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Duets/Duets II: 90th Birthday Limited Collector's Edition

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by: Frank Sinatra

Release Date November 22, 2005
If you ever loved or like Frank Sinatra then you will want this collection of his favorite duets with some of the biggest stars of today so if you loved swing then buy your copy.And remember the name Duets & Duets 2 90th birthday limited collector's edition by Frank Sinatra.

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Carl Schuricht Conducts Richard Wagner

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from: Hanssler Classics

Release Date January 25, 2002
If you ever loved or like Frank Sinatra then you will want this collection of his favorite duets with some of the biggest stars of today so if you loved swing then buy your copy.And remember the name Duets & Duets 2 90th birthday limited collector's edition by Frank Sinatra.

Rondall Banks

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Structure & Cosmetics

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by: The Brunettes

Release Date July 30, 2007
If you ever loved or like Frank Sinatra then you will want this collection of his favorite duets with some of the biggest stars of today so if you loved swing then buy your copy.And remember the name Duets & Duets 2 90th birthday limited collector's edition by Frank Sinatra.

Rondall Banks

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The Most Beautiful Melodies of Classical Music, Vol. 1-10 (Box Set)

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from: Delta

Release Date July 07, 2000
Some of the first music I purchased years ago at Costco, taking a gamble on the quality of pieces chosen, orchestrations, etc..
This remains among some of my favorite collections, as the music is beautiful, rich, and well-done. I ended up buying it about 8 yrs later for my sister b/c she loved it so much.

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Poulenc: The Carmelites

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from: Chandos

Release Date October 17, 2006
When the Met did its first production of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites in 1977, there was only one recording of this opera available in the U.S., the one recorded during the composer's lifetime. Then came a video from Australia in the late '80s, a spiffy new CD set from the Lyon Opera in 1992, and with the composer's centennial in 1999 several other videos and soundtracks, including ones in German and the original Italian (for the La Scala premiere in 1957). It was Poulenc himself who wanted the opera to be sung in translation, and Chandos has honored his wish by committing to CD a fine production by the English National Opera. This succinctly-titled version uses a new libretto with numerous subtle revisions that make the text easier to ... Read More:

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Anything But Lonely

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from: Proarte

Release Date January 28, 1993
When the Met did its first production of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites in 1977, there was only one recording of this opera available in the U.S., the one recorded during the composer's lifetime. Then came a video from Australia in the late '80s, a spiffy new CD set from the Lyon Opera in 1992, and with the composer's centennial in 1999 several other videos and soundtracks, including ones in German and the original Italian (for the La Scala premiere in 1957). It was Poulenc himself who wanted the opera to be sung in translation, and Chandos has honored his wish by committing to CD a fine production by the English National Opera. This succinctly-titled version uses a new libretto with numerous subtle revisions that make the text easier to ... Read More:

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Music From St Petersburg - Russian Choral Works

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from: Meridian

Release Date July 07, 1995
When the Met did its first production of Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelites in 1977, there was only one recording of this opera available in the U.S., the one recorded during the composer's lifetime. Then came a video from Australia in the late '80s, a spiffy new CD set from the Lyon Opera in 1992, and with the composer's centennial in 1999 several other videos and soundtracks, including ones in German and the original Italian (for the La Scala premiere in 1957). It was Poulenc himself who wanted the opera to be sung in translation, and Chandos has honored his wish by committing to CD a fine production by the English National Opera. This succinctly-titled version uses a new libretto with numerous subtle revisions that make the text easier to ... Read More:

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Jonathan Dove: Flight

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from: Chandos

Release Date May 25, 2004
I was introduced to Jonathan Dove's music when I saw this opera a few years ago, and while I have not heard this particular recording aside from the cuts available on amazon's site, I whole heartedly recommend it.

There are many modern operas that do not lend themselves to the theatre. The composers have little knowledge about what makes good theatre. Jonathan Dove is the antithesis to all these composers. He knows how to tell a story and make us care about what is going on. "Flight" is an incredibly magical opera--so rare nowadays--because is really works in the theatre. There have been many comparisons made about Dove's music. One can definitely hear his influences--Adams, Bernstein, Sondheim--but he is certainly a man with a voice ... Read More:

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Wagner: Opera Excerpts

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from: Hanssler Classics

Release Date August 01, 2004
Schuricht conducts here with a wonderful quality of peace difficult to describe and probably impossible to emulate. If you prefer your Wagner excerpts in the form of rent-brakers then you'll have to look elsewhere. Nowhere is there a hint of bombast or bluster; instead the Parsifal music truly comes across as saintly. These are beautifully restored archival treasures, and fully justify the trouble to reissue them.
Hanssler continues to impress me with excellent, sometimes superb reissues.

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Lucky 13

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by: Various Artists, Keith Sykes, Heather Eatman, R.B. Morris, Donnie Frits

Release Date December 15, 1998
Schuricht conducts here with a wonderful quality of peace difficult to describe and probably impossible to emulate. If you prefer your Wagner excerpts in the form of rent-brakers then you'll have to look elsewhere. Nowhere is there a hint of bombast or bluster; instead the Parsifal music truly comes across as saintly. These are beautifully restored archival treasures, and fully justify the trouble to reissue them.
Hanssler continues to impress me with excellent, sometimes superb reissues.