 |  | Kathryn Grayson's coloratura prowess |  |
I'm not sure whether the review I typed just now got through or not anyway I haven't finished it. May I do it over again.
I still remember how I was dazzled by 'Love Is Where You Find It' the song that Kathryn Grayson sings in the movie "Kissing Bandit'. I was so taken by it that I went back to see it a second time. The second time was just about all I could afford at the time, I was about fourteen then. Believe it or not I never forgot this song ever since. This is why I was overjoyed when I discovered sixty years later that this song is included in 'My Heart Sings' album. Of course, I bought it immediately. True to my memory, Kathryn Grayson sings beautifully just as I remember it. Hers is a very beautiful voice, sweet, free and clear throughout the range. She is a true coloratura, her run of the coloratura roulade is so smooth and agile it is like a chirping sparrow. She is by no means good only at trilling, her lyrical moments are just as moving and effective, 'Smoke Gets in Your Eyes', 'Always', 'What's Wrong with Me, etc. ,for instance.
I wonder why she didn't turn to opera after MGM closed its door to musical, it's her fans' loss as well as to the opera world. She would be as good as any of the opera coloratura greats.
I also bought Jeanette MacDonald's 'San Francisco and Other Jeanette MacDolnald Favorites' album, but it hasn't arrived yet. However, I've listened to the samples and found that she is very good especially singing the few opera arias contained in the CD. I am looking forward to listening to it.
My Heart Sings certainly deserves a five stars credit.
July 7, 2007 | | KATHRYN GRAYSON TRULY SINGS! | |
KATHRYN GRAYSON SINGS BEAUTIFULLY ON THIS CD WITH A RANGE OF FOUR OCTAVES.SHE SINGS SOME WONDERFUL SELECTIONS (SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES) IS JUST ONE OF HER SONGS THAT I LIKED BUT (MAKE BELEIVE), SO MANY LOVELY SONGS! I RATED IT 4 STARS! ENJOY!
March 3, 2002| | | The voice of a lovely bird | |
I have this wonderful recording I bought sometime ago. The recording sound is very good and clear. It brought many memories to me, from the time when I saw this wonderful artist for the first time in "Anchors Away", the movie, many years ago. I literally fell in love with Kathryn and her marvelous soprano voice, when I saw the above mentioned movie in the 50's... After that movie, I followed up this artist and tried to see all her movies and bought many records at that time.
November 27, 2001Miss Grayson's album was great, her songs, her voice, really terffic! the only thing wrong is I can't buy more of her music! John S. Strasko
August 16, 2001| | | Kathryn Grayson: My Heart Sings | |
Long overdue, this collection features the crystal clear soprano voice of Kathryn Grayson, one of Hollywood's finest singing stars during the "golden age" of MGM musicals. The 18 tracks contain classic show tunes by such greats as Irving Berlin, Sigmund Romberg, Rodgers & Hart, and (above all) Jerome Kern. Grayson always had a way of making Kern songs sound as if they had been written just for her. Among the album's Kern songs are "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "They Didn't Believe Me," and "Make Believe" (with Tony Martin). Among the previously unreleased numbers are two gems (both by Kern), "I've Told Evr'y Little Star" and "The Song Is You" (with Johnny Johnston). No operatic arias are included, but Grayson shows off her extraordinary vocal range in such numbers as "Tales from the Vienna Woods," Tchaikovsky's "Waltz Serenade," and the high-flying "Love Is Where You Find it," which closes the album, literally and figuratively, on a high note. Brava!
February 23, 2001More reviews at Amazon.com ...
