 | The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! [Read More ...]
Description: You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Can... |
 | 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 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. |
 | 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... |
 | Orff: Carmina Burana [Read More ...]
Description: At first glance, this doesn't seem like conductor Riccardo Muti's cup of tea. It's a work without many subtleties, one that seems to need a policeman more than an interpreter. But Muti lets it rip--the joyous moments are superb, the mock-sentimental moments charming, changes in r... |
 | 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... |
 | 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... |
 | Verdi - Aida / Caballé · Domingo · Cossotto · Ghiaurov · Cappuccilli · Roni · NPO · Muti [Read More ...]
Description: Behind the pyramids and the elephants, the long lines of prisoners of war and of slaves carrying booty, the choral shouts of "Glory to Egypt," and the splendid brass sounding the Triumphal March, Aida is the story of a love triangle: Aida, an Ethiopian princess who has become a s... |
 | Rossini: Stabat Mater; Petite Messe Solennelle [Read More ...]
|
 | 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... |
 | 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 ... |
 | Heavy Classix [Read More ...]
Review: Annoy Your Annoying Neighbors!:Come on - you know they're going to hate classical music, so when your annoying upstairs neighbor decides to vacuum at 1 in the morning, take out this CD and blast 'em with track 11: Mars, The Bringer of War! Seriously, this is a great CD for getti... |
 | 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... |
 | Vivaldi - Magnificat ~ Gloria / Berganza, Valentini-Terrani, NPO, Muti [Read More ...]
beautiful:i have an original copy of this recording on vinyl and if this transfer is anything like the original,and knowing emi remasters it probably is,this is a beautiful performance as well as recording.highly recomended |
 | 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... |
 | Aria: A Passion for Opera [Read More ...]
Description: If you've ever heard an opera excerpt in a film or TV commercial and wondered from whence it came, this compilation will probably provide your answer. The disk is an extensive superstar sampling of opera's greatest arias, featuring beloved stars from 1958-1987. Newbies will delig... |
 | Sacred Classics - Messiah, Ave Maria, Pie Jesu, Zadok the Priest, L'enfance du Christ [Read More ...]
Review: A wonderful and varied compilation of Sacred Choral Works:This is a 2 CD set and is one of my favorites. While this CD contains several pieces that the general public probably hears often (Handel's Messiah, Bach's Jesu Bleibet mein freund) it also contains some not well known pi... |
 | The Very Best of Alfredo Kraus [Read More ...]
What a beautiful voice:I do not have formal schooling in music but I do know a great voice when I hear it..what a wonderful voice. Great recording. |
 | The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever! [Read More ...]
Review: Forget what they SAY:Many of these prior reviewers complain that the abundance of operas and vocals degrate this compilation. They don't know what they're talking about. These genres are what made Classical music popular in it's age. In that era the forum for showcasing "classi... |
 | Hallelujah: 35 Great Sacred Choruses [Read More ...]
Most excellent:I originally bought this cd because I needed more sacred voice works in my music collection. I was just simply blown away. My favorite being "song of athene". Probably being the most beautiful vocal piece I'd ever heard. Play this with the volume up and it will move you. |
