Best of Kiri Te Kanawa / Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, Schumann, Legrand

Gino Quilico (Performer), Alan Titus (Performer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Michel Legrand (Composer), Alain Lombard (Conductor), Kent Nagano (Conductor), Marek Janowski (Conductor), Michel Legrand (Conductor), Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Lyon National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra), Orchestre De L'Opera National De Lyon (Orchestra), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Orchestra), London Studio Orchestra (Orchestra), Roger Vignoles (Performer), Richard Leech (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Gino Quilico, Alan Titus, Roger Vignoles, Richard Leech
• Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, London Symphony Orchestra, Lyon National Opera Orchestra, Orchestre De L'Opera National De Lyon, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, et al.
• Conductor: Alain Lombard, Kent Nagano, Marek Janowski, Michel Legrand
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Robert Schumann, Gustav Holst, et al.
• Audio CD (April 27, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B00000IMUU
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,830 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #89 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Te Kanawa, Kiri

Track Listings

1. Cosi fan tutte: Temerari!

2. Cosi fan tutte: 'Come scoglio immoto resta'

3. Cosi fan tutte: ' Ei parte...'

4. Cosi fan tutte: Per pieta, ben mio'

5. La Boheme: ' Si, mi chismano Mimi

6. La Boheme: ' O soave fanciulla'

7. Donde lieta usci'

8. Sole e amore

9. TOSCA: 'Vissi D'arte'

10. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

11. Tannhauser: Dich, teure Halle

12. Tannhauser: Allmacht ge Jungfrau

13. Du bist wie eine Blume

14. In the bleak midwinter Arrangement: David Cullen

15. The Windmills Of Your Mind - From The Film ' The Thomas Crown Affair

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Whether this is truly the "best" of Kiri Te Kanawa's recordings is a moot point; suffice it to say that it's pretty good. Fiordiligi's two arias from Così are splendidly sung and thought out--what a fine Mozart singer she is! The Bohème excerpts are sweet (and Richard Leech is a nice Rodolfo), but they'll hardly erase memories of your favorite Mimi. The same can be said for Dame Kiri's Tosca, but her "O mio babbino caro" remains world class. The two excerpts from Tannhäuser are beautifully done, while a song each by Schumann and Holst are nicely intimate. And if you can stomach Michel Legrand's "The Windmills of Your Mind," you're stronger than most people. Kiri's fans won't be disappointed. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful voice / Poor Sound Engineering, March 29, 2000

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C. Chen (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Kiri Te Kanawa / Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, Schumann, Legrand (Audio CD)

The song selection on this CD is very good (4*); however, the recording quality on some tracks are below what one would expect from a 1999 release of a current artist (2*). This is especially true with the atrociously recorded "In the Bleak Midwinter" during which one can actually hear static noise. The overall recording volume is also significantly lower than an average CD. Even a high-end audio system can not fully compensate for the sub-par recording quality. Such unprofessional sound engineering from a current artist & CD is unacceptable.

5.0 out of 5 stars Go to a movie theatre..., December 28, 2005

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William Richardson "[e-mail]" (eugene, oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Kiri Te Kanawa / Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, Schumann, Legrand (Audio CD)

... and watch " A Room With A View " and listen to " O Mio Bambino Caro " ... sung by Kiri ... and don't jump in the Arno river