The Masterworks

On this CD:

1. Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in B flat minor, Op. 23
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

2. Impromptus (4) for piano, D. 899 (Op. 90) No.4 in A flat
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

3. Pieces (8) for piano, Op. 76 No.2, Capriccio in B minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

4. Liebesträume, notturno for piano in A-flat major No. 3 (O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

5. Noveletten (8), for piano, Op. 21 No.2, Romanze
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

6. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25 No.1 Widmung, Liebeslied
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

7. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 No.7, Träumerei
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

8. Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

9. Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49 No.4, Wiegenlied
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra with Artur Rubinstein
Conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos

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Dvorák's New World Symphony and Other Orchestral Masterworks [Hybrid SACD]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent rendition
  • A Good CD with a BIG mistake in it!
  • A truly wonderful experience
  • One of the Great Recordings of this All Time Classic
  • Stunning clarity for classic performance
 Dvorák's New World Symphony and Other Orchestral Masterworks [Hybrid SACD]

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B00076OMW4
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

  1. Adagio/Allegro Molto
  2. Largo
  3. Scherzo: Molto Vivace
  4. Allegro Con Fuoco
  5. Carnival Overture, Op.92
  6. Overture
  7. Polka And Fugue

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent rendition.......2007-02-16

As good as it gets. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the "old days."
I cannot speak for the other titles, but Dvorak's 9th was very good indeed...

Be sure you get the Hybrid SACD version and not an SACD unless you have an SACD player...

3 out of 5 stars A Good CD with a BIG mistake in it!.......2006-02-10

The New World Symphony is the best blended and most musical I've ever heard, but the end of the Polka and Fugue everyone, except the tubist, is playing too loud. Its blatty and offensive to me especially the trumpets. Don't get me wrong I like loud playing but not when the whole section is in unison. Also there is a very loud wrong note in the trumpets in the last statement of the subject! It's kind of funny! Anyways everything else about this CD is very good. Especially the New World Symphony.

5 out of 5 stars A truly wonderful experience.......2006-01-09

I have several CD's of Dvorak's 9th Symphony but it's unlikely I will play them again. The performance is the best I've heard and the recording is outstanding. My wife, who doesn't even particularly like classical music, came into the room when I played this recording the first time and actually sat down and listened to the whole CD. That might be a first for her and the fact that she was impressed, impresses me.

I've been buying a number of the RCA Living Stereo SACD's recently and I'm more impressed every time I listen to them. I also have a few of the Mercury Living Presence CD's and SACD's which are also outstanding (although the Living Presence SACD's are premium priced). Considering more recent recordings of the same works, the performances and the sound are both better on the 45-50 year old recordings than on the current DDD's.

To those who want to buy recordings of the most popular classical works, I would highly recommend Living Stereo and Living Presence CD's and SACD's. Of the Dvorak's "From The New World" Symphony recordings available, I consider this a first choice.

5 out of 5 stars One of the Great Recordings of this All Time Classic.......2005-12-08



RCA has a vast and incredible library of classical music recordings, particularly in its LIVING STEREO series, and over the years has re-released some of its great titles. One of the more popular and enduring recordings in this series is Fritz Reiner's recording of Dvorak's Ninth Symphony with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. People familiar with the LP version will instantly recognize it distinctive cover with a photograph of the Statue of Liberty, the same monument which would have greeted Dvorak when he first visited the United States and where he was inspired to write this great work.

The showpiece of the recording is Dvorak's 9th. Recorded in 1957, the orchestra has a hearty sound. Both Reiner and the orchestra seem familiar with the work. Reiner moves the work along, and is particularly vigorous in his conducting of the fourth movement, which may not be to everyone's liking, but works well with this recording. The CD also contains three other works that are in keeping with Dvorak's 9th. Two are overtures: a robust version of Dvorak's "Carnival Overture," and a lively recording of Smetena's overture to "The Bartered Bride." The third piece is Weinberger's Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda the Bagpiper." Interestingly, while he conducts the Dvorak's pieces with energy, the Weinberger piece is conducted a bit slower than other recordings of the work.

One bonus of the re-release of the "Living Stereo" recordings is that they contain the original liner notes from the LP. Since this CD is a compilation from two different LP's, the liner notes from both are included in this set. RCA has not re-released as many of the titles as they promised ten years ago when they first opened the vaults. Let's hope some of the other great titles will be released in the near future.



4 out of 5 stars Stunning clarity for classic performance.......2005-03-26

A well thought out and impassioned classic performance of Dvorak's 9th from Reiner and the CSO, who are both in excellent form here.
The SACD transfer allows you to really hear all of the little details in the score/recording with stunning clarity. Woodwind and horn solos come out firmly placed and well defined rather than lost in the mix. The rich sound produced by these musicians is well served, faithfully reproduced.
The Bartered Bride Overture is given a lively and striking performance, string sections digging in ferociously, and it is nice to have the Weinberger piece, more of a rarity, given such high quality treatment.

I got the impression that these particular recordings are showing their age a bit more than some of the other Living Stereo master tapes, but the sound is still incredible all things considered. The symphony is presented in its original three-track multichannel, and it is well worth hearing it in that format.
All in all, another fine addition to this series of remasterings.
Sacred Treasures: Choral Masterworks From Russia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Inner beauty
  • Music for the soul
  • Hauntingly beautiful
  • Divine Beauty and Peace!
  • A Soviet version of Russian music
 Sacred Treasures: Choral Masterworks From Russia

Manufacturer: Hearts of Space
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ASIN: B000000X8J
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

  1. Russian Cathedral Bells
  2. Rachmaninov / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31: Great Ektenia
  3. Rachmaninov / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31: Hymn of Praise
  4. Rachmaninov / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31: Hymn of the Cherubim
  5. Bortniansky / Hymn of the Cherubim (excerpt)
  6. Kedrov / Our Father
  7. Rachmaninov / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31: Fervent Supplication
  8. Rospev / The Noble Joseph
  9. Tchaikovsky / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41: Amen. And with Thy Spirit
  10. Russian Monastic Vespers (excerpt)
  11. Rachmaninov / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31: Bless the Lord, O my Soul
  12. Tchaikovsky / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41: Hymn of the Cherubim (excerpt)
  13. Christov / Hymn of the Cherubim (excerpts/edited)
  14. Tchaikovsky / Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41: Our Father
  15. Gretchaninov / I have Chosen the Blissful
  16. Lvovski / Hymn of the Cherubim
  17. Final Bells

Product Description

1. Russian Cathedral Bells
2. Great Ektenia
3. Hymn of Praise
4. Hymn of the Cherubim
5. Hymn of the Cherubim
6. Our Father
7. Fervent Supplication
8. The Noble Joseph
9. Amen. And with Thy Spirit
10. Russian Monastic Vespers
11. Bless the Lord, O My Soul
12. Hymn of the Cherubim
13. Hymn of the Cherubim
14. Our Father
15. I Have Chosen The Blissful
16. Hymn of the Cherubim
17. Final Bells

Format: CD

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Although this collection intends to transport the soul, it has a tremendously potent low-end depth to it that earns high marks indeed in the worlds of vocal and liturgical music. Dmitri Bortniansky's "Hymn of the Cherubim" is performed with a gracefulness that gets a warming fatness from the production, as does Alexander Gretchaninov's "I Have Chosen the Blissful," which travels with a ringing resonance. In a year of fine choral works--check out Sequentia's Hildegard cycle box, 900 Years or Arvo Pärt's Kanon Pokajanen for a "something old, something new" mix--this collection is highly valued for its sonic integrity and its excellent anthological mix. --Andrew Bartlett

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Words cannot describe poignantly enough the exquisite, angelic voices that permeate the heart and exalt the soul on Sacred Treasures. The most highly regarded Russian and Bulgarian choirs sing the hymns of Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Lvovski, and other composers in the Russian Orthodox Church's tradition of "Divine Worship" (worship through chant). From the first tolling bells that open the CD with a willowy, floating piece from Rachmaninov's Liturgy of St. John, to the final bells closing the door on "Hymn of the Cherubim" (Grigory Lvovski), this CD creates a gentle, distinctly Byzantine glory. The rhythms slowly wisp along while the choirs' baritones, tenors, and sopranos mesh into one expansive blessing. Meant to comprehensively gather not all Russian liturgical pieces but rather hymns that emote an inner tranquility and celestial grace, Sacred Treasures plays like a piece of heaven on Earth. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Inner beauty.......2007-02-07

The sense of beauty emerge within us as these chorals fill the space of our head and heart. A music written by real masters and interpreted by voices rarely heard. Beautiful.

5 out of 5 stars Music for the soul.......2007-01-10

One of the best renditions of the Orthodox Liturgy most famous hymns.

5 out of 5 stars Hauntingly beautiful.......2006-12-28

A terrific production...a wonderful selection; great phrasing. See also "Holy Love" by 'Rossica Choir'

5 out of 5 stars Divine Beauty and Peace! .......2006-12-03

I am the producer of this CD and also of "SACRED TREASURES III: Choral Masterworks From Russia and Beyond" as well as "SACRED TREASURES IV: Quiet Prayers" and "CELTIC TWILIGHT 7: Sacred Spirit". In each case, my intention was to bring together the very best performances of exceptionally beautiful, slow and peaceful sacred music. Most of the pieces on this compilation (as on the other compilations mentioned above) are filled with lush harmonies sung by large mixed choirs. All the selections are deeply nourishing to the soul.

In many cases, I chose to use excerpts from longer pieces, omitting the exultant huge crescendos and very fast sections that are typical of Russian sacred music, presenting only the slow and quiet verses. One reviewer complained about the omission of the final (loud and fast) part of the Cherubic hymns, saying this is the best part, but I completely disagree! I feel that the slow "adagio" sections are by far the most beautiful parts, and that is what you will hear on these CDs.

Different types of music serve different needs, and in today's stressful and fast-paced world, one of the most important and often neglected needs is for time out from that world--to "lay aside all earthly cares" (as the "Cherubic Hymns" on this CD prescribe) and to rest in a magical, quiet space of slow, peaceful, beauty. That peaceful beauty is available to you on all of these albums, including this one, "SACRED TREASURES: Choral Masterworks from Russia"!

3 out of 5 stars A Soviet version of Russian music.......2006-05-29

I admit to some strong bias here, having sung on the recording of Tchaikovsky's Liturgy available here from the Russian Chamber Chorus of New York. I was in that choir for five years, and our conductor's view of how to properly interpret Russian music became my own.

Because of Stalin's efforts to cleanse the country of the influence of religion, many musicians and composers were sent to Siberia. They were replaced with those from peasant backgrounds. The result was a huge change in how classical Russian music was performed, becoming less subtle, more interested in brute power and flash.

This recording features a massive and powerful choir. But the listener mostly hears a series of vowel sounds, with the consonants lost in the shuffle. Dynamic range is not as large as it could be. Phrasing is largely absent and we hear a steady wall of sound instead. Precision of rhythm is spotty, what consonants we do hear are frequently smeared. Pitch and richness of tone are good, but on high notes, inevitably given the size of the choir, some members strain.

Having performed and recorded Tchaikovsky's Liturgy I am very familiar with the piece. But listening to this recording of excerpts from it I sometimes barely recognized it as the same work. Tchaikovsky gives us great artistry, frequently crecendos and decrecendos on a single phrase. Each choral voice comes and goes like a wave, not all together like a tsunami in all but a few places. The balance of voices is constantly moving.

I encourage you to listen to the samples available here of the Russian Chamber Chorus's recording of Tchaikovsky's Liturgy, compare the same pieces. This recording is more a Vegas neon version of this great artwork than the fine art it deserves to be shown as. James Oestreich, the New York Times critic, put the Russian Chamber Chorus recording at #4 on his top ten list of classical releases for 2001, and said that if you had not heard it "You only think you know Tchaikovsky."

I hope you give the real Russian classical tradition a listen. It deserves your time, and it will pay you back with a huge amount of pleasure.
Dakini Lounge: Prem Joshua Remixed
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Ethnic musical loungy electronic work of genuis, this is
  • Dakini Lounge
  • better than buddah bar
  • Dharma Dogz are amazing!
 Dakini Lounge: Prem Joshua Remixed
Prem Joshua
Manufacturer: White Swan
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Release Date: 2003-09-16

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Album Description

Dakini Lounge marks Indo-Jazz innovator Prem Joshua's first encounter with DJ science. Here, an eclectic collection of cutting edge mixologists including Karsh Kale, Sean Dinsmore (The Dum Dum Project), Joi and Dharma Dogz (of Waterbone) shed new light on Joshua's signature sound, translating his East-West alchemies into stunning dub, chill and dance floor masterworks.

