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Gluck - Iphigenie en Tauride (Iphigenia in Tauris): Boston Baroque - Premiere recording on period instruments

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by: Christoph Willibald Gluck, Martin Pearlman, Christine Goerke, Rodney Gilfry, Boston Baroque, Vinson Cole, Sharon Baker, Iayne West, Stephen Salters

Release Date August 22, 2000
Maybe I've been too harsh on this recording. It's not bad, and decently sung. But it kept me away from American performances of French operas for a while, such as the two excellent ones by BEMF of Lully's 'Psyché' and 'Thésée'. But it wasn't just this recording, as Brown's conducting of Opera Lafayette wasn't terribly inspired either, and there are a number of American groups which are simply atrocious. Boston Baroque isn't terrible, they're simply a little apathetic compared to Les Arts Florissants, Les Talens Lyriques, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Le Concert Spirituel, Il Complesso Barocco, or a few other European groups, or for that matter, the orchestra of BEMF, another American period instrument group. Pearlman, while being a far better ... Read More:

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Gluck - Iphigénie en Tauride / Delunsch · Keenlyside · Beuron · Naouri · Cousin · Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski

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from: Archiv Produktion

Release Date May 08, 2001
Cette version est la meilleure des versions officielles, et de très loin. Comme d'habitude Minkowski a le sens du théâtre et son orchestre accompagne parfaitement les sentiment exprimés que ce soit l'angoisse ou la méditation. Les chanteurs et les choeurs sont en symbiose parfaite avec cette vision de l'oeuvre, ce qui leur fait éviter le piège de la théâtralité froide. Mireille Delunsch est parfaite : elle compense ce qu'elle n'a pas en puissance (et que le rôle ne demande d'ailleurs pas) par une émotion et une intelligence du rôle rares. De toutes les chanteuses qui ont chanté Iphigénie elle est la plus émouvante et attachante. La clarté de son timbre et son phrasé participent à cette impression. «Ô malheureuse Iphigénie» ... Read More:

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The Rare Piaf 1950-1962

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by: Edith Piaf

Release Date April 21, 1998
"The Rare Piaf" is chiefly a collection of English versions of some of her tunes. The real prize on this CD, however, is the pair of c. 1962 studio sessions. The first is some 22 minutes long. You hear the orchestra alone practicing, then Piaf attempting the song multiple times and you can also hear her lauhging with or barking at the musicians or directors. The English tracks on this disc can be obtained on other compilations, but this one is worth getting because of the bonus tracks.

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Carmen (Dig)

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by: Bizet, Norman, Schicoff, Fno, Ozawa

Release Date January 14, 2003
"The Rare Piaf" is chiefly a collection of English versions of some of her tunes. The real prize on this CD, however, is the pair of c. 1962 studio sessions. The first is some 22 minutes long. You hear the orchestra alone practicing, then Piaf attempting the song multiple times and you can also hear her lauhging with or barking at the musicians or directors. The English tracks on this disc can be obtained on other compilations, but this one is worth getting because of the bonus tracks.

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Eternelle

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Release Date December 02, 2003
"The Rare Piaf" is chiefly a collection of English versions of some of her tunes. The real prize on this CD, however, is the pair of c. 1962 studio sessions. The first is some 22 minutes long. You hear the orchestra alone practicing, then Piaf attempting the song multiple times and you can also hear her lauhging with or barking at the musicians or directors. The English tracks on this disc can be obtained on other compilations, but this one is worth getting because of the bonus tracks.

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L' Essentiel, Vol. 2

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by: Edith Piaf

Release Date April 07, 2007
"The Rare Piaf" is chiefly a collection of English versions of some of her tunes. The real prize on this CD, however, is the pair of c. 1962 studio sessions. The first is some 22 minutes long. You hear the orchestra alone practicing, then Piaf attempting the song multiple times and you can also hear her lauhging with or barking at the musicians or directors. The English tracks on this disc can be obtained on other compilations, but this one is worth getting because of the bonus tracks.

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20 Chansons d'Or

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by: Edith Piaf

Release Date March 27, 2006
"The Rare Piaf" is chiefly a collection of English versions of some of her tunes. The real prize on this CD, however, is the pair of c. 1962 studio sessions. The first is some 22 minutes long. You hear the orchestra alone practicing, then Piaf attempting the song multiple times and you can also hear her lauhging with or barking at the musicians or directors. The English tracks on this disc can be obtained on other compilations, but this one is worth getting because of the bonus tracks.

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30th Anniversaire - Coffret 10 CD [Import]

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by: Edith Piaf

Release Date February 15, 1994
I have always been a Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand freak but after seeng "PIAF" had to investigate her music. Edith Piaf was a miracle brought to earth. How could one person who went through the horrors she went through produce such a catelogue of music? I suppose the street savy one would have to have to survive made her that much more determined to succeed in the entertainment world. In her songs she gave nothing but her all and what performances they are. I bought this 10 cd boxed set and couldn't believe the greatness of her work. She just knocked the socks off of me song after song. Though I don't speak french the creations she produced in every recording translates into every language. The feelings she produces are so hard to place on the written ... Read More:

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20 Chansons d'Or

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by: Edith Piaf

Release Date June 30, 2006
I have always been a Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand freak but after seeng "PIAF" had to investigate her music. Edith Piaf was a miracle brought to earth. How could one person who went through the horrors she went through produce such a catelogue of music? I suppose the street savy one would have to have to survive made her that much more determined to succeed in the entertainment world. In her songs she gave nothing but her all and what performances they are. I bought this 10 cd boxed set and couldn't believe the greatness of her work. She just knocked the socks off of me song after song. Though I don't speak french the creations she produced in every recording translates into every language. The feelings she produces are so hard to place on the written ... Read More: