Eva Luna

Tracks:

Largo Al Factotum - Gino Bechi
Udite, Udite O Rustici - Ezio Pinza
Im Heimlichen Dammer - Maria Reining
Mag Der Himmel Euch Vergeben - Helge Roswaenge
Ach So Fromm - Richard Tauber
The Last Rose Of Summer - Amelita Galli-Curci
Non So Piu - Amelita Galli-Curci
You Are My Heart's Delight - Lauritz Melchior
Voices Of Spring - Ada Sari
Drinking Song & Golden Days - Robert Merrill
You And You - Robert Merrill
I'll Follow My Secret Heart - Lily Pons
The White Dove - Lawrence Tibbett
Deep In My Heart - Lauritz Melchior
Merry Widow Waltz - Helen Traubel
Serenade - Lauritz Melchior
Stout-Hearted Man - Helen Traubel
Russian Song - Lawrence Tibbett
Wanting You - Lawrence Tibbett
Oh What A Beautiful Morning - Helen Traubel
Una Voce Poco Fa - Luisa Tetrazzini

Tracks:

Wer Uns Getraut - Jussi Bjorling
The Blue Danube - Lily Pons
Ich, Hab' Kein Geld, Bin Vogelfrei - Jussi Bjorling
My Hero - Rosa Ponselle
Kiss Me Again - Rosa Ponselle
When You Walk In The Room - Robert Merrill
Song Of The Vagabonds - Robert Merrill
O Luce Di Quest'Anima - Toti Dal Monte
Dans Le Service D'Autriche - Hyppolite Belhomme
Tales From The Vienna Woods - Marcella Sembrich
Per Viver Vicino - John McCormack
Charmant Oiseau - Amelita Galli-Curci
Cancion De La Espada - Miguel Fleta
De Espana Vengo - Conchita Supervia
Aimons, Il Faut Aimer - Hyppolite Belhomme
Com'e Gentil - Chorus
Quel Guardo Il Cavaliere - Amelita Galli-Curci
Tornami A Dir Che M'Ami - Tito Schipa
Im Mohrenland Gefangen War - Peter Anders
Oh, Wie Will Ich Triumphieren - Wilhelm Hesch
Modern Travel, An Opera Parody On Donizetti, Gounod, Verdi, Bizet & Dvorak - Lauritz Melchior

Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures; Creatures of Prometheus; Missa Solemnis

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Authentic Beethoven from veteran conductor
An Exciting, Memorable Collection Of Most Of Beethoven's Orchestral Works From Harnoncourt & COE
a very solid collection

Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures; Creatures of Prometheus; Missa Solemnis

Manufacturer: Warner Classics
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ASIN: B000JR0DVK
Release Date: 2007-01-09

Album Description

Nikolaus Harnoncourt's acclaimed interpretations of Beethoven including Sumphonies 1-9, Piano Concertos 1-5, Violin Concerto Romances In G & F Major, Overtures: Coriolan - The Ruins of Athens - Fidelio - Leonore I, II & III - Egmont, The Creatures of Prometheus, Missa solemnis.

Customer Reviews:

Authentic Beethoven from veteran conductor.......2007-06-27

Even though Grammophone Magazine did not see it fit to rank Harnoncourt's Beethoven Symphonies as among the 'best 5', I myself rank it before some of those chosen by Grammphone, notably David Zinman.
Harnoncourt's interpretation of Beethoven with his period instruments is so striking and full of character that you need not question 'what is Beethoven like'?
The concertos may have soloists varying in calibre, but the conducting and orchestration are nonetheless terrific. Take the 3rd movement of the No. 1 Piano Concerto, for example. Harnoncourt articulates such dynamics that the interpretation is at once authenticity and moving. The string section simply blow the listener off, even if the pianist Aimard isn't really the true Beethoven interpretor like Yefim Bronfmann for David Zinman, let alone Wilhelm Kempff before.
The ECO under Harnoncourt played elegantly, heroically and dramatically. The No. 5 Symphony is such a stately yet dramatic account that even with the fiery tempo like Zinman, could not be easily surpassed in terms of both excitement and depth.

An Exciting, Memorable Collection Of Most Of Beethoven's Orchestral Works From Harnoncourt & COE.......2007-05-14

This 14 CD box set is truly a magnificient collection uniting virtually all of Beethoven's orchestral works performed by a single orchestra and conductor: Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. It is magnificient not only for its breadth and depth, but more importantly, for its overall quality, since many of these recordings can be regarded as definitive recordings of these Beethoven pieces, which were recorded between the years 1990 and 2003. One notable set of highlights is Harnoncourt's mesmerizing, period instrument practice-informed recordings of all of Beethoven's symphonies, which have already received ample critical and popular acclaim for being among the finest Beethoven symphony cycles ever recorded. Another fascinating recording is his critically acclaimed recording of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. Distinguished violinist Gidon Kremer collaborated successfully with Harnoncourt and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in an inspiring, intriguing period instrument-influenced account of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard is well represented in relatively recent, critically acclaimed recordings of the Beethoven Piano Concertos, the Beethoven Triple Concerto (accompanied by violinist Thomas Zehetmair and cellist Clemens Hagen), and two other works for piano and orchestra. For those unfamiliar with Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, this box set is a most impressive introduction, and one which I recommend highly.

a very solid collection.......2007-03-30

This is a very solid collection that collects all of Harnoncourt's interpretations of Beethoven's symphonies, concertos and such. This seems to collect his best recordings into one package.

The music is astounding, from what I can tell and any fan of Beethoven would do well to pick up this set if they don't have the individual recordings by Harnoncourt already.

This set is specifically aimed at the people who are getting into Beethoven and want his material or to people who want to start collecting Harnoncourts recordings of Beethoven.

Obviously if you have Harnoncourt's recordings in part or in whole, this set might be a bit pricey but for those getting into his interpretations then this would be the perfect way to do so.

It looks like you get his complete Beethoven work and for the price it is relatively cheap.

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Masterpiece, though not for the weak of ear
Sex Pistols with Bongos
Different, Very Different

Eva Luna
Moonshake
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Big Good Angel
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ASIN: B000002JQT
Release Date: 1993-07-20

Tracks:

City Poison
Sweetheart
Spaceship Earth
Beautiful Pigeon
Mugshot Heroine
Wanderlust
Tar Baby
Seen And Not Heard
Bleach And Salt Water
Little Thing
Secondhand Clothes
Blister
Drop In The Ocean

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Like some of its labelmates, Moonshake draws inspiration from German art-rockers Can, who used their home studio to explore the transcendent possibilities of long drones and simple, jazzy rhythms. Eva Luna is the band's first U.S. release, a wonderfully eclectic one, dabbling in gothic grooves ("City Poison"), cosmic freakouts ("Spaceship Earth"), and industrial chaos ("Wanderlust"). The only constants in Moonshake's distinctive sound are rhythmic intensity and a playfulness evidenced by all manner of studio trickery. --Jim DeRogatis

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece, though not for the weak of ear.......2003-11-11

Wow. I had been a college radio DJ for 3 years, constantly listening to and reviewing new and different alternative music when I heard this album. I had to listen to it almost daily for a good six months before I could start feel I had heard the whole thing. Such are the layerings of music here.

Moonshake's first full length cd is their masterpiece, and their only full length album to feature the writing/performing talents of both Margaret Fielder and Dave Callahan. On Eva Luna, hers are groovy, trancey, whispery songs that make you want to gyrate; his are disdainful yet brilliant social commentaries, usually bombastic. (Margaret went on after '94's Big Good Angel EP to form the band Laika with Moonshake producer Guy Fixen.)
Callahan's ultra dry vocals do take a getting used to, but are definitely great.

This CD is a collage of muses ranging from Can, PiL, Silver Apples, while mixing in occasional jazz instruments (flute, sax) without ever being jazzy (though later compositions would.)

Highly recommended, though do give it several listens. Margaret actually suggests listening to it with a quality pair of headphones to hear everything.

Sex Pistols with Bongos.......2002-02-01

genre-bending rampages through urban decadence and self agrandizement/hatred. some smoothe ecstatic jams riddled with scrapingly loud guitar work. at least three classics, here, that almost sound like different bands, but the whole thing works as a unit. truly, one of a kind. the girl, Fiedler, sounds seductive as she whispers incendiary lyrics, and the guy, Calahan, is perpetually upset (sort of an articulate Sid Viscious).

WANDERLUST starts like a theme to a shark movie including something that sounds like rain, but better. the listener is immediately subjected to Calahan's mood swings as he describes the nobility of being homeless and lapses into a scathing criticism of modern society.

TAR BABY oscillates between Fiedler's sexy babble and loud noise crashes, after which everyone kind of takes a breather before starting up again. brilliantly quirky

LITTLE THING is a warm glowing sound collage that flies off the disc. It's detailed bass line and progressive scales make this a sensual dreamscape. It leads you head-on into the angry wall called CITY POISON which dismembers and disembowels any but the most environmentally conscious and socially responsible. CITY POISON is a classic song for anyone justifiably P-Oed at anything. It's impossibly critical, hilariously livid, and surprisingly accurate.

SWEETHEART is the first Moonshake song I ever heard. I still come back to it years later for it's sensual splicing of grinding guitar, sweet talk and bump & grind rythm. It has the signature "ringy-sounding" guitar, I think, horn samples, and spacey drops that set these artists apart.

