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Average customer rating: One of the best Liszt CD's you can own Where Are The Rave Reviews ? This is Incredible Wonderful operatic transcriptions

Liszt at the Opera: Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases, and Transcriptions, Vol. I (Complete Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 6) Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Sarabande | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Howard, Leslie | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Liszt at the Opera II Liszt at the Opera: Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases, and Transcriptions, Vol. VI (Complete Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 54) Liszt Transcriptions of Berlioz, Chopin, Saint-Saëns Liszt at the Opera, Vol 4 Liszt at the Opera III ASIN: B000002ZMJ Release Date: 1993-11-16

Tracks:

1. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Ouverture aus der oper der Freischutz
2. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Reminiscences de Don Juan
3. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Aida di Verdi - Danza Sacra e Duetto Finale
4. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Polonaise aus Tschaikowskys oper Jewgeny Onegin
5. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Tscherkessenmarsch aus Russlan und Ludmilla
6. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Sarabande und Chaconne aus dem Singspiel Almira
7. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Benediction et Sermont- Deux motifs de Benvenuto Cellini
8. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Valse de L'Opera Faust

Tracks:

1. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Isoldens Liebestod - Schluss-szenn aus Tristan und Isolde
2. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Remeniscences de Lucia di Lamermoor
3. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Marche Funebre et Cavatine de Lucia de Lamermoor
4. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Halloh! - Jagdchor und Steyrer aus der oper Tony
5. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Illustrations de L'Opera L'Africaine
6. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: part 2
7. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Three Pieces on Themes by Auber (1)
8. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: 2
9. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: 3
10. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: 4
11. Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Reminiscences de Norma

Customer Reviews:

One of the best Liszt CD's you can own.......2006-08-19

I echo what the reviewer below me says and repeat, "Where ARE the rave reviews" for this? This is probably one of the greatest Liszt CD's you can have. The virtuosic performance and wonderful interpretations from Leslie Howard are worth the price alone, but the music... god this music is incredible. Liszt's genius and proficiency in composition must be admired when you hear what he does with simple melodies or themes from operas. The originality and beautifully crafted paraphrases, not to mention the meticulous transcriptions, are simply breathtaking.

Liszt takes us through dramatic storms, rousing waltzes, terrifying marches, lamenting hymns, romantic songs, and brooding worlds of music. The unique melodies that Liszt augments with the piano has to be heard. These pieces just as great and musically complex as his other piano works. Why aren't more pianists reviving these fantasies on the concert stage?

Where to start here... I have to comment on each work because there is not one piece here that should be overlooked! Each work here is exceptionally amazing and masterful. The transcription of the "Der Freischutz" overture is dramatic, powerful and memorable. "Reminiscences of Don Juan" speaks for itself, but as for the interpretation by Howard, I'm afraid it's not the best. I much prefer Bolet's. Verdi's "Aida" paraphrase is remarkably beautiful and potent in its melodies. The transcription of Tchaikovsky's "Polonaise from Eugene Onegin," is cheerful and brilliant. The march from Glinka's "Russlan and Ludmilla" is a perfect menacing concoction on the piano through Liszt's fingers with a devilishly awesome theme.

Most of all, the paraphrase of Handel's "Sarabande and Chaconne" is the most beautiful original piano work I've heard in years. That sad and mournful theme that Liszt plays with endless variations can move you to tears. Liszt picked one theme from a Handel opera and turned it into something as profound and moving as a Beethoven adagio and even more heart-felt than a Chopin nocturne. The transcription of Berlioz' "Benvenuto Cellini" is glorious and enticing; a testament to Liszt's transcribing abilities. And then Howard encores the listener on this first CD one last time with that catchy melody from the waltz in "Gounod's Faust." It's like any Mephisto Waltz Liszt ever composed and thrills the ear with its impish tempo and embellished Romantic sound.

On the second CD, the music only gets better! Howard gives one of the best executions of the Love-Death scene of "Tristan and Isolde." Those tender Wagner melodies on the piano which rise into a crescendo sound otherwordly on the piano and through Liszt's transcription. The wall of sound that builds, followed by the climax of crashes and wails on the piano sends chills up the spine. Howard plays it with such passion and touch. This is probably the only evidence one needs to realize Liszt was a genius with the piano.

The "Reminiscences of Lucia de Lammermoor" is another example of Liszt's prolific ability to make the piano speak and sing. More significantly, Liszt summons such darkness and tension in the marche funebre part; you're hearing a phenomenal piano composition here. Ernst's "Tony" is another stunning transcription by Liszt; the dynamics and craft of this transcription makes for an excellent piano piece. One of the greatest pieces on here though must go to the Paraphrases on Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine." The first one, especially, is beyond anything I've heard on the piano. Those first tragic chords from hell make way for a gentle melody of heaven. The entire piece rises and falls into a sea of heroic and virtuosic music; it simply speaks for itself of how good it is. The second paraphrase is original and uplifting, and of a whole different emotion than the previous one. By now, after you hear all of these fantasies and transcriptions you begin to realize how much the piano was like a bodily organ to Liszt; just as we can speak with our tongue in many gradations and accents, so can Liszt demonstrate any emotion, any subtle feeling or idea onto the piano.

Lastly, the Three pieces on Themes by Auber are not that noteworthy, but have their elegant and beautiful moments. The last piece on the second CD, the Reminiscences of Norma is another masterpiece beside the Reminiscences of Don Juan. However, I again prefer Bolet's more impassioned and thoughtful performance; Howard is ok, but not the best at exposing the magnificence and spirituality of this piece.

Bottom line: Any Liszt lover who has not heard these or does not own this must get it now! This is some of the best music of Liszt and it astounds me that this music has almost been dormant until Howard's discovery. It is superior music that proves Liszt was the most musical and original composer of his time. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Where Are The Rave Reviews ? This is Incredible.......2005-04-28

This is a treat for opera fans and fans of classical piano. Franz Liszt loved the opera- a medium which is at heart musical and he felt inspired to transcribe operatic music for piano, probably out of his personal passion for opera and as a way for the middle-class folk of Europe who could play piano (and men and women did those days) to entertain in their homes. This is a vast collection of his best opera-to-piano transcriptions. The pianist last name Howard is a virtuoso, too bad he is'nt that well-known. He is playing piano music which is really quite difficult to execute. Liszt made the piano into an orchestra in itself and composed symphonic transcriptions of Beethoven and Berlioz. This is a rare and miraculous recording album and I feel that every fan of classical music and opera ought to own it.

The excerpts here, with some variations by Liszt's part, include Mozart's Don Giovanni, Verdi's Aida (the Finale) Webber's Die Freeschutz, Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin- the Polonaise, Wagner's Tristan and Isolde, Isolde's Liebestod, Berlioz' Benvenuto Cellini, music of Auber, Gounod's Faust (the Waltz) and Bellini's Norma among others. This is worth the price. The music is clear, crisp, beautiful and transcendent. Do not miss your chance of owning this glorious music, which if you are musically inclined, you can play on your own home. Opera on piano is great recital music.

Wonderful operatic transcriptions.......1999-09-17

Liszt at the opera--would he never left. Don Juan is a stand-out, as is the Weber, and the Tchaikovsky, and the...

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan Astonishing, moving, spectacular music Other reviewers seem to have crong CD!! A revelation! Amazing operatic transcriptions

Liszt at the Opera II Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Howard, Leslie | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Liszt at the Opera, Vol 4 Liszt at the Opera III Liszt at the Opera: Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases, and Transcriptions, Vol. VI (Complete Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 54) Liszt at the Opera: Operatic Fantasies, Paraphrases, and Transcriptions, Vol. I (Complete Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 6) Liszt Transcriptions of Berlioz, Chopin, Saint-Saëns ASIN: B000002ZQT Release Date: 1993-11-19

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-01-04

Francisco de Penalosa (1470-1528). His music is most preserved in Hispanic or Portuguese manuscripts. It is reasonable to suppose that the considerable body of his music, six masses,six Magnificats,sets of Lamentations, various mass movements, Office hymns and a variety of motets date mainly from an active composing period of some twenty years in Aragonese court circle.
These motets, some with liturgical texts(for example:'Pater noster' and 'Ave regina'), others devotional like'Adoro te',extraliturgical funerary, such as 'Versa est in luctum','over-the-top' late medieval hyperbole (O Domina sanctissima), exaggerated bloodiness (Precor te), all 22 of them, have not a note of lively rejoicing. Yet, within each, even the very few that are a little dull and awkward, there is a tremendous variety.The textures and the sonorities , the mixtures of sharp declamation,soft slow chords and soaring melismas ,are varied endlessly and mixed from piece to piece within an individual motet.
This recording is recommended as an anthology to be sampled rather than always heard end to end.
The Pro Cantione Antiqua, with its all male voices, to my thinking ,is the best group possible for recording this type of music. Bruno Turner has done a superb job of pulling this all together. The singers are skilled having excellent diction, beautiful tone quality, perfect harmonic balance and proper emotional investment. The group is comprised of the following outstanding singers: Michael Chance ,Timothy Penrose(countertenors)-James Griffett, Ian Partridge (tenors)-Stephen Roberts (baritone) and Michael George, Adrian Peacock (basses).

Astonishing, moving, spectacular music.......2006-08-20

Leslie Howard has done it again: he's unveiled and championed some of Liszt's best music, his operatic fantasies and transcriptions. And Howard's repertoire here, combined with Hyperion's outstanding recording quality has made for a miraculous CD. I do not embellish my words when I say the music here is some of the richest and finest of Liszt's. Obviously, much of it is music material from other composers, but there are works here that remain clearly as originally conceived and compiled as if they were the sole products of Liszt's mind.

The first CD in this two-disc set is probably the most substantial and powerful showcase of Liszt's most complex and mature efforts with the operatic fantasy as a form. The Illustrations du Prophete from Meyerbeer's opera is an epic three movement work that propels through so many technical eventualities and musical ideas; it is exhilarating, impressive, dramatic and superb music for the piano. Although I'm not at all familiar with Meyerbeer's operas, it's still evident how successful the music becomes through the piano. Howard explains it himself how ingenius the treatment of Meyerbeer's themes are. What becomes noticeable after I began listening to it over and over is the growth and mutation that Liszt puts the themes through, so that the music is almost Liszt's own conception; it's not just borrowed from another composer to use as a basis for a fantasy. The entire three movement fantasy is 40 minutes long (!) and delivers such stirring and memorable music, it will invite repeated listenings.

The masterpiece here which surely deserves a revival today is the Fantasie and Fugue on a theme from Meyerbeer's Le Prophete, known as the "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam." This colossal and monumental work of art, again in three movements and played on two pianos, is one of the greatest and most original compositions Liszt has crafted from another composer's music material. He transforms Meyerbeer's themes to create the most electrifying, beautiful, and staggering piano work I've heard since the Sonata in B minor. The first movement is the heaviest and most breathtaking sound I've heard on two pianos. It's a fuse between Bach on steroids and Liszt on cocaine with its combination of phenomenal counterpoint and virtuosic flare; easily superior to any Busoni or Godowsky effort.

The Adagio that follows is the most tranquil and exquisite music of such angelic beauty; it moves me like only something from late Beethoven would. It's hard to believe what Liszt is capable of creating on the piano. Just previously he roared with clamor and rage in the fantasy, and now this tender and delicate adagio floats into the air with such warmth. At times the music becomes a Romantic ballade, and then all of a sudden like an introspective hymn. This is the precusor to Liszt's later endeavors to create the softest and most sublime piano music. Just when you become seduced and expect even more heavenly moments, Liszt says, "nuh-uh" and crashes fortissimo into the most formidable and hair-raising fugue of the entire Romantic piano. It simply must be heard to be believed.

The music on the second CD evokes just as much enthusiasm from me. The Donizetti transcription/paraphrase have much to offer with the sonorities and emotions that come through on the piano. However, the majority of music on this second CD consists of Wagner transcriptions, but they all have their merits and unique moments. The Pilgrim's Chorus is a sure crowd-pleaser. Liszt's fantasy on Mosonyi's Szep Ilonka is another note-worthy piece here with a cheerful and energetic roller-coaster ride of music. It would be daft to remark on each piece but I felt it necessary to espouse how tremendous and amazing the first CD is, not to mention the surprises and impressive tributes to Wagner found on the second CD.

Bottom line: This is another milestone in Leslie Howard's recordings of Liszt: profound and mesmerizing music that has remained hidden from connoiseurs and amateurs alike. Treat yourself to some of Liszt's most extraordinary music here; you won't find something like this anywhere else. Howard is on a mission to revive those forgotten masterpieces of Liszt just like Ronald Smith did with Charles Valentin Alkan.

Other reviewers seem to have crong CD!!.......2005-01-13

This is a beautiful CD but has nothing to do with pianists and Liszt, as the other two commentators seem to suggest. I suspect this is a misfire in Amazon's system. Be assured that these are beautiful works (Penalosa's dates are c1470-1528) movingly performed by Bruno Turner and his Pro Cantione Antiqua. Obtain and enjoy!

