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Gomidas Songs
: :Although the pieces performed here by the internationally acclaimed, Canadian-based soprano Isabel Bayrakdarianare sung entirely in Armenian, these songs cast a powerful spell long before their literal meaning has been gleaned.Bayrakdarian born in Lebanon, the daughter of Armenian parents explores the extraordinary legacy of GomidasVardabet, a well-traveled, turn-of-the-nineteenth-century composer who made it his life' s work to seek out, transcribeand re-interpret the ancient liturgy, songs, lullabies, hymns and folk dances of his homeland. His work would havebeen remarkable under any circumstances, but it has become ...
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Mozart - Die Zauberflote [Blu-ray]
: :Although the pieces performed here by the internationally acclaimed, Canadian-based soprano Isabel Bayrakdarianare sung entirely in Armenian, these songs cast a powerful spell long before their literal meaning has been gleaned.Bayrakdarian born in Lebanon, the daughter of Armenian parents explores the extraordinary legacy of GomidasVardabet, a well-traveled, turn-of-the-nineteenth-century composer who made it his life' s work to seek out, transcribeand re-interpret the ancient liturgy, songs, lullabies, hymns and folk dances of his homeland. His work would havebeen remarkable under any circumstances, but it has become ...
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Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies
from: Buena Vista
: :Although the pieces performed here by the internationally acclaimed, Canadian-based soprano Isabel Bayrakdarianare sung entirely in Armenian, these songs cast a powerful spell long before their literal meaning has been gleaned.Bayrakdarian born in Lebanon, the daughter of Armenian parents explores the extraordinary legacy of GomidasVardabet, a well-traveled, turn-of-the-nineteenth-century composer who made it his life' s work to seek out, transcribeand re-interpret the ancient liturgy, songs, lullabies, hymns and folk dances of his homeland. His work would havebeen remarkable under any circumstances, but it has become ...
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Henryk Gorecki: Symphony 3 'Sorrowful Songs'
from: Nonesuch
: essential recording:This album, which catapulted Polish composer Henryk Gorecki to into the international spotlight, takes texts born in pain and turns them into statements of affirmation through the use of music that ebbs and flows in mystic minimalism. The clear voice of soprano Dawn Upshaw, singing the Polish texts, is a large part of the success of this particular recording, but the music, contemporary without either dissonance or movie-music mawkishness, clarifies and uplifts the words. This is a moving and essential element of the modern ...
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25 Wedding Favorites
from: Vox (Classical)
: essential recording:This album, which catapulted Polish composer Henryk Gorecki to into the international spotlight, takes texts born in pain and turns them into statements of affirmation through the use of music that ebbs and flows in mystic minimalism. The clear voice of soprano Dawn Upshaw, singing the Polish texts, is a large part of the success of this particular recording, but the music, contemporary without either dissonance or movie-music mawkishness, clarifies and uplifts the words. This is a moving and essential element of the modern ...
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Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers) / Hendricks, Aler, Quilico, Capitole de Toulouse, Plasson
from: EMI Classics
: essential recording:This album, which catapulted Polish composer Henryk Gorecki to into the international spotlight, takes texts born in pain and turns them into statements of affirmation through the use of music that ebbs and flows in mystic minimalism. The clear voice of soprano Dawn Upshaw, singing the Polish texts, is a large part of the success of this particular recording, but the music, contemporary without either dissonance or movie-music mawkishness, clarifies and uplifts the words. This is a moving and essential element of the modern ...
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Romantic Arias
: :Jonas Kaufmann is without question the most versatile tenor of his generation, and his current repertoire includes an astonishing range of opera roles from Mozart to Wagner. He is also a celebrated Lieder interpreter, equally at home on the concert platform. His Decca Debut album celebrates a luscious range of Romantic opera arias, showcasing the astonishing diversity of his voice. Jonas Kaufmann has made stunning debuts in many of the world's leading opera houses in recent seasons. For example, to fabulous acclaim he appeared as ...
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Vivere Live in Tuscany [CD/DVD]
from: Decca
:Album Description:Disc One is an eight song CD and Disc Two is a full length DVD: Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli grew up in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany, where his family still farms nearby. Last July, on the slopes of his ancient hill town, a special theater was constructed for a one-night-only concert of his greatest popular hits along with new songs performed to honor the occasion. Some famous musical friends dropped by and the magical result is Andrea Bocelli Vivere Live in Tuscany. Joining ...
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Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana / Domingo, Stratas, Pons, Bruson, Obraztsova, Pretre
:Album Description:Disc One is an eight song CD and Disc Two is a full length DVD: Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli grew up in Lajatico, a rural village in Tuscany, where his family still farms nearby. Last July, on the slopes of his ancient hill town, a special theater was constructed for a one-night-only concert of his greatest popular hits along with new songs performed to honor the occasion. Some famous musical friends dropped by and the magical result is Andrea Bocelli Vivere Live in Tuscany. Joining ...
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Bizet: Carmen (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Nicolai Gedda, Georges Pretre, Paris Opera Orchestra
: essential recording:This recording was made near the end of Maria Callas's career. It is a role she never sang onstage, but it suited her almost perfectly, and she gives a deep, compelling performance on this recording. The mezzo-soprano tessitura was comfortable for her voice, and the role did not call for a pretty sound. Nor did the recording studio require the kind of huge vocal power expected in an opera house. And furthermore, the character of a strong-willed, capricious, sexually compelling woman who thinks exclusively ...
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