Kiri Sings Berlin [Import]

Kiri Te Kanawa (Artist), Irving Berlin (Composer), Jonathan Tunick (Conductor), Abbey Road Ensemble (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Abbey Road Ensemble
• Conductor: Jonathan Tunick
• Composer: Irving Berlin
• Audio CD (January 20, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002RYP
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,403 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #38 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Te Kanawa, Kiri

Track Listings

1. Let's Face The Music And Dance

2. I Got The Sun In The Morning

3. How Deep Is The Ocean?

4. What'll I Do?

5. Blue Skies

6. It's A Lovely Day Today

7. They Say It's Wonderful

8. Say It Isn't So

9. Cheek To Cheek

10. Isn't This A Lovely Day?

11. Always

12. The Song Is Ended

13. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

14. It Only Happens When I Dance With You

15. Easter Parade

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get's my vote!, April 2, 2004

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Good Stuff "noreasonableofferrefused" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiri Sings Berlin (Audio CD)

OK. Full disclosure: I'm one of those helpless souls who is just madly in love with the sounds that emanate from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's vocal chords. I suppose there are many artists who can interpret Irving Berlin's songs with more, what's the word, authenticity?

And I've heard many of them, and I love their work.

But Kiri Te Kanawa is different. She was given one of the most beautiful instruments in the history of sound recordings. Thank God the recording companies figured out what they had and put her in front of a microphone early and often.

We have had a rare opportunity to experience a great artist from almost the start of her career clear through to what now must be it's final stages.

I, for one, feel privileged.

Thank you, Dame Kiri. The world is a little better place because of you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazzy and Beautiful, August 31, 2002

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ColoraturaSoprano (my computer desk) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiri Sings Berlin (Audio CD)

This album exemplifies Kiri's amazing, vast dose of talent for musical interpretation. Though I tend to enjoy mostly classical music, this album has opened doors to a wonderful world of classical-jazz, which I find quite beautiful! Perhaps for some, it is an aquired taste...yet I was hooked the moment I heard track one...and have since become quite the "modern Kiri" fan!~Brava once again~

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!, May 14, 2002

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A reader/viewr in CA. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiri Sings Berlin (Audio CD)

If you like Irving Berlin and Kiri Te Kanawa you'll probably enjoy this album as much as I do!

I can imagine Nick and Nora Charles listening to this at one of Nick's favorite dives! It will transport you to a sophisticated time and place that may have never existed except in literature and debutante coming out parties.

Gatsby would have loved it, and surely would have invited Kiri to all his parties!