Henri IV & Marie de Médicis Messe de Mariage
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1. Pavane Fait Au Mariage De Mr De Vandosme
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2. Au Roy, Victorieux Guerrier
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3. Sinf (Exultavit Cor Meum In Domino)
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4. A La Royne, Ninfe Qui Tient Tant D'heur
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5. Sinf (Sinf Terza Conc)
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6. Epithalame
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7. Muse Honorons De Ta Chanson
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8. Pavane Faite Pour Le Mariage De Henri Le Grand En 1600
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9. Messe: Introit: Deux In Loco Sancto (Plain Chant)
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10. Messe: Kyrie
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11. Messe: Gloria
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12. Messe: Credo
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13. Messe: Offertoire (Canzon)
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14. Messe: Sanctus
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15. Messe: Elevatione
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16. Messe: Agnus Dei
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17. Sinf (Fili Ego Salomon)
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18. Te Deum
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Editorial Reviews
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"Paris is well worth a Mass." So went the famous pronouncement by the erstwhile Protestant King Henri IV, who converted to Roman Catholicism specifically to become eligible to ascend the French throne. It seems Henri had a comparable attitude toward his second marriage--in effect, "debt reduction is well worth a wife." Naturally, the French king looked to the legendarily wealthy Medici family in Florence. In the year 1600--after seven years of negotiations over the size of the dowry--he married Maria de' Medici. Henri didn't attend the wedding in Florence himself (he was busy waging war on the Duke of Savoy); Maria's uncle, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, acted as his proxy. Maria then traveled to Lyon to meet her new husband--and the marriage ceremonies were performed all over again. Denis Raisin-Dadre and Ensemble Doulce Mémoire have always liked to build their programs around interesting stories and historical events, so it's no surprise that they found this most unusual wedding an attractive topic. We don't know exactly what music was played at most of the festivities (then, as now, journalists paid much more attention to who was there and what they were wearing), but Raisin-Dadre has chosen appropriate music, some directed specifically to the royal couple, by composers at the courts of Henri and the Medici. The French-language works, by Eustache du Caurroy and Claude Lejeune, have unusual rhythmic patterns based on ancient Greek poetic meter; they're composed--and performed here--with scrupulous attention to the clarity of the text. The Florentine side of the festivities is represented by a double-choir Mass by Marco da Gagliano. As was common on special occasions in Italy ca. 1600, Raisin-Dadre doubles the vocal parts of the mass with contrasting instruments (cornet and bassoons with one choir, mute cornet and viols with the other). The effect this scoring produces isn't the grand and sumptuous brass sound we typically hear in performances of Gabrieli's music, but rather something altogether more intricate and elegant. Among the many pleasures Doulce Mémoire's performance offers, the most delightful are the musicians' improvised embellishments--which are emblematic of the skill, care, and panache Raisin-Dadre and his ensemble bring to this music. --Matthew Westphal
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Henri IV & Marie de Médicis Messe de Mariage, Music, Anonymous, Luca Bati, Stefano Bernardi, Eustache du Caurroy, Marco da Gagliano, Gioseffo Guami, Claude le Jeune, Ensemble Doulce Mémoire, Chamber, Chamber Music, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Music, Early Music / Chant, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music
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Stokowski in Phase 4 land, Vol. 1.......2006-09-22
Decca has pulled a lot of Stokowski's gaudy Phase 4 recordings off the market so that they can reappear in this box set, but the company had already licensed many out to another label, Cala, that specializes in all things Stokowski. So if you pick and choose, you can buy your favorites recordings individually with a little effort. Of the two volumes in the Original Masters series, this one is the more interesting musically.
For one thing, it features two of the conductor's great strengths: his incomparable Bach transcriptions (no one else performs them with the same total commitment) and his Debussy and Ravel. Admittedly, this La Mer and Daphnis and Chloes have been multi-miked within an inch of their lives, and neither represents Stokowski as wonderuflly as his EMI Debussy collection, but if you love the old magician, you'll love these readings.
