Dominguez [Original recording remastered] [Import]

1. Paladar

2. Ala De Colibri

3. Soltar Todo Y Largarse

4. Cancion Del Trovador Errante

5. Reino De Todavia

6. Caballo Mistico

7. Si Seco Un Llanto

8. Se Demora

9. Me Quieren

10. Hacia El Porvenir

11. Tema De Los Locos

12. El Viento Eres Tu

Dominguez,Silvio Rodriguez,EMI,Latin

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Average customer rating: screeching mariachi's Good music, disappointing liner notes Amazing!!!!!! f-u-n . Mexican music performed by Kronos Quartet ??

Nuevo Cafe Tacuba , and Luanne Warner Manufacturer: Nonesuch 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 More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Kronos Caravan Golijov: Yiddishbbuk Pieces of Africa The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Mugam Sayagi: Music of Franghiz Ali-Zadeh ASIN: B000063NCZ Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

1. El Sinaloense
2. Se Me Hizo Facil
3. Mini Skirt
4. El Llorar
5. Perfidia
6. Sensemaya
7. K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadulupe ("Festival for the Holy Mother of Guadalupe")
8. Tabu
9. Cuatro Milpas ("Four Cornfields")
10. Chavosuite
11. Plasmaht
12. Nacho Verduzco
13. 12/12
14. El Sinaloense (Dance Mix)

Amazon.com

To say that the Kronos Quartet's Nuevo is their most adventurous outing to date is hardly an understatement. This diverse collection of Mexican compositions and traditional tunes brims with an unpredictable energy and a dazzling array of Latin American guest performers, and, yes, Kronos keeps up throughout. A cocktail pop tune from Esquivel gets covered, there's a chamber arrangement of Revueltas's sprawling orchestral work Sensemaya, and Nortec Collective member Plankton Man remixes Kronos's interpretation of "El Sinaloense" into a sizzling dance music track, which closes the disc. The playing is spirited, to say the least (just check out "El Llorar," with guest vocalists Alejandro Flores and Efren Vargas). But this is foremost a party record. A bevy of reverb effects and instrumentation (including a squeaky musical leaf solo on "Perfidia") ensures that things stay unpredictable. Production work by Rock en Espanol producer Gustavo Santaolalla infuses this disc with an edgy modernism. The bulk of these compositions have been arranged by composer Osvaldo Golijov, who seemingly brings a manic energy and a playfulness to everything he touches. Chamber music purists may scoff, but the rest of us will be busy dancing and thrilling to this exciting, genre-blurring Kronos project. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description

With 'Nuevo' - a project based entirely around Mexican composers, musical traditions and influences - the Kronos Quartet have delivered one of the most striking group odysseys to date. Produced by Gustavo Santaolalla, both an authority on Latin American art music as well as the most in-demand producers of rock en espanol, the album also features a host of guest artists from both the concert hall as well as the streets of Mexico. Housed in a slipcase. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

screeching mariachi's.......2007-01-09

I bought it for the one-armed grass-leaf player. It's worth it just for that, but the first track is enough to put you off the rest of the album. It gets better once the rhytms overtake the sound.

Good music, disappointing liner notes.......2005-12-07

At about 66 minutes, this recording is a better value than some of their CDs. But one almost constant complaint that I have with Kronos Quartet releases is their poor or non-existent liner notes. This release is especially guilty. There is a big, thick booklet of worthless photography--mediocre pictures reproduced poorly on cheap paper. Were they trying to throw some some photgraphers a bone? There is nothing about the composers (except their birth dates) or their music, or the musician's perspective, etc. And, since some of the composers are deceased, an opportunity was lost to discuss their music and their lives.

Very, very poor production decisions.

Amazing!!!!!!.......2005-11-05

If you by chance still don't know what Kronos`s is about remember that there are two types of chamber music ensembles: Kronos and the rest. So if you have in your mind the traditional sound, aesthetic of a string quartet, go for the rest (Alban Berg, Ittaliano, Melos, Emerson...) and forget Kronos. For if I had only one chance to apply the title- word "avant-garde", I would do it concerning Kronos. They are irreverent. Forget traditional repertoire (and Bartok is traditional for them). As far as I know they play modern music (Glass, Reich, Scnittke) or new repertoire like World Music. They play with amazing virtuosism and richness of textures. If you try to explore Kronos world, open your mind to a new, non conventional type of sounds.
So what is "Nuevo"? A diverse, impressive, multilayered (that is, there are several strata, several kind od compositions) portrait of Mexican music. A comprehensive landscape of Mexican music. But ... not exactly mexican music is what you hear in most of the tracks, but the Kronos' POINT OF VIEW, that is, Mexico through Kronos' glasses. For I don`t find a truly traditional Mexican track (perhaps only "Son Huasteca" and that before 12/12 are those which most resemble to a truly traditional "Mexican" sound). Almost everything in this rich album is a new way of listening to mexican music.
Why? Arrangements are varied and colourfull. Every track shows novelty and spontaneity, even in well known pieces like "Perfidia" or "Sensemaya". All in this CD is "Nuevo (New)": music that you have not listened before, no matter your knowledge on Mexican music!!
The type of music is quite diverse: classical (Sensemaya), TV music (Chavosuite), bolero (Perfidia), local music (Sinaloense), processional music (12/12), even dance music!!
The sound is also quite strange sometimes: the editor distorts some tracks in order to show the quartet as if they were listened through an old radio player. This is quite amazing!!! or listen to 12/12: quartet strings combined with recording of a traditional "ritual" music and fireworks. Also there are includede street noises between the tracks, thus creating a kind of "leitmotive", like a "Concept Album".
Let me say this: I don't care of mexican music. I don't know too much of it. Nor it is something I love. What I like of this CD is not Mexican music legacy but WHAT KRONOS DOES WITH IT. I think they could do the same with every (rich) music culture in the world. The reason why Mexico is chosen perhaps is a personal experience of Kronos' members (as I have red in an interview).
Booklet contains track details, a lot of credits but not a single word of commentary about the music (a pity).
More than great Mexican music, this is a great Kronos show. If you like Kronos or want to investigate what Kronos truly is and /or If you like mexican music, buy it!
If you don't like mexican music, buy it too!! You will think, as I do, that this Kronos release is essential.

f-u-n ........2004-05-27

this is a great album to listen to on a hot summer day at the beach,or any sunny activity in general.I must admit that I do enjoy the darker side of kronos' music more,but one truly can't help but grin when on the third or fourth track the music pauses for a sudden "yelp"!yes,it may sound a bit goofy and the more stern folks are certain to frown upon such playfulness in the "sophistocated"world of classical music,but this is a good thing.as another reviewer stated,the music really isn't very complex but that should be no obstacle for any kronos-loving individual.oh,yes-if you have children be prepared for them to go absolutly BONKERS when you play this!(finally veggietales can be given a rest!)

Mexican music performed by Kronos Quartet ??.......2003-07-26

I had to listen to it !

Well, first I must say that it is very rewarding to find such a talented international ensemble to interpret our music. Some of the tracks are really outstanding. Particularly 12/12 and the Chavosuite.

But, in the other hand, the purposely out of tune interpretation of El Sinaloense is deceiving (do our Mariachis sound so terrible ?) and the solo wistle in "Perfida" really destroyed the sesibility and charm of this melody. I mean, why on earth did't they play it with a violin instead ?

For the rest, it is a very original album, and it shurely reflects the impression that causes our culture. The inclusion of live sounds in a marketplace and of the "carretonero" buying old shoes and clothes, makes a specially beautiful ambiance.

It is also an album with a very humorous approach. (Some of the tracks sound like if they had been arranged by P.D.Q. Bach !) Get it if you are looking for something original and different, but please buy something else if you really want to know what mexican music is.

Average customer rating: The best of latin music through Domingo's voice Classic Latin American tunes beautifully sung and produced,

De Mi Alma Latina Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ramirez, Ariel | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Domingo, Placido | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: De Mi Alma Latina, Vol. 2 100 years of Mariachi Por Amor Por Fin Juntos Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time ASIN: B000002SLF Release Date: 1994-09-13

Tracks:

1. Aquellos ojos verdes
2. La flor de la canela - Que nadie sepa mi sufrir - Amarraditos
3. Nosotros - Contigo - Sin ti
4. De Mexico a Buenos Aires
5. Se me olvido otra vez
6. El Humahuaqueqo - Caballo viejo - Moliendo Cafe
7. Delirio - Alma llanera
8. Solamente una vez - Veracruz - Noche de ronda
9. Manha de carnavaz - Aquarela do Brasil
10. Sabras que te quiero
11. Alfonsina y el mar - Gracias a la vida
12. Lamento Boricano - Vereda Tropical
13. Como ayer
14. Perfidia - Frenesi - La ultima noche
15. Adios
16. Por Amor - Asi como te buscaba - Yo vendo unos ojos negros

Customer Reviews:

The best of latin music through Domingo's voice.......1999-08-10

This CD goes wherever I go, it is with no doubt, the queen of my collection. Medleys are wonderfully orchestrated and arranged and every song makes you travel anywhere between Mexico and Buenos Aires. Here, Domingo's voice is more like a musical instrument than anything else and each song you'll discover a new instrument. Honestly, I would personally award it six stars.

Classic Latin American tunes beautifully sung and produced,.......1998-12-11

Domingo's love for traditional Latin American music shines throughout this CD. A selection of great "standards", beautifully arranged and recorded by one of the world's great voices. "De Mexico a Buenos Aires," written by Domingo's son is the one original song on the recording and is one of many highlights here. I have listenned to this CD countless times over the past two years and it remains a delight.

Average customer rating: Why 5... Find Out! Callas Aida, Mex. City, 1951 Callas's most famous Aida -- all I can say is wow All hail to the E Flat Goddess Nuclear Aida!!!

Verdi: Aida (complete opera live 1951) with Maria Callas, Mario del Monaco, Oliviero de Fabritis, Orchestra & Chorus of del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | 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 Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Puccini: Madama Butterfly (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Lucia Danieli, Nicolai Gedda, Herbert von Karajan, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Verdi: Macbeth (complete opera live 1952) with Maria Callas, Enzo Mascherini, Victor de Sabata, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Donizetti: Anna Bolena (complete opera live 1957) with Maria Callas, Gianni Raimondi, Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (complete opera) EMI's Great Recordings of the Century with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Tullio Serafin ASIN: B0000BWTKC Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

1. Preludio
2. Si, Corre Voce Che L'Etiope Ardisca
3. Se Quel Guerriero Io Fossi!
4. Celeste Aida
5. Quale Insolita Gioia Nel Tuo Sguardo!
6. Vieni, O Diletta, Appressati
7. Alta Cagion V'aduna
8. Su! Del Nilo Al Sacro Lido
9. Ritorna Vincitor!
10. Possente Ftha...Tu Che Dal Nulia Hai Tratto
11. Immenso Ftha!...Mortal, Diletto Ai Numi
12. Nume, Custode E Vindice
13. Chi Mai Fra Gl'inni E I Plausi
14. Dance Of The Moorish Slaves
15. Vieni, Sul Crin Ti Piovano
16. Fu La Sorte Dell'armi A' Tuoi Funesta
17. Pieta Ti Prenda Del Mio Dolor
18. Su! Del Nilo Al Sacro Lido...Numi, Pieta
19. Gloria All'Egitto, Ad Iside
20. Triumphal March
21. Ballet
22. Vieni, O Guerriero Vindice
23. Salvator Della Patria
24. Che Veggo! Egli? Mio Padre!...Anch'io Pugnai...Ma Tu, Re, Tu Signore Possente
25. Il Dolor Che In Quel Volto Favella
26. O Re, Pei Sacri Numi...Gloria All'Egitto

Tracks:

1. O Tu Che Sei D'Osiride
2. Vieni D'Iside Al Tempio
3. Qui Radames Verra!
4. O Patria Mia
5. Ciel! Mio Padre!
6. Rivedrai Le Foreste Imbalsamate
7. Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida
8. Nel Fiero Anelito Di Nuova Guerra
9. Fuggiam Gli Ardori Inospiti...La, Tra Foreste Vergini
10. Ma Dimmi: Per Qual Via
11. L'aborrita Rivale A Me Sfuggia
12. Gia I Sacerdoti Adunansi
13. Ohime! Morir Mi Sento!
14. Spirto Del Nume
15. A Lui Vivo, La Tomba!...Sacerdoti: Compiste Un Delitto!
16. La Fatal Pietra Sovra Me Si Chiuse
17. Vedi? Di Morte L'angelo...Immenso Ftha
18. O Terra, Addio

Customer Reviews:

Why 5... Find Out!.......2006-10-12

This Aida is perhaps the best I've ever heard. Even in the libretto it states that it is a full-blooded performance. I whole-heartedly agree. Callas, once again giving her exciting performances in Mexico City, turns her Aida into the stuff of legend. Again. Del Monaco is the best of any Radames. Yes, Domingo had the dramatic capability, but Del Monaco's overpowering voice should well be the trademark of the overpowering Egyptian military leader. Dominguez is the best of any Amneris I've heard, and also is mentioned in the libretto as having "opulent" tones. The word "opulent" doesn't begin to describe the effect she had on me in "L'aborrita rivale a me sfuggia". In the "Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate" duet with Aida and Amonasro, Giuseppe Taddei tops all expectations, blowing back even Tito Gobbi. Altogether, this recording is a must even for people who hate Callas. 5 stars.

Callas Aida, Mex. City, 1951.......2006-07-21

Everyone is on fire in this performance. Singers today do not have that "fuoco". Thanks to recordings like these, opera fans of the post Callas era, like myself, can get a "glimpse" into her glorious past. Callas and Del Monaco soar over everything else in the second act! And of course, the famous E flat! O. Dominguez as Amneris! I became an instant fan; hard to find other recordings of her. Some of the reviewers refer to Anmeris as Simionato, it is Dominguez! Taddei is perfect as Amonasro - great visceral singing- no baritones like him around anymore. Who cares if the sound is not perfect? I like all the environmental sounds, it makes me feel like I am right there. I only listen to live stuff anyway, because it is the real deal; I find most studio recordings boring. It is the best AIDA I have heard. Get it!

Callas's most famous Aida -- all I can say is wow.......2006-02-17

This 1951 Mexico City performance of Aida has become legendary, largely due to Callas's unbelievable performance in the title role. Aida was not a role strongly associated with Callas (the way, say, Norma was). She dropped it from her repertoire in 1953, only making a studio recording in 1955, which I always found to be a disappointment.
But in this 1951 Mexico City performance, Callas was on fire. Her voice of course never had the glowing beauty of a Tebaldi or Price, but Callas makes her Aida a firy princess. Her "Ritorna vincitor" might be the best sung version I've ever heard. Rosa Ponselle and Giannina Arangi-Lombardi and Renata Tebaldi may sound more beauty but Callas inflects the text to great emotional effect. Her "O patria mia" is a rough moment -- high C was always a rough note for Callas, and she can't sing it "dolce" as marked in the score. But her Act 3 duets with del Monaco and Taddei are remarkable, as is her "O terra addio." And of course, she caps off the Triumphal Scene with the famous E-flat that lasts 7 seconds (yes I've counted). Legend has it that in 1950, when she sang Aida at Mex City with Kurt Baum, she was so annoyed with the tenor that she did the E-flat at the Triumphal Scene. It worked so well that the next year she tried the same stunt.
The rest of the cast is strong. I prefer a Radames who is better able to control dynamics like Franco Corelli or Carlo Bergonzi. Mario del Monaco seems to sing in two ways -- loud and louder. But del Monaco is certainly stentorian and heroic and there just aren't voices like him anymore. Giuseppe Taddei is a wonderfully nasty Amonasoro. His voice practically drips hatred and bitterness. And Oralia Dominguez is not as well-known as the rest of the cast but she's terrific nonetheless, with a beautiful, powerful mezzo voice.
The sound is admittedly bad, but the performance more than makes up for it.

All hail to the E Flat Goddess.......2005-08-23

I have always love Aida I have heard 3 versions but nothing can compare to this. Although the recording quality is terrible, this 1951 gala captures The La Divina in the prime of her vocal prowess. The first time I heard the e flat in the Triumphant schene, my jaw dropped.I could not describe the feeling I had that time. I just closed my eyes and thank the Creator above for giving the world "Maria Callas the greatest suprano in living memory".

Nuclear Aida!!!.......2005-03-18

Ever imagine a large voiced Callas singing Aida? Here it is! Ever wanted her paired with an amazing Radames with a large, robust voice? You have it here! What about an explosive Amneris? Oralia Dominguez is also cast in this performance! What about a 12-second, interpolated E-flat? Callas sings it, and with a huge blazing voice too! Very unlike the standard canary E-flats you hear today! What about a great performance and a dramatically convincing Aida with Giuseppe Taddei as Amonasro? Well, this is it! Although her fabulous studio Aida wasn't as accepted as the Price Aida, this live recording from Mexico puts Leontyne's recording to second place. No other Aida will be able to achieve such a miraculous job of singing the role with that kind of forza, and with that kind of passion. The studio recording with Callas is recommended too, if you want to hear the several colors of Aida.

Average customer rating: you have to hear Martirio.

Acoplados Martirio , and Chano Dominguez Manufacturer: Sunny Side ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Flamenco | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mucho Corazon Flor de Piel Primavera en Nueva York Primavera en Nueva York He Visto Color Por Sevillanas ASIN: B000ION6TA Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. El Aguita Del Querer
2. Locura De Mi Querer
3. No Me Digas Que No
4. Torre De Arena
5. Te Lo Juro Yo
6. Me Embrujaste
7. La Bien Paga
8. Compuesta Y Sin Novio
9. Ojos Verdes
10. Yo Soy Esa
11. Dicen
12. Nana Vidalita De Filigranas

Customer Reviews:

you have to hear Martirio........2007-03-09

If you haven't heard Martirio you're in for a treat!

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan Impeccable! Thrilling and luxurious masterpiece What a discovery! Maria Cristina Kiehr is incomparable!

Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Caldara, Antonio | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Schola Cantorum Basiliensis | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: A. Scarlatti - Il primo omicidio overo Cain / B. Fink · Oddone · Röschmann · R. Croft · Abete · Jacobs Caldara - La Passione di Gesù Cristo Signor Nostro / Pitibon, Pedaci, Polverelli, Foresti, Europa Galante, Biondi Cecilia Bartoli ~ Opera Proibita (Handel · Scarlatti · Caldara) / Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski Caldara - Christmas Cantata (Vaticini di Pace) · Simfonias Nos. 5 & 6 / Aradia Baroque Ensemble · Mallon Vivaldi Edition: Vespri per l'Assunzione di Maria Vergine ASIN: B0000007C4 Release Date: 1996-08-10

Tracks:

1. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.1 Sinfonia
2. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.2 'Aria : Dormi, o cara, e formi il sonno' (Amor Terreno)
3. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.3 Recitativo; 'Cosi godea la mente' (Amor Terreno)
4. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.4 Aria; 'Deh, librate amoretti' (Amor Terreno)
5. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.5 Recitativo; 'Del sonno lusinghiero' (Amor Celeste, Amor Terreno)
6. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.6 Aria; 'La ragione, s'un'alma conseglia' (Amor Celeste)
7. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.7 Recitativo; 'Cosi sciolta da'lacci de'sui error' (Amor Celeste, Amor Terreno)
8. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.8 Allegro; 'Alle vittorie' (Amor Celeste, Amor Terreno)
9. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.9 Recitativo; 'Oime, troppo importuno' (Maddalena)
10. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.10 Aria; 'In un bivio e il mio volere' (Maddalena)
11. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.11 Recitativo; 'Maddalena, nel cielo fissa lo sguardo' (Amor Celeste)
12. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.12 Aria; 'Spera,consolati' (Amor Celeste)
13. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.13 Recitativo; 'Troppo dura e la legge' (Amor Terreno)
14. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.14 Aria; 'Fin che danzan le grazie sul viso' (Amor Terreno)
15. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.15 Recitativo; 'Germana, al ciel, deh, volgi' (Marta, Maddalena)
16. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.16 Aria; 'Non sdegna il ciel le lacrime' (Marta)
17. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.17 Recitativo; 'Omai spezza quel nodo' (Marta)
18. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.18 Aria; 'Pompe inutili' (Maddalena)
19. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.19 Recitativo; 'E voi, dorati crini' (Maddalena, Amor Terreno, Amor Celeste)
20. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.20 Aria; 'Il sentier ch'ora tu prendi' (Amor Terreno, Amor Celeste)
21. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.21 Recitativo; 'Maddalena, coraggio!' (Maddalena)
22. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.22 Aria; 'Diletti non piu vanto' (Maddalena)
23. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.23 Recitativo; 'Dell;anima tua grande' (Marta)
24. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.24 Aria; 'Vattene,corri, vola' (Marta)
25. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.25 Recitativo ;'Marta, ho risolto' (Maddalena)
26. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.26 Aria; 'Voglio piangere' (Maddalena)
27. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.27 Recitativo; 'A tuo dispetto, amor Terreno' (Amor Celeste, Amor Terreno)
28. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte prima: No.28 Duetto; 'La mia virtude' (Amor Celeste, Amor Terreno)

Tracks:

1. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.29 Sinfonia
2. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.30 Recitativo; 'Donna grande e fastosa' (Fariseo)
3. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.31 Aria; 'Parti, che di virtu il gradito splendor' (Fariseo)
4. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.32 Recitativo; 'Cingan pure quest'alma' (Maddalena, Cristo, Fariseo)
5. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.33 Aria; 'Chi con sua cetra' (Maddalena)
6. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.34 Recitativo; 'Maddalena, deh, ferma' (Amor Terreno, Amor Celeste, Fariseo, Maddalena)
7. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.35 Aria; 'In lagrime stemprato il cor qui cade' (Maddalena)
8. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.36 Recitativo; 'Oh ciel, chi vide mai la penitenza' (Amor Terreno, Amor Celeste, Cristo)
9. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.37 Aria; 'Ride il ciel e gl'astri brillano' (Cristo )
10. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.38 Recitativo; 'a tuo dispetto, Amor Terreno' (Amor Celeste, Amor Terreno)
11. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.39 Aria; 'Me ne rido di tue glorie' (Amor Celeste)
12. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.40 Recitativo; 'Se non ho forza a superar costei' (Amor Terreno)
13. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.41 Aria; 'Orribili, terribili' (Amor Terreno)
14. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda; No.42 Recitativo; 'Maddalena, costanza' (Marta, Maddalena)
15. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda; No.43 Aria; 'O fortunate lacrime' (Marta)
16. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.44 Recitativo; 'Mio Dio, mio Redentor' (Maddalena, Fariseo)
17. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.45 Aria; 'Chi drizzar di pianta adulta' (Fariseo)
18. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.46 Recitativo; 'D'esser costante, o mio Gesu, non temo' (Maddalena)
19. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.47 Aria; 'Per il mar del pianto mio' (Maddalena)
20. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.48 Recitativo; 'L'atto immenso che, uscito' (Cristo)
21. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.49 Aria; 'Del senso soggiogar' (Cristo)
22. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.50 Recitativo; 'Di miei dardi possenti' (Amor Celeste)
23. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.51 Aria; 'Da quel strale che stilla veleno' (Amor Celeste)
24. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.52 Recitativo; 'Sempre dagl'astri scende' (Fariseo)
25. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.53 Aria; 'Questi sono arcani ignoti' (Fariseo)
26. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.54 Recitativo; 'Cittadini del ciel' (Amor Celeste)
27. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.55 Aria; 'Su, lieti festeggiate' (Amor Celeste)
28. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.56 Recitativo; 'Voi, che in mirarmi oppresso ogn' or godete' (Amor Terreno)
29. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.57 Aria; 'Voi del Tartaro' (Amor Terreno)
30. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.58 Recitativo; 'Va dunque Maddalena' (Cristo, Maddalena)
31. Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Parte seconda: No.59 Aria; 'chi serva la belta' (Maddalena)

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-10-13

'Mary Magdalene at the feet of Christ' is a rare gem of Baroque sacred music by Antonia Caldara (1670-1736), who ranks among the most prolific of the late-baroque composers associated with the Oratorio. There are 6 characters in this oratorio: Maddalena (Maria Christina Kiehr-soprano); Marta (Rosa Dominguez-soprano); Amor Terrano (Bernarda Fink-alto); Amor Celeste (Andreas Scholl-countertenor); Fariseo (Ulrich Mesthaler-basso); Cristo(Gerd Turk-tenor). The part of 'Amor Celeste' was given to the countertenor (sexless,so to speak) to denote the heavenly spheres. The part of 'Amor terrano' in the sensual raiment of a woman, is supposed to represent worldly seduction. It is these 2 protagonists, moreover, who motivate the plot. 'Amor terrano' metamorphoses from a figure cast in neutral terms at the beginning to a "devlish" but defeated seductress at the end. In the process the merit of having conquered the depths of evil devolves upon Maddalena. She is elevated into a position which exemplifies Christian salvation. The modest share allotted to Christ as a "dramatis persona" (not a bass, but a soaring tenor) emphasizes Maddalena's merit all the more. The voices on this recording are superb!!!!It is actually the first time I heard Turk's marvelous tenor voice; it overwhelmed me with its resonance. This is a stellar production with Rene Jacobs' magic touch.

Impeccable!.......2004-03-17

It took almost a year 'till I finally got this CD and it was worth while waiting. This is undoubtedly the best CD in my collection (out of 400 titles), and I would highly recommend it to any Baroque lover: pure celestial voices, perfect direction and an amazing music which brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it, eventhough I'm not religious nor christian.
Dear reader, trust me on this - you must have it!

Thrilling and luxurious masterpiece.......2000-09-26

Action-packed and luxurious.

Despite the title of this piece, this is not 'churchy' music. It has everything that good drama has, and if it were a book it would be unputdownable. Caldara gives us action, showing himself to be every bit as much dramatist as composer. The story and the pace never flag for a minute. René Jacobs moves it along at a cracking pace and makes it a memorable event. It must have been wonderful to take part.

Amor Celeste and Amor Terreno are battling for the heart and soul of Maddalena. It opens with Fink's stunning Amor Terreno, seductive enough to capture the heart of a stone. In trying to win Maddalena, her ornamentations paint vivid pictures of "drunk with pleasure". Then, in charges Scholl's Amor Celeste, powerful and confident of winning the battle hands down - but then so is Fink's Amor Terreno, full of strength and depth. You can't take sides at their declaration of war, the duet Alle vittorie, because both are convincing - and their voices blend perfectly. The sheer strength of Scholl's voice in this piece brushes aside the familiar accusations of "too ethereal".

Their awesome battle duets punctuate the unfolding drama as Maddalena agonises - in dialogue with her sister - over her choices, and the orchestra supports them with real fire. The chest-thumping opening provided by Chiara Banchini's string band in the duet La mia virtude/Il senso è un nemico makes an impact that would lift you off your seat in a concert hall (if only). When Amor Terreno is finally defeated, the colours of her fury are so vivid you can taste it, and it's clear that the only destiny for such rage is Hell. Amor Celeste's victory-celebration Su, lieti festeggiate has the earthy gusto of mens' peasant dances. A rather earthy sound for Amor Celeste at this point... even the metaphysical Mr Scholl sounds as though he could stomp his feet.

This recording made Maria Cristina Kiehr a star, and she has never sounded better than as Maddalena. Her clear voice expresses longing, indecision, passion and tranquillity with equal facility, and is never less than completely beautiful. Her expressions, as Maddalena changes course, develop brilliantly. Her cry of "Signor, pietate!" is the pivot of the whole thing - high drama indeed.

All the singers are now stars, and every performance is stunning. Un-improvable.

So many of the tunes are completely original and whistle-able, even dance-able, that I am surprised they are not better known. They certainly stick in the memory, if only because the repeat button on the CD player gets a lot of use. This composition is a masterpiece and the 2-CD set a great Baroque luxury.

The very last note is a complete surprise -- pure genius from Caldara.

What a discovery!.......1999-12-09

Antonio Caldara is one of those names record companies have ignored for too long. So it was a delight to see Harmonia Mundi interested in this very important baroque composer. The work itself is a masterpiece, the music is gorgeous, this must be one of the most significant discoveries of the 90's. Conductor Rene Jacobs has a superb ear for textures, his pacing is just admirable. The soloists couldn't be bettered, with the pure adorable voice of Maria Cristina Kiehr as Maddalena, and Bernarda Fink and Andreas Scholl as the Amore Terreno and Amore Celeste. If you don't know this oratorio, you are in for a big surprise!

Maria Cristina Kiehr is incomparable!.......1999-02-18

This is an incredible recording: it is well worth buying just for the marvelous singing of Maria Cristina Kiehr, who is my candidate for the best baroque soprano. She sounds like nobody else: more like a boy treble (with adult lungs) than your typical female soprano. This characterization may strike you as strange, but it is intended as the highest praise. Reportedly, "She sings like a man," was the first sentence di Stefano uttered when he heard Callas for the first time. The rest of the cast doesn't disappoint either. Bernarda Fink and Andreas Scholl are excellent "Amors," especially memorable in their duets. Fink's alto voice is beautiful and controlled. If you haven't heard her Arnalta in L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Gardiner), make sure you buy that recording. Fink's "Oblivion soave," a deceptively simple aria which requires a perfect legato, is the best I've heard. Scholl is great as usual (although I never quite bought into this Scholl hype). Gerd Turk who sings a small role of Cristo has a fine tenor voice, although he suffers from a common baroque tenor "defect" - he sounds kind of "choked," like he has a tight rope around his neck. Obviously, this is not really a defect, but rather a part of a vocal style which calls for the tightening of the voice in order to achieve a higher pitch and to stifle the vibrato. Still, I prefer tenors like Agnew or Padmore who manage to achieve that same characteristic baroque sonority while also sounding relaxed. Anyway, like I said, "Maddalena" is really worth buying. Another recording (from the same series) that will also be worth every penny you'd spend on it is Cavalli Vespro della Beata Vergine. If you like "Maddalena," I guarantee that you will like the Vespro too.

Average customer rating: Wow! Hand made... Soul made! Grrrreat Gipsi Jazz Flamenco Piano !!! Amazing !!!

Hecho a Mano Chano Dominguez Manufacturer: Sunny Side ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Iman Spain Again Spain Y los Piratas del Flamenco 10 de Paco ASIN: B00006LI30 Release Date: 2002-10-15

Tracks:

1. Alma De Mujer
2. Retaila
3. Pinar Hondo
4. Tu Enciendes Las Estrellas - Turn Off The Stars
5. Cardamomo
6. Bajamar
7. Cilantro Y Comino
8. Solea Blues
9. Jacaranda
10. Budango
11. Bemsha Swing
12. Solo Con Verte

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2004-06-24

One of the best and consistently most interesting pianists since Bill Evans and Lennie Tristano. Playing in his own idiom, great extended improvisation lines, and wonderful percussion/handclaps/etc. Cannot recommend too highly.

Hand made... Soul made!.......2003-09-23

if you like jazz or you like flamenco, you will love this cd because Chano fuses both influences and the result is these great compositions he brings here. All the songs are great but I specially love track #7 because he mixes many rithyms from the flamenco in jus one song, wich is very difficult to do.

These is real flamenco, not as Chick Coreas`s "My Spanish Heart" which is great too but it is not real flamenco.

If you love music you will enjoy this cd very much!

Grrrreat Gipsi Jazz Flamenco Piano !!!.......2003-06-10

Chano Dominguez is a grrreat Pianist with many of the same influences as Michel Camilo or Chick Corea or Chucho Valdez or Eliane Elias BUT much more Flamenco-oriented... this CD is my favorite one of what he has released so far that is still available !!! very Flamenco with none of the Sax or Trumpet solos that spoil, for me, most "modern" Flamenco CDs these days- just piano, guitar, bass & lotsa percussion y palmas... if you enjoy Chick Coreas' "My Spanish Heart" CD; you'll enjoy this one !!!

Amazing !!!.......2003-01-12

probably one of the best pianist in the business. This is a flamenco album (with some spanish guitar on three tracks)... A must have. If you already know it and you're looking for something similar, get "Spain" from Camillo and Tomatito.

Average customer rating:

Monteverdi: Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi, Libro 8 Manufacturer: Opus 111 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Monteverdi: Il Sesto Libro de Madrigali Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine Monteverdi: Quinto Libro de Madrigali (Fifth Book of Madrigals) Haydn: Piano Sonatas Gesualdo: Quinto Libro di Madrigali (1611) ASIN: B000H6SUDQ Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

1. Sinfonia: Dario Castello, Sonata Decimaquinta a Quattro
2. Testo: 'Tancredi, Che Clorinda Un Homo Stima'
3. Sinofnia
4. Testo: 'Non Schivar, Non Parar'
5. Testo: 'E Stanco E Anelante'
6. Testo: 'Cosi Tacendo E Rimirando'
7. Guerra - Testo: 'Torna L'ira Nei Cori, E Li Trasporta'
8. Testo: 'Ma Ecco Homai'
9. Clorinda In Quattro Viole: 'Amico, Hai Vinto'
10. Testo: 'InQueste Voci Languide'
11. Sinfonia (Modeverdi, L'incoronazione Di Poppea)
12. Amore: 'De L'implacabil Dio'
13. Sinfonia
14. Plutone: 'Bella Madra D'Amor'
15. Plutone: 'Udite, Udite'
16. Amore E Venere: 'Ecco Ver Noi L'addolorate Squadre'
17. Entrata A Ballo
18. Plutone: 'Dal Tenebroso Orror'
19. Seconda Parte Del Ballo
20. Ripresa Dell'Entrata E Anima Ingrata Sola

Tracks:

1. Sinfonia A Doi Violini E Una Viola Di Brazzo
2. Altri Canti D'amor, Tenero Arciero, A Sei Voci Con Quattro Viole E Doi Viollini
3. Non Avea Feb Ancora, A Tre Voci
4. 'Amor,' Dicea, A Quattro/Si Tra Sdegnosi Planti, A Tre Voci
5. Vago Augelletto, Che Cantando Vai, A Sei Et Sette Voi Con Doi Violini E Un Contrabbasso
6. Perche T'en Fuggi, O Fillide? A Tre
7. Altri Canti Di Marte, E Di Sua Schiera
8. Due Belli Occho Fur L'armi, Onde Traffitta
9. Ogni Amante E Guerrier; Nel Suo Gran Regno, A Doi Tenori
10. Io Che Nell'otio Nacqui E D'otio Vissi, Bassa Solo
11. Ma Per Quell Ampio Egeo Spieghi Le Vele, Tenore Solo
12. Riedi, Ch'al Nostro Ardir, Ch'al Nostro Canto, Doi Tenori E Basso
13. Hor Che 'L Ciel E La Terra E 'L Vento Tace
14. Cosi Sol D'una Chiara Fonte Viva
15. Gira Il Nemico, Insidoso Amore/Nol Lasciamo Accostar, Ch'egli Non Sagli/Armi False Non Son, Ch'ei S'avvicina/Vuol Degl'occhi Attacar Il Baloardo/Non E Piu Tempo, Ohime, Ch'egli Ad Un Tratto/Cor Mio, Non Val Fuggir: Sei Morto, E Servo
16. Dolcissimo Uscignolo, A Cinque Voci, Cantato A Voce Piena, Alla Francese
17. Ardo, Ardo, Avvampo, Mi Struggo, A Otto Voci Con Doi Viollini

Tracks:

1. Introduzione Al Ballo: 'Volgendo Il Ciel Per L'immortal Sentiero'
2. Ballo: 'Movete Al Mio Bel Suon Le Piante Snelle'
3. Tarquinio Merula: Sonata XXIV Ballo Detto Pollicio
4. Ballo
5. Se Vittorie Si Belle, A Doi Tenori
6. Su, Su, Su Pastorelli Vezzosi, A Tre, Doi Canti E Alto
7. Ardo E Scoprir, Ahi Lasso, Io Non Ardisco, A Doi Tenori
8. Chi Voi Aver Felice E Lieto Il Core, A Cinque Voci, Cantato A Voce Piena, Alla Francese
9. Armato Il Cor D'adamantina Fede, A Doi Tenori
10. Non Partir Ritrosetta, A Tre, Doi Alti E Basso
11. O Sia Tranquillo Il Mare, A Doi Tenori
12. Mentre Vaga Angioletta, A Doi Tenori
13. Ninfa Che, Scalza Il Piede E Sciolto Il Crine, Tenore Solo
14. Qui Deh Meco T'arresta, Ove Di Fiori, A Doi Tenori
15. Dell'usate Mie Corde Al Suon Potrai, A Tre Voci, Doi Tenori E Basso

Average customer rating: A classic with the VAI Forza with Milanov, Warren and del monaco A legendary performance

Verdi: La Forza del Destino Manufacturer: Hardy Classic 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 Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Verdi: Aida ASIN: B00005BI6C Release Date: 2003-06-03

Customer Reviews:

A classic with the VAI Forza with Milanov, Warren and del monaco .......2006-03-29

The video of this performance was an audio experience with snow but the Harvey Cd set there is no visual distraction. The sound really hurts the orchestra as it does in the VAI recording where the New Orleans Orchestra is just not good but the voices there is from another time warp. That recording has Milanov and Warren at their very best despite some whiners in some reviews. Sorry! Back to the Correlli, Tebaldi stunner. I think this is the only extant recording of Correlli in this role. I remember a matinée broadcast from the Met many many Saturdays ago in the late 50's with Correlli and Tebaldi and others. Corelli's big aria casued pandemonium. It is a shame he never recorded it in the studio with this cast. Vocally this is a miracle and so is the VAI recording where I think Milanov sings one her greatest performance in this role. She could be inconstant but she is on here. Buy but them both! Charge it! You'll have two great historical performances on Your shelf. The opera itself has poor moments but the casts here make it a masterpiece!

A legendary performance.......2003-01-30

In spite of its rambling plot and reliance upon coincidence, "La Forza del Destino" has some of the most beautiful music in opera. Having heard numerous recordings (including the Met's 1984 video with Leontyne Price) plus a live performance, I can say without a doubt that this version is my favorite. I can't think of a more perfect cast of singers.

When Herbert von Karajan first conducted Renata Tebaldi at La Scala in 1946, he exclaimed on hearing her sing "Ah! La voce d'angelo!" (Ah! The voice of an angel!) - possibly a comment on her location (she was singing in the organ loft) - but his description also fits her voice.

In this recording of 'Forza,' Tebaldi spins out phrases of sheer tonal velvet, especially in Leonora's aria, 'Madre, pietosa Vergine' outside the monastery, and later when her voice floats out over the voices of the monks in the prayer 'La Vergine degli angeli.' Then you will have to wait until opera's end for 'Pace, pace, mio Dio.' Thank God Bach was Protestant, or we would have nothing to counter the gorgeous, compelling religiosity of this Verdi, as sung by Tebaldi.

Listen to Franco Corelli sing 'La vita e inferno all'infelice,' one of the most difficult and beautiful tenor arias that Verdi ever wrote, or to his duet with Bastianini, 'Solemne in quest'ora,'and you may agree with those of us who believe he was the twentieth century's greatest tenor.

The grim determination of Ettore Bastianini's Don Carlo di Vargas makes him a perfect foil to Correli in the Act IV duet "Invano, Alvaro, ti celasti al mondo." Corelli will break your heart, even though he is a somber rather than piteous Padre Raffaello. There is none of the Gigli sobbing in his music.

Boris Christoff is a majestically sung Padre Guardiano. Just imagine Boris Godunov as a rather terrifying Italian monk.

The two minor but important roles of Fra Melitone and the gypsy, Preziosilla are perfectly rendered by Renato Capecchi and Oralia Dominguez. If this 'Forza' hadn't had such strong principals, these two characters might have stolen the opera. I usually consider the fortune-telling, war-mongering gypsy and the short-tempered Franciscan monk annoyances to be gotten past so that I can hear the principals sing, but Capecchi and Dominguez demand a careful listening for these roles.

This performance is conducted by Francesco Molinari Predelli.

Average customer rating: And Great Sound, Too Nimsgern is phenomenal!

Strauss - Arabella / Caballé, Miljakovic, Kollo, Moll Richard Strauss , Montserrat Caballé , Olivera Miljakovic , René Kollo , Carlo Gaifa , Oralia Dominguez , Kurt Moll , Leonardo Monreale , and Siegmund Nimsgern Manufacturer: Opera D'oro ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | 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 German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Verdi: La Traviata ASIN: B000056PGE Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. Act One: Die Karten Fallen Besser Als Das Letzte Mal
2. Act One: Sie Wollen Alle Geld!
3. Matteo!... Zdenko! Du! Bist Du Allein?
4. Act One: Ich Danke, Fraulein!
5. Act One: Er Ist Der Richtige Nicht Fur Mich
6. Act One: Aber Der Richtige, Wenn's Einen Gibt Fur Mich Auf Dieser Welt
7. Act One: Das Ist Der Schlitten Vom Elemer
8. Act One: So Triumphierend Treten Sie Herein?
9. Act One: Lasst Uns Allein, Meine Kinder
10. Act One: Mandryka! Der Reiche Kerl!
11. Act One: Herr Graf, Sie Haben Ihrem Werten Brief
12. Act One: Der Onkel Ist Dahin
13. Act One: Das Ist Ein Fall Von Andrer Art
14. Act One: Hab' Ich Getraumt?
15. Act One: Papa! Er Ist Schon Fort!
16. Act One: Mein Elemer! Das Hat So Einen Sonderbaren Klang
17. Act Two: Das Ist Ein Engel, Der Vom Himmel Niedersteigt?
18. Act Two: Sie Seh'n Nicht Aus Wie Jemand, Den Das Alles Da Interessiert
19. Act Two: Ich Habe Eine Frau Gehabt
20. Act Two: Sie Wollen Mich Heiraten, Sagt Mein Vater

Tracks:

1. Act Two: Und Du Wurst Mein Gebieter Sein
2. Act Two: Die Wiener Herrn Verstehn Sich Auf Die Astronomie
3. Act Two: Sie Sind Allein? Wo Ist Arabella?
4. Act Two: Und Jetzt Sag' Ich Adieu, Mein Lieber Dominik
5. Act Two: O Arabella, Gibt Es War Schoneres Als Sie Auf Einem Ball!
6. Act Two: Ein Feigling Bin Ich
7. Act Two: Lautlos Kommt Sie Zu Dir
8. Act Two: Und Wenn Hier Viele Arabella Heissen
9. Act Two: Herr Von Mandryka, Wo Ist Meine Tochter?
10. Act Two: Die Herren Und Damen Sind Einstweilen Meine Gaste!
11. Act Three: Prld
12. Act Three: Uber Seine Felder Wird Der Wagen Fahren
13. Act Three: Sie Hier? So Spat?
14. Act Three: Welch Ein Erregts Tete-a-tete Im Stiegenhaus!
15. Act Three: Papa, So Schau Mir Ins Gesicht!
16. Act Three: Ich Gratuliete Ihnen, Herr Leutnant
17. Act Three: Papa! Mama!
18. Act Three: Sehr Gut. Jetzt Habe Ich Mein
19. Act Three: Brautwerbung Kommt!
20. Act Three: Fuhr Sie Hinauf, Mama!
21. Act Three: Sie Gibt Mir Keinen Blick
22. Act Three: Das War Sehr Gut, Mandryka
23. Act Three: So Wahr Aus Diesem Glas Da Keiner

Customer Reviews:

And Great Sound, Too.......2006-05-28

I second the reaction to this performance as already reviewed here. It's a fine performance with a good cast (Oralia Dominguez as Arabella's mother, no less!!!), and in very good sound. Those unfamiliar with this opera may want to check a libretto first since OdO's plot summary reads too much like French farce.

Nimsgern is phenomenal!.......2005-02-22

Siegmund Nimsgern won 1st prize in a contest for his demanding role as Mandryka in 'Arabella'. With Caballe as Arabella, you have a sensational cast. Just listen to R. Strauss' gorgeous music-some of Arabella's arias. And here is R. Strauss in a lighter mood, as compared to Salome, Elektra.
What a great value for such a wonderful performance!!
Buy it, opera lovers.

Average customer rating: Good background music, but a little tame for latin Don't Bother! A mood-lifter! A great CD from the Pops I agree with the music fan from Mexico

Latin Album Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ginastera | Ginastera, Alberto | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Flamenco | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Runnin' Wild My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration Encore! / Lockhart, Boston Pops The Celtic Album Sleigh Ride ASIN: B00004WFO2 Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Malambo From Estancia
2. Oblivion
3. Granada
4. El Salon Mexico
5. Perfidia
6. Mi Cambio
7. Jalousie (Tango Tzigane)
8. Dansa Brasileira
9. Mambo Jambo (Mambo Jambo/El Cumbanchero)
10. Huapango
11. Ay, Ay, Ay
12. Cumbias
13. Batuque
14. Son De La Negra

Amazon.com

Even their harshest critics can't accuse Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops of not trying to have fun. On The Latin Album, they tackle a repertoire that includes big-band favorites and compositions from Piazzolla, Perez Prado, and Aaron Copland (in the form of El Salon México). These are mostly dance tunes, filled with crashing percussion, Latin rhythms, and familiar melodies. To their credit, the Boston Pops get this fiesta right about half the time--opening with Alberto Ginastera's "Malambo," they set a furious, rollicking mood that's heavy on the percussion. They shine on Jacob Gade's "Jalousie" (an early hit for Lockhart predecessor Arthur Fiedler) and on the more atmospheric "Mi Cambio" by César Villalobos. Unfortunately, their arrangement of Piazzolla's "Oblivion" is about as subtle as the music found in soap operas (and about as exciting) and "Perfidia" is a disappointment, "smooth" but hardly sultry. Still, the Pops know how to play their brassy, rhythmic showpieces, and the recorded sound here is excellent. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Good background music, but a little tame for latin.......2002-08-19

I expected a little more action. I tend to think of mariachi and I got village pan pipes.

Don't Bother!.......2002-04-15

I bought this CD at a stoop sale for one dollar, and then sold it at a stoop sale for a dollar or two. I am very glad that I did not pay full price (or even half price) for it. I did not think it was a bad CD, but a bland CD. Every track on it I have heard performed better elsewhere. They are like Muzak versions of great Latin works.

A mood-lifter!.......2001-03-29

Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, and the guest artists have a hit in this one! I can almost forget the snow outside when I listen to it. I loved "Jalousie!" And Mariachi Cobre stands out on "Granada" and "Son de la Negra." Five star tracks, both of them, with Steve Carrillo's great vocal work on "Granada" and the spirited interchange between the Pops and Mariachi Cobre's brass sections in "Son de la Negra." Purists may object to the combination of Latin music and an orchestra, but I think it's a treat!

A great CD from the Pops.......2001-02-07

The Boston Pops due a great job on this CD. I really like Batuque. If you are looking for a great CD that will really make you dance this is the one.

I agree with the music fan from Mexico.......2001-01-03

Where's the authentic Mariachi CDs? Let's have some of the real stuff! Anyone know where I can find some? LibbyBuckland@email.msn.com

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