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André Kostelanetz
Ultimate Collection
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Song of India/Sadko - Andr? Kostelanetz, Strauss, J. II
2. Waltz From "Die Fledermaus" - Andr? Kostelanetz, Strauss, J. II
3. A Thousand and One Nights - Andr? Kostelanetz, Strauss, J. II
4. The Blue Danube Waltz - Andr? Kostelanetz, Strauss, J. II
5. The Gypsy Baron (Waltz)
6. Vienna Life - Andr? Kostelanetz, King, Chas E.
7. Song of the Islands - Andr? Kostelanetz, Owens, Harry
8. Sweet Leilani - Andr? Kostelanetz, Freed, R.
9. Medley: On the Beach at Waikiki/Hawaiian War Chant/My Honolulu Tomboy - Andr? Kostelanetz, Bernstein, Leonard
10. Tonight [From West Side Story] - Andr? Kostelanetz, Heneker, David
11. Irma La Douce - Andr? Kostelanetz, Lerner, Alan Jay
12. The Rain in Spain - Andr? Kostelanetz, Hammerstein, Oscar
13. My Favourite Things - Andr? Kostelanetz, Hammerstein, Oscar
14. Happy Talk - Andr? Kostelanetz, Offenbach
15. "Tales of Hoffmann": Barcarolle - Andr? Kostelanetz, Puccini
16. La "La Boheme": Musetta's Waltz - Andr? Kostelanetz, Verdi
17. "Rigoletto": Women Are Fickle - Andr? Kostelanetz, Gounod
18. Faust: Waltz - Andr? Kostelanetz, Bizet
19. "Carmen," The Toreadors - Andr? Kostelanetz, Becaud, G.
20. What Now My Love - Andr? Kostelanetz, Jones, Tom [1]
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. Try to Remember - Andr? Kostelanetz, North, Alex
2. Unchained Melody - Andr? Kostelanetz, Herman, Jerry
3. Mame - Andr? Kostelanetz, Bock, J.
4. If I Were a Rich Man - Andr? Kostelanetz, Adler, Richard [Com
5. Everybody Loves a Lover - Andr? Kostelanetz, Gottschalk
6. Night of the Tropics - Andr? Kostelanetz, Bloom, Rube
7. Fools Rush In - Andr? Kostelanetz, Mandel, Johnny
8. The Shadow of Your Smile - Andr? Kostelanetz, Traditional, Mexica
9. Cielito Lindo - Andr? Kostelanetz, Adamson, H.
10. On the Trail - Andr? Kostelanetz, Maxwell, Robert
11. Ebb Tide - Andr? Kostelanetz, Carmichael, Hoagy
12. The Nearness of You - Andr? Kostelanetz, Gershwin, George
13. Someone to Watch Over Me - Andr? Kostelanetz, Herman, Jerry
14. Hello, Dolly! - Andr? Kostelanetz, Gaze, H.
15. Calcutta - Andr? Kostelanetz, Simon, P.
16. The Sounds of Silence - Andr? Kostelanetz, Barry, John [1]
17. Born Free - Andr? Kostelanetz, Demy, Jacques
18. I Will Wait for You - Andr? Kostelanetz, Bacharach, Burt
19. I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Andr? Kostelanetz, Bacharach, B.
20. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - Andr? Kostelanetz, Martonoli, C.
Track Listings (20) - Disc #3
1. Love Me with All Your Heart - Andr? Kostelanetz, Nota, N.
2. Theme From Romeo and Juliet - Andr? Kostelanetz, Willson, M.
3. Till There Was You - Andr? Kostelanetz, Bricusse, Leslie
4. What Kind of Fool Am I? - Andr? Kostelanetz, Gates, David [1]
5. If - Andr? Kostelanetz, Johnson, James P. [
6. Charleston - Andr? Kostelanetz, Herman, J.
7. Loving You - Andr? Kostelanetz, Joplin, S.
8. Medley: Solace/The Entertainer - Andr? Kostelanetz, Gershwin, George
9. Maybe - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
10. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
11. In the Still of the Night - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
12. I Love Paris - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
13. Medley: You Do Something to Me/I Get a Kick out of You - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
14. Begin the Beguine - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
15. Kiss Me Kate Medley - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
16. Love for Sale - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
17. Just One of Those Things - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
18. Night and Day - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
19. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Andr? Kostelanetz, Porter, Cole
20. All Through the Night - Andr? Kostelanetz, Strauss, J. II

CD Details

All Artists: André Kostelanetz
Title: Ultimate Collection
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
Release Date: 7/20/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Soundtracks, Classical
Styles: Easy Listening, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Waltzes, Forms & Genres, Suites, Symphonies, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPCs: 632427949022, 9399700087451, 766483847944

Synopsis

Album Description

This 60-track, three-disc, 'Ultimate Collection' brings together the musical kaleidoscope of four decades of the brilliance of a truly great musician. From the classics of the 1930's to the most popular hit songs of our time, no challenge was too great for Kostelanetz. Highlights include 'The Blue Danube Waltz', 'The Rain In Spain', 'Everybody Loves A Lover', 'What Kind Of Fool Am I' & many more, packaged in a standard double jewel case. Columbia/Sony. 2001.

CD Reviews

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a find, what a jewel.

Helen | Los Angeles, California | 01/31/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I was a teenager, I loved the Beatles and their song "Yesterday". I also loved the Monkeys. However, I had a side of me that loved Johnnie Mathis' song "The Shadow of Your Smile" and then my all time favorite albums were ones by Andre Kostelanetz. When John Kennedy was assasinated, Andre's albums were there for me. I am Black, which should not be a variable in this review, but I want to encourage those of every race to partake of this Ultimate Collection."

This set definitely covers a lot of ground. Maybe too much.

David Kenner | Fort Worth, Texas United States | 03/07/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a most welcome comprehensive collection of Kostelanetz recordings covering his Columbia records career that spanned decades. It contains plenty of great examples of both his classical and pop recordings. His mastery of arrangement certainly had no equal in the 50s and 60s and there's lots and lots of proof of this spread over these discs. The first two discs are completely flawless. Practically every performance is five star quality. The first several tracks of the third disc continue the excellence but about a third of the way into this disc (and into Kostelanetz's 70s recordings) the arrangements start to sound more and more dated. There's something about the great orchestral masters adopting the styles of 1970s pop music that just doesn't hold up well today. I guess no one knew at the time that the 50s and 60s material would sound so much better so many years down the line so perhaps, no one is to blame. But I would rather have had more classical works or more 60s pop and left the 70s tracks to gather dust in the vault. Three essential tracks that are missing: "Somewhere My Love", "Bluesette" and Gershwin's "Promenade". Other than that, a really excellent (and beautifully remastered) collection."

Brings back memories

Philip J. Bohlken | Caldwell, Idaho | 05/17/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you liked easy listening FM radio and really miss it, this collection is for you. It is all of the things you remember hearing."