Giulia [Import]

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Giulia,Gianni Togni,Wea,World Beat,World Music

Average customer rating: A Lot on 2 CDs

Ottorino Respighi: Orchestral Works Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows/Brazilian Impressions/Roman Festivals Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade/Capriccio Espagnol Mel Gibson's Apocalypto (Widescreen Edition) Babel ASIN: B000002SEB Release Date: 1996-08-13

Tracks:

1. Overture 'Belfagor' - Respighi
2. The Pines Of Rome - Pini Di Roma: I - The Pines Of The Villa Borghese - Respighi
3. The Pines Of Rome - Pini Di Roma: II - Pines Near A Catacomb - Respighi
4. The Pines Of Rome - Pini Di Roma: III - The Pines Of The Janiculum - Respighi
5. The Pines Of Rome - Pini Di Roma: IV - The Pines Of The Appian Way - Respighi
6. The Fountains Of Rome - Fontane Di Roma: I - The Valle Giulia Fountain At Dawn - Respighi
7. The Fountains Of Rome - Fontane Di Roma: II - The Triton Fountain In The Morning - Respighi
8. The Fountains Of Rome - Fontane Di Roma: III - The Trevi Fountain At Midday - Respighi
9. The Fountains Of Rome - Fontane Di Roma: IV - The Villa Medici Fountain At Sunset - Respighi
10. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: I - Prelude - Respighi
11. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: II - The Dove - Respighi
12. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: III - The Hen - Respighi
13. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: IV - The Nightingale - Respighi
14. The Birds - Gli Uccelli: V - The Cuckoo - Respighi

Tracks:

1. Three Botticelli Pictures - Trittico botticelliano: I - La Primavera - O. Respighi
2. Three Botticelli Pictures - Trittico botticelliano: II - The Adoration Of The Magi - O. Respighi
3. Three Botticelli Pictures - Trittico botticelliano: III - The Birth Of Venus - O. Respighi
4. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.1: I - Ballet 'Il Conte Orlando' - O. Respighi
5. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.1: II - Gagliard - O. Respighi
6. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.1: III - Villanelle - O. Respighi
7. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.1: IV - Passo Mezzo E Mascherada - O. Respighi
8. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.2: I - 'Laura Soave' Balletto Con Gagliarda, Saltarello E Canario - O. Respighi
9. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.2: II - Rustic Dance - O. Respighi
10. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.2: III - Campanae Parisiensis & Aria - O. Respighi
11. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.2: IV - Bergamasque - O. Respighi
12. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.3: I - Italiana - O. Respighi
13. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.3: II - Arie Di Corte - O. Respighi
14. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.3: III - Siciliana - O. Respighi
15. Ancient Airs And Dances - Antiche Arie Ed Danze: Suite No.3: IV - Passacaglia - O. Respighi

Customer Reviews:

A Lot on 2 CDs.......2002-01-05

Belfagor is interesting for its rarity. Rousing overture. Pines and Fountains acceptable. Acceptable is OK for Fountains, but Pines call out for outstanding Triptych and Ancient Airs and Dances are excellent. Considering the bargain price, this 2-fer is a winner.

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Platinum Collection Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: David Lynch's Inland Empire (Limited Edition Two-Disc Set) Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone Pilgrimage ASIN: B000N4SM3K Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

1. Mission/Gabriel's Oboe
2. Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo/Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo
3. C'Era una Volta il West/C'Era una Volta il West
4. Metti una Sera a Cena/Metti una Sera a Cena
5. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso/Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Titoli)
6. Donna Della Domenica/La Donna Della Domenica
7. Clan Dei Siciliani/Il Clan Dei Siciliani
8. Corleone/Addio a Palermo
9. Mio Nome E'nessuno/Il Mio Nome E'nessuno
10. Canone Inverso/Tema d'Amore Disperato
11. Sacco E Vanzetti/Speranze di Libert
12. Poliziotto Della Brigata Criminale/Paura Sulla Citt
13. Califfa/La Califfa
14. Revolver/Inseguimento E Fuga
15. Gott mit Uns/Lontano
16. Barbablu'/Barbablu'
17. Gli Scassinatori/Tema d'Amore
18. Viaggio Con Anita/Viaggio Con Anita
19. Moglie Pila/La Moglie Pila
20. Per un Pugno di Dollari/Per un Pugno di Dollari

Tracks:

1. C'Era una Volta in America/Deborah's Theme
2. Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo/L'Estasi Dell'oro
3. Mission/The Mission
4. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso/Dal Sex Appeal al Primo Fellini
5. C'Era una Volta il West/L'Uomo Dell'armonica
6. Segreto del Sahara/Il Segreto del Sahara
7. Battaglia di Algeri/Algeri 1 Novembre 1954
8. Giro del Mondo Degli Innamorati di Peynet/Forse Basta
9. Vizietto/Il Vizietto
10. Via Mala/Via Mala
11. Cosa Buffa/La Cosa Buffa
12. Dimenticare Palermo/Dimenticare Palermo
13. Quartiere/Romanza Quartiere
14. D'Amore Si Muore/Si Muore d'Amore
15. I Ladri Della Notte/Thieves After Dark
16. Libera Amore Mio/Estate 1943
17. Tepepa/Viva La Revolucion
18. Ecce Homo I Sopravvissuti/Venuta dal Mare
19. Joss il Professionista/Il Vento il Grido
20. Tragedia di un Uomo Ridicolo/La Tragedia di un Uomo Ridicolo

Tracks:

1. GiTesta/GiTesta
2. Indagine Su un Cittadino al di Sopra di Ogni Sospetto/Indagine
3. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso/Maturit
4. Per Qualche Dollaro in Pi Qualche Dollaro in Pi
5. Novecento/Romanzo
6. Mission/The Falls
7. Questa Specie d'Amore/Questa Specie d'Amore
8. Federale/Titoli
9. Veruschka/Poesia di una Donna
10. I Crudeli/I Crudeli
11. Maddalena/Chi Mai
12. Alzati Spia/Marche en La
13. C'Era una Volta in America/Cockeye's Song
14. I...Come Icaro/La Veritt le Soleil
15. Che C'Entriamo Noi Con La Rivoluzione?/Rivoluzione
16. Uomo Proiettile/L'Uomo Proiettile
17. Crescete E Moltiplicatevi/Crescete E Moltiplicatevi
18. Fiore Delle Mille E una Notte/Tema di Dunja
19. Gli Intoccabili/La Ballata di Hank McCain
20. Ragion Pura/La Ragion Pura

Album Details

2007 Comprehensive Anthology of One of the Most Celebrated Film Music Composers that Ever Put Pen to Paper. Over the Years, Ennio Morricone Has Become an Institution in the Soundtrack World by Working as a Reliable Partner in a the Production of a Motion Picture and Consistently Delivering Compositions of Breathtaking Quality and Excellence. The Pieces on These Three Discs Are but a Snapshot of the Man's Vast, Plentiful Career, Including Two Tracks that Are Previously Unreleased on Compact Disc. This is a Great Starting Point for Anyone Inspired to Appreciate the Work of this Incomparable Artist.

Average customer rating: The Italian Neo Classicism and his major musical Ambassador! Excellent sound (and performances!) Terrible sound Dorati's Respighi milestone Re-issue of Merc. Living PresenceLP retains original flavor

Dorati Conducts Respighi Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Minnesota Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dorati Conducts Prokofiev Handel-Harty: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik No13 Paul Paray Conducts Dances of Death Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet Suites No. 1 & 2; Moussorgsky: Night On Bald Mountain Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat Major, Op. 23 ASIN: B0000057KP Release Date: 1990-09-12

Tracks:

1. The Birds: 1. Prelude
2. The Birds: 2. The Dove
3. The Birds: 3. The Hen
4. The Birds: 4. The Nightingale
5. London Symphony Orchestra: The Cuckoo
6. Brazilian Impressions: 1. Tropical Night
7. Brazilian Impressions: 2. Butantan
8. Brazilian Impressions: 3. Song and Dance
9. The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain Of Valle Giulia
10. The Fountains Of Rome: The Triton Fountain
11. The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain of Trevi at Mid-day
12. The Fountains Of Rome: The Villa Medici Fountain
13. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines of the Villa Borghese
14. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines Near a Catacomb
15. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines of the Janiculum
16. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines of the Appian Way

Customer Reviews:

The Italian Neo Classicism and his major musical Ambassador!.......2005-10-16

Joined even by the musical language and taste, Respighi develops a different estheticism respect to Ildebrand Pizzetti, more polished and mystic. The excessive instrumental decoration and affection for the dense color and, in the meantime, refined are derived directly substantially from Rimsky Korsakov and Richard Strauss, despite the generous discursiveness of the architectonic lines is very close to the great German musical tradition. Respighi is more inclined to naturalism and the return of the great orchestral masses with special emphasis in the search of new expressive elements based in the use of the color and the history or, in other words, in the preservation of the memory.

The Birds is a suite for reduced orchestra. Once more the pantheist gaze of this composer points out the influence of the Italian Neo classicism leaded by Casella. Five clavichordists fragments of the XVII inspired by the song of several birds (about pages of Pasquini, Phillipe Rameau and Jacques de Gallot and a British anonym ).It can feel the deliberated hedonistic avidity so typical of this Century as a clear response to the Rationalism Age: the triumph of the triviality over the reason empire.

Brazil has been always a radiant beacon in the febrile imagination of Europe: From Julio Verne to Alexander von Humboldt; from Darwin to Darius Milhaud, the search for the most essential sample of virginal nature has inflamed and nourished the ancestral landscapes of Europe: the wild Amazon river, the intricate, compact and dense jungles; the visible attraction for the mystery of unknown, touched the soul of Respighi composing a fabulous biographical sketch.

The fountains of Rome have in Toscanini a serious and hard to beat rival and the pines of Rome have found in Victor de Sabata. Nevertheles, Dorati makes a vibrant and emotional performance that, even it does not reach the colossal heights of these named conductors. Here you have a remarkable of what Respighi signified for the Italians. After Verdi 's death, the musical horizon experienced a notable lack of inspiration; despite the fact many Italian composers were seduced for the new musical proposals, Toscanini and De Sabata were not exactly fervent or devoted fans of the new musical forms, specially Toscanini, and both pages Pines and Fountains are works which talks about the Grandness and monumentality of Rome: once more Respighi goes in search of tradition conceived as the human form of measuring the time.

A magnificent choice and one of my beloved albums in Dorati 's discography.

Excellent sound (and performances!).......2005-09-28

Excellent sound (and famous performances!), exactly as we've come to expect from every (justly renowned) Mercury Living Presence reissue. How splendid and satisfying it is to have the original MLP LP resurrected in compact disc format! If you're a fan of Respighi's masterpieces, you owe it to yourself to experience anew (or to become newly acquainted with) Dorati's famous renditions.

Terrible sound.......2001-12-18

The sound on the Pini and Fontane is really a horrible experience. Gli ucelli, recorded in London has a much better sound and a better orchestra, at least I think so. Dorati is usually good and reliable and so he is here but Respighis music is actually not so much to write home about.

Dorati's Respighi milestone.......1999-05-13

Dorati was always one of Respighi's biggest champions and it's too bad he didn't get around to recording more. This disk is a delight to have in Wilma Cozart's excellent rehab of her own original tapes.

While the other works are among the best recordings of them made, it's the Brazilian Impressions that excites the most. Like Milhaud, Respighi was astounded by his trip to Brazil and opened up a creative horizon for him that counteracted his serious, depressive illnesses. The Impressions indicate a direction that led to other triumphs like the great ballet "Queen of Sheba", the opera "Maria Egiziaca", the sublime orchestral "Metamorpheosen" that gives any great orchestra a workout like Bartok's Concerto.

