Judas Maccabaeus

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Fritz Wunderlich and Rafael Kubelik virtually guarantee great singing and first-class conducting--and they don't disappoint in this 1963 broadcast recording. Kubelik conducts with a sure sense of drama and forward movement. Wunderlich is phenomenal, singing with energy and clarion top notes that leave you limp with admiration. His "Sound an alarm" is a version to set beside the great vintage one by Walter Widdop, which is sung in the original English (dig it up if you can find it). Unfortunately, this performance is in the German translation, and it's in an ancient edition with drastic cuts. Too bad, but its attractions, in good mono sound, make it a mandatory supplementary version. Original instrument buffs will prefer McGegan on Harmonia Mundi or King on Hyperion, but I wouldn't be without this excellent if unfashionable Judas. --Dan Davis

Judas Maccabaeus, Music, Handel, Wunderlich, Welter, Pold, Kubelik, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Classical Vocals
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ASIN: B00004Y6SY
Release Date: 2000-09-05

Tracks:

  1. Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
  2. Pastorale (Messiah)
  3. Bourree (Music For The Royal Fireworks) - Anthony Newman
  4. Overture (Water Music)
  5. Adagio E Staccato (Water Music)
  6. Allegro I (Water Music)
  7. Air (Water Music)
  8. Bourree (Water Music)
  9. Hornpipe (Water Music)
  10. Aria (Con Grosso No. 12 In B Minor)
  11. Grand Fugue No. 3 In B Minor - Anthony Newman
  12. Chorus & March (Judas Maccabaeus) - Anthony Newman
  13. Allegro II (Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Major)
  14. Allegro V (Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Major)
  15. Overture (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  16. La Paix: Sarabande (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  17. La Rejouissance: Allegro (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  18. Minuet (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  19. Silent Worship (Tolomeo) - Mary Ann Hart
  20. Lascia Ch'io Pianga (Rinaldo) - Madeline Tsingopoulos
  21. And The Glory Of The Lord (Messiah)
  22. For Unto Us A Child Is Born (Messiah)
  23. All We Like Sheep (Messiah)
  24. Why Do The Nations (Messiah)
  25. Worthy Is The Lamb (Messiah)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars 25 Handel Favorites.......2007-01-12

Absolutely what I expect of Handel! Good stuff, if this is your "bag".
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring / Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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  • Bach and Handel Treats
  • Fine recording, but doesn't work for me.
  • rock on!!!!!
  • This song is the best I have ever heard. It rocks!!!!!
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring / Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Johann Sebastian Bach , George Frideric Handel , Dr. Jerold D. Ottley , Eugene Ormandy , Richard P. Condie , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Philadelphia Orchestra , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , and Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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ASIN: B0000027YR
Release Date: 1992-07-14

Tracks:

  1. Cantata No. 80: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
  2. Cantata No. 140: Zion Hears The Watchmen's Voices
  3. Magnificant In D Major, BWV 243: My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord
  4. Cantata No.147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
  5. Cantata No. 4: Now Keep We All This Holy Feast
  6. Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze
  7. Mass In B Minor, BWV 232: Et Resurrexit
  8. Cantata No. 79: Now Thank We All Our God
  9. Cantata No. 140: Sleepers Awake
  10. Samson: Awake The Trumpet's Lofty Sound
  11. Samson: Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite
  12. Judas Maccabaeus: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes!
  13. Judas Maccabaeus: Sing Unto God
  14. Judas Maccabaeus: Hallelujah, Amen
  15. Saul: Welcome, Welcome Mighty King
  16. Saul: David, His Ten Thousands Slew
  17. Israel In Egypt: But As For His People
  18. Israel In Egypt: Sing Ye To The Lord
  19. Coronation Anthem: Zadok The Priest
  20. Messiah: Hallelujah

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bach and Handel Treats.......2000-08-04

The unfortunate thingÑif anything can be said to the contrary about this collectionÑis that is an older recording. As far as authenticity, what was available in the days of Bach and Handel to perform their music, and what they may have had in mind as the formidable way of presenting it to the publicÑas well as to the heavensÑmay be quite different things. Viewed in this way, authenticity may be an abstraction we are not here priviledged to comment on.

I have marveled for years, even when these were two separate LP's, of the power and dimensionality conveyed by the way these works are performed. I still switch from one to another piece as which is my favorite. In this respect, the experience is a hermenutic delight. Any lover or respecter of Bach or Handel would not go wrong by including this collection in their musical library.

When I use the word "treats" in the title, I mean just that: it is a collection of works that one would be hard pressed to find performed together on any available recording. And so I use the metaphor "treat," as if I were given a morsel and then devoured it; and another, and devoured that one, each with a fullness of pleasure and delight, and with soul filling satisfaction.

These indivdual recordings are for the most part masterpieces in and of themselves, and to be able to listen to them as they are performed flawlessly, and in a manner that invites the Spirit of GodÑby saying they are a "treat"Ñis to merely to treat them minimally.

3 out of 5 stars Fine recording, but doesn't work for me........1999-05-07

I love several of J.S. Bach's cantatas, and enjoy hearing them in a variety of ways--period performances, orchestral arrangements, etc. Therefore I'm not one to insist on authenticity. Nevertheless, the chorus here sounds too big for the Bach. Also, the program needs more variety for straight through listening. Chorus after (massive) chorus doesn't work for me.

5 out of 5 stars rock on!!!!!.......1999-02-09

Jesu joy of man's desiring, holy wisdom love most bright

5 out of 5 stars This song is the best I have ever heard. It rocks!!!!!.......1999-02-09

Jesu joy of man's desiring, holy wisdom love most bright
The Story Of Handel
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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  • Perfect for homeschooling.
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ASIN: B000001KCX
Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

  1. Water Music
  2. Israel In Egupt: 'He Gave Them Hailstones'
  3. Organ Concerto No. 16 In F Major: Larghetto affetuoso
  4. Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
  5. The Faithful Shepherd: Overture
  6. Terpsichore: Overture
  7. Julius Caesar: Aria Of Ptolemy
  8. Sonata No. 1 In B Flat Major For Recorder And Harpsichord: Finale
  9. Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 6: Fugue
  10. Messiah: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
  11. Rodelinda: Overure
  12. Ezio: Overture
  13. Organ Concerto No. 13 In Major: Larghetto
  14. Water Music: Hornpipe
  15. Fantasia In C Major
  16. Harmonious Blacksmith
  17. Water Music: Andante
  18. Julius Caesar: Finale
  19. Organ Concerto No. 5 In F Major: Allegro
  20. Alexander's Feast: Oveture
  21. Serse: Largo
  22. Isreal In Egypt: He Spake The Word
  23. Larghetto e staccato
  24. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
  25. Israel In Egypt: The Horse And His Rider
  26. Messiah: Why Do The Nations
  27. Judas Maccabeus: Hallelujah Amen
  28. Israel In Egypt: And The Children If Israel Sighed
  29. Messiah: Hallelujah
  30. Water Music: Ouverture
  31. Water Music: III. Allegro
  32. Water Music: IV. Allegro
  33. Water Music: VII. Bourree Hornpipe
  34. Water Music: X.
  35. Water Music: XI
  36. Water Music: XVI
  37. Water Music: XVII
  38. Water Music: XVIII
  39. Water Music: XIX

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars 5 Stars Discounting Recording Problems.......2007-05-14

The content is terrific. This CD is one of a series of classical music masters. The only problem is that tracks 38 and later have a lot of distortion/static. I returned thinking it was a problem with the disc, but the replacement disc had the same problem. If not for that, I would have rated 5 stars.

4 out of 5 stars Perfect for homeschooling........2007-01-29

The narratives are short enough to keep your children's attention, the music may be short in some instances but if you're playing it in the background for exposure- it doesn't matter. The price is great and the cheapest you'll find in addition to the 4 for 3 deal. We have all 18 of these cds and don't regret it!

4 out of 5 stars In Words & Music.......2000-07-24

I have found this recording series to be a very helpful introductory teaching device for my young children. It gives a brief history of the composer and samples of the musical style.

1 out of 5 stars Don't blink.......2000-05-03

The music on this CD is all wonderful, and it's a perfect CD toget - if you have the attention span of a soap bubble! Thisis a "sampler" with narrative and very few of thepieces listed are actually played in their entirety. Even pieces which are short to begin with are excerpted. We are given a whole minute of the Hallelujah Chorus and a rousing 45 seconds from the overture from "Ezio". This is a teaching CD which gives some fine examples to support the narration - but they are very short examples. A few bars here and there is all you get.
Marches: Greatest Hits
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ASIN: B000002AW0
Release Date: 1994-12-06

Tracks:

  1. Various: The Prince of Denmark's March
  2. Various: March from The Anna Magdalena Notebook
  3. Various: March from Cantata No. 207
  4. Various: See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes March from Judus Maccabaeus
  5. Various: Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113, No. 4
  6. Various: Rakoczy March from The Damnation of Faust
  7. Various: Procession of the Nobles from Mlada Suite
  8. Various: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
  9. Various: Grand March from Aida
  10. Various: The Washington Post March
  11. Various: National Emblem March
  12. Various: The Liberty Bell
  13. Various: Colonel Bogey March
  14. Various: Semper fidelis
  15. Various: British Grenadiers
  16. Various: King Cotton
  17. Various: Under the Double Eagle
  18. Various: The Thunderer
  19. Various: III. March from First Suite for Military Band in E-flat Major
  20. Various: March of the Toys from Babes in Toyland
  21. Various: El capitan
  22. Various: March from 1941
  23. Various: March from The Love for Three Oranges
  24. Various: The Raiders' March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
  25. Various: The Stars and Stripes Forever!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars For Water Aerobics, a Top-Ten CD.......2005-07-30

I provide music for water aerobics classes. The class members are typically retirees, and like Classical music, yet until this CD the only Classical music with a beat distinctive and steady enough for water aerobics that I'd found was on the "Hooked on Classics" series. Thus, for water aerobics, this is a find.

Also contributing to this CD's popularity for water aerobics are that: (1) many of the songs are upbeat, and (2) "new stereo" recordings (in contrast to my recordings of Sousa marches that were played by Sousa himself; he died in the 1930s.)

In Summary, were you to buy just ten CDs for water aerobics classes, this would be one of them.

5 out of 5 stars Greatest March Sampling Out There!.......2004-04-05

Knowing very little about classical music, I bought several march compilations a few years back, in hopes that I could develop at least a fanboy level of appreciation. Of the compilations I picked up, this is the one that showed me the most diverse sampling of marches. If you want to become familiar with the march genre, this collection runs away with the blue ribbon, with no contendors close behind. The other compilations I came across focused strictly on the American military marches; they were all very good, but this compilation dishes up a diverse menu, from Ludwig Von Beethoven to John Williams.

This CD has a special place in my collection since it turned me on to John Philip Sousa, who has become one of my favorite composers ever. The Sousa selections on this CD are performed by The Incredible Columbia All-Star Band. I enjoyed these tunes immensely enough to buy some Sousa compilations, and found that while the All-Star Band's take on Sousa tunes is very good, I greatly prefer the releases by The United States Marine Band. The Sousa tunes on this CD are a bit rushed for my taste, while The United States Marine Band's delivery seems more pronounced and evenly paced.

My personal favorite track is Kenneth Alford's "Colonel Bogey" performed by John Williams and The Boston Pops Orchestra. They take Alford's memorable placid march, and shape it into a powerful storm-of-an-orchestral march. Absent are the keyboards prevalent in many renditions of Colonel Bogey, but beautifully replaced with a dynamic orchestra.

