Every Time I Feel the Spirit

Track Listings
1. He's Already Done (What He Said He Would Do)    
2. Behold the Lamb    
3. I'm Bound for That City    
4. Come on Let's Go to That Land    
5. Every Time I Feel the Spirit    
6. Everywhere You Go    
7. I'm Gonna Pray    
8. Gonna Rise    
9. I Know He Heard My Prayer    
10. More of Me    
11. Nearer to Jesus    
12. One Day I Will    

Every Time I Feel the Spirit, Music, Dove Brothers, Contemporary Gospel, Gospel, Pop
The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs
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  • not your daddy's old timey spiritual
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 The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

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ASIN: B000003FWE
Release Date: 1997-01-14

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

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Price Club.......2005-04-28

"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.

"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.

5 out of 5 stars A living legend.......2005-03-10

Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "

1 out of 5 stars not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23

Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.

5 out of 5 stars Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31

IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**

4 out of 5 stars Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12

This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.
Paul Robeson Live at Carnegie Hall
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ASIN: B000000EFU
Release Date: 1990-05-24

Tracks:

  1. Every Time I Feel The Spirit
  2. Balm in Gilead
  3. Volga Boat Song
  4. Monologue From 'Othello'
  5. O Thou Silent Night
  6. Chinese Children's Song
  7. My Curly Headed Baby
  8. Old Man River
  9. Going Home
  10. Monologue From 'Boris Godunov'
  11. The Orphan
  12. Christ Lag In Todesbanden
  13. Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
  14. Lullaby
  15. O No John
  16. Joe HIll
  17. Jacob's Ladder
  18. Chassidic Chant
  19. Freedom
  20. O Grieve You Now My Mother
  21. This Is The Hammer
  22. All Men Are Brothers

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An uplifting experience.......2006-12-05

If one takes into account the time at which this recording was made, and the surrounding events affecting his life, one can truly appreciate the significance of this album. Experiencing oppression not only from the U.S. but later the Canadian government to travel abroad, Robeson was impeded, but not prevented from singing in the name of peace, human rights, and the rights of the common worker. Victory was at hand when on May, 9 1958, the date of this recording, Paul Robeson announced that his passport battle had been won. This is the recording of a triumphant gentleman, a loving, ecstatic audience, and very importantly, a talented and very attuned pianist (Alan Booth). With this in mind one can more greatly appreciate how special this concert was. The magic of this recording trancends Robeson's impeccable singing. It is the concert as a whole that makes it so spectacular. Listen to 'Joe Hill', think of Robeson's battle, and hear why it is so powerful. Or listen to 'O No John', Alan Booth pounding the keys on the last notes, and the audience's response. Every person in Carnegie Hall was riveted. Well worth the price, and an uplifting experience.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best, and latest, of the Robeson recordings..........2006-10-17

This concert came along in 1958, when Paul's passport was restored and he was allowed to travel and make a living again, after several years of being on the Communist blacklist. His joy at performing once more for his traditional audience comes through in every track. That same year, he did a concert at his brother's church in Harlem, and when Columbia Records issued that one, it had another winner. Not long after those shows, Paul went overseas for five years, suffering a health crisis that brought him back to America in 1963, broken down and unable to perform consistently. He spent his last decade or so of life on the sidelines, living quietly with his sister in Philadelphia. This concert, then, along with the one at Mother Zion Church, is one of the final triumphs of one of the most interesting American lives. We know now that Paul's stubborn support of the Soviet Union in the Stalin era was a tragic flaw in his character, but he had magnificent gifts of voice and of acting presence, and had he come to the attention of audiences in 1957 instead of 1927, he would likely have earned millions as a singer and actor, and his political and social radical activism would have been a much smaller impediment to his career. If you already own some Robeson recordings, add this one because it represents him at the beginning of what was then "old age." If you own none, this concluding album is actually a fine starting point, because his earlier work suffers a bit from the primitive recording technology of the '30's and '40's.

