Antal Dorati: Night Music

On this CD:

1. Pieces (7) for orchestra
Composed by Antal Dorati
Performed by Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Moshe Atzmon

2. Night Music, for flute & orchestra
Composed by Antal Dorati
Performed by Aalborg Symphony Orchestra with Sharon Bezaly
Conducted by Moshe Atzmon

3. American Serenade for string orchestra
Composed by Antal Dorati
Performed by Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Moshe Atzmon

Tracks:

Fanfare For The Common Man
From Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo': Saturday Night Waltz
From Four Dance Episodes From 'Rodeo': Hoe-Down
From Old American Songs: Simple Gifts
Appalachian Spring: Variations On A Shaker Hymn
From Music For Movies: Grovers Corners (From Our Town)
From Billy The Kid: Introduction - The Open Prairie
From Billy The Kid: Street In A Frontier Town
From Billy The Kid: Mexican Dance
From Billy The Kid: Gun Battle
From Billy The Kid: Celebration (After Billy's Capture)
From Billy The Kid: The Open Prairie Again
From Billy The Kid: El Salon Mexico
Appalachian Spring: Very Slowly
Appalachian Spring: Allegro
Appalachian Spring: Moderato: The Bride And Her Intended
Appalachian Spring: Fast: The Revivalist And His Flock
Appalachian Spring: Allegro: Solo Dance Of The Bride
Appalachian Spring: Meno Mosso
Appalachian Spring: Doppio Movimento: Variations On A Shaker Hymn
Appalachian Spring: Moderato: Coda

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25 Classical Dance Favorites

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A Night at the Ballet (Box Set)
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ASIN: B0000058IQ
Release Date: 1997-07-01

Tracks:

Blue Danube Waltz
Midsummer's Night Dream: Scherzo
Sleeping Beauty: Introduction
Sleeping Beauty: Adagio pas d'action
Annen Polka
Tales From The Vienna Woods
Turkish March
Bella Bolka Polka
Les Patineurs: Pas de Duex From Les Patineurs
Les Patineurs: Finale From Les Patineurs
Dance Of the Nubian Slave Girls
Samson: Ballet Music From Samson
Entry Of The Gladiators
La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours
Washington Post
Peaches & Cream
Polovtsian Dances (Extract)
Slavic Dance In G Minor, Op.46 No. 8
Der Rosenkavalier Waltz
Galop (La Vie Parisienne)
Orpheus: Can Can (Orpheus)
Sabre Dance
Gavotta Choro
Faust: Ballet (Extract)
Bolero

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Sibelius: Tone Poems; Songs

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Bridge: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 3
Balakirev: Symphony No. 1; Islamey; Tamara

ASIN: B0001RVRH2
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Luonnotar, Op.70 - Dame Gwyneth Jones
En Saga, Op9 - London Symphony Orchestra
Night-Ride And Sunrise, Op.55 - London Symphony Orchestra
The Oceanides, Op.73 - London Symphony Orchestra
I: Nocturne - Sir Alexander Gibson
II: Elegie - Sir Alexander Gibson
III: Musette - Sir Alexander Gibson
IV: Serenade - Sir Alexander Gibson
V: Ballade - Sir Alexander Gibson

Tracks:

Karelia Overture, Op.10 - Sir Alexander Gibson
I: Intermezzo - Wiener Philharmoniker
II: Ballade - Wiener Philharmoniker
III: Alla Marcia - Wiener Philharmoniker
Swan Of Tuonela, Op.22 No.2 - Wiener Philharmoniker
Finlandia, Op.26 - Wiener Philharmoniker
Pohjola's Daughter, Op.49 - BBC Symphony Orchestra
The Bard, Op.74 - Sir Alexander Gibson
Festivo, Op.25 No.3 - Sir Alexander Gibson
The First Kiss, Op.37 No.1 - Geoffrey Parsons
Spring Is Flying, Op.13 No.4 - Geoffrey Parsons
The Tryst, Op.37 No.5 - Geoffrey Parsons
Black Roses, Op.36 No.1 - Geoffrey Parsons

Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suites No. 1 & 2; Moussorgsky: Night On Bald Mountain

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Skrowaczewski scores again

Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suites No. 1 & 2; Moussorgsky: Night On Bald Mountain

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Paul Paray Conducts Dances of Death
Bizet: Carmen Suite; Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2; Thomas: Mignon & Raymond Overtures
Recital
Antal Dorati Conducts
Handel-Harty: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik No13

ASIN: B0000057KM
Release Date: 1990-09-12

Tracks:

Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 1: 1. Folk Dance
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 1: 2. Scene
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 1: 3. Madrigal
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 1: 4. Minuet
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 1: 5. Masks
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 1: 6. Romeo and Juliet
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 1: 7. Death of Tybalt
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 2: 1. The Montagues And The Capulets
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 2: 2. Juliet - The Little Girl
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 2: 3. Dance
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 2: 4. Romeo And Juliet Before Parting
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 2: 5. Dance Of The Antilles Maidens
Romeo And Juliet - Suite No. 2: 6. Romeo At Juliet's Tomb
A Night On Bald Mountain

Customer Reviews:

Skrowaczewski scores again.......2000-11-02

Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet has everything to offer: tension-provoking dissonances, lyrical almost over the top passages, ethereal quiet beauty, and outright passion and tragedy. No wonder it's so popular. But it takes a special conductor, and a really good orchestra to mine its many treasures.

Skrowaczewski has done it again. Truly one of the great conductors of our time who is not known nearly well enough. This is a special recording, although he competes with himself thrice: here, on Vox (not as many extracts, though) and all THREE suites on Denon. The Denon is the latest, and maybe greatest, and has audiophile quality sound. The treasure of the Mercury recording is Mercury's engineering--up close and in your face. It's thrilling, if a little artificial.

My recommendation for someone who is just getting to know this magnificient work that they buy the Vox set (which includes lots of other music by Prokofiev and Stravinsky, including a knock-em-down, yet very thoughtful, Rite of Spring), which although has fewer numbers, gives the listener an idea what's on this recording. If one wants all three suites, spend the extra money for the Denon. If one is somewhere in between, this recording will serve quite nicely.

Tracks:

Overture la Cenerentola - Thomas Schippers
Symphony No. 4 in a ''italian'', I. Allergro Vivace'' - David Zinman
Scherzo [From Midsummer Night's Dream]
Scherzo [From Symphony No. 9 ''Choral''] - Alberto Lizzio
Finale to Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major - Richard Kapp, Michael Ponti
Presto [From ''Summer'']
Toreadors - Alfred Scholz
Sabre Dance
Slaconic Dance Op. 46 No. 8 in G Minor - Antal Dorati
Petrouchka: Shrove Tide Fair
Petrouchka: Russian Dance
Rite of Spring: Augurs of Springs, Dances of the Young Girls
Concerto for Orchestra: Finale
Piano Concerto No 2 in BB, III Rondo - Alfred Brendel,

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Perfect

For Book Lovers

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Tracks:

Vocalise - Sergei Rachmaninoff
Reverie - Claude Debussy
Menuet - George Frideric Handel
Tempo Di Valse - Antonin Dvorak
Humming Chorus - Giacomo Puccini
The Banks Of Green Willow - George Butterworth
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Corral Nocturne - Aaron Copland
Lullaby - George Gershwin
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To A Wild Rose - Edward MacDowell
Sarabande: For Katharine In April - Ron Nelson
Simple Gifts - Aaron Copland

Customer Reviews:

Perfect.......2004-08-13

This entire series of discs is really great...centered around a theme ("Book Lovers," "Lazy Afternoons," "When You're Alone,")each CD is full of beautifully done instrumentals that, interestingly enough, really do catch the spirit of the title. I particularly like this one--"for Book Lovers"--and read with it playing in the background. Could you find "better" performances or recordings of the selections? Sure. But for the convenience, quality, seclections and price, why should you? These are a terrific value, and a great way to start a classical music collection. Enjoy.

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The word "ultimate" is subjective, but this is nice, indeed.

Be Mine: The Ultimate Romance Album

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ASIN: B0006SSNAK
Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

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No.1 - Lent et Grave, No.3 - Lent et douloureux
Clair de lune
Rrie
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2. Adagio un poco mosso

Customer Reviews:

The word "ultimate" is subjective, but this is nice, indeed........2005-01-30

I'm always leary of words like "ultimate" in a title. Ask 100 classical music lovers what their ultimate romance album might be and you'll get 100 different answers, and even if they all agreed on the same selections, there are 100 different recordings by 100 different orchestras and conductors.

I note that Amazon does not (yet) include a track listing. That would help. Go to iClassics.com or iTunes if you want to see the track listings and hear samples, or even make your own romance album. So, why this album? First, it's on Decca, so the recording quality speaks for itself. They have an extensive enough library from which to pick some excellent pieces. And the choices certainly do help define a romantic mood. You really can't go wrong with this even if you would've picked 16 different pieces. You will have to supply your own candlelight and wine, though.

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Andante - Allegro From Harp Concerto No. 6 In B-flat Major - George Frideric Handel
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Air From Water Music Suite No. 1 In F Major - George Frideric Handel
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Menuet From Water Music Suite No. 3 In G Major - George Frideric Handel
Minuet And Trio From Divertimento No. 17 In D Major - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Two Aquarelles - 2. Gaily, But Not Too Quick - Frederick Delius
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'Rose Adagio' From The Sleeping Beauty - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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The Italian Neo Classicism and his major musical Ambassador!
Excellent sound (and performances!)
Terrible sound
Dorati's Respighi milestone
Re-issue of Merc. Living PresenceLP retains original flavor

