Customer Reviews
The Perfect Introduction - By: J. N. Valente, 15 Feb 2003 
Ute Lemper is that rare thing nowadays: a singer at ease with Weimar cabaret songs & contemporary classical ones. Come to think of it, that makes her pretty unique & - the Weill/Brecht connection notwithstanding - she seems willing to push her own limits & use her simultaneously husky, sexy & operatic voice to serve such unexpected composers as Michael Nyman (or even,in later recordings Astor Piazzolla & Jacques Brel).
On this CD the songs from "Cabaret" are delicious & there are the odd Nyman gems, but the strongest points (I would dare to say) are her takings on the Weimar-time cabaret songs & the Piaf/Dietrich songs also available on "Illusions".
Dare to take this one in. You might just discover or re-acquaint yourself with one of the world's superb performers of songs. By then you will be very be glad you did.
Btw: is Ute particularly popularin Portugal?
PS - Chicago beingin the news don't miss her All That Jazz. There we're talking!
Ute is bigger than life - By: , 08 Dec 2000 This is the perfect cd for anyone not familiar with the wonderfull voice & panache of Ute Lemper. It samples all the different aspects of Ute's career, form the Broadway musicals to the already classic Weill/Brecht interpretations ('Mack the Knife' is simply divine!). And her rendition of Chicago's 'All that jazz' just makes you green with envy for the fortunate that saw her livein London!!
