popular music: Claudio Monteverdi

popular music: Claudio Monteverdi

popular music:

Claudio Monteverdi

Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time

Ultimate Classical Christmas Record of All Time

Sony, 2002

Breathtakingly beautiful!
Over and over we played "Die Menge der Engel" - - it is stunningly beautiful! The loftiness of the voices, wonderful. We loved the boys/children's choruses on many of the other pieces on the album. Duets by Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavorati - - magnifico! It ...

The London Trombone Sound

Samuel Barber, Johannes Brahms, ...

Cala, 2006

Like trombones?
If the sound of trombones stirs your heart, here is just the CD for you. 16 trombonists from various British orchestras ban together in this compilation. The result? Wow! That's all I can say! The music chosen is a great mix of classical / chorale pieces as well as ...

Canadian Brass: Legends

Samuel Barber, William Byrd, ...

OPENING DAY ENT, 2008

Tribute to the Legends
"The compositions featured on LEGENDS are absolutely essential to appreciating the Canadian Brass legacy." That about sums up this cd. Fans of the Canadian Brass will find no new compositions on this album but will find new recordings of old standards. I find I ...

Chanticleer: Magnificat (A Capella Works by Josquin, Palestrina, Titov, Victoria, and Others)

Chanticleer, William Cornysh, ...

Teldec, 2000

Gorgeous choral voices surrounding you
I hesitated to buy this disc until a friend told me he knew one of the members of Chanticleer; then again I also had nothing like it in my collection. The sound is rich and resonant. You should know it is recorded realistically, in a variety of soundfields, i.e. ...

Lamenti

Christopher Purves, Laurent Naouri, ...

Virgin Classics, 2008

DISGUSTING
This must rank among the WORST "Lamento della Ninfa" ever recorded. Dessay sounds vulgar. ...That's the word: vulgar. If you are interested in any reference recording of this work, choose rather Veldhoven ("Love & Lament") or Tragicomedia. The other items are not so ...

Switched-On Boxed Set

Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, ...

East Side Digital, 1999

Admit it, they're good!
I remember back in the late sixties the original LP of "Switched on Bach" started showing up in record stores and causing quite a storm. Of course, being the proper musical snob and "purist" I was, I discounted them as being nothing better sounding than "tuned rubber ...

Best of the Canadian Brass

Johann Sebastian Bach, Giovanni Gabrieli, ...

Sony, 1989

great music
I just bought this cd yesterday and i love it already. as a trumpeter, i can really enjoy and appreciate the music they perform. i was quite intrigued hearing canon in D (currently playing right now on my stereo), et al.

For Thy Pleasure

Johann Sebastian Bach, Ramiro Belgardt, ...

Delos Records, 1996

For Thy Pleasure: Yeap, It is Very Enjoyable
For the first time, I listened to LAGQ from Vermont Public Radio while I came back home. After listening to "Little Fugue In G Minor", I could not get it out of my mind. I like the original version of Bach's organ music but the LAGQ version gave me a different feeling ...

Romance of the Violin

Joshua Bell, Giacomo Puccini

Sony, 2003

Romance of the Violin
Great violin work. Take your time to listen to it in its entirety. You will be trasported to the concert hall without being there.

Gabrieli · Monteverdi · Vivaldi - Venetian Church Music / Taverner Consort, Choir & Players · Andrew Parrott

Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi, ...

EMI Classics, 2001

exceptional tone quality
When I purchased this recording, I had not yet had the pleasure of owning an Andrew Parrott/Taverner Consort recording. I was so impressed! Andrew really excercises an understanding of this genre, an understanding that I haven't often seen. In particular I was quite ...

The Art of Fritz Wunderlich

August Messthaler, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

I wish I could give this release more than 5 stars: it's terrific!!!
I knew little about the German tenor Fritz Wunderlich (1930-1966), except reading the accolades given to his recordings and performances by reviewers in "American Record Guide" over the past 13 years. I knew Wunderlich recorded the role of Tamino in the famous DG ...

Renaissance: Music For Inner Peace

The Sixteen

Decca, 2005

Great Music, Fine Performances
First off, the title of this album is misleading. Only one of the tracks stems from the high Renaisance. The rest span from the Reformation period to contemporary. All of them are liturgical, all of a certain calm and meditative style--which could be inferred from ...

Music for Organ, Brass & Percussion

Andre Campra, Jeremiah Clarke, ...

Telarc, 1990

Simply Superb!
It's hard to fathom the restraint of some of the prior reviewers' praise of this CD. As you would expect from any Telarc "fully digital" recording, the overall sonic impact is gratifyingly dynamic, and the performances are impeccable. Moreover, many supremely masterful ...

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610/Venetian Vespers

Claudio Monteverdi, Andrew Parrott, ...

EMI Classics, 2000

wonderful
The singing and playing on this recording are truly delightful. The overall concept of the work is good. I love this recording. But, like too many recordings of the vespers, it includes gregorian chant antiphons sung between the movements. Now either Monteverdi ...

Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine) / Chandler, R. Croft, Atkinson, Numura, Boston ...

Claudio Monteverdi, Boston Baroque, ...

Telarc, 1997

Mary must be pretty pleased
I only recently discovered the work of Pearlman and the Boston Baroque through their Messiah which is absolutely stunning. So, I was eager to pick this piece up, especially after listening to the brief audio clips on the site. I have a bit of early music (des Pres, ...