Lover of My Soul

Track Listings
1. Jesus, Lover Of My Soul    
2. What A Friend We Have In Jesus    
3. Amazing Grace/Jesus Loves Me    
4. There Is A Balm In Gilead    
5. My Shepherd Will Supply My Need    
6. Blessed Assurance    
7. Jesus Is All The World To Me/Lord, You Are More Precious Than Silver    
8. O Love, That Wilt Not Let Me Go    
9. When I Survey The Wondrous Cross    
10. The Saviour Is Waiting    
11. Open Our Eyes, Lord/Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus    
12. As The Deer    
13. Spirit Of The Living God    
14. Sweet Hour Of Prayer    

Lover of My Soul, Music, Carol Mcclure, Contemporary Christian Music, Gospel
Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent argument for watching Shakespeare's plays
  • Elizabethan Surprise!
 Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe
John Dowland , William Byrd , John Wilson , Giles Farnaby , Robert Jones , Anonymous , Robert Johnson , Thomas Morley , Philip Pickett , Rachel Elliott , Meredith Hall , Musician of the Globe , Libby Crabtree , Jacob Heringman , Rosalind Waters , Gary Cooper , Roderick Williams , Joanne Lunn , and William Shakespeare
Manufacturer: Philips
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ASIN: B0000041KP
Release Date: 1997-07-15

Tracks:

  1. Pieces For Broken Consort: Hollis Berrie
  2. Pieces For Broken Consort: Daphne
  3. Pieces For Broken Consort: My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
  4. Pieces For Broken Consort: Tickle My Toe
  5. As You Like It: It Was A Lover And His Lass
  6. Kemp's Jig
  7. Strophe 1: Measure For Measure: Take, O Take Those Lips Away
  8. Bonny Sweet Robin
  9. Twelfth Night: Farewell, Dear Love
  10. Tarletones Riserrectione
  11. Henry IV Part 2: Hold, Lingel, Hold
  12. Hamlet IV:5 (Ophelia): How Should I Your True Love Know
  13. Walsingham
  14. The Winter's Tale: Get You Hence
  15. La Coranto
  16. La Coranto
  17. Cymbeline II: 3: Hark, Hark! The Lark
  18. The First book Of Consort Lessons: La Volta
  19. The First book Of Consort Lessons: La Volta
  20. Othello IV: 3: The Poor Soul Sat Sighing (The Willow Song)
  21. Robin
  22. Twelfh Night: O Mistress Mine
  23. O Mistris Mine
  24. The Tempest: Full Fathom Five
  25. The Tempest: Where the Bee Sucks, There I Suck I
  26. The First book Of Consort Lessons: Can She Excuse (John Dowland?)
  27. The First book Of Consort Lessons: Go From My Window ( Richard Alison)
  28. Shakespeare's Musick - The Musicians Of The Globe

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Excellent argument for watching Shakespeare's plays.......2005-11-29

'Shakespeare's Musick' by Musicians of the Globe, lead by Philip Pickett is, like a similar recording, 'Songs and Dances from Shakespeare' by The Broadside Band' is a very nice recreation of what you would have heard at the Globe Theatre in London during or after the performances of Will Shakespeare's plays. I will also say that I believe it is just a bit better than the alternative recording if only for it's fewer 'Hey Nonnie Nonnies'. But, both recordings are not the best you can find of Renaissance music. Compared to excellent recordings of Renaissance dances and liturgical music, these seem to suffer from being out of context.

These are well worth the listen, but they will probably not set your toes to tapping as you might to performances by, for example, the Renaissance specialist band Piffaro.

5 out of 5 stars Elizabethan Surprise!.......2000-02-12

If someone had asked me before I listened to the music provided on this CD if I liked English music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, I would have wrinkled my nose and said a resounding "Yuck!" I came across "Shakespeare's Musick" quite by accident at the local library. I was working on a project dealing with William Shakespeare and decided to take this CD home to see if it would fit into my theme. From the very first song to the very last, Philip Pickett and the Musicians of the Globe had me captivated. The sound is pure and lively and takes the listener on a ride that transcends time. It certainly made this listener a convert! I am now purchasing "Shakespeare's Musick" to add to my own collection and would highly recommend its addition to anyone elses. It will open your ears to a whole other world of sound -- sound that not only tickles the fancy, but enchants the soul.
Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4/Hymns
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Detail of Ives's Evolution over Time
  • Much Better Choices Available
  • Stunning Recording/Performance/Interpretation
  • A Fine Ives CD!
 Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4/Hymns

