classical music: George Benjamin

classical music: George Benjamin

classical music:

George Benjamin

Gerald Finley, Adolphe Adam, ...

Decca, 2001

One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums!
What a delightful surprise this 2 disc album was and I'm not a big fan of Christmas music. I loved all the selections and felt they were well performed. This is a true "must have" for any Christmas collection. Superior to many other compliations on the market. This ...

A to Z of Classical Music

Ernst Ottensamer, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Naxos, 2000

Great Tracks -- Great Value -- Great Book, Who Can Complain?
Naxos is a fabulous label -- you will not get samples of the best classical music through the ages at no better price. These tracks are as good as any of the over-priced major orchestras and in some cases better. This is a great starter set for a beginner or anyone ...

Advent Carols from St John's
William Clements, Johannes Brahms, ...

Nimbus Records, 1994

For lovers of British carol services, Christmas is virtually synonymous with Cambridge. This service blends traditional plainsong antiphons, carols and carol-anthems alongside readings and collects.

Trombones Under the Tree

Anonymous, Ritson Manscript Anonymous, ...

Summit(Classical), 1994

Absolutely Amazing
I absolutely love this CD. The level of musicianship is phenomenal, as well as the arrangements of the pieces. It's so hard to find good arrangements of Christmas music - most are very bland. You HAVE to have this CD - especially if you play trombone.

The Complete EMI Recordings

Jacqueline du Pré, William Pleeth, ...

EMI Classics, 2007

A Fitting Memorial to a Great Artist -- and an Astonishing Bargain
That Jacqueline du Pré was a great musician, as well as an extraordinarily courageous human being, is beyond dispute. Though her recorded legacy, most of which is included in this inexpensive box, tends to be uneven, given the circumstances of a career tragically cut ...

50 Most Loved Christmas Carols

Various Artists

Capitol, 2005

50 Most Loved Christmas Carols
The selections are all very well performed with fine sound quality. I even liked the third disc's instrumentals.

Christmas with the Cambridge Singers

Adolphe Adam, Hector Berlioz, ...

Collegium, 1993

Joy to the world
The Cambridge Singers have made several Christmas albums, and all of them are top notch. This particular one was done in 1989, and has several songs in honour of the Nativity. Their performance was done at one of their regular recording spots, the Great Hall of ...

Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Domingo, Te Kanawa, Prey, Royal Opera Covent Garden

Kiri Te Kanawa, Hermann Prey

Warner Music Group Germany, 2003

Die Fledermaus
Although the performance dates from the 1980s the DVD is visually and technically quite satisfactory. The DVD I ordered suffered from two or three brief interruptions. It was a gift to a relative and I wasn't able to determine whether the problem was with the disc or ...

Pittsburgh Symphony Brass: The Spirit of Christmas

George Vosburgh, Tami Fire, ...

Four Winds, 2003

Majesty & grace; power & subtlety
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is considered to be one of the finest orchestras in the United States, and their renowned brass section contributes to its characteristic tight, warm sound. The Pittsburgh Symphony Brass contains members of the PSO, including trumpet ...

Cambridge Singers Christmas Album

Stephen Orton, Adolphe Adam, ...

Collegium, 2003

Glittering Chrismas Music
I own virtually all of the CD's of John Rutter (whom I greatly admire) and the Cambridge Singers, and I am a fan of English Choral music in general. If I were asked to recommend only one of the many Cambridge Singers Christmas albums, or indeed one of any English ...

Classical Moods

Classical Moods

Big Eye Music, 2002

Excellent Compilation
We were looking for a good source to introduce our children (4 and 6) to various classical composers and melodies. We had tried one of the Baby Einstein tapes, but all the music was done on synthesizers. This compilation is done with real orchestras. It has been a ...

Christmas Carols from St John's

Paul Lindsell, Franz Xaver Gruber, ...

Chandos, 2004

Very good c.d.
Different jacket cover than amazon pictures. It has green Christmas lights instead of a group of people going to a Church. But same music as the one that amazon advertises. Very good recording.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Original London Cast

Sony, 2005

altogether a fine cast album
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the cheerfully-mindless musical by the Sherman Brothers, was mounted for the West End stage in 2002, opened at the London Palladium and enjoyed a run of nearly three and-a-half years (the subsequent Broadway production fared less well). The ...

The Muse Surmounted: Florence Foster Jenkins and Eleven of Her Rivals

Georges Bizet, Carl Heinrich Graun, ...

Homophone Records, 2004

For lovers of mal canto, this is without equal.
"Homophone" was originally the name of a record label inaugurated in 1905, its first release being a disc by the Wagnerian tenor Ernest van Dyck. At this time Van Dyck was far past his prime, and Gregor Benko continues this tradition (that of "singers in decline") with ...

Rendezvous of Angels - Concert Collection [20 CD Set]

Hermann Herder, Miklos Perenyi, ...

Delta, 2003

What a value!
A wonderful collection of music spanning from the Baroque to the Modern and so Affordable. Each CD is in a full size jewel-case with beautiful cover art - paintings of Renaissance-era angels in muted, slightly reflective, metal-tone inks - all within a box that ties ...