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An Ode to Beauty and Artistry (Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson, 1954-2006)
I've been meaning to review this album for the longest time, but haven't because of my committments at work and other things.Lieberson's voice, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful instruments of our generation.It is, unlike a certain Renaaay who tries to sing anything and everything as a huge, incoherent slur, a very beautifully and artistically sung Handel recital.The tone is simply magnificent!And no other Handelian artist has connected her singing of the role with a dramatic sense that is so acute as her performances of the role.
subtle beauty
I have had this CD for several years now, and also all of the CDs from which these arias are drawn.What a great album; I would not be without it.Ms. Hunt (now Hunt Lieberson) has the voice, phrasing, discipline...the inner understanding of this music.She's "connected" on almost every piece here. 'Angels Bright and Fair' is a particular standout in my view; but almost certainly, if you are a lover of Handel's music, you will find something special here. Her soprano to mezzo soprano on this CD was a subtle and extraordinary voice for performing these pieces.

Handel at his best
Of all the wonderful (and not so wonderfil) Handel CDs Iown, this is the one I return to over and over. The combination of musicianship, beauty of voice, and complete dramatic conviction makes this collection of (generally) very obscure arias a pleasure that intensifies with repeated hearing. Among the highlights: "Vieni o figlio" (from Ottone) which becomes, with Hunt's interpretation, one of the truly great arias of loss, a precursor of the great Romantic standards; "Angels, Ever Bright and Fair" (from Theodora), with unbelievable diction and sweetness, making Engish sound as beautiful as Itaian; and "Qual nave" (from Radamisto), again a miracle of delicate phrasing and conveyed deep feeling. But Hunt finds real meaning in all the songs -- she's never just vocalizing. Best of all is the way she manages to intensify meaning in the da capo section without excessive decoration. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cantata    2. Choral    3. Classical    4. Classical Music    5. Italian Baroque Opera    6. Opera    7. Opera / Operetta / Oratorio    8. Opera/Operetta Collections    9. Oratorio    10. Vocal   

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Anna Magdalena Notebook-- a treasure trove of Baroque music
This is music for contemplating number and time and not realize you are doing that. These pieces from Anna Magdalena Bach's notebook are a significant part of the history of western culture, and the music is brilliant, lucid, and passionate. Just as, I suppose, Bach's wife was. Played on harpsichord and clavichord, the work-- not all by Bach-- seems rigourously, mysteriously modern, and the anonymous "Musette in A Major" one could even say had in it the roots of ragtime piano. Last but not least, it's quite possible that Lorraine Hunt Lieberson can never be less than sublime.

Music for Bach's Katy
Luther had his Katy who supported him and the Reformation magnificently and faithfully.Bach who was real student and follower of Luther's, had his second wife, Anna Magdalena who was so much for him and his family and music.
Charming and beautiful
This CD is a collection of music from the notebook of Bach's wife, who was a singer. It includes dances, arias and other favorite songs. Most of the pieces range from peppy little dance tunes(like Musette in A Major) to delicate baroque airs (like Prelude no.1), all played on the harpsichord, clavichord or cello. The pieces that really stand out are the arias, sung beautifully by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson in German. Most are religious, but there is one that is a nice love song "Willst du mein Herz mir schenken." The website on the back of the liner notes has the lyrics for the arias and they are worth reading. Besides the fact that this is good music, it also provides interesting insight into Bach's life and family and the liner notes have some interesting information about Anna and her notebook. This is a charming collection of music that is a great and cheap addition to any classical music collection. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baroque Variations for Keyboard    2. Cantata    3. Chamber Music & Recitals    4. Choral    5. Chorale Prelude or Chorale Treatment for Keyboard    6. Classical    7. Classical Composers    8. Classical Music    9. Classical Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard    10. Dance-Based Keyboard Music    11. Keyboard    12. Keyboard Music    13. March for Keyboard    14. Miscellaneous    15. Miscellaneous Music    16. Musette for Keyboard    17. Polonaise for Keyboard    18. Prelude and Fugue for Keyboard    19. Solo Voice and Continuo    20. Solo Voice(s) and Small Ensemble   

Editorial Review

Their story is truly one of the more unusual tales of classical music today. Pop music has produced world-famous examples of all-in-the-family groups (which typically gave way to one or two solo stars as the years passed). And of course there's the Trapp Family singers of Read more

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The Browns are Great
I had vaguely heard of the Browns before I popped their CDs in my player.WOW!! What playing & what great enthusiasm. They obviously have fun making music together and they have the chops to make it exciting for the listener. Especially fun are the excerpts from Bernstein's West Side Story & Grieg's Peer Gynt. The DVD video bits are a nice bonus.

Outstanding Young Pianists
I was fortunate to see the 5 Browns in person therefore, it has been enjoyable to listen to the music that they performed in the concert. These 5 siblings are so refreshing and so talented. I recommend this CD to anyone who is looking for a CD that has outstanding piano music performed by 5 very talented young people.

Disappointed
BUYER BEWARE! When the CD Cover warns you that the "...audio side of this disc does not conform to CD specifications and therefore not all DVD and CD players will play the audio side of this disc." THEY ARE DEAD SERIOUS.I bought the album, tried it in FIVE different CD and CD/DVD players - NONE of them would play the CD.Fortunately, the retailer who I bought the CD/DVD from was willing to allow me to return it (sounds like they have had similar problems!)The 5 Browns are great artists, however, it is VERY disconcerting that their CD producers/manufacturers are putting these kind of limitations on their product. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th/21st Century Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard    2. Chamber Music & Recitals    3. Classical    4. Classical Composers    5. Classical Crossover    6. Classical Music    7. Classical Pop    8. Keyboard    9. Keyboard Music    10. Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title    11. Moment Musical for Keyboard    12. Morceau for Keyboard    13. Music Theater    14. Musical Theater    15. Orchestral    16. Romantic Incidental Music for Orchestra    17. Scherzo for Orchestra    18. Waltz for Keyboard   

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Preview your wedding day
This CD was inexpensive, and provided a great way to preview songs for my wedding.The CD had a good song selection.My fiance and I were able to get a better idea of how the songs would be at our wedding. Definitely an inexpensive tool that is worthwhile.

25 WEDDING FAVORITES
My daughter had to move her wedding 3 weeks before the event and the music she had arranged could not be there.I purchased this CD and we were thrilled with the price, the selections on the cd and how quickly it arrived.Thanks for providing the music for a beautiful wedding.
25 Wedding Favorites
This is an excellent CD for a formal wedding, so-so for a casual one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra    2. Cantata    3. Chamber    4. Chamber Music & Recitals    5. Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard    6. Choral    7. Classical    8. Classical Music    9. Concerto    10. German/Austrian Romantic Opera    11. Italian Baroque Opera    12. Keyboard    13. Keyboard Concerto    14. Keyboard Music    15. Opera    16. Oratorio    17. Orchestral    18. Quartet for Keyboard and Three String Instruments    19. Romantic Incidental Music for Orchestra    20. Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard   

Editorial Review

This album, which catapulted Polish composer Henryk Gorecki to into the internationalspotlight, takes texts born in pain and turns them into statements of affirmation through the use of musicthat ebbs and flows in mystic minimalism. The clear voice of soprano Dawn Upshaw, singing the Polishtexts, is a large part of the success of this particular recording, but the music, contemporary without eitherdissonance or movie-music mawkishness, clarifies and uplifts the words. This is a moving and essentialelement of the modern repertoire. Read more

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Gorecki - Spiritual and Emotional
Written for the 50th anniversary concert of Hitler's invasion of Poland and the ensuing tragedies, Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No. 3 is a powerful, prayer-like setting of memories of those events.While considered a modern composer, the work is firmly rooted in the tonal world, often creating a mantra/meditative feel; the 1976 composition is as emotional today, as it was in its own time.
Amazing piece of music
This opera is absolutely amazing.I used it to help process the grief that I experienced due to the death of my closest Aunt.It worked.

