Nikolai Miaskovski

Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Woo Hoo!
  • Einstein
  • The baby danced.
  • A Lot of Fun for Playtime
  • Synthesized dreck
 Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box

Manufacturer: Buena Vista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006SSRP6
Release Date: 2004-12-21

Tracks:

  1. Carmen Suite Medley
  2. Snow Maiden, Dance Of The Birds
  3. William Tell Overture, 'Lone Ranger'
  4. Flight Of The Bumblebee
  5. Humpty Dumpty/Child's Verse Medley
  6. The Bartered Bride, Furiant
  7. Minute Waltz
  8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo
  9. Hey Diddle Diddle
  10. Wellington's Victory, Op.91, 'England'
  11. Wellington's Victory, Op.91, 'Victory Finale'
  12. Swan Lake, Waltz
  13. Old MacDonald Had A Farm
  14. Happy Farmer
  15. Farmer In The Dell
  16. Jack & Jill
  17. Symphony No.4
  18. Dance Of The Hours
  19. The Bartered Bride, Skokna
  20. Voices Of Spring, Waltz

Product Description

The Playtime Music Box music CD is a 20-track, 31-minute concert featuring a collection of up-beat classical melodies and traditional song favorites to inspire your little one to dance, clap and play! Each delightful piece was specially selected and produced to bring musical fun to any activity - playtime, travel time, tummy time and more. Playtime Music Box includes classical pieces such as Rossini's William Tell Overture and Schumann's Happy Farmer, as well as Old MacDonald Had a Farm.Musical Selections:1. Carmen Suite, Medley, G. Bizet2. Snow Maiden, Danse des Oiseaux, N. Rimsky-Korsakov3. William Tell Overture, G. Rossini4. Flight of the Bumblebee, N. Rimsky-Korsakov5. Humpty Dumpty, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)6. The Bartered Bride Suite, Furiant, B. Smetana7. Minute Waltz, F. Chopin8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo, J. Offenbach9. Hey Diddle Diddle, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)10. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, England, L. Beethoven11. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, Victory Finale, L. Beethoven12. Swan Lake, Waltz, P. Tchaikovsky13. Old MacDonald Had a Farm, traditional14. Happy Farmer, R. Schumann15. Farmer in the Dell, traditional16. Jack & Jill, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)17. Symphony No. 4, Italian, F. Mendelssohn18. Dance of the Hours, A. Ponchielli19. The Bartered Bride Suite, Skocna, B. Smetana20. Voices of Spring, Waltz, J. Strauss IIAge: birth +

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Woo Hoo!.......2007-05-07

This is by far the best CD in the Baby Einstein collection--it will put your toddler in hyperactive playful mode and exhaust you as you try to keep up. But for today's overweight, tv- and game- addicted children, this is great!

5 out of 5 stars Einstein.......2007-04-09

Anything that has an Einstein in the title my twins love. I used to play this for them at night while they slept.

5 out of 5 stars The baby danced........2007-03-09

I gave Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box to a little boy on his first birthday. He loves it and dances and dances to the music.

5 out of 5 stars A Lot of Fun for Playtime.......2006-01-04

This CD is a lot of fun. The music is bubbly and upbeat and makes you want to get up and dance or just jump around. It's a great way to spend some play time with your kids. And the classical music exposure is a bonus.

1 out of 5 stars Synthesized dreck.......2005-08-13

Why did the producers use synthesizers for this music? It's awful. It's possible to hook kids on classical music using the actual instruments written for it - that's how I got hooked. That's what Mel Blanc and Disney did in their cartoons, Bugs Bunny and Fantasia. I do NOT recommend this CD to anyone. It was a shower gift. If you are not familiar with classical music, then I recommend "Baby Needs Beethoven", which is a collection of music using real instruments (albeit shortened - no full length symphonies here).
First Impressions of Earth
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • I respect that the band is trying to evolve...
  • Hear me out (2.5 stars)
  • Masterpiece
  • Good album. I like it.
  • No worse than any of their other albums...
 First Impressions of Earth
The Strokes
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BVQ9JO
Release Date: 2006-01-03

Tracks:

  1. You Only Live Once
  2. Juicebox
  3. Heart In A Cage
  4. Razorblade
  5. On The Other Side
  6. Vision Of Division
  7. Ask Me Anything
  8. Electricityscape
  9. Killing Lies
  10. Fear Of Sleep
  11. 15 Minutes
  12. Ize Of The World
  13. Evening Sun
  14. Red Light

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Their prospects dangerously over-inflated by pundits who often hailed their debut as nothing short of rock-messianic, New York City's Strokes got a lesson in cynical rock-press dynamics when their biz-troubled, if similarly toned, '03 follow-up was dutifully dismissed as the proverbial sophomore slump. A lesser band might have been chastened by the experience; this one responds with a third album that positively bristles with energetic challenges. Revolving around a loose concept that allows songwriter/frontman Julian Casablancas to adopt a viewpoint that's as detached as it is world-weary and bemused, it's a record that quickly trades the often precious production conceits of its forebears for a muscular confidence that's notable from the infectious, back-to-the-'80s opener "You Only Live Once" to its perfect bookend "Red Light."

</p>That often inviting sonic remodeling may come in part from Bangles/Sublime/Sugar Ray producer David Kahne (who replaces previous collaborator Gordon Raphael on all but a handful of cuts), but the band clearly has expansiveness on its mind, from a running length nearly twice its predecessors to such stylistic excursions as the cinematic, back-to-the-future riffing of the single "Juicebox," the spare, electro-baroque moodiness of "Ask Me Anything," and the dense, surprising prog flirtations of "Electrocityscape." "On the Other Side" finds Casablancas convincingly casting himself as the anti-Bono while crooning "I hate them, I hate them all, I hate myself for hating them" before chiding humanity as "seven billion people who've got nothing to say" on the otherwise upbeat closer, "Red Light." Wrapping such cynicism in more populist musical trappings is no mean feat, and the sheer reach of the Strokes' ambitions here insure they occasionally fall short. But it's a consistently intriguing effort, one that seems calculated as much to challenge the faithful as expand the band's own considerable horizons. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars I respect that the band is trying to evolve..........2007-04-28

But it seems that this is one band that people (including myself) really like the original sound of. On "Is This It?" and "Room On Fire" they had such a new sound that nobody had ever heard yet. However, they have since traded in their patented sound for a slower, more slurred sound. Because of this change in sound, this album flopped.

Although, it isn't a total let down. "On The Other Side" is a really cool song. I also really like "Heart In A Cage." It seems, if anything, the album progressively gets slower and more boring as it drags on. But the first few tracks are good. (For a perfect example of a sleeper track, listen to "Fear Of Sleep")

Overall, I'd still buy it, as I'm a big strokes fan. But you might want to buy it used or on sale.

2 out of 5 stars Hear me out (2.5 stars).......2007-02-07

I know Strokes fans will cringe when they see my rating, but realize that I too am a Strokes fan. It simply comes down to this- I expect much more of this band than 'First Impressions...'. Hopefully this represents a brief lull in their creativity. Face it, deep down we all know this album is far inferior to their prior efforts. But I'm willing to give them a pass on this one and I will certainly listen to whatever they come up with next (with fingers crossed I might add).

I think it's ultimately ironic that after the Strokes release of 'Is this it' every band in the world tried to sound like the Strokes. Now, after listening to 'First Impressions...' it seems as if the Strokes are trying to sound like everybody else!

If you are thinking of purchasing this based on 'Is this it' or 'room on fire', I urge you to listen to the samples beforehand. It might be a good one to pick up for $8 at your local used CD store. Do not, under any circumstances, spend full retail $$$ on this!

5 out of 5 stars Masterpiece.......2007-01-14

First Impressions Of Earth.........Could there have been a better album name for a 2006 release? No. This album is an expreimental masterpiece. Too bad England was the only one that noticed it. Songs on here like You Only Live Once, Heart in a Cage, Razorblade, Ize Of The World, and Red Light are all golden. Get this album now or you will regret it. The Strokes, the best rock band of our times.

3 out of 5 stars Good album. I like it. .......2007-01-03

Digs into your brain over time, for sure. Still, it never comes off as more than playful. It's clever, it's cool, and it's cocky, but it also seems lazy and underdeveloped.

Overall, it might be a better record than their sophomore release 'Room on Fire', but sadly nothing here touches "What Ever Happened?" or "Reptillia" from that disc. In a way, the album is less gimmicky than 'Room on Fire', because it relies less on superficial hooks, but the bottom line is that those two tracks are UNBELIEVABLE in their hooks -- they hook you and make you BLEED; in that respect, 'The Strokes', when they're on, are as good as any of the other indie-rock bands out there. But, alas, 'First Impressions' doesn't have anything so magnetic, and that's disappointing.

The closest it gets to this approach is, surprise surprise, the album's first track and radio single, "You Only Live Once". Indeed, it slits your skin open and melts into the blood, piercing with its charming, merry riffs and melody. Even so, it's more subtle, and is representative of the entire album -- it's fetching indeed, but much more discreet in revealing its slick self; because of this, I don't think any 'Strokes' album gets better with each listen as much as 'First Impressions'.

And I really do like virtually all of the songs here, even if some of them are fairly lukewarm. It's an easy listen, and there's a good time to be had. Absolutely love the lyrics in 'On the Other Side' -- clever, funny and relatable. 'Ask Me Anything' is simplistically unique and charming in its own right. I'm not sure any other band in the world could pull off something so plain as 'Fear of Sleep' and make it such an awesome song. Yes, it's a good time indeed.

Three and a half stars, says I. 'First Impressions' is one of those albums that I'll never declare brilliant, but I don't really have any part of me that wants to lay anything negative on it -- it doesn't warrant it.

HOWEVER, I do hope 'The Strokes' bang out something truly extraordinary soon, because I know they have it in them.

2 out of 5 stars No worse than any of their other albums..........2006-10-25

...but no better, either. Whatever charm their earnestness and pop sensibilities might otherwise possess is thwarted at every turn by a mediocre vocalist, and a truly awful drummer. While that combination of sincerity and amateurishness may have worked once upon a time for bands like The Stooges and the Velvet Underground, it ain't 1970 any more. If you really have the urge to hear this style of music, check out the nearest 16-year old's local garage band rehearsal, and save yourself the price of the CD.
Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Selection is not good
  • Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies
  • Saved My Sanity
  • A Very Pleasant CD for Little Ones in the Car
 Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies

Manufacturer: Buena Vista
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ASIN: B0009AJK3O
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

  1. Orchestra Tune-Up
  2. Bartered Bride Overture
  3. Symphony 5, 1st Movement
  4. The Four Seasons, Autumn, RV293, 1st Movement
  5. Divertimento In F, K.138, 1st Movement
  6. March Militaire
  7. Symphony 5, 4th Movement
  8. Annen Polka
  9. Capriccio Espagnol, Alborada
  10. Trish-Trash Polka
  11. Concerto In C, RV537, 3rd Movement
  12. Capriccio Espagnol, Fandango
  13. The Four Seasons, Spring, RV269, 1st Movement
  14. Serenade For Strings, Waltz
  15. The Bartered Bride, Polka
  16. Symphony 100, 'Military' 2nd Movement
  17. Piano Sonata 15, Op.28, 4th Movement
  18. Waltz In G Flat Op.70, No.1
  19. Symphony 101, 'Clock' 2nd Movement
  20. 6 Children Pieces, Op.72, 2nd Movement
  21. Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Selection is not good.......2006-07-27

This tape is short and the melodies are not engaging for kids. It was waste of money.

5 out of 5 stars Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies .......2006-02-23

Hello everyone,
This CD is great!
My son has ADD & when we are out & he gets Anxious I put this CD in his portibale CD player.
It seems to help him calm down & better cope with things.
I think that every parent should have this CD that has a special needs child.
Thanks so much for putting it online for people to buy.
Thanks Again,
A Greatfull Mom

5 out of 5 stars Saved My Sanity.......2005-11-03

My husband and I are musicians so I inwardly groaned when we were given this CD as a gift--I'd rather play the originals rather than some synthesized kiddie version. However, on a recent road trip we got desperate when our colicky son would not stop screaming. We popped this in the CD player and it calmed him down immediately. I swear, it's like aural crack for babies. We now play it at bedtime to help calm him down and it still works. You may not love this CD, but your baby will.

4 out of 5 stars A Very Pleasant CD for Little Ones in the Car.......2005-11-01

I picked this up for driving around music and was very pleasantly surprised. Quite enjoyable (and my son seems to like it too!) and perfect for exactly what it says--traveling around. Easy listening and could possibly make your child smarter, great!
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale [Hybrid SACD]
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Definitive SACD of Scheherazade - Outstanding!!!!
  • best recording I could find
  • Russian rousers!
  • Amazing Sound
  • Better than ever!
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale [Hybrid SACD]

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ASIN: B0006PV5VC
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

