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1. Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Conducted by Anthony Collins

2. Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Conducted by Anthony Collins

3. The Swan of Tuonela, tone poem for orchestra (Lemminkäinen Suite No. 3), Op. 22/3 No. 3, Swan of Tuonela
Composed by Jean Sibelius
with Leonard Brain
Conducted by Anthony Collins

4. En Saga, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 9
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Conducted by Anthony Collins

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Average customer rating: Nice CD Music from a Farther Room relaxation amazing Talented violinist

Music From A Farther Room Astor Piazzolla , Maurice Ravel , Richard Rodgers , Paul Schwartz , Jean Sibelius , Traditional , Paul Schwartz , Craig Macintyre , Tariqh Akoni , Tim Curle , Lang Lang , Lee Musiker , Zachary Provost , Lucia Micarelli , Leigh Nash , and Lisbeth Scott Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Within Josh Groban Live at The Greek (CD/DVD) Your Love, My Home Follow Your Heart Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull ASIN: B0002GU2NM Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

1. Samarkand
2. Oblivion
3. Meditation From Thais
4. Portrait
5. To Love You More
6. Reflexio
7. Aurora
8. Lady Grinning Soul
9. Ravel String Quartet IN F Major: Assez Vif - Tres Rythme
10. She Is Like The Swallow
11. My Funny Valentine
12. Nocturne/Bohemian Rhapsody

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Josh Groban fans who caught the singer's 2004 Closer tour would no doubt take note of Lucia Micarelli, who was the violinist and concertmaster for Groban. Like her boss, who also is executive producer of Music From A Farther Room, Micarelli is a young, attractive, and talented player who has the classical training, but who is also enchanted with pop music. Also like her boss, her strain of classical crossover works thanks to tasteful accompaniment, in this case from arranger/composer Paul Schwartz. The smartly chosen program of material comes from such varied catalogs as David Bowie and Rogers and Hart. Micarelli's playing is emotional without being overreaching, assertive when called upon, and nuanced. When she does go over-the-top pop on Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," it's brief but fun; when she navigates Piazzolla's "Oblivion" she draws upon the song's passion more than its technical requisites. This is a debut with likeable pizzazz, coming in a genre not often enough known for it. -- Tad Hendrickson

Album Description

For anyone who has attended Josh Groban's phenomenal live show, you will have undoubtedly had the pleasure of seeing and hearing his lead violinist, Lucia Micarelli. Lucia came to Josh's tour after appearing with the Trans- Siberian Orchestra playing arenas across the U.S. in 2003. With the close of the second leg of Josh's tour, Lucia is recording her debut album in New York and London with producer Paul Schwartz. Musical selections will range from the works of composers Ravel and Ennio Morricone to David Bowie.

Customer Reviews:

Nice CD.......2007-07-15

This is one of my favorite CDs in my collection. I saw her play in person, and Live is much, much better then the CD.

Music from a Farther Room.......2007-05-22

I heard Lucia Micarelli during a 2007 Josh Groban concert. Her live solo performance in addition to her backgrounds for Groban were mesmerizing. I purchased this album to see if it was as enjoyable as her live work, and I was not disappointed. Micarelli performs a good mix of classical and pop pieces. My favorite tracks on the album are Smarkland, Meditation, Lady Grinning Soul, Portrait, and Nocturne/Bohemian Rhapsody.

relaxation.......2007-05-13

This CD is very well done. I was familiar with old favorites and delighted with new songs. I would like to hear more of the rock songs preformed by her. I think she's got a lot of talent and could possibly do well with the rock songs on a future album.

amazing.......2007-05-07

Lucia has power in her playing. I think that she shouldn't be allowed to play violin this good. Her raw talent is conveyed in every song. She doesn't just stick to classical, as the accompaniment music isn't just strings. I wished she had played a little more in Bohemian Rhapsody. I saw her in concert with Josh Groban and I knew I had to purchase this CD. Lucia is an inspiration and her love for the violin cannot be contained.

Talented violinist.......2007-03-29

When I saw and heard Lucia Micarelli perform with Josh Groban at a recent concert, I was so impressed with her talent, that I immediately went online to see what music of hers was available. Every item on her CD is wonderful, and I'm looking forward to her next CD.

Average customer rating: Beautiful A few bright spots, but also some disappointments This CD Deserves SIX Stars! every good adjective Fabulous!

Peace Like a River James Lucas , Janice Kapp Perry , John Rutter , Jean Sibelius , John Tavener , American Traditional , English Traditional , Spiritual Traditional , Mack Wilberg , Craig D. Jessop , Clay Christiansen , John Longhurst , Richard L. Elliott , Daron Bradford , and Meredith Campbell Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Mormon Tabernacle Choir | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music | General Christmas | Today's Deals | Box Sets | Children's Music | Classical Instrumental | Halloween | Hanukkah | Kwanzaa | Opera & Vocal | Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Pop Vocal Similar Items: Consider the Lilies Love Is Spoken Here America's Choir Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Sound of Glory-Battle Hymn of the Republic Choose Something Like a Star ASIN: B00020H9W0 Release Date: 2004-06-22

Tracks:

1. Sweet Peace
2. Be Still, My Soul
3. Peace Like a River
4. All Things Bright and Beautiful
5. Lord Is My Shepherd
6. This Is My Father's World
7. Wayfarin' Stranger
8. Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace
9. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
10. Deep River
11. Lamb
12. Child's Prayer
13. It Is Well With My Soul
14. Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
15. Gaelic Blessing
16. Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends
17. Come, Let Us Anew

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful.......2007-06-14

This CD is a must have for any Mormon Tabernacle Choir fans. The music is very reverent and gentle, and should also appeal to those not from the LDS church, seeing as how most of the music is common to the wider Christian community. This CD is a fantastic addition to any music collection.

A few bright spots, but also some disappointments.......2007-01-19

It Is Well With My Soul is one of my favorite-favorites and that is the main reason why I bought the CD; it turned out to be a huge let down on this album, they rearranged it so much that I almost didn't recognize it. Be Still My Soul is another reason why I bought it and it's good, but not great. Swing Low Sweet Chariot is where it starts to get good. The last two songs "Thou Gracious God, Whose Mercy Lends"
and "Come, Let Us Anew" are very good reasons to buy this CD, they each have truely powerful passages and make the CD worth having. The Mormon Tabernacle Choirs 2006 release entitled Then Sings My Soul is by far the best that I've heard from them.

This CD Deserves SIX Stars!.......2005-11-05

However, the rating scale has a limit of five. I own over 700 CDs of virtually every type of music. Peace Like A River belongs in a class by itself! I've never written a review before but, after listening to this STUNNING performance by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, I feel compelled to share my praise with that of the five other reviewers. If I were limited to one word, I would use the word "SUPERB" to describe this beautiful and moving CD. SIX stars for Peace Like a River! BRAVO!!!

every good adjective .......2005-08-06

This album is all beauty and solace. The singing is pristine, the arrangements lush and often stirring--never saccharine. As with the previous reviewer, my first listing of "Peace Like a River" brought me to tears (especially "Peace Like a River," the sopranos in "Swing Low," and the bagpipes in "Thou Gracious God"). Buy this one.

Fabulous!.......2005-05-29

The perfect recording to help you recover from a long, hard day. Showcasing the MTC's "new" sound in contemporary choral arrangements with its own orchestra and conductor, "Peace Like a River" brought tears to my eyes in selection after selection during my first listen -- and I'm not normally an emotional person! The title song together with "Deep River," "Swing Low" and "Be Still My Soul" are alone worth the cost of the recording. Get this one!

