Brava, Jessye! The Very Best of Jessye Norman

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

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Dove fuggo soprano vocals: Jessye Norman (soprano) orchestra: Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne conductor: Antal Doráti (conductor)	Joseph Haydn		2:46
2	Villanelle 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 Berlioz		2:23
3	Non san ... Non vo' quel vecchio soprano vocals: Jessye Norman (soprano) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)	Giuseppe Verdi		6:01
4	Schmerzen soprano vocals: Jessye Norman (soprano) orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)	Richard Wagner		2:32
5	Beim 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 Strauss		6:06
6	Zueignung 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 Strauss		1:48
7	Thy 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 Purcell		5:28
8	Es 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 Strauss		5:47
9	Wer 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 Mahler		1:59
10	Das 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 Mahler		3:30
11	Urlicht piano: Irwin Gage (pianist) soprano vocals: Jessye Norman (soprano)	Gustav Mahler		5:00
12	Widmung piano: Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) soprano vocals: Jessye Norman (soprano)	Robert Schumann		2:07
13	Erlkönig 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 Schubert		4:02
14	Vocalise-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 Ravel		4:00
15	He's Got the Whole World in His Hands piano: Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) soprano vocals: Jessye Norman (soprano)	[unknown]		3:02
16	L'île inconnue soprano vocals: Jessye Norman (soprano) orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)	Hector Berlioz		4:09

Credits

Release

soprano vocals:	Jessye Norman (soprano)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/9866963 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000004190 [info]