It's the variety of marches, however, that steal the show, especially if you are a novice like I am, and want to find out which era of marches is your cup of tea. You get a wide range, from Hector Berlioz's Racoczy March from "Damnation of Faust," to Edwin Bagley's "National Emblem March," to Victor Herbert's "March of the Toys," all the way up to the present day with John William's "The Raider's March" from "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

I am still getting my feet wet learning about marches, and this compilation has given me a great head start. No doubt I'll cringe one day if I read this clumsy description of Sousa and Alford tunes, but for the time being, I am having great fun discovering a whole new school of music. This CD is a great starting point if you want to become familiar with marches.

Just one other comment that will only further display my amateur level of classical music appreciation, but I've just got to say it: JOHN PHILIP SOUSA ROCKS!!! There are very few pieces that sound as happy and uplifting as a Sousa march. I proudly salute Mr. Sousa!

4 out of 5 stars For the Lover of Marches.......2002-05-16

This is the best march music CD I have in my collection. It covers a range from Beethoven's "Turkish March" (track 5 and my favorite of the CD) to Sousa. The weakness of the CD comes from the Incredible Columbia All-Star Band tracks. They do a few Sousa marches and the difference between them and the Boston Pops is very noticable. But that's just a minor complaint and certainly nothing to keep you from buying and enjoying this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Blood Pumping Music.......2001-01-30

This CD took me back many years. It has great music that will get your blood pumping. It is a great selection of music and should be in anyones CD collection!!

5 out of 5 stars Blood Pumping Music.......2001-01-30

This CD is a great CD. It includes some the worlds most famous marches with a great recording. I grew up in marching bands in East Texas and loved marches, and this CD gets my blood pumping and takes me back to the old days. If you love great music and marches, this is a sure buy!!!!
Greatest Hits HANDEL ~ Water Music, Largo, etc..
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Handel's Greatest Hits
  • Music for feel joy and peace...
  • All Handel's Greatest Hits are not created equal.
  • Could use more oratorical works, but nice intro to Handel
  • Could use more oratorical works, but nice intro to Handel
Greatest Hits HANDEL ~ Water Music, Largo, etc..
George Frideric Handel , Raymond Leppard , André Rieu , Eugene Ormandy , Hartmut Haenchen , Pierre Boulez , Charles Groves , Richard P. Condie , Edita Gruberova , Wynton Marsalis , Igor Kipnis , English Chamber Orchestra , Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra , and Albert de Klerk
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ASIN: B000002A25
Release Date: 1994-08-09

Tracks:

  1. Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
  2. Water Music Suite No. 1 (Excerpts): Allegro - Andante - Allegro Da Capo
  3. Water Music Suite No. 1 (Excerpts): Air
  4. Water Music Suite No.1 (Excerpts): Minuet
  5. Water Music Suite No. 1 (Excerpts): Bourree
  6. Water Music Suite No. 1 (Excerpts): Hornpipe
  7. Largo From Xerxes
  8. Music For The Royal Fireworks (Excerpts): Overture
  9. La Rejouissance, Allegro
  10. The Harmonious Blacksmith: (Air And Variations In E Major From Suite No. 5)
  11. Let The Bright Seraphim From Samson
  12. Suite No. 11 For Harpsichord: Sarabande
  13. Water Music Suite No. 2: Without Tempo Indication
  14. Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
  15. Water Music Suite No. 2: Minuet
  16. Water Music Suite No. 2: Lentement
  17. Water Music Suite No. 2: Bourree
  18. Minuet From Berenice
  19. Organ Concerto No. 13 In F Major, 'The Cuckoo And The Nightingale': II. Allegro
  20. Judas Maccabaeus: See, The Conqu'ring Hero Come
  21. Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Anne: Eternal Source Of Light Divine
  22. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Handel's Greatest Hits.......2007-02-26

I found this recording disappointing in many respects. The sound quality was much lower than expected, especially on track 7 "Largo" which on the origional, Ormandy had created such a quiet grandeur. In trach 11 "Let the Bright Seraphim" Wynton Marsalis overpowered the singing of Edita Gruberova, whereas the music should always be the backup of the singer, and not vice versa. I don't know what happened to the "Hallelujah Chorus," but it didn't come off very well at all.

