Charles Aznavour's La Mamma appeared in 1963, ten years after his first real chart hit, Jezebel. Gone are the Maurice Chevalier cribs and the Louis Prima stylistics. In their place is a sense of poetic French drama, a command of his own gravelly voice even Aznavour thought impossible, and a pop singer so theatrical in his delivery he has been caricatured more than any other French vocalist. 1995 reissue fro EMI Holland. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
La Mama,Charles Aznavour,EMI Int'l,French,Int'l & World Music,Pop
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Music of Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays
Bob Curnow Manufacturer: Mama Jazz Foundation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000018LY Release Date: 1995-01-31 |
Tracks:
- (It's Just) Talk
- Always And Forever
- The First Circle
- Letter From Home
- Are We There Yet?
- If I Could
- See The World
- Minuano (Six Eight)
- Dream Of The Return
- Every Summer Night
- In Her Family
- Have You Heard
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Pat Metheny and his keyboard collaborator, Lyle Mays, have drawn on diverse sources for their music, combining folk, jazz, country, Latin, and world elements into a tuneful and often electronic mix. Bob Curnow is a veteran of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, and part of his avowed intention here is to set some of the Metheny and Mays compositions within the Kenton style. In keeping with that model, Curnow has assembled a very big band, 20 members strong with five trumpets and five trombones. It's an arresting project, and Curnow has successfully reconceived the Metheny work, substituting layered acoustic winds where electric guitars and keyboards were, enriching the textures and supplying orchestral breadth to what was once more intimate music. Metheny's prettier tunes, such as the ballad "If I Could," take on a Henry Mancini-like luster in this new setting. The sectional play is polished and energetic, and there are plenty of good soloists, including tenor saxophonist Rob Lockart, trombonist Chuck Hughes, and guitarist Paul Viapiano, who frequently provides a sonic bridge between the worlds of Metheny and Curnow. The sound is audiophile quality and the music provides a new look at both Metheny's music and the big-band tradition. --Stuart BroomerAlbum Description
An amazingly successful translation of the inimitable compositions of the Pat Metheny Group into the idiom of big band jazz.Customer Reviews:
Blast From The Past!.......2007-05-18
What great, great charts these are by Curnow, and Mays, two amazing musicians. And these are some of Pat Metheny's best, Minuano and Letter From Home are also standouts. Flat-out fantastic modern big band writing, absolute TOP recommendation.
Impressive.......2006-09-24
Good Buy.......2006-03-17
Current, fresh, and it swings.........2005-05-15
My favorite is Always and Forever where Bobby Shew's flugelhorn is funky and beautiful. Every Summer Night is light and interesting with a rhythm that moves it along. In Her Family is haunting.
The rhythms and orchestrations still sound fresh after over a decade.
Although I have not been a Pat Metheny fan nor a fan of the guitar in jazz, this music goes beyond just soft jazz that one hears in an elevator...
Is it a curse or a blessing that jazz is being picked up for background use? Just when we thought younger listeners would delve into the richness of Miles, Ella, Kenton, Gil Evans and Basie after being exposed to jazz, I hear it dismissed as dental office music !!
This is a richly orchestrated CD that supplies a strong background for soloists like Shew and Bill Cunliffe.
One can hear Curnow's roots in the Kenton orchestra and as has been mentioned before.."Is this CD what Kenton might have been doing now?"
Incredibly interesting rhythms and a great rhythm section to execute them.
Hits both ends of the spectrum.......2005-01-23
Most of the charts were good, some, like Minuano, Dream of the Return and In Her Family were excellent.
The one that really blew me away was If I Could, which doesnt suffer at all compared to the original Metheny version.
I did find some VERY lacking. Letter From Home, which was always my favourite ballad from the original album, has absolutely no feeling in it. It seemed straightforward, and very dead, missing all the emotion Mays put into it.
Overall great arrangements by Curnow, and with the exception of Letter From Home, an Excellent CD. I would reccomend buying it.
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Giuseppe Di Stefano: Historical Recordings 1952 - 1963
Manufacturer: Gala ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001XLS Release Date: 2000-06-06 |
Tracks:
- La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina
- Rigoletto: Questa O Quella
- La Forza Del Destino: La Mia Vita E Inferno All' Infinito
- Lucia Di Lammermoor: Fra Poco A Mi Ricovero
- Lucia Di Lammermoor: Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali
- Cavalleria Rusticana: Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante
- Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, Quel Vina E Generoso
- La Traviata: Un Di, Felice, Eterea
- La Traviata: De Miei Bollenti Spiriti
- Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile
- Turandot: Nessun Dorma
- Aida: Se Quel Querrier Io Fossi.. Celeste Aida
- Un ballo in maschera: La Rivedra Nell'estasi
- Un ballo in maschera: Di Tu Si Fedele
- Un ballo in maschera: E Scherzo O E Follia
- Turandot: Non Piangere Liu
- 'L'elisir d'amore': Quanto E Bella, Quanto E Cara
- 'L'elisir d'amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
- Luisa Miller: Quando Le Sere Al Placido
Customer Reviews:
Very good CD for the price.......2000-08-14
Pippo's Biggest Fan.
A musical history.......1999-12-12
This disc is important because it traces this transition.
Only for die-hard Di Stefano fans.......1999-03-24
The CD covers a period of only 11 years, but the deterioration of his voice during that period is frightening. Track 1 (1962) 'Che Gelida Manina' showcases a much fresher voice, but he strains terribly for the high 'C' and never even gets close. Track 18 (1963) 'Una furtiva lagrima' is full of embarrassments- chokes, flat notes, etc. - yet the live audience eats it up.
Di Stefano had stopped singing by the time I became an opera fan. This disk clearly shows why. Being a famous operatic tenor is not always about vocal quality (James McCracken, anyone?), and Di Stefano was certainly an exciting siger. There is some beautiful music on this CD, but I find it to be of mostly historical interest.
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Sephardische Romanzen
Spanish Anonymous , Jewish Traditional , Sephardic Traditional , and Accentus Ensemble Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000023RH Release Date: 1995-02-07 |
Tracks:
- Mi Suegra
- Sa Dawi
- La Rosa Enflorece
- Durme, Durme Mi Alma Doncella
- Entre La Mar Y El Rio
- Don Amadi
- Por La Tu Puerta Yo Pasi
- Noches, Noches
- Yo En Prizon, Tu En Las Flores
- Nani, Nani
- Dos Amantes Tengo Mama
- Quiero Y Quiero
- De Cadiz Vengo, Senores
- Hija Mia Mi Querida
- Yo M'enamori D'un Aire
- Una Hija Tiene El Rey
- Esta Es La Rueda Del Mundo/Estando Una Nina
- Las Estrellas De Los Cielos
- Durme, Durme Hermozo Hijico
- Cantar Del Saidi
- Rahelica Baila
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it's early for this ensemble...but STILL..........2001-08-07
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Songs of The Sephardim
Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001Q6I Release Date: 1993-08-31 |
Tracks:
- Los gayos empesan a cantar
- Una ija tiena el rey
- La prima vez
- Puncha, puncha
- A'har noghenim
- Era escuro
- Seu shearim
- Esta monta'enfrente
- Una pastora
- Morena me Llaman
- Nani, nani
- A la una yo nac
- Scalerica de oro
- Yo m'enamori
- Dos amantes tengo la mama
- Una matica de ruda
- Los bilbilicos
- Ir me quero
- Hija mia
- Durme, durme, hermozo hijico
- Avre tu puerta cerrada
- Noches, noches
- Partos trocatos
- En la mar hey una torre
- Esta Rachel la estimoza
- Cuando el rey Nimrod
- Adio, querida
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A glorious heritage, well sounded.......2005-10-05
There are all sorts of music on this disc, that covers the whole range of pieces from the Sephardic culture - there are love songs, lullabies, and storytelling songs. Women feature prominently in the stories, and most likely in the composition, of many of the pieces here. Many pieces, however, have come down to the present time without composer/author credits. These could be the songs of many Mediterranean cultures; that they are Jewish is indicated in some of the details of the lyrics rather than the style of music itself. References to Hebrew Scriptures in certain ways, and certain Jewish customs and officials (such as the Moel, the one who performs circumcision) indicate the kinds of details present here.
La Rondinella makes use of wind and string instruments, most likely the same kinds of instruments used by the folk singers who would have been the original performers. Included here as performers are Paul Bensel (recorder, crumhorn, percussion), Howard Bass (lute, guitar, harp, percussion), Rosalind Brooks Stowe (treble viol, vielle, percussion), and Tina Chancey as a guest artist (treble viol, vielle, rebec, kamenj, recorder, percussion), with the alto vocals of Alice Kosloski. La Rondinella was established in 1987 in Washington D.C. as a group dedicated to older styles of music such as Sephardic, English, Scottish and Italian music.
The performances here are simply stunning, and remarkable in the fullness of sound and one with so few players. The care and spirit infused into the performances is wonderful. The emotion is very strongly present, particularly in pieces that give a sense of longing and wandering, a very well-known feeling among the Sephardim.
a Hispanophile and Judeophile.......2005-08-24
hauntingly beautiful simplicity.......2000-02-05
La Rondinella produces great earthy and colorful Medieval timbres. Kozloski's mezzo singing is lyrical and moving, some where on the spectrum between lieder singer and folk singer.
The songs have a hauntingly beautiful simplicity - they are a relevant today as they were 600 years ago. The booklet contains all the Ladino texts - if you know a little Spanish, they are quite understandable.
A Fabulous collection!.......1999-04-03
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Dame Eva Turner - The Collected Recordings
Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004C8TK Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
Customer Reviews:
Interesting representation of the singer.......2003-11-07
The real problem was her voice was not subtle at all. Through her development it grew and grew in size (many other singers didn't want to sing with her, not because of her personality -- she was a trouper, but because they had to strain so to be heard when singing with her). As with all very large voices, the virtues are astonishing and the vices just as pronounced. Perhaps she was not capable of much subtle coloring as many smaller voices were capable of, but she was able to "raise the roof" in the theatres she sang in, and present a very powerful living drama. Her intonation was nearly perfect at all times. And, unlike is often thought, she had great stage presence.
Finally, when a role came her way, one in which she had no competition, people were willing to actually open their ears and hear what she had to offer.
This set of recordings is very interesting to listen to. Yes, as with all "complete works of anyone" we hear repeats of various arias. The key then is to listen and see what changes had developed as the performer expanded their understanding of the role. Few singers really show much development in that regard. In this case, there are improvements that we hear from time to time.
Some of the pieces recorded do nothing for me, and I wouldn't have wasted the time recording them, however, they reflect what producers were having singers record at that time.
One role that Turner sang and excelled in was the Leonora from Trovatore. Yes, she had the necessary agility. She even produced a beautiful trill. Sadly, nothing here gives evidence to this fact.
I recommend this recording for those interested in having recordings of this great and under appreciated singer who had so much to give. I recommend it also for those interested in hearing a truly huge voice (some say that even Nilsson could come close to the power of Turner) recorded with minimal destortion. We are not able to know exactly how magnificent her voice really was, not even through these recordings, but we can hear the even quality of her noble instrument.
It is a pricey set, but for those who are interested in historic recordings of very famous singers, I would recommend it.
Voice of a Legend.......2001-01-13
What you will hear is the voice of the definitive Turandot, a role which Dame Eva premiered in many houses, though the first performance of the opera was sung by Rosa Raisa. However, Franco Alfano, who completed the opera after Puccini's death proclaimed Dame Eva as the perfect Turandot. She effortlessly produces enormous waves of sound that are, at turns, steely or supple. Her instrument was one that has only been equaled by the great Birgit Nilsson.
Dame Eva left the stage in 1949 and moved to Oklahoma, where she was a professor of voice at the University of Oklahoma for 10 years before returning to her native England and taking her place on the faculty of the Royal Conservatory. She died in 1990, at the age of 98.
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Heroes - Franco Corelli
Giacomo Puccini , Vincenzo Bellini , Giacomo Meyerbeer , Charles Gounod , Umberto Giordano , Ruggero Leoncavallo , Nicolai Gedda , and Franco Corelli Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002SAP Release Date: 1997-10-14 |
Tracks:
- Aida: Si Quel Guerrier Io Fossi !...Celeste Aida
- La Favorita: Favorita Del Re !...Spirito Gentil
- La Gioconda: Cielo E Mar
- Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai
- Adriana Lecouvreur: L'anima Ho Stanca
- TOSCA: Recondite Armonia
- TOSCA: E Lucevan Le Stelle
- Il Trovatore: Ah Si Ben Mio...Di Quella Pira
- Norma: Meco All'altare Di Venere... Me Protegge, Me Difende
- Gli Ugonotti: Non LungeDella Torre...Bianca Al Par Di Neve Alpina
- Romeo et Juliette: L'amour, L'amour... Ah Leve Toi Soliel !
- Cavaleria Rusticana: Intanto Amici...Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante
- Cavalleria Rusticana: Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso
- Andrea Chenier: Colpito Qui M'avete...Un Di All'azzuro Spazio
- Andrea Chenier: Legray !... Andrea Chenier !...Si Fu Soldato
- Andrea Chenier: Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio
- Pagliacci: Recitar !...Vesti La Giubba
- Turandot: Nesun Dorma
Customer Reviews:
The One & Only - Corelli .......2005-05-01
i came i saw i kneeled.......2003-04-12
FRANCO CORELLI AT HIS BEST!.......2002-12-20
SPLENDID!!!.......2002-12-02
So if you`re looking for a different singer, buy this one and
you`re gonna be excited!
In A Class By Himself.......2001-05-14
The voice itself was one of the glories of the generously-endowed operatic scene of the Fifties and Sixties, and one of greatest tenor voices of the century. Herbert von Karajan said of Corelli, "A voice of heroic power, yet with great beauty of tone; darkly sensuous, mysteriously melancholic . . . but above all, a voice of thunder and lightning, fire and blood." Harold C. Schonberg, senior music of the New York Times, reviewing Corelli's Metropolitan debut in 1961, noted that his voice "has something of an exciting animal drive about it, and when Mr. Corelli lets loose, he can dominate an ensemble," and later described his voice as "a force of nature, an act of God, the vocal equivalent of an earthquake, volcano or hurricane." The distinguished musicologist Paul Henry Lang writing in the New York Herald-Tribune called Corelli "a latter-day Caruso." Alan Rich of the New York Herald-Tribune wrote of him, "There is no tenor in modern times, Italian or otherwise, whose voice rings out with greater vibrancy, whose every tone carries with it emotion at white heat. The sounds he makes, seemingly without effort, are dazzlingly bright, urgent, and communicative." Since Corelli's retirement we haven't heard anything remotely like him, and those of us who know his voice (and Bjorling's) can perhaps be pardoned for finding the "three tenors" so popular today somewhat anemic in comparison.
I have been an admirer of Corelli, a collector of his recordings, and a follower of his career since the 1950s (before he sang in America, when his only recordings were Italian Cetra imports). I have just about everything he recorded. This CD is a fine, representative selection of Corelli's Angel/EMI studio recordings from the 1960s, when he was in his prime, and a good introduction to his singing, including two roles in which he was without a peer: Andrea Chenier and Calaf in Turandot. You will never hear a more thrilling and heroic Improviso from Chenier than the one here. And if you're fond of Nessun dorma, this is one of the great ones.
There is no tenor singing today with a voice the equal of this one. Don't miss it.
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Nessun Dorma and other favourite Italian Tenor Arias
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000014GM Release Date: 2000-10-06 |
Tracks:
- Una Furtiva Lagrima - Vincenzo La Scola
- Questa O Quella - Yordy Ramiro
- La Donna E Mobile - Yordy Ramiro
- Di'Tu Se Fedele - Thomas Harper
- Ma Se M'E Forza Perderti - Thomas Harper
- Lunge De Lei...De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti - Yordy Ramiro
- Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi...Celeste Aida - Kristjan Johansson
- Ah! Si Ben Mio - Maurizio Frusoni
- Di Quella Pira - Maurizio Frusoni
- Recitar...Vesti La Giubba - Nicola Martinucci
- Mama, Quel Vino E Generoso - Giacomo Aragall
- Donna Non Vidi Mai - Kaludi Kaludov
- Firenze E Come Un Albero Fiorito - Janez Lotric
- Ch'Ella Mi Creda Libera - Thomas Harper
- Cielo E Mar - Thomas Harper
- Che Gelida Manina - Jonathan Welch
- Dammi I Colori...Recondita Armonia - Giorgio Lamberti
- E Lucevan Le Stelle - Giorgio Lamberti
- Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio - Thomas Harper
- Nessun Dorma - Thomas Harper
Customer Reviews:
You get what you pay for........2000-06-07
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Colors (Las Colores)
La Escuelita de Mama Gallina Manufacturer: Madacy Latino ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00008O311 Release Date: 2003-04-15 |
Tracks:
- Introduction (Texto Inicio)
- Red (Rojo)
- Green (Verde)
- Yellow (Amarillo)
- Blue (Azul)
- Orange (Anaranjado)
- Purple (Morado)
- Pink (Rosa)
- Brown (Caf
- Black (Negro)
- White (Blanco)
- Grey (Gris)
- Color (Los Colores) [Remix]
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Mama, Mama, Ich Bin in Dam La La Land
Roger Klug Manufacturer: Immigrant ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00002547P Release Date: 2000-01-11 |
Tracks:
- I'd Love to Make You Change Your Mind
- Land
- Romance of Depression
- Shaken Not Stirred
- Walking on Eggshells
- About Your Cat
- Tongue Tied
- You Do Something to Me
- Takin' up My Time
- Our Friend Jess
- You're Alright
- Ode to a Fiancee's Answering Machine
- Vibin'
- They Ain't the Same
- Austin and Aaron
- Sweat the Poison Out
- Let the Future Be Your Friend
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The String Quartet Tribute to Tupac
Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0006HBZKG Release Date: 2005-01-04 |
Tracks:
- California Love
- Dear Mama
- Brenda's Got a Baby
- Picture Me Rollin'
- Keep Ya Head Up
- All Eyez On Me
- 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted
- To Live And Die In L.A.
- How Do U Want It
- I Get Around
- I Ain't Mad At Cha
- Life Goes On
- Thugz Mansion
- Another Day
Product Description
1. California Love
2. Dear Mama
3. Brenda's Got A Baby
4. Picture Me Rollin'
5. Keep Ya Head Up
6. All Eyez On Me
7. 2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted
8. To Live And Die In L.A.
9. How Do U Want It
10. I Get Around
11. I Ain't Mad At Cha
12. Life Goes On
13. Thugz Mansion (Nas Remix)
14. Another Day (Original Composition)
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
U CANT BE SERIOUS.......2006-11-12
Beauty of the music..........2006-08-10
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