Passion for Piano
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Anything that starts off with Shura Cherkassky's delicious account of a Tango by Albéniz has got to have something going for it, and this set seems to score over and over again. It's an interesting piece of programming, since having got off to a Spanish start, we are led through Bach (traditionally the starter), Balakirev (his famously unplayable Islamey thrown off coolly by Julius Katchen), Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Gottschalk, Granados, Grieg, and Handel. One thing they certainly all have in common is the passion of the title, and they are well served by our guides, who include Tureck, Kempff, Kocsis, Lill, Barenboim, Argerich, Michelangeli, De Larrocha, Gilels, and Gavrilov. It is worth mentioning so many, since these are top names in their respective fields and it gives an indication of what you can expect from this set. And while you would rightly expect veteran Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha to give us the full treatment in Albéniz and Granados, listen to her delightful piece of Handel, which concludes the set. Recordings range in time from 1955 to 1998, and the freshness of the playing transcends changes in recording technology during those years. --Keith Clarke
Passion for Piano, Music, Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mily Balakirev, Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Fryderyk Chopin, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Enrique Granados, Edvard Grieg, George Frideric Handel, Alexis Weissenberg, Alicia de Larrocha, Andor Foldes, Andrei Gavrilov, Daniel Barenboim, Emil Grigoryevich Gilels, Ivan Davis, Jean-Marc Luisada, John Lill, Julius Katchen, Martha Argerich, Roberto Szidon, Rosalyn Tureck, Shura Cherkassky, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Werner Haas, Wilhelm Kempff, Zoltán Kocsis, Bagatelle for Keyboard, Baroque Variations for Keyboard, Capriccio/Caprice for Keyboard, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard, Classical, Classical Collections-Composer Desc., Classical Music, Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb., Etude for Keyboard, Fantasy/Fantasia for Keyboard, Intermezzo for Keyboard, Keyboard, March for Keyboard
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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
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- Tannhauser: Overture - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
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- 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 nice collection for the classical listener. Great variety of composers and the music quality of the cds are very good.
A good basic collection.......2006-11-10
With selections from numerous composers, it is an easy way to familiarize oneself with some of the most popular classical works and excerpts. A pleasant listen for the initiated too.
An excellent introduction to classical music.......2006-10-18
This is an excellent introduction to classical music. Well performed and presented.
Very Beautiful!!!!!1.......2006-10-05
If you are a fan of classical music then you better get this set. Not only is it very cheap, 10 Discs for about 2$ per disk. Now where are you gonna find a deal like this. I actually found mine chaper, $20.00 even and the music is outstanding. If you had a very bad day and very stressed out, just put in one of these cds, lay down, dim down the lights and just relax. It really helped me out.
Still Stuck on Beethoven.......2006-08-22
I just recently started listening to classical music so I'm certainly not one to compare or critique the quality of this set. However, I do have a few comments...
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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Release Date: 2003-12-09 |
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Music can be both calming and relaxing, or invigorating and passionate...this phenomenal 20-CD set is definitely the latter. This amazing collection brings together for the first time the most passionate music of all time, from Ravel's Bolero, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Wagner's Magic Fire Music to Ravel's La Valse, Orff 's Carmina Burana and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. This is a must have collection for every passionate music lover.
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A good gift for novice.......2007-05-12
This was a good gift for somebody learning about Classical music in Japan.
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Johann Sebastian Bach , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , and The Swingle Singers
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Release Date: 1998-05-05 |
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- Ein' feste Burg - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Organ Fugue from Fantasia and fugue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- The Well -Tempered Clavier: Prelude XVIII - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Cantata No. 140: Chorale prelude from Cantata No. 140 'Wachet Auf' - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Wachet Auf: Chorale from 'Wachet Auf' - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- In Dulci Jubilo - Chorale Prelude - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- In Dulci Jubilo - Chorale - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Andante fromSonata No. 2 for unaccompanied violin - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- First movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Cantata No. 208: Schafe konnen Sicher Weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze) from Cantata No. 208 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Badinerie from Suite No. 2 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Fugue VIII fromThe Well-Tempered Clavier - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Three - Part Invention - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Mass In B Minor: Et Resurrexit from Mass in B minor - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Bist Du Bei Mir - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- St. Mathew Passion: Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Organ Fugue: Alla Gigue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Suite No. 3: Air from Suite No. 3 (Air on a G String) - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Little Organ Fugue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
- Cantata No. 60: Es Ist Genug from Cantata No. 60 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
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- Symphony No. 40: I Molto Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Symphony No. 40: II Andante - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Symphony No. 40: III Minuetto: allegretto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Symphony No. 40: IV Finale: Allegro assai - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- String Quartet In G Major: Finale from String Quartet in G major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Cosi fan tutte: Un' Aura Amorosa from Cost fan tutte - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Finale: Rondo from Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Finale from Horn Concerto No. 4 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Canzonetta from Don Giovanni - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Terzettino from Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Gigue - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Hostias from Requiem - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Requiem: Quam Olim Abrahae from Requiem - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Piano Sonata In A Major: Finale: Alla Turca from Piano Sonata in A major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
- Fantasia In F Minor And Major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
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Flats and Sharps.......2007-05-18
I enjoy the Swingle Singers very much but sadly, in this album they are flat on about half of the tracks. When they are on key, they are very, very good. When they are flat they are awful. Recommendation: buy a different Swingle Singers CD.
Still new... and fantastic.......2007-03-25
As time goes by, these recordings seem to become better and better. Fresh, perfect... fantastic CD.
A Swingle Singers Half Treasure -.......2007-03-10
If you love Bach and are a fan of the Swingle Singers, buy this CD. Fans of the Swingle Singers enjoy them for what they do to music - release it with air and bounce - and their style is perfectly suited for Bach. I couldn't enjoy it more. But the second Cd in this set is their treatment of Mozart, and, for me, it's inconsistent. This is due to the different styles of the two composers and I just think they match up better with Bach. But at this price, I shouldn't be complaining. The first CD alone is worth twice as much. Snatch it up!
A capella reigns.......2007-01-12
Another fine offering by this group. Fun for classical music buffs and novices.
Best Swingles Ever.......2006-02-16
If you know the Swingle Singers, you may expect jazzed-up Bach with a rhythm section. Now, don't get me wrong, i like that stuff, too, but that is just clean fun, while this is just Bach. No percussion, no jazzy rythym, just straight unaccompanied Bach. AND IT IS WONDERFUL.
Precise rhythm, clear vocal lines, everything you expect from the Swingles without the jazz. This is a really great album that should be bought by all Swingle lovers and all Bach lovers.
P.S. i bought this cd when it first came out,so I have never even heard the Mozart. With all due deference to fans of the worthy Wolfgang, i have always found the artful Amadeus rather a bore, so I will remain silent about that part of the album. No matter. The Bach alone is worth twice the price, so enjoy. And, hey, the Mozart is a nice bonus.
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ASIN: B00005OAY5
Release Date: 2001-09-18 |
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- Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
- Prelude
- Fear Tango
- Butterfly's Day Out
- Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
- Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op.72
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- Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 99
- IV. Allegro molto
- The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Erbarme dich (Matthdus-Passion)
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- IV. Allegro molto
- Vocalise
- Libertango
- Simple Gifts
- Appalachia Waltz
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Except for one "previously unreleased" recording and two new ones, this is a compilation of segments taken from older Yo-Yo Ma CDs, perhaps to whet listeners' appetite to hear the entire records. The disc represents a triumph of performance over material. The program consists of short pieces and single movements of long ones and serves to display Yo-Yo Ma's extraordinary versatility, his spectacular instrumental and musical gifts, and his remarkable ability to invest everything he plays with the same commitment and emotional concentration. There is no logic to the sequence, except that it begins and ends with solo cello. Bach, whom Ma plays tuned normally when unaccompanied and tuned low with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, may justify the CD's title but seems out of place. Moreover, juxtaposing him with O'Connor and Piazzolla is jarring, though the Tangos are beautiful. The transcription of Dvorák's lovely E-minor Slavonic Dance, despite the participation of violinist Itzhak Perlman and his golden tone, sounds like a movie soundtrack: all bravura and cheap effects. The playing's the thing, and it is stunning, not only Yo-Yo Ma's, but that of all his collaborators, from vocalists Bobby McFerrin and Alison Krauss to pianist Emanuel Ax, Ma's duo partner of 25 years. Ax joins Ma for the Finale of Brahms's second cello sonata; that is what you may find yourself humming at the end. --Edith Eisler
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New Yo-Yo Fan.......2006-07-09
I had never listened to Yo-Yo Ma before (that I knew of) and then I was at a dance recital a few months ago. Two little ballerinas danced to "Simple Gifts" with Alison Kraus, and I had to have that song. I really enjoy playing this album when my family is just hanging out reading or playing with the baby in the living room. Each piece is unique and beautiful in its own way. Simple Gifts is still my favorite piece on the album, I only wish it were longer!
