Blessed Assurance

Track Listings
1. How Great Thou Art    
2. I Must Tell Jesus    
3. Sweet by and By    
4. Just a Closer Walk With Thee    
5. More Than Wonderful    
6. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms    
7. Glory to His Name    
8. I'd Rather Have Jesus    
9. Blessed Assurance    
10. Awesome God    
11. Shall We Gather at the River    
12. Oh Lord You're Beautiful    
13. No One Ever Cared for Me Like Jesus    
14. Precious Memories    
15. Beautiful Isle of Somewhere    
16. We Shall Behold Him    

Blessed Assurance, Music, Various Artists, Contemporary Christian Music, Hymns, Pop, Religious / Contemp. Christian
The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Price Club
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 The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs

Manufacturer: RCA
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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
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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.
50 Years of Sermon and Song
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 50 Years of Sermon and Song

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ASIN: B000051XZB
Release Date: 2000-08-22

Tracks:

  1. Amazing Grace - George Beverly Shea
  2. Spirit Of God, Descend Upon My Heart - The Billy Graham Los Angeles Crusade Choir
  3. Paradise Lost - Billy Graham
  4. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - The Billy Graham Los Angeles Crusade Choir
  5. The Love Of God - Billy Graham
  6. The Lord's Prayer - The Billy Graham Los Angeles Crusade Choir
  7. Restoration - Billy Graham
  8. Surely Goodness And Mercy - Billy Graham London Crusade Choir
  9. Blessed Assurance - The Billy Graham International Crusade Choirs/The Charlotte Crusade Choir
  10. How Great Thou Art - The Billy Graham International Crusade Choirs/The New York Crusade Choir
  11. The Claims Of Jesus - Billy Graham
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  13. Come Thou Almighty King - Billy Graham Crusade Choir
  14. Redemption - Billy Graham
  15. Just As I Am - George Beverly Shea
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars BlessedPerson.......2007-02-03

This is an inspirational CD, collecting some of Rev. Graham's sermons and heartwarming music from his many years of service to the Lord. Who can resist Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art, The Lord's Prayer, Just As I Am, and others - they bring tears to the eyes and lump to the throat.
Blessed Assurance
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    		Blessed Assurance
    Various
    Manufacturer: Integrity Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
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    Praise & WorshipPraise & Worship | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000A7KAJE
    Release Date: 2006-07-04

    Tracks:

    1. Blessed Assurance
    2. Great Is Thy Faithfulness
    3. He Knows My Name
    4. People Get Ready
    5. Mercies Anew
    6. More Precious Than Silver
    7. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
    8. Old Rugged Cross
    9. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
    10. Rock Of Ages Cleft For Me
    11. My Peace

    Tracks:

    1. O Sacred Head Now Wounded
    2. Blessed Be The Lord God Almighty
    3. Jesu, Joy Of Mans Desiring
    4. Worthy Is The Lamb/Amen
    5. Joy Of My Desire
    6. Lord You Have My Heart
    7. Theres Something About That Name
    8. He Touched Me
    9. Take My Life And Let It Be
    10. Saviour Like A Shepherd Lead Us
    11. My Tribute

    Product Description

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    Blessed Assurance: Favorite Hymns of Inspiration and Hope featuring Choir and Orchestra
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      		Blessed Assurance: Favorite Hymns of Inspiration and Hope featuring Choir and Orchestra
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Sparrow
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      HymnsHymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000LW7UVE
      Release Date: 2007-01-23

      Tracks:

      1. Blessed Assurance
      2. All The Way My Savior Leads Me/Savior, Like A Shepherd Leads Us
      3. Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing/Come We That Love The Lord
      4. Softly And Tenderly
      5. I Have Decided To Follow Jesus/ I Will Arise And Go To Jesus
      6. Wonderful Grace Of Jesus/At Calvary
      7. I'd Rather Have Jesus/Fairest Lord Jesus
      8. Hallelujah, What A Savior!/Our Great Savior
      9. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus/All That Thrills My Soul
      10. The Solid Rock/Leaning On The Everlasting Arms/Standing On The Promises
      11. The Love Of God/O The Deep, Deep Love Of Jesus
      12. Close To Thee/Just A Closer Walk With Thee
      13. Higher Ground/He Lifted Me/I'm So Glad, Jesus Lifted Me
      14. And Can It Be?
      15. Since I Have Been Redeemed/O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
      16. In The Garden/Moment By Moment
      17. Great Is Thy Faithfulness
      The Raleigh Ringers
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      		 The Raleigh Ringers

      Manufacturer: Raleigh Ringers
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      ASIN: B000067V0H
      Release Date: 1995-11-01

      Tracks:

      1. Canticle
      2. Hungarian Dance
      3. Fantasy on King's Weston
      4. Cascades
      5. Linus & Lucy
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      7. Blessed Assurance
      8. Passacaglia
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      11. Comedian's Gallop
      12. Exultation
      13. Hymn to Joy
      14. Bohemian Rhapsody
      15. Dream On
      16. Hotel California
      17. Stairway to Heaven

      Album Description

      This is the first CD produced by The Raleigh Ringers. It highlights their diverse repertoire and includes transcriptions of classical and popular pieces (such as Hungarian Dance and Linus and Lucy), original compositions written for handbells, and arrangements of classic rock and roll. This is one of the best selling handbell CDs in the world and is over 74 minutes of music.

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars The Raleigh Ringers.......2006-11-03

      I've got lots of upbeat classical stuff, but the sounds and tingling on this CD are fantastic. A great mix of traditional and contemporary pieces. This CD is a real ringer!
      New York Snapshots
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        New York Staff Band
        Manufacturer: Summit(Classical)
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        MarchesMarches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000065T25
        Release Date: 2002-05-07

        Tracks:

        1. The High Council
        2. The Good Old Way
        3. The Noble Trombone
        4. Shine As The Light
        5. Deep River
        6. Celestial Morn
        7. New York Snapshots - Wonderful Town!
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        9. Ride The Chariot
        10. Manhattan
        11. Swing That Door
        12. Blessed Assurance
        13. Resurgam
        14. The Appian Way
        Blessed Assurance - Hymns arranged for Solo Piano
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Expressive Arrangements, Sensitively Played
        		 Blessed Assurance - Hymns arranged for Solo Piano

        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD
        ASIN: B00008VEH4
        Release Date: 2003-03-11

        Tracks:

        1. Where Charity and Love Prevail
        2. Hymn to Joy
        3. Seek Ye First
        4. How Great Thou Art
        5. We Will Rest in You
        6. Prayer of St Francis
        7. Yes, I Shall Arise
        8. I Know That My Redeemer Lives
        9. Blessed Assurance
        10. The King of Love
        11. Keep in Mind
        12. On That Holy Mountain
        13. How Can I Keep From Singing
        14. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
        15. Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
        16. Just as I Am
        17. Draw Near
        18. God, We Praise You
        19. God's Blessing Sends Us Forth
        20. Were You There?
        21. Morning Song
        22. Celebrating Years
        23. Dismissal Amen

        Album Description

        One of a composer's greatest honors is being able to give your music to a performer and let them make it their own. First, it is my honor to offer these arrangements of other people's melodies. Second, I in turn am honored and pleased that World Library Publications has recorded and published these settings and that Les Stahl has chosen to add his piano interpretation to these arrangements. It is my hope that you find this recording inspiring and thought-provoking, and that it transports your spirit to a place in your imagination fileld with excitement, wonder, and surprise. May all exploring musicians follow their dreams freely and confidently. May this recording inspire that journey.

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        5 out of 5 stars Expressive Arrangements, Sensitively Played.......2003-03-24

        I didn't know what to expect when I first put this CD in my car's player, but I was pleasantly surprised at the imaginative and insightful arrangements and performance of these "standard" hymn tunes. The influences of many composers can be heard, from classical through jazz to pop: bits of Brahms mingled with Sondheim, Ellington and Oscar Peterson fused with snatches of Bach and Mozart, even tinges of Latin and African American gospel influences. All-in-all a wonderful listening experience! I hope Kogut & Stahl produce more recordings.
        Singin in My Soul: Blessed Assurance
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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        Swan Silvertones
        Manufacturer: Collectables
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
        GospelGospel | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B00006LSMX
        Release Date: 2002-10-08

        Tracks:

        1. Swing Low
        2. Move Somewhere
        3. Lord Today
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        5. Where Shall I Go
        6. Trouble In My Way
        7. So Glad I'm Here
        8. Singin' In My Soul
        9. Rock My Soul
        10. Soul Of Mine
        11. Near The Cross
        12. Stand Up And Testify
        13. I'll Search Heaven
        14. Is God Satisfied With Me
        15. Blessed Assurance
        16. He Saved My Soul
        17. At The Cross
        18. Revive Us Again
        19. Keep My Heart
        20. Seek, Seek
        21. Sign Of The Judgement
        22. What Did Jesus Say
        23. He's The One
        24. Going Home

        Album Description

        These albums, originally released by Vee-Jay in 1960 and 1963, are two of the best albums ever recorded by this premiere gospel vocal group.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Sanctified Soul.......2004-06-25

        If you care about gospel singing, if you care about close harmony singing, if you care about singing, this is a must. This CD compiles two of the best albums made by one of the best gospel vocal groups ever. Group founder Claude Jeter's lead vocals (somewhere between a pop croon and a sanctified shout) soar over velvety four-part harmony backup vocals so beautiful they'll raise the hair on the back of your neck. From the slow numbers like "Soul of Mine" to the mid-tempo "Sinking Sand" and "Lord Today", to the toe-tapping, can't-sit-down uptempos like "Trouble in My Way" and "So Glad I'm Here", this music SWINGS.
        The Essential Leontyne Price
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        • A Long Time Coming...
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        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.
        Blessed Assurance
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Music to lift your spirits!
        		 Blessed Assurance
        Anthony Ashur
        Manufacturer: Mirror Morning Music
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00005QXSW
        Release Date: 2001-09-25

        Tracks:

        1. Blessed Assurance
        2. Ag Criost An Siol
        3. Brigid's Song
        4. Nettleton
        5. St. Elizabeth
        6. Tantum Ergo
        7. How Can I Keep From Singing
        8. Morning Has Broken
        9. Wondrous Mystery
        10. Pleading Savior
        11. The Flight of the Earls
        12. Picardy
        13. Sweet Sacrament
        14. Faith of Our Fathers

        Album Description

        The refreshing style of pianist, Tony Ashur is featured in this recording of inspirational music. Included in this compilation are Anglo-Celtic tunes, Chant,gospel hymns, and an original composition. The improvisations are lively and filled with joy yet still reverent and reflective. The music will touch your soul and warm your heart.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Music to lift your spirits!.......2001-12-15

        Anthony Ashur's piano solos are pure balm to the troubled soul and pleasure to the addled brain.

        Listening to "Blessed Assurance" always brings me peace of mind. It is great music to put on while engaging in work which requires some thinking but when you also need some time to reflect.

        I enjoy listening to Ashur's music while working on my photo scrapbooks and so do my friends. Actually it is perfect for this time working together.

        I wish he would do an album of Christmas music including some lesser-known carols we need some new favorites!

        Music Review:

        1. Canciones Para Alabar Al Senor
        2. Carmen De Jesus
        3. Cathedrals [Box set]
        4. Change My Heart Oh God
        5. Christmas with Charles Osgood
        6. Closest Friends
        7. Come into This House
        8. Commissioned Complete
        9. Country Gospel Gold
        10. Created for Worship

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