The Beautiful Voice

by Renee Fleming, Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra

Overview

Sure, it takes guts for a soprano to call an album THE BEAUTIFUL VOICE. But Renee Fleming did it, and the title fits. Fleming, a recognized performer with a wealth of talent, had the luxury of being allowed to program the music she loved--music as gratifying to sing as it is to hear. With careful and varied support from Jeffrey Tate and the English Chamber Orchestra, Fleming's program is a wash of exquisite music, mostly about love: longing for lost love (in "Marietta's Lied"); first knowing love (in "Depuis le jour"); in youth (the "Jewel Song"); and in old age ("The last rose"). Fleming is at her best here in operatic selections in which the diva halts the action to tell a story, to dwell in a moment, or to draw her on- and off-stage audiences into the action. There is some well-trodden ground here, but long, flowing lines and sumptuous, floating high notes keep the program fresh. In a market glutted with artist-centered albums, THE BEAUTIFUL VOICE is a standout.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/16/2018
Label:	Decca
UPC:	0028948331918
Rank:	78235

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Renee Fleming   Primary Artist,Soprano (Vocal)
Jeffrey Tate   Primary Artist,Conductor
English Chamber Orchestra   Primary Artist,Chamber Ensemble
Paul Willey   Violin
Osian Ellis   Harp
London Voices   Vocals,Ensemble
Charles Mackerras   Conductor
Clive Greensmith   Cello
Ian Watson   Piano

Technical Credits

Franz Lehar   Composer
Henri Meilhac   Librettist
Jules Massenet   Composer
Charles Gounod   Composer
Friedrich von Flotow   Composer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold   Composer
Jose Maria Cano   Composer
Johann Strauss II   Composer
Richard Strauss   Composer
Michael Haas   Producer
Sergey Rachmaninov   Composer
Antonin Dvorak   Composer
Giacomo Puccini   Composer
Carl Orff   Composer
Gustave Charpentier   Composer
Kenneth Chalmers   Lyric Translation
Richard Genee   Lyricist
Avril Bardoni   Librettist
James Lock   Balance Engineer
Gery Bramall   Liner Note Translation
Joseph Canteloube   Composer
Benoit Barbier   Lyricist
Jeffrey Tate   Cover Art
Duncan Mitchell   Engineer
Matthew Gurewitsch   Liner Notes
Claudine Schott   Lyricist
Giuseppe Adami   Lyricist
Carl Haffner   Librettist
Yehuda Shapiro   Lyric Translation
Leo Stein   Librettist
Lucy Gowans   Artwork
Victor Leon   Lyricist
Mari Prackauskas   Liner Editor
Michel Carre   Librettist
Peggy Cochrane   Lyric Translation
John Swannell   Photography
John Henry Mackay   Librettist
Natalie MacFarren   Lyricist
Philippe Gille   Lyricist
Alan G. Moore   Lyricist
Adolf Heyduk   Lyricist