A Symphony for Humanity
I believe that Gorecki was uniquely inspired by grace when he composed Symphony No.3. Each of the three movements in the symphony is a prayer: mother to child or child to mother. Each prayer pleading for grace to be bestowed upon a loved one that has suffered much pain created by man's inability to cherish life and spirit above pride. The first movement contains the words of the Lamentation of the Holy Cross Monastery. It is Mary's prayer for her son during his time of greatest need. The second movement contains the words of a prayer found on a wall of a Gestapo cell, written by an imprisoned young girl. It is the young girl's prayer for Mary during her time of greatest need. The last movement brings the symphony full circle. The words in the last movement is a mother's lamentation of the death of her son who was killed at war. Again, we find a mother praying for her son during his time of greatest need.I can not imagine anyone who would not be touched by this symphony or would not want it to be apart of their collection once they have it. The musical composition, on it's own ground, is truly inspiring and Dawn Upshaw's voice truly resonates the deepest sense of emotion or understanding of what each movement should reveal.
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Subjects:  1. 20th/21st Century Symphony    2. Classical    3. Classical Composers    4. Classical Music    5. Orchestral & Symphonic    6. Symphonic   

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The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Eveer, Volume II
Good selection of music, poorly performed and badly arranged.Good album for a tag sale.Same comment applies for Volume I.

Great music listein to while you read in bed
I have listened to this CD for the last several years before going to sleep at night.I love classical music, and this is great music to help make my soul feel at peace and unwind after a taxing day.

A must buy for the non-snobbish classical music fan.
I bought Vol. 1 of this series and was quite satisfied, but I have to say I'm more than satisfied with this one. If you can just mellow out and enjoy some great pieces, you'll love this CD. #15 on Disc 2 is almost worth the price alone! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chamber    2. Choral    3. Christmas Music    4. Anthem    5. Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra    6. Cantata    7. Cello Concerto    8. Chamber Music    9. Classical    10. Classical Collections-Composer Desc.    11. Classical Music    12. Classical Period Serenade/Cassation/Divertimento    13. Concerto    14. Concerto for Two String Instruments    15. Film    16. Film Music    17. Keyboard    18. Keyboard Music    19. Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title    20. Miscellaneous   

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Not as great as fans would have you think
Like the film, the Crash soundtrack is highly over-rated. Don't get me wrong--it's not bad by any means; indeed, Mark Isham is one of my favorite artists, and his score is much better than the film for which it was composed. But to claim this work is groundbreaking or the best soundtrack of the year/decade is naive and myopic.
One the best sountracks in the 2005!
The movie crash was outstanding but one the most thing i loved from "Crash" was the soundtrack Wow! there is a lot amazing songs like "In The Deep","Maybe Tomorrow" and "Crash" all them are excellent,"Maybe Tomorrow" is my favorite song in this sountrack is a well made song and deserves to be nominated for best oringinal song beacuse in the deep was great but maybe tommrrow was way better,the song Crash was a little weird but still on the greatness,with an excellent mixed genres, the crash sountack is must to have for those who enjoy an oringinal and unbelivably beautiful sountrack.

A Music Experience
This album is an experience.The songs are remarkable.I dont know if the movie makes the songs amazing or if the songs made the movie amazing or a little bit of both but this is the best soundtrack to a movie I have ever heard.I listend to this soundtrack on the bus on the way to my state track meet and it really kept me relaxed and even motovated.It might seem a bit odd that a down tempo album could motovate a runner, however, these songs were uplifitng and lively.Dont wait, get this album, I cant say enough about it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crossover Jazz    2. Film    3. Film Music    4. Original Score    5. Pop    6. Post-Bop    7. Soundtrack    8. Soundtracks    9. Soundtracks & Film Scores    10. Vocal    11. Vocal Music   

Editorial Review

This piano-playing team of five siblings could be easily dismissed as just another crossover ploy, but that would be a mistake. My initial surprise turned into an hour of pleasant listening and, on rehearings, to admiration for this unique ensemble of talented young artists. For one thing, they've got the chops to bring off some fiendishly difficult works. Listen to the way sisters Desirae and Deondra tackle modernist Witold Lutoslawski's Variations on a Theme of Paganini, or brother Ryan's colorful romp through Ginastera's tricky dance rhythms. The fivesome also achieve carefully balances in their concerted works, with a scrupulously turned version of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and their arrangement of highlights from Stravinsky's Firebird. Those in doubt should hear tracks two through four, for irresistible versions of Lecouna's popular Malaguena, a fetching combination of Dvorak and Copland, and a piano rag by John Novacek. A delightful, spirited disc that never fails to please. Read more

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An enjoyable CD
I would have to say that I was absolutely amazed with this CD. I'm usually not the type of person who would listen to classical music, but I thoroughly loved it. I love playing it in the car on the way to class; it gets me relaxed. Buy 'No Boundaries'!! You will not regret it!

no sophomore slump here
I had always been a little bored by music for 2 or more pianos, but this disc changed my mind -- very exciting!
Different and inspiring!
Well, I must say that I enjoyed this second CD better than the first one. There was more variety and I loved the arrangements for 5 pianos! As a teen classical pianist, it is cool to see someone finally making classical music fun and interesting. They have re-inspired me and my love for classical music! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th/21st Century Ballet    2. 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music    3. Ballet    4. Chamber Music & Recitals    5. Classical    6. Classical Artists    7. Classical Crossover    8. Classical Pop    9. Collection of Dance-Based Music for Keyboard    10. Concerto    11. Keyboard    12. Keyboard Music    13. Miscellaneous    14. Miscellaneous Music    15. Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard    16. Music for Two Keyboards    17. Orchestral    18. Piano Concerto    19. Rhapsody for Keyboard    20. Suite for Orchestra   

Editorial Review

Further proof that the 15-year-old male is the nexus of contemporary popular entertainment, this anthology of music from and "inspired by" the sequel to the earth-conquering Read more

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Hug your pillows girls
THe only reason I am writing anything about this album is because it contains the Odyssey by Incubus, and its probably some of their best work and will go down as their most unnoticed.While the rest of your nerds are huggin your pillows at night thinking about your video games and the "gnarly instrumentals" on this album you sit there and bash Incubus' work.The first track by them, Follow, is not all that great however it was re-released on an additional cd with their Alive at Red Rocks DVD and it sounds sooooooo much better on that cd (with some real lyrics)But after listening to the Odyssey I was really hoping this to be a new direction for Incubus, a more proggressive/conceptual sound.Whether this is the direction they go on with their new album is yet to be heard.Its a shame that this work will go unnoticed, and the only reason it will be that way because a bunch of losers decide to try and impress people with (what they think) is a sense of music just because its of a classical nature.Yes, the rest of the music on the album is amazing, and I give big ups to its composition, but come on people, show some love to good music when its presented to your faces.

best video game soundtrack ever.
i understand that many people are a bit angry with breaking benjamin and hoobastank being in here. i'm not particularly happy myself with the last track, but i think contemporary music is appropriate here, albeit lyrics may not be the greatest form of expressing the mysterious feeling behind everything. i think o'donnel and salvatori have what it takes to compose a score of music, but it's not a score, it's a soundtrack. i found that if you don't like them you can just skip them. the second to last track is a great way to end the soundtrack.

classical music listeners stop complaining
The worst part of this album was songs with lyrics (breaking benjamin, techno, hoobastank)...i dont understand then why people are upset with the incubus - follow has one word the whole song (two if you count "yeah") and their instrumental songs are brilliant, floyd-esque at times.for those of you reading others criticizing this album, ignore them, ignore the three bad songs on this album, and purchase it and enjoy it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Film    2. Film Music    3. Miscellaneous    4. Miscellaneous Music    5. Original Score    6. Pop    7. Soundtracks    8. Soundtracks & Film Scores    9. Video Game Music    10. Video Game Soundtrack    11. Vocal    12. Vocal Music   

