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Title: HEARING HER WAS ONLY HALF THE STORY
Review: Dame Gwyneth Jones was one of the few prima donnas who believed in sacrificing beautiful singing for dramatic truth. Even this very early recital (when this singer was in transition from mezzo to dramatic soprano) demonstrates this commitment to the drama behind the music, which can be both exciting and frustrating to those listeners who only "hear" the voice. Her instrument wasn't perfect. There was a very wide vibrato and shrillness and limitation at the top which increased with time. Yet, when I saw this singer on stage as Fidelio, there was no doubt about her strength of character. Still, this is an exciting CD.Once again, the Decca folks were a little stingy with this reissue. They could have also included items from her Verdi aria recital as filler.
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