Sir Duke

Product Description
Late 1946 sessions. Sir Duke's great band included Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Oscar Pettiford, Johnny Hodges and Ray Nance. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Average customer rating: nice assortment aka "apollo's Banquet" watch out! You may not want this if . . . . Delightful Music-making! Buy it!!!

English Country Dances Douglass , Lawrence-King , and O'Dette Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: English Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master 1651-1703 - The Broadside Band Italian Renaissance Dances Jane Austen Companion Italian Renaissance Dances, Vol. 2 English Country Dances ASIN: B00006I49B Release Date: 2002-11-12

Customer Reviews:

nice assortment.......2007-03-13

I enjoy historical music, and this cd was a good assortment of songs. I was expecting all bouncy country dances, but some tracks sound more complex and serious. I'm no expert on country dances, so I don't know if the selections are representative, but I enjoy the entire album. Perfect for an afternoon of relaxing with some good music and it won't put you to sleep.

aka "apollo's Banquet" watch out!.......2006-10-05

I can say that this was a surprise, and it's my fault for not checking the contents track by track. This is a re-issue of Apollo's banquet, and also a re-issue of the same from yet another name! I've had Apollo'w banquet for a long time. Somehow, I thought this CD would be mixed consort English music. Not so, it's mostly violin + cittern/ continuo.

Under the name "apollo's banquet" it's been a favorite of mine for years- very good division violin work, very nice improv too. This is top notch.

Nevertheless, beware! $6 for this disk is a real bargain- but it's still too pricey if you've already got it on your shelf! It seems this series is a fabulous value- I have the Italian renaissance dan ces vol 2 too, and it is also superb performace practice.

This series is a great way to buy excellent performances on the cheap- just watch out in case you already have it!

You may not want this if . . . ........2006-03-26

Personally, I found the music a bit slow and subdued. Not what one typically thinks of country dance music being like. However, the reason I rate it so low is because of the deception on the part of the producer/manufacturer/packager/whatever of this cd. This CD is actually the same - track for track, down to the timings - as "English Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master". But this CD is deceptively attributed to the individual members of the band instead of naming the group, The Broadside Band. It is cheaper than the original cd, though. The short and sweet - if you have the Broadside Band cd, you don't want this one.

Delightful Music-making!.......2005-08-27

These selections of English Country Dances from the publications of the English music publisher John Playford are recorded and played so well as to relegate any criticism to spoiled grapes. Perhaps a musicologist might carp on some fine points, but then again probably not - musicologists actually enjoy a good tune, too. There is a nice couple pages of notes by Jack Ashworth on the historical background of the music, and a further short page by David Douglass on how he envisioned the 'nature' of several of the pieces. There is also a French translation following the English notes. Seven instruments are mixed higgledy-piggledy as the performers deem best - a copy of a 1652 Amati Violin, and copies of a Theorbo, a Cittern, a 16-string harp, an Italian Double Harp, an Irish Harp, and a Guitar. For the curious Douglass plays the violin only, but offers playing consanguineous with his name.
Among the choices cut 15 - "Long Cold Nights" - seems almost New Age in its evocation of the heavens: one might be in Big Sur looking up at the stars. The many other pieces come in divers moods and tempi, with great care given to which instruments are employed. It's difficult to imagine anyone disliking such engaging tunes, such joy in their making. The recording is of course digital so it helps to have a system capable of taming the inevitable string stridencies, but that said - if you like music from this period, or are curious, this CD offers a wonderful selection.

Buy it!!!.......2003-09-12

This is a great cd! Very lively at times; very mellow at other times - but all tracks are wonderful interpretations of traditional songs by highly talented musicians....and who can argue with the price? BUY THIS CD if you are at all into this type of music!

Average customer rating: Don't underestimate those "unknown" Operettas!! A few details Wonderful set, if a little inconsistent at times.

The Complete Gilbert & Sullivan (Box Set) Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Brannigan, Owen | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan Gilbert & Sullivan - Operettas / Pro Arte Orchestra · Sir Malcolm Sargent Gilbert & Sullivan - H.M.S. Pinafore / Trial By Jury - David Hobson, Anthony Warlow, Colette Mann, Tiffany Speight, John Bolton Wood, Richard Alexander, Opera Australia, State Theatre, The Arts Centre Melbourne Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert & Sullivan - Master Collection (Opera World) ASIN: B00008LJEO Release Date: 2003-05-13

Customer Reviews:

Don't underestimate those "unknown" Operettas!!.......2005-07-07

This is, as far as I know - the only way of buying the "official" recordings of "The Grand Duke" and "Utopia" - which seem to be otherwise out of print!! Several of the others are not that easy to get either.

In any case - most people getting this set will already have the Mikado, and very probably Pirates and Pinafore for that matter, so you're really getting it for the others.

So just for the record - someone has to say this!

The Mikado is (of course) a wonderful piece, but it enjoys its long running status as the most successful of all the G&S operettas very largely for "extra-musical" reasons. It is visually so wonderful, with all those great authentic costumes, and the whole idea of satirising English institutions by pretending they are Japanese is of course brilliantly funny.

Again, Pirates and Pinafore enjoy a lot of their acclaim simply because we have heard them so often. And at least part of the initial success of these (admittedly very funny and entertaining) pieces was the vogue for "nautical drama" on the popular Victorian stage.

Iolanthe, Ruddigore, and Yoemen are all MUCH stronger musically than any of what another reviewer here keeps calling the "trilogy". Patience, Princess Ida, and the Gondoliers all excel either "nautical" operetta, at least musically, although not, perhaps, the Mikado. And I have had a lot of fun listening to my recording of the Sorcerer - although I think most at least of the other G&S operettas are even more interesting.

As for "Trial by Jury" it is really another thing altogether - but in its kind the most perfect thing either Gilbert or Sullivan had anything to do with!

This leaves Utopia and the Grand Duke.

Both of these were produced after the long running friendship between G&S had soured, and they have been sadly neglected ever since. Utopia is none the less both musically beautiful and very funny, and well worth taking an effort to come to grips with. The main point of the satire (which many commentators and reviewers seem to miss) is the way that the English language and British (especially English) institutions were being adopted, often rather uncritically, by countries around the world (most, but not all, of them members of the British Empire, of course). India is perhaps the country Gilbert had most in mind, but you could set it in any of a dozen other countries. The residual problems this has left in the post-colonial world ensure that this work is still far from dated. In some ways this operetta is about globalisation! What could possibly be LESS dated than that!

The Grand Duke, on the other hand, is a bit of an odd man out - I suppose you still have to say it is the weakest of all the G&S efforts. It's the ONLY one that didn't score a very respectable run on its first outing. Surprisingly, however, if an attempt is made to duplicate the musical and (especially) dialogue cuts that G&S would have done themselves if they had not by this time been at each other's throats all the time, a very entertaining piece can be made of it. I was very agreeably surprised by the Ohio Light Opera recording, which does just that - and I am coming round to the idea that the only thing really wrong with the Duke is that it is too long.

ANYWAY:

For all people (especially callow youth) who remain convinced that G&S only wrote three operettas worth listening to - all I can say is, buy this set, and give the lesser known ones a chance. Make sure you have a libretto in your hands as you listen, of course. It may even just need a single hearing in some cases, but otherwise, be patient. In the meantime, you really cannot have any conception of what you are missing.

A few details.......2004-03-28

This 24-CD album consists of 12 plastic cases, each with a thin booklet giving background and plot summaries for the works on its 2 enclosed CD's. Most of the album consists of 15 operettas, 2 of which (Cox and Box, The Zoo) have texts not by Gilbert and 7 of which (The Sorcerer, Princess Ida, The Mikado, Ruddigore, Yeomen of the Guard, Utopia Limited, The Grand Duke) omit most of the spoken dialogue. Before listening to any of these operettas that you don't know well, you'll want to obtain a copy of its text so you can read along and not miss any of the words or the wit.

