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4.5
Flicka really shines in this performance of variety and beauty. Backed by the excellent Utah Symphony Orchestra and the unmatched Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Von Stade weaves a tapestry of soaring melodies, sacred reverence, and great charm. Mendolssohn to Bernstein, this recording covers a lot of ground and does it well. I fell in love with this recording back in 1993 during a cold and wet southern Louisiana Winter. I wore out my cassette recording of it, and I'm thrilled to find it on CD. For uplifting and beautiful music and the transcendent soprano of Frederica Von Stade, I recommend this to any lover of great music.
