Graun - Cleopatra & Cesare / J. Williams, Vermillion, Dawson, J. Francis, R. Gambill, Popken, Jacobs [Highlights]

1. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Overture
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
2. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Strappare al nemico
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   with Klaus Hager
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
3. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Tra le procelle assorto
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   with Janet Williams
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
4. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Cortese il cielo
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   with Ralf Popken
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
5. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera L'ombra amata del mio sposo
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   with Lynne Dawson
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
6. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera All'armi, al cimento
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
7. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Voglio strage, e sangue voglio
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   with Iris Vermillion
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
8. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Quí regnai, quí vinto ancora
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   with Robert Gambill
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
9. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Ah dirti non posso io
   Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
   Performed by Cologne Concerto
   with Janet Williams
   Conducted by Rene Jacobs
   
   
10. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Ben vedo ch'un'alma
    Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
    Performed by Cologne Concerto
    with Lynne Dawson
    Conducted by Rene Jacobs
    
    
11. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Sentir che me chiama
    Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
    Performed by Cologne Concerto
    with Iris Vermillion
    Conducted by Rene Jacobs
    
    
12. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Colla frode chi pretende
    Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
    Performed by Cologne Concerto
    with Jeffrey Francis
    Conducted by Rene Jacobs
    
    
13. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera A liete feste
    Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
    Performed by Cologne Concerto
    with Iris Vermillion
    Conducted by Rene Jacobs
    
    
14. Cesare e Cleopatra, opera Lieta viva la sposa amorosa
    Composed by Carl Heinrich Graun
    Performed by Cologne Concerto
    Conducted by Rene Jacobs
    
    

Graun - Cleopatra & Cesare / J. Williams, Vermillion, Dawson, J. Francis, R. Gambill, Popken, Jacobs [Highlights],Carl Heinrich Graun,René Jacobs,Janet Williams,Robert Gambill,Ralf Popken,Lynne Dawson,Iris Vermillion,Klaus Häger,Jeffrey Francis,Harmonia Mundi,Classical,German/Austrian Classical Period Opera,Opera,Opera / Operetta / Oratorio

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Average customer rating: Beautiful Music, Not to be Missed A Joy To Hear!

C.H. Graun: Cleopatra & Cesare Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Gambill, Robert | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | 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 Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008NEYM Release Date: 2003-06-10

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Music, Not to be Missed.......2006-05-09

I'm a big fan of Baroque opera and felt relatively safe making this purchase. And I wasn't disappointed. If you like Handel's and Vivaldi's operas you'll probably enjoy this as well. The orchestration and singing are excellent. Rene Jacobs does a fine job as usual. It's out of the catalogue now so grab a copy if you can!

A Joy To Hear!.......2005-03-30

Rene Jacobs conducts RIAS-Kammerchor & Concerto Koln, a period-instrument orchestra, in a recording of the opera Cleopatra & Cesare by Carl Heinrich Graun (c1703-1759).

"Any composer would have been proud to compose Cesare's heart-stoppingly vengeful last-act aria "Voglio strage", and any mezzo (or castrato or countertenor) would be happy to sing it. Here, Iris Vermillion is spectacular, and elsewhere in the opera she's as heroic, romantic, and colorful as our hero ought to be. René Jacobs clearly believes in this music and his Concerto Köln plays splendidly, embellishing the instrumental lines with vigor. This opera is a joy to hear, and this performance is excellent." (Robert Levine, classicstoday.com)

The vocal soloists on this recording:

Janet Williams - Soprano (Cleopatra)
Iris Vermillion - Mezzosoprano (Cesare)
Lynne Dawson - Soprano (Cornelia)
Robert Gambill - Tenor (Tolomeo)
Ralf Popken - Counter Tenor (Arsace)
Jeffrey Francis - Tenor (Lentulo)
Klaus Häger - Baritone (Achilla)
Elisabeth Scholl - Soprano (Cneo)
Maria-Cristina Kiehr - Soprano (Sesto)

Average customer rating: Exciting Singing! Lyric or coloratura? The best of both worlds A Soprano of Exceptional Beauty of Voice, Mind, and Body 'She makes hungry where most she satisfies.'

Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Cleopatra George Frideric Handel , Johann Adolf Hasse , Carl Heinrich Graun , Johann Mattheson , Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra , Isabel Bayrakdarian , and Jeanine Lamon Manufacturer: Cbc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hasse | Hasse, Johann Adolf | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Tafelmusik | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 Similar Items: Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Joyous Light Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Azulão Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Pauline Viardot-Garcia (Lieder, Chancon, Canzoni, Mazurkas) Mozart: Arie e Duetti Vivica Genaux - Handel/Hasse: Opera Arias ASIN: B000641ZEK Release Date: 2004-10-19

Album Description

In 2002, the beautiful Canadian-Armenian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian scored a major success when she appeared as Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, in Handel's opera Giulio Cesare for the Canadian Opera Company. As one critic observed at that time, "Cleopatra is one of Handel's most superb, and psychologically intricate, creations. The luminous Bayrakdarian has made a wonderful beginning in a role she will surely take to the great stages of the world—at first childishly seductive, then calculating, and ultimately revealing a profound nobility and vulnerability." For her third CD for CBC Records, Ms. Bayrakdarian has chosen arias from four works focusing on the Egyptian femme-fatale.

Customer Reviews:

Exciting Singing!.......2006-11-12

This is a wonderful recital, drawing together as it does arias for Cleopatra from 4 different composers. And the last grouping, from Johann Matheson, have never been recorded before.
Bayrakdarian is a lovely young singer with a fresh voice and amazing technique. She charges in with her first aria, Tra le procelle assorte from Graun's Cleopatra e Cesare, singing at breakneck speed and daring, seemingly relishing every challenge the composer has placed in her way. Listening to it is a giddy experience.
She is obviously very confident of her skills, but she does smudge the coloratura in many of these selections, especially - and distressingly - in the Handel pieces. Her singing of of the two most famous arias for Cleopatra from Handel's Giulio Cesare is perhaps the only real disappointment for me in this disc. Perhaps because they are so well-known, and perhaps because my listening will always be haunted by the memory of Beverly Sills' seductive brilliance in the role, Bayrakdarian's singing here seems somewhat cautious and uninvolved.
Much better by far are the Mattheson numbers with which she finishes up. They are dramatic and unusual and Bayrakdarian, seemingly relishing the German language and the personality that language reveals in her, sings them with a passionate commitment and emotional nuance not heard in the previous selections.
Except for the Handel excerpts, this would have my highest recommendation. She is obviously ans exciting young singer who has the potential for a great career.

Lyric or coloratura? The best of both worlds.......2006-01-21

This is probably one of the best voices of our generation: Isabel Bayrakdarian combines flawless technique, power and emotive ability to make for a remarkable listening experience. With great intelligence she dives into the meaning of each phrase and imbues it with nuanced sensitivity. She often sings at breakneck, punishing speed, but is never pulled along by the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (under Jeanne Lamon); indeed, she commands at every turn. One almost fears she will skid off the page! I have heard versions of these pieces by other fine artists, but at a considerably slower pace, and without her discernment.

In attacking every beautifully shaped and defined note with gusto and perfect control, Ms. Bayrakdarian's interpretations are almost too lush and expressive for a Baroque repetoire, but who cares? She is alternately tender, breathless (hear the fluttering heartbeat when she sings "palpitar" in "Sento, Mio Dolce Amore"), loving, fiery, impassioned, and defiant. Her understanding of the material is clearly displayed. And even as her upper register is brilliant, bright and focussed, her lower range is quite dark toned and rich; the voice has lovely bloom.

If there is any criticism, it is that trills are not well defined when juxtaposed to her rapid, but subtle, vibrato. Not a big issue, however.

Strongly recommended, as are her other recordings.

A Soprano of Exceptional Beauty of Voice, Mind, and Body.......2005-01-07

Isabel Bayrakdarian. Note the name and watch a new star rise. This young soprano has it all right now - a voice that is agile, well supported over a very wide range, and technically as sophisticated as the best of her colleagues. To these attributes she adds physical beauty and an obvious intelligence that makes her a candidate for not only the opera stage, but also the more difficult recital hall.

Not many singers (with exceptions such as Upshaw, Graham, Hunt Lieberson for example) have the courage to confine a recording to a single topic, presenting a few works that are identifiable to the public, but introducing oddities from the repertoire that by any standards merit attention. Bayrakdarian sensitively chooses arias and songs based on the character of Cleopatra and in doing so offers an in depth study of one of histories more fascinating females. Yes, she does include 'Piangero' from Handel's "Giulio Cesare" and her interpretation is as elegant and beautifully sung as any on record. The excerpts by Graun and Hasse stand solidly well in execution and attention to vocal detail.