A revelation!.......2002-04-25

I find that the most interesting and impressive work in this compilation is the Fantasy and Fugue on the "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam" chorale, which (like me) you may already have known in its version for organ. I was surprised by the grandeur it retains in the piano 4-hand version presented here. As Leslie Howard writes in the accompanying notes, it truly is one of Liszt's finest efforts, really in the same class as the B Minor Sonata. Playing and recording quality reflect the same high standards you will find in all of Howard's Liszt series on Hyperion.

Amazing operatic transcriptions.......2000-01-13

The first disc is dedicated to Meyerbeer. Needless to say, Meyerbeer himself was quite impressed. The last track features two piano players. The second disc is distinguished by Liszt's great Wagner transcriptions--the Parsifal is more of a fantasy on that opera, and it's marvelous, as are the other pieces. A really enjoyable set of transcriptions, played superbly by Leslie Howard.

Average customer rating: Beautiful version of Delius' masterpiece SUPERB DELIUS OPERA FINALLY ON CD

Delius: A Village Romeo and Juliet Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Royal Liverpool Philharmonic | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Delius: Koanga; The Song of the High Hills Delius: Paris, the Song of a Great City; Double Concerto; Cello Concerto Delius: Orchestral Works Vaughan Williams: Sir John In Love Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress ASIN: B00006YX76 Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

1. (Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Con Vigore) Strai - Benjamin Luxon
2. 'Tis Such A Shame To Let Good Land Lie Waste - Benjamin Luxon
3. Come, Vrenchen, Come! - Robert Tear
4. The Children Are Nearby - Benjamin Luxon
5. How Strange The Song Of The Wind - John Shirley-Quirk
6. Listen, My Children, You Need Have No Fear! - John Shirley-Quirk
7. (Sehr Langsam) We Two Will Be The Only Bidders For That Land - Benjamin Luxon
8. (Lento) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
9. Vrenchen!...Sali - Robert Tear
10. If Only We Two Always Stand Together - Robert Tear
11. Poco Meno - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
12. (Tranquillo) Sali!...Vrenchen! - Robert Tear
13. You Here? I'm Not Surprised - John Shirley-Quirk
14. O Sali, I'm Afraid! - Robert Tear
15. (Molto Lento) Shameless Hussy! - Robert Tear
16. (Lento Molto) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
17. Ah, The Darkness Has Come - Robert Tear
18. O Sali, I Should Have Died - Robert Tear
19. What Will You Do? Where Will You Go? - Robert Tear
20. The Dream Of Sali And Vrenchen - John Alldis Choir
21. (Lento) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
22. Ah, 'Twas All A Dream! - Stephen Varcoe

Tracks:

1. (Con Moto) - John Alldis Choir
2. Oh, Sali, Look At Those Lovely, Lovely Things! - Martyn Hill
3. Well, Well! What Do I See? - Martyn Hill
4. Come, My Vrenchen! - John Alldis Choir
5. The Walk To The Paradise Garden - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Dance And Song, All Day Long! - Ian Patridge
7. (Lento) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
8. So I Must Tell You - John Shirley-Quirk
9. The Twilight Closes Round The Garden - John Shirley-Quirk
10. (Moderato) Vagabonds And Comrades! - John Shirley-Quirk
11. Come With Us...Live In Freedom! - John Shirley-Quirk
12. Halleo! Halleo! - Robert Tear
13. Passing Strangers, Drifting By - Robert Tear
14. See, The Silver Moonlight Kisses The Woods - Robert Tear
15. See, Our Marriage Bed Awaits Us! - John Shirley-Quirk
16. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
17. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
18. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
19. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
20. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
21. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
22. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
23. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby
24. Illustrated Talk - Eric Fenby

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful version of Delius' masterpiece.......2007-06-16

I owned this recording on vinyl and am so glad to see it in CD format. The recording is simply beautiful. The soloists are top quality and the story is well told, with the Walk to the Paradise Garden being the epitome of romance and tragedy. This music needs to be heard, and no less a luminary than Sir Thomas Beecham believed in this composer. I'm not sure that I agree that Delius was totally unique, but he certainly does create his own sound-world and this recording is a wonderful way to enter that world. I highly recommend this recording to those who are just beginning to explore the music of Delius.

