One probably would not have to venture very far afield among fanciers of classical vocal music to find affirmation of soprano Benita Valente as one of the pre-eminent American concert singers of all time. However, for some reason the CD market has heretofore altogether lacked a disc that focused on Valente's artistry exclusively, in recordings made during her prime. Bridge's issue Benita Valente in its freshly minted series Great Singers of the 20th Century -- in which this appears as Vol. 1 -- appears to redress such ...
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One probably would not have to venture very far afield among fanciers of classical vocal music to find affirmation of soprano Benita Valente as one of the pre-eminent American concert singers of all time. However, for some reason the CD market has heretofore altogether lacked a disc that focused on Valente's artistry exclusively, in recordings made during her prime. Bridge's issue Benita Valente in its freshly minted series Great Singers of the 20th Century -- in which this appears as Vol. 1 -- appears to redress such shortfall. The Bridge issue combines recordings made originally for LP labels -- Desmar, Pantheon, and the still-active Centaur label -- and a couple of recordings made at the Marlboro Festival, at which Valente was once a frequent flyer. Even some of the support staff here contains some legendary names -- pianists Rudolf Serkin and Richard Goode, conductor Alexander Schneider, and clarinetist Harold Wright among them -- and the tapes Bridge have been able to access for the project are...
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