Franck: Piano Quintet

On this CD:

1. Quintet for piano & strings, in F minor, M. 7
Composed by Cesar Franck


2. Sonata for violin & piano in A major, M. 8
Composed by Cesar Franck


Franck: Piano Quintet, Music, Cesar Franck, Chamber, Classical, Quintet for Keyboard and Four String Instruments, Violin with Keyboard
A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music
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  • GREAT WEDDING MUSIC!
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A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music

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ASIN: B00005YD53
Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

  1. Bach: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
  2. Vivaldi: Largo Winter
  3. Bach: Air On A G String
  4. Torelli: Trumpet Concerto
  5. Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze
  6. Handel: Let The Bright Seraphim
  7. Handel: Pastoral Symphony
  8. Boccherini: String Quintet, Minuet
  9. Mendelssohn: On Wings Of Song
  10. Liszt: Dream Of Love
  11. Rachmaninov: Vocalise
  12. Debussy: Claire De Lune
  13. Satie: Gymnopedie No.1
  14. Gluck: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
  15. Debussy: Arabesque
  16. Bizet: Intermezzo
  17. Elgar: Salut D'amour
  18. Debussy: Prelude A L'apres - Midi D'un Faun

Tracks:

  1. Wagner: Bridal Chorus
  2. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary
  3. Handel: Royal Fireworks Music, Overture
  4. Gabrieli: Canzon V
  5. Charpentier: Te Deum
  6. Purcell: Trumpet Tune
  7. Mussorgsky: Promenade
  8. Pachebel: Canon In D
  9. Handel: Larghetto
  10. Vivaldi: Guitar Concerto In D Major, Largo
  11. Handel: Water Music, Air
  12. Macdowell: To A Wild Rose
  13. Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata, Adagio
  14. Melchior: Adagio
  15. Gounod: Ave Maria
  16. Schubert: Ave Maria
  17. Franck: Panis Angelicus
  18. Faure: Pie Jesu
  19. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
  20. Schumann: Romance For Violin And Piano
  21. Massenet: Meditation

Tracks:

  1. Mendelssohn: Wedding March
  2. Vivaldi: Concerto For Two Trumpets In B, Allegro
  3. Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In D, Allegro
  4. Vivaldi: Spring, Allegro
  5. Telemann: Trumpet Concerto In B, Allegro
  6. Handel: Concerto Grosso, Hornpipe
  7. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4, Allegro
  8. Handel: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
  9. Schumann: Piano Quintet In E Flat Major
  10. Widor: Toccata
  11. Dubois: Toccata
  12. Walton: Crown Imperial
  13. Bach: Cantata No.51. 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen.' Alleluia
  14. Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Alleluia
  15. Handel: Water Music, Hornpipe
  16. Chopin; Variations On A Theme From 'La Cenerentola'
  17. Faure: Sicilienne
  18. Offenbach: Barcarolle
  19. Faure: Berceuse
  20. Saint-Saens: The Swan
  21. Brahms: Waltz In A Flat
  22. Grieg: Wedding Day At Troldhaugen

Album Description

The process of choosing music for a wedding day can certainly be a daunting process for any couple. There are many choices and the questions can be endless. Traditional music or something off the beaten path? Will your Mom cry (and not in a good way) if you do not come down the aisle to the traditional Wedding March from Wagner, or are you eager to try something new? This collection is designed to give the bridal couple some key pointers to navigate the world of classical music for their wedding day. The package includes over 3 1/2 hours of music on 3 CDs for all portions of the wedding service, all from the Naxos classical label (known for high-quality recordings at inexpensive prices). Wedding day favorites are there, along with new discoveries and tunes you may have never considered for a wedding. All pieces are hand selected by professional wedding musicians and consultants. As a bonus, the 20 page booklet will lead you through the process of choosing music, from hiring musicians to sample programs. Everything you need to create your own unique personal wedding soundtrack.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GREAT WEDDING MUSIC!.......2007-01-24

I used these CD's for my wedding, and I was so happy I did. You need to buy this CD if you like having a traditional wedding! :)

5 out of 5 stars Good Music.......2006-07-05

I bought these CDs for my wedding, in ceremony and reception. Also, when I created my own wedding video, I used it as background music.

4 out of 5 stars A very complete selection of ceremony music!.......2005-02-02

I am getting married in several months and we couldn't decide what music we wanted at our wedding ceremony. This three disk compilation reminded us of all the great ones- including new options we hadn't thought about. I really enjoyed hearing the organ and strings versions of the songs. If you're someone who hears a classical or baroque piece of music, but can't remember the name or the precise tune, this is a must-have to jog your memory and trigger the tear ducts!

5 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Classical Selection.......2004-04-15

I searched all over for a CD set that had a somewhat comprehensive list of classical selections that are traditionally played at weddings. When I found this 3 CD set, I was very pleased. It contains 61 works from almost as many composers. This set might not contain the "best recording ever" of each of the selections, however it is very well done and the quality is very good. I used it primarily to choose the pieces that I wanted to have played by the church organist, and so the actual recordings were more for my consumption rather than for use in the ceremony/reception itself. However, I would not have hestitated to use the CD's in the wedding itself if needed. The book inside includes a list of suggested songs for various wedding styles (formal, outside, morning, etc.). From the classical neophyte to the seasoned classical music expert, this CD set will meet if not exceed expectations.

4 out of 5 stars Just one note..........2003-06-07

I have not heard this album, so I cannot rate it as a whole. (The form made me include a rating, but disregard that.) However, I want to point out that track 36, the Pie Jesu from Gabriel Faure's Requiem is - well, from a requiem, a mass for the dead. The Pie Jesu is a lovely, gentle movement, and it has a beautiful and pure sound that does seem to fit the mood of a wedding. The Latin words, however, mean "Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them everlasting rest," where "them" refers to the dead.

Beautiful, but perhaps not so suitable for a wedding.
Franck: Quintet in Fm; Chausson: String quartet in Cm
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Very Nice! And only $9!
  • Chausson's quartet is the gem
  • Oh boy!
  • Ravishing
  • Stunning and passionate work
Franck: Quintet in Fm; Chausson: String quartet in Cm

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ASIN: B0000060CH
Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

  1. Molto Moderato
  2. Lento
  3. Allegro Non Troppo
  4. Grave
  5. Tres Calme
  6. Gaiement Et Pas Trop Vite

Amazon.com

At the end of his life, Franck composed three chamber music masterpieces which, along with the popular Symphony in D minor, placed him at the forefront of French composers of "abstract" instrumental music. This piano quintet is one of those masterpieces. Like the Symphony in D minor, it has three movements and it's constructed according to the principals of cyclical form, which simply means that the various movements share some themes. It's an absolutely gorgeous piece of music, and this award-winning recording is the finest available performance of it. With an ample coupling in the form of Chausson's quartet, and a budget price to boot, you can't go wrong. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very Nice! And only $9!.......2007-06-06

I just got this CD a couple of weeks ago and it is a pleasure to listen to. The Franck Quintet is one of my favorites of the genre and it doesn't disapoint here. Fiery and tempestous, the first movement sets the tone for the entire piece. I would have liked the piano to come through a little more at the beginning (I realize it is probably a pianissimo phrase, I just thought it was a bit muddy). The second movement was lovely (Mr. Levinas comes through fine on the piano here) and I must add to the other reviewers remarks that Jean-Philippe Audoli's violin playing is exquisite, especially in the 2nd movement. The closing third is eery and suspensful and filled with tension and this ensemble gets the most out if it. Bravo all around.

I felt that Chauson piece - which I am not as familiar with - was charming, if not sometimes quirky, and brilliantly played, but a far cry from the drama of the Franck.

And all this for 9 bucks - what a steal!

W.Steven

5 out of 5 stars Chausson's quartet is the gem.......2005-07-15

Like other reviewers here, I bought this disc for the Franck's quintet. But it turned out to me that I repeatedly play the Chausson's quartet when I put it on my CD player. For Franck, the performance here is passionate and intense, but I still prefer the cool and atmospheric interpretation by Richter and the Borodin quartet. And for Chausson, it is a really a work unjustly overshadowed by other French composers like Debussy and Ravel.

Chausson's quartet illustrates French romanticism at its best. The emotional yet a bit mystical atmosphere is already witnessed in the first few bars, and it progresses to intensive passions at the end of the first movement. And the climax of the work is the second movement Lento, which is calm and serene. This is the Swan Song of the composer. Chausson died when revising the third movement and it was completed by D'Indy. The mood ending the whole work does not match entirely with the previous movements. This may be the reason why some reviewers here think the piece is odd. Nevertheless, it does not diminish the achievement of the piece. And Quatuor Ludwig does a great job here in bringing this beautiful work to CD.

Coincidentally, Franck, Chausson, Faure, Debussy, and Ravel all left us only one string quartet in their career. And the first two should deserve much more reputation. I hope quartets specialized in the French repertoire like Ysaye Quartet will play them more in their concerts. I was glad that they played one movement of the Franck quartet as the encore piece in their Hong Kong concert in March 2005.

5 out of 5 stars Oh boy!.......2001-11-30

Firstly, Franck's Piano Quintet is a masterpiece by any standards. Such passion. Try out the furious coda to the 'con fuoco' finale if you want an example. But the Quintet has you on the edge of your seat throughout. It is truly remarkable music and, in its demonic intensity, quite unlike any other 19th cent. French composition. The Quator's performance copes admirably with the extremes of Franck's dynamics. They are urgent when necessary but also elegant and refined. They drag you through this piece from the opening passage of the first movement to the riveting disintegrating concluding passage of the last. Special mention must go to the wonderfully eloquent and subtle playing of Jean-Phillippe Audoli. And Michael Levinas projects the difficult piano part with genuine individualism but does not overwhelm the texture of the Quartet players. This disc would be a must-buy at Full Price, but at Bargain Price there is no excuse for hesitation (P.S....the sound quality is good with a warm ambience and perfect balance between piano and strings). BUY IT!

5 out of 5 stars Ravishing.......2001-11-17

The Franck quintet certainly is. Inspired by one of Franck's piano pupils, an apparently alluring young woman, the Piano Quintet is one of the most sultry works in chamber literature. From the passionate cry of its opening measure to the relentlessly driven last movement, a sort of "Chasseur Maudit" in which lust is the pursuing demon, the work was too much for its dedicatee, the sedate (at least in musical terms) Camille Saint-Saens. At the premiere of the work, in which Saint-Saens was soloist, he stormed off the stage, leaving the music behind on the piano.

Unlike Saint-Saens, Michael Levinas and the Ludwig Quartet clearly love this music and embrace its passionate nature with a special fire in their playing. And Levinas manages to get inside the difficult piano part to show that it is perhaps the most musical, as well as musically challenging, of all the celebrated 19th-century piano quintets.

The Chausson quartet, a work that was presumably incomplete on the composer's death, has an understandably unfinished quality, but that gives this very interesting piece an added mysteriousness. Not at all as firey as the Franck, it is a piece of proto-Impressionism in the style of Chausson's Concert: somewhat rambling, but filled with striking ideas and producing sauve sounds on the strings more anticipatory of Ravel than of Debussy.

The sound on this Naxos disc is not quite as polished as the performances, but it is certainly well above average. All around, a great bargain.

