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Natalie Dessay - Vocalise | 
| Creators: Leo Delibes, Camille Saint-saens, Alexander Alyabyev, Maurice Ravel, Enrique Granados, Heinrich Proch, Eva Dell'acqua, Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier, Johann Strauss Ii, Natalie Dessay
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 94532
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 56565
UPC: 724355656520
EAN: 0072435565652
ASIN: B000006OGC
Release Date: June 2, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | No. 14 Vocalise | | • | No. 4, Le Maja y el Ruisenor | | • | Andante | | • | Allegro |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 coloratura perfection August 27, 2001
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful collection of coloratura pieces. Dessay is tremendous technically, and, though the voice can be a bit thin at times, she is absolutely stunning in this repertoire. As a coloratura-in-training, I am listen in awe as Dessay fools her audience into thinking this is simple stuff! While it may seem to be on the verge of heresey, I much prefer Dessay to Joan Sutherland (though she is indeed La Stupenda) and even enjoy listening to her over Sills. The reviews which comment on Dessay seeming to have a less-than solid sound and comparing her to Fleming may be forgetting that this type of literature cannot afford to sound weighty, nor can the voice perform optimally with a weight up in the rafters! Though I think Fleming is a fine singer, I personally prefer listening to Dessay, and I certainly learn more from the experience. This is an incredible album and a true accomplishment. Also, if Dessay is your cup of tea, check out the recording of Lakme with Dessay in the title role-wow!
Brilliant April 19, 2000
M. Tietjen (Syracuse, NY, USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
As a student at the music school which Renee Fleming attended and is worshipped, one would think that I would agree with the reviewer who compared Natalie Dessay unfavorably to her. But I've never really liked Renee Fleming; she's very good, yes, but her voice isn't distinctive enough for me to call her a "great" soprano, lyric or otherwise. Dessay's performances of these relatively unknown selections are flawless, with the possible exception of Rachmaninov's Vocalise, which is more for a lyric soprano. True, Dessay's ultra-thin tone can be piercing, but it's worth it to hear intelligent interpretations of songs that I haven't heard eight million times before. And her coloratura technique has got to be among the best in the world today.
Resplendent December 10, 1999
Laura Fleming (East Providence, RI United States)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
French soprano Natalie Dessay sings a beautiful program of coloratura gems. One critic has dubbed her the "thinking man's" coloratura soprano. The voice is pure and agile with a transluscent quality about it. Flirtatious and sensual in "Les filles de cadix" and dulcet in "J'ai vu passer l'hirondelle," Dessay is a fine interpreter. She uses her voice like an instrument in the actual vocalise selections, coloring her lines tastefully and elegantly. One reviewer attested to the supremacy of Renee Fleming. They are both wonderful sopranos with very different voices. Fleming is a full lyric soprano and Dessay is a coloratura soprano. I wouldn't want to be without either of them.
KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF WHEN FIRST HEARD! November 5, 1999
Ruta Vitands (Chicago)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I never thought that I would like vocalizations, but when I first heard this album on the radio, I pulled my car over to REALLY listen - just beautiful. Dessay is also a show-stealer at Chicago's opera production of "Alcina" which I saw last night.
Not a review on the cd itself.... April 28, 2006
Pheebe (Oregon, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I will start by saying that just from listening to the excerpts, Ms. Dessay has a wonderful tone quality and great control...she does make what is actually very difficult sound very easy! But basically this is a note to the reviewer who compared her to Rennee Fleming...Fleming is a Lyric Soprano, a type of soprano that has a warmer richer tone, while Dessay is a Colloratura Soprano, which is higher and clearer (and who tend to do the "vocal gymnastics")...so really its not very fair to compare two exceptional singers when they are in different vocal categories because they have completely different tone qualities...it just depends on your personal preference.
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