If you have the old LPs, stick with them because there is an element of dynamic splendor somehow muted here. But if your LPs are to the point where there is more scratch than music, buy this disk and keep these old friends in your life.

Re-issue of Merc. Living PresenceLP retains original flavor.......1999-04-23

Mercury's Living Presence series caused a sensation when introduced around 40 years ago but sounds dated in today's standard. Nevertheless, the pieces retain their original charm in CD format. "Butantan" sends a shiver down the spine as Living Presence accurately conveys a Brazilian snake venom research colony. Worth investigating for historic reasons alone

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CBS Dinner Classics: Breakfast in Bed Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music New York Philharmonic Orchestra | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | 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 Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | 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 CDs $7 - $10 | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Operas | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Easy Listening | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Easy Listening | Pop | 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 Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental 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: CBS Dinner Classics: Sunday Brunch, Vol. 2 Dinner Classics: The Sunday Brunch Album CBS Dinner Classics: Romance CBS Dinner Classics: Cocktail Party Dinner Classics: The Italian Album ASIN: B00000277J Release Date: 1991-01-09

Tracks:

1. Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op. 46: Morning
2. Carmen: Ent'Acte (Prelude To Act III)
3. Morning Song, Op. 15, No. 1: Morning Song
4. L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: II-Minuetto
5. Two Pieces For Small Orchestra: On Hearing The First Cuckoo Of Spring
6. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
7. L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: III - Menuet
8. The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain Of Valle Giulia At Dawn
9. Serenade For Strings In E Minor, Op. 20: I - Allegro Piacevole
10. Lyric Suite, Op. (54): III - Noturno
11. Les Sylphides: Nocturne, Op. 32, No. 2
12. Daphnis Et Chloe Suite No.2: Daybreak
13. Jeux D'enfants: IV - Duo (Petit Mari, Petit Femme)
14. Serenade For Strings, Op. 20: III - Allegretto
15. Les Sylphides: Prelude, Op. 28, No. 7
16. Khovanshchina: Dawn On The Moskva

Average customer rating: Giving J. C. His Due

Johann Christian Bach: Complete Opera Overtures Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bach, Johann Christian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Johann Christian Bach: Complete Symphonies Bach J.S: Cantatas V.1 J.C. Bach Johann Christian Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos J.C. Bach: Woodwind Concertos, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00009LW5A Release Date: 2003-06-17

Customer Reviews:

Giving J. C. His Due.......2004-01-08

Forgive me, Johann Christian, for ever thinking of you as a half-baked Mozart--especially denigrating from a music lover who much prefers Haydn to Mozart! As penance (if you can call sheer pleasure penance), I have been getting to know as much of your work as I can. Listening to this three-CD set from Anthony Halstead and the Hanover Band has been an especial ear-opener. While I can't say that these overtures have the true stamp of theater about them, as Mozart's greatest overtures clearly do, Bach's music is always diverting and often much more than that. There are many beauties and occasionally high drama as well in these little works. And in the Ballet Music from Amadis des Gaule, there is music of such delicate color and panache that I think immediately of Rameau.

Some of these overtures will be familiar to you if you know Bach's symphonies, since they are just a reworking of the same. But most of this music will be new to you and will bring surprise and pleasure, I'm sure. Much of the credit is due Halstead and his band. By this point in their traversal of what seems all of Bach's orchestral music, they are expert at capturing the essence of this composer, whose musical ideas and orchestration are bolder and more scintillating than anybody could have imagined before the birth of the original-instruments movement. If anyone thinks of J. C. Bach as a merely genteel proto-Mozart, as I mistakenly once did, listen to these CDs and be chastened--and royally entertained in the bargain.

Average customer rating: Early stereo recordings revisited

Respighi: The Fountains Of Rome/The Pines Of Rome/Feste Romane Manufacturer: Everest Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rachmaninov/Stravinsky Villa Lobos: The Little Train of the Caipira; Antill: Corroboree; Ginastera: Estancia; Panambi Vaughan Williams/Arnold: Symphony No. 9/Symphony No. 3 Strauss: Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Sergei Prokofiev: Chout/Lieutenant Kije Suite ASIN: B0000023GQ Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

1. The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain Of Valle Giulia At Dawn
2. The Fountains Of Rome: The Triton Fountain
3. The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain Of Trevi At Midday
4. The Fountains Of Rome: The Fountain Of The Villa Medici At Sunset
5. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines Of The Villa Borghese
6. The Pines Near A Catacomb
7. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines Of The Janiculum
8. The Pines Of Rome: The Pines Of The Appian Way
9. Feste romane: Circuses
10. Feste romane: The Jubilee
11. Feste romane: The October Festival
12. Feste romane: The Epiphany

Customer Reviews:

Early stereo recordings revisited.......2003-03-25

The Goosens version of Feste Romane was an early release on Everest Records (#3004) using 35mm wide, sprocketed recording tape putatively designed to capture the huge dynamic range of the tone poem. The transfer to CD isn't first class, but it does satisfactorily capture the energy of the performance. Like a recording of Eugene Ormandy's, this one omits the pipe organ called for in the score. This is (ironically) made up for in spades in Malcolm Sargent's rendering of the other two tone poems, Pines & Fountains, where the organ is arguably more prominent than on any other recording of these works. On the opening movement of Feste Romane (Circenses), Goosens emphasizes pain in the discords (substituting p-ff crescendos for sforzando attacks), his tempi are recklessly fast, and the percussionists were unbridled (esp. the gong player). Percussion takes center stage in the final movement (La Befana), where the xylophone and rattle drive the rhythms forward (virtually the opposite approach to Zubin Mehta's for this sequence). Unrestrained, unrefined, pounding Respighi for those who can appreciate Roman Festivals "with the gloves taken off." Goosens handles the more delicate sections well, bringing out contrasts and emotional depth. Sargent's reading of Pines and Fountains is, for the most part, valuable for revealing what Respighi had written for the pipe organ for these works - that instrument fairly thunders at the climax of Pines. The limitations of early stereophonic recording haven't been transcended in the remastering process, however -- some tinniness and compressed stereo image obtains.

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Gran Concerto for Flute & Orchestra Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000IY063Y Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. Allegro Non Troppo - Roberto Fabbriciani
2. Andante Sostenuto - Roberto Fabbriciani
3. Allegro Scherzoso - Roberto Fabbriciani
4. L'Eco Dell'Arno-Fantasia For Flute And Orchestra Op.34 - Roberto Fabbriciani
5. Il Carnevale Di Venezia, Op.22-Scherzo On The Canzonetta Cara Mamma Mia For Flute And Strings - Roberto Fabbriciani
6. Le Rossignol Du Nord, Op.45-Fantaisie For Flute And Piano - Massimiliano Damerini
7. Un Sospiro Del Cuore-Elegia For Flute And Piano - Massimiliano Damerini
8. La Smorfiosetta-Capriccio For Flute And Piano - Massimiliano Damerini
9. Di Chi?-Polka Mazurka For Flute And Piano - Massimiliano Damerini
10. Piccola Fantasia Su Due Stornelli Napoletani For Flute And Piano - Massimiliano Damerini

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J.C. Bach - Overtures, Volume 1 Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bach, Johann Christian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Johann Christian Bach: Complete Opera Overtures J.C. Bach: Symphonies Concertantes, Vol. 6 ASIN: B000001RUK Release Date: 1995-08-22

Tracks:

1. Artaserse: Allegro Molto
2. Artaserse: Andante
3. Artaserse: Presto
4. Cant A Tre Voci (Birthday Cant): Allegro Assai
5. Cant A Tre Voci (Birthday Cant): Andante
6. Cant A Tre Voci (Birthday Cant): Allegro Assai
7. Gli Uccellatori: Allegro Con Spirito
8. Gli Uccellatori: Andante
9. Gli Uccellatori: Allegro Assai
10. Alessandro Nell'Indie: (Allegro)
11. Alessandro Nell'Indie: Andante
12. Alessandro Nell'Indie: Allegro Assai
13. La Giulia: Allegro Di Molto
14. La Giulia: Andante
15. La Giulia: Allegro
16. Il Tutore E La Pupilla: Allegro Assai
17. Il Tutore E La Pupilla: Andante
18. Il Tutore E La Pupilla: Presto
19. Catone In Utica: Allegro
20. Catone In Utica: Andante
21. Catone In Utica: Allegro Assai
22. La Cascina: (Allegro)
23. La Cascina: Andante
24. La Cascina: Presto
25. La Cascina: (Alternative 2nd Movt) Andante
26. La Calamita De Cuori: Allegro Assai
27. La Calamita De Cuori: Andante Grazioso
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Middle Ages Music Manufacturer: Griffin (Qualiton) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dufay | Dufay, Guillaume | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Machaut | Machaut, Guillaume de | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Virelais | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004U0S9 Release Date: 2000-06-28

Average customer rating: Edward Greenfield wrote in Gramophone

Verdi: Requiem Italian Orchestral Works Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolf-Ferrari | Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000006L7L Release Date: 1995-10-17

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Edward Greenfield wrote in Gramophone.......2007-02-16

"EMI's long-awaited reissue of the 1954 de Sabata version of Verdi's `Requiem' is a unique, incandescent set now making a belated reappearance after 30 years in limbo. Its very unavailability in the catalogue since just after the mid-1960s has tended to add to its legendary status, amply borne out in this CD renovation, in which dynamic extremes are well caught.
"Statistics alone demonstrate how different it is from Serafin's 1939 recording: de Sabata takes no less than 95 minutes over the work, as against Serafin's 73 minutes, an astonishing discrepancy. In the opening movement alone de Sabata takes 6'38'' against Serafin's 4'34'', and the difference is more extreme still in the 'Lacrymosa', 7'18'' against 4'26''.
"The electrically urgent de Sabata--well illustrated in some of the orchestral fill-ups on the set--flashes out only occasionally in sudden dynamic bursts, as in the `Dies Irae'. Otherwise this is a raptly devotional, totally concentrated reading to a degree that would be hard to match. The obvious parallel is the Giulini made ten years after, again with Schwarzkopf as soprano soloist, and with Walter Legge as producer. Yet far more than Giulini's, de Sabata's is a performance of extremes, not just magnetic but very personal in its new look. So the 'Te Decet Hymnus' section of the opening movement is made emphatically marcato with underlining that draws attention to itself. That and dozens of other points which are determinedly different in their exaggeration of markings make me draw a parallel with another Italian conductor, berated by many critics, but always with revelations to bring, Giuseppe Sinopoli.
"Where de Sabata rides triumphant is in his spine-tingling authority, even when you disagree, and the four superb soloists respond with total commitment, Schwarzkopf most of all. The voice is a degree fresher and younger-sounding than ten years later for Giulini, thrilling in attack on top notes, both loud and soft, with many fine-spun top A flats pianissimo, not to mention the top B flat in that 'Requiem' reprise, marked pppp in the score and so interpreted here.
"Oralia Dominguez excels herself, as cleanly focused as Schwarzkopf, with her rapid flicker-vibrato adding character to the firm mezzo timbre. Giuseppe di Stefano sings with headily fresh tone, and de Sabata even woos the occasional mezza voce from him, while Siepi, not quite as rocklike or imaginative as Pinza for Serafin, is splendid too. The chorus sing lustily, but with characteristic Italian reluctance to match in an ensemble.
"The fill-ups complete the picture of de Sabata. The `Traviata' preludes, rapt and finely shaded, were what first suggested the Sinopoli parallel to me, and each of the other items reveals a different facet of this fascinating artist--the Respighi sensuously atmospheric, `Guillaume Tell' given surprising refinement. Best of all are the two little Wolf-Ferrari items, in their point and sparkle deliciously witty in a way one might not have expected from de Sabata. A unique set and a wonderful revelation."

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