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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous? Yes!!!, September 13, 1999
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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.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
the complete Victoria de los Angeles, January 6, 2009
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.
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