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Average customer rating: hmmmm Good Introduction but poor quality Tchaikovsky's Greatest Pieces of Music great music poorely performed. Great!

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Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
3. Dance Of The Flutes
4. Scene
5. Waltz
6. Dance of the Swans
7. Scene 2
8. Hungarian Dance
9. III. Scherzo
10. I. Adagio; Allegro Non Troppo
11. II. Allegro Con Grazia
12. III. Allegro Molto Vivace
13. II. Andante Cantabile
14. Capriccio Italien In A Major, Op. 45
15. Marche Slave In B Flat, Op. 31
16. June - Michael Ponti
17. II. Andantino Simplice - Felicja Blumental
18. Coronation March
19. Eugen Onegin: Waltz
20. Romeo & Juliet: Fantasy-Overture
21. Serenade For Strings: II. Waltz
22. Sleeping Beauty: Tempo Di Valse
23. String Quartet In D Major, Op. 11: Andante Cantabile
24. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35: III. Allegro Vivacissimo - Aaron Rosand
25. 1812 Overture, Op. 49: Excerpt

Customer Reviews:

hmmmm.......2005-09-14

definitely not the best rendition of the popular suite.on the other hand,try finding another one.
stuff is edited,bludgeoned,rather.
tempos verge on comical.
rather disapointing,I really needed a nice version of the sugar plum faerie dance.
will probably stick to Wendy Carlos's,cheesy,runningly cheesy,blue cheese smelly,even,as it might be,still holds the original pace and campy pomp.

...not nuch of a cheese shop is it?
-it's fairly clean.
certainly not contaminated by Cleese!

Good Introduction but poor quality.......2005-09-12

This is a good introduction to Tchaikovsky for the beginner that gives a broad sampling of his work. Considering the price, it's a good value if someone is just wanting to begin exploring classical music or Tchaikovsky in particular.
However, the sound quality on this albumn is quite poor and there are much higher quality Tchaikovsky recordings available.

Tchaikovsky's Greatest Pieces of Music.......2000-09-04

Here are some of Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky's greatest works. His Nutcraker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty ballets are the most famous in the repoirtaire. The Symphony No. 5 and 6 are very excellent symphonic orchestrations. However, despite all the good stuff in here from the Russian master, the performers and conductors cannot surpass the beauty and artistry that such Tchaikovsky music masters as Dorati, Markevitch and Ormandy are. So if you want quality Tchaikovsky, get those conductor renditions. However, for a Tchaikovsky beginner, these pieces will get you hooked. This is a good cd to begin with for a Tchaikovsky listener. I am a Tchaikovsky listener ever since a friend recommended his glorious works to me. I am a Mozart fan but Tchaikovsky is undoubtedly the greatest Romantic composer of all time. He combines Russian melodies (Russian dances, mazurkas, waltzes) and gives them a definite Western romantic feel. He was friends with such noted Romantic composers as Camille Saint Saens, known to create such marvelous music of the era- Carnival of the Animals (now popular through Dysney) and Danse Macabre, to name only a small portion. Tchaikovsky also adored Mozart and although he is not exactly a Classical composer, he greatly admires the beauty of Mozart's works. Three cheers for Tchaikovsky !

great music poorely performed........1999-09-18

T. is my favourite composer but the interpretation on this CD is rather like a good effort in high shool

Great!.......1999-04-18

I think that Peter Tchaikovsky is one of the greatest composers ever. His Nutcracker suite and Capriccio Italien are wonderful pieces of music, as well as the rest of his pieces! This CD is definetly worth owning if you like classical music.

Average customer rating: Intimate worship experiance Don't ignore this cd if you own All My Days The Heart of Christ The Heart of Christ Five stars is not enough

Created to Worship Rita Springer Manufacturer: Rocketown ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Christian General | Christian & Gospel | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Christian General | Christian & Gospel | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Effortless All I Have Rise Up Faith Facedown ASIN: B00005LMZ6 Release Date: 2001-07-03

Tracks:

1. Fall On Me
2. Phenomenon
3. Freedom Reigns
4. Mansion
5. Moving With The Lamb
6. You Are Still Holy
7. Created To Worship
8. Like You Jesus
9. Holy Spirit One
10. Resting

Customer Reviews:

Intimate worship experiance.......2005-08-27

Rita Springer is one of my favorite singers. I first heard Rita on an older Vineyard CD. I was drawn to her intimate and passionate lyrics. Her love for Jesus and her surrender to him is so evident in the songs that she writes. I have seen her in live before and she takes you before the throne. I use her music in my own personal worship times. She has a beautiful voice that is hard to compare. My favorite songs on this album are "A Fragrant Offering", "Holy Spirit Come", "Resting", "Fall On Me". It is so hard to find favorites. I highly recommend this album to you along with all her other albums.

Don't ignore this cd if you own All My Days.......2002-04-29

I was under the impression for a while that this cd was a "compilation" of some of Rita's music from "All My Days" with some of her older music. Not true. Some of the same songs are here, but they are mixed differently. This is a live album. It is not like other live albums where it is one long recorded concert and you can hear the audience throughout. If you love "All My Days" you will love the live quality of this cd - plus you will get to hear portions of some songs that were not included on "All My Days".

Rita is by far the musician that has the greatest personal impact on my life in a long time. She truly worships God. There is never a question when listening to her heart on this album or any of her others, that her music is not about her - it's about God - period. I love that. There is no attempt to impress the listener with vocal or instrumental talent here - simply an invitation to join in a journey. My all time favorite Rita Springer song is on this album - "Freedom Reigns", a song that literally proclaims the verse found in a letter to the Corinthians, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Freedom". The song "Moving with the Lamb" is an incredibly sweet and personal proclamation of relationship with Christ.

Rita's music has become an integral part of my personal devotional time. Her music cuts to the quick, gets to the point, goes straight to the Throne, does not pass go, does not collect two hundred dollars. For those of you that have been searching for "something better" than much of the Christian musical fare offered, here it is. If I could only own one cd - this would be it. This is why God created music.

The Heart of Christ.......2002-01-18

Rita Springer has such a heart for worship. She reminds us of how Awesome God is and how much He loves us. She also encourages us to chase after Him. Her music is passionate and genuine! Get this CD! You won't be sorry!

The Heart of Christ.......2002-01-18

Rita Springer has such a heart for worship. She reminds us of how Awesome God is and how much He loves us. She also encourages us to chase after Him. Her music is passionate and genuine! Get this CD! You won't be sorry!

Five stars is not enough.......2002-01-08

Actually I feel back giving it just five stars. It is that good of a CD. I heard her live at TheOOZE.com's conference in Seattle and she was even better than that CD. You will not regreat buying this CD or hearing her live.

The song writing, the piano, her voice, and the production are all excellent.

Average customer rating: Much more than I thought it would be excellent worship for those who understand Worship in Spirit and in Truth Annointed and Awesome Awesome!

Effortless Rita Springer Manufacturer: Floodgate Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Created to Worship All I Have Rise Up Faith Beautiful People ASIN: B00006GA27 Release Date: 2002-08-20

Tracks:

1. Worth It All
2. You Still Have My Heart
3. About God
4. I Want The Joy
5. I Can Only Imagine
6. No Eye Has Ever Seen
7. Spontaneous Song
8. Holy Visitation
9. Holy
10. Come Lord
11. Just To Know
12. Intimate Stranger
13. This Was Good
14. Effortless

Customer Reviews:

Much more than I thought it would be.......2004-04-16

I bought the CD for "I Can Only Imagine," but was amazed that it was my least favorite on the CD. "Holy Visitation" is awesome as well as "Come Lord." This CD is for someone who wants to engage in worship. David Ruis did a great job producing this CD and getting the "worship feel" out of Rita! Man what a great CD. Pleasantly surprised.

excellent worship for those who understand.......2004-03-07

I was so blessed and excited to discover Rita Springer's music several months ago. If you are a worshipper, you would know at once that this music is about worship and not just singing.

Another detail that has actually stolen my heart was this crisp in Rita's voice. In my church we have both much powerful worship and radical spiritual warfare as well as praying in the spirit. And you know can tell somebody is a prayer warrior when you hear this crisp in his or her voice. When I heard Rita, I knew that she is not just another religious singer but a worshipper familiar with anointing and spiritual breakthrough.

Worship in Spirit and in Truth.......2003-03-06

Rita's worship strikes a chord that puts me instantly in tune with the Spirit, she is amazing. For 2+ years my wife and I had the pleasure to have Rita as our Worship leader at the Seattle Vineyard. What amazed us most was that she was oblivious to the fact that she was leading worship, she just closed her eyes and worshipped the Lord, with every fiber of her being. And in doing so she ushered the church into an intimacy with Christ that I had never experience before and now continually yearn for. When I listen to her CDs I can picture her on the keyboard, with her eyes closed, swaying a little and simply, intensely, and honestly worshiping Jesus in Spirit and in Truth. I am imensely happy that through her CDs others can experience true worship by a true worshiper of Christ.

Rita, we love you.

Annointed and Awesome.......2003-02-17

I was introduced to this singer when my church's dance ministry prepared for praise and worship with Holy Visitation. What an annointed singer, her voice goes with you into His presence. She has an undescribeable power and is truly called by Him to minister through music. What a voice, what a wonderful gift from God. What an annointed singer. I hope she knows how many people she is blessing with her annointed and awesome ministry.

Awesome!.......2003-01-24

Rita's voice is incredible - so much ministry flows through her that you can't help but be lost in her music!

Average customer rating: Bodene Real Worship Wow! Expensive worship I Have To Believe

I Have to Believe Rita Springer Manufacturer: Floodgate Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Created to Worship Effortless Faith Rise Up All I Have ASIN: B000AMPYZO Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. I Have To Believe
2. You Are Good
3. Captured
4. Rain Down
5. I Will Rejoice
6. O God Of Mine
7. You're More Than A Friend
8. My Hero
9. Rise Up
10. Everywhere
11. Those Were the Days
12. Love With Justice

Album Description

Produced by Nathan Nockles (Watermark, Matt Redman), with additional production by Margaret Becker, and mixed by Shane Wilson (Third Day, Switchfoot) I Have To Believe is Rita's first studio project in 3 years. Rita's signature deep voice is accented by strong melodies and straight ahead worship. These songs are sure to become standards in many churches worldwide.

Customer Reviews:

Bodene.......2007-04-03

What an Awesome Soulful Voice!! Rita literally rings the bells of the Steeple with her golden-rich vocals. Her music transends a good majority of the current Christian "Radio Play" today. Rita Brings the listener In to her inner circle of Worship and Praise; its a feeling of Closeness that cannot be experienced by alot of todays contemporary music. An Must Album, for those who take their relationship with The LORD serioulsy.

Real Worship.......2007-03-24

I was introducted to Rita Springer's worship music at a women's retreat and found this CD shortly after. The lyrics continue to resonate in me. "Everywhere" stole my heart from the first listen, but "I Have to Believe" has ministered to me on many a hard day. Its full of the sound of a woman's heart for her Lord. What a blessing.

Wow!.......2007-03-21

This CD is so fantastic. Rita Springer is amazing. The title track is beautiful and has a message that anyone facing fear or doubt could find hope in. It is worth much more that what I paid for it!

Expensive worship.......2006-09-18

This music IS awesome. A while back, I contacted the agent online to see if she would come and sing at our church. To my disbelief- they sent me a list of items that were criteria for her: Nothing short of a baby grand piano, 3000.00 for first class plane tickets, hotel room and a certain temp. bottled water and the list went on. I guess I will just buy the music!

I Have To Believe.......2006-07-13

I really like Rita Springer and I really like this cd. It ministers to me in a big way and I would recommend it to anyone.

Average customer rating: Awful...truly witless, vulgar and awful. Lucky me. I saw it on TV The most offensive show ever written. Tragic lives, large and small. Amazing, this show is my guilty pleasure!

Jerry Springer: the Opera Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: [title of show] (2006 Original Off-Broadway Cast) Evil Dead: The Musical (2006 Original Off-Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Jerry Springer (Pvg) 110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast) ASIN: B0000TSRII Release Date: 2004-01-06

Tracks:

1. Overtly-Ture Full Company
2. Audience Very Plainsong
3. Ladies & Gentlemen
4. Have Yourselves A Good Time
5. Bigger Than Oprah Winfrey
6. Foursome Guests
7. I've Been Seeing Someone Else
8. Chick With A Dick
9. Talk To The Hand
10. Adverts 1
11. Intro To Diaper Man
12. Diaper Man
13. Montel Cums Dirty
14. This Is My Jerry Springer Moment
15. Mama Gimmee Smack On The A**Hole
16. I Wanna Sing Something Beautiful
17. Adverts 2
18. First Time I Saw Jerry
19. Backstage Scene
20. Poledancer
21. I Just Wanna Dance
22. It Has No Name
23. Some Are Descended From Angels
24. Jerrycam
25. Klan Entrance/End Of Act One
26. Gloomy Nurses
27. Purgatory Dawning
28. Eat Excrete
29. Haunting
30. Him Am The Devil
31. Every Last Mother F**Ker Should Go Down
32. Grilled & Roasted
33. Transition Music
34. Once In Happy Realms Of Light
35. F**K You Talk
36. Satan & Jesus Spat
37. Adam & Eve & Mary
38. Where Were You?
39. Behold God
40. Marriage Of Heaven & Hell
41. This Is My Cheesey
42. Jerry It Is Finished
43. Jerry Eleison
44. Please Don't Die
45. Take Care
46. Martin's Richard-Esque Finale De Grand Fromage
47. Play Out

Album Description

The Jerry Springer phenomenon hits the West End as the biggest smash hit musical for years transfers from the National Theatre in an explosive, filthy, funny and brilliantly original show that has had critics and punters alike falling over themselves to praise this ultimate pairing of high and low art. This double album was recorded live during the show's sell-out run at the National, capturing every outrageous minute of the show they have called ''the biggest thrill for decades''. Sony. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Awful...truly witless, vulgar and awful........2006-07-09

I can't believe the ratings on this score...4's and 5's? Really? This score is truly awful. Written in a one-joke operatic style that quickly becomes excrutiatingly boring...wit and style is replaced with crudeness and vulgarity (granted it's Jerry Springer-inspired) in the libretto.

