Best of the Classics

On this CD:

1. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100 Overture
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Slovakia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Zdenek Kosler, Bystrik Rezucha

2. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100 Polka
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Slovakia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Zdenek Kosler, Bystrik Rezucha

3. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100 Furiant
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Slovakia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Zdenek Kosler, Bystrik Rezucha

4. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100 Skocna
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Slovakia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Zdenek Kosler, Bystrik Rezucha

5. Capriccio Italien, for orchestra (or piano duet), Op. 45
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Slovakia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Zdenek Kosler, Bystrik Rezucha

6. La forza del destino, opera Overture
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Slovakia Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Zdenek Kosler, Bystrik Rezucha

7. Dichter und Bauer (Poet and Peasant), overture to the operetta Overture
Composed by Franz von Suppe
Performed by London Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

8. Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act Interlude
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Performed by London Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

9. Marinarella, overture for orchestra, Op 215
Composed by Julius Fucik
Performed by London Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

10. A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 Wedding March
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by London Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

11. Gayane Suite No.3, for orchestra Sabre Dance
Composed by Aram Khachaturian
Performed by London Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

12. Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1 No 1, Valse Triste
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by London Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

13. Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 1 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Carmen Suite No 1
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

14. Carmen Suite for orchestra, No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard) Carmen Suite No 02
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Alfred Scholz

Tracks:

La Vie En Rose
Hymne A L'amour
Padam... Padam
Johnny Tu N'es Pas Un Ange
La Goualante Du Pauvre Jean
Sous Le Ciel De Paris
L'homme A La Moto
Mon Manege A Moi (Tu Me Fais Tourner La Tete)
Non Je Ne Regrette Rien
Milord
Les Flonflons Du Bal
Les Mots D'amour
Fallait-il?
La Foule
Tiens V'la Un Marin
Le Droit D'aimer
A Quoi Ca Sert L'amour?
L'accordeoniste

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Compilation of Edith Piaf.......2007-03-09

Such a pleasure to hear so many songs that Ms. Piaf made famous especially, "Milord", "La Vie En Rose", and "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien". A great compilation! I only wish a word booklet had been included, but you can't have everything. Ms. Piaf's voice is more than enough!

Eternelle.......2007-02-17

The songs are wonderful, Edith Piaf has a beautiful voice. The songs are sung in French, a masterpiece.

Mesmerizing and enchanting..........2002-03-26

I love this collection. It has all of my favorite songs of Edith Piaf. This one is truly a classic. You won't be dissatisfied.

The definitive single CD.......2002-02-11

EMI did a nice job of remastering these tracks, so that they are cleaner and more dynamic than ever before. This is significant since there is so much Piaf product out there from second-generation tapes/old records/etc. Including the most well-known of Piaf's songs this, then, has become the definitive single CD of her work. Highly recommended.

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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

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ASIN: B0006VYELE
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

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

Tracks:

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

Amazon.com

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:

Beverly Sills - The Best.......2007-04-01

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

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!

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!

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!!

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.

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A Great Introduction to Italian Opera
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Not a good choice.

The Best of Italian Opera

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Tracks:

La Traviata: 'Libiamo, Libiamo'
Rigoletto: 'La donna e' Mobile'
The Barber Of Seville: 'Una voce poco fa'
La Boheme: 'Che gelida manina'
Rigoletto: 'Gualtier Malde!' Caro nome'
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Madama Butterfly: 'Un bel di vedremo'
La Gioconda: 'Cielo e mar'
Lucia di Lammernoor: 'Ardon gl' incesi'

Customer Reviews:

A Great Introduction to Italian Opera.......2005-05-01

The artists on this CD succeed in their goal to create a CD that displays great Italian opera. Carlo del Monte and Victoria de los Angeles open the disc with the Brindisi from La Traviata. Victoria de los Angeles is not the best Violetta, but she does the job, along with her parner Carlo del Monte, an underappreciated tenor. Victoria de los Angeles also appears on the CD in "Un bel di vedremo" from Madama Butterfly, a role she was well known for. Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda appears on the disc twice. His first appearence is a superb rendition of "La donna e mobile" from Rigoletto. His final performance on this disc is in the heroric aria "Celeste Aida", a performance in a role that was not in his voice range. Anna Moffo is the star on this CD, appearing three times in three very different roles. First is her beautiful "Una voce poco fa", normally a role that calls for a mezzo-soprano. Her second is "Voi che sapete" from Le Nozze di Figaro, another mezzo-soprano role. Her final appearence is her best, "The Mad Scene" from Lucia di Lammermoor. Underrated tenor Giuseppe Campora performs "Che gelida manina" with a great tenor voice. Soprano Reri Girst is excellent in her performance of "Caro nome" from Rigoletto. One of my favorite baritones appears on this CD. Robert Merrill is a perfect Count di Luna, and it is evident in his rendition of "Il balen del suo sorriso". Another baritone appears on this CD: mario Sereni. He is not a world famous baritone, but he should have been. Overall, this is an excellent introduction to the world of Italian opera.

Best of the best!.......2003-01-11

The performers, the selections, the quality... almost divine!

Fabulous bargain for anyone.......2002-11-24

I would recommend this CD to anyone, from opera novice to experienced listener...

These are older recordings -- I would guess mostly from the 1960's. The recording quality is exceptional for the day and, while not the equivalent of modern engineering, is sufficient to allow sheer physical pleasure from the music and an immediate appreciation of the vocal qualities of the artists. The sound quality is the only mild drawback...

The performances are magnificent! The voices are almost entirely lighter and more agile than the great voices of the 80's and 90's. In fact, the ear of the editor is apparent in his preference for lighter and more agile voices.

For example, there is a beautiful rendition of "Che Gelida Manina" from someone I had never heard before, Guiseppe Campora. He does not have the weight or volume of Pavarotti or Domingo, but has more elegance and a pure, charming tone. A connoisseur performance, but nevertheless a true operatic rendition by a tenor who can hit the high C with authority -- as good for a newcomer to opera who wants to hear the real thing, as for an opera lover who would like to hear something a bit different.

Some of the artists were among the most famous singers of their day: Moffo, de los Angeles, Gedda.

Anna Moffo, one of the greatest sopranos of her day (and all time), is in magnificent voice in famous blockbusters from Rossini's Barber of Seville, Mozart's Marriage of Figaro, and the Mad Scene from Lucia di Lammermoor.

De Los Angeles is at her best in "Libiamo" from La Traviata, but the recording quality (the one inadequately engineered track on the CD) and her lack of oomph make for a second-rate version of "Un bel di".

In keeping with the light and lyrical orientation of the selections, Moffo -- a famous Gilda and hardly a dramatic voice -- is bypassed for the even lighter, sweeter and more agile colatura Reri Grist (while she still had her voice), in a lovely "Caro Nome".

Another nice selection is Mario Sereni performing "Di provenza, il mar". Both this and "Libiamo" are taken from one of my favorite recordings of Traviata -- also a great chance to hear Serafin at the helm of the Rome Opera House orchestra. (The 2-CD version of this is still available from EMI, I think.) Newcomers will love this pretty tune, and Sereni's archtypal Verdi baritone is good, although hardly the best ever.

Franco Corelli has never been a favorite of mine, but he sounds the best I've ever heard him in his rendition of "Cielo et mar".

Anyway, I didn't intend to list every cut. Whether you are an opera lover who would like to hear some of opera's most famous arias performed in a new light, or an opera lover who would like to hear great performances at a cut-rate price, this CD gets my unqualified approval.

Great songs for a low price........2001-08-16

Ranging from selections of La Traviata, Il Trovatore and other popular Italian operas, this is a great cd for under four bucks. The singers may not be well recognized, but they do possess powerful voices.

Not a good choice........2001-02-22

To the contrary of one of the other ratings, I think if you are new to opera, this is NOT the CD I would recommend as an introduction. While it DOES have many of the very well known, it is, in my opinion, very poor quality, done by people with hardly any feeling for the music. They are good singers, but that's all they are doing. Hearing someone sing words is much different than hearing someone accomplished sing the soul of the story. All in all, a very boring, poorly done CD. I guess you get what you pay for though. I just recived mine yesterday, and will probably return it. If you are new to opera, I would suggest Pavarotti. The 2 star rating is because the orchistra was good.

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Audio beauty and magnificence, Maria Callas
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Carmen: L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle
Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
La Wally: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana
Samson Et Dalila: Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix
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Louise: Depuis Le Jour
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La Forza Del Destino: Pace, Pace Mio Dio!

Customer Reviews:

Audio beauty and magnificence, Maria Callas.......2007-03-31

There are moments on this recording that are virtually audio heaven.
Ms. Callas' voice goes beyond the normal concept of beauty.

sublime.......2007-02-14

she is an angel , a voice without parallel , a collection very interesting of arias from different masters.

Good "Best Of".......2007-02-09

Maira Callas was never a favorite of mine, but she is notable as a passionate, (but sometime shrill to my ears) performer. This collection is a good single record tribute to her operatic legacy.

The Very Best of Maria Callas.......2006-08-20

Second on my list for CDs that should be recommended for people who want to start on a long trail of Callas to the Carmen with Gedda and Prétre. This has perhaps the best excerpts of all time from Maria Callas. The 'Ritorna vincitor' and 'Una voce poco fa' are to be treasured. Any long-time Callas fan will find this CD of little to no interest, because anything they haven't heard before, there's a better, low-audio-quality version of somewhere. 4 stars for that reason.

Classic Callas.......2006-07-11

Countless assessments of Maria Callas' life and career, as well as re-issues of some of her definitive recorded performances have been fueled by the 25th anniversaary of her tragic and prophetic death alone in her Paris flat on September 16, 1977. One of those such discs, this 17 track retrospective compilation from the archives of EMI is among the best. Every character she portrays is bought to life by her incomparible ability both vocally and emotionally. Enjoy!

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Hooked on Classics: Wedding March [From a Midsummer's Night's [Medley]
Hooked on Romance (Opus 3): Gymnopedie No. 2/Nocturne Opus 9, [Medley]
Hooked on Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien (Introduction)/Swan L [Medley]
If You Knew Sousa/The Liberty Bell/Blaze Away/The Liberty Bell [Medley]
If You Knew Sousa and Friends: Entry of the Gladiators/Colonel [Medley]
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Can't Stop the Classics: Overture 2 Russian & Ludmilla/Czardas [Medley]
Hooked on America: Rhapsody in Blue/Camptown Races/Rhapsody in [Medley]
Hooked on Romance: Air Form Suite No. 3 (Air for G String)/Ave [Medley]

Customer Reviews:

customer.......2007-06-26

cd arrived fast, in excellent shape as promised, well packaged to protect it during shipment. I'd heard the CD during an exercise class and had trouble trying to get it from other vendors so especially appreciated Amazon.

WONDERFUL CD.......2007-05-08

I was so happy to find this on CD I have the original on a cassette from childhood. I loved it then and now and now my children listen and love it.

Good upbeat working music.......2007-03-08

I love these CDS . . what a brilliant idea to add a beat to the most popular classical songs of all time. It is great upbeat music that gets you going. I specifically use it for when I need a boost to get me going on housework. It get you in just the right mood to start working. My kids love it too.

Average customer rating:

Good compilation- of bits and pieces
Good and inexpensive collection

Best Classics 100 Volume 1

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000GPIPQA
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - Sir Neville Marriner
I. Allegro - Yehudi Menuhin
Toccata In D Minor BWV565 - Wayne Marshall
III. Rondo (Allegro Vivace) - Barry Tuckwell
I. Allegro Con Brio - Philharmonia Orchestra
1812 Overture - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphony No.9 In D Minor Choral Op.125 - The Westminster Choir
I. Allegro Molto Moderato - Cecile Ousset
Alla Marcia - Halle Orchestra
Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity - Philharmonia Orchestra
I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Horacio Gutierrez
Symphonic Poem, Op.26 - Halle Orchestra
Gloria All'egitto - Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Montagues And Capulets - The Philadelphia Orchestra
Radetzky March - Willi Boskovsky
Pomp And Circumstance March No.1 - Royal Choral Society
I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Mikhail Rudy
Symphony No.3 In C Minor Organ Op.78 - Mathias Eisenberg

Tracks:

Air On The G String - Sir Neville Marriner
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Canon In D - Sir Neville Marriner
II. Adagio - Sabine Meyer
Aria - Julia
Adagio In G Minor - Sir Neville Marriner
I. Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
II. Andantino - James Galway
II. Andante - Yehudi Menuhin
II. Andante - Stephen Hough
II. Largo - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
II. Adagio - Yehudi Menuhin
Nimrod - London Symphony Orchestra
II. Adagio - Julian Bream
The Lark Ascending - Migel Kennedy
IV. Adagietto - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Variation 18 - Cecile Ousset

Tracks:

Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Nicolai Gedda
Song To The Moon - Lucia Popp
Dome Epais - Mady Mesple
La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee - Nicolai Gedda
Che Faro Senza Euridice - Agnes Balsta
Casta Diva - Maria Callas
Che Gelida Manina - Roberto Alagna
O Mio Babbino Caro - Angela Gheorghiu
Bailero: Chants D'Auvergne - Victoria De Los Angeles
Vogliatemi Bene - Carlo Bergonzi
Va, Pensiero - Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Es Lebt' Eine Vilja - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Ombra Mai Fu - Richard Lewis
Ave Maria - Gerald Moore
Minuit, Chretiens - Roberto Alagna
Nessun Dorma - Jose Carreras

Tracks:

Overture - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude - Sir Neville Marriner
I. Allegro - Emil Gilels
Trumpet Voluntary - Maurice Andre
Judex - Halle Orchestra
Overture - Polish Chamber Orchestra
Sarabande - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
Waltz Of The Flowers - Andre Previn
Troika - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Fantasia On Greensleeves - Sir John Barbirolli
Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
Scene Act II, No.10 - Andre Previn
Cavatina - Manuel Barrueco
II. Romance (Larghetto) - Garrick Ohlsson
My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra
Time To Say Goodbye - Orchestra
Walzer, Op.314 - Berliner Philharmoniker

Tracks:

Cavaleria Rusticana - Philharmonia Orchestra
II. Adagio Sostenuto (Opening) - Cecile Ousset
Morning - Sir Neville Marriner
Romance - Piers Lane
Adagio For Strings - Philadelphia Orchestra
The Story Of The Kalender Prince - Philadelphia Orchestra
Meditation - Anne-Sophie Mutter
Prince Igor - Beecham Choral Society
Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Fantasy Overture - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
II. Allegretto - Philharmonia Orchestra
II. Largo Ma Non Tanto - Yehudi Menuhin
Schindler's List Theme - Tasmin Little
Dance Of The Reed Flutes - Andre Previn
V. Allegretto - The Philadelphia Orchestra

Tracks:

Zadok The Priest - Royal Choral Society
Zion Hort Die Wachter - Suddeutscher Madrigalchor
Miserere Mei, Deus - Stephen Cleobury
Sanctus - Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale
Panis Angelicus - Halle Choir
L'Enfance Du Christ - Choeurs Rene Duclos
Sanctus - Heinz Hoppe
In Paradisum - Peter Barley
Laudate Dominum - Edda Moser
Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
Ingemisco - Luciano Pavarotti
Ave Verum Corpus K618 - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Elizabeth Harwood
The Heavens Are Telling - John Shirley-Quirk
Pie Jesu - Victoria De Los Angeles
Lacrimosa - David Bell
Hallelujah Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Customer Reviews:

Good compilation- of bits and pieces.......2007-07-02

I was excited to see such a great collection of classics, but I was really disappointed to listen and discover that many tracks are shortened dramatically. A fraction of Rhapsody in Blue- a ridiculously short fragment of Bethoveen Ninth Symphony- "Ode to Joy" a tiny part of the first movement of Rachmoninov's Piano Concerto no.3.

I'd rather have fewer tracks and the complete movements.

Good and inexpensive collection.......2007-03-17

EMI's Best Classics 100 provides six CDs with seven hours of selected classical music. The cover does a poor job of portraying who does the selecting and who performs the piece -- information inside however does detail the symphonies being recorded. Recordings from the Polish Chamber, Berlin Symphonies, Royal Philharmonic etc are mentioned. The recording quality is good and the price is low, representing a good purchase for a general collection.

Average customer rating:

The greatest opera singer of the 20th century.
One of the best collection of Callas on CD
Unbelievable Deal
Deal of the Century!
Maria Callas 100 Best Classics

Maria Callas 100 Best Classics

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 1915-2006

ASIN: B000LPR4VW
Release Date: 2007-01-16

Tracks:

Bellini: La Sonnambula: Come per me sereno
Bellini: La Sonnambula: Sovra il sen la man mi posa
Bellini: La Sonnambula: D'un pensiero
Bellini: La Sonnambula: Ah! non credea mirarti
Bellini: Ah! non giunge
Bellini: I Puritani: Son vergin vezzosa
Bellini: I Puritani: Ah vieni al tempio
Bellini: I Puritani: Qui la voce
Bellini: I Puritani: Vien, diletto
Bellini: I Puritani: Ch'ei provo lontan da me?
Bellini: I Puritani: Vieni fra queste braccia
Bellini: Norma: Casta Diva
Bellini: Norma: Mira, o Norma
Bellini: Norma: Cedi, deh credi! Si, fino all'ore
Bellini: Norma: Qual cor tradisti
Bellini: Norma: Deh! Non volerli vittime
Bellini: Il Pirata: Col sorriso d'innocenza
Bellini: Quel suono...Oh, Sole!

Tracks:

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Regnava nel silenzio... Quando rapito in estasi
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Chi mi frena
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor: Spargi d'amaro pianto
Rossini: Il Turco in Italia: non si da follia maggiore
Rossini: Il Turco in Italia: Serva...Servo
Rossini: Il Turco in Italia: No, mia vita
Rossini: Il Turco in Italia: Credete alla femmine...In Italia certamente
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia:Una voce poco fa
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Dunque io son
Rossini: Semiramide: Bel raggio lusinghier
Rossini: Gugliemo Tell: Selva opaca
Rossini: La Cenerentola: Non piu mesta
Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore: Prendi, prendi; per me sei libero
Donizetti: La Figlia del Reggimento: Convien partir
Donizetti: Anna Bolena: Al dolce guidami castel natio
Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia: Com'e'bello

Tracks:

Verdi: I Vespri Siciliani: Merce, dilette amiche
Verdi: Rigoletto: Gualtier Malde...Caro nome
Verdi: Rigoletto: V'ho ingannato...Lassu in cielo
Verdi: La Traviata: Ah, fors'e lui
Verdi: Aida: Ritorna vincitor
Verdi: Aida: Qui Radames verra...O patria mia
Verdi: Aida: O terra addio
Verdi: Il Trovatore: Tacea la nolte placido...Di tale amore
Verdi: Il Trovatore: D'amor sull'ali rosee
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera: Ecco l'orrido campo...Ma dall'arido stelo
Verdi: Non sai tu che se l'anima mia
Verdi: I Lombardi: O madre, dal cielo soccorri
Verdi: Aroldo: Ciel, ch'io respire!...Salvami, salvami tu, gran Dio!
Verdi: Don Carlo: Non pianger, mia compagna
Verdi: Otello: Ave Maria

Tracks:

Puccini: Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
Puccini: Manon Lescaut: Sola, perduta, abbondonata
Puccini: La Boheme: Si, Mi chiamano Mimi
Puccini: La Boheme: O soave fanciulla
Puccini: La Boheme: Donde lieta usci
Puccini: La Boheme: Dunque e' proprio finita?
Puccini: Tosca: non la sospiri, la nostra casetta
Puccini: Tosca: Vissi d'arte
Puccini: Tosca: senti, l'ora e' vicina...Amaro sol per te
Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Quanto cielo....Ancora un passo or via
Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Vogliatemi bene
Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
Puccini: Madama Butterfly: Con onor muore
Puccini: Suor Angelica: Senza mamma
Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Puccini: Turandot: Signore, ascolta
Puccini: Turandot: In questa reggia
Puccini: Tu che di gel sei cinta

Tracks:

Gluck: Orphee et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
Gluck: Alceste: Divinites du Styx
Bizet: Carmen: L'amour est un aiseau rebelle
Bizet: Carmen: Pres des remparts de Seville
Bizet: Carmen: les tringles des sistres tintaient
Bizet: Carmen: Carreau! Pique!
Gounod: Romeo et Juliet: Ah! Je veux vivre dans ce reve
Thomas: Mignon: Ah, pour ce soir...Je suis Titania
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust: D'amour l'ardente flamme
Massenet: Werther: Werther! Qui m'aurait dit...Des cris joyeux
Gounod: Faust: Un bouquet!...Ah! je ris
Saint-Saens: Samson et Dalila: Printemps qui commence
Saint-Saens: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix
Massenet: Manon: Je ne suis que faiblesse...Adieu, notre petite table
Massenet: Manon: Suis-je gentille ainsi?....Je marche sur tous les
Charpentier: Louise: Depuis le jour

Tracks:

Giordano: Andrea Chenier: La mamma morta
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco-respiro appena. lo son l'umile ancells
Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur: Poveri fiori
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi lo sapete, o mamma
Leoncavallo: Pagliacci: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo...Hui!
Boito: Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare
Catalani: La Wally: Ebben? ne andro lontana
Cherubini: Medea: Dei tuoi figli
Spontini: La Vestale: O Nume tutelar
Spontini: La Vestale: Caro oggetto
Gluck: Iphigenie en Tauride: O malheureuse Iphigenie
Mozart: Don Giovanni: Or sai chi l'onore
Mozart: Don Giovanni: In quali eccessi, o Numi!
Massenet: Le Cid: De cet affreux combat...Pleurez, pleurez, mes yeux!
Ponchielli: La Gioconda: Suicidio!
Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschere: Morro, ma prima in grazia
Verdi: Don Carlo: O don fatale

Album Description

Best Callas 100 (part of the Best Classics 100 series) features 6 CDs of the best and most popular operatic arias and duets sung by legendary soprano Maria Callas from her EMI catalog of complete operas and recital albums. Each CD contains approx. 16-17 tracks.

CD 1 The Operas of Bellini
CD 2 The Operas of Donizetti and Rossini
CD 3 The Operas of Verdi
CD 4 The Operas of Puccini
CD 5 French Operatic Heroines
CD 6 Dramatic Heroines

Customer Reviews:

The greatest opera singer of the 20th century........2007-05-20

Here in one incredibly inexpensive package (I paid $15) are the "juicy bits" of Maria Callas's studio recordings. These six disks which run for 7 and 3/4 hours contain 99 arias, duets and concerted numbers from her studio work plus "Ah, fors'e lui" from the live recording of the Lisbon "Traviata" for the total of "100 Best". (NB: "Sempre libera" is not included.) This is probably EMI's last ditch effort to extract some value out of their Callas catalog as the European copyrights are starting to expire. Well, this is to our advantage. Whether you are a long time Callas fan and completist or a newcomer, this is well worth the money to have all these highlights ready at your finger tips.

The only complaint I have about this set is the complete lack of texts and notes. Usually these days this material is put on the web for bargain releases, but I was unable to locate any for this set. As Callas's art was in the shading of the texts, newcomers especially need to be able to follow along.

Grab this now while it is still available.

One of the best collection of Callas on CD.......2007-05-13

This is realy Maria Callas 100 best classics collection, surprisingly with very good sound ,without any noise or distortion .Six CDs, each of them 70 -79 min very enjoyable..Thank you EMI for this grate production...

Unbelievable Deal.......2007-04-27

I was hestant about purchasing this recording due to the low price. But this is really a great buy: A six disc compillation of Maria Callas' highlights grouped by genre/composer. If you are new to opera, this is an excellent introduction to what made Callas so unique as an artist: her passion, her ability to change her timbre, the weight of her voice, her vocal colors, to suit each role. Each disc feautres a different composer or repetoire so the listener gets to hear Callas in a differnt context. Since there are about a million "best of" complillations for Callas it's a bit overwhelming and difficult to know where to start. This is definately the most complete, and the best value for your money.

Deal of the Century!.......2007-04-19

A six CD set at this price is unbelievable! If you are a beginner, start here and if you are a long time fan and have every recording under the sun like I do, it's still nice to have the CD's grouped by composer. Highly recommended!

Maria Callas 100 Best Classics.......2007-03-17

I was worried about the quality of this music because of the low price. Rest assured the quality is there and this is an incredible buy.

Average customer rating:

Best songs Album
What's here is good, but...
Herman's Hermits - 'Very Best Of Herman's Hermits' (EMI)
Tremendous Charm
Decent

The Very Best of Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits
Manufacturer: EMI Classics Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IBJI
Release Date: 2001-04-17

Tracks:

I'm Into Something Good
Show Me Girl
Silhouettes
Can't You Hear My Heartbeat
Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter
Wonderful World
I'm Henery The VIII I Am
Listen People
Dandy
Just A Little Bit Better
A Must To Avoid
You Won't Be Leaving
This Door Swings Both Ways
No Milk Today
East West
There's A Kind Of Hush
I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving
Sleepy Joe
Sunshine Girl
Something's Happening
My Sentimental Friend
Here Comes The Star
Years May Come
Bet Yer Life I Do
Lady Barbara

Customer Reviews:

Best songs Album.......2007-01-10

The songs are very rhythmic and dance able.

This collection of Herman's hermits hits is great and happy and some a little mellow.

A classic treasure of their music and times.

What's here is good, but..........2006-09-01

What's here is good, but it is missing some of their hits like "Leaning On The Lamp Post", "Museum" and one of my favorites "Don't Go Out Into The Rain". It seems to be common practice when record companies release "greatest hits" collections to leave off a few hits and replace them with some forgettable album cut or B-sides that never received air-play. I don't understand what they are thinking when they do this. With 25 songs on this CD, they could have included ALL of their hits and still had room for some of their better non-hit songs. Their "Retrospective" CD is better.

Herman's Hermits - 'Very Best Of Herman's Hermits' (EMI).......2006-06-19

As it turns out,this is the one-disc version of the 2-CD title of the same name,but with a different cover(see my review).A good collection of the British Invasion band's repertoire,but how many time must these labels put out 'best of' compilations?As I put the CD in my player,I checked out the twenty-five cuts,as usual,with a few of the highlights being "I'm Into Something Good","Wonderful World","Sunshine Girl","Dandy",etc.By today's standards,this is pretty innocent material.Pretty much aimed toward the completists.

Tremendous Charm.......2006-01-22

I well recall singing "Henry VIII" in the playground. It was the 1960s, and Herman's Hermits seemed to be everywhere: on the radio, on the jukebox, on home hi-fi stereos. It was a very popular band, so much so that it was often mentioned in the same breath with The Beatles--and indeed the two bands had a fair amount in common when they first began their careers. But where The Beatles would mutate with the passing years and grow into several unexpected directions, Herman's Hermits remained exactly what it had always been: a charming pop band with a fresh-faced and boyish-looking lead singer. His name was Peter Noone.

Truth be told, it was really Noone who made the band; although the rest of the boys certainly appeared on stage with Noone, they were seldom used to any extent in the recordings that made Herman's Hermits such an unqualified success on both sides of the Atlantic during the "English Invasion." Noone had a rather plantive voice with working-class accents and he gave his vocals a light touch, eschewing long notes, high notes, and other showy expressions--and the result was almost conversational and truly charming.

Then as now, tastes in music differed between England and America, and while Herman's Hermits scored numerous hits in both countries during the 1960s they were not always the same ones. This inexpensive compilation makes the best of worlds, presenting most of the bands hits regardless of on which side of the Atlantic they occurred. While both American and English listeners will recognize a good chunk of the songs, each will discover ones they never knew existed.

In terms of sound, the recordings date from the 1960s and they show it, but they've been brushed up quite a bit for this release and the result is a nice if not always top-notch sound. Whatever the case, it's all a lot of innocent, 1960s pop fun, and while it may not convert modern youth to the sound, those who recall the band's glory days will enjoy it greatly.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Decent .......2005-11-16

I amit Hermens Hermets have some good songs like there,s a kind of hush and something tells me. But the best band from the uk and America and I am an American the Beatles are simply the best band ever. I love contempory Christian praise and worship. Yes I am A Christian and this music is decnet so much better than today,s Heavy Metal. GodBless

Best Of Louisiana Cajun Classics : Cajun & Zydeco's Greatest Artists

Average customer rating:

great collection

Best Of Louisiana Cajun Classics : Cajun & Zydeco's Greatest Artists
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mardi Gras Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005XDU
Release Date: 1995-01-30

Tracks:

Jolie Blonde - Balfa Brothers
Two Step De Lacassine - Balfa Brothers
La Valse De Deux Families - Dewey Balfa
Hommage Aux Freres Balfa - Beausoleil
Pot-Pourri Cadjin - Beausoleil
Jambalaya - Douh Kershaw
Buck's Nouvelle Jole Blon - Buckwheat Zydeco
Zydeco Sont Pas Sale - Clifton Chenier
Two Steppin The Two Step - Rockin Sidney
Zydeco Gris Gris - Beausoleil
Joe Pitre - Zachary Richard
Jambalaya - Zachary Richard

Customer Reviews:

great collection.......2006-06-29

So glad I bought this! Great music, fun to listen to and exercise with.

Average customer rating:

Excellent listening

Best Classics 100 Volume 2

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music