The Heart of Christmas

Track Listings
 
1. Proclaim the Glory of the Lord / For Unto Us a Child is Born
2. Carol of the Bells
3. First Snow
4. O Holy Night
5. The First Noel
6. O Come, All Ye Faithful
7. Breath of Heaven
8. The Heart of Christmas
9. Christmas Celebration Fanfare
10. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
11. Still, Still, Still / Mid Winter
12. I Wonder as I Wander
13. Lamb and Lion
14. Sleigh Ride
15. Majesty / Amazing Grace

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THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS will open your heart to the spirit of the season. Celebrate with Mary Beth's captivating piano orchestral arrangements of holiday favorites. Creating rich, musical texture are blends of a variety of ensembles including flute, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, violin, cello, soprano sax, oboe, light percussion and gentle brass stylings. May this beautiful music enhance joyful anticipation and rekindle cherished memories of this miraculous time of year.

The Heart of Christmas,Mary Beth Carlson

The Heart of Christmas

The Heart of Christmas
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Un gran concierto
  • Give em a 3.5
  • The Most Enjoyable Evening IN !!!!!!!!!!!
  • Hmmmm....
  • Last Encore of songs missing off C.D.
 The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994

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ASIN: B000002IZE
Release Date: 1994-08-30

Tracks:

  1. Le Cid: O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere
  2. Maravilla: Amor, Vida De Mi Vida
  3. Werther: Pourquoi Me Reveiller
  4. Spring Is Here: With a Song In My Heart
  5. Granada
  6. Non Ti Scordar Di Me
  7. 'A Tribute to Hollywood': My Way
  8. Tribute To Hollywood: Moon River
  9. Tribute To Hollywood: Because
  10. 'A Tribute to Hollywood': Singin' In the Rain
  11. Tu, Ca Nun Chiagne
  12. Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba
  13. Turondat: Nessun Dorma!
  14. 'Around the World': America
  15. 'Around the World': All I Ask Of You
  16. 'Around the World': Funiculi, Funicula
  17. 'Around the World': Sous Les Ponts De Paris
  18. 'Around the World': Brazil
  19. 'Around the World': Be My Love
  20. 'Around the World': Marechiare
  21. 'Around the World': Lippen Schweigen
  22. 'Around the World': Santa Lucia Luntana
  23. 'Around the World': Those Were the Days
  24. 'Around the World': Te Quiero Dijiste
  25. 'Around the World': Torna A Surriento
  26. Encores: La Donna E Mobile
  27. Encores: Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici

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It's not opera; it's not a pop concert; it's not Broadway. It's all of these and none of them. Once you accept the fact that this sequel to the original blockbuster concert recording is less about music and more about entertainment and the power of musical personalities, you can appreciate what you're hearing as an event--phenomenal and bizarre, momentous and frivolous. This is an occasion to celebrate the voices and egos of three huge superstars, and to have fun listening as Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, and Jose Carreras interact, bouncing lines off each other and playing to the overwhelmingly enthusiastic audience. Much of the fun and flavor of the concert is dependent on seeing the action, though, and without the visuals you notice flaws in the singing much more. Domingo comes off as the more solid performer, and his voice is in far better shape than the other two. But if you crave big, high, and loud--and you don't take your opera too seriously--you'll love this disc. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Un gran concierto.......2005-07-19

Yo tenia el Cd de este concierto, pero sin duda el DVD presenta la realidad, lo sublime de este evento, porque ademas de ver las interpretaciones, trae varios puntos y canciones extras. Carreras creo que esta bien, saca la tarea. Placido Domingo en Amor vida de mi vida, logra llevar el concierto a su punto mas alto en ese momento, punto superado unicamente por Pavarotti en Nessum Dorma. Pavarotti como siempre sublime como dije en Nessum Dorma, Ave maria y en los popurris. La calidad del DVD es genial, con full screen y sonido digital. Otro punto buenisimo es la aparicion de Frank Sinatra en la cancion My way y de otras luminarias del cine y la política. Espero que este comentario sirva de ayuda para aquellos que quieran este DVD.

3 out of 5 stars Give em a 3.5.......2004-01-25

The Three Tenors has/have become a cottage industry, churning out one CD after another for every imaginable event and in every combination. This does not mean that the results are necessarily inferior but it does imply a commercial, layman's approach. And maybe this is better - spreading the joys of fine music to the masses. After all, where besides figure skating and cartoons do most people have a chance to even hear opera?

This event, like the first one in Rome, has a magnificent setting but, like Rome, the show was marketed mainly to the American audience. They still include the dreadful "Maria" with the hilarious pronunciation and even added "With a Song In My Heart" (or, as Carreras is wont to sing, "Weeth a Soeeng een My Haht"). Though some may deride the choice of encores, they were almost perfect. The Three Tenors, despite their prior celebrity, are creations of our culture of entertainment in ways that Caruso could only dream about.

Synopsis: Carreras stands out, Domingo substitutes volume for quality and Pavarotti soars when he doesn't have to.

5 out of 5 stars The Most Enjoyable Evening IN !!!!!!!!!!!.......2003-05-01

I am not a regular Opera fan, hoever these THREE are the Best. their songs they sing together are SUPER!!! And the range of NOTES REACHED ARE REMARKABLE. tHE MIXTURE of songs is a treat for all, even if you are not an OPERA FAN!!!! Great show!!!!!!

3 out of 5 stars Hmmmm...........2002-04-21

Not what I thought it was going to be. I like only about 4 of the 20+ tracks on this CD. I shoudl have just bought the DVD instead and actually watched them perform. Much, much more entertaining.

5 out of 5 stars Last Encore of songs missing off C.D........2002-02-06

The Three Tenors are my absolute favourite singers. The 1994 Concert was undoubtedly their best in my view. I taped this live concert from the television, and have played and played and played it!! I also taped it on a cassette, however, when I bought the C.D. I was really disappointed that they did not include the last set of encore songs, which included O Sole a Mio (don't know if I've spelt that correctly), where Placido and Jose try and outdo Luciano!! It received such a fantastic reception from the crowd, (one of the many standing ovations), and really showed how much the Three Tenors seemed to enjoy performing the concert. How come this was not included? I don't know if it was on the Video because I play my own.

Many thanks for your time,

With kind regards,
Pam Sargeant.
Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Beautiful, Relaxing Project
  • It just cannot be the end for Charlotte's classical career! :(
  • Charlotte Church
  • Somewhat decent but still mediocre
  • R&B For Charlotte
Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church
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  1. Enchantment
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ASIN: B00006LFGG
Release Date: 2002-11-26

Tracks:

  1. Pie Jesu from Requiem
  2. My Lagan Love
  3. In Trutina (from Carmina Burana)
  4. Panis Angelicus
  5. Amazing Grace
  6. Just Wave Hello
  7. La Pastorella (The Little Shepherdess)
  8. She Moved Through The Fair
  9. Ave Maria
  10. Dream A Dream (w/ Billy Gilman)
  11. The Flower Duet
  12. Haba
  13. The Prayer (w/ Josh Groban)
  14. All Love Can Be
  15. It's The Heart That Matters Most
  16. Tantum Ergo
  17. Bridge Over Troubled Water
  18. Sancta Maria

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Need more evidence of the record industry's obsession with youth? Consider that budding Welsh diva Charlotte Church was a ripe, old 16 when this, her first greatest-hits anthology was released. Spanning her first four releases, as well as some outside collaborations and unreleased material, this 18-track collection underscores the soprano's seemingly boundless potential--as well as some potential career obstacles ahead. Her crystalline, still-maturing voice is best showcased on classically oriented works like Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Pie Jesu," Franck's "Panis Angelicus," and her now-ubiquitous rendering of Delibes' "Flower Duet." She also excels on folk traditionals such as "She Moved Through the Fair" and "My Langan Love." But overwrought productions like the already-dated "Dream a Dream" and "Habanera," a faux-flamenco take on Bizet, nearly get the best of her. Still, her promising duet with fellow young phenom Josh Groban on "The Prayer" and her mature, dreamy reading of A Beautiful Mind's "All Love Can Be," as well as strong performances on the previously unreleased "It's the Heart That Matters Most" and "Bridge over Troubled Waters," are ample evidence of her potential for rewarding pop crossover--if she doesn't retire by 21. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Beautiful, Relaxing Project.......2007-06-15

My only other experience with Charlotte Church was seeing part of a PBS special on her, where she sang songs like "Some Enchanted Evening". I actually enjoy her voice on this style of music.

I love her rendition of "Amazing Grace". She also did good on covering "Bridge Over Troubled Water", though I was disappointed she didn't try the high note on the verses as Garfunkel did. My favorite on the project was "It's the Heart That Matters Most".

If I want some beautiful sounding music to relax to while I'm working, this would be a very good project for that.

3 out of 5 stars It just cannot be the end for Charlotte's classical career! :(.......2006-08-20

I'm just shocked that Charlotte has decided to end her classical career with this mediocre assortment of her most loved pieces from her other albums! I wish that she had re-sung all of the pieces to make them sound better than ever with her mature voice! To me, it seems disgusting that anyone would want to end their career with a last album that sounds the way this album does!

Her beginning pieces (Pie Jesu, My Lagan Love, In Trutina, Panis Angelicus, and Amazing Grace) were sung at the beginning of her classical career, and you can hear her flat vowels and shaky low notes. You can also hear it in "She Moved Thru the Fair". It's really annoying!

La Pastorella is a beautiful song to sing, and Church masters it beautifully! Just Wave Hello - the Ford Anthem, is also a beautiful piece, with amazing work from the orchestra.

Ave Maria is a complete annoyance! Church lays on the high notes too much, putting too much emphasis on them, and it's an annoyance! Her vowels are also flat on the high notes - I just hate it!

Dream a Dream is a very nice piece, leaning more towards the pop scene. Church still seems to make it work, and I would listen to it all day!

The Flower Duet is a beautiful song, but Church's vocals are strained, which makes it hard to listen to with a smile on your face! It's still beautiful!

The Prayer (w/ Josh Groban) is a very nice piece, originally sung by Celine Dion. She's still a little bit flat here!

All That Love can Be is sung beautifully, completely smooth and connected. The vocals are flawless and have a mezmerizing effect.

It's the Heart that Knows is a pop piece that Church sings with strong vocals. It's just showing us that she's ending her career as a classical superstar!

Tantum Ergo, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and Sancta Maria, are all beautiful pieces!

I am a Charlotte Chruch fan, no doubt, but I really didn't like this album! I still wish that she would stay with opera, but I guess dreams don't come true! I wouldn't advise you to buy this CD - but as long as you have Voice of an Angel, Charlotte Church (the Self Titled Album) and Enchantment, there's no need for this CD!

Sorry Charlotte!

5 out of 5 stars Charlotte Church.......2006-07-29

Love that voice!! This is a great CD and any one who had not heard this young lady sing should buy it and prepare for some musical enjoyment.

2 out of 5 stars Somewhat decent but still mediocre.......2006-06-07

I am well aware of Charlotte's age. However, I am also aware of her amazing vocals and powerful range. But these things don't make you a good singer. Charlotte chose to stick to opera in most of her songs. And face it, not just anyone can do opera.

Charlotte's voice is very well trained - maybe too trained. From a very young age she's been hitting the same notes as Sarah Brightman. But I feel that Charlotte's over-worked and not to mention overdone voice has been declining tremendously.

But I guess none of this really matters now because I haven't heard her do anything classical for a while. If you want to listen to Charlotte now, go find the song 'Crazy Chick.'

If you want to listen to other angel voiced sopranos, I'd go with Sarah Brightman or Renee' Fleming.

2 out of 5 stars R&B For Charlotte .......2006-05-07

If a bird can be annoying as in a Rooster Crowing in the morning, some people will like it. A dog can bark in the nights we sleep, some People will like it. A human voice so light, so vibrated within their own dimensions, people will like it, but not I. I never really saw the beauty of opera, agitating to the ears, just like a Rooster calling on it's hens. With that said, Charlotte needs to turn to Blues Rock or R&B. Yes, Boogie style Blues Rock, she has the voice for it. No matter how many here perceive Opera or know what should sound good, no opera singer could ever sing Blues without a voice and a heart for it. Not One! So why should a girl with soulful music embedded in her, do the same? I say, "it's time to really Rock Charlotte!"
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Finally released
  • Good CD
  • the muppet christmas carol cd
  • Holiday Classic with Kermit , Miss Piggy, and Michael Caine
  • Awesome
 The Muppet Christmas Carol

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ASIN: B000BRD72K
Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

  1. Overture (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
  2. Scrooge - Cast
  3. Room In Your Heart - Honeydew And Beaker
  4. Good King Wenceslas - Muppet Brass Buskers
  5. One More Sleep 'Til Christmas - Kermit
  6. Marley And Marley - Marley And Marley
  7. Christmas Past (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
  8. Chairman Of The Board - Sam Eagle
  9. Fozziwig's Party - Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem
  10. When Love Is Gone - Belle
  11. It Feels Like Christmas - Ghost Of Christmas Present
  12. Christmas Scat - Tiny Tim
  13. Bless Us All - Tiny Tim And Family
  14. Christmas Future (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
  15. Christmas Morning (Instrumental) - Paul Williams
  16. Thankful Heart - Scrooge
  17. Finale:When Love Is Found/It Feels Like Christmas - Various Artists
  18. When Love Is Gone - Martina McBride

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For right-minded buyers of the reissued Muppet Christmas Carol soundtrack, the odds of disappointment are about as remote as Miss Piggy's chances with Kermit. If you loved the movie, you will love the loopy mayhem of the Muppet Brass Buskers ("Good King Wenceslas"), the cartoonish malice of the black-hearted misanthropes Marley & Marley ("Marley & Marley"), and the hope-swollen harmonies of Tiny Tim and Family ("Bless Us All"), Muppeted here to hilariously humble effect. If, on the other hand, your interest in this disc has more to do with its inclusion in the way-narrow Christmas-record-for-kids category--if the spirit of the season doesn't extend, for you, to the magic of the Muppets--you may want to keep browsing, as it's a soundtrack first (overture, instrumentals, and all) and a Christmas CD second. That's not to suggest you're stuck with an un-fun disc should it land on your holiday stack without a prior screening, though. Miles Goodman's score sweeps and inspires, and certain tracks--"One More Sleep 'til Christmas" and "Fozziwig's Party"--are future classics. (Note to the right-minded: After a misstep on the original release, Martina McBride's version of "When Love is Gone" is back.) -Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Finally released.......2007-05-23

If your Christmas isn't complete without listening to this music, this CD is a must buy. The audio quality is excellent despite the age of the film. Michael Cain and Belle come out crystal clear in their solo and ensemble work. The surprise of this album is the inclusion of two tracks (one by Beaker and Bunson and one by Scrogge's primary school teacher) that are not in the film. They are fun but unexpected. I could only ask that the CD last longer with such beautiful traditional music, but alas there is no more music to include. Maybe they could market Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island together in the future?

5 out of 5 stars Good CD.......2007-02-14

My wife has been looking for this soundtrack for years. We were very happy to find it and get it so fast. This has some of the best music ever written for a movie.

5 out of 5 stars the muppet christmas carol cd.......2007-01-19

Amazing the songs are so cleaver and i have bee waiting for this for a long time, it has been out of print great cd and the movie is so awesome!!

4 out of 5 stars Holiday Classic with Kermit , Miss Piggy, and Michael Caine.......2007-01-12

The score from The Muppet Christmas Carol is full of the spirit of Christmas. The familiar story by Dicken's is given new life with the great score (mostly written by Paul Williams). Great energy is relayed to the listener as Scrooge (Michael Caine)is painted in words and as Bob Cratchet (Kermit the Frog) sings with his co-workers 'One More Sleep 'Til Christmas'. The love song duet between Scrooge (Michael Caine) and his fiancee during a ghostly vision brings great pathos to the character. For lovers of the Muppets and or Dickens, there is no better way to enter into the spirit of the season.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome.......2007-01-08

These are some of the most heartwarming songs. I even find myself singing the ones about poor Mr. Scrooge.
Lovemongers Christmas
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A must have for Christmas
  • This is not so wonderful...I really wish it was.....
  • Amazing Christmas CD--but I vote for even MORE expansion...
  • Brazenly Romantic
  • AWESOME!
 Lovemongers Christmas
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ASIN: B0002VEQXE
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

  1. Here Is Christmas
  2. Christmas Waits
  3. Mary
  4. How Beautiful
  5. William And Rose
  6. Let's Stay In
  7. Balulalow
  8. Ave Maria
  9. The Last Noel
  10. It's Christmas Time
  11. Oh Holy Night
  12. Bring A Torch

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1. Here is Christmas
2. Christmas Waits
3. Mary
4. How Beautiful
5. William and Rose
6. Let s Stay In
7. Balulalow
8. Ave Maria
9. The Last Noel
10. It s Christmas Time
11. Oh Holy Night
12. Bring A Torch


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A must have for Christmas.......2007-01-11


I bought this CD because i am a fan of the Wilson sisters music first, and secondly because it was so highly recommended by others. It does not disapoint at all. The original tunes are hauntingly beautiful, with diverse melodies, and of course Ann and Nancy are in a league of their own vocally. The more you listen, the more you want to.

1 out of 5 stars This is not so wonderful...I really wish it was............2006-12-22

Being a Heart fan, I always look forward to hearing anything new from these fantastic sisters.
Well, this is new to me.
As a Heart album, this takes all of the weakest material and gloms it onto a CD. As a Christmas album, it just barely hangs in there.
The tone of the record is low key, EXTREMELY low key. There's no excitement of the season, no happiness exhibited through the music, and lastly, no example of what made this band great.
Every song, just sashays along at a stultifyingly slow to moderately slow speed, with the emphasis placed soley upon the lyric. That's great if you're selling a poetry recording, but it lacks, dare I say it, balls.
I didn't come into this expecting "Barracuda" with sleigh bells, but for crying out loud, the record just lays there, barely moving, sort of like hibernating mammal.
Yes, there's romance, but even romance has some sort of life to it. This recording has no life to it.
Without some sort of energy, romance becomes sleep.
I cannot recommend this to anyone with the possible exception of those with insomnia.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing Christmas CD--but I vote for even MORE expansion..........2005-12-26

It would be great to have all of Ann & Nancy's holiday recordings on one disc at last. While adding 2 new tracks to this reissue, it would have been great if they had added "The River" from their CD "The Road Home," "Blue Christmas" from "a Very Special Christmas volume 2", and Ann's acapella version of "Auld Lang Syne," which I have only seen on a budget MCA holiday CD called "The Holiday Collection volume 3".

