popular music: stilwell     popular music:       The World's Very Best Opera for Kids...in English!13 reviews Allan Monk, Brian Banion, ... Children's Group, 2003 Opera classics for children, fine performances With the lyrics translated into English, these fine performances of child-friendly opera tales are an excellent way to introduce younger generation ( or even oldsters )to the world of opera. We have purchased this for a few of our grandchildren and intend to give more as gifts in the future.             Faerie Tale Theatre - The Princess And The Pea7 reviews Shelley Duvall, John Achorn Starmaker II, 2004 this FAERIE TALE is one to treasure... THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA is one of the all-time great FAERIE TALE THEATRE episodes. Featuring a talented cast and brilliant costumes and sets, it's totally adorable. Prince Richard (Tom Conti) leads a boring and eventless life under the thumb of his controlling mother Queen Veronica (Beatrice Straight). Until, one stormy night, in whirls the vivacious Princess Alecia (Liza Minnelli). But is ...             Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande10 reviews Claude Debussy, Herbert von Karajan, ... EMI Classics, 1999 One of Karajan's undisputed triumphs It's a pleasure to meet one of the true Great Recordings of the Century. It's also fortunate that the Amazon reviewer so carefuly describes the virtues of this exquisite, in some ways unsurpassed reading of Pelleas et Melisande. Karajan had already displayed his gifts as a Debussy conductor before 1978, but this opera is much harder to bring off than, say, the La Mer or Prelude to the Afternoon ...             Giacomo Puccini: La Boheme9 reviews Teresa Stratas, Renata Scotto Deutsche Grammophon, 2009 The Best La Boheme available on DVD! With all the versions and different casts available, this is still the best version of LA BOHEME with the Covent Garden (Allen, Shicoff et.al) producton second due to quality of singing, acting, costumes and sets. The chemistry and emotion is all there after all these years. I recommend this version as far superior above all others including the new movie with Villazon and Netrebko. This ...             Amadeus: The Complete Original Soundtrack Recording42 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tom Hulce, ... Fantasy, 1991 Outstanding soundtrack! I saw this movie for the first time at sixteen and was immediately captured by the music. Sure, I'd heard Mozart in the past...but never quite so well done! Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields brought the music to life on a level I've yet to hear matched. The choice of compositions was perfect not only for those appreciating the movie, but also anyone interested ...             Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) / Auger, Stilwell, Atlanta SO, Robert Shaw22 reviews Johannes Brahms, Robert Shaw, ... Telarc, 1990 Lush and very moving I am a big fan of the numerous Karajan recordings, and I found many similarities in this reading. This performance has a rich, thick romantic feel that can really overwhelm you. Shaw's tempos are a little brisker, though, but overall the lush atmosphere is pure Karajan. Arleen Auger has a gorgeous voice, but I felt she was holding back. Richard Stilwell, on the other hand, really let loose ...             Amadeus: Original Soundtrack Recording28 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Anonymous, ... Fantasy, 1992 GREAT music, and GREAT recording This soundtrack from Amadeus is a joy to listen to. It touches the gorgeous and most notable music of Mozart. Of course The Academy of St. Martin's in the Field can be counted on to be an impeccable recording with the finest interpretation. I love listening over and over as the way this CD is put together keeps your interest with a lot of variety. On the top of my list of all-time favorites.             Amadeus [Soundtrack] [Gold Cd]7 reviews Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Pergolesi, ... Fantasy, 2002 It is miraculous! So said Antonio Salieri to Mozart's wife about his music, and this Special Edition Gold Cd set understands this statement. More precisely though, it is Sir Neville Marriner, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and the various opera singers who should receive all the praise for this superb achievement. I have never heard such an authentic and high-quality recording of Mozart's music before. ...             Handel - Messiah / Erickson, McNair, Hodgson, Humphrey, Stilwell, Atlanta SO, Shaw22 reviews Handel, Shaw, ... Telarc, 1990 Outstanding Having been a big fan of Robert Shaw since I first heard his music as a young teen, I bought these CDs several years ago while browsing in a Border's. It is superb. I have a very difficult time enjoying any other rendition now. The voices, tempo and emotion are nearly perfect. A must buy for any fan of Robert Shaw or Handel.             The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics6 reviews Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses Telarc, 1995 Best of American Choral Singing! This CD could be the cornerstone of your choral music library! Wonderful performances of all of the essential choral pieces give a wonderful introduction to choral music for someone new to it, and also give a nice sampler of the best pieces for someone already familiar with the music. Listening to each excerpt may inspire you to purchase the entire work! As you would expect of performances by ...             