classical music: Francis Poulenc ...     classical music:       O Magnum Mysterium19 reviews Thomas Tallis, Tomas Luis de Victoria, ... Telarc, 2000 Wise purchase I am very happy about this purchase. The recording was of very good quality, and the music is gorgeous, ethereal!! It is music to soothe the soul and mind.             Renaissance: Music For Inner Peace9 reviews The Sixteen Decca, 2005 Ethereal Album I heard this album played on my local PBS station one morning and was in immediate love. It's worth every cent you'll pay for it.             December Stillness4 reviews The Dale Warland Singers American Choral, 1995 Well-compiled and sung lesser-known works for the holidays. This is a very well-conceived collection of mostly lesser-known choral gems for the holidays, combined with a few more famous selections. For years, Warland has championed the cause of otherwise obscure choral works, as well as choral composers whose works deserve a broader audience. The benefit to these composers, their works, and the discerning listener, is the consummate professionalism, ...             Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3; Poulenc: Organ Concerto; Barber: Toccata Festiva14 reviews Samuel Barber, Francis Poulenc, ... Ondine, 2007 Excellent selections in demonstration sound This is the best one-disc survey of music for organ and large orchestra I've found. Barber's Toccata uses the full resources of the modern orchestra in a one-movement concerto (in all but name). It's nice to have a new recording of this, a performance in the composer's home-town, no less. Poulenc's orchestra is limited to strings and timpani, and here it's a revelation to discover details in ...             A Choral Christmas - The Trinity Choir, Boston4 reviews Bob Chilcott, John Linton Gardner, ... Dorian Recordings, 2009 What sweet music This CD is full of accessible Christmas music, beautifully sung by the superb Trinity Choir. The sound is blended, clear, and nuanced, with the dynamics and phrasing for which the choir is justly known. Those who have attended the Candlelight Carols services at Trinity over the last years will recognize some of the selections, as will anyone who has ever sung in a church choir at Christmas. The ...             Poulenc: Piano Works8 reviews Francis Poulenc, Pascal Rogé Decca, 2004 Poulenc's Fascinating World Poulenc's piano music has many notable influences of fellow French composers Satie and Chabrier but takes them further in his invention. Poulenc's sound world is endlessly fascinating in its unpredictable, spunky rhythyms and structures - yet not without an attractive poetic depth in the slower movements. Normally I give more technical reviews on the music, history, performer and performance, ...             Gloria: Music of Praise & Inspiration3 reviews Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, ... Telarc, 1998 Glorious If I had to choose one conductor to compile exerpts from the greatest masses and works in choral literature and history, I would only bestow that duty to Robert Shaw and his choruses. Once again he displays his uncanny ability to not only choose beautiful music but also perform it in a spellbinding manner. Even with the pieces the average listener has heard or performed, such as Vivaldi's ...             Horowitz: Legendary RCA Recordings6 reviews Frederic Chopin, Muzio Clementi, ... RCA, 2003 What More Can I Say That Hasn't Been Said? Drake, the reviewer above or below this review, made me purchase this CD ... I advice you to do the same. The two major concertos on the first disc were for me the main attractions, and they do not disappoint. The Rach 3rd especially is a must in your collection. It's indeed the one with Reiner (the most praised of all the Horowitz readings). Disc two is filled with, mostly, goodies; moreover, ...             Masters of the Oboe4 reviews Sherman Walt, Denis Vigay, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2006 Appealing Junction of Master Oboists & Composers This two CD set brings together eleven great composers: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Marcello, Vaughan Williams, Ravel, Schumann, Britten, Poulenc and Stravinsky with their compositions for oboe. These are played by eight oboists: Black, Gomberg, Holliger, Koch, Mack, Nicklin, Schellenberger and Still. This is all world oboe team from Europe as well as states. For many like me you will find both ...             Sacred Songs61 reviews Johann Sebastian Bach, Hector Berlioz, ... Decca, 2005 Marvelous Renee Flemming's voice is a gift to us from God. As a professional singer myself, I am inspired by her and am in awe of her gift. I hope she makes many more recordings and is able to sing for a very long time.             Poulenc: Concerto champêtre; Concerto for two pianos; Organ Concerto2 reviews Francis Poulenc, Georges Prêtre, ... EMI Classics, 2003 Magnificent Authorative Recordings I had the original LPs of these recording so I was happy to see that they had been transferred to CD. The performances of these three concertos by Francis Poulenc are the best I have heard. The Concert champetre (1929) was written for Wanda Landowska and was a favorite piece of hers but she never recorded it despite the urgings of Poulenc. This recording of the Concert champetre was made in ...             Christopher O'Riley At The Break6 reviews Christopher O'Riley From the Top, 2001 From the Keyboard Fans of NPR's popular show "From the Top," a showcase for young classical musicians, will recognize Chris O'Riley as the show's fun loving host. Thanks in no small part to O'Riley's easygoing way with kids and his fine accompaniments, the show not only presents good music, but manages to be playful and funny as well. This collection of 29 piano pieces are taken from those O'Riley plays during ...             Peter and the Wolf9 reviews Dame Edna Everage, Sergey Prokofiev, ... Naxos, 1998 A pleasant surprise Many years ago I remember hearing another friend of Barry Humphries', Sir Les Paterson, narrate a piece entitled Peter and the Shark, which climaxed, as I recall, with a platypus receiving a "noah's ark up his blurter". (And if you're not an Australian, or au fait with the Australian vernacular, I suspect that the platypus's plight will remain a mystery to you) So I approached the notion of Dame ...             Music for Organ, Brass & Percussion9 reviews Andre Campra, Jeremiah Clarke, ... Telarc, 1990 Would Definitely Recommend!! I enjoy all types of music. I think that this CD would appeal to anyone, not just classical fans. The musical selections are high energy and powerful.             Artistry of Christopher Parkening6 reviews Christopher Parkening, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... EMI Classics, 1993 An Instant Classic in the Segovia Tradition Christopher Parkening's work has always been nothing less than stellar. This particular collection of works is drawn from four previous releases (and also includes unreleased recordings), and is exemplary of his artistry and talent. The recordings are as crisp and clear as the day they were set down on tape. His expression and tone are without comparison. The selection of works on this ...             Susan Graham at Carnegie Hall1 review Alban Berg, Johannes Brahms, ... Warner Classics, 2003 Susan Graham is a True Recitalist Though not usually one for true live recordings that include audience applause and response, SUSAN GRAHAM AT CARNEGIE HALL works well on every level. Not only is she in top form (as is her collaborator Malcolm Martineau at he piano) vocally and interpretatively, she demonstrates here an obvious rapport with her audience that is magical. The repertoire here could not be more varied - and ...             Christmas Through the Ages3 reviews Michael George, Charles Pott, ... Hyperion UK, 2001 Exquisite, with glimpses of a transcendental beauty I can't believe it. This is the first "Christmas" disc I ever bought and am still regularly listening to ... nine months post-holiday, now! This collection is replete with sparks of worship and awe. The festive jaunt embarks on a well-executed, majestic baroque piece, slipping into some flitty operatics. The mood shifts from aristocratic regalism to rich, emotive ethnicity in the climactic, ...             Emmanuel Pahud - Paris5 reviews Francis Poulenc, Henri Dutilleux, ... EMI Classics, 1998 Pahud is by far one of the absolute best flutists right now! After attending a masterclass with Emmanuel Pahud, I bought this recording, and as he demonstrated in the classes, he is a phenomenal all-around performer. If you ever have a chance to see him live, definitely go for it. Otherwise, get a recording... or two!             Poulenc: Gloria; Concerto for Organ; Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms5 reviews Francis Poulenc, Igor Stravinsky, ... Telarc, 2004 A very welcome reissue--but why was it ever out of print? One of my most cherished CDs was a used copy of the Symphony of Psalms and the Poulenc Gloria, which was among Shaw's first CDs for Telarc. The only problem with that CD was that it was already well-used, and on the verge of being unplayable. So, naturally, I was horrified to find out--in the mid-90s--that the CD was out-of-print (the Symphony of Psalms was reissued in a coupling with Verdi's ...             Véronique Gens - Nuit d'étoiles (Mélodies française)7 reviews Gabriel Faure, Claude Debussy, ... Virgin Classics, 2000 Enchanting recital of French Melodies This is a most enjoyable release, all the more so because Veronique Gens, who is generally considered a baroque specialist on the lyric stage, may well be a torch-bearer of the elusive art of the French song in the coming decades. The voice of Gens, which is solid and well-integrated with an alluring dash of vibrancy embedded therein, is eminently suited to the repertoire represented in this ...              search for classical music artistry, carnegie, champêtre, christmas, christopher, concerto, december, emmanuel, festiva, française, horowitz, inspiration, legendary, masters, mysterium, mélodies, parkening, percussion, poulenc, recordings, renaissance, saint-saëns, stillness, stravinsky, symphony, through, toccata, trinity, véronique, étoiles classical music:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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