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Dmitri Hvorostovsky: Portrait

CD-Charts > Music > ( C )
from: Decca

Release Date May 16, 2006
You get to have 2 CDs for this price, just buy it.
Don't even think about it.
Dmitri's best of bests are in here.
I love his beautiful voice and heavenly singing.
He makes me very happy, I can't thank him enough.

CD-Charts Position 112
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Baroque Music for Brass and Organ

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from: Telarc

Release Date June 24, 2003
C'mon, it's the Empire Brass! They rock! What's not to like?

CD-Charts Position 113
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Kiri Te Kanawa - Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne, Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras

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by: Marie-Joseph Canteloube, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Jeffrey Tate, Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Instrumental Ensemble

Release Date November 14, 1995
I think these songs are among the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. Compared to the absolutely unbelievably exuberant and emotional recording of Frederica von Stade/Antonio de Almeida, the tempo of most songs here seems slow, drawn out and not quite in harmony with the character of the songs. Of course, the voice of Te Kanawa is beautiful and the sound of the orchestra is rich in detail. I am curious to listen to more interpretations of these songs, and would be happy to find anything coming close to the von Stade recording.

CD-Charts Position 114
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Medieval & Renaissance Minstrels, Songs & Dances

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from: Legacy

Release Date July 18, 1994
This is a fun album. it's festive, playful, and a real joy to listen to. There is something for everyone in this album--including and especially SCAdians. In fact there's probably at least one piece on this album that every SCAdian dancer, musician, and/or bard will recognize. There's courtly songs, love songs, and get out of your chair dances, even formal pieces you associate with concert halls.

Whether you play in the SCA or just love great historical music, this is one of the better albums I've ever bought--on amazon or anywhere else!

CD-Charts Position 115
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Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa

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from: Teldec

Release Date October 03, 1995
I found this CD to be a great addition to a collection of quality Christmas music to be enjoyed during the holiday season. The lovely clear voice of Kiri Te Kanawa with the great back up of the fine choral music from the choirs recorded at Coventry Cathedral was what I expected. I was a bit surprised at the heaviness of Michael George's voice which I thought was really a bass, not a baritone. Overall--great!

CD-Charts Position 116
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Copland: Music for Films

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from: RCA

Release Date April 12, 1994
A must have for Copland fans. Beside Bernstein, Slatkin is the best interpretor of Coplands music today. "Grover's Corner" and "Our Town" are the best americana pieces ever written, in my opinion. Something about the Copland sound that reminds me of flowing wheat fields and life on a farm in the heartland. Very well recorded, too. Get it!

CD-Charts Position 117
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Nylon & Steel

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by: Manuel Barrueco, Aaron Copland, Celso Machado, Al di Meola, Steve Morse, Stanley Myers, Ernesto Nazareth, Andy Summers, Victor Valls, Al di Meola, Andy Summers, Steve Morse

Release Date May 22, 2001
The tracks on this recording vary from exuberant latin-american jazz - like 'Beyond The Mirage'- to more introspective music like 'The Grand Passion'. 'Northern Lights'is very sensitive as well, it makes you a little bit melancholic. Between all the noisy dance-music we have nowadays, 'Nylon & Steel'is an oasis of quality and high standard.(Though there is no classical music played on this cd - apart from Villa-Lobos - don't let that spoil the fun). Something about this music reminds me of the piano-music of Brad Mehldau: it sounds familiar and at the same time it's something new.

CD-Charts Position 118
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Christmas Bells

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by: Westminster Concert Bell Choir, Donald E. Allure

Release Date January 17, 1995
One of the first CDs released by the famous Westminster Concert Bell Choir, this is a pleasing collection of well-known Christmas carols arranged for handbells. Westminster is home to one of the earliest and best-known university handbell ensembles in the country, started by Don Allured in the early '70s. This recording suffers from poor sound quality (the high bells have a crashing sound) and relatively stale readings. It is buoyed, however, by excellent arrangements by Betty Garee and Mr. Allured. Also, at this time Westminster played on the widest range of handbells in the world: over 7 octaves of bronze handbells. This CD is an essential for the collector and student of handbell ringing, as Mr. Allured and the Westminster Concert Bell Choir ... Read More:

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Midori ~ Encore!

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by: Fritz Kreisler, Niccolo Paganini, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Cesar Cui, Grazyna Bacewicz, Edward Elgar, Dmitry Shostakovich, Antonin Dvorak, Sergey Prokofiev, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Karol Szymanowski, Pablo de Sarasate, Gabriel Faure, Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin, Bela Bartok, Eugène Ysaye, Midori (Goto), Robert McDonald

Release Date December 08, 1992
To say that I love this disc would be an understatement. I have probably listened to it 500 times. To comment on just a few of the tracks...
The "Praeludium and Allegro" is definitely the best recording anyone (except maybe Kreisler!) has ever done. The praeludium, which is almost all quarter notes, is often just blindly sawed out. Midori treats each note individually. The allegro is also nice - not rushed at all. The staggeringly difficult Skryabin-Szigeti "Etude in Thirds" tossed off with impeccable technique and spotless intonation. Sarasate's "Habanera" sparkles with a decisive 'Spanish' flavor. Elgar's "Chanson de Matin" is just plain beautiful. Also nice are inclusions of some numbers not heard hardly ever, including Bacewicz's "Oberek #2" ... Read More:

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John Cage: In a Landscape

CD-Charts > Music > ( C )
from: RCA

Release Date January 10, 1995
In my opinion this is a very good c.d.. I like all of the pieces on this c.d. but my favorites are "in a landscape" and "dream". They are otherworldly in a way such as you stop hearing the music and feel the energy and essence of the proveyed piece. if anyone out there is wondering whether to buy it or not do yourself a favor and do.