The Ultimate Baroque Collection

On this CD:

1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 Allegro
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Ton Koopman

2. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 Second Music
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by English Baroque Soloists
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

3. Concerto à cinque, for 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo No. 6 in G major, Op. 9/6 (T. 9/6) Andante
Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Performed by I Solisti Veneti, Piero Toso, Severino Zanerini
Conducted by Claudio Scimone

4. Violin Concerto ("L'autunno", The Four Seasons), for violin, strings & continuo in F major ("Il cimento" No. 3), Op.8/3, RV 293 Allegro
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by I Solisti Veneti, Piero Toso
Conducted by Claudio Scimone

5. Dardanus, tragédie en musique Orchestral Suite: Ritournelle vive
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by English Baroque Soloists
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

6. Concerto for flute & orchestra No 1 in G (doubtful) Allegro spiritoso
Composed by Giovanni Pergolesi
Performed by I Solisti Veneti, Jean-Pierre Rampal
Conducted by Claudio Scimone

7. Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major Canon
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra with Gerard Jarry
Conducted by Jean-Francois Paillard

8. Suite for orchestra No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Badinerie
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by English Baroque Soloists
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

9. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 Allegro
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Conducted by Ton Koopman

10. Tafelmusik for diverse instruments, Parts 1-03 (complete) Overture No 01 in B flat major: Menuet
Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Alison Bury, Ku Ebbinge, Michel Henry, Monica Huggett
Conducted by Ton Koopman

11. Organ Concerto in F major, Op.4/5, HWV 293 Presto
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra with Marie-Claire Alain
Conducted by Jean-Francois Paillard

12. Pièces de clavecin en concerts, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da gamba (or second violin) Menuet 01
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra with Marie-Claire Alain
Conducted by Jean-Francois Paillard

13. Pièces de clavecin en concerts, for harpsichord, violin (or flute) & viola da gamba (or second violin) Menuet 02
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Performed by Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra with Marie-Claire Alain
Conducted by Jean-Francois Paillard

14. Goldberg Variations for keyboard, BWV 988 Variation 04
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Ton Koopman
Conducted by Ton Koopman

15. Goldberg Variations for keyboard, BWV 988 Variation 05
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Ton Koopman
Conducted by Ton Koopman

16. Violin Concerto ("La Primavera", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in E ("Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 Allegro
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by I Solisti Veneti, Piero Toso
Conducted by Claudio Scimone

17. Celebrate this festival (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary), ode for 5 soloists, double chorus, 2 oboes, 2 trumpets & continuo, Z. 321 Overture
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Munich Monteverdi Orchestra with Equale Brass Ensemble
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

18. Double Mandolin Concerto, for 2 mandolins, strings & continuo in G major, RV 532 Allegro
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Dorina Frati, I Solisti Veneti, Ugo Orlandi
Conducted by Claudio Scimone

19. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 Allegro
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Ton Koopman
Conducted by Roy Goodman, Ton Koopman

The Ultimate Baroque Collection, Music, Severino Zanerini, Severino Zannerini, Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Johann Pachelbel, Giovanni Pergolesi, Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, Claudio Scimone, Jean-François Paillard, John Eliot Gardiner, Roy Goodman, Ton Koopman, English Baroque Soloists, Equale Brass Ensemble, I Solisti Veneti, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Dorina Frati, Ugo Orlandi, Ku Ebbinge, Michel Henry, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Monteverdi-Orchester München, Marie-Claire Alain, Alison Bury, Gerard Jarry, Monica Huggett, Piero Toso, Baroque Incidental Music for Orchestra and Voices (or Sem, Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra, Baroque Variations for Keyboard, Chamber, Choral, Classical, Classical Collections-Composer Desc., Concerto, Concerto Grosso, Concerto for Two String Instruments, Flute Concerto, French Baroque Opera, Keyboard, Oboe Concerto

Kinks (The Ultimate Collection)
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Great Band

Quintessential Kinks

They Really Got Me!

KInks The ultimate collection

Possibly the best collection of any band

Kinks (The Ultimate Collection)
The Kinks
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ASIN: B00005V4WI
Release Date: 2002-06-03

Tracks:

You Really Got Me
All Day and All of the Night
Tired of Waiting for You
Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
Set Me Free
See My Friends
Till the End of the Day
Dedicated Follower of Fashion
Sunny Afternoon
Dead End Street
Waterloo Sunset
Death of a Clown
Autumn Almanac
Susannah's Still Alive
Wonderboy
Days
Plastic Man
Victoria
Lola
Apeman
Supersonic Rocket Ship
Better Things
Come Dancing
Don't Forget to Dance

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David Watts
Stop Your Sobbing
Dandy
Mr. Pleasant
I Gotta Move
Who'll Be the Next in Line
I Need You
Where Have All the Good Times Gone
Sittin' on My Sofa
Well Respected Man
I'm Not Like Everybody Else
Love Me Till the Sun Shines
She's Got Everything
Starstruck
Shangri-La
God's Children
Celluloid Heroes
(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
Do It Again
Living on a Thin Line

Album Details

24bit Digtally Remastered Double Disc Comprehensive Set of their Best from the 60's to the 80's. This Collection Offers the Most Varied Set Ever Offered by the Acknowledged True Originators of What Has Evolved Today as Heavy Metal Rock and Roll. Tracks Are Culled from the Early Pye/Warner Bros. Recordings and the RCA/ARISTA Years. The Package Includes Sleevenotes by Ray Davies and Many Photos and Many Previously Unseen Shots.

Customer Reviews:

Great Band.......2007-04-14

Here is a band that had alot of hits.This is a good collection of their songs.My favorite tunes from this band are You Really Got Me and All Day and All of the Night.Another huge hit from this band was Lola.
The Davies brothers, along with drummer Mick Avory and bassist Peter Quaife, produced a number of hits.
Here is a great collection of songs from this band.

Quintessential Kinks.......2007-01-30

Great collection that covers a wide spectrum of Kinks material. Sound quality is great. A must for those looking to add The Kinks to their collection.

They Really Got Me!.......2007-01-23

Okay, I remember the British Invasion. This is one of those cd's you can either listen to in context of the times or as a great primer for the rest of their stuff. I've found myself listening to it repeatedly and I can still pretty much tell you where I was when the Ray and Dave were kicking out the hits. Like one of the reviewers said, there may be a track or two that I personally would have included but blast it all, this is a primo collection and as long as I can listen to "Waterloo Sunset", I am in paradise! Don't hesitate to pick this collection up! It doesn't get much better than this!

KInks The ultimate collection.......2007-01-12

there can really never be an ultimate collection for the kinks.
Because it would have to include everything they ever did.
But, in the mean time Enjoy this collection they put togethere.

Possibly the best collection of any band.......2006-12-16

While hard core fans might find a favorite track or two missing, I, as a casual fan, can't think of a single worthy song that does not appear on this double disc set. There are even a couple great songs that I had never heard before. The Ultimate Collection covers the entire career of the band, with a couple solo numbers by Dave Davies thrown in for good measure.

Whoever put this set together deserves congratulations.

Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection

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Rennaissance music at it's finest!
a voice teacher and early music fan
A good sampler of New London Consort's work
Excellent renditions of lively 'old music'.
A Treasure of the Time Period

Sinners & Saints: The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection

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ASIN: B00000428D
Release Date: 1996-07-23

Tracks:

Dum pater familias
La Bouree
The Sylvan And Oceanic Delights Of Posilipo: Gagliarda
Quen a Virgen ben servira
Bransles de Villages
Carmina Burana: Katerine collaudemus
The Sylvan And Oceanic Delights Of Posilipo: La scesa de' Pastori dal Monte
Orientis partibus
Volte
Llibre Vermell: Stella Splendens
Carmina Burana: Tempus est iocundum
The Sylvan And Oceanic Delights Of Posilipo: Ballo de Cigni
Carmina Burana: Bache, bene venies
Lux optata claruit
Ballet Incerti
Non e gran causa
Passo e mezzo - Saltarello Giorgio

Customer Reviews:

Rennaissance music at it's finest!.......2007-06-29

This was my first Renaissance music album and the broad styles of several composers were very well represented, especially Michael Pretorius, probably the most well-known composer of his time. The tonal quality sparkles and the latin language comes alive (along with English translation in the included booklet); be prepared for an aural "feast" of some of the more eclectic music from the Renaissance period!

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-04

To quote from the accompanying booklet seems to be in order to start this review: "This collection attempts to wipe the dust from some old ideas and restore music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance to its roots deep in the human soul.........What you're listening to on this disc is not the domain of museums, but the music of the people,born of faith and the love of song and dance".
This is a varied group of works, some dances, some strictly instrumental and some accompanied vocal.
The role of dancing, as you might suspect, was enormously important in this era. 'Le Bouree' showcases the dance music of the composer Michael Praetorius. The 'Bransles de Villages' is of French origin and features 2 violins, 2 violas, a cello, a great bass viol, hurdy-gurdy and 2 lutes. 'La scesa de Pastori dal Monte' is an Italian dance by Andrea Ansalone. Another dance written by Michael Praetorious was the 'Volte' which actually involved 4 short dances. It was considered not respectable because of the close contact between the dancers.
The strictly instrumental songs are : 'Dum pater familias' is called a pilgrim song, and it was religious in nature. And, of course, all the dance songs are instrumental.
The vocally oriented songs are: 'Quen a Virgin ben servira' is a song taken from a collection of songs about the miracles attributed to the Virgin Mary.-Three of the songs are from the famous 'Carmina Burana' manuscript.- 'Orientis partibus' is from the 'Feast of fools'which was a feast held by the church itself in which the status of the church herarchy was reversed as inferior clergy assumed the role of their superiors.-'Stella Splendours' is another pilgrim song; this song was sung by pilgrims who went to worship as the Shrine of the Virgin at Montserrat.

I always trust the quality of a CD when Philip Pickett and the New London Consort are involved. This album is very interesting, but I would hope that this would be classified as the more "pop" type music of the period. Also, I don't think that I personally would call it early music, as is indicated in the accompanying booklet. Today that term brings to mind Monteverdi, Cavalli, Palestrina, the Scarlatti's, up to and including Handel and Bach etc.. Just a personal reaction on my part. This is a very well put together disc.

A good sampler of New London Consort's work.......2006-12-20

Although there's nothing special about this disc as a compilation, it does provide a value-priced sampling of 17 tracks from the New London Consort's excellent recorded work. Given that so many of their recordings are difficult to find on CD at a reasonable price, and that one of my personal favorites ("Bache bene venies", from their masterful 4-CD recording of the Carmina Burana) is included here, I'd recommend this CD as a great place to start while you search for the original releases.

Excellent renditions of lively 'old music'........2005-11-23

'Sinners & Saints' by Philip Pickett and the New London Consort is just a bit too ambitious with their subtitle, 'The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection' as I find it hard to believe that 70 minutes can be the ultimate anything on 500 years of history. This is especially true since they seem to focus a lot more on the sinners than the saints, as there is virtually no liturgical music here. But, since there are so many good recordings of medieval liturgies, we aren't missing much.

This is really the sort of thing you would expect to hear from a travelling troupe of minstrals, but not from a solo artist, as practically every performance involves several instruments and voices.

Some tracks will sound especially familiar, as they are very similar to Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana', inspired by medieval texts.

Compared to many recordings of music from Shakespeare's time, this collection is superior and well worth the investment.

A Treasure of the Time Period.......2005-08-11

I bought this CD with a children's history class in mind. We are studying the Dark Ages to the Rennaisance. I was delighted to hear the variety of selections which span the spectrum of genres during this period of history. My children and I have been listening to it in the car as well as at home for the simple enjoyment of the music. It will be exciting to present these pieces to my class as I feel it is a very accurate display of the cultures, instrumentation, languages, and styles of the Middle Ages. I am a proffesional musician and thoroughly enjoy most types of music so it wasn't hard to get me interested but I was surprised to hear my eight-year-old and five-year-old sons asking to hear this CD. The former child said it made him feel "important" to listen!!

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The Most Beautiful Piano CD You Can Buy!
The best wedding album!
I Have Several Originals of this CD
Beautiful music for a beautiful wedding!

The Ultimate Wedding Collection

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ASIN: B0000011ZX
Release Date: 1997-06-03

Tracks:

Air on the G Str
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Lasia Ch'Io Pianga
Ave Maria
Water Music: Air
Water Music: Minuet
Water Music: Trio
Water Music: Hornpipe
Water Music: Alla Danza
Water Music: Coro
Aria
The Lord's Prayer
Arioso
Sheep May Safely Graze
Ave Maria
Canon in D
Bridal Chorus
Trumpet Voluntary
Trumpet Tune and Air
Wedding March

Customer Reviews:

Tasteful and elegant........2004-09-27

I am a DJ and ordered this CD when a couple asked me to play music for the wedding ceremony as well. Since it was an intimate setting, I thought a simple piano arrangement of the traditional "Bridal Chorus" and "Wedding March" would work better than full orchestra versions. This CD worked beautifully.

The Most Beautiful Piano CD You Can Buy!.......2004-01-29

After searching all over Palm Beach County for a suitable CD for my daughter's wedding I came upon this one and really did not hold out much hope, but ordered it strictly because of the reviews. It is beautiful for the person who is looking for a more pure piano sound, free of all the other "stuff". Very well done, something for everyone. Worth the price and then some.

The best wedding album!.......2003-11-16

My husband and I used this CD when our church pianist moved a week before our wedding. It was beautiful, and we got many compliments on it. It's much more reliable than live music, and just as nice. I would highly recommend it.

I Have Several Originals of this CD.......2002-11-14

I am a professional dj owner and heard his music. I assist 100+ brides on their music choices and this CD is absolutely the best for a bride that needs piano solo music for the guests entering the ceremony (prelude) through the ceremony ending. It is a must have. Also in combination with this CD, is his piano versions of love songs "HONEYMOON SUITE" (My Heart Will Go On - Is The First Track). It is classic, clean and used over & over.

Beautiful music for a beautiful wedding!.......2002-02-25

When my husband and I were planning our wedding, we wanted beautiful piano music, so we bought "The Ultimate Wedding Collection." It really made the wedding even more romantic, and now I listen to the CD at work and at home. On our anniversary, we often play the CD while we enjoy a quiet candlelight dinner at home. Now my father-in-law is getting remarried, and they are going to use the same CD! It's great for all brides, young and not-so-young.

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More than the sum of the parts.
A Great First CD
The sublime collection
Ultimate Collection is Gross Understatement

The Ultimate Recorder Collection

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Release Date: 1999-06-15

Tracks:

Concerto In E, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 - Spring: Allegro
Concerto In E, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 - Spring: Largo e pianissimo
Concerto In E, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 - Spring: Allegro - Danza pastorale
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Op. 46 No. 3: Anitra's Dance
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Sonata No. 3 In F Minor: Triste
Sonata No. 3 In F Minor: Allegro
Sonata No. 3 In F Minor: Andante
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Melody And Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
Op. 43, No. 4: Little Bird
Op. 43 No. 1: Butterfly
Sonata No. 5 In D Minor - For Treble Recorders: Largo
Sonata No. 5 In D Minor - For Treble Recorders: Vivace
Sonata No. 5 In D Minor - For Treble Recorders: Grazioso
Sonata No. 5 In D Minor - For Treble Recorders: Allegro
Concerto For Recorder And Orchestra, Op. 133: Lento
Concerto Op. 10 No. 3 In D: II Gardellino - III. Allegro

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Two Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 1
Two Norwegian Dances, Op. 35: No. 2
Air From Suite In D
Concerto In F For Soprano Recorder: Allegro
Concerto In F For Soprano Recorder: Andante
Concerto In F For Soprano Recorder: Allegro assai
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Sonata In E Flat, BWV 1031: Allegro moderato
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Nele's Dances: No. 16
Nele's Dances: No. 17
Nele's Dances: No. 18
Dance Suite, Op. 29 - V -: Molto Vivace
Sonata In G Minor - Devil's Trill: II. Allegro
Zion Hears The Watchmen's Voices
Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Largo
Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Presto 'Fantasmi'
Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Largo
Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Presto
Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Largo 'Il sonno'
Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Allegro
Op. 54, No. 3: March Of The Trolls
Op. 71, No. 1: Once Upon A Time
Souvenir: An Encore For Michala

Customer Reviews:

More than the sum of the parts........2001-02-04

I bought this as wallpaper music - and got a very pleasant surprise!

Several of the pieces stopped me in my tracks, made me sit down and forced me to listen.

Michala Petri demonstrates a masterly control of her instrument and a high level of musicianship in a wide ranging selection of material - from reconstituted Bach to specially composed 20th Century pieces.

Outstanding for me was the Sammartini Concerto: Ms Petri shows a lightness of touch combined with serious enthusiasm and an obvious delight that literally stopped me from working and made me listen. The support given by the Moscow Virtuosi also deserves mention.

Koppel's pieces are fun, as are the arrangements from Grieg and Satie.

Overall, although this could be taken as a glorified sampler... it is much more - there are complete works played intelligently and lighter, throw away pieces you'll want to chase after and listen to again.

A Great First CD.......2000-06-22

After falling in love with the recorder, I started searching for CDs and this was the first I bought. It quickly became a favorite CD. I like the fact that it ranges over a wide period--Baroque to Modern, and showcases the instrument in different settings. The liner notes are quite comprehensive as well. In a word--enchanting.

The sublime collection.......2000-06-18

I must confess up front to being a Michala Petri fanatic. I also play the recorder, although after listening to this album, I feel like throwing my instruments into the nearest dumpster.

Michala Petri is a national hero in Denmark, and a recognized name among classical music fans in Europe, Asia, and Canada. If you listen to this album, you will ask yourself how the music business in the USA can frantically promote "The Three Tenors" while mostly ignoring the genius of this amazing young woman.

This is not your kid's recorder. Ms Petri's complete technical and musical mastery of her instrument transforms the recorder into the equal of other familiar solo instruments, but with its own peculiar sound, penetrating but sweet, that sets it apart.

This album is made up mostly of tracks from her many earlier recordings. Some are transcriptions of well-loved piano miniatures (the Grieg numbers are perhaps more charming here than on the piano, if that is possible); of baroque works for flute, recorder, or strings; of modern recorder music written for Ms Petri by contemporary masters. Some are accompanied by small orchestra and others by Ms Petri's husband, the excellent guitarist and lutist Lars Hannibal. The combination of recorder and guitar is an intimate match made in heaven, and I recommend also this duo's complete album, 'Air'.

Ultimate Collection is Gross Understatement.......2000-03-28

This is by far the best "sampler" I have ever heard. The playing is so superb and the recorder so perfect a vehicle that I found myself listing to too often played pieces like Satie's Gymopedie No.1 as if for the first time. Same for the Grieg. It is very hard to believe these renderings aren't the original intention of the composers. This is a guaranteed winner.

Essential Piano: The Ultimate Piano Collection

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Fantastic collection

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ASIN: B000091A2W
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

You Really Got Me
All Day and All of the Night
Tired of Waiting for You
Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
Set Me Free
See My Friends
Till the End of the Day
Dedicated Follower of Fashion
Sunny Afternoon
Dead End Street
Waterloo Sunset
Death of a Clown
Autumn Almanac
Susannah's Still Alive
Wonderboy
Days
Plastic Man
Victoria
Lola
Apeman
Supersonic Rocket Ship
Better Things
Come Dancing
Don't Forget to Dance

Tracks:

David Watts
Stop Your Sobbing
Dandy
Mr. Pleasant
I Gotta Move
Who'll Be the Next in Line
I Need You
Where Have All the Good Times Gone
Sittin' on My Sofa
Well Respected Man
I'm Not Like Everybody Else
Love Me Till the Sun Shines
She's Got Everything
Starstruck
Shangri-La
God's Children
Celluloid Heroes
(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
Do It Again
Living on a Thin Line

Album Description

Arguably the finest and most expansive Kinks collection on the market! The first disc of this double-disc begins with their third single and first No. 1, the insistent 'You Really Got Me', then races through the glory years with the absurdly infectious likes of 'Sunny Afternoon', 'Waterloo Sunset', 'Lola' and 'Apeman'. Dave's two hits are included, too, and the disc ends with 'Come Dancing' and other selections from The Kinks' early-80s comeback. Disc Two includes songs that were hits for others ('David Watts' and 'Stop Your Sobbing'), various B-sides and other rarities, including 'God's Children', from the soundtrack of Percy, a movie about a fellow seeking the original owner of his recently transplanted penis. The Ultimate Collection is an excellent addition to the Kinks's cannon. 44 tracks in all spread over two discs. Sanctuary. 2007

Customer Reviews:

For the record:.......2007-05-31

The following tracks on this compilation are in mono: "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Tired Of Waiting For You", "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", "Set Me Free", "See My Friend", "Till The End Of The Day", "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion", "Sunny Afternoon", "Dead End Street", "Autumn Almanac", "Susannah's Still Alive", "Wonderboy", "Days", "Plastic Man", "Lola", "Dandy", "Mr. Pleasant", "I Gotta Move", "Who'll Be The Next In Line", "I Need You", "Where Have All The Good Times Gone", "Sittin' On My Sofa", "A Well Respected Man", "I'm Not Like Everybody Else", "Love Me Till The Sun Shines", and "She's Got Everything".

The following are in stereo: "Waterloo Sunset", "Death Of A Clown", "Victoria", "Apeman", "Supersonic Rocket Ship", "David Watts", "Stop Your Sobbing", "Starstruck", "Shangri-La", "God's Children", "Celluloid Heroes", "Superman", "Do It Again" and "Living On A Thin Line".

"Better Things", "Come Dancing" and "Don't Forget To Dance" sound like mono, which had been phased out long before then. They could possibly be single fold-downs from stereo.

Fantastic collection.......2007-04-08

My husband and I had the best time listening to all the Kinks songs on this two-CD set. I couldn't help but dance to most of the songs on the first CD. It was so much fun to remember how much I enjoyed the Kinks. It's an excellent collection -- only song missing was "Destroyer."

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Romantic style; not very baroque
A Fantastic Selection
Great, even without full recordings...
ummm
It is the UlTIMATE

The Ultimate Trumpet Collection

Manufacturer: Erato
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Art of the Baroque Trumpet, Vol. 1

ASIN: B000005EBE
Release Date: 1993-11-02

Tracks:

Te Deum: Introduction
Suite, Ouverture n 2BWV 1067: Rondeau, Badinerie
Suite, Ouverture n 2BWV 1067: Rondeau, Badinerie
Concerto F Major: Siciliano
Kantate BWV 140: 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme'
La Traviata
'Carnaval de Venise' - Theme & Variations
Concerto G Minor: Grave
Concerto In C Major: Rondo (Allegretto)
Concerto E Flat Major: Finale
Concerto For 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes, Strings, Timpani And Continuo: Overture
Concerto D Major: Allegro
Trumpet Voluntary
Concerto A flat Major: Allegro
Concerto For 2 Trumpets - C Major: Largo, Allegro molto
Concerto B Flat Major: Andante
Concerto E Major: Romdo
Concerto For Trumpet: Finale

Customer Reviews:

Romantic style; not very baroque.......2005-10-21

Maurice Andre's playing is of the romantic style and not the baroque. His tone and technique is AMAZING...i mean...incredible

However, he doesn't seem to be very good in playing the 3rd movement of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E flat Major because Andre's tone is more romantic and baroque, and doesn't seem to possess that baroque quality.

Listen to Hakan Hardenberger's performance of Haydn's trumpet concerto; it's much better and with Baroque style too. But they are BOTH great trumpet players so I can't really compare

Otherwise, the cd is very good...and wow..Carnival of Venice is impressive...super fast double or triple tonguing..and going up like 3 octaves....very impressive

A Fantastic Selection.......2004-02-28

This CD is great when your looking for a good music selection without burning a new cd or swapping disks. Maurice Andre is one of the best trumpet players ever and this CD does not disapoint!

Great, even without full recordings..........2004-01-25

Sure, it may not have the Haydn, but it DOES have Maurice playing the last movement of the Tomasi, and this disc will continue to be very popular until the entire French concerto album is released on disc. However, it is a bit of a cop-out to have a compilation of only movements, considering that his Erato recordings are unique and quite good (and since DG and EMI have released very popular compilations of his recordings). The performances are excellent, but it is a little annoying to not get entire works, and that's the reason for only four stars.

ummm.......2003-12-20

I was about to buy this cd but when I looked through the tracks, there wasn't Haydn's trumpet concerto. Come on people, it can't be the ultimate trumpet collection if Haydn's concerto, which is quintessential for every trumpet player, isn't on the cd.

It is the UlTIMATE.......2000-10-12

Maurice has the best tone quality ever! Any trumpet player around the world can tell it is him playing. He is simply the best there is. I would recommend this cd to anyone who wants to listen to the best trumpet player in the world! All of Muarice Andre's cd's are great anyway, so you can't go wrong with this one.

The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera

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OPERA HEAVEN
Incredibly Beautiful . . .
Ultimate Aria
Ultimate indeed

The Ultimate Aria Collection ~ A Passion for Opera
Georges Bizet , Giuseppe Verdi , Giacomo Puccini , Gaetano Donizetti , Ruggero Leoncavallo , Gioachino Rossini , Gustave Charpentier , Leo Delibes , Vincenzo Bellini , Christoph Willibald Gluck , Pietro Mascagni , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Francesco Cilea , Edouard Lalo , Camille Saint-Saens , Arrigo Boito , George Frideric Handel , Alfredo Catalani , Amilcare Ponchielli , Charles Gounod , Jules Massenet , Ambroise Thomas , Fritz Wunderlich , Rome Opera Theater Orchestra & Chorus , Maria Callas , Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala , Wiener Philharmoniker , Orchestre de Paris , Carlo Maria Giulini , Tullio Serafin , Sir Charles Mackerras , Francesco Molinari-Pradelli , Riccardo Muti , and Leone Magiera
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009OQL
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

Carmen: Quand je vous aimerai? ...L'amour (Habanera)
I Pagliacci: Recitar!... Vesti la giubba
Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Nabucco: Va pensiero (Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves)
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Rigoletto: La dona e mobile
The Barber Of Seville: Largo al factotum
Louise: Depuis le jour
Lakme: Flower Duet
Turandot: Nessun dorma
Norma: Casta diva
Gianni Schicchi: A vete torto!
TOSCA: Vissi d'arte
TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle
La rondine: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
Il Trovatore: Di quella pira

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L'Elisir d'Amore: Quanto e bella, quanto e cara!
Orphee et Eurydice: J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
La Boheme: Che gelida manina
La Boheme: Si, mi chimano Mimi
La Traviata: Di Provenza il mar
L'amico Fritz: O amore, o bella luce del core
Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
TOSCA: Recondita armonia
Adriana Lecouvreur: Ecco, respiro appena...lo son l'umile ancella
Le Roi d'Ys: Puisqu'on ne peut... Vainement, ma bien-aimee
Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre a'ta voix
Mefistofele: Dai campi, dai prati
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide
Serse: Ombra mai fu
Turandot: Signore, ascolta
Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
La Wally: Ebben? ne ando lontana
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar

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Aida: Se quel guerriero io fossi...Celeste Aida
Romeo Et Juliet: L'amour, l'amour...Ah, leve-toi soleil
Mefistofele: L'altra notte in fondo al mare
Werther: Toute mon ame est la...Pourqui me reveiller
Barber Of Seville: Una voce poco fa
Cosi Fan Tutti: Un aura amorosa
Le Villi: Se como voi piccina
Un Balle en Maschera: `Se come voi piccina`
Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jette
La forza del destino: Pace, pace mio Dio
Adriana Lecouvreur: L'anima ho stanca
La Gioconda: Suicidio
Don Giovanni: Dalla sua pace
La Traviata: De' miei bolenti spiriti
La nozzi di Figaro: Porgi amor
Turandot: Non piangere, Liu
Mignon: Elle ne croyait pas dans sa candeur naive

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Put together in evident haste, this collection is nevertheless a surefire, appetite-whetting starter kit both for the budding operaphile and for the simply intimidated. The samplings include some of the greatest voices from EMI's vaults: here you'll find the polar opposites Callas and Caballe, the golden wonder of Wunderlich and early Carreras, and a host of other singers who've made their stamp on this century. Emphasis is on the soprano and tenor range, while the lower voices are given short shrift, and the selections cleave predictably to standard Italian and French repertory (with an occasional surprise, such as an aria from Lalo's Le Roi d'Ys). Still, the nearly three and a half hours of music represented will make a ready convert of anyone who hasn't experienced the specially heightened, time-stopping expressivity--beyond the power of mere song--that is the aria's function and will likely spark a desire to explore the larger operatic context in several cases. And though the lack of a booklet with texts or at least bios of the artists is frustrating, this is a good place to begin for an overview of the mesmeric power extraordinary voices can wield. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

OPERA HEAVEN.......2002-12-13

Probely this is a good buy for someone who is gest getting into the world of OPERA.Still a very good purchaes with fimiluar songs.

Incredibly Beautiful . . ........2001-10-27

If you love opera - this collection of some of the lovliest arias ever sung by artists from Caballe to Freni, from Delibes to Puccini - will inspire you. It is a wonderful gift for friends or for yourself.

Ultimate Aria.......2001-08-03

In my small operetic mind, this set of Cd's has completely captured me for the Opera. I was a young and upcoming musician in my youth. I'v been around the block "as it were" with the Classics. This collection is indeed, the benchmark upon which all others would hope to aspire.

Congradulations EMI for an incredible vision of the greatest opeatic moments recorded.

Gosh what's next?

Ralph Hassman

Ultimate indeed.......2000-08-02

If you don't like the idea of buying whole operas, or if you're a newcomer to opera - this is an extremely good collection / introduction, worth every single cent. The collection features many of the worlds greatest singers, giving their interpretations of some of the world's greatest arias. The compilation itself is very tasteful and covers a wide range from Handel to early 20th century composers. You won't miss any important stuff from the history of opera, except maybe Wagner and the most modern operas - I'll come back to that fact later. The compilers have actually put some lesser known, although no less beautiful, arias here, that oftenly are neglected on ordinary opera-collections, why the name `ultimate collection' is more than correct in that aspect.

EMI have a enormous archive to pick their recordings from, and that of course makes it easy to find first rate interpretations of all the arias included in this collection, and I do think that almost all of the arias are wonderfully sung here. It may be possible to find better performances of single numbers here and there, but I've not yet heard a more complete, wellmatched, and so thrillingly sung collection.

Well then, is there nothing wrong with this compilation? You might find it a little odd that there are so many soloarias and so few duets, terzettos a.s.o, especially since the drama in operas oftenly is greater in numbers with more than one singer. You might also wish that some of the recordings had been a little more modern (most of these recordings were made during the 50's, 60's & 70's) giving place to younger performers that still are singing on the stages, but those are minor objections when the over all quality is so high.

Tracks:

Canon From The Runaway Bride
Claire De Lune From Ocean's Eleven
O Mio Babbino Caro "Gianni Schicchi" From A Room With A View
Lake Scene 'Swan Lake Suite' From Anna Karenina
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Allegro) From Amadeus
Waltz On The Beautiful Blue Danube Op.314 From Strictly Ballroom
Gymnopedies N.1 From My Dinner With Andre
Moonlight Sonata From Immortal Beloved
Air On A G String Suite N.3 In D Major From Seven
Braveheart Theme From Braveheart
Clarinet Concertoin A Major K622 Adagio From Out Africa
Un Bal (A Ball) 'Symphonie Fantastique' From Sleeping With The Enemy
Waltz In C Sharp Minor Op.64/2 From The Avengers
Humoreske From Kolya
Enigma Variations Op.26 'Nimrod' From Elizabeth
Habanera Carmen Suite N.2 From Trainspotting
Questa O Quella 'Rigoletto' From Wall Street
Bolero From Ten
Ride Of The Walkyries From Apocalypse Now
Also Sprach Zarathustra From 2001-A Space Odyssey
Pomp & Circumstance March N.1 In Major From A Clokwork Orange
Symphony N.5 In C Minor Opus 67 From Howard's End
Gnossiennes N.1 From Chocolat
Adagio In G Minor From Gallipoli
Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo From The Godfather Iii
Piano Concerto N.21 In C Mojor K.467 From Elvira Maigan
Kinderszenen Op.15-Von Fremden Landern Und Menschen From My Brilliant Career
My Heart Will Go On From Titanic
Brandenburg Concerto N.3 In G Major Bwv 1048 Allegro From Die Hard
Minuet From Ladykillers
Overture: The Marriage Of Figaro From Last Action Hero
Piano Quintet In A Major Op.114 The Trout D667 Fromthe Sixth Sense
Aria (Un Bel Di Vedremo)- Madame Butterfly From Fatal Attraction
Radetsky March Opus 228 From The Age Of Innocence
Danse Boheme 'Carmen Suite' From There's Something About Mary
Fanfare For The Common Man From Drop Dead Gorgeous (Copland)
Rhapsody In Blue From Manhatten
Aria (Che Gelida Manina) - La Boheme From Moonstruck

Album Details

This Double CD Compilation Takes You on a Musical Cinamatic Journey Through Some of the Most Famous Classical Works that have Been Used in Films Such As: "Out of Africa", "Titanic", "Gallipoli", "Apocalypse Now", "Chocolat", "2001 - a Space Odyssey" "Braveheart", "Amadeus" and "a Room with a View". Includes Performers Such as the Vienna State Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Baroque Consort.

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Handel: The Ultimate Collection

Manufacturer: Warner Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000027I5J
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Music For the Royal Fireworks: Overture, Bourree, La 3. 4.
Water Music: Air, Water Music: Allegro, Bourree
Suite in D: Allegro, Alla Hornpipe
Zadok the Priest
Air and Variations-"The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Dixit Dominus: Dixit Dominus
Samson: Let the Bright Seraphim
Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 2: Largo
Xerxes: Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
Harp Concerto Op. 4 No. 6: Andante
Organ Concerto "The Cuckoo and the Nightengale": Allegro
Messiah: Ev'ry Valley
For Unto Us a Child is Born
Alleluia

Album Description

Featuring memorable performances by well-known international artists such as Andrew Davis, Rampal, Pires Zehetmair, and Nordmann, this repertoire is beloved and the performaces are superb.

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