Brava, Jessye! The Very Best Of Jessye Norman

~ Release by Jessye Norman (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

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CD 1
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1Dove Fuggo
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
Joseph Haydn2:46
2Villanelle
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1979-12)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1979-12)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1979-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-12)
recording of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7: Nº 1. Villanelle (in 1979-12)
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (in 1841)
part of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7
Hector Berlioz2:22
3Non San ... Non Vo' Quel Vecchio
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi6:01
4Schmerzen
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
Richard Wagner2:31
5Beim Schlafengehen
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss6:06
6Zueignung
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 (for soprano and orchestra, arr. Heger) (in 1982-08)
orchestrator:
Robert Heger (conductor)
lyricist:
Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1885)
arrangement of:
Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 (for voice and piano)
Richard Strauss1:47
7Thy hand, Belinda ... When I am Laid in Earth
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-05)
cello:
Charles Tunnell (in 1985-05)
double bass:
Adrian Beers (double bass player) (in 1985-05)
harpsichord:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985-05) and Robert Aldwinkle (in 1985-05)
soprano vocals [Dido]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1985-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1985-05)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985-05)
concertmaster:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (in 1985-05)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (in 1985-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (in 1985-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell5:27
8Es gibt ein Reich
recording engineer:
Hans-Jürgen Seiferth (in 1988-01) and Willem van Leeuwen (recording engineer) (in 1988-01)
assistant producer:
Martha de Francisco (classical producer and engineer) (in 1988-01)
executive producer:
Bernd Runge (in 1988-01)
editor:
Thomas Albrecht (editor) (in 1988-01) and Albert Kos (engineer/editor) (in 1988-01)
piano and additional conductor:
Helmut Oertel (organist) (in 1988-01)
soprano vocals [Primadonna / Ariadne]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1988-01)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
balance engineer:
Claus Strüben (german sound engineer) (in 1988-01)
concertmaster:
Karl Suske (violinist) (in 1988-01)
engineered at:
Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig in Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (in 1988-01)
recording of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper. [5] “Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist” (Ariadne)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Ariadne auf Naxos, op. 60: Oper
Richard Strauss5:47
9Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1976-04)
orchestra:
Concertgebouworkest (in 1976-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1976-04)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1976-04)
recording of:
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht? (in 1976-04)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder aus “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”
Gustav Mahler1:59
10Das Rheinlegendchen
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1976-04)
orchestra:
Concertgebouworkest (in 1976-04)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1976-04)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1976-04)
recording of:
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Rheinlegendchen (in 1976-04)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder aus “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”
Gustav Mahler3:29
11Urlicht
piano:
Irwin Gage (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
Gustav Mahler5:00
12Widmung
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
Robert Schumann2:06
13Erlkönig
piano:
Phillip Moll (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Erlkönig, D. 328
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (in 1782)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1815)
publisher:
Cappi & Diabelli (in 1821)
premiered at:
Theater am Kärntnertor in Wien, Austria (on 1821-03-07)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 328)
is based on:
Erlkönig (Goethe’s poem)
Franz Schubert4:02
14Vocalise-Étude en Forme de Habanera
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Vocalise-Étude en forme de habanera
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 51)
Maurice Ravel3:59
15He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
[unknown]3:01
16L'Île Inconnue
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
Hector Berlioz4:09
CD 2
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1Faster, Higher, Stronger
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Mark Watters
4:23