Carmen Without Words

Georges Bizet (Artist), Manuel de Falla (Artist), Mikhail Glinka (Artist), Maurice Ravel (Artist), Andre Kostelanetz (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 1990)
• SPARS Code: AAD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002765
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #111,844 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL CD!, January 18, 2002

By	W. G. Ellis (MORROW , GEORGIA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

THIS IS A GREAT CD FOR THOSE WHO, LIKE ME, JUST WANT TO HEAR THE MUSIC FROM OPERA WITHOUT THE SINGING. I PLAY IT OVER AND OVER ALONG WITH THE OTHER "OPERA WITHOUT WORDS" CDS.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Bernstien and not for serious listeners, June 30, 2003

By	DWPC (Ventura, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I ordered this cd (used) mainly to get the Glinka capriccio (assumedly) by Bernstein, thinking I might enjoy the orchestral versions from Carmen as well. Received the disk and was shocked to see the name Andre Kostelanetz on it...only couple tracks are by Bernstein. The pieces are mostly played at a breakneck tempo that tramples the music. The recording quality is poor. Sounds like a studio remix where the players were recorded at different times. This CD is a poor choice; even in the bargain bin; even for casual listeners. There are much better played and recorded orchestrations of these Spanish-themed works available.

5.0 out of 5 stars Pristinely Beautiful, March 11, 2002

By	Nicolas Leobold "www.RonPaulDollar.com, #1 Ne... (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This is really a beautiful recording. I am not an opera expert, but during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics I was transfixed by the Carmen music that Sasha Cohen skated her Long Program to. I simply had to hear it again as soon as possible, and saw this "Carmen Without Words" CD on Amazon. This CD does not have any "libretto", or words. It is just a Carmen 'suite' of the tunes from the opera. Opera connoisseurs will probably want to order a multi-disc set of the entire unabridged Carmen opera, but for opera hacks like myself this CD is perfect for enjoyable times in front of the computer or while reading magazines, to just enjoy Carmen's great tunes. The sound is clean, crisp, and the music is perfectly played by Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra. It's amazing how well they play, actually, it borders on perfect. Anyway, you are sure to love this CD. It is lovely to listen to, and I don't see how anything about it could disappoint you. By the way, the CD also contains four bonus tracks from several other composers to really top it all off.