classical music: russian     classical music:     Russian      Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Vargas, Hvorostovsky, Gergiev, Carsen [Metropolitan Opera 2007] Renee Fleming, Ramon Vargas Decca, 2007 The best DVD version of Eugene Onegin Robert Carsen's production is lovely with a successful blend of conservative and new ideas. I know this opera for years, and have quite a few recordings of it. But never before did its closing scene move me, as in this performance. This is mostly because of the singing ...             Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazon: Duets Georges Bizet, Gaetano Donizetti, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2007 opera duets here we have two of the finest stars in the universe.boy! can they sing,gloriously so what a pair wonderful,wonderful,wonderful a first rate cd.             Classical Music for Children: A Toddler's Introduction to Classical Music Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, ... Ent. Media Partners, 1997 He started dancing as soon as we put it on! My 12 month old loves this CD and happily bops away to the music (in the car he sometimes even starts singing!). We like it too and not being very well versed in Classical music, it is a nice mix for us.             25 Classical Favorites Frank Morelli, Johann Sebastian Bach, ... Vox (Classical), 1996 Great collection of classical favorites - but no Beethoven Overall an excellent collection of classical favorites and for $3.99 its a steal, but strangely there is not a single Beethoven composition in the CD.             25 Thunderous Classics Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, ... Vox (Classical), 2000 You will like this! I had purchased an abundance of the "Favorites" collection and some were better than others. This CD is at the top of them all. They may be short, but not that short. Wondrous music. I can almost guarantee that you will like this music. Well worth the price!             Russian Album Anna Netrebko, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2007 Opinion from an opera novice............ As the title states,I am just starting to learn about opera,and I found Ms.Netrebko's singing on 'Russian Album' to be absolutely breathtaking! For now,she is my favorite soprano.             25 Tchaikovsky Favorites Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Alois Springer, ... Vox (Classical), 1996 Tchaikovsky's Greatest Pieces of Music Here are some of Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky's greatest works. His Nutcraker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty ballets are the most famous in the repoirtaire. The Symphony No. 5 and 6 are very excellent symphonic orchestrations. However, despite all the good stuff in here ...             Carreras · Domingo · Pavarotti: The Three Tenors in Concert / Mehta Giacomo Puccini, Salvatore Cardillo, ... Decca, 1990 Excellent listening... Saw this concert on TV and was so moved by their voices and the opera experience, had to order and was not disappointed. I listen to it and feel relaxed, excited and amazed. I listen to alot of different music (mostly rock) so people who know me were curious and ...             Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol; Russian Easter Overture Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Andrew Litton, ... EMI Classics, 1995 Best Classical CD bargain on Amazon, IMHO I'm surprised this CD isn't displayed on the Classical Blowout store. Perhaps it's *too* good a bargain? I purchased this CD for one piece: The Story Of The Kalandar Prince. My children and I love this work, as it is orchestrated like a story ("tone poem" is the ...             Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, A Night on Bald Mountain, and Other Russian Showpieces [Hybrid SACD] Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ... RCA, 2004 Wow! How can something older than me sound so good? The recording is top notch. Dont be fooled into thinking it is "just stereo", the ambience of symphony hall comes thru as though it were recorded in surround. Exquisite detail and perfect tempo. Timpani has realistic ...             Amazing Grace Royal Scots Dragoon Guards RCA, 1992 fantastic music...hair stood up on my arms... i love "amazing Grace" and i love the pipes and the drums. this cd was a wonderful combination of all...             Natalie Dessay - The Miracle of the Voice [best of] Gaetano Donizetti, Emmanuel Chabrier, ... Virgin Classics, 2007 Wonderful introduction to "The Art of Dessay" Natalie Dessay's "The Miracle of the Voice" is a welcome addition to the recording oeuvre. She covers much territory in this 2 CD work--from Offenbach to Donizetti to Gounod to Delibes to Massenet to Stravinsky and Bernstein (Candide). I'll mention sample selections ...             Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition Alexander Borodin, Mikhail Glinka, ... RCA, 1994 If only we had more "tyrants" like this one. The only comparable orchestra to Reiner's late fifties Chicago Leviathan was another Midwestern ensemble a few hundred miles to the east in Cleveland (also commanded by an expatriate Hungarian Jewish maestro). It's a toss up over which orchestra was better, but this ...             The Children of Theatre Street - The Story of the Kirov Ballet School Grace Kelly, Konstantin Saklinsky Kultur Video, 2004 Wonderful A wonderful old documentary although the children act for the camera and it is not a natural insight of their life. A "must-have" for everybody who loves the "Russian school" and the Russian Ballet.             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 ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music hvorostovsky, introduction, metropolitan, rimsky-korsakov, scheherazade, sheherazade      toavi.com    web randomly chosen DVD: The Trap