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Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
by: Robert Shaw, Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

Release Date October 18, 1994
I really enjoy this CD, it reminds me of the music I grew up. I was looking for something to just have on in the background, in my home during the day. I was disappointed that there were too many songs I didn't know, but this was the best choral music CD I could find so far that included both religious carols and non-religious carols.

CD-Charts Position 162
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Bach for Breakfast: The Leisurely Way to Start Your Day

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
from: Philips

Release Date June 13, 1995
This recording is a delightful morning brew of Bach's most beautiful and atmospheric instrumental music, even making use of an instrument that most music scholars forget he even wrote music for - the harp, as in the SLonatas for Flute, Harp and Cello, which on this recording, sound positively radiant coming from the likes of Sir Neville Marriner's Academy of St Martin In The Fields or the English Chamber Orchestra. The opening track is the ever popular Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, mostly a featured piece in Wedding Ceremonies. The Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, which I believe is marked "Overture" is regal and elegant. The English Suite No. 3 in G Minor is a lovely piece, as is the intimately slow andane of the Brandenbur Concerto No. 2. The Concerto ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 163
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Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610/Venetian Vespers

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
from: EMI Classics

Release Date April 11, 2000
This is an excellent CD. If you like Monteverdi, and don't have these works in your collection, then this is the CD to get. The Taverner Consort do a very fine job with the material, and Amazon's price is unbeatable.

CD-Charts Position 164
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Josquin Desprez: Motets & Chansons

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
by: Josquin Desprez, Paul Hillier, The Hilliard Ensemble

Release Date January 21, 1997
These performance are crystal claer, but seem to lack emotional investment.

CD-Charts Position 165
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Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) / Auger, Stilwell, Atlanta SO, Robert Shaw

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
by: Johannes Brahms, Robert Shaw, Arleen Auger, Richard Stilwell, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Release Date October 25, 1990
I am using this recording to learn the requiem for performance. It's fidelity is great and it is such beautiful music. Very easy to sing along with.

CD-Charts Position 166
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The Opera Band

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
by: Amici Forever

Release Date January 13, 2004
I am not a huge fan of opera music. Most of it gets on my nerves but I do like it when opera music is mixed in with a smidgeon of pop music. Amici Forever may not create opera music that is pure but their music is nice to listen to when I just want to unwind after a long day at the office. THE OPERA BAND is the group's first album. I heard about it through a television commercial a few years ago and bought a copy. I like the combination of male and female singers. While the song selection is rather predictable (because they have been covered by other artists in the classical/crossover genre), I thought the group did a good job. I particularly enjoyed their version of "Unchained Melody" and Elgar's "Nimrod". The music is a bit bland and the group offers nothing new that ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 167
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The Kurt Weill Project

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
from: Lml Music

Release Date August 12, 2008
I am not a huge fan of opera music. Most of it gets on my nerves but I do like it when opera music is mixed in with a smidgeon of pop music. Amici Forever may not create opera music that is pure but their music is nice to listen to when I just want to unwind after a long day at the office. THE OPERA BAND is the group's first album. I heard about it through a television commercial a few years ago and bought a copy. I like the combination of male and female singers. While the song selection is rather predictable (because they have been covered by other artists in the classical/crossover genre), I thought the group did a good job. I particularly enjoyed their version of "Unchained Melody" and Elgar's "Nimrod". The music is a bit bland and the group offers nothing new that ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 168
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The Silence of Being: The Music of Arvo Pärt [Box Set]

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
by: Tonus Peregrinus, Elora Festival Singers

Release Date March 25, 2008
I am not a huge fan of opera music. Most of it gets on my nerves but I do like it when opera music is mixed in with a smidgeon of pop music. Amici Forever may not create opera music that is pure but their music is nice to listen to when I just want to unwind after a long day at the office. THE OPERA BAND is the group's first album. I heard about it through a television commercial a few years ago and bought a copy. I like the combination of male and female singers. While the song selection is rather predictable (because they have been covered by other artists in the classical/crossover genre), I thought the group did a good job. I particularly enjoyed their version of "Unchained Melody" and Elgar's "Nimrod". The music is a bit bland and the group offers nothing new that ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 169
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Bach: Greatest Hits

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
from: Sony

Release Date August 09, 1994
Good good CD with all Bach's greatest hits in good arrangements.
The different songs give a good impression of Bach's great works.

CD-Charts Position 170
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Angel Voices: Libera In Concert

CD-Charts > Music > Vocal Non-Opera
from: EMI Classics

Release Date October 02, 2007
Libera's live performance at St. Peter's Church in Leiden, Holland, showcased a broad cross-section of their work. Despite the similarity in titles, the track listings for this live CD and the studio "Angel Voices" (the white cover) are not exactly the same.

The fleet-footed, dexterous opening, "Adoramus" (first heard on "Free"), is almost the only number of its kind; immediately afterward, "Going Home" (based on Dvorak's "Largo" from the New World Symphony) slows the ambience down to spotlight the serene warmth of the soloist's (Joshua Madine) voice. The music for the Leiden concert is weighted toward Libera's meditative, even more melancholy work. "Lacrymosa," first heard on "Luminosa," is based on the "Aquarium" from Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals, ... Read More: