classical music: Donald Gramm

classical music: Donald Gramm

classical music:

Donald Gramm

The Glenn Gould Silver Jubilee Album

Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, ...

Sony, 1998

This CD opened Glenn Gould for me
I must admit I knew very little about Glenn Gould until I received this CD as a present. I put it into my car's CD player (not the best place to listen to classical music), and for several weeks I didn't change CDs - I just listened to this one! My absolute favourite ...

Works of Igor Stravinsky

Donald Gramm, Howard Chitjian, ...

Sony Classics, 2007

The Bargain of 2007
I consider this release\compilation to be the greatest classical bargain of 2007-a year of many complete issues such as Bach and Mozart on Brilliant classics(before 07). Stravinsky is the conductor for almost all the performances with the CBS orchestra and, though ...

The Essential Igor Stravinsky

John Reardon, Don Garrard, ...

Sony, 2003

A Fabulous Introduction to Igor Stravinsky!!
Sony Music's "The Essential Igor Stravinsky" truly lives up to its title. This double-CD set includes nearly every important piece of work (either in part or in whole) by the great Russian composer. The set also presents the pieces in chronological order beginning in ...

The Voice of Bernstein
Thissy Thiers, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

The Very Best of Beverly Sills

Alan Titus, Donald Gramm, ...

EMI Classics, 2005

Sublime voice - unique collection
A sublime voice in an outstanding collection. This is a unique collection of Beverly Sills's arias and moving performances. Even if you are not a Beverly Sills fan this CD is a must in any opera lover's collection.

Songs of Ned Rorem

Donald Gramm, Ned Rorem, ...

Other Minds, 2006

the Missing Link in Rorem fandom
This is the quality collection that has been frustratingly absent from CD until now. There's nothing wrong with the collections featuring Carol Farley and Susan Graham; they each bring their own styles and interpretations to Rorem's music, and Farley is even ...

But Yesterday Is Not Today-The American Art Song 1927-1972

Donald Gramm, Samuel Barber, ...

New World Records, 1996

Proof that American songs can be great
I have had the lp issue of this album for many years and have enjoyed it more with each encounter. The songs by Duke, Bowles, Citkowitz, Chanler, and Copland are based on some familiar poems, but the songs are not, themselves, well-known. I particularly have liked ...

Donizetti: Don Pasquale - Beverly Sills

Donizetti, Sarah Caldwell, ...

Angel Special Import, 2002

Flawed version of a wonderful comic opera
Source: Studio version recorded at Abbey Road in 1978. Sound: Good stereo. Documentation: Short essay on the creation "Don Pasquale". Keyed plot summary. Track list. Photographs of the conductor and the four major singing principals. Italian-English ...

Bernstein Conducts Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Deutsche Grammophon, 2003

Mostly valuable for what's not duplicated
Once he departed for Europe, Bernstein rarely recorded again in the U.S. These recordings demonstrate his loyalty to the Israel Phil., with whom he duplicated many things he had already recorded in New York. This set is equally a testimonry to his love affair with the ...

Carmen

Bizet, Horne, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2002

Marilyn Horne, Leonard Berstein Carmen
This is an amazing musical collaboration. She is the epitome of Carmen. Her mezzo voice is absolutely wonderful for the role. We've heard other Carmen's that are very good but this one is the best!

Bernstein conducts Bernstein: Serenade, Songfest / Bernstein

Donald Gramm, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2000

Listen Without Prejudice
I have heard several performances of 'Songfest' and have to conclude that this isn't the best, so it is a great pity that a superior version isn't available. Contrary to the other reviewers, I do not believe that Bernstein was going off the boil when he wrote ...

Bizet: Carmen

Georges Bizet, Leonard Bernstein, ...

Polygram Records, 1991

A Rare Glimpse From the Mets Golden Era
This CD brought back wonderful memories of great performances with the stellar voices from the Met's golden era. People will buy this CD for names like Bernstein and Horne, but it is the ensemble cast that makes this recording so rare and special. Thomas Mowrey's ...

Verdi - Falstaff / Gramm, Luxon, Griffel, Gale, Cosotti, Penkova, Condo, Pritchard, Glyndebourne Opera

Benjamin Luxon, Donald Gramm

Arthaus Musik, 2005

Donald Gramm's Falstaff at Glyndebourne
This production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle at Glyndebourne in 1976 stars a bass-baritone much-beloved in the US, Donald Gramm, who tragically died at the height of his career only a few years later. I remember with great pleasure his Dr. Bartolo at the New York City Opera ...

Opera's Greatest Drinking Songs

Alan Titus, Benno Kusche, ...

RCA, 1995

Octoberfest fun
My father got this as a joke, ... I heard it and had to have it,, perfect for drinking beer in October. Just a wonderful hearty mix!

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini

Hector Berlioz, Sarah Caldwell, ...

Video Artists Int'l, 2003

Rough and Tumble Operatic Fun
This is a wonderfully lively performance. It preserves the strengths AND the weaknesses of a typical Sarah Caldwell production. Caldwell was able to bring stars to Boston in a way that our newer opera companies have not. We have had no one of the stature of a Vickers ...