classical music: André Previn

classical music: André Previn

classical music:

André Previn

Douglas Cummings, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ...

Class. for Pleas. Us, 2007

The Best Swan Lake on CD
I have owned several CD recordings of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and this most recent purchase is the best I have heard. I have many recordings of Andre Previn, both as a pianist and a conductor. Andre Previn has never let me down. He has a natural feel for everything ...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 4

Sergey Rachmaninov, André Previn, ...

Decca, 1996

The champion of Rachmaninov's music.
This is a very good set of Rachmaninov's piano works for a very reasonable price indeed. For those who are unfamiliar with the great russian composer's piano works, from the blazing horns, swelling piano chords and seductive strings opening the first piano concerto you ...

Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos; Choral Fantasy

Ludwig van Beethoven, André Previn, ...

RCA, 2003

excellent beethoven cycle
Emanuel Ax really understands the poetic heart of this music. He highlights the dark melancholy of beethoven's music without ever becoming sacharine or sentimental. However, those looking for a barn burnig version of these concertos would do well to look elseware: ...

Saint-Saëns: Greatest Hits

Yo-Yo Ma, Michel Arrignon, ...

Sony, 1995

Astounding!!!
I have come accross very few CD's that have 74 minutes of music that I enjoy. This CD is one of those. Mason Jones does a great job on Morceau, everyone likes danse bachannalle, the piano concerto is great, it's just a really enjoyable CD to own. I recommend it ...

Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op 32

Gustav Holst, André Previn, ...

Telarc, 1990

Space Travel on a budget
You can read the more detailed reports about this performance and the quality of the recording. My comments are simply buy it, load it on your portable music player, get outside at night where you can relax and view the night sky, listen.

Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies

John Shirley-Quirk, Douglas Cummings, ...

RCA, 2004

One of England's finest composers
It's safe to say that Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of the finest British composers alongside Holst, Elgar, Britten, and Bax. His nine symphonies are pure proof of his genius: they're lovely, haunting, lyrical, intense, hot-blooded, ethereal, etc. Maestro Andre Previn ...

Chopin: Greatest Hits

Frederic Chopin, André Previn, ...

Sony, 1994

Five Stars for Chopin
What can I say! This is a wonderful collection of music. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves his music.

Grieg, Chopin & Saint Saens Piano Concertos / Previn, Rubinstein, London Symphony Orchestra

Artur Rubinstein, London Symphony Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

Great DVD
This is one, very special DVD on virtually every level. It should go without saying that the performance of Rubinstein is superb, and considering he was 89 when this film was made makes it even more extraordinary. His performance, however, is even further enhanced by ...

Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn Violin Concertos

Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ...

EMI Classics, 2003

Superb versions of the violin concerti!
I was familiar with both Violin Concerti before my purchase, but since I am just starting to work on my own collection, did not own any version of either of them. I chose this CD at the store because of the relatively prestigious reputations of all performers and ...

Debussy for Daydreaming

Claude Debussy, André Previn, ...

Philips, 1995

Life Is But A Dream...
This CD is just pure magic. I know that is such a cliche' thing to say, but it really is. Of course, it really won't appeal to those people who are into EXTREME LIVING...whatever the hell that means, because to me, extreme living is living close to the soul, close to ...

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert / Frederica von Stade, Kathleen Battle, Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis; Kathleen Battle; Frederica von Stade

Kultur Video, 2007

Angel Voices
The stars must have been aligned perfectly, all must have been right with the world on that night of December 8, 1991 in NYC's Carnegie Hall when this Christmas concert was filmed, because it is an example, one of those rare instances when everything falls into place ...

Elgar, Walton: Cello Concertos

Edward Elgar, William Walton, ...

CBS Masterworks 1985 (Digitally Recorded), 1990

Best of the Digital Era
After DuPre's performance of the Elgar cello concerto (EMI/Angel), this is my next favorite performance. It boasts first class digital sound, a conductor and orchestra highly experienced in this kind of repertory, and the man who is arguably the best living cellist. ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Felix Mendelssohn, Andre [conductor] Previn, ...

EMI Classics, 1990

Enchanting performance of magic music
Have you had the opportunity to hear Mendelssohn's music performed with the Shakespeare play? We went to a performance where veteran Shakespearean actors, husband and wife John Bell and Anna Volska, acted every single part in the play, while the Sydney Opera and Ballet ...

The Best Of Saint-Saëns

Anne Martindale Williams, Maurice Gendron, ...

Philips, 1994

Superb Collection
This was my first Saint-Saëns CD, and I did not quite know what to expect. It was love at first hear(?!). An excellent collection, ranging from the humorous "Carnival of the Animals" to the serious Organ Symphony. If you are not familiar with Saint-Saëns, I would ...

Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty

Douglas Cummings, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, ...

EMI Classics, 2004

Excellent Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky's three ballets are my three favorite classical compositions of all time. Previn does an excellent job with Sleeping Beauty (Op. 66). The highlights are Scene 1, Scene 5, Scene 20, Scene 21, and of course, the finale. The sound is loud, strong, and ...