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Buy Now	Sentimento: Andrea Bocelli with Lorin Maazel and the London Symphony Orchestra [Limited Edition w/ Bonus Track] (more) »rank: 11751 by: Andrea Bocelli, Joaquin Rodrigo, Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Jacques Offenbach, Francesco Paolo Tosti, Gioachino Rossini, Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, Stanislao Gastaldon, Luigi Denza, Stefano Donaudy, Lorin Maazel :Album Details:A Sensational Album featuring Truly Beautiful Songs and Arias that Evoke Feelings of Passion and Romance. The UK Special Edition of the Album Includes the Bonus Track 'Non T'amo Pui' by Tosti. :The international crossover success of tenor Andrea Bocelli has spawned any number of imitators on both sides of the Atlantic. But this collection of romantic arias and duets with violinist-conductor Lorin Maazel (who also arranges and helms the London Symphony Orchestra here) proves once again that the classical canon still offers ample room for compelling reinvention without nettlesome pop affectations. In reviving a genre (violin and vocal) largely dormant since ...	Buy Now	The History of Classical Music (Non Fiction) (more) »rank: 147808 by: Richard Fawkes : :A superb crossover title of enormous appeal to the vast selection of the population that enjoys classical music, but would like to know more about it. From Gregorian Chant to Henryk Gorecki, the first living classical composer to get into the pop album charts, here is the fascinating story of over a thousand years of Western classical music and the composers who have sought to express in music the deepest of human feelings and emotions. Polyphony, sonata form, serial music - many musical expressions are also explained - with the text illustrated by performances from some of the most highly praised recordings ...
Buy Now	The Sound of Vienna [DVD Video] [Includes Bonus CD] (more) »rank: 54608 from: C&B Productions :Description:Johann Strauss, also known as the 'Waltz King,' has composed numerous classics such as, 'Radetzky-Marsch,' 'Wettrennen-Galopp,' and 'Ballsirenen Walzer.' This DVD features a live concert with the greatest melodies of Strauss and his peers, like Franz Lehar, Julius Fucik, and Jacques Offenbach. Tracks such as 'Waldmeister Ouvertüre,' 'Wettrennen-Galopp,' 'Ballsirenen Walzer,' and 'Fledermaus Quadrille' are featured on this DVD and CD set.	Buy Now	40 Most Beautiful Arias (more) »rank: 59131 from: Warner Classics :Album Description:Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for vocals with orchestral accompaniment and this collection gathers together arias that will touch your heart and relax your soul as you are lifted by their beautiful melodies. 40 tracks including solos from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jennifer Lamore, William Christie, Marcello Viotti and many others. WEA. 2008.
Buy Now	The Very Best of Lucia Popp (more) »rank: 55596 from: EMI Classics :Album Description:Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for vocals with orchestral accompaniment and this collection gathers together arias that will touch your heart and relax your soul as you are lifted by their beautiful melodies. 40 tracks including solos from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jennifer Lamore, William Christie, Marcello Viotti and many others. WEA. 2008.	Buy Now	The Best Choral Album in the World...Ever! (more) »rank: 104745 from: EMI Classics :Album Description:Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for vocals with orchestral accompaniment and this collection gathers together arias that will touch your heart and relax your soul as you are lifted by their beautiful melodies. 40 tracks including solos from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jennifer Lamore, William Christie, Marcello Viotti and many others. WEA. 2008.
Buy Now	Classical Hits (more) »rank: 27874 from: Sony :Album Description:Two CD collection featuring the finest voices in Opera performing the most beautiful arias by the classic composers. An aria is a self-contained piece for vocals with orchestral accompaniment and this collection gathers together arias that will touch your heart and relax your soul as you are lifted by their beautiful melodies. 40 tracks including solos from Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Jennifer Lamore, William Christie, Marcello Viotti and many others. WEA. 2008.	Buy Now	Frederica von Stade - French Opera Arias (more) »rank: 108811 by: Hector Berlioz, Jules Massenet, Ambroise Thomas, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Charles Gounod, Jacques Offenbach, Frederica von Stade, London Philharmonic Orchestra : :Recorded at the beginning of her career in 1976, this shows Frederica Von Stade as a bright, accomplished singer with a distinctive sound, a bit softer, smaller, and fresher than her voice is now. With a selection of arias including all the best mezzo-soprano moments from Berlioz's Beatrice et Benedict, Massenet's Werther and Cendrillon, Berlioz's Damnation of Faust, and what became her great party piece, the drunk aria from Offenbach's La Perichole, everything is utterly lovely. However, this is her first try at most of this music and it shows: performances are all about voice and not about words or characterization. For those ...
Buy Now	100 Best Opera Classics (more) »rank: 52245 from: Emd Int'l : :Recorded at the beginning of her career in 1976, this shows Frederica Von Stade as a bright, accomplished singer with a distinctive sound, a bit softer, smaller, and fresher than her voice is now. With a selection of arias including all the best mezzo-soprano moments from Berlioz's Beatrice et Benedict, Massenet's Werther and Cendrillon, Berlioz's Damnation of Faust, and what became her great party piece, the drunk aria from Offenbach's La Perichole, everything is utterly lovely. However, this is her first try at most of this music and it shows: performances are all about voice and not about words or characterization. For those ...	Buy Now	Midnight on the Water (more) »rank: 130431 by: Mark O'Connor : :Recorded at the beginning of her career in 1976, this shows Frederica Von Stade as a bright, accomplished singer with a distinctive sound, a bit softer, smaller, and fresher than her voice is now. With a selection of arias including all the best mezzo-soprano moments from Berlioz's Beatrice et Benedict, Massenet's Werther and Cendrillon, Berlioz's Damnation of Faust, and what became her great party piece, the drunk aria from Offenbach's La Perichole, everything is utterly lovely. However, this is her first try at most of this music and it shows: performances are all about voice and not about words or characterization. For those ...