classical music: myung-whun

classical music: myung-whun

classical music:

Myung-whun

Kiri Te Kanawa, Giacomo Puccini, ...

EMI Classics, 2001

Brava Kiri! Brava!
Earlier this evening, I had a unique privilege in seeing Dame Kiri Te Kanawa live here in Edinburgh at Usher Hall and truly it was a captivating experience, I booked the ticket six months ealier for I know it would be sold out. Dame Kiri has always been my favourite ...

Berlioz - La damnation de Faust / von Otter · Terfel · K. Lewis · von Halem · PO · Chung

Hector Berlioz, Myung-Whun Chung, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1998

Wonderful music and wonderful recording
This is one of my favorite CD's. The work itself is electrifying, passionate Berlioz. Lust, drama, Heaven, and Hell. In Le Damnation of Faust, you have it all! Lewis is is an excellent Faust. His voice brings out the best in Berlioz's vocal writing. von Otter is a ...

Sacred Arias [Special Edition with Bonus DVD]

Andrea Bocelli, Giulio Caccini, ...

Philips, 2003

A spiritual experience
The DVD is the full 77 minute concert with two featurettes previously released alone. The CD is the full 72 minute concert previously released alone, except that two bonus tracks have been added. The audio quality of each one is quite good. (If you have a Dolby ...

Flute For Relaxation

Sadao Harada, Lili Boulanger, ...

RCA, 2000

Wonderful!
This is a great CD. If you're a James Galway fan, this is a must have. He is, after all, THE GREATEST flutist in the world today. The CD is filled with some of the most beautiful (and relaxing) music ever written. Buy it. You will love it.

Cecila Baroli/Bryn Terfel: At Glyndebourne [Blu-ray]

Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel

BBC / Opus Arte, 2008

Review of Cecilia and Bryn at Glyndebourne dvd
If you enjoy the singing of Bryn Terfel and Cecilia Bartoli, then this dvd is a must for your collection! It is only a 90 minute concert but it is a superb collaboration between these 2 gifted singers. There are only 10 selections, 4 of which are by Mozart and the ...

The Very Best of James Galway

James Galway

RCA, 2002

Purchase Review - CD
Promt arrival of product. Posted internationally and arrived earlier than advised. Product in excellent condition for an international purchase. Very happy with purchase!

The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!

Ernest Blanc, Robert Massard, ...

Angel Records, 1999

Great for the amateur Opera listener
As a long time armchair Opera listener I'm shocked that I hadn't come across this album until recently. I'm not really an Opera connoisseur so my review is based on just the fact that I love Opera, but mostly by listening to arias or occasionally going to the Opera. ...

Des Canyons Aux Etoiles

Messiaen, Oprf, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2003

From the Canyons to the Stars -- Messiaen's spiritual vision
Olivier Messiaen must certainly have been the most idiosyncratic of late 20th century composers. Two preoccupations dominated his music -- his Catholicism, and his love of birds. These came together in the figure of St. Francis, to whom he dedicated his last major ...

Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces

Fritz Dolezal, Franklin Cohen, ...

Decca, 2001

What a deal
You get Mozart's best works in 2 CD. The sound is flawless to the common ear. Get it! if you love Mozart

Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias / Myung-Whun Chung

George Frideric Handel, Giulio Caccini, ...

Philips, 1999

Beautiful music
This is my second copy of this CD, I burned the first one out!! Andrea Bocelli has a very gorgeous voice that is a gift from above. His voice is not affected or braggadoccio but naturally magnificent. I could and do start my day listening to this spiritually uplifting ...

Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time

Jian Wang, Olivier Messiaen, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2001

The best I know.
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps is one of my favourite Messiaen's works, together with his Turangalila Symphonie, the Vingt Regards and his opera Saint Françoise. In all that pieces you can feel together with a great development of musical technique a great faith in the ...

Misa Tango

Luis Enrique Bacalov, Astor Piazzolla, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2000

Great mass!
This is a great Mass work. It is good that Mr. Domingo and the people from Deutsche Grammophon recorded this work from Bacalov. Placido Domingo is great at always finding and recording new genders of music. I believe this is the first time this work is recorded. His ...

A Hymn for the World / Bartoli, Bocelli, Chung

Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1997

Great music for a beautiful event
Enjoy this beautiful music performed by wonderful musicians at an extraordinary event. Per liner notes, "the visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Paris in August 1997, to celebrate an open-air Mass as part of the Worldwide Days of Youth." You can put yourself ...

Olivier Messiaen: Concert à Quatre

Mstislav Rostropovich, Olivier Messiaen, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1995

Violence and peace
What's interesting in this recording is that it allows you to hear music from the youngest as well as the oldest Messiaen. While his last work, Concert à quatre, is close to his usual mature style (including various birdsongs), it could be the concerto of a young man, ...

My Ballerina Album

My Ballerina Album

Deutsche Grammophon, 2002

Perfect for little ballerinas
Pirouetting around many homes are girls with dreams of one day being a prima ballerina. This 2CD set is the perfect introduction to the world of dance and ballet for the ballerina in your life. All-time favorite ballet melodies including music from Sleeping Beauty, ...