My Romantic Favorites

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1. Memory    
2. Evergreen    
3. Send in the Clowns    
4. Somewhere in Time    
5. Way We Were    
6. Somewhere    
7. Vincent    
8. All I Ask of You    
9. On My Own    
10. Eighteenth Variation    

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Balalaika Favorites
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Wanting to hear the sound of a balalaika!
  • From Russia, with Strings
  • Spectacular
  • Nothing beats this for exuberance
 Balalaika Favorites

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Balalaika: Russia's Most Beautiful Songs
  2. Music of Russia
  3. Best of Russian Folk Songs
  4. Best of the Red Army Choir
  5. Russian Cossack Music from the Urals

ASIN: B0000057KI
Release Date: 1990-09-12

Tracks:

  1. Fantasy on Two Folk Songs
  2. At Sunrise
  3. The Linden Tree
  4. Kamarinskaya
  5. Fantasy on Volga Melodies
  6. In the Moonlight
  7. Midnight in Moscow
  8. Under the Apple Tree
  9. Dance of the Comedians
  10. The Living Room
  11. Evening Bells
  12. My Dear Friend, Please Visit Me
  13. Waltz of the Faun
  14. Flight of the Bumble - Bee

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Wanting to hear the sound of a balalaika!.......2005-10-18

I have not received my cd yet, but I was expecting to receive one with balalaika only, so I am already disappointed. In the samples, the orchestra is so predominate I cannot tell which is the balalaika. Thanks, Violet

5 out of 5 stars From Russia, with Strings.......2004-08-09

The Osipov Russian Folk Orchestra made this fine recording some four decades ago, when the U.S. and the Soviet Union were barely on speaking terms. I imagine that some of the people who bought this record found themselves on FBI or CIA observation lists. Still, it would have been worth it, for the sheer exuberance of the music alone. The performances are bold and exciting, tinged with a hint of danger, and the listener is carried away on a crest of winter sleigh rides through places like Moscow and Vladivostock. Sure, the orchestra was capitalizing on the popularity of Dr. Zhivago, but at least they were able to find an audience. There's a little bit of hiss, given the antiquated recording instruments of the time, but it isn't enough to distract from the music. In fact, it's barely audible. I understand that they have since released a remastered version of the disc, but I'm always suspicious of perfection. One other thing: the cover leads you to believe that this is solely a balalaika show, but that isn't quite the case. There is, in fact, a whole orchestra here, but it is used quite smartly. Those other instruments give the music the air of authenticity, and create a kind of old world mood, but it's the balalaikas that carry the day.

5 out of 5 stars Spectacular.......2004-07-15

This album is not only one of the finest technically, but also musically. It was recorded back in the early sixties with the finest equipment and the finest audio technique ever devised. This has to be one of the most enjoyable listening experiences the listener will ever experience, as is all of the Mercury Living Presence series. We are privilaged to have these great recordings re-made on CD, and this particular one has to be at the top of the list. It will challenge any other recording technique, and it will lift your spirits every time you listen to it!

5 out of 5 stars Nothing beats this for exuberance.......2000-02-06

The sound of massed balalaikas is a real treat, especially when recorded with as much vividness and realism as on this disc. The Osipov Folk Orchestra also consists of bass balalaikas, accordions, flutes, Vladimir Shepherd's Horns, and percussion and they produce quite a kaleidoscope of sound! I particularly enjoy the comedic Vladimir Shepherd's Horns, heard to their most humorous effect in the Tchaikovsky piece, which is guaranteed to make you smile. This recording uncannily conveys the impression of a live event. Of course, the performers deserve most of the credit for this. Their unanimity of attack and sheer exuberance are heartstopping. Even if you think you don't like Russian folk music, give this a try!
San Francisco and Other Jeanette MacDonald Favorites
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Jeanette MacDonald Favorites
  • A MUST for any Jeanette fan!
  • Jeanette MacDonald Was Unique
  • An excellent demonstration of Jeanette MacDonald's artistry
 San Francisco and Other Jeanette MacDonald Favorites

