At Hollywood Bowl

1. Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in B flat minor, Op. 23
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with Vladimir Horowitz
Conducted by William Steinberg

2. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 380 (L. 23) "Cortège"
Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
with Vladimir Horowitz

3. Études (15), for piano, Op 72 Unspecified étude
Composed by Moritz Moszkowski
with Vladimir Horowitz

4. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 Träumerei
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Vladimir Horowitz

5. The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band
Composed by John Philip Sousa
with Vladimir Horowitz

At Hollywood Bowl,Vladimir Horowitz,Enterprise,Classical,Classical Music

Average customer rating: Chuck Mangione at his best Great! Simply the best! You are there! Mangione On Fire

An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl Chuck Mangione Manufacturer: Interscope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Feels So Good Children of Sanchez Land of Make Believe 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Mangione Chase the Clouds Away ASIN: B000006TP8 Release Date: 1999-10-26

Tracks:

1. Feels So Good
2. The XIth Commandment
3. Chase The Clouds Away
4. Hill Where The Lord Hides
5. Doin' Everything With You
6. Love The Feelin'
7. I Get Crazy

Tracks:

1. Land Of Make Believe
2. Hide And Seek
3. The Day After (Our First Night Together)
4. Children Of Sanchez (Main Theme)
5. B'Bye
6. Children Of Sanchez (Finale)
7. Main Squeeze
8. Feels So Good (Encore)

Customer Reviews:

Chuck Mangione at his best.......2007-01-27

The atmosphere at the Hollywood Bowl was nice and cosy. And so was the music. And so is this 2 cdset. I enjoy at least three times a week!
Gé Kooijman

Great!.......2007-01-09

Chuck Mangione has been a favorite of mine since high school. This CD brings back memories from the time when things were much less hectic... This is a perfect CD for many occasions, mostly anything to do with romance....

Simply the best!.......2006-12-10

I first bought this on vinyl in 1979. It was magic then, and is still magic today. Back when I was 17, I was spending a summer in Tucson with my grandparents, and that's when I bought this LP. I played it over and over on their old cabinet-size stereo. Later, I would listen to it on my home stereo turned up to "11", and I was mezmerized by the lush strings and soaring horn section. Chuck's improvisations escaped my meager abilities on the trumpet in high-school, but I could hum them from memory all day long. The rest of the band is truly at the top of their game, as well. Grant Geissman's solo on "Chase The Clouds Away" is simply the best guitar solo of any genre in the history of music. Charles Meeks, James Bradley, Jr., and Chris Vadala give the performances of a lifetime. My favorite track is "I Get Crazy". It's short, but powerful. The layered ending comes to an abrupt, but spectacular end in a great sixteenth note run. There are no bad tracks or "skip-overs" here. "B'Bye" is a great expression of mourning and loss sandwiched between two movements of a towering "Children Of Sanchez". The album cover photos clearly show the sheet music to "Legend Of The One-Eyes Sailor" and I wish that this work had not ended up on the edit room floor. Maybe the powers-that-be will add the original set tunes back and release a full picture of this concert, warts and all (provided there are any warts, which I doubt). On the other hand, this was a 2 night event, so even with some editing, both shows could be brought together with all of the tunes included.

Over the years, I've probably listened to this album in some form or another probably 1000 or more times. It's the only recording I have on vinyl, cassette tape (remember those?) and CD. Now I play it over and over on my iPod, and on my computer thru iTunes. Funny how the tech has changed over the years, but you still keep coming back to the music that set your soul ablaze. Mick Guzauski, Jeff Tkazyik, and Chuck knew what they were doing when they sat down in the studio and mixed this album. The strings are rich and warm, the horn section is balanced and soaring, and the quartet sounds like they're in your room with you. If this didn't win the Grammy for sound editing, then I envy whatever recording did.

6 out of 5 stars.

You are there!.......2006-05-08

All of the previous reviews will tell you that this is a great concert album. For me, this is one of those albums that fully blooms when listened to on good quality headphones - ones that completely shut out all outside noise and give high quality sound. When you experience this album in a pure environment, you literally feel as if you are in the middle of the stage on a cool summer evening in Los Angeles - true "surround sound". Having grown up there and attended many concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, I can say that this album evokes the experience like none other that I have heard. So put on your headphones, close your eyes, and enjoy the trip!

Mangione On Fire.......2006-03-29

Recently, while looking here on amazon to see if Main Squeeze had yet been re-mastered and reissued, I encountered An Evening of Magic. I don't know why I did not already have this on vinyl. Perhaps I ignored it when it was released because I was justifiably leery of "live" recordings and then subsequently just forgot about it. Anyhow, when I saw that the entire Main Squeeze album was on this CD, I ordered it, Main Squeeze itself being unavailable at any reasonable price. And as it turns out, I was really missing out on some great music all these years.
An Evening of Magic features a live performance of Chuck Mangione with his quartet and the LA Philharmonic at the peak of his popularity. Mangione is absolutely on fire, its clear that he came to play. After one listen, all my reservations about how he would sound on a live album melted away. This is indeed Chuck Mangione at his finest.
Though the whole CD is excellent, I do have some favorite cuts. Highlights are a dreamy Chase the Clouds Away, the romantic Doin' Everything With You, the brassy Love The Feelin', the dramatic I Get Crazy, the mellow classic Land of Make Believe, the relaxing The Day After (Our First Night Together), and two movements of Mangione's rousing Children of Sanchez.
If you are as leery of "live" recordings as I usually am, you needn't be with this one. An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl is one live recording that belongs in every jazz lover's collection.

Average customer rating: Queen el mejor grupo del mundo great Queen pull a classic lost gem from the vaults An earlier GREAT performance by Queen one of my favorites

Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl Queen Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music British Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Live Albums | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Supergroups | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live at Wembley Stadium Return Of The Champions Live Killers Queen - On Fire at the Bowl Live Magic ASIN: B000640XQQ Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

1. Flash
2. The Hero
3. We Will Rock You (Fast)
4. Action This Day
5. Play The Game
6. Staying Power
7. Somebody To Love
8. Now I'm Here
9. Dragon Attack
10. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
11. Love Of My Life
12. Save Me
13. Back Chat

Tracks:

1. Get Down Make Love
2. Guitar Solo
3. Under Pressure
4. Fat Bottomed Girls
5. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
6. Bohemian Rhapsody
7. Tie Your Mother Down
8. Another One Bites The Dust
9. Sheer Heart Attack
10. We Will Rock You
11. We Are The Champions
12. God Save The Queen

Customer Reviews:

Queen el mejor grupo del mundo.......2007-01-03

Compre este Cd y para que suena bien y la voz de mercury impecable yo recomiendo a los fanáticos de Queen que compren este disco doble es de coelcción

great.......2006-11-13

It's a great CD, but make sure to pick up the DVD. One of the best ever.

Queen pull a classic lost gem from the vaults.......2006-01-30

In November of 2004, Queen released its fourth live album Queen On Fire Live at the Bowl.
This live recording and its off-shoot DVD was recorded and filmed at The Milton Keynes Bowl outside London, England on June 5, 1982.
Not officially released on video or CD, Queen On Fire Live At The Bowl marked the first time a recording of this concert has been LEGITIMATELY available to own as a 70 or 80 minute edit had been available on the bootleg recording circuit.
Audio producers Justin Shirley-Smith and Kris Fredriksson returned to the original 24 track analog tapes recorded by 80s Queen co-producer Mack and Mick McKenna with The Rolling Stones Mobile Truck and created brand new regular stereo(for this CD and one of the two DVD mixes)) and DTS 5.1 surround sound mixes(found on the DVD).
We kick off as the band hits the stage with the entrance music of Flash before the band dives into a spirited version of The Hero. Next is a killer We Will Rock You (fast version) complete with Brian May popping a guitar string and the music was left alone. Next is Action This Daywith drummer Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury duetting on this rocker and John Deacon adding some bass which was muted on the studio recording and Brian playing his Red Special backup as his Red Special had to get a new string and Morgan Fisher did a great synthesizer solo substituting for the saxophone solo. Then Freddie does a nice piano intro which goes into an excellent Play the Game. Next is another Hot Space track Staying Power which is transformed into a rocker with Deaky and May playing guitars plus Roger bashing live drums and Freddie being on fire here. Next is arguably this live set's best track Somebody To Love which buries its studio counterpart by a longshot. Next is Now I'm Here which is excellent with a Freddie/audience vocal duel before segueing into Dragon Attack which rocks although Brian blew yet another string on his Red Special guitar and had to use his Red Special back up for the finale solo and the reprise to Now I'm Here. Next is a nice version of Love of My Life with Brian playing an impromptu teaser of Las Palabras De Amor before starting the track. Save Me is next and is done with more power than the studio counterpart. Deaky's Back Chat ends the first CD as the funk track is turned into a full-on rocker with Roger playing the drums like a man possessed, Brian's guitar dominating, John playing his Music Man Stingray bass and Freddie singing his heart out.
The second CD begins with Get Down Make Love which is a great short version which then segues from its middle section into Brian's Guitar Solo which is amazing despite the fact his guitar cord came undone(you can see this on DVD unedited) and Brian finishes with some help from Roger's drumming. Roger does an uncredited 30 second Drum Solo at the end of the guitar solo track as a lead in to Under Pressure which is an excellent version of the track. Next is Fat Bottomed Girls which rocks and Freddie's voice was electronically fixed on the part where he says LOCALITY which his voice cracked on the original Milton Keynes BBC airing. We then have a rocking Crazy Little Thing Called Love which is great. Then we have Freddie play a nice piano solo leading into possibly the best live version of Bohemian Rhapsody ever. We then rock out with the set closing Tie Your Mother Down which rocks. The first encore of Another One Bites the Dust is a great spirited version. Sheer Heart Attack follows and is more aggresive than either the News of the World version or the Live Killers version. We then have the second encore of the traditional We Will Rock You with audience participating and a stellar We Are the Champions. We then have the band say farewell as God Save the Queen plays over the PA.
Despite the fact this album didn't chart upon its late 2004 release, this live album is a FANTASTIC snapshot of Queen reigning their natural habitat, the concert stage and is one of my Top 5 favorite live albums EVER!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

An earlier GREAT performance by Queen.......2005-12-17

There's quite a few live recordings out there by Queen. This is one of the most rare kind though from the 1982 era when the commercial failure "Hot Space" was released. Although the album was a failure, Queen was still awesome. The recording is just amazing and Freddie, Brian, John and Roger seem to play the music with ten times more the energy than they ever had. They played some of the music from "Flash Gordon" at the beginning. Some of the other highlights include their very fast tempo performances of "We will rock you", "Action this day" which is a MASSIVELY underrated song, and "Staying Power" which also sounds great in concert. The recording is just amazing, like any other Queen concert.

one of my favorites.......2005-11-27

It's hard for me to say which live queen album is my favorite, I love wembly, live killer's is also good, but i think "live at the bowl" is my favorite. Freddie's voice is perfect and also are brian and roger. this could be my all time favorite live album, slightly ahead of "wembly" and judas priest's "unleash in the east"

Average customer rating:

Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Symphonic Dances Jacques Offenbach , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Dmitry Kabalevsky , Edvard Grieg , Jaromir Weinberger , Maurice Ravel , Reyngol'd Moritsevich Gliere , Georges Bizet , Jules Massenet , Research Composer , Aram Khachaturian , Camille Saint-Saens , Felix Slatkin , and Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gliere, Reinhold | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kabalevsky | Kabalevsky, Dmitri | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( 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 Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00002Z79C Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Gaite parisienne: I. Ouverture (La Vie Parisienne)
2. Gaite parisienne: II. Allegro moderato (Mesdames de la Halle)
3. Gaite parisienne: III. Polka (Voyage dans la Lune)
4. Gaite parisienne: IV. Landler (Lieschen et Fritzchen)
5. Gaite parisienne: V. Mazurka (La Vie Parisienne)
6. Gaite parisienne: VI. Valse (La Vie Parisienne)
7. Gaite parisienne: VII. Entree du Gresilien (la Vie Parisienne)
8. Gaite parisienne: VIII. Polka (La belle Helene)
9. Gaite parisienne: IX. Valse (Les Vie Parisienne)
10. Gaite parisienne: X. Marche (Tromb-al-Cazar)
11. Gaite parisienne: XI. Valse (La Vie Parisienne)
12. Gaite parisienne: XII. Entree du Bresilien (La Vie Parisienne)
13. Gaite parisienne: XIII. Valse (Les Contes d'Hoffman)
14. Gaite parisienne: XIV. Le Duel (Rosenthal)
15. Gaite parisienne: XV. Valse (La Perichole)
16. Gaite parisienne: XVI. Prelude an Can-Can (Rosenthal)
17. Gaite parisienne: XVII. Can-Can Scene 1 (Orphee aux enfers; Robinson Crusoe)
18. Gaite parisienne: XVIII. Can-Can Scene 2 (Polka) (Orphee aux engers)
19. Gaite parisienne: XIX. Can-Can Scene 3 (La Vie Parisienne)
20. Gaite parisienne: XX. Can-Can Scene 4 (Orphee aux enfers, La Vie Parisienne, Les Contes d'Hoffman)
21. The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
22. The Comedians: Galop
23. Norwegian Dance No.2
24. Schwanda The Bagpiper: Polka
25. Pavane For A Dead Princess
26. The Red Poppy, Op.70: Russian Sailor's Dance
27. L'Arlesienne Suite, No.2: Farandole
28. Le Cid Act II: Navarraise
29. Sylvia: Pizzicato Polka
30. Gayne Suite No.1: Sabre Dance
31. Samson et Dalila: Bacchanal

Average customer rating: Ignore the Track List Above:

Live At The Hollywood Bowl Doors Manufacturer: Wea Corp ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Live in Philadelphia In Concert Live at the Matrix, San Francisco, March 10, 1967 Live in Detroit (Cobo Hall, 05/08/1970) The Doors Original Soundtrack Recording ASIN: B00000DTIN Release Date: 1987-01-01

Tracks:

1. Wake Up
2. Light My Fire
3. Unknown Soldier
4. A Little Game
5. The Hill Dwellers
6. Spanish Caravan
7. Light My Fire (Edit Of Live Version)

Customer Reviews:

Ignore the Track List Above:.......2005-10-25

This album is the only Doors live album I've listened too but at
23 minutes, don't waste your money. It's not really bad or anything, just really short. There's only 7 songs, but two are excerpts from a Jim Morrison poem called "The Celebration of the Lizard" one is an edit of Light My Fire and another is a shorter version of "Spanish Caravan." Here's the tracks, but please buy a different live album:
1. Wake Up-No Grade-A Poem?
2. Light My Fire-4/5-Pretty good version of it. Personally, this song has never been one of my favorites though.
3. Unknown Soldier-4/5-Was Morrison drunk when he sang this version? Probably, but whatver. This version is OK.
4. A Little Game-5/5-The first of two excerpts from "The Celebration of the Lizard". The beat is haunting, the lyrics are good.
5. The Hill Dwellers-2/5-Shut up! I love Jim Morrison and I love the line "daughters smug with s*men eyes in their nipples." but this is just a really boring ramble.
6. Spanish Caravan-4/5-I love this song and this version is good; although it would be better if they hadn't started at the second verse.
7. Light My Fire (Edit of Live Version)-4/5-Literally just an edit of track number 2. I feel the same way about this one as I did the previous one.

Average customer rating: The essence of a great entertainer catpured.

At The Hollywood Bowl + Encore Manufacturer: Collectables ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Live in London 16 Biggest Hits ASIN: B00005Y8VW Release Date: 2001-01-30

Tracks:

1. I'll Be Right Back
2. Alouette - Liberace, George Liberace, Los Angeles Philharmonic
3. Theme and Welcome Back
4. Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Embraceable You/Love Walked ...
5. Hillbilly Music
6. Hey Liberace
7. Intro
8. Liberace Boogie
9. Intro
10. Rosary
11. George and His Hot Fiddle
12. Sweet Sue, Just You
13. How About Another One?
14. Tea for Two
15. Sometimes I'm Ashamed to Take the Money
16. Alexander's Ragtime Band/Old Folks at Home
17. Taking Requests
18. Hollywood Bowl Concerto: Jalousie (Jealousy)/Star Dust/Walkin' My Baby
19. Closing Theme and Good Night

Album Description

2 CD set includes-At The Hollywood Bowl & Hollywood Bowl Encore. These two albums comprise a memorable 1954 performance including, for the first time, the entire concert, complete with Liberace's colorful monologues. Highlights include 'Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)', 'Bumble Boogie' and 'Twelfth Street Rag'. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

The essence of a great entertainer catpured........2004-05-03

Liberace was a great showman and entertainer. This double CD is the best record of his classic act and demonstrates what Liberace was all about. Although recorded in 1954 the sound quality is fine and many of the elements from that period remained part of Liberace's act over more than 30 years. Interestingly - he was not yet using "I'll Be Seeing You" as his exit music. If there is anything you like about Liberace - get this CD.
NB Amazon (on 2/5/04) was only listing the tracks on the second CD.

Average customer rating: Amen Omen alone is worth the price of admission Good EP too short, worth buying for 2/4 songs Good Stuff

Live at the Hollywood Bowl Ben Harper Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Guitarists | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Burn to Shine Live at the Apollo Welcome to the Cruel World Live from Mars Live at the Apollo ASIN: B0000E6XGA Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

1. Brown Eyed Blues
2. Two Hands
3. Sexual Healing
4. Amen Omen

Customer Reviews:

Amen Omen alone is worth the price of admission.......2005-10-25

This is a fine and tantalizing sample of Ben Harper's live performance at Hollywood Bowl and as with most great EPs it is much too short! This is definitely a gem to add to any Ben Harper collection. Like other reviewers I liked two of the four songs more than the other two (but not neccessarily the same two), and that's why this EP gets four stars. I'll give a song by song run down:

Brown Eyed Blues: mellow, relaxed and fun. A good version. The only problem is that this is not one of my favorite Harper songs.

With My Own Two Hands: Awesome! The medley with war in the middle is very effective and a bit chilling. There is a very nice guitar / keyboard "duet" between the first Two Hands section and War. Played loud this song rocks! Definitely my favortie version.

Sexual Healing: Another reviewer called this song boring. I wouldn't go that far, since it does have some steam to it. But as was also pointed out, it is redundant. This track was on Live From Mars and this version is no better, worse or different from that one. So it doesn't add a lot to your collection.

Amen Omen: This is the absolute best song on the EP. Here's how good it is: Amen Omen was one of my least favorite songs on Diamonds, but this version is one of my favorite Harper songs of all time! His voice has so much emotion that the words penetrate the soul. And the guitar work, wow! This song alone is worth the price of admission.

Good EP.......2004-09-17

Ok, I'll start out by telling you that if you have never heard Ben play his music live then you are missing out just as much as someone that has never seen DMB play live. Ok, so why did I give it just 4 stars? Well, I don't really like 2 of the songs on it. I love almost everything that Ben has ever written, but I don't like "With my own two hands" and "Sexual Healing" is not on my top 20 songs of his. Now remember, I DID give 4. Trust all of our online reviews, "Amen Omen" could not have been recorded and performed better. At a point Ben holds a note and the band stops as Ben shows us how talented of a vocalist he is (it's BEAUTIFUL). Last of all, "Brown Eyed Blues" has more soul to it in this recording than could even be imagined (the studio version was good, but this live version could put it in my top 10 list). Very good, well worth you money.

too short, worth buying for 2/4 songs.......2004-02-09

very good version of with my own two hands/war. end of amen omen is awesome. sexual healing is boring and redundant with live from mars. brown eyed blues was a dissapointment compared to the album version. wish there was more songs from the concert on the CD.

Good Stuff.......2004-01-05

This little EP is the audio version of some of the tracks off of Ben's newest live DVD "Live At The Hollywood Bowl", and is definitely worth checking into if you enjoyed the Live On Mars album.

What's great about this is that it lets us hear some live performances of songs that come off of Ben's most recent album which came out after the last live offering. It's fun to hear the extended live cuts of the tracks which have a lot more dynamics and life to them than can be found on the album, particularly "Amen Omen" which is absolutely tremendous here and alone is worth your money.

This is a great little EP, and really makes me hope that there is another live full-length in the works. The only thing holding this back is that I wish there were more tracks on it that we haven't heard a live recording of before, but then again this is just an EP and you can find those tracks on the DVD.

Definitely worth picking up, and reminds us once again of why we all love Ben so much. He's such an amazing performer.

Average customer rating: The Young Lanza impresses A Rare Find! One of the great performances of all time Buy this for the first six tracks only!

Live at Hollywood Bowl: Historical Recordings (1947 & 1951) Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | 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 Lanza, Mario | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | 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 Donizetti, Gaetano | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Giordano, Umberto | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Denza, Luigi | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Meyerbeer, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Kern, Jerome | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Herbert, Victor | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Brodszky, Nicholas | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Toselli, Enrico | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mario Lanza ~ Opera Arias & Duets, from Andréa Chenier · La Bohème · I Pagliacci · Madama Butterfly · Otello Mario Lanza: At His Best! The MARIO LANZA Collection American Caruso Mario Lanza ASIN: B000001XM0 Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

1. L'Elisir DAmore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
2. Andrea Chenier: Un Di All'Azzurro Spazio
3. TOSCA: E Lucevan Le Stelle
4. La Traviata: Parigi, O Cara
5. Madama Butterfly: Vogliatemi Bene, Un Bene Piccolino
6. La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla
7. Funiculi Funicula
8. My Song My Love
9. Diane
10. Thine Alone
11. A Vuchella
12. Toselli's Serenade
13. Because You're Mine
14. The Loveliest Night Of The Year
15. O Paradiso
16. The Rosary
17. If
18. They Didn't Believe Me
19. The Lords Prayer
20. Be My Love

Customer Reviews:

The Young Lanza impresses.......2007-04-11

I am a singer and have been a Mario Lanza fan since becoming interested in opera in my teens. The quality of his singing varied a great deal, especially in his later years. But this Hollywood Bowl concert, at age 26, shows him with a freshness and ease of production that failed him later in life. Highlights for me were the Boheme Duet - I don't know of any of the current tenor stars who would dare to hold the High A for so long and then jump right to the High C and be able to sustain it. The Andrea Chenier demonstrates his spinto side and the beauty of his middle and lower voice. One weeps for what might have been. But I will put this recording against Mr. Alagna any day of the week.

A Rare Find!.......2002-12-19

The "Live From London" is my favorite cd and this is a close second. I usually listen to the Bowl selections only and save the Coca-Cola radio program for another time. The recording quality is not the best, but this is a wonderful sourvenir of the young singer in excellent voice and delivery at the begining of his career. The selections with soprano Frances Yeend are a wonderful addition since there are few recorded "live concert" Lanza duets available outside of this venue (there are recordings of his later Bowl appearances you may want to check out). Mario's introductions show his warmth and humor. It was at this concert that MGM took notice and his career moved to the movie studios. We are fortunate to have this recording. One of the highlights of the Coke show program is Mario's introduction to the "Our Father". Disregard the liner notes. For value delivered, this cd rates five stars!