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Excellent Introduction to Spanish Classical Guitar Music
As a sampler, this CD is an excellent introduction both to Spanish classical guitar music and to guitarist John Williams.
The guitar is an orchestra inminiature!
This admirable concept belongs to Hector Berlioz and it must not be a surprise the best guitarrists in the story have in common this trademark.
GUITAR MAJESTY
John Williams is a true Guitar virtuoso. His repetoire is very extensive and I use his music in my office while I work at my daily office duties. This album is a must for all guitar enthusiasts old or young. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th/21st Century Ballet    2. Ballet    3. Chamber    4. Chamber Music    5. Chamber Music & Recitals    6. Classical    7. Classical Artists    8. Classical Music    9. Classical Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard    10. Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb.    11. Guitar Solo    12. Keyboard    13. Orchestral    14. Song Collection for Solo Voice and Piano    15. Suite for Orchestra    16. Suite/Partita for Keyboard    17. Vocal   

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Glenn Gould's recording debut in 1955 of Bach's Read more

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Bach played
mechanically. Music to listen to while operating a sewing machine.
A wonder indeed
When I first bought this CD I was a bit disappointed with Gould's humming (it mainly affects the 1981 version). I was irritated by it especially knowing that Gould was a kind of a music purist. Whether you like it or not, this "singing along" is really a blunder.
Please have this CD!
Often we listen with different approaches - the sound engineer listens to how it has been recorded; pianist will listen to how it has been played (if all the right notes were there :-) ), musician will listen too, may be also paying attention to singing as well. And as a musician, I used to pay attention to now little details like that, as later I realized - this is about the music primarily, and he was closer to God (as J.S.Bach intended) as we try to. Yes, he was emotionally unstable, but it doesn't matter. What matters is what you want to get out of it - stop judging his playing, or singing - listen to what BACH wanted to tell you!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Classical    2. Classical Artists    3. Classical Music    4. Orchestral & Symphonic   

Editorial Review

Kristin Chenoweth won a Tony for the supporting role of Sally Brown in the 1999 revival of Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard    2. Classical Music    3. Concert/Brass/Marching Band Music    4. Film    5. Film Music    6. Miscellaneous    7. Miscellaneous Music    8. Music Theater    9. Musical Theater    10. Pop    11. Pop Vocals    12. Solo Voice(s) and Small Ensemble    13. Vocal    14. Vocal Music   

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John Williams's theme for 1978's Read more

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An amazing score
My only complaint is it isn't in the exact order hard in the film.

Good Use of Old Themes
I love the original work done with John Williams' themes from Superman: The Movie.

Like the move
The movie was good. This sound track is good too. I listen to it while at work a lot. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Film    2. Film Music    3. Original Score    4. Pop    5. Soundtrack    6. Soundtracks & Film Scores   

Reviews (5)

Better than baby einstein
This is a great CD, with great music, at a great price.Everyone seems to love Baby Einstein, but I don't like the plinking music on those CD's, I like real orchestral pieces to stimulate my child.This is exactly what parents need, at a good price!

great music at a great price
I got this cd to use as background when putting my 18 month old to sleep and for car rides. So far it has not made it out of the car. The cd is wonderful. The first song is the Luftansa airline comercial song (that is what my husband calls it) and is beautiful. I didn't think my husband would enjoy the cd at all but he doesn't mind one bit listening to it, he actually will put it on himself when we get in the car. My daughter loves it and will often start nodding her head back and forth to songs. I actually listen to it even when my daughter is not in the car. The music is soft and relaxing but not boring. It is also one of the only cd's that my in laws don't mind listening to when they are in the car with us.
A Wonderful CD for all ages
My whole family has enjoyed this CD. It is very upbeat and easy to listen to.I think there is something for everyone on this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th/21st Century Ballet    2. Ballet    3. Baroque Variations for Keyboard    4. Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard    5. Childrens    6. Classical    7. Classical Period Serenade/Cassation/Divertimento    8. Classical Period Symphony    9. Educational    10. Keyboard    11. Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title    12. Orchestral    13. Romantic Ballet    14. Romantic Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard    15. Romantic Symphony    16. Symphonic    17. Waltz for Keyboard    18. Waltz for Orchestra   

