Almaviva [Import]

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Zimpala are two French DJ's (DJ BNX and David Walters). 'Almaviva' is a delightful juxtaposition of musical styles, combining driving 4/4 floor fillers, swirling Latino flavors, low end theory d 'n' b dynamics and blissfull chill out forever vignettes.

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Gaetano Donizetti: Alahor in Granata Manufacturer: Almaviva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | 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 Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003Z9UQ Release Date: 2006-05-22

Average customer rating: A good collection A Musician of Great Dignity and Style Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors.

Great Operatic Arias Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | 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 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 Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Treasury of English Song Songs My Father Taught Me More Songs My Father Taught Me On the Idle Hill of Summer: Song Cycles & Songs by Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Quilter, Peel Great Baritone Arias ASIN: B0006SGF1Y Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. 'Even Bravest Heart My Swell'
2. 'I Am The Barber Everyone Wants, I Am!
3. 'Must I Be Made To Suffer'
4. 'Look Down, Oh Gentle Evening Star'
5. 'You Have My Love And My Devotion
6. 'Oh Wine, Deliver Me From Sadness' - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
7. 'Marriage Is Sacred' - I Was Right To Be So Suspicious'
8. 'Turning My Gaze Upon This Proud Assembly'
9. 'O Nadir, Best Of Friends'
10. Billy In The Darbies
11. 'Though I'm Somewhat Out Of Practice' - Janice Watson
12. 'Hello, Here's A Soldier Bold' - Janice Watson
13. 'I Wonder What He'll Think Of Me!'
14. 'In Visions, Illusions'

Customer Reviews:

A good collection.......2007-05-14

Unlike the huge names, collections by Allen are not many - plenty of his opera performances are recorded, but there are only a few collections. My voice teacher recommended I listen to him to understand better how to deliver power without weight, something we've been working on. Yes, it's all in English, but that's fine, and the quality of Allen's instrument comes through very well.

A Musician of Great Dignity and Style.......2005-07-27

Sir Thomas Allen is one of the enduring baritones who has been able to move throughout the operatic repertoire and the recital stage with intelligence, informed characterization, and immaculate musicianship. To have a recording of some of the roles he has inhabited at this point in his career is a gift (this CD was recorded in 2003). To have the added challenge of retaining the stature of the roles while sung in English translations at the request of Chandos is a credit to his abilities and communicative powers.

English is a difficult language to make musical, though saying that abruptly is countered by the fact that some of the most beautiful operas in history are by Benjamin Britten, a composer who truly understood his native tongue and kept it as fluid as the soaring melodies he wrote, as Thomas Allen proves here in 'Billy in the Darbies' from Britten's 'Billy Budd'. It is the other major arias from Korngold to Wagner to Tchaikovsky to Rossini, Bizet, Mozart, Gounod, Verdi, Thomas, Strauss, and Lehar that Allen proves that English translations do not detract at all from the performances!

For those purists who prefer opera sung in the original language (and for those who don't even need supertitles in the opera house!), then this recording may provide a temporary barrier to respecting Allen's singing. But once caught up in the ease with which he moves from style to style and comedy to drama, it is hard not to relinquish old preferences and not be wholly impressed with the beauty of the voice and the warmth and dignity of this fine musician. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, July 05

Passed the "Opera in English" test with flying colors........2005-07-04

For me, the test here was Figaro's Cavatina, from Rossini's Barber of Seville - sung in English, as is this entire compilation of 14 operatic favorites, sung by baritone Sir Thomas Allen. Could he pull it off? Could Chandos pull it off? The answer is an unequivocal, unqualified yes! The secret in singing classics in English, that were written and scored in another language, is in three things: pacing, vocal agility and appreciation for "fit", and what greater test for tongue and timing than Figaro? When you listen to this one song, you will understand why Chandos and its benefactor, Sir Peter Moores have such a passion for their Opera in English series. Sir Allen's voice is a matured unmistakably settled baritone voice that contains a lifetime's worth of understanding of the music and words he imparts through his magnificent delivery. For example, when he sings, Tchaikovsky's "You have my love and devotion" from The Queen of Spades, he delivers a smooth and deeply emotional rendition that lacks nothing in translation. Wagner's "Turning my gaze upon this proud assembly", from Tannhäuser is another example of how fine, full orchestration behind a seasoned voice that waxes eloquent with every phrase, can create a mood of relaxed familiarity with word and music, that may be lacking when sung in another tongue. Great Operatic Arias, serves up a smorgasbord of tunes that are familiar, made more so by the care and attention given to creating a place for the Opera in English series in every home library. The mood here is romantic, relaxed and with few exceptions consistent throughout. If you haven't heard Opera in English, this might be a good way to start, given the fact that the listener gets to sample how different composers might sound in other than German, Italian or French. You might be surprised to discover that when done with care, as is obviously the case here, the sound is about as good as it gets. As an added bonus, the booklet that comes with the CD is full of pictures, libretto in English, and biography that gives us a good insight into history of the singer and his identifying rolls.

