Jessye Norman - Brahms: Lieder / Barenboim [Original recording remastered, Import]

Johannes Brahms (Artist), Daniel Barenboim (Artist), Jessye Norman (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Dg Imports
• ASIN: B00003ZA2A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,605 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #26 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Norman, Jessye

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of Brahms' best by an incomparable singer, January 25, 2006

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Allan Brain (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jessye Norman - Brahms: Lieder / Barenboim (Audio CD)

Ask someone about Lieder, meaning basically German "art songs"
and he or she will immediately think of Schubert or perhaps
Schumann. Brahms is just not that well known for his songs,
and it's a shame because they are among his best works.

Jessye Norman is famous for her artistry in Lieder; I still
recall hearing her in recital over twenty years ago. This is
a fabulous recording; you will fall in love with most of these
songs on first hearing. As a bonus, the two record set actually
includes full texts and translations. whereas the trend
these days is to omit those and you're lucky if the company
offers them "on line". This is among the most treasured recordings in my
huge collection. Don't miss it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure in the Brahms lieder catalog, September 28, 2006

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Santa Fe Listener (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jessye Norman - Brahms: Lieder / Barenboim (Audio CD)

Acclaimed as she was as a lieder singer, Jessye Norman showed a special affinity for Brahms. She made no less than three complete recitals of his songs, more than any other singer I can remember except Fischer-Dieskau. Not every lied is a mstepiece, and most are either folk-based or imitate folksongs in their simple strophic design. This can make for tiring listening after ten songs or so, but Norman's plush voice is to richly suited to Brahms's romanticism that it's hard to pull away.

Her initial recital on Philips with Geoffrey Parsons (1980) was a greatest hits collection, and Norman was wise not to overlap too many on her later two recitals with Barenboim. She was rather grand on that first disc. Here, she sings with great delicacy and sensitivty. In many ways this is her best Lieder recording, despite the unevenness of the material. Don't expect Mainacht or the famous lullabye or Von ewiger liebe. And I wouldn't advise anyone to tr and listen to this two-fer straight through. That said, Barenboim equals Norman in his artistry, so all told, this release is a treasure.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ESSENTIAL, July 11, 2000

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MOVIE MAVEN (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jessye Norman - Brahms: Lieder / Barenboim (Audio CD)

I have been waiting for years for this two CD set to be released. I have had the recording on vinyl since the 80's and, for whatever reason, DGG did not release it on CD til very recently. For fans of Brahms' songs (there are 52 of them here), for fans of Jessye Norman's magnificent soprano, for fans of Daniel Barenboim's pianism, this is an essential album. To make it even more enticing, the price, online, is quite low.