Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra - Peer Gynt Suites - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This 4 CD/luxury set is a portrait of probably the greatest tenor of this or any other age Plácido Domingo. The four CDs are held in trays inside the front and back rigid covers of a long digibook, and the 72 pages include an extensive collection of session photos and portraits relating to the recordings and Domingo's EMI career as well as an informative note in English, French, German and Spanish. Album Tracks 1. Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi... Celeste Aida. - Aida (2001 Digital Remaster) 2. O Figli, O Figli Miei... Ah, la Paterna Mano (Act 4). - MacBeth 3. Svanir la Voci!... Meco All'altar Di Venere (Act 1). - Norma 4. No. 12 Aria. Fuor Del Mar. - Idomeneo K366, Atto Secondo/Act Two/Zweiter Akt/Deuxième Acte, Scene 3 5. Vani Sono I Lamenti... Svegliatevi Nel Core (Act 1). - Giulio Cesare 6. Ohimè! Che Veggio Mai?... Ah! No, S'io Vivo Ancora! (Act 3). - la Vestale 7. Aria. Ah, Se Fosse Intorno Al Trono (Act 1). - la Clemenza Di Tito K621 8. Pays Merveilleux... O Paradis (Act 4). - L'africaine 9. O Souverain, Ô Juge, Ô Père from Le Cid 10. Samson Et Dalila - Acte I. Arrêtez, Ô Mes Frères ! (Samson, Choeur) 11. I Re!... Sotto Una Quercia (Giovanna D'arco, Prologue) (1998 Digital Remaster) 12. Niun Mi Tema (Act 4). - Otello 13. Allmächt'ger Vater (Rienzi's Prayer). - Rienzi 14. Siegfried. Was Am Besten Er Kann... Ho-Ho! Ho-Hei! Schmiede, Mein Hammer, Ein Hartes Schwert! (Act 1/Scene 3) 1. Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd SCHÖN. - Die Zauberflöte K620 2. Quel Trouble Inconnu Me Pénètre!... Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure (Faust). - Faust (1986 Digital Remaster), Act III 3. Donna Non Vidi Mai (Des Grieux). - Manon Lescaut (1993 Digital Remaster), Act I 4. Recondita Armonia (Act I). - Tosca 5. Fontainebleau!... Io la Vidi E Al Suo Suo Sorriso. - Don Carlo (2000 Digital Remaster) 6. Aria. Il Mio Tesoro Intanto (Act 2). - Don Giovanni 7.

Ormandy / Philadelphia Orch - Cto for Orch [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/22/2009

Renowned Armenian-born pianist Marianna Shirinyan performs some of Chopin's most fascinating and fiendish pieces the four Ballades and four Scherzos. Chopin coined the term 'ballade', harking back to medieval minstrels singing poetic ballads. His four Ballades are quite different in character, but share a sense of Romantic story-telling in their dramatic contrasts and virtuoso display. The first three of Chopin's four Scherzos are fiery and dissonant; all four are exceptionally challenging. The Scherzo No. 1 is sometimes dubbed 'The Infernal Banquet' owing to it's devilish character, which is juxtaposed with a central lullaby based on the Polish carol 'Sleep, little Jesus'. Schumann regarded Chopin's Scherzo No. 2 as Byronic in the grandeur of it's passion, and the Scherzo No. 3 is also remarkably daring, with an almost Wagnerian chorale. Chopin's Scherzo No. 4 is the only one in a major key, yet it's relatively serene nature, with fluid, whimsical twists and turns, also makes it one of the most demanding to play.