Discottanta Quatro 84

1. People from Ibiza - Sandy Marton

2. I Love My Radio

3. Are You Loving?

4. Keep on Music - Danny Keith/Lovables

5. Love Is in the Air - Jean Paul

6. Notorius Medley

7. Buenas Noches

8. Take a Chance

9. Midnight Dancer - Atrium Musicae de Madrid

10. Baker Street

11. P. Machinery Medley - Relaxed

12. Radio

13. Afrikana Man - Hally & Kongo Band

14. Dance Hall Days - One.Two..

Discottanta Quatro 84,Various Artists,Alex,Int'l & World Music,Latin,Latin Dance

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Average customer rating: great. Obrigado Brazil Takes My Breath Away Obrigado Brazil A little Dull

Obrigado Brazil Yo-Yo Ma Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ma, Yo-Yo | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet Classic Yo-Yo Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon ASIN: B00009ZKXD Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

1. Cristal
2. Chega de Saudade
3. A lenda do caboclo
4. Doce de coco
5. Danga brasileira
6. Apelo
7. Danga negra
8. 1 x 0 (um a zero)
9. Menino
10. Samambaia
11. Carinhoso
12. Alma brasileira
13. O Amor em Paz
14. Bodas de Prata & Quatro Cantos
15. Brasileirinho
16. Salvador

Amazon.com

This enchanting, flavorful CD finds the ever curious Yo-Yo Ma traveling to South America, and Brazil in particular. The music varies from classical to samba to bossa nova; the combinations range from guitar, flute, and cello to female voice (the remarkable Rosa Passos), cello, guitar, percussion, piano, and bass; to simple cello and piano; to cello and two guitars. The overriding element is rhythm; each selection has a beat which is both infectious and sensual, but the contexts are splendidly varied. "Dansa brasileira" has a Debussy-like, impressionistic flavor, "Dansa negra" is sultry with an easy melody, "1 x 0" is a dance scored for guitar, percussion, and cello with a solo clarinet riff. It's impossible to get bored or tired listening to this creative CD; it's unique--just like Yo-Yo Ma himself--and endlessly surprising. It may not be quite what we'd call "classical" music, but it is many kinds of music, and they all will delight. The other musicians are as impressive on their instruments as Ma is with his cello, and that's saying a great deal. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

great........2007-01-17

it's arrived. international shipping it's very slow, but, it's arrived, very well. I'd like very much. TANKS

Obrigado Brazil.......2006-03-11

The tempos and sensuality of Brazilian music meshed with the artistry and joyous soul of Yo Yo Ma: a recipe for pleasure. I first listened to this on my car CD player and found myself wanting to pull over and get out and dance. The depth of Ma's cello adds just the right counterpoint to the rhythms and buoyancy of the samba and bossa nova. Enjoy!

Takes My Breath Away.......2006-02-11

This Disc is merely further proof of what the world already knows. Yo Yo Ma was in fact born to play the Cello, it is simply fantastic. It is a must own for me, It feels the air around you with such wonderful tones. Although some classical snobs might complain that this is nothing more than a pseudo Classical album, who cares. They should find the nearest emergency room and have someone remove the poles from thier *sses. No apologizes are needed hear, this disc is all that it needs to be, which is absolutely magnificient.......

Peace:
The*Hot*Wax*Kid

Obrigado Brazil.......2005-09-08

The CD was received however, it can't be played because something
is wrong with it..it screeches and pops and won't play. But its open so I can't return it. Very disappointed.

A little Dull.......2005-01-24

I had the luck to see Yo Yo Ma live in concert, it was so fantastic, I went out and bought this album. But the joys of a live concert sometimes don't make it over to the album, which
sounded dull, it makes good back ground noise but it doesn't hold your attention.

Average customer rating: Original Bad Girl not bad Nostalgia at its best

Suzi Quatro - Greatest Hits Suzi Quatro Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Essential Back to the Drive Leather Forever: The Wild One Live! The Best of Suzi Quatro 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Runaways ASIN: B00000JO8U Release Date: 2003-02-17

Tracks:

1. Can The Can
2. 48 Crash
3. Daytona Demon
4. Devil Gate Drive
5. Too Big
6. Fever
7. The Wild One
8. Your Mama Won't Like Me
9. All Shook Up
10. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
11. Tear Me Apart
12. Born To Run
13. If You Can't Give Me Love
14. The Race Is On
15. You Keep A Knockin'
16. Move It
17. Stumblin' In
18. She's In Love With You
19. Mama's Boy
20. I've Never Been In Love

Album Description

2002 compilation released to coincide with Suzie's 20th Australian tour! 20 tracks. EMI.

Album Details

20 Golden Greats from the Pioneering, Leather Clad Female Rocker's Golden Years.

Customer Reviews:

Original Bad Girl.......2007-05-12

Before she was "Leather Tuscadarro" on happy days, before Joan Jett was a "Runaway" there was Suzi Quatro, "Bad ***, Bad Girl, Bass *******, Rock Chick". More popular in Europe than America, my brother saw her in Germany and I saw her in Bakersfield with Alice Cooper, during the "Welcome to My Nightmare" tour. I instantly fell for her bad girl anthem "Your Mamma Wont Like Me" and recently feeling nostalgic, I have listened to her greatest hits several times this year. Although you can't say that her stuff is on par with the great music of the seventies, it does have a certain appeal, especially in this overdubbed, synthesized music era.

If you don't know Suzi Quatro, be advised, she is more "Elvis", than say, "Heart" or "Hole", and more rock-a-billy, than classic rock. But she did fill her own niche.

not bad.......2006-02-08

This album contains some good music, but really, most of the songs are just filler. "Devil Gate Drive" is top notch, "Can The Can" and several others are pretty good, but your CD remote will come in handy for skipping a lot of the music.

Nostalgia at its best.......2000-09-12

Looking over the titles you instantly remember those hits which were top ten hits, starting with Suzi's distinctive raunchy, rough around the edges 'first hits'. Can the Can, and 48 Crash, Devil Gate Drive and so on. But listening to all the other tracks on this nostalgic CD you begin to realize she actually did have a 'good' singing voice. I was pleasantly surprised to suddenly start remembering (and hearing) all the other 'great' songs she performed besides the early hard rock tunes. I purchased this CD with the intent of only listening to maybe three or four tracks, and ended up being captivated by all the tracks. For me, money well spent.

Average customer rating: I expected more The Queen of Rock An unfortunate influence Absolutely outstanding Her best hits!

Essential Suzi Quatro Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Suzi Quatro - Greatest Hits A's, B's and Rarities The Runaways Back to the Drive Leather Forever: The Wild One Live! ASIN: B000007WQL Release Date: 1998-02-18

Tracks:

1. Can the Can
2. Keep a Knockin'
3. All Shook Up
4. 48 Crash
5. Wake Up Little Susie
6. Shot of Rhythm & Blues
7. Mama's Boy
8. Tear Me Apart
9. Daytona Demon
10. I May Be Too Young
11. I've Never Been in Love
12. Roxy Roller
13. Too Big
14. Glycerine Queen
15. I Wanna Be Your Man
16. Heartbreak Hotel

Tracks:

1. Stumblin' In
2. Wild One
3. Paralysed
4. Your Mama Won't Like Me
5. Devil Gate Drive
6. Evie
7. If You Can't Give Me Love
8. Tired of Waiting
9. Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo
10. Race Is On
11. She's in Love With You
12. Shakin' All Over
13. Move It
14. Hit the Road Jack
15. Trouble
16. Honky Tonk Downstairs

Album Description

Thorough retrospective with 32 of the best tracks she cut for the Bell, Big Tree and RSO labels, including all of her U.S. chart hits for these labels: her top five collaborationwith Chris Norman, 'Stumblin' In', plus 'She's In Love With You', 'I've Never Been In Love', 'If You Can't Give Me Love', 'Can The Can' and 'All Shook Up'. Quatro is also noteworthy as she played Leather Tuscadero on TV's 'Happy Days' and is an aunt of Fenn-nomenal, Fenn-tastic, Fenn fatale, actress Sherilyn Fenn. Double slimline jewel case. 1998 EMI release.

Album Details

Australian Double CD Budget Release. Features 32 Tracks Including: Can the Can, 48 Crash, Devil Gate Drive, Wake Up Little Susie, Evie, the Wild One, and More.

Customer Reviews:

I expected more.......2007-01-09

I have not listened to these songs for years.
After listening, I was not too excited.

The Queen of Rock.......2004-12-21

I must admit to having a poster of Suzi upon my bedroom wall when I was in my teens. I thought she was just it! This double CD features all the hits and some outstanding covers. I just love her versions of Heartbreak Hotel, All Shook Up & Trouble (she is a huge Elvis fan). For the Suzi Quatro fan who wants to replace their old L.P.s with CDs but can't afford or find all the albums this is the Essential Suzi Quatro.

An unfortunate influence.......2004-07-10

In Australia, where harsh environmental conditions preclude the development of the hyperfeminine singer/songwriter (even of less expressive confessional folkies), there has for a great many years been an unfortunate market for pseudo-macho women rockers. For this, this set of songs is undoubtedly to blame.

Marketed as a glam rocker, Suzi Quatro was in reality a prefabricated hit machine that was no doubt designed to shock - but did not because her music was so appealing to a country raised for two decades on exactly the simple rock and roll Quatro was playing. Chinn and Champman, who wrote all of her many Australian hit singles, had been hired with explicitly that purpose and intent, and the songs they wrote had clear appeal to Australia's youth and female populations.

Worst of all is the horrible "48 Crash", whose backing vocals really come across as badly as would a radio announcement trying to masquerade as music, but there is equally little to be said for almost all of the other material here. Without variation, Quatro copied what male rockers had been doing back in the fifties, but imaged herself as "the wild one" in a way women had not beforehand. Her voice is not as unpleasant as Joan Jett or Alanis Morrisette but does strike one as distant: the whole thing is essentially a show-off.

This "wild" and hyper-glossy image had so much impact on such women as Joan Jett, Pat Benatar and Alanis Morrisette - all of whom have reproduced the same pseudo-macho sneering for a teenage audience - that Quatro must be seen as an unfortunate influence. Whilst this might be inevitable in Australia, elsewhere there is little excuse.

Absolutely outstanding.......2004-06-18

As a Suzi Quatro fan from the mid-70s, I was absolutely astounded to discover this virtual treasure from the woman who started it all in rock and roll. While others may have come first, Suzi was the first total female rock and roll package, and this album proves it, from the raucus "Can the Can," to the beautiful"Honky Tonk Downstairs." It has hard rock, and mellow melodies. Like the title implies, this is an absolute essential for any Suzi Quatro fan. The best money I've spent in quite some time. My life is definitely better because of this compilation. Buy it. Enjoy it. Rock on, Suzi.

Her best hits!.......2003-11-24

I love Suzi Quatro and this love lasts already for many years. This collection represents really the best Suzi Quatro hits over all these years. As it was already mentioned in some reviews her style has been changing over the years but still there is something in her performance that is always there. It is always geniune rock n' roll. I believe majority of US rock fans are not familiar with Suzi Quatro and this CD is a very good introduction. I really can't think about anything I would like to add to the list of best songs on this CD

Average customer rating: Quite average A world rhapsody All that a performance can be. Good music, engineering could be better a classical-Latin music blend

Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ma, Yo-Yo | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Sony | Computers Brands | Computers Features | Electronics | Desktops | Monitors | Networking | Notebooks Similar Items: Obrigado Brazil Soul of the Tango: The Music of Astor Piazzolla Amorosa Paris La Belle Époque Entre Amigos/Among Friends ASIN: B0001CCX4S Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

1. Libertango
2. Chega de Saudade
3. Merengue
4. Menino
5. Aguas de Marco
6. Wapango
7. Doce de coco
8. Cristal
9. Andante and Allegro from Tango Suite
10. Afro
11. Bodas de Prata & Quatro Cantos
12. Aquarela do Brazil
13. Zita
14. So Danco Samba

Customer Reviews:

Quite average.......2007-06-27

It's not a bad quality CD but the music is variable and different. Even though I like most types of music, I think the composition is just average.

