classical music: Thomas S. Allen

classical music: Thomas S. Allen

classical music:

Thomas S. Allen

Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the ...

Nicholas Folwell, Arthur Sullivan, ...

Telarc, 1996

The Best Of Gilbert And Sullivan
At the end of the 19th century (1870's, 80's and 90's) the compatible duo of librettist and composer Gilbert and Sullivan popularized the pre-Broadway entertainment of Savoy opera. These were light operas or operettas whose content was satire and comedy, full of bouncy ...

Screamers (Circus Marches)

Kenneth J. Alford, Thomas S. Allen, ...

Philips, 1991

Sounds even better than when I first heard it
When I first heard the last eleven marches on this recording; I heard them on tape, and I really enjoyed them, this was back in 1988 when I was in the seventh grade. When I moved in the winter of 1988, I lost that tape. I was very sad when I did, and it was not until ...

Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music · Five Mystical Songs · Fantasia on Christmas Carols · Flos Campi / ...

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Matthew Best, ...

Hyperion UK, 1993

Some of the finest of English vocal music
Of this collection, only the "Five Mystical Songs" will be familiar to most listeners. It is a treat to discover the remaining works all available in one package, and especially good to hear them. "Serenade to Music" (with words by Shakespeare) is quintessential ...

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

Richard Adler, Peter Allen, ...

Sony, 2004

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover
Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a ...

Chanticleer - Out of This World

Chad Runyon, Tim Krol, ...

Teldec, 1994

This music is truly beautiful
No matter what your musical tastes are, you will enjoy this CD. Chanticleer sings songs with such a beauty and clarity, it makes one want to take up singing. I highly recommend all of Chanticleer's material.

The Very Best of Montserrat Caballé

Montserrat Caballe

EMI Classics, 2003

Cut-and-Paste Caballe
This two-disc recital draws heavily upon two Caballe recital discs (a Bellini/Verdi recital, and a recital of Puccini arias), with some extra material thrown in. At the end of disc one, there are also some Spanish songs thrown in, a good choice, since Caballe sang ...

More Mozart for Mothers-to-Be

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Colin Davis, ...

Philips, 2000

good opera
I have been a fan of classical music for 15 years, but have had little success finding opera I enjoy. This CD is all opera, and I have enjoyed every song.

The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!

Ernest Blanc, Robert Massard, ...

Angel Records, 1999

Great for the amateur Opera listener
As a long time armchair Opera listener I'm shocked that I hadn't come across this album until recently. I'm not really an Opera connoisseur so my review is based on just the fact that I love Opera, but mostly by listening to arias or occasionally going to the Opera. ...

100 Best Opera Classics

Andreas Schmidt, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, ...

Emd Int'l, 2007

Amazing Value
I am so impressed by this collection that I must share my joy at getting so many beautiful arias, duets, et al in one collection. It captures many of the great operatic voices in stellar performances spanning the last 50 years. If you are enchanted by beautiful ...

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 ...

Mojo Presents Stax Soul Power! Music Sampler CD

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So-Called "Sampler" Puts Many Oldies CDs To Shame
In the one page of liner notes that accompany this CD put out by Geoff Brown of Mojo Magazine of London, England, editor-in-chief Phil Alexander, as a lead-in to his comments written in December 2007, quotes Isaac Hayes as saying "Stax always has been and always will ...

Knockout Drops

Harry L. Alford, Thomas S. Allen, ...

Paragon Ragtime Orche, 1998

Truly Infectious Music
It's difficult to explain the feeling one gets when they first listen to that perfect period recording. It's a split between true happiness, excitment, and subtle comfort, the feeling as if you have been propelled into the past, the feeling as if you can see what has ...

Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem/Four Hymns/Toward The Unknown Region/O Clap Your Hands/Lord, Thou Hast ...

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Matthew Best, ...

Hyperion UK, 1994

A superior recording
Matthew Best and the Corydon Singers have made one of the finest, precise recordings of RVW's choral works. No muddy sound from a cathedral, it is clear and precise. The range of warmth and excitement appropriate to each piece will satisfy choral afficionados. ...

Mad about Vivaldi

Antonio Vivaldi, Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1993

The Red Priest how he should be played
I was given this CD many years ago, and to this day it has remained my favourite. Vivaldi's beautiful simplistic melodies in the largo movements and awe-inspiring scalar variations make his music a delight to listen to. Simon Standage's energetic performance of the ...

The Civil War

Douglas Jimerson

Amerimusic, 2000

Historical Time Capsule
This is the most comprehensive recording I've found of songs popular during the Civil War period. The performances are a time capsule of Civil War music.