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Average customer rating: DON'T GET THIS FROM AMAZON!!!!! Bounty of Flute's Best From One of Best Flutist A Masterpiece The Master of the Flute lotsa flute

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Tracks:

1. Adagio
2. 'Winter' Concerto In F Minor: ll Largo - The Four Seasons
3. Largo: Xerxes
4. Flute Concerto In C, BWV 1032: ll Largo E Doice
5. Pastoral Symphony: Messiah
6. Flute Concerto In G: ll Adagio
7. Flute Concerto In D, Op 10 No 3 'll Cardellino': ll Cantabile
8. Flute Concerto In D: ll Adagio
9. 'Spring' Concerto In E, Op 8 No 1: ll Largo - The Four Seasons
10. Canon
11. Flute Concerto In F, Op 10 No 5: ll Largo E Cantabile
12. Flute Concerto In A, Wq168: ll Largo Con Sordini
13. Flute Concerto In G: ll Andante
14. Flute Concerto In G, Wq169: ll Largo
15. Flute Concerto In G Minor, Op 10 No 2 'La Note': V Largo 'll Sonno'
16. Flute Concerto In D Minor, Wq 426: ll Un Poco Andante

Tracks:

1. Meditation - Thais
2. The Little Shepard
3. Nocturne No 5 In B Flat
4. ll Andantino
5. Serenade, D957
6. Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre
7. Prelude A L' Apres-midi d'un Faune
8. En Bateau
9. Vocalise
10. Nocturne In E Flat, Op 9 No 2
11. Andante In C, K315
12. Syrinx
13. Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Customer Reviews:

DON'T GET THIS FROM AMAZON!!!!!.......2005-11-04

Ok people. I ordered this from Oct. 13 and NOw it's Nov. 3. I still didnt' get it. They told me it's gonna be delayed until the 14... I'm rating this only a one star not because SIR James Galway isn't a great flutist, but it's Amazon's crappy service and lack of interest.

Bounty of Flute's Best From One of Best Flutist.......2005-02-17

Being married to a flutist allows me to hear some of the greatest works written for this beautiful instrument. Here one of its greatest virtuosos records his favorites from its reportoire.

Gallway performs superb renditions of 29 of his favorites, from Albinoni and Bach to Vivaldi. Much of what he plays most are already familiar with but will enjoy his passionate interpretation even then, e.g. CPE Bach's Flute Concertos and Vivaldi's four seasons selections. The fun comes from hearing other that some might not be that familiar with: Galuppi's Flute Concerto in D or Field's Nocturne in B Flat.

These are all enhanced by Gallway's personal notes on each selection, which is truly a wonderful addition to the liner notes.

This two CD set is truly a wonderful addition to all who love the sweet and flowing tone of flute well played accompanied by excellent orchestration and other instruments. Top shelf!

A Masterpiece.......2003-02-08

I am a college student and I am majoring in music education. My primary instrument is the flute, and my goal is to attain all of the pieces that I have studied. By buying this CD with many different selections has saved me the aggravation of purchasing many different CDs. James Galway is an extremely talented man, and this collection shows off his capabilities with flare. There are selections from all of the major musical periods such as the Baroque and the Classical which makes for a wonderful variety. This CD is worth every penny.

The Master of the Flute.......2001-01-18

James Galway performs miracles on the flute. This is an exquisite CD. Flautist must own this one!! It is a wonderful resource and helpful to young musicians needing some musicality help.

lotsa flute.......2000-09-09

you really have to love flute music to have 2+ hours, I didn't realize it was ALL flute.

Average customer rating: Interesting Mix, but not for serious classical music listeners a must have flute cd takes you to another place and time!

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Tracks:

1. Flute Concerto In D Major, RV 428 'The Goldfinch': I. Allegro
2. The Four Seasons ('Spring') RV 269: III. Allegro (Pastoral Dance)
3. Flute Concerto In G Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
4. Orchestral Suite In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
5. Flute Sonata In E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano
6. Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
7. Flute Concerto In G, KV 313: III. Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto
8. Greensleeves
9. The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Chinese Dance
10. The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Dance Of The Reed Flutes
11. Sicilienne, Op. 78
12. Entr'acte To Carmen, Act III
13. Syrinx
14. L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: III. Menuet
15. Thais: Mediation
16. Piece In The Form Of A Habanera
17. Carnival Of The Animals: The Birds (Aviary)
18. Maple Leaf Rag
19. Concerto For Flute: II. Allegretto - Adagio ma non troppo
20. Porgy And Bess: 'Summertime'
21. Density 21.5 For Solo Flute

Customer Reviews:

Interesting Mix, but not for serious classical music listeners .......2005-08-08

Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart are all too well known, but less known musics are blended well into this CD. That's why I bought this CD. I think this is a good CD to familiarlize myself to flute pieces, but as a serious classical music listener it may come in short as more than half of pieces in this CD are something too famous and were listened so many times. This CD can be used to know what I like and then move forward from there. I am the type of listener who listen to the entire Carmen of Bizet instead of listening to only one part or two of it. If a listener is unfamiliar with clessical music, I think this is a good one to start.

a must have flute cd.......2001-07-23

this is a great flute cd. i enjoy the fact that the cd has many preformers rather than just one. Jean-Pierre Rampal, of course probably the most famouse flutist, and William Bennett, an amazing flutist who I was fortuante enough to hear in person, are both on this cd, as well as a few other great flutist. i especially enjoyed Siciliene, because i have never heard it played with flute and hard, and because i have played the piece myself.

even if you haven't heard of some of these songs it is wonderful to listen to them. i recomend this cd for flutiests of all levels.

takes you to another place and time!.......2000-08-25

This cd is by far the most beautiful that I have ever heard! It just takes you away to another place and time, far from your worries, very relaxing. I highly reccomend this to anyone who loves beautiful music!

Average customer rating: THANK YOU Soothing... James Galway's triumphant Deutsche Grammophon return Some Good Galway Crossover Selections

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Tracks:

1. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
2. Gymnopedie No.3
3. Ave Maria
4. The Dawning Of The Day
5. En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor (Based On The 2nd Movement Of 'Concierto De Aranjuez')
6. Siciliano
7. Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix
8. Casta Diva
9. Pie Jesu
10. Barcarolle
11. Der Engel
12. Che Faro Senza Euridice?
13. Lento
14. Wiegenlied
15. A Lord Of The Rings Suite
16. Annie's Song

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This is James Galway's first CD with a new label, and it presents him at his most lyrical. Every selection is long-melodied and soothingly played, including an interesting transcription of the 2nd movement of Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez. Who would have guessed that a flute could substitute so handsomely for a guitar? Schubert's "Ave Maria" is mellow and sweet, Brahms's "Lullaby" is nicely accented, and he's well-matched with his wife in the "Barcarolle" from The Tales of Hoffmann. Two bonus tracks offer the world premiere of a haunting suite from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, composed by Howard Shore, and a new version of John Denver's "Annie's Song," perhaps Galway's most famous piece. Along the way, there's a mesmerizing transcription of Ravel's "Pavane pour une Infante défunte" (originally for piano), a moving version of "Che faro…" from Gluck's Orfeo ed Eurydice, and more. Fans of Galway's won't want to miss this relaxing, beautifully recorded CD. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

THANK YOU.......2007-05-25

I purchased this CD as a gift. It was so convenient to order it on-line and have it sent directly to my sister.

Thank you!

Anne

Soothing..........2007-05-06

I suppose that James Galway is about the most reknowned flautist of our time. I would file this CD under the category of "light" classics. As such, it is a masterpiece. Not only does every track feature a beautiful melody, but as a whole the recording creates a mood of peace and calm. It is utterly soothing and relaxing. Of special interest for all of you "Lord of the Rings" is a suite based on thems from the movie trilogy. It has an appealing Celtic feel.

This CD takes you from the busy world and puts you out in "space".

James Galway's triumphant Deutsche Grammophon return.......2005-02-27

Fans of James Galway may not realize that he recorded on Deutsche Grammophon in the past, as a key member of the Berlin Philharmonic during the early 1970s; this CD is a splendid "return" to this recording label. It is a brilliant mixture of classical and popular music, representing Galway's uncanny ability of playing superb "Mood Music", aided by ample orchestral support from the London Symphony Orchestra. Among the bonus tracks are a new version of John Denver's "Annie's Song" for which Galway has earned ample worldwide recognition and a haunting suite from film composer Howard Shore's scores for "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, playing themes associated with the Hobbits and their beloved The Shire.

Some Good Galway Crossover Selections.......2004-12-28

This new recording Sir James's First for DG in quite a long time.

Is a selection of uplifting pieces of music arrainged for flute

and orchestra. Ably abbetted by the LSO and assisted by his wife

Jeanne, who plays quite well too, Sir James shows that he can

still play the flute and the tin whistle with more than enough

talent and feeling. While some people may condemn this as "mood"

music, I find it quite refreshing. Although I can still hope that

there will be a couple recordings of flute concerti comming from

Mr. Galway in the near future. I have never had a problem with

classical artists doing what is now called "Crossover" I think

it gives them a much needed change of pace. After all one can

only play the classic flute liturature so much, and Sir James is

not the first solo artist to make such recordings. His

His performances of the selections on this CD are all quite good

to say the least. My favorites are the "Barcarolle" and "Annies

Song" and the Schubert "Ave Maria", which I think is the best

instrumental recording of this work since Isaac Stern's violin

recording for CBS. Klauspeter Siebel and the London Symphony

Orchestra do a wonderful job accompaning him in these works.

The recorded sound is more than acceptable and I can only hope

that this will be the first of many new James Galway CD's from

DG. Perhaps Sir James can do a disc or Two with the London

Mozart Players as well for DG too>

Average customer rating: Essential Performances from a Great & Beloved Singer

Philips and Decca Recordings, 1961-1979 (Limited Edition) Janet Baker , John Shirley-Quirk , Graham Sheen , Johann Sebastian Bach , Ludwig van Beethoven , Hector Berlioz , Giovanni Bononcini , Benjamin Britten , Giulio Caccini , and Antonio Caldara Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Caldara, Antonio | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chausson, Ernest | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Giordani, Giuseppe | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martini | Martini, Giovanni Battist | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Paisiello | Paisiello, Giovanni | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pergolesi | Pergolesi, Gio Battista | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Piccinni, Niccolò | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rameau | Rameau, Jean Philippe | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Alessandro Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Alessandro | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stradella | Stradella, Alessandro | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Janet Baker Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll) Great Recordings Of The Century - Janet Baker Sings Mahler / Barbirolli, et al The Very Best of Régine Crespin Clara Haskil: Philips Recordings, 1951-1960 ASIN: B0000B0A0Q Release Date: 2003-11-25

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Essential Performances from a Great & Beloved Singer.......2004-01-09

For those of us who grew up on Janet Baker's recordings (and were lucky enough to hear her "live" as well), the sound of her voice and her singular artstic personality - British restraint coupled with fierce emotional and spiritual commitment - are indelibly imprinted in our minds and hearts. The closest current equivalent is Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, another superb artist who has charted her own course, and not surprisingly there is some overlap of repertoire, in the music of J.S. Bach, of course, but also Berlioz's Didon and Beatrice, Handel's Ariodante and Britten's Phaedra (composed for Baker).
This wonderful compilation is complementary to EMI's 2-CD "The Very Best of Janet Baker" -- no overlap of repertoire whatsoever. Unlike that set, which focused on concert repertoire (with orchestra or piano) there's a generous sampling here of Baker's operatic roles including Handel, Mozart, Purcell, Rameau, Gluck, and Britten. Also welcome is "Phaedra," one of Britten's strongest late works. And it's good to have the Berlioz: "Cleopatre" and "Herminie" complete, the big aria from "Beatrice et Benedict." (Why EMI included nothing from her recording of the last 2 scenes of "Les Troyens" is unfathomable.) The wide time-span allows us to hear Baker's voice in all its youthful, "sappy" warmth, as well as in its artistic maturity (though truth to tell she was pretty much a complete artist from the start). There are a few signs of wear in later items, nothing serious, in fact rather less than I remembered. I could have done with fewer of the "Arie Amorose" in favor of more cuts from her Gluck LP, which I believe has never been issued complete on CD, but that's just personal preference. The focus here is entirely on orchestrally accompanied works (or, in the case of the marvelous early disc of Ravel, Chausson & Delage songs, with chamber ensemble) so for Baker the supreme interpreter of English, German and French song you'll need to go elsewhere (the EMI has a fair sampling, especially of her Schubert). But everything here is indispensible.

Average customer rating: Flute artistry of the highest order! A treasure!

French & German Flute Masterpieces Manufacturer: NY Philomusica Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Flute Greatest Hits The Legendary James Galway: Man With the Golden Flute ASIN: B00003Q01D Release Date: 1999-11-30

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1. Claude Debussy Sonata No 2 (1916) for flute, viola and harp
2. Claude Debussy Syrinx (1913) Unnaccompanied Solo
3. Francis Poulenc Sonata for Flute and Piano (1958)
4. Johann Philipp Kirnberger Sonata in G
5. Christoph Willibald Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice
6. Georg Philipp Telemann Suite in A minor

Album Description

Partnered by New York Philomusica pianist, Robert Levin, Nobuko Imai, Gloria Agostini and Gerald K. Appleman, Paige Brook demonstrates a command of these wide ranging styles informed by his long membership in the New York Philharmonic. Gluck's Dance of the Blessed Spirits and Poulenc's Sonata have received especially wide listenership on nationwide classic FM radio.

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Flute artistry of the highest order! A treasure!.......2005-05-10

In terms of artistry, of phrasing and interpretation, Paige Brook has no equal among flutists past or present. The way he phrases and connects notes puts him head and shoulders above the likes of any of the so-called great flutists -- Rampal, Kincaid, Galway, Baker, Bennett -- and the host of younger pretenders to the throne (Pahud, Alexa Still, et al.) who currently dot the landscape.
The musical intelligence at work here is no less than astonishing.
This CD should be required listening for all aspiring flutists -- it is a virtual master class in phrasing and interpretation for the flute.
While other flutists play will-'o-the-wisp pretty for the sake of playing
pretty, or try to snow you with virtuosity for the sake of virtuosity,
Mr. Brook pays attention to the music itself, unafraid to attack and articulate when the music calls for it, to phrase and separate the notes with superb attention to nuance and detail. This is truly playing of the highest order.
If you love the flute, you must have this CD. It is a musical treasure.

Average customer rating: Wonderful Voice, Great Selection Extremely competent but not a permanent addition An album that is very dear to my heart Bland & Sleepy Another American Singer That Shines

Susan Graham - Mozart & Gluck Arias ~ Il tenero momento Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Christoph Willibald Gluck , Susan Graham , Harry Bicket , and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Susan Graham ~ Berlioz - Les nuits d'été Susan Graham - La Belle Époque (The Songs of Reynaldo Hahn) Susan Graham at Carnegie Hall Artist Portrait: Susan Graham Gluck - Iphigénie en Tauride / S. Graham · Groves · Hampson · Rouillon · Mozarteum · Bolton ASIN: B000056BEZ Release Date: 2001-02-06

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1. Paride Ed Elena: Oh, Del Mio Dolce Ardor
2. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Non So Piu Cosa Son, Cosa Faccio
3. La Clemenza Di Tito: Parto, Ma Tu, Ben Mio
4. Iphigenie En Tauride: Non, Je N'espere Plus... O Toi Qui Prolongeas Mes Jours
5. Iphigenie En Tauride: O Malheureuse Iphigenie!
6. Iphigenie En Tauride: Non, Ect Affreux Devoir... Je T'implore Et Je Tremble
7. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete
8. La Clemenza Di Tito: Deh, Per Questo Istante Solo
9. Orphee Et Eurydice: Qu'entends-je? Qu'a-t-il Dit?... Amour, Viens Rendre A Mon Ame
10. Idomeneo: Non Ho Colpa
11. Orphee Et Eurydice: J'ai Perdu Mon Eurydice
12. Lucio Silla: Dunque Sperar Poss'io... Il Tenero Momento

