classical music: Terry Edwards     classical music:     Terry Edwards      György Ligeti Edition 2: A Cappella Choral Works - London Sinfonietta Voices Gyorgy Ligeti, Terry Edwards Sony, 1997 a handful of great Ligeti works. As a compilation, musically speaking, Edition 2 is probably my least favorite of the Sony Ligeti Edition collection. Many of the pieces come from traditional Hungarian sources, conceived while Ligeti was still in his early years. They are pretty, but also pretty ...             Rossini: La Cenerentola / Larmore, Gimenez, Quilico, Corbelli, Scarabelli, Polverelli, Miles, Rizzi Gioachino Rossini, Jennifer Larmore, ... Teldec, 1995 The 'Gramophone' reviewer is full of it. I was so thrilled with this recording of "Cenerentola" that I assumed others would be too, but apparently some stodgy reviewer for Gramophone felt differently. I've been listening to opera, in person and on records, since 1964, and during that time I have heard most ...             Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / London Baroque - Medlam, Chiaroscuro - Caudle Claudio Monteverdi, London Baroque, ... EMI Classics, 1994 The "professional" review is understated... It's true that Roger's voice is close to being raw in some places, but I don't think that detracts in any way. There is much to recommend here, not the least being the very immediate sound of the recording and the broad dynamic range. It is easy to imagine this being ...             Terry Riley: In C Darlene Reynard, Jerry Kirkbride, ... Sony, 1990 Very important minimalist work The compositional approach of Terry Riley and his pioneering minimalist work In C had a measurable impact on late 1960s and early 1970s musicians that wished to fuse more experimental styles with rock music. In fact, the Swedish group International Harvester is a ...             Boxed Mike Oldfield, David Strange, ... Virgin Records Us, 2002 A Must for Oldfield Fans I have to say it... this is one of the best showcases of Mike's earlier work. This remixed version of "Tubular Bells" was created as a way to convince Mike that a quadraphonic mix should be created and released. Mike listened and proclaimed it perfect as was, so it was ...             HDCD Sampler, Vol. 2 (Reference Recordings) John Bruce Yeh, George Whitefield Chadwick, ... Reference Recordings, 1995 I Was Skeptical, but Hearing is Believing I bought a Toshiba 5109 last year for the progressive component video capability. I knew that it had a HDCD decoder but that fact didn't make much of an impression at the time. I didn't buy it for that reason and it wasn't a factor in my evaluation of DVD players. I ...             The String Quartet Tribute to the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds Brian Wilson, Brian / Asher, Tony Wilson, ... Vitamin Records, 2005 Great sounding accompaniment piece to Pet Sounds This album is great to listen to if you, like me, have listened to Pet Sounds millions of times and want a new variation on it. The Angry String Quartet does a great job recreating this amazing work of art, and brings to light the orchestral genius of Brian Wilson's ...             The Art of the Netherlands (2 CD Set) - The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow Josquin Desprez, Heinrich Isaac, ... Virgin Records Us, 1997 Holds Its Own After Three Decades Virgin?s David Munrow Edition was issued to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the unfortunate passing of this amazing man who influenced the British early music scene at the beginning of the seventies like no other ? as musicologist, music journalist, musical ...             Aria, Vol. 2: New Horizon Paul Schwartz, Rebecca Luker, ... Koch Records, 2004 A great follow-up to an outstanding musical experience ARIA volume 1 was certainly a winner and this follow-up CD is fantastic. I liked the first CD so much that every time I went to the record store or online at Amazon I would look to see if Paul Schwartz and written a sequel. Schwartz selects wonderful works from ...             Christmas from Covent Garden Anonymous, Hector Berlioz, ... Conifer, 1995             Aria 2: New Horizon Christopher Laurence, Mary Scully, ... Cafe del Mar, 1999 My favorite album I've been a long time fan of Enya and Yani type music, and am always on the scout for a good album of mood music. I heard Aria 2 while browsing a curiosity shop in Downtown Disney and fell in love. I highly suggest this for anyone who likes a melencholy sound mixed ...             Floating Down the River Ernest R. Ball, Irving Berlin, ... Archeophone Records, 2003 A pleasant surprise I've been buying a fair amount of very old recordings lately, and I have enjoyed this one more than most. Will Oakland has a high, strong voice that is distinctive and almost sweet-at least on Emmett's Lullaby, Tennessee Moon, and a few of the other standouts. ...             Pacific Overtures (1987 English National Opera Cast) Stephen Sondheim, James Holmes, ... RCA, 1989 enjoyable. a score that deserves an operatic treatment this is a fantastic show with many standout songs. i prefer this recording to the OBC recording b/c i really believe that the lyrical score falls naturally into the operatic realm and that broadway singers don't generally have the vocal power to do it justice. i ...             Heinz Holliger: Scardanelli-Zyklus Heinz Holliger, Terry Edwards, ... Ecm Import, 2000             Britten & Messiaen: Choral Works Benjamin Britten, Olivier Messiaen, ... Virgin Classics, 2001 Terrific budget compilation Excellent budget compilation featuring familiar and unfamiliar material from two well-known twentieth-century composers. Why Virgin Classics paired the tonal, traditional Britten with the more atonal, avant-garde Messiaen is beyond me. Still, the five-voice ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music cenerentola, chiaroscuro, netherlands, scardanelli, scardanelli-zyklus, sinfonietta      toavi.com    web we recommend Holds Its Own After Three Decades randomly chosen book: The Last Full Measure