Brava, Jessye!: The Very Best Of Jessye Norman

Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), Gustav Mahler (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Jane Marshall (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), Mark Watters (Composer), Antal Dorati (Conductor), Colin Davis (Conductor), Lamberto Gardelli (Conductor), Kurt Masur (Conductor), Raymond Leppard (Conductor), Bernard Haitink (Conductor), Mark Watters (Conductor), Lausanne Chamber Orchestra (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Antal Dorati, Colin Davis, Lamberto Gardelli, Kurt Masur, Raymond Leppard, et al.
• Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn, Hector Berlioz, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Richard [1] Strauss, et al.
• Audio CD (July 23, 1996)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000041FI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #377,783 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #80 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Norman, Jessye

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jessye's Beim Schlafengehen, October 8, 2008

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ronaldbrian (Quezon City, Philippines) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brava, Jessye!: The Very Best Of Jessye Norman (Audio CD)

The drama. The beauty. The grandeur. Words, music, and performance come together to reach the height of artistic transcendence. Jessye Norman absolutely owns this piece - nobody will be able to sing Beim Schlafengehen better. Brava, Jessye!

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical! Exquisite!, December 27, 2010

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Vier letzte Lieder! Strauss' final commentary on life as death--Jessye's delivery is smooth, mellow and rich--warm, impassioned. Her Beim Schlafengehen would make the gods weep; as I'm certain they do when they listen. Thanks to the gods; thank you Jessye!

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JESSYE DOES JUSTICE TO GERMAN, February 12, 2002

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Duane E. Crawford (Rolette, ND USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brava, Jessye!: The Very Best Of Jessye Norman (Audio CD)

I like the sound of German sung from Jessye Norman's lips. There is dignity and tragedy, sorrow in song. But listening to it now it is wunderkind. She projects powerfully and playfully. We should hear more of her on PBS.