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| 2. Tres Agujas |
| 3. Viejo Mundo |
| 4. Rumba Del Piano |
| 5. Cuervos En Casa |
| 6. Sable Chino |
| 7. Rojo Como Un CorazÓN |
| 8. CanciÓN Sobre CanciÓN |
| 9. Un Rosarino En Budapest |
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Masters of Classical Music (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001VU5 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Piano Concerto In A Major, K 488: Adagio - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Flute Concerto In D Major, K 314: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Symphony No. 40 in G minor: Molto allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Clarinet Concerto KV 622: Adagio - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Serenade, K 375: Menuetto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Turkish March - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Violin Concerto, K 216: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Divertimento, K 334: Menuetto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Horn Concerto, K 447: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Cassation, K 99: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Tracks:
- Overture No. 4 In Major: Rejouissance - J.S.Bach
- Overture No. 3 In D Major: Air - J.S.Bach
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: I. Allegro - J.S.Bach
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - J.S.Bach
- Overture No. 2 In B Minor: Menuet & Badinerie - J.S.Bach
- Prelude In C Major - J.S.Bach
- Toccata And Fugue In D Minor - J.S.Bach
- Prelude In C Minor - J.S.Bach
- Overture No. 1 In C Major: Passepied - J.S.Bach
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: II. Adagio - J.S.Bach
- Kommst du nun, Jesu vom Himmel herunter, Chorale - J.S.Bach
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: II. Allegro - J.S.Bach
- Violin Concerto In E Major: I. Adagio - J.S.Bach
- St. Matthew Passion: Finale Chorus: 'Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder' - J.S.Bach
Tracks:
- Symphony No. 5: Allegro con brio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Fur Elise - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Violin Romance No. 2 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- 'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio sostenuto - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Minuet - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Symphony No. 8 In F Major: Allegretto scherzando - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Coriolan: Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Piano Concerto No. 2: Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Symphony No. 5 In C Minor: Allegro - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Egmont: Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Tracks:
- Die Fledermaus: Die Fledermaus (Excerpts) - Johann Strauss
- Wine, Woman And Song - Johann Strauss
- Tritsch Tratsch Polka - Johann Strauss
- The Blue Danube - Johann Strauss
- The Gypsy Baron: Introduction - Johann Strauss
- Annen Polka - Johann Strauss
- Vienna Blood - Johann Strauss
- The Gypsy Baron: Einzugsmarsch - Johann Strauss
Tracks:
- Tannhauser: Overture - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Dance Of The Prentices - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Prelude Act 3 - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Aufzug der Meistersinger - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Der fliegende Hollander: Overture - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Lohengrin: Prelude - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Tristan und Isolde: Prelude And Liebestod - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
- Tannhauser: Arrival Of The Guests At Wartburg - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
Tracks:
- Piano Concerto No. 1: Allegro non troppo - Peter Tchaikovsky
- String Serenade: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
- Violin Concerto: Andante - Peter Tchaikovsky
- The Sleeping Beauty: Introduction - Peter Tchaikovsky
- The Sleeping Beauty: Pas d'action - Adagio - Peter Tchaikovsky
- The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
- Capriccio italien Op. 45 - Peter Tchaikovsky
- Swan Lake: Ballet Suite: Scene No. 10 - Peter Tchaikovsky
- Swan Lake: Ballet Suite: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
- Eugene Onegin: Polonaise - Peter Tchaikovsky
Tracks:
- The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 1 In E Major: Spring - VIVALDI, Antonio
- Siciliano - VIVALDI, Antonio
- Concerto In D Minor:: (Allegro Assai) Cologne Concerto - VIVALDI, Antonio
- The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Summer - VIVALDI, Antonio
- Oboe Sonata In B Flat Major, RV 34: Adagio - Allegro - Largo - Allegro - VIVALDI, Antonio
- The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 3 In F Major: Autumn - VIVALDI, Antonio
- Oboe Concerto: Allegro non tasto - Largo - Allegro non molto - VIVALDI, Antonio
- Concerto In D Minor: (Largo e spiccato) Cologne Concerto - VIVALDI, Antonio
- The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 4 In F Minor: Winter - VIVALDI, Antonio
Tracks:
- Scherzo No 1 In B Minor, Op. 20 - Frederic Chopin_
- Three Nocturnes, Op. 9: No 3 In B Major - Frederic Chopin_
- Twelve Etudes, Op. 10: No 5 In G Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
- Twelve Etudes, Op. 25: No 10 In B Minor - Frederic Chopin_
- 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 In F Sharp Major - Frederic Chopin_
- 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 In E Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_
- 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 In D Flat Major 'Raindrops' - Frederic Chopin_
- 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 In B Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_
- 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 In A Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
- 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 In F Minor - Frederic Chopin_
- Scherzo No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 31 - Frederic Chopin_
- Waltz In E Flat Major, Op. 18 - Frederic Chopin_
- Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. - Frederic Chopin_
- Four Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 3 In A Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
- Four Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 4 In B Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_
Tracks:
- Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
- Impromptu In E Flat Major - Franz Schubert
- Standchen - Franz Schubert
- Trout Quintet: Tema con variazioni - Franz Schubert
- 'Rosamunde': Entr'acte No. 1 - Franz Schubert
- Moment Musical In A Flat Major - Franz Schubert
- 'Rosamunde': Entr'acte No. 2 - Franz Schubert
- Moment Musical No. 3 In F Minor - Franz Schubert
- 'Rosamunde': Ballet Music No.2 - Franz Schubert
- Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished': Allegro moderato - Franz Schubert
Tracks:
- Nabucco: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe
- Nabucco: Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate - Verdi, Giuseppe
- Aida: Prelude - Verdi, Giuseppe
- II Trovatore: Verdi! le fosche notturne (Gypsies' Chorus) - Verdi, Giuseppe
- II Trovatore: Or co' daddi, ma fra poco (Soldiers' Chorus) - Verdi, Giuseppe
- Aroldo: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe
- La Traviata: Prelude - Verdi, Giuseppe
- La Traviata: Noi siamo zingarelle - Verdi, Giuseppe
- La Traviata:: Libiamo ne' lieti calici - Verdi, Giuseppe
- La Traviata: Di Madride noi siam mattadori - Verdi, Giuseppe
- La forza del destino: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe
Customer Reviews:
masters of classical music.......2007-03-26
A good basic collection.......2006-11-10
An excellent introduction to classical music.......2006-10-18
Very Beautiful!!!!!1.......2006-10-05
Still Stuck on Beethoven.......2006-08-22
My interest started in this genre of music because I'm researching my ancestry in Prussia and this is the music of those times. Never mind my ancestors were poor peasants who probably never got the chance to hear such wonderful music... when listening to these CDs, I'm taken back in time... to a royal court in Europe... to another place in time. The music is inspiring, relaxing, invigorating.
I have yet to listen to all the CD's in the set. I'm stuck on Beethoven! Wasn't he AWESOME!?!
I think this set is a wonderful introduction to classical music!!!!!
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Instruments of the Orchestra
Various Artists Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006O0NT Release Date: 2002-12-03 |
Tracks:
- Overture To 'Tannhauser'
- Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
- We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
- Hungarian Dance No.7
- The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
- Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
- But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
- The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
- The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
- Csardas Music
- The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
- The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
- Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
- The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
- Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
- Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
- The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
- Tzigane
- Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
- Caprice No.24
- The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
- Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
- Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
- Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
- Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
- The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
- The Violin Muted
- Clair De Lune
- The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
- Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
- The Pizzicato Violin
- Pizzicato Polka
- In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
- Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
- Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
- The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
- The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
- Hungarian Dance No.4
- Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
- The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
- Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
- Bolero
- Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
- Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
- Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
- Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
- Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
- Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
- And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
- Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
- The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
- Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
- The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
- Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
- Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
- The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
- Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
- Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
- Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
- The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
- Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
- Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
- Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
- Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
- To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
- Elfenreigen
Tracks:
- Introduction To The Viola
- Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
- Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
- Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
- Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
- Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
- The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
- Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
- The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
- Cypresses (No.9)
- The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
- Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
- The 'Period' Viola In Bach
- Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
- The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
- Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
- Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
- Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
- Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
- Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
- In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
- Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
- But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
- Elfentanz, Op.39
- Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
- The Protecting Veil (Opening)
- A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
- Flamenco
- Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
- Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
- It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
- Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
- It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
- Symphony No.9 (Finale)
- Introduction To The Double-Bass
- The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
- But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
- Elegy No.1 In D Major
- The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
- Capriccio Di Bravura
- Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
- The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
- Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds
Tracks:
- The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
- Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
- The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
- Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
- The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
- Sa'Dawi
- Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
- Chamber Music No.II
- The Piccolo - Aptly Named
- La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
- From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
- Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
- A Variety Of Techniques
- Chamber Music No.II
- Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
- The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
- From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
- Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
- An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
- Naelden, Naelden
- The Bachian Oboe
- Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
- Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
- Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
- The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
- The Swan Of Tuonela
- The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
- Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
- Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
- Bolero
- The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
- Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
- As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
- Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
- The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
- The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
- The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
- ...And Quite Low.
- Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
- The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
- Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
- But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
- Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
- Introduction To The Saxophone
- Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
- The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
- L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
- The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
- Bolero
- The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
- Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
- The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
- Sax-O-Phun
- The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
- Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
- The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
- Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
- Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
- And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
- Bolero
- The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
- Symphony No.3 (Opening)
- The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
- The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
- Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
- The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
- The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
- Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
- The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
- Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
- The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
- Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
- Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
- The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
- Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)
Tracks:
- The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
- Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
- The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
- Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
- The Ceremonial Trumpet
- Fanfare For The Common Man
- Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
- Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
- The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
- Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
- The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
- Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
- The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
- Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
- The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
- Billy The Kid
- The Trumpet As Character Actor
- Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
- The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
- Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
- The Birth Of The Trombone
- Aenmerckt Nu Hier
- The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
- Canzon 12 In Double Echo
- The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
- Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
- The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
- Hosannah
- The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
- Symphony No.5 (Finale)
- The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
- The Trombone As Caricaturist
- Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
- The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
- The Horn And The Hunt
- Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
- The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
- Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
- The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
- Walter Music (Minuet 1)
- The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
- Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
- Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
- The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
- Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
- The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
- Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
- The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
- Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
- The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
- Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)
Tracks:
- Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
- Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
- At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
- Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
- Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
- Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
- The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
- The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
- Den Hoboecken Dans
- Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
- Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
- No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
- Gymnopedie No.2
- The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
- Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
- More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
- Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
- Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
- Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
- A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
- Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
- The Birth Of The Bongo
- Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
- From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
- Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
- From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
- Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
- But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
- Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
- Taking Advantage Of Tunability
- Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
- The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
- Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
- Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
- The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
- Ravel And The Xylophone
- Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
- Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
- Introducing The Vibraphone
- The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
- The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
- Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
- Folk Dances
- The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
- Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
- Introducing The Tubular Bells
- Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
- A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
- Carmen Suite (Introduction)
- But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
- Introducing The Celeste
- The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
- Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
- Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
- Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
- A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
- The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
- Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
- The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
- Petrushka (Russian Dance)
- The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
- Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)
Tracks:
- Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
- Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
- But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
- Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
- The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
- An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
- Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
- Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
- Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
- Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
- Mahler's Sleighbells
- Symphony No.4 (Opening)
- A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
- Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
- Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
- Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
- National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
- And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
- And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
- The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
- The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
- The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
- The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
- The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
- The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
- The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
- The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
- There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
- The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
- Nocturnes
- Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
- The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
- The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
- The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
- The Oboe As Duck
- Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
- The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
- The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
- The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
- Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
- Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
- Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
- Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
- The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
- A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
- Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
- A Thunderstorm In A Million
- Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
- the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
- The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
- Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
- The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)
Tracks:
- The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
- Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
- A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
- Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
- Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
- String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
- The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
- String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
- The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
- String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
- The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
- String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
- The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
- String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
- The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
- Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
- Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
- String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
- The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
- Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
- Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
- In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
- In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
- In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
- Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
- And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
- The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
- Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
- Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
- A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
- Octet In F (Mvt 3)
- The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
- Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
- Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
- Canzon 28
- Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
- Symphony No.5 (Finale)
- From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
- Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
- Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
- The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
- Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
- When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
- Images (Gigues)
- A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
- Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
- The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
- Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
- Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
- Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
- A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')
Customer Reviews:
Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04
Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12
Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20
Frank's view.......2006-08-19
Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08
The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!
I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.
The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
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Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites
Manufacturer: Castle Pulse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009SOFXG Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
Tracks:
- Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Dies Irae
- Men of Harlech
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
- Old Folks at Home
- Il Liza Jane
- Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Vergine Degli Angeli
- Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
- My Hero
- God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- German Mass/Gloria
- German Mass/Sanctus
- Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
- All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Arwelfa
- Invictus
- Softly as I Leave You
Tracks:
- Diolch l'R L
- Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
- Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
- Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
- Memories of Martha
- I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
- Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
- Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
- Creation's Hymn
- In the Spirit!
- Shall We Gather at the River
- Nos a Bore
- Very Best Time of Year
- Soon Ah Will Be Done
- Thanks Be to God
- Flower That Shattered the Stone
- Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
- Where Shall I Be?
- Bywyd y Bugail
- Lord's Prayer
Tracks:
- Ave Maria
- Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
- She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
- Cymru Fach
- Nidaros
- Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
- Watching the Wheat
- Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
- Misbles/Stars
- Rachie
- Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
- There Is a Balm in Gilead
- Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
- My Lord, What a Mornin'
- Bryn Myrddin
- Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
- Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
- Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
- Ride the Chariot
- Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir
Tracks:
- Y Nefoedd
- Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
- Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
- By Babylon's Wave
- I'm Gonna Sing
- Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
- Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
- Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
- Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
- That's All I Want from You
- Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
- Give Me Jesus
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee
- My Wish for You
- Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
- Mose in Egitto/Prayer
- Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
- God's Choir in the Sky
- Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
- Smilin' Through
Tracks:
- Calon Lan
- True Love
- Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
- Aberystwyth
- Comrades in Arms
- Cats/Memory
- They Led My Lord Away
- State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
- When I Fall in Love
- Let's Face the Music and Dance
- Windmills of Your Mind
- How Soon
- Non Nobis Domine
- Rhythm of Life
- Kalinka
- Sound an Alarm
- Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
- Turandot/Nessun Dorma
- Christus Redemptor
- Ann Evening's Pastorale
Album Details
Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
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The Art of Joan Sutherland
Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000654OUQ Release Date: 2005-03-15 |
Customer Reviews:
Valuable compendium.......2007-01-24
Rareties available on CD at last!.......2006-03-29
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
WHO ELSE CAN SING LIKE THIS TODAY?.......2005-04-10
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Imperial Fanfares
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008MLVK Release Date: 2003-07-15 |
Tracks:
- Imperial Fanfare
- Royal Entry
- Ceremonial Procession
- Heroic Procession
- Festive Procession
- Elector's Procession
- Elector's Procession
- Majestic Procession
- Priere Du Matin
- Intrada
- Largo - Allegretto
- Intrada
- Festive Overture
- Toccata (Prelude To Orfeo)
- Courante For The Entry Of His Imperial Majesty And All The Cavalry
- Follia For New Entry Of The Sprinter And Other Equestrian Manoeuvres
- Sarabande For The End Of The Ballet
- Trumpet Duet
- Intrada For The Trombet Und Musicalischen Tafeldienst
- Menuet (Trumpet Duet No. 82)
- Trumpet Duet No. 8
- 1812 Overture, Op. 49
- Festive Table Music No. 1
- Festive Table Music No. 2
- Procession At The Imperial Court
- Procession No. 3
- Festive Procession: The Entry Of The Emperor, 1631
- Intrada From Bruck An Der Mur
- Procession No. 4
- Procession No. 1
- Procession (Brilliant, Bright)
- Marche Des Nations De Flore
- 2e Air Du Combat De Lance D?Amadis
- La Descente De Mars
- La Marche Italienne
- Prelude Des Divertissements
- Chaconne Du Palais Royal
- Menuet Royal
- Marche Pour Les Trompettes Seules
- Bruit De Trompettes
- L?Etendard
- Fanfare A Deux Trompettes
- Bruit De Guerre
- Allemande
- Molto Moderato
- Signature Tune Of The Old Town Of Bratislava
- Fanfara 1
- Fanfara 2
- Marcia Per La Cavalleria, No. 1
- Entree Fanfare
- Modern Fanfare
- Signature Fanfare
- Convention
- Fanfare Solo I
- Fanfare Solo II
- Fanfare Solo III
- Fanfare Solo IV
- Fanfare Solo V
- Fanfare Solo VI
- Opening Fanfare
- New Palace Fanfare
- Welcome Fanfare
- Excitement
- Short and Concise
- Short Fanfare No. 1
- Short Fanfare No. 2
- Short Fanfare No. 3
- Short Fanfare No. 4
- Flourish
- Il Giorno Del Silenzio
- Fanfare For Solo Trumpet And Drum - V
- Fanfare For Solo Trumpet And Drum - II
- Wrapped In Mystery
- Marcia Maestoso
- Imperial Procession In Vienna
- Procession No. 8: Allegretto
Customer Reviews:
A little too much and poor sound quality.......2006-11-10
And now, honored ladies and gentlemen, may we present...!.......2003-07-17
There are 76 fanfares on the disc covering composers ranging from Monteverdi to a trio of modern composers, all of the latter associated with the CD itself. They are played by an outfit called 'The Art of the Trumpet,' a coalescence of 24 Austrian trumpeters and a couple of timpanists (and on occasion a single trombone). Some of the fanfares use the whole group, there are others for solo trumpet, and for all combinations in between. They are led by a trumpeter from Vienna named Leonhard Leeb who is not only one of the trumpeters but also one of the composers--the other two modern composers are Leon Bolten and Joel Modart (I almost typed 'Mozart' but no!...).
Other composers include Salieri, Lully, Biber, J.H. Schmelzer, Pezel (often spelled Petzel here in America), Philidor (yes, the chess master of that name), Marc-Antoine Charpentier, and the multi-talented A. Nony Mous.
The performances are appropriately stirring, ceremonial, attention-grabbing, even mournful (one, Bolten's 'Wrapped in Mystery,' was dedicated to the victims of the World Trade Center tragedy of September 11, 2001). I would strongly suggest you not listen to the whole CD at one sitting--actually, it's hard to imagine anyone would--because too much B flat can fry your brain unless you yourself are a brass player or bagpiper.
For what it is, though, this CD is excellent.
Review by Scott Morrison
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The Greatest Tenors of the Century
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000HY3T Release Date: 1999-01-12 |
Tracks:
- L'Africaine: O paradiso!
- Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Morgenlich leuchtend
- Madama Butterfly: Madchen, in deinen Augen liegt ein Zauber
- Pagliacci: Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
- Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
- Les Contes d'Hoffman: Il etait une fois a la cour d'Eisenach
- Tosca: Recondita armonia
- Der fliegende Hollander: Mein Herz voll Treue bis zum Sterben
- Rigoletto: Ella mi fu rapita... Parmi veder le lagrime
- Die Zauberflote: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
- La Gioconda: Cielo e mar
- Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail: Wenn der Freude Tranen flessen
- Don Giovanni: Dalla sua pace
- Die Walkure: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater
Tracks:
- L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
- Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida
- Il barbiere di Siviglia: Ecco ridente in cielo
- Die lustige Witwe: O Vaterland ... Da geh' ich ins Maxim
- Paloma querida
- West Side Story: Maria
- Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
- Lohengrin: In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten
- Yevgeni Onegin: Nu, shto zhe? ... Kuda, kuda, kuda, vy udalilis
- La forza del destino: La vita e inferno... O tu, che in seno
- La Boheme: Che gelida manina
- Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
- La Traviata: Lunge da lei ... De' miei bollenti spiriti
Customer Reviews:
Excellent collection.......2003-02-15
While some are still missing (Jussi Bjorling, for instance), it provides a spectacular array of singers from Caruso (earliest) to Alagna (latest). The arias are selected to showcase each tenor's strength: Ernst Haefliger sings "Dalla sua Page" and Jose Carreras sings "Maria", Carlo Bergonzi -- "Parmi veder le lagrime." There's much to enjoy here, and DG's presentation is, as always, superb.
One CD too many. Decent value, though.......1999-12-20
The rest of the first CD is equally good stuff, mixing all kinds of tenor voices from the lightest (Schreier, Wunderlich) to the heaviest (Corelli, Del Monaco, Vickers).
CD 2, however, is a sad story. "The 3 tenors" get two tracks each to deliver their usual bland performances, and the rest of the tracks are mostly rather odd choices, even when sung by otherwise fine tenors like Kollo and Araiza. Perhaps Jerry Hadley does the finest performance in "Che gelida manina". I don't care much for Alagna or Schicoff.
Regarding the selection, perhaps the record should be called "Some Tenors of the Century". If DG had given "the 3" one track each and left out Luigi Alva and Araiza, we could have had Melchior, Björling, Gigli and Gedda, to name but a few.
Anyway, there you have it: put CD 1 into your player, press "REPEAT" and just leave it there.
Where else can you get Caruso and Pavorotti on the same CD?.......1999-09-24
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100 Best Opera Classics
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007QOERC Release Date: 2007-05-14 |
Tracks:
- Voi Che Sepate - Teresa Berganza
- Porgi Amor - Heather Harper
- Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra - Thomas Allen
- Batti, Batti, O Bel Masetto - Elizabeth Gale
- Der Holle Rache - Edda Moser
- O Isis Und Osiris - Cornelius Hauptmann
- Temerari...Come Scoglio - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
- La Calunnia E Un Venticello - Ruggero Raimondi
- Nei Giardin Del Bello - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
- Casta Diva - Maria Callas
- Se Quel Guerrier...Celeste Aida - Franco Corelli
- Tenesta La Promessa...Addio Del Passato - Beverly Sills
- Niun Mi Tema - Jon Vickers
- Un Bel Di Vedremo - Renata Scotto
- E Lucevan Le Stelle - Placido Domingo
- Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi - Mirella Freni
- In Quelle Trine Morbide - Montserrat Caballe
- Signore, Ascolta - Kiri Te Kanawa
- Recitar...Vesti La Giubba - Jose Carreras
- Amor Ti Vieta Di Non Amor - Roberto Alagna
Tracks:
- Le Veau D'Or Est Toujours Debout - Boris Christoff
- Ou Va La Jeune Hindoue? - Mady Mesple
- L'Amour, L'Amour...Ah! Leve-Toi, Soleil - Alfredo Kraus
- Allons! Le Faut...Adieu Notre Petite Table - Ileana Cotrubas
- Toute Mon Ame Est La Pourquoi Me Reveiller - Nicolai Gedda
- Quand La Flamme De L'Amour - Jose Van Dam
- L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle - Victoria De Los Angeles
- A Cette Voix...Je Crois Entendre Encore - Alain Vanzo
- Une Puce Gentille - Gabriel Bacquier
- Je Vais Mourir...Adieu, Fiere Cite - Regine Crespin
- Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix - Rita Gorr
- Wie Todesahnung...O Du Mein Holder Abenstern - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Johohoe! Traft Ihr Das Schiff Im Meere An? - Anja Silja
- In Fernem Land - Chor Der Wiener Staatsoper
- Heil Dir, Sonne! - Siegfried Jerusalem
- Mild Und Leise - Helga Dernesch
Tracks:
- Che Faro Senza Euridice? - Agnes Baltsa
- Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja - Walter Berry
- Finch'Han Dal Vino - Nicolai Ghiaurov
- E Susanna Non Vien!...Dove Sono - Barbara Hendricks
- Abscheulicher! - Christa Ludwig
- Ne M'Abandonne Pas, Espoir De La Vengeance...Asile Hereditaire - Nicolai Gedda
- Largo Al Factotum - Tito Gobbi
- Ella Giammai M'Amo! - Ruggero Raimondi
- La Donna E Mobile - Alfredo Kraus
- Di Quella Pira - Franco Corelli
- Esultate! - James McCracken
- Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar - Placido Domingo
- Vissi D'Arte, Vissi D'Amore - Maria Callas
- In Questa Reggia - Ghena Dimitrova
- Tanto Amore - Janine Micheau
- O Mio Babbino Caro - Montserrat Caballe
- Ed Anche Beppe Amo - Luciano Pavarotti
- Poveri Fiori - Maria Callas
- Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio - Roberto Alagna
Tracks:
- Les Grands Seigneurs...Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Si Belle - Victoria De Los Angeles
- Marie, Avec L'Enfant Jesus - Jules Bastin
- Heureux Petit Berger - Janine Micheau
- Connais-Tu Le Pays - Jane Rhodes
- Elle Ne Croyait Pas Dans Sa Candeur - Nicolai Gedda
- Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous Le Rendre...Toreador - Victoria De Los Angeles
- Les Oiseaux Dans La Charmille - Mady Mesple
- Maintenant, Chantons...Devant La Maison De Celui Qui D'Adore - Gerard Souzay
- Depuis Le Jour - Beverly Sills
- Da Geht Er Hin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
- Einsam In Truben Tagen - Regine Crespin
- Dich, Teure Halle - Hildegard Behrens
- Leb Wohl, Du Kuhnes, Herrliches Kind - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Hojotoho! Hojotoho! - Ute Walther
Tracks:
- Non Piu Andrai - Thomas Allen
- La Ci Darem La Mano - Graziella Sciutti
- Duo: Pa-Pa-Pa - Andreas Schmidt
- Soave Sia Il Vento - Delores Ziegler
- Mira, O Norma - Maria Callas
- Il Dolce Suono - Edita Gruberova
- Com'e Gentil - Alfredo Kraus
- Una Voce Poco Fa - Maria Callas
- Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici - Alfredo Kraus
- Gualtier Malde!...Caro Nome - Michele Pertusi
- Ritorna Vincitor - Birgit Nilsson
- Ave Maria - Katia Ricciarelli
- Nessun Dorma - Franco Corelli
- Che Gelida Manina - Nicolai Gedda
- Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Barbara Hendricks
Tracks:
- Mes Amis, Ecoutez L'Histoire - Nicolai Gedda
- Mieux Vaut Mourir...Amour Sacre De La Patrie - Alfredo Kraus
- Ah! Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve - Mady Mesple
- Puisqu'on Ne Peut Flechir...Vainement, Ma Bien-Aimee - Henry Legay
- Suis-Je Gentille Ainsi?...Je Marche Sur Tous Les Chemins - June Anderson
- Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'Amour - Jessye Norman
- La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee - Jose Carreras
- C'est Toi!...Au Fond Du Temple Saint - John Aler
- Werther, Werther, Qui M'Aurait Dit...Ces Lettres! - Tatiana Troyanos
- Viens, Mallika - Mady Mesple
- Ah! Je Suis Se