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| Renee Fleming - The Beautiful Voice ~ Gounod, Lehar, Orff, Puccini, Rachmaninov, Strauss | 
 enlarge | Creators: Gustave Charpentier, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Antonin Dvorak, Friedrich Von Flotow, Giacomo Puccini, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Carl Orff, Richard Strauss, Sergey Rachmaninov
Label: London/Decca
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (46 reviews)
Sales Rank: 17718
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 458858
UPC: 028945885827
EAN: 0028945885827
ASIN: B0000042I6
Release Date: February 10, 1998
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| Customer Reviews:
 The most gorgeous soprano voice I've ever heard January 2, 2006
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am a 19-year-old voice student at the University of Central Arkansas and I came across Renee by way of a soprano in my voice studio. She said it was her favorite soprano and that I should give her a listen. I was a little hesistant because I'm a baritone and my voice teacher told me that I should listen to men, but I just want to hear it all. So this past summer I first bought Renee's self-titled album with all of the lolipop arias on it and I was just amazed, not just because of how good she is but how easy she is to listen to. I loved her voice immediately. From the the moment the first tone passed through her throat on Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro." So I had to hear more. The Beautiful Voice is even better. It wasn't as easy to listen to at first because some of the songs on this album are not as famous as those on the other one, but these songs are all gems. The Korngold with the pianissimi B flats is my personal favorite. Even my mother who screams at me to turn down that "noise" when I listen to opera cds has grown to be quite fond of Renee Fleming. Sometimes her interpretations can be over the top, but the voice is beyond spectacular. It pours out like melted butter. It's vibrant, rich, expressive, free and always perfectly in tune. There is no hint of strain from any sound emitted from her body. She will undoubtedly be remembered like Callas & Sutherland and all the other great soprano voices before her. Not for the dramatic intensity of Callas or the coloratura & technical ease of Sutherland, but for the sheer unspeakable beauty of her voice. This is a must have for any vocalist seriously dedicated to classical training.
Wow!!! September 28, 2005
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
This album is the album that introduced me to Renee Fleming. Every selection on this recording is a gem. Her voice is so gorgeous and her technique is so solid. I love her voice so much, her interpretations of J. Strauss, Jr.'s Csardas is incredible and Puccini's Chi il bel sogno di Doretta makes me cry everytime I listen to it. She is a true American treasure. Brava Renee!!!
 beautiful voice, but at what cost? June 1, 2005
10 out of 23 found this review helpful
I cannot argue with the fact that Renee Fleming was blessed with a beautiful voice. However, I cannot listen to this recording because she is so self-indulgent that the intent of the composer, the music and the words are completely lost. Her tempos are almost lethargic so that she can indulge herself in her 'beautiful voice'. When one listens to other great sopranos, Sutherland, Tebaldi, Callas, etc., the drama is delivered without all the swooping and crooning that goes on with Fleming. It is really sad that this beautiful voice cannot deliver beautiful music. What's the point?
This is worth "five" additional stars November 1, 2004
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
This album has the most superb collection of arias sung by a woman with the most beautiful voice ever. The songs were carefully chosen, not the usual over-performed Italian opera arias, and the arrangements unmatched. I recommend it to anyone looking for opera music whether for the evenings or some celestial voice to wake up to in the mornings.
Enjoy it...
A magnificent Fleming sampler September 22, 2004
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Although Renee Fleming seems to stir strong opinions, this writer generally adores her work, and on this project there is unmistakable artistry on display. The combination of Fleming's instrument, Jeffrey Tate's sensitive accompaniment, and the not-insignificant contribution of the English Chamber Orchestra makes a memorable recording.
The highlight for me is the moving "Marietta's Lied" by Korngold; for awhile following September 11, 2001, Fleming performed it as an (entirely appropriate) encore on her recitals. "In trutina," from Orff's Carmina Burana, has both purity and gentleness, as does Richard Strauss' touching "Morgen!" The project as a whole seems to have a nice balance between the more lyrical numbers such as these, and vocal fireworks like her track from Manon.
Jeffrey Tate, whose work is sorely missed by this U.S. listener, does his usual superb and tasteful job, and the English Chamber Orchestra sounds positively glowing. Decca's sound is clear with lots of presence, capturing the instrumental passages such as the beautiful violin solo in "Morgen!" as naturally as Fleming's voice.
All told, a gorgeous recording, and possibly one of Fleming's best to date.
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