5 out of 5 stars Brazenly Romantic.......2005-12-06

Ann and Nancy Wilson and the gang have created a stunning Christmas album. There is a great mix of Wilson originals plus several traditional Christmas songs. Every song here is a winner and Ann and Nancy's vocals shine throughout. Absolute standouts are: "How Beautiful", "The Last Noel" - with lead vocal by Frank Cox, this is the surprise winner of the set: a reflection on the passing of time, the a-capella "Oh Holy Night!", "Christmas Waits", and "It's Christmas Time". The production is lush and soft - - making this a perfect Christmas recording. It's a classic!

5 out of 5 stars AWESOME!.......2005-07-08

Im 13. And a HUGE Heat fan. This is what you have to have for not only the holiday season but also for the whole year. I like to listen to all year. ITS THE BEST BUY!
When My Heart Finds Christmas
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Our favorite year after year
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  • Christmas Harry!
  • best christmas cd
 When My Heart Finds Christmas
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ASIN: B0000029DL
Release Date: 1993-10-26

Tracks:

  1. Sleigh Ride
  2. When My Heart Finds Christmas
  3. (It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus
  4. The Blessed Dawn Of Christmas Day
  5. Let It Snow!, Let It Snow!, Let It Snow!
  6. The Little Drummer Boy
  7. Ave Maria
  8. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
  9. What Child Is This?
  10. Christmas Dreaming
  11. I Pray On Christmas
  12. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  13. O Holy Night
  14. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Amazon.com

New Orleans pianist, singer, and songwriter Harry Connick Jr. has done what many makers of Christmas records strive for but seldom achieve: he's made a Christmas record that sounds convincingly like a '40s period piece and rigorously like a cool, contemporary jazz disc. His powerful, self-written Christmas songs sound like polished standards, and he delivers the whole package with a sassy, vocal economy (with the occasional New Orleans accent) and an orchestral richness that is never indulgent or overwhelming. When My Heart Finds Christmas is a true classic that no lover of big-band jazz and singing (in the Sinatra style)--and Christmas music--should be without. There are so many great moments here that singling any one out would be at the expense of the others. Still, the reverential, solo-piano intro to "Ave Maria," Connick's own "(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus," (a rousing, second-line swing tune), and his triumphant "I Pray on Christmas" (a get-happy-now gospel song) deserve mention if only because they'll earn Connick extra credit in heaven and on Earth. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Our favorite year after year.......2007-05-14

There are a few CDs that come out every holiday season at our house and this is one of them! It's a nice mixture of old favorites plus a few originals that you'll be singing along with in no time.

5 out of 5 stars Music Lover.......2007-01-22

Anything by Harry Connick Jr. is wonderful and this CD was no different. I love it. I will buy anything with his name on it.

5 out of 5 stars Great Christmas CD!.......2007-01-18

I adore Harry Connick, Jr. so I was ecstatic when I received this CD as a gift. His rendition of "Ave Maria" is stunning and the "new classics" that he's written are fun too. I highly recommend this CD- it's a real gem.

4 out of 5 stars Christmas Harry!.......2007-01-15

I can't think of another musical artist that I'd rather have setting the tone and background of my friends and family get-togethers during the holidays. I look forward to adding more of Harry's Christmas collections to my musical library in the future.

5 out of 5 stars best christmas cd.......2007-01-09

Harry Conick Jr is wonderful and shows this in "When my heart finds Chrstmas." He does a great job on all the songs. MY favorite is "i pray on Christmas." Anyone who like Harry Conick Jr will love this cd.
Romantic Tenors
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An excellent purchase
 Romantic Tenors
José Carreras , Luciano Pavarotti , Placido Domingo , and Three Tenors
Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B00005UWHF
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

  1. Che Gelida Manina From La Boheme - Luciano Pavarotti
  2. Mucho Mucho - Placido Domingo
  3. Core 'Ngrato - Jose Carreras
  4. Mattinata - Placido Domingo
  5. Caruso - Luciano Pavarotti
  6. You Belong To My Heart - Jose Carreras
  7. Chitarra Romana - Luciano Pavarotti
  8. El Dia Que Me Quieras - Placido Domingo
  9. Passione - Jose Carreras
  10. Because You're Mine - Jose Carreras
  11. Siboney - Placido Domingo
  12. Amor Ti Vieta From Fedora
  13. Malia - Jose Carreras
  14. Non Ti Scordar Di Mi - Placido Domingo
  15. Vieni Sul Mar - Luciano Pavarotti
  16. Una Furtiva Lagrima From L'Elisir D Amore - Jose Carreras
  17. Je Crois Entendre Encore From The Pearl Fishers - Placido Domingo
  18. Nessun Dorma From Turandot - Luciano Pavarotti

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An excellent purchase.......2007-05-04

I was very pleased with this CD. Good sound, good sound leveling, and nice choice of music. All in all an excellent addition to our collection.
Chanticleer: A Portrait
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • My idea of heaven
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  • 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
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Binding: Audio CD

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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:

4 out of 5 stars 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.