SPACESHIP EARTH is beautiful noise that will drive away your annoying relatives during the holidays, but bathes you in a hyped-up kitchy version of Sonic Youth's sound collages.

I highly recommend Moonshake's "First" ep which is hard to find, and "Secondhand Clothes" taken from the original Eva Luna album. "Big Good Angel" is good enough to be an extension of this album into even more ecclectic subject matter including seances and child protective services! SEANCE is a personal favorite about frustrated man trying to make "inner contact" with his deceased spouse and getting ripped off by a charlatan psychic in the process. WHO WRITES SONGS ABOUT THAT?

Different, Very Different.......1998-05-17

The Miracle Whip beats and softly surreal organ grinding melts around the alternating vocals of Margaret Fiedler and David Callahan. Bitter anger mixes with gentle confusion to jarring effect. Many of these songs (and the transitions between them) would be head-scratchers if they weren't so playful. There's definitely nothing else like Moonshake.

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Masterpiece, though not for the weak of ear
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Eva Luna
Moonshake
Manufacturer: Matador Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006492
Release Date: 1999-06-25

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City Poison
Sweetheart
Spaceship Earth
Beautiful Pigeon
Mugshot Heroine
Wanderlust
Tar Baby
Seen And Not Heard
Bleach And Salt Water
Little Thing
Secondhand Clothes
Blister
Drop In The Ocean

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Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece, though not for the weak of ear.......2003-11-11

This CD is a collage of muses ranging from Can, PiL, Silver Apples, while mixing in occasional jazz instruments (flute, sax) without ever being jazzy (though later compositions would.)

Highly recommended, though do give it several listens. Margaret actually suggests listening to it with a quality pair of headphones to hear everything.

Sex Pistols with Bongos.......2002-02-01

TAR BABY oscillates between Fiedler's sexy babble and loud noise crashes, after which everyone kind of takes a breather before starting up again. brilliantly quirky

SPACESHIP EARTH is beautiful noise that will drive away your annoying relatives during the holidays, but bathes you in a hyped-up kitchy version of Sonic Youth's sound collages.

Different, Very Different.......1998-05-17

Boito - Mefistofele / Ramey · Marton · Domingo · Tedesco · Takács · Farkas · Pataki · Patané

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An Opera That Deserves Better
A lukewarm two thumbs up

Boito - Mefistofele / Ramey · Marton · Domingo · Tedesco · Takács · Farkas · Pataki · Patané
Arrigo Boito , Hungarian State Orchestra , Hungaroton Opera Chorus , Giuseppe Patané , Samuel Ramey , Plácido Domingo , Eva Marton , Tamara Takács Sergio Tedesco , and Antal Pataki Eva Farkas
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000026QH
Release Date: 1991-01-18

Tracks:

Mefistofele: Prologue In Heaven - Preludio
Mefistofele: Prologue In Heaven - 'Ave Signor' (Coro)
Mefistofele: Prologue In Heaven - Scherzo instrumentale
Mefistofele: Prologue In Heaven - 'Ave Signor' (Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Prologue In Heaven - 'T'e noto Faust?' (Coro, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Prologue In Heaven - 'Siam nimbi volanti' (Coro, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Prologue In Heaven - 'Salve Regina!' (Coro)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Perche di la?' (Coro)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Qua il bicchier!' (Coro)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Al soave raggiar' (Faust)
Mefistofele: Act One - ' Movere a diporto' (Wagner, Coro)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Sediam sovra quel sasso' (Faust, Wagner, Coro)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Dai campi, dai prati' (Faust)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Ola! Chi urla?' (Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Son lo Spirito' (Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Strano figlio del Caos' (Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Act One - 'Se tu mi doni un'ora' (Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Act Two 'Cavaliero illustre e saggio' (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele, Marta)
Mefistofele: Act Two - 'Colma il tuo cor' (Faust, Margherita, Mefistofele, Marta)

Tracks:

Mefistofele: Act Two - 'Su, cammina' (Mefistofele, Coro)
Mefistofele: Act Two - 'Folletto!' (Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Act Two - 'Ascolta. Si'agita il bosco' (Mefistofele, Coro)
Mefistofele: Act Two - 'Largo, largo a Mefistofele' (Mefistofele, Coro)
Mefistofele: Act Two - Danza di streghe - 'Popoli!' (Mefistofele, Coro)
Mefistofele: Act Two - 'Ecco il mondo
Mefistofele: Act Two - 'Riddiamo!' (Coro, Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Act Two - 'Ah! Su! Riddiamo' (Coro)
Mefistofele: Act Three - 'L'altra notte in fondo' (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Act Three - 'Dio di pieta!' (Margherita, Faust)
Mefistofele: Act Three - 'Lontano, lontano, lontano' (Margherita, Faust)
Mefistofele: Act Three - 'Sorge il di!' (Mefistofele, Margherita, Faust)
Mefistofele: Act Three - 'Spunta l'aurora pallida' (Margherita, Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Act Four - 'La luna immobile' (Elena, Pantalis, Faust)
Mefistofele: Act Four - 'Ecco la notte del classico Sabba' (Mefistofele, Faust)
Mefistofele: Act Four - Andantino danzante
Mefistofele: Act Four - 'Ah! Trionfi ad Elena' (Coro, Elena)
Mefistofele: Act Four - 'Chi Vien? O strana' (Coro)
Mefistofele: Act Four - 'Forma ideal' (Faust, Elena, Mefistofele, Pantalis, Nereo, Coro)
Mefistofele: Epilogue - 'Cammino, cammina' (Mefistofele, Faust)
Mefistofele: Epilogue - 'Giunto sul passo estremo' (Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Epilogue - 'Ecco la nuova turba' (Faust, Mefistofele)
Mefistofele: Epilogue - 'Vien! Io distendo questo mantel

Customer Reviews:

An Opera That Deserves Better.......2004-02-02

The world of opera would certainly not be the same if Arrigo Boito chose a different career path. Boito played a significant role in the revision of Verdi's SIMON BOCANEGRA and wrote the libretti for OTELLO and FALSTAFF. Boito also wrote the libretto for Ponchielli's LA GIOCONDA. Obviously Boito knew what could work on stage as OTELLO and LA GIOCONDA's success proves, but as a composer, Boito was less successful. As a composer, was a "one hit wonder" with his opera MEFISTOFELE. The work is not widely performed, though some major opera companies do revive it from time to time.

The opera is based on the legend of Faust, and shares some characteristics of Gounod's FAUST but the story also has differences, specifically the inclusion of the Elena portion of the story. The score of the opera has beautiful and powerful moments, especially the choral pieces. In this recording, Samuel Ramey plays the role of Mefistofele, and he handles the role with power and tremendous vocal ability. There are moments of sheer beauty in his singing that gives his character a certain deceptive nature, which is in keeping with a being like the devil, but it can at times also have an eerie quality which is also appropriate. Both Placido Domingo and Eva Marton are excellent as Faust and Margherita/Elena respectively, but the real superstars of this recording are The Hungarian State Orchestra and the Hungarian Opera Chorus. Under the direction of Guiseppe Patane, the orchestra and chorus make this recording exceptional.

A lukewarm two thumbs up.......1999-03-07

A good recording; but why did we need it? There can be no competition with the magnificent Mefistofele of Cezare Siepi on the recording also featuring such luminaries as Mario del Monaco and Renata Tebaldi.

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Bel Canto

Manufacturer: Orfeo
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Orfeo Ed Euridice: Che Faro Senza Euridice - Brigitte Fassbaender/Hans Graf
Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Solche Hergelauf'Ne Laffen - Kurt Moll/Kurt Eichhorn
Medea: E Tu, Che Ma Me Divin Prometti Il Destino - Edita Gruberova/Lamberto Gardelli
Der Freischutz: Und Ob Die Wolke Sie Verhulle - Anna Tomowa-Sintow/Peter Sommer
La Sonnambula: Ah! Non Credea Mirarti - Lucia Aliberti/Lamberto Gardelli
Il Giuramento: Ah Si, Mie Care-Or La Sull'Onda - Agnes Baltsa/Heinz Wallberg
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Otello: Talor Vedeste In Mano - Carlo Bergonzi/Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Jesus Lopez-Cobos
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Les Pecheurs De Perles: Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Carlo Bergonzi/Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Gasparone: Dunkelrote Rosen - Bernd Weikl/Kurt Eichhorn
Villanelle - Edita Gruberova/Kurt Eichhorn
La Danza - Franco Bonisolli/Elvio Monti

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Dreams & Waltzes

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
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Masterpiece, though not for the weak of ear
Sex Pistols with Bongos
Different, Very Different

Eva Luna
Moonshake
Manufacturer: Too Pure
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ASIN: B00002482U

Customer Reviews:

Masterpiece, though not for the weak of ear.......2003-11-11

This CD is a collage of muses ranging from Can, PiL, Silver Apples, while mixing in occasional jazz instruments (flute, sax) without ever being jazzy (though later compositions would.)

Highly recommended, though do give it several listens. Margaret actually suggests listening to it with a quality pair of headphones to hear everything.

Sex Pistols with Bongos.......2002-02-01

TAR BABY oscillates between Fiedler's sexy babble and loud noise crashes, after which everyone kind of takes a breather before starting up again. brilliantly quirky

SPACESHIP EARTH is beautiful noise that will drive away your annoying relatives during the holidays, but bathes you in a hyped-up kitchy version of Sonic Youth's sound collages.

Different, Very Different.......1998-05-17