Art Of Grace Bumbry (8cd + 1dvd)

GRACE BUMBRY

Disc: 1   1. Handel, Isreal in Egypt (Christensen, Bischoff, Bumbry, Blackburn, Watts, Wood, Utah Symphony, Abravanel) Disc: 2   1. Handel, Isreal in Egypt (Christensen, Bischoff, Bumbry, Blackburn, Watts, Wood, Utah Symphony, Abravanel) Disc: 3   1. Handel, Judas Maccabaeus (Arroyo, Bumbry, McCollum, Sorensen, Watts, Utah Symphony, Abravanel) Disc: 4   1. Handel, Judas Maccabaeus (Arroyo, Bumbry, McCollum, Sorensen, Watts, Utah Symphony, Abravanel) Disc: 5   1. Arias by Gluck, Mascagni, Bizet, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, de Falla, Verdi Disc: 6   1. Arias by Verdi, Wagner, Brahms Lieder Disc: 7   1. Lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Wolf Disc: 8   1. With Love Soul Pop Record with Grace Bumbry (featuring Dionne Warwick) Disc: 9   1. DVD, Bizet Carmon (Bumbry, Freni, Hamari, Diaz, Vickers, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karajan)

Marking the 80th birthday of Grace Bumbry in January 2017, this box set celebrates her magnificent career across opera, oratorio and Lieder and soul in a handsome original jackets collection of 8CDs and a DVD of her legendary Carmen. ‘A strong-minded artist who has always done things in her own way, and who possesses the elusive yet unmistakable quality of charisma.’ – Stephen Pruslin, International Record Review With 8CDs and 1 DVD, this generously-filled cap box presents: • An original jackets collection • A pair of 2CD sets of oratorios, including the first ever CD release of Israel in Egypt, and a first DG CD release of Judas Maccabaeus, newly remastered • A DVD of her legendary 1967 film production of Carmen as part of a uniformly-strong quartet of principals including Mirella Freni as Micaela, accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker under Herbert von Karajan • 2 CDs of arias by Gluck, Mascagni, Bizet, Gounod, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, de Falla, Verdi; and of Verdi, Wagner and Brahms • One DG Album of Lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Liszt, Wolf • ‘With Love’, a soulful pop album featuring performances with Dionne Warwick • A 48-page booklet with new artist photos and a new interview article with Grace Bumbry by Björn Woll

Price: $59.98