Im Chambre séparée: The Operetta Album

1	Der Opernball, operetta:
2	Gräfin Dubarry, operetta:
3	Der Vogelhändler, operett
4	Der Obersteiger, operetta
5	Der Favorit, operetta: Du
6	Der Vogelhändler, operett
7	Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssle
8	Eine Nacht in Venedig (A
9	Die Fledermaus (The Bat),
10	Im weissen Rössl (The Whi
11	Im weissen Rössl (The Whi
12	Die Vielgeliebte, operett
13	Der Vetter Aus Dingsda, o
14	Die lustige Witwe (The Me
15	Friederike, operetta in 3
16	Der Zarewitsch, operetta
17	Giuditta, opera in 5 acts
18	Wien, du Stadt meiner Trä
Im Chambre séparée: The Operetta Album
1.	Der Opernball, operetta: Im Chambre séparée 2:40
	Composed by Richard Heuberger
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
2.	Gräfin Dubarry, operetta: Ich schenk mein Herz 3:53
	Composed by Carl Millöcker
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
3.	Der Vogelhändler, operetta: Ich bin die Christel von der Post 3:05
	Composed by Carl Zeller
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
4.	Der Obersteiger, operetta: Sei nicht bös 3:07
	Composed by Carl Zeller
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
5.	Der Favorit, operetta: Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein 3:55
	Composed by Robert Stolz
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
6.	Der Vogelhändler, operetta: Als geblüht der Kirschenbaum 2:29
	Composed by Carl Zeller
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
7.	Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssler, operetta (Strauss works arr. by Stalle): Draußen in Sievering 3:50
	Composed by Johann Strauss II
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
8.	Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice), operetta (RV 510): Schwips-Lied 2:44
	Composed by Johann Strauss II
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
9.	Die Fledermaus (The Bat), operetta (RV 503): Mein Herr Marquis 3:24
	Composed by Johann Strauss II
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
10.	Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta: Es muß was Wunderbares sein, von dir geliebt zu we 2:38
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
11.	Im weissen Rössl (The White Horse Inn), operetta: Im Salzkammergut 3:00
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
12.	Die Vielgeliebte, operetta: Du nur bist das Glück meines Lebens 2:48
	Composed by Nico Dostal
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
13.	Der Vetter Aus Dingsda, operetta: Strahlender Mond 3:06
	Composed by Eduard Künneke
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
	Additional Notes: arranged for voice & piano~arranged by Vieth, Joseph
14.	Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow), operetta: Vilja-Lied 4:46
	Composed by Franz Lehár
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
15.	Friederike, operetta in 3 acts: Sah ein Knab' ein Röslein stehn 3:56
	Composed by Franz Lehár
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
16.	Der Zarewitsch, operetta in 3 acts: Einer wird kommen 3:29
	Composed by Franz Lehár
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
17.	Giuditta, opera in 5 acts: Meine Lippen, die küssen so heiß 4:08
	Composed by Franz Lehár
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider
18.	Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume ("Wien, Wien, nur du allein") 3:09
	Composed by Rudolf Sieczynski
	Performed by Barbara Bonney and Ronald Schneider

Barnes & Noble

Half a century or so ago, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf recorded an album of operetta arias -- one of the most delightful vocal recitals on disc. Now here's another silvery voiced soprano, Barbara Bonney, taking on many of the same sugary, Viennese confections by Benatzky, Lehár, Stoltz, Johann Strauss, and others. The American singer does not always lilt as idiomatically as her German counterpart, and although pianist Ronald Schneider is a sensitive and fleet-fingered partner, one misses the glitter and glow of the orchestral originals. Bonney's luminous tone is ravishing, however, and she caresses the music's graceful phrases with a warm tenderness that goes straight to one's heart. And she is careful not to let the sweetness get cloying, applying elegant restraint where needed. Only time will tell whether this recital album will become a classic like Schwarzkopf's. Be warned, though, that this is addictive stuff; once in your CD player, it's likely to remain there for weeks at a time. Andrew Farach-Colton

All Music Guide

These are attractive songs from Viennese operettas that were extremely well known in the years immediately following their premieres. Soprano Barbara Bonney sings them all in character and sings them all beautifully. The ones that will be most familiar to modern audiences are "Schwips-Lied" (Tipsy Song) from Johann Strauss II's "Eine Nacht in Venedig," "Vilja-Lied" from Lehár's "The Merry Widow," and "Wein, du Stadt meiner Träume," which isn't from an operetta but is in the same style. The "Schwips-Lied" is most often heard in an instrumental version, so listeners may be surprised to hear the charmingly drunken, singing laughs in it. The piano accompaniment here does not do justice to most of these songs. In many places, the arrangements sound insipid: a single line of melody echoing the voice in the right hand, while the left hand has the usual "oom-pah-pah" chords. Although this allows Bonney's voice to be prominently featured, it wouldn't have hurt to have fuller, richer accompaniments for even more effective and affective performances. Nonetheless, these are charming songs, charmingly and skillfully performed. Patsy Morita

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1/2 Accompanied gracefully by pianist Ronald Schneider, Bonney wraps her radiant lyric soprano around [these] songs.... She fills out the vocal lines with a stream of limpid, shining tone and savors the words. Robert Baxter