La Visite [CD-single] [Import]

1. Visite

2. Le Plus Fort C'est Mon Pere

3. Drole De Mine

4. Veilleuse

La Visite,Lynda Lemay,Wea,World Music

Average customer rating: Selection is not good Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies Saved My Sanity A Very Pleasant CD for Little Ones in the Car

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Tracks:

1. Orchestra Tune-Up
2. Bartered Bride Overture
3. Symphony 5, 1st Movement
4. The Four Seasons, Autumn, RV293, 1st Movement
5. Divertimento In F, K.138, 1st Movement
6. March Militaire
7. Symphony 5, 4th Movement
8. Annen Polka
9. Capriccio Espagnol, Alborada
10. Trish-Trash Polka
11. Concerto In C, RV537, 3rd Movement
12. Capriccio Espagnol, Fandango
13. The Four Seasons, Spring, RV269, 1st Movement
14. Serenade For Strings, Waltz
15. The Bartered Bride, Polka
16. Symphony 100, 'Military' 2nd Movement
17. Piano Sonata 15, Op.28, 4th Movement
18. Waltz In G Flat Op.70, No.1
19. Symphony 101, 'Clock' 2nd Movement
20. 6 Children Pieces, Op.72, 2nd Movement
21. Lullaby

Customer Reviews:

Selection is not good.......2006-07-27

This tape is short and the melodies are not engaging for kids. It was waste of money.

Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies .......2006-02-23

Hello everyone,
This CD is great!
My son has ADD & when we are out & he gets Anxious I put this CD in his portibale CD player.
It seems to help him calm down & better cope with things.
I think that every parent should have this CD that has a special needs child.
Thanks so much for putting it online for people to buy.
Thanks Again,
A Greatfull Mom

Saved My Sanity.......2005-11-03

My husband and I are musicians so I inwardly groaned when we were given this CD as a gift--I'd rather play the originals rather than some synthesized kiddie version. However, on a recent road trip we got desperate when our colicky son would not stop screaming. We popped this in the CD player and it calmed him down immediately. I swear, it's like aural crack for babies. We now play it at bedtime to help calm him down and it still works. You may not love this CD, but your baby will.

A Very Pleasant CD for Little Ones in the Car.......2005-11-01

I picked this up for driving around music and was very pleasantly surprised. Quite enjoyable (and my son seems to like it too!) and perfect for exactly what it says--traveling around. Easy listening and could possibly make your child smarter, great!

Average customer rating: Woo Hoo! Einstein The baby danced. A Lot of Fun for Playtime Synthesized dreck

Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box Manufacturer: Buena Vista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( 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 Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Children's Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Children's Music | 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 CDs | Music & Video | Products | Similar Items: Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies Baby Mozart Baby Neptune Baby Einstein: Music Box Orchestra ASIN: B0006SSRP6 Release Date: 2004-12-21

Tracks:

1. Carmen Suite Medley
2. Snow Maiden, Dance Of The Birds
3. William Tell Overture, 'Lone Ranger'
4. Flight Of The Bumblebee
5. Humpty Dumpty/Child's Verse Medley
6. The Bartered Bride, Furiant
7. Minute Waltz
8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo
9. Hey Diddle Diddle
10. Wellington's Victory, Op.91, 'England'
11. Wellington's Victory, Op.91, 'Victory Finale'
12. Swan Lake, Waltz
13. Old MacDonald Had A Farm
14. Happy Farmer
15. Farmer In The Dell
16. Jack & Jill
17. Symphony No.4
18. Dance Of The Hours
19. The Bartered Bride, Skokna
20. Voices Of Spring, Waltz

Product Description

The Playtime Music Box music CD is a 20-track, 31-minute concert featuring a collection of up-beat classical melodies and traditional song favorites to inspire your little one to dance, clap and play! Each delightful piece was specially selected and produced to bring musical fun to any activity - playtime, travel time, tummy time and more. Playtime Music Box includes classical pieces such as Rossini's ?Ç£William Tell Overture?Ç¥ and Schumann's ?Ç£Happy Farmer,?Ç¥ as well as ?Ç£Old MacDonald Had a Farm.?Ç¥Musical Selections:1. Carmen Suite, Medley, G. Bizet2. Snow Maiden, Danse des Oiseaux, N. Rimsky-Korsakov3. William Tell Overture, G. Rossini4. Flight of the Bumblebee, N. Rimsky-Korsakov5. Humpty Dumpty, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)6. The Bartered Bride Suite, Furiant, B. Smetana7. Minute Waltz, F. Chopin8. Gaite Parisienne, Vivo, J. Offenbach9. Hey Diddle Diddle, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)10. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, England, L. Beethoven11. Wellington's Victory, Op 91, Victory Finale, L. Beethoven12. Swan Lake, Waltz, P. Tchaikovsky13. Old MacDonald Had a Farm, traditional14. Happy Farmer, R. Schumann15. Farmer in the Dell, traditional16. Jack & Jill, W. Weisbach (traditional verse)17. Symphony No. 4, Italian, F. Mendelssohn18. Dance of the Hours, A. Ponchielli19. The Bartered Bride Suite, Skocna, B. Smetana20. Voices of Spring, Waltz, J. Strauss IIAge: birth +

