classical music: Thomas Paul

classical music: Thomas Paul

classical music:

Thomas Paul

Thomas Paul, George Frederick Handel, ...

Vox (Classical), 2000

25 Handel Favorites
Absolutely what I expect of Handel! Good stuff, if this is your "bag".

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 ...

Mendelssohn: Elijah / Shaw, Bonney, Quivar, Hadley, Hampson, Atlanta Symphony (Sung in English)

Thomas Hampson, Thomas Paul, ...

Telarc, 1995

Very excellent, especially the choral work
Having sung in this oratorio many times (both the contralto, and the soprano solo parts) I was very familiar with the work. What hit me first in this recording was the WORDS were not the same as those I had sung so many times. It was sort of a jolt. Instantly, that ...

Cello for Relaxation

Saint-Saëns, Bruch, ...

RCA, 2001

A Fine Way To Relax
Currently I'm enjoying this cello music while in the car, as it lessens the stress of traffic. It contains a variety of cello pieces that have beauty and grace. As a cellist I appreciate the supurb execution of each piece. This CD is everything I hoped it would be.

Debussy's Greatest Hits

Claude Debussy, Andrew Litton, ...

Sony, 1994

THIS IS THE STUFF RIGHT HERE!
I BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE I WAS TRYING EXPAND MY HORIZONS, YOU KNOW? CULTURALLY AND MENTALLY, YOU KNOW? SERIOUSLY THOUGH I WAS IN THE SHOP AND I WAS HAVING A GAZE AROUND THE PLACE AND THEN THIS PICTURE JUST JUMPS OUT AT ME, AND I PICKED IT UP AND IT WAS THIS DEBUSSY CHAP ...

The Power & The Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses

Telarc, 1995

Best of American Choral Singing!
This CD could be the cornerstone of your choral music library! Wonderful performances of all of the essential choral pieces give a wonderful introduction to choral music for someone new to it, and also give a nice sampler of the best pieces for someone already familiar ...

Scrooge: The Musical (1992 Birmingham Cast)

Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, ...

Jay Records, 1997

Own the CD to Scrooge the movie right now!
Scrooge the movie is my absolute favorite Christmas movie. Apparently, you can't get the soundtrack on CD because of some kind of legal hangup. Until they make a real version of this CD, go to http://falalalala.com/?p=129 and make your own Scrooge the movie CD! That ...

Peace Like a River

Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Irving Berlin, ...

Mormon Tabernacle, 2004

every good adjective
This album is all beauty and solace. The singing is pristine, the arrangements lush and often stirring--never saccharine. As with the previous reviewer, my first listing of "Peace Like a River" brought me to tears (especially "Peace Like a River," the sopranos in ...

Handel: Messiah

Thomas Paul, George Frederick Handel, ...

RCA, 2004

Inspired
For a work so frequently recorded, one might think, oh, whee, another reissue from the vaults. But among all the many excellent to splendid recordings of Handel's great oratorio, this has always been the one that spoke to me in the most immediate, humane, and ...

Orff - Carmina Burana/Beethoven - Symphony No. 9

Kathleen Battle, Thomas Allen

Philips, 2004

Outstanding Selection
This is the best version of Carmina Burana I have ever seen. I saw it on a local PBS station and have been trying to find it ever since. I was delighted to discover it.

Early American Choral Music, Vol. 2

Anonymous, William Billings, ...

Hmf Classical Exp., 2002

The Better of the two
I have both disc in the series. I liked the music on this disc much more than the first. The selections seem more focused and the sounds are much clearer. Also, the particular pieces fit better together. I love the sound of this group and hope they make more in the ...

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro / Furlanetto, Upshaw, Te Kanwa, Hampson, von Otter, Troyanos; Levine

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ferruccio Furlanetto, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1992

A Figaro that Lives and Breathes
In my search for a perfect Nozze di Figaro--not one that was flawless, but one that suited my taste best--I listened with a merciless ear to several choices. My parents gave me a copy of the Karajan recording with Schwarzkopf--not because they thought I would like it, ...

Moondog 1 & 2

Moondog

Beat Goes On, 2000

This needs a more articulate review...
To tell the truth, the only reason I even listened to this disc in the store is because I spotted the cover, and wondered what the hell a guy who looked like that could sound like. I had a gushing smile on my face as I realized there was real talent and expression ...

Madrigal History Tour

Anonymous, Spanish Anonymous, ...

EMI Classics, 2004

Ever wondered what was before Bach, Lully, or Palestrina?
During the days of the Renaissance, the madrigal was one of the most popular musical forms and outputs. The King's Singers, a modern-day all male vocal group, demonstrate the authentic sound of which these 34 chosen madrigals may have been performed. In the ...

My Fair Lady (1956 Original Broadway Cast)

Frederick Loewe, Colleen O'Connor, ...

Sony, 1990

Break On Through
In a watershed moment for Columbia Records, this original Broadway cast recording began the rapid climb of the company into the stratosphere of pop culture consciousness. Produced by company president Goddard Lieberson, it sold five million copies and spent a ...