 | The Most Famous Opera Arias [Read More ...]
Review: Sorry but who sings the songs is as important as the songs:The conductor and the singers can make a beautiful song the opera that everyone jeers and hates. To have a Russian singer doing o mio babbino caro is just plain silly...give the woman a break and play something from Russ... |
 | The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever! [Read More ...]
Review: Best Opera....:I'm not opera literate, so I was looking for some kind of introduction that had some familiar arias and that would connect me to others that I had not heard. I liked that the notes with the cd indicated where a new listener may have heard some of the music (in a co... |
 | Mozart: Requiem [Read More ...]
Description: Between 1961 and 1986, Herbert von Karajan made three recordings of the Mozart Requiem for Deutsche Grammophon, with little change in his conception of the piece over the years. This recording, from 1975, is, on balance, the best of them. The approach is Romantic, broad, and sust... |
 | 100 Best Opera Classics [Read More ...]
Review: fantastic introduction to opera:this really is an amazing set. rarely are compilation sets filled with such consistently good music as well as offering the breadth and diversity found here. also, this is THE introduction to opera, as far as i'm concerned. if you don't enjoy opera... |
 | Mozart: Requiem [DVD Audio] [Read More ...]
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 | Mozart:Requiem In D Minor [Read More ...]
Review: Mozart's Requiem:I purchased this CD at the recommendation of my choir director, as we are performing it in March 2009 and it is sung most similarly to how she will conduct it. As she had mentioned, there are some odd pronunciations which I would have noticed even had she not sai... |
 | Rossini: Greatest Hits [Read More ...]
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 | Rossini: Stabat Mater; Petite Messe Solennelle [Read More ...]
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 | Bizet: Carmen [Read More ...]
If you're going to start with one opera, make it Carmen. It's full of memorable melodies, fascinating situations, and gripping drama. Herbert von Karajan and his colleagues give a polished account that revels in the beauty and color of the score. --Ted Libbey |
 | Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana [Read More ...]
Review: Stunning:This Cavalleria is, in my opinion, the best one on record. Placido Domingo is PERFECT for his role, with much passion and fire in his singing. Agnes Baltsa is an exquisite Santuzza, having a voice the soars up to the high notes, and a very beautiful middle voice. Her hig... |
 | Beethoven - Missa Solemnis · Mozart - Coronation Mass / Karajan [Read More ...]
Review: God help them:Listening to this recording from the great Karajan was a large deception. The constant screaming from the chorus was so unbearable that I can not figure that there is people who can appreciate it. For those in search for a best interpreatation, I recommend the one w... |
 | Great Recordings Of The Century - Strauss, R.: Salome / Karajan, Behrens, Van Dam, Baltsa, et al [Read More ...]
Description: Herbert von Karajan's mastery of the opulent idiom of Richard Strauss is everywhere apparent in this recording of Salome, made in 1977-78 in conjunction with the first-ever Salzburg Festival production of the opera, conducted (as well as directed) by the Salzburg-born maestr... |
 | Verdi: Don Carlo [Read More ...]
El Don Carlos de Karajan:Cuando Leonard Bernstein escucho esta versión de Don Carlos en discos (en aquella época LPs), le gusto tanto que expresamente mando una carta a Karajan para felicitarlo por lo que a su juicio era la mejor versión de la Opera. Opinión que comparto plenamente con Lenny. |
 | No. 1 Mozart Album [Read More ...]
Review: This Makes You Want MORE MOZART!:This is excellent for
a) people whom haven't really heard much Mozart and
b) those whom are "easing back into" his music.
I fit into the latter category. I recently watched Amadeus for the first time and was STAGGERED by the movie...as fictional ... |
 | Mozart: The Complete Da Ponte Operas (Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte) [Read More ...]
Muti the Mozartian:Muti is unrivalled as a Mozartian conductor. The fact that he is a full-blooded Italian brings out the Italian in these Da ponte operas. A landmark in Mozart opera recordings. |
 | Mad About Italian Opera [Read More ...]
Review: Actually, its more Mad About Placido Domingo:"Mad About Italian Opera" is really more like "Mad About Placido Domingo" since 11 of the 19 tracks feature the tenor. Another three offer vocals by Luciano Pavarotti, so obvious the emphasis is on tenors with this collection. Yes, t... |
 | Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection [Read More ...]
Description: This certainly is a desirable compendium of some of the most famous large-scale choral pieces, primarily drawn from Deutsche Grammophon's catalog of operas and oratorios. Among the 30 selections on this two-disc set are choruses from Carmen, Lohengrin, Aida, Madame Butterfly, ... |
 | Mahler: The Complete Symphonies & Orchestral Songs / Bernstein [Read More ...]
Description: This 16-disc set contains what is without a doubt the most distinguished collection of Mahler performances ever to have been assembled in one place. DG has sensibly collected all of Bernstein's Mahler for Polygram labels, including the London "Das Lied von der Erde," and all of t... |
 | Verdi: Greatest Hits [Read More ...]
Review: A sound compilation of Verdi's famous works:This disc, along with all of the Sony Classical catalog, has very good sound quality, little if any background noise (aside from applause at the beginning or end of a track), and very respectful interpretations of the works of a master.... |
 | Ponchielli: La Gioconda [Read More ...]
Review: Nice Singing, Great Sound, Boring Opera!:I bought this recording as I was unfamiliar with this Opera. I am not unfamiliar with the principal singers. The sound quality, and singing was great, however, the Opera (I found) to be downright boring. It just didn't have the Umpffffff o... |
