Viaggio in Italia [Import]

1. L'amore Ai Tempi Del Fascismo

2. Ho Visto Anche Degli Zingari Felici

3. L'amore E Una Metamorfosi

4. Aspettando Godot

5. Non Conosco Sorrisi

6. Michel

7. Vorrei Farti Vedere La Mia Vita

8. Keaton

9. L'isola Verde

10. Jo Ti Faccio Del Male

11. Come Fred Astaire

12. Viaggio

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Average customer rating: King of overtures on display Dynamic Rossini High Excitement Amuse-Bocuse for the Ears! All the Rossini I need!

Rossini: Overtures (14) Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Famous Overtures William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures Suppé: Famous Overtures Suppe: Overtures Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies; 7 Overtures ASIN: B00000425N Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

1. Overtures: Guillaume Tell - G. Rossini
2. Overtures: Il signor Bruschino - G. Rossini
3. Overtures: Il viaggio a Reims - G. Rossini
4. Overtures: La scala di seta - G. Rossini
5. Overtures: La gazza ladra - G. Rossini
6. Overtures: Il turco in Italia - G. Rossini
7. Overtures: L'Italiana in Algeri - G. Rossini

Tracks:

1. Overtures: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Gioacchino Rossini
2. Overtures: Torvaldo e Dorliska - Gioacchino Rossini
3. Overtures: La cambiale di matrimonio - Gioacchino Rossini
4. Overtures: Otello - Gioacchino Rossini
5. Overtures: Semiramide - Gioacchino Rossini
6. Overtures: La Siege de Corinthe - Gioacchino Rossini
7. Overtures: Tancredi - Gioacchino Rossini

Amazon.com essential recording

Rossini's Overtures are absolute jewels of the Classical period. He used them as his musical "calling cards," and with the exception of William Tell, there's absolutely no relationship between the overture and opera it introduces. The famous Barber of Seville overture, for example, was used previously for two tragic operas, including one called Elizabeth, Queen of England! All they were supposed to do was entertain the audience and let them know that the real business was about to begin. And that's just what they've been doing ever since. This comprehensive collection, at two discs for the price of one, will keep you in Rossini for a good, long time. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

King of overtures on display.......2007-03-07

This 2-disc set contains 14 overtures by the master of this musical form himself, G. Rossini. The music quality is good - standard for digital, the orchestration is clear, and each CD provides about 1 hour of good, lively music. The choice of music is also great, making this set a great buy.

Dynamic Rossini.......2005-04-26

For Rossini lovers, this album gives you a sample of Rossini at his best. The dynamic range of the composer, his verve and vitality delivered in the most popular overtures ever written.
The quality of the recordings is very good, and should satify any and all Rossini fans. I love to kick back, with a set of ear phones and absorb the incredible sound and muscularity of Rossini. Well worth the price of admission.

High Excitement.......2005-03-02

I originally bought the LP versions way back before CDs were introduced. High excitement is the best way I can describe the performances. I have heard nothing since to equal Chailly's energetic read. I haven't gotten this CD version yet, but the first volume one did have better quality miking then the second volume. The price makes it worth just buying the CD instead of trying to digitize my LPs.

Amuse-Bocuse for the Ears!.......2004-09-10

Just as amuse-boche is meant to entertain and tempt the tastebuds for the coming courses in a gourmet meal, so does the overture function in the operatic banquet.

Rossini is one of the greatest overture composers, and here is collection of fourteen of his best!

They are soaring and delightful. Especially captivated by some that were new to me, causing one to want to followup with the opera-- a brilliant way to cause interest in operatic world. These included the likes of Otell, Semiramide and Le Siege de Corinthe.

Amazing and vibrant double CD collection!

All the Rossini I need!.......2003-06-30

As far as I'm concerned, I don't need to search the field for any other Rossini overture CDs--this 2-CD set has it covered. Chailly's interpretations of these pieces are wonderfully exuberant, and the National Philharmonic plays with precision and flair. These CDs have become the standard I use to judge other recordings of Rossini overtures. Granted, they're not perfect: As another reviewer pointed out, Chailly takes some passages differently than we're used to hearing them (the end of the Barber of Seville overture is faster than usual, for example). However, the orchestra is so competent and the conductor so assured that these small, occasional differences are refreshing rather than annoying. As well, there are (very) occasional moments where the orchestra slips a little out of synch, but only because they're having so much fun playing the music. This is Rossini the way it was meant to sound--playful, melodious and energetic to the end.

