Ladomat 100 [Limited Edition] [Import]

Ladomat 100 [Limited Edition] [Import]

Ladomat 100 [Limited Edition] [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. 1234
2. Where Is My Dog
3. Ra2
4. Stupid Boy
5. Boys
6. I100
7. Tangoamt
8. Chelsea Hotel
9. Je Te Rvsr
10. Nu Jazz
11. Publikum 1
12. This Is The Way
13. Phantom & Ghosts
14. Goodbye Internet
15. With Compliments
16. C & T Experience
17. Desktop/Snake Organ
18. Die Katze (Mso & Sikora)
19. Cz Mak
20. Get Down
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Editorial Reviews
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Released to Celebrate the 100th Release from the German Dance Label Ladomat.

Ladomat 100,Various Artists,Ladom,Dance
Very Best of Sony Classical 100 (limited Edition) [Japan]
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    Very Best of Sony Classical 100 (limited Edition) [Japan]
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Sony
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    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000J20UW2
    Release Date: 2006-12-04

    Tracks:

    1. Symphony No.7 In A Major, Op.92 - I. Poco Sostenuto
    2. Symphony No.6 In F Major, Op.68 'Pastorale' - I. Allegro Non Troppo
    3. Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 'Choral' -Iv. Presto-Allegro Assai
    4. Symphony No.40 In G Minor, K.550 - I. Molto Allegro
    5. Symphony No.4 In E Minor, Op.98 - I. Allegro Non Troppo
    6. Symphony No.5 In D Minor, Op.47 0 Iv. Allegro Non Troppo
    7. Symphony No.9 In E Minor, Op.95 'From The New World' - Ii. Largo
    8. Symphony No.1in D Major 'The Titan' - Iv. Stumisch Bewegt
    9. Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection' - V. Im Tempo De Scherzos
    10. Symphony No.9 In D Major - Iv. Adagio
    11. Symphony No.2 In D Major, Op.43 - Iv. Finale. Allegro Moderato
    12. Suite 'The Planets', Op.32 - Iv. Jupiiter
    13. Le Sacre Du Printemps - Part I -Danse De La Terre
    14. Unter Donner Und Blitz, Op.324 Polka Schnell
    15. Piano Concerto No.1 In B Flat Minor, Op.23 - I. Allegro No Troppo
    16. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Minor, Op.11 - I. Allegro Maestoso
    17. Piano Concerto No.3 In D Minor, Op.30 - I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto
    18. Four Seasons - Violin Concerto In E Major, Op.8 No.1 Rv 269 'Spring' I. Allegro
    19. Symphonia Concertante In E Flat Major For Violin, Viola & Orch. K.364 - Ii. Anda
    20. Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op.64 - I. Allegro Molto Appaisonato
    21. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.77 - Iii. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Vivace
    22. Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.35 - I. Allegro Moderato
    23. Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op.47 - Iii. Allegro, Ma Non Tanto
    24. Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op.47 - Iii. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
    25. Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op.85 - I. Adagio - Moderato
    26. Oboe Concerto In D Major - I. Allegro Moderato
    27. Liebesfreud
    28. Salut D' Amour
    29. Beau Soir
    30. Caprice No.24 In A Minor, Op.1 No.24
    31. Violin Sonata In A Major - Iv. Allegro Poco Mosso
    32. Partita For Violin Solo No.3 In E Major, Bwv1006 - Gavotte En Rondeau
    33. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.5 In F Major, Op.24 'Spring' - I. Largo
    34. Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
    35. I Got Rhythm
    36. Flight Of The Bumblebee
    37. Berceuse, Op.16
    38. Vocalise
    39. Romance (Arr. By John Williams)
    40. Concierto De Aranjuez For Guitar & Orch. - Ii. Adagio
    41. Etude No.7
    42. Siciliana
    43. The Prince Of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)
    44. Children's Corner - Golliwog's Cakewalk
    45. Suite For Violincello Solo No.1 In G Major, Bwv 1007 - Prelude
    46. Suite For Violoncello Solo No.6 In D Major, Bwv 1012 - Gavotte
    47. Jesus, Bleibet Meine Freude, Bwv 147
    48. String Quintet In E Major, Op.13 No.5
    49. Humoresque No.7 In G Flat Major, Op.101 No.7
    50. Liebeslied
    51. Sonata For Solo Cello, Op. 8 - I. Allegro Maestroso Ma Appasionato
    52. Sakura Sakura
    53. Song Of The Birds (Catalan Folk Song)
    54. The Swan From Carnival Of The Animal
    55. Air From Orchestral Suite No.3 In D Major, Bwv 1068
    56. Pie Jesu From Requiem
    57. Rigoletto - Scena And Aria 'Gaultier Mald, Caro Nome'
    58. Gianni Schicci - O Mio Babbino Caro
    59. Requiem, K.626 - 6. Lacrimosa
    60. Well Tempered Klavier Book I - Prelude & Fugue No.1 In C Major, Bwv 846
    61. Italian Concerto In F Major, Bwv 971 - I. Allegro
    62. Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988('55) - Theme Aria
    63. Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988('81) - Theme Aria
    64. French Suite No.3 In B Minor, Bwv 814 - Minuet
    65. The Art Of Fugue Bwv 1080 - Contrapuntas
    66. Sonata In E Major, L.430
    67. Piano Sonata No.11 In A Major, K.331 - Iii. Rondo Alla Turca: Allegretto
    68. Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor, Op.13 'Pathetique' - Ii. Andate Cantabile
    69. Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 - I. Adagio Sostenuto
    70. Intermezzo In A Major, Op.18 No.2
    71. Kinderszenen, Op.15 - Vii. Traumerei
    72. Prelude No.1 In C Major, Op.28 No.1
    73. Etude No.3 In E Major, Op.10 No.3
    74. Etude No.5 In G Flat Major, Op.10 No.3
    75. Etude No.13 In A Flat Major, Op.25 No.1
    76. Valse No.9 In A Flat Major, Op.69 No.1
    77. Etude D'execution Transcendante D'apres Paganini No.3 In G Sharp Minor
    78. Clair De Lune
    79. Gymnopedie No.1
    80. Trois Mouvments De Petrouchka -I. Danse Russe
    81. Libertango
    82. Ave Maria
    83. Aparachia Waltz
    84. Flying Theme From E.T.
    85. Cinema Paradiso - Love Theme
    86. Cinema Paradiso - Tema Del Cinema
    87. Malena-Malena
    88. Make Our Garden Glow
    89. West Side Story - Maria
    90. Cool Wind Mix
    91. Monsieur Blue
    92. Is Paris Burning
    93. Madrigale
    94. For Rico
    95. Verano Porteno
    96. Mi Buenos Aires Querido
    97. Lion
    98. De Mi Corazon Al Aire
    99. Vittoria (From Aida)
    Christmas Is Coming / Lionel Series Volume 4
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      ASIN: B000EW3OM0

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      THIS CD IS LICENSED BY LIONEL, THE MODEL RAILROAD MANUFACTURER. THE ARTWORK HAS THE OFFICIAL LOGOS AND TRADE MARKS OF LIONEL - 100 YEAR CENTENNIAL LIMITED EDITION (1900 - 2000) TRACKS: 1-O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM-ANDY WILLIAMS, 2-JINGLE BELLS-BURL IVES, 3-MEDLEY:MARCH OF THE TOYS/TOYLAND-ANDRE KOSTELANETZ ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS, 4-ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH-SONDRA WARFIELD, 5-GOOD KING WENCESLAS-THE MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR, 6-JOY TO THE WORLD-RAY CONNIFF, 7-THE CHRISTMAS SONG-ROSEMARY CLOONEY, 8-HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING-RITA FORD'S MUSIC BOXES, 9-SOON IT WILL BE CHRISTMAS DAY-LYNN ANDERSON, 10-TREPAK FROM NUTCRACKER SUITE-PETER NERO, 11-SANTA CLAUSE IS COMIN' TO TOWN-TONY BENNETT, 12-CHRISTMAS EVE IN MY HOMETOWN-JIM NABORS, 13-PATAPAN-CHRISTMAS ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS, 14-WINTER WONDERLAND-JOHNNY MATHIS WITH PERCY FAITH AND HIS ORCHESTRA
      The Complete Psalms of David (Limited Edition) (Box Set)
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        The Rubinstein Collection (Limited Edition) [Box Set]
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        • There were greater talents.
        • This Is No Lesson in Economics...
        • CLASSICAL MUSIC AT ITS MOST EXPENSIVE (AND BEST)
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        The Rubinstein Collection (Limited Edition) [Box Set]