A world rhapsody.......2006-12-28

This is suberbly enhanced performance CD that captures Yo-Yo Ma and friends at their musical heights. The accompanying musicians, the Assasds, Paquito you-know-who, Kathyrn Stott and others add beautiful textures to the compositions of Piazzolla and Jobim to create a Latin influenced classical painting. This is music to play, go about your business at home and enjoy the different influences coming together. The sadness and happiness blend to reveal the emotions of life. Favorite songs include D'Rivera's "Afro" that sneaks up on you like breaking dawn to reveal the sunshine and life anew. Also Piazzolla's "Tango Suite" is a frenzied Yo-Yo Ma performance with suttle breaks on cello giving way to the Assadd's beautiful quite work on guitars to spike and peak your interest numerous times.This is good background music but it grabs your attention and makes you listen carefully so it can turn on you and be very demanding. Good for those quite times of work or reading.

All that a performance can be........2006-02-11

Keep in mind that The studio version of this performance is nothing short of brilliant. The material includes pieces from the likes of Astor Piazzolla, Jobim and Paquito D'Rivera. Then you come to discover that there is a live concert version (and Dvd) of the disc. There is nothing like having your cake and your ice cream in the same bowl. Well that is what the release of this disc is, Cake and Ice cream with the cherry on the top.

Peace:
The*Hot*Wax*Kid

Good music, engineering could be better.......2005-05-05

I bought the disk after hearing about the colaboration on NPR. The songs and performances are impecable, the variety is satisfying and fun. My only complaint is that the quality of the recording leaves something to be desired. Several times the recording level is not balanced between the instruments so that when listening to YoYo Ma playing, when joined by the saxaphone, it comes in too loud and ruins the mood.

I almost always prefer the live perfomances when the energy of the audience carries over to the performers. This is one case when I wish I had gotten the studio version.

a classical-Latin music blend.......2005-04-22

Yo Yo Ma and his fellow musicians make beautiful music in this mellow adaptation of melodies that have their origin in Latin America.
The opening track is a version of "Libertango", heard in the fabulous soundtrack of the film "The Tango Lesson", and one of the three compositions by Astor Piazzolla, in this concert that was recorded live at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall in 2003. The group of assorted and marvelous musicians toured the world with this music, and there is a cohesion between the performers and the material they are playing that is evident, and a pleasure to hear. One hears the applause, but it is not obtrusive, and the sound is excellent for a live recording.

Very impressive is the clarinet of 6 time Grammy Award winner and composer Paquito D'Rivera, who wrote 3 of the tracks, and shows his virtuosity and Cuban soul in 7 pieces, and I especially like his "Merengue".
Rosa Passos sings and plays guitar on 4 tracks, and has a soft, clear, and pleasing voice, and 3 of the songs she interprets so well are by her fellow countryman and Brazilian bossa nova artist Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Other musicians are Sergio and Odair Assad on guitars, Kathryn Scott on piano, Nilson Matta on bass, and Cyro Baptista on percussion. Yo Yo Ma is of course the household name among them, and is masterful in his interpretations throughout; I especially like him in D'Rivera's "Afro", a fascinating piece with some experimental sounds.
Other favorites for me are D'Rivera's "Wapango", and "Cristal" (Camargo Mariano), a rhythmic duet between Ma and Scott that is terrific.
This CD has the feel of a classical chamber concert, with the warmth of melodious Latin compositions, and is a nice and unique musical treat.
The foldout insert has liner notes by D'Rivera, recording info, and mini bios of Ma's 7 fellow musicians; total playing time is 72'07.

