Kiri Sings Porter

Dame Kiri TeKanawa (Artist), Cole Porter (Composer), Peter Matz (Conductor), New World Philharmonic (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: New World Philharmonic
• Conductor: Peter Matz
• Composer: Cole Porter
• Audio CD (March 15, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Angel Records / EMI
• ASIN: B000002SKQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,329 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

This hit CD includes Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye; I Love Paris; I've Got You under My Skin; Night and Day , and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coming to Kiri's rescue, July 2, 2007

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Santa Fe Listener (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kiri Sings Porter (Audio CD)

I am delighted to counter the carping, grouchy reviews that this crossover CD from Kiri Te Kanawa has received here. I am not a die-hard fan of hers in pop standards. Her early venture into Gerhswin didn't swing, and her Eliza Doolittle in a studio-bound My Fair Lady was stiff and reserved. But this Cole Porter anthology shows considerable growth in achieving her own personal version of Broadway style. Kiri is very easy-going and phrases quite naturally. She is in sympathy with Porter's sophistication, and her impeccable intonation certainly helps when it comes to the composer's tricky chromatic melodies.

I can't see why anyone would get anythng but the purest pleasure from this, the best of Kiri's crossover efforts along with her Jerome Kern album (it succeeds because of Kern's indebtedness to operetta).

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is perhaps Kiri's finest cd, November 13, 2000

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Philip Scott (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kiri Sings Porter (Audio CD)

What a pleasure it is to hear Kiri sing these EVERGREENS. This could possibly be her finest cd. On this particular cd Kiri really belts out the songs. This is unusual for her, because her style is more laid back than what's performed here. On this cd I think she would be considered a very polished crooner(possibly a supped up Barbra Striesand)

I thought Peter Matz did a great job with his arrangements. The orchestra sounded right on target for most songs. The main concern I had for this cd was the song selection. I thought Kiri could have added a few more big gems from C.P.'s repertoire.

All I can say is buy this cd. It will please!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Porter, August 27, 2001

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"puccinigirl" (Shawnee, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews

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

This is a nice collection of Porter by a wonderful singer. Kiri may not give the greatest interpretation of American music (try Dawn Upshaw), but it is still a delightful collection. The arrangements are interesting and you have to apprectiate the big-band sound. Over-all, a fine collection.