Aslo very appealing are the Enigma Variations, which Stokowski recorded only once, and the Franck D minor Sym., though don't expect world-class execution in either case. Stokowski championed early Messiaen in l'Ascension, and here is his last version, along with a swooning and seductive Scriabin Poeme d'Extase.
You have to adore recorded excess to swallow this Symphonie fantastique and Firebird, both gorgeous in a kind of Las Vegas neon billboard sort of way. But for geneations of listeners, that's what Stokowski is all about. What he's not about, sadly, is the wretchedly eccentric and nearly unlistenable Tchaikovsky Fifth Sym., the only performance in this whole set that made me hold my nose.
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Review of Flute Passion CD.......2004-08-08
I came across this CD while looking for recordings of music that I could play to Flute Students. This CD is a winner, as it contains music at the Grade -7 level (Australia) and makes a wonderful purchase for both teachers and students. The various artists represented on the CD's are amongst the best flautists in the world. An excellent choice for anyone passionate about the flute.
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ASIN: B000002SFC
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Prld - Comic Opr Nat Theatre Orch/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.1. Choeur: Sur la greve en feu - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.1. Scene et choeur: Amis, interrompez vos danses - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.1. Recit et reprise du choeur danse: Demeure parmi nous, Nadir - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.2. Recit: Cest toi qu'enfin je revois - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.2. Duo: Au fond du temple saint - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.3. Recit: Que vois-je? - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.3. Choeur: Elle vient... Sois la bienvenue - Ernest Blanc/Janine Micheau/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.3. Scene et choeur: Seule au milieu de nous - Ernest Blanc/Janine Micheau/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.4. Recit: A cette voix - Nicolai Gedda
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.4. Romance: Je crois encore entendre - Nicolai Gedda
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.5. Scene et choeur:Le ciel est bleu - Nicolai Gedda/Jacques Mars/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act I, No.5. Air et choeur: O Dieu Brahma! - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.6. Entracte, scene et choeur: L'ombre descend des cieux - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.7. Recit et cavatine: Me voila seule dans la nuit - Janine Micheau
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.8. Chanson: De mon amie - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.9. Duo: Leila! Dieu puissant - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act II, No.10. Final: Ah! Revenez a la raison - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Jacques Mars
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- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.10. Final: Arretez! C'est a moi d'ordonner - Ernest Blanc/Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Jacques Mars/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.11. Entracte, recit et air L'orages'est calme...o Nadir - Ernest Blanc
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.12. Recit: Qu'ai-je vu? - Ernest Blanc/Janine Micheau
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.12. Duo: Jefremis, je chancelle - Janine Micheau/Ernest Blanc
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.12. Scene:Entends au loin... - Jaques Mars/Janine Micheau/Ernest Blanc
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.13. Choeur danse:Des que le soleil - Comic Opr Nat Theatre Orch/Pierre Dervaux
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.14. Scene et choeur: Sombres divinites - Jaques Mars/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux/Ernest Blanc
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.15. Trio: O lumiere sainte - Janine Micheau/Nicolai Gedda/Ernest Blanc
- Les Pechuers De Perles: Act III, No.16. Final: Cesont eux, les voici - Ernest Blanc/Nicolai Gedda/Janine Micheau/Jacques Mars/Comic Opr Nat Theatre Chor/Pierre Dervaux
- Ivan IV: Act I, Duo: Puisses-tu voir longtemps encore - Janine Micheau/Michel Senechal
- Ivan IV: Act I, Final du premier tableau: Victoire! Victorie! Chantez! - Pierre Savignol/Henre Legay/Nat Chor de la R.T.F./Georges Tzipine
- Ivan IV: Act I, Serenade: Ouvre ton coeur a l'amour qui m'enflamme - Michel Senechal
- Ivan IV: Act I, Recit et chand du Cosak: Et c'est un chant de femmes... - Michel Roux/Louis Noguera/Nat Chor de la R.T.F./Georges Tzipine
- Ivan IV: Act II, Choeur danse: Sous nos pas resonnent... - Nat Orch de la R.T.F./Georges Tzipine
- Ivan IV: Act III, Air de Mare: II me semble parfois que mavie est un songe - Janine Micheau
- Ivan IV: Act III, Recit et air d'Igor: La vengeance va donc etre enfin satisfaite...Pourquoi me verr - Henri Legay
- Ivan IV: Act III, Duo: Marie ! Igor! - Henri Legay/Janine Micheau
- Ivan IV: Act III, Final: Voyez! Ah! Mon epouse... - Janine Micheau/Henri Legay/Michel Senechal/Michel Roux/Pierre Savignol/Louis Noguera...
