Pleasures of the Night

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This first pairing of R&B song stylist Downing with soulful sax man Albright is nothing short of inspired, providing two of the '80s' most popular performers with a chance to showcase their jazz chops. Pleasures of the Night also gives Downing--best known for his stellar work on albums like A Dream Fulfilled and Love's the Place to Be--some respite from the drive for chart hits evident on his last few albums for Mercury. His velvetlike baritone is perfectly suited to the diverse range of material, which includes the Beatles' "Michelle," Stevie Wonder's "Girl Blue," and standards like "The Nearness of You" and "Here's That Rainy Day." Albright gets plenty of room to shine with deft but subtle musical nuances on the Bacharach-David classic "The Look of Love" and the Stylistics' "Stop, Look, Listen" and is at his peak on the out-and-out jazz-oriented instrumental "Back to the Roots." Produced by longtime Downing collaborator Ronnie Foster, the album's guest stars include top players like Patrice Rushen and Bobby Lyle on keyboards, Paul Jackson on guitar, Abe Laboriel on bass, and Harvey Mason on drums. A significant creative departure for Downing, Pleasures of the Night promises a whole new career chapter for the Brooklyn-born vocalist: traditional R&B's temporary loss may represent a permanent gain for the world of contemporary jazz, which desperately needs some new male-vocal blood. --David Nathan

USA Today
If you're looking for something to complement your wine and candlelight, Downing's smoky vocals and Albright's soothing sax will probably fill the bill.

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Average customer rating: MAKING OUT MUSIC Romantic and smooth Soul doesn't get any better than this. This CD should come complete with birth control good god My favorite

Pleasures of the Night Will Downing & Gerald Albright Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Similar Items: Greatest Love Songs Moods Sensual Journey Invitation Only Emotions ASIN: B00000AFFP Release Date: 1998-09-29

Tracks:

1. Pleasures Of The Night
2. The Nearness Of You
3. Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart
4. Michelle
5. Like A Lover
6. The Look Of Love
7. Here's That Rainy Day
8. Back To The Roots
9. We'll Be Together Again
10. Girl Blue

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This first pairing of R&B song stylist Downing with soulful sax man Albright is nothing short of inspired, providing two of the '80s' most popular performers with a chance to showcase their jazz chops. Pleasures of the Night also gives Downing--best known for his stellar work on albums like A Dream Fulfilled and Love's the Place to Be--some respite from the drive for chart hits evident on his last few albums for Mercury. His velvetlike baritone is perfectly suited to the diverse range of material, which includes the Beatles' "Michelle," Stevie Wonder's "Girl Blue," and standards like "The Nearness of You" and "Here's That Rainy Day." Albright gets plenty of room to shine with deft but subtle musical nuances on the Bacharach-David classic "The Look of Love" and the Stylistics' "Stop, Look, Listen" and is at his peak on the out-and-out jazz-oriented instrumental "Back to the Roots." Produced by longtime Downing collaborator Ronnie Foster, the album's guest stars include top players like Patrice Rushen and Bobby Lyle on keyboards, Paul Jackson on guitar, Abe Laboriel on bass, and Harvey Mason on drums. A significant creative departure for Downing, Pleasures of the Night promises a whole new career chapter for the Brooklyn-born vocalist: traditional R&B's temporary loss may represent a permanent gain for the world of contemporary jazz, which desperately needs some new male-vocal blood. --David Nathan

Customer Reviews:

MAKING OUT MUSIC.......2007-01-11

THIS CD HITS THE SPOT WHEN YOU ARE WITH THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE WILL DOWNING HITS ALL THE WRITE NOTES TO PUT HIM OR HER IN THAT MOOD. THIS IS A MUST HAVE IF YOU ARE A SMOOTH JAZZ LOVER.

Romantic and smooth Soul doesn't get any better than this........2006-10-10

On this fantastic CD, Will Downing and Gerald Albright took romantic Soul to new heights. The combination of Will's velvet-smooth vocals and Albright's smooth and elegant sax playing makes for some heavenly romantic music that's guaranteed to put you in the mood for love and romance. "The Nearness of You", "Like A Lover" and the title track are true masterpieces.

This CD should come complete with birth control.......2006-09-05

This is one sexy and romatic CD. LOVE it and never get tired of the sophisticated sounds that come from it.
Will DOwning and Gerald Albright need to make some more music together.
Excellent choice for any occasion. A++++

good god.......2006-04-08

Iv'e had this album for a while, and i never get tired of it. Beware, if you dont want any babies, dont play this cd for that "special night" with the wife or husband. even the damn intro will get you in the mood. i have never enjoyed a cd quite as much as this one.

The stylistic's cover "stop, look, and listen," is quite impressive, while "here's that rainy day" will put you into a trance from the first 5 seconds

the only problem that i have with it is that it is too short........

My favorite.......2005-10-12

I bought this CD years ago when it first came out and I recently bought another copy for the car. I love this CD- I never tire of listening to it.

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Guilty Pleasures Wednesday Night Heroes Manufacturer: Better Youth Org. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000Q364XS Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

1. Open Fire
2. Wash Em Away
3. Dead End Street
4. Desperation
5. Liar
6. Uncivilized Bastard
7. Move To Press
8. All On the Outside
9. Action
10. Bland New Age
11. Shut Us Out
12. Not Alone

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Purcell: Airs & Duets Manufacturer: Lyrichord Discs Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Biber | Biber, Heinrich Ignaz | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Monteverdi | Monteverdi, Claudio | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Telemann, Georg Philipp | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ignaz Holzbauer: Five Symphonies ASIN: B0000022BJ Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

1. Let the Fifes and the Clarions - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
2. Hark! The Ech'ing Air - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
3. Beauty, thou Scene of Love - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
4. In Vain the Am'rous Flute - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
5. Saccharissa's Grown Old - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
6. Sound the Trumpet - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
7. Lord, What Is Man? - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
8. Sweetness of Nature - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
9. Be Welcome, Then, Great Sir - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
10. Lovely Albina's Come Ashore - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
11. One Charming Night - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
12. Here Let My Life - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
13. Many, Many Such Days - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
14. If Music Be the Food of Love - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
15. Me, O Ye Gods - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...
16. Hail, Gracious Glorianna, Hail! - Jeffrey Dooley/Howard Crook/Louise Shulman/Daniel Reed/Mary Springfels/David Carp/Dennis Godburn...

Tracks:

1. Las Cantigas de Santa Maria: Cantigas 36 - Russel Oberlin/Joseph Iadone
2. The Two Three Voice Masses: Kyrie - Schola Discantus
3. Istanpitta! Vol.I: Saltarello & Trotto - NY's ensemble for Early Music
4. Missa de Sancta Anna & Lamentations: Sanctus - Schola Discantus
5. The Art of the Lute: Credo in Unum Deum - Joseph Iadone
6. French Sacred Music: Kyrie - Schola Discantus
7. Lute Songs: Weep you no more... - Russell Oberlin/Joseph Iadone
8. Music of William Byrd: Who made thee... - New York Consort fo the Viols
9. Music for Voice and Viol: What pleasure... - In Nomine Players
10. Orfeo: Toccata - ARTEK
11. Orfeo: La ciate i monti - ARTEK
12. Orfeo: Rosa del Ciel - ARTEK
13. Orfeo: Ritornello-Vi Ricorda - ARTEK
14. Music from Renaissance & Baroque: Volta - Minstrelsy!
15. Airs & Duets: Hark! the Ech'ing Air - Jeffrey Dooley
16. Mensa Sonora: Ciacona - La Follia Salzburg
17. Flute Duets: Moderato - Tom Moore/Kimberly Reighly

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Purcell: Sweeter Than Roses Manufacturer: Tall Poppies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Grounds | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004TLZE Release Date: 2000-06-27

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan a voice teacher and early music fan

Counter-Tenor Duets and Song by Purcell and his contemporaries Manufacturer: Deux-Elles ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004W5SH Release Date: 2003-07-29

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-09-21

This is really an interesting group of songs; most by Henry Purcell, but one by Pelham Humfrey, three by John Blow and one by David Purcell. The Continuo Song-scored for one or more solo voices with theorbo or harpsichord accompaniment- was perhaps the most universal musical genre in late 17th century England. The roots of the genre lay in the early 17th century lute song,from which it gradually developed during the 1630's. The modern term "counter-tenor" denotes an adult male singing in the falsetto voice. Ryland Angel and Mark Chambers are very well matched for these duets. Their tone quality is similar but not so much so that you cannot discern their individual voices. Their sound is well suited to the song material, some of which are also sung as solos. The duets are:'Sound the trumpet'( a great favorite of countertenors)-'In vain the am'rous flute'-'No resistance is but vain'- 'o Dive custos'- all by Purcell. 'Ah Heaven what is't I hear?'-'Quam diligo legen tuam'-'Paratum cor meum' all by John Blow. Each singer sings 4 solos all very attractive and well done!!!!

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-09-11

This is really an interesting group of songs most by Henry Purcell, but one by Pelham Humfrey, three by John Blow and one by Daniel Purcell. The Continuo Song-scored for one or more solo voices with theorbo or harpsichord accompaniment-was perhaps the most universal musical genre in late seventeenth- century England. The roots of the genre lay in the early seventeenth-century lute song, from which it gradually developed during the 1630's. The modern term 'counter-tenor' denotes an adult male singing falsetto. Ryland Angel and Mark Chambers are very well matched for their duets. Their tone quality is similar but not so much that you can't define their individual voices. Their sound is very well suited to the song material, some of which are also solos. The duets are as follows:"Sound the Trumpet"( a favorite among most counter-tenors)-"In vain the am'rous flute"-"O Dive custos"-"No resistance is but vain" all of which are by Purcell-"Ah heaven!What is't I hear?"-"Quam diligo legem tuam"-"Paratum cor meum" all of which are by John Blow. Each singer does four solos all very attractive and extremely well done. This is one of my favorite often played albums. It's so pleasant to listen to and skillfully sung.

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Acis & Galatea Handel , Leblanc , Bleeke , Molomot , and Milnes Manufacturer: Atma Classique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000EWNYM Release Date: 2004-03-02

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Purcell: Sweeter Than Roses; Britten: Winter Words Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Grounds | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001HPH Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

1. Sweeter Than Roses
2. Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love
3. Oh! Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom
4. Music For A While
5. If Music Be The Food Of Love
6. Man, That Is For Woman Made
7. I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly
8. I See She Flies Me Ev'rywhere
9. Take Not A Woman's Anger Ill
10. Since From Dear Astraca's Sight
11. I'll Sail Upon The Dog Star
12. A Morning Hymn
13. Let The Light Perish
14. Lord, What Is Man, Lost Man
15. The Earth Trembled
16. Crown The Altar
17. An Evening Hymn
18. A New Ground
19. Winter Words, Op. 52: At Day Close In November
20. Winter Words, Op. 52: Midnight On The Great Western
21. Winter Words, Op. 52: Wagtail And The Baby
22. Winter Words, Op. 52: The Little Old Table
23. Winter Words, Op. 52: The Choirmaster's Burial
24. Winter Words, Op. 52: Proud Songsters
25. Winter Words, Op. 52: At The Railway Station, Upway
26. Winter Words, Op. 52: Before Life And After

Average customer rating: Not the best, but definitely worth listening to

Henry Purcell: Greatest Works Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IXUE Release Date: 1999-05-11

Tracks:

1. King Arthur (Extraits): Ov & Air - The King's Musick/Roderick Skeaping
2. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte I, Scene 2 - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
3. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte II, Scene 2 - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
4. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte III, Scene 2: Debut - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
5. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte V, Scene 2: Air 'Ye Blust'ring Brethren Of The Skies' - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
6. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte V, Scene 2: Sym - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
7. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte V, Scene 2: Song Tune - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
8. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte V, Scene 2: Air 'Fairest Isle' - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
9. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte V, Scene 2: Tpt Tune - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
10. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte V, Scene 2: Air & Chor 'St. George, The Patron Of Our Isle' - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller
11. King Arthur (Extraits): Acte V, Scene 2: Chaconne - Deller Consort & Chor/Alfred Deller

Tracks:

1. Ode On St. Cecilia's Day 'Welcome To All The Pleasures': Ov - Stour Music Festival CO/Alfred Deller
2. Ode On St. Cecilia's Day 'Welcome To All The Pleasures': Welcome To All The Pleasures - Deller Consort/Alfred Deller
3. Ode On St. Cecilia's Day 'Welcome To All The Pleasures': Here The Deities Approve... - Deller Consort/Alfred Deller
4. Ode On St. Cecilia's Day 'Welcome To All The Pleasures': Beauty Thou Scene Of Love - Deller Consort/Alfred Deller
5. Ode On St. Cecilia's Day 'Welcome To All The Pleasures': In A Consort Of Voices - Deller Consort/Alfred Deller
6. Ode On Queen Mary's Birthday: Ov - Stour Music Festival CO/Alfred Deller
7. Ode On Queen Mary's Birthday: Love's Goddess Sure Was Blind - Alfred Deller
8. Ode On Queen Mary's Birthday: Sweetness Of Nature/Long May She Reign - Alfred Deller/Mark Deller/Christina Clarke
9. Ode On Queen Mary's Birthday: May Her Blest Example Chase - Alfred Deller
10. Ode On Queen Mary's Birthday: Many Such Days - Alfred Deller/Mark Deller
11. Ode On Queen Mary's Birthday: May She To Heaven Late Return - Deller Consort/Alfred Deller

Tracks:

1. Te Deum - Honor Sheppard/Christina Clarke/Alfred Deller/Neil Jenkins/Maurice Bevan/Sylvia Cleaver...
2. Jubilate Deo - Honor Sheppard/Christina Clarke/Alfred Deller/Neil Jenkins/Maurice Bevan/Sylvia Cleaver...
3. In Guilty Night (Saul And The Witch Of Endor) - Honor Sheppard/Alfred Deller/Maurice Bevan/Anna Shuttleworth/Robert Elliott
4. Man That Is Born Of A Woman (Funeral Sentences) - Honor Sheppard/Alfred Deller/Neil Jenkins/Maurice Bevan

Customer Reviews:

Not the best, but definitely worth listening to.......2004-11-15

A melange of performers and a wide gamut of musical offerings make this compendium of Purcell's music definitely worth the listen.

1. Dido & Aeneas--Not the best performance, but some parts really shine. The witches' chorus (I'm biased because it's my favourite part of the opera) is really good. Surprisingly understandable English throughout, despite it being a french production. And some of the smaller parts, really do excellent jobs.

2. So-so. I'm a big fan of choral music, and these performanes are unfortunately mediocre at best. The performances are rather uninspired and dote too heavily on technique when they aren't too technically difficult. The result is a somewhat pedantic approach to church music that could be moving or inspiring, but instead is just boring.

3. Not bad. Here, the London Baroque do an excellent job of playing poorly-arranged music. When several pieces are in related keys, the ear loses track of something having changed, and it all sounds similar. Nearly half of the tracks have the tonal center on G, just under a third have their tonal center on D. That leaves just under one-fourth of the tracks with different tonal centers. Taken individually, they're beautiful, great articulation, good phrasing, fun to listen to. But as a compilation, one tires quickly.

4. King Arthur--again, like Dido, really listenable. I'd actually say it's a better performance, there's more interest in the music on the part of the performers, without the shadow of being overly-famous like Dido. From a compositional note, Purcell's text painting is truly amazing.

5. Music for a While-unfortunately. Mr. Deller's sense of pitch is unfortunately questionable throughout this disc. His sense of phrasing is odd, and his choice in instrumention is unfortunate. I imagine that he simply didn't spend as much time with the music, because the last track, O Solitude, is absolutely magical. Difficult in the extreme, but really one to listen to repeatedly.

6.John Butt- Locke, Purcell and Blow. (sorry, I'm still young) Truly wonderful performances, definitely the highlight of the set. I'll say that Purcell's music is definitely better than Locke's, but I think that Locke's could stand performances on smaller, portative organs, more common throughout England.

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Mr. Henry Purcell's Most Admirable Composures Manufacturer: Hyperion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002ZKM Release Date: 1993-11-15

Average customer rating: Music for "blackout nights" during the War

Farinelli & Light Orchestral Songs Manufacturer: Danacord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003LOT Release Date: 1998-01-05

Tracks:

1. Farinelli: The Song Has Wings
2. Farinelli: He Who Has Pursued Life's Gentleness
3. Farinelli: The Pleasures Of Life
4. Farinelli: There Is A Song
5. A Sailor Leads A Lonely Life
6. Rosavald and Rosa. It's fine with the compass
7. Trees
8. Night and Day
9. The Tones
10. In The Twilght Nights
11. Flag in Storm. A flag Looks Its Best In Head Wind
12. The Song About Home
13. Denmark's Freedom Song
14. Three Rythm Girls
15. A Meeting In The School Playground' The School Upside Down'
16. The Five Syncopes
17. Land of Happiness
18. The Sun's Lullaby
19. While I Still Have You, Mum
20. Play Your Own Gypsy Song
21. The Good Old Days
22. Tango

Customer Reviews:

Music for "blackout nights" during the War.......2004-09-12

During the 1930s and `40s, Wagnerian tenor Lauritz Melchior was the most famous Danish tenor in the world, singing virtually every role Wagner ever wrote worldwide, but in Denmark during the same period a very different kind of tenor was flourishing: Aksel Schiøtz, with his light, silvery voice, high standards of musicianship, excellent command of lieder and wide popularity among his countrymen for his singing of Danish folk and art songs.

All of this came to an abrupt end in the fall of 1946 when Schiøtz, suffering from severe headaches and impaired vocal control, was diagnosed with a brain tumor that had to be removed immediately. The operation saved his life but left one side of his face, and vocal muscles, paralyzed. Through sheer hard work he was able to com back, two years later, as a baritone, but though the phrasing and musicianship remained intact the voice no longer had its silvery bloom. He continued to perform and record as a baritone through the late 1950s, then became a teacher of voice and interpretation in Colorado before accepting a similar post in his native Denmark in 1969. He died ten years later.

This particular entry in the Schiøtz series concentrates on light music, the kind of material that made him popular with everyday Danes who were not particularly interested in Schubert, Bach, Buxtedhude or even the art-songs of Carl Nielsen. Among the real treasures here are the excerpts from an operetta based on the life of the great castrato Farinelli, though the plot apparently restored his manhood and made him a hot lover, as well as the Cole Porter song "Night and Day" (sung in beautiful English), excerpts from Bernhard Christensen's "jazz oratorios" with The Rhythm Girls, snippets of Danish film songs, and recordings made under the moniker of "The Masked Tenor." All are sung with an artless simplicity and great beauty of tone.

None of the cramped, dry LP pressings we all became to familiar with were used here, or indeed in any of the volumes of this series; every single track was lovingly and meticulously restored in London's Abbey Road studios from mint-condition copies of the original 78s or brand-new transfers made from the original metal parts. The results are simply magical, creating a tremendous intimacy between the tenor and listener in a way that is hard to describe unless you hear it for yourself. A shame that most of these CDs are now hard to obtain, but I urge you to get them if you can!

Jazz Music:

1. Porz Gwenn
2. PSY-FUNK
3. Pure Imagination
4. Sadao Plays Bacharach & Beatles [Import]
5. Seaward
6. Shack Man
7. Shaken Not Stirred
8. Singularity
9. Sofistifunk, Vol. 2 [Import]
10. Soft Lights & Sweet Music

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