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Tracks:

1. Fur Elise
2. La Fileuse (The Spinner)
3. Nocturne
4. Nocturne
5. Prelude (Raindrop Prelude)
6. Waltz
7. Nocturne
8. To A Wild Rose
9. Romance
10. Scherzo
11. Melodie
12. Nocturne For The Left Hand Alone
13. Gymnopedie
14. Traumerei
15. Waltz
16. Rondo Alla Turca
17. Clair De Lune
18. Arabesque

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How many times have you heard a child in the other room playing--or attempting to play--Beethoven's "Für Elise" or Edward MacDowell's "To a wild rose"? Well, here you get these and 16 more all-time favorite little gems, performed to unaffected, unpretentious perfection--a real treat for anyone who's ever labored over piano lessons, and anyone, child or adult, who loves piano music.

Average customer rating: It Would Be Worth Every Cent Just for the Brahms Sonatas Essential Oistrakh Fantastic A wondeful collection Oistrakh (and Richter) Triumphant!

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Tracks:

1. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: 2. Canzonetta. Andante
3. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: 3. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
4. Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: 1. Allegro moderato
5. Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: 2. Adagio di molto
6. Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47: 3. Allegro, ma non troppo
7. Two Humoresques For Violin And Orchestra op. 87: No. 1 In D Minor
8. Two Humoresques For Violin And Orchestra op. 87: No. 2 In D Major

Tracks:

1. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: 1. Allegro non troppo
2. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: 2. Adagio
3. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto
4. Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
5. Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53: 2. Adagio ma non troppo
6. Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53: 3. Finale. Allegro gioicoso, ma non troppo

Tracks:

1. Ciacona In G Minor
2. Orfeo ed Euridice: Melody
3. Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1
4. Romance In A Major Op. 94 No. 2
5. Hungarian Dance No. 8 in A Minor - Presto
6. Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E Minor - Allegro ma non troppo
7. Hungarian Dance No. 20 in D Minor - Allegretto - Vivace
8. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor - Allegro - Vivace
9. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: El pano moruno
10. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Nana. Berceuse
11. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Cancion
12. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Polo
13. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Asturiana
14. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Jota
15. Six Songs: Love Song, No. 6
16. Danzas espanolas op. 37: Andaluza No. 5
17. Suite Bergamasque: Passepied
18. Beau Soir
19. Raymonda op. 57: Entr' acte
20. Daisies, op. 38 No. 3
21. Vocalise op. 34 No. 14

Tracks:

1. Violin Sonata No. 2 op. 100: 1. Allegro amabile
2. Violin Sonata No. 2 op. 100: 2. Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante - Vivace di piu - Andante - Vivace
3. Violin Sonata No. 2 op. 100: Allegro grazioso (quasi Andante)
4. Violin Sonata No. 3 op. 108: 1. Allegro
5. Violin Sonata No. 3 op. 108: 2. Adagio
6. Violin Sonata No. 3 op. 108: 3. Un poco presto e con sentimento
7. Violin Sonata No. 3 op. 108: 4. Presto agitato
8. Violin Sonata In A Major: 1. Allegretto ben moderato
9. Violin Sonata In A Major: 2. Allegro
10. Violin Sonata In A Major: 3. Recitativo - Fantasia. Ben moderato
11. Violin Sonata In A Major: 4. Allegretto poco mosso

Tracks:

1. Violin Sonata No. 1 Sz. 75: 1. Allegro appassionato
2. Violin Sonata No. 1 Sz. 75: 2. Adagio
3. Violin Sonata No. 1 Sz. 75: 3. Allegro
4. Violin Sonata op. 134: 1. Andante
5. Violin Sonata op. 134: 2. Allegretto
6. Violin Sonata op. 134: 3. Largo

Customer Reviews:

It Would Be Worth Every Cent Just for the Brahms Sonatas.......2006-12-19

This is probably my favorite boxed set of anything, ever. Each disc has its own merits but the Brahms and Franck are passionate and sublime, the Bartok is everything you want your Bartok to be, and of course the Tchaikovsky is without comparison. Long live King David!