Average customer rating: Thomas Hampson Arias by the Masters sung by a Master A Grand and Humorous Outing with Thomas Hampson

Arias - Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert Manufacturer: Warner Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | 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 Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Hampson, Thomas | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Thomas Hampson No Tenors Allowed: Famous Duets for Baritone and Bass Song of America Cecilia Bartoli ~ Opera Proibita (Handel · Scarlatti · Caldara) / Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski Samuel Ramey: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye: Songs of Barber, ASIN: B0009F44NA Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. Rivolgete A Lui Lo Sguardo
2. Un Bacio Di Mano, K541
3. Ich Mochte Wohl Der Kaiser Sein!, K539
4. Prufung Des Kussens, WoO 89
5. Mit Madeln Sich Vertragen, WoO 90
6. Dice Benissimo, Hob XXIVb:5
7. Un Cor Si Tenero, Hob XXIVb: 11
8. Hai Gia Vinata La Causa! ... Vedro Mentr'io Sospiro
9. Sei Mir Gegrusht
10. Der Jager Ruhte Hingegossen
11. Mentre Ti Lascio, K513
12. Io Ti Lascio, Oh Cara, K Anh.245

Customer Reviews:

Thomas Hampson.......2007-07-24

The Hampson CD was musically satisfying in every way. Hampson's wonderful voice is ideal for this literature, and the musicality expressed in every song was evidence of much study and thought. I have most of the songs on this CD sung by other artists, and Hampson's singing and interpretations are as good or better than any I own. Anyone who loves and appreciates great singing will want this CD.

Arias by the Masters sung by a Master.......2006-02-24

If you like opera sung well, here's one for your collection! These arias don't strike me as too serious which makes this CD fun to listen to, especially "Ich moechte wohl der Kaiser sein."

A Grand and Humorous Outing with Thomas Hampson.......2005-10-26

Thomas Hampson just seems to refine his beautiful voice and intelligent musicality as the years pass. This fine album is no exception. He has elected to perform comic arias ('basso buffo' if you will) that most baritones save for their declining years when the glory of their voice is waning. But here is Hampson, his voice sounding ever more lush and rich throughout the register, adding his musical insights to this varied group of arias.

Though equally at home in all languages on the concert and operatic stage, Hampson's affinity for the German language reflects his living there for so many years. Two arias by Beethoven - `Mit Mädeln sich vertragen' and `Prüfung des Küssens' - are miniatures in style and vocal acting. In two arias (alternative versions) from 'Cosi Fan Tutte' he rolls his Italian sound with his consonants, making each version of the aria a prize. But for this listener the glory of the recital is the rarely heard 'Sei mir gegrüßt, O Sonne' from Schubert's 'Alfonso und Estrella' - ardently sung and vocally resplendent.

The important presence of Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Concentus Musicus cannot be emphasized enough. This is period music playing at its finest. The balance between Hampson and Harnoncourt goes far beyond studio technicalities: these two fine artists understand their united mission and produce a unity of vision that defies comparison! Highly recommended. Grady Harp, October 05

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Francisco Guerrero: Zayin (I-VII) - Arditti String Quartet Guerrero , and Arditti String Quartet Manufacturer: Almaviva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000047984 Release Date: 2000-02-14

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Donizetti - Alahor in Granata / Alaimo · Pace · Genaux · Flórez · Pons Gaetano Donizetti , Josep Pons , Juan Diego Flórez , Simone Alaimo , Orquesta 'Ciudad de Granada' , Coro del Teatro de la Maestranza , Vivica Genaux , Patrizia Pace , and Rubén Amoretti Soraya Chaves Manufacturer: Almaviva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | 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 Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Matilde Di Shabran - Juan Diego Florez Donizetti: Il diluvio universale Paer: Sofonisba [Highlights] Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna ASIN: B00000JQM1 Release Date: 1999-12-09

Average customer rating: I liked this - after getting over it NOT being like the 1st Song. One of the best Nu Jazz Albums so far

Almaviva Zimpala Manufacturer: Lacerba Italy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000055ZQZ Release Date: 2001-02-12

Tracks:

1. To the Bass - Benja, The Fatalists, Zimpala
2. Baseball - BNX & Walters, Benja, The Fatalists, Zimpala
3. Mahagon - BNX & Walters, , , Zimpala
4. Torida Ballet - BNX & Walters, , , Zimpala
5. Summer Fifteen - BNX & Walters, Noe Brosset, , Zimpala
6. Pure Spleen - Benja, The Fatalists, Zimpala
7. Come Back - Zimpala
8. Almaviva - BNX & Walters, , Zimpala
9. Slush - BNX & Walters, , , Zimpala
10. Hold Up - BNX & Walters, Benja, The Fatalists, Zimpala
11. New Home - Benja, The Fatalists, Zimpala

Album Details

Zimpala are two French DJ's (DJ BNX and David Walters). 'Almaviva' is a delightful juxtaposition of musical styles, combining driving 4/4 floor fillers, swirling Latino flavors, low end theory d 'n' b dynamics and blissfull chill out forever vignettes.

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I liked this - after getting over it NOT being like the 1st Song........2006-04-08

Zimpala is a group out of France. The concept is actually pretty interesting - they have a nice mix of house tunes but mix in live musicians and singers with a variety of the songs. They only have two albums out that I'm aware of, "Almaviva" and "The Breeze is Black". Both of them have had one or two songs that really snapped nad picked up on mainstream vibes. I first heard Zimpala on a compilation titled "Serve Chilled" and from that song, had to hear more of their style.

Unfortunately for me, the first song that I heard of theirs on that compilation was titled "To the Bass". It's the song that opens up this cd. It's a terrific lounge track, sort of bossa track that will literally take you to the beach. It's a sensational sunshine song that sways gently and easily. I said "unfortunately for me" because that song has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of this album. There simply isn't another song like it on the album. The track follows up into "Baseball", a cut with a particularly epic intro and beat to it. It was actually pretty good. The energy is consistent through quick beat tracks like Mahagon and even Torida Ballet. Other cuts that stood out to me were "Come Back", which was a much needed change of pace from the beats in the previous six tracks, even adding in some vocals. "Hold Up" also had a good bit of energy to it and "New Home" was a pretty appropriate trippy finale.

I liked this album after getting over the disappointment of it not being similar in style to "To the Bass"... that is to say I expected something similar to another bossa album of the time (2000) like maybe Nicola Conte's "Jet Sounds". Having said that, obviously this album might not be for anyone - especially since it's listed here at 37 bucks! (I found it on clearance at a local shop one day mismarked for $2). But it's still a capable electronic album with some pretty neat songs on it. I'd say if you like Atjazz and maybe even Hybrid's work from the late 90's/2000, you'll want to check this out. And also remember they have a second album out from 2003 too.

One of the best Nu Jazz Albums so far.......2001-02-07

Ok, you can buy some cool Nu Jazz compilation, but it will be made up on basis of different artists work. Zimpala was able to record the album which is all-round champion in Nu Jazz and believe me if you purchase it you wont regret. First and last tracks are my favorites and In my opinion next year I won't have possibility to purchase something like that in Nu Jazz Chill Out Electronic.

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La Musica De Al-Andalus: La Muwassaha Manufacturer: Almaviva/Forte ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Arabic | Middle East | International | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000025Q3I Release Date: 2007-05-29

Tracks:

1. Samaci
2. Muwashshaha 'Ya Ghusayna-L-Bani'
3. Muwashshaha 'Ma-Htiyali'
4. Muwashshaha 'Hajarni Habibi'
5. Muwashshaha 'Ya Fatina-L-Ghuzlan'
6. Muwashshaha 'Cunqu-L-Malih'
7. Dulab
8. Taqsim
9. Layali 'Ya Layli Yacayni'
10. Qasidah
11. Qad 'Ya Mayilah Cala-L-Ghusun Cayni'
12. Mawwal
13. Qad 'Fuq An-nakhil'
14. Qad 'Al-Bulbul Nagha Caghusni-L-Fill'
15. Qad 'Qadduka-L-Mayyas Yacumri'
16. Qad 'Bini W-Binak Haru-L-Cawazil'

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Turina Historic Recordings Manufacturer: Almaviva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004T0MU Release Date: 2000-04-15

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Francisco Guerrero: Canciones y Villanescas Manufacturer: Almaviva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000H80LUO Release Date: 2006-11-20

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eÂngel Barrios: Songs and Piano Works Manufacturer: Almaviva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nights in the Gardens of Spain ASIN: B00004S1PD Release Date: 2006-05-22

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