A Portrait
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A Portrait
Music Price: $17.98
As of Sep 3 19:00 EDT (details)
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| Studio | Decca |
| Release Date | February 10, 2004 |
| UPC Code | 028947545927 |
| Buy this item | $17.98 at Amazon.com
As of Sep 3 19:00 EDT (details)
2 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours,
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Tracks
Disc 1
- O Mio Babbino Caro
- Bailero
- Malurous Qu'o Uno Fenno
- Porgi, Amor
- Ch'io Mi Scordi Di Te?... - Mitsuko Uchida
- Nehmt Meinen Dank, K 383
- Ruhe Sanft, Mein Holdes Leben
- Beim Schlafengehen
- Ave Maria
- Pie Jesu
- Panis Angelicus
- Mariettas Lied
- Nuns' Chorus - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- With One Look
- The Most Wonderful Birthday Of All
- Hine E Hine
Disc 2
- Schnell Fusse, Rascher Mut... Es Lebe Sarastro, Sarastro Lebe - Olaf Bar
- Virgins Are Like The Fair Flow'r
- Cease Your Funning
- Rejoice Greatly
- Blute Nur, Du Liebes
- Bist Du Bei Mir, BWV 508
- Aria
- Ihr Habt Nun Traurigkeit
- Vissi D'Arte
- Oh, Saro La Piu Bella!... Tu, Tu, Amore? - Jose Carreras
- Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante
- Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici
- Follie! Delirio Vano E Questo!... Sempre Libera
- Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
- The Folks Who Live On The Hill
- Art Is Calling Me
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User Reviews
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| |  | Elegant is as elegant does! |  |
This the review that I wrote for OperaOnline.us: There is only one word to describe this compilation of varied works by soprano Kiri Te Kinawa: Elegant! From the cover to the selection of songs inside, to the way each selection contributes to and results in a perfect blend of orchestra and singer, nothing is out of place. I usually prefer CDs that are thematic and carry a mood throughout, and this offering by DECCA, bless them, will not disappoint those who share my sensitivity to mood. It doesn't hurt either that Kinawa's voice radiates control and smoothness that sweeps one up in defiance of gravity to a place somewhere betyween awe and gratitude, but that is exactly what occurs here. You listen to the melodic expressiveness of Beim Schlafengehen with the Wiener Philharmoniker and think it can't get any better, and then find it followed by Ave Maria with the Utah Symphony, followed by Pie Jesu with the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, and it does get better. The chorals are pretty impressive as well, as in Nuns' Chorus and Climb Every Mountain. Consistently Kinawa's voice soothes and never presses even close to the edges of shrill. She is a soprano with depth and a cultured delivery that wraps every note in any range with the delicacy of a mother's loving embrace. It just doesn't get any better than this. Give this CD to someone you love, they'll appreciate it, with this one caveat: the second of the two disks is less moody and a little uneven in mood. Hold the second disc back.
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