Simply wonderful!.......2006-06-04
I recently got this CD as a birthday gift. I've been wanting this CD for a while. The first track is a wonderful song in all reality the entire CD is a wonderful experience. The prelude by Gershwin is unique sounding with the cello. The jazz quality is still there and has a bit of classical influence intertwined among it. Yo-Yo Ma's recording of Simple Gifts is a good song and when they had the lyrics sung by Alison Krauss it was a wonderful choice. Her vocals matched the cello incredibly well. Track 8 is a wonderful song that I love to hear being played on the cello. For any person who loves classical music or cello music this CD is a good choice to buy. It will be well worth your money.
Awesome.......2004-08-20
While most people on this site see the "classic" in the title of the album as referring to classical music only, they are mistaken. Classic Yo-Yo refers to his style, not the genre into which his music choices fall. The list of tracks alone should have been a big enough clue that the music isn't all classical. Judging this album, or any album for that matter, on just its title is simply foolish. And while this is technically a solo album, the way Yo-Yo brings in guest artists to perform with him shows his flexibility as an artist. His version of Simple Gifts is so much more than a school chorus; it is an amazing cellist playing the accompaniment on a song that is meant to be sung.
On a more positive note, I found every track beautiful, from the elegant solo cello in the Bach cello suite to the haunting vocal line in the Bobby McFerrin piece. Yo-Yo Ma gathered a wide range of intriguing pieces to make this fantastic album.
What is this?.......2004-02-10
This is a compilation of many different styles; look Yo-Yo can play bluegrass! Not really "Classic" Yo-Yo.
Great if you're not familiar with Yo-Yo Ma.......2002-12-27
This CD is a good sample of what yo-yo ma has acheived in his musical career, if you want a more in depth listening of his talents than I suggest getting the simply baroque CD. The only thing that I didn't like about this cd was that the compositions were to mixed up in the genres. There was a bit of classical, some movie works, a great song by John Williams, and some of The Tango series music. If you would rather listen to one genre, get a CD that just has Classical or Contemerary, don't get a jack of all trades cd.
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ASIN: B000003CZG
Release Date: 1993-04-27 |
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- Te Deum
- March & Gigue
- Trumpet Tune In D Major
- Rondeau
- Sicilienne
- La Rejouissance
- Fantasia On Greensleeves
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Soul Stirring, Deeply Moving Music.......2007-07-20
I come to this review with great heart-felt enthusiasm to nudge you a little to purchase this Stirring Album to feed your inner soul that is hungering for deeply moving music for trumpet and organ.
I purchased this album years ago, now, but do, in truth, come back to it very often for the soul stirring that only the trumpet can give you. While I (and probably many) normally do not think about the trumpet (or brass at all, for that matter) very much, it is, truly, lovely, filling sound that stirs one like no other type of instrument(s).
Soundwise, there is NO DOUBT that this fabulous disc is DEMONSTRATION-Quality...put it on your system and turn it up, and you will certainly agree with me on this point. And the acoustic is simply stunning...you'll see!
