Della Reese - The Classic Della

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1962
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:38
Size: 84,8 MB
Art: Front

(2:49)  1. The Story of a Starry Night
(3:35)  2. These Are the Things I Love
(3:07)  3. If You Are But a Dream
(3:39)  4. My Reverie
(2:42)  5. Take My Heart
(3:02)  6. Stranger in Paradise
(2:38)  7. Gone
(3:24)  8. Serenade
(2:58)  9. Moon Love
(2:42) 10. Softly My Love
(3:20) 11. Till The End of Time
(2:36) 12. Don't you know

The pun in the title of Della Reese's most popular album for RCA Victor refers to the musical basis for these 12 songs: classical pieces originally composed by Tchaikovsky ("Symphony No. 6," "Melodie Op. 42"), Debussy ("Reverie"), Schubert ("Serenade"), Chopin ("Etude in E, Op. 10 No. 3," "Polonaise No. 6 Op. 53"), and Puccini ("Musetta's Waltz Song" from La Boheme), among others. The idea is a full-length expansion of her 1959 single, "Don't You Know," one of the biggest hits of her career (and also included here). Fortunately, Della Reese's voice as strong, controlled, and pitch-perfect as it had proven in the past is up to the challenge of such heavy material. Meanwhile, Glenn Osser's arrangements are gauzy and string-heavy, quite suited for the material and Reese's vocals. Though it's not a definitive performance, Reese admirably stretches her grasp of popular song by assimilating pieces from the classical repertoire.~ John Bush https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-classic-della-mw0000469815

The Classic Della

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