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ASIN: B0000026QA
Release Date: 1991-03-22

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No. 1: Allegro
  2. Symphony No. 1: Adagio molto (sostenuto)
  3. Symphony No. 1: Scherzo: Vivace
  4. Symphony No. 1: Allegro molto
  5. Hymns: Sweet By And By
  6. Hymns: Beulah Land (Organ solo)
  7. Hymns: Ye Christian Heralds
  8. Hymns: Jesus, Lover Of My Soul
  9. Hymns: Nearer, My God, To Thee
  10. Symphony No. 4: Prelude: Maestoso
  11. Symphony No. 4: Comedy: Allegretto
  12. Symphony No. 4: Fugue: Andante moderato con moto
  13. Symphony No. 4: Finale: Very slowly; Largo maestoso

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Ives's First Symphony is an attractive, conservative piece with a gorgeous slow movement based on a hymn tune and a finale that sounds strangely like early Bruckner. The Fourth, on the other hand, is arguably his masterpiece, and one of the most radical compositions in the history of music. Scored for a huge orchestra with three solo pianos, chorus, offstage and onstage instruments, and "everything but the kitchen sink" percussion, it requires at least two conductors to keep it all coordinated. Listening to it--despite the commotion in the second movement--is a positively transcendental experience, and the finale resolves itself into one of the most beautiful moments in American music. These performances are smashing (and crashing, where necessary!). --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Detail of Ives's Evolution over Time.......2004-03-25

This CD consists of the Charles Ives's first and last symphonies. The first is a work that Ives wrote as his thesis while a music student at Yale. It demonstrates Ives's mastery of the late 19th century style. It's an interesting and thoroughly engaging work of music, but nothing spectacular. The real highlight of this disc is the 4th symphony, which is probably the best played version of this piece currently available. The fourth is Ives's most ambitious and experimental work. It experiments with atonality, polytonality, polyryhthms, and the layering of multiple orchestras (or at least the impression of layering multiple orchestras). Plus, in typical Ives fashion, the fourth includes numerous quotes to popular American music of his time, especially marches and ragtime. What sets this recording of the fourth apart from the numerous others that are available is its Americanness. The other available recordings are conducted by non-Americans who don't seem to have a real grasp of the uniquely American qualities of this piece. Other recordings tend to suffer from a very modernist approach. The playing is precise and the multiple textures are very clear...however, that's not the point of this piece. MTT makes this piece swing, which is exactly how it's supposed to be played. Listen to the quotes from ragtime and marches in other versions of this piece as compared to the ragtime and american marches in this recording. This recording sounds very American and captures the essence of turn of the century American music, wheras the other recordings play this swinging music as if it were an excercise in precision conducting. Yes, if you want to hear the music played with precise and clearly articulated textures, go for the Ozawa recording. If you want to hear the fourth as the revolutionary piece of music that celebrates America, as Ives meant to be heard, then pick up this recording.

2 out of 5 stars Much Better Choices Available.......2003-12-01

Tilson Thomas--a wonderful conductor of much 20th-century music--just doesn't have the ear for Ives. This seems true for all of the composer's work, as varied as it was. The 1st Symphony, a student composition, in Tilson Thomas's hands seems exactly the proficient but minor piece it was long regarded as. Mehta's rendering on Decca is infinitely more compelling, revealing it as one of the first outstanding American symphonies. Likewise, Tilson Thomas's rendering of the still astonishingly radical 4th does not come close to Stokowski's premiere recording on Sony (I hardly know what to think of the reviewer who finds problems with that recording's audio quality--it's powerful and absolutely first-rate) or Ozawa's thrilling version on DG. That last is paired (along with Ozawa's definitive take on "Central Park in the Dark") with a Tilson Thomas "Three Places in New England"--once again, unconvincing.

5 out of 5 stars Stunning Recording/Performance/Interpretation.......2002-03-21

I caught the Ives "bug" in 70's while in college. I heard the Houston Symphony and Lawrence Foster perform the 4th live in Jones Hall. While completely baffled by much of what I heard, I knew I had to learn more about this composer. I bought and listened to as many LP's as I could afford, among them was the Ormandy/Philadelphia 1st and Stokowski/American Symphony 4th on Columbia. I was fond of both the 1st and 4th, but set them both aside until recently. I listened to them both, found that I still enjoyed them very much, but found both lacking from a sound quality point of view. I searched the Web and found glowing reviews of this CD. Well, the reviews are 100% justified. This CD will quite possibly become my favorite in my collection.