- Ivan IV: Act IV, Final: A mort! A mort! - Janine Micheau/Henri Legay/Michel Senechal/Michel Roux/Pierre Savignol/Louis Noguera...
Customer Reviews:
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs De Perles.......2004-02-03
Advice for the San Diego gentleman: listen to the recording first before sending in your comments. It's laughable to blindly defend Nicolai Gedda's singing in Nadir's role without even listening to the recording!
While I gave this recording five stars for its glorious sound and very good performance from all stars including Mr. Nicolai Gedda, he does indeed sound a bit strained in the romance "Je crois encore entendre". This is not surprising since Bizet wrote this passage in extremely high notes!
I highly recommend this recording to all Bizet fans.
My review.......2003-02-17
Nicolai Gedda is my favorite tenor in the non-Italian repertory. He excelled in French, German, and operetta roles, both French and Viennese. Even though I have not listened to this recording yet, I am sure that he does a good job in this recording of Bizet's second most popular opera after the ubiquitous "Carmen". He was a great Don José, the best non-French one who ever recorded the role (no offense to Corelli, Domingo, and Vickers). It is fair to assume that he does a good job with the demanding role of Nadir. To say that he sometimes sounds a bit strained in this role is blasphemous. He excelled in roles that had high tessituras. He had great success in "Le Postillon de Lonjumeau", "Oberon", and "Benvenuto Cellini". This recording was made in October 1960. Gedda was only at the beginning of his glorious prime. Do not believe the person who said he sounds strained in this role. He is biased against Gedda, who happens to be one of his fellow countrymen. Gedda also was very committed dramatically to each and every role that he sung. To say that he sings Nadir's aria without any emotions is false exaggeration in the greatest sense. Gedda was a superb interpreter of French roles and it can be assumed, on my part that is, that he gives an above-average performance in this opera. Remember, I have not listened to this recording yet.
middle of the road performance.......2001-11-06
This is a perfect example of studio recordings with opera stars that ought to be very good, but somehow fails. There is nothing obviously 'wrong' with this recording, but it surely doesn't engage either.
The voices are generally good - Gedda's Nadir is smooth and beautiful, idiomatic in style, if sometimes a little strained under pressure - and that's not strange - Nadir's writing is very high. The romance 'je crois entendre encore' is however a wonder of precision and smoothness, technically perfect indeed, but it's rather hard to imagine that he sings a romance when there's no trace of feelings there. Janine Micheau on the other side is as always rather dry in tone, but perfectly french in style, and her vibrato is not as wide as it sometimes could be - and her performance is, I think, the most 'felt' of the three main roles. Ernest Blanc as Zurga is also rather unengaged, although with a firm and effective voice. The conducting is also rather uninspired, and perhaps that's the main problem, cause an uninspired conductor can damage a whole performance.
There are at least three better recordings according to my taste, and one of them stand clearly ahead of the other: the live recording from 1959 with Vanzo/Micheau/Baquier and Rosenthal as conductor, available here on Amazon.com. A typically french performance with all the positive effects of a live recording captured in good sound and hardly none of the negative ones, combined with wonderful singers in their prime. Vanzo, as Nadir, is alone worth the purchase (it's also budget priced!). Thereafter I think the two mono recordings from Philips (Simoneau/Alarie/Bianco/Fournet) and EMI (Legay/Angelici/Dens/Cluytens) are good. There are studio recording with more modern sound, but they all let you down in one way or the other - you might as well go for this one in comparission to them.
