classical music: Michael Bell

classical music: Michael Bell

classical music:

Michael Bell

The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album

Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album

Decca, 2002

Love this album!
This album is just what it says -- Ultimate Relaxtion. The sound is good, the music selections are well done and well chosen. Just turn out the lights, turn on the tree, and put this music on. You'll be relaxed as can be in no time!

Romance of the Violin

Joshua Bell, Giacomo Puccini

Sony, 2003

Romance of the Violin
Great violin work. Take your time to listen to it in its entirety. You will be trasported to the concert hall without being there.

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto [Hybrid SACD]

Joshua Bell, Michael Tilson Thomas, ...

Sony, 2005

Joshua Bell: a monster of the violin!
Nine days ago we were exception witnesses when here in Caracas had the chance to watch this acclaimed violinist playing Tchaikovsky ` s Violin Concerto under the prestigious baton of Gustavo Dudamel. The sumptuous vibrato and the bright thrills literally loaded the ...

50 Most Loved Christmas Carols

Various Artists

Capitol, 2005

50 Most Loved Christmas Carols
The selections are all very well performed with fine sound quality. I even liked the third disc's instrumentals.

Christmas With the Dale Warland Singers

Brian Steele, John Linton Gardner, ...

Gothic Records, 2003

Classic Dale Warland
As has been the case with most DWS recordings, this is truly a classic. Beautifully sung, with new and interesting arrangements of traditional favorites, this disc is a must for all holiday music and DWS fans. Of note are Stephen Paulus' rhythmic "The Holly and the ...

Greatest Hits: Broadway

Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Sony, 1996

Great to Hear All those great Voices from the Past
I just wanted to confirm what the first reviewer had to say about this CD. To hear Ethyl Merman, Mary Martin, Andrea McCardle etc. singing their trademark songs brought a lot of memories from the mid-centry musical theater back again. The last song by Glynis Johns is ...

The Christmas Album

The Canadian Brass, Franz Xaver Gruber, ...

Philips, 1990

The Best of The Best
Just be sure to buy this version (18 tracks) rather than what appears to be a very pared-down later issue (same cover, only about half a dozen tracks). This is by far the best holiday album I have ever heard. I am a double-reed player and I must take issue with the ...

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

Richard Adler, Peter Allen, ...

Sony, 2004

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover
Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a ...

The Christmas I Love

Andre Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra

Philips, 1997

A Christmas Collection That Is Just Plain Fun
Sometimes I think the only person who is happy that Public television is financially challenged, other that certain legislators who believe that it is too liberal and the culmination of all that is evil, is Andre Rieu. Now don't get me wrong, this happy Dutch musician ...

Merry Christmas (Fröhe Weihnachten)
Franz Xaver Gruber, Christmas Traditional, ...

Philips, 1990

Marches: Greatest Hits

Kenneth J. Alford, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Sony, 1994

Blood Pumping Music
This CD took me back many years. It has great music that will get your blood pumping. It is a great selection of music and should be in anyones CD collection!!

Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5

Oliver Hofer, Steve Mack, ...

Rock-It Science, 2003

Holiday Music with a Purpose
This series of albums draws on the forces of today's Broadway show casts who each contribute a holiday song to this double CD. All proceeds go to Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS. Song list: DISC ONE -- The Holiday Hop (cast of 42nd Street); O Holy Night (Rent); ...

The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever!

John Shirley-Quirk, Daniel Sladden, ...

EMI Classics, 2005

I love it and I give it as a gift
This is the first collection of choral music that I've purchased and I love it. I own copies of operas and requiems and masses, but if you attend choral concerts, as I have been recently, you learn there is a huge colletion of choral music appart from the forms I've ...

Ives: An American Journey

Michael Tilson Thomas, Charles Ives, ...

RCA, 2002

The Mood of Time
This collection of Ives compositions is exceptional. This CD makes for very good listening. I play it when I am alone in the car. The pensive music realy captures the mood of time.

Candlelight Carols

The Choir of Trinity Church

Decca, 1991

A Timeless Tradition
I have been listening to this choir since 1982. I wore out the original tape, in the days before CD's. I have been to the actual performance, a week before Christmas three times and am going back this year 2005. The performance is so delicate, yet so powerful ...