| 1. Falling Leaves |
| 2. Stella by Starlight |
| 3. All Blues |
| 4. Django |
| 5. In Your Own Sweet Way |
| 6. Blues |
Falling Leaves,Kenny Drew Trio,Limetree,Hard Bop,Jazz,Pop
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Baby Sleep
Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005E5H Release Date: 1997-04-22 |
Tracks:
- Scenes Form Childhood: Foreign Lands And People
- Scenes Form Childhood: Dreaming
- Scenes Form Childhood: Child Falling Asleep
- Dream Of Children: Andante
- Dream Of Children: Allegretto Piacevole
- Sicilienne
- Study No. 5: Moderato
- The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky
- Notebooks Of Anna Magdalena Bach: Minuets 4 and 5
- The Indian Queen: Adagio
- Album Leaves: Lullaby
- Album Leaves: Cradlesong
- Prelude In C Major - Bach
- The Carnival Of Animals: The Swan
- Gymnopedie I
- Gymnopedie III
- Album for the Young: Morning Prayer - Tchaikovsky
- Album for the Young: My Dear Little Mother - Tchaikovsky
- Album for the Young: Sweet Reveries - Tchaikovsky
- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne No. 7 - Mendelssohn
- Contes D'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
- Piano Concerto No. 26 In D Major: Larghetto
- Melody
- Lullaby
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I think this music is intended for adults, though the photo on the cover is of a sleeping baby. In any event, Schumann's work, Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15, featured here is more likely to bolt you out of bed than put you to sleep, as the mike is far too close to the piano being played by Cyprien Katsaris. Purcell's Adagio from The Indian Queen is magnificent, performed by John Elliott Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists. The Weird Award goes to triple harpist Tim Hobrough and lutenist Stephen Barber for their bizarre, spiky rendition of Minuets Nos. 4 and 5 from the Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach. I would like to meet Bill Holland, producer of all these Atlantic Records classical compilations. He's programmed Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 on three different CDs, billed alternately as sensuous, romantic, and now here: good for a long snooze. --Gwendolyn FreedCustomer Reviews:
What is all the hype about?.......2007-07-09
great cd.......2007-06-26
My girls listen to this every night.......2006-11-10
I would give it more than 5 stars...........2005-11-18
I also plan to get it as a baby gift for a friend. :)
Great CD: soothing music by best performers. Worth every penny........2005-08-05
What sets this CD apart is supreme music performance. Every composition is performed flawlessly, with real feeling and passion. There is a good reason why this CD that was released in 1997 is still around and costs over ten dollars. This reason is called quality.
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As Falling Leaves: Music by Adolphus Hailstork
Manufacturer: Albany Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00017LVU0 Release Date: 2004-01-27 |
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Hailstork's Chamber Music Superbly Played.......2004-03-16
For me, by far the most interesting piece here is a striking, tightly crafted and effective String Quartet (2001; marked as No. 1, although I am not aware of any other string quartets among Hailstork's works), played by principal string players of the Virginia Symphony: Vahn Armstrong and Amanda Gates-Armstrong, violins; Jennifer Snyder, viola; and Michael Daniels, cello. A four movement work, the quartet has strong thematic material that recurs in various forms throughout the piece. Particularly engaging is the second movement Adagio which has a lovely and serene main theme, originally written for a choral piece; that theme makes appearances, much transformed but still recognizable, in the other movements. These transformations serve to unify the work as a whole. The quartet is given a strong and convincing performance. On the basis of this recording, I certainly hope Mr Hailstork will be writing more string quartets.
'Arabesques' is a five-movement suite written for flute and percussion, and specifically for the husband-and-wife team of symphony musicians Debra Cross, flute, and Robert Cross, percussion. It begins with a movement for flute alone, followed by one for vibraphone alone and culminating in a spiky movement for the two instruments in combination. A 'short, happy dance' for flute and xylophone follows. The whole thing concludes with a mildly exotic-sounding dance for flute and marimba. The music is rhapsodic and rhythmic and the ever-changing timbres of flute and various percussion instruments makes it interesting from beginning to end. The tonal language, here as elsewhere in Hailstork's music, is broadly ranging tonality with touches of modality and even occasional polytonality. The musical gestures are sometimes impressionistic (hard to avoid in a flute and percussion piece, no?--there is even a brief quotation from the famous flute solo in 'Afternoon of a Faun'), sometimes neoclassic.
