Viva El Amor

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7. Cosa Triste

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10. Querida Amiga

11. ...Y Me Dejaste Aqui

12. Dos Para Siempre Dos

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Average customer rating: Isabel's voice is enchanting! A real diamond! Amazing amazing stuff Fascinating Program Beautifully Performed

Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Azulão Manuel de Falla , Enrique Granados , Carlos Guastavino , Xavier Montsalvatge , Fernando J. Obradors , Jaime Ovalle , Joaquin Rodrigo , Catalan Traditional , Heitor Villa-Lobos , Isabel Bayrakdarian , and Jamie Parker Manufacturer: Musica Viva ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Joyous Light Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Pauline Viardot-Garcia (Lieder, Chancon, Canzoni, Mazurkas) Isabel Bayrakdarian ~ Cleopatra Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al Mozart: Arie e Duetti ASIN: B0000DFZY4 Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. El Majo Discreto
2. El Majo Timido
3. El Tra La La Y El Punteado
4. La Maja De Goya
5. La Maja Y El Ruisenor
6. Song Of The Birds
7. La Rosa Y El Sauce
8. Con Que La Lavare?
9. Vos me Matasteis
10. De Donde Venis, Amore?
11. De Los Alamos Vengo, Madre
12. El Vito
13. Al Amor
14. Corazon, Porque Pasais?
15. La Mi Sola, Laureola
16. Del Cabello Mas Sutil
17. Chiquitita La Novia
18. El Pano Moruno
19. Asturiana
20. Cancion
21. Nana
22. Jota
23. Polo
24. Cancion De Cuna Para Dormir A Un Negrito
25. Aria (Cantilena)
26. Dance/Danse (Martel)
27. Azulao

Album Description

Following on the enormous success of her first recording for CBC RECORDS - Joyous Light (CBC SMCD 5215) - the stunning young Canadian lyric soprano ISABEL BAYRAKDARIAN turns her attention to the seductive colours and rhythms of Spain and Latin America. The centre piece of this recording is the vocal evergreen, Bachianas Brasileiras # 5 for soprano and eight cellos by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. After winning the Metropolitan Opera National Auditions in 1997, Isabel (who is of Armenian descent) has gone on to make debuts with such international companies as the Metropolitan Opera (New York), Lyric Opera of Chicago, Paris Opera and La Scala (Milan), Semperoper (Dresden) and the Canadian Opera Company (Toronto).

Customer Reviews:

Isabel's voice is enchanting!.......2006-10-12

I had never heard of Isabel Bayrakdarian before. I was looking for a copy of Obradors' "Chiquitita la Novia" and happened to come upon this cd. Am I glad I bought it, in fact, I'm wearing it out. Her voice is like a bright
sunlight. Her interpretations are exquisite. My favorite on the recording is Granados' "La Maja y el Ruisenor".
Brava Isabel!

A real diamond!.......2006-04-13

I heard this voice first time on CBC Radio - from a concert in Toronto. It was magical! Soon after, I had a chance to listen to her in recital and this was an EVENT! Over two thousand people in the concert hall were holding their breath for two hours and it seemed that the hall itself became small and cozy. It was indeed a contact soul to soul.
Isabel has a rare talent that combines beautiful tone, clarity and unbelievable fluidity of her voice, intelligent thinking, good sensitive heart and generous nature. You believe every intonation, every nuance. She is always authentic, always noble and her expressivity is never forced, emotions are never overacted.
This CD captures well her magic voice. And God, she is amazing in pianissimos! That's why to me, the Lullaby by Xavier Montsalvatge with its softness and warmth is the highlight of this recording.

Amazing amazing stuff.......2004-10-07

The only reason I didn't give this disc five stars is because I'm not too crazy about Grandos' "Tonadillas." They aren't bad, but they're an incredibly weak opening group and the piano is a bit bouncy and boppy when compared to the more somber numbers on this disc with the cello ensemble.

I first fell in love with Bayrakdarian's voice on the CD "Joyous Light," a collection of Armenian liturgical music arranged for soprano and orchestra (some of it just solo voice.) This disc intrigued me because of her incredible voice and the somewhat off the beaten path repertoire & instrumentation (soprano, piano & cello ensemble!?!) I was happy to see a young, amazing talent NOT do a disc of Italian or German arias. Her CDs definately seem to explore the lesser known repertoire and that's to be commended, because we get to hear a stellar voice bring some real gems to light. Interesting that soprano's solo disc includes an instrumental piece, but it fits in nicely and is certainly appreciated by this listener.

The first two of the Rodrigo madrigales are arrestingly beautiful. The disc as a whole is sublime. She's definately one to watch. I can't think of another soprano I'd rather hear these days than Bayrakdarian. I'm flying back to my hometown next year to her in concert. It's months & months away and I can't think of another performance anytime soon that I'm looking this forward to.

Fascinating Program Beautifully Performed.......2003-11-21

There's been a lot of buzz lately about a young soprano just emerging up in Canada, a striking-looking young woman still in her twenties, winner of the Met Auditions, who has a burgeoning career in opera and recital. Her name is Isabel Bayrakdarian, member of an Armenian family who immigrated to Canada in 1989. She apparently had a nice untrained voice but didn't begin training professionally until 1993; meanwhile she had gotten a degree in biomedical engineering. But only four years later she won the Met Auditions and a couple of years later recorded a CD of seemingly esoteric Armenian songs that became a runaway best-seller in Canada. She made her Metropolitan début in 2002 in the role of Catherine in William Bolcom's 'A View from the Bridge.' This CD is a recording of a program that had been presented on CBC Radio and featuring pianist James Parker, himself a virtuoso with a solo career, and ten Toronto cellists led by cello soloist and Canadian Symphony principal, Bryan Epperson. And all of it in music by Hispanic composers.

First, the program is well-constructed, alternating vocal/piano music with vocal/cello ensemble music, with cello ensemble music. Timbres are changed often enough that one's ear does not tire. Second, every bit of the program is superbly performed. Pride of place must be given to Miss Bayrakdarian, whose voice is crystalline and yet imbued with a womanly sensuality that well serves the alternately sultry and kittenish Spanish music present here. She sings Granados's delicious 'Four Tonadillas' with the kind of charm that I thought only a native Spaniard could bring to it. She negotiates the agréments and their subtle alterations of intonation so typical of Spanish singing with complete mastery. Late in the program she performs, with the cello ensemble, the ever-popular Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 as well as I've ever heard it. She also inhabits the sung version of Granados's 'La Maja y el Ruiseñor' ('The Maiden and the Nightingale') arranged for the opera he made from his piano suite 'Goyescas.'

The cello group plays Pablo Casals's arrangement of the Catalan Christmas carol, 'El Cant dels Ocells' ('The Song of the Birds'). And they lend a hand in Joaquin Rodrigo's 'Cuatro madrigales amatorios' ('Four Love Madrigals'), with cello ensemble accompaniment arranged (as in others here recorded) by Peter Tiefenbach. I particularly liked the interplay of teasing soprano and sporty cellos in 'Vos me matásteis' ('I die for love of you'), the second of this set, which is then followed by a bang-up performance of the familiar, catchy 'De los álamos vengo, madre' ('I've been down by the poplars, mother').

Fernando Obradors wrote wonderful songs that occasionally get sung by non-Spanish singers--I remember once being entranced by Elly Ameling singing the set recorded here by Bayrakdarian with superb assistance from pianist Parker, 'Canciones clásicas españolas' ('Classic Spanish Songs'). And I must say that at times I hear a hint of Ameling in Bayrakdarian's voice, something I call 'a smile in the voice.' This set is followed by an expert arrangmement, this time by Claude Kenneson, of Manuel de Falla's 'Suite populaire espagnole' that employs the cello ensemble (with some melting solo work by Epperson, their leader) playing three all-instrumental pieces and then accompanying Bayrakdarian in three of the six songs.

The CD is rounded out by Xavier Montsalatge's Lullaby from 'Cinco canciones negras,' the aforementioned Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, and then the song that gives this album its title, Jayme Ovalle's 'Azulão' ('Bluebird'). The latter uses all the forces available here--soprano, pianist, cellists--in a haunting lament: 'Go bluebird, bluebird, companion of mine, go! Go see my faithless love.'

I cannot praise this issue highly enough. Ms Bayradkarian's voice is world-class and she sings with great musicality and feeling. Her accompanists are flawless. The recorded sound is quite good. The unattributed notes are very helpful. There are full translations of all the sung texts.

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Scott Morrison

Average customer rating: Great Addition to My Collection

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Tracks:

1. Zappay
2. Viva, Viva Rey Ferrando
3. De Tous Biens Plaine
4. Donde Estas Que Non Te Veo
5. Figlie Guilielmin
6. Amor, Che T'o Fat Hio
7. Puis Fortuna
8. Qu'es Mi Vida Preguntays
9. Collinetto
10. Dindirindin
11. O Dio Se Vede Chiaro
12. Il Re Di Spagna
13. Dezilde Al Caballero
14. Diferencias Sobre El Canto Del Caballero
15. Cingari Siamo Venit'a Giocare
16. Fantasia I - Fantasia II 'Salve Regina'
17. Ay Luna Que Reluzes
18. Gallarda Napolitana
19. Vecchie Letrose

Tracks:

1. Himno XIX Pange Lingua IV
2. Pour Un Plaisir
3. Diferencias Sobre 'La Dama Le Demanda'
4. Tiento II. Cuarto Tono
5. Pavana Con Su Glosa
6. Fabordones Del Sexto Tono
7. Tiento VIII
8. Quien Llamo Al Partir, Partir?
9. Tres Sobre La Alta
10. Un Gay Bergier
11. Diferencias Sobre 'Las Vacas'
12. Tiento IX. Quinto Tono
13. Para Quien Crie Cabellos
14. Tiento XIII. Fuga A Cuatro
15. Tiento VII. Cuarto Tono
16. Diferencias Sobre La Pavana Italiana
17. Je Fille Quant Dieu Me Donne De Quoy
18. Tiento III. Primer Tono

Customer Reviews:

Great Addition to My Collection.......2006-10-29

Jordie Savall and Hesprion XX do it again. I've yet to hear a CD of his that I didn't love. Most of my collection of 15th-17th Century music is English, French, German, and Italian, and I am happy to see the Spanish masters taking their place alongside them.

Average customer rating: Viva Los Pretenders An excellent album Their best since "Packed" 4 good songs, some mediocre ones and some bad ones Pleasant Sounds

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Tracks:

1. Popstar
2. Human
3. From The Heart Down
4. Nails In The Road
5. Who's Who
6. Dragway 42
7. Baby's Breath
8. One More Time
9. Legalise Me
10. Samurai
11. Rabo De Nube
12. Biker

Amazon.com

Chrissie Hynde is back to kick some ass. ¡Viva el Amor!, the Pretenders' first studio album since 1994's Last of the Independents, provides a reading on the singer's state of mind and relationships. Hynde and company--stalwart drummer Martin Chambers and an assortment of complementary players--take the energy level to breathtaking heights, especially on "Legalise Me," which matches Jeff Beck's incendiary guitar work against our heroine's rapid-fire delivery. Hynde shows that she can still sneer with the best of them on "Popstar," her biting send-up of late-'90s girl singers (and reportedly a roman à clef aimed in part at Patsy Kensit, who was once married to Hynde's former husband, Simple Minds' Jim Kerr). "Baby's Breath" skewers a young lover and showcases her sangfroid vocals at their chilling best. Hynde pours on more vitriol in "Biker," the record's final cut, which pairs steel-hard lyrics with an incongruously sweet string section. Nearly two decades after the release of the Pretenders' landmark debut, the Great Pretender is still feeling feisty. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Viva Los Pretenders.......2006-08-20

It's too bad the Pretenders aren't still tops of the pops, for this unheralded gem should rank with among their best work. It is certainly the most varied. Chrissie Hynde has always been great for mixing toughness and tenderness. Here she's no different. Her rock and pop sensibilities are certainly also intact.

Chrissie and company show more adeptness here than their fine work 'Last of the Independents'. Experience with the same players brings out the best in the helmswoman and her able band. Here they're power pop perfect on "Human" and "Baby's Breath". Yet, we get both sides of the Chrissie Hynde coin: The former shows her at her most vulnerable, and the latter demonstrates she's not one to be taken lightly. "Who's Who" meets both character traits with a delivery that's nearly pop/rock perfect and more pleasing. There's at least one song with an edginess not appearing anywhere else: "Dragway 42," which adapts alternative like the band invented it. The album almost could be defined as having a Pretenders' "wall of sound," but they don't have the complacency to become formula, either. "Do It One More Time" is a mixed moment. Besides being a hard rock song, it starts with torch nightclubbiness that even increases the eclecticism of this effort. It is substantial, even if Hynde's voice uncharacteristically falters in the refrain. Then, there are spare moments that are accentuated. "My Favorite Samurai" has much more than what the surface conveys (musically, anyway). "Biker," however, is a fine anthem finale that is as bottom line musically as it is lyrically. Thoughtful, like the lead songstress, it punctuates all the observations of the good and bad in a love life, then figures out an ideal to follow up on. If it doesn't seem varied and engaging by now, then "Pop Star" and the athletic "Legalise Me" should stand up as more than exercises in rock and roll longevity.

Maybe, "They don't make 'em like they used to..." as she sings on her acerbic "Pop Star," but for the lucky few who have stayed with The Pretenders have been rewarded by a continuing update of Hynde and Co. as they continue to give it to us straight.

An excellent album.......2004-07-02

I've been listening to the Pretenders since the beginning. I still think their debut is on a different level from anything else they've recorded, but otherwise this is my favorite. After years of session musicians and changes in style, the Pretenders sound like a cohesive rock band again on this album. The songs are all good and some ("Popstar", "Legalize Me") are first rate.

Their best since "Packed".......2003-11-06

This CD is, like most later Pretenders material, both a treat and a disappointment. Some reviews here call it their best recording since "Learning to Crawl". I wouldn't go that far, but it is certainly their best since "Packed". The music may be more tightly played or better produced than anything since "Learning to Crawl", but it lacks the consistency of "Packed", both in quality and in its variety of musical styles. There seem to be divergent opinions here as to which songs are best, but a loose consensus that there are several songs you'll enjoy and several you won't. Personally, I think "Popstar", "From The Heart Down", "Baby's Breath", and "One More Time" are the only keepers, but they're enough to make me glad I bought this CD.

"Popstar" is a catchy pop song with great lyrical and musical hooks that make for a good listen, but the theme is of limited interest, and when you take Chrissie Hynde's magnificent ability to be scathing and put it behind accusing someone of eating red meat, a great talent is being wasted a bit. "Human" is a light pop song reminiscent of songs on "Packed". "From the Heart Down" is a gorgeous slow love song that's among her best. The CD is largely downhill from there. "Nails in the Road" is a musically pleasing slow rocker, with well-written verses, but the nails-in-the-road metaphor in the chorus borders on silly, the "tires about to explode" line perhaps crossing the border. "Who's Who" is bubblegum-light pop, and Chrissie does such songs well, e.g. "Don't Get Me Wrong". The bitter lyrics here just don't match the sweet sound. "Dragway 4z" is a mediocre slow rocker with modal moments that faintly echo the beautiful "Tradition of Love". (This is not an endorsement of the disappointing "Get Close"; several songs on this CD are just reminiscent of songs on that one).

"Baby's Breath" is one of the better songs here, with a catchy chorus and a metaphor that does work well. The verses are weaker, and this is another enjoyable but disposable pop song that is almost too clever. Like several other reviewers, I'd say that's a weakness of many of the songs here - they sometimes seem overly crafted, overly clever. "One More Time" is a 60's-style soul song reminiscent of "Chill Factor". I agree with the reviewer who singles this one out for amazingly passionate singing, with Ms. Hynde playing it much safer on the other tracks. "Legalise Me" is catchy and captures a bit of the early Pretenders sound, but the Amazon review saying energy levels are taken to "breathtaking heights" seems way over the top; those heights were left behind 20 years ago, and that's OK - it would be foolish to try to reach for them at age 50. I largely agree with a reviewer who felt the final 3 songs could have been left off entirely. "Samurai" is very slow, pretty 80s pop with mediocre lyrics and music. I could have done without the Pretenders accompanied by accordion on "Rabo de Nube", or at least would have preferred the song in a different context - Chrissie Hynde doing an Astrid Gilberto-style album might be pleasant enough, but this song really doesn't fit here. I can't decide about "Biker"; it sounds alternately like an embarrassingly bad cliche or a great closing to me, usually the former.

