Renee Fleming - By Request (2003)
Artist: Renee Fleming
Title: By Request
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical, Vocal
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log)
Total Time: 77:52
Total Size: 362 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: By Request
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical, Vocal
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log)
Total Time: 77:52
Total Size: 362 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Gianni Schicchi, opera O mio babbino caro
02. La Wally, opera (dramma musicale) in 4 acts Ebben? ... Ne andro lontana
03. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Porgi, amor
04. Cosi fan tutte, opera, K. 588 Come scoglio
05. Norma, opera Casta diva
06. La Traviata, opera E strano ... Ah, fors'e lui ... Sempre libera
07. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Un bel di vedremo
08. Manon, comic opera in 5 acts Je marche sur tous les chemins ... Obeissons quand leur voix appelle (Gavotte)
09. Rusalka, opera, B. 203 (Op. 114) Mesicku na nebi hlubokem (O silver moon)
10. Vocalise, song for voice & piano, Op. 34/14
11. Cacilie ("Wenn du es wusstest"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 27/2 (TrV 170/2)
12. Die tote Stadt (The Dead City), opera, Op. 12 Gluck, das mir vervlieb (Mariettas Lied)
13. Porgy and Bess, opera Summertime
14. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, for voice & piano, A. 390 Aria (Cantilena)
15. You'll Never Walk Alone, song (from "Carousel")
This Renée Fleming disc, By Request, is mostly a compilation of previously released material. There are three new tracks, "Ah fors' è lui" from Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, the song "Cäcille" by Richard Strauss, and "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Rogers & Hammerstein's musical Carousel. The new recordings all sound fine, and Fleming is outstanding in the re-issued pieces as well. If you have the prior incarnations of these recordings, you may elect to pass on this collection unless you want the three new tracks. However, if you are unfamiliar with the voice of Fleming, By Request will prove an excellent and wholly satisfactory vehicle for getting to know her work. The recording is up to Decca's usual high standards, and the booklet includes several attractive photos of Fleming in addition to complete texts and translations for all of the lyrics sung.
