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Track Listings

1. Yendo De La Cama Al Living

2. Inconsciente Colectivo

3. Superh Roes

4. Yo No Quiero Volverme Tan Loco

5. Peluca Telef Nica

6. C Mo Me Gustar Ser Negro

7. Dos Cero Uno (Transas)

8. Pubis Angelical

9. No Me Dejan Salir

10. Bancate Ese Defecto

11. No Bombardeen Buenos Aires

12. Ojos De Video Tape

13. Raros Peinados Nuevos

14. Promesas Sobre El Bidet

15. Demoliendo Hoteles

16. Bonus Track- Rezo Por Vos (Demo Tape)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Import exclusive compilation. Details TBA.

Oro,Charly Garcia,Polygram Int'l,Latin,Latin Pop/Rock,Rock

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Tracks:

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

Product Description

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

Format: CD

Amazon.com

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

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

So wonderful. So much fun.

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

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

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

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

Well worth buying.

Isaac Chute

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A primadonna showpiece of dubious style
Sills and Horne...it should have been recorded
Famous performance offers extraordinary singing but not very good sound
UNBELIEVABLE VOCAL SPLENDOUR
Believe the Hype

Rossini: L'Assedio di Corinto

Manufacturer: Opera D'oro
ProductGroup: Music
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Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor: Complete Opera (with full libretto and translation)
Massenet: Manon
Donizetti - Three Queens (Anna Bolena ~ Maria Stuarda ~ Roberto Devereux)

ASIN: B00005Y84R
Release Date: 2001-02-27

Tracks:

Sinf - Thomas Schippers
Act One: Signor, Un Sol Tuo Cenno - Chor
Act One: Del Vincitor Superbo... Guerrieri, A Noi S'affida - Franco Bonisolli/Marilyn Horne/Paolo Washingon/Chor
Act One: Tua Figlia M'e Promessa.. Destin Terribile - Marilyn Horne/Franco Bonisolli/Beverly Sills/Chor
Act One: Di Morte Il Suon Mando... La Data Fe - Chor/Beverly Sills/Franco Bonisolli/Marilyn Horne
Act One: Dal Ferro Del Forte - Chor
Act One: Duce Di Tanti Di Tanti Eroi - Justino Diaz
Act One: Trionfammo, Signor - Gianni Foiani/Justino Diaz/Franco Bonisolli/Beverly Sills/Chor
Act One: Pamira Mi Sei Resa - Justino Diaz/Beverly Sills/Franco Bonisolli/Milna Paoli/Gianni Foiani/Chor
Act Two: Cielo! Che Diverro? - Beverly Sills
Act Two: Sgombra Il Timor... Che Vedo? Ohime? - Justino Diaz/Beverly Sills
Act Two: Vinci, Pamira... Imen Le Dona - Justino Diaz/Milna Paoli/Chor

Tracks:

Act Two: Divin Profeta - Chor
Act Two: Pamira... Questa Altar - Justino Diaz/Beverly Sills/Marilyn Horne
Act Two: Sian Tolti A Lui Quel Ferri - Justino Diaz/Marilyn Horne/Beverly Sills/Gianni Foiani/Milna Paoli/Chor
Act Three: Avanziam... Questo E Il Luogo - Marilyn Horne/Piero Di Palma
Act Three: Signor, Che Tutto Puoi - Beverly Sills/Marilyn Horne
Act Three: Signor, Ben Credo... Sei Tu, Che Stendi, O Dio - Marilyn Horne
Act Three: O Mio Cleomene! - Marilyn Horne/Franco Bonisolli/Beverly Sills
Act Three: Celeste Providenza - Marilyn Horne/Beverly Sills/Franco Bonisolli
Act Three: Tutto Percorsi Il Marzial Recinto - Paolo Washington/Franco Bonisolli/Beverly Sills/Milna Paoli/Marilyn Horne/Chor
Act Three: Nube Di Sangue Intrisa - Paolo Washington
Act Three: Questo Nome, Che Suona Vittoria - Paolo Washington/Thomas Schippers
Act Three: L'ora Fatal S'appressa... Giusto Ciel! In Tal Periglio - Beverly Sills/Milna Paoli/Women's Chor
Act Three: Ma Qual Mal Suona Funebre Accento? - Beverly Sills/Milna Paoli/Justino Diaz/Chor

Customer Reviews:

A primadonna showpiece of dubious style.......2007-02-26

I've been fascinated by this 1969 production since I read an interview of the great Renata Tebaldi who performed the opera early in her career and who basically dismissed the way Rossini's music was performed in this Scala production. She claimed that by the time he wrote it, Rossini wanted to move away from florid music. Initially I thought Tebaldi was excusing herself for not performing the florid music but a little bit of research proved me wrong.

The great reviewer L.E. Cantrel below touched on this and his instincts were right but it isn't only the excessive ornamentation that is out of place here. The role of Pamyra is in the same group as Matilde in Gulielmo Tell and obviously Anna in Maometto. As such, the tessitura very much lies in the middle of the voice requiring anything but a high coloratura. Secondly, Assedio did not originally have a contralto but a tenor role because Rossini knew that in France, where he first presented Siege, they did not like women in male roles. The music he wrote for his tenor, unlike the trouser Calbo in Maometto, was not very ornamented.

When Schippers decided to have a contralto as Neocle in Assedio (and none other than Marilyn Horne) he also had to bring back the music from Maometto otherwise Horne would be useless. With Sills regular upward transpositions, a borrowed aria from an early Rossini opera and interpolated high notes solved the problem of Pamyra's tessitura and pleased the crowd who after all didn't know much about this obscure work.

What came out was spectacular singing by both ladies who without a doubt sieged La Scala. Rossini's intentions were of course dismissed and this ends up sounding more like most of his very florid early works without the more sophisticated style that is still preserved in Gulielmo Tell. I'm not dismissing his early works but it is nice to see a different side of him which this recording however doesn't offer us. The sound is adequate and the supporting cast good with promising beginners. For Sills, Horne and all coloratura fans it's a must but for Rossini studies you should look further as it doesn't deserve the 4 stars I gave for the singing..:-)

Sills and Horne...it should have been recorded.......2006-07-10

I bought this after reading all the superlatives lavished on this recording, and yes, they are correct. But while it is all extremely exciting and virtuosic, it is also very beautiful. This opera contains some wonderfully melancholic music by rossini and sills magically spins the lines, creating a chilling atmosphere, much as she does with the opening scena of Lucia. It is also interesting to hear here live because she really was a daredevil and goes for all the notes and trills that one wishes many other sopranos would try for also. She is not always successful as can be heard at the end of the first ensemble where she goes for a high 'e' but sort of just squeels. Also, it's interesting to note the size of her voice in comparison to her colleagues. It can be heard quite well on its own, but when she sings with others, such as horne, one can really tell that Sills' voice is really lacking in size. Anyways, the sound is what you would expect from D'oro, though I thought it would be a little better because it was recorded in 1969. Alas, it should have been done in the studio!

Famous performance offers extraordinary singing but not very good sound.......2006-01-07

Source: Live performance at La Scala in Milan, April 14, 1969.

Sound: Not very good, no better than fair--and that is a very generous assessment. Rest assured, anyone who buys this set must do it for the performance, not for the sound reproduction.

From the applause heard so close to the microphone pick-up, it is clear that this set was recorded from the audience. Since the orchestra and voices are in fairly good balance--or at least, not in as bad balance as found on many pirate recordings--and the cheering from the audience in the cheap seats is rather distant, my guess is that the pirate-recordist was sitting on the main floor, but away from the stage, well toward the back of the house. His or her recording equipment was far from state-of-the-art for 1969.

Cast: Pamira - Beverly Sills; Neocle - Marilyn Horne; Cleomene - Franco Bonisolli; Maometto II - Justino Diaz; Jero - Paulo Washington; Omar - Gianni Foiani; Ismene - Milna Paoli; Adrasto - Piero Di Palma. Conductor: Thomas Schippers with the Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan.

Text: This is one of those operas that offers--or rather suffers from--a multiplicity of texts. In Rossini's time, the best way for a worldly young composer (of which Rossini was a sterling example) to make pots of money was to write operas. Operas were commissioned by impresarios for performance during a specific season for a specific theater. After that, any scoundrel who could get his hands on the score or a reasonable facsimile thereof, could offer the piece as he saw fit--and Rossini (or Bellini or Donizetti) could whistle for his money. Only the presence of the composer on the spot to oversee an authentic performance was likely to guarantee that any money would find its way into his pockets.

In 1820, Rossini delivered this opera as "Maometto II." It came with a tragic conclusion. Two years later, he obtained another payday, but at a less sophisticated theater whose impresario demanded a happy ending. Rossini dutifully delivered one. Some years after that, Rossini hit the jackpot by receiving an invitation to present his opera in Paris, at the richest opera house in the world. The French, of course, fancied themselves as more cultivated than the over-emotional Italians. They certainly regarded Italianate vocal fireworks as more than a bit uncouth, so they demanded more sedate and dignified vocal lines as well as translation into their own language. Since the cause of Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire had become fashionable, they also demanded a change in plot: the opera would no longer sing the tale of the overwhelming of Negroponte, an Italian military colony; now it would be about the fall of Corinth, a suitably Greek town. Rossini gave them everything they wanted with the renamed "Le siege de Corinthe," then happily counted his money.

The revised opera was a hit in Paris. Back in Italy, French success acted as good advertising for local performances, so enterprising gentlemen translated the new French libretto into Italian as "L'assedio di Corinto," and tossed in whichever snippets of Rossini's music came to hand, even as they absent-mindedly neglected to send any money in Rossini's way.

And it has now come to pass that Amazon offers "Maometto II"--in both the 1820 and the 1822 versions, "Le siege de Corinthe" and "L'assedio di Corinto," the last in versions that reflect both Rossini's Frenchified approach and the uncorseted, unabashedly Italianate form under consideration in this review.

Documentation: Typical anemic Opera d'Oro package. No libretto. A few hundred words on the background of the opera. A few hundred words summarizing the plot. Track list.

Performance: An Amazon reviewer writing back in 2003 had this to say: "This is absolutely the most spectacular coloratura singing ever done by Beverly Sills. It's her debut at La Scala and it was a triumph." I quite agree, both about the singing and the triumph. I further affirm that the singing of Marilyn Horne is equally impressive, and in no way overshadowed by Sills. On the basis of those two tremendous performances, I have no qualms about endorsing the five-star ratings assigned by eleven of the thirteen previous reviewers.

But ... I can't help remembering a story about Rossini that is so well-documented and so widely spread that it might even be true. In his old age, the grand old man lived in Paris, self-acknowledged center of all the universe. A young, up-and-coming singer of fabulous potential--she might have been Adelina Patti--was presented to him. She sang "Una voce poco fa" from "The Barber of Seville," putting into it every trill, high note and spectacular decoration of which she was capable, all in the hope of impressing the great composer. When she was finished, Rossini smiled, applauded politely and said, "That was a nice tune. Who wrote it?"

I have no close familiarity with this score. I am satisfied to take the assurance of earlier reviewers that Sills, like Patti before her, tossed in astonishing high notes, glistening coloratura passages, exquisite trills and probably a kitchen sink or two. It was perfectly proper that she do so, for opera is show biz written large, and a large part, perhaps most, of the audience comes to hear just that sort of stunt singing. They generously award their bravissimas for it, and they depart the opera house warmly content in the knowledge that they have received good value for the outrageous prices of their tickets. After they leave, only curmudgeons like me and Rossini are left to mutter, "That was nice. Who wrote it?"

The rest of the performance is all right. Justino Diaz was a good, reliable singer but not, I think, on anyone's A-list of great bass-baritones. Franco Bonisolli could sometimes be a fine, stirring tenor. Cleomene is not one of his signature roles. Schippers and the orchestra seem to be OK, but the recording quality does them no favors.

HISTORICAL NOTE: In 1453, Sultan Mehmet (Mohammed II or Maometto II) captured Constantinople to the enormous dismay of Christendom. When the torn corpse of Constantine XI was brought before him, having been found among the piled bodies of Constantinople's final defenders and identified by the golden eagles sewn upon his shoes, the great sultan gave the last of the Byzantine emperors an honorable burial. Mehmet then divided the churches of the City equally between the victorious Moslems and his new Christian subjects and, from the very throne of the Roman Caesars, returned the pastoral staff to Patriarch Gennadius.

Mehmet busied himself with restoring, improving and re-populating the former Constantinople, now Istanbul [from the ubiquitous road signs, "eis ton polis" (to the city)]. For years he disdained to take notice of the mini-"empires" established in Greece by the tag ends of old Byzantine dynasties. In 1469, however, he wearied of the endless civil wars among the Greek dynasts. Leading a small but sufficient fraction of his total forces, the Sultan simply rolled over their strongholds, one of which was Corinth. Those of the would-be emperors that he captured he pensioned off, then sent them into exile in Rumania. Those who managed to escape to Italy and elsewhere busied themselves for the remainder of their squalid lives by selling off claims to the imperial title to any western prince foolish enough to pay them.

The mighty conqueror, Mehmet, continued to scare the bejabbers out of the princes and prelates of Europe until, to their vast relief, he died in 1481.

UNBELIEVABLE VOCAL SPLENDOUR.......2005-06-29

Singing like this - I did not think it possible. This must be the best performace with Beverly Sills ever recorded and one of the best in the history of recording!

Believe the Hype.......2005-04-04

I'm not big on live recordings, but this is one of such historical significance that I figured I had to have it. And I was curious. Could Sills really be as marvelous as legend and the other Amazon reviews have said? Well, yes...and then some. OK, she hits one clinker somewhere on the first disc (nobody's perfect), but this is a truly goosebump-inducing performance. Now I get why Sills became the mega-star she did. And the supporting cast (Diaz & Horne in particular) are just as good. Electrifying from start to finish, this is a must-have for anyone interested in the history of 20th century operatic performance -- and those who just want to wallow in thrilling music and splendid singing.

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Three Cheers for the Irish!!!
Ellis Island song brings tears to my eyes
How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
How Are Things In Glocca Morra?
The Best Historical CD Ever!

Ellis Island
The Irish Tenors , Brendan Graham , Chauncey Olcott , Irish Traditional , Johnny Cash , John Francis Patterson , Dermot MacMurrough , C. Kirkham , Eric Bogle , Burton Lane , Thomas Osbourne Davis , Irving Berlin , and Frank McNamara
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The Irish Tenors / McNamara, McDermott, Kearns, Tynan
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Heritage

ASIN: B000059TBG
Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
My Wild Irish Rose
Love Thee Dearest
Forty Shades of Green
Courtin' in the Kitchen
The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door
I'll Tell My Ma
Macushla
Slievenamon
The Green Fields of France
Trasna Na Dtonnta (Over The Waves)
Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile (Long Life to You on Your Homecoming)
An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Goat)
The Rose of Tralee
The Old Bog Road
How Are Things In Glocca Morra
The Croppy Boy
A Nation Once Again
Let There Be Peace
Danny Boy
God Bless America

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1. Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears
2. My Wild Irish Rose
3. Love Thee Dearest
4. Forty Shades Of Green
5. The Courtin Medley
A. Courtin, In The Kitchen
B. The Stone Outside Dan Murphy s Door
C. I ll Tell My Ma
6. Macushla
7. Slievenamon
8. The Green Fields Of France
9. The Irish Medley
A. Transna Na Dtonnta (Over The Waves)
B. Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile (Long Life To You On Your Homecoming)
C. An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Goat)
10. The Rose Of Tralee
11. The Old Bog Road
12. How Are Things In Glocca Morra
13. The Croppy Boy
14. A Nation Once Again
15. Let There Be Peace
16. Danny Boy
17. God Bless America

Format: CD

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The Irish Tenors' fourth album sees the trio of Anthony Kearns, Ronan Tynan, and Finbar Wright paying a sentimental musical tribute to Ellis Island, the hallowed landmark that met the majority of immigrants entering the United States at the beginning of the 20th century. Needless to say, the Tenors' repertoire this time around is full of reflective ballads of love, loss, and homesickness, including the original "Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears" that opens this disc. Throughout this studio recording, the Irish Tenors are in fine form and backed by a soft-hued orchestra that never interferes with their soaring vocals. Traditional tunes include "My Wild Irish Rose," "How Are Things in Glocca Mora," and, of course, "Danny Boy" (the last sung by all three tenors, with refreshingly simple solo piano accompaniment). Thankfully, the threesome didn't forget that the immigrants had fun, too, as evidenced by some lighthearted fare; "The Courtin' Medley" features the Tenors at their most upbeat and comical. Ellis Island is a moving aural portrait of the struggles and triumphs of the Irish émigrés and a must-have for fans of the threesome. Newcomers may enjoy the Tenors' debut disc even more, as the earlier live album is a slightly more upbeat and spirited affair. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Three Cheers for the Irish!!!.......2007-05-30

A glorious concert in a historic setting, with all involved in top notch form. Finbar finds a great old Johnny Cash number, Ronan sings a Glocka
Mora to end all, and Anthony Kearns sings murderously difficult versions
of Macushla and The Croppy Boy like an angel. And their Courtin' and Irish
Medleys, and their "Nation Once Again" trios are simply glorious glees.

With the benefit of a grand theme, this is perhaps the best, and best balanced, of all their programs.

Ellis Island song brings tears to my eyes.......2006-03-17

This magical album crosses oceans and centuries and puts me in touch with my Irish ancestry. The title song tells a story similar to my greatgrandmother's and even though I've heard it many times now, I still weep for her.

How Are Things In Glocca Morra?.......2004-04-16

Long a fan of Irish music, I have turned to a series of artists to satiate my appetite. Bing Crosby and John McCormick have been succeeded by the Irish Tenors.

This CD has a bit more of an Irish American theme as "Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears" and "God Bless America" illustrate. Interspersed among these tunes are traditional Irish tunes such as "Macushla" and "Croppy Boy", along with newer songs, such as "The Green Fields Of France" and "How are Things In Glocca Morra?"

The singing is excellent, the words understandable. I appreciate the inclusion the lyrics of the songs contained on the insert of the cover. These are songs you will want to learn, whose stories you will want to research. I have. Listen again and again!

How Are Things In Glocca Morra?.......2004-04-16

Long a fan of Irish music, I have turned to a series of artists to satiate my appetite. Bing Crosby and John McCormick have been succeeded by the Irish Tenors.

The Best Historical CD Ever!.......2003-11-21

I think this is best CD since Live in Belfast! it also has 2 songs not included on the video! it's a unique album of how the immigration to Ellis Island and New York turned out. It also has songs of the war such as The Green Fields Of France (The Best One) or, the croppy boy. I would recommend this to anyone!

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Oro is pure Gold, of course!
Good music in ANY language!
Oro - Golden in any language
As Always, Top-Notch ABBA!
ABBA ORO is music to the ears !!!

Oro: Grandes Exitos
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ASIN: B000031XBQ
Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

Fernando
Chiquitita
Gracias Por La Musica
La Reina Del Baile
Al Andar
Dame! Dame! Dame!
Estoy Sonando
Mamma Mia
Hasta Manana
Conociendome, Conociendote
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Customer Reviews:

Oro is pure Gold, of course!.......2007-05-07

Just as any ABBA album, ORO is simply divine. It includes all their Spanish hits from Fernando and Chiquitita to Dame! Dame! Dame! (Gimme, Gimme, Gimme), Estoy soñando (I Have a Dream) and Al andar (Move On). All fifteen songs have great sound quality and are perfect to dance at party or simply to enjoy a nice evening with good music.
This is a MUST-HAVE for every ABBA Fan.

Como cualquiera de las grabaciones de ABBA, ORO es simplemente divino. El mismo incluye todos sus éxitos en español desde Fernando y Chiquitita hasta Dame! Dame! Dame!, Estoy soñando y Al andar. Las quince canciones tienen una gran calidad de sonido y son perfectas para bailar en una fiesta o simplemente disfrutar una velada con buena música.
Es un disco esencial para todos los fanáticos de ABBA.

Good music in ANY language!.......2007-05-03

I bought this cd for a couple of reasons. I am learning Spanish and knew I would enjoy the latin versions of these famous tunes; and, this weekend I'm going to see the hit musical "Mamma Mia" (saw it a few years back and LOVED it!!!) and I know this cd will get me revved up for the fun!

This cd contains several of my favorite ABBA songs---"Chiquitita", "Fernando", "La Reina del Baile" (Dancing Queen), "Estoy Sonando" (I Have a Dream) and "Mamma Mia" to name a few. In Spanish the songs retain all the charm and great pop sound of their English counterparts. You will not need to know Spanish (I know very little!) to enjoy the music. Good music will transend any language and it is certainly true of this set of chart topping 70s hits!

After hearing this cd, I am planning on buy "Mas Oro", another collection containing more latin music from ABBA. I definitely recommend this to ABBA fans!

Oro - Golden in any language.......2006-09-26

ABBA in the seventies was a musical juggernaut sweeping the top 40 of mostly all international markets. South/Latin America though was not one of these markets. So ABBA decided then to re-release their songs in Spanish. The result was a smashing success that created a loyal fan base.

While Fernando, Chiquitita, and Mamma Mia translated quite fine, their version of "Conociendome, Conociendote" or "Knowing Me, Knowing You" was a little tougher, but still sounds good. Hasta Manana and Andante, Andante are two very pleasant and personal songs that hit that nerve previous hits accomplished. Even to the untrained Spanish speaker, Agnetha and Frida still sound very well.

As Always, Top-Notch ABBA!.......2004-07-06

One of the joys of being into a group like ABBA is that every time you pick up one of their albums, you know that you'll be hearing a well polished piece of work. Not every single song may ring your bell, but it seems like there was always high quality work ethic put into each album.

This collection of ABBA's hits is one of their crowning glories that I think gets overlooked too often. The lyrics of hits like "Dancing Queen" and "Thank You For The Music" are translated beautifully into Spanish, retaining the original meaning of the song, and without awkward or incompetent rhymes.

One of my favorite tunes on this collection is "Dame! Dame! Dame! (Amor Esta Noche)," which we know as "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)." Out of all the sultry & saucy ABBA tunes, I always thought this song drove home the love-hungry theme better than any other. This Spanish cover captures the same exact passionate feeling, nothing diluted here!

There was a follow up to this CD called "Mas Oro," which was not bad at all, but paled in comparison to this collection. If you are even just a casual ABBA fan, "Oro" is worth going out of your way to buy.

ABBA ORO is music to the ears !!!.......2004-04-08

This was the FIRST ABBA record I ever owned. Originally released in 1980, The LP originally titled GRACIAS POR LA MUSICA (Thank You For The Music) featured some of ABBA's big hits (and a couple of lesser known songs) sung entirely in espanol.

I must say (being a latino) that the girls sing wonderfully in spanish. The star vocalist on this album is Agnetha, since she sings most of the songs and her vocal work is superb. I prefer the spanish versions of CHIQUITITA, FERNANDO, THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC(Gracias por la musica) & GIMME GIMMIE GIMMIE (Dame Dame Dame) over the original english versions. Main reason being is that the vocals and harmonies are far more clearer and pristine in the spanish versions. Agnetha's voice sounds spotless in CHIQUITITA, GRACIAS POR LAS MUSICA, AL ANDAR (Move On), and DAME DAME DAME. We get to hear the delicacy and texture of her gorgeous voice more here than on ABBA's other albums. And since the songs here are not as textured and overdubbed like their english counterparts, we get to hear the delightful harmonies in all of their ABBA-esque splendour. Just listen to the chorus in CHIQUITITA and AL ANDAR and you will see what I mean. The english versions sound bigger but the spanish versions are crisper, less intense production-wise but far superior in vocal sound and texture. Frida also shines in FERNANDO, ESTOY SONANDO (I Have a Dream) and CONOCIENDOME CONOCIENDOTE (Knowing Me Knowing You).

With all of that said, I must also frankly state that the english version of DANCING QUEEN (La Reina Del Baile) is slightly better. Vocally the girls sound great but the overall production is slightly inferior. We don't get that intense and embellished musical production. LA REINA DEL BAILE sounds a bit watered down, less absorbing. However it's still a great song in any language and the girls devine voices and the timeless melody makes this one of the CD's showstoppers.

Commercial wise, the LP GRACIAS POR LA MUSICA was a world-wide hit- especially in Latin America and the first single taken off the album CHIQUITITA reached # 1 in Argentina, Mexico and my native Chile among several other countries. The CD version retitled ABBA ORO contains 5 songs not included in the album originally- FELCIDAD (Happy New Year), ANDANTE ANDANTE, SE ME ESTA ESCAPANDO (Slipping Through My Fingers), NO HAY A QUIEN CULPAR (When all is said and done) and RING RING. I must warn anyone reading this review that it's the cd with the black covering of ABBA ORO that contains the bonus tracks not the gold plated one. I happened to stumble upon both of them at a store here in TORONTO and I was able to purchase the 15 track ABBA ORO in BLACK.

Tracks:

Prelude - Gerhard Stolze
Weia! Waga! Woge, Du Welle! - Gerhard Stolze
Lugt, Schwestern! Die Weckerin Lacht In Den Grund - Gerhard Stolze
Der Welt Erbe Gewann' Ich Zu Eigen Durch Dich? - Gerhard Stolze
Wotan! Gemah! Erwache! - Gerhard Stolze
Sanft Schloss Schlaf Dein Aug' - Gerhard Stolze
Endlich Loge! - Gerhard Stolze
Immer Ist Undank Loges Lohn! - Gerhard Stolze
Dir's Zu Melden Gelobt' Ich Den Madchen - Gerhard Stolze
Uber Stock Un Stein Zu Tal - Gerhard Stolze
Woatan, Gemahl, Unsel'ger Mann! - Gerhard Stolze
Hehe! Hehe! Hieher! Hieher! Hieher! Tuckischer Zwerg! - Gerhard Stolze

Tracks:

Nibelheim Hier! - Gerhard Stolze
Wer Halfe Mir? - Gerhard Stolze
Was Wollt Ihr Hier? - Gerhard Stolze
Auf Wonnigen Hohn - Gerhard Stolze
Ohe! Ohe! Schreckliche Schlange - Gerhard Stolze
Da, Vetter, Sitze Du Fest! - Gerhard Stolze
Gezahlt Hab, Ich: Nun Lasst Mich Ziehn! - Gerhard Stolze
Bin Ich Nun Frei? - Gerhard Stolze
Fasolt Un Fafner Nahen Von Fern - Gerhard Stolze
Freia, Die Schone, Schau' Ich Nicht Mehr - Gerhard Stolze
Weiche, Wotan, Wiche! - Gerhard Stolze
Halt, Du Geiriger! - Gerhard Stolze
Schwules Gedunst Schwebt In Der Luft - Gerhard Stolze
Abendlich Strahlt Der Sonne Auge - Gerhard Stolze
Rheingold! Rheingold! Reines Gold! - Gerhard Stolze

Tracks:

Prelude - Hans Hotter
Wes Herd Dies Auch Sei, Hier Muss Ich Rasten - Hans Hotter
Einen Unseligen Labtest Du - Hans Hotter
Mud Am Herd Fand Ich Den Mann - Hans Hotter
Friedmund Darf Ich Nicht Heissen - Hans Hotter
Die So Leidig Los Dir Beschied - Hans Hotter
Ich Weiss Ein Wildes Geschlecht - Hans Hotter
Ein Schwert Verhiess Mir Der Vater - Hans Hotter
Schlafst Du, Gast? - Hans Hotter
Winderstume Wichen Dem Wonnemond - Hans Hotter
Du Bist Der Lenz, Nach Dem Ich Verlangte - Hans Hotter
O Susseste Wonne! Seligstes Weib! - Hans Hotter
Siegmund Heiss Ich Und Siegmund Bin Ich! - Hans Hotter

Tracks:

Prelude - Nun Zaume Dein Ross, Reisige Maid! - Hans Hotter
Ho-Jo-To-Ho! Ho-Jo-To-Ho! - Hans Hotter
Der Alte Sturm, Die Alte Muh! - Hans Hotter
So Ist Est Denn Aus Mit Den Ewigen Gottern - Hans Hotter
Heiaha! Heiaha! Hojotoho! - Hans Hotter
Schlimm, Furcht Ich, Schloss Der Streit - Hans Hotter
Als Junger Liebe Lust mir Verblich - Hans Hotter
Ein Andres Ist's: Achte Es Wohl - Hans Hotter
So Nimmst Du Von Siegmund Den Sieg? - Hans Hotter
So Nimm Meinen Segen, Niblungen-Sohn! - Hans Hotter
So Sah Ich Siegvater Nie...Raste Nun Hier: Gonne Dir Ruh! - Hans Hotter

Tracks:

Hinweg! Hinweg! Flieh Die Entweihte! - Hans Hotter
Siegmund! Sieh Auf Mich - Hans Hotter
Erdenluft Muss Sie Noch Atmen - Hans Hotter
Weh! Weh! Susseste Weib - Hans Hotter
Zwei Leben Lachen Der Hier - Hans Hotter
Zauberfest Bezahmt Ein Schlaf - Hans Hotter
Wehwalt! Wehwalt! - Hans Hotter
The Ride Of The Valkyries - Hojotoho! Hojotoho! - Hans Hotter
Schutz Mich Und Helft In Hochster Not! - Hans Hotter
Nicht Sehre Dich Sorge Um Mich - Hans Hotter
Steh, Brunnhild'!... Wo Die Verbrecherin? - Hans Hotter

Tracks:

Heir Bin Ich, Vater: Gebiete Die Strafe! - Hans Hotter
War Es So Schmahlich, Was Ich Verbrach - Hans Hotter
Deinen Leichten Sinn Lass Dich Denn Leiten - Hans Hotter
Du Zeugtest Ein Edles Geschlecht - Hans Hotter
Leb Wohl, Du Kuhnes, Herrliches Kind! - Hans Hotter
Der Augen, Leuchtendes Paar - Hans Hotter
Loge, Hor! Lausche Hieher! - Hans Hotter
Magic Fire Music - Hans Hotter

Tracks:

Prelude - Rita Streich
Zwangvolle Plage! Muh Ohne Zweck! - Rita Streich
Hoiho! Hoiho! Hau Ein! Hau Ein! - Rita Streich
Nun Tobst Du Wider Wie Toll - Rita Streich
Vieles Lehrtest Du, Mime - Rita Streich
Ans Leben Gehst Du Mir Schier! - Rita Streich
Und Diese Stucke Sollst Du Mir Schmieden - Rita Streich
Heil, Dir Weiser Schmied! - Rita Streich
Auf Wolkigen Hoh'n Wohnen Die Gotter - Rita Streich
Verfluchtest Licht! - Rita Streich
Was Ist's Mit Dem Furchten? - Rita Streich

Tracks:

Ist's Eine Kunst, Was Kenn, Ich Sie Nicht? - Rita Streich
Notung! Notung! Neidliches Schwert! - Rita Streich
Hoho! Hoho! Schmiede, Mein Hammer, Ein Hartes Schwert! - Rita Streich
Den Der Bruder Schuf, Den Schimmernden Reif - Rita Streich
Prelude - Rita Streich
In Wald Und Und Nacht Vor Neidhohl Halt, Ich Wacht - Rita Streich
Durch Vertrages Treuerunen Band Er Dich Bosen Mir Nicht - Rita Streich
Wir Sind Zur Stelle! Bleib Hier Stehn! - Rita Streich
Dass Der Mein Vater Nicht Ist - Rita Streich

Tracks:

Hei, Ich Versuch's Sing' Ihm Nach - Rita Streich
Haha! Da Hatte Mein Lied Mir Was Liebes Erblasen! - Rita Streich
Ist Mir Doch Fast, Als Sprachen Die Voglein Zu Mir - Rita Streich
Wohin Schleichst Du Eilig Un Schlau - Rita Streich
Was Ihr Mir Nutzt, Weiss Ich Nicht - Rita Streich
Neides Zoll Zahlt Notung - Rita Streich
Nun Sing! Ich Lausche Dem Gesang - Rita Streich
Prelude - Rita Streich
Wache, Wala! Wala! Erwach! - Rita Streich
Stark Ruft Das Lied - Rita Streich
Dir Unweisen Ruf, Ich Ins Ohr - Rita Streich
Dort Seh' Ich Siegfried Nahn - Rita Streich

Tracks:

Mein Voglein Schwebte Mir Fort! - Rita Streich
Bleibst Du Mir Stumm, Storrischer Wicht? - Rita Streich
Zieh Hin! Ich Kann Nicht Halten! - Rita Streich
Selige Ode Auf Sonniger Hoh'! - Rita Streich
Heil Dir, Sonne! Heil Dir, Licht! - Rita Streich
So Starb Nicht Meine Mutter? - Rita Streich
Ewig War Ich, Ewig Bin Icht - Rita Streich

Tracks:

Introduction - Josef Greindl
Welch Licht Leuchtet Dort? - Josef Greindl
Zu Neuen Taten, Teurer Helde - Josef Greindl
Lass, Ich, Liebste, Dich Heir - Josef Greindl
Siegfried's Rhine Journey - Josef Greindl
Nun Hor, Hagen, Sage Mir, Held - Josef Greindl
Hoiho! Wohin, Du Heitrer Held? - Josef Greindl
Heil Siegfried, Teurer Held! - Josef Greindl
Willkommen, Gast In Gibichs Haus - Josef Greindl
Gutrune...Sind's Gute Runen - Josef Greindl

Tracks:

Bluhenden Lebens Labendes Blut - Josef Greindl
as Nahmst Du Am Eide Nicht Teil? - Josef Greindl
Hier Sitz' Ich Zur Wacht, Wahre Den Hof - Josef Greindl
Altgewohntes Gerausch - Josef Greindl
Hore Mit Sinn, Was Ich Dir Sage! - Josef Greindl
Welch Banger Traume Maren - Josef Greindl
Blitzend Gewolk - Josef Greindl
Brunnhild'! Ein Frier Kam - Josef Greindl
Prelude - Josef Greindl
Schlafst Du, Hagen, Mein Sohn? - Josef Greindl

Tracks:

Hoiho, Hagen! Muder Mann! - Josef Greindl
Hoiho! Ihr Gibischmannen, Machet Euch Auf! Heil Dir, Gunther! - Josef Greindl
Brunnhild', Die Hehrste Frau - Josef Greindl
Brunnhild', Huhne Frau - Josef Greindl
Heil'ge Gotter, Himmlische Lenker! - Josef Greindl
Helle Wehr! Heilige Waffe! - Josef Greindl
Gunther, Wehr Deinem Weibe - Josef Greindl
Welches Unholds List Liegt Hier Verhohlen? - Josef Greindl
Schlafst Du, Hagen, Mein Sohn? - Josef Greindl
Schlafst Du, Hagen, Mein Sohn? - Josef Greindl

Tracks:

So Schon! - Gerhard Stolze
Mein Schwert Zerschwang Einen SPeer - Gerhard Stolze
Hoiho! - Gerhard Stolze
Brunnhilde, Heilige Braut! - Gerhard Stolze
Funeral Music - Gerhard Stolze
Was Das Sein Horn? - Gerhard Stolze
Starke Scheite Schichtet Mir Dort - Gerhard Stolze

Album Description

Unavailable for several years, this classic complete Ring recording now returns triumphantly to the catalogs at budget price! Ring groupies and enthusiasts, who are a very active and vocal subset of opera lovers, argue vigorously over which are the best complete recordings of all time. Most will agree that this is one of the finest ever, and many rate it the best of all! Wagner performances recorded in Wagner's own theater in Bayreuth, Germany always have a special appeal due to the unique acoustics, which Wagner took into account when composing. His music dramas just seem to sound better there than anywhere else. This recording caused a commotion when it came out in 1953 due to its palpable excitement in comparison to the relative sedateness of previous recorded performances. Clemens Krauss was one of the great Wagner conductors (and a personal friend of Richard Strauss), but what really sets this recording apart is the cast. Overall, it is arguably the greatest cast assembled for Der Ring at Bayreuth in the last 60 years. Although the great bass-baritone Hans Hotter sang Wotan in the Solti Ring years later, here his voice is in far better condition. Wolfgang Windgassen as Siegfried is also much more youthful. Astrid Varnay was one of the outstanding Brünnhildes of all time, and the other singers are equally fine. Even small parts are taken by major singers of the era, such as the famed coloratura Rita Streich as the Forest Bird. The sonics on this set, although monophonic and not up to modern standards, are quite acceptable and have been digitally remastered. A magnificent set including plot synopsis and track listings, absolutely essential to the serious opera lover, especially the Wagner fan and Ring aficionado! Live performance, Bayreuth Festspielhaus, 1953.

Customer Reviews:

sound quality.......2007-07-12

Can someone advise whether the sound quality for Rhinegold is significantly less good than for the remainder of this recording of the Ring? I am puzzled by a kind of tiny "feedback" distortion which seems only present on the two Rhinegold discs in this otherwise very impressive recording.

Simply put........ASTOUNDING!....OUTSTANDING!....An AWESOME RING!.......2007-06-25

Wow! It doesn't get much better than this!

I had heard lots about this recording over the years, but hadn't ever had the opportunity to hear it, or even excerpts from it.

I recently had a choice of a gratis item from a major bookseller, and I chose this recording. Upon its arrival, I opened it immediately and put "Rheingold" on my machine, and must say that I was "stunned" by it. As well, with the following entrants that make up the series.

This is such a delight, I hardly know where to start. But, first, I guess I should express my delight at the packaging. Upon opening the box, there, under the booklet, were the cd's, all picture discs, one image per opera, in individual soft plastic sleeves! Wonderful! The booklet itself, while not sporting librettos of the operas, does contain a wonderful article about Krauss' ring by Robert Levine, a page for each opera, sporting the matching cd artwork, and a complete cast list, followed by track keys, and a synopsis. It also includes a few photos, and some biographical information on John Martinez, the artist who painted the cd art illustrations. The Booklet is, itself, printed on a quality weight and grade of paper, and the pages have been varnished, which helps with keeping it looking sharp and new, and with its longevity. An only comment I would make is, I wish there was a fabric spine on the outer box, to protect and reinforce the binding at the opening, as the pasteboard will eventually break along the fold from opening and closing the set.

First, I have to tell you that I was simply blown away by the sound on these recordings! I have tried searching everywhere to find out if this remastering is ADD, or AAD, and I cannot seem to raise this information. I will keep searching and update this review later. The sound quality on these discs is so clean, clear, and crisp it is hard to believe they were recorded in 1953 Bayreuth. The next "great observation" is the cast list, and listening to the artists themselves in their individual roles. What a GRAND ACHIEVEMENT to have assembled this cast for the 1953 Ring at Bayreuth....OH, to only have been there!

This is truly one of the finest recorded achievements I have heard. It is so amazing to me that recently we have had so many great recordings surface from the past, especially Wagner from Bayreuth. The recent releases from Testament have been breathtaking, also. Hotter, Vinay, Windgassen, Varnay, Resnik, Neidlinger, Uhde, and Kuen, combined together, certainly put this Ring in a class by itself. We NOW have TWO sets of The RING that belong in everyone's collection. This, and the recent release on Testament conducted by Keilberth in 55 at Bayreuth. Hotter is certainly the blackest and most masterly Wotan ever, bar none. And, Varnay's Brunnhilde is simply awe inspiring! Neidlinger's Alberich is truly evil, Resnik and Vinay are both just knockouts as Seglinde and Siegmund, what a pairing! Uhde is exceptional as the blackest Guntherthat I believe I have ever heard. Last, Paul Kuen is an awesome, sly, little Mime...one of the very best! Holding this all together is Clemens Krauss at the head of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and Chorus. These "old guys" certainly had the insight, heart, and feeling to create truly "close to the bone" Wagner. Today, with modern productions, ideas, interpretations, etc., this really does not happen any more. How very thankful we should be to have these marvelous old recordings, especially this one! Do pick up a copy of this before it is out of print, again, and Enjoy it! ~operabruin

Finally.......2006-11-29

I have had this performance for 15-20 years, in dreadful sound (Foyer, Gala) At long last somebody had given the performance the quality transfer it needed and deserved. The sound is superior, the packaging is superior, and, it goes without saying, the performance is superior. It hasn't got a libretto, but they assume (correctly) that any collector who has gotten this far already has a pile of libretti.

I would not, however, recommend this version as somebody's first ring. That must be Solti's, because he set the standard, which stands to this day. Then, if you're hooked, you can start with the historic performances such as this one, the Kna '56, the Furt '53 and '50. You will also want to consider some of the more modern ones such as Boehm's, and Levine's DVD (much better than his CD version). Von Karajan is to be avoided. I have not heard the Kleiberth '55 yet, although I suppose I am going to have to get it when they get finished issuing it.

A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME "RING".......2006-11-22

How to describe this RING without going over-the-top?

CONDUCTING: Krauss had the lyricism of Bruno Walter, the fire of Toscanini, the clarity and linear tension of Reiner, the pacing of Muck, and the depth and transitional instinct of Furtwangler- plus a few qualities of his own. And within 9 months of this RING, he would be dead. (He was engaged to conduct the '53 Bayreuth RING & PARSIFAL- only because Knappertsbusch got into a spat with the Wagner grandsons and stayed away, that year.) That is to say, we are very fortunate to have him in the RING.

Now, there IS the '55 Keilberth/Bayreuth RING (taped in stereo by Decca, with most of Krauss's cast), which is being released, piecemeal, at over-the-top prices. Granted, Keilberth was unjustly underrated (or, to quote a certain Politician, "misunderestimated"). But Krauss was even greater.

SINGING: On the Krauss RING, we hear several of Solti's singers, in younger and fresher voice (Wolfgang Windgassen's Siegfried, Hans Hotter's Wotan and Gustav Neidlinger's Alberich, to name only three). Not to mention Astrid Varnay's Brunnhilde- one of the greatest performances of anything by anyone. She had an intensity and a grandeur all her own- even if her "instrument" may not have been as steely as Nilsson's or as "warm" as Flagstad's.

THE ORCHESTRA: The first post-war Bayreuth Festival was in 1951. And for the next five years (or so), the orchestral playing at Bayreuth was, overall, better than it would ever be again. Within a decade it got rather slack, for at least three reasons:
1) Increased costs led to less rehearsal time.
2) In 1961, the Berlin Wall went up and, on-again off-again, Cold War tensions escalated. This meant that during the political "cold snaps," the best (and reasonably-priced) players from Prague, Leipzig & Dresden (who had earlier been lured to Bayreuth by hard Western currency) encountered greater restrictions in crossing the Iron Curtain.

3) The better players of the West were lured away from Bayreuth by better-paying, more comfortable "gigs" with the other big Festivals- which expanded enough to time-overlap with the Bayreuth calendar.

If you think this is an exaggeration, compare the '53 RING orchestra with the '67 Bohm; and while you're at it, compare the playing on Knappertsbusch's 1951 PARSIFAL with his '62. (The '66 Bohm/Bayreuth TRISTAN is something of an exception.)

"PROBLEMS": With any live Wagner (even under "Bayreuth conditions"), you must factor-in a degree of human fallability and fatigue. So, in the course of this RING you may encounter some not-so-razor-sharp ensemble and momentary intonation "issues." Still, you will be amazed at how clean and in-tune the playing is, throughout. Yes, in the SIEGFRIED sword-forging scene, Windgassen misses a verse and rhythmically goes all over the place before "righting" himself . (But "live" , this passage is almost always a mess.) Yes, at one point, the whole trumpet section forgets to play the "sword-motiv." And yes, in the few lines of her entrance, the Guntrune leaves something to be desired; still, by the time of her little scene just before the Immolation (a passage that was often "cut" in later years- even at Bayreuth) she acquits herself honorably.

These are all fleeting problems, gone in a flash, and no more of an obstruction to the overall "vision" than the occasional pigment blemishes on the restored Sistine Ceiling.

SOUND QUALITY: For 1953 radio broadcast tapes, the sound is first-rate. Bayreuth's acoustic is faithfully captured, and (barring a few stage entrances & exits) the voices are always well-placed. In fact, it's hard to believe that microphones weren't obtrusively suspended within audience sight-lines (which the Wagner grandsons would never permit). Whatever the sonic limitations of the original tapes, the ear adjusts very quickly, and it becomes easy to lose yourself in the performance (i.e., "good enough 4 me").

"AFFORDABILITY CRISIS": Let's assume that, traveling alone, you're up for a 2007 jaunt to Bayreuth for a complete RING. Per ticket/per performance, you're looking at perhaps $3000 (a RING totalling at THAT, times 4- even with a discount for the one-act RHEINGOLD). Plus air-fare, hotels & meals...So, you've parted with the requisite $15,000 (and even THAT may be slumming it, with the US dollar's pitiful performance against the Euro), and you are really and truly THERE...What will you hear? I have never been to Bayreuth, but recent Bayreuth broadcasts are not encouraging. Safe to say, for quality of singing, conducting and playing, you wouldn't get within a wide sea-mile of the Krauss RING...Which you can now have for the price of a reasonably nice dinner for two (drinks & dessert included)- AND minus the silly-a** staging with which latter-day RINGS are often afflicted (Vahalla = Brooklyn subway toilet or stock-exchange or both: yada-yada-yada).

At this price, HOW COULD YOU LOSE?

Still one of the Best Ring Sets!.......2006-06-01

Here we have one of the best "Ring Cycle" recordings to come along in a long time! This set can easily compete with the Solti, Karajan, or the Bohm sets. While it is only Monorual sound
which is not a bad thing, The sound on this latest version is quite acceptible, You also have as fine a cast of Wagnerians as could be asked for. The only drawback is no libretto. A small quibble, but then when you are paying over half the price for a set like this compared with the price of a Solti, or Karajan set, a little thing like no libretto can be overlooked. And maybe by having sets like this one and the Naxos one being released perhaps the big companies will fianlly decide to re-issue theirs at mid-price or at budget price. If you want a really good "Ring" recording as a first one or as an additonal set this is clearly a first choice. The only other complaint I have with this recording is the perfomance of Natalie Hinsch-Grondahl, her Gutrune is not one of the best performances, she tries just a little to hard I think. There are many good performances to balance hers though. Astrid Varnay gives us a Brunhilde that is a benchmark performance. Rita Strich as the Woodbird is luxury casting indeed! As I said before a "Ring" to
compete with the big ones. Allegro is starting to put an online Libretto for the "Ring" on it's web site. They for some reason have started with "Gotterdammerung"

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The Romantic songs of Pedro Infante
Beautiful songs, Wonderful Voice... Pedro, donde estas?
Great album
THIS SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST PEDRO INFANTE CD

Boleros De Oro
Pedro Infante
Manufacturer: Warner Music Latina
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Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Amorcito Corazon
Luna De Octubre
A La Orilla Del Mar
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El Muneco De Cuerda
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Cien Anos
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Customer Reviews:

The Romantic songs of Pedro Infante.......2006-09-03

It is a great classic CD of Mexican history. Unfortunately, the recoding quality could be a little better. While you hear very little scratching in the background, the volume quality is not stable through the whole CD. It needs to be remastered a little better. Nevertheless, we should remember that these songs were recorded on the 40-50s and you cannot expect the same crispy quality as today studio recordings.

Pedro Infante continues to conquer our hearts with his great movies and songs broadcasted on TV and the radio

Beautiful songs, Wonderful Voice... Pedro, donde estas?.......2006-07-24

This is a great album and a good one to start a Pedro Infante collection. His warm, romantic voice combined with the great mariachi accompaniment--superb!! El jazmin deshojado is a beautiful song; the lyrics are pure poetry, the melody is gorgeous.

One minor quibble: Many of these songs are not boleros, but waltzes and rancheras. It doesn't matter, but the title should be something like "Canciones romanticas de oro".

Great album.......2005-09-21

Great voice and great songs. There were 2 other singers that could match him even beat him at singing and they are Javier Solis and Jorge Negrete but Pedro Infante was a better actor and you can hear how he input his acting skills on the song "Te he de querer". My favorite songs on this album and probably amongst all of his songs are "100 anios", "Flor sin retonio" and his famous "Amorcito Corazon" from the movie "Nosotros los pobres" where he plays the great character 'Pepe el toro' (Pepe the bull) [pepe is a spanish short name for Jose]. What does all this info have todo with this album?...LOL no idea, just wanted to write it.

THIS SHOULD BE YOUR FIRST PEDRO INFANTE CD.......2002-10-26

If you are fond of listening to boleros and want to buy a cd this is the FIRST cd you should get. This cd is a classic. I bought this on the Peerless label a while back so it was kind of expensive because it was imported. but now WEA did some deal with Peerless(to my surprise because Peerless was reluctant to accede to any foreign company) and WEA re-released his cd's but at a cheaper price(great!). DO NOT BUY PEDRO INFANTE ON ORFEON. ONLY on Peerless WEA. Peerless did a good job in safeguarding Pedro Infante's classic music. I am not from that era( I was born in the seventies) but I must say his voice I have not seen a match yet. This cd is a must since it contains his most known songs like Amorcito Corazon.

On the Way to Bethlehem (Music of the Medieval Pilgrim)

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MUSIC OF THE MEDIEVAL PILGRIM
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On the Way to Bethlehem (Music of the Medieval Pilgrim)

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ASIN: B00000144X
Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

Dinaresade
Edi be thu, Heven-Queene
Nevestinko oro
Beata progenies
Mari stanko
Sei willekommen Herre Christ
Bog se rodi va Betleme
Koleda na Bozic
Kod Betlehema
Koleda na Bozic
Angelus ad virginem
D
Quinte Estampie real
Urbs Beata Ierusalem
Mevl

Customer Reviews:

MUSIC OF THE MEDIEVAL PILGRIM.......2007-06-11

I love this cd--all the tracks are great, especially "On the way to Bethlehem"!

Exotic, exciting and fun!.......2002-11-29

If Ensemble Unicorn is great, Unicorn combined with the Middle-Eastern-inspired Ensemble Oni Wytars is even better! Actually, the two groups seem to share many of the same members, along with Ensemble Accentus (which focuses on Spanish and Sephardic music), but with different directors for each: Michael Posch for Unicorn, Marcos Ambrosini for Oni Wytars, and Thomas Wimmer for Accentus. This CD brings the musicians together to offer a stimulating combination of western and eastern-influenced music that might have been heard or played by medieval Pilgrims making the journey eastward. The European tunes focus on the Christmas season, while the Balkan and Near Eastern selections are traditional, handed down orally through the centuries and interpreted here with a zeal that should be as appealing to belly dancers as to early music enthusiasts (and I know many people who fall into both categories!). Instruments used include chalumeau, cheremia, cornemuse bechonnet, darbukka, davul, def, gayda, gittern, kaval, nyckelharpa, sackpipa, tamburello, tombak, vihuela d'arco, and a number of others that you actually might have heard of before--bagpipe, rebec, recorder, rebec, shawm, ud and the like. Ellen Santaniello also contributes vocals. I was surprised and delighted when I played this CD for the first time, and I continue to be each time I hear it again. If you like this recording, be sure to check out the other collaboration between Ensemble Unicorn and Ensemble Oni Wytars, "Music of the Troubadours", also from Naxos.

Exotic jams.......2001-02-27

Yes, fortunately, this record does not contain anything you'd recognise as depressing Xmas kitsch.

Instead, the record wishes to envisage a journey of mediæval pilgrims, beginning in Western Europe, and moving through the Balkans towards the Holy Land. As such, the disk contains a mixture of Western European, Balkan, and Islamic melodies.

The strength of Ensemble Unicorn and Oni Wytars is their ability to use early music as the basis for extended jam sessions. This recording is framed by two such jams, each more than twelve minutes in length, the opening -Dinaresade- and the closing -Mevlana-. Based on Middle Eastern themes, these are excellent performances, rich in atmosphere. Fans of contemporary groups who make use of similar material, from Loreena McKennitt to Dead can Dance, may find this record interesting, and well worth the Naxos price.

FWIW, Ensemble Unicorn and Oni Wytars also collaborate on the -Black Madonna- recording, another Naxos release I can highly recommend.

I WANT MORE!.......1999-06-08

Great melodies, better instrumentation....INCREDIBLE MUSIC!!! I find western-europe music by ensemble Unicorn great, but the oriental part by Oni Wytars is simply amazing, both the balkanic and oriental songs. My only regret is that I loved the ensemble too much to bear the fact that no other record by them is anywhere to be found...

Too cool to be considered classical and definitely not Xmas........1999-01-12

Despite the title this album has nothing to do with Christmas music. The sounds range from Celtic to Middle Eastern. While they date from the days of the Crusades, they sound great to my ears in the nineties. The last track makes you want to belly dance!

Vladimir Horowitz plays Tchaikovsky:Piano Concerto No. 1/Brahms:Piano Concerto No. 2

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Horowitz and Toscanini
Get Set for an Amazing Ride!

Vladimir Horowitz plays Tchaikovsky:Piano Concerto No. 1/Brahms:Piano Concerto No. 2

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000059LWO
Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

Pno Con No.1 in b, Op.23: Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso
Pno Con No.1 in b, Op.23: Andantino Semplice
Pno Con No.1 in b, Op.23: Allegro Con Fuoco
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat, Op.83: Allegro Non Troppo
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat, Op.83: Allegro Appassionato
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat, Op.83: Andante
Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat, Op.83: Allegretto Grazioso

Customer Reviews:

Horowitz and Toscanini.......2005-12-31

For interpretation, I prefer the live concert performance that Vladimir Horowitz and Arturo Toscanini gave of the Tchaikovsky first piano concerto in 1943. That performance has also been digitally remastered by RCA Victor and it is very exciting, even including the applause at the end of both the first and third movements. That event took place in Carnegie Hall, as did the 1941 recording session included on this CD.

For many music lovers the 1941 recording, long available on 78-rpm discs and later on vinyl LPs, was the benchmark for interpretation of the Tchaikovsky concerto. It has been digitally remastered and remains an exciting, dramatic performance. Yes, there is some surface noise from the original sources (presumably 78-rpm disks since relatively few of RCA Victor's metal masters still remain from that era), but the performance more than makes up for any scratches or blemishes. This is one of the very Romantic interpretations of the concerto and it is an absolute treasure. It certainly shows how well Toscanini and Horowitz worked together.

The Brahms second piano concerto was recorded in 1940, also in Carnegie Hall, and this, too, is the epitome of Romantic performances. This is another extremely difficult work for the soloist and Horowitz was more than equal to the tasks. It is a wonderful recording of one of the longer piano concertos from the Romantic Era, a virtual symphony since it is in four movements rather than the usual three.

These are performances to enjoy over and over from two exceptional musicians, working with the top-notch orchestra that David Sarnoff assembled in 1937 for Toscanini.

Get Set for an Amazing Ride!.......2003-08-16

I'm not sure that these recordings are what you would call the
"definitive" performances of these two giants of the piano
repetoire, but they are certainly the most exciting and galvanic
performances of them you will find anywhere. Okay, so the
recordings date from 1941 and the sound is somewhat scratchy and
flat. So what? This is Horowitz at his absolute peak as a performer and Toscanini, while placing his orchestra completely
at the service of his soloist, makes sure Horowitz never engages
in the eccentricities, neuroses or exhibitionism that marred some of his subsequent concerto recordings.
There may be a few minor mistakes in the orchestra here and there
but I can't hear them. Horowitz is flawless and and daring to a
degree that only he could pull off. Certainly, you will never hear anyone take these two concertoes at a faster clip, and yet,
for all their formidable technical difficulties, not a single
note is missed or out of place. Every phrase is articulated with
incredible precision, nuance and feeling. You can actually start chuckling at how IMPOSSIBLY good it all is! The Brahms
Concerto is particularly astounding. The story goes that Horowitz heard a performance of this piece once in Berlin, fell in love with it, but thought he could do it better and taught it
to himself in six weeks! I believe it! His playing here is that
masterful and that sensitive!
This is the Horowitz of legend. Thank God these performances
were recorded! Compared to these HEROIC interpretations of these
two great concertoes, everybody else (and I mean that) simply
WIMPS out!
There are a lot of great recordings of these two pieces out there
by some truly great pianists, and they may have better sound, but
nothing matches this for its combination of technical brilliance,
daring and emotional commitment. There is a FIRE to these
recordings that simply has no equal.

Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin

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Enescu's Sublimely Communicative Solo Bach
Revelatory!
Soulful and Utterly Convicted Playing
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Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin

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ASIN: B000065UNG
Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

Sonata No.1 In G Minor, BWV 1001: Adagio
Sonata No.1 In G Minor, BWV 1001: Allegro
Sonata No.1 In G Minor, BWV 1001: Siciliano
Sonata No.1 In G Minor, BWV 1001: Presto
Partita No.1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: Allemande
Partita No.1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: Double
Partita No.1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: Courante
Partita No.1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: Double
Partita No.1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: Sarabande
Partita No.1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: Double
Partita No.1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: Bourree
Partita No.1 In B Minor, BWV 1002: Double
Sonata No.2 In A Minor, BWV 1003: Grave
Sonata No.2 In A Minor, BWV 1003: Fuga
Sonata No.2 In A Minor, BWV 1003: Andante
Sonata No.2 In A Minor, BWV 1003: Allegro

Tracks:

Partita No.2 In D Minor, BWV 1004: Allemande
Partita No.2 In D Minor, BWV 1004: Courante
Partita No.2 In D Minor, BWV 1004: Sarabande
Partita No.2 In D Minor, BWV 1004: Gigue
Partita No.2 In D Minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne
Sonata No.3 In C, BWV 1005: Adagio
Sonata No.3 In C, BWV 1005: Fuga
Sonata No.3 In C, BWV 1005: Largo
Sonata No.3 In C, BWV 1005: Allegro Assai
Partita No.3 In E, BWV 1006: Preludio
Partita No.3 In E, BWV 1006: Loure
Partita No.3 In E, BWV 1006: Gavotte En Rondeau
Partita No.3 In E, BWV 1006: Menuet I & II
Partita No.3 In E, BWV 1006: Bourree
Partita No.3 In E, BWV 1006: Gigue

Customer Reviews:

Enescu's Sublimely Communicative Solo Bach.......2005-06-21

This 2-disc set of Bach's Six Solo Violin Sonatas & Partitas deserves a 10-star rating. In some 40 years of collecting, I have never encountered anything that transcends what is heard here. This is quite simply some of the most supremely communicative solo playing of ANY composer's music by ANY instrumentalist.

Georges Enescu (1881-1955) was an extraordinary musician. One of the last century's most gifted composers, his works go far beyond the Two Romanian Rhapsodies for which he is most popular today. One of the greatest violinists of all time, Enescu was also a brilliant conductor: his Schumann 2nd Symphony on a Dutton CD (see my review) is one of the all-time great accounts, and there is also a phenomenal "live" Tchaikovsky 4th Symphony that was once available on a Dante LYS CD. The great pianist Alfred Cortot once admitted that Enescu's piano proficiency was superior to his own. Enescu was also blessed with a photographic memory (he knew most Western musical masterpieces, including some 150 Bach Cantatas, by heart).

The excellent essay by Lawrence Cosentino that accompanies this CD set relates that "Enescu's student Yehudi Menuhin called him 'the most extraordinary human being, the greatest musician and the most formative influence I have ever experienced.' Pablo Casals said he was the most phenomenal musical talent since Mozart.... The many tales of his boundless energy and facility simply boggle the mind. Once, as part of an impromptu lesson for an enthralled Amadeus Quartet, he sat down at a piano for several hours and played all of the Beethoven string quartets, with running commentary, off the top of his head."

These sublime Bach recordings were among the last Enescu ever made. Even in his late sixties and suffering from arthritis, Enescu retained a sovereign technique. Here and there is some imperfect intonation and a few signs of strain, but these are little more than tiny imperfections in a Grand Master painting. I have owned numerous sets of Bach's solo violin works over the years, but none of them (even Johanna Martzy's extremely secure readings on EMI) are a match for the profoundly musical insights of this one. Only the recordings left by Adolf Busch (incomplete) and Joseph Szigeti even approach the level set here by Enescu.

These recordings were made in 1949 for Don Gabor (proprietor of the fabled Remington LP label), and they were issued on an incredibly rare 3-LP set on the Continental LP label (also owned by Gabor). And when I say "incredibly rare," consider this: the 1995 edition of "Canfield's Guide to Classical Recordings" (the bible of rare LP collectors) lists the three Continental LPs as "the Holy Grail of all records!" The set is priced there at $4,000! So this well-transferred CD offering is a remarkable bargain.

Very highest recommendation.

Jeff Lipscomb

Revelatory!.......2004-12-11

A Cosmic Cycle of the Sonatas & Partitas.

One adjusts very easily to the mono sound and despite the flaws caused by his severe arthritis, what's more important is that the essence of the music still manages to shine (like a blaze of fire) through the technical aspect of his playing.

Thank God there was someone who understood (in the complete sense of the word) these Masterworks, and who gave humanity the oppertunity to hear the mysteries contained in them. We have been blessed with the genius and greatness of George Enescu!

Be ready to be transformed mentally, emotionally and spiritually!

Soulful and Utterly Convicted Playing.......2004-10-03

Enescu is simply incredible. Even now, over 50 years after this recording was made, he is still moving audiences with these magnificent performances. One of the greatest violinists of the past century, if not of all time, George Enescu had a deep devotion for the unaccompanied violin music of Bach. He was the revered teacher of Yehudi Menuhin, the violinist who, at 18 years of age, produced the first complete recording of the Sonatas and Partitas in history.
Enescu's 1949 recording of the S&P, reproduced here, is earthy, soulful, and spontaneous. Wracked with arthritis (that would eventually lead to his death) at the time of this recording, Enescu is clearly struggling, and his intonation in several places (most notably in the complicated arpeggio section in the G Minor Fugue) is considerably off. Technically, the recording can probably be bettered (certainly by the later set released by Grumiaux).
However, it is in the capturing of the sheer emotion - the sheer drama - of this the most incredible music ever conceived for anything, that Enescu triumphs over all others, even his youthful prodigy, Yehudi Menuhin. He plays with total conviction, with a love for this music that is almost palpable. There are times (such as the minuets from the E Major Partita) where the instrument seems to sing of its own accord, encouraged by the gentle bowing of the violinist - and there are times where the violin roars and declaims like a symphony orchestra (the final three variations from the D Major section of the Chaconne). Ravaged by arthritis, the physical act of rendering these pieces must have caused the violinist incredible pain, and even that comes through this music. One can sense the struggle between the artist, his instrument, and the music, especially in the great Chaconne and C Major Fugue. While the Grumiaux is a very fine set (and I enjoy it greatly) and is rightly considered a benchmark rendering, Enescu should not be passed over by any serious Bach enthusiast, and he should be considered indispensable for a collector of the Sonatas and Partitas. This is not the ideal way to meet the Six for the first time, but it is an incredible way to hear them after more exposure. Earthy, soulful, and totally convincing, George Enescu has left us with an enduring tribute, both to himself and to this monumental music.

Enescu re-creates the locus for Bach's Sonatas and Partitas.......2004-06-06

Having listened to so many renditions of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, I found Enescu's the quintessential! As individual as Kuijken's, as lyrical as Oistrakh's, as intelligent as Milstein's, as elegant as Kogan's, and on and on. Sublimated (by) pathos and joy this interpretation comes as close as one can represent what the almighty might have made it sound in the imagination of Bach...

On a slightly different note, by learning anything about Enescu's life, as a teacher, player of several instruments, conductor, composer, and man, one can only add to one's image about art as life and life as art.

The inherent technical limitations become easy to overcome once the music comes on; only let there be this music!

A Seemless Robe.......2004-04-11

This is truth. After this all is trivial.
Enescu's bow weaves an amazing seemless robe of each movement, seeming to compress its time-span while expounding it depths and wonder.

Nowhere is this experienced to better effect than in the great Partita No 2, the mighty Chaconne is a revelation of glory because it is a revealtion of humility - deep insight, absolutely no attempt to draw attention from the music to the performer, not an grain of self-pity or self-regard.

A most wonderful and uplifting experience.
Take all but leave me this.

If Bach is played in heaven - and can we could doubt that he is - then this is how he is played!

Tracks:

El rossinyol
El testament d'Amelia
Adios meu homino
Mina nay por me casare
Tengo que subir
Ahi tienes mi corazon
La vi llorando
Ya se van los pastores
Campanas de Belen
Jaeneras que yo canto
A dormir ahora mesmo
Granadinas
Hincarse de rodillas
Cancion de trilla
Parado de Valldemosa
Nik baditut
Andregaya
Din, dan, boleran
Mariam matrem
Ay, triste vida corporal!
Que es mi vida, preguntais?
Porque es, dama, tanto quereros?
No me llames segalaherba
Ay, luna que reluces
En esta larga ausencia
Molinillo que mueles amores
Confiado jilguerillo
Seguidillas religiosas
Cancion de cuna
El jilguerillo con pico de oro
El canape

Tracks:

Ah, el novio no quiere dinero
Coma la rosa en la guerta
Estavase la mora
Aquel rey de Francia
Damos gracias a ti, Dios
Sobre Baca estaba el rey
Ay que non hay!
Rosa das rosas
Maravillosos e piadosos
Tres moricas m'enamoran
Paseabase el rey moro
Dime a do tienes las mientes
Si no's huviera mirado
Dexo la venda
Puse mis amores
Aqui me declaro su pensamiento
Pues que me tienes
Gentil dama, non se gana
Mi querer tanto vos quiere
Una hija tiene el rey
Una matica de ruda
Si la noche se hace oscura
Pastorcico, non te aduermas
Ay triste que vengo
No soy you quien la descrube
Pase el agua, Julieta
Aquel caballero, madre
Duelete de mi, Senora
De Antequera salio el Moro
De los alamos vengo, madre
Enfermo estaba Antioco
Dame acogida en tu hato
Morenica, dame un beso
Senora, si te olvidare
De donde venis, amore?

Tracks:

La rosa enflorece
Ven querida
Adio, querida
Durme, durme, hermozo hijico
Paxaro d'hermosura
Avrix, mi galanica
Irme quiero, la mi madre
Ya viene el cativo
Yo m'enamori d'un aire
Una matica de ruda
Anda, jaleo
Los cuatro muleros
Las tres hojas
Los mozos de Monleon
Las morillas de Jaen
Sevillanas del siglo 18
El cafe de Chinitas
Nana de Sevilla
Los pelegrinitos
Zorongo
Romance de Don Boiso
Los reyes de la baraja
La tarara
El combat del somni: Damunt de tu, nomes les flors
A l'ombra del Lledoner: Canco de grumet
Canciones negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
Seis canciones castellanas: No quiero tus avellanas
Seis canciones castellanas: Jota
Panxolina
Tu pupila es azul
Cantos populares espanolas: Malaguena
Cantos populares espanolas: Granadina
Cantos populares espanolas: El Vito
Cantos populares espanolas: Pano murciano
Clavelitos
Adios, Granada
Madrigal

Tracks:

Coleccion de tonadillas: Amor y odio
Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo discreto
Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo olvidado
Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo timido
Coleccion de tonadillas: El mirar de la maja
Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
Coleccion de tonadillas: La maja de Goya
Coleccion de tonadillas: Las currutacas modestas
Tres majas dolorosas: Oh muerte cruel!
Tres majas dolorosas: Ay majo de mi vida
Tres majas dolorosas: De aquel majo amante
Goyescas: La maja y el ruisenor (Rosario)
'La vida breve': Vivan los que rien! (Salud - Act 1)
'La vida breve': Alli esta! Riyendo! (Salud - Act 2)
'Acis y Galatea': Confiado jilguerillo
El tripili
Llorad, corazon
Iban al pinar
No lloreis, ojuelos
Mananica era
Mira que soy nina
Gracia mia
El pano moruno
Seguidilla murciana
Asturiana
Jota
Nana
Cancion
Polo
'La Tempranica': Zapateado (La tarantula e un bicho mu malo)

Customer Reviews:

The most noble voice.......2004-05-28

Victoria de los Angeles' voice not only has a silken quality and fascinating glow to it but it is one of the most regal, noble sounds you'll ever hear. She illuminated those moments of quietness, gentleness and noble, feminine pride and elegance like no other soprano before and after her. This release of her "Spanish Songs" has never been surpassed. The songs of her homeland seem to have been written for her beautiful instrument alone, she fills every piece with special beauty and charm, religious flair and beautiful, noble simplicity. Buy this recording and see why Victoria is one of the best sopranos ever having come from Spain.

PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN.......2002-01-08

FOR A LONG TIME "SONGS OF SPAIN" HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS (CHRISTIAN AND SEPHARDIC) SPANISH SONGS. DE LOS ANGELES DEFIES A RIVAL IN THIS GENRE. DE LARROCHA, SORIANO AND ZANETTI PROVIDE UNEQUALED ACCOMPANIEMENTS. THE RECORDINGS ARE SECOND ONLY TO LIFE PERFORMANCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT EMI INTENDS TO TAKE THIS SET OUT OF PUBLICATION. PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN! I JUST PURCHASED MY THIRD SET FROM AMAZON AND I TREASURE IT AS MUCH AS MY FIRST!

luminous artistry from a genius.......2000-12-26

the vocal artist of vocal artistsdisplays her absolutely gorgeous voice and musical understanding of spanish feeling with a warmth that is unmatched anywhere.the only thing better was to hear her in person!

A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice........2000-09-17

This set offers four generously-filled CDs comprising almost 140 Spanish songs from Victoria de los Angeles' repertoire. To all of them she brings a special dignity and an unfailing beauty of voice. The earliest recordings date from 1950 and the last is the items she sang at the opening of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Yes, you will find the ubiquitous "Clavelitos!" here, and a later version of "La maya el ruisenor" from "Goyescas". The enclosed booklet provides illuminating notes by Lionel Salter, who also translated many of the texts which are also included. Accompanists include Gerald Moore and Alicia de Larrocha, and Victoria de Los Angeles provides a guitar accompaniment herself in one song. The last track of all, a zapateado from a zarzuela, recorded live in New York, must almost have brought the house down.

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