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 | O Holy Night / Luciano Pavarotti / Special Deluxe Edition (Decca) [Read More ...]
Description: This CD is a compilation of (mainly) devotional music sung by Pavarotti when he was in or near his prime, most going back, gloriously, to 1976. Precisely what Orfeo's lament (from the Gluck opera) is doing in a recital called "O Holy Night" is beyond me, but the rest of the sele... |
 | The #1 Opera Album [Read More ...]
Description: The labels that are now gathered under the Universal Classics umbrella have a pretty impressive scorecard in the area of classical compilations. We've seen The Greatest Opera Show on Earth, The Yellow Guide: Classical Music, Best of the Millennium, and now there's The No. 1 Opera... |
 | Movie Adagios [Read More ...]
Good Peaceful Music:It is good driving music, it is a breath of fresh air in a hectic world. |
 | Rossini - Petit Messe Solonnelle ~ Stabat Mater / Pavarotti, Freni, Lohrenger, Minton, Valentini-Terrani, LSO, Gandolfi, Kertesz [Read More ...]
Review: Petit Messe:lovely piece,uneven performance:The gorgeous Kyrie from the Peit Messe Solonnelle has recently been used to good effect in the film 'Bad Education' prompting me to get to know the piece better and purchase this recording.The whole work is a delight,much lighter in ton... |
 | The Greatest Opera Show on Earth [Read More ...]
Description: This really is a remarkable collection, and anyone even remotely interested in opera is bound to be vastly entertained by it. Almost everything and everyone is here, albeit in small doses: Tebaldi, Pavarotti (a lot), Bjoerling, Bartoli, Sutherland, Solti, Karajan, Troyanos, Gheor... |
 | Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Kertész, Ludwig, Berry [Read More ...]
Description: Bartók's lone opera has fared well on disc, and the Kertész is one of the best, even if it lacks the full bite and snap of singers emoting in their native language. Ludwig, a mezzo Judith, is convincing as a loving bride wishing to share her husband's innermost secrets, and Ber... |
 | Essential Mozart Opera [Read More ...]
Review: a voice teacher and early music fan who LOVES Mozart: OVER TWO AND ONE HALF HOURS OF GLORIOUS MELODIES.
Every piece that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756-1791) wrote bears the mark of the unique genius that caused Haydn to say to Mozart's father,"I declare to you upon my honor that I... |
 | Super Estrellas de la Opera - Super Stars of Opera (2 CDs) [Read More ...]
Review: Fantastic, A +, gold star:Wow. In the last year I have transformed into an opera Maniac with the help of the cd. It's got all the greats - Pavarotti, Fleming, more Pavarotti - as well as the other greats - Puccini, Mozart, Verdi - compiled to produce the single most inclusive 2... |
 | Dvorák, Requiem; Mass in D [Read More ...]
Review: The most powerful of all requiems:My love for choral music began as a teenager, blown away by a live performance of Verdi's Requiem. I still love the Verdi, and own dozens of recordings of requiems by various composers, but Dvorak's is the best, by far. (In fact, I'm so fond of... |
 | London Symphony Orchestra (1904-2004): The Centennial Set [Read More ...]
Description: This 4-CD set celebrates the 100th anniversary of the London Symphony Orchestra, tracing its development and rise to a place among the world's premier orchestras. Founded in 1904 by 46 disgruntled members of Sir Henry Wood's Queen's Hall Orchestra and 53 adventurous young colleag... |
 | Smetana: Má Vlast; The Bartered Bride - Hakon Jarl; Dvorák: Czech Suite; Prague Waltzes [Read More ...]
Review: A very enjoyable album:There are plenty of great recordings of Ma Vlast. Actually, this one (Walter Weller conducting the Israel Philharmonic) is my favorite, even though Kubelik is a close second and Levine is good too. And there's also a choice I'm almost sure you haven't tho... |
 | Dance of the Hours: Ballet Favorites from Opera / Bonynge [Read More ...]
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 | Pie Jesu [Read More ...]
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 | Operamania (Box Set) [Read More ...]
Best of the Best:First rate selections, performed by first rate musicians.
Here are some of the most haunting melodies ever created. |
 | Golden Opera [Read More ...]
Review: A must have compilation!:If you like opera but don't want to listen to an entire full score this is a great compilation. There are arias from both well known as well as obscure operas, and the artists included are all excellent. The sound quality is superb and there is not a... |
 | Masonic Music [Read More ...]
Review: It's no wonder they call Mozart a genius!:This is a fabulous recording done back in 1969 in West Germany. The London Symphony Orchestra plays Mozart with impeccable taste and precision while the amazing voices of Werner Krenn and Tom Krause serenade you with a beautiful operatic ... |
 | Essential Opera [Read More ...]
Cool CD:This is a very enjoyable CD with music you already know.
Can't wait to get the other ones!
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 | Mozart: Requiem; Ave verum corpus [Read More ...]
Review: I hate to say this, but ....:This is an infuriating recording. I am a great admirer of the work of Istvan Kertesz and he certanly was a master of Mozart's music. This recording features loud and sometimes off pitch choral singing, soloists not suited to their parts (and the bas... |
 | Donizetti: Don Pasquale [Read More ...]
Review: A fine golden age Don Pasquale:Challenged by Giordano Bruno to come up with a Don Pasquale that might change his opinion of Donizetti's late comic opera as lackluster, I offer this 1964 recording made for Decca. Newly remastered as part of the popular Original Masters series, thi... |
 | Dvorak: Requiem; Symphonic Variations; Kodály: Psalmus hungarious [Read More ...]
Go for Ancerl:I prefer the Ancerl recording to this one. Some noted that it is not available on DG, however the 1959 recording was made in cooperation of DG and Supraphon. Supraphon re-issued the same recording under Karel Ancerl Gold Edition, which is available from Amazon. |
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Dvorak: Requiem; Symphonic Variations; Kodály: Psalmus hungarious Donizetti: Don Pasquale Mozart: Requiem; Ave verum corpus Essential Opera Masonic Music Golden Opera Operamania (Box Set) Pie Jesu Dance of the Hours: Ballet Favorites from Opera / Bonynge Smetana: Má Vlast; The Bartered Bride - Hakon Jarl; Dvorák: Czech Suite; Prague Waltzes London Symphony Orchestra (1904-2004): The Centennial Set Dvorák, Requiem; Mass in D Super Estrellas de la Opera - Super Stars of Opera (2 CDs) Essential Mozart Opera Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Kertész, Ludwig, Berry The Greatest Opera Show on Earth Rossini - Petit Messe Solonnelle ~ Stabat Mater / Pavarotti, Freni, Lohrenger, Minton, Valentini-Terrani, LSO, Gandolfi, Kertesz Movie Adagios The #1 Opera Album O Holy Night / Luciano Pavarotti / Special Deluxe Edition (Decca) 
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