Wonderful set, if a little inconsistent at times........2003-07-07

If you thought that the Sargent set of G&S opera recordings was gargantum enough, then this D'Oyly Carte cycle is even more gargantum. Although it is more expensive (because of the four extra operas that the Sargent cycle did not include), this complete 24-CD set is like a joy to behold. There is a debate as to whether this is better than the Sargent cycle, but I like to think that this is a delight from first disc to last, because of the idiomatic sense of polish that these recordings seem to have, and are given a life that makes them able to breathe well. This is all thanks to Isidore Godfrey and Royston Nash's conducting. I know that the performances may not be entirely consistent (this is evident when you compare the performance and recording quality of Mikado and Pirates with those of Gondoliers and Pinafore), but this is only a matter of personal preference. The 1960s performances were given more sumptuous and well-detailed recordings than the 1970s recordings, made when the performing style was not so fresh. But anyway, I still think that this is definitely a good buy for anyone who loves G&S. Even with the consistency of Sargent's cheaper EMI set, I would still say: do go ahead to invest in the set because of the liveliness and style in this complete G&S cycle that Sargent never (hardly ever) tackles. The only thing is: I would also like to suggest complementing it with the 1957 Decca D'Oyly Carte recordings of Mikado and Pirates, recently released by the Sounds on CD label, so that these recordings can do justice to the enormous spirit of these operas.

Average customer rating: Very Good Compilation Flag-waving excess.... Pretty Hokey Stuff Irony indeed Patriotic Bore!

A Patriotic Salute to the Military Family Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Favorite Patriotic Songs Duty, Honor, Country American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes God Bless America: Ult Patriotic Album Patriotic Country, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000059T2D Release Date: 2001-01-02

Tracks:

1. The Stars and Stripes Forever/US Marine Band
2. Semper Fideles/US Marine Band
3. The Washington Post March/US Marine Band
4. The Thunderer/US Army Band
5. The West Point March/US Army Band
6. Liberty Fanfare/US Navy Band
7. America the Beautiful/US Navy Band
8. Battle Hymn of the Republic/US Air Force Band
9. Amazing Grace/US Navy Band
10. God Bless America/US Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants
11. God Bless the USA/US Army Band and Chorus
12. We Are All a Family/Al McCree
13. Trinkets and Beads/Al McCree
14. The Higher We Fly/US Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants
15. God of Our Fathers/US Marine Band
16. Lord Guard and Guide/US Air Force Singing Sergeants
17. Eternal Father/US Navy Sea Chanters
18. Natinal Anthem/US Army Band
19. The Army Goes Rolling Along/US Army Band
20. The Marines Hymn/US Marine Band
21. Anchors Aweigh/US Navy Band
22. Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder/US Air Force Band
23. Semper Paratus/US Coast Guard Band
24. US Public Health Service March/US Coast Guard Band
25. Reveille
26. First Call
27. Assembly
28. Attention
29. Adjutant's Call
30. Mess Call
31. Recall
32. Retreat
33. To The Colors
34. Tattoo
35. Taps
36. Echo Taps
37. Taps with Orchestra

Album Description

This compilation CD is a must for any organization with military ties that needs ceremonial music for any event. This is the very first CD of its kind combining recordings from all the US Military bands and choruses.

Customer Reviews:

Very Good Compilation.......2007-02-26

Anchor's Aweigh's sound quality was the weakest but passable. USAF Band recordings were OK. US Army band and the Marine Corp band were good to very good. On a good stereo system the National Anthem and Army Goes Rolling Along were simply magnificent. All the other recordings except the few mentioned above were also of good quality. The Bugle Calls were simply excellent. We use them to teach our children the flag raising and retreat ceremony.

For a military family, this compilation is excellent, "Trinkets and Beads" brings back fond memories. As for the other praises, it may be difficult for a civilian family to appreciate.

Flag-waving excess...........2006-11-18

Patriotism,it has been noted,is the last refuge of scoundrels..Patriotism is too often just a cover for the sort of mindless excesses that bring on unnecessay wars(such as the one which,as of this writing,this nation is still"patrioticly"waging in Iraq)...Thus "Patriotic"music is,more often than not,loud,pompous,blaring,and one-sided...This is exactly the type of music one gets with the purchase of this album...Loud military orchestras pumping out old John Phillip Sousza tunes,which,given that most of these were written during another of america's imperialistic,"manifest destiny" periods of overt aggression,seem almost natural for airing to today's"patriots"...of course,Sousza is not the only composer represented on this album,but given the repetitious nature of "patriotic"band music,one can hardly tell the difference between the sousza and non-sousza entries..
Given that most wars,even the ones that can be justified as "necessary" are NOT exercises in "Glory",it is odd that"patriotic" music is never introspective,nor does it ever reflect the true nature of war...We do not get tunes that are somber,as death surely is,but,instead,we are given pulse-pounding flash,as if the only element in the"patriotic"musical repertoire is the hype to get young men,and now young women,sufficently carried away to forget that all glory,as has also been said,is fleeting....

