The Most Famous Opera Duets (1994) more music like this

performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Carlo del Monte (vocals), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Edita Gruberová (vocals), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble), Ernest Blanc (vocals)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

EMI's The Most Famous Opera Duets is a decent collection of excerpts that delivers on enough of its promise to be forgiven its superlative title. A few notable blockbusters are missing, like "O soave fanciulla" from La bohème and the evening prayer from Hansel and Gretel, but overall the collection covers its territory well -- from the famous ...

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100 Best Opera Classics (2006) more music like this

performed by Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Alain Vanzo (tenor), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Anita Soldh (vocals), Anja Silja (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Beverly Sills (soprano), Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
composed by Adolphe Adam, Alfredo Catalani, Ambroise Thomas, Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Maria von Weber, Charles Gounod, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, Edouard Lalo, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini

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The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever! (1995) more music like this

performed by Aldo Ciccolini (piano), Aled Jones (treble), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), Amanda Thompson (piano), Cecile Ousset (piano), Cheryl Studer (soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Dennis Brain (french horn), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Carl Orff, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Erik Satie, Frédéric Chopin, George Frederick Handel, George Gershwin, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gregorian Chant, Gustav Holst, Henryk Górecki

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100 Best Classics (2006) more music like this

performed by Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Barry Tuckwell (horn), Carlo Bergonzi (tenor), Cecile Ousset (piano), Celia Nicklin (oboe), Christian Ferras (violin), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), David Bell (organ), Edda Moser (soprano)
composed by Adolphe Adam, Alexander Borodin, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Aram Khachaturian, Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Charles Gounod, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Claude Debussy, Dmitry Shostakovich, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn

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Aria: A Passion for Opera (1994) more music like this

performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Francisco Corelli (vocals), Franco Corelli (tenor), Giuseppe di Stefano (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Maria Callas (soprano), Mirella Freni (soprano), Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gustave Charpentier, Léo Delibes, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Vincenzo Bellini

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100 Best Opera Classics (2004) more music like this

performed by Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Alain Vanzo (tenor), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Andreas Schmidt (baritone), Anita Soldh (soprano), Anja Silja (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Beverly Sills (soprano), Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
composed by Adolphe Adam, Alfredo Catalani, Ambroise Thomas, Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Maria von Weber, Charles Gounod, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, Edouard Lalo, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini

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Delibes: Lakmé (2002) more music like this

performed by Agnes Disney (vocals), Bernadette Antoine (vocals), Charles Burles (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Joseph Peyron (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Monique Linval (vocals), Roger Soyer (vocals)
composed by Léo Delibes

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Leo Delibes: Lakme more music like this

performed by Agnes Disney (vocals), Bernadette Antoine (vocals), Charles Burles (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Joseph Peyron (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals), Roger Soyer (vocals)
composed by Léo Delibes

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Delibes: Lakmé [Highlights] more music like this

performed by Charles Burles (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Theatre National de L'opera-Comique Choeur et Orchestre, Alain Lombard (conductor)
composed by Léo Delibes

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Offenbach: La belle Hélène (2001) more music like this

performed by Bernadette Antoine (vocals), Bernard Sinclair (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Luis Masson (vocals), Michael Dens (vocals), Michel Hamel (vocals), Paul Guigue (vocals), Lamoureux Concert Association Orchestra
composed by Jacques Offenbach

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The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever! (1997) more music like this

performed by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Cecile Ousset (piano), City of London Sinfonia, Consortium Musicum, Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Fritz Helmis (harp)
composed by Alexander Borodin, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Claude Debussy, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Erik Satie, Felix Mendelssohn, Gabriel Fauré, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Henryk Górecki, Jacques Offenbach, Joaquín Rodrigo

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Movies Go To The Opera-Volume 2 (1996) more music like this

performed by Angelo Mercuriali (tenor), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Beniamino Gigli (tenor), Danielle Millet (vocals), Franco Corelli (tenor), Gabriella Tucci (soprano), Giuseppe Taddei (vocals), Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano), John Aler (tenor), Mady Mesplé (soprano)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Camille Saint-Saëns, Francesco Cilea, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Umberto Giordano, Vincenzo Bellini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Great Opera Duets (2007) more music like this

performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Carlo del Monte (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Edita Gruberová (soprano), Ernest Blanc (baritone), Franco Bonisolli (tenor), Heather Harper (soprano), Helen Donath (soprano)
composed by Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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The Most Relaxing Opera Album in the World...Ever! (2005) more music like this

performed by Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Anna Moffo (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Eberhard Wächter (baritone)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Antonin Dvorák, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Francesco Cilea, Gaetano Donizetti, George Frederick Handel, George Gershwin, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Jacques Offenbach

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The Most Unforgettable Opera Classics more music like this

performed by Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Danielle Millet (soprano), Edita Gruberová (soprano), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), José Carreras (tenor), Lucia Popp (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Maria Callas (soprano), Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
composed by Antonin Dvorák, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Friedrich von Flotow, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Pietro Mascagni, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Opera Arias And Duets (1996) more music like this

performed by Agnes Baltsa (vocals), Alfredo Kraus (tenor), Anna Moffo (vocals), Carlo Bergonzi (vocals), Carlo del Monte (vocals), Christa Ludwig (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Eberhard Wächter (baritone), Edita Gruberová (vocals), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
composed by Alfredo Catalani, Camille Saint-Saëns, Charles Gounod, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gaetano Donizetti, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Léo Delibes, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Best Classical Album of the Millennium (1999) more music like this

performed by Cecile Ousset (piano), Celia Nicklin (oboe), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), David Bell (organ), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Emil Gilels (piano), Ernest Blanc (baritone), George Malcolm (harpsichord), Gerald Finley (cantor)
composed by Aaron Copland, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Carl Orff, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Felix Mendelssohn, Gabriel Fauré, George Frederick Handel, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, Gregorio Allegri, Gustav Holst, Jacques Offenbach

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The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World...Ever! (2005) more music like this

performed by Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Anne Queffélec (piano), Anthony Chadney (vocals), Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Cecile Ousset (piano), Christian Ferras (violin), Christopher Parkening (guitar), Christopher Robson (vocals), Consortium Musicum
composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Claude Debussy, Dmitry Shostakovich, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Ennio Morricone, Erik Satie, Felix Mendelssohn, Francisco Tárrega (Y Eixea), Jay Ungar

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Delibes: Lakmé (2002) more music like this

performed by Agnes Disney (soprano), Bernadette Antoine (mezzo-soprano), Charles Burles (tenor), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Joseph Peyron (tenor), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Monique Linval (soprano), Roger Soyer (vocals)
composed by Léo Delibes

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Delibes: Lakmé [Highlights] (2007) more music like this

performed by Charles Burles (tenor), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Mady Mesplé (soprano), Roger Soyer (bass), Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra, Alain Lombard (conductor)
composed by Léo Delibes

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Pure Classical (2007) more music like this

performed by Alberto Lysy (violin), Angela Brownridge (piano), Camerata Lysy Gstaad (chamber ensemble), Cecile Ousset (piano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Denis Vigay (cello), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra (chamber ensemble)
composed by Alexander Borodin, André Caplet, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Claude Debussy, Dmitry Shostakovich, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Erik Satie, Franz Schubert, Frederick Delius, Gabriel Fauré, Giacomo Puccini

A certain amount of hyperbole should be expected in the marketing of budget collections, but when EMI claims that its 2007 compilation Pure Classical contains "48 original hits by the original artists," it's pushing things too far. No one should be tricked into thinking any of the performers heard here were the first to record these short pieces ...

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Best Relaxing Classics 100 (2007) more music like this

performed by A.T. Schaefer (piano), Agnes Maltsa (mezzo-soprano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Anne Dudley (keyboards), Anne Dudley (piano), Anne Queffélec (piano), Annie Fischer (piano), Arleen Augér (soprano), Bruno Rigutto (piano)
composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Anne Dudley, Antonin Dvorák, Antonio Vivaldi, Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Orff, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Claude Debussy, Dmitry Shostakovich, Edvard Grieg, Edward Elgar, Ennio Morricone, Erik Satie, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt

As a compilation of soothing classical pieces, EMI's Best Relaxing Classics 100 should work as a satisfactory chill-out collection, at least theoretically, because it is full of slow, soft, and atmospheric music that most people will find very tranquil and pleasant, if played at a moderate-to-low volume. However, this six-disc set of recordings ...

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Satie: Les Inspirations insolites (2003) more music like this

performed by Aldo Ciccolini (piano), Andrea Guiot (vocals), Andree Esposito (vocals), Danielle Millet (vocals), Gaston Litaize (organ), Hubert Deschamps (vocals), Jean-Christophe Benoit (vocals), Joseph-Marie Falcucci (vocals), Mady Mesplé (vocals)
composed by Erik Satie

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