Average customer rating: Excellent performance and recording Very Nice Sparkling Performances

Rossini: Complete Overtures Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Marriner, Sir Neville | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tchaikovsky: Complete Suites for Orchestra Debussy, Ravel: Orchestral Works Saint-Saëns: Les 5 Symphonies Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies; 7 Overtures Vivaldi: The Masterworks (Box Set) ASIN: B00009KV0W Release Date: 2003-08-12

Customer Reviews:

Excellent performance and recording.......2007-02-02

If you like Rossini, this is an a must-have recording. Sure, he tended to write the same pieces over and over again, but they are utterly delightful. These performances by Neville Marriner and his personal orchestra are precise, and the fun inherent in many of these works does not get lost in the shuffle. The orchestra is blessed with excellent woodwind players; just listen to the oboe on some of the really fast passages.

Nice recorded sound. I really don't have anything bad to say about this entire package. It's almost a desert island recording for times where Mahler or Beethoven might be a little (or a lot) heavy.

Very Nice.......2005-03-17

Yes, these overtures may be cliched, but every classical collector should probably have them. Marriner, as usual, gives great performances, and the sound quality is very good.

Sparkling Performances.......2003-09-15

I only have glowing things to say about this set of Rossini overtures. First of all, Rossini's overtures are brilliant gems. They are light, fun and full of life!! Secondly, Marriner's conducting is marvellous. The performance sparkle like precious diamonds. Everything is very enjoyable, there's not a single boring number, unlike many other discs you purchase. And to top it off, it comes at a terrific bargain price. 3 very full CDs - 75 mins, 30 mins and 65 mins - of top notch music at seven dollars a piece is incredible.

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Rossini, Auber, Berlioz: Overtures [SACD] Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | 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: George Szell Conducts Grieg, Bizet, Mussorgsky [SACD] R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiel; Don Juan; Death & Transfiguration [SACD] Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4; Weber: Oberon Overture [SACD] Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3; Manfred Overture [SACD] Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 [SACD] ASIN: B000051Y3J Release Date: 2000-11-21

Average customer rating: What Ramey fans have come to expect A must have for bass fans! Superb singing from start to finish

Samuel Ramey - Rossini Arias ~ Alle voci della gloria / Ferro Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ramey, Samuel | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Samuel Ramey - Operatic Arias Date With the Devil No Tenors Allowed: Famous Duets for Baritone and Bass Samuel Ramey on Broadway - So in Love Rossini - Tancredi / Podles, Jo, Olsen, Spagnoli, di Micco, Lendi, Zedda ASIN: B000000SEI Release Date: 1992-02-11

Tracks:

1. Il Viaggio A Reims: 'Ah! Perche la conobbi? ... Invan strappar dal core'
2. Stabat Mater: 'Pro peccatis'
3. La Cenerentola: 'La del ciel nell'arcano profondo'
4. La Cenerentola: 'Come un'ape ne'giorni d'aprile'
5. 'Alle voci della gloria'
6. L'Italiana in Algeri: 'Le femmine d'Italia'
7. Semiramide: 'Il di gia cade...Deh ti ferma...Que'Numi furenti'

Customer Reviews:

What Ramey fans have come to expect.......2002-08-30

Ramey is in fine form on this disc, which was recorded at a time that my have been the zenith of his career. This is material that he rose to fame singing, and his voice is perfectly suited to it. He navigates the melismatic writing of Rossini with disarming ease and style. My only gripe is that nowhere on the disc is there credit given for the rather extended flute solo at the beginning of il viaggo a Reims.

A must have for bass fans!.......2000-02-05

It's easy to see why some of the Rossini operas that are featured on this CD are seldom performed anymore because of the demands he puts on singers. Rossini wrote for great basses in his day, and he demanded the same technical mastery of coloratura and legato singing that is expected from modern day sopranos. Listen to any aria on this CD and you will understand. For example, the aria "La del ciel nell'arcano profundo" (from La Cenerentola) is obviously written for a virtuosic bass in mind: the range of the aria is over two octaves, from a low E flat to a high F. Listening to Ramey sing these technically bewildering arias is just incredible. When people think of Rossini, they don't think "bass" but they should. They should also think "Samuel Ramey." Any Rossini or Ramey fan needs to own this CD.

Superb singing from start to finish.......1999-10-01

It's interesting to hear Ramey in what is his "speciality", Rossini. It's not hard to see how he caused a sensation with his performance of Assur in Semiramide back in the early eighties that really put him on the opera map. In all the arias on this cd he displays some quite breathtaking technical mastery on undoubtedly some of the most difficult music ever written for the human voice. My only critcism is that there is very little variation in his singing and it can sound a bit monotonous. However, this is a small price to pay for singing of this technical calibre. Buy it!

Average customer rating: Great Collection Outstanding Overtures

Rossini: Overtures George Szell Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | 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 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 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 ASIN: B0000029SB Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

1. Il barbiere di Siviglia
2. Semiramide
3. Il viaggio a Reims
4. Il turco in Italia
5. Tancredi
6. L'italiana in Algeri
7. La gazza ladra
8. La Cenerentola
9. Guillaume Tell

Customer Reviews:

Great Collection.......2004-06-23

I originally bought this CD to listen to the Overture to Semiramide for an audition I was playing. I was particularly pleased that the overture I was looking for was Bernstein recording. Upon listening to the CD for enjoyment, I give it a 4 of 5 because while the majority of the recordings are wonderful, there is a noticeable difference between not only the orchestras, but the acoustic qualities of the venues in which the orchestras were recorded. Overall, this collection brings together plenty of well known and a few of the more obscure overtures and is a great buy.

Outstanding Overtures.......2000-08-15

Rossini's Overtures are some of the most exuberant in all classical music, and the "William Tell" Overture, because of the Lone Ranger association, is probably one of the world's most recognizable tunes. This CD collects nine overtures performed by a variety of orchestras all for one low price. It is a fantastic value, no question. My reservation for not awarding a fifth star comes from the fact that the material is under the conduction of so many different people. I don't mind a couple of conductors and symphonies on a single release, but here it's like a "greatest hits" album as each overture is played by a different orchestra. While the sound and feel of the CD is generally consistent, there are subtle differences of style that bother me. I would unequivocally recommend Fritz Reiner's recordings as an alternate choice, however the drawback with that album is instead of nine overtures you only get six. With either choice, you're getting great music.

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Martha Masters - Viaggio in Italia Manufacturer: Gsp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Giuliani, Mauro | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Domenico Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Domenico | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Musings Martha Masters: Guitar Recital Paul Galbraith: French Impressions Angels in the Street: The Solo Guitar Works of Eduardo Martin A Jug of Wine and Thou ASIN: B000I0QJS4 Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

1. Giuliani: Gran Sonata Eroica, Op.150
2. Regondi: Etude #6 in D minor
3. Regondi: Etude #8 in G major
4. Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, K. 277
5. Scarlatti: Sonata in A major, K. 208
6. Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, K. 178
7. Johanson: Ciaccona
8. Gilardino: Colloquio con Andrés Segovia
9. Iannarelli: Variazioni - en Mémoire de S. Rachmaninoff

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Sollima: Viaggio in Italia Manufacturer: Agora ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000521Y5 Release Date: 2000-11-21

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Viaggio in Italia Alice Manufacturer: Nun Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000VB1U2 Release Date: 2004-01-06

Tracks:

1. Come Un Sigillo
2. Al Principe
3. Un Blasfemo
4. La Bellezza Stravagante
5. Atlantide
6. Cosa Succedera Alla Ragazza
7. Islands
8. Febbraio
9. Lindbergh
10. Ecco I Negozi
11. Auschwitz
12. E Stato Molto Bello
13. Non Insegnate Ai Bambini
14. Golden Hair

Album Description

Japanese reissue of 1970 album packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. Universal. 2004.

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Viaggio in Italia Claudio Lolli Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005S1H9

Tracks:

1. L'amore Ai Tempi Del Fascismo
2. Ho Visto Anche Degli Zingari Felici
3. L'amore E Una Metamorfosi
4. Aspettando Godot
5. Non Conosco Sorrisi
6. Michel
7. Vorrei Farti Vedere La Mia Vita
8. Keaton
9. L'isola Verde
10. Jo Ti Faccio Del Male
11. Come Fred Astaire
12. Viaggio

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