Tatiana [Karaoke] [Import]

1. Introduccion

2. Patio de Mi Casa

3. Brinca la Tablita

4. Pim Pon

5. Martinillo

6. Una Rata Vieja

7. la Vibora de la Mar

8. Lindo Pescadito

9. Pollito Chicken

10. Amo Ato

11. Piojo y la Pulga

12. Estrellita

13. Mañanitas

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Average customer rating: music so good you'll cry This is one for everybody should be accepted by any rational person as strong evidence for God's existence. Fill in your blank slate with some innovative music... Modern classical music that is beautiful

Tabula Rasa Dennis Russell Davies , Keith Jarrett , Gidon Kremer , Stuttgart State Orchestra , Tatiana Grindenko , Alfred Schnittke , and Twelve Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Manufacturer: Ecm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Part | Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music ECM Classical | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ECM Jazz & World | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Alina - Arvo Part Lamentate Arvo Pärt Sanctuary Arvo Part: Te Deum / Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Henryk Gorecki: Symphony 3 "Sorrowful Songs" ASIN: B0000262K7 Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Fratres
2. Cantus In Memory Of Benjamin Britten
3. Fratres
4. Tabula Rasa

Amazon.com essential recording

This seminal disc now almost seems like the manifesto for a whole new strain of minimalism that has found an enormously receptive audience. It represented a breakthrough for Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, whose music--like that of his European colleagues John Tavener and Henryk Górecki--pursues an austerely beautiful simplicity that suggests spiritual illumination. Fratres, given here in two versions, one for piano and violin and the other for 12 cellos, repeatedly intones a sequence resembling chant to convey a sensibility that seems at once archaic and beyond time. Violinist Gidon Kremer, for whom Pärt wrote the exquisitely contemplative and hypnotic title work, grasps the music's koan-like idiom, allowing an inner fullness to resonate through the most fragile, ethereal wisps of tone against the mysterious clangings of prepared piano. The tolling of the tubular bells in Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten is an emotionally charged lament, based on a simple minor descending scale, that introduces Pärt's fascination with what he calls "tintinnabulation": the literal and metaphorical sound of ringing bells. This recording is also famous for the acoustically warm presence produced by ECM's Manfred Eicher, which magnificently captures the mystical simplicity of Pärt's sound world. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

music so good you'll cry.......2007-04-21

I first heard one of the songs playing in a Starbucks and had to ask them what it was... I couldn't hear it very well, but I knew I needed to hear more. After I got home and listened to the previews on Amazon, I was hooked.

There is so much depth and sweetness to this music. It has literally brought me to tears. If you're looking for an album of chamber music that truely goes beyond the normal lulling sound and into the realm of true artistic expression, this is one to own. It is one of the prizes of my collection.

This is one for everybody.......2006-08-30

I'm not completely dug on classical and contemporanean music, ECM stuff included. Lygeti, Xenakis they make me sense, all along american minimalists like Reich or Cage. Electro-acustic is more ear-friendly for me (Ferrari, Parmegiani) but... All this speech just to say that thsi is one ECM record I own - the 1977's Tabula Rasa. The great Gidon Kramer (check out "Silence" from Nonesuch who has another version of tabula rasa) is here with all his magic, even the world-piano-star K. Jarrett plays piano, and everything makes sense. The music is so cold and complex, ethernal yet listenable for the common of mortals. Give a try, i did and i'm inloved with.

should be accepted by any rational person as strong evidence for God's existence........2006-06-20

arguably, it was THIS music by THIS composer that Manfred Eicher's label, ECM, was meant for. If an album was released on ECM, no doubt it sounds lovely, but when purpose is paired so perfectly with sound, even ECM attains something angelic and beyond. Arvo Part's non-modulating approach to harmony, great care and attention with so few notes, and the reverent spirit that carries through his efforts encompasses a catalogue of works so great and beautiful I'm not sure any 20th century composer can remotely compare.

This ECM disc is possibly the best of all. _Tabula Rasa_, first and foremost, is a masterpiece. A violin concerto of sorts, it flows through static haze and torrid whorls, with ghostly sounds of strings punctuated by the bell- and chime-like intonations on sounds of prepared piano. Divine and without momentum, this piece forever hovers between being and nothing. _Fratres_, performed in two versions here (for violin and piano, and for 12 cellos), features a chorale-like figure recurring over an ethereal drone. Radiant and simple, not a sound is out of place. the _Cantus_ is based on rich chords arranged in a variety of rhythmic patterns, so beautiful one kind of wishes it would last longer.

this is an excellent introduction to one of the best composers of the 20th century. i would really encourage you to hear this.

Fill in your blank slate with some innovative music..........2006-01-03

This CD started it all. In 1984 it introduced the then little known Arvo Pärt to a new western audience. Pärt had long before made his "tinntinnabulation" discovery (around 1976). Before this pivotal epiphany, the majority of Pärt's work fell into the serialist category. His early work shows all of the grinding atonal experimentation of the 1950s. It thus lies in stark contrast to his later work as presented on this CD (he shares this same evolutionary path with the Polish composer Górecki).

"Tabula Rasa" introduced a new music and a new style to the west. This music doesn't follow traditional harmonic or melodic forms. Listening to Pärt differs from listening to Sibelius or Stravinski. In Pärt, environment and setting are everything. The melodies and harmonies function to set a mood rather than to follow a path or a harmonic progression leading to an ultimate resolution. Subsequently, one experiences rather than listens to Pärt's work. The notes merely provide the structure. In this way Pärt's pieces represent frameworks for music (which probably explains, as related in the CD booklet, why the members of one orchestra asked "where is the music" upon seeing the score for "Tabula Rasa"). So Pärt not only presents beautiful and moving music but also helps listeners conceive of it in new ways.

The tracks on this CD provide the perfect showcase for Pärt's work. Beginners should start here. Two versions of the meditative "Fratres" appear, but each utilize such different arrangements that they sound like two separate works. "Cantus" remains one of Pärt's most moving compositions. It sounds like a slowly exploding wall of catharsis. The nearly half hour "Tabula Rasa" features incredible violin work and prepared piano (a la Cage). Overall, the mood of each piece on this CD veers strongly toward the meditative, mystical, and ethereal. As such it serves as a great introduction to the "late" Pärt and as a showcase of incredible musicianship.

Pärt remains more of a phenomenon on CD than in the concert hall. The lush rich sound of this CD, which will have your cochleas swimming, provides some evidence as to why. Not only that, the amount of quietude and silence utilized by Pärt must create difficulties for orchestra hall performance. Pärt's music, intimate and close, probably plays best in seclusion or in small venues. For the maximum experience, put on some headphones and listen to this CD. In this way listeners can experience all the subtle harmonics and nuances that make up the music of Arvo Pärt.

Modern classical music that is beautiful.......2005-10-23

Too many modern classical composers have sacrificed beauty for virtuosity and expermintality. Not so Part. This Baltic composer writes melodic music of outstanding lyricism and profound beauty. He has succesfully managed to write in the classical format while not sounding like a repetition of the great artists of yore. The music is melancolic, but not tragic, pensive but not unpenetratable. I had the great honour to listen to a live perfomance of works by Part by the Hilliard Ensamble at the Royal Festival Hall in London, UK. It was one of the few times I know of that the audience gave a standing ovation, and just did not want to stop. Mr Part was present and he almost started crying.
Part has contributed music to films as diverse as Les Amants du Pont-Neuf and Fahrenheit 9/11.

Average customer rating: One of the best Nozzes Ever!This Is The One Used In Shawshank Redemption! Beautifully sung, but undramatic The Most Gorgeously Sung Figaro Of Them All The Ultimate Figaro Too slow!

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Klaus Hirte , Gundula Janowitz , Patricia Johnson , Peter Lagger , Chor und Orchester des Deutschen Oper Berlin , Tatiana Troyanos , Klaus Hirte , and Patricia Johnson Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Janowitz, Gundula | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Troyanos, Tatiana | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Mozart: Die Zauberflöte [The Magic Flute] Mozart: Don Giovanni Mozart: Così fan tutte Mozart: Die Zauberflote Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia / Prey · Berganza · Alva · Dara · Montarsolo · LSO · Abaddo ASIN: B000001GX8 Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

1. Le nozze di Figaro: Ouverture
2. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 1. Duetto: 'Cinque, dieci, venti, trenta'
3. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Cosa stai misurando'
4. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 2. Duettino: 'Se a caso Madama la notte ti chiama'
5. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Or bene, ascolta, e taci'
6. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Bravo, Signor padrone!'
7. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 3. Cavatina: 'Se vuol ballare, Signor Contino'
8. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Ed aspettaste il giorno'
9. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 4. Aria: 'La vendetta, oh, la vendetta'
10. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Tutto ancor non ho perso'
11. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 5. Duettino: 'Via, resti servita'
12. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Va la, vecchia pedante'
13. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 6. Aria: 'Non so piu cosa son, cosa faccio'
14. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Ah, son perduto!'
15. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 7. Terzetto: 'Cosa sento! tosto andante'
16. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Basilio, in traccia tosto di Figaro'
17. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 8. Coro: 'Giovani liete, fiori spargete'
18. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Cos'e questa commedia?'
19. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 8a. Coro: 'Giovani liete, fiori spargete'
20. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: Recitativo: 'Evviva!' - 'E voi non applaudite'
21. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 1: 9. Aria: 'Non piu andrai, farfallone amoroso'
22. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 10. Cavatina: 'Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro'
23. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'Vieni, cara Susanna'
24. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'Quanto duolmo, Susanna'
25. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 11. Canzano: 'Voi che sapete che cosa e amor'
26. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'Bravo! che bella voce!'
27. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 12. Aria: 'Venite - inginocchiatevi..'

Tracks:

1. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'Quante buffonerie!'
2. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 'Che novita! non fu mai vostra usanza'
3. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 13. Terzetto 'Susanna, or via, sortite'
4. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'Dunque, voi no aprite?'
5. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 14. Duettino: 'Aprite, presto, aprite'
6. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'O guarda il demonietto!'
7. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 'Tutto e come io lasciai'
8. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 15. Finale: 'Esci, omai, garzon malnato'
9. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 'Signore! Cos'e quel stupore?'
10. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'Susanna, son morta'
11. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 'Signori, di fuori son gia i suonatori'
12. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'Conoscete, signor Figaro'
13. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 'Ah! signore ... signor'
14. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: Recitativo: 'Vostre dunque saran queste carte'
15. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 2: 'Voi signor, che giusto siete'
16. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Recitativo: 'Che imbarazzo e mai questo!'
17. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 16. Duett: 'Crudel! perche finora farmi languir cosi?'
18. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Recitativo: 'E perche fosti meco stamattina si austera?'
19. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 17. Recitativo ed Aria: Recitativo: 'Hai gia vinta la causa!'
20. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Aria: 'Vedro mentr'io sospiro'
21. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Recitativo: 'E decisa la lite'
22. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 18. Sestetto: 'Riconosci in questo amplesso'
23. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 'Eccivum i cari amico'
24. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 'Andiamo, andiam, bel paggio'
25. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 19. Recitativo ed Aria: Recitativo: 'E Susanna non vien'
26. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Aria: 'Dove sono i bei momenti'
27. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Recitativo: 'lo vi dico, signor'
28. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 20. Duettino: ('Sull'aria...') - 'Che soave zeffiretto'
29. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Recitativo: 'Piegato e il foglio'
30. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 21. Coro: 'Ricevete, o padroncina'
31. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Recitativo: 'Queste sono, Madama, le ragazze del loco'
32. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: 22. Finale: 'Ecco la marcia....andiamo'
33. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Allegretto - 'Amanti costanti'
34. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Andante - 'Eh gia, solita usanza'
35. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 3: Recitativo: 'Andante, amici'

Tracks:

1. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 23. Cavatina: 'L'ho perduta...me meschina!'
2. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: Recitativo: 'Barbarina, cos'hai?'
3. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 24. Aria: 'Il capro e la capretta'
4. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: Recitativo: 'Nel padiglione a manca'
5. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 25. Aria: 'In quegli anni in cui val poco'
6. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 26. Recitativo ed Aria: Recitativo: 'Tutto e disposto'
7. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: Aria: 'Aprite un po'quegli occhi'
8. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: Recitativo: 'Signora, ella mi disse'
9. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 27. Recitativo ed Aria: Recitativo: 'Giunse alfin il momento'
10. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: Aria: 'Deh vieni, non tardar, o gioia bella'
11. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: Recitativo: 'Perfida! e in quella forma meco mentia?'
12. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 28. Finale: 'Pian pianin le andro piu presso'
13. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 'Ecco qui la mia Susanna'
14. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 'Tutto e tranquillo e placido'
15. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 'Pace, pace, mio dolce tesoro'
16. Le Nozze Di Figaro - Act 4: 'Gente, gente, all'armi, all'armi

Customer Reviews:

One of the best Nozzes Ever!This Is The One Used In Shawshank Redemption!.......2007-04-10

This is a beautiful remastered release of this classic recording.The sound is as remarkable as the performances.Excellent playing and excellent singing,make this a must have marriage of figaro.
The sound is even better than the earlier releases of this classic recording.Awesome cast and conductor(karl bohm)!
This splendid recording will bring you a lifetime of listening enjoyment.

Beautifully sung, but undramatic.......2006-02-04

This version is extremely accurate in terms of singing and Edith Mathis' voice is one of the best I heard in my life, in fact, her singing is perfect in terms of accuracy.
Dietrich Fisher Dieskau's voice is characteristic of the well-trained german: powerful, vivid, dramatic.
Gundula Janowitz's voiceis also quite good, but not at the same level of the other singers.
In terms of beauty and melody, these singers have reached the top, however they aren't very dramatic, and they could improve quite a bit in that aspect.
On the whole, I'd say this is a very good interpretation, but not the best in the world, in fact I'd say that there isn't any, for every interpretation has one or two flaws. For those who like gorgeously melodious voices this is a must, but for those who tend to go for the dramatic side this is a maybe not, thus I 'm witholding my five and giving four stras to this recording.

The Most Gorgeously Sung Figaro Of Them All.......2005-12-25

This recording is the recording used in the film Shashawnk Redemption (which has drawn tons of people to opera just upon hearing the "Letter" duet "Sull'aria" in one scene in the film). The recording used in the film is credited as the 1968 Karl Bohm edition starring Gundula Janowitz, Hermann Prey, Edith Mathis, Tatiana Troyanos and Dietrich Fischer Dieskau. The soprano voices of Gundula Janowitz and Edith Mathis is what we hear in the film. Many purists argue that the Bohm version is flawed and moreover un-Mozartian simply because the principal singers are German and have no command for the Italian diction so vital in an Italiante comedy like Figaro. But I much prefer the Karl Bohm version though this one is also quite beautiful. Edith Mathis has a lush, radiant soprano voice, with technically no flaw from a vocal point of view. Her particular Germanic school of opera was very handy in singing youthfully and beautifully, even if at the expense of dramatic development of character. As if she's the only one. Today's "gorgeous but un-dramatic" singers include Renee Fleming and even mezzo Denyce Graves. Soprano Gundula Janowitz sings with beautiful tone, but often with very little characterization. Her Countess is lovely but we rarely feel sympathetic for her role as the betrayed wife. She sings so beautifully we are certain the Count will return his former love for her. None of the singers are doing much of a dramatic job. Dieskau as the Count is a roaring lion of pride and masculine vanity and he is perhaps the only singer that is doing a great job here, despite detractors' comments. Herman Prey also does a superior job as Figaro, making him convincingly funny and witty and breathing a dimension of reality to his role.

THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY SUNG version but not the most dramatically satisfying. So it boils down to what your own tastes for opera are. Do you want to hear a gorgeously sung Figaro or a more lively, comedic, "acted-out" Figaro ? If it's the latter, then this recording is not for you. This is sheer beauty and Mozartian grace, worthy of being sung in the most Rococco of opera houses. I would have payed good money to hear these singers back in the late 60's, however I'm too young and never had the opportunity to hear them sing. The only old singer I've heard is Kiri Te Kenawa (and to some this singer is not that old). Te Kenawa is considered one of the great Countesses of this opera, as is Schwartzkopff in the Giulini recording and of course today's own Renee Fleming.

The Ultimate Figaro.......2005-12-22

Like the other reviewer mentions, this is the Le Nozze Di Figaro recording that is used in the movie "Shashawnk Redemption". I had a hard time figuring it out. I have always watched the film late at night and always miss the closing credits which credit the source for the "Letter Aria" or "Sul Soave Zefferito" sung by two sopranos the Countess and Susannah her maid. In Redemption, our innocent hero Mr. Dufresne puts on this recording which has been digitally remastered and stars Gundula Janowitz as the Countess, Edith Mathis as Susannah, Herman Prey as Figaro, Dietrich Fischer Dieskau as the Count and Tatiano Troyanos as Cherubino. True, this recording has been highly criticized as faulty by many blase critics. In opera, one discovers very picky people. But to my knowledge, no opera has ever been perfect. This recording is absolutely beautiful. Karl Bohm, a popular Bayreuth conductor, uncovers the lush musical beauty of the score. All the singers live their roles and sing with both beauty and dramatic integrity.

The soprano voices of Edith Mathis and Gundula Janowitz is what we hear in Shashawnk. They are not "Italian ladies" like Dufresne says. They are both German sopranos. Edith Mathis as Susannah is radiant, perky, pretty. Her voice is crystalline and angelic. Gundula Janowitz makes a very elegant and feminine Countess, with none of the maturity and age that Schwartzkopff gave to her. Janowitz always sounded "young". Dietrich Discher Fieskau as the Count is terrific. He sang a lot of Italian roles for baritone/bass, though he was primarily a German Lieder and opera specialist. However, his Italian is excellent. His command of the role is superb. He makes him an overblown egoist and it works. Hermann Prey as Figaro is perfect. He sings with intelligence, charisma and Mozartian talent. Karl Bohm conducts the Berlin State Opera with virtuosity. I have nothing more to say. This is the one and only Figaro. Of course, if you are not satisfied, oh blase ones, try other alternatives to this one such as the Giuseppe Taddei, Elisabeth Schwartzkopf and Anna Moffo recording or the one with Sena Jurinac.

Too slow!.......2005-11-03

I suggest that anyone looking for an ideal first recording to have read my review, because I've put a lot of research into the various Figaro recordings. And I was once in that exact same spot: which recording is best? I didn't want to buy every single one! I'm reviewing, in fact, to impart what I've learned from this unto someone else, so that they won't have to spend so much money searching for that perfect recording.

Anyway, my friend and I had fallen in love with this opera not too long ago. Back then, I was under the impression that, like most things, there would be an ideal standard. Well, it wasn't that easy. We discovered that looking for the best Figaro recording is very, very, difficult. Every good review is countered by a bad one. We read all reader reviews, professional reviews, and listened to previews. Eventually, between the two of us, we got: this one (Bohm,) Giulini, and Jacobs (I also intend on buying Kleiber sometime in the future, but the Figaro is much too dark for my liking.)

I don't quite know how to say this nicely... I do NOT like Bohm's. Why? Because it's so darn slow! Listening to it, you just think "This is an Italian comic opera, not a requiem mass!" It's honestly plodding. Pieces that are supposed to be almost thrillingly fast, like "Tutto e disposto," and "Aprite, presto, aprite" are sung fast, but the orchestration does not seem to keep up. In fact, in the former it sounded like poor Hermann Prey was struggling with trying to keep so slow. Slower, prettier pieces like "Sull'aria" and "Giunse alfin il momento... Deh vieni, non tardar" are downright plodding.

Now, it's certainly pretty. I'd bet that's why "Shawshank Redemption" used the Bohm version of "Sull'aria"--it's very, very pretty. But IMO it does not keep with the spirit of the opera. It's light. It's happy. It's not Puccini or Verdi or something.

The singing is, of course, fantastic. I wish that I could hear Hermann Prey on another recording which has a faster tempo, because I bet that he would wow me and could possibly even become one of my favorite Figaros. He shows a great amount of character, which I love--to me, Figaro is all about the personality coming through. Too bad, like I said, that he is featured on a recording which has conducting that does not allow him to truly shine.

I would not recommend this for a first recording. It is not something that someone unfamiliar with the opera should get. I would wait until one has a good primary recording and/or is familiar with the opera. The entire thing is worth listening to, I just wouldn't recommend owning it for that CD you pop in when you want to listen to the opera. But, there are certain parts that are great. It's good ear-candy, and I'm sure that one would find it the most amazing thing ever if not familiar with the opera... but those who are probably will find the conducting incredibly unfitting. It just doesn't match the opera. Even the unhappy moments should have energy. If "Porgi, amor" is too slow, for example, it will just drag on and on forever.

Also, the recits before arias are split into different tracks, which can get really annoying.

Anyway, what recording would I recommend for a first copy? Rene Jacobs, definitely. If one finds the conducting on that one too fast, then Giulini. Giulini is a happy medium between the two conducting, even though I found the recits ridiculously fast and hard to understand. But, hey, this isn't a review of Giulini's. So, yes, I suggest Jacobs for people who just want one good, solid recording to appease those Figaro cravings. Or a first recording for Figaro nerds like myself. Bohm should be something that is second or third.

So, yes. I don't recommend this for a primary album, because I just cannot stand the conducting. Obviously, there are people who disagree (this recording is pretty legendary.) But, this is what I've found, myself.

Average customer rating: I got it for the same reason.... Where's the full-length version? "Che belle voci!" Great opera amazing

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (Highlights) Gundula Janowitz , Barbara Vogel , Klaus Hirte , Patricia Johnson , Martin Vantin , Erwin Wohlfahrt , and Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Janowitz, Gundula | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Troyanos, Tatiana | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Mozart: The Magic Flute (Highlights) Mozart: Don Giovanni [Highlights] Rossini: The Barber of Seville (Highlights) Mozart - Così fan tutte / Cuberli, Bartoli, Rodgers, Streit, Furlanetto, Tomlinson, Berlin Phil., Barenboim [highlights] Verdi: Aida (Highlights) ASIN: B000001GDO Release Date: 1990-05-16

Tracks:

1. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
2. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 1: Duettino: 'Se a caso Madama la notte ti chiama' - Figaro, Susanna
3. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 1: Cavatina: 'Se vuol ballare signor Contino' - Figaro
4. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 1: Aria: 'La vendetta, oh, la vendetta' - Bartolo
5. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 1: Aria: 'Non s piu cosa son, cosa faccio' - Cherubino
6. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 1: Aria: 'Non piu andrai farfallone amoroso' - Figaro
7. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 2: Cavatina: 'Porgi amor' - Contessa
8. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 2: Canazona: 'Voi che sapete' - Cherubino
9. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 2: Aria: 'Venite, inginocchiatevi' - Susanna
10. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 3: Act III: Aria: 'Vedro, mentr'io sospiro' - Conte
11. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 3: Recitativo: 'E Susanna non vien!' - Contessa
12. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 3: Aria: 'Dove sono i bei momenti' - Contessa
13. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 3: Duettino: 'Che soave zeffietto' - Susanna, Contessa
14. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 4: Aria: 'L'ho perduta' - Barbarina
15. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 4: Aria: 'Aprite un po' quegli occhi' - Figaro
16. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 4: Recitativo: 'Giunse alfin il momento' - Susanna
17. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Act 4: Aria 'Deh vieni, non tardar' - Susanna
18. Le nozze di Figaro - The Marriage of Figaro: Finale: 'Gente, Gente, all'armi, all'armi' - Conte,Tutti

Customer Reviews:

I got it for the same reason...........2006-03-07

as many of the others...because that one song that echoed over the courtyard of Shawshank Prison grabbed me. So, I looked in the credits and discovered this. OK, so it's just the highlights, but it's an AMAZING album from start to finish. Presented with passion, humanity, and sometimes even humor. Sometimes opera will drive me up the wall when I don't like one of the singer's voices, but this one has a wonderful collection of talent, and is very easy to listen to.

Where's the full-length version?.......2003-05-03

I have both the highlights and the full recording of this version of Figaro. For some reason, though, Amazon doesn't seem to carry the full version, which is too bad. This is one of the few operas I actually think needs the recitiatives.
Anyway, so since the acting doesn't matter too much on a highlights version I won't get into that. The singing is very good, in fact I think it's probably the best version of Figaro out there. The only exception is in regards to Gundula Janowitz's performance of Dove Sono, which seems to be very ill-suited to her voice. The rest of her part is done beautifully. I also think it's sad that Marcellina's aria was left off, since that is always one of my favorite songs and I will never intentionally buy a recording where it has not been included, but due to how frequently it gets cut, I am not surprised.
Anyway, I recommend the highlights version if you are after something you can listen to in the car and don't want to bother with a full three disc set. For all other purposes I would advise you to track down the full-length recording, which is definitely worth it.

"Che belle voci!".......2002-06-26

This recording is fantastic. Bohm is a lively, exciting conductor who can also make one wet-eyed in the final scene. Prey has the perfect blend of mischievousness and richness of sound for Figaro's character, and he is well-matched by Edith Mathis as Susanna who is delightful and full-voiced. Gundola Janowitz as the Countess is also amazing, and her "Dove sono" is really moving. Fischer-Dieskau is a powerful Count, too. Troyanos (Cherubino) is beyond praise and her "Voi che sapete" ranks with Frederica von Stade. The sound quality is crisp and clear, and the selections are good, though I wish the sextet "Riconosci in questo amplesso" was included. In all, great!!!

Great opera.......2001-08-18

The Marriage of Figaro is arguably one of the best operas ever developed, and it's great to know that this cd contains the best songs from the fabulous opera. The orchestra, along with the singers, give a grand performance of high caliber. If you enjoy classical music, then this will make a magnificent addition to your musical collection.

amazing.......2000-12-30

After watching Shawshank Redemption I looked everwhere for this recording. This is some of the most emotionaly moving pieces of music I have ever heard. Im a 17 year old guy in a punk rock band, and I cried probably the hardest Ive ever cried in my life when listening to the duettino sull aria. Its one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard in my entire life. I cant imagine not having it.

Average customer rating: Nice music, nice voices

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Tracks:

1. Carmen: Act I: Prelude
2. Carmen: Act I: Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita! ... - L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
3. Carmen: Act I: Parle-moi de ma mere
4. Carmen: Act I: Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguidilla)
5. Carmen: Act II: Les tringles des sistres tintaientI
6. Carmen: Act II: Vivat, vivat le torero! ... Votre toast (Toreador song)
7. Carmen: Act II: Nous avons en tete une affaire
8. Carmen: Act II: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Flower song)
9. Carmen: Act II: Non! tu ne m'aimes pas!
10. Carmen: Act III: Melons! Coupons!
11. Carmen: Act III: Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante
12. Carmen: Act IV: Les voici, les voici
13. Carmen: Act IV: C'est toi! - C'est moi!

Customer Reviews:

Nice music, nice voices.......2000-06-15

This is Georges Bizet! He doesn't need any special advertising!

Average customer rating: Extraordinary and beautiful rendering of Bach's great fugal opus Excellent Exposition of the art of the fugue A great master plays one of the monuments of the Baroque Absolutely stunning Best of the best

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Tracks:

1. A Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercare a 3
2. A Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercare a 6
3. Four Duettos, BWV802 - 805: Duet No 1 In E Minor
4. Four Duettos, BWV802 - 805: Duet No 2 In F Major
5. Four Duettos, BWV802 - 805: Duet No 3 In G Major
6. Four Duettos, BWV802 - 805: Duet No 4 In A Minor
7. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus 1
8. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus 2
9. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus 3
10. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus 4
11. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Canon in Hypodiapason (Canon alla Ottava)
12. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus 5
13. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus 6 (per Diminutionem) in Stylo Francese
14. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus 7 per Augmentationem et Diminutionem
15. The Art Of The Fugue, BWV1080: Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta

Tracks:

1. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 8
2. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 9 alla Duodecima
3. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 10 alla Decima
4. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 11
5. The Art Of The Fugue: Canon (in Hypodiatessaron) per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
6. The Art Of The Fugue: Canon alla Decima (Contrapunto alla Terza)
7. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 13 (Rectus)
8. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 13 (Inversus)
9. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 12 (Rectus)
10. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 12 (Inversus)
11. The Art Of The Fugue: Contrapunctus 14

Customer Reviews:

Extraordinary and beautiful rendering of Bach's great fugal opus.......2007-07-11

As an obssesed fan of Glenn Gould, I would not have found my way to buying this album had I not realized that Gould had not recorded it on piano but only did some extracts on an organ, of all things. I have played through these fuges before and found them uninterested compared to the lovely themes that permeate the entire Well Tempered Clavier books 1 and 2. I read a few reviews of people who had bought this cd and on the strength of their passionate and positive appraisal, I bought it. Good that I did.

Her playing is first class, impeccable with a sure sense of dynamic, rythmic and colorful phrasing that entertain and enchant from the beginning to the end. This is a woman who had lived with these pieces, played them and contemplated their meaning. I have always said that a mere technician can reproduce sounds on a piano, often in a very accurate way but if there is no soul, if there is no artistic merit in the interpretation, then it is like listening to a robot playing the instrument. A gifted artist rises to the occassion and is motivated and inspired by the material at hand. The results here are worth a lifetime of repeated listening. If my memory is correct, there are so little, if any, indications in Bach's edition of how fast or loud or soft to play these pieces. That ommission allows an opportunity for the great artist to interpret with creativity. We are not disappointed here. The intuition of this artist led her to imbue this work with such beauty, allowing the work to reveal it's own inner realities on sublime levels. This is supposed to be Bach's crowning achievement and in most ways closes the Baroque era. A very rich accomplishment both for Bach, who died writing the last notes and for Tatiana Nikolayeva a recording that places her at the highest levels of musical accomplishments.

Excellent Exposition of the art of the fugue.......2007-07-10

The clarity of the notes and the even balance of the melody and harmony made this familiar piece of music sound new and exciting

A great master plays one of the monuments of the Baroque.......2006-04-21

When I first saw this recordings in a music store I never realized what was waiting for me inside the jewel case. Two or three years had to go before I got one. Since then this is one of my favourites. Nikolayeva was a master in all the meaning of the word and although I am a purist (would have liked a Harpsichord instead of a Piano) her interpretation is magnificent, moving and executed with the precision required for a Brain surgery. Do not miss this set, it is without a question one of the very best AoF ever recorded. You will only need to hear how this great Russian Master played the first three notes of the Ricercare a 3, BWV1079, to know what I mean.

Absolutely stunning.......2005-11-29

This is far and out the greatest interpretation ever (on piano) of this monumental work - absolutely perfect, under any aspect. If you are a classical music fan it would be a crime to give it a miss.

