Puccini: Madama Butterfly CD

Puccini: Madama Butterfly Track Listing of songs: DISC 1; Turandot: Act I: 'Popolo di Pekino!' Un Mandarino; Turandot: Act I: 'Gira la cote!' La folla; Turandot: Act I: 'O giovinetto! Grazia, grazia!' La folla; Turandot: Act I: 'Figlio, che fai?' Timur, Calaf; Turandot: Act I: 'Fermo! Che Fai? T'arresta' Ping, Pang, Pong; Turandot: Act I: 'Signore, ascolta!' Liu; Turandot: Act I: 'Non piangere, Liu!' Calaf; Turandot: Act II, Scene 1: 'Ola, Pang! Ola Pong!' Ping; Turandot: Act II, Scene 1: 'Ho una casa nell 'Honan' Ping; Turandot: Act II, Scene 1: 'O mondo, o mondo...' Ping, Pang, Pong; Turandot: Act II, Scene 2: Introduzione; Turandot: Act II, Scene 2: 'Gravi, enorme ed imponenti' La folla; Turandot: Act II, Scene 2: 'Un giruamento atroce mi costringe' L'Imperatore; Turandot: Act II, Scene 2: 'Popolo di Pekino' Il Mandarino; DISC 2; Turandot: Act II, Scene 2: 'In questa Reggia' Turandot; Turandot: Act II, Scene 2: 'Straniero, ascolta' Turandot; Turandot: Act II, Scene 2: 'Gloria, gloria, o vincitore!' La folla; Turandot: Act II, Scene 2: 'Tre enigmi m'hai proposto' Calaf; Turandot: Act III, Scene 1: Introduzione: 'Cosi comanda Turandot' Gli araldi; Turandot: Act III, Scene 1: 'Nessun dorma!' Calaf; Turandot: Act III, Scene 1: 'Principessa divina!' Ping; Turandot: Act III, Scene1: 'Tu che di gel sei cinta' Liu; Turandot: Act III, Scene 1: 'Liu! Liu! Sorgi!' Timur; Turandot: Act III, Scene 1: 'Principessa di morte' Calaf; Turandot: Act III, Scene 1: 'Che e mai di me?' Turandot, Calaf; Turandot: Act III, Scene 1: 'Del primo pianto' Turandot; Turandot: Act III, Scene 1: 'So il tuo nome!' Turandot; Turandot: ...

Puccini: Madama Butterfly At first, she may remind you of Barbra Streisand, but only when Streisand's voice is still in first gear. Unlike Streisand, who soon takes off for the stratosphere, when Ann Hampton Callaway revs her voice up, she reveals a husky alto that occasionally bridges into the soprano range and that suggests, among female singers, Sarah Vaughan's plush tones, but, more than anyone else, the "velvet fog" sound of Mel Tormé. She emphasizes those jazz-pop antecedents by recording a collection mostly consisting of standards as her first album, with basically a piano-bass-drums backup. At times, notably on "I've Got the World on a String" and "All the Things You Are," the performances cross over into outright jazz; Callaway even mimics a trumpet to duet with trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater on the former. But she possesses a songwriter's concern with lyrics that belies the jazz connection and renews the emotional impact of songs like Irving Berlin's "How Deep Is the Ocean" and the Gershwins' "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (although she gets more out of lesser-known tunes like Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner's "Too Late Now" and Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster's "A Time for Love.") Effective as that voice is, it is also highly considered; this daughter of a vocal coach is remembering her lessons and not quite letting go just yet. She opens the album with her musical setting of the Cole Porter lyric "I Gaze in Your Eyes," an unusually direct love song for Porter, and concludes with her own "Perfect," making you wish that she'd devote an album to her own compositions some time. As it is, Ann Hampton Callaway is the debut of a distinctive and promising singer. (Cassette copies of the album do not contain the tracks "My Romance" and "Lush Life.") ~ William Ruhlmann Includes liner notes by Rex Reed. Recorded at Sound On Sound Studios, New York, New York in March & April 1992. Personnel: Jay Berliner (classical guitar); Jesse Levy (cello); Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet); Michael Abene, Mike Renzi (piano, keyboards); Mark Falchook (keyboards, synthesizer); Kenny Washington, Terry Clarke (drums). Liner Note Authors: Ann Hampton Callaway; Rex Reed. Recording information: Sound On Sound Recording, Inc., New York, NY; Sound on Sound Studios, New York, NY. Photographer: Paul Greco. Arrangers: Michael Abene; Mike Renzi. Personnel includes: Ann Hampton Callaway (vocals); Mike Renzi, Michael Abene (arranger, piano, keyboards); Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone); Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet); Jesse Levy (cello); Jay Berliner (classical guitar).

Puccini: Madama Butterfly  

Puccini: Madama Butterfly Gieseking Track Listing of songs: DISC 1; Préludes Book I: I. Danseuses de Delphes (Lent et grave); Préludes Book I: II. Voiles (Modéré); Préludes Book I: III. Le vent dans Ia plaine (Animé); Préludes Book I: IV. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir Modéré; Préludes Book I: V. Les collines d'Anacapri Trés modéré; Préludes Book I: VI. Des pas sur la neige (Triste et lent); Préludes Book I: VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest Animé et tumultueux; Préludes Book I: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin (Trés calme et doucement expressif); Préludes Book I: IX. La sérénade interrompue (Modérément animé); Préludes Book I: X. La cathédrale engloutie (Profondément calme); Préludes Book I: Xl. La danse de Puck (Capricieux et léger); Préludes Book I: XII. Minstrels (Modéré); Préludes Book II: I. Brouillards (Modéré); Préludes Book II: II. Feuilles mortes (Lent et mélancolique); Préludes Book II: III. La Puerta del Vino (Mouvement de Habanera); Préludes Book II: IV. Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses Rapide et léger; Préludes Book II: V. Bruyéres (Calme); Préludes Book II: VI. General Lavine; Préludes Book II: VII. Le terrasse des audiences du clair de lune (Lent); Préludes Book II: VIII. Ondine (Scherzando); Préludes Book II: IX. Hommage à S. Pickwick, Esq., P.P.M.P.C. (Grave); Préludes Book II: X. Canope (Trés calme et doucement triste); Préludes Book II: XI. Les tierces alternées (Modérément animé); Préludes Book II: XlI. Feux d'artifice Modérément animé; DISC 2; Pour le piano: I. Prélude (Assez anime et tres rythme); Pour le piano: II. Sarabande (Aved une elegance grave et lente); Pour le piano: III. Toccata (Vif); Estampes: I. Pagodes (Moderement anime); Estampes: II. La soirée dans Grenade (Mouvement de Habanera); Estampes: III. Jardins sous la pluie (Net et vif); Images, Set I: I. Reflets dans l'eau Andantino molto; Images, Set I: II. Hommage à Rameau (Lent et grave); Images, Set I: III. Mouvement (Anime); Images, Set II: I. Cloches à travers les feuilles (Lent); Images, Set II: II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut (Lent); Images, Set II: III. Poissons d'or Anime; Children's Corner: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum Moderement anime; Children's Corner: II. Jimbo's Lullaby Assez modere; Children's Corner: III. Serenade for the Doll Allegretto ma non troppo; Children's Corner: IV. The Snow is Dancing Moderement anime; Children's Corner: X. The Little Shepherd Tres modere; Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk Allegro giusto; DISC 3; 12 Etudes: I. Pour les cinq doigts d'apres Monsieur Czerny Sagement; 12 Etudes: II. Pour les tierces (Moderato, ma non troppo); 12 Etudes: III. Pour les quartes (Andantino com moto); 12 Etudes: IV. Pour les sixtes (Lento); 12 Etudes: V. Pour les octaves (Joyeaux et emporte, librement rythme); 12 Etudes: VI. Pour les huit doigts (Vivamente, molto leggiero e legato); 12 Etudes: VII. Pour les degrés chromatiques (Scherzando, animato assai); 12 Etudes: VIII. Pour les agréments (Lento, rubato e leggiero); 12 Etudes: IX. Pour les notes répétées (Scherzando); 12 Etudes: X. Pour les sonorités opposées (Modere, sans lenteur); 12 Etudes: XI. Pour les arpèges composés (Dolce e lusingando); 12 Etudes: XI. Pour les accords (Dedide, rythme, sans lourdeur); Masques (Tres vif et fantasque); D'un cahier d'esquisses Tres lent-sans rigueur; L'Isle joyeuse Quasi una cadenza; La plus que lente (Lent; Le petit negre (Cakewalk. Allegro giusto); Berceuse heroique (Modere; Hommage à Haydn (Mouvement de Valse lente); DISC 4; Suite Bergamasque: I. Prélude (Moderato; Suite Bergamasque: II. Meneut (Andantino); Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (Andante tres expressif); Suite Bergamasque: IV. Passepied (Allegretto ma non troppo); Danse bohémienne (Allegro); Rêverie (Andantino sans lenteur); Mazurka (Scherzando; Valse romantique (Tempo di valse; Deux Arabesques: I. Andantino con moto; Deux Arabesques: II. Allegretto scherzando; Nocturne en re bemol majeur; D