Italian Opera 1

On this CD:

1. La favorita, opera Spirto gentil
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by John McCormack

2. L'elisir d'amore, opera Una furtiva lagrima
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by John McCormack

3. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera Fra poco a me ricovero
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by John McCormack

4. Lucia di Lammermoor, opera Tu che a Dio
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by John McCormack

5. La fille du régiment, opera Per viver vicino a Maria
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by John McCormack

6. Li marinari ("Marinaro in guardia sta"), duet for tenor, bass & piano (Soirées musicales)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by John McCormack, Giuseppe Mario Sammarco

7. La serenata ("Mira la bianca luna"), duet for soprano, tenor & piano (Soirées musicales)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Emmy Destinn, John McCormack

8. Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera O il meglio mi scordavo!
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by John McCormack, Giuseppe Mario Sammarco

9. Aida, opera Celeste Aida
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by John McCormack

10. Aida, opera tutto e finito...O terra addio
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Lucy Isabelle Marsh, John McCormack

11. La Traviata, opera Lunga de lei...De miei bollenti spiriti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by John McCormack

12. La Traviata, opera parigi o cara
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Lucrezia Bori, John McCormack

13. Rigoletto, opera Questa o quella
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by John McCormack

14. Rigoletto, opera La donna è mobile
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by John McCormack

15. Rigoletto, opera Bella figlia dell'amore
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Lucrezia Bori, John McCormack

16. La bohème, opera Che gelida manina
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by John McCormack

17. La bohème, opera O soave fanciulla
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Lucrezia Bori, John McCormack

18. La bohème, opera Ah Mimi tu piu non torni
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by John McCormack, Giuseppe Mario Sammarco

19. Mefistofele, opera Dai campi dai prati
Composed by Arrigo Boito
Performed by John McCormack

20. Mefistofele, opera Giunto sul passo estremo
Composed by Arrigo Boito
Performed by John McCormack

21. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts O grido di quest'anima
Composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performed by John McCormack, Giuseppe Mario Sammarco

Italian Opera 1, Music, John Mccormack, Classical
The Very Best of Beverly Sills
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beverly Sills - The Best
  • Beverly Sills' highs are breathtaking!
  • THE 2005 OPERA CD OF THE YEAR
  • EMI Does It Again: Beverly Sills - A Tribute
  • Glad To Be The First Review- Beverly Sills Treasury Of Arias
 The Very Best of Beverly Sills

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B0006VYELE
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

  1. Una Voce Poco Fa - Sherrill Milnes
  2. Dunque Io Son - Sherrill Milnes
  3. Contro Un Cor - Sherrill Milnes
  4. Ah, Qual Colpo Inaspetatto! - Sherrill Milnes
  5. E Il Sol Dell'anima... Addio! Speranza Ed Anima - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  6. Gualtier Malde... Caro Nome - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  7. Tutte Le Feste Al Tempio... Compiuto Pur Quanto... Si, Vendetta - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  8. V'ho Ingannato... Lassu In Cielo - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  9. Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere... So Anch'io La Virtu Magica - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  10. Pronta Io Son... Vado, Corro - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  11. Via, Caro Sposino - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  12. Tornami A Dir Che M'ami - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
  13. La Morale In Tutto Questo - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Tracks:

  1. Vilia - Beverly Sills
  2. Ah! Je Suis Seule... Dis-Moi Que Je Suis Belle - Beverly Sills
  3. Cielo! Che Diverro?... Si, ferite... Dal Soggiorno... Ah! Che Spiegar - Beverly Sills
  4. Libiamo Ne' Lieti Calici - John Alldis Choir
  5. Un Di Felice, Eterea - John Alldis Choir
  6. E Strano... Ah, Fors'e Lui... Follie! Follie!... Sempre Libera - John Alldis Choir
  7. Pura Siccome Un Angelo... Ah! Dite Alla Giovine - John Alldis Choir
  8. Che Fai? - John Alldis Choir
  9. Addio Del Passato - John Alldis Choir
  10. Parigi, O Cara - John Alldis Choir

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Beverly Sills hardly needs an introduction. She sang on the radio as a child and on the operatic stage as a teenager; her meteoric international career was launched by appearances in several virtually unknown bel canto operas at the New York City Opera. This compilation of arias and ensembles from some of her signature roles, recorded in the 1970s, with splendid partners like Nicolai Gedda, Alfredo Kraus, and Sherrill Milnes, displays her unique vocal and dramatic artistry at its peak. Her voice, effortlessly produced over an enormous range, is bright, pure, infinitely variable in color, inflection and intensity. Her intonation is impeccable even in huge leaps, and her breath is endless. The coloratura roulades are like strings of perfect, luminous pearls, clearly articulated in seamless legato. But this stunning technique (whose only flaw is a sometimes wide, wobbly vibrato) is never used for show; every note has life and expression, serving the music and the dramatic situation. Indeed, her characters are flesh-and-blood human beings, whose thoughts, emotions and interactions, from inwardness to ecstasy, from lamentation to overflowing joy, she projects with riveting concentration. Rosina in Rossini's The Barber of Seville is a charming, mischievous minx who succumbs to delighted tenderness; Pamira's great scene from his Siege of Corinth shows clearly why her Metropolitan Opera debut in that role was a sensation. In Verdi's Rigoletto, Gilda's hopeful innocence turns into hopeless despair: she dies, palpably, on a floating, celestial pianissimo. In his La traviata, Violetta's initial cool, hesitant restraint gradually melts as she opens herself (and her voice) to Alfredo's ardor and the bliss of love. The vocal balance in their final duet is uncanny; its tremulous tenderness in the shadow of death breaks the heart, as does her duet with Germont. Massenet's Thais is sensuous; Donizetti's Don Pasquale and Lehár's The Merry Widow provide comic relief. --Edith Eisler

Album Description

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beverly Sills - The Best.......2007-04-01

What a voice. No coloratura can compare, and she makes it seem so easy.

5 out of 5 stars Beverly Sills' highs are breathtaking!.......2006-09-18

Adio del Passato is incredible! Beverly's high, floating coloratura is no less than ethereal which takes you to another world. Her voice has given me so much joy that it is hard to say one recording is better than another because I love her Mozart album equally with her Bellini/Donizetti. It is so wonderful to have these recordings captured on CD! Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars THE 2005 OPERA CD OF THE YEAR.......2006-08-19

THIS CD WAS THE BEST OPERA CD ISSUED LAST YEAR, AND HAS CAUGHT THE WORLD'S EAR IN NO TIME. I WAS BUSY WRITING IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL, WHILE THE STATEOWNED FM RADIOSTATION, DEDICATED TO CULTURE, WAS SOFTLY PLAYING OPERA ARIAS IN THE BACKGROUND. SUDDENLY I HEARD THE MOST FANTASTIC RENDERING OF "SEMPRE LIBERA" FROM "LA TRAVIATA". I GOT UP, SAT BY THE RADIO AND WAITED TO KNOW WHO WAS SINGING... THEN GOT BACK TO THE COMPUTER TO ORDER THIS CD FROM AMAZON! INCREDIBLE: ONLY 17 BUCKS FOR THIS, WHILE QUITE A BIT OF TRASH IS SOLD FOR 30.40 AND MORE...
A LADY FRIEND ONCE TOLD ME SHE COULD NOT LISTEN TO THE DUET IN "MADAMA BUTTERFLY" WITH MIRELLA FRENI AND LUCIANO PAVAROTTI (RECORDED IN 1974, BY VON KARAJAN) WITHOUT CRYING. WELL, YOU CANNOT LISTEN TO SILLS IN "LA TRAVIATA" DRY-EYED, NO MATTER WHO THE TENOR IS. SHE PROJECTS THE SAME DRAMATIC FEELING OF "LA DIVINA" CALLAS WITHOUT THOSE SHRIEKED HIGHNOTES; SHE OFFERS THE SAME COLORATURA VOCAL GYMNASTICS AS "LA STUPENDA" SUTHERLAND BUT WITH WARMTH... WHEN BEVERLY SANG, AS IN EVERYTHING ELSE SHE DID, SHE ALWAYS GAVE HER UTMOST. SHE WAS "LA GENEROSA" TO BE SURE.
DON'T JUST SIT THERE READING WHAT OTHERS THINK.
ORDER THIS CD NOW AND MARVEL AT HOW THIS GREAT AMERICAN LADY, IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS, ALSO COULD SING!

5 out of 5 stars EMI Does It Again: Beverly Sills - A Tribute.......2005-07-22

EMI's "Very Best Of" series are perfect introductions to operatic singers of the 20th century. Once you hear these artist tribute albums (much like The Singers series) you will get hooked on the singer and seek out their full-length studio recordings. Beverly Sills was the first truly famous American opera star. One may argue that she was not, that she was merely a continued tradition of American divas such as Mary Garden and Lily Pons and which still continues today with Renee Fleming, Elizabeth Futral and Susan Graham. Beverly was raised in New York City, which is still her home, and which is the home of the New York City Opera and the Met, opera houses which rocketed her to fame. Her first success (not featured in this recording...UH WHY ?) was Cleopatra of Handel's Julius Caesar, a performance she sang opposite the illustrious baritone Norman Treigle. Those performances were legendary because coincidentally at the same time the Met was opening its new theatre and season with what became a disastrous Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra starring Leontyne Price in an overblown, big-budget, epic fiasco. The great roles that followed the 1965 Cleopatra were Manon, Queen Elizabeth I in Roberto Deveraux, Maria Stuarda and Anna Bolena in the Donizetti Tudor Queen operas, Pamira in The Siege of Corinth (which were Sill's La Scala and belated Met debut. None of the Queens are featured in this recording, though its supposedly the Very Best Of. An aria from Rossini's Siege of Corinth is featured here however. What we are treated to however are fine lyric roles- Beverly Sills shone brightly and acted convincingly as Gilda in Rigoletto (the final scene is featured here) as Violetta in La Traviata, Thais, The Merry Widow (the beautiful Vilja is featured here)and the ingenue role of Norina in Don Pasquale is also showcased here. To each of these roles, Beverly Sills delivered an authenticity and dramatic interpretation, not ot mention beautiful, sweet tone. I love her pianissimos, her high notes, her chest register. It was the voice of Beverly Sills who first hooked me into opera. For a recording that should showcase her best work, Manon is not featured nor any of her prized French heroines- Marie in The Daughter of the Regiment and the heroines in Tales of Hoffman. Also not in here is the role that was her first success- the Broadway opera Ballad of Baby Doe. Even as such, the arias here are gorgeous. The Barber of Seville is in here and as Rosina she is playful and charming. Sills was a modern singer, with a voice that was beautiful but willing to sacrifice beauty for the sake of dramatic content. When Sills was once asked what she thought of the supposed rivalry with Joan Sutherland (which was never real and only gossip from partisan fans) Beverly said something to this effect -Joan and I are apples and oranges in our take on opera, we are Picasso and Monet. She would do anything for the effect of beauty and tone, I'd sacrifice beauty for the sake of dramatic text. Even as such, I see no ugliness to any of the roles here. All of them are beautiful to hear, full of rich floating celestial tones. It would have been nice to hear the roles that did call for Sills to step up the tense drama - Norma, will her recording ever be reissued by EMI ? Also, few people know that Beverly Sills sung role most would consider dangerous for her voice (though she sang them long before her career even took off)- Aida and Carmen!!

5 out of 5 stars Glad To Be The First Review- Beverly Sills Treasury Of Arias.......2005-04-29

At last EMI's "The Very Best Of" series has issued some of the finer recorded documented arias of the incomparable soprano Beverly Sills. Fans of this down-to-earth, warm patron of music and the most unique lyric-coloratura-dramatic soprano, will be in Heaven. Sure, this is only some of the arias in only a small number of the many operas Sills performed. To be truthful, this is not what I'd personally regard as the best of Beverly Sills. Other albums of hers do use greater vocal masterpieces she sang- the best being "The Singers" Series, and another EMI edition called The Art of Beverly Sills Volume 2 and then there's the rare and brilliant "Sillsiana". Nevertheless, this album has its charm and appeal. Beverly Sills sings arias from Rossini's Barber of Seville, Verdi's Rigoletto and Traviata. This recording seems to highlight mostly her mastership of the bel canto repertoire and Verdi. Gilda and Violetta were roles she sang with supreme dramatic integrity and sweetness and purity of vocal line. Yet, it is hardly "the best of". Where are scenes from the masterful interpretations of Donizetti, truly Sills strongest suit- Lucia Di Lammermoor, Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda and Roberto Devereaux, where is Sills' Manon, which even she hails as her best ? And when will her recorded Norma ever see the light of day ? Sills also excelled in the French repertoire- Faust, Thais, La Fille Du Regiment, The Tales of Hoffman and she was an incredible Queen Shemakha in Korsakov's Coq D'Or. True, Sills had a light, girlish, delicate voice, bright and small, but this worked in her favor in tragic roles. Dramatically, she could get into character as passionately and convincingly as Maria Callas. When she could darken her voice and use her chest voice for dramatic effect it was often thrilling. This is the latest recording in a number of recordings that are coming out, further promoting a great singer of the past. Beverly Sills. She was the working man's soprano. She worked hard to get to the top. She was the reigning singer of the NYC Opera where she starred in such great operas as Handel's Giulio Ceare Sills as Cleopatra (also not on this recording) and Tales of Hoffman singing opposite the great but underrated bass Norman Treigle. Sills is a wonderful human being and she has a beautiful voice that I cannot get out of my mind. She will always be the greatest to me. She got me hooked into opera.
Romance of the Violin
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    		Romance of the Violin
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    ASIN: B0000DG06L
    Release Date: 2003-10-28