Verdi - Falstaff / Bacquier, Stilwell, Armstrong, Lindenstrand, Szirmay, Cosotti, Ihloff, Lanigan, Solti, ...1 review Gabriel Bacquier, Max-Rene Cosotti Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 A brilliant and evocative performance I've always considered Von Karajan's classic 1956 recording of Falstaff (available from EMI and remastered as one of their "Great Recordings of the Century") with Tito Gobbi in the title role, and featuring a cast that includes Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Nan Merriman and Anna Moffo, as the finest version available. This DVD of the 1979 film shot in Berlin's BUFA studios on 35mm film and directed by ...             Millennium Opera Gala: Roy Thomson Hall1 review Russell Braun, Gino Quilico, ... Cbc, 2000 Marvelous opera concert It's a shame that this CD has gotten no reviews until mine, because MILLENNIUM OPERA GALA is a wonderful live concert of selections from a wide variety of operas. As you can see from the contents listed above, the selections are generally among the most famous and enjoyable pieces in all of opera. You can't much tell from this Amazon page that the CD is very Canadian - Roy Thomson Hall is in ...             Giacomo Puccini - La Bohème / Franco Zeffirelli · James Levine - T. Stratas · R. Scotto · J. Carreras · ...39 reviews Teresa Stratas, Josep Carreras Geneon [Pioneer], 1999 Superb male cast in this heart wrenching Boheme..... I'm relatively new to opera, but still an ardent Carreras-fan who thinks his singing is heavenly and I think he makes a more than convincing Rodolfo here. And his looks at the time is certainly no drawback for him. His acting skills are in my opinion very good; his facial expressions projecting his feelings perfectly. (I prefer a subtle actor instead of someone overacting to compensate for poor ...             Pelleas Et Melisande (W/Cdrom) Debussy, Karajan, ... EMI Classics, 2009 With an unrivalled catalogue of over 450 complete opera recordings produced over the last 60 years. EMI Classics, with its sister label Virgin Classics, can rightly claim to be the Home of Opera. Among the 21 releases launching a new series of complete operas are some of the `crown jewels' of the catalogue. Each Album contains a 16-page booklets with tracklists and synopsis in English, French, German and Spanish. CDROM with PDF booklet ...             Amadeus (Hybr)28 reviews Amadeus Fantasy, 2004 GREAT music, and GREAT recording This soundtrack from Amadeus is a joy to listen to. It touches the gorgeous and most notable music of Mozart. Of course The Academy of St. Martin's in the Field can be counted on to be an impeccable recording with the finest interpretation. I love listening over and over as the way this CD is put together keeps your interest with a lot of variety. On the top of my list of all-time favorites.             War Requiem11 reviews Shenandoah Conservatory Choir, Robert Shafer, ... Naxos, 1999 Member of the Maryland Boy Choir I was in the fifth grade when I performed in this concert with my fellow choir members. It was one of the best concerts I have ever been involved in. Director's Robert Shafer, Joan Mcfarland, and Betty Scott should be congratulated for this magnificent CD. At the time the concert and music had very little affect on me. Now, however, I'm in the tenth grade and I truly do appreciate this CD. ...             Puccini - Madama Butterfly / Barker, Thompson, Keen, Stilwell, Blanchet, Smeets, Bijnen, de Waart, Amsterdam ...5 reviews Cheryl Barker, Richard Stilwell BBC / Opus Arte, 2005 This is Not Your Grandmother's 'Butterfly' This 'Madama Butterfly' was a 2003 production at the Netherlands Opera and was staged in his inimitable style by Robert Wilson, who achieved fame many years ago with his and Philip Glass's 'Einstein on the Beech.' The style he adopts for this production is extremely stylized, hieratic. At times it looks almost Egyptian with stylized hand gestures and slow almost Noh-like gestures. Wilson, in an ...             Purcell: Dido & Aeneas2 reviews Henry Purcell, Raymond Leppard, ... Erato, 2002 90% excellent 10% good to fair Orchestration very controlled and extremely elegant perfect balance of emotion and tempi and highly supportive of the vocal line. Troyanos delicate and very moving. Stilwell very good. Palmer ok. The problem here is the Sorceress Patricia Kern and the first witch and spirit fair to poor performances, but this is only 10% of the total opera (approximately one CD track). For the price it is very ...             Britten: War Requiem1 review Richard Stilwell, Benjamin Britten, ... Gothic Records, 2005 Little known but excellent War Requiem Recording Aside from the outstanding composer conducted recording on Decca, this is the version I prefer most. Robert Shafer, normally a prosaic conductor but outstanding choral director, was obviously moved by this amazing piece and led a performance full of nuance and excitement. Recorded live in the Kennedy Center concert hall, the sound is warm, detailed, full of impact but also allowing for ...              search for popular music amsterdam, armstrong, bacquier, blanchet, butterfly, carreras, classics, complete, cosotti, deutsches, erickson, essential, falstaff, hodgson, humphrey, lindenstrand, majesty, melisande, messiah, millennium, mélisande, original, philharmonic, princess, recording, soundtrack, stilwell, szirmay, thompson, zeffirelli popular music:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Risk Management: Principles and Practices we recommend There are true artists home  impressum - about us