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Luciano Pavarotti: The Best (Farewell Tour)

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from: Decca

Release Date September 13, 2005
He is indeed missed!!! What a blessing to have this CD to hear and remember one of the world's greatest tenors. Highly recommend!

CD-Charts Position 22
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Classical Music for Children: A Toddler's Introduction to Classical Music

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from: Ent. Media Partners

Release Date October 24, 1997
We bought this to use in the church nursery. It is entertaining and yet calming to listen to. Short review, but definitely worth the $4!

CD-Charts Position 23
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Baby Einstein - Baby Noah - Animal Expedition

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starring: Baby Einstein
directed by: n/a

Release Date October 26, 2004
For whatever reason my girls LOVE animals.. everyone known to man.. and this DVD is great.. We love the "peak a boo" feature and they can guess what the animal is behind the flap!! Great job again baby einstein!

CD-Charts Position 24
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Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites

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from: Sony

Release Date June 06, 2006
Not exactly sure what I would do without these recordings. A world without Bach: a scary thought. My pulse slackens a bit each time I put these on. Relaxing, sure, but also tremendously moving. A perfect antidote for the trivial drone, distraction, and bustle of our post-capitalist world. No need to go buy new-age computer glitch world-music ambience; this is sonic therapy, written centuries before we needed it.

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The Most Soothing Lullabies In The Universe

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from: Denon Records

Release Date April 06, 2004
I was very pleased with this collection. It is simply just beautiful classical music that hasn't been dumbed down for babies, like so many other albums seem to be. It also does NOT have any 'new age' like adaptions, which was a big plus for me personally. My daughter has not had any problems drifting to sleep while it's playing. I would definitely recommend this as a great first CD for your baby!

CD-Charts Position 26
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A State of Wonder: The Complete Goldberg Variations (1955 & 1981)

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by: Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould, Tim Page

Release Date September 03, 2002
Most of us may remember the "perfect music forever" marketing that introduced CDs 25 years ago... those of us with working ears pretty quickly dismissed it for the hype it was... I've got both the '55 and '81 versions and now this release. I have NO regrets re the performance (of course) nor the sonics. My point is that I find it hard to believe that no one at what was then Columbia realized the analoge safety tape sounded so much better than the digital recording. More likely, someone did, but the idea of releasing a new Gould Goldberg, and in digital to boot, trumped releasing it in the "old," if albeit better-sounding analoge format. Not the first time commercial considerations clouded musical decisions. Still, a big "For Shame" in having us listen ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 27
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Andrea Bocelli - Amore

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by: Andrea Bocelli

Release Date January 31, 2006
Although I don't know the languages that Andrea usually sings in, I prefer he not sing in english. And the nod to Elvis on this CD is out of place.

CD-Charts Position 28
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Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Vargas, Hvorostovsky, Gergiev, Carsen [Metropolitan Opera 2007]

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starring: Renee Fleming, Ramon Vargas, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Valery Gergiev, Jean-Paul Fouchecourt
directed by: Brian Large, Robert Carsen

Release Date December 18, 2007
This is a stellar performance by a superb cast and conducted expertly by Valery Gergiev. Hvorostovsky and Fleming are ideal as Onegin and Tatiana The stark set, indeed a "non-set", is at first disappointing, but does succeed in focusing attention on the human drama instead of toward lavish production elements. Color is used very effectively to saturate each scene and outline the singers. This production no doubt benefited from the close scrutiny of the camera because the performances were finely tuned and sublty nuanced. As an example, the usual "dance spectacle" accompanying the Polonaise which opens Act III is replaced here by Onegin attended to by his valet staff while changing from dueling attire to formal dress. Although I enjoy a lavish production as much ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 29
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Violin Concertos

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from: EMI Classics

Release Date August 13, 2002
Received CD just as expected. Came a day after the last day it was supposed to, but it was okay.

CD-Charts Position 30
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Romanza

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by: Andrea Bocelli

Release Date September 23, 1997
The music is almost to level of chanting for meditation and provides enormous psychological comfort.