Eileen Farrell: Complete Columbia Collection (16-CD BOX SET)

Composers: Various
Artist: Eileen Farrell
Number of Discs: 16
Label: Sony Masterworks
CD Release Date: January 31, 2020

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’s birth, Sony Classical presents a 16-album collection of this beloved artist’s entire American Columbia recordings from 1946 to 1963. The collection displays her uniquely wide repertoire, ranging from Brünnhilde to Broadway, from Cherubini’s Medea to Berg’s Marie, from Debussy to “Danny Boy,” from Gluck to Gershwin.

Set Contents:

Disc 1/2: Berg: Wozzeck op. 7
Disc 3: Eileen Farrell as Medea
Disc 4: Arias in the Great Tradition
Disc 5: Puccini Arias
Disc 6: I’ve Got a Right to Sing the Blues!
Disc 7: An Eileen Farrell Song Recital
Disc 8: Carols for Christmas
Disc 9: Verdi Arias
Disc 10: Here I Go Again
Disc 11: Beethoven: Missa solemnis op. 123
Disc 12: Great Duets from Verdi Operas
Disc 13: This Fling Called Love
Disc 14: Eileen Farrell Sings Wagner
Disc 15: Together With Love
Disc 16: Eileen Farrell Sings French & Italian Songs

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