Track Listing

1. Act 4: Giunse Alfin Il Momento... Al Desio
2. In Quali Eccessi... Mi Tradi
3. Ach, ich Liebte
4. Act 2: L'Amerò Sarò Costante
5. Act 2: Ach, ich fühl's, es ist Verschwunden
6. Gemme La Tortorella
7. Crudeli, Fermate, Crudeli, Oh Dio! Fermante--
8. Ah, Dal Pianto, Dal Singhiozzo
9. Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben
10. Lieve Son Al Par Del Vento
11. Act 4: Giunse Alfin Il Momento... Al Desio

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #122585 in Music
• Released on: 1996-09-17
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Renee Fleming....what a beautiful voice!
This is the first solo album of Renee Fleming. I do love her singing. Her beautiful voice is pleasant to hear and too beautiful. And her voice is suited well to these Mozart arias. I enjoyed hearing it.

As many reviewer says, aria from "Die Zauberflote" is bad, not singing but conducting. That's why I rated this 4, not 5. If I rated it about singing only, this is 5 stars. If only the conductor had conducted it more relaxed.

Happily, we can hear many recordings featuring her every month. But I don't want her to be the 2nd Cheryl Studer.

Anyway, I recommend it.

Ah, I feel it...
In my opinion, there are certain arias that Renée Fleming sings better than anyone else (not all on this disc). Those would be "Ave Maria" from Otello (her "Signatures" album), "The trees on the mountains" from Susannah ("I want Magic!"), "Mìsíèku na nebi hlubokém (O silver moon)" from Rusalka, and (get this--) "Ach, ich fühl's" from Die Zauberflöte. I don't know why Pamina isn't one of her signature roles like Desdemona or the Marschallin. She has the perfect tone for this aria -- sad and sympathetic, with fullness to get the point across thoroughly. And thank you Mackerras for not taking us through that nautiously slow common tempo that make you want to fall asleep. I've listened to this aria over and over again and I can't get sick of it. It's the perfect aria for any heart-breaking situation and Renée fulfills Mozart's wishes. Another highlight from this CD is the one from Zaide, "Ruhe sanft." Quite beautiful and again, tempo really moved it along nicely. I just wished she could have recorded these years later when her high notes bloomed more. Perhaps she'll record them again. Beautiful, Renée.

Brilliant...Aurally Magnificent!
This Fleming recording was acquired for me by my best friend whom knows my personal tastes in the opera repertoire. This recording features arias from operas, i.e. "The Marriage of Figaro," "The Magic Flute," "Zaide," etc and boasts Ms. Fleming's richness of crystalling quality and warmth in her lyric soprano. I was particularly impressed with Ms. Fleming in her roles associated with "The Marriage of Figaro" for the reason that she is blessed and gifted to immensely captivate her audience with emotional realism through her vocal magic.

I am typically fond of the last track on this recording, "Konzertarie, K383: Nehmt Meinen Dank." It is one of those compositions one can't describe with words, but have to listen to it to know what others are discussing about. Fleming is a superb performer; I consider her the next Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

Thank you "JCSon" for this wonderful recording you've bought me! :-)