Hynde and her band are skillful and crafstmanlike on this CD, but are often recycling old sounds and hooks to make new and lesser songs that are enjoyable but ultimately forgettable. There are rare artists who manage to re-invent themselves in interesting ways on and off for decades, many who degenerate into self-parody or oldies bands, and then there are those like Hynde who are workmanlike, continue to create, and continue to please with the same sort of music, relying heavily on their early material. If you want to hear Chrissie Hynde doing new songs in great vocal form, no longer trying to sound like she's 30, you'll likely enjoy "Viva El Amor". If you're looking for truly great new songs or sounds, or haven't been satisfied by other Pretenders albums since the early 80s, "Viva El Amor" may not be for you. This is no "Pretenders" or "Learning to Crawl", it's just Chrissie Hynde making some good music.

4 good songs, some mediocre ones and some bad ones.......2003-10-30

This is the Pretenders seventh studio album. It was released in 1999. It has 12 tracks and is 45 minutes long. The songs are 3 to 5 minutes long. Sound quality is very good. The mix and sound are basic middle of the road rock.

Jeff Beck plays guitar on this CD. His presence is felt on some of the tracks. But, for the rest of the CD, it could be anyone on guitar.

This CD is similar to everyone the Pretenders have done since Learning to Crawl. A lot of short songs in a pop/rock tradition. Most of them contain a cute illusionary turn of a phrase (Nails in The Road). She puts enough of these songs on an album that some hit and some miss.

There are 4 very good songs on this album. I think some people immediately like this CD because it starts out so well with the song Popstar. The other good songs include Dragway 4Z and Legalise Me. The songs have the emotion and energy that makes the Pretenders so good.

The bad songs are pedistrian pop songs trying to find a clever hook. These include Baby's Breath (Why did you send me flowers/save them for someone's death/it's just baby's breath) and Nails in the Road (Everytime I try to get close to you/you throw nails in the road).

The CD ends up with the ridiculous Biker. She sings "You bring The Biker out in Me", but it is to a lush, mushy, heavily orchestrated tune. It is more like someone brought out the mother in her. If she is going to sing about being a biker, it should be to rough, energetic rock.

The good songs are in the 4 star category. There just aren't enough of them. Last of the Independents is a much better CD.

Pleasant Sounds.......2001-03-23

After several plays through, I found this collection of songs to one of the best releases of 1999. The opening song (Popstar) sets the pace for the whole record. It made me miss a good old rock and roll pop song absent from today's radio. The song even takes a slam at everything that is wrong with the music industry today. Chrissie Hynde has one of the best rock and roll voices the industry has ever heard. "One More Time" showcases her talents. I found this album much more accessible than "Last of the Independents". Her ensemble is tight. Musically, you will find a little bit of everything here..One in which I feel is a strength for the band. Chrissie Hynde has matured as a songwriter. You won't find teenage angst in this record. I am excited about the future of the Pretenders after listening to this album. Should this be their swan song, it is a good way to go out. Only fans will miss the sounds of the Pretenders.

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Average customer rating: Excellent introduction to Tebaldi's art Wonderfull Classic Renata

Classic Puccini Recordings Puccini , and Tebaldi Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Andrea Chenier Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine Verdi: La Forza del Destino The Complete Recordings, 1902-1920 (Box Set) Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera ASIN: B00006IU8W Release Date: 2003-03-11

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Italian Soprano Renata Tebaldi was One of the Most Important Post-war Sopranos to Tackle a Wide Range of Puccini Roles, and During the 1950s She Recorded Several Complete Opera Recordings. Some of the Operas were Recorded Twice — in Mono and Then in Stereo. Amongst Those which Tebaldi Committed to Disc in the Recording Studio on Two Occasions Must Be Included La Bohème and Madama Butterfly. It is the Earlier, Mono Recordings of These Two Operas which Are Included Here and They Reveal a Fresh-voiced Tebaldi in Recordings Which, Despite the Stereo Remakes, have Stood the Test of Time.

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Excellent introduction to Tebaldi's art.......2005-09-29

This set covers the entire productive years of Tebaldi's recording career. Turandot, Butterfly and Boheme are from her earlier career while Tosca is from her later career. Since this Tosca recording is now out of print and is somewhat hard to find, this recording itself almost worth the cost of the set. In Turandot, you will find Tebaldi at her fresher voice, lovely and melting. Eventhough I would still rate Callas' first recorded Tosca as my first choice, this Tosca comes very close. Enjoy.

Wonderfull.......2005-08-19

Fantastic recordings at a very good price. Tebaldi and Del Monaco rule. You should definetely own this set.

Classic Renata.......2005-03-16

To say that these 12 disks contain some of the finest singing ever committed to disk is no exaggeration, but a simple statement of fact. Historical fact. In the 100 years (more or less) that Puccini operas have been around, only a few sopranos in each generation have been the equal of Renata Tebaldi. One cannot objectively say that anyone has surpassed her. Some opera lovers find her peerless in many of these performances. Personal tastes in singers vary, but no one ever sang these roles better. Few anywhere nearly so well. There is not a single note on any of these recordings that is not heartfelt to the core of her being. Like Maria Callas and Franco Corelli, she was luminous, gargantuan in her talent that personified an age. This is one of the great compilations.

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The Golden Age Of Tango Astor Piazzolla Manufacturer: Retro Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004RJNF Release Date: 2000-02-14

Tracks:

1. De Mi Bandoneon - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
2. Se Armo' - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
3. Quejas de Bandoneon - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
4. Chiclana - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
5. Pillete - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
6. Taconeando - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
7. Ojos Tristes - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
8. Cargamento - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
9. Republica Argentina - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
10. Villeguita - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
11. Cafetin de Buenos Aires - Astor Piazzolla Y Su Orquesta
12. Marron y Azul - Octeto Buenos Ayres
13. Mareados - Octeto Buenos Ayres
14. Tangology - Octeto Buenos Ayres
15. Neotango - Octeto Buenos Ayres
16. Marne - Octeto Buenos Ayres
17. Anone - Octeto Buenos Ayres
18. Entrerriano - Octeto Buenos Ayres
19. Arrabal - Octeto Buenos Ayres
20. Fuego Lento - Octeto Buenos Ayres

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1. Cumparsita - Orchestra Argentin Bianco-Bachicha
2. Crepusculo - Orchestra Argentin Bianco-Bachicha
3. Viva el Principe - Orchestra Tano Genaro
4. Retintin - Orquesta Tipica Argentina
5. Carretero - Carlos Gardel
6. Muchacha del Circo - Carlos Gardel
7. Bandoneon Arrabalero - Orquesta Tipica Argentina
8. Misa de Once - Salvador Pizarro Y Su Orquesta Tipica Argentina
9. Se Va la Vida - Orchestre Argentin Bachicha
10. Don Goyo - Eduardo Bianco
11. Mi Viejo Amor - Rosita Barrios, Luis Mandarino
12. Vous Qu' Avez Vous Fait de Mon Amour - Orlando et Son Orchestre Du Bagdad
13. Viruta - Orlando et Son Orchestre Du Bagdad
14. Yo No Se Porque Te Quiero - Rafael Canaro et Son Orchestre de Tango
15. Batacazo - Orchestre Argentin Manuel Pizarro
16. Elegant Papirusa - Bernardo Alemany & The Orchestre Argentin
17. Malinconia - Bernardo Alemany & The Orchestre Argentin
18. Viejo Poncho - Orchestre Argentin Bachicha
19. Tierra Querida - Astor Piazzolla
20. Todo Corazon - Astor Piazzolla

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Double Disc Budget Collection of 40 Great Recordings from the King of the Tango!

Average customer rating: Amazing Religious and Profane music from the 15th Century

Alfons V el Magnànim: El Cancionero de Montecassino Cancionero de Montecassino , Damianus , Guillaume Dufay , Johannes Cornago , Anonymous , Johannes Ockeghem , and Hayne Van Ghizeghem Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Joan Cabanilles: Batalles, Tientos & Passacalles Carlos V Orchestra of Louis XIII La Folia, 1490-1701 Elizabethan Consort Music ASIN: B00005B84T Release Date: 2001-06-12

Tracks:

1. Adoramus te: Adoramus te Domine (introduccion)
2. Adoramus te: Adoramus te Domine
3. Adoramus te: Crucem tuam adoramus
4. Adoramus te: Ecce enim propter lignum
5. Adoramus te: Adoramus te Domine
6. Ave Maris Stella, CM 62: Ave maris stella
7. Ave Maris Stella, CM 62: Sumens illud Ave
8. Ave Maris Stella, CM 62: Solve vincla reis
9. Ave Maris Stella, CM 62: Monstra te esse matrem
10. Ave Maris Stella, CM 62: Virgo singularis
11. Ave Maris Stella, CM 62: Vitam praesta puram
12. Ave Maris Stella, CM 62: Sit laus Deo Patri
13. Ave Maris Stella, CM 62: Amen
14. Ave Maris Stella, CM 76
15. Veni sancte spiritus: Vini sancte spiritus
16. Veni sancte spiritus: Veni pater pauperum
17. Veni sancte spiritus: Consolator optime
18. Veni sancte spiritus: In labore requies
19. Veni sancte spiritus: O lux beatissima
20. Veni sancte spiritus: Sine tuo nomine
21. Veni sancte spiritus: Lava quod est sordidum
22. Veni sancte spiritus: Flecte, quod est rigidum
23. Veni sancte spiritus: Da tuis fidelibus
24. Veni sancte spiritus: Da virtuitis meritum
25. Veni sancte spiritus: Amen
26. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: Miserere nostri
27. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: Vexilla regis prodeunt
28. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: Quo vulneratus insuper
29. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: Impleta sunt quae concinit
30. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: Arbor decora et fulgida
31. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: Beata cujus brachiis
32. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: O Crux ave, spes unica
33. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: Tesumma Deus Trinitas
34. Miserere nostri/Vexilla Regis: Miserere nostri. Amen
35. Fantasia
36. Magnificat: Magnificat anima mea Dominum
37. Magnificat: Et exsultavit spiritus meus
38. Magnificat: Quia respexit humilitatem
39. Magnificat: Quia fecit mihi magna
40. Magnificat: Et misericordia ejus
41. Magnificat: Fecit potentiam in brachio suo
42. Magnificat: Deposuit potentes de sede
43. Magnificat: Esurientes implevit bonis
44. Magnificat: Suscepit Israel puerum suum
45. Magnificat: Sieut locutus est ad patres nostros
46. Magnificat: Gloria Patri et Filio
47. Magnificat: Sieut erat in principio. Amen
48. Patres nostri peccaverunt
49. Cum autem venissem: Cum autem venissim ad locum
50. Cum autem venissem: O dulsissime filie Sion
51. Cum autem venissem: O vos qui transitis per viam
52. Cum autem venissem: O nimis triste spectaculum
53. Cum autem venissem: Cum portaretur ad sepulcrum
54. Cum autem venissem: Cum vero venissem ad locum
55. Cum autem venissem: Amen

Tracks:

1. Chiave, chiave
2. Merce te chiamo
3. La fille guillemin
4. O tempo bono
5. Zappay
6. Paingendo chiamo
7. Puisque vos me lasses seulete/Je ne vous amare Marioneta
8. Alle stamenge
9. Collinetto
10. Amor tu non me gabasti
11. Je vos pri mon tres
12. Correno multi cani
13. Mort tu as navre/Miserere pie Jhesu: Miserere pie Jesu
14. Mort tu as navre/Miserere pie Jhesu: Mort tu as navre deton dart
15. Mort tu as navre/Miserere pie Jhesu: Retoricque, se Dieu me gard
16. Mort tu as navre/Miserere pie Jhesu: En sa jonesse fut soudart
17. La Spagna
18. Qu'es mi vida preguntais
19. Viva viva Rey Ferrando
20. De tous biens plaine
21. Dindirindin

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Amazing Religious and Profane music from the 15th Century.......2004-02-23

The works on this 2-CD set all come from a single source: a document called "Cancionero de Montecassino" which is believed to contain works composed between 1430 and 1480. Somehow the document has survived down through the centuries; it was almost lost when the Abbey where it was stored was bombed in 1944. Luckily the document survived so that this amazing CD set could be recorded by the - also amazing - Le Capella Reial de Catalunya.

This CD is the second in a series entitled "Musicas Reales", the first of which being "Carlos V" containing works mainly from the 16th century. If you enjoyed that one, then "Alfons V el Magnanim" will be a welcome addition to your CD spinner.

