Christmas Portrait

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Hipper now than they ever were in their day, Karen and Richard Carpenter achieved a rare feat: They saw one of their songs become a holiday classic. "Merry Christmas, Darling" sold like mad in the late 1970s and cemented the identity of the song with the band. In the wake of Karen's death, the lyrics became even more poignant, but isn't a good tug on the heartstrings what a lot of holiday songs are all about? The Carpenters' tender cover of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is equally touching, their lush vocals layered like warm blankets on a cold December night. Though Christmas Portrait is harshly abbreviated, this version--the Special Edition--features almost 40 songs, including goose-bump giving versions of "Ave Maria" and "O Holy Night" and is definitely the better disc of the two. --Steve Gdula

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Average customer rating: Great Christmas music True Carpenters Wonderful Christmas Music - Old favorites and also new songs soon to become favorites awesome CD! I do not like it

Christmas Portrait The Carpenters Manufacturer: A&M ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Singles 1969-1981 The Andy Williams Christmas Album Carpenters Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition Home for Christmas A Christmas Album ASIN: B000002GHQ Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
2. Overture: Happy Birthday/The First Noel/March Of The Toys/Little Jesus/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa...
3. An Old-Fashioned Christmas
4. Christmas Waltz
5. Sleigh Ride
6. It's Christmas Time
7. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
8. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
9. Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
10. Carol Of The Bells
11. Merry Christmas Darling
12. Christ Is Born
13. O Holy Night
14. Home For The Holidays
15. Medley: Here Comes Santa Claus/Frosty The Snowman/Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/Good King Wenceslas
16. Winter Wonderland/Silver Bells/White Christmas
17. Ave Maria
18. Selections from 'The Nutcracker': Overture Minature/Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies/Valse Des Fleurs
19. Little Altar Boy
20. I'll Be Home For Christmas
21. Silent Night

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Hipper now than they ever were in their day, Karen and Richard Carpenter achieved a rare feat: They saw one of their songs become a holiday classic. "Merry Christmas, Darling" sold like mad in the late 1970s and cemented the identity of the song with the band. In the wake of Karen's death, the lyrics became even more poignant, but isn't a good tug on the heartstrings what a lot of holiday songs are all about? The Carpenters' tender cover of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is equally touching, their lush vocals layered like warm blankets on a cold December night. Though Christmas Portrait is harshly abbreviated, this version--the Special Edition--features almost 40 songs, including goose-bump giving versions of "Ave Maria" and "O Holy Night" and is definitely the better disc of the two. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

Great Christmas music.......2007-02-22

This is the type of CD you want to play around Christmas time, especially listening to the haunting and crystal-clear voice of Karen. It is the ONE CD I'd pick if I had to choose one Christmas CD to play during the holidays.

True Carpenters.......2007-02-08

I have loved the Carpenters since they began to sing. And this is a true Carpenters offering for a lovely Christmas. The old familiar songs with a soft,soothing ease about it. Great music!

Wonderful Christmas Music - Old favorites and also new songs soon to become favorites.......2007-02-08

I love this CD! It has some wonderful Carpenter favorites, as well as some unfamiliar ones which have already become some new favorites of mine. Karen's "Ave Maria" is exquisite and touching. I also loved "Christ is Born" and "Little Altar Boy", which I had never heard before, but both are lovely, especially the haunting "Little Altar Boy", seems to speak to you of Karen's inner struggle.

awesome CD!.......2007-01-19

I gave this to my wife for Christmas and she absolutely loved it! we had it playing during Christmas and it just filled the house/car with so much warm and fuzzies!

I do not like it.......2007-01-16

I do not like the CD. Also, it took a big longer to receive my product in the mail. It is orchestrated and is not the commercial sound of the Carpenter's I am used to hearing at Christmas time.

Average customer rating: My idea of heaven Wonderful, but not quite the best of I had hoped A treasury Chanticleer: A Portrait

Chanticleer: A Portrait Caroll Coates , Harold / Mercer, Johnny Arlen , Spiritual Traditional , Vince Guaraldi , Joseph Jennings , Ettore Stratta , Eric Alatorre , Tim Krol , Corey McKnight , Kevin Baum , David Munderloh , and Dawn Upshaw Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Our American Journey How Sweet the Sound: Spirituals & Traditional Gospel Music Wondrous Love: A World Folk Song Collection Sing We Christmas Where the Sun Will Never Go Down ASIN: B00008J2VP Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

1. Quem Terra Pontus Sidera
2. Ave Maria (Gregorian Chant)
3. Alma Redemptoris Mater
4. The Angel Cried Out
5. Angelicas Milicias
6. Wherewithal Shall A Young Man...
7. Love Is A Beautiful Dream
8. This Heart That Flutters Near My Heart
9. Wild Grass
10. Labbra Vermiglie E Belle
11. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
12. Dulaman
13. Shenandoah
14. Spanish Carol
15. Love Is Letting Go
16. Blues In The Night
17. Wade In The Wate
18. We Shall Walk Through The Valley In Peace
19. Christmas Time Is Here