The collaboration is provided by Jeanne Lamon and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and is strong on interpretation and support of the soloist. This is an album to cherish as it likely will be one of many that this gifted young soprano will hopefully be creating. Grady Harp, January 2005

'She makes hungry where most she satisfies.' .......2004-12-04

Isabel Bayrakdarian, a Canadian soprano not yet thirty, has turned the opera world on its head in the last few years. She is a woman of stunning physical beauty whose assured vocal technique, intelligence and stage presence have created admirers throughout the world. How fitting that she would record a program that comprises fourteen arias from four 'Cleopatra' operas (out of an estimated total of about seventy written on the subject of that legendary beauty). Bayrakdarian is possessed of a silvery coloratura with spot-on intonation, easy flexibility and varied coloration that perfectly fit the demands of the florid baroque arias presented here. What's more, most of these arias are not well known and there is not a clunker among them. The four operas represented are 'Cleopatre e Cesare' (Berlin, 1742) by Carl Heinrich Graun (c. 1703-1759), 'Marc'Antonio e Cleopatre' (Naples, 1725) by Johann Adolf Hasse (1699-1783), 'Cleopatra' (Hamburg, 1704) by Johann Mattheson (1681-1764), and, best-known, 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto' (London, 1724) by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759).

Graun, Kapellmeister under Frederick the Great, wrote over twenty Italian operas for his patron's new opera house in Berlin. Of the three arias from the first of these presented on this disc, the most striking is the first, 'Tra la procelle assorto' ('In the midst of the tempest') in which Cleopatra responds to the fury of a thwarted suitor. Jeanne Lamon and her chamber orchestra, Tafelmusik, provide appropriately agitated string figurations to support Cleopatra's stern but philosophical rebuff, voiced in roulades of coruscating fioriture.

Hasse, who started out as a tenor, studied in Italy and composed his Cleopatra opera while there. The name role in his 'Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra' was sung by the celebrated castrato Farinelli, and strangely, the role of Marc Antony was sung by a female mezzo! The opera ends with Cleopatra's plaintive song of resignation at her suicide along with her lover, Antony, after their defeat at Alexandria at the hands of the Roman emperor Octavian. Bayrakdarian catches the sadness and resoluteness of the Egyptian queen.

Mattheson, like Hasse, was also as much a singer as a composer and he was the undisputed king of opera in his native Hamburg. He sang Marc Antony in his own Cleopatra opera (subtitled 'The Unlucky Queen of Egypt'). Unlike the other operas here, his Cleopatra sings in German. In her Act III aria 'Was ist der Liebe Brauch?' ('What is love's custom?), after learning of Antony's suicide, Cleopatra feigns compliance by telling the conquering Octavian she will marry him and accompany him to Rome. One can easily imagine this seductive aria convincing Octavian, and Bayrakdarian's tonal allure makes it all the more effective.

Easily the most familiar aria here is 'V'adoro pupille' from Handel's 'Julius Caesar.' It has been recorded many times by illustrious sopranos, including such luminaries as Beverly Sills and Joan Sutherland. In this aria Cleopatra, in the guise of 'Virtue' mounted on a throne, sings to Caesar 'I adore you, o eyes, the darts of love; your sparks sweetly pierce my breast.' It starts with a beguiling cavatina, has a brief restless middle section and then returns to the bewitching opening melody. Bayrakdarian sings it simply and intimately as if to be heard by only one listener, Caesar.

Obviously I have not written about the other arias included here, choosing instead to make a few remarks about an aria from each of the four operas represented. Be assured that similar artistry in Miss Bayrakdarian's singing is found throughout this 66 minute disc.

Strongly recommended.

Scott Morrison

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Average customer rating: Review by a student of opera

Jochen Kowalski - Arias from Berlin's operatic history, First editions Carl Heinrich Graun , Johann Adolf Hasse , Georg Philipp Telemann , Giovanni Bononcini , King of Prussia Frederick the Great , Johann Friedrich Agricola , Max Pommer , Jochen Kowalski , Hartmut Friedrich , Christine Schornsheim , Markus Strauch , Katharina Meyer , Gudrun Sokol , and Mathias Schmutzler Manufacturer: Berlin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Frederick the Great | Frederick the Great | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hasse | Hasse, Johann Adolf | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 ASIN: B0000035LQ Release Date: 1994-09-20

Tracks:

1. Rodelinda, Regina De'Longobardi: Pompe vane di morte - Se a questa vita
2. Polifemo: Voi del ciel numi clementi
3. Griselda: Per la gloria
4. Artaserse: Sulle sponde del torbide lete
5. Cleopatra E Cesare: Cortese il cielo non puo donare
6. Flavius Bertaridus, Konig Der Longobarden: Lieto suono di trombe guerriere
7. Lucio Papirio Dittatore: All'onor mio rifletti
8. La Clemenza di Tito: Tardi s'avvedde d'un tradimento
9. Il Re Pastore - Serenata - Fatto per L' Arrivo - Della Regina Madre: Sulle piu belle piante
10. Achille In Sciro: Del terreno, nel centro profondo

