Best of Tenors

On this CD:

1. Rigoletto, opera La donna è mobile
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Rome Opera Theater Orchestra with Nicolai Gedda
Conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

2. Macbeth, opera O figli...Ah, la paterna mano
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden with Placido Domingo
Conducted by John Barker

3. La bohème, opera Che gelida manina
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra with Alfredo Kraus
Conducted by James Levine

4. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra with Jon Vickers
Conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

5. L' amico Fritz, opera in 3 acts O amore, o bella luce del core
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden with Luciano Pavarotti
Conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni

6. La Gioconda, opera in 4 acts Cielo e mar!
Composed by Amilcare Ponchielli
Performed by Franco Corelli
Conducted by Franco Ferraris

7. Martha, opera Ach, so fromm
Composed by Friedrich von Flotow
Performed by Berlin Symphony Orchestra with Fritz Wunderlich
Conducted by Berislav Klobucar

8. Le Roi d'Ys, opera in 3 acts Puisqu' on ne peut fléchir...Vainment, ma bien-aimée
Composed by Edouard Lalo
Performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden with Jose Carreras
Conducted by Jacques Delacote

9. L'elisir d'amore, opera Quanto è bella
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra with Luigi Alva
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

10. La Traviata, opera Lunge da lei...De' miei bollenti spiriti
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Rome Opera Theater Orchestra with Carlo del Monte
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

11. Der Freischütz, opera in 3 acts, J. 277 Nein, länger trag'ich nicht die Qualen...Durch di Wälder, durch die Auen
Composed by Carl Maria von Weber
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with Rudolf Schock
Conducted by Joseph Keilberth

12. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Mein liebe Schwan!
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Munich Bavarian State Orchestra with Nicolai Gedda
Conducted by Heinrich Bender

13. La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), opera Ch'ella mi creda
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Rome Opera Theater Orchestra with Giuseppe Campora
Conducted by Gabriele Santini

14. La favorita, opera Spirto gentil
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Franco Corelli
Conducted by Franco Ferraris

15. Così fan tutte, opera, K. 588 Un'aura amorosa
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Francisco Araiza
Conducted by Riccardo Muti

16. L'elisir d'amore, opera Una furtiva lagrima
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by La Scala Theater Orchestra with Luigi Alva
Conducted by Tullio Serafin

17. Tosca, opera E lucevan le stelle
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Halle Orchestra with Richard Lewis
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

18. La forza del destino, opera O tu che in seno agli angeli
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Carlo Bergonzi
Conducted by Lamberto Gardelli

19. Turandot, opera Nessun dorma
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden with Nicolai Gedda
Conducted by Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Tracks:

Toora Loora Looral
Will Ye Go Lassie Go
Spanish Lady
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Percy French Medley: Phil The Fluther's Ball, Come Back Paddy Reilly, The Lay Of The West Clare Reailway, Are Ye Right There Michael?
Amazing Grace
Nearer My God To Thee
Danny Boy
Fields of Athenry
Only The River Runs Free
Molly Malone
Last Rose of Summer
She Moved Through the Fair
Maggie
New Medley (combination of the 2 medleys

Product Description

1. Toora Loora Looral
2. Will Ye Go Lassie Go
3. Spanish Lady
4. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
5. Percy French Medley: Phil The Fluther's Ball, Come Back Paddy Reilly, The Lay Of The West Clare Railway - Are Ye Right There Michael?
6. Amazing Grace
7. Nearer My God To Thee
8. Danny Boy
9. Fields Of Athenry
10. Only The River Runs Free
11. Molly Malone
12. Last Rose Of Summer
13. She Moved Through The Fair
14. Maggie
15. New Medley (Combination of the 2 medleys)

Format: CD

Amazon.com

In the short time since they grouped together a few years ago to form their sensationally successful trio, the Irish Tenors have already put out an impressive array of recordings and DVDs, including some bona fide gooseflesh-inducing live concert performances. So, if you still have the enviable pleasure of discovering these amazing vocalists--or want to turn a friend on to their musical charms--this compilation CD will do the trick nicely. It brings together such classics as "Danny Boy," "Toora Loora Looral," "Last Rose of Summer," and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (featuring John McDermott)--all rendered with the kind of passionate, heartfelt, and harmonious crooning that is their signature style, whether they're singing as an ensemble or as highlighted soloists. And even if you have the complete Irish Tenors, this anthology includes several numbers not found on their previously released CDs. Hard to think of a sweeter treat for a fan of singing too good to ever go out of fashion. --Sarah Chin

Customer Reviews:

Irish at it's best........2007-05-07

This album is really the number two album from this trio. It is very good and well worth the investment. The five star album by The Irish Tenors would have to be Heritage. Both albums rate high in my book.

Irish Magic.......2006-08-21

This is my first CD of the Irish Tenors. And what a joy! I played it as soon as it arrived. I like the blend of their voices,the passion and enthusiasm they bring to this CD. What I find is a real treat is the words to all the songs are in the booklet.I love this CD.

Just got your Kleenex.......2005-12-25

I suggest a box of Kleenex for each person in the room when you play this CD or VHS recording. Mom won't let me play it anymore because she...well, you know what I mean.

Wonderful!.......2005-12-12

When it's cold and frightful here, I play The BOYZ!

So wonderful. So much fun.

Up here in backwash Maine, there ain't much, believe me. But these guys are great. Sincere, care about what they're doing, true artists.

Ah, to go to Ireland again. Well, not unless the price of natural gas recedes!

The Very Best of the Irish Tenors is just that!.......2005-01-22

This recording is wonderful. Ronan's "last Rose of summer" is unique, the Percy French medley shows all three in great voice, Finbar's Maggie is wonderful and the laurels have to go to Anthony for his magnificent rendition of "She moved through the fair", wow!!!!

Well worth buying.

Isaac Chute

Average customer rating:

Not bad
The best from the three greatest...
Just Like the Real Thing!
Powerful and moving!
Great Compilation

The Best of the Three Tenors
Luciano Pavarotti , Placido Domingo , Jose Carerras , Zubin Mehta , and James Levine
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Tracks:

'O sole mio
Funiculi, funicula
Libiamo ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)
Sous le ciel de Paris
Torero quiero ser
Parlami d'amore, Mariu
Manha de Carnaval
Lolita
Dicitencello vuie
Core 'ngrato
Because
You'll Never Walk Alone
Singin' In The Rain
Maria
Tonight
'O paese d' 'o sole
Cielito lindo
Ochi tchorniye
Caminito
La Vie en Rose
Mattinata
Wien, Wien, nur du allein
Amapola
Lippen schweigen
Brazil
Sous les ponts de Paris
Torna a Surriento
Nessun dorma
La donna e mobile

Amazon.com

Back in 1990, three of the world's most celebrated tenors--namely, José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti--combined forces to create the Three Tenors, now celebrated on a best-of CD. They gave their first concert in Rome. The event was recorded and went on to become one of the best-selling classical titles of all time.

This latest release brings together tracks from that night in Rome (including "Nessun dorma" and a competitive rendition of "O sole mio") with music performed in a 1994 concert in Los Angeles and at the 1998 event in Paris where the Three Tenors sang to an audience of thousands with the Eiffel Tower as their backdrop.

The 22 tracks making up The Best of the Three Tenors range from operatic standards, such as the joyful "Brindisi" from La Traviata, to popular songs like "Singin' in the Rain" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" (from Carousel). There are no solos on this disc; each piece is performed by all three singers. And with plenty of applause and cheering to be heard, not to mention the sense of fun in the singers' voices, the disc captures the atmosphere of these extraordinary musical events. --Rebecca Agnew

Customer Reviews:

Not bad.......2006-03-18

This is a good recording. If you don't like the 3 tenors, then look else where. It's that simple. These are recordings from concerts where they WERE supposed to show off. This ain't opera. If you want opera, go out and attend one.

The best from the three greatest..........2005-08-11

The first thing we must establish here is that this is not meant to be opera. This is three exceptionally talented tenors enjoying themselves and giving tremendous joy to those listening by singing mostly popular "evergreens" and also some operatic arias. The beauty in music lies in the diversity, in my opinion. One can better appreciate one type of music when one knows about the others. And why should we limit ourselves to listen to just one genre in music. It would be the same as having steak for dinner every day for the rest of your life, wouldn't it? So why should we limit three wonderful tenors to only sing operatic arias for the rest of their lives? If so we wouldn't have "Maria", "You'll never walk alone", "Singing in the rain" or any of the evergreens on this recording and that would be a shame.

There are no solos on the cd. I think I've read somewhere that they felt there had been enough "three tenors cd's" and if they were to release yet another one it would be one containing what the audience demands, the three of them joining forces and performing together in the songs.
The result, in my opinion is highly recommendable. The three voices blend perfectly together. I have to admit that I have a personal favourite among the tenors and that I would never buy an entire recording featuring only one of the two others, but I recognize their talents and -as stupid as it may sound- since they are performing together I can also appreciate the other two. (I like them too, but in smaller doses....)Some people have commented on their problems with mastering the english language. If anything, I think it just adds to their charm. By the way, who is perfect??

The songs on this cd is a mixture of beautiful songs, heartwrenching songs, toe-tapping songs and powerful songs. It's wonderful to just listen to the beauty in the three voices. It's fun hearing Pavarotti pushing his "high-note-button" in "O sole mio" and Carreras and Domingo copying his stunt. I have no idea what they're singing about in "Manha de Carnaval", but boy does it sound romantic...... And "Dicitencello vuie" brings tears to my eyes (even if I'm still left in the dark when it comes to understanding the meaning of the words...) In "Because" Carreras takes my breath away when singing "because God made thee mine, I'll cherish thee...through light and darkness, through all time to be, and pray his love may make our love divine...." (What woman wouldn't like to hear those words..??!?) Their rendition of "You'll never walk alone" should satisfy some of the soccer-fans since it's the anthem of a European football-club and "Nessun Dorma" will probably satisfy the rest of the soccer-fans, being the antheme of the 1998 world soccer championship. In short, there should be something for every taste on this cd.

It's a very "versatile" cd. You can play it almost everywhere. You can sing along to it in the car, you can dance around the house to it while doing your chores, you can put your feet up and unwind after a hectic week. Or you can write an Amazon review while listening to it.... (Feel free to add suggestions of your own here.....)

To make a long story short - a very enjoyable cd!

Just Like the Real Thing!.......2005-07-14

A few years ago I was lucky enough to actually see a Three Tenors concert. The experience was amazing. Later I bought this CD. I was so happy when I listened to it because the CD captures the mood of being present at the concert. I like the variety and every time I play it, I am taken back to my personal experience at the concert. Hearing the audiences on the CD really gets you excited about hearing this amazing trio.

Powerful and moving!.......2004-10-21

I got this CD as a gift and it changed my life! I was always a rocker and liked classical music, but never was much into this genre of music. This album changed all of that. Since getting the three tenors I've found a whole new world out there. Thank you guys!

Great Compilation.......2003-07-16

Definitely worth purchasing. It is not an opera CD - it is a concert CD with 3 superb tenor voices that blend together so nicely. A wonderfully entertaining music CD with lots of variety and an opportunity for opera to grow on non-opera lovers. What else can you expect from the BEST. A DVD version would be wonderful.

20th Century Masters: The Best of the Three Tenors (Millenium Collection)

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20th Century Masters: The Best of the Three Tenors (Millenium Collection)
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Tracks:

O Sole Mio
Mamma
Non ti scordar di me
Passione
L'ultima canzone - Arr. Peter Hope
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"La fleur que tu m'avais jetae"
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"Nessun dorma"

The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

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I love it and I give it as a gift
MarMSED
Diverse range but the songs are butchered...

The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

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Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Academy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Zadok The Priest - Ambrosian Singers
Miserere Mei, Deus - Gerald Finley
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Va, Pensiero - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
Chorus Of Slave Girls - Chorus Of The National Theatre Of Sophia
Coro De Romanticos - Coro Cantores De Madrid
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Totus Tuus - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
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Jerusalem - Royal Choral Society

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Zion Hort Die Wachter - South German Madrigal Choir
Pleni Sunt Coeli Et Terra - Charles Brett
Hallelujah Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Thou Knowest, Lord - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
Veni Sancte Spiritus - Choir Of The Monks Of The Benedictine Monastery Of Santo Domingo De Silos
Awake The Harp - City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth - New Philharmonia Chorus
L'Adieu Des Bergers - Choeurs Rene Duclos
Agnus Dei - Peter Barley
Cantique De Jean Racine - MONKS AND CHOIRBOYS OF DOWNSIDE ABBEY
Ave Verum Corpus - Schutz Consort
Begluckt Darf Nun Dich, O Heimat - Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Munich
Vedi! Le Fosche Notturne Spoglie - Chorus Of the Royal Opera House
Laudamus Te - Radio France Chorus
Chichester Psalms - Rachel Masters
The Lamb - Vasari Singers
Agnus Dei - Winchester Cathedral Choir
Requiem Aeternam - Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge
Dies Irae - Philharmonia Chorus
O Fortuna - London Philharmonic Choir
Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 (Land Of Hope Glory) - Royal Choral Society

Customer Reviews:

I love it and I give it as a gift.......2006-12-11

This is the first collection of choral music that I've purchased and I love it. I own copies of operas and requiems and masses, but if you attend choral concerts, as I have been recently, you learn there is a huge colletion of choral music appart from the forms I've been listening to. I appreciate the producers selecting "Song for Athene" by Tavener and "Celebration (Standing Stone)" by McCartney. They are new to me and I love them. Disk 1 ends with "Jerusalem" and Disk 2 ends with "Land of Hope and Glory." As an American I rarely hear these and I am so glad they were included. I believe this album was intended to help popularize choral music and I believe the selections do fine job towards that end.

