classical music: Antonio de Almeida ...     classical music:       Journey to the Amazon14 reviews Sharon Isbin, Paul Winter, ... Teldec, 1997 A wonderful journey The guitar performance is as good as it gets. Every track could have been recorded as a solo performance and worked very well. The percussion and saxophone enrich the context and move the performance into something more than just music. After listening you feel like you've just enjoyed something wonderful and at the same time you've been educated without realizing it! After listening you ...             Frederica von Stade - Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne (Songs of the Auvergne)7 reviews Marie-Joseph Canteloube, Antonio de Almeida, ... Sony Classical, 2009 A unique musical experience Edward Greenfield included one of the songs in his BBC radio show. It should have been a difficult choice, as most are equally enchanting. The act of listening, for the first time, at this unique music is like intruding into a secret isolated world, which the Auvergne is (or was). Even the lyrics belong to a mysterious language, closer to Spanish or Portugese than French (A careful translation ...             Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Orpheus in the Underworld; Voyage to the Moon3 reviews Jacques Offenbach, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, ... Philips, 1994 Fantastic work of musical art at its finest! I first heard this as a teen, being introduced to classical music. I was hooked! The rhythm and pace keep you glued to the edge of your seat- an absolute must for an afficianado!             Favorite Harp Concertos1 review Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, ... Philips, 1998 An outstanding survey of recordings for harp and orchestra. There's nothing quite like classical music to soothe the stress of the afternoon commute (especially on Greater Boston's Rt. 128 or your local equivalent). Harp music, in particular, has an extraordinarily calming effect. I'm not exactly sure why that is (darnit Jim, I'm an engineer not a behavioral psychologist) but I can personally vouch for the results. This two-disc set contains some of ...             Sweet Dreams7 reviews Edvard Grieg, Engelbert Humperdinck, ... Sony, 1989 For more than just sweet dreams Our babies are grown, but we still listen to this CD. It provides a romantic background. In fact, I just bought it for a 60 year old woman who is getting remarried. Everyone needs a bit of romance.             Rodrigo: Complete Concertos for Guitar and Harp8 reviews Joaquin Rodrigo, Antonio de Almeida, ... Philips, 1999 2'fer bargain Wow!! Fantastic stuff that is highly recommended for classical music listeners old and new. Hats off to Phillips for collecting these songs by Spanish maestro Rodrigo and presenting them on two discs. Besides the more familiar fare like "Fantasia para un gentilhombre" and "Concierto de Arunjuez," which I never get tired of, there are various other conciertos that are so soothing and extremely ...             The Best of Faur12 reviews Gabriel Faure, Antonio de Almeida, ... Naxos, 1999 music inside you Have you ever felt music inside you when watching the sun going down, when felling the breeze in your hair, when smelling the grass in a gentle summer night...? The music of this CD may remind you that part of yourself that we may tend to forget in our busy life, liked the words of Celibidache which I liked very much: "the music is not the notes, YOU are the music"! You would feel in this way, ...             Cello for Relaxation9 reviews Saint-Saëns, Bruch, ... RCA, 2001 A Fine Way To Relax Currently I'm enjoying this cello music while in the car, as it lessens the stress of traffic. It contains a variety of cello pieces that have beauty and grace. As a cellist I appreciate the supurb execution of each piece. This CD is everything I hoped it would be.             Only Operetta Album You'll Ever Need1 review Friedrich von Flotow, Franz Lehar, ... RCA, 2000 The only album I need? Not really. There's something a little sad about this particular marketing scheme: The ONLY operetta album you'll ever need. it implies that everything operetta offers could be contained on one disc. It cheapens the form to think it could be distilled into 74 minutes, and it invites ridicule, because nobody could pick the tracks that would please everybody. Having said that, this compilation is pretty poor ...             Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces28 reviews Essential Guitar: 34 Guitar Masterpieces Decca, 2002 Great I got this for my mom whose family were from Spain a few generations back. She went last fall and loved it. I heard about the album as a premium on my local Public radio. I had already done my pledge so I got this here. My mom loves it and I liked it so much I burned a copy for myself too. It arrived on time and in perfect condition.             Brazilian Portrait6 reviews Gerald Garcia Naxos, 1994 Bonfa and Jobim: what a double header! I met the two of them in the past. I saw their shows and I bought their recordings. They never disappointed me, on the contrary: I always was amazed by their style and classy quality of sound. Now they return, together, to make us enjoy life in this way and mode: pleasantness in sound. If this would not suffice, there is a bonus, the performance of Gerald Garcia. Splendiferous! GF             Serenata2 reviews Paul Bellinati Gsp Records, 2004 serenata: "Choros & Waltzes of Brazil" Paulo Bellinati Paulo Bellinati would stand out if he were just a guitarist, but he is also an extremely gifted composer. As a fellow guitarist, I have to admire his tone and and impeccable technique. But as a lover of good music, I must marvel at his brilliant original compositions. I have heard a lot of great solo guitar music in my life, but very few can compare with what Bellinati can do with just 6 strings. ...             Thomas: Hamlet7 reviews Ambroise Thomas, The London Philharmonic, ... EMI Classics, 2001 Great music, singing overcome messed up Shakespeare What an exceptional cast for this recording! Hampson, Ramey and Graves are all in fine form. I know this opera is called "Hamlet," but since Ambroise Thomas changed the tragic ending to a happy one, he might has well have changed the title to "Ophelia." For me, it is Anderson's performance in that role that is the true standout. Her Act IV "mad scene" is haunting. She floats notes so pure ...             MALIPIERO: Symphonies Nos. 9 and 10 / Sinfonia dello Zodiaco1 review Antonio de Almeida, Gian Francesco Malipiero, ... Marco-Polo, 2009 Another remarkable instalment in Marco Polo's invaluable series of Malipiero Symphonies This is the third instalment to come my way in the highly valuable Malipiero series issued by Marco Polo in the mid-nineties, after the discs devoted to Symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 8 & 11 and Symphony No.7/Sinfonia in un tempo/Sinfonia per Antigenida, and the label must be warmly thanked for allowing the rediscovery of a highly original compositional voice. One of the most remarkable features of ...             Guitar Concertos (Hybr)1 review Mauro Giuliani, Joaquin Rodrigo, ... Pentatone, 2004 Recorded in the 1970s? Is that a joke? You have to listen to this recording to believe it. This is the second RQR (Remastered Quadro Recording) I own. Just got it in the mail from Amazon today. I wonder why it has taken so long for the general public to be able to fully enjoy these master tapes. These were recordings made by Philips back in the day of quadraphonic and have now been unbelievably well remastered by a company called Polyhymnia to multi-channel Super Audio CD. These are ...             Malipiero: Symphonies Nos. 5, 6, 7 & 11 Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Gian Francesco Malipiero, ... Naxos, 2009 This third volume of Malipiero's symphonies features the most widely played of all his Symphonies, the strikingly original Sixth (for strings) from 1947. The adventurous, at times dissonant Fifth, with its concertante part for two pianos, juxtaposes chamber and orchestral textures. From the 1960s come the Eleventh (of the bagpipes), which features drone-like ostinati, and the colourfully scored Eighth (Short Symphony). Volumes 1 and 2 are ...             Classic Discoveries for Oboe3 reviews Cynthia Koledo de Almeida, Arthur Drummond Bliss, ... Boston Records, 2003 A great CD! This CD is one of my favorite CDs and I listen to it all the time!             Symphonic Variations3 reviews Gabriel Faure, Cesar Franck, ... Naxos, 1994 Exquisite This is a stunning disc. If you enjoy 19th century French music at all, and don't know these works, you have no excuse. Especially when the music comes at super budget price from a respected label like Naxos. Okay, the Penguin guide is a little dismissive of this disc, saying that Francois-Joel Thiollier isn't as competitive as the big names. Rubbish. He's a fantastic pianist who gives color ...             Harp Adagios: Over Two Hours of the World's Most Relaxing Music2 reviews Various Artists Decca, 2005 just ok This is good at times but mostly it's just ok. First, the sound quality ranges from awfull to good but never excellent. There are quite a bit of analog recordings on here and most of the stuff on here was recorded in the 60s. There isn't a lot new to anyone that has been collecting music featuring the harp. In fact, there seem to be very few classical recordings available featuring the harp ...             Malipiero: Symphony No. 7 'delle canzoni'; Sinfonia in un tempo; Sinfonia per Antigenida1 review Gian Francesco Malipiero, Antonio De Almeida Naxos, 2009 A Budget Re-release of the Fine Marco Polo Disc of Malipiero's 7th and Two Unnumbered Symphonies This is a re-release on the budget Naxos label of a 1994 Marco Polo CD; Marco Polo is Naxos's full-price sister label and I'm inclined to think that it may be going out of business in these parlous economic times when many music lovers have been converted to the option of downloading mp3s rather than buying physical CDs. At any rate, this disc is part of the series of Marco Polo discs that ...              search for classical music adagios, antigenida, auvergne, brazilian, canteloube, canzoni, complete, concertos, discoveries, essential, favorite, frederica, journey, malipiero, masterpieces, offenbach, operetta, orpheus, parisienne, portrait, relaxation, relaxing, rodrigo, serenata, sinfonia, symphonic, symphonies, symphony, underworld, variations classical music:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen Alice Upside Down home  impressum - about us