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Track Listings
1. Stand Up
2. New Orleans
3. Lovin The Night Away
4. Broken Heart Surgery
5. Rock The Gibraltar
6. Summer In The City
7. Hit The Road Jack
8. Wonder Woman
9. Hard Lovin Woman
10. She Threw Me Away
11. Night Walker
12. We're Here To Rock & Roll

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Dreamgirls
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • You GO Girl!
  • If you like the movie you'll like the album.
  • If you want to live the Dream, this CD will always be there...
  • Great Movie, Even Better MUSIC...
  • I love it....I dooooo!
 Dreamgirls

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000J103YI
Release Date: 2006-12-05

Tracks:

  1. MOVE
  2. FAKE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP
  3. CADILLAC CAR
  4. STEPPIN' TO THE BAD SIDE
  5. LOVE YOU I DO
  6. I WANT YOU BABY
  7. FAMILY
  8. DREAMGIRLS
  9. IT'S ALL OVER
  10. AND I AM TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING
  11. WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU
  12. PATIENCE
  13. I AM CHANGING
  14. I MEANT YOU NO HARM/JIMMY'S RAP
  15. ONE NIGHT ONLY
  16. ONE NIGHT ONLY (DISCO)
  17. LISTEN
  18. HARD TO SAY GOODBYE
  19. DREAMGIRLS (FINALE)
  20. WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU (DUET)

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The big question about this soundtrack is: how's she doing? No, not Beyoncé, silly--how's Jennifer Hudson doing? And more specifically, how's she doing by "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"? To this reviewer's ears, she doesn't top the original Effie, Jennifer Holliday--or even Lillias White, from the 2001 Dreamgirls in Concert. On the other hand, Hudson isn't afraid to pullout all the stops, whipping herself up into a total diva frenzy as the song getscaught up in an unstoppable crescendo. As for Beyoncé, she adapts superbly to the 1960s- and 1970s-tinged material, though "Listen"--a ballad that also appears on her own B'day album--lacks the spirit that infuses the classic tunes on this album. For make no mistake: this is hard-hitting, high-octane music, infused with an urgency and passion that makes most contemporary R&B albums sound timid. When Hudson and Beyoncé duke it out on "It's All Over," or when the "One Night Only" ballad gets reinvented as the dance-floor burner "One Night Only (Disco)," the sheer energy flowing from the speakers is transporting.

Note that the two-CD Deluxe Edition features a larger booklet and additional tracks, including dance remixes of "One Night Only" and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," as well as composer Henry Krieger's demo of "Patience." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars You GO Girl!.......2007-07-12

This music, this movie, this Script is so awesome! An amazing portrayal of a struggle for stardom. Beyonce' is beyond beautiful and "represents" the icon "supremely" (sorry...had to go there!). The music is so well written, I love each and every track! Enough has been said about Jennifer Hudson, she has won her due, but ALL the actors did an amazing job.

4 out of 5 stars If you like the movie you'll like the album........2007-07-11

Great music from the movie. My only complaint is it's literally pulled from the movie, so it's a little weird to listen to it while not watching the movie, the singing dialog from the movie. Jennifer Hudson is the highlight throughout the album.

5 out of 5 stars If you want to live the Dream, this CD will always be there..........2007-06-16

If you want to live the Dream, this CD will always be there...

I love this CD...it takes me right through all the emotions and action of the movie. Nothing is left out, all of my favorites are included even the less commercial cuts like Eddie Murphy's "Jimmy Got Soul" which gives the CD a well rounded feel.

5 out of 5 stars Great Movie, Even Better MUSIC..........2007-06-16

Dreamgirls IS the best musical since GREASE... HANDS DOWN!! great songs and great performances by Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Jamie Fox, Anika Noni Rose, and especially Eddie Murphy... that boy did his thang acting and definatley singing. i almost forgot that eddie murphy had a really good singing voice...

of course the showstopper "and i am tellin u (im not going)" is my favourite song. im only 23 and im familiar with the original version performed by jennifer holiday. i love the original but to me J-Hud Killed it!!!! i perfered her version just because it was heartfelt and she performed it OUTSTANDINGLY in the movie. i cried in the theaters when she performed it... STANDING OVATION!!!!

my other favourite track is "i meant you no harm/jimmy's rap". i love the beginning of the song. eddie murphy SANG that song. then it threw me off when he started rappin. that rap was too funny!

all the other songs were great but here are my joints:
"move"
"one night only" (original)
"one night only" (Disco) (my favourite of the 2)
"cadillac car"
"I want you baby"
"dreamgirls"

this does not have all the songs on the movie. you have to purchase the deluxe edition of get "heavy" 'effie sing my song" and more...

this is probably my favourite SDTK i own and i definantly reccomend this SDTK to anyone... and the movie is as good and the songs!!!

5 out of 5 stars I love it....I dooooo!.......2007-06-13

Great CD! A total sing along. Puts me in a great mood!
Greatest Hits (CD+DVD)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Fantastic, but far from perfect...
  • Blondie Greatest Hits (CD & DVD)
  • One of The Best Blondie Greatest Hits
  • Once I had a band, and they were a gas.
  • Debbie Harry is the coolest woman in the history of everything.
 Greatest Hits (CD+DVD)
Blondie
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000E6UK32
Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

  1. Heart Of Glass
  2. Sunday Girl
  3. Atomic
  4. Call Me
  5. The Tide Is High
  6. Rapture
  7. Maria
  8. In The Flesh Remix
  9. Rip Her To Shreds
  10. Denis
  11. Picture This
  12. Fade Away (And Radiate)
  13. Hanging On The Telephone
  14. One Way Or Another
  15. Dreaming
  16. Union City Blue
  17. Island Of Lost Souls
  18. Good Boys Blow-Up Mix
  19. End To End
  20. Rapture Riders Blondie vs. The Doors (Bonus Track-previously unreleased)

Tracks:

  1. In The Flesh (DVD)
  2. Denis (DVD)
  3. Detroit 442 (DVD)
  4. Picture This (DVD)
  5. Hanging On The Telephone (DVD)
  6. Heart Of Glass (DVD)
  7. Dreaming (DVD)
  8. The Hardest Part (DVD)
  9. Union City Blue (DVD)
  10. Atomic (DVD)
  11. The Tide Is High (DVD)
  12. Rapture (DVD)
  13. Island Of Lost Souls (DVD)
  14. Maria (DVD)
  15. Good Boys (DVD)
  16. Rapture Riders (DVD)

Album Description

Blondie defies definition. The legendary band is a little bit punk, a little bit reggae, a little bit rock, a little bit new wave, a little bit pop, a little bit hip-hop and a lot of downtown attitude. Already gold in Europe, Blondie: Greatest Hits--Sound & Vision was released March 7 by Capitol/EMI, one week before the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. The new CD/DVD package contains 20 audio tracks and 16 video clips, including the band's biggest hits and previously unreleased remixes. "Rapture Riders"--a mash-up of the band's "Rapture" with the Doors' "Riders on the Storm"--and its accompanying UK music video make their release debut on the new collection.

Blondie's influence on today's artists is undeniable. Debbie Harry and Blondie have been a major influence on superstars like Madonna, Garbage's Shirley Manson, and R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, among many others. They were one of the first groups to emerge from New York's new wave/punk renaissance with an album (1976's Blondie); the first to chart a #1 single, a revolutionaryblend of punk and disco ("Heart of Glass"); and the first to top the charts with both a rap song (1981's "Rapture") and a reggae tune ("The Tide Is High"). And now Blondie have added to their legacy by being selected for induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Black Sabbath, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Sex Pistols, and Miles Davis, as one of two first-time nominees (Davis is the other).

"This is a tremendous honor for us," said the band's lead vocalist Deborah Harry, who is celebrating Blondie's 30th anniversary this year. "We're proud to take our place alongside some of our own idols."

  • CD/DVD with 20 audio tracks and 16 videos, including Blondie classics: "Heart of Glass," "Atomic," "Call Me," "Rapture," "Maria"; previously unreleased remixes of "In the Flesh" and "Good Boys"; and special bonus audio and video tracks: "Rapture Riders"--Blondie vs. the Doors (debut release of the new mash-up of the band's 1980 hit "Rapture" and the Doors' "Riders on the Storm").

  • DVD includes 13 music videos spanning 1977 to 1982, including groundbreaking conceptual clips for "Denis" and "The Tide Is High," as well as their most recent productions for "Maria" and "Good Boys," plus the new music video for the "Rapture Riders" mash-up.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Fantastic, but far from perfect..........2007-06-14

    Blondie is my favorite band and I have all of their albums, so I was curious to compare this collection with their first hits collection, The Best of Blondie (1982), and their other Greatest Hits album from 2002.

    Sound & Vision is much better than The Best of Blondie, with vastly improved sound quality and a bigger selection of songs. The only songs that The Best of Blondie contains that this collection does not are "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear" and the original version of "In the Flesh"--the version of the latter on Sound & Vision is an awful remix with brand new vocals by Debbie Harry, and it sounds NOTHING like the original. Sound & Vision is certainly preferable to The Best of Blondie, though, no matter how you look at it.

    However, when compared to the 2002 Greatest Hits CD, Sound & Vision doesn't fair quite as well, not taking into account the bonus DVD with music videos. Greatest Hits has nearly every song from this collection--it does NOT include "Good Boys" or "End To End" from The Curse of Blondie, released in 2004, nor the "Rapture Riders" mash-up, but makes up for it with the inclusion of "(I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear" and "X Offender", two of Blondie's best songs. It also includes the original version of "In the Flesh" in lieu of the pointless remix. Those factors alone, along with the fact that Greatest Hits is quite a bit cheaper than this collection, make Greatest Hits worth getting instead of Sound & Vision.

    So, how does Sound & Vision hold up on its own? It is a decent collection of Blondie's most popular songs, but they are mostly radio edits and not the full album versions. They even dared to chop off the openings of "Heart of Glass", Atomic" and "The Tide is High"! Another huge mistake: The incredibly charming French portion of "Sunday Girl" has been removed and substituted by an English translation that the producers must have forced Debbie Harry to record as a backup. The remix included for "Good Boys" is decent, and much MUCH better than the remix for "In the Flesh", but the album version is still the best. The remastering is swell, but in some cases I prefer the remasters of the original album versions (for example, "Union City Blue").

    If you're a diehard Blondie fan like me, you will want Sound & Vision for the bonus DVD, which includes some of Blondie's best music videos. These are not traditional music videos because they were all produced before MTV, but rather they are performance videos of the band lip-synching to the studio versions of the songs. My personal favorite of the videos is "Rapture", but "Heart of Glass", "Denis", "Hanging on the Telephone", "Dreaming" and "The Hardest Part" are favorites as well. The worst of them by far is "The Tide of High"--love the song, but the video is T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E.

    Most casual listeners will not be concerned with the things I am nitpicking about here. But unless you must have the videos, you would be better off purchasing the 2002 Greatest Hits collection because of the cheaper price tag. Thankfully, I found this collection for $12 used, or else I would have bought Greatest Hits, too.

    5 out of 5 stars Blondie Greatest Hits (CD & DVD).......2007-03-10

    Fantastic!!! The best songs and the best videos.

    4 out of 5 stars One of The Best Blondie Greatest Hits.......2007-01-15

    A terrific collection of their greatest hits. Excellent sound quality and comes with a bonus dvd! Although, the re-make of "In The Flesh" I thought was boring and rather dull. Should have just put the original on the line-up and left it alone. It was their first break through hit and the original recording is really pretty. The original recording of "Good Boys" should have been put on there as well. I think the whole thing would be truly excellent had they done that. Otherwise, great collection for Blondie fans and the non alike!

    4 out of 5 stars Once I had a band, and they were a gas........2007-01-11

    Blondie have finally got the respect they truly deserve. Seeing them inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was pretty cool (they even had an onstage snit to prove they were still loaded with attitude), and this collection is just frosting on the beater.

    On the plus side, you get three interesting "new" items. There's a previously unavailable mix of "Good Boys" (from "The Curse of Blondie" CD), a new mix of "In The Flesh" (which doesn't better the original) and an outrageous mash-up of The Doors Vs Blondie with "Rapture Riders" (and its accompanying video!). The interesting thing about the new "In The Flesh" is that you can imagine the new breed of Rock/pop goddesses like Gwen Stefani of Brittany Spears tackling it - and knowing they wouldn't have a peroxided molecule of the sass that Debbie Harry has.

    Blondie was always about flash and glamour, which is what made their best albums ("Parallel Lines" and "Eat To The Beat") so charmingly eclectic and their best singles so earth shattering. They were the first "new-wave" band to score a number one with -- Fer crying out loud -- a disco song, and were the very first band to chart a hit rap song that mashed-up rap and pop. (It was nearly 6 years later that Run-DMC would share video space with the resurgent Aerosmith.) Even the lesser know singles are killer. "The Hardest Part" has got to be the fiercest Debbie Harry vocal, and the French/English version of "Denis" is a lost classic.

    The DVD is a hoot. It is kind of striking to see these primitive MTV era bits from "Heart Of Glass" and "Rapture." It's worth it just to see the band in their young and hungry stages...hard to believe that the band that recorded the terrific "Maria" were in their 50s. All great archival material.

    Minor quibble - single edits. But these were SMASH singles, and it just goes to show you that there is no shame in being a pop band, and there is also no reason a pop band can't have a major impact on popular culture. Thanks to this new CD/DVD set from Blondie, you can now join in with those who call the music of Debbie Harry and company a pleasure without using the word "guilty" as a preface. Although the 2002 "Greatest Hits" is probably a better CD for the casual listener, for us fans, this is absolutely worth the bucks.

    5 out of 5 stars Debbie Harry is the coolest woman in the history of everything........2006-11-23

    Awesome greatist hits package- The videos are so simple and entertaining you just want to watch them over and over. Debbie Harry is so cute that you just want to eat her up. Great songs and just a great album.
    I really recommend this to any fan of "new wave" or the whole New York Underground scene from the 1970's. One of the best Greatist Hits albums I have ever heard! Long live Blondie and I love Debbie Harry!!!!
    The Glory of Rostropovich: 80th Birthday Tribute
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        ASIN: B000LC4B5M
        Release Date: 2007-03-13
        Bruckner: Symphony No. 6; Weber: Overtures [Australia]
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • A robust and sublime musical treasure!
        • Excellent reading by Horst Stein of Bruckner's 6th
        • The Holy Grail of Bruckner 6th's!
        		 Bruckner: Symphony No. 6; Weber: Overtures [Australia]
        Stein , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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        ASIN: B0007MR298
        Release Date: 2005-05-30

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony No. 6 In A Major - Maestoso
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        5 out of 5 stars A robust and sublime musical treasure!.......2007-06-30


        Bruckner's orchestral polyphony as well as its unmistakable and special harmonic language, seem to unite the 16th century with the 19th century. many people - as I do - love in his music that immense and portentous ability to convey by those sidereal spaces, where the superior vision, spiritual background and melodic inspiration simply has not parallel. Bruckner represents the last giant of the Symphonic genre. His caudal of musical ideas frequently tend to startle a good portion of musical newcomers, his solid structure and perfectly intermingled dramatic density, visual landscapes and powerful conviction. Fiery attacks and accurate sense of expression require and demand a director totally committed and involved with his majuscule intensity.

        In this case, you have both elements ; a consecrated conductor and a fantastic Orchestra, formidably coupled in spirit.

        This Symphony is not precisely the best known among his musical legacy. Nevertheless, it possesses that universal inspiration as well a profound sense of cosmic lyricism that transcends the used commonplaces in which the lexicon is able to surmount human categories to propose an encounter with another musical dimension.

        Although Horst Stein is not regarded among the most sacred giant Brucknerian conductors, this version since its release in 1974 has achieved and maintained its own status.

        I got this performance since the moment it was released on LP format, but the quality sound and memorable intrinsic virtues make of this one, by far of my three favorite versions ever recorded.

        Don't hesitate for a second and decide to acquire it, because we are talking about a successful combination of factors that hardly may be encountered actually.

        5 out of 5 stars Excellent reading by Horst Stein of Bruckner's 6th.......2007-01-04

        Horst Stein's musicianship becomes clearer and clearer to me as I hear more and more of his fine performances with the best as well as with less known orchestras. His reading of Bruckner matches his great interpretations of Max Reger. Too bad he gradually disappears from the catalogues.