Compared to other more modern stereo versions, this one has the great advantage of giving us highlights from the very rare Bizet opera 'Ivan IV' with an other conductor and different cast. For the real Bizet fans this alone might be worth the purchase, but if you just want a good version of this lovely opera, go for one of the three I've mentioned above.
Opera to love.......2000-04-19
Bizet wrote some of the most beautiful melodies in classical music, and this opera abounds with some of his best. Filled with breathtaking arias, the exotic setting of Ceylon and glorious poetry, The Pearl Fishers is more lush and visceral than Carmen. James Michener's The Drifters was my introduction to this opera; in the Winona Ryder version of Little Women, Gabriel Byrne as Professor Baehr takes Jo to a production of Les Pecheurs de Perles. This is a wonderful recording of a very accessible piece of music.
Wonderful piece of work.......1998-12-07
This wonderful piece of work by Bizet is not as popular as Carmen, and this is a pity, for the melodies and voice registers used by the composers are really talking to the soul. This version, although not recent, is the best I know by the quality of performers and sound recording. Definitely worth buying.
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Field: 16 Piano Pieces
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ASIN: B000000AVK
Release Date: 1994-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Air Du Bon Roi Henri IV
- Irish Dance('Go To The Devil')
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- Fantaisie Sur L'Air De Martini
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- One of the great French recordings of the century
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One of the great French recordings of the century.......1999-02-28
Knowing many of these recordings from the vinyl issue, I rejoice in being able to get them re-mastered. Bernac was not only Poulenc's great interpreter, but a definitive interpreter of other French art songs (and Souzay's teacher).
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- Good, but hardly "ultimate"!
- the power and beauty of the longest note
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Release Date: 1995-10-12 |
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Good, but hardly "ultimate"!.......2001-08-20
As a Lanza admirer of many years, I find this CD disappointing. True, there are magnificent recordings scattered throughout (Serenade, Beloved, E Lucevan Le Stelle, Drink! Drink! Drink!, etc) but there are too many weaker moments for the collection to deserve the accolade "Ultimate". The poorly reproduced Valencia, for example, suffers from pitch problems, and the ubiquitous Funiculi Funicula (oddly in mono here, for a change, with the singer pushed right back) does not represent Lanza at anywhere near his magnificent best. Ironically, this selection is the only below-par performance from his otherwise superb Neapolitan collection, Mario! Lanza At His Best.
The sound quality is inconsistent. Because You're Mine, for example, is reproduced here to dazzling effect with all the colors of Lanza's voice at their most gorgeous. Granada and O Sole Mio, on the other hand, suffer from even more distortion than usual, and the aforementioned Valencia has been inflicted with an echo chamber.
My other gripe is that inferior versions of several of the selections have been chosen. You'll Never Walk Alone is not Lanza at his best, and for a better performance seek out the alternate take on the CD of the same name. Vesti La Giubba and La Donna E Mobile, though good, are not in the same class as his later recordings of these arias.
Still, as introductions go, this release basically serves its purpose. And if there is one day an "Utimate Collection, Volume 2", may I suggest that BMG considers such gems as Lanza's 1949 Che Gelida Manina from "La Boheme", M'appari from "Martha", the Improvviso from Andrea Chenier and his unsurpassed Otello Monologue. Let's also not forget his thrilling Some Day (the 1951 Coke performance and *not* the illness-affected 1959 rendition, please note!), the gorgeous A Vucchella and Lanza's own favorite recording, the haunting Voce E Notte. Such a collection would offer a truer sampling of Lanza's versatility and vocal prowess.
the power and beauty of the longest note.......2000-02-03
Within the first 20 seconds of Granada can be found the longest note that only Mario Lanza is capable of delivery. Power - beauty -timbre - awe,believe what you hear or explain it all that he had two extra lungs he never told anybody about
Wonderful collection of Lanza music.......1998-09-30
Memorable recordings from a young singer destined to become another Caruso before his untimely death. Had he survived, the current Three Tenors would have had to be Mario Lanza and The Other Three Tenors.
