Mozart and Salieri

1. Mozart and Salieri (Motsart i Sal'yeri), opera in 1 act, Op. 48
   Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
   Performed by Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig Radio Symphony Chorus
   with Peter Schreier, Peter Rosel, Theo Adam
   
   

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Average customer rating: like sparkling mineral water Soulless Rendition Lovely Top notch performances Very good, but a bit misleading?

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Tracks:

1. I: Allegro
2. II: Andante
3. III: Allegro
4. I: Allegro Assai
5. II: Adagio
6. III: Presto
7. I: Allegro Moderato
8. II: Andante Amoroso
9. III: Rondeau: Allegro
10. I: Adagio
11. II: Menuetto I - Menuetto II
12. III: Allegro
13. I: Allegro
14. II: Andante
15. III: Presto

Tracks:

1. I: Allegro
2. II: Rondeau En Polonaise: Andante
3. III: Tema (Andante) Con Variazioni (I-XII)
4. I: Allegro Con Spirito
5. II: Andante Un Poco Adagio
6. III: Rondeau: Allegretto Grazioso
7. I: Allegro Maestoso
8. II: Andante Cantabile Con Espressione
9. III: Presto

Tracks:

1. I: Allegro Con Spirito
2. II: Andantino Con Espressione
3. III: Rondeau: Allegro
4. I: Allegro Moderato
5. II: Andante Cantabile
6. III: Allegretto
7. I: Tema (Andante Grazioso) Con Variazioni (I-VI)
8. II: Menuetto - Trio
9. III: Alla Turca: Allegretto
10. I: Allegro
11. II: Adagio
12. III: Allegro Assai

Tracks:

1. I: Allegro
2. II: Andante Cantabile
3. III: Allegretto Grazioso
4. Adagio - Allegro - Andantino - Piu Allegro - Tempo I
5. I: Molto Allegro
6. II: Adagio
7. III: Allegro Assai

Tracks:

1. I: Allegro
2. II: Andante Cantabile
3. III: Allegretto
4. I: Allegro
5. II: Andante
6. III: Rondo
7. I: Allegro
8. II: Adagio
9. III: Allegretto
10. I: Allegro
11. II: Adagio
12. III: Allegretto

Tracks:

1. Tema ('Laat Ons Juichen'): Allegretto
2. Variation 1
3. Variation 2
4. Variation 3
5. Variation 4
6. Variation 5
7. Variation 6
8. Variation 7: Adagio
9. Variation 8: Tempo I
10. Tema (Air): Allegro
11. Variation 1
12. Variation 2
13. Variation 3
14. Variation 4
15. Variation 5: Adagio
16. Variation 6: Tempo I
17. Variation 7
18. Tema (Menuetto): Andante
19. Variation 1
20. Variation 2
21. Variation 3
22. Variation 4
23. Variation 5: Adagio
24. Variation 6: Allegretto
25. Tema (Menuet)
26. Variation 1
27. Variation 2
28. Variation 3
29. Variation 4
30. Variation 5
31. Variation 6
32. Variation 7
33. Variation 8
34. Variation 9
35. Variation 10
36. Variation 11: Adagio
37. Variation 12: Allegro
38. Tema (Air): Allegretto
39. Variation 1
40. Variation 2
41. Variation 3
42. Variation 4
43. Variation 5
44. Variation 6
45. Variation 7
46. Variation 8: Tempo Di Menuetto
47. Variation 9
48. Variation 10: Allegretto
49. Variation 11
50. Variation 12: Molto Adagio
51. Allegretto

Tracks:

1. Tema
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: Adagio
13. Variation 12: Allegro
14. Tema
15. Variation 1
16. Variation 2
17. Variation 3
18. Variation 4
19. Variation 5
20. Variation 6
21. Variation 7
22. Variation 8
23. Variation 9
24. Variation 10
25. Variation 11: Adagio
26. Variation 12: Presto
27. Tema: Andante
28. Variation 1
29. Variation 2
30. Variation 3
31. Variation 4
32. Variation 5
33. Variation 6
34. Variation 7
35. Variation 8: Adagio
36. Variation 9: Allegro
37. Tempo Di Tema
38. Tema
39. Variation 1
40. Variation 2
41. Variation 3
42. Variation 4
43. Variation 5
44. Variation 6
45. Variation 7: Adagio
46. Variation 8: Allegro
47. Tema
48. Variation 1
49. Variation 2
50. Variation 3
51. Variation 4
52. Variation 5
53. Variation 6

Tracks:

1. Tema: Allegretto
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: Adagio
11. Variation 10: Allegro
12. (Tempo I)
13. Tema: Allegretto
14. Variation 1
15. Variation 2
16. Variation 3
17. Variation 4
18. Variation 5
19. Variation 6
20. Variation 7
21. Variation 8
22. Variation 9
23. Variation 10
24. Variation 11: Adagio
25. Variation 12: Allegro
26. (Tempo I)
27. Tema: Allegretto
28. Variation 1
29. Variation 2
30. Variation 3
31. Variation 4
32. Variation 5
33. Variation 6
34. Tema
35. Variation 1
36. Variation 2
37. Variation 3
38. Variation 4
39. Variation 5
40. Variation 6
41. Variation 7
42. Variation 8: Adagio
43. Variation 9: Allegro
44. (Tempo I)
45. Tema
46. Variation 1
47. Variation 2
48. Variation 3
49. Variation 4
50. Variation 5
51. Variation 6
52. Variation 7: Adagio
53. Variation 8: Allegro
54. (Tempo I)

Customer Reviews:

like sparkling mineral water.......2006-12-22

It is something near to a cleansing experience to listen through the Mozart piano repertoire as performed by Daniel Barenboim.

For starters, Mozart achieves his sparest, cleanest, most limpid lines when writing for solo piano. Then comes Daniel Barenboim, whose reading of Mozart is crisply and unemotionally classical. Not for him the drawn-out keyboard soliloquy. On the contrary, Barenboim gives us Mozart, only Mozart, and nothing but Mozart, clean and shimmering as sparkling mineral water.

This is not to say that Barenboim as pianist is unfeeling. On the contrary, the Fantasia in C Minor - to choose just one example with almost random lack of care - is quite moving. But not with a flourish. Rather, with almost sinewy restraint. The presentation represents a fine grasp of the master composer, nurtured with discipline across the length and breadth of the voluminous sonatas.

Indeed, the sheer volume of the Mozart piano sonatas is intimidating. It is astonishing to imagine one man having mastered it as Barenboim has. EMI Classics has done us the favor of collecting these two gentlemen's asynchronic collaboration in one set, affordable at that.

If Mozart is a musician for the ages and Barenboim a performer who left a formidable imprint on the twentieth century, their collaboration as represented in these recordings is a watershed that will need to be referenced by students of classical piano for at least another hundred years, or until people can only remember as far back as the Dixie Chicks.

Buy Barenboim on Mozart before that happens, and so stick your thumb in the dike against the evil day.

Soulless Rendition.......2005-10-16

I have several artists' renditions of Mozart's piano sonatas in my library. Daniel Barenboim's is the worst. His technique is timid. His rendition is soulless and perfunctory. I regret purchasing this collection. The best rendition I have is the collection of Glenn Gould. If you like Mozart's piano sonatas played the way Mozart intended, give Barenboim a pass and listen to Gould.

Lovely.......2005-03-17

As a pianist myself, I love Barenboim's playing. He does not play Mozart too Beethoven like. His performances are usually VERY good, and this is one example. Also includes the complete variations, which are very nice. The sound quality is excellent. Very highly recommended.

"The sonatas of Mozart are unique: too easy for children, too difficult for adults. Children are given Mozart to play because of the quantity of notes; grown ups avoid him because of the quality of notes." - Artur Schnabel

Top notch performances.......2004-06-17

Daniel Barenboim played this whole set with an interesting approach to WAM . The notations about classical , beethovenian style are always hazardous.
When you are a musician you must avoid in the cliche , and you should feel the music as a whole and the playing must be the consequence of a overlong process that begins in your soul , then your inner mood , your intellect and finally your fingers. I remark the aspect when you are in front of Mozart, Beethoven Wagner, Bruckner, Bach , Schubert and Bartok , because these composers are in a highest level than the others and the music itself is merely a device for expressing deeper issues.
That's why this set is superb. Barenboim plays a Mozart rich in expresiveness , he gives to Mozart presence .
Barenboim plays music as Vegh or Furtwangler did it , always seeking the landscape far beyond the score . That's why they are so original in their performances . The rapture is not a device for exhibite his skills , it''s the final product of a long process.
Acquire this set. It's an unvaluable treasure.

