classical music: journey

classical music: journey

classical music:

Journey

Mozart's Magic Fantasy: A Journey Through 'The Magic Flute'

Various Artists, Walter Babiak, ...

Children's Group, 1995

My daughter fell in love with Mozart!
Mozart's Magic Fantasy captivated my daughter at the tender age of two. She is five now and still LOVES to listen to this recording! It's a bit different from the traditional version, but it contains much of the original music, along with a milder story line for the ...

Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Don Jackson, ...

Digital Sound, 2005

Beautiful performance, excellent DTS mastering!
Classical music has been the most frequently applied genre of music for surround sound recording. This is all good and dandy, but in my experience, I've been disappointed at how many recordings use the rear channels for little more than mimicking large hall reverb. ...

Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble

Sony, 2002

A thoroughly enjoyable trip through Central Asia and a few other places.
I have just added this to my musical library and am enjoying it. From the first beat of the first note of Khongozurl's long song you are transported to central Asia - the land of horses and gers. Of all the pieces I was most interested in listening to the second ...

Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

Yo-Yo Ma, Ennio Morricone, ...

Sony, 2004

Beautiful!
This is just beautiful music--very melodious and evocative. Yo-Yo Ma is a consummate musician. Wonderful compositions like Morricone's in his hands is a delight to the ears and emotions. I highly recommend this CD.

Appalachian Journey

Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor, ...

Sony, 2000

Great CD
This CD is certainly a collection of very talented musicians. The songs reflect great musical skill. Guests on the CD help to bring out the best of the featured musicians. I would recommend this CD highly.

Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon

Fikret Amirov, Sandeep Das, ...

Sony, 2005

Beyond the first Silk Road CD
Yo-Yo Ma went beyond indeed. The first CD with Silk Road ensemble (When Strangers Meet) was inconsistent and somewhat experimental. This one however, is superb. As if in the 5 years the musicians got to know each other (but in truth, only a few musicians are the same). ...

An American Journey

Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, ...

EMI Classics, 2008

Superb
I only heard the Gershwin and Bernstein Suites. I was so taken with the extraordinary / superb arrangements, that surpass even the original scores, that I confidently feel, both composers would second me and aplaud these Eroica Trio renditions as well.

Mendelssohn: Elijah

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Felix Mendelssohn, ...

EMI Classics, 2005

Still the Best (in most ways)
I sang the Elijah in college more than five decades ago and can still sing along all the choruses from memory. During the time since I have listened to every major recorded release. When I first wrote this review several months ago, I was comparing my vinyl set, ...

Harem

Sarah Brightman, Frank Peterson

Angel Records, 2003

Incredible Voice - Fantastic Sonds
Sarah Brightman continues her incredible career with this CD. I can listen this over and over again. I had the pleasure to actually see her in concert perform the songs from this CD. Amazing experience.

Tuscany: A Romantic Journey

Eduardo di Capua, Alfredo Catalani, ...

Avalon, 2005

Tuscany: A Romantic Journey
For anyone who enjoys classical music, this is a "must-have"! I have listened to the cd every day since it arrived, sometimes several times a day. It is soothing and restful, a lovely calm in the midst of a busy life.

The Journey & The Labyrinth: The Music of John Dowland (DVD & CD)

Sting, Edin Karamazov, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2007

To buy or not to buy, that is the question
When I was younger, I went on a wine-appreciation course. The first thing I was told was: "Don't let snobs dictate your taste to you: if you like chilled red wine with fish, *drink* chilled red wine with fish!" Over the years, I have found this to be good advice, ...

Journey into Jazz
Matt Darriau, Ed Schuller, ...

Bmop / Sound, 2008

Appalachian Journey / Ma, Meyer, O'Connor

Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer

Sony, 2000

Great Performance
They say you can't judge a book by its cover. I guess the same applies to videos. I didn't buy this video for a long time because the cover looked lame with the musicians outdoors. But the production here is first rate. Several professional camera shots are used ...

Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

Yo-Yo Ma, Andrea Morricone, ...

Sony, 2005

The DualDisc
Enough others have talked about the music presented on this disc. It's good - very good - and a testament to the musicians presenting it. Plenty more reviews available for the standard version. This review is of the DualDisc. Dualdiscs are a relatively new piece of ...

Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite/Mississippi Suite

Ferde Grofe, André Kostelanetz, ...

Sony, 1990

Makes you feel like you are there!
I first had the Grand Canyon Suite conducted by Berstein as a vinyl recording. I missed it very much when I could no longer play it. I have two other conductors and orchestras doing Grand Canyon, but they are both lacking the expression in which this performance ...