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Review by a student of opera.......2000-11-17

This re-edition of Jochen Kowalski's first CD is a 'must have' for fans of opera seria and anyone seriously studying classical opera. One of my favourite CDs, it includes the only available recording of some arias, all of which are boisertous and tuneful. Kowalski, whose voice at this stage possessed a far greater beauty than even that of David Daniels, sings with youthful energy, dramatic integrity and an obvious expertise in the repertoire. All of the arias are well within his vocal abilities, the only crticism of his singing being a tendency to sound weaker in the lower vocal register. There are some real gems among the arias including those by Graun and Agricola. If you want to hear a first-rate, operatic alto, without the reediness of most other countertenors, then this recording is definitely for you. (Plus, you get a nice handsome photo of JK as well!)

Average customer rating: A wonderfully complete overview of Baroque secular music!

Pathways of Baroque Music - Secular Vocal Music Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Charpentier | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gesualdo | Gesualdo, Carlo | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lassus | Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Luzzaschi | Luzzaschi, Luzzasco | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Marenzio | Marenzio, Luca | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 Lute | Instruments | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Gambill, Robert | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Handel, George Frideric | H to L | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Caccini, Giulio | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000007HY Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

1. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: Anchor Che Col Partire - The Hilliard Ens/Paul Hillier
2. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: Allala, Pia Calia - Ens Clement Janequin/Dominique Visse
3. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: So Ben Mi Ch'a Ben Tempo - Rene Jacobs/Konrad Junghanel
4. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: Amarilli, Mia Bella - Rene Jacobs/Konrad Junghanel
5. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: Vezzosi Augelli - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
6. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: Crudele Acerba - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
7. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: Merce Grido Piangendo - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
8. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: Occhi Del Pianto Mio - Helena Afonso/Christina Miatello/Marinella Pennichi/Sergio Vartolo
9. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: T'amo Mia Vita - Helena Afonso/Christina Miatello/Marinella Pennichi/Sergio Vartolo
10. I. The Renaissance Of The Solo Madrigal: Quella Vermiglia Rosa - Judith Nelson/Konrad Junghanel
11. II. Monteverdi And The 'Seconda Prattica': Luci Serene A Chaire - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
12. II. Monteverdi And The 'Seconda Prattica': T'amo Mia Vita - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
13. II. Monteverdi And The 'Seconda Prattica': O Come Sei Gentile - Claire Brua/Sandrine Piau
14. II. Monteverdi And The 'Seconda Prattica': Il Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda - Francoise Semellaz/Adrian Brand/Nicolas Rivenq
15. II. Monteverdi And The 'Seconda Prattica': Zefiro Torna - Helga Muller-Molinari/Rene Jacobs
16. II. Monteverdi And The 'Seconda Prattica': Italian Madrigals: O Dolcezze Amarissimi D'amore - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
17. III. The Madrigal To The Secular Cantata: Cant: Amanti, Lo Vi Disfido - Judith Nelson/Jaap Ter Linden/William Christie/Konrad Junghanel
18. III. The Madrigal To The Secular Cantata: Cant: Il Mio Core E Un Mar Di Pianti - Agnes Mellon/Rene Jacobs/Ageet Zweistra/Yvon Reperant/Konrad Junghanel

Tracks:

1. I. The Madrigal Opera, Or The Commedia Dell'arte In Music: L'amfiparnaso, Commedia Harmonica... - Ens Clement Janequin/Dominique Visse
2. I. The Madrigal Opera, Or The Commedia Dell'arte In Music: L'amfiparnaso, Commedia Harmonica... - Ens Clement Janequin/Dominique Visse
3. I. The Madrigal Opera, Or The Commedia Dell'arte In Music: L'amfiparnaso, Commedia Harmonica... - Ens Clement Janequin/Dominique Visse
4. II. The First Masterpieces: Orfeo: Toccata - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
5. II. The First Masterpieces: Orfeo: Prologo: Dal Mio Permesso Amato - Efrat Ben-Nun
6. II. The First Masterpieces: Orfeo: Act 1: Vieni, Imeneo - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
7. II. The First Masterpieces: Orfeo: Act 2: Ah Casi Acerbo! (Pastori Orfeo) - Jennifer Larmore
8. II. The First Masterpieces: Orfeo: Act 2: In Un Fiorito Prato (Pastori) - Jennifer Larmore
9. II. The First Masterpieces: Orfeo: Act 3: Possnte Spirto - Laurence Dale
10. II. The First Masterpieces: Orfeo: Act 3: Ritornello (Arpa) - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
11. II. The First Masterpieces: Lamento D'Arianna: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria - Helga Muller-Molinari
12. II. The First Masterpieces: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria: Sinf - Bernarda Fink/Dominique Visse/Mark Tucker/David Thomas
13. II. The First Masterpieces: Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria: Act 4, Scene 3: Ecco L'arco D'Ulisse - Bernarda Fink/Dominique Visse/Mark Tucker/David Thomas
14. II. The First Masterpieces: L'Incoronazione Di Poppea: Act 2, Scene 3: Amici, E Giunta L'ora - Michael Schopper/Dominique Visse/Gerd Turk/Andreas Lebada/Danielle Borst/Guillemette Laurens
15. II. The First Masterpieces: L'Incoronazione Di Poppea: Pur Ti Mio - Michael Schopper/Dominique Visse/Gerd Turk/Andreas Lebada/Danielle Borst/Guillemette Laurens
16. III. Monteverdi's Successors: Orfeo: Lagrime, Dove Sete - Agnes Mellon
17. III. Monteverdi's Successors: Giasone: Act 1, Scene XIV: Medea's Magic Room - Gloria Banditeli/Michael Schopper/Dominique Visse/Guy De Mey/Bernard Deletre/Harry Van Der Kamp
18. III. Monteverdi's Successors: La Calisto: Act 1: Sinf - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
19. III. Monteverdi's Successors: La Calisto: Act 1: Piante Ombroso - Mario Bayo
20. III. Monteverdi's Successors: La Calisto: Act 1: Va Pur, Va' Pur, Va'seco - Mario Bayo/Marcello Lippi/Simon Keenlyside
21. III. Monteverdi's Successors: La Calisto: Act 1: The Ballet Of Bears - Mario Bayo/Marcello Lippi/Simon Keenlyside/Conc Voc/Rene Jacobs

Tracks:

1. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: Oyez! Has Any Found A Lad? - Alfred Deller
2. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: We Be Soldiers Three - Alfred Deller/Desmond Dupre
3. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: Come To Me, Grief, Forever - Emily Van Evera
4. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: The Three Ravens - Andreas Scholl/Andreas Martin
5. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: Barbara Allen - Andreas Scholl/Andreas Martin
6. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: Flow My Tears - Andreas Scholl
7. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: Go From My Window - Andreas Scholl
8. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: Sorrow, Stay - Andreas Scholl
9. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: Packington's Pound - The King's Noyse/David Douglass
10. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: The Were Three Ravens - Ravencroft
11. I. Elizabethan Ballads, Madrigals And Folksongs: She Weepeth Sore In The Night - The Hilliard Ens
12. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: Venus And Adonis: Ov - London Baroque/Charles Medlam
13. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: Venus And Adonis: Act 3. Venus: Adonis, Uncall'd... - Lynne Dawson/Stephen Varcoe
14. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: Dido & Aeneas: Act 3: Dido's Death - Guillemette Laurens
15. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: Timon Of Athens: Hark How The Songsters - Honor Sheppard/Jean Knibbs
16. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: King Arthur: Act 3: What Power Art Thou/Thou Doting... - Maurice Bevan/Rosemary Hardy
17. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: King Arthur: Act 5: Fairest Isle - Honor Sheppard
18. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: The Fair Queen: Act 2: Prld - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
19. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: The Fair Queen: Act 2: May The God Of Wit - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
20. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: The Fair Queen: Act 4. Autumn: See, See My Many... - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
21. II. The 17th Century English Musical Theatre: The Fair Queen: Act 4. Winter: Next Winter Comes... - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
22. III. Epilogue/'If Music Be The Food Of Love': If Music Be The Food Of Love - Alfred Deller/William Christie/Wieland Kuijken
23. III. Epilogue/'If Music Be The Food Of Love': Music For A While - Alfred Deller/William Christie/Wieland Kuijken

Tracks:

1. I. Ov: Admirons Notre Jeune Et Charmante Deesse - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
2. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Atys, Sleep Scene (Act 3, Scene 4): Prld: Dormans... - Gilles Ragon/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt/Bernard Deletre/Michel Laplenie
3. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Atys, Sleep Scene (Act 3, Scene 4): Air Of The Pleasent... - Gilles Ragon/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt/Bernard Deletre/Michel Laplenie
4. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Armide: Ov - Guillemette Laurens/Collegium Voc/Philippe Herreweghe
5. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Armide: Act 2, Scene 4: Ah! Quelle Erreur - Guillemette Laurens/Collegium Voc/Philippe Herreweghe
6. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Armide: Act 2, Scene 5: Enfin, Il Est En Ma Puissance - Guillemette Laurens/Collegium Voc/Philippe Herreweghe
7. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Medee: Scene 5: Noires Filles Du Styx - Jill Feldman/Michel Laplenie/Francois Fauche
8. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Medee: Scene 6: Venez Meler A Mes Poisons - Jill Feldman/Michel Laplenie/Francois Fauche
9. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Medee: Scene 7: Je Vous Le Don Fatal - Jill Feldman/Michel Laplenie/Francois Fauche
10. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Medee: Dieu Du Cocyte Et Des Royaumes Sombres - Jill Feldman/Michel Laplenie/Francois Fauche
11. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Idomenee: Act 4, Scenes 4 & 5: O Neptune, Recoy Nos Voeux - Bernard Deletre/Monique Zanetti/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
12. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Idomenee: Act 5, Scene 2: Ah! Quel Bonheur De Vous Revoir - Bernard Deletre/Monique Zanetti/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
13. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Idomenee: Act 5, Last Scene: Quel Pouvoir M'a Conduit... - Bernard Deletre/Monique Zanetti/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
14. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Castor et Pollux: Act 1, Scene 1: Que Tout Gemisse - Agnes Mellon
15. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Castor et Pollux: Act 1, Scene 3: Tristes Apprets, Pales Fl - Agnes Mellon
16. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Castor et Pollux: Act 1, Scene 4: D'ou Partent Ces Cris Nou - Agnes Mellon
17. II. The Masters Of the Tragedie Lyrique: Castor et Pollux: Act 1, Scene 5: First Air For The Athlete - Agnes Mellon
18. III. The Comedie With Invidental Dances: La Malade Imaginaire: Entree De Ballet - Monique Zanetti/Noemi Rime/Claire Brua/Howard Crook/Jean-Francois Gardeil
19. III. The Comedie With Invidental Dances: La Malade Imaginaire: De Vos Flutes Bocageres - Monique Zanetti/Neomi Rime/Claire Brua/Howard Crook/Jean-Francois Gardeil
20. III. The Comedie With Invidental Dances: La Malade Imaginaire: Quande La Neige Fondue - Monique Zanetti/Neomi Rime/Claire Brua/Howard Crook/Jean-Francois Gardeil
21. III. The Comedie With Invidental Dances: Les Indes Galantes: Dans Les Abimes - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie
22. III. The Comedie With Invidental Dances: Les Troqueurs: Ov: Presto-Andant-Presto - Mary Saint-Palais/Sophie Marin-Degor/Nicolas Rivenq/Jean-Marc Salzmann
23. III. The Comedie With Invidental Dances: Les Troqueurs: Troquons, Troquons/Eh Non C'est Lui... - Mary Saint-Palais/Sophie Marin-Degor/Nicolas Rivenq/Jean-Marc Salzmann

Tracks:

1. I. At The Source Of The Opera Seria: L'Incoronazione Di Dario: Ov - Ens Baroque De Nice/Gilbert Bezzina
2. I. At The Source Of The Opera Seria: L'Incoronazione Di Dario: Act 1, Scene 14: L'adorar Belta... - Gerard Lesne
3. I. At The Source Of The Opera Seria: L'Incoronazione Di Dario: Ma Chidicea Cosi - Gerard Lesne
4. I. At The Source Of The Opera Seria: L'Incoronazione Di Dario: - Dominique Visse
5. I. At The Source Of The Opera Seria: L'Incoronazione Di Dario: - Agnes Mellon/John Elwes/Isabelle Poulenard/Michel Verschaeve
6. I. At The Source Of The Opera Seria: L'Incoronazione Di Dario: - Agnes Mellon
7. II. The Italian Opera In England: Radamisto: Ombra cara Di Mia Sposa - Lorraine Hunt
8. II. The Italian Opera In England: Ottone, Re Di Germania: Recit: Ben A Raggion - Lorraine Hunt
9. II. The Italian Opera In England: Ottone, Re Di Germania: Arai: Vieni, O Figlio - Lorraine Hunt
10. II. The Italian Opera In England: Giulio Cesare: Ov - Concerto Koln/Rene Jacobs
11. II. The Italian Opera In England: Giulio Cesare: Act 1, Scene 7: Alma Del Gran Pompeo - Jennifer Larmore
12. II. The Italian Opera In England: Giulio Cesare: Act 1, Scene 4: Svegliatevi Nel Core - Marianne Rorholm
13. II. The Italian Opera In England: Giulio Cesare: Act 2, Scene 8: All Lampo Dell'Armi - Jennifer Larmore
14. II. The Italian Opera In England: Flavio: Act 2, Scene 1: Al tuo Cenno Reale Ubbidiente/Scene 2... - Bernarda Fink/Christina Hogman/Gianpaolo Fagotto/Jeffrey Gall
15. II. The Italian Opera In England: Flavio: Act 2: Fato Tiranno E Crudo - Gianpaolo Fagotto
16. II. The Italian Opera In England: Ariodante: Act 2: Sinf - Freiburger Barockorchester/Nicholas McGegan
17. II. The Italian Opera In England: Ariodante: Recitativo: Di Dalinda L'amore - Jennifer Lane/Lorraine Hunt/Rufus Muller
18. II. The Italian Opera In England: Ariodante: Aria: Tu Preparati A Morire - Lorraine Hunt
19. III. The Opera Seria In Germany: Cleopatra E Cesare: Act 1, Scene 8: Aria: Tra Le Procelle - Janet Williams
20. III. The Opera Seria In Germany: Cleopatra E Cesare: Act 2, Scene 20: All'armi, Al Cimento - Janet Williams/Lynne Dawson/Iris Vermillion/Robert Gambill/Jeffrey Francis/Klaus Hager

Customer Reviews:

A wonderfully complete overview of Baroque secular music!.......2002-04-22

I picked this up in a bargain bin for a song and counted my blessings! I am a Baroque music fiend, with a large collection of Harmonia Mundi discs, but up until now I hadn't purchased any HM box sets. Many of my favourite Harmonia Mundi artists are featured on the five discs: Andreas Scholl, Alfred Deller, Dominique Visse, Rene Jacobs, Bernarda Fink, and Jennifer Larmore. Each disc covers a different theme: The Madrigal (disc one), The Birth of the Opera (disc two), England in the 17th Century, featuring works by Byrd, Dowland, Blow, and Purcell (disc three), A Century of French Opera, which showcases works by Lully, Charpentier, and Rameau (disc four), and The Reign of the Opera Seria, with contributions from Vivaldi, Handel, and Graun (disc five). The only thing I would have wished for would have been more opera selections from Handel (Rodelinda or Rinaldo for example). This is an excellent, very complete overview of the rise and evolution of Baroque secular music (the liner notes are very complete and deserve an A+). Harmonia Mundi has also released two additional "Pathways of the Baroque" box sets, one of instrumental music and one of Baroque religious music. If you are a Baroque fan like myself and you have the time and money, buy all three. It is a worthy investment, and the box sets offer a wide selection of artists, styles, and composers.

Average customer rating: A quality performance

Graun - Cleopatra & Cesare / J. Williams · Vermillion · Dawson · J. Francis · R. Gambill · Popken · Concerto Köln · Jacobs Carl Heinrich Graun , René Jacobs , Janet Williams , Jeffrey Francis , Concerto Köln , Lynne Dawson , Robert Gambill , Klaus Häger , Ralph Popken , and Iris Vermillion Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Gambill, Robert | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | 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 ASIN: B0000007AH Release Date: 1996-02-09

Tracks:

1. Ouverture
2. Coro
3. Recitativo
4. Aria
5. Recitativo
6. Aria
7. Recitativo
8. Aria
9. Recitativo
10. Aria
11. Recitativo
12. Aria
13. Recitativo
14. Aria
15. Recitativo
16. Aria
17. Recitativo
18. Aria
19. Recitativo
20. Aria

Tracks:

1. Recitativo
2. Sinfonia
3. Recitativo
4. Sinfonia
5. Recitativo
6. Aria
7. Recitativo
8. Recitativo
9. Aria
10. Recitativo
11. Aria
12. Recitativo
13. Aria
14. Recitativo
15. Aria
16. Recitativo
17. Aria
18. Recitativo
19. Recitativo
20. Recitativo
21. Aria

Tracks:

1. Recitativo
2. Aria
3. Recitativo
4. Aria
5. Recitativo
6. Aria
7. Recitativo
8. Aria
9. Recitativo
10. Aria
11. Recititivo
12. Aria
13. Recitativo
14. Duetto
15. Recitativo
16. Chorus

Customer Reviews:

A quality performance.......1999-05-09

I bought this out of curiosity. Well, it won't exactly compare to Handel, but it is a quality opera, and it is very well presented here. I can't say that this is one of my favorite CD's, but it deserves a high rating. My usual idiosyncratic objection (which is NOT a reflection on the artistic merit!) is this: male roles should be sung by males. The world is teeming with countertenors ready to stand in the shoes of the unfortunate castrati for whom these operas were written.

Average customer rating:

Graun - Cleopatra & Cesare / J. Williams, Vermillion, Dawson, J. Francis, R. Gambill, Popken, Jacobs [Highlights] Carl Heinrich Graun , René Jacobs , Janet Williams , Robert Gambill , Ralf Popken , Lynne Dawson , Iris Vermillion , Klaus Häger , and Jeffrey Francis Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Gambill, Robert | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | 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 ASIN: B0000007IY Release Date: 1997-05-09

Tracks:

1. Ovtr - Conceto Koln
2. Strappare Al Nemico - Klaus Hager
3. Tra le Procelle Assorto - Janet Williams
4. Cortese Il Cielo - Ralf Popken
5. L'ombra Amata Del Mio Sposo - Lynne Dawson
6. All'armi, Al Cimento - Tutti
7. Voglio Strage, E Sangue Voglio - Iris Vermillion
8. Qui Regnai, Qui Vinto Ancora - Robert Gambill
9. Ah Dirti Non Posso Io - Janet Williams
10. Ben Vedo Ch'un Alma - Lynne Dawson
11. Sentir Che Me Chiama - Iris Vermillion
12. Colla Frode Chi Pretende - Jeffrey Francis
13. A Liete Feste - Iris Vermillion
14. Lieta Viva La Sposa Amorosa - Coro

Average customer rating:

Carl Heinrich Graun: Cesare e Cleopatra Manufacturer: Serenissima ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | 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 ASIN: B000003YDD Release Date: 1994-11-21

Average customer rating:

Opera Baroque Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Charpentier | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Choruses | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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 ASIN: B000005Z2T Release Date: 1998-02-10

Tracks:

1. L'Orfeo: Toccata D'ov - Concerto Vocale/Rene Jacobs
2. Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria: Illustratevi O Cieli - Christoph Pregardien/Bernarda Fink/Rene Jacobs
3. L'Incoronazione Di Poppea: Addio Roma - Jennifer Larmore
4. La Calisto: Piante Ombrose/In Ricovro Piu Ombroso - Maria Bayo/Marcello Lippi/Simon Keenlyside
5. Armide: Enfin Il Est En Ma Puissance - Guillemette Laurens
6. Atys: Scene Du Sommeil: 'Dormons, Dormons' - Bernard Deletre/Jean-Paul Fouchecourt/Michel Laplenie/Gilles Ragon
7. Le Malade Imaginaire: Zerbinetti - Dominique Visse
8. Dido & Aeneas: Thy Hand Belinda/When I Am Laid In Earth - Lorraine Hunt
9. King Arthur: What Power Are Thou - Maurice Bevan
10. Flavio: Rompo I Lacci - Derek Lee Ragin
11. Giulio Cesare: Al Lampo Dell'armi - Barbara Schlick
12. Cleopatra & Cesare: Tra Le Procelle Assorto - Janet Williams
13. Orpheus: Tra Speranza, E Tra Timore/So Hat Die Rache Denn Gesieget - Roman Trekel/Dorothea Roschmann
14. Castor & Pollux: Tristes Apprets - Agnes Mellon
15. Les Indes Galantes: Danse Des Sauvages: Forets Paisibles - Les Arts Florissants/William Christie

Meditation Music:

1. Greatest Voices of Bolshoi
2. Handel: Poro [Box set]
3. I Vespri Siciliani
4. Icelandic Songs Vols. 3 & 4
5. Jahazralah [Import]
6. Joseph Martin Kraus: Soliman II
7. Leos Janácek: Káta Kabanová - Elisabeth Söderström / Weiner Philharmoniker / Sir Charles Mackerras [Box set]
8. Los Gavilanes, ,
9. Massenet: Esclarmonde
10. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Die beiden Pädagogen

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Traveling On A Cloud [Import]

Moonlight Serenades

Messe de la Nativité de la Vierge

Music: Guerilla Beats

La Roc Rocs [Import]

MDZ.05

Mother's Song

Love Lifts Us Up: A Collection 1968-1983 [Original recording remastered]

Paper, Pencil & Glue

Like a Rolling Stone [CD-single] [Import]

Irreplaceable [Extra tracks] [Import]

Last Caravan

Los Grandes de la Musica Ranchera

Hold On

Live at the Cavern Club