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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Lanza had one of the greatest tenor voices ever but some of his later recordings were a bit dodgy. No duff stuff here I'm glad to say, every track is a winner and the sound quality is fantastic. Mario's singing of La Danza and O Sole Mio gave me goosebumps and how many singers can you say that about these days? His Ave Maria is the most beautiful on record and if there's a more romantic version of One Alone out there I'll eat my socks! I'd like to have seen his rendition of Pagliacci and Song of India included as well but that's a minor quibble. Lovely reading by C. Lee on the bonus disc, the ending almost had me in tears. To sum it up: Great singing, great photos, great liner notes, great tribute, great everything. Buy this one, you'll love it! Hope there is more to come soon. Modern tenors, hear the master voice!!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I thought Mario Lanza was one of those 'Old Fashioned' singers that my mother used to like. Recently, I went to a Wurlitzer Organ concert. The organist, Nicholas Martin, played a tribute to Mario Lanza "who died at the very young age of 38". The tribute included 'Be My Love' which sounds absolutely fantastic when played on the Wurlitzer. I left this concert wanting to listen to Mario Lanza's version of this song. I bought this CD, which includes 'Be My Love'. It is a great song and the lyrics 'Be my love, For no one else can end this yearning . . . ' are heart-wrenching. I am now a Mario Lanza fan. This CD is an excellent compilation.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Every track here has been chosen by Derek Mannering,a well known Mario Lanza authority,which means every track will offer a best performance of that perticular song,Mario has no "off" days here,so if you want only one CD of Mario,this could be the one for you.Mario sings a wide range of songs as only he could,certainly the great late Pavarotti was incapable of doing justice to some of the tracks here,he just could not sing with the sweetness and gentleness that Mario could.
Remastering is to a very high standard and the sound quality is among the finest I have heard for tracks dating back to 1949.There is an absence of clicks and noise/hiss so I have assumed full digital remastering has been carried out.
The excellent booklet was written also by Derek Mannering and gives all the info I wanted.As a bonus there is a second CD,which is of Christopher Lee reading "The Mario Lanza Story" written by,you may have guessed,Derek Mannering,so in all a very personal Derek Mannering production and very good too.Thoroughly recommended.CB
Remastering is to a very high standard and the sound quality is among the finest I have heard for tracks dating back to 1949.There is an absence of clicks and noise/hiss so I have assumed full digital remastering has been carried out.
The excellent booklet was written also by Derek Mannering and gives all the info I wanted.As a bonus there is a second CD,which is of Christopher Lee reading "The Mario Lanza Story" written by,you may have guessed,Derek Mannering,so in all a very personal Derek Mannering production and very good too.Thoroughly recommended.CB
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