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Renee Fleming - Visions of Love ~ Mozart Arias / Mackerras | 
 enlarge | Artists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Orchestra Of St. Luke's, Sir Charles Mackerras, Renee Fleming, Krista Bennion Feeney
Label: Decca
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 142776
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.6 x 0.4
MPN: 452602
UPC: 028945260228
EAN: 0028945260228
ASIN: B00000429M
Release Date: September 17, 1996
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Condition: Disc is free of scratch. comes with good liner arts and case.
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| Tracks:
| • | Act 4: Giunse Alfin Il Momento... Al Desio | | • | In Quali Eccessi... Mi Tradi | | • | Ach, ich Liebte | | • | Act 2: L'Amero Saro Costante | | • | Act 2: Ach, ich fuehl's, es ist Verschwunden | | • | Gemme La Tortorella | | • | Crudeli, Fermate, Crudeli, Oh Dio! Fermante-- | | • | Ah, Dal Pianto, Dal Singhiozzo | | • | Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben | | • | Lieve Son Al Par Del Vento | | • | Act 4: Giunse Alfin Il Momento... Al Desio |
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| Customer Reviews:
 An early listen to the voice of this goddess August 1, 2008
Priscilla A. Arnold (Minneapolis, MN)
In the early part of Renee Fleming's recording career, this was a wise, safe and logical choice of albums. The selection of arias included in this album cannot be toped, and provide a great reference to vocalists such as myself. Being an avid Fleming fan, as well as a student of voice, and recently focusing on Mozart's songs and arias, this was a great buy and a wonderful addition to my growing collection.
I find it interesting to hear the lightness in her voice in this early recording. It might seem as if she is trying to find her voice and to gain control of the huge voice that she was blessed with. When we hear her now, she is in immaculate control of that gorgeous sound, providing a carefully calculated delivery every time. However, I find that the freedom and lesser degree of control is an outstanding comparison to her more recent recordings. In the (nearly) past two decades, she has come a long way, but I don't know if I can prefer one Renee over the other.
It would be great for her to do a "Part II" of the Mozart arias, so that we could compare her mature voice with her free, youthful sound here.
 Certainly not the best Fleming February 2, 2007
Abel (Hong Kong)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I do not understand why this disc chooses to record the 'remote' Mozart arias, No. 1.
I do not understand why Ms. Fleming failed to impress listeners as a Mozartian in this disc, No. 2.
A singer of her reputation should be more discerning in her discography.
Not that the rarer or earlier Mozart is any less good than Cosi fan tutte or Don Giovanni.
But if you have listened to recordings of all Mozart's earlier opera (to which I have), you would be bound to admit that Ms. Fleming did not fare well in those pieces she had chosen here. And even in her Donna Elvira on this disc, she is not in best form.
Mozart, Mozart, Mozart! May 22, 2006
B. Marold (Bethlehem, PA United States)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
'Visions of Love, Mozart Arias' sung by one of our leading operatic sopranos, Renee Fleming, is a nice listen more for the fact that it is Mozart than the fact that it is being done by Renee Fleming. But then, if you happen to be a Renee Fleming fan, you can have your cake and eat it too.
I confess I have been influenced in my overall rating by one of the other reviewers, who obviously has much more experience with recordings of Mozart arias. But from my point of view, someone who just likes to listen to female operatic and art song vocals, this is a great change from the recordings of French chansoms and German Lieder, which all start to sound like variations of Shubert's 'Ave Maria'.
Here, we get the orchestrations of that all time greatest master of the 18th century opera, the utterly incomparable Wolfgang, for those of us who don't have the patience to sit through, or even do garden weeding through a complete performance of Don Giovanni (although I am partial to complete recordings of Die Zauberflote, The Magic Flute).
This is probably not the best album with which to sample Fleming for the first time. As this is the first of her albums I have reviewed, I'll let you know as soon as I find it.
Meanwhile, if you can get this one at a good discount, you will enjoy the Mozart!
a pleasure July 3, 2003
Mirella Aldaba (Chicago,IL)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Her "turtledovish",creamy, slightly gruffy voice is perfect in Mozart. All are very lovey/dovey romantic songs. I Love the repetive nature of vocal lines in Mozart's music. It's very different from later Italian composers. This music is more charming and sometimes meant to be a little comical. Thay all have a certain rhythm pattern, typical of Mozart. After a while you start to pick up on it and get the gist of the style. Then you can hear an unknown piece and single it out as Mozart. She does an incredible effort at maintaining that creamy richness, roundness, and that beauty of tone that is so necessary in Mozart ,when she is singing at high tessitura or when she is singing in pure head voice or "in the mask". I think Mozart vocal music is the most difficult to do, but also the most fun.
a pleasure July 3, 2003
Mirella Aldaba (Chicago,IL)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
Her "turtledovish",creamy, slightly gruffy voice is perfect in Mozart. All are very lovey/dovey romantic songs. I Love the repetive nature of vocal lines in Mozart's music. It's very different from later Italian composers. This music is more charming and sometimes meant to be a little comical. Thay all have a certain rhythm pattern, typical of Mozart. After a while you start to pick up on it and get the gist of the style. Then you can hear an unknown piece and single it out as Mozart. She does an incredible effort at maintaining that creamy richness, roundness, and that beauty of tone that is so necessary in Mozart ,when she is singing at high tessitura or when she is singing in pure head voice or "in the mask".
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