Very Best Of Kiri Te Kanawa

Irving Berlin (Composer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Gustave Charpentier (Composer), Francesco Cilea (Composer), Henri Duparc (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Umberto Giordano (Composer), Franz Xaver Gruber (Composer), Walter Kent (Composer), Jerome Kern (Composer), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Composer), Easthope Martin (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Paul McCartney (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Jacques Offenbach (Composer), Cole Porter (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), John Andrew Stevenson (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: Irving Berlin, Georges Bizet, Gustave Charpentier, Francesco Cilea, Henri Duparc, et al.
• Audio CD (September 2, 2003)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B0000AHEAZ
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #146,626 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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• This is item 12 in The EMI Classics: Very Best of the Singers Series.

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Signore, Ascolta [Turandot, Act I] - London Symphony Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa

2. Ecco: Respiro Appena. Lo Son l'Umile Ancella [Adriana Lecouvreur, ...] - London Symphony Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa

3. Mamma Morta [From "Andrea Chénier" Act 3] - London Symphony Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa

4. Attendo, Attendo...Addio del Passato [LA Traviata Act III] - London Symphony Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa

5. Je Marche Sur Tous Les Chemins...Obéissons Quand Leur Voix Appelle ... - Kiri Te Kanawa

6. Depuis le Jour [Louise, Act III] - Kiri Te Kanawa

7. Elle a Fui, La Tourterelle! [Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act IV] - Kiri Te Kanawa

8. Me Voilà Seule...Comme Autrefois [Les Pechêurs de Perles, Act II] - Kiri Te Kanawa

9. Ach, Ich Fühl's [Die Zauberflöte, Act II] - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa

10. Dich, Teure Halle [Tannhäuser, Act II] - The Philharmonia Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa

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Disc: 2

1. Somebody Loves Me [George White's Scandals of 1924] - Kiri Te Kanawa

2. Love Is Here to Stay [The Goldwyn Follies] - Kiri Te Kanawa

3. Embraceable You [From Girl Crazy] - Kiri Te Kanawa

4. Summertime [From Porgy and Bess] - Kiri Te Kanawa

5. Long Ago (And Far Away) - London Sinfonietta, Kiri Te Kanawa

6. Fine Romance [Swing Time] - London Sinfonietta, Kiri Te Kanawa

7. Song Is You [Music in the Air, 1932] - London Sinfonietta, Kiri Te Kanawa

8. Let's Face the Music and Dance [From Follow the Fleet] - Abbey Road Ensemble, Kiri Te Kanawa

9. What'll I Do? - Abbey Road Ensemble, Kiri Te Kanawa

10. They Say It's Wonderful [From Annie Get Your Gun] - Abbey Road Ensemble, Kiri Te Kanawa

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT TE KANAWA !, February 18, 2004

By	BERNARDINO (MEXICO CITY.) - See all my reviews

THIS IS A GODD OVERVIEW OF KIRI TE KANAWA`S TALENT,THIS COMPILATION INCLUDES GREAT OPERA ARIAS,AMERICAN SONGBOOK CLASSICS,MAORI SONGS AND MORE,DIGITALLY REMASTERED. REALLY ENJOYABLE.

2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Genial, pero..., April 18, 2005

By	Lost Way "Ludwig" (Mexico) - See all my reviews

Me parece que el arte vocal de Kiri posee muchas fortalezas y sòlidos atributos: brillantez, claridad, riqueza de colores, excelente fraseo, perfecta colocación y afinación, expresividad. Sin embargo, también carece de una mejor respiración para poder contrarrestar el excesivo vibrato que aplica a su canto. Sobre algunas de las obras interpretadas, recomiendo: Der Rosenkavalier: Schwarzkopf; Wagner: Kirsten Flagstad.