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Title:(Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Composer:Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Title:Carmen
Composer:Georges(Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Title:Carmen
Composer:Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Title:(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)


SKU: 2084488

Personnel: Norah Jones (vocals, piano, Wurlitzer piano); Dolly Parton (vocals); Kevin Breit (guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo); Adam Levy (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Jesse Harris (acoustic guitar); Tony Scherr (electric guitar); Lee Alexander (lap steel guitar, double bass, bass guitar); David Gold (viola); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Daru Oda (flute, background vocals); Garth Hudson (accordion, Hammond b-3 organ); Rob Burger (field organ); Levon Helm, Andrew Borger, Brian Blade (drums).
Recording information: Allaire, Shokan, New York; Avatar Studios, New York, New York; Sorcerer Sound, New York, New York; Sear Sound Studio, New York, New York.
After the unexpected runaway success of COME AWAY WITH ME, where to next The good news about Norah Jones's sophomore effort is that she and producer Arif Mardin decided to leave well enough alone in most regards. There are no screeching guitars, thumping drum machines, or padding synthesizers, and most of the tempos are slow or laid-back--way back. Guests Garth Hudson and Levon Helm of the Band contribute to "What Am I to You" and Dolly Parton makes an appearance on bassist Lee Alexander's "Creepin' In." Jones's backing group, the Handsome Band, provides just the right stripped-down accompaniments and subtle touches to support the blessing that is her voice.
Jones knows how to luxuriate in the sumptuousness of her sound and infuse such unlikely lyrics as "my toes just touched the water" with a sensual blues sensibility. On top of all this, when it comes to phrasing, her tremendous instincts and smarts put herin rare company. What Jones does explore further is the art of songwriting, and the results here give every indication that she is on the right track.
SKU: 6572526

Dotsero: Stephen Watts (soprano & tenor saxophones, EWI wind synthesizer); David Watts (acoustic & electric guitars); Michael Friedman (fretted & fretless basses).
Additional personnel: Kip Kuepper (keyboards, synthesizer, bass); Bill Heller (keyboards. programming); Russ Freeman (acoustic guitar).
Engineers: Nick Sodano, Russ Freeman, Kip Kuepper.
Recorded at Saphire Sound, Las Vegas,Nevada; Cheyenne Moutain Ranch, Woodland Park & Coupe Studios, Boulder, Colorado.
SKU: 1049377

Title:Liederkreis, Op. 39
Composer:Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)


SKU: 2090335

The Who: Pete Towshend (vocals, guitar); John Entwistle (vocals, bass); Roger Daltrey (vocals); John "Rabbit" Bundrick (keyboards); Zak Starkey (drums).
Additional personnel: Eddie Vedder, Kelly Jones, Bryan Adams (vocals); Noel Gallagher (guitar); Kennedy (violin); Paul Weller.
Recorded live on The Sanctuary Mobile at the Royal Albert Hall on November 27, 2000.
Recorded at the landmark London venue in November 2000, LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL features the Who taking on some of their most timeless tunes to benefit the Teenage CancerTrust. Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, and John Entwistle are joined by drummer Zak Starkey and keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick for an energetic initial set of songs that draws most heavily from the lauded WHO'S NEXT album, including "Baba O'Riley" (with violinist Kennedy), "My Wife," and "Bargain." The band also rocks through the rare "Relay," a funky eight-minute song intended for the unfinished LIFEHOUSE project, and other classics such as "Pinball Wizard," "The Kids Are Alright," and "Who Are You."
The latter half of the concert features guests aplenty. Starting out with a Townshend acoustic set, the famed Who songwriter is joined by Paul Weller for "So Sad About Us." Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder fronts the band for "I'm One" and sings along with Daltrey on "Getting in Tune." Other guests include Noel Gallagher of Oasis, Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics, and Canadian crooner Bryan Adams, rounding out this triumphant live release by one of the truly classic British rock bands.
SKU: 1084147

Title:(24) Preludes, Set 2, Op. 179
Composer:Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)
Venue:Rosslyn Hill Chapel,London

Title:(3) Rhapsodies from Dante, Op. 92
Composer:Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 - 1924)
Venue:RosslynHill Chapel,London


SKU: 2063862

Fingathing: PeterParker, Sneaky.
Additional personnel includes: DJ Noize, Veba, Mr. Scruff.
Recorded at Trail And Error Studios, Manchester, England.
SKU: 1048666

Personnel: Kate Campbell (vocals, piano); Walt Aldridge (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, backgroundvocals); Kenny Vaughan (guitar); Mike Hanna (Hammond B-3 organ, piano); Spooner Oldham (Wurlitzer electric piano, piano); Don Johnson (bass); Fran Breen (drums, percussion).
Engineers: Terry Alldaffer, Daniel Beard.
Recorded at American Studio, Nashville, Tennesee and Fame Studio, Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
SKU: 5056203

Title:(Ein) Deutsches Requiem, 'German Requiem', Op. 45
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Venue:Vienna

Title:AltoRhapsody, Op. 53
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Venue:Vienna

Title:Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Venue:Vienna

Title:Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Venue:Vienna

Title:Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Venue:Vienna

Title:Variations on a Theme by Haydn, 'St Antoni Chorale', Op. 56a
Composer:Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Venue:Vienna


SKU: 5007343

Title:Prelude to a Drama
Composer:Franz Schreker (1878 - 1934)

Title:Valse lente
Composer:Franz Schreker (1878 - 1934)

Title:Ekkehard, Op. 12
Composer:Franz Schreker (1878 - 1934)

Title:Symphonic Interlude
Composer:Franz Schreker (1878 - 1934)

Title:Nachtstücke
Composer:Franz Schreker (1878 - 1934)

Title:Fantastic Overture
Composer:Franz Schreker (1878 - 1934)


SKU: 5092719

Title:(12) Sonatas for Transverse Flute,Violin & Keyboard
Composer:Johann Mattheson (1681 - 1764)


SKU: 2081233

Title:Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 1 in E flat, Op. 1
Composer:BernhardHenrik Crusell (1775 - 1838)

Title:Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 5
Composer:Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775 - 1838)

Title:Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 3 in B flat, Op. 11
Composer:Bernhard Henrik Crusell (1775 - 1838)


SKU: 5010250

Personnelincludes: John Mooney (vocals, electric guitar, steel guitar);
Jeff Sarli (bass); Bernard "Bunche" Johnson (drums); Alfred "Uganda" Roberts (congas, percussion).
Recorded at Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana.
SKU: 1074482

Title:Symphony No. 4 in B flat,Op. 60
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)


SKU: 2086770

LOVE SONGS is a hits compilation with two new songs: "You Can Make History (Young Again)" and "No Valentines."
Personnel includes: EltonJohn (vocals, piano); James Newton Howard (conductor); George Michael (vocals); The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Producers include: Chris Thomas, Gus Dudgeon, Elton John, George Michael.
Digitally remastered by Erick Labson (MCA Music Studios, Hollywood, California).
LOVE SONGS is a career-spanning collection that takes great liberty with what it means to be a love song. It includes some of John's biggest, and most obvious, pop standards, such as "Your Song" and "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word," and reels in a few songs that have never appeared on an Elton John album, including his two Grammy-winning songs from THE LION KING and his duet with George Michael on "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me."
It also includes several ballads that stretch the boundary of love songdom. "Daniel" is a gorgeous ballad about some sort of loss; it was written as a tribute to a Vietnam vet. "Circle Of Life," one of THE LION KING tracks, is a pop song about growing up that expresses a wondrous love for the mystery of life without being about "love" at all. And the rock ballad "No Valentines," one of two new songs written for this collection with longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin, is a vicious breakup note. They almost all sound like classic love songs, though, because of John's gift for composing ballads and his sweet British tenor. No matter what he's singing about, it's easy to fall in love with the sound.
SKU: 1000670

Title:Sonata for Viola and Piano
Composer:Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)

Title:I'll bid my heart be still
Composer:Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)

Title:Midsummer Moon
Composer:Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)

Title:Passacaglia on an Old English Tune
Composer:Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)

Title:Morpheus
Composer:Rebecca Clarke (1886 -1979)

Title:Lullaby
Composer:Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)

Title:Lullaby
Composer:Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)

Title:Chinese Puzzle
Composer:Rebecca Clarke (1886 - 1979)


SKU: 1079019

Title:Carmen
Composer:Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Title:(La) traviata
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life'
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:Lakmé
Composer:(Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)

Title:Fedora
Composer:Umberto Giordano (1867 - 1948)

Title:Carmen
Composer:Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Title:Nabucco
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Title:Rigoletto
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Lohengrin
Composer:(Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Title:Gianni Schicchi
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:(Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Composer:Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Title:(La) Wally
Composer:Alfredo Catalani (1854 - 1893)

Title:Madama Butterfly
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:Carmen
Composer:Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Title:(Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann'
Composer:Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)

Title:Tosca
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:Madama Butterfly
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:(Les) Pêcheurs de Perles, '(The) Pearl Fishers'
Composer:Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Title:(Der) Ring desNibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'
Composer:(Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Title:(Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Title:Pagliacci, 'Players'
Composer:Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)

Title:(La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life'
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:(Il) trovatore
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Title:Manon Lescaut
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:Don Giovanni, K527
Composer:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Title:Mattinata, '(L')aurora di bianco vestita'
Composer:Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)

Title:Faust
Composer:Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Title:(L')Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love'
Composer:(Domenico) Gaetano (Maria) Donizetti (1797 - 1848)

Title:Turandot
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Title:Don Giovanni, K527
Composer:Wolfgang Amad
SKU: 5083678

Public Enemy includes: Chuck D., Flavor Flav (rap vocals); Terminator X (scratches).
Anthrax: Joey Belladonna (vocals); Scott Ian, Dan Spitz (guitar); Frank Bello (bass); Charlie Banante (drums).
Additional personnel: Fred Wells (guitar); Allen Givens, Tyrone Jefferson, Lorenzo "Tony" Wyche (horns); Frank Able (keyboards); Al MacDowell (bass); Steve Moss, Ricky Gordon (percussion).
Recorded at the Music Palace, Long Island, New York.
APOCALYPSE '91-THE ENEMY STRIKES BLACK finds Strong Island's finest plying their raucous, angry trade once again, as unapologetic as ever. Their place in rap history was long secured by 1991, but the trio doesn't waste a second resting on its laurels--the album's opening salvo, "Lost At Birth" is militant and severe, introducing them as the "prophets of rage." ChuckD's no-nonsense delivery contrasts Flava Flav's manic rage, while turntable master Terminator X serves up an endless assault of hardcore sonic shrapnel.
"Nighttrain" is a staccato barrage, relentless and steeped in the blend of extreme racial pride and paranoia which put PE on the map. In "By the Time I Get To Arizona," they direct their vitriol at the state that rejected Martin Luther King's holiday. "1 Million Bottlebags" takes on beer manufacturers who target inner-city markets, exposing the self-destructive urge that fuels this practice. Thrash masters Anthrax climb aboard for an unlikely pairing, beefing up PE's classic "Bring the Noize."
SKU: 5050180

The Chemical Brothers: Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons.
Additional personnel includes: Beth Orton, Richard Ashcroft (vocals); Shovell, Beverley Skeete, Greg Flemming, James Hunt.
Recorded at Miloco Studios, South London, England.
Since their arrival on the scene in the early '90s, the Chemical Brothers (a.k.a. Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands) have gained an unimpeachable reputation for their finesse in producing finely nuanced dance music for thinking adults as well as sweaty kids. This is only enhanced by COME WITH US, part of a long line of impeccably wrought beat-filled soundscapes. Beth Orton (she of the Sandy Denny-in-outer-space larynx), and Richard Ashcroft, late of The Verve, both make appearances here, the former in the gorgeously laid-back "The State We're In," and the latter on the synthetic boogaloo of the album- closing, anthemic "The Test."
While the Brothers stick close to their tried and tested formula of accessible, leftfield club sounds, they still have few peers in their field. Apart from being an undoubtedly attractive commercial proposition, COME WITH US is also a compelling journey through the preceding decade of electronica; sample heavy, breakinginto beats with swooping vocal lines, and utilizing old-faithful found sounds such as whale calls and celebrity vocalists in pursuit of a perfect, seamless, modern-life soundtrack.
SKU: 1068729

The Hidden Cameras: Matias Rosenberg, Justin Stayshyn, Maggie MacDonald,
Bob Wiseman, Luis Jacob, Magali Meagher, Reg Vermue, Mike Olsen, Owen Pallett, Steve Kado, Graham Hollings, Mike E.B., Joel Gibb.
Additional personnel: Kristen Moss (harp).
Recorded at HouseOf Miracles, Church Of The Holy Trinity, Ontario, Canada.
SKU: 1079582

Title:(El) Amor Brujo
Composer:Manuel de Falla (y Matheu) (1876 - 1946)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London

Title:(El) Corregidor y la molinera
Composer:Manuel de Falla (yMatheu) (1876 - 1946)
Venue:Abbey Road Studios, London


SKU: 1082218

Includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks.
Personnel: Emmylou Harris (vocals, guitar); Joanthan Edwards (vocals); Brian Ahern (guitar, bass); James Burton, Rick Cunha, Amos Garrett, Bernie Leadon (guitar); Ben Keith, Hank DeVito (pedal steel guitar); Herb Pedersen (banjo, background vocals); ByronBerline (mandolin, fiddle); Mike Auldridge (dobro); Micky Raphael (harmonica); Glen D. Hardin, Bill Payne (piano); Emory Gordy (bass, background vocals); John Ware, Ron Tutt (drums); Fayssoux Starling, John Starling, Dianne Brooks (background vocals).
Recorded at the Enactron Truck, Beverly Hills, California. Originally released on Reprise (2286).
On her second album ELITE HOTEL, Emmylou Harris follows the blueprint she established with PIECES OF THE SKY. She even draws songs from many of the same sources, going to the well one more time for songs by Rodney Crowell ("Till I Gain Control Again") and the Beatles ("Here, There, and Everywhere"). With guitar legend James Burton, pianist Bill Payne, and singer Linda Ronstadt among the returning guests, the supporting cast also echoes that of PIECES. Whereas that album only hinted at Harris' potential commercial success, however, ELITE HOTEL delivers on the promise. With three top-five singles ("Together Again," "One of These Days," and "Sweet Dreams"), HOTEL established Harris as one of country's premier artists.
HOTEL goes further than Harris' previous album in acknowledging her debt to her mentor, country-rock avatar Gram Parsons. Three Parsons songs ("Sin City," "Wheels," and "Ooh Las Vegas") appear here, and other selections clearly reflect Parsons preferences (the Louvin Brothers' "Satan's Jewel Crown" and Buck Owens' "Together Again"). Harris does Parsons proud, maintaining his traditionalist musical vision while polishing his execution. In so doing, she accomplishes something Parsons never would have; Harris succeeds in reintroducing classic country to mainstream contemporary audiences.
SKU: 6549112

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85
Composer:Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, RTVII/7
Composer:Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Composer:(Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, B191 (Op. 104)
Composer:Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Title:Silent woods, B182 (Op. 68/5)
Composer:Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129
Composer:Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in G minor
Composer:Matthias Georg Monn (1717 - 1750)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in D, HobVIIb/2
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in C, HobVIIb/1
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Title:Sonata for Cello and Piano inG minor, Op. 65
Composer:Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Title:Sonata for Violin and Piano in A
Composer:César (-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert) Franck (1822 - 1890)

Title:Elégie, Op. 24
Composer:Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Title:Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Composer:Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920)

Title:(6) Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, BWV1007-12
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Title:(3) Concertos for Oboe and Strings
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Title:Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' from Handel's 'Judas Maccabaeus', WoO45
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A, Op. 69
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D, Op. 102/2
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:(7) Variations on Mozart's 'Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen' from "Die Zauberflöte', WoO46
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Title:(12) Variations on Mozart's 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' from "Die Zauberflöte', Op. 66
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)


SKU: 5015110

Title:Symphony No. 5 inC sharp minor
Composer:Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Venue:Grosser Saal,Musikverein, Vienna