The performances are fine, but one listena to these discs (which takes forever) and you note three things: the audience is truly unresponsive to the show (a live recording was a poor choice)...the idea itself is intriguing and might have worked in more talented hands...and, there is absolutely no reason to ever listen to this score again.

I'll be truly surprised if it survives in New York, if indeed it ever makes the crossing. A major disappointment.

Lucky me. I saw it on TV.......2006-05-23

Since I'm currently living in Australia, I have been blessed to see the BBC live broadcast of Jerry Springer, the Opera, on television. I was stunned and enthralled, taped the repeat performance the next day, and have watched it many times since. The staging is no less brilliant than the singing and acting. The casting is more than perfect, it's inspired. I can't see how any other production could ever match it. I raved to everyone I know and invited them over for a viewing. Most said they were sure they would hate it, but once they saw it, they entirely changed their minds. How could they not? This is one of the greatest theatrical experiences of all time - a work of original genius on the grand scale. Question: since this marvelous video production exists,why isn't available in the US? I want so much to give it as a gift to my hosts on my upcoming trip to America, but the US and OZ use different video systems. I looked into Amazon and found only the CD. Why doesn't Amazon acquire distribution rights for the video?

The most offensive show ever written........2005-12-15

If you're the type whose conscience bruises easily, click the back button on your browser immediately and don't turn back, lest ye be turned into a pillar of salt.

Jerry Springer: the Opera is not for the faint of heart. The playful, un-PC cheekiness only hinted at in shows like Avenue Q and The Producers is on full, raunchy display here.

The first act plays like a musicalized and uncensored version of a typical episode of the television show, where adulterers and fetishists are given an international forum to come unhinged, while the guests with the least fault to bear are stripped of their humanity and mocked.

But it's the second and third acts that are raising eyebrows the world over. In them, Jerry Springer goes to Hell after getting shot (in one of the most deliriously outrageous act one finales ever staged). There, he is forced to host a version of his show in the afterlife, featuring Satan, Adam, Eve, Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and God Himself as his guests.

Anyone with half an imagination to devote to that scenario can only imagine that Biblical characters + Jerry Springer Show = a delicious recipe for controversy (or, as one church in England put it, "high blasphemy").

It should be said that this show has also been condemned as anti-American. This is preposterous; with the exception of some brief but highly satirical "commercial breaks" (that poke fun at Americans' love of Viagra, Jesus, guns and more), this musical is about as anti-American as the Jerry Springer show itself.

Musically, the score is incredibly rich. It is written in a traditionally presentational operatic style (the only character who doesn't sing all of his dialogue throughout the show is our host, Jerry Springer), but is thoroughly infused with rock, jazz and theatrical tonalities. Indeed, some of the ballads here could, if stripped of their ridiculous contexts, easily be inserted into any serious book musical. The singers are all incredible. They range from classically trained voices, to musical theatre veterans, to rock/pop-type singers -- a mixture as eclectic as the guest list of a typical Jerry Springer show.

But, above and beyond any hype, what is so incredibly groundbreaking about this opera is the way the music and especially the lyrics effortlessly transition from mildly offensive pastiche, into wildly offensive light opera, and then into incredibly moving high opera. The third act finale of this show packs a genuine emotional wallop the likes of which I haven't experienced in a theatre since the first time I saw Les Miserables.

It feels weird to type that about something called "Jerry Springer: the Opera" -- but there you have it.

It would be nice to see this opera get a highly polished studio recording someday, but in the meantime, you don't need to feel as if you're "settling" by purchasing this CD, because even though this recording is live, the quality is very high.

Tragic lives, large and small. .......2005-12-13

Passion. Betrayal. Lust. Anger. Vengeance. Grand emotions, often enlisted to give classic opera its grandeur.

But what if these emotions lie in the heart not of a jilted Rhinemaiden nor a jealous valkyrie, but a trailer-dwelling beautician from Dubuque? Can we sing about them in the same way? That's the conceit behind this extraordinary piece of theatre...that even the lowliest amongst us live lives of high drama in our own heads.

That's act one. Act two turns the tables. What if the players in the grandest, most noble story of them all--the passion of the Christ--were to be reunited in a Jerry Springer-style face-off? With all the attendant petty bickering, squabbling and mean spiritedness?

I saw the show in London, and it truly blew me away. The line between the sacred and the profane, the noble and the venal, the tragic and the silly: these lines aren't just crossed, they're twisted, mangled and torched.

You'll find yourself laughing at the sheer absurdity of swear words sung to high opera. But there's something deeper going on here...the grand music and base sentiments made me question how vain we human beings can be if we think our grubby little lives are important enough to be considered the stuff of tragedy.

Some of my fellow reviewers decry the prolific swearing. But it's the most artful obscenity I've heard in a long time. OK, it would be juvenile for an actor on stage to call another character a c**t. But it's another thing entirely if the character is Satan himself, and a twenty-strong choir of angels, sings in perfect harmony and arpeggio, "he's a c**t, a c**t, a c**ty, c**ty, c**ty, c**ty, c**ty, c**ty, c**ty, c**ty, c**********************t!" Blurs the line between the sacred and profane, indeed.

(Sorry, Amazon, there's no way to discuss this record without some allusion to the lyrics!)

Some reviewers have noted that this recording features a live performance, with an audience likely chosen for its enthusiastic response. The fidelity is not so bad, considering. After all, operatic voices at full volume are pretty easy for a mike to pick up.

Buy this CD, and when the show hits Broadway, brave the inevitable mobs of fundie protesters to buy a ticket. It's worth it.

Amazing, this show is my guilty pleasure!.......2005-10-14

I have to say, I cannot wait until this show makes it debut on Broadway. But then again, it sounds so much better and it should stay in London. It's pefect comedy satire!

I purchased "professionally taped" Jerry Springer: The Opera video at a book sale, and I have gotten through half of it, I will say that it is an AMAZING musical.

It's everything I wanted to see in a Broadway show but I was afraid to voice it. This musical is delightful, witty, and the talent is amazing.

The best song for me currently is "Talk to the Hand", I find myself humming it when I think of the man who was cheating on his wife with another woman, then cheating on both of them with a transvestite.

It'd probably be best if you see this show, but still--buy this cd! Imported or not, London is always lovely!

Average customer rating: Kleiber's genius is the key here A safe choice for a recording of "Der Freischutz" brava, Janowitz, brava, Mathis Es ist gut... GOTHIC GLORY

Weber: Der Freischütz Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Janowitz, Gundula | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Weber, Carl Maria von | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gounod: Romeo Et Juliette Verdi - Falstaff / Gobbi · Schwarzkopf · Moffo · Karajan Wagner: Tristan und Isolde Beethoven: Fidelio Verdi: Macbeth ASIN: B000006145 Release Date: 1998-04-14

Tracks:

1. Der Freischiitz: Overture
2. Der Freischiitz: No. 1 Introduktion
3. Der Freischiitz: Was Gibt's Hier?
4. Der Freischiitz: No. 2 Terzett Mit Chor
5. Der Freischiitz: Ein Braver Mann
6. Der Freischiitz: No. 3 Walzer
7. Der Freischiitz: Rezitativ Und Arie
8. Der Freischiitz: Kamerad
9. Der Freischiitz: No. 4 Lied
10. Der Freischiitz: Bruderherz!
11. Der Freischiitz: No. 5 Arie
12. Der Freischiitz: No. 6 Duett
13. Der Freischiitz: So! Da Oben Mag Ich Den Herrn Uraltervater
14. Der Freischiitz: No. 7 Ariette
15. Der Freischiitz: Und Der Bursch Nicht Minder Schon!
16. Der Freischiitz: No. 8 Szene Und Arie
17. Der Freischiitz: Meine Agathe!
18. Der Freischiitz: No. 9 Terzett

Tracks:

1. Der Freischutz: No. 10 Finale
2. Der Freischutz: No11 Entr'acte
3. Der Freischutz: Herrliches Jagdwetter!
4. Der Freischutz: No. 12 Kavatine
5. Der Freischutz: Du Hast Dich Dazugehalten!
6. Der Freischutz: No13 Romanze, Razitativ Und Arie
7. Der Freischutz: Nun Mub Ich Aber Den Kranz Holen!
8. Der Freischutz: No. 14 Volkslied
9. Der Freischutz: No. 15 Jagerchor
10. Der Freischutz: Genug Der Freuden Des Mahles
11. Der Freischutz: No. 16 Finale
12. Der Freischutz: Wer Legt Auf Ihn So Strengen Bann?

Amazon.com

Der Freischütz is one of the great milestones in the history of opera. The resounding success of its premiere in 1821 practically made it a manifesto for German Romantic opera, one that would become a significant formative influence on Wagner. Although it has its roots in the Singspiel tradition exemplified by Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Der Freischütz cut new ground with its potent mixture of supernatural elements, dreams, folk melodies, evocations of nature, and symphonic tone painting. Here, von Weber exploited his brilliant orchestral imagination--using, for example, carefully divided string tremolos and a gleaming choir of four horns--to maximum effect. This legendary recording from 1973 was Carlos Kleiber's first studio project, and the scrupulous attention he lavished on the score resulted in an interpretation that continues to sound bold, fresh, and authoritative. The Dresden Staatskapelle plays in top form, whether in tenderly sprung wind solos or in the truly spooky atmospherics of the famous Wolf's Glen scene. Peter Schreier's dark, pungent tenor is something of an acquired taste, but he gives fervent voice to the despair of hunter/protagonist Max. Gundula Janowitz sings with stirring beauty and enriches the two-dimensional character of Max's beloved Agathe with remarkable depth, revealing both her innocence and her agonized foreboding. And Theo Adam delivers a thoroughly spiteful, loathesome vocal portrait of the nefarious Kaspar, whose pact with the devil Samiel goes awry. For a work that is not performed nearly as often as it deserves to be, this recording is essential. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Kleiber's genius is the key here.......2006-08-19

For most listeners, taking on faith that this legendary recording really is great, there's nothing to be disappointed by. Before Carlos Kleiber came to the score, Der Freischutz was a comfortable staple in German opera houses, to be absorbed along with strudel and beer as an accepted thing. Kleiber set the music on fire, and it's due to him that every moment is riveting. DG's 1973 sonics, to tell the truth, are a bit edgy and thin, but the new remastering is a step forward.

The detractors at Amazon have a point about the singing. If you aren't tuned in to Kleiber as the opera's driving force, picking at Peter Schreier (too thin and screechy for the role of Max), Gundula Janowitz (cool and a bit hooty as Agathe), and Theo Adam (curdled tone, dull portrayal) comes easily enough. But no rival Freischutz is perfeclty cast, and the fiendishly difficult role of Max never found its perfect exponent in Fritz Wunderlich, who died before he could record it.

Taking all the minuses into account, the singers are imperfect but very fine, and by subsuming themselves to Kleiber's vision, they give us a Freischutz unmatched on records.

A safe choice for a recording of "Der Freischutz".......2005-12-15

Source: 1973 studio recording made at VEB Deutsche Schallplaten, Berlin (in what was then very carefully designated as the DDR or German Democratic Republic.)

Sound: Good 1970s Deutsche Grammophon stereo.

Cast: Agathe - Gundula Janowitz; Annchen - Edith Mathis; Max - Peter Schreier; Kaspar - Theo Adam; Ottokar - Bernd Weikl; Kuno - Siegfried Vogel; Hermit - Franz Crass; Kilian - Gunther Leib; First Bridesmaid - Renate Hoff, Second Bridesmaid - Brigitte Pfretzschner; Third Bridesmaid - Renate Krahmer; Fourth Bridesmaid - Ingeborg Springer. Conductor - Carlos Kleiber with the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Rundfunkchor Leipzig.

Dialogue cast: Agathe - Regine Jeske; Annchen - Ingrid Hille; Max - Hans Jorn Weber; Kaspar / Samiel - Gerhard Paul; Ottokar - Otto Mellies; Kuno - Gerd Biewer; Hermit - Franz Crass; Kilian - Günther Leib; Royal Huntsman - Friedrich Wilhelm Junge; Royal Bodyguard - Achim Schmidtchen; Gamekeeper - August Hutten.

Reading Amazon reviews can sometimes be quite revelatory. In this case, before one listens to a single bar of the performance it is clear that there is something odd about the conducting. There is an air of protesting too much about the praise accorded to it. On the other hand, the singers seem to have attracted relatively little comment--potentially an ominous portent for an opera.

Well, on listening to the opera, I find that the singers aren't worth much in the way of comment. Janowitz and Adam are the best of the bunch and, truth to tell, that isn't particularly high praise. Peter Schreier is one of those acquired tastes that I have no intention of acquiring. He's not bad, not really, but who would go out of their way to hear him? He makes the egregious Hans Hopf on the old recordings conducted by Furtwangler and Erich Kleiber sound positively ... musical by comparison. The rest of the singing cast is appropriately competent, neither more nor less.

I specifically mention the singing cast because this is one of those lame productions in which some fool of a producer has decided that singers are incapable of speaking. Voice actors do the dialogue passages, a practice that virtually guarantees disaster, for the voices of the actors never match those of the singers and because such actors invariably overdo it by performing in what they fondly imagine to be an operatic style. Such casting costs this recording one star, all by itself. And the casting of a single voice actor to hold conversations with himself as Kaspar AND Samiel is simply perverse!

This, we are informed, is Kleiber Minor's first big-time recording, and it shows it. There are passages which are indisputably very good. There are passages which are just plain strange. What there unquestionably is not is a self-consistent and convincing vision of what "Der Freischutz"is all about, the sort of thing that is so clear in the ultra-Romantic version of Wilhelm Furtwängler and in the more restrained but equally brilliant version conducted by Carlos Kleiber's father, Erich. The elder Kleiber's "Freischutz" had been broadcast in 1955. It must have been one of the older man's last major projects before his sudden death in January 1956. Carlos Kleiber must have been familiar with his father's version of the opera, leading me to speculate that at least some of the peculiarities of this recording owe their existence to generational rivalry between father and son.

"Der Freischutz" is a far better opera than its current spotty performance frequency in North America might suggest. It has a fine overture that is followed by a slightly ponderous, scenario-establishing First Scene. The opera truly takes off in the vocally spectacular Second Scene of Act I. If two really first class sopranos from the German school of singing are present, the sequence of solos and duets make it is as good as anything written anywhere by anybody. Janowitz and Mathis are good but not great, making this scene less than it might be. The heart of the opera is the ensuing Wolf's Glen scene. Here, Weber pulled out all the stops to create the first Romantic opera. A very young Richard Wagner was bowled over by this opera. It set him on his chosen career. And we all know where that led....

The Wolf's Glen scene is jolly good fun, brilliantly constructed and it certainly had enormous impact on audiences for decades after its premiere in 1821. Its lineal descendants include Fafner's den in "Siegfried," both "Salome" and Elektra," "Wozzeck" and the musical scores of every other horror movie made in Hollywood or anywhere else. That being the case, it strikes me that the Amazon reviewers who inform us "that after 200 years the Wolf's Glen scene can still make a person shudder" and of "the really terrific sense of eerie menace" are being a bit hyperbolic. For the opera as a whole, I find myself more in agreement with this comment from the discerning Amazon reviewer, Sean Coxen: "If a record collector were to purchase only one 'Freischutz' for his library, this would be a safe enough choice". A safe choice, for the sound is (more or less) modern and the singers are (more or less) acceptable. Yes, quite safe. If, however, someone out there is looking for a GOOD performance, not just a safe one, I suggest you grab a copy of either the Furtwängler version or the Erich Kleiber. Heck, they're both cheap and they're both excellent, so buy both!

A COMMENT ON CASTING: An earlier reviewer rhetorically asked where a perfect Agathe is to be found. There is a simple answer to that: Elizabeth Grummer. She was a gloriously shining star of the post-WWII era, equally brilliant as Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni" and Eva in "Die Meistersinger." As Agathe for both Furtwangler and Kleiber, she was wonderful--there is no other word for it.

A COMMENT ON IMAGERY: A complaint from an Amazon reviewer about the most recent published state of this recording, "Even the excellent (menacing!) cover art is placed askew", leads me to ask this: Can't anybody see that the cover shows a side-by-side shotgun? This is an opera about riflemen, for Pete's sake. The most famous scene in the opera involves casting seven magic rifle bullets! So, why the shotgun?

brava, Janowitz, brava, Mathis.......2005-10-20

I can't add anything that will give you more insight that the wonderful reviews already written about this recording. I simply would like to state that I am grateful that Gundula Janowita and Edith Mathis were chosen to sing the roles of Agathe and Annchen.

The critics will say that Janowitz is not an ideal Agathe. Who, then, is an ideal Agathe? This is a role that is seemingly contradictory in itself, in terms of singing. It sometimes requires pure, limpid note-spinning; at other times, Wagnerian steel. The quandary is: Whom best to choose? Do you opt for a more lyrical voice, or a dramatic one? I vote for the lyrical one. Birgit Nilsson also sang this role on record. But, evidently, she was too rough for the role. Janowitz, of course, doesn't have Nilsson's steel, but she acquits herself in the more dramatic moments. There is no ugly spread on top, as you would expect out of lyrical soprano who is "pushing." To my ears, she remains in tune. For someone who is celebrated as an interpreter of Mozart, it is incredible that she could excel, at least on record, as Agathe.

Edith Mathis is also a joy to hear. She is ideally paired with Janowitz. Too bad, though, that the woman whom they chose for the speaking voice of Annchen sounds like a wenchy barmaid.

Es ist gut..........2005-09-29

The whole opera is well done, but I felt that Agatha's arias could have been a little faster. The end of "Leise, Leise" lacked excitement.

GOTHIC GLORY.......2005-04-01

Balancing brilliant value in performance and recording against infuriating lack of commentary in the liner, I still have to give this great set the full 5 stars.

The performance is 30 years old now, but the recording at its frequent best would draw high praise even today. The quality is not quite 100% consistent - now and again passages for full orchestra lack the spaciousness and depth that are so remarkable at many other points, and there is just a hint of distortion on Janowitz's high notes in her big scena in Act II, but these are quibbles. Far more representative of the general proficiency in the recording is the wonderful romantic aura round the even more wonderful horn playing near the start, the really terrific sense of eerie menace in the wolves' glen (with the full terror of Samiel reserved for the end) and the perfect fidelity given in general to the singing, both solo and chorus. Both Janowitz and Mathis sing like angels from on high, the huntsmen in chorus are the nimblest and most accomplished such a body that I ever heard, and the orchestral tone is gorgeous too. All this demanded full justice from the recording staff, and they have done it proud.

I personally go along with Kleiber's handling of the score in practically every way. When steadiness and calm are called for we get them - the slow start to the overture could hardly be better, nor could Agathe's great cavatina in Act III, sublimely done by Janowitz. However this reading has a spring in its step, and that as much as anything is what I love about it. It helps, obviously, to have virtuoso performers, and I have already drawn attention to the chorus in that respect. For all the Gothic shivers and goings-on, this opera is full of joie de vivre, or whatever the German is for that. Like Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Bizet, Weber was taken away from us too soon, another sacrifice to consumption. No composer's music could be less suggestive of approaching death that his. His orchestral scoring alone, deeply admired by no less a master of that art than Berlioz, is a celebration of life by itself. His melodic gift is one of the greatest there has ever been, stronger in my view than Mendelssohn's and up there with that of Berlioz and that of Verdi himself. This is what an adequate realisation of this work must bring out, not just the picturesque horrors. On this set you will hear some genuinely spontaneous-sounding laughter for one thing, and the true and vital gusto from the peasants, huntsmen and the rest of them. Obviously `characterisation' in a lightweight and fairy-tale parallel like this to the Faust theme is broad-brush, but where this score excels is in its varied and intensely dramatic delineation of situations. This is something else the conductor must present with the utmost clarity and vividness, and I can hardly imagine it done better than it is done here. And a special mention must be made of the magnificent realisation of the scene with the hermit (der fromme Klausner for initiates) -- credit even-handedly to Kleiber and to Franz Crass.

I love dear Schumann and I love his Manfred, especially in the realisation by Beecham, but I could only sigh to think of what Weber might have done with that theme. We should be grateful for what we've got, I suppose. The entire cast cover themselves with glory, but pride of place goes to the two sopranos. Peter Schreier is what I sometimes think of as a `mezzo-tenor', something like Mark Padmore. Theo Adam is a Wotan and a Sachs that I particularly like because of my own personal interpretation of those roles, but even those who think him lightweight in Wagner surely must have no such reservations about his Kaspar. The men are all fine, but it's the women here who make the really big impression - them and the orchestra. Not to mention the chorus and the conductor. Nor do I overlook the recording personnel.

Average customer rating: just a few beefs Gorgeous Traviata At last... A Hot TRAVIATA Glorious

Verdi: La Traviata Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Anna Netrebko: Opera Arias Sempre Libera Russian Album Italian Opera Arias Rolando Villazon - Gounod · Massenet Arias ASIN: B000B6695S Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Prelude
2. Dell'invito trascorsa i'ora
3. Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Brindisi)
4. Un delice, eterea
5. Ebben? che diavol fate?
6. Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora
7. E strano! - "Ah, fors'ui"
8. Follie! Delirio vano uesto! - "Sempre libera"
9. Lunge da lei - "De' miei bollenti spiriti"
10. Annina, donde vieni? - "Oh mio rimorso!"
11. Alfredo? "Per Parigi or or partiva"
12. Pura siccome un angelo
13. Non sapete quale affetto
14. Un dquando le veneri
15. Ah! Dite alla giovine
16. Imponete "Non amarlo ditegli"
17. Dammi tu forza, o cielo!
18. Che fai? "Nulla"
19. Ah, vive sol quel core
20. Di Provenza il mar, il suol
21. Nispondi d'un padre all'affetto? - "No, non udrai rimproveri"

Tracks:

1. Avrem lieta di maschere la notte
2. Noi siamo zingarelle
3. Di Madride noi siam mattadori
4. Alfredo! Voi!
5. Invitato a qui seguirmi
6. Ogni suo aver tal femmina
7. Di sprezzo degno se stesso rende
8. Alfredo, Alfredo, di questo core
9. Prelude
10. Annina? "Comandate?"
11. Teneste la promessa...Addio del passato
12. Largo a quadrupede
13. Signora...Che t'accadde...Parigi, o cara
14. Ah, non pi"Ah! Gran Dio! Morir siovine"
15. Ah, Violetta! "Voi? Signor?"
16. Prendi, quest''immagine

Amazon.com

This new Traviata belongs near the top of the fine recorded versions of the opera despite a serious vocal problem in the middle. The great news is in the casting of the two lovers: Rolando Villazon's Alfredo is just about perfect. He sings with handsome, shaded tone, great attention to the text--his anger feels as real as his grief and passion--and absolute freedom throughout the range. He partners the stunning Anna Netrebko beautifully in their duets as well. She is breathtaking--delicate, sincere, proud--singing with beautiful tone and intelligent, graceful musicality. They're an unforgettable couple. Baritone Thomas Hampson, on the other hand, despite his usual attention to detail and wise dramatic choices, is in very poor voice and he sounds strained and out of sorts all the time. Carlo Rizzi leads a very energetic performance and the orchestra and chorus, except for a few moments of being out-of-sync with eachother, are splendid. The rest of the cast are fine and the sound from this live recording is excellent. Very highly recommended. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

just a few beefs.......2007-04-11

--Some of the singers don't pronounce Italian so hot. Just by reading down the list, you can guess which singers I mean.

--The sound effects don't really add anything. I refer to Violetta's laugh before "Sempre libera," Alfredo's laugh before "De' miei bollenti spiriti," the handclaps in the gypsy chorus, and the screams in the party choruses.

--This is a small item, but there are cuts in "A forse lui," "Ohmio rimorso!" and "Grand Dio! morire si giovane."

Gorgeous Traviata.......2007-02-22

I add my voice to those who are mystified by the poor reviews of this recording. I've heard many recordings of Traviata, including that much-vaunted Callas recording from 1955 with Guilini, and the Gheorgiu recording from Covent Garden with Solti, among others. This La Traviata is, far and away, the best I've heard.

The incredible Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is one reason this La Traviata is superior. The very first chords of the prelude are ethereal and poignant, and give a perfect start to the opera. Thanks to the VPO and the chorus, the excitement of the party scene, and the tension and drama of the gambling scene, come right through your speakers. When the VPO is called to be front and center, they are brilliant. When they are accompaniment, they play with perfect balance and mood. Rizzi does a brilliant job conducting this opera.

The principals were fantastic. Rolando Villazon was a perfect Alfredo. He has a glorious lyric tenor voice, sometimes almost a little big for Netrebko. I think Villazon hit the nail on the head with his characterization. His "Ebben? Che diavol fate?" was sublime. Villazon concentrated less on singing everything beautifully, and more on singing with proper intention. You can plainly discern Alfredo's emotional state, whether or not you have the libretto in front of you. His rage in the gambling scene confrontation with Violetta was chilling.

Thomas Hampson is one of the great baritones of our day. Like the others is the cast, he is not note-perfect 100% of the time. But, he is note-perfect most of the time, and you would be hard pressed to find a better characterization of Germont. His most important aria and scene, "Ne rispondi d'un padre all'affetto?" was brilliant.

Anna Netrebko is a Violetta for the ages. To those who say she muddied up her coloratura, I say have another listen. Every note is there, including all of the grace notes. She does this by controlling the tempi. There is a least one section where Rizzi is wanting to push the tempo. Netrebko wisely reins it in. Her tempo in "Ah, fors'e lui" is luxurious. The last notes of that aria are a lesson in breath control. Her "Sempre libera" is wonderfully exuberant. It was sans e-flat, but so what? The "Tenesta la promessa...Addio del passato" will give you chills and make your eyes tear up. Throughout this opera, Anna Netrebko was completely committed to her character and showed extraordinary musicianship.


This is a Traviata to treasure. Highly recommended.

At last..........2006-06-24

So happy to see DG signing complementary stars so they can record complete operas and develop chemistry. Not that these two need help in that department- saw them in Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet": wow! Best thing I've seen in opera. I already knew she was great but his acting and singing were tremendous too. And it all translates onto disc.

A Hot TRAVIATA.......2006-05-21

I'm bewildered by the negative comments regarding this recording. I finally obtained a copy of this and I have absolutely fallen in love with it. I have never heard a TRAVIATA as youthful, ardent, visceral and sexy, yes SEXY, as this one. Ok, there's some strange things in the first act, for instance, the chorus balance is off and Rizzi loses control between the stage and pit a few times. But, in the course of a week, this has become a favorite recording of the work.

Netrebko's sound is gorgeous. She reminds me somewhat of the young Freni a la Russo. She's outgoing in the first act but introspect in the balance of the opera when confronted with real love. Villazon is a god here and although this role can be sung beautifully by others, I have never heard a more well developed interpretation of this role. They are both very convincing together and what a pleasure it is today to hear two young singers with personality in their throats. Their scenes have a desperate quality to them that no other interpretation has, as if they both understand how doomed their romance is. There's a pronounced dark streak of tragedy running throughout their entire performance that the others lack. Hampson has turned out to be a major surprise here as well. His vocal performance is complete and he develops Germont's character completely. Not since Gobbi's performance on the EMI recording (now available on Testament) have I heard any baritone really use his voice to act this role.

I'm even looking forward to the DVD release in mid June.

Putting the hype aside, this is one of the finest recordings of Traviata I've ever heard. The committment of the principle singers is just stunning.

Glorious.......2006-02-25

I have no idea what the detractors of this amazing recording were listening to. Can it be that some people just cannot sit back, close their eyes and listen to some glorious singing by two of today's most gifted operatic voices on our planet? Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon. There is a reason why after the opening, the Salzburg performances were quickly sold out with scalper's tickets bringing astronomical prices. Forget the "hype" which after all originates from the critics and not the promoters. Ms. Netrebko has enraptured me since I first heard her in 1998. At that time, Peter G. Davis, the music critic of New York Magazine wrote of the Kirov appearance: "The lighter sopranos showed more promise, in particular Anna Netrebko, whose agile, unblemished voice soared easily through Lyudmila's roulades and captivated all ears in "Betrothal in a Monastery". She also looks enchanting and creates real characters -- in Lyudmila's case out of practically nothing." He got it right. She is now 34 year of age and during the past 8 years, her voice has become stronger and darker but still able to effortlessly hit those high "C"s and above. I hope I have the pleasure in another 5 years to hear her voice when it turns its golden best. Senor Villazon is a perfect foil to Ms. Netrebko. Somewhat impetuous, his personality is magnetic and sparks fly when they sing together. Thomas Hampson may be blander but his voice has a lovely timbre and fits in nicely. It is remarkable that Deutche Grammophon patched together such a seamless recording from the best of all seven Salzburg performances. Let us not forget the Vienna Philharmonic. This all adds up to the best "La Traviata" ever recorded.

Average customer rating: can't recommend highly enough Awesome CD God inhabits the praises of His people the voice of the century Powerful album, powerful voice

All I Have Rita Springer Manufacturer: Floodgate Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Created to Worship Effortless Rise Up Faith Everything Glorious ASIN: B00004YRAJ Release Date: 2000-10-17

Customer Reviews:

can't recommend highly enough.......2005-08-24

I cannot recommend this album highly enough. I have worn it out myself. The honesty and passion are here, delivered with beautiful artistry. I put this album in my top 10 of Worship Albums. A must for anyone who prefers this genre. I also recommend, Charie Hall: "Porch and Altar" and "On The Road To Beautiful", Joel Engle: "Surrender", Shane and Shane: "Psalms" and "Upstairs", Passion "Better Is One Day" and Kim Hill "Surrounded by Mercy". Rita's other albums are fantastic as well, but "All I Have" is my favorite.

Awesome CD.......2002-05-02

This is an excellent CD. I initially purchased this CD for 1 song (like many of us do)..."You Said", but little did I know...the entire CD is breath taking. Every one of the songs are just absolutely wonderful. It is an awesome CD and truly a must for every believer. Rita has such a soothing way of ministering the WORD of GOD into your spirit/life; you can't help but BE BLESSED by her music. I have now ordered CREATED TO WORSHIP also by Rita. I anxiously await to receive it! Bless yourself and BUY THIS CD!

Thanks for giving me the opportunity of sharing these words to your viewers.

Jae Lee (Atlanta, GA)

God inhabits the praises of His people.......2002-04-29

Have you ever met someone who ignited a hunger in your heart for greater knowledge of God? Someone whose passion for God elicits a similar passion in one's own soul to draw closer to HIM? If you haven't, let me introduce you to Rita Springer. In 20 years, I have not heard a recording as personal and moving as this one. I refer to Rita Springer, although I've never met her, as my friend. Her music has touched the deepest part of my life. I can put this music on shuffle with hundreds of other worship songs, but the instant her voice fills the room, I sense a stirring of God's presence in my home. This music is so personal that, at times, I feel like an intruder eavesdropping on a party line. In a world where Christian "industry" can often take center stage, it is refreshing to hear true worship. With her raw, mechanism free vocals in "Phenomenon", Rita cries "I'm not here for the sake of phenomenon, I am not here for experiential bliss. I simply come for the sake of the One I love.....YOU are my phenomenon" Later in the same song she pleads, "forgive me Lord if I've been a marketplace..."

In "Oh How You Love Me" she turns the focus from herself to the Lord and sings "Oh how I love You". Perhaps my favorite, it is so hard to pick, is the gentle and intoxicating "All My Days", in which she sings "the Voice of my Shepherd, I will follow, and the Hand of my Friend I will take, the hem of Your garments I will kiss Lord for all my days..." How I would love to share every word from this beautiful and stirring album, but it would never be the same as hearing it for yourself.

If you've been suspecting that true worship journeys much farther into God's throne room than much of today's musical fare takes us, then you will find your suspcions confirmed here - from this tiny little artist with an enormous heart for God. For a glimpse into her life and heart, check into some of her interviews on the internet. Also, be sure to check out "Created to Worship" - a live cd with exquisite and powerful songs like "Freedom Reigns" and "Moving with the Lamb". ...

Finally, all I can say is that when Rita sings "I am created to worship..." I believe her. And so will you. So - come to the banqueting table. Experience the fullness of worship in spirit and in truth. Drink deep. And may you never walk away satisfied with insincere worship again.

the voice of the century.......2001-08-10

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Powerful album, powerful voice.......2001-06-23

Rita Springer's "All I Have" is a worshipful love-letter to God written in a beautiful and powerful poetic voice. Springer's album is refreshingly honest in a world of candy-sweet pop-influenced Contemporary Christian Music. Springer, along with singer-songwriter Sara Groves, is part of the new, more sincere Christian music movement.

The album is very pleasing to listen to, and Springer's raspy alto vocals (reminiscent of Tina Turner, even), layered over piano, are strong and powerful, while they maintain a sense of wonder, worship and awe. There are a few very notable songs on this album, my favorite being "You Said," "Oh How You Love Me" and "Created to Worship."

If you need a shot of sincerity in your Christian Music, try Rita's album.

Average customer rating: great sample of 20th century modernism! Varese was the first record Frank Zappa ever bought. Take your bottle of aspirin; you'll need it One of recorded music's greatest bargains! Most perfect recording of Aventures and Nouvelles Aventures

Ionisation: Music of Varèse, Penderecki, Ligeti Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Octets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Penderecki | Penderecki, Krzysztof | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Percussion | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Xénakis: Pléïdes Luigi Nono: Como una ola de fuerza y luz, for Soprano, Piano, Orchestra & Magnetic Tape (1971-72) / ...sofferte onde serene... For Piano & Magnetic Tape (1976) / Contrapunto dialettico alla mente, for Magnetic Tape (1968) - Maurizio Pollini / Claudio Abbado Luciano Berio: The Complete Works for Solo Piano - David Arden Varèse: Arcana; Intégrales; Déserts Varese: Arcana; Ameriques; Ionization; Offrandes; Density 21.5; Octandre; Integrales ASIN: B000001K4Z Release Date: 1996-07-09

Tracks:

1. Integrales For Small Orchestra And Percussion
2. Offrandes For Soprano And Chamber Orchestra: Chanson de la haut
3. Offrandes For Soprano And Chamber Orchestra: La croix du sud
4. Density For Flute
5. Octandre For Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Horn, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone And Double Bass (Assez lent; Tres vif et nerveux; Grave)
6. Hyperprism For Small Orchestra And Percussion
7. Helmut Reissberger: Ionisation For Percussion Ensemble Of 13 Players
8. 'Emanationen', For 2 String Orchestras
9. Sonata For Cello And Orchestra
10. String Quartet No. 1 (1960)

Tracks:

1. Stabat Mater
2. Miserere
3. Miniatures For Violin & Piano (1959)
4. Aventures-Nouvelles Aventures, For 3 Singers & 7 Instrumentalists: Aventures
5. Aventures-Nouvelles Aventures, For 3 Singers & 7 Instrumentalists: Nouvelles aventures
6. Aventures-Nouvelles Aventures, For 3 Singers & 7 Instrumentalists: Volumina (Original Version 1961-62) - Dedicated To Hans Otte And Karl-Erik Welin
7. Aventures-Nouvelles Aventures, For 3 Singers & 7 Instrumentalists: Etude No. 1 'Harmonies' (1967) - Dedicated To Gerd Zacher

Customer Reviews:

great sample of 20th century modernism!.......2001-08-27

Just as I was familiar with Gyorgy Ligeti's music because of "2001," I was familiar with the name Varese through Frank Zappa long before I learned much of anything else about 20th century composition. It wasn't until this disc, though, that I finally heard Varese's music. Frankly it took several listens before I really heard it -- I didn't find it as immediately compelling as, say, Carter or Ligeti. But give it time, and you can hear why such uncompromising later radicals as Xenakis considered Varese to be absolutely pivotal in developing a new language of space, rhythm and intensity. "Ionisation" for percussion is the culminating piece here, complete with sirens! I wish Varese had been more prolific, and realized his "vision" more fully with electronics.

I'm not sure what the logic was of including Penderecki and Ligeti with Varese, but the music is great! Penderecki's instrumentation is conventional compared to Varese, and the music is somber and tragic, with bursts of terrifying dissonance. The string quartet is splendid. Then comes Ligeti with music first for vocals, and then for organ, and any previous concept of music is out the window. I can't help but laugh at "Adventures"! Here is an excerpt from the equally amusing liner notes on Ligeti by Dr. William B. Ober: "...Ligeti's "Poeme Symphonique"..., certainly atonal, directs the 'listener' to meter without distracting his ear by melody or harmony... [H]e escapes the solecism of structural coherence, enabling the 'listener' to concentrate on texture."

I was led by this disc to seek out more 20th century music. It serves as an excellent bargain introduction, and I'm now discovering how right Stravinsky was to emphasize the importance of multiple interpretations of compositions, so it's great to eventually duplicate some of these pieces on other recordings.

Varese was the first record Frank Zappa ever bought........2001-08-26

This is a personal note, not a review. I am only just now buyng this CD. My interest is in tracing the influences on Frank Zappa. In his autobiography, Zappa explains that a Varese album, "The Complete Works of Edgard Varese, Volume I," was the first record he ever bought while still a teenager in El Cajon, California. He talks of the profound affect it had on him and often credited Varese on his album covers in the 60's and 70's. I find Zappa's music rich, deep, and incredibly original -- as well as funny. The pieces in his album, "Hot Rats," give evidence of a composer able to find inspiration in doo-wop, dada, rock, and, apparently, Varese.

Take your bottle of aspirin; you'll need it.......2000-11-08

I figured I would find at least one interesting and LISTENABLE piece of contemporary music on this value priced two cd set so I bought it. Boy, was I wrong! This is some of the most annoying, nerve deadening music (I use that term loosely) I have ever heard. The Ligeti organ piece sounds like someone pulling the plug on an electric organ as it slowly dies out. The Varese pieces are just unlistenable. Penderecki is praised by a number of modern music lovers but I could not find one redeeming fragment in the works contained here. The liner notes show how far gone contemporary music has gone. They appear to be a veiled apology for the crimes committed here. The author of them seems to make one excuse after another for why these pieces will appeal to so few people, as if that was something to be proud of. If composers of "serious" music don't care if their music has an audience, that's fine with me. Perhaps, in their minds, having people who actually enjoy their music is a sign of failure or serious miscalculation on their parts. They can all join the list of contemporary poets who are writing for no one but other contemporary poets as no one bothers with them either. I just do not believe that this music will survive the decades to come. No one even listens to it or buys it now. Farewell, and good riddance!

One of recorded music's greatest bargains!.......2000-02-03

I bought this recording because I was looking for a sound version of Varese's Ionisation. What I got was a wonderful version, perhaps the best, plus an additional 125 minutes of incredible 20th Century music! This bargain-priced two-disc set surveys three of the previous centuries most exciting composers, Varese (French), Penderecki (Polish), and Ligeti (Hungarian). All works share one thing in common, they are all extraordinarily ground-breaking compositions. From the intense percussion of 'Ionisation', the tense, paranoid strings of 'Emanationen' and vocal extremes of Ligeti's 'Adventures' to the quiet beauty of Penderecki's 'Stabat Mater' and 'Misere', this recording covers a lot of compositional territory. And thankfully it provides great notes to help you along the journey. Now that we've left the 20th Century behind, perhaps its finally safe for the world to explore its fine music. Mahler's outstanding, but aren't we ready to move on?

Most perfect recording of Aventures and Nouvelles Aventures.......1999-06-22

The Varèse has been never recorded better than with "die reihe". The most perfect recording of my "Aventures and Nouvelles Aventures" is on "Vox Box" says György Ligeti

Average customer rating: At these low prices, this is an absolute STEAL!

French Piano Concertos Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Lalo, Edouard | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 4 The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 1 Early Romantic Piano Concerti The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol.3 Massenet: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Piano Concerto & Complete Works for Piano Duet ASIN: B000001K4E Release Date: 1994-08-22

Tracks:

1. Allegro - Martin Galling
2. Pastorale Con Variazioni - Martin Galling
3. Andante Moderato - Marylene Dosse
4. Largo - Marylene Dosse
5. Airs Slovaques, Allegro - Marylene Dosse
6. Allegro - Marylene Dosse
7. Scherzando - Marylene Dosse
8. Final - Marylene Dosse

Tracks:

1. Lento; Allegro - Marylene Dosse
2. Lento - Marylene Dosse
3. Allegro - Marylene Dosse
4. Concertstuck For Piano And Orchestra, Op. 40 - Rosario Marciano
5. Allegro Molto - Maria Littauer
6. Adagio - Maria Littauer
7. Allegro Con Spirito - Maria Littauer
8. Without Title - Claude Paillard Francaix
9. Andante - Claude Paillard Francaix
10. Without Title - Claude Paillard Francaix
11. Allegro - Claude Paillard Francaix

Customer Reviews:

At these low prices, this is an absolute STEAL!.......2005-07-22

Yes, there are better performances of most of these works out there somewhere. But this is the only place where you will get all of these great, stylistically-similar works all in one convenient, INEXPENSIVE package. Buy it.

When I was just beginning to amass my extensive classical music library about 12 years ago, this is one of those hidden gems I happened to find in a bargain bin. The Massenet and Chaminade concertos are fairly well-known pieces, and admirably represented here; very beautiful, lush pieces in the Romantic style. Pierne and Lalo, though fairly familiar composers, are not typically known for these concertos. That's a shame - these are GREAT compositions, similar in style to the Massenet and Chaminade (though the recording of the Pierne is admittedly somewhat muddy).

The Roussel and Francaix works are a bit more modern, of course, but very melodic and interesting, and well-played and recorded. The Boieldieu is a shorter, more Classical piece.

But the real deal here is the fantastic booklet that comes with the CDs, with in-depth notes that include the history of the composers, and extensive overviews of their important works. For someone like me who likes to mine deeper into the catalog of certain composers that interest me, these notes were essential in my acquisition of and appreciation for so much more music.

Only 4 stars because of the occasional performance or recording imperfection, but this is still a notable (and special) CD in my collection. Recommended!

I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
Music quality = 9.3/10; Performance = 8/10; Production = 7/10; CD length = 10/10.
Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 8.7 ("4 stars")

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