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The "tender moment" of this collection's title comes from a stunning scene in an opera Mozart wrote as a teenager, Lucio Silla. It refers to the heightening of sensitivity and expectation that love, above all else, instills. But the Mozart example (with which the album ends) might also be taken as a metonym for the way in which the most powerful emotions, including love in all its guises, from ardor to lament, can intensify the moment. It's a process that opera itself tries to replicate through the wonderful alchemy of music, text, and character. In her second recording for Erato (following the extraordinary Ned Rorem anthology), American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham focuses on the "tender moment" as depicted by Mozart and Gluck. These two masters of opera aren't often paired, though each in his highly distinct, individual way insisted on elevating the genre beyond the level of frivolous entertainment and display that the century they shared found so tempting. Graham's program of six scenes from each suggests some striking moments of common ground in terms of the larger classical aesthetic, though the success of the whole enterprise is mixed. Certainly, Graham makes a case for the radiant beauty of Mozart's opera seria writing (her own operatic debut was in Lucio Silla), which still tends to be undervalued--as though it were simply a case of the composer being enchained by excessive genre "conventions." There's a magical balance between form and content, substance and decoration in "Parto" from La Clemenza di Tito (notable enough for Antony Pay's melting basset clarinet obbligato), and in the lengthiest selection (the last one, from Lucio Silla), though Graham here exposes the instability of her lowest register.

But to whatever extent Mozart and Gluck might intersect in sensibility, the latter conjures a remarkably different universe when he depicts love's loss and abandon. Somehow the scenes from Iphigénie and, especially, Orphée et Eurydice (in its French version here) don't register as stylistically different enough and they lack that strange, altogether Gluckian combination of objective purity with emotional extremity. And as Mozart's adolescent Cherubino, the kind of intensity that Graham conveys so convincingly on stage comes across a tad too contrived. On disc alone, not all of the selections can capture the spell Graham typically casts in live performance through her combination of singing, "emotional intelligence," and stage presence. Still, it's an intelligent program, and Graham has proved to be a winning exponent of period performance style (as in 2000's superb Alicina). The match here with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is a happy one. --Thomas May

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Wonderful Voice, Great Selection.......2007-01-10

This is one of the best vocal CDs released in the last several years. If you don't know Susan Graham's gift, this CD is the best introduction. I'd also recommend it if you're not especially an opera fan, but are interested in a very listenable introduction to top-notch singing. I've listened to this over and over, and have not filed the CD away for months.

The balance of material between Gluck and Mozart works surprisingly well. Graham eschews the showy and flashy, yet sings with extraordinary power and passion. The accompaniment is excellent, never getting in the way. The recording is almost perfect.

In short, a pleasurable CD that will improve the quality of your life.

Extremely competent but not a permanent addition.......2004-12-16

Very well-focalized, and an evenly produced sound (granted, there is no special color, nor low register) --- but the problem is the anonymous quality of the interpretations. If you want to truly understand Iphigenie's predicament in her aria 'O malheureuse Iphigenie', seek Janet Baker. Not a generalized torment beautifully sounded -- but a moment of tormented grandeur.

An album that is very dear to my heart.......2002-07-22

First my Dad dies unexpectedly and the September 11th attack happens two weeks later. A very unhappy and distressing time in my life. I spent much of this time alone at my parent's home sitting in their big garden on Sunday afternoons listening to this CD and drinking some wine. It helped me make sense of the world around me and my own world at the time - beauty and truth continue to exist even after the worst happenings. "Ô malheureuse Iphigénie!" perfectly reflected my feelings at the time.

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is fabulous, expressive and colourful - you'd never want to hear this music on modern instruments again after hearing them! Susan Graham's voice is expressive and has much pathos - without ever becoming melodramatic.
The repertoire is well selected and there is a very tasteful blend of known and less well known arias. I hope that Ms Graham makes another CD with the OAE again soon! I could stand another disc like this one!

This disc is also the perfect disc to buy with the Cecilia Bartoli Gluck disc. Ms Bartoli tackles Gluck's earlier opera seria arias - while Ms Graham mainly delves into the later reform opera arias - as well as some Mozart. I cherish both discs.

Please consider this CD for your collection.

Bland & Sleepy.......2002-01-02

I enjoy Susan Graham in performance and on CD (her Ned Rorem CD is excellent). This time I was disappointed by the bland and nearly featureless impression this left me with. It is pablum start to finish to my ears. And too...her weak lower register is exposed unflatteringly in this repertoire.

For a study in opposites, try Ewa Podles in the same repertoire and buckle yourself in for the ride.

Another American Singer That Shines.......2001-12-23

Susan Graham has wondeful mezzo voice and she has choosen a repertoire that suits it to a tee. Her creamy and pure tone illuminate the Gluck and Mozart arias in a such beautiful way. If you enjoy this you may want to try her recording of the Berlioz les Nuits d'ete, another group of songs that suit her voice so well. Ms. Graham represents along with Renee Fleming and Ruth Ann Swenson the best of the new American opera singers.

