Nelson Eddy: Operatic Arias and Concert Songs

Nelson Eddy (Performer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Richard [Classical] Wagner (Composer), Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Nelson Eddy
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Richard [Classical] Wagner, Richard [1] Strauss, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, et al.
• Audio CD (November 28, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B00004WZTF
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,839 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Non piu andrai

2. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Se vuol ballare

3. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Rolling in foaming billows

4. Die Schöpfung (The Creation), oratorio, H. 21/2: Now Heaven in fullet glory shone

5. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96: Jerum! Jerum! (Cobbler's Song)

6. Tannhäuser, opera, WWV 70: Evening Star

7. Allerseelen ('Stell' auf den Tisch die duftenden Reseden'), song for voice & piano, Op. 10/8 (TrV 141/8)

8. Zueignung ('Ja, du weisst es, teur Seele'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 10/1 (TrV 141/1)

9. Ständchen ('Leise flehen meine Lieder'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4

10. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)

11. Faust, opera: Song of the Flea

12. Going to sleep (Na son gryadushchiy), for voice & piano (The Nursery No. 5): No. 5, Child's Evening Prayer

13. Gopak (Hopak), song for voice & piano

14. Legend (When Jesus Christ was but a child), song for voice & piano or orchestra (16 Children's Songs), Op. 54/5

15. I bless you, forests ('The Pilgrim's Song'), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/5

16. None but the lonely heart, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/6

17. Don Juan's Serenade, song for voice & piano, Op. 38/1

18. Danse macabre, song for voice & orchestra

19. Hérodiade, opera in 4 acts: Vision fugitive (Fleeting vision)

20. Carmen, opera: Chanson du toreador

Customer Reviews

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nelson Eddy : The Opera Years, September 30, 2001

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Christine Souter "kinder2003" (millbrae, ca. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nelson Eddy: Operatic Arias and Concert Songs (Audio CD)

Ah Sweet Mystery. A trip back in time. Is there any music medium Nelson Eddy did not excel in? First opera, concerts, movies, radio, tv, nightclubs. He was the master of them all. This is a great introduction to the early years when he was opera's leading and most exciting baritone.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nelson Eddy's operatic recordings, January 6, 2004

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Mae East (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This CD contains all of Nelson Eddy's recordings of classical music. However, given that he recorded over 200 songs, this is a small amount of his recorded legacy. Also note that, other than the Mozart (Italian), the Strauss (German), and the last 4 selections in French, the rest of these selections were recorded in English, although Eddy could and did sing them in the original languages. Despite what the previous reviewer said, these recordings are not from "the early years", when Nelson Eddy was an opera singer. These recordings are from the 1940's. Nelson Eddy had performed in his last operas in 1935, and he was almost never associated with actual opera on film. He performed yearly in concerts, solely of classical repertoire, from before his national fame, until the early 1950's. He was a very popular radio performer in the 1930's and 1940's. He sang many more operatic pieces/classical songs on radio (usually in their original language) which he never recorded. I, for one, regret that he did not record more from his classical repertoire, because that essential part of appreciating his art is mostly gone forever. My point is, that these songs do not give a full sense of the wide range of Eddy's work in the non-popular areas of song.
The liner notes are pretty good, although there are some errors in them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eddy Sings Opera!...Mozart...Haydn...Wagner..and More!..Fabulous Find For Fans, July 19, 2006

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L. Shirley "Laurie's Boomer Views" (Huntington Beach,CA) - See all my reviews
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Fans of Nelson Eddy's classic musical films, will be in heaven when they hear his golden tones on this collection of the Operatic Arias and Concert Songs recorded between 1939 and 1944.
Eddy was not what you would call a booming Baritone, but wow, what a voice. Sweet, smooth, breathtaking. Gorgeous!

His masterful rendition of the Arias, and Concert Songs in Italian, English, German and French are impeccable. Whatever the emotion, sadness, joy, etc, Eddy captures it. You will feel the story in the words.Some are very solemn and moving, others are upbeat and will leave you smiling. Enjoy 2 from Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro"(Non Piu Andrai/Se Vuol Ballare), Haydn's "The Creation",2 from Wagner("Jerum! Jerum"/"Evening Star") ,Moussorgsky, several from Tchaikovsky including "Don Juan's Serenade. You can see the complete list of 20 tracks in the buying info, but some of the other highlights, I thoroughly enjoyed are Schubert's "Serenade" and "Ave Maria", "Chanson Du Toreador", Bizet(from Carmen)and "Hopak"(Moussorgsky).

The original recordings are over 60 years old. This CD is a wonderful digital transfer. The album will give you over 70 minutes of enjoyment. It also come with a nice little bio booklet, detailing the singing career of Nelson Eddy, and the track listings, with the composer and the year Eddy first recorded it. The only thing it is missing, is the credits for the fine orchestras and musicians accompanying Eddy. I would have liked to have known who they were. None the less a fabulous and 5 star find for fans of Nelson Eddy, and a nice taste of some familiar Operatic pieces.

Enjoy....Laurie

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