Eva Cassidy LP - Songbird
Product ID: 346559555
Five years after her death at age 33, Eva Cassidy is an international star. Songbird, a platinum-selling smash, reached #1 in England, Ireland, and the U.S. a recent Nightline profile about Eva generated more emails than almost any other program in it's history. When you hear this album, you'll know why the Washington Post raved that "she could sing anything... and make it sound like it was the only music that mattered." (43 minutes) Review: 楽曲全てが素晴らしい - エバァの歌声が素晴らしいです。 Review: Miraculous - I don't normally review what I buy. I've never had a compulsion to tell the world what I thought of something. However, after buying this album I was compelled to add my review and second the 5 star reviews already posted. I first heard of Eva Cassidy in a small quilting store in Syracuse Nebraska where my wife was shopping. `Wade in the Water' was playing and I couldn't help but notice that voice. What a voice! Powerful or oh so tender as the music required. Now I should say, I'm a classical violinist and not really into this kind of music. The masterpieces of Beethoven and Brahms and the playing of Hilary Hahn are more my kind of stuff. But I was taken with that voice and had to buy the CD. After listening to it the first time I must say (almost to my embarrassment) that I loved it. Successive listenings have only impressed me more. The songs are so heartfelt, both the lyrics themselves and Eva's singing of them that I could not help but be drawn into the music. She was gifted with a marvelous voice, but even more wonderful is the way she used it. Her passion and expression makes the music sound as if she was singing directly to me and no one else. A couple of songs still bring a tear to my eye. The more I hear `I Know You by Heart' the more I think it may become my favorite simply because of the sentiment it expresses. But how can I place it ahead of `Songbird' or `Had I a Golden Thread'? Neither of them are second place songs - but I digress. She sings with a folk/blues/gospel flavor, but I think that is irrelevant. The making of good music in any genre is a miracle that touches the heart. Eva's music is a miracle and it will touch your heart.
A**ー
楽曲全てが素晴らしい
エバァの歌声が素晴らしいです。
D**.
Miraculous
I don't normally review what I buy. I've never had a compulsion to tell the world what I thought of something. However, after buying this album I was compelled to add my review and second the 5 star reviews already posted. I first heard of Eva Cassidy in a small quilting store in Syracuse Nebraska where my wife was shopping. `Wade in the Water' was playing and I couldn't help but notice that voice. What a voice! Powerful or oh so tender as the music required. Now I should say, I'm a classical violinist and not really into this kind of music. The masterpieces of Beethoven and Brahms and the playing of Hilary Hahn are more my kind of stuff. But I was taken with that voice and had to buy the CD. After listening to it the first time I must say (almost to my embarrassment) that I loved it. Successive listenings have only impressed me more. The songs are so heartfelt, both the lyrics themselves and Eva's singing of them that I could not help but be drawn into the music. She was gifted with a marvelous voice, but even more wonderful is the way she used it. Her passion and expression makes the music sound as if she was singing directly to me and no one else. A couple of songs still bring a tear to my eye. The more I hear `I Know You by Heart' the more I think it may become my favorite simply because of the sentiment it expresses. But how can I place it ahead of `Songbird' or `Had I a Golden Thread'? Neither of them are second place songs - but I digress. She sings with a folk/blues/gospel flavor, but I think that is irrelevant. The making of good music in any genre is a miracle that touches the heart. Eva's music is a miracle and it will touch your heart.
C**.
A avoir absolument
Si vous aimez Eva Cassidy, vous serez comblé. Voix cristallin, orchestration impeccable, du grand art ! Une disparition de cette artiste bien trop tôt.
S**N
Songbird Personified
It is unlikely that you know about Eva Cassidy.. not many know of her even in the US/Europe. But listen to her once, and you'd be hooked. The artist died prematurely, otherwise she'd have been among the top singers today. What a range, what a voice, what emotional singing! If you want to take a blind risk in buying an album, go for this one.
K**W
Überwältigend
Mir war bekannt, dass Eva Cassidy Katie Meluas großes Vorbild ist. Das "virtuelle" Duett mit Katie Melua -"Wonderful World" - hat mich sehr berührt und neugierig gemacht. Daraufhin habe ich diese überwältigende Album erworben. Diese wirklich begnadete Stimme vermag Stücke in solcher Emotionalität und Tiefe zu interpretieren, dass es einem wirklich die Schuhe auszieht. Es ist schon schade, das ein solches Juwel nicht mehr unter uns ist. Heutige Popsternchen und vor allem diverse Produzenten-Teams sollten sich hier einmal ansehen, was wirklich einen Star ausmacht. Alle Stücke auf der CD sind mit glasklarer Stimme vorgetragen. Hinzu kommt eine - ich nenne es einmal sparsame - Instrumentierung, die allerdings perfekt und lebendig arrangiert ist. Man möchte die einzelnen Musikquellen (im Auto, CD-Player im Wohnzimmer, MP3-Player) gar nicht mehr ausmachen. "Autumn Leaves" ist eines dieser prächtigen Werke. Aber auch Stings "Fields Of Gold" ist bemerkenswert interpretiert und verleiht diesem ohnehin wunderschönen Stück noch einmal eine sehr persönliche Note. Gänsehaut ist aber in jedem Fall beim Titelstück garantiert. Sprachlos und zutiefst berührt bin ich jedesmal beim Hören von "Songbird". Wundervoll! Gäbe es mehr Sterne, ich würde sie vergeben. "Songbird" gehört garantiert zu den besten Alben, die ich mein eigen nennen kann. Einfach nur Klasse und nach dieser Hörprobe nicht das letzte von Eva Cassidy. Mit dieser Stimme kann sie nur im Himmel sein.
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