Pretty Hokey Stuff.......2004-03-04

Ok, I am reasonably patriotic, but some of the stuff on here stretches it a bit! There is a fine line between pride in ones country and over-doing it with praise. I think we have exceeded that point here. Nothing new about these recordings, and they seem pulled from all over. One reviewer is right that these should be public domain. Just go to the army band web sites and download the music directly and bypass Altissimo!

Irony indeed.......2004-01-14

Some other reviewers have chastised and complained yet they fail to notice that proceeds from this album go to Military Families, and that it is endorsed by the National Military Family Association. I find it hard to believe that the NMFA would associate with and 'evil' company. I contacted Altissmo to discover that it is run by a Veteran and Retired member of the Armed forces who care deeply for the military bands, military families and soldiers everywhere. So before we jump the gun and begin to preach about what congress intended, let us remember there is nothing more American than a good responsible entrepreneur. Reflect on the offerings of this fantastic album before you pass judgment. Altissimo brings good music to people who may never have heard it with out their help. I am proud of my country and I think Altissimo is providing an invaluable service to the music community and to the Nation. Both this great country and this great album have my support. As for those filled with anger I wonder if there is not some ulterior motive for their commentary. If they would be brave enough to let there names be seen perhaps I would hold there mis-beliefs in a higher regard, but cowards and cynics have never served our country and they do not serve your customers either.

Patriotic Bore!.......2003-11-23

This is a mish-mosh of patriotic recordings taken from various sources. Hence the un-even sound quality. Some of this stuff is highlighted on other Altissimo! items already and is just a repeat here. There is nothing really new here, same stuff that is recorded on pretty much every Altissimo! CD.

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Walton: Façade 1 & 2 (complete) Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000AL7 Release Date: 1992-10-28

Tracks:

1. Fae An Entertainment: Fanfare
2. Fae An Entertainment: 1 Hornpipe
3. Fae An Entertainment: 2 En Famille
4. Fae An Entertainment: 3 Mariner Man
5. Fae An Entertainment: 4 Long Steel Grass
6. Fae An Entertainment: 5 Through Gilded Trellises
7. Fae An Entertainment: 6 Tango-Pasodobl
8. Fae An Entertainment: 7 Lullaby For Jumbo
9. Fae An Entertainment: 8 Black Mrs Behemoth
10. Fae An Entertainment: 9 Tarantella
11. Fae An Entertainment: 10 A Man From A Far Countree
12. Fae An Entertainment: 11 By The Lake
13. Fae An Entertainment: 12 Country Dance
14. Fae An Entertainment: 13 Polka
15. Fae An Entertainment: 14 Four In The Morning
16. Fae An Entertainment: 15 Something Lies Beyond The Scene
17. Fae An Entertainment: 16 Valise
18. Fae An Entertainment: 17 Jodelling Song
19. Fae An Entertainment: 18 Scotch Rhapsody
20. Fae An Entertainment: 19 Popular Song
21. Fae An Entertainment: 20 Fox-Trot 'Old Sir Faulk'
22. Fae An Entertainment: 21 Sir Beelzebub
23. Fae 2: Flourish
24. Fae 2: 1 Came The Great Popinjay
25. Fae 2: 2 Aubade
26. Fae 2: 3 March
27. Fae 2: 4 Madam Mouse Trots
28. Fae 2: 5 The Octogenarian
29. Fae 2: 6 Gardener Janus Catches A Naiad
30. Fae 2: 7 Water Party
31. Fae 2: 8 Said King Pompey

Average customer rating: Round Midnight

Round Midnight; Sir Simon Rattle & Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic , and Sir Simon Rattle Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Corea, Armando Chick | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cello Submarine: Beatles Classics by the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic As Time Goes By Angel Dances ASIN: B000068371 Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Caravan
2. America
3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
4. Clap Yo' Hands
5. Theme from "The Pink Panther"
6. Moonlight Serenade
7. The Flower Is a Key
8. Gershwin Prelude No. 2
9. Amerika 2002, In Memorium, Pt. 1
10. Amerika 2002, In Memorium, Pt. 2
11. Deep River
12. Ragtime
13. Spain
14. 'Round Midnight

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Simon Rattle leads the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic beyond their popular South American Getaway project with this trip north of the border, where they mine the sounds of American jazz, popular song, spirituals, and film themes. The results are varied, and the tracks that work best may surprise you. Chick Corea's "Spain" begins as a moving lament, but unfolds to become sweeping, grand, and celebratory. The Pink Panther theme is a lightweight but fun romp through the familiar tune (the cellists even do a little whistling while they work). Meanwhile, the oddest cut has to be Sergio Cardenas's "The Flower Is a Key (A Rap for Mozart)," on which Sir Simon Rattle himself performs both spoken word and conducting duties (he's far better at conducting). All in all, this is a pleasant, relaxing album of timeless pop favorites. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Round Midnight.......2007-01-04

Very good cello pieces. Not commonly heard on recordings. A treat!!

Average customer rating: A century of British art songs to delight those who love them

English Song Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbs, Cecil Armstrong | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Treasury of English Song Favorite English Songs Songs by Roger Quilter The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 Silent Noon ASIN: B0002JEG6I Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
2. Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
3. Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
4. Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
5. The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
6. Henry King - Neal Davies
7. Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
8. In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
9. The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
10. Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
11. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
12. The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
13. On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
14. The Call - Graham Johnson
15. Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
16. Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
17. The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
18. Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
19. The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
20. Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
21. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
22. Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
23. I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
24. The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
25. Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
26. A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
27. Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy

Tracks:

1. The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
2. The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
3. Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
4. Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
5. The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
6. Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
7. As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
8. The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
9. Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
10. Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
11. The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
12. Chopcherry - John Constable
13. A Sad Song - John Constable
14. Rutterkin - John Constable
15. Bethlehem Down - John Constable
16. Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
17. Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
18. Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
19. Popular Song - Martyn Hill
20. Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
21. Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
22. Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
23. The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
24. Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
25. Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
26. The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge

Customer Reviews:

A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26

These 53 songs have been collected by Naxos from their extensive acquisitions from Collins Classics, and perhaps other British sources now out of business. There's a steady cottage industry, year after year, producing the typical English art song, which is usually based on folk songs, but even in more modern idioms is profuondly conservative and nostaligic. Half these songs, not to mention half the composers, are totally unknown to American audiences, but the familiar names of Vaughan Williams and Britten represent high quality, and the lesser lights, such as Warlock and Quilter, are mainstays in this repertoire.

I'd challenge all but the most addicted listener to make it through more than ten songs at a sitting, and many of these pieces are tepid, offering comfort rather than inspiration. The singers are among the best, but Graham Johnson and Steuart Beford, who do most of the accompaniments, are lackluster. I know that won't be a popular comment, yet if you compare any of these songs with rendiitons done by Janet Baker, John Shirley-quirk, and most recently Bryn Terfel and Ian Bostridge, you immediately notice how much more intensity and drama is pesent than htis colleciton reveals.

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Sir Duke Duke Ellington Manufacturer: Drive Archive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Swing Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005OAU Release Date: 1994-06-21

Tracks:

1. Jim-A Ditty [Concerto for 4 Horns]
2. Overture to Jam Session, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
3. The Beautiful Indians-Hawatha
4. The Beautiful Indians - Minnehaha
5. Happy Go Lucky Local, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2
6. Blue Skies
7. Diminuendo in Blue
8. Magenta Haze
9. Golden Feather
10. Sultry Sunset
11. Flippant Flurry

Album Description

Late 1946 sessions. Sir Duke's great band included Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson, Oscar Pettiford, Johnny Hodges and Ray Nance.

Average customer rating: Best Kept Secret

Duke Ellington Piano Solos Sir Roland Hanna Manufacturer: Music Masters Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Solo Piano Bird Tracks Tributaries: Reflections on Tommy Flanagan ASIN: B000000FMD Release Date: 1992-05-01

Tracks:

1. In My Solitude
2. Something To Live For
3. In A Sentimental Mood
4. Portrait Of Bert Williams
5. Warm Valley
6. Isfahan
7. Single Petal Of A Rose
8. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
9. Reflections In D
10. Come Sunday
11. Caravan

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There is much in Sir Roland Hanna's art that makes him an apt interpreter of Duke Ellington's music. A gifted player in both bop and swing settings, he is also a scholar of early jazz piano styles--including blues and stride--and steeped in the moody and evanescent textures and harmonies of French and Spanish impressionist piano music, so much a part of Ellington's own work. Each of these tunes is an occasion for subtle recasting of the tunes' original harmony and beautiful explorations of piano sound, with Hanna's sudden arpeggiated runs cutting through the warm and dense chords. Hanna's talents are particularly well suited to Duke's evocative exotica--like "Warm Valley" and "Isfahan"--and luminous ballads. The result is a fitting meditation on some of Ellington's most durable pieces. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Best Kept Secret.......2002-01-29

This CD is one of the best kept secrets in the jazz world. It would be an understatement to call the playing inspired. It is marvelous collaboration between Sir Roland Hanna and bassest Geroge Mraz. The recording showcases the long experience Sir Roland has had in music field. He makes the songs sound deceptively simple because his playing is so beautiful and complex. He moves from note to note with a smooth, easy grace which is unique to his style. George Mraz on bass fills out each of the songs giving them depth and fullness. This is truly one of the great jazz reordings of all time by two of the masters.

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Songs from the Shows Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duke, Vernon | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006RY8M Release Date: 2002-11-12

Tracks:

1. Pennies from Heaven
2. But Where Are You? [Let's Face the Music]
3. For Sentimental Reasons
4. June Is Bustin' Out All Over [From Carousel]
5. Careless Rhapsody [By Jupiter]
6. Jupiter Forbid [By Jupiter]
7. Nobody's Heart [From by Jupiter]
8. Ev'rything I've Got [By Jupiter]
9. Saga of Jenny, Pt. 1 [Lady in the Dark]
10. Saga of Jenny, Pt. 2 [Lady in the Dark]
11. This Is New [Lady in the Dark]
12. Girl of the Moment [Lady in the Dark]
13. My Ship [Lady in the Dark]
14. One Life to Live [Lady in the Dark]
15. Ace in the Hole [Let's Face It]
16. I Said No [Sweater Girl]
17. My Cousin in Milwaukee
18. Someday I'll Find You [Private Lives]
19. Dance Little Lady [This Year of Grace]
20. Zigeuner [Bitter Sweet]
21. I'll See You Again [From Bitter Sweet]
22. Room With a View [This Year of Grace]
23. I Cling to You [Ziegfeld Follies of 1933]
24. What Is There to Say? [Ziegfeld Follies of 1933]

Average customer rating: Excellent Interpretation! Sweet agony, indeed! "Wild and agonizing sweetness" filled with emotion

Playford: Apollo's Banquet Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000007MXS Release Date: 1998-05-12

Tracks:

1. Tom Scarlett
2. Old Simon The King
3. Another Division On A Ground By Mr. John Banister
4. Moll Peatly, Or The Old Marinett
5. The Bear's Dance
6. Hunsdon House
7. Sir Martin Marah's Jigg
8. Fy Nay, Prithee John!
9. Paul's Steeple, Or The Duke Of Norfolk
10. The Glory Of The West
11. The Mock Glory Of The West
12. The Glory Of The Sun
13. Faronell's Division On A Ground
14. Prelude
15. Long Cold Nights
16. Johney Cock Thy Beaver
17. Greene-Sleeves
18. Stingo, Or The Oyle Of Barly
19. Cockleshells
20. Another Division On A Ground By Mr. P. B.
21. The Queen's Jigg

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Interpretation!.......2002-10-25

As an early musician I far too often hear groups simply play 'notation'. Embellishment and interpretation were vital in earlier times, and this CD is marvelous for those, as well as for the excellence of technique on authentic (modern built) instruments. This recording ranks very high in its technical and historical merits!

Sweet agony, indeed!.......2000-09-10

This is the most evocative recording of renaissance dances I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. Its bittersweet, dolorous violin harmonies are positively haunting. The tunes stayed in my head for hours --days -- after listening.

"Wild and agonizing sweetness" filled with emotion.......1999-09-27

The jacket notes to Apollo's Banquet tell of Thomas Hardy decribing a dance fiddler as evoking "the wild and agonizing sweetness of a living voice in one too highly wrought." Words can hardly describe the sound, so emotional and sweet. The acappella violin in the first piece is pure ecstasy.

Jazz Music:

1. Sketches of Spain/In a Silent Way
2. Slide Hamp Slide
3. So Far, So Near
4. Still Rollin
5. Stompin'
6. Streets & Scenes of New Orleans
7. Strong True Love
8. Sundance [Original recording remastered]
9. Swell & Super
10. Swing That Music

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