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艾琳．法瑞爾20世紀美國最偉大女高音之一。
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2020年為其誕生100週年。
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專輯包含6張LP錄音，首度以CD格式發行。
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「每日郵報」讚譽：她在歌唱家中的份量，就如同尼加拉瓜之於瀑布中的地位。
1958年留聲機雜誌的唱片評論表示：「若是要靠歌唱比賽決定國家命運，美國可能會選擇艾琳．法瑞爾代表參賽，如此我們的國家安全才得以保障。」 而「這位『美國最出色的戲劇女高音』不僅擁有宏亮的音色，並擁有足以反應其個人特質溫暖音質。」2020年是她誕生100週年，Sony唱片公司特別將旗下哥倫比亞唱片所發行過的艾琳．法瑞爾重新集結發行。
艾琳．法瑞爾（Eileen Farrell, 1920 – 2002）是美國著名的女高音，擁有寬廣的音域與渾厚的低音，演唱生涯將近60年。幼年跟隨在馬戲團演出的雙親四處巡迴並啟蒙演唱發掘潛力，之後接受正統聲樂訓練。因而演唱生涯橫跨古典聲樂與流行歌曲，在音樂會、劇院、廣播電視和唱片中，皆可見到她在各類型歌曲自在悠遊的身影。
「每日郵報」（The Daily Telegraph）讚譽她是「20世紀最優秀的美國女高音之一，她的歌聲恢弘大度，擁有能夠完美詮釋各種角色的敏銳性及藝術性」，其歌聲被形容為「自然界無與倫比的現象。她在歌唱家中的份量，就如同尼加拉瓜之於瀑布中的地位。」2006年美國的國家公共廣播電台（NPR, National Public Radio）所出版的「古典音樂欣賞百科全書」指出：「她的歌聲洪亮、光芒四射，是20世紀歌劇界最好的聲音之一。」
這套專輯包含16張CD，收錄艾琳．法瑞爾1946-1963年間為哥倫比亞唱片公司所錄製的所有錄音。其中6張LP專輯首度以CD格式發行。並以24 bit / 192 kHz的技術將母帶重新處理。專輯保留了原始專輯的封面，並仿黑膠唱片的方
專輯錄音內容包羅萬象，包含美國百老匯歌曲、古典時期葛路克與契魯比尼的歌劇、貝多芬的《莊嚴彌撒》、舒伯特與舒曼之藝術歌曲、浪漫時期普契尼、威爾第、華格納的歌劇選曲、近代德布西的藝術歌曲、蓋希文的歌曲，以及「可笑的情人」（My Funny Valentine）與民謠「丹尼男孩」等。
艾琳．法瑞爾兼具寬廣聲域的歌聲、渾厚底蘊的聲音與高貴音色的歌喉，透過這些重新整理過的錄音又再度復活。難得完整集結的生前重要錄音，將其令人無法忘懷的絕世演唱盡皆收錄在這一套專輯中。其備受讚譽的夢幻美聲，唯有親身體會才得以驗證。
【收錄曲目】
CD1
Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7
CD2
Berg: Wozzeck, Op. 7
CD3
Cherubini: Medea, Act I: "È forse qui che il vil sicuro sta?... Dei tuoi figli" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act I: "Nemici senza cor" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act II: "Date almen per pietà" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act II: "Ebben! Tutto mi manca" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act II: "So che da mia bontà" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act II: "Novella strana... Figli miei, miei tesor" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act II: "Verrà presto all'altar" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act III: Introduzione (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act III: "Numi venite a me, inferni Dei!" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act III: "Del fiero duol che il cor mi frange" (Remastered)
Cherubini: Medea, Act III: "E che? Io son Medea!" (Remastered)
CD4
Beethoven: Ah! Perfido, Op. 65
Beethoven: Fidelio, Op.72, Act I: "Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?"
Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, Act II: "Leise leise fromme Weise"
Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, Act III: Cavatina "Und ob die Wolke"
Cherubini: Medea, Act II: Solo un pianto con te versare"
Gluck: Alceste, Act I: "Grands dieux! du destin, qui m'accable
CD5
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, Act I: "O mio babbino caro"
Puccini: La bohème, Act II: "Quando me'n vo' soletta per la via"
Puccini: La bohème, Act I: "Si, mi chiamano Mimi"
Puccini: La bohème, Act III: "Donde lieta usci"
Puccini: La rondine, Act I: "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta?"
Puccini: Tosca, Act I: "Non la sospiri"
Puccini: Tosca, Act II: "Vissi d'arte"
Puccini: Madame Butterfly, Act I: "Spira sul mare"
Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II: "Un bel di vedremo"
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act II: "In quelle trine morbide"
Puccini: Turandot, Act III: "Tu che di gel sei cinta"
Puccini: Turandot, Act II: "In questa reggia"
CD6
Mercer-Arlen: Blues in the Night (Remastered)
Mercer-Kern: I'm Old Fashioned (Remastered)
Berlin: Supper Time (Remastered)
Gershwin-Gershwin: Looking for a Boy (Remastered)
Hart-Rodgers: Glad to be Unhappy (Remastered)
Fields-McHugh: On the Sunny Side of the Street (Remastered)
Harburg-Lane: Old Devil Moon (Remastered)
Hart-Rodgers: He Was Too Good To Me (Remastered)
Hart-Rodgers: Ten Cents a Dance (Remastered)
Martin-Blane: Ev'rytime (Remastered)
Maxwell-Weill: September Song (Remastered)
Koehler-Arlen: I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (Remastered)
Moore: Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Remastered)
Moore: The Minstrel Boy: Irish Air from Golden Book (Remastered)
Traditional-Moore: The Last Rose of Summer (Remastered)
Traditional-Moore: The Kerry Dance (Remastered)
Molloy: Come Back to Erin (Remastered)
Clabibel: Killarney (Remastered)
Falconer-Balfe: Danny Boy (Remastered)
Weatherly-Weatherly: The Rose of Tralee [arranged by Floyd J. St. Clair] (Remastered)
Glover-St. Clair: The Marine's Hymn (Remastered)
CD7
Schubert: An die Leier Op. 56, No. 2 (Remastered)
Schubert: Die Fischerweise, Op. 96, No. 4 (Remastered)
Schubert: An die Laute, Op. 81, No. 2 (Remastered)
Schubert: Du liebst mich nicht, Op. 59, No. 1 (Remastered)
Schubert: Dem Unendlichen, Nachlass, Lfg. 10 (Remastered)
Schumann: Volksliedchen, Op. 51, No. 2 (Remastered)
Schumann: An den Mond, Op. 95, No. 2 (Remastered)
Schumann: Mein schöner Stern, Op. 101, No. 4 (Remastered)
Schumann: Die Soldatenbraut, Op. 64, No. 1 (Remastered)
Debussy: Beau Soir (Remastered)
Debussy: C'est L'extase (Remastered)
Debussy: Fleur des Blés (Remastered)
Debussy: Noël Des Enfants Qui N'ont Plus De Maisons (Remastered)
Debussy: L'ombre Des Arbres (Remastered)
Poulenc: Hôtel (Remastered)
Poulenc: Voyage Á Paris (Remastered)
Poulenc: C (Remastered)
Poulenc: Reines Des Mouettes (Remastered)
Poulenc: Fleurs (Remastered)
CD8
Traditional- Henderson: What Child is This?
Traditional- Henderson: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman
Traditional- Henderson: Lullay My Liking
Traditional- Henderson: Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
Vaughan Williams-Morris-Henderson: Snow In The Street
Murray-McFarland-Henderson: Away In A Manger
Traditional- Henderson: Sleep, Holy Babe
Gruber-Mohr-Henderson: Silent Night, Holy Night
Willis-Sears-Henderson: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Vocal)
Redner-Brook-Henderson: O Little Town of Bethlehem (Vocal)
Handel-Watts-Henderson: Joy To The World
Traditional- Henderson: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy- Wesley-Henderson: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Traditional- Henderson: The Coventry Carol (Vocal)
Traditional- Henderson: Song of the Crib
Traditional- Henderson: The First Noel
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 (Excerpts)
CD9
Verdi: Aida: Ritorna vincitor!
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera: Ma dall'arido stelo
Verdi: Otello: Salce, salce - Ave Maria
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra: Come in quest'ora bruna
Verdi: Il trovatore: Tacea la notte placida
Verdi: Il trovatore: D'amor sull'ali rosee vanne
Verdi: La forza del destino: Pace, pace, mio Dio!
CD10
Hart-Rodgers: My Funny Valentine (Remastered)
Howard: Fly Me to the Moon (Remastered)
Webster-Ellington: I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Remastered)
DeSylva-Macdonald-Gershwin: Somebody Loves Me (Remastered)
Shaw-Garner: Dreamy (Remastered)
Koehler-Moll-Barris: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (Remastered)
Gershwin-Gershwin: The Man I Love (Remastered)
Burr-Henderson: Solitaire (The Game of Love) (Remastered)
Howard: To Be In Love (Remastered)
Gershwin-Gershwin: A Foggy Day (Remastered)
Cahn-Van Heusen: The Second Time Around (Remastered)
Latouche-Fetter-Duke: Taking a Chance on Love (Remastered)
CD11
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123 (Remastered)
CD12
Verdi: Don Carlos: "Io vengo a domandar"
Verdi: Aida: "Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida"
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra: "Cielo di stelle orbato...Vieni a mirar la cerula marina tremolante"
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera: "Teco io sto - Non sai tu che se l'anima mia"
Verdi: Otello: "Già nella notte densa"
CD13
Hammerstein-Rodgers: Hello, Young Lovers (Remastered)
Hart-Rodgers: My Romance (Remastered)
Porter: In the Still of the Night (Remastered)
Koehler-Arlen: Stormy Weather (Remastered)
Mercer-Arlen: Out of this World (Remastered)
Capote-Arlen: I Never Has Seen Snow (Remastered)
Porter: I've Got You Under My Skin (Remastered)
Hart-Rodgers: Where or When (Remastered)
Engvick-Wilder: The April Age (Remastered)
Comden-Green-Styne: The Party's Over (Remastered)
Langdon-Previn: The Faraway Part Of Town (Remastered)
Hammerstein II-Kern: Can't Help Lovin' That Man (Remastered)
CD14
Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Brünhilde's Immolation Scene (Remastered)
Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91
Vaughan-Williams: Serenade to Music (From "The Merchant of Venice, Act V, Scene 1")
CD15
Gershwin-Gershwin: But Not For Me (Remastered)
Hart-Rodgers: Spring Is Here (Remastered)
Engvick-Wilder: Everywhere I Look (Remastered)
Capote-Arlen: A Sleepin' Bee (Remastered)
Mercer-Arlen: I Wonder What Became Of Me (Remastered)
Dietz-Schwartz: By Myself (Remastered)
Latouche-Duke: Cabin In The Sky (Remastered)
Langdon-Previn: Just For Now (Remastered)
Langdon-Previn: Where I Wonder (Remastered)