The Art of Evelyn Lear

Alban Berg (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Louis Spohr (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Dean Dixon (Conductor), Heinrich Hollreiser (Conductor), Karl Böhm (Conductor), Pierre Boulez (Conductor), Frankfurt Hessischen Rundfunks Orchestra (Orchestra), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Evelyn Lear (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Evelyn Lear
• Orchestra: Frankfurt Hessischen Rundfunks Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Dean Dixon, Heinrich Hollreiser, Karl Böhm, Pierre Boulez
• Composer: Alban Berg, Hector Berlioz, Louis Spohr, Richard [1] Strauss
• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Video Artists Int'l
• ASIN: B000006OR1
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #603,405 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Les Nuits D'ete: Villanelle

2. Les Nuits D'ete: Le Spectre de la Rose

3. Les Nuits D'ete: Sur les Lagunes

4. Les Nuits D'ete: L'Absence

5. Les Nuits D'ete: Au Cimetiere - (Clair de lune)

6. Les Nuits D'ete: L'Ile Inconnue

7. Jessonda: Als in mitternacht'ger Stunde

8. Five Songs With Orchestra, Op. 4, Nos. 1-5: Seele, wie bist du schoner

9. Five Songs With Orchestra, Op. 4, Nos. 1-5: Sahst du nach dem Gewitterregen

10. Five Songs With Orchestra, Op. 4, Nos. 1-5: Uber die Grenzen des All

11. Five Songs With Orchestra, Op. 4, Nos. 1-5: Nichts ist gekommen

12. Five Songs With Orchestra, Op. 4, Nos. 1-5: Hier ist Friede

13. Vier letzte Lieder - (Four Last Songs): Fruhling

14. Vier letzte Lieder - (Four Last Songs): September

15. Vier letzte Lieder - (Four Last Songs): Beim Schlafengehen

16. Vier letzte Lieder - (Four Last Songs): Im Abendrot

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars What a Voice!, March 23, 2011

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Richard A. Carter (Wood-Ridge, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Art of Evelyn Lear (Audio CD)

I hate to admit it, but this pristine CD was my first aural experience with this fantastic artist. I bought it mainly for the Strauss valedictory (Four Last Songs) but also because it's the only such release I've found that couples the Strauss with Berlioz's "song cycle" (Les nuits d'ete). I enjoyed all the selections, "even" the Berg. I wish I had been more aware of Ms. Lear 30 years ago when I first became interested in opera and orchestral lieder. She packs power yet sings with finesse, even the most muscular moments of the recital recorded here. I was leery of VAI but found no reason to continue feeling so and will purchase other titles on that label due to this experience.