Memoria [Import]

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The Third Album from the Latin Adolescent Pop Group Whose Name is Derived from the Popular Argentinean Soap Opera, "Rebelde Way (R-way)".

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Average customer rating: Great literature... but thats about it Essential listening. Captivating! Lofty music Slow down Maestro !

Beyond Chant: Mysteries Of The Renaissance Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lassus | Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sweelinck | Sweelinck, JanPieterszoon | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tallis | Tallis, Thomas | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Voices Of Ascension: From Chant To Renaissance The Greatest Choral Music of Palestrina: Prince of Music Mysteries Beyond: Songs and Chants in Praise of Mary Duruflé: Requiem Op.9/Messe Cum Jubilo,Op.11 Josquin Desprez: Motets & Chansons ASIN: B0000006ZN Release Date: 1994-05-23

Tracks:

1. Sicut Cervus
2. Ave Maria
3. Justorum Animae
4. Jesu Rex admirabilis
5. Exultate Deo
6. Exultate Justi
7. Jesu,Dulcis Memoria
8. Ave Verum Corpus
9. Psalm 90
10. Psalm 96
11. Hodie Christus Natus Est
12. O Maria Virgo Pia
13. Tu Pauperum Refugium
14. O Sacrum Convivium
15. If Ye Love Me,Keep My Commandments
16. Hosanna To The Son Of David
17. O Quam Gloriosum
18. Selig sind die Toten
19. Heu Nos Miseros
20. Exaltabo Te
21. O Sing Joyfully
22. O Magnum Mysterium
23. Laudate Nomen
24. Cantate Domino

Amazon.com

Go right to the first track and prepare for one of the most masterful and stylish performances of Palestrina that you'll ever hear. It's not flashy music nor is the singing especially virtuosic, but the unified phrasing, ideal balance among sections, and overall ensemble technique is impressive, and Palestrina's little motet simply opens and displays itself like a beautiful flower. The rest of the program, which includes a variety of beautiful flowers from composers such as Josquin, Sweelinck, and Tallis, maintains the same standard. Anyone looking for an introduction to Renaissance sacred choral music will find much here to encourage further exploration--standards like Byrd's "Ave verum corpus" and Victoria's "O magnum mysterium"-- and lesser known tiny masterpieces such as Victoria's "Jesu, dulcis memoria." The Voices of Ascension ranks with the world's finest choirs, and this recording reflects both the highest standard of choral singing and the highest standard of choral composition during the Renaissance. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Great literature... but thats about it.......2007-06-17

This cd was mildly dissapointing, to say the least. The literature is fantastic. Some of the greats are featured on here with some of their best works. No doubt a great taste of the Renaissance, especially for someone new to it. However, I'm sorry to say that the performance is second-rate, at best. Dennis Keene apparently is either unaware, or just simply understudied when it comes to the Renaissance. He shows an incredible lack of messa di voce, which was what drove the counterpoint of the Renaissance. His interpretations rob this music of its deeply personal purpose. I would suggest the Hilliard Ensemble over any ensemble for Renaissance literature, and find it dissapointing that so many people praise such emotionless, understudied Renaissance ensembels such as the Voices of Ascension, the Tallis Scholars, and the Oxford Camerata, just to name a few. Very good literature... But always pick the Hilliard Ensemble or Anthony Rooley's Consort of Musike when you have the option. It seems like Paul Hillier and Anthony Rooley are the only two true Renaissance scholars currently conducting ensembles.

Essential listening........2007-03-05

This was my first CD of Renaissance choral music, as it undoubtably has been for a great many people. It offers the best possible introduction to the genre for 2 main reasons: 1. No other CD of Renaissance choral music contains such a varied cross-section of early to late Renaissance sacred music styles. 2. The performance and recording quality are fabulous.

Keene uses a variety of different voicings and numbers of singers according to the needs of each particular piece, sometimes with only 2 on a part. The ensemble heard on this recording is a select professional core of The Voices Of Ascension, one of the best choral groups in the country. The voices are all very rich and resonant, and the intonation through the entire CD is unquestionably on par with the best in the world. The singing is, for the most part, completelly vibratoless and extremely smooth, which creates a gorgeous purity that allows this music to shine. However, it does become strident at times, which may put off some choral conductors who are strongly against straight-tone singing.

