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Murray Perahia: Beethoven Piano Sonatas Op.14 Nos 1 & 2; Op.26; Op.28

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
from: Sony Classical

Release Date November 03, 2008

CD-Charts Position 242
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Shine

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Bond

Release Date November 04, 2002
Better than 'Born'. The quartet have reached new heights. The music will not appeal to everyone but it appeals to me. This album would be a good match to 'Bombay Jazz Palace' the music has the same mystical east undercurrents. Gone are the 'Hooked on Classics' mixes in are sitars and bongos.
I was quite hesitant at giving the album a full 5 Stars as I normally reserve that for Albums that have stood the test of time, but this is definitely a good one.

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My Fair Lady - Original Soundtrack

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
from: Sony Classical

Release Date November 01, 1999
Most musical recordings seem choppy mostly because they are, and are rendered from the stage play, so of course they wouldn't make that much sense. MY FAIR LADY holds up well and you don't get this sense. The entire ablum is a gem and there's not a sour note in it.

CD-Charts Position 244
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The Platinum Collection

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Karl Jenkins

Release Date March 19, 2007
I bought this triple CD collection after borrowing the "Requiem" CD from a local library and really enjoying it. Containing as it does not only the Requiem and (very different) the first "Adiemus" volume but also "The Armed Man", I found it an excellent introduction to Karl Jenkins' music. The "Requiem" CD also includes Jenkins' rich "In These Stones Horizons Sing" evocation of Wales - a great bonus. Whilst there are tracks on each CD that I don't really respond to, there is much that I really enjoy and - at the time of writing at least - was able to buy the collection at an astonishingly low bargain price.

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Solo Piano

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Philip Glass

Release Date March 10, 2003
Metamorphosis is a masterpiece. All five songs leave you breathless. Would not suit people with prejudices on what classical music has to be. This is purely expressive, sad, and devastating but quiet melodies, where simplicity and minimalism were meant to be.

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Salve Regina - Gregorian Chant

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of St. Maurice & St. Maur, Clevaux

Release Date February 14, 2000
I'd heard for a very long time that plainsong / Gregorian chants were supposed to have extremely relaxing qualities, but only very recently bought this CD to see (hear!) for myself. I was extremely impressed - incredibly calming and restful. The pace of this type of music almost seems hard wired into our chill-out zone. I can only say I am very happy indeed with the CD - a pleasure to listen to: breath slowly and regularly and let yourself be calmed

CD-Charts Position 247
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Bach - Cello Suites / Steven Isserlis

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
from: Hyperion

Release Date April 30, 2007
This is the finest recording of Bach's Cello Suites I have ever heard. Visceral, articulate, masterful phrasing, ornamentation and dynamics. Vivacious and delicious, the Cello Suites have been re-invented within the same architecture. Part of what makes it so visceral is that you can hear Mr. Isserlis's left hand fingers as they do their business up and down the cello neck. I also suspect that the use of gut strings makes a difference. Track 7 of Disc 2, the Prelude of Cello Suite 6 in D is particularly exquisite. The whole recording is terrific, though.

CD-Charts Position 248
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Einaudi: I Giorni

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by: Ludovico Einaudi

Release Date November 09, 2002
Einaudi seems to inspire great words of admiration from some listeners, whilst he causes me to reach for the off button. Words I would use are 'insipid', 'uninspired', 'repetitive', 'superficial' and 'boring'. Am I missing something...........

CD-Charts Position 249
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Rutter - Requiem; Magnificat

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
from: Collegium

Release Date October 05, 1998
This recording of the Cambridge Singers has them recording pieces composed by their own director, John Rutter. The Magnificat is Rutter's version of a standard piece of liturgical music, an intersection of old and new. This was recorded at one of the Cambridge Singers' favourite venues, the Great Hall of University College School, London; the Requiem was recorded in 1986, and the Magnificat in 1991.

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'The Magnificat' is one of my favourite pieces of the liturgy, and one I enjoy hearing set to different kinds of music. This is a very lively and spirit-filled rendering, with magnificent vocals expressing the joy that is found in the prayer of Mary - 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour'. The repetition of the ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 250
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Haydn - The Creation

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Release Date November 06, 2006
This recording of the Cambridge Singers has them recording pieces composed by their own director, John Rutter. The Magnificat is Rutter's version of a standard piece of liturgical music, an intersection of old and new. This was recorded at one of the Cambridge Singers' favourite venues, the Great Hall of University College School, London; the Requiem was recorded in 1986, and the Magnificat in 1991.

--Music--
'The Magnificat' is one of my favourite pieces of the liturgy, and one I enjoy hearing set to different kinds of music. This is a very lively and spirit-filled rendering, with magnificent vocals expressing the joy that is found in the prayer of Mary - 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my saviour'. The repetition of the ... Read More: