Romances For Flute And Piano

Track Listings

1. Romance from Suite Op. 34 by Widor

2. Nielsen -Romance for flute and piano

3. Nielsen -Humoresque

4. Schumann - Romance, Op. 94

5. Schumann - Einfach, innig

6. Schumann -Nicht schnell

7. Reger -Romance for flute and piano

8. Honegger - Romance for flute and piano

9. Faure -Romance for flute and piano

10. Gaubert -Romance for flute and piano

11. Francois Borne -Fantaisie Brillante from Bizets Carmen

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
A beautiful selection of Romances for flute and piano performed with grace by Laurel Zucker and Marc Shapiro. Perfect for Valentines Day.

Tracks:

Bach: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Vivaldi: Largo Winter
Bach: Air On A G String
Torelli: Trumpet Concerto
Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
Handel: Let The Bright Seraphim
Handel: Pastoral Symphony
Boccherini: String Quintet, Minuet
Mendelssohn: On Wings Of Song
Liszt: Dream Of Love
Rachmaninov: Vocalise
Debussy: Claire De Lune
Satie: Gymnopedie No.1
Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Debussy: Arabesque
Bizet: Intermezzo
Elgar: Salut D'amour
Debussy: Prelude A L'apres - Midi D'un Faun

Tracks:

Wagner: Bridal Chorus
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Handel: Royal Fireworks Music, Overture
Gabrieli: Canzon V
Charpentier: Te Deum
Purcell: Trumpet Tune
Mussorgsky: Promenade
Pachebel: Canon In D
Handel: Larghetto
Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto In D Major, Largo
Handel: Water Music, Air
Macdowell: To A Wild Rose
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata, Adagio
Melchior: Adagio
Gounod: Ave Maria
Schubert: Ave Maria
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Faure: Pie Jesu
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Schumann: Romance For Violin And Piano
Massenet: Meditation

Tracks:

Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Vivaldi: Concerto For Two Trumpets In B, Allegro
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In D, Allegro
Vivaldi: Spring, Allegro
Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In B, Allegro
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Hornpipe
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4, Allegro
Handel: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Schumann: Piano Quintet In E Flat Major
Widor: Toccata
Dubois: Toccata
Walton: Crown Imperial
Bach: Cantata No.51. 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen.' Alleluia
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Alleluia
Handel: Water Music, Hornpipe
Chopin; Variations On A Theme From 'La Cenerentola'
Faure: Sicilienne
Offenbach: Barcarolle
Faure: Berceuse
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Brahms: Waltz In A Flat
Grieg: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen

Album Description

The process of choosing music for a wedding day can certainly be a daunting process for any couple. There are many choices and the questions can be endless. Traditional music or something off the beaten path? Will your Mom cry (and not in a good way) if you do not come down the aisle to the traditional Wedding March from Wagner, or are you eager to try something new? This collection is designed to give the bridal couple some key pointers to navigate the world of classical music for their wedding day. The package includes over 3 1/2 hours of music on 3 CDs for all portions of the wedding service, all from the Naxos classical label (known for high-quality recordings at inexpensive prices). Wedding day favorites are there, along with new discoveries and tunes you may have never considered for a wedding. All pieces are hand selected by professional wedding musicians and consultants. As a bonus, the 20 page booklet will lead you through the process of choosing music, from hiring musicians to sample programs. Everything you need to create your own unique personal wedding soundtrack.

Customer Reviews:

GREAT WEDDING MUSIC!.......2007-01-24

I used these CD's for my wedding, and I was so happy I did. You need to buy this CD if you like having a traditional wedding! :)

Good Music.......2006-07-05

I bought these CDs for my wedding, in ceremony and reception. Also, when I created my own wedding video, I used it as background music.

A very complete selection of ceremony music!.......2005-02-02

I am getting married in several months and we couldn't decide what music we wanted at our wedding ceremony. This three disk compilation reminded us of all the great ones- including new options we hadn't thought about. I really enjoyed hearing the organ and strings versions of the songs. If you're someone who hears a classical or baroque piece of music, but can't remember the name or the precise tune, this is a must-have to jog your memory and trigger the tear ducts!

Comprehensive Classical Selection.......2004-04-15

I searched all over for a CD set that had a somewhat comprehensive list of classical selections that are traditionally played at weddings. When I found this 3 CD set, I was very pleased. It contains 61 works from almost as many composers. This set might not contain the "best recording ever" of each of the selections, however it is very well done and the quality is very good. I used it primarily to choose the pieces that I wanted to have played by the church organist, and so the actual recordings were more for my consumption rather than for use in the ceremony/reception itself. However, I would not have hestitated to use the CD's in the wedding itself if needed. The book inside includes a list of suggested songs for various wedding styles (formal, outside, morning, etc.). From the classical neophyte to the seasoned classical music expert, this CD set will meet if not exceed expectations.