Dorati Conducts Respighi

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Dorati Conducts Prokofiev
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Handel-Harty: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik No13
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Release Date: 1990-09-12

Tracks:

The Birds: 1. Prelude
The Birds: 2. The Dove
The Birds: 3. The Hen
The Birds: 4. The Nightingale
London Symphony Orchestra: The Cuckoo
Brazilian Impressions: 1. Tropical Night
Brazilian Impressions: 2. Butantan
Brazilian Impressions: 3. Song and Dance
The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain Of Valle Giulia
The Fountains Of Rome: The Triton Fountain
The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain of Trevi at Mid-day
The Fountains Of Rome: The Villa Medici Fountain
The Pines Of Rome: The Pines of the Villa Borghese
The Pines Of Rome: The Pines Near a Catacomb
The Pines Of Rome: The Pines of the Janiculum
The Pines Of Rome: The Pines of the Appian Way

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The Italian Neo Classicism and his major musical Ambassador!.......2005-10-16

Joined even by the musical language and taste, Respighi develops a different estheticism respect to Ildebrand Pizzetti, more polished and mystic. The excessive instrumental decoration and affection for the dense color and, in the meantime, refined are derived directly substantially from Rimsky Korsakov and Richard Strauss, despite the generous discursiveness of the architectonic lines is very close to the great German musical tradition. Respighi is more inclined to naturalism and the return of the great orchestral masses with special emphasis in the search of new expressive elements based in the use of the color and the history or, in other words, in the preservation of the memory.

The Birds is a suite for reduced orchestra. Once more the pantheist gaze of this composer points out the influence of the Italian Neo classicism leaded by Casella. Five clavichordists fragments of the XVII inspired by the song of several birds (about pages of Pasquini, Phillipe Rameau and Jacques de Gallot and a British anonym ).It can feel the deliberated hedonistic avidity so typical of this Century as a clear response to the Rationalism Age: the triumph of the triviality over the reason empire.

Brazil has been always a radiant beacon in the febrile imagination of Europe: From Julio Verne to Alexander von Humboldt; from Darwin to Darius Milhaud, the search for the most essential sample of virginal nature has inflamed and nourished the ancestral landscapes of Europe: the wild Amazon river, the intricate, compact and dense jungles; the visible attraction for the mystery of unknown, touched the soul of Respighi composing a fabulous biographical sketch.

The fountains of Rome have in Toscanini a serious and hard to beat rival and the pines of Rome have found in Victor de Sabata. Nevertheles, Dorati makes a vibrant and emotional performance that, even it does not reach the colossal heights of these named conductors. Here you have a remarkable of what Respighi signified for the Italians. After Verdi 's death, the musical horizon experienced a notable lack of inspiration; despite the fact many Italian composers were seduced for the new musical proposals, Toscanini and De Sabata were not exactly fervent or devoted fans of the new musical forms, specially Toscanini, and both pages Pines and Fountains are works which talks about the Grandness and monumentality of Rome: once more Respighi goes in search of tradition conceived as the human form of measuring the time.

A magnificent choice and one of my beloved albums in Dorati 's discography.

Excellent sound (and performances!).......2005-09-28

Excellent sound (and famous performances!), exactly as we've come to expect from every (justly renowned) Mercury Living Presence reissue. How splendid and satisfying it is to have the original MLP LP resurrected in compact disc format! If you're a fan of Respighi's masterpieces, you owe it to yourself to experience anew (or to become newly acquainted with) Dorati's famous renditions.

Terrible sound.......2001-12-18

The sound on the Pini and Fontane is really a horrible experience. Gli ucelli, recorded in London has a much better sound and a better orchestra, at least I think so. Dorati is usually good and reliable and so he is here but Respighis music is actually not so much to write home about.

Dorati's Respighi milestone.......1999-05-13

Dorati was always one of Respighi's biggest champions and it's too bad he didn't get around to recording more. This disk is a delight to have in Wilma Cozart's excellent rehab of her own original tapes.

While the other works are among the best recordings of them made, it's the Brazilian Impressions that excites the most. Like Milhaud, Respighi was astounded by his trip to Brazil and opened up a creative horizon for him that counteracted his serious, depressive illnesses. The Impressions indicate a direction that led to other triumphs like the great ballet "Queen of Sheba", the opera "Maria Egiziaca", the sublime orchestral "Metamorpheosen" that gives any great orchestra a workout like Bartok's Concerto.

If you have the old LPs, stick with them because there is an element of dynamic splendor somehow muted here. But if your LPs are to the point where there is more scratch than music, buy this disk and keep these old friends in your life.

Re-issue of Merc. Living PresenceLP retains original flavor.......1999-04-23

Mercury's Living Presence series caused a sensation when introduced around 40 years ago but sounds dated in today's standard. Nevertheless, the pieces retain their original charm in CD format. "Butantan" sends a shiver down the spine as Living Presence accurately conveys a Brazilian snake venom research colony. Worth investigating for historic reasons alone