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The Inc's princess of R&B returns with 'Only U' from her third album 'Concrete Rose'. The title track is backed with 'Turn It Up', 'Spend The Night' (non album) & 'Only U' (video). Murder Inc. 2005.

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Average customer rating: Mesmerizing set. La Divina's gift to the world. Breathtaking! Callas is Still Opera's Queen Grand The divine Callas

Callas: La Divina [Limited Edition] Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | 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 General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | 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 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 Bellini, Vincenzo | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Catalani, Alfredo | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Charpentier, Gustave | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Delibes, Leo | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 Gluck, Christoph W. | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Gounod, Charles | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cilea, Francesco | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Mascagni, Pietro | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Massenet, Jules | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Meyerbeer, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Ponchielli, Amilcare | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Puccini, Giacomo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Rossini, Gioacchino | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 Callas, Maria | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Maria Callas Live Maria Callas - Life and Art The Very Best Of Maria Callas ASIN: B000002S6V Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Madama Butterfly, Un Bel Di Vedremo
2. Carmen, Lamour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera)
3. La Wally, Ebben Ne Andro Lontana
4. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia, Una Voce Poco Fa
5. Norma, Casta Diva
6. Samson Et Dalila, Mon Coeur Souvre A Ta Voix
7. Rigoletto, Caro Nome
8. Verdi La Traviata, Sempre Libera
9. Romeo Et Juliette, Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve
10. Puccini: La Boheme
11. Don Giovanni
12. Cavalleria Rusticana
13. La Gioconda
14. Puccini: Gianna Schicchi
15. Puccini: Turandot
16. Puccini: Tosca

Tracks:

1. Divinites Du Styx
2. Les Tringles Des Sistres Tintaient
3. Surta E La Notte
4. In Quelle Trine Morbido
5. Ritorna Vincitor
6. Jai Perdu Mon Eurydice
7. Bolero: Merce Dilette Amiche
8. Depuis Le Jour
9. Donde Lieta Usci
10. Ah, Pour Ce Soir
11. Teneste La Promessa
12. O Don Fatale
13. Printemps Qui Commence
14. Compagne Teneri Appena
15. Ecco: Respiro Appena
16. Spargi Damaro Pianto

Tracks:

1. La Mamma Morta - Andrea Chenier
2. O Nume Tutelar - La Vestale
3. Je Ne Suis Que Faiblesse - Manon
4. Oh, Sara La Piu Bella....Tu, Tu Amore? - Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
5. Pres Des Remparts De Seville (Seguedille) Acte I - Carmen
6. Dunque Io Son Atto - Barbiere Di Siviglia
7. Dov' E L'indiana Bruna? - Lakme
8. Qui Radames Verra!...O Patria Mia - Aida
9. O Soave Fanciulla - La Boheme
10. Signore, Ascolta! - Turandor
11. Qual Fiamma Avea Nel Guardo...Hui! - Pagliacci
12. D'amor Sull' Ali Rosee - Trovatore
13. Vagliatemi Bene, Un Bene Piccolino - Madama Beutterfly
14. Ombra Leggiera - Dinorah

Tracks:

1. Interview
2. Interview
3. Interview
4. Interview
5. Interview
6. Interview
7. Interview
8. Interview
9. Interview
10. Interview
11. Interview

Amazon.com

In case there was a moment in your life when your suspected that Maria Callas was not a driving force in opera in the last half of this century, pick up this set. Apparently unable to give a dull performance, here we get Callas in La Divina as Rossini's flirty Rosina; Verdi's emotion-torn Aida; Catalani's unbelievably sad Wally (a classic performance, by which all others are measured); Bellini's Norma (ditto); Puccini's lovely, youthful Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi; the same composer's frigid, furious Turandot as well as his confused, desparate Manon Lescaut; Verdi's Loenoras--each noble; Meyerbeer's ditzy Dinorah and Delibes's loco Lakme (in some fabulous, high-flying coloratura singing); and at least a dozen more roles. While it's true that her control over her voice varies--the French coloratura arias, from Gounod and Thomas operas, can be pretty acidic--there's never an uninterested reading, never a once-over read-through. You'll get to know the characters as well as their music by hearing Callas as each heroine--indeed, this collection is like a who's who in opera. No music lover should be without it. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Mesmerizing set. La Divina's gift to the world........2006-07-30

I have listened to this 4-cd set numerous times and each occasion yields an abundant harvest. Maria Callas, one of my favorites, thrills, exalts, and saddens the listener to no end. You don't have to be a classical music fan to enjoy and be moved by this music. I cannot find words to substantially explain the beauty and meaning of this set.

Thank you La Divina.

Breathtaking!.......2006-06-11

I am no expert, I just love music. I bought this set in order to get an overview of what Callas offers, boy did I get more than I bargained for. There are many wonderful sopranos, I won't say this one or that one is better... its like good wine, what you choose to drink depends on your mood. Sutherland is purity, Bartoli is sheer joy, Callas is darkness. For me she is the Schubert of the voice and she can make me weep, that is her power, pure and simple.

Callas is Still Opera's Queen.......2005-01-25

With the apparent genius embedded in Callas' singing, it is no wonder that decades after her death, her voice will still echo within the chambers of our living rooms. Her great sense of the bel canto style, combined with the empassioned soul she juxtaposed into her performances, along with her amazing control over the three hundred (acclaimed conductor Nicola Rescigno said this) voices she had, are undeniably the reason why such a controversial singer survived the passing of time with a legion of fans still eager to submit to her amazing and passionate singing. She had the ability to chop a singular, monotonic-sounding instrument to convert it into a million shades of human emotion--something that no great singer was able to do today. She was the divine goddess of opera, able to command any listener to watch and listen to her declaim her roles. It was because of this that she was called "La Divina", and then many years later as "The Voice of the Century". But what defines a Voice of the Century, you might ask? It is the ability to live the life of a character all the while singing the lines, the melodies, the trills, and the embellishments required to bring a certain degree of drama into the role. Meaning there was no need for overornamentation, or such and so. Being the Voix du Secle didn't mean that you could sing coloratura roles so efficiently. If that were so, then Lily Pons would have been the Voice of the Century. Callas did so much more than that. She breathed life into opera, and turned it into the most illustrious and the most highly celebrated of all arts. No other singer can claim to have done that, no matter how amazing the range, how great the tonal quality whatsoever. Only Callas deserves such a title...and she truly was La Divina and The Voice of the Century.

I am also a big fan of Joan Sutherland. I just don't find it right for her to be tackling overly dramatic roles such as Norma, which her middle voices couldn't support. The middle voice is required for Bellini, you know. Joan Sutherland has a perfect vocal technique, but let me let you in on something divulged to me by an authority in music: Joan Sutherland never learned to read notes. She had a perfect sense of hearing, and it was Andre Previn and not Richard Bonynge who introduced the roles to her. Andre Previn would play a note on the piano, and she would just follow by singing. Surprising isn't it that the most celebrated coloratura of our age never learned to read notes? She has a great voice anyhow, but the only other thing that bothered me is that she didn't put her soul into singing. Although her voice remained in her throat until her 60's, the only reason that happened was because she didn't pour out her soul. Callas' technique, although one of the most attractive ever to have walked this planet (she could very well sing anything and be the character), was damaging to the vocal cords. Pouring your soul into the role has a tendency to scratch your instrument. Still, she was the Divine One, and she truly places first as my favorite soprano of all time.

Grand.......2004-05-21

Why won't this Callas-Hater leave Maria alone? If he hates her so much, why did he listen to all her recordings? I doubt that he did, bashing a perfect recording like Callas' Aida shows he hasn't heard it. Even Callas' enemies were floored by her Mexican performances. This collection is absolutely magnificent. La Divina will always be La Divina and no one comes close!

The divine Callas.......2004-05-08

An awesome collection of the most supreme voice in the world! Brava La Divina!!!!!

