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The Holly and the Ivy: Carols from Clare College(more) »rank: 3510from: Decca
Our review: :Initially released in 1979, this album built on the success of the legendary Carols for Choirs volumes in establishing John Rutter's name with the wider public, and it gave a strong hint that he was more than just a talented composer-arranger. As the many subsequent releases on the Collegium label have also shown, Rutter is a deeply sensitive and musical conductor, alive to the color of words, always allowing phrases to breathe naturally. The accomplished Clare College Choir features male and female voices, the latter providing a more rounded alternative to those world-famous neighbors in Cambridge. Included are many of Rutter's own easy-listening ... Detail |
A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High(more) »rank: 2823from: Telarc
Our review: :In this beautifully chosen program of mostly a cappella arrangements, Robert Shaw and the Robert Shaw Chamber Singers deliver the Christmas story in tones of gentle and moving splendor. The carols and sacred settings recorded here are all of an intimate sort, and the rapturous, gently expressive realizations Shaw and his singers give them prove unfailingly appealing. Particularly moving is the newest work on the disc, a setting of 'O magnum mysterium' by the American composer Morten Lauridsen. Franz Biebl's 'Ave Maria' is another gem, as is the arrangement by Healy Willan of the French carol 'What Is This Lovely Fragrance?' The offering ... Detail |
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Andre Rieu: Christmas with Andre Rieu(more) »rank: 8015starring: Andre Rieu
Our review:Description:As seen on PBS... A delightful Christmas experience featuring timeless yuletide favorites filmed in many of Europe's most beautiful locations. Detail |
Simply Baroque(more) »rank: 3704from: Sony
Our review:Description:As seen on PBS... A delightful Christmas experience featuring timeless yuletide favorites filmed in many of Europe's most beautiful locations. Detail |
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The Best of Lawrence Welk(more) »rank: 3513by: Lawrence Welk
Our review:Description:As seen on PBS... A delightful Christmas experience featuring timeless yuletide favorites filmed in many of Europe's most beautiful locations. Detail |
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker (Marinsky Theatre) [Blu-ray](more) »rank: 12785starring: Irina Golub
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More Than 50 Most Loved Hymns(more) »rank: 2039by: Various Artists
Our review:Description:Filmed in the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg where the ballet was first performed in 1892. The production, by world-renowned avant-garde artist Mikhail Shemiakin, is a more mature, 'adult' version of The Nutcracker, highlighting many of the darker themes. The eye-catching costumes and scenery help create the surreal atmosphere. The dancing, led by Leonid Sarafanov and Irina Golub, is of the highest quality and displays the very distinctive and exacting qualities of the Mariinsky Theatre. Valery Gergiev conducts the complete, un-cut version of Tchaikovsky's most popular score. With an image up to six times sharper than conventional DVD and superior high-definition sound, Blu-Ray lets ... Detail |
Angel Voices: Libera In Concert(more) »rank: 13611directed: Phillip Byrd
Our review:Description:Filmed in the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg where the ballet was first performed in 1892. The production, by world-renowned avant-garde artist Mikhail Shemiakin, is a more mature, 'adult' version of The Nutcracker, highlighting many of the darker themes. The eye-catching costumes and scenery help create the surreal atmosphere. The dancing, led by Leonid Sarafanov and Irina Golub, is of the highest quality and displays the very distinctive and exacting qualities of the Mariinsky Theatre. Valery Gergiev conducts the complete, un-cut version of Tchaikovsky's most popular score. With an image up to six times sharper than conventional DVD and superior high-definition sound, Blu-Ray lets ... Detail |
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The Promise of Music(more) »rank: 15683directed: Enrique Sanchez Lansch
Our review:Description:The Promise of Music is a full-length feature film about the story of Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. The film documents Dudamel preparing his orchestra in Caracas for their upcoming concert at the Beethovenfest in Bonn, 2007. Following different young musicians in their day-to-day lives, the film shows how classical music has the capability of changing both the individual and their environment. Director Enrique Sanchez Lansch previously created the award-winning documentary Rhythm Is It! about Sir Simon Rattle's education project with the Berliner Philharmoniker, and now he turns his attention to classical music's hottest young star. A unique ... Detail |
Live in Vienna(more) »rank: 2606from: Denon Records
Our review: :As Seen On Public Television! The world-renowned Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra present a magical concert recorded live on the square in front of the imperial Hofburg Palace in the heart of Vienna. This CD includes superb compositions from the most famous Viennese composers: Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, W.A. Mozart, Robert Stolz and many others.The Johann Strauss Orchestra and Choir are joined in this wonderful concert by the Platinum Tenors, the sopranos Dagmar Koller, Carmen Monarcha, Carla Maffioletti, Mirusia Louwerse and Suzan Erens, the Ballet of the Vienna State Opera, the Vienna debutantes from the Elmayer Dance School, ... Detail |