Advantages: Great Songs You Remember From Films Disadvantages: Dancing The 'Hot Stuff' From 'The Full Monty'!!
I am a huge music fan, I have been since I was old enough to listen and since that day, I have had a diverse music taste, I cannot pin point my favourite genre and I find music very uplifting & I especially love music in films.
So, did you, like me, love the music used in Uma Thurman & John Travolta's dancing scene in 'Pulp Fiction', did you feel Donna Summer's 'Hot Stuff' dancing scene in 'The Full Monty' was great, did you love the hustle soundtrack to 'Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels'? Are you a Film Four fan? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, I am certain you'd find something you like on this album.
Essential Soundtracks was released back in 1999, the second year of my A-levels and I bought this CD in Woolies for a mere Ł4.99 for a 40 track double CD, I purely bought this for the more trendy numbers from ...
Essential Afroboeat is essential if you are in any way interested in Afrobeat music. The CD sleeve notes bake a somewhat bold claim. "This is Afrobeat: The past, the present and the future. Contributions to this compilation come from all the corners of the Earth, with influences from every culture of the world. Fela said that Africa was "The centre of the world." This compilation has proved him right: Afrobeat is afrian and Africa is at the centre. The contribution of each artist to this compilation is testimony to the fact that Afrobeat is universal."
But are these sleeve notes right? Yeah. I guess they are, pretty much. There's a glittering array of some of the best of the most talented musicians from Africa. There's Fela Kuti himself, with his super-eclectic style, which combines elements of R&B, Reggae, Ska and some hard pushing ...
Advantages: Eating yourself to bursting point in the fully inclusive hotels Disadvantages: Not much to do and rip off prices
Domingo, which turned out to be pretty unimpressive. We did an interesting half day trip to the river where they filmed the Rambo films and that included a trip on a 'Gator' which is like a double decker bus which can go on land or in water which was a great experience.
There wasn't much to buy in the way of souvenirs apart from cigars, rum and oil paintings which are copies of old Haitian pictures. On account of the lack of interesting souvenirs I ended up buying a dead tarantula encased in a picture frame. One thing I can thank the Dominican Republic for is my introduction to scuba diving. I found the place so boring that my husband and I decided to do a couple of try dives and have since completed our Padi Open Water and Advanced Open Water certification in Scotland where we live. ...
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1849
Conductor
James Levine
Orchestra / Ensemble
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 7
Work Title
Madama Butterfly
Excerpt(s)
1. Bimba, dagli occhi
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1904
Conductor
Lorin Maazel
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto
Work 8
Work Title
Madama Butterfly
Excerpt(s)
1. Addio, fiorito asil
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1904
Conductor
Lorin Maazel
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Ingvar Wixell (Baritone), Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Ingvar Wixell, Plácido Domingo
Work 9
Work Title
Messa da Requiem
Excerpt(s)
1. Ingemisco
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1874
Conductor
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 10
Work Title
Fedora
Excerpt(s)
1. Amor ti vieta
Composer
Umberto Giordano (1867 - 1948)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1898
Conductor
Zubin Mehta
Orchestra / Ensemble
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 11
Work Title
Adriana Lecouvreur
Excerpt(s)
1. Introduction 2. ACT 1 - Per sembra piů celeste! 3. Troppo, signori; Io son l'umile ancella 4. Adriana!; La dolcissimi effigie; Parliam di cosa lieta 5. Ecco il monologo; Bene! benissimo! 6. ACT 2 - Acerba voluttŕ; O vagabondo 7. L'anima ho stanca 8. Ma, dunque, č vero? 9. Interlude 10. Non risponde; Sě, con l'ansia; Io son sua per l'amore 11. ACT 3 - Introduction 12. Madamigella; Il russo Méncikoff 13. Ballet 14. Giusto cielo! che feci in tal 15. ACT 4 - Intermezzo 16. Poveri fiori 17. No, la mia fronte; No, piů nobile; Il nostro amor 18. Scostatevi, profani!.
Composer
Francesco Cilea (1866 - 1950)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1902
Conductor
James Levine
Orchestra / Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor), Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto
Work 12
Work Title
(Le) Cid
Excerpt(s)
1. Ah! tout est bien fini
Composer
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1885
Conductor
Eve Queler
Orchestra / Ensemble
New York Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Byrne Camp Chorale Choir
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 13
Work Title
(Le) Cid
Excerpt(s)
1. O souverain, ô juge, ô pčre
Composer
Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1885
Conductor
Eve Queler
Orchestra / Ensemble
New York Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Byrne Camp Chorale Choir
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 14
Work Title
Iris
Excerpt(s)
1. Apri la tua finestra!
Composer
Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1898
Conductor
Giuseppe Patanč
Orchestra / Ensemble
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 15
Work Title
Tosca
Excerpt(s)
1. E lucevan le stelle
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1900
Conductor
John DeMain
Orchestra / Ensemble
Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 16
Work Title
Gianni Schicchi
Excerpt(s)
1. Firenze č come un albero fiorito
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1918
Conductor
Lorin Maazel
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 17
Work Title
(Der) Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Excerpt(s)
1. Di rigori armato
Composer
Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1911
Conductor
Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra / Ensemble
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 18
Work Title
(Das) Lied von der Erde, 'Song of the Earth'
Excerpt(s)
1. Von der Jugend (ten)
Composer
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1908-9
Conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Orchestra / Ensemble
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 19
Work Title
(Il) trovatore
Excerpt(s)
1. L'onda de'suoni mistici
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1853
Conductor
James Levine
Orchestra / Ensemble
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 20
Work Title
(El) Trust de los tenorios
Excerpt(s)
1. Te quiero, morena (Espanola)
Composer
José Serrano (Siméon) (1873 - 1941)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1910
Conductor
Garcia Navarro
Orchestra / Ensemble
Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 21
Work Title
(La) Dolorosa
Excerpt(s)
1. La roca fría del Calvario (Relato de Rafael)
Composer
José Serrano (Siméon) (1873 - 1941)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1930
Conductor
Garcia Navarro
Orchestra / Ensemble
Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 22
Work Title
Dona Francisquita
Excerpt(s)
1. Por el humo se sabe
Composer
Amadeo Vives (1871 - 1932)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1923
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 23
Work Title
Man of La Mancha
Excerpt(s)
1. The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
Composer
Mitch Leigh (b 1928)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1972
Conductor
Paul Gemignani
Orchestra / Ensemble
American Theater Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 24
Work Title
Man of La Mancha
Excerpt(s)
1. Dulcinea
Composer
Mitch Leigh (b 1928)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1972
Conductor
Paul Gemignani
Orchestra / Ensemble
American Theater Orchestra
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 25
Work Title
West Side Story
Excerpt(s)
1. Maria
Composer
Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1957
Main Performer
Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s)
Plácido Domingo
Work 26
Work Title
Sole e amore
Excerpt(s)
1. Sole e amore
Composer
Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)