classical music: Sammy Fain

classical music: Sammy Fain

classical music:

Sammy Fain

Florence Foster Jenkins & Friends: Murder on the High Cs

John Charles Thomes, Robert Merrill, ...

Naxos, 2003

comedy classic
In the summer of 2003, I had the luck of hearing Florence's recordings. Even though no one is quite sure whether she meant to be funny or not, listening to her cds always puts me in the best mood. Hearing her try to reach those high notes and missing terribly is the ...

Watch What Happens: The Jazz Album

Fiete Felsch, Gary Foster, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

Simply wonderful!
Being a great admirer of T. Quasthoff in his classical performance and a jazz lover, I didn't hesitate to order this cd. Moreover, the jazz impro bonus on The Voice let me think that Mr Quasthoff's voice could match perfectly the jazz style. The result is beyond the ...

Be My Love

Anonymous, Nicholas Brodszky, ...

RCA, 1991

One of the most prodigious natural voices ever existed !
Mario Lanza proves once more his unsurpassed gifts for the belle canto with an outstanding easiness, limpid intonation, and engrossing conveyance even for the most exigent listener. This album includes two well known aspects of his career, the easy to listen pieces ...

Mario Lanza: My Romance

Jack Brooks, Noel Coward, ...

RCA, 2001

Another great CD by the greatest singer of all time!!!
Derek Mannering has done it again in releasing yet another first class CD collection by the "Voice of the Century", Mario Lanza. Most of the items on this album have been previously released either on vinyl, CD, or both, but this collection is worth having ...

Rejoice

Gary Barlow, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Universal Import, 2007

Move aside Sarah Brightman
I first heard Katarine Jenkins voice on an airplane audio system enroute to Africa in May. I was mesmerized with the beauty of her sound. When in Africa, I met several couples from the UK and asked them if they knew of his British singer named Katarine Jenkins.....to ...

The Best Ever Mantovani Collection

Richard Addinsell, Hugo Alfven, ...

Decca, 2005

Mantovani's Music is the Best Ever!
This is a wonderful three-CD compilation of some of the best original recordings made by the Grand Master of Light Orchestral music. But it also contains an added bonus: one of the CD's reproduces in its entirety the 1960 LP "Operetta Memories" which, although hard to ...

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 ...

Best of Act One

Anthony Warlow, Benny / Ulvaeus, Bjorn / Anderson, Stig Andersson, ...

Universal International, 2003

Best Of The Best!
Wow This CD Got Me Hooked! I just had to buy every one of his CDs after this. Experience here, the Best songs of the BEST SINGER! Australia's #1 singer, Anthony Warlow is known internationally for his role as Enjolras in Les Miserables from the 'Complete Symphonic ...

At the Movies

Harold Arlen, John Barry, ...

Spectrum Audio UK, 2005

Movies and Mantovani Make Magnificent Musical Memories.
In this year in which fans celebrate Mantovani's 100th birthday, another excellent British compilation of some of the great maestro's original recordings has been released. The tracks on this CD come predominantly from Mantovani's 1957 bestselling LP, Film Encores, ...

Broadway, My Way

Linda Eder

Atlantic / Wea, 2003

the best female singer of the great american standards.
i am turning 60 years old this year. i went to my 1st.broadway musical in 1960. over the years i have had the honor to see almost all of the giants of american song, garland, streisand, patti lupone, lena horne, betty buckley, barbaracook etc. in "broadway, my way" ...

Music from the Films/Film Encores

Richard Addinsell, Harold Arlen, ...

Dutton Labs UK, 2005

The All-time Best Selling Mantovani LP is now on CD!
When the LP entitled Film Encores Volume I was released in stereo in 1957, Mantovani was already established as one of the world's best selling recording artists. Film Encores, however, became the maestro's most successful recording in the United States, reaching ...

Song Hits from Theatreland/Film Encores
Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, ...

Fine & Mellow, 2007

2007 release from the celebrated Mantovani featuring two complete LPs on one CD: Song Hits From Theatreland (1955) and Film Encores (1957). 24 tracks total.

All in Twilight, Toru Takemitsu: Complete Music for Guitar

Toru Takemitsu, Franz Halasz

Bis, 2000

Great Recording of Takemitsu's Solo Guitar Works
I'm going to have to disagree with the first review. There is quite a bit of reverb on the recording, but it doesn't sound like it was recorded in a high school gymnasium. I think the sound is warm, rich, well-balanced and quite appropriate, but apparently it's a ...

Tenors on Tour

Harold Arlen, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Sony, 1997

Tenors on Tour - Versatile and Beautiful
Tenors on Tour is a CD which will live forever. The opening songs by Placido Domingo, His arrangement of Blue Moon and Moon River, set the tone for the CD. To hear Richard Tucker do "Climb every Mountain" was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Who will ever forget ...

The Broadway Years: Till There Was You

Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, ...

Koch Records, 1995

A Broadway legend appreciated
Just to hear her voice intentionally break with emotion on "Dear Friend" will affect you deeply. This is a fine document of a great career and a stunning voice. You will treasure it.