'Two Romances for Viola and Chamber Orchestra,' lasting about fourteen minutes, is a somewhat meandering pair of gentle ruminations for the rich-toned viola of Beverly Baker and a small chamber group consisting of flute, harp and string quartet. The pieces tend to be somewhat static harmonically but for part of their time manage to be almost hypnotic in their stasis.
'Sanctum' and 'As Falling Leaves' are, for me, less effective. The former is for viola and piano, again featuring the elegant playing of Beverly Baker, viola, this time partnered by Charles Woodward, piano. My quibble with the piece is that its rhapsodic form seems at times to get lost in its aimlessness. But it is beautifully played and I can easily imagine other listeners being more appreciative of it.
I had a really hard time with the largest piece here, 'As Falling Leaves.' Written as a memorial to victims of the World Trade Center tragedy, it opens and closes with narration over music, not a form I'm particularly fond of. Further, the words strike me as embarrassingly trite; the author of the text is not identified. Fortunately, the narration is brief. The music that follows, though, strikes me as pallid, particularly when compared, say, with the strength of the String Quartet. I will admit I had difficulty maintaining my concentration on the music over its 22 1/2 minute duration. Three hearings did not improve matters for me, probably a failing on my part.
Still, overall this is an enjoyable and rewarding disc, and I suspect there are others who will be more positive about the last two pieces I've mentioned. Meanwhile, I iterate that the Quartet and 'Arabesques' are top-drawer. And all of this music is brilliantly performed.
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Scott Morrison
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Theatre Organ: Wurlitzer & Compton Organs
Manufacturer: Saydisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000004537 Release Date: 1995-04-16 |
Tracks:
- Whispering - Ronald Curtis
- Lullaby of the Leaves - Ronald Curtis
- Alone - Ronald Curtis
- Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue - Ronald Curtis
- Autumn Concerto - Ronald Curtis
- Lover - Ronald Curtis
- Only Make Believe/Why Do I love You - Ronald Curtis
- Caribbean Honeymoon - Ronald Curtis
- Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Ronald Curtis
- Only a Rose - Ronald Curtis
- Top Hat, White Tie and Tails - Ronald Curtis
- FuniculFunicul Ronald Curtis
- What a Perfect Combination - Ronald Curtis
- Over the Rainbow - Ronald Curtis
- Falling in Love With Love - Laurence James
- Bye Bye Blues - Laurence James
- I Know That You Know - Laurence James
- It's the Talk of the Town - Laurence James
- Goody Goody - Laurence James
- Kiss in the Dark - Laurence James
- Lazy River - Laurence James
- Glen Miller Selection: I Know Why/Tuxedo Junction - Laurence James
- I Won't Dance - Laurence James
- All the Things You Are - Laurence James
- Alley Cat - Laurence James
- Love's Last Word Is Spoken - Laurence James
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home - Laurence James
- After You've Gone - Laurence James
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English Song
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002JEG6I Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
Tracks:
- A Soft Day - Bernadette Greevy
- Irish Skies - Bernadette Greevy
- Cherry Ripe - Janice Watson
- Mustard And Cress - Neal Davies
- The Lily Of A Day - Janice Watson
- Henry King - Neal Davies
- Fain Would I Change That Note - Graham Johnson
- In Summer-Time On Bredon - Christopher Maltman
- The Lads In Their Hundreds - Christopher Maltman
- Among The Rocks - Graham Johnson
- It Was A Lover And His Lass - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- The Water Mill - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- On Wenlock Edge - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- The Call - Graham Johnson
- Silent Noon - Graham Johnson
- Now In These Fairylands - Philip Langridge
- The Dream-City - Philip Langridge
- Margrete's Cradle Song - Susan Gritton
- The Heart Worships - Christopher Maltman
- Take, O Those Lips Away - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal - Graham Johnson
- Love Calls Through The Summer Night - Anthony Rolfe Johnson
