 | The Most Soothing Lullabies In The Universe [Read More ...]
Perfect music for parents and their baby:Lovely and relaxing music to rock a baby. Even if you don't have a baby to rock it is soothing. |
 | The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II [Read More ...]
The Most RElaxing Classical Albumn, Vol II.:The selections chosen are, for the most part, to my taste, but the volume is comprised of fewer supurb selections, such as those masterpieces by Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart that were found in Vol. I. |
 | 25 Thunderous Classics [Read More ...]
The price is right:If your not a huge fan of classical music but want the stuff found in mainstream movies, get this album. |
 | Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde [Read More ...]
Description: Mahler considered The Song of the Earth his most personal work, and indeed it is one of his greatest and most moving. Its six sections, sung alternately by the mezzo-soprano and tenor, are set to seven poems from The Chinese Flute, a collection of Chinese lyrics translated into G... |
 | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 / Mehta, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra [Read More ...]
Description: "Beg to report safe delivery of a strong, healthy last movement to my Second. Father and child doing as well as can be expected." So ran Mahler's jubilant message on completion of his "Resurrection" Symphony, which after several years' painful gestation had come together in his m... |
 | Most Romantic Classical Music in the Universe [Read More ...]
Review: Great music to unwind to!:I bought this CD to play while I am putting my infant son to bed. Every night I give him his bottle, read him a story and like to have soothing music playing in the background. This was a great choice! It makes for a great alternative to lullaby CD's.... |
 | Great Recordings Of The Century - Janet Baker Sings Mahler / Barbirolli, et al [Read More ...]
Review: Baker/Barbirolli; an unmatched partnership:Few partnerships have been as memorable as that of Sir Barbirolli and Dame Baker's, and this collection of Mahler's three song cycles might very well be their very best achievement. Their artistic connection is simply astounding and neve... |
 | Haunted Heart [Read More ...]
Description: While countless fans flock to see soprano Renee Fleming's performances of the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro because she's got the voice and the dramatic ability to handle such meaty roles, the versatile singer throws her fans a curveball on Haunted Heart, singing popular sta... |
 | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" [Read More ...]
Description: Leonard Slatkin's recording of the Resurrection Symphony was one of Telarc's early digital triumphs--an outstanding achievement, both technically and musically. The account is noteworthy for the powerful, disciplined playing of the Saint Louis Symphony, as well as for Slatkin's c... |
 | Movie Adagios [Read More ...]
Good Peaceful Music:It is good driving music, it is a breath of fresh air in a hectic world. |
 | Mahler: Symphony No. 8 [Read More ...]
Review: The most famous recording of the Mahler 8th:That is due to the fact that when it was recorded, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Solti were at the top of the Orchestra ladder. The brass section was considered the best in the symphonic world. And this work has monumental brass ... |
 | Mahler - The Symphonies / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [Read More ...]
Description: György Solti has come in for his share of hard knocks as a Mahler interpreter, and no one will pretend that he has the same sort of intuitive empathy for this music that Leonard Bernstein has. But he does have the Chicago Symphony Orchestra--no mean advantage--and many of the... |
 | Romantic Adagios [Read More ...]
Nice Mood Setting Music:This is a very nice cd to listen to and sip red wine in one's back yard while reading a good book. Well worth to add to your collection. |
 | Marilyn Horne - The Complete Decca Recitals [Read More ...]
Description: The great American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne celebrated her 70th birthday in January 2004, the same year that also marked 50 years since her professional debut. Horne's debut in 1954 took place in Los Angeles. Her name and voice was brought to many more people than could ever h... |
 | Mahler: Symphonies 1-10; Das Lied von der Erde [Read More ...]
Review: Sometimes, consistency is not boring.:There are no weak links in this chain. Though this cycle did not sweep away all of my previous favorite Mahler recordings, it did give them all stiff competition. Listening to all of these recordings in sequence over a few days was a really... |
 | Mahler: Symphony No. 2 [Read More ...]
Description: This is the most imposing performance of this symphony currently available. The tempos are rather slow, but Leonard Bernstein sustains the music's tension superbly, and the climaxes are every bit as overwhelming as they must be to justify the time he takes getting there. The conc... |
 | The Very Best of Lucia Popp [Read More ...]
Review: Beautiful compilation (4.5 stars):Lucia Popp came from my home country of Slovakia. In 1963, she took her chance and, as the amazingly talented 24-year-old ingenue, accepted the offer to sing in Vienna. She crossed the iron curtain. This for a long time made her and undesirable e... |
 | Songs by Mahler, Handel & Peter Lieberson [Read More ...]
Description: We are indebted to Wigmore Hall for preserving this 1998 recital by the great, beloved mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who was tragically taken from us in 2006. Now that her recordings are all we have left, this one is particularly valuable: it captures the vibrant immedi... |
 | The Voice [Read More ...]
No Better Singer Alive Today!:My 80 year old aunt, a true fan of the classics assures me that NO ONE sings better than Thomas Quasthoff. She loves him, she loves this CD which I bought her as a gift. |
 | Classical Moods [Read More ...]
Review: indispensable for teaching music appreciation:Every teacher of humanities (what I am) or teacher of music appreciation finds herself or himself in a bind: You need lots of examples of great music to use in class.
The four CDs of Classical Moods come to the rescue. Here are doze... |