Pairing the 1st and the 4th makes sense. George Ives told his son, "You have to learn the rules before you can break them". The 1st clearly shows that Ives learned the rules admirably. The work is both moving at times and tremendous fun. Take a young, creative, and relatively uninhibited musical genius, expose him to the great European masters like Brahms, Dvorak, Wagner, and Beethoven, mix in church hymns, American folk and band music, and you will get the Ives 1st Symphony.

Comparing the Ormandy to the Tilson Thomas, while I'm very fond of the Ormandy reading, I find the Tilson Thomas to be overall significantly more satisfying. The Ives 1st is a technically challenging work particularly for the 1st violins. Except for a few very minor flaws, the CSO strings meet the challenge. Tilson Thomas extracts more of the music from the score. The recording engineers get an A+ for overall balance and sound. This is a fine, very accessible work which deserves many more performances in the concert hall than what I suspect it currently gets.

Between the First and Fourth are performances of five hymns that are used in the Fourth - a nice bonus.

It's difficult for me to discuss the Ives Fourth. I have been a fan of the work since I first heard it. The third, slow movement is a reworking of the first movement of the First String Quartet. It's accessible, beautiful, and deeply moving. The other three movements are experimental music at its all time best -- powerful, baffling, mysterious, chaotic, and profoundly moving. This music arguably could have been an intellectual exercise only, but somehow completely transcends this, and becomes something which I can only, given my limitations as a music listener, view with great awe and mystery. For me this music is completely engaging, fascinating, transports me at times into an altered state of mind that I can't even begin to describe, and ultimately moves me to the strongest and most deeply felt of emotions.

I considered this work to be a masterpiece in a category all by itself. If there are other works like this one, I want to know about them, please.

I give this release the highest of all possible recommendations. The attention to detail and how successfully it has been captured on disk is simply amazing.

5 out of 5 stars A Fine Ives CD!.......2000-03-06

If you are collecting Ives' symphonies, this is a sensitive, clean and appealing performance of No. 1. The inclusion of five old American church hymns on this CD is an interesting idea. While I doubt anyone will buy this CD for these hymns, I appreciate the concept of inserting them as a prelude to Ives' Sym. No. 4, since Ives does quote these particular hymns in the symphony. As for Sym. No. 4: I loved my old vinyl recording, but I love this CD even more! Conductors might interpret this extremely complex music in varying ways, but somehow No. 4 conveys its unmistakeable "message" in every recording I've heard. Ives' genius was truly unique. A native of Danbury CT, he was experimenting with polyrhythms, quarter-tones, and free atonalism long before Schoenberg and Stravinsky brought them into style. Has any other composer so daringly and so successfully raised such humble materials to such a sublime level? How can two marching bands playing different pieces at the same time be so right? How can chaos make such perfect sense? Somehow Ives makes disorder into something transcendently perfect, and yes...piercingly beautiful. The final movement might provoke a mystical vision if you're not careful. Michael Tilson Thomas truly loves modern music, and it shows in this recording. He brings out the Emersonian-mystical quality of Ives' music very effectively, but also utilizes the power of the C.S.O. to emphasize the surprising muscle beneath this music, which I had not noticed in other recordings. As you might expect with the C.S.O., the performance is precise (perhaps a strange term to use with this symphony) but also emotionally charged. The chorus does a beautiful job with its haunting, critical role in the 1st and last movements. I recommend this CD highly, and hope it will help more people appreciate Ives' genius.
Abide With Me
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Inspirational!
  • hymns we sang in church
 Abide With Me

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B000024236
Release Date: 1996-06-10

Tracks:

  1. Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  2. Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  3. All Glory, Laud and Honour - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  4. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  5. Day of Resurrection - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  6. O God, Our Help in Ages Past - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  7. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  8. Praise to the Holiest in the Height - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  9. Praise to the Lord - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  10. Church's One Foundation - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  11. Crown Him With Many Crowns - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  12. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  13. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  14. Now Thank We All Our God - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  15. Abide with Me - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  16. O Praise Ye the Lord - Choir of King's College, Stephen Cleobury
  17. Drop, Drop, Slow Tears - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
  18. Glory Be to Jesus - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
  19. There Is a Green Hill Far Away - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
  20. According to Thy Gracious Word - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
  21. Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
  22. Glory to Thee, My God, This Night - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
  23. Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
  24. Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks
  25. On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry - Choir of King's College, Sir David Willcocks