- I Will Go With My Father A-Ploughing - Graham Johnson
- The Rio Grande (Capstan Shanty) - Ian Partridge
- Theodore, Or The Pirate King - Ian Partridge
- A Long Time Ago (Hilliard's Shanty) - Ian Partridge
- Oh Dear, What Can The Matter Be? - Bernadette Greevy
Tracks:
- The Grenadier - Richard Edgar-Wilson
- The Young Lover - Richard Edgar-Wilson
- Betty And Johnny - Richard Edgar-Wilson
- Rise Up And Reach The Stars - Richard Edgar-Wilson
- The Bells - Nik Hancock-Child
- Ann's Cradle Song - Nik Hancock-Child
- As I Lay In The Early Sun - Nik Hancock-Child
- The Cherry Tree - Nik Hancock-Child
- Dusk - Nik Hancock-Child
- Peter Warlock's Fancy - John Constable
- The Frostbound Wood - John Constable
- Chopcherry - John Constable
- A Sad Song - John Constable
- Rutterkin - John Constable
- Bethlehem Down - John Constable
- Wapping Old Stairs - Felicity Lott
- Long Steel Grass - Martyn Hill
- Tango-Pasodoble - Martyn Hill
- Popular Song - Martyn Hill
- Beatriz's Song - Felicity Lott
- Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love - Philip Langridge
- Early One Morning - Felicity Lott
- The Foggy, Foggy View - Philip Langridge
- Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast - Philip Langridge
- Tell Me The Truth About Love - Della Jones
- The Choirmaster's Burial - Philip Langridge
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A century of British art songs to delight those who love them.......2006-06-26
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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Chopin & Paderewski Songs
Manufacturer: Dux Recording Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000056V1F Release Date: 2001-01-23 |
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Hungarian Folksongs
Manufacturer: Hungaroton ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005BI4S Release Date: 2001-04-24 |
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Shchedrin; Gavrilin; Tariverdieu: Song Cycles
Manufacturer: Russian Disc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001LNU Release Date: 1995-02-07 |
Tracks:
- Dusk Was Falling
- Water
- Leaves
- An Old Romance
- I Thought You Were My Enemy
- Fifteen Boys
- Solfeggi: Non Legato
- Solfeggi: Legato
- Solfeggi: Staccato
- Russian Song-Book (Original Folk Songs): Snowball Tree Over The River
- Russian Song-Book (Original Folk Songs): Wailing
- Russian Song-Book (Original Folk Songs): Wailing
- Russian Song-Book (Original Folk Songs): Winter
- Russian Song-Book (Original Folk Songs): Sow-winnow
- Russian Song-Book (Original Folk Songs): It Did Happen
- Russian Song-Book (Original Folk Songs): Sufferings
- Russian Song-Book (Original Folk Songs): The Wonderful Month Of May
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Falling Leaves
Blues Orbiters Manufacturer: Blues Orbiter Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CA395G Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
Tracks:
- Open Road
- I've Got Love If You Want It
- Falling Leaves
- I'm Tore Down
- Help Me
- Pass the Peas
- She Moves Me
- Going to Brownsville
- Everyday I Have the Blues
- Just One More Time
- Chittlins Con Carne
- Let Me In
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Falling Leaves Off Burning Trees
Spine , and Cy Scobie Manufacturer: Independent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000TAARR2 |
Product Description
1 Intro 2:48, 2 Caveman 6:03 , 3 Merciful 5:05 , 4 Waiting 5:26 , 5 Interlude 3:11, 6 Faces 5:11 , 7 An Endless Inventory 6:17 , 8 Traces 6:17 , 9 Caveman (New Tools Remix) 7:30, 10 Hidden Track ........Musicians: All music performed by Cy Scobie except Sjanie McInnis (vocals track 2, 4), Sarah Slean (vocals track 7), Soroya Campbell (vocals track 3), Rob Piilonen (flute), Michael Webster (sax), John Roney (piano track 8), cuts by DJB & Spine, Ellen Jung (violin), Lynn Kuo (violin), Lance Oulette (viola), Julie Jung (cello), Michael Olsen (cello)
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Falling Leaves
Kenny Drew Trio Manufacturer: Limetree ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000005R35 Release Date: 1997-11-28 |
Tracks:
- Falling Leaves
- Stella by Starlight
- All Blues
- Django
- In Your Own Sweet Way
- Bluesology
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