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The Adventures of ... Roberto Burle Marx... Leonard Bernstein ... Brahms: Piano Quin... La-di-da

Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops Play the Beatles

John / McCartney, Paul Lennon, Arthur Fiedler, ...

RCA, 2000

AMAZING!
I cannot help but smile when I listen to the beautiful arrangements on this album. It blends the Beatles' genius for melody with the great percussive sound and incredible energy of Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. I've heard other orchestral versions of Beatles ...

Movie Adagios

Julian Lloyd Webber, Janos Starker, ...

Decca, 2001

One of the best CDs you'll ever own
This is an excellent selection of music. I listen to it every chance I get. It is great just to put in your CD player on "repeat" and allow it to soothe and inspire you for a few hours, for an evening, or an for entire day. One reason I chose it was that I was looking ...

The Bells of St. Genevieve and Other Baroque Delights

Marin Marais, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

RCA, 1992

Beautiful Baroque!!!
If you like Baroque music you'll love this one. It has been one of my favorites for years. And if you love Marin Marais this is to me the best, the first selection always takes me away to a beautiful place.

Music for the Spanish Kings

Canciero de Montecassino Anonymous, Hayne van Ghizeghem, ...

EMI Classics, 2001

Great Addition to My Collection
Jordie Savall and Hesprion XX do it again. I've yet to hear a CD of his that I didn't love. Most of my collection of 15th-17th Century music is English, French, German, and Italian, and I am happy to see the Spanish masters taking their place alongside them.

Renee Fleming: By Request

Vincenzo Bellini, Alfredo Catalani, ...

Decca, 2003

The Best of Renee Fleming
This is a compilation of Renee Fleming's best works. I got it primarily for Rusalka's song to the Moon (O Silver Moon) but all the other arias are just perfect. She sings her classic, "Summertime" from Porgy & Bess (another of my favorites) so perfectly and "You'll ...

Romanza

Andrea Bocelli

Philips, 1997

Fabulous!
He is one of the "great voices" of our modern era, and this romantic album is superbly representative of his emotional genius in singing. Anna Marie Fritz, author of "Funny Feline Fotos" and other Amazon.com books.

Very Best of

Placido Domingo

EMI Classics, 2003

If you like Placido at all, you must have this CD.
Placido Domingo has been around for so long, it is easy to take this great artist for granted. I totally agree with the previous reviews of this album; I can also say that I had the opportunity to hear him live in concert on April 2, 2005 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and ...

Viaggio Italiano / Andrea Bocelli

Giacomo Puccini, Francesco Cilea, ...

Philips, 1997

Bocelli never disappoints!
I hate to admit it but it has only been fairly recent that I "discovered" Andrea Bocelli, when he appeared on Oprah Winfrey(or was it Dr. Phil?), and American Idol. His voice mezmorized and touched me so much that I HAD to find out more. Over the last few weeks I have ...

A to Z of Classical Music

Various, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Naxos, 2000

Great Tracks -- Great Value -- Great Book, Who Can Complain?
Naxos is a fabulous label -- you will not get samples of the best classical music through the ages at no better price. These tracks are as good as any of the over-priced major orchestras and in some cases better. This is a great starter set for a beginner or anyone ...

Nessun Dorma ~ 20 Great Tenor Arias / Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo, Bergonzi, Aragall, Björling, Di Stefano, ...

Giacomo Puccini, Georges Bizet, ...

Decca, 1998

Nessun Dorma - 20 Great Tenor Arias/Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo, Bergonzi, Argall, Bjorling, Di Stefano, Kollo, Corelli, Del M
Via Amazon - Excellent service, prompt delivery, excellent condition as described, packaged well. Would use again.

Bidu Sayao: Opera Arias and Brazilian Folksongs

Bidu Sayao, Heitor Villa-Lobos

Sony, 1996

Brazilian's Soprano
Excellent, amazing, recommend. (excelente para conhecermos melhor uma das mais importantes e conhecidas sopramos de todo o mundo)

Puccini: Madama Butterfly Highlights
Giacomo Puccini, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Decca, 1990

Christmas With the Trapp Family Singers

The Trapp Family

Deutsche Grammophon, 2004

A new musical Christmas tradition
This recording was my first experience with the Trapp Family Singers (other than knowing the story from The Sound of Music). I cannot state how pleasently surprised I was. First of all, the technical quality of the recording is extraordinary. The selections were ...

Italian Opera Arias

Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, ...

EMI Classics, 2004

Polished voice
This is my third purchase of this cd, two as gifts to family. I can't add much to how others have described villazon's voice: somewhat like Domingo's (no surprise, since Villazon spent his teen years imitating Domingo's singing from records), _extremely_ good use of ...

Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy / Jean-Yves Thibaudet

George Frideric Handel, Antonio Vivaldi, ...

Decca, 1998

Exquisite
"Her natural command of messa di voce phrasing, willingness to shade the voice away to the quietest pianissimo and acute sensitivity to the words of Caccini's love songs proved irresistible, attracting a generous mix of applause and foot stamping." Such was the ...