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The Best Opera Album In The World Ever

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 28, 1996
As a novice listener of opera, this collection has been ideal in learning to appreciate the wealth of fantastic music that is out there. I can heartily recommend this!!

CD-Charts Position 212
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Chopin: The Piano Concertos

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
by: Lang Lang Wiener Philharmoniker Zubin Mehta

Release Date November 17, 2008
As a novice listener of opera, this collection has been ideal in learning to appreciate the wealth of fantastic music that is out there. I can heartily recommend this!!

CD-Charts Position 213
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A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
by: Various Composers

Release Date September 29, 2008
Excellent album, but the track listing on this page is wrong. This is the correct listing:

1. In dulci iubilo -- Anonymous - Medieval, arr. Robert Lucas Pearsall (1795-1856)

Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël -- Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
2. O magnum mysterium
3. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
4. Videntes stellam
5. Hodie Christus natus est

6. A Christmas Caroll -- Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988)
7. All this time -- Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
8. Nativity -- James Lavino (b1973)
9. Dormi, Jesu -- John Rutter (b1945)
10. The Shepherd's Carol -- Bob Chilcott (b1955)
11. The Three Kings -- Jonathan Dove (b1959)
12. Joys Seven -- Anonymous ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 214
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
from: Decca Eloquence

Release Date October 16, 2000
This has become my very favourite piece of music (among let's say appr. 2000 cds).
Pity that so few of Rimsky-Korsakoff's works are available as recordings.

CD-Charts Position 215
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Classics: the Best of Sarah Brightman

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
by: Sarah Brightman

Release Date October 02, 2006

Fans of Sarah Brightman have expressed mixed opinions on this `Best Of' release.

Being labeled as a `crossover' artist I think can be a burden, for there are times when he/she will perform opera and classical music but get criticized by the `classical buffs' for trying to step on the toes of their treasured elitist professional musicians of the classical world.

Then there is the criticism from fans of `popular music', who see their idol apparently deserting their pop roots and alienating themselves by joining the orchestral high society club.

So when pop meets classical is there always friction?

No, I don't side with either of these views, for I believe everyone is free to sing anything ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 216
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
from: Naxos

Release Date November 04, 2002
If you love Tchaikovsky (you'll already have this), ballet or classical music his is for you. Lots of well known tunes and some lesser known ones that are just as good. A good quality recording too. Top quality.

CD-Charts Position 217
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Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
by: Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert Karajan

Release Date October 11, 1999
I recently purchased this box set, knowing that Karajan is one of the all time greats. The performance its self is very good, however on my high quality audio equipment I was diappointed by the sound quality of the recording. There is a constant noise of static in the background of every single recording... it is very off putting during the quiet sequences eg. opening of the 9th. I do not know what to do now, should I put up with it or seek another recording? Disappointed.

CD-Charts Position 218
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Bach: Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
from: Theta

Release Date September 17, 2001
I recently purchased this box set, knowing that Karajan is one of the all time greats. The performance its self is very good, however on my high quality audio equipment I was diappointed by the sound quality of the recording. There is a constant noise of static in the background of every single recording... it is very off putting during the quiet sequences eg. opening of the 9th. I do not know what to do now, should I put up with it or seek another recording? Disappointed.

CD-Charts Position 219
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Wicked: 5th Anniversary Special Edition

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
by: Original Cast Recording

Release Date October 28, 2008
I recently purchased this box set, knowing that Karajan is one of the all time greats. The performance its self is very good, however on my high quality audio equipment I was diappointed by the sound quality of the recording. There is a constant noise of static in the background of every single recording... it is very off putting during the quiet sequences eg. opening of the 9th. I do not know what to do now, should I put up with it or seek another recording? Disappointed.

CD-Charts Position 220
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Debussy - Clair de lune

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
from: Naxos

Release Date March 29, 2004
I recently purchased this box set, knowing that Karajan is one of the all time greats. The performance its self is very good, however on my high quality audio equipment I was diappointed by the sound quality of the recording. There is a constant noise of static in the background of every single recording... it is very off putting during the quiet sequences eg. opening of the 9th. I do not know what to do now, should I put up with it or seek another recording? Disappointed.