Editorial Review

While many hospitals across the country send new mums and babes home equipped with discs of classical music to soothe and gently stimulate babies' tender minds, Read more

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enjoyable
I have enjoyed this cd thus far.If you have the money to spend, this is relaxing and enjoyable, however you can get similarmusic for free on your local classical station.So if you would rather save your money...just tune in on your radio dial.I am glad I bought the cd for the familiarity of the songs, but I also love just plain old classical radio.

Play in utero, sooths out utero
My wife put the headphones from her portable CD player on her pregnant belly every night before bed."Ultrasound" played for 30 minutes to an hour every night to our unborn son.Once he was born he'd sometimes get cranky in the car.We'd turn this CD on and he'd INSTANTLY settle down.It was amazing.He's 15 months old now and it still calms him down after a frustrating car ride, and he goes down for naps like a champ with this CD playing. I HIGHLY recommend this technique to all pregnant mothers!

A++++++
most comforting and beautiful music, for anybody looking
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Subjects:  1. Ballet    2. Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra    3. Berceuse for Keyboard    4. Chamber    5. Classical Collections-Composer Desc.    6. Classical Music    7. Classical Period Serenade/Cassation/Divertimento    8. Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb.    9. French Romantic Opera    10. German/Austrian Classical Period Opera    11. Harp Solo    12. Italian Romantic Opera    13. Keyboard    14. Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title    15. Miscellaneous    16. Miscellaneous Music    17. Music for Two Keyboards    18. Music with Spoken Words    19. New Age / Meditation    20. Opera   

Editorial Review

Leave it to composer John Corigliano and violinist Joshua Bell--two of biggest names in classical music--to team up and create one of 1999's best soundtracks. For many, the soundtrack to Read more

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Reviews (51)

staggerinly complex music makes for music hard to listen to
This score features one of the greatest violinists of our day and was written by a master composer, but those who do not appreciate dissonant, modern classical music will not enjoy this album.It is not pleasant-sounding melodic themes that most movie scores are.The writing in this music is terribly complex and theoretically intriguing, but this is not a score that I sit down and listen to as I read a book or something.This is not background music.With the exception of a couple tracks, this is not music that will please the lay people of the film music world.I give this score 3 stars because it has brilliance behind it, but will only appeal to very (modern) classically minded listeners.I'm sorry to say I don't fancy myself one of those.I recognize this piece for what it is, and honestly admit that I don't enjoy it much.

It'll leave you breathless!
John Corigliano like Leonard Bernstein or Aaron Copland-known more for his symphonies than any film music-has created one of the best scores ever. Many people are not familiar with "The Red Violin" and it's such a shame! This soundtrack contains some of the most beautiful and heart-rending music you could ever imagine. It's so powerful that you could relive the entire tale told in the movie just by listening to the music alone. Joshua Bell's performance as the violin soloist is brilliant! I gave this sountrack five stars because six wasn't an option. Anna's theme, the one that circulates throughout the entire movie...whether it is sung, hummed, bowed...it can be the most mysterious, the most beautiful, and the most disturbing melody-sending shivers down your spine. That's one of the reasons the score is so great, because of the adaptability Corigliano gives even this one theme. It's funny how one change in timbre, execution-style of playing, etc. can change how the melody affects you. Buy this soundtrack.

Haunting
I love this movie.I love the soundtrack, too.The music is haunting and I can't get it out of my head.I really like the way the story follows the violin and correspondes this to the present. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Classical Soundtrack/Score    2. Concerto    3. Film    4. Film Music    5. Original Score    6. Pop    7. Soundtrack    8. Soundtracks    9. Soundtracks & Film Scores    10. Violin Concerto   

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"America's First Tribal Love-Rock Musical," went the advertising, and nobody could argue with that. Read more

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Music, lyrics still pack a pleasing punch...
Although it sure isn't the 60's anymore, mostly a good thing since the decade had many tragedies, the music from the original Broadway show is great fun. It's hard to beat this combination of energy and poignancy, with its caste of politically naive, sexually aware, substance-abusing, wounded but funny characters. A milestone of American musical theater, for good or ill, anyone who loves Broadway should own a copy of "Hair."

The Age of Aquarius brought to life onstage!
One of the best shows ever to hit Broadway! I am in a theatre group in my town and the teens did "Hair" for a musical. It was my first, and I fell in love with the show and all its unique characters. The show is about a young man named Claude who is going to be drafted to Vietnam and feels confused about how to look at the situation he's in, and, with the help of his hippie friends, learns to "let the sunshine in." From Berger and his imaginary girlfriend Donna, to Jeannie and her enviormental concern, to Sheila and her protests, to Woof and Mick Jagger, to Crissy and her dream boy Frank Mills, Ragni, MacDermot, and Rado have created a one-of-a-kind cast of oddities set in NYC in the 1960s, who get by by as a tribe and live a free and meaningful life.
"How dare they try to end this beauty?"
"Hair" was before my time (coming out nearly a decade before I was born) but I fell in love with this soundtrack circa 1992 (I loved the song "Donna" as I was 16 years old when I first listened to it).
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Subjects:  1. Cast Recordings    2. Music Theater    3. Musical Theater    4. Musicals    5. Original Cast Recordings    6. Pop    7. Show Tunes    8. Showtunes / B'way    9. Soundtrack   

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Sandwiched amidst the remarkable string of renascent Disney animation successes that spanned Read more

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Aladdin Soundtrack- Really DOES take you to a whole new world!
ONE OF THE BEST CDs, BY FAR! I've been buying many of the major disney soundtracks, -the Lion King, Tarzan, Beauty and the Beast- and then I came across Aladdin. This is definantly one the top with them all! I never get tired of this soundtrack. Some very amusing dialogue and songs, Robbie Williams does a great job, especially in soundtrack 8, Prince Ali! You'll be singing it all day.

Wonderful soundtrack!
This soundtrack, a joy to the ear when watching the movie, is just as wonderful to hear on cd.It's fun revisit favorite songs from the film like "Prince Ali," "a Friend Like Me," or "A Whole New World." Then too it's grand to hear the instrumental score to the film on disc.My daughter and I play the cd in the car and it makes our drives so dramatic!I like that she enjoys the more classical music at age 3 in addition to the vocal/character parts she recognizes from the movie.For me as a parent, it's delightful that some of the Disney films like Aladdin have music and characters adults can truly enjoy. A gem - clevel lyrics, beautiful music, fun to listen to and sing along to!

Great
The music is awesome and clever- great voices.
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More Great Fun
Like the first volume, this CD encourages young children to enjoy classical music.The silly lyrics sometimes impart factual information on the composer or the piece.There are 11 sing-along symphonies and then the 11 symphonies are replayed without the lyrics--total of 22 tracks.Booklet with lyrics and trivia is included.All our children (aged 2-12) enjoy this CD, as do we.

One is better but this is still awesome!! Gotta have it!
My children loved Beethovens Wig 1. I checked this one out at the library. Then, we decided we had to have this one too.
Absolute joy, and endless fun!
The tunes and word stay with you and before you know it, you are signing them along.My two kids (ages 9 and 7) ask me to put the CD on as soon as we get into the car.What a wonderful and fun way to get them to love classical music! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chamber    2. Children's Collections    3. Childrens    4. Concerto    5. Educational    6. French Operetta    7. Italian Romantic Opera    8. Keyboard    9. Keyboard Music    10. Miscellaneous    11. Miscellaneous Music    12. Opera    13. Orchestral    14. Orchestral Music    15. Pop    16. Prelude for Keyboard    17. Quintet for Keyboard and Four String Instruments    18. Romantic Incidental Music for Orchestra    19. Romantic Orchestral Music    20. Sing-Along