While this entire album is just superb, I want to be sure to point two things out to you.
The first is the Mouret "1st Suite in D" excerpt, more commonly known to most as the "theme" from Masterpiece Theater. Here, with this acoustic, simply stunning!
The second is the Deeply Moving Alan Hohvaness piece "The Prayer of St. Gregory". I defy one to find a more deeply reflective, moving, piece of music--anywhere. Simply touching, clear to the depths of your soul. Trust me.
A short story for those who may appreciate it. When I lived in Washington DC, I regularly went to the Sunday afternoon organ concerts at the National Cathedral. Of course, for those who know, you sit surrounded by the pipes (if you choose). In late summer of 2005 I was at one of these concerts, and to my delight, "Prayer of St. Gregory" was on the program. This has long been a very much-loved piece to me. Well, the trumpet soloist was located way up to the entrance, between the last pews. As the trumpet made its entrance in the piece, the sun hit the right position to strike the rose window, and it splayed its multi-colored bits all over the inside of the cathedral, increasing temporarily with the rising of the trumpet. I was moved to trembling with this, and after the concert, I spoke to a couple who had sat near me, and they said the same thing, in fact the lady said she had started to cry. When these things happen like this, does it not reaffirm our belief that there is, indeed, some higher being, who presents such great stirring beauty to us?
Do get yourself a copy of this stunning album, you will never regret it, I swear to you. ~operabruin
Good Wedding Music.......2007-01-02
I was looking for ideas for music for my wedding last year and found this cd to be really helpful. If your looking for ideas and inspiration for marches and other tunes associated with wedding ceremonies look no further.
Ceremonoal marches for trumpet and symphonic organ.......2006-11-05
It is an excellent recording especially the 12 marches by Telemann.
A ceremony in sound.......2005-10-18
This is a beautifully performed CD of ceremonial music of the Christian tradition. While organist Michael Murray talks about the diversity of kinds of ceremonial music in the liner notes essay, the musical selection here is drawn from the Western Christian tradition with few exceptions.
Sometimes the music did not start out as ceremonial in nature - Murray points out that the 'Incidental Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream' is now considered traditional wedding-march music, whereas at one time it considered completely inappropriate.
Music is drawn from the past four hundred years - works of well-known composers such as Purcell, Handel, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Bach are collected here, together with lesser-known composers such as Paradis, Mouret, Charpentier, Clarke and Martini, famous and respected in their day, but less known as personalities now (although their music will undoubtedly sound very familiar to the listener with any exposure to Western music). The CD also includes a few pieces from modern composers such as the French Charles Gounod, the British Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the American Alan Hovhaness.
Organist Michael Murray and trumpeter Rolf Smedvig make a dynamic duo in this celebratory music. Murray plays the symphonic organ from the First United Methodist Church of Cleveland (I've been in that church for a concert, and it is grand indeed). Smedvig is a Grammy nominee for his work with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, serving on the faculty of Boston University and Tanglewood. Murray has had a worldwide career of recitals, being a frequent guest of orchestras, and often sought to inaugurate grand organs upon their installation.
This is a grand disc, a ceremony in sound, and a wonderful piece to have in one's collection.
inspiring.......2000-06-21
This disc contains a nice selection of music appropriate for weddings and other liturgical occasions. Smedvig and Murray achieve a fine balance with a rich, full sound that is clear and warm, never harsh. Smedvig's trumpet playing demonstrates a wide range of timbres and styles: bright and energetic in the Mouret "Rondeau," glorious and majestic in Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary," expressive and lyrical in the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria," subdued and reverent in Hovhaness's "Prayer to St. Gregory." (He also has astounding breath control and trills that are to die for.) The only less-than-successful cut, I think, is the Mendelssohn "Wedding March," played at a plodding tempo, with the trumpet in such a low range that its brightness is muffled. Overall the disc is awe-inspiring and uplifting; I learn something every time I listen to it!
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- Beautiful Music for a Romantic Evening
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Liszt for Lovers: Piano Dreams of Love and Passion
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ASIN: B0000041NL
Release Date: 1997-06-10 |
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- Liebestraum (Dream Of Love)
- Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
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Beautiful Music for a Romantic Evening.......2005-12-15
The CD insert design of the Set Your Life to Music series might suggest that this is a collection "Classical Lite." However, while this compilation provides some Liszt's most well-known music, these beautiful and deep pieces should not be mistaken for "easy listening." These are wonderful compositions by a great composer, performed by musicians of the highest caliber (especially Claudio Arrau). This is music to close your eyes to while listening to and enjoying every note and every nuance of the performances.
Most of the selections are performed by Claudio Arrau, one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century, an acknowledged master of the Liszt repertoire and, furthermore, a pupil of one of Liszt's pupils. Arrau plays these selections with power, passion, sensitivity, and highly nuanced delicacy, depending on what a given passage calls for, as he takes the listener through the rising and falling tides of passion in Liszt's music.
The "non-Arrau" selections recorded by Misha Dichter, Wibi Soerjadi, and Zoltan Kocsis are also excellent. All the recorded selections, whether digital or analog, have very clear sound quality. Highly recommended, whether as an introduction to Lizst or to add to several other CDs of music by this great Romantic composer.
perfect dramatic piano.......2004-05-28
Both Liszt and Arrau are at their apogee in this CD. This is one the few piano cd's I've heard where Liszt's passionate genius is both appropriately frighteningly strong and beautifully tender (as many of his contemporaries noted 150 years ago). Arrau, always thoughtful, and with his emphasis on touch and color, and delicacy, penetrates to the heart of these sometimes breathtakingly orchestral piano sounds. This is lush arch-romantic piano with a huge nuanced sound, and a constant emotional ebb and flow (and sound volume) as powerful than any other composer of that tempestuous era I have heard. The cd is very clearly recorded with excellent dynamics. Every selection is strong and well chosen and the cd sets a very consistent brooding romantic mood. The best introduction to (and still my favorite) Liszt.
Arguably, one of the best classical pianists ever........2001-08-12
As soon as I heard the piano solo, Liebestraume, I immediately purchased this cd particularly because it contains some of the greatest piano pieces ever composed. During Liszt's lifetime, audiences were very appreciative of his talent and ability to express his emotions through the use of his piano. Influenced by Chopin, Franz Liszt ultimately achieved high status as a composer with the ability to play spectacular classical music. Some of the songs included possess titles about nature, and in one of the songs, the piano is played so brilliantly that it feels as if you're actually listening to fountains. Lovers of classical music should purchase this remarkable disc. And best of all, at a low price, this is a great bargain.
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Felix Mendelssohn , Johann Sebastian Bach , Louis de Froment , Aaron Rosand , and Arthur Hannes
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Release Date: 1995-05-01 |
Tracks:
- Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Op. 21
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- Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: Allegretto non troppo
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Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- St. Matthew Passion: Erbarme dich
- Messiah: He Shall Feed His Flock
- Ave Maria
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Perfect Music From an Angelic Voice.......2000-05-07
I can't add much to the superb review by lesismore26 (I give it five Stars! ) but I do have one disagreement. I LIKED the Ulrica aria. Yes, the voice is past its prime, but the artistry is very much there. In fact, the piece makes it clear that while her voice sounds perfect for her repertoire, it could have handled opera quite beautifully too. It's true that the pure, ethereal quality of her tone is DEFINITELY well suited to Baroque and Classical oratorio, and true that there simply aren't that many roles for contraltos. But it is also true that these reasons had NOTHING to do with why this particular contralto was not singing in opera houses. Another voice as dazzling as hers would have had composers creating roles tailored for them.
I wouldn't trade her spirituals and lieder, but I would have liked to hear her sing Erda, or Clytemnestra, maybe even Dalila (if you can imagine this Angelic persona in THAT role!)
