classical music: Michael William Balfe     classical music:     Michael William Balfe      Victorian Parlour Evening F. Edward Bache, Michael William Balfe, ... Griffin (Qualiton), 2000 Excellent program selection, but overblown performances This was a disapointment. After reading the list of songs included, I looked forward to hearing this CD. The instrumentalists are wonderful in interpretation and presentation, but the vocalists, though technically very good, seem overblown for these songs. Their ...             Herbert L. Clarke: Original Recordings 1907-21 Stephen Adams, Michael William Balfe, ... Crystal Records, 1996 Brilliant playing transcending primitive recording technique Hearing this CD -- despite the distracting surface noise from the primative acoustic recordings from which this CD was remastered -- I appreciate for the first time the greatness of Clarke as a cornet soloist. If he is not the greatest to date, he is surely one of the ...             Jerry Hadley - The Age of Bel Canto Michael William Balfe, Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, ... RCA, 1996 Bel canto = Beautiful voice And this certainly describes Jerry Hadley and this recording. In a previous review, I wrote that I wished I had purchased this when it was available. At that time, used copies were being priced over $100. Now, thanks to Amazon and Amazon vendors, it has become ...             Into Paradise Tomaso Albinoni, Frode Alnaes, ... Decca, 2006 Sissel Into Paradise Fabulous! Another great Sissel CD. Has a lighter touch than other music selections by Sissel but her fabulous voice is so versatile that it's soars no matter the style of music.             La Stupenda ~ The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland Gaetano Donizetti, Jules Massenet, ... Decca, 2001 La Stupenda at her best This 2 CD set is entitled "La Stupenda," which creates extremely high expectations. Joan Sutherland meets those expectations on this CD; she is, indeed, "La Stupenda." One of the interesting aspects of this set is Dame Joan's singing some non operatic works (such as ...             Legendary Irish Tenor Michael William Balfe, Ernest R. Ball, ... Goldies, 2001 Legendary selections by a legendary voice With special emphasis on the variety presented in this collection, this album has a broadness of scope that will appeal to anyone who appreciates the magic of the human voice. McCormack was perhaps the most popular entertainer in the world during his career, comparable ...             Unexpected Songs Julian Lloyd Webber, Anonymous, ... EMI Classics, 2006 Ultra soothing unexpected tender gems of musical beauty The songs in this album are terrific. Nothing can be written to describe how great they are, so I suggest you listen to the samples. I bought this album for my father's birthday and he tells me that he has to listen to it every single night to go to sleep. ...             You Raise Me Up: The Best of Aled Jones Julian Lloyd Webber, Adolphe Adam, ... Polygram Int'l, 2006 2006 compilation from this Welsh vocalist, who initially hit the British Pop charts in 1985 with 'Walking In The Air' while still a young schoolboy. Aled Jones has gone on to become one of the most consistent vocalists in Britain. His voice may have dipped to a baritone, but Jones has still shifted over six million records, entertained the Pope ...             Sumi Jo - Only Love Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, ... Erato, 2000 Beautiful! Proof that musicals can be sung without the "Belt-technique". Pure, beautiful and amazing! This is what I call crossover!             John McCormack-Aris, Recitals And Songs Giuseppe Mario Sammarco, Reinald Werrenrath, ... Nimbus Records, 1995 John McCormack's career as an opera star was relatively brief, though it included a number of engagements at Covent Garden and the Met between 1907 and 1919. It was as a recitalist, from about 1910 until the mid-1930s, that he enjoyed his greatest success. Yet he might have ended up a footnote in musical history had it not been for one thing: the ...             Australia Ambassador of Song George Baker, Stuart Robertson, ... Avid, 2004             Swing Low Sweet Clarinet: Reginald Kell & His Quiet Music Reginald Kell, Anonymous, ... Clarinet Classics, 2005 Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet, the music of Walter Mourant Thank you for releasing Reginald Kell's album Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet! This beautiful work by Walter Mourant was a hit in the late 40's and is still wonderful to listen to now!             Lebendige Vergangenheit: Wilhelm Hesch Wilhelm Hesch, Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, ... Preiser Records, 1999 A magnificent basso from a brilliant era Obviously, the review below wound up here by mistake. This is not a Julius Patzak cd, but a compact disk dedicated to Wilhelm HESCH (1860-1908) one of the most scintillating stars of the Mahler era [from 1895] at the Kaiserliche-Königliche Hofoper Wien (The Vienna ...             The Power of Love, British Opera Arias Michael William Balfe, Michael Philip Faraday, ... Melba Records, 2006             I Hear You Calling Me - John McCormack sings 50 Irish Songs and Popular Ballads (2 CD Set) Anonymous, Michael William Balfe, ... Asv Living Era, 2004          products you might be interested in   search for classical music ambassador, mccormack-aris, recordings, sutherland, unexpected, vergangenheit      toavi.com    web we recommend A magnificent basso from a brilliant era randomly chosen book: The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives