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Strauss: The Best of Vienna
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • wonderful
  • Repackaged New Year's Concert 1984 with VPO, etc.
  • I am glad I bought this one
  • Great Music as usual
  • A gem!
Strauss: The Best of Vienna

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00000HY9K
Release Date: 1999-01-12

Tracks:

  1. The Blue Danube - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  2. Anna Polka - (French Polka) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  3. Morning Papers - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  4. At The Hunt - (Polka) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  5. Light of Heart - (Fast Polka) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  6. Wine, Women And Song - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  7. Pleasure - Train - (Fast Polka) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  8. Vienna Bonbons - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  9. Perpetual Motion - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  10. Accelarations - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  11. Pizzicato - Polka - (Johann And Josef Strauss) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.
  12. Tales From The Vienna Woods - (Waltz) - J. STRAUS SR./STRAUSS*J. JR.

Tracks:

  1. The Emperor Waltz - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  2. Thunder and Lightning - (Fast Polka) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  3. Die Fledermaus: Overture - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  4. Voices of Spring - (Waltz) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  5. Prince Methusalem: Bandit Gallop - (From 'Prince Methusalem') - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  6. Artist's Life - (Waltz) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  7. Persian March - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  8. Roses from the South - (Waltz) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  9. Eljen a Magyar! - (Fast Hungarian Polka) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  10. Chit-Chat Polka - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  11. Vienna Blood - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
  12. Radetzky-March - (Johann Strauss, Father) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars wonderful.......2007-07-22

These CD's were wonderful. When I drive in the Sierra Nevada mountians I want something peaceful but not boring. I love, love, love it.

5 out of 5 stars Repackaged New Year's Concert 1984 with VPO, etc........2005-02-23

If I'm not mistaken, most of the pieces were recorded originally live during a 1984 New Year's Concert conducted by Lorin Maazel with the Vienna Philharmonic playing in its grand concert hall, the Musikverein. Maazel and the Vienna Philharmonic have had a longstanding relationship dating from the 1960's, and without question, this CD does rank among my favorite New Year's Concert performances (However, the most mesmerizing ones I've heard have been those with the late Carlos Kleiber and Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.) for the superb quality of the Vienna Philharmonic's playing. Maazel leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in some of the most popular works composed by the Strauss family, most notably Johann II Strauss' Tales from the Vienna Woods Waltz, Emperor Waltz, Pizzicato Polka, Blue Danube Waltz and his father's Radetzky March, which traditionally closes out the annual New Year's Concert. Fans of the Strauss family, Vienna Philharmonic and Lorin Maazel, will not be disappointed with this excellent two CD compilation.

5 out of 5 stars I am glad I bought this one.......2003-04-25

I listen to this cd to relax and it is so soothing. It starts with The blue Danube, which is my favorite. But the rest of the songs do not disapoint.

5 out of 5 stars Great Music as usual.......2002-10-08

This is great recording,
I enjoy listening to it
veru much. This is a
compilation of all the
favorite waltzes by
the Strauss family, that
one might hear at a
New Year's eve concert
of the Vienna Philharmonic...
All waltzes and Polkas are
favorites of audiences everywhere
in the world...

5 out of 5 stars A gem!.......2001-10-29

Who else knows Strauss better than Viennese? I attest that no other orchestra in the world plays Strauss better than the Vienna Philharmonic. Their light sound is exactly what the composer wanted, and it really makes other clumsy, heavy attempts by some other orchestras like Berlin and Chicago seem pathetic.

As far as the content of these CDs go, they are fantastic. They have every waltz, march, and polko of Strauss II that you could possibly want, as well as a nice addition of "Radetzky March" by the composer's father. If you are looking for a Johann Strauss Jr. CD, get this one!
Cello Adagios
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • really like it
Cello Adagios

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ASIN: B0001WU1QK
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

  1. Carnival Of The Animals - Bruno Canino
  2. Vocalise, Op.34 No.14 - Lynn Harrell
  3. Thais - Julian Lloyd Webber
  4. Adagio - Janos Starker
  5. Apres Un Reve - Bruno Canino
  6. Adagio - Julian Lloyd Webber
  7. Ave Maria - Julian Lloyd Webber
  8. Adagio - Julian Lloyd Webber
  9. Traumerei (Dreaming) - Bruno Canino
  10. Notturno: Andante - Julian Lloyd Webber
  11. Sicilienne - Bruno Canino
  12. An Die Musik, D547 - Bruno Canino
  13. Reverie - Julian Lloyd Webber
  14. Prayer - Bruno Canino
  15. Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Bruno Canino
  16. Salut D'amour, Op.12 - Bruno Canino
  17. Valse Sentimentale, Op.15 No.6 - Samuel Sanders
  18. Kol Nidrei, Op.47 - Julian Lloyd Webber

Tracks:

  1. Air (Air On A G String) - Julian Lloyd Webber
  2. Clair De Lune - Julian Lloyd Webber
  3. Elegie, Op.24 - Jullian Lloyd Webber
  4. Andante - Heinrich Schiff
  5. Romance In D Minor, Op.62 - Julian Lloyd Webber
  6. Beau Soir - Bruno Canino
  7. Sicilienne, Op.78 - Bruno Canino
  8. Panis Angelicus - Julian Lloyd Webber
  9. Nocturne In E Flat Major, Op.9 No.2 - Julian Lloyd Webber
  10. Cantabile - Samuel Sanders
  11. Liebesleid - Samuel Sanders
  12. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Janos Starker
  13. Bereuse - Julian Lloyd Webber
  14. Cantilena - Julian Lloyd Webber
  15. Melodie, Op.20 No.1 - Julian Lloyd Webber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars really like it.......2007-03-05

This is the first classical cd I have ever bought. The two-disc album was a great price. I really love the performance of Lynn Harrell. I like the collection of Adagios because they are perfect to fall asleep to or study to.
Sentimental Favorites (25)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Sentimental Favorites (25)

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ASIN: B0000058ID
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

  1. The Skaters Waltz - Emile Waldteufel
  2. String Quartet No. 2: III. Notturno - Alexander Borodin
  3. 'Thais': Meditation - Jules Massenet
  4. Sleeping Beauty: Waltz - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
  5. The Red Poppy Ballet: Phoenix - Reinhold Moritsevich Gliere
  6. Artist's Life Waltz - Peter Falk
  7. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - Walter Klien
  8. Nocturne In E Flat Major, Op.9 - Abbey Simon
  9. Ave Maria - Aaron Rosand
  10. Liebeslied - Aaron Rosand
  11. Pavane - Susan Jolles
  12. Je Te Veux - Susan Jolles
  13. My Lady Greensleeves - Elena Polonska
  14. Suite Espanola: 1. Granada - Konrad Ragossnig
  15. Concerto For Flute And Harp In C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino - Catherine Michel
  16. The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz Of The Flowers - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
  17. Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan - Camille Saint-Sa
  18. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No. 8 - Alexander Borodin
  19. The Marriage Of Figaro: Arr. For Winds: Sull'aria Che Soave Zeffiretto - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  20. 3 Old Viennese Dance Melodies: III. Schon Rosmarin - Bronislaw Gimpel
  21. Scheherazade: Arab Song - Bronislaw Gimpel
  22. Pelleas Et Melisande: Sicilienne - Gabriel Faur
  23. Wedding Day At Troldhaugen - Edvard Grieg
  24. Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K. 622: II. Allegro - Jost Michaels
  25. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo - Pietro Mascagni

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Dissappointing.......2004-05-22

The recordings are fair at best. The performances poor to better.

I will dispose of this one.

5 out of 5 stars 25 Sentimental Favorites.......2000-06-19

I used to think that classical music is boring, but this CD has changed my mind. The first time I listened to this CD I said, its OK. Later every time I listen to it I discover a new beautiful music. I feel calm and relaxed. I mostly liked the Borodin, Mozart and Faure songs. It is really 25 sentimental favorites. Now, many titles of the 25 "?" Favorites are on my wish list....
The Best of Grieg
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • AN EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO NORWAY'S GREATEST COMPOSER
The Best of Grieg

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ASIN: B0000014H9
Release Date: 1994-02-15

Tracks:

  1. Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.16: Allegro molto moderato
  2. Two Elegiac Pieces, Op.34: Last Spring (Varen)
  3. Norwegian Dance No.2, Op.35: Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso
  4. Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: Morning
  5. Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: Anitra's Dance
  6. Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
  7. Peer Gynt Suite No.2, Op.55: Arabian Dance
  8. Peer Gynt Ste No.2, Op.55: Solveig's Song
  9. Holberg Suite, Op.40: Prelude
  10. Holberg Suite, Op.40: Andante
  11. Norwegian Bridal Procession, Op.19, No.2
  12. Lyric Suite, Op.54: No.3 Notturno
  13. Lyric Suite Op.54: No.4: March of the Dwarfs
  14. Wedding Day At Troldhaugen, Op.65, No.6
  15. Two Elegiac Melodies, Op.34: Heart Wounds (Hjertesar)
  16. Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op.56: Homage March

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars AN EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO NORWAY'S GREATEST COMPOSER.......2000-05-18

When i first picked up this cd, i must say that i was somewhat dubious in doing so. 'It's just another Grieg collection', i was thinking to myself. However, this collection is more than this. It offers an excellent insight to Norway's greatest composer. Fine for anyone who wishes to find out more about this great composer.
Grieg: Complete Solo Piano Music
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    Grieg: Complete Solo Piano Music

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    ASIN: B0001M4DK0
    Release Date: 2004-11-09
    Beauty and the Beast: Of Love and Hope
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • More than just a good listen... it stir the soul!
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    • Of Love And Hope
    • Lushly Romantic!
    • Moves me to tears...
    Beauty and the Beast: Of Love and Hope

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    1. Beauty & the Beast
    2. Beauty and the Beast - The Complete First Season
    3. Beauty and the Beast - The Second Season

    ASIN: B000008DBI
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Theme from "Beauty and the Beast"
    2. Acquainted With the Night
    3. Laura's Theme
    4. Margaret's Theme: Longing
    5. On Her Own/She Walks in Beauty
    6. Night of Beauty
    7. Single Night/Love Song
    8. Angel's Theme
    9. Devil's Theme/I Arise from the Dreams of Thee
    10. Promise Remembered
    11. Journey's End/Sonnet #Cxvi
    12. Dancing Light/Sonnet #Xxix
    13. Quest/Letters to a Young Poet [Excerpt]
    14. Fear
    15. Father Remembers/Composed on Westminster Bridge
    16. Return
    17. Broken Dreams/Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections ...
    18. To Cast All Else Aside
    19. Riches, Not Gold
    20. Catherine's Lullaby
    21. Voice of Her Eyes/Somewhere I Have Never Traveled
    22. Voice of Her Eyes Somewhere I Have Never Travelled/The First Time ... - Lisa Angelle
    23. Happy Life
    24. This Is the Creature

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars More than just a good listen... it stir the soul! .......2007-05-31

    Soon as you put the CD on, you are transported to another time... another place. The music sooths, as the words spoken by the beast penetrate to the deepest part of your soul. You're emotionally spent, yet feel more alive than ever after your journey.

    I bought this years ago when it first came out on Cassette (gives you an idea how long ago that was) I listened to it so many times the tape wore out. I just ordered the CD.... I can't wait for the journey to begin again...thank you Vincent!

    5 out of 5 stars I Loved this Show and this Album.......2006-06-09

    I bought the CD today as a backup in case my original signed by Ron Perlman CD wears out. I keep waiting for the owners of this series to release at least the first 2 season on DVD. I have no interest in owning the 3rd season when the show broke my heart. I wish someone would redo this show in it's original conception as a movie or a TV series. I loved the show and was a great fan of the Love and Hope shown by Catherine and Vincent.

    5 out of 5 stars Of Love And Hope.......2006-04-07

    Hi! I bought "Of Love & Hope" last November, through Amazon.com, and I must say, I enjoy it! However; the producers of this album, which I love, should have used another introduction instead of just the MUSIC. Why not use the main theme, where Vincent and Catherine introduce each other? THAT would have been great!! After all, Cathy was also a great character on the show!

    I hereby recommend this album to all Beauty and the Beast fans out there. I have listened to it so often, that now, I can recite more poems by heart! BATB FOREVER!

    5 out of 5 stars Lushly Romantic!.......2005-09-04

    I was a great fan of the TV series, "Beauty and the Beast" and owned the cassette version of "Of Love and Hope" in which Ron Purlman as Vincent reads poetry by Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Shelly, Rilke and other greats, interspersed with beautiful music, mostly from the soundtrack of the series. As I love beautiful music and beautiful words, I counted this tape among my treasures. When the tape eventually became damaged, I truly was distraught. I am delighted to now own the CD, which brought me instant pleasure which can only continue for the rest of my life.

    5 out of 5 stars Moves me to tears..........2005-07-06

    I actually have this on cassette, bought years ago before television network executives butchered this incredibly beautiful show, and dug it out of storage recently. Interestingly enough, I found that I had forgotten none of it. Never has music spoken so eloquently to my heart, nor represented a television show so clearly and wonderfully. Ron Perlman's "Vincent" voice, interpreting the classical literary selections in this, is sensual, articulate, undeniably romantic. It's one of the most unusual collections of music and poetry I've ever come across, a fitting and fine representation of the show.
    My favorite is the opening theme of the series, with lyrics sung and "Vincent's" "No one, not even the rain, has such small hands" intonation.
    The television show and it's tragic, other-worldly love story was too perfect to last long on tv. I'm glad that fans such as myself have been able to hold onto rememberances of the show such as this marvelous, sweeping score. I only wish that it could be re-released on Cd, along with dvds of the series. Fans have been keeping the magic alive all these years; it's time we were recognized.
    The Strauss Family: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures - Willi Boskovsky/Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna (6 CD's)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      The Strauss Family: Waltzes, Polkas & Overtures - Willi Boskovsky/Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna (6 CD's)
      Johann Strauss , Johann Strauss II , Josef Strauss , Eduard Strauss , Willi Boskovsky , Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna , and Vienna Symphony
      Manufacturer: EMI Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0002RUAFG
      Release Date: 2004-11-02

      Tracks:

      1. Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228
      2. Sigh Galop, Op. 9
      3. Blue Danube, Op. 314
      4. Artist's Life, Op. 316
      5. Tales From The Vienna Woods, Op. 325
      6. Wine, Woman And Song, Op. 333
      7. Vienna Blood, Op. 354
      8. Roses From The South, Op. 388
      9. Voices Of Spring, Op. 410
      10. Emperor Waltz, Op. 437

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      1. Features Section Waltz, Op. 293
      2. Flight Of Fancy, Op. 215
      3. Accelerations, Op. 234
      4. Ever More Cheerful, Op. 235
      5. Carnival's Ambassador, Op. 270
      6. Leading Article, Op. 273
      7. Morning Papers, Op. 279
      8. Pamphlets, Op. 300
      9. New Vienna, Op. 342

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      1. Carnival Pictures, Op. 357
      2. Where The Lemon Trees Blossom, Op. 364
      3. Du Und Du, Op. 367
      4. Kiss Waltz, Op. 400
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      6. Treasure Waltz, Op. 418
      7. Viennese Women, Op. 427
      8. Danube Maidens, Op. 427
      9. Explosions-Polka, Op. 43
      10. Champagner-Polka, Op. 211
      11. Fancy-Dress Parade, Op. 240
      12. Episode, Op. 296

      Tracks:

      1. Pleased As Punch, Op. 301
      2. Express, Op. 311
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      4. Thunder And Lightning, Op. 324
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      6. Im Krapfenwald'l, Op. 336
      7. At The Double, Op. 348
      8. From The Banks Of The Danube, Op. 356
      9. Greetings From Austria, Op. 359
      10. At The Hunt, Op. 373
      11. I-Tipferl, Op. 377
      12. Bandits' Galop, Op. 378
      13. New Pizzicato Polka, Op. 449
      14. The Carnival In Rome
      15. The Bat
      16. Cagliostro In Vienna
      17. Blindman's Bluff

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      2. A Night In Venice
      3. The Gypsy Baron
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      5. Village Swallows From Austria, Op. 164
      6. Secret Powers Of Attraction, Op. 173
      7. Delirious, Op. 212
      8. Watercolours, Op. 258
      9. My Life's Course Is Love And Joy, Op. 263

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      1. Masks, Op. 33
      2. Forward!, Op. 127
      3. Off On Holiday, Op. 133
      4. The Gossip, Op. 144
      5. Woman's Heart, Op. 166
      6. Sport, Op. 170
      7. All Sorts, Op. 219
      8. In Flight, Op. 230
      9. Chatterboxes, Op. 245
      10. Typographical Letters, Op. 252
      11. Fireproof!, Op. 269
      12. Without A Care!, Op. 271
      13. Artists Greeting, Op. 274
      14. Jockey, Op. 278
      15. Line Clear!, Op. 45
      16. Where One Laughs And Lives, Op. 108
      17. Non-Stop, Op. 112
      18. Below The Enns, Op. 121
      19. Alpine Rose, Op. 127
      20. Delight In Travel, Op. 166
      21. Out Of Hand, Op. 168
      22. Carnival Letter, Op. 203
      23. With Pleasure, Op. 228
      24. With The Breakes Off, Op. 238
      Victor Herbert: Beloved Songs and Classic Miniatures
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • They don't write music like this anymore
      • an elegant and sensitive treatment of classic favorites!
      • He deserves better
      • A valuable addition to recorded Americana
      Victor Herbert: Beloved Songs and Classic Miniatures

      Manufacturer: Naxos American
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000042ODX
      Release Date: 2000-01-25

      Tracks:

      1. Babes In Toyland: Toyland
      2. The Fortune Teller: Romany Life
      3. Badinage
      4. Orang Blossoms: Kiss In The Dark
      5. The Enchantress: Art Is Calling
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      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars They don't write music like this anymore.......2006-12-31

      Who cares if a soprano is singing songs written for a tenor or Thine Alone was written as a duet? This is a perfectly lovely album, and I've never heard my two favorites--Thine Alone, Toyland--sung more beautifully. The soprano, Virginia Croskery, takes no liberties with the music--sings it lovingly and as it was written. Refreshing in our self-indulgent times when singers seem to think it compulsory to "make a song their own" or whatever it is they think they're doing.

      5 out of 5 stars an elegant and sensitive treatment of classic favorites!.......2004-01-13

      Totally enchanted with this CD. The soprano supremely gifted and the orchestra - stunning. I highly recommend it for the sensitive music lover!

      1 out of 5 stars He deserves better.......2000-02-29

      This new Victor Herbert is a disaster. The soloist is bad and destroys Romany Life. Her other songs aren't much better. Most of the vocal music was written with a chorus in mind. No chorus. Over half the vocal selections are mutilated. 2/3rds of Kiss Me Again is gone, about 1/2 of Moonbeams cannot be found, the second verse of A Kiss in the Dark is among the missing, etc. Thine Alone was written as a duet. Molly was written for a tenor. They are sung by a soprano. Herbert wrote so much music beautiful music but onl;y his most famous can be found here. Three or four orchestral selections are all that can be recommended. Until John McGlinn or Richard Bonynge realize that Herbert once existed he is in trouble. Naxos and Brion are not the answer.