4 out of 5 stars 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.

5 out of 5 stars 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.'

5 out of 5 stars 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
Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Great music, fine performance
  • The Best of the best
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  • A bleak Mid-winter
  • If you own one Christmas Music CD--this is it
 Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity

Manufacturer: Collegium
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ASIN: B0000031H5
Release Date: 1993-01-20

Tracks:

  1. In Dulci Jubilo
  2. Adam Lay Ybounden
  3. Christmas Night
  4. Once, as I Remember
  5. A Spotless Rose
  6. In the Bleak Midwinter
  7. There Is a Flower
  8. The Cherry Tree Carol
  9. I Wonder as I Wander
  10. Candlelight Carol
  11. O Tannenbaum
  12. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
  13. A Virgin Most Pure
  14. I Sing of a Maiden
  15. Lute-Book Lullaby
  16. The Three Kings
  17. Myn Lyking
  18. O Little One Sweet
  19. All My Heart This Night Rejoices
  20. I Saw a Maiden
  21. Away in a Manger
  22. Nativity Carol

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"The theme of this album is the birth of Christ, reflected in the words and music of 22 carols spanning more than six centuries." This description might also say that the program contains some of the best and best-loved Christmas choral pieces of all time, presented in a pleasing mix of familiar carols and lesser-known original works. Among the best-known selections are Darke's "In the bleak mid-winter" and Howells's "A spotless rose." Several original pieces by John Rutter appear here for the first time--"Christmas Night," "There is a flower," and "Nativity Carol." Other notable highlights are Peter Cornelius's "The three kings" and the lively Willcocks arrangement of "Tomorrow shall be my dancing day." Of course, the singing is among the best on the planet--in fact, there may even be a few heavenly angels in the soprano section. --David Vernier

Album Description

An incredible collection of 22 carols, old and new, including I Wonder As I Wander, Away In A Manger, O Tannenbaum, and In Dulci Jubilo. "In the field of choral Christmas CDs, Christmas Night shines brightest of all." David Vernier - Classics Today

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great music, fine performance.......2007-01-26

Recommended for everyone to have since secularized "popular" Christmas music is repeated endlessly from mid November to 25 December with dreary lyrics and superficial performance. Carols of the Nativity is immensely better.

5 out of 5 stars The Best of the best.......2006-12-22

I,ve been collecting Christmas Music for over 25 Years especially the non-pop genre. This is my desert CD. The Chanticleer and Kings College CDs are very good but this is the summit of quiet meditative music for the season. I always listen to this alone at night and still get thrilled and overwhelmed by it's beauty and sublimity. My favorite track is "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" simply because of the beauty of the poetry of Rossetti. I always give this as a gift to my friends who enjoy beautiful acapella music.Do yourself a favor and purchase this most beautiful of all Christmas music. I own over 200 Christmas CD'S and this one gets played at least twice a season. The other Rutter Christmas CD's are excellent but not quite in the same class. This is a once in a lifetime album. It is the centerpiece of my own personal celebration of christmastime.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music, Beautifully Sung.......2003-12-18

This compilation of Christmas carols both traditional and modern stands in stark contrast to much of the bubble gum, soda pop Christmas music so often heard on popular radio these days. There are no divas or over the top performances or attempts to make "a moment". What there is are beautiful songs sung by talented singers.

So many of these carols are so beautiful that it's hard to pick out which are the best. More likely than not, that's going to be a highly personal choice but if you see one of your favorites on the track list you can be sure that it's well performed.

In short, this album should be part of your Christmas collection. It's best listened to in the quiet time on Christmas Eve.

3 out of 5 stars A bleak Mid-winter.......2003-10-17

This CD contains the usual Rutter mix of gorgeous traditional treatments with a few incredibly schlocky arrangements. Fortunately, I can just leave the schlock off my iPod playlist (otherwise I'd return the CD).

The real letdown is my own fault: I didn't notice that "In the Bleak Midwinter" is the Darke version, not Holst. Ugh. If only the RealAudio samples had stretched one song further down the song list.

5 out of 5 stars If you own one Christmas Music CD--this is it.......2002-12-24

You can't beat the polished ensemble sound of the Cambridge Singers and John Rutter has devoted his life to celebrating the joys of Anglican Christmas music. This is a coherent program of carols that you can play without skipping tracks. The selection is well-balanced and covers a broad historical range. Although there are some interesting alternatives out there for purists (such as Kings College Choir and the Tallis Singers)if you own just one CD of English Christmas music--this should be the one.
The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks
  • An outstanding compilation
  • The really good ones are missing.
  • "many were winners by the Academy for best scores"
 The Longest Day: The Ultimate World War Movie Theme Collection

Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B00020R02O
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

  1. The Longest Day
  2. Attack On The Iron Coast
  3. Band Of Brothers-Prelude
  4. Band Of Brothers-Theme
  5. Battle Of Britain
  6. The Battle Of The Bulge
  7. The Blue Max
  8. Das Boot
  9. The Bridge At Remagen
  10. The Bridge On The River Kwai
  11. A Bridge Too Far
  12. The Caine Mutiny
  13. The Captive Heart
  14. Casablanca

Tracks:

  1. Coastal Command
  2. The Cruel Sea
  3. The Dambusters
  4. The Diary Of Anne Frank
  5. The Eagle Has Landed
  6. Empire Of The Sun
  7. The English Patient
  8. Fear And Desire
  9. Force Ten From Navarone
  10. Gallipoli
  11. The Great Escape
  12. The Guns Of Navarone

Tracks:

  1. Hanover Street
  2. The Hindenburg
  3. In Harm's Way
  4. Is Paris Burning?
  5. King Rat
  6. Lawrence Of Arabia
  7. Lifeboat
  8. Macarthur / Patton
  9. Malta G.C.
  10. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
  11. Midway
  12. The Mountain Road
  13. 1941

Tracks:

  1. The Naked And The Dead
  2. The Night Of The Generals
  3. Paradise Road
  4. Paths Of Glory
  5. Pearl Harbor
  6. Saving Private Ryan
  7. Schindler'S List
  8. Sergeant York
  9. The Sharkfighters
  10. Sink The Bismarck!
  11. 633 Squadron
  12. Where Eagles Dare
  13. The World At War
  14. The Longest Day

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars These are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks.......2007-01-21

I was disappointed that these are not the same arrangements as the original movie soundtracks. For example, in Colonel Bogey, the countermarch from the movie soundtrack is not included in the arrangement on this CD. Don't get me wrong, the songs are good, but I would have preferred the same arrangements as the original movies.

5 out of 5 stars An outstanding compilation.......2006-08-25

This compilation is superb and a real must-buy. From Band of Brothers to A Bridge Too Far: every war movie theme is represented here. An all time classic.

3 out of 5 stars The really good ones are missing........2005-07-18

While this compilation has some masterpieces such as the theme from The Great Escape and Is Paris Burning, it's missing some of the finest tracts ever written. Where is the theme from Victory and Ernest Gold's stirring epic from Cross of Iron? The closing theme from Inchon was also a feast for the ears, but it's not here. It was written by Jerry Goldsmith, one of the foremost soundtrack composers of our time. Instead we're subjected to the likes of Hanover Street and The English Patient. I'll admit Inchon and Victory weren't Academy Award winning movies, but their soundtracks were second to none. As John Stossel would say," Give me a break"!!!

5 out of 5 stars "many were winners by the Academy for best scores".......2004-05-26

Silva America presents the essential in film music during the period of World Wars ~ "Longest Day:Ultimate World War Movie Theme", featuring some long forgotten cues, 53 to be exact that sent chills and thrills into the pulses of world events ~ selections from a limited collectors edition that would make any "film-score-buff" green with envy.

Released to commemorate the sixth Anniversary of D-Day, never has there ever been such a tribute compilation package from any other label and Silva comes to the forefront ~ featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Paul Bateman, Nic Raine Tony Bremner and Carl Davis as conductors), The Philharmonia (Kenneth Alwyn, Jerry Goldsmith, Mario Klemens and Paul Bateman as conductors) and also the world renown Crouch End Festival Chorus (David Temple as choir master) ~ what a gathering of talented musicians and singers fill this collection supreme.

The lineup of composers is a Who's Who in the world of film music ~ John Addison, Tomaso Albinoni, Kenneth J. Alford, Paul Anka, John Barry, Arnold Bax, Elmer Bernstein, Eric Coates, Carl Davis, Klaus Doldinger, Antonin Dvorak, Benjamin Frankel, Gerald Fried, Hugo Friedhofer, Jerry Goldsmith, Ron Goodwin, Bernard Herrmann, Maurice Jarre, Michael Kamen, Jerome Moross, Alfred Newman, Clifton Parker, Alan Rawsthorne, Ryvichi Sakamoto, Lalo Schifrin, Gerard Schurmann, David Shire, Max Steiner, Dimitri Tiomkin, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Williams, Gabriel Yared and Hans Zimmer ~ set the stage for compositional human drama while exploring the deepest troves of musical emotion ~ one masterpiece after another, each cue manages to display both a convincing authenticity of the times and places ~ experience every tracks passion and skill for striking the exotic orchestral colors, explosive power and spectacular works of full large scale orchestral arrangements previal at every turn.

We are grateful to James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reybnold da Silva (executive producer), Rick Clark (associate producer/album sequence), Marion Garden (associate producer) and the whole gang at Silva America who have resurrected many of the soundtracks for the "film-score-buffs" in all of us.

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 812 ~ (5/25/2004)
Heigh-Ho! Mozart
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Delightful Disney Music
  • Uncle Walt would be quite honored!
  • Fabulous CD
  • sleeping to Disney
  • this is a treasure
 Heigh-Ho! Mozart

Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000709
Release Date: 1995-06-16

Tracks:

  1. Colors of the Wind in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  2. Heigh-Ho! In the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
  3. Beauty and the Beast in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  4. Second Star to the Right in the Style Of - Voices of Ascension
  5. Under the Sea in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
  6. I Wanna Be Like You in the Style Of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
  7. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? - English Chamber Orchestra
  8. With a Smile and a Song in the Style Of - Carol Rosenberger
  9. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? [In the Style Of] [In the Style Of... - English Chamber Orchestra
  10. Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
  11. Main Street Electrical Parade [in the Style Of Mozart] [In the Style of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
  12. Feed the Birds [In the Style Of...] - Shanghai Quartet
  13. Little April Shower in the Style Of - Anthony Newman
  14. Winnie the Pooh in the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
  15. Prince Ali in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
  16. When You Wish upon a Star in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delightful Disney Music.......2007-03-28

These Disney tunes done in the style of classic composers are so much fun. Children and adults alike will enjoy these songs over and over.

5 out of 5 stars Uncle Walt would be quite honored!.......2006-12-20

For many a baby boomer, Walt Disney meant animation. But, besides that, music played an important part in the telling of the story. So interested in music was the animator that he fashioned one of his greatest triumphs ("Fantasia") on the works of the great masters.

Well, Donald Frasier and a bevy of musicians have compiled a wonderful collection of interpretations of familiar Disney tunes, many from Walt's time, along with a few latter day compositions.

Every selection is a winner, destined to make the listener reflect and recall the films from which they came. And if one is familiar with composer whose musical style is "copied" here, the album is a treasure.

5 out of 5 stars Fabulous CD.......2006-10-04

Being a classical music connoisseur, I often listen to my local public classical radio station to hear the works of the great composers of old and of today. One day the station played "Colors of the Wind" and announced it was from this CD. I fell in love with it. I am a huge Disney fan who has over 350 Disney songs on my iPod. Pretty much the only music I listen to is either classical or Disney. And having them combined makes this CD euphoria for the ears.

Each song is in the style of a different classical composer, and usually in the style of one of their more specific songs. One with a trained ear will hear chords and melodies in almost perfect similitude of the original.

I can listen to this CD over and over and never get bored. How could you be bored when you're hearing all of your favorite old Disney songs in a new exciting way?

4 out of 5 stars sleeping to Disney.......2006-07-30

I am really pleased that there is a classical music cd that has only Disney classics so that I can play them for my infant daughter while she sleeps. We are big Disney fans and it's fun to play these instead of the regular classical music. They sound just like the original songs. I would have given 5 stars but I wish they would have had all instrumental music, one of the songs has a choir singing, but it still sound good.

5 out of 5 stars this is a treasure.......2003-05-11

Disney music is always uplifting. Classical music is beautiful. Combine the two - and you get THIS! "Colors of the Wind" is glorious, followed by the enchanting title track. "Beauty and the Beast" is true to the romance of the original. "The Second Star to the Right" is magical. Everything is awesome - and flawless. I initially bought this because I love The Main Street Electrical Parade music, and that is definiely a highlight here - but so are ALL the other songs! This is GOOD STUFF! It is so excellent that it can be a very beneficial introduction to classical music - for kids AND adults.

Pop Music:

  1. The River Is Wide
  2. Time To Slide
  3. Travels Of The Heart
  4. Treasures of the Heart
  5. Uranus
  6. Vacation
  7. Ventana de Vida
  8. Welcome to the Open Door
  9. What Have They Come For? [Explicit Lyrics]
  10. Winter Harp

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