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Amadeus

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
from: Universal Music Group

Release Date January 01, 1990
Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart's nervy youthfullness went far beyond his personal life.His choice of music very much reflects
his own spirit.He chose to set to music Le Nozze Di Figaro (a
play largely blamed for starting the French Revolution) put him
somewhat at odds with Emperor Joseph.His tendency (very much in
attendance here) to compose opera's in German at a time when
Italian opera was at it's post popular also made him a bit of a musical rebel of his day.I don't listen to alot of classical music (but certainly I have favorites,notably by Eric Satie) but Mozart's many concereto's,acts of his opera's and so
on demonstrate the youthful composers gift for melody and yes,
even hints at improvisation that set 18'th ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 122
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V2 Love Changes Everything An

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

Release Date October 25, 2005
Received the CD as a gift from a real good friend of mine (you know who you are). First of all, the CD showcases some of Sarah's most memorable songs which haven't received as much recognition as others have. This compilation features different versions of songs we're already familiar with...starting with "Love Changes Everything"...which isn't annoying & tinny, compared to the version on the "ALW Collection #1". I can't stand that version! This one has a heavier bass-line with a nicer, softer ending.

"Only You" is a track which I only heard as a poorly downloaded mp3 from a cracking, scratchy vinyl. So...I never really had the chance to enjoy it. But now that it's been re-mastered onto CD, I like it. It's ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 123
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Requiem K626

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

Release Date March 27, 1992
I love this recording because the soloists really shine and the tempo is always just right.

CD-Charts Position 124
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Le Nozze di Figaro (Royal Opera House)

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
starring: Rinat Shaham, Gerald Finley, Dorothea Röschmann, Erwin Schrott, Miah Persson
directed by: Jonathan Haswell

Release Date April 29, 2008
This amazingly popular opera has reached its peak with this flawless performance. Gerlad Finley is as wonderful a Count as he was Figaro few years prior, perhaps even better now that he is a bit older. The lovely Miah Persson and very handsome Erwin Schrott make a magnetic couple as Susanna and Figaro. Dorothea Röschmann as the Countess is superb, and Rinat Shaham's Cherubino is both splendid and amusing. And I particularly appreciated having the arias of Marcellina and Basillio, as so often they are omitted in many productions. This performance is one of the best.

CD-Charts Position 125
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Ex Maria Virgine

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

Release Date November 18, 2008
This amazingly popular opera has reached its peak with this flawless performance. Gerlad Finley is as wonderful a Count as he was Figaro few years prior, perhaps even better now that he is a bit older. The lovely Miah Persson and very handsome Erwin Schrott make a magnetic couple as Susanna and Figaro. Dorothea Röschmann as the Countess is superb, and Rinat Shaham's Cherubino is both splendid and amusing. And I particularly appreciated having the arias of Marcellina and Basillio, as so often they are omitted in many productions. This performance is one of the best.

CD-Charts Position 126
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La Traviata

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
by: John Pritchard

Release Date April 30, 2002
I don't believe there is any one "best" version of this ever-popular opera, but this is my favorite of recorded Traviatas, and for those who value beautiful singing and state-of-the-art sound, it remains a top choice. It is complete and uncut; it wears supremely well; it has given me, and continues to give me, more musical pleasure than any other La Traviata.

La Traviata is really a three-character opera, and here the three principals, Sutherland, Bergonzi, and Merrill, are three of the great voices of the second half of the twentieth century, all singing highly congenial roles, all captured in their vocal primes. None of them was known as an insightful vocal actor who plumbed the psychological depths of a role, and listeners who ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 127
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Amahl and the Night Visitors

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
starring: Glen Tetley, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Bill McIver, Andrew McKinley, David Aiken

Release Date November 06, 2007
I don't believe there is any one "best" version of this ever-popular opera, but this is my favorite of recorded Traviatas, and for those who value beautiful singing and state-of-the-art sound, it remains a top choice. It is complete and uncut; it wears supremely well; it has given me, and continues to give me, more musical pleasure than any other La Traviata.

La Traviata is really a three-character opera, and here the three principals, Sutherland, Bergonzi, and Merrill, are three of the great voices of the second half of the twentieth century, all singing highly congenial roles, all captured in their vocal primes. None of them was known as an insightful vocal actor who plumbed the psychological depths of a role, and listeners who ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 128
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Music for Babies - Volume 2 -

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
from: The Children's Group Inc.

Release Date September 05, 2000
My daughter is now almost 5 years old and she still listens to the same CD she did at 5 months old. She is very bright and is doing amazing in her Junior Kindergarten class. She has always loved music, but she can't fall asleep unless we put on her Mozart CD. I would recomend it to any new or expectent parents, or even to parents who have a hard time putting toddlers to bed. It is a very soothing CD to listen to.

CD-Charts Position 129
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The Sound of Vienna: Orchestra

CD-Charts > Music > Opera and Vocal
starring: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Strauss Orchestra, Orchestra of Volksoper

Release Date May 20, 2008
My daughter is now almost 5 years old and she still listens to the same CD she did at 5 months old. She is very bright and is doing amazing in her Junior Kindergarten class. She has always loved music, but she can't fall asleep unless we put on her Mozart CD. I would recomend it to any new or expectent parents, or even to parents who have a hard time putting toddlers to bed. It is a very soothing CD to listen to.

CD-Charts Position 130
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Sculpture/Campana In Aria/Cto

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

Release Date November 18, 2008
My daughter is now almost 5 years old and she still listens to the same CD she did at 5 months old. She is very bright and is doing amazing in her Junior Kindergarten class. She has always loved music, but she can't fall asleep unless we put on her Mozart CD. I would recomend it to any new or expectent parents, or even to parents who have a hard time putting toddlers to bed. It is a very soothing CD to listen to.