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Glass: Violin concerto
(more) »rank: 22220from: Naxos American
: :Philip Glass's signature doom-and-gloom minor sonorities and shifting rhythms scintillate and eddy under the touch of Adele Anthony and the Ulster Symphony. The solo line in the Violin Concerto is at odds with a unified orchestra throughout, and Anthony's romantic tone draws the listener in for an exploration of the texture, grain, and fiber of Glass's structural minimalism. The Ulster Symphony's rendering of Company and Akhnaten, under the leadership of Takuo Yuasa, forms brilliant darts of tonal color. As a musical adaptation of Samuel Beckett's prose of the same name, Company's dark ruminations are appropriate ...
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Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; FantasÃa para un Gentilhombre
(more) »rank: 16147from: Philips
: :Rodrigo's two 'greatest hits,' these works for guitar and orchestra made a convenient and frequent LP coupling, but they are a skimpy CD program. One recommendable feature of this CD is the inclusion of two lovely works for solo guitar along with an equally lovely piece for violin and orchestra. Rodrigo deserves to be more than a two-hit wonder, and bravo to Philips for exposing a little more of his music like this. Still, the performances of the 'hits' are our major concern here. Pepe Romero plays with complete command of the music, and in ...
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Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos
(more) »rank: 8659from: Sony
: :Rodrigo's two 'greatest hits,' these works for guitar and orchestra made a convenient and frequent LP coupling, but they are a skimpy CD program. One recommendable feature of this CD is the inclusion of two lovely works for solo guitar along with an equally lovely piece for violin and orchestra. Rodrigo deserves to be more than a two-hit wonder, and bravo to Philips for exposing a little more of his music like this. Still, the performances of the 'hits' are our major concern here. Pepe Romero plays with complete command of the music, and in ...
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Bella Tuscany: Music Inspired by Tuscany
(more) »rank: 42455from: Telarc
: :Rodrigo's two 'greatest hits,' these works for guitar and orchestra made a convenient and frequent LP coupling, but they are a skimpy CD program. One recommendable feature of this CD is the inclusion of two lovely works for solo guitar along with an equally lovely piece for violin and orchestra. Rodrigo deserves to be more than a two-hit wonder, and bravo to Philips for exposing a little more of his music like this. Still, the performances of the 'hits' are our major concern here. Pepe Romero plays with complete command of the music, and in ...
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Bach: Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
(more) »rank: 8332from: Philips
: essential recording:Arthur Grumiaux was among the most elegant and refined violinists who ever recorded. This doesn't preclude his playing the famous Chaconne with lots of power, which he does. But it means hearing Bach with all technical difficulties minimized to give you a clear view of the music. Sometimes, as in Joseph Szigeti's late recordings (Vanguard Classics OVC 8021/2), there is a sense of struggle between the violin and the music that for more dramatic Bach. Grumiaux allows you to hear everything Bach put into the music, and it all sounds beautiful. --Leslie Gerber
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The Story of Tchaikovsky
(more) »rank: 44827by: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Edouard van Remoortel, Arthur Hannes
: essential recording:Arthur Grumiaux was among the most elegant and refined violinists who ever recorded. This doesn't preclude his playing the famous Chaconne with lots of power, which he does. But it means hearing Bach with all technical difficulties minimized to give you a clear view of the music. Sometimes, as in Joseph Szigeti's late recordings (Vanguard Classics OVC 8021/2), there is a sense of struggle between the violin and the music that for more dramatic Bach. Grumiaux allows you to hear everything Bach put into the music, and it all sounds beautiful. --Leslie Gerber
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Schubert: The Complete Impromptus
(more) »rank: 13931by: Franz Schubert, Alfred Brendel
: essential recording:Arthur Grumiaux was among the most elegant and refined violinists who ever recorded. This doesn't preclude his playing the famous Chaconne with lots of power, which he does. But it means hearing Bach with all technical difficulties minimized to give you a clear view of the music. Sometimes, as in Joseph Szigeti's late recordings (Vanguard Classics OVC 8021/2), there is a sense of struggle between the violin and the music that for more dramatic Bach. Grumiaux allows you to hear everything Bach put into the music, and it all sounds beautiful. --Leslie Gerber
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Elgar: The Collector's Edition (30 CDs)
(more) »rank: 27877from: Emi Classics
:Album Details:Elgar is the Quintessential English Composer. He is Loved as Our Shakespeare of Music, and We Turn to Him at Times of Solemn Remembrance and National Rejoicing. This Edition, Released to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Composer's Birth, Presents all the Major Orchestral, Choral, Chamber and Stage Works, as Well as Many Lesser Pieces and Rarities, in Interpretations by the 20th Century's Finest Elgarians. All Your Favourite Elgar is Here, in Over 32 Hours of Music on 30 Cds.
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Pachelbel's Greatest Hit: The Ultimate Canon
(more) »rank: 20365from: RCA
:Album Details:Elgar is the Quintessential English Composer. He is Loved as Our Shakespeare of Music, and We Turn to Him at Times of Solemn Remembrance and National Rejoicing. This Edition, Released to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Composer's Birth, Presents all the Major Orchestral, Choral, Chamber and Stage Works, as Well as Many Lesser Pieces and Rarities, in Interpretations by the 20th Century's Finest Elgarians. All Your Favourite Elgar is Here, in Over 32 Hours of Music on 30 Cds.
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Tuscany: A Romantic Journey
(more) »rank: 4713from: Avalon
: :Take a romantic journey across the fabled landscape of Tuscany with these beautiful, orchestral recordings of Italian classics. Click Below to Listen:1 O Mio Babbino from Gianni Schicchi - Puccini 2 Con Te Partiro - Sartori 3 Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni 4 La Donna E Mobile from Rigoletto - Verdi 5 Un Bel Di Vedremo from Madama Butterfly - Puccini 6 Nessun Dorma from Turandot - Puccini 7 Intermezzo from La Traviata - Verdi 8 Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme - Puccini 9 Caruso - Dalla 10 Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana from ...
