Magic Windows [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Magic Windows [Original recording remastered] [Import]

ASIN: B000007VNL

Track Listings

1. Magic Number

2. Tonight's the Night

3. Everybody's Broke

4. Help Yourself

5. Satisfied With Love

6. Twilight Clone

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Recorded In 1981 and featuring the following sidemen: Ray Parker Jr. (guitar), Sheila E (percussion), Sylvester (vocals), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Alphonse Mouzon (drums) and Adrian Belew (guitar). This is a very nice, light funk/fusion date recorded just before he went on a more gritty path with 'Future Shock', which featured the mega-hit 'Rockit'.

Tracks:

Sym No.25 in g, K.183: Allegro Con Brio - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
Ser in B flat, K.361: 'Gran Partita' - Adagio - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
Le Nozze Di Figaro, K.492: Act IV Finale:'Contessa Perdono... Ah Tutti Contenti' - Ruggiero Raimondi/Lucia Popp/Barbara Hendricks/Jose Van Dam/Agnes Baltsa/Ambrosian Opr Chor
Pno Con No.22 in E flat, K.482: Allegro (Rondo) - Alfred Brendel
Don Giovanni, K.527: Ov - ASMF/Sir Neville Marriner
Don Giovanni, K.527: Act II: 'Don Giovanni, A Cenar Teco M'invitasti' (Commendatore Scene) - Simone Alaimo/Ambrosian Opr Chor
Cosi Fan Tutte, K.588: Act I: 'Soave Sia Il Vento' - Karita Mattila/Anne Sofie Von Otter/Jose Van Dam
Die Zauberflote, K.620: Act II: 'Ach Ich Fuhls' - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Requiem in d, K.626: Introitus/Sequentia: Dies Irae, Rex Tremendae, Confutatis/Lacrimosa - Sylvia McNair/Carolyn Watkinson/Francisco Araiza/Robert Lloyd
Pno Con No.10 in E flat, K.365: Rondeaux/Allegro - Alfred Brendel/Imogen Cooper

Customer Reviews:

A Broadway Success!.......2000-04-20

It seems like previous reviewers have missed the point of this album. The lastest incarnation of Peter Shaffer's masterpiece, "Amadeus," starring David Suchet, Michael Sheen, and Cindy Katz, is captured in essence on this CD. No one seems to realize that it is NOT supposed to be a sampling of all of Mozart's great works, but a selection of what musical accompaniment was used in performance. As far as that goes, this recording is accurate and enticing. It must also be understood that the play version of Shaffer's script is very different from the later film adaptation. Listeners, respect this album for what it attests to be, not what you misunderstand it to be. Thank you!

What purpose does this CD serve?.......2000-02-11

Sony would have done us all a better service had they given us the Shaffer play, dialogue and music, rather than just another rehash of bits and pieces from longer works. Ignorning the nonsense of this being an "official companion" to the play (did the spirit of Mozart give his permission?) as the press release puts it, what we have here is 10 selections from 4 operas, 2 piano concerti, 1 symphony, 1 serenade, and 1 requiem by the Master in very fine performances in no particular order. They are all well performed--Te Kanawa is enchanting as Pamina--and might whet someone's interest in hearing the complete works. Perhaps it will make Baby smarter.

However as a tie-in with the current production on Broadway, I can see no artistic purpose. My 3 stars are for the beauty of the music and the quality of the performances. And perhaps someone actually will take up the idea of committing the entire play to discs or better still to videos. Now that would be a real tie-in!

An Excellent Introduction.......2000-02-04

"How do you do, Herre Mozart?" "Verr Gut!" This compilation serves as a fair sampler to what waits in store for those listeners who are moved by the music of W.A. Mozart. The recording starts off with a bang (Symphony No. 25 G minor, K183), then moves into the most delightful, tender serenade. With helpings of 'Don Giovanni', the great Requiem in D minor, K626 and, of course, other choice cuts; this album is worth exploring for the Mozart newcomer. Caveat Emptor: Mozart is even more than this album suggests.

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