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5 out of 5 stars Music for feel joy and peace..........2006-11-03

...the music is one of the most authentic feelings from human soul...it says without words the real feeling of the composer and listener...enjoy this beautifyl music to serenate your spirit....thanks God for music..

5 out of 5 stars All Handel's Greatest Hits are not created equal........2004-02-25

Nothing else tops this unusually gorgeous rendering. Leppard's is the finest conducting of Handel to this reviewers ears. Especially the Xerxes Largo and the Watermusic
Hornpipes and Fireworks Oveurture tempi, legato and orchestration is full of warmth and energy. A true chiara scuro interpretation. Fabulous!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Could use more oratorical works, but nice intro to Handel.......2001-08-08

This collection of George Frideric Handel's "Greatest Hits" leans more heavily towards "The Water Music Suite" than his oratorical work, which is my only serious complaint about this CD as an introduction to the composer's work. Although is does have "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes" from Judas Maccabaeus and ends with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir doing the "Hallelujah Chorus," it does not have "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from Messiah, which I consider a glaring omission. The "new" piece for me on this CD that is a nice discovery is "Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (Eternal Source of Light Divine)," performed by Wynton Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra.

4 out of 5 stars Could use more oratorical works, but nice intro to Handel.......2001-08-08

This collection of George Frideric Handel's "Greatest Hits" leans more heavily towards "The Water Music Suite" than his oratorical work, which is my only serious complaint about this CD as an introduction to the composer's work. Although is does have "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes" from Judas Maccabaeus and ends with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir doing the "Hallelujah Chorus," it does not have "For Unto Us a Child is Born" from Messiah, which I consider a glaring omission. The "new" piece for me on this CD that is a nice discovery is "Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (Eternal Source of Light Divine)," performed by Wynton Marsalis and the English Chamber Orchestra.
Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites
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    ASIN: B0009SOFXG
    Release Date: 2005-08-01

    Tracks:

    1. Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    2. Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    3. Dies Irae
    4. Men of Harlech
    5. You'll Never Walk Alone
    6. Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
    7. Old Folks at Home
    8. Il Liza Jane
    9. Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    10. Vergine Degli Angeli
    11. Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
    12. My Hero
    13. God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    14. German Mass/Gloria
    15. German Mass/Sanctus
    16. Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
    17. All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    18. Arwelfa
    19. Invictus
    20. Softly as I Leave You

    Tracks:

    1. Diolch l'R L
    2. Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
    3. Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
    4. Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
    5. Memories of Martha
    6. I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
    7. Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
    8. Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
    9. Creation's Hymn
    10. In the Spirit!
    11. Shall We Gather at the River
    12. Nos a Bore
    13. Very Best Time of Year
    14. Soon Ah Will Be Done
    15. Thanks Be to God
    16. Flower That Shattered the Stone
    17. Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
    18. Where Shall I Be?
    19. Bywyd y Bugail
    20. Lord's Prayer

    Tracks:

    1. Ave Maria
    2. Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
    3. She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
    4. Cymru Fach
    5. Nidaros
    6. Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
    7. Watching the Wheat
    8. Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
    9. Misbles/Stars
    10. Rachie
    11. Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
    12. There Is a Balm in Gilead
    13. Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
    14. My Lord, What a Mornin'
    15. Bryn Myrddin
    16. Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
    17. Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
    18. Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
    19. Ride the Chariot
    20. Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

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    1. Y Nefoedd
    2. Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
    3. Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
    4. By Babylon's Wave
    5. I'm Gonna Sing
    6. Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
    7. Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
    8. Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
    9. Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
    10. That's All I Want from You
    11. Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
    12. Give Me Jesus
    13. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
    14. My Wish for You
    15. Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
    16. Mose in Egitto/Prayer
    17. Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
    18. God's Choir in the Sky
    19. Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
    20. Smilin' Through

    Tracks:

    1. Calon Lan
    2. True Love
    3. Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
    4. Aberystwyth
    5. Comrades in Arms
    6. Cats/Memory
    7. They Led My Lord Away
    8. State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
    9. When I Fall in Love
    10. Let's Face the Music and Dance
    11. Windmills of Your Mind
    12. How Soon
    13. Non Nobis Domine
    14. Rhythm of Life
    15. Kalinka
    16. Sound an Alarm
    17. Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
    18. Turandot/Nessun Dorma
    19. Christus Redemptor
    20. Ann Evening's Pastorale

    Album Details

    Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
    Baroque Masterpieces
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    • Baroque Masterpieces
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    ASIN: B00005YQL6
    Release Date: 2002-01-29

    Tracks:

    1. Canon In D Major - Johann Pachelbel
    2. Suites De Symphonies No. 1: I. Rondeau - Jean-Joseph Mouret
    3. Adagio In G Minor - Tomaso Albinoni
    4. Little Suite From The 'Anna Megdalena Notebook': I. Menuett In G Major, BWV Anh. 114 - Johann Sebastian Bach
    5. Little Suite From The 'Anna Megdalena Notebook': II. Musette In D Major, BWV Anh. 126 - Johann Sebastian Bach
    6. Little Suite From The 'Anna Megdalena Notebook': III. 'Bist Du Bei Mir', BWV 508 - Johann Sebastian Bach
    7. Little Suite From The 'Anna Megdalena Notebook': IV. Marche In D Major, BWV Anh. 122 - Johann Sebastian Bach
    8. Orfeo Ed Euridice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - Christoph Willibald Gluck
    9. Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke
    10. Solomon: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - George Frideric Handel
    11. Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8: Pastorale Ad Libitum - Arcangelo Corelli
    12. Berenice: Overture - George Frideric Handel
    13. Abdelazer: Rondeau - Henry Purcell
    14. Xerxes: Largo - George Frideric Handel
    15. Belshazzar: Martial Symphony - George Frideric Handel
    16. Saul: Dead March - George Frideric Handel
    17. Cantana BWV 147 Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Johann Sebastian Bach
    18. Judas Maccabaeus: See, The Conquering Hero Comes - George Frideric Handel
    19. Samson: Let The Bright Seraphim - George Frideric Handel
    20. Suite For Strings: I. Sarabanda. Largo - Arcangelo Corelli
    21. Suite For Strings: II. Giga, Allegro - Arcangelo Corelli
    22. Suite For Strings: III. Badinerie. Vivace - Arcangelo Corelli

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Baroque Masterpieces.......2007-07-07

    The music was very good but wish they had more to listen too. Not enough bang.

    5 out of 5 stars Great short Baroque piece collection.......2005-02-05

    This CD has 17 pieces on 22 tracks including 7 by Handel, 2 each by Bach & Corelli, and 1 each by Pachelbel, Mouret, Albinoni, Gluck, Clarke, & Purcell. They are frequently the best known piece by the composer--and easily recognizable: Pachelbel's Canon, Mouret's Rondeau (theme from PBS' Masterpiece Theater), Albinoni's Adagio, etc. If you like high quality short pieces/excerpts, this CD is for you. My only qualification is: no Telemann, but it's just too good for a 4-star rating.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Baroque Collection.......2003-07-22

    As I have stated in many of my previous reviews, I am a huge fan of the Sony Essential Classics (SEC) budget series. Most of the recordings feature classic and often definitive performances featuring the likes of George Szell, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Casadesus, Isaac Stern and Rudolf Serkin among others. Here we get a variety of orchestras and conductors including big names like Jean-Claude Malgoire, Raymond Leppard, Pierre Boulez, Sir Charles Groves and the great Eugene Ormandy. This disc features excellent performances of what is arguably the most popular Baroque music ever written. I am not usually one to give five-star ratings to greatest-hits style collections (particularly in classical), but the half-dozen performances by Ormandy make this disc a great purchase for both novices and serious collectors.
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      Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection
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      • Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection Review
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      • Dies Irae
      Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection

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      1. Dies Irac: Requiem - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
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      This certainly is a desirable compendium of some of the most famous large-scale choral pieces, primarily drawn from Deutsche Grammophon's catalog of operas and oratorios. Among the 30 selections on this two-disc set are choruses from Carmen, Lohengrin, Aida, Madame Butterfly, and Il Trovatore, as well as Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, and Verdi's Requiem. --David Vernier

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      4 out of 5 stars Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection Review.......2007-07-07

      This 2 disc collection of Choral music is a great introduction to classical music. Many of these selections have been made famous in movies and will be recognizable to even the most casual listener. I bought this album for O Fortuna by Carl Orff, a song that is featured in Excalibur and Jackass: The Movie. The music on these CDs is great. I especially like Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg, and Requiem by Mozart.

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      5 out of 5 stars The Greatest Choral Masterpieces.......2005-10-02

      This collection is outstanding, featuring the best choral works from operas and oratorios in classical repertoire. It begins with the fiery and intense Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem. This piece is sublimely performed by the Berlin forces. It's followed by the anthem-like Va Pensiero from Verdi's early opera Nabucco, as conducted by Sinopoli and sounds maravelous. A brief excerpt from Beethoven's Ninth "The Ode to Joy" is a treat. The Coronation Anthem from Zadok The Priest by Handel is well-executed and powerful. The famous Bridal March (better known as "Here Comes The Bride") from Wagner's opera Lohengrin is sumptuous. A lot of this music is grandiose, and all the famous grand choruse from the grand operas like Aida (The Triumphal March scene) and the Inquistion Scene from Don Carlo. What is missing however, and I would have enjoyed, is the wondrous Finale to Wagner's Die Meistersanger which features a great chorus in praise of art. My favorite piece on here is the little known Mass of Saint Cecilia by Charles Gounod. It is absolutely gorgeous and epic sounding. The underrated but great conductor Igor Markevitch conducts. The famous O Fortuna from Orff's Carmina Burana is also on here, not to mention Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus from Messiah and other pieces from Judas Maccabeus. This is a great collection of chorus masterpieces that any fan would appreciate or if you are studying to sing in chorues yourself.




      3 out of 5 stars Not that bad... at first.......2005-03-26

      There's plenty of free samples to this CD, and I agree that this is a great collection of music. Chances are you won't find a collection of songs, all of them with angelic choirs, as great as this. When I got it I was quite happy with it, but when I heard the same songs done with different conductors I thought to myself: 'Hey, why doesn't it sound like my CD?' It's the quality that I don't like. For example, Dias Irae is a great song, and it sounds pretty good on the CD, but compare it to another version and this one is slower, the chorus is off key, and it doesn't have that intense emotion. Same thing with O Fortuna, it's a great song, but the chorus is just terrible on this CD, the instruments are lacking in emotion: percussion doesn't add that extra 'oomph' to the bass drum, the cymbals don't have enough emphasis, the chorus sounds like they're about to go asleep, and the dynamics between fortissimo and pianissimo have little effort.

      I'd recomend this if you have little cash to blow on a lot of good songs, otherwise you might want to search for a bunch of seperate CDs with the same songs.

      5 out of 5 stars Gread Idea, Great Performance.......2003-03-03

      This CD should move people in a way that few other recordings can. The one word to describe many of the works is "exalted". This is not music for dinner parties but instead should be heard in solitary contemplation of all the great artists and their efforts in creating such an inspiring recording.

      5 out of 5 stars Dies Irae.......2000-03-07

      I have an extensive CD collection, but since purchasing this CD, it has become my very favorite. This music sent chills down my spine. I felt transported to a different world....What amazing voices! I intend to give this cd as xmas presents to family and friends.
      The #1 Choral Album
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      ASIN: B000060P5G
      Release Date: 2002-03-12

      Tracks:

      1. Nabucco: Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves: Va, Pensiero - Chicago Symphony Chorus
      2. Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus - Vienna State Opera Choir
      3. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus: Treulich Gefuhrt Ziehet Dahin - Walter Hagen-Groll
      4. Miserere: Miserere (Abridged) - Sir David Willcocks
      5. Cantata No. 147: Jesu Bleibet Meine Freunde (Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring) - Kantorei Der Dreikonigskirche
      6. Ave Verum Corpus, K 618 - Stephen Cleobury
      7. Cantique De Jean Racine - Stephen Cleobury
      8. L'Enfance Du Christ: Shepherds' Farewell: Il S'en Va Loin De La Terre - St. Anthony Singers
      9. Pavane - Choeur Symphonique De Montreal
      10. Totus Tuus (Excerpt) - John Nelson
      11. Ein Deutsches Requiem: Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen - Chicago Symphony Chorus
      12. Tannhauser: Pilgrims' Chorus: Begluckt Darf Nun Dich - Vienna State Opera Chorus
      13. Requiem: Sanctus - Charles Dutoit
      14. Requiem: Lacrimosa - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoperchor
      15. Song For Athene - Stephen Cleobury
      16. La Damnation De Faust: Laus! Laus! Hosanna! Hosanna! - Chicago Symphony Chorus

      Tracks:

      1. Requiem: Dies Irae... Tuba Mirum - Vienna State Opera Chorus
      2. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus: Vedi! Le Fosche - Chicago Symphony Chorus
      3. Judas Maccabaeus: See The Conquering Hero Comes - Handel Opera Society Chorus
      4. Mass In B Minor: Sanctus - Chicago Symphony Chorus
      5. Zadok The Priest - The Choir Of King's College
      6. Symphony No.9 'Choral' - Ode To Joy (Fourth Movement - Excerpt) - Jessye Norman
      7. Requiem: Dies Irae - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
      8. Die Schopfung: Die Himmel Erzahlen (The Heavens Are Telling) - Norma Burrowes
      9. Carmen: Toreador Chorus: Les Voici, Les Voici - John Alldis Choir
      10. Elijah: Thanks Be To God - Bryn Terfel
      11. Weihnachtsoratorium: Jauchzet, Frohlocket! - Lubecker Kantorei
      12. Matthaus-Passion (Final Chorus): Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tranen Nieder - Chicago Symphony Chorus
      13. Mefistofele (Prologue): Ave, Signor Degli Angeli E Dei Santi! - London Opera Chorus
      14. Messiah: Hallelujah - Chicago Symphony Chorus
      15. Rule Britannia - London Philharmonic Choir
      16. Jerusalem - London Philharmonic Choir
      17. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna - Choeur Symphonique De Montreal
      18. Faust: Soldiers' Chorus: Gloire Immortelle - John McCarthy
      19. Faust: Apotheosis - John McCarthy

      Customer Reviews:

      1 out of 5 stars Utterly disapointing.......2006-12-12

      The sound and mixing on these CDs are below anything. It's the type of CD where you constantly have to adjust the volume because some songs are just inaudible and then others come out blaring. Is there anything more annoying? The recording is poor quality. And the interpretations are just bland. A waste of money.

      5 out of 5 stars Great!.......2006-02-25

      Product was exactly as specified, received fast and in perfect condition. Thank you.

      5 out of 5 stars charming.......2005-05-25

      i listen to this compilation of songs all of the time. i love to listen to it while drinking my Earl Grey tea. and eating a piping hot english muffin. pure bliss!

      5 out of 5 stars Something for everyone!.......2004-01-11

      This double CD is certainly worth the small price. The choral music runs the gamut from Bach to John Tavener, all represented by well-known choirs and conductors. Although the music is wonderful, the selctions are not in any order, sometimes creating confusion. But give a listen and if you do not get hooked on the greatest choral music ever written, then you need to crawl back in your cave!

      Music Track:

      1. Konradin Kreutzer: Songs from Goethe's Faust
      2. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No 1, Mazeppa
      3. Luis de Pablo: Notturnino / Concerto de Camara / Dibujos / Cinco Meditaciones / Cuatro Fragmentos de Kiu - Ensemble 2e2m
      4. Lute Music: Rosamund
      5. Lute Music: The Loss of the Golden Rose Lute
      6. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Coplas; Chansons grises; 1830; Trois Počmes de la Pléďade
      7. Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition/Night On The Bare Mountain
      8. Morini Plays Mozart
      9. Mozart and Dvorák: Wind Serenades
      10. Mozart: Concertos for piano No27; Concertos for piano No26

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