Linda Brava
In the liner notes for some violin recital discs, we can read about the vintage of the instrument being played. On Linda Brava s debut disc for EMI, we get to read about some of the violinist s turn-ons: skiing, scuba diving, acting, and car racing. A true Renaissance woman, she has graced the pages of Playboy and appeared on TV s Baywatch, and she owns an apple cider company (which, we re told, is a top-seller in her native Finland). She also plays the violin. Sadly, her performance isn t nearly as spotless as her complexion. Joined by pianist John Lenehan, Brava performs a mixed bag of compositions--short pieces from Elgar, Faur?, Paganini, and Sibelius, to name a few. The trait these performances share is that they re played uncommonly slowly and unremarkably. She performs a passable version of Faur? s Berceuse pour violin, but on Sibelius s Rondino she sounds absolutely stiff and erratic; Ave Maria highlights Brava s poor intonation. It s a good thing she has so many other assets to fall back upon. --Jason VerlindeUPC:724355692221SKU:ADIB000026D4C
Verdi: Il Trovatore; Roberto Alagna/Angela Gheorghiu
Il trovatore has been one of Verdi s most beloved, enduringly popular operas ever since its first performance 150 years ago. The libretto is notorious as one of the most improbable, confused, and confusing of its kind, but in Verdi s hands its one-dimensional stock figures become flesh-and-blood characters whose fears, hopes, and suffering we can easily identify with. The music encompasses the heights and depths of human emotion, and the vocal writing demands singers of enormous vocal and expressive range. This recording is a bit strange and not entirely satisfying, partly because some of the intrinsically fine singers seem miscast. Angela Gheorghiu s voice is lovely, with a velvety warmth and a beautiful high register; the low notes sound uncomfortable and not always in tune. She is best in the lyrical arias. The first one has a touching tremulousness, but generally her Leonora is a little pale. Thomas Hampson is, as always, a commanding presence, but his thoughtful, restrained approach makes Luna s raw, vengeful fury seem contrived and artificial. Ildebrando D Arcangelo s Ferrando is excellent; Larissa Diadkova sings very well, but does not get inside Azucena s haunted, tormented brooding and hallucinatory madness. Roberto Alagna is most disappointing. He slides, scoops, sobs, and exaggerates everything. Indeed, if truth be told, he yells, but suddenly takes a single note mezza voce for no discernible reason. His Manrico has no subtlety or tenderness, and the constantly high volume seems at variance with the singing style of a Troubadour. It is the orchestra and chorus who emerge as the ultimate heroes of the recording. --Edith EislerUPC:072435573602SKU:ADIB000069DQD
Aria 2: Passion for Opera
1995 original issue.UPC:724356559721SKU:ADIB000002S6F
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Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head (CD)
Genre: RockRecord label: WB / PARLOPHONEMusical Artist: ColdplaySoftware Format: CDAlbum: Rush of Blood to the Head • Number of Discs: 1Artist: Coldplay, Total Tracks: 11, • Track Number 1, Track Name: Politik, Track Length: 5:18, • Track Number 2, Track Name: In My Place, Track Length: 3:48, • Track Number 3, Track Name: God Put a Smile Upon Your Face, Track Length: 4:57, • Track Number 4, Track Name: The Scientist, Track Length: 5:90, • Track Number 5, Track Name: Clocks, Track Length: 5:70, • Track Number 6, Track Name: Daylight, Track Length: 5:27, • Track Number 7, Track Name: Green Eyes, Track Length: 3:43, • Track Number 8, Track Name: Warning Sign, Track Length: 5:31, • Track Number 9, Track Name: A Whisper, Track Length: 3:58, • Track Number 10, Track Name: A Rush of Blood to the Head, Track Length: 5:51, • Track Number 11, Track Name: Amsterdam, Track Length: 5:19
William McDowell - As We Worship Live (CD)
Genre: GospelRecord label: KOCH RECORDSMusical Artist: William McDowellSoftware Format: CDAs We Worship LiveArtist: William McDowell - Total Tracks: 12CD 1, Track: 1: Expectation (1:53CD 1, Track: 2: As We Worship (4:53CD 1, Track: 3: The Sound (1:16CD 1, Track: 4: Give Him Praises (3:28CD 1, Track: 5: He Is (4:47CD 1, Track: 6: Downpour (3:45CD 1, Track: 7: Come Unto Me (3:20CD 1, Track: 8: Closer - Wrap Me in Your Arms (9:80CD 1, Track: 9: Wrap Me in Your Arms (reprise) (4:34CD 1, Track: 10: Show Me Your Face (intro) (1:29CD 1, Track: 11: Show Me Your Face (4:40CD 1, Track: 12: I Want to Know You (3:40 CD 2: Artist: William McDowell - Total Tracks: 9CD 2, Track: 1: Psalm 27 (One Thing) (6:48CD 2, Track: 2: Give Us Your Heart (intro) (4:57CD 2, Track: 3: Give Us Your Heart (12:44CD 2, Track: 4: I Give Myself Away (5:27CD 2, Track: 5: Here I Am to Worship (3:42CD 2, Track: 6: Send Me (5:90CD 2, Track: 7: The Sound of Heaven (5:10CD 2, Track: 8: Go Forth (feat. Group One Crew) (3:13CD 2, Track: 9: Wherever I Go (3:25
Coldplay - X&Y (CD)
Genre: RockRecord label: WB / PARLOPHONEMusical Artist: ColdplaySoftware Format: CDAlbum: X & Y • Number of Discs: 1Artist: Coldplay, Total Tracks: 13, • Track Number 1, Track Name: Square One, Track Length: 4:47, • Track Number 2, Track Name: What If, Track Length: 4:57, • Track Number 3, Track Name: White Shadows, Track Length: 5:28, • Track Number 4, Track Name: Fix You, Track Length: 4:54, • Track Number 5, Track Name: Talk, Track Length: 5:11, • Track Number 6, Track Name: X & Y, Track Length: 4:34, • Track Number 7, Track Name: Speed of Sound, Track Length: 4:48, • Track Number 8, Track Name: A Message, Track Length: 4:45, • Track Number 9, Track Name: Low, Track Length: 5:32, • Track Number 10, Track Name: The Hardest Part, Track Length: 4:25, • Track Number 11, Track Name: Swallowed in the Sea, Track Length: 3:58, • Track Number 12, Track Name: Twisted Logic, Track Length: 5:10, • Track Number 13, Track Name: Til Kingdom Come, Track Length: 4:11
Duran Duran - Greatest (CD)
Genre: DanceRecord label: PARLOPHONE (WEA)Musical Artist: Duran DuranSoftware Format: CDAlbum: Duran Duran Greatest • Number of Discs: 1Artist: Duran Duran, Total Tracks: 19, • Track Number 1, Track Name: Is There Something I Should Know?, Track Length: 4:10, • Track Number 2, Track Name: The Reflex, Track Length: 4:24, • Track Number 3, Track Name: A View to a Kill, Track Length: 3:34, • Track Number 4, Track Name: Ordinary World (single version), Track Length: 4:42, • Track Number 5, Track Name: Save a Prayer (US single version), Track Length: 3:47, • Track Number 6, Track Name: Rio (US edit), Track Length: 4:45, • Track Number 7, Track Name: Hungry Like the Wolf, Track Length: 3:25, • Track Number 8, Track Name: Girls on Film, Track Length: 3:27, • Track Number 9, Track Name: Planet Earth (single version), Track Length: 3:57, • Track Number 10, Track Name: Union of the Snake, Track Length: 4:22, • Track Number 11, Track Name: New Moon on Monday, Track Length: 4:16, • Track Number 12, Track Name: Wild Boys, Track Length: 4:17, • Track Number 13, Track Name: Notorious, Track Length: 4:00, • Track Number 14, Track Name: I Don’t Want Your Love (Shep Pettibone 7″ mix), Track Length: 3:48, • Track Number 15, Track Name: All She Wants Is (45 mix), Track Length: 4:26, • Track Number 16, Track Name: Electric Barbarella (edit), Track Length: 4:17, • Track Number 17, Track Name: Serious (edit), Track Length: 3:56, • Track Number 18, Track Name: Skin Trade (radio cut), Track Length: 4:26, • Track Number 19, Track Name: Come Undone (edit), Track Length: 4:17
Little Big Town - Tornado (CD)
Genre: CountryRecord label: CAPITOLMusical Artist: Little Big TownSoftware Format: CD
Coldplay - Parachutes (CD)
Genre: RockRecord label: WB / PARLOPHONEMusical Artist: ColdplaySoftware Format: CDAlbum: Parachutes • Number of Discs: 1Artist: Coldplay, Total Tracks: 10, • Track Number 1, Track Name: Don't Panic, Track Length: 2:16, • Track Number 2, Track Name: Shiver, Track Length: 4:59, • Track Number 3, Track Name: Spies, Track Length: 5:18, • Track Number 4, Track Name: Sparks, Track Length: 3:47, • Track Number 5, Track Name: Yellow, Track Length: 4:29, • Track Number 6, Track Name: Trouble, Track Length: 4:30, • Track Number 7, Track Name: Parachutes, Track Length: 0:46, • Track Number 8, Track Name: High Speed, Track Length: 4:14, • Track Number 9, Track Name: We Never Change, Track Length: 4:90, • Track Number 10, Track Name: Everything's Not Lost / Life Is for Living, Track Length: 7:16