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Similar Items:
  1. When I'm Calling You
  2. Love's Old Songs
  3. Ah Sweet Mystery of Life: Anthology (1931-1938)
  4. San Francisco
  5. Through the Years

ASIN: B000003F6P
Release Date: 1991-11-09

Tracks:

  1. Ciribiribin
  2. The Firefly: Giannina mia
  3. The Firefly: The Donkey Serenade
  4. Naughty Marietta: Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life
  5. Naughty Marietta: Italian Street Song
  6. New Moon: Lover Come Back To Me
  7. New Moon: One Kiss
  8. Smilin' Through: Land Of Hope And Glory
  9. Rose Marie: Indian Love Call
  10. San Francisco
  11. The Holy City
  12. Love Parade: March Of The Grenadiers
  13. Monte Carlo: Beyond The Blue Horizon
  14. The Fortune Teller: Romany Life
  15. The Vagabond King: Only A Rose
  16. Les filles de Cadiz
  17. Ave Maria
  18. Songs My Mother Taught Me
  19. Romeo et Juliette: Je veux vivre dans ce reve
  20. Faust: Il etait un roi de Thule
  21. Faust: Air des bijoux
  22. Louise: Depuis le jour

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Jeanette MacDonald Favorites.......2007-05-13

This CD is an incredible testimony and celebration of an American Master Singer.
A must have for all. An introduction to quality and good taste for a new generation of music lovers.

5 out of 5 stars A MUST for any Jeanette fan!.......2006-04-25

This CD is a gem! The songs included on it are beautiful and show off MacDonald's incredible voice. The best part of this CD, however, is the sound quality. Unlike many of her other recordings, and those featuring her with frequent costar Nelson Eddy, the sound on this CD is pristine, and you can barely tell the recordings are 50+ years old!

4 out of 5 stars Jeanette MacDonald Was Unique.......2001-03-12

It really doesn't matter whether or not she could sing; Jeanette MacDonald was unique. On these old recordings, her voice sounds thin and watery, and contemporary tastes do not respond so readily to the sentimentality and predictability of her movies. But she was a gracious lady and glittering presence on the silver screen. These film songs do suggest the excitement she generated when her movies first appeared. And how many truly major singers she inspired! Joan Sutherland recalled meeting MacDonald a few years before her death. Said Sutherland: "I still had stars in my eyes."

5 out of 5 stars An excellent demonstration of Jeanette MacDonald's artistry.......1998-12-18

The highlights of this Jeanette MacDonald CD include her excellent singing of Delibes' "Les Filles de Cadiz," the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria," and the "Jewel Song" from "Faust." A much-underrated artist, MacDonald proves here that she can handle a wide range of music, from concert songs and opera arias to familiar tunes from her operetta films. Particularly fine are her renditions of "Only a Rose," and Herbert's "Romany Life" (in spite of an amateurish male chorus). Highly recommended not only as a tribute to filmdom's first lady of song, but also to listeners who enjoy both opera and musical comedy.
The MARIO LANZA Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Selections from the Greatest Voice of the Last Hundred Years
  • A Must Have
  • The Mario Lanza Collection
  • The MARIO LANZA Collection
  • WONDERFUL!!!!!
 The MARIO LANZA Collection

Manufacturer: RCA Victor
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Similar Items:
  1. Mario Lanza: At His Best!
  2. Christmas with Mario Lanza
  3. Mario Lanza ~ Opera Arias & Duets, from Andréa Chenier · La Bohème · I Pagliacci · Madama Butterfly · Otello
  4. American Caruso
  5. Lanza: Greatest Hits

ASIN: B000003F6V
Release Date: 1991-11-12

Tracks:

  1. Be My Love
  2. I'll Never Love You
  3. Because You're Mine
  4. The Song Angels Sing
  5. Drink, Drink, Drink
  6. Serenade
  7. The Loveliest Night of the Year
  8. La Donna E Mobile
  9. Because
  10. For You Alone
  11. Golden Days
  12. Deep In My Heart, Dear
  13. If I Loved You
  14. Yours Is My Heart Alone
  15. One Night Of Love
  16. Beloved
  17. Beautiful Love
  18. With A Song In My Heart
  19. You Are My Love
  20. Call Me Fool

Tracks:

  1. All The Things You Are
  2. My Song,My Love
  3. Love Is The Sweetest Thing
  4. Will You Remember
  5. Granada
  6. Lolita
  7. Serenade
  8. Temptation
  9. Lygia
  10. Lady of Spain
  11. This Land
  12. Lee-Ah-Loo
  13. Tina-Lina
  14. Boom Biddy Boom Boom
  15. The Bayou Lullaby
  16. The Lord's Prayer
  17. And Here You Are
  18. Song of Songs
  19. Somewhere A Voice Is Calling
  20. I Never Knew

Tracks:

  1. Ciribiribin
  2. Wonder Why
  3. Come Dance With Me
  4. O Sole Mio
  5. Younger Than Springtime
  6. For the First Time (Come Prima)
  7. Never Till Now
  8. Arrivederci, Roma
  9. If You Were Mine
  10. Behold!
  11. A Night to Remember
  12. Love in a Home
  13. Do You Wonder
  14. Softly as in a Morning Sunrise
  15. One Alone
  16. Aida:Celeste Aida
  17. Carmen: Flower Song
  18. La Traviata: Brindisi
  19. Rigoletto:Questa O Quella
  20. Pagliacci:Vesti La Giubba
  21. Cavalleria Rusticana: Addio Alla Madre

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Selections from the Greatest Voice of the Last Hundred Years.......2007-03-13

Mario Lanza was, arguably, the greatest tenor and greatest singer of this and the last century. It is difficult to appreciate him without listening to a variety of selections. This collection has some of his best recordings and exhibits the versatility and variety that he possessed that permitted him to "crossover" from opera to popular music with a ease.

I recommend this for those who already know Lanza to some extent but want to go into more depth and understand his marvelous skills.

5 out of 5 stars A Must Have .......2006-12-12

I had forgotten what a beautiful voice Mario Lanza had. This collection contains opera and pop selections that exhibit the power yet sweetness of his voice. Fortunately, we have his CD's and videos so we can remember and listen to his gorgeous, vibrant voice and personality. I highly recommend this collection along with his wonderful movies, especially The Great Caruso.

5 out of 5 stars The Mario Lanza Collection.......2006-11-10

I had forgotten just how beautiful a voice from the past was. It is a wonderful collection

4 out of 5 stars The MARIO LANZA Collection.......2006-08-19

extract from most important LPs. Brilliant sound quality from RCA. Also included are soundtrack recordings from some of his movies. The are several reissues from Mario Lanza but this one is a collection you should have.

5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL!!!!!.......2005-10-19

The Mario Lanza Collection is a three CD set and it has 61 songs and they all sound great. The mastering on this set is excellent and the song choice is very very good. It would have been perfect if they added a forth CD with more Arias, Italian songs and Sacred Arias. BUT still this set is a great introduction to Lanza. Lanza's voice was powerful and beautiful; if you are a fan of great singing, you will love Lanza. Highlights on this CD set are; Be my Love, Because your Mine, Serenade, With a Song in My Heart, Temptation, The Lord's Prayer, Ciribirbin, O Solo Mio, Ariverducci Roma, and on and on. They are many many great songs on this set, and I highly recommend it.
Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent Voice, Cheap Music
  • You are all idiots
  • Bryn Terfel, the Magnificent, sings 'Something for Everyone'
  • Bryn Terfel's voice is magnificent, this album superb.
  • Popular favorites sung by a fine concert baritone-bass
 Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Similar Items:
  1. Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts
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  4. Silent Noon
  5. Bryn Terfel - We'll Keep a Welcome

ASIN: B0000AP6HI
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

  1. Couplets: 'Votre Toast Je Peu Vous Le Rendre' (Toreador Song)
  2. Shenandoah
  3. Bugeillio'r Gwenith Gwyn
  4. 'C'etait Le Soir' - 'Aufondu Du Temple Saint'
  5. The Lord Is My Shepherd
  6. Danny Boy
  7. Bella Notte
  8. Goin' Home
  9. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
  10. Home Sweet Home
  11. Ave Maria D 839
  12. Il Mio Cure Va
  13. At The River
  14. None But The Lonley Heart
  15. If I Can Help Somebody
  16. Wiegenlied
  17. Abide With Me
  18. Lazybones

Amazon.com

The title of this CD tells it all. Here is one popular classic after another, some folk or traditional, some operatic, some religious or inspirational, some pop. The result in the throat/mind/sensibility of any other singer might be soupy, sappy, or simply uninteresting, but Bryn Terfel--he of the rolling bass-baritone voice who can smoothly deliver notes and phrases at any dynamic level--turns this generous, somewhat sentimental recital into something beautiful and special. After a rousing "Toreador Song" from Carmen, sung with just the right weight (most baritones find it too low, most basses too high) comes a ravishing version of "Shenandoah"; a fine Welsh song is followed by the stunning duet from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers, with Andrea Bocelli singing the tenor part gleamingly and Terfel considerately underplaying his hand. And so it continues through Brahms' Lullaby and Schubert's Ave Maria; the "Love Theme from Titanic" sung with great restraint; renditions of "Danny Boy" and "Home Sweet Home" which are just beautiful; the spirituals "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and "At the River," slightly anachronistic but still effective; the gluey "If I Can Help Somebody"; and a few more. It's amazing that Terfel can bring such variety to material which is temperamentally so similar. Some of the arrangements are a bit sticky and overdone, but overall, this disc is a beauty for all seasons. It will make a lovely gift to music lovers of all types. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Excellent Voice, Cheap Music.......2006-04-27

Bryn Terfel sings everything beautifully. The difficulty with this CD is that some of the music is extremely tawdry.
"The Lord is My Shepherd" and "Abide With Me" are very nicely sung, although the arrangements (like almost all hymn arrangements) leave a good bit to be desired.
The big surprise was to hear him sing "Lazybones" to perfection.
But on the whole it is far better to hear him sing music whose quality matches that of his voice.

1 out of 5 stars You are all idiots.......2006-04-04

Bryn is aweful. This CD is horrific. Listen to real opera you morons. Listening to Bryn is like pouring sugar down your throat until you vomit. Does anyone know what an "operatic baritone" really sounds like. Bryn is the emproer with no clothes and you all are fools.

4 out of 5 stars Bryn Terfel, the Magnificent, sings 'Something for Everyone'.......2005-06-28

Surely one of the most beautiful baritone voices on the opera stage and in the recital hall today is that of Welshman Bryn Terfel. He is one of those rare artists who has a magnificent voice, intense musicality, and magical stage presence. Terfel could sing the telephone book and make it beautiful.

And sadly that is what this album resembles: the choice of songs and the arrangements and friends with whom he elects to perform raises some concern about his artistic integrity. Having purchased this CD based on hearing 'Toreador Song' from 'Carmen' - clearly the finest, most highly nuanced performance of this famous aria ever sung! - this listener expected a concert of similar arias. Wrong! This is like a summer night at Hollywood Bowl with bits and pieces of all manner of songs, some tasteful, others less so, but whatever Terfel sings it is good to hear his voice.

