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The Berlin Concert – Live from Waldbuhne

tophitmusic — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:23 +0000

“This set, filmed at the Metropolitan Opera’s February 2007 performances of Tchaikovsky’s most popular opera, has just about everything going for it: an all-star cast in peak form, a great orchestra led by today’s leading Russian conductor, and a striking stage production whose minimalist, often stark, sets manage to superbly suit this most Romantic of operas.

Drawn from Pushkin’s classic, the opera tightly focuses on the story of Tatiana, a naive young girl who declares her love for a dashing rake (Onegin) who rejects her overtures. His arrogance surfaces leads to flirting with his best friend’s fiance and then to killing him in a duel. Plagued by remorse, a superficially reformed but still impossibly self-centered Onegin meets Tatiana at a ball, but now the childish country bumpkin is the glamorous wife of a Prince. He declares his love but she rejects him and leaves him alone, a solitary, tragic figure.

Rene Fleming’s Tatiana is a triumph, her gorgeous soprano voice, intense acting and precise characterization make the complex young woman come alive. Her “Letter Scene,” in which the singer must reveal the innermost thoughts of a confused soul, is as good as it gets, as Fleming fully reveals the young woman’s joyous hopes of requited love and also her fears of rejection. In the final act, she’s still attracted to the dashing Onegin but resolved to preserve her marriage. In the title role, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her equal; his firm baritone fits the music like a velvet glove and his acting matches Fleming’s in its intensity. He’s especially fine in his last-act monologue, bursting with despair and passion. Tchaikovsky gave the work’s most beautiful arias to Lenski, Onegin’s friend. Ramon Vargas’ mellifluous tenor is well-suited to the lyricism of Lenski’s Act One love aria and to the poignant aria before his duel with Onegin. Lenski’s anger at his friend in the ball scene is palpably menacing. As Olga, Tatiana’s high-spirited sister and Lenski’s fiance, Elena Zaremba is fully up to the rest of the cast, her rich mezzo and pointed phrasing a strong point. Sergei Aleksaskin’s Prince Gremin is a dignified presence, Larisa Schevchenko as Tatiana’s old nurse is convincing, and the smaller roles are well sung and acted. Jean-Paul Fouchcourt is not only in excellent voice in the beautiful aria of Triquet, Tatiana’s French tutor, but manages to invest his song with an apt touch of parody as well. Valery Gergiev’s conducting is a major asset, and the MET Orchestra is in terrific form, with special kudos due to the soulful clarinet solos that are so important in the musical texture.

Producer Robert Carson imbues the work with Romantic glow and Michael Levine’s spare sets are far more effective than one might think. The stage is strewn with leaves and framed by textured rods doing duty as birch trees in Act One; the ball scene similarly framed by a rectangle of chairs and side tables, both sets analogues for the character’s imprisonment in their unbridled emotions. Video director Brian Large keeps his cameras well-focused on the action, to complete an Onegin that’s the DVD version to get. –Dan Davis

Director: Brian Large,Robert Carsen
DVD:Classical,DVD-Video,Live,Widescreen,NTSC
Company:Decca(2007-12-18)
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Tchaikovsky – Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Vargas, Hvorostovsky, Gergiev, Carsen [Metropolitan Opera 2007]

The Partridge Family Sound Magazine

tophitmusic — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:21 +0000

Hoodz: Lil’ Wayne“Lil Wayne the last of a dying breed bangin’ down south.also featuring: Bangin’ in Chuck Town (murder capital of the south) hood life uncut plus a Hoodz classic “street boxing”.Running Time: 60 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 097037810795 Manufacturer No: DVDX6862121

DVD:Compilation,DVD-Video,NTSC
Company:Hoodz DVD Magazine(2007-03-20)
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Glenn Gould: The Complete Original Jacket Collection – Amazon.com Exclusive

tophitmusic — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:55 +0000

Rodrigo y Gabriela (with Bonus DVD)“How did two Mexican-born heavy-metal enthusiasts end up at the top of the Irish charts? The story begins back in their homeland, where Rodrigo Sanchez (lead guitar) and Gabriela Quintero (rhythm and guitar-top hand percussion) met as teenagers. Following years of fruitless struggle, they settled in Dublin, working as street entertainers, eventually wandering as far afield as Denmark and Spain. But over time, their virtuoso duo-guitar instrumentals garnered them a following, which in turn led to indoor engagements where they no longer had to freeze their hands off. And no wonder — their eruptive mixture of Central and South American folkways, with its propulsive rock rhythms, plus grooves reminiscent of The Gipsy Kings’ crowd-pleasing Catalan rumbas, is incredibly infectious. Yes, their frisky yet spot-on covers of “Stairway To Heaven” and “Orion” may goad some listeners into purchasing the album, but believe it or not, the original tunes are even more mesmerizing. “Ixapa,” in which the pair are joined by noted Hungarian Roma (Gypsy) fiddler Roby Lakatos, has a wicked, pan-European swing, while the impossibly fleet “Juan Loco” should delight all comers — once they catch their collective breaths! Produced by John Leckie (Radiohead, The Stone Roses, Muse), the USA release includes a DVD containing interviews, live performances and other extras. –Christina Roden

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Live: Manchester and Dublin

Re-Foc

Atists: Rodrigo y Gabriela
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Company:ATO Records(2006-10-03)
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Noel

tophitmusic — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:00:16 +0000

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Company:Telarc(2008-03-04)
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Air on a G String

All I Intended to Be

tophitmusic — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:01:17 +0000

The Beatles 1“No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: BEATLES
Title: BEATLES 1
Street Release Date: 11/14/2000
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Atists: The Beatles
Audio CD:Original recording remastered
Company:Capitol(2000)(2000-11-14)
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Fuji FINEPIX-A400 4.1 MegaPixel Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 1.8 Super CCD-HR LCD

tophitmusic — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:01:16 +0000

“This video is packed with invaluable information on P.A. gear and techniques to help you succeed in immediately getting better sound quality while learning how to run your show like a pro. 60 minutes. Topics Include: Mixers, Speakers, Amps, Monitors, Crossovers, Feedback reduction, Getting more volume.

DVD:NTSC
Company:Music. Video Prod.(2006-03-02)
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The Basics of Home Recording, Vol. 5: A Guide to P.A. Systems

Sarah Brightman Classics

tophitmusic — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:03:15 +0000

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Atists: Andrea Bocelli
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Company:Decca Records(2007-10-30)
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The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere

Design of a Decade 1986/1996

tophitmusic — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:01:30 +0000

Janet Jackson – Design of a Decade“The arc of Janet Jackson’s career from the late 1980s to the late ’90s was a story of determined growth by an artist and woman. The extent to which Jackson served as a role model for many an adolescent girl during that decade (a phenomenon illuminated on another DVD, The Rhythm Nation Compilation) speaks to the formidable yet feminine image she presented via her music and music videos. Design of a Decade includes 16 of her videos from 1986 to 1996, taking us through Jackson’s early, “don’t trifle with me” attitude in the “What Have You Done for Me Lately” era, to her more rapturous, sensual makeover in “Love Will Never Do (Without You).” Of course, this video is also a record of some of the most ambitious music videos ever produced, including Julien Temple’s elaborate “When I Think of You,” Peter Smillie’s “Escapade,” and Marcus Nispel’s ecstatic, fantastic “Runaway.” –Tom Keogh

Director: Wayne Isham,Julien Temple,Piers Ashworth,Rene Elizondo,Peter Smillie
DVD:Best of,Color,Dolby,DVD-Video,NTSC
Company:A&M(2001-12-04)
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1970-1973

tophitmusic — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:01:31 +0000

” Atists: Kate Campbell
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Company:Compadre Records(2004-08-10)
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The Portable Kate Campbell

Self Portrait

tophitmusic — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:01:59 +0000

E=MC2“Performer and songwriter Mariah Carey has set April 15th as the in-store date for the most eagerly anticipated album of the year, E=MC. The 11th studio album of her career, E=MC is the follow-up to The Emancipation Of Mimi, Mariah’s worldwide 10 million selling #1 album, which generated three Grammy awards (including Best Contemporary R&B Album), 2 #1 singles and countless more industry honors during its 18-month stay on the charts. The first single from E=MC is “Touch My Body,” written and produced by Mariah Carey, C. “Tricky” Stewart, and The-Dream, and blasting out worldwide on February 12th. The video for “Touch My Body” was directed by feature filmmakerett Ratner – Internet, cable and network premieres for the video will be announced in the weeks ahead. In addition to C. “Tricky” Stewart and The-Dream, other guest producers joining Mariah on E=MC will include Jermaine Dupri, DJ Toomp, Stargate, Will I Am, Bryan Michael Cox, Nate “Danjahandz” Hills and James Poyser. E=MC is executive produced by Mariah Carey and Antonio “LA” Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group.

The Emancipation Of Mimi, released April 12, 2005, was an industry phenomenon for the mega-platinum award-winning superstar – Soundscan’s biggest-selling album of the year, bringing total sales of Mariah’s albums, singles and videos to more than 160 million worldwide, making her the most successful female recording artist in history. Mimi featured “We Belong Together” (winner of the Best Female R&B Vocal and Best R&B Song Grammys) and “Don’t Forget About Us,” Mariah’s 16th and 17th #1 career singles respectively. They tied one of the most enduring chart records in Billboard Hot 100 history, Elvis Presley’s 17 #1′s. Mariah is now positioned as the only active recording artist in the 48 years of the Hot 100 (which began in 1958) with the potential to surpass the Beatles’ all-time high of 20 #1 hits.

Atists: Mariah Carey
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Company:Island(2008-04-15)
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