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Also, it has been proven that classical music has nothing to do with the cognitive development of young people. Now, teach them how to play piano or violin and you have yourself an actual YOUNG EINSTEIN, but listening to this kind of music does nothing for the development of the brain. It is just for lazy parents that can't sit down with their kids and play with them or read them a book.
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But, there's still a lot to like about Damien Rice's second release. The title track "Nine Crimes" is probably my favorite of this collection, but I wouldn't skip any either. Even "Coconuts" which I felt was kind of off the cuff, is still good music.
just the music for her processional. Thank you again.
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Each of the pieces are hacked apart to the point of it being comical. It's interesting to listen to the greatest music in the world, only to have the development cut. All of a sudden I was thrust into a new key, I thought my ears were going crazy. Perhaps an effort by a decent high school orchestra, but this music is not up to snuff with any other recording.
Do yourself a favor and go out and purchase real recordings of Mozart, and not watered down stereotypes.
Personally I think 6 was the 1st knockout, and 7 was an impressive evolution in sound that still kept the stereo full of rich HI-FI. 8 sucked and most of the earlier ones did too (IMO), but this CD makes me want to twist one up. Ravin is the Truth.
I never write reviews, until now.
Sorry to say, buddha bar 9 is the most dissappointing in the series.
Go back to BB8,7,6,4,2,1. Buddha Bar Nature DVD is excellent.
Dance With Me-Drew Seely: his voice was blended in with Zac Efrons from HSM he is a very good singer
Best Of Both Worlds-Hannah Montana: a catchy beat
If We Were A Movie-Hannah Montana: love this song it is great to dance to
Strut-The Cheetah Girls: this song is song good
Route 66: great song for long car journeys
(Btw, Ashkenazy vs. Davidovich re. the impromptus is a toss up. But since the impromptus aren't on this disc, you can make that critical decision another time.)
Ashkenazy's scherzo #2 (op. 31) IS the best. Period. Other interpretations that your favorite classical music station may substitute are downright lame.
The rest are basically sublime. The first and 4th ballades will send shivers up your spine by Vlad's sheer technical ability. His artistry is second to none.
If you love Chopin, as I do, buy this recording it will sooth your soul as only great music can.
If you like this type of music, you might also consider albums from Monsieur Claude, or at a distant third, possibly Erotic Lounge or even Bar Grooves.
This one is quite good. It definitely takes about 3 listens before it grows on you. When it does, you will listen for a long time. Check out track 7, it's amazing. Then pay attention to 2, 8 & 11.
Imagine being able to hear works played by musicians with direct links to performers who've remembered what the composer wanted in performance of his/her works during his/her lifetime. Such opportunities arise through listening to recordings made by maestros like Arturo Toscanini (born 1867, began orchestra conducting 1886) whose musicianship -- not just in terms of scholarship and technical powers -- take us to a view of the contemporary Beethoven performing rite that seems to have dimmed with successive generations. Not that every Toscanini performance of a work is the same -- indeed there's noticeable evolution -- but his basic underlying approach remained sufficiently consistent for it to be captured in recordings, like this set, made quite late in his career (it ended in mid-1954, he died early 1957).
This Beethoven cycle is ADD mono and may not be any sonic improvement over either RCA's "74321", or "GD", series CDs of the same cycle; and it's unlikely to be sonically better than the superb LP transfers in the 100-disc set released (in the late 1970s) by RCA Japan (n.l.a.). But if you don't already own this latest RCA CD package, then, at the 'Amazon' price, it'll be an indispensible part of your Beethoven cycle experience.
The NBC Symphony is in great form (Toscanini reportedly said it didn't really become a top symphony orchestra until around its 1950 continental US tour and these discs are from that period) and the recorded sound, for the most part (say except for the Seventh's last movement) captures the dynamics and unique, chrystaline fabric of the Toscanini orchestral sound.
There's apparently some confusion over whether the set's 'Eroica' is the 1949 "studio" or 1953 "live" (broadcast) performance, but the insert-booklet's per-movement timings indicate it's the 1953 one (which is broader and differently inflected compared to the '49, and some earlier, Toscanini Eroicas; the 1949 one is included in RCA's "GD" CD series). Anyhow, this kind of issue is more for discographers than those out on a journey of important musical discovery.
Buy this set, especially at the price, the performances shouldn't fail to stimulate and inspire!
Some suggested references:-
'The Toscanini Legacy' by Spike Hughes (pub. 'Dover')
'Toscanini and the Art of Conducting' by Robert C. Marsh (pub. 'Collier Books') (in UK, titled 'Toscanini and the Art of Orchestral Performance' (pub. 'Allen & Unwin'))
'Arturo Toscanini - The NBC Years' by Mortimer H. Frank (pub. 'Amadeus Press').
which is just utterly not true!
don't get me wrong - i love furtwangler. he is one of the conductors i revere most, and i DO think that his beethoven is rarely surpassed. but there are a million ways to perform a piece! and most likely than not, this is not a matter of the cliched "subjective vs. objective" argument that most people put forward.
to argue that beethoven would not have conducted his music a la toscanini is absurd. very presumptious, of you ask me. actually, comparing beethoven's metronome markings with furtwangler's and tostanini's recordings, toscanini actually is closer to the norm. furtwangler actually disregards a lot of beethoven's instructions regarding tempi, phrasing, development, dynamics, etc.
many people, including me, would argue that furtwangler is not disregarding beethoven's intentions at all. beethoven's intention when, for instance, composing the first movement of the eroica, was not, as toscanini has said, "allegro con brio." it was the expression of beauty, the expression of the human soul. beethoven might've heard in his head the movement much faster than is usually performed. but music that occures in the mind and in the physical is significantly different (think of printing - the blue on your computer screen doesn't really turn out to be the blue you want when you print it out!). if furtwangler's performances best achieve this end (which i do believe they do), he has serviced beethoven immensly.
but who is to judge that furtwangler expressed what beethoven intended? perhaps beethoven intended a different kind of beauty? a different kind of soul? and this is why people who love music often have more than one record of the same music.
toscanini was a supreme maestro in his own right. he might not have the ability to direct a mind towards musical epiphany like furtwangler, or to steadily provoke the mind and heart to a state of climax like klemperer, but he does have a supreme sense of orchestral control. no one makes tuttis sound like tuttis as toscanini. he also has an insuperable talent of conveying musical excitement: not even erich kleiber, who in my opinion had one of the most powerful rhythmical senses amongst all the great conductors, can imbue a performance with as much explosive propulsion.
i must admit that i was also infected with the "toscanini-hate" for a while, particularly because sergiu celibidache, absolutely one of the greatest conductors, derided him as being a "note-factory." compared with celibidache or furtwangler, toscanini is a note factory. but this is merely because he prefers a more "absolute music" approach. to him, music is not an emotional, or spiritual language. it is just music. what the audience feels from the music is because of the innate quality of the notes themselves, not because the conductor tries to express them. one might say that people who prefer the first chords of the fifth symphony to be blatantly like "fate knocking on the door" would be disappointed by toscanini. but in a sense, such expectations are naive. to some performers and listeners, fate knocking on the door does not have to take on the gothic melodrama that most modern performances aim to achieve.
surely, there are sets out there that please me more - and this is not a collection of toscanini's best performances. there is a particularly noteworthy seventh on naxos coupled with an equally compelling fifth. this collection, however, serves as a worthy exponent of the virtues of toscanin's art.
for catharsis, look to furtwangler. for a sense of musical consummation, look to klemperer. elegance and liveliness, to erich kleiber. rough-edged and fiery, hawk-eyed execution, to schuricht. weingartner, walter, carlos kleiber, bohm, scherchen, and kempe also provide heartwrenching accounts. amongst the HIP performers, only gardiner had me convinced. actually, toscanini wouldn't be on top of my list of favorite beethoven conductors. but for others, he surely is, and it is more than a proper position.
After seeing a great performance of Verdi's La Traviata, I bought Toscanini's rendition of the preludes from this opera. This was in 1978. Toscanini's music were on budget lps at the time. And being in college, I was on a budget. I have several of his budget lps plus this Beethoven Symphony cycle on the RCA plum dog label from the 1950s that I bought used. I have always enjoyed the performances and have always had misgivings about the at best AM radio like fidelity of the recordings.
I recently listened to Toscanini's Brahms Symphonies at Rhapsody and the remastering has almost brought the sonics into the space age. WOW! The Beethoven symphonies too are at Rhapsody. They sound pretty good, but far from the great Analog of the late 50s to when digital kicked in circa 1980. When the music intensifies, it seems to my ear to start to distort a little and get a little shrill. Kinda like a movie theater where you can enter and egress with abandon as long as no one yells "Fire!!"
If we look at the fidelity coming from the 1930s and 40s, all complaints would be dropped and instead our astonishment would be given at just how great they sound. For historical recordings, they do sound GREAT. I enjoyed listening again to them.
Toscanini has gone from being the best thing since sliced bread to being regarded as an out of favor commissar who is now commissaring in outer Siberia. By listening to these recordings I would hope that your perspective will improve and that you would realize that Toscanini was a pretty good conductor, who brought great classical music to the masses, who had wide influence that is still felt thru his understudies, and that he was not the boogie man!
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The 9's
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ASIN: B0001IXTU4 Release Date: 2004-03-16 |
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- Variations (Twinkle, Twinkle), K265/300e
- Minuet In G From Anna Magdalena
- Piano Sonata In C, K 545, 2nd Movement
- Spring Song
- Piano Sonata In D, K 576, 3rd Movement
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, BWV 147
- Canon
- The Moldau
- Preludes Book II, Clair De Lune
- Sonata No.14 (Moonlight), 2nd Movement, Op.27
- Symphony No.9, New World
- Fur Elise, WoO 59
- The Four Seasons, Winter, RV267, 2nd Movement
- Orchestral Suite No.3 In D, Air, BWV 1068
- Sonata No.8 (Pathetique), 2nd Movement, Op.13
- Kinderscene, Op.15
- Waltz No.15, Lullaby
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The Lullaby Classics A Concert for Little Ears music CD is a 17-track, 35-minute concert featuring a collection of soothing classical melodies perfect to calm little ones as they wind down for nap time, bedtime or a bit of quiet time. Each piece, re-orchestrated for little ears by the Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra, was specially selected to lull babies into sweet, blissful dreams. Lullaby Classics opens with ?Ç£Twinkle, Twinkle?Ç¥ variations by Mozart and includes calming and delightful melodies from composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Dvorak and Debussy. It ends with Brahms' ?Ç£Lullaby?Ç¥ tucking baby in for a cozy, restful sleep.Musical Selections:1. Variations (Twinkle, Twinkle), K265/300e, Mozart2. Minuet In G From Anna Magdalena, Bach3. Piano Sonata In C, K 545, 2nd Movement, Mozart4. Spring Song, Mendelssohn5. Piano Sonata In D, K 576, 3rd Movement, Mozart6. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, BWV 147, Bach7. Canon, Pachelbel8. The Moldau, Smetana9. Preludes Book II, Clair De Lune, Debussy10. Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight), 2nd Movement, Op. 27, Beethoven11. Symphony No. 9, New World , Dvorak12. Fur Elise, WoO 59, Beethoven13. The Four Seasons, Winter, RV297, 2nd Movement, Vivaldi14. Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D, Air, BWV 1068, Bach15. Sonata No. 8 (Pathetique), 2nd Movement, Op. 13, Beethoven16. Kinderscene Op.15, Schumann17. Waltz No 15, Lullaby, Brahms Age: birth +Awards:* Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (2005)* National Parenting Center Seal of Approval (2004)* National Parenting Publications Awards (2004)Customer Reviews:
Lame.......2007-07-22
Sounds like a cheap plastic toy.......2007-06-20
Also, it has been proven that classical music has nothing to do with the cognitive development of young people. Now, teach them how to play piano or violin and you have yourself an actual YOUNG EINSTEIN, but listening to this kind of music does nothing for the development of the brain. It is just for lazy parents that can't sit down with their kids and play with them or read them a book.
would make you sleepy.........2007-06-15
Kid's Music.......2007-06-08
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Not soothing.......2007-06-07
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ASIN: B000IU3XTM Release Date: 2006-11-14 |
Tracks:
- 9 Crimes
- The Animals Were Gone
- Elephant
- Rootless Tree
- Dogs
- Coconut Skins
- Me, My Yoke, and I
- Grey Room
- Accidental Babies
- Sleep Don't Weep
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Not quite as endearing as his raw and seductive 2002 debut, O, the second full-length album by Irish troubadour Damien Rice finds him taking a more slapdash approach to his lyrics and arrangements, with balmy tracks like "Rootless Tree," "Coconut Skins," and "Me, My Yoke, and I" seemingly made up and recorded on the spot. Strange then that it took so long for 9 to actually arrive, with just a handful of odd collaborations (Tori Amos, Herbie Hancock) and one promising benefit single ("Unplayed Piano") to hold fans over during the four-year delay. Nothing here quite achieves the lush poetry on display there, although Rice and his singing companion Lisa Hannigan come close with the creepy opening track "9 Crimes" and the damaged whisper-to-a-scream ballad, "Elephant." --Aidin VaziriAlbum Description
9 is the extraordinary follow-up to young Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice's critically acclaimed 2003 debut album O-which sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, including more than one million in the U.K. The single "9 Crimes" will have its network television debut on the hit ABC show Grey's Anatomy in the November 23rd episode.Customer Reviews:
Secret treasure.......2007-07-07
Is a good CD.......2007-07-03
This is pure genius.......2007-06-29
I love this man.......2007-06-08
One case where I prefer O to 9.......2007-06-05
But, there's still a lot to like about Damien Rice's second release. The title track "Nine Crimes" is probably my favorite of this collection, but I wouldn't skip any either. Even "Coconuts" which I felt was kind of off the cuff, is still good music.
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ASIN: B000000V1V Release Date: 1996-04-30 |
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- Hornpipe from The Water Music
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- La Rejoissance from The Royal Fireworks
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Great Wedding Music.......2007-07-26
just the music for her processional. Thank you again.
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ASIN: B0000058HV Release Date: 1996-08-20 |
Tracks:
- 'The Marriage Of Figaro': Overture
- Symphony No. 29 In A, K. 201: ll. Andante
- Symphony No. 25 In G Minor, K. 183: l. Allegro con brio
- Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat, K. 271: ll. Andantino
- Piano Concerto No. 17 In G, K. 453: l. Allegro
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- Symphony No. 40 in G minor: l. Molto Allegro
- Symphony No. 38 In D, K. 504 'Prague': lll. Finale: Presto
- Serenade In B-Flat For 13 Winds, K. 361/370A 'Gran Partita': lll. Andante
- Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622: l. Allegro
- Flute Concerto No. 2 In D, K. 314: ll. Andante ma non troppo
- Clarinet Quintet In A, K. 581: ll. Larghetto
- Piano Sonata In C Minor, K. 457: ll. Adagio
- Piano Sonata In A Minor, K. 310: l. Allegro maestoso
- Piano Concerto No. 23 In A, K. 488: ll. Adagio
- Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543: lV. Finale: Allegro
- Horn Concerto No. 3 In E-Flat, K. 447: lll. Allegro
- Piano Concerto No. 21 In C, K. 467: ll. Andante
- Sinfonia Concertante For Violin And Viola In E-Flat, K. 364: l. Allegro maestoso
- String Quartet No. 17 In B-Flat, K. 458 'The Hunt': l. Allegro vivace assai
- Violin Concerto No. 4 In D, K. 218: ll. Andante cantabile
- Violin Concerto No. 5 In A, K. 219: ll. Adagio
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: lV. Presto
- Requiem, K. 626: Confutatis Maledictis
- Exsultate Jubilate: Alleluia
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This is an astonishing collection of works - or parts of works - by Mozart that covers almost every aspect of his creative output: symphonic, religious music, concerti (for piano, horn, violin, clarinet, flute), chamber music, serenades (for strings; winds), a couple of opera overtures and more. Those who know and love Mozart's music will not need this, but it's a great introduction, a great overview. The selections are well-chosen and interestingly organized, with familiar pieces splrinkled among some not-so well known. A good primer. --Robert LevineCustomer Reviews:
How can you go wrong with Mozart?...Buy this and find out........2007-05-13
Each of the pieces are hacked apart to the point of it being comical. It's interesting to listen to the greatest music in the world, only to have the development cut. All of a sudden I was thrust into a new key, I thought my ears were going crazy. Perhaps an effort by a decent high school orchestra, but this music is not up to snuff with any other recording.
Do yourself a favor and go out and purchase real recordings of Mozart, and not watered down stereotypes.
