El Amor De Mi Alma

About the Artist
David Maldonado was raised listening to many different styles of music, especially Classical and Flamenco. This has motivated him to experiment with different techniques on the guitar. You can hear many influences on his new CD entitled "El Amor De Mi Alma". These beautiful, happy & melancholic, melodies are a great balance from the speed & precision of the scales that jump out from song to song.

Introduced to music as a violinist at the age of eight, music was how the Maldonado family spent most of their spare time. David’s father gave him his first and only guitar lesson when he was ten. That lesson awoke in him a passion that became stronger by the day, until it was his soul's consumption.

At fourteen, David and his brothers were performing classical guitar concerts at the University of Arizona. This was the point where the guitar became a serious direction in life. Two years later, David began to study classically under Celin and Pepe Romero, and learned his incredible rasqueado technique from Celedonio Romero.

Product Description
Passionate Nuevo Flamenco - Instrumental music. Independent release.

El Amor De Mi Alma,David Maldonado

Average customer rating: The best of latin music through Domingo's voice Classic Latin American tunes beautifully sung and produced,

De Mi Alma Latina Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ramirez, Ariel | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Domingo, Placido | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: De Mi Alma Latina, Vol. 2 100 years of Mariachi Por Amor Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time Por Fin Juntos ASIN: B000002SLF Release Date: 1994-09-13

Tracks:

1. Aquellos ojos verdes
2. La flor de la canela - Que nadie sepa mi sufrir - Amarraditos
3. Nosotros - Contigo - Sin ti
4. De Mexico a Buenos Aires
5. Se me olvido otra vez
6. El Humahuaqueqo - Caballo viejo - Moliendo Cafe
7. Delirio - Alma llanera
8. Solamente una vez - Veracruz - Noche de ronda
9. Manha de carnavaz - Aquarela do Brasil
10. Sabras que te quiero
11. Alfonsina y el mar - Gracias a la vida
12. Lamento Boricano - Vereda Tropical
13. Como ayer
14. Perfidia - Frenesi - La ultima noche
15. Adios
16. Por Amor - Asi como te buscaba - Yo vendo unos ojos negros

Customer Reviews:

The best of latin music through Domingo's voice.......1999-08-10

This CD goes wherever I go, it is with no doubt, the queen of my collection. Medleys are wonderfully orchestrated and arranged and every song makes you travel anywhere between Mexico and Buenos Aires. Here, Domingo's voice is more like a musical instrument than anything else and each song you'll discover a new instrument. Honestly, I would personally award it six stars.

Classic Latin American tunes beautifully sung and produced,.......1998-12-11

Domingo's love for traditional Latin American music shines throughout this CD. A selection of great "standards", beautifully arranged and recorded by one of the world's great voices. "De Mexico a Buenos Aires," written by Domingo's son is the one original song on the recording and is one of many highlights here. I have listenned to this CD countless times over the past two years and it remains a delight.

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Average customer rating: A lovely sing along. Isagani Urgino Domingo's "continuing tradition" is one worth ending! Domingo's "continuing tradition" is one worth ending!

Placido Domingo: Songs of Love Daniel A. Robles , Jacob Gade , Richard Tauber , Eugene Kohn , Bebu Silvetti , John J. Dee , Bill Ross , Rafael Solano , Julio Hernandez , Orlando Hernandez , Peter Horton , Charles Boito , Joseph Meyer , Amy Shulman , Ramon Stagnaro , Joel Timm , James Walker , and Woodward, Gary Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | 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 Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Domingo, Placido | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time Be My Love The Broadway I Love The Best of Domingo Por Amor ASIN: B00004W4MV Release Date: 2000-09-04

Tracks:

1. Love Story
2. O Sole Mio
3. Be My Love
4. Sabor A Mi
5. Somewhere My Love
6. En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor
7. Spanish Eyes
8. Sabras Que Te Quiero
9. Aquellos Ojos Verdes
10. Alma Latina
11. Somewhere Over The Rainbow
12. El Condor Pasa
13. Jealousy Tango
14. Love Be My Guiding Star

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If the concept of an operatic tenor plying the pop charts with a broad range of songs d'amour is hardly a new one (see also Mario Lanza and Luciano Pavarotti), it's one that has enduring appeal, especially when entrusted to the talents of an established master like Placido Domingo. Culled from his albums De mi alma Latina ("From My Latin Soul") (volumes 1 and 2) and Be My Love, this collection ably finds the common ground between Hollywood and La Scala, and wends its way through a Latin-inflected romantic songbook that stretches from Rome to Rio. Whether mining the sentiments of filmdom's Francis Lai ("Love Story") and Maurice Jarre ("Somewhere My Love") or pop standards like Bert Kaempfert's "Spanish Eyes" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow," Domingo infuses them all with a grace and drama that belie the sometimes overly precious arrangements that back his efforts. The singer has aimed for timelessness here, and largely hit the mark. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

A lovely sing along........2007-01-03

We teach voice improvement for singing and speaking so it is heart warming to be able to use such an incredible master to sing along with
in our mother language of English.
Michael White, Director, The Optimal Breathing Institute

Isagani Urgino.......2006-08-08

Placido Domingo is a legend and this CD only prooves that he is not only a legend in the field of Opera but as well as popular music (Crosover). Excellent interpretation. I love it.

Domingo's "continuing tradition" is one worth ending!.......2001-06-28

Classical artists' attempts to cross over to the many varied popular music genres, and vice versa, are rarely pleasant experiences especially for informed and knowing devotees on either side. Domingo's is by far is not only one of the worst but one of the saddest. Domingo's own liner notes attests to the "huge influence" and "lasting inspiration" that the sources of these popular songs had on him. Domingo must have devoted a remarkably great degree of effort overcoming these to become one of this generation's great classical vocalists. But despite this Herculean effort, they tragically resurfaced as evidenced by the universally poor quality of virtually every element of this album. The recordings of Florence Foster Jenkins illustrate well what happens when someone doesn't know any better. Domingo does know better and still couldn't help himself proving bad habits never die. That is what makes Jenkins' effort so funny and, regrettably, what makes Domingo's so sad. The great Domingo "tradition" is more than well documneted in so many previous wonderful recordings and this CD clearly demonstrates he has little left to do in the studio except discredit himself. But he's is only following the same path so many before have traveled in their declining years. And as usual, those in the know are amazed but never surprised.

Domingo's "continuing tradition" is one worth ending!.......2001-06-27

Classical artists' attempts to cross over to the many varied popular music genres, and vice versa, are rarely pleasant experiences especially for informed and knowing devotees on either side. Domingo's is by far is not only one of the worst but one of the saddest. Domingo's own liner notes attests to the "huge influence" and "lasting inspiration" that the sources of these popular songs had on him. Domingo must have devoted a remarkably great degree of effort overcoming these to become one of this generation's great classical vocalists. But despite this Herculean effort, they tragically resurfaced as evidenced by the universally poor quality of virtually every element of this album. The recordings of Florence Foster Jenkins illustrate well what happens when someone doesn't know any better. Domingo does know better and still couldn't help himself proving, once again, bad habits never die. That is what makes Jenkins' effort so funny and, regrettably, what makes Domingo's so pittifully sad. The lasting Domingo tradition was documented on recordings many years ago and "Songs of Love" represents all that's left for him to do in the studio. Like so many before him, he's simply following an all too familiar path in his declining artistic years. Those in the know are always amazed but never surprised.

Average customer rating: Triumphant! Excellent Renaissance Faire. Buy it! Definitely Worth the Listening Superb musicianship on ancient instruments.... Piffaro Renaissance Band Superb

Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy Joan Ambrosio Dalza , Heinrich Isaac , Francesco Bendusi , Giorgio Mainerio , Rossino Mantovano , Costanzo Festa , Anonymous , Fillippo Azzaiolo , Jacques Arcadelt , Vincenzo Ruffo , Orazio Vecchi , Lodovico Agostini , Giovanni Ferretti , Cesario Gussago , Aurelio Bonelli , Eric Anderson , Grant Gerreid , Adam Gilbert , Joan Kimball , Gwyn Roberts , Robert Wiemken , Thomas Zajac , Piffaro , and The Renaissance Band Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Recorder | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chansons et Danceries (French Renaissance Wind Music) Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance Music From the Odhecaton ASIN: B0000057EX Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Piva
2. Palle, Palle - Ne piu bella di queste - La mi la sol
3. Recorders: Pass'e mezo ditto il Romano - Moschetta - Bandera
4. La Parma - Un sonar de piva in fachinesco (Lirum bililirum)
5. Regem archangelorum - Alma, che scarca dal corporeo velo
6. Aldi, dolce ben mio - Bona via faccia barva (Venetiana) - Gentil madonna, del mio cor padrona
7. Donna, quando pietosa - El travagliato - La gamba in basso e soprano - Amor e foco e ghiaccio
8. Putta nera ballo furlano
9. All'arm', all'arm' - Com'al primo apparir - Sonata 'La facca'
10. Canzona 'Istrina' - Sonata 'La fontana' - Canzona 'Licori'
11. la morte de la ragione (Pavane) - La traditora (Gagliarda) - Bel fiore - La rocha el fuso (Gagliarda) - El desperato (Saltarello) - La lavandara (Gagliarda)

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Piffaro discs make this sedentary fool want to get up and dance. Renaissance dance music is a much-underrated source of general delight, anyway. You don't have to be the kind of specialist listener who loves medieval masses to get a kick out of this tasty, highly rhythmic music--the disco of an earlier era. The tunes are appealing, the sounds of the varied instruments consistently delightful. I rate discs of Renaissance dances not so much by their authenticity, a debatable matter anyway, but rather by their danceability. Piffaro discs rank consistently high in this respect, and they are realistically recorded. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Triumphant!.......2006-12-01

This is truly one of the best albums of Renaissance music currntly available! Purely instrumental! Much of it appears to be music for a royal court event or the like, with much use of brass and wind instruments. There are also many selections for the festival setting, usually involving the bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy. Too many albums of ancient music "pad" the content with monotonous choral polyphonic selections, perhaps starting out with one or two really good instrumental pieces. However, they did not do that in this one!

Excellent Renaissance Faire. Buy it!.......2005-11-15

'Piffaro The Renaissance Band' is a Philadelphia group who has done several superior albums of Renaissance music for the label 'Archiv', late of Deutche Grammaphone, now part of Polygram. I was astonished when I heard from a student of one of the directors, Robert Wiemken, that the band is paid virtually nothing to make the record and have it distributed. While I would expect that from a minor label, it is surprising that an act should make it to Deutche Grammaphone and not be paid for their recording. I go into this minor digression because I am especially impressed by this recording and all their others as well.

I do take issue with it's being labelled a recording of 'wind' music, as there is ample representation from the family of string instruments, most famously the guitar and the hurdy gurdy.

Although I really enjoy 'old music', I'm not an expert on it, but I set out to distinguish this music from modern stuff, and the two I can find are the presence here of a lot of drone instruments such as the bagpipe and the hurdy gurdy and the absence of instruments such as the clarinet which give us that lushly woody tenor we hear in pieces such as 'Rapsody in Blue' or in some of Kurt Weill's German stage pieces. We also certainly miss the rich sounds of the piano, as the pianoforte has not been invented yet.

If you like old music, this band is a 'must hear'!

Definitely Worth the Listening.......2004-01-26

Simply lovely. Some whimsical, some more technically serious. In all, definitely worth the money and the time. One of my new favorites.

Superb musicianship on ancient instruments...........2001-10-03

I wish composers were still writing for hurdy-gurdy @ crumhorn...what a wonderful sound. I especially liked "La Parma". I do believe a modern tunesmith has taken that melody @ recently made a rather haunting popular song from it; a female vocalist, I think. If anyone out there can remember what the name of that modern tune is @ will post it here, it will save me some on-going mental annoyance. You won't go wrong in buying this album!

Piffaro Renaissance Band Superb.......2001-05-20

This CD has me dancing in the streets. I have played holes in the recording. The musicianship is extraordinary with excitement, love and a great warm sense of pleasure taken by everyone involved. Renaissance instruments are not generally known for subtlety or nuance, but these players work miracles. The percussion sections are also integral to the whole and thrilling, where appropriate. Piffaro, please keep your music coming.

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Average customer rating: Get It While You Can Essential edition for opera lovers

The Complete Recordings, 1902-1920 (Box Set) Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Boito, Arrigo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | 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 All Works by Goldmark | Goldmark, Karl | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | 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 Lully | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rubinstein | Rubinstein, Anton | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Szulc, Josef Zygmunt | ( 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 Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | 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 Caruso, Enrico | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Adam, Adolphe-Charles | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | 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 Ladino | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 22 Caruso 2000 The Complete Caruso Wagner: Götterdämmerung Classic Puccini Recordings ASIN: B00030B92K Release Date: 2004-11-23

Album Description

The Complete Caruso: Volumes 1 - 12

The Italian tenor Enrico Caruso holds a unique place in musical history, as the first operatic singer whose recordings sold in millions, and who created an international reputation on the strength of these. Caruso's robust tone and musical sincerity made him both an ideal stage and recording artist, whose voice the primitive acoustic recording technology of the early twentieth century was able to reproduce with startling fidelity. The Naxos Historical Caruso edition constitutes the complete cycle of all Caruso's recordings issued in chronological order. In addition, the transfers have been immaculately undertaken by top sound engineer Ward Marston, unrivalled for his knowledge of the specialized world of acoustic opera recordings, and his rare ability to retrieve all of the music lying in the grooves of the original recordings. Naxos Historical's incredible price (12 CD'S FOR THE PRICE OF 10) puts this unique legacy of great singing within the reach of all music-lovers. This! complete cycle of recordings represents a major document in the history of sound recording, and one which no collector and enthusiast of great singing will wish to be without. "There is no series of vocal records that have a greater documentary value, that meant more to the development of the phonograph record, or that are as consistently capable of providing pleasure to lovers of great singing. ...One of the most significant recording industry events of the decade." Fanfare

Customer Reviews:

Get It While You Can.......2006-10-13

This may not be easy to get in the USA for very long.....don't miss it.

