 | The Most Famous Opera Duets [Read More ...]
Description: This is a misnomer--not all of these duets are all that famous--but it's a fine compilation nonetheless. You'll hear selections from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Nicolai Gedda and Ernest Blanc at their most elegant French), Madama Butterfly (Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Scotto--an imp... |
 | Rapture: Opera's Most Heavenly Moments [Read More ...]
Review: Opera's Most Heavenly Moments Indeed:I have more experience with other genres of music, but am interested in basically all kinds. I have been collecting CDs for nearly 2 decades but had no Opera in my collection. I did a little research and arrived at a conclusion. If I wanted... |
 | Verdi: La Traviata (complete opera live 1955) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan [Read More ...]
Description: This live recording of the 1955 Visconti production at La Scala is the best of the available Maria Callas Traviatas. Aside from a minor pitch problem or two, she's in great voice, coloring phrases to reveal character and investing the coloratura with variety and passion. Her "... |
 | The Best of Kathleen Battle [Read More ...]
Wow!:K Battle is the 'Nat King Cole of opera!' So smooth, warm and beautiful yet surprisingly lyrical and a vocal range that is remarkable. The high notes are chrystal clear yet with that smoothness and warmth mentioned earlier. You won't be disappointed. |
 | 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... |
 | The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera [Read More ...]
Description: Put together in evident haste, this collection is nevertheless a surefire, appetite-whetting starter kit both for the budding operaphile and for the simply intimidated. The samplings include some of the greatest voices from EMI's vaults: here you'll find the polar opposites Calla... |
 | Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits [Read More ...]
Description: For those who want the most remembered passages of classical music's best-loved works, here's a package for you. On this bargain priced double-CD, you'll find music from 40 different classical composers; for the most part, the recordings excerpted here are some of the very best. ... |
 | The Chicago Principal: First Chair Soloist Play Famous Concertos [Read More ...]
Review: A 2-CD CONCERTO SET THAT STRIKES ALL THE RIGHT NOTES :IN A NUTSHELL: PRINCIPAL CSO PLAYERS PERFORM A DIVERSE SELECTION OF CLASSICAL CONCERTOS
I thought I was looking for gifts, but actually I ended up purchasing some classical CD recordings for myself. Here's why I selected this... |
 | Very Best of [Read More ...]
Description: Placido Domingo is a phenomenon, and every aspect of his artistry is on display in this 2-CD compilation, which includes arias from his signature roles in Italian, French, German, and Russian operas, and songs from Viennese and Spanish operettas. The original recordings range fro... |
 | The Opera Album [Read More ...]
Description: This is a remarkable collection: two and a half hours' worth of opera arias, duets, and a couple of choruses, and nary a dud among them. All the stars are here, from Alagna to Schwarzkopf, with stops at Gheorghiu, Callas, Bjoerling, Dessay, Gedda, Carreras, Popp, Domingo, Norma... |
![]() | Verdi: The Greatest Operas (Macbeth, Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata, Aida, Otello, Falstaff) [Read More ...]
Description: Seven complete operas by Giuseppe Verdi at budget price in one space-saving set, featuring a twenty-four-page booklet with biographies, detailed listings, and historic photos! Exciting live recordings taped 1962-1976. Verdi is the most beloved of all the great Italian opera compo... |
 | Mad about The Classics [Read More ...]
Love It!:I first received this CD as a Christmas present more than 6 years ago. My old copy was too scratched to play any more. I was so happy to see that Amazon carried this CD, it has all the best classics on it! |
 | Mozart: Don Giovanni [Read More ...]
Review: The most overrated recording in history:With the multitude of Don Giovannis out there, one might be tempted to buy this one, seeing as to the fact that it has consistently been praised. While it is perhaps the best 'classic' recording out there other than the 1936 one with Busch... |
 | The Most Relaxing Cello Album in the World Ever [Read More ...]
cello mudiv:I was disappointed in the music. It was not beautiful or relaxing. it was boring and depressing. not the seller's fault unless they were the musician.. |
 | The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever! [Read More ...]
Review: Best? Choral Album:I don't know about the BEST ever, but it IS a very good choral sampler. The range of period music, styles, and choruses is a great sampling of choral music, ranging from Gregorian to McCartney; the bombastic to the serene; the familiar to the lesser known. The ... |
 | 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... |
 | Ten Tenors in Prayer [Read More ...]
Very Disappointing:The sound quality is worse than an old, scratched vinyl record. Music is boring and old. Extremely disappointing. |
 | Portrait of an Artist: Arnold Jacobs [Read More ...]
Review: A good insight into this great musician. :A lot of good tips on playing brass instruments. Unfortunately Mr. Jacobs did not publish any books that I am aware of, but hearing his brief advice on how to play music is worth the price of this CD. I think all brass players will get... |
 | The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé [Read More ...]
Review: Early Caballe, covering the range of her opera roles:Leaving the hype aside, EMI would have been more accurate to entitle this 2-CD ssurvey "Opera Arias by the Young Caballe." In the whole generous 151 min. there are only 6 songs to represent her extensive recital repertoire, and... |
 | Mozart: Don Giovanni [Highlights] [Read More ...]
Review: Bravo ....:In this recording we have fourteen highlights of Lorenzo Da Ponte's Don Giovanni.
Da Ponte finished the libretto in June 1787 and the whole score was successfully completed on 28th October 1787 for an opera `'buffa''
Throughout the rehearsal period, Mozart and libr... |
