classical music: Leopold Ludwig

classical music: Leopold Ludwig

classical music:

Leopold Ludwig

Hans Hotter, Richard Wagner, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

Two legends in a famous '50s Wagner recital
All Wagner lovers will swoon. In 1958 the incomparable Birgit Nilsson was a more tender interpreter than she would become even a few years on, and Hans Hotter's voice, though it still shows some unsteadiness at loudest volume, was at the height of warmth and ...

Baby Einstein: Baby Santa

Laura Keopke, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Walt Disney Records, 2005

Wonderful
I gave it as a gift to a relative who has a 8 month old and it is a big hit...

Weber - Der Freischutz

Gottlob Frick, Arlene Saunders

Arthaus Musik, 2007

Finally, a Fabulous Freischutz!
Here is another marvelous Rolf Liebermann production. It is one of a newly available stream of performances by the Hamburg State Opera, featuring the excellent American soprano, Arlene Saunders, who outdoes herself here in the role of Agathe. What makes this DVD of ...

Classical Music 101

Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

RCA, 2004

Classical Music 101
This is a great CD, however, it needs to be listed as just "snipets" of classical pieces - they are just excerpts from each classical theme.

Glass Harmonica

Ludwig van Beethoven, Thomas Bloch, ...

Naxos, 2001

Thomas Bloch's Interpretation is Second-to-None
This is a great introduction to the exquisite Glass Harmonica. Naxos once again enlarges our listening pleasure by allowing such gifted musician/composers as Thomas Bloch a wider audience than other, more recondite labels have afforded him. This instrument, invented ...

The Complete EMI Recordings 1946-1984, Vol. 1: Orchestral [Box Set]

Hans Hotter, Otto Edelmann, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

More Praise
I can only echo the extravagant praise of my fellow Amazon.com reviewers. This box, which contains literally everything Karajan recorded for EMI in Vienna, London and Berlin from the 1940's through the early '80's, and its companion volume, which features all of ...

Jussi Björling Rediscovered

Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, ...

RCA, 2003

Magnificent
Some years ago I met an elderly gentleman who'd served as a co-pilot on a B-24 bomber during WWII. During a raid on a North German site their aircraft was badly damaged and they were forced to crash-land it in Sweden. The shaken but uninjured crew was picked up by the ...

Symphony (25) Favorites

Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, ...

Vox (Classical), 1997

A Grand symphonic adventure
This album provides a quick exposure to some of the best movements in the best symphonies. Many of the tracks will sound familiar. They are played well and have good sound quality. As a novice musician, i have great appreciation for it.

Icon: Dennis Brain
Cecil James, Stephen Waters, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

Four CD set. Dennis Brain is The Horn Player who performs Mozart, Strauss, Beethoven, Hindemith, Wagner, Schumann, Haydn and Jacob.The Siegfried of the horn' is how Sir Thomas Beecham affectionately dubbed Dennis Brain, the brilliant horn player whose career ended with such cruel suddenness when the car in which he was driving home overnight from ...

100 Best Piano Classics

Johann Sebastian Bach, Tekla Badarzewska, ...

Angel Records, 2006

good selection
my cds were standard recording quality an overall good selection. It is sometimes hard to jump from different composers, but the cds flow well overall, an excellent way to catch a masterpiece you might have missed.

Original Masters: Leopold Stokowski: Decca Recordings 1964-1975 [BOX SET]

Donald McIntyre, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Decca, 2005

More Sensational Stokowski
It took me a while to purchase this six-disc set in UNI's "Original Masters" series, but I finally did this past weekend. Classical music fans seem to either love or hate Leopold Stokowski (I, of course, love him), and unfortunately much of "Decca Recordings 1964-75, ...

The Rage Of 1710

Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Vox (Classical), 1992

The best baroque deal I've found...
This is a great collection, and for the $ -- can't be beat. The pacing of Pachelbel's cannon is excellent -- not overplayed, doesn't take itself too seriously. Just the music, as it was meant to be played -- simple, unadorned, and right on time...

Only Opera CD You'll Ever Need

Alan Titus, Christian Boesch, ...

RCA, 1997

Perfect for "drop the needle" style tests
If you want to hear full recordings of arias, then this disc is not for you. It plays only tidbits of 99 arias. Contrary to the title, this is definitely not the only opera disc you'll ever need. You shouldn't take it seriously. This disc has next to no value for ...

Idiot's Guide to Classical Music

Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

RCA, 1995

Mega-Sampler! This really does have 99 tracks!
Yes, this CD really does have 99 tracks. How do they do it? Each is about a minuet long. Some are longer, some are shorter, but you get the micro-essential moments of the music. If you like burning your own CDs, then this is a great source for intra-track fillers, ...

Perspectives

Ludwig van Beethoven, Reinhold Gliere, ...

Philips, 2006

Awesome horn soloist
Anyone who knows anything about French horn soloists knows of the greats...Dennis Brain, Berry Tuckwell, Hans Pizka, and of course, Hermann Baumann. If you are a fan of the French horn, this is a must.