Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Aida, opera: Act 1: Ritorna Vincitor!
2. Aida, opera: Act 1: E L'amor Mio?
3. Aida, opera: Act 1: I Sacri Nomi Di Padre, D'amante
4. Aida, opera: Act III: Qui Radames Verra!
5. Aida, opera: Act III: O Patria Mia
6. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act II: Prelude
7. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act II: Ecco L'orrido Campo
8. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act II: Ma Dall'arido Stelo Divulsa
9. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act III: A Tal Colpa E Nulla Il Pianto
10. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act III: Morro, Ma Prima In Grazia
11. Il Trovatore, opera: Act I: Che Piu T'arresti?
12. Il Trovatore, opera: Act I: Tacea La Notte Placida
13. Il Trovatore, opera: Act I: Di Tale Amor Che Dirsi
14. Il Trovatore, opera: Act IV: Siam Giunti
15. Il Trovatore, opera: Act IV: D'amor Sull'ali Rosee
16. Ernani, opera: Act I: Surta E La Notte
17. Ernani, opera: Act I: Ernani! Ernani, Involami
18. Ernani, opera: Act I: Tutto Sprezzo Che D'Ernani
19. La forza del destino, opera: Act II: Son Giunta! Grazie, O Dio!
20. La forza del destino, opera: Act II: Madre, Madre, Pietosa Vergine
21. La forza del destino, opera: Act II: La Vergine Degli Angeli
22. La forza del destino, opera: Act IV: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio

Disc 2:

1. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act I: Come Scoglio Immoto Resta
2. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act II: Piangi? Perche?; Un Bel Di Vedremo
3. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act III: Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio!
4. Tosca, opera: Act II~Vissi D'arte
5. Manon Lescaut, opera: Act II~In Quelle Trine Morbide
6. Manon Lescaut, opera: Act IV~Sola, Perduta, Abbandonata
7. Dialogues des Carmélites, opera, FP 159: Act III: Mes Filles, Voila Que S'Acheve
8. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act I: Don Ottavio, Son Morta!
9. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act I: Or Sai Chi L'onore
10. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act II: Crudele? Ah, No, Mio Bene!
11. Don Giovanni, opera, K. 527: Act II: Non Mi Dir
12. Turandot, opera: Act I~Signore, Ascolta!
13. Turandot, opera: Act III~Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta
14. Ariadne auf Naxos, opera, Op. 60-II (TrV 228a) (revised version): Es Gibt Ein Reich
15. Antony and Cleopatra, opera, Op. 40: Act III~Give Me My Robe

Disc 3:

1. Otello, opera: Act IV: Era Piu Calmo?
2. Otello, opera: Act IV: Mia Madre Aveva Una Povera Ancella
3. Otello, opera: Act IV: Ave Maria
4. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Act I~Abscheulicher! Wo Eilst Du Hin?
5. Suor Angelica, opera: Senza Mamma, O Bimbo, Tu Sei Morto!
6. Carmen, opera: Act I~L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera)
7. La Traviata, opera: Act I: E Strano, E Strano!
8. La Traviata, opera: Act I: Ah, Fors'e Lui
9. La Traviata, opera: Act I: Sempre Libera
10. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act III: E Susanna Non Vien!
11. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Act III Dove Sono
12. Die Ägyptische Helena (The Egyptian Helen), opera, Op. 75 (TrV 255): Act II: Arie Der Helena/Awakening Scene/Scene De Reveil
13. La Rondine (The Swallow), opera: Act I~Ore Dolci E Divine
14. Salome, opera, Op. 54 (TrV 215): Finale

Disc 4:

1. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act II: Letter Scene-Puskai Pogibnu Ya
2. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act II: Letter Scene-Ya K Vam Pishu
3. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act II: Letter Scene-Net, Nikomu Na Svete
4. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: Act II: Letter Scene-No Tak I Byt!
5. La Rondine (The Swallow), opera: Act I~Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta
6. Vanessa, opera, Op. 32: Act I~He Has Come, He Has Come!
7. Vanessa, opera, Op. 32: Act I~Do Not Utter A Word
8. Carmen, opera: Act I~Pres Des Remparts De Seville
9. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Act II: Allons! Il Le Faut!
10. Manon, opera in 5 acts: Act II: Adieu, Notre Petite Table
11. Macbeth, opera: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene "Vegliammo Invan Due Notti"
12. Macbeth, opera: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene "Una Macchia E Qui Tuttora"
13. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act III: Addio. Donde Lieta Usci (Mini's Addio)
14. Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow), opera, Op. 65 (TrV 234): Act II: Erwachensszene Der Kaiserin (Empress's Awakenin
15. Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in Earth (from 'Dido and Aeneas'), soprano aria, Z. 626/37: Act III: Thy Hand, Belinda!
16. Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in Earth (from 'Dido and Aeneas'), soprano aria, Z. 626/37: Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth
17. Don Carlo, opera: Act V: Tu Che Le Vanita Conoscesti Del Mondo

