The Final Word

Track Listings

1. To the Mystery

2. Final Word

3. Spirit of the Age

4. Celebrate This Child

5. Joseph's Song

6. Overture to the Trilogy

7. Promise

8. Immanuel

9. Carmen Christi

10. Joy in the Journey

The Final Word, Music, Michael Card, CCM, Gospel/Christian Music, Inspirational

The Final Rip Off
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Great Stuff

Great, But Not Complete (hence only 4 stars)

worth something in monty python like Meaning of Life

Another Python compilation

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The Final Rip Off
Monty Python
Manufacturer: Virgin Records America
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Monty Python's Instant Record Collection

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Monty Python's Previous Record

ASIN: B000000WG8
Release Date: 1992-06-29

Tracks:

Introduction
Constitutional Peasant
Fish Licence
Eric The Half-a-Bee Song
Finland Song
Travel Agent
Are You Embarrassed Easily?
Australian Table Wines
Argument
Henry Kissinger Song
Parrot (Oh, Not Again)
Untitled
Sit On My Face
Undertaker
Novel Writing (Live From Wessex)
Untitled
String
Bells
Traffic Lights
Cocktail Bar
Four Yorkshiremen
Election Special
Lumberjack Song
Untitled

Tracks:

I Like Chinese
Spanish Inquisition Part 1
Cheese Shop
Cherry Orchard
Architect's Sketch
Spanish Inquisition Part 2
Spam
Spanish Inquisition Part 3
Comfy Chair
Famous Person Quiz
You Be The Actor
Nudge Nudge
Cannibalism
Spanish Inquisition Revisited
I Bet You They Won't Play This Song On The Radio
Bruces
Bookshop
Do Wot John
Rock Notes
I'm So Worried
Crocodile
French Taunter
Marilyn Monroe
Swamp Castle
French Taunter Part 2
Last Word

Amazon.com essential recording

This is it--the one Monty Python album that you must have. A compilation drawn from various films, TV series, and performance sketches, The Final Rip Off consists of two CDs of absolute classics. One of the very first tracks is the famous "Constitutional Peasant" scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Also included are "Spanish Inquisition," "Argument," "Lumberjack Song," and several other sketches that have achieved much-deserved pride of place in popular culture. The members of Monty Python are quite aware of this--the much-loved dead-parrot sketch is listed here as "Parrot (Oh, Not Again)." It's a testimony to the artistry, not to mention timing, of the group that the great majority of this stuff is still funny after decades of wear. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Great Stuff.......2006-09-23

Few aggregations of comic talent have ever been as strong as Monty Python. This collection tries the impossible: combing through TV, movies and released recordings to find "the best." Python will be remembered as a result of this collection.

In some cases, bits lack context and thus are enjoyable largely because they call to mind the original fabric. This is especially true because the collection emphasizes musical performances, many of which are taken from the films. And understanding the film context makes the musical performance much funnier.

As others here have complained about the "holes" in this collection, I'll weight in with mine: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from "The Life of Brian." It was just too controversial, I guess.

Great stuff...

Great, But Not Complete (hence only 4 stars).......2006-01-31

This is a fairly decent compilation, but only with the six original British Charisma LPs in mind. That means, there is no material from "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (a 1970 album released on BBC Records and also on Pye Records); "Live at City Center" (a US only release from Arista Records in 1976) "The Life of Brian" (1979 soundtrack released on Warner Bros. Records); and "The Meaning of Life" (1983 soundtrack released on MCA Records). "Monty Python Sings" kind of makes up for these oversights, but a redone career-spanning compilation would be appreciated. Even the box set doesn't have all the material in one place (leaving out "City Center" and the BBC album). I would also include some material only available on the TV shows, and material from "And Now For Something Completely Different" (1971 feature); the two German shows (1972-1973); and material from "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl" (1981 feature). I would like to be "ripped off" from Monty Python again!

worth something in monty python like Meaning of Life .......2004-08-15

You will find a lot of Monty Python material that's kind of rare,but still cool.This is worth it with the Instant Record Collection.

Another Python compilation.......2004-07-14

If you're looking for the LIMITED new material on this album, like I did, you'll be disapointed, as there's maybe a total 2 minutes of new material, which is simply Micheal Palin, bantering about nothing.

If your looking for sketches that you haven't heard for a while, or at least not the Drury Lane versions then get this album. There is also a small booklet with new stuff, and pictures some of which I haven't seen anywhere else. It's not essential, but you can still have a nice time.

Classic Python Goodness.......2004-02-12

As a long-time Python fan, I jumped at this CD when I saw it at a pretty good price. It's loaded with nearly two hours of goodies on two discs -- tons of classic sketches, sound bits from the movies and the lot. The Spam song? It's here. The Lumberjack song? Got it. Sit On My Face? Fear not. The only notable absence is "Every Sperm is Sacred" from "The Meaning of Life," which would have been nice to have, but isn't a requirement for me to fully enjoy this CD, especially since we've got greats like the Parrot sketch and the cheese shop.

Tracks:

Just Friends - Johnny Frigo/Bucky/John Pizzarelli
Sugar Blues - Clark Terry
Charles Christopher - Phil Woods
Miss Bea - McCoy Tyner
Congo Blues - Red Rodney
Tricotism - Eddie Daniels
I Love Lucy - Paquito D'Rivera
Meditation - Ana Caram
Grandma's Hands - Livingston Taylor
What You Don't Know - Sara K.
Mama Let Me Lay It On You - Cephas And Wiggins
What Am I Gonna Do With You? - Kenny Rankin
The Word Around Town - Rebecca Pidgeon
Samba De Orfeo - Luiz Bonfa
Caribbean Sunrise - Mongo Santamaria
Rhythms - Badi Assad
Rewind - Oregon
No Quiero Verte - Carlos Heredia

Tracks:

Concerto No.2 In C Minor, Op.18: Moderato - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Jascha Horenstein/Earl Wild
Symphony No.2 In D, Op.43: Allegretto - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir John Barbirolli
Symphony No.4 in E Minor, Op.98: Allegro Energico E Passionato - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Fritz Reiner
The Four Seasons Concerto In G Minor 'L'Estate' (Summer), RV 315: Presto - The Connecticut Early Music Festival Ensemble/Igor Kipnis
The Flute Quartets: No.4 In A, KV 298: Rondeau - Allegretto Grazioso - Gary Schocker/The Chester String Quartet
Piano Concerto No.9 In E-flat, KV 271: I. Rondo - Presto - Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg/Nicola Frisardi
Goyescas: El Fandango De Candil - Benita Meshulam
Piano Trio In A Minor: Final (Anime) - The Ahn Trio
The Soldier's Tale For Three Actors & Instrumental Ensemble: The Soldier's March - Solisti New York/Ransom Wilson
The Fantasias For Solo Piano: Choro No.21 - David Chesky
Choro No.1 - Orquesta Nova/Carlos Franzetti
Antiphon: Like As A Heart Psalms and Spiritual Songs - Westminster Chor/Joseph Flummerfelt

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SO MUCH WONDERFUL MUSIC.......2004-08-09

Top notch performers, diverse musical genres,
expertly engineered recordings...a definate
must buy!!

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An Inspired Homage
This is what music is all about

Piazzolla Forever

Manufacturer: Dreyfus
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ASIN: B0000BWVNB
Release Date: 2003-09-09

Tracks:

Otoorte
Invierno porte
Sur: Regreso al amor
Concerto pour bandon et orchestre "Aconcagua" : Final
Milonga del angel
Michelangelo 70
Improvisation sur le th "Libertango"
Laura et Astor
Escualo
Prntation du septet
Verano porte
Primavera porte

Album Description

With his ninth album, "Piazzolla Forever" (Dreyfus Jazz) Galliano pays homage to one of his earliest inspirations, the man he often refers to as his "spiritual father." Rearranging 10 compositions by Piazzolla for accordion or bandoneon, piano and string quintet, he and the Richard Galliano Septet transform each tune into a personal statement of stirring beauty. Recorded on the sold-out world tour of the same name, "Piazzolla Forever" includes such classic Piazzolla compositions as "Le Quartre Saisons De Buenos Aires", "Libertango" and "Milonga Del Angel", but, with the guitar of Piazzolla's original recordings replaced by violin, viola and cello, the timbre and free-flowing improvisation reflect Galliano's unique musical vision.

Richard Galliano - accordion/bandoneon Jean Marc Phillips-Varjabédian - solo violin Lyonel Schmit - second violin Jean Marc Apap - viola Raphaël Pidoux - cello Stéphane Logerot - double bass Hervé Sellin - piano

Customer Reviews:

An Inspired Homage.......2004-03-24

Being a long-time fan of Astor Piazzolla, I am always seeking out performers who profess the same love for his work that I have. And having come to know about Richard Galliano through this site, I did not hesitate to order this CD when it first came to my notice.
With Piazzolla Forever, Galliano and his septet offer the listener a spectacular and virtuoso interpretation of some of the best known middle to late period compositions of the late Argentine musical giant.
Doing at least two of the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires has become de rigeur for any artist who dares to attempt Piazzolla. Galliano gives us all four, and in splendid fashion at that. In addition, we are treated to fine renditions of Milonga del Angel, Sur, Michelangelo 70, Escualo, as well as an extended solo interpretation of the classic Libertango by Galliano himself. As an added treat, a piece of the rarely covered Aconcagua is performed and Galliano slips in a little composition of his own in personal tribute to Piazzolla and his wife Laura. This recording is so good, it is hard to tell that it is live but for the occasional applause.
Galliano and his able sidemen show that they have learned the covered material inside out. I highly recommend this inspired work of homage to all fans of both Galliano and Piazzolla. You won't be sorry you bought it.

This is what music is all about.......2003-12-27

Got this for christmas from some hoity toity friends. Must admit I wasnt too impressed by the cover. Almost put it in the recycle bin for next year. But I gave it a try. Initially I used it for low background music just to give it a chance. Since then the volume has risen to normal istening levels and I must say this is a real unique musical experience. Difficult to describe the stlye, though I would say it has a very French 40's to 50's stlye. Acordians,violins,violas and similar. The recording is done live but its not obvious. For music I give it 88% and recording 92%. This is an treasure waiting to be unearthed for those brave enough to splash the cash.

Leonard Bernstein: The 1953 American Decca Recordings

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It's wonderful to have Bernstein back, but the performances fall short
Come back Lennie, we need you
For Bernstein enthusiasts, it's like owning a gold mine
Bernstein's Early American Recordings

Leonard Bernstein: The 1953 American Decca Recordings

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00067GKF6
Release Date: 2005-02-08

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It's wonderful to have Bernstein back, but the performances fall short.......2006-11-26

These 1953 mono recordings catch Bernstein a decade after his famous debut with the NY Phil. and five years before he became their youngest-ever condcutor. It's great to hear that warm, comforting voice again, although his analyses--especially the longest one devoted to the Brahms Fourth--aren't as polished as they would become. He gets pedagogical at times and runs us through a rote example-and-explanation formula. Even then, howeer, colorful Bernstein touches peek out, and we are reminded of the man who taught an entire generation to venerate classical music.

For me, the performances themselves fall short. They were often recorded in a rush, sometimes late at night after a summer concert. I know that the Stadium Sym. is actually the NY Phil., but they don't sound particularly fine, and Bernstein's interpreatations, though vigorous, often border on the slapdash. Plowing through Beethoven's 3rd, Dvorak's 9th, Schumann's 2nd, Brahms' 4th and Tchaikovsky's 6th, I found few sparks of originaity, much less genius. This is a tough admission from one of LB's geat admirers, but there you are. The original recorded sound is also a bit thin and harsh.

Come back Lennie, we need you.......2006-02-22

This box is worth its price just for the five talks. Bernstein at this stage had a teaching style rather more stilted than the chatty sage of later years, but the combination of authority, insight and infectious enthusiasm is unique. Entertainingly offhand about the New World, he's at his best on the music he reveres most, i.e. Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms, the first movement of whose Fourth Symphony gets a particularly in-depth analysis that left me yearning for more. Practically anyone could enjoy and learn from these talks - they're fascinating fun without a whiff of down-dumbing. When the classical and the popular cross over nowadays, the results are usually compromised and crass, but with Bernstein there doesn't even seem to be a gap to be crossed over - just a passion to share these wonders with as many people as possible. We need his all-embracing talent and vision today more than ever.

Then there are the performances. I'm not the biggest fan of mono symphonic recordings, but these positively leap down your ears, unmannered, committed and electric. It's hard to believe what was achieved under the hasty recording conditions described in the booklet. The sound is a little fierce, but good enough to make this set a wonderful gift for any open-minded but symphonically ignorant acquaintance. I can easily imagine it turning someone on to classical music.

For Bernstein enthusiasts, it's like owning a gold mine.......2005-06-19

This new album set is something that I had heard of, but never dared to hope would be released on CD. It consists of Leonard Bernstein's very first recordings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (the "Eroica"), Dvorak's "New World Symphony", Schumann's Symphony No. 2, Brahms' Fourth Symphony, and Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" Symphony. They are all conducted by Bernstein and played beautifully by an orchestra which bills itself as the New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra, but which is really the great New York Philharmonic, using the name that they gave themselves during summer concerts.

The performances are a revelation, because they demonstrate conclusively that Bernstein did not always "exaggerate" or "overinterpret" great music, as critics frequently claim. His performances here are very, very direct and straightforward, more like Fritz Reiner or Toscanini than like Bernstein.

If this album contained only Bernstein's early performances of these symphonies, it would be interesting, but it might not really attract that much attention, since he re-recorded all of these pieces in stereo in later years, and with the same orchestra.

What makes this set so valuable is that it contains his long out-of-print lectures on these symphonies, and far from what the previous reviewer claims, they never become boring and monotonous. No musician in our time, or maybe even in the history of music, was a better or more articulate and sensitive lecturer on music than Leonard Bernstein. His legendary appearances on the "Young People's Concerts" did more for the appreciation of classical music than all the "Beethoven's Wig" albums combined. (If you don't know what "Beethoven's Wig" is, check it out and shudder at how far music appreciation has fallen since Bernstein's death.)

Bernstein had a unique ability to make classical music accessible to everybody, without ever condescending to the listener or cheapening the music. His lectures on this album, previously only available to 1950's Book of the Month Subscribers (except for part of the Beethoven lecture, which is the only one that Bernstein did re-record in stereo), are invaluable both to music students and to those who are willing to listen. All of the lectures included cover all four movements of the symphonies discussed, except for the Brahms; that one is just as extensive as the others, but it covers only the first movement of the symphony.

However--be warned, the lectures do have a flaw that the symphonies themselves do not, and that is why I have subtracted one star.

The symphony recordings are obviously remastered from magnetic tape, but the lectures have been transferred from LP's. Thus, you will be able to hear an occasional click or pop from time to time, and there is a clearly audible "skip" on the Brahms lecture. It is NOT the CD being defective, or the laser beam on your player skipping; it is clearly the lecture recordings themselves. Deutsche Grammophon, which released this CD set, is very honest about the source of the transfers to compact disc, and is to be commended for this. (They mention it in the last page of the accompanying booklet.) But this shouldn't deter anybody from buying this enormously important Bernstein set.