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        ASIN: B00001O2XZ
        Release Date: 1999-10-26

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        A retail price of $1,600 for a box set? Granted, it's not something most of us can afford. But, for piano buffs and fans of Artur Rubinstein, this mammoth limited-edition 94-CD set might be an investment to consider. For starters, BMG has collected all of the approved studio recordings of Rubinstein (including 200 or so that have never been on CD) and added a handful of previously unreleased recordings and some interviews. The lot has been remastered for this collection using the latest technology (RCA's disc-and-a-half Highlights sampler actually showcases some of the more dramatic remasterings)--a good thing, when you consider that many of these master tapes have a lifetime's worth of surface noise. You get a lavishly illustrated book with essays and photographs and a nice case to store the works; everything but the credit plan is included, really. Of course, it's up to you to decide whether you want 706 recordings of 347 pieces played by the same great pianist. And, though owning Rubinstein's three complete cycles of Beethoven's concertos might sound tempting, will you really listen to each of them? Probably not, but if you need 'em, here they are. (His Chopin cycles, on the other hand, you will listen to repeatedly!) It's easily one of the most impressive and comprehensive box sets that classical music has seen: a true career overview with excellent remastering and handsome packaging that reflects the collection's price tag (unlike some box sets that are just that: CDs in boxes). Do you need it? Probably not. Will you want it? You bet. --Jason Verlinde

        Customer Reviews:

        3 out of 5 stars There were greater talents........2005-05-30

        I must confess that I hate Rubinstein's sound as a pianist, but his dedication and verve were notable. Think though of Claudio Aurru's gifts, remarkable... I feel that to love Rubinstein one must love a world of safe emotional borders and sameness; sorry A.R fans. jb

        5 out of 5 stars This Is No Lesson in Economics..........2004-10-10

        It is a natural tendency when reviewing items in this price-point to contemplate cost-effectiveness first and foremost. Considering that CDs have no nutritional value and cannot keep kids off crack, I am uncomfortable recognizing, much less crossing, some line in the sand where space ordinarily reserved for record-reviews must yield to amateur musings on the evils of conspicuous consumption or macroeconomic conceptions of social justice. Let's assume for the moment that this box set is free, removing from our purview the materialistic thrill or global economic blight one might seek and/or wish to stave off in purchasing it.

        Rubinstein's "official" recorded output is astounding. It spans 5 decades, and encompasses significant forays into the oeuvre of dozens of composers. Though technique is generally expected to decline with age, few pianists live to be 96 years old. Rubinstein the pianist and Rubinstein the musician reached their highest collective summit when Rubinstein the man was well into his 60s. The "late-bloomer" aspect of his career places a considerable quorum of his most polished recordings squarely within the stereo era. Some of this material had made its way onto CD prior to this release, most notably his Chopin. Unfortunately, Rubinstein's well-deserved public acclaim as Chopin's supreme torchbearer unjustly limits his reputation along "expresio unius est exclusio alterius" lines. For example, though Rubinstein chose to record only a small handful of Beethoven sonatas, it is doubtful that one might hear them better played, even by his Beethoven specialist contemporaries Schnabel and Kempff. Rubinstein also ardently championed French and Spanish music, and is said to have loved performing Brahms most of all. This release places many of his most accomplished recordings before the ears of the listening public for the first time since their original release on vinyl.

        I am frequently intoxicated by the earliest recordings from the 30s and 40s. Some of them, like his first traversal of the Chopin scherzi, are bite-your-nails-til-they-bleed thrilling. On the other hand, the initial limitations of the recording process required this (and every) pianist to make bothersome compromises with respect to tempi and dynamics at times. Ultimately, it comes down to personal taste. I am more consistently drawn to Rubinstein the wise-master than Rubinstein the young Turk.

