The Very Best of Barbara Hendricks

Barbara Hendricks (Artist), Georges Bizet (Composer), Gabriel Fauré (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Franz Schubert (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Alfredo Catalani (Composer), Francesco Cilea (Composer), Cesar Franck (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Georges Bizet, Gabriel Fauré, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Charles Gounod, Franz Schubert, et al.
• Audio CD (April 26, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B0006VYEM8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,903 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #72 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Vocal & Song > General AAS
  • #80 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Chansons

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Un Bel Di Vedremo

2. O Mio Babbino Caro

3. Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana

4. Ecco: Respiro Appena. Io Son L'Umile Ancella

5. C'est Des Contrebandiers...Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'Epouvante

6. Pie Jesu

7. Et Incarnatus Est

8. Ave Maria

9. Sanctus

10. Panis Angelicus

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Dans Un Bois Solitaire

2. Die Forelle

3. Gretchen Am Spinnrade

4. An Sylvia

5. Standchen

6. Lachen Und Weinen

7. Heidenroslein

8. Standchen

9. Wiegenlied

10. Morgen

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her best is right up there with anyone's...., May 20, 2008

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Booboo (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Very Best of Barbara Hendricks (Audio CD)

I have been a fan of Hendricks for 20 years (frightening that time flies like that), and appreciate her unique vocal qualities as well as her intense devotion to her art.

This round-up of her best doesn't have ALL of her best....one couldn't fit it on two CD's, but there is plenty here to whet the appetite. For the first time she does some Verdi (Butterfly), Catalani (La Wally) and Cilea (Io son lumile) arias that make me want to hear her do the works in their entirety. That will not happen because she will be 60 soon, and is not likely to take on new roles.

Her classic stuff, such as the Gounod and Schubert Ave Maria's, as well as a group of Negro spirituals, are sublime. Then there are the lieder/songs by the likes of Schubert, Debussy, Faure, Duparc, etc. She is a renowned recitalist - and has always invested her soul in these poignant interpretations. They are arresting, thought-provoking and transporting.....even haunting.

If you don't know her art, this album will convert you. If you are a fan, this album has stuff that she has not done - and which turn out to be mouth-watering teasers.....

Highly recommended.....

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Barbara Hendricks sings Ave Maria, August 16, 2009

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Hans Collinder (SE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very Best of Barbara Hendricks (Audio CD)

I have heard her over Classical Favorites and

now i have the CD.