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After Many Years Without Recording Nana Caymmi, One of the Greatest Mpb Interpreters, is Back. She Performs with her Usual Class Compositions from Chico Buarque ('Novo Amor'), Crist--v‹o Bastos ('Serena'), and More.

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Average customer rating: Beautiful with excellent sound engineering and singing Beautiful performances and some nice surprises Heavenly Marvelous sound Gorgeous choral voices surrounding you

Chanticleer: Magnificat (A Capella Works by Josquin, Palestrina, Titov, Victoria, and Others) Chanticleer , William Cornysh , John Taverner , Claudio Monteverdi , Vasily Polikarpovich Titov , Tomas Luis de Victoria , Vassili Polikarpovich Titov , Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina , Josquin Desprez , and Marianne Kach Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Cornysh | Cornysh, William | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Taverner | Taverner, John | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mysteria Sing We Christmas Chanticleer: A Portrait Our American Journey Wondrous Love: A World Folk Song Collection ASIN: B00004SDN3 Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria
2. Ave Maria, Mater Dei
3. Magnificat
4. Stabat Virgo Maria
5. Maria, Quid Ploras
6. The Angel Cried Out
7. Regina Caeli Laetare
8. Alma Redemptoris Mater
9. Ave Maris Stella
10. O Thou Joy Of All The Sorrowful
11. Ave Regina Caelorum A 8
12. Ave Maria A 4
13. Salve Regina A 5

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In the wake of its previous, Grammy-winning disc of contemporary madrigals (Colors of Love), the all-male a cappella ensemble that calls itself Chanticleer--in homage to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales --comes home to roost in this theme album of early music. After all, this is the territory that Chanticleer first staked out when the group banded together in 1978, and the return is most welcome. Magnificat offers manifold rewards, from the sensitive, imaginative culling of its program to the warmth and lithe interweaving of vocal layers in its execution (vividly recorded in splendid 20/24-bit process at the Skywalker Ranch)--not to mention the capsule music history that it traces. Like depictions of the Annunciation in medieval and Renaissance paintings, musical settings of texts that are centered on Mary abound during this period. Chanticleer's anthology includes familiar gems (the hymn "Ave Maris Stella"), but the group is delightfully unpredictable in many of its choices: examples of the polychoral sacred music of Russian Vasily Titov, contrafactum reworkings of two Monteverdi madrigals to Marian texts, and a full Magnificat setting by Tudor master John Taverner. The latter gives a microcosm of Chanticleer's vocal versatility, presenting stern, unadorned plainsong side-by-side with melodies that blossom like tendrils. Or listen to the ensemble's dynamic control, from the exultant climaxes of the Titov choral concerto to the achingly beautiful, held diminuendo on the second Monteverdi piece. Most impressive of all is that Chanticleer manages to avoid the bane of a cappella groups--a bland, homogenized sameness of sound--through its subtle variations in color and thoughtful musicality. A real treasure. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful with excellent sound engineering and singing.......2007-06-27

I got what I wanted ---some absolutely beautiful compositions with exquiste voices.
Should be a grammy nominee

Beautiful performances and some nice surprises.......2005-06-17

This is a nice anthology of Renaissance music encompassing key composers of both the Prima and Seconda Prattica, including one or two less known names. The uniting theme is that of they are all in praise of the Virgin Mary. Most of these works are old war horses such as the Josquin Ave Maria which is beautifully performed. Their tempo for the Josquin is similar to that of the spacious approach of the Hilliard Ensemble, and unless you like this music performed at breakneck speed you will likely find this performance perfectly satisfying. If you are interested in an anthology of Renaissance music then this is a great choice, however for those of us with a strong interest in music of this period what really makes this essential listening is the two extraordinary pieces by Vasily Titov.

Titov composed at the time of Tsar Peter the Great's modernisation drive in Russia. He brought in composers from the West and Titov's music represents a marriage of the Italian compositional styles of the Seconda Prattica with the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church. Like the grand architecture of St Petersburgs, and the Hermitage this is an fascinating mixture of Western influences with distinctly Russian ones. The twelve part polychoral writings have some of the dark solemnity of Russian Orthodox music while clearly being heavily influenced by the likes of Monteverdi, Gabrielli, Lassus and Palestrina. Perhaps a more authentically Russian approach to this music would have given far more prominence to the basses, but this still has trumendous impact. It makes it strange that there is so much interest in composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Moussorsky, Shostakovich and the like but the Early Music movement have yet to catch up with Eastern Europe - Titov is very easily their equal and I would welcome more substantial recordings devoted to exploring this neglected composer.

