Grandes Del Folklore V.1 [Import]

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Double CD Set for a Total of 30 Songs.

Grandes Del Folklore V.1,Jorge Cafrune,Sony,Latin

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Average customer rating: Don't downrate a CD because of a missing piece - please! Bolet is outstanding Great selections; technically great but dull performance Great Liszt compilation Missing The Famous Hungarian Rhapsody #2

Liszt: Favourite Piano Works Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chopin: Favorite Piano Works Liszt: 10 Hungarian Rhapsodies Debussy: Piano Works Liszt: The Complete Etudes Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos; The Piano Sonata ASIN: B00000427O Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat Major
2. Mephisto Waltz No. 1
3. Funilles
4. Rniscences de Don Juan
5. La campanella
6. Die Forelle
7. Erlkonig
8. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 In C Sharp Minor

Tracks:

1. Consolation No. 3
2. Sonetto 104 del Pentrarca
3. Les Jeux d'eau a Villa d' Este
4. Au bord d' une source
5. Gnomenreigen
6. Un sospiro
7. Rigoletto
8. Sonata In B Minor - Lento assai
9. Andante sostenuto
10. Fugato

Customer Reviews:

Don't downrate a CD because of a missing piece - please!.......2005-07-15

This is an excellent representative 2-CD bargin set of Liszt's piano works played by a recognized expert pianist in this repertoire. The other reviewers (i.e. those w/ 5* ratings) have made their points well. What continues to bother me in many of these classical CD reviews is 'downgrading' a CD by several stars, if not more in some cases, because the listener is irked at the lack of a feature that has nothing to do w/ the performance on the recording. Such is the case here - a 3* rating because one piece was mislabelled is ridiculous - rate the music & performance first, please. If there is a problem unrelated to the performance (sound quality, liner notes, etc.), then simply state that in your review. I often look at the overall rating to determine if I even want to consider a classical CD & read the reviews - knocking off a star or two because of petty complaints is not justified.

Bolet is outstanding.......2005-01-23

There are many Liszt performers, and while Bolet was known to never substitute technical perfection for feeling, there is a great balance to his playing. 'Un Sospiro' is played on the slow side, every melody note can be heard perfectly, while his interpretation and rubato are heart stopping. While I don't agree with his Liebstraum (the honor of greatest playing is held for Cliburn on this piece, if you haven't heard him play it, go buy the CD, now), the lesser played works such as the Elf King transcription more than makes up for it. If you want a technically perfect, clear, sometimes very moving performance of Liszt, Bolet is for you (I prefer him infinitely over Cziffra, although I may be alone on that one). Postscript: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 is NOT No. 2, this is an error on Amazon's part, and also on the other Bolet albums, it is indeed no. 12 and not 2.

Great selections; technically great but dull performance.......2004-04-09

I know this pianist Jorge Bolet is supposed to be one of the world's greatest. But I bought this as a replacement set when I temporarily lost my Phillips "Best Of Liszt" set and couldn't live without Liszt. I was sadly disappointed on the selections that overlap. While some of my favorite selections (Liebestraum, Mephisto Waltz) are actually longer here, they simply do not stir my soul as much. The pressure of the notes, the timing, something indefinable just isn't the same in this recording as in the Phillips one. The quality of sound reproduction is fine, the piano-playing is certainly correct and crisp (maybe TOO crisp?), and again, the variety of the pieces chosen is commendable, but I recommend the Phillips 2-disc set over this one. There ARE some very interesting selections of not just Liszt's original works but also some of his arrangements or adaptations of other's works, i.e., the Shubert pieces and La campanella (from Paganini).

Great Liszt compilation.......2003-12-23

Bolet's finest moments on this two-fer are the Schubert-Liszt transcriptions - you'd almost think 'Who needs a voice?' But he's equally good in the aforementioned Mephisto Waltz, and the operatic journey through Mozart's Don Giovanni.

The cons are here too: Bolet's RCA Liszt recital has better, less cautious versions of Liebestraum, Un sospiro and Funerailles. The Sonata is tremendous overall but in the end I'd rank it just a little below the best - particularly Brendel, Richter and Arrau. Yet all these renditions have great merits - even the ones Bolet surpassed himself. This Liszt compilation is overall very good.

Missing The Famous Hungarian Rhapsody #2.......2003-05-27

Although the listing at Amazon.com says this CD contains Hungarian Rhapsody #12, A.K.A #2, it does NOT have the famous #2 in C Sharp Minor. It is indeed #12. Since I bought this CD specifically for Hungarian Rhapsody #2 in C Sharp Minor, I was disspointed that it was not included. It is Liszt's most famous song, at least in my opinion. If you are looking for this song, I would suggest Hungarian Rhapsodies Vol. 1, by Jeno Jando.

Average customer rating: Lecuona Plays Lecuona Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great! The Cuban Chopin Lecuona, the musical genious . . . . . LECUONA IS NO LIGHTWEIGHT

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Tracks:

1. Malaguena
2. Andalucia
3. Ante el Escorial
4. San Francisco el grande
5. Siempre en mi corazon
6. Maria la O
7. Siboney
8. Noche azul
9. La comparsa
10. Danza negra
11. Danza lucumi
12. A la antigua
13. Canto del guajiro
14. Canto del guajiro
15. La habanera
16. Damisela encantadora
17. Crisantemo
18. Romantico
19. Rosa la china
20. Como arrullo de palmas
21. Palomitas blancas
22. Poetico
23. Estudiantina
24. Cordoba
25. Music Box
26. Mazurka en glisado
27. Polichinela
28. Gitanerias
29. Aragon
30. Valencia mora

Tracks:

1. La brisa y yo
2. Devuelveme el corazon
3. Preludio en la noche
4. Yo te quiero siempre
5. Pavo real
6. Vals de las sombras
7. Bell Flower
8. Zambra gitana
9. Por eso te quiero
10. Vals azul
11. Vals en si mayor
12. Muneca de cristal
13. Mi amor fue una flor
14. Vals en re bemol
15. Apasionado
16. Amorosa
17. Ahi viene el chino
18. Al fin te vi
19. Por que te vas?
20. Mientras yo comia maullaba un gato
21. Por que te vas?
22. Amorosa
23. Los minstrels
24. No hables mas
25. Dame tu amor
26. Vals en re bemol
27. La 32
28. Mis tristezas
29. En tres por cuatro
30. Munequita
31. Burlesca
32. La paloma
33. Music Box

Amazon.com

This collection includes Ernesto Lecuona's complete 1954 recordings plus a series of 78s made in 1927-28. Ten of the recordings were previously unreleased. This is a lot of lightweight Cuban piano music to deal with at once, but it's definitely worth doing. Lecuona's music, which is having a major revival, may not be important. But it's consistently charming and entertaining. The 78s, which sound surprisingly good, reveal even more of a virtuoso than do the later recordings, but throughout we hear playing that expresses the spirit of the music extremely well. And yes, the famous Malagueña is here, sounding very sexy. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Lecuona Plays Lecuona.......2007-05-12

Oh Boy! What can I tell you about this magnificent collection of musical jewels from our Maestro Lecuona. I bought the original Long Playing Record back in the 50's in my country.
I purchased it again shortly after my arrival to the US, and I was lucky enough to buy it on DVD from Amazon, once I found out they had it.

Joseph L. Alcover
Miami, FL

Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great!.......2005-08-17

In my opinion this is one of the best CD's from Lacuona, Most of his piano compositions are recorded here (original ones), What, Ms. Leslie Gerber forgot to mention is that Mr.Lecuona was a band leader,"Lecuona and the Cuban Boys", remembers him? Or maybe she does not have sufficient information about him. The music from Lecuona still is very well alive today. I came across his recordings on my own, no one ever told me about this great pianist. I happened to hear the Malague?a by another great Cuban composer and band leader Perez Prado (The Real Mambo King) in one of his albums and Lecuona was the author. That got me interested in him. I'm pretty sure that Ms.Leslie Gerber does not mean any harm trying to put this composer down. It's just that maybe all she knows is Gerber baby food stuff!

The Cuban Chopin.......2004-06-18

What a great album and great value. There is music here that will make you smile, break your heart, inspire you, and Lecuona's skill is breathtaking. If you enjoy classical piano music (with a Cuban/Spanish influence), you'll love this. No, it doesn't display the virtuosity, complexity or seriousness of Lizst, Chopin or Beethoven, but it's fun, beautiful, dramatic yet accessible. You'll love it.

Lecuona, the musical genious . . . . ........2002-10-16

I feel compelled to identify myself first. I am Cuban born who arrived in the US in 1960 at the age of 16 years old. I am a US citizen since 1965 and a US Army Veteran of Viet Nam. I will die defending the right Ms. Leslie Garber has of expresing her opinions. But what I will not condone is her ignorance. To say that Lecuona writes "lightweight Cuban piano music" and that "Lecuona's music may not be important" is to show ignorance. A musician that composes GREAT music in several genres of the music world, a musician that in all genres has highly succesful pieces, and, a musician that after many years, (70-80 years) is still heard and admired can not be called other than MUSICAL GENIOUS and a CLASSICAL MUSICIAN. His music is so beautiful that it will live forever. From his Afro-Cuban compositions, to his romantic popular boleros, to his valses, to his Zarzuelas, Lecuona demonstrates once and again, time after time his immense musical talent. His Afro-Cuban "Cafetal", his romantic boleros "Noche Azul" and "Amapola", His vibrant and colorful "Comparsa" and "Andalucia", his classical Valses, just to mention a few things, makes Lecuona to stand together with the great musicians of the world. The fact that Hollywood made a film around "Estas en mi corazon" and that great singers, like Placido Domingo, want to sing Lecuona's music speaks immensely well of Lecuona/s greatness. The fact the popular instrumental orchestras like Faith, Conniff, Mantovani, Cugat have arranged and interpreted a lot of Lecuona's music also says a lot about Lecuona's versatility in his work. Lecuona is probably important to many millions of people and his music is certainly not lightweight. And if the only thing Ms. Garber can say about "Malaguena" is that "it sounds very sexy" is to demonstrate that she does not know a thing about music. It definitely does not give her the priviledge of commenting about Lecuona's music.

LECUONA IS NO LIGHTWEIGHT.......2002-02-27

Lecuona is one of the most important composers of Latin-America. He is by no means the "unimportant" and "lightweight" Leslie Gerber (whomever that may be) claims, having been hailed for performances of his earlier (and "less mature") works by the likes of Maurice Ravel.

In my opinion the highlight of the set is the devilish "La 32". It's also interesting to compare his interpretations of the same works at different times in his career, like the two recordings of "Por que te vas?" and "Amorosa", especially keeping in mind that Lecuona seldom notated and improvised quite frequently, leaving the transcription work to his students.

Average customer rating: Van Cliburn's Liszt Simply breathtaking

Van Cliburn: My Favorite Liszt Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cliburn, Van | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Van Cliburn: My Favorite Rachmaninoff Van Cliburn - My Favorite Debussy My Favorite Brahms My Favorite Chopin My Favorite Encores ASIN: B00004SSEI Release Date: 2000-05-16

Tracks:

1. Sonata In B Minor
2. Un sospiro
3. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
4. Consolation No.3
5. Consolation No.5
6. Liebestraum No.3
7. Mephisto Waltz

Customer Reviews:

Van Cliburn's Liszt.......2006-04-28

I was never a fan of Van Cliburn's playing. I have always been interested in the by-ways of piano literature, e.g., Alkan, Scriabin, Mednter, and Sorabji. Hence, pianists such as Horowitz, Hamelin, and Powell I find appealing not only in their technique but also in their choice of overlooked but really good repertoire that has suffered neglect due to the 'standards' of piano performance, i.e., that which is most easily accessible to the public (unfortunately, public consumption [and attention spans] have largely determined what piano music will be recorded). Van Cliburn was one such pianist; chopin, brahms, beethoven, rachmaninoff, debussy, etc., much of it good music, but recorded to death to the neglect of equally good, but different music. At any rate, I was hesitant to purchase Van Cliburn's Liszt CD. I played it and was surprised. His Chopic CD had sounded mechanical to me, but this Liszt CD is actually very very good. I imagined his performance of the Liszt B minor sonata to be dry, dull, and boring. It was anything but. It is definitely a unique recording of the Bm sonata, one that can be listened to over and over again along with Pollini, Zimerman, Nojima, and Demidenko. He shapes the dimensions of the sonata very well and has a very good control of its sonorities. His performance of Un Sospiro cannot equal Hamelin but it is, nonetheless, an excellent performance that stands on its own. The Mephisto Waltz was another surprise: Van Cliburn plays it to the hilt. I have heard more breath-taking versions, e.g., Horowitz, Sgouros, and Wild. But Cliburn's measures up. He adds flourishes at the end that are effective and in no way take away from the piece but rather add to the spirit of the waltz. I would recommend this CD highly.

Simply breathtaking.......2003-08-05

Van Cliburn, who in 1958 became as much of a celebrity as Elvis, is one of the world's greatest ever pianists. I have never heard anyone play Liszt with so much gravity and understanding. Part of this may be because Van Cliburn's hands are so enormous, nearly as large as Liszt's.

This recording of the Sonata is a must-have. The first eerie notes are played with spine-tingling anticipation, then comes the climatic theme, with technical stunts to make your head swim. Mr. Cliburn comes through it all without an error and with an astonishing amount of passion and fire. The songs fades away eerily, just as it began.

Un Sospiro is one of my favorite pieces ever, and Van Cliburn plays it marvelously. The melody is split between the two hands, which causes the left to have to cross over the right often and very quickly, but the melody remains very even and so lyrical it brings tears to the eyes. Van Cliburn is the only pianist to date who has been able to make me cry with the sheer beauty of his sound, and it is undoubtedly his legendary, singing approach to the keys.

All of the other pieces on the CD are simply marvelous, and the wild, swirling Mephisto Waltz provides a fitting end to this stunning CD. Encore!

Average customer rating: Valuable compendium Rareties available on CD at last! Heavenly WHO ELSE CAN SING LIKE THIS TODAY?

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Customer Reviews:

Valuable compendium.......2007-01-24

This set is extremely valuable, not only as an overview of Dame Joans career but because it contains three complete LP sets that have been very hard to find. The sets are the 2 LP French opera (operetta) set, the Mozart album and the Wagner album. Although some of these do not show her to her best advantage (the Wagner set) they all have some very beautiful things and the French items are superb. The annotations and photos are interesting as well and there are some piano songs with Bonynge that are released here for the first time along with a scene from a live Covent Garden Norma.

Rareties available on CD at last!.......2006-03-29

While Joan Sutherland has recorded a number of impressive aria collections throughout the many years of her recording career, they tend to get lost in the shuffle of the countless reissues Decca/London has endlessly repackaged. While some of the original collections have appeared intact on CD--"The Art of the Prima Donna," "The Age of Bel Canto," "Love Live Forever" (her operetta collection that was originally titled "The Golden Age of Operetta"), to name a few--others are currently represented in the CD catalogue by only a few selections on discs that also include excerpts from complete opera recordings or duplicates of selections from other original collections. As a result, it has been impossible to assemble a CD collection of her recordings without a LOT of duplication, and some of the most interesting collections are still unavailable (e.g. "Command Performance" and "Serate Musicale").

While this newest set does include a lot of bits of this and that, ranging from her very first LPs to excerpts from complete recordings most Sutherland fans already have and a few "live" performances, what is perhaps most significant about it is that it features the complete contents of the "Sutherland Sings Wagner" LP--a real repertoire departure for her--and the double-LP album called "French Opera Gala" (in the U.S.--the British title was "Romantic French Arias"), neither of which, to the best of my knowledge, has been available on CD before. "Opera News" magazine once ran an article in which they asked various stars to name the one album that they felt best represented their artistry for future generations, and Dame Joan selected the "French Opera Gala," so for Sutherland fans, this is a long-awaited treat.

I'm not going to waste space saying how miraculous I consider Dame Joan's artistry. If you are familiar with her work already, you know whether you adore her or not; and if you aren't, this massive set is probably not the best place to start (that would be "The Art of the Prima Donna" album that introduced her to most listeners decades ago)--especially since this newest set doesn't contain the lyrics, a must for newcomers. Let's hope Decca/London gets around to releasing the rest of her recordings intact instead of endlessly scrambling and repackaging the same selections over and over.

Heavenly.......2006-01-31

I first heard of Dame Sutherland while on the internet while listening to a internet radio station. I was instantly a fan, her control, technique, and tone is perfectly executed and rivals the equally fantastic Maria Callas. She has a powerful voice and presence that will evoke every emotion from her listeners. Highly recommended to all Opera Diva fans.

WHO ELSE CAN SING LIKE THIS TODAY?.......2005-04-10

This is Decca's second multi disc evaluation of this fantastic singer's long career and many recordings. True that a lot on the first set is duplicated here, but there are a few exceptions here and there that make it a worthy addition. Of particular interest are the very early items of Handel and Italian baroque arias, some forgotten song recordings and a live performance of the duet from Norma. It can't be said too many times - who can sing like this today? For sheer vocalism it's hard to find anyone on the same wavelength. This set will give very young opera goers an idea of what they missed.

Average customer rating: Outstanding! A GREATE WAY TO BRING LECUONA BACK PERFECT LECUONA-INCOMPARABLE

Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 1 Ernesto Lecuona , Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra , Michael Bartos , and Thomas Tirino Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 3 Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 4 Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 5 Ultimate Collection ASIN: B0000016N9 Release Date: 1995-11-21

Tracks:

1. Rapsodia Negra
2. Cordoba
3. Andaluza
4. Alhambra
5. Gitanerias
6. Guadalquivir
7. Malaguena
8. Ante El Escorial
9. Zambra Gitana
10. Aragonesa
11. Granada
12. Zambra
13. San Francisco El Grande
14. Aragon (Vals Espana)
15. Preludio En La Noche
16. La Habanera
17. Mazurka En Glissando
18. Canto Del Guajiro
19. Bellflower
20. Music Box
21. Polchinella
22. Canto Siboney
23. Noche Azul

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding!.......2003-08-06

I'm working on the Andulcia suite, and just got this CD in the mail today to see how the songs are supposed to sound, and am blown away at Tirino's ability to play Lecuona and sound like him too!

This CD is a joy to listen to, Tirino's clarity, playing the greatest piano literature available is the most fun I've had in a while listening to a CD.

Bravo!

A GREATE WAY TO BRING LECUONA BACK.......2001-09-11

Thank you Mr. Tirino for bringing this marvellous music back.
It is a wonderful job very well done.
This is the best recording of this pieces ever.Mr. Tirino has the perfect balance to play this music exactly the way Lecuona wrote it. Outstanding

PERFECT LECUONA-INCOMPARABLE.......2000-07-28

THIS IS IT! The Lecuona recording that began the whole new renaissance of the great Maestro's music 7 years ago. TIME magazine hailed this as one of the ten best recordings of the year from ALL musical categories, "Fingers ablaze"!

These performances are incisive, colorful, stylistically very much LECUONA, (with even Lecuona's subtle changes in the scores included in these recordings), researched to a fault, executed with such breadth and depth of interpretation, color and old Cuban style. It is my humble opinion, as a Cuban, that no one can even come near to these performances...from begining to end it is absolute, utter perfection. This is a must in your collection, and the standard to which all other Lecuona recordings should be measured and compared. Tirino is THE Lecuona authority in the world.

I hope I have the oppourtunity some day to meet this great artist, shake his hand, and thank him wholeheartedly on behalf of all us Cubans everywhere for his work in bringing back Lecuona's music in such a masterly way. Thank you, and BRAVO, Maestro TIRINO!

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Tracks:

1. Peer Gynt-Suite No. 1 Op. 46: The Morning - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
2. A Little Night Music - Serenade No. 13 In G Major KV 525: Allegro - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
3. Concerto grosso In G Minor Op. 6-8: Allegro - Largo (Pastorale) (ADD) - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
4. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours (ADD) - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
5. The Spring Op. 8-1, From 'The Four Seasons': Allegro - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
6. The Spring Op. 8-1, From 'The Four Seasons': Largo e painissimo sempre - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
7. The Spring Op. 8-1, From 'The Four Seasons': Allegro (Danzo Pastorale) - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
8. Sepet In E Flat Major Op. 20: Tempo di Minuetto - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
9. Swan Lake, Ballet - Suit Op. 20: Waltz - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
10. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: BWV 565 (ADD) - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
11. Waltz No. 6 In D Flat Major Op. 64-1: 'Waltz By Minutes' - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
12. Quintet In A Major Op. 114 'The Trout': Andante - Theme With Variations (ADD) - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS
13. Prelude a l'apres midi dune: Symphonic Poem (ADD) - SUNDAY MORNING CLASSICS

Tracks:

1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047: Allegro (ADD) - Various Artists
2. Cavelleria Rusticana: Intermezzo - Various Artists
3. The Blue Danube: Waltz Op. 314 - Various Artists
4. Concerto For Strings And Basso continuo In G Major 'Alla Rustica' RV 151: Presto - Various Artists
5. Concerto For Strings And Basso continuo In G Major 'Alla Rustica' RV 151: Adagio - Various Artists
6. Concerto For Strings And Basso continuo In G Major 'Alla Rustica' RV 151: Allegrio - Various Artists
7. Aria Italiana: For String Orchestra - Various Artists
8. String - Quarter No. 53 In D Major Op. 64-5 'The Lark': Menuetto: Allegretto - Various Artists
9. Capriccio In B Flat Major, BWV 992: Aria Of The 'Postillon' - Various Artists
10. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra 'Elvira Madigan' No. 21 In C Major KV 467: Allegro maestoso - Various Artists
11. Grand Polonaise Brilliante Op. 22: Andante spinato: Tranquilo - Various Artists
12. Grand Polonaise Brilliante Op. 22: Polonaise: Allegro molto - Various Artists
13. Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major Op. 97 'Rhenisch': Scherzo (ADD) - Various Artists
14. Watermusic, Suite: Hornpipe II - Various Artists
15. Canon: Canon In D Major - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. The Nutcracker, Ballet - Suite Op. 71a: Flower Waltz - Various Artists
2. 'The Tale Of Hoffmann': Barcarole - Various Artists
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major BWV 1048: Allegro moderato - Various Artists
4. Melody In F: Op. 3-1 (ADD) - Various Artists
5. Syrinx: For Flute Solo (ADD) - Various Artists
6. Concerto For Trumpet And Strings: In D Major - Various Artists
7. Symphony No. 6 In F Major Op. 68 'Pastorale': Allegro ma non troppo - Various Artists
8. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March - Various Artists
9. The Moldau: Symphonic Poem From 'My Motherland' - Various Artists
10. Music for the Royal Fireworks, Suite: Overture - Various Artists
11. Ave Maria: For Organ (ADD) - Various Artists

Average customer rating: Lots of Great Music... Cheap! They are giving it away!

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Tracks:

1. Fur Elise - Various Artists
2. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major: II. Andante - Various Artists
3. Traumerei - Various Artists
4. The Venetian Gondola - Various Artists
5. Intermezzo In E Flat Major Op.117, No.1 - Various Artists
6. Piano Concerto No.2 In F Minor, Op.21: II. Larghetto - Various Artists
7. Des Abends - Various Artists
8. Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune - Various Artists
9. Spring Song In A Major, Op.62, 6 - Various Artists
10. Piano Sonata In C Major, K. 330: II. Andante cantabile - Various Artists
11. Nocturne In B Major Op.9 No.3 - Various Artists
12. Piano Concerto No.1 In D Minor, Op.15: II. Adagio - Various Artists

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1. Moonlight: Piano Sonata No.2 In C Sharp Minor Op.27 - I. Adagio sostenuto - Various Artists
2. Ave Maria - Various Artists
3. Piano Concerto No. 23 - Various Artists
4. Romance In F Sharp Major Op.28, 2 - Various Artists
5. Nocturne No.13 In C Minor Op.48 - Various Artists
6. Piano Concerto In A Minor Op.16 - II. Adagio - Various Artists
7. Song Without Words In E Major, Op.19, 1 - Various Artists
8. Arietta Op.12 No.1 - Various Artists
9. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op.19 - II. Adagio - Various Artists
10. Moment Musical In A Flat Major - Various Artists
11. Chants sans Paroles (Souvenir de Hapsal) - Various Artists
12. Piano Concerto No.9 'Jeunehomme' - II. Andante - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. The Saisons: Barcarole - Various Artists
2. Duetto In F Major - Various Artists
3. Piano Sonata In F Major K.332: II. Adagio - Various Artists
4. Impromptu In A Flat Major D.899 No.4 - Various Artists
5. Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor: II. Largo - Various Artists
6. Einsame Blumen - Various Artists
7. Prelude Op.28 No.15 In D Flat Major 'Rain Drops' - Various Artists
8. Intermezzo In A Minor Op.76 No.7 - Various Artists
9. Paganini Etude No. 3 'La Campanella' - Various Artists
10. Prelude Op.28 No.2 In B Flat Major - Various Artists
11. Nocturne For The Left Hand - Various Artists
12. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor Op. 11: II. Romanze - Larghetto - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Of Foreign Countries & People, Op. 15, 1 - PIANO DREAMS
2. Impromptu In G Flat Major - PIANO DREAMS
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor: II. Andante semplice - PIANO DREAMS
4. Waldszenen Op. 82: Abschied - PIANO DREAMS
5. Nocturne In D Flat Major, Op. 27, 2 - PIANO DREAMS
6. Impromptu In B Flat Major D. 935 No. 3: Tema con Variazioni - PIANO DREAMS
7. Romance In F Major Op. 118, 5 - PIANO DREAMS
8. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca - PIANO DREAMS
9. Barcarolle In F Sharp Major Op. 60 - PIANO DREAMS
10. Piano Sonata In A Major K.331: I. Andante grazioso - PIANO DREAMS

Tracks:

1. Melody In F - PIANO DREAMS
2. Piano Sonata No. 8 'Pathetique': II. Adagio cantabile - PIANO DREAMS
3. Piano Concerto No. 12 In A Major: II. Andante - PIANO DREAMS
4. The Spring - PIANO DREAMS
5. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Old Castle - PIANO DREAMS
6. Impromptu No. 3 In G Flat Major Op. 51 - PIANO DREAMS
7. Moment Musical No. 1 In C Major - PIANO DREAMS
8. Intermezzo In C Sharp Minor Op. 117, 3 - PIANO DREAMS
9. Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor Op. 58: III. Largo - PIANO DREAMS
10. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major Op. 83: III. Andante - PIANO DREAMS

Tracks:

1. Humoresque In G Flat Major - Various Artists
2. Notturno Op. 54, 4 - Various Artists
3. Impromptu In A Flat Major D. 935 No. 2 - Various Artists
4. Prelude In F Sharp Major Op. 28 No. 13 - Various Artists
5. Piano Sonata No.23 'Appassionata': II. Andante con moto - Various Artists
6. Prelude No. 25 In C Sharp Minor Op. 45 - Various Artists
7. Intermezzo In B Flat Minor Op.117, 2 - Various Artists
8. Moment Musical No. 6 In F Minor - Various Artists
9. Phantasie Pieces Op.12: Warum? - Various Artists
10. Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor: III. Marche funebre - Various Artists
11. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Op. 15: II. Largo - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Love Dream No. 3 - PIANO DREAMS
2. Berceuse In D Flat Major - PIANO DREAMS
3. Der Schmetterling Op.43 No.1 - PIANO DREAMS
4. Intermezzo In A Major Op. 118, 2 - PIANO DREAMS
5. Piano Sonata In B Flat Major D.960: II. Andante sostenuto - PIANO DREAMS
6. Mazurka In G Minor Op.24 No. 1 - PIANO DREAMS
7. Piano Concerto No. 18 In B Flat Major K.456: II. Andante un poco sostenuto - PIANO DREAMS
8. Piano Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni - PIANO DREAMS
9. Mazurka In C Minor Op. 30, 1 - PIANO DREAMS
10. Waldszenen, Op. 82: Vogel als Prophet - PIANO DREAMS
11. Ah, vous dirai-je Maman: 12 Variations - PIANO DREAMS

Tracks:

1. Waltz In A Major Op.39 No.15 - Various Artists
2. Prelude In F Major Op.28 No.23 - Various Artists
3. Piano Sonata In C Major K.545 'Sonata facile': II. Andante - Various Artists
4. Piano Concerto No.5 In E Flat Major Op.73 'Emperor': II. Adagio un poco mosso - Various Artists
5. Mazurka In B Minor Op.24 No.4 - Various Artists
6. Pianno Sonata In B Major Op. Posth. 147 D.575: II. Andante - Various Artists
7. Bagatellen, Op.126: III. Andante Cantabile e gracioso - Various Artists
8. Ballad No.2 In F Major Op.38 - Various Artists
9. Intermezzo In F Minor Op.118,4 - Various Artists
10. Nocturne No. 16 In E Flat Major Op.55,2 - Various Artists
11. Songs Without Words Op.67: Spinnerlied - Various Artists
12. Klaviersonate D. 959: II. Andantino - Various Artists
13. Piano Concerto No.17: II. Andante - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Nocturne In C Sharp Minor Op. Posth. - PIANO DREAMS
2. Recuerdos del Viaje No. 6: Malaguena - PIANO DREAMS
3. Piano Concerto No.26 In D Major K.537 'Coronation Concert: II Larghetto - PIANO DREAMS
4. Mazurka In C Sharp Minor Op. 30, No. 4 - PIANO DREAMS
5. Piano Concerto In G Minor Op.50: II. Adagio - PIANO DREAMS
6. Valse Obliee No. 1 - PIANO DREAMS
7. Piano Sonata In B Flat Major D.960: I. Molto moderato - PIANO DREAMS
8. Invitation To The Dance - PIANO DREAMS

Tracks:

1. Romance In E Minor - PIANO DREAMS
2. Folk Song Op. 12 No. 5 - PIANO DREAMS
3. Nocturne No. 12 In G Major Op. 37, 2 - PIANO DREAMS
4. Piano Concerto No.4 In G Major Op.58: II. Andante con moto - PIANO DREAMS
5. Impromptu In C Minor D899 No. 1 - PIANO DREAMS
6. Piano Concerto No.14 In E Flat Major K.449: II. Andantino - PIANO DREAMS
7. Piano Sonata In A Minor Op. Posth. 143 D.784: II Andante - PIANO DREAMS
8. Berceuse - PIANO DREAMS
9. Prelude In A Flat Major Op. 28, 17 - PIANO DREAMS
10. Piano Sonata In G Major Op. 78, D.894: I. Fantasy - PIANO DREAMS

Customer Reviews:

Lots of Great Music... Cheap!.......2006-03-18

This is a ten CD box set with a huge number of great classical piano pieces. Most are played by Jeno Jando, who gets high marks from the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs (highly recommended in its own right for the novice and experienced classical music CD buyer) for his playing on budget labels. You will recognize many of the pieces and they will serve as a jumping off point for additional exploration of classical piano. At roughly $2 each, you can't lose!

They are giving it away!.......2000-02-22

The Laserlight label also offers a similar box set of orchestral selections "Meditation - Classical Relaxation". At the time of this writing, that boxed set enjoys a much higher sales ranking than this one. This boxed set deserves to be discovered too. Don't let the low price fool you, these are excellent recordings.

Average customer rating: A beautiful reading despite the casting of some light voices Unfortunately, the minority standpoint

Verdi: Don Carlo Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Olga Borodina & Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Arias/Duets Don Giovanni: Lepovello's Revenge (Soundtrack) Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Tchaikovsky & Verdi Arias Georgi Sviridov: Petersburg a Vocal Poem Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride ASIN: B0000C6IVZ Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

1. Su, Cacciator!
2. Fontainebleau! Forest Immensa E Solitaria!
3. Io La Vidi
4. Il Suon Del Corno Alfin Nel Bosco Tace
5. Al Mio Pie, Perche?
6. Di Qual Amor, Di Quant'ardor
7. Al Fedel Ch'ora Viene, O Signora
8. L'Ora Fatale E Suonata!
9. Inni Di Festa Lieti Echeggiate
10. Il Glorioso Re Di Francia, Il Grande Enrico
11. Carlo Il Sommo Imperatore
12. Al Chiostro Di San Giusto
13. E Lui! Dessa! L'Infante!
14. Dio, Che Nell'alma Infondere
15. Sotto Ai Folti, Immensi Abeti
16. Nei Giardin Del Bello
17. La Regina!

Tracks:

1. Io Vengo A Domandar Grazia All Mia Regina
2. Il Re!
3. Non Pianger, Mia Compagna
4. Restate!
5. O Signor, Di Fiandra Arrivo
6. Oso Lo Sguardo Tuo
7. Preludio
8. A Mezzanotte, Ai Giardin Della Regina
9. Al Mio Furor Sfuggite Invano
10. Spuntato Ecco Il Di D'Esultanza
11. Sire, No, L'Ora Estrema
12. Sire! Egli E Tempo Ch'io Viva!

Tracks:

1. Ella Giammai M'Amo!
2. Il Grande Inquisitor!
3. Nell'ispano Suol Mai L'Eresia Domino
4. Giustizia! O Sire!
5. Ah! Sii Maledetto, Sospetto Fatale
6. Pieta! Perdon! Per La Rea Che Si Pente
7. O Don Fatale
8. Son Io, Mio Carlo
9. Per Me Giunto E Il Di Supremo
10. O Carlo, Ascolta...
11. Mio Carlo, A Te La Spada Io Rendo!
12. Tu Che Le Vanita
13. Francia, Nobile Suol
14. E Dessa
15. Ma Lassu Ci Vedremo In Un Mondo Migliore
16. Si, Per Sempre!

Customer Reviews:

A beautiful reading despite the casting of some light voices.......2007-01-20

To get the bad news over with quickly, the voices in Haitink's 1997 Don Carlo from London tend to be on the light side, and few of the performers are steeped in Italian style. The King Philip, Roberto Scandiuzzi, is Italian, but his voice sounds woolly and lacks authority. Elisabetta is the then-promising Russian soprano Galina Gorchakova. She has the vocal heft to sing any of Verdi's great dramatic soprano roles, but here she is a bit mature-sounding, and throaty in a Slavic way that takes some getting used to. She's at the opposite extreme from Mirella Freni, whose lyric soprano was clearly too light in Karajan's otherwise gripping set on EMI.

After that it's clear sailing. We get a fine orchestral reading from Haitink, more straightforward than either Karajan or Giulini but refined and beautifully balanced--only at times does the pacing feel too relaxed. It's certainly possible to play the score as a mroe haunted, doomed affair--the three leads, after all, are consumed by guilt almost from the beginning--but that's not Haitink's approach. Hvorostovsky gives one of his best performances on disc as Rodrigo, and the American tenor Richard Margison comes amazingly close to superstars like Domingo and Carreras as Don Carlo. The three bass roles of the Monk, Philip II, and the Grand Inquisitor are taken by very good singers, even if they don't erase memories of Boris Christoff or Nicolai Ghiaurov. Olga Broodina makes for a world-class Eboli, as one would expect. The orchestra and chorus of the Royal Opera Covent Garden sound just right in scale, not overblown like Karajan's Berlin Phil.