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With this disc, Chanticleer, the internationally renowned, all-male 12-voice chamber choir, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Presenting songs from earlier albums plus one not previously recorded, the selection displays the group's remarkable stylistic and linguistic versatility, as well as all the qualities that have made it famous: the impeccable precision and intonation; the pristine tonal purity; the deep, inner expressiveness; the infinitely variable range of colors, textures, dynamics and moods; and the incredible vocal control that allows voices to stand out as well as to blend into a seamless, sonorous whole. Not for nothing has the group been called "an orchestra of voices" with its ability to sound like a big band in chordal passages and to imitate bass pizzicati as well as patter-songs and gospel shouts. The sopranos take off into stratospheric heights with florid coloratura; it is hard to believe that these are male voices. The program ranges from Gregorian chant and liturgical music of the 16th and 17th century, through traditional and jazz-influenced folk songs and spirituals (some in deplorably bad arrangements), to works by contemporary composers. Chanticleer's mostly vibrato-less vocal style still reflects its roots in its original Renaissance repertoire, but the way the singers use their voices in the popular, jazzy songs makes one aware of the evolving kinship between the two traditions. Though primarily an a capella ensemble, Chanticleer is occasionally joined by various instrumental groups, from period instrument orchestras to a jazz trio, and Dawn Upshaw adds her radiant, smiling, unmistakably "real" soprano to a delightful, high-spirited performance of a Spanish Carol. This disc is a fine, varied sampling of Chanticleer's discography and should inspire listeners to search out all the complete albums. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

My idea of heaven.......2007-02-17

If you liked Norman Luboff's Song's of the Sea's "Shenandoah", the price of this CD is worth it alone. That's why I ordered the CD. I heard Chanticleer's version and immediately ordered it. The rest is just the icing on the cake.

Then there is the one Kiri Tekanawa (sp?) offering, which is the only female voice on the recording.

Wonderful, but not quite the best of I had hoped.......2006-07-18

Some great material truly shines on this album, but I wsih that the group had been a little less populist in their choice of repertoire. There is a little too many arrangements and folk-like material, with the exception of the wonderful "Dulaman", and I would like to have heard some more varied repertoire. That said this is an excellent starting point for this amazing group.

A treasury.......2005-11-06

As you can tell from the samples, the music here is amazing and covers a wide territory. It is less obvious that much of this is available on other CDs. I am confident, for example, that "We Shall Walk Through the Valley In Peace" is the same track that you will find on their phenomenal and highly recommended gospel collection, _Where the Sun Shall Never Go Down_, and I see a number of familiar-looking titles from other CDs. My advice is: if you're looking for a broad sample of the group's repertoire, then you can't go wrong here -- but if you've already got several Chanticleer albums, then you'll want to check your existing collection for potential duplications before buying this 'treasury.'

Chanticleer: A Portrait.......2005-10-26

This is a marvelous singing group of all males with a little addition of Dawn Upshaw on a couple of pieces. They are thourally amazing at what they can sing with Male Voices usually unaccompanied. Obviously they have good strong Contra-Tenors that can manage the high notes without any problems. I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys vocal music, unaccompanied and like Male Voices

Average customer rating: I've found it, at last! Short, sweet and satisfyingly funny Mozart would have liked this one Missa Hilarious... was

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Tracks:

1. Intro - Professor Peter Schickele
2. MIssa Hilarious (S.N2O): Yriekay - John Ferrante/Harris Poor/Ransom Wilson/Diva Goodfriend-Koven/Early Anderson...
3. MIssa Hilarious (S.N2O): Gloria - John Ferrante/Harris Poor/Ransom Wilson/Diva Goodfriend-Koven/Early Anderson...
4. MIssa Hilarious (S.N2O): Credo - John Ferrante/Harris Poor/Ransom Wilson/Diva Goodfriend-Koven/Early Anderson...
5. MIssa Hilarious (S.N2O): Sanctus - John Ferrante/Harris Poor/Ransom Wilson/Diva Goodfriend-Koven/Early Anderson...
6. MIssa Hilarious (S.N2O): Angus Dei - John Ferrante/Harris Poor/Ransom Wilson/Diva Goodfriend-Koven/Early Anderson...
7. Intro - Professor Peter Schickele
8. Eine Kleine Nichtmusik: Allegro/Romanze/Menuetto/Rondo (Allegro) - The New York Pick-Up Ens/Professor Peter Schickele
9. Intro - Professor Peter Schickele
10. Echo Sonata, For Two Unfriendly Groups Of Instruments (S.9999999999) - John Solum/Leonard Arner/Lorin Glickman/Theodore Weis/William G. Brown/Neal Di Biase
11. Intro - Professor Peter Schickele
12. A Consort Of Choral Christmas Carols (S.359): Throw The Yule Log On/Uncle John/O Little Town... - Duh Brooklyn Boys Chor/James McCarthy

Customer Reviews:

I've found it, at last!.......2002-09-07

It's been so long since I lost my record collection which included this album that I'd almost forgotten it. Missa Hilarious is a jewel, especially for an Episcopalian or Catholic who would be familiar with the service music Schickele's lampooning. "Gloria" is one of my all-time favorites.

Along with "The Wurst of PDQ", this is the CD to buy.

Short, sweet and satisfyingly funny.......2000-10-29

This is another classic member of the P.D.Q. Bach collection by Peter Schickele, on which the good Professor takes us on a journey through P.D.Q.'s writing for different milieus.

The first item is the "Missa Hilarious," which purists are advised to avoid at all costs - if this weren't offered in the spirit of good clean fun, I am sure many would find it offensively blasphemous. Even so, I cannot help chortling at such moments as the "Gloria," in which the words aren't quite those that one would expect... The customary array of weird and wacky musical instruments required for P.D.Q. Bach's music is here as well, and puts the finishing touches on the comic effect.

"Echo Sonata, for two unfriendly groups of instruments" is equally amusing - and pokes fun at the trends of contemporary music making along the way whilst being short and digestible. Also digestible (just about!) are the Three Christmas Carols that end the programme: "Throw the Yule Log on, Uncle John" is perhaps a bit predictable, "O Little Town of Hackensack" doesn't work as well as it might have done (although that may have something to do with the tune employed- very different that the classic tune I'm used to as a British cathedral singer), and "Good King Kong looked out" is an absolute blast, with its tongue-twisting vocal sound effects, catchy rhythm and melody, and the surprise appearance of... well, that wouldn't be a surprise if I told you!

Also on the programme is one of Peter Schickele's own pastiche works: "Eine Kleine Nichtmusik," which is a justly famous and side-splitting re-composition of Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" with added woodwind and brass parts. Whether you laugh or scoff at this, it is undeniably a prime example of the fact that Peter Schickele really is an accomplished and learned musician- only someone with a deeply-honed musical background could pull off a spoof like this in such a way that it actually works.

Though it's just forty minutes long, this disc is very amusing. P.D.Q. Bach's portrait could not have been painted much better than this...

Mozart would have liked this one.......2000-07-07

I spent a long time looking for this! Some P.D.Q.Bach output is frankly poor slapstick - no doubt funny in concert, but it doesn't wear well on disc. However, I can forgive all for the `Eine Kleine Nichtsmusik': a delight to any classical music fan with a sense of humour. As far as I can make out, the strings play Mozart's `Eine Kleine Nachtsmusik' pretty straight, while the brass and wind play anything else from the concert repertoire which harmonizes even vaguely. The result is deliciously outrageous (the sudden fanfare from `Petrushka' is wonderful) and occasionally sublime (however did he spot that `I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair' goes with the slow movement?). Here, at least, Schickele has achieved the high level of some of the Gerard Hoffnung music festivals. The `Echo Sonata' is also fun - a simple idea, nicely executed. The `Missa' is OK (especially the Gloria and the hippy Sanctus), but some of the performers (and more so in the carols) have perhaps not realized that musical humour needs to be performed with style, not just bashed through, or the impact of the contrast (serious music vs. joke) is lost.

(Of other P.D.Q.Bach offerings, my favourite is `Iphigenia in Brooklyn'.)

Missa Hilarious... was.......2000-03-01

To those of you who've studied music history and the classic formation of the Masse, this album will be particularly poinient. To those who haven't, it's just plain fun, from the Angus dei to Gloria, it'll have you in stitches

Average customer rating: John P. Cutler One of the best Vienna Boys Choir CD

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Tracks:

1. Coronation: Mozart: Mass in C, K.317: Credo
2. Messiah: Hallelujah
3. German Mass, D.872: Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe
4. Inter Natos Mulierum
5. Missa Laetare: Gloria
6. Missa Laetare: Dona Nobis Pacem
7. Sub Tunm Praesidium
8. Missa in Honorem BVM: Kyrie
9. German Mass, D.872.: Wohin Soll Ich Mich Wenden
10. Spatzenmesse: Mass in C,K. 220: Sanctus
11. Mozart: Mass in C, K.220: Benedictus
12. Missa Sancti Joannis de Deo: Agnus Dei
13. Mozart: Vesperae de Dominica, K.321: Laudate Dominum
14. Rinaldo: Lascia Ch'io Pianga
15. Tranditional: Quando Nascette Ninno
16. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Customer Reviews:

John P. Cutler.......2000-01-02

This was one of the first CD's I got. The Vienna Boys Choir will not disappoint You. It is a terrific CD.

