| 1. Can-Can |
| 2. Scheherazade |
| 3. Prelude No. 7, Op. 28 |
| 4. Danse Macabre |
| 5. Liebestraum |
| 6. Hungarian Rhapsody |
| 7. Dance Of The Hours |
| 8. Carment Suite |
| 9. Anitra's Dance |
| 10. Polovtsian Dances |
| 11. Nutcracker Suite |
| 12. Roumanian Rhapsody |
Editorial Reviews
You can trust Jerry Murad and The Harmonicats to come up with something fresh every time. In Classical Cats, they blow the dust off twelve works by master composers and literally breathe new life into them. As every harmonica fan knows, there's nothing the matter with the music of Offenbach, Rimsky-Korsakov, Liszt, Bizet and the other eminent gentlemen represented here that can't be made even more effervescent and captivating by the wide range of instrumental effects developed by Jerry and Harmonicats Al Fiore and Don Les.
Classical Cats,Jerry Murad's Harmonicats
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The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000I0XW Release Date: 1999-06-01 |
Tracks:
- The Phantom Of The Opera: The Phantom Of The Opera
- Song & Dance: Unexpected Song
- Aspects Of Love: Chanson D'enfance
- The Phantom Of The Opera: All I Ask Of You
- Evita: Don't Cry For Me Argentina
- Evita: Another Suitcase In Another Hall
- Aspects Of Love: Love Changes Everything
- Friends For Life
- Cats: Memory
- Cats: Gus: The Theatre Cat
- Aspects Of Love: Anything But Lonely
- Cats: Macavity: The Mystery Cat
- Tell Me On A Sunday/Song & Dance: Tell Me On A Sunday
- The Phantom Of The Opera: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
- Requiem: Pie Jesu
- The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night
Amazon.com essential recording
Sarah Brightman's career was launched by her success in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, so it's no surprise to hear the soprano paying homage to the composer on this disc. Really a Brightman best-of, the album includes the Phantom theme (a duet with Michael Crawford), the light-opera fare of "Chanson D'enfance" from Aspects of Love, "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" from Evita, and numerous other Lloyd Webber classics. Throughout, Brightman's diminutive voice lends a fragility to these musical theater tunes that you'll either love or despise. On Evita's "Another Suitcase, Another Hall" and Cats' "Memory," she literally chirps through the vocal lines. No matter. The growing legion of Brightman fans wouldn't have it any other way. --Jason VerlindeAlbum Details
Another Compilation of Stage Favourites - Some Tracks Are Hard to Find Elsewhere.Customer Reviews:
The Andrew Lloyd Weber Collection.......2007-05-12
Andrew Lloyd Webber .......2007-02-12
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection.......2007-01-05
The Best You'll See from Sarah.......2006-09-09
I also recommend Charlotte Church - (in her earlier career) - including Voice of an Angel and her self-titled album. I also recommend Love Changes Everything - The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection Vol.2 - just another grouping of Webber's classics. I also recommend Andrea Boucelli - he's awesome!
