Illusions

Ute Lemper (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 1992)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B00000421A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,911 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her finest work..., February 11, 2000

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Ignacio Rodriguez - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Illusions (Audio CD)

I love Ute. I must confess it. This album, Illusions, is the one I consider her finest work. Here she combines her great, powerful and heart-felt voice,and some classic songs that won't ever be forgotten, with new, contemporary, beautiful and sometimes theatrical (this makes it better) arrangements... Usually, when someone sings pieces like 'La vie en rose' or 'Falling in love again', it's inevitable to think of Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich, but Lemper has managed to print her own mark and style in them, recreating them... Among all her recordings, this is the one to have...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reinvention of classic genres, February 25, 2000

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This review is from: Illusions (Audio CD)

Ute lemper is one of the finest artists of our generation. This album above all her other work is probably her greatest ever. Not only does she take on the work of two of histories inimitable 'Divas', but adresses their experiences and sentiments with a level of sincerity that takes the listner from laughter to tears in less than breath. In short Ute Lemper, with the assistance of collaborator Bruno Fontaine have reinvented a classic genre. Who would have thought that the songs could possibly sound better than when performed by the original artists? Listen to this work and reconsider.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ute Lemper at her best, April 20, 1999

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"ulfar" (Kopavogur Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illusions (Audio CD)

In my opinion Ute Lemper is one of the finest singers of all time. This album and her version of Kurt Weil's The Seven Deadly Sin's are her best (so far). Great stuff.