25 Mozart Favorites.......2007-05-12
Wonderful collection and price!.......2007-05-11
Nice Mozart selection - Nice price.......2006-09-24
Mozart Listener.......2006-08-31
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Buddha Bar, Vol. 9
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ASIN: B000MRA83K Release Date: 2007-05-08 |
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- Sospiro - Bardo State
- Flight BA0247 - Mystic Diversions
- Sleep - Amanaska
- Yes Boss - Hess Is More
- Koop Island Blues - Koop
- Mongolia on the Line - Eccodek
- Wood Street - Serafim Tsotsonis
- Heart Beat of Life - Existence
- Essence of Our Origins - The Lushlife Project
- Astradeni - Michalis Koumbios
- Iceflowers - Asheni, York
- I Know Jayne - David Lowe's Dreamcatcher
- Sunday - Nikonn
- Fragment Two... the First Picture - Kenneth Bager, Julee Cruise
- Bugu Jazz - Burhan al
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- Mrs Daisy May - Sunset Boulevard
- Pila - Cosmic Orient
- Djinns [Trentem Remix] - Djuma Soundsystem
- As the Day Breaks [Montreal Remix] - Grant Lee Phillips, Carmen Rizzo
- Daydream - Massivan
- Africa [Quicksound/Alain Vinet Remix] - Cirque du Soleil
- Roots 4 Acid - Rocco
- Last Chance - Passion of Percussion
- Machete - Novalima
- Chambermaid Swing - Parov Stelar
- Choban in Space - O.M.F.O.
- Amor Que Se Baila - Otros Aires
- Gypsy Majik [Gypsy Lounge Vocal Remix] - Naked Rhythm
- Loneliness [Chill House Mix] - Blank & Jones
- Indusufi - Bahramji, Mashti
- Karma Busta Rhythm - DJ Ravin, Karma Sound Collective
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DJ RAVIN returns to head up Buddha Bar 9. The theme this time is the English Springtime, to pave the way for the new Buddha Bar club opening in London later this year. A breathtaking, fresh and sun kissed selection, with surprising titles coming from places like Greece and Eastern European countries and also from Australia.Album Details
2007 Ninth Volume of this Most Popular of Lounge Series, Celebrating the Opening in September 2007 of Buddha-bar London, Just Two Steps Away from the Infamous Waterloo Bridge. This Breathtakingly Fresh, Sun-kissed Selection by Ravin Includes Surprising Titles from Places Like Greece and Eastern European Countries as Well as Australia...a Renewal of the Lounge Music World! "Buddha-bar 9" Follows in the Footsteps of Its Predecessors, Remaining as Light and Groundbreaking as Ever with Exclusive, Outstanding Tracks that Definitely Emerge as Genre References. Included in this Breath is the Amazing "Koop Island Blues" by Koop, but also Hess with "Yes Boss". To Quote Ravin's Compilation Production...fasten Your Seat Belt!Customer Reviews:
Not so bad.............2007-07-26
Chill.......2007-07-24
Personally I think 6 was the 1st knockout, and 7 was an impressive evolution in sound that still kept the stereo full of rich HI-FI. 8 sucked and most of the earlier ones did too (IMO), but this CD makes me want to twist one up. Ravin is the Truth.
Same quality as always.......2007-06-27
Not any where near the 1st and 2nd.......2007-05-26
A weak link in a strong chain.......2007-05-08
I never write reviews, until now.
Sorry to say, buddha bar 9 is the most dissappointing in the series.
Go back to BB8,7,6,4,2,1. Buddha Bar Nature DVD is excellent.
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Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 9
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ASIN: B000MCID6Y Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
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- If We Were a Movie - Hannah Montana
- Bad Day - Daniel Powter
- Come Back to Me - Vanessa Hudgens
- Life Is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
- Strut - The Cheetah Girls
- Right Where You Want Me (Radio Disney Edit) - Jesse McCartney
- Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
- I Could Get Used to This - Everlife
- Dance With Me - Drew Seeley
- Cool - Gwen Stefani
- Vertical - T-Squad
- Chemicals React - Aly & AM
- Wake Up - Hilary Duff
- Beverly Hills (Radio Disney Edit) - Weezer
- Start of Something New (LIVE) - Cast of High School Musical
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- Best of Both Worlds - Hannah Montana
- Chemicals React - Aly & AJ
- Vertical - T-Squad
- Route 66 - The Cheetah Girls
- Find Yourself in You - Everlife
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It's getting harder and harder to distinguish Radio Disney Jams from non-kid releases. Which is not to say the masterminds of this consistently popular series have scuttled their mission to consider kids first--only that they've gotten very, very smart about assembling discs that satisfy a universal appetite for playful pop. Consider the cross-generational gems they've laid out this time: Daniel Powter's "Bad Day," Rascal Flatt's "Life Is a Highway," and Natahsa Bedingfield's "Unwritten" round out such kid-centric but extremely digestable nuggets as the High School Musical cast's "Start of Something New" and Hannah Montana's "If We Were a Movie." There are moments when the producers' motives seem suspect--did they throw on that T-Squad track not because it's a hit but because they want to call attention to an up-and-coming Disney act?--but overall 9 is a shrewd step in the right direction for the series. The days of "The Hampster Dance Song," mercifully, appear to be done. --Tammy La GorceCustomer Reviews:
Good.......2007-03-26
Dance With Me-Drew Seely: his voice was blended in with Zac Efrons from HSM he is a very good singer
Best Of Both Worlds-Hannah Montana: a catchy beat
If We Were A Movie-Hannah Montana: love this song it is great to dance to
Strut-The Cheetah Girls: this song is song good
Route 66: great song for long car journeys
cd.......2007-03-24
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ASIN: B0000058HX Release Date: 1996-08-20 |
Tracks:
- Egmont Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Symphony No. 5 In C Minor - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major - Alfred Brendel
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor - Jerome Rose
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor - Jerome Rose
- Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor - Jerome Rose
- Symphony No. 6 In F Major - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Symphony No. 7 In A Major - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- 'The Creatures Of Prometheus' Ballet - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Violin Concerto In D Major - Susanne Lautenbacher
- Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 5 In F Major - Aaron Rosand
- Piano Trio In B Flat - Mannheimer Trio
- Fse - Various Artists
- Quintet In E Flat For Piano And Winds - Abbey Simon
- 'Chorale Fantasy' In C Minor For Piano, Chorus And Orchestra - Walter Klien
- Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat - Alfred Brendel
- Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major - Alfred Brendel
- Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat - Alfred Brendel
- Symphony No. 3 In E Flat - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- 'The Ruins Of Athens,' - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- 'Corolian,' - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Ecossaise For Piano - Alfred Brendel
- Symphony No. 9 In D Minor - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Symphony No. 9 In D Minor - Ludwig Van Beethoven
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Great for the road.......2007-05-11
Beethoven 25 Favorites.......2006-11-21
25 Beethoven Favorites.......2006-11-05
bEtHoVeN mAnIaC.......2005-11-03
Great Price...Not so good itself.......2005-05-19
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Chopin: Favorite Piano Works
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ASIN: B00000427J Release Date: 1996-02-13 |
Tracks:
- Grande Valse brillante, op. 18
- Fantaisie Imprpmptu, Op. 66
- Nocturne In E flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
- Waltz In A Minor, Op 34 No. 2
- Mazurka In D Major, Op. 33 No. 2
- Scherzo In B Flat Minor.D Flat Major, Op. 31
- Waltz In A flat Major, Op 69 No. 2
- Nocturne In F Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2
- Waltz In B Minor, Op. 69 No. 2
- Ballade In G Minor, Op. 23
- Mazurka In B Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1
- Waltz In G Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 1
- Nocturne In B Major, Op 32 No. 1
- Polonaise In A Flat Major, Op. 53
Tracks:
- Ballade No3 In A Flat Major Op.47
- Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Op. 45
- Waltz In D Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute'
- Waltz In C Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No.2
- Etude In C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 'Revolutionary'
- Etude In G Flat Major, Op.10 No.5 'Black Key'
- Nocturne In F Minor, Op. 55 No.1
- Polonaise In A Major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military'
- Barcarolle In F Sharp Major, Op. 60
- Prelude In D Flat Major, Op.28 No. 15 'Raindrop'
- Etude In A Minor, Op. 25 No. 11 'Winter Wind'
- Etude In E Major, Op. 10 No. 3 'Tristesse'
- Scherzo No.3 In C Sharp Minor, Op.39
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Why are you waiting?.......2006-12-16
(Btw, Ashkenazy vs. Davidovich re. the impromptus is a toss up. But since the impromptus aren't on this disc, you can make that critical decision another time.)
Ashkenazy's scherzo #2 (op. 31) IS the best. Period. Other interpretations that your favorite classical music station may substitute are downright lame.
The rest are basically sublime. The first and 4th ballades will send shivers up your spine by Vlad's sheer technical ability. His artistry is second to none.
Chopin: Favorite Piano Works.......2006-07-25
Chopin: Favorite Piano Works (London 2 CD).......2006-02-24
chopins Mazurkas.......2005-08-08
REST FOR THIS WEARY SOUL.......2005-03-09
If you love Chopin, as I do, buy this recording it will sooth your soul as only great music can.
