Great Voices of the 20th Century [Import]
Great Voices of the 20th Century [Import]
Track Listings
| 1. Where'er You Walk (Semele) |
| 2. Who Is Sylvia? |
| 3. Is She Not Passing Fair? |
| 4. I'll Walk Beside You |
| 5. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes |
| 6. O Mary Dear (Londonderry Air) |
| 7. I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair |
| 8. Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms |
| 9. Old House |
| 10. Star of the County Down |
| 11. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon |
| 12. Silent Noon |
| 13. Oft in the Stilly Night |
| 14. She Is Far from the Land |
| 15. Off to Philadelphia |
| 16. Passing By |
| 17. Rose of Tralee |
| 18. Ireland, Mother Ireland |
| 19. Indiana Moon |
| 20. Marcheta |
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The most famous Irish tenor of all time, McCormack was hugely popular in the USA with 73 chart entries. This compilation contains electronic recordings from the mid-1930s to the early 1940s representing superior sound quality to his earlier acoustic recordings. Includes such favourites as "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes", "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair" "The Rose Of Tralee" and "The Star Of The County Down". Castle. 2005.
Great Voices of the 20th Century,John Wall Callcott,Edward Elgar,Stephen Foster,George Frideric Handel,Battison Haynes,Isham Jones,Frank Lambert,Alan Murray,Sir Frederick O'Connor,Bernard O'Reilly,Edward Cockram Purcell,Victor Schertzinger,Franz Schubert,Williametta Spencer,British Isles Traditional,Irish Traditional,Scottish Traditional,Ralph Vaughan Williams,John McCormack,Castle Pulse,20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard,Choral,Dance,Folk Song,Ireland,Miscellaneous,Miscellaneous Music,Miscellaneous Vocal Music,Nostalgia,Oratorio,Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard,Vocal,Vocal Music
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Sacred Songs
Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AM6OXK Release Date: 2005-09-27 |
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This lovely CD features Renée Fleming singing religious music in an unaffected, lovely manner. Many favorites are here: both the Bach/Gounod and Schubert versions of "Ave Maria," each offered with long breaths and soft tone; "Rejoice Greatly" from Messiah, delivered with virtuosity and gleaming sound, and "He Shall Feed His Flock," also from Messiah, sung in a smooth, laid-back manner. Bits of the Fauré Requiem and Poulenc Gloria are welcome, as is the gorgeous "L'Adieu des Bergers" from L'Enfance du Christ. In the prayer from Humperdinck's Hansel und Gretel, Fleming is joined by the splendid Susan Graham, and a version of "Amazing Grace" features Mark O'Connor on violin. Two excerpts from Mozart's Mass in C Minor, pieces by Reger and Franck, and a few surprises round out this devotional CD. --Robert LevineCustomer Reviews:
I hate to be rude, but . . ........2007-05-06
Outstanding.......2007-03-07
Sacred Songs.......2007-01-21
My favorite of Fleming's CDs so far.......2006-12-07
Inspiring and beautiful.......2006-07-20
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The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000HXKX Release Date: 1999-01-12 |
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The first two-thirds of this disc is a fascinating cram course in concert music around the time of World War I. The programmer has put together some fascinating juxtapositions--for example, Strauss's Rosenkavalier leads almost seamlessly into Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, and Schoenberg sounds out of context with everybody (including Berg). The selections are all short, and performance quality runs from great to mediocre, but this is still a thought-provoking educational experience, even though Bartók and Ives are conspicuously missing. The popular selections are less interesting, often campy, and although vintage recordings are used, they aren't always the right vintage. And someone missed a point by separating Copland's jazzy "Music for the Theatre" from Louis Armstrong, who could have followed immediately. --Leslie GerberCustomer Reviews:
Music and the Great War.......2007-05-14
How a Century Has Change Our Perception of War.......2005-10-29
Excellent Recording!.......1999-03-13
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 earlier generations it's VERY good! I recommend the entire NPR Milestones of the Millennium series to such aficionados.
Good music, bad title.......1999-02-11
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DIVA ~ 30 Great Prima Donnas
Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004YYRN Release Date: 2001-03-20 |
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Really great, but there some strange choices.......2002-12-22
Diva-lightful.......2002-12-03
Frankly, I adore this for the second CD alone, but there is lots to like on both CD's, such as some of my favorite divas among which are Lucia Popp, Montserrat Caballe, Fredericka von Stade and Dawn Upshaw. Some of the aria/artist choices are rather quirky; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa singing "Dich Teure Halle" instead of Birgit Nielsen; Marcella Pobbe singing "O Mio Babbino Caro" instead of Dame Kiri. Caballe not singing from La Boheme (I defy you to find a better Mimi than she) but doing Faust instead. And Sutherland and Sills are AWOL along with Nielsen--though maybe it was a case of not being able to obtain the copyrights rather than deliberate omission.
The selections here are well-chosen for variety and in the case of the bel canto selections on the second CD, they flow together so superbly, it's a real joy to hear. The only dark spot are the two arias done with the Zurich Symphony--and worse yet, they are with Lucia Popp (a huge favorite of mine) and Gruberova doing the Queen of the Night's nasty aria of extreme rage "Holle Rache". The orchestra drags in the Popp aria from "Clemenza de Tito", the dynamics are second-rate and Gruberova misses a note (not the wicked high ones but an amateurish note on an upscale.) Overall these are not the finest moments for either of these divas. That aside, there is lots to like on this CD if you overlook a couple of false notes.
Young Opera Fan.......2002-07-22
who compiled these songs??.......2001-07-09
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Great Voices of the Twentieth Century: Jussi Björling
Manufacturer: Castle Pulse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009HL12U Release Date: 2005-07-04 |
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Swedish tenor with a smooth, refined style, ringing high notes of great power, and impeccable musicianship. Includes the all-time favourite duet with Robert Merrill "The Pearl Fishers". Castle. 2005.Album Details
Swedish Tenor with a Smooth, Refined Style, Ringing High Notes of Great Power, and Impeccable Musicianship. Includes the All-time Favourite Duet with Robert Merrill "The Pearl Fishers".
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I Sing of a Maiden: A Mosaic of Motets to the Virgin Mary
Manufacturer: Gothic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004RDYK Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
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Good Variety.......2005-12-19
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Great Arias & Ensembles from Your Favorite Operas, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005O6DA Release Date: 2001-09-25 |
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Great Voices of the Early Years (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DI2N Release Date: 1998-11-10 |
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Deutsche Grammophon is lucky in that World War II didn't slow classical recordings in Germany as it did in the United States but stimulated them: It was essential for wartime morale. Thus, if you can get past any repugnance related to these recordings' genesis, there's a huge amount to enjoy. There's a disc of lieder by all the prewar greats (Franz Volker, Tiana Lemnitz, Erna Berger, and Heinrich Schlusnus), a disc of Wagner featuring young Hans Hotter, opera and operetta performances by Berger and Helge Roswaenge, and a disc showing how the German singers gave Italian opera a distinctively Nordic but highly communicative edge. The set is crowned by a complete Winterreise that was recorded by Peter Anders in 1945 (and sounds it): the cultivated tenor's anguished performance embodies a Germany facing the abyss. --David Patrick Stearns
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The Yellow Guide-Classical Music
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000613R Release Date: 1998-03-17 |
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This latest compilation release from Deutsche Grammophon, hot on the heels of The Yellow Guide to Opera, consists of not only three CDs, but also a 144-page booklet that provides biographies of 100 composers, a glossary explaining 100 musical terms, and notes on each of the 42 tracks on the discs. Aimed, clearly, at newcomers to classical music, the three discs cover almost five centuries of music, arranged chronologically from the Kyrie of Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli to Philip Glass's Violin Concerto. Orchestral, chamber, and vocal are all represented, performed by a roster of celebrated names: the Amadeus Quartet, Martha Argerich, the Vienna Philharmonic, and Herbert von Karajan, to name but a few. All in all, a value-for-your-money way to either become more familiar with classical music or glimpse some of the treasures of the DG archive. --Rebecca AgnewCustomer Reviews:
A Good Introduction to Opera.......2002-01-09
I keep listening to these CD's, and they always sound fresh and fun.
After listening to this album I find myself wanting to learn more about Opera.
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The Very Best of Barbara Hendricks
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0006VYEM8 Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
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Details TBA. EMI. 2005.
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Tiszta forrás (Pure Springs): Hungarian Folk Tunes and Their Arrangements in Works by Bartók and Kodály
Manufacturer: Hungaroton ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00007138S Release Date: 2002-10-29 |
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