1.10.09

Souvenirs - Anna Netrebko


Souvenirs - Anna Netrebko
Opera/Classical | 1 CD | FLAC, none LOG, none CUE | 273 MB - MP3 | 320 Kbs | 108 MB
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon | 2008 | RapidShare


With this album, Anna Netrebko turns to lighter selections than her standard fare: arias and ensembles from operettas, folk, and salon songs, and crowd-pleasing favorites. She gives this repertoire the same focus, interpretive eloquence, and vocal brilliance that she brings to more "serious" material. Netrebko is notable for the absolute purity and flawless intonation of her sound. Her voice is consistently full, rich, and creamy in these tasty confections, but there is enough stylistic variety that's it's never too much of a good thing. Netrebko brings real spirit to the contrasting sentiments of each of the selections, and she is simply a joy to listen to. "Heia, in den Bergen," from "Die Csárdásfürstin," which opens the album, is primally wild and unrestrainedly passionate. She floats and soars through "Depuis le jour," from "Louise," and sounds just overwhelmingly happy. The "Barcarolle" from "Les Contes d'Hoffmann," which she sings with Elina Garanca, has rarely sounded so rapturously languid. The pop-tinged "Pie Jesu" by Andrew Lloyd Webber sounds somewhat out of place in this collection, but Netrebko brings to it a melting loveliness, and her blend with boy soprano Andrew Swait is remarkable. Much credit for the album's high level of artistry goes to Emmanuel Villaume, a frequent collaborator with Netrebko, who conducts the Prague Philharmonia and Prague Philharmonic Choir with loving attention to detail and sensitivity to the variety of musical styles represented. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is immaculate, lively and present. Highly recommended for all fans of bel canto.
Stephen Eddins, All Music Guide



Tracks:


01. Emmerich Kalman
Heia, in den Bergen from Die Csardasfurstin

02. Richard Heuberger
Im Chambre Separee from Der Opernball

03. Franz Lehar
Meine Lippen, sie Kussen so Heiss from Giuditta

04. Gustave Charpentier
Depuis le Jour from Louise

05. Jacques Offenbach
“Belle Nuit, O Nuit D’amour” (Bararolle) from
Les Contes d’Hoffmann

06. Richard Strauss
Cacilie Op 27 No 2

07. Edward Grieg
Solveigs Sang from Peer Gynt

08. Andre Messager
Lorsque je N”etais qu’une Enfant from Fortunio

09. Antonin Dvorak
Songs y Mother Taught Me from Gypsy Melodies

10. Richard Strauss
Wiegnelied Op 41 No 1

11. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Ne veter, veya s visoti, Op 43 No 2
Not the wind,blowing from the heights

12. Plenivsis rozoy, solovey Op 2 No 2
Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale (Oriental Romance)

13. Trad Jewish
Schlof Sche, mein Vogele
Sleep well, my little Bird

14. Andrew Lloyd Webber
Pie Jesu from Requiem

15. Reynaldo Hann
L’Enamouree
The Loved One

16. Carlos Guastavino
La Rosa y el Sauce
The Rose and the Willow

17. Geronimo Gimenez
La Tarantula e un Bicho Mu Malo from La Tempranica

18. Luigi Arditi

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