4 out of 5 stars Paul Robeson Live.......2006-07-11

Of course his baritone is fabulous. His rendition of Joe Hill is unforgettable - this was a song he sang for the builders' labourers on the site of the Sydney Opera House in around 1969 -also Old Man River, which he made his own. He should have sung this in the film of the musical Showboat but he was passed over for an inferior voice by the producers because he was a member of the Communist Party. A pity. He also sings some gospel on this CD, I'm not mad about religious songs but if you like them then you'll love this.

2 out of 5 stars New version available in UK.......2006-02-18

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5 out of 5 stars Question.......2005-09-29

I would like to buy Paul Robeson CD with "Old Man River" and "Kevin Barry (Irish)"
The Best Of Sugar Hill Gospel, Vol. 1: Every Time I Feel The Spirit
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 The Best Of Sugar Hill Gospel, Vol. 1: Every Time I Feel The Spirit
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ASIN: B000000F6B
Release Date: 1993-10-22

Tracks:

  1. On The Sea Of Life - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
  2. The First Step To Heaven - The Nashville Bluegrass Band
  3. Won't You Come & Sing For Me - Hot Rize
  4. The Carpenter Shop - The Bluegrass Cardinals
  5. Daniel Prayed - Boone Creek
  6. It's Just Like Heaven - The Country Gentlemen
  7. Fill My Way With Love - Doc Watson
  8. Down To The Valley To Pray - Tim & Mollie O'Brien
  9. You Don't Knock - New Grass Revival
  10. Talk About Suffering Here Below - Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice
  11. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed & Burning - Hot Rize
  12. A House Of Gold - The Whites
  13. Open Up The Window, Noah - The Seldom Scene
  14. Heaven's Joy Awaits - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars First tier sampling of Southern Gospel.......1998-07-17

This is a great introduction to traditional Southern Gospel numbers (Daniel Prayed) and more praise song-sounding arrangements. The Southern Gospel sound, as these recordings capture, runs the gamut from African-American call and response to bluegrass-laced close harmony and high lonesome singing.

This is great stuff. Don't miss it.
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
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    Dove Brothers
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    Release Date: 2002-10-21
    The Essential Leontyne Price
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    ASIN: B000003FWD
    Release Date: 1996-08-13

    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.
    An Evening With Jessye Norman
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    • My Favorite Jessye Norman
    		 An Evening With Jessye Norman
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    5. In Concert

    ASIN: B00001YVDB
    Release Date: 1999-10-12

    Tracks:

    1. Dido and Aeneas: Dido's Lament
    2. 5 Wesendonk Lieder: Der Engel
    3. 5 Wesendonk Lieder: Stehe still!
    4. 5 Wesendonk Lieder: Im Treibhaus
    5. 5 Wesendonk Lieder: Schmerzen
    6. 5 Wesendonk Lieder: Traume
    7. 3 Ruckert Lieder: Ich atmet' einen Lindenduft
    8. 3 Ruckert Lieder: Liebst du um Schonheit
    9. 3 Ruckert Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
    10. Sainte
    11. Deux melodies hebraiques: L'enigme eternelle
    12. Deux melodies hebraiques: Kaddisch
    13. Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
    14. My Lord, what a morning
    15. Oh what a beautiful city
    16. There is a balm in Gilead
    17. Every time I feel the Spirit
    18. Er ist's
    19. Beau soir

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Brilliant..........2007-02-14

    A beautiful symphony of sounds and harmonies, as expected of this melodious diva!!! Loved it... HES

    5 out of 5 stars And the accompanist?.......2003-11-19

    The accompanist for this spectacular evening was Irwin Gage, whose masterful artistry catapults this recital into the "A"-class. This recording reveals a young Jessye Norman in superb form. It is a pity that the recording firm neglected to honor Mr. Gage's contribution.