    Tracks:

    1. O mio babbino caro (from 'Gianni Schicchi')
    2. The Girl With Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I; La fille aux cheveux delin: Prelude for Piano L 117/8)
    3. Nocturne in C sharp minor (Op Post)
    4. The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals)
    5. Serenade (from 'Schwanengesang' song cycle for voice and piano, D 957
    6. Casta Diva (from 'Norma')
    7. Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major K. 467
    8. Nocturne from Quartet for Strings No. 2 in D Major: 3rd movement
    9. Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice')
    10. Songs My Mother Taught Me, song for voice and piano B104/4 Op 55/4
    11. Pur ti Miro (from 'L'incoronazione di Poppea')
    12. Elegie (Elegie 'O doux printemps d'autrefois' for voice and piano)
    13. Traumerei ('Kinderszenen' for piano, Op 15, No. 7 'Dreaming')

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    Every track on this CD contains a beautiful melody, many of them easily recognizable, all of them exuding tranquility. "O mio babbino caro" from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi opens the disc, with Bell delicately accompanied by a harp and spinning the long melody with great sensitivity. Bellini's "Casta diva" from Norma lives up to its reputation as the epitome of bel canto in Bell's hands; his violin sings. The middle movement of Mozart's 21st Piano Concerto takes well to the violin, and Debussy's "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" is played with great warmth and sensuality. It would be easy to turn a recital like this into treacle, but Bell is wise enough to realize that the music is already sweet enough and he plays with great reserve and a minimum of sentimental slides. The light accompaniments always support, with woodwinds prominent but used with grace. This CD, in short, is a beauty: a fine gift, a lovely mood setter. --Robert Levine
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      ASIN: B000059RXO
      Release Date: 2001-02-27

      Tracks:

      1. Carmen: Act 1: Prld - LPO/Sir Georg Solti
      2. La Traviata: Brindisi: Libiamo, Ne'lieti Calici - Luciano Pavarotti/Joan Sutherland/London Opr Chor/Terry Edwards
      3. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina - Luciano Pavarotti
      4. Lakme: Flower Duet: Dome Epais Le Jasmin - Joan Sutherland/Jane Berbie
      5. Fedora: Amor Ti Vieta - Jussi Bjorling
      6. Carmen: Habanera: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle - Tatiana Troyanos/John Alldis Chor/John Alldis
      7. Nabucco: Chor Of The Hebrew Slaves: Va Pensiero - Chicago Sym Chor/Margaret Hills
      8. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Dove Sono - Kiri Te Kanawa
      9. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile - Luciano Pavarotti
      10. Lohengrin: Bridal Chor: Treulich Gefuhrt Ziehet Dahin - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor/Walter Hagen-Groll
      11. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro - Renata Tebaldi
      12. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum - Leo Nucci
      13. La Wally: Ebben?... Ne Andro Lontana - Angela Gheorghiu
      14. Madama Butterfly: Humming Chor - Wiener Staatsopernchor/Norbert Balatsch
      15. Carmen: Flower Song: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee - Placido Domingo
      16. Les Contes D'Hoffmann: Barcarolle: Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'Amour - Joan Sutherland/Huguette Tourangeau/Chor De La Radio Suisse Romande, Pro Arte De Lausanne Et Du...
      17. Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle - Placido Domingo
      18. Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di - Mirella Freni
      19. Les Pecheurs De Perles: C'est Toi... Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Gregory Cross/Gino Quilico

