Charles & Juliano [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. Cicatriz
2. Não Tô Pra Ninguém
3. Anjo Virtual
4. Só Por Você
5. Do Jeito Que Eu Sei
6. Ainda Gosto de Você
7. Longe d'Ocê
8. Caça E Caçador
9. Sintonia
10. Brincando Com Fogo

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La Vie en Rose: La Mome
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • La Vie en Rose
 La Vie en Rose: La Mome

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B000MEYIBG
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

  1. Heaven Have A Mercy
  2. Milord
  3. Rien De Rien
  4. La Foule
  5. Cri Du Coeur
  6. La Vie En Rose (English version)
  7. Padam Padam
  8. Mon Dieu
  9. L'Hymne A L'Amour
  10. Mon Manege A Moi
  11. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
  12. L'Eveil
  13. Mon Legionnaire (piano solo)
  14. Lisieux
  15. La Mort De Leplee ("Mon Legionnaire")
  16. Apparition
  17. L'ABC
  18. L'Arrestation ("Mon Legionnaire")
  19. L'Idylle
  20. Derniere Nuit
  21. Mon Homme (interpreted by Jil Aigrot)
  22. Les Momes De La Cloche (interpreted by Jil Aigrot)
  23. Les Hiboux (interpreted by Jil Aigrot)
  24. Fascination (interpreted by Maya Barsoni)
  25. Il M'a Vue Nue (interpreted by Mistinguett)
  26. La Poupee
  27. Vie En Rose (accordeon)

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As befits the soundtrack of a music biopic, most of the heavy lifting here is done by the movie's subject: iconic French singer Edith Piaf. She was the Gallic Judy Garland, a natural performer who overcame one personal tragedy after another and was never more alive than on stage, forging an uncommon bond with both material and audience. Since actress Marion Cotillard lip-synchs in the film, the first 11 tracks on the CD are by Piaf herself, and give a good overview of her biggest hits (though we get the English version of the title track) and her feverish, ultra-dramatic style. But Piaf wasn't only a tragedienne of song: Her lighter side is represented by "Rien de Rien" and "Mon Manège à Moi," which she infuses with wonderful flair. Tracks 12-20 are made up of Christopher Gunning's richly symphonic original score (check out "La Mort de Leplée"). The last third of the album offers Piaf without Piaf, with contemporary singers Jil Aigrot and Maya Barsoni performing her songs (apparently because the originals' poor sound quality meant they would have stuck out in the movie). Watch out, however, for Mistinguett's hilarious "Il m'a vu nue," a slice of French music-hall history preserved in amber. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Official motion picture soundtrack to the film La Vie En Rose, the dramatic real-life story of French chanteuse Edith Piaf, starring Marion Cotillard and Gerard Depardieu. This release contains 27 tracks featuring 11 of Piaf's most popular songs remastered including "La Vie En Rose", "Hymne A L'amour" "Milord" and "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien", plus the original score by Christopher Gunning.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars La Vie en Rose.......2007-07-06

The soundtrack to the movie by the same title is excellent. The restoration was superb. The voice of Edith Piaf is masterful.
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 Movie Soundtrack)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Perfect music!
  • phantom of the opera is great!
  • music
  • Like being there.
  • My step daughter loves it!
 The Phantom of the Opera (2004 Movie Soundtrack)
Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Stilgoe , Gerard Butler , Emmy Rossum , Patrick Wilson , and Charles Hart
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000654YWY
Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

  1. Overture - The Phantom Of The Opera: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  2. Think Of Me
  3. Angel of Music
  4. The Mirror (Angel Of Music)
  5. The Phantom Of The Opera
  6. The Music Of The Night - Gerard Butler
  7. Prima Donna - Simon Callow
  8. All I Ask Of You
  9. All I Ask Of You (Reprise)
  10. Masquerade - Margaret Price
  11. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
  12. The Point Of No Return
  13. Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer
  14. Learn To Be Lonely - Minnie Driver

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For better or worse, Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of Gaston Leroux's gothic horror/romance novel has done for stage musicals what Spielberg's Jaws did for fish stories, with worldwide sales of its original cast album approaching 25 million. While director Joel Schumacher's film turns on his typically ambitious visual verve, its new film soundtrack recording has been paradoxically focused in scope, yet beefed up dynamically via the brawny presence of a hundred piece orchestra and The London Boys Choir. This single disc version showcases all of Phantom's key songs (a deluxe, double-disc edition is also available), with Gerard Butler imparting a welcome, youthful sensuality to his Phantom, making a fine foil for Emmy Rossum's ever-conflicted Christine. Original show orchestrator David Cullen has fashioned compelling new contemporary arrangements to frame Webber's songs -- which now conclude with the lilting, upbeat new ballad he wrote for the film, "Learn to Be Lonely," sung by Minnie Driver. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Perfect music!.......2007-06-11

The Phantom of the Opera is my favorie musical of all time, simply put. The movie is absolutely incredible, so I just had to have the soundtrack. Though this one-disc version leaves out many excellent pieces, it still has the bulk of the music.
First of all, let me just say that Emmy Rossum (Christine) sounds MUCH more elegant and true than Sarah Brightman (who overpronounces to the point of absurdity) in the classic London Cast recording of the musical.
Second of all, Gerard Butler may not be as operatic as Michael Crawford, but he is a much better actor, and the simple sound of his voice IS the Phantom. "Music of the Night" is so beautiful when he sings it, unlike Michael Crawford's mockery of the piece as he tries to sing those bass notes and just ends up mushing it all together into a horrible, overpronounced, over-legato MESS!
Now, Patrick Wilson! He has such a wonderful voice it just makes me faint! Wow! He is, I swear, the greatest tenor alive. Anyone who criticizes his beautiful performance of Raoul is simply insane.
This soundtrack has some utterly perfect music, such as
1. Gerard's incredible performance of "Music of the Night." He sings so beautifully at the end with that last "night" that one can scarcely believe it.
2. "Down Once More," the final scene of the movie can produce tears even without images on a screen. Hearing the three characters' voices together is sheer perfection!
3. "All I Ask of You" has wonderful emotion on all fronts, and Rossum and Wilson blend together into pure love. Bravo! Brava! Bravi!
4. "All I Ask of You (Reprise)"... It is so truly heartbreaking that I can never stop crying. "You will curse the day you did not do... all that the Phantom asked of you!" It has such a blend of emotion that one can only sit and listen, in bliss and awe.
This soundtrack, though missing some songs (get the two-disc set if you want them all), is basically perfect. I will love this music and these wonderful singers forever.

5 out of 5 stars phantom of the opera is great!.......2007-06-08

I absolutely love this soundtrack! Even better, my children do too!
I plan to buy the movie in the near future. I highly recommend this soundtrack if you loved the movie.

4 out of 5 stars music.......2007-05-25

If you like the music from the movie , you will love this cd.

5 out of 5 stars Like being there........2007-05-17

Listening to this beautiful CD opens my mine's eye to the beauty of the stage play.

5 out of 5 stars My step daughter loves it!.......2007-05-14

I bought this soundtrack for my step daughter and she absolutely loves it!! Thank you so much!
The Phantom of the Opera (Original 1986 London Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Phantom of the Opera
  • Awesome! must get for Phantom or opera fans....
  • The Phantom Of The Opera (1986 Original London Cast)
  • The Perfect Phantom
 The Phantom of the Opera (Original 1986 London Cast)
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ASIN: B00004YTY2
Release Date: 2001-02-06

Tracks:

  1. Prologue
  2. Overture
  3. Act One, Scene I: Think Of Me
  4. Act One, Scene 2: Angel Of Music
  5. Act One, Scene 3: Little Lotte.../The Mirror (Angel Of Music)
  6. Act One, Scene 4: The Phantom Of The Opera
  7. Act One, Scene 5: The Music Of The Night
  8. Act One, Scene 6: I Remember.../Stranger Than You Dreamt It...
  9. Act One, Scene 7: Magical Lasso...
  10. Act One, Scene 8: Notes.../Prima Donna
  11. Act One, Scene 9: Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh
  12. Act One, Scene 10: Why Have You Brought Me Here.../Raoul, I've Been There
  13. Act One, Scene 10: All I Ask Of You
  14. Act One, Scene 10: All I Ask Of You (Reprise)

Tracks:

  1. Entr'acte
  2. Act Two, Scene 1: Masquerade/Why So Silent...
  3. Act Two, Scene 3: Notes.../Twisted Every Way...
  4. Act Two, Scene 5: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
  5. Act Two, Scene 5: Wandering Child.../Bravo, Monsieur
  6. Act Two, Scene 7: The Point Of No Return
  7. Act Two, Scene 8: Down Once More.../Track Down This Murderer

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What's left to be said about Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera a decade after its premiere? That it's maddeningly ubiquitous? A stitch-up of various themes shoplifted from the Italian operatic repertoire? A critic-proof crowd pleaser that's probably being staged somewhere in the world as you read this? A megahit that will likely outlive Titanic in the pop-culture pantheon, Phantom has largely redefined--for better or worse--the manner in which modern musicals are conceived, staged, and marketed. Its influence has reached far beyond the traditional confines of London and Broadway. A favorite example: an abridged version that was the centerpiece of Los Angeles's longest-running transvestite revue, replete with 14-inch chandeliers and a man-playing-a-woman-playing-a-man in the title role. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A disappointment after the film soundtrack........2007-06-11

I apologize in advance if this review is too cynical and overly-critical for some tastes, but I am mostly disappointed with the London Cast recording. I'll start with my biggest irritations and work my way down, then say some good things about this particular version of "Phantom".
Sarah Brightman overpronounces to the point of absurdity with her hebrew "heard" and "operar" in "Why Have You Brought Us Here." In "Down Once More" I only know what she's saying because I already knew the words from Emmy Rossum in the film. Brightman sounds no more elegant than Carlotta, whose voice I actually prefer because, ironically, it's more pure and understandable. However, Brightman is a fabulous opera singer with wonderful vibrato and a very impressive range... but Rossum is still the preferable choice.
Michael Crawford... man or woman? He may be a high-flying tenor, but sometimes that just goes too far, making him sound whiny and weak. Another major note: he cannot act! He may be more operatic than Gerard Butler in his singing, but he is a horrendous actor. "Down Once More" was turned from the heart-wrenching ultra-powerful piece I know into a disappointment thanks to Crawford's terrible "acting." Also, "Music of the Night" is a disaster when he sings it. Not only does his bad acting tear it down substantially, but he tries to sing bass notes. Tries and fails, mind you. He ends up making the piece a strangled, overpronounced, over-legato mess. He is a wonderful opera tenor, with truly inspiring vibrato, but his sometimes whiny voice and horrible job with the role of the Phantom make him somewhat lesser than Gerard Butler.
As for Raoul, either one is just as skilled as the other. One is more youthful and soft, while the other is more masculine and bass. I think they are equally skilled in all categories.
Every piece in this soundtrack I prefer the film version of, although sometimes there are parts of songs which I feel differently about. The only full song I prefer from this over the film soundtrack is none other than "The Phantom of the Opera." The film version has too many drawn out instrumental bits, which can get tedious. Also, it is missing my favorite verse. The "Phantom" from this soundtrack has vastly better vocal performances from both singers, since Gerard is very strained and this song is all about singing, not really acting.
The only song I like more in this version is "Phantom of the Opera." All others are, for the most part, a disappointment. Just a plain disappointment.

5 out of 5 stars Phantom of the Opera.......2007-05-21

I love love love this soundtrack!!! I have seen on broadway in NY when I was younger and fell in love with it. Now I own every version of it. But this is by far the best cast.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome! must get for Phantom or opera fans...........2007-05-17

I saw this performance in London and this is just like being there, awesome quality, amazing vocals......when I listen, I can feel the red velvet seats in the theater and taste the gin and tonic from the intermission......far superior performances than the recent movie.....I had to throw it away after hearing the real deal.....You will be happy with this one.....

5 out of 5 stars The Phantom Of The Opera (1986 Original London Cast).......2007-05-10

I never received the CD's but the seller was super at trying to trace down what happened to it. I would recommend the seller to any one. Very Honest person.

5 out of 5 stars The Perfect Phantom.......2007-04-20

Andrew Lloyd Webber has outdone himself (and that was pretty hard to do considering his past great works). He chose a great story by Gaston Leroux to adapt into a broadway musical. It doesn't hurt that he has two of the greatest broadway singers as his stars. Michael Crawford was (and still is) the greatest Phantom. His clear, soft voice is exactly what the role calls for. Plus it doesn't hurt he has great lung capacity (listen to the end of "The Music of the Night"). Crawford is a master at portraying all of the Phantom's emotions, contrasting between love, anger, and sadness. Sarah Brightman plays Christine better than anyone. Her high-pitched voice and clear diction have never been matched. The great cast is rounded out by: Steve Barton as Raoul, while not a great singer, he is very emotional; John Savident and David Firth as Monsieurs' Firmin and Andre are a great comedic pair. The cast is the best I've heard, in one of the greatest musicals.
Annie (Original 1982 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Classic!
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 Annie (Original 1982 Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Charles Strouse , and Martin Charnin
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ASIN: B0000025R6
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Tommorrow - Aileen Quinn/Orphans
  2. It's The Hard-Knock Life - Aileen Quinn/Toni Ann Gisondi/Chorus
  3. Maybe - Aileen Quinn
  4. Dumb Dog - Aileen Quinn
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Classic!.......2007-07-03

We are having so much fun with this soundtrack! My 7 year old daughter is learning the music for Annie.

5 out of 5 stars A Classic that never gets old.......2007-06-27

My son loved this movie. He watched it 31 times when he was a child. Now my granddaughter (age 2) loves it. She sings all the songs and begs to watch it. It's a wholesome, uplifting story with great music. I love it, too.

3 out of 5 stars Fun, but not the Broadway musical.......2007-04-11

I got this for my daughter who's getting into musicals, because it's the ultimate girls' musical. I had the Broadway show album as a kid, but that isn't available at all. That album is great, so I hope they'll reissue it. This movie soundtrack is like the movie: it's a way to get the gist of "Annie", but it's a bit disappointing.

5 out of 5 stars If you were a kid in the 80s..........2007-03-31

If you were a kid in the 80s you HAVE to love this album! Growing up I wanted to be Annie so badly (I mean, I wanted to play her on Broadway or in the movies--I didn't seriously want to be an orphan with a smelly dog), this album takes me back to being a 7 year old singing "Tomorrow" at the top of my lungs. Buy it! It's a pretty inexpensive piece of nostalgia! Better yet, buy this AND buy the original Broadway cast and compare them. They're both wonderful, but for different reasons.