Just one note..........2003-06-07

I have not heard this album, so I cannot rate it as a whole. (The form made me include a rating, but disregard that.) However, I want to point out that track 36, the Pie Jesu from Gabriel Faure's Requiem is - well, from a requiem, a mass for the dead. The Pie Jesu is a lovely, gentle movement, and it has a beautiful and pure sound that does seem to fit the mood of a wedding. The Latin words, however, mean "Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them everlasting rest," where "them" refers to the dead.

Customer Reviews:

Hailstork's Chamber Music Superbly Played.......2004-03-16

The memorably-named Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941) is a widely played and recorded composer who has long been associated with Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. This CD is a collection of chamber pieces played by some of his fellow Virginians, most of them members of the Virginia Symphony.

For me, by far the most interesting piece here is a striking, tightly crafted and effective String Quartet (2001; marked as No. 1, although I am not aware of any other string quartets among Hailstork's works), played by principal string players of the Virginia Symphony: Vahn Armstrong and Amanda Gates-Armstrong, violins; Jennifer Snyder, viola; and Michael Daniels, cello. A four movement work, the quartet has strong thematic material that recurs in various forms throughout the piece. Particularly engaging is the second movement Adagio which has a lovely and serene main theme, originally written for a choral piece; that theme makes appearances, much transformed but still recognizable, in the other movements. These transformations serve to unify the work as a whole. The quartet is given a strong and convincing performance. On the basis of this recording, I certainly hope Mr Hailstork will be writing more string quartets.

'Arabesques' is a five-movement suite written for flute and percussion, and specifically for the husband-and-wife team of symphony musicians Debra Cross, flute, and Robert Cross, percussion. It begins with a movement for flute alone, followed by one for vibraphone alone and culminating in a spiky movement for the two instruments in combination. A 'short, happy dance' for flute and xylophone follows. The whole thing concludes with a mildly exotic-sounding dance for flute and marimba. The music is rhapsodic and rhythmic and the ever-changing timbres of flute and various percussion instruments makes it interesting from beginning to end. The tonal language, here as elsewhere in Hailstork's music, is broadly ranging tonality with touches of modality and even occasional polytonality. The musical gestures are sometimes impressionistic (hard to avoid in a flute and percussion piece, no?--there is even a brief quotation from the famous flute solo in 'Afternoon of a Faun'), sometimes neoclassic.

'Two Romances for Viola and Chamber Orchestra,' lasting about fourteen minutes, is a somewhat meandering pair of gentle ruminations for the rich-toned viola of Beverly Baker and a small chamber group consisting of flute, harp and string quartet. The pieces tend to be somewhat static harmonically but for part of their time manage to be almost hypnotic in their stasis.

'Sanctum' and 'As Falling Leaves' are, for me, less effective. The former is for viola and piano, again featuring the elegant playing of Beverly Baker, viola, this time partnered by Charles Woodward, piano. My quibble with the piece is that its rhapsodic form seems at times to get lost in its aimlessness. But it is beautifully played and I can easily imagine other listeners being more appreciative of it.

I had a really hard time with the largest piece here, 'As Falling Leaves.' Written as a memorial to victims of the World Trade Center tragedy, it opens and closes with narration over music, not a form I'm particularly fond of. Further, the words strike me as embarrassingly trite; the author of the text is not identified. Fortunately, the narration is brief. The music that follows, though, strikes me as pallid, particularly when compared, say, with the strength of the String Quartet. I will admit I had difficulty maintaining my concentration on the music over its 22 1/2 minute duration. Three hearings did not improve matters for me, probably a failing on my part.

Still, overall this is an enjoyable and rewarding disc, and I suspect there are others who will be more positive about the last two pieces I've mentioned. Meanwhile, I iterate that the Quartet and 'Arabesques' are top-drawer. And all of this music is brilliantly performed.

TT=79:23

Tracks:

Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 Nr. 4
Liebestreu, Op. 3 Nr. 1
Der Schmied, Op. 19 Nr. 4
Die Mainacht, Op. 43 Nr. 2
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): He, Zigeuner
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Lieber Gott, du weisst
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Brauner Bursche
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Roslein dreie
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Rote Abendwolken ziehn
2 deutsche Volkslieder: Och mod'r, ich well en Ding han!
2 deutsche Volkslieder: We kumm ich dann de Pooz erenn?
Dein blaues Auge, Op. 59 Nr. 8
Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 Nr. 1
Das Madchen spricht, Op. 107 Nr. 3
O wusst ich doch, Op. 63 Nr. 8
Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 Nr. 1
Madchenlied, Op. 107 Nr. 5
Vergebliches Standchen
Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht, Op. 96 Nr. 1
Auf dem See, Op. 59 Nr. 2
Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 Nr. 2
In stiller Nacht ('Deutsche Volkslieder' Nr. 42)
Schwesterlien ('Deutsche Volkslieder', Nr. 15)
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 Nr. 2
Standchen, Op. 106 Nr. 1
Gestillte Sehnsucht, Op. 91 Nr. 2
Geistilches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 Nr. 2

Tracks:

Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen Wald ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Hans und Grete
Fruhlingsmoren
Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Der Schildwache Nachtlied ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Um schlimme Kinder ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
Liebst du um Schonheit
Um Mitternacht
Das irdische Leben ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Lob des hohen Verstandes ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Rheinlegendchen ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Du Ring, an meinem Finger
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Susser Freund, du blickest
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: An meinem Herzen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
Der Brief, Op. 76 No. 8
Waldeinsamkeit, Op. 76 No. 3

Tracks:

Die Allmacht, D. 852
Fischerweise, D. 881
An die Musik, D. 547
Der Musensohn, D. 764
Ganymed, D. 544
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774
Ave Maria, D. 839
Die Forelle, D. 550
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
Fruhlingsglaube, D. 686
Der Tod und das Madchen, D. 531
Lachen und Weinen, D. 777
Litanel auf das Fest 'Aller Seelen', D. 343
Erikonig, D. 328
Der Hirt auf dem Feisen, D. 965
Gesang Weylas
Auf einer Wanderung
Die Nacht, Op. 10 Nr. 3
Allerseelen, Op. 10 Nr. 8
Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 Nr. 5

Tracks:

3 Chansons madecasses: Nahandove
3 Chansons madecasses: Aoua! Aoua!
3 Chansons madecasses: Il est doux
Une flute invisible
Chanson georgienne: 'Oh! cesse de chanteer, gentille jeune fille,' Op. 4 No. 4
'Moisson de tristesse'
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta avanti la regata
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta co passa la regata
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta dopo la regata
Wesendonk-Lieder: Der Engel
Wesendonk-Lieder: Stehe still!
Wesendonk-Lieder: Im Treibhaus
Wesendonk-Lieder: Schmerzen
Wesendonk-Lieder: Traume
Julius Caesar: Acte I: 'Es blaut die Nacht' (Cleopatra)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Nr. 58 - Aria: 'Es ist volbracht!'
Tristan und Isolde: III Akt: 'Mild und leise (Isoldes Liebestod)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful.......2003-07-20

This is a wonderful set. I would like to correct an error below. The climax in the Liebestod is a high A flat not high C. But you have to cut through the dense orchestration. That's why it's hard.

Terrific recording.......2003-07-06

I write this as s service to Christa Ludwig fans. This is a set of Lieder. Christa Ludwig is fabulous - as usual.

But if you want to hear Christa ludwig in a set of operatic recitals that will knock of your socks and blow you to bits. Look for this CD called "Celebrating Christa Ludwig". It has Christa Ludwig singing excerpts from Elektra (as Elektra!!!), Ariadne auf Maxos (as Ariadne!!), Die Frau Ohne Schatten (as the Dyer's Wife), Barber of Serville (as rosina) and the Immolation Scene of Gotterdammerung (as Brunnhilde!!!). She will blow you to bits with her unmatchable dramatic sense, vocal power and beauty of tone - the greatest Brunnhilde that never was and the greatest Elektra that never was. She did sing Ariadne once in Salzburg in 1964, and she sang the Dyer's Wife for 10 years from 1964 (Vienna State Opera) to 1974 (Salzburg Festival). Her complete Ariadne is available under Myto records.

Christa in her prime.......2001-09-19

Being an admirerer of Christa Ludwig, I went into purchasing this recording with great expectations, and it did not disappoint in any way. Ludwig is in her prime and is heard in wonderful interpretations and beautiful singing from among several composers and works. I not only enjoy listening to her personally, but am also able to put it to great use use in my Vocal Literature class here at the college in which I teach.

Christa Ludwig is in great shape.......2000-04-15

She sang all the major mezzo roles, and also some in the dramatic soprano repertory, notably Leonora in Fidelio, Lady Macbeth and the Marschallin.

Her voice is a rich, expressive mezzo capable of dramatic incisiveness and even throughout its considerable range. Her upper register in mezzo music is excintingly projected.

Although this compilation is composed of different recordings in different settings in different years, all of them show a young Ludwig when she had not yet acquired her prime and her status of, arguably, the best mezzo of the world, which would arrive in the years to come.

Ludwig, thirteen years Schwarzkopf's junior, was also a member of the legendary Ensamble of Berlin, which meant that each appearance of hers in any opera produced in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, London, Paris....by this Ensamble was backed by many hours of rehearsals with the same group of musicians. Usually this group comprised Schwarzkopf, Grümmer, Seefried, Berger, Güeden, Dermota, Tauber, and of course Furtwängler. This is how the legendary recording of COSI FAN TUTTE was made, in which she shared credits with Schwarzkopf.

Disc one is devoted to Brahms -not less than 30 Lieder are here. She doesn't sing Brahms with intimacy, rather she attacks each song with open throat. Her diction, her care for words is now proverbial. My favorite Lied in this disc is In stiller Nacht. She sets the melancholic mood of the song with her rich, vibrant contralto-like tones.

Disc two brings us Ludwig singing Mahler, Schumann and Reger. From the melodic lines of Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn to the tortuous inflexions of Max Reger's two songs, she shows an extreme afinity with these composers. Schumann is taken very sensously, one can almost feel her velvety and creamy narrations of the woman-in-love of the song cycle.

Disc three is devoted to Schubert, Wolf and Strauss. Ludwig was not compelled to sing too much Wolf or Strauss (only 5 Lieder by these composers). It is her Schubert that shows her in splendid form. Auf dem Wasser zu singen is sung at such a low speed that her tone can only be described as luxurious. Erlkönig finds in her voice an ideal interpreter for the four characters of the song. In Wolf's Gesang Weylas, Gerald Moore has produced some magical arpeggios in the piano accompaniment, but of course this in only natural in him being the best accompanist ever.

Disc four is a miscellaneous melange of Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Rossini, Wagner, Händel and Bach. Ludwig never tried to sing on stage Isolde, but she recorded it; the Liebestod is taken at an exciting pace and one is only waiting for the climax to see if she can do it (the top c's). Yes, she can do it. Händel's aria from Julius Caesar is, again, sensous and exciting. Händel is another composer with whom she felt communicated. Ravel's Chansons Madécasses can only be described as magical. And of course she was outstanding in Bach oratorios, as is the case of Johannes Passion.

Wagner's Wessendonk Lieder are sung lustrously. I especially enjoyed Träume, which actually is sung, as its title suggests, dreamily.

Praised be the two accompanists for the majority of the recordings, Gerald Moore and Geoffrey Parsons. Both have gone now and the musical world seems so empty without their supreme touch. I do believe that 50% of Christa Ludwig's success as a Lieder Singer was due to them.

Tracks:

Sheherazade: Asie
Sheherazade: La Flute enchantee
Sheherazade: L'Indifferent
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Le Reveil de la mariee
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: La-bas vers l'eglise
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Quel galant m'est comparable
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
Cinq Melodies populaires grecques: Tout gai!
Duex Melodies hebraiques: Kaddisch
Duex Melodies hebraiques: L'Enigme eternelle
L'Invitaiton au voyage
Phidyle
L'Enfant Prodigue: Recit. & Air de Lia: L'annee en vain chasse l'annee
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Fleur des eaux
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: Interlude
Poeme de l'amour et de la mer: La Mort de l'amour

Tracks:

Cinco Canciones Negras: Cuba dentro de un piano
Cinco Canciones Negras: Punto de habanera
Cinco Canciones Negras: Chevere
Cinco Canciones Negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
Cinco Canciones Negras: Canto negro
Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Llorad corazon
Coleccion de canciones amatorias: Iban al pinar
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Con que la lavare?
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: Vos me matasteis
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De donde venis, amore?
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Rutas
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Pregon
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Las 12
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: El pescador sin dinero
Cinco canciones playeras espanolas: Coplilla
Quatre cancons: Canco de grumet
Quatre cancons: Cancon incerta
Quatre cancons: Maig
Quatre cancons: Anacreontica
La Dama d'Arago
El can dels ocells
Canco de Sega
El combat del somni: Damunt de tu nomes les flors
El combat del somni: Aquesta nit un mateix vent
El combat del somni: Jo et presentia com la mar
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: L'Harpa Sagrada
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Lo violi de Sant Francesh
Triptic de Mossen Cinto: Sant Fransech i la cigala

Tracks:

Chansons de Bilitis: La Flute de Pan
Chansons de Bilitis: La Chevelure
Chansons de Bilitis: Le Tombeau des Naiades
Fetes galantes: En sourdine
Fetes galantes: Fantoches
Fetes galantes: Clair de lune
Noel de enfants qui n'ont plus de maisons
Chants populaires: Chanson espagnole
Chants populaires: Chanson francaise
Chants populaires: Chanson italienne
Chants populaires: Chanson Herbraique
Trois jours de vendange
Le Rossignol des lilas
Tristesse, Op. 6, No. 2
Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8, No. 1
Les Roses d'Ispahan, Op. 39, No. 4
Troujours (No. 2 de Trois Poemes d'un jour, Op. 21)
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: El pano murano
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Sequidilla murciana
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Asturiana
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Jota
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Nana
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Cancion
Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Polo
Doce canciones gallegas: As florinas dos toxos
Triptico, Op. 45: Farruca
Villancicos: Pastorcito santo
Psyche
Soneto a Cordoba

Tracks:

Proserpina: E dove t'aggiri
Le violette
Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre
Der Tod und das Madchen, D. 531
Die schone Mullerin, D. 795: No. 2: Wohin?
D. 547: An die Musik
Op. 59, No. 8: Dein blaues Auge
Op. 84, No. 4: Vergebliches Standchen
Op. 27, No. 1: Chanson d'amour
Op. 46, No. 2: Clair de lune
Let Us Wander
Lost Is My Quiet
Schlaf in deiner engen Kammer
Ah! lamenta, oh bella Irene
Irish Songs: Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet
Irish Songs: He Promised Me At Parting
Irish Songs: They Bid Me Slight My Dermot Dear
Welsh songs: The Dream
Mignon und der Harfner, D. 877: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Les Fleurs des landes: Le Trebuchet
Moglichkeit
Der Apfel
Schottische Ballade
Pastorale
Pleurs d'or
Sapphische Ode
La Partenza

Amazon.com

The word "fabulous" seems vulgar when applied to the Spanish diva whose delicately shaded voice encompassed music from the middle ages to the present. This four-disc compilation emphasizes her song repertoire, to which she brought warmth, intelligence, linguistic integrity and irresistible sincerity. Her dignity makes listeners want to come to her, and she rewards them with an intimate, personal experience, especially in this small-scale repertoire by Ravel, Debussy, Duparc, Fauré, lots of Spanish composers and German masters such as Schubert and Brahms. --David Patrick Stearns

Customer Reviews:

Awesome musicality.......2006-07-26

This 4-CD set is a tribute to the concert career of the great Victoria de Los Angeles. The first 3 CDs show her totally at home in the art song of France and of her native Spain. In the French art songs, her silvery, creamy tone, her legendary legato and her perfect French diction make for wonderful and unforgettable performances. These include a sensual Scheherazade, magnificient singing in the Duparc songs and a phenomenal Poeme de L'amour et de la mer of Chausson (try to keep your eyes dry by the end of La mort de l'amour). In the Chausson, while de Los Angeles does not opt for the intensely Wagnerian approach, her sensitive singing more than does justice to the poetry and the feelings of the character. The Spanish songs showcase de Los Angeles at her most natural, flamboyant and attractive singing. The tunes are catchy, full of bouncy rhythms and De Los Angeles's fabulous voice never ceases to amaze. The 4th CD shows the wonderful chemistry between de Los angeles and the great Gerald Moore. While she does not erase memories of Fischer-Dieskau and Schwarzkopf in the Schubert selections, the Brahms songs are excellent and her Faure songs here are earth shaking in their elegance and refinement. The Italian and the famous Handel aria helps to prove De Los Angeles's reputation as an excellent bel canto singer. Her duets with Fischer-Dieskau are absolutely memorable and gorgeous.
The set comes with booklet including full words plus translations, helpful notes on De Los Angeles's concert career and a dozen of beautiful and rare black and white photos. Victoria de Los Angeles's concert career was as prolific as her legendary operatic performances and continued well after her retirement from the operatic stage. This introspective and almost encycopledic release is a real treat and is absolutely recommended. I totally agree with the editor's review who states that the word "fabulous" fails in every respect to fully capture the artistry of the Spanish soprano. Victoria de Los Angeles is definitely one of the most wonderful lyric sopranos of the 20th century and is one of the most heavenly artists to have ever graced the concert scene. A must-have for any collection.

Fabulous? Yes!!!.......1999-09-13

The album is a marvelous sampling of this great singer's artistry. Her performances of the French and Spanish composers are something special. The De Falla "Seven Popular Folksongs" are powerful, passionate; the last song, "Jota," raised the hair on the back of my neck.

I was delighted to see Faure's "Claire de lune" on the album, and equally delighted with De Los Angeles' elegant rendition of this work. The only recording of the song I've liked better is from an LP featuring Frederika Von Stade.

Tracks:

Pasculli: Le Api
FaurTrois Romances sans Paroles:Andante, quasi Allegretto
FaurTrois Romances sans Paroles:Allegro molto
FaurTrois Romances sans Paroles:Andante moderato
Naulais: Sax de Voyage
Albz: Tango Op. 165, No. 2
Brd: Fantaisie
Worley: Six Dances: Prelude - for Norma
Worley: Six Dances: Allemande - for Alma
Worley: Six Dances: Sarabande - for Susan
Worley: Six Dances: Gavotte - for Tabitha
Worley: Six Dances: Courante - for Karen
Worley: Six Dances: Gigue - for Laura
Piazzolla: L'Histoire du Tango: Bordel 1900
Piazzolla: L'Histoire du Tango: Caf930
Piazzolla: L'Histoire du Tango: Night-club 1960
Piazzolla: L'Histoire du Tango: Concert d'aujourd'hui
Lewis: Prelude (for Kenneth Tse)

Product Description

Kenneth Tse was called a brilliant saxophonist...worthy of any stage in the world by his former teacher, world-renowned saxophonist and pedagogue, Eugene Rousseau. This is Tse's third CD on the Crystal Records label. He is currently the professor of saxophone at the University of Iowa and also serves as the membership director for the North American Saxophone Alliance.

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La Flute Enchantée

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000002ST6
Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

I Andante
II Largo E Dolce
III Presto - Allegro
I Allegro Moderato
II Siciliano
III Allegro
I Vivace
II Largo E Dolce
III Allegro
I Andante - Presto - Allegro
II Adagio
III Menuetto I & II
I Adagio Ma Non Tanto
II Allegro
III Andante
IV Allegro
I Adagio Ma Non Tanto
II Allegro
III Siciliano
IV Allegro Assai
I Allemande
II Courante
III Sarabande
IV Bourree Anglaise

Tracks:

I Allegro Ma Non Troppo
II Adagio
III Allegro
Ouverture
Les Plaisirs
Air A L'Italienne
Menuets
Rejouissances
Passepied
Polonaise
Sonate En Fa Mineur: Triste - Allegro - Andante - Vivace
Sonate En Si Mineur: Cantabile - Allegro - Dolce - Allegro
Sonate En Si Bemol Majeur: Dolce - Vivace - Sicilienne - Vivace
Concerto Pour Flute & Clavecin En Re Majeur: Piacevole - Allegro - Largo - Vivace

Tracks:

I Allegro Moderato
II Andantino
III Vivace
I Entrata - Allegro
II Tempo Ordinario D'Un Menuetto
III Allegro Molto
IV Andante Con Variazioni
V Allegro Scherzando E Vivace
VI Adagio - Allegro Vivace Disinvolto
Introduction & Variations Sur Le Theme 'Ihr Blumlein Alle', Extr. De 'La Belle Meuniere', Pour Flute & Piano, D.802
I Nicht Schnell
II Einfach, Innig
III Nicht Schnell

Tracks:

I Pastorale
II Interlude
III Final
Introduction & Allegro Pour Harpe, Flute, Clarinette & Quatuor A Cordes
I Allegro
II Andante
III Presto
I Allegretto Amabile
II Andante
III Vivace
Romance
Pastorale
Marche Des Gais Lurons

Jean-Pierre Rampal - Master of the Flute

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Jean-Pierre Rampal - Master of the Flute

Manufacturer: Fabulous
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Japanese Melodies for Flute and Harp

ASIN: B0001VOP8Q
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

Variatons On A Theme By Rossini
Three Romances, Op.94
Introduction And Variations On A Theme From 'Die Schoene Muellerin', Op.160
Sonata For Flute And Harpsichord
Sonata In E For Two Flutes
Sonata In G For Recorder And Flute

Henri Temianka: The Parlophone Recordings, 1935-1939

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General | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000009J9O
Release Date: 1994-08-17

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Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs

ASIN: B000002SCF
Release Date: 2002-08-05

Tracks:

Morgens Steh' Ich Auf - Hertha Klust
Es Treibt Mich Hin - Hertha Klust
Ich Wandelte Unter Den Baumen - Hertha Klust
Lieb' Liebchen - Hertha Klust
Schone Wiege Meiner Leiden - Hertha Klust
Warte, Warte, Wilder Schiffsmann - Hertha Klust
Berg Und Burgen Schau'n Herunter - Hertha Klust
Anfangs Wollt' Ich Fast Verzagen - Hertha Klust
Mit Myrthen Und Rosen - Hertha Klust
Du Bist Wie Eine Blume (Myrthen, Op.25 No.4) - Hertha Klust
Tragodie I, Op.64 No.3A - 'Entflieh' Mit Mir' - Hertha Klust
Tragodie II, Op.64 No.3B - 'Es Fiel Ein Reif' - Hertha Klust
Der Arme Peter I, Op.53 No.3A - 'Der Hans Und Die Gute' - Hertha Klust
Der Arme Peter II, Op.53 No.3B - 'In Meiner Brust, Da Sitzt Ein Weh' - Hertha Klust
Der Arme Peter III, Op.53 No.3C - 'Der Arme Peter Wankt Vorbei' - Hertha Klust
Mein Wagen Rollt Langsam, Op.142 No.4 (Vier Gesange, Op.142) - Hertha Klust
Abends Am Strand, Op.45 No.3 (Romanzen Und Balladen, Op.45) - Hertha Klust
Die Feindlichen Bruder, Op.49 No.2 - 'Oben Auf Des Berges Spitze' - Hertha Klust
Die Beiden Grenadiere, Op.49 No.2 - 'Nach Frankreich Zogen Zwei Grenadier' - Gerald Moore
Belsatzar, Ballade Op.57 - 'Die Mitternacht Zog Naher Schon' - Gerald Moore
In Der Fremde - Gerald Moore
Intermezzo - Gerald Moore
Waldesgesprach - Gerald Moore
Die Stille - Gerald Moore
Mondnacht - Gerald Moore
Schone Fremde - Gerald Moore
Auf Einer Burg - Gerald Moore
In Der Fremde - Gerald Moore
Wehmut - Gerald Moore
Zwielicht - Gerald Moore
Im Walde - Gerald Moore
Fruhlingsnacht - Gerald Moore

Tracks:

I. Auf Dem Hugel Sitz' Ich Spahend - Gerald Moore
II. Wo Die Berge So Blau - Gerald Moore
III. Leichte Segler In Den Hohen - Gerald Moore
IV. Diese Wolken In Den Hohen - Gerald Moore
V. Es Kehret Der Maien, Es Bluhet Die Au - Gerald Moore
VI. Nimm Sie Hin Denn, Diese Lieder - Gerald Moore
Wie Rafft Ich Mich Auf In Der Nacht, Op.32 No.1 (Von Plathen) - Hertha Klust
Nicht Mehr Zu Dir Zu Gehen, Op.32 No.5 (Von Plathen) - Hertha Klust
Ich Schleich' Umher Betrubt Und Stumm, Op.32 No.3 (Von Plathen) - Hertha Klust
Der Strom, Der Neben Mir Verrauschte, Op.32 No.4 (Von Plathen) - Hertha Klust
Du Sprichst, Dass Ich Mich Tauschte, Op.32 No.6 (Von Plathen) - Hertha Klust
Wehe, So Willst Du Mich Wieder, Op.32 No.5 (Von Plathen) - Hertha Klust
Wie Bist Du, Meine Konigin, Op.32 No.9 (Daumer) - Hertha Klust
Junge Lieder: 'Meine Liebe Ist Grun', Op.63 No.5 (Schumann) - Karl Engel
Heimkehr: 'O Brich Nicht, Steg', Op.7 No.6 (Uhland) - Karl Engel
Dein Blaues Auge, Op.59 No.8 (Groth) - Karl Engel
Wir Wandelten, Op.96 No.2 (Daumer) - Karl Engel
Serenade: 'Liebliches Kind', Op.70 No.3 (Goethe) - Karl Engel
Eine Gute, Gute Nacht, Op.59 No.6 (Groth) - Karl Engel
Der Gang Sum Liebchen: 'Es Glanzt Der Mond Nieder', Op.48 No.1 (An. Bohemien, Trad. Wenzig) - Karl Engel
Ein Sonett: 'Ach Konnt' Ich', Op.14 No.4 (Comte Thibaud; Trad. Herder) - Karl Engel
Minnelied: 'Holder Klingt Der Vogelsang', Op.71 No.5 (Holty) - Karl Engel
Sonntag: 'So Hab Ich Doch Die Ganze Woche', Op.47 No.3 (Uhland) - Karl Engel
Standchen: 'Der Mond Steht Uber Dem Berge', Op.106 No.1 (Kugler) - Karl Engel
Die Mainacht: 'Ich Schell Mein Horn Ins Jammertal', Op.43 No.2 (Holty) - Karl Engel
Botschaft: 'Wehe, Luftchen', Op.47 No.1 (Daumer, D'Apres Hafis) - Karl Engel
Geheimnis: 'O Fruhlingsabenddammerung', Op.71 No.3 (Candidus) - Karl Engel
Salamander: 'Es Sass Ein Salamander', Op.107 No.2 (Lemcke) - Karl Engel
Komm Bald: 'Warum Denn Warten', Op.97 No.5 (Groth) - Karl Engel
In Waldeseinsamkeit: 'Ich Sass Zu Deinen Fussen', Op.85 No.6 (Lemcke) - Karl Engel
Mein Wundes Herz, Op.59 No.7 (Groth) - Karl Engel
Es Traumte Mir, Op.67 No.3 (Daumer) - Karl Engel
Von Ewiger Liebe: 'Dunkel, Wie Dunkel', Op.43 No.1 (Wenzig) - Karl Engel

Tracks:

Der Schatzgraber, Op.59 No.3 (Goethe) - Gerald Moore
Tom Der Reimer (Altschottische Ballade) - Gerald Moore
Kleiner Haushalt, Op.71 (Ruckert) - Gerald Moore
Susses Begrabnis, Op.62 No.4 (Ruckert) - Gerald Moore
Herr Oluf Reitet Spat Und Weit (Von Herder) - Gerald Moore
Edward, Op.1 No.1 (Von Herder) - Gerald Moore
Der Mohrenfurst Auf Der Messe, Op.97 No.3 (Freiligrath) - Gerald Moore
Erikonig, Op.1 No.3 (Goethe) - Gerald Moore
Trauer - Hermann Reutter
Angedenken - Hermann Reutter
Ein Ton - Hermann Reutter
An Den Traum - Hermann Reutter
Treue - Hermann Reutter
Trost - Hermann Reutter
Komm, Wir Wandein Zusammen, Op.4 No.2 (Cornelius) - Hermann Reutter
Auf Ein Schlummerndes Kind, Op.5 No.2 (Hebbel) - Hermann Reutter
Auf Eine Unbekannte, Op.5 No.3 (Hebbel) - Hermann Reutter
Christbaum - Hermann Reutter
Die Hirten - Hermann Reutter
Die Konige - Hermann Reutter
Simeon - Hermann Reutter
Chritus, Der Kinderfreund - Hermann Reutter
Christkind - Hermann Reutter
Geheiligt Werde Dein Name, Op.2 No.2 (Cornelius) - Gerald Moore
Vergib Uns Uns're Schuld, Op.2 No.6 (Cornelius) - Gerald Moore

