Secret Classics

1. Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell
Composed by Arvo Part
Performed by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Neeme Jarvi

2. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 3 for orchestra, Op. 101 Excerpt (Love music)
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden Conducted by Mark Ermler

3. Requiem, for 2 solo voices chorus, organ, & orchestra, Op. 48 Excerpt
Composed by Gabriel Faure
with London Musici
Conducted by Richard Barlow

4. Vocalise, song for voice & piano, Op. 34/14 No 14, Vocalise
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Oregon Symphony Conducted by James DePreist

5. Hommage à Chopin for flute & string orchestra Andantino
Composed by Andrzej Panufnik
with Karen Jones , London Musici
Conducted by Mark Stephenson

6. Langsamer Satz (Slow Movement) for string quartet
Composed by Anton Webern
Performed by Seattle Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Gerard Schwarz

7. La Wally, opera Ebben? Ne andr ò lontana
Composed by Alfredo Catalani
Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with Alessandra Marc
Conducted by Heinz Wallberg

8. Flute Concerto ("La Notte"), for flute, strings & continuo in G minor, Op. 10/2, RV 439 Largo
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
with London Musici , Kenneth Smith
Conducted by Mark Stephenson

9. Symphony No. 50 ("Mount St. Helens"), Op. 360 Andante
Composed by Alan Hovhaness
Performed by Seattle Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Gerard Schwarz

10. Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus
Composed by Gregorio Allegri
Conducted by Richard Marlow

11. Symphony No. 5, for orchestra in E-flat major, Op. 82 Allegro Molto
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Conducted by Richard Marlow

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Average customer rating: Sensuality Personified!

The Very Best of Régine Crespin Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canteloube, Joseph | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Italian Opera Arias Very Best of Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été; et al / Crespin, Ansermet Legend: Régine Crespin [CD & DVD] The Very Best of Lucia Popp ASIN: B0006VYEJQ Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. Ils S'Eloignent Enfin...Sombre Foret
2. D'Amour L'Ardente Flamme
3. Les Grecs Ont Disparu...Malheureux Roi!
4. Nous Avons Vu Finir...Chers Tyriens
5. Je Vais Mourir...Adieu, Fiere Cite
6. Ah! Salome! Dans Ce Palais...Il Est Doux, Il Est Bon
7. Je Souffre
8. Mes Cheres Filles, J'Ai Encore A Vous Dire
9. Soir
10. Le Secret
11. Apres Un Reve
12. Clair De Lune
13. Lo Fiolaire
14. Lou Coucut
15. Coeur En Peril
16. Berceuse Creole

Tracks:

1. Einsam In Truben Tagen
2. Euch Luften, Die Mein Klagen
3. Eine Waffe Lass Mich Dir Weisen...Der Manner Sippe
4. Ich Sah Das Kind
5. I. Der Engel
6. II. Stehe Still!
7. III. Im Treibhaus
8. IV. Schmerzen
9. V. Traume
10. I. In Der Fremde
11. II. Intermezzo
12. III. Waldesgesprach
13. Timor Di Me?...D'Amor Sull'Ali Rosee
14. Ecco L'Orrido Campo...Ma Dall'Arido Stelo Divulsa
15. Tu Che Le Vanita
16. D'Art Et D'Amour

Album Description

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Sensuality Personified!.......2005-04-27

This is one of the best collections of Regine Crespin. Of course, her Berlioz/Ravel set with Ansermet is definitive, but the beauty and soft womanliness of her voice can be heard in all the selections on this disc. The engineers went for her vocal best and they created a fine collection aptly titled "The Best of..." One would be unduly captious to find Crespin "brittle" of tone here.

It is by now, very difficult to imagine anyone singing "Il est doux" with more apt expression of the line than La Crespin. Wagner's Wesendonk lieder is simply sublime from start to finish and the Faure takes on new meaning. That she is comical, melancholy, fun and happy by turns singles her out. This collection captures all her awesome talent. Underneath it all seems to be a very, if I may, sexual energy.

