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Mandolins from Italy: 24 Most Popular Melodies
Manufacturer: Arc Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000516VA Release Date: 2002-03-12 |
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Every song sounds the same.......2007-04-13
Traditional Italian music.......2007-03-31
Italian dinner music.......2007-03-08
Perfect for a themed party, or just background music!.......2007-02-03
Just like my dad's music.......2007-01-09
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Essential Hyperion, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004RITB Release Date: 2001-01-09 |
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Nothing but hits.......2001-01-31
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Voice of the Baroque
Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000667S1 Release Date: 2002-05-14 |
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Listen, Learn, & Grow: Playtime
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005LMZT Release Date: 2001-06-19 |
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Listen,Learn, & Grow: Playtime.......2007-05-14
Grandkids love it!.......2007-01-03
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The Fabulous Victoria De Los Angeles
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002S5G Release Date: 1994-02-15 |
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The word "fabulous" seems vulgar when applied to the Spanish diva whose delicately shaded voice encompassed music from the middle ages to the present. This four-disc compilation emphasizes her song repertoire, to which she brought warmth, intelligence, linguistic integrity and irresistible sincerity. Her dignity makes listeners want to come to her, and she rewards them with an intimate, personal experience, especially in this small-scale repertoire by Ravel, Debussy, Duparc, Fauré, lots of Spanish composers and German masters such as Schubert and Brahms. --David Patrick StearnsCustomer Reviews:
Awesome musicality.......2006-07-26
Fabulous? Yes!!!.......1999-09-13
I was delighted to see Faure's "Claire de lune" on the album, and equally delighted with De Los Angeles' elegant rendition of this work. The only recording of the song I've liked better is from an LP featuring Frederika Von Stade.
As an added bonus, several duets with the great baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau are featured on Disk #4. These include some charming settings of Irish songs by Beethoven, and a gorgeous arrangement of "Let Us Wander" by Henry Purcell. I remember hearing these duets years ago on an LP recording, and it was a pleasure to hear them again.
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Dame Clara Butt: Abide with me
Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004RDZI Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
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More Songs My Father Taught Me
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00009L817 Release Date: 2003-08-12 |
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Favourites, Vol. 1
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004YYW7 Release Date: 2001-02-20 |
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An interpreter's magic that is spell-binding........2001-04-13
This CD of "Favourites" provides songs he recorded between 1912 and 1940. The sentiments may be passé (patriotism, nostalgia, piety, the praise of women and the sorrow of parting) but the sincerity and charm transcend fashion. There is also an interpreter's magic evident in the dramatic monologue "Kathleeen Mavourneen" and the jaunty recounting of what happened in "The Garden Where the Praties Grow" that is spell-binding.
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Doob Doob O' Rama, Vol. 2: More Filmsongs from Bollywood
Various Artists Manufacturer: Qdk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004UB10 Release Date: 2000-11-21 |
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Worth track#2 alone, but it's all great..........2003-07-27
This CD is notable because it includes a very famous Indian film song: "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu" (track #2) or "My name is Chin Chin Chu." It's about as catchy as a song can be. When I meet someone from India they almost always know the song and are very surprised that I (being very non-Indian) have heard it. They always ask "How do you know that song?" I tell them that I have a CD that includes it (obviously, this one).
The songs on this CD represent some of the best of Indian film music from approximately the 1960s. The sound quality is less than perfect, but more than listenable. Since nearly all Indian films are musicals (complete with intricate accompanying dance numbers), all of these songs have been wrenched out of context (but unless you speak some of the various languages represented here, you probably won't be bothered). What you will find are interesting and singable melodies, incredible rhythms, breathtaking singing, and 21 reasons to madly dance around the room.
The CD case has a gatefold with pictures from some Indian movies, as well as a list of the movies the songs were taken from. There's not much more information, so listeners are left to themselves to find more context for this music. Not that you need it to enjoy the music, it speaks for itself, however, the lack of information does leave the western listener in somewhat of a vaccuum as to the where and why of the music.
This CD and the first volume of the series are great sources for being introduced to this unique music form. It's all enormously entertaining, and while you're at it, see if local video stores carry any Indian films and rent them. This will complete the experience and give the music on this CD a new perspective.
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Doob Doob O' Rama: Filmsongs of Bollywood
Various Artists Manufacturer: Qdk Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000259DI Release Date: 2000-11-14 |
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Digipak. Authentically Packaged with a Brief History of Classic Indian Film Music.Customer Reviews:
Brush up on your classics..........2005-01-16
Sampler's paradise.......2002-05-12
the funniest cd ever.......2002-03-09
high pitched Indian frenzy.......2000-11-29
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