SKU: 5001784

Personnel includes: Petey Pablo (rap vocals); Scotty "Sonny Black" Blackwell (guitar); Dezie Collins (keyboards); Gene Torres (bass); Matthew Miller, Nicholas Bryan (background vocals).
Producers include: Timbaland, Prophecy, Chucky Madness, Petey Pablo, Buddah.
DIARY OF A SINNER: 1ST ENTRY was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album.
The title of this debut album by southern rapper Petey Pablo tells a lotabout the context. Rather than just a bunch of randomly assembled rhymes, DIARY OF A SINNER is a concept album of sorts, in which a gangsta slowly but surely unravels the complex, unsavory details of his life, from the first fall from grace on through. There's a strong religious underpinning to the album as well, as the conflict between faith in God and the pursuit of the gangsta lifestyle is reiterated throughout these tracks. There's also a gospel sensibility that crops up occasionally amid the blazing hip-hop tracks. The end of this sinner's story is a happy one, though, as Pablo delivers "My Testimony," stepping back from the violence and taking solace in the love of his family. It doesn't hurt matters that Timbaland offers some of the distinctive, sonically rich production that is his trademark, giving DIARY OF THE SINNER a compelling audio sheen.
SKU: 1068574

Traffic: Stevie Winwood (vocals, various instruments); Jim Capaldi (vocals, drums); Chris Wood (flute, saxophone); Rick Grech (bass); Jim Gordon (drums); Rebop Kwaku Baah (percussion); Roger Hawkins, David Hood.
Recorded at Strawberry Hill Studios, Jamaica in December 1971. Includes liner notes by Bill DeYoung.
SHOOT OUT AT THE FANTASY FACTORY is the second of Traffic's expanded line-up studio albums, following 1971's THE LOW SPARK OF HIGH-HEELED BOYS. These five extended pieces present frontman Steve Winwood in a pleasingly soulful light. The music here has little in common with the pastoral psychedelic folk-pop of Traffic's first four albums, betraying instead Winwood's roots in the Spenser Davis Group and foreshadowing his later solo success in the '80s.
Traffic toured constantly before recording FANTASY FACTORY, and the album's extended grooves are clearly born ofthese performance experiences. The band's rhythm section was the famed Muscle Shoals Studio bass and drums team of David Hood and Roger Hawkins. But the character of the songs does not depend solely on rhythm. This material is highly inventive and memorably melodic. Throughout, Chris Wood's saxophone and flute are a supple foil to Winwood's voice, dancing in and around the mighty rhythms.
SKU: 1005549

Title:Gräfin Mariza, 'Countess Maritza'
Composer:Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán (1882 - 1953)
Ensemble:Mörbisch Festival Choir

Title:Gräfin Mariza, 'Countess Maritza'
Composer:Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán (1882- 1953)
Conductor:Rudolf Bibl
Ensemble:Mörbisch Festival Orchestra


SKU: 2087678

Personnel: Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar); Steve Van Zandt (acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Clarence Clemons (saxophone, percussion, background vocals); Danny Federici (piano, organ, glockenspiel); Roy Bittan (piano, synthesizer, background vocals); Garry Tallent (bass, background vocals); Max Weinberg (drums, background vocals); La Bamba, Ruth Jackson (background vocals).
Producers: Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Steve Van Zandt.
Recorded at The Power Station and The Hit Factory, New York, New York.
It's almost hard to believe now that for much of his career Bruce Springsteen was a gigantic cult artist; a musician who could sell a couple of million records and fill hockey rinks, but who was was no more likely than Elvis Costello to get airplay on pop radio.
BORN IN THE USA was the album on which he flexed his muscles (literally) and changed all that. With song titles and choruses that seemed to reflect all that was good and strong in America, belying songs that were about everything that was going wrong, BORN IN THE USA was one of those cultural events that resonated with just about everybody--from both Republican and Democratic politicians, to Vietnam veterans (the title-track was a brutal account of a vet's homecoming), to social critics who found layers of meaning in these tales of disillusioned America, to dance-music DJs who found palpable beats in the dark passions of "Dancing In The Dark" and "Cover Me," to fist-raising pop fans who turned seven of these songs into top-10 singles and kept BORN IN THE USA in a year-long battle for thetop spot on the album chart. It was as if no other album mattered that year.
Musically, BORN IN THE USA was as lean and muscular as Springsteen himself, trading in the E Street Band's over-the-top saxophone-and-piano sound of old for a sleeker, forward-driving guitar-and-synthesizer feel (foreshadowing a future in which long-time sax sidekick Clarence Clemons would be gone, and mild-mannered pianist/synth-player Roy Bittan would emerge as a full-blown collaborator). Continuing in the vein of NEBRASKA, the songs were plainspoken, folk-derived tunes, although this time they leapt into big, sing-along choruses. And, seemingly, the whole world sang along.
SKU: 1083090

Full title:Life In The Gladhouse: The Best Of Modern English 1980-1984.
Modern English: Robbie Grey (vocals); Gary McDowell (guitar); Stephen Walker (keyboards); Michael Conroy (bass); Richard Brown (drums).
Producers: Modern English, Hugh Jones, Robin Mayhew.
Includes liner notes by Steve Malins.
Digitally remastered by John Dent (Loud Mastering).
SKU: 1051339

Talking Heads: David Byrne (vocals, guitar); Jerry Harrison (guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Tina Weymouth (bass, background vocals); Chris Frantz (drums, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Alex Weir (guitar, background vocals); Bernie Worrell (keyboards); Steve Scales (percussion); Lynn Mabry, Ednah Holt (background vocals).
Recorded live at The Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, California in December 1983.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
The Talking Heads concert film STOP MAKING SENSE, recorded at a 1983 Hollywood performance, brought audiences everywhere face to face with the very visual aesthetic of conceptual artiste David Byrne and his cohorts. Playing the part of performance artist, Byrne used elaborate visual gimmicks to enhance the themes of his songs for maximum visceral impact. Serendipitously, STOP MAKING SENSE captured the band at anartistic peak, as it consists mostly of material from the glorious funk-inspired albums REMAIN IN LIGHT and SPEAKING IN TONGUES. Live, complemented by a phalanx of great auxiliary musicians, the Heads emphasize the funkier aspects of their jumpy art-dance concepts, and tunes like "Burning Down the House" and "Girlfriend is Better," already impressive in their studio versions, seem to jump off the album.
SKU: 5063242

Personnel: Burning Spear (vocals, percussion); Ian "Beezy" Coleman (guitar, bass); Leebert Thompson, Robert Browne (guitar); Everton Gayle (saxophone); Junior "Chico" Chin (trumpet); Barry Bailey (trombone); Stephen Stewart (keyboards); Chris Meredit (bass); Leroy Wallace, Shawn Dawson, Dillon White (drums); UzziahThompson, Christopher Burth (percussion); Delton Browne, Paul Murray, Pam Hall, Michael Kennedy, Anthony Selassie, Jeoffrey Forrest (background vocals).
Recorded at MVP Studio, Kingston, Jamaica.
SKU: 1085050

Title:(6) Brandenburg Concertos, BWV1046-51
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London

Title:Concerto for Trumpet and Stringsin D
Composer:Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
Venue:EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London

Title:Concerto con trombe, G18
Composer:Giuseppe Torelli (1658 - 1709)
Venue:EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London

Title:Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat, HobVIIe/1
Composer:(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Venue:EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London


SKU: 2021806

Title:Turandot
Composer:Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858- 1924)


SKU: 1086651

Title:Stabat mater
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Improperia
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Victimae Paschali
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Motets, Book 2
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Fratres ego enim accepi
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:O Domine, Jesu Christe
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Domine Jesus in qua nocte
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Crux fidelis/Pange lingua
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Popule Meus
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Terra tremuit
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Ardens est cor meum
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Congratulamini mihi omnes
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Crucem Sanctam Subiit
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Haec Dies
Composer:GiovanniPierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Magnificat III Toni
Composer:Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)

Title:Hosanna filio David
Composer:Anonymous


SKU: 1088956

Personnel: Tamia (vocals); Anthony "Shep" Crawford, Jazz Nixon (various instruments); Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Nate Dogg (rap vocals); Professa, Jay Williams (guitar);Fernando Pullum (horns); Rhemario Weber (keyboards); Shae V. Jones, Debra Killings, Darrell Crawford & The Fulfillment Choir, Pam Olivia, De'Andra Foster, Kisa, Priscilla Coleman, Clinta Turner, (background vocals).
Producers: Anthony "Shep" Crawford, Jazz Nixon, Dallas Austin, Missy Elliott, Errol "Poppi" McCalla.
Engineers: Anne Catalino, Davis Lopez, Carlton Lynn.
Recorded at The Record Plant, Paramount, Hollywood, California; Quad, New York, New York; DARP Studios, Atlanta, Georgia.
Whether she's edifying the R&B audience with her take on the '80s Hall & Oates tune "Can't Go for That," showing off her torch-singer side on the piano-based ballad "Love Me in a Special Way," or presenting herself as a thoroughly contemporary hip-hop informed artist on "Long Distance Love," it's clear that Tamia has a lot to offer. The singer's self-titled debut featured production work from pop maestro Quincy Jones, but this time around, production chores are taken up by Missy Elliott, among others, and rap icons Snoop Dogg and Warren G put in guest appearances. Despite the increased fraternization with hip-hop personalities, melodic ballads abound, and A NU DAY rests on a solid R&B/pop foundation. Holding it all together is Tamia's voice, which is an impressive instrument that admirably avoids many of the cliches and pratfalls of the genre.
SKU: 1063091

Personnelincludes: Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Mike Melillo (piano); Steve Gilmore (bass); Bill Goodwin (drums).
SKU: 4114657

Title:Cantata No. 167, 'Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe', BWV167
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:Cantata No. 22, 'Jesusnahm zu sich die Zwölfe', BWV22
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:Orgel-Büchlein, BWV599-644
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:(6) Schübler Chorales, BWV645-50
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:Cantata No. 163, 'Nur jedem das Seine', BWV163
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:Cantata No. 136, 'Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz', BWV136
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:(4) Orchestral Suites, BWV1066-9
Composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 7 in G, G480
Composer:Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 5 in D, G478
Composer:Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
Venue:De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden Holland


SKU: 5010677

Title:Rigoletto
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Venue:MetropolitanOpera House, New York City, USA


SKU: 5063397

Personnel includes: Ian Anderson (vocals, acoustic guitar, guitar, bamboo flute, accordion, bass, percussion); Ossi Schaller, George Kopecsni (guitar); Laszlo Bencker (piano, Hammond B-3 organ, mellotron, keyboards); LeslieMandoki (drums, percussion); James Duncan (drums); The Sturcz String.
SKU: 1086291

Title:Radetzky March, Op. 228
Composer:Johann (Baptist) I Strauss (1804 - 1849)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Seufzer-Galopp, Op. 9
Composer:Johann (Baptist) I Strauss (1804 - 1849)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg,Vienna

Title:An der schönen, blauen Donau, 'Blue Danube', Op. 314
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Champagner-Polka, 'Champagne Polka', Op. 211
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Wein, Weib und Gesang, 'Wine, Woman and Song', Op. 333
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:G'schichten aus dem Wienerwald, 'Tales from the Vienna Woods', Op. 325
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Auf der Jagd, 'At the Hunt', Op. 373
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Kaiser, 'Emperor', Op. 437
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Rosen aus dem Süden, 'Roses from the South', Op. 388
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Blindekuh
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Immer heiterer, 'Ever more cheerful', Op. 235
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Im Krapfenwald'l, Op. 336
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Wiener Blut, "Vienna Blood", Op. 354
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Neue Pizzicato, 'New Pizzicato Polka', Op. 449
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Wo die Zitronen blüh'n, Op. 364
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Eljen a Magyar!, 'Hail to Hungary', Op. 332
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Künstlerleben, 'Artist's Life', Op. 316
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:(Eine) Nacht in Venedig, '(A) Night in Venice'
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Neu-Wien, 'New Vienna', Op. 342
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Plappermäulchen, 'Chatterboxes', Op. 245
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:Redoutensaal & Hofburg, Vienna

Title:Künstlergruss, 'Artist's greeting', Op. 274
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 187
SKU: 5074297

Personnel: Lee "Scratch" Perry (vocals, percussion); Reggie, Chinna, Billy Boy, Geoffrey Chung, Willie Lindo (guitar); Bobby Ellis,Glen DaCosta, H. Marquis, Vin Gordon (horns); Augustus Pablo (melodica); Sterling, Gladdy (piano); Winston Wright, Glen Adams (organ); Aston "Familyman" Barrett, Boris Gardner (bass); Carlton Barrett, Mikey Boo, Sly Dunbar, Benbow (drums); Scully (percussion).
Compilation producer: Chris Wilson.
Recorded at Randy's Studio 17, Channel One and Black Ark, Kingston, Jamaica.
Lee Perry: madman? genius? Or is he a bit of both? Lee "Scratch" Perry is one of the most (crazily) influential producers/performers of reggae--in terms of worldwide impact on popular music, he is perhaps second to the late Bob Marley. Perry has influenced AND worked with the following: Bob Marley, the Clash, the Mad Professor, Junior Murvin (his POLICE AND THIEVES album is one of the 10 best reggae albums ever), and the Beastie Boys. Tricky, Primal Scream, and many other alternative rockers as well as rappers and DJ mixers owe a tremendous debt to Perry whether they know it or not. Perry realized that the recording studio was an instrument unto itself.
Echo and electronic treatments turn melodies and instruments inside out, taking them down dark corridors while Perry chants, raps and invokes the spirits. The music on this collection dates from the '70s, recorded at Perry's legendary Black Ark studio with members of Marley's Wailers and Perry's disciple Augustus Pablo. SOUNDZS is a fine, varied collection--selections dark and bright, mellow and confrontational, sweet and bizarre--for fans old and new.
SKU: 1018962

Personnel: KristinHersh (vocals, guitar); Andrew Bird (violin); Howie Gelb (piano).
Recorded in June 2002.
SKU: 1079923

Released over 25 years into their career, this is the eleventh studio album from U2. 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' sees the band return to their classic sounding mix of rock, pop and strong songwriting skills, harking back to the days of 'The Unforgettable Fire' and 'The Joshua Tree'. The album also includes the singles 'Vertigo' and 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own'. This special edition also features a bonus DVDof behind the scenes footage and live performances.
SKU: 6576583

Title:Sonatafor Piano No. 21, 'Waldstein' in C, Op. 53
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Venue:Euphonic Sound Studio, Montebelluna, Italy

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 25 in G, Op. 79
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Venue:Euphonic Sound Studio, Montebelluna, Italy

Title:Sonata for Piano No. 4 in E flat, Op. 7
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Venue:Euphonic Sound Studio, Montebelluna, Italy


SKU: 2065523

Personnel: Gaye Adegbalola (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Mike DeMicco, TomPrincipato (guitar); Jordan Valdina (piano, keyboards); Warren Bernhardt (piano); Carl Adami, Randy Mattson (bass); Peter O'Brien, Clyde Connor (drums); Jerry Marotta (percussion); Resa Gibbs, Ysaye Barnivell, Juno Pitchford (background vocals); Rory Block.
Recorded at Jerrsville Studio, Woodstock, New York in April 1999 and at Omega Studios, Rockville, Maryland in July 1999. Includes liner notes by Gaye Adegbalola.
SKU: 1025681

Title:Kinetics
Composer:Magnus Lindberg (b 1958)
Conductor:Ari Rasilainen

Title:Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
Composer:Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994)
Conductor:Ari Rasilainen

Title:Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Composer:PyotrIl'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Conductor:Ari Rasilainen


SKU: 2080050

Ben Folds Five: Ben Folds (vocals, piano); Robert Sledge (vocals, bass); Darren Jessee (vocals, drums).
Additional personnel: Alicia Svigals (violin); John Catchings (cello); Matt Darriau (clarinet); Frand London (trumpet); Caleb Southern (Hammond organ).
Boldly hacking his way through the muck-infested swamplands of post-Nirvana alternative rock, Ben Folds comes to save the day with an album of pure pop delights that provide a welcome alternative to "alternative." Despite the name, the Ben Folds Five is a trio consisting of Folds on piano and vocals, a bassist and a drummer. There are echoes of everything from vintage Todd Rundgren and Joe Jackson to Hoboken-based popsters like the dB's and Freedy Johnston in the band's frothy compositions. And there are no guitars.
Bassist Robert Sledge is on a one-man mission to bring back the fuzz-bass, utilizing the '60s bass technique to fill out the sound of the trio, and sometimes sounding more like a guitarist or keyboardist. Folds is an accomplished pianist, and has no qualms about giving the instrument the rock and roll spotlight that it'soften denied. Ignore the knee-jerk Elton John comparisons. Folds may be equally influenced by show tunes and the Beatles, but WHATEVER rocks more convincingly than a gaggle of guitar-worshipping grunge puppies.
SKU: 1003626

Personnel includes: Stan Kenton (arranger, piano); Bill Holman, Gerry Mulligan, Gene Roland (arranger); Charlie Mariano, Lennie Niehaus (alto saxophone); Bill Perkins, Dave Van Kriedt (tenor saxophone); DonDavidson (baritone saxophone); Sam Noto, Stu Williamson, Al Porcino, Ed Leddy (trumpet); Carl Fontana, Bob Fitzpatrick, Gus Chappell, Kent Larsen (trombone); Ralph Blaze (guitar); Max Bennett (bass); Mel Lewis (drums).
Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago, Illinois; Goldwyn Studios and Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California on July 20 & 22, 1955 and February 9 & December 12, 1956. Includes liner notes by Michael Sparke.
SKU: 1084190

Title:(Die) Fledermaus, '(The) Bat'
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Künstlerleben, 'Artist's Life', Op. 316
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Zivio!, Op. 456
Composer:Johann (Baptist)II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:(Die) Schwätzerin, '(The) Gossip', Op. 144
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Vorwärts!, 'Forward!', Op. 127
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Aquarellen-Walzer, 'Water colours Waltz', Op. 258
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:(Die) Libelle, '(The) Dragonfly', Op. 204
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Plappermäulchen, 'Chatterboxes', Op. 245
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Danse diabolique
Composer:Joseph II Hellmesberger (1855 - 1907)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Wiener Blut, "Vienna Blood", Op. 354
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Tik-Tak (on motives from 'Die Fledermaus'), Op. 365
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:An der schönen, blauen Donau, 'Blue Danube', Op. 314
Composer:Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Title:Radetzky March, Op. 228
Composer:Johann (Baptist) I Strauss (1804 - 1849)
Conductor:Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble:Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra


SKU: 8001514

Title:Aida
Composer:Giuseppe(Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Conductor:Fausto Cleva
Ensemble:New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra


SKU: 2089695

Aztec Camera: Roddy Frame (vocals, guitar); Mark Edwards (keyboards); Yolanda Charles (bass, background vocals); Jeremy Stacey (drums).
Additional personnel: Sue Dench, Leo Payne, Audrey Riley, Chris Tombling (strings); Louis Jardin (percussion); ClaudiaFontaine (background vocals).
Recorded at Westside Studios, London, England.
All songs written by Roddy Frame.
SKU: 1001903

Originally issued on CD without the song "Last Night When We Were Young."
Personnel includes: Frank Sinatra (vocals); Nelson Riddle (arranger).
Includes liner notes by Pete Welding.
Digitally remastered by Larry Walsh (Capitol Recording Studios).
Recorded in 1955, this superbly arranged and sung set of slow ballads can lay claim to being the world's first "concept album." Of course, in classical music, song cycles had been around since Schubert, but a whole set of pop tunes arranged around a central theme or mood was something new in popular music. With the advent of the LP in 1953, commercial pop music was beginning to take itself seriously. As to be expected, Frank Sinatradid it first and best.
Sinatra is in utter command of this material--vocally relaxed yet focused on conveying what these hand-picked "torch" songs still have to say to the modern listener. Throughout he projects his signature manly vulnerability without seeming maudlin or even sentimental. The singer is helped immeasurably in this task by Nelson Riddle's deftly scored chamber arrangements which include brilliant use of celeste and guitar on several tracks (cf. Alec Wilder's "I'll Be Around", Kay Swift's "Can't We Be Friends".) A must for any listener even remotely interested in the Great American Songbook.
SKU: 1002907

Title:Schwarzenberg-Monument Marsch, Op. 210
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:Punsch, Op. 9
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:Ball-Silhouetten, Op. 30
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:Wilde Rose, 'Wild Rose', Op. 201
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:Fashion, Op. 165
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:Lancier-Quadrille, Op. 64
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:Wiener Couplets, Op. 150
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice,Slovakia

Title:Freigeister, 'Freethinker', Op. 253
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:In der Heimat!, Op. 231
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:Schäfer-Quadrille, Op. 196
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:Frauenwürde, Op. 277
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia

Title:(Die) Schwebende, "(The) Floating", Op. 110
Composer:Josef Strauss (1827 - 1870)
Venue:House of Arts at Kosice, Slovakia


SKU: 5000315

This is a multi-channel hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
Solo performer: Bob Dylan (vocals, acoustic guitar).
Engineers: Roy Hallee, Fred Catero.
Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios, New York, New York on June 9, 1964.
On this album it was clear that Dylan was becoming bored with straight folk, although his music was still acoustic. His left-thinking devotees began to raise an eyebrow at subtle lyrical shifts, yet this album was to be raided time and again--particularly by the Byrds--in 1965's folk rock boom. There is much free-spirited music, as if Dylan was somehow aware of the acceptance that was around the corner, and it has been noted that here were the first signs of his trademark vocal style so prevalent through the rest of the '60s. Take your pick: most of the offerings are striking. "My Back Pages," "All I Really Want To Do,""It Ain't Me Babe," and even a last nod to protest, "The Chimes Of Freedom." How can one man have been so prolific?
SKU: 1086966

The Cramps include: LuxInterior (vocals); Poison Ivy (guitar).
SKU: 1082479

Title:(La)traviata
Composer:Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)


SKU: 2085897

The Waterboys: Mike Scott (vocals, guitar); Tim Blanthorn (violin); Roddy Lorimar (trumpet); Anthony Thistlethwaite (saxophone);Karl Wallinger (keyboards, percussion, vocals); Kevin Wilkinson (drums).
Includes liner notes by Mike Scott.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1070310

Title:Christmas Oratorio
Composer:CarlHeinrich Graun (1703/4 - 1759)
Venue:Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal


SKU: 1042975

Cassette available on Mercury (811 492).