One of the best Vienna Boys Choir CD.......1998-09-11

If you like sacred music and offertories, this CD is what it's all about. It has the best of the Offertories and Sacred Music by some of the best-loved composers including Mozart, Schubert and Haydn. My favorites from this collection were: Sub tuum Praesidium, Inter natos mulierum, and Kyrie (by Haydn).

Average customer rating: A really nice sampling of music... A great intro to THE finest choir around

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Tracks:

1. Sing Joyfully
2. Gabriel Faur(from Requiem): Sanctus
3. John Rutter: O Be Joyful In The Lord
4. Hear My Prayer, Oh Lord
5. Beati Quorum Via
6. This Joyful Eastertide (Dutch carol)
7. All Things Bright And Beautiful
8. Out of the deep
9. Non Vos Relinquam
10. For Unto Us A Child Is Born
11. A Little Pretty Bonny Lass
12. Now Is The Month Of Maying
13. To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water I
14. C.V. Stanford: The Blue Bird
15. O Magnum Mysterium
16. Myn Lyking
17. In Dulci Jubilo
18. John Rutter: Shepherd's pipe carol
19. John Rutter: Open Thou Mine Eyes
20. Cantique De Jean Racine

Customer Reviews:

A really nice sampling of music..........2005-12-19

I've had this album for over ten years, when I bought it in college. The Cambridge Singers are a remarkable group. I bought the album for the madrigals, but have really enjoyed all the songs at one time or another, though I don't always listen to the album straight through. One song I had never heard before listening to this cd was "To Be Sung Of A Summer Night On The Water I". It is a beautiful,lush piece of music with a bit of a surprise ending.
This album is especially good listening if you aren't in the mood to concentrate on just one type of choral music for an hour. However, I find myself wanting to purchase other Cambridge Singers albums because this is a bit of a "teaser."

A great intro to THE finest choir around.......1999-08-24

A borrowed copy from the library, many years ago, was my first full introduction to this great choir. I had heard of them from their performances on the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas albums but I think I was probably more drawn to the CD cover more than anything.

The album is a great sampler work of some great performances. It includes a piece from Faure's "Requiem" as well as his incredibly haunting piece "Cantique de Jean Racine"; it also has some beautiful, early Christmas music I never knew existed, the very popular traditional hymn "All Things Bright & Beautiful", and a piece by Rutter himself, "Open Thou Mine Eyes", that holds its own and then some.

The choice of selections put together may seem a bit odd, but it provides a great road map for further exploration of Rutter & the Cambridge Singer's other works, and some of the folk tunes seem a little silly, but all-in-all 'tis a fine album indeed.

Average customer rating: Eh... The vocal phenomenon that is Kathleen Battle Bravissima Diva!!!! Battle shows her true colors yet again Praiseworthy, but a limited perspective

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Tracks:

1. Puccini: O Mio babbino caro (new recording)
2. Handel: Let the Bright Seraphim
3. Traditional Chilean: Dormi, Jesu
4. Traditional: Cancion de Cuna
5. Vangelis: Mythodea-Movement IX
6. Mozart: Laudate Dominum
7. Handel: Rejoice Greatly
8. Traditional Fix Me Jesus (new recording)
9. Faure: Pie Jesu
10. Traditional Catalan: El Noi de la Mare
11. Traditional Catalan: El Desembre Congelat
12. Ellington:L Prelude to a Kiss (new recording)
13. Handel: Eternal Source of Light Divine
14. Mozart: Alleluja
15. Traditional: Angels Watching Over Me (new recording)
16. Mahler: Sehr Behaglich (from Symphony No. 4
17. J.S. Bach: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen
18. Dvorak: Going Home ("Largo" from New World Symphony)

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This compilation of previous releases is clearly intended to include something for everybody and to offer an overview of Kathleen Battle's wide, varied repertoire. The result is a motley assortment of music sacred and profane, Baroque, classical and romantic, Spanish and American folksongs, and jazz. It is Battle's radiant, impeccably produced voice, which sheds a glow over every note she sings, and her effortless coloratura and serene expressiveness that provide the unifying, and most rewarding, element.

Four new recordings sound just as glorious as those she made years ago. One is the famous aria from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi performed with piano--a strange misfit among all the arias with orchestra. Wynton Marsalis plays Bach and Handel brilliantly, but sounds too loud and prominent. And despite some baroque ornamentation, he plays in a style so different from hers that the two hardly seem to be performing the same piece. The Orchestra of St. Luke's plays beautifully; an anonymous orchestra under Robert Sadin is competent but too matter-of-fact. A mournful, repetitive duet with Jessye Norman against a background of unearthly noises from Vangelis's Mythodea sounds like an angelic plea for mercy.

In the finale of Mahler's Fourth Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel, Battle captures just the right blend of childlike wonder and heavenly bliss. Of the jazz numbers, one by Duke Ellington is lovely, but Dvorák would have been quite surprised by the arrangement of the Largo from his "New World" Symphony. However, the tonality is right, and Battle sings the melody so beautifully that she almost redeems it. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Eh..........2006-12-10

Kathleen Battle is admirable, with her many recordings and her many performances across the country. But, I cannot say that I adore her voice. Yes, she may be a soprano, but her voice is not top of my list. Her technique is flawed, and her voice lacks any depth or richness. When I listen to her voice, it sounds so empty. Singers like Sumi Jo (my favorite of all) or Renee Fleming are a much better choice when it comes to rich tone and beautiful technique.

The vocal phenomenon that is Kathleen Battle.......2003-11-18

An excellent compilation of some of Miss Battle's greatest work. Of course, it would have been great if more of her operatic literature was included, but to have the opportunity to hear anything from Miss Battle is heaven.

Bravissima Diva!!!!.......2002-07-03

I must comment on the preceeding review which has nothing to do with the calibur of this CD nor of the artist. And just a touch on that whole Brevard "incident", there were two performances one of which came off without a fault...but I too digress. This CD is a plethera of what endures Kathleen Battle to us all...her diversity. It is true that none of her signature operatic roles appear in this mini compilation but what is given more than accomodates. In 18 selections she covers Spirituals, Oratorio, Jazz, Afro-Cuban/Brazilian influenced melodies, cantata's and a symphony all with miraculous ease. It is also true that this is in many ways a best of...and chances are you'll already have most of these pieces, but Classic Kathleen Battle is Worth Buying simply for the four new selections and accompanying art of the set. The pictorial art included in this CD is worthy of gallery display! A standing testament of her vocal beauty and artist superlatives...this is a CD that you don't want to pass up!

Battle shows her true colors yet again.......2002-06-27

I have followed Ms. Battle's career for a number of years and have always loved the clarity and purity of her voice--no doubt she is a tremendous talent. Several years ago I saw her give a stunning concert at UNC-Chapel Hill and was blown away at the thrill of finally experiencing her voice live. I always thought it unfortunate that so many negative stories about her flourished and subsequently found myself coming to her defense in conversation with others. Last summer I had tickets to see her sing at Brevard Music Center in the mountains of North Carolina. Several nights prior to this performance, my 20-year-old nephew was killed in a car accident. I decided to go ahead with my plans and attend the concert, thinking it would be a sort of balm for my soul after living through this terrible experience of losing someone I loved. Immediately after my nephew's funeral I left my family behind and drove the five hours to the concert venue. Needless to say I had incredibly high hopes for this concert and its potential to help heal my wounds. Long story short, Ms. Battle behaved in the most unprofessional manner I have ever witnessed and refused to perform the program as planned. What little she did offer to the audience was mediocre at best. A packed house of patrons was left stunned and dismayed at what they'd just witnessed. So, Ms. Battle, you proved to me in a very personal way that all the stories are true and you have serious issues. I will not be buying your recordings in the future and I currently have about 20 that are now worthless to me.

Praiseworthy, but a limited perspective.......2002-06-04

CLASSIC KATHLEEN BATTLE: A PORTRAIT is limited in its perspective in the sense that this is a compilation of only SONY Classical recordings from their catalog. There are no Deutsche Grammophon or Angel/EMI performances represented here. A "portrait" of Miss Battle would have rightly included some of these wonderful and musical interpretations of Mozart, Schubert, Villa-Lobos, Gounod, and Bach among others. Of course paying the license fees from the other 2 labels wouldn't be cost-efficient from a record company's standpoint. How wonderful this would've been if they'd all cooperated on a box set of her recordings, which would show Miss Battle's superlative musicality in not only Italian and French, but also her great wit and charm in the English language (her Purcell and Dowland are not to be missed!)

In any case there are several magical performances to be found here:

Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro" w/piano; Dormi, Jesu; Cancion de Cuna, Fix Me Jesus, Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss"; Angels Watching Over Me; and the enchanting song (the German title is too long for me to remember--it's from the Das Knaben Wunderhorn cycle) from Mahler's 4th Symphony.

For any Kathleen Battle fan, this is a nice selection of her works, but only a 2-dimensional portrait at best. Certainly not Miss Battle's fault, as she graces the listener with no less than FOUR new recordings on this album.

Once again her silvery tones and superb musicality are a wonderful gift to us!

Thank you, and Bravo many times over....

Average customer rating: Impeccable singing - stylistically and technically A must-have CD for an outstanding price

Daniel Taylor: Portrait J.S. Bach , Suzie Le Blanc , Ensemble Da Sonar , Andreas Martin , and Sylvain Bergeron Manufacturer: Atma Classique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lamento ASIN: B00004TQPQ Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

1. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244/39: Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott
2. Time Stands Still
3. Come Again
4. Flow My Tears
5. I Saw My Lady Weep
6. King Arthur, Z.628: Fairest Isle
7. So Ceas'd The Rival Crew (An Ode On the Death Of Mr. Henry Purcell)
8. There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue
9. Easter Oratorio, BWV 249/8: Saget, Saget Mir Geschwinde

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There's been a good deal of fanfare heralding the re-emergence of a vocal species once considered endangered--namely, the countertenor. This portrait recital of one creamy-voiced exponent, Daniel Taylor, comprises the highlights of four previous recordings and shows to great advantage the various aspects of his remarkable voice. Bravely, Taylor begins the album with one of the greater challenges in the countertenor repertoire, "Erbarme dich," from Bach's St. Matthew Passion. His bravery pays off: this is a beautifully modulated account of a suffering soul crying out for comfort. He can hit a note with icy purity and warm it through with a careful vibrato, never letting the effect seem like a trick. His voice is not as full-on luscious as that of David Daniels, nor quite as melting as that of Andreas Scholl, but Taylor does have an intelligent approach to the drama of the music and a warm precision all his own. The Purcell selection (from On the Muse's Isle) and the Dowland songs (from Tears of the Muse) are exquisite; Taylor's delicately breathless account of "Come againe" only makes this naughty song all the more teasing. There is one disappointment--"Saget, saget" from Bach's Easter Oratorio--which is rushed and careless. But it's a blip on an otherwise beautiful album. --Warwick Thompson

Customer Reviews:

Impeccable singing - stylistically and technically.......2002-07-19

Although I mostly agree with the above reviewers, I do have a different opinion about Easter Oratorio, BWV 249/8. The speed of this aria may be on the fast side, but Dan is neither careless nor too rush. One should have a close look at the text itself as this is NOT a rhetorical dacapo aria from the Baroque opera. The text starts with the following phrase: "Saget, saget mir geschwinde" (Tell, tell me quickly). Then it continue to ask where one can find Jesus and declare his/her desire to be embraced by Him. It is appropriate to be in a slight haste to convey the urgent nature of the ardent desire.

As for "full-on luscious" nonsense, all I can say is Baroque repertoire is NOT a Wagnerian opera. Highly romanticized singing style has no place here. The phrasing, diction, voice colour (Stimmfaerbungand), and vibrato should be carefully chosen so that one can clearly communicate the composers' intention and message. If one wants to adhere to the musicological correctness, there should not be much vibrato for music before ~1800.

There is no week point in this sampler CD. It is impeccable all way through - stylistically and technically. If one wants to proceed from here, Dan's complete discography is available on the net. Just run a search with a keyword "daniel+taylor+discography" with Google.

A must-have CD for an outstanding price.......2001-08-04

I first read about Daniel Taylor on the SchollSociety messageboards and Amazon.com and I was intrigued. A Canadian countertenor with a voice comparable to Andreas Scholl's? ...I couldn't resist. I took it along on a three-hour bus ride to Tadoussac, Québec.

As the mournful opening strains of Erbarme Dich commenced, the haunting, sweeping violins and viol carried me along the winding roads through the mountains. The sky was overcast, and as I heard Taylor's voice for the first time the sun came out. I was in Heaven; beautiful vistas of mountains on one side, jagged cliffs plunging into the St. Laurent on the other and Daniel Taylor's voice in my ears. Erbarme Dich is deep, passionate, and so achingly beautiful. I am an avid lover of Bach but it was the first time I had heard anything from St. Matthew's Passion. I was more familiar with many of the other Dowland songs: Time Stands Still, Come Again, Flow My Tears, and I Saw My Lady Weep, all of which are present on Andreas Scholl's "English Folksongs and Lute Songs."

I have to disagree with the reviewer: the words "full-on luscious" and "David Daniels" should never go in the same sentence in my humble opinion. David Daniel's tone, to my delicate ears, is completely mezzo-soprano, lacking the delicacy of Scholl, Mera, and Taylor, and with poor vibrato control on the top notes. Yes, Daniels can turn out a beautiful tune but at times it sounds like a painful effort.... But I digress. On to Daniel Taylor's voice. Exquisite. Haunting. Ethereal. A creamy, lush, pure sound, more feminine than Scholl's tone, reminiscent of brilliant Japanese countertenor Yoshikazu Mera. As with Scholl, the effect sounds effortless and angelic. His vibrato is carefully controlled, his coloratura impeccable, his diction is perfect. My only disappointment with this CD was track 9, Saget, Saget, which, as reviewer Warwick Thompson stated, is rushed and careless. It sounds like Taylor and the orchestra are racing and they don't match pace frequently. But that didn't spoil my enjoyment of what is undoubtedly a remarkable album at a giveaway price. I hope that someday Daniel Taylor will receive the worldwide recognition he deserves and become better known outside of Canada. He has recorded Bach arias, Dowland, a fascinating Christmas album called "L'étoile d'orient" which includes the song "Ding dong merrily on high," and Rinaldo with Cecilia Bartoli. He also had a cameo in the recent Canadian film "Five Senses." "Daniel Taylor: Portrait" is an excellent introduction to an amazing talent. Ten stars.

Average customer rating: An essential boxed set of RVWs work

A Portrait of Vaughan Williams Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Viola | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Spirit of England II The Spirit of England Hodie / Fantasia on Christmas Carols Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and other choral works ASIN: B00000I757 Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

1. Overture: The Wasps - Vaughan Williams
2. The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams
3. Fantasia On Greensleeves - Vaughan Williams
4. Oboe Concerto: I. Rondo Pastorale - Vaughan Williams
5. Oboe Concerto: II. Minuet And Musette - Vaughan Williams
6. Oboe Concerto: III. Sherzo - Vaughan Williams
7. Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis - Vaughan Williams
8. Five Variants Of Dives And Lazarus - Vaughan Williams

Tracks:

1. Mass In G Minor: Kyrie - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
2. Mass In G Minor: Gloria in excelsis - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
3. Mass In G Minor: Credo - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
4. Mass In G Minor: Sanctus Osanna I - Benedictus - Osanna II - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
5. Mass In G Minor: Agnus Dei - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
6. Sacred And Secular Songs: Valiant-For-Truth [John Bunyan] - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
7. Sacred And Secular Songs: The Blessed Son of God [Miles Coverdale, after Martin Luther] - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
8. Sacred And Secular Songs: No Sad Thought His Soul Affright (Verse 1 - Anon. Verse 2 - Ursula Vaughan Williams) - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
9. Sacred And Secular Songs: Lord, Thou Has Been Our Refuge [Psalm 90] - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
10. Sacred And Secular Songs: O Taste And See [Psalm 84:8] - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
11. Three Shakespeare Songs: Full Fathom Five - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
12. Three Shakespeare Songs: The Cloud-Capp'd Towers - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
13. Three Shakespeare Songs: Over Hill, Over Dale - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR

Tracks:

1. Phantasy Quintet: I. Prelude: Lento ma non troppo - V. Williams
2. Phantasy Quintet: II. Scherzo: Prestissimo - V. Williams
3. Phantasy Quintet: III. Alla Sarbanda: Lento - V. Williams
4. Phantasy Quintet: IV. Burlesca: Allegro moderato - V. Williams
5. String Quartet 1 In G Minor: I. Allegro moderato - V. Williams
6. String Quartet 1 In G Minor: II. Minuet And Trio: Tempo di Minuetto - V. Williams
7. String Quartet 1 In G Minor: III. Romance: Andante sostenuto - V. Williams
8. String Quartet 1 In G Minor: IV. Finale: Rondo Capriccioso Allegro molto - V. Williams
9. String Quartet 2 In A For Jean On Her Birthday: I. Prelude: Allegro appassionato - V. Williams
10. II. Romance: Largo - V. Williams
11. III. Scherzo: Allegro - V. Williams
12. IV. Epilogue: Andante Sostenuto - V. Williams

Tracks:

1. An Oxford Elegy - Vaughan Williams
2. Flos Campi - Vaughan Williams
3. Te Deum - Vaughan Williams
4. O, Clap Your Hands - Vaughan Williams
5. The Old Hundreth Psalm Tune - Vaughan Williams

Customer Reviews:

An essential boxed set of RVWs work.......2000-04-18

Originally, I was confused when I encountered this set, as it incorporates four formerly individual Nimbus releases, now deleted from their catalogue. Be warned, then, if you have Nimbus releases of 'An Oxford Elegy' (and other choral music), or of RVWs Chamber Music (including the 'Phantasy Quintet' and the 'String Quartet') - these are the same recordings!

That being said, if you don't have these titles, or you have them in another release, and you enjoy RVWs music, then you simply must add this anthology to your collection. These discs include the first recording of 'An Oxford Elegy' that I ever encountered; it is such a marvellous piece that you'll be scrambling for poetry anthologies to find bits of Matthew Arnold's 'Thyrsis' and 'The Scholar Gypsy' just to read along. 'Flos Campi' is a marvellous, almost impressionistic piece, which always brings an image of Roman legions marching slowly through Surrey to mind. The 'Phantasy Quintet' is exception, as is the 'String Quartet'. However, it is the recording of the 'Lark Ascending' (now sadly thieved by some cursèd auto manufacturer to flog their worthless vehicles) that is the high point of this, as it is of most, collections. Of course, I could be considered biased, as it is my all-time favourite piece of music. The collection is rounded out by, among others, the essential 'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis' and an interesting selection of the Sacred and Secular songs, as well as three of RVWs Shakespeare treatments.

Nimbus recordings are first class, and under the skilled hand of William Boughton the English String Orchestra is incomparable. Words cannot bring to these works to the life that they have on hearing, whether first or repeated. They are absolutely something that must be experienced for themselves.

Average customer rating:

Paul Hillier - Portrait Jean Mouton , Trouveres Anonymous , William Billings , Jean Sibelius , Paul Hillier , Christmas Traditional , Joan Garcia de Guilhade , Anonymous , Perotin , Orlande de Lassus , Thomas Tallis , Andrew Lawrence-King , Theatre of Voices , Alan Bennett , Daniel Kennedy , Paul Elliott , and Hilliard Ensemble Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lassus | Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Part | Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tallis | Tallis, Thomas | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Requiems | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Requiems | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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 General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0000007HT Release Date: 1997-09-09

Tracks:

1. Motets: Nescien mater
2. De Profundis: 'And One Of The Pharisees'
3. De Produndis: Solfeggio
4. Chansons de Trouveres: 'Voex vous que je vous chant'
5. Chansons de Trouveres: 'Quant voi la flor nouvele
6. 'A Land Of Pure Delight': 'I Am The Rose Of Sharon'
7. Carols From The Old & New World: 'En etsi valtaa, loistoa'
8. Carols From The Old & New World: 'There Is No Rose'
9. A Wassail, A Wassail Thorughout All This Town
10. Cantigas From The Court Of Dom Dinis: 'Un cavalo non comeu
11. The Age Of Cathedrals: Resonemus hoc natali
12. The Age Of Cathedrals: Benedicamus Domino
13. Goostly Psalmes: 'Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rod'
14. Biter Ballads: Clever Tom Clinch
15. St. Mathew Passion: Coenantibus autem
16. Lamentations, Motets, String Music: 'If ye Love Me'
17. Lamentations, Motets, String Music: Benedictus

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Portrait of Michael Tilson Thomas Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B00000DSBC Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Nutcracker, Ballet: Overture - Michael Tilson Thomas
2. Nutcracker, Ballet: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Michael Tilson Thomas
3. Nutcracker, Ballet: Trepak - Michael Tilson Thomas
4. Nutcracker, Ballet: Dance of the Reed Flutes - Michael Tilson Thomas
5. Nutcracker, Ballet: Waltz of the Flowers - Michael Tilson Thomas
6. Love from Three Oranges: III Marche - Michael Tilson Thomas
7. Lieutenant Kijuite, Op. 60: III, The Wedding of Kij Michael Tilson Thomas
8. Lieutenant Kijuite, Op. 60: IV, Troika - Michael Tilson Thomas
9. Nocturnes (3) II, Fs - Claude Debussy
10. Bundeslied, Op. 122 - Ludwig van Beethoven
11. Scherzo a la Russe - Igor Stravinsky
12. Girl Crazy, Musical Play: Overture - George Gershwin
13. Preludes for Piano: No. 1, In B Flat Major - George Gershwin
14. Preludes for Piano: No. 2, In C Sharp Minor - George Gershwin
15. Preludes for Piano: No. 3, In E Flat Minor - George Gershwin
16. Of Thee I Sing, Musical Play: Overture - George Gershwin
17. Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin
18. Little Threepenny Opera, Musical Play: Overture - Kurt Weill
19. Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), Opera: The Ballad of Mack - Kurt Weill

Meditation Music:

1. Circle of Life
2. Classics in Modern Jazz, Vol. 6: Chuck Mangione
3. Close to You
4. Country Crossroads
5. Crazy World
6. Cruisin Through the Sixties
7. Darwin's Gambit
8. Deja Vu
9. Extra Texture [Import]
10. From Beatles to Self-Realization [Enhanced] [Import]

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits [Import]

Nordic Sacred Music

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6

Music: A Tribute to Hell: Satanic Rites

Such a Fool [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import] [Limited Edition]

Queue for Love

Modo Livre [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Slush

Slither [CD-single] [Import]

Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Variations on a Theme of Corelli; Variations on a Theme of Chopin

Salute to Bird [Import]

Pa'que Chupen...

Revolución de Amor

Wagner: Tannhäuser

Novella