Purcell: The Indian Queen

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"Mr. Purcell's" new music for the 1695 revival of Dryden's The Indian Queen is an unqualified delight. The Scholars Baroque Ensemble is a period-performance repertory group that approaches the score with cheerfully infectious enthusiasm. The results are charming. The Indian Queen is Purcell's last theater piece, and whether it was performed before or just after his untimely death at the age of 35 is uncertain. The first performance used his younger brother Daniel's Masque of Hymen as a conclusion; most performances and recordings do the same, and even if Daniel is noticeably the lesser of the two composers, the stylistic "fit" is excellent. Very good sound. --Paul Turok

Purcell: The Indian Queen, Music, Daniel Purcell, Henry Purcell, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Baroque Incidental Music for Orchestra and Voices (or Sem, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Vocal
Wynton Marsalis - Baroque Music for Trumpet
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A blast of brass
  • Old school Wynton
  • fabulous
  • Amazing talent
 Wynton Marsalis - Baroque Music for Trumpet

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  5. Trumpet Concertos

ASIN: B0000025XP
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Trumpet Concerto In D Major - 1. Allegro
  2. Trumpet Concerto In D Major - 2. Largo
  3. Trumpet Concerto In D Major - 3. Allegro (moderato)
  4. 'Let the Bright Seraphim' From Samson
  5. Sonata A 5 For Trumpet & Strings, T.V. 3
  6. 'Sound the Trumpet' from Come Ye Sons Of Art
  7. 'Chaconne' from Come Ye Sons Of Art
  8. 'Entrada' from The Indian Queen
  9. 'Trumpet Air' from The Indian Queen
  10. 'Trumpet Tune' from King Arthur
  11. 'Trumpet Overture' from The Indian Queen
  12. Sonata A 5 For Trumpet & Strings, T.V. 7
  13. 'Eternal Source Of Light Divine'
  14. For Solo Trumpet And Strings, Concert No. 2 - 1. Allegro
  15. 2. Adagio
  16. For Solo Trumpet And Strings, Concert No. 2 - 3. Allegro

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A blast of brass.......2005-08-18

I first encountered this on cassette, quite by accident. It later became the background for my work at morning at the easel painting watercolours. But this is no wallpaper music. The technical genius of matching separate recordings of different trumpet parts is surpassed only by Marsalis's bright and lively technique. The masters would be pleased. As for the watercolours, I can now stand before them and see the music's influence on paper. Well worth the listening...

5 out of 5 stars Old school Wynton.......2005-08-12

This cd features a lot of Wynton's earlier piccolo playing, which, while perhaps not as brilliant as you'd hear on his Gabriel's Garden album, is slightly more refined and appropriate to the repertoire. That isn't to say he doesn't embellish; The Fasch concerto has some tastefully inserted ornaments. "Let the Bright Seraphim" is as well played with soprano Edita Gruberova as it is in Wynton's later recording with Kathleen Battle. The Purcell selections on the album are probably the best examples of good piccolo playing I've found, particularly the trills. One only need listen to the "Entrada" to see how delicate and refined the playing on the whole album is.

5 out of 5 stars fabulous.......2003-09-28

Marsalis' prodigious talent coupled with the greatest of Baroque brass composers is a combination that cannot be beat! Of course, Anthony Newman takes everything (less the slow stuff, of course) at his characteristic "lively" pace, but Marsalis keeps up. His execution of the ornamentation is awesome! Gotta have this one!

5 out of 5 stars Amazing talent.......2001-04-22

Without doubt, the birthday ode to Queen Anne (Eternal Source of Light Divine) is one of the loveliest pieces ever. Couple that with two of the most accomplished talents in the world, you have a near spiritual moment. Even those with even a passing interest in the classics will find this a stirring expierence. this is true candy for the ear and food for the soul.
Baby Sleep
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • What is all the hype about?
  • great cd
  • My girls listen to this every night
  • I would give it more than 5 stars....
  • Great CD: soothing music by best performers. Worth every penny.
 Baby Sleep

Manufacturer: Erato
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ASIN: B000005E5H
Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

  1. Scenes Form Childhood: Foreign Lands And People
  2. Scenes Form Childhood: Dreaming
  3. Scenes Form Childhood: Child Falling Asleep
  4. Dream Of Children: Andante
  5. Dream Of Children: Allegretto Piacevole
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  8. The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky
  9. Notebooks Of Anna Magdalena Bach: Minuets 4 and 5
  10. The Indian Queen: Adagio
  11. Album Leaves: Lullaby
  12. Album Leaves: Cradlesong
  13. Prelude In C Major - Bach
  14. The Carnival Of Animals: The Swan
  15. Gymnopedie I
  16. Gymnopedie III
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  18. Album for the Young: My Dear Little Mother - Tchaikovsky
  19. Album for the Young: Sweet Reveries - Tchaikovsky
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  21. Contes D'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
  22. Piano Concerto No. 26 In D Major: Larghetto
  23. Melody
  24. Lullaby