        RCA invested undisclosed sums of time and money into restoring, remixing, and remastering all of the recordings for this release. Some of the earlier recordings have been available on CD for quite some time (e.g. Chopin's Op. 28 Preludes, the Ormandy/Philadelphia Grieg concerto). Despite the intervention of acoustical restorationist-par-excellence Ward Marston, the remastering undertaken in the course of this project has not dramatically improved the sound on these releases. Short of traveling several decades into the past and placing more sensitive microphones in more strategic locations, there was probably little else that could have been done. Marston's brilliance is far more obvious in restoring to near original luster many deteriorating tape recordings from the late 40s and early 50s. The stereo recordings also sound fuller.

        I am pleased with my purchase because having access (and, most importantly, having listened to) all of these recordings is a moving experience. It allows me to contemplate this extraordinary artist as a man, whose performance is inevitably colored by the accumulation of experience, the expanding flexibility of the recording process, the onset of maturity, and (perhaps sadly) declining physical powers. There are multiple recordings of most pieces in this collection, but I rarely find it difficult to cull a favorite among them. At this point, I play some of the records frequently, and others rarely. If your aim is to hear Rubinstein at his best, this set provides the resources you need to make what are at turns obvious, and others hopelessly personal choices. This set includes detailed (and mostly newly written) liner notes for each record as a well as an engaging hardcover book providing no fewer than 3 complete indices to the recordings (by date of recording, Composer, and Volume number). The box itself is a work of art, looks stunning on a shelf, and never requires polishing. Most of the 81 volumes are sold separately, and have been made available for download on the Apple Music Store.

        While I will not claim that Rubinstein's interpretations are equally effective, I cannot think of any other pianist, now living or forever deceased, who could approach such a broad repertoire with the unwaivering technical finesse and prophetic musicianship evident in the bulk of his recorded output. If you never see the likes of a "Rubinstein Collection" on the shelf again, do not dismiss it as another textbook illustration of price elasticity. To do so is to dwell on on the vagaries of consumerism when the more important issue is that the next Rubinstein may never be.

        5 out of 5 stars CLASSICAL MUSIC AT ITS MOST EXPENSIVE (AND BEST).......2003-05-30

        You have two choices: Starve the kids or skip the mortgage payments for a month or two. How else can you afford this 94 (!) disc set that captures every studio recording the classical icon ever recorded. Trust us: The kids are fat enough.

        5 out of 5 stars It's actually not so expensive.......2001-06-06

        Provided you have the time, listening to this collection not only helps you better appreciate Rubinstein's supreme talent but also gives you some idea of his unfolding genius--how his technique and interpretation changed through the years. There's enough room in music for every kind of interpretation, as long as you take the music first, and all the interpretations Rubinstein offered are interesting. Of course this set is expensive, but it's nearly 100 CDs plus liner notes, so the price is not that bad. Besides, if you decide to really listen to this set the way it deserves, it's going to be years before you buy another CD.

        5 out of 5 stars A Superb Reissue.......2000-04-30

        A friend of mine was able to aquire the Rubinstein Collection and I have been borrowing from it liberally.

        RCA deserves to be commended on going the extra mile and releasing ALL of the authorized Rubinstein recordings, well organized and superbly remastered in this comprehensive edition. Hopefully, RCA will also release the individual volumes for those who are not completists or who simply cannot afford the entire set. True, this set is at full price. A source who was connected with this reissure has told me that RCA planned to issue the set at mid price, but the cost of this mammoth edition went far overbudget--and the full price was dictated by their production costs. Certainly, the money was well spent. The ramastering, particularly in the earlier recordings, must be heard to be believed. The packaging, documentation, and liner notes are all first class.

        It is fascinating to trace Rubinstein's evolution as an interpreter--from the devil-may-care early days through the mature recordings of the 1950s, into the 1970s, when his playing on record tended to be a bit cautions.

        Hopefully, the cost of producing this magnum opus and the reported slow sales it has been getting will not deter RCA from producing more boxed sets of Horowitz and many of the other artists in the RCA vaults. Bravo, RCA!

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        7. Lovin Each Day (Pt.1) [Import] [CD-single]
        8. Made in Italy [Import]
        9. Masterpiece [CD-single] [Import]
        10. MC Mario Presents: 80's Rewind [Import]

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