The New Yorker hailed her as "the best dramatic soprano before the public", while the San Francisco Chronicle enthused, "She is to singers what Niagara is to waterfalls." To mark the 100th anniversary of Eileen Farrell (1920-2002), Sony Classical presents this new 16-album collection of this beloved artist's entire American Columbia recordings from 1946 to 1963, displaying her uniquely wide repertoire, ranging from Brünnhilde to Broadway, from Cherubini's Medea to Berg's Marie, from Debussy songs to Danny Boy, from Gluck to Gershwin, with 6 LPs appearing for the first time on modern recording on Sony Classical.
9 Schumann: Die Soldatenbraut, Op. 64, No. 1 (Remastered)
10 Debussy: Beau Soir (Remastered)
11 Debussy: C'est L'extase (Remastered)
12 Debussy: Fleur Des BLÉS (Remastered)
13 Debussy: Noël Des Enfants Qui N'ont Plus de Maisons (Remastered)
14 Debussy: L'ombre Des Arbres (Remastered)
15 Poulenc: Hôtel (Remastered)
16 Poulenc: Voyage Á Paris (Remastered)
17 Poulenc: C (Remastered)
18 Poulenc: Reines Des Mouettes (Remastered)
19 Poulenc: Fleurs (Remastered)
- Disc 8 -
1 Traditional- Henderson: What Child Is This?
2 Traditional- Henderson: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman
3 Traditional- Henderson: Lullay My Liking
4 Traditional- Henderson: Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
5 Vaughan Williams-Morris-Henderson: Snow in the Street
6 Murray-McFarland-Henderson: Away in a Manger
7 Traditional- Henderson: Sleep, Holy Babe
8 Gruber-Mohr-Henderson: Silent Night, Holy Night
9 Willis-Sears-Henderson: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (Vocal)
10 Redner-Brook-Henderson: O Little Town of Bethlehem (Vocal)
11 Handel-Watts-Henderson: Joy to the World
12 Traditional- Henderson: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
13 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy- Wesley-Henderson: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
14 Traditional- Henderson: The Coventry Carol (Vocal)
15 Traditional- Henderson: Song of the Crib
16 Traditional- Henderson: The First Noel
17 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 (Excerpts)
- Disc 9 -
1 Verdi: Aida: Ritorna Vincitor!
2 Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera: Ma Dall'arido Stelo
3 Verdi: Otello: Salce, Salce - Ave Maria
4 Verdi: Simon Boccanegra: Come in Quest'ora Bruna
5 Verdi: Il Trovatore: Tacea la Notte Placida
6 Verdi: Il Trovatore: D'amor Sull'ali Rosee Vanne
7 Verdi: La Forza Del Destino: Pace, Pace, Mio Dio!
- Disc 10 -
1 Hart-Rodgers: My Funny Valentine (Remastered)
2 Howard: Fly Me to the Moon (Remastered)
3 Webster-Ellington: I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Remastered)
4 Desylva-Macdonald-Gershwin: Somebody Loves Me (Remastered)
5 Shaw-Garner: Dreamy (Remastered)
6 Koehler-Moll-Barris: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (Remastered)
7 Gershwin-Gershwin: The Man I Love (Remastered)
8 Burr-Henderson: Solitaire (The Game of Love) (Remastered)
9 Howard: To Be in Love (Remastered)
10 Gershwin-Gershwin: A Foggy Day (Remastered)
11 Cahn-Van Heusen: The Second Time Around (Remastered)
12 Latouche-Fetter-Duke: Taking a Chance on Love (Remastered)
- Disc 11 -
1 Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123 (Remastered)
- Disc 12 -
1 Verdi: Don Carlos: "Io Vengo a Domandar"
2 Verdi: Aida: "Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida"
3 Verdi: Simon Boccanegra: "Cielo Di Stelle Orbato... Vieni a Mirar la Cerula Marina Tremolante"
4 Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera: "Teco Io Sto - Non Sai Tu Che Se L'anima Mia"
5 Verdi: Otello: "Già Nella Notte Densa"
- Disc 13 -
1 Hammerstein-Rodgers: Hello, Young Lovers (Remastered)
2 Hart-Rodgers: My Romance (Remastered)
3 Porter: In the Still of the Night (Remastered)
4 Koehler-Arlen: Stormy Weather (Remastered)
5 Mercer-Arlen: Out of This World (Remastered)
6 Capote-Arlen: I Never Has Seen Snow (Remastered)
7 Porter: I've Got You Under My Skin (Remastered)
8 Hart-Rodgers: Where or When (Remastered)
9 Engvick-Wilder: The April Age (Remastered)
10 Comden-Green-Styne: The Party's Over (Remastered)
11 Langdon-Previn: The Faraway Part of Town (Remastered)
12 Hammerstein Ii-Kern: Can't Help Lovin' That Man (Remastered)
- Disc 14 -
1 Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Brünhilde's Immolation Scene (Remastered)
2 Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91
3 Vaughan-Williams: Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1")
- Disc 15 -
1 Gershwin-Gershwin: But Not for Me (Remastered)
2 Hart-Rodgers: Spring Is Here (Remastered)
3 Engvick-Wilder: Everywhere I Look (Remastered)
4 Capote-Arlen: A Sleepin' Bee (Remastered)
5 Mercer-Arlen: I Wonder What Became of Me (Remastered)
6 Dietz-Schwartz: By Myself (Remastered)
7 Latouche-Duke: Cabin in the Sky (Remastered)
8 Langdon-Previn: Just for Now (Remastered)
9 Langdon-Previn: Where I Wonder (Remastered)
10 Langdon-Arlen: The Morning After (Remastered)
11 Howard: Be My All (Remastered)
12 Gershwin-Gershwin: Love Is Here to Stay (Remastered)
- Disc 16 -
1 Respighi: Io Sono la Madre (Remastered)
2 Respighi: In Alto Mare (Remastered)
3 Respighi: Nebbie (Remastered)
4 Respighi: Invito Alla Danza (Remastered)
5 Respighi: Venitelo a Vedere 'l Mi' Piccino (Remastered)
6 Respighi: Mattinata (Remastered)
7 Castelnuovo-Tedesco: La Pastorella (Remastered)
8 Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Ninna Nanna (Remastered)
9 Castelnuovo-Tedesco: La Ermita de San Simon (Remastered)
10 Debussy: Le Faune (Remastered)
11 Debussy: La Mer Est Plus Belle (Remastered)
12 Debussy: La Chevelure (Remastered)
13 Debussy: Aquarelle (Remastered)
14 Fauré: Nell (Remastered)
15 Fauré: Clair de Lune (Remastered)
16 Fauré: Vocalise (Remastered)
17 Fauré: Noel (Remastered)
The New Yorker hailed her as "the best dramatic soprano before the public", while the San Francisco Chronicle enthused, "She is to singers what Niagara is to waterfalls." To mark the 100th anniversary of Eileen Farrell (1920-2002), Sony Classical presents this new 16-album collection of this beloved artist's entire American Columbia recordings from 1946 to 1963, displaying her uniquely wide repertoire, ranging from Brünnhilde to Broadway, from Cherubini's Medea to Berg's Marie, from Debussy songs to Danny Boy, from Gluck to Gershwin, with 6 LPs appearing for the first time on modern recording on Sony Classical.