    5 out of 5 stars My Favorite Jessye Norman.......2001-08-27

    This is my favorite record by Jessye Norman -- and only SIX BUCKS! Some people are afraid of this series on sonic grounds, but this one (and most I have heard) is excellent. It's live and you will note a splutter or two but the concert is mostly well balanced and Jessye is well accompanied.The programme in particular knocks me out, the pieces contrasting enough to make repeated listening easy. Standouts are the Ravel songs and There is a Balm in Gilead, but when she opens with When I Am Laid in Earth you aren't going anywhere for the next hour. When Jessye came along I liked the big voice but felt there was a lack of artistry -- an unsophisticated judgment it would now seem. But roles like Belle Helene and Penelope gave her more variety of tone and when I finally saw her in concert I was unprepared for the spectrum of songs and arias she can sing. I wish I was at this concert though, here is a rare case of a CD exceeding even my memory of the real thing! PS I also recommend Von Stade in this series, though not Franco Corelli: he sounds like he is singing from the bottom of an elevator shaft.
    Negro Spirituals
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Negro Spirituals from a Soprano, Jeanette Thompson
    		 Negro Spirituals

    Manufacturer: Pavane
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
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    1. Give Me Jesus | Spirituals by Barbara Hendricks and The Moses Hogan Singers
    2. Wade In The Water, Vol.1:African American Spirituals:The Concert Tradition
    3. Great American Spirituals, Vol. 9
    4. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit: Spirituals
    5. Go Down, Moses

    ASIN: B000001MRX
    Release Date: 1994-04-20

    Tracks:

    1. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
    2. My Lord, What A Mornin'
    3. I Wanna Be Ready
    4. There Is A Balm
    5. Ain'a That Good News
    6. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
    7. This Little Light Of Mine
    8. Sweet Little Jesus Boy
    9. Every Time I Feel The Spirit
    10. City Called Heaven
    11. Were You There
    12. Didn't My lord Deliver Daniel
    13. Hold On
    14. Done Made My Vouw
    15. Take My Life And Let It Be
    16. Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley
    17. Nobody Knows
    18. Oh Freedom Sometime I Feel A Motherless Child
    19. Oh Freedom I Want To Be Ready
    20. Kumbaya

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Negro Spirituals from a Soprano, Jeanette Thompson.......2006-02-09

    I realy enjoyed this cd. It kinda took me back in the day. Although, I wasnt born during the time of the Negro Spirtituals, my spirit naturally gravitates to the calls of my ancestors. Jeanette Thompson brings a strong energy to the songs on the cd. If you like the Negro Spirituals from back in the day, you will enjoy this cd. If you like the sound of a Soprano, that will be a bonus. Sit back, relax and let your Soul remind you of just how far we have come, since the enslavement of a Afrikan people. Our Faith Is Unshakeable!!!We Are Here To Stay!!
    Rarities
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Rarities

      Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Bellini, VincenzoBellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by GluckAll Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by GounodAll Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by HandelAll Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by Franz Joseph HaydnAll Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by VerdiAll Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      Anderson, MarianAnderson, Marian | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      RomancesRomances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ItalianItalian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      OratoriosOratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00005YAY1
      Release Date: 2001-12-11
      EVERY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		EVERY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT
        Karaoke
        Manufacturer: CBUJ
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
        KaraokeKaraoke | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000GIWH2A
        Release Date: 2006-08-15

        Tracks:

        1. Everytime I Feel the Spirit [DB]
        2. Everytime I Feel the Spirit [DB]
        3. Everytime I Feel the Spirit [DB][Demo Version]
        4. Everytime I Feel the Spirit [AB]
        5. Everytime I Feel the Spirit [AB]
        Every Time I Feel the Spirit
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Every Time I Feel the Spirit
          Dove Brothers
          Manufacturer: Crossroads Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
          GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
          Christian Contemporary MusicChristian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B0009EST32
          Release Date: 2005-05-03

          Tracks:

          1. He's Already Done (What He Said He Would Do)
          2. Behold the Lamb
          3. I'm Bound for That City
          4. Come on Let's Go to That Land
          5. Every Time I Feel the Spirit
          6. Everywhere You Go
          7. I'm Gonna Pray
          8. Gonna Rise
          9. I Know He Heard My Prayer
          10. More of Me
          11. Nearer to Jesus
          12. One Day I Will

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          5. God Bless America
          6. God Can Do Anything But Fail
          7. Going Home
          8. Gospel Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
          9. Gospel Greats, Vol. 10: Songs of Triumph
          10. Gospel Greats, Vol. 9: My Prayer

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