Kiri A Portrait

Product Details

Artist : Kiri Te Kanawa
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0028947545927
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 2
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2004-03-23
Running Time : 148minutes
UPC : 028947545927

ASIN : B00013UKMO

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. O Mio Babbino Caro [Gianni Schicchi] - The London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
2. Baïlèro [Songs of the Auvergne] - English Chamber Orchestra, , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
3. Malurous Qu'o Uno Fenno [Songs of the Auvergne] - English Chamber Orchestra, , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
4. Porgi, Amor [Le Nozze di Figaro] - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
5. Ch'io Mi Scordi Di Te? ... Non Temer, Amato Bene, K505 - English Chamber Orchestra, , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Mitsuka Uchida
6. Nehmt Meinen Dank, K383 - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,
7. Ruhe Sanft, Mein Holdes Leben [Zaïde] - Sir Colin Davis, The London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
8. Beim Schlafengehen [Vier Letzte Lieder] - Sir Georg Solti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Wiener Philharmoniker
9. Ave Maria - Julius Rudel, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Utah Symphony Orchestra
10. Pie Jesu (Requiem) - Charles Dutoit, , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
11. Panis Angelicus - English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Rose, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
12. Mariettas Lied [Die Tote Stadt] - The London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
13. Nuns' Chorus [Casanova Boomin in Ya Club Mix] - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Julius Rudel, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Utah Symphony Orchestra
14. Climb Ev'ry Mountain [The Sound of Music] - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Julius Rudel, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Utah Symphony Orchestra
15. With One Look [From Sunset Boulevard] - The London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
16. Most Wonderful Birthday of All - Carl Davis, London Voices, The Philharmonia Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
17. Hine E Hine - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,

Disc-2
1. Schnelle Füße, Rascher Mut ... Es Lebe Sarastro, Sarastro Lebe ... - Academy of Ancient Music, Ambrosian Singers Of London, , Sir Neville Marriner, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
2. Virgins Are Like the Fair Flow'r [The Beggar's Opera] - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
3. Cease Your Funning [The Beggar's Opera] - Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
4. Rejoice Greatly [Messiah] - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
5. Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz [St Matthew Passion] - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
6. Bist du Bei Mir, BWV 508 - Christopher Bowers-Broadbent, Olga Hegedus, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
7. Aria (Bachianas Brasileiras No.5) - Lynn Harrell, , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
8. Ihr Habt Nun Traurigkeit (Ein Deutsches Requiem) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Georg Solti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
9. Vissi d'Arte [Tosca] - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
10. Oh, Sarò la Più Bella! [From Manon Lescaut] - José Carreras, Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
11. Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'Épouvante [From Carmen] - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
12. Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici [la Traviata] - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
13. Follie! Delirio Vano È Questo! ... Sempre Libera [la Traviata] - Alfredo Kraus, Zubin Mehta, , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
14. Wouldn't It Be Loverly? [From My Fair Lady] - The London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, John Mauceri, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
15. Folks Who Live on the Hill - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
16. Art Is Calling for Me [The Enchantress] - The London Symphony Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Customer Reviews

Elegant is as elegant does! (2004-04-24)

This the review that I wrote for OperaOnline.us: There is only one word to describe this compilation of varied works by soprano Kiri Te Kinawa: Elegant! From the cover to the selection of songs inside, to the way each selection contributes to and results in a perfect blend of orchestra and singer, nothing is out of place. I usually prefer CDs that are thematic and carry a mood throughout, and this offering by DECCA, bless them, will not disappoint those who share my sensitivity to mood. It doesn't hurt either that Kinawa's voice radiates control and smoothness that sweeps one up in defiance of gravity to a place somewhere betyween awe and gratitude, but that is exactly what occurs here. You listen to the melodic expressiveness of Beim Schlafengehen with the Wiener Philharmoniker and think it can't get any better, and then find it followed by Ave Maria with the Utah Symphony, followed by Pie Jesu with the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, and it does get better. The chorals are pretty impressive as well, as in Nuns' Chorus and Climb Every Mountain. Consistently Kinawa's voice soothes and never presses even close to the edges of shrill. She is a soprano with depth and a cultured delivery that wraps every note in any range with the delicacy of a mother's loving embrace. It just doesn't get any better than this. Give this CD to someone you love, they'll appreciate it, with this one caveat: the second of the two disks is less moody and a little uneven in mood. Hold the second disc back.

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