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This is volume 14 of the Making of a Medium series, in which the Verdehr Trio presents some of the 150 new works that is has comissioned from many of the world's most prominent composers. The Verdehr Trio: Violin: Walter Verdehr, Clarinet: Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Piano: Silvia Roederer (Erod & von Einem), Gary Kirkpatrick (David).
Austrian Images, Music, Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Thomas Christian David, Gottfried von Einem, Ivan Erod, Gary Kirkpatrick, Silvia Roederer, Walter Verdehr, Chamber, Chamber Music, Classical Artists, Classical Music
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Le Meilleur de l'Opérette
Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000053W6K Release Date: 2002-04-02 |
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Melodies to miraculously cure the moribund!!!.......2005-09-10
FROM OFFENBACH TO LOPEZ.......2002-08-16
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Austrian Images
Manufacturer: Crystal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00008AV5F Release Date: 2003-01-21 |
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This is volume 14 of the Making of a Medium series, in which the Verdehr Trio presents some of the 150 new works that is has comissioned from many of the world's most prominent composers. The Verdehr Trio: Violin: Walter Verdehr, Clarinet: Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, Piano: Silvia Roederer (Erod & von Einem), Gary Kirkpatrick (David).
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Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000029QZ Release Date: 1996-08-20 |
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An excellent introduction to Glenn Gould.......2002-12-04
Anyone who's a fan of Gould (or classical piano in general) should know that he is probably most famous for definive interpretations of Bach's Goldberg Variations. Excerpts from that piece are included here (along with other Bach works). Hopefully, listeners will take it upon themselves to buy a complete recording of this piece after hearing it here. Gould's playing is simply amazing.
The second disc has Gould playing pieces by a number of composers, including Beethoven, Sibelius, Strauss, Haydn and many others.
This is a wonderful collection, with lovely packaging, excellent sound quality and superb performances.
A Master of Piano.......2002-03-04
Unique and moving.......2002-01-13
Great Glenn Gould + Bach Sampler.......2001-12-07
Great summary of Gould's talent with Bach.......2000-02-04
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500 Classic Masterpieces
Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00008FZWM Release Date: 1992-11-04 |
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André Cluytens
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005V33G Release Date: 2002-06-04 |
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Cluytens comes away with a lot better than average.......2005-11-20
Great Conductors of 20th Century = Best Reissues of the 21st.......2003-05-27
This particular CD, Volume 6, features the great Andre Cluytens. Throughout the 1950s and early 60s Cluytens recorded frequently for Walter Legge at EMI, and there are no shortage of Cluytens CDs currently available. Notables include his Ravel Piano Concertos with Francois, Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique (see my review), and Shostakovich's Piano Concertos with the composer himself on the ivories. Sadly his brilliant Beethoven cycle, which was available at budget line in the first EMI Seraphim series, is now out of print. But enough about his other recordings, let's talk about what is contained in this collection. The highlights here are the French works -- a 1963 Debussy's Images, Bizet's Symphony in mono from 1953, and a live recording of Symphonie Fantastique (different from the one mentioned above and from the mono recording on Testament) from 1964 in Tokyo. Some of the material in this set has been issued before though. The Ravel La Valse has been available on an EMI Import of Cluytens conducting Ravel's Orchestral Works. The excerpts of Boris Godunov are available in the full opera on EMI's GROTC set, but since I'm not an opera fan, I don't own that set anyway. Finally, the Wagner Prelude from Lohengrin has just recently been reissued on a Testament disc of Cluytens conducting Wagner (see my review). However, these works account for less than 20% of the music on this collection, and having the same great music on two different discs is easy to swallow in this case.
Whether you are a serious collector of classical music or a beginner, the "Great Conductors of the 20th Century" has something for everyone. If the prized, rare performances previously unreleased on CD (or ever!) doesn't excite you, then use this as an opportunity to check out one of the greatest conductors ever recorded. Since stores are offering increasingly homogenized classical music sections, this conductor may not be in your collection, and that would truly be a shame.
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Living on 2 Coasts
Chiemi Manufacturer: Chiemi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0009JBKX8 Release Date: 2005-03-23 |
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Ingrid Chiemi Schroffner 88 sings under her middle name in Living On 2 Coasts, her recently released CD. The disk features 9 original songs sung by Chiemi. Chiemi also plays her vintage green Gretsch guitar with DeepC (Djembe, percussion and backing vocals) and Sean Dennehy (lead guitar, bass & keyboards)the Chiemi Trio. One of the songs, "Lost & Found in You," was recorded by brother, Mark Schroffner 90. Song samples as well as news clips and photos may be accessed from www.ChiemiMusic.com.
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Affections of My Heart
Doris Marion Manufacturer: Afka ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00008NGF9 Release Date: 2003-03-25 |
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Beautiful disc by a beautiful singer.......2005-05-19
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Anthologie de l'Opérette, 1850-1950 (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Forlane ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005EBJP Release Date: 2001-04-17 |
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Deutsche Grammophon: Centenary Collection, 1968-1977 (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DI2Q Release Date: 1998-11-10 |
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Lots of the great artists here aren't at their best. Emil Gilels gives a perplexingly starchy performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27, Mahler's Symphony No. 4 arrives in a remarkably conservative reading by Rafael Kubelik, and Maurizio Pollini's collaborations with Karl Böhm in Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 are both chilly, you-either-love-them-or-hate-them experiences (I favor the latter). Though it's easy to think it's your fault that Hans Werner Henze's Fifth and Sixth Symphonies seem noisy and impenetrable, the booklet quotes the composer as admitting defeat in the latter work. Of course, there's some good stuff here, such as the Carlos Kleiber-conducted La Traviata with Placido Domingo's voice in the voluptuous bloom of youth, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli's meticulously sculpted Debussy Images and some Preludes, two discs of Ring cycle chunks from Herbert von Karajan, Martha Argerich playing Chopin's Preludes and Piano Concerto No. 2, and some full-throated Bach Christmas cantatas conducted by Karl Richter, though many collectors will already have those. --David Patrick StearnsCustomer Reviews:
About Karajan's Ring.......1999-06-06
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Jos Van Immerseel Complete Recordings
Manufacturer: Channel Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000IXWD Release Date: 1999-05-11 |
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Walton: Cello Concerto; Coronation Te Deum
You're the Reason I'm Living/I
Zara Dolukhanova: Romances (Lieder) Songs by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov, Scriabin and Medtner