Prem Joshua has come a long way from the 18-year-old German rocker, mind blown by a Ravi Shankar performance, answering a mysterious call from a faraway place. While spending the better part of 20 years in India (where he has sold well over 50,000 records), Joshua has developed a unique musical style employing sitar, Indian flutes, saxophone, electronica and tarana-style singing that artfully—and skillfully—bridges the gap between traditional Eastern sounds and Western jazz forms, prompting the Times of India to dub him "the new guru of East-West fusion music."

Dakini Lounge marks the next logical progression in Prem Joshua's storied career. Placing the master musician's songs in the able hands of these modern day studio mavens presents new interpretations and directions for the many listeners already in love with Prem Joshua's music while introducing him to an ever wider audience.

Album Description

Dakini Lounge marks Indo-Jazz innovator Prem Joshua's first encounter with DJ science. Here, the fusion sitar master's music is reinterpreted and redirected by an eclectic collection of cutting edge mixologists, each translating Prem Joshua's East-West alchemists into stunning dub, chill and dancefloor masterworks. White Swan. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ethnic musical loungy electronic work of genuis, this is.......2007-02-26

Very deep, musical journey. One of the best of my collection of electronic music compillations. Very beautiful, I cannot recommend this album enough. I've explored other titles by prem Joshua, but for some reason, they are totally different, and cannot compare to THIS CD. layers upon layers of sound and really chill, very COOL, ethnic, east indian melodies. What can i say, it's one of the best.

5 out of 5 stars Dakini Lounge.......2005-08-13

Loved it! Still love it! Very cool loungey music with a great Indian/Jazz twist. Great listening power. Buy it and see!

5 out of 5 stars better than buddah bar.......2003-10-23

love the moon nectar remix of shiva moon, and the dharma dogz instant pudding mix blows me away, these guys take chill to the next level

5 out of 5 stars Dharma Dogz are amazing!.......2003-10-07

The whole album is great, but the remix by Dharma Dogz is worth the price. A masterpiece. Anyone into chill, relaxer or cool world music MUST pick this one up!
Vivaldi: The Masterworks (Box Set)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • This is a fantastic deal!
  • Excellent, Broad Selection
  • $70....when was this???
  • $70/40... you do the math.
 Vivaldi: The Masterworks (Box Set)

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ASIN: B00062FLHY
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is a fantastic deal!.......2007-02-25

If you are a fan at all of the Four Seasons you should love this music. I will admit right now that I am a classical music fan. I don't write or perform it. I am a novice listener. I have never taken any music lessons(though I am leaning in that direction) and certainly have not gone through any university music training. I started out in rock and roll but found classical as I got older and fell in love with it a few years ago.

With that context in mind I do hope I am able to recognize quality and this work is of the highest. It helps when you are starting with good ingredients in the first place. You can't bake great bread without great ingredients and Vivaldi's music library has some of the greatest musical ingredients of the last 300 years. They are very much the foundation for modern western culture and music. His talent is woven through what we are

The first 26 CDs are instrumental starting with the four seasons and working through many of the Master's many popular works. I will admit the four seasons are not the best interpretation I have heard but it is definitely acceptable. The rest of the music shows us many facets of the Baroque style and you can see themes emerging through some of the pieces that give us a 'fingerprint' of Vivaldi's style and the parameters of the stylistic leanings of the genre at the time. If you want to immerse yourself in 18th century music this is your chance

This music would be ideal for someone who owns a store and is looking for background music. With over 26 CDs of instrumental music alone you could have those constantly looping and you'd probably never get bored of them(OK I may be stretching it a little there). The reason is that the music does not leave a bad 'aftertaste' in your mind. It fits into the background as easily and naturally as it is to listen to it consciously in the foreground. If you are a fan of classical Baroque you don't usually need to be in the mood for this, it will adjust your mood to itself and Vivaldi's music is almost always of an uplifting sort if this collection is any indication. If you want something to listen to at your job 8 hours per day this is good for the mind and it would take you over a week to get through it if you listened to it every minute of every work day. You will also work without the worry of the music distracting your concentration. I find it enhances it when I'm working. I don't know how well this would work on school kids but teachers might want to try playing this during school time. You may create a few geniuses, we certainly could use more!

If you are looking for something to ease your sleep and oil your dreams I have put these CD's on in the background. Not only can I easily fall asleep when they are playing quietly in the background but it helps you sleep and you wake up in a very pleasant atmosphere if the music is still playing quietly when you wake(you probably would need to rip them to your MP3 player to do that). It's like napping at a classical music concert without the worry of being nudged by your spouse or offending the other concert goers with your snoring. That will be quite a unique experience for you and possibly give you some real sweet dreams. It has for me

So to wrap it up this is very intelligent, uplifting music that is great for your mind and your soul. It is definitely worth the purchase if you are a fan of the Four Seasons and the Baroque genre in my novice classical music fan's opinion

5 out of 5 stars Excellent, Broad Selection.......2007-01-25

This 40-cd collection affords me a rare pleasure almost daily: the thrill of hearing something new by Vivaldi. Despite my best efforts over the years, I've managed to miss hearing a lot of great works by the master. Listening to a single CD now and then, catching tunes on the radio... you can't possibly get a comprehensive understanding of Vivaldi's output that way.

But when you work your way systematically from CD 1 through 40, you're sure to find many pleasant surprises. I've been skipping through everything I already know -- in some cases, it has only taken me about a minute to get through a whole CD (first 3 seconds of each track is usually enough). But then I stop and listen carefully three or four times to anything that's new.

Ah, what a pleasure. I've already acquired some new favorites. And some old standbys have proved even more rewarding, e.g. at first I thought RV 127 (CD 7, tracks 10-12) was performed too slowly (Naxos No: 8.553742 is much faster), but now I'm not sure; maybe it's BETTER that way! I can't recommend this set highly enough.

5 out of 5 stars $70....when was this???.......2006-11-25

Wish the cost was $70 now. Guess the record producer (or Amazon) got tired of making less than $2 per CD.

5 out of 5 stars $70/40... you do the math........2006-04-07

No, I don't own this collection...yet. However, the price of the collection compels me to review it beforehand. Never have I seen such a complete collection of Vivaldi compositions at such an incredibly low price. At $1.75 dollars a CD, the record producer (Brilliant Classics) isn't making much of a profit. The compilation pulls some of its works from DG Achiv Produktion's vault (see Standage), such as the violin concertos, as well as from unknown producers (the Poland Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra is heavily featured). The collection is so complete that it is academic, and I would not be surprised if music libraries quickly emptied it from Amazon's shelves. The collection is simply worth it for the incredible price (English Concert's recording of the violin concertos cost nearly 30 bucks, and is exactly featured here). Overall, the price alone makes this collection exceptionally attractive, and the ensembles featured aren't bad either.
Sacred Treasures III: Choral Masterworks from Russia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Absolutely FANTASTIC CD !!
  • Sacred and a treasure!
  • Absolutely wonderful
  • More Divine Beauty and Peace!
  • It Doesn't Get any Better!!!
 Sacred Treasures III: Choral Masterworks from Russia

Manufacturer: Hearts of Space
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00003XB5E
Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

  1. Alleluia, Behold The Bridegroom
  2. Sourp Sourp (Holy Holy)
  3. Lord Have Mercy
  4. The Mercy Of Peace (Excerpts)
  5. Komm Susser Tod (Bach)
  6. Serenade
  7. Grant Us This O Lord
  8. Our Father
  9. Gloria (Excerpt)
  10. Peaceful Light (Kiev Chant)
  11. Praise The Lord O My Soul (Greek Chant)
  12. Blessed Art Thou O Lord (Kiev Chant)
  13. Chorale
  14. Amen Alleluia

Amazon.com

What could be more sublime than a wall of dark, rotund Russian voices shimmering against the rising, ornate walls of a great cathedral? Not much, and this compilation of absolutely magnificent music proves it. The label Hearts of Space returns on this third choral collection to the ominous Slavic chant of their first choral album, Sacred Treasures I, which gathered together recordings of stunning Bulgarian and Russian choirs portraying the sacred works of Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, and other composers. Whereas Treasures I pulled from varied sections of sacred liturgies, including solo passages, Treasures III most often stays in harmonic chant with select voices occasionally rising and rolling in polyphonic heavenly calls. The collective voice draws the emotive tension taut here, as on Rimsky-Korsakov's "Our Father," which uses the absence of darkness to later juxtapose bold, rising drama. The Kiev chant "Blessed Art Thou O Lord" sends chills down the spine as the whispering consonants of the Russian language skip across the ancient repetition like sand skitters over a stormy beach. This is a collection as breathtakingly beautiful as the Cathedral of the Dormition itself. Not to be missed. --Karen K. Hugg