Of particularly high quality and beauty are the Viadana "Exultate Justi", Byrd's "Ave Verum Corpus", Tallis' "O Sacrum Convivium", and the Victoria and Sweelinck pieces. Another extraordinary track is Leonardo Leo's "Heu Nos Miseros", a late Baroque piece included because of its influence from earlier styles. It is a 9 part double choir piece full of extravigant dissonances and emotion, performed breathtakingly.

Captivating!.......2006-04-12

I was christened as a choral music fan once, as a college student, I heard the music of the Cambridge Singers. Inundated with classical music for years, how could I never have heard such music?! It was as if my musical senses were born anew: for it was with the same awe as a child encountering the world for the first time, that I discovered this novel and fascinating world of a cappella choral music. There were landmark discoveries along the way: Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge; Concordia Choir; St. Olaf Choir; the Dale Warland Singers; the Kansas City Chorale; Kantorei; the West Coast Mennonite Chamber Singers...and (as you expected!) I must end with the Voices of Ascension. The clarity of their pure voices can only be paralleled by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge. Chant haters, do not avoid this CD - you will find no chants here! Chants hold absolutely NO intrigue for me and I cannot endure listening to them for long periods of time. By contrast, this music, aptly named "Beyond Chant," truly does uncover hidden musical treasures of the Renaissance for those who would ordinarily avoid such music. The intricately woven a cappella harmonies are captivating and satisfying. I highly recommend this CD to all choral music fans.

Lofty music.......2005-10-14

Some of the earliest pieces of Christian music are the various kinds of chant. These hearken back to synagogue singing; there were various kinds of chant, including Gregorian, Old Roman, Mozarabic, Cistercian and Anglican chant. These tend toward the monophonic, singing with a single 'tune' or lone. They are generally without regular beats or set meters. However, in the Renaissance, monophonic chant grew into a polyphonic form, and this is one of the most glorious eras of music. (My shelves at home are filled with CDs of this sort.) Composers in this era include many represented on this disc - Palestrina, Desprez, Victoria, Lassus, Byrd, Gibbons and Tallis were some of the leading lights of the time. Lesser known but still glorious include Tye, Viadana, Sweelinck, Hassler, Batten and Schutz.

One of the interesting features of this disc is that it includes three pieces by Sweelinck, two psalm settings and 'Hodie Christus Natus Est'. (Sweelinck is very under-represented in recording and performance today). Some pieces are very well known - Byrd's 'Ave Verum Corpus' is perhaps one of the most familiar pieces from this period, as is Palestrina's 'Exultate Deo'. This is a collection that draws from the breadth of the Western Christian tradition of music from this time, with composers from Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Spain.

The composers here wrote liturgical music for Masses and other worship services, as well as other pieces - motets and other kinds of new music. This disc represents music that is two or three steps removed from plainsong and basic forms of chant - some are quite a bit distant. Viadana's composition for 'Exultate Justi', for example, was actually composed later, and despite being done in a more Renaissance style, shows decided influences of the Baroque (this might also be part of the performance of the Voices of the Ascension that gives this impression).

The Voices of Ascension, under the direction of Dennis Keene, grew out of the choir of the Church of the Ascension in New York City. Many of the singers are active soloists in addition to being part of this group (whose numbers vary, but often around 40). Keene is a conductor, organist and teacher (not an uncommon combination). Trained at Juilliard, he has led the Voices of Ascension through many outstanding recordings and performances.

This is a performance that is definitely uplifting, and a good collection of music in its breadth to introduce the glories of Renaissance polyphony to those who with little exposure to it. The recording quality is very good, and the choir is quite full and well suited for the music. Some have commented upon the tempo, but this was not a concern for me, and did not stand out as unusual or a problem upon listening (indeed, there were a few points at which I might wish for it to be a bit faster, rather than slower).

A collection that soars!

Slow down Maestro !.......2004-01-04

Another reviewer writing about another album by Dennis Keene wrote:

"Yet the performance is not the slowly flowing honey usually served up by, say, the Tallis Scholars (as good as that is). Particularly in the Gloria and Credo of the Mass, Dennis Keene deliberately de-emphasizes the rise and fall of the different voices' lines in favor of a more naturally speech-like declamation of the long Latin texts. This means a surprisingly fast tempo--and some rhythmic spring and syncopation one might not expect in Palestrina. Some (not all) of the motets get a similar treatment: it works well in joyous pieces like the Pentecost motet Dum complerentur, but listeners might miss that melodic rise and fall in some of the slower works. The singers of Voices of Ascension are quite skillful, and the slight edge in their tone helps make the different melodies unusually audible. Very worthwhile, but not your father's Palestrina."

As a matter of fact, I used to like this album quite much although it was certainly not my favorite. That was until I listened to Robert shaw's "O Magnum Mysterium", which is amedley of Renaissance, negro spiritual, Russian and Western contemporary religious music. I was struck by Shaw's profoundly spiritual interpretation of the pieces by Victoria and Tallis that are also recorded on "Beyond Chant".

From then on I could no longer listen to this cd without feeling feeling increasingly dissatisfied. I tried to find a precise reason and not being a music specialist I was quite at a loss until I found the review above. Maybe the quick tempo is the key to my dislike.

I definitely feel that Dennis Keene and his singers do not have the depth of the Robert Shaw Festival Singers although the booklet accompanying the cd claims that the audience was spellbound by their performance, which took place in a cathedral in New York.

You may have a more gratifying experience if you buy a cd by the Tallis Scholars, Robert Shaw ("O Magnum Mysterium"), Pomerium(see their wonderful "Book of Hours") or even by the French countertenors and baritones of the Organum Ensemble ("Missa Pange Lingua").

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Memoria Polo Montañez Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Guitarra Mía Guajiro Natural El Guajiro Sublime Ilusion Guajiro Natural ASIN: B000267JDI Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

1. Amor e Distancia [#]
2. Locura de Amor [#]
3. Pueblo Mio [#]
4. Como Nunca Nadie [#]
5. Guitarra Mia [#]
6. Con O Sin Ella [#]
7. Siete A[#]
8. Homenaje a Josart#]
9. Gente Loca [#]
10. Querido Amor [#]
11. Guajiro Natural
12. Monte Estrellas

Average customer rating: a generouse compilation An absolutly must have A collector's necessity. Excellent intro to a popular opera.

Rossini: Barber of Seville (Highlights) Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vargas, Ramon | U to Z | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro / Pace, de Carolis, Frontali, Morandi [Highlights] Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Highlights) The Best of Italian Opera The #1 Opera Album ASIN: B0000014DT Release Date: 1997-07-24

Tracks:

1. The Barber Of Seville: Overture
2. The Barber Of Seville: Act 1 - Cavatina: 'Ecco, ridente in cielo' (Conte)
3. The Barber Of Seville: Act 1 - Cavatina: Largo al factotum della cittFigaro)
4. The Barber Of Seville: Act 1 - Duetto: All'idea di quel metallo (Figaro, Conte)
5. The Barber Of Seville: Act 1 - Cavatina: Una voce poco fa (Rosina)
6. The Barber Of Seville: Act 1 - Aria: La calunnia n venticello (Basilio)
7. The Barber Of Seville: Act 1 - Duetto: Dunque io son ... to non m'inganni? (Rosina, Figaro)
8. The Barber Of Seville: Act 1 - Aria: A un dottor della mia sorte (Bartolo)
9. The Barber Of Seville: Act 1 - Finale: Fredda ed immobile
10. The Barber Of Seville: Act 2 - Duetto: Pace e gioia sia con voi (Conte, Bartolo)
11. The Barber Of Seville: Act 2 - Aria: Contro un cor che accende amore (Rosina, Conte)
12. The Barber Of Seville: Act 2 - Sequito del Quintetto: Buona sera, mio signore
13. The Barber Of Seville: Act 2 - Aria: Il vecchiotto cerca moglie (Berta)
14. The Barber Of Seville: Act 2 - Terzetto: Ah! qual colpo inaspettato! (Rosina, Figaro, Conte)
15. The Barber Of Seville: Act 2 - Finalletto: Di si felice innesto serbiam memoria eterna?

Customer Reviews:

a generouse compilation .......2004-12-13

This is a generous budget-price highlight CD , taken from a wonderful complete set.
The failoni chamber orchestra is charming and joyful,
Servile, Romero and De-grandis are very good in their roles. the rosina Sonia ganasi is the weakest link but she dosen't spoil the fun. she's not that bad, actually.
Ramon Vargas is a most sucessful almaviva.
This is my favourite recording of "the barber" on CD, If you're looking for a highlight CD of this opera Don't miss this very enjoyable performance!

An absolutly must have.......1999-11-21

Naxos should be placed higher tah anyone in the industry for bringing such fantastic rescord at an unbelivable price.

Vargas sing with warm and the whole record is fantastic

A collector's necessity........1999-09-27

This recording shines in ways dozens of others don't. The conductor has a high-voltage pace that makes you breathe fast. Basilio's voice is a superbly clear and deep one, as should it be. The slander aria is excellent. The few seconds during which he alone sings "Buona sera" are the most enjoyable on any recording. The count is also relatively superb, and his last aria isn't cut.

On the bad side, this recording's Rosina could be blown into oblivion by Cecilia Bartoli, who plays the role on CD in Patane's 1988 recording. The Bartolo has an attractively rich voice but Enzo Dara's accuracy is more fulfilling. And finally, there's a sweetness in how Ramey sings La Calunnia in his recordings that isn't quite matched here. Ramey also seems to emphasize the word "sorte" in the rapid-fire finale of the aria, which oscillates a rhythmic flavor into the aria that isn't in this one.

Yet this recording's a necessity on the collector's shelf.

Excellent intro to a popular opera........1999-09-14

For the value, this is an excellent introduction to Gioacchino Rossini's famous opera, "The Barber of Seville". Roberto Servile makes a good Figaro; his singing is enjoyable to listen to. The Failoni Chamber Orchestra is excellent and nearly flawless in its performance. At almost 1 hr. and 20 min., the CD includes enough highlights from Rossini's work to satisfy opera lovers -- both neophytes and veterans.

Average customer rating: Beware! two old CDs reissued with a new name A reworking of a prior disc - but now with 2 CDs perfect by candlelight or in the office

Spanish Music of Travel and Discovery/ The Waverly Consort Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Waverly Consort | ( W ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music for the Spanish Kings Secular Music from Christian and Jewish Spain Armada: Music from the Courts of England and Spain Waverly Consort Christmas Sephardic Romances ASIN: B00004TQR2 Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi
2. Viva Gran Re Don Fernando
3. Una Sanosa Porfia
4. Imrpovisations On Tres Moricas M'enamoran/Tres Moricas M'enamoran
5. B'tayhi-M'saddar
6. Nunca Fue Pena Mayor
7. Ay Santa Maria
8. Virgen, Bendita Sin Par
9. El Cervel
10. En Memoria D'Alixandre
11. La Alta ('La Spagna')
12. Pase El Agoa, Ma Julieta
13. Oy Comamos Y Bebamos
14. El Paso Del Mar Rojo
15. Ah, El Novio No Quere Dinero!
16. Kyrie: Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi
17. Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi
18. Improvisations On Ayo Visto Lo Mappamundi

Tracks:

1. O Virgo Splendens
2. Stella Splendens In Monte
3. Laudemus Virginem/Splendens Ceptigera
4. Los Set Gotxs Recomptarem
5. Cuncti Simus Concanentes
6. Polorum Regina
7. Mariam Matrem Virginem
8. Imperayritz De La Ciutat Ioyosa
9. Ad Mortem Festinamus
10. Ondas Do Mar De Vigo/Mandad' Ei Comigo
11. Mia Irmana Fremosa/Ay Deus, Se Sab' Ora
12. Quantas Sabades Amar Amigo/Eno Sagrado En Vigo/Ay Ondas Que En Vin Veer
13. Santa Maria, Strela Do Dia
14. El Buesca Del Padre
15. Las Hermanas Reina Y Cautiva
16. El Sueno De La Hija

Customer Reviews:

Beware! two old CDs reissued with a new name.......2006-08-02

I bought this CD with great anticipation because I love Spanish music of this era. To my disappointment, this was not a new recording, but a reissue of two CDs I already own: "1492: Music from the Age of Discovery" and "Traveler." If you don't have these CDs already, this double set is a great bargain. But check your CD rack before buying!

A reworking of a prior disc - but now with 2 CDs.......2006-01-27

I was pleased to see that one of my favorite CDs had not really gone out of print, but was reworked into this title and now with a bonus CD. Even though I own the original "Music from the Age of Discovery 1492", I'll probably buy this disc just for the extras. Very nice mood music, lots of variety, exotic instruments and lovely voices.

perfect by candlelight or in the office.......2000-10-20

i've owned this CD for several years, and never tire of it. weather i'm curled up with a book, or just in the office with headphones on, it's appropriate for any occasion (outside a raucus party). i highly suggest it if you're interested in exotic, mystical, and festive tunes.

Average customer rating: Impassioned ethereal/atmospheric black metal

Memoria Vetusta I Blut Aus Nord Manufacturer: Candlelight ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultima Thulle The Work Which Transforms God Mort Mystical Beast of Rebellion The Tenth Sub Level of Suicide ASIN: B00081R7FC Release Date: 2005-05-09

Tracks:

1. Slaughterday (The Heathen Blood of Ours)
2. On the Path of Wolf...Towards Dwarfhill
3. Sons of Wisdom, Master of Elements
4. Forsaken Voices of the Gosthwood's Shadowy Realm
5. Territory of Witches/Guardians of the Dark Lake
6. Day of Revenge (The Impure Blood of Theirs)
7. Fathers of the Icy Ages

Album Details

This French Outfit Has Released a Few Solid Albums Over the Years, but this Particular Release Stands Out as their Finest Moment Among the Early Blut Aus Nord Releases. Following their Debut Album, "Ultima Thulee", this Second Offering, Entitled "Memoria Vetusta" is Still the Same Kind of Melodic and Very Atmospheric Black Metal. Performed by the Duo of Ira Aeterna (6-stringed Bass) and Vindsval (Everything Else), this is a Dynamic and Passionate, Yet Harsh and Uncompromising Tale of Pagan Suffering and Ultimate Revenge.

Customer Reviews:

Impassioned ethereal/atmospheric black metal.......2006-08-16

Now I know that everyone has been raving about Blut Aus Nords "The Work which Transforms God" but I think that this album has been overlooked in all the hype. Sure, it's a much different feel than the previously mentioned album. More traditional styled black metal with ethereal/atmospheric keyboards versus a black metal Godflesh if you will. But i'd have to say I like this just as much if not more. The creativity and passion just irradiate off the music. From damn near catchy riffs to highly melodic and engaging leads, a bass that's actually audible (!) , rasping black metal vocals, viking like sung choruses, passionate/forlorn sounding clean vocals and ethereal keyboards. Vindsval balances all these elements perfectly(texture-whise that is) while retaining an icy kind of atmosphere throughout the album. So be sure to check out the rest of Blut Aus Nords albums, The Eye and Children of Maane (other Vinsdval projects). Brilliant black metal.

Average customer rating: A gorgeous and stylish performance

Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 1 /Kirkby * Leblanc * Harvey * Purcell Quartet Purcell Quartet Manufacturer: Chandos Chaconne ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Kirkby, Emma | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 2 /Purcell Quartet Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas Buxtehude: Geistliche Kantaten Dietrich Buxtehude: 6 Cantatas Johann Pachelbel: Easter Cantatas ASIN: B000089HBW Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

1. Sonata
2. Ich HAbe Lust Abzuacheiden
3. Spann Aus, Spann Aus, Ach Frommer Gott
4. Dann Was Ist Doch Die Schnode Welt
5. Wie Einer, Welcher Auf Dem Meer
6. So Spann Doch Aus, Ach Frommer Gott
7. Sonata
8. Salve, Jesu, Patris Gnate Unigenite
9. O Vis Amoris Tui, Jesu, Maxima!
10. Cur Fasciis Te Involvis Laceris, Jesule
11. Cur Alges, Qui Fulmina Fira Vibras
12. O Suavis, O Grandis Amor, O Fortis Amor
13. Jesu, Opstupesco, In Quem Amorem Tui Colliquesco
14. Jesu Dulcis Memoria
15. Nil Canitur Suavis
16. Jesu, Spes Peonitnentibus
17. Jesu, Dulcedo Cordium
18. Ned Lingua Valet Dicere
19. Jesu, Rex Admirabilis
20. Mane Nobiscum, Domine
21. Amor Jesu Dulcissmus
22. Jesu Dulcis Memoria
23. Sonata
24. Mein Herz Ist Bereit, Gott, DaB Ich Singe Und Lobe
25. Wache Auf, Meine Ehre, Wache Auf, Psalter Und Harfe
26. Herr, Ich Will Dir danken Unter Den Volkern
27. ...Denn Deine Gute Ist So Weit De Himmel Ist
28. Erhebe Dich, Gott, Uber Den Himmel
29. Fuga, BuxWV 174 In C Major
30. Cantate Domino Canticum Novum
31. Cantate Domino, Et Benedicite Nomini Ejus
32. ...In Omnibus Populis Mirabilia Ejus
33. ...Quoniam Magnus Dominus Et Laudabilis Nimis
34. Gloria Patri Et Filio Et Spiritui Sancto
35. Sonata
36. Ich halte Es dafur
37. Was Qualet Mein Herz
38. Was Angstet Mein Herz
39. Ach War Ich Bei Dir
40. Du Gibest Mir Ruh
41. Drum LaB Ich Der Welt
42. Herr, Wenn Ich Nur Dich Hab, BuxWV 38
43. Sonata
44. Jesu, Meine Freude
45. Unter Deinem Schirmen
46. Trotz Dem Alten Drachen
47. Weg Mit Allen Schatzen
48. Gute Nacht, O Wesen
49. Weicht, Ihr Trauergeister

Customer Reviews:

A gorgeous and stylish performance.......2007-05-13

The interpretation in this recording is stunningly beautiful, stylish and elegant. An excellent collection of some of the most beautiful sacred cantatas of Buxtehude is presented, all performed superbly. The organ Fuga, although seems to have no particular logic in the disc, is elegantly played, and serves as some sort of an interlude between the cantatas Mein Herz ist bereit and Cantata Domino. I have not checked the keys of each piece, but it seems that the cantatas were mostly performed in Chorton, as they would most likely have been done in Luebeck in Buxtehude's time. The performance of the Purcell Quartet alone deserves the purchase of the disc, not to mention the beautiful baroque voices of Suzie LeBlanc, Emma Kirkby, and Peter Harvey. The CD booklet has comprehensive information about Buxtehude and the works included, translations of cantatas in three languages, biographies and photos of the soloists and the Purcell Quartet. A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED recording.

Average customer rating: A voice teacher early music fan

Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 2 /Purcell Quartet Manufacturer: Chandos Chaconne ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas, Vol 1 /Kirkby * Leblanc * Harvey * Purcell Quartet Buxtehude: Sacred Cantatas Johann Pachelbel: Easter Cantatas Dietrich Buxtehude: 6 Cantatas Nikolaus Bruhns: Deutsche Kantaten ASIN: B000AA4JA2 Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. Das Neugebor'ne Kindelein
2. Quemadmodum Desiderat Cervus
3. Nichts Soll Uns Scheiden Von Liebe Gottes
4. Wie Sollte Wohl Heissen Das Zeitliche Leiden
5. Auch Ist Kein Erschaffnes Vermogen Zu Nennen
6. Denn Gott Hat Die Liebe So Hoch Ja Getrieben
7. Sonata
8. Dixit Dominus Domino Meo
9. Juravit Dominus
10. Dominus A Dextris Tuis Confregit In Die Irae Suae Reges
11. ... Conquassabit Capita In Terra Multorum
12. Gloria Patri Et Filio Et Spiritui Sancto
13. Sonata
14. An Filius Non Est Dei
15. Quin Immo Jesus Est Meus
16. Tu Nectar Es Verissimum
17. Longe Sapor Dulcissime
18. Amen
19. (Sonata)
20. Lobe Den Herrn, Meine Seele
21. Der Dir Alle Deine Sunde Vergibet
22. Der Deinen Mut Frohlich Macht
23. Alleluia
24. Jesu, Komm, Mein Trost Und Lachen
25. Sinfonia
26. Herr, Nun Lasst Du Deinen Diener Heiland Gesehen
27. ...Denn Meine Augen Haben Deinen Heiland Gesehen
28. ...Ein Licht Zu Erleuchten Die Heiden
29. Ciacona

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A voice teacher early music fan.......2005-12-21