This package contains a bonus DVD, that includes 3 videos:
1. Piazzolla's "Libertango", from the original soundtrack of Sally Potter's film "The Tango Lesson", with clips of the great tango dancer Pablo Veron.
2. "Brasileirinho", by Waldir Azevedo, featuring Paquito D'Rivera, from the "Obrigado Brazil" CD.
3. Jobim's "Chega de Saudage" interpreted by Rosa Passos, from the "Obrigado Brazil" CD.
It also includes a very short interview with Yo Yo Ma.

Average customer rating: Very powerful chick Good album Excellent Remastered

Your Mama Won't Like Me Suzi Quatro Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Suzi Quatro/Quatro Then & Now A's, B's and Rarities Essential Quatro ASIN: B00004Y378 Release Date: 2000-10-23

Tracks:

1. I Bit off More Than I Could Chew
2. Strip Me
3. Paralysed
4. Prisoner of Your Imagination
5. Your Mamma Won't Like Me
6. Can't Trust Love
7. New Day Woman
8. Fever
9. You Can Make Me Want You
10. Michael
11. Heartbreak Hotel
12. Don't Break My Heart
13. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
14. What's It Liek to Be Loved
15. Tear Me Apart
16. Honky Tonk Downstairs
17. Half as Much as Me
18. Close the Door
19. American Lady
20. Wake Up Little Susie

Album Description

Two albums on one CD from the original riot grrrl. 'Your Mama Won't Like Me' (1975) and 'Aggro-Phobia' (1977). Tracks include the hit, 'I Bit Off More Than I Could Chew' and her cover of Steve Harley's 'Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)' . Remastered from original master tapes. Additional sleeve notes. Faithfully restored artwork. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Produced by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman. Includes the Hit 'I Bit off More Than I Could Chew' & a Cover of the Big Steve Harley UK Number 1, 'Make Me Smile (Come Up & See Me)'. 1975 & 1976 Albums on One CD.

Customer Reviews:

Very powerful chick.......2006-07-16

Suzi is a great singer. She can rock with the best, or mournfully pour out a ballad that really makes you feel the emotion. She never got to be a household name and I never really understood that. She was standing on the edge of the fame cliff for what seems like forever but never quite got all the way there. Not that I pity her or anything, she still was famous enough that I can imagine she's living comfortably enough. Anyways, give this cd a spin. Alot of great music on it including one of my all time personal favorites "Prisoner of your Imagination".

Good album.......2002-01-05

High energy music, with attitude. Oh, the 70's!

Excellent Remastered.......2000-11-12

Now that this album has been remastered along with three others, it sounds absolutely fanstatic on a good stereo, the crispness of the instruments and the clarity you get is well above average.

Your Mamma Won't like Me orginally released in 1975, was a a different sounding Suzi, with alot more Sax funky type rock n roll it is a must for all Rock n Roll lovers.

Aggro Phobia orginally released in 1976 was different again going, for a more subdued style but with grunt with the music and a sensitive side to Suzi with the words.

Both are excellent albums a must for all Suzi Quatro and Rock n Roll Lovers...

Average customer rating: Refreshing and Surprising! Some of the most thought-provoking recordings ever, combined with some of the most perfect performances I have ever heard. Best ever!!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Don Giovanni / Così fan tutte / Die Zauberflöte - The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra & Chorus / Arnold Östman Barbara Bonney , Arleen Auger , and The Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra & Chorus Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | 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 The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Fra) Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen Mozart Opera Glyndebourne Collection: Cosi fan Tutte, Don Giovanni, Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Entfuhhrung aus dem Serail, Idomeneo, Die Zauberflote (6 DVDs) Complete Mozart Symphonies / Pinnock, English Concert Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Op35; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Op77 ASIN: B00006IU7V Release Date: 2003-03-11

Album Details

These Pioneering Performances of Four of Mozart's Greatest and Most Popular Operas under the Direction of Arnold Östman were Recorded at Nacka Aula, Stockholm. They all Attracted Great Critical Acclaim at the Time of their Original Release and have Been a Part of Decca's Vast Opera Catalogue Ever Since. The Da Ponte Trilogy (One of the Greatest Librettist/Composer Collaborations in the Entire History of Music), Comprising Le Nozze Di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così Fan Tutte, is Paired with One of Mozart's Last Operas, Dating from the Last Year of his Life, Die Zauberflöte. The Superb Casts Assembled for These Recordings Include Such Experienced Mozart Interpreters as Arleen Auger (Countess, Donna Anna), Barbara Bonney (Susanna, Zerlina, Pamina), Håkan Hagegård (Count, Don Giovanni, Speaker), Sumi Jo (Queen of the Night), Della Jones (Marcellina, Donna Elvira), Petteri Salomaa (Figaro), Kurt Streit (Tamino), Lillian Watson (Papagena), Gösta Winbergh (Ferrando), Rachel Yakar (Fiordilig

Customer Reviews:

Refreshing and Surprising!.......2006-11-24

I would strongly recommend this collection to anyone who is seeking a new approach and sound world for these Mozart operas. Ostman opts for brisk tempi and transparent textures, but hardly ever at the expense of characterization or expressivity. The singers respond to the challenge with performances that bristle with excitement and fun. The cast blends with the orchestra like a chamber music ensemble, inspiring the listener to experience the opera as a conversation between the text and the intimations expressed in Mozart's musically and psychologically penetrating orchestration. Occasionally one may miss the lyric line and warmth associated with such great Mozart conductors as Bruno Walter or Karl Bohm; but the brio, virtousity, and brilliant insights of Ostman compensate with different kinds of rewards. Also, there is an intimate atmosphere in these recordings that is most faithful to the ethos and meaning of the libretti themselves. After listening to this period approach, my understanding of Mozart has changed radically, and I continue to relish the challenge that these performances have given to my interpretative sensibilities.

Some of the most thought-provoking recordings ever, combined with some of the most perfect performances I have ever heard........2005-09-14

First of all, I must state first that I was ANXIOUS to write this rave review. Ever since I got these cd's and realized the treause that is to be found in these recordings I just couldn't wait until I'd had the chance to tell everybody else about it... I honestly believe these recordings should be heard by anybody who is interested in this repertoire and music in general, since this are also some of the most perfect pieces of music in the repertoire.

As for the music itself, I am not going to write about. I think it is enough to read my last sentence to realize exactly what I think about it - and it is really just a must. That's composition taken to the highest possible level.

What I do want to write is about the performances.
Arnold Ostman, not the most known figure in the musical world, (not even amongst musicians- I come from Juilliard, and that name is definitely not one everybody knows) has created in the 80's in Mozart the equivalent of what Harnoncourt and Gardiner have done in Bach performance practice, i.e. has totally changed the conecption which was assimilated into everybody's mind regarding notions about how music of that era should sound like.

Trying to create a performance experience which emulates Mozart's period performance practice he changed everything starting from tempos, through ornamentation and of course- the voices themselves.

For us, most people indoctrinated by the post-romantisicm eastablished especially by Herbert von Karajan and the ilks of him, the first initial response will be a shock. The almost imperceptible swift tempos, the small voices etc. are sure to knock over anybody who haven't heard these recordings before. It might create an intial negative response but hang-on there, as the result is so much more gratifying then of hearing a recording of Karajan, Giulini, Furtwangler or any GREAT other conductor from that era- They were obviously incredible musical figures, but in terms of style and total perception of the piece it just doesn't work on the same level, in Mozart of course. (You'd still want to keep your Furtwangler's ninth copy...)

What is so great about Ostman is the freshness of mind with which he walks into every piece. Just like a real iconoclast
it seems as if he has landed from an entire different planet, and is just coming to conduct these pieces and give their debut. I can't give a more sincere and true compliment than that, musically speaking.

The results are the most fresh interpretations up to date of Mozart most important operas which also derive from some of the best vocal performances I have ever heard.
Under Ostman's direction it seems as though all the singers bloom and give their most musical and inspired performances,
holding on under the swiftest tempos in an admirable way. There is no point in pointing out names because it is as in a rule that the performances are just stellar one by one, even though not carrying around sometimes the most famous names.

This is not to say that all of the recordings in this set are equally perfect, and that I agree to all of the interprations and the insights given by Ostman, but you can't disregard the feeling that he knew EXACTLY what he wanted and executed it almost flawlessly. (the one exception might be small part of Cosi, mainly the overture, which was recorded very early in the stages of period instruments playing- therefore not always as perfect as you would have liked to hear it, but the performance as a whole is still the most beautiful Cosi I know.)

As for the packaging itself: The price is a complete steal, (incredible especially if you order it through other sellers, got mine for about 40$). What you DON'T get are the librettos, so you'd HAVE to get them from a different source. Either a different recording you might have, (you just might want one of the standard reference recordings one usually hears about like Giulini's) or you could just buy the librettos through Amazon, would still cost you very little.

Should not be missed by any terms by anybody who cares for music.

Ran

Best ever!!.......2004-01-12

Ostman created a stir when he made these recordings in the 1980s. And now it available in a collectors' edition box. I'm so excited. Sumi Jo's Queen of the Night here is even better than her recording for Solti. Ostman's Don Giovanni is the fastest I've ever heard, not to mention the most exciting. This Cosi Fan Tutte is Gramophone's reference Cosi. And this Figaro has many "alternative" arias that other recordings never bother with. Don't worry, the alternative is at the back so you can program it out. In fact, this is the only set of Mozart operas with ALL the alternative arias available. Even Gardiner does not have some of these. So this is a supreme set of importance.

I cannot recommend this too highly. Exciting performances now available in Decca's collectors' edition.

Average customer rating: A Fabulous Baroque CD:

The King's Consort Collection Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gabrieli, Giovanni | ( 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 Michael Haydn | Haydn, Michael | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hummel | Hummel, Johann Nepomuk | ( 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 All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | 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 General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | 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 General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Gabrieli, Giovanni | ( G ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Haydn, Michael | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Hummel, Johann Nepomuk | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: The King's Consort Baroque Collection Essential Handel Concert for the Prince of Poland Bach: Solo & Double Violin Concertos /Manze * Podger * AAM * Manze Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas ASIN: B0007PHARO Release Date: 2005-04-12

Customer Reviews:

A Fabulous Baroque CD: .......2006-08-27

I love baroque music, so this was a natural for me. I borrowed the CD 3 times from our library, and finally realized that I simply had to have it. It is sung by the King's Consort Choir, directed by Robert King, and using period instruments in the orchestral ensemble. They play pieces I was not familiar with, but which I have come to love, such as Monteverdi's Laetatus Sum, and old favorites like Vivaldi's Gloria. There is a fresh, beautiful sound that makes the music come really alive for me. I recommend it.

Average customer rating: Ginastera's greatest hits

Ginastera: Estancia (Quatro danzas del ballet), Op. 8a / Concierto para arpa y orquestra, Op. 25 / Obertura para el "Fausto" criollo, Op. 9 / Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23 - Magdalena Barrera / Orquestra Ciudad de Granada / Josep Pons Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ginastera | Ginastera, Alberto | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Harp | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ahmed Adnan Saygun: Symphony No. 4; Violin Concerto; Suite Ginastera: Panambí; Estancia Ginastera: The Three String Quartets Carlos Chávez: The Complete Symphonies Rorem: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello; After Reading Shakespeare ASIN: B0000DIDM1 Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

1. Los Trabajadores Agricolas
2. Danza Del Trigo
3. Los Peones De Hacienda
4. Danza Final (Malambo)
5. Allegro Giusto
6. Molto Moderato
7. Liberamente Capriccioso - Vivace
8. Obertura Para El 'Fausto' Criollo Op.9
9. Tema Per Violoncello Ed Arpa
10. Interludio Per Corde
11. Variazione Giocosa Per Flauto
12. Variazione In Modo Di Scherzo Per Clarinetto
13. Variazione Drammatica Per Viola
14. Variazione Canonica Per Oboe E Fagotto
15. Variazione Ritmica Per Trombe E Trombone
16. Variazione In Modi Di Moto Perpetuo Per Violone
17. Variazione Pastorale Per Corno
18. Interludio Per Fiati
19. Ripresa Dal Tema Per Contrabasso
20. Variazione Finale In Modo Di Rondo Per Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Ginastera's greatest hits.......2004-12-05