This is a great recording recommended both to a general audience as well as to lovers of Renaissance music alike. The recorded sound is natural and full bodied. You can pick out individual voices in the chorus without them being drowned into an amorphous porridge of sound - a sign of a good recording. Still, I have heard wider sound staging and a wider dynamic range, so for all its virtues this is almost - but not quite - audiophile quality. Clearly a SACD format DSD recording would have been preferable.

Heavenly.......2003-01-04

This is one of my first two DVD-audio discs. Some tracks are recorded from the audience perspective, with the choir across the front and cathedral ambience all around, and those are beautiful, but I gotta say I love the, "choir-around the room" recordings a little more. Track 3 in particular has the choir "doubled" with parts recorded seperately with the choir at the rear of the cathedral, a then they moved 'em all down front, and stuck the tracks together through the magic of digital editing. I don't have a DVD-audio player yet so I'm just listening to the compressed Dolby 5.1 tracks. Can't imagine it sounding any better, though. Get this disc. Seriously, do it so you can go to heaven!

Marvelous sound.......2002-03-08

This recording wraps you up in a gorgeous sonority, and I'm only listening in stereo. I can't wait to hear it when I fill out my speaker ensemble.

Gorgeous choral voices surrounding you.......2002-02-03

I hesitated to buy this disc until a friend told me he knew one of the members of Chanticleer; then again I also had nothing like it in my collection. The sound is rich and resonant. You should know it is recorded realistically, in a variety of soundfields, i.e. sometimes there is a processional from front to rear, sometimes choruses on upper left/right, or from all around you, depending on the material. If that sounds disconcerting be assured it isn't. This is a beautiful and soothing disc with a nice variety to it, and the sound is wonderful.

Average customer rating: Incredible A fine disk of selections from Rossini operas by one of the premier mezzo-sopranos Best CD by Bartoli! Stunning This is my favorite Cecilia Bartoli recording.

Cecilia Bartoli - Rossini Heroines Gioachino Rossini , Cecilia Bartoli , Ion Marin , and La Fenice Theater Orchestra & Chorus Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works Featuring Bartoli | Bartoli, Cecilia | A to B | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bartoli, Cecilia | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bartoli, Cecilia | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Cecilia Bartoli - Rossini Arias / Patanè Cecilia Bartoli - Mozart Portraits Cecilia Bartoli - A Portrait Cecilia Bartoli - Mozart Arias Cecilia Bartoli - Gluck Italian Arias ~ Dreams & Fables ASIN: B000004202 Release Date: 1992-03-10

Tracks:

1. Rossini Heroines: Riedi al soglio - Zelmira
2. Rossini Heroines: Ah, non potrian resistere - Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo
3. Rossini Heroines: Giusto ciel, in tal periglio - Maometto II
4. Rossini Heroines: Tanti affetti in tal momento - La donna del lago
5. Rossini Heroines: Quant'e grato all'alma mia - Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra
6. Rossini Heroines: Fellon, la pena avrai - Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra
7. Rossini Heroines: Ah! che invan su questo ciglio - Maometto II
8. Rossini Heroines: Serena i vaghi rai... Bel raggio lusinghier - Semiramide

Customer Reviews:

Incredible.......2006-04-06

This is my favorite Bartoli recording. Her rich mezzo-soprano voice feels custom-made for Rossini. I own this CD-it's my second copy, I wore out the first one!

If you are browsing here in search of your first Cecilia Bartoli CD, this is it. It's one of the CDs I can't live without.

5+ stars!

A fine disk of selections from Rossini operas by one of the premier mezzo-sopranos.......2005-12-30

Bartoli is one of the premier mezzo-sopranos currently singing. This music shows off her vocal flexibility and emotional range quite well. Rossini is the right kind of composer for her musical gifts because he allows the voice to sing beautifully and without pushing it to extremes. Bartoli displays her dynamic range, from a whisper to a full forte while maintaining a singing tone. Her range from low notes to high soprano notes is quite impressive and delights the listeners (as she and the composer fully intend).

Here she sings numbers from various Rossini operas with full orchestral accompaniment and some chorus to provide context. However, the point is much less the drama than the vocal display the selection allows Bartoli.

The notes provided that describe each of the works is very helpful as are the supplied lyrics and English translation.

This is a very pleasurable disk and one you can listen to many times and still find new delights. The only thing that I find the least bit difficult is when Bartoli resorts to aspirating vowels (putting an "h" on each note of the vowel) in runs and melismas. She doesn't do it all the time, but it is jarring for me when she does. It is really a flaw, but a minor one given all her great gifts and talents. It just gets in the way, however.

That being said, I still recommend the disk and say, ENJOY! Learn to love opera and it will enhance your life. Really, it will!

Best CD by Bartoli!.......2001-09-04

The most enjoyable Bartoli CD for me was "Potrait".
Other than that, this is one of the enjoyable CDs from Her.
Money worthy CD with Belcanto Style.

Stunning.......1999-02-24

Everything about this CD is perfect. The music is great, her singing incredible, the production just right. This one will grow on you and sound fresh or different 5 years down the line. Warning: this recording got me into opera!

This is my favorite Cecilia Bartoli recording........1998-10-11

This artist's voice is hypnotic and compelling, very rich and expressive. I recommend this recording even for those who are not opera fans, as I am not. If you enjoy exquisite sound, you should hear this recording-a treat for the connosseur of any type of vocal music. I am presently on my second copy of this recording-I wore the first one out. My personal favorite is track 3, Giusto Ciel...

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Rossini: Arias / Ricciarelli Rossini , Ricciarelli , and Ferro Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: French Coloratura Arias ASIN: B000025ESA Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

1. L'Ora Fatal S'Appressa
2. Giusto Ciel! In Tal Periglio
3. Piu Dolce, E Placide Spirano L'Aure
4. Come Dolce All'Alma Mia
5. Della Rosa Il Bel Vermiglio
6. Quanto E Grato All'Alma Mia
7. Assisa Ai Pie D'Un Salice
8. Deh Calma, O Ciel
9. S'Allontanano Alfin!
10. Selva Opaca, Deserta Brughiera
11. Serena I Vaghi Rai
12. Bel Raggio Lusinghier
13. Dolce Pensiero

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Alma Serena Nana Caymmi Manufacturer: EMI Brazil ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Boleros | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000G7ND Release Date: 1999-09-30

Tracks:

1. Leva Minha Dor
2. Novo Amor
3. Serena
4. Vale a Pena
5. Flor Lunar
6. Eu Quero Estar Com Voc
7. Anjo Do Amor
8. NPosso Me Esquecer Do Adeus
9. CoracSem Sa
10. Noite Meu io
11. Clube da Esquina
12. Primavera [Vai Chuva]
13. Outra Tarde
14. Flecha de Prata

Album Details

After Many Years Without Recording Nana Caymmi, One of the Greatest Mpb Interpreters, is Back. She Performs with her Usual Class Compositions from Chico Buarque ('Novo Amor'), Crist--v‹o Bastos ('Serena'), and More.

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Rossini Arias Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004VG0U Release Date: 1991-11-01

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Romances Judeo-Espagnoles (Judeo-Spanish Romances) - Ensemble Lyrique Ibérique: Dominique Thibaudat (Voice) / Nabil Ibn Khalidi (Ud) / Pierre Rigopoulos (Zarb & Bendir) Anonymous , Diego Ortiz , Jewish Traditional , Sephardic Traditional , Spanish Traditional , Spanish Anonymous , and Ensemble Lyrique Ibérique Manufacturer: L'empreinte Digitale ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000005WBQ Release Date: 1993-12-28

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Introitus: Vokalmusik von Dufay bis Palestrina Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lassus | Lassus, Orlando di(Lasso) | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Hilliard Ensemble | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000025BZ6 Release Date: 2000-05-20

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria, Virgo Serena
2. Introitus: 'Requiem Aeternam'
3. Nuper Rosarum Flores/Terrible Est Locus Iste
4. O Salutaris Hostia
5. Quam Pulchra Es
6. Veni Sancte Spiritus - Veni Creator
7. Himno XIX: Pange Lingua IV - Hesperion XX
8. Alma Redemptoris
9. Salve Porta Paradisi
10. In Monte Oliveti
11. Tota Pulchra Es (No.9)
12. Vulnerasti Cor Meum (No.10)
13. De Tous Biens Plaine - Hesperion XX
14. Mille Regretz
15. Il Bianco E Dolce Cigno
16. La Deploration Sur La Mort De Jehan Ockeghem
17. Clamabat Autem Mulier

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Alma Serena Nana Caymmi Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DZFN Release Date: 1996-06-28

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2. Apocalipse [Import]
3. As Melhores [Import]
4. Bossa Nova [Import]
5. Cafe Com Pao [Import]
6. Cancao Do Amor [Import]
7. Cantoria 1 [Import]
8. Cantoria 3 [Import]
9. Casa De Samba [Import]
10. Cazuza & Barao [Import]

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