popular music: pulcinella

popular music: pulcinella

popular music:

Pulcinella

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 ...

Susan Graham at Carnegie Hall

Alban Berg, Johannes Brahms, ...

Warner Classics, 2003

Susan Graham is a True Recitalist
Though not usually one for true live recordings that include audience applause and response, SUSAN GRAHAM AT CARNEGIE HALL works well on every level. Not only is she in top form (as is her collaborator Malcolm Martineau at he piano) vocally and interpretatively, she ...

The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio ...

Nora / Norworth, Jack Bates-Norworth, Alban Berg, ...

Sony, 1999

Excellent Recording!
(It was called The "Great" War, because nobody knew about WWII at the time and it was the biggest war anyone had ever seen.) I think this CD may be a bit choppy to "easy" listeners, but for anyone who has a sincere interest in delving into the musical senses of ...

Forgotten Songs: Dawn Upshaw Sings Debussy

Claude Debussy, James Levine, ...

Sony, 1997

Returning to the Recital Hall: A Soiree
Dawn Upshaw is one of the most intelligent and creative and adventuresome singers on the concert stage today. Just reviewing the list of her recordings available and it is obvious that she has paid attention to both contemporary and established composers in a way that ...

Paper Music

Peter Howard, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Sony, 1995

Gorgeous recordings, favorite version of Boccherini's minuet
Amazing...the result of his voice added to some of these scores is so gorgeous. He doesn't overdo it, so that it adds to the music without taking away from it. This is a positive review from a very conservative classical enthusiast who usually doesn't tolerate adding ...

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 ...

Discover Music of the 20th Century

Roger Heaton, John Adams, ...

Naxos, 2005

For the price you can't lose
This 2 cd set consists of, as the title indicates, various 20c pieces or movements from the Naxos catalog. Sound quality is uniformly high, although for some such as Stockhausen's it's not clear if that's good or bad. What is excellent is the variety of the ...

Baby Dance:Toddler's Jump on the Classics

Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Erato, 1994

Valuable resource
As a music educator, preschool teacher, and mother of three young children, I have reviewed many recordings for children. When evaluating a product, I do not necessarily look for songs I like to listen to, but selections that are well received by children. The ...

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps/L'Oiseau de feu/Jeu de cartes/Petrouchka/Pulcinella

Igor Stravinsky, Claudio Abbado, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1997

Great Interpretations of Stravinsky From Abbado
This magnificient two CD set contains some of Abbado's finest recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra. His great interpretations of Stravinsky's scores can easily hold their own against those from the likes of Bernstein, Boulez, Haitink, and more recent ...

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky

Don Christlieb, George Neikrug, ...

Sony, 1999

Magnificent!
A great collection. There is simply no substitute for hearing Stravinsky as the great composer wanted to have his music played. Here is so much and also so varied a collection. I have been enjoying this set a great deal. One of the 20th century's greatest composers ...

First Steps in Classical Music: Keeping the Beat

Johannes Brahms, Aaron Copland, ...

Gia Publications, 2001

great CD
This CD is great, my son Noah and I listen to it in the car and although he is only 12 months he gets excited when I turn it on. Andrea

Stravinsky - Pulcinella

Sheldon Schwartz, Amanda Bennett

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

My students enjoyed it
We liked how they used the traditional costumes. The 3rd graders beg to see it every time they come in the room. Who would have thought they'd like ballet so much! They get the humor and love figuring out which is the real Pulcinella and which ones are the ...

The Art Of Itzhak Perlman

Red Mitchell, Israel Zohar, ...

EMI Classics, 1993

Our Greatest Living Violinist
Almost 30 years ago, at Penn State while I was a student there, Itzhak Perlman visited, gave some lessons to aspiring violinists and gave the most astounding, memorable concert I've ever attended. Quite to the contrary of the fellow from Baton Rouge, Perlman was the ...

Stravinsky: Pulcinella; The Fairy's Kiss

Mark Beesley, Igor Stravinsky, ...

Naxos, 2006

Two of Stravinsky's Most Popular Works, Beautifully Done
These mid-90s performances of Pulcinella and The Fairy's Kiss (Baiser de la Fée) conducted by Robert Craft were previously issued on Koch International with different couplings. But issuing them together is a good idea because they are two of Stravinsky's most tuneful, ...

Lily Pons: Coloratura Assoluta

Vincenzo Bellini, Henry Rowley Bishop, ...

Sony Classical, 1998

Greatest Coloratura that ever lived
I saw her perform once many years ago. She had the audience on their feet through out the performance. This remastered CD is truly a work of art. I wonder why she never get the credit she deserves by historians for she was the brighest star at the Met for many years ...