Opera in Chicago, Vol. 1

1. Hear My Prayer ("O for the wings of a dove"), hymn for soprano, chorus, & organ or orchestra in G major Oh, for the wings of a dove
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
with Edith Mason

2. Martha, opera The last rose of summer
Composed by Friedrich von Flotow
with Edith Mason

3. Faust, opera Air des bijoux
Composed by Charles Gounod
with Edith Mason

4. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Ancora un passo
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
with Edith Mason

5. Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly), opera Un bel di vedremo
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
with Edith Mason

6. Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute
Composed by Charles Wakefield Cadman
with Edith Mason

7. Oh, Dry Those Tears
Composed by Teresa Clotilde Del Riego
with Edith Mason

8. Idealized Indian Themes for piano From the land of the sky-blue water
Composed by Charles Wakefield Cadman
with Edith Mason

9. Kashmiri Song "Pale Hands I Loved"
Composed by Amy Woodforde-Finden
with Edith Mason

10. Dreamin' Time
Composed by Lily Theresa Strickland
with Edith Mason

11. La Serenata for voice & piano/orchestra
Composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti
with Edith Mason

12. Goodbye (Addio), for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Francesco Paolo Tosti
with Edith Mason

13. Ariettes oubliées (6), song cycle for voice & piano, L. 60 L'ombre des arbes
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Mary Garden

14. La Traviata, opera Ah! fors'è lui
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
with Mary Garden

15. Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame, opera Liberté!
Composed by Jules Massenet
with Edith Mason

16. Hérodiade, opera Il est doux
Composed by Jules Massenet
with Edith Mason

17. Louise, opera Depuis le jour
Composed by Gustave Charpentier
with Edith Mason

18. Thais, opera L'amour est une vertu rare
Composed by Jules Massenet
with Edith Mason

19. Risurrezione, opera Dieu de grace
Composed by Franco Alfano
with Edith Mason

20. Louise, opera Depuis le jour
Composed by Gustave Charpentier
with Edith Mason

21. Over the Steppe, Op 5/1
Composed by Alexander Tikhonovich Grechaninov
with Edith Mason

22. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts En vain pour eviter
Composed by Georges Bizet
with Edith Mason

23. John Anderson, My Jo
Composed by Robert Burns
with Edith Mason

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Average customer rating: 5 Stars Discounting Recording Problems Perfect for homeschooling. In Words & Music Don't blink

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Tracks:

1. Water Music
2. Israel In Egupt: 'He Gave Them Hailstones'
3. Organ Concerto No. 16 In F Major: Larghetto affetuoso
4. Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
5. The Faithful Shepherd: Overture
6. Terpsichore: Overture
7. Julius Caesar: Aria Of Ptolemy
8. Sonata No. 1 In B Flat Major For Recorder And Harpsichord: Finale
9. Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 6: Fugue
10. Messiah: Every Valley Shall Be Exalted
11. Rodelinda: Overure
12. Ezio: Overture
13. Organ Concerto No. 13 In Major: Larghetto
14. Water Music: Hornpipe
15. Fantasia In C Major
16. Harmonious Blacksmith
17. Water Music: Andante
18. Julius Caesar: Finale
19. Organ Concerto No. 5 In F Major: Allegro
20. Alexander's Feast: Oveture
21. Serse: Largo
22. Isreal In Egypt: He Spake The Word
23. Larghetto e staccato
24. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
25. Israel In Egypt: The Horse And His Rider
26. Messiah: Why Do The Nations
27. Judas Maccabeus: Hallelujah Amen
28. Israel In Egypt: And The Children If Israel Sighed
29. Messiah: Hallelujah
30. Water Music: Ouverture
31. Water Music: III. Allegro
32. Water Music: IV. Allegro
33. Water Music: VII. Bourree Hornpipe
34. Water Music: X.
35. Water Music: XI
36. Water Music: XVI
37. Water Music: XVII
38. Water Music: XVIII
39. Water Music: XIX

Customer Reviews:

5 Stars Discounting Recording Problems.......2007-05-14

The content is terrific. This CD is one of a series of classical music masters. The only problem is that tracks 38 and later have a lot of distortion/static. I returned thinking it was a problem with the disc, but the replacement disc had the same problem. If not for that, I would have rated 5 stars.

Perfect for homeschooling........2007-01-29

The narratives are short enough to keep your children's attention, the music may be short in some instances but if you're playing it in the background for exposure- it doesn't matter. The price is great and the cheapest you'll find in addition to the 4 for 3 deal. We have all 18 of these cds and don't regret it!

In Words & Music.......2000-07-24

I have found this recording series to be a very helpful introductory teaching device for my young children. It gives a brief history of the composer and samples of the musical style.

Don't blink.......2000-05-03

The music on this CD is all wonderful, and it's a perfect CD toget - if you have the attention span of a soap bubble! Thisis a "sampler" with narrative and very few of thepieces listed are actually played in their entirety. Even pieces which are short to begin with are excerpted. We are given a whole minute of the Hallelujah Chorus and a rousing 45 seconds from the overture from "Ezio". This is a teaching CD which gives some fine examples to support the narration - but they are very short examples. A few bars here and there is all you get.

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Fireworks for Brass Manufacturer: Proarte ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gabrieli, Giovanni | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Marenzio | Marenzio, Luca | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000000C2M Release Date: 1993-02-01

Tracks:

1. Ov For The Royal Fireworks
2. Fugue in g
3. Coronation March
4. The Harmonious Blacksmith
5. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
6. The Stars And Stripes Forever
7. That's A-Plenty
8. Spring Returns
9. You Defy Me, Beloved Foe
10. Ricercare Del Duodecimi Toni
11. Ricercare Del Primi Toni
12. Canzona II
13. Canzona Prima A 5
14. Canzona Per Sonare No. 1
15. Canzona Per Sonare No. 2
16. Canzona Per Sonare No. 3
17. Canzona Per Sonare No. 4
18. Canzona Duodecimi Toni
19. Canzona Prima Toni
20. Spiritus Sanctus
21. Canzona Septimi Toni No.2

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Opera in Chicago, Vol.2 Manufacturer: Symposium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Donizetti | Donizetti, Gaetano | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Meyerbeer | Meyerbeer, Giacomo | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | 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 ASIN: B000001XWZ Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

1. L'Africaine: In Grembo A Me - Rosa Raisa
2. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: La Calunnia - Virgilio Lazzari
3. L'Elisir D'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima - Mario Rodolfi
4. La Favorite: O Mio Fernando - Cyrena Van Gordon
5. Norma: Casta Diva... Ah! Bello A Me Ritorna - Rosa Raisa
6. Hamlet: Brindisi - Giacomo Rimini
7. Il Trovatore: Stride La Vampa - Cyrena Van Gordon
8. Il Trovatore: Miserere - Rosa Raisa/Giulio Crimi
9. Les Vepres Siciliennes: Bolero - Rosa Raisa
10. Simone Boccanegra: Il Lacerato Spirito - Virgilio Lazzari
11. Un Ballo In Maschera: Alla Vita - Giacomo Rimini
12. La Forza Del Destino: Pace, Mio Dio - Rosa Raisa
13. Aida: O Terra Addio - Rosa Raisa/Giulio Crimi
14. Otello: Ave Maria - Rosa Raisa
15. Faust: Dio Dell'or - Virgilio Lazzari
16. Samson Et Dalila: Amour, Viens Aider - Carolino Lazzari
17. Samson Et Dalila: Mon Coeur S'ouvre - Carolino Lazzari
18. Zaza: O Mio Piccolo Tavolo - Giulio Crimi
19. La Boheme: Vecchia Zimarra - Virgilio Lazzari
20. Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle - Mario Rodolfi
21. Cavalleria Rusticana: Siciliana - Armand Tokatyan
22. Fedora: Canzonetta Russa - Giacomo Rimini
23. Fedora: Amor Ti Vieta - Armand Tokatyan

Average customer rating: Chicago Opera's Very Own Edith Mason

Opera in Chicago, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Symposium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | 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 German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001XW4 Release Date: 1994-10-24

Tracks:

1. Oh, For The Wings Of A Dove - Edith Mason
2. Martha: The Last Rose Of Summer - Edith Mason
3. Faust: Air Des Bijoux - Edith Mason
4. Madama Butterfly: Ancora Un Passo - Edith Mason
5. Madama Butterfly: Un Bel Di Vedremo - Edith Mason
6. Far Off I Hear A Lover's Flute - Edith Mason
7. O Dry Those Tears - Edith Mason
8. From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water - Edith Mason
9. Kashmiri Song - Edith Mason
10. Dreamin' Time - Edith Mason
11. Ser - Edith Mason
12. Good-bye - Edith Mason
13. L'ombre Des Arbres - Mary Garden
14. Traviata: Ah! Fors'e Lui - Mary Garden
15. Le Jongleur De Notre-Dame: Liberte! - Mary Garden
16. Herodiade: Il Est Doux - Mary Garden
17. Louise: Depuis Le Jour - Mary Garden
18. Thais: L'amour Est Une Vertu Rare - Mary Garden
19. Resurrection: Dieu De Grace - Mary Garden
20. Louise: Depuis Le Jour - Mary Garden
21. Over The Steppe - Mary Garden
22. Carmen: En Vain Pour Eviter - Mary Garden
23. John Anderson, My Jo - Mary Garden

Customer Reviews:

Chicago Opera's Very Own Edith Mason.......2005-11-22

This CD represents one of only two CDs of Edith Mason, and may be out of print already. Mason was, with Rosa Ponselle, the finest American soprano of the twenties and thirties. Hers was a lighter more lyric voice than the tremendous dark voice of Ponselle. Here we can hear at least a few selections of a unique and wonderful soprano. Of especially note is her singing of Butterfly. Many people shake their heads in amazement when they hear her voice - she's that good. I am fortunate in having quite a few of Mason's original 78's and these dubbings are quite good. For a complete collection, including ridiculously rare unpublished takes, search for the Marston set. Anyone interested in American opera singers should hear Mason's art. Mason was terribly unrepresented on records, and was unlucky, too, in her choice of recording companies, Brunswick folding by the start of the depression. Sadly this bad luck carries over to this day.
The other selections of Mary Garden are not as interesting, though Garden is certainly a very well-schooled singer.

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Great Voices Of The 50's, Vol. V Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Boito, Arrigo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | 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 German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000042DC Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

1. An Evening At The Lyric Opr Of Chicago: Samson Et Dalila: S'Apre Per Te Il Mio Cor - Giulietta Simionato
2. An Evening At The Lyric Opr Of Chicago: Eugene Onegin: Tatyana's Letter Scene - Renata Tebaldi
3. An Evening At The Lyric Opr Of Chicago: Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi Lo Sapete - Giulietta Simionato
4. An Evening At The Lyric Opr Of Chicago: Le Nozze Di Figaro: Voi Che Sapete - Giulietta Simionato
5. An Evening At The Lyric Opr Of Chicago: Andrea Chernier: Nemico Della Patria - Ettore Bastianini
6. An Evening At The Lyric Opr Of Chicago: Mephistofele: L'Altra Notte In Fondo Al Mare - Renata Tebaldi
7. An Evening At The Lyric Opr Of Chicago: La Gioconda: E' Un Anatema...L'Amo Come Il Fulgor - Renata Tebaldi/Giulietta Simionato
8. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia: Largo Al Factotum - Ettore Bastianini
9. La Forza Del Destino Morir! Tremenda Cosa!...Urna Fatale Del Mio Destino - Ettore Bastianini
10. Le Nozze Di Figaro: Dove Sono I Bei Momenti - Renata Tebaldi
11. La Wally: Ne' Mai Dunque Avro Pace - Renata Tebaldi
12. Lodoletta: Flammen/Perdonami - Renata Tebaldi
13. Cecillia: Per Amor Di Gesu (L'Annunzio) - Renata Tebaldi

Music Review:

1. Opera in Chicago, Vol.2
2. Organs in Dresden
3. Paganini: Duos for Violin and Guitar
4. Piano Concerto / Fantasy & Fugue
5. Pilgrimage to Rome: Old-Roman Liturgical Chants
6. Pritomnost: Contemporary Czech Music
7. Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in Am; Isle of the Dead Op29
8. Respighi: Semirama
9. Roger Quilter Songs, Vol. 2
10. Schumann: Frauenliebe Und Leben Op.42, Tragodie Op.64, Liederkreis Op.24 [Import]

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