Lesley Garrett - Soprano in Red
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Composer or Director: Franz Lehár, Johann Strauss II, Sigmund Romberg, Richard (Franz Joseph) Heuberger, (Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Jacques Offenbach, Noel (Pierce) Coward, Arthur (Seymour) Sullivan, Ivor Novello
Label: Classics
Magazine Review Date: 2/1996
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 60
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: SILKTVCD 1
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| (The) New Moon, Movement: Softly, as in a morning sunrise |
Sigmund Romberg, Composer
James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Sigmund Romberg, Composer |
| (The) New Moon, Movement: Lover, come back to me |
Sigmund Romberg, Composer
James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Sigmund Romberg, Composer |
| Casanova, Movement: Nuns' Chorus |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Crouch End Festival Chorus James Holmes, Conductor Johann Strauss II, Composer Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| Casanova, Movement: Laura's Song |
Johann Strauss II, Composer
Crouch End Festival Chorus James Holmes, Conductor Johann Strauss II, Composer Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| (La) Belle Hélène, 'Beautiful Helen', Movement: On me nomme Hélène la Blonde (Hélène) |
Jacques Offenbach, Composer
Jacques Offenbach, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| Perchance to dream, Movement: We'll gather lilacs |
Ivor Novello, Composer
Ivor Novello, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| Ziguenerliebe, 'Gipsy Love', Movement: Hör' ich Cymbalklänge |
Franz Lehár, Composer
Franz Lehár, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| Bitter Sweet, Movement: If Love Were All |
Noel (Pierce) Coward, Composer
James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Noel (Pierce) Coward, Composer Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| (L') Étoile, Movement: Je suis Lazuli! |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| (L') Étoile, Movement: O petite étoile! |
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer
(Alexis-)Emmanuel Chabrier, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| (The) Dancing Years, Movement: Waltz of my heart |
Ivor Novello, Composer
Ivor Novello, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| Friederike, Movement: Warum hast du mich wachgeküsst? |
Franz Lehár, Composer
Franz Lehár, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| (Der) Opernball, 'Opera Ball', Movement: Im chambre separée |
Richard (Franz Joseph) Heuberger, Composer
James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Richard (Franz Joseph) Heuberger, Composer Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| (The) Contrabandista (or The Law of the Ladrones) |
Arthur (Seymour) Sullivan, Composer
Arthur (Seymour) Sullivan, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| (Die) Lustige Witwe, '(The) Merry Widow', Movement: ~ |
Franz Lehár, Composer
Crouch End Festival Chorus Franz Lehár, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| Orphée aux enfers, 'Orpheus in the Underworld', Movement: J'ai vu le Dieu Bacchus |
Jacques Offenbach, Composer
Crouch End Festival Chorus Jacques Offenbach, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
| Orphée aux enfers, 'Orpheus in the Underworld', Movement: Maintenant, je veux, moi qui (Menuet et Galop infe |
Jacques Offenbach, Composer
Crouch End Festival Chorus Jacques Offenbach, Composer James Holmes, Conductor Lesley Garrett, Soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra |
Author: Andrew Lamb
Lesley Garrett has won herself a huge following, and I am happy to count myself among those who respond to her straightforward, unaffected vocalizing, to the clarity and brightness of her voice and its ringing top notes. What also appeals about Garrett’s recordings is the attention paid to less familiar material and the quest for authenticity of period style. Both facets are fully evident in this collection of operetta numbers from Paris, Vienna, Berlin, London and New York, ranging in time from classical Offenbach through to Coward, Novello and Romberg. The eager entreaties of Laura’s Song from Casanova, the bright expressiveness of “If love were all” and the sheer joyfulness of “Waltz of my heart” (complete with piano contribution) strike me as highlights. Especially gratifying, though, are the rarities. In the pedlar Lazuli’s two numbers from Chabrier’s L’etoile, Garrett’s clarity of diction shows off Jeremy Sams’s lyrics to fine effect and she should certainly win the Sullivan faction over with the first recording ever of an engaging little number from the pre-Gilbert operetta The Contrabandista.
The aria from La belle Helene is performed to Michael Frayn’s text for the current ENO adaptation of the work as La belle Vivette, while in Novello’s “We’ll gather lilacs” double tracking permits Garrett to duet with herself. Ensemble and momentum go curiously adrift at the choral entries in Offenbach’s “Hymn to Bacchus”, but this detracts only a little from another delightful Garrett collection.
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The aria from La belle Helene is performed to Michael Frayn’s text for the current ENO adaptation of the work as La belle Vivette, while in Novello’s “We’ll gather lilacs” double tracking permits Garrett to duet with herself. Ensemble and momentum go curiously adrift at the choral entries in Offenbach’s “Hymn to Bacchus”, but this detracts only a little from another delightful Garrett collection.
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Lesley Garrett - Soprano in Red
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