Essential edition for opera lovers.......2005-02-01

This set gives you the opportunity to follow the entire recording career of one of the greatest singers in Operatic History. Enrico Caruso was the first superstar of the 20th century -- and this without the benefit of mass media. His person and his records were his greatest publicity.

The set begins with Caruso's Italian made recordings. They show a great raw talent. The artistry is lacking with many sobs, over acting and mistaken cues. The 1902 and 1903 clearly show a tenor with a lot to learn. But learn it he did. His 1904 sessions show a mature artist on par with any heard since. His voice matures before your very ears and by 1910, you wonder if you will ever listen to any other tenor the same way again.

The engineering used for this set is wonderful. There is no attempt at all to use the soundstream process of computer sound enhancement as heard on the RCA issued sets. These are near perfect mint conditioned discs copied by engineer extraordinary Ward Marston. They sound like natural 78s, they way Caruso himself must have heard the playbacks at the (RCA) Victor studios.

Also included are outtakes and extra takes. There is a "Celeste Aida" from 1908, complete with a broken high note, previously released by RCA in a 1973 set commemorating the tenor's centenary birthday. But there are new treasures here as well, including extra takes of two of Caruso's greatest recordings, the Italian song "L'Alba separa dalla l'uce ombra" and an aria from Rubinestine's Nerone. Listening to them, one wonders what Caruso could have possible thought inadquate in those long lost altenative takes.

Finally, there is the simple joy of hearing so many things so well sung. Caruso was the pinnacle of the tenor art. He can be compared to no other single tenor since ... he has the brilliant ring of Bjorling, the passion of Gigli, the beauty of Gedda, the youthful enthusiasm of Lanza, the warm tonal quality of Tucker, the pure strength of Corelli, the charasma of Pavarotti and the artestry of Domingo.

Whether you are an opera fan, a voice fan or just a music lover. This set is worth every penny.

Todd Kosovich

Average customer rating: but what are they saying? A heapin' helpin' of early music Exclent cd for mediaeval music.

A Mediaeval Banquet: Music from the Age of Chivalry Mediaeval Consort Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Music Of The Crusades Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection Music for a Medieval Banquet Troubadours, Trouvères, Minstrels Richard Coeur de Lion (Richard the Lionheart): Troubadours & Trouvères in the Courts of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, Marie de Champagne & Geoffroy, Duke of Brittany - Alla Francesca ASIN: B00000J7VP Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

1. Forgotten Provence: Ne L'oserary-Je/Voulez-Vouz Que Je Vous Dise?: Chansons-Avec-Refrains - The Martin Best Consort
2. Forgotten Provence: Les Airs De Cerveau, Carole In Ballad Form: Dessus La Rive - The Martin Best Consort
3. Forgotten Provence: A Chanter M-Er - The Martin Best Consort
4. Forgotten Provence: Vecy Le Mai: Carole In Rondeau Form - The Martin Best Consort
5. Forgotten Provence: Ma Charmante Cadet: Trad. Pastorela, Limousin - The Martin Best Consort
6. Forgotten Provence: Alleluia Justus - The Martin Best Consort
7. Forgotten Provence: A L'entrada Del Tens Clar: 12th Century Dance-Song In Carole Form - The Martin Best Consort
8. Forgotten Provence: Li Gelos: Troubadour Dance-Song - The Martin Best Consort
9. Forgotten Provence: Air De Cheval-Jupon: Languedoc Dance - The Martin Best Consort
10. Forgotten Provence: Lancan Li Jorn: Canso - The Martin Best Consort
11. Forgotten Provence: Ara Lauzatz: Troubadour Vers - The Martin Best Consort
12. Forgotten Provence: Laude Jocunda - The Martin Best Consort
13. Forgotten Provence: Pucelete-Je Languis-Domino L. - The Martin Best Consort
14. Forgotten Provence: Aucun-Lonc Tans-Annuntiantes - The Martin Best Consort
15. Forgotten Provence: Alle Psallite - The Martin Best Consort
16. Forgotten Provence: Rossignolet Du Bois: Carole In Ballade Form - The Martin Best Consort
17. Forgotten Provence: Rossignolet Du Bois: Bas-Languedoc - The Martin Best Consort
18. Forgotten Provence: Lo Sodard: Bas-Limousin - The Martin Best Consort
19. Forgotten Provence: Epiphaniam Domino - The Martin Best Consort
20. Forgotten Provence: Reis Glorios: Alba - The Martin Best Consort

