Nadia [Enhanced]

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Product Description
Nadia Ivonne Lopez Ayuso, finalist of the Mexican 'reality show' La Academia presents her first album for Warner Music Latina. 2003.

Nadia,Nadia,Wea Latina,Latin,Latin Music,Latin Pop,Latin Pop/Rock

Nadia [Enhanced]

Tracks:

Vocalise
Song Of Grusia
The Swan
Pantomime
Hebrew Melody
Romance
Berceuse
Piece en forme de Habanera
Berceuse
Valse sentimentale
Serenade melancolique
Chant du menestrel

Customer Reviews:

Elegance and precision.......2007-06-30

The theramin is, without question, the most difficult instrument in the world to play. Consider: since its invention in 1928 and commercial release in the early 1930s, only one musician - Clara Rockmore - has been able to produce any real music on it. Her performances are spellbinding and, if one sometimes years for, say, a whole sonata or something more substantial than encore pieces, think of how difficult it is to play ANYTHING on this instrument and be glad that we at least have this much.

A one-of-a-kind disc of a one-of-a-kind performer. If you like the samples you can hear on this site. by all means buy it.

Did not buy this item.......2007-05-03

Don't know why this is here as I never purchased this item.

Mysterious, magical, and a little bit maudlin.......2007-03-08

I recently went through a theremin phase after seeing the documetary "Theremin: An Electronic Oddysey" which featured Clara Rockmore prominently. That led me to buy this recording, which seems to be the traditional standard of classical theremin artistry. The story around the instrument is even more bizzare than the music it makes: spooky Cold-War intrigue, sudden disappearances in New York and the USSR, spy gadgets, dead men found alive, old friends reuniting after decades of separation and obscurity... it all fits the eerie ethos of the music. So to really "get" the instrument, you need to know the story behind it. That's the maudlin part.

While the rest of my family violently disagrees, this is indeed lovely music. A careful listening to Mrs. Rockmore's technique reveals, I think, that she's fascinatingly far beyond waving her hands up and down in front of antennas. She makes glissandos and runs happen with discrete pitches in a way that is hard for me to picture on an instrument that can generate any pitch, and every pitch in between. She developed a way to "finger" an instrument you don't touch. That's why it's magical.

A note on the recording: the timbre of the theremin seems to land in a resonant frequency range on most systems/speakers on which I have listened to this recording, leading to the solo instrument badly overbalancing the piano accompaniment.

PS: I have given on someday owning a theremin. Phase over.

Hypnotically Beautiful.......2007-02-28

Classical music, and specifically Theremin music, is not normally my favored listening. But I took a chance on this disc and am very glad I did. Clara Rockmore's mastery of her instrument is astonishing. The music is tastefully chosen and very beautiful. She often mimics violin or human voice in her phrasing, but subtly gives the theremin its own voice and proves its suitability for classical.

I knocked a star off for the lack of arrangement-diversity, but I have to admit that I usually listen to this disc from start to end. Its lyrical qualities are very transfixing and hypnotic. A welcome diversification to my music collection!

THE ART OF THE THEREMIN.......2007-02-24

I HAVE HAD THIS CD FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER GOTTEN TIRED OF HEARING IT, ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE RIGHT MOOD TO REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE HEARING. THIS IS THE PREEMINENT THERMEIN RECORDING, BY THE PREEMINENT THEREMIN PERFORMER, CLARA ROCKMORE. HAUNTING, STRANGE, HYPNOTIC, YET MELODICAL, THE THERMEIN IS A VERY DIFFICULT INSTRUMENT TO PLAY, AND CLARA ROCKMORE WAS THE ONLY PERSON TO EVER REALLY "MASTER" IT. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THEREMIN MUSIC, I GUESS THIS IS THE ONE CD YOU NEED TO GET.

Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals II

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A Slight Innacuracy
Excelente
Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals, Vol. 2
Not totally an instrumental
Another Collection You Wonr Find Anywhere else

Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals II

Manufacturer: Eric Collection
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ASIN: B00008L3O0
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky') - Bill Conti
Theme From 'Ben Casey' - Valjean
Theme From 'The Apartment' - Ferrante & Teicher
The Long Ships (Part 1) - Charles Albertine (mono)
The Day The Rains Came - Raymond Lefevre (mono)
Beautiful Obsession - Sir Chauncey
Theme From 'The Sundowners'- Felix Slatkin
Chariot (I Will Follow Him) - Franck Pourcel
That's The Way With Love - Peter Soffici (mono)
Theme From 'The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs' - Percy Faith
Theme From 'A Man And A Woman' (from The Soundtrack) - Francis Lai
Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle
Moonglow & Theme From 'Picnic' - George Cates (mono)
Swinging Sweethearts - Ron Goodwin (mono)
Ringo's Theme (This Boy) - George Martin
Song For Anna (Chanson D'Anna) - (Herb) Ohta-San
Nadia's Theme (The Young & The Restless) - Barry Devorzon & Perry Botkinc Jr.
Danny Boy - Sil Austin
Trumpeter's Prayer - Tutti Camarata
One Moment In Time - Vienna Symphonic Orchestra (VSOP)

Album Description

A spectacular follow-up to Volume One in this instrumental series featuring 15 songs that have never been on a U.S. CD before. But this set isn't just for collectors, but also for listeners. All recordings have been digitally mastered from the original master tapes & are in True Stereo wherever possible. Includes a full 8-page booklet with detailed liner notes on each song.

Customer Reviews:

A Slight Innacuracy.......2007-06-13

The version of "Nadia's Theme" (Theme from The Young and the Restless) isn't actually the one you're expecting. I believe it's actually the original arrangement made for "Bless the Beasts and the Children". So what later became the Young and the Restless theme (the one that was a hit) still remains unreleased on CD.

Hopefully, we can see that version on a future release. Maybe they could get "Little Ballerina Blue" on one while they're at it.

Still, some great stuff here.

Excelente .......2007-03-22

El tema de nadia es una de las canciones mas excelentes de la historia de la musica

Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals, Vol. 2.......2006-03-22

The purchase went as we had hoped. The delievry was as promised, and the quality of the product equal too, or above our expectations.

Not totally an instrumental.......2006-03-10

I was excited to find this album. I bought it but was horrified to find a loud vocal on the first track. The rest of the music is all instrumental but this one track simply JARS you when it plays. Very disappointing!

Another Collection You Wonr Find Anywhere else.......2003-05-06

Well, ERIC records has done it again.

Continuing their unique practice of giving us both well known hits and impossible to find rarities, Eric presents Volume 2 of "Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals". This one is, in my opinion, even better than the first.

First off, the sound quality of this disk is ASTOUNDING. ERIC has gotten the various reissue departments to provide them with absolute first generation mono and stereo masters and this CD proves it. The aural quality is breathtaking. The fact that Orchestral music is so beautifully suited for true stereo playback is exhibited here, as a whopping 15 of the 20 tracks are True Stereo and sound magnificent.

There are, of course, the big soundtrack hits here, like 'The Day The Rains Came" "Rocky", "Ben Casey", "Theme from The Apartment", and " Nadias Theme". All top 30 and well remembered. However, for this 43 year old fan, it was the some of the lessor known tracks, in particulatr the 1963 Colpix low level charter "Theme From The Long Ships" that really makes this collection the gem that it is. Outstanding tracks include "Theme From The Sundowners" , "The Dark At The Top of The Stairs" and "I Will Follow Him" , all tracks that will suddenly sound familiar again after first listen.

Therein lies the BEST part of this collection. When you put this on your player, you will be treated to a nostalgic feast,
a time when the magic of Orchestral music still ruled the charts, and existed in all our homes. And you'll certainly remember most of these once you hear them, which is the fun part!!

There arent enough great things I can say about this collection AND its sister CD "Hard To Find pop Instrumentals- Part 2" I personally liked this volume better, but if you dont have either yet, give yourself a musical treat, and some REAL listening enjoyment and pick these up...

Its listening the way it used to be.

Tracks:

The Godfather: I. Sicilian Pastorale
The Godfather: II. The Immigrant (The Godfather II)
The Godfather: III. The Pickup
The Godfather: IV. Kay (The Godfather II)
The Godfather: V. Love Theme
The Godfather: VI. A New Carpet (The Godfather II)
The Godfather: VII. Godfather's Waltz
The Godfather: VIII. End Title (The Godfather II)
8 1/2: La passerella di addio
La Dolce Vita: La tromba di Polydor
Prova D'Orchestra: I. Risatine Maliziose (Malinconiche)
Prova D'Orchestra: II. I Gemelli allo Specchio
Prova D'Orchestra: III. Valzerino No. 72
Prova D'Orchestra: IV. Attesa
Prova D'Orchestra: V. Galop
Prova D'Orchestra: VI. Risatine Maliziose (Finale)
Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli: I. Titoli
Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli: II. Canzone Barese ('Paese mio')
Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli: III. Milano e Nadia
Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli: IV. Terra Lontana
Rocco E I Suoi Fratelli: V. Finale - Nadia
IL GATTOPARDO: I. Titoli
IL GATTOPARDO: II. (No.6) Viaggio a Donnafugata
IL GATTOPARDO: III. (No.19) Angelica e Tancredi
IL GATTOPARDO: IV. (No.11) Angelica e Tancredi
IL GATTOPARDO: V. (No.7) I Sogni del Principe
IL GATTOPARDO: VI. (No.3) Partenza di Tancredi
IL GATTOPARDO: VII. (No.21) Amore e ambizione
IL GATTOPARDO: VII. (No.22) Quasi in porto
IL GATTOPARDO: IX. Finale

Customer Reviews:

You've never heard "The Godfather" like this.......2003-08-13

For me the highlight of this disc is a short suite from "Rocco and His Brothers," with some pungent accordion work and 1950's jazz influences. This is glorious and rarely performed music, and conductor Riccardo Muti and the fine La Scala musicians should be thanked for presenting it so beautifully. (The film itself, available on DVD, is one of Visconti's best and well worth seeking out.) But there isn't a stale moment anywhere.

The melancholy themes from "The Godfather" have probably never been played so well. The famous opening trumpet solo, combining loneliness and menace in equal parts, is beautifully done, as are the relatively upbeat selections from "8-1/2" and "La Dolce Vita." Throughout the production, it is marvelous to hear these scores played with such passion and commitment, and the La Scala musicians sound sweepingly involved.

But for many listeners the highlight will be the dazzling and haunting waltzes from "The Leopard," with their melodic arcs echoing the grand scale of Visconti's masterpiece. This is truly evocative film writing.

An excellent introduction to Rota's music, played with suave intensity by one of the best conductors in the world. (For those interested, Muti and La Scala recorded another Rota CD with additional dances from "The Leopard," as well as music from "La Strada" and the "Concerto for Strings" -- also highly recommended.)

Italian Scala and Muti feels Rota!.......2001-07-25

Perhaps this is the most powerfull collection of film music of Nino Rota, and Muti knows and feel this music. Splendid perfomance and sound.

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Carissimi's Jeptha and Jonas

Carissimi: Jephte; Jonas

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ASIN: B0007ORDVS
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

Historicus
Jephte
Coro A 6
Historicus A 2
Basso Solo
Coro A 6
Historicus
Historicus A 3
Historicus
Filia
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Filia
Coro A 6
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Ninevitae A 8

Customer Reviews:

Carissimi's Jeptha and Jonas.......2007-06-11

These are delightful compositions, reminiscent of early English MIracle plays in content. The music is straightforward and the entire effect is disingenuously charming. These would be a good background for or introduction to Italian Cantatas and Opera.

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Worth making room for.
Curiously Flat
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Great conductor and star.

Wagner: Parsifal

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000EPFDP8
Release Date: 2006-05-09

Customer Reviews:

Worth making room for. .......2007-07-23

Parsifal is a fantastic opera with mood, layers of tone and symbolic references to spare. Any recording of this epic opera is worth listening to. In the case of the newest DG release with Placido Domingo in the title role and Christian Thielemann conducting, this combination is enough to make it worth adding to your CD library. This live recording is not only a testimony to the professionalism of the two individuals listed above but to the entire cast, starting with the Placido Domingo who is terrific and who, once again, proves his place in opera history as our most versatile and gifted tenor. Even as late as the middle of Act III Mr. Domingo continues to sound strong and commanding in the role (again this is a live recording). He owns the role and, based on recent Parsifal's without him, I am not sure there is anybody around who is truly ready to take over (Hang in there Placido and sorry Ben). Christian Thielemann's reading of the score is wonderful, no big departures here, not too fast and not too slow but a well-balanced tempo throughout the entire recording. Where he excels is in the softer, tender moments of Act III; the Good Friday music specifically. Parsifal is a tone poem with multi-layered orchestral parts that seem to just illuminate and overlap while developing Wagner's most gifted talent. Waltraud Meier delivers her typical wonderful rendering of Kundry - no easy task, with all the characteristics needed: crazy in Act I, a seductress in Act II, and mute in Act III (though she never leaves the stage). Her Act II encounter with Parsifal was wonderful and convincing; her entrance and announcing of Parsifal draws one in and sets up the remainder of the Act. Franz-Josef Selig's Gurnemanz was the only area where I took issue. I love the role of Gurnemanz and believe he carries some of the most important and, in some cases, beautiful singing in the opera; the voice must be just right. Here, I found the dramatic weight missing. By Act III I warmed up to his sound and `lyrical' rendition of the role but still wanted something deeper and with more command. All other roles, as well as the chorus, were exceptional. Be advised: this is a live recording so you will occasionally here stage noise, mostly swords clanking. As I mentioned this is a wonderful opera and this new release is worth making room for in your collection. [JG] A review from OperaOnline.us.

Curiously Flat.......2007-03-30

I am listening to this one on XM radio over the internet. The performance is well sung and the orchestra sounds great, with wide and expansive sound. Domingo sounds like, well, Domingo, but Waltraut Meier as Kundry sounds very nasal. The other men sound fine.

But somehow, there is no passion in this performance. It moves along at the same methodical rate from beginning to end, with no tension in the dramatic moments, and no mystery in the spiritual ones.

Perfectly fine, but perfectly ordinary.

Ed Flaspoehler, Dallas, TX

Amazing.......2007-03-08

I have to admit that I am pretty poor at writing reviews but was forced to by the simple lack of them for this recording. So please, don't expect a prose piece consisting of any deep or insightful analysis of this recording - such a thing is beyond someone who believes that music - especially Wagner's music - must be experienced and cannot be described in prose.

And so to the recording; simply this is an amazing interpretation of Parsifal and Thielemann is simply one of of Wagner's greatest interpreters. Heavy praise perhaps but I often feel while listening to his Wagner that this is how Furtwangler would have sounded given the recording mechanisms of the 21st century.

Parsifal is perhaps interpreted as Wagner's most directly "spiritual" works - infusing his interested in Christianity, Buddhism, the neopaganism of his time and - his version - of Schopenhauerian philosophy (this is Wagner after all and of course he felt that he could improve on Schopenhauer's thought. I often wonder what Schopenhauer's response would have been if Wagner had ever actually sent him the intended letter explaining how much he admired Schopenhauer's philosophy but that it could be improved if he only...?)and indeed, this is how the best Wagnerian interpretors perform it. However, the truth is that - in my opinion - it is normally T&S, as normally performed, that seems to project whatever feelings of "spiritually" or "transcendence" Wagner intended much more then Parsifal. However, here at last we have a Parsifal that manages to lift the listener to those heavy states that transcend the normal, everyday realm of existence.

This recording is incredible "cheap", for goodness sake, buy it and experience - honest Guv'.

Radiant performance amid the clatter of stage noise.......2006-08-03

This new Parsial is a truly visionary performance by Christian Thielemann who never fails to amaze. His reading is both pointillist in his illumination of score's mosaic of tone colors and, at the same time, contrapuntally aware of the music's complex layers. The set's only drawback is the unusual amount of stage noise that not only has been allowed to exist, but has been weirdly amplified rather than digitally squelched. Perhaps DG's engineers wanted an "Amfortas Effect" by lancing this ethereal performance with a shaft of the palpably metallic. What are those sounds? (on-stage swords?, an hare Krishna procession? ). For Parsifal fans like me, who love to bathe in the grandeur of the bell-brass-timpani processions of Act I, the shock of hearing "kling soars," like so many pieces of fallen silverware, is irritating enough to retire the entire set on a first hearing. I've since gotten over this distraction, but it has taken time and patience. As to the singers, this set offers an unconventional package. Placido Domingo, in spite of his odd accent, is a heartfelt and satisfying Parsifal. Throughout the four hours, the other singers give a fresh perspective to the expected role casting. One never finds Franz-Josef Selig's Gurnemanz tedious or terminally vatic. His varied and athletic voice has a light upper register and an affectingly rich lower one. Waltraud Meier's Kundry is also full of surprises. Unexpected tenderness, and, turning on a dime, hysteria. In all, one never thinks of this Parsifal as the sanctimonious German Easter Parade that one sometimes hears. Thielemann effectively revitalizes this work without sacrificing an ounce of it's rich beauty. Keep this set with your Knappertsbusch and your Boulez.

Great conductor and star........2006-06-24

Beautiful, just like the same conductor's Tristan. Keep 'em coming DG. Want to hear Thielemann in Lohengrin, Tannhauser, the Dutchman etc. And I know it's expensive but some in the studio would be nice too.

Women of Note ~ Beach, Boulanger, Clarke, Gubaidulina, Larsen, Mendelssohn, Monk, Musgrave, Ran, Zwilich

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Great collection of 19th/20th Century music
It's about Time!

Women of Note ~ Beach, Boulanger, Clarke, Gubaidulina, Larsen, Mendelssohn, Monk, Musgrave, Ran, Zwilich
Libby Larsen , Sofia Gubaidulina , Nadia Boulanger , Germaine Tailleferre , Amy Beach , Lili Boulanger , Ellen Taaffe Zwilich , Rebecca Clarke , Clara Wieck Schumann , Sofiya Asgatovna Gubaydulina , Meredith Monk , Shulamit Ran , Thea Musgrave , Galina Ustvolskaya , Royal Philharmonic Chorus , Minnesota Orchestra , Women's Philharmonic , Louisville Orchestra , English Chamber Orchestra , New Zealand Chamber Orchestra , Joann Falletta , Joel Revzen , James Sedares , Nicholas Braithwaite , Arleen Auger , Nina Flyer , and Chi Fun Lee
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ASIN: B000001SKH
Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

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Three Pieces For Cello And Piano (Vite et nerveusement rythme)
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Customer Reviews:

Great collection of 19th/20th Century music.......2003-08-12

This is a great collection of works from 19th and 20th century women composers. Keep in mind, it is only a small sample of what's available, but an excellent place to start. It is also a good choice if you are a teacher wanting to introduce women composers to your class and do not want to invest in dozens of CDs. There are no large-scale works on this CD, so it is ideal as a sampler (or for use with kids in a classroom setting). I highly recommend this CD.

It's about Time!.......2001-12-07

A top-notch sampling of mainly 20th-century music by women composers, including Lili Boulanger and Pulitzer Prize-winners Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and Shulamit Ran, this cd proves that the music has been excellent all along. What we have needed are good recordings of superior performances. The samples often are brief--e.g., a single movement from Clarke's cello sonata--yet do provide jumping off points for more concentrated pursuit of favorite composers. Those uninitiated in women's works will become familiar here with some of the best of the last 150 years: Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Thea Musgrave, and on and on. I hope every author of a text on music since 1840 will come to know and adore this cd, then include the music in their discussions of music history. It's about time!

Dinu Lipatti plays Chopin, Enescu, Ravel, Liszt & Brahms

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Ohhhld recording but excellent
untitled
The Pianist's Pianist
go buy it
Buy any CDs as long as it is by Dinu

Dinu Lipatti plays Chopin, Enescu, Ravel, Liszt & Brahms

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Tracks:

Pno Son No.3 in b, Op.58: I. Allegro Maestoso
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Pno Son No.3 in D, Op.25: II. Andantino
Pno Son No.3 in D, Op.25: III. Allegro Con Spirito

Customer Reviews:

Ohhhld recording but excellent.......2004-09-09

These recordings date from 1937-47, Lipatti died in 1950. So they are of that era: somewhat boxy, muddy, and periodically oversaturated mono.

So if you were expecting modern quality you will be somewhat disappointed, but you can still hear everything quite well, and certainly evaluate the performances. Just imagine you're listening on one of those ancient phonographs with the big horn connected to the needle, and you will be thrilled.

As for the performances, I think everyone else has done a good job of describing them...they are sensational, and it is a pity this man didn't live long enough to have an adequate record of his genius. What remains is certainly worth appreciating.

untitled.......2004-09-08

Lipatti was a great artist, especially when he played great music. This is great music.

The Pianist's Pianist.......2003-07-29

Dinu Lipatti was perhaps the greatest pianist of the modern age. Such hyperbole is usually suspect in a review, and no doubt many will argue with it, but I find the recorded evidence to support the claim. Rubenstein may have been brasher, Horowitz splashier, Serkin more intellectual, Giesking more delicate, but Lipatti combines more of the virtues of a great pianist into a complete whole than any other giant of the century.

This recording is a case in point. Playing the music of composers as diverse as Chopin, Lizst, Ravel and Enescu, Lipatti shows many sides of his musical personality. The Chopin Sonata is by far the best recording of this work I have ever heard. The Sonata is phenomenally difficult, and yet, listening to Lipatti's version you are not aware of the difficulty. Lipatti tosses off the most fiendish run as if it were Chopsticks...and you are left to marvel at the sheer beauty of Chopin's creation. The third movement especially is breathtaking. This is an extremely difficult movement to pull off well. It hangs together by a line that tends to be hidden in the music, but Lipatti finds this line. The performance has a spirit and poetry that I've never heard equalled.

The other major work on this disc is the Enescu 3rd Piano Sonata. Enescu has recently undergone something of a renaissance, with more of his non-Romanian Rhapsody No. 2 works appearing on disc and in concert. But Lipatti was an early champion of his godfather's music. The Third Sonata is a delicate, almost neo-Baroque work, with a heavy debt to Debussy. Lipatti makes it sing lyrically, even in it's most virtuoso passages. His filigree is delicate and his sense for the inner poetry behind the music is unequalled.

The "filler" on this disc includes a lovely version of the Liszt Sonnet #104 of Petrarch, a duet reading of Brahms' Waltzes with Nadia Boulanger on second piano, and a stunning recording of the Ravel Alborada de gracioso. In all these works, Lipatti's touch is meltingly delicate, his virtuosity unmatched...and yet the spirit of the work is paramount. I cannot say enough about this wonderful pianist or this stunning record except, go get it now!.

go buy it.......2002-04-20

This is far and away the best performance of the Chopin (one of my favorite pieces) I've heard, quite possibly one of the best interpretations of anything... There's a fine line between not interpreting music and distorting it, and most classical and romantic artists, respectively, fall into one of these two categories. A handful of the old "classical" pianists, especially Gilels and Lipatti, managed to tread this line with a sublimely restrained kind of interpretation which still somehow does more for the rhetorical sense of the music. Though he is technically more subtle, the potency with which he delivers the music reminds me of Furtwangler. I'm not the biggest fan of the Brahms waltzes but all the other stuff on the disk is fantastic.

Buy any CDs as long as it is by Dinu.......2001-12-14

Listen to his Ravel and Brams and Chopin, you will be totally intoxcated. You can't expect a better pianist. Horowitz is slightly inferior. Rubinstein existed only to reflect how great Lipatti is.G.Gould makes you feel the same sometimes but he makes you uneasy most of the time.

Tracks:

Gone With The Wind: Tara's Theme
Theme From A Summer Place
Doctor Zhivago: Main Title & Lara's Theme
El Cid: Love Theme
It's A Wonderful Life
Vertigo: Scene D'Amour
Ryan's Daughter: Rosy's Theme
Somewhere In Time: Main Theme
The Young And The Restless: Nadia's Theme
Play Misty For Me: Misty - Tony Lee
Casablanca: As Time Goes By
Love Story: Where Do I Begin?
Emma: Main Theme
Sense And Sensibility: Throw The Coins
Pride And Prejudice: Main Theme

Tracks:

A Man And A Woman: Un Homme Et Une Femme - Mary Carewe
Il Postino: Main Themes
Jean De Florette: Main Title
The Summer Of '42: The Summer Knows
Emanuelle
Last Tango In Paris
Romeo And Juliet: Love Theme
Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme
Braveheart: End Titles
Indecent Proposal: Main Theme
Ghost: Unchained Melody
Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
Edward Scissorhands: Main Title/Ice Dance
The English Patient: As Far As Florence
Finding Neverland: Impossible Opening

Customer Reviews:

"themes & cues savor the romantic that dwells in all of us".......2005-04-12

What a crowning achievement to bring "Reel Love: The Cinematic Romance Album", released by Silva America and featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ conductors are Kenneth Alwyn, Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine and David Temple director of the chorus ~ one can only expect the highest quality of performances and quench the thirst of all "film-score-buffs".

Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers taking each film score cue in alphabeltical order:

"CASABLANCA (AS TIME GOES BY)" (Herman Hupfeld)
"DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (MAIN TITLE & LARA'S THEME)" (Maurice Jarre)
"EL CID (LOVE THEME)" (Miklos Rozsa)
"EMMA (MAIN THEME) (Rachel Portman)
"GONE WITH THE WIND (TARA'S THEME)" (Max Steiner)
"IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" (Dimitri Tiomkin)
"LOVE STORY (WHERE DO I BEGIN)" (Francis Lai)
"PLAY MISTY FOR ME (MISTY)" (Errol Garner)
"PRIDE & PREJUDICE (MAIN THEME)" (Carl Davis)
"RYAN'S DAUGHTER (ROSY'S THEME)" (Maurice Jarre)
"SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (THROW THE COINS)" (Patrick Doyle)
"SOMEWHERE IN TIME (MAIN THEME)" (John Barry)
"THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE" (Max Steiner)
"VERTIGO (SCENE D'AMOUR)" (Bernard Herrmann)
"YOUNG & THE RESTLESS (NADIA'S THEME)" (Barry DeVorzon/Perry Botkin Jr)

Arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.

Second disc is waiting in the wings are the composers and selections also in alphabeltical order:

"A MAN AND A WOMAN (UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME)" (Francis Lai)
"BRAVEHEART (END TITLES)" (James Horner)
"CINEMA PARADISO (LOVE THEME)" (Ennio Morricone)
"EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (MAIN TITLE/ICE DANCE)" (Danny Elfman)
"EMMANUELLE" (Pierre Bachelet/Herve Roy)
"ENGLISH PATIENT (AS FAR AS FLORENCE)" (Gabriel Yared)
"FINDING NEVERLAND (IMPOSSIBLE OPENING)" (Jan A. P. Kaczmarek)
"GHOST (UNCHAINED MELODY)" (Alex North)
"IL POSTINO (MAIN THEME)" (Luis Bacalov)
"INDECENT PROPOSAL (MAIN THEME)" (John Barry)
"JEAN DE FLORETTE (MAIN TITLE)" (Jean Claude Petit)
"LAST TANGO IN PARIS" (Gato Barbier)
"ROMEO AND JULIET (LOVE THEME)" (Nino Rota)
"SUMMER OF '42 (THE SUMMER KNOWS)" (Michael Legrand)
"TITANIC (MY HEART WILL GO ON)" (James Horner)

Each composer has the passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.
Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1177 ~ (4/12/2005)

Nadia Reisenberg - The Acclaimed Haydn Recordings

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A sound actually missed!
This is a fantastic CD
WOW!

Nadia Reisenberg - The Acclaimed Haydn Recordings

Manufacturer: Ivory Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Mozart: Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448; Schubert: Fantasia for Piano, 4 Hands in F Minor, D 940

ASIN: B00000DCQQ
Release Date: 1998-09-10

Tracks:

Son No.13 (Partital Divert) in G, Hob.XVI:6: I. Allegro
Son No.13 (Partital Divert) in G, Hob.XVI:6: II. Menuet-Trio
Son No.13 (Partital Divert) in G, Hob.XVI:6: III. Adagio
Son No.13 (Partital Divert) in G, Hob.XVI:6: IV. Finale: Allegro Molto
Fant (Capriccio) in C, Hob.XVII:4: Presto
Son No.62 in E-Flat, Hob.XVI:52: I. Allegro
Son No.62 in E-Flat, Hob.XVI:52: II. Adagio
Son No.62 in E-Flat, Hob.XVI:52: III. Finale: Presto
Tema Con Variazioni in C, Hob.XVII:5: Tema (Andante) And 6 Vars
Son No.50 in D, Hob.XVI:37: I. Allegro Con Brio
Son No.50 in D, Hob.XVI:37: II. Largo E Sostenuto
Son No.50 in D, Hob.XVI:37: III. Finale: Presto, Ma Non Troppo
Arietta Con Variazioni in A, Hob.XVII:2: Arietta (Allegretto Quasi Andantino) And 19 Vars

Tracks:

Son No.53 in e, Hob.XVI:34: I. Presto
Son No.53 in e, Hob.XVI:34: II. Adagio
Son No.53 in e, Hob.XVI:34: III. Vivace Molto
Capriccio in G (Acht Sauschneider Mussen Sein) Hob.XVIIL: Moderato
Son No.35 in A-Flat, Hob.XVI:43: I. Moderato
Son No.35 in A-Flat, Hob.XVI:43: II. Menuetto I and II
Son No.35 in A-Flat, Hob.XVI:43: III. Rondo: Presto
Arietta Con Variazioni in E-Flat, Hob.XVII:3: Arietta (Moderato) And 12 Vars
Son No.60 in C, Hob.XVI:50: I. Allegro
Son No.60 in C, Hob.XVI:50: II. Adagio
Son No.60 in C, Hob.XVI:50: III. Allegro Molto
Andante Varie in f, Hob.XVII:6: Andante, Vars And Coda

Album Description

Nadia Reisenberg (1904-1983), who studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, emigrated to the United States where she became a pupil of Alexander Lambert (a Liszt student) and Josef Hofmann. Her career as teacher and virtuosa spanned over 60 years. During her years at Juilliard, she produced many fine artists. She was a gifted performer with rare sensitivity and musical elegance. These historic and collectible performances are a testimonial to her illustrious career. (ADD) Recorded by Westminster 8/55, 12/56, 3/58. Remastered using 20-Bit State-of-the-Art Technology — HDCD Encoded

Customer Reviews:

A sound actually missed!.......2004-08-15

Nadia playing was exquisite , arresting and flamboyant . Her style belonged to an ancient tradition that simply does not exist in these days .
Musicality , honesty , are the last consequences of a deep insight in the soul of the composer . In her hands , Haydn sounds so convincing , that nobody in this moment (with the gloroius exception of Andras Schiff) can play with such pureness and rapture .

This is a fantastic CD.......2004-02-07

Nadia Reisenberg's performance on these pieces is exquisite.

WOW!.......2003-08-29

This is piano playing at its finest. Tone color, voicing, clarity are impeccable. Played with fire and conviction although in a totally idiomatic, classical fashion. This is not the 'prettified' playing of many pianists of this generation but full-bodied, dramatic, musicianly straightforward interpertations of some familiar as well as not so well known pieces. Mme Reisenberg was a musician's musician. I wish some of her other releases (Chopin, Kabalevsky, Rachmaniov) from this period would be re-released.

Shostakovich: String Quartet No 8 Op110; From Jewish Folk Poetry Op79

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Shostakovich: String Quartet No 8 Op110; From Jewish Folk Poetry Op79

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004W3JA
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

Chm Sym in c, Op.110a: I. Largo - - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
Chm Sym in c, Op.110a: II. Allegro Molto - - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
Chm Sym in c, Op.110a: III. Allegretto - - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
Chm Sym in c, Op.110a: IV. Largo - - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
Chm Sym in c, Op.110a: V. Largo - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
Sym in A flat, Op.118a: I. Andante - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
Sym in A flat, Op.118a: II. Allegretto Furioso - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
Sym in A flat, Op.118a: III. Adagio - - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
Sym in A flat, Op.118a: IV. Allegretto - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 1. The Lament For The Dead Child - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 2. The Thoughtful Mother And Aunt - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 3. Lullaby - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 4. Before A Long Parting - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 5. A Warning - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 6. The Abandoned Father - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 7. The Song Of Misery - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 8. Winter - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 9. A Good Life - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 10. The Young Girl's Song - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan
From Jewish Folk Poetry: 11. Happiness - Nadia Pelle/Mary Ann Hart/Rodney Nolan

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