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Average customer rating: Uneven quality but great value A superb collection of Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn: The Masterworks [Box Set] Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Octets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Viola | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | 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 Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dvorák: The Masterworks [Box Set] Haydn: The Masterworks [Box Set] Vivaldi: The Masterworks (Box Set) Brahms: The Masterworks (Box Set) Schubert: The Masterworks [Box Set] ASIN: B00062FLJ2 Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

Uneven quality but great value.......2007-04-30

Brilliant Classics has found a niche with their extremely low-price multi-disc collections of the work of a single composer or performer. The Bach, Mozart and Chopin Complete Editions are legitimately considered to be artistic and economical triumphs. But the Masterworks series are more uneven. Currently available from Amazon France at about a buck per CD, they're still a bargain for those interested in quickly building a music library. But it's worth keeping a few things in mind. Unlike the Bach and Mozart Editions, these are not always historically informed performances. In this Mendelssohn set, the Hanover Band puts in a cameo (in Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), but most of the ensembles use modern instruments, techniques and proportions. This doesn't always work out, as in the case of the ponderously heavy recordings of the String Symphonies by an apparently full complement of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig strings (Mendelssohn likely wrote these early works for a much smaller group). The caliber of the performances varies too, ranging from good to poor, and from marquis musicians such as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau to a few Dutch who-dats. The chamber musicians generally acquit themselves well (though the Octet recording is marred by an engineering flaw in the last movement, distortion, at least on my copy). But the symphonies suffer from some substandard performances, such as the Italian Symphony's live recording with not only audience noise but also ensemble flaws such as a distracting clarinet squeak in the first movement's recapitulation. Another strike is the lack of program notes. Brilliant's Complete Editions provide a booklet or CD-ROM with program notes, but here you'll need to do your own research.

Despite these shortcomings, this set is still good value (at least at Amazon France's current price of 31 Euros). And it's a fine way to become acquainted with Mendelssohn's music.

A superb collection of Mendelssohn.......2007-03-24

Let me preface this by saying that most of these works were not new to me - I own many other Mendelssohn CDs and have enjoyed his compositions for some time now. Also, this set is available much cheaper elsewhere, particularly from European retailers.
The symphonies are well-performed. 'Reformation' is an inspired live recording. The 12 string symphonies, written in Mendelssohn's youth, are also included. The concertos are exceptional - the violin concerto is as good as you'll find anywhere. The oratorios Elijah and Paulus are included, as well as the complete chamber works and a diverse assortment of choral works. The last few discs include the Lied ohne worte, the epic organ sonatas, and excellent renditions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Fingal's Cave. While there are a few sketchy performances in the choral and chamber works, the performances and recordings are generally very solid, and the body of work couldn't be better.

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The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 1 The Complete Songs of Charles Ives, Vol. 3 The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 114 Songs by Charles Ives Susan Graham - Songs of Ned Rorem ASIN: B0000049ML Release Date: 1995-04-16

Tracks:

1. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: I Travelled Among Unknow Men
2. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Allegro
3. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Feldeinsamkeit
4. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Harpalus
5. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: The Light That Is Felt
6. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Du Alte Mutter
7. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: God Bless And Keep Thee
8. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Du Alte Mutter
9. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Slugging A Vampire
10. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Tarrant Mass
11. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Karen
12. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Dreams
13. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: The World's Highway
14. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Because Of You
15. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Romanzo Di Central Park
16. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Because Thou Art
17. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: I Knew And Loved A Maid
18. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Her Gown Was Of Vermilion Silk
19. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Flag Song
20. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Spring Song
21. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Ich Grolle Nicht
22. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Widmung
23. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: We Melodien
24. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: There Is A Lane
25. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Elegie
26. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Evidence
27. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Berceuse
28. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Rough Wind
29. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: South Wind
30. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: No More
31. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: On Judge's Walk
32. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: A Night Thought
33. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Song Of The Dead
34. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Where The Eagle
35. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Tolerance
36. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: The Love Song Of Har Dyal
37. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Omens And Oracles
38. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Those Evening Bells
39. The Complete Songs Of Charles Ives: Fruhlingslied

Average customer rating: At last! Maud Powell's musicianship available again

The Complete Recordings of Maud Powell, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruch | Bruch, Max | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sarasate | Sarasate, Pablo de | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vieuxtemps | Vieuxtemps, Henri | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Complete Recordings of Maud Powell, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00005NUP4 Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

1. Partita No.1 in b, BWV 1002: Tempo Di Borea
2. Minuetto
3. Orphee Et Eurydice: Melodie
4. Vn Con No.7 in G, Op.76: Allegro Maestoso
5. Vn Con No.7 in G, Op.76: Andante Tranquillo
6. Vn Con No.7 in G, Op.76: Allegro Moderato
7. Kol Nidrei
8. Zigeunerweisen
9. Mignon: Gavotte
10. Spanish Dance, Op.26 No.8
11. Salut D'amour
12. Four American Folk Songs: My Old Kentucky Home/Old Black Joe/Shine On/Kingdom Comin'
13. Caprice On Dixie
14. Silver Threads Among The Gold
15. Petite Valse
16. Farfalla, Op.40, No.3 (Will-O'-The-Wisp)
17. Polonaise, Op.38
18. Guitarrero
19. Souvenir
20. Molly On The Shore
21. The Bee
22. Minute Waltz
23. Thais: Meditation

Customer Reviews:

At last! Maud Powell's musicianship available again.......2002-01-03

This is a reissue of "The Art of Maud Powell, a 'Victor Immortal' - complete recordings 1904-1917" prepared by the Maud Powell Foundation (Arlington, VA) in 1989. The guiding spirit behind that foundation, and project director of this collection, is Powell's biographer Karen A. Shaffer.

These three CDs were available only from the Maud Powell Foundation. I managed to get volume 3 several years ago after hearing all three discs from a library, but volume 2 has not been available. So, I've waited for volumes 1 and 2 hoping they'd come back "someday." Well, here they are, and Naxos has also released volume 3 according to their January 2 2002 newsletter.

Maud Powell (1867-1920) was in 1904 the first solo instrumentalist to record for Victor's new celebrity artist series on their Red Seal label. Their promotional materials told us to "Listen to Maud Powell's violin...if you want to find out how much can be got out of a fiddle, go--listen to--Maud Powell." They were right.

Powell's performances are the type of playing that may bring tears to your eyes, going straight to the heart and soul of the music and resonating with whatever you find inside yourself. She starts with a remarkably intense tone and naturally easy phrasing, then adds a tastefully varied vibrato and portamento (as vocally-inspired ornaments to heighten the expressivity). She varies her intonation according to the keys and the directions of the phrases, as her younger contemporary Pablo Casals did on the cello. It is extraordinary, like the best singer one can imagine but going beyond words. It is the kind of performance where it doesn't even matter what music she's playing...classical bon-bons, excerpts, folk songs, whatever. The music becomes a living thing in performances this good: breathing and moving and dancing right in front of you, and commanding your attention. It will get to you and you will feel it. What more needs to be said?

Bravo to Naxos for making these recordings available. The sound is pretty good, too, considering that the recordings were made before the availability of electric microphones. I hardly notice the background noise of the record since the performances are so directly engaging. These discs would be a "must-have" even at three or four times the price that Naxos is asking for them....

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The Great Voices of the Century, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Rajon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ketèlbey, Albert William | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007KUIU0 Release Date: 2005-02-14

Tracks:

1. Stars Were Brightly Shining (From "Tosca")
2. Come In The Gondola (From "Night In Venice")
3. Because
4. Open Road (From "The Gypsy Baron")
5. Merry Widow Waltz
6. Count Your Blessings
7. All Through The Night
8. Maidens Of Cadiz
9. Tristesse
10. If You Were The Only Girl In The World
11. Silver Threads Among The Gold
12. Deep In My Heart, Dear (From "The Student Prince")
13. Songs My Mother Taught Me
14. Torna A Surriento
15. Over The Rainbow (From "The Wizard Of Oz")
16. Parted
17. Bachelor Gay (From "Maid Of The Mountains")
18. Trottin To The Fair
19. White Wings
20. Lost Chord
21. Creed
22. Drinking Song (From "Merry Wives Of Windsor"
23. De Glory Road
24. Ol Man River (From "Showboat")
25. Changing Of The Guard
26. Blue Danube
27. Huguette (From "Vagabond King")
28. If I Were A Blackbird
29. ILl Sing A Song Of Love To You
30. Intermezzo
31. Panis Angelicus
32. Berceuse De "Jocelyn"
33. WeLl Gather Lilacs (From "Perchance To Dream")
34. Holy City
35. O For The Wings Of A Dove
36. Goodnight (From "Cousin From Nowhere")
37. Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
38. Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
39. ChElla Mi Creda Libero ( From "Girl Of The Golden West")
40. Loves Old Sweet Song
41. Last Rose Of Summer
42. River Stay Way From My Door
43. OSilver Moon (From "Russalka")
44. La Marseillaise
45. Nessun Dorma (From "Turandot")
46. Who Tied The Knot (From "Gypsy Baron")
47. They Call Me Mimi (From "La Boheme")
48. Rosary
49. Song Of India (From "Sadko")
50. Serenade
51. My Heart & I (From "Old Chelsea")
52. Smilin Through
53. Sanctuary Of The Heart
54. Vilia (From "Merry Widow")
55. ILl Take You Home Again, Kathleen
56. I Love You Truly
57. Road To The Isles
58. Eriskay Love Lilt
59. Vivere
60. Old Father Thames
61. Tales From The Vienna Woods
62. Oriental Prayer (From "Lakme")
63. My Song Goes Round The World
64. I Love Thee
65. On The Road To Mandalay
66. Wiegenlied (Cradle Song)

Album Description

3 CD set from the Rajon 'Great Series'. 66 tracks. 2005.

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Telarc Collection, Vol. 6 Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bach, P.D.Q. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Percussion | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Telarc Collection, Vol. 7 The Telarc Collection, Volume 10 The Telarc Collection, Volume 2 The Telarc Collection, Vol. 9 Telarc Collection, Vol. 4 ASIN: B000003D6D Release Date: 1992-09-29

Tracks:

1. Pomp & Circumstance Military March No.1 - David Zinman/Baltimore SO
2. Sym No.101 'The Clock': Finale - Sir Charles Mackerras/Orch Of St. Luke's
3. Pno Con No.17: Allegretto - John O'Conor
4. The Creation: The Heavens Are Telling Us - Robert Shaw/Atlanta SO And Chor
5. The Rite Of Spring - Yoel Levi/Atlanta SO
6. Grand Ser: Rondo Mucho Grando - Professor Peter Schickele
7. La Vida Breve - Lecero Tena
8. Son No.20, Op.49, No.2: Allegro Ma Non Troppo - John O'Conor
9. Toccata And Fugue in d 'Dorian', BWV538 - Michael Murray
10. Conc Grosso, Op.6, No.1: Allegro - Martin Pearlman/Boston Baroque
11. Annie: Easy Street - Empire Brass
12. Love - Doc Deverinsen
13. A Charlie Brown Christmas: Linus & Lucy - John Colanni/John Leitham/Donny Osborne
14. Birdfeathers - George Shearing
15. Bebop (Exc) - Dizzy Gillespie/Clifford Jordan/Antonio Hart/Danilo Perez/George Mraz/Lewis Nash
16. Mambo Numero Cinco - Hilton Ruiz And Friends
17. Calypso - The Willage Waytes & Friends

Average customer rating: One of the best sounding Lohengrins in the catalogue. A Memento of Konya A reminder of the wretched Leinsdorf, from sooneone who was there Excellent, Excellent, Excellent! A Wonderful Introduction to a Great Opera

Wagner: Lohengrin Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Wagner: Die Walküre Richard Strauss: Salome [Remastered] ASIN: B000009W7L Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

1. Lohengrin: Act 1: Prelude
2. Lohengrin: Act 1: Hort! Grafen, Edle, Freie von Brabant! - (Herald)
3. Lohengrin: Act 1: Dank Konig, dir - (Frederick) (Herald)
4. Lohengrin: Act 1: Seht hin! Sie naht, die hart Beklagte! - (Elsa)
5. Lohengrin: Act 1: Einsam in truben Tagen - (Elsa) (Frederick)
6. Lohengrin: Act 1: Des Ritters will ich waren (Elsa) (Herald)
7. Lohengrin: Act 1: Ohn' Antwort ist der Ruf verhallt! (Frederick) (Elsa) (Herald)
8. Lohengrin: Act 1: Nun sei bedankt, mein lieber Schwan! - (Lohengrin) (Elsa)
9. Lohengrin: Act 1: Wenn ich im Kampfe fur dich siege - (Lohengrin) (Elsa)
10. Lohengrin: Act 1: Welch holde Wunder muss ich seh'n? - (Lohengrin) (Frederick)
11. Lohengrin: Act 1: Nun horet mich und achtet wohl - (Lohengrin) (Frederick) (Elsa) (Ortrud)
12. Lohengrin: Act 1: Durch Gottes Sieg ist jetzt dein Leben mein - (Lohengrin) (Elsa) (Ortrud) (Frederick)
13. Lohengrin: Act 2: Introduction
14. Lohengrin: Act 2: Erhebe dich, Genossin meiner Schmach! (Frederick) (Ortrud)
15. Lohengrin: Act 2: Was macht dich in so wilder Klage - (Ortrud) (Frederick)

Tracks:

1. Lohengrin: Act 2: Entsetzlich! - (Frederick) (Ortrud)
2. Lohengrin: Act 2: Euch Luften, die mein Klagen - (Elsa) (Ortrud) (Frederick)
3. Lohengrin: Act 2: Wer ruft? - (Elsa) (Ortrud)
4. Lohengrin: Act 2: Ortrud, wo bist du? - (Elsa) (Ortrud) (Frederick)
5. Lohengrin: Act 2: In Fruh'n versammelt uns der Ruf
6. Lohengrin: Act 2: Des Konigs Wort und Will' - (Frederick) (Herald)
7. Lohengrin: Act 2: Gesegnet soll sie schreiten
8. Lohengrin: Act 2: Zuruck, Elsa! - (Ortrud) (Elsa)
9. Lohengrin: Act 2: Heil! Heil dem Konig! - (Elsa) (Lohengrin)
10. Lohengrin: Act 2: O Konig! Trugbetorte Fursten! - (Frederick) (Lohengrin)
11. Lohengrin: Act 2: Welch ein Geheimnis - (Ortrud) (Frederick) (Lohengrin) (Elsa)
12. Lohengrin: Act 2: Mein Held, entgegne kuhn - (Lohengrin) (Frederick) (Elsa)

Tracks:

1. Lohengrin: Act 3: Prelude
2. Lohengrin: Act 3: Treulich gefuhrt ziehet dahin (Bridal Song)
3. Lohengrin: Act 3: Das susse Lied verhallt - (Lohengrin) (Elsa)
4. Lohengrin: Act 3: Wie hehr erkenn' ich - (Lohengrin) (Elsa)
5. Lohengrin: Act 3: Hochstes Vertraun - (Lohengrin) (Elsa)
6. Lohengrin: Act 3: Weh, nun ist all unser Gluck dahin! - (Lohengrin) (Elsa)
7. Lohengrin: Act 3: Heil, Konig Heinrich!
8. Lohengrin: Act 3: Was bringen die? - (Lohengrin)
9. Lohengrin: Act 3: In fernem Land - (Lohengrin)
10. Lohengrin: Act 3: Mir schwankt der Boden! - (Elsa) (Lohengrin)
11. Lohengrin: Act 3: Mein lieber Schwan! - (Lohengrin) (Ortrud) (Elsa)

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Compared to Rudolf Kempe's atmospheric Vienna EMI Lohengrin, Erich Leinsdorf's Boston version, in spite of expert orchestral playing (the first-desk soloists truly stand out) seems inert and studio bound by comparison. Sandor Kónya delivers the title role with personality and authority, but the remainder of the cast lacks the ensemble momentum that distinguishes the aforementioned Kempe recording. Leinsdorf, by the way, restores several bars of music to Lohengrin's Narrative originally cut by the composer. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

One of the best sounding Lohengrins in the catalogue........2007-07-03

It took a while for this recording to make it back into the catalogue. The wait was worth it. Sandor Konya was simply the best Lohengrin (and Walther von Stolzing) around during his time. His voice always had enough heft for the role, but he always sang it with real beauty. As many other recordings attest, this is not the case with many other tenors. Lucine Amara replaced Leontyne Price for this recording, and is good. Her voice does not have quite the heft and color needed for the role, but she sings honestly. Jerome Hines is probably the best Heinrich on CD. He had a cannon of a voice, and used it well. William Dooley's Telramund was criticized at the time for being short on top (i.e. - the top is tight) but I don't find that to be the case. Rita Gorr, however, IS rather hard pressed to get through the third act. I don't notice her having trouble in the earlier acts, but the final outbursts are vehemently lunged at rather than sung powerfully.

Unlike my other favorite Lohengrin (Fehenberger/ Jochum), this is absolutely complete (including the Appendix to the Grail Narrative!) in amazingly real sound. When you have that long procession to the cathedral or the preludes you want great sound, and this set delivers. The voices are free and project easily through the orchestra. I don't understand why people berate Leinsdorf so much. His performances do not have the hyper energy injected artificially into them by other conductors (Solti comes to mind), true, but they unfold naturally. What a joy to hear such balanced textures throughout. And the drama is still there. Multiple hearings of this set will make you enjoy it more with every hearing. (4 stars for Gorr act three and Amara's valiant but smallish Elsa.)

A Memento of Konya.......2007-03-02

I'm giving this three stars on the basis of Konya's singing of the title role. We are fortunate that Konya, a tenor rather neglected in the studio, left excellent recordings of Lohengrin and the Meistersinger Walther (under Kubelik).

Leontyne Price was reportedly the first choice for Elsa. It would have been an interesting opportunity to hear her in a German role. There are a few glimpses of her singing in Richard Strauss excerpts in good vocal estate and they pique my interest for what she would have done in this role. (The complete Strauss Ariadne came a few years too late to showcase her great vocal gifts.) Lucine Amara is adequate but not much more. She no Janowitz, Norman, or especially, Grummer.

The rest of the cast is significantly outclassed, especially by Fischer-Dieskau and Christa Ludwig in the rival EMI/Kempe effort. Rita Gorr, an artist I admire, handles much of the role of Ortrud pretty well, but the final scene's squalling is a trial to the ears.

The Boston Symphony is tonally opulent and brings out much of the beauty of the orchestration, an accomplishment shared by Maestro Leinsdorf. The conducting isn't, however, on a par with Kempe.

This is an interesting recording for fans of Konya and the curious. Yes, it is absolutely complete with Lohengrin's uncut grail narrative, but for a reference recording, look elsewhere. My recommendation is EMI/Kempe.

A reminder of the wretched Leinsdorf, from sooneone who was there.......2005-09-05

I went regularly to the BSO in the Leinsdorf era, and he was a wretched conductor on the whole. Now that he's long dead, I can almost forget him, until the stiff, unyielding, utterly inert conducting on this CD set reminds me of those awful years. Lucine Amara was dragged in at the last moment as a replacement in the part of Elsa and is quite bad, completely ignorant of Wagner style, too small of voice, etc. Sandor Konya is a joy, however, the ideal Lohengrin. This is his only studio recording of the role that made him famous, but you can find the same sweet-voiced performance on off-labels from live performances.

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!.......2005-06-06

I'll keep my words short.

It's Pure magic all the way through, full of beauty, fire, drama, and weight...plus you get the complete full Act 3 Grail narration!

It's like a book you can't put down because it's so good!

Just get it and you will fall in love with Lohengrin in a whole way you never new possible!

A Wonderful Introduction to a Great Opera.......2003-09-28

LOHENGRIN is been one of Wagner's best known works, and contains two of his best known musical pieces: The Prelude to Act III and the well known Bridal Chorus that is a staple at most weddings. In the early twentieth century it was one of the most popular operas performed at the Met. Is not all that surprising that the work is so well loved. Fans of Wagner have all the elements that make a Wagnerian opera great: powerful music and a mythic plot which tells the story of the Knight Lohengrin, son of Parsifal and Kundry. For music lovers who find Wagner a bit too off-putting or heavy, it has more of the elements of French and Italian operas than Wagner's later works such as the four operas that make up the Ring Cycle or Tristan and Isolde.

Recording Richard Wagner is a troublesome task. His works require such power that something in each recording seems to be missing. Sometimes it is the quality if the singing, at other times it is the orchestra or perhaps the conductor cannot hold the piece together. The Boston Symphony Orchestra's version of LOHENGRIN with Erich Leinsdorf seems to come pretty close to being perfect. The Boston Symphony Orchestra has a reputation for excellence and Leinsdorf was certainly one of its legendary conductors. He is able to use the full depth and abilities of the BSO to give this great work its due. Sandor Konya is Lohengrin. At one moment he can be a powerful heldentenor, at other moments he is able to sing with delicate grace and beauty. Lucine Amara's Elsa is sheer beauty. Jerome Hines is superb as the King. My only objection to the set is Rita Gorr's Ortrud. While she is a mezzo with great ability, and her character in this opera is supposed to be a bit shrilly, at time she is too brash and it comes across almost as screaming rather than singing. Once a person is used to her rendition of Ortrud, it becomes barely noticeable, but it dopes take some getting used to.

I have listened to other recordings of this work, as well as live broadcasts from the Met, (quite honestly it is difficult to judge the work from a Met broadcast a few years ago since the audience let its displeasure with the sets be known with a series of boos that seemed to have an effect on the music as well), yet this continues to be the recording I enjoy most. As another reviewer noted, there are cuts in this version, which was not uncommon for longer operas recorded in 1965 as this recording was, however the strengths of this recording still make it my favorite rendition of this work.

Average customer rating: DO NOT BUY THIS CD!!! Robin Hood Revisited

The Merry Widow & The Desert Song Manufacturer: Box Office ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romberg, Sigmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Musical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Song of Norway & Roberta - Edvard Grieg & Jerome Kern ASIN: B000001ZRJ Release Date: 2000-01-01

Tracks:

1. The Merry Widow: Overture - Franz Lehar
2. The Merry Widow: In Marsovia - Kitty Carlisle And Chorus
3. The Merry Widow: Maxim's - Wilbur Evans
4. The Merry Widow: Finale Of Act I - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans
5. The Merry Widow: Down In Dear Marsovia - Jeffry Alexander
6. The Merry Widow: Vilia - Kitty Carlisle
7. The Merry Widow: Women - Wilbur Evans/Felix Knight
8. The Merry Widow: Love In My Heart - Felix Knight
9. The Merry Widow: Finale Of Act II - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans
10. The Merry Widow: The Girls At Maxim's - Lisette Verea
11. The Merry Widow: I Love You So (The Merry Widow Waltz) - Wilbur Evans/Kitty Carlisle
12. The Merry Widow: Finale - Wilbur Evans/Kitty Carlisle
13. The Desert Song: Opening Chorus And Riff Song - Wilbur Evans
14. The Desert Song: French Military Marching Song - Kitty Carlisle
15. The Desert Song: Romance - Kitty Carlisle
16. The Desert Song: Then You Will Know - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans
17. The Desert Song: The Desert Song - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans
18. The Desert Song: Finale Of Act I - Kitty Carlisle/Wilbur Evans/Felix Knight/Vicki Vola
19. The Desert Song: One Flower In Your Garden - Felix Knight
20. The Desert Song: One Alone - Wilbur Evans
21. The Desert Song: The Sabre Song - Kitty Carlisle
22. The Desert Song: Finale - Kitty Carlisle
23. Kitty Carlisle Selections: Beat Out Dat Rhythm On A Drum - Carmen Jones/Georges Bizet/Oscar Hammerstein II
24. Kitty Carlisle Selections: Jalousie - Jacob Gade/Vera Bloom
25. Kitty Carlisle Selections: Good Night Sweetheart - Ray Noble/James Campbell/Peg Connelly/Rudy Vallee

Customer Reviews:

DO NOT BUY THIS CD!!!.......2002-03-28

The performances are great and both THE MERRY WIDOW and THE DESERT SONG are given very theatrical recordings here.

The problem is sound quality. These are bootleg Cds dubbed from poor quality 78 RPMS with no attempt to clean up the sound. It is muddy, scratchy, noisy and distant. Also several of the sides were transferred running off-speed!!

Happily Decca Broadway has sued to have these bogus discs taken off the market and have announced plans to issue these same titles under their own label. Decca owns the original masters so the sound will be much better. Do yourself a favour and wait a few months for the Decca releases, and avoid at all costs this an any other releases from Encore/Box-Office!!

Robin Hood Revisited.......2001-04-04

Many years ago, when i was a child, I used to listen to The Desert Song on the original 78 rpm records. Since one song took in an entire record side, I got to be choosy as to what i wanted to hear, and in what order. Somehow, no matter what the record selection might be on the turntable stack, it always included the musical tale of the Red Shadow (aka Paul, the French commander's son), in his quest for justice, love, and adventure in North Africa.

The Desert Song is one of those old-time musicals that they just don't seem to make any more...perhaps we have become too cynical, too worldly, to believe that once upon a time, people would go out by themselves, shuck off their privilaged existance, get together with a band of loyal henchmen (the Riffs in this case), and right wrongs, chastise villians, win the girl, and reveal their secret identity at the very end....and do all this set to some well-written music, including one of the great polyamorous love ballads of all time - "If One Flower Grows Alone In Your Garden".

Put some fun, adventure, and old-fashioned idealism back into your life and let yourself be recruited by the Red Shadow and his band, happily roistering in the secret cave hide-out, as they plan their next sorty against the evil-doers of a simpler - and possibly better - world.

The Merry Widow ain't half bad, either!

Average customer rating: Barenboim Conducts A Fine Score But The Singers Are Bland A Fearless,Genuine Walther Near Perfect Recording Fantastic! Excellent sound and tight, exciting conducting!

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg / Barenboim Richard Wagner , Daniel Barenboim , Matthias Holle , Andreas Schmidt , Peter Seiffert , Bayreuth Festival Orchestra , and Robert Holl Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Barenboim, Daniel | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen ASIN: B00004U5AG Release Date: 2000-09-05

Tracks:

1. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Vorspiel
2. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Erster Aufzug - Erste Szene - Da zu dir der Heiland kam (Die Gemeinde)
3. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Verweilt! Ein Wort - ein einzig Wort! (Walther, Eva, Magdalene)
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Ach, David! David! (Magdalene, David, Walther, Eva)
5. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Zweite Szene - David! Was stehst? (Lehrbuben, David, Walther)
6. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Mein Herr! Der Singer Meister - Schlag (David, Walther)
7. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Der Meister Ton' und Weisen (David, Walther, Lehrbuben)
8. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Nur dies noch (Walther, David, Lehrbuben)
9. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Dritte Szene - Seid meiner Treue wohl versehen (Pogner, Beckmesser, Walther)
10. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Zu einer Freiung und Zunftberatung (Kothner, Pogner, Vogelgesang, Ortel, Zorn, Nachtigal, Moser, Ein Lehrbube, David, Sachs, Beckmesser, Eisslinger, Foltz, Schwarz)
11. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Fur wicht'gen Antrag bitt'ich ums Wort (Pogner, Kothner)
12. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Das heibt ein Wort, ein Wort ein Mann (Die Meister)
13. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Wohl Meister! (Pogner, Beckmesser, Die Meister, Kothner, Nachtigal, Sachs)
14. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Am stillen Herd in Winterszeit (Walther, Sachs, Beckmesser, Kothner, Vogelgesang)
15. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Ein saures Amt, und hart zumal (Beckmesser, Kothner, Walther)

Tracks:

1. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Dritte Szene - Fur dich, Geliebte, sei's getan (Walther, Kothner, Beckmesser)
2. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Seid ihr nun fertig? (Beckmesser, Walther, Pogner, Kothner, Die Meister)
3. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Halt, Meister! Nicht so geeilt! (Sachs, Beckmesser, Nachtigal, Kothner, Pogner)
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Zweiter Aufzug - Erste Szene - Johannistag! Johannistag! (Lehrbuben, David, Magdalene, Sachs)
5. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Sweite Szene - Lab seh'n, ob Meister Sachs zu Haus? (Pogner, Eva, Magdalene)
6. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Dritte Szene - Zeig'her! - 's ist gut - Dort an die Tur (Sachs, David)
7. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Was duftet doch der Flieder (Sachs)
8. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Vierte Szene - Gut'n Abend, Meister! Noch so fleibig? (Eva, Sachs, Magdalene)
9. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Ach ja! Hast recht; 's ist im Kopf mir kraus (Sachs, Eva)
10. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Das dacht' ich wohl (Sachs, Magdalene, Eva)
11. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Funfte Szene - Da ist er! (Eva, Magdalene, Walther)
12. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Uble Dinge, die ich da merk' (Sachs, Walther, Eva)
13. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Tu's nicht! - Doch horch! (Eva, Walther, Sachs)
14. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Jerum! Jerum! Hallo hallohe! (Sachs, Beckmesser, Walther, Eva)
15. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Das Fenster geht auf (Beckmesser, Eva, Walther, Sachs)
16. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Den Tag Seh' ich erscheinen (Beckmesser, Sachs)
17. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Seid lhr nun fertig? (Sachs, Beckmesser, David, Nachbarn)
18. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Siebte Szene - Ach, Himmel! David! Gott, welche Not! (Magdalene, Nachmarn, Lehrbuben, Gesellen, Die Meister, Pogner, Walther, Nachtwachter)

Tracks:

1. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Dritter Aufzug - Vorspiel
2. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Erste Szene - Gleich, Meister! Hier! (David, Sachs)
3. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Am Jordan Sankt Johannes stand (David, Sachs)
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Wahn! Wahn! Uberall Wahn! (Sachs)
5. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Grub Gott, mein Junker (Sachs, Walther)
6. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Mein Freund! In holder Jugendzeit (Sachs, Walther)
7. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Morgenlich leuchtend in rosigem Schein (Walther, Sachs)
8. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Abendlich gluhend in himmlischer Pracht (Walther, Sachs)
9. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Dritte Szene - Ein Werbelied! Von Sachs! (Beckmesser, Sachs)
10. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Sieh da, Herr Schreiber? Auch am Morgen? (Sachs, Beckmesser)
11. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Das Gedicht? Hier lieb ich's (Sachs, Beckmesser)
12. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Vierte Szene - Sieh, Evchen! (Sachs, Eva)
13. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Immer schstern, das ist nun mein los (Sachs, Walther)
14. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Hat man mit dem Schuhwerk nicht seine Not? (Sachs)
15. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: O Sachs! Mein Freund! Du Teurer Mann! (Eva, Sachs)
16. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Ein Kind ward hier geboren (Sachs)

Tracks:

1. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Die selige Morgentraum - Deutweise (Sachs, Eva, Walther, David, Magdalene)
2. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Funfte Szene - Sankt Krispi, lobet ihn! (Schuster, Schneider, Backer, Lehrbuben)
3. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Wach' auf, es nahet gen den Tag (Lehrbuben, Volk)
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Die Meistersinger (Gesellen, Lehrbuben, David)
5. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Wach' auf, es nahet gen den Tag (Lehrbuben, Volk)
6. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Euch macht ihr's leicht, mir macht ihr's schwer (Sachs, Pogner, Beckmesser, Kothner)
7. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: O Sachs, mein Freund (Pogner, Sachs, Beckmesser, Kothner, Volk)
8. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Morgen ich leuchte in rosigem Schein (Beckmesser, Die Meister, Kothner, Volk)
9. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Welch eig'ner Fall! (Meister, Sachs, Volk, Lehrbuben)
10. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein (Walther, Volk, Die Meister, Sachs, Pogner, Eva)
11. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Den Zeugen, denk es, wahlt ich gut (Sachs, Volk, Die Meister, Pogner, Walther)
12. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Verachtet mir die Mesiter nicht (Sachs, Volk)

Customer Reviews:

Barenboim Conducts A Fine Score But The Singers Are Bland.......2006-03-17

This studio recording corresponds with a production of Meistersinger conducted by Daniel Barenboim at Bayreuth in the 1990's. For fans of Barenboim and his style of conducting Wagner this is a real treat. The singers are modern singers who project their voices well and have some beautiful moments but generally sound bland and uninteresting. Of course, they are up against some tough competition - singers who have scored huge success in the few recordings there are of Meistersinger include Dietrich Ficher-Dieskau, Theo Adam, Placido Domingo, Gundula Janowitz, Rene Kollo, Cheryl Studer, Kurt Moll and others. Barenboim, too, was aware that conducting the music for this opera meant he would be immediately likened to other conductors of great fame like Furtwangler, Karajan, Jochum, Sawallisch, Kubelik and Solti, all conductors who have recordings of Meistersinger.

At a length of 4 hours and 30 minutes, this extensive, highly musical comic opera is considered to be Wagner's best work prior to his more mature works like Tristan And Isolde, the Ring and Parsifal. Set in Medieval Germany, the plot centers around a huge singing contest in old Nuremberg. There is hanky-panky going on between a contestant and the wife of another contestant. Whoever sings the most beautiful and meaningful song in praise of German artistry wins the hand of the fair Elsa, a role that is probably the most taxing for a lyric soprano. The wise cobbler Hans Sachs is a principal role and calls for a lyric but powerful bass voice and very few singers master this role. The bass in this opera is rather good, and sings well, but does not put any idiom or nuance to his acting. Granted, this opera is tough to put on. It does not enjoy immense popularity in major opera houses and only a few stage it. Today, you are likely to find that only Bayreuth still stages this work. Barenboim, who was Jewish by the way, remains an active and popular conductor and his talent for conducting Wagner is extraordinary. No other conductor alive today can do this.

A Fearless,Genuine Walther.......2005-01-04

Nearly the ideal "Meistersinger" but that same problem ever;an old Hans Sachs voice just razing the performance,all in all Sachs is all but one third of this opera.In fact,Holl doesn't ruin Barenboim so severely like Van Dam did on last Solti's version.My disagreement on previous rewiew concerns the leading couple.I loved them;Emily Magee sings a cheerful Eva,just perfect to her fellow,Peter Seiffert,in my opinion,the reason because this set is an indispensable one.There aren't any,one single bar of weariness or vocal laziness by him.In his voice,Walther is a genuine happiness,a so fearless guy that he can be the Wagner's alter ego embodiment.I was bewitched by his commitment and strenght on "Prize Song" that has something special,unfamiliar even on the best Heppner's recordings.You must to listen this performance,also because Seiffert's voice improves a lot on Bayreuth acoustics.Schmidt sings a less caricatural Beckmesser than usual,Hölle'singing is decaying,something like Eva's grandfather and others singers are Ok.Barenboim is shining,from prelude until the end,hasty sometimes,to be truthful.Fine chorus but Bayreuth Orch. players are the real eminences;St Catherine's Church employed a dazzling cellist that night,and so on.Let me tell you;this is gorgeous.Forgive that old age Sachs and just buy!

Near Perfect Recording.......2001-10-24

This recording confirms my belief that Barenboim's best Wagner recordings are those made at Bayreuth. Whether that is because of the cast, the orchestra or the atmosphere of a live performance I don't know. What I do know is that any Wagnerian will be pleased with this recording. I can't find any flaws and can't seem to stop listening.

Fantastic!.......2000-11-19

After spending saturday listening, twice, to the 4 CD's I am still ready for more.

Regardless of the "problems" of a live recording, like stage noise, I belive that operas are better served in this enviroment. Recording quality, and high audio equipment, has improved to the point that is near to be there. You get the sense of the performer moving around and, thanks God, people does not cough like in the historic recordings.

Mr. Barenboim conducts in a very adequate manner this romantic opera and the performers are up to the task. The strings of the Bayreuther Festspiele are warm and the metals command perfect control.

The cast is enormous and to have a perfect sound talks marvel of this recording.

A must buy.

Excellent sound and tight, exciting conducting!.......2000-10-02

I've yet to finish listening to this set yet, but from what I've heard so far, it's a strong contender for THE version to get, alongside the Solti one.

Sound quality is superb, has to be one of the best recordings from Bayreuth.

Average customer rating:

Mozart Nocturnes and Haydn Vocal Quartets Manufacturer: Arabesque Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000000T6H Release Date: 1993-08-04

Tracks:

1. Notturno: Mi Lagnero K.437 - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Messier/Mary Ann Hart/Paul Rowe/Charles Neidich...
2. Canzonetta: Piu non si Trovano K.549 - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Messier/Mary Ann Hart/Paul Rowe/Charles Neidich...
3. Notturno: Ecco Quel Fiero Istante K.436 - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Messier/Mary Ann Hart/Paul Rowe/Charles Neidich...
4. Notturno: Due Pupille Amabili K.439 - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Messier/Mary Ann Hart/Paul Rowe/Charles Neidich...
5. Notturno: Se Lontan K.438 - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Messier/Mary Ann Hart/Paul Rowe/Charles Neidich...
6. Canzonetta: Luci Care K.346 - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Messier/Mary Ann Hart/Paul Rowe/Charles Neidich...
7. Abendleid zu Gott - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe
8. Die Harmonie in der Ehe - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe
9. Die Beredsamkeit - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe
10. Der Augenblick - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe
11. Die Warnung - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe
12. Aus dem Danklied zu Gott - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe
13. Alles hat seine Zeit - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe
14. Der Greis - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe
15. Wider den Ubermut - NEW YORK VOCAL ARTS ENS/Raymond Beegle/Lise Meissier/Mary Ann Hart/Gregory Mercer/Paul Rowe

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Leonhard Lechner:Newe Teutsche Lieder Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000001S0Q Release Date: 1996-04-23

Tracks:

1. Nach Gsund Und Frewd Stet Mein Begir
2. Christ Ist Erstanden
3. Wann Wir In Hochsten Noten Sein
4. Christ Der Du Bist Der Helle Tag
5. Wann Ich Betracht Die Hinnenfart
6. Der Unfal Reit Mich Gantz Und Gar
7. Ey Wie So Gar Freundtlich Lieblich
8. So Wunsch Ich Ihr Ein Gute Nacht
9. Ohn Ehr Und Gunst Jetz Lebt Der Glert
10. Wol Kompt Der Mey Mit Mancherley
11. Herr Jhesu Christ Dir Lebe Ich
12. O Lieb Wie Suss Und Bitter
13. Halt Hart Hertz Hochster Hort
14. Auff Sie Hab Ich Mein Hertz Gestellt
15. Freundtlicher Heldt
16. Nackend Bin Ich Auss Meiner Mutter Leib
17. Cum Nova Fatiloquus

International Music:

1. Domingo Federico [Import]
2. E'andata Cosi: Best of [Import]
3. Ein Abend Mit Dir
4. Einfach das Beste [Import]
5. El Mundo del Flamenco [Import]
6. Entre Lineas
7. Era Madrugada [Import]
8. Flamenco X Derecho [Import]
9. Foto Van Vroeger [Import]
10. From Argentina to the World [Import]

International Music

International Music