NOTES:
Producers include: GiorgioMoroder, Keith Forsey, Michael Sembello, Phil Ramone, Keith Olsen.
Original score composed by Giorgio Moroder.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1014776

Full performer name: JackMeatbeat & The Underground Society.
SKU: 1049232

Title:Dixit Dominus, HWV232
Composer:George Frideric Handel (1685- 1759)
Conductor:Thomas Hengelbrock
Ensemble:Balthasar-Neumann Choir

Title:Missa Dolorosa
Composer:Antonio Caldara (c1670 - 1736)
Ensemble:Balthasar-Neumann Choir

Title:Missa Dolorosa
Composer:Antonio Caldara (c1670 - 1736)
Conductor:Thomas Hengelbrock
Ensemble:Balthasar-Neumann Ensemble


SKU: 2087982

Personnel: Luther Thomas (alto saxophone, slide whistle, piano, chimes); Carol Marshall (vocals, accordion); James Marshall (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, flute); Abdullah Yakub (alto saxophone); Charles Bobo Shaw (drums).
Includes liner notes by Luther Thomas.
Alltracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of Atavistic's Unheard Music series.
SKU: 1070536

Personnel includes: Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Les Spann (flute, guitar); Junior Mance (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Lex Humphries (drums); Carlos "Patato" Valdez (conga).
Recordedin February 1959 in New York, New York. Includes original liner notes by Nat Hentoff & reissue liner notes by Kirk Silsbee.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
SKU: 1061285

"Men In Black" won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance. "Men In Black - Main Theme" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television.
Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, MEN IN BLACK is a tongue-in-cheek science fiction epic that picks up where INDEPENDENCE DAY left off. Once again, Will Smith saves the planet from alien invaders, this time partnering up with the stoic-faced Jones. The former Fresh Prince makes use of his rap background on the film's soundtrack, contributing two cuts, including the title track.
Everyone from A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul to Branford Marsalis' pop-funk project Buckshot Le Fonque appears here, but predictably, the star of the show is Snoop Doggy Dogg. His "We Just Wanna Party With You" incorporates the guest vocals of JD, a sample from Kool & The Gang's "Get Down On It" and Snoop's own inimitable rapping abilites to fine effect. Other avenues are explored byR&B-oriented acts like Trey Lorenz and Alicia Keys, and soundtrack music king Danny Elfman, who contributes the main and closing themes.
SKU: 1000983

Title:(33) Variations in C on a Waltzby Diabelli, 'Diabelli Variations', Op. 120
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Venue:Concert Hall, Faculty of Music, Cambridge

Title:(32) Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO80
Composer:Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Venue:Concert Hall, Faculty of Music, Cambridge


SKU: 1022348

Personnel: Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Robert Palmer (vocals); Barry Reynolds (guitar, background vocals); Adrian Belew, Mikey Chung (guitar); Wally Badarou (keyboards); Sticky Thompson (percussion); Sly & Robbie.
Recorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas between March 1981 and May 1982.
Includes liner notes by J.P. Bean.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is a deliberately low-key album by Joe Cocker's standards, but in its slow, simmering way it's nonetheless one of his best. Thanks to a small band anchored byJamaica's greatest rhythm section--Sly Dunbar on drums and Robbie Shakespeare on bass--the basic sound here is spooky and minimalist, with skittering synth and guitar parts that are unerringly simple, but not simplistic.
Cocker himself is in excellent voice. The choice of songs splits the difference between the familiar--Jimmy Cliff's magnificent, often covered "Many Rivers to Cross," and "Seven Days," one of Bob Dylan's best rockers--and the unjustly obscure, such as Bill Withers' way sexy "Ruby Lee," and Jimmy Webb's lovely "Just Like Always." Great stuff.
SKU: 1019353

Personnel: Ted Nugent, Derek St. Holmes (vocals, guitar); Rob Grange (bass); Cliff Davies (drums, background vocals); Montego Joe, Tom Werman (percussion); Boz Burrell, Alan Spenner, Rory Dodd (background vocals).
Producers: Lew Futterman, Tom Werman, Cliff Davies.
Reissue producer: Bruce Dickinson.
Includes liner notes by Gary Graff.
Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).
Though he had already established himself as a successful touring and recording artist in the mid-'70s, His Gonzoness became a certified superstar with 1977's CAT SCRATCH FEVER. Led by the smash title track and other testosterone-fueled anthems, the record went down as a shining moment in heavy metal history.
"Satisfaction," "Smoke on the Water," and "Cat Scratch Fever" are just three of this album's many gems. The title track features Bad Company's Boz Burrell on backing vocals and is centered on a guitar hook that stays in your mind long after the song is over. "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang" is a furious rocker that describes Ted's favorite activity (besides hunting). "Death by Misadventure" is a forgotten classic, with an speedy and undeniably stylish solo. Ted's guitar virtuosity is further demonstrated on "Home Bound," his homage to Jeff Beck's "Freeway Jam." "Live It Up," Ted's mantra for the '70s, features percussion by co-producer Tom Werman and has a Bo Diddley feel. A wildly intricate bass/drum combo propels "Workin' Hard, Playin' Hard." The two live bonus tracks from the Hammersmith Odeon in 1977 show why Ted isrivaled only by David Lee Roth for arena-stage raps.
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