Bach: Magnificat; Cantata No. 82

Advantages: Everything you could ever want from a classical CD
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.... The Nutcracker - Suite Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky 17. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor Composed by Felix Mendelssohn 18. Cavalleria rusticana Composed by Pietro Mascagni 19. Gloria in D Composed by Antonio Vivaldi 20. Coronation Anthems Composed by George Frideric Handel 21. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach 22. Requiem in D minor Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 23. Ave Maria Composed by Charles Gounod 24. Miserere mei Composed by Gregorio Allegri 25. Requiem Composed by Gabriel Fauré 26. Lakmé Composed by Léo Delibes 27. Les contes d'Hoffmann Composed by Jacques Offenbach 28. Pavane Composed by Gabriel Fauré 29. Gianni Schicchi Composed by Giacomo Puccini 30. Madama Butterfly Composed by Giacomo Puccini 31. Nabucco Composed... Read review

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Advantages: If you are singer, you must hear this
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...Great fu##in' balls to the wall HARD rock! In this album, above all, you can hear great singing qualities of one of hair metal's greatest frontmans of all time, mr. Sebastian Bach; but nothing would be in right place, if there were no song writing qualities of Rachel Bolan and Dave "the Snake" Sabo. This five men set standards for hard rock and heavy metal of that time(1989); and if you ask me, they were the last band who brought something new into true hard rock (I am not thinking about grunge and new metal shit, 'cos they are not HARD rock). If you are into nice boys with bad attitude and, above all, great music, than this is a must-have for you; and if you are not into this type of music than this is a must-hear for you. With Love from Pit Snake (the82snake@yahoo.com)... Read review

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Advantages: A fine mixture of gothic, medieval and modern music and words. You will know some of the themes - it will repay study. This is a superb rendition.
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...with peasant fare and mugs overflowing with wine. For many years its words were not translated from the original language because of their lewd nature. It has acquired shadows from the most sinister forces of the last century. It is now a prized part of the orchestral repertoire. There is also a stage performance (part theatre, part ballet) – which is being revived in the UK later this year. Give this one a try. Be patient. I think you will come to like it. WHO WAS CARL ORFF? Born in Munich in 1895, Carl Orff was late in developing his own musical style. Although he had composed many minor pieces – even before he had any formal training – it was not until he was thirty that he started to attract any attention. He was appointed as conductor to the Munich Bach Society in 1931. There are many rumours that Orff was a Nazi or at least a Nazi... Read review

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