classical music: Norman Jones     classical music:     Norman Jones      Purcell: Dido And Aeneas English Chamber Orchestra, Jessye Norman, ... Philips, 1990 Very, very good and very, very enjoyable. Quite simply one of the best performances on CD. Though I didn't like Jessye Normans part at first (being used to much more delicate/lighter versions), I now regard it as absolutely fantastic. You can really feel her anguish and pain in the final lament (Goosebumps). ...             Greatest Songs from the Musicals Jerry / Petty, Norman / Holly, Buddy Allison, Benny / Ulvaeus, Bjorn / Anderson, Stig Andersson, ... Soho, 2002 Pretty good musical mix Lots of great and clear vocals. I was looking for a musical mix and this has a nice sampling of many major songs but also some more recent stuff. I haven't purchased an import before but I would do it again if the opportunity presented itself. It is somewhat annoying ...             Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream Benjamin Britten, Richard Hickox, ... Virgin Classics, 2007             Bach: Mass in B minor / McNair, Ziegler, Simpson, Aler, Stone, Paul; Shaw Johann Sebastian Bach, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, ... Telarc, 1990 Indescribably Beautiful and Ingenious This remains the best recording of the B minor mass that I have ever heard. Each and every phrase soars to new levels. This recording, and of course, this mass, uplift the listener spiritually and intellectually. I own two other recordings of this mass, another by ...             Britten Conducts Britten: Operas 2 Benjamin Britten, Charles Mackerras, ... Decca, 2005 Britten's lesser operas? Of course it's all a matter of taste. I find most of Britten's operas first class with no exception. 'Gloriana' is an under-recorded jewel, full of melody and emotion. 'Turn of the Screw' a masterpiece of claustrophobic sense. 'Rape of Lucretia' full of chamber ...             Rachmaninoff - Vocalise / Rachmaninoff, Moffo, Kissin, Galway, Tomita, Swenson, Asawa, Luboff Choir Sergey Rachmaninov, American Symphony Orchestra, ... RCA, 2000 Wonderful This is clearly one of the greatest melodies of all time, and it certainly deserves the unusual distinction of being the subject of this CD. The different interpretations are fascinating. Listen for the subtle differences in orchestration--it's like getting a master ...             Boult Conducts Butterworth, Howells, Hadley & Warlock Norman Jones, George Butterworth, ... Lyrita, 2007 Another winner from Lyrita People that enjoy pastoral British 20th century music will like this CD from Lyrita, a remake of a successful LP fare from the 1970s featuring music of George Butterworth (1885-1916), Peter Warlock (1894-1930, actually named Philip Heseltine), Patrick Hadley ...             Mozart: Violin Concertos; Wind Concertos Klaus Thunemann, Michael Chapman, ... Philips, 2006 Mozart at his best Excellent recording; As good as the Christopher Hogwood interpretation I oredered in the first place.             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 ...             The Phantom Of The Opera (1986 Original London Cast) Andrew Lloyd Webber, Christie Lawrence, ... Polygram Records, 1990 Original cast is better Had just finished watching the film version and realized how much better the original cast sounded.             Britten Conducts Britten: Operas 1 Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, ... Decca, 2004 Britten Composed AND Conducted? Of course he gets 5 stars! Being a Britten junkie, I was thrilled to discover that not only is his entire collection of operas available in two sets, but the set is conducted by the composer himself. For a Britten lover, that's like getting an original copy of the Ten Commandments written ...             Donizetti - L'assedio di Calais / D. Jones, du Plessis, Focile, Serbo, Smythe, Philharmonia Orchestra, Parry Nuccia Focile Opera Rara UK, 1996 An Enjoyable Listening Experience L'Assedio di Calais is one of the oddest of Donizetti's operas. In many ways, it is one of the best crafted and most forward-looking works Donizetti had written at the time (it premiered in 1836), yet in others it is a throwback to earlier opera serias of the 1820s: ...             The Age of Elegance Norman Jones, Rowena Ramsell, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2004 Wonderful Music I am a lover of classical music but not in any way a musician. As a lay person the collection of pieces on this CD appeal to me in their representation of a period in classical music that I find particularly pleasing. I had never heard of Pokorny and Hoffsteter so was ...             Vivaldi: Concertos Martin Gatt, Kenneth Heath, ... Decca, 1990 Nice Vivaldi Collection This collection of Vivaldi Concertos is an excellent purchase for someone who loves "The Four Seasons" and wants to buy a second Vivaldi CD. Conductor Neville Marriner (not Norman Nelson as is indicated above) and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields turn in first ...             Britten: Holy Sonnets, Billy Budd, etc. / Britten, Glossop, Pears, et al Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Benjamin Luxon, ... Decca Import, 1989 TAKING OUR SALVATION ANY WAY IT COMES The strained economic situation of the classical music industry is working in many ways to our advantage as consumers. Britten's settings of Blake and Donne would never have been issued bundled together with Billy Budd in the vinyl era I'm quite sure. These days if we ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music butterworth, concertos, magnificat, philharmonia, rachmaninoff, valentini-terrani      toavi.com    web we recommend An Enjoyable Listening Experience randomly chosen apparel: Armani Exchange Branch Logo T-Shirt