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Janet Baker sings Ravel: Sheherazade; Chausson; Duparc; Schumann; Brahms (2 CDs)
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ASIN: B000002SD7
Release Date: 1996-07-16 |
Tracks:
- Sheherazade: I. Asie - New Philharmonia Orch/Sir John Barbirolli
- Sheherazade: II. La Flute Enchantee - New Philharmonia Orch/Sir John Barbirolli
- Sheherazade: III. L'Indifferent - New Philharmonia Orch/Sir John Barbirolli
- Poeme De L'Amour Et De La Mer: I. La Fleur Des Eaux - Dame Janet Baker
- Poeme De L'Amour Et De La Mer: II. Interlude - Dame Janet Baker
- Poeme De L'Amour Et De La Mer: III. La Mort De L'amour - Dame Janet Baker
- Phidyle - LSO/Andre Previn
- La Vie Anterieure - LSO/Andre Previn
- Le Manoir De Rosamonde - LSO/Andre Previn
- Au Pays Ou Se Fait La Guerre - LSO/Andre Previn
- L'Invitation Au Voyage - LSO/Andre Previn
Tracks:
- Frauenliebe Und-Leben, Op.42: I. Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen - Daniel Barenboim
- Frauenliebe Und-Leben, Op.42: II. Er, Der Herrlichste Von Allen - Daniel Barenboim
- Frauenliebe Und-Leben, Op.42: III. Ich Kann's Nicht Fassen, Nicht Glauben - Daniel Barenboim
- Frauenliebe Und-Leben, Op.42: IV. Du Ring An Meinem Finger - Daniel Barenboim
- Frauenliebe Und-Leben, Op.42: V. Helft Mir, Ihr Schwestern - Daniel Barenboim
- Frauenliebe Und-Leben, Op.42: VI. Susser Freund, Du Blickest - Daniel Barenboim
- Frauenliebe Und-Leben, Op.42: VII. An meinem Herzen, An Meiner Brust - Daniel Barenboim
- Frauenliebe Und-Leben, Op.42: VIII. Nun Hast Du Mir Den Ersten Schmerz Getan - Daniel Barenboim
- Vier Ernste Gesange, Op.121#: I. Denn Es Gehet Dem Menschen - Dame Janet Baker
- Vier Ernste Gesange, Op.121#: II. Ich Wandte Mich Und Sahe - Dame Janet Baker
- Vier Ernste Gesange, Op.121#: III. O Tod, Wie Bitter Bist Du - Dame Janet Baker
- Vier Ernste Gesange, Op.121#: IV. Wenn Ich Mit Menschen/Und Mit Engelszungen - Dame Janet Baker
- Zwei Lieder, Op.91#: I. Gestillte Sehnsucht - Cecil Aronowitz/Andre Previn
- Zwei Lieder, Op.91#: II. Geistliches Wiegenlied - Cecil Aronowitz/Andre Previn
- Vier Duette, Op.28: I. Die Nonne Und Der Ritter - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Daniel Barenboim
- Vier Duette, Op.28: Vor Der Tur - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Daniel Barenboim
- Vier Duette, Op.28: Es Rauscht Das Wasser - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Daniel Barenboim
- Vier Duette, Op.28: Der Jager Und Sein Liebchen - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Daniel Barenboim
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Thank God for this collection! It gives you just about everything you need from the French song repertoire, and a good chunk of the German, on two discs for the price of one. It's a first-rate bargain, particularly as Janet Baker's performances are invariably outstanding. What you don't get, unfortunately, are the texts, which is a real bummer. But don't worry too much, because just about any song from any time, place, and composer are about either the misery of love or the need for love, or the lack of love, or someone who is dying for love or of love, or who loves to love--you get the idea. All the rest is merely local detail. --David Hurwitz
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The Complete Recordings of Maud Powell, Vol. 2
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- The Complete Recordings of Maud Powell, Vol. 1
ASIN: B00005QIS2
Release Date: 2001-11-20 |
Tracks:
- Bach: Sonata No. 3 in E major: Mvt. II, Allegro
- Bach: Sonata No. 3 in E major: Mvt. IV, Allegro
- Handel: Xerxes: Largo