      5 out of 5 stars A valuable addition to recorded Americana.......2000-01-19

      It is a Good Thing that Naxos is starting an American Classics series at their usual budget price and that Victor Herbert is featured on two of them. We have as of this writing the purely instrumental (8.559025) and its sequel (8.559026). The latter features soprano Virginia Croskery and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra under Keith Brion. Yes, this offers an interesting comparison with the old Beverly Sills offering of much the same material. Ms. Croskery's vocalizing is very good indeed and perhaps more in keeping with the kind of voice for which much of this music was composed; but while Ms. Sills' voice is quite thrilling, it is perhaps a touch too operatic for this lightweight material. On the other hand, the Naxos sound is far beyond what the older set can give us. Of the 16 selections on this CD, 5 are instrumental. Of the vocals, not all were written for the soprano voice ("Toyland" for example); but most were and we have here what you would expect: "Romany Life," "Kiss in the Dark," "Italian Street Song," "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life," and so on. Some listeners might have some trouble with the singer's very top notes; but at this price and for lack of anything competitive that is still available, this is still a very good purchase. This disc makes a fine companion piece, not only to the other Naxos set, but also to a concert of Herbert and Romberg duets on Newport Classic label titled "Sweethearts."
      Come, Gentle Night: Music of Shakespeare's World
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Ensemble Galilei's music is lilting, elegant and unexpected!
      • beautiful
      • Excellent!
      • It will bring about many gentle nights
      • Visualizing Beauty
      Come, Gentle Night: Music of Shakespeare's World

      Manufacturer: Telarc
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B0000478S3
      Release Date: 2000-01-25

      Tracks:

      1. Mister Issac's Maggot, Chestnut (Dove's Vagary)
      2. Woodycock
      3. Death's Second Self
      4. Jack's Health, Vale Of Years, Jack's Health Reel
      5. Come, Gentile Night
      6. Departe, Departe, The Cobbler's Hornpipe, Third Act Tune
      7. But Let Them Go, Ladies, Sight No More
      8. In A Garden So Green, Childgrove
      9. Fire, Burn, and Cauldron Bubble
      10. The Asp
      11. Rumble Thy Bellyful
      12. Pastime With Good Company, O Lusty May
      13. Irish Lament
      14. Joy To THe Person Of My Love
      15. The Winter's Tale Set: Love's Winter Light, Apples In Winter, Drive The Cold Winter Away, Jenny Pluck Pears
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      17. The Scottich Play Set: Life Is But A Walking Shadow, Mill, Mill O', Pawky Adam Glen
      18. Heart's Ease, Now That The Spring, Gathering Peascods
      19. No Longer Mourn For Me

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Ensemble Galilei's music is lilting, elegant and unexpected!.......2002-11-29

      With their soulful playing and artful, sometimes even ephemeral arrangements, the six women of Ensemble Galilei convey a rare depth of emotion. In the insert notes, gamba player Carolyn Ann Surrick describes their creative process: "[In making this recording, we engaged in]...a kind of work that is so focused and intense that years can go by in one afternoon... Extraordinary music-making requires trust... [We] live for the times when the only thing that exists right then is the music--when the instruments are speaking as if we don't exist, and they are having their own conversation." Thank you, Ensemble Galilei, for allowing the rest of us the privilege of coming along for the ride! It's simply delectable. This chamber ensemble, featuring fiddle, harp, gamba, oboe, pipes and percussion, can also be heard on their other Telarc release, "From the Isles to the Courts", and "The Mystic and the Muse: Celebrating 600 Years of Women in Music", on the Dorian label.

      5 out of 5 stars beautiful.......2001-01-22

      Sheer beauty, as a lover of English music I found this to be one of the most beautiful of all Shakespearean albums. Such harmony, such subtlety, one wishes that the gentle night will never stop.

      4 out of 5 stars Excellent!.......2001-01-04

      Ensemble Galilei provide some excellent arrangements of English renaissance compositions. I believe that John Playford (English Dancing Master) fans will be particularly satisfied with the renditions presented here. It is very unfortunate that E.G. did not provide more arrangements from such early music sources. Some of E.G.'s own compositions seem very weak and not in the renaissance spirit of the rest of the CD. Nonetheless, this CD is highly recommmended.