Tracks:

  1. Onward, Christian Soldiers - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
  2. Lord's My Shepherd - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
  3. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah - Huddersfield Choral Society, Wyn Morris
  4. All People That on Earth Do Dwell - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
  5. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
  6. Forty Days and Forty Nights - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
  7. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
  8. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
  9. Head That Once Was Crown'd With Thorns - U.S.A.F. Protestant Chapel Choir, West Ruislap, England,
  10. Rock of Ages - Choir of King's College, Maurice Vinden
  11. Eternal Father, Strong to Save - Choir of King's College, Maurice Vinden
  12. All Things Bright and Beautiful - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
  13. Be Thou My Vision - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
  14. Be Still, My Soul - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
  15. King of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
  16. Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
  17. For All the Saints - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
  18. O Worship the King - Choir of Paisley Abbey, George McPhee
  19. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus - Choir of King's College, George Guest
  20. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Choir of King's College, George Guest
  21. Spirit of Mercy, Truth, And Love - Choir of King's College, George Guest
  22. Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us - Choir of King's College, George Guest
  23. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise - Choir of King's College, George Guest
  24. Jesu, Lover of My Soul - Choir of King's College, George Guest
  25. Jerusalem - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Choir of King's College, ,

Album Details

Compiled Here Are Fifty of the Most Beloved Hymns Performed by Three of England's Most Distinguished Choirs. Every Selection Here is Sung in an Appropriately Dignified Manner and If You're Up for Over Two Hours of Consistently Well-rendered Quintessentially English Treatments of These Vernacular Favorites it Simply Doesn't Get Any Better Than This.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Inspirational!.......2004-10-08

Majestic hymns sung with British accents. A great combination! I haven't noticed any objectionable sounds on my copy.

4 out of 5 stars hymns we sang in church.......2003-02-16

i grew up in a traditional presbyterian church that had a pipe organ. i wanted a cd of many of the hymns that we sang in church sung by a choir and accompanied by a pipe organ. this cd fulfilled my wishes perfectly. the hymns are performed in a very straight-forward fashion with no show-boating or excess flourishes which is exactly what i wanted. this is not gospel music but what i refer to as liturgical music to indicate that it is religious music but not gospel music. i would give it 5 stars but there is a slight hiss. other than that the recording quality is very good.
A.E. Housman: A Shropshire Lad, Complete in verse and song
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    		A.E. Housman: A Shropshire Lad, Complete in verse and song
    Alan Bates , Anthony Rolfe Johnson , and Graham Johnson
    Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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    Magdalena Kozená - Love Songs (Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu)
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    ASIN: B00004SDO1
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    22. Four Songs: Oh, That Was A Beautiful, Golden Dream
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    24. Four Songs: Silence On The Mountains
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    27. Songs For One Page: Unlocking With A Single Word
    28. Songs For One Page: Journey To The Beloved
    29. Songs For One Page: The Footpath
    30. Songs For One Page: At Mother's
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    The composers Antonín Dvorák, Leos Janácek, and Bohuslav Martinu might not be the names that first spring to mind when love songs are mentioned, yet this fascinating collection gives us a taste of what delights we have been missing. They range from seven Moravian folk songs, collected by Janácek at the turn of the century, to songs written by Martinu in the U.S. in 1942. There's also early Martinu--including songs he collected in Slovakia in 1920--plus the world-premiere recording of Songs for a Friend of My Country, a cycle he wrote in France in 1940 on his way to America. All of these songs are of interest in giving us another aspect of each composer's work; most have much more to offer. Many are achingly lovely, especially those by Dvorák--including his Op. 2, a reworking of four songs from a cycle he had written almost 20 years earlier, and Love Songs, a revision of eight songs from the same cycle. "Good night, my darling," from his 1886 cycle In Folk Tone, is worth the price of this CD alone. Czech mezzo Magdalena Kozená, who put together the program, sings with pure, attractive tone. Graham Johnson is her excellent accompanist. --Richard Fawkes

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars On the Subject of Intelligent and Sensitive Recitals.......2005-05-19

    Combing the recorded literature to find CDs that showcase singers who not only own brilliant vocal gifts but who also possess the intelligence to program recordings of lesser known works in a sequence that makes for intelligent recitals, it is becoming more obvious that there are many singers who opt for purity of purpose rather than 'salesmanship' of careers in the PR arena. Magdalena Kozená is one of these gifted singers whose intelligence and sensitivity match her physical and vocal beauty.

