Fauré/Poulenc

On this CD:

1. Requiem, for 2 solo voices chorus, organ, & orchestra, Op. 48
Composed by Gabriel Faure
Performed by Jonathan Bond, Stephen Cleobury, Benjamin Luxon
Conducted by George Guest

Fauré/Poulenc, Music, Benjamin Luxon, Gabriel Faure, George Guest, Stephen Cleobury, Choral, Classical, Classical Music, Requiem/Requiem Section
Sacred Songs
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • I hate to be rude, but . . .
  • Outstanding
  • Sacred Songs
  • My favorite of Fleming's CDs so far
  • Inspiring and beautiful
 Sacred Songs

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ASIN: B000AM6OXK
Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

  1. Ave Maria
  2. Jesu bleibet meine Freude
  3. Dank sei dir, Herr
  4. Ave Maria, D839
  5. Laudamus te
  6. Panis Angelicus
  7. Air: "He shall feed his Flock"
  8. Simple Song
  9. Pie Jesu
  10. Domine Deus
  11. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes
  12. Air: Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion
  13. Abends will ich schlafen gehn
  14. L'Adieu des bergers
  15. Mariiegenlied, Op.76/52
  16. Amazing Grace

Amazon.com

This lovely CD features Renée Fleming singing religious music in an unaffected, lovely manner. Many favorites are here: both the Bach/Gounod and Schubert versions of "Ave Maria," each offered with long breaths and soft tone; "Rejoice Greatly" from Messiah, delivered with virtuosity and gleaming sound, and "He Shall Feed His Flock," also from Messiah, sung in a smooth, laid-back manner. Bits of the Fauré Requiem and Poulenc Gloria are welcome, as is the gorgeous "L'Adieu des Bergers" from L'Enfance du Christ. In the prayer from Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel, Fleming is joined by the splendid Susan Graham, and a version of "Amazing Grace" features Mark O'Connor on violin. Two excerpts from Mozart's Mass in C Minor, pieces by Reger and Franck, and a few surprises round out this devotional CD. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars I hate to be rude, but . . ........2007-05-06

As stated earlier, I hate to be rude. However, Renee Fleming is not one of the greatest singers that I have heard. At many times, it sounds as if she is drunk, sliding into her notes at times. She also has a habit of hitting a note, and then quickly moving up or down for "dramatic effect". I'm sorry, but I just cannot listen to this. I know that everyone has their own opinions, and this is mine.
She is still a beautiful woman, and always will be. I have seen her concerts online, and she ISN'T bad, it's just that she doesn't have what I'm looking for in an opera singer!

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding.......2007-03-07

I had seen this program on PBS and wanted the CD. Wonderful selection
of music and Renee Fleming's outstanding voice.

4 out of 5 stars Sacred Songs.......2007-01-21

I always look for new presentations of Christmas songs. Rene Flemming did an excellent job in this recording. She has a super voice but sometimes the words of the song get lost in her singing style

5 out of 5 stars My favorite of Fleming's CDs so far.......2006-12-07

There are only two cuts on this CD I tend to flip past (Amazing Grace and the Leonard Bernstein cut), but other than them, I totally love the rest! The cuts in German are divine! I could listen to this CD over and over again.

5 out of 5 stars Inspiring and beautiful.......2006-07-20

I've always loved Renee Fleming's singing and this most recent album is just beautiful in every way. A rich voice, beautiful singing and a devout and magnificent artist. She makes even the most notorious evergreens come to life anew. I enjoyed it very much.
Véronique Gens - Nuit d'étoiles (Mélodies Française) / Vignoles
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Lovely
  • An unexpected glimpse of happiness.
  • Enchanting recital of French Melodies
  • Nuit d'toiles - Melodies Francaises/ Gens, Vignoles
  • An Outstanding Vocal Performance
 Véronique Gens - Nuit d'étoiles (Mélodies Française) / Vignoles
Gabriel Fauré , Claude Debussy , Francis Poulenc , Véronique Gens , and Roger Vignoles
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ASIN: B00003ZKR9
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

  1. Apres un reve, Op. 7 No. 1
  2. Sylvie, Op. 7 No. 3
  3. Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1
  4. Lydia, Op. 4 No. 2
  5. Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1 No.1
  6. Mandoline, Op. 58 No. 1: 5 Melodies de Venise
  7. Clair de lune, Op. 46, No. 2
  8. Les berceaux, Op. 23 No. 1
  9. 3 Chansons de Bilitis: I. La flute de Pan
  10. 3 Chansons de Bilitis: II. La chevelure
  11. 3 Chansons de Bilitis: III. Le tombeau des Naiades
  12. Fetes galantes: I. En sourdine
  13. Fetes galantes: II. Fantoches
  14. Fetes galantes: III. Clair de lune
  15. Nuit d'etoiles
  16. Beau soir
  17. Fleur des bles
  18. La Belle au bois dormant
  19. Noel des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison
  20. BANALITES: I. Chanson d'Orkenise
  21. BANALITES: II. Hotel
  22. BANALITES: III. Fagnes de Wallonie
  23. BANALITES: IV. Voyage a Paris
  24. BANALITES: V. Sanglots
  25. 2 Melodies de Guillaume Apollinaire: I. Montparnasse
  26. 2 Melodies de Guillaume Apollinaire: II. Hyde Park
  27. Les chemins de l'amour - valse chantee

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Lovely.......2005-08-30

I recommend this to any art-song lover, and really, anybody at all. Gens does an excellent performance of a great collection of beautiful French songs. Her voice is enjoyable all the way, she has great expression, and a convincing mastery of the genre.

5 out of 5 stars An unexpected glimpse of happiness........2001-07-21

Stendhal wrote that "the sight of anything extremely beautiful, in nature or in art, brings back the memory of what one loves, with the speed of lightning. That is, ... all that is beautiful and sublime in the world takes part in the beauty of what one loves, and this unexpected glimpse of happiness immediately fills the eyes with tears. This is how love of the beautiful and love give each other life." This is what Ms. Gens will do to you when you listen to this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Enchanting recital of French Melodies.......2000-07-07

This is a most enjoyable release, all the more so because Veronique Gens, who is generally considered a baroque specialist on the lyric stage, may well be a torch-bearer of the elusive art of the French song in the coming decades. The voice of Gens, which is solid and well-integrated with an alluring dash of vibrancy embedded therein, is eminently suited to the repertoire represented in this new Virgin Classics release. Her secure technique (just a hint of strain in one or two high notes) also renders it possible for her to fine down her voice in the ending of phrases to a charming effect. Being a native French speaker certainly helps, too. Although hers is perhaps not the most strongly-etched of readings, she is able to inflect the text intelligently, and her subtle but heart-felt stresses on particular words not only serve to illuminate the poetic prose, but also meld beautifully with the notes that she sing.

The CD opens with songs by Faure, and while Gens may not possess the charm and naturalness of utterance of Maggie Teyte, whose recordings of Faure's songs are, in the opinion of this reviewer, unsurpassable, she can conjure up the right kind of feeling for every song as no one can. Her tempo for the popular "Apres un reve" is a trifle too laid back. Yet, she conveys to perfection the dream-like quality of the song, as well as the sense of confusion and regret at awakening. Her singing of "Le papillon et la fleur" is delightfully vivid, and her evocation of the feeling of sadness being kept in restraint in "Les berceaux" makes the performance both intimate and touching.

The Debussy group is no less impressive. Despite the innovative idiom in which most of these songs are composed, Gens is able bring them off effortlessly and stylishly. She is in total command whether in the serenity of "Beau soir", the romanticism of "Nuit d'etoiles", the rustic charm of "Fleur des bles", or the harrowing grimness of "Noel des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison", the last one composed when Debussy was being haunted by the atrocities of the Great War. In "Fetes galantes I", although the vocal and piano parts are often independent of each other, Gens's remarkable interpretation succeeds in unifying the two strands into a picturesque and colourful whole. The "3 Chansons de Bilitis", which are composed very much in the style of PELLEAS ET MELISANDE, also find an ideal interpreter in Gens where, blessed with a keen sense of rhythm, she succeeds in propelling the texts forward with musical grace and dramatic import. She would surely make a wonderful Melisande.

The Poulenc is equally fine. The young soprano is able to do full justice to the diverse moods in "Banalites", which, according to Olivier Opdebeeck, who penned the CD notes, is composed in a "part-melancholy, part-joyful tone with a barb of irony which the composer identified in the poet". The "2 Melodies de Guillaume Apollinaire" are sharply contrasted, one (Montparnasse) languid and brooding and the other (Hyde Park) gusty and piquant. Gens's singing of "Les chemins de l'amour", a cross between a Viennese waltz and a cabaret song, is loveliness itself and provides a delicious end to an enchanting recital.

The major reservation that this reviewer has involves the accompaniment of Roger Vignoles. While he is able to provide secure support for the singer, his playing is uncharacterful and even bland. Besides, the piano tone seems to be rather thin at times. Nonetheless, this should not detract one from the sensuous beauty of Gens's performance. This reviewer hopes that Virgin Classics would be encouraged by the success of this release so that they can present this most promising singer in further volumes of French songs by, say, Chausson, Ravel and Duparc.

5 out of 5 stars Nuit d'toiles - Melodies Francaises/ Gens, Vignoles.......2000-06-13

Not being a professional, but loving the genre of French melodies I'll avoid technical commentary; I have become a collector of these in recent years and find this one extremely satifying and appreciate the variety this CD presents.

5 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Vocal Performance.......2000-05-01

This ranks as one of the very best recordings of French 'melodies' that I have yet heard. Unlike most other singers, Gens gives the words drama and meaning. Too many singers perform these works in a detached 'artistic' manner that often makes them all sound almost alike. I say this not to belittle Gens' voice (which is superb), but to indicate that this disk will take you beyond the 'standard' interpretations of these works. I had a chance to compare one of the melodies with another recent recording by Schafer, another singer whom I respect Both were being featured in a local record store. It was hard to realize they were actually singing the same piece. I recently saw Gens perform much of the same program at a recital in NYC. This was the best recital I had heard in a very long time (I go to many). The disk is almost as good. It suffers a bit from a very unnatural recorded sound: the microphone is much too close to the singer and the piano is much too forward. Also the accompaniest in NYC was clearly better. Nevertheless, it would be hard to find a better recorded performance. The more I listen to the disk, the less I notice these drawbacks. The choice of repetoire is also well done. I particularly liked the Debussy 'Trois chansons de Bilitis.' She ends with 'Les chemins de l'amour' which Poulenc wrote for Jean Anouilh's play 'Leaocadia'. This has become very popular outside the normal recital circuit. If you get only one disk of French melodies, this is the one to get.
The Very Best of Régine Crespin
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 The Very Best of Régine Crespin

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ASIN: B0006VYEJQ
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

  1. Ils S'Eloignent Enfin...Sombre Foret
  2. D'Amour L'Ardente Flamme
  3. Les Grecs Ont Disparu...Malheureux Roi!
  4. Nous Avons Vu Finir...Chers Tyriens
  5. Je Vais Mourir...Adieu, Fiere Cite
  6. Ah! Salome! Dans Ce Palais...Il Est Doux, Il Est Bon
  7. Je Souffre
  8. Mes Cheres Filles, J'Ai Encore A Vous Dire
  9. Soir
  10. Le Secret
  11. Apres Un Reve
  12. Clair De Lune
  13. Lo Fiolaire
  14. Lou Coucut
  15. Coeur En Peril
  16. Berceuse Creole

Tracks:

  1. Einsam In Truben Tagen
  2. Euch Luften, Die Mein Klagen
  3. Eine Waffe Lass Mich Dir Weisen...Der Manner Sippe
  4. Ich Sah Das Kind
  5. I. Der Engel
  6. II. Stehe Still!
  7. III. Im Treibhaus
  8. IV. Schmerzen
  9. V. Traume
  10. I. In Der Fremde
  11. II. Intermezzo
  12. III. Waldesgesprach
  13. Timor Di Me?...D'Amor Sull'Ali Rosee
  14. Ecco L'Orrido Campo...Ma Dall'Arido Stelo Divulsa
  15. Tu Che Le Vanita
  16. D'Art Et D'Amour

Album Description

Details TBA. EMI. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sensuality Personified!.......2005-04-27

This is one of the best collections of Regine Crespin. Of course, her Berlioz/Ravel set with Ansermet is definitive, but the beauty and soft womanliness of her voice can be heard in all the selections on this disc. The engineers went for her vocal best and they created a fine collection aptly titled "The Best of..." One would be unduly captious to find Crespin "brittle" of tone here.