Tracks:

Thetis, Cantate - Jean-Pierre Rampal
Premiere Lecon De Tenebres, Pour Le Mercredi Saint - Aurele Nicolet
Orphee (Le Fameux De La Thrace), Cantate Pour Baryton, Flute, Violin & Basse Continue - Aurele Nicolet
'When Night Her Purple Veil', Cantate Pour Basse, Flute, Violon & Basse Continue - Aurele Nicolet
'Infirmata, Vulnerata', Cantate Pour Baryton, Flute, Violon & Basse Continue - Aurele Nicolet

Tracks:

Aria: 'Amore Traditore' - Edith Picht-Axenfeld
Recitativo: 'Voglio Provar' - Edith Picht-Axenfeld
Aria: 'Chi In Amore' - Edith Picht-Axenfeld
'Von Den Himmlischen Freuden' (Hamel), Cantate Pour Baryton & Basse Continue - Aurele Nicolet
'Erquicktes Herz, Sei Voller Freuden', Cantate Pour Baryton, Violon & Basse Continue - Aurele Nicolet
'Ihr Volker, Hort', Cantate Pour La Fete Des Rois Mages (Wilckens) - Aurele Nicolet
Aria: 'Die Hoffnung Ist Mein Leben' - Helmut Heller
Recitativo: 'Ich Bin In Allem Vergnugt' - Helmut Heller
Aria: 'Die Hoffnung Bleibt Ewig Der Trost Unseres Leben' - Helmut Heller
Trauermusik Eines Kunsterfahrenen Kanarienvogels - Heinz Kirchner

Tracks:

Wandern Lieb'Ich Fur Mein Leben - Aribert Reimann
Wenn Die Sonne Lieblich Schiene - Aribert Reimann
Bist Du Manchmal Auch Verstimmt - Aribert Reimann
Durch Feld Und Buchenhallen - Aribert Reimann
An Die Parzen - Aribert Reimann
Hyperions Schicksalslied - Aribert Reimann
Abbitte - Aribert Reimann
Geh Unter, Schone Sonne - Aribert Reimann
Bankelsanger - Aribert Reimann
Trommel - Aribert Reimann
Schwarzes Madchen - Aribert Reimann
Lied Fur Ein Dunkles Madchen - Aribert Reimann
Wenn Susanna Jones Tragt Rot - Aribert Reimann
Psalm 142 - 'Ich Schreie Zum Herrn' - Aribert Reimann
Psalm 141 - 'Herr, Ich Rufe Zu Dir' - Aribert Reimann
Psalm 121 - 'Ich Hebe Meine Augen Auf' - Aribert Reimann
Blume - Aribert Reimann
Auge Der Zeit - Aribert Reimann
Tenebrae - Aribert Reimann
Heute Und Morgen - Aribert Reimann
En Lied In Der Wuste - Aribert Reimann
No.1 - Une Sainte En Son Aureole - Gerald Moore
No.2 - Puisque L'Aube Grandit - Gerald Moore
No.3 - La Lune Blanche Luit Dans Les Bois - Gerald Moore
No.4 - J'Allais Par Des Chemins Perfides - Gerald Moore
No.5 - J'ai Presque Peur - Gerald Moore
No.6 - Avant Que Tu Ne T'En Ailles - Gerald Moore
No.7 - Donc Ce Sera Par Un Clair Jour D'Ete - Gerald Moore
No.8 - N'Est-Ce Pas? - Gerald Moore
No.9 - L'Hiver A Cesse - Gerald Moore
No.3 - Pour Ce Que Plaisance Est Morte - Hermann Reutter
No.1 - Le Temps A Laissie Son Manteau - Hermann Reutter
Lamentation (Poemes Juifs, No.8) - Hermann Reutter

Customer Reviews:

Incomparable.......2002-02-04

I have looked for the CD reissue of the original Electrola recording for years and am very glad to have finally found it.

1. Romance from Suite Op. 34 by Widor
2. Nielsen -Romance for flute and piano
3. Nielsen -Humoresque
4. Schumann - Romance, Op. 94
5. Schumann - Einfach, innig
6. Schumann -Nicht schnell
7. Reger -Romance for flute and piano
8. Honegger - Romance for flute and piano
9. Faure -Romance for flute and piano
10. Gaubert -Romance for flute and piano
11. Francois Borne -Fantaisie Brillante from Bizets Carmen