Bernstein's Early American Recordings.......2005-04-02

The most recent batch of DG's "Original Masters" box sets boasts several titles that will leave classical collectors rejoicing, "Leonard Bernstein: The 1953 American Decca Recordings" foremost among them. This 5CD set features Lenny in his earliest recorded performances of some of his trademark works -- Beethoven's 3rd, Dvorak's 9th, Schumann's 2nd, Brahms' 4th and Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphonies. Bernstein would later re-record all of five these symphonies with the NYPO (btw, the Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York IS the NYPO) to greater acclaim for Columbia, but these early accounts capture a brilliant young conductor at the threshold of greatness. Also after each performance, Bernstein offers a musical analysis, simplifying what the listener just heard as only he could, which is again something the conductor would become famous for in years to come. Well then, if this is such a great set, why the four-star rating? First, while the performances sound very good, these are 1953 mono recordings and the casual fan needs to be aware that analog and digital stereo recordings of these works by the conductor do exist, and are generally preferable. Second, the musical analysis is a nice touch, but certainly does not warrant repeated listenings, as does the music. In fact, nearly half of the contents of these five discs is LB talking, and it could have been filled with music instead, or simply sold as a less expensive 3CD set. However, these shortcomings aside, "Leonard Bernstein: The 1953 American Decca Recordings" is another outstanding release in a fine series.

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Final Dig
Welcome Back to the WACA

Final Dig
12th Man
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On The Plane
Hotel Check-In
David's Home Study
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Announcement
Just Brilliant!

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The Story of Australian Richie Benaud and his Announcement that He Will Be Retiring at the End of the Cricket Season. Listen as Mayhemfollows with Bill Lawry, Tony Greig, Ian Chappell and the Rest of the Commentary Team Attempt to Get Richie's Job.

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Final Dig.......2004-04-28

It is the best CD in the world with all the cricketing spoofs. It is by far the most un-politically correct object in the universe except for Monty Python. Soooo funny it had my sides splitting. Daryl Eastlake is the 12th man's best impersonation yet.

Welcome Back to the WACA.......2002-05-13

My God!!!! How funny is this CD, I heard this first in 1994 when I was still at school, and I thought, it was the funniest thing I had ever heard. Unfortunately it was only early in 2002 did I get a copy for myself, from my friend who went to Aus. The Richie Benaud, Tony Grieg and Bill Lawry impressions are great, also his Daryl Eastlake made me laugh (it is so much better if you know how these guys really sound) but still side splittingly funny even if you don't! Not for the easily offended though as the explitives flow, but that is part of what makes it so funny.

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it really works
i got relaxed, finally!!

Final Relaxation
The Golding Institute
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Final Relaxation

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it really works.......2006-11-04

after our business failed in a rather spectacular manner, my partner realized that his family would be better off spared the humiliation and hardship of his protracted trial and probably lengthy incarceration. because of his passion for the leading edge of finance, media and personal development, he knew that he could rely on the golding institute to ease his transition to the next phase of his spiritual journey - and they did not let him down.

when our lawyer informed me that his body vehicle had been found clutching his discman in an unbreakable rigor mortis grip with both of his front teeth knocked out, i knew immediately that he had chosen to turn to the golding institute for his 'final relaxation'. i'm proud to have worked alongside such a brilliant entrepreneur, and to have helped realize his creative vision until it was cut down by the tragic shortsightedness of federal prosecutors. and while i will miss my colleague's wisdom and famous blue humor, i'm proud to testify to the effectiveness of such a singularly well-realized product, and i'm glad that it will be there for me when the time comes.

i got relaxed, finally!!.......2006-07-29

the golding institute has outdone itself!! the narrator has a soothing voice that will lull you to death from laughing!! self help cds dont get much better than this!!

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The Final Word
Michael Card
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Beniamino Gigli: A Life in Words and Music

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Beniamino Gigli: A Life in Words and Music

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Release Date: 2004-05-18

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'I Was Born With A Voice And Very Little Else...'
Family Background
Gigli's Stage Debut And Poverty-Stricken Start
Puccini: 'O Soave Fanciulla' From La Boheme - Maria Zamboni
Service In The Household Of Countess Spannocchi
Donizetti: 'Spirto Gentil' From La Favoria
Colonel Delfino, And Giovanno Zerri's Legal Agreement
Cannio: O Surdato 'Nnammurato
A Hospital Visit And Scholarship
Mascabni: 'Ah! Ritrovarla Nella Sua Capanna' From Lodoletta
Gigli Graduates And Makes His Debut; He Goes For The High B Flat
Puccini: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' From Tosca
Marriage, Rome And A Tuor To Spain
Mascagni: 'Apri La Tua Finestra! From Iris
A Letter From Fred Gaisberg Of HMV
Mascagni: 'Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' From Cavalleria Rusticana
Gigli Conquers South America, And Recieves An Offer From The Met
Metropolitan Opera Debut In Mefistofele
BoitoL 'Giunto Sul Passo Estremo' From Mefistofele

Tracks:

The Critics' Verdict, And More Performances
Donizetti: 'Tombe Degl'avi Miei' From Lacuia Di Lammermoor
Gigli's Fate Becomes Entwined With Caruso's
Giordano: 'Un Di All'azzurri Spazio' From Andrea Chenier
Who Will Be Caruso's Sucessor
Verdi: 'De'miei Bollenti Spiriti' From La Travita
Life Forms A Regular Pattern, And Gigli Learns To Sing In Foreign Languages
Lalo: 'Vainement, Ma Bien Aimee' From Le Roi d'Ys
Manon At The Met
Massenet: 'O Dolce Incanto' From Manon
Catalani's Loreley
Catalani: 'Nel Verde Maggio' From Loreley
Summer In Italy, Then Back To New York And Some Physical Training
Gounod: 'Ah! Ne Furis Pas Encore!' From Romeo Et Juliette
Honorary Captain Of The NYPD
Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' From L'Africaine
Flourishing Finances And Professional Rivalries
Crushin Remarks; The Attraction Of Radio
Sullivan: The Lost Chord
A New Decade, And The Honour Of Playing Nemorino At The Met
Donizetti: 'Quanto E Bella' From L'elisir D'amore

Tracks:

Debuts In Paris And London, And London's Critical Reception
Flotow: 'M'Appari' (Ach! So Fromm) From Marta (Martha)
Crisis: The Death Of Gigli's Mother, And Tension At The Met
Departure From The Met
America's Loss Is Europe's Gain
Speech: Gigli In An Interview At The Savoy Hotel, London
Cherished London Reviews
Leoncavallo: 'No. Pagliaccio Non Son!' From Pagliacci
Recording Reflects The Drama
Leoncavallo: 'Suvvia, Cosi Terrible' From Pagliacci
Touring, Gigli's Working Relationships, And A New Turn Of Events
De Curtis: Non Ti Scordar Di Me
Film Popularity, Hitler And Goebbels, And The Caracalla Tradition
Puccini: 'Che Gelida Manina' From La Boheme
Voice Expert John Steane's Recommendation
Puccini: 'O Soave Fanciulla' From La Boheme
A New Recording Of Tosca
Puccini: 'Recondita Armonia' From Tosca
Patience And Hard Work Produce A Perfect Set Of Master Recordings
Puccini: 'E Lucevan Le Stelle' From Tosca
Verdi: 'Ingemisco' From The Requiem
Verdi: 'Ingemisco' From The Requiem
The Recording Of Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Closing Moments Of Act I, Madama Butterfly

Tracks:

War Keeps Gigli In Italy
Introductory Speech To Cavalleria Rusticana By Mascagni
Translation Of The Speech
Mascani: 'Mamma, Quel Vino E Generoso' From Cavalleria Rusticana
More Role Debuts, Gigli's Wartime Films, And Andrea Chenier
Giordano: 'Un Di All'azzurro Spazio' From Andrea Chenier
John Steane's Verdict
Giordano: 'Come Un Bel Di Di Maggio' From Andrea Chenier
Rome Opera House Ralies Wartime Spirits
Verdi: 'Teco Is Sto - Gran Dio' From Un Ballo In Maschera
Verdi: 'Non Sai Tu Che Se L'anima Mia' From Un Ballo In Maschera
Verdi: 'Oh, Qual Soave Brivido' From Un Ballo In Maschera
Gigli's Political Affliations
Verdi: 'Celeste Aida' From Aida
Postwar Italy: An HMV Manager's Report
Verdi: 'Pur Ti Riveggo, Mia Dolce Aida' From Aida
Covent Garden With Rina, Then A Tour Of Britain And Ireland
Speech Given By Gigli After A Concert At The Royal Albert Hall
The Final Phase - And No Thoughts Of Retirement
Di Veroli: Ritorna Amore
A Last Visit To The USA
Cottrau: Santa Lucia
Gigli's Death, His Obituaries, And His Place In The Tenor Lineage
Meyerbeer: 'O Paradiso' From L'Africaine

Opera Explained: An Introduction to Verdi's "Falstaff"

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A Superb Entrée into Verdi's 'Falstaff'

Opera Explained: An Introduction to Verdi's "Falstaff"

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ASIN: B00067FC5A
Release Date: 2005-01-18

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A Superb Entrée into Verdi's 'Falstaff'.......2005-02-06

I have been exceedingly pleased with this whole series of 'An Introduction to ...' various operas from Naxos. They have all been written by Thomson Smillie and read with relish by British actor David Timson. And I think this one on 'Falstaff' may be the best of the lot. Maybe I think that because I'd just been immersed in two historic recordings of 'Falstaff,' and had come to realize what a masterpiece it is and what a huge favorite of mine. Sometimes I get on kicks where I listen to one work again and again, and I'm afraid that's what has happened here. But listening, in the midst of my Falstaff-mania, to this CD has broadened even further my appreciation of this work of genius. Smillie points out things that I, for all my familiarity with the opera, simply had not known, or noticed before. He describes, for instance, how Boito fashioned such a balanced and trenchant libretto of the Shakespeare plays in which Falstaff plays a part, primarily 'Henry IV' and 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.' And he makes the point along the way that Boito had done much the same with Shakespeare's 'Othello' when he came to write the libretto for the Verdi opera just preceding 'Falstaff,' 'Otello.'

The musical examples on this disc are generous and well-chosen. And they are in generally quite good performances. They are all taken from the Naxos 'Falstaff' that stars Domenico Trimarchi as Falstaff, Roberto Servile as Ford, Maurizio Comencini as Fenton, Julia Faulkner as Alice, the single-named Dilbèr as Nannetta, Anna Bonitatibus as Meg Page, and the organ-voiced Anna Maria di Micco as Mistress Quickly, all conducted by Will Humburg, who has given us some very nice performances in the Naxos opera series.

Smillie does a wonderful job of appreciating and outlining this miracle of wit from the elderly Verdi's pen and makes the point that the final product of that pen, the summing up in the last act by means of 'Tutta nel mundo è burla' ('All the world's a joke') from an operatic genius who wrote only one other comedy, as Verdi's final statement to the world, the wisdom of an old man who had seen it all. As that generally agrees with my own view of things, I loved hearing it said.

This is an outstanding release. If you have the least bit of interest in knowing more about this opera, snap it up. It's a keeper.

Scott Morrison

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Happy Goodmans The Final Stand

Final Stand
Happy Goodman Family
Manufacturer: Word Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006BNHX
Release Date: 2002-07-02

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Happy Goodmans The Final Stand.......2006-04-07

Track Listings:

1. I Am A Soldier
2. I'm Too Near Home
3. The Lighthouse
4. What A Beautiful Day
5. It Must Have Rained In Heaven
6. Eastern Gate
7. Clouds
8. The Reason
9. Presence Of The Lord
10. I Believe It All
11. Had It Not Been
12. Final Stand
13. When Morning Sweeps The Eastern Sky

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1. To the Mystery
2. Final Word
3. Spirit of the Age
4. Celebrate This Child
5. Joseph's Song
6. Overture to the Trilogy
7. Promise
8. Immanuel
9. Carmen Christi
10. Joy in the Journey