Tracks:

1. Songs Of Chivalry: Estampie - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
2. Songs Of Chivalry: The Song Of Nothing: - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
3. Songs Of Chivalry: Coda - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
4. Songs Of Chivalry: En L'anque Chevalier: Huon D'oisy - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
5. Songs Of Chivalry: Tant Ai Amors - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
6. Songs Of Chivalry: Costume Est Bien - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
7. Songs Of Chivalry: Pax In Nomine Domini - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
8. Songs Of Chivalry: L'amour Dont Sui Espris - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
9. Songs Of Chivalry: Danse Royale - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
10. Songs Of Chivalry: Ce Fut En Moi - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
11. Songs Of Chivalry: La Dousa Votz - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
12. Songs Of Chivalry: Chansons De Toile - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
13. Songs Of Chivalry: Chevaliers, Mullt Este Guariz - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
14. Songs Of Chivalry: Non Sap Chantar - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
15. Songs Of Chivalry: A Chantar M-er - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
16. Songs Of Chivalry: Li Jolitz Temps D'estey - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
17. Songs Of Chivalry: Pois Tals Sabers - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
18. Songs Of Chivalry: Now I Can Delight In Love - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
19. Songs Of Chivalry: E-I Mare E-I Pare - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens

Tracks:

1. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Santa Marie, Strella Do Dia: Holy Mary, Star Of The Day Cantiga No.100 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
2. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Non Sofre Santa Maria: The Lost Steak Cantiga No.159Cantigas Of Santa Maria - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
3. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Non E Mui Gran Maravilla: The German Gambler Cantiga No.294 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
4. Santa Marie Amar: The Baby Rescue Cantiga No.7 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
5. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: A Santa Maria Dadas Sejan Loores: To Holy Mary Praise Be Given, Cantiga... - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
6. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Quen Boa Dona Querra Loar: He Who Wishes To Praise A Good Lady Cantiga No.1 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
7. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Muit E Mais A Piadade: The Girl Who Ate Spiders Cantiga No.201 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
8. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: A Virgen, Que Deus Madre Est: A Man Swallows A Rabbit Bone Cantiga No.322 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
9. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Virgen, Madre Gloriosa: Glorious Virgin Mother Cantiga No.340 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
10. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Porque Ben Santa Maria: A Priest Steals An Alter Cloth Cantiga No.327 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
11. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Entre Av' E Eva: Between Ave And Eve Cantiga No.60 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
12. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Se Ome Fezer De Grado: A Knight's Forgiveness Cantiga No.207 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
13. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Fremosos Miragres: A Knight's Hawk Cantiga No.352 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
14. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Por Nos, Virgen Madre: Implore God For Us, Virgin Mother Cantiga No.250 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
15. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Ben Pode Santa Maria: A Dragon-Slaying Cantiga No.189 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
16. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: O Que En Santa Maria: A Knight Bargains With The Devil Cantiga No.216 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
17. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Ay Santa Maria: Musa Goes To Heaven Cantiga No.79 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
18. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Santa Maria Loei: Holy Mary Have I Praised Cantiga No.200 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
19. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Muito, Foi Noss' Amigo: Gabriel Was Our Friend Cantiga No.210 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
20. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Rosa Das Rosas: Rose Of All Roses Cantiga No.330 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
21. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Santa Maria, Strella Do Dia: Holy Mary, Star Of The Day Cantiga No.100 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
22. Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Entre Av'e Eva: Between Ave And Eve Cantiga No.60 - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens

Tracks:

1. The Dante Troubadours: Lamento Di Tristan: Istampitta And Rotta: - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
2. The Dante Troubadours: Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Le Chansoneta - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
3. The Dante Troubadours: Cantigas Of Santa Maria: Ges De Disnar - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
4. The Dante Troubadours: Si-Us Quer Conselh, Bel Ami Alamanda - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
5. The Dante Troubadours: Chasutz Sui De Mal En Pena - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
6. The Dante Troubadours: Lo Ferm Voler - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
7. The Dante Troubadours: Chanson Do-Ih Mot Son Plan E Prim - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
8. The Dante Troubadours: Can Vei La Lauzeta - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
9. The Dante Troubadours: Trotto - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
10. The Dante Troubadours: Pois Tornaz Sui En Proensa - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
11. The Dante Troubadours: Kalenda Maya - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
12. The Dante Troubadours: Saltrello - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
13. The Dante Troubadours: Non Alegra Cant Ni Critz - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
14. The Dante Troubadours: Nuls Om En Ren (Melody Only) - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
15. The Dante Troubadours: Ai, Lemozi - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
16. The Dante Troubadours: Lauda Novella (Melody Only) - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
17. The Dante Troubadours: Ben An Mort - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
18. The Dante Troubadours: Lamento Di Tristan: Istampitta And Rotta - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens

Tracks:

1. Amor De Lonh: Si-Us Quer Conselh, Bel Ami Alamanda - The Martin Best Consort
2. Amor De Lonh: Beata Viscera - The Martin Best Consort
3. Amor De Lonh: Can Lo Rossinhols E-I Folhos - The Martin Best Consort
4. Amor De Lonh: Salterello (Instrumental Dance) - The Martin Best Consort
5. Amor De Lonh: O Maria Lesse Virga - The Martin Best Consort
6. Amor De Lonh: Ab Joi Mou Lo Vers E-I Comens - The Martin Best Consort
7. Amor De Lonh: Danse Royale (Instrumental Dance) - The Martin Best Consort
8. Amor De Lonh: Venit Dilectus - The Martin Best Consort
9. Amor De Lonh: Can Lo Rius De La Fontana - The Martin Best Consort
10. Amor De Lonh: Ductia (Instrumental Dance) - The Martin Best Consort
11. Amor De Lonh: Salterello (Instrumental Dance) - The Martin Best Consort
12. Amor De Lonh: Alma Redemptoris Mater - The Martin Best Consort
13. Amor De Lonh: Paradisi Porta - The Martin Best Consort
14. Amor De Lonh: Tan Ai Mo Cor Ple De Joya - The Martin Best Consort
15. Amor De Lonh: Lamento Di Tristan (Instrumental Dance) - The Martin Best Consort
16. Amor De Lonh: Rotta (Instrumental Dance) - The Martin Best Consort
17. Amor De Lonh: Anima Mea Liquefacta Est - The Martin Best Consort
18. Amor De Lonh: Can Par La Flors Jostal Vert Folh - The Martin Best Consort
19. Amor De Lonh: Canso Melody Of Guiraut De Bornelth - The Martin Best Consort

Tracks:

1. The Last Of The Troubadours: The Sack Of Beziers - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
2. The Last Of The Troubadours: Rassa, Tan Creis - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
3. The Last Of The Troubadours: No-M Say D'Amour - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
4. The Last Of The Troubadours: La Segonda Retroencha - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
5. The Last Of The Troubadours: Planh For The Lord Of Narbonne - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
6. The Last Of The Troubadours: Au Temps D'Auost - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
7. The Last Of The Troubadours: Cantiga - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
8. The Last Of The Troubadours: Fid E Verays - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
9. The Last Of The Troubadours: Maraveillosos Et Piadosos - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
10. The Last Of The Troubadours: La Redonda - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
11. The Last Of The Troubadours: Mais Non Faz - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
12. The Last Of The Troubadours: La Premieyra Retroencha - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
13. The Last Of The Troubadours: Jesu Crist - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
14. The Last Of The Troubadours: Rossinyol - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
15. The Last Of The Troubadours: Los Esclops - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
16. The Last Of The Troubadours: Ja Mais Non Er - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
17. The Last Of The Troubadours: Vers: Be-M Clegra (Melody & English Text) - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
18. 'La Chanson De La: The Last Of The Troubadours - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens
19. The Last Of The Troubadours: Melody: Si Tot Me Sui A Tart Apperceubutz - The Martin Best Mediaeval Ens

Amazon.com

Here are five and a half hours of little-known music dating from the mid-12th century to the start of the 16th. Some of it comes from France (Provence, in particular), some from Spain (songs of praise to the Virgin Mary--many in amazing dance rhythms), some from Italy (songs of love and war of the troubadours). There are instrumentals with great vigor, complicated vocal works, chant, the expected music of praise, and a few unexpectedly ribald--almost lewd--songs. Taken a CD at a time, this is a magnificent journey, but be warned: being stuck in the Middle Ages for too long might make you yearn for those simple, high-minded times. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

but what are they saying?.......2006-06-06

This is, musically, a wonderful set. But beware: there are no song text translations; a fatal oversight for six CDs of almost exclusively vocal music by composers to whom text was as important as melody, and in languages that don't exist anymore. In that regard, it was very disappointing.

A heapin' helpin' of early music.......2005-10-14

Wonderful from start to finish, this set is quite a sampler, with enjoyable selections performed and recorded well. I suspect some accomodation is being made to the comtemporary listener here and some of the performances may not be 100% "historically accurate." But so what? I've been listening to this at home and while out and about on my iPod. There's quite a variety here which causes the set to avoid the "sameness" of many other sets of this type I've purchased. And the price is defnitely right, particularly for a used copy. What've you got to lose? Give it a shot!

Exclent cd for mediaeval music........1999-11-09

If your just getting into music from this time period this is the cd for you. It gives samples of music that dates from the 1100s to the 1400s.

Average customer rating: René Marino Rivero

Bandoneon Pure: Dances of Uruguay Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Uruguay | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Latin Music | International | Styles | Music | Compilations | Afro Brazilian | Bolero | Brazilian Jazz | Cuban | Flamenco | Latin Jazz | Mambo | Mariachi | Merengue | Salsa | Samba | Tango | Tejano General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001DLF Release Date: 1993-11-18

Tracks:

1. Il Choclo
2. Mirinaque
3. Corazon De Oro
4. Mate Amargo
5. Camino Al Don
6. Nilonga De Mis Amores
7. Sentimiento Gaucho
8. La Punalada
9. La Loca De Amor
10. Polca De Zamora
11. Gaucho De Florida
12. Maxixa
13. El Pericon
14. Sacate La Caretita
15. Vieja Morena
16. Norma
17. Las Margaritas
18. Los Ejes De Mi Carreta
19. Canaro En Paris
20. Milonga Que Peina Canas
21. Desde El Alma
22. Polca De Bordales
23. Taquito Militar
24. Baile De Los Morenos
25. El Choclo

Album Description

Rivero has played the bandoneon, or square-headed accordion, since he was a child. Now an internationally known master, he performs 24 traditional Uruguayan dance pieces here in the transparent and natural style he prefers, without electronic modification. 25 tracks recorded in 1991; includes an 80-page booklet.

"Rivero offers a soulful rendition...as pure in spirit as in sound." - Rhythm Music

Desde que era un niño, Rivero ha tocado el bandoneón, ese acordeón de cabeza hexagonal tan apreciado en el cono sur. Ahora, siendo un reconocido maestro del instrumento a nivel internacional, nos presenta 24 danzas tradicionales interpretadas aquí en el su acostumbrado estilo, transparente y natural, sin ninguna modificación electrónica. Los 25 cortes de este CD fueron grabados en 1991; incluye un cuadernillo de 80 páginas.

Customer Reviews:

René Marino Rivero.......2004-03-05

This is a very good CD performed by a first-rate bandoneon player and excellent musician and scholar. This uruguayan bandoneon player has traveled around the world with his wonderful interpretations and this CD is a perfect opportunity to enjoy Marino Rivero's art and to learn about uruguayan music as well as to listen to his special instrument which was acquired in 1930 and maintainted exactly as it came from the factory in Germany.

I attended one of Marino Rivero's recitals in Punta del Este, Uruguay and whether interpreting Bach or a piece of uruguayan tango, he always shows off as a first- rate artist. All his CDs are highly recommendable.

B Deffenbaugh
Phoenix-Glendale, AZ

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Singing Jesuits Manufacturer: The Orchard ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003ZAKY Release Date: 2000-05-10

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria
2. Como Un Amigo
3. Tomad, Senor
4. Yo Cantare Al Senor
5. Alma De Cristo
6. Reunirse Los Hermanos
7. Pregon Pascul
8. Vals Del Camino
9. El Amor De Mi Vida
10. El Joven Rico
11. El Universo Te Aclama
12. El Recuerdo
13. Belen, xx Siglos Lejana
14. Exodo y Liberacion
15. Credo
16. Del Hombre Malo
17. Que Debo Hacer

Average customer rating: Breathtaking Must Have 3 of 4

The Caruso Edition, Vol. III: 1912-1916 Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Szulc, Josef Zygmunt | ( 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 Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | 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 Caruso, Enrico | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | 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 Adam, Adolphe-Charles | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Donizetti, Gaetano | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Franck, Cesar | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Denza, Luigi | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Capua, Eduardo di | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Ladino | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000WLT Release Date: 1993-01-21

Tracks:

1. I Lombardi, Act III: Qual Volutta Trascorrere - Enrico Caruso/Frances Alda/Marcel Journet
2. Crucifix - Enrico Caruso/Marcel Journet
3. Lucia Di Lammermoor, Act II: Chi Mi Frena In Tal Momento? - Enrico Caruso/Pasquale Amato/Marcel Journet
4. Tarantella Sincera
5. Rigoletto, Act IV: Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Enrico Caruso/Luisa Tetrazzini/Josephine Jacoby/Pasquale Amato
6. La Danza
7. Dreams Of Long Ago
8. The Lost Chord
9. Because
10. Hosanna
11. Manon, Act II: Manon! On I'appelle Manon - Enrico Caruso/Geraldine Farrar
12. La Boheme, Act I: O Soave Fanciulla - Enrico Caruso/Geraldine Farrar
13. Don Carlo, Act II: Domanda Al Ciel; Dio, Che Nell' Alma Infondere - Enrico Caruso/Antonio Scotti
14. Il Trovatore, Act IV: Se M'ami Ancor; Ai Nostri Monti - Enrico Caruso/Ernestine Schumann-Heink
15. Florentine Air, Op.38 No.6: Pimpinella - Enrico Caruso/Gaetno Scognamiglio
16. Rigoletto, Act III: Ella Mi Fu Rapita! Parmi Veder Le Lagrime
17. Agnus Dei
18. Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna Vidi Mai
19. Ave Maria - Enrico Caruso/Mischa Elman/Percy B. Kahn
20. Elegie (Song Of Mourning) - Enrico Caruso/Mischa Elman/Percy B. Kahn

Tracks:

1. Lasciati Amar
2. Guardanna'a Luna - Enrico Caruso/Francio Lapitino
3. Your Eyes Have Told Me What I Did Not Know
4. Fenesta Che Lucive
5. Stabat Mater: Cuius Animam
6. Les Rameaux (The Palms)
7. Cavalleria Rusticana: Addio Alla Madre
8. Otello, Act II: Oh! Monstruosa Colpa! Si, Pel Ciel - Enrico Caruso/Titta Ruffo
9. Ser De Don Juan
10. Amor Mio
11. Manella Mia
12. Les Rameaux (The Palms)
13. Trusting Eyes
14. Ser Espagnole
15. Parted
16. Un Ballo In Maschera, Act I: La Rivedra Nell'estasi - Enrico CarusoFrieda Hempel/Leon Rothier/Andres De Segurola/Metropolitan Opr Chor/Giulio Setti
17. Un Ballo In Maschera, Act I: E Scheerzo Od E Follia - Enrico Caruso/Frieda Hempel/Maria Duchene/Leon Rothier/Andres De Segurola/Metropolitan Opr Chor...
18. Le Partida - Enrico Caruso/Gaetano Scognamiglio
19. El Milagro De La Virgen: Flores Purisimas - Enrico Caruso/Gaetano Scognamiglio

Tracks:

1. La Traviata, Act I: Brindisi: Libiamo, Libiamo - Enrico Caruso/Alma Gluck/Metropolitan Opr Chor/giulio Setti
2. Il Guarany, Act I: Sento Una Forza Indomita - Enrico Caruso/Emmy Destinn/Metropolitan Opr Chor/Giulio Setti
3. Hantise D'amour
4. Carmen, Act I: Parle-Moi De Ma Mere - Enrico Caruso/Frances Alda
5. La Mia Canzone
6. Pecche? - Enrico Caruso/Blanculli
7. Cielo Turchino
8. Requiem: Ingemisco
9. Il Duca D'alba, Act IV: Angelo Casto E Bel
10. Si Vous L'aviez Compris - Enrico Caruso/Mischa Elman/Gaetano Scognamiglio
11. Les Deux Sers - Enrico Caruso/Mischa Elman/Gaetano Scognamiglio
12. La Procession
13. Le Cid, Act III: Ah! Tout Est Bien Fini! O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere!
14. Luna D'estate
15. O Sole Mio
16. La Reine De Saba, Act II: Faiblesse De La Race Humaine! Inspirez-Moi, Race Divine
17. Mia Sposa Sara La Mia Bandiera
18. MacBeth, Act IV: Ah, La Paterna Mano
19. La Boheme, Act IV: Vecchia Zimarra
20. Cantique De Noel

Customer Reviews:

Breathtaking.......2007-06-27

Caruso's performances are purely breathtaking. This set does not attempt to over-process the sound as some do. All the 78 RPM noise gets through and so does all the music. This is the way these recordings should be heard. Was Caruso's voice really that fantastic or is it just that the recording process of the day was perfectly suitable to his voice? It doesn't matter - what you will hear on each and every track is Caruso giving everything he's got. There will never be another like him, and there's no better way to get his material on CD than this series. The only thing you could do beter is get the original 78's.

Must Have 3 of 4.......2005-04-26

...what I said about volumes 1 and 2...

Excellent documentation, excellent remastering. Oh yeah, and it's Caruso. Any questions?

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3. Evening Dance
4. EXPRESSIONS
5. Festival De Reggae - Tributo a Bobo Marley - Ao Vivo [Import]
6. Festival Rola Pedras [Import]
7. Frag Den Abendwind [Import]
8. Gazelle [Import]
9. Grandes Exitos
10. Grandes Exitos

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