Disc 5:

1. Otello, opera: Act I: Gia Nella Notte
2. Otello, opera: Act I: Quando Narravi
3. Otello, opera: Act I: Venga La Morte!
4. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act I: Ah, Guarda,Sorella
5. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act I: Bimba, Bimba, Non Piangere
6. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act I: Bimba Dagli Occhi
7. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act I: Vogliatemi Bene
8. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Recordare
9. Porgy and Bess, opera: Act II~Bess, You Is My Woman
10. Norma, opera: Act III~Me Chimmi, O Norma?
11. Norma, opera: Act III~Mira, O Norma
12. Ernani, opera: Act II: Tu, Perfida!
13. Ernani, opera: Act II: Ah, Morir, Potessi Adesso
14. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act II: Sorella, Cosa Dici?
15. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act II: Prendero Quel Brunettino
16. Aida, opera: Act IV: La Fatal Pietra Sovra Me Si Chiuse
17. Aida, opera: Act IV: Presago Il Core Della Tua Condanna
18. Aida, opera: Act IV: Vedi? Di Morte L'Angelo
19. Aida, opera: Act IV: O Terra, Addio

Disc 6:

1. Un ballo in maschera, opera: Act II: Teco Io Sto!
2. Aida, opera: Act III~Ciel! Mio Padre!
3. Aida, opera: Act III:Rivedrai Le Foreste Imbalsamate
4. Aida, opera: Act III: In Armi Ora Si Desta Il Popol Nostro
5. Aida, opera: Act III: Padre! A Costoro Schiava Non Sono
6. Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Agnus Dei
7. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act I: Oh, Saro La Pui Bella! Tu, Tu, Amore?
8. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588: Act I: Soave Sia Il Vento
9. Porgy and Bess, opera: Act II~I Loves You, Porgy
10. Aida, opera: Act II: Silenzo! Aida Verso Noi S'Avanza
11. Aida, opera: Act II: Fu La Sorte Dell'armi
12. Aida, opera: Act II: Pieta Ti Prenda Del Mio Dolor
13. Aida, opera: Act II: Alla Prompa Che S'appresta
14. Il Trovatore, opera: Act IV: Udiste?
15. Il Trovatore, opera: Act IV: Mira, Di Acerbe Lagrime
16. Il Trovatore, opera: Act IV: Vivra! Contende Il Giubilo
17. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera: Act II: Scuoti Quella Fronda Di Ciliegio (Flower Duet)
18. Carmen, opera: Act IV~C'est Toi! C'est Moi!
19. Carmen, opera: Act IV~Ou Vas-tu? Laisse-moi!

Disc 7:

1. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): Villanelle
2. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): Le Specte De La Rose
3. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): Sir Les Lagunes
4. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): Absence
5. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): Au Cimetiere (Clair De Lune)
6. Les Nuits d'été, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), H. 81 (Op. 7): L'ile Inconnue
7. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): Frühling
8. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): September
9. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): Beim Schlafengehen
10. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): Im Abendrot
11. Clair de lune, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B flat minor, Op. 46/2
12. Notre amour, song for voice & piano, Op. 23/2
13. Au Cimetière, song for voice & piano in E minor, Op. 51/2
14. Au bord de l'eau ('S'asseoir tous deux au bord du flot'), song for voice & piano, Op. 8/1
15. Cinq Mélodies 'de Venise', song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 58: No 01, Mandoline
16. Main dominée par le coeur, song for voice & piano, FP 135
17. Miroirs brûlants (2), for voice & piano, FP 98: No 02, Je Nommerai Ton Front
18. Miroirs brûlants (2), for voice & piano, FP 98: No 01, Tu Vois Le Feu Du Soi
19. Ce doux petit visage ('Rien que ce doux...'), song for voice & piano, FP 99

Disc 8:

1. Knoxville: Summer of 1915, for high voice & orchestra (rev. for voice & chamber orchestra), Op. 24
2. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42: No 01, Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen
3. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42: No 02, Er, Der Herrlichste Von Allen
4. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42: No 03, Ich Kann's Nicht Fassen
5. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42: No 04, Du Ring An Meinem Finger
6. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42: No 05, Helft Mir, Ihr Schwestern
7. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42: No 06, Süsser Freund, Du Blickest
8. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42: No 07, An meinem Herzen, An Meiner Brust
9. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42: No 08, Nun Hast Du Mir Den Ersten Schmerz Getan
10. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25: No 01, Widmung
11. Lieder-Album für die Jugend (Song Album for the Young) for voice & piano, Op. 79: No 28, Mignon
12. Lieder und Gesänge II (5), songs for voice & piano, Op. 51: No 02, Volksliedchen
13. Liederkreis, 9 songs for voice & piano, Op. 24: No 05, Schone Wiege Meiner Leiden
14. Lieder-Album für die Jugend (Song Album for the Young) for voice & piano, Op. 79: No 23, Er ist's
15. Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister (9) for voice & piano, Op. 98a: No 05, Heiss Mich Nicht Reden
16. Songs (12) for voice & piano, Op. 35: No 01, Lust der Sturmnacht
17. Allerseelen ('Stell' auf den Tisch die duftenden Reseden'), song for voice & piano, Op. 10/8 (TrV 141/8)
18. Schlagende Herzen ('Über Wiesen und Felder ein Knabe ging'), song for voice & piano, Op. 29/2 (TrV 172/2)
19. Freundliche Vision ('Nicht im Schlafe hab' ich das geträumt'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 48/1 (TrV 202/1)
20. Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten, song for voice & piano, Op. 19/4 (TrV 152/4)
21. Gedichte von Eduard Mörike (53), for voice & piano: No 17, Der Gartner
22. Gedichte von Eduard Mörike (53), for voice & piano: No 36, Lebe Wohl
23. Sechs Lieder für eine Frauenstimme, for voice & piano: No 1, Morgentau
24. Spanisches Liederbuch, nach Heyse und Geibel, for voice & piano: No 34, Geh, Geliebter, Geh Jetzt

Disc 9:

1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit
2. Let Us Break Bread Together
3. His Name So Sweet
4. 'Roun' About De Mountain
5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
6. Sit Down, Servant
7. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?
8. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
9. Deep River, spiritual
10. Honor! Honor!
11. My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord for voice & piano
12. On Ma Journey
13. Po' pilgrim of sorrow; or, a city called Heaven
14. Ride On, King Jesus
15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass
17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy, carol for voice & orchestra
18. There Is a Balm in Gilead, spiritual
19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler
20. Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit, spiritual
21. My Way Is Cloudy
22. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, spiritual

Disc 10:

1. Holy, Holy, Holy
2. Lead, Kindly Light
3. Blessed Assurance
4. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
5. What a Friend We have in Jesus
6. Amazing Grace
7. The Lord's Prayer
8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
9. The Church's One Foundation (Tune: Aurelia)
10. Bless This House, for chorus & keyboard
11. I need Thee every hour (Dependence)
12. Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of All Nature, hymn
13. I Wonder As I Wander (American)
14. Ave Maria, for voice & piano (after Bach's Prelude No. 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)
15. Summertime, song (from Porgy and Bess, opera)
16. America the Beautiful (original title 'Materna')
17. Lift Every Voice and Sing, hymn
18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein feste Burg)
19. The Battle Hymn of the Republic ('Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,' words by Julia Ward Howe; music attributed to Steffe)

Disc 11:

1. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): He Zigeuner
2. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): Hochgetumte
3. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): Wißt Ihr, Wann Mein Kindchen
4. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): Lieber Gott, Du Weißt
5. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): Brauner Bursche
6. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): Roselein Dreie In Der Reihe
7. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): Kommt Dir Manchmal In Den Sinn
8. Zigeunerlieder (8), for voice & piano (arranged from Op. 103): Rote Abendwolken
9. Adriana Lecouvreur, opera: Io son l'umile ancella (from Act I)
10. This Little Light of Mine, spiritual
11. Interview with Leontyne Price by John Pfeiffer

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #213967 in Music
• Released on: 1996-08-13
• Number of discs: 11
• Format: Box set