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) was one of the three major North German composers of his era. He was also one of the most prolific composers of his time, his scope including liturgical music, cantatas and oratorical works for services and concerts, solos arias and cantatas, organ preludes, fugues, toccatas, chorale variations and fantasias , and chamber music including nineteen keyboard suites. Moreover, judging from features common in both, Buxtehude's cantata 'Jesu, meine Freude' may well have served as Bach's model for his five-part motet on the same chorale (BWV227). Though it is arguable that Buxtehude was Bach's greatest precursor, it would be foolish to think of his vast output merely as a preparation for Bach. Buxtehude's music deserves to stand at the summit of his age in its own right.
Although Buxtehude was primarily an organist, he was required as part of his church jobs to not only direct the choir occasonally but also to write some choral selections. Most of these comprised small-scale pieces such as those recorded here. It is quite possible that these pieces may have been performed during services by a chamber ensemble located in the organ loft. The prefered musical genre for private devotion at these small-scale gatherings was the strophic aria for solo voice and continuo. I found them to be very attractive and certainly well sung by the soloists, all of whom are excellent singers and obviously very skilled in the Early Music area. And, of course, the Purcell Quartet is unmatched in their ability to weave in and out of the vocal line in an exemplary fashion! I especially liked the first cantata:"Das neugebor'ne Kindelein" (Newborn today this little child) which features all 4 soloists:Kirby(sop)-Chance(countertenor)-Daniels(tenor) and Harvey(bass). And also the final cantata"Jesu dulcis memoria" (the thought of Jesus, sweet and kind) which features Chance and Harvey. It's all great music and played marvelously!!!!

Average customer rating: Wow! Bastianini can really sing! a voice of gold The gift from the Heaven supreme beauty Non ti scordar!

Ettore Bastianini in Recital Manufacturer: Myto Records Italy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Bastianini, Ettore | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Verdi: Rigoletto Robert Merrill Recital: Piero Cappuccilli Verdi: La Forza del Destino Robert Merrill: Arias from Otello, Un Ballo in Maschera, Il Trovatore ASIN: B000001MKV Release Date: 2000-09-09

Tracks:

1. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum
2. La Forza Del Destino: Urna Fatale
3. Un Ballo In Maschera: Alzati/La Tuo Figlio
4. Un Ballo In Maschera: Eri Tu Che Macchiavi
5. Otello: Vanne/La Tua Meta Gia Vedo
6. Otello: Credo In Un Dio Crudel
7. Don Carlo: O Carlo, Ascolta
8. Rigoletto: Cortigiani, Vil Razza Dannata
9. Andrea Chenier: Questo Azzurro Sofa
10. Andrea Chenier: Son Sessant' Anni/O Vecchio
11. Il Tabarro: Nulla!...Silenzio!...
12. Il Tabarro: T'ho Colto!
13. I Pagliacci: Prologo
14. Cavalleria Rusticana: Il Cavallo Scalpita
15. Cavalleria Rusticana: Oh! Il Signore Vi Manda
16. L' Amico Fritz: Per Voi/Ghiottoni Inutili
17. Lodoletta: Tel Dissi/Lodoletta
18. Le Maschere: Quella E Una Strada
19. Il Sogno
20. Non Posso Chiedervi
21. Eterna Memoria
22. Ovunque Tu

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Wow! Bastianini can really sing!.......2007-03-19

Ettore Bastianini is so awesome! The man could really sing, and I mean, really sing! His voice is so dark, so sexy, aristocratic, it sounds like bronze. He really was a vocal phenomenon. I was always interested in him; the rave reviews on amazon convinced me to purchase this CD, and I'm glad I did. His voice was gorgeous.

a voice of gold.......2003-02-23

I first heard Bastianini is Serafin's London recording of "La Boheme" with Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Tebaldi. I was impressed then and I still am now.
To possess such evenness in every part of one's range is nothing short of amazing. Bastianini's high notes are as rich as his lows and it is stunning to hear such brassiness in a baritone. A beautiful timbre is matched by peerless vocal skill; he is VERY well trained as a singer. Nothing is out of tune, a beat behind, or cut short for lack of air.
His opera buffo is superb; I wish there was a recording of "The Barber of Seville" with him in the title role. He truly has character when he sings comedic roles and his diction is impeccable; I don't think I've ever heard recitative done that quickly before. He is a little static and distant in "Eri tu" (I like it a little slower), but I think that, had he lived longer, he would have grown more into the role of Renato. Despite this, he is a true Verdi baritone singing with great civility and consistancy. Track 7 from "Don Carlo" shows this perfectly; easily some of the best lyrical phrasing on record.
Every song is done with perfect technique punctuated by great expression. He makes the change from technical singer to interpretive artist with considerable ease, especially in the last tracks which are live recordings of him in concert.
The orchestra and piano accompaniments are just that; accompaniments. And there is little effort made on the part of the conductors to intrude upon his singing. There is depth, but it quietly provides a very easy platform from which to simply listen to his voice and enjoy the sparkling clarity.
The recording quality is excellent mono that sounds like a very distant stereo instead of like someone singing into a box. There is very little static or hiss and the audience is barely audible at all.
Truly, an excellent (and rare) recording of a singer whose voice was a gift from God. It's a rather odd, but very special album that any opera buff should have.

The gift from the Heaven.......2000-06-06

Ettore was the best and the most incredible baritone of all time. This CD contains many of earlier recordings when he switched from bass to baritone. And he sang absolutely wonderful. He'll take you to heaven when you hear pieces from Forza, Ballo and all the rest. He would have been a great Iago. He proved in this CD. He also proved that he was a great comedian in Barbiere and Maschere. What a pleasure and the gift he'd left with us. I can't thank him enough!

supreme beauty.......2000-06-04

When I listened to Ettore Bastianini for the first time, I got very impressed with the pureness of his sound. His range was incredible and even though he started his career as a bass, his roles as a baritone are superb. His voice of supreme beauty reminds us that baritone's voices don't have to be limited and common. This recording is great. That "Si puo? is powerful. All the arias are performed with passion and beauty. Bastianini is a must to have baritone in all opera collections.

Non ti scordar!.......2000-04-14

While there have been a few great baritones since Ettore Bastianini's departure from the opera stage, I feel it would be a great loss if we allow his name to be forgotten. In a recent survey by Opera News magazine, Dmitri Hvorostovsky named Bastianini as his inspiration and singing role model, particularly emphasizing a certain "dark force" of his voice. This says a lot coming from today's leading baritone. Indeed, the beauty of the voice and the impeccable technique can be a point of standard for everyone who came after.

Bastianini started out as a bass before developing the powerful upper register to match his rich secure low notes. His baritone is, therefore, the darkest you would ever hear, with a possible exception of Renato Bruson. Yet high tessitura of Verdian arias presented no difficulty for him. On this disk the arias from Un Ballo, Otello, Rigoletto, and Don Carlo are presented in a sequence, all of the highest difficulty and all flawlessly executed. Bastianini must have been perfect on stage as well with sound so immense it overwhelms the recording system several times. His talents also shine in rarely performed arias from operas "Lodoletta", "Il Tabarro", and "L'Amico Fritz". There are four beautiful art songs at the end of the disk. While Bastianini was mostly famous for the sheer beauty of his voice, I found his characterizations to be wonderful as well. Just take Figaro's flamboyant swaggering introduction versus Iago's dark brooding credo. It really sounds like two different people singing. Without ever breaking the line or sacrificing the quality for the dramatic effect, he was able to convey the very nature of the character.

Needless to say, I would like to see more recordings become available of this magnificent baritone. Since he's featured on quite a few Decca releases of complete operas, perhaps the company would treat us with a compilation album? That would be most appreciated by everyone who wants to see the opera legends not perish from audience's memory. In a meanwhile, get this disk that has over 70 minutes of pure joy recorded on a surprisingly good level.

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In Memoria Manufacturer: Gandeamus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Obrecht | Obrecht, Jacob | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pierre de Manchicourt: Missa Cuidez vous que Dieu nous faille Vladimir Godar: Mater Valentin Silvestrov: Symphony No. 6 Antonio Meneses Plays Schumann & Schubert Henryk Gorecki: String Quartet No. 3...songs are sung ASIN: B000MTEBBI Release Date: 2007-04-10

Tracks:

1. Introit. Requim
2. Romanorum Rex
3. Gloria
4. Ave Regina Coelorum
5. Mort Tu As Navre
6. Credo
7. Absolve Quaesumus
8. Mille Quingentis
9. Nymphes Des Bois
10. Pater Noster/Ave Maria
11. Cueurs Desolez
12. Que Vous Madame
13. Quis Dabit Capti Meo Aquam?
14. Gradual: Requiem Aeternam/In memoria

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Solemn Melody: A Tribute to Sir Henry Walford Davies Manufacturer: Dutton Labs UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005MHN6 Release Date: 2002-04-09

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1. Mi Ritmo
2. Mis Boleros
3. Morir De Amor
4. Mucho Cuida'o [Import]
5. Musica Jibara Para Las Navidades [Import]
6. Nena De Hiroshima [Import]
7. Pa'L Mudno
8. Pafuera Telarañas [Clean]
9. Para Reconquistarte
10. Peluson of Milk [Import]

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