this is my 2nd favorite version.
357621
Next to the '66 Batmobile, this is my 2nd favorite version.
4484124
I have several Bibles in different versions to help me understand better what I am reading. I think this may be my most favorite version.
436362
I love this version of the Bible.  It is written in the ENGLISH that we speak so it is the version I choose to read to my kids.  I actually read this particular version for the first time when I found it in the night stand drawer in a hotel - boy was I pleasantly surprised. I was expecting the standard King James version.  I love it!
70147
Doesn't get much better than this - this is my second copy - I wore the first one out!
2576313
i love this brand, but the slightly stronger version is better to me.
2357118
This movie is good, just like the older version is.  I love both versions.  It's probably one of the few remakes where I actually like both versions.  I love Martin in this version.  He is so funny, although he should never wear a speado again.
2505405
My son loves this book. It's his favorite adaptation. It is also the second one we have purchased seeing the first one didn't survive the toddler years of an over excitable autistic child. And I love the fact that we got the digital version as a bonus while we where waiting on this book to get to us.

We have another version with the original phrases that we both (mom & dad) thought were inappropriate language for a 4 year old when the mother calls her son a stupid boy. As a parent of a special needs child the last thing I need is another bad word that he would repeat incisively in public. It's bad enough being judged by default but to add insult to injury I'd rather that the PC rewrite over the harsh classic especially considering our son doesn't understand what insults are.

So, basically. If you want a fun version of an old classic without all the words that would get your kids in trouble I'd go with this version.
1997355
I never liked the popular version of this song. But, this selection combines the smooth voice of Frangoulis with Fabian's softer-than-Streisand's notes. It's a win-win. If you liked the original, you'll like this --- if you didn't like the original, you just may love this version.
3633096
This is a great remake of the original. I have both and listen to both frequently and they are similar, but different. It is like listening to a different song and there is just so much emotion in this version that it rings through your very soul. I would definatly recomend this to anyone who enjoys great music.
4446087
This is my second copy. I think I look at their substitution section the most often. This was purchased as a gift.
2983338
I used my other one so much I had to buy a new one.  This is great!
1046317
i grew up with this poem and i still recall my mother singing it joyfully to me, no matter how many times i asked!

i borrowed all the versions of this lear poem from the library and found that this version is the most beautifully made.  no, it is not literal like one other version which showed each month of the year on a page for the line ' they sailed away for a year and a day'.  ick!  or indeed honey wrapped in a five pound note.  oh dear.  the illustrations are intricate and yet there's not so much going on that the readers are distracted.  the expressions on the faces of the cat and the owl are beautiful and 'realistic'.  the side story of the 2 yellow fishes is ok i guess, but that isn't the reason i love this version so much & that it now has a permanent place in my toddler's library.
2486189
I have had both Karajan versions of the Shostakovich #10 since they were first issued on LP, in the sixties and again early 80's.  The 80's version has slightly better sound but the "sound world" of the 1960's version sounds to be just a bit better; the dissonant harmonies particularly in the strings seem to come out more forcefully in the earlier version.  Again, this is not so much a question of execution by the orchestra as in engineering, how to capture the orchestral choirs, and so on. But again, conducting plays a role, too: the first movement climax where the strings play a toccata sequence against the sustained winds while the double bases growl stepwise in the background is just sprung a little better and snaps the cadence at 14.00 better in the 1960's version.

To my tastes, the first and third movement of this symphony are the best, and wonderful meditative or "think-through" music.  That being the case, the two elements which are paramount are the handling of the DSCH motif (in the horn, third movement) and the stepwise sequence of three notes in four packets that opens the symphony, which is usually assigned to the double basses or bassoons.  Contrary to another, I have no problem hearing this ruminative theme at any point. (It should be compared to the 12 note fugue sequence in the Science section of Zarathustra, the opening motif to the final scene of Act II of Walkure, and the opening of Liszt's Faust symphony.)

Just a wonderful recording, and if you prefer some grip and control in this symphony, either Karajan version will do: but I still prefer the first.
4667410
I am in two minds of whether I prefer the original version or this - However, either way, this is a fabulous version, story and place....
3946532
I liked my first one very much.  Problem is, my wife liked it more so I had to buy this second one for me.
1916659
I absolutely love this song in this version. I'm already in love with the original version sung by Alexander's Fernandez. But this one makes me want to dance. Thank you
1147657
I loved this version from the beginning. I am not enough of an expert to break it down for everyone but I have heard this opera many times, and I love this version. I admittedly love Glass. A lot.