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25 Mozart Favorites

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from: Vox (Classical)

Release Date August 20, 1996
This CD is brand new and -- YAY -- didn't arrive with cracks in the case! Very happy with this purchase.

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Art of Segovia

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by: Andres Segovia

Release Date October 08, 2002
The rare moments of solace I find these days are usually in the company of Segovia, but considering that so much has been said about this guy in the last sixty years, it's hard to add anything else without sounding superfluous.

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Verdi: Requiem; Quattro pezzi sacri

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from: Decca

Release Date October 10, 2006
This is an excellent recording of an excellent performance of the famous REQUIEM by Verdi. The Dies Irae section is especially thrilling. Highly recommended.The "Four Sacred Pieces" is a fine added bonus, especially the "Te Deum".

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Mozart - Requiem / Augér, Bartoli, Cole, Pape, Wiener Phil., Solti

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from: Decca

Release Date March 10, 1992
To my great surprise, in the last two decades of his life Solti turned into a marvelous Mozart interpreter. His '80's Figaro, and '90's Magic Flute and Cosi fan Tutte are among my favorite versions, Sir Georg's sometimes abrasive nervous energy (and scholarly use of reduced orchestral forces) makes for fantastically dramatic, anti-romantic readings. This requiem, recorded on the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death in St Stephen's cathedral in Vienna benefits from an awesome reverberant acoustic, a quartet of fabluous operatic singers (and let's face it, this is an opera manque, religiose, not religious, "the sickly sweets of operatic sin" as Stravinsky called it, and a good thing too I say). Excerpts of the actual Mass ceremony are interspersed, and along ... Read More:

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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (complete ballet); Wolfgang Sawallisch; Philadelphia Orchestra

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by: Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Philadelphia Orchestra

Release Date June 01, 2004
"Swan Lake" has great meaning for me. I used to rent LPs and would play them in the basement of Fine Arts on the University of Georgia campus. This was in the '50s. There is nothing as soothing as "Swan Lake."

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Music of Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11/Orchestral Music; Leonard Slatkin

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by: Samuel Barber, Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Release Date October 25, 1990
Longest Adagio, I have ever heard. Endless. Perfect for funerals.
The rest is average to say the least.

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25 Thunderous Classics

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from: Vox (Classical)

Release Date September 05, 2000
I love this cd. The majesty and power of the music is overwhelming.

If you like a strong, powerful melody, you'll like this cd

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An Organ Blaster Sampler

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from: Telarc

Release Date February 10, 1991
I am by no standards an expert on music, let alone organ music. I just purchased this CD because I love the sound of the organ, and wanted an album from a mix of artists before I started branching out to single composers. I would also consider myself an audiophile, only listening to high quality music with my portable headphone amplifier and Sennheiser HD-555's. Let me tell you, the quality is perfect, and the music is incredible! Such a full sound, it's *almost* as good as sitting in audience, only lacking the full body experience of organ music. I would recommend this to anybody looking to get a foot into the world of organ music.

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The Mozart Effect: Music for Newborns - A Bright Beginning

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from: Children's Group

Release Date October 03, 2000
This cd is a great way to introduce your baby to Mozart. My son loves it.

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Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde [Hybrid SACD]

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from: San Francisco Sym

Release Date September 09, 2008
I have listened to the Levine/Berlin, Kleiber/Vienna, and Davis/LSO recordings before listening to this one, and I have to say that MTT gets us the most emotional Mahler yet. I think one of the problems that MTT avoids is "yelling." Everything in this interpretation is perfectly balanced and, as such, one can hone in on the beauty of the music and the emotional of the vocals. I can see why some may prefer other interpretations because MTT tends to take a lithe and subtle approach at beauty. Personally, I much prefer the MTT style over the the others I have listened to. If you are a fan of Mahler, then this is a must purchase.