classical music: easter     classical music:     Easter      Sheherazade / Russian Easter Overture Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Eugene Ormandy, ... Sony, 2002 Highly Worthy of the "Definitive" Title! This is one of my favorite pieces of Russian music ever composed, which is a mixed blessing in the sense that, when the music is performed the right way, it's positively revelatory, and when it's performed the wrong way, it's a massive bummer and leads to deep ...             Rimsky-Korsakov: Greatest Hits Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Andrey Tchistyakov, ... Sony, 1995 OUTSTANDING This is a good selection of outstanding works of one of the best Russian composers. I enjoyed it very much.             The King's Noyse, dir. David Douglass: Royal Delight: 17th Century Ballads & Dances Anonymous, English Anonymous, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2005             Salve Regina: Gregorian Chant Gregorian Chant, Benedictine Monks of the Abbey of St. Maurice & St. Maur of the Abbey Philips, 1990 Hauntingly Beautiful This is an excellent cd. The emotion present in the monks' voices, espcially in the "Salve Regina" is deeply moving and beautiful. Highly recommended for anyone who is a fan of Gregorian chant, and a great first buy for someone who just wants to know what Gregorian ...             Mysteria Gregorian Chant, Chanticleer Teldec, 1995 Beautiful I came upon Chanticleer through my interest in Renaissance polyphony. I bought their recording of Palestrina's Missa Pro Defunctis and was extremely pleased. I thought at first that they were explicitly dedicated to early music (I had only come across the Palestrina ...             Bach: Magnificat; Easter Oratorio Johann Sebastian Bach, Andrew Parrott, ... EMI Classics, 2000 The Extreme End of the Minimalist Spectrum: The Purity of Bach Andrew Parrott conducts the Taverner Consort and Players is a very affordable set of discs that allow everyone to experience the 'non-choral' choral Bach. Instead of the usual chorus (even the pared down choruses of 16 - 30 members the way most 'authentic' ...             Bach at Bedtime: Lullabies for the Still of the Night Andreas Greger, Janos Starker, ... Philips, 1995 Mellow, Sleepy, Wonderful I bought this CD for myself, a 60 year old. I have trouble sleeping and have been buying CDs by this company. They are all wonderful. I'm asleep in about 15 minutes!             Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol; Russian Easter Overture Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Andrew Litton, ... EMI Classics, 1995 Stellar Performance Having been a professional violinist and pianist for thirty years, I have developed a special appreciation for classical music. Scheherezade is one of the great orchestral pieces. This version clearly highlights the great skill of the composer and the orchestra. All ...             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 ...             Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture/ Marche Slave Torgny Sporsen, Alexander Borodin, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 1991 Thunderous! I am a new listener to classical music and as such do not claim to have yet developed a refined ear. However, this recording has exactly the attributes other reviewers have reported. The chorus and the cannons make it. I listened on a pair of Definitive Tecnology ...             Brother Sun, Sister Moon Gregorian Chant, William Byrd, ... American Gramaphone, 1990 Light and shadows Recorded in the Great Hall of University College School, London, the Cambridge Singers under the direction of John Rutter produced a true masterpiece in 'Brother Sun, Sister Moon' in 1988. The title derives from a famous prayer by St. Francis of Assisi, and is ...             Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition No 1-10; Night on the Bare Mountain; Khovanshchina - Prelude / ... Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, ... Polygram Records, 1990 This recording is definately worth having. This particular performance of the orchestral version of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition..." is the finest performance of this work I have heard. It seems Dutoit and the MSO have collaborated again with the best Engineers on the planet for this recording. In ...             Ballads/Solo Jazz Standards Irving Berlin, Ernie Burnett, ... Angel Records, 1996 Underrated Previn Andre Previn has always been an underrated jazz pianist. Because of his astonishing variety of successes as a classical conductor, pianist and composer; a film composer; a songwriter; and a performer of romantic cocktail music, he has been eyed suspiciously by the jazz ...             Russian Church Music Anonymous, Alexander Andreyevich Arkhangel'sky, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1992 Aural Delight Of all the music I own this cd is my favorite at this time. This group has a very rich and powerful sound. When I buy choral music this represents exactly what I am looking for. If you are like me you bought a Gregorian Chant cd and were disappointed becuse it is in ...             Rutter: Requiem Susan Dorey, John Rutter, ... Naxos, 2003 A glorious piece --Music-- Rutter's Requiem was written in 1985. In Catholic liturgy, a requiem is a Mass for the Dead, and as such involves strong tones both of mourning and loss as well as elements of hope and eternal life as reflected in Christian belief. Rutter states that, like ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music khovanshchina, rimsky-korsakov, scheherazade, sheherazade, sinfonietta, tchaikovsky      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: How to Get Better Grades and Have More Fun