Essential Oistrakh.......2002-01-10

A mandatory purchase (at a bargain price!) for all violin lovers- it contains some of Oistrakh's greatest recorded performances, including mind-boggling performances of the Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Brahms and and Dvorak concerti as well as the famous sonata recordings with Richter. Please, BMG, could we have more such treasures from Melodiya's legendary vaults?

Fantastic.......2000-07-31

Perhaps the great accomplishment in playing an instrument is to play it naturally, as if it were like breathing. Few artists prove this point as well as Oistrakh, the Soviet Union's artist, a true symbol of the Russian's school of music's excellence. As some other reviewer said, this is a moment of true musical orgasm. As an aspiring violinist, hearing Oistrakh's effortless rendition of the Tchaikovsky brings one almost to tears before such greatness. Some may complain about his dated method, but I favor it above any other artist, and highly recommend his interpretation of both the Brahms and the Tchaikovsky. Considering the fact that people didn't walk out of his performance of the pieces while a bombing raid was going on (during WWII), the man's musical prowess is second to none. Of special attention is the Brahms Sonata in A Major with Richter, easily one of the purest performances of the piece.

A wondeful collection.......2000-07-01

David Oistrakh has arguably the best pure tone of all who have ever played the violin--bar none.

Oistrakh (and Richter) Triumphant!.......2000-02-07

Reviewer David Mednicoff is exactly right about this set. All the concerto performances are terrific, but the two discs of sonatas (Brahms #2 & 3; Frank; Shostakovich [the live world premiere] and Bartok) with Richter are really something else. Amazing.

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Best Loved Classics, Vol. 5 Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Albinoni | Albinoni, Tomaso | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( 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 Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( 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 Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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 Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | 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 Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DO1B Release Date: 1989-06-16

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Music for You Manufacturer: Griffin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | 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 Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( 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 Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000009RKH Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

1. The Idyll at Twilight: Poem
2. Lousia's Polka
3. Dreaming
4. Hungarian Dance No. 6 In D Major
5. Valse Triste, Op. 44
6. Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
7. Love Song, Op. 7 - 1
8. Swan Lake: Dance of the Cygnets
9. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
10. Peer Gynt, Suite No. 2, Op. 55: Solveig's Song
11. Waltz in A Major, Op. 54 - 1
12. Gayaneh: Sabre Dance

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1. Trumpet Voluntary - Maurice Andre/Jane Parker-Smith
2. Cantata No.147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Cant No.147) - Celia Nicklin
3. Le Nozze Di Figaro, Act 1: Non Piu Andrai - Thomas Allen
4. Adagio - Iona Brown
5. Invitation To The Dance, Op.65 - Philharmonia Orch/Herbert Von Karajan
6. Nocturne No.2 in E-Flat, Op.9 No.2 - Rudolf Buchbinder
7. Aida, Act I: Se Quel Guerrier...Celeste Aida - Placido Domingo
8. La Gioconda, Act III: Dance Of The Hours - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
9. Peer Gynt: Morning - RPO/Sir Thomas Beecham
10. Karelia Ste, Op.1: I. Intermezzo - Halle Orch/Sir John Barbirolli
11. Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un Bel Di Vedremo - Montserrat Caballe
12. Facade: Popular Song - Halle Orch/Owain Arwel Hughes
13. Prld A L'apres-Midi D'un Faune - Peter Lloyd
14. Lohengrin, Act III: Prld - BPO/Klaus Tennstedt

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Beethoven, Schubert, Grieg, Prokofiev, Mndoyants, Sibelius, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov - Piano works - Nikita Mndoyants Manufacturer: Vista Vera ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002KHE16

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1.Rimsky-Korsakov-Rachmaninov. The flight of the Bumblebee. Beethoven. Sonata in f minor Op.2 No.1: 2.Allegro 3.Adagio 4.Menuetto: Allegretto 5.Prestissimo. 6.Schubert. Impromtu in B flat Major Op.142 No.3. Grieg. Depictions poetique Op.36: 7.Allegro ma non troppo 8.Allegro cantabile 9.Con moto 10.Andante con sentimento 11.Allegro moderato 12.Allegro scherzando. 13.Grieg. March of the Dwarfs (from Lyric pieces Op.54). Prokofiev. Six Visions Fugitives Op.22: 14.Molto giocoso (No.5) 15.Dolente (No.16) 16.Con vivacita (No. 11) 17.Poetico (No. 17) 18.Ridicolosamente (No. 10) 19.Feroce (No. 14). Nikita Mndoyants. Insects (Little suite for piano): 20.The Beatle 21.The Flea 22.The Fly 23.The Spider 24.The Dragon-fly. Nikita Mndoyants. Two pieces for piano, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Alexander Pushkin: 25.Anchar 26.Scherzino. Nikita Mndoyants. Sonatina No. 2: 27.Allegro 28.Andante 29.Presto. 30.Sibelius. Chant sans paroles Op.40 No.2. Recorded in Jean Sibelius Academy Hall, Helsinki, on March 7, 1999. Total time 66:23.

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Popular Sibelius Manufacturer: Beulah ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | 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 Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000002K26 Release Date: 1997-12-16

Tracks:

1. Finlandia Op. 26 - Karelia Suite Op. 11
2. Intermezzo
3. Ballade
4. Alla Marcia
5. Swan Of Tuonela (Leminkanen Legend Op. 22 No. 3) Cor Anglais Solo
6. En Saga Op. 9
7. Romance In C Major Op. 42

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Benchmark performances!.......2005-10-09

I knew about this famous conductor on a Sunday evening of March 1985 with a striking and fulminating performance of the Second Symphony. Since that moment I loved this version, I was engaged by the inner vision of Collins around Sibelius. He expresses precisely the epic sense and strong musicality far from those so well know hyper romantic approach that not only the basic structure of his works, but besides drawn badly and distort the strength and wide sense of the span of this beloved Finland 's supreme musical Ambassador.

This album finds in Finland one of the best versions ever recorded. Karelia Suite Op. 11 is played with such nostalgic flavor that seems to suggest a certain irony, specially in its first movement loaded of martial rhythm. The Ballade is permeated of mythic aureole, a lyricism out of this world

His swan of Tuonela remains as a supreme musical achievement. I have never heard another performance that equals it in what to intensity , poetic ardor an expressive rapture concerns.

En Saga is superbly played. Collins had this invisible instinct beneath the score that allowed him to extract the essential melodic nucleus.

The brief romance Op. 42 is filled with nuance and supreme dignity.

This album, my appreciated reader is one of the most fervent and passionate CD 's ever recorded and constitute by itself a true collector item.

I know it 's hard to get it. My efforts to get all the recorded material was crowned during an
untiring search, patient wait in a period of six long years: Amazon U.K, Amazon and other mechanisms, this volume, the Fourth Symphony and the Second I could get them in 1995 in New York. If you can not get them new, then go for some used items, you deserve to have these treasures.

The Third Symphony , being incapable to get it in format CD , I had to make a transfer LP-CD.

Go for these my kind reader. It will be a rewarding experience.

Track Listings:

1. Prokofiev, Chostakovitch, Schnittke: Cello Sonatas
2. Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Highlights) / Tebaldi
3. Puccini: Tosca (Highlights) / Karajan, Price
4. Quatuor Debussy plays Webern
5. Ravel, Honegger, Dukas, Chabrier, Debussy
6. Rozsa : Hungarian Sketches/ Sedares, New Zealand SO
7. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A major/Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A major
8. Schubert: Sonata in A/Impromtus
9. Serenade Op 11 / Schumann Variations Op 23
10. Sibelius: Orchestral Works (Tempest; King Christian II; Kuolema; Scenes Historiques, etc.)

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