Sumi Jo - A Tribute to Johann Strauss ~ Echoes from Vienna

Johann Strauss II (Artist), Symophonieorchester der Wiener Volksoper (Artist), Sumi Jo (Artist), Rudolph Bibl (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B00002DGXH
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,099 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wiener Blut

2. Wo Die Zitronen Bluhm Op.364

3. Die Tanzerin Fanny Elbler: Drauben in Sievering

4. Overture To die Fledermaus

5. Die Fledermaus: Spiel ich die Unschuld vom Lande

6. Eine Nacht In Venedig: Frutti di Mare... Seht, oh seht

7. Pesther Csardas Op. 23

8. Fruhlingsstimmen Op. 410

9. Pizzicato-Polka

10. Wienerwald Lerchen

11. Annen-Polka Op. 117: Schwipslied 'Mir ist auf einmal so eigen zumute'

12. Im Krapfenwaldl (Polka Francaise) Op. 336

13. Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 114: Einmal nur im Leben

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sumi is great, ...by why so many instrumental pieces?, June 25, 2000

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Mathew Calewarts (VA) - See all my reviews
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Sumi Jo gives an absolutely fabulous performance on this CD. The CD overall is odd because singers now-a-days don't release solo recordings of just Johann Strauss' vocal music. They might include a few selected songs, but not a whole album like here. I guess this makes the CD all the more desireable. The "Weiner Blut" is particularly good. I can't say that I've heard any vocal renditions of this song...so I was thrilled and surprised to hear Sumi sing it. She adds character to the piece "Mir ist auf einmal so eigen zumute", she provides a very effective interpretation.

The only catch to this CD is that there are a few instrumental pieces thrown in (four or five I believe). The instrumental pieces are good, but when you buy a CD entitled "Sumi Jo: A tribute to Johann Strauss" you expect to hear just Sumi Jo, so that disappointed me a bit, but Sumi is still great. If you totally hate instrumental works..you'd better not buy this CD, but if you can stand them I would definitely recommend the CD, besides Johann Strauss' music is so uplifting, its really a pleasure to listen to.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Singing!, January 4, 2002

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M. Ramos - See all my reviews
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Sumi Jo displays again her remarkable voice on this album dedicated to Johann Strauss. These arias and vocal arrangements are ideal for Jo's voice, giving her the opportunity to display her technical mastery in singing scales, stacatto and brilliant high notes. Of the vocal selections, there are two who are particularily stunning: "Spiel'ich die Unschuld vom Lande" from DIE FLEDERMAUS (with great vocal acting, pinpoint stacatto singing and two dazzling high Ds)and "Fruhlingsstimmen Op. 410" (with effortless vocal display and charm). The reason I give four stars is because of the excessive number of orchestral selections. Yes, the Wiener Volksoper Orchestra conducted by Rudolf Bibl is in excellent form, but the CD is mostly advertized as a vocal recital. Instead of having the FLEDERMAUS overture, it would have been great to have Sumi Jo singing instead the other soprano arias from the same work, Adele's "Mein Herr Marquis" and Roslinda's Czardas. Nonetheless, this is still a brilliant CD of Johann Strauss at its most sparkling.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Sumi Jo!!!, March 23, 2011

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Luchi1012 "Slowly building set" (Western U. S.A.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sumi Jo - A Tribute to Johann Strauss ~ Echoes from Vienna (Audio CD)

I wish we could hear more of Sumi Jo. I first heard her by accident at Hollywood Bowl when she was scheduled to sing all Johann Strauss music...I went for his music, and got a double treat. She is marvelous! So I went looking for the CD, bought it, then it was stolen, then I bought it again. That was before MP3's, so I didn't have it...now it is in there, and I can listen to her anytime. This CD is beautiful, her voice is marvelous. There are about three pieces that are purely instrumental, which I thought was odd, but it's all Strauss, Jr. music...I love this CD.