 | Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias / Myung-Whun Chung [Read More ...]
Description: When he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli recalls finding inspiration in a favorite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Bocelli--who in the meantime has come to inspire millions of fiercely loyal fans himself--returns to the genre as the guiding theme... |
 | New Dawn [Read More ...]
Description: Enya's Orinoco Flow and Bach's Air on a G string; the disc also includes a track penned by Brian Wilson called 'Love and Mercy'. This is the song Libera performed to a star-studded audience in Washington DC before Christmas at the Kennedy Centre Honours, an audience which include... |
 | Sacred Arias [Special Edition with Bonus DVD] [Read More ...]
Special Edition includes enhanced CD with bonus tracks and concert DVD. |
 | Odyssey [Read More ...]
Description: Hayley Westenra's new album Odyssey was always going to be a different proposition to Pure, the record-breaking 2003 collection which marked her international debut. A lot has happened to the young New Zealander over the past two or three years--and those changes are clearly refl... |
 | Voice of an Angel [Read More ...]
Description: Those leery and weary of tasteless crossover need not shudder at the sight of this disc, which has sold over half a million copies in Europe. There's none of the softcore kiddie porn that came with Vanessa-Mae or the heavily packaged faux romanticism of Andrea Bocelli. (That of ... |
 | Cecilia Bartoli - If You Love Me (Se tu m'ami ), 18th-Century Italian Songs [Read More ...]
Description: The 17th-century Italian art song repertory traditionally reserved for novice singers is given new life via Bartoli's artistry. With impeccable diction and evocative phrasing, she captures every innuendo of these simple, but passionate, pieces. No two repetitive phrases are alike... |
 | Cello Adagios [Read More ...]
Excelllent!:This CD is an excellent choice, I enjoyed so much that I bought a second CD for a friend of mine! I highly recommend it.
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 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi: 50 Years (1958-2008) [Read More ...]
Review: Better than HM France Box Set:I believe this Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 50th set is BETTER than the Harmonia Mundi France edition.
Why you ask? First of all, I think it is safe to say that over the years, Harmonia Mundi has always been far more valuable as a label for its recordin... |
 | Sumi Jo - Prayers / James Conlon [Read More ...]
Description: This program seems designed primarily to display soprano Sumi Jo's fabulous singing and famous stylistic eclecticism. However, it also exhibits an admirable religious inclusiveness, encompassing expressions of faith from the Latin liturgy to Negro spirituals; there is even a Ri... |
 | King's Court and Celtic Fair [Read More ...]
Review: King's Court and Celtic Flair:I heard a selection from this CD on a public radio station during a recent vacation to the Northeast US; loved the music and knew I had to own the CD. I have a large selection of Celtic music, smaller selection of Early music; this CD is a great comb... |
 | Cecilia Bartoli - A Portrait [Read More ...]
Review: Bartoli Is Superb, Effusive and Vivacious!:The greatness in art lies in its flexibility and Bartoli exemplifies this greatness in everything she sings! Bartoli reveals different things at different times. In the world of opera Bartoli stands at the summit of achievement, her work... |
 | Musical Banquet [Read More ...]
Description: German soprano Monika Mauch and English luntenist Nigel North tackle songs from A Musical Banquet - Robert Dowland's 17th Century anthology of unique lute songs from England, France, Italy, and Spain. Monika Mauch's and Nigel North's subtle recording of this important cross secti... |
 | Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy / Jean-Yves Thibaudet [Read More ...]
Description: In the beginning, Cecilia Bartoli seemed to do one thing better than anybody, i.e., Rossini arias, which would not guarantee a long career even for a singer of her ebullience. This live performance from the Teatro Olympico in Vincenza, Italy, shows how much she's expanded, both l... |
 | Heavenly Adagios [Read More ...]
Review: Better than most:There are countless collections like this out there so why should this one be recommended? The normal reasons not to buy these are that first, listening only to the slow movements of these pieces leaves missing the real aesthetic quality of alternation of moods t... |
 | In My Heart - 17th and 18th Italian Songs [Read More ...]
Description: Those who prefer 17th- and 18th-century music performed in a "historically correct" manner may balk, but these "old songs and arias" ("arie antiche") are beautifully presented and sung. It's not that Ramón Vargas approaches them in a verismo style or that he overexclaims them... |
 | O: Operatica, Vol. 1 [Read More ...]
Simply Wonderful!!!:I have listened to this CD more times than I can remember. I love the upbeat combined with the opera. Very beautiful music and a kick to listen to. You gotta try this CD. |
 | Cesare Valletti: New York Town Hall Recitals 1959 & 1960; The Art of Song [Read More ...]
Review: Glorious recitals - the essence of charm, elegance and beauty:Cesare Valletti was a pupil of the great tenor Tito Schipa's, and had a relatively short operatic career in the 1950s and 60s. A true tenore di grazia, on records he was a notable Count Almaviva and Don Ottavio (respe... |
 | Andreas Scholl - A Musicall Banquet [Read More ...]
Review: Feasting:Dowland is a composer and a songwriter who made a living out of being depressed to death. Melancholy was the fashion of his time. However, in his time the verb "to die" was popular slang for "to have an orgasm". This gives a much more cheerful aspect to such lyrics "t... |
 | The Best of Andreas Scholl [Read More ...]
Review: The Best In The Modern World:Without exaggeration and without argument, Andreas Scholl is the most outstanding countertenor of our modern time, which has seen an astonishing revival in this voice type. His voice quality is unquestionably masculine, astonishingly high, incredibly ... |
 | Cello Moods [Read More ...]
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