        5 out of 5 stars The Holy Grail of Bruckner 6th's!.......2006-03-17

        For 32 years, this achingly beautiful No.6, with Walter's Nos.4 and 9, has ranked among my most treasured Bruckner recordings. It's a dream come true to have it on CD at last. It sounds more glorious than ever in its digital remastering, and the dynamic range seems to have been widened a bit.

        All other recordings emphasize the monolithic aspects of the first movement at the expense of the lyrical. Only Stein strikes the right balance. I have heard no other recording of this symphony which displays so much of warm human heart, yet at all times remains noble. I've owned and discarded a LOT of the other recordings, including Klemperer, Tintner I, Tintner II, Celebidache, Lopez-Cobos, Eschenbach, Davis, Haitink, Chailly, Blomstedt, Wand and Sawallisch. After Stein, Skrowaczewski is probably the best of the lot-I recommend his series highly as a whole. Nevertheless, Stein remains one of only two conductors I've heard who allow the first movement the rubato and subtle tempo changes it needs without insulting the listener's intelligence by making them obvious or mannered. (The other was Heribert Reichert, with an inferior orchestra.) Although Stein knows when to be grand, the slow movement radiates disarming tenderness. Throughout the symphony, tempi and pacing feel absolutely right, and every note carries conviction-you MUST hear this!

        Of course, the sensitive playing of the Vienna Philharmonic has a lot to do with the success of this performance. Perhaps part of the secret is that Stein has the good sense to stay out of the way and just let this incomparable Bruckner orchestra play this composer as only it knows how. Do yourself a favor by ignoring the execrations of THE AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, due, possibly, to their chumminess with William Carragan, a Nowak advocate? (Although the notes for the LP stated that this is the Nowak version, I suspect it is Haas.). But don't just take my word for it-HIGH FIDELITY, said of the LP release in 1975, this is "Bruckner conducting that is fit company for the best"-Amen!
        Berlioz: Complete Orchestral Works
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        		 Berlioz: Complete Orchestral Works

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        ASIN: B0000041MZ
        Release Date: 1997-09-16

        Tracks:

        1. Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14: 1. Rries, Passions (Largo - Allegro agitato ed appassinonato assai)
        2. Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14: 2. Un bal (Valse: Allegro non troppo)
        3. Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14: 3. Sc aux champs (Adagio)
        4. Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14: 4. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
        5. Symphony Fantastique, Op. 14: 5. Songe d'une nuit du Sabbat (Larghetto - Allegro- Ronde du Sabbat: Poco menu mosso)
        6. Tristia, Op 18 (excerpts): 3. Marche fune pour la derni sc d'Hamlet (Allegretto moderato)
        7. La Damnation De Faust, Op. 24 (excerpts): Menuet des follets
        8. La Damnation De Faust, Op. 24 (excerpts): Marche hongroise

        Tracks:

        1. Lo ou Le retour a vie, Op. 14b: 1. Le peur (Goethe, Duboys)
        2. Lo ou Le retour a vie, Op. 14b: 2. Choeur d'ombres (Berlioz)
        3. Lo ou Le retour a vie, Op. 14b: 3. Chanson de brigands (Berlioz)
        4. Lo ou Le retour a vie, Op. 14b: 4. Chant de bonheur (Berlioz)
        5. Lo ou Le retour a vie, Op. 14b: 5. La harpe ienne - Souvenirs
        6. Lo ou Le retour a vie, Op. 14b: 6. Fantasie sur la Temp de Shakespeare (Berlioz)
        7. Grande Symphonie fune et triomphale, Op. 15: 1. Marche fune (Moderato un poco lento)
        8. Grande Symphonie fune et triomphale, Op. 15: 2. Oraison fune (Adagio non tanto - Andantino un poco lento e sostenuto)
        9. Grande Symphonie fune et triomphale, Op. 15: 3. Apothe (Allegro non troppo e pomposo)

        Tracks:

        1. Harold en Italie, Op.16: 1a. Harold aux montagnes (Adagio)
        2. Harold en Italie, Op.16: 1b. Harold aux montagnes (Allegro)
        3. Harold en Italie, Op.16: 2. Marche des prins (Allegretto)
        4. Harold en Italie, Op.16: 3. Snade (Allegro assai - Allegretto)
        5. Harold en Italie, Op.16: 4. Orgie de brigands (Allegro frenetico - Adagio - Allegro, Tempo I)
        6. Les Troyens arthage: Prelude From: Les Troyens arthage: Part II, Act III
        7. Les Troyens (Act IV): No. 29: Chasse royale et orage - Pantomime
        8. Les Troyens (Act IV): No. 32: Marche pour l'entrde la reine; No. 33: Ballets
        9. Les Troyens (Act IV): -A: Pas des Alm
        10. Les Troyens (Act IV): -B: Danse des esclaves
        11. Les Troyens (Act IV): - C: Pas d'esclaves nubiennes
        12. Rrie et Caprice, Op.8

        Tracks:

        1. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part I, Introduction
        2. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part I, Prologue: 'D'anciennes haines endormies'
        3. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part I, Strophe 1: 'Premiers transports que nul n' oublie'
        4. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part I, Strophe 2: 'Heureux enfants aux coers de flamme'
        5. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part I, Rtatif et Scherzetto: 'Bientot de Romeo' - 'Mab! la messagere' - Bientot la mort est souveraine'
        6. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part II, Romseul - Tristesse - Concert eet bal
        7. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part II, Grande f chez les Capulets
        8. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part III, 'Ohe! Capulets! Bonsoir, bonsoir!'
        9. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part III, Sc d'amour

        Tracks:

