FANCY LIVING MAGAZINE. OCTOBER 2005. Page 52
THE WORLD OF MUSIC: THE 5 STARS CDs
Liesl Müller is the Real Thing!
A refined lady who sings like a femme fatale chanteuse of "Les annees folles" and Paris Pigale of 1930. A warm and sinfully evocative voice which brings to life the magic, nostalgia and tender beauty of a vanished golden era of the early days of Cabaret and Kabaret of Paris and Berlin. Listening to Liesl Müller's "Paris Canaille" is a joyfully sad delight, because Liesl awakes in us cherished memories we lost for ever. Liesl's interpretation of Edith Piaf's "Milord" is tenderly sublime. She did capture the intimate moments, the passion and the vocal virtuosity of Piaf. Liesl did not sing Piaf's biggest hit with a French flair. She did it her way; an honest, warm and emotionally captivating personal interpretation. Liesl Müller is an authentic cabaret chanteuse with class, style, finesse and emotions. She is the real thing! Her recent CD " Wien und der Wein" is a vocal and musical triumph.
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from L to R: Diva Muller, Legendary Maestro Caio Bescarano.
The simple, yet melodiously beautiful musical arrangements, the fabulous accordion half java, half musette "flons flons", and the voice of Ms. Müller gave us a magnificent recording. The accompaniment of Caio Bescarano, Mario Cavaceppi and David Perkins are first class. And this is exactly what Ms. Muller needed to authentically and truthfully recapture the golden era of European cabaret. The song "Drunt' in der Lobau" (Down there in the Lobau) is a pure magic. It tells us the story of a woman who "cannot find the place where her young lover kissed her, but she does remember every bit of that wonderful moment when they kissed: nightingales were singing, happiness laughed from a thousand branches, and they dreamt of an everlasting love." Liesl did a superb job in singing that song. Wien und der Wein is a marvelous CD. Two thumbs up! Rating: 5 stars out of 5. Buy it. Get your copy. You will treasure it for many years to come.- Reviewer: Maximillien de Lafayette, syndicated columnist and art critic. London. UK.
WIEN UND DER WEIN: GEM IEJCD3. Licensed by MCPS. Highbreck Associates. www.golden-era.co.uk.
NATALIE
DESSAY: French Arias ,
Michel Plasson, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.
Splendid collection of coloratura soprano arias cleverly chosen from French most lyrical operas by Donizetti, Massenet, Thomas, Offenbach and Gounod. Natalie Dessay, the world's top coloratura soprano, showed her incomparable virtuosity and flute-like high notes in a perfect bouquet of popular and best kept secret operatic odes and ballades. In brief, acquire a copy. Rating: 5 stars out of 5. Released on Virgin.-Reviewer: Maximillien de Lafayette. London, UK.
ROBERTO ALAGNA:
NESSUM DORMA
French-Italian tenor Roberto Alagna delivered a world-class album of Italian
arias, including Giordano's Fedora, Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur Puccini's
Nessun dorma, Leoncavallo's La Bohème, I zingari, and Zazà. Alagna took on
a great vocal challenge, for he has a medium-bodied voice. However, his
vocal projection and Italian diction were magnificent. Alagna is backed up
by the Royal Opera House
Orchestra. Highly recommended. Rating: 4 stars out of 5. Released on
EMI.-Reviewer: Maximillien de Lafayette. London, UK.
LET MY PEOPLE GO
An extremely moving
socio-political statement made through lyrics and music that capture the
heart and mind with simple melodies that make the heart sing. This is an
historical musical documentation of human struggles, triumph and hope
against oppression in all forms. "Let My People Go" made me sing along with
it. The collaboration and brotherhood of Jewish and African musicians is
a success. In the third track Avodim Havinu the cantor's deep tonal
quality against simple text was eloquent and evoked the historical event.
In "Mississippi River", the stunning vocals and melody gave me pause and
hooked me in emotionally. Frankly each track offers music and text of
value, in both remembering and as a musical teaching tool for younger
generations to learn from. Rating: 5 stars out of 5.-
LET MY PEOPLE GO: Appleseed Recordings. www.applessedrec.com joevinyl@aol.com
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