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Hotel Costes, Vol. 9
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ASIN: B000GUJY74 Release Date: 2006-10-02 |
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- The Ballad Of Sacco And Vanzetti - Stephane Pompougnac
- No One In This World - Neobe Adani Wolf
- All I Want - Jehro
- Hostel Costes - One-Ohm/Bruno
- Emotional Rescue (2 Many Beats Remix) - Freedom Due
- Different - Gotan Project
- Con Mi Sombra - S-Tone Inc
- Kiss Me Twice - Parov Stelar
- You Ain't Really Down (Jazznova'S Hey Baby Remix) - Status IV
- Little White Roses (With Todd Ivy) - Paul & Price
- Free For All (Soudstream Remix) - Rythmn & Sound
- Bluebird - One Self
- Et Ecoute Ces Choses - Rouge Rouge
- Demain Matin - Djako
- Womb - Niko
- Belle - Alif Tree
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The Ninth Volume of Compiled Music by Parisian Tastemaker Stéphane Pompougnac Once Again Offers an Impeccable and Intimate Mix of Exclusive Tracks that Recreate the Unique Spirit of the Hôtel Costes.Customer Reviews:
FABULOUS.......2007-04-21
the best Costes CD since #6.......2007-03-24
Back on track.......2007-01-28
Some of the best lounge music I've heard!.......2007-01-19
If you like this type of music, you might also consider albums from Monsieur Claude, or at a distant third, possibly Erotic Lounge or even Bar Grooves.
One of the better ones.......2007-01-11
This one is quite good. It definitely takes about 3 listens before it grows on you. When it does, you will listen for a long time. Check out track 7, it's amazing. Then pay attention to 2, 8 & 11.
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Ludwig van Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies - Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra
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ASIN: B0000CNTLU Release Date: 2003-12-09 |
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Toscanini's last Beethoven cycle -- a unique, bargain glimpse of the performing rite.......2007-06-30
Imagine being able to hear works played by musicians with direct links to performers who've remembered what the composer wanted in performance of his/her works during his/her lifetime. Such opportunities arise through listening to recordings made by maestros like Arturo Toscanini (born 1867, began orchestra conducting 1886) whose musicianship -- not just in terms of scholarship and technical powers -- take us to a view of the contemporary Beethoven performing rite that seems to have dimmed with successive generations. Not that every Toscanini performance of a work is the same -- indeed there's noticeable evolution -- but his basic underlying approach remained sufficiently consistent for it to be captured in recordings, like this set, made quite late in his career (it ended in mid-1954, he died early 1957).
This Beethoven cycle is ADD mono and may not be any sonic improvement over either RCA's "74321", or "GD", series CDs of the same cycle; and it's unlikely to be sonically better than the superb LP transfers in the 100-disc set released (in the late 1970s) by RCA Japan (n.l.a.). But if you don't already own this latest RCA CD package, then, at the 'Amazon' price, it'll be an indispensible part of your Beethoven cycle experience.
The NBC Symphony is in great form (Toscanini reportedly said it didn't really become a top symphony orchestra until around its 1950 continental US tour and these discs are from that period) and the recorded sound, for the most part (say except for the Seventh's last movement) captures the dynamics and unique, chrystaline fabric of the Toscanini orchestral sound.
There's apparently some confusion over whether the set's 'Eroica' is the 1949 "studio" or 1953 "live" (broadcast) performance, but the insert-booklet's per-movement timings indicate it's the 1953 one (which is broader and differently inflected compared to the '49, and some earlier, Toscanini Eroicas; the 1949 one is included in RCA's "GD" CD series). Anyhow, this kind of issue is more for discographers than those out on a journey of important musical discovery.
Buy this set, especially at the price, the performances shouldn't fail to stimulate and inspire!
Some suggested references:-
'The Toscanini Legacy' by Spike Hughes (pub. 'Dover')
'Toscanini and the Art of Conducting' by Robert C. Marsh (pub. 'Collier Books') (in UK, titled 'Toscanini and the Art of Orchestral Performance' (pub. 'Allen & Unwin'))
'Arturo Toscanini - The NBC Years' by Mortimer H. Frank (pub. 'Amadeus Press').
i can't take it anymore.......2007-06-02
which is just utterly not true!
don't get me wrong - i love furtwangler. he is one of the conductors i revere most, and i DO think that his beethoven is rarely surpassed. but there are a million ways to perform a piece! and most likely than not, this is not a matter of the cliched "subjective vs. objective" argument that most people put forward.
to argue that beethoven would not have conducted his music a la toscanini is absurd. very presumptious, of you ask me. actually, comparing beethoven's metronome markings with furtwangler's and tostanini's recordings, toscanini actually is closer to the norm. furtwangler actually disregards a lot of beethoven's instructions regarding tempi, phrasing, development, dynamics, etc.
many people, including me, would argue that furtwangler is not disregarding beethoven's intentions at all. beethoven's intention when, for instance, composing the first movement of the eroica, was not, as toscanini has said, "allegro con brio." it was the expression of beauty, the expression of the human soul. beethoven might've heard in his head the movement much faster than is usually performed. but music that occures in the mind and in the physical is significantly different (think of printing - the blue on your computer screen doesn't really turn out to be the blue you want when you print it out!). if furtwangler's performances best achieve this end (which i do believe they do), he has serviced beethoven immensly.
but who is to judge that furtwangler expressed what beethoven intended? perhaps beethoven intended a different kind of beauty? a different kind of soul? and this is why people who love music often have more than one record of the same music.
toscanini was a supreme maestro in his own right. he might not have the ability to direct a mind towards musical epiphany like furtwangler, or to steadily provoke the mind and heart to a state of climax like klemperer, but he does have a supreme sense of orchestral control. no one makes tuttis sound like tuttis as toscanini. he also has an insuperable talent of conveying musical excitement: not even erich kleiber, who in my opinion had one of the most powerful rhythmical senses amongst all the great conductors, can imbue a performance with as much explosive propulsion.
i must admit that i was also infected with the "toscanini-hate" for a while, particularly because sergiu celibidache, absolutely one of the greatest conductors, derided him as being a "note-factory." compared with celibidache or furtwangler, toscanini is a note factory. but this is merely because he prefers a more "absolute music" approach. to him, music is not an emotional, or spiritual language. it is just music. what the audience feels from the music is because of the innate quality of the notes themselves, not because the conductor tries to express them. one might say that people who prefer the first chords of the fifth symphony to be blatantly like "fate knocking on the door" would be disappointed by toscanini. but in a sense, such expectations are naive. to some performers and listeners, fate knocking on the door does not have to take on the gothic melodrama that most modern performances aim to achieve.
surely, there are sets out there that please me more - and this is not a collection of toscanini's best performances. there is a particularly noteworthy seventh on naxos coupled with an equally compelling fifth. this collection, however, serves as a worthy exponent of the virtues of toscanin's art.
for catharsis, look to furtwangler. for a sense of musical consummation, look to klemperer. elegance and liveliness, to erich kleiber. rough-edged and fiery, hawk-eyed execution, to schuricht. weingartner, walter, carlos kleiber, bohm, scherchen, and kempe also provide heartwrenching accounts. amongst the HIP performers, only gardiner had me convinced. actually, toscanini wouldn't be on top of my list of favorite beethoven conductors. but for others, he surely is, and it is more than a proper position.
Classic circa 1950 Beethoven Symphony Cycle.......2007-05-30
After seeing a great performance of Verdi's La Traviata, I bought Toscanini's rendition of the preludes from this opera. This was in 1978. Toscanini's music were on budget lps at the time. And being in college, I was on a budget. I have several of his budget lps plus this Beethoven Symphony cycle on the RCA plum dog label from the 1950s that I bought used. I have always enjoyed the performances and have always had misgivings about the at best AM radio like fidelity of the recordings.
I recently listened to Toscanini's Brahms Symphonies at Rhapsody and the remastering has almost brought the sonics into the space age. WOW! The Beethoven symphonies too are at Rhapsody. They sound pretty good, but far from the great Analog of the late 50s to when digital kicked in circa 1980. When the music intensifies, it seems to my ear to start to distort a little and get a little shrill. Kinda like a movie theater where you can enter and egress with abandon as long as no one yells "Fire!!"
If we look at the fidelity coming from the 1930s and 40s, all complaints would be dropped and instead our astonishment would be given at just how great they sound. For historical recordings, they do sound GREAT. I enjoyed listening again to them.
Toscanini has gone from being the best thing since sliced bread to being regarded as an out of favor commissar who is now commissaring in outer Siberia. By listening to these recordings I would hope that your perspective will improve and that you would realize that Toscanini was a pretty good conductor, who brought great classical music to the masses, who had wide influence that is still felt thru his understudies, and that he was not the boogie man!
Beethoven's symphonies.......2007-05-12
Great Historical Collection.......2007-05-07
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