Borodin: Essential Borodin [Import]

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. Galitzky's Aria

3. Konchak's Aria

4. Polovtsian Dances

5. For The Shores Of Your Far

6. Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro

7. Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro

8. Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro

9. Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro

10. Symphonie No. 2 In B Minor

11. - Scherzo - Prestissimo

12. Symphonie No. 2 In B Minor

13. Finale-Allegro

14. String Quartet No. 2 In D Major-Allegro Moderato

15. String Quartet No. 2 In D Major-Allegro Moderato

16. Notturno-Andante

17. Finale- Andante- Vivcace

18. In The Steppes Of Central Asia

19. Symphony No. 3 In A Minor- Moderato Assai

20. Symphony No. 3 In A Minor- Moderato Assai

Tracks:

Overture
Galitzky's Aria
Konchak's Aria
Polovtsian Dances
For The Shores Of Your Far
Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro
Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro
Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro
Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro
Symphonie No. 2 In B Minor
- Scherzo - Prestissimo
Symphonie No. 2 In B Minor
Finale-Allegro
String Quartet No. 2 In D Major-Allegro Moderato
String Quartet No. 2 In D Major-Allegro Moderato
Notturno-Andante
Finale- Andante- Vivcace
In The Steppes Of Central Asia
Symphony No. 3 In A Minor- Moderato Assai
Symphony No. 3 In A Minor- Moderato Assai

Customer Reviews:

Excellent value.......2006-01-20

The audio, numbers, and performances of very good,
and the value outstanding, as you get almost everything
that Borodin, the composer, created in his career
on this dual release - more complete than the previous
DECCA version, as this one is expanded, of course.

I would recommend this release be coupled with the
other composers comprising the Magificient Five of Russia,
namely the Balakirev Vols 1 and 2 on Naxos, (very moody)
Cesar Cui (very nicely done) on Naxos, Mikhail Glinka conducted
by Vassily Sinaisky (amazing) and finally, Glazunov's
number with The Seasons and Violin Concerto.

In this way, the precursor of Igor Stravinsky's compositions
can be better understood, from the above Russian creators
of timeless music.

Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection

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Dies Irae

Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection

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This certainly is a desirable compendium of some of the most famous large-scale choral pieces, primarily drawn from Deutsche Grammophon's catalog of operas and oratorios. Among the 30 selections on this two-disc set are choruses from Carmen, Lohengrin, Aida, Madame Butterfly, and Il Trovatore, as well as Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, and Verdi's Requiem. --David Vernier

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Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection Review.......2007-07-07

This 2 disc collection of Choral music is a great introduction to classical music. Many of these selections have been made famous in movies and will be recognizable to even the most casual listener. I bought this album for O Fortuna by Carl Orff, a song that is featured in Excalibur and Jackass: The Movie. The music on these CDs is great. I especially like Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg, and Requiem by Mozart.

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The Greatest Choral Masterpieces.......2005-10-02

This collection is outstanding, featuring the best choral works from operas and oratorios in classical repertoire. It begins with the fiery and intense Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem. This piece is sublimely performed by the Berlin forces. It's followed by the anthem-like Va Pensiero from Verdi's early opera Nabucco, as conducted by Sinopoli and sounds maravelous. A brief excerpt from Beethoven's Ninth "The Ode to Joy" is a treat. The Coronation Anthem from Zadok The Priest by Handel is well-executed and powerful. The famous Bridal March (better known as "Here Comes The Bride") from Wagner's opera Lohengrin is sumptuous. A lot of this music is grandiose, and all the famous grand choruse from the grand operas like Aida (The Triumphal March scene) and the Inquistion Scene from Don Carlo. What is missing however, and I would have enjoyed, is the wondrous Finale to Wagner's Die Meistersanger which features a great chorus in praise of art. My favorite piece on here is the little known Mass of Saint Cecilia by Charles Gounod. It is absolutely gorgeous and epic sounding. The underrated but great conductor Igor Markevitch conducts. The famous O Fortuna from Orff's Carmina Burana is also on here, not to mention Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus from Messiah and other pieces from Judas Maccabeus. This is a great collection of chorus masterpieces that any fan would appreciate or if you are studying to sing in chorues yourself.

Not that bad... at first.......2005-03-26

There's plenty of free samples to this CD, and I agree that this is a great collection of music. Chances are you won't find a collection of songs, all of them with angelic choirs, as great as this. When I got it I was quite happy with it, but when I heard the same songs done with different conductors I thought to myself: 'Hey, why doesn't it sound like my CD?' It's the quality that I don't like. For example, Dias Irae is a great song, and it sounds pretty good on the CD, but compare it to another version and this one is slower, the chorus is off key, and it doesn't have that intense emotion. Same thing with O Fortuna, it's a great song, but the chorus is just terrible on this CD, the instruments are lacking in emotion: percussion doesn't add that extra 'oomph' to the bass drum, the cymbals don't have enough emphasis, the chorus sounds like they're about to go asleep, and the dynamics between fortissimo and pianissimo have little effort.

I'd recomend this if you have little cash to blow on a lot of good songs, otherwise you might want to search for a bunch of seperate CDs with the same songs.

Gread Idea, Great Performance.......2003-03-03

This CD should move people in a way that few other recordings can. The one word to describe many of the works is "exalted". This is not music for dinner parties but instead should be heard in solitary contemplation of all the great artists and their efforts in creating such an inspiring recording.

Dies Irae.......2000-03-07

I have an extensive CD collection, but since purchasing this CD, it has become my very favorite. This music sent chills down my spine. I felt transported to a different world....What amazing voices! I intend to give this cd as xmas presents to family and friends.

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Insipid lyrics-just what I wanted!.......2001-01-27

I received this CD several days ago and have just ordered two more copies of it so I can play it in the car and living room as well as on the computer. I also have "Vienna, City of My Dreams" sung by Placido Domingo in German and love them both. Many years ago before I ever knew who Richard Tucker was, I bought his record, "Vienna, My City of Dreams" with those English lyrics-I wore out three copies of that record and am finally getting it on CD-regardless of the language he sings in, Richard Tucker's music is a treasure and how wonderful that it will never be silenced!!

An Operetta Gem.......2000-06-29

For those of us who have an unbridled passion for operetta, this CD is a treasure. The focus here is Richard Tucker. Fourteen of the 22 tracks are by him. There is much love and affection in these readings. The english translations are just fine. Original languages are just as confectionary in their own tongue. This is part of the magic--part of the fantasy. I would like to have seen this as a single vehicle for Mr. Tucker. The other selections were extracted from full production highlights from other albums and were transition works from operetta to American musical comedy--Song of Norway, Show Boat and Kismet. While nice, they do not necessarily qualify as essential operetta. My only real concern with the collection is Mr. Tucker's use of falsetto for the concluding high note on four selections. This was particularly disconcerting in the revered Siecynski favorite, VIENNA, MY CITY OF DREAMS. The transition to the high note resembled a yoddle. He hits the same notes so beautifully in the other numbers. But what the heck, you still have 10 other solos to treasure. An investment well worth the price.

Beautiful Singing Sabotaged by Insipid Lyrics.......2000-02-27

Kitch!

Wonderful singing, really wonderful, but 12 (of 22) of the songs are marred by the insipid lyric translations of Merl Puffer and Deena Cavalieri. Unfortunately, the singers sing so well that you hear every word with crystal clarity. Here are some lines: Darling trust in me, for I'll always be a loving subject waiting your command...for a love sincere, conquers every fear...champagne will flow, and our hearts will glow...social pressures I faithfully shun, I defy, those who pry, boredom exists everywhere, and I'll escape from it's snare...ah, you see, what love can be...I languish as I linger, from love's fragile bloom, if you'll but raise a finger, I'll clime to your room, the night is growing colder, the world is growing older, don't turn an icy shoulder. I am no expert on poetry but I think that stuff is awful. If these lyrics won't bother you, these are beautifully sung operetta/show tunes. Tucker and Della Casa are fantastic.

An enchanting disc.......1999-04-15

An enchanting disc with Richard Tucker in quite unbelieveably fine voice, even purists will quickly adjust to the slightly cute "English lyrics"

The great surprise of this disc is that it is sung in English using slightly suspect English lyrics, rather than translations it seems, of the non-American works. Mostly it does not matter much, occasionally they are an improvement or even enlighten the music, such as Lehar's "I have been in love before" from his Paganini. In other cases they seem quite unnecessary or simply wrong and difficult to sing to boot. Given that Tucker also sometimes applies an accent that seems vaguely Viennese and it might seem to add up to a recipe for disaster. Not so at all. The voice wins you over within minutes and the recording and remastering were clearly undertaken with equal and genuine affection.

Then there are the pieces sung by other than the tenor, such as Lisa Della Casa singing Vilja and the Merry Widow Waltz, once again in English, with her individual timbre complete with her usual melancholy tones plus simply exquisite top notes, no strain at all. Della Casa has a distinct and charming (natural, of course) Swiss-German accent mainly evident in the Waltz she sings & hums with John Reardon.

In between we find Tucker singing one of the sacrileges of the re-constructed English lyrics, Zeller's "Roses from Tyrol", it misses the originals dialectic charm, "Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tyrol" does not translate somehow as "In the Tyroler lover knows the special promise of a rose for every blosom that you send swears that your love will never end.......". But the singing is so lovely and the last top note bewitchingly floated you forget the quibbles.

The tempos are leisurely but never quite pure schmalz, even in the Grieg' Song of Norway.

The worst lyric irritation I found to be Heuberger's "Im Chambre separee" as "in our seculded rendevue." English instead of German and French as well as being sung by a tenor, for which it may well have been written but here it lacks the soprano accompaniment. I prefer this as two soprano voices in the original sprachen. The text here really is not well matched to the notes though Tucker fits the syllable's across octaves where necessary, swallowing others that can't be fitted in. Again he finishes on an amazing high note floated literally into the distance.

I am amazed how Allers & Tucker make the Romberg piece sound like an operratic version of Rawhide. I adore Hadley & Swenson in "Stranger in Paradise" as well as the others, especially the rare Della Casa and as I type this I am listening to it all on the computer's CD player for the N'th time since I unwrapped my considerably less than 10 bucks worth.

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Overture - Emil Tchakarov
Traumerai - Martin Jones
Pizzicati - The European Philharmonic Orchestra
Adagio In G Minor For Organ And Strings - Jose Serebrier
Waltz Of The Flowers - The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Clair De Lune No.3 - Richard Tilling
Hungarian Dance No.5 In G Minor - Georg Fischer
Andante - John Lubbock
The Ride Of The Valkyries - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sonata In G Major, L.79 (Kk.391) - Alice Artzt
Largo - Sir John Barbirolli
Allegro Molto Moderato (1st Movement) - The European Philharmonic Orchestra
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Mars, The Bringer Of War No.1 - The London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Italian Polka (Polka Italienne) - Martin Jones
Andante Molto Mosso (2nd Movement) - Hans Swarowsky
Pomp And Circumstance March No.1 In D Major, Op.39 - The Marine Concert Band

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Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring No.10 - Richard Tilling
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1. Overture
2. Galitzky's Aria
3. Konchak's Aria
4. Polovtsian Dances
5. For The Shores Of Your Far
6. Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro
7. Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro
8. Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro
9. Symphony No. 1 In E Flat Major- Adagio - Allegro
10. Symphonie No. 2 In B Minor
11. - Scherzo - Prestissimo
12. Symphonie No. 2 In B Minor
13. Finale-Allegro
14. String Quartet No. 2 In D Major-Allegro Moderato
15. String Quartet No. 2 In D Major-Allegro Moderato
16. Notturno-Andante
17. Finale- Andante- Vivcace
18. In The Steppes Of Central Asia
19. Symphony No. 3 In A Minor- Moderato Assai
20. Symphony No. 3 In A Minor- Moderato Assai