classical music: Pitts     classical music:     Pitts      The Songs That Got Away Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, ... Decca Broadway, 1999 The songs that didn't get away This is one of my favorite albums by Sarah. She surprised me with her ability to go from light opera to jazz. Here we don't find the over-produced albums such as Harem, just a superbly trained voice. No little girl breathy tunes here, just solid performances. This is ...             The Scottish Lute Anonymous, English Anonymous, ... Dorian Recordings, 1992 Some rare offerings here As I keep saying, I have never heard a poor performance on a Dorian label, and their record remains intact with The Scottish Lute (DOR-90129) and Highland King: the Scottish Lute, Vol. II) (DOR-90257). Between the two, lutist Ronn McFarlane give us no less than 100 ...             The Silence of Being: The Music of Arvo Pärt [Box Set] Part, Pitts, ... Naxos, 2008 A great place to begin a Pärt collection if you have the funds to buy it. Four weeks ago, my Music Theory teacher explained to the class that each of us were to do a short report on a classical composer of the twentieth century. I immediately called Arvo Pärt. Nothing else could have competed. I spent a weekend listening to his music and ...             Dunstable: Sweet Harmony - Masses and Motets John Dunstable, Antony Pitts, ... Naxos, 2005 THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD Goodness me, how many superlative groups of ancient music specialists can there be? Here is yet another, predictably brought to us by Naxos. There are 8 singers directed by Anthony Pitts, and the group photograph also shows us Jeremy Summerly himself in a daft-looking ...             Lili Boulanger: Clairières dans le ciel; Les sirènes; Renouveau Peter Johnson, Lili Boulanger, ... Hyperion UK, 2004 A beautiful recording of magnificent music This CD consists of much of Lili Boulanger's secular music for voice(s), both solo vocal and choral. It was my introduction to the glorious song cycle Clairieres dans le ciel. I now own two other fine recordings of it, but this one remains my favorite for Martyn Hill's ...             Gershwin: Porgy and Bess George Gershwin, Simon Rattle, ... EMI Classics, 2005 Simply the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This recording of Porgy and Bess is an incredible performance!!! The performers sund just beautiful and the recording is very well remastered!!!! Buy it!!!             The Naxos Book of Carols Anonymous, English Anonymous, ... Naxos, 2004 Variations & Value This CD contains some wonderful variations of traditional Christmas carols. O Little Town of Bethlehem is hauntingly beautiful. The Holly and the Ivy is delightful. One of my favorite holiday songs, Personent Hodie, is particularly interesting and well done. And all ...             Carols from the Yard: The Eighty-Fifth Annual Carol Service James Woodman, Christmas Traditional, ... Gothic Records, 1995 atmospheric christmas service with gorgeous singing i love this disc! a live recording of a service at harvard university, the choir is gorgeous, the choice of music varied and high quality. from palestrina to a haunting new piece by american composer peter niedmann, every carol adds to the experience so by the end, ...             Les Introuvables du Chant Mozartien: 50 Years of Mozart Singing on Records Andre Pernet, Antonio Scotti, ... EMI Int'l, 1991             Discover Early Music Alfonso X (el Sabio), 11th century French Polyphony Anonymous, ... Naxos, 2005 awesome value -- 5+ stars I'm really enthusiastic about these CDs and booklet. I've had it for a few weeks now, in which I've explored Medieval and Renaissance music much more deeply than this little book and CD set. Yet I'm very glad I started with these. The selection of composers gives an ...             Haydn: Missa Cellensis; Paukenmesse; Schöpfungsmesse Matthias Holle, Robert Holl, ... EMI Classics, 2005 Another Haydn cliche shot down I adore Haydn and consider him every bit as fine as Mozart, even finer. I readily admit that there are certain Mozart pieces that are better than all of Haydns music, but I think, when considering there entire output, Haydn is the better composer. Yet I have always ...             Prima Voce: Luisa Tetrazzini, Vol. 2 Vincenzo Bellini, Julius Benedict, ... Nimbus Records, 1998             Adam de la Halle: Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion Antony Pitts, Francis Brett, ... Naxos, 2006 Fun music, frustrating recording Instead of performing it as a museum piece, the performers place modern humor (Holy Grail coconuts!) alongside the jolly (occasionally baudy) songs. Enjoyable as it is, it is nonetheless problematic. The narration is split into two separate stereo channels, the ...             Arvo Pärt: Passio Arvo Part, Robert MacDonald, ... Naxos, 2003 Clear as a bell The first thing to strike me of this recording is that the sound is absolutely perfect, as clear as a bell. The end of each recitation trails and maintains a perfect pitch and flawless tone. Kudos to both the singers and the engineers. Robert MacDonald is ...             Les Introuvables Du Chant Verdien Giuseppe Verdi, Alberto Erede, ... EMI Classics, 2001 Rare but well-polished Verdi gems. Classical music enthusiasts will have become aware that EMI have been marketing several boxed sets with a French title containing the word "introuvables". The word suggests that when you open the box you'll find items that are so rare as to be almost unobtainable. It ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music clairières, eighty-fifth, introuvables, paukenmesse, schöpfungsmesse, tetrazzini      toavi.com    web we recommend randomly chosen book: Changing Prejudice in Hungary: A Study on the Collapse of State Socialism ...