Have you ever wondered what Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would look like with a Fender Stratocaster hanging from his neck? JS Bach surrounded by banks of keyboards?. Beethoven on bass guitar and Vivaldi banging on the drums? From the flying finger virtuosity of ''The Flight of the Bumble Bee'' to the delicate beauty of ''Swan Lake'', Barockestra performs the "greatest hits" of classical music with a contemporary twist and rock band dynamic.

Nice collection of Russian folk songs performed on balalaika, the most folkloric Russian instrument. Includes Kamarinskaya (a lively dance), Berezka and other famous tunes. Selected are best recordings form 60's through 80's, made by virtouses and recognized masters of the genre.

Thomas's Hamlet has been a showcase for baritones and sopranos ever since its premiere in Paris in 1868. This performance of Hamlet is particularly outstanding with a superb cast including Thomas Hampson, June Anderson, Samuel Ramey, and Denyce Graves. If you love opera, I beg you to obtain this overlooked masterpiece while it is still available. --Amazon

Italy has given to the world many beautiful songs, and some of them are included in this collection, performed by the famous 101 Strings Orchestra. The arrangements and performance are unsurpassable, in keeping with usual inimitable style.

This album's a rare entry into the Peterson strings category a great 50s date with Russ Garcia backing Oscar up giving the album just the right mix of mellow and modern to match Peterson's magical work on the keys. In a way, the album's a link between two different styles of 50s jazz some of the warmer string laden work of the piano mainstream, and some of the sharper sounds of the Verve modern approach to the style served up here by Oscar. Titles include "Laura" and "Tenderly" both tracks you'd have to have on an album like this plus "Black Coffee", "Ruby", "Stella By Starlight", "A Sunday Kind Of Love", and "I Thought About You".

"Half the Perfect World" is the much-anticipated follow-up to Peyroux’s breakthrough album, "Careless Love", which drew critical raves from around the world and sold more than a million copies. This time around, Peyroux focuses primarily on songs written by artists from her lifetime, including Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Fred Neil. The album also features an unforgettable duet with K.D. Lang on the Joni Mitchell classic "River" and four original songs co-written by Peyroux. "Half the Perfect World" is a sublime showcase for Peyroux’s eloquent, understated delivery and timeless one-of-a-kind voice. Credit producer Larry Klein for doing a bang-up job with the album's sound: the elegant, pared-down arrangements are all brushed drums, acoustic guitars, and cool organ licks.

For those of you who longed for the sounds of the old time singers like Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee and Patsy Cline, here it is!
This is a beautiful record flowing with sparse arrangements and sultry vocals. The 12 songs found on Careless Love feature a mix of acoustic blues, country ballads and torch songs showcasing Peyroux's sultry alto. The mood is after-hours -- a gray Parisian night, fog dampening an already dim streetlamp... An absolutely magical performance.

Tom Jones returns with his first album of new material to be released in the United States in over 15 years. “24 Hours” represents another milestone for Tom Jones; from interpreting a classic Bruce Springsteen track (The Hitter) to writing and working alongside the likes of Bono and The Edge (Sugar Daddy). Rather than attempting to ape contemporary commercial trends, however, 24 HOURS adapts the sound of 2008 to Jones's own trademark R&B-influenced barrel-chested singing style, and it's an effective combination.

Remastered version of a compilation originally released on vinyl in 1970. Reflecting a sense of humor that not all the Haight-Ashbury bands could share or even afford, The Worst of Jefferson Airplane remains one of the most amusing titles of a '60s rock album. The disc smartly collapses two big singles ("White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love," of course) and other well-selected tracks into a chronological mix that moves from flat-out hard rock ("It's No Secret") to the solo acoustic showcase ("Embryonic Journey") and the gospel/blues blessing "Good Shepherd."

Remastered collection of Morricone's music from Sergio Leone movies and other Westerns.

Enrique Iglesias' highly-anticipated new album arrives in stores on July 6th through Universal Republic Records. "Euphoria" is a star-studded affair featuring additional guest appearances by Usher and Akon. Produced by RedOne (Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige), Mark Taylor (Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears) and Enrique's long-time collaborator, Carlos Paucar, it's the first Enrique Iglesias album to feature songs in both Spanish and English. The deluxe version of the album includes 3 bonus tracks: "Why Not Me", "Heartbreaker" and "Coming Home".

Nice collection of romantic instrumentals played by a flute with orchestra. Includes ever-popular melodies from albums and movies as Unforgettable (Cole), I Do It For You (Adams), Here Comes The Sun (Lennon/ McCartney), Twin Peakes, Emmanuelle, etc. --stfine

The Hail Mary (or Ave Maria in Latin) has been set to music numerous times. Among the most famous settings is the version by Charles Gounod (1859), adding melody and words to Johann Sebastian Bach's first prelude from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Antonín Dvořák's version was composed in 1877. Another setting of Ave Maria was written by Giuseppe Verdi for his 1887 opera Otello. Settings also exist by Mozart, Byrd, Elgar, Verdi, Saint-Saëns, Rossini, Brahms, Stravinsky, Schubert, and Perosi as well as numerous versions by less well-known composers, such as J.B. Tresch. Anton Bruckner wrote three different settings. This CD includes 17 classical renditions of "Ave Maria", plus 3 bonus tracks performed by Celine Dion, Pavarotti, Sissel.

For "Stranger in Us All", guitarist Blackmore recruited vocalist Doogie White, keyboardist Paul Morris, bass guitarist Greg Smith, and drummer John O'Reilly. This line-up only released the one album before Ritchie decided he wanted to pursue different musical styles and formed Blackmore's Night. Released in the post-grunge mid '90s it was no surprise that "Stranger In Us All" failed to measure up to the critical and commercial acclaim of previous releases and was not particularly well publicised. Among fans however, it is considered a forgotten gem in the Rainbow discography.

THE BEST OF VAYA CON DIOS brings together 16 of the most popular recordings from the Belgian band "Vaya Con Dios", popular woldwide. Their music fuses elements of Euro-Pop with a Gipsy/Spanish flair.