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Average customer rating: Return to Sanity Have Some Madeira British humour at its best If you haven't heard this... Gentle Satire

Complete Flanders & Swann Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances French Horn | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Broadway & Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music Comedy & Spoken Word | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Songs of Michael Flanders & Donald Swann At the Drop of a Hat The Best of Flanders & Swan - A Transport of Delight Beyond The Fringe (1961 Original London Cast) Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer ASIN: B000006T4S Release Date: 1997-04-30

Tracks:

1. Warthog, The (The Hog Beneath The Skin)
2. The Sea Horse
3. The Chameleon
4. Whale, The (Mopy Dick)
5. Je Suis Le Tenebreux
6. Songs For Our Time
7. A Song Of The Weather - Flanders & Swann
8. The Reluctant Cannibal
9. Greensleeves
10. Misalliance
11. Kokoraki
12. Madeira M'Dear?
13. Too Many Cookers
14. Built Up Area
15. In The Bath (From 'At The Drop Of A Hat')
16. Sea Fever
17. The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

1. The Gas Man Cometh
2. Sounding Brass
3. Los Olividados
4. In The Desert
5. The Sloth
6. The Rhinoceros
7. Kangaroo Tango
8. Jaguar
9. Dead Ducks
10. The Elephant
11. By Air
12. Slow Train
13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
14. The Humming Bird
15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
16. Sea Fever
17. The Hippopotamus Song

Tracks:

1. The Gas Man Cometh
2. Sounding Brass
3. Los Olividados
4. In The Desert
5. The Sloth
6. The Rhinoceros
7. Kangaroo Tango
8. Jaguar
9. Dead Ducks
10. The Elephant
11. By Air
12. Slow Train
13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
14. The Humming Bird
15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
16. The Wild Boar
17. The Ostrich
18. The Wompom
19. Twice Shy
20. Commonwealth Fair
21. P** P* B**** B** D******
22. Paris
23. Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Cha Cha Cha
24. The Hundred Song
25. Food For Thought

Album Details

Fantastic Triple CD Box Set of the Recorded Works of One of Britain's Most Popular Comedy Duos. Their Keen Observations of Everyday British Life and Abilities to Exemplify them in Song Made them the Darlings of the UK. Cleverness, Wit and Absoute Hilarity were the Order of the Day, in Just About Any Style of Music. Pure Comic Genius on Three Discs!

Customer Reviews:

Return to Sanity.......2005-07-27

Before Monty Python, before the Beatles, before "'Enery the Aigth Oi Am" there was the subtle, sweet, insdious humor of Flanders and Swann, and their lyrics remain part of the recognition rituals of Ivy Leaguers of the sixties. For any aging hippies or yuppies who find life WAY more stressful than we ever expected, and for whom the down side of alcohol, sex, and drugs has become apparent, I recommend listening several times to "In the Bath". It raises a cry for peace among the nations by inviting all the leaders to sit congenially steaming in a communal bathtub. And they reminding us of our essential self-interest when they add the proviso "as long as Swann and Flanders get the end without the taps." On those nights when we suspect that there isn't any point to it all, reach for the Flanders and Swann. They won't convince you there is any meaning to life, but they'll make it a lot easier to bear. Don't even try to do without it.

Have Some Madeira.......2005-07-06

Not every line in Flanders and Swann has become part of our 37-year marriage, but many have. As our turntables fail, we are pleased that we can relive all the fun stuff we used to collect. Nothing is like this duo, especially what you usually hear as French horn by Mozart converted into "I found that horn go(r)ne." And, of course,
"Have some Madeira, m'dear" is an all-time favorite.

British humour at its best.......2003-03-15

When I started out as a teacher of English, I had the most wonderful colleague as a mentor -- when she retired she gave me three LPs with much of what is on these CDs, and it must be one of the best gifts I have ever been given. Practically all of it makes me smile or laugh out loud (although I must admit that some, like The Armadillo and Slow Train, make me so melancholy that I can just feel my lower lip tremble and my eyes fill up). How can you beat lines like "Hail to thee, blithe Wompom", or "The English are moral, the English are good / And clever, and modest, and misunderstood"? I find they make great listening exercises for my teenaged students as well -- they consider it ancient, but incredibly funny!

If you haven't heard this..........2003-01-16

The great comedic pairing of the late Michael Flanders (vocals) and Donald Swann (piano and occasional vocals) must surely rank among the hall of fame of comic singers and songwriters. Descended from the British music hall tradition, these two men wrote and performed music which still sparkles with wit today, some 40 or more years since it was recorded.

After being told to take up singing as a means of strengthening his polio-weakened lungs, the wheelchair-bound Flanders teamed up with pianist Swann and proceeded to write such classic songs as "The Hippo Song (Mud Mud Glorious Mud)", "The Gasman Cometh", "The Gnu Song", "A Transport of Delight" and many others. As well as a gently satirical spirit, all these songs feature the sublime wordplay and interplay of both men.

The first two discs of this box set are actual concerts - "At The Drop Of A Hat" and its successor "At The Drop Of Another Hat". Recorded at the height of the duo's popularity and form, the sound quality is surprisingly good for recordings this old.

"At The Drop Of A Hat" opens with three of the Flanders and Swann classics. "Transport Of Delight", a song in praise of the "97 horsepower omnibus" features the wonderful harmonies of the duo on lines like "any more fares" and Flanders' dead-on impression of a London busdriver "Geddardait, we're full right up inside". "Song of Reproduction" deals with the new, as it was then, stereo technology and features Flanders delivering an incredible monologue using every conceivable piece of audiophile jargon. "The Gnu Song" (in which "gnu" is pronounced phonetically) is a real treat. The audience's reaction to the reappearance of the gnu is superb.
As well as this opening trio, the disc features Flanders' snippets of "Songs For Our Time" (in which he experiments with conventions of hit songs), "Song of the Weather" (a rundown of English weather throughout the year), "The Reluctant Cannibal" (featuring Swann in the tititular role and the chorus "I can't eat people/I won't eat people/eatin' people is wrong"), Swann's foray into Greek folksong "Kokraki" and the justifiably famous "Madeira M'Dear". The performance ends with a rousing version of "The Hippo Song".
Flanders is in fine voice throughout and his comments introducing each song are delivered with deadpan accuracy. The story behind "The Gnu Song" is an absolute masterpiece. Flanders' monologue about the creation of "Greensleeves" is also superb - "'Greenfleeves'. That's an interesting name for a fong" (referencing old English script) being just a taste.

"Another Hat" begins in equally fine form with "Gasman Cometh" and "Ill Wind". "Gasman", presaged as "a tale of unending domestic upheaval", is sure to have most people who've ever dealt with unreliable tradesmen nodding in agreement, while "Ill Wind" is Flanders' attempt at setting words to a French horn concerto featuring the immortal lines "I lost that horn/lost that horn/lost that horn/found that horn/gorn". The performance continues with Swann's Russian/English song "In The Desert", the ending of which is truly side-splitting. "All Gall" (a reinterpretation of "This Old Man" to fit then-French President Charles de Gaulle) is a little dated but very cleverly done. "Song of Patriotic Prejudice", with its introduction and opening lines grabbing the audience's attention is another triumph, while the "Hippo Encore" is a great end to the performance.
Again Flanders is at his peak. His loving description of the Spanish olive-stuffers ("Olividados") and his superb story about flying ("By Air") are both brilliant examples of the shaggy dog story.
My favourite from both of these discs would have to be "First and Second Law". Flanders decides to educate Swann in elementary science and picks on the first and second laws of thermodynamics ("heat is work and work is heat" and "heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body") and the repetition of these phrases in time to Swann's barely-there piano accompaniment is one of the finest moments in British comedy.

The third disc is largely forgettable. It begins with a series of animal-related songs performed in a studio and without much of Flanders' rambling introductions. "Warthog" has its moments, while the others were clearly not performed in front of an audience for a reason. "Wompom" is also mildly diverting, presenting a story about a made-up substance which is the answer to everything.
The rest of the disc is then filled out with much earlier material in a rather poorly-recorded concert. "20 Tons of TNT" (related to the calculation the pair had done which gave that as the amount of TNT per person on the planet at the time) provides food for thought, but little more.

Is this box set for everyone? No. Much of the humour both within and without the songs does require a bit of background knowledge to what was going on in Britain and Europe at the time (1960s), John Profumo is referenced a few times as well as Charles de Gaulle and the Common Market, while a smattering of classical music knowledge can help out a bit with Swann's work and "Ill Wind". The fact that my grandfather (who's in his late 70s) recalls hearing these songs and laughing may give an indication as to the age of some of the subject matter. Equally the fact that "First and Second Law" references an awful lot of physics might do the same.

Nevertheless, for anyone who loves British humour done in a gentle manner or who is interested in the source of "mud mud glorious mud/nothing quite like it for cooling the blood", give these CDs some serious consideration.

Gentle Satire.......2002-04-03

I've been singing Flanders and Swann every day In the Bath since I first heard them in 1964. If you don't know them, think Gilbert and Sullivan by way of English music hall and Noel Coward, with a bit of Tom Lehrer musical satire and classic Bob Newhart or Charlie Manna monologues. F&S commented gently on their times: "The purpose of satire, it has been rightly said, is to strip away the veneer of comfortable illusion and cozy half-truth. And our job, as I see it, is to put it back again." Quite simply the best comic songs and patter of the 20th century. Michael died in 1975, Donald in 1994. Goodnight, Mabel Figworthy, wherever you are.

Here are some samples of Michael's verbal wit.

Wordplay:
- "A Transport of Delight," their song of the pleasures of the double-decker bus "has recently been adopted as the theme song of the Underground resistance movement."
- Speculating that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves: "and the royalties go to royalty."
- About a tennis referee late in the day: "the umpire upon whom the sun never sets."
- Explaining how he was hoisted in his wheelchair onto airliners by a fork lift: "Why they need a great machine like that to lift forks I do not know. Well, they're only plastic, now, aren't they?"
- On status symbols: "The object is to Gunga Din your neighbor: 'I'm a better man than you' is the acid test," and, "let's bang our status cymbals with the best."
- To a disenchanted cannibal: "You used to be a regular anthropophagi."
- Of a lecher: "And he said as he hastened to put out the cat, the wine, his cigar, and the lamps," while the girl "lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes, and his hopes."
- At the corrida d'olivas (the Andorran festival of olive stuffing, not to be confused with the Spanish corrida de toros, or bullfight): "And a great cry goes up of Ole! He has made an 'ol."
- "It's no good going up to a scientist and saying to him like you would to anybody else, 'Good morning, how are you, lend me a quid, and so on.' He'll just glare at you, or make a rude retort."

Throw-aways
- During the height of the cold war the Soviet Union sent the Moscow Ballet on a world tour. Donald sang one chorus of the Hippopotamus Song "mud, mud, glorious mud - nothing quite like it for cooling the blood" in Russian. Michael: "That should improve our cultural relations."
- During the 1963 Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler scandal: "None of that going around saying no smoke without fire. Nil cumbustibus, Profumo." Also, from "Friendly Duet," "such models of friendship are precious and rare, while the friendship of models is not."
- "Now if you're writing a musical, as I'm sure practically all of you are, . . ."
- Of Donald: "You know that no one has a higher regard for your music . . . than you do yourself. I merely meant that you are not great because you are not dead. If you wish to be great you must stop composing and start decomposing."
- "We never found a rhyme for (Soviet Premier Nikita) "Kruschev" until he was dead: Did he die or was he "pushed off"?"
- "We spent two dreadful, uh, delightful years, entertaining the Americans whose need, let's face it, is greater even than yours. Of course, when we're over there we say that the other way 'round."
- "No matter what you may say about the Germans, and who doesn't . . ."
- "Some of the songs that have made our names a household word, like slop-bucket . . ."
- "They've started testing cars now. They started at 10 years, then 5, now three. There's even some talk of having them tested before they leave the factory."

Absurdities
- "I'm delirious about our new oven fitted with the eye-level grill. This means that without my having to bend down the hot fat can squirt straight into my eye."
- A spectator during the construction of Stonehenge: "So, it's not going to be lived in. Well, that's something anyway. So what is it, then? It's a what?! A calendar?! A bit big for a calendar isn't it? You'd look pretty foolish with that on your desk."
- "Donald knocked himself out this morning. Got one of those new pop-up toasters. Nasty things."

Incredible multiple rhymes:
- "The fair hippoptama he aimed to entice from her seat on her hilltop above, as she hadn't got a ma to give her advice, went tip-toeing down to her love."
- Of Josephine: "Nonsense, said Bonaparte. She lives on her own, apart, in her own apartment."
- "Oh let us be married if our parents don't mind. We'd be happy and inseparable. Inextricably entwined. We'd live happily every after, said the Honeysuckle to the Bindweed."
- "And you'll always see a single lace-less left-hand leather boot. A bootless British river bank's a shock. We leave them there at midnight, you can track a member's route by the alternating print of boot and sock."

Average customer rating: More expensive than the other Essential but worth it. Excellent compilation of an important composer. "film composer Dimitri Tiomkin gave his all and then some"

The Alamo: The Essential Film Music Collection Dimitri Tiomkin Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tiomkin: Red River The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2 The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection Giant ASIN: B00022MBNK Release Date: 2004-07-13

Tracks:

1. Night Passage
2. Tension At Table Rock
3. High Noon
4. The War Wagon
5. The Wild Wild West: Main Theme
6. The Wild Wild West: The Ballad Of Jim West
7. Gunfight At The O.K. Coral
8. Rio Bravo
9. Rawhide
10. Red River
11. The Unforgiven: Across The Texas Panhandle
12. The Unforgiven: The Need For Love
13. The Unforgiven: Horse Ballet
14. The Young Land
15. Duel In The Sun

Tracks:

1. The Fall Of The Roman Empire: Overture
2. The Fall Of The Roman Empire: The Fall Of Love
3. The Fall Of The Roman Empire: Pax Romana
4. 55 Days Peking
5. Land Of The Pharaohs
6. Circus World (The Magnificent Showman)
7. Dial M For Murder
8. Strangers On A Train
9. Giant: Main Title
10. Giant: Love Theme
11. Giant: The Jett Rink Theme
12. The High And The Mighty
13. Wild Is The Wind
14. The Guns Of Navarone

Tracks:

1. Cyrano De Bergerac
2. The Well
3. Friendly Persuasion
4. Town Without Pity
5. It's A Wonderful Life
6. Tarzan And The Mermaids
7. The Thing From Another World
8. The Alamo: Overture/Prologue
9. The Alamo: Davy Crockett
10. The Alamo: Tennessee Babe
11. The Alamo: The Battle Of The Alamo
12. The Alamo: The Green Leaves Of Summer
13. The Alamo: Finale

Tracks:

1. Giant: This Then Is Texas
2. Rawhide: Rawhide
3. High Noon: Do Not Forsake Me
4. Night Passage: Follow The River
5. Giant: The Ballad Of Jett Rink
6. Friendly Persuasion: Thee I Love
7. It's A Wonderful Life
8. Wild Is The Wind
9