The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Performer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Henri Duparc (Composer), Claude Debussy (Composer), Ernest Chausson (Composer), Xavier Montsalvatge (Composer), Enrique Granados (Composer), Joaquin Rodrigo (Composer), Oscar Espla (Composer), Eduardo Toldra (Composer), Catalan Traditional (Composer), Christmas Traditional (Composer), Traditional (Composer), Federico Mompou (Composer), Reynaldo Hahn (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Manuel de Falla (Composer), Joaquin Turina (Composer), Francesco Sacrati (Composer), Alessandro Scarlatti (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
• Composer: Maurice Ravel, Henri Duparc, Claude Debussy, Ernest Chausson, Xavier Montsalvatge, et al.
• Audio CD (February 15, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002S5G
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,100 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Sheherazade: Asie

2. Sheherazade: La Flute enchantee

3. Sheherazade: L'Indifferent

4. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Le Reveil de la mariee

5. Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: La-bas vers l'eglise

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Cinco Canciones Negras: Cuba dentro de un piano

2. Cinco Canciones Negras: Punto de habanera

3. Cinco Canciones Negras: Chevere

4. Cinco Canciones Negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito

5. Cinco Canciones Negras: Canto negro

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Disc: 3

1. Chansons de Bilitis: La Flute de Pan

2. Chansons de Bilitis: La Chevelure

3. Chansons de Bilitis: Le Tombeau des Naiades

4. Fetes galantes: En sourdine

5. Fetes galantes: Fantoches

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Disc: 4

1. Proserpina: E dove t'aggiri

2. Le violette

3. Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre

4. Der Tod und das Madchen, D. 531

5. Die schone Mullerin, D. 795: No. 2: Wohin?

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The word "fabulous" seems vulgar when applied to the Spanish diva whose delicately shaded voice encompassed music from the middle ages to the present. This four-disc compilation emphasizes her song repertoire, to which she brought warmth, intelligence, linguistic integrity and irresistible sincerity. Her dignity makes listeners want to come to her, and she rewards them with an intimate, personal experience, especially in this small-scale repertoire by Ravel, Debussy, Duparc, Fauré, lots of Spanish composers and German masters such as Schubert and Brahms. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous? Yes!!!, September 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles (Audio CD)

The album is a marvelous sampling of this great singer's artistry. Her performances of the French and Spanish composers are something special. The De Falla "Seven Popular Folksongs" are powerful, passionate; the last song, "Jota," raised the hair on the back of my neck.

I was delighted to see Faure's "Claire de lune" on the album, and equally delighted with De Los Angeles' elegant rendition of this work. The only recording of the song I've liked better is from an LP featuring Frederika Von Stade.

As an added bonus, several duets with the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau are featured on Disk #4. These include some charming settings of Irish songs by Beethoven, and a gorgeous arrangement of "Let Us Wander" by Henry Purcell. I remember hearing these duets years ago on an LP recording, and it was a pleasure to hear them again.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars the complete Victoria de los Angeles, January 6, 2009

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J. R. Cawley (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles (Audio CD)

This 4 CD collection is a must for hard core de los Angeles fans. The recordings are, of course, dated and the quality is not up to modern standards. Still, this amazing voice shines. I bought it for the duets with Fischer-Dieskau (I had the LP years ago) and it was wonderful to hear these again.