 | O Holy Night / Luciano Pavarotti / Special Deluxe Edition (Decca) [Read More ...]
Description: This CD is a compilation of (mainly) devotional music sung by Pavarotti when he was in or near his prime, most going back, gloriously, to 1976. Precisely what Orfeo's lament (from the Gluck opera) is doing in a recital called "O Holy Night" is beyond me, but the rest of the sele... |
 | UltraSound - Music for the Unborn Child [Read More ...]
Description: While many hospitals across the country send new mums and babes home equipped with discs of classical music to soothe and gently stimulate babies' tender minds, Ultrasound brings together a delightfully well-rounded set specifically chosen for those still in the womb. Expectant m... |
 | The Very Best of Maria Callas [Read More ...]
Review: Now I understand!:I grew up on opera but not on Maria Callas. Joan Sutherland, Schwartzkoff, Victoria Los Angeles, and Mady Mesple (to name a few) crowded the airwaves of our home growing up. I had heard that Maria Callas was THE Diva of opera and bought one of her obscure record... |
 | The Most Famous Opera Arias [Read More ...]
Review: Sorry but who sings the songs is as important as the songs:The conductor and the singers can make a beautiful song the opera that everyone jeers and hates. To have a Russian singer doing o mio babbino caro is just plain silly...give the woman a break and play something from Russ... |
 | Rapture: Opera's Most Heavenly Moments [Read More ...]
Review: Opera's Most Heavenly Moments Indeed:I have more experience with other genres of music, but am interested in basically all kinds. I have been collecting CDs for nearly 2 decades but had no Opera in my collection. I did a little research and arrived at a conclusion. If I wanted... |
 | The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II [Read More ...]
The Most RElaxing Classical Albumn, Vol II.:The selections chosen are, for the most part, to my taste, but the volume is comprised of fewer supurb selections, such as those masterpieces by Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart that were found in Vol. I. |
 | Philippe Jaroussky - Carestini (The Story of a Castrato) [Read More ...]
Review: The Music Makes the Singer...:... but the singer makes the music work! Composers of the 18th Century wrote many of their best opera roles for specific singers whom they knew could make those roles work. Thus we know the identities of singers long dead and obviously never recorded... |
 | The Ultimate Recorder Collection [Read More ...]
Review: A Musical Treat You Will Treasure Forever!:As a relatively new recorder player, I wanted to listen to an experienced professional, to hear the techniques and phrasings an experienced recorder player can utilize.Even after reading the other rave reviews, I was not prepared for the... |
 | The Opera Album [Read More ...]
Description: This is a remarkable collection: two and a half hours' worth of opera arias, duets, and a couple of choruses, and nary a dud among them. All the stars are here, from Alagna to Schwarzkopf, with stops at Gheorghiu, Callas, Bjoerling, Dessay, Gedda, Carreras, Popp, Domingo, Norma... |
 | The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera [Read More ...]
Description: Put together in evident haste, this collection is nevertheless a surefire, appetite-whetting starter kit both for the budding operaphile and for the simply intimidated. The samplings include some of the greatest voices from EMI's vaults: here you'll find the polar opposites Calla... |
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| The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera [Read More ...]
Description: Put together in evident haste, this collection is nevertheless a surefire, appetite-whetting starter kit both for the budding operaphile and for the simply intimidated. The samplings include some of the greatest voices from EMI's vaults: here you'll find the polar opposites Calla... |
 | Baroque Adagios [Read More ...]
Review: In Total Agreement - An Awsome Selection!:I'll throw my hat into the ring with Frank & ClassicalFan, you must read their reviews. I won't rehash these excellent commentaries, however, I would add that so many compilations of baroque music are clich'e, but not here. The musical s... |
 | Flute For Relaxation [Read More ...]
Soothing Music:This music is really soothing and relaxing. All you have to do is put the CD on and close your eyes. Stress relief on a CD. Great! |
 | James Galway ~ Meditations [Read More ...]
Review: DON'T GET THIS FROM AMAZON!!!!!:Ok people. I ordered this from Oct. 13 and NOw it's Nov. 3. I still didnt' get it. They told me it's gonna be delayed until the 14... I'm rating this only a one star not because SIR James Galway isn't a great flutist, but it's Amazon's crappy servi... |
 | Maria Callas 100 Best Classics [Read More ...]
Description: Best Callas 100 (part of the Best Classics 100 series) features 6 CDs of the best and most popular operatic arias and duets sung by legendary soprano Maria Callas from her EMI catalog of complete operas and recital albums. Each CD contains approx. 16-17 tracks. CD 1 The Opera... |
 | The Best Baroque Album in the World ... Ever! [Read More ...]
Honest:To title the album "The Best..." is arrogant and boastfull, however, this is the best fuggin' Baroque ALBUM EVER!!! |
 | 100 Best Opera Classics [Read More ...]
Review: fantastic introduction to opera:this really is an amazing set. rarely are compilation sets filled with such consistently good music as well as offering the breadth and diversity found here. also, this is THE introduction to opera, as far as i'm concerned. if you don't enjoy opera... |
 | Callas: Complete Studio Recordings [Read More ...]
Review: A perfection with regret:Callas is one of my favorite, and this package offers a unique chance for her fans to enjoy her beauty heritage in studio. Generally speaking, quality is good and acceptable at this price.
However, the only problem I had is that I got two CD 29, but wit... |
 | Great Tenor Arias [Read More ...]
Description: Here the remarkable young Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez not only offers us what we've become accustomed to---gorgeous, graceful singing of very difficult bel canto gems (in this case, high-flying, virtuosic arias from Rossini's Semiramide and L'Italiana in Algeri. He also vent... |
 | Baby Sleep [Read More ...]
Description: I think this music is intended for adults, though the photo on the cover is of a sleeping baby. In any event, Schumann's work, Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15, featured here is more likely to bolt you out of bed than put you to sleep, as the mike is far too close to the piano be... |
