Poems [Import]

1. Crystalline
Composed by Lars Danielsson
with Bobo Stenson, Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Lars Danielsson Quartet, Jon Christensen

2. Little Peanut
Composed by David Liebman
with Bobo Stenson, Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Lars Danielsson Quartet, Jon Christensen

3. Suite
Composed by Lars Danielsson
with Bobo Stenson, Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Lars Danielsson Quartet, Jon Christensen

4. Dressed Up
Composed by David Liebman
with Bobo Stenson, Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Lars Danielsson Quartet, Jon Christensen

5. Psalmen
Composed by Lars Danielsson
with Bobo Stenson, Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Lars Danielsson Quartet, Jon Christensen

6. Vana
Composed by Lars Danielsson
with Bobo Stenson, Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Lars Danielsson Quartet, Jon Christensen

7. Negative Space
Composed by David Liebman
with Bobo Stenson, Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Lars Danielsson Quartet, Jon Christensen

8. Folk Song (To All Children)
Composed by Lars Danielsson
with Bobo Stenson, Lars Danielsson, David Liebman, Lars Danielsson Quartet, Jon Christensen

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Jazz

Music

jazz

Tracks:

Angel Eyes
Valentine - featuring Martina McBride
Rocket To The Moon
Love Of My Life - featuring Michael W. Smith
If You Believe
By Heart - featuring Laura Creamer
Destiny - featuring Jordan Hill & Billy Porter
Hero's Dream
Partners In Crime - featuring Dave Koz
The Gift - featuring Collin Raye & Susan Ashton
Simple Things - featuring Rebecca Lynn Howard
\Til I See You Again - featuring Mark Schultz
My Love Is Here - featuring Roch Voisine
Memento
My Love Is Here - featuring Roch Voisine

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While many Jim Brickman fans claim a stronger allegiance to the pianist/songwriter's non-vocal works, even they have to concede that the Cleveland native has an uncanny touch for crafting catchy, affecting love songs. Many of Brickman's best-known heart-tuggers are on display here, a relatively brief disc (43 minutes) that samples nine of the 10 recordings released during the first decade (1994-2003) of Brickman's career. The breakdown: Five instrumental tracks (one of them "Partners in Crime," his oversaxed, smooth jazz-targeted duet with Dave Koz), six older vocal selections, and two new vocal tracks--the winner being "'Til I See You Again," an engaging, upbeat piece authored by producer David Grow and sung with from-the-mountaintop vigor by Christian vocalist Mark Schultz. Outside of the straining, Mariah Carey-like excesses of "Destiny," the selections here are easy to digest, yet they exhibit a level of sophistication that smartly counteracts their modest saccharine/sentimentality content. This is no small feat--a testament to Brickman's intuitive link to deeper, hard-to-articulate human yearnings and his connection to clear-eyed romantics searching for an antidote to a world gone wild with cynicism. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

I Love Jim Brickman.......2007-03-13

The first time I listened to Jim Brickman it was with this Cd. He is especially good at capturing the essence of time and relaxation. I couldn't put this one down. Great hits and great songs. Memorable and pleasant!! If you are looking for a CD to buy ...Buy this one!!

An Outstanding CD.......2007-01-10

I LOVE this CD. It has all of my favorite songs on it. I never get tired of listening to it.

Relaxing Mood Music.......2006-07-24

I would recommend this CD to anyone looking for a nice title to smooth out the evening!

So simple but yet so involved!.......2006-05-06

I was introduced to his music on a very long flight back from Europe. They played an interview with Jim and also played several full selections from this CD. The music was enjoyable and so relaxing. It also prompted me to look into the sheet music since I am a piano player.