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely FANTASTIC CD !!.......2007-06-28

I'll keep this short: I'm not new to chant or choral music but there are SO MANY options out here that it's hard to know which ones are worth buying. I've got a few titles in my budding collection but I have to say that this particular recording is FANTASTIC. It is at once awe inspiring, meditative, and peaceful. Simply wonderful...

5 out of 5 stars Sacred and a treasure!.......2007-06-11

Wow! This is as good as the first Sacred Treasures if not better. These holy and divine works are truly "the speech of angels".

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful.......2006-12-28

I've really become taken with Russian choral music as of late. I've tried to get my hands on every recording I can, and amongst them all this is one of the very best. The phrasing, tonality and selection is terrific.

5 out of 5 stars More Divine Beauty and Peace!.......2006-12-03

I am the producer of this CD and also of the first CD in the Sacred Treasures series called "SACRED TREASURES: Choral Masterworks From Russia" as well as of "SACRED TREASURES IV: Quiet Prayers" and "CELTIC TWILIGHT 7: Sacred Spirit". In each case, my intention was to bring together the very best performances of exceptionally beautiful, slow and peaceful sacred music. Most of the pieces on this compilation (as on the other compilations mentioned above) are filled with lush harmonies sung by large mixed choirs. All the selections are deeply nourishing to the soul.

In many cases, I chose to use excerpts from longer pieces, omitting the exultant huge crescendos and very fast sections that are typical of Russian sacred music, presenting only the slow and quiet verses. Different types of music serve different needs, and in today's stressful and fast-paced world, one of the most important and often neglected needs is for time out from that world--to "lay aside all earthly cares" (as the text to a Russian "Cherubic Hymn" prescribes) and to rest in a magical, quiet space of slow, peaceful, beauty. That peaceful beauty is available to you on all of these compilations, including this one, "SACRED TREASURES III"...

5 out of 5 stars It Doesn't Get any Better!!!.......2006-10-09

Having collected a decent library of sacred music over the years I can readily attest that this is the best sacred music CD that I own, my second favorite being a requiem chant by the monks of Solesmes. Further, upon listening to this CD everyone I know seems to respond to it with the same enthusiasm. Track 10 is my personal favorite, but there are no weak pieces here. The entire production hangs together well. Can't recommend it enough to novice or seasoned liturgical music listener.
Dvorák: The Masterworks [Box Set]
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • breakdown by cd.
  • I'm not a music expert
 Dvorák: The Masterworks [Box Set]

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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ASIN: B00062FLJW
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars breakdown by cd........2007-01-14

CD1-7:SYMPHONIES 1-9

CD8:PIANO CONCERTO

CD9:VIOLIN CONCERTO & CELLO CONCERTO

CD10-11:REQUIEM

CD12-13:STABAT MATER

CD14:PIANO TRIOS OP.90 "DUMKY" & 21

CD15:PIANO TRIOS OP.65 & 26

CD16:PIANO QUARTETS

CD17:PIANO QUINTETS

CD18:STRING QUINTETS

CD19-20:MUSIC FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

C21:SERENADE/HAUSMUSIK

CD22-31:THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS

CD32:SLAVONIC DANCES OP.46 & 72

CD33:PIANO DUET SLAVONIC DANCES

CD34:PIANO DUET LEGENDS FROM THE BOHEMIAN FOREST

CD35:PIANO WORKS

CD36-37:RUSALKA

CD38-40:SYMPHONIC POEMS

4 out of 5 stars I'm not a music expert.......2005-08-25

I don't know too much about music. I own over 700 cds, but I don't play music and I don't have much experience with this music. My only point of reference was the ninth symphony, seeing as every other piece in this box set was new to me. It sounds fine, nothing wrong with it as far as I can see.

Now, here's what you'll get in this box set, seeing as Amazon does not give it a description. 40 cds! no joke, you get 40 cds in this box set. It features:
1. Complete symphonies
2. Complete symphonic poems
3. Cello concerto
4. Piano concerto
5. Violin concerto
6. Requiem
7. Stabat Mater
8. Slavonic Dances
9. Complete String quartets
10. Chamber music
11. Piano Works (solo and duet)
12. Rusalka

As far as I can tell, the only things missing are The Spectre's Bride and Jacobin. Seeing as it is 40 cds, i have not had an opportunity to listen to it, however what i have heard i have been quite satisfied with.
John Barry: Film Music Masterworks
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "Film Music Masterworks by John Barry --- Silva Screen Records"
 John Barry: Film Music Masterworks

Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B000FCUUGC
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

  1. Zulu: Theme/Isandhlwana
  2. Out Of Africa: Out Of Africa Main Theme
  3. The Black Hole: The Black Hole Overture
  4. Dances With Wolves: The John Dunbar Theme
  5. Born Free: Main Theme/Lions At Play
  6. The Ipcress File: A Man Alone
  7. Somewhere In Time: Somewhere In Time
  8. The Lion In Winter: The Lion In Winter Main Theme
  9. Body Heat: Body Heat
  10. The Persuaders: The Persuaders
  11. Walkabout: Back To Nature
  12. You Only Live Twice: You Only Live Twice
  13. The Quiller Memorandum: Wednesday's Child
  14. Midnight Cowboy: Midnight Cowboy

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Film Music Masterworks by John Barry --- Silva Screen Records".......2006-06-20

This collection is some of John Barry's best film themes on one album --- worth their weight in GOLD --- Barry creates visual moods for each film he scores...romantic, sentimental, action, adventure, suspense and mystery...the list could go on. Strings, brass and lush-velvet arrangements overlay each cue in his distinctive style of legendary scoring --- we have "Film Music Masterworks by John Barry, Silva Screen's release traces 40 years of film music, featuring "The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra" --- conducted by Mr. Nic Raine (as always outstanding) --- "Crouch End Festival Chorus", featuring David Temple, Choir Master...perform 14 selections, close to a full hour of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em! --- without a doubt Barry is my favorite contemporary composer and leads the list of the top five ever --- Barry's touching cues are from the heart melodies while speaking to the inner feelings that can move mountains --- listen to the pure emotion with periods of soulful longings from within --- there is a sadness to Barry's music with blends of joy that prevail .

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Rick Clark (mastered tracks), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!

Total Time: 53 mins on 14 Tracks ~ SILCD 2002 ~ (6/06/2006)
Turath: Masterworks of the Middle East
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Simon Shaheen knows what he is doing
  • I LOVE THIS ALBUM
 Turath: Masterworks of the Middle East
Simon Shaheen
Manufacturer: Times Square Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UF46
Release Date: 2002-01-22

Tracks:

  1. Bashraf Farahfaza
  2. Sama'i Farahfaza
  3. Taqasim On Violin
  4. Longa Farahfaza
  5. Taqasim On The Beat
  6. Sama'i Nahawand
  7. Tahmilah Suznak
  8. Sama'i Nahawand
  9. Bashraf Kurd
  10. Tawasim On Nay
  11. Sama'i Kurd

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Simon Shaheen knows what he is doing.......2007-01-13

Still exploring this CD, but very pleasing so far. I prefer Munir Bashir's CD, but this is also excellent.

5 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS ALBUM.......2004-07-23

Simon Shaheen is wonderful, and this is a great CD. I've been listening to it since high school (when it was originally released by CMP), and I'm now just short of twenty-nine. My favorite track, and really one of my favorite songs, is the uber-catchy "Longa Farahfaza." The addition of the bass oud really propels the song and gives it some funky oumph (pun intended). The tempos on the other songs tend to be slower, but the track I mentioned and the longer riqq/oud duet on the next track are well worth the price of the album. It's very seldom you'll hear this kind of repertoire with such high production values. If you enjoy this, I also recommend Mr. Shaheen's album devoted to the music of Mohammed Abdel Wohab. It rocks. It really really rocks. Fun-Fact: Dead Can Dance, the leading fake world music purveyors of the 80s and 90s, sample that one for the closing credits of their "Toward the Within" concert film.
Film Music Masterworks: Original Soundtracks
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "Music From the Films of James Horner - City of Prague Philharmonic - Silva America"
 Film Music Masterworks: Original Soundtracks

Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B000FZES1M
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

  1. My Heart Will Go On
  2. Remember
  3. Braveheart End Titles
  4. Legends Of The Fall
  5. Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan End Titles
  6. Cocoon
  7. Apollo 13
  8. The Mask Of Zorro
  9. The Wedding
  10. Willow Theme

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Music From the Films of James Horner - City of Prague Philharmonic - Silva America".......2006-08-08

Silva America brings to the table another music maker with "Film Music Masterworks by James Horner", all the splendor of this composer on 10 Tracks...Horner creates visual moods for each film he scores...action, adventure, mystery, romance, sentimental and suspense...the list could go on...Every track moves you --- Each cue comes back with a memory as the preceeding track ends --- It flows naturally and perfectly from track to track... If you're looking for a piece of music to capture your heart and a deeper meaning of the film...you've found it...Silva Screen's release traces several decades of film music...featuring "The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra" --- conducted by Mr. Paul Bateman, Mr. James Fitzpatrick and Mr. Nic Raine (as always outstanding)...performing 10 selections, close to a full hour of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!

10 Selections from the James Horner Film Score Book (in alphabetical order in which they appear)

1. APOLLO 13 (1995) (Universal Pictures film) (3:04)
2. BRAVEHEART (1995) (20th Century Fox film) (7:06)
3. COCOON (1985) (20th Century Fox film) (7:24)
4. LEGEND OF THE FALL (1994) (TriStar Pictures film) (7:17)
5. MASK OF ZORRO, THE (1998) (Amblin Entertainment film) (6:11)
6. MY HEART WILL GO ON (1997) (20th Century Fox film "Titanic") (5:06)
7. REMEMBER (2004) (Warner Bros film "Troy") (6:06)
8. STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN END TITLES (1982) (Paramount Pictures film) (5:51)
9. WEDDING, THE (1998) (DreamWorks film "Deep Impact") (4:20)
10.WILLOW THEME (1988) (Lucasfilm film "Willow") (3:53)

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Rick Clark (mastered tracks), Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick and Nic Raine performing the conducting duties, a tremen!dous asset to every project they undertake...and the label which made it all possible...Silva America --- must say this collection is nicely priced.

Total Time: 56 mins on 10 Tracks ~ SILCD 2004 ~ (8/08/2006)
Brahms: The Masterworks (Box Set)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • The "Clinker" of the bunch
 Brahms: The Masterworks (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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ASIN: B00062FLIS
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars The "Clinker" of the bunch.......2006-12-19

Having collected the entire "The Masterworks" series (including the Bach and Mozart Complete Works) this set is the 'clinker' of the bunch. First off... 6 CD's of Lieder 'historic' (pre-historic) recordings. No Overtures, No Orchestral Seranades, No Haydn Variations?? The performances of the Symphonies and the Concertos are shakey and not very well recorded. Brilliant Classics, who has done such a wonderful job with the Hadyn Complete Symphonies (licensed from Nimbus), the Mozart and Bach Complete sets, has stumbled a bit with this release.

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  1. The Orchestral Works 2:New England Conservatory Symphony & Callithumpian Consort [Live]
  2. Verdi: Rigoletto / Carlo Rizzi
  3. W.A. Mozart. - Greatest Hits Volume. 2
  4. Whisper It Easily: Choral Music By George Jeffreys
  5. Yrjö Kilpinen: Kanteletar
  6. Aaron & Jacob Avshalomov
  7. Alvin Curran: Schtyx
  8. Art of the Mazurka
  9. Bach
  10. Bach: A La Maniera Italiana

Music Track

music track

Recommended Music:

Sings the Standards [Import]

Stanley Drucker & Naomi Drucker play Meyer Kupferman

Telemann: Concerto for flute & oboe d'amore; Concerto for flute & strings in D

Music: Music Through The Night

All the Young Facists [CD-single] [Import]

Tiefenrausch

Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

Schumann, Brahms

Thunder Lightening Strike [Import]

Scriabin: Symphonies 2, 3 and 4 (Poem of Ecstasy)

Tribute to Louis Armstrong

Straight from the Heart

T.V. Y Novelas

Notes of a Native Son

Let It Ripp