5 out of 5 stars Stunning and passionate work.......2001-08-15

The Franck Piano Quintet is, without any argument, a passionate passionate piece. From its furious beginning (the opening theme from the strings) to it's pounding close (the 3 distinct chords at the end of the final movement) the quintet rages about in a fury of emotions. The Ludwig Quartet capture the pieces passion perfectly. They sweep through the first movement with eloquence, crashing through to it's clamoring climax. the second movement, although slow and relaxed compared to the first, is also quite a spectacle. Jean-Philippe Audoli's tone is stunning in this calm movement. The theme rings beautifully, building to another tense climax, to end peacefully and magically. The final movement is a passionate blur of music, racing through a recap of the entire piece, to a forceful and powerful end.... The Ludwig Quartet and Michael Levinas capture the essence of Franck's work perfectly, never missing a note. These skilled musicians create a beautiful sound together, even making my heart race as they play the beautiful quintet. I already own a recording of the quintet, and I was totally blown away by this version. The Chausson Quartet, although an odd piece, is put together well by the Ludwig Quartet. The soaring, disturbing movements are deep and, like the Franck, passionate. This collection of French impressionist work is not one to miss out on. There is beautiful music, amazing talent, and a killer price to match. BUY!!!!
Choral Adagios
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Choral Adagios

Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B0002L2ZV4
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Adagio - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  2. Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - The Choir Of King's College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  3. Ave Maria - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  4. Pavane, Op.50 - Cheur De L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Iwan Edwards
  5. Panis Angelicus - James Vivian
  6. Orchestral Suite No.3 In D Major, BWV 1068 - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  7. The Blue Bird - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  8. Concierto De Aranjuez Adagio - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  9. Easter Hymn - London Opera Chorus, Terry Edwards
  10. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  11. O Salutaris Hostia - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  12. Simple Gifts - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jerold Ottley
  13. Song For Athene - The Choir Of King's College - Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
  14. Humming Chorus - Wiener Staatsopernchor, Norbert Balatsch
  15. Miserere - The Choir Of King's College - Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

Tracks:

  1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Peter White
  2. Crux Fidelis (After Ombra Mai Fu) - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  3. What Sweeter Music - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  4. Adagio - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  5. Shenandoah - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Jerold Ottley
  6. In Paradisum - Choeur De L'orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Iwan Edwards
  7. Notturno: Andante - Christopher van Kampen
  8. Andantino Semplice - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  9. Blessed Is The Man (All Night Vigil, Op. 37) - Choir Of New College - Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
  10. Allegretto - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  11. Andante - London Voices, Terry Edwards
  12. Cantique De Jean Racine - Stephen Cleobury
  13. Te Lucis Ante Terminum - Helen Turnstall
  14. Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tranen Nieder - Hymnus-Chorknaben Stuttgart, Gerald Wilhelm

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good, not great..........2007-01-03

It is a cut and paste job, and the overall result reflects that. Some of the pieces are rather good. Some are works that are not choral works, and do not lend themselves well to being morphed into a choral piece.

If you are looking for a musical experience, then pass on this one. If you are looking for pleasant music in the background that no one really listens too...then you may want to consider.
Heavenly Adagios
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Two and a half hours of divine music...what more can I say?
Heavenly Adagios

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ASIN: B0000DJZ7H
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

  1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Karl Munchinger
  2. Meditation - Nigel Kennedy
  3. In Paradisum - Iwan Edwards
  4. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Charles Dutoit
  5. Flower Duet - Joan Sutherland
  6. The Swan - Jascha Silberstein
  7. Sleepers Awake - Raymond Agoult
  8. Humming Chorus - Vienna State Opera Chorus
  9. Nimrod - Sir Georg Solti
  10. Walk To The Paradise Garden - Sir Charles Mackerras
  11. Pavane, Op. 50 - Iwan Edwards
  12. Panis Angelicus - Julian Lloyd Webber
  13. Ombra Mai Fu (Largo) - Anthony Way
  14. The Lark Ascending - Iona Brown

Tracks:

  1. Clair De Lune - Pascal Roge
  2. Sheep May Safely Graze - Karl Munchinger
  3. Symphony No. 3 - Second Movement (Excerpt) - Joanna Kozlowska
  4. Stabat Mater - Judith Raskin
  5. Ave Maria - Julian Lloyd Weber
  6. Adagio - Miklos Perenyi
  7. Ave Verum Corpus, K618 - Peter White
  8. Andante Molto Mosso: Scene By The Brook - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
  9. Dance Of The Blessed Spirits - Karl Munchinger
  10. Largo - Colin Davis
  11. Wiegenlied (Lullaby), Op. 49 No. 4 - Marisa Robles
  12. Adagio - Valery Gergiev
  13. Air On A G string - Sir Neville Marriner

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Two and a half hours of divine music...what more can I say?.......2006-02-27

Well, a lot! And since no one else has taken the trouble to review my favorite Adagios collection, I'm just gonna hafta go an' do it myself, won't I?

Starting with the stunningly gorgeous 'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' by Bach, this tape reels you in instantly. I'm not much of a fan of 'slow' and 'peaceful' music; I like the beautiful, sublime type that just makes you tingle all over whenever you hear it. (If only Canon in D was in this tape my cup of joy would overflow) Anyway, don't stop listening because Delibes' 'Flower Duet' comes soon after and it is the very meaning of divine. I listen to the taoe just to hear that one song over and over--but not too much, or it'll loose it's touch. This is a Opera duet (sorry, don't know technical terms, my passion is music, not the science of) sung by two women, for those of you out there like me who know practically nothing!! Gorgeous! Sugoi!! (That's Japanese)

Ahem.
The lovely 'Ombra mai fu' (which, I believe Elizabeth Bennet's sister horribly sings in the BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries) is another memorable piece (hear the previews of these titles, please) and finally, William Vaughan's 'The Lark Ascending' a sixteen minute piece of violin heaven played so expertly you will see larks flying in circles about your head--or is that because your noggen got whacked?

Well, as for the second CD, it wasn't quite as memorable, but it's up against perfection, ok? Brahms' 'lullaby' (yes, THAT lullaby) is really sweet and of course there's 'Claire de Lune', a favorite of the Adagios collection, besides 'Sheep may safely graze' and 'Air on a G string'. (Honestly, does EVERY Adagios collection have that one? It's not even that wonderful.)

But what am I going on and on for?
BUY IT!!!!

NOW!!!!

STOP THINKING ALREADY AND BUY IT!!!
=^-^= Stokowski Transcriptions: Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, etc.
Average customer rating: Not rated Stokowski Transcriptions: Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, etc.

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  3. Lehár: Waltzes
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ASIN: B00009KHYI
Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

  1. Sheep May Safely Graze
  2. Sleepers Awake
  3. Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott
  4. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
  5. Minuet
  6. 'Moonlight' Sonata
  7. Prelude In E Minor, Op.28 No.4
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  13. Prelude In C Sharp Minor
Decca Recordings 1941-1972, Vol 2
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • More Brilliant Recordings Rescued From The Vaults
Decca Recordings 1941-1972, Vol 2

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ASIN: B0000B0A0N
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars More Brilliant Recordings Rescued From The Vaults.......2004-01-23

Well the Universal Music Group made good on its promise to release Volume 2 of pianist Clifford Curzon's rare Decca Recordings (from 1941-1972) as part of its second batch of limited edition boxed sets in the "Original Masters" series. While I am delighted that Volume 2 has been made available, unfortunately it is a bit of let down after Volume 1. My reasons are many, but mostly have to do with the fact that the majority of performances are of solo and chamber works, and that the set only contains four concerto recordings, all in mono, compared with seven on Volume 1. Curzon recorded Mozart's 23rd and 24th Concertos with Josef Krips in 1953, but then re-recorded them in stereo with Istvan Kertesz (available on a Decca Legends title) largely because he was unhappy with this initial result. After all the years of reading why these recordings were never released, I can now hear it for myself. Also, while the Brahms PC No. 1 (with van Beinum from 1953) and the Grieg (Fistoulari, 1951) are better in terms of their performances, Curzon's stereo remakes with Szell and Fjeldstad respectively just sound so much better than these mono accounts (see my review of the latter, which by the way is quickly going out-of-print). The solo works -- Schubert's Four Impromptus, D899 (1941) and Piano Sonata, D960 (1970), and Brahms' Piano Sonata No. 3 and two Intermezzos (both 1962) -- are impressive but I already have multiple renditions of these works by other celebrated pianists, and I personally don't collect solo music the way I do orchestral works. The same goes for the two 1962 Dvorak and Franck Piano Qunitet performances that comprise the whole of Disc Four. In all, it is an excellent set for collectors, but most of us would have been happy to buy one 8CD set (like the DG "Original Masters" Fricsay and Markevitch sets -- see my reviews) instead of these two little ones.
Franck: String Quartet; Piano Quintet; Sonata for piano and violin
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    Franck: String Quartet; Piano Quintet; Sonata for piano and violin

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    ASIN: B000MR9EAS
    Release Date: 2007-04-10

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    Franck: Piano Quintet; Chausson: Piano Quartet
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • the Chausson is a stunning piece.
    • A LONG WAY FROM THE CHURCH
    Franck: Piano Quintet; Chausson: Piano Quartet

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    ASIN: B000BNDAC6
    Release Date: 2006-01-24

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    2. Lento, Con Molto Sentimento
    3. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Con Fuoco
    4. Anime
    5. Tres Calme
    6. Simple Et Sans Hate
    7. Anime

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars the Chausson is a stunning piece........2006-08-12

    It is definitely one of the best pieces of chamber music I've ever heard, right up there with Chausson's own Concert in D op. 21. The second and fourth movements make the piece in my opinion, although the other two are also great. At first hearing the fourth movement was one of the most intense musical experiences I'd ever encountered. I will still wager that it, and therefore this piece overall, has the most powerful ending I know in any piece of music. I'd recommend this CD to anyone just off of that one piece, because as masterful as Faure's, Brahms' etc. are, I can't name another piano quartet I've heard off the top of my head that even comes close to the Chausson for sheer power.

    The Franck Quintet is, well, an unqualified masterpiece any day of the week. Most people probably think of another certain work when they think of F minor piano quintets, but I find this one right up there with the Brahms op. 34. It certainly unwinds a lot more than that latter work, which I consider a bit too adherent to form at times.

    Highly recommended to anyone.

    5 out of 5 stars A LONG WAY FROM THE CHURCH.......2006-02-23

    Cesar Franck's Piano Quintet (written when he was 40 years old and his first, I believe, non-religious work) finds him a long way from the Church's Organ Loft. (His usual place of "musical residency"-there is an often told story that his family, after his death, wanted this Piano Quintet, of his, to be suppressed. with the family feeling that it might tarnish his religious reputation-thank god, they failed to succeed-his student(s) somehow saved the work and saw to it that it remained in the active repertoire) It is really a monumental piece of Romantic Chamber music that happens to be one of my "Desert Island" compositions. I LOVE IT! I own many recordings of the work. The performers on this recording give it a splendid reading investing it with much romantic warmth and bravura. I heard nothing "religious" in their reading-just excitement, warmth, emotion and (dare I say?) "sex appeal".

    The Chausson Piano Quartet is also a very lovely romantic Chamber musical work (I'm afraid that I don't know any stories regarding this composition only that it's just beautiful). Believe me; you won't think of Chausson as a composer that is playing "hooky" from the church's organ loft. His music is lush, rich and, to me, very sensual. At least, the Spiegel String Quartet and Jan Michaels on piano play it that way!

    The Spiegel String Quartet (formed as recent as 1998) and Jan Michaels on piano make a wonderful team investing these works with much romanticism and, to me, just the right amount of what I call the "French Bouquet". It certainly sounds very French to me. At all times I was fully aware that these works were by French Romantics as opposed to some other country. Lovely!

    If you want to hear some of the best French romantic chamber music, believe me you can't go wrong by buying this disc. It truly contains two of the loveliest works in the aforesaid genre that are played exquisitely by these performers.