Editions have become complicated for this opera. Here we have the 1886 Modena version, an Italian translation in effect of the five-act French score premiered in Paris. I msut say I thoroughly enjoyed it. to the point that even Gorchakova's miscasting can't bring five stars down to four.

Unfortunately, the minority standpoint.......2005-10-04

Haitink's Don Carlo is very much like Giulini's, but better recorded, better conducted (!) and overall more accomplished as a concept.

His cast is very different. While not all ideally suited to their roles, they are sensitive to the drama and have something interesting to say - no weak link among them. The one standout is Hvorostovski as Posa, in what must be his best recorded performance. Also, I prefer Gorchakova and Scandiuzzi here to many others. Margison as Don Carlo is in good voice, but in terms of characterisation not a patch on Carreras, Domingo (live or for Abbado), or Alagna. Recommended!

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Album Description

Disc 1: Donizetti Arias from L'elisir d'amore, Maria Stuarda, Lucia di Lammermoor, La Fille du Regiment, Linda di Chamounix, La Favorita, and Don Paquale

Disc 2: Bellini/Donizetti/Verdi Includes arias from I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Norma, La Sonnambula (1976 Duet Recording), I Beatrice di Tenda, I Puritani, Don Sebastien, Il Duca d'Alba, I Lombardi, I due Foscari, Ernani, and Attila

Disc 3: Verdi 1 Includes arias from Macbeth, Luisa Miller, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, and Les Vepres Siciliennes

Disc 4: Verdi 2 Includes arias from Un Ballo in Maschera, La Forza del Destino, Don Carlos, Aida, Otello, and Requiem

Disc 5: Puccini Includes arias from La Boheme, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot

Disc 6: Puccini and Verismo Includes arias from Cavalleria Rusticana, Manon Lescaut, Pagliacci, Andrea Chenier, and Tosca

Disc 7: Arias 1 Includes arias from La Griselda, Atalanta, Orfeo ed Euridice, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan Tutte, Guillaume Tell, and more. Includes Unreleased Material.

Disc 8: Arias 2 Includes arias from Martha, Mefistofele, La Giocanda, Adriana Lecouvreur, Rosenkavalier, Fedora, Werther, Faust, Carmen, and more

Disc 9: Italian Songs Includes: In questa tomba oscura, Me voglio fa'na casa, Non t'amo piu, Pace non trovo, and more

Disc 10: Neapolitan and Italian Popular Songs Includes: O sloe mio, Torna a Surriento, Core 'ngrato, Funiculi Funicula, Non ti scordar di me, Mamma and more

Bonus CD: The 1964 EP (previously unreleased) "Che Gelida Manina," "E lucevan le stelle," "Questo o quella," "La Donna e mobile," and "Parmi veder" with Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Edward Downes conducting

Customer Reviews:

Beyond all description..........2006-09-19

As a boy, I heard so many hyperbolic references to the legendary Enrico Caruso that I chose to purchase a remastered copy of his "Greatest Hits" when I first began to acquire recordings as a young man. Soon after, I discovered Pavarotti and my life was changed by his music. Caruso ended up in the Goodwill Store. I am convinced that in 500 years, should the earth cool again and the Muslim hoards abate, the civilized world will still tell tales of the greatest tenor. I have often found myself grumpy when searching for recordings of Pavarotti because of the inconsistent fidelity of the recordings. That search for the definitive Pavarotti recordings, regarding both content and fidelity, has ended with the release of this extraordinary collection. Worth it's weight in gold, the Puccinni Volume (#5) alone is enough to send someone like me into hyperspace. I am astounded by the beauty and power of these performances. I will always remember the day, not long ago, when a NPR commentator glibly mentioned between the weather and the night's playlist the terrible words, "Luciano Pavarotti has announced that he is retiring from Opera." I felt as if something indescribably beautiful was fading from the world. Of course, beauty in all of its earthly forms is fleeting at best, but these discs contain a reflection of it that will surely bolster any soul.

An Absolute Must-Have for Any Pavarotti Fan.......2004-01-09

...and that certainly goes without saying. My one tiny little problem with it is that his recordings of "Santa Lucia" and "Caruso" are not on this incredible box-set. Even though I have those recordings on other CDs, I still think those are very important pieces to include on this set (assuming that this set of Pavi hits would be the only compilation that that any fan of this phenomenal tenor would have). He is probably my biggest idol, and he deserves to have been one of the biggest opera stars in history.

Wonderful!!!!.......2002-11-07

This Pavarotti set; The Pavarotti Edition; is a wonderful collection of Arias and songs that cover Luciano's great career. Pavarotti is THE Voice of the 20th Century and this set does him justice. It includes 10 CDs with over 750 minutes of music; Includes Music from All of His roles; has a beautiful 76 page full color booklet; Has a wonderful write up; and includes a bonus CD of Pavarotti's fist album, a 45, from 1964, which has never been released on CD before this set. Every Song is hear, This SET is a must have for every Pavarotti Fan.

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