking for brilliant coloratura singing with impeccable technique, look no further - here is your CD. I think it's a shame that this CD is not more widely available - best of luck in obtaining it.

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Tracks:

1. I Puritani: Vien Diletto
2. La Perle Du Bresil: Charmant Oiseau - Luisa Tetrazzini/Walter Oesterreicher
3. Linda Di Chamounix: O Luce De Quest' Anima
4. Aprile - Luisa Tetrazzini/Percy Pitt
5. Semiramide: Bel Raggio Lusinghier
6. La Sonnambula: Come Per Me Sereno...Sovra Il Sen
7. La Sonnambula: Ah! Non Credea Mirarti
8. Peer Gynt, Op.23, No.1: Solveig's Song
9. Romeo Et Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve
10. Carmen: Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante (Micaela's Aria)
11. Dinorah: Ombra Leggiera
12. Les Huguenots: O, Beau Pays...A Ce Mot
13. La Serenata
14. Carnavle Di Venezia
15. Il Trovatore: D'amor Sull' Ali Rosee
16. La Traviata: Ah! Fors E Lui...Sempre Libera
17. La Sonnambula: Ah! Non Giunge
18. Romeo Et Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve
19. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa

Average customer rating: Of all the Galli-Curci CD reissues, I put this one first.

Amelita Galli-Curci: The Complete Acoustic Recordings, 1916-20 Manufacturer: Romophone ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001S36 Release Date: 1995-11-01

Tracks:

1. La Partida
2. Rigoletto: Gualtier Malde... Caro Nome
3. Rigoletto: Bella Figlia Dell'amore
4. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento
5. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento
6. Romeo Et Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve
7. Home, Sweet Home
8. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Il Dolce Suono
9. Rigoletto: Caro Nome
10. Manon Lescaut: C'est L'histoire Amoureuse
11. Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song
12. Lakeme: Dov'e L'Indiana Bruna - 'Bell Song'
13. La Partida
14. Little Birdies
15. Caro Mio Ben
16. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa
17. Dinorah: Ombra Leggiera - 'Shadow Song'
18. La Sonnambula: Ah! Non Credea Mirarti
19. Martha: The Last Rose Of Summer
20. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Non So Piu
21. Little Dorry

Tracks:

1. Air And Vars
2. La Perle Du Bresil: Charmant Oiseau
3. I Puritani: Qui La Voce... Vien, Diletto
4. Crepuscule
5. La Capinera
6. Rigoletto: Piangi, Piangi, Fanciulla
7. Rigoletto: O Mia Gilda... Lassu In Cielo
8. La Traviata: Dite Alla Giovine
9. La Traviata: Imponete! Non Amarlo, Ditegli
10. La Traviata: E Strano... Ah, Fors' E Lui
11. La Traviata: Follie!... Sempre Liebera
12. Messaggero Amoroso
13. When Chloris Sleeps
14. Lo, Here The Gentle Lark
15. Lez Filles De Cadiz
16. Mignon: Io Son Titania
17. Don Pasquale: Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere
18. La Sonnambula: Sovra Il Sen La Man Mi Posa
19. La Sonnambula: Come Per Me Sereno
20. La Traviata: Addio Del Passato
21. Villanelle
22. Clavelitos

Customer Reviews:

Of all the Galli-Curci CD reissues, I put this one first........2001-02-09

Of all the Galli-Curci CD reissues, I put this one first. Romophone seems to have reissued her complete recorded output, in superb Ward Marston productions, but this set, comprising her 1916-1920 recordings, shows her best qualities. Don't be deterred by the early dates. Galli-Curci's voice was recorded by the acoustic process more successfully than almost any other singer of her era. She continued making records until 1930 but by then her glory days had passed.

On one day in 1917 she made three recordings, two of which are her greatest. They are the arias from "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" (Track 16) and "La Sonnambula" (Track 18). Also included in this reissue is her participation in the "Rigoletto" Quartet and the "Lucia di Lammermoor" Sextet (two takes) with an ensemble including Caruso, with whom she sang only two performances in stage, and several duets with the baritone Giuseppe de Luca, a frequent partner at the Met.

So what are "her best qualities", referred to above, and do they merit the considerable outlay necessary to buy this 2 CD set? Vocal agility is the most remarkable. A bird-like trill is executed beautifully and easily, in both an upper and lower register. All sounds fall easily on the ear. Galli-Curci was one of the great gramophone coloraturas. Here are 43 of her recordings, cleanly and faultlessly projected, available at merely a fraction of their original purchase price.

