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	• Sacred Songs Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, ... Decca, 2005 average customer review:based on 59 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Outstanding

I had seen this program on PBS and wanted the CD. Wonderful selection
of music and Renee Fleming's outstanding voice.

I hate to be rude, but . . .

As stated earlier, I hate to be rude. However, Renee Fleming is not one of the greatest singers that I have heard. At many times, it sounds as if she is drunk, sliding into her notes at times. She also has a habit of hitting a note, and then quickly moving up or down for "dramatic effect". I'm sorry, but I just cannot listen to this. I know that everyone has their own opinions, and this is mine.
She is still a beautiful woman, and always will be. I have seen her concerts online, and she ISN'T bad, it's just that she doesn't have what I'm looking for in an opera singer!

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A great CD! I feel like Susan Grahm's voice gets lost a little bit on the Humperdinck, but over all the song selection is good.

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The Sacred and Serene

Beautiful songs, beautifully sung. You will find yourself calmed and soothed from care as you listen.

A brilliant recording

Renee Fleming's roots in choral and oratorio music come through loud and clear in this wonderful recording. From well-known sacred pieces (Bach/Gonoud "Ave Maria", "Panis Angelicus") to contemporary pieces (Bernstein's "Simple Song"), her creamy voice soars over the notes and thrills the listener. The highlight of the album is her recording of "Amazing Grace", which is sure to impart goosebumps to the listener.

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This lovely CD features Renée Fleming singing religious music in an unaffected, lovely manner. Many favorites are here: both the Bach/Gounod and Schubert versions of "Ave Maria," each offered with long breaths and soft tone; "Rejoice Greatly" from Messiah, delivered with virtuosity and gleaming sound, and "He Shall Feed His Flock," also from Messiah, sung in a smooth, laid-back manner. Bits of the Fauré Requiem and Poulenc Gloria are welcome, as is the gorgeous "L'Adieu des Bergers" from L'Enfance du Christ. In the prayer from Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel, Fleming is joined by the splendid Susan Graham, and a version of "Amazing Grace" features Mark O'Connor on violin. Two excerpts from Mozart's Mass in C Minor, pieces by Reger and Franck, and a few surprises round out this devotional CD. --Robert Levine

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