The Angel of Music.......2006-03-13
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Carreras · Domingo · Pavarotti ~ the three tenors in concert / Mehta
Francesco Cilea , Giacomo Meyerbeer , Giacomo Puccini , Franz Lehar , Vencenzo De Crescenzo , Salvatore Cardillo , Ernesto de Curtis , Agustin Lara , Pablo Sorozabal , Umberto Giordano , Leonard Bernstein , Vincenzo d' Annibale , Anonymous , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomizhsky , Juan De Dios Filiberto , Louis Louiguy , Ruggiero Leoncavallo , Rudolf Sieczynski , Joseph M. Lacalle , Eduardo di Capua , Zubin Mehta , Plácido Domingo , Luciano Pavarotti , and José Carreras Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000041XX Release Date: 1990-09-05 |
Tracks:
- Il Lamento Di Federico
- O Paradis
- Recondita Armonia - Luciano Pavarotti
- Dein ist Mein Ganzes Herz
- Rondine Al Nido - Luciano Pavarotti
- Core 'ngrato
- Torna A Surriento - Luciano Pavarotti
- Granada
- No Puede Ser
- L'impovviso
- E Lucevan Le Stelle
- Nessun Dorma
- Finale Medley: Maria - Tonight, 'O paese d' 'o sole, Cielito lINDO
- Memory, Ochi tchorniye, Caminito
- Mattinata ; Wien, Wien, Nur Du Allein, Amapola, 'O sole mio
- Encore: 'O sole mio
- Encore: Nessun Dorma
Amazon.com
Magic was created one starlit night in July 1990, when Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and José Carreras met onstage at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome and became the Three Tenors. They eschewed competitive instincts and cooperated in the spirit of mutual admiration to create one of the greatest musical events ever. This concert is an awe-inspiring orgy of the greatest hits for the tenor voice. Domingo and Pavarotti sing perfectly. The audience wins as these vocal supermen compete to seduce the hearts of the audience. One moment Domingo brings thrilling fire and pain to "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca; the next, Pavarotti rises to heavenly heights in an inspired rendition of "Nessun dorma" from Turandot. Carreras is the competent little brother, one step behind the greatness of the big brothers from opera's Ponderosa. His singing isn't as captivating as that of the big boys; but his enthusiasm and passion are unrivaled. Mehta exquisitely captures the largeness of this bonanza through the grandiose orchestra. --Barbara Eisner BayerCustomer Reviews:
delivery went ok.......2006-11-14
A knockout performance .......2006-05-28
One of the most remarkable music performances I have seen.
The night that started it all!.......2005-11-02
If you are just discovering opera, suffice it to say; Buy this album!!! It was the concert that launched the 3 Tenors phenomenon. It is full of uplifting, heart- tugging favorites, and you will find yourself listening to it over and over. Buy the dvd as well. It imparts absolute electricity! I am a young pianist and vocalist, and this concert is truly inspiring to me! You won't regret one penny you spend on this!
Great singing from the three tenors.......2005-06-23
First of all I have to comment on the editorial review of this cd. I felt the reviewer is "belittling" José Carreras here by saying he's one step behind the big brothers and his singing isn't as captivating as that of the big boys.....?!?!? Of course I can only speak for myself, but I feel she's way out of line. And I'm starting to wonder if she's been listening to the cd at all? In my opinion you have to be dead not to be touched by his rendition of "Lamento di Federico" and "L'improvviso". If anybody can deliver a line it has to be Carreras. When it comes to his interpretation of "Granada" even conductor Zubin Mehta was gobsmacked. Watching the dvd you can see him putting down his baton and applauding. He even steps down from his podium to hug José.
I have to say I'm not too keen on the two other tenors, although I have to admit I loved Pavarotti's "Torna a Surriento" and "Rondine al nido". The thing about Pavarotti is that he has a great singing technique and he's also in possession of this "push-button" which make him sing a lot of high notes, but that alone isn't enough to stir emotion.
As for Domingo, even if he's giving it all in every song, and his "No puede ser" was great,I think he's a bit too much on the nasal side. He's okay when they all perform together, but his "E lucevan le stelle" is sending shivers down my spine - and not of delight. I'm practically unable to sit still and listen to his solos. If you really want "fire and pain" you should check out Carreras in the Tosca-recording from -80, or his recording from -76. It's really breathtaking and I promise you'll end up in tears!
At the end of this concert the three tenors perform a medley together. Their voices blend perfectly and it's powerful to listen to them giving it all. A lot of people are talking about their mis-pronounciations. I for one, think it only adds to the charm of the performers. Pavarotti has some problems with the English songs (okay, big problems..), Domingo stumbles in the words in the beginning of "Wien Wien nur du allein", and (this you'll see in the dvd) in the same song Carreras is actually reading the text from a piece of paper as he's singing and his facial expressions when getting his head around the German words are really hilarious. O sole mio as an encore is fabulous when Pavarotti pushes his button and shakes out all his high notes.... And I love it when the two other join forces and repeat his stunt to perfection.
All in all this is a wonderful album. And well worth 5 stars.... José alone gets 10 stars!!!
Excellent. Like summer sunshine. manna from heaven!.......2004-05-28
The concert was held during the World Cup in 1990 at the Baths of Caracella, which are ruins of the once great Roman baths. In this beautiful setting Luiciano Pavrotti, Jose Carreas and Placido Domingo came together for one of the best CD's ever made.
The singing is exquisite. The passion of the crowd in this live performance should equal the reaction of the listener. This is art at its highest level. It is a celebration of great music, not just of opera, but in my opinion, the soaring human spirit. What power to move the soul! You don't need to be an opera fan to enjoy this music. If you like any kind of music, you cannot help but be affected by the power of this special evening. And what an evening, those in attendance were lucky to have been there!!
The casual listener will already know some of these arias, as they are from some the great operas of all time. However, I believe even the most hardenend opera fan, unless he or she is a real stiff, cannot be helped to be but moved by this music.
It is heavenly! I recommend this CD to you, because in my humble opinion, it will bring sunshine to your heart!!! : )
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The Very Best of James Galway
James Galway Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000068773 Release Date: 2002-06-25 |
Tracks:
- Canon - James Galway and the Munich Radio Orchestra
- Gayane: Sabre Dance - James Galway and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Concertino for Flute and Piano, Op. 107 - James Galway
- Song of the Seashore (Hamabe No Uta) - James Galway and the Tokyo String Orchestra
- Thais: Meditation - James Galway and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: Minuet and Badinerie - James Galway and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Dolly Suite, Op. 76: Berceuse - James Galway and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Carnival of Venice, Op. 77 - James Galway and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Suite bergamasque: Clair de Lune - James Galway and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Concerto No. 2 for Flute & Orchestra, K. 314 in D: Rondeau: Allegro - James Galway and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Sonata in E-Flat, BWV 1031: Siciliana - James Galway
- Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - James Galway
- Peer Gynt, Suite No.1: Morning - James Galway and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight Of The Bumblebee - James Galway and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From ''Titanic'') - James Galway and the London Telefilmonic Orchestra
- El Condor Pasa (If I Could) - James Galway and the Galway Pops Orchestra
- I Will Always Love You - James Galway
- Ashokan Farewell - James Galway
- The Girl from Ipanema - James Galway
- Wind of Change - James Galway with Peter Willison & His Sinfonia Strings
- Annie's Song - James Galway and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Wind Beneath My Wings - James Galway and the Galway Pops Orchestra
- Memory (From ''Cats'') - James Galway
- Riverdance - James Galway and the Tranquility Strings
- Tango del Fuego - James Galway
- Beauty and the Beast - ames Galway and the Galway Pops Orchestra
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (From ''The Lion King'') - James Galway and the London Telefilmonic Orchestra
- Shenandoah - James Galway and the Nashville String Machine / Shelly Kurland Strings
- Waltzing Matilda - James Galway and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Danny Boy - James Galway with The Chieftains and the National Philharmonic Orchestra
Customer Reviews:
Just perfect.......2007-01-12
CD The Very Best of James Galway.......2007-01-10
Not for the serious flautist.......2006-06-10
The Very Best of James Galway.......2005-09-23
Lightweight.......2005-08-24
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José Carreras: The Golden Years
Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000J9GN Release Date: 1999-06-15 |
Tracks:
- La Boheme: Che gelida manina
- TOSCA: Recondita armonia
- TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
- Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
- Turandot: Nessun dorma
- L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
- Un Ballo in Maschera: Forse la soglia attinse
- Rigoletto: Parmi veder le lagrime
- Ernani: Come rugiada al cespite
- II Trovatore: Di quella pira
- La Battaglia di Legnano: La pia materna mano
- Pagliacci: Vesti la giubba
- Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee
- Werther: Je ne sais si je veille
- Das Land des Lachelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
- II Tedesco: Plaisir d'amour
- Serse: Ombra mai fu
- Rinaldo: Lascia ch'io pianga
- Caro mio ben
Tracks:
- Misa Criolla: Kyrie
- A vucchella
- La Serenata
- Marechiare
- Malia
- L'ultima canzone
- Ideale
- Non t'amo piu
- Good-bye
- Mattinata
- O sole mio
- Core 'ngrato
- Funiculi, funicula
- Torna a Surriento
- Granada
- La Danza
- You Belong To My Heart
- Because
- West Side Story: Tonight
- Be My Love
- Because You're Mine
- Cats: Memory
Customer Reviews:
A Collector's Item.......2007-03-09
STUPENDOUS!!!!.......2005-06-20
Even though I like the whole album, some of the songs on the first cd (which consists of operatic arias) stand out to me - like "Una furtiva lagrima", "donna non vidi mai", "vesti la giubba" and "nessun dorma" (Sorry Pavarotti - José is way ahead of you interpreting this song. It's not enough to sing it on full blast....) Here's also the loveliest rendition of "Forse la soglio attinse". In 1975 the audience at La Scala in Milan went absolutely crazy after he had sung this aria. I have a recording from that night and it sounds as if they are standing on their seats, cheering and applauding. And it's almost like I want to do the same myself after listening to his singing on this album. And in the song "dein ist mein ganzes hertz" he makes me believe that his whole heart really is mine......In my opinion Carreras has the best rendition of this song ever. No one else comes even close to this one. And I mustn't forget his "che gelida manina" from La Bohême. I have the -79 recording it's taken from and it's the ultimate Bohême ever.
The second cd has a "lighter" repertoire with songs from composers like Tosti, Cardillo, Lara and others. My personal favourites here are "Core n'grato", "Ideale" and "Granada". In my opinion no one sings these songs like Carreras. Or rather - no one sings like Carreras. Period!
His singing will no doubt give you goosebumps all over and make your hair stand on end. If not, I bet you're either a Pavarotti or Domingo-fan....
a great partial overview of an extraordinary career.......2005-04-09
Though his voice is powerful and full of beauty, those with keen ears will detect his voice losing a tiny bit of its magnificence starting in the early 80s, and one wonders if the stress and exhaustion of stardom contributed to this as well as to the illness, or whether it was because the seeds of leukemia were taking root.
CD One is the operatic disc, and the two most sublime cuts are both from '76, Puccini's "E lucevan le stelle" (Tosca), and Verdi's "Forse la scoglia attinse" (Un Ballo in Maschera). Another track I adore is the heavenly Lehar "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" (Das Land des Lachelns), from 1978, and few have performed this popular piece with more loveliness.
CD Two is in a lighter vein, and starts with a stupendous rendition of Ariel Ramirez' "Kirie" (Misa Criolla), sung softly and with extraordinary tenderness and artistry.
There are lots of heavenly melodic Italian songs, like "O Sole Mio", and a few in English like the song made famous by Lanza (who according to the liner notes, inspired Carreras to be a singer when he saw "The Great Caruso" at the age of six) "Be My Love " (Brodszky/Cahn).
The foldout insert has complete track list info and liner notes, and mention must be made of the incredible, sensitive sepia portrait of this handsome singer on the cover. Total playing time for CD One is 75'32, and for CD Two 75'47.
A must for Carreras fans, and anyone who appreciates the finest in operatic voices.
What a beauty!.......2005-01-13
Some of the opera recordings are live, and that adds a lot to them. Both sides of the CDs have fantastic repetoire.
Definately a worthy buy!
He answered my SOS - with his soul.......2004-02-07
Jose Carrera covered the full gambit of Caruso's classics. They must've played him for 2 hours straight. I was mesmerized. I could have touched him and put his hand to my face, his voice was so close. He sang with such emotion and outcry that I wanted to take him into my arms and console him. "Damn" is all that I could verbalize, when the program ended.
I'm not into Jose Carrera singing pop tunes, but he completely blows me away when he's in his own element. I was never feeling the three tenors, and although I remember Pavarotti and our school taking us to the Met in the 80's, Jose Carrera, is an animal of an entirely different species. He's one of a few artists that I can only listen to on my Bose, all alone, to fully appreciate the gravity of talent.
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Erich Kunzel - Andrew Lloyd Webber (Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, Starlight Express, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Andrew Lloyd Webber , Erich Kunzel , Ernest [organ] Hoffman , Randolph Bowman , Timothy Berens , and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003D18 Release Date: 1996-01-23 |
Tracks:
- The Phantom Of The Opera
- The Music Of The Night
- Think Of Me
- Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
- All I Ask Of You
- Angel Of Music
- As If We Never Said Goodbye
- The Greatest Star of All
- With One Look
- Memory
- I Don't Know How To Love Him
- Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say)
- King Herod's Song
- Don't Cry For Me, Argentina
- Starlight Express
- Any Dream Will Do
Customer Reviews:
Kunzel's different perspective on ALW's musicals.......2005-11-06
Kunzel contrasts the dramatic and lyrical sides of the PHANTOM and SUNSET BOULEVARD suites as if they were written for the Pops. The Phantom suite gains from a breathtaking organ introduction of the Phantom's theme, and from the contrasts in Music of the Night that match the lyrics perfectly, even without the cast album. The tender arrangement of Think of Me cleverly weaves the Angel of Music melody as a counterpoint, while All I Ask of You, complete with some of the details of the original orchestrations, makes a calming answer to Christine's Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again. The JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR suite depicts the contrasting and conflicting moods of this groundbreaking rock opera, from the contrasts in I Don't Know How to Love Him to the sheer anguish in Gethsemene (I Only Want to Say).
There are some interesting arrangements on this ALW offering, especially the arrangement of Don't Cry for Me Argentina from EVITA. Although some listeners might be offended when it transmorphs itself into the Ravel Bolero after doing an about-turn from its lush, Spanish feel, it still depicts Evita's rise to power and her manipulative trait in her character, well-suiting an orchestral concert arrangement of the tune and fitting in with the spirit of the musical. Another interesting arrangement is the rousing theme-and-variation finale of Any Dream Will Do from JOSEPH, which incorporates many different musical styles throughout the variations, from ballroom waltzing to jazz, movie music (Magnificent Seven) and circus-style music. I know some listeners might be offended, but in their own inimitable and creative way, Kunzel and the Pops still pay tribute to this early ALW musical by evoking the myriad of colours on the coat and the diversity of musical styles in the original JOSEPH musical. This arrangement certainly fits the trademark style of the Pops perfectly.
The only fault with this collection is in the arrangement of Memory from CATS. Here, this song is treated as a flat-out romantic ballad, rather than as the haunting anthem for respect that Grizabella sings. Nevertheless, the arrangement by Tommy Newsom (who wrote this arrangement for a Doc Severinson album) is innofensive to this well-loved ALW melody (this is the only arrangement that Crafton Beck or Steven Reineke didn't write for this album). Also, I wish that Kunzel had included Love Changes Everything and Whistle Down the Wind, but given the fact that this was a 1996 recording, ALW hadn't written Whistle down the Wind as yet. But these are minor caveats, since Kunzel offers much to savour in these infectuous and spirited performances.
Yet I still feel that Kunzel's ALW offering is a winner in its lush orchestral suite arrangements of his well-loved and great musicals, far superior to any shopping-mall synthesised arrangement. This would surely count towards another feather in Kunzel's cap and stand pride of place with his rousing offering of Rodgers & Hammerstein. I'm sure Lord Lloyd Webber would have been proud.
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Encore!
Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000294RO4 Release Date: 2004-06-15 |
Tracks:
- Star Wars - Main Theme
- Star Wars - Princess Leia's Theme
- E.T. - Flying Theme
- Superman - March
- Superman - Love Theme
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark - March
- Chariots Of Fire - Main Theme
- Gone With The Wind - Tara's Theme
- A Summer Place - Love Theme
- The Pink Panther - Main Theme
- Never On Sunday
- The Trolley Song
- Singin' In The Rain
- Pops Salutes The Oscars
- Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Suite
Tracks:
- Candide - Overture
- New York, New York - Main Theme
- Night Waltz/Send In The Clowns
- Memory
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- Gigi - Selection
- By The Sleepy Lagoon
- Moonlight Serenade
- Satin Doll
- In The Mood
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- A Chorus Line - Overture
- 76 Trombones
- Unchained Melody
- America Medley
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
Andrew Lloyd Webber , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , Trevor Nunn , Sarah Brightman , Jose Carreras , Michael Ball , Barbra Streisand , Lon Satton , and Ray Shell Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001E0E Release Date: 1993-03-09 |
Tracks:
- Amigos Para Siempre ( Friends For Life) - Jose Carreras, Sarah Brightman
- Love Changes Everything - Michael Ball
- Memory - Barbara Streisand
- I Am The Starlight - Lon Satton, Ray Shell
- Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Sarah Brightman
- Argentine Melody - San Jose, Rodriguez Argentina
- Oh What A Circus - David Essex
- Seeing Is Believing - Michael Ball, Ann Crumb
- The Jellicle Ball - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Any Dream Will Do - Jason Donovan
- Everything's Alright - Sarah Brightman
- Close Every Door - Phillip Schofield
- The First Man You Remember - Michael Ball, Diana Morrison
- Anything But Lonely - Sarah Brightman
- Point Of No Return - Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman
- Hosanna - Placido Domingo
Customer Reviews:
What happened to the Original Recording ?.......2007-07-25
for many reasons: TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE (Martie Webb)( ALL I ASK OF YOU (Cliff Richard & Sarah Brightman) THE MAGICAL MR MISTOFFELLEES (Paul Nicholas) VARIATIONS (Julian Lloyd Webber) MNEMORY (Elaine Paige - how could Barbara Streisand possibly render this any better) TELL ME ON A SUNDAY (Marti Webb), ANOTHER SUITCASE IN ANOTHER HALL (Barbara Dickson)
What a huge disappointment that these marvellous renditions have not been transferred to CD. Does anyone know why, or better still how I can get a copy.
Premier Collection a hit.......2006-05-10
Streisand's rendition of MEMORY has always been my favorite version of the song outside of the show...Betty Buckley's is my favorite within the show. I am a Streisand afficiando, and this is my FAVORITE Streisand song period..so it must be good...
Michael Ball singing anything is wonderful...It captures the wonderful feeling of being on a cloud when you listen to this album
It is a great CD........2005-10-14
Problem.......2003-11-02
Okay.......2003-04-17
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Duets by Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Antonin Dvorak and Gioacchino Rossini
Manufacturer: Nightingale Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000024U7F Release Date: 2006-08-29 |
Customer Reviews:
Wir Schwestern Zwei, Wie Schoenen.......2006-07-28
And what a pair of coloratura sisters Gruberova and Kasarova are! Their voices match perfectly in these charming duets by Brahms, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Schumann, Rossini and Dvorak. Kasarova's full dark mahogany voice compliments Gruberova's light coloratura voice and vice versa. Even though these two sing very differently on the operatic stage, they are in perfect sync singing short lieder-duets. The disc is jam packed with 22 of them. Mostly lively fun duets with a few more subdue ones by Schumann.
The highlights have to be Dvorak's charming 12 Moravian duets and the ending 'Cats' Duet' by ....er.. well, most attributes it to Rossini, tho it is quite an open dispute if the Bel Canto master was the real author or if it was the English Robert Pearsall. Whoever wrote it, it is the coolest meowing contest ever in my book. Kasarova is the full voiced more refined sounding cat, while Gruberova cat is more playful. The ladies are very ably accompanied on the piano by Friedrich Haider (Gruberova's husband).