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I think this music is intended for adults, though the photo on the cover is of a sleeping baby. In any event, Schumann's work, Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15, featured here is more likely to bolt you out of bed than put you to sleep, as the mike is far too close to the piano being played by Cyprien Katsaris. Purcell's Adagio from The Indian Queen is magnificent, performed by John Elliott Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists. The Weird Award goes to triple harpist Tim Hobrough and lutenist Stephen Barber for their bizarre, spiky rendition of Minuets Nos. 4 and 5 from the Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach. I would like to meet Bill Holland, producer of all these Atlantic Records classical compilations. He's programmed Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 on three different CDs, billed alternately as sensuous, romantic, and now here: good for a long snooze. --Gwendolyn Freed

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars What is all the hype about?.......2007-07-09

I purchased this CD on the basis of the reviews written on Amazon. I have to say I am terribly disappointed. My son hates the CD, I listened to it and I am not all that impressed either. It is ok but nothing like described by other users.

5 out of 5 stars great cd.......2007-06-26

We play this cd every night at bedtime. It not only helps my baby stay asleep, but helps me fall asleep. The only issue I have is that one of the tracks near the end of the cd is a little louder than the tracks before it, so I just make sure I keep it on very quiet and it's wonderful.

5 out of 5 stars My girls listen to this every night.......2006-11-10

My girls (ages 3 & 5) have a hard time winding down at night. We have a regular bedtime routine (bath, snack, teeth brushing, books, hugs), but they still take forever to settle down and sleep. Adding this CD to the bedtime routine has really helped.

5 out of 5 stars I would give it more than 5 stars...........2005-11-18

I had this CD when my daughter was born 5 years ago, and it gave us such a soothing environment in which to bond during quiet times. We also put it on shortly before we'd put her down to sleep, and by 6 weeks she was sleeping through the night in her own crib. I think it was her sanctuary, and the music helped her feel comforted. We've since then completely worn out the CD (she listened to it through her 3rd year), and will have to buy a new one for our next little addition (coming soon!). I found it on this site and just listened to the samples from each track. Aahhh... very soothing for Mommy, too!
I also plan to get it as a baby gift for a friend. :)

5 out of 5 stars Great CD: soothing music by best performers. Worth every penny........2005-08-05

I listened to this CD countless times ever since I first bought it from BMG music service back in 1997. Compositions of this CD are popular classical hits. That is, you will likely recognize at least some of them if you listen to the sampler.

What sets this CD apart is supreme music performance. Every composition is performed flawlessly, with real feeling and passion. There is a good reason why this CD that was released in 1997 is still around and costs over ten dollars. This reason is called quality.
Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Nice Collection
  • PERFECT!
  • Great singing and excellent value for money
  • More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'
 Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll
Henry Purcell , Nancy Argenta , and Nigel North
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000059LOH
Release Date: 2001-06-05

Tracks:

  1. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  2. Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  3. Not All My Torments - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
  4. Stripp'd Of Their Green - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  5. Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  6. If Music Be The Food Of Love - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  7. Hark! Hark! The Echoing Air - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  8. The Fatal Hour Comes On Apace - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  9. Incassum, Lesbia - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Paul Nicholson
  10. Sweeter Than Roses - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
  11. Cupid, The Slyest Rogue Alive - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  12. From Silent Shades - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  13. Dear Pretty Youth - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
  14. From Rosy Bow'rs - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  15. Now That The Sun Hath Veil'd His Light - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
  16. Beneath A Poplar's Shadow - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby
  17. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Nancy Argenta/Paul Nicholson
  18. Let Us Dance - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/Richard Boothby/Paul Nicholson
  19. Fairest Isle - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  20. O Solitude - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby

Tracks:

  1. Nymphs And Shepherds - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  2. Amidst The Shades And Cool Refreshing Streams - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  3. Love In Their Little Veins Inspires - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/Nigel North
  4. Fly Swift, Ye Hours - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  5. They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  6. The Plaint: O Let Me Weep - Nancy Argenta/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  7. In The Black, Dismal Dungeon Of Despair - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
  8. See, Even Night Herself Is Here - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones
  9. Why Should Men Quarrel? - Nancy Argenta/Rachel Becket/Marion Scott/Richard Boothby/John Toll
  10. Seek Not To Know - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Sophia McKenna/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  11. Retir'd From Mortals' Sight - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  12. To Arms, Heoric Prince - Nancy Argenta/Mark Bennett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  13. O Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  14. Halcyon Days - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Pauline Nobes/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  15. Bid The Virtues - Nancy Argenta/Paul Goodwin/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  16. Lord, What Is Man? (A Divine Hymn) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  17. Music For A While - Nancy Argenta/John Toll
  18. If Music Be The Food Of Love (1st Setting) - Nancy Argenta/Richard Boothby/John Toll
  19. Sawney Is A Bonny Lad (A Scotch Song) - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North
  20. When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Richard Boothby/Nigel North/John Toll
  21. Ah! Cruel, Bloody Fate - Nancy Argenta/Nigel North/John Toll
  22. Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid In Earth - Nancy Argenta/Nicholas Robinson/Fiona Huggett/Trevor Jones/Richard Boothby/Nigel North

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Nice Collection.......2007-03-05

I have many collections of Purcell's Music. This collection stands up to them at half the price. Solid buy.