I know snobs rage against popularizing classical music, but everyone deserves exposure to the beauty of song. I will also mention here "The East Village Opera Company" because they work to popularize opera by setting it to a rock beat. They do a fine job but also get criticized for attempting to popularize classical music.

"The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever" was so popular with my teen-age daughter that it was hard to get it back from her. I give the album as a gift to nephews and nieces.

MarMSED.......2005-08-27

The music selections are extraordinary. The only problem has to do with the balance of sound. There are some parts that are very loud, and some that are so very soft. You have to continually adjust the volume.

Diverse range but the songs are butchered..........2005-07-24

Well, this CD isn't horrible by any stretch, but it is irritating to someone who's more than a casual listener of choral music. I'm by no means as musically "literate" as many reviewers out there, but I have a collection of probably twenty-five or thirty choral CD's and this is one that will probably be gathering dust in the back of the CD book.

The peices are well-performed for the most part, but they are hopelessly edited. Beethoven's Ode to Joy is somewhere around twenty four minutes, but this CD only includes an arrangement of about five minutes. The beautiful Miserere is, uncut, almost eleven minutes but is cut down to five and a half minutes here.

Looking back, I should have realized the major editing that would be involved, just by the sheer number of peices on it. I'm familiar with a great many of them and I know they're too long to fit onto a seventy minute disc without some major cutting going on. I just didn't reason that out before I shelled out the money for it.

Bottom line. This CD has decent singing, but is nothing special. If you're a newcomer to this genre, you might get this as a quick overview of the different types of choral music out there, but if you're any kind of an avid listener, this CD will drive you insane with the severity of the cuts. Beginners, if you're looking for a great collection CD, you'd do better to look at "Choral Moods". It doesn't have the diversity in styles of this one, but it will introduce you to incredibly talented composers. To the old hats out there, steer clear of this one and look to CD's by your preferred individual composers themselves. It's more money, but much less frustration in the long run. The old sayings are sometimes the best: You get what you pay for.

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A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less.
Decent Selection, But...
A must-have classical music set!

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Tracks:

Handel: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Vivaldi: Spring (The Four Seasons)
J.S. Bach: Toccata in D Minor
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E Flat
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky: '1812' Overture
Beethoven: Ode To Joy (Symphony #9)
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Sibelius: Alla Marcia (Karelia Suite)
Holst: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1
Sibelius: Finlandia
Verdi: Gloria All'egitto (Aida)
Prokofiev: Montagues And Capulets (Romeo & Juliet)
J. Strauss I: Radetzky March
Elgar: Pomp And Circumstance March No.1
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 'Organ'

Tracks:

J. S. Bach: Air 'On The G String'
Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Pachelbel: Canon
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
Albinoni: Adagio
Beethoven: Piano Sonata 'Moonlight'
Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto in C
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Mozart: Piano Concerto 'Elivira Madigan'
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Elgar: Nimrod
Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme of Paganini

Tracks:

Bizet: Au fond du temple saint (Les Pjcheurs de perles)
Dvorak: Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Delibes: Dtme Epais (Lakmi)
Bizet: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetie (Carmen)
Gluck: Che Farr Senza Euridice? (Orfeo & Euridice)
Bellini: Casta Diva (Norma)
Puccini: Che Gelida Manina (La Bohhme)
Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianno Schicchi)
Trad: Baolhro
Puccini: Vogliatemi Bene (Madama Butterfly)
Verdi: Va, Pensiero (Nabucco)
Lehar: Es Lebt' Eine Vilja (Die Lustige Witwe)
Handel: Ombra Mai Fy (Serse)
Schubert: Ave Maria
Adam: Minuit, Chritiens (O Holy Night)
Puccini: Nessun Dorma (Turandot)

Tracks:

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
J.S. Bach: Jesus bleibet meine Freud
Beethoven: Piano Concerto 'Emperor'
Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
Gounod: Judex
Rossini: La scala di Seta
Handel: Sarabande
Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers
Prokofiev: Troika
Williams: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'
Debussy: Clair de lune
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Myers: Cavatina
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1
Horner: My Heart Will Go On
Quarantotto: Time to Say Goodbye
J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube

Tracks:

Mascagni: Intermezzo
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Grieg: Morning (Peer Gynt)
Shostakovich: Romance
Barber: Adagio For Strings
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade
Massenet: Miditation
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances
Khachaturian: Adagio Of Spartacus And Phrygia
Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
J. S. Bach: Double Violin Concerto
Williams: Schindler's List Theme
Tchaikovsky: Dance Of The Reed Flutes
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'

Tracks:

Handel: Zadok The Priest
J. S. Bach: Zion Hvrt Die Wdchter
Allegri: Miserere Mei, Deus
Schubert: German Mass
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Berlioz: L'adieu Des Bergers
Gounod: St Cecilia Mass
Faure: In Paradisum
Mozart: Laudate Dominum
Faure: Cantique De Jean Racine
Verdi: Ingemisco
Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus
Handel: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Haydn: The Heavens Are Telling
Faure: Pie Jesu
Mozart: Lacrimosa (Requiem)
Handel: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

A gateway drug, nothing more, nothing less. .......2007-03-11

To say that this album constitutes a necessity for the classical music enthusiast would be a great big unarguable lie. It has nothing innovative to offer you as a listener, except for maybe the labelling of melodies such as "My Heart Will Go On" (that god-awful Love Theme from the gruesome film Titanic) as a worthy member of "Best Classics 100". But than again, every collection of things that does not naturally belong together, is bound to have at least one outcast where the connection clearly isn't based on anything but cost and sale-ability.

This might sound like the beginning of a CD-slaughter, or a snobbish review where only the Deutche Grammophone's recordings are meting my standards, but although I am fairly picky when it comes to musical collections, best of albums, and such horrifying destructions of the universality of the works and the intentions of the artist behind it, I am willing to give this collection another chance, since classical music is somewhere between Arabic and wine in degree of unmanageability. It also helps that all the tunes are familiar to almost every one of us, and the fact that the artists' intentions probably got killed by the hundreds of different conductors trying to convey their personal interpretation of the works.

What I am saying is that this CD can be to classical music enthusiast what 'absolute rock' can be to a rock enthusiast, or to someone slightly interested, with no conceptual frames of where to start the search for knowledge. "Best Classics 100" offers nothing except a selection of melodies where there's bound to be one for every taste, but where the album feeling, the entirety or completeness intended by the composer, or conductor, or performer is completely lost in a trade-off made with variety.

The collection is attempted organised by giving each CD a different theme, supposedly to describe the mood of the music, and the labeller succeeds only to a limited extent as we move from themes such as 'uplifting' and 'relaxing' towards 'golden'. I wonder what that golden feeling constitutes. It apparently is to be found in, amongst others, "Jesus Bleibet Meine Freunde", and in "My Heart Will Go On"?

But no matter how I try to describe this CD it will sound worse than it actually is. This because to me it works as a great reference to which I can always turn with my classical music questions. Was it Schumann or Schubert who were the sad one? Of all the -inis, which where which again? Who composed "O Mio Babbino Caro"? The starting point for finding out if you belong to the romantic or the renascence wing, lies within this assemblage, if you look with your ears.

If you feel that classical music is something you like, and you'd like to learn more about it, this is a way to get started. If used together with a book on classical music, or wikipedia, it can be a gateway drug, leading you towards the great different experiences to be found within the different genres of classical music, and within the different periods ranging from the 12th century, maybe even earlier, towards yesterdays and tomorrows spectacular compositions of melodies that conveys a feeling, a state of mind with much more precision than any other musical genre. Expect a fairly alright collection of classical prunes, and you won't be disappointed.

Decent Selection, But..........2005-04-21

...The Audio Quality is really not great. I bought this CD because I am new to classical, and the price was great! 100 songs for 25 bucks, thats like 25 cents a song, most songs are 1 dollar or more. Now I know why it's cheaper. The audio quality isn't that good. I imported the entire collection to my computer using Apple Lossless, and it sounded fuzzy, not crisp, with background noise, and sounded like compressed music, cutting off the frequency response.
I then played the CD's through my home stereo, with the same results. I plugged in my SHURE E5c headphones and the sound was soft, uninviting, lacking punch, with significant backgound noise (not just from the headphones), which was especially distracting when the music would get softer. I have heard much of the music before, and it was much more dynamic, entertaining, this recording seems too flat.
The music selection is ok, but I was hoping for some more interesting selections from the vast classical genre.
Overall, not that great of a recording, but many might not notice the difference, so if you are new to classical or aren't like an audiophile, get this album because it's a great overview of pop-culture classical, and it's pretty inexpensive.

A must-have classical music set!.......2005-01-06

Classical music is, by far, my favorite type of music. It can make you happy or sad, it can make you laugh or cry, and it can make you want to fall asleep or get up and dance. This 6-disc set is a must-have for and classical music-lover! It has all the great composers like Handel, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bach, and Pachelbel. Some great songs include: Canon In D(Pachelbel), Morning: Peergynt(Grieg), Adagio For Strings(Barber), Cavatina(Myers), and much, much more. Every classical song you can think of is on here and the sound quality is great. So if you're looking for a good classical music CD, this set is all you need. Be prepared to be blown away!

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Three Tenors: Best Loved Arias

Manufacturer: Columbia River Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000062XAJ
Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

Marcello, Finalmente
Vieni, Vieni Fra Queste Braccia
Credasi, Misera!
La Vita E Inferno All'infelice
O Tu Che In Seno Agli Angeli
Oh! Fede Negar Potessi... Quando Le Sere Al Placido... L'Ara, O L'Avello Apprestami...
Favorita Del Re... Spirito Gentil
Pur Ti Riveggo Mia Dolce Aida!... - Martina Arroyo
Forse La Soglia Attinse
E'il Sol Dell'anima
Che M'ami, Deh, Ripetimi
La Fatal Pietra... - Martina Arroyo

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A Need for New Selections.

Tenology - the Best of So Far
Ten Tenors
Manufacturer: Warner Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tenology

ASIN: B000A7IHKI
Release Date: 2005-07-29

Tracks:

Water/Va Pensiero
Italian Medley
World Anthem
Way Away From You
Sundance
Stonde
Mama
Por Una Cabeza
Conquest Of Paradise
Cast In Stone
Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Opera Without The Boring Bits (Live)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Live)
Bicycle Race

Album Description

The classically trained all-Australian singing sensation performed their first full-length show in the late '90s, while still university students. They were catapulted to international fame when their harmonies brought down the house at Germany's 2002 Eurovision Grand Prix, seen by 20 million TV viewers worldwide. Since then they have performed for over 77 million people, selling out shows and winning hearts with their camaraderie, charm, and vocal prowess in opera, pop, rock, cabaret, and more. Now they are with their first ever best-of collection: Tenology - The Best Of So Far. Warner. 2005.

Album Details

The Classically Trained All-australian Singing Sensation Performed their First Full-length Show in the Late '90s, While Still University Students. They were Catapulted to International Fame When their Harmonies Brought Down the House at Germany's 2002 Eurovision Grand Prix, Seen by 20 Million TV Viewers Worldwide. Since Then They have Performed for Over 77 Million People, Selling Out Shows and Winning Hearts with their Camaraderie, Charm, and Vocal Prowess in Opera, Pop, Rock, Cabaret, and More. Now They Are with their First Ever Best-of Collection: "Tenology: The Best of So Far."

Customer Reviews:

A Need for New Selections........2006-06-30

I was disappointed to play the CD and discover that out of the 14 selections, only 5 were new when compared to the first CD. It would appear that this group needs to strengthen their repertoire. I enjoy their music, but feel that the customer is being cheated by having so many repeat selections when buying both of their CDs. Prices being what they are, this is not giving the customer the "bang for their buck". I still maintain that I enjoyed hearing their NEW selections & will be more aware of the contents of any future CD.

Howells: Requiem; Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing / Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor; Te Deum in G

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a voice teacher and early music fan
It Gets Five Stars Because I Couldn't Give it Six
Fine music, fine performers
Extraordinary English choral music
A wonderful CD

Howells: Requiem; Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing / Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor; Te Deum in G
Matthew Best , Jonathan Best , Michael Chance , Thomas Trotter , Janet Coxwell , Mary Seers , Philip Salmon , Herbert Howells , Ralph Vaughan Williams , and Corydon Singers
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

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

Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000002ZGQ
Release Date: 1992-10-01

Tracks:

Mass in G minor:: 1. Kyrie
Mass In G Minor: 2. Gloria
Mass In G Minor: 3. Credo
Mass In G Minor: 4. Sanctus
Mass In G Minor: 5. Agnus Dei
Te Deum in G - Vaughan Williams
Requiem: Requiem - Salvator Mundi
Requiem: Requiem - Psalm 23
Requiem: Requiem - Requiem Aeternam (I)
Requiem: Requiem - Psalm 121
Requiem: Requiem - Requiem Aeternam (II)
Requiem: Requiem - I Heard a Voice From Heaven
Requiem: Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing

Amazon.com

Even the manner and structure of the performing forces--double choir, a cappella--clearly indicates that Vaughan Williams's venerable Mass in G Minor, premiered in 1922, is a throwback, perhaps to Bach, Gabrieli, or one of the great 16th-century English masters. In fact, there are many influences at work in this fusion of ancient chant style and austere modal harmony with a more modern, expansive structural concept. The writing style elicits a characterful confidence typical of much of Vaughan Williams's music--born of early 20th century English colonial pride and the remnants of 19th-century Romanticism. The younger Howells composed his Requiem in 1936, and although it's often reminiscent--especially in its harmonic style--of Vaughan Williams, it reaches much further while imparting a deep emotional power. The Requiem Aeternam movements are exquisite. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-03-10

I initially bought this disc for 2 reasons: because of the solo line-up and because I do like the music of Vaughan Williams and I had never heard his Mass in G Minor. This G minor mass is purposefully spiritual in the manner of great Elizabethan liturgical music, employing clearly defined imitative entries for the voices, melodic shapes derived from plainchant, modal harmonies. However, Vaughan Williams did not abandon the suggestions of English folksong and parallel harmonies typical of his style in general.His 'Te Deum in G major'is written for divided mixed choir and organ. I didn't realize how much I would also enjoy the music of Herbert Howells. His 'Requiem' is written for divided mixed chorus and soprano(Janet Coxwell)-alto(Michael Chance)-tenor (Philip Salmon)-bass(Jonathan Best) soloists. Howell's 'Take Him Earth, for cherishing'(a motet) was first performed in Washington in 1964, and is one of the best of Howell's shorter pieces,with its clear outline, tunefulness, and arresting harmonies. It was a commorative for President John F. Kennedy; the final thought being "feared Death becomes the gateway to eternal light". This is the finest choral English choral music I have ever heard!!!! The voices of the soloists border on the divine and the way they are alternated with the Corydon Singers in the Mass is truly a compositional masterpiece. Of course the pure sound of Michael Chance woven throughout both the Mass and the Requiem adds so much to the ethereal quality of all the music.The good diction was much appreciated by me since there seems to be a tendency to "chew up" words in some choral groups. I loved the 23rd Psalm which is part of Howell's Requiem. The solo voices were so outstanding in this as in all of their contributions. This was so enjoyable; don't miss it!!!!

It Gets Five Stars Because I Couldn't Give it Six.......2003-03-12

The perfect recording of what is perhaps the most intensely moving choral work in the entire repertoire in the Howells Requiem. The other choral works stand out as strong and noteworthy efforts of their kind.

Fine music, fine performers.......2000-05-05

Hyperion were the first company to record the Corydon Singers, described by one former colleague of mine as "one of the best choirs in this country or any other." Certainly, they have a taughtness of sound that befits the music they present, and they capture a suitably "pastoral English" sound which is the next best thing to hearing it sung by our country's famous treble-dominated cathedral choirs.

This disc is marked out by its programming which is striking and ingenious. Both Vaughan Williams and Howells (each in his own way a quintessentially "English" composer) are represented by a small-scale work alongside their large-scale eponymous works. The Vaughan Williams "Mass in G minor" is one of the great choral masterpieces of the so-called English Renaissance and in this recording the Corydon Singers give it a necessary ambience and lucidity that make for compelling listening. In addition, there is an appearance by Birmingham City organist Thomas Trotter, who accompanies the G major "Te Deum" with great vigour and sensitivity.

A work in the same mould as, but even more intense and powerful than, the Vaughan Williams Mass is Howells' "Requiem." This was actually not performed or published until just before the composer's death for obviously personal and deeply tragic reasons. It is a true masterpiece, littered with gems of choral writing that work just as well in separate movements as they do as part of the whole work (for instance, the ravishing setting of Psalm 23, which is the second movement in a rather unconventional structure and can be heard either on its own or with the surrounding movements). What is a pity about this part of the recording is that the Corydon Singers sound somewhat undernourished- as though they had a sudden shortage of people at the time and just had to make do with small forces. Thus, some of the lush harmonies are lost, and there seems to be an overbalancing between women and men in parts of it.

With the last track, however, the choir really comes into its own, in Howell's short but profoundly moving tribute in memory of President John F. Kennedy: "Take him, earth, for cherishing." In this, the numbers in the choir seem absolutely perfect, the music is brilliant, evocative and easy on the ear, and the skill of the Corydon Singers is most apparent.

This disc is a very strong offering of some quite intriguing music, and is well worth a look particularly if you are familiar with the popular Requiem settings by Durufle and Faure. Strongly recommended.

Extraordinary English choral music.......1999-10-13

This was the debut recording of the Requiem of Herbert Howells (1892-1983), paired with a sensitive recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams' (1872-1958) Mass in G Minor. Howells initially wrote his Requiem in memory of his son Michael who had tragically died in 1935 (at the age of nine) of spinal meningitis. It is an intensely personal and intimately expressive work which was essentially kept from publication until 1980. It is interesting to note that this recording was completed in February 1983, less than two weeks before the composer himself died at the age of 90. The other Howells piece featured is the less well-known Take Him Earth for Cherishing, which he was commissioned to write in memoriam following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It was premiered in 1964. Matthew Best and the Corydon Singers have provided what is in my estimation the definitive recording of this deeply moving Requiem.

A wonderful CD.......1999-05-05

Deep and beautiful music, excellently sung. Even the picture on the booklet is beautiful! I have listened to this CD over and over again, and it often moves me tears.

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Tenology: the Best of So Far
Ten Tenors
Manufacturer: Wea/Warner
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000BUEGAY
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

Medley Recording (Water/Va Pensiero)
Medley Recording (Italian Medley)
World Anthem
Way Away From You
Sundance
Stonde
Mama
Por Una Cabeza
Conquest Of Paradise
Cast In Stone
Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Medley Recording (Opera Without The Boring Bits (Live)
Bohemian Rhapsody (Live)
Bicycle Race
Little Drummer Boy
Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Child In A Manger
Oh, Come All Ye Faithful
Christmas In Cairns
Cold Lunch
O, Tannenbaum
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Mary's Boy Child
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
He'll Always Be There
Silent Night
Thousand Candles
O Holy Night

Album Description

The Ten Tenors have taken Australia by storm through 2005, with a fantastically-successful national tour and a Best Of release (Tenology) that is approaching Platinum sales. Just in time for Christmas, Tenology is now to be made available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY with a full bonus disc of 17 Christmas tracks. Featuring 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', 'Little Drummer Boy', 'Silent Night', 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' and many more - this is a fabulous addition to an already-impressive album.

Album Details

The Ten Tenors have Taken the World by Storm Through 2005. Their "Best Of" Release, "Tenology" is Available for a Limited Time Only with a Full Bonus Disc of 17 Christmas Tracks. Featuring 'god Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen', 'little Drummer Boy', 'silent Night', 'have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' and Many More - this is a Fabulous Addition to an Already-impressive Album.

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Very Best of
Three Tenors
Manufacturer: Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00064OONO
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

Che Gelida Manina (Puccini)
Celeste Aida (Verdi)
La Donna E Mobile
Flower Song (Bizet)
Nessun Dorma Puccini
Ah Si Ben Mio (Verdi)
E Lucevan Le Stelle (Puccini)
Quando Le Sere Al Placido (Verdi)
Amis! Aour Tendre Et Reveur (Offenbach)
Di Quella Pira (Verdi)
Cielo Mar! (Ponchielli)
Vesti La Giubba (Leoncavallo)
A Una Fonte (Bellini)
Di Tu Se Fedele Il Flutto
Ombra Mai Fu (Handel)
Parmi Veder Le Lagrime (Verdi)
Non Piangere Liu! (Puccini)
You Are My Heart's Delight (Lehar)
Granada (Lara)
Ay Ay Ay (Freire)
Funiculi Funicula (Denza)
Siboney (Lecuona)
Fenesta Che Lucive (Bellini)
O Sole Mio (Di Capua)
Core 'Ngrato Cardillo Carreras
Mattinata (Leoncavallo)
Mucho Mucho (Grever)
Marechiare (Tosti)
My Own True Love (Steiner)
Ju'rame (Grever)
Memory Lloyd (Weber)
Be My Love (Brodszky)
Mamma (Bixio)
Torna A Surriento (De Curtis)
Lolita (Buzzi-Peccia)
Vida Mia (Fresedo)

Album Description

2007 deluxe three disc set (two CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD), part of Universal's successful Sound & Vision series, combines the double disc collection from this operatic trio (Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras ) and adds a bonus DVD of the trio's infamous performance from Rome, July 1990. The two CDs feature 36 audio tracks total, while the DVD features an additional 17. Universal.

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