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The Opera Band
: :The debut of the young, classically trained international quintet of sopranos Jo Appleby and Tsakane Valentine, tenors David Habbin and Geoff Swell, and basso Nick Garret offers up a familiar take on the crossover formula that has enriched everyone from genre pioneers The Three Tenors to Russell Watson and beyond. While their occasionally electro-pumped rhythms and youth-angled marketing shtick ('The world's first opera band!') may borrow a page from Opera Babes and Bond, it still manages to evoke the spirit (if not the letter) of its eclectic classical sources. And if the world ...
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The Mozart Effect Music for Children, Volume 2: Relax, Daydream, & Draw
from: Children's Group
: :Based on the Avon Books release The Mozart Effect Features some of Mozart's most powerful, playful and affecting compositions, selected by the author for children ages 2-16 and designed to achieve a particular effect, including inspiring creativity.
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Dvorak in Prague - A Celebration / Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Frederica von Stade, Boston Symphony, Seizi Ozawa
from: Kultur Video
:Description:Dvorak In Prague: A CelebrationSuperstars Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Frederica von Stade, and the Boston Symphony led by Seiji Ozawa perform in this concert that marks the 100th anniversary of Dvorak's New World Symphony.1. Carnival Overture, Op. 92 2. String Quartedt No. 5, Op. 9: Romance In F Minor For Violin & Orchestra, Op. 11 3. From the Bohemian Forest: Klid (Silent Woods) For Cello & Orchestra, Op. 68, No. 5 4. Humoresque In G-Flat Major, Op. 101, No. 75. Rusalka (Act I): 'Mesicku na nebi hlubokem' (O Moon High up in the ...
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The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939
from: EMI Classics
:Album Description:170-track digitally remastered 7-CD album set containing all the HMV recordings, as well as the 1928 Columbia recording of 'Ol' Man River' from Show Boat with the Drury Lane chorus and orchestra that was not released until 1976 for contractual reasons. Also included are the two HMV recordings of 'Ol' Man River', the first made in 1930 as a solo with Ray Noble's Orchestra and the second in 1936 with chorus and orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood.).
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Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor / Callas, di Stefano, Panerai, Zaccaria; Karajan
: essential recording:Lucia was another one of Callas's signature roles; in fact, one might argue that she made people listen to it in a manner they had neglected since its inception. Long the territory of canary-like high sopranos with no interest in drama (e.g., Lily Pons), Callas brought the role into the same dramatic focus it had been created for. At its premiere in 1835, members of the audience wept audibly at Lucia's lunacy. With her darker tone and psychological probing, Callas made us hear what was in the poor girl's soul--she was ...
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Anna Netrebko: Opera Arias
: :Here, a year after her sensational Metropolitan debut as Prokofiev’s Natasha from War and Peace, comes the debut solo recital album of 30-something soprano Anna Netrebko. She hails from southern Russia, and her emergence from the life of a conservatory student has a touch of the Cinderella tale—the bit, that is, about being discovered by Gergiev mopping floors for the Kirov as a part-time job and making her way into the Kirov's ranks. Later she became a favorite at San Francisco Opera, trying on for size a swath of comic and dramatic roles. ...
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Renee Fleming: By Request
:Album Details:'by Request' is a Collection of Fleming's Greatest and Most Popular Recordings Including Works by Mozart, Bellini, Pucchini, Verdi and Dvorak. Featuring Recordings from Renee Fleming's Outstanding Decca Discography Together with Two Glorious Tracks Strauss 'Cacilie' and Verdi's 'la Traviata' a Role Fleming Performed to Critical Aclaim Earlier in 2003. :This is a compilation--plus three previously unreleased selections--of some of the glorious Renée Fleming's finest work, 15 selections covering 13 composers. The rose-in-full-bloom quality of the voice is staggeringly beautiful: Her rendition of Rusalka's 'Song to the Moon' is justly famous and ...
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Italia
: :Due to a manufacturing error, there were four bonus audio tracks that were not included on the DVD portion of the Chris Botti Italia (Deluxe Edition) There are several options you have to get these tracks: *You can download these four tracks free of charge from Chris Botti's website. *You can request these four tracks on a separate CD, also on Chris Botti's website. *You can call a hotline at 1-877-454-8329 and request these four tracks on a separate CD, and one will be mailed to you. ***These options will be available through ...
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The Best of Kathleen Battle
from: Deutsche Grammophon
: :Due to a manufacturing error, there were four bonus audio tracks that were not included on the DVD portion of the Chris Botti Italia (Deluxe Edition) There are several options you have to get these tracks: *You can download these four tracks free of charge from Chris Botti's website. *You can request these four tracks on a separate CD, also on Chris Botti's website. *You can call a hotline at 1-877-454-8329 and request these four tracks on a separate CD, and one will be mailed to you. ***These options will be available through ...
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Renée Fleming
: essential recording:Surely, Renée Fleming has one of the most beautiful voices to be heard anywhere today. It combines velvety warmth, creamy richness, soaring radiance, and flawless purity, and seems to flow out without effort, every tone impeccably centered and in tune, capable of almost too much variety of color and nuance. Fleming's breath control is incredible; she can spin out long, arching phrases and build up climaxes with thrilling intensity. The program of this recital displays Fleming's vocal and dramatic gifts to full advantage, and includes both familiar and lesser-known arias from ...
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