classical music: davidson

classical music: davidson

classical music:

Davidson

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas; King Arthur; Dioclesian; Timon of Athens; 3 Odes

Brian Bannatyne-Scott, Christopher Foster, ...

Archiv Prod Import, 2003

Fine Purcell from Pinnock and EC
I greatly enjoyed this reissue of several Purcell stage works and choral odes originally released on Archiv Produktion some years back. As is ty- pical of Pinnock/English Concert the performances and intepretations are refined and elegant but certainly not without ...

Lady In The Dark (1997 Original London Cast)

Kurt Weill, Adrian Dunbar, ...

Jay Records, 1998

Definitive recording
This brilliant 1997 recording is the only complete example of the Weill/Gershwin/Hart 'musical play'. Maria Friedman is Eliza Elliott (Oliver Award Nominee - Best Actress in a Musical); she plays this notoriously difficult role with dramatic subtlety and an alluring ...

Ellisor: Conversations In Silence; Blackberry Winter; Barber: Canzonetta; Scearce: Endymion's Sleep; Mock: ...

David B. Hancock, P. David Hancock, ...

Warner Bros / Wea, 1997

Get the best fast
I heard this recording on NPR radio and loved it. While it was out of the mainstream usually stocked at music stores, I found it on Amazon, ordered it, and received in a matter of days! The recording is a lovely collection of Tennessee / Celtic pieces with wonderful ...

Ikon

Pavel Chesnokov, Gustav Holst, ...

Decca, 2006

"Music for the Soul and Spirit" is a most appropriate title!
IKON is yet another release from The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers, an amazingly gifted group that here presents music throughout the ages meant to elevate the soul from the cleavage of the earth to peaks of serenity that only music of this manner can ...

Back in Baroque: The String Quartet Tribute to AC/DC

Paul Johnson, Thomas Saunders, ...

Vitamin Records, 2003

Totally Suprised!!!
I read about this CD on an AC/DC Fan site and they had a link to purchase it here. I bought the CD without hearing any clips or anything. So, buying it sight unseen, made me feel a little aprehensive. Well, when it arrived I couldn't wait. I took it with me to work and ...

Rediscovering Lost Scores, Vol. 2

Wendy Carlos, Wendy / Elkind, Rachel Carlos, ...

East Side Digital, 2005

Finally and Fulfilling!
Believe the hype, _Shining_ fans. These bits and pieces of music - volume 1 focuses more on "studio music and textures" of the themes devised for the film while volume 2 spends its allotted tracks on the more fully developed orchestra tracks - hold just about ...

Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute Series Sampler

Todd Mark Rubenstein, Guenevere Measham, ...

Vitamin Records, 2004

Different Perspective
Vitamin records has been releasing these cd's like wild fires, just spreading orchestral music to the lesser audience of it. This cd will give you the rock music that originally started this who phenomenon (apocalyptica). This cd is great for anyone interested in ...

Home For Christmas

Adolphe Adam, Robert Allen, ...

Madacy Special Mkts, 2003

An almost perfect blend of classic Christmas carols and performers
I have this cd with the Thomas Kinkade cover and insert. The cover of the cd has Kinkade's painting "Village Christmas" with a pine green border. The cd is encased in a nice cardboard jacket with the same design. As an added bonus there is an insert of Kinkade's ...

The Hard Nut (Mark Morris Dance Group)

William Wagner, Mark Morris

Nonesuch, 2007

waited so long
I always loved the Nutcracker and enjoyed watching it on TV when ever it came on PBS. Then I saw this as a teenager and I was totally blown away, same story but done with a very different twist. (how can you go wrong with men in toe shoes?!) And I fell in love, I have ...

William Bolcom - Songs of Innocence and of Experience (William Blake) / Slatkin, University of Michigan ...

William Bolcom, Christine Brewer

Naxos American, 2004

An Excellent Example of Modern American Composition
I had the double pleasure of hearing a performance of this live in Ann Arbor AND purchasing the CD for subsequent enjoyment. Bolcolm's composition, though somewhat dated (in the notes above you can see that this was actually written some time back) is still very ...

Johann Strauss - Simplicius / Welser-Most, Volle, Zysset, Zurich Opera House

Michael Volle, Martin Zysset

Kultur Video, 2003

Simply Delicious!
At first glance, I was a little intimidated by the plot synopsis of Simplicius, but it turned out to be a delightful love story filled with beautiful Strauss waltz music. Before a word is spoken, you will hear the lovely melodic theme of the operetta, which translates ...

The String Quartet Tribute to Switchfoot

Todd Mark Rubenstein, J. / Foreman, T. Foreman, ...

Vitamin Records, 2005

Very awesome String-Quartet Tribute
This is my favorite String-Quartet Tribute so far. If you're a fan of Switchfoot (and definately orchestra type instrumentals) you're probably going to like this. Songs like Meant To Live, Dare You To Move, Learning To Breathe, Chem 6A, and some of your other favorites ...

Dallas Litton - 1812 Overture with Chorus

Vassily Gerello, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ...

Delos Records, 1996

Incredible!
Cutting to the chase, this is quite simply the best version of the 1812 Overture I have EVER heard. It's so good that this CD would be a steal if that was the only selection on it.

The String Quartet Tribute to Bob Dylan

Thomas Saunders, Todd Mark Rubenstein, ...

Vitamin Records, 2003

"Blowin In The Wind" is beautiful
The whole CD is really very good, but "Blowin In The Wind" is arranged in a different key and is so haunting and beautiful. My son is in Iraq right now fighting for their liberation, and I was in Vietnam. Bob Dylan's music holds a powerful place in my heart and I just ...

Messiah Highlights

Andy Murphy, George Frederick Handel, ...

Delta, 1994

Delightful
I've been a fan of Handel's Messiah for years, and I've listened to many, many collections. This one is my favorite. I like this one because in most other performances, the conductor is trying to put some "twist" on the performance, or to somehow make it "new" and ...