Les Feuilles Mortes

1. Feuilles Mortes

2. Enfants Qui S'Aiment

3. Si Tu T'Imagines

4. Sous le Ciel de Paris

5. Je Hais Les Dimanches

6. Rue des Blancs Manteaux

7. la Belle Etoile

8. Fourmi

9. Chanson de Barbara

10. y Avait

11. Embrasse-Moi

12. Fiancee du Pirate

13. Je Suis Comme Je Suis

14. Dames de la Poste

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Average customer rating: love songs easy to listen too This is an oldie but a goodie! Great for boring candlelight dinner or quick ride in an elevator. Beautiful music A Valentine's Day Gift for all time

Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time Ken Hirsch , Jule Styne , John & Paul McCartney Lennon , Consuelo Velazquez , John Denver , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Rodgers , Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer , Armando Manzanero , and Maureen McGovern Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Domingo, Placido | ( D ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Bernstein, Leonard | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Rodgers, Richard | ( R ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Domingo, Placido | ( D ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Perhaps Love The Domingo Songbook Very Best of 100 years of Mariachi De Mi Alma Latina, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0000026H6 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Maria
2. Siboney
3. A Love Until The End Of Time
4. Noche Azul
5. La Comparsa
6. Save Your Nights For Me
7. Time After Time
8. Malaguena
9. Yesterday
10. Besame Mucho
11. My Life For A Song
12. Annie's Song
13. Siempre en me Corazon
14. Love Came For Me (Love Theme From Splash)
15. I Don't Talk To Strangers
16. Blue Moon - Moon River
17. Autumn Leaves
18. Adoro

Customer Reviews:

love songs easy to listen too.......2007-05-07

I love a classical voice singing this type of mustic, or sacred (from the operas (in English), or, out of print sacred. Wish I could find a source for some of my old tapes (some recorded from 78s) of artists like Jerome Hines (Holy City, 1962-3, 78 record I transferred to tape), Russel Davis (1970 or early 8os record I coped, of tape my Dad had copied), William Harness, Kathleen Battle, etc. etc. I enjoy a wide range of music, but had operatic training, so understand the requirements for superior vocal skill. John Denver had much of the quality. Music for me is part of the fabric of life.

This is an oldie but a goodie!.......2006-11-09

One of his first albums of "popular" songs and one of the best of the songs we have loved for years with a fresh, new Domingo treatment. Just as his album with John Denver was a something new for him, these songs are out of the opera world. You'll never hear any of them performed by anyone up to the "gold standard" of Domingo. That being said, I love this album, but - the accent gets in the way on the English songs. You have to be able to accept the accented English and just listen to the gorgeous voice singing some very romantic songs. I highly recommend!

Great for boring candlelight dinner or quick ride in an elevator........2006-10-31

As much as I enjoy listening to Placido Domingo's popular recordings this is not one of his best performances. Missing the full-blooded belting that can be heard on his other albums ("Be My Love" for example). The orchestration is very mediocre and uninspired.
For a romantic mood, "Perhaps Love" (simply fabulous) is much better choice.

Beautiful music.......2006-02-23

I have been looking for this title for a long time...in all the wrong places.

A Valentine's Day Gift for all time.......2005-02-02

If you truly want to touch someone's heart, give this as a Valentine's gift. I received the CD last year and I love every minute. It makes a loving gift of one of the greats. With such a long career you would think that Placido would disappoint. So far it hasn't happened. This year my honey and I will see him in concert! Another Valentine's day wish come true.

Average customer rating: Most beautiful music

Menuhin & Grappelli Play... Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duke, Vernon | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music European Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart The Very Best of Grappelli and Menuhin Anything Goes, With Yo Yo Ma Menuhin and Grappelli Play "Jealousy" and Other Great Standards Jazz in Paris: Oscar Peterson-Stephanie Grapelli Quartet, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0002Z83LG Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Fascinatin' Rhythm
2. Soon
3. Summertime
4. Embraceable You
5. Liza
6. A Foggy Day
7. 'S Wonderful
8. The Man I Love
9. I Got Rhythm
10. He Loves And She Loves
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. They All Laughed
13. Funny Face
14. Our Love Is Here To Stay
15. Lady Be Good
16. These Foolish Things
17. Laura
18. April In Paris
19. Autumn Leaves
20. Autumn In New York

Tracks:

1. Cheek To Cheek
2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3. Change Partners
4. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
6. Heat Wave
7. The Way You Look Tonight
8. Pick Yourself Up
9. A Fine Romance
10. All The Things You Are
11. Why Do I Love You?
12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
13. Night And Day
14. Looking At You
15. Just One Of Those Things
16. My Funny Valentine
17. Thou Swell
18. The Lady Is A Tramp
19. Blue Room
20. Jealousy
21. Skylark

Customer Reviews:

Most beautiful music.......2005-08-17

This is happy music.
Just plain happy, instrumental music.
Highly recommend to everyone.

Average customer rating: great pianist!!!! Yesterday Francois would be celebrating his eighty-two anniversary

Debussy & Ravel: Piano Works - Samson Francois (6 CD's) Samson Francois , Claude Debussy , and Maurice Ravel Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Chopin: Piano Works, Vol. 3 Debussy, Ravel: Orchestral Works Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas / Daniel Barenboim Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet Liszt: Works for Piano and Orchestra ASIN: B0002RUAEM Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. 1. Danseuses De Delphes
2. 2. Voiles
3. 3. Le Vent Dans La Plaine
4. 4. Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'Air Du Soir
5. 5. Les Collines D'Anacapri
6. 6. Des Pas Sur La Neige
7. 7. Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'Ouest
8. 8. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
9. 9. La Serenade Interrompue
10. 10. La Cathedrale Engloutie
11. 11. Danse De Puck
12. 12. Minstrels
13. 1. Brouillards
14. 2. Feuilles Mortes
15. 3. La Puerta Del Vino
16. 4. Les Fees Sont D'Exquises Danseuses
17. 5. Bruyeres
18. 6. General Lavine (Eccentric)
19. 7. La Terrasse Des Audiences Au Clair De Lune
20. 8. Ondine
21. 9. Hommage A S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
22. 10. Canope
23. 12. Feux D'Artifice

Tracks:

1. 1. Reflets Dans L'eau
2. 2. Hommage A Rameau
3. 3. Mouvement
4. 1. Cloches A Travers Les Feuilles
5. 2. Et La Lune Descend Sur Le Temple Qui Fut
6. 3. Poissons D'or
7. Reverie
8. 1. Andantino
9. 2. Allegretto Scherzando
10. La Plus Que Lente, Valse
11. 1. Pour Les Degres Chromatiques
12. 2. Pour Les Agrements
13. 4. Pour Les Sonorites Opposees
14. 5. Pour Les Arpeges Composes
15. 6. Pour Les Accords
16. Masques
17. L'Isle Joyeuse
18. Berceuse Heroique

Tracks:

1. 1. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum
2. 2. Jimbo's Lullaby
3. 3. Serenade For The Doll
4. 4. The Snow Is Dancing
5. 5. The Little Shepherd
6. 6. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
7. 1. Pagodes
8. 2. La Soiree Dans Grenade
9. 3. Jardins Sous La Pluie
10. 1. Prelude
11. 2. Menuet
12. 3. Clair De Lune
13. 4. Passepied
14. 1. Prelude
15. 2. Sarabande
16. 3. Toccata

Tracks:

1. 1. Allegramente
2. 2. Adagio Assai
3. 3. Presto
4. Lento/Allegro
5. 1. Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant - Pierre Barbizet
6. 2. Petit Poucet - Pierre Barbizet
7. 3. Laideronnette, Imperatrice Des Pagodes - Pierre Barbizet
8. 4. Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bete - Pierre Barbizet
9. 5. Le Jardin Feerique - Pierre Barbizet

Tracks:

1. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
2. 1. Modere, Tres Franc
3. 2. Assez Lent
4. 3. Modere
5. 4. Assez Anime
6. 5. Presque Lent
7. 6. Vif
8. 7. Moins Vif
9. 8. Epilogue: Lent
10. Prelude
11. Jeux D'Eau
12. Menuet Sur Le Nom D'Haydn
13. 1. Noctuelles
14. 2. Oiseaux Tristes
15. 3. Une barque Sur L'Ocean
16. 4. Alborada Del Gracioso
17. 5. La Vallee Des Cloches
18. Emmanuel Chabrier (Paraphrase Sur Un Air De Gounod)
19. Borodine

Tracks:

1. 1. Ondine
2. 2. Le Gibet
3. 3. Scarbo
4. 1. Modere
5. 2. Mouvement De Menuet
6. 3. Anime
7. 1. Prelude
8. 2. Fugue
9. 3. Forlane
10. 4. Riguadon
11. 5. Menuet
12. 6. Toccata
13. Menuet Antique

Customer Reviews:

great pianist!!!!.......2007-02-16

samson was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century his debussy was sublime and his color palete to impresionism is unsurpassed. could someone tell me if these recordings of his debussy are the stereo ones

Yesterday Francois would be celebrating his eighty-two anniversary .......2006-05-19

Samson Francois figure has evidenced slow but increasing enhancement through the years. His notable pianism, aristocratic approach and refined phrasing are some of his virtues.

If you still do not know about this legendary artist, no itý s the time for you to convince by yourself about the supreme level occupied by him.

When he left us in 1970 at his 46, he had so much to give. The musical world remained legitimately orphan and much more vile since his premature death.

But, fortunately his legacy will live among us, every time you listen any record you acquire of this peerless musician.

His Ravel is loaded not only of notable, sensual and asserive expressiveness. If you know about some other performance able to equal his Gaspard de la nuit, please, be my guest.

His Debussy is sober, eloquent with Impresionist flair and sublime musicality.

A true artistic and a fundamental treasure in your collection.

Average customer rating:

Menuhin and Grappelli Play "Jealousy" and Other Great Standards Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grappelli Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music European Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers & Hart The Very Best of Grappelli and Menuhin Menuhin & Grappelli Play... Satin Doll Anything Goes, With Yo Yo Ma ASIN: B000002SDS Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Jealousy
2. Tea For Two
3. Limehouse Blues
4. These Foolish Things
5. The Continental
6. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
7. Sweet Sue
8. Skylark
9. Laura
10. Sweet Georgia Brown
11. I'll Remember April
12. April In Paris
13. The Things We Did Last Summer
14. September In The Rain
15. Autumn Leaves
16. Autumn In New York
17. Button Up Your Overcoat

Average customer rating: Endlessly delightful More French Baroque music on piano

François Couperin: Keyboard Music, Vol. 3 Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Couperin, François | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chaconnes | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Hewitt, Angela | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: François Couperin: Keyboard Music, Vol. 2 Couperin: Keyboard Music, Vol. 1 Rameau: Keyboard Suites Chabrier: Piano Music Bach: The Toccatas ASIN: B000B8656Y Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Les Lis Naissans
2. Les Rozeaux
3. L'Engageante
4. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
5. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
6. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
7. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
8. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
9. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
10. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
11. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
12. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
13. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
14. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
15. Les Folies Francoises, Ou Les Dominos
16. L'Ame-En-Peine
17. Le Rossignol-En-Amour
18. La Linote-Efarouchee
19. Les Fauvetes Plaintives
20. Le Petit-Rien
21. Les Idees Heureuses
22. Le Dodo, Ou L'Amour Au Berceau
23. La' Mezangere
24. La Muse-Plantine
25. Le Reveil-Matin
26. La Fovorite
27. La Lutine
28. La Distraite
29. L'Himen-Amour
30. La Menetou

Amazon.com

Angela Hewitt is best known for her excellent Bach recordings, but in her less-comprehensive series of Couperin's works written for the harpsichord she matches that high standard. Fans of the French Baroque will know this music and may need to adjust to the sound of the piano. But the open-minded will be captivated by her buoyant playing and by her refusal to imitate the harpsichord. Instead, she brings the resources of the modern concert grand to bear on these stylized scores--"authenticity" becomes irrelevant to the immense pleasure generated. Hewitt's ornamentation is stylishly convincing, as is her wit, attention to detail, and beautiful tonal production. She plays all of the Treizième Ordre and a generous selection of pieces from Couperin's other works, focusing on those she believes work best on the piano. The captivating result makes one sorry that, as she writes in her lucid notes, this will be the last of her Couperin series. Hyperion's vibrant sound does full justice to Hewitt's colorful playing. -- Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Endlessly delightful.......2006-03-05

While I agree that these selections do not match the grandeur of Hewitt's previous recording, they do exude as much -- if not more -- charm and elegance as ever before. Hewitt's playing is nimble, delicate, lucid, and heartfelt. Amazingly coupled with the grace and fluidity of the performances is a captivating touchingness and melancholy. The only disappointment for me is that this is the end of the cycle. Would that there were more!!

More French Baroque music on piano.......2005-12-02

With this third volume, Angela Hewitt concludes her survey of Couperin's major keyboard music and proves that, in the hands of someone as steeped in Baroque keyboard style as herself, music which was previously thought the exclusive domain of the harpsichordist can be fully expressed on modern piano to great effect. So how does this third and last CD compare? In Volume I, we had mostly Couperin's earlier works of great granduer, inventiveness, pure charm and full of sunny, dancing melodies. Then in Volume II (the late works) the landscape darkened a bit with Couperin's most personal expressions of touching poignancy and deep melancholy. Volume III here is a mixture of these moods and showcases the imaginative 13th Ordre with its creative mimicking of twelve characters from a masked ball (of the era of Louis XIV) along with several wonderfully ponderous pieces in true Couperin poetry.

Not only is Hewitt's survey of Couperin's music here rather ground-breaking (given few if any recordings done on the piano for them), but it also sets a high standard. Hewitt's gingerly touch, knack for dance rhythms and poetic depth are well-suited to Couperin's graceful, inventive and sadness-tinged music. Right from the rhythmic opening movement and its "tripping" theme, Miss Hewitt sets a delightful and confident attitide towards this music. In the next two gentle pieces, her lyrical depths emerge to meld with Couperin's melancholic intent. This same emotive playing finds its home in several moving, introspective works (tracks 19, 21 and 26) suggestve of the composer's deep yearings and sadness (from perhaps his health struggles). In all these, Miss Hewitt seems to really find the emotional core and present it to us with great tenderness and artistry.

But, soon the fun and frolic begins with "Les Folies Francoises" - a delightful and imaginative miniature "theme-and-variations" ordre in which each variation parodies some virture or emotion (hope, jealousy, fidelity, despair etc). As such it is truly early "programmic music" - as is most of Couperin's music with their odd titles. In the masked ball parody, Hewitt covers the range of expressive textures brilliantly - from the festivity in the "Couquetry" piece to the dark moodiness of "Jealousy" played in the lower half of the keyboad. As the pianist quotes in her abundant notes, "This work is a microcosm of Couperin's art, its tragic passion, its whitty urbanity, its sensuous charm." Indeed.

Once again here we see Miss Hewitt's mastery of the composer and his music - most notably her scrupulous attention to detail to Couperin's precise score notations. Her skill in these most-important ornamentations show both a well-studied approach and fine taste, integrating them into the tapestry of the music smoothly and attractively. As such, her playing really has a more gentle, feminine quality in its appeal. Hewitt certainly makes a strong case for this music on piano, especially the greater nuance of expression afforded the piano in the slower movements. I know some insist this music is best suited for the harpsichord, but it is hard to resist this artist's ability to produce music of such tonal beauty and pianistic richness. Her emphasis on such tonal beauty is once again fully supported by Hyperion who produced a sparkling clear and bright sound quality (much like Volume II) with richly developed timbre from her Steinway in an attractive, mildly resonant recording ambiance.

While there are many fascinating textures and themes played marvelously by Angela Hewitt in this third release, I have to admit I found the pieces in the first two Hyperion recordings slightly more musically interesting in scope, granduer, lyricism and expressiveness. If you are wondering which one to get first, I would say definately Volume I. But, overall, Hewitt plays this music most elgantly and with just the right elan and sensitively to Couperin's intent. I find a refreshing quality in all her Couperin recordings that makes them some of my favorite to play throughout the day. They are easy on the ear, yet musically rich and satisfying. Fans of Angela Hewitt or the French Baroque should find more of a good thing here in Hewitt's third Couperin CD and much to celebrate in her delicate and tasteful pianism. Also her very useful accompanying notes to guide you along add to the attractiveness of this release. And the cover art is particular sumptuous as well. Rating - 4.5 stars.

And continuing in the tradition of French keyboard music, Angela Hewitt has since recorded works by Emmanuel Chabrier and Rameau - both on the Hyperion label.

Average customer rating: Avoid this at all costs "A lesson in laid back CLASS" Kiri does it again!

Kiri Side Tracks: The Jazz Album Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Weill, Kurt | U to Z | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Rodgers, Richard | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kiri Sings Berlin Kiri Sings Porter; Dame Kiri TeKanawa Kiri Sings Gershwin Maori Songs ASIN: B000004148 Release Date: 1992-05-12

Tracks:

1. Sleepin' Bee
2. Honeysuckle Rose
3. Cute
4. It Could Happen to You
5. Like Someone in Love
6. Autumn Leaves
7. It Never Was You
8. Shadow of Your Smile
9. Too Marvelous for Words
10. Angel Eyes
11. Why Don't You Do Right?
12. Second Time Around
13. Teach Me Tonight
14. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
15. It's Easy to Remember

Customer Reviews:

Avoid this at all costs.......2004-11-10

Excruciating. Ray Brown is one of my all-time heroes but even he can't redeem this appalling travesty. Kiri Te Kanawa should be prevented from ever attempting this repertiore again by any means necessary.

If you want a good example of how great jazz with a singer can be, buy "John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman" or Charlie Haden "The Art of Song" instead.

"A lesson in laid back CLASS".......2004-10-14

Here is the most beautiful rendition of "Never Was You" ever with the restrained vocal purity of Kiri and the awesome chords of Andre's piano...a real gem. Ray Brown and Mundell also contribute their world-class talents to this unique UNPRESSURED album. A treasure that will please music lovers for many years. GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN!

Kiri does it again!.......2004-04-26

Wonderful! As is everything the inimitable Kiri does. No, she does not sound like other jazz singers but adds the Kiri touch that has made her one of the most listened to of all performers, whether of opera or jazz. This CD made my ears very happy. I'd advised the disgruntled writer to hold on to her CD--there is only one available on the entire internet and the seller is asking for $75.00. An unmistakable message--it appears that Kiri lovers don't want to part with Kiri CDs. Also advise other viewers to get the VHS from which this CD was made. Inexpensive now but it'll not be for long. It's called Kiri & Andre: The making of Sidetracks. It has the best closeups of Kiri that I've ever seen and shows what a happy-go-lucky gal she is. Also recommend her Kiri! on VHS (her 50th Birthday Concert) It is one of the best musical recitals ever made--period. Sorry, the price is out of sight.

Average customer rating: what happened to p,pp and ppp and mystery? WONDERFUL SOUND You can't always appeal to the deaf ears of critics SHORT MEASURE, AND NOT HIS BEST Michelangeli's wizardry: the definitive Debussy!,

Debussy:Preludes Volume 2 Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Vol. 1; Images Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1 Schumann: Carnaval; Brahms: "Paganini" Variations; Bach-Busoni: Chaconne Chopin: 10 Mazurkas / Prelude Op. 45 / Scherso Op. 31 Debussy: Images I/Images II/Children's Corner ASIN: B000001GAP Release Date: 1988-11-28

Tracks:

1. I. Brouillards. Modere extremement egal et leger
2. II. Feuilles mortes. Lent et melancolique
3. III. La Puerta del Vino. Mouvement de Habanera avec de brusque oppositions d'extreme violence...
4. IV. 'Les Fees sont d'exquises danseuses'. Rapide et leger
5. V. Bruyeres. Calme-Doucement expressif
6. VI. 'General Lavine'-eccentric. Dans le style et la Mouvement d'un Cake-Walk
7. VII. La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune. Lent
8. VIII. Ondine. Scherzando
9. IX. Hommage a S. Pickwick Esg. P.P.M.P.C. Grave
10. X. Canope. Tes calme et doucement triste
11. XI. Les Tierces alternees. Moderement anime
12. XII. Feux d'artifice. Moderement anime

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Michelangeli was such a weird guy (he spent his life as a veritable recluse and protected his privacy with attack dogs) and made so few recordings that everything he did arouses interest if only by virtue of its scarcity. A lot of his interpretations came out sounding pretty strange, but in Debussy he was one of the supreme keyboard geniuses of our age and, as if sensing this natural affinity, he recorded a generous selection of the great French composer's piano works. Recorded ten years after his release of Book 1 of the Preludes, this set shows the same sensitively of touch, the same extraordinary clarity of texture, and the same almost frightening powers of concentration. Stunning. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

what happened to p,pp and ppp and mystery?.......2006-07-14

I am a 58 year old professional orchestral musician, and I have played with the best: Gilels, Bachauer, Axe, Watts, Gelber,etc..
When I hear this Debussy recording, I keep waiting for QUIET and mystery, and don't get it. There is a lack of dynamic extreme, and it kills the music. I would rather plunk through these at my pedestrian pianist skills than listen to someone with chops and little imagination.

WONDERFUL SOUND.......2006-04-23

One man's view:
Something about Michelangeli's touch. It's smooth and graceful, but also confident and strong. A very "whole" sound. It just takes us! Highly recommended.

You can't always appeal to the deaf ears of critics.......2005-04-22

They say that "those who can't....teach." I think the sentence should end with "become critics." I wonder how closely critics really listen to a recording. I have the impression they put the cd on and take a shower, or use the washroom, or put the tv on at the same time, because some of the things they write are just plain rubbish. "I remember when so and so played this when I was 14 and I just thought it was miraculous. 43 years later I heard them again and the miracle was only verified....blah, blah blah." If you heard it before, It probably got better in you mind, the same way all memories do. If the first time you heard it was by someone else, that will always be the natural way to hear it. Guys, think before you write, because you're saying really silly things.
Michelangeli was a fantastic pianist and he has his own unique world. He was an aristocrat in music, and presented music in a similar fashion. ( Do all the critics reading this understand what I'm saying? Think for a couple of seconds before huffing and puffing.) This is essential listening and no other pianist can present music in so clear a texture in french music. This is his way and we are lucky to be able to hear it. That is the great thing about great pianists, they all sound different, so everyone can have their tastes satisfied.

Buy this for the sheer sake of its artistry. If you don't like it, sell it on ebay.

SHORT MEASURE, AND NOT HIS BEST.......2004-05-03

Much as I admire and love these wonderful pieces, I still have difficulty in restraining my giggles at the sheer Frenchness of some of the postscripts that the composer appended to them. When I read the inscription for no 7, for instance, `La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune', I pray for some muse with time on her hands to inspire me to `La plainte du berger qui a perdu ses moutons sous la pluie' or something of the kind.

That said, it is a sublime, superlative, piece of music, as are they all. I don't to this day have a really fixed notion of how they should be best played. However I had been mightily impressed by Michelangeli's accounts of book I of the preludes, as by his Children's Corner and Images, so it was high time to acquaint myself with his insights into book II. This recording seems to have been made in 1988, the year in which he was first taken ill from the heart condition that was to kill him seven years later, and whether for that reason or some other I have come away with the feeling that this disc is not all it might have been.

The best is saved for the end. Feux d'Artifice is truly remarkable, with the background figuration displaying the haughty uniqueness of touch that set Michelangeli apart when he was at his best. Michelangeli's Debussy in general was not along the lines of, say, Gieseking's or Richter's. It was not specially `impressionistic', the touch deployed was a big touch and the coloration was vivid to the point almost of being garish. Down the years my own benchmark has been an extraordinary live performance from Richter, showing aspects of that giant at his very greatest whether or not it can be deemed a safe recommendation. The difference between him and Michelangeli shows up most spectacularly in the first number, Brouillards. Richter's touch is a miracle of nebulous mistiness, as quiet as could be. By comparison M sounds rather matter-of-fact, and the impression persists through the first 11 pieces, except for La Puerta del Vino and General Lavine which I'm not sure Richter really understands. I'm inclined to say to other listeners `Don't just go off first impressions'. M had a different concept of Debussy entirely. Nevertheless the feeling that this is not, until no12, M at his most inspired is hard to shake off. Even in some purely technical respects such as the execution of trills M is not the out-of-this-world wonder that I know from other contexts.

It's tempting to say about Michelangeli that one has to take the smooth with the smooth. He was not exactly lavish in the amount of his playing he bequeathed to us, and I collect his work systematically for that very reason. When he was below his best the smoothness had a tendency to expressionlessness, and that tendency shows through just a very little here. It's not a disc I would part with, nor is anything else I have from him. Nonetheless when I want to remember M in the Debussy preludes it's La Cathedrale Engloutie and Le Vent sur la Plaine from book I that I tend to think of, from book II only Feux d'Artifice.

The recorded quality is perfectly satisfactory, there is a rather run-of-the-mill liner note, but a cd containing less than 40 minutes' playing would have to be very exceptional indeed for me to give it a higher rating, and for the reasons I've given this disc doesn't seem to me quite that.

Michelangeli's wizardry: the definitive Debussy!,.......2004-02-06

Two words to describe Debussy played by Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: infinite and inimitable! If possible get the double cd with Preludes 1 & 2 , Images 1 & 2 and Children's Corner.

Average customer rating: A GREAT LIGHT CLASSIC CD Nice Music

Evening in Paris Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: C'est L'amour: Romantic French Classics La Vie En Rose: French Artists ASIN: B00004YYWD Release Date: 2000-11-21

Tracks:

1. Paris Conalle
2. La Mer
3. Mademoiselle De Paris
4. Autumn Leaves
5. Oh La La
6. Under The Roofs Of Paris
7. Genevieve Galop
8. The World Of Legrand
9. Tres Moutarde
10. Domino
11. French Pastry
12. Fascination
13. La Vie En Rose
14. If You Go Away
15. Montmartre
16. Sambre Et Meuse
17. Paris Medley (I Love Paris/What Now My Love)
18. Tales Of Hoffman: Barcarolle

Customer Reviews:

A GREAT LIGHT CLASSIC CD.......2006-05-01

I love this CD, Richard Hayman musical arrangements are excellent and contribute to emphasize all the beautiful melodies with creative and graceful details performed by a fine orchestra. Track "World of Legrand" is my favourite. 5 stars no doubt.

Nice Music.......2003-12-24

This collection features lovely selections of French music. This music is not upbeat, but reflects the romantiscism and beaty of France. If your looking for light orchestral music that is not entirely classical, I would reccomend this CD. Au revoir, et La Vie an Rose!

Average customer rating: Great classic! Tenors on Tour - Versatile and Beautiful

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Tracks:

1. Blue Moon - Moon River
2. Besame Mucho
3. Climb Ev'ry Mountain
4. Love is a Many Splendored-Thing
5. Maria
6. Yesterday
7. Autunm Leaves
8. Over the Rainbow
9. Giants In the Sky
10. Sometimes A Day Goes By
11. Time After Time
12. Some Enchanted Evening
13. This Nearly Was Mine
14. Ave Maria
15. Wiegenlied (Lullaby)
16. The Long and Winding Road
17. Bridge Over Troubled Water
18. O Sole Mio
19. Torna a Surriento
20. Mamma
21. Lolita
22. Chitarra Romana
23. Nessun Dorma

Customer Reviews:

Great classic!.......2003-03-25

This is a great compilation with the best tenors ever!Try this CD!

Tenors on Tour - Versatile and Beautiful.......2001-06-20

Tenors on Tour is a CD which will live forever. The opening songs by Placido Domingo, His arrangement of Blue Moon and Moon River, set the tone for the CD. To hear Richard Tucker do "Climb every Mountain" was a wonderful trip down memory lane. Who will ever forget him? Placido continues with Broadway..Maria from West Side Story and a Beatles song "Yesterday". Mandy Patinkin's "Over the Rainbow" is classic and wonderful! But in my opinion Jose Carreras has the most "goose bumping" production on the entire CD. His Ave (Maria) is so beautifully done it may just bring tears to your eyes. The "King" Pavarotti is the "clean-up Hitter with selections from LaBoheme,and he does "O Sole Mio" as only He can do it. This CD is a treat for anyone who enjoys fine music. You will play it over and over again.

Average customer rating: The Real Thing Fantastic Collection of Favorites!!!

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Customer Reviews:

The Real Thing.......2007-01-27

I'm a HUGE Mantovani fan and have had mixed results trying to upgrade my collection to CDs. This collection is the original orchestra arrangements of all the classics. This is the one to buy.

Fantastic Collection of Favorites!!!.......2003-07-02

The Mantovanti Orchestra shows off their "marvelous versatility" in this "wonderful" collection of "8 CDs", with titles that tell you "just what to expect", such as: "The Love Songs", "Memorable Classics", "Itallian Favorites", "On Broadway", etc. You can set the MOOD for practically ANY occassion! There are even some "popular" selections that we all know and treasure like: "Moon River", "Over the Rainbow" and "Autum Leaves"!
You will NOT want to remove these GREAT CDs from your CD Player, once you have listened to them! They make "nice" background music for small get-togethers or "lovely" background music for those "ROMANTIC DINNERS", for you and your "SPECIAL SOMEONE"!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SET!!! It is a GREAT DEAL for the money, even at the full price!!!

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