classical music: britten     classical music:       Britten: A Ceremony of Carols7 reviews Gordon Jones, Benjamin Britten, ... Hyperion UK, 1993 Boy trebles show brilliant style, unusual timbre There is a kind of effortlessness to the singing of the English cathedral choirboy (at the highest levels of selection and training) which tends to produce a wistful, often plaintive sound. It is a timbre that is artless in the finest sense, and most perfect for the Anglo-Catholic liturgical repertoire. I think that even in today's climate of social uniformity one cannot sensibly deny that there ...             Bernstein Favorites: Children's Classics15 reviews Benjamin Britten, Sergey Prokofiev, ... Sony, 1991 Bernstein Favorites review - great! My children and I really enjoy this CD. It has lots of useful information about instruments of the orchestra. The children love the Peter and the Wolf story the most, but the individual instruments section is very interesting for them (and adults) as well!             Christmas Adagios12 reviews Gerald Finley, Adolphe Adam, ... Decca, 2001 Christmas Adagios This is the BEST Christmas collection that I have ever heard. I would like to purchase 15 more to give as gifts this year; however, it appears that Decca is out of stock or no longer releasing it. HELP!!             A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High22 reviews Charles Sprawls, William Bland, ... Telarc, 1997 Inspiring Christmas music This is some of the most beautiful Christmas music I own. It is all sung a cappella, proving that the human voice is as good as any instrument in conveying the message and spirit of the carols. I purchased it because I liked the Robert Shaw Chorale's Christmas albums, but to me this later group of singers sounds just as inspiring. This CD has the advantage of more modern recording techniques ...             Noël: Carols & Chants for Christmas - Anonymous 4 (4 CD Set)6 reviews Codex Las Huelgas Anonymous, English Anonymous, ... Harmonia Mundi, 2005 The CD set to get for Christmas I will just reiterate that this is a compilation of 4 existing CDs- Legends of St. Nicholas, Wolcum Yule, On Yoolis Night, and A Star in the East. If you don't own any of them, or even if you just own one of them, I would strongly suggest buying this set, since you'll save a lot of money from buying each disc individually. Anonymous 4 performs all the music flawlessly. If you're looking for ...             Cambridge Singers Christmas Album7 reviews Stephen Orton, Adolphe Adam, ... Collegium, 2003 Glittering Chrismas Music I own virtually all of the CD's of John Rutter (whom I greatly admire) and the Cambridge Singers, and I am a fan of English Choral music in general. If I were asked to recommend only one of the many Cambridge Singers Christmas albums, or indeed one of any English Christmas album, a hard choice, this would be it. As others have noted, this CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with four ...             A to Z of Classical Music4 reviews Various, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... Naxos, 2000 Great Tracks -- Great Value -- Great Book, Who Can Complain? Naxos is a fabulous label -- you will not get samples of the best classical music through the ages at no better price. These tracks are as good as any of the over-priced major orchestras and in some cases better. This is a great starter set for a beginner or anyone who just wants to "taste" the classics. If you prefer Opera I would suggest the A to Z of Opera -- most of the tracks on A to Z ...             David Bowie Narrates Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"19 reviews Benjamin Britten, Sergey Prokofiev, ... RCA, 1992 Great narration and balance This recording is the best I have found in regards to the balance of the orchestra volumes. Others to which I have listened needed the volume adjusted because either the music was too soft or too loud. David Bowie does a great job at narrating as well.             Peter and the Wolf / Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra / Carnival of the Animals13 reviews Benjamin Britten, Sergey Prokofiev, ... RCA, 1994 The Best recording of Peter and the Wolf! This is a fantastic disc! Peter and the Wolf sounds whimsical, fun, and great as narrated by David Bowie. David Bowie proves to be the best narrator yet for Peter and the Wolf! Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra sounds excellent as performed by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra! To wrap up the disc we have a stellar performance of Saint Saens Carnival of the Animals by ...             Wolcum Yule: Celtic and British Songs and Carols - Anonymous 4 with Andrew Lawrence-King7 reviews John Tavener, Richard Rodney Bennett, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2003 Another great Anonymous 4 program! As usual, Anonymous 4 has researched (usually one year) and compiled an album of music that flows as if the pieces were written to be performed together. The musicality and the pitch is impeccable. Those who gave few stars to this recording and performance are commenting with regard to personal preference rather than truly rating this wonderful performance. These women research, arrange and ...             Tabula Rasa22 reviews Arvo Pärt, Dennis Russell Davies Ecm Records, 1999 The quintissential minimalist expression I was told several weeks ago that I was to do a presentation in my Music Theory class about a twentieth century composer. Arvo Pärt immediately came to mind as probably my favorite composer and perfect for the project. As much as I loved Pärt when I wrote the last review for the very same release of Tabula Rasa, I simply did not know him as well as I know him now. Part of this comes from having ...             Children's Classics - Prokofiev: Peter & The Wolf/ Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals/ Britten: Young ...12 reviews Various Sony, 1998 Children's Classics narrated by Leonard Bernstein It is refreshing to list to Leonard Bernstein tell about the orchestra and educate the audience with his natural ability to impart information while telling a story. You can't improve on this redendition of these perennial children's favorites.             Our Heart's Joy: A Chanticleer Christmas17 reviews Chanticleer, Jean Mouton, ... Chanticleer Records, 1992 Sublime Singing The all male, A Capella choir Chanticleer includes songs of many styles on this recording, but one in particular has always shined the brightest for me. The "Ave Maria," written by Biebel, includes introductory passages of traditional Gregorian chant, which lead into lush choral passages of neo-classical style, richly colored by impressionism. The sound is sonorous, fluid, and radiant, and ...             Christmas Present From Polyphony3 reviews Polyphony, Stephen Layton Hyperion UK, 2004 Choral perfectionists. This is an essential Christmas choral CD. The program itself is fabulous and unique, lacking the tacky "favorites" found on most recordings of this type. Entirely a cappella except for two Rutter arrangements with orchestra. Not a single track is lacking in depth and sincerity. Polyphony is one phenomenal choir. For its small size, it has truly unmatched sustaining power and control ...             Home for Christmas17 reviews Knut Sonstevold, Mats Rondin, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1999 Musically interesting Christmas alternative I've been in charge of holiday music for the extended family for the last decade or so, and I generally buy a half-dozen or so CDs every year from a wide range of genres. This is perhaps my favorite of them all. It manages the almost impossible feat of engaging an audiophile like me who's looking for something different while simultaneously enthralling more tradition-minded family members. The ...             Carols by Candlelight Britten, Byrd, ... Harmonia Mundi, 2009 Bill Ives leads the famed Choir of Magdalen College in this selection of choral favorites for Advent and Christmas. The music on this recording ranges from quiet reflection and anticipation to the excitement and celebration of the birth of Jesus and the coming of the Wise Men. In existence in since 1480, the Choir of Magdalen College is one of the oldest choirs in England. This is the choir's fifth recording for Harmonia Mundi. Their Orlando ...             Beethoven, Britten: Violin Concertos4 reviews Ludwig van Beethoven, Benjamin Britten, ... Decca, 2009 Superb, refreshing Beethoven; fabulous Britten Up until now there has been only one review of this album on this site. All I can say is that the reviewer who gave this CD 3 stars must have listened to a different performance. Rather than thin, the sound of the violin is full-bodied, poetic and nuanced. In a word, Janine Jansen's playing is superb, on a superbly beautiful instrument (a Strad), and very well recorded. There may be people who ...             Handel:Messiah2 reviews Handel, Layton, ... Hyperion, 2009 A "Messiah" That Ranks With The Very Best Of Them This new (released 2009) performance/recording of Handel's "Messiah" is nothing short of superb. Conductor Stephen Layton has put together Polyhony, Britten Sinfonia, and four outstanding soloists for what is one of the best "Messiah"s out there. Polyphony is new to me, but what a chorus they are. Their sound is of average size, yet incredibly transparent with great attention to detail and ...             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 ...             Masters of the Trumpet6 reviews Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Johann Ernst Altenburg, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 A Must Have For All Trumpet Players I purchased this recording as a reference recording for my trumpet studio. As I started to listen to it, I realized that it contains some of the absolute greatest classical trumpet recordings there are. Rafael Mendez is mind-blowing, Bud Herseth's rendition of the Haydn Concerto is stunningly flawless and Abblasen is a great way to open this 2-CD set. It contains a sample of almost all the ...              search for classical music adagios, animals, anonymous, beethoven, bernstein, british, britten, cambridge, candlelight, carnival, ceremony, chanticleer, children, christmas, classical, classics, concertos, favorites, lawrence, lawrence-king, masters, messiah, narrates, orchestra, polyphony, present, prokofiev, saint-saens, singers, trumpet classical music:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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