One of the great performances of all time.......2002-05-12

The first six tracks of this CD capture Mario Lanza's legendary 1947 Hollywood Bowl debut. These recordings, by themselves, would rate 7 stars in my book. (The rest of the CD would probably merit about 2 stars, but those live tracks are worth the ridiculously low price of this collection many times over.) Renowned baritone George London, Lanza's frequent singing partner, later said he never heard Mario sing better than he did that night, and it would be hard to disagree with him. Lanza, on the eve of signing his contract with MGM, was at the peak of his vocal discipline, fresh off 15 months of training with Enrico Rosati. And while his interpretive abilities may have not reached their full potential, then or ever, the voice itself was magnificent: brilliant, rich and indescribably glorious. The concert opens with "Una furtiva lagrima," by Donizetti, which, if somewhat raw, is certainly more refined and lyrical than his later studio recording. His phrasing of "Cielo, si puo morir" can bring tears to my eyes. Next up is a thrilling rendition of "Un di all'azzuro spazio" from ANDREA CHENIER. Lanza's performance of this aria is as good as any I've ever heard, including Caruso's. He positively caresses the phrase "Su dalla terra a la mia fronte veniva una ca'rezza viva," then passionately spits out the aria's middle section: "un uom vi calunniave bestemmiando il suolo che l'erario a pena sazia e contro a Dio scagliava, e contro a li uomini le lagrime dei figli!" Lanza's vocal tone, in this performance, was more focused than it was in his later recording of this aria, and his later recordings in general, and the effect is very impressive to those who have only heard his studio recordings. Then, for an encore, he sings "E lucevan le stelle," from TOSCA by Puccini, another aria which, in my opinion, Lanza sang as well if not better than anyone. True, he does not sing the pianissimo like Gigli or Di Stefano, but then neither did Caruso or Domingo. In fact, to my way of thinking Lanza's interpretation is more in character with a man who is about to die: it is not a simple love song but a cry of desperation. Next come three gorgeous duets with Frances Yeend, a singer with limited interpretive abilities but a rich, full voice. On the duet from LA TRAVIATA, Lanza showcases a wonderful legato line, and the timing of the two singers is nearly perfect. By this time in the concert, Lanza's voice had reached its peak of richness and beauty. The love duet from MADAME BUTTERFLY that follows is a positive tour de force: I have never heard a more exciting and musical performance: neither singer allows interpretation to get in the way of the melody, which is always a good idea with Puccini. Lanza is at his most passionate here, and his high C at the end is devastating. Yeend would later say that Lanza's singing was "Always thrilling. . .he never spared the horses," and this duet is a good example. Finally, a tasteful and lovely rendition of the duet from LA BOHEME closes out the show, with the richness of each singer's voice on full display. Lanza sings the line "Dammi il braccio mia piccina" as romantically as anyone, and the interplay between the two singers is nearly perfect. This is a performance for the ages: anyone who loves Italian opera and especially great tenor singing should love this album. The rest of the album is pretty much a waste, except for an interesting version of "A Vuchella" in which Lanza does his best Gigli impression. Notably, this album contains possibly the worst version of any song I have ever heard: an English language rendition of "Funiculi funicula" that is positively dreadful, although you can't really blame that on Lanza's singing.

Buy this for the first six tracks only!.......2001-08-22

This CD contains both the very best and the very worst of the vastly underrated Mario Lanza. First things first, ignore the absurdly inaccurate liner notes. Lanza did NOT have a small voice - indeed fellow musicians who sang with him often remarked that it was a huge and powerful instrument. Lanza's voice did not "crack down" in his last years, as the liner notes writer asserts; rather it was his health that "cracked down" in the final year of his life.

These recordings, however, demonstrate the tenor in the full bloom of health. The outstanding selections are tracks 1-6, which come from his extraordinary Hollywood Bowl debut in 1947. You'll never hear a better Lanza rendition of the Madama Butterfly Love Duet (with soprano Frances Yeend) than the one included here. This is sensitive AND passionate singing of the highest order, and listening to this rendition today it is not surprising that MGM signed the tenor up for a movie career the very next day. All six selections are outstanding, and many will be surprised by the beautiful legato Lanza employs in the difficult Parigi, O Cara from La Traviata.

The six initial tracks are more than worth the price of the CD, and make up for the shortcomings of the remaining selections, all of which come from Lanza's Coca-Cola radio show of 1951-52. The latter tracks show the tenor at his commercial worst. Diane is an abomination, and there are several other selections that should never have seen the light of day. Fortunately, however, there are a few nuggets among the dross, and "If" is a most attractive and exciting performance.

The sound is not brilliant on the Coke Show selections (these are not the pristine BMG recordings, and all come with overlaid applause tracks). Ironically, the live Hollywood Bowl selections have much better sound.

But don't let the "Coke" numbers put you off buying this CD. The Hollywood Bowl concert is a masterpiece, and should be required listening for all who scoff at this "movie tenor".

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Live in 1947 at the Hollywood Bowl Duke Ellington Manufacturer: Unique Jazz Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Pop | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Swing Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004YBZT Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

1. Bluetopia
2. Overture to a Jam Session
3. Mooche
4. Jumpin' Punkins
5. Ring Dem Bells
6. Handly Medley
7. Beale Street Blues
8. Memphis Blues
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Golden Feather
11. Air-Conditioned Jungle
12. Golden Cress
13. Diminuendo in Blue
14. Crescendo in Blue

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At the Hollywood Bowl 1948 Stan Kenton & His Orchestra Manufacturer: Sounds of Yesteryear ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Orchestral Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009VNCO6 Release Date: 2005-08-08

Tracks:

1. Theme Artistry in Rhythm
2. Artistry Jumps
3. Intermission Riff
4. Elegy for Alto
5. Peanut Vendor
6. How High the Moon
7. I Told Ya I Love Ya Now Get Out!
8. Lonely Woman
9. Southern Scandal
10. Trees
11. Eager Beaver
12. Theme to the West

Average customer rating: Rubinstein recorded live in 1949

Koussevitzky and Rubinstein Live at the Hollywood Bowl (September 3, 1949) - Prokofiev Classical Symphony in D Major Op 25 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 plus encores Prokofiev: March from Love for Three Oranges; De Falla: Ritual Fire Dance Manufacturer: Rockport ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004WFBI Release Date: 2000-11-07

Customer Reviews:

Rubinstein recorded live in 1949.......2006-12-31

It's nice to hear Rubinstein playing Rachmaninoff in a live performance. Before an audience, he was much more the fiery, volatile artist than he was on recordings.

Surprising is the interpretive change that takes place in this concerto. Temperament rises audibly, with Rubinstein kindling hotter flames in the dramatic moments, greater warmth and lingering over lyrical moments, and a greater degree of uncertainty over what is going to happen next. As much as Rubinstein tries to speed away, he is just as often hanging back, shaping the music with a liquid suppleness and never-ending variety of phrasings, making this concerto more unsettled and riveting than usual.

Unfortunately, the orchestra playing is very messy, and the balance is bad. Rubinstein often rushes ahead, it almost seems that Koussevitsky couldn't follow him.

The three encores are typical Rubinstein, a Chopin walz, the Prokoviev March and the Ritual Fire Dance by de Falla. Very nice to hear the announcement Rubinstein makes before the last encore: 'I've been asked to play the Fire Dance again`.

Track Listings:

1. Ave Maria: Music for Weddings
2. Beethoven: Complete Quartets Vol.III
3. Beethoven: Complete Quartets Vol.IV
4. Beethoven: Complete Quartets Vol.VII
5. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4,Op.58/Symphony No.5,Op.67
6. Beethoven: String Quartet Nos. 18 & 130
7. Beethoven: String Quartet,Op.59/String Quartet,Op.74
8. Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 5 / Toscanini
9. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 8; Prometheus Overture
10. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale"

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Cause 7 Ate 9

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Children's Lullaby Favourites [Import]

David Wright

Clawhammer Banjo, Vol. 3

Calma Aparente [DualDisc]

Chappaquiddick Skyline

Concert Classics, Vol. 9 [Live]

Chine: the Second [Import]

After the Rain

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