classical music: Leslie Pearson     classical music:     Leslie Pearson      The Very Best of Lucia Popp Antonin Dvorak, Edvard Grieg, ... EMI Classics, 2003 Lucy: The Reigning Queen of Opera Lucia Popp is one of the best sopranos to ever grace the operatic/classical voice stage. This CD compilation shows her progression through lyric Handel to lyric and dramatic Mozart (her Der Holle Rache from Magic Flute is unrivaled) to tender art song and operetta ...             Handel - Messiah / Harper, Watts, Wakefield, Shirley-Quirk, LSO, C. Davis George Frideric Handel, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, ... Philips, 1993 a standard Messiah The Philips Classics series has many appealing features, not least of which is good value. This series typically offers two CDs for the price of about one-and-a-half. They feature top-rank and often legendary performers. Finally, they are digitally remastered ...             Ultimate Handel Gwynne Howell, Martin Gatt, ... Decca, 2007 The genius of splendour and dignity What a marvellous set of CD's! This is far from mere budget music. The performances are brilliant (I am not kidding - the organ concerto's are actually first class, the Coronation Anthems are grand and spacious in their treatment, and the Op.3 Concerti crisp...just ...             Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Antonio Vivaldi, Claudio Abbado, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1991 Fresh and lively This was the first recording of the Four Seasons I purchased and I have since enjoyed it countless times. It is surprisingly fresh and the tempi are quick but not breathless. The sound is a bit bigger coming from the LSO, but I found it just right. Kremer is true ...             Vivaldi Concerti; Baroque Trumpet Music Andrew Shulman, Giuseppe Matteo Alberti, ... Nimbus Records, 1994 PERFECTION! BRILLIANT. JOHN WALLACE IS PERHAPS THE FINEST BAROQUE BRASS ARTIST OF THE DECADE. THE CLARITY OF HIS HIGH NOTES & TRILLS ARE STUNNING.             Bach: Violin Concertos in A major, D minor & A minor; Mutter, Accardo Johann Sebastian Bach, Salvatore Accardo, ... EMI Classics, 1990 Aha...YES! After searching for the best stereo versions for a while I stumbled on this amazing Mutter disc! (I also felt I needed something to accompany my Menuhin and Enescu mono recording). I find that Mutter brings great depth and humanity to these readings as well as ...             Frank Martin: Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments, Percussion & Strings / Studies for String Orchestra / Erasmi ... Frank Martin, Matthias Bamert, ... Chandos, 1994 Lushly played Martin, including a rarity This disc offers representative orchestral works by Frank Martin, 1 each from the 1940s, 50s & 60s. The Concerto for 7 Wind Instruments is sheer delight, as the composer explores the expressive possibilities of various color combinations, first in a taut Allegro, then ...             Vivaldi - Magnificat ~ Gloria / Berganza, Valentini-Terrani, NPO, Muti Leslie Pearson, Teresa Berganza, ... EMI Classics, 1999 Great Romantic interpetration, not for historical purists I have lived with this recording for about 25 years and am still moved by it, so I have to say that it works for me and deserves five stars. These performances are very different from what Vivaldi himself produced, however, so if you think the goal of Vivaldi ...             Handel: Messiah John Shirley-Quirk, George Frederick Handel, ... Philips Import, 2001 Extraordinary Messiah in first class sound Colin Davis and Philips made this recording in 1965 with forces Davis was very familiar with. Any collector who has sampled his Berlioz and Mozart opera and choral recordings form the 1960s and 1970s will certainly recognize any of the solists and tell you they are all ...             Ultimate Baroque Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... Decca, 2007 All this for less than $15 These are world-class arrangements of works from the height of Western musical tradition. It's a delightful discovery to find more than ninety songs in MP3 format for less than $15.             Pergolesi - Stabat Mater / M. Marshall · Valentini-Terrani · LSO · Abbado Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Claudio Abbado, ... Dg Imports, 1990 Look no further.... This CD is well known in Europe and has consistently recieved rave reviews. The clarity of the recording, the quality of the voices and their balance give it a haunting quality. The whole recording is well paced and to the point, nothing unnecessary has been added ...             Elevazione: The Magic of the Oboe Niklaas Veltman, Tomaso Albinoni, ... Northern Lights, 2002 Incredible I received this cd and having heard one track on ClassicFM was looking forward to the rest of the cd. I wasn't disappointed- it is sublime. Beautiful melodies beautifully played-what more can I say. It is a joy!!!             Elgar: The 2 Symphonies; Enigma Variations; Overtures; Serenade; Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto Janos Starker, Robert Hill, ... Sony Classics, 2004 Hundred records contracts Leonard Slatkin has recorded 100 performances, Pinchas Zukerman, 100 performances, and Janos Starker, 150 performances. Doesn't RCA/BMG need them anymore? I had heard Symphony 2 on record, but there is an Enigma and vagueness about these symphonies. They take ...             Cimarosa's Oboe Concerto; Concerti by Albinoni, Marcello & Vivaldi Tomaso Albinoni, Arthur Benjamin, ... Nimbus Records, 1995 The magic of Anderson strikes again. I never cease to be amazed by this player. And this CD is no exception. John Anderson undertakes some of the most breathtaking and exciting performances of what are now mainstays of the Oboe repetoire, breathing total new life into concertos that have, in some cases ...             Mozart: Opera Arias Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Fischer, ... EMI Classics, 2008 Grateful that we had Popp I have to especially comment upon Popp's rendition of Mozart's famous motet "Exsultate, jubilate." I was actually very MOVED -- I know the piece is in turn peacefully and innocently joyous, but I was really MOVED, almost to tears. Amazing. One hardly needs to listen to ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music elevazione, instruments, shirley-quirk, symphonies, valentini-terrani, variations      toavi.com    web we recommend The magic of Anderson strikes again. randomly chosen book: Q & A: A Novel