It's really the GREATEST HITS!!!.......2006-04-05

This album contains many wonderful tracks from old and new albums of Jim Brickman, I love albums like this!
The song which I love best was "The Gift", it feels so romantic! The lyric of it always make me warm inside, and I can't help listen to it over and over again! I rank the song "Valentine" as No.2 of this album. It's a song with beautiful melody and lyric. The sentence "If there were no words, no way to speak, I would still hear you. If there were no tears, no way to feel inside, I still feel for you." Wow, so romantic, so glorious! And I was excited to find that the lyric of this song was in our English textbook! The song "Destiny" is good too, I have never heard it before I bought this album. I love songs with a-man-and-a-woman vocal just like this, because they're much more romantic than other ways to sing! Well, I don't want to say too much about "By Heart" "Simple Things" and "Love of My Life", they're excellent!
The best musical track in this album, in my opinion, is "Partners in Crime", maybe it because I've loved saxophone since I was very young. "Hero's Dream" and "Angel Eyes" were beautiful too, but "Rocket to the Moon" is not as good as those 3.
And in the Newly Recorded Bonus Tracks, "'Til I See You Again" is very good! But I'm only a little disappointed that why my personal favourite "Beautiful" was not in this album. And I wish there were a lyric book with the CD. I can't understand every sentence in these songs! However, this is one of the best albums of Jim Brickman, and I bet you won't miss this if you're one of his fans!

A Gift Of Love: Deepak & Friends Present Music Inspired By The Love Poems Of Rumi

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Pseudo spiritualism
WOW
Breathtakingly beautiful
Embracing Rumi's Thought
A Gift Of Love!

A Gift Of Love: Deepak & Friends Present Music Inspired By The Love Poems Of Rumi
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rasa Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000C2QN
Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

Valentine To Rumi (Musical Prelude) - Deepak & Friends
2-Love Drunk: My Burning Heart - Deepak Chopra
2-Love Drunk: Bittersweet - Madonna
2-Love Drunk: Intoxicated By Love - Deepak Chopra
5-Desire: The Lover's Passion - Deepak Chopra D
5-Desire: Do You Love Me - Demi Moore
5-Desire: Come To Me - Deepak Chopra
5-Desire: Desire - Deepak Chopra
9-A Lover's Madness: The Alchemy Of Love - Deepak Chopra
9-A Lover's Madness: Caught In The Fire Of Love - Martin Sheen
9-A Lover's Madness: The Awakening - Deepak Chopra
12-Divine Love: I Am Yours - Robert John Burke
12-Divine Love: Behind The Scenes - Blythe Danner
12-Divine Love: Looking For Your Face - Jared Harris
15-The Light Of Love: The Meaning Of Love - Goldie Hawn
15-The Light Of Love: Aroused Passion - Deepak Chopra
17-The Lover's Passion: Dying To Love - Robert A.F. Thurman
T17-The Lover's Passion: The Privileged Lovers - Deepak Chopra
17-The Lover's Passion: Precious Love - Deepak Chopra
Surrender To Love-20: Surrender - Deepak Chopra
Surrender To Love-20: Defeated By Love - Sussan Deyhim
Surrender To Love-20: Lost In The Wilderness - Deepak Chopra
Lover From Another World-23: The Mythical Lover - Gautama Chopra
Lover From Another World-23: I Am And I Am Not - Deepak Chopra
Lover From Another World-23: The Agony Of Lovers - Laura Day
Supreme Lover-26: The Agony And Ecstasy Of Divine Discontent - Sonja Sohn
In My Heart-27: The Mirror - Debra Winger
In My Heart-27: Look At Your Eyes - Noah Hutton/Debra Winger
In My Heart-27: Looking For Love - Rosa Parks
In My Heart-27: Some Kiss - Coleman Barks
In My Heart-27: The Freshness - Coleman Barks
In My Heart-27: My Beloved - Chris Barron
In My Heart-27: The Hunt - Deepak Chopra
Reprise: Desire (Instrumental) - Deepak & Friends
In My Heart-27: A Lover's Madness (Instrumental) - Deepak & Friends
In My Heart-27: The Lover's Passion (Instrumental) - Deepak & Friends

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"The innocence of my life releases the God I love everywhere." These are the words of Rumi, 13th-century poet and founder of the Whirling Dervishes of Sufism, as spoken by the mature and melodious voice of Rosa Parks. Her voice, American history, those words, intense longing: Power. In celebration of the human spirit, The Gift of Love is a recitation of the love poems of Rumi by Dr. Chopra and celebrity friends, including Madonna, Goldie Hawn, and Robert A.F. Thurman. Sensual Middle Eastern-influenced music backs the reading and provides breaks between sections such as "Love Drunk" and "The Light of Love." The Gift of Love is sincere and potent stuff, unafraid of the deep physical, spiritual, and mental hunger that Rumi's words not only taste, but roll about the tongue and swallow whole. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Pseudo spiritualism.......2007-06-05

This is a junk product, a "murder of culture" as one review (too) nicely put it. A group of pseudo spiritual characters gathered to stuff even more money into their already fat bank accounts. Madonna? Demi Moore? Topped by Shallow-ak Chopra? Gimme a break...

P.S. what the heck was Martin Sheen thinking?

WOW.......2007-03-27

amazin cd by the sexiest man alive: deepak!!!!!!!! a friend that i was trying to make more than a friend sent this to me-------i shivered when i heard it (no joke) you either "get" this cd or you dont. i guess i played it about 20 times-----its about universal love and you will never forget it if you "get" it..........

Breathtakingly beautiful.......2006-11-08

Deepak reading the exquisitely beautiful love poetry of Rumi, over tasteful dance tracks, supported by goddesses such as Madonna and Demi Moore... What else do you need to know?...

Embracing Rumi's Thought.......2006-04-28

The soundtrack of Aparna Sen's "Mr. and Mrs. Iyer" introduced me to the 10th century poet saint, Jalaluddin Rumi. I was so impressed with, "Kithe Meher Ali..." (lyrics in Hindi inspired by Rumi's work) that I immediately set out to buy his work. However, each time I tried to read the poetry, I was at loss of the lesson. As it sat on my book shelf for several years, I returned back to it recently to meet with the similar fate.

This time though, a wonderful email suggested that I should look for Dr. Chopra's "A Gift of Love" for guidance. Dr. Chopra and his friend enhance the message of Rumi through this compilation.

Packaging: It is an added bonus that the packaging of this product is quite appealing as well. There are two CDs included. CD 1: 35 poems recited by Chopra and his coterie of wonderful readers. CD 2: includes Chopra narrating the story of Rumi and Shams and his examination of the seven spiritual laws of love. (attraction, infatuation, communion, intimacy, surrender, passion, ecstacy).

To all those who wish to tread the path of Rumi's world, start here.

A Gift Of Love!.......2003-12-21

This CD is an absolute joy to listen to! It thrills your senses. It makes your skin tingle. It opens your heart to love, brings you closer to God, the universe and all beings.

Usually I buy a CD, listen to it a few times and then it sits and collects dust. But this one is different. If I have a stressful day or whatever, I come home and listen to this and in only minutes I feel the stresses of the day leave me. I feel more grounded and as a friend said, it has the ability to put you in a deep meditative state.

I would rarely give any CD 5 stars, but this one rates it easily and if you are at are familiar with Rumi - you know his words are profoundly deep and touching to the human soul.

Deepak, You out did yourself this time -- A Fan!

Tracks:

Finlandia, Op. 26
The Swan of Tuonela, Op.22 No. 2
Lemminkainen's Return, Op. 22 No. 4
Valse Triste, Op. 44
The Oceanides, Op. 73 - Helenski Philharmonia Orchestra
Tapiola, Op.112

Customer Reviews:

A Fine Bargain!.......2007-03-27

A marvelously performed and warmly recorded compilation of favorite Sibelius tone poems from one of the late 20th Century's foremost conductors of Sibelius...and it's dirt cheap! I can no more adequately describe the Romantic "chilly warmth" of this dramatic music than I could live above the Arctic Circle; there's no other music quite like it. It took me until I lived over twenty years in Northern Michigan to warm up to it, then its appeal became obvious -- go figure.

life is beautiful. loud. multifaceted,nuanced and cheap........2001-10-09

its the last thing to consider in buying music, really but look at how much sellers want for this CD. Then consider the conductor Paavo Berglund, a man with an ear for detail. His almost consistently perfect sense of timing and balance bring you the best tapiola I've heard, compared with Karajan, Davis, Jaarvi, Beecham, et al. phantasmagorical. crank your bass up for the swan (track 2), you'll find the neighborhood flora leaning towards the house in a reverie of past-life deja vu. Its full-on romanticism, no worries about period shmeriod, proper this or that.just SOUND. If passion and tumult are the hallmarks of these craggy pieces, we are incredibly well served by the Philharmonia (mostly here) upon pressing play. modern life has its quirks.

My first classical music.......2000-08-03

This is probaly the first real introduction to classical music I've had outside the usual Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Bach. I've fallen in love with the drama that plays through the tracks on this album. The music moves through countless moods. Definately worth your time!

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His best!
Poems, Prayers and Promises
A Classic
The Box
John Denver takes the Country Road to his big breakout album in 1971

Poems, Prayers & Promises
John Denver
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Back Home Again
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Farewell Andromeda
Rhymes & Reasons

ASIN: B000002W7R
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Poems, Prayers And Promises
Let It Be
My Sweet Lady
Wooden Indian
Junk
Gospel Changes
Take Me Home, Country Roads
I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Around And Around
Fire And Rain
The Box

Customer Reviews:

His best!.......2007-04-12

Delightful, insightful, a pure joy to listen to and sing along with. Pay close attention to the lyrics of the title song. It is prophetic and he didn't even realize it. "When the cities start to crumble, and the towers fall around us"

Poems, Prayers and Promises.......2007-04-11

Catching up on what I missed when he was alive, still beautiful music!

A Classic.......2006-04-13

My exposure to this album came "back in the day;" in my boyhood, somewhere around 1973, when a second-hand vinyl LP came into my possession. By this time John Denver had become quite popular, so some of the songs were already familiar. It was the lessr-knowns that grabbed my heartstrings then, and still hold onto them today.

The cover of James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" leaves the original standing in the shade. The stripped down arrangement and pregnant pauses invest the tune with a raw emotional power that the original's production job seemed to lack in comparison. The song has stayed with me and held me all of these years. As a musician myself, I revisit it from time to time, usually when I'm feeling down, for the second verse is a prayer. Certainly, there aer other highlights to this album, but this one's the high-water mark for me.

Denver's original songs, whether solo or accompanied by group arrangements, reflect a generational idealism in song, and may be seen as inspiraton for the outdoor lifestyle and conservation movements; "Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" would be my case-in-point. The pacifist movement was also represented on this album in a rather unusual fashion with the spoken-word, "The Box," a powerful anti-war poem that is all-too-applicable in today's times. The acoustic cover of the Beatles' "Let It Be" also stands out. While not eclipsing the original, it is nonetheless a testament to what John Denver was all about, and it fits perfectly with the rest of the material.

"My Sweet Lady" is one of the most tender love songs you'll ever hear. The title track deserved more than it got, in terms of being a hit. Its words perhaps sum up what John Denver really meant to a generation, depite becoming somewhat of an un-hip cliche to many in his later years:

talk of poems and prayers and promises
And things that we believe in
How sweet it is to love someone
How right it is to care
How long it's been since yesterday
What about tomorrow
What about our dreams
And all the memories we share

Thanks for what you've given us, John. The world needs more like you.

As for those who would consider this album for purchase, I can assert that it's likely the most definitive original album by this artist, and if you only buy one of his albums, this is THE one to get.

The Box.......2006-02-11

I dont know about any one else but I have been trying to find this for a very very long time. I had it once on tape and didnt realize it. I was listening to a john denver tape one day and THE BOX came on. oh my god its so moving. I lost it over the years while moving accross country. and now I have found it again. I thought maybe it was just someting he put on a recorded tape never to be heard again. I just wanted to share with you all this is the best thing on this entire alblum.

John Denver takes the Country Road to his big breakout album in 1971.......2005-08-22

I have been listening to the first John Denver hits collection for so long, the one where he went back into the studio and re-recorded some of his older songs, that listening to the original version of "Poems, Prayers & Promises" was rather strange. But it serves as a reminder of the simple start of his career before he became the most popular singer-songwriter in the country. In fact, the first concert I ever went to was a John Denver concert and to this day whenever I drive in the mountains I put on his music as my soundtrack while driving.

This 1971 album was John Denver's big breakthrough because of the single "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (co-written with Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert), but it is clearly the other original Denver songs that give this album substance. I think the title track is one of Denver's two best original songs ("Rhymes And Reasons" is the other, mainly because I can never really think of "Leaving on a Jet Plane" as being a John Denver song rather than a Peter, Paul & Mary song), and he also wrote "My Sweet Lady," "Wooden Indian," "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado," "Sunshine on My Shoulders," and "Around and Around." So it was interesting to me in retrospect that when "Take Me Home, Country Roads" climbed all the way to #2 on the Billboard singles chart, that what we think of now as the John Denver persona was fully established. He might have been a country singer, but he was singing of the high country of Colorado's mountains and that made him standout.

The other thing that surprises me about these early John Denver albums is how often he covered Beatles songs. On previous albums he covered "When I'm Sixty-Four," "Eleanor Rigby," and even "Golden Slumbers." On this one he not only does "Let It Be" but Paul McCartney's "Junk." Some of these work better than others, with the two on this album would be in that camp, and I cannot help but look at such efforts as indicative of Denver's ambitions as a songwriter. He also does an excellent cover of James Taylor's "Fire and Rain." However, the most surprising track has to be the last one, where Denver recites Abercrombie Lascelles's anti-war poem, "The Box." Such sentiments seem almost out of place on this album given the rest of these songs, but clearly Denver wanted to end with those words in the mind of his audience. Then again, as an example of protest "The Box" is a generic anti-war song and is not specific to the War in Vietnam. So the selection was not an impediment at that time to Denver becoming the most popular singer in the country.

Smetana: Moldau/From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests/Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Op.46 & Op.72

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Obra-prima
Magical
I enjoyed it.
Beautiful...

Smetana: Moldau/From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests/Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Op.46 & Op.72

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001G4X
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

The Moldau (Vitava): The Moldau (Vltava)
From Bohemia's Meadows And Forests
Slavonic Dances Op.46: No. 1 in C Major: Presto
Slavonic Dances Op.46: No. 2 In E Minor: Allegretto Schezando
Slavonic Dances Op.46: No. 3 In A Flat Major: Poco Allegro
Slavonic Dances Op.46: No. 4 In F Major: Tempo di Minuetto
Slavonic Dances Op.46: No.6 In D Major: Allegretto Scherzando
Slavonic Dances Op.46: No.7 In C Minor: Alegro assai
Slavonic Dances Op.72: No.2 in E minor: Allegretto Grazioso
Slavonic Dances Op.72: No.8 In A Flat Mijor: Grazioso e lento, ma non troppo, quasi Tempo di Valse

Customer Reviews:

Obra-prima.......2007-05-13

Smetana não é muito difundido, mas "O Moldávia", parte integrante do poema sinfônico "Minha Pátria", é uma obra-prima da música clássica. Ao que parece, Rafael Kubelik, tanto no comando da sinfônica de Boston, quanto da orquestra sinfônica da rádio Bávara, dão um show de interpretação e lirismo. A gravação, como era esperado, não é boa, pois é muito antiga, mas artisticamenté a composição e execução são piramidais. Existem vários cds com esta obra com Rafael Kubelik, variando muito a técnica de gravação, mas a música em si é difícil de esquecer, eu mesmo fico com a melodia na minha cabeça todos os dias. Tem um cd da Mercury que nem estéreo é, contendo o poema completo, é magnífico, mesmo com chiados. Imperdível todos eles.

Magical.......2003-10-12

While listening to this CD, I had the undeniable feeling that I was outside breathing in the fresh air, relaxing in the sunshine listening to the sounds of a babbling brook and this glorious music!

I enjoyed it........2001-12-17

I enjoyed it, that's about all I can say. Couldn't fault it.

Beautiful..........2000-07-08

I love "The Moldau". It is one of the most prettiest works by Smetna. I still get chills from repeated listening.

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And Serenity it gives
Can you say ahhhhhhhhh...
Liquid Mind V: Serenity
Calming Peace
UNHAPPY LISTENER

Liquid Mind V:Serenity
Liquid Mind
Manufacturer: Real Music / Chuck Wild Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005MNFL
Release Date: 2001-07-10

Tracks:

Serenity
Continuity
Thought Museum
Breathe
Awakening

Album Description

Liquid Mind V: Serenity is a peaceful and soothing musical journey, designed to help you relax deeply, during meditation, massage, yoga, rest, or in times of stress, and is a wonderful background for massage, meditation, healing, yoga, pilates, reiki, shiatsu, t'ai chi or reflexology.

The tranquil flow of the music, and the absence of regular rhythm allows the listener to experience a level of relaxation not achievable by more active music. The fifth in Liquid Mind's elegant electronic series of slow relaxation music albums takes the listener to a place of deep calm and tranquility. This gentle album is used by people to relieve stress, by parents to help quiet hyperactive children, by insomniacs to assist themselves in going back to sleep in the middle of a difficult night, and by just about anyone to relieve the stress of a busy day at work.

Customer Reviews:

And Serenity it gives.......2007-06-27

This album is one among many from Liquid Mind. The music and sounds are incredibly subtle in background as they create a foundation upon which one can focus for meditations and healing. The chords and instrumentation are soothing, joyful, and flowing. This music is just the type of "white noise" necessary to create a peaceful atmosphere in which to enhance medidating and/or doing spiritual work of any kind.

Can you say ahhhhhhhhh..........2007-04-17

I have had this album for a while now and find it one of the bset for getting off this bumpy ride we are all on called life. It is also wonderful for massage. My massage therapist loves it too. If you love warm and fuzzy places, this album will help get you there.

Liquid Mind V: Serenity.......2007-03-20

Another great CD from the talents of Chuck Wild. Be it for relaxation,
meditaion or setting a mood, the collection of Liquid Mind is truely worth a listen. No matter what your pleasure, you'll find something to love. Very sensual and at times erotic. A true believer must have this one. The music is unbelieveably soothing and will take you on a journey to inner piece. Chuck is a talented man who knows how to make magic with electronic music.

Calming Peace.......2006-11-03

I take care of children all day, and so I begin each day with my cup of tea and this or one of the Liquid Mind CDs. It calms me and my thoughts and helps me get in touch with my inner spirit. It's a great way to begin the day! I also play this during the day while the children are here. It helps calm children, and provides a peaceful atmosphere.

UNHAPPY LISTENER.......2006-08-07

When I purchasesd this CD judging from the cover and name: Liquid Mind V:Serenity, I thought I would be getting a relaxing collection of music, probably suitable for an infant to hear. What a mistake I made! This CD was totally disappointing. There really were no 'songs', and what sounds were emitted were barren and not pleasing to the ear.

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Lux aeterna
Mindbendingly beautiful
Crystal-clear performances bring out real beauty
Proving the Durability of a Modern Masterpiece

Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna
Morten Lauridsen , Stephen Layton , and Polyphony
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B0007GP69W
Release Date: 2005-02-08

Customer Reviews:

Lux aeterna.......2007-05-16

I really loved this cd it is very beautiful . As a singer I have sang selections of these in Latin

Mindbendingly beautiful.......2007-01-24

Gorgeous music. Hard to believe it is contemporary with its chant and canon like qualities, but the real accomplishment of the composer is that he creates such harmony and melody with dissonance and modern chord structure. This music healed every cell in my body and soul.

Crystal-clear performances bring out real beauty.......2006-03-16

When I first heard Lux Aeterna performed, I immediately went out and purchased the premier recording, performed by the Los Angeles Master Chorale under the direction of Paul Salamunovich. I still enjoy that recording, though it is at times dark and quite thick. This new recording by Polyphony and the British Sinfonia moves the work from a rich romantic full choir to a more personal and intimate chamber ensemble. The differences are stunning. While the LAMC's recording melts the harmonies into one rich, thick sound, Polyphony's recording showcases each and every line, part, and harmony. In addition, The chamber sound is well-suited for the madrigali, especially so for Ubi Caritas et Amor.

As a chorister, I can affirm that Lauridsen's compositions are a joy to sing. But they are just as suited to listening. His compositions bring out the best of the choral genre, and this recording showcases that beautiful writing behind the strength of pure tone and clean diction. While this CD would make an excellent companion to the original recording of Lux Aeterna, it also stands quite well on its own.

Proving the Durability of a Modern Masterpiece.......2005-07-24

Morton Lauridsen is a fine composer whose works for chorus and orchestra are among the best being composed today. Since the premiere of his now famous 'Lux aeterna', a repertoire staple with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra, this incredibly moving work has enjoyed frequent performances not only in the United States but with European ensembles as well.