        1. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part IV, Scherzo: La reine Mab ou la fdes songes
        2. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part IV, Convoi fune de Juliette: 'Jetez des fleurs pour la vierge expiree!'
        3. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part IV, Romau tombeau des Capulets
        4. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part IV, Finale. Choeurs et Rtatif du P Laurence: 'Quo! Romeo de retour!'
        5. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part IV, Finale. Air du P Laurence: 'Pauvres enfants que je pleure' - 'Mais notre sang rougit leur glaive'
        6. Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17: Part IV, Finale. Serment de rnciliation: 'Jurez donc'

        Tracks:

        1. Beatrice et Benedict
        2. Benvenuto Cellini
        3. Overtures: Le roi Lear, Op. 4
        4. Les Francs - juges, Op. 3
        5. Waverley, Op. 1
        6. Le corsaire, Op. 21
        7. Carnaval romain, Op. 9

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        Berlioz was the first Romantic master of the orchestra. His music hasn't been surpassed in terms of sheer brilliance and accuracy of effect. This set includes all of the overtures, the Symphonie fantastique, Harold in Italy, the Royal Hunt and Storm from Les Troyens, orchestral music from The Damnation of Faust and Romeo and Juliet, and the completely insane Grande Symphonie funebre et triumphale. Davis achieved his reputation as a conductor as a Berlioz specialist, and he proves an expert advocate on behalf of this stimulating, bizarre, and totally original genius. The recording quality, so critical in such colorful music, is also very good. --David Hurwitz

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars I am in a Box with Berlioz Box Sets.......2004-02-22

        First I ordered Hector Berlioz Complete Orchestral Works (Box Set) in a 6-CD set by Sir Colin Davis because orchestral is what I like best. That was in 2002. Now I have ordered The Berlioz Edition (Box Set)in a 24-CD Box Set by Sir Colin Davis because I like what I have heard of Berlioz by Davis. I will put this up for sale, and if it doesn't go I will consider putting The Berlioz Edition up for sale after I have heard it. As I said I am in a Box with Berlioz Box Sets and can't afford both.

        5 out of 5 stars A superb set, well worth the price!.......2002-08-16

        For those of us who grew up in the 1950s and '60s, the music of Berlioz means Munch and Toscanini: Munch for his incendiary performances of "Symphonie Fantastique," "Romeo et Juliette," "Damnation of Faust," the Requiem and the overtures (among others), Toscanini primarily for his gorgeous reading of "Harold in Italy" but also for his versions of the Roman Carnival Overture and (for those who could find it) the "Romeo" with Gladys Swarthout. These readings had one thing going for them, which was a rhythmic impetus that made even the slow movements exciting. Unfortunately, for those of us who read scores, when we checked these versions against the music we found that Toscanini and Munch had fiddled a bit with tempi and bowing accents in an attempt to make the music more exciting. Is this so bad? Not necessarily, because these conductors had this music in their blood, they were presenting Berlioz as they had processed him over a lifetime of love, and so their fast tempi had little in common with the rattly, jangly readings often turned out by John Eliot Gardiner.

        Sir Colin Davis was, and of this reading remains, the greatest Berlioz interpreter of the stereo/digital era. This is no mean feat when one realizes that he now has several competitors in the field, among them James Levine and Charles Dutoit, but in my view only the wonderful John Nelson (whose recordings of the Te Deum and "Nuits d'Ete" with Susan Graham are so wonderful) really comes close. And what makes Davis so great is that, like those legendary conductors of old, he really gets under the skin of Berlioz and makes him exciting while maintaining score tempi. Listen, for instance, to his "Symphonie Fantastique," still the benchmark modern recording after nearly 30 years. Davis also excels in his readings of the Overtures, music from "Les Troyens," and the Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale which grabs the listener and pulls him/her into its vortex of sound.

        In the other two symphonies, "Harold in Italy" and "Romeo et Juliette," I sense a lapse of sorts: the slow music is conducted not necessarily too slowly, but with a certain Romantic mushiness bordering on easy listening. This, for me, robs the "Romeo alone" and "Scene d'amour" of its passion, though of course it is wonderful to hear the score in modern stereo instead of Munch's cramped mono, and for me Toscanini's second movement of "Harold," with its peculiar yet engaging walking gait, shall never be surpassed--and, unlike Munch, Toscanini somewhat transcended his mono sound because of the wonderful clarity and transparency of his orchestra. Nevertheless, if I were forced to I would live with this Davis set over my Munch and Toscanini recordings because of their overall warmth and excellent sound.

        Other highlights include excerpts from "Lelio" sung superbly by pre-leukemia Jose Carreras (listen to him ascend fearlessly to those high notes--he hasn't done that in nearly a quarter-century!), dramatically astute singing by Patricia Kerns and John Shirley-Quirk in "Romeo," and marvelous interpretations of the Overtures (oh, and you can forget "Rob Roy"...Berlioz decided after one performance that he would never publish it or even bother revising it, hence it is not here). I do question the omission of the Requiem and Te Deum (after all, they ARE "orchestral works"), but with so many riches at such a low price, who cares? Liner notes are sparse, and this is a slimline box which means paper sleeves and no jewel boxes, but so what? For this much Berlioz, so beautifully sung and conducted, the composer himself would gladly have plunked down ...

        4 out of 5 stars all the overtures *NOT*.......2001-05-04

        This isn't a "complete" recording of Berlioz' orchestral music - what about the 'Rob Roy' overture? Granted it recycles some of Harold in Italy, but still...

