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Luciano Pavarotti: The Best (Farewell Tour)»rank: 447from: Decca
0ur opinion: :Anyone discovering this album who had never heard or heard of Luciano Pavarotti would immediately recognize greatness, a one-of-a-kind, one-per-generation (maybe) talent and personality that commands attention, respect, and yes, even love. These 35 selections are an astonishing achievement: Taken, for the most part from the tenor's prime--the 197Os and '8Os (although there are four earlier and three from 2OO3)--what we hear is golden tone, impeccable diction, an innate sense of style and line and where the music should ...
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The Essential Yo-Yo Ma»rank: 1943from: Sony
0ur opinion: : Here are three dozen pieces of music, all played by Yo-Yo Ma, culled from his extensive discography. Aside from the technical mastery and beautiful tone that are absolutes in all of his playing, one is dazzled by his curiosity and ability to adapt to so many forms and types of music. His Bach and Vivaldi are pellucid and played with non-sentimental crispness, his tango music gritty and rhythmically pungent, his jazz seemingly spontaneous, the 'Meditation' from Thais simply ...
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The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II»rank: 9062by: Gabriel Faure, Frederic Chopin, Antonio Vivaldi, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy, Sir Neville Marriner, Maris Jansons, Lorin Maazel, Sir Adrian Boult, Miklos Rozsa, Riccardo Muti, Stephen Cleobury, Sir John Barbirolli, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Berlin Philharmonic
0ur opinion: : Here are three dozen pieces of music, all played by Yo-Yo Ma, culled from his extensive discography. Aside from the technical mastery and beautiful tone that are absolutes in all of his playing, one is dazzled by his curiosity and ability to adapt to so many forms and types of music. His Bach and Vivaldi are pellucid and played with non-sentimental crispness, his tango music gritty and rhythmically pungent, his jazz seemingly spontaneous, the 'Meditation' from Thais simply ...
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Nessun Dorma ~ 20 Great Tenor Arias / Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo, Bergonzi, Aragall, Björling, Di Stefano, Kollo, Corelli, Del Monaco...»rank: 6298from: Decca
0ur opinion: : Here are three dozen pieces of music, all played by Yo-Yo Ma, culled from his extensive discography. Aside from the technical mastery and beautiful tone that are absolutes in all of his playing, one is dazzled by his curiosity and ability to adapt to so many forms and types of music. His Bach and Vivaldi are pellucid and played with non-sentimental crispness, his tango music gritty and rhythmically pungent, his jazz seemingly spontaneous, the 'Meditation' from Thais simply ...
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet»rank: 5584from: Decca
0ur opinion: essential recording:By the time Prokoviev came to write this great ballet in 1935, Russia was the only country that still had a tradition of 'classical' ballet--that is, full-length works of several hours with a single coherent story line. Prokofiev's model was Tchaikovsky, and like his predecessor, he encountered severe problems getting the work produced. The dancers thought the music too complicated and unsuitable for dancing, and so the piece was first performed in Czechoslovakia, only later making a ...
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Rapture: Opera's Most Heavenly Moments»rank: 11603from: Deutsche Grammophon
0ur opinion: essential recording:By the time Prokoviev came to write this great ballet in 1935, Russia was the only country that still had a tradition of 'classical' ballet--that is, full-length works of several hours with a single coherent story line. Prokofiev's model was Tchaikovsky, and like his predecessor, he encountered severe problems getting the work produced. The dancers thought the music too complicated and unsuitable for dancing, and so the piece was first performed in Czechoslovakia, only later making a ...
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Fright Night: Music that Goes Bump in the Night»rank: 4353from: Sony
0ur opinion: essential recording:By the time Prokoviev came to write this great ballet in 1935, Russia was the only country that still had a tradition of 'classical' ballet--that is, full-length works of several hours with a single coherent story line. Prokofiev's model was Tchaikovsky, and like his predecessor, he encountered severe problems getting the work produced. The dancers thought the music too complicated and unsuitable for dancing, and so the piece was first performed in Czechoslovakia, only later making a ...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber - Requiem / Domingo, Brightman, ECO, Maazel»rank: 24200by: Andrew Lloyd Webber, English Chamber Orchestra, Lorin Maazel, Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Winchester Cathedral Choir
0ur opinion: essential recording:Before Andrew Lloyd Webber's seemingly endless run of Broadway shows, when he was known primarily for Jesus Christ Superstar, he managed to write this dramatic, tuneful, occasionally powerful religious work. Although Lloyd Webber takes some liberties with the text and organization of the traditional Requiem mass, the result is a unified and finely crafted composition. There are exciting moments in the 'Dies irae' and in the 'Lacrymosa', where voices and orchestra are most effectively used to convey ...
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Strauss: The Best of Vienna»rank: 41128from: Deutsche Grammophon
0ur opinion: essential recording:Before Andrew Lloyd Webber's seemingly endless run of Broadway shows, when he was known primarily for Jesus Christ Superstar, he managed to write this dramatic, tuneful, occasionally powerful religious work. Although Lloyd Webber takes some liberties with the text and organization of the traditional Requiem mass, the result is a unified and finely crafted composition. There are exciting moments in the 'Dies irae' and in the 'Lacrymosa', where voices and orchestra are most effectively used to convey ...
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Ravel: Greatest Hits»rank: 13765from: Sony
0ur opinion: essential recording:Before Andrew Lloyd Webber's seemingly endless run of Broadway shows, when he was known primarily for Jesus Christ Superstar, he managed to write this dramatic, tuneful, occasionally powerful religious work. Although Lloyd Webber takes some liberties with the text and organization of the traditional Requiem mass, the result is a unified and finely crafted composition. There are exciting moments in the 'Dies irae' and in the 'Lacrymosa', where voices and orchestra are most effectively used to convey ...
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