    LOVE SONGS is a tastefully selected panorama of lesser-known songs by Kozená's fellow countrymen (Czech) Antonín Dvorák, Leos Janácek, and Bohuslav Martinu. And while many of the Dvorák and Janácek songs have been occasionally heard in recitals, the Martinu "Songs for a Friend of My Country", an exquisitely beautiful work written in 1940, here receives its World Premiere recording. Kozená's voice is in prime condition for these songs and she is ably accompanied by pianist Graham Johnson. The special flavor of these Slavic emotions and songs has rarely been so well captured.

    But over and above the beauty of Kozená's performance of these neglected masterpieces shines the glow of her sensitive programming. Recordings such as these are rare and should be included in the libraries of those who appreciate the lieder genre. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, May 05

    5 out of 5 stars Lovely.......2004-03-25

    This is a beautifully performed selection of Czech lieder. Kozena has a lovely voice and sings with precision and nicely modulated emotion. The accompanying pianist, Graham Johnston, is excellent. Despite the title, not all these songs are love or romantic songs but all are well worth hearing. The selection of songs is excellent. Different listeners will prefer different songs. For me, the highlight of this recording are the rarely heard Martinu songs, many of which exhibit the lyrical aspect of his compositional style. Recommended strongly.

    5 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Disc.......2002-01-06

    This is simply a magnificent recording. I like it better every time I put it on. The voice is fresh, supple, and expressive. I even find myself trying to learn some of the Czech words (from the translation in the booklet) they sound so nice. Both Kozena and the brilliant piano contributions by Graham Johnson are faithfully caught on the recording. There is enough variety and contrast that one doesn't tire in the least (over the generous 67 minutes of playing time) of hearing these playful, sometimes poignant, songs. One of the best discs, in terms of programming, performance, and sound quality, of the past couple of years.

    5 out of 5 stars A stunning burst onto the world stage.......2001-12-17

    Magdalena Kozena is suddenly known around the world, thanks to this stunning disc of 42 lieder from her Czech homeland. Most of the songs are short - some come in under a minute, the longest 3-4 minutes. Each is a little gem and many have never been recorded before.

    Kozena's voice is sheer delight. She does have resonances in her voice which are reminiscent of her compatriot, Lucia Popp, but is certainly a mezzo - although she has chosen her repertoire well so we hear no strain at the top. Her low resonances are delightful and consistent with her head voice. To compare Kozena's voice to that of the late diva (Popp), it is more pure, more consistent in tone from top to bottom, and doesn't have so much of the `squeezey' quality which Popp used to great effect in evincing the passion of her characters. Kozena can empty her voice of vibrato or let it out rich and full, and uses all her vocal resources to great effect in contrasting the individual songs. She has astoundingly mature lieder-singer's technique for such a young singer.

    This recording rightly won a Gramophone award this year. Kozena deserves all the accolades she receives for this - doubtless all listeners will develop their own favourites from these delightful miniatures.

    4 out of 5 stars Wonderful songs, and a singer with great potential.......2000-10-08

    What a wonderful, carefully thought out CD! Kozena obviously revels in these rarely performed songs by Dvorak, Martinu, and Janacek, and Johnson accompanies with his usual ease and sensitivity. What a pity the piano is balanced distantly -- we hear little of Johnson's variety of touch and dynamics. As for Kozena, she is obviously an intelligent musician with a voice of great potential. It is qutie beautiful as it is, yet the colour is still rather pale. Yes, there is something of the late Lucia Popp's timbre, yet it has little of Popp's depth and range of colour. BBC Legends released a CD of Popp a year ago which includes three Dvorak songs also sung by Kozena. The differences are quite marked -- while Kozena's timbre and interpretation suggests a dreamy yet earnest youth, Popp brings out an autumnal glow and a sharp pain that pierces at least this listener's heart. Kozena has started a wonderful career. Only time will tell how her voice will develop. I do hope it goes in the direction of Popp's unique lyric timbre. No one could ever equal Popp (perhaps it's obvious by now that Popp is my favorite singer of all time), but perhaps Kozena will become something of Popp's heir, while still being her own person. I hope so. But her musicality is not in question. Let's keep our ears open!
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