Some of the more successful tracks include 'Shenandoah', 'Danny Boy', Brahms' 'Lullaby', and a Welsh tune 'Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn' sung in Welsh. But then Terfel opts to sing Tchaikovsky's 'None but the lonely heart' in English rather than Russian, a Disney song (from Lady and the Tramp) in Italian, and for some reason includes duets with a soprano by the sole name of Sissel ('Ave Maria'), an awful pairing with Andrea Bocelli for The Pearl Fishers duet (terrible to compare these two polarized voices!), and some choral and jazz ditties. Whew!

If you can get past the pick and save repertoire here and just relax with Terfel's artistry you are in for a treat. Not for the purists, but definitely a find for the 'crossover crowd'. Grady Harp, June 05

5 out of 5 stars Bryn Terfel's voice is magnificent, this album superb........2005-05-05

I am hoping every possible purchaser of this album will read this review. Bryn Terfel is a singer whose voice has been touched by God. Rich, powerful, masculine, elegant, emotionally moving. His taste in music is varied and wonderful. I listen to him more often than any other vocalist in my vast vocal music collection. Therefore, I get more value out of his CD's than any other I own. If you love great vocal music sung by one of the greatest baritones of all time, buy this CD immediately. It will quickly become one of your treasured favorites. And Mr. Terfel, please know that your voice touches people all around the world. Thank you for the great music and inspiration, Sir.

5 out of 5 stars Popular favorites sung by a fine concert baritone-bass.......2005-04-20

First of all, we have to recognize that Bryn Terfel is one helluva fine concert/operatic baritone with a huge, powerful, and beautiful voice. (I think any other assessment must be based on nit-picking and misses the forest for the trees.)

In the present program we may wonder whether Terfel's particular (and enormous) talent is well matched to the popular selections chosen. Overall, I say yes: Terfel gives fine and generally convincing performances of this widely varied program--and there are precious few (if any) who could do better.

Let's take a look at what's here:

On the famous toreador song from Bizet's "Carmen" Terfel gives a very fine, operatic rendition of the bull-fighter's swaggering, macho aria. His diction in French is faultless and his singing style unreproachable. What more do you want?

In "Shenandoah" Terfel takes on an American folksong, and here is hardly in his home territory. He sings it well, as a concert artist, and perhaps a bit more dramatically than necessary. His pronunciation of American English is very good--except that he's deceived by the "ss" in Missouri and does not give us the "z" sound which every American would. The use of the pipes by Neil Martin adds a lovely, wistful touch to this sentimental bit of lovesick nostagia.

The tender Welsh lovesong is sung in a fine concertish style, but manages to be quite intimate and convincing anyway. Terfel's pronunciation of the (South Wales?) language is perfect, as far as I can detect, and should probably not be taken for granted in this day when English dominates. The harp--mainstay of Welsh folk music--is welcome here as played by the expert fingers of Catrin Finch.

Bizet's well-known Pearl Fishers' duet is operatic territory, and Terfel shines here. Bocelli offers a warm and appealing, though smaller, tenor voice to the combination and the two do a good job overall. Terfel's French is again impeccable.

The lovely setting of the 23rd psalm by Goodall is a welcome bit of church music and the soloist-with-chorus arrangement puts Terfel into a familiar idiom, which he--and the London Voices--make the most of. It's a fine performance and will remind listeners of "The Vicar of Dibley" program on PBS, for which the hymn serves as themesong.

Danny Boy was, I believe, originally in English, though it is one of the best-loved Irish folksongs, so we can't fault Terfel for not singing it in Irish. He sings it well, in spite of its demanding range, and communicates the sad and longing tenderness a father feels for his son about to go off to battle. Terfel's sweet, pianissimo ending is gorgeous, impressive, and most apt.

I don't particularly like the song "Bella Notte," so I won't say much, except that it seems well presented. "Going Home" is performed as a concert piece which owes much more to Dvorak than to the Afro-American spiritual from which it is reportedly derived. Even so, Terfel manages a quite convincing southern American dialect. In the same mood, more or less, we get the spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," which Terfel and the London Voices bring off well, though not at all in the way a Black church choir would do it.

I won't take space to describe each of the following tracks, as I think the foregoing gives a pretty good idea of what to expect. The folksongs are not what a purist might want in the way of homespun simplicity--they are prettied up in artistic renditions. The concert pieces are very well done and leave little to be desired.

I will comment on only two more: I was not overly happy with the Brahms lullaby ("Wiegenlied"), because it is a bit too dramatic and artsy in style where it should be utterly simple. Still, we have to give T. credit for his excellent German pronunciation and his fine, if not cribside, style of singing.

In "Lazybones" Terfel gives us a thoroughly charming and delightfully bluesy performance of a Hoagy Carmichael song. Against all odds, it shows a warm understanding and affection for this idiom so alien to the hills and valleys of T's Welsh home. I defy anyone not to be charmed and delighted by this piece.

A strong commendation is in order for Chris Hazell's remarkably fine arrangements of most of these works, and the excellence of the performances by the accompanying groups. This is a musically first-class production!

The liner notes are generous, with song texts and photos of the participants in this recording. It is definitely up to Deutsche Grammophon's high standards!

If you like the pieces presented here and would like to hear them performed beautifully by first-class artists in fine arrangements, you should get this recording. With over 74 minutes of music, you'll be getting your money's worth several times over!
Romantic Cello Favorites
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Recording No One Else Could Make
 Romantic Cello Favorites

Manufacturer: Delos Records
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ASIN: B0000006WP
Release Date: 1992-12-11

Tracks:

  1. Once Upon More Beautiful Days: In Memory Of My Parents
  2. Gavotte (D Minor)
  3. Mazurka
  4. Vito
  5. Fantasie Uber Kleinrussische Themen
  6. Begegung
  7. Papillon
  8. Herbstblume
  9. Gnomentanz
  10. Spanischer Carneval
  11. Nocturne
  12. Gavotte (D Major)
  13. Chanson Villageoise
  14. Weigenlied
  15. Elfentanz
  16. Serenade
  17. Spinning Song
  18. Feuillet D'Album
  19. Menuetto
  20. Tarantelle

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Recording No One Else Could Make.......2006-10-06

Let's face it: David Popper is not Brahms. However, his compositions are well known to anyone who has ever studied the cello as some of the most technically challenging pieces ever written for the instrument. Some of the music, such as the Hungarian Rhapsody, is very good indeed. And clearly Popper was instrumental in showing the versatility and range of the cello--leading the way for later composers such as Kodaly. If you want to be versed in the culture of the cello, this recording is a must.

There is only one cellist alive who could have made this record. I know Rostropovich is famous for playing the Elfentanz as an encore--I've heard him do it. In fact I have a recording of him playing it at a tempo even faster than Starker plays it on this record (which is saying something). With Starker, however, every individual note speaks with discernible clarity. You can hear what Popper actually wrote. If you are a cello student or devotee, you should own this recording and "The Road to Cello Playing" released by Parnassus.
Antonio Janigro; Cello Favorites
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Too bad there are so few...
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Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
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ASIN: B00000628Z
Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

  1. Goyescas: Intermezzo
  2. Sicilienne
  3. Andante
  4. Allegro spiritoso
  5. Apres un reve
  6. Chanson Villageoise
  7. Songs My Mother Taught Me
  8. El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
  9. The Swan
  10. Papillon
  11. Melodie
  12. Nocturne
  13. Granadina
  14. Elegie
  15. Piece en forme de Habanera
  16. Flight Of The Bumblebee

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Too bad there are so few..........2002-08-16