The booklet comes with short notes on the composers and libretto in English and German (the Moravian Duets have additional Czech libretto, and Rossini's Venetian Regatta has additional Italian libretto).
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Classical Cats
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000065AHE Release Date: 2001-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Can-Can
- Scheherazade
- Prelude No. 7, Op. 28
- Danse Macabre
- Liebestraum
- Hungarian Rhapsody
- Dance Of The Hours
- Carment Suite
- Anitra's Dance
- Polovtsian Dances
- Nutcracker Suite
- Roumanian Rhapsody
Album Description
You can trust Jerry Murad and The Harmonicats to come up with something fresh every time. In Classical Cats, they blow the dust off twelve works by master composers and literally breathe new life into them. As every harmonica fan knows, there's nothing the matter with the music of Offenbach, Rimsky-Korsakov, Liszt, Bizet and the other eminent gentlemen represented here that can't be made even more effervescent and captivating by the wide range of instrumental effects developed by Jerry and Harmonicats Al Fiore and Don Les.Customer Reviews:
BAD CD !.......2004-06-22
! AMAZING !.......2003-06-12
The skill and mastery exhibited by these musicians is 2nd to none. What a surprise instrument the harmonica is! Listening to these masters I feel the possibilities are limitless for this instrument, in the right hands.
Not just is the skill above and beyond, the selection of music pieces is wonderful. It feels and sounds fresh and vivid, all alive. Allow yourself to discover this instrument.
Classically Enjoyable.......2002-10-29
Everything from Chopin to Rimsky-Korsakov. Even Tchaikovsky's
Nutcracker Suite. Amazing! Two Thumbs Up.
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Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000B8I93Q Release Date: 2005-10-18 |
Tracks:
- Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'
- Summertime
- I Could Write a Book
- It Never Entered My Mind
- I Can Cook Too
- Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
- If I Loved You
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy
- Thou Swell
- I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- South American Way
Tracks:
- Shall We Dance
- Ohio
- Luck Be a Lady
- Mack the Knife
- There's a Small Hotel
- Once in Love with Amy
- Yodel Blues
- Lazy Afternoon
- There Must Be Somethin' Better Than Love
- You're Just in Love
- Now Is the Time
Tracks:
- Impossible Dream
- Love Makes the World Go 'Round
- Try to Remember
- Put on a Happy Face
- I Say Hello
- Happiness
- She Loves Me
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
- Shy
- Consider Yourself
- Poor Little Person
Tracks:
- Magic to Do
- They're Playing My Song
- I Don't Know How to Love Him
- I Won't Send Roses
- Good Morning Starshine
- Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
- Hard Candy Christmas
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
- Won't You Charleston with Me?
- Applause
Tracks:
- Phantom of the Opera
- Memory
- On My Own
- Muddy Water
- How Could I Ever Know
- American Dream
- I Know Him So Well
- Dr. Jazz
- Me and My Girl
- Suddenly Seymour
Tracks:
- Mamma Mia!
- Popular
- Seasons of Love
- Oh, the Thinks You Can Think
- Whatever Lola Wants
- Crazy
- How Deep Is Your Love
- Stars
- People Like Us
- I Go to Rio
Rock Music:
- Coleccion 78 RPM: 1930-1944 [Import]
- Dance Collection [Import]
- Deixa Entrar
- Diaporama [Import]
- Die Grossen Erfolge [Import]
- Diez y Cuatro [Import]
- Doces Barbaros [Import]
- Don't Be Sad
- En Public [Import]
- Entre Amis
Recommended Music:
Nicolas Roussakis: Chamber And Solo Works
WJJZ 106.1 - Smooth Jazz Sampler 10: Tenth Anniv
K7150 (Bonus DVD) [Limited Edition]
O Som Do Interior, Vol. 2 [Import]
Oppressed No Longer [Explicit Lyrics]
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dells