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Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 [Hybrid SACD with CD-ROM track of Mozart's Original Manuscript]
: :Beethoven called Mozart's Requiem 'wild and terrible,' and that's what we get in Harnoncourt's new recording. Ominous dread hangs from every note of the dark opening measures, the Rex tremendae and Confutatis are driven with terrifying strength, and the supplications of the Lacrimosa, with their weeping stabbings of the orchestra, are freighted with emotional power. The Tuba mirum duet of bass soloist and trombone has a beauty almost never achieved in other readings. Nor does Harnoncourt overstep the stylistic boundaries of this classical-era work; rather, the intensity is heightened for being ...
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The Best of Kathleen Battle
from: Deutsche Grammophon
: :Beethoven called Mozart's Requiem 'wild and terrible,' and that's what we get in Harnoncourt's new recording. Ominous dread hangs from every note of the dark opening measures, the Rex tremendae and Confutatis are driven with terrifying strength, and the supplications of the Lacrimosa, with their weeping stabbings of the orchestra, are freighted with emotional power. The Tuba mirum duet of bass soloist and trombone has a beauty almost never achieved in other readings. Nor does Harnoncourt overstep the stylistic boundaries of this classical-era work; rather, the intensity is heightened for being ...
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Requiem/Pavane/Requiem
from: EMI Classics
: :Beethoven called Mozart's Requiem 'wild and terrible,' and that's what we get in Harnoncourt's new recording. Ominous dread hangs from every note of the dark opening measures, the Rex tremendae and Confutatis are driven with terrifying strength, and the supplications of the Lacrimosa, with their weeping stabbings of the orchestra, are freighted with emotional power. The Tuba mirum duet of bass soloist and trombone has a beauty almost never achieved in other readings. Nor does Harnoncourt overstep the stylistic boundaries of this classical-era work; rather, the intensity is heightened for being ...
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Best Loved Christmas Carols
from: EMI Classics
: :Originally recorded between 1964 and 1985, this generous 2-CD compilation ranges from carols dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries to timeless, mostly traditional popular favorites. The arrangers include such eminent composers as Vaughan Williams, Gustav and Imogene Holst, Arthur Sullivan, Peter Cornelius, and Felix Mendelssohn, as well as the Choir's own Directors, David Wilcocks and Philip Ledger. The 50 carols are carefully chosen for maximum contrast of tempo, mood and character; the settings, too, endeavor to create variety of texture and dynamics between the often numerous verses by alternately ...
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Classic Branford Marsalis
from: Sony Bmg Europe
:Album Description:World-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis, has always been a man of numerous musical interests. The three-time Grammy winner, known for his innovative spirit and broad musical scope, is equally at home on the stages of the world's greatest jazz clubs as major concert halls. It is the latter platform which inspires Classic Branford Marsalis; a fascinating and diverse collection of his best-loved classical tracks, from Ravel's Pavane to Faur 's 'Pie Jesu', from Stravinsky's charming Pastorale to Rachmaninoff's Vocalise to the haunting Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 by Villa-Lobos.
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Choral Moods
from: RCA
:Album Description:World-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis, has always been a man of numerous musical interests. The three-time Grammy winner, known for his innovative spirit and broad musical scope, is equally at home on the stages of the world's greatest jazz clubs as major concert halls. It is the latter platform which inspires Classic Branford Marsalis; a fascinating and diverse collection of his best-loved classical tracks, from Ravel's Pavane to Faur 's 'Pie Jesu', from Stravinsky's charming Pastorale to Rachmaninoff's Vocalise to the haunting Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 by Villa-Lobos.
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Weiss: Sonatas for Lute, Volume 1
:Album Description:World-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis, has always been a man of numerous musical interests. The three-time Grammy winner, known for his innovative spirit and broad musical scope, is equally at home on the stages of the world's greatest jazz clubs as major concert halls. It is the latter platform which inspires Classic Branford Marsalis; a fascinating and diverse collection of his best-loved classical tracks, from Ravel's Pavane to Faur 's 'Pie Jesu', from Stravinsky's charming Pastorale to Rachmaninoff's Vocalise to the haunting Aria from Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 by Villa-Lobos.
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Hildegard von Bingen: Saints
from: RCA
: :This two-disc set completes Sequentia's ambitious project to record the complete musical works of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen to commemorate the 900th anniversary of her birth in 1098. In this last release, Sequentia finally takes on some of the most recognizable pieces from 'A Feather on the Breath of God,' the legendary recording by Gothic Voices that began the Hildegard boom 15 years ago. While you can't say that the older recording has been superseded, this one holds its own quite nicely. Where Gothic Voices took a no-nonsense approach to rhythm, ...
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Artistry of Christopher Parkening
: :This two-disc set completes Sequentia's ambitious project to record the complete musical works of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen to commemorate the 900th anniversary of her birth in 1098. In this last release, Sequentia finally takes on some of the most recognizable pieces from 'A Feather on the Breath of God,' the legendary recording by Gothic Voices that began the Hildegard boom 15 years ago. While you can't say that the older recording has been superseded, this one holds its own quite nicely. Where Gothic Voices took a no-nonsense approach to rhythm, ...
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The Art of the Bawdy Song
from: Dorian Recordings
: :This two-disc set completes Sequentia's ambitious project to record the complete musical works of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen to commemorate the 900th anniversary of her birth in 1098. In this last release, Sequentia finally takes on some of the most recognizable pieces from 'A Feather on the Breath of God,' the legendary recording by Gothic Voices that began the Hildegard boom 15 years ago. While you can't say that the older recording has been superseded, this one holds its own quite nicely. Where Gothic Voices took a no-nonsense approach to rhythm, ...
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