      Tracks:

      1. Die Walkure: The Ride Of The Valkyries - Wiener Phil/Solti
      2. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete - Cecilia Bartoli
      3. Pagliacci: Recitar!... Vesti La Giubba - Luciano Pavarotti
      4. La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla - Mirella Freni/Luciano Pavarotti/Roland Panerai
      5. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chor: Vedi! Le Fosche - Chicago Sym Chor/Margaret Hillis
      6. Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai - Jose Carreras
      7. Don Giovanni: La Ci Darem La Mano - Lucia Popp/Tom Krause
      8. Mattinata - Andrea Bocelli
      9. Faust: Soldiers' Chor - Ambrosian Opr Chor/John McCarthy
      10. L'elisir D'amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima - Roberto Alagna
      11. Turandot: Signore, Ascolta! - Montserrat Caballe
      12. Don Giovanni: Champagne Aria: Finch'han Dal Vino - Bryn Terfel
      13. Cosi Fan Tutte: Trio: Soave Sia Il Vento - Renee Fleming/Anne Sofie Von Otter/Michele Pertusi
      14. Il Trovatore: Di Quella Pira - Luciano Pavarotti/Joan Sutherland/London Opr Chor/Terry Edwards
      15. Tosca: Vissi D'arte - Kiri Te Kanawa
      16. Carmen: Toreador Song - Jose Van Dam/Tatiana Troyanos/Norma Burrowes/Jane Berbie/Thomas Allen/Pierre Thau/John Alldis...
      17. Madama Butterfly: Love Duet: Vogliatemi Bene - Mirella Freni/Luciano Pavarotti
      18. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo - Nat PO/Gianandrea Gavazzeni
      19. Rusalka: O Silver Moon - Renee Fleming
      20. La Boheme: Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi - Angela Gheorghiu
      21. Turandot: Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti/John Alldis Chor/John Alldis

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      The labels that are now gathered under the Universal Classics umbrella have a pretty impressive scorecard in the area of classical compilations. We've seen The Greatest Opera Show on Earth, The Yellow Guide: Classical Music, Best of the Millennium, and now there's The No. 1 Opera Album. But that's no surprise, since Universal has some of the finest interpreters in its catalogue to draw from. This two-CD set (at the price of one), for example, brings together the likes of Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Georg Solti, Herbert von Karajan, and many more. Yet the other key to a successful compilation is canny anthologizing, and here again, you have a nice selection to give you a smattering of opera's heavyweights from the Italian, German, and French repertory (there's even a step outside the standard framework with an aria from Dvorák's lovely Rusalka). Ranging from 1959 to 1997, the choices from back catalogue will doubtless be the entry ticket for many into this grandest of the arts. --Sarah Chin
      The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!
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        		The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!
        Johann Sebastian Bach , Léo Delibes , Gabriel Fauré , Erik Satie , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Edvard Grieg , Johann Pachelbel , Claude Debussy , Felix Mendelssohn , Camille Saint-Saens , Henryk Gorecki , Antonio Vivaldi , Edward Elgar , Jocelyn Pook , Sergey Rachmaninov , Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni , Luigi Boccherini , Jules Massenet , Ludwig van Beethoven , Jacques Offenbach , Pietro Mascagni , Antonin Dvorak , Giacomo Puccini , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Alexander Borodin , Joaquin Rodrigo , and Samuel Barber
        Manufacturer: Angel Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000I93Z
        Release Date: 1999-03-30

        Tracks:

        1. Air 'On the G String' - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
        2. Morning - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
        3. Canon In D - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
        4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
        5. Gymnopedie No.1 - City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
        6. II. Andante - Stephen Hough
        7. Viens, Mallika - Mady Mesple
        8. In Paradisum - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
        9. Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
        10. II. Andate - Yehudi Menuhin
        11. The Swan - Osian Ellis
        12. II. Lento E Largo - Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz
        13. II. Andantino - James Galway
        14. II. Largo - Yehudi Menuhin
        15. Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
        16. Blow the Wind - Pie Jesu - Jocelyn Pook
        17. Variation 18 - Cecile Ousset
        18. Pavane Op.50 - Gareth Morris

        Tracks:

        1. Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen - South German Madrigal Choir
        2. Adagio In G Minor - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
        3. Minuet - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
        4. II. Largo - Andrei Gavrilov
        5. Meditation - Hans Kalafusz
        6. I. Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
        7. Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
        8. II. Andante - Nigel North
        9. II. Adagio - Jack Brymer
        10. Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orchestra
        11. I. Moderato - London Chamber Orchestra
        12. O Mio Babbino Caro - Montserrat Caballe
        13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Sinfonia Of London
        14. II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) - Cecile Ousset
        15. Nocturne - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
        16. II. Adagio (Opening) - Julian Bream
        17. Adagio For Strings Op.11a - The Philadelphia Orchestra
        18. Entr'acte To Act III - Orchestre National De France

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        You want relaxing classical music that'll soothe your soul but won't lull you into sleep? Here's a double CD for you. The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World ... Ever! does its best to cover both well-worn classical favorites (Bach's "Air on the G String," Pachelbel's "Cannon," Debussy's "Clair de Lune") and some eclectic left-field choices (an excerpt from Górecki's Symphony No. 3, Jocelyn Pook's "Blow the Wind," and Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The performances of most of these excerpts are top-notch--artists include Sir Neville Marriner, James Galway, Jacqueline du Pré and the Philadelphia Orchestra--and there's enough variety here for everyone. --Edward Garabedian
        The Most Famous Opera Duets
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          		The Most Famous Opera Duets

          Manufacturer: EMI Classics
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000002SCA
          Release Date: 1994-04-12

          Tracks:

          1. Les Peurs des perles Act 1 - Au fond du temple saint
          2. Madama Butterfly Act 1- Vogliatemi bene, un bene piccolino
          3. Le Nozze di Figaro Act III - Sull'aria - Le Nozze di Figaro
          4. La Traviata Act I - Un di, felice, eterea
          5. Lucia Di Lammermoor Act I - Ah! Verranna a te sull'aure
          6. Tristan und Isolde Act II - O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe
          7. Carmen Act I - Parle-moi de m
          8. Die ZauberflAct I - Bei Mern, welche Liebe F
          9. Lakmct I - Viens, Mallika
          10. Rigoletto Act I - il sol dell'anima
          11. Der Rosenkavalier Act II - Mir ist die Ehre wilderfahren
          12. Don Giovanni Act I - Li darem la mano
          13. La Boh Act IV - O Mimi, tu pi torni
          14. Il Trovatore Act IV - Miserere...Quel suon, quelle preci

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          This is a misnomer--not all of these duets are all that famous--but it's a fine compilation nonetheless. You'll hear selections from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers (Nicolai Gedda and Ernest Blanc at their most elegant French), Madama Butterfly (Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Scotto--an impassioned pair), Lucia di Lammermoor (a classy Alfredo Kraus and Edita Gruberova), the lovely Lakme duet, The Presentation of the Silver Rose from Der Rosenkavalier (with the earnest Christa Ludwig and the other-worldly Teresa Stich-Randall), and a fine Trovatore "Miserere" (with Leontyne Price and Franco Bonisolli singing up a storm). There are many others, too--a veritable cornucopia of couplings--and a treat for the opera lover. --Robert Levine
          Sarah Brightman Classics
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            		Sarah Brightman Classics
            Sarah Brightman , Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni , Francisco Tarrega , George Frideric Handel , Fryderyk Chopin , Sergey Rachmaninov , Giacomo Puccini , Antonin Dvorak , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Ludwig van Beethoven , Joseph Marie Canteloube , Francesco Sartori , and Paul Bateman
            Manufacturer: Angel Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B00005RD78
            Release Date: 2001-11-20

            Tracks:

            1. Ave Maria (new recording)
            2. La Wally (from Time To Say Goodbye)
            3. Winter Light (new recording)
            4. Anytime, Anywhere (from Eden)
            5. Alhambra (new recording)
            6. Lascia Ch'io Pianga (from Eden)
            7. Dans La Nuit (new recording)
            8. Serenade/How Fair This Place (from La Luna)
            9. O Mio Babbino Caro (new recording)
            10. La Luna (from La Luna)
            11. Pie Jesu (new recording)
            12. Figlio Perduto (from La Luna)
            13. Nessun Dorma (new recording)
            14. Bailero (from Eden)
            15. Time To Say Goodbye (New solo version--previously unavailable)

