Tomorrow Is Now [CD-single]

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Album Description
The first single from his 1998 album 'People'. 'Tomorrow IsNow' was co-written with another '80s pop icon, Jane Wiedlinof the Go-Go's. It's backed with 'Angels & Lovers' (OriginalVersion) and 'When Lovers Confess'. Slipcase with innersleeve. 1998 Detox re

Tracks:

Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
Swanee- Al Jolson
When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
My Man- Fanny Brice
Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
Body And Soul- Libby Holman
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
Night And Day- Fred Astaire
Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
You're The Top- Ethel Merman
Summertime- Anne Brown
September Song- Walter Huston
My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
People- Barbra Streisand
Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast
All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
Come Follow The Band
Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

Memory- Betty Buckley
I Am What I Am- George Hearn
Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
With One Look- Glenn Close
On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
Seasons Of Love-
Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

Bright Day Star: Music for the Yuletide Seasons

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Wonderful recording
Bright and sparkling!
why to get this disc (in rhyme)
A Christmas Favorite
Excellent performances and unique music

Bright Day Star: Music for the Yuletide Seasons

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Ladyes Delight

ASIN: B000001QAB
Release Date: 1994-10-04

Tracks:

Ding Dong Merrily
The Old Year Now Away Is Fled
Christmas Day in da Mornin'
The Cherry Tree Carol
Wir singen dir, Immanuel
The Wren Song
A Wassail Tune
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Carol 'Een Kindeken is ons geboren'
The Bellman's Carol
A Christmas Jig
Es ist ein' Ros' entsprugen
In dulci Jubilo
Rorate coeli desuper
Drive the Cold Winter Away
Remember, O Thou Man
Quem pastores laudavere
Christmas Is My Name
In dir ist Freude
Hey for Christmas!

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful recording.......2004-11-18

This might be my favorite holiday album. It's one of the first I pull out in November and doesn't get put away until February.

Bright and sparkling!.......2002-11-29

A perfect way to celebrate the Christmas spirit any time of year with some truly "old" favorites, performed with spirit and heart by the Baltimore Consort. Period selections imbued here with the consort's singular sound and creative improvisations include "Ding Dong Merrily on High", "The Old Year Now Away is Fled", "The Cherry Tree Carol", "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day", "Es ist ein Ros", "In Dulci Jubilo", and many more that may charm you for the first time. The Baltimore Consort is: Mary Anne Ballard, viols and rebec; Mark Cudek, cittern, guitar, viols and bandora; Custer LaRue, soprano soloist; Larry Lipkis, viol, recorder and gemshorn; Ronn McFarlane, lutes; and Chris Norman, wooden flutes and pennywhistle; with Webb Wiggins on organ.

why to get this disc (in rhyme).......2001-11-24

'Twas the day after Thanksgiving, and all through the house, Christmas spirit was stirring and starting to rouse feelings of joy and expectation in the hearts of the people who were there. Beautiful music and Custer LaRue's singing filled the air.

Wonderful songs, written by people long dead, caused pictures to form and stories to dance through each listening head. Stories of a virgin bearing a child, stories of the little Savior's entrance into this world...meek and mild.

Each song is sung with such haunting beauty and care. The Consort's playing could not be more wonderfully fair. Each song is a masterpiece--"The Cherry Tree Carol," "In dulci jubilo," and "Quem pastores laudavere." Each song's focus is on the true meaning of Christmas--no appearance made by St. Nick--but with singing like this, in your head they are sure to stick.

More beautifully than snowflakes this music drifts down. In sheer loveliness, "Christmas Is My Name" deserves the crown. Oh but each tune is strong--like "Ding Dong Merrily" and "The Wren Song." Most come in at under three minutes each, none is overlong. Each is stunning...how can the listener go wrong? How they twinkle...they are most merry. One even makes mention of Cherries.

(...)

I highly recommend this disc.

A Christmas Favorite.......2000-12-09

Had enough of animated snowmen and over-sweetened carol arrangements? Here's a hugely enjoyable recording of songs and dances done with flair by the Baltimore Consort. There are a few familiar tunes, such as the lilting arrangement of "Ding, Dong Merrily On High" and a beautiful solo flute version of "Lo, How a Rose 'Er Blooming." But most the songs are off the beaten track, and are therefore fresh and new despite their antiquity. Custer LaRue brings feeling and energy into the songs. This has become the most played Christmas CD in our household.

Excellent performances and unique music.......1999-12-13

This is my favorite Christmas CD, and it is very different from everything else we hear this time of year.

The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2

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The Columbia Albums of Irving Berlin, Vol. 1-2

Manufacturer: Collectables
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000AHEU8
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

It's A Lovely Day Today/Blue Skies
Maybe Its Because I Love/I Got Lost
You'd Be Surprised/I'll See You In Cuba
Always/Remember
Shaking The Blues/Play A Simple/Alexander's
Here's No Business/Got The Sun/Girl I Marry
Say It Will Music/Cheek To Cheek
It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow/ Now It Can Be Told
This Year's Kisses/Be Careful! Its My Heart
Lady Of The Evening/ Better Luck Next Time
Steppin' Out With My Baby/ You're Just In Love
Let's Face The Music/Say It Isn't So
How Deep Is The Ocean/I Never Had A Chance
Change Partners/Mandy
You Can't Brush Me/Everybody Step/Waiting At The End
Soft Lights/They Say It's Wonderful
Puttin' On The Ritz/Marie
I've Got My Love To Keep Me/Top Hat
What'll I Do/All Alone
A Pretty Girl/Isn't This A Lovely Day
Lazy/I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep
I'm Playing With Fire/Let's Have Another Cup
Heat Wave/Let Yourself Go
The Piccoline/No Strings

Album Description

Full Title - The Columbia Albums Of Irving Berlin Vols. 1 & 2. Composer, conductor, arranger Frank DeVol scored more than fifty movies and is best known as the composer for the theme songs for the TV series 'My Three Sons', 'The Brady Bunch' and 'Family Affair'. In the 1940s DeVol was an arranger for Dinah Shore, Tony Bennett, Rudy Vallee, Vic Damone and Doris Day. Frank DeVol received multiple Emmy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his extensive body of work. Irving Berlin's medleys featured are 'Always/Remember', 'A Pretty Girl/Isn't It A Lovely Day' and 'Say It With Music/Cheek To Cheek'. 24 tracks. Collectables 2003.

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Hodie - An English Christmas Collection

Manufacturer: Coro
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Britten Choral Works II: A Ceremony of Carols
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ASIN: B00005QIRL
Release Date: 2003-01-01

Tracks:

William Walton: Make we joy now in this fest
Kenneth Leighton: Coventry Carol
Peter Racine Fricker: A babe is born
Edmund Rubbra: The Virgin's Cradle Song
Benjamin Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin
John Tavener: The Lamb
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
18. Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Herbert Howells: Sing lullaby
Peter Hayward: Lute book lullaby
Herbert Howells: A spotless rose
Peter Warlock: Corpus Christi
Peter Warlock: Balulalow
Peter Warlock: Benedicamus Domino
John Gardner: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

Album Description

The recordings of The Sixteen have been treasured by collectors of superb choral music Hodie is a beautifully programmed disc of seasonal music from England's greatest composers Featured are perennial favorites by William Walton, Edmund Rubbra, John Tavener, Herbert Howells, and Peter Warlock and as a very special centerpiece, one of the all time critically acclaimed performances of Benjamin Britten's ever-popular A Ceremony of Carols. "Outstanding, irrespective of the season" - Gramophone magazine

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An English Silver Rose

R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier (Highlights)

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000J8QR
Release Date: 1999-06-22

Tracks:

Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Opening - Introduction
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Opening - How You Were! How You Are! (Octavian, Marschallin)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - Ah, There He Goes... (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - Ah! You Are Back Again? (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - For Time Is A Mysterious Thing (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - My Dearest Love, Why Do You Torture Yourself... (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act I. Conclusion - I'll Go Now, Go To Church, And Pray (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Opening - Introduction: A Solemn Day, A Wondrous Day
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Opening - In This Most Wonderful And Serious Moment (Sophie)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Opening - It Is An Honor, An Enchantment (Octavian, Sophie)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Conclusion - Here I Am
Der Rosenkavalier: Act II Conclusion - Here (Ochs)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Leupold, Let's Go (Ochs)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Oh God! The Story Was A Masquerade And No More (Sophie, Octavian, Marschellin)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Now Or Tomorrow; If Not Tomorrow, Very Soon (Marschallin, Sophie, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Marie Theres', How Good You Are (Marschallin, Sophie, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Bliss Is Too Deep To Understand (Marschallin, Sophie, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act III (Conclusion) - Bliss Is Too Deep To Understand (Octavian, Sophie)

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Not exactly a highlights disc, this, but a judiciously pruned and fully coherent presentation of a masterpiece that's arguably too verbose for its own good. All the hits are intact: Baron Ochs's rantings, the slithering presentation of the Rose, the velveteen final trio, and, of course, those indestructible waltzes. A little less of the drawn-out opening scene plus the inclusion of the extraordinary Act 3 Prelude would have made this splendid disc utterly perfect. Perhaps one loses the guttural edge and local color of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's German when rendered in the King's English, but the wonderful cast projects every word without sacrificing Strauss's liquid legato. David Parry plays up the composer's frothy textures, keeping his strings away from the unlimited schlag bar. Chandos supplies an excellent synopsis together with full English texts. In sum, the ultimate Rosenkavalier starter's kit, after which you'll want to try the legendary Karajan recording or Erich Kleiber's incandescent account. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

An English Silver Rose.......2000-06-10

This "highlights" recording, one of the most recent of the Chandos "Opera in English" series, is a superlative issue that must be heard by all lovers of Richard Strauss and fine singing. Indeed, the singing is truly exceptional; mention must be made immediately of the silken voiced Octavian of Diana Montague - from start to finish she maintains a scrupulous control of legato and beauty of tone (similar to, but in my view surpassing, Susan Graham). Rosemary Joshua's Sophie surpassess most other more famous singers of this taxing role; she is truly a match for the likes of Lucia Popp and Elisabeth Schumann. Listen to the ravishing floated pianissimos in the presentation of the silver rose scene, and the final trio and duet, and I am sure you will agree. Yvonne Kenny is a Marschallin sensitive to the nuances of both text and music; vocally she is not in the class of a Schwarzkopf, Janowitz or Fleming, but this is a moving portrayal. And Tomlinson, the great Wotan and Hans Sachs of our age, is an amusing, cavernous voiced, (slightly too) boorish Ochs. The success of this performance is also due to the excellent musical support given by the London Philharmonic and conductor David Parry. Those concerned by the fact that this recording is given in English translation need not be; the translation is singer friendly (though not all the words are audible), and the standard of performance is such as to almost make no difference. If only the work were given complete - but this is still a "must buy"!

Yvonne Kenny Sings Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 2

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Yvonne Kenny Sings Great Operatic Arias, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B0000A2ZVE
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Ah! Cruel Man
Letter Duet: How Delightful 'Tis To Wander'
Ah, Forgive, My Love, Forgive Me
He's Not The One Who Is Right For Me
By Tomorrow We'll Be Together
A Vilia Who Liv'd By A Cool Forest Glade'
Where Are They Now?
Where Is My Brother?
By Strauss
Some Day My Heart Will Awake

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A Lovely Version with Less To Complain About....
A Marred Gem
CD NOT TO BUY
OK, but...
Superb version! Superb Janowitz! But...

Der Rosenkavalier [Highlights]

Manufacturer: Gala
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000FXJP
Release Date: 2000-06-06

Tracks:

Der Rosenkavalier: Act 1 - Introduction
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 1 - What You Once Were, What You Now Are (Octavian, Marschallin)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 1 - The Field Marshall Is In The Croatian Forests (Octavian, Marschallin)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 1 - My Bosom Armed (Singer)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 1 - So There He Goes, The Wretched Puffed-Up Fellow (Marschallin)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 1 - Ah, There You Are Again (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 1 - Time Is A Strange Thing (Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 3 - Eh Bien, May I See Faninal To (Sophie, Marschallin)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 3 - O Lord, It Was No More Than A Charade (Sophie, Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 3 - Today Or Tomorrow Or The Day After That (Sophie, Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 3 - Trio: Marie Theres'! ...I Choose To Love Him (Sophie, Marschallin, Octavian)
Der Rosenkavalier: Act 3 - It Is A Dream, Cannot Be Really True (Sophie, Marschallin, Octavian)

Customer Reviews:

A Lovely Version with Less To Complain About...........2006-12-17

I don't see what all the complaints are about.

This is one of my favorite Rosenkavaliers.

True, I prefer the Crespin recording with Solti above all the rest. And a close second is Szell's sublime live 1949 recording with Reining--sounding fresher than she later does in the studio for Kleiber (although Sena Jurinac is never anyone to sneeze at). But this is a respectable third place for me--in a very crowded field.

The sound of this Gala release is not as bad as some on this site complain. I have an equalizer in my mp3 software =--it's free in Winamp--and that adjusts quite nicely for the somewhat muffled quality of this 1978 live recording. There are clearer sounding live recordings, even some made 30 or more years earlier! But there's less sound of stage business than in most live recordings.

Von Dohnanyi has a mostly lyrical approach to the music. He doesn't emphasize the dissonance the way von Karajan does--yet he is not overly sentimental as Karajan also is. Von Dohnanyi plays more with the tempi: he's not as rhythmically propulsive as Szell. But he keeps things moving well enough. And the dynamics are lovely and appropriate--to my ears, anyway.

If you ask me, Janowitz is a bit off her game here--most at the outset. It's like she's warming up a bit. And I hear the bad note that Popp sings towards the end. There are two actually. The first is harsh but not atrocious. I've heard worse in other recordings of this same opera. The second is just the wrong pitch, and it also seems like a problem of vocal control, too.

But hey, ladies and gentlemen, it's live on stage, and things happen up there.

Isn't it kind of sublimely human?

--E. R. O'Neill

A Marred Gem.......2006-05-29

Great singing by all the principals.... to the next to last note. Sound quality is rather bad, tho. This is a live recording and it sounds like it was recorded from out side the dress circle! Sound engineering is so needed that 1 1/2 stars are omitted on that account. I wish they had editted out some of the background noise since the singing is so exquisite here. The 3 female voices are distinguishable from each other and they mesh so well in the trio and duets.

Another half a star is lost sadly due to a rather pronounced miss by the usually wonderful Lucia Popp. Tho I admire her gut in holding the bad note, so it doesn't sound that bad if you aren't very familiar with how the music goes (if you are, tho, she missed it quite noticeably low on the last note where any mistake would jump out like a sore thumb). Even with that the ending still retains a very nostalgic sounding (it is possible to interpret the off-tone note as Sophie losing herself in love). And if anything it might be a motivation to buy this recording.... How many bad notes had Lucia Popp ever been caught recording? This might well be the only one! It is a bargain recording. There are better ones of Der Rosenkavalier out there, to be sure.

The opera is sung in German... just in case you get curious about the track details in English above.

CD NOT TO BUY.......2006-03-14

The quality of this CD is terrible and horrible

Just to remove from your list

OK, but..........2002-08-31

Just a quick review from me.

This recording is seriously marred by the bad audio quality. It is indeed stereo but any sense of high frequencies is completely missing. It has an extremely muffled texture. It is exhausting to listen to because one has to struggle to hear the individual musical lines. I have both the highlight cd and the complete version.

I love Gundula Janowitz but she never recorded Rosenkavalier comercially. This version has too big bloopers by Janowitz in the last act. It sounds so atrocious it turns out to be hysterically funny. The CD might be worth it for that alone.

If you want Janowitz then check out the newly issued live version recorded 9 years earlier on Opera D'oro. She is in much better voice, the sound is better and the conducting is more exciting.

Superb version! Superb Janowitz! But..........2001-10-01

Yes, this version is very worth buying and loving as previously described! But first of all wait for the complete issue already available in Europe under "Gala" label in 3 cds. The sound in there is spacious (not at all ugly as earlier said) and in true stereo!
Then Janowitz is wonderful as the Marschallin although I'm personally not 100% fan of her voice in opera, always lacking some warmth. But I must recognize she's astonishing here.
Minton is ardent but not as much as Fassbaender. However she does not encounter any problem with the part even in the high tessura. Popp is much better recording than in the set of Myto from The Scala with Kleiber Jr. conducting. The voice is full of pure silver. If only she did not miss her very last up note at the very end sounding really too low!!
Moll as Ochs has the voice of the role but he doesn't know it perfectly yet. Obviously he would be fantastic a few years later (and he will with Karayan or Kleiber again).
Counter-parts are interesting indeed with Pavarotti, Gutstein but not memorable though.
A recording not to miss in any case, one of the first three of that opera (along with Kleiber/Myto and Kraus/Melodram hard to find but with Reining in full voice, della Casa admirable, Gueden perfect as Sophie and Boehme exciting as Ochs).

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Bella Voce!!!

Dancing Day

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B00004Y6M0
Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

Chisto E Nato
From Heaven On High
Seven Rejoices Of Mary
Dies Est Laticiae
A Virgin Most Pure
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Natus Est Rex
Ah, My Dear Son
A Wassail
Lute Book Lullaby
The Old Year Now Away Is Fled
Wexford Carol
Nowel, Nowell Tidings True
In Spaiencia
Salutiam Divotamente
Verbum Patris
Lord Of The Dance

Customer Reviews:

Other Artists on this CD.......2002-01-15

Also featured on this CD are Tina Chancey and Scott Reiss of the ensemble Hesperus, Mark Cudek of the Baltimore Consort, and viola da gamba players Jane Hershey, Joshua Lee, and Daniel Rippe.

Bella Voce!!!.......2001-06-06

Rosa once again has supplied the listener with a performance to remember. This recording is an absolute delight and a must have for your personal early music library collection. This is a must listen!

Brava!!!

Tomorrow Is Now
Average customer rating:
Tomorrow Is Now
Stone Kings
Manufacturer: White Horse Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAEPZO
Release Date: 2004-08-24