Average customer rating: Wonderful! This album will knock your heart off! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This recording will knock your socks off... Sumi Jo at her Best!

Sumi Jo - Carnaval ! ~ French coloratura arias / ECO · Bonynge Jacques Offenbach , Léo Delibes , Ambroise Thomas , Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry , Michael William Balfe , Andre Messager , Felicien David , Adolphe Adam , Ferdinand Herold , Jules Massenet , Francois-Adrien Boieldieu , Victor Masse , Richard Bonynge , Sumi Jo , English Chamber Orchestra , William Bennett , and Anthony Marwood Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Sopranos | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sumi Jo - Virtuoso Arias ~ Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, Meyerbeer ASIN: B00000422V Release Date: 1994-11-15

Tracks:

1. Un mari a la porte: Valse tyrolienne
2. Don Cesar de Bazan: Sevilana
3. La Perle du Bresil: Couplets du Mysoli - Sumi Jo/William Bennett
4. L'Amant jaloux: Je romps la chaine qui m'engage
5. Le Puits d'amour: Reves d'amour, reves de gloire
6. Madame Chrysantheme: Le Jour sous le soleil beni
7. Le Songe d'une nuit d'ete: Malgre l'eclat qui m'environne
8. Les Pantins de Violette: La Chanson du canari
9. Le Pre aux clercs: Jours de mon enfance - Sumi Jo/Anthony Marwood
10. Le roi l'a dit: Portons toujours des robes sombres
11. Si j'etais roi: Grand air: De vos nobles aieux
12. Le Fete du village voisin: Bolero
13. La Reine Topaze: Carnaval de Venise

Amazon.com

Now that conductor Richard Bonynge doesn't have his now-retired wife Joan Sutherland to accompany him on his arcane journeys into forgotten French opera, he has hooked up with the spectacular coloratura Sumi Jo for a series of recordings exploring mid-19th-century operetta. This one is a nice aria compilation, especially welcome since you wouldn't want to hear the entire scores of these works by Adam, Grétry, Messager and Delibes. One hears influences by Rossini, flashes of Mozart, and lots of vocal fireworks-- especially the final selection, Carnaval de Venise by Massé. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful!.......2001-07-15

This CD is a MUST GET! It's very relaxing - great to listen to when guests are over or you simply feel like being alone from the world. In this CD - you can see that she's matured more and is better then ever ... Those who like Sumi-Jo, grab it as soon as possible!

This album will knock your heart off!.......1999-11-20

Just an intriguing episode to add here. When this album was released, quite a few people thought that it is absolutely impossible for a human to sing like Jo did. They conjectured that there must be a sort of mechanical manipulations added. To prove that there was no mechanical aid to this recording, Sumi Jo sang the whole arias in "Carnaval" in front of millions of French TV viewers and audiences. And the result was: She was technically exactly the same as in the recording. Her live singing was even more touching and impressive! Her "Les Pantins de Violette: La Chanson du canari" was so beautiful that it caused tears from my eyes. And everyone in the audience gave her a long standing ovation!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......1999-09-02

No words could describe the beauty of Jo's voice and her input of emotions in this album. Sentimental, nostalgic and GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Felt dizzy intoxicated by "Carnaval de Venise".

This recording will knock your socks off..........1999-08-26

Sumi Jo is more than just a soprano but a consummate artist, elegant to her fingertips. Her coloratura ranges from sweet and clear to absolutely thilling, as in the final Carnival de Venise. A few top notes sound thin (noticeable splicing has been used to conclude some of the arias with high notes), but those are little qualms considering her elegant, supple phrasing and perfect diction. In the internationalized climate of the modern opera world, it is reassuring that there are still performers who understand the sensitivity of the French style.

Sumi Jo at her Best!.......1999-08-03

This album is definitely one of the best coloratura recitals on records. Sumi Jo is simply enchanting. She has a voice of great beauty and perfect technique. Her command of trills, roulades and legato line is simply astonishing. Sumi Jo' performance on this recording (a collection of not very known arias from French opera comique) reminds me a lot of Amelita Galli-Curci in her combination of charm and vocal virtuosism. The recording is a delight from start to finish. Among the hightlights are Sevillanas, Charmant oiseaux ( the cadenzas with flute are amazing), the beautiful liricism and stunning high D flat of the aria from Madame Chrysantéme, and of course the Carnival of Venice, a true feast of vocal fireworks. This recording is a must for all the fans of great singing.

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