Very good, but a bit misleading?.......2004-05-15

Barenboim playing Mozart has his critics, who say he's "too Beethovian" when performing Mozart's piano sonatas and piano concertos. I disagree; I love his style. Others might not.

My only complaint with this 8 CD set is that the advertised piano sonatas occupy the first 5 CDs; the last three are piano variations -- interesting, but not of the quality of the sonatas themselves. Surely a less-expensive 5-CD set, providing just the sonatas advertised in the title, would offer better value for money. On the other hand, 5 great CDs for $48 isn't a bad deal.

Average customer rating: Mozart for everyone! "Genius" A true celebration of Mozart's music This needs to have a 10 star rating! Top-Chart Album of the 80's That Made Classical Music Sell !!

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Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 25 In G Minor, (1st Movement)
2. Stabat Mater; Quando Corpus Morietur And Amen
3. Bubak And Hungaricus
4. Serenade For Winds, (3rd Movment)
5. The Abduction From The Seraglio, (Turkish...)
6. The Abduction From The Seraglio (Chorus Of...)
7. Caro Mio Bene
8. Mass In C Minor
9. Concerto For Flute And Harp, (2nd Movement)
10. Concerto For Two Pianos, (3rd Movement)

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 29 In A, (1st Movemnet, Allegro Mod.)
2. Piano Concerto In E Flat, (3rd Movement)
3. The Marriage Of Figaro, Act III, Ecco La Marcia
4. The Marriage Of Figaro, Act IV, Ah Tutti Contenti
5. Axur, Finale
6. Piano Concerto In D Minor, (1st Movement)
7. Zaide; Aria, Rhue Sanft
8. Don Giovanni, Act II, Commendatore Scene
9. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Serenade, (1st Movement)

Tracks:

1. Symphonie Concertante, (1st Movement)
2. Masonic Funeral Music
3. The Magic Flute, Overture
4. The Magic Flute, Aria (No. 14), Queen Of The Night
5. Six German Dances
6. Introitus, (Orchestral Introduction)
7. Dies Irae
8. Rex Tremendae Majestatis
9. Confutatis
10. Lacrymosa
11. Piano Concerto In D Minor, (2nd Movement) Romanza

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Director Milos Forman's rewarding 1984 film adaptation of playwright Peter Shaffer's Tony-winning play won no fewer than 10 Academy Awards (including Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Director); only Wolfgang himself (and his filmic counterpart, Tom Hulce) seemed to get overlooked by the Academy. This expanded three-disc set contains all of Sir Neville Marriner's crisp, accurate readings of the excerpted Mozart symphonies, concertos, serenades, and operas (including marvelous portions of The Abduction of Seraglio, Don Giovanni, and The Magic Flute) used in the film. The success of Amadeus spurred a long-overdue renaissance of interest in classical music, and one would be hard-pressed to find a richer, more concise introduction to the intoxicating music and frustrating bundle of moral contradictions that was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Mozart for everyone!.......2007-07-20

Unlike an in depth study of his genius, this is a very well put together sampler of Mozart. Performance and sound quality are both excellent. The non Mozart selections included in the set are also very enjoyable. My only wish is that the 3 disc set were a 10 disc set. Enjoy

"Genius".......2007-02-02

This is a GREAT CD! It has wonderful music from the movie "Amadaeus" which is the BEST movie ever! This music is so fine that it lifts your heart into happiness when you listen to it. You can just tell immediately that this is "the voice of God". And for one man to make such wonderful music in a flash, its just pure genius.

Thanks to the wonderful music that a talented man has brought to us.

A true celebration of Mozart's music.......2006-10-22

I think it was at age 12 when I first saw Amadeus, and I remember immediately asking for a recording of the Requiem (a bit of sombre for a 12-year old I know, but just to demonstrate the impact of the piece..), but I think it wasn't until the third time that I saw the film (at age 30, if you were wondering) that something hit me; It's hard to say why only now (maturity?), since I've always loved Mozart's music and have already owned several recordings of the Requiem, Bohm's 35-41 symphonies and Arthur Grumiaux's wonderful violin concertos with the Sinfonia Concertante. But appreciating the movie as an adult was a different experience, recognizing what a fabulous work Marriner and his Academy have done by delivering so successfully what Mozart was all about. I think that the brilliance of this recording is that it succeeds in providing Mozart's essence through emphasis on the hidden gems of his music, while avoiding being another banal "Greatest Hits" compilation; and sewing together such a diverse array of pieces so gracefully into one recording is not a trivial task, but in Marriner's case it seems completely flawless - because what holds all the pieces here together is what this music is all about - grace, beauty, humor and love.

This needs to have a 10 star rating!.......2006-01-20

There are many great composers, but Wolfie's music is just incredible. There are a few of his operas that I don't care for but most of it is pure bliss to listen to. Do yourself a huge favor and purchase this CD or the gold extended version. You won't be sorry-unless you don't have any taste. In which case, there is nothing the rest of us can do to help you. But the local pharmacist might. . .

Top-Chart Album of the 80's That Made Classical Music Sell !!.......2005-07-31

In 1984, Milos Forman's film Amadeus, based on the hit Broadway play by Peter Schaffer, made it to the big screen with resounding success nationwide. When the soundtrack was released, it was a top seller and even found itself selling as much as such popular 80's artists as Madonna. The music from this well-made film, mostly Mozart but used some Classical-Era works by Salieri, Pergolesi and Salieri- hooked young people into classical music when they might have otherwise never given it a chance.

In the film, Mozart's music is used for dramatic effect and for ambiance. Vienna in the 1780's was the home of a blooming musical scene that would later see the likes of Beethoven. This musical kingdom is well captured in the soundtrack, which features tantalizing excerpts from Mozart's most illustrious works. The film opens to the frenzied, dark strains of the 1st movement of the 25th Symphony, as a crazed Salieri is taken from his home to a mental asylum after an attempted suicide. It goes on to use the religious music of Pergolesi Ave Verum and Amen - boys chorus as Salieri contemplates a life of chastity and dedication to music if God grants him talent. Then we leave Salieri's world of spirituality and desire for fame when we are introduced to the young Mozart. The Serenade for Winds "Gran Partita" is heard - an oboe, clarinets, "like a rusty squeezebox" and fills the air with sublime serenity. This coming from a composer who began his career at the age of 4 who was already trained in piano and violin, and who in his teens composed symphonies and operas. Salieri's works are no longer heard as Mozart's brilliant music takes over the score. We hear breathaking slices of his famous operas in chronologically composed order- the German opera Abduction From The Seraglio which was composed for the soprano Katerina Cavalieri (who has a fling wit Mozart and whom Salieri desired for himself), Figaro's Wedding and Finale from Le Nozze Di Figaro and the dramatic Commandatore Dinner Scene from Don Giovanni, and lastly the Queen of the Night Aria and Papageno's Aria from his enchanting and spiritual work The Magic Flute. Further to these famous works, which also include the Piano Concerto in D No. 20- which prefigured Romantic piano concertos of Beethoven flair, and the Eine Kleine Nachtmusiz which is Mozart's most famous tune and signature theme, we are treated to rare works in Mozart's ouevre. This includes the Masonic Funeral March, a funeral piece Mozart wrote for his fellow Masons. Divertimenti is heard in a latter scene in which Mozart's wife Constanza escapes her woes with Mozart and indulges in a spa. Chamber works, the heartwarming Flute concerto and even the rare Salieri opera Axur (then considered the greatest opera ever made, according to Emperor Joseph) all make up for a great recording album. This album now exists in extended form for the Bicentennial. The movie is a perfect companion to this album.

Average customer rating: Magnificent Amadeus is a great movie and an equally great soundtrack! Amadeus rocks! It is miraculous! 24K Gold & 24 High Bit Remastering = the definitive edition!

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Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: 1st Movement (As Used in the Film,
2. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Serenade, K. 525: 1st Movement (As Used in the
3. Stabat Mater: Quando Corpus Morietur & Amen (As Used in the Film, ...) - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
4. Salieri's March into Mozart's Non Pirai, For - Simon Preston
5. Serenade for Winds, K. 361: 3rd Movement (As Used in the Film, Amadeus)
6. Die Entf Aus Dem Serail, K. 384: Chorus of the Janissaries ...
7. Ich Me Wohl (Ein Deutsche Krieglied), K. 539: As Used in the Film,
8. Die Entf Aus Dem Serail, K. 384: Turkish Finale (As Used in ...)
9. Mass in C Minor, K. 427: Kyrie (As Used in the Film, Amadeus)
10. Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299: 2nd Movement (As Used in the ...)
11. Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299: 2nd Movement (As Used in the ...)
12. Symphony No. 29 in a Major, K. 201: 1st Movement (As Used in the Film,
13. Adagio in C Minor for Glass Armonica, K. 617: Adagio (As Used in ...)

Tracks:

1. Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 365: 3rd Movement (As Used in the ...)
2. Concerto for Two Pianos, K. 365: 3rd Movement (As Used in the ...)
3. Symphonie Concertante, K. 364: 1st Movement (As Used in the Film, ...)
4. Symphonie Concertante, K. 364: 1st Movement (As Used in the Film, ...)
5. Zaide: Aria: Ruhe Sanft (As Used in the Film, Amadeus)
6. Zaide: Aria: Ruhe Sanft (As Used in the Film, Amadeus)
7. Zaide: Aria: Ruhe Sanft (As Used in the Film, Amadeus)
8. Zaide: Aria: Ruhe Sanft (As Used in the Film, Amadeus)
9. Caro Mio Ben (As Used in the Film, Amadeus) - Giuseppe Giordani
10. Piano Concerto in E Flat, K. 482: 3rd Movement (As Used in the ...)
11. Piano Concerto in E Flat, K. 482: 3rd Movement (As Used in the ...)
12. Piano Concerto in E Flat, K. 482: 3rd Movement (As Used in the ...)
13. Piano Concerto in E Flat, K. 482: 3rd Movement (As Used in the ...)
14. Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492: Ecco la Marcia (As Used in the Film, Amadeus)
15. Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492: Ecco la Marcia (As Used in the Film, Amadeus)
16. Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492: Ah Tutti Contenti (As Used in the Film, ...)
17. Buband Hungaricus [Early 18TH Century Gypsy Mus] - Anonymous Composer

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The Academy Award®-sweeping film Amadeus wisely pinned much of its dramatic thrust on Mozart's gloriously eternal music, and its soundtrack remains a concise yet rewarding introduction to Wolfgang's spectacular oeuvre. This newly remastered "Director's Cut" edition is a companion to the expanded DVD and features 24-bit encoding on two 24-karat-gold discs, sharpening the sonic clarity of the performances of Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields to near perfection. The performances (which, Marriner notes, crucially served as templates during actual production) have also been augmented to match the expanded new video edition and include a new, 2001 recording of the Adagio in C Minor for Glass Armonica, K. 617. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent .......2007-01-04

This soundtrack is an excellent review of some of Mozart's most beautiful works. His compositions are timeless and moving. No personal media library can be complete without him.

Amadeus is a great movie and an equally great soundtrack!.......2006-07-02

I have to admit, I didn't like classical music before I saw the movie Amadeus. After seeing how they used the music in the movie I had to have the soundtrack. I debated for a day or two over which version to buy, and finally chose this one, since it has Salieri's march to welcome Mozart. Not a huge addition, but it's the complete soundtrack, which is what I was after. Before I received the cds, I was wondering "What's the big deal about them being gold cds?" The sound quality is magnificent, you hear all the music clearly, even the softest strings. These cds capture the sound as it was in the movie (possibly even better...)The booklet that comes with it is full of information and pictures, including a synopsis of the film, and detailed information about the musical selections. I would recommend this to anyone who liked Amadeus, or anyone who loves Mozart's music.

The only negative thing about these cds is that the tracks were labelled incorrectly, repeating the title of one song many times instead of having the correct titles. It was easy enough to fix in my media player but it was frustrating. Don't know if I got a bad copy or not, but the track listing shown on Amazon.com helped me to fix it.

Amadeus rocks!.......2006-02-21

It was a Valentine gift to a friend's boyfriend and he loves it and has been listening to it all the time. Delivery was timely, too. I'm overall very satisfied! Thanx!

It is miraculous!.......2005-06-06

So said Antonio Salieri to Mozart's wife about his music, and this Special Edition Gold Cd set understands this statement. More precisely though, it is Sir Neville Marriner, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and the various opera singers who should receive all the praise for this superb achievement. I have never heard such an authentic and high-quality recording of Mozart's music before. Thanks to the 24-bit encoding and the exceptional quality of the recording, the beauty of Mozart's music sounds as I believe it should. You can hear even the slightest or faintest of strings. Other recordings are simply lesser because of the tempo that is either too slow or too fast and the average clarity of the instruments. If you want to discover Mozart's music for the first time or complement your copy of Milos Forman's magnificent film, this is the set you have to get because it quite simply gets it right. The high price is all worth it as you get transported by this awesome music. It's a pity that classical music is now perceived to be reserved for a niche of artsy and boring people. That couldn't be farther from the truth! If people could just take the time to listen, just for a few minutes.

24K Gold & 24 High Bit Remastering = the definitive edition!.......2005-01-25

There are several different editions of Amadeus soundtracks ranging from single-disc to 3-disc sets available all at the same time, and it can be quite confusing at first.

After some research I ended up debating on whether to get the cheaper 1991 3-disc standard edition (ASIN: B000000XBV) or this 2002 2-disc special edition with '24 High-Bit' remastering. I had initial doubts that the latter contain the same 30 tracks, since it is only a 2-disc set, and decided to take a chance only after visiting the label site to confirm that it contains all 30 tracks as well.

Just a few days ago, it arrived from Amazon in a double-cd jewel case with a 30-page well-designed booklet, which has the movie sypnosis, individual narratives of almost all tracks, 2 articles about the movie and interspersed throughout with colourful scenes from the movie.

I discovered that the two '24K Gold' cds are able to contain the same number of tracks as the 3-disc standard edition because each disc is literally jam-packed to the brim, at 78.07 and 79.28 minutes respectively!

Due to the new '24 High-Bit' remastering, the sonic quality is excellent and perhaps die-hard fans of the earlier standard edition may even want to include this in their collection as well.

For those who are thinking of owning only one edition, this is the definitive edition to get if you really enjoyed the music in Amadeus and want the very best quality possible.

Average customer rating: MAGNÍFICO MR. MARRINER CHEATED AGAIN Excellent A superb recording Der Holle Rache kocht is magnificent!

Amadeus: More Music From The Original Soundtrack Of The Film Amadeus Manufacturer: Fantasy ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Giordani, Giuseppe | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Salieri | Salieri, Antonio | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | 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 Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Amadeus: Original Soundtrack Recording Amadeus Amadeus: The Complete Original Soundtrack Recording Immortal Beloved / Sir Georg Solti (film 1994) Amadeus [Soundtrack] [Gold Cd] ASIN: B000000XBQ Release Date: 1991-06-30

Tracks:

1. The Magic Flute, Overture, K.620
2. The Magic Flute, Aria (No. 14), 'Queen Of The Night' (Der Holle Rache Kocht)
3. Masonic Funeral Music, K.477
4. Piano Concerto in D Minor, K.466: 1st Movement
5. Axur, Finale
6. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade), K.525: 1st Movement
7. Concerto for Flute and Harp, K.299: 2nd Movement
8. Six German Dances (Nos.1-3), K.509
9. Caro Mio Bene
10. The Abduction from the Seraglio, K.384, Chorus Of The Janissaries (Arr.)/Ich Mochte Wohl...

Customer Reviews:

MAGNÍFICO MR. MARRINER.......2006-11-10

Este disco, ciertamente, es algo breve (apenas 55 minutos). Quizá ello no sea muy generoso por parte de sus editores. Pero la música que contiene está fenomenalmente dirigida por Marriner y excelentemente interpretada.

CHEATED AGAIN.......2002-02-24

Cheated again, where is aria(papageno) from the "Magic Flute" ?
Is in the movie VSH and DVD.
The record is short, less than 55 minutes.
The order of the track, are not correct also.

Excellent.......2001-08-15

This CD stayed a long time on my shelf before I first started listening to it. The first time I did was when I was in my teens. I thought to myself, Why didn't I listen to it earlier? This selection of 10 tracks can't be better-my favorite is the piano concerto in D minor (track 4). It is pretty long, but the piano composition is exquisite and pleasant to the ear. I am stunned at the perfection of the notes each time I hear it-even after many, many times. Other great tracks are 1, 6, and 10-my personal favorites. This is an essential CD for all classical music fans.

A superb recording.......1999-09-28

This is one of my all-time favorite recordings. I have long been an admirer of Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Orchestra. The Piano Concerto in D minor is beautifully performed. This is a must-have for anyone who appreciates classical music.

Der Holle Rache kocht is magnificent!.......1998-10-05

The one thing I did not like about the original sountrack is the fact that it did not include my favorite aria (from Die Zauberflote) Der Holle Rache kocht. This rendition is simply chilling. The range and articulation of the singer will blow you away, as this is one of the most difficult arias ever written. Buy it for this song, even if you feel it is superfluous, as the first volume was a 2 CD set. This is spellbinding music!

Average customer rating: Worthy music My God... You moviegoers ruin everything... NOT A MURDERER!!!! One of the most underrated composers in History! Murderer

Salieri: Symphonies, Overtures Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Salieri | Salieri, Antonio | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Salieri: The 2 Piano Concertos Hoffmeister: Symphonies Paul Wranitzky: Symphonies Rosetti: Symphonies Salieri: Overtures ASIN: B000056KNF Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

1. Cublai, Gran Kan De' Tartari: Ov in D
2. Twenty-Six Vars On 'La Folia Di Spagna'
3. Angiolina, Ossia Il Matrimonio Per Sussuro: Ov in D
4. Sinf Veneziana in D: I. Allegro Assai
5. Sinf Veneziana in D: II. Andantino Grazioso -
6. Sinf Veneziana in D: III. Presto
7. La Locandiera: Ov in D: I. Allegro Assai -
8. La Locandiera: Ov in D: II. Andantino -
9. La Locandiera: Ov in D: III. Presto
10. Sinf 'Il Giorno Onomastico' in D: I. Allegro, Quasi Presto
11. Sinf 'Il Giorno Onomastico' in D: II. Larghetto
12. Sinf 'Il Giorno Onomastico' in D: III. Minuetto: Non Tanto Allegro - Trio
13. Sinf 'Il Giorno Onomastico' in D: IV. Allegretto E Sempre L'istesso Tempo
14. Falstaff, Ossia Le Tre Burle: Ov in D

Customer Reviews:

Worthy music.......2005-10-20

It is unfortunate that Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825) is known now almost exclusively for being the nemesis of Mozart in the Peter Schaffer play and subsequent film 'Amadeus'. Salieri was certainly much more than the thwarted, second-rate composer. Perhaps he was not in Mozart's league so far as composition power goes (although the best of Salieri certainly stands up as worthy in comparison with many of the major composers of his time), but he was a respected composer in his own time, and perhaps more than for his composition, he was respected as a teacher and court musician. Salieri counts among his pupils Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt and even Mozart's second son.

His operas tended to follow a particularly popular formula, with dramatic flairs and stories easily accessible to the people. He drew inspiration from historical works, from mythological and fictional works, as well as works of popular circulation. Salieri even used some libretti from Lorenzo de Ponte, perhaps better known now as a librettist for Mozart.

This disc includes overtures of twelve operas (Salieri wrote nearly 50 operas, several of which were not premiered until the 1990s). They include pieces from his dramatic operas as well as his comic operas. The power in these is certainly evident. Perhaps the best of the lot is 'Cesare in Farmacusa (Tempesta di Mare)' and 'Axur, Re d'Ormus', an opera also involving de Ponte, and reworked from an earlier attempt to do a French opera into an Italian one.

It is a mistake (reinforced by 'Amadeus') to classify Salieri as an Italian composer - he lived most of his life in Vienna, and was criticised by the Empress at one point for being too much of a German composer. Salieri's works such as 'Don Chisciotte alle nozze di Gamace', the overture of which is included here, certainly shows his strength in writing toward the German.

This disc is a fun disc to listen to. There is nothing earth-shattering or new here, but these pieces are good compositions, and the performances by the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava), under the direction of Michael Dittrich, is exemplary. This is one of those often-overlooked Eastern European orchestras that has incredible performance ability; they have had international touring experience as well as a number of recordings for Naxos, who is to be praised for bringing less popular music to the general public in an affordable way.

My God... You moviegoers ruin everything..........2005-01-13

It's nice to know that you need a movie to awaken you to classical music. If you had been introduced to Salieri in any way other than the Milos Forman film, you would realize the truth. Amadeus is a MOVIE... just like TITANIC is a movie. FICTIONALIZED ACCOUNT OF HISTORICAL FACTS...While adding in elements of fiction to enhance the DRAMA.. Salieri is a good composer. I suggest that you do your research, pal. Do you know that he and Mozart once shared a bill? Now, ANYONE can safely say that had they been enemies, they would not have dreamed of having their operas performed together.. Music is a personal thing for those who create it. But anyway, Salieri deserves to be noticed.

NOT A MURDERER!!!!.......2004-12-07

Salieri was in fact a pioneer of music. It was never proven that he murdered Mozart. Salieri's pupils included Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt. He helped found the Academy of Music in Vienna. The movie Amadeus is probably loosely based on an opera called Mozart i Salieri which dramatized their competition and jealousy. Salieri does not get the credit he deserves for his contribution to classical music as a composer. Salieri is a wonderful addition to anyone's classical music collection.

One of the most underrated composers in History!.......2004-11-17

This CD digs into the ignored music of Antonio Salieri. I am fed up of reviews comparing this composer to Mozart. Calling Salieri a murderer of Mozart is utterly incorrect. Probably, the reviewer who made this statement does not know that 'Amadeus' is a movie based on a myth.

Murderer.......2004-01-11

I don't see how anyone can try to immortalize his works after seeing the movie Amadeus. He was a conniving, evil, egotistal man. I will never buy anything with his name on it. He is the murderer of a musical genius. I love Mozart and any of his true fans will never purchase anything with the salieri stamp on it.

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Mozart: Complete Piano Variations Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gigue | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas / Ronald Brautigam Beethoven: Early Vienna Sonatas - Sonatas Op. 2, Nos. 1-3; Op. 29, Nos. 1-2 (Complete Works for Solo Piano Vol 2) /Brautigam ASIN: B00005N81T Release Date: 2001-07-24

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25 Sensual Flute Favorites Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cimarosa, Domenico | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Salieri | Salieri, Antonio | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Carl Stamitz | Stamitz, Carl | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Concertos for Two Flutes Symphony (25) Favorites 25 Concerto Favorites 25 Piano Favorites 25 Thunderous Classics ASIN: B0007TFHAW Release Date: 2005-02-22

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Mozart and Salieri Manufacturer: Berlin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000035P6 Release Date: 1994-08-23

Tracks:

1. 1. Scene: Recht, Sagt Ein Wort, Gibt Es Auf Erden Nicht
2. 1. Scene: Intermezzo. Fughetta
3. 2. Scene: Was Ist Es, Das Dich Qualt Und Plagt?/Mozart-Requiem/Was Weinst Du?

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

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

Tracks:

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

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Vienna Choir Boys' 500th Anniversary Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Salieri | Salieri, Antonio | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of the Vienna Choir Boys The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir (Box Set) Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir Exsultate, Jubilate / Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boy's Choir) Heavenly Voices ASIN: B000E8NRGC Release Date: 2006-03-21

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