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Classic Wynton»rank: 7924de: Sony Music Canada Inc.
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Wynton Marsalis may not have an easily recognizable or even particularly handsome tone, but this erstwhile jazz trumpeter is an amazing virtuoso with a fine sense of classical style. lf you've never owned/heard any of his classical CDs, and you love (mostly baroque) trumpet music, this compilation--a sort of 'greatest hits'--is for you. From such cruddy, sensationalistic works as Carnival of Venice to the glories of Haydn's E-Flat Concerto, this is grand entertainment. Marsalis is joined by Kathleen Battle in an exciting version of Handel's 'Let the ... |
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I M A Wonderful Man»rank: 18181par: Michael Ian Black
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Wynton Marsalis may not have an easily recognizable or even particularly handsome tone, but this erstwhile jazz trumpeter is an amazing virtuoso with a fine sense of classical style. lf you've never owned/heard any of his classical CDs, and you love (mostly baroque) trumpet music, this compilation--a sort of 'greatest hits'--is for you. From such cruddy, sensationalistic works as Carnival of Venice to the glories of Haydn's E-Flat Concerto, this is grand entertainment. Marsalis is joined by Kathleen Battle in an exciting version of Handel's 'Let the ... |
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Comp Orch Wks»rank: 145430de: Philips
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Like Bach, Handel was primarily a composer of vocal music, making his instrumental works something rare and special. The two composers' talents complemented each other rather well, in fact. Bach's concertos took Vivaldi as his model, while Handel emulated his friend Corelli. Bach composed his keyboard concertos for harpsichord, while Handel preferred the organ. Bach wrote only four orchestral works--the orchestral suites--that were not concertos, while Handel created only the Water and Fireworks music. Between the two composers, you have as fine a survey of baroque orchestral ... |
Sales of semiconductors in November indicate that consumer products such as LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, digital music players, and other devices sold well during the holidays, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Monday.
November chip sales rose 2.3 percent year-on-year to $23.1 billion, the SIA said.
Unit demand has far outpaced last year. But falling chip prices have hurt industry revenue, the chip association said. For example, DRAM (dynamic RAM) bit shipments grew 25 percent in the three months through mid-December, but average selling prices have declined 20 percent over the same period.
The association also noted that rising energy prices and concerns about the sub-prime lending issue in the U.S. do not appear to have had a significant impact on consumer spending for the holidays, the SIA said. The group reiterated its forecast that worldwide semiconductor sales will reach a new record in 2007. But it will take a stronger than expected December selling season to reach the 3.8 percent growth goal the group had forecast earlier this year, the SIA said.
Investment banking firm Credit Suisse was not as optimistic as the SIA.
The November data was below normal seasonal trends, noted analyst John Pitzer, in a report on Monday. Even if December reaches its normal seasonal growth, 2007 industry revenue will only reach $255.7 billion, up 3.2 percent over last year. The growth percentage would fall short of the SIA's 3.8 percent target.
The slow November prompted Credit Suisse to lower its 2008 chip industry revenue forecast to 9.4 percent year-on-year growth, down from a previous target of 13 percent.