Average customer rating: True Mexican colour A TRUE LYRIC TENOR VOICE Ramón Vargas - For Tenor Connoisseurs!! Thoughtful and musical tenor A Tenor of Note

Ramón Vargas - L'amour, l'amour / Viotti Jules Massenet , Giuseppe Verdi , Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Gaetano Donizetti , Giacomo Puccini , Marcello Viotti , Ramón Vargas , and Charles Gounod Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vargas, Ramon | U to Z | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ramón Vargas - Verdi Arias Between Friends Ramon Vargas - Canzoni (Neapolitan Songs and other Italian Classical songs) In My Heart - 17th and 18th Italian Songs Ramón Vargas - México Lindo (Beautiful Mexico) ASIN: B00000K4H4 Release Date: 1999-09-14

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1. Romeo Et Juliette: Ah! Leve-Toi, Soleil (Gounod)
2. Manon: En Fermant Les Yeux "Dream of des Grieux" (Massenet)
3. Werther: Pourquoi Me Reveiller? (Massenet)
4. Il Duca D'Alba: Angelo Casto E Bel (Donizetti)
5. Lucia Di Lammermoor: Fra Poco A Me Ricovero (Donizetti)
6. La Favorita: Spirto Gentil (Donizetti)
7. L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima (Donizetti)
8. Roberto Devereux: Ed Ancor La Tremenda Porta (Donizetti)
9. Eugene Onegin, Op.24: Lensky's Aria (Tchaikovsky)
10. Rigoletto: Parmi Veder Le Lagrime (Verdi)
11. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile (Verdi)
12. Un Ballo In Maschera: Ma Se M'E Forza Perderti (Verdi)
13. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina (Puccini)

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Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas is in the midst of a fine international career, where he is in demand for and concentrates on the purely lyric tenor repertoire. His smallish, well-focused voice is attractive and distinguished, his top notes free and easy, and his ability in coloratura admirable, making him particularly valuable in the operas of Rossini. He is also an intelligent musician and has a natural feel for a melodic line. On this CD, he tackles the occasional aria that is a bit too heavy for him, i.e., Rodolfo's aria from La Bohème, an excerpt from Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, and Lensky's aria from Eugen Onegin, but on disc, at least, he finds no need to force, and the results are good. In general, he's ardent without being overly sentimental, and except for a vaguely desperate sounding high D flat(!) (as at the end of the fine scene from Donizetti's Roberto Devereux), he keeps the tone lovely. And his selection of arias here contains enough rarities among the chestnuts to make this CD particularly valuable. If you haven't heard Vargas, you should. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

True Mexican colour.......2007-04-17

Needless for me to remind, some top tenors around today come from Mexico.
Placido Domingo started off as a baritone. Vargas on the other hand is an out-and-out tenor. Yes, his voice is most beautiful in its upper register. Don't for once let those young or supposedly good looking tenors steal ALL the show. Vocally, guys like Vargas and Alvarez top the current tenor line up.
Why ask Pavarotti the question about his successor?
We know the answer ourselves - Ramon Vargas.
The new big 3 tenors? Vargas succeeding Pav, Alvarez succeeding Carerras, Heppner succeeding Domingo.
Ad finido.

A TRUE LYRIC TENOR VOICE.......2003-11-02

Mr.Vargas has a true lyric tenor voice and, in pointed disagreement with Mr. Levine's otherwise excellent review, I point out that both Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera and Rodolfo in La Boheme are lyric tenor roles that were sung by such lyric tenors as Bonci and McCormack (Rodolfo). Another very important point is that we have, as opera lovers, developed a very disagreeable habit of proclaiming, through lack of historical perspective, every tenor "the greatest tenor of all-time" forgetting minor voices from the past like Lauri-Volpi, Caruso, Tucker, Gigli, etc.
With these points developed I can point out that the singing on this CD is on an exceptionally high order. Try the arias from Romeo, Lucia di Lammermoor, and La Favorita to see what I'm talking about. The top notes have, at times, almost a Bjoring like sheen and freedom (I should point out to the power nuts that Bjoring's voice was NOT LARGE)while his approach recalls the the great american tenor Jan Peerce. Bravo Vargas!!!!

Ramón Vargas - For Tenor Connoisseurs!!.......2003-03-23

I've been looking for a great tenor voice for some time now. Most new tenors, with a few exceptions, sound more like high singing baritones with little high frequency overtones to their voice. Pavarotti is by far the greatest tenor of our time with a beautiful upper register with high frequency overtones. But Pavarotti's overtones are not as attractive or present in his middle and lower registers. Ramon's a fairly new tenor (42 years old) that finally sounds like a tenor, because he has gorgous high frequency overtones. What makes Ramon so unique is that his overtones are consistant and beautiful throughout his entire range. If I had to discribe his voice in one word it would be "Intoxicating". His singing sounds effortless, romantic and very sensitive which touches the heart. The only thing he needs to work on is instilling more drama into the dramatic lines. With this one CD I have fallen in love with Ramon's voice. I can't wait until he is ready to do more Puccini. This CD is a MUST HAVE!

Thoughtful and musical tenor.......2001-05-29

I loved his Italian song recital (Canzoni), which led me to purchase this CD. The 'Canzoni' performance demonstrated a rich, beautifully controlled voice, producing the most lovely pianissimi since diStefano in his prime; definitely a voice to cherish. While this performance shows much the same, the voice seems thinner and effortful in production during the more dramatic moments. Of course, this is probably due to the fact that his lyric voice has to push a bit to be heard over an orchestra playing full force. However, his approach to this music is dead-on, and in many cases revelatory. I look forward to many more offerings from this very talented singer.

A Tenor of Note.......2000-06-28

It is no secret among true opera devotees that Ramon Vargas has one of more beautiful tenor voices of today. His slightly dark hued, warm lyric tenor is an instrument of rare quality. Fortunately, Vargas is able to combine this beauty of sound with intelligent phrasing and restraint. Although it was been remarked that his voice is rather small, this is a misconception. I have had the pleasure of hearing Vargas all three times he has performed at the LA Opera, once in Werther and twice in L'elisir D'amore. Although Vargas does not have the spinto power of a Domingo, he achieves plently of volume without straining his voice. Although Vargas struggles sometimes at the top, that is not because he lacks an adequate top register. Rather, it is because his voice is not particularly well suited to the heavier, higher tessitura roles. Thus, Vargas reaches the top notes demanded by Donizetti, for example, with facility, while he may sometimes struggle with a heavier Verdi aria. One can only hope that Vargas does not push his voice unwisely like a Di Stefano, whose expansion into the heavier repertoire resulted in the coarsening of that great tenor's velvety timbre. This is not to say that Vargas's voice will not change. But any change should come naturally. In the meantime, Vargas should do what he has been doing thus far, something that he seems to do better than any other tenor today.

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1. Te Deum: Prelude
2. Les folies d'Espagne
3. Symphonies pour les soupers du Roi, Caprice de Villers-Cotterets (extracts)
4. Musette et tambourin en rondeau (extract of 'Fetes d'Hebe')
5. Dance Of The Spirits (extract of 'Orphee et Eurydice')
6. Adagio Pour Strings And Organ
7. Canon
8. Allegro (extract of Concerto pour la nuit de Noel)
9. Concerto For 2 Trumpets: Allegro
10. Concerto For 2 Trumpets: Largo
11. Concerto For 2 Trumpets: Allegro
12. Concerto For Mandolin: Allegro
13. Concerto For Mandolin: Largo
14. Concerto For Mandolin: Allegro
15. Concerto For Violin And Strings 'Le Printemps': Allegro
16. Concerto For Violin And Strings 'Le Printemps': Largo e pianissimo
17. Concerto For Violin And Strings 'Le Printemps': Allegro (danza pastorale)
18. Concerto for Oboe and Strings: Allegro
19. Concerto for Oboe and Strings: Adagio
20. Concerto for Oboe and Strings: Presto
21. Menuett (extract of Quilntette, Op. 13, No. 5)

Tracks:

1. King Arthur Suite: Trumpet Tune - Air - Symphony - Hornpipe - Passacaglia
2. Abdelazer: Rondo
3. The Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
4. Water Music: Hornpipe
5. Xerxes: Largo
6. Suite No. 2 In C Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
7. Suite No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1068: Air
8. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring Choral de la Cantate BWV147
9. Sonata For Flute And Harpsichord, BWV 1031: Sicilienne
10. Concerto For 2 Violins And Strings, BWV 1043: Vivace
11. Concerto For 2 Violins And Strings, BWV 1043: Largo ma non tanto
12. Concerto For 2 Violins And Strings, BWV 1043: Allegro
13. Suite For Flute & Strings: Ouverture
14. Suite For Flute & Strings: Les Plaisirs
15. Suite For Flute & Strings: Air a l'italienne
16. Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, And Strings: Sicilienne
17. Concerto For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, And Strings: Vivace

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Tracks:

1. La Traviata - Prelude, Act I - Giuseppe Verdi
2. Falstaff - Sul fil dun soffio etesio (Nanettas Aria) - Giuseppe Verdi
3. Andrea Cher - O pastorelle, addio - Umberto Giordano
4. Manon - En fermant les yeux - Jules Massenet
5. Les Peurs de Perles - Zurga, quant tous deux Au fond du temple saint - Georges Bizet
6. Adriana Lecouvreur - Ecco! Respiro appena Io son lumile ancella - Francesco Cilea
7. Cosan tutte - Soave sia il vento - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8. La Boh - Smi chiamano Mim Giacomo Puccini
9. Don Giovanni - Dalla sua pace - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
10. Tannher - Wie TodesahnungO du mein holder Abendstern - Richard Wagner
11. Guilliaume Tell - Quel jour serein le ciel prge - Gioachino Rossini
12. Orfeo ed Euridice - Che farnza Euridice? - Christoph Willibald Gluck
13. Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo - Pietro Mascagni
14. Norma - Casta Diva Vincenzo Bellini
15. Lelisir damore - Una furtiva lagrima - Gaetano Donizetti
16. Turandot - Signore, ascolta - Giacomo Puccini
17. Don Giovanni - Deh, vieni alla finestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. Lakm Viens, MallikaDis (Flower Duet) - Leo Delibes

Tracks:

1. Introduction to Khovanshchina - Modest Mussorgsky
2. Rusalka - Song to the Moon - AntonDvorak
3. Porgy and Bess - Summertime - George Gershwin
4. Les Contes dHoffmann - Belle nuit, it damour (Barcarolle)
5. Xerxes - Ombra, mai fu - George Frideric Handel
6. Le Nozze di Figaro - Porgi amor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7. Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro - Giacomo Puccini
8. La Traviata - Di Provenza il mar - Giuseppe Verdi
9. Nabucco - Va, pensiero - Giuseppe Verdi
10. Le Nozze di Figaro - Voi che sapete - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
11. Die Zauberfl- Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd sch Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
12. Orfeo ed Euridice - Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Christoph Willibald Gluck
13. Don Giovanni - Il mio tesoro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. Samson et Dalila - Mon cur souvre a voix - Camille Saint-Sa
15. La Wally - Ebben?Ne andrntana - Alfredo Catalani
16. Les Peurs de Perles - Je crois entendre encore - Georges Bizet
17. Le Nozze di Figaro - Deh vieni, non tardar Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18. Madama Butterfly - Humming Chorus - Giacomo Puccini

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Music for Inspiration Manufacturer: ABT ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Music for Motivation Music for Concentration Music for Thinking Music for Productivity Music to Relax ASIN: B000068IFB Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

1. Mozart: Andante
2. Beethoven: Interlude
3. Gluck: Dance
4. Gluck: Melodie
5. Mascagni: Intermezzo
6. Satie: Interlude
7. Gershwin: Lullaby
8. Borodin: Nocturne
9. Mozart: Adagio
10. Warlock: Pieds-en-l'air
11. Gluck: Interlude
12. Satie: Gymnopedie #1
13. Mascagni: Interlude
14. Elgar: Allegretto
15. Mozart: Interlude
16. Beethoven: Ode To Joy

Album Description

Music for Inspiration is beautiful spacious music signed to facilitate a fresh perspective. The concept of inspiration takes many forms - a noble act, an exemplary life, a divine influence. Inspiration is also defined as the drawing in of breath. The re-arranged music of Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Borodin, Elgar, Mascagni, Satie, and Gershwin creates space for new ideas and expanded imagination. A sonic breath of fresh air, this recording inspires. enlivens and energizes.

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