SUPERB DELIUS OPERA FINALLY ON CD.......2004-05-11

It was some sort of miracle that EMI finally reissued Meredith Davies' recording of Delius' Village Romeo and Juliet on CD. I always knew there was an audio potential in this recording not possible on analog LP (my well-worn Angel LPs, and a very long futile search for the British EMI pressings attest to that). This is simply one of my favorite opera recordings. I prefer it to the Mackerras/Argo digital version of a few years back (the recording that provided the soundtrack to Petr Weigl's film of the opera, now on DVD). Davies employs the revised Tom Hammond version of the sung text - more singable than the version used by Mackerras and printed in the Boosey & Hawkes vocal score. The CD also includes Eric Fenby's discussion on Delius' music (not included in the original Angel LPs). Only one drawback - the complete libretto is not included in the gatefold 2-CD set. I'm willing to overlook that in light of having this wonderful recording back in circulation.

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Tamara Volskaya Manufacturer: Doremi Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kreisler | Kreisler, Fritz | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Milhaud | Milhaud, Darius | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sarasate | Sarasate, Pablo de | ( 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 Wieniawski | Wieniawski, Henri | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Saxophone | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005FWU Release Date: 1997-02-18

Tracks:

1. Con
2. Intro And Rondo Capriccioso Op.28
3. Liebesfreud
4. Liebesleid
5. Schon Rosmarin
6. Linden tree
7. Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)
8. Intro And Tatantella
9. Scaramouche: No.3. Brazileira
10. Swan Lake; Russian Dance
11. An Old Romance
12. Russian Dancing Song
13. Medley of Jewish Folk Songs
14. Mazurka in a
15. I Met You
16. Dancing Violin

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Sounds of the World: Illustrations Sonores Various Artists Manufacturer: Playasound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music Colombia | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music Peru | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music Senegal & Gambia | Africa | International | Styles | Music Colombia | South & Central America | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music Nature | New Age | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Folk General | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000589AC Release Date: 2001-02-06

Tracks:

1. Aeroplane Coming in to Land in the Forest
2. Bus Trip Along a Forest Track
3. Train from Lima to Huancayo
4. Travelling Down River by Boat
5. Motor Boat on the Rio San Juan
6. Motor Boat Going by in the Forest
7. Birds in the Choco Forest
8. Curuchupa Bird
9. Daybreak in Peten Forest
10. Cueva de las Lechuzas
11. Batrachians in the Amazonian Forest
12. Amazonian Toads
13. Duet Between a Toad and a Bird
14. Concert in the Choco Forest
15. Batrachians in the Choco Forest
16. Tree-Feeling in the Amazonian Forest
17. Tropical Rain
18. Caribbean Sea
19. Prayer to Yemenja
20. Commentator on Radio Caracol
21. Maracana Stadium in Rio
22. Parque de los Dolores
23. Shopping Street in Medelin
24. Floating Gardens of Xochimilko
25. Mariachis of Guadalajara
26. Procession of the Cross in Barbacoas
27. Corpus Christi in Chichicastenango
28. Carnival in the Andes
29. Festivities at Catagena
30. Festivities in Salvador de Bahia
31. Carnival in Havana

Tracks:

1. Djemaa el Fna Market-Place
2. Medina of Tunis
3. Blacksmiths of Mora
4. Cattle Market in Mora
5. Market in Baleyara
6. Pounding Millet
7. Rhythm of Pounding Millet
8. Salt-Sellers
9. On the Bafoussam Road
10. Bouba-Njida National Park
11. In the Heart of Casamance
12. Serengeti National Park
13. Flamingos Taking Flight
14. Equatorial Rain on the Roofs
15. Equatorial Rain on the Ground
16. Storm and Rain
17. Waterfalls
18. Dugout
19. Port of Dakar
20. Selling Fish at Soumbedioune
21. Bush Fire
22. Call to Prayer
23. On Foot on the African Trail
24. Salvo of the Chaambas
25. Senegalese Wrestling
26. Feast of the Sultan of Fouman

Tracks:

1. Waiting Room at Canton Airport
2. Indian Railway Station
3. Chinese Railway Station
4. Toy Tren Leaving Darjeeling
5. Toy Tren in the Batasia Loop
6. Bus on an Indian Road
7. Rickshaws of Benares
8. Chinese Bicycles
9. Beside Lake Inle
10. Concert of Birdsong in Singapore
11. Sea at Trincomalee
12. Streams in the Himalayas
13. Well in the Thar Desert
14. Patan Basin
15. Collective Washing
16. Thai Boxing
17. Market at Taungyi (Burma)
18. On the Pokhara Road
19. Holy Bells
20. Prayer-Wheels
21. Tibetan Verbal Sparring Match
22. Wedding in Rajasthan
23. Cremation
24. Birthday of the King of Nepal
25. Festival of Diwali
26. Offering to the Goddess Kali
27. Festival of Pushkar

Average customer rating: Schoenberg-Stokoswki: A Vast Architecture in Sound

Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy; Poem of Fire Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000WNR Release Date: 1995-02-03

Tracks:

1. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Orchestervorspiel
2. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Nun Dampft die Damm'rung
3. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: O, wenn des Mondes Strahlen
4. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Ross! Mein Ross!
5. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Sterne jubeln
6. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: So tanzen die Engel vor Gottes Thron nicht
7. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Nun sag ich dir zum ersten Mal
8. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Es ist Mitternachzeit
9. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Du sendest mir einen Liebesblick
10. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Du wunderliche Tove!
11. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Orchesterzwischenspiel
12. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Tauben von Gurre! Stimme der
13. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest
14. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Erwacht, Konig Waldemars Mannen wert!
15. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Deckel des Sarges klappert
16. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Gerusst, o Konig

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1. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Mits Toves Stimee Flustert der Wald
2. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: 'Ein seltsamer Vogel ist so'n Aal..
3. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Du strenger Richter droben
4. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht
5. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Orchestervorspiel
6. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Herr Gansefuss, Frau Gansekraut
7. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Seht die Sonne
8. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: A Discussion By Leopold Stokowski
9. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Scriabin: Poem Of Ecstasy
10. Scriabin Poem Of Ecstasy Poem Of Fire: Scriabin: Prometheus: The Poem Of Fire

Customer Reviews:

Schoenberg-Stokoswki: A Vast Architecture in Sound.......2000-10-13

I crusade - inveterately, it seems, and probably vainly, too - on behalf of what the review magazines usually call "archival" or "historical" documents: They mean recordings from prior to 1950 or so made in the era either of electrical registration of the master-copy on acetate or metal discs or of early magnetic-tape preservation of the broadcast or studio performance. (The two eras overlap.) I thus constantly confront the audiophile mentality: "Why would I want to hear those pops and ticks from the lacquer platters, or the static-hiss and low fidelity from antiquated magnetic tapes?" My answer has become resolute and invariable: "The sound captured by engineers with that pre-stereo, pre-solid-state, pre-digital equipment is certainly different from what modern ears expect, but it is not inferior." In some cases, indeed, the old recordings, especially the early magnetic tapes from Germany and Holland, yield a sense of natural orchestral sound that no stereo or digital item has ever captured. It's true that stereo, in particular, can enhance a listener's appreciation of certain kinds of music, especially of highly contrapuntal music or, say, of chamber ensemble music. Between Bernstein's Tchaikovsky, however, from the 1960s and Mengelberg's from the 1930s, I'd say it's a toss-up: What will decide a fellow is his judgment of the performance, not of the technical perfection of the registration. All of which brings me to one of the most audacious and successful choral-orchestral recordings ever made: Leopold Stokowski's 1932 (that's right - 1932!) playback version of Arnold Schoenberg's gargantuan, Tristanesque cantata, "Gurrelieder," based on texts by the Danish poet Jens-Peter Jacobson. The reissuing house is Pearl, which specializes in this sort of thing. By Zeus, but this is sprawling, indulgent, harmonically overripe music for soli, chorus and (huge) orchestra! Schoenberg distills everything he had learned from Wagner and Mahler into his great tapestry, which he began around 1900, set aside, and did not complete until 1912. Stokowski, in spoken remarks, calls "Gurrelieder" a specimen of vast "architecture in sound." Now it is Pearl's policy, in distinction to that, say, of Dutton Laboratories, not to fiddle with the sound on the master-documents, except to filter slightly some of the noise from worn platters. Even so, the achievement of the RCA engineers in 1932 will astonish: The orchestral groups are clearly differentiated, the vocal soli sound clearly and the words are audible; the choruses (the real challenge) come through with immediacy and a minimum of distortion. What also manifests itself undeniably is Stokowski's vital commitment to this music. It was Stokowski who gave the North American premiere of Mahler's Eighth Symphony, in Philadelphia, in 1916. We hear the Philadelphians in Schoenberg, too, their velvety strings and their crisp, singing woodwinds. The brass snarl effectively when the score requires it. The tutti passages defy any expectation of what "old" recordings should sound like. Stokowski liked these towering late-Romantic edifices and it tells. Pearl fills out the second disc with two Scriabin items, "The Poem of Ecstasy" and "Prometheus," recorded in the midst of the depression with reduced forces but worth getting to know nonetheless. The real prize is Schoenberg.

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Liszt: The Great Transcriptions Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Dichter, Misha | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jean-Yves Thibaudet ~ Liszt - Opera Transcriptions ~ Wagner · Mozart · Donizetti · Verdi · Gounod · Tchaikovsky Aria: Opera without Words Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos [Hybrid SACD] Great Recordings Of The Century - Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto / Oistrakh, Rostropovich, Richter ASIN: B0000041MP Release Date: 1997-06-10

Tracks:

1. Waltz from Gounod's Faust
2. Polonaise from Tchaikovsly's Eugine Onegin
3. Illustration #2 (les patineurs) from Meyerbeers Le Prophete
4. Spinning chorus from Wagner's Der fliegende Hollander
5. Elsa's Bridal Procession from Wagner's Lohengrin
6. March from Wagner's Parsifal
7. Widmeng (after Schumann)

Tracks:

1. Reminiscences de Norma (Bellini)
2. Rigoletto
3. Ernani
4. Il Trovatore: Miserere
5. I Lombardi: Salve Maria de Jerusalem
6. Aida: Dansa sacra e duetto finale
7. Do Carlo: Coro di festa e marcia funebre

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Ambient Chair Music: New Music Inspired by the Artwork of Ragnar Hans Karl Manufacturer: Hans Karl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAJYXC Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

1. Aspen Grove
2. Willowbrook
3. Cabrini Green
4. Belmont
5. Red Chair 2
6. Blue Chair 2
7. Blue Chair 1
8. Red Chair 1
9. Cypress Gardens
10. Highlands

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Taking the World by... The Storm Manufacturer: fire for fire ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CADMCQ Release Date: 2002-04-09

Tracks:

1. Calm Before the Storm
2. Storm Warning
3. Freakin' Rap Voodoo
4. Opulence - Decadence - Silence - Peace
5. Take It to a Higher Level
6. Oil and Wax
7. Casino Fatale
8. Rock the Market
9. Lesson
10. Blowout and Burnout
11. How Could It Happen Like That?
12. Sample My Magnificence
13. Reign Storm

Average customer rating: A truly master still forgotten

Louis Kentner Plays Bartók and Liszt Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005NG61 Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

1. Pno Con No.3: Allegretto
2. Pno Con No.3: Adagio Religioso
3. Pno Con No.3: Allegro Vivace
4. Excerpts From For Children, Book 1: No.22
5. Excerpts From For Children, Book 1: No.31
6. Excerpts From For Children, Book 1: No.30
7. Excerpts From For Children, Book 1: No.40
8. La Leggierezza
9. Un Sospiro
10. Feux Follets
11. Waldesrauschen
12. Gnomenreigen
13. Paganini Etude No.2 in E flat
14. Paganini Etude No.3 (La Campanella)
15. Paganini Etude No.5 (La Chasse)
16. Au Bord D'une Source
17. Le Prophete: Illustration No.2: Les Patineurs

Customer Reviews:

A truly master still forgotten.......2004-05-21

Louis Kentner was a pioneer in Liszt's music and Bartok too. His recordings about Liszt in the middle of the sixties were a must reference for everyone. Still now, his sound is very original, and together with Sandor and Nyireghihazi this trio are the superlative level im pianism in the first half of XX century.
This recordings has a lot of virtues.
First at all the Bartok no. 3 is extraordinary. Historically it's a collector item because it was the European premiere of this concerto.
The recording is widely worthy. Boult conducts Bartok with authority and a very close rapport with Kentner.
If you want to get the four best recordings of the third concerto, just try with this one, Sandor Ormandy from the forties and Sandor Gielen from the fifties, and finally one very hard to find recording with Anne Fisher and Fricsay from 1955.
Listening his Liszt you'll find a convincing and powerful color. Kentner is not well known in United States, because he decided to live in England, but if you are able to get all what you can from this original artist, just do it.

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