...CD or LP recordings by Antonio Janigro! Someone should start a mass mailing to release additional recordings! This one was beautiful and makes you wish for more! For more unreleased recordings, visit antoniojanigro.com
Foster, Gounod, Et Al... Lincoln's Favorites
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • THIS IS AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL STUDY LONG OVERDUE.
 Foster, Gounod, Et Al... Lincoln's Favorites

Manufacturer: Amerimusic
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  1. Abraham Lincoln Sings On

ASIN: B00000JJSG
Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

  1. Lincoln Family Favorites: Barbara Allen
  2. Lincoln Family Favorites: Skip To My Lou
  3. Lincoln Family Favorites: Kathleen Mavourneen
  4. Lincoln Family Favorites: Adam And Eve's Wedding Song
  5. Lincoln Family Favorites: Old Sister Phoebe
  6. Lincoln Family Favorites: Oh! Susanna
  7. Presidential Requests: Twenty Years Ago
  8. Presidential Requests: The Ship On Fire
  9. Presidential Requests: Silver Bell Waltz
  10. Presidential Requests: Your Mission
  11. Presidential Requests: Dixie's Land
  12. Emancipation Spirituals Sung For Lincoln: Go Down Moses
  13. Emancipation Spirituals Sung For Lincoln: Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
  14. Emancipation Spirituals Sung For Lincoln: Free At Last
  15. Selections From Favorite Operas: Martha: M'appari Tutt'amor
  16. Selections From Favorite Operas: Die Zauberfloete: Dies Bildniss Ist Bezaubernd Schoen
  17. Selections From Favorite Operas: Faust: Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure
  18. Selections From Favorite Operas: The Soldier's Chorus
  19. Patriotic Songs Of The Lincoln Years: Hail, Columbia
  20. Patriotic Songs Of The Lincoln Years: We Are Coming, Father Abraam
  21. Patriotic Songs Of The Lincoln Years: Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean
  22. Patriotic Songs Of The Lincoln Years: Taps

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars THIS IS AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL STUDY LONG OVERDUE........1999-10-13

Kudos to Jimerson for bringing to public attention Lincoln's passion for fine music. The songs on this recording are beautifully rendered and appear to have been carefully prepared with respect to original instrumentation. As a footnote to amazon.com, the correct title of the first song is "Barbara Allen."
One Hundred Fiedler Favorites
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ASIN: B000003FRA
Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

  1. Light Cavalry Overture
  2. Little Fugue In G Minor
  3. Hora Staccato
  4. The Love For Three Oranges: March from The Love For Three Oranges
  5. Tambourin chinois
  6. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
  7. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Morning from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
  8. Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries
  9. In the Steppes of Central Asia
  10. Oberon: Overture
  11. Rodeo: Hoedown from Rodeo
  12. Goyescas: Intermezzo from Goyescas
  13. William Tell: William Tell : Overture

Tracks:

  1. Poet And Peasant Overture
  2. The Merry Wives Of Windsor: Overture
  3. Lohengrin: Prelude To Act III
  4. Hungarian Dance No. 6
  5. Peer Gynt Suite No. 2: Solvejg's Song
  6. Der Freischutz: Overture
  7. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
  8. Sleigh Ride
  9. Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles
  10. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
  11. Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1
  12. Gayne: Sabre Dance

Tracks:

  1. Reverie
  2. Jewels Of The Madonna: Dance Of The Cammoristi
  3. Suite No. 3: Air On The G-String
  4. Cradle Song
  5. Xerxes: Largo
  6. Serenade
  7. Sadko: Song Of India
  8. Gayne Suite No. 1: Lullaby
  9. Serenade
  10. Spring Song
  11. Serenade
  12. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
  13. Quintet No. 11: Minuet
  14. Liebestraum
  15. None But The Lonely Heart
  16. Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
  17. Hansel And Gretel: Dream Pantomime

Tracks:

  1. Tales From The Vienna Woods
  2. The Skaters' Waltz
  3. Pizzicato Polka
  4. Wine, Women And Song
  5. Thunder And Lightning Polka
  6. Roses From The South
  7. The Count Of Luxemburg: Waltzes
  8. Music Of The Spheres
  9. Acceleration Waltz
  10. On The Beautiful Blue Danube