5 out of 5 stars PERFECT!.......2006-10-26

There is only a word with which I can describe this set of discs: perfect!
The only flaw there is, is not related to the singing or playing: no text enclosed.

5 out of 5 stars Great singing and excellent value for money.......2004-09-19

This is probably one of the best anthologies of Purcell songs around, and not just because it's two-for-one pricing means it contains twice as much music (CD1:74'24" & CD2: 77'41")! Nancy Argenta has an irrepressible sense of style and crystal clear diction. But unlike Emma Kirby, whose vocal purity can become tiresome, these renditions radiate warmth. She is also, I have found, more consistently involving than any one of the singers in Hyperion's three disc survey of Complete Secular Songs (recently reissued as a single set). One marvels at how she judiciously balances restraint and emotional forthrightness. The accompaniments (archlute, viola da gamba, harpsichord, and organ) are well judged and blend with the voice, all helped by an excellently defined recording acoustic. This is an absolute winner at any price!

5 out of 5 stars More than two hours of beautiful 17th century 'ayres'.......2001-08-02

Two CDs, totaling more than 150 minutes of sparsely-arranged (never more than 3-5 instruments at a time), sweetly-sung, 350 year old 'ayres' (a typically English form of secular music). Nancy Argenta's soprano voice is lovely, silvery indeed as her name implies. The instruments are a discreet but friendly accompaniment to her solo voice. Perhaps the instruments are a little too discreet -- there are times when I wish they were a touch more prominent. But that is a very, very minor complaint. A beautiful collection, and quite well worth the money.
Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful, fervent Bach, but the Purcell songs are a bit prettified
  • Now that the Sun hath veil'd his light.....
  • Picky reviewers
  • hark ! how well the lady sings
 Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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ASIN: B000059LXH
Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

  1. Music For A While - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
  2. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
  3. Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
  4. Lord, What Is Man - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
  5. Hark! How All Things - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
  6. Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Recitativo - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
  7. Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Aria - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
  8. Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Recitativo - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
  9. Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Aria - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
  10. Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Recitativo - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
  11. Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Chorale - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
  12. Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Recitativo - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
  13. Cantata BWV 199: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut: Aria - Dawn Upshaw/Krista Bennion Feeney/Linda Quan/Lois Martin/Myron Lutzke/John Feeney/Peggy Pearson...
  14. If Music Be The Food Of Love - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
  15. The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas
  16. An Evening Hymn - Dawn Upshaw/Myron Lutzke/Arthur Haas

Amazon.com

Soprano Dawn Upshaw's programs are always interesting, and this one's a beauty: one of Bach's most heartfelt cantatas flanked by songs and arias of Purcell. For the most part, she's in excellent voice, but with the tics that make some demur from enthusiasm: occasional swooping, thinning of the voice in the upper regions, lapses into a "Broadway" type of vocalism, and diction problems. The latter, oddly enough, are as present in Purcell's English as in Bach's German, as in the way Upshaw lands heavily on the r with a broad American accent rather than the lightly rolled r we're used to in performances of period English music. There's also some broad word-painting in the Bach, whose text, charting the soul's journey from sin to redemption, really needs no extra emoting. That said, Upshaw's fans will love this disc, and even those who prefer a different approach will enjoy it. Accompaniments are excellent: a continuo team in the Purcell, a small chamber group in the Bach. Outstanding sonics, too. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful, fervent Bach, but the Purcell songs are a bit prettified.......2006-08-24

Amazon's reviewer seems to have zoned out on how Dawn Upshaw pronounces words, missing most of the musical value here. Her singing of the Bach cantata, 'Mein Herze schwimmt in Blut,' is very moving. She is deeply involved, and her voice extracts the deep reverence and religious passion that makes this music so great. I'm not as convinced by the Purcell songs, however. Upshaw has chosen some of the most famous, and set against great singers like Battle, Baker, and Ferrier, her rendiitons seem a little shallow and prettified. She's considerably more tuned in to Bach, which is good enough to make this a memorable CD, if not her very best. Things would be much improved if the conducting by the (totally uncredited) conductor weren't so limp.

5 out of 5 stars Now that the Sun hath veil'd his light............2001-08-04

Some say angels are God's messangers. When angels communicate, surely they sound like Dawn Upshaw. Upshaw's beautiful soprano voice rises to the stars and floats back again as she sings the beautiful collection of arias and cantatas by Purcell and Bach contained in ANGELS HIDE THEIR FACES.

Shaw's interpretation of Purcell's 'How sweet it is to love' reminds me of the elation I first felt on realizing love exists. 'Lord what is a man' brings one back to earth with a lamentation about human frailty and the finiteness of human existence. "Rejoice, rejoice" sings the angel in 'Hark! How all things' with lyrics from 'The Fairy Queen' -- a text by E. Settle after Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

Bach's cantatas fill the air as Upshaw sings arias in German (interpretations are provided in the text accompanying the CD). J.S. Bach's songs are clearly and beautifully articulated by Upshaw while in the backgound various wind and string instruments accompany her vocalizations. Many of Upshaw's vocalizations by Bach in German as well as the instrumentation (including viol consort) remind me of the arias from 'The Messiah' -- majestic albeit on a very human scale. For example, Aria #9 by Bach is comparable to "He shall lead his flock.." (although the latter was written for an alto voice).

The music in English by Purcell is a bit lighter. My favorite piece is 'An evening hymn' by Purcell which I would expect to hear near dusk in an English chapel. However, ANGELS HIDE THEIR FACES contains music you can play year round at any time of day.

5 out of 5 stars Picky reviewers.......2001-05-31

I've got a degree in musicology ( and am fluent in German as well), and for a while after total immersion in graduate school, found my listening enjoyment frustrated by the same pickiness that hampers your reviewer. Fortunately, that passed, and I'm now able to simply appreciate Dawn Upshaw's performance of the music we hear all too seldom. I hope that others will be able to participate in Upshaw's interpretation of the poetry behind the music, to think about the theological role of angels (not just pretty faces and feathery wings), to love this wonderful recording. We are indeed blessed that technology allows us to experience such music, such an artist.

5 out of 5 stars hark ! how well the lady sings.......2001-05-31

This is one of those little gems that becomes more appealing with each hearing. The Purcell pieces are sweet and lovely, but the Bach ! This Cantata is the glory of this CD. It's verses are of the deepest sorrow and repentance, woeful utterances for God's forgiveness, until the final aria, "How joyful is my heart since God is appeased". Dawn Upshaw's interpretation is beautiful. She captures the emotion, the longing, the spirituality and heart of the piece.

The musicians in the simple accompaniment are superb, and the entire package excellent...it was the cover art that first drew my attention to this CD...an unusual and moving painting by Hugo Simberg titled "Wounded Angel" from 1903. It also has the lovely added touch of being slip-cased, making it a perfect gift item for anyone who likes this type of music.
Pachelbel: Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Much better than typical compilations.
 Pachelbel: Greatest Hits

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B000088E4F
Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

  1. Canon In D - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
  2. Sonatine - Musica Antiqua Koln
  3. Allemande - Musica Antiqua Koln
  4. Gavotte - Musica Antiqua Koln
  5. Courante - Musica Antiqua Koln
  6. Aria - Musica Antiqua Koln
  7. Sarabande - Musica Antiqua Koln
  8. Gigue - Musica Antiqua Koln
  9. Finale. Adagio - Musica Antiqua Koln
  10. Adagio In G Minor For Strings And Organ - I Musici
  11. Rondeau (Masterpiece Theatre Theme) - Simon Preston
  12. The Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince Of Denmark's March) - Peter Hurford
  13. La Volta - Rafael Puyana
  14. I. Grave - Reinhold Friedrich
  15. II. Allegro - Reinhold Friedrich
  16. III. Adagio - Reinhold Friedrich
  17. Prelude (Rondeau) - Marc Minkowski
  18. Passacaille - George Malcolm
  19. Overture In C 'Hamburger Ebb Und Flut' - Musica Antiqua Koln
  20. Keyboard Sonata In G, Kk2 - Clara Haskil
  21. Adagio - Staatskapelle Dresden
  22. Trumpet Tune And Air - Philip Jones
  23. La Poule - Cristophe Rousset
  24. Largo (Pastorale Ad Libitum) - I Musici
  25. Canon And Gigue In D For 3 Violins And Continuo - Musica Antiqua Koln

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Much better than typical compilations........2007-04-02

This and the other compilations in this DECCA series are excellent. Much thought went into the choices of recordings, with high caliber artists performing the selections. If only all compilations were this good . . .
Listen, Learn, & Grow: Playtime
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Listen,Learn, & Grow: Playtime
  • Grandkids love it!
 Listen, Learn, & Grow: Playtime

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B00005LMZT
Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

  1. Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
  2. The Four Seasons: Autumn: Allegro
  3. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral': Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  4. Symphony No.41 'Jupiter': Menuetto Allegro
  5. Fair At Sorochintsy: Gopak
  6. La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours
  7. Carnival Of The Animals: Aquarium
  8. La Mer: Play Of The Waves
  9. Humoresque
  10. Sheep May Safely Graze
  11. Masques Et Bergamasques: Ouverture
  12. The Gadfly: Barrel-Organ Waltz
  13. The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra: Fugue
  14. Symphony No.104 'London': Allegro Finale

Tracks:

  1. Orpheus In The Underworld: Can-Can
  2. William Tell: Overture
  3. Four Overtures: Rakoczy March
  4. Perpetual Motion: A Musical Joke
  5. Pizzicato Polka
  6. Minute Waltz
  7. Concerto For Two Horns: Vivace
  8. Pomp And Circumstance
  9. Parade Of The Sandwich Board Men
  10. Thunderbird Suite: Wolf Song
  11. Indian Scenes: On The Jocko
  12. Lieutenant Kije
  13. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
  14. Radetzky March
  15. The Tale Of The Tsar Sultan: Flight Of The Bumblebee
  16. Die Walkure: Ride Of The Walkyries
  17. The Bartered Bride: Dance Of The Comedians

Tracks:

  1. Gayane: Sabre Dance
  2. Carmen Suite: March Of The Toreadors
  3. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 In D Minor (Excerpt)
  4. Suite No.2: Badinerie
  5. Fireworks Music: Allegro Finale
  6. Children's Corner Suite: Golliwog's Cake Walk
  7. Parade Of The Tin Soldiers
  8. Carnival Of The Animals: Fossils
  9. Sleeping Beauty: Sleeping Beauty Waltz
  10. Giselle: Allegro
  11. Giselle: Gallop
  12. Peter And The Wolf: Peter In The Meadow/The Bird
  13. Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Chickens
  14. Masquerade: Gallop
  15. Sylvia: Pizzicato
  16. Italian Polka
  17. The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance
  18. Shepherd's Hey
  19. Emperor Waltz
  20. Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King
  21. A Night In The Tropics: Festa Criolla
  22. Hungarian Dance No.5

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Listen,Learn, & Grow: Playtime.......2007-05-14

The music is excellent, with high quality sound. Not irritating as some classical music can be. Plus the tempo's are varied which is great depending if you need something fast paced or more slow. Best of all, the kids enjoyed it!

5 out of 5 stars Grandkids love it!.......2007-01-03

How to gently insert a little culture into the grandkids' lives without Mom freaking out.....send this set of CDs for Christmas. Dad's into heavy metal and Mom, although she has a long history of listening to Classical music as a child, is now into Country. Nothing wrong with that, but how are the three little ones going to hear any of the Classics with Grandma living more than 600 miles away? "Play this in the background while they're having creative time," said I, "and see if they don't enjoy it." When I talked with them a week later the 4 year old couldn't wait to tell me how much he liked the "playtime music" I'd sent him. The quality of the recording is good and the variety of rhythms and tempos make it interesting. Yes they're a little trite and you're going to have to explain that the theme to "the Bad News Bears" really is Classical, but that's okay. If they skipped the genius of Mozart as an infant, or even if they teethed to "the Magic Flute", these CDs will give them a taste of a variety of good music and who knows how far into the Classical realm it may send them as they mature?
Rule Britannia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Great British collection
  • If you like Baroque music, buy it; it is excellent
 Rule Britannia

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004W3JI
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

  1. The Island Princess: Tpt Aire/Sym Of Flatt Trumpits
  2. 'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: I. Ov
  3. 'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: II. Gigue (Allegro)
  4. 'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: III. Aire (Menuetto)
  5. 'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: IV. March I (Bouree) - March II
  6. The Choice Of Hercules: I. Ov (Largo-Allegro)
  7. The Choice Of Hercules: II. March
  8. Europe Revells In Ye Peace: Sym
  9. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): I. Prld: The Duke Of Gloster's March; Minuet & Sybelle...
  10. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): II. Ser & Ecossaise
  11. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): III. Bourre & Hornpipe
  12. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): IV. Gigue
  13. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): V. Rondeau: The Prince Of Denmark's March (Tpt Voluntary)
  14. The Fairy Queen: Sym To Act IV: I. Intro - Canzona
  15. The Fairy Queen: Sym To Act IV: II. Adagio
  16. The Fairy Queen: Sym To Act IV: III. Battle (Allegro) - Pastoral - Battle
  17. The Indian Queen: Tpt Ov To Act II
  18. Son in E, Op.3 No.5: I. Allegro
  19. Son in E, Op.3 No.5: II. Largo
  20. Son in E, Op.3 No.5: III. Giga: Allegro
  21. Atalanta: Ov: I. Adagio - Allegro
  22. Atalanta: Ov: II. Andante
  23. The Judgment Of Paris: Recitative: Awake, Awake, Thy Spirits Raise; Aire: Hark, Hark, The Glorius...
  24. Birthday Song For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art (Ov & Chor): I. Sym (Largo - Allegro)
  25. Birthday Song For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art (Ov & Chor): II. Adagio
  26. Birthday Song For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art (Ov & Chor): III. Ritornello - Chor
  27. Funeral Music For Queen Mary: I. March
  28. Funeral Music For Queen Mary: II. Canzona
  29. Funeral Music For Queen Mary: III. March (Reprise)
  30. Alfred: 'Rule Britannia'

Tracks:

  1. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.1 in D, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  2. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.2 in a, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  3. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.3 in c, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  4. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.4 in G, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  5. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.5 in C, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  6. The Pirates Of Penzance: Ov - SCO/Alexander Faris
  7. HMS Pinafore - Ov - SCO/Alexander Faris
  8. Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
  9. Te Deum - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
  10. Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: IX. Nimrod - English SO/William Boughton
  11. The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great British collection.......2005-10-05

This CD features several particular composers who have written pieces of music that are quintessentially British: Jeremiah Clarke, George Frideric Handel, John Stanley, John Eccles, Henry Purcell, William Corbett, Edward Elgar, Arthur Sullivan, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst and Thomas Arne. The pieces here are triumphant, celebrating that particular period of Empire when the British ruled vastly such that the sun never set upon it - one of the key elements of such triumphant music-making, particularly for the time, was the use of brass and trumpet. Some of the later composers included here draw on inspirations from these earlier times.

One of the featured performers on this collection is John Wallace, who was principal trumpet of the Philharmonia Orchestra since the 1970s; he founded the brass ensemble, the Wallace Collection, ten years later in 1986. In 2002, he became principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland, and the Wallace Collection gave their last performance shortly thereafter. However, the Wallace Collection lives on in performances on CD such as this one, performed with William Boughton and the English String Orchestra. Other tracks are performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Faris and the English String Orchestra conducted by Stephen Darlington.

Pieces here are very familiar to anyone with an interested in British national composition -- pieces such as the Water Music by Handel are very famous, as are Holst's 'Planets' and Sullivan's (of Gilbert & Sullivan) 'Pinafore'; other pieces, such as Clarke's 'Trumpet Voluntary', are similarly famous even if their composers did not achieve the 'brand recognition' that Handel did. All of the composers here came from the period spanning the late 1600s to the late 1700s, when music was as often written for music halls and public performances as it was for royal events and commissions.

The performances here are uniformly upbeat and well played, with little by way of blemish save the occasional drop and surge in levels (as often becomes the case when recording music with sharp brass elements).

One can envision theatres full of people waving Union Jacks while this plays, and many of the pieces have a quality about them that speaks directly to the time and place of Britain.

5 out of 5 stars If you like Baroque music, buy it; it is excellent.......2005-06-29

If you like Baroque music, buy this 2 CD's BOX SET; it is excellent. Clarke, Handel, Purcell, Corbet and so on are very well played. The orchestration is very good, the quality of recording is excellent. Remember that Baroque music uses mainly a single trumpet, few other brass instruments, some woodwinds and very few drums. It is very easy, elegant and pleasant to listen. When I got married in 2003, I have chosen only Baroque music for the ceremony and the banquet because Baroque music is so lovely, so delicate and so sweet. Even if you have never heard or you think that you have never heard Baroque music, buy this CD; I tell you, you will not regret your choice because it is really an excellent CD. You have my words.
Music for Festive Occasions: Wedding Marches, Dances, Fanfares & Choruses
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wedding Superiority!!
  • Beautifully arranged and performed...
 Music for Festive Occasions: Wedding Marches, Dances, Fanfares & Choruses

Manufacturer: Crystal Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003J32
Release Date: 1993-06-15

Tracks:

  1. Fanfare And Chor
  2. Tpt Voluntary
  3. Dances From French Renaissance
  4. Wedding March (Midsummer Night's Dream)
  5. Heroic Marches
  6. Ste No.1
  7. Wedding March (Lohengrin)
  8. Prld And Te Deum
  9. The Queen's Dolour
  10. Intro And Tpt Tune
  11. La Rejouissance (From The Royal Fireworks)
  12. Tpt Voluntary
  13. Fanfare

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wedding Superiority!!.......2006-08-25

I purchased this product for my upcoming wedding in June of 2007. I absolutely love the product. I plan on using several selections from this cd in my wedding. My absolute favorite selection on this cd is the Wedding March. I just love the trumpets in the Wedding March. I would highly recommend this cd to anyone. This cd is first rate!! I can't wait to use it at my wedding.

5 out of 5 stars Beautifully arranged and performed..........2000-07-20

This cd is great. I choose it when planning a wedding for a client and was pleased with the range of selections and the quality of the recording. The wedding march (wagner) features trumpet with organ, a nice alternative to the usually solo organ. An excellent choice for formal or classic weddings.
Purcell: The Indian Queen
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Purcell's final masterpiece.
 Purcell: The Indian Queen

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000060CS
Release Date: 1998-05-12

Tracks:

  1. First Music-First Aire - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  2. First Music-Second Aire - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  3. Second Music-First Aire - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  4. Second Music-Second Aire - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  5. Ov - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  6. Prologue And Act I: Trumpet Tune - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  7. Prologue And Act I: Wake, Quivera, Wake - Angus Davidson
  8. Prologue And Act I: Why Should Men Quarrel? - Anna Crookes
  9. Prologue And Act I: By Ancient Prophesies - Angus Davidson
  10. Prologue And Act I: If These Be They - Angus Davidson/Quivera
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  13. Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: I Come To Sing - Robin Doveton
  14. Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: What Flatt' Ring Noise - David Van Asch/Two Assistants
  15. Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: Scorn'd Envy - Robin Doveton
  16. Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: I Fly From The Place - David van Asch
  17. Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: Begone, Curst Fiends Of Hell - Robin Doveton
  18. Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: I Come To Sing Great Zempoalla's Story - Robin Doveton
  19. Act III: Dance - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  20. Act III: You Twice Ten Hundred Deities - Adrian Peacock
  21. Act III: The God Of Dreams Rises - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  22. Act III: Seek Not To Know - Kym Amps
  23. Act III: The God Of Dreams Descends - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  24. Act III: Tpt Ov - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  25. Act III: Ah! How Happy Are We - Angus Davidsons/Robin Doveton
  26. Act III: We The Spirits Of The Air - Kym Amps/Anna Crookes
  27. Act III: I Attempt From Love's Sickness - Anna Crookes
  28. Act III: Third Act Tune (Rondeau) - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  29. Act IV: Prld & Song: They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers - Kym Amps
  30. Act V: Sym - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  31. Act V: While Thus We Bow - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  32. Act V: You, Who At The Altar Stand - Adrian Peacock
  33. Act V: All Dismal Sounds - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  34. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Tpt Sym - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  35. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: To Bless The Genial Bed - Adrian Peacock
  36. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Come, All, Come At My Call - Kym Amps
  37. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: I'm Glad I Have Met Him - David Van Asch/Anna Crookes
  38. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Good People - Adrian Peacock
  39. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: My Honey - David Van Asch/Anna Crookes
  40. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: The Joys Of Wedlock - Kym Amps
  41. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Sound Of The Tpt - Robin Doveton
  42. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Make Haste To Put On Love's Chains - Robin Doveton/David Van Asch
  43. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Tpt Air - The Scholars Baroque Ens
  44. The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Let Loud Renown - The Scholars Baroque Ens

