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In September 2019, The World Lost One Of The Most Prolific Musical Talents Of All Time, The Majestic And Unmistakably Radiant American Soprano, Jessye Norman. Legions Of Fans, Including Celebrities, Civil Rights And Arts World Leaders All Shared With The World The Impact She Made On Their Lives, Joining Together In Grief On Social Platforms To Honour Her. An Unrivalled And Towering Figure On Stage And In The Studio, Ms Norman Was One Of The Most Decorated And Trailblazing Sopranos Of All Time. Clive Gillinson, Artistic Director Of Carnegie Hall, Where Norman Sat On The Board Reminds Us That ‘She Had The Ability To Make The World Stop’. With The Support Of Her Family, Decca Proudly Pays A Fitting Tribute To The Magnificently Effortless Singer With The Complete Studio Recitals. This 45-Disc Limited & Original Jacket Collection, Features A Plethora Of Solo Recitals, Sacred & Spiritual Songs, Orchestral Lieder, And Live Recitals Made For The Decca, Philips & Deutsche Grammophon Labels Throughout Her Illustrious Career.
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42CDs Of Studio & Live Recitals, Orchestral Lieder, Christmas, American Songbook Favourites, Sacred & Spiritual Songs And Personal Favourites Of Jessye Norman Such As The Music Of Michel Legrand. All Recordings Made For The Decca, Philips & Deutsche Grammophon Labels.
3 DVDs Complete The Set, Including An Intimate Film Made By André Heller, That Features Filmed Interviews And Performances Of Many Of Her Signature Arias & Songs, Christmas Concerts From Notre-Dame & Ely Cathedrals And A Live Recital Of Handel, Schubert & Schumann From The 1987 Hohenems Festival, Austria On DVD For The Very First Time!
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Highlights Include The Classic Account Of Strauss’s Four Last Songs With Kurt Masur, Isoldes Liebestod With Herbert Von Karajan, Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder With Seiji Ozawa And A Stellar Cast, 2 Discs With The Legendary Composer/Conductor And Pianist John Williams And The Iconic Spirituals In Concert Recording With Kathleen Battle
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PACKAGING:
42CDs + 3DVDs
Original Jackets
120pp Perfect Bound Booklet With Authoritative Liner Notes By George Hall & Reminiscences And Tributes From Friends, Former Colleagues And Producers Including Costa Pilavachi & Martha DeFrancisco
7 CD7 Schubert: 12 Lieder Incl. Erlkönig, Gretchen Am Spinnrade, Ganymed, Der Tod Und Das Mädchen & An Die Natur Philip Moll (Piano)
8 CD8 R. Strauss: 20 Lieder Incl. Ständchen, Die Nacht & Malven Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
9 CD9 Handel · Schubert · Schumann: Lieder - Recorded Live at Hohenems Festival, Austria Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
10 CD10 Jessye Norman Live (An American in Europe): Recorded in Amsterdam, Berlin, Bonn, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Marseille, Milan, Munich, Paris & Zurich During Her European Tour in 1987
11 CD11 Salzburg Recital James Levine (Piano)
12 CD12 Tippett: A Child of Our Time Janet Baker, Richard Cassilly, John Shirley-Quirk, BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis
13 CD13 Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde - Prelude & Liebestod; Wesendonck Lieder London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Colin Davis
14 CD14 Mahler: Songs from "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" John Shirley-Quirk, Concertgebouw Orchestra/Bernard Haitink
15 CD15-16 Schoenberg: Gurrelieder Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, Werner Klemperer, Kim Scown, David Arnold, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
16 CD17 Berlioz: Les Nuits D'eté; Ravel: Shéhérzade Lso/Sir Colin Davis
17 CD18 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Brigitte Fassbaender, Plácido Domingo, Walter Berry, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker/Karl BÖHM
18 CD19 Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde Jon Vickers, Lso/Sir Colin Davis
19 CD20-21 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Philharmoniker/Claudio Abbado
20 CD22 R. Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder; 6 Orchesterlieder Gewandhausorchester Leipzig/Kurt Masur
21 CD23 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Reinhild Runkel, Robert Schunk, Hans Sotin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus/Sir Georg Solti
22 CD24 Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture & Siegried-Idyll; Tristan Und Isolde Vorspiel & Isoldes Liebestod Wiener Philharmoniker/Herbert Von Karajan
23 CD25 Live at Notre-Dame Orchestre de L'opéra de Lyon/Lawrence Foster
24 CD26-27 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Cheryl Studer, Plácido Domingo, Kurt Moll, Leipziger Rundfunkchor, Schwedischer Rundfunkchor, Eric-Ericson-Kammerchor, Wiener Philharmoniker/James Levine
26 CD29-30 Mahler: Symphony No. 3 - Live Recording Tanglewood Festival Chorus, American Boy Choir, Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa
27 CD31 Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde - Live Recording Siegfried Jerusalem, Berliner Philharmoniker/James Levine
28 CD32 I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Spirituals Ambrosian Singers/Willis Patterson, Dalton Baldwin Piano
29 CD33 Sacred Songs Incl Schubert's Ave Maria; Franck Panis Angelicus; Greensleeves; the Holy City & Amazing Grace Ambrosian Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Alexander Gibson
30 CD34 a Great Day in the Morning Incl. Steal Away; Clavary; Great Day; Roll Jordon Roll & City Called Heaven
31 CD35 Spirituals in Concert Kathleen Battle, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Philharmonic/James Levine
32 CD36 Christmastide New York Choral Society, American Boy Choir, Empire Chamber Ensemble/Robert de Cromier
33 CD37 in the Spirit - Sacred Music for Christmas St. Thomas Choir, New York, Orchestra of St Luke's/David Robertson
34 CD38 with a Song in My Heart Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams
35 CD39 Lucky to Be Me John Williams (Piano)
36 CD40 I Was Born in Love with You - Jessye Norman Sings Michel Legrand Michel Legrand (Piano)
37 CD41 Mozart: "Non Più, Tutto Ascoltai" [Idomeneo, KV 366]* & "Ch'io Mi Scordi Di Te"°, KV 505 - Live in Strasbourg, 1978
In September 2019, The World Lost One Of The Most Prolific Musical Talents Of All Time, The Majestic And Unmistakably Radiant American Soprano, Jessye Norman. Legions Of Fans, Including Celebrities, Civil Rights And Arts World Leaders All Shared With The World The Impact She Made On Their Lives, Joining Together In Grief On Social Platforms To Honour Her. An Unrivalled And Towering Figure On Stage And In The Studio, Ms Norman Was One Of The Most Decorated And Trailblazing Sopranos Of All Time. Clive Gillinson, Artistic Director Of Carnegie Hall, Where Norman Sat On The Board Reminds Us That ‘She Had The Ability To Make The World Stop’. With The Support Of Her Family, Decca Proudly Pays A Fitting Tribute To The Magnificently Effortless Singer With The Complete Studio Recitals. This 45-Disc Limited & Original Jacket Collection, Features A Plethora Of Solo Recitals, Sacred & Spiritual Songs, Orchestral Lieder, And Live Recitals Made For The Decca, Philips & Deutsche Grammophon Labels Throughout Her Illustrious Career.
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42CDs Of Studio & Live Recitals, Orchestral Lieder, Christmas, American Songbook Favourites, Sacred & Spiritual Songs And Personal Favourites Of Jessye Norman Such As The Music Of Michel Legrand. All Recordings Made For The Decca, Philips & Deutsche Grammophon Labels.
3 DVDs Complete The Set, Including An Intimate Film Made By André Heller, That Features Filmed Interviews And Performances Of Many Of Her Signature Arias & Songs, Christmas Concerts From Notre-Dame & Ely Cathedrals And A Live Recital Of Handel, Schubert & Schumann From The 1987 Hohenems Festival, Austria On DVD For The Very First Time!
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Highlights Include The Classic Account Of Strauss’s Four Last Songs With Kurt Masur, Isoldes Liebestod With Herbert Von Karajan, Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder With Seiji Ozawa And A Stellar Cast, 2 Discs With The Legendary Composer/Conductor And Pianist John Williams And The Iconic Spirituals In Concert Recording With Kathleen Battle
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PACKAGING:
42CDs + 3DVDs
Original Jackets
120pp Perfect Bound Booklet With Authoritative Liner Notes By George Hall & Reminiscences And Tributes From Friends, Former Colleagues And Producers Including Costa Pilavachi & Martha DeFrancisco