Tracks:

  1. Aida: Grand March
  2. Babes In Toyland: March Of TheToys
  3. Semper Fidelis
  4. Suite No. 1: Marche Miniature
  5. Yankee Doodle
  6. Up The Street
  7. The Damnation of Faust: Rakoczy March
  8. March Of The Siamese Children
  9. Caucasian Sketches: Procession Of The Sardar
  10. Sambre et Meuse
  11. The Ruins Of Athens: Turkish March
  12. Colonel Bogey
  13. Dixie
  14. American Salute
  15. Strike Up The Band
  16. Athalie: War March Of The Priests
  17. Karelia: Alla marcia
  18. Funeral March Of A Marionette
  19. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1
  20. Valdres March
  21. National Emblem March
  22. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Tracks:

  1. Cuban Overture
  2. Rhapsody In Blue
  3. El Salon Mexico
  4. Interplay: Gavotte
  5. Interplay: Blues
  6. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
  7. The Typewriter
  8. George M. Cohan Medley: George M. Cohan Medley: Give My Regards To Broadway, Mary's A Grand Old Name, Little Nelly Kelly, You're A Grand Old Flag, You Remind Me Of My Mother, Harrigan, Yankee Doodle Dandy

Tracks:

  1. In The Mood
  2. Eleanor Rigby
  3. Stardust
  4. The Three-Penny Opera: Mack The Knife
  5. Love Is Blue
  6. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  7. Love Me Tender
  8. The Syncopated Clock
  9. Laura
  10. A Man And A Woman
  11. Moonlight Serenade
  12. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
  13. The Brave Bulls: La Virgen De La Macarena
  14. Moon River
  15. Days Of Wine And Roses
  16. Mame
  17. I Left My Heart In San Francisco
  18. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
  19. Jalousie

Amazon.com

Perhaps I should start by admitting a bias: Many years ago, lying on Boston's grassy Esplanade by the Charles River on warm summer nights, I learned what a symphony orchestra should sound like, with Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra. Those concerts were free; these seven compact discs are not--not quite. But for any lover of light classical music, they are certainly one of the best buys available. The orchestra (essentially the Boston Symphony) is one of the world's greatest; the music, from Smoke Gets in Your Eyes to the Goyescas Intermezzo and Ride of the Valkyries is instantly enjoyable and permanently valuable; the conductor is at the same time genial and exacting, convinced that any music you play, no matter how frivolous, deserves the best you can give it. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Now.......2006-11-03

Now, if you are a music-lover, and you like The Boston Pops & Arthur Fiedler. You should get it as soon as posible.
I cannot find any reasonable objection to this product.

5 out of 5 stars Heavenly.......2003-02-02

Highly Pleasing. If you're a Fiedler fan this is a must have one. It encompasses his entire wealth of perception, understanding, knowledge, vision and talent. Buy it now.

5 out of 5 stars Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops at its best.......2000-06-23

Anyone in Love with the Boston Pops during its great Fiedler years should have this set in their CD collection. Hours and hours of all our favorite Pops tunes. Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Nice, Nice, Nice!.......1999-11-18

Definitly one of my favorite classical CD's....has a bit of everything, and it's all extremely well played and recognizable. I never go on car trips without it with me. If you buy only one classic CD (set), THIS IS IT!
Balalaika Favorites (3-Channel and Stereo Hybrid SACD)
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    		Balalaika Favorites (3-Channel and Stereo Hybrid SACD)

    Manufacturer: Philips
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0007YP0UY
    Release Date: 2005-05-10

    Tracks:

    1. Fantasy On Two Folk Songs
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    25 Classical Christian Favorites
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      		25 Classical Christian Favorites

      Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
      ProductGroup: Music
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