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191.Bach: Christmas Oratorio from: Archiv Produktion October 05, 2000
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192.Pride and Prejudice: Original Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK] from: BBC September 25, 1995
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The music from the Pride and Prejudice 1995 tv series is good music in its own right. I really love the title theme. However, if you have watched the tv series enough times, then the music is inextricably tied to what is going on in the drama, and this serves to intensify the feelings evoked by the music. This CD is great to own if you love the TV series, as listening to the CD almost makes you feel like you are watching it again! It is a way of re-experiencing the emotions of the drama.

193.The Best Opera Album In The World Ever by: Various Artists October 28, 1996
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As a novice listener of opera, this collection has been ideal in learning to appreciate the wealth of fantastic music that is out there. I can heartily recommend this!!

194.Brahms: The 4 Symphonies by: Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert Karajan April 14, 2003
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Karajan recorded the four Brahms symphonies three times for DG and for me the earliest (1963 or thereabouts) is the best by a fair margin, and although not perfect, the sound quality is better - more natural and open. There's more life, spontanaity and drama in the 60s cycle, which by comparison his later efforts sound somewhat mannered. Like much of Karajan's output, his earlier years with the BPO give better performances. Later repeats (say 1970 onwards) are generally marred by a BPO which had been over-refined by Karajan's influence in the way it sounded - plush and too 'well-rounded' - a good anology would be a typical German big car; smooth and comfortable but ultimately bland and boring. The approach might suit Richard Strauss but not ... Read More:

195.Nutcracker & Christmas Eve from: Naxos October 01, 1999
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It's true that the narration style of Prunella Scales is cool and restrained, but that is entirely in keeping with the tone of her script. The music sparkles, and The Nutcracker is full of memorable tunes that children warm to. Can it hold up against all the competition for kids' attention at Christmas? I think it probably can.

196.Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium by: Magnificat March 08, 2004
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This is a remarkable piece of music by any measure and should be in everyone's classical collection even if you are not normally a fan of vocal or religious music. You'll see many people lavish superlatives on this piece of music - and with absolute justification. In my view no superlative would be over-the-top. For my part, I could say that it is sublime, superb, even peerless. But actually, I think it is other-worldly. It is quite simply staggering, for several reasons... 1) The ambition of Spem in alium is audacious. Composed circa 1570, written for 40 voices arranged in 8 independent choirs of 5 voices, each voice having a separate part, but all adhering to an overarching sense of cohesion. It is amazingly complex, mesmerisingly ... Read More:

197.The Very Best of Debussy by: Claude Debussy May 02, 2006
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This Naxos double CD is effectively a reworking of the original single CD release `The Best of Debussy', expanded to include more of the composer's music then attractively packaged with new artwork and a card slip-case cover showing an amusing caricature of the composer. As with any `Best Of' compilation much of the composer's work will inevitably be omitted - Debussy incidentally wrote around 227 works so the 23 pieces on these CDs represent only a small proportion of his lifetime works. There are however over 2 and a half hours of music here to be enjoyed and it's a good cross-section of Debussy's music. The sleeve notes are helpful for those wanting a little more than these highlights, for they provide recommended further listening ... Read More:

198.Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs, etc. by: Jessye Norman Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Kurt Masur June 11, 2007
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If you find this on Youtube and listen to im Abendrot, she seems to sing for just about a whole minute from about 2:20 to 3:20, without any significant chance to breathe. No strain, just a great sound that keeps on coming. I could listen to this record every day.

199.Beethoven - Symphonies 1 - 9 from: Classics for Pleasure September 16, 2002
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I have given some time to this box set and found the orchestral playing to be foursquare and the conducting not particularly inspired. How on earth anyone can pretend to compare these to Rattle's wonderful (more expensive) VPO set is beyond me. The sound is pretty good in Liverpool and Manchester studios/concert halls. Like Mackerras' Haydn on Telarc, this does nothing to me, despite its popularity. His Mozart symphonies on Telarc, and Handel etc are wonderful, but this Beethoven is dull and obvious, to my ears. Sorry. Instead I recommend the following for the budget concious: Hogwood (nice budget slimline reissue set) - sensible affectionate performances, about the best of authentic, esp for the price Karajan 1963 Originals ... Read More:

200.Guitar Virtuosos play Bach by: Andres Segovia and John Williams August 06, 2007
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This is a good collection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach. Half of the album consists of his cello suites, being transcribed by Segovia for guitarist John Williams (not to be confused with John Williams the American composer of film music), and the remainder is an assortment of transcriptions, again by Segovia, from other instruments including the violin partitas (spelt incorrectly as `paritia' on the track list) and lute suites. All the works are lively and happy pieces - the terms such as allemande, courante, sarabande, minuetto, gigue, bouree, gavotte and chaconne have Italian and French origins and are used to describe the rhythm of dance orientated music themes. Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia, born 1893, is claimed as being largely self-taught, ... Read More:

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