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Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf

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by: Dame Edna Everage

Release Date September 29, 1997
I'm 37 years old and this is on my iPod. I love it.

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Renee Fleming - Sacred Songs

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from: Universal Classics

Release Date October 03, 2005
Renee sings these sacred songs with emotion. Her voice is so warm and pretty. Renee wipes the floor with the likes of Katherine Jenkins who is a disgrace to opera. Listen to a real diva sing

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Duruflé/Fauré/Poulenc: Choral Works

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from: Duo

Release Date March 01, 1994
The Cleobury, St John's College recording of Durufle's Requiem is a gem. Unlike other recordings it eschews the operatic and attains a yearning frailty and simplicity entirely in keeping with the work's themes. It remains, for my money, the finest and most moving recording of this composition I have heard.

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The Mystery of Christmas

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from: Naxos

Release Date November 06, 2006
This choir is based in the village where I used to live and where I was married. The songs are not traditional "FA-la-la-la", "Jingle Bells" fare, giving a spark of variety to Christmas music. This choir has a wonderful reputation and recently was named the principal choir for the Toronto Mendolsohn choir. A great addition to any choral music (or Christmas music) lover's collection.

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The Music of Westminster Cathedral Choir

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from: Hyperion

Release Date October 05, 1998
This choir is based in the village where I used to live and where I was married. The songs are not traditional "FA-la-la-la", "Jingle Bells" fare, giving a spark of variety to Christmas music. This choir has a wonderful reputation and recently was named the principal choir for the Toronto Mendolsohn choir. A great addition to any choral music (or Christmas music) lover's collection.

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Debussy / Poulenc (Debussy: Cello Sonata No.1/Valse/Scherzo/Intermezzo - Poulenc: Cello Sonata/Bagatelle in D minor/Serenade/Suite francais) Jean-Guihen Queyras / Alexandre Tharaud

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from: Harmonia Mundi

Release Date September 29, 2008
This choir is based in the village where I used to live and where I was married. The songs are not traditional "FA-la-la-la", "Jingle Bells" fare, giving a spark of variety to Christmas music. This choir has a wonderful reputation and recently was named the principal choir for the Toronto Mendolsohn choir. A great addition to any choral music (or Christmas music) lover's collection.

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Fauré - Requiem

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from: Cfp

Release Date November 06, 2006
This choir is based in the village where I used to live and where I was married. The songs are not traditional "FA-la-la-la", "Jingle Bells" fare, giving a spark of variety to Christmas music. This choir has a wonderful reputation and recently was named the principal choir for the Toronto Mendolsohn choir. A great addition to any choral music (or Christmas music) lover's collection.

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O Magnum Mysterium

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from: Telarc

Release Date April 04, 2001
Listening to this recording is like sitting in a small gothic stone church in the South of France.The 12 works collected here span from the 16th century to the 20th century,but the performances,interpretations and acoustics make all of the music sound immediate and contemporary.The title text,translated as "O Great Mystery," is featured in three separate compositions by Victoria,Lauridsen and Poulenc.The mystery ostensibly deals with the incarnation,but these fresh but timeless,sensitive but vital,performances seems to lovingly embrace both heaven and earth.The words are specially Christian,but the music delicately exults in the universal dichotomies of temporal and eternal,real and ideal.Anyone familiar with choral literature from the Renaissance ... Read More:

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Poulenc - Organ Concerto; Concert champêtre; Suite française

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from: Naxos

Release Date December 30, 1998
Listening to this recording is like sitting in a small gothic stone church in the South of France.The 12 works collected here span from the 16th century to the 20th century,but the performances,interpretations and acoustics make all of the music sound immediate and contemporary.The title text,translated as "O Great Mystery," is featured in three separate compositions by Victoria,Lauridsen and Poulenc.The mystery ostensibly deals with the incarnation,but these fresh but timeless,sensitive but vital,performances seems to lovingly embrace both heaven and earth.The words are specially Christian,but the music delicately exults in the universal dichotomies of temporal and eternal,real and ideal.Anyone familiar with choral literature from the Renaissance ... Read More:

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Rapsodie - French Music for Clarinet and Piano

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from: Collect

Release Date October 01, 1999
This is the finest collection of French Clarinet music, most of which is staple of the Clarinet repertoire (students and professionals alike). What makes this CD even better is the excellent interpretation and recording quality. The only thing which stopped me giving 5 stars, is that I found the playing of the Saint-Saens' sonata too laid back in large sections at the start and at the end.