Customer Reviews:

Woo Hoo!.......2007-05-07

This is by far the best CD in the Baby Einstein collection--it will put your toddler in hyperactive playful mode and exhaust you as you try to keep up. But for today's overweight, tv- and game- addicted children, this is great!

Einstein.......2007-04-09

Anything that has an Einstein in the title my twins love. I used to play this for them at night while they slept.

The baby danced........2007-03-09

I gave Baby Einstein: Playtime Music Box to a little boy on his first birthday. He loves it and dances and dances to the music.

A Lot of Fun for Playtime.......2006-01-04

This CD is a lot of fun. The music is bubbly and upbeat and makes you want to get up and dance or just jump around. It's a great way to spend some play time with your kids. And the classical music exposure is a bonus.

Synthesized dreck.......2005-08-13

Why did the producers use synthesizers for this music? It's awful. It's possible to hook kids on classical music using the actual instruments written for it - that's how I got hooked. That's what Mel Blanc and Disney did in their cartoons, Bugs Bunny and Fantasia. I do NOT recommend this CD to anyone. It was a shower gift. If you are not familiar with classical music, then I recommend "Baby Needs Beethoven", which is a collection of music using real instruments (albeit shortened - no full length symphonies here).

Average customer rating: LOVE this Cd Excellent for babies and family A great CD for the car Baby Neptune Baby Neptune Review

Baby Neptune Manufacturer: Buena Vista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | 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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | 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 Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Lullabies | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Dance & DJ | 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 CDs | Music & Video | Products | Similar Items: Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics Baby Galileo Baby Mozart Baby Bach Baby Beethoven ASIN: B00008BRCI Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

1. Orchestra Tune-Up
2. Water Music, Suite No.1 In F, Allegro, Handel
3. Water Music, Suite No.1 In F, Bourree, (Handel)
4. Water Music, Suite No.1 In F, Passepied (Handel)
5. Water Music, Suite No.3 In G, Gigue (Handel)
6. Water Music, Suite No.1 In F, Menuet (Handel)
7. Water Music, Suite No.2 In D, Alla Hornpipe (Handel)
8. Water Music, Suite No.1 In F, Air (Handel)
9. Water Music, Suite No.2 In D, Allegro (Handel)
10. Blue Danube Waltz (Strauss)
11. Concerto In A (Telemann)
12. Water Music, Bourree (Telemann)
13. Water Music, Harlequinade (Telemann)
14. Water Music, Ebb And Flow (Telemann)
15. Contradance No.11 (Beethoven)
16. Contradance No.12 (Beethoven)
17. Nocturne No.6, K239, 1st Movement (Mozart)
18. Nocturne No.6, K239, 3rd Movement (Mozart)
19. La Mer (Debussy)
20. Music For The Royal Fireworks, Fanfare And Overture (Handel)
21. Music For The Royal Fireworks, Menuet Medley (Handel)
22. Music For The Royal Fireworks, La Rejouissance (Handel)

Product Description

The Baby Neptune Concert for Little Ears music CD is an imaginative 22-track, 39-minute concert celebrating the rhythm and motion of water. From the joyous melodies of Handel's Water Music to the timeless flow of Strass' Blue Danube Waltz, great classical compositions will immerse you and your little one in playful musical portraits. The Baby Neptune music CD features some of the classical scores heard in Baby Neptune Discovering Water, and more. Charming water themes from master composers are re-orchestrated for little ears by the Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra.Musical Selections:* Orchestra tune-up* Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F, Allegro, Handel* Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F, Bourree, Handel* Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F, Passepied, Handel* Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G, Gigue, Handel* Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F, Menuet, Handel* Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D, Alla Hornpipe, Handel* Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F, Air, Handel* Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D, Allegro, Handel* Blue Danube Waltz, Straus* Concerto in A, Telemann* Water Music, Bourree, Telemann* Water Music, Harlequinade, Telemann* Water Music, Ebb and Flow, Telemann* Contradance No. 11, Beethoven* Contradance No. 12, Beethoven* Nocturne No. 6, K239, 1st movement, Mozart* Nocturne No. 6, K239, 3rd movement, Mozart* La Mer, Debussy* Music for the Royal Fireworks, Fanfare and Overture, Handel* Music for the Royal Fireworks, Menuet medley, Handel* Music for the Royal Fireworks, La Rejouissance, HandelAge: birth +Award: Billboard Magazine Top Midline Classical Albums (#6) - 2004

Customer Reviews:

LOVE this Cd.......2007-03-08

Great music and soothing sounds for any babies and even older children. Our children really enjoy them in the car.

Excellent for babies and family.......2007-01-22

This CD is mandatory in the car and it relax everybody. It has classic music but without many sudden ups and downs. I would like to buy the whole collection next time.

A great CD for the car.......2007-01-04

We were given one from these series of CDs for babies and our daughter loves it, so we bought this one. It is a really nice collection of soft music and we usually play it in the car. A great addition to your baby's music collection.

Baby Neptune.......2006-03-18

I love all of the Baby Einstein DVD's, so the music CD has been just as good as the DVD's. I play it all the time when my son is in the car and it seems to calm him and keep his attention. I even listen to it in the car when my son is not with me. It is relaxing and soothing.

Baby Neptune Review.......2006-01-17

Our daughter loves the Baby Neptune CD. It makes for a relaxing musical interlude for long car trips.

Average customer rating: Monumental Recording Simply fantastic Marvellous fun and great singing Worth it! Gorgeous,but one tiny qualm !

Vivaldi: Bajazet [Includes Bonus DVD] Manufacturer: Virgin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Biondi, Fabio | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cecilia Bartoli ~ Opera Proibita (Handel · Scarlatti · Caldara) / Les Musiciens du Louvre · Minkowski Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso Lamento Vivaldi: Griselda Handel: Radamisto ASIN: B00022LE38 Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. Allegro
2. Andante Molto
3. Allegro
4. Recitativo: Prence Lo So: Vi Devo
5. Aria: Del Destin Non Dee Lagnarsi
6. Recitativo: Non Si Perda Di Vista
7. Aria: Nasce Rosa Lusinghiera
8. Recitativo: Principe, Or Ora I Greci
9. Aria: In Si Torbida Procella
10. Recitativo: Il Tartaro Ama Asteria
11. Aria: Quel Ciglio Vezzosetto
12. Recitativo: Or Si, Fiero Destino
13. Aria: Vedeste Mai Sul Prato
14. Recitativo: Non Ascolto Piu Nulla
15. Aria: Amare Un'alma Ingrata
16. Recitativo: Cosi La Sposa Il Tamerlano Accoglie?
17. Aria: Qual Querriero In Campo Aramato
18. Recitativo: E Bella Irene
19. Aria: Non Ho Nel Sen Constanza
20. Recitativo: Amico, Tengo Un Testimon Fedele
21. Recitativo: Sarete Or Ostinato
22. Aria: Anche Il Mar par Che Sommerga
23. Recitativo: Gloria, Sdegno Ed Amore
24. Aria: Stringi Le Mie Catene

Tracks:

1. Recitativo: Ah, Disperato Andronico!
2. Aria: La Sorte Mia Spietata
3. Recitativo: Signor, Vergine Illustre
4. Aria: Cruda Sorte, Avverso Fato!
5. Recitativo: Senti, Chiunque Tu Sia
6. Aria: La Cervetta Timidetta
7. Recitativo: Gran Cose Espone Asteria
8. Aria: Sposa, Son Disprezzata
9. Recitativo: Dov'e Mia Figlia, Andronico?
10. Aria: Dov'e La Figla?
11. Recitativo: Asteria, Siamo Al Soglio ...
12. Quartetto: Si Crudel! Questo E L'amore
13. Recitativo: Figlia, Siam Rei
14. Aria: Veder Parmi, Or Che Nel Fondo
15. Recitativo: Andronico, Il Mio Amore
16. Aria: Barbaro Traditor
17. Recitativo: Lascero Di Regnare
18. Aria: Spesso Tra Vaghe Rose
19. Recitativo: Eccoti, Bajazette
20. Arioso: Verro Crudel, Spietato
21. Recitativo: Signor, Fra Tante Cure
22. Aria: Son Tortorella
23. Recitativo: Signore, Bajazette
24. Accompagnato: E Morto, Si, Tiranno
25. Aria: Svena, Uccidi, Abbatti, Atterra
26. Recitativo: Deh, Tu Cauto la Segui
27. Coro: Coronata Di Gigli E Rose

Amazon.com

This stunner of an opera involves the proud sultan Bajazet (bass) and his battle with his bloodthirsty rival-tyrant Tamerlane (counter-tenor). More than 50 operas were composed on the subject. Here Vivaldi has composed all the recitatives and marvelous arias for the dignified, fine characters and used arias by other composers--Hasse, Giacomelli, Carlo Broschi--for Tamerlano and the nasties. The music is energetic and virtuosic throughout. Fabio Biondi leads Europa Galante and soloists with urgent, theatrical precision, making the story come to life. The singing could not be better: Ildebrando d'Arcangelo is a remarkably sympathetic Bajazet, singing with fluency and power; David Daniels amazes as Tamerlano; Marijana Mijanovic sings the role of Asteria (Bajazet's daughter) with love and precision; and Viveca Genaux dazzles with her perfect coloratura as Irene. This is a treasure trove of singing, and a bonus DVD allows us to see/hear the performers in rehearsal. Highly recommended. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Monumental Recording.......2007-03-14

From the same composer that
brought us "The four Seasons"
Antonio Vivaldi, comes this
'dramma per musica' it tells
us the story of Bajazet, a Turkish
leader who ruled vast portions of
the Ottoaman empire, and his defeat
by his great foe, Tamerlano(Timur Lenk).
In the past composers like Handel and
others had taken an interest in the story.
This is the World Premiere recording of
the work. Much musicological research was done
by conductor and violinist Fabio Biondi and others
to put together this monumental recording.As personally
for me this is the first complete opera that
I hear by Vivaldi. This opera comes with a
DVD that features all six soloists in an aria.
Europa Galante and Maestro Biondi do a wonderful
job, and the soloists are great. Wonderful work,
thank you Maestro Biondi...

Simply fantastic.......2007-02-28

This is one of the best recordings that I have bought recently. The entire opera is a treasure, and they couldn't have picked a better cast. Vivica Genaux, Elina Garanca, and David Daniels are especially strong, and Fabio Biondi's orchestra is always clean and polished. The recording quality is also top-notch. It's unlike me not to offer some kind of a criticism, but I can't think of one for this recording. Highly recommended.

Marvellous fun and great singing.......2006-09-19

I have to say that I prefer Handel's Tamerlano for musical reasons. However, Vivaldi's opera on the same subject is very enjoyable and entertaining. Like it has been said of the operas of Haydn, Vivaldi's operas are not great operas, but they do contain great music.

Europa Galante, directed from the 1st violin by Fabio Biondi, is in great form and I've never heard them play better. I have their older recording of Handel's opera Poro, and I enjoyed that one, too.
The singers here are an excellent ensemble. I like the dark and expressive voice of Ildebrando D'Arcangelo - he was also marvellous as Leporello in Gardiner's Don Giovanni. David Daniels is fantastic, as usual, and he is possibly the best operatic countertenor in the world at the moment. Patrizia Ciofi is best heard and not seen - sweet voice coming from a madwoman (check out the DVD!). Vivica Genaux has been hyped to within a centimetre of her life recently. She has a nice flexible mezzo voice. A little too much vibrato for my tastes and she looks like a chipmunk when she attacks coloratura passages. Marijana Mijanovic sings well - she was excellent as the neurotic Penelope in the Christie / L.A.F. DVD of Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria. She is alarmingly thin - possible health problems? She doesn't engage with the conductor or orchestra at all in the DVD - the only singer who doesn't. Elina Garanca looks beautiful (and healthy!) and sings beautifully. She has a lovely contralto voice. I hope I see and hear more from this artist in the future.

I am not a big fan of Vivaldi's operas - I enjoy them as collections of arias. I wonder how well Bajazet worked on stage?
I'd love to have a DVD of this production, I would like to see how a Vivaldi opera works on stage. Vivaldi's operas don't have imaginative scorings and the orchestral passages are fairly prosaic. A lot of what goes on in the Vivaldi operas I've heard (I have a few in my CD collection) is pretty routine. However, I am open minded on the subject and I would like to see how well a Vivaldi opera works on stage.

Worth it!.......2006-05-23

This album exceeded my expectations. In the true pasticcio form, Vivaldi copied and pasted other composers' work, and his own of previous operas. The arias are un-paralleled in harmony, balance, up-beat rhythm, and beauty. The orchestration by Fabio Biondi is first rate and world class. Vivica Genaux rocks in her interpretation of "Qual Guerriero in Campo Armato" as so much energy, control, and speed are gushed out at once and sustained without wavering. Her ornamentation in the da capo aria is amazing. Vivica's voice is powerful, ethereal, and acrobatic. She recreates what a castrato voice might have sounded like, beautiful and strong. While Vivica sings perfectly the most demanding and technically difficult aria of the opera, Ciofi delights us with the most beautiful "Nasce rosa". After listening to her, it would be near to impossible to imagine anyone else singing this aria with such charm. But what she excelled at "Nasce", she lacked at "Anche il mar". This aria is perhaps as technically and impossibly challenging as "Qual guerriero", but Ciofi's coloratura is discontinuous. Cecilia Bartoli executes this aria in her Vivaldi Album stunningly in one breath. If there was ever a team of opera gold medalists, that team is put together in this album. Ildebrando's "Dov'e la Figla?" is a handsome showcase of his voice and strong presence. While his singing is worthy of high praise, his hand movements and wedding band flashing might have already cost him 90% of his fan base, not to mention dashing his chances at becoming a teen idol or gay icon. His comportment at the high note of the aria is reminiscent of an opera Olympiad doing a vocal triple summersault in mid-air and sticking a perfect landing. "Dov'e la figlia?" is also an aria that illustrates the great genius of Vivaldi as an opera composer. He wrote very distinct music for the same lyrics and for different registers (basso and castrato) in Bajazet, and Motezuma (with Dominique Visse). At the same time, he used the identical music for two different lyrics in Motezuma, and Orlando Furioso (Sorge l'irato Nembo).The bonus DVD proves not only interesting but also very entertaining at the gesticulations and facial configurations sometimes taken for granted to sing bel canto's finest arias. Superb job!

Gorgeous,but one tiny qualm !.......2006-04-20

While I agree with all the good things that have been written of this splendid perfomance,there is a small,but I feel important, detail about the recording which I find vexing.
When a recitative is is sung the performers are placed across the audio stage,disposed left or right,as you will.When an aria is sung ,the soloist leaps to the very center of the sound stage, which is quite disconcerting,especially when listening through headphones.This points to the arias and recits being recorded in separate sessions.Nothing wrong with that given the ravishing perfomance.Well worth the purchase price.

Average customer rating: Very versatile Toddler music

Baby Vivaldi Manufacturer: Buena Vista ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Educational | Children's Music | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Children's Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Children's Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Baby Neptune Baby Galileo Baby Bach Baby Mozart Baby Beethoven ASIN: B000065VAB Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

1. Orchestra Tune-Up
2. Concerto in D Major, RV93, 1st Movement
3. Concerto in D Major, RV93, 3rd Movement
4. Concerto in F Major, RV539, 1st Movement
5. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV310, 1st Movement
6. Concerto in B Minor, RV580, 1st Movement
7. Concerto in C Major, RV537, 3rd Movement
8. Concerto in C Major, RV537, 3rd Movement
9. Concerto in G Major, RV532, 1st Movement
10. Four Seasons, Spring, RV269, 1st Movement
11. Four Seasons, Spring, RV269, 3rd Movement
12. Four Seasons, Summer, RV269, 1st Movement
13. Four Seasons, Autumn, RV293, 1st Movement
14. Four Seasons, Autumn, RV293, 3rd Movement
15. Four Seasons, Winter, RV267, 2nd Movement
16. Violin Concerto No. 12, RV265, 1st Movement
17. Violin Concerto No. 12, RV265, 3rd Movement

Customer Reviews:

Very versatile Toddler music.......2004-04-29

Smarter Toddler Daycare NYC plays this CD during naptime and lunchtime and interestingly enough this CD works extremely well for both of those very different activities so it is very versatile. Since Smarter Toddler has a pretty varied music program they have most of the CDs in the "baby series" but I like this one the most.

Average customer rating: Excellent Dufay, not all 'songs'. Buy It. The Unicorn Ensemble "get medieval" on Dufay Dufay: Chansons ~ Guillaume Dufay I love the playing of this great ensamble! Lovely

Dufay: Chansons Guillaume Dufay , Antonio Vivaldi , Michael Posch , Michel Posch , Bernhard Landauer , and Ensemble Unicorn Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Virelais | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dufay: Missa L'homme armé; Supremum est mortalibus bonum Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century Agricola: Fortuna desperata--Secular Music of the 15th Century Machaut: La Messe de Nostre Dame; Songs from Le Voir Dit Josquin Desprez: Motets & Chansons ASIN: B00000148Z Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

1. Chansons: J'ay mis mon cuer
2. Chansons: Par droit je puis bien complaindre
3. Chansons: Quel fronte signorille La dolce vista
4. Chansons: Puisque vous estez campieur
5. Chansons: Belle, que vous ay je mesfait
6. Chansons: Vergene bella
7. Chansons: Se la face ay pale
8. Chansons: Donnes l'assault a' Ia fortresse
9. Chansons: Par le regard de vos beaux yeux
10. Chansons: Resvelons nous
11. Chansons: Ce jour de l'an
12. Chansons: Mon chier amy
13. Chansons: Pour l'amour de ma doulce amye
14. Chansons: Helas mon dueil
15. Chansons: Bon jour, bon mois
16. Chansons: Resvellies vous et faites chiere lye
17. Chansons: Adieu ces bons vins de Lannoys

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Dufay, not all 'songs'. Buy It........2006-07-31

'Chansons' by Guillaume Dufay, performed by the European early music group, Ensemble Unicorn, is a fine sample of early non-liturgical music. One of the most revealing things about it is how much the pieces sound liturgical to the amateur ear. But that should not be too big a surprise, as popular music has often been built on spiritual origins (witness the influences of modern gospel on soul music).

As other reviewers noted, contrary to the sense of the title, only half of these pieces are actually songs, in the modern sense of the French art song or Chanson. But that doesn't make them any less enjoyable. I find the performances comparable to my benchmark for similar early music performances, the Clemencic Consort.

A very nice, inexpensive sampling of great early music.

The Unicorn Ensemble "get medieval" on Dufay.......2006-02-18

The Unicorn Ensemble's collection of Guillaume Dufay's "Chansons" is a fine recording, with excellent performances using period instruments that vividly evoke the spirit of the Middle Ages. My main reservation about "Chansons" is that it might give you the wrong impression about Dufay, one of the most forward-looking composers of the 15th century. The Unicorn Ensemble's instrumental textures are a joy to listen to, but they tend to obscure Dufay's polyphonic innovations. To be sure, Dufay's greatest advances came in the realm of sacred music, with his chansons largely governed by the "formes fixes" that held sway over early Renaissance secular music. But the ingenious Dufay found ways to bend the rigid song structures to his will.

Take 'Se la face ay pale' for example, a through-composed chanson in which Dufay employs voice crossings and close imitation to achieve a sophisticated polyphonic tapestry. The Unicorn Ensemble performs this chanson instrumentally (as they do with about half the songs in this collection). Their interpretation is textured and inspired, but obscures the effect of Dufay's polyphony. Another chanson performed instrumentally is "Resveilliés vous et faites chiere lye," written for the 1423 wedding of Carlo Malatesta and Vittoria Colonna. In its original version, Dufay highlighted the groom's name with a homophonic treatment of the line "Charle, gentil." Without voices, the effect is lost.

The overall effect of "Chansons" is to cast Dufay's music as essentially Medieval; many of these arrangements wouldn't sound out of place on Unicorn Ensemble's "Codex Faenza," featuring music written by composers who lived a century before Dufay. Dufay's secular music is undoubtedly rooted in medieval sensibilities, but his approach to vocal polyphony classes him as early Renaissance. Fans of Medieval instrumental music will treasure "Chansons," and rightly so. But those interested in the music of Dufay should also seek out one of his Masses, such as "Missa L'homme arme" (also on Naxos) or (if you can find it) "Missa Se la face ay pale" (based on the chanson found here). One should hear Dufay's music as vocal polyphony to truly experience the glorious achievements of this early Renaissance master.

Dufay: Chansons ~ Guillaume Dufay.......2005-03-17

Many people have this idea that the middle-ages was a time with little art and refinement. This is not true at all and Dufay shows with his compositions that there was plenty of sharp wits. The music does sound very different from what we now consider to be classical music. However, one should not be fooled by this and the music is very complex in its simplicity. The vocals are not easy at all to sing right and each instrument plays an integral part in his many and varied compositions. The lyrics are very well written and one can not accuse him of being less then civilized and are filled with emotions that were just as valid then as they are now.

I love the playing of this great ensamble!.......2001-05-23

The Unicorn is one of my favorite ensambles. their playing is so refreshing and alive . i bought all of their albumes. 4 that price u must buy it ! "Yes i will, thank you abraham you're so smart."

Lovely.......2000-12-28

This lovely CD contains 9 instrumental pieces and 8 sung pieces, almost evenly alternating. That balance and variety seems to me one of the best features of the disc. The liner notes are good and I enjoyed reading the brief biographies of the members of Ensemble Unicorn. For the chansons I was pleased to be given both the original French text and an accompanying English translation. The recording was done in Evangelische Kirche A.B., Vienna, and the acoustics there complement Dufay's compositions very well. If all that you know of Dufay are his masses, then this CD is an excellent next addition. But even if you are not familiar with Dufay, you will enjoy this broadly appealing disc.

Average customer rating: Music for the living If Contemplation Had A Melody ... An absolute winner!!!

La Bella Vista Harold Budd Manufacturer: Shout Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Room Avalon Sutra/As Long As I Can Hold My Breath Translucence/Drift Music The Pavilion of Dreams The White Arcades ASIN: B0000CD5IA Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. Bell Tower
2. Campanile
3. The Rose
4. Stones
5. Her Face
6. Children's Games Beyond Our Reach
7. The Avenue
8. Bird Charmer
9. Other Flowers
10. Il Leopardo Delle Nevi

Album Description

La Bella Vista was produced by Daniel Lanois, (the Grammy-winning producer's first production since U2's All That You Can't Leave Behind) and Adam Samuels. The album consists of ten original Budd compositions recorded as solos in his iconic ambient minimalist style.

