The Very Best of Regine Crespin

Regine Crespin (Artist), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Hector Berlioz (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Richard Wagner (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Gioachino Rossini, Hector Berlioz, Jules Massenet, Gabriel Faure, Richard Wagner, et al.
• Audio CD (April 26, 2005)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B0006VYEJQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,924 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ils S'Eloignent Enfin...Sombre Foret

2. D'Amour L'Ardente Flamme

3. Les Grecs Ont Disparu...Malheureux Roi!

4. Nous Avons Vu Finir...Chers Tyriens

5. Je Vais Mourir...Adieu, Fiere Cite

6. Ah! Salome! Dans Ce Palais...Il Est Doux, Il Est Bon

7. Je Souffre

8. Mes Cheres Filles, J'Ai Encore A Vous Dire

9. Soir

10. Le Secret

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Disc: 2

1. Einsam In Truben Tagen

2. Euch Luften, Die Mein Klagen

3. Eine Waffe Lass Mich Dir Weisen...Der Manner Sippe

4. Ich Sah Das Kind

5. I. Der Engel

6. II. Stehe Still!

7. III. Im Treibhaus

8. IV. Schmerzen

9. V. Traume

10. I. In Der Fremde

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Editorial Reviews

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Magical - quiet nights alone that lift you along, January 26, 2012

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This review is from: The Very Best of Regine Crespin (Audio CD)

I've always loved Crespin's version of Berlioz's Nights - long the standard and just rated by BBC Classical as one of the top 50 classical music albums of all time. (I've been less happy with her Offenbach.) She has a large Wagnerian voice that she can take down into an almost whisper. Yes, there are songs where she hits the back wall and in the opera house that is thrilling. But in the quiet of my home it's a bit much for late night. I prefer the Berlioz, here there are are many songs where, like the Berlioz, the voice seems to float along lazily around you embracing you and pulling you in. Marvelous. Only real downside is that infamously dry EMI sound.