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Kathleen Battle & Margo Garrett at Carnegie Hall [1992]

Posted By: Aregak
Kathleen Battle & Margo Garrett at Carnegie Hall [1992]

Kathleen Battle & Margo Garrett at Carnegie Hall
(Handel, Mozart, Liszt, Strauss, R., Rachmaninov/Рахманинов, Gershwin, Spiritual, Charpentier, G., Strauss, J.) [1992]

EAC Rip | FLAC, TRACKS+CUE, LOG | Covers | 1cd, 282 MB
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Catalog Number: 435 440-2 | TT: 75’16

Kathleen Battle, a woman with the voice today being known as that of an angel's. This CD includes some of the most famous lieder, melodies, italian art songs, arias, broadway, and spiritual pieces of all time. Some highlights would be Handel's "Ombra mai fu", one of his most beautiful and famous arias. Kathleen's recitative in "Ombra mai fu" is not boring at all, it is actually quite enjoyable to listen to, unlike most singers where you just hate their recitatives with a living passion.
Kathleen then moved onto Mozart, and instead of singing his lighter lyric arias that we are used to hearing from Kathleen, we hear two of his art songs. Perhaps one of his most famous art songs, "Ridente la calma" is a soft, pure, and gentle song about love, much like his "Deh Vieni" that Susanna sings in "Le Nozze di Figaro." Kathleen sings this with a soft purity that will just melt your heart. Her high notes are always right in the head, and her placement of notes is superb. Something you will want to play over and over again.
Liszt. A composer that most people know best for his piano music and not his vocal music. He did write some very pretty french melodies, such as "Oh! Quand je dors." It is very pretty, and haunting, and of course, only Kathleen could make it that way.
After the Liszt french set, we move on to a set of R. Strauss lieder, very pretty, and cute music. I still prefer the music of french, but Kathleen did do an amazing job on both lieder, her tone properly placed, her vowels in the correct place, just an amazing job.
Then comes in a set of Rachmaninov, including his "Vocalise", which is sung with excellent technique, breath control, vocal legato line, pure tone, every thing just excellent.
Performer:
Kathleen Batlle - Soprano
Margo Garrett - Piano

Tracklisting:
1. Handel. Xerxes, HWV 40 - Frondi tenere • Ombra mai fu (4:11)
2. Handel. Giulio Cesare in Egito, HWV 17 - E pur cosi • Piangero la sorte mia (6:40)
3. Mozart. Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte, K 520 (1:31)
4. Mozart. Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a) (3:50)
5. Liszt. S'il est un charmant gazon, S 284 (LW N25) (2:18)
6. Liszt. Comment, disaient-ils, S 276 (LW N12) (2:15)
7. Liszt. Enfant, si j'etais roi, S 283 (LW N24) (2:47)
8. Liszt. Oh! Quand je dors, S 282i (LW N11-1) (4:54)
9. Strauss, R.. Amor, TrV 235-5 (2:56)
10. Strauss, R.. An die Nacht, TrV 235-1 (3:40)
11. Rachmaninov. Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 (4:02)
12. Rachmaninov. Zdes' choroso, Op. 21 No. 7 (2:55)
13. Rachmaninov. V molcan'i noci tajnoj, Op. 4 No. 3 (2:59)
14. Rachmaninov. Ne poj, krasavica (5:40)
15. Gershwin. Porgy and Bess - Summertime (3:11)
16. Spiritual. Good News (2:04)
17. Charpentier, G.. Louise - Depuis le jour (4:49)
18. Strauss, J.. Die Fledermaus, RV 503 - Mein Herr marquis (4:09)
19. Spiritual. Over My Head I Hear Music (3:10)
20. Spiritual. He's Got the Whole World in His Hand (3:12)
21. Spiritual. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (4:01)

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Kathleen Battle / Kathleen Battle at Carnegie Hall - Battle, Garret (DG 1992)

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