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            Have some friends who still haven't discovered what the Sarah Brightman fuss is all about? You'll find the perfect introduction to make converts of them all in Classics, so they'll have no more excuses to remain clueless. Sporting a Botticelli-inspired image of the platinum-selling soprano on the cover, Classics is a classy anthology including highlights from three of Brightman's chart-topping releases along with seven new tracks. Songs personally selected by the diva as her favorite classical interpretations are culled from her previous blockbusters: Time To Say Goodbye, Eden, and La Luna. And whether you're a fan already in the fold or one in the making, the new material here shows the diva at the top of her form, in new renderings of "O Mio Babbino Caro" and "Nessun Dorma" (accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic)--fascinating displays of the operatic confidence she's developed over her career. Other new offerings include a touching version of Schubert's "Ave Maria,' "Winter Light," a fresh take on her signature song "Pie Jesu" (from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem). "Alhambra" and "Dans La Nuit"--a real treat, bathing the listener in Brightman's silky, sensuous vocalism--add two original titles to her famous adaptations of classical melodies to new lyrics (using Chopin's haunting E major Etude in the latter case). All told, a lovely affirmation of the directions Brightman has boldly taken in her career to date. -Sarah Chin

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            ASIN: B000003F5U
            Release Date: 1991-09-06

            Tracks:

            1. Aida: Grand March
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            4 out of 5 stars Album matches content hype.......2007-05-31

            I intially bought this album for a few selections I had heard from Classical 102.1 (KDFC-FM). I was pleasantly surprised that the entire album has a very satisfying collection of the greatest marches. I am very pleased with this album, and would recommend it for anyone who likes a broad range of famous marches.

            5 out of 5 stars Fun.......2007-01-21

            This CD would make a great gift for anyone who enjoys marches. Some of the marches are popular, others are not. All are well-performed and can be enjoyed - LOUDLY!

            5 out of 5 stars invigorating!.......2006-12-05

            Great recordings of stirring music. I like to play it loud while my kids and I clean house. It makes it go by fast.

            5 out of 5 stars Totally awesome!.......2005-03-27

            My father was a Marine in the ETC, he told me stories about how they went floor to floor checking for bad guys humming this music. I think it is great music to listen to, I really like track 3, it says so much in the title alone. I hope everybody like this music as much as I do!
            The Ultimate Puccini Collection
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              		The Ultimate Puccini Collection
              Giacomo Puccini , Herbert von Karajan , Riccardo Chailly , Stephen Barlow , Tullio Serafin , Lorin Maazel , Sir Edward Downes , Giuseppe Patane , Zubin Mehta , Alberto Erede , John Mauceri , Plácido Domingo , José Carreras , Kiri Te Kanawa , John Alldis Choir , Luciano Pavarotti , London Philharmonic Orchestra , Bologna Community Theater Orchestra , Ettore Bastianini , Carlo Bergonzi , Renato Cesari , Fernando Corena , Cesare Siepi , Renata Tebaldi , Gianna D'Angelo , Saint Cecilia Academy Orchestra , Franco Corelli , Alfredo Mariotti , Regine Crespin , Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden , London Symphony Orchestra , Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra , Rome Opera House Orchestra , Pilar Lorengar , Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble , Mirella Freni , Rolando Panerai , Jussi Bjorling , Leontyne Price , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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              ASIN: B000007OU1
              Release Date: 1998-06-09

              Tracks:

              1. Turnadot: Nessun Dorma!
              2. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
              3. Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai
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              Ordinarily, it pays to be wary of collections such as these, which often promise a lot but deliver a mishmash of disconnected excerpts. This disc, however, is something of an exception: you really do get just about all of Puccini's best arias, which is possible, because he didn't write so many operas that choosing the best moments becomes a matter of the producer's personal taste. Also, Puccini's operas are so popular that every major label has excellent complete recordings of all of them, so in making this compilation it was possible to cast from strength: all the singers here are fine. In fact, the only proviso that needs to be made before you rush out and add this disc to your collection is that it's wrong to assume that all of Puccini's best tunes lie in his arias. The opening 10 minutes of any one of his operas will tell you that's not true. So by all means enjoy this disc--then start sampling the operas complete. --David Hurwitz
              Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box
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                		Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box

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                ASIN: B0006SSRP6
                Release Date: 2004-12-21

                Tracks:

                1. Carmen Suite Medley
                2. Snow Maiden, Dance Of The Birds
                3. William Tell Overture, 'Lone Ranger'
                4. Flight Of The Bumblebee
                5. Humpty Dumpty/Child's Verse Medley
                6. The Bartered Bride, Furiant
                7. Minute Waltz
                8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo
                9. Hey Diddle Diddle
                10. Wellington's Victory, Op.91, 'England'
                11. Wellington's Victory, Op.91, 'Victory Finale'
                12. Swan Lake, Waltz
                13. Old MacDonald Had A Farm
                14. Happy Farmer
                15. Farmer In The Dell
                16. Jack & Jill
                17. Symphony No.4
                18. Dance Of The Hours
                19. The Bartered Bride, Skokna
                20. Voices Of Spring, Waltz

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                The Playtime Music Box music CD is a 20-track, 31-minute concert featuring a collection of up-beat classical melodies and traditional song favorites to inspire your little one to dance, clap and play! Each delightful piece was specially selected and produced to bring musical fun to any activity - playtime, travel time, tummy time and more. Playtime Music Box includes classical pieces such as Rossini's William Tell Overture and Schumann's Happy Farmer, as well as Old MacDonald Had a Farm.Musical Selections:1. Carmen Suite, Medley, G. Bizet2. Snow Maiden, Danse des Oiseaux, N. Rimsky-Korsakov3. William Tell Overture, G. Rossini4. Flight of the Bumblebee, N. Rimsky-Korsakov5. Humpty Dumpty, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)6. The Bartered Bride Suite, Furiant, B. Smetana7. Minute Waltz, F. Chopin8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo, J. Offenbach9. Hey Diddle Diddle, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)10. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, England, L. Beethoven11. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, Victory Finale, L. Beethoven12. Swan Lake, Waltz, P. Tchaikovsky13. Old MacDonald Had a Farm, traditional14. Happy Farmer, R. Schumann15. Farmer in the Dell, traditional16. Jack & Jill, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)17. Symphony No. 4, Italian, F. Mendelssohn18. Dance of the Hours, A. Ponchielli19. The Bartered Bride Suite, Skocna, B. Smetana20. Voices of Spring, Waltz, J. Strauss IIAge: birth +
                Beethoven's Wig, Vol. 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies
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                  		Beethoven's Wig, Vol. 2: More Sing-Along Symphonies

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                  ASIN: B0001I2C8O
                  Release Date: 2004-03-16

                  Tracks:

                  1. Stuck In The Saddle Again (Light Cavalry March, Suppe)
                  2. Sing Verdi Very Loud (La donna e mobile, from Rigoletto, Verdi)
                  3. Its The Same Every Verse (In The Hall of The Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg)
                  4. Musical Bs (Hungarian Dance #5, Brahms)
                  5. Dont Play That Violin (Violin Concerto #2, Paganini)
                  6. Schuberts Trout (Trout Quintet, Schubert)
                  7. Dvorak The Czechoslovak (Humoresque #7, Dvorak)
                  8. A Fan of Chopin (Prelude 7, Op. 28, Chopin)
                  9. Please Do Not Tease The Viennese (Blue Danube Waltz, Strauss)
                  10. Its Spring! (Spring, from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi)
                  11. Wow What a Wedding Cake (Wedding March, from A Midsummer Nights Dream,. Mendelssohn)
                  12. Instrumental Performances:
                  13. Light Cavalry March, Suppe
                  14. La donna e mobile, from Rigoletto, Verdi (with vocals)
                  15. In The Hall of The Mountain King, from Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg
                  16. Hungarian Dance #5, Brahms
                  17. Violin Concerto #2, Paganini
                  18. Trout Quintet, Schubert
                  19. Humoresque #7, Dvorak
                  20. Prelude 7, Op. 28, Chopin
                  21. Blue Danube Waltz, Strauss
                  22. Spring, from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi

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                  From a pure-pleasure standpoint, the first Beethoven's Wig was nothing to flip over, and the second disc in the series follows suit. However, that is not to say that this is not a valuable and possibly ingenious record. Those unfamiliar with the premise will quickly get the picture: Producer/writer/lead singer/chief clever guy Richard Perlmutter gathers a bundle of important classical works (Paganini's "Violin Concerto #2," Strauss' "Blue Danub