Lanois and Samuels recorded the two sessions that comprise La Bella Vista at impromptu gatherings of friends at Lanois' house. At the first of these session, the artist was completely unaware that tape was rolling, affording an entirely spontaneous and "of the moment" document.

According to Budd, the vintage Steinway on which he extemporized was "one of the most gorgeous pianos I have ever played. I played for fifteen people, most of whom I had met that night for the first time," he recalls of the initial session at the house, a 1920's Italianate villa that lends its name to the album. The second session came shortly thereafter, again before a group of guests at Lanois' house.

Album Description

Acclaimed avante-garde pianist Harold Budd's 2003 album produced by Daniel Lanois. Shout Factory.

Customer Reviews:

Music for the living.......2004-10-10

Slip the cd into your disc driver press "PLAY" then "Repeat" and enjoy. Budd's music envelops you. One of the best records I bought in years.

If Contemplation Had A Melody ..........2004-05-28

If contemplation had a melody, the music contained in this album would be part of it. Harold Budd has been writing and performing exquisite music over many, many years -you must listen to "Pavilion of Dreams" or "The Pearl," his collaborations with Brian Eno in the 70's, if you need proof- and although not incredibly prolific, each time what he has released has been worth the wait. "La Bella Vista" ranks among her most accomplished in recent years, which might sound strange given the spontaneous circumstances of its recording at Daniel Lanois eponymous house in the Mojave desert -the story goes that he did not even know he was been taped during the first piece- yet it is. The music here is meditative, spacious and beautifully performed, particularly poignant for the early morning or the late night, which is not to say that it is bland nor without intensity. To ask Budd for more frequent releases it would be a tribute to my desire for more moments like these, yet given the consistent depth of his works there's plenty to dwell on, in this one, for a long time.

An absolute winner!!!.......2004-05-27

One more gem by modern piano improvisation geniusIf I were to go to live on the deserted island ,this is one of the few CDs I would CERTAINLY take with me!Urgently recommended!

Average customer rating: Cd y DVD!..ambos de por si ya son clasicos!!

Lagrimas Negras Edicion Especi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Argentina | South & Central America | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Blanco Y Negro: En Vivo ASIN: B0009I84UG Release Date: 2007-02-20

Product Description

Bebo y Cigala - "Lagrimas Negras" Special Edition. Includes the CD edition and the DVD edition in one set.

Customer Reviews:

Cd y DVD!..ambos de por si ya son clasicos!!.......2007-04-21

Aqui estan los dos juntos!!!

No puedo esperar mas por Lagrimas Negras parte 2 !!

Average customer rating:

A Buena Vista: Barrio de la Habana Luis Frank Presents Soneros de Verdad Manufacturer: Timba ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Boleros | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music Afro-Cuban | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bolero | Latin Music | Styles | Music Son | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B000050ISJ Release Date: 2000-11-28

Tracks:

1. A Buena Vista
2. La Sitiera
3. Bilongo
4. Baila Suave
5. Hoy La Lluvia
6. Oguere
7. Linda Alborada
8. Longina
9. Ojos Malignos
10. Golondrina Guajira
11. La Mas Bella Cancion
12. Maracaibo Oriental
13. Rubalcaba

Amazon.com

In the wake of the multiplatinum-selling Buena Vista Social Club, Cuban music has become hot. This album might borrow the BVSC concept of gathering musicians of different generations together, but--while the names aren't as widely known (with the exception of Buena Vista alumnus Juan de Marcos Gonzalez)--the music glistens just as brightly, covering a similar territory of son and bolero and offering an extraordinary pianist in Guillermo "Rubalcaba" Gonzales. His two contributions, "Oguere" and "Rubalcaba," show him to be as talented as Rubén González. Still, there are no slouches here; all four singers are superb. Young Luis Frank shines on "Longina," a duet with Juan de Marcos, sparingly accompanied by tres. The title track, Frank's homage to the Havana barrio, is a tour de force, picking up the torch of Cuban traditionalists Sierra Maestra and running with it. Even in the time of a Cuban glut, A Buena Vista is essential. --Chris Nickson

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Monteverdi - L'Orfeo / Vartolo Claudio Monteverdi , Sergio Vartolo , and Gastone Sarti, Carlo Lopere Alessandro Carmignani Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000060D6 Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

1. L'Orfeo: Toccata
2. L'Orfeo: Prologue
3. L'Orfeo: In questo lieto e fortunato giorno
4. L'Orfeo: Lasciate i monti
5. L'Orfeo: Rosa del ciel (Orfeo)
6. L'Orfeo: Lasciate i monti
7. L'Orfeo: Ma se il nostro gioir
8. L'Orfeo: Ecco pur ch'a voi (Orfeo)
9. L'Orfeo: Mira ch'a se n'alletta
10. L'Orfeo: Vi ricorda, o bosch'ombrosi (Orfeo)
11. L'Orfeo: Ahi caso acerbo (Messaggiera)
12. L'Orfeo: Ahi caso acerbo
13. L'Orfeo: Sinfonia

Tracks:

1. L'Orfeo: Sinfonia
2. L'Orfeo: Possente spirto (Orfeo)
3. L'Orfeo: Ritornello
4. L'Orfeo: Non viv' io, no (Orfeo)
5. L'Orfeo: Ritornello
6. L'Orfeo: A lei volt' ho il cammin (Orfeo)
7. L'Orfeo: Ritornello
8. L'Orfeo: Orfeo son io (Orfeo)
9. L'Orfeo: Sol tuo, nobile Dio (Orfeo)
10. L'Orfeo: Ben mi lusingo alquanto (Caronte)
11. L'Orfeo: Ahi, sventurato amante (Orfeo)
12. L'Orfeo: Sinfonia
13. L'Orfeo: Ei dorme, e la mia cetra (Orfeo)
14. L'Orfeo: Sinfonia
15. L'Orfeo: Nulla impresa per uom si tenta invano
16. L'Orfeo: Sinfonia
17. L'Orfeo: Signor, quell'infelice (Proserpina)
18. L'Orfeo: Benche severo ed immutabil fato (Plutone)
19. L'Orfeo: O degli abitator de l'ombre eterne
20. L'Orfeo: Trarra da queste orribili caverne
21. L'Orfeo: Quali grazie ti rendo (Proserpina)
22. L'Orfeo: Tue soavi parole (Plutone)
23. L'Orfeo: Pietade, oggi, e amore
24. L'Orfeo: Ecco il gentil cantore
25. L'Orfeo: Ritornello - Qual onor di te fia degno (Orfeo)
26. L'Orfeo: Ma che odo? Ohime lasso (Orfeo)
27. L'Orfeo: O dolcissimi lumi (Orfeo)
28. L'Orfeo: ... Ma quale eclissi, ohime, v'oscura? (Orfeo)
29. L'Orfeo: Rott' hai la legge
30. L'Orfeo: Ahi, vista troppo dolce e troppo amara (Euridice)
31. L'Orfeo: Torna a l'ombre di morte
32. L'Orfeo: Dove ten vai, mia vita? (Orfeo)
33. L'Orfeo: Sinfonia
34. L'Orfeo: E' la virtute un raggio
35. L'Orfeo: Sinfonia
36. L'Orfeo: Ritornello
37. L'Orfeo: Questi i campi di Tracia (Orfeo)
38. L'Orfeo: Moresca
39. L'Orfeo: Ma ecco stuol nemico (Orfeo)
40. L'Orfeo: Sinfonia
41. L'Orfeo: Perche a lo sdegno ed al dolor in preda (Apollo)
42. L'Orfeo: Padre cortese, al maggior uopo arrivi (Orfeo)
43. L'Orfeo: Troppo, troppo gioisti (Apollo)
44. L'Orfeo: Si non vedro piu mai (Orfeo)
45. L'Orfeo: Nel sole e nelle stelle (Apollo)
46. L'Orfeo: Ben di cotanto padre sarei non degno figlio (Orfeo)
47. L'Orfeo: Saliam cantando al cielo (Apollo, Orfeo)
48. L'Orfeo: Ritornello
49. L'Orfeo: Vanne, Orfeo, felice appieno
50. L'Orfeo: Moresca

Amazon.com

If you're already familiar with L'Orfeo, this unique performance is a must. It includes both versions of Orfeo's centerpiece aria "Possente spirito"--a rarely performed version with no written embellishment--as well as the now-familiar ornate setting; each verse is sung first in simple form, then in its elaborate restatement. Also, the original 1607 production ended with Orfeo's murder by the Bacchantes. Only the libretto of this scene survives--the spoken performance it gets here is terrifying. (Orfeo and Apollo ascend to heaven afterward.) This album does have two serious weaknesses: disastrously listless choruses and dry, unflattering recorded sound. Still, there's lively instrumental and continuo playing and a serviceable cast. This flawed-but- fascinating release is well worth the budget price. (If you're new to L'Orfeo, try John Eliot Gardiner on DG.) --Matthew Westphal

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