Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller, Bruce Ford sings Viennese Operetta in High-Resolution Audio

℗ 2002 Chandos

Released	November 1, 2002
Duration	1h 13m 31s
Record Label	Chandos
Catalogue No.	CHAN3088
Genre	Classical (Operetta)

Bruce Ford sings Viennese Operetta

Bruce Ford, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Weller

Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats

Tracks
Editor's Notes
Technical Notes
Measurements

Das Land des Lächelns: Act II
1.1	You are my heart's delight (Dein ist mein ganzes Herz) Franz Lehár; Bruce Ford; Pieter Schoeman; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	3:53
La belle Hélène: Act I
1.2	On Mount Ida (Au Mont ida) Jacques Offenbach; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	3:47
Der Zigeunerbaron: Act II
1.3	Who made us one? (Wer uns getraut?) Johann Strauss II; Helen Williams; Bruce Ford; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	3:55
Grafin Mariza (Countess Mariza): Act I
1.4	Play, gipsy (Komm, Zigan) Emmerich Kálmán; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	5:41
Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice): Act III
1.5	Love is a delicate flower (Ach, wie so herrlich zu schaun) Johann Strauss II; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	3:14
Das Land des Lächelns: Act I
1.6	Patiently smiling (Immer nur lacheln) Franz Lehár; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	5:20
Der Zigeunerbaron: Act I
1.7	Since I was left an orphan lad (Als flotter Geist, doch früh verwaist) Johann Strauss II; Bruce Ford; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	2:58
Der Vogelhändler: Act II
1.8	My old father years ago (Wie mein Ahn'l zwanzig Jahr) Carl Zeller; Bruce Ford; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	4:17
Das Lied ist aus (The Song is Over) (text by W. Reisch and A. Ronbinson)
1.9	Don't ask me why I'm leaving (Frag' nicht, warum ich gehe) Robert Stolz; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	4:41
Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream): Act I
1.10	Softly, so softly (Leise, ganz leise) Oscar Straus; Bruce Ford; Alan Opie; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	4:53
Giuditta: Act I
1.11	Comrades, this life is the life for me! (Fruende, das Leben is lebenswert!) Franz Lehár; Bruce Ford; Pieter Schoeman; Geoffrey Mitchell Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	3:23
Der Zarewitsch: Act I
1.12	Alone, always alone (Allein, immer allein) Franz Lehár; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	5:21
Grafin Mariza (Countess Mariza)
1.13	Heavens, what's happ'ning to me? (Herrgott, was ist denn heut' los?) Emmerich Kalman; Helen Williams; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	3:27
1.14	Vienna mine (Gruss mir mein Wien) Emmerich Kalman; Helen Williams; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	4:19
Das Land des Lächelns: Act III
1.15	Love! What has given you this magic pow'r? (Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz geschenkt?) Franz Lehár; Helen Williams; Bruce Ford; Pieter Schoeman; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	6:15
1.16	We met in Vienna, my true love and I (in Wien hab' ich einmal ein Mädel geliebt) Robert Stolz; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	4:47
Die lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): Act III
1.17	Words forbidden (Lippen schweigen) Franz Lehár; Helen Williams; Bruce Ford; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Walter Weller	3:20
	Digital Booklet

American tenor Bruce Ford performs a variety of arias on this album, part of a series which aims to make opera accessible to a wider audience by presenting the performances in English. He is accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Walter Weller and joined by the Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, soprano Helen Williams and baritone Alan Opie.

96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Chandos Studio Masters

Recording venue: Blackheath Halls, London; 3–10 February 2002 Recording producer: Brian Couzens Sound engineer: Ralph Couzens Assistant engineers: Christopher Brooke and Michael Common Editor: Jonathan Cooper Operas administrator: Sue Shortridge Front cover: Photograph of Bruce Ford by Bill Cooper Back cover: Photograph of Walter Weller by Bill Cooper Design: Sean Coleman Booklet typeset by Dave Partridge Booklet editor: Kara Reed Copyright: Glocken Verlag (tracks 1, 6, 11, 12, 15 & 17), Josef Weinberger Ltd (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 & 10), Octava Music Australia Pty (tracks 4, 13 & 14), Campbell Connolly (track 9), Edition Rex GmbH München (track 16)

	Track title	Peak (dB FS)	RMS (dB FS)	LUFS (integrated)	DR
	Album average Range of values	-3.36 -7.56 to -0.20	-27.14 -32.37 to -22.26	-22.89 -27.00 to -18.80	14 13 to 17
1	You are my heart's delight (Dein ist mein ganzes Herz)	-1.06	-25.62	-21.5	15
2	On Mount Ida (Au Mont ida)	-3.31	-28.98	-24.4	16
3	Who made us one? (Wer uns getraut?)	-2.40	-27.77	-23.7	15
4	Play, gipsy (Komm, Zigan)	-0.20	-25.87	-21.5	17
5	Love is a delicate flower (Ach, wie so herrlich zu schaun)	-6.56	-27.31	-23.3	13
6	Patiently smiling (Immer nur lacheln)	-6.79	-32.37	-27.0	15
7	Since I was left an orphan lad (Als flotter Geist, doch früh verwaist)	-0.20	-24.30	-20.0	15
8	My old father years ago (Wie mein Ahn'l zwanzig Jahr)	-6.91	-29.51	-25.1	14
9	Don't ask me why I'm leaving (Frag' nicht, warum ich gehe)	-5.84	-27.29	-23.8	13
10	Softly, so softly (Leise, ganz leise)	-2.74	-24.69	-20.4	13
11	Comrades, this life is the life for me! (Fruende, das Leben is lebenswert!)	-1.73	-23.05	-18.9	13
12	Alone, always alone (Allein, immer allein)	-5.61	-29.97	-25.9	15
13	Heavens, what's happ'ning to me? (Herrgott, was ist denn heut' los?)	-0.47	-22.26	-18.8	14
14	Vienna mine (Gruss mir mein Wien)	-2.01	-26.63	-22.4	14
15	Love! What has given you this magic pow'r? (Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz geschenkt?)	-0.62	-24.59	-20.1	14
16	We met in Vienna, my true love and I (in Wien hab' ich einmal ein Mädel geliebt)	-7.56	-31.11	-26.7	15
17	Words forbidden (Lippen schweigen)	-3.09	-30.01	-25.7	15

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