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Barbara Bonney - Fairest Isle Best Price: $11.89 I listened to this CD in my car several times. I agree that Bonney's voice is lovely, but I had... | Britten & Holst: Orchestral Works Best Price: $8.22 I highly recommend this recording of the various Holst and Britten works therein included. The... | John Adams: Music from "Nixon In China" Best Price: $59.99 This is John Adams at his finest, writing with a truly distinct voice. Calling this music... | Jackie O - The Opera Best Price: $3.53 Michael Daugherty is one of the most idiosyncratic of modern American composers. His work shows... | Hydrogen Jukebox Best Price: $7.75 Listening to a recording of Philip Glass' 'Hydrogen Jukebox', with libretto by Allen Ginsberg, I... |
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Philip Glass: Glass Reflections Best Price: $14.29 This is the most exciting and emotional interpretation of these pieces I've ever heard. Arguably... | The Three Sopranos Best Price: $17.99 3 Beautiful voices...maybe not Moffo or other greates but wonderful! How I wish the divine song... | Gershwin Performs Gershwin: Rare Recordings 1931-1935 More interesting (and--predictably--less mechanical) than his piano rolls, Gershwin Performs... | Barber: Adagio for Strings; Orchestral & Chamber Works Best Price: $3.62 This is basically a Barber's Greatest Hits without the editing and chopping.
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Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream Best Price: $16.97 | Ren?e Fleming - Signatures ~ Great Opera Scenes / Sir Georg Solti Best Price: $10.05 I'm surprised at the generally positive tone of the other reviews on this particular album. ... | Happy Endings: Comic Chamber Operas Best Price: $17.98 These three one-act chamber operas are rare birds indeed, and it's marvelous to have them all on... | The Essential Leontyne Price:Her Greatest Roles It is impossible for a passionate Verdi listener not to match the music of ... | Fascinating Rhythm: The Complete Music for Solo Piano by George Gershwin Best Price: $8.19 I just know what I like and I like this. The artist does a fine job with great material. I am... |
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Introducing World of American Jewish Music [Milken Archive of American Jewish Music] Best Price: $3.85 I can't express how excited I am about this new series from Naxos and the Milken Archive! There... | Britten: Paul Bunyan / Coleman-Wright, Cranham, Streit, Gritton, Robinson, Watosn; Hickox Best Price: $30.63 There was much concern in the early decades of the 20th century with the creation of a genuinely... | John Gay: The Beggar's Opera; Edward German: Tom Jones (Highlights) Best Price: $13.82 By rights, this 1955 version of John Gay's much-adapted 1728 'ballad opera' should sound... | The Most Relaxing Opera Album in the World...Ever! Best Price: $8.97 | The Essential Jessye Norman [Includes DVD: Jessye Norman Sings Carmen] Best Price: $13.99 This record is wonderful; simply Jessye Norman. What else can I say: loved it! |
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In Memory Of... Classics for Funerals Best Price: $12.68 | Robert Ward: The Crucible Best Price: $24.25 I became familiar with this recording of the "The Crucible" back in the 60's when it... | Kathleen Battle & Jean-Pierre Rampal in Concert Best Price: $4.44 I got this CD as a replacement of a damaged CD of Cecilia Bartoli's latest release "The... | Fazil Say, Kurt Masur - Gershwin / Fazil Say, New York PO Best Price: $10.00 There's some rather rare pieces on this CD--including the wonderful cakewalk Novelette in... | The Complete Works of Scott Joplin, Vol. 1-5 Best Price: $19.99 Don't listen to all those elitists who gave Zimmerman a negative review- his playing is so... |
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Dawn at Dusk - A Late Night Recital by Dawn Upshaw Best Price: $10.78 My wife and I are both big fans of Dawn Upshaw, particularly her non-classical performances of... | On the Town Best Price: $13.78 America's finest music, performed by America's best... I can honestly say that this is... | Barber: Vanessa [Multi-Ch/Stereo] Best Price: $29.56 The previous reviewer refers to a cast of British singers in this performance. In fact,... | Britten: The Turn of the Screw Best Price: $13.32 The concept of basing each scene of this chamber opera on a set of variations is a fascinating... | Britten - Peter Grimes / Pears ? C. Watson ? Pease ? Brannigan ? J. Watson ? Elms ? Studholme ? Kells ? R. Nilsson ? Lanigan ? G. Evans ? D. Kelly ? ROH Covent Garden ? Britten Best Price: $37.99 This particular recording is a must have for all opera lovers. Being conducted by Benjamin... |
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Andre Rieu in Wonderland Collector's Edition (Limited Edition ) Best Price: $15.15 Denon Records presents a 2-cd Collector's Edition of the PBS TV show "Andr? Rieu in... | Dead Man Walking (Live recording of 2000 world premiere production) Best Price: $21.13 The merging of the Fijian song Isa Lei into a deeply moving piece of sub-continental music is... | Einstein on the Beach Best Price: $44.46 In this opera Philip Glass pushes the two heritages he is using and referring to to an extreme... | Glasscuts, Philip Glass Remixed Best Price: $11.81 The nature of Philip Glass' work is that it spans the divide between high and low art through... | Britten: Paul Bunyan / Coleman-Wright, Cranham, Streit, Gritton, Robinson, Watosn; Hickox Best Price: $28.59 There was much concern in the early decades of the 20th century with the creation of a genuinely... |
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John Gay: The Beggar's Opera; Edward German: Tom Jones (Highlights) Best Price: $13.82 By rights, this 1955 version of John Gay's much-adapted 1728 'ballad opera' should sound... | The Copland Collection Best Price: $5.48 Miscellanies of 'greatest hits' have been with us a long time, but here Sony digs deep into its... | Great Operatic Arias Best Price: $10.48 Unlike the huge names, collections by Allen are not many - plenty of his opera performances are... | The Most Relaxing Opera Album in the World...Ever! Best Price: $8.97 | American Tapestry Best Price: $4.80 |
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The Essential Jessye Norman [Includes DVD: Jessye Norman Sings Carmen] Best Price: $13.99 This record is wonderful; simply Jessye Norman. What else can I say: loved it! | Opera's Greatest Duets Best Price: $4.00 Excellent opera selections. Good range of different operas. The singers themselves are well... | The Copland Collection Best Price: $5.51 Miscellanies of 'greatest hits' have been with us a long time, but here Sony digs deep into its... | Great Operatic Arias Best Price: $11.09 Unlike the huge names, collections by Allen are not many - plenty of his opera performances are... | Opera's Greatest Duets Best Price: $4.00 Excellent opera selections. Good range of different operas. The singers themselves are well... |
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Magnificathy: The Many Voices of Cathy Berberian Best Price: $22.45 this (...) totally rocks the mic. especially enjoyable are the monteverdi selections. i mean, if... | Menotti: The Consul Best Price: $27.67 This is a very moving score, and masterfully performed by all. Magda's nightmare is chilling,... | For a Sunday Morning Best Price: $0.89 I have yet to grow tired of this CD. I listen to it at work several times per week. | Great Stars of Opera - Telecasts from the Bell Telephone Hour 1959-1966 Best Price: $23.98 "The Bell Telephone Hour" ran from 1959 through 1968. I remember watching many of the... | Of Gods and Demons Best Price: $45.69 I first heard London as Wotan in a recording of das Rheindgold under Solti. I remember the voice... |
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The Red Violin Best Price: $10.11 Maria Bachmann has put together a great collection of masterpieces with enough charm, flair and... | | | | |