renée fleming - sacred songs (2005)

Fleming is in fine voice, free of mannerisms, and elegant in phrasing in a wide range of works by Handel ('Rejoice greatly', 'He shall feed his flock'), Bach ('Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'), both Gounod's and Schubert's 'Ave Maria', Mozart ('Laudate dominum' from the Solemn Vespers and 'Laudamus te' from the Great Mass), Bernstein's Mass ('A Simple Song'), Fauré ('Pie Jesu'), Poulenc ('Domine Deus' from the Gloria), Franck ('Panis Angelicus'), and other composers. She even includes the 'Evening Prayer' from Humperdinck's 'Hänsel und Gretel'.

The recital is conducted by Andreas Delfs with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Far from being a crossover ploy this album is a collection of beautiful music beautifully sung.



T r a c k L i s t i n g s

01. Ave Maria _ Charles Gounod
02. Jesu bleibet meine Freude _ Johann Sebastian Bach
03. Dank sei dir, Herr _ Siegfried Ochs
04. Ave Maria, D839 _ Franz Schubert
05. Laudamus te _ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
06. Panis Angelicus _ Cesar Franck
07. Air: "He shall feed his Flock" _ George Frideric Handel
08. Simple Song _ Leonard Bernstein
09. Pie Jesu _ Gabriel Faure
10. Domine Deus _ Francis Poulenc
11. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes _ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12. Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion _ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
13. Abends will ich schlafen gehn _ Engelbert Humperdinck
14. L'Adieu des bergers _ Hector Berlioz
15. Mariä Wiegenlied, Op.76/52 _ Max Reger



renée fleming - sacred songs (2005)
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