        5 out of 5 stars A wonderful collection of Berlioz.......2000-08-15

        This incredible six CD set features all of Hector Berlioz's purely orchestral music conducted by the great Sir Colin Davis, widely regarded as one of the greatest living Berlioz interpreters. In addition to favorites such as Symphonie fantastique, Harold en Italie and Romeo et Juliette, the set also includes the lesser known Lelio and several other works. The works were recorded between 1965 and 1980, and the sound is wonderful and rich. His interpretations are also lively and full of energy, especially in the overtures.

        The Romeo et Juliette included in this set is my favorite of all the recordings of it that I've heard, although I haven't yet heard Sir Colin's more recent recording with the Vienna Philharmonic. The recording of Lelio is also well done. Jose Carreras and Thomas Allen are the featured singers in Lelio's song movements, and the fantasy on Shakespeare's Tempest at the end of the work is fascinating indeed. If you've only heard Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and want to hear more of his works, or are looking for a nice collection of classic Berlioz recordings, then take a good look at this set.
        Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (with the Documentation of the Finale Fragment) [Hybrid SACD]
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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        • Terrific performance!
        • Unconvincing performance; interesting commentary
        • Harnoncourt roars, but Wildner rages
        		 Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (with the Documentation of the Finale Fragment) [Hybrid SACD]

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        ASIN: B0000AF1IG
        Release Date: 2003-10-21

        Tracks:

        1. Warum Hat Man Eigentlich 100 Jahre Lang Gedacht, E - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        2. Finale. T. 1-278 - Wiener Philharmoniker
        3. Gegen Ende Eine Extreme Dissonanz In Den Trompeten - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        4. Nach Dem Ende Der Durchfuhrung Folgt Eine Wilde Fu - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        5. Finale. T. 279-342 - Wiener Philharmoniker
        6. Quasi En Schreckensbild Des Todes - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        7. Finale. T. 343-478 - Wiener Philharmoniker
        8. Danach Fehlen 16 Takte; Dazu Ist Nichts Zu Erklare - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        9. Finale. T. 479-510 - Lucke/Fehlender Partiturbog - Wiener Philharmoniker
        10. Why Did We Think For Over Hundred Years That Nothing... - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        11. WAB 109: Finale. MM. 1-278 - Wiener Philharmoniker
        12. Extreme Dissonances In The Trumpets Towards The End - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        13. At The End Of The Development A Wild Fugue Begins - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        14. Finale. MM. 279-342 - Wiener Philharmoniker
        15. A Sudden Vision Of Death - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        16. Finale. MM. 343-478 - Wiener Philharmoniker
        17. Then There Are Sixteen Bars Missing. We Will Just... - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
        18. Finale. MM. 479-510 - Gap/Missing Score Bifolio - Wiener Philharmoniker

        Tracks:

        1. I. Satz. Feierlich; Misterioso - Wiener Philharmoniker
        2. Scherzo. Bewegt; Lebhaft - Trio. Schnell - Scherzo - Wiener Philharmoniker
        3. Adagio. Langsam; Feierlich - Wiener Philharmoniker

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Harnoncourt's Bruckner, a viable alternative to Karajan?.......2006-03-19

        Even Karajan's detractors, except for the most severe, generally concede that he was supreme in Bruckner. His various performances of the Ninth Sym. with the Berlin Phil. are commanding in their huge scope, yet Karajan was also capable of delicate phrasing and had an intuitive grasp of how to organize these gigantic, sprawling movements. No one has quite reached that magistreial level since. To his credit, Harnoncourt doesn't try to. This is, for him, a straightforward performance that relies on some qualities Karajan's Bruckner doesn't possess.

        First of all, Harnoncourt has his own instincts about phrasing and organizing the music. Contrary to a reviewer below, he doesn't exploit extreme rubato or sudden tempo changes. There are some quirky moments where the tempo speeds up unexpectedly, but overall, Harnoncourt's timing of 58 min. is dead center among various recordings (as much as I admire Giulini, his 68 min. traversal drags). Harnoncourt favors brash outbursts from the brass, particularly in the Scherzo, my least favorite movement here. But his main intent is to keep Bruckner simple, to impose himself far less than Karajan did with his ultra-control. This Bruckner Ninth is a bit plain at times, but it always breathes.

        As to the recorded sound, I have only heard the regular two-channel CD, which is quite clear; the Vienna Pphil. is placed a bit far back on a wide soundstage. I would have liked to hear the solo winds up closer, but that's a quibble. This Bruckner Ninth satisfied me as much as the great accounts by Walter, Klemperer, Giulini, and Boulez. I sitll feel more thrills from Karajan's analog reading from the Sixties, yet Harnoncourt provides a viable alternative in itnerpretation.

        In theory it was an exciting notion to provide a free bonus CD containing Harnoncourt's defense of Bruckner's surviving sketches for a fourth movement, never completed. Could it really be that his ocntemporaries were wrong and that Bruckner left us pages of great music begging to be revived? Harnoncourt's talk is highly persuasive, but when the Vienna Phil. actually plays what survives of the finale, it proves as sorely disappointing as its reputation would lead one to believe.

        2 out of 5 stars Depends what you consider good.......2004-06-14

        Harnoncourt has done some great things for music in his career, but I would not consider this one of them. He achieves an "authentic" performing style from the Vienna Philharmonic with a thin string sound and little or no vibrato. So anyone expecting that sweet Vienna sound will be disappointed. But his conducting does not meet that goal of authenticity, because he varies tempos too much. It draws attention to itself and weakens the cohesiveness of the work as a whole.
        There are other versions, many of which are mentioned by the other reviewers below (Giulini, Karajan, et al.), which communicate this great work more simply and effectively. They are also unique and full of interesting details (some attention to detail is good). In light of them, Harnoncourt's view is radically different. Experience has taught me that subtle differences in interpretation give pleasure with repeated listening. Radical differences are OK in a live performance (which this is), but do not stand the test of time. So I do not recommend this as a first recording to have of Bruckner's 9th.

        5 out of 5 stars Terrific performance!.......2004-02-25

        The symphony recording is damn good, and the extras are very interesting (to hear Harnoncourt speaking German and English, to hear the sketches of the last movement). In my mind, this ranks among the very best -- with Celibidache on EMI, Giulini on DG, Bernstein on DG, and don't forget the second movement of the Jochum on EMI.

        3 out of 5 stars Unconvincing performance; interesting commentary.......2004-01-15

        First off, I do not like the performance. Harnoncourt's tempi are erratic, particularly in the adagio (where he speeds up the second theme-group to the point he cheapens it).

        Secondly, I found his commentary on the 4th movement "chunks" informative. They could easily have been printed in liner notes; instead, we have each of the chunks played twice, followed first by commentary German, then in English.

        Thirdly, I see no reason why he should not have recorded the full movement as completed by someone -- by William Carragan (Chandos: Yoav Talmi, Oslo Philharmonic); by Nicola Samale & Giuseppe Mazzuca (Teldec: Inbal, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orch [with the 5th Symphony]); or by Samale, Mazzuca, and John A Phillips (Camerata: Eichhorn, Linz Bruckner Orch). My first choice is the Carragan: though the Oslo band takes third place among those in these recordings, it is good enough and I find Carragan's completion the most convincing.*

        (In January 1984 I went to New York and Carnegie Hall to hear the American Symphony Orchestra perform the premier of the 9th with Carragan's finale. The performance was reviewed the next day in the Times. I immediately wrote Joel Flegel, editor of Fanfare, asking if he knew whether a recording was planned. Joel was dubious and dismissive: "If that college professor really....")

        As Carragan noted in his program notes for the ASO "premier," the finale includes the greatest of Bruckner's chorales. That magnificent theme cannot be understood or appreciated by hearing it only in Harnoncourt's chunks. It needs to be heard in context -- and that context can only be provided in a "performing version."

        In my opinion, Harnoncourt does a disservice to Bruckner and to listeners by not offering a completed finale. There is certainly room for one in this two-disk set.

        * But Carragan will either produce a new version or be superseded as pages not available to him have since been found -- and as still more come to light.

        4 out of 5 stars Harnoncourt roars, but Wildner rages.......2004-01-05

        As the other reviewers note, this release is essential for anyone interested in this work, for the workshop and documentation of the currently surviving material from the final movement of the symphony. Another important aspect of the release is the use of a new "critical edition" of the initial three movements of Bruckner's 9th, which contains a number of very evident modifications, particularly in orchestration. All the same, it is a concert recording, and, at least in the usual CD format, balances aren't always optimal, trumpets and trombones often too forward, at the expense of the Vienna Phil's strings and (especially) glorious horn section, and timpani are somewhat reticent, especially in the first movement. Harnoncourt also tends to push a bit hard, lacking the natural plasticity in tempo that marks the greatest performances of the first three movements of this work. The impression is one of roaring power, building and receding throughout. Of the 4th movement sketches, Harnoncourt plays exactly what survives, except he omits the 50-odd bars of three coda fragments that have turned up.

        Just a few months ago, a recording of the 9th including a reconstruction/completion of the 4th movement, based on the same body of fragments and sketches (including the coda) and prepared by the same editors, was released on Naxos(8.555933-34). The orchestra is the New Philharmonia of Westphalia (Germany) and the conductor is Johannes Wildner. Now, finally, we can hear this work in a form tantalizingly close to the way Bruckner intended. Furthermore, unlike Harnoncourt's Vienna Phil performance, Wildner and his astonishiingly capable Westphalians present what I can only describe as a ferocious performance, with horns and timpani cutting through the fabric of the orchestra at key points, and effectively flexible tempos. It's a performance unlike any I've heard since Furtwangler's furious and terrifying recording made in Berlin during the darkest days of World War II. If you've gotten the Harnoncourt (or even if you haven't), you have to get the Wildner, too.

        As an aside, these recordings render superfluous the 1986 Chandos recording by Yoav Talmi and the Oslo Phil of a 4-movement version of Bruckner's 9th. That documented a brave effort by William Carragan to reconstruct a finale. Unfortunately he had barely 3/4 of the body of sketches to work with that we have now, and nothing of the coda at all.
        Leonie Rysanek, Live Recordings 1955-1991
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          ASIN: B000PSJCGA
          Release Date: 2007-05-29
          The Haunted Palace/The Premature Burial
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Terror awaits...
          		 The Haunted Palace/The Premature Burial

          Manufacturer: Percepto
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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          Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000A2H1XC
          Release Date: 2005-07-12

          Tracks:

          1. American International Pictures Fanfare/Main Title [From the ...]
          2. Arkham [From the Haunted Palace]
          3. People of Arkham/Beautiful Zombie/Evil Portrait [From the Haunted ...]
          4. Village Dusk Painting/Wheaton Creature [From the Haunted Palace]
          5. Vicious Ward/Mutant Circle [From the Haunted Palace]
          6. Stormy Night [From the Haunted Palace]
          7. Old Warlocks [From the Haunted Palace]
          8. Mysterioso [From the Haunted Palace]
          9. Tomorrow Morning/Death of Wheaton [From the Haunted Palace]
          10. I Promise/Find the Secret Door [From the Haunted Palace]
          11. Honoring Ann [From the Haunted Palace]
          12. Kerwin to the Rescue [From the Haunted Palace]
          13. Finale [From the Haunted Palace]
          14. Main Title [From the Premature Burial]
          15. Basement Crypt [From the Premature Burial]
          16. His Father's Tomb [From the Premature Burial]
          17. Guy Remembers [From the Premature Burial]
          18. Dream, Pt. 1 [From the Premature Burial]
          19. Dream, Pt. 2 [From the Premature Burial]
          20. Guy's Burial [From the Premature Burial]
          21. Mollie Torture [From the Premature Burial]
          22. Guy's Funeral [From the Premature Burial]
          23. Key to the Crypt [From the Premature Burial]
          24. Guy's Choice [From the Premature Burial]
          25. His Father's Vault [From the Premature Burial]
          26. Three Murders [From the Premature Burial]
          27. Emily Abducted [From the Premature Burial]
          28. Guy's Revenge/Emily Buried [From the Premature Burial]
          29. Guy Shot/Rest in Peace/Finale [From the Premature Burial]
          30. Main Title [Film Version][*]
          31. Main Title [From the Premature Burial][*]

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Terror awaits..........2006-10-14

          This is the best erie film music. Music from the film of "The Haunted Palace" is the best on record. Highly recommended. Buy it...if you dare.
          La púrpura de la rosa
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Another gem from the Harp Consort
          • Exuberant and bright
          • Thanks to BMG for this outstanding CD! Can we have another?
          • Now for something completely different
          		 La púrpura de la rosa

          Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          Baroque (c.1600-1750)Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ClassicalClassical | Imports | Stores | Music
          Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | Imports | Stores | Music
          Classical MusicClassical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
          Opera & VocalOpera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B000026BR8
          Release Date: 1999-05-10

          Tracks:

          1. Loa
          2. Baylete
          3. Venus & Adonis
          4. Marte & Belona
          5. Chato & Celfa
          6. En Los Montes
          7. Amor
          8. Amor Y Los Soldados
          9. La Gruta De Desengano
          10. Xacara
          11. En Los Montes
          12. La Muerte De Adonis
          13. Fin De Fiesta

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Another gem from the Harp Consort.......2005-09-06

          I missed this one when it first came out. I am so glad I found it among the after-market sellers on Amazon.
          Very compelling rhythmically.

          5 out of 5 stars Exuberant and bright.......2001-04-13

          I must add a comment: Maria del Mar Fernandez Doval is absolutely magnetic! Her voice is rich and dark, and full of fire and passion--I have never heard a voice like hers before; it fits the repertoire like a glove. I can't recommend this recording enough, and her voice alone makes it worth the purchase! ALL the vocals are amazing, in fact, and the choice of cast is flawless... (I only wish that Montserrat Figueras had gotten involved in this project. ;))

          Shades of interpretation are ever-changing and never make for boring listening, despite the predominance of recitative and the lack of real arias, strange to those unaccostumed to this style. The rhythms are incredible, gently swaying or vigorously jumping, and the chorus floats beautifully over the earthiness of the strumming guitars. Overall, this recording is an excellent embodiment of contrasts and colors of emotions, of sol y sombra.

          5 out of 5 stars Thanks to BMG for this outstanding CD! Can we have another?.......2000-10-08

          It's opera, Spanish, baroque (1701), old-world Europe, new-world Americas and very unusual, but outstanding, and worth every cent. I've searched high and low but cannot find anything else like it, on Amazon or any other music venue. The liner notebook is superb and more thorough than almost any other complement to other recordings. But the notes are not necessary to enjoy this recording. While it is totally accessible on the first listen, it continues to reveal delicate nuances on the tenth listen. The first five days I owned it, I listened five times. Frank Behrens gives more detailed comments that I won't repeat, but he's correct in his assessment of this sublime piece.

          5 out of 5 stars Now for something completely different.......2000-01-25

          Would you believe that a new release from Deutsche Harmonia Mundi offers us (1) the first known opera to be done in the New World and (2) a work of surpassing beauty? All too often works of great historical interest will not appeal to a large segment of the public, but here we have an exception. (DHM 05472 77355 2) was first performed in 1701 in Lima, Peru to portray by a comparison of allegories "the moral of love triumphing over jealousy, of harmony between the heavens and the earth" and "harmony between the Old World (Europe) and the New (America)" [quoted from the press release].

          To do so, the story of Venus and Adonis is performed, followed by a second part about the "Vengeance of Mars." All very Baroque, all very mythological and loaded with symbols immediately grasped by the cultured audience who had just raped an entire continent in order to celebrate the "harmony."

          At first blush, with no hint at what you are hearing, you might suspect Monteverdi was composing to a Spanish text. Long passages of lyrical recite are punctuated by dances noble and peasant-like while high myth is mixed with humorous incidents from the lower classes. The story is the usual Baroque complex of old stories changed to meet the Political Correctness of the times, and you can follow it with a large magnifying glass since the complete text (in four languages no less) is in a print about the size of a hydrogen atom. The composer is Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco, the librettist Pedro Calderon de la Barca, and both were thorough professionals. In this recording the Harp Consort under Andrew Lawrence-King certainly captures both the Spanishness and the timeless fantasy of the score (just listen to those trumpets sounding like guitars!). As with most Baroque operas, the female voice predominates and even Mars is a trouser role here. So we have Judith Malafronte (Venus), Ellen Hargis (Adonis), Maria del Mar Fernandez-Doval (Mars), and a fine supporting cast that have prompted me to play this set over and over. The people at BMG are to be thanked for releasing this superlative and unusual offering.

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