TRIBUTE TO A GREAT ARTIST.......1999-12-22
Marian Anderson is remembered in too many instances for the wrong reasons: the first Afro-American artist to be engaged by the Metropolitan Opera in a leading role; the artist who sang the monumental concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution --- an action that sparked mass indignation and worldwide attention to the fact that the racial prejudice was alive and well in the United States; the artist who became a symbol of grace and dignity during the civil rights movement. While all of these things are true, they eclipse the simple fact that Marian Anderson's singularly individual and distinctive, and true contralto voice was one of the jewels of the musical century, and that her pursuasive powers as an interpreter of the lieder of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Sibelius were the stuff of which legends are made. What is also overlooked is that the fabled voice was a long way past its prime at the time of that Metropolitan Opera debut in early 1955. The role was that of the witch Ulrica in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera"--- not a leading role, but a very important and pivotal one nonetheless ---- but by that time the voice had become dry, unsteady, frequently out-of-tune, and very "old" sounding. Anderson was already around 58 years old, and while her "debut" was historic from a social standpoint ----- it opened the doors for such future legends a Leontyne Price, Martina Arroyo, Shirley Verrett, Grace Bumbry ------ it was certainly not a great vocal milestone. It was simply too late for any sort of a career at the Metropolitan Opera, and though it was the blatant racial prejudices of the times that prevented Marian Anderson from singing on the opera stage during the years of her vocal prime, it would appear, as evidenced by her work on records (even by those made in her greatest years -- the 1930's and 1940's), that her temperment and vocal demeanor was far more suited to the concert and recital platforms, and it was in this milieu that Marian Anderson lavishly demonstrated her true genius. To begin with, the excerpts on this recording from Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera" didn't need to be included for the reasons cited above: they were recorded immediately after the Met debut in 1955 and the voice is in the condition one would have expected. The rest of the contents were recorded during the artist's vocal prime much earlier. Virtually all of the Schubert selectionsare beautifully done, especially the "Ave Maria", which became Anderson's trademark. The "Liebesbotshaft" (from "Schwanengesang) and "Wohin" (from "Die Schone Mullerin") show the voice at its most fluid, as do all of the items by Schumann. The Brahms "Alto Rhapsody", another Anderson speciality, haunting in its desolation and feelings of isolation, helped in no small part by Anderson's deep purple contralto tones. Selections by Richard Strauss (a beautifully realized rendition of "Morgen") and Rachmaninoff round off the lieder portion of the recording. Bach's "Erbarme dich" (with orchestral accompanyment) is one of the most beautiful ever recorded, and Handel's "He Shall Feed His Flock" illustrates vividly just how how much this music needs a true contralto voice. In this age of pushed-up and pulled-down mezzo-sopranos, it is a revelation to hear what this type of voice accomplish in all of this music. If you want to become acquainted with one of the greatest vocal phenomenons of this century, this superb RCA Victor mid-priced recording is an excellent place to start.
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- Elly Ameling now more available
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Elly Ameling now more available .......2007-03-07
I had a 33 rpm album of Elly Ameling singing Schubert lieder accompanied by piano and clarinet at times. It was one of my all time favorite albums so I have been disappointed that I have not been able to find it anywhere on CD.
Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.
I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.
I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.
Delight in every note.......2006-03-10
To speak as briefly as possible about this superb collection from an equally superb singer, what can I say but that Ms Ameling possessed a voice that shone with radiant warmth and star-like shimmer? And unlike many another light lyric soprano, Elly Ameling was possessed of a very high standard of musicianship, considerable intelligence, and a sort of immediate charm that captivates the listener.
So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.
I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.
While they last..........2005-05-17
Elly Ameling held the quiet stage for recitals of great artistry and dignity for several decades and sadly most of the enormously successful CDs of her long career output are now unavailable. For those who have little access to the documentation of this very special artist, this box set is a must. It is a compilation of many of her recordings with differing accompanists, conductors, orchestras and composers. And while not all of the choices for inclusion here would be considered her greatest moments, there are enough works that sustain the warm memories of the little Dutch hausfrau who quietly and simply paid homage to composers with her clear and intelligent musicianship and radiant voice.
Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the openin