Average customer rating: A Compendium of Classic Marches

Frederick Fennell Conducts Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Octets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | 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 Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fennell: Suites 1 & 2 / Folk Song Suite / Toccata Marziale British and American Band Classics Frederick Fennell & the Eastman Wind Ensemble: Grainger; Persichetti... Gould: West Point Symphony; Hovhaness: Symphony No. 4 & Giannini: Symphony No. 3 Howard Hanson Conducts Howard Hanson ASIN: B000A5DLP6 Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. Hands Across The Sea
2. Father Of Victory
3. The Golden Ear
4. Old Comrades
5. March, Op.99
6. Valdres March
7. Inglesina
8. Knightsbridge March
9. The U.S. Field Artillery
10. The Thunderer
11. Washington Post
12. King Cotton
13. El Capitan
14. The Stars And Stripes Forever
15. Amerian Patrol
16. On The Mall
17. Lights Out
18. Barnum And Bailey's Favorite
19. Colonel Bogey
20. The Billboard

Tracks:

1. Country Gardens
2. Shepherd's Hey
3. Colonial Song
4. Children's March
5. The Immovable Do
6. Mock Morris
7. Handel In The Strand
8. Irish Tune From County Derry
9. Spoon River
10. My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
11. Molly On The Shore
12. I. Halcyon Days
13. II. Springtime In Angus
14. III. Youth Of Britain

Tracks:

1. I. Covent Garden
2. II. Westminster
3. III. Knightsbridge
4. I. Northwards
5. II. Eastwards
6. Pirate Dance From Goldilocks
7. Suite Of Carols (Excerpts)
8. A Christmas Festival
9. Sandpaper Ballet
10. Forgotten Dreams
11. Trumpeter's Lullaby
12. Penny-Whistle Song
13. Bulger's Holiday
14. I. The Irish Washerwoman
15. II. The Minstrel Boy
16. III. The Rakes Of Mallow
17. IV. The Wearing Of The Green
18. V. The Last Rose Of Summer
19. VI. The Girl I Left Behind

Tracks:

1. I. The Earle Of Oxford's Marche
2. II. Pavana
3. III. John Come Kisse Me Now
4. IV. The Mayden's Song
5. V. Wolsey's Wilde
6. VI. The Bells
7. Crown Imperial: A Coronation March
8. Hammersmith: Prelude And Scherzo, Op.52
9. I. Serenade
10. II. Spiritual
11. III. Celebration
12. Fanfare And Allegro

Customer Reviews:

A Compendium of Classic Marches.......2007-01-10

The performances contained herein are very good. I only wish there were more Sousa marches in the collection. However, those that are there are well-performed and the recording is very good.

Average customer rating: Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes

Janácek: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs Leos Janacek , Iva Bittová , ¿kampa Quartet , Vladimír Godár , and Skampa Quartet Manufacturer: Supraphon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Janácek, Leos | ( J ) | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elida Cikory Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs ASIN: B00061X9YC Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Tuzba (Desire)
2. Stst'/Steadiness
3. Lavecka (Bench)
4. Stesk (Woe) - Skampa Quartet
5. Obrk Mileho (Lover's Likeness)
6. Svatba Kom (Gnats Wedding)
7. Kouzlo (Charm)
8. Slib (Promise)
9. Orisek Lovy (Hazel Nut) - Skampa Quartet
10. La (Love)
11. Jablunka (Apple Tree)
12. Jabucko (Sweet Apple)
13. Co Je to Za Nebe (What Sky)
14. Safva C (Alderman's Daughter)
15. Cervenab(Little Red Apples)
16. Dobr(Good Hunt)
17. He Warden)
18. Kony Mil [My Lover's Horses]
19. Kv MilodejnLove Herbs)
20. Pcko (Posy)
21. LoucenMilou
22. Jindy a NynThen and Now)
23. T (Uneasy)
24. VzknMessage)
25. Belegrade (Belgrade) - Skampa Quartet
26. Milenec Vrah (Lover Killer)
27. Pomluva (Calumny)
28. LoucenParting)
29. Sirota (Lonely Soul)
30. Osamel Alone)
31. Komu Kytka (For Whom the Posy)
32. Z Od Mil (Love Shining)
33. Polajka (Thyme)
34. Kol(KolTown)
35. Psano (Love Letter)
36. Karafi(Carnation)
37. Rozmarsemary)
38. Pamy (Mementos)
39. Zpevulenka (Tender Little Tune)
40. Nejistota (Uncertainty)
41. Kukacka (Cuckoo)
42. Zahrcka (Fence)
43. Muzikanti (Musicians)
44. Vernost' (Faithfulness)
45. Bolavlava (Headache)
46. Osud (Fate)
47. Daleko ProvdanWedded Far Away)
48. Budk (Wakening)
49. Dobrada (Sound Advice)
50. Slzy echou (Tears of Comfort)
51. Koukol (Corncockle)
52. Kalina (Guelder Rose)
53. Pohreb Zbojnv

Customer Reviews:

Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa.......2006-05-09

This is a unique recording of Janacek's transcriptions of Moravian folk songs. Originally for piano and voice, they have been transcribed by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar for string quartet and (occasionally) three-voice male chorus. Here they are performed by renowned Czech singer and violinist Iva Bittova, accompanied by the Skampa Quartet and chorus. The effect is not so much of classical liede, but of authentic eastern European "popular" songs - the sonority of the string quartet adds to this in no small part. Janacek would be proud.

Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes.......2005-07-28

I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into when I bought this CD. I love Janacek, I love folk songs... how could I go wrong? Iva Bittova! I was concerned that she would have a 50yr old woobly voice, but instead what exists is a thin VERY nasal tone... perhaps she should be singing traditional Bulgarian music! The voice is expressive, just ugly.
The recording quality is not very good, either. On many of the tracks, Iva seems to be muffled and in the background of the recording.
Really - dont waste your time and money, unless you really would just like to have a recording of over 50 Janacek songs.

Average customer rating: Not the song but Ashanti iz propa fit

Only U, Pt. 1 Ashanti Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music CD Singles | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0007D08DE Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. Only U
2. Turn It Up
3. Spend The Night
4. Only U (Video)

Album Description

The Inc's princess of R&B returns with 'Only U' from her third album 'Concrete Rose'. The title track is backed with 'Turn It Up', 'Spend The Night' (non album) & 'Only U' (video). Murder Inc. 2005.

Album Details

Taken from her Third Album, "Concrete Rose", "Only U" Showcases Ashanti's Honey Smooth Vocals at their Best Tinged with her Trademark Inc Edge. Written by Ashanti and Once Again Produced by the Inc Ceo Irv Gotti and Seven Aurelius who is also Featured in the Video, "Only U" is a New Sound of Sleazy R&B Where Ashanti Mixes her Silky Voice with a Distinctive, Hypnotic, Electronic Beat.

Customer Reviews:

Not the song but Ashanti iz propa fit.......2005-02-23

yeah the song is alright and it has some tight beats too also it aint too bad but i reckon that she iz fiiiiiiiiiine yknowhatimsayin

Average customer rating:

Only U, Pt. 1 Ashanti Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music CD Singles | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0007D08DO Release Date: 2005-01-31

Tracks:

1. Only U
2. Turn It Up

Album Description

The Inc's princess of R&B returns with 'Only U' from her third album 'Concrete Rose'. The title track is b/w 'Turn It Up'. Murder Inc. 2005.

Album Details

Taken from her Third Album, "Concrete Rose", "Only U" Showcases Ashanti's Honey Smooth Vocals at their Best Tinged with her Trademark Inc Edge. Written by Ashanti and Once Again Produced by the Inc Ceo Irv Gotti and Seven Aurelius who is also Featured in the Video, "Only U" is a New Sound of Sleazy R&B Where Ashanti Mixes her Silky Voice with a Distinctive, Hypnotic, Electronic Beat.

Average customer rating: passion and beauty The best! Deeply satisfying One of the best CDs I've ever heard AND WHAT A RUSSIAN SOUL!

Dmitri Hvorostovsky - My Restless Soul Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Alexander Borodin , Sergei Rachmaninov , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , Dmitri Hvorostovsky , and Mikhail Arkadiev Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | 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 General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Moscow Nights Where Are You, My Brothers? Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Tchaikovsky & Verdi Arias I Met You, My Love Kalinka: Russian Folk Songs ASIN: B0000041A1 Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. Ah, If Only You Could For One Moment, Op. 38, No. 4
2. Amid The Din Of The Ball, Op. 38, No. 3
3. I Should Like In A Single Word
4. My Protector, My Angel, My Friend
5. It Happened In The Early Spring, Op. 38, No. 2
6. For The Shores Of Your Distant Homeland - Borodin
7. The Cloud Begin To Scatter, Op. 42, No. 3: The Clouds Begin To Scatter, Op. 42, No. 3 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
8. The Octave, Op. 45, No. 3 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
9. The Wave Breaks Into Spray, Op. 46, No. 1 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
10. I Bless You, Forests, Op. 47, No. 5
11. Not A Word, Beloved, Op. 6, No. 2
12. The Love Of A Dead Man, Op. 38, No. 5
13. On The Golden Cornfields, Op. 57, No. 2
14. Whether The Day Reigns, Op. 47, No. 6
15. We Sat Together, Op. 73, No. 1
16. Morning, Op. 4, No. 2 - Rachmaninoff
17. Child, You Are Beautiful Like A Flower, Op. 8, No. 2 - Rachmaninoff
18. How I Languish, Op. 21, No. 12 - Rachmaninoff
19. Spring Waters, Op. 14, No. 11 - Rachmaninoff