Amazon.com
This 11-CD set, one might say jokingly, contains all the music ever written for the soprano voice and a bit for mezzo as well. And indeed, it's a staggering collection: In addition to her great Verdi heroines (the two Leonoras, Aida, Amelia, and Elvira in Ernani), Price is heard in her Puccini roles--Manon Lescaut, Butterfly, Tosca--and at least two dozen other roles, most of which she never sang on stage. Here are her heroic, secure Leonore in Fidelio, Strauss's high-flying Egyptian Helen, Purcell's Dido, Barber's Cleopatra, Bellini's Norma, Ariadne, Verdi's Violetta and Desdemona, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Countess, and Fiordiligi. Some are, naturally, more successful than others; almost none are embarrassing (Carmen comes close). In addition, she sings songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss--none of them as well as say, Janet Baker or Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Barber's Knoxville, etc.--quite beautifully. Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été is not very good, but a group of spirituals is. In all, however, this is an amazing display by one of the century's greatest sopranos. There may be no new depths plumbed here, but the singing is a knockout. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews

the greatest american soprano of the 20th century
This collection of arias, art songs, and spirituals is truly amazing for the sheer breadth and depth of this soprano's artistry. It is hard to imagine any Verdi soprano after Ms. Price who could offer us the smoky richness of her vocal color, and there are so many wonderful selections, many of them being roles she did not perform on stage. Among my personal favorites are her scene from Dialogues of the Carmelites, the Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin, and the drama of her Lady Macbeth. For those of us who heard Ms. Price over the years in opera and concert, this collection brings back wonderful memories...It is truly a must-have for any serious opera lover.

THE WONDERFUL LEONTYNE PRICE
Leontine Price es una de las cantantes mas fascinantes del siglo. Su dominio técnico, sus enormes cualidades de intérprete, la belleza sinigual de su timbre (cálido, como un terciopelo rojo cubierto de rubíes), la enorme potencia de su voz, siempre al servicio de un temperamento y una personalidad únicos, la convierten en una de las mayores cantantes-actrices que hayamos conocido. La presentación de los once discos está tan bién hecha que ya nos hace presentir lo que vamos a escuchar: una presentación personalísima y adecuadísima como las interpretaciones que de las diferentes arias, dúos,fragmentos de opera, canciones, himnos, etc. oímos en la voz de Leontyne. Probablemente estamos escuchando a una de las tres o cuatro cantantes que merecen el calificativo de ARTISTA desde que se conoce el sonido grabado. Por desgracia nunca he podido ver a Leontyne Price en un escenario; si hubiera podido creo que habria sido una de las experiencias mas extraordinarias de mi vida. Si me preguntaran cual es el tesoro mas grande de todos los Estados Unidos, no tendría duda: Leontyne Price.

Brava! Can we have more? "Essential 2, perhaps?"
Leontyne Price is one of the great artists of the 20th Century. She possesses a glorious highflying voice that is agile, full bodied and she has the uncanny ability to oscillate from smoky lows through rich middle tones to ethereal highs. When you combine all that with the passion she projects and the thoughtfulness she imbues to the lyrics, you get, something like, heaven on earth. I saw this compellation, jumped for joy, and bought it; it since has given me ecstatic pleasure. There are many excerpts from her famous roles. What is fascinating are some of the arias from operas she didn't perform or didn't record complete. If you want to know what a great Verdian singer she is listen to what she does with La Traviata, a role she never performed or recorded, and compare that to any Violetta. For years I had been looking for a CD version of her "Blue Album", Puccini and Verdi arias, and I was delighted that some of the tracks are here, like the riveting death aria of Butterfly's. I am not a musical expert, don't know the ins and outs of performance technique, but I love her Mozart. Some people have said that she is romantic, too warm and passionate for him. Interestingly, Maria Callas in The Master Class (the 3 CD set), said that most singers are too careful with Mozart, and Leontyne definitely goes full throttle. All the takes from Cosi Fan Tutti are beautiful. There are two CDs here of duets with the likes of Domingo, Horne, and Corelli. It can also be read "Operas Greatest Moments". A section of the spirituals, accompanied by the Rust College Choir, with no orchestra, is very powerful though it is quite understated. The mood, rhythm, and expression in I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free haunts me in my dreams. Were You There, sung acapella, is something I experience very... still, very quite in my soul. There is a difference between Leontyne's Spirituals and the live performance of Spirituals with Norman and Battle. The latter have the feeling of bravado in their singing, but Price has pathos, and something fastidious-like, even though she is singing for us there here is something private. Lieder is not my "cup of tea", but I think that is mostly because they are intimate songs where the words matter a great deal, and there is less musical drama. But when I understand what she is singing, like the Barber's Knoxville, it's a very moving experience. Obviously, I am a fan. But this collection is not easy; it takes time to assimilate it all, but then, think what it took to make it. Its really a small price to pay for Leontyne's dedication and genius, and isn't fantastic that such music and such a voice can be had on CD.