      5 out of 5 stars It will bring about many gentle nights.......2000-11-22

      I found this album to be solid. Very sweet, but not afraid to use percussion which makes it livelier and more fun. I adore the quiet, peacefulness of the music and the flawless execution of these renaissance songs.

      5 out of 5 stars Visualizing Beauty.......2000-08-20

      I recently had the good fortune to direct a performance of King Lear--the ENTIRE five acts, in a community theatre, non-profit setting. I used twenty-four fully committed non-actors, who for the love of the ideas, participated in this performance. The first and main challenge that I faced was, how do I go "behind" the words, and invoke the right emotions, etc., to give these actors the range and tools needed for an effective, powerful performance? Critical to this performance was the beauty and brilliance of this recording, which I used throughout the various scenes of the play. This helped the performers tremendously, creating the different tapestries in the mind of the Bard. In short, this work is real genius, that I was so happy that I stumbled across. I am now putting in our performance programs, along with our most heart-felt thanks to E.G., the name of the recording and I have copies from Telarc to sell at each performance!
      Grieg: Lyric Pieces; Sonata; 7 Fugues
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Exquisite
      • Splendid Grieg from Mikhail Pletnev
      • Judge for yourself!
      Grieg: Lyric Pieces; Sonata; 7 Fugues

      Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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      ASIN: B00003ZA69
      Release Date: 2000-03-14

      Tracks:

      1. Piano Sonata In E Minor op.7: Allegro moderato
      2. Piano Sonata In E Minor op.7: Andante molto
      3. Piano Sonata In E Minor op.7: Alla Menuetto, ma poco piu lento
      4. Piano Sonata In E Minor op.7: Finale. molto allegro
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      6. 7 Fugues For Piano Eg 184a-g: (Fuga A 2) In C Major
      7. 7 Fugues For Piano Eg 184a-g: Fuga A 3 In D Major. Andante non troppo
      8. 7 Fugues For Piano Eg 184a-g: Fuga A 3 In A Minor. Allegro
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      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Exquisite.......2004-06-26

      I can imagine being there again, in Norway, contemplating the magnificent fjords in majestic silence, listening to the pure waterfalls.

      There are so many sounds, many images, many moods that other pianists were incapable of capturing. Pletnev makes you dream and feel, he tells you simple stories of life, and you listen, fascinated, wondering how such simple things could be so complex.

      There's a grace, a refinement, a harmony, a sensibility never heard before from Grieg. It's melancholy. It's joy. Iridescent beauty...

      5 out of 5 stars Splendid Grieg from Mikhail Pletnev.......2004-03-21

      Mikhail Pletnev is unquestionably one of our finest pianists. His splendid playing is not only replete with much drama and pathos, but also has a strong intellectual streak that is as vivid as Brendel's. This splendid recording of Grieg's piano sonata along with some of the most famous Lyric Pieces demonstrates that he is as convincing an interpreter of Grieg as he is of Chopin, Rachmaninoff or Haydn. Along with Leif Ove Andsnes' recent recording of Grieg's Lyric Pieces, Pletnev's splendid account is as brilliant as the classic Deutsche Grammophon recording by Emil Gilels. Indeed, in some of Pletnev's performances, most notably the Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, I doubt I have heard the Lyric Pieces played better with such warmth and vividness approaching Impressionism. Pletnev's exceptional performance of the Piano Sonata may be the finest I have heard. Without question this fine CD is among Deutsche Grammophon's best recent recordings of works for the solo piano.

      5 out of 5 stars Judge for yourself!.......2002-03-07

      Please ignore the editorial review of this album. I just heard it on the radio and am rushing to buy it. I've heard a number of recordings of most of these pieces, and have never heard them more beautifully played. Grieg can sound really rinky-dink or absolutely profound and moving; this playing is the latter. And the piano that he's playing on has one of the loveliest tones for this kind of music that I've heard.

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