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Phases Of The Moon: Traditional Chinese Music
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Leos Janacek - From the House of Dead / MCO, ASC, Boulez, Chereau (Festival Aix-en-Provence 2007)
: :Janác ek s rarely performed final opera From the House ofthe Dead is brought to the stage by acclaimed directorPatrice Chéreau and legendary conductor Pierre Boulez,serving as the third collaboration between the celebratedteam behind the famous best-selling DVD Ring also on DG.This production, commissioned by the Aix-en-ProvenceFestival, has been widely hailed as one of the operatichighlights of the new millennium. Harrowing and unforgettable; one of the great Janác ekinterpretations of our time. The Guardian :Few operas match Janácek’s ...
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La Luna
: : Sarah Brightman Photos More from Sarah Brightman Time to Say Goodbye Diva: The Singles Collection Eden Diva: The Video Collection Harem La Luna (Live in Concert) Amazon.com:Superstar crossover vocalist Sarah Brightman greets the new millennium with an even surer, bolder sense of her unique musical niche than that evident from 1999's Eden. Like Eden, La Luna is a concept album only in a vaguely free-associative sense. The selection of material here touches ...
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World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English!
from: Children's Group
: : Sarah Brightman Photos More from Sarah Brightman Time to Say Goodbye Diva: The Singles Collection Eden Diva: The Video Collection Harem La Luna (Live in Concert) Amazon.com:Superstar crossover vocalist Sarah Brightman greets the new millennium with an even surer, bolder sense of her unique musical niche than that evident from 1999's Eden. Like Eden, La Luna is a concept album only in a vaguely free-associative sense. The selection of material here touches ...
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Mr. Bach Comes to Call
: :THE STORY: After the dramatic send off of his music into space aboard Voyager II, Mr. Bach drops in on a little girl at the piano -- along with his magic orchestra and choir. THE MUSIC: Over two dozen excerpts, including Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Brandenburg Concerto #5, Flute Sonatas and Badinerie, Air for the G-string, Goldberg Variations, paino minuets and preludes, organ music and choral Cantata #78.
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Scott Joplin: Piano Rags
: :THE STORY: After the dramatic send off of his music into space aboard Voyager II, Mr. Bach drops in on a little girl at the piano -- along with his magic orchestra and choir. THE MUSIC: Over two dozen excerpts, including Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Brandenburg Concerto #5, Flute Sonatas and Badinerie, Air for the G-string, Goldberg Variations, paino minuets and preludes, organ music and choral Cantata #78.
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Mozart: Violin Concertos
: essential recording:At the ripe old age of 19 Mozart wrote five violin concertos, and they represent his coming of age as a composer of orchestral music. From here on, it's basically one masterpiece after another. Though not difficult works, technically speaking, they partake in full measure of Mozart's uniquely sensual brand of melody. That means that successful performances must know how to spin out a singing musical line, while at the same time making the most of the ...
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Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches; Enigma Variations; Cockaigne Overture
from: EMI / Seraphim
: : Sir Adrian Boult's recording of the Enigma Variations with the London Symphony was made when both he and the orchestra were at their peak. It reflects an extraordinary blend of spontaneity and the grand manner, and shows great insight into the score. Smooth, flowing, and majestic yet animated, it is a finely molded account in which every variation counts toward the whole. Boult's approach is direct and eloquent rather than rhetorical, but very expressive. The sound is closely ...
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Greatest Hits: Broadway
from: Sony
: : Sir Adrian Boult's recording of the Enigma Variations with the London Symphony was made when both he and the orchestra were at their peak. It reflects an extraordinary blend of spontaneity and the grand manner, and shows great insight into the score. Smooth, flowing, and majestic yet animated, it is a finely molded account in which every variation counts toward the whole. Boult's approach is direct and eloquent rather than rhetorical, but very expressive. The sound is closely ...
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Leonard Bernstein - Young People's Concerts / New York Philharmonic
:Description:Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic stand among his greatest achievements. These televised programs introduced an entire generation to the joys of classical music. Bernstein conducted his first Young People's Concert on January 18, 1958, just two weeks after becoming Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. Such programs were already a Philharmonic tradition when Bernstein arrived, but he made them a centerpiece of his work, part of what he described as his 'educational mission.' ...
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