Amazon.com

"Mr. Purcell's" new music for the 1695 revival of Dryden's The Indian Queen is an unqualified delight. The Scholars Baroque Ensemble is a period-performance repertory group that approaches the score with cheerfully infectious enthusiasm. The results are charming. The Indian Queen is Purcell's last theater piece, and whether it was performed before or just after his untimely death at the age of 35 is uncertain. The first performance used his younger brother Daniel's Masque of Hymen as a conclusion; most performances and recordings do the same, and even if Daniel is noticeably the lesser of the two composers, the stylistic "fit" is excellent. Very good sound. --Paul Turok

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Purcell's final masterpiece........2002-12-06

If we could turn the clock back three hundred years and more, we might be able to enjoy an elaborate entertainment called a masque. The one under consideration here began as a play written by English poet John Dryden and his brother-in-law. Thirty years later, as was often the custom, music for dancing, singing, and orchestral introductions and interludes was added to extend and accompany the original play. Henry Purcell provided the music, which thus transformed "The Indian Queen" from a play into a masque. How could such lengthy and elaborate entertainments be feasible today? Purcell's contribution was all but completed at the time of his death, music for the final section being provided by his brother Daniel.

On this fine Naxos CD, all the musical items are performed, extending to almost 80 minutes. The Scholars Baroque Ensemble use period instruments, and its eight vocalists combine for the choral items and individually provide the vocal solo items. Purcell's music is mainly of a two and three part harmonic texture. Just what variety of colour, inflection and expression he could achieve is constantly astonishing. Some of the airs and melodies found here have become well known with different words added. Well-known in its original form, however, is the soprano solo, "I attempt from love's sickness to fly".

Also astonishing is the opportunity Naxos provides to have a complete baroque masterpiece performed and recorded with great care, and with notes, a synopsis and a complete libretto thrown in - all for the price of a coffee and cake.
Kathleen Ferrier - Mahler ~ Kindertotenlieder & Gluck ~ Greene ~ Handel ~ Mendelssohn ~ Purcell / Baillie, Moore, B. Walter
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Buen documento para conocer y disfrutar a Kathleen Ferrier
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 Kathleen Ferrier - Mahler ~ Kindertotenlieder & Gluck ~ Greene ~ Handel ~ Mendelssohn ~ Purcell / Baillie, Moore, B. Walter
Kathleen Ferrier , Bruno Walter , Vienna Philharmonic , and Isobel Baillie
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000I7W5
Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

  1. Birthday Ode For Queen Mary: Soun The Trumpet
  2. The Indian Queen: Let Us Wander, Not Unseen
  3. King Arthur: Shepherd, Shepherd, Cease Decoying
  4. Ottone: Spring Is Coming
  5. Ottone: Come To Me, Soothing Sleep
  6. Orfeo ed Euridice: Chiamo il mio ben cosi (Act 1)
  7. Orfeo ed Euridice: Deh! placatevi con me (Act 2)
  8. Orfeo ed Euridice: Che puro ciel! (Act 2)
  9. Orfeo ed Euridice: Che feci mai?...Che faro senza Euridice? (Act 3)
  10. O Praise the Lord
  11. I will lay me down in peace
  12. I would that my love, Op. 63 No. 1 - Felix Mendelssohn
  13. Greeting, Op. 63 No. 2 - Felix Mendelssohn
  14. Kindertotenlieder: Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
  15. Kindertotenlieder: Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
  16. Kindertotenlieder: Wenn dein Mein tritt zur Tein
  17. Kindertotenlieder: Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!
  18. Kindertotenlieder: In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus

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Even before her tragic death at 41 (in 1953), Kathleen Ferrier became a legend for her incomparable voice, her simplicity and sincerity of expression, and her indomitable courage. This compilation of recordings originally made in the 1940s includes four arias from Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice recorded live in Holland, which show why Euridice was one of her signature roles. Two beautifully sung Handel arias, two sacred songs by Maurice Greene, and delightful duets by Purcell and Mendelssohn (sung in English with another beloved English singer, Isobel Baillie) are greatly enhanced by the inimitable pianist Gerald Moore. But the core of this recording is the Mahler cycle. Here, Ferrier's voice takes on a new warmth and intensity; her deeply inward, direct expressiveness gives the bereaved parent's grief and anguish a devastating impact. Her reading of the last song could be a bit more spooky, but the end is heartbreaking in its submissive resignation. The Vienna Philharmonic and Bruno Walter are in their native element. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Buen documento para conocer y disfrutar a Kathleen Ferrier.......2004-03-27

Este disco realiza un repaso bastante acertado a la carrera de la mitica contralto Kathleen Ferrier, una de esas voces que hicieron historia y que pasaron a la historia, y con razon.
Junto a unos duetos de Purcell y Mendelshon, y otras canciones, asi como unas arias de Haendel, en las que Ferrier ya va mostrando su gran talento, lo mejor de este disco esta indudablemente en la seleccion del 'Orfeo ed Euridice' de Gluck, tomada de unas funciones en directo a principios de los 50. La Ferrier sienta catedra en la interpretacion del personaje: lo lleva dentro, y lo canta de una forma admirable. Sin duda esta es una de las mejores encarnaciones de 'Orfeo' jamas escuchadas.
El otro pilar del disco son los 'Kindertotenlieder' de Mahler, otra de las maximas especialidades de Ferrier, de los que realiza una version antologica, por voz, diccion y expresion, magistralmente dirigida por Bruno Walter. Un lujazo, vamos.
El disco se consigue actualmente a precio medio, y las remasterizaciones son de calidades variadas (puesto que las grabaciones son de años diferentes) pero el nivel general de las mismas es bastante bueno.
Indudablemente este es un disco que hay que poseer, ya que quizas se trate de uno de los mejores documentos existentes para apreciar el tremendo talento de la gran Kathleen Ferrier.

5 out of 5 stars The incredible Kathleen Ferrier recordings!.......2003-05-20

Voice fans, rejoice -- EMI has finally remastered these recordings and released them as one CD at budget price!
While Mahler's "Kindertotenlieder" would be the chief reason for purchasing this CD right away, it also contains several morsels, equally fascinating. Purcell and Mendelsohn's duets, Handel's arias, Greene's spirituals, and 3 live arias from Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice". In general, particularly Mahler, the sound is nothing short of phenomenal. BUT why could not these engineers do the same for "Orfeo" selections? There's a lot of noise on these. On all the selection Ferrier's exceptionally dark mezzo (or contralto with a huge upper register) shines brilliantly. Of course, Mahler's songs bemoaning the death of children are not an easy listen by any means. But the melodies are amazingly harmonious and Bruno Walter's superb orchestra provides ideal background for them, with Ferrier's voice blending gorgeously with strings. Only Mussorgsky could take a subject such as this and make it so breathtakingly captivating. It's actually frightening in by itself. Gerald Moore (well-known for his collaboration with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) accompanies expertly on Purcell and Mendelsohn's selections.
It would be a treat to hear Ferrier in more alto repertoire; I am just not sure how many were commercially available at the time. Right now, Vivica Genaux is the leading artist in this area, but it would be fascinating to compare these two.
For the sheer vocal marvel experience, do not delay in getting this CD.

5 out of 5 stars A Terrible Beauty.......2002-11-14

Nothing will change my opinion that Mahler should be approached with caution. Like Wagner, the scale and power of his work means that it is simply not for everyone, but inspite of that, this recording is an indespensible part of any serious music lover's collection. Music like this simply is not made any more, but rather this is a glimpse into a past where artists and not accountants ran the music industry.

Mahler's wife Alma bitterly opposed his setting of Ruckert's Kindertotenlieder to music and considering the death of their daughter soon after, it's doubtful if she ever forgave him for it. But the finished work has an indescribable beauty that Kathleen Ferrier and Mahler's protégé Bruno Walter give full expression to in away that no other interpreter's have even approached. More than 50 years on this is both a lasting tribute to the artists involved and an indictment of the decline in standards since.

5 out of 5 stars What is to say - It's Ferrier..........2002-03-31

I bought the CD for the Kindertotenlieder and that's what I am going to write about (though the rest of the program is equally impressive). Ferrier's Mahler interpretations are always in the 5+ star area. When Walter is accompanying her the results are even better (unlike the case of Klemperer). The first song - Nun Will Die Sonn'... the darkness of the music is so prominent, it's breathtaking. All the rest Kindertotenlieder come in the same fashion. If interested in a release with better sound but not these Olympian contritutors, Janet Baker and Christa Ludwig have made some very good discs

5 out of 5 stars How can you go wrong?.......2001-10-22

I said it before, in my review of the Ferrier/Walter performance of Das Lied von der Erde, recently rereleased by Decca; Ferrier is the authoritative interpreter of Mahler songs--and I have never heard anything to equal this performance of Kindertotenlieder.

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