- Mozart: Divertimento No. 17 in D major: Minuet
- Boccherini-Powell: Quintet in E, Op. 13 No. 5: Tempo di Minuetto
- Martini-Powell: Plaisir d'amour
- Vieuxtemps: Bouquet americain, Op. 33: St. Patrick's Day
- Vieuxtemps: Bouquet americain, Op. 33: Polonaise, Op. 38
- Wienawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, Op. 22: Mvt. II, Romance
- Wienawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, Op. 22: Capriccio Valse,
- Schubert: Ave Maria
- Schubert: Rosamunde, Op. 26: Entr'acte III in B flat
- Raff: Cavatina, Op. 85 No. 3
- Zarzycki: Mazurka, Op. 26
- Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traumerci
- Grieg-Marcosson: To Spring
- Leybach: Fifth Nocturne, Op. 52
- Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffman: Barcarolle
- Ogarew: Caprice, Op. 51 No. 2
- Chopin-MacMillen: The Maiden's Wish
- Massanet: Les Erinnyes: No. 3, Invocation (Elegie)
- Poldini-Hartman: Poupee, valsante
- Cadman: Little Firefly
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French & Spanish Songs
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ASIN: B000007NKT
Release Date: 1998-05-12 |
Tracks:
- Trois Chansons De Bilitis: I. La Flute De Pan
- Trois Chansons De Bilitis: II. La Chevalure
- Trois Chansons De Bilitis: III. Le Tombeau Des Naiades
- Mandoline
- Cinq Poemes De Baudelaire: III. Le Jet D'eau
- Trois Ballades De Francois Villon: III. Ballade Des Femmes De Paris
- Fetes Galantes (1st. Series): I. En Sourdine
- Fetes Galantes (1st. Series): II. Fantoches
- Fetes Galantes (1st. Series): III. Clair De Lune
- Chere Nuit
- Ici-Bas!, Op.8 No.3
- Apres Un Reve, Op.7 No.1
- Les Temps Des Lilas
- La Vie Anterieure
- Phidyle
- Oure Ton Coeur
- El Combat Del Somni: I. Damunt De Tu Nomes Les Flores
- El Combat Del Somni: II. Aquesta Nit Un Mateix Vent
- El Combat Del Somni: III. Jo Et Pressentia Com La Mar
- Romance De Solita
- Cinco Canciones Negras: IV. Cancion De Cuna Para Dormir A Un Negrito
- Cinco Canciones Negras: V. Canto Negro
- Farruca
- La Giralda
- El Vito
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Superb singing and interpretation. Wonderful accompaniment.......1998-10-29
Nan Merriman not only has the voice but the appropriate style in these French and Spanish songs. No wonder she was a favorite of Toscannini. The playing of accompanist Gerald Moore is refined and displays why he was so great at his art. Testament has done a great job with the audio. Any lover of fine singing and the lied should have this CD in their collection.
Track Listings:
- Houston Symphony Glad Tidings
- In Nova Cantica, A Celebration of Christmas
- Jane Eyre/Streetcar Named Desire [Import] [Soundtrack]
- Joseph Haydn: Paris Symphonies, Nos. 85, 86, 87
- JS Bach: Violin Concertos - Fabrio Biondi/Europa Galante
- Jussi Bjoerling at Carnegie Hall
- Kurt Weill - Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny / Lenya ˇ Brückner-Rüggeberg
- Lamentations de la Renaissance
- Les Plus Grandes Toccatas V.100 [Import]
- Liszt: Complete Organ Works
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Young Girl/Incredible [Original recording remastered]
Coates Conducts Tchaikovsky
Blue West
Thieves and Poets
Killer: The Mercury Years, Vol. 1 (1963-1968)
Divas of Dance, Vol. 2
Complete Regent Recordings [Import]
Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali Fatta Spirituale (Motets from the Fourth & Fifth Books of Madrigals) - Ex Cathedra
Dat's Zydeco: The Best Old-Skool Zydeco
Brecker Brothers [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Broken [EP]
Atraeme
Besos Que Perdi
Breaking All the Rules
The Centennial Collection (Bonus DVD)