There is beautiful polyphony, harmony, pieces for single and multiple voices, trumpets, violins, and much much more all packed into 2 CDs that run over an hour each (CD1 is over 71 minutes long, CD2 is over 74 minutes long, so you get plenty of music for the price). The musicians and choir are stunning, and the music will stick with you long after the CDs stop rotating.

The first CD focuses on the Religious music contained in the Cancionero de Montecassino, and is thus more subdued and ethereal than the second CD which contains profane music from the same source. The second CD has some uppidty tunes and the mood is drastically different from the relatively more subdued first CD. The CDs together represent a wide range of the music of the 15th century. Alfons V made Naples his homebase, and from this city he attracted musicians from all over - what was then known as - "the world". Thus, this collection is really an amalgam of many styles and contains music sung in many languages. The CD booklet contains much information about Alfons V, the Cancionero de Montecassino, and the music on these CDs (in 6 languages, which is typical for Alia Vox). This collection is well worth the price and will reward many listenings for any fan of early Renaissance music.

Average customer rating: a trip back to the chapel Blessed music

Taize: Venite Exultemus Various Artists Manufacturer: Gia Publications ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Veni Sancte Spiritus Songs & Prayers from Taize Alleluia Jubilate Wait for the Lord ASIN: B00006JM84 Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

1. Venite, Exultemus Domino
2. El Alma Que Anda En Amor
3. The Kingdom Of God
4. Alleluia 20
5. Gott Ist Nur Liebe (Bog Jest Miloscia)
6. Bogoroditse Dievo
7. Beati Voi Poveri
8. Jesu Redemptor
9. Qui Regarde Vers Dieu
10. In Manus Tuas, Pater
11. Jubilate, Alleluia
12. In Resurrectione Tua
13. Tu Sei Sorgente Viva
14. Kyrie Eleison 19
15. Nothing Can Ever Come Between Us
16. L'ajuda Em Vindra Del Senyor
17. Bendigo Al Senor
18. Alleluia, Slava Tiebie Boze
19. Wyslawiajcie Pana

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a trip back to the chapel.......2007-06-08

Having visited the Taize Community two years ago, this is a wonderful way to recall the quiet spirituality that was such a part of the three daily prayers services. It ignited memories of that week, and also helps me find that Presence I need to meditate as I did then.

Blessed music.......2005-10-22

Taize style music is very popular among college-age worshippers today, and our Centre for University Ministry regularly offers Taize services. The hallmarks of Taize services are simplicity, peaceful spirituality, and music based upon the chant styles of the Taize monastery in France. Founded in the aftermath of the second World War by Brother Roger, who died in a prayer service in the midst of the community in August 2005, Taize is dedicated to peace and ecumenical action.

Taize music is both simple and sophisticated. Brother Roger, founder of Taize, seeks to add a prayerful element to music, and a musical element to prayer, believing firmly in the old dictum, 'those who sing, pray twice'.

The songs of Taize are designed to be sung by those who have difficulty carrying a tune, as well as those whose training and background in music extends to high levels.

This recording contains many of the best Taize chants. Given the international outreach of Taize (it is a great pilgrimage site for people all over the world), the chants tend to be sung in Latin. The Latin is not due to Catholic influence as much as it a shared language among many people's linguistic heritage while no longer being anyone's first language. Brother Roger reclaimed Latin as a language for the monastery so that no one 'living' language would claim a dominance over others. However, it is a feature of Taize chant that it can be adapted to other languages very easily.

Taize worship relies on psalms heavily, as well as periods of silence, Bible readings, and prayers. Some such pieces are included here.

The way Taize chants 'work' is that they are simple phrases and simple tunes that gradually reveal depth and sophistication by being repeated over and over. All chants presented in this text are put in multiple-part harmony (usually four-part), and some are marked to be done in rounds.

This recording is a rich expression, wonderfully presented. According to Brother Roger, all who follow this journey of the spirit remain alongside other people, adding their prayers and voices together. 'They do not separate prayer and commitment.'

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Music for Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain Manufacturer: Testament UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Henry VIII & His Six Wives Early Music Festival / David Munrow, Early Music Consort ASIN: B00016ZKS0 Release Date: 2004-04-13

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