Simple Gifts

Joseph Marie Canteloube (Composer), Christoph Willibald Gluck (Composer), Robert Browne Hall (Composer), Felix Mendelssohn (Composer), Luys de Narvaez (Composer), Joseph Silverstein (Conductor), Jerold Ottley (Conductor), Frederica von Stade (Performer), Utah Symphony Orchestra (Performer), Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Frederica von Stade, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• Conductor: Joseph Silverstein, Jerold Ottley
• Composer: Joseph Marie Canteloube, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Robert Browne Hall, Felix Mendelssohn, Luys de Narvaez
• Audio CD (August 11, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: London / Decca Records
• ASIN: B00000420H
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,850 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

2. Sing We Now

3. What Child Is This?

4. I Saw Three Ships

5. Of the Father's Love Begotten

6. Away in a Manger

7. Breath of Heaven

8. O Come O Come Emmanuel/Mercy Street

9. I Wonder as I Wander

10. Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming

11. Silent Night

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Friend Flicka!, March 9, 2011

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A. K. Durham (Fortuna, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simple Gifts (Audio CD)

Flicka really shines in this performance of variety and beauty. Backed by the excellent Utah Symphony Orchestra and the unmatched Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Von Stade weaves a tapestry of soaring melodies, sacred reverence, and great charm. Mendolssohn to Bernstein, this recording covers a lot of ground and does it well. I fell in love with this recording back in 1993 during a cold and wet southern Louisiana Winter. I wore out my cassette recording of it, and I'm thrilled to find it on CD. For uplifting and beautiful music and the transcendent soprano of Frederica Von Stade, I recommend this to any lover of great music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a lovely gift - far from simple!, March 28, 2007

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Stephanie Patterson "Mezzolady" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Simple Gifts (Audio CD)

What a lovely CD! Ms. VonStade as usual was in fine voice, and it was about time the Mozart "Laudate Dominum" was sung by a mezzo. This was just simply beautiful singing! Her performance of the Gluck "Che faro" was a lovely surprise - excellent performance in all aspects, from vocal color to drama to tempo changes and dynamics. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir gave some vocally impressive performances and did what many smaller choirs fail to do - these people actually enunciate each word so that the listener can understand the text!!! Beautiful orchestral playing, wonderful choral singing, and the lush voice of VonStade. You can't go wrong.