Crespin must be heard to be believed and the miracle lies in that even her softest tones are really enveloping, never thin. All tones are open and this is why there are enough colors in Regine Crespin's delicious voice to paint the world a thousand times, but it may also be why she infamous for being short and edgy on top but I remind, never here is she such. She is a relaxed singer in superb voice, comfortable in her own olive skin and makes the most out of every word those poets wrote.

The whole collection is unique in pace, style, and voice. It is Regine Crespin...in a nutshell fabulous!

Average customer rating: Two greats: both have seen better days Two masters of music Ten Stars!!! Together is exactly right Great for casual listening

Together George Frideric Handel , Jacques Offenbach , Jules Massenet , Imre (Emmerich) Kalman , Fritz Kreisler , Sergey Rachmaninov , Manuel Ponce , Francesco Paolo Tosti , Irish Traditional , Enrico Toselli , Sigmund Romberg , Benjamin Godard , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Richard Strauss , Jonathan Tunick , Itzhak Perlman , Placido Domingo , and The New York Studio Orchestra Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kreisler | Kreisler, Fritz | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Por Amor De Mi Alma Latina, Vol. 2 Romantic Moments Music of Sigmund Romberg Sentimiento Latino ASIN: B000002RS9 Release Date: 1991-10-11

Tracks:

1. Serenata
2. Estrellita
3. Elegie
4. Weisst Du Es Noch?
5. The Old Refrain
6. When Night Desends, Op.4, No.3
7. Barcarolle
8. Ideale
9. Danny Boy
10. Ombra Mai Fu
11. Serenade
12. Berceuse
13. None But The Lonely Heart, Op.6 No.6
14. Morgen, Op.27, No.4
15. Oh, Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair

Customer Reviews:

Two greats: both have seen better days.......2007-04-16

Putting two great musicians of the stature of Domingo and Perlman together must have sounded like a fine idea-- no doubt joining these musical giants should produce musical fireworks. Unfortunately the final product offered on this disc is rather drab. The recording lacks focus and is generally musically hollow.

No doubt both Domingo and Perlman offer the listener flashes of how great they both are, but neither is interested in exploring the subtle nuances of each musical selection. Pieces such as Massenet's "Elegie," Manuel Ponce's "Estrellita," and Tosti's "Ideale" are beautifully lilting pieces, which are not (except for moments in the Massenet) served well by the rather over-stated performances of both men. Pieces such as Romberg's "Serenade" from The Student Prince and Kalman's "Weist du es noch?" fare better, as they fit Domingo's operatic temperament and Perlman's virtuoso sensibilities. But even these seem to be mere show pieces devoid of depth. I found the tenor-violin rendition of the Barcarolle from Les contes d'Hoffman unpleasant, and Danny Boy equally so.

The over-miking of both performers does not help matters much, and in Domingo's case only served to amplify some strained moments in his top range.

The disc as a concept is also rather problematic. A recital album of any sort should have some sort of shape and texture-- this recording does not offer a readily decipherable one, save for a vague chronological relationship among the pieces (except for a Handel aria!), and the variety offered. As far as variety is concerned, the track listing "kindly" offers the listener explicit references to the many languages Domingo sings on the disc (6-- Spanish, English, French, German, Russian, and Italian).

No doubt fans of both gentlemen will want to have the disc, but both have seen much better days. Still, it is true that a mediocre performance by two giants reveals certain hidden treasures that listeners looking to buy this disc will be able to horde.

(This recording, in my opinion, hovers between two and three stars, but I give it the benefit of the doubt and round up)

Two masters of music.......2003-01-28

Wow! What can I say? It is so obvious who rules the stage when it comes to violin virtuosos. Itzhak Perlman takes my breath away every time I hear his bow touch a violin and to be playing with one of the world's best vocalists alone shows some accomplishment. Of course... it goes without saying that Domingo is probably THE BEST tenor of this lifetime. My personal favorite on this CD is the "Offenbach". I've heard this piece sung and played by many artists, but none of them come close to this recording and it truly touches your heart and soul. This CD has definitely become a favorite of mine and I cannot seem to put it back in its CD case! This album is definitely worth getting for one's self and I would even say it is also a very nice gift idea, that even non-classic listeners would appreciate.

Ten Stars!!!.......1999-07-27

BothItzhak Perlman and Placido Domingo are two of the most sophisticated and gifted musicians that ever graced our sad world with their presence. For whatever they do we should be eternally grateful. Both artists often ventured in the world of popular music, which goes to show just how diverse and open-minded they are. Every time they had something new to say as to the music, and attracted new legions of fans. Perlman's excursions into jazz and Domingo's explorations of modern Latin music are widely known and appreciated and loved by many. Here they combine their extraordinary forces to bring to us a relatively "conservative" repertoire, yet they do with such skill and class, the familiar selections sound fresh and enchanting. Don't underestimate the level of difficulty, though. Notice the two Rachmaninov songs, arranged splendidly for tenor and violin. (Btw, the song "O Cease thy singing, maiden fair" is usually performed by bass (baritone) and piano.) They include a Richard Strauss lieder "Morgen", a feat, not even attempted by other Italian opera-trained tenors, a nice surprise that attests to Placido Domingo's infinite talents. Massenet's "Elegie" is full of passion and melancholy, and Kalman's "Kome, Zigane" sparkles with gypsy rhythm and intensity. Among the other gems are Handel's "Ombra mai fu" and Tosselli's "Serenade" on which Placido and Itzhak display their flawless virtuosity and sincere love for the music. This is the most wonderful and unusual album, a true revelation. Thank you, Placido and Itzhak, the world is a better place thanks to you.

Together is exactly right.......1999-07-18

Together is the most stirring, evocative album anyone could ever wish to hear. Itzhak Perlman's renditons of Estrellita, Danny Boy, actually each of the selections draws the listener along the strings of his bow and sends them soaring. Placido's voice blends magically with the notes of the violin in such a way that you realise both 'instruments' are being played by a master musician.

Great for casual listening.......1999-06-01

This disc is great for casual listening. The pieces featured are light and easy on the ears. Domingo and Perlman combined beautifully in these well-arranged pieces. Sound quality is also good. However, this is not a disc for serious listeners or collectors.

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Dirty Little Secret Manufacturer: Endeavour Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Adams | Adams, John | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bolcom, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Morton Gould | Gould, Morton | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kernis | Kernis, Aaron Jay | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: John Adams: Complete Piano Music Janaki String Trio Debut Larkin Gifford's Harmonica Chamber Music Haydn: Piano Sonatas ASIN: B000NA279E Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. The Body Of Your Dreams - Jacob Ter Veldhuis
2. Beat - Gerard Beljon
3. Carnaval Noir - Derek Bermel
4. A Dirty Little Secret - Daniel Felsenfeld
5. Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin
6. Boogie Woogie Etude - Morton Gould
7. China Gates - John Adams
8. Fanfares - Gyorgy Ligeti
9. Poltergeist Rag - William Bolcom
10. Jaunt - Derek Bermel
11. Lullaby - Derek Bermel
12. Me Bu-to-so - Amonte Parsons
13. Medieval Induction - Marc Mellits
14. Superstar Etude No.1 - Aaron Jay Kernis

Album Description

2007 Grammy nominee Andrew Russo rides his supercharged piano into the twenty-first century with fourteen dirty little secrets packed with verve and humor, crankiness and delight, sweat and sarcasm, attitude and acrobatics, power and peril, joy and turbulence, punch and grace-fourteen short masterworks by twelve of today's most relevant composers!

A number of classical albums feature recitals of short 'encore' piano pieces, mostly nienteenth-century trifles. Dirty Little Secret has a similar structure-that is, it is a piano album with many short tracks. However, it reflects both a repertoire and attitude that belong to this century of sound bites, downloads, and the cynical sarcasm of Generation X.

A versatile, prolific artist both onstage and in the recording studio, American pianist Andrew Russo has made a name for himself through his work with many of today's leading composers in the US and Europe. As a recitalist, Russo's programs frequently feature premieres. Trained classically at the Juilliard School and the Hochschule fur Music and Theater Mendelssohn in Leipzig, he pursued further specialized training in Paris with Frederic Chiu. In addition to his extensive solo activities, Russo is a member of the piano/cello/percussion trio Real Quiet, a group much involved in commissioning new music.

"A pianist who knows no limits" -- London Times "Andrew Russo is by no means just `another pianist.'" -- Gramophone

A number of records feature recitals of short `encore' piano pieces, mostly nineteenth-century trifles. Dirty Little Secret is a record with a similar structure--that is, a piano album with many short tracks. However, it reflects both a repertoire and attitude that belong to this century of sound bites, downloads, and the cynical sarcasm of Generation X. A versatile, prolific artist both on and offstage and in the recording studio, American pianist Andrew Russo has made a name for himself through his work with many of today's leading composers in the United States and Europe. Trained classically at the Juilliard School and the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Mendelssohn in Leipzig, Russo pursued further specialized training in Paris with Frederic Chiu. It was during those years that Russo began developing relationships with many important American and European composers, began working with electro-acoustic music, and explored an ongoing interest for the hybrid world of live musical performance and theater. As a recitalist, Russo's programs frequently feature premieres. In addition to his activities as a performer and event organizer, he dedicates time to the direction and development of Music Journeys INC, a non-profit foundation he founded in 2001.

Average customer rating: This is gold mine

Earl Wild's Legendary Rachmaninoff Song Transcriptions Manufacturer: Ivory Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Wild, Earl | ( W ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Earl Wild plays Gershwin Earl Wild: Virtuoso Piano Transcriptions Earl Wild plays Spanish and French Gems Earl Wild Plays Liszt (The 1985 Sessions) The Virtuosity of Earl Wild ASIN: B00022LJ4C Release Date: 2004-05-11

Customer Reviews:

This is gold mine.......2005-11-15

This is a gold mine of wonderful melodies, beautifully transcribed and played by Earl Wild. Some of the transcriptions available from Wild was just too hard to play. Regrettably, CD's of these beautiful songs themselves can not be found on Amazon in the original vocal/piano form.

Average customer rating: Great Album!

Classics Bang on a Can Manufacturer: Cantaloupe ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Computer | Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Renegade Heaven Child Ethel Light The Passing Measures ASIN: B00006L3QP Release Date: 2002-10-04

Tracks:

1. Cheating, Lying, Stealing - David Lang
2. Lick - Julia Wolfe
3. The Manufacture Of Tangled Ivory - Annie Gosfield
4. Tsmindao Ghmerto - Evan Ziporyn
5. Red Shift - Lois V Vierk
6. Amalia's Secret - Nick Didkovsky
7. Industry - Michael Gordon

Customer Reviews:

Great Album!.......2004-09-10

Classics is definitely one of my favorite CD purchases of the last year. It is very visceral; there is a universal appeal in the directness of this music. Though the individual pieces are very different, they all share some qualities- strong rhythms, harmonic simplicity (although the out of tune piano in "The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory" adds great color to that piece), and the great sound of this group's unique instrumentation which fuses art and pop musical languages. You won't be disappointed!

Average customer rating: This is the very best

Very Best of Jussi Bjorling Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Björling, Jussi | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Beniamino Gigli The Very Best of Giuseppe di Stefano Jussi Bjorling: Opera Arias Artists Of The Century - Jussi Bjorling, The Ultimate Collection The Very Best of Franco Corelli ASIN: B000083GOH Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. Questa O Quella - Jussi Bjorling
2. La Donna E Mobile - Jussi Bjorling
3. Ah Si, Ben Mio - Jussi Bjorling
4. Di Quella Pira - Jussi Bjorling
5. Di Tu Se Fedele - Jussi Bjorling
6. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!...Celeste Aida - Jussi Bjorling
7. Ingemisco - Orchestra
8. Cujus Animam - Orchestra
9. Una Furtiva Lagrima - Royal Orchestra
10. Cielo E Mar - Orchestra
11. Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio - Jussi Bjorling
12. Amor Ti Vieta - Orchestra
13. E La Solita Storia - Nils Grevillius
14. Donna Non Vidi Mai - Royal Orchestra
15. Che Gelida Manina - Jussi Bjorling
16. In Un Coupe?...O Mimi, Tu Piu Non Torni - Robert Merrill
17. Recondita Armonia - Jussi Bjorling
18. E Lucevan Le Stelle - Nils Grevillius
19. Nessun Dorma - Orchestra
20. Mamma! Quel Vino E Generoso - Nils Grevillius
21. Recitar!...Vesti La Giubba - Jussi Bjorling
22. No. Pagliaccio Non Son - Robert Shaw Chorale

Tracks:

1. Mi Batte Il Cor...O Paradiso - Orchestra
2. Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure - Orchestra
3. Ange Adorable - Nils Grevillius
4. Ah! Leve - Toi, Soleil - Royal Orchestra
5. Intant Charmant...En Ferment Les Yeux - Orchestra
6. Je Suis Seul!...Ah, Fuyez, Douce Image - Royal Orchestra
7. La Fleur Que Tu M'Avais Jetee - Orchestra
8. Je Crois Entrende Encore - Royal Orchestra
9. Adelaide - Harry Ebert
10. Morgan! - Harry Ebert
11. Cacilie - Harry Ebert
12. In The Silence Of Night - Nils Grevillius
13. Lilacs - Nils Grevillius
14. Ideale - Orchestra
15. 'O Sole Mio - Orchestra
16. Mattinata - Orchestra
17. Becuase - Royal Orchestra
18. Only A Rose - Orchestra
19. For You Alone - Orchestra
20. Uti En Skog Pa Berget Ida (Au Mont Ida Trois Deesses) - Orchestra
21. Nu Ar Jag Pank Och Fagelfri ( Ich Hab Kein Geld) - Orchestra
22. Julsand (O Helga Natt) - Royal Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

This is the very best.......2007-01-25

Unless, you are as crazy as I am about Bjorling and willing to buy everything available anyway, this is the collection to purchase.

It includes the best of all the other compilations. The sound is very clean: much better than some of the records that I have with the same material.

The French stuff is wonderful -- especially Le Reve. There is something so melancholic about his voice. He doesn't need to act or add anything phony. As soon as he opens his mouth, you know this story is not going to end well.

The collection covers more than 20 years. It's amazing that the voice changed so little. His voice lost none of it beauty or power over the years.

Best Beethoven Adeliade ever. What a pity he never recorded any Schubert song cycles.

My God, this collection even includes Adam's Julsang -- which as far as I know existed only in a Swedish RCA 33 rpm. You will never think of "Oh, Holy Night" the same way again.

If you have not listened to Bjorling before, you will never think of some other famous tenors the same way either.

And a bargain. Two disks for $17? Start here.

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The London Classics, Symphony, Orchestra, By Request, Volume 5, Victoria's Secret ProductGroup: Classical Binding: Audio CD Product Features: Audio CD Orchestra: The London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Don Jackson Composers: Mascagni, Boccherini, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Bach, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Donizetti, Mozart ASIN: B000HEKPPY

Average customer rating: A Valiant Try Miraculous

Dominick Argento: From the Diary of Virginia Woolf Manufacturer: D'note Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Argento | Argento, Dominick | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolf | Wolf, Hugo | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Argento: Casa Guidi / von Stade / Minnesota Orchestra ASIN: B000003YNN Release Date: 1997-04-22

Tracks:

1. From The Diary Of Virgina Woolf: The Diary
2. From The Diary Of Virgina Woolf: Anxiety
3. From The Diary Of Virgina Woolf: Fancy
4. From The Diary Of Virgina Woolf: Hardy's Funeral
5. From The Diary Of Virgina Woolf: Rome
6. From The Diary Of Virgina Woolf: War
7. From The Diary Of Virgina Woolf: Parents
8. From The Diary Of Virgina Woolf: Last Entry
9. From Spanisches Liederbuch: Nun wander Maria
10. From Spanisches Liederbuch: Die ihr Schwebet
11. From Spanisches Liederbuch: Ach des Knaben Augen
12. From Spanisches Liederbuch: Herr, was tragt der Boden hier
13. Apres un reve, Opus 7, No.1
14. Le secret, Opus 23 No. 3
15. Le Manoit de Rosemonde
16. Phidyle
17. Mandoline
18. Air de Lia

Customer Reviews:

A Valiant Try.......2000-05-10

Dame Janet is clearly the greatest postwar mezzo-soprano the British isles have ever produced. She had just about everything one could wish for in a singer: taste, sensitivity, passion, nuance, acting ability, superb vocal control, flexibility, an instantly recognizable timbre, and a dedication to championing lesser known works. She is the very definition of the serious-minded, committed artist who luckily also had great natural ability. She performs at her usual unassailable standards on this recording but somehow things don't add up to much. Perhaps the choice of material was to blame. The Argento songs are of that modern, atonal variety that, with the exception of a few original bars, sound pretty much like every other modern, atonal piece you've ever heard. And their straightforward passions don't evoke the cerebral, luminous Virginia Woolf at all (although, the liner notes indicate that the composer sought to exempt himself from criticism by claiming that he intended not to evoke Woolf specifically but suffering womankind in general). The Wolf Spanish lieder are instantly forgettable (he's one composer, along with Brahms, whose perhaps too subtle charms I have long been deaf to). Things perk up with the concluding French airs, but the Argento songs must have left an unpleasant residue because Baker is here uncharacteristically heavy and emphatic where she should be light and elliptical. By comparison, Regine Crespin's recording of Apres un Reve is appropriately dreamily sensuous whereas Baker's here is a tad emotionally overwrought and puritannical, as if the song were about Dido or Mary Stuart's dream. There's a currently unavailable recording of Baker singing Ravel, Chausson, and Delage that is one of the best things she's ever done, full of light arabesques and the right amount of French ivresse. Until that recording becomes available, I would not suggest this as a viable alternative.

Miraculous.......2000-03-30

Obviously the art songs are all at the superior level you expect from Dame Janet, but you will be blown away by the Argento. A stunning miracle of breath, technique, dramatic expressiveness, and emotional force. And it was recorded live- few other singers would dare these feats of phrasing in a studio, let alone in front of an audience. Don't worry that it's a live recording- the audience is utterly under Dame Janet's spell; it may sound cliched, but time absolutely stops while she is singing.

A humbling experience for anyone who deludes him/herself that he/she is a singer-- but this is a MUST MUST MUST have!

Average customer rating: Excellent variety

Victoria's Secret - Classics By Request (Collector's Edition Box Set - 5 Discs) Manufacturer: Victoria's Secret London ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Heavenly - Music for Angels (Victorias Secret) ASIN: B000EUH45A

Product Description

70 tracks of music brought to you by the London Symphony Orchestra on five discs in a collector case. Recorded exclusively by the London Symphony Orchestra for this box set.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent variety .......2007-07-08

The best collection of familiar classical music. It is both relaxing and romantic. I have used this for everything from my wedding to dinner with my spouse to putting my newborn to bed.

Average customer rating:

Victoria's Secret Classics By Request Volume 1 Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Handel, Liszt Beethoven , and Ravel ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000RN723I

Product Description

11 tracks including Fur Elyse, gavotta, Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet, Waltz of the Flowers and Pas de deux from the Nutcracker, and much more.

Track Listings:

1. Senator: Holocaust Requiem-Kaddish For Terezin/Smetana: The Moldau
2. Shadows in the Sea
3. Sultry Classics
4. Symphonies 2 & 6
5. Symphony 4 " Romantic "
6. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No4, Op36; Liszt: Les Préludes No3
7. The First Recordings of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
8. The Royal Edition, No. 67 Of 100: Rimsky-Korsakov/Stravinsky
9. Too Late
10. Two Lines

Track Listings

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Track Listings

The Jan Martens Frustration [EP]

Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Enoch Arden: A Melodrama Set to Music

Adults Only

Still Soft Voiced Heart: New Yiddish Lieder

A Fine Day...and a Brilliant Evening: Cherry Red Rarities 1983-1985 [Enhanced]

48 Hours

12 Fables

American Wind Music

10 All Time Greatest Hits

100 Por Carlos Gardel [Enhanced] [Import]

2½ Years [Box set]

100% Hits: the Very Best of 2002 [Import]

2X5 [CD-single] [Import]

Spanish Dances

To Find Me Gone