Reviews (8)

Mellow, Sleepy, Wonderful
I bought this CD for myself, a 60 year old.I have trouble sleeping and have been buying CDs by this company.They are all wonderful.I'm asleep in about 15 minutes!

Soothing Bach
It would probably help to first clear up a potential misconception in the unfortunate subtitle which refers to "lullabies" - a term that brings to mind for most people simplistic, sing-songy music hummed to babies in a crib.Lullabies are wonderful and have their place, but the music on the CD is not this (and Bach would probably have cringed a bit at the thought of his music here being called "lullabies.")What is here is a most wonderful, high-quality collection of Bach's Baroque music that is most condusive to creating a quiet, peaceful mood. The selections here include many famous pieces from Bach played by an impressive, all-star line up of notable musicians.Some listeners might take comfort in knowing that all selections have a similar, gentle tempo and mood without those unwanted changes in loudness from soft to LOUD that can startle one (the baby?) from sleep or quiet contemplation.The sound quality is good for the purpose of this collection - to provide relaxing background music or Rx for insomnia.I listen to this CD often if I wake up at night.
Great for kids!
I bought this CD for my daughter when she turned six.It's been a year and she still listens to it a lot.Yes, she also listens to Britney and Christina, but on many nights she will request Bach (aka: that one with no words).It's great to know that they selected soothing, relaxing pieces.It's a wonderful way to broaden my daughter's horizons while also getting her to sleep. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra    2. Cantata    3. Cello Solo    4. Chamber    5. Choral    6. Classical    7. Classical Composers    8. Classical Music    9. Concerto    10. Concerto Grosso    11. Concerto for Two String Instruments    12. Keyboard Concerto    13. Oratorio    14. Orchestral    15. Single String Instrument with Keyboard/Continuo    16. Violin Concerto    17. Violin Solo   

Subjects:  1. 20th/21st Century Ballet    2. 20th/21st Century Orchestral Music    3. Adagio for Orchestra    4. Anthem    5. Ballet    6. Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra    7. Baroque Variations for Keyboard    8. Cantata    9. Chamber    10. Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard    11. Choral    12. Clarinet Concerto    13. Classical    14. Classical Collections-Composer Desc.    15. Concerto    16. Concerto for Two Solo Instruments    17. Concerto for Two String Instruments    18. Czech Romantic Opera    19. Film    20. Film Music   

Editorial Review

A film about the relationship between Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death had potential for a pretty turgid soundtrack, but fortunately director Stephen Frears called on Alexandre Desplat. The Frenchman has emerged as a composer with a light tough (recall his score for Read more

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• Soundtrack

Subjects:  1. Pop    2. Soundtrack    3. Soundtracks & Film Scores   

Editorial Review

The chorus is at center of Shaw's reading of the score, presumably the more lightly scored 1893 version that Fauré‚ himself created (Telarc does not specify). The account flows very well, and the work of both soloists is highly satisfying, particularly Judith Blegen's airy soprano in Pie Jesu. The recording dates from 1985-86 and is one of Telarc's best, with excellent presence overall and real bass in the organ. Read more

Reviews (23)

The Faure is Great, Not so Much the Durufle
The Faure Requiem (Op. 48) in D minor is a soft, gentle requiem unlike the powerful Verdi, Berlioz, and Durufle. The delicate qualities of this requiem are captured beautifully on this recording.
Fast and in a very good condition
Fast and in a very good condition

French Choral Classics
This disk has set the standard for performing the settings of the Requiem mass by two great French masters, Gabriel Faure and Maurice Durufle.The Faure setting is an intimate one with occasional moments of tempestuousness.This particular recording features the more heavily orchestrated edition (for an excellent chamber version see the Cambridge Singers under John Rutter).Put in seven parts, additional features include two baritone solos and a lovely soprano solo.The choral parts are not difficult, but require a delicate touch with great articulation, all provided here.The harmonies gently shift with occasional color changes and chromatic mediant relationships.The concluding movement (In Paradisum) sums up the experience with a satisfying contemplative moment devoid of bombasticity.A masterwork not to be missed.
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Subjects:  1. Choral    2. Classical    3. Classical Composers    4. Classical Music    5. Orchestral & Symphonic    6. Requiem/Requiem Section   

Subjects:  1. Choral    2. Classical    3. Classical Composers    4. Classical Vocals    5. Oratorio    6. Passion    7. Vocal    8. Vocal Music   

Reviews (1)

A New Favorite in My Musical Library
I became a fan of Alison Balsom after hearing her exceptional Bach CD.I've since purchased her debut disc and was equally impressed.So it goes without saying that I've been eagerly awaiting the release of "Caprice" since I'd heard it was coming out.She most certainly delivered, both in her playing and in Julian Milone's excellent arranging that compliments her wonderfully.
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Subjects:  1. Chamber Music & Recitals    2. Classical    3. Classical Artists   

Reviews (6)

C MinorMass
The chorus and the soloists are all excellent.This is a really dense piece and it is done full justice by the artists involved.Very satisfying.

Review of Mozart-Mass in C Minor
Beautiful CD--arrived in excellent condision and in a very timely manner for the price of shipping asked.

An overlooked masterpiece of sacred choral music
I had the fun of performing the Mass in C Minor in grad school--what a joy. While listening to it is not nearly as much fun as performing, I enjoy this particular recording for the great soloists. Read more

Subjects:  1. Choral    2. Classical    3. Classical Composers    4. Classical Music    5. Mass    6. Motet   

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The quintessential Christmas recording
This recording seems to elicit universal and heartfelt praise.Who am I to dispute that?The performance is terrific, just as described by the other Amazon reviewers, no doubt about it.
A Top List Christmas CD
I bought this cd long ago, and have enjoyed it immensely each year.It is the perfect blend of celebration and meditation. Orchestra and choir combine in four distinct groupings, and a capella arrangements complete the masterful collection.The orchestral arrangements will make the hairs on your neck stand up, and your stomach quiver with all the excitement you ever felt as a child at Christmas. Adeste Fidelis is performed as few other ensembles have ever come close. The a capella arrangements will all, without exception, be on your yearly list of must-hear holiday arrangements.Truly a top list Christmas CD, essential for every family who celebrates this feast.

The best
I own approximately 35 Christmas choral CDs - including choirs and groups such as the Cambridge Singers and the King Singers.I also own two Christmas albums with Robert Shaw and the Atlantic symphony.This performance with the Robert Shaw Chorale is old but it is still my favorite.The arrangements are magnificent, the sound is brilliant, and the choir and orchestra are precise with wonderful volume control.Buy and enjoy! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Choral    2. Christmas    3. Christmas / Chanukkah    4. Christmas Music    5. Classical    6. Easy Pop    7. Miscellaneous    8. Miscellaneous Music    9. Piano Blues    10. Sacred Choral Music    11. Texas Blues    12. Xmas Classical Vocal   

Reviews (19)

Brass performance at it"s best
Listened to this on LP 30 odd years ago. All time greats Abe Torchinsky andMason Jones, wonderful nostalgic Christmas music, make this a keeper !

LOVE -- LOVE --- LOVE IT!
I found the ring-tone for my cell phone === that's what put me on to researching the CD..
I'm sorry folks but I found it rather boring.
I managed to pass this Christmas season without listening to my usual many hours of beautiful Christmas music on my local FM Classical music station, so I decided to go out and buy a basic collection of classic Christmas music.
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Subjects:  1. Carols    2. Chamber    3. Choral    4. Christmas    5. Christmas / Chanukkah    6. Christmas Music    7. Classical    8. Classical Artists    9. Miscellaneous    10. Miscellaneous Music    11. Miscellaneous Vocal Music    12. Sacred Choral Music    13. Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra    14. Vocal   

Editorial Review

Hundreds of compilation recordings have been thrust on the market in recent years on the theory that classical music makes a nice, non-threatening accompaniment to everything from working out to making love. And here we have one compilation promising to make your baby smarter. It's offensive enough that the music featured on these compilations is spliced up so that the most you hear of any work is a single movement; what's really annoying is the poor quality of so many of the featured performances. So it is some consolation that the artists here include such 20th-century legends as the Cleveland Orchestra under Szell and the Budapest String Quartet with Mieczyslaw Horszowski. Of course if these folks were alive, one can imagine their violent objection to this presentation of their work. Read more

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Build Baby's Brain through ClassicsVol 1
I am a true fan of Classical music and this was purchased as a gift for a co-worker who is adopting a child from China.Therefore I did not open it nor listen to it.The recipient is now overseas picking up their daughter so I know they haven't had the opportunity to listen to it. I think it's a great idea, though, and purchased a used set for my Grandson.

Wonderful stimulating music for baby
I am sorry for the previous review who said that intelligence is hereditary. If that is true, all mankind would have been doomed from the start.
The greatest CD!!
I received this CD free when I had my first baby and it instantly became my fav cd of all time. I have it on my computer and I had another copy made because I just can not imagine not having it.
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Subjects:  1. Bagatelle for Keyboard    2. Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra    3. Cantata    4. Chamber    5. Childrens    6. Choral    7. Classical    8. Classical Collections-Composer Desc.    9. Classical Music    10. Classical Period Serenade/Cassation/Divertimento    11. Classical Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard    12. Concerto    13. Educational    14. German/Austrian Classical Period Opera    15. Keyboard    16. Opera    17. Oratorio    18. Orchestral    19. Piano Concerto    20. Quartet for Keyboard and Three String Instruments   

Editorial Review

Every year brings a slew of new and reissued versions of this most beloved of Handel's works. This one first saw daylight in 1966, but lest you think it's outdated, this refurbished classic remains a source of listening pleasure. Obviously, it cannot reflect the historically informed performance practices of today. But it is one of the pioneering precursors of contemporary style, with sustained forward momentum, dancing rhythms, and an orchestra slimmed down from the prevailing norms of the 1960s. The singing is fine, with special kudos to the high-flying soprano, Judith Raskin, along with Florence Kopleff, a true alto, and Richard Lewis, a premier Handelian of the period. It also has what all Robert Shaw choral recordings have: first-rate choral singing and an emotional immediacy that goes to the heart of the music's message. I had to tilt the balance control to the left to bring the stage picture into focus, but once that was done, pure bliss followed. Read more

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• Original recording remastered

Reviews (5)

One of the most moving experiences
I remember listening to this recording as a child, from my father's collection in the 1960s.The LP set has been long lost, and I've spent 40 or so years looking for a satisfactory recording of the Messiah, to no avail.The only thing I remembered about this one was Shaw, and to my surprise I discovered it recently while searching on Amazon.This recording is a revelation and a beauty to behold.There is a purity and cleanliness, combined with fervor and urgency, that makes it a rare experience.The spare instrumentation is unforgiving, and intonation among the strings is sometimes wobbly, but this is a relief after the digitalized (fake) perfection of more modern recordings. The heaviness and miscasting of famous opera singers in the solo parts of other recordings of the Messiah have been unfortunate.In the Shaw recording, the orchestra and chorus are "right-sized" to the music and text.Most of all, the soloists live up to the music and the text.The contralto Florence Kopleff is especially moving, with minimal mannerisms and perfect diction; her performance here must be among the best in the classical repertoire, which makes it strange that she has left so few recordings.Listen to her "He was despised...."Soprano Judith Raskin's singing has an urgency and a wonder about it.Thomas Paul (bass) is equally moving in the substantial solos, as is Richard Lewis (tenor).With this recording of the Messiah, I feel like I've returned home.

Hallelujah!
As a kid I begged and begged my parents for this recording (and what a weird kid I was).I wish they'd retained the original art work, but this was Messiah as I'd always dreamt it should be.Interestingly, this was the first time a recording attempted to duplicate what is (was) believed to be something resembling the original performances of Handel's masterpiece.The results were jarring and startling to those who'd known the piece as the massive work it had become.
Finally on Compact Disc!
This was the first recording of Messiah I ever purchased, back in 1966.This Shaw performance was a big deal back then, as it represented the first real "period" performance practice version with its scaled down instrumental and choral forces - compared to the overblown Ormandy version, for example.The original vinyl discs imparted a muted dynamic range as I recall, so this splendid digitally-remastered release is truly stunning compared to the original. Of particular note is the gorgeous vocal work of soporano Judith Raskin, one of the most beautiful voices to appear on any recording of Messiah, and contralto Florence Kopleff whose vocal agility and sheen are something to behold.This is one of the best modern instrument Messiahs available today. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Choral    2. Classical    3. Classical Composers    4. Oratorio    5. Orchestral & Symphonic   

Editorial Review

This offbeat disc of seasonal songs and carols by the Anonymous 4 will delight their fans and please everyone else. The 19 selections include traditional folk melodies and texts, some of which date back to the Middle Ages, interspersed with fitting selections by contemporary composers including John Taverner, Benjamin Britten, and Peter Maxwell Davies, whose ethereal a cappella A Calender of Kings gets its first recording.Andrew Lawrence-King, playing Irish harp, Baroque harp, and psaltery with his accustomed finesse, is a major reason for the disc's success, accompanying most of the vocals and contributing three lovely solos. The disc is crammed with highlight tracks, like the lilting Cornish Wassail song and the Irish Good people all, and haunting numbers like "Flight into Egypt," sung in Gaelic, and "Behold, here is the best morning," sung in Welsh. Excellent sonics and Harmonia Mundi's typically fine production values also help make this a Christmas disc that will give joy in July. Read more

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Wolcum Yule
The recording is fine . . . it just didn't appeal to me personally

lovely and unusual Yule album
Anonymous 4 has brought us a beautiful selection of 19 traditional songs from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.These include a lesser known work by Henry VIII as well as more contemporary songs by John Tavener, Richard Bennett, Geoffrey Burgon and Benjamin Britten, and a piece commissioned for the group from Peter Davies.Andrew Lawrence-King accompanies on Irish harp, Baroque harp and psaltery.There is a short essay on the traditions and legacy of the concept of Yule, a Cetic midwinter celebration, and this and the informative liner notes are given in English, French and German, accompanied by Celtic drawings. Goose Flesh!
This is a remarkable quartet, singing with purity and style, from the haunting to the merry, medieval chant to modern settings of Celtic religious texts.Where there are arrangements, they are lovely and the instrumental pieces are simple and beautiful.This is the first time I have heard this group of women, and I am enchanted.It's a cappella at its very best: look to your laurels, King's Singers and Chanticleer, here come the ladies! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra    2. Chamber    3. Chamber Music    4. Choral    5. Choral Music    6. Christmas / Chanukkah    7. Christmas Music    8. Classical    9. Classical Artists    10. Concerto    11. Concerto Grosso    12. Concerto for Three Solo Instruments    13. Keyboard    14. Keyboard Music    15. Miscellaneous    16. Miscellaneous Music    17. Orchestral    18. Prelude and Fugue for Keyboard    19. Sacred Choral Music a cappella    20. Secular Choral Music with Keyboard (or Continuo)   

Editorial Review

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OK, I'm a sucker for the 1893 version
John Rutter made substantial changes to the previously most-performed version of the Faure Requiem when he recorded this.He went back to the version of 1893 to do so, rather than using the more famous, more heavily orchestrated later version.One difference is that the violins in the Sanctus are transposed up an octave on this CD compared to the way in which they were played in the later Requiem.I find this recording to be beautiful and timeless, and definitely not over-orchestrated.
Life has been engulfed in time
This requiem represents a complete shift in the general tone of the requiem as a genre. The vision of life and death is impregnated with a feminine light, the light of the ocean softly illuminated by the sunshine of Normandy, of the Graceful Coast. The figure that stands behind the music, that accompanies the dead person into the grave is no longer the masculine Germanic death that punishes man, nor even the furious feminine French death that challenges man, but the soft and comforting figure of the mother Mary, the universal comforter who takes the hand of each one of us, as if we were crying lost children, to make us pass the dangerous door that leads beyond life. This Holy Mary for whom Faur� has written so many Ave Marias, is promising us the end of time and our introduction into an everlasting stormless, painless and noiseless world that represents the very positive vision of a real world that is the negative vision of life. Photography is not far away. Everyday life becomes a life of strife, struggle, noise, violence, war, speed, work, exploitation and alienation, all elements seen as negative, and death is the negation of it all, is the positive virtuality that has to become our reality overthere. It is thus in perfect agreement with the vision the impressionists introduced to defy photography and bring art beyond the blaring image of reality a photographer brings up with his machine. The eye of the artist goes beyond those crude colors and forms to find light and life in the depth of his retina. Faur� is the impressionist painter of death as the real life beyond the surface we have to contemplate and suffer everyday. In other words virtual is beautiful and real is dreadful. Happiness has to be found in virtuality and not in reality. Faur� is bergsonian, who sees eternity beyond the flow of time. Faur� is proustian, who sees life beyond the loss of memory. This explains the erasing of the Dies Irae because there is no anger any more in the ascent to the eternal memory of what does not exist yet. This is a requiem of timelessness and nightlessness. Requiem- a masterpiece.
This exquisite collection has so many gorgeous songs that move me to tears. In Sanctus, the violin is so pure, so beautiful, its wrings my heart. This is real music, real art, crafted with such care, that it is a true privilege to hear it, not to mention sing it (which I have done, and I loved it). It is an encredible CD, and I would encourage anyone to buy it.Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthem    2. Chamber Music & Recitals    3. Choral    4. Classical    5. Classical Composers    6. Mass    7. Requiem/Requiem Section    8. Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard    9. Sacred Choral Music    10. Sacred Music for more than one Soloist & Chorus    11. Vocal   

Subjects:  1. 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard    2. Choral    3. Christmas / Chanukkah    4. Christmas Music    5. Classical    6. Concerto    7. German/Austrian Romantic Opera    8. Miscellaneous    9. Miscellaneous Music    10. Miscellaneous Vocal Music    11. Opera    12. Oratorio    13. Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard    14. Solo Voice(s) and Orchestra    15. Vocal    16. Vocal Music    17. Xmas Vocal   

Reviews (8)

Too busy
I was hoping for more music - there's just too much storytelling for my and my kids' taste.We love the Beethoven's Wig series and were hoping this would be similar.

good product and fast service
Product arrived in ample time overseas and was pleased with quality of product!

what a road trip
i bought this item after reading some of the reviews on amazon for my nephews who are 2 and 4 years of age.two months after christmas their mom was explaining how they request the cd everytime they are in the car.she groaned when i was in the car and they boys wanted to show me how much they liked the cd.during the trip i witnessed a mother humming along to the music with her children, the boys singing to excerpts, and an overall execptional learning experience about music, culture, and history. if you are looking for something that all children will like, passes the time on a road trip, and teaches important lessons about life without being pretentious then get this cd, it is a guaranteed crowd pleaser. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chamber    2. Children's    3. Childrens    4. Choral    5. Classical    6. Classical Period Music for Voice and Keyboard    7. Classical Period Serenade/Cassation/Divertimento    8. Classical Period Symphony    9. Classical Period Variations for Keyboard    10. Classical Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard    11. Concerto    12. French Horn Concerto    13. German/Austrian Classical Period Opera    14. Keyboard    15. Miscellaneous    16. Miscellaneous Music    17. Motet    18. Opera    19. Orchestral    20. Piano Concerto   

Editorial Review

Although this collection intends to transport the soul, it has a tremendously potent low-end depth to it that earns high marks indeed in the worlds of vocal and liturgical music. Dmitri Bortniansky's "Hymn of the Cherubim" is performed with a gracefulness that gets a warming fatness from the production, as does Alexander Gretchaninov's "I Have Chosen the Blissful," which travels with a ringing resonance. In a year of fine choral works--check out Sequentia's Hildegard cycle box, Read more

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A Soviet version of Russian music
I admit to some strong bias here, having sung on the recording of Tchaikovsky's Liturgy available here from the Russian Chamber Chorus of New York. I was in that choir for five years, and our conductor's view of how to properly interpret Russian music became my own.
AWESOME, Ethereal, Heavenly, Glorious ChoralMusic
Of all my great Robert Shaw Recordings of Bach's B-Minor, theELIJAH, the Missa Solemnis or Haydn's CREATION, None can match the intensity, sheer choral beauty, spiritual inspiration early in the morning hours than this Treasure! Upon early arising ateither 3:30 or even later I begin with meditative listening tothis choral gem of Ancient Gregorian Russian Chants.
Reverently Moving
Sacred Treasures is an exceptional compilation of celebrated choral excerpts from the Divine Liturgy of the Russian Orthodox church. This impeccable recording of some of the finest Russian choirs captures the breadth and clarity of sound unique to these choirs. Although the selections are excerpts of the Divine Liturgy, the music nevertheless inspires an experience of reverence and worship. Opening and closing with the magnificent sound of Russian cathedral bells, the recording transports the listener into a special realm of beauty and peace. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Choral    2. Choral Music    3. Christmas / Chanukkah    4. Classical    5. Classical Collections-Composer Desc.    6. Classical Music    7. Eastern Orthodox Polyphony    8. Mass    9. Miscellaneous    10. Miscellaneous Music    11. New Age / Meditation    12. Pop    13. Russia    14. Sacred Choral Music    15. Unknown Genre/Unspecified Instrumentation    16. V/a Compilations   

Reviews (7)

great find
great music really enjoy this album and hope to hear more from this artist

a magnificent player, but not yet artistically mature
Balsom delivers an attractive disc here, with her impressive technical skill and a sophisticated seriousness of purpose in her programming, but there's something important missing from this album.Balsom plays with magnificent virtuosity, but she presents no message, no artistic voice, no aesthetic philosophy, no unique understanding of or approach to these works of J.S. Bach.I think she's overly preoccupied with proving herself.There's a Carnival of Venice sort of character to this disc: bars and bars of sixteenth notes flow effortlessly from her trumpet, and then bars and bars more, but for all that you get no sense of a distinct musical personality.(Her tone is very French as well: focused and bright.You can hear that she's been taking HÃ¥kan Hardenberger pills.Personally I'm not fond of this sort of trumpet sound, but I understand that it's a matter of taste.)
Beautiful trumpet playing
I can,t stop listening to this player.
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Subjects:  1. Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra    2. Baroque Variations for Keyboard    3. Cello Solo    4. Chamber    5. Chamber Music & Recitals    6. Choral    7. Classical    8. Classical Composers    9. Concerto    10. Keyboard    11. Keyboard Concerto    12. Keyboard Music    13. Mass    14. Music for Organ    15. Orchestral    16. Solo Voice and Continuo    17. Violin Solo    18. Vocal   

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Reviews (1)

$70/40... you do the math.
No, I don't own this collection...yet.However, the price of the collection compels me to review it beforehand.Never have I seen such a complete collection of Vivaldi compositions at such an incredibly low price.At $1.75 dollars a CD, the record producer (Brilliant Classics) isn't making much of a profit.The compilation pulls some of its works from DG Achiv Produktion's vault (see Standage), such as the violin concertos, as well as from unknown producers (the Poland Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra is heavily featured).The collection is so complete that it is academic, and I would not be surprised if music libraries quickly emptied it from Amazon's shelves.The collection is simply worth it for the incredible price (English Concert's recording of the violin concertos cost nearly 30 bucks, and is exactly featured here). Overall, the price alone makes this collection exceptionally attractive, and the ensembles featured aren't bad either. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baroque Sinfonia for Orchestra    2. Bassoon Concerto    3. Box Sets (Audio Only)    4. Cello Concerto    5. Cello with Keyboard    6. Chamber    7. Chamber Music & Recitals    8. Choral    9. Classical    10. Classical Composers    11. Concerto    12. Concerto for Two Solo Instruments    13. Concerto for Two String Instruments    14. Credo    15. Flute Concerto    16. Gloria    17. Italian Baroque Opera    18. Magnificat    19. Mixed Chamber Ensemble with Keyboard    20. Multiple String Instruments with Keyboard/Continuo   

Editorial Review

Those leery and weary of tasteless crossover need not shudder at the sight of this disc, which has sold over half a million copies in Europe.There's none of the softcore kiddie porn that came with Vanessa-Mae or the heavily packaged faux romanticism of Andrea Bocelli. (That of course doesn't necessarily mean that you'll want Read more

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Charlotte church is the best
This is the beginning of Charlotte Church. It came out like in '99. I was so amazed by her voice that I had to go and get the cd. Wow, her voice is amazing and always will be in my opinion. Even, though she has a pop album out I still like it. Also plan on buying it too. There are so many good songs on the cd. It's hard to choose because her voice is angelic. For some people who think she has a kind of boy/girl voice- don't know what their talking about. Listen closely the next time you play it.I'm starting out in singing opera and Charlotte is my role model. There is no voice like her yet, even Hayley Westerna, who also has a beautiful voice...can't be in CharlotteChurch's shoes. Hopefully, she'll go back to her classical music or just do both.

boycott
Given this young performer's recent disrespect of the Catholic Church, the Pope, etc, I will not support her by any means.

TRULY THE VOICE OF AN ANGELA!!!
Only 12!!!!!!!!!!!!She did an awsome job!Chalette Church did some lovely vocals in Joan of Arc ( 1999 ) starring Leelee Soboskie,Chad Willet and much more, at age 13,In Fact Panes Angelicose is in it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cantata    2. Choral    3. Classical    4. Classical Crossover    5. Classical Music    6. Classical Vocals    7. German/Austrian Romantic Opera    8. Miscellaneous    9. Miscellaneous Music    10. Miscellaneous Vocal Music    11. Opera    12. Requiem/Requiem Section    13. Secular Choral Music with Orchestra    14. Solo Voice(s) and Small Ensemble    15. Vocal    16. Vocal Music   

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Heavenly Music
I highly recommend this CD to all Mozart lovers and to all who appreciate classical, religious music.Masterfully performed under the direction of Sir Georg Solti.

Best recording of Mozart's Requiem
Near the end of Solti's illustrious career, I believe that Solti had developed an unparalleled understanding of Mozart's music that allowed him to bring musical and dramatic perfection to his works.While Solti's earlier recordings show a conductor who heavy handedly conducted Mozart as if it were Wagner, the later recordings (especially those after the births of his daughter Claudia and Gabrielle) sound more tamed, more musical, more religious.Solti was famous for his innate sense of rhythm, and not only does his music come to perfection (it does, but unlike Karajan, his music is full of life), but it also allows the meaning of the score to jump out of the page and affect the listeners.This, I can say about his Mozart requiem.I find that the recording is very heartfelt and dramatic where needed.The soloists, as expected of the standard that Solti would choose, are excellent.The chorus, orchestra, and conductor all come together to make a great enterprise such as this work, and for Mozart, Solti does work.

Solti gives us a grand cathedral experience
The cathedral bells that begin this recording, coupled with the interspersed spoken liturgy, give Solti's 1991 Mozart Requiem a unique feeling (contrary to two misguided reviewers below, the conductor didn't die soon thereafter; he died in France in 1997). Thorughout his career Solti's reputation in Mozart was as close to zero as one could get, but this is a grand, emotional, beautifully controlled performance that almost equals Bruno Walter's famous 1956 account from New York (Sony).
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Subjects:  1. Choral    2. Classical    3. Classical Composers    4. Classical Music    5. Requiem/Requiem Section