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Average Rating: Rating: - "La Splendissima" Live in RECITAL: OWN IT!! American soprano Leontyne Price,one of this country's greatest artists, has enjoyed a recorded career that is quite unrivalled by any divas save Callas & Sutherland. Ms. Price's "Prima Donna" series(still singular in breadth and in vocalism), solo compilations of Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, R.Strauss, Barber & Operas, Spirituals, and more, attest to the diva's extraordinary abilities, and showcases one of the most gloriously beautiful voices of any musical era. 'Live' performances, however, are like treasured rarities from this artist, unlike her kindred divas. So,when one is released, fans rush to own it, most, unconcerned about the quality of the sound, secure that the performance itself is worth any sonic distortions. What a joy to report that this disc has everything anyone, fan or music-lover, would want in a live concert. Ms. Price provides the reason for the sustained, visceral excitement that is present at all of her appearances. She is simply sensational in this concert. Her voice is magnificently produced, meeting the stylistic and musical challenges in a recital few others would ever dare risk. There's opera arias, lieder, chanson, spirituals,& Contemporary American song as well. Of course, there are the fabled encores as well. One can hear the ever- increasing frenzy that this wonderfully- gifted singer whips up in her audience. This disc is a must-have for anyone who wishes to enjoy the live experience of a cherished DIVA,in her prime, and the excitement of the recital experience. Leontyne Price:"La Splendissima" indeed! Rating: - Leontyne Price Rediscovered I have "lived" happily and joyously with Leontyne Price since I purchased the "blue" album many, many years ago. We are indeed fortunate that RCA found the recording of this recital, for Ms. Price's recitals always afforded her audiences opportunities to listen to the sheer beauty of her instrument and to marvel at her intelligent interpretations of German "Lieder," French "melodies," art songs by such American composers as Rorem, Hoiby, Swann, and, of course, Barber. The "Negro Spirituals" were always bonuses and gave those who were unfamiliar with the songs of the African American an opportunity to understand and appreciate the depth of the African American's faith in God. On this CD, Ms. Price is in resplendent voice. It memorializes the sublime moments of her recitals which many of us still treasure. Listen carefully to her interpretation of Brahms' "Zigeunerlieder," for they are performed beautifully and idiomatically. But I would say that her performance of Poulenc's "Tu vois le feu du soir" alone is worth the price of the CD. To those who "grew up" with Ms. Price and to those who are too young to have heard her in recital, I say: Purchase this CD, and you will relive those sublime moments of the past or understand why the late music critic of The Washington Post, Paul Hume, wrote in a review of a recital given in Washington that the state of Ms. Price's voice is "great . . . they come no greater." Rating: - Hidden Treasures Come to the Surface with Excellence The idea that a recording of this quality and importance in the career of our American Diva is almost too hard to believe. The fact that it has been released now is such a pleasure. Imagine that night in Carnigie Hall, a singer at the peak of her vocal powers, a night I would have never forgotten. Some of the material recorded here she has recorded at later times but these performances are top notch and the quality and dedication to the art of singing is here for all to enjoy. What else does RCA have in their vaults. Do we have to wait another 37 years to find out.

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