Mahler: Symphony Nos.1-9 [Box set]

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan")
Composed by Gustav Mahler

Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

2. Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection")
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Beverly Sills
Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

3. Symphony No. 3 in D minor
Composed by Gustav Mahler

Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

4. Symphony No. 4 in G major
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Netania Davrath
Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

5. Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
Composed by Gustav Mahler

Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

6. Symphony No. 6 in A minor ("Tragic")
Composed by Gustav Mahler

Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

7. Symphony No. 7 in E minor ("Song of the Night")
Composed by Gustav Mahler

Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

8. Symphony No. 8 in E flat major ("Symphony of a Thousand")
Composed by Gustav Mahler

Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

9. Symphony No. 9 in D major
Composed by Gustav Mahler

Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

10. Symphony No. 10 in F sharp minor (unfinished) Adagio
Composed by Gustav Mahler

Conducted by Maurice de Abravanel

Tracks:

Spring - Michel Schwalbe
Adagio In G Minor For Strings And Organ - Leon Spierer
Valese
Menuetto
Morning Mood
Valse Triste
Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550 (Molto Allegro)
Symphony No. 9 'From The New World' In E Minor
Intermezzo
'Carmen' Suite, Prelude I (Allegro Giocoso)
Bolero (Conclusion)
'The Sleeping Beauty', Valse
'La Traviata', Prelude To Act III
Symphony No. 3 'Organ', In C Minor (Finale) - Pierre Cochereau

Tracks:

'Also Sprach Zarathustra' (Introduction)
'Cavalleria Rusticana', Intermezzo Sinfonico - Wolfgang Meyer
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Allegro)
Swan Lake, Suite Op. 20, Scene 1 (Swan Theme) - Michel Schwalbe
An Der Schonen, Blauen Donau
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major (1rst Movement)
Meditation - Michel Schwalbe
Badinerie From Suite No. 2 In B Minor - Karlheinz Zoeller
Barcarolle From 'La Gaiete Parisienne'
Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor (Ex. 1rst Movement) - Lazar Berman
Adagietto From Symphony No. 5
Symphonie Classique (Finale. Molto Vivace)
Dance Of Teh Blessed Spirits From 'Orpheus And Eurydice - Karlheinz Zoeller
Danse De La Fee Dragee
Valse Des Fleurs

Customer Reviews:

Classical music CD for everyone.......2007-01-09

A great selection. I bought one for my husband, and later the other one for my parents.
Quality, and a superb selection of masterpieces.
A must have for classical music lovers, and for everyone who wants to get introduced to classical music.

... in a nutshell.......2006-09-08

Probably the best one-volume compilation of Karajan available, with the most broad-based approachable track list currently being offered to the general enthusiast/collector. Back in the vinyl days, there were two-disc sets available like the "Karajan Super Concert" or the three-volume "Karajan Conducts" set on Angel. Some of these have been re-arranged and re-released with new or different cover art on CD too, but here is a newly remastered set just as good or better than any of those.

It also contains probably the best short essay on what Herbert von Karajan was all about by Axel Bruggemann, that I have ever read. A CD or two of the "Adagio" set by this conductor (also on DG) may be a nice supplement too, otherwise you can't really go wrong with this two-disc set at a fairly affordable price.

Karajan Forever: The "Eternal" Classical Music Album.......2005-09-26

Another fine recording of classical music, as conducted by the man considered to be the greatest conductor of the 20th century- Herbert Von Karajan, whose position as conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic made that particular orchestra unbeatable and at number one in the list of world's greatest orchestras. Karajan was involved with the Berlin Philharmonic's musical development for years, until his death in 89, before the Berlin Wall fell, an event he did not live to see. This recording has to the best of Karajan's many collected classical pieces on record. It is a perfect introduction to classical music itself and to Karajan's style. A plethora of composer and time periods- from Baroque, to Classical to Romantic- are all on here. Vivaldi's Spring opens the CD, and is followed by the melancholy and fatalistic sounding Baroque classic Albinoni Adagio in G. This is followed by Mozart's 40th symhony. The first Romantic Era symphony on here is Dvorak's famous New World Symphony, which Karajan conducts with supreme mastership. The Intermezzo from the verisimo opera Cavalleria Rusticana is on here and sounds absolutely breathtaking. The suite of Bizet's Carmen is musically intoxicating and the Bolero has never sounded hotter, except for maybe Zubin Mehta conducting it which I've heard live and know is absolutely wonderful. The famous Waltz from Tchaikovsky's ballet masterpiece Sleeping Beauty is on here as well as the Third Act Prelude to Verdi's Traviata. The final track on CD 1 is Saint Saens Organ Symphony Finale.

The second disc opens with a masterful version of the powerfully evocative Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, another Austrian composer Karajan championed. The Swan Theme from Swan Lake is on here, as well as the Viennese Waltz favorite On the Beautiful Blue Danube- something I didn't know Karajan even conducted. But being Austrian, I'm not surprised. Karajan even conducted Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus as well as other waltzes. Back to Baroque, he continues with the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by Bach and the gorgeous and somewhat gloomy Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydice by Gluck. The CD ends with the elegant and beautiful Waltz of the Flowers from Tchaikovsky's Nutracker. This is a must have for fans of classical music, as a lot of favorites are on here.

Meditation!.......2003-07-20

A veritable who's who of pieces & composers, the CDs Karajan Forever will hopefully live forever.
Herbert VonKarajan was the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1955 until his demise in 1989. His vision & helmsmanship of this magnificent orchestra have literally changed the way a whole generation heard music.

In this 2 CD collection, DG has kind of done a Greatest Hits. Everything from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi to Opera Overtures, Ballet Themes and Piano Concertos. There is truly something for everyone on this CD, but being an opera fan, 2 of my favorites are on disc 2. The Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana and the Meditation from Thais. This music simply transports the listener to another place and time. The Philharmonic is so in sync- so one that it is hard to believe how huge they really are. I can wholeheartedly recommend this CD without reservation. And it's a steal at $... for 2 new CDs. For more information on this CD & others in a line paying tribute to Maestro VonKarajan, go to his website: karajan.org
Enjoy!

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Adagio
Average customer rating:

Best overall Mahler cycle ever-Expensive but worth every cent

completely over-rated

Gielen's Mahler -- a world of worlds

Probably the best contemporary Mahler box

Gielen's Mahler not to be missed

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Adagio

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Tracks:

I. Langsam. Schleppend - Im Anfang Sehr Gemachlich
II. Kraftig Bewegt, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell
III. Feierlich Und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen
IV. Sturmisch Bewegt

Tracks:

I. Allegro Maestoso. Mit Durchaus Ernstem Und Feierlichem Ausdruck
II. Andante Moderato. Sehr Gemachlich. Nie Eilen
III. In Ruhig Fliessender Bewegung
IV. 'Urlicht'. Sehr Feierlich Aver Schlicht/Text 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'

Tracks:

V. Im Tempo Des Scherzo's, Wild Herausfahrend - Langsam. Misterioso/Text 'Die Auferstehung', Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
I. Kraftig. Entschieden

Tracks:

II. Tempo Di Menuetto. Sehr Massig
III. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast/Frank Pulcini - Posthorn
IV. Sehr Langsam. Misterioso. Durchaus Ppp Text 'O Mensch! Gib Acht! From/Aus 'Also Sprach Zarathustra'/Friedrich Nietzsche
V. Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck/Text 'Es Sungen Drei Engel' From/Aus 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'
VI. Lansam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden

Tracks:

I. Bedachtig. Nicht Eilen
II. In Gemachlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast/Wolfgang Hock-Solo-Violine
III. Ruhevoll. Poco Adagio
IV. Sehr Behaglich/Text 'Die Himmlischen Freuden' From/Aus 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn'

Tracks:

I. Trauermarsch. Streng. Wir Ein Kondukt
II. Sturmisch Bewegt, Mit Grosster Vehemenz
III. Scherzo. Kraftig, Nicht Zu Schnell
IV. Adagietto. Sehr Lansam
V. Rondo - Finale. Allegro

Tracks:

I. Allegro Energico, Ma Non Troppo. Heftig Aber Markig
II. Scherzo. Wuchtig
III. Andante Moderato

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IV. Finale. Allegro Moderato - Allegro Energico Tempo II (Allegro Moderato Ma Energico)

Tracks:

I. Langsam - Allegro Risoluto, Ma Non Troppo
II. Nachtmusik I. Allegro Moderato
III. Scherzo. Schattenhaft
IV. Nachtmusik II. Andante Amoroso
V. Rondo - Finale. Tempo I (Tempo Ordinario) Tempo II (Allegro Moderato Ma Energico)

Tracks:

I. Veni, Creator Spiritus
II. Imple Superna Gratia
III. Infirma Nostri Corporis
IV. Accende Limen Sensibus
V. Tu Septiformis Munere
VI. Gloria Patri Domino

Tracks:

I. Waldung, Sie Schwankt Heran (Heilige Anachoreten)
II. Ewiger Wonnebrand (Pater Ecstaticus)
III. Wie Felsenabgrund Mir Zu Fussen (Pater Profundus)
IV. Gerettet Ist Das Edle Glied (Chor Der Engel)
V. Uns Bleibt Ein Erdenrest (Die Vollendeteren Engel)
VI. Hier Ist Die Aussicht Frei (Doctor Marianus)
VII. Dir, Der Unberuhrbaren (Chorus)
VIII. Bei Der Liebe, Die Den Fussen (Magna Peccatrix)
IX. Neige. Neige, Du Ohnegleiche (Una Poenitentium)
X. Komm! Hebe Dich Zu Hohern Spharen (Mater Gloriosa)
XI. Blicket Auf Zum Retterblick (Doctor Marianus)
XII. Alles Vergangliche Ist Nur Ein Gleichnis (Chorus Mysticus)

Tracks:

I. Andante Comodo
II. Im Tempo Eines Gemachlichen Landlers/Etwas Tappisch Und Sehr Derb
III. Rondo - Burleske. Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig

Tracks:

IV. Adagio. Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zuruckhaltend
I. Adagio

Customer Reviews:

Best overall Mahler cycle ever-Expensive but worth every cent.......2007-06-25

This Gielen Mahler cycle is downright costly, but in every regard worth the price as no combined and few singular performances surpass these priceless renditions. I have many mahler symphonies-over 20 discs and records of each symphony and overall-this is the best complete(no tenth) on the market and in the cases of symphony's 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, the best there is or equal to the best. My two favourite Mahler symph's are 3 & 9 and I rank the third above Bernstein's earlier account, Rattle's BCSO, and equal, if not slightly better than Chailley's recent decca release, which previous to this I had considered the best along with the Rattle. For the ninth, I have changed over the years from Karajan and Walter(VPo) to Ancerl and beyond, but this version has everything. It has the depth of Karajan's outer movements and the macabre of Ancerl's inner ones-there is no finer version available.
There is also no finer version of number one than here. I adore Kubelik and Bernstein and walter (and would not want to be without either) but this is basically a perfect performance.
Number two is excellent, far superior to Gilbert Kaplan's, Boulez, and Abbado's. One of the best around which is saying something in such a crowded field.
The third is a miracle. This may be the most difficult symphony to pull off-in terms of music worthy of pulling off- (along with number seven but for much different reasons) and is in my opinion the quintessential reading. I have long believed Chailley's to be almost unsurpassable but after passing through pastoral sweetness of horn solo, a real post-horn I might add (which is usually substituted for a trumpet, cornet, or Fugalhorn) I realized I needed to start the work over and really listen. Best ever.
The fourth is good but not exalted, a very, very good version but not quite on par with Levi's, Walter's or Bernstein's second recording, but is better than Chailley's and Abbado's and Karajan's, and is somewhat equal to Boulez(a man I cant stand)
The fifth is also very good though not quite at the best of all time level.
The sixth is done very well, though slightly slow in the beginning. The adagio is terrific(I would recommend Witt's version on Naxos for one of the best along with MTT and the San Fran.
Now to the seventh--one of my favourite symphonies of all time and one seriously in need of a conductor who believes in the works greatness. This version could not be bettered(though Barenboim's recent account is also very good). I absolutley adore the conviction of this performance which reveals a symphony that is not the pesky stepchild of 5 and 6 but an entire world unto its own. This symphony has always fascinated me in its confessional and completely unique place in Mahler's oevre. You cant do any better.
The eighth is fantastic though intentionally not as supercharged as Solti's. It reminds me more of Kubelik's and, as in Gielen;'s first account released on Sony, truly shows this conductor;s grasp of every nuance of Mahler's vast arsenal.
As mentioned in other reviews, the tenth is not included beyond the adagio which is unfortunate considering it is the best version of the tenth yet to be released-beyond Rattles. The tenth is worthy to Mahler fans though event he adagio is unfinished(Mahler surely would have altered the score after hearing it played live-think the fifth symphony's premiere)-Either way it is worth hearing.
Overall you cant do better than this and if I was asked if there were one Mahler cycle to buy-I would recomennd this one without hesitation. There is no weak link and individually is rarely bettered.
Best List
1. Gielen---------Kubelik-------Walter
2. Gielen-Walter
3. Gielen------------Rattle-----------Bernstein(sony)
4. Levi-----------Walter---------Bernstein---Klemperer
5. Karajan-Bernstein(DG)
6. Witt----------Mtt-------Bernstein-DG
7. Gielen-----------Bernstein(both)--Barenboim
8. Solti-----------Gielen---------Kubelik
9. Gielen----Karajan(DG\2)----Ancerl-----
10. Gielen---Rattle
Cycle-Gielen----------Bernstein(Sony\DG)----------Bertini
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completely over-rated.......2007-03-25

I have no argument against the notion that Michael Gielen is a very fine, very serious musician. What I have a problem with, is the position by many that this is the best choice out there for a complete Mahler symphonies box. It isn't. It's overpriced, and Haenssler didn't bother to include Gielen's highly expressionistic account of the standard Deryck Cooke 10th. Regardless of the interpretive merits of Gielen's complete cycle, the sound isn't as consistantly good as it is on either the Gary Bertini box (EMI), or the Chailly box on Decca (which does include a complete 10th). Aside from their obvious display of fine musicianship, symphonies 2 and 8 are somewhat underwhelming in the final analysis. Compare the last several minutes of the 8th to the Bertini - little or no comparison in my book. Symphonies 5 and 9 sound like afterthoughts, which they almost were. As with so many recordings of the Mahler 9th, the first movement is outstanding, but everything that happens after that sounds anticlimactic. It almost makes one wish that Mahler had finished the 10th instead (I said almost). Both the Bertini and Chailly Mahler 9ths stand up better over the long haul. Gielen is excellent over the first four movements of the 7th, but his finale is a tad sluggish and dour. It's a pity that Haenssler didn't opt to include one of Gielen's live performances of the 7th instead, where the finale clocks in a full minute faster! Gielen's 4th is pretty decent over the first three movements, but his soprano isn't terribly competitive in the Wunderhorn song. Barbara Bonney is excellent on the Chailly 4th. To my mind, the one outstanding performance from Gielen is the 6th. Here, Gielen gets to showcase his expertise in an expressionistic sound world that's usually reserved for Shoenberg, Berg, and Webern. And, as a matter of fact, it's better to get Gielen's 6th individually, which is coupled with an equally fine performance of Alban Berg's "Three Pieces For Orchestra". In summary, it's better to pick and choose with Gielen. In fact, it's really better to pick and choose with all the Mahler symphonies. But if the convenience of a box set is what you're after, I'd say go for the Bertini box on EMI, which includes a very fine "Das Lied von der Erde". The first Bernstein cycle - now out on Sony Classical - shouldn't be overlooked either. While less consistant from an interpretive standpoint, Chailly does include his very fine 10th in the Cooke version.

Gielen's Mahler -- a world of worlds.......2006-02-14

Mahler famously said a symphony should contain the world, and so a Mahler symphonic cycle is a world of worlds. This Gielen cycle of "Mahler's worlds" is an obvious case where the 5 stars do not come close to fully signifying the value.

I only recently finally heard all the Mahler symphonies, collecting my first complete cycle from a variety of conductors (1/Kubelik-BRSO, 2/Mehta-VPO, 3/Chailly-RCOA, 8/Solti-CSO, 4/5/6/Bernstein-RCOA&VPO, 6/7/9/Abbado-BPO), and having "converted to Mahler" after some early doubts, I decided I should hear this Gielen cycle before it went out of print, particularly as it is on the small, independent German Hanssler label.

Compared to the other Mahler recordings I have heard, I am initially most impressed with Gielen's Nos. 1, 3, and 7, but they are all strong interpretations and performances. Gielen's readings with the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra may underwhelm those who prefer a hot Bernsteinian style, but anyone else should seriously consider this Hanssler box. Perhaps eventually Abbado will finish recording the complete cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic, and if and when he does that might be the only other contemporary set as fine as this one.

Thanks to Michael Gielen I am ready now to settle in for serious Mahler listening that should last a lifetime.

Probably the best contemporary Mahler box.......2005-06-21

Michael Gielen is one of the leading contemporary interpreters of Mahler's music. Following the tradition of Scherchen and Rosbaud, his interpretations emphasize the radical, modernist aspects of Mahler's works, which yields very interesting results. In short, Gielen's Mahler is never dull and not sentimental at all. What we get instead is dark tragedy, detailed structure, and irony. Moreover, Gielen's orchestra is the outstanding SWF Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden and Freiburg, which has a fine Mahler tradition (Rosbaud).
Some comments on each symphony.

#1. A very clear, detailed interpretation, in excellent sound. I would place it as the finest contemporary account, not far behind the classic recordings of Kubelik (DG and Audite), Walter (SONY), and Horenstein (Unicorn).

#2. Gielen's modernist outlook emphasizes the dramatic aspects of the work, as well as the extreme orchestral effects. I find his approach less convincing here. To compare, Klemperer (EMI), Walter (SONY), and even Scherchen (Westminster-Universal, Japan) offer more passion than drama, which I think is essential for this work.

#3. One of the best interpretations ever of this symphony. It ranks beside Kubelik's (DG and Audite) and Barbirolli's (BBC), balancing its raw power with the lyrical aspects.

#4. The weak spot of the set. Gielen goes apparently for irony rather than childish wit in the last movement. I would not include this interpretation among the five best. I hold Barbirolli (BBC) and Horenstein (EMI) to be the best recordings.

#5. Again, an outstanding interpretation, which is in the league of Walter (SONY), Barbirolli (EMI), Schwartz (Everest), and Barshai (Brilliant Classics). Excellent playing and a superb, swift adagietto.

#6. Surpricingly, this interpretation is Gielen's most traditional. Compared with Barbirolli (EMI) and Horenstein (Unicorn), Gielen avoids the extremes and emphasizes the lyrical qualities. Excellent recording and fine hammerblows.

#7. A desert island disc, no less. I place this recording only after Kubelik seminal recordings (DG and Audite). Gielen's modernist approach fits here like hand in glove. Fine orchestral playing and a superb recording.

#8. Similar to Chailly (Decca), Gielen's conception of this symphony emphasizes its chamber-like textures, not the grandeur. It is an interpretation which is exactly the opposite of Solti's high-octane, operatic view (Decca). Though I do not think it even challenges Kubelik (Audite), Mitropoulos (Orfeo), and Horenstein (BBC), it is nonetheless an interesting view.

#9. A very dark, tragic conception of a tragic work. This masterly interpretation ranks clearly, in my view, beside, say, Klemperer (EMI), Walter (SONY), and Ancerl (Supraphon). Technically, it is a sonic triumph, and the orchestral playing is outstanding.

In sum, a warmly recommended set if one wants a contemporary cycle in excellent digital sound. It is a far more accurate and inspired set than, for example, Chailly's on Decca. The only real drawback is the price.

Unfortunately, as with most other sets with Mahler's symphonies, the box does not include Das Lied von der Erde (one exception of this is Bertini on EMI). Hopefully Gielen will record this song-cycle symphony soon. Nor does it include Gielen's recently recorded interpretation of the complete Cooke Mahler 10 (see my review), in contrast to Chailly.

Despite my praise, however, I like to say that I recommend Kubelik's set (DG) as the first choice, if you look for one boxed set only.

Gielen's Mahler not to be missed.......2005-06-17

Mahler's time has now surely come. His symphonies, rare in performance and rarer on record until a half century after his death, have become a glut in the age of compact discs, with multiple complete cycles vying for attention. Even so, a true Mahler aficionado has to wade through a minefield of duds to find a near-ideal performance of any one of them, let alone the holy grail of a totally recommendable cycle by any one conductor. This is so despite Mahler's care in meticulously marking dynamics in his scores as well as his subjective extra-musical characterizations of themes and effects to show his intentions. But all music relies on interpreters, and each conductor has his own ideas about how a score should be interpreted. Therefore no single point of view suffices over this vast canvas that is Mahler's nine numbered symphonies.

Some conductors are good with Maher's early "Wunderhorn" style, all but the first involving the human voice, others are better with his spare, later chamber-like style. Few at all have solved the central mystery of the three purely orchestral ones. Now comes Michael Gielen's thought provoking cycle that on repeated hearings convinces he has, if not produced a perfect cycle, mastered Mahler's music as well as any one mortal might within his own interpretive latitude, and he sheds much new light on each work in turn.

His accounts of symphonies 5 and 7 are simply the finest accounts of each ever put down on CD, and his 6 is not far behind. Yet his touch in the early works is different, yet equally deft, and the late works are exposed as never before as the greatly innovative, forward-looking and influential works they are. Throughout each of these masterworks, Gielen's infinite attention to every detail and the Southwest German Radio Orchestra's ability to deliver exactly what he asks leaves the listener gasping at Mahler's absolute understanding and complete control of instrumental color and orchestral sonority.

Some commentators have described Gielen's Mahler as cool and austere. Nothing could be further from the truth. These are very passionate performances, though shorn of worthless sentimentality. Nor does Gielen ever play it safe. He takes every chance in attempting to deliver what he believes are Mahler's wishes, even executing the controversial "Hinaufziehen" instruction to the oboist in the solo vocal movement of Symphony No. 3, producing an upward glissando that sounds something like the cry of a peacock. And why not? Here Mahler marked this figure "the night bird!"

Not only is the playing of Gielen's orchestra utterly idiomatic and fabulously virtuosic throughout, the vocal contributions are as good or better than anything on disc. The choral singing in 2 is crisp and the diction crystal clear, the soloists in 2,3,4, all stand comparision with any competition. If there is a weak spot in the cycle, it might be 8, where the choral weight sounds nothing like half a thousand, and the organ lacks oomph, but Gielen reveals much that has previously gone unnoticed in the Forest Scene that opens part II.

There are so many great things here that only hearing them will suffice, but a few could be mentioned: the upturn of the soprano's voice at the end of the Chorus Mysticus in 8 that sends a chill right down the back; the exquisite pacing of the tempo shifts in the great Adagio of 3; the heartbreaking solo violin at the end of the first movement of 9; all of 7. The insights are endless. Even if you thought you had memorized every note of your Mahler, this set is a must for anyone who really loves this music and seeks a deeper understanding of it and the soul of the man it contains.

Schoenberg once wrote to Mahler after he heard him conduct a performance of one of his symphonies, "I saw your soul, naked." If you are not afraid to look, now you can see it as well, through the work of the mind, heart and hands of Michael Gielen.

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Customer Reviews:

Interesting, and so cheap!.......2005-03-17

In response to the reviewer below, yes, some of the recordings do not have the best sound quality. But that's not what this is about, it's about great recordings of the century.
There are two discs, each with about 18 tracks, averaging about 4 minutes each, of excerpts and individual movements of the some of the most famous of the 150 "GROCs."

In the booklet it has a few interesting (sometimes not that interesting) facts about each of the 150 performances.

If you don't mind excerpts of pieces or isolated movements, this would be a worthwhile purchase, especially for the bizarrely reasonable price.

Not that great.......2004-11-19

If this is supposed to be an album of "the greatest" -- I wasn't too impressed. The quality didn't seem that good and the selections, well, not all that popular to my mind.

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Wonderful
Terrific recording
Christa in her prime
Christa Ludwig is in great shape

Christa Ludwig - Les Introuvables
Johannes Brahms , Gustav Mahler , Robert Schumann , Max Reger , Franz Schubert , Hugo Wolf , Richard Strauss , Maurice Ravel , Camille Saint-Saens , Sergey Rachmaninov , Gioachino Rossini , Richard Wagner , George Frideric Handel , Johann Sebastian Bach , London Philharmonia Orchestra , Berlin Symphony Orchestra , Otto Klemperer , Horst Stein , Karl Forster , Christa Ludwig , Gerald Moore , Geoffrey Parsons , Herbert Downes , Amaryllis Fleming , Douglas Whittaker , Alexander Pushkin , and Mathilde Wesendonk
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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The Very Best of Christa Ludwig

ASIN: B000002S2Z
Release Date: 1992-04-14

Tracks:

Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 Nr. 4
Liebestreu, Op. 3 Nr. 1
Der Schmied, Op. 19 Nr. 4
Die Mainacht, Op. 43 Nr. 2
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): He, Zigeuner
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Lieber Gott, du weisst
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Brauner Bursche
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Roslein dreie
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
8 Zigeunerlieder (d'apres les quatuors vocaux Op. 103): Rote Abendwolken ziehn
2 deutsche Volkslieder: Och mod'r, ich well en Ding han!
2 deutsche Volkslieder: We kumm ich dann de Pooz erenn?
Dein blaues Auge, Op. 59 Nr. 8
Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 Nr. 1
Das Madchen spricht, Op. 107 Nr. 3
O wusst ich doch, Op. 63 Nr. 8
Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 Nr. 1
Madchenlied, Op. 107 Nr. 5
Vergebliches Standchen
Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht, Op. 96 Nr. 1
Auf dem See, Op. 59 Nr. 2
Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 Nr. 2
In stiller Nacht ('Deutsche Volkslieder' Nr. 42)
Schwesterlien ('Deutsche Volkslieder', Nr. 15)
Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 Nr. 2
Standchen, Op. 106 Nr. 1
Gestillte Sehnsucht, Op. 91 Nr. 2
Geistilches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 Nr. 2

Tracks:

Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen Wald ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Hans und Grete
Fruhlingsmoren
Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Der Schildwache Nachtlied ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Um schlimme Kinder ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
Liebst du um Schonheit
Um Mitternacht
Das irdische Leben ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Lob des hohen Verstandes ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Rheinlegendchen ('Des Knaben Wunderhorn')
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Du Ring, an meinem Finger
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Susser Freund, du blickest
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: An meinem Herzen
Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
Der Brief, Op. 76 No. 8
Waldeinsamkeit, Op. 76 No. 3

Tracks:

Die Allmacht, D. 852
Fischerweise, D. 881
An die Musik, D. 547
Der Musensohn, D. 764
Ganymed, D. 544
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774
Ave Maria, D. 839
Die Forelle, D. 550
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118
Fruhlingsglaube, D. 686
Der Tod und das Madchen, D. 531
Lachen und Weinen, D. 777
Litanel auf das Fest 'Aller Seelen', D. 343
Erikonig, D. 328
Der Hirt auf dem Feisen, D. 965
Gesang Weylas
Auf einer Wanderung
Die Nacht, Op. 10 Nr. 3
Allerseelen, Op. 10 Nr. 8
Schlechtes Wetter, Op. 69 Nr. 5

Tracks:

3 Chansons madecasses: Nahandove
3 Chansons madecasses: Aoua! Aoua!
3 Chansons madecasses: Il est doux
Une flute invisible
Chanson georgienne: 'Oh! cesse de chanteer, gentille jeune fille,' Op. 4 No. 4
'Moisson de tristesse'
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta avanti la regata
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta co passa la regata
La regata veneziana: 3 canzonettas en dialecte ventien: Anzoleta dopo la regata
Wesendonk-Lieder: Der Engel
Wesendonk-Lieder: Stehe still!
Wesendonk-Lieder: Im Treibhaus
Wesendonk-Lieder: Schmerzen
Wesendonk-Lieder: Traume
Julius Caesar: Acte I: 'Es blaut die Nacht' (Cleopatra)
Johannes-Passion, BWV 245: Nr. 58 - Aria: 'Es ist volbracht!'
Tristan und Isolde: III Akt: 'Mild und leise (Isoldes Liebestod)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful.......2003-07-20

This is a wonderful set. I would like to correct an error below. The climax in the Liebestod is a high A flat not high C. But you have to cut through the dense orchestration. That's why it's hard.

Terrific recording.......2003-07-06

I write this as s service to Christa Ludwig fans. This is a set of Lieder. Christa Ludwig is fabulous - as usual.

But if you want to hear Christa ludwig in a set of operatic recitals that will knock of your socks and blow you to bits. Look for this CD called "Celebrating Christa Ludwig". It has Christa Ludwig singing excerpts from Elektra (as Elektra!!!), Ariadne auf Maxos (as Ariadne!!), Die Frau Ohne Schatten (as the Dyer's Wife), Barber of Serville (as rosina) and the Immolation Scene of Gotterdammerung (as Brunnhilde!!!). She will blow you to bits with her unmatchable dramatic sense, vocal power and beauty of tone - the greatest Brunnhilde that never was and the greatest Elektra that never was. She did sing Ariadne once in Salzburg in 1964, and she sang the Dyer's Wife for 10 years from 1964 (Vienna State Opera) to 1974 (Salzburg Festival). Her complete Ariadne is available under Myto records.

Christa in her prime.......2001-09-19

Being an admirerer of Christa Ludwig, I went into purchasing this recording with great expectations, and it did not disappoint in any way. Ludwig is in her prime and is heard in wonderful interpretations and beautiful singing from among several composers and works. I not only enjoy listening to her personally, but am also able to put it to great use use in my Vocal Literature class here at the college in which I teach.

Christa Ludwig is in great shape.......2000-04-15

She sang all the major mezzo roles, and also some in the dramatic soprano repertory, notably Leonora in Fidelio, Lady Macbeth and the Marschallin.

Her voice is a rich, expressive mezzo capable of dramatic incisiveness and even throughout its considerable range. Her upper register in mezzo music is excintingly projected.

Although this compilation is composed of different recordings in different settings in different years, all of them show a young Ludwig when she had not yet acquired her prime and her status of, arguably, the best mezzo of the world, which would arrive in the years to come.

Ludwig, thirteen years Schwarzkopf's junior, was also a member of the legendary Ensamble of Berlin, which meant that each appearance of hers in any opera produced in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, London, Paris....by this Ensamble was backed by many hours of rehearsals with the same group of musicians. Usually this group comprised Schwarzkopf, Grümmer, Seefried, Berger, Güeden, Dermota, Tauber, and of course Furtwängler. This is how the legendary recording of COSI FAN TUTTE was made, in which she shared credits with Schwarzkopf.

Disc one is devoted to Brahms -not less than 30 Lieder are here. She doesn't sing Brahms with intimacy, rather she attacks each song with open throat. Her diction, her care for words is now proverbial. My favorite Lied in this disc is In stiller Nacht. She sets the melancholic mood of the song with her rich, vibrant contralto-like tones.

Disc two brings us Ludwig singing Mahler, Schumann and Reger. From the melodic lines of Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn to the tortuous inflexions of Max Reger's two songs, she shows an extreme afinity with these composers. Schumann is taken very sensously, one can almost feel her velvety and creamy narrations of the woman-in-love of the song cycle.

Disc three is devoted to Schubert, Wolf and Strauss. Ludwig was not compelled to sing too much Wolf or Strauss (only 5 Lieder by these composers). It is her Schubert that shows her in splendid form. Auf dem Wasser zu singen is sung at such a low speed that her tone can only be described as luxurious. Erlkönig finds in her voice an ideal interpreter for the four characters of the song. In Wolf's Gesang Weylas, Gerald Moore has produced some magical arpeggios in the piano accompaniment, but of course this in only natural in him being the best accompanist ever.

Disc four is a miscellaneous melange of Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Rossini, Wagner, Händel and Bach. Ludwig never tried to sing on stage Isolde, but she recorded it; the Liebestod is taken at an exciting pace and one is only waiting for the climax to see if she can do it (the top c's). Yes, she can do it. Händel's aria from Julius Caesar is, again, sensous and exciting. Händel is another composer with whom she felt communicated. Ravel's Chansons Madécasses can only be described as magical. And of course she was outstanding in Bach oratorios, as is the case of Johannes Passion.

Wagner's Wessendonk Lieder are sung lustrously. I especially enjoyed Träume, which actually is sung, as its title suggests, dreamily.

Praised be the two accompanists for the majority of the recordings, Gerald Moore and Geoffrey Parsons. Both have gone now and the musical world seems so empty without their supreme touch. I do believe that 50% of Christa Ludwig's success as a Lieder Singer was due to them.

Tracks:

William Tell [Excerpts]
1812 Overture [Excerpts]
Fantasie Impromptu [Excerpts]
Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumble Bee [Excerpts]
Waltz in C Sharp Minor [Excerpts]
Scheherezade [Excerpts]
Blue Danube Waltz [Excerpts]
Coppelia Ballet Suite [Excerpts]
Light Cavalry: Overture [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 5 [Excerpts]
Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325 [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 5 [Excerpts]
Suite No. 3: No. 2, Air for G String [Excerpts]
Tannhauser: Overture [Excerpts]
Emperor Waltz, Op. 437: Excerpts]
Piano Concerto No. 1: Excerpts]
Nutcracker, Ballet: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy [Excerpts]
Sorochintski Fair: Gopak [Excerpts]
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik [Excerpts]
Minute Waltz
Carmen: Habanera [Excerpts]
Moonlight Sonata [Excerpts]
Swan Lake [Excerpts]
Camptown Races [Excerpts]
Die Fledermaus: Overture [Excerpts]
Work: Polonaise [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 7 (Unfinished) [Excerpts]
New World Symphony [Excerpts]

Tracks:

Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers [Excerpts]
Work: Hungarian Rhapsody [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 4: 3rd Movement [Excerpts]
Tristan and Isolde: Liebestod [Excerpts]
Academic Festival Overture [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 3 : 3rd Movement [Eroica][Excerpt]
Voices of Spring Waltz [Excerpts]
Concerto No. 21 (Elvira Madigan Theme) [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 1: 3rd Movement [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: March [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 40 [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter) [Excerpts]
Capriccio Espagnole [Excerpts]
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat [Excerpts]
Sylvia Ballet [Excerpts]
Arlesienne Suite: Minuette [Excerpts]
Trisch Trasch Polka [Excerpts]
Hungarian Dance No. 7 [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: Overture [Excerpts]
I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans [Excerpts]
Perpetual Motion [Excerpts]
Meistersinger Overture [Excerpts]
Preludes [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 2 [Excerpts]
Radetsky-Marsch [Excerpts]
Marseillaise [Excerpts]
Scheherezade: Prince & Princess [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 6 : 3rd Movement [Excerpts]

Tracks:

Belle Helene: Prelude to Act 2 [Excerpts]
Polonaise, Op. 53 [Excerpts]
Swan Lake: Spanish Dance [Excerpts]
Swan Lake: Neopolitan Song [Excerpts]
Poet and Peasant: Overture [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: Chinese Dance [Excerpts]
Die Fledermaus, Operetta: You and You Waltz [Excerpts]
Piano Concerto #5, "Emperor" [Excerpts]
Grand Valse Brilliante in E Flat [Excerpts]
Violin Concerto in D [Excerpts]
Water Music: Adagio [Excerpts]
Roses from the South, Op. 388 [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons [Excerpts]
Wellington's Victory [Excerpts]
Waltz No. 2 in A, Op. 34 [Excerpts]
Waltz No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 64/2 [Excerpts]
Prince Igor, Opera: Polovtsian Dances [Excerpts]
Der Rosenkavalier, Operetta [Excerpts]
Symphonie Fantastique [Excerpts]
Vie Parisienne: Excerpts
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can [Excerpts]
Nutcracker: Trepak [Excerpts]
Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: No. 2, Valse in G Major [Exce]
Waltz No. 11 in G Flat
Leichtes Blut (Gay Blood Polka) [Excerpts]
Mephisto Waltz [Excerpts]
Swan Lake, Ballet: Hungarian Dance/Czardas [Excerpts]
Weiner Blut (Vienna Blood) [Excerpts]
Sleeping Beauty [Excerpts]
Gayne Ballet: Sabre Dance [Excerpts]
Hora Staccato [Excerpts]

Tracks:

Rhapsodie Espagnole [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 9 (Choral) [Excerpts]
Finlandia [Excerpts]
Golliwogs Cakewalk [Excerpts]
Red Poppy: Russian Sailors' Dance [Excerpts]
Snow Maiden, Opera: Dance of the Buffoons [Excerpts]
Pizzicato Polka [Excerpts]
Bolero [Excerpts]
Valse [Excerpts]
Sorcerors Apprentice [Excerpts]
Wine, Women and Song [Excerpts]
Vienna Bon Bons [Excerpts]
Gold and Silver Waltz [Excerpts]
Ein Walzertraum, Operetta: Overture [Excerpts]
Der Zigeunerbaron [Excerpts]
Pavane Pour une Enfante Defunte [Excerpts]
Invitation to the Dance [Excerpts]
Carmen: Aragonaise [Excerpts]
Piano Concerto No. 2 [Excerpts]
Symphony No. 6 [Excerpts]
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Prince Igor, Opera: Unspecified Polovtsian Dance
Marche Hongroise

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Classics for Relaxation

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0001MZ804
Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

Prelude a l'AprMidi d'un Faune - Belgrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
Agnus Dei - Ricardo Casinelli, ,
Four Seasons -- 2nd Movement: Largo E Pianissimo Sempre - Martin Sieghart, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Orfeo Ed Euridice 2nd Act -- Ballo: Andante (Dance of the Blessed ...) - Wilhelm Keitel,
Liebestraum No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 62 "O Lieb So Lang" du ... - Peter Schmalfuss
Ice Skaters Waltz "Las Patineurs" Excerpt - Gerhard Becker, Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 Death of Ase - Libor Pesek, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Air - Artur Faihs, Frida Faihs
Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a III: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Alfred Scholz, South German Philharmonic Orchestra
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, No. 1: Aria - Christiane Jaccottet
Tales of Hoffman "Barcarolle" - Philharmonic Orchestra, Christian Rainer
Suite Bergamasque III: Clair de Lune - Peter Schmalfuss
Landler, Op. 171, No. 4 - Peter Schmalfuss
Ave Verum Corpus, Motet K. 618 - Rolf Schweizer,
Preludes, Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major: Sostenuto "Raindrops" - Bianca Sitzius
Canon in D major: Preludes - Bernhard G Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Elegies for Piano, Op. 34 I: Wounded Heart - Stefan Jeschko

Tracks:

Preludes, Book 1 No. 8: "La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin" - Peter Schmalfuss
Suite Espa, Op. 47 Sevilla - Irina Kircher
Water Music Suite, Allegro - Oliver VonDohnanyi
Humoresque, Op. 101 - Erich Appel, Oliver Colbentson
Songs Without Words for Piano, Book 2, Op. 30, No. 6 in F sharp minor - Sylvia Capova
Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, Dance of the Swans - Belgrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
Divertimento No. 1 in B flat major, 2nd Movement - Chorale Saint Antoni Andante,
Symphony No. 5, 4th Movement: Adagietto - Anton Nanut
Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 - Bystrik Rezucha, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46: Anitra's Dance - Libor Pesek, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Preludes, Op. 3, No. 2 in C sharp minor - Yuri A. Rozum
Tale of the Tsar Saltan -- Flight of the Bumble Bee - Camerata Rhenania, Hanspeter Gmur
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter," 1st Movement: ... - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
Finlandia, Op. 26/7 - Roland Donatte,
Etudes, Op. 10, No. 5 in G flat major "Black Keys" - Peter Schmalfuss
Serenade in E major, Op. 22, 1st Movement: Moderato - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Tracks:

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, 2nd Movement: ... - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha,
Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a, Arab Dance - Alfred Scholz, South German Philharmonic Orchestra
Divertimento for 2 Horns & Strings in F major "A Musical Joke," ... - Capella Istropolitana
Faust "Margarethe" -- Ballet Music, Allegretto - The London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
Gymnopedies No. 3 - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, 2nd Movement; Waltz - Kurt Redel
Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 Traumerei - Peter Schmalfuss
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, Adagio - Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Waltz in A flat major, Op. 69/1 - Peter Schmalfuss
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, Adagio Non Troppo - Libor Pesek, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Largo from Xerxes - Ernst Riedlinger
Symphony No. 22 in E flat major, "Philosopher," Adagio
Quintet in E minor, G. 451, Allegro Moderato - Karl Heinz Ber, Hans Kalafusz, GKehr, Gunter Lemmen, Siegfried Palm

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25 Classical Heartbreakers

25 Classical Heartbreakers

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0007TFHCA
Release Date: 2005-02-22

Customer Reviews:

25 Classical Heartbreakers.......2006-11-29

Although these are popular and widely heard compositions (that's why I gave it 4 stars) they are very soothing when you want to mellow out. However, I can't understand why the title reads '20 Classical Heartbreakers' when there are 25 pieces.

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A Must have collections overview of musical gems

Introducing Classical Express

Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

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ASIN: B00005A7ML
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

Con Op.6, No.1: (Largo - Allegro - Largo - Allegro) - Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan
Hn Con in E flat, No.4, K.495: Rondo - Lowell Greer
Pno Trio in B flat No.1, Op.99: Scherzo - The Mozartean Players
Bist Du Bei Mir - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson/Nicholas McGegan/David Bowles
Toccata Arpeggiata - Paul O'Dette
Qnt No.6: Allegro Con Vivacita - Richard Savino
Is Any Afflicted - The Majestie's Clerkes/Paul Hillier
Con in D 'La Pastorella': Allegro - Paul Goodwin/John Holloway/Dennis Godburn/John Toll/Sebastian Comberti
9th Conc: Le Charme - Trio Sonnerie
Never Love Unless You Can - Drew Minter/Paul O'Dette
Ste in A: Andamento Con Divisioni - The Arcadian Academy/Nicholas McGegan
Trotto - The Newberry Consort/Mary Springfels
Ce Fu En Mai - Paul Hillier/Andrew Lawrence-King
Aria Del Gran Duca: Il Scolaro - Andrew Lawrence-King
Va Tacito - Drew Minter
Cl Qnt in A, K.581: Allegretto - Erich Hoeprich/Daniel Stepner
Son Concata: Rondeau - Monica Huggett/Richard Savino
Son in E, BWV 1035: Allegro - Janet See/Davitt Moroney/Mary Springfels
Romeo & Juliet, Op.75 No.2: The Street Awakens - Frederic Chiu
Sym No.1 (Excerpt): Kraftig Bewegt - Florida PO/James Judd

Customer Reviews:

A Must have collections overview of musical gems.......2001-06-10

The Harmonia Mundi label's new classical collection gives excerpts from its new series of chamber and classical music. It is a wonderful buffet of the full length Cds; one of which I am listening too as I write this (Shubert Piano Trio no.1.) These cds are a treat. They are beautiful. The collection includes music from vivaldi, mozart and even prokovief. Its a collection of intimate and expertly played peices that are not usually found together or at all on such inexpensive CDS. For example Bachs Anna Magdelna Notebook, Correlli concertos and Medieval Banquet music are all played with passion and professional acumen. The quality of the CDs themselves is excellent and only adds to the deeper enjoyment of these luscious and lyrical masterpieces.

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The great Dagmar Krause
Correct me if I'm wrong, Dagmar
New experimentaal territory for Krause

Scientific Dream & a French Kiss

Manufacturer: Resurgence UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000GX01
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

A Scientific Dream And A French Kiss
Promise
Through My Satellite
Among His Books
Heaven Survives
Seven
Wake Up, Angel
Bologna: Dear You
Your Star
I Hope I'm Wrong
The Important Song
Piazza Navona

Customer Reviews:

The great Dagmar Krause.......2003-01-31

There is really no other voice like Dagmar Krause. Actually, I would hazard to guess there is really no other person like Dagmar Krause. She is utterly unique. Her work with the Art Bears (Fred Frith/Chris Culter)was darn near perfection. She can go from startling sweet to startling alarming in a mili-second. Imagine a German "chanteuse" ala Marlene Dietrich performing in a smoky Berlin club, but instead of the music being Kurt Weill it is British avante garde with "prepared" guitar and "found" percussion. I may be over exaggerating, but you get the drift. Marvelous stuff. "A Scientific Dream and a French Kiss" carries on with Dagmar's appreciation of the sublime and avante garde. Her cohort Marie Goyette lays a bed of sampled classical snippets, making amazing song structures in which Dagmar lends her unique talents. The results are surprisingly diverse and oftentimes humourous, Dagmar relying on a kind of "stream of consciousness" reading of lyrics and poetry. Highlights for me are "Through My Satellite", "Piazza Navone" and "Your Star", a heart-wrencher if ever there was one. Practically worth the CD alone.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Dagmar.......1999-10-11

it's worth about $100 for the amazing music. Dagmar's voice should be prescribed in place of anti-depressants. It's different, very different from anything she's done before, but god it's amazing!

New experimentaal territory for Krause.......1999-05-07

This is a new departure for the gorgeously talented (and gorgeously voiced) Dagmar Krause. Working with Frenchwoman Marie Goyette, who proves a genius at sampling, she has utilised parts of mostly classical pieces (including, for example, Prokofiev's 'Children's Guide to the Orchestra') to create a wonderland. You think you know the music backwards - then there's a change of sample, Goyette moves the boundaries and you are suddenly swept off into a new land. Meanwhile, Krause has written lyrics that play with and often subvert the meaning of the original orchestral works - with lovely touches of humour and even sections of dialogue between her and Goyette. I was unsure of this technique when I first heard it, but now, a month or more after receiving the CD, I love it - more and more each time I hear it. Except while being angrily haranged by Dagmar at a benefit concert for the miners in London, I've found her wonderfully focussed, one of the most aware and confrontational of artists, and often a lot of fun as well. Lots of people miss the fun - but I live by the Emma Goldman line 'if I can't dance I don't want to be part of your revolution'. This is lovely - as well as totally new (Of course, I may have missed some intermediary work, since I haven't had access to her work for several years). Order it now from amazon.com -

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