Best of the best.......2005-05-08

I own about a dozen performances of The Art of Fugue (ranging from solo piano and organ over string quartet to Hermann Scherchen's orchestral arrangement). This is hands down my favorite (Scherchen's a distant second). Glenn Gould's might have been equally good if he had ever recorded the whole set for piano. (He recorded a partial set for organ, and piano recordings of a few individual fugues were released posthumously.)
While Bach never specified instruments for TAoF, the voice leading is too keyboard-friendly to be coincidental. It is not a "flashy" work but --- despite that --- extremely demanding on a keyboard player in that exceptional articulation skills are required to clearly bring out the four voices.
The purist may be annoyed at the fact that a piano (rather than a harpsichord) is used at all, and that (obviously) modern A=440 tuning is used. If you are one of these, you may wish to consider Davitt Moroney's harpsichord recording instead.
Unlike Moroney and organist Helmut Walcha, Ms. Nikolayeva does not attempt to "complete" the final unfinished fugue: her playing tapers off on the last notes in the manuscript.
The playing is not only crisp and technically perfect but beautiful at all times, and the recording very clean.
Bonuses are the four Duets (which work surprisingly well on the piano) and the two Ricercars from The Musical Offering. (The Ricercar a 3, incredibly, is actually rooted in an improvisation session by Bach on an early Silbermann fortepiano at the palace of Frederick II in Potsdam.)

Average customer rating: Ever-reigning Queen of Sopranos Lucia Popp Lucy: The Reigning Queen of Opera

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Tracks:

1. Song To The Moon
2. Should I Ever Learn
3. How Confused I Feel
4. Solveig's Song
5. Solveig's Cradle Song
6. Amor Volat Undique
7. Stetit Puella
8. In Trutina
9. Vier Letzte Lieder
10. Vier Letzte Lieder
11. Vier Letzte Lieder
12. Vier Letzte Lieder
13. Symphony No. 4 In G
14. Tatiana's Letter Scene

Tracks:

1. Un Cenno Leggiadretto
2. Ho Perduto Il Caro Sposo
3. O Had I Jubel's Lyre
4. Laudate Dominum
5. Welche Wonne, Welche Lust
6. Porgi, Amor
7. Voi Che Sapete
8. Giunse Alfin Il Momento...Deh Vieni, Non Tardar
9. Crudele?...Non Mi Dir
10. Come Scoglio
11. Una Donna A Quindici Anni
12. Der Holle Rache
13. Ach, Ich Fuhl's
14. Crucifixus
15. Die Forelle
16. Gretchen Am Spinnrade
17. An Sylvia
18. Zueignung
19. Es Lebt' Eine Vilja
20. Klange Der Heimat

Customer Reviews:

Ever-reigning Queen of Sopranos.......2007-05-28

Listening through these two discs, one thought kept leaping up to mind: will ever there be another soprano as versatile and accomplished as Lucia Popp? Died in 1994 at the early age of 54, the operatic world hadn't really mourned her enough.
People are still lingering on Maria Callas, the 'star' soprano with all her glamour and legendary life could offer.
Real listeners, however, could not give up the memory of Lucia Popp's terrific artistry and almost supernatural voice.
Her Rusalka, her Solveig, her Susanna, Zerlina, Despina in the da Ponte/Mozart trio, her terrific Queen of the Night (unsurpassed by ANY subsequent sopranos up till now), and ALSO her Pamina in the same opera. In any language you ask her to sing, and she excelled. I marvel at the Letter Scene in Eugene Onegin - only if Lucia had the chance to perform the whole opera during her short life! The joy, the expectation, the emotional tribulations, so vividly captured in girlish and pure timbre. No one will ever beat her; not even Fleming and Netrebko.
"Weird and wonderful" - that's what Elisabeth Schwarzkopf said of Lucia Popp's singing. We today would modify it to 'wonderful and unsurpassable'.
This 2-CD set is an absolute must have, even if you have never heard of Lucia Popp before.

Lucia Popp.......2006-01-12

This is a wonderful album showcasing the very best of Lucia Popp (as the title suggests). Her voice was absolutely beautiful. She could sing the slavic languages like no one else. Her version of Dvorak's Song to the Moon is unbeatable. I dare anyone to find a better performance! Also, the song from Die Zauberflute -Ah Ich fuls (sp?) is outstanding. I've yet to hear a better version. Her diction was fantastic and while she wasn't the highest soprano around - she knew what worked for her voice. This is album is a keeper!

Lucy: The Reigning Queen of Opera.......2004-07-12

Lucia Popp is one of the best sopranos to ever grace the operatic/classical voice stage. This CD compilation shows her progression through lyric Handel to lyric and dramatic Mozart (her Der Holle Rache from Magic Flute is unrivaled) to tender art song and operetta literature. The first disc also showcases her adeptness with 20th Century literature as well as the ability to step out of the traditional four languages of opera. Any avid music fan MUST have this CD compilation.

Average customer rating: Fantastic Nice music One of The Best The best ever, and the closest to perfection Speechless

Bach: Goldberg Variations Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bach: Die Kunst der Fugue Bach J.S: Goldberg Variations Bwv 988 Bach: Goldberg-Variationen Goldberg Variations Bach: Goldberg Variations ASIN: B000002ZR7 Release Date: 1993-11-19

Tracks:

1. Aria
2. Variation 1
3. Variation 2
4. Variation 3
5. Variation 4
6. Variation 5
7. Variation 6
8. Variation 7
9. Variation 8
10. Variation 9
11. Variation 10
12. Variation 11
13. Variation 12
14. Variation 13
15. Variation 14
16. Variation 15
17. Variation 16
18. Variation 17
19. Variation 18
20. Variation 19
21. Variation 20
22. Variation 21
23. Variation 22
24. Variation 23
25. Variation 24
26. Variation 25
27. Variation 26
28. Variation 27
29. Variation 28
30. Variation 29
31. Variation 30
32. Variation 31

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic.......2005-11-29

Tatyana Nikolayeva was the greatest authority on Bach ever- plain and simple. This recording is just another proof of that fact.

Nice music.......2005-05-20

Maybe we are so familiar with JSB's Goldberg Var. playing by G. Gould (or some other pianists like Hewitt, Schiff, Perahia...), but here is another one. Tatiana plays these Vars. is so different, I think it's more feminine. I specially like she plays the aria, the sound is lovely. S. Richter had denied to played this Var. after listened to G. Gould, but I believe he could be regret after Tatiana played.

If you are a fan of JSB and love the Goldberg Var., you must have this CD. One other, very special, is Gavrilov Bach's Goldberg Variations. So, G. Gould (1955), Tatiana, and Gavrilov had made 3 best Bach's Goldberg Variations. As a rare issue, Maria Yudina had played Bach's Vars. in a beautiful way (and this is must have, too *-)

One of The Best.......2004-03-04

The recorded sound is excellent, so is the sound she coaxed from the piano and her interpretation: it is so full of life, singing beautifully all the way with lively rhythms, from both hands and all the voices.

She is convincing and obviously slower in her tempo she had however digested Gould's interpretation. A very good reference especially to advanced piano students of this lovely piece. And for comparison, reader could check out Gould's two versions and I would also recommend the audience to check out Kempff as well.

The best ever, and the closest to perfection.......2002-02-28

When it comes to JSB, two things matter: tonality and interpretation. Pianists can go thousand different pathways in the realm of JSB, and all they seem to have own statements. Then the question may arise, if it would be possible to encounter something unanimously acceptable, not just by the standard of audiences but also in satisfying the two requirement stated above.

Until this recording was heard, YES had not been an obvious answer to that question. It is apparent now.

Speechless.......2001-02-01

The most amazing rendition of the most amazing piece of music.

Average customer rating: Finally, Carmen as Carmen was meant to be Excelente!!! Bravo Domingo Spectacular!! Fast and "Boomy" Carmen is fun to sing- AND to listen to!

Carmen / Troyanos, Domingo, van Dam, Te Kanawa; Sir Georg Solti Georges Bizet , London Philharmonic Orchestra , Tatiana Troyanos , Plácido Domingo , Sir Georg Solti , José van Dam , Kiri Te Kanawa , Norma Burrowes , Jane Berbié , and John Alldis Choir Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baritones | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Kanawa, Kiri | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Troyanos, Tatiana | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Allen, Thomas | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Solti, Sir Georg | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Puccini - La Bohème / Freni, Pavarotti, Harwood, Ghiaurov, Karajan Verdi - Rigoletto / Sutherland, Pavarotti, Milnes, LSO, Bonynge Mozart: Don Giovanni Puccini - Turandot / Sutherland · Pavarotti · Caballé · Ghiaurov · Krause · Pears · LPO · Mehta Verdi: Rigoletto / Cappuccilli, Cotrubas, Domingo, Ghiaurov, Obraztsova, Moll; Giulini ASIN: B0000041QH Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Carmen: Act 1: Prelude
2. Carmen: Act 1: Sur la place, chacun passe (Soldats)
3. Carmen: Act 1: Avec la garde montante (Gamins)
4. Carmen: Act 1: La cloche a sonne (Jeunes Gens)
5. Carmen: Act 1: Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita! (Soldats)
6. Carmen: Act 1: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen)
7. Carmen: Act 1: Carmen! sur tes pas nous nous pressons tous! (Jeunes Gens)
8. Carmen: Act 1: Parle-moi de ma mere! (Don Jose)
9. Carmen: Act 1: Au Secours! au secours! (Cigarieres)
10. Carmen: Act 1: Avez vous quelque chose a repondre? (Zuniga)
11. Carmen: Act 1: Pres des remparts de Seville (Carmen)
12. Carmen: Act 1: Voici l'ordre; partez... (Zuniga)

Tracks:

1. Carmen: Entr'acte
2. Carmen: Act 2: Les tringles des sistres tintaient (Carmen)
3. Carmen: Act 2: Vivat, vivat le torero!
4. Carmen: Act 2: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (Escamillo)
5. Carmen: Act 2: Nous avons en tete une affaire (Dancaire)
6. Carmen: Act 2: Halte-la! Qui va la? (Don Jose)
7. Carmen: Act 2: Je vais danser en votre honneur (Carmen)
8. Carmen: Act 2: Au quartier! pour l'appel! (Carmen)
9. Carmen: Act 2: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee (Don Jose)
10. Carmen: Act 2: Non! tu ne m'aimes pas! (Carmen)
11. Carmen: Act 2: Hola! Carmen! Hola! Hola! (Zuniga)
12. Carmen: Act 2: Bel officier (Carmen)

Tracks:

1. Carmen: Entr'acte
2. Carmen: Act 3: Ecoute, ecoute, compagnon (Contrebandiers)
3. Carmen: Act 3: Melons! Coupons! (Frasquita) (Mercedes)
4. Carmen: Act 3: Quant au douanier, c'est notre affaire! (Frasquita) (Mercedes) (Carmen)
5. Carmen: Act 3: Je dis que rien ne m'epouvante (Micaela)
6. Carmen: Act 3: Je suis Escamillo (Escamillo)
7. Carmen: Act 3: Hola! hola! Jose! (Carmen)
8. Carmen: Entr'acte
9. Carmen: Act 4: A deux cuartos! A deux cuartos! (Marchandes) (Marchands)
10. Carmen: Act 4: Les voici, les voici (Marchandes) (Marchands) (Bohemiennes)
11. Carmen: Act 4: C'est toi! (Carmen)
12. Carmen: Act 4: Viva! viva! (La Foule)

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Tatiana Troyanos was reportedly never comfortable on stage as Carmen, but she sings it ravishingly well in this recording, in good voice and at home with the character. Placido Domingo, seemingly the only Don José of our era, gives one of his best accounts of the role; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings beautifully as Micaëla, and Jose van Dam's Escamillo offers just the right blend of macho swagger. The dialogue is unusually well done, and Georg Solti's conducting, though lacking some Gaelic wit, gets the serious parts spot-on. --Sarah Bryan Miller

Customer Reviews:

Finally, Carmen as Carmen was meant to be.......2007-07-12

First of all, History:

Carmen is not a grand opera. The belief in the opposite is one of the most artistically catastrophic malapropisms in the history of Western music. Georges Bizet, the greatest French composer of his day (in the world of Charles Gounod and Jacques Offenbach), is remembered today as a tiger of a conductor, an unbending an inflexible stalwart of musical realism, anti-establishment, and verismo (that red-blooded dramatic art perfected in part by Puccini and Mascagni). He composed Carmen in the tradition of the opéra-comique, an operatic sphere dating back to Mozartian comedy a la Le Nozze di Figaro, with musical sections accompanied by spoken recitatives or dialogues.

The Homeric tale of opera's creation, premiere, and juvenile existence is a hallmark in artistic tragedy. Bizet's vision was not (and, for the most part could not be) accepted nor appreciated in the Europe of 1875, the Europe of Wagner, Ludwig II, and Bayreuth. Audiences were shocked by the "vulgarity" of the characters (the lewd and lecherous gypsy, the cowardly and un-laudable corporal, the heinous sportsman), the onstage homicide, and the musical "coarseness"; Carmen offended the blue-blooded aristocracy which peopled the Parisian operatic world. Thus, in light of the disillusioned Bizet's premature death after the premiere, the opera's fate was sealed. Charles Guiraud, who supplied Offenbach with his musical recitatives, compiled the formerly ubiquitous vocal passages where the former melodramas had existed.

However, the true nature of the opera was preserved in the end by Bizet himself, who published a complete and unadulterated version of his conducting score shortly before his demise. (It was, at least, the version of the opera that existed before rehearsals began; due to the laceration of memoirs surrounding the notoriously savage practices, little is known of the various addendums Bizet made, as well as any deletions.) Fractions of the post-rehearsal score were also discovered by the esteemed German musicologist, Fritz Oeser. Sir Georg Solti conducted what has become recognized as the Oeser Score for the first time at Covent Garden in 1967; this was the first time since its cataclysmic premiere that the world has truly known Bizet's masterpiece.

In terms of the recording...

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, under Solti, is in impeccable form. The instantly recognizable Prelude is appropriately bombastic and the Entr'actes to Acts III and IV are ethereal and enthralling moments, respectively. Particularly outstanding additions to this recording are the effervescent choral sections, provided by the versatile John Alldis Choir (who excelled in Mehta's historic 1973 Turandot recording). "La choche a sonné" is idyllic in its maundering and weightless vivacity. "Au secours! Au secours!" is a masterpiece in chaos and disorganization; "A deux cuartos! A deux cuartos!" is the epitome of a magnanimous operatic scene, with urchins, peddlers, exotic pedestrians, and the sun-drenched, dusty Spain of Goya.

The entire cast is inspired under the inimitable Solti. Due to the opéra-comique recitatives, one might fear that the singers might lack the acting talents necessary to provide convincing and engaging performances. This is not the case; Tatiana Troyanos and Plácido Domingo, are, in many ways, actually more convincing when acting than singing, their vocal prowess notwithstanding!

Tatiana Troyanos is known for admitting that she was never comfortable when performing Carmen onstage. One must wonder why, for she is a vocal temptress and seductress, both irresistible and insidious in her interpretation. She possesses an exotic flare and presence unknown to most singers who attempt to conquer the role. Her darker, mezzo-soprano register provides her with a tortuously sublime, sexually invigorating autonomy, and yet, in spite of her depth, she is never glottal or throaty. She performs the Habanera ("L'amour est un oiseau rebelle") with garrulous abandon and levity. Her Seguidilla ("Près de remparts de Séville") is tantalizing; Troyanos brilliantly undoes Domingo's Don José, rendering him defenseless against her bewitching powers. "Les tringles de sistres tintaient," featuring Norma Burrows as Frasquita and Jane Berbié as Mercédès, is one of the finest trios to be found on operatic disc; Solti is also in grand form here and fails to fly off the handle like most conductors.

Domingo, a champion of the honorable but thick role, is a definitive Don José. He surpasses Franco Corelli and Mario del Monaco in the lyrical sense, and he is more commanding than José Carreras; only the magnanimous Jussi Björling and Nicolai Gedda have provided comparable interpretations. The "Flower Song" ("La fleur que tu m'avais jetée") is one of the most charming moments on the set. Domingo uses his baritonal depth to his advantage and paints a freshly mature portrait of the corporal, never descending into whining or peevishness. Dame Kiri te Kanawa is a redolent, auspicious Micaëla; the radiant New Zealander, even at this preliminary level of her career, is ineffably chaste and elegant in tone. "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante," her Act III solo, is a luminous highlight and adds a gorgeous dimension to an otherwise bland and overlookable character. José van Dam, a denizen of the role of the pompous Escamillo, gives the most meretriciously turgid and bombastic performance of "Votre toast je peux vous le rendre" in modern recording history. He is truly the only viable toreador an opera fan is likely to hear. Bravo for the Belgian master! Stupendous!

Sir Thomas Allen, luxuriously cast, is excellent, immoral, and conniving in the small but potent role of Moralès. Michel Roux and Michel Sénéchal are a delightful duo as the dubious smugglers Dancïare and Remendado. Their Act II quintet "Nous avons en tête une affaire," with Troyanos, Burrowes, and Berbié, is jovial and irresistibly jaunty. Bass Pierre Thau is surprisingly admirable as the flirtatious, boorish Lieutenant Zuniga. Even harsh-voiced Jacques Loreau is a treat as the oafish cantina proprietor Lillas Pastia, particularly in the conversations prior to and following the "Toreador Song."

This is the recording of Bizet's Carmen to own, even if exclusively. Few others have captured the same explosive drama and tension Solti, a spiteful and venomous Troyanos, and an enraged and enamored Domingo created in the homicidal finale of Act IV. (Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli form a close second in the RCA Victor Herbert von Karajan recording with the Wiener Philharmoniker.) One should not enjoy other versions of Carmen without experiencing this monumental achievement.

Excelente!!! Bravo Domingo.......2006-01-20

Excelente grabación de la Carmen de Bizet, Domingo ejecuta a la perfección su rol del atormentado Don Jose, Troyanos nos hace sentir la pasion, amor, libertad y desden de una Carmen que nos ha cautivado por años. Te Kanawa muestra a una Micaela sumamente tierna (escuchen su dueto con Domingo en el primer acto, muestra al maximo el amor filial) y Van Damme es un Escamillo con presencia y señorio todo un Don Juan. Solti dirige esta Carmen combinando las 2 versiones de esta obra y con gran dramatismo. Haganse un favor y consiganla

Spectacular!!.......2003-12-25

Solti conducts a spectacular Carmen. This is a legendary Carmen that is surely one of the finest in the catalogue. If you want an exciting spectacular Carmen, this is it!!! This is the one to get. It was based on a Convent garden production and the live atmosphere comes in convincingly. It boasts Domingo's first Don Jose - a terrific portrayal. The creamy singing of Kanawa is mesmerizing from start to finish. Legend Trayonas is amazing as Carmen. Van Dam is the conssumate artiste. You don
t know Carmen if you haven't heard this.

Fast and "Boomy".......2000-04-21

I've given up on the notion that there's only "one" best recording of an opera. Certainly, there are classics, e.g. Callas' Tosca. Still, there is so much variation in opera in terms of multiple singers, an orchestra, etc. that it's hard to tell someone they should prefer one to another. Everyone finds something different in the same opera that appeals to them. That said, I find this Carmen extremely appealing. Troyanos has a "dusky" voice that sounds like she really COULD have worked in a cigarette factory. Domingo, is, well, Domingo. Solti's conducting is at it's usual quick tempo, which is particuarly suited to Carmen. I think the reviewer below who preferred the "Gaelic" recording of Abbado might have a good point. Carmen, although written by a Frenchman, is set in Spain of course. So, having a "Spanish" as opposed to a "French" sound shouldn't deter. All in all, very rewarding! (Caveat: the Penguin guide qualifies the third star it gives this recording on the grounds that the orchestral bass is "boomy." I agree, but think it adds rather than detracts in Carmen, which I prefer to be played fast and "boomy." Again, that's a matter of personal preference...)

Carmen is fun to sing- AND to listen to!.......2000-01-01

This is *the* best recording of CArmen I have ever heard. Carmen is a beautiful opera, with a wonderful story, and it really comes to life on these cd's. I have also sung excerpts from CArmen, and I just have to say it's a lot of fun, even if it is in French, and this is a great Cd to buy.

Average customer rating: Not worth buying! Don't waste your money Perfect for "drop the needle" style tests A CD with Attention Deficit Disorder This sucks...

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Tracks:

1. Antony & Cleopatra: 'Give Me My Robe' - Leontyne Price
2. Fidelio: 'In des Lebens Fruhlingstagen...' - Ben Heppner
3. Fidelio: Act II Quartet: 'Ach, du bist gerettet...' - Deborah Voigt
4. Norma: 'Casta Diva' - Rosa Ponselle
5. Candide: 'Glitter And Be Gay' - Harolyn Blackwell
6. Candide: 'Make Our Garden Grow' - Jerry Hadley
7. Carmen: Flower Song - Placido Domingo
8. Carmen: Habanera - Rise Stevens
9. Carmen: Toreador Song - Robert Merrill
10. Les pecheurs de perles: Duet: 'Oui, c'est elle, c'est la deesse...' - Robert Merrill
11. Mefistofele: 'Ecco il mondo' - Samuel Ramey
12. La Wally: 'Eben, ne andro lontana' - ONLY OPERA CD YOU'LL EVER NEED
13. Lakme: Bell Song - Lily Pons
14. L'Elisir d'Amore: 'Una furtiva lagrima' - Tito Schipa
15. Lucia di Lammermoor: 'Chi mi frena in tal momento...' - Carlo Bergonzi
16. Lucia di Lammermoor: 'Spargi d'amaro pianto' - Anna Moffo
17. Martha: 'M'appari tutto amor' - Jussi Bjoerling
18. Porgy & Bess: 'Summertime' - Leontyne Price
19. Porgy & Bess: 'Bess, You Is My Woman' - William Warfield
20. Andrea Chenier: 'Come un bel di di maggio' - Ben Heppner
21. Romeo et Juliette: Juliette's Waltz; 'Je veux vivre' - Ruth Ann Swenson
22. Salammbo: Aria - Kiri Te Kanawa
23. Hansel & Gretel: 'Suuse, liebe Susse - Helen Donath
24. I Pagliacci: 'Vesti la giubba' - Enrico Caruso
25. Cavalleria Rusticana: 'Viva il vino' - Jussi Bjoerling
26. Cherubin: 'Lorsque vous n'aurez rien' - Dawn Upshaw
27. Manon: 'Ah! Fuyez, douce image' - Richard Crooks
28. Cosi fan tutte: 'Come scoglio immoto resta' - Leontyne Price
29. Don Giovanni: 'La ci darem la mano' - Edith Mathis
30. Don Giovanni: 'Deh! vieni alla finestra' - Ezio Pinza
31. Don Giovanni: 'Non mi dir' - Carol Vaness
32. Le nozze di Figaro: 'Non piu andrai...' - Alan Titus
33. Le nozze di Figaro: 'Porgi, amor' - Carol Vaness
34. Le nozze di Figaro: 'Deh vieni, non tardar' - Bidu Sayao
35. Die Zauberflote: 'Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon' - Fritz Wunderlich
36. Die Zauberflote: Der Holle Rache - Zdislawa Donat
37. Die Zauberflote: Papageno - Papageno Duet - Christian Boesch
38. Boris Godunov: 'I v ljutomgore, nisposlannom Bogom...' - Alexander Kipnis
39. Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle - Montserrat Caballe
40. La Gioconda: 'Cielo e mar' - Beniamino Gigli
41. La Boheme: 'Che gelida manina' - Giuseppe Di Stefano
42. La Boheme: 'Mi piaccion quelle cose...' - Licia Albanese
43. La Boheme: 'Fremon gia nell'anima' - Luciano Pavarotti
44. La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz Song - Judith Blegen
45. Gianni Schicchi: 'O mio babbino caro' - Angela Gheorghiu
46. Madama Butterfly: 'Ah, ti serro palpitante' - Placido Domingo
47. Madama Butterfly: 'Un bel di' - Leontyne Price
48. Manon Lescaut: 'Donna non vidi mai' - Jussi Bjoerling
49. La rondine: 'Chi il bel sogno di Doretta - Anna Moffo
50. TOSCA: 'Recondita armonia' - Placido Domingo
51. TOSCA: 'Vissi d'arte' - Irina Oudalova
52. TOSCA: 'E avanti a lui...' - Zinka Milanov
53. TOSCA: 'E lucevan le stelle' - Mario Lanza
54. Turandot: 'Signore, ascolta' - Renata Tebaldi
55. Turandot: 'In questa reggia' - Birgit Nilsson
56. Turandot: 'Nessun dorma' - Jussi Bjoerling
57. Dido & Aeneas: 'When I Am Laid In Earth' - Leontyne Price
58. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Largo al factotum' - Robert Merrill
59. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Una voce poco fa' - Roberta Peters
60. Samson et Dalila: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre' - Christa Ludwig
61. The Bartered Bride: 'Wenn ich das einmal erfahre' - Teresa Stratas
62. Elektra: 'Agamemnon' - Inge Borkh
63. Der Rosenkavalier: 'Ist ein Traum' - Erna Berger
64. Salome: 'Nicht in der Welt...' - Inge Borkh
65. Eugene Onegin: Lenski's Aria - Placido Domingo
66. Eugene Onegin: Tatiana's Letter Scene - Leontyne Price
67. Aida: 'Celeste Aida' - Jussi Bjoerling
68. Aida: 'Ritorna vincitor!' - Leontyne Price
69. Aida: 'Gloria all'Egitto' - John Alldis Choir
70. Aida: 'O patria mia' - Leontyne Price
71. Un Ballo in Maschera: 'O docezze perdute! O memorie...' - Robert Merrill
72. Don Carlo: 'Dio, che nell'anima infondere' - Placido Domingo
73. Ernani: 'Emani, involami' - Leontyne Price
74. La forza del destino: 'Or muoio tranquillo...' - Robert Merrill
75. La forza del destino: 'Pace, pace mio dio' - Zinka Milanov
76. Nabucco: 'Va, pensiero' - Oleg Reshetkin
77. Otello: 'Credo' - Tito Gobbi
78. Otello: Willow Song - Leonie Rysanek
79. Otello: 'Niun mi tema' - Jon Vickers
80. Rigoletto: 'Qesta o quella' - Alfredo Kraus
81. Rigoletto: 'Caro nome' - Anna Moffo
82. Rigoletto: 'La donna e mobile' - Jan Peerce
83. Rigoletto: 'Bella figlia dell'amore' - Alfredo Kraus
84. La Traviata: Brindisi - Montserrat Caballe
85. La Traviata: 'Di provenza' - Sherrill Milnes
86. La Traviata: 'Sempre libera' - Eleanor Steber
87. La Traviata: 'Addio del passato' - Anna Moffo
88. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus - Moscow Classical Chorus & Ensemble
89. Il Trovatore: 'Di quella pira' - Placido Domingo
90. Il Trovatore: 'Tacea la notte placido - Leontyne Price
91. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: 'Morgenlicht leuchtend' - Set Svanholm
92. Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries - Staatskapelle Dresden
93. Die Walkure: Wotan's Farewell - Lawrence Tibbett
94. Siegfried: Song Of The Forest Bird - Norma Sharp
95. Gotterdammerung: 'Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort' - Kirsten Flagstad
96. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale
97. Lohengrin: 'In fernem Land' - Lauritz Melchior
98. Tannhauser: 'Dich teure Halle' - Waltraud Meler

Customer Reviews:

Not worth buying!.......2007-05-29

I found this recording basically worthless. It contains only very short excerpts of the song. Not enough to get into and enjoy!

Don't waste your money.......2007-01-18

This is the worst purchase I have ever made. It is a truly dreadful piece of work.I was so disgusted with it that I threw it into the trash can.

Perfect for "drop the needle" style tests.......2006-11-19

If you want to hear full recordings of arias, then this disc is not for you. It plays only tidbits of 99 arias. Contrary to the title, this is definitely not the only opera disc you'll ever need. You shouldn't take it seriously. This disc has next to no value for an opera neophyte. But for opera fanatics, there has never been a better test of your knowledge of operatic repertoire and singers. It's a great challenge for opera buffs. Sit down with your opera loving friends for an hour, play this disc, and try to be the first to identify the singer, composer, opera, and piece. If you're a music professor, this disc would make for an awesome pop quiz. Find out how well your students really know their opera repertoire.

A CD with Attention Deficit Disorder.......2006-10-02

I don't know anyone who would enjoy this CD. It will drive opera fans nuts with a hundred exerpts that run about 30 seconds each, then fade out without the singers even finishing a single verse. It's more like an index of arias, or a volume of teasers that hucksters might use to sell opera CDs.

I never realized how much Bernstein's "Glitter and be gay" sounded like Delibes' "Bell Song" until I heard 35 seconds of one, followed 23 seconds of the other.

Maybe the TV show 'Jeopardy' could use this CD. 'What is "Hush little baby don't you..."??'

What a waste of beautiful voices and great music. 38 seconds of Enrico Caruso, followed by 31 seconds of Jussi Bjoerling, followed by 38 seconds of Dawn Upshaw.

My copy is going to go sailing into the wastebasket as soon as I finish this review.

This sucks..........2006-03-31

I should only blame myself for not checking out more reviews... this is a CD filled with short, little snippets of great operas songs... and I mean SHORT, LITTLE snippets of 30 seconds or so, each. Don't buy this CD... it is a complete rip off... and that is saying ALOT since it is only $4.00... Again, my fault for not reading the reviews but I trusted that something called a "Music CD" would actually have complete songs... What else does this company offer? A "Music CD" that only has the intros or applause tracks to great songs...?

Move on to something else... Amazon has a great selection... just not this one.

Average customer rating: Babies LOVE Bach Beautiful, soothing music- this is the one to buy! The Babies Love Bach! Everyone Needs Bach! Good for baby or good for profits?

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Tracks:

1. Cantata No. 208, arr. L. Stokowski: Sheep May Safely Graze
2. Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook: Minuet In G, BWV Anh. 114
3. Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook: Minuet In G, BWV Anh. 116
4. The Well Tempered Clavier, BWV 846, arr. A. York: Prelude No. 1
5. Suite No. 3 In D For Orchestra, BWV 1068, arr. L. Schmutzler: Air on the G String
6. Suite No. 1: Prelude
7. French Suite No. 5, BWV 816, Arr. L. Schmutzler: Gavotte
8. French Suite No. 6, BWV 817, Arr. L. Schmutzler: Menuet
9. Concerto No. 5: Andante
10. Partita No. 3: Gavotte en Rondeau
11. French Suite No. 6, BWV 817: Sarabande
12. French Suite No. 6, BWV 817: Gavotte
13. The Well Tempered Clavier, BWV 869. Arr. L. Stokowski: Prelude No. 24
14. Cantata Np. 147, Arr. W. Ryden: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
15. Suite No. 3 For Unaccompanied Cello, BWV 1009: Bourrees I and II
16. Largo ma non tanto: Concerto For 2 Violins And Orchestra
17. Sonata In G Minor, BWV 1030b: Siciliano
18. Partita No. 1 for Keyboard, BWV 825: Menuets I and II
19. Ouverture in B Minor, BWV 1067: Rondeau
20. Sonata No. 4 for Keyboard and Violin, BWV 1017: Siciliano
21. Sonata No. 2 for Violin, BWV 1003: Andante

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