Track Listing

1. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
2. Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid in Earth
3. Heute Noch, Lieber Vater, Tut Es Doch
4. Stabat Mater - Barbara Bonney/Andreas Scholl
5. Alleluia
6. Laudate Dominum
7. Deh, Vieni, Non Tardar
8. Ach, Ich Fuhl's
9. Chiedi All'aura Lusinghiera
10. Mondnacht
11. Solveigs Sang
12. Var Det En Drom?
13. Flickan Kom Ifran Sin Alsklings Mote
14. Morgen
15. Mir Ist Die Ehre Widerfahren
16. Die Nachtigall
17. In Trutina
18. Pie Jesu
19. Vocalise

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12310 in Music
• Released on: 2002-02-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Best of
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

From Amazon.co.uk
Of all the laudatory epithets applicable to Barbara Bonney, "radiant" might not be the one that springs to mind--at least, not insofar as it suggests the warm luxuriance of sunshine. Bonney's light, bright lyric soprano is something else: a voice of delicate refinement and transparent, pure-toned beauty. But it's capable of silkily seductive textures too; and there are wonderful examples on this compilation disc that, if featuring a less well-established artist, might qualify as a demo tape. Most of the tracks are previously issued but together they define her capabilities and home-base repertory, from Bach, Purcell and Mozart through to Scandinavian song and Richard Strauss. With "Morgen", "Solveigs Sang", "The Presentation of the Rose" from Der Rosenkavalier and "Ach, ich Fuhls" from The Magic Flute, this is a catalogue of silver, if not golden moments. Jewel-like singing and pure joy to hear. --Michael White