It is by now, very difficult to imagine anyone singing "Il est doux" with more apt expression of the line than La Crespin. Wagner's Wesendonk lieder is simply sublime from start to finish and the Faure takes on new meaning. That she is comical, melancholy, fun and happy by turns singles her out. This collection captures all her awesome talent. Underneath it all seems to be a very, if I may, sexual energy.

Crespin must be heard to be believed and the miracle lies in that even her softest tones are really enveloping, never thin. All tones are open and this is why there are enough colors in Regine Crespin's delicious voice to paint the world a thousand times, but it may also be why she infamous for being short and edgy on top but I remind, never here is she such. She is a relaxed singer in superb voice, comfortable in her own olive skin and makes the most out of every word those poets wrote.

The whole collection is unique in pace, style, and voice. It is Regine Crespin...in a nutshell fabulous!

The French Collection: Jazz Impressions of Debussy, Faure, Ravel, Poulenc, & Satie
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The best Jazz - Record I have ever heard
 The French Collection: Jazz Impressions of Debussy, Faure, Ravel, Poulenc, & Satie
Fred Hersch , Eddie Daniels , and Kevin Eubanks
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000008B8L
Release Date: 1990-06-01

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best Jazz - Record I have ever heard.......2006-03-20

The romantic French Music of Poulenc, Satie, Debussy, Fauré and Ravel is one of the most important roots of Jazz Music. The different and smooth-changing colours of sounds are very next to the Jazz improvisations and harmonizations. Fred Hersch is one of the best contemporary Jazz-pianists and he perfectly mangages it to perform inspiring "New American interpretations of older French Music", as this CD could be subtitled.

The titles on the CD are sometimes a bit melancholic, mostly introspective, but sometimes there are valses and ballades as if you could dance to it. There is an extraordinary spectrum of moods and intelligent interpretations. Some of the pieces of music are performed with the outstanding Toots Thilemans on the harmonica - an instrument which perfectly fits to the "French atmosphere". The contributions of Eddie Daniels (clarinet), Kevin Eubanks (guitar) and James Newton (flute) are gorgeous as well.

All titles can be rated with five stars. There is definitely no "poor title" among them. The classical character of the pieces of music is respected at any time.

I heared this CD first in June 1989 (even before it has been released in June 1990) on Willis Conover's "House of sounds" on the Voice of America (VoA Europe). I have been searching for this CD (which has not been avaible in any CD-shop in Europe) for more than 15 years, only owning a cassette tape of the VoA-broadcast. As a Jazz-fan I am glad to have been finding it at amazon.com in 2005. I am astonished that there is only a secondary market for this excellent CD.

My recommendation: "Strong Buy". "The French Collection" is even better than the Fred Hersch CD "Jazz Impressions of Russian Composers", released on the label EMI USA (Series "Red Square Blue").

Make A Joyful Noise
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    ASIN: B0000029NL
    Release Date: 1995-11-14

    Tracks:

    1. The Creation: Awake The Harp
    2. Cantata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
    3. Mass In G Major: Gloria In Excelsis Deo
    4. Heavenly Father (Ave Maria)
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    Prokofiev: Sonata No.7/Toccata, Op.11/Barber: Sonata, Op.26/Kabalevsky: Sonata No.3/Fauré: Nocturne No.13/Poulenc: Pr
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • THE BARBER IS OUT OF THIS WORLD
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    		 Prokofiev: Sonata No.7/Toccata, Op.11/Barber: Sonata, Op.26/Kabalevsky: Sonata No.3/Fauré: Nocturne No.13/Poulenc: Pr

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    ASIN: B000003EZM
    Release Date: 1990-10-10

    Tracks:

    1. Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 in B-Flat: Allegro Inquieto: Andantino
    2. Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 in B-Flat: Andante Caloroso
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars THE BARBER IS OUT OF THIS WORLD.......2007-05-20

    Worth getting for the Barber. A terrific piece of music, in my opinion much more worth hearing than still another Beethoven sonata.

    Superb playing by Horowitz! The fugue, oh my! He kills! That's why he was Horowitz!

    The other pieces are fine even though Prokofiev's 7th is by now a little passe.

    But the Barber is not and sounds as fresh as if this was 1950!

    Get it!

    4 out of 5 stars The Mad Barber.......2005-12-09

    I last listened to this CD years ago, and now that I'm working on the Barber sonata myself, I checked it out of the library again after spending some time alone with the piece. Now that I'm listening to it with new ears, I was shocked at how different it was from how I remembered it! It's a great performance which can be a little bit too hard-edged at times.

    The pianistic exactitude displayed in the first movement is absolutely authoritative. The tempo is correct and rock-solid (without being mechanical), the dynamic contrasts are all beautifully executed, and there is no romanticizing of this very modern score. I went back and listened to Olga Kern's Cliburn CD again, and I was surprised to hear all kinds of misreadings I missed when I heard her play in San Jose - so many rhythms which are scrambled, so many dynamics steamrolled over, so many wrong articulations. But Horowitz is extremely precise, especially for his time - I had never appreciated how astute he was.

    That goes for all the rest of the movements, too. The scherzo is not as colorful as some other readings I've heard, but it suits the starker overall conception. Horowitz's staccato is phenomonal, too. The slow movement is a bit bumpy, but it is certainly expressive, without being indulgent or overdone. I've heard it played so affectionately that it inflated the entire sonata like a balloon - that's not what Barber was going for.

    Finally, the fugue. It's tremendous, and it's earthshaking - a performance meant to ring every ear in La Scala - and Horowitz's legendary finger independence is on full display here. The tempo is fairly moderate, but it feels fast - that is the Horowitz magic at work. A slip right at the end, in the 5 against 2 section, is the only tiny error in the entire diabolical movement. What I would have liked a little more of is a jazzy feeling - more like Browning, in other words. This is American music, and it has a certain swing to it which can be tremendously effective. Horowitz is deadly serious and granitic - no room for rhythmic or agogic liberties. But that's a minor complaint. This remains, pound for pound, the best recording I've heard - though not quite ideal.

    There's a lot to learn, and a lot to enjoy in this performance.

    5 out of 5 stars Pure, Unadulterated Horowitz..........2003-07-07

    This recording makes it clear why Horowitz is so often referred to as "king of the piano". His staggering technique is more than evident, and his seemingly limitless tonal palette is constantly in effect. The Barber Sonata is a most electrifying experience, especially in the insanely virtuosic fugue, and definitely the best on record. The Prokofiev Sonata has more rivals (Richter, Argerich, Pollini, etc.), and to no one's surprise, it stands with the best. The last movement may not be as exciting as Argerich's version, but on the whole, the performance is top-notch. The Toccata is taken in a record four minutes flat, but does anyone notice that Horowitz makes a cut several pages from the end? Still, this account in one of the most stunning on record (the only real competition coming from Argerich on her debut CD). It is interesting how Horowitz slows down the tempi in certain sections to prepare for more heart-stopping climaxes. The rest of the CD is also enjoyable, but it is composed of less well-known repertoire such as a Kabalevsky Sonata and a short Poulenc piece. This CD is strongly recommended, at least until some one of Horowitz's abilities decides to record the Barber Sonata (I'm still waiting for an artist like Argerich or Pollini to come around).

    5 out of 5 stars What can I say?.......1999-06-24

    I just want to support the rewiever from Marsch 27th 1999. I personally have three copies: one at home, one in a safetybox at the bank and one at my girlfriends house (just to be sure if anything should go wrong) and I ceep them all in vacum and in steel boxes (the temperature always beetween 19,2°C-19,5°C).

    This should tell you what I think of this recording. I tried to rate it six stars but the computer didn't except that. Well...

    5 out of 5 stars Get this CD. Be amazed. Tell a friend........1999-03-28

    This is a desert island disc if ever there was one.

    Let's get skip ahead and talk about the Toccata. This piece can only be described in roller-coaster terms. For 4'00" you will experience every conceivable twist and turn, the music will only slow down to gather momentum (like when you are slowly hoisted up on a bungee cord just to get ready for a free fall). Exhilerating!

    Don't think for a minute that we would skip over Prokofiev's 7th Sonata. The first movement has enough material to last for hours. Only someone like Prokofiev, with his limitless supply of fresh material, could rapidly shift between themes without milking them for all they are worth. The 2nd movement could be described as haunting, lyrical, mysterious, and chilling. The 3rd movement is a pure show of brute force. This is the kind of music that annoys the neighbors, unless they have exceptional musical taste.

    The Barber Sonata bursts on to the scene with a brash into. Nothing on this CD is ordinary, especially not when played by the king of the piano.
    Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Duruflé: Requiem; Quatre Motets
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    		 Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Duruflé: Requiem; Quatre Motets

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    ASIN: B00000420Y
    Release Date: 1995-06-13

    Tracks:

    1. Requiem, Op. 48: Introit - Kyrie - Various Artists
    2. Requiem, Op. 48: Offertoire - Various Artists
    3. Requiem, Op. 48: III. Sanctus - Various Artists
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    18. Salve Regina - Francis Poulenc

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    1. Requiem: Introit--Kyrie - Faure/Durufle
    2. Requiem: Domine Jesu Christe - Faure/Durufle
    3. Requiem: Sanctus - Faure/Durufle
    4. Requiem: Pie Jesu - Faure/Durufle
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    15. Exultate Deo - Faure/Durufle

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Rum-Rum.......2007-03-14

    Any review of this recording that fails to mention the distracting background noise makes one wonder how closely the reviewer was listening. Throughout the Duruflé Requiem, there is a consistent noise that sounds like a needle stuck in a grove at the end of an old LP: "rum-rum, rum-rum, rum-rum..." While it is possible one might not hear it played back through speakers, it is impossible to miss through headphones.

    As to the performance, I prefer the austere sound of the organ against the ethereal sounds of the chorus. My only reservation lies with the boy tremble, whose vocal output is unsteady, almost nervous sounding, as though he were being forced to sing. I don't think an idea performance with organ accompaniment exists, but this performance comes as close as any I have heard.

    4 out of 5 stars Rumble rumble.......2006-10-15

    I just got this CD a few weeks ago because I wanted both the Faure and the Durufle. I'm not going to pick on anybody for supposed intonation problems (I listen to Bob Dylan and Ryan Adams regularly) or anything else. I really like the recordings of every piece I've heard on this CD set.

    But has anybody else noticed some pretty major traffic noises during the Durufle Quatre Motets, specificall track 11? It sounds like they recorded next to a race track.

    Outside of that, I think this set is a worthwhile investment.

    5 out of 5 stars Sublime versions and top class recordings........2006-09-03

    This version of Durufle's Requiem is just mesmerizing, I have the Telarc, which is great... until you listen to this one.
    Sound quality is top notch too for a seventies recording.

    2 out of 5 stars Deceptive Durufle.......2003-11-27

    If one were to listen solely to the Faure Requiem and some of the other choral works on this 2 CD compilation, this would be a decent recording of great French choral music. However, as someone looking for a good recording of the Durufle, I was highly disappointed. Not only is the recording simply an organ reduction of full score, but the quality of singing was below what one would expect to find on a CD from a major label. Marked by under-developed techniques and inconsistencies in pitch, the recording is good if you need to learn the work in a hurry, but little else. If you're in the market for a Faure recording, this will do the job and you can preview the Durufle, but look elsewhere for a serious recording of such a rich work.

    5 out of 5 stars Duruflés Requiem and original intentions........2003-02-02

    Both Duruflé and Fauré wrote their Requiems for choir and organ first. The orchestrations were afterthoughts bending to the excesses of public appeal and publishers demands. Both works can be wonderful with orchestra and on this CD you will find, as usual with St. Martin in the Fields, a beautiful recording of the Fauré Requem with orchestra. However, on this CD you will find the Duruflé Requiem in the original choir and organ only version, and this, in my opinion, is not only the preferable way to listen to the work - in it's original casting, but this performance is the best around with a most lush and complex tone from the trebles in the boy choir.
    Earl Wild - The Romantic Master
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    4 out of 5 stars Remember Earl Wild...?.......2005-08-02

    Sometimes it takes a while before a man becomes a legend. With the rebirth of appreciation for the "Romantic pianists" (pianists who took great liberties with scores when the composer was in the tradition of such changes in his lifetime - like Liszt, etc) comes a renewed appreciation for the piano mastery of Earl Wild. Somehow always under the shadow of his contemporaries such as Rubinstein, Horowitz, Serkin, et al, Wild had a strong following among a few orchestras and devoted recital attendees. But in his lifetime his popularity waned when he began emphasizing his own 'transcriptions'.

    Well, now with the release of this never less than interesting CD the artistry of Earl Wild is bound to gain a new applauding audience. These pieces are his own transcriptions of well known works by composers such as Saint-Saens, Handel, Rachmaninov, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, and some of his own 'homages' to Faure and Poulenc. The playing is incandescently romantic: for sheer exhilaration of excitement these transcriptions are inimitable. The only other album to some close to this is Wild playing Liszt's transcriptions of operas!

    This is a well-produced and very fun album for any mood. And it just may well be the kind of entry to the big works that young people need! Grady Harp, August 05

    5 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!!!!.......2000-09-06

    As a pianist myself, I truly appreciated this cd. Wild is a genius! I especially loved "Reminiscenes of Snow White". I'm positively dying to get my hands on the score of it!!!! Very well done!!
    La Belle France
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • You will listen to this over and over -- and over again!
    • A Wonderful Soothing Compilation
    		La Belle France

    Manufacturer: Telarc
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    PavanesPavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
    QuartetsQuartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by BerliozAll Works by Berlioz | Berlioz, Hector | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by PoulencAll Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Ravel, MauriceRavel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by SatieAll Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by DebussyAll Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Incidental MusicIncidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    RequiemsRequiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Theatrical, Incidental & Program MusicTheatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    Cincinnati Symphony OrchestraCincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Atlanta Symphony OrchestraAtlanta Symphony Orchestra | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    St. Louis Symphony OrchestraSt. Louis Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ChorusesChoruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    RequiemsRequiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    4-for-3 Classical4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 All Music4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    4-for-3 Opera & Vocal4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B0008191B0
    Release Date: 2005-04-26

    Tracks:

    1. Pavane - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    2. Arabesque, No.1 - Yolanda Kondonassis
    3. Pie Jesu - Judith Blegen
    4. Claire De Lune - John O'Conor
    5. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    6. Allegro Moderato - Cleveland Quartet
    7. Gymnopedie No.1 - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    8. Gymnopedie No.2 - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    9. Prelude - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
    10. Sicilienne - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
    11. Villanelle - Elly Ameling
    12. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin - Yolanda Kondonassis
    13. Salut, Dame Sainte - Robert Shaw Festival Singers
    14. Seigneur, Je Vous En Prie - Robert Shaw Festival Singers
    15. Sanctus - William Preucil

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars You will listen to this over and over -- and over again!.......2007-01-11

    This is a wonderful CD -- very enjoyable listening. The harp music of Yolanda Kondonassis is especially enjoyable! You will listen to the entire CD over and over -- and over again! WONDERFUL! Definitely a favorite of my music collection! I have purchased this CD as a gift for 6 people -- so far!

    5 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Soothing Compilation .......2006-04-05

    This is a wonderful collection of extracts from other Telarc recordings of works by French composers. It serves as a compilation and a sampler that may well lead you to buying several of the other Telarc CDs from which these selections were taken. The digital sound, as usual with Telarc, is brilliantly clear without being harsh, brash, or loud. The dynamics are perfect, without any of the problems one sometimes encounters in compilations, of shifting sound levels. Finally, the performances are pristine and filled with wondrous beauty.

    Each selection is soothing without being soporific. In fact, as relaxing as this collection is, instead of putting me to sleep it actually made me feel more alert as I listened to it, because of the excellent quality of the performances and the clarity of the recorded sound.

    The only difficulty I have in evaluating this compilation is choosing a favorite selection, or even two or three favorites out of the fifteen on this disc. They're all wonderful, from the orchestral arrangements of Faure and Satie, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, to the selections of Debussy performed on harp by Yolanda Kondonassis, to Faure's Prelude and Sicilienne (from Pelleas et Melisande) conducted by one of the greatest choral conductors of the twentieth century, Robert Shaw. Five of the fifteen tracks, fully one third, are selections from works composed by Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924), a pupil of Saint-Saens and an underappreciated composer in the United States. Hopefully, this disc will help to contribute to a better appreciation of one of the most gifted and original French 19th composers in the generation before Debussy (who actually outlived Debussy by six years).

    From beginning to end, this is an excellent disc. Recommended with pleasure.
    Lullaby
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Parent's blessing!
    • A Real Snooze...
    • WONDERFUL - if only it was available
    • Get two so you can give one as a gift...
    • Beautifully performed soothing, calming music
    		 Lullaby

    Manufacturer: Polygram Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by BrahmsAll Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Canteloube, JosephCanteloube, Joseph | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by KhachaturianAll Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by PoulencAll Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by RutterAll Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by SchubertAll Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    All Works by Robert SchumannAll Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    General ModernGeneral Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    Lullabies & BerceuseLullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    NoelsNoels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music
    General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
    General ChristmasGeneral Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
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    2. Gentle Dreams: The Best of Julian Lloyd Webber
    3. Unexpected Songs

    ASIN: B00000419U
    Release Date: 1996-02-13

    Tracks:

    1. Song for Baba
    2. Kinderszenen, Op.15: No.7 Traumerei
    3. Wiegenlied, D.498
    4. Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito (Cradle Song)
    5. Shepherd's Lullaby
    6. Wiegenlied
    7. Gipsy Melodies, Op.55 No.4: Songs My Mother Taught Me
    8. Dream Sequence: a. Baby Let Me Take You Dreaming, b. Sleepyhead, c. Welcome To My Dream
    9. Slumber Song
    10. Lullaby, Op.57 No. 2
    11. Slumber Song
    12. Where Go The Boats
    13. Chants d'Auvergne: Brezairola
    14. A Little Song
    15. Alice
    16. Histoire de Babar le petit elephant: Lent at melancolique
    17. Gentle Dreams
    18. Mary's Lullaby
    19. Dolly Suite: Berceuse
    20. Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4
    21. Nursery Suite: Rock-a-bye, Baby/ Rocking Carol/ Golden Slumbers

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Parent's blessing!.......2004-01-02

    I have two of these cd's. My kids are 2 and 4 and I bought the first cd when my daughter was a newborn. These have been a true blessing and most evenings, put ME to sleep along with my daughter as I'm getting her settled and to sleep. SOO soothing and relaxing.......just beautiful. The original cd had gotten a scratch on one song so I'm here on Amazon trying to buy yet another one. Great just to play when the kids are wound up just to sooth them.

    5 out of 5 stars A Real Snooze..........2002-10-24

    This compilation of songs is most restful for both the young and old. I received this CD as a gift years before the birth of my daughter and I used it's calming effect while studying calculus.

    While working in a daycare this CD had twenty 3-5 year old children fast asleep within minutes. Very cool!

    I just purchased a new copy of this CD as the old one is scratched and worn out. I now look forward to sharing this soothing music with my newborn baby girl. ****I highly recommend this CD for putting your little one to sleep.****

    5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL - if only it was available.......2002-08-19

    As a highly active amateur cellist, this is my signature baby gift to all friends and family - all have commented at it's soothing effect when played at naptime or bedtime. This is a wonderful collection, well-played - BUT IT'S NEVER AVAILABLE. I'm now on a constant search to find used copies. I can only hope that they get back on the ball and restart production on this CD - so that all of you can enjoy it!!

    5 out of 5 stars Get two so you can give one as a gift..........2001-11-07

    This CD is made up of instrumental cello renditions of popular lullabyes.

    My wife and I have given several of these CD's to parents of young children in the US and abroad. Without exception, the soothing cello tunes help mother and child alike to relax at the end of a busy day.

    Webber performs sensitive interpretations of these long-beloved classics, including Braham's Lullabye and Rock a Bye Baby. The cuts provide wonderful comfort to a stressed world. My wife and I listen happily while reading and sitting in front of the crackling fire.

    We love this album and are ordering 6 so we have some on hand for gifts to new mothers.

    5 out of 5 stars Beautifully performed soothing, calming music.......1999-03-19

    Julian Webber performs masterfully in this relaxing collection of peaceful lullabies. His technique is superb, and this CD will leave you snoring soundly if you play it at night, like I do.

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    5. Grieg: Historic Piano Recordings
    6. Grieg: Piano Concerto; Lyric Pieces; Schumann: Piano Concerto
    7. Harrison: Music for Guitar and Percussion
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