Customer Reviews:

passion and beauty.......2004-07-28

Similar to Hvorostovsky's 1991 release, Russian Romances, this collection of Russian songs by some of its most renown composers is brimming over with passion and soul. They are songs of love and loss, with solo piano accompaniment, and sung to perfection by one of the great voices of our time; Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has it all, emotional expression, technical skill, breath control and marvelous phrasing, and a dark honey sound that is recognizable after a note or two.

With eleven selections from Tchaikovsky, four from Rachmaninoff, three from Rimsky-Korsakov, and a tragic, solemn piece from Borodin set to words by Pushkin, the melodies abound, and some of my favorites are Rimsky Korsakov's The Clouds Begin to Scatter, Tchaikovsky's It Happened in the Early Spring and Not a Word Beloved, and Rachmaninoff's How I Languish.
Hvorostovsky is one of the finest interpreters this genre of music, and these superb renditions are a worthy addition to any Russian music collection.
Mikhail Arkadiev plays the piano accompaniment beautifully, and the sound balance between instrument and voice is excellent. The booklet insert has the lyrics in English and German, and total playing time is 57'26.

The best!.......2001-12-26

After seeing Mr. Hvorostovsky in the Met playing Germont, I knew that this is something new, I have never heared before. This beautiful c.d of russian songs could not have been sung better. Buy it!!!

Deeply satisfying.......2001-11-23

This is another five-star recording from the most exciting baritone in opera today. This CD finds him in familiar territory, singing Russian songs as only he can. His phrasing is superb, and his dark baritone adds a haunting dimension to the many reflective numbers presented here.

It is difficult to pick out highlights from this outstanding collection of Tschaikovsky, Borodin et al, but I was particularly taken with the four Rachmaninov songs that conclude the CD. Child, You Are Beautiful Like a Flower is as lovely as its title suggests, and Hvorostovsky sings it in his tenderest fashion. For complete contrast, Spring Waters is given a bravura treatment as the baritone unleashes all the power at his disposal - a thrilling conclusion to the CD.

Hvorostovsky is ably supported throughout by pianist Mikhail Arkadiev, and the sound quality is good, though a tad distorted in Spring Waters. (Perhaps the recording engineers couldn't cope with the voice in full throttle?!) Highly recommended.

One of the best CDs I've ever heard.......2000-12-19

This is an outstanding CD in every way - a wonderful program, featuring singing that is tremendously beautiful and exciting. Hvorostovsky doesn't just sing the Tchaikowsky songs, he lives them! (And he champions them in the way that Schwarzkopf and Fischer-Dieskau championed Hugo Wolf.) Throughout this recital, he is partnered by Mikhail Arkadiev, a stupendous pianist and a deeply sensitive accompanist. Their performance of Rachmaninoff's "Spring Waters" is one of the most thrilling things I've ever heard. This is a real treasure!

AND WHAT A RUSSIAN SOUL!.......1999-06-06

One of the first recordings by this absolutely dynamic young baritone. 'For the Shores of Your Distant Homeland' and 'The Love of a Dead Man' are enough to send shivers up one's spine, and the more delicate songs come across with appropriate tone and control. The Hvorostovsky disc I would recommend for someone listening for the first time.

Average customer rating: There's only 1-U

There is Only 1-U ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000047GEG Release Date: 1998-10-26

Tracks:

1. Big Smile
2. Hey Baby
3. Love's in Bloom
4. Darlin'
5. A Fool 4 U
6. Real Soon
7. Some Days
8. I Found a Love
9. Day by Day
10. Warm Weather Blues
11. Bonus Track (Untitled)

Album Description

This album is pure pop! The more you listen, the more you find yourself wanting to listen! Each song is different, but memorable...the combination of ballads, dance music, and lyrical charm will keep you whistling and singing these tunes! This third release from a most surprising and talented artist is the best yet - until recently a regional secret, this CD is now being enjoyed as far away as Australia! If you loan it to a friend, you'll be buying another!

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There's only 1-U.......2000-10-01

I love this CD. Nothing beats seeing this talented performer in person, but this collection of his own compositions goes with me everywhere. The melodies have that staying power that keeps me humming them for hours after I stop listening. In the car, I sometimes turn up the volume and sing along. At home, in the evenings, I lower the sound and it makes for a very pleasant mood enhancer while I am working. For great listening pleasure, I highly recommend this CD. No one's collection of great music is complete without this one.

Average customer rating: Another shift in direction

I Can Only Disappoint U, Pt. 1 Mansun Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Visi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004W3LZ Release Date: 2001-12-24

Tracks:

1. I Can Only Disappoint U [Single Mix]
2. Decisions, Decisions
3. Repair Man

Album Description

First single off the UK indie guitar-pop act's third album,'Little Kix'. Tracks, 'I Can Only Disappoint U (Single Mix)', 'Decisions Decisions (Non-LP) & 'Repair Man (Non-LP).Paul Draper (Vox) said of the single track, 'It has the samesweeping, cinematic feel as 'Wide Open Space', the same atmospherics'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Another shift in direction.......2000-08-08

I Can Only Dissapoint You, the first single off "Little Kix" is yet again another change of direction. Leaving behind the psychotic racket of "Six" this finds the group sounding more like Wide Open Space than Being a Girl. Paul Draper's singing has never been this good, he hits some wonderful high notes throughout. The lyrics are typically Mansun, revelling in misery, "I Can Only Dissapoint You/Cos I always Let You Down/Always." Overall the song has a tragic, romantic quality to it which is definitley uncharacteristic for Mansun. The romantic/soulful angle is explored fully on "Little Kix."

Although this cannot be called Mansun by the numbers there is a familiar feeling to it which is perhaps one of its strengths. The B-sides are all typically good, "My Idea of Fun" is a particular highlight. Chad's first writing effort "Golden Stone" is also damned good.

While ICODY is perhaps not as good a single as "Electric Man" (a guaranteed future release) it is still far superior to everything in the indie scene at the moment. Certainly one of the best of this year.

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Ives: Songs, Vol.2 Manufacturer: Unicorn (U.K.) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001PCW Release Date: 1993-12-07

Tracks:

1. In Summer Fields
2. In the Alley
3. Religion
4. Luck and Work
5. The Cage
6. Grantchester
7. Premonitions
8. Nov. 2, 1920
9. Duty
10. from 'Lincoln, the Great Commoner'
11. Thoreau
12. Walt Whitman
13. The Greatest Man
14. So may it be! (The Rainbow)
15. Walking
16. August
17. September
18. December
19. Autumn
20. Afterglow
21. from the 'Incantation'
22. Spring Song
23. At Sea
24. Tarrant Moss
25. Waltz
26. Romanzo di Central Park
27. Canon
28. Mirage
29. Maple Leaves
30. Charlie Rutlage
31. The Camp-Meeting

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This Must Be a Dream Michael Grant Manufacturer: Mad Planet Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dance Hall | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA8IIO Release Date: 2005-03-08

Tracks:

1. You Got Me Down Again
2. This Must Be a Dream
3. (Sittin'on) The Dock of the Bay
4. Getaway

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1. Original Block Party Edits [Import]
2. Other Directions [Import]
3. Phat Global, Vol. 1
4. Plus 8 Classics, Vol. 2: 1993-1994
5. Porcelain [CD-single] [Import]
6. Queer for the Ear, Vol. 2
7. Ready for Romance [Import]
8. Release
9. Release Yourself
10. Robot Rock [CD-single] [Enhanced]

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Royal Festivals at Versailles (Box Set) [Box set]

Modern Swedish Piano Music

Music: Just Like Mom Used to Make

Palm Trees & Power Lines [Import]

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Mega 3 Collection: Hardcore Christian Rock

Perfect Day [Import]

Next Time Around

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Nonsuch [Original recording remastered]

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