This is a great CD. Why? Because these are probably the Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera's four most accessible pieces, the sound is clear and cool, and Pons and his smallish orchestra play with finesse. This is, in my opinion, the best harp concerto written in the last hundred years, and the Variaciones concertantes Op. 23 is a masterpiece. You can certainly find bigger, splashier versions of the Estancia ballet suite: if that's your main interest, look for Gisele Ben-Dor's LSO version of the complete ballet (with the complete Panambi) on a hard to find Conifer CD. And Howard Hanson's old Rochester recording of the Creole Faust Overture is much more earthy. Nevertheless, Pons lays it all out beautifully before us, and avoids the slow tempi that characterize some of his other performances (the Bizet Symphony, for instance). Make no mistake, this is music to be savoured.

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A's, B's and Rarities Suzi Quatro Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Back to the Drive Then & Now Essential Leather Forever: The Wild One Live! Your Mama Won't Like Me ASIN: B0006G89OC Release Date: 2004-12-13

Tracks:

1. Rolling Stone
2. Brain Confusion (For All the Lonely People)
3. Ain't Got No Home [#]
4. Can the Can
5. Ain't Ya Somethin' Honey
6. 48 Crash
7. Little Bitch Blue
8. Daytona Demon
9. Roman Fingers
10. Devil Gate Drive
11. In the Morning
12. Too Big
13. I Wanna Be Free
14. Wild One
15. Shake My Sugar
16. Your Mamma Won't Like Me
17. Peter, Peter
18. Tear Me Apart (Alternate Version) [#]
19. Kids of Tragedy [#]
20. Angel Flight [#]

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If You Knew Suzi/Suzi...And Other Four Letter Words Suzi Quatro Manufacturer: Beat Goes On ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Glam | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Your Mama Won't Like Me Suzi Quatro/Quatro Bananarama Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks (CD / DVD) Eat Me, Drink Me ASIN: B000MMN7AQ Release Date: 2007-05-21

Tracks:

1. If You Can't Give Me Love
2. Stumblin' In
3. Suicide
4. Evie
5. Tired of Waiting
6. Race Is On
7. Don't Change My Luck
8. Breakdown
9. Non-Citizen
10. Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo
11. Wiser Than You
12. I've Never Been in Love
13. Mind Demons
14. She's in Love with You
15. Hollywood
16. Four Letter Words
17. Mama's Boy
18. Starlight Lady
19. You Are My Lover
20. Space Cadets
21. Love Hurts

Tracks:

1. I've Never Been In Love
2. Mind Demons
3. She's In Love With You
4. Hollywood
5. Four Letter Words
6. Mama's Boy
7. Starlight Lady
8. You Are My Love
9. Space Cadets
10. Love Hurts

Album Description

Suzi's last two albums for Mickie Most's RAK label from 1978 and 1979. Features the hit singles 'Stumblin' In', 'If You Can't Give Me Love' and 'She's In Love With You'. Suzi is still alive and well, gigging consistently in the UK and Europe as well as being a regular BBC Radio 2 presenter. Digitally re-mastered and slipcased. Extensive new notes by David Wells.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Edition of Quatro's Last Two Albums for Mickie Most's Rak Label that were Originally Issued in 1978 and 1979 Resepectively, Combined Together Onto a Single CD. Among the Tracks is the Worldwide Chart Topping Duet with Smokie's Chris Norman, "Stumblin' In", "if You Can't Give Me Love" and "She's in Love with You". The Package Includes Extensive New Notes by David Wells.

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1. Dos
2. Dos Cartas Y Una Flo
3. El Monstruo De La Cancion
4. Entra en Tu Zona
5. Esa Mujer
6. Eterna Navidad
7. Exitos, Exitos, Exitos
8. Fiebre de Cumbia Por la Noche, Vol. 2
9. Grandes Exitos
10. Ha Llegado la Hora

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