A Program of Song

Leontyne Price (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Performer), Francis Poulenc (Artist), Richard Strauss (Artist), Hugo Wolf (Artist), David Garvey (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Gabriel Faure
• Composer: Leontyne Price
• Audio CD (November 19, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FEF
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,720 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Price, Leontyne

Track Listings

1. Clair de lune, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B flat minor, Op. 46/2

2. Notre amour, song for voice & piano, Op. 23/2

3. Au Cimetière, song for voice & piano in E minor, Op. 51/2

4. Au bord de l'eau ('S'asseoir tous deux au bord du flot'), song for voice & piano, Op. 8/1

5. Mandoline, song for voice & piano (Cinq Mélodies 'de Venise'), Op. 58/1

6. Main dominée par le coeur, song for voice & piano, FP 135

7. Miroirs brûlants (2), for voice & piano, FP 98: 2. Je nommerai ton front

8. Miroirs brûlants (2), for voice & piano, FP 98: 1. Tu vois le feu du soir

9. Ce doux petit visage ('Rien que ce doux...'), song for voice & piano, FP 99

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

11. Schlagende Herzen ('Über Wiesen und Felder ein Knabe ging'), song for voice & piano, Op. 29/2 (TrV 172/2)

12. Freundliche Vision ('Nicht im Schlafe hab' ich das geträumt'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 48/1 (TrV 202/1)

13. Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, song for voice & piano, Op. 19/4 (TrV 152/4)

14. Der Gärtner ('Auf ihrem Leibrösslein'), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder)

15. Lebe wohl ('Lebe wohl! Du fühlest nicht'), song for voice & piano (Mörike Lieder)

16. Morgentau ('Der Frühhauch hat gefächelt'), song for voice & piano (Lieder für eine Frauenstimme)

17. Geh', Geliebter, geh' jetzt!, song for voice & piano (Spanisches Liederbuch)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of gems, September 20, 2007

By 

John A. League (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Program of Song (Audio CD)

Leontyne Price made her name in full-throated operatic roles, but here in a more intimate setting she is no less magnificent. This was her first recording, made in 1959, so you're hearing her with a youthful bloom and sheen in her voice that is remarkable. High sound quality here in the transfer to disc helps bring this out.

The whole album is worth her "Allerseelen." Her other three Strauss songs are probably the strongest points of the album, followed by Faure's "Au cimetiere" and the four Poulenc choices, all very brief. Hugo Wolf, for whom I don't really care, rounds out the program with three songs and the heavy "Lebe wohl."

Price brings all these off with her usual ease but certain passion. Worthwhile.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite album, March 6, 2010

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Jerry W. ODELL (Ypsilanti, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Program of Song (Audio CD)

I first heard this on lp (yes, that long ago) and was bowled over. This was in the early 60's. Ms. Price is wonderful, but perhaps more amazing to me was the wide range of songs that I had never heard. I dearly love Poulenc, and Morgentau is an absolute gem. I still play it (now on CD). I generally like very high sopranos, but she has such wonderful taste that it doesn't matter.
Oh, I didn't get the record at Amazon, cause there wasn't any in the early 60's, but I've bought a cd or two from them of the same record recently.

Jerry O'Dell