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Unforgettable Ballet

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Various Artists

Release Date April 15, 1996
great collection of the 'well known' tunes from nutcracker, swan lake, etc.

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Gustavo Dudamel Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

Release Date October 09, 2006
I bought this after seeing the orchestra at the Henry Wood Proms, where they did a sensational concert which was greeted with wild applause, cheers and foot-stamping. It's brave of Dudamel to come up with this coupling, and on the whole it works. The orchestra as listed is huge, and if they all played, the ensemble and precision are remarkable. There is some very good solo playing, particularly from woodwind, and the recording is fine. The inner parts in the strings are sonorous and clearly defined and the bass line is always powerful and purposeful. Speeds are mostly conventional, though the final movement of the 7th. Symphony is very fast indeed. There is some most attractive phrasing, but equally there are a few places which don't work so ... Read More:

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Last Night of the Proms Collection

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Della Jones Robert Ferriman The Royal Choral Society BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth

Release Date September 09, 1996
As a Yank and a lover of all things brit, I found this cd overwhelming. Play it at full blast and all the neighbors will join you in singing both the British version and American version of these wonderful, familiar, and sacred songs. What an experience!!!

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Bizet - Carmen (Pappano, Kaufmann) [2008]

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
starring: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Norah Amsellem, Antonio Pappano
directed by: Francesca Zambello

Release Date September 15, 2008
As a Yank and a lover of all things brit, I found this cd overwhelming. Play it at full blast and all the neighbors will join you in singing both the British version and American version of these wonderful, familiar, and sacred songs. What an experience!!!

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Romanza

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Andrea Bocelli

Release Date May 13, 2002
Romanza" was my first Andrea Boticelli album and still remains my favorite. I think this is the tenor's most definitive collection, showcasing his sweet, rich sound, powerfully held long notes, and exquisite sense of cadence. Supposedly, this was the CD geared to "bridge the gap" between pop and opera. Boticelli certainly exhibits a diverse style with this top-notch selection of romantic songs.

When I originally bought "Romanza," back in the 20th century, I did so because of Botecelli's interpretation of "Con te Partiro," (Time To Say Goodbye"), which is still an exceptional song after all these years. It is dedicated to German World Light-Heavyweight boxing champion, Henry Maske and was performed at his farewell contest. Botecelli ... Read More:

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Home Alone

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Various

Release Date December 08, 1990
I loved Home Alone when I was a child - it was my favourite Xmas movie. This soundtrack takes you right back.

John Williams does Xmas music SO well (he even got an Oscar nomination for this score). His carols are great and so are his tender, snow falling cues. The busy, running through the airport cues are goof fun as well. The Xmas songs used in the film are here too.

This is the kind of CD to have on at Christmas because, for me, it encapulates the spirit of the season, as does the film.

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Wicked: 5th Anniversary Special Edition

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Original Cast Recording

Release Date October 28, 2008
I loved Home Alone when I was a child - it was my favourite Xmas movie. This soundtrack takes you right back.

John Williams does Xmas music SO well (he even got an Oscar nomination for this score). His carols are great and so are his tender, snow falling cues. The busy, running through the airport cues are goof fun as well. The Xmas songs used in the film are here too.

This is the kind of CD to have on at Christmas because, for me, it encapulates the spirit of the season, as does the film.

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Spanish Guitar Recital

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
from: Classical Navigator

Release Date October 08, 1994
This album showcases Julian Bream's supreme ability to interpret the spanish classical repertoire as no-one else can. His extraordinary musical sensitivity and stunning technique allow him to bring this music alive, and to evoke the land and culture from which it came in vivid colour. The tonal range he coaxes from the instrument is incredible, and the quality of these recordings is particularly high.

The pieces attempted here are a varied and rewarding selection. A highlight for me is Granados' wonderful "Danzas Españolas Op.37 No.4". The introduction is sparse and lightly phrased, with a dancing melody and chimed counter-rhythms that build into a rolling, powerful theme, and Bream plays it superbly. Albeniz's well-known "Suite ... Read More:

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Songs from Before

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Max Richter

Release Date October 23, 2006
Like most reviewers,I agree that this is no 'Blue Notebooks'. It does not share the same, almost intangible melancholia. Moreover, I find Robert Wyatt an uninvolving narrator, who does not share Tilda Swinton's feel for the language (in this case Japanese author Murakami). However, the same ensemble as 'Notebooks' again succeed in creating a resonant soundscape of alienation and yearning, esp. on the beautiful 'Flowers for Yulia'.
Yes, it's short. But like haiku, it is a distillation of elements, the critical deployment of only essential materials, that makes it work.

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Regimental Marches, Vol.2

CD-Charts > Music > Classical
by: Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

Release Date October 01, 1999
This, and the sister CD are the finest recordings of the type I have heard.

Just like playing in the longest playoff ever.