classical music: Richard Weiss

classical music: Richard Weiss

classical music:

Richard Weiss

Kenneth J. Alford, Samuel Barber, ...

Intersound Records, 2008

Surprisingly Poor CD from Bill Broughton
This is a very poor entry from Bill Broughton's "Magic of the Movies" series. The "Wild, Wild Westerns" album was outstanding. This album is a huge disappointment for two reasons. Primarily the selections themselves are just mundane and seem to be all over the lot. For ...

Nostalgica
Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, ...

Warner, 2008

Highlights from Der Ring des Nibelungen

Richard Wagner, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2001

A wonderful introduction, or a new experience
Admittedly, it is a daunting task to try to "get into" opera, and even more so with Wagner's Ring. This CD is perfect for the beginner and the more experienced listener for various reasons. First of all, it spoils you somewhat in presenting you with the best pieces ...

Andre Rieu in Wonderland

Harold Arlen, Frank Churchill, ...

Denon Records, 2008

Excellent
The CD of Andre Rieu in Wonderland and the Vienna I love are both excellent music. I love the selections on each one of them and they help me to release a LOT of stress. Thank you for making them available.

Love Song
John Graham, Andrew Pask, ...

RCA, 2001

Telemann: Triple Concertos: in Bb for 3 Oboes & 3 Violins; in A for Flute, Violin & Cello; in F for 3 ...

Georg Philipp Telemann, Simon Standage, ...

Chandos, 1995

Good sound
I'm generally not a big fan of Telemann, however all 4 pieces on this recording are pleasing and interesting. The performance by of the Collegium Musicum 90 is excellent; and although the playing style is mainstream, it is never bland thanks in part to articulate ...

Joan Sutherland: BBC-Recitals 1958, 1960, 1961

André Navarra, Luigi Arditi, ...

Bella Voce Records, 1998

Bravissima!
Anyone who question Sutherland as the greatest coloratura soprano of all time should listen to this CD. She sings with complete control in all the arias. I think that Mozart had her in mind for the Constanza aria. Sutherland before 1975 as a dramatic coloratura ...

Bach: Trio Sonatas BWV525-530
Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Boothby, ...

Chandos, 2000

Wagner: Die Walküre

Richard Wagner, James Levine, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1990

As a total package, I'll take this one
Most people seem to dismiss this "Walkure" because Hildegard Behrens isn't Kirsten Flagstad, Gary Lakes isn't Lauritz Melchior, and James Levine isn't Hans Knappertsbusch. Maybe so. (Although remember the wise old adage: "The Golden Age of opera is always the one you ...

Dussek: Concerto for 2 Pianos; Schumann: Andante & Variations

Dussek, Schumann, ...

Centaur, 2005

So Long, Beethoven!
I own the first copy of this recording (on LP) ever distributed in Texas. It was ordered and later bought at the old Record Town Store on Fort Worth's University Drive near TCU. (I have severn copies of this LP record.) Ever since I first heard this piece (in the ...

The Quintessential Baritone
Heinrich Schlusnus, Franz Abt, ...

Dutton Labs UK, 2004

Gundula Janowitz Songs: Strauss Liszt & Schubert

Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss, ...

Gala, 2000

A great issue
This recording contains the best version of a well-known german Lied: I mean Strauss' "Morgen"... Gundula Janowitz sings a great repertoire with absolute technic and the nicest voice, ever heard... Her interpretations are so great, that in some Schubert's Lieder, she ...

Delalande - Petits motets / Gens, Piau, Rime Steyer, Les Arts Florissants, Christie
Michel-Richard Delalande, Louis Lemaire, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1997

Stephen Hough's New Piano Album

Cecile Chaminade, Leopold Godowsky, ...

Hyperion UK, 1999

Exquisite,elegant,nostalgic pieces we seem to have ignored
If you have thought the loftier magnetic emotive fields of postmodernity, its conceptual excesses as having abandoning the virtues of obvious enchantments,contentment and reveries as flowing backwards this selection here is an ardent affirmation. All the selections are ...