    By the way, the sound on this recording is spendid!!
    Roberto Alagna - Sacred Songs / Plasson
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Sexy cover
    • Beautiful album.
    • Incredible!
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    Tracks:

    1. Ave Maria (After J.S. Bach)
    2. Repentance (Repentir)
    3. Panis Angelicus
    4. Midnight, Christians
    5. O Salutaris hostia
    6. The Procession
    7. 'St. Cecila Mass': Sanctus
    8. Angelic Greeting (Salutations Angelique)
    9. Requiem: Sanctus
    10. Crucifix
    11. Panis Angelicus
    12. Agnus Dei
    13. Panis Angelicus
    14. Pie Jesu

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Sexy cover.......2000-12-15

    The title of this cd says "Sacred Songs" but I bought is as a Christmas cd and also for the cover. A lot of the selections I've never heard before on a Christmas cd but nonetheless are beautiful and are a nice change of pace from the regular classical Christmas standards except for Boulanger's "Pie Jesu". As beatiful as it sounds, it could be mistaken for Halloween music. Haunting!

    5 out of 5 stars Beautiful album........1998-11-27

    This album is a "must-have" for those who like really beautiful sacred music.

    5 out of 5 stars Incredible!.......1998-10-11

    This is one of the most beautiful recordings imaginable. Alagna's interpretation of these spirituals is a must listen for anyone--religious or not. This is excellence from beginning to end.
    60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces (Highlights)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • 60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces
    • There'll always be a Galway
    60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces (Highlights)

    Manufacturer: RCA
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000K2F3
    Release Date: 1999-09-14

    Tracks:

    1. Suite No. 2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Menuet
    2. Suite No. 2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
    3. Concerto In E, Op. 8 No. 1, 'Spring': Allegro
    4. Allegro
    5. Concerto No. 2 In D Minor, Op. 31: Polacca
    6. Concerto for Flute & Harp In C, K.299: Andantino
    7. Flute Quartet in A, K.298: Rondeau: Allegretto grazioso
    8. Grand duo concertant In A, Op. 85: Scherzo
    9. Il carnevale di Venezia, Op. 77
    10. Sonata in A: Allegretto poco mosso
    11. La Flute de Pan, Op. 15: Pan et les bergers
    12. Syrinx
    13. Concerto For Flute & Orchestra: Allegro vivace
    14. Fantasia para un gentilhombre: Canario
    15. Three Shanties For Wind Quintet, Op. 4: Allegro vivace
    16. Concerto For Flute & Orchestra, Op. 39: Presto

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars 60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces.......2005-10-12

    Everything this man does is great, so putting many years together in one place could only be the same.

    4 out of 5 stars There'll always be a Galway.......1999-10-10

    Of course this is a 5-star production, but I deducted a star only because any one who has been collecting Galway recordings already has all or most of the selections on this CD. As with other artists, BMG has been repackaging earlier Galway offerings under many names and excuses; is the simply the latest (though certainly not last) in the series. The music is the usual mixture of short pieces that can stand on their own and movements that cannot out of the context of the larger works from which they are lifted.

    Still I put this CD on as background music to a dinner and it worked just fine. So like most Galway collections, it makes for some lovely listening when doing something else or just relaxing. In fact, when your baby gets tired of those Bach for Babies sets, try Galway as a very nice substitute. Hey, BMG! How's that for a packaging idea?

    Music Track:

    1. Franz Schubert Sonatas
    2. Giuseppe Cambini: 6 Trii Concertanti, Op. 45
    3. Giuseppe Di Stefano: Gli ospiti radiofonici
    4. Goffredo Petrassi Complete Works for Flute
    5. Groupe des Six: Works for Cello and Piano
    6. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks/Concerti a Due Cori
    7. Hegdal: Annotations
    8. Hungarian Live Electronic Works
    9. Jane Wells: Occasional Music
    10. Kodaly: Works For Cello And Piano

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