5 out of 5 stars Made my daughter's day.......2007-03-18

My daughter is a big Annie fan. (she's 4 1/2 just ask her) Anyway, she loves to sing along with all the songs. This is a wonderful CD.
Cornell 1964
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    Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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    ASIN: B000R7G77G
    Release Date: 2007-07-17

    Tracks:

    1. Opening
    2. ATFW You
    3. Sophisticated Lady
    4. Fables Of Faubus
    5. Orange Was the Coulour Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk
    6. That the 'A' Train

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    1. Meditations
    2. So Long Eric
    3. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
    4. Jitterbug Waltz

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    The band that Charles Mingus, the doyen of jazz's mercurial polymaths, pulled together for his early-1964 European tour was phenomenal—and here they are playing 130 minutes worth of live music no one's ever heard. Pianist Jaki Byard, alto saxophonist/flutist/bass clarinetist Eric Dolphy, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, trumpeter Johnny Coles, and longtime drummer Dannie Richmond came together for the Mingus tour knowing that Dolphy would be staying in Europe after their gigs—he died tragically just 12 weeks after this gig. And Coles would come perilously close to death himself with a stomach ulcer within a month of the band's Cornell date, forcing him off the tour. So the music here is particularly special and musically resplendent. There is considerable overlap with the The Great Concert of Charles Mingus, but that 2-CD set is sans the ailing Coles, who fattens the sound here: playing beautifully as "Johnny O'Coles" on the unlikely "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." But Eric Dolphy, his every breath is poetry: from his palpitating bass clarinet on the pugnacious "Fables of Faubus" to the tipsy, whirling flute he plays on "Jitterbug Waltz," a tune he loved playing. The sound here is less crisp than The Great Concert, thick in the middle and ill-defined when it comes to Richmond's drums, leaving the group's interplay like an ear-magnet. "Take the 'A' Train" pays soulful, blossoming homage to Billy Strayhorn even as you can hear the band tightening their grip collectively, learning to fly as a unit. Unheard music of this caliber demands a listen, and here the rewards are bountiful. --Andrew Bartlett
    The #1 Opera Album
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    ASIN: B000059RXO
    Release Date: 2001-02-27

    Tracks:

    1. Carmen: Act 1: Prld - LPO/Sir Georg Solti
    2. La Traviata: Brindisi: Libiamo, Ne'lieti Calici - Luciano Pavarotti/Joan Sutherland/London Opr Chor/Terry Edwards
    3. La Boheme: Che Gelida Manina - Luciano Pavarotti
    4. Lakme: Flower Duet: Dome Epais Le Jasmin - Joan Sutherland/Jane Berbie
    5. Fedora: Amor Ti Vieta - Jussi Bjorling
    6. Carmen: Habanera: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle - Tatiana Troyanos/John Alldis Chor/John Alldis
    7. Nabucco: Chor Of The Hebrew Slaves: Va Pensiero - Chicago Sym Chor/Margaret Hills
    8. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Dove Sono - Kiri Te Kanawa
    9. Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile - Luciano Pavarotti
    10. Lohengrin: Bridal Chor: Treulich Gefuhrt Ziehet Dahin - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor/Walter Hagen-Groll
    11. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro - Renata Tebaldi
    12. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum - Leo Nucci
    13. La Wally: Ebben?... Ne Andro Lontana - Angela Gheorghiu
    14. Madama Butterfly: Humming Chor - Wiener Staatsopernchor/Norbert Balatsch
    15. Carmen: Flower Song: La Fleur Que Tu M'avais Jetee - Placido Domingo
    16. Les Contes D'Hoffmann: Barcarolle: Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'Amour - Joan Sutherland/Huguette Tourangeau/Chor De La Radio Suisse Romande, Pro Arte De Lausanne Et Du...
    17. Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle - Placido Domingo
    18. Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di - Mirella Freni
    19. Les Pecheurs De Perles: C'est Toi... Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Gregory Cross/Gino Quilico

    Tracks:

    1. Die Walkure: The Ride Of The Valkyries - Wiener Phil/Solti
    2. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete - Cecilia Bartoli
    3. Pagliacci: Recitar!... Vesti La Giubba - Luciano Pavarotti
    4. La Boheme: O Soave Fanciulla - Mirella Freni/Luciano Pavarotti/Roland Panerai
    5. Il Trovatore: Anvil Chor: Vedi! Le Fosche - Chicago Sym Chor/Margaret Hillis
    6. Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai - Jose Carreras
    7. Don Giovanni: La Ci Darem La Mano - Lucia Popp/Tom Krause
    8. Mattinata - Andrea Bocelli
    9. Faust: Soldiers' Chor - Ambrosian Opr Chor/John McCarthy
    10. L'elisir D'amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima - Roberto Alagna
    11. Turandot: Signore, Ascolta! - Montserrat Caballe
    12. Don Giovanni: Champagne Aria: Finch'han Dal Vino - Bryn Terfel
    13. Cosi Fan Tutte: Trio: Soave Sia Il Vento - Renee Fleming/Anne Sofie Von Otter/Michele Pertusi
    14. Il Trovatore: Di Quella Pira - Luciano Pavarotti/Joan Sutherland/London Opr Chor/Terry Edwards
    15. Tosca: Vissi D'arte - Kiri Te Kanawa
    16. Carmen: Toreador Song - Jose Van Dam/Tatiana Troyanos/Norma Burrowes/Jane Berbie/Thomas Allen/Pierre Thau/John Alldis...
    17. Madama Butterfly: Love Duet: Vogliatemi Bene - Mirella Freni/Luciano Pavarotti
    18. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo - Nat PO/Gianandrea Gavazzeni
    19. Rusalka: O Silver Moon - Renee Fleming
    20. La Boheme: Si. Mi Chiamano Mimi - Angela Gheorghiu
    21. Turandot: Nessun Dorma - Luciano Pavarotti/John Alldis Chor/John Alldis

    Amazon.com

    The labels that are now gathered under the Universal Classics umbrella have a pretty impressive scorecard in the area of classical compilations. We've seen The Greatest Opera Show on Earth, The Yellow Guide: Classical Music, Best of the Millennium, and now there's The No. 1 Opera Album. But that's no surprise, since Universal has some of the finest interpreters in its catalogue to draw from. This two-CD set (at the price of one), for example, brings together the likes of Cecilia Bartoli, Renée Fleming, Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Georg Solti, Herbert von Karajan, and many more. Yet the other key to a successful compilation is canny anthologizing, and here again, you have a nice selection to give you a smattering of opera's heavyweights from the Italian, German, and French repertory (there's even a step outside the standard framework with an aria from Dvorák's lovely Rusalka). Ranging from 1959 to 1997, the choices from back catalogue will doubtless be the entry ticket for many into this grandest of the arts. --Sarah Chin

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The beautiful gift of opera..........2007-07-17

    This 2-CD set is absolutely wonderful! You can close your eyes and feel like you're actually at the opera, listening to those beautiful voices bringing tears to your eyes. Nessun Dorma still stirs up emotions in me, no matter how many times I hear it. Great examples of opera to give someone wanting to get interested in this style of music.

    4 out of 5 stars Pretty darn good.......2007-07-04

    This CD set has a lot of familiar music on it, so if you're a newbie, you might want to try starting with this. There are some great pieces on the first CD. I usually don't even make it to the second.

    2 out of 5 stars The Opera #1 Opera Album.......2007-06-07

    The music is wonderful. The production is terrible!! The sound fades in and out and is very scratchy in some places.

    4 out of 5 stars Excellent assortment.......2007-05-12

    I'm not a big opera fan but I wanted to expose an assorted selection for my kids. This was perfect since it included several recognizable selections.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Selections.......2007-03-31

    This Cd, has the very best of Opera
    covering mainly from the classcal
    to the to the romantic periods, a most
    memorable selection here is Leo Nucci
    in a lagendary performance of Rossini's
    "Largo al Factotum" from "Il Barbiere di Seviglia"
    also Andrea Bocelli in his performance of Leoncavallo's
    memorable "Matinatta" here in an orchestrated version.
    Indeed some of opera's most loved arias are in this recording
    various conductors, orchestras, and soloists. All in their
    very best. Indeed a five-star recording...
    The Most Famous Opera Arias
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Great for kids!
    • Mediocre Sound Quality
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    • The Most Famous Opera Arias
    • Okay But.... - a review of "The Most Famous Opera Arias"
    		 The Most Famous Opera Arias

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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    ASIN: B000002SCE
    Release Date: 1994-07-19

    Tracks:

    1. Rigoletto: Act I - Caro nome
    2. Rigoletto: Act III - La donna e mobile
    3. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
    4. Carmen: Act I - Habanera: La voila...L'amour est oiseau rebelle
    5. Orfeo ed Euridice: Act III - Che faro senz Euridice
    6. Madama Butterfly: Act III - Un bel di, vedremo
    7. Romeo et Juliette: Act I - Ah! je veux vivre
    8. Le nozze di Figaro: Act II - Voi che sapete che cosa e amor
    9. Samson et Dalila: Act II - Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix
    10. Tosca:: Act II - Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore
    11. Aida: Act I-Celeste Aida
    12. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Act I-Una voce poco fa
    13. Lakme: Act II - Ou va la jeune indoue?
    14. La Wally: Act I - Ebben? Ne andro lontano
    15. La Boheme: Act I - Che gelida manina
    16. Die Zauberflote: Act II-Die Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great for kids!.......2007-06-27

    I'm generally not a fan of music "samplers," but opera can be tough to introduce to children. And hey--even adults played cards, ate, and talked through the recitative sections of the early operas while they waited for the next aria! So I feel that getting kids hooked on opera through great arias probably can't hurt (the next 10 years or so will determine whether I'm right or not). My 4-year-old loves this CD; it's a delight to watch her imitate Anna Moffo (the sincerest form of flattery, for sure). Highly recommended resource for introducing young kids to opera. More top picks: Siberell's Bravo! Brava! A Night at the Opera, and the Black Dog Opera Library CDs.

    2 out of 5 stars Mediocre Sound Quality.......2007-03-31

    If you note the album was released in 1994, and includes selections from many years prior, you will understand that the quality of the sound engineering is not going to dazzle your ear.

    It's a very nice collection to hum along to, but don't expect shivers down your spine as the sound quality is not sufficient to reproduce the dynamic range of these voices.

    5 out of 5 stars I was pleased.......2007-02-18

    I am by no means an opera expert, but found this to be a wonderful CD. Along with the songs I already knew I liked (such as a song from Carmen,) I found many others I enjoyed. In fact, Samson et Dahlila turned out to be my favorite. If you are just getting started or at any point in your adventure of opera, I would recommend this one.

    5 out of 5 stars The Most Famous Opera Arias.......2007-01-05

    I was completely surprised in the product as well as the time in which it was delivered.

    I would not only refer this seller but I will come back myself.

    3 out of 5 stars Okay But.... - a review of "The Most Famous Opera Arias".......2006-08-18

    My daughter (6 y.o.) and I like opera; but sitting for two hours to watch Turandot is just not within the realm of possibilities for my 4 year old son right now... so I was looking for an opera CD for the car. He will sit and listen to short arias.

    This was the first we purchased and it is okay but not great.

    Problem #1 - where is Wagner. No Wagner?
    Problem#2 - Elena Obraztsova - she sounds like Carmen's grandmother. Rather matronly for a vixen (imho--lol)

    Three Stars. [C+] Great Price and good sound quality for the car. The operatic styles of some of the performers are antiquated and frilly sounding, but I would probably buy this CD again.

    Note: We purchased and really preferred "The # 1 Opera Album". It has more selections and better artists in our opinion. Also it's a two CD set. Just something to consider.
    The Phantom of the Opera (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Hooray for Gerard Butler!
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    • Wonderful music!!!!!!
    		 The Phantom of the Opera (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Stilgoe , Gerard Butler , Emmy Rossum , Patrick Wilson , and Charles Hart
    Manufacturer: Sony
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    ASIN: B00065L706
    Release Date: 2004-11-23

    Tracks:

    1. Prologue
    2. Overture / Hannibal
    3. Think Of Me
    4. Angel Of Music
    5. Little Lotte / Mirror, The
    6. Phantom Of The Opera, The
    7. Music Of The Night, The
    8. Magical Lasso
    9. I Remember / Stranger Than You Dreamt It
    10. Notes / Prima Donna
    11. Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh / Il Muto
    12. Why Have You Brought Me Here / Raoul I've Been There
    13. All I Ask Of You
    14. All I Ask Of You (Reprise)

    Tracks:

    1. Masquerade / Why So Silent
    2. Madame Giry's Tale / Fairground, The
    3. Journey To The Cemetery
    4. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
    5. Wandering Child
    6. Swordfight, The
    7. We Have All Been Blind
    8. Don Juan
    9. Point Of No Return, The / Chandelier Crash
    10. Down Once More / Track Down This Murderer
    11. Learn To Be Lonely - (featuring Minnie Driver)

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    For better or worse, Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of Gaston Leroux's gothic horror/romance novel has done for stage musicals what Spielberg's Jaws did for fish stories, with worldwide sales of its original cast album approaching 25 million. While director Joel Schumacher's film turns on his typically ambitious visual verve, its new film soundtrack recording has been paradoxically focused in scope, yet beefed up dynamically via the brawny presence of a hundred piece orchestra and the London Boys Choir. This deluxe, double-disc version showcases all of Phantom's key songs, with Gerard Butler imparting a welcome, youthful sensuality to his Phantom, making a fine foil for Emmy Rossum's ever-conflicted Christine. Original show orchestrator David Cullen has fashioned compelling new contemporary arrangements to frame Webber's songs--which now conclude with the lilting, upbeat new ballad he wrote for the film, "Learn to Be Lonely," sung by Minnie Driver. --Jerry McCulley

    Album Description

    2 CD Deluxe Collector's Edition, contains all of the music from the single disc plus other original score material featured in the film.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Hooray for Gerard Butler!.......2007-05-27

    I'm in love with this cd - it has every part of the movie on it as well as the end theme (Learn to be Lonely). Gerard has an amazing voice, and the quality is fantastic. The orchestra is incredible, too. If you're the type that liked the play or the movie and are always humming the songs to yourself, this is a great cd for you to buy.

    4 out of 5 stars The Phantom of the Opera (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).......2007-05-23

    I like this prodduct, it is essential the same as 'listening' to the movie using only a CD player. Ninety-nine percent (99%) of the sound of the movie was preserved. However, this deluxe motion picture soundtrack product is played better on a computer than on a CD player. A computer always gives a smooth transition between tracks, whereas, a CD player might not. For exmaple, in the transition between the tracks of 'Wandering Child' and 'Swordfight', Raoul was trying to stop Christine from responding to Phantom's call, Raoul screamed: "...this man this thing is not your father." On the computer, you will hear the whole sentence, whereas on the CD player, you only hear: "...this man this thing" and then it jumps to the next track, so the words 'is not your father' were being cut off. Also, there is an abrupt jump from 'Chandelier crack' to 'Down Once More'. The transition is just not smooth.

    I think the soundtrack editor could avoid this problem by choosing a better point to end and start a track. By far the worst editing place was that the song of 'Point of No Return' was cut right in the middle of the song.

    Since I also have the regular CD soundtrack (in addition to the deluxe soundtrack from the original motion picture), I can compare these two products side by side. The sound quality of the regular CD soundtrack is noticeably better, clearer, and no background noise.

    Elise Luong

    5 out of 5 stars Blown away!.......2007-05-08

    This story and its beautiful music take me away to another place and time...it sweeps me up into what I refer to as a state of "Gerryapnea" because I can hardly breathe when the Phantom is on camera...all this and he can sing beautifully too!! It doesn't get any better than this....
    Don't think for a minute that you have to be under 50 years old in order to appreciate this man...he is definitely awesome and just getting started in his acting career...we definitely have to watch out for Gerry Butler.

    5 out of 5 stars Loved it........2007-04-22

    This is great for traveling -- or escaping -- because if you have seen this movie, closing your eyes and listening to the music is like watching the movie all over again.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful music!!!!!!.......2007-03-26

    I went to see the film because I'm a big Broadway show person and I got to see the Phantom performed on the London stage while stationed in England with my husband, who was active duty Air Force at the time. I liked the movie in a different way than the stage version. I listen to the soundtrack when I'm on a long car trip - either in my car's system or my personal CD player. Gerard Butler IS wonderful as the Phantom and has a wonderful rich voice for the music.
    25 Wedding Favorites
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    • 25 Wedding Favorites
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    ASIN: B00004Y6T1
    Release Date: 2000-09-05

    Tracks:

    1. Wedding March (Lohengrin)
    2. Allegro I (Water Music) - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
    3. Trumpet Voluntary
    4. Minuet (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for wedding planners.......2007-04-05

    I work regularly with people planning church weddings who want the service to be dignified, traditional and formal. Often they have "ear memory" of music they've heard in other weddings, but no idea about its composer or title. This CD is the best compilation I've found of music that fits those requirements. Selections include great music and performances make it easy to imagine how they would sound in a particular church or other setting. Includes works by Protestant, Catholic and secular composers.

    5 out of 5 stars Great item!.......2007-03-29

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    4 out of 5 stars Preview your wedding day.......2006-08-14

    This CD was inexpensive, and provided a great way to preview songs for my wedding. The CD had a good song selection. My fiance and I were able to get a better idea of how the songs would be at our wedding. Definitely an inexpensive tool that is worthwhile.

    5 out of 5 stars 25 WEDDING FAVORITES.......2006-07-20

    My daughter had to move her wedding 3 weeks before the event and the music she had arranged could not be there. I purchased this CD and we were thrilled with the price, the selections on the cd and how quickly it arrived. Thanks for providing the music for a beautiful wedding.

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    Genius Loves Company
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Take this Genius with you
    • In the December of His Life
    • Genius Album
    • It's Genius!
    • Genius loves company a hit with us
    		 Genius Loves Company
    Ray Charles
    Manufacturer: Concord Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0002F7I9Y
    Release Date: 2004-08-31

    Tracks:

    1. Here We Go Again - Features Norah Jones
    2. Sweet Potato Pie - Features James Taylor
    3. You Don't Know Me - Features Diana Krall
    4. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Features Elton John
    5. Fever - Features Natalie Cole
    6. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind - Features Bonnie Raitt
    7. It Was A Very Good Year - Features Willie Nelson
    8. Hey Girl - Features Michael McDonald
    9. Sinner's Prayer - Features B.B. King
    10. Heaven Help Us All - Features Gladys Knight
    11. Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Features Johnny Mathis
    12. Crazy Love - Features Van Morrison

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    The fact that Genius Loves Company will be Ray Charles's final new album inspires an unavoidable blue feeling. But it's also a happy reminder that the man spent the last months of his life at work doing what he loved. The overall effect of these dozen duets is autumnal and smooth. Brother Ray is on point and cruising here. Fine moments abound--you can hear his delight even in the rather stiff company of Diana Krall and Natalie Cole. His voice sounds a bit frayed by ill health at times, but it also allows for great performances like the slyness behind the ache in his version of the old soul hit "Hey Girl" with Michael McDonald and a grand "Crazy Love" with Van Morrison. Potently, he and Gladys Knight remind us of the continued timeliness of Stevie Wonder's "Heaven Help Us All." Its best moments make Company one more essential purchase for Ray Charles fans. --Rickey Wright

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Take this Genius with you.......2007-07-16

    Good music, great talent. Norah Jones, James Taylor, B.B. King! with past and current stars this CD is totally enjoyable. Willie Nelson's set is my favorite and I can't forget to mention Diana Krall.

    5 out of 5 stars In the December of His Life.......2007-06-05

    When I was a kid, I was privileged to grow up with great music always playing in the house. From my grandfather I inherited a love for classical, and for country when it was still "country and western." From my dad, though, I inherited my appreciation for Ray Charles.

    At the time, I was listening to a lot of soul, like Smokey Robinson and Otis Redding, and rock, like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. After hearing a record of "What'd I Say" and "Hit the Road Jack," I asked my father what kind of music that was. "That's Ray Charles," he told me. I told him I wanted to know what kind of music he was playing. He gave me the same answer.

    It took me a while to understand what he was getting at. Charles's music was beyond category; it was his own invention, completely and utterly sui generis.

    Take, for instance, his now-classic arrangement of "America the Beautiful." My grade school music teacher actually thought I was unpatriotic because I couldn't stand the standard version of the song. But it wasn't the words I had a problem with--only the juvenile, sing-song meter: I thought the song wasn't fit to be representing my country. Years later, after I left the Army, I saw Charles on television performing "America the Beautiful" before a baseball game. Using a gospel rhythm on his piano and singing off the backbeat, he transformed it into something so magnificently inspired that he made it all his own--and one of my all-time favorites. I guess that's why he's called, not "a genius," but "The Genius."

    Charles died in 2004 at the age of seventy-three. His last work, Genius Loves Company, an album of duets, was a labor of love by an incomparable artist who knew his days were numbered. It was in the tradition of other famous duet releases, beginning in 1991 with Natalie Cole's Unforgettable: With Love--the remarkable album featuring studio-engineered duets with her deceased father, Nat King Cole--and followed by star-studded duet albums from Frank Sinatra (1993) and Tony Bennett (Playin' with My Friends, 2001).

    Genius Loves Company opens strong, with Charles's country/blues hit from the 1960s, "Here We Go Again"--this time a collaboration with Grammy-winning newcomer Norah Jones. There's a cover with Diana Krall of Eddy Arnold's country classic "You Don't Know Me," which Charles also recorded in 1962. On this take, the lyrics are parsed at just the right points, letting Krall's satiny vocals work off Charles's gravelly blues. For a duet with Willie Nelson on the Sinatra classic "It Was a Very Good Year," the two old-timers barely sing, but rather narrate the lyrics, much like Jimmy Durante, or Walter Huston in his performance of "September Song." On "Sinner's Prayer" B.B. King is along for the ride with his beloved Lucille. With King's scorching guitar work a perfect counterpoint to the staccato rhythms of Ray's chords, and Billy Preston backing up on the Hammond organ, this is the album's strongest cut. A finger-snapping rendition of "Fever" with Natalie Cole and an a cappella gospel take on "Crazy Love" with Van Morrison round out this solid effort.

    Although Charles passed away before Genius Loves Company was released, he must have known that he was going out on top. While recording the album, he worked with director Taylor Hackford and actor Jamie Foxx on the biopic of his life story, Ray. At the 2005 Grammy awards Genius Loves Company walked off with all the important trophies, and Foxx took home the best actor Academy Award for his uncanny portrayal of the legendary musician.

    Okay, it's a cliché, but it's still true: Ray Charles may be gone, but his music will be with us forever.

    5 out of 5 stars Genius Album.......2007-05-25

    Ray Charles by himself is genius, but to pair up with some of musics most distinguished artists and provide listeners with a variety of soulful and beautiful music is simply fantastic. The opening track is a great start with Norah Jones. Though I am not much of a country fan the Willie Nelson Duet gives me shivers from its great color and depth. I love all of the tracks and often will grab my partner and dance to the tracks because it is so great!

    This is actually my second time purchasing this CD because I had to give it to someone who I new would love the music.

    5 out of 5 stars It's Genius!.......2007-03-24

    This CD is fantastic and I love the duets of old favorites being given a
    new "flavor" by Ray Charles and friends. It's soothing music, and yet it
    energizes.

    4 out of 5 stars Genius loves company a hit with us.......2007-01-29

    Both of us love this Ray Charles CD. We enjoy all the tracks! Each track is a duet with a different performer, and they're all great!

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