Richard Tauber - My Heart and I [Import]

Richard Tauber (Artist), Ivor Novello (Composer), Victor Herbert (Composer), Rudolf Friml (Composer), Sigmund Romberg (Composer), Franz Lehar (Composer), Robert Stolz (Composer), Johann Strauss (Composer), Edvard Grieg (Composer), Carl Zeller (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Ivor Novello, Victor Herbert, Rudolf Friml, Sigmund Romberg, Franz Lehar, et al.
• Audio CD (June 6, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Gala
• ASIN: B000001XM3
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,970 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fascination, song

2. The Dancing Years, operetta: Waltz of My Heart

3. Sweethearts, song for voice & orchestra (from 'Sweethearts')

4. The Firefly, operetta: Giannina Mia

5. Rose Marie, operetta: Rose Marie (sung in German)

6. Rose Marie, operetta: Indian Love Call (sung in German)

7. The Student Prince, operetta: Serenade

8. Maytime, operetta: Will You Remember

9. Paganini, operetta in 3 acts: Love Never Comes Too Late

10. Paganini, operetta in 3 acts: Nobody Could Love You More

11. Paganini, operetta in 3 acts: Beautiful Italy

12. Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküßt (Girls were made to love and kiss), for voice & piano (or orchestra) (from 'Paganini')

13. Work(s): Léhar Memories Medley

14. Don't Ask Me Why

15. An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314): [Excerpt]

16. Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325)

17. Jeg elsker Dig (I Love but Thee), song for voice & piano, Op. 5/3

18. Der Obersteiger, operetta: Don't Be Cross

19. Jalousie, tango for orchestra

20. Old Chelsea, operetta: There Are Angels Outside of Heaven

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tauber for the first buyer, January 1, 1999

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This review is from: Richard Tauber - My Heart and I (Audio CD)

Richard Tauber was, in my opinion, the most seductive and complex singer of this century. His voice was excellent, but not in itself, just as a vehicle for an infinity of shadings, in a plethora of styles. He was arguably the greatest ever operetta singer but his gifts were perfectly expressing themselves in lied, in popular song and in a great part of the opera repertoire ("heldentenor" excepted). Like Kreisler in violin playing, Tauber represented the essence of the Viennese spirit. His vocal specialties included the sweteest mezzavoce or headvoice one could hope for. He was accessible and highly refined in the same time. For the very low price of this Gala CD, you can taste the complex artistry of Richard Tauber, both in his German (better) period and in the "English" one. The reason I'm giving 4, not 5 stars to this CD is that I believe his all-German CD concotions to be more valuable. But for this price...

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For Tauber fans only., July 29, 2008

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This review is from: Richard Tauber - My Heart and I (Audio CD)

My problems with this CD are several. With over 20 selections perhaps 7 or 8 are bona fide classics. Far too many seem to be inccluded because they were written or co-writtrn by Tauber. They are less than steller. He should not have sung in English - the accent is extreme. Can non-English singers not learn to stop rolling R's? Even the songs he sings in German are hindered by his propensity to hop up and down octaves to suit his comfort zone. Too bad. No doubt a great artist but not on this CD.