This wondrous recording features Polyphony with the Britten Sinfonia under the baton of Stephen Layton. The title piece grows in stature with time and in this performance the myriad subtexts are more clearly defined. Lauridsen tends to write thick choral sounds and while these are organ-like in their beauty, Layton clarifies the more dense sections of the work and the result is illuminating. For the more massive, darker sound the Los Angeles Master Chorale under Paul Salamunovich still satisfies: it is nice to have the 'big' sound along side the 'chamber' sound.

Added bonuses on this recording are the six 'Madrigali', the 'Ave Maria', 'Ubi caritas et amor', and 'O magnum mysterium', each of which are given superlative performances. The recorded sound is crystal-clear without losing resonance. For those who hold the 'Lux aeterna' in high esteem this is a recording that should be along side the original. As for those to whom Lauridsen's name is unknown, this beautiful recording is a fine introduction to an important composer. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, July 05

Passion - Most Famous Orchestral Spectaculars [20 CD Set]

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Passion - Most Famous Orchestral Spectaculars [20 CD Set]

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ASIN: B00012QLTQ
Release Date: 2003-12-09

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Music can be both calming and relaxing, or invigorating and passionate...this phenomenal 20-CD set is definitely the latter. This amazing collection brings together for the first time the most passionate music of all time, from Ravel's Bolero, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, Wagner's Magic Fire Music to Ravel's La Valse, Orff 's Carmina Burana and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. This is a must have collection for every passionate music lover.

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A good gift for novice.......2007-05-12

This was a good gift for somebody learning about Classical music in Japan.

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Liquid Mind IV: Unity
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Liquid Mind IV : Unity
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Unity (9:48)
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Gold In The Shadows (8:37)
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Liquid Mind IV: Unity, the fourth in Liquid Mind's elegant electronic series of slow relaxation music albums, takes the listener to a place of deep tranquility. This peaceful album is used by parents to help quiet hyperactive children, to assist themselves in going back to sleep in the middle of a difficult night, to relieve the stress of a busy day at a computer terminal, and for meditation. The absence of regular rhythm in the music allows a level of relaxation not achievable by more active music. Like the previous albums (Liquid Mind III: Balance, Slow World and Ambience Minimus), Liquid Mind IV: Unity is graceful, gentle, and healing. This music is designed to help you relax deeply, during meditation, rest, or in times of stress. Liquid Mind is the name used by Los Angeles composer Chuck Wild for his series of stress relief music albums.

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Great meditation music, interesting compositions.......2007-03-31

This is an excellent CD for meditation, massage therapy or relaxing. The tempo of the pieces are slow and all of them as a whole are gentle. At the same time, the music is not boring. The chord progressions are interesting and their are lots of unexpected chord substitutions. This creates a solid sense of forward movement, but without a rapid tempo. Often when other artists do this ultra slow music, the chord progressions don't create this same sense of movement and the harmonic changes are very predictable. This CD is heavy on the use of synthesizers, but it is all done tastefully. Highly recommended.

can't get enough.......2007-01-16

I can't get enough of Liquid Mind and each one is better than the last. It is the perfect music for study and for relaxation. Please keep them coming!

Liquid Mind IV: Unity.......2006-08-20

I use this product for massage background music. All Liquid mind CD work well. After purchasing the entire series, I realized you really only need 1 or 2 of this style.

Time for a Handless Massage.......2005-09-29

Just as the other Liguid Mind CD's, this sweeping movement of musical interplaying is designed for quiet, background sound use. The jacket correctly cautions that the music may be somewhat sedating, but after a day at work, what's wrong with that while relaxing at home? There is nothing to hum along with on this album, and, in fact, listeners may forget it's even playing, but sometimes one needs melody and harmony instead of the gooey or graphic lyrics in today's culture. This is more massage than message, and my body is grateful for all of these mind liquifiers.

Don't operate heavy equipment while listening.......2002-05-22

The CD actually has a similar warning printed on the cover - and for good reason. I have found nothing better to help me to wind down from a stressful day and fall asleep. For the first 3 months, I never consciously heard more than about 10 minutes of the first track. I decided I would have start with alternate tracks if I was ever going to hear them.

Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été; et al / Crespin, Ansermet

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Here is a great French artist singing the songs of her native country in her native language, with the natural inflection and empathy of one to the manner born. Her voice is beautiful, pure throughout a huge range, focused, intense, infinitely nuanced; she can make it float ethereally or glow with a shimmering radiance, brighten and darken it and carry on two-way conversations. Identifying complete with each song, she communicates its mood, atmosphere, character, expression. She captures the pensive dreaminess, plaintive yearning, outpouring of grief and lamentation, as well as the gaiety and lighthearted teasing of Berlioz' many-faceted Les Nuits d'Été. In Ravel's Shéhérazade, her voice becomes part of the exotic, languidly oriental atmosphere created by the lush, sensuous, glittering orchestration, surging up with the sweeping buildups to thrilling climactic high Gs and B-flats, matching the tremulous flute solo in the second song. The orchestra plays wonderfully, exploiting Ravel's infinitely imaginative, vivid coloration to the utmost. Crespin evokes the secretive intimacy, dream-drugged passion and ice-bound rigidity of Debussy's Songs of Bilitis. In the Poulenc songs, the contrast between the almost tear-choked mournfulness and the frolicking humor is riveting. John Wustman's splendid partnering adds greatly to the enchantment of this delightful recording. --Edith Eisler

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Long lost friend.......2007-01-27

I bought the vinyl LP of this way back in the 1960s, and since then it has been loved almost to death -- scratches, pops, jumps...

What a delight to find it rejuvenated on CD. Regine Crespin's is surely the definitive performance.

Crespin rules still!.......2007-01-11

Régine Crespin's recording of Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été is quite simply still - after forty-plus years - the finest I've ever heard, and that includes some fifteen different recordings. Add her immaculately clear enunciation of the verbal text to the gorgeous vocal qualities of those long-held vowels, and her fantastically acute articulation and phrasing of Berlioz's musical re-imagining of Gautier poems, coupled with deeply sensitive accompaniment by Ernest Ansermet and his Suisse Romande orchestra, and we really have no need for other recordings (not that I don't welcome them, as long as they don't make Mme Crespin's go out of print). This, as Gramophone magazine recognized upon original release, is one of the really great triumphs of musical recordings, an immediate and lasting classic. You owe it to yourself to get to know this recording. The Ravel Shérézade, while a lesser composition, is of comparable performance and recording quality.

CRESPIN.......2006-11-20

I am fortunate, indeed, to have seen and heard Regine Crespin perform two of her most famous roles at the Metropolitan Opera. One was the title role in "Carmen" and, although perhaps too mature for the role, her acting was as strong as her singing...and her singing was magnificent. This was a Carmen to be reckoned with. The other role was even more impressive: The Mother Superior in Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelites." First I saw her perform it in English and then at another performance in French. Her death scene was one of the most harrowing I've ever experienced on any stage. This recording will introduce everyone to the beauty, subtlety, charm and fine interpretations of Madame Crespin. And the Berlioz' "Les Nuits D'ete" is arguably the best available.

Berlioz.......2004-04-30

Regine Crespin is so clear, so subtle, you are drawn into the music and listen from within.

I recommend everything she has ever done.... many a titles but most especially "La Spectre de la Rose", which is the absolute killer.

Truly, some of the finest singing one will ever hear!.......2004-03-04

Many might argue with my view of Berlioz' "Les Nuit d'Ete." I've never warmed to the piece in the past and even Crespin's voice cannot change my mind on the matter. I can only revel in her stunningly perfect singing which is truly a pleasure. Immediately following, however, is Ravel's "Scheherazade" and it is for this striking cycle that this CD is invaluable. Crespin presents each of these three songs with effortless legato, lovely piannissimi, dramatic dynamics and endless colors. I now listen to this performance wherever I can: at home, in my car and with anyone who will take the time to enjoy it with me. At the same time, I would not want to give up my recording by another great soprano Victoria de los Angeles. The latter, while not as vocally perfect, provides an even greater degree of verbal expressiveness and variety. Even so, Crespin's performance provides different and equal rewards. Fortunately, I can have both discs in my collection. I warmly recommend them to yours.

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