  1. The Sea And Sinbad's Ship
  2. The Story Of The Kalender Prince
  3. The Young Prince And The Young Princess
  4. Festival Of Bagdad/The Sea/The Ship Goes To Pieces On A Rock Surmounted By A Bronze Warrior (Shipwreck)/Conclusion
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  9. The Emperor's Displeasure At The Departure Of The real Nightingale
  10. The Emperor's Sickroom
  11. The Real Nightingale Returns To Thwart Death
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This is a classic recording of these two works, led with grand authority by Fritz Reiner. The Chicago's brass and wind section play gloriously throughout, and the final movement of Scheherazade (we learn from the original producer [1960] in an accompanying essay) was recorded in one take--an almost unheard-of feat. This fast movement is taken at breakneck speed, with no loss of clarity or power, with the strings in the hands of magicians. Stravinsky's Nightingale has never sounded so exotic, so bristling over with color, since this 1956(!) recording under Reiner, and the wonderful surprise with this new release of old material is the revamped sound: the original "Living Stereo" was a fantastic breakthrough in recording, and this new SACD format has returned the spatial relationships to something so "real" that it comes as close as I've ever heard to a true concert hall experience. Simply glorious. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Definitive SACD of Scheherazade - Outstanding!!!!.......2007-02-18

This multichannel SACD is recorded in the front 3 channels only, as this is what the technicians and their top notch analog equipment recorded more than 40 years ago. At that time the Chicago Symphony and conductor Fritz Reiner were both at the top of their game, and this recording has not been equalled to this day. Absolutely puts the listener in the middle of the ninth or tenth row, and provides the clean dynamic sound of the best recordings made today! This is the wonderful Scheherazade I grew up with, but much better because of SACD technology and my current audio system.

5 out of 5 stars best recording I could find.......2007-01-19

I heard Scheherazade live with the NY Phil. The power of that full orchestra in Russian forte was something, but even more memorable was the beautiful violin played by the concert master. This recording manages to balance the two opposites sonically. Mr Bill

5 out of 5 stars Russian rousers!.......2007-01-06

"The Song of the Nightingale" is not my favorite Stravinsky...it just doesn't work that well as a piece of music, especially when compared to the opera original. But Reiner makes it work somehow: the pacing is terrific and the playing as usual is razor-sharp. "Scheherazade" may be pretty tired by now but when you hear this performance it comes to life again and you realize why it has been such a popular score. Sure there are other ways to play it but this one is sensational...and the last movement was done in a single take!

5 out of 5 stars Amazing Sound.......2006-09-19

Best Scheherazade I ever heard. The performace was exciting and touching. The SACD provides so much details and dynamics of the recording that it makes me really feel that I was there.

5 out of 5 stars Better than ever! .......2006-09-10

What a treat for the ears!

The Living Stereo series was wonderful then and it's even better now. This hybrid SACD has fantastic sound quality and, thankfully, is completely true to both music and the original recording. Originally recorded in "3 channel stereo" that's what you get here--no, there's nothing in the rear channels of the surround mix but that's exactly the way it should be. Taken directly from the nearly 50-year old (!) masters, the engineers did nothing at all to the sound except digitize and transfer each track to the SACD/CD master. Nothing added, nothing subtracted. And the quality of those masters is astounding--clear, bright and full. No tape hiss. No loss of highs. Just wonderful music expertly performed.

Dissapointed you're only getting 3 channels and not 5-7? Don't be. You'll hear musicians across the broad but shallow Chicago Symphony Hall just as the engineers heard them in the recording sessions in 1960 and 1956. And those musicians are superb, particularly to my ears, on the Sheherazade portion. This is an excellent orchestra caught at its prime resulting in a truly world-class performance of this well known and well loved music.

In short, get this CD! Even if you don't have a universal player now, the 2 channel transfer is equally good, a faithful recreation of a classic LP. And if you can play the SACD layer so much the better because for the first time you'll hear exactly what was recorded and what the engineers heard in nearly 50 years ago.
Lux Aurumque
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • the "best" of the best group ever
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ASIN: B000NVIXNW
Release Date: 2007-05-08

Tracks:

  1. Of Thy Mystical Supper, Op.58, No.7
  2. A Prayer Of The Middle Ages
  3. O Sacrum Convivium
  4. Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing
  5. Salvation Is Created, Op.25, No.5
  6. Hymn To the Creator Of Light
  7. O Magnum Mysterium
  8. Lux Aurumque
  9. Ave Maria
  10. Complete This Work
  11. We Hymn Thee
  12. To God 'In Memorian M.B.'
  13. Our Father

Album Description

"The Dale Warland Singers' intonation and clarity of choral texture do nothing less than amaze." -- American Choral Catalog

"Outstanding ensemble singing, highlighted by lovely legatos and unisons and by consistently sensitive sectional and group balances." -- ClassicsToday

"The seamless blend and rich sound of what is probably America's best chorus is on display." -- Seattle Weekly

The sequel to their beloved Cathedral Classics CD. Includes Morten Lauridsen's enormously popular O Magnum Mysterium. The program is a collection of cathedral masterpieces from various countries--Germany, England, Russia, Latvia, Russia, and the US. The final Dale Warland Singers CD recording before their disbandment in 2004. Within its first month, the Dale Warland Singers' previous release on Gothic (Harvest Home) became the label's best-selling CD ever, and hit Billboard's Top 20 Classical Chart. Based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, the group was recognized as one of the world's foremost a cappella choral ensembles. This forty-voice professional choir recently celebrated its thirty-first, and final, season of concerts, tours, radio broadcasts, and critically acclaimed recordings following the retirement of founder and director Dale Warland.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars the "best" of the best group ever.......2007-06-15

This final recording of America's finest chorale group ever (my apolgies to Shaw and Wagner)and brings a fitting close to their impressive recording history. A follow-up to their original Catherdral Classics CD, a best seller, this CD has something for everyone. Tons of Russian work done with impecable intonation, and spectacular performances of newer 20th and 21st century composers. Highlights most certainly are John Rutter's "Hymn to the Creator of Light" and 35 year-old Eric Whitaker's "Lux Auremque". Both are performed with reverence and delicacy reminding the listener that this is singing from the heart by professionals at the top of their game. Bravo, Dr. Warland....
HOMAGE: The Age of the Diva
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Superb - and I'm not a fan
  • For the opera fan who has everything
  • Beautiful - lovely singing
  • Today's Diva pays hommage to the past
  • At her peak.
 HOMAGE: The Age of the Diva

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ASIN: B000HXDEV2
Release Date: 2006-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Poveri fiori, gemme de'prati
  2. Dobra! Ja mu je dam!...Jak je mi?
  3. Pochudilis mne budto golosa...Za dvorom luzhok zelenvoshek
  4. Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore
  5. Ich ging zu ihm
  6. Le ciel rayonne...O légère hirondelle
  7. Orchesterzwischenspiel
  8. Wie umgibst du mich mit Frieden
  9. Tsveti moi!
  10. Che più t'arresti? - Tacea la notte - Di tale amor
  11. J'ai versé le poison dans cette coupe d'or
  12. Mamicko, mam tezkou hlavu
  13. Kdo to je? - Jenufko, ty jsi jeste vzuru?
  14. Ich soll ihn niemals, niemals mehr sehn

Album Description

RARELY PERFORMED OPERA ARIAS AND FORGOTTEN GEMS CAREFULLY SELECTED BY TODAY'S LEADING SOPRANO. HOMAGE, THE AGE OF THE DIVA IS A TRIBUTE TO THE ARTISTS WHO GAVE LIFE TO THESE WORKS.

Acclaimed throughout the world's great opera houses, American soprano Renée Fleming enjoys particular success in roles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries when glorious vocal writing and opulent orchestrations took the art of opera to new heights.

In studying and performing this passionately lyrical music Renée Fleming became increasingly fascinated with her predecessors - sopranos of a golden age who made this intensely emotional music their own.

In her latest recording project Renée Fleming pays tribute to remarkable singers including Lotte Lehmann, Maria Jeritza, Rosa Ponselle and Mary Garden; women who achieved iconic status in a rapidly changing world in which their fame was spread through recordings, film and advertising - a time which could be described as `The Age Of The Diva'.

The beautiful music links the 19th century of Verdi and Gounod with the 20th century of Korngold and Richard Strauss. All of the pieces were championed by the Divas of the past, some of them come from operas that are still very popular today (Tosca & Il Trovatore), many others are from operas that have been forgotten. Renée Fleming rediscovers these "lost jewels" - including arias by Cilea, Smetana, and Rimsky-Korsakov - that were big hits during their time and now presents them for a new generation.

For this passionate, richly orchestrated repertoire, the role of the orchestra is enormously important and Renée is joined by the acclaimed Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre under their music director Valery Gergiev.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Superb - and I'm not a fan.......2007-04-11

No, I'm not a Fleming fan. However, this was recommended to me by someone who once said to me, "The voice is gorgeous but whenever she's on stage I just want to slap her." Because he was so taken with this CD, I had to have it. For the most part, the voice is ravishing and she does very well with all the languages. She has never been good at recitive in Italian, just couldn't seem to latch onto it. And if I never hear anything about her singing jazz again, that would be "swell." Having said all that, I do admire this album, although I understand very well why some reviewers were not pleased. Even educated opinions can differ.

4 out of 5 stars For the opera fan who has everything.......2007-04-10

If you are looking for something to give a collector of opera CDs get this one. Most of the repertoire is less well known so you will most likely not be dupilcating too much of an existing collection.
Flemming sings this repertoire so well, perhaps someone will will be inspired to produce a production of one of these unusual operas so we can hear her sing some of these roles on stage.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful - lovely singing.......2007-02-12

Opens a whole new world of arias to me....I play it often.

4 out of 5 stars Today's Diva pays hommage to the past.......2007-02-06

The most interesting parts of this disc are those exploring new territory. The results give us hope that Fleming will be given the opportunity to record some of these roles in their entirety, particularly Rimsky-Korsakov's Servilia and Strauss's Die Liebe der Danae.

5 out of 5 stars At her peak........2007-01-23

At the Verdi centenery everyone released Verdi compilations, then it was bel canto, then French arias, Handel, Mozart. It's got to be difficult to come up with a new theme, I know, but Renee Fleming really came up with a great idea with this one. Educate the public a little about past divas and explore their signature arias. Not the same old same old. I am loving this one. I'm traveling right now in Europe (going to the opera tonight, as a matter of fact) so I don't have the cover in front of me, but aside from Vissi d'Arte, most of the tracks are little heard but spectacular arias. I highly recommend this one. I'm enjoying it enormously and I think you would too.
Sheherazade / Russian Easter Overture
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Definitive Scheherazade
  • very enjoyable
  • Clarity and delicious sound
  • Rimsky-Korsakov en plena forma
  • My favorite version
 Sheherazade / Russian Easter Overture

Manufacturer: Sony
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  4. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol; Russian Easter Overture
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ASIN: B000069JJ0
Release Date: 2002-08-06

Tracks:

  1. I. The Sea And Sinbad's Ship - Anshel Brusilow
  2. II. The Story Of The Kalander Prince - Anshel Brusilow
  3. III. The Young Prince And The Young Princess - Anshel Brusilow
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  7. II. Variazioni: Andante Con Moto - Philadelphia Orchestra
  8. III. Alborada: Vivo E Strepitoso - Philadelphia Orchestra
  9. IV. Scena E Canto Gitano: Allegretto - Philadelphia Orchestra
  10. V. Fandango Asturiano - Philadelphia Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Definitive Scheherazade.......2007-05-10

I bought this Ormandy recording of Sheherazade in the 1960s on LP, and I know it intimately. What a joy to find it reissued on CD! The sound quality was superior then and just as fresh now. The violin soloist is magnificent, the sections of the orchestra crisply discrete and clear, the stereo imaging breathtaking. Highly recommended rendering of this timeless, romantic showpiece.

5 out of 5 stars very enjoyable.......2006-11-10

I found this recording one of the best for the three pieces presented.
It is a very enjoyable hour or so of listening.

5 out of 5 stars Clarity and delicious sound.......2005-12-30

This is the best version of Sheherazade I have listened to. Even the Capriccio Espagnol, which normally I don't like, has a compelling sound. I couldn't take off the earphones. Every instrument is clear, every voice weaves in and out with clarity, no voices are overwhelmed by orchestral swelling or other voices as in other recordings. I suspect this may have to do with the aggressive recording and remastering techniques as much as with the conducting, but so what? I was caught up in Rimsky-Korsakov as never before. The themes are repetitive, but his arrangements of the sounds of the orchestra are enrapturing. This CD makes these sounds delicious.

I purchased this CD because I had no recording of the Russian Easter Festival Overture. I figured that I did not need another version of Scheherazade; I already had CD versions conducted by Barenboim and Mackerras. But then I hit the play button and was swept away. If you don't have Scheherazade, this is the version to get. If you want a better one than you already have, this will likely satisfy the need.

5 out of 5 stars Rimsky-Korsakov en plena forma.......2004-10-01

Si hay imaginación hecha música, Scheherazade es el caso, simbad, el principe y la princesa, nos llegan a los oídos de una forma elocuente, directa y genial, son sonidos que nos llevan a otros tiempos y otros mundos. Ormandy hace que eso ocurra ademas con una belleza y fuerza incomparables, este director lleva a su orquesta a lo máximo de eficiencia.
El capricho Español es una obra rusa con aires mediterraneos, es rica en expresión y alegria. La Obertura para la Pascua Rusa, es una procesión, una marcha, una liturgia de música religiosa, bella, delicada, apasionada.
Eugene Ormandy dirigió la Orquesta de Filadelfia por mas de cuarenta años, y con ella alcanzo lo que se llamo "Sonido Filadelfia", es decir una calidad conocida y reconocida por todo el mundo, en belleza pulcritud y exquicitez. Ahora bien, esto ocurrio entre los años 30 y 80, lo que hace que a veces sea desconocido para muchos, pero gracias a estas colecciones podemos disfrutar de estas grabaciones a precio economico y de excelente calidad.

5 out of 5 stars My favorite version.......2004-08-07

Though recorded on numerous occasions, Sheherazade by Rimsky Korsakov remains a wonderful and glorious as the day it was written. It remains one of the world's favorite pieces of music and justly so. While it may be old fashioned to admit it, I like the Eugene Ormandy version of it best of all Ormandy was the perfect conductor for this particular piece of music and the Philadelphia Orchestra the perfect means to play it. While there have been other subsequent versions, none has ever surpassed this recording for tonal richness.
Essential Tchaikovsky
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best of the best
 Essential Tchaikovsky

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ASIN: B000060O5I
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

  1. Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23: I Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso (Excerpt) - Vladimir Ashkenazy
  2. Romeo And Juliet: Love Theme - Wiener Philharmoniker
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  12. Sleeping Beauty: Pas D'action (Adagio) - Wiener Philharmoniker
  13. Sleeping Beauty: Waltz - Wiener Philharmoniker
  14. Marche Slave, Op.31 - Zubin Mehta

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  1. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.35: I Allegro Moderato (Excerpt) - Kyung Wha Chung
  2. Symphony No.5 In E Minor, Op.64: II Andante Cantabile, Con Alcuna Licenza - London Symphony Orchestra
  3. The Nutcracker: Overture - Charles Dutoit
  4. The Nutcracker: Dance Of The Sugar-Plum Fairy - Charles Dutoit
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  8. Capriccio Italien, Op.45 (Excerpt) - Valery Gergiev
  9. Symphony No.4 In F Minor, Op.36: III Scherzo: Pizzicato Ostinato, Allegro - London Symphony Orchestra
  10. Elegie For Strings - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  11. None But The Lonely Heart, Op.6 No.6 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
  12. The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom, Op.41: Otche Nash (The Lord's Prayer) - St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
  13. Valse Sentimentale, Op.51 No.6 - Arthur Grumiaux
  14. The Nutcracker: Dance Of The Reed Pipes (Mirlitons) - Wiener Philharmoniker
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  16. 1812 Overture, Op.49 (Conclusion) - Zubin Mehta

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best of the best.......2004-03-14

There's something for every Tchaikovsky lover on this disc. From Swan Lake to Onegin, many of Tchaikovsky's most-known melodies are on this disc. I'd have preferred more than an excerpt of the first movement of Piano Concerto No. 1, but this disc is a great introduction to Tchaikovsky's works.
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

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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

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Amazon.com's Best of 1998

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.
Eugene Onegin
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 Eugene Onegin

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ASIN: B00000JC9L
Release Date: 1999-06-15

Tracks:

  1. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Introduction
  2. Eugene Onegin: Act. I - Slikhali l vi za roschei glas nochnoi - Tatyana, Olga, Larina, Filipyevna
  3. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Bolat moyi skori nozhenki - Pesants, Larina
  4. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Kak ya lyublyu... uzh kak po mostu, mostouchku - Tatyana, Olga
  5. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Nu ti, moya vostrushka - Larina, Filipyevna, Tatyana, Pesants, Olga
  6. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Medames! Ya na sebya vzyal smyelost - Lenski, Onegin, Larina, Tatyana, Olga
  7. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Kak schastliv, kak schastliv ya! - Lenski, Olga, Onegin, Tatyana
  8. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Ya lyublyu vas - Lenski
  9. Eugene Onegin: Act I. A, vot i vi! - Larina, Filipyevna, Lenski, Onegin
  10. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Nu, zaboltalas ya! - Filipyevna, Tatyana
  11. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Puskai pogibnu ya, no pryezhde (Letter Scene) - Tatyana
  12. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Akh, noch minula - Tatyana, Filipyevna
  13. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Dyevitsi, krasavitsi - Chorus
  14. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Zdyes on, zydes on, Yevgeni - Tatyana
  15. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Vi myne pisali, ne otpiraites - Onegin
  16. Eugene Onegin: Act I. Kogda by zhizn domashnim krugom - Onegin, tatyana

Tracks:

  1. Eugene Onegin: Vot tak syurpriz! - Chorus, Captain, Onegin, Tatyana
  2. Eugene Onegin: Uzhel ya zasluzhil ot vas nasmyeshku etu? - Lenski, Olga, Onegin, Chorus, Triquet
  3. Eugene Onegin: A cette fete convie (Couplets) - Triquet
  4. Eugene Onegin: Messieurs, mesdames, mesta zanyat izvolte - Captain
  5. Eugene Onegin: Ti ne tantsuyesh, Lenski? - Onegin, Lenski, Chorus, Larina
  6. Eugene Onegin: V vashem dome! V Vashem dome! - Lenski, Onegin, Tatyana, Chorus, Larina, Olga
  7. Eugene Onegin: Nu, shto zhe? - Zaretzki, Onegin
  8. Eugene Onegin: Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis - Lenski
  9. Eugene Onegin: A, vot oni! - Zaretski, Onegin, Lenski
  10. Eugene Onegin: Vragi! Davno li drug ot druga - Lenski, Onegin
  11. Eugene Onegin: Tepyer skhodites! - Zaretzki, Onegin
  12. Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
  13. Eugene Onegin: I zdyes mnye skuchno! - Onegin
  14. Eugene Onegin: Danse ecosaisse
  15. Eugene Onegin: Knyaginya gremina! Smotrite! - Chorus, Onegin, Tatyana, Gremin
  16. Eugene Onegin: Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni - Gremin
  17. Eugene Onegin: Itak, poidyom... Uzhel ta samaya Tatyana - Gremin, Tatyana, Onegin
  18. Eugene Onegin: O! Kak mnye tyazhelo! - Tatyana, Onegin
  19. Eugene Onegin: Onegin! Ya togda molozhe - Tatyana, Onegin
  20. Eugene Onegin: Akh! shchastye bilo tak vozmozhno - Tatyana, Onegin

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Eugene Onegin.......2007-05-25

I think this particular recording is poor : the singers, the sound quality, the selection of excerpts....

Amazon's service was fine !

2 out of 5 stars Onegin Sings From Inside the Box.......2007-05-24

If you have any concerns for audio fidelity, pass by this offering. Like the other Opera D'Oro discs I have purchased, this one suffers from wretched sound quality. It appears to have been recorded from vinyl lp to disc. While this can be done with reasonably good results, it has not happened in this case. The vocals sound uniformly constrained. The higher frequencies appear to roll off abruptly, which yields a dull character, as if playing from inside a box. If your stereo system is poor, you might not notice, maybe...

5 out of 5 stars Just short of perfection...........2006-10-02

The "just short" only refers to the studio instead of a live recording. I had been looking for something "new" to hear (I'm priviledged to do nothing but hear or see opera every waking moment). Because I hadn't heard or seen Eugene Onegin for at least a year, I went for that, and this recording. So I was curious to see what others thought of it, and was not suprised, only very satisfied to know that it's so well thought of. I think I bought this immediately it was released sometime in 2002; after all, just look at the cast

5 out of 5 stars Very good in ALL respects.......2005-07-11

Those reviewers discussing the artistic merits of this great recording have pretty much said it all. As to the one reviewer taking serious issue with the sonic quality -- perhaps he got a bad copy or else Opera d'Oro has cleaned it up since then. My copy, just purchased, has extremely clean sound, a bit on the dry side, but overall satisfying. I totally agree that this is one of the gems in their catalogue.

5 out of 5 stars A great "Onegin".......2004-07-05

Previous Amazon reviewers have commented on the history of this recording and its performers. I have nothing to add to that.

I shall say only this. When you hear the opening words of the very first duet you will be impressed. With each succeeding number, you will raise your opinion until you realize that this is one of those amazingly rare performances in which everything is right. This "Eugene Onegin" is the true measure of the opera, and a worthy companion to the Schipa "Don Pasquale," the Gigli "Andrea Chenier" and the Callas "Tosca."

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