classical music: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [members of]     classical music:     Orchestra of the A...      Handel Renee Fleming, Harry Bicket, ... Decca, 2004 clear as a bell Renee Fleming is one of the most talented female vocalists around. She has such a beautiful, crystal clear voice, and she sings every song on this album well. As a singer myself, I definitely look up to her and very much admire the tone, quality, power, and range of ...             Total Classics Francois Rive, Julian Lloyd Webber, ... Decca, 2005 Wonderful sounds Nice eclectic collection - Russel Watson presentation of Nella Fantasia using guitar interlude instead of traditional oboe is special piece.             Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Handel Arias George Frideric Handel, Harry Bicket, ... Avie, 2004 A wonderful voice, too soon taken from us Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was a wonderfully talented mezzo soprano, who dies far too soon. To begin, I can only quote from another reviewer: "And how sad it is to know that this instrument has passed away two days ago [in 2006]. Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson died two days ago ...             Peace: Pure Classical Calm Guy Johnston, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... EMI Classics, 2005 Great Bliss for Your Buck! Wonderful combination & range of classical music from both centuries past and current day. Included are two disks of soothing, relaxing bliss.             Cecilia Bartoli - The Salieri Album Antonio Salieri, Adam Fishcer, ... Decca, 2003 Excellent album showcasing Bartoli's talents Album that does excellent job at showcasing Bartoli's talents. Also one of the few showcasing the works of Salieri, an underated and almost forgotten artist.             Heavenly Handel: Arias and Duets Antonio Abete, Laurent Naouri, ... Virgin Classics, 2005 Best of the Best...Handelian Masters for the Uninitiated For those who would prefer their Handel in bite-size portions, this excellent two-disc set may do the trick. Virgin Classics has chosen stellar aria and duet selections from their extensive Handel discography (1978-2003) and in the process, come up with as definitive a ...             Escape Through Opera Luciano Pavarotti, Jane Eaglen, ... Sony, 2001 If you adore opera as I do you will treasure this and play it repeatedly What a lush and lovely collection, featuring one magical and exquisite presentation after another! As I said, if you adore opera then you will treasure these CDs. The 2 CD album states: Long drives, Lazy afternoons, Romantic dinners. My favorite however is to put it on ...             David Daniels: Operatic Arias George Frideric Handel, Roger Norrington, ... Virgin Veritas (EMI), 1998 Stellar Performance and a Sign of the Greatness to Come It is hard to imagine that there could be a finer recital disc of Handel's arias than this one reflecting the exquisite taste and powerful talent of David Daniels...unless of course, you count his splendid follow-up disc of Handel's lesser known oratorio arias released ...             Masters of the Voice: Tenor Eric Garrett, José van Dam, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2004 Some truly outstanding performances This two CD set from Deutsche Grammophon does as it states: it offers some of the greatest tenors of our time in some truly outstanding performances. Thirty-seven arias all told, take a little getting used to as most "all tenor" recordings do. But overall it's a worthy ...             Ruth Ann Swenson: Endless Pleasure: Handel & Mozart Arias Charles Mackerras, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, ... Angel Records, 1998 Excellent recording I own every recording that Swenson has ever done. (which isn't any kind of unusual feat, she is terribly under-recorded) This one shows off her ease with the challenges of Handel and Mozart. "Myself I Shall Adore" is sung with an amusing sense of playful ...             Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4 / Bob van Asperen Timothy Mason, George Frederick Handel, ... EMI Classics Imports, 1996 Ideal Period-Instrument Performance George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Organ Concertos Op. 4,1-6. Performed by Bob van Asperen, organ and direction, with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (leader: Catherine Mackintosh) on period instruments. Recorded in January 1994 at Lyndhurst Hall, London, ...             Handel [Hybrid SACD] Philip Turbett, Richard Tunnicliffe, ... Decca, 2004             Artist Portrait: Susan Graham Hector Berlioz, Christoph Willibald Gluck, ... Warner Classics, 2004 Great Introduction This is a great introduction at a very reasonable price to Susan Graham's lovely mezzo voice, with selections from several CDs. Be warned, however - this will only whet your appetite for the full albums (for example, her incredible live performance as Ruggiero in ...             J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Richard Tunnicliffe, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... EMI Classics, 2003 Period instrument feminism? All the concertos contained on these four CDs are directed by women: Monica Huggett, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Alison Bury, Catherine Mackintosh. Having found the time to sit down and listen to the whole set really carefully, what I heard pleased me, on the whole, very much ...             Beethoven, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, ... Class. for Pleas. Us, 2002 Period Performance with Feminine Touch If you are looking for a conventional recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto, then you probably couldn't do better than turn to Arthur Grumiaux's interpretation from 1974, re-issued on Philips together with the two Violin Romances. 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