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Handel - Silla / Bowman, S. Baker, London Handel Orchestra, Darlow

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by: Denys Darlow, James Bowman, Simon Baker, London Handel Orchestra, Elizabeth Cragg, Joanne Lunn

Release Date January 23, 2001

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Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro-Highlights

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from: Deutsche Grammophon

Release Date February 12, 2008

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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro

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from: Deutsche Grammophon

Release Date January 08, 2008
This is not your grandma's Figaro. At first I was surprised, then taken aback, then intrigued and then completely mesmerized. It's Figaro meets Psycho. The pacing is slower, more deliberate and the whole tone and atmosphere darker and more intense. And in the end, I think it works.

The whole theme of this production is the maddening, almost destructive power of Eros (here portrayed by an extraneous character- a seductive non -speaking/singing young man dressed in school boy uniform with cherubic wings running around trying to manipulate all the characters) locked in a battle with "Love." In the end "Love" triumphs. (except for poor Cherubino who throughout the opera is portrayed as a poor young thing totally defenseless ... Read More:

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Guaglione 'e Malavita

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by: Pino Mauro

Release Date September 23, 2000
This is not your grandma's Figaro. At first I was surprised, then taken aback, then intrigued and then completely mesmerized. It's Figaro meets Psycho. The pacing is slower, more deliberate and the whole tone and atmosphere darker and more intense. And in the end, I think it works.

The whole theme of this production is the maddening, almost destructive power of Eros (here portrayed by an extraneous character- a seductive non -speaking/singing young man dressed in school boy uniform with cherubic wings running around trying to manipulate all the characters) locked in a battle with "Love." In the end "Love" triumphs. (except for poor Cherubino who throughout the opera is portrayed as a poor young thing totally defenseless ... Read More:

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Guaglione 'e Malavita

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by: Pino Mauro

Release Date March 27, 2000
This is not your grandma's Figaro. At first I was surprised, then taken aback, then intrigued and then completely mesmerized. It's Figaro meets Psycho. The pacing is slower, more deliberate and the whole tone and atmosphere darker and more intense. And in the end, I think it works.

The whole theme of this production is the maddening, almost destructive power of Eros (here portrayed by an extraneous character- a seductive non -speaking/singing young man dressed in school boy uniform with cherubic wings running around trying to manipulate all the characters) locked in a battle with "Love." In the end "Love" triumphs. (except for poor Cherubino who throughout the opera is portrayed as a poor young thing totally defenseless ... Read More:

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Verdi: Rigoletto

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from: Deutsche Grammophon

Release Date June 14, 2005
To all those who cannot accept Fischer-Dieskau as Rigoletto, you are missing a truly great interpretation. Of course he's not Italian, but then Pablo Casals was not German when he played Bach. In fact, the Cello Suites offer a good example of how many different but equally great ways there are to play the same piece. Of course Gobbi's interpretation of Rigoletto is the most dramatic, etc.; but Fischer-Dieskau brings out a different dimension of pathos that is equally desireable. Bergonzi, of course, is worth the price of admission, but Kubelik is the big surprise. He find an almost chamber-music dimension to this great opera of duets, trios, quartets, etc. Much as I love the Gobbi-Callas recording, this one would be my "Desert Island" version.

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Verdi - Rigoletto / Agache, Vaduva, Leech, Larmore, Bardon, Rizzi [Highlights]

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by: Richard Leech, Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Rizzi, Welsh National Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Leontina Vaduva, Alexandru Agache, Patricia Bardon, Jennifer Larmore, Barry Banks, Alastair Miles, Fabrizio Visentin

Release Date July 18, 1995
To all those who cannot accept Fischer-Dieskau as Rigoletto, you are missing a truly great interpretation. Of course he's not Italian, but then Pablo Casals was not German when he played Bach. In fact, the Cello Suites offer a good example of how many different but equally great ways there are to play the same piece. Of course Gobbi's interpretation of Rigoletto is the most dramatic, etc.; but Fischer-Dieskau brings out a different dimension of pathos that is equally desireable. Bergonzi, of course, is worth the price of admission, but Kubelik is the big surprise. He find an almost chamber-music dimension to this great opera of duets, trios, quartets, etc. Much as I love the Gobbi-Callas recording, this one would be my "Desert Island" version.

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Sworn in

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by: Sworn in

Release Date May 28, 2002
if you like hardcore(faster the better),you wont be let down here,only an ep though...after a few plays you will be hooked

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The Black Album

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by: The Damned

Release Date January 01, 1992
There are many reviews that go into great depth and I agree with many...especially some of the comments made by "Cowpunk1". I started listening to The Damned in about 83 or so via tape cassettes from friends. My first purchases of the Damned was in 1985, which consisted of the "Black Album" and "Another Great Album" (best of). At the time I lived in H.B. and was into the hardcore scene but was hopelessly infected by the Damned and their sound, which I became addicted to. Their sound ranges from catchy hooky rhythms to haunting theatrical sounds.

I hate to make this comparison, but the Damned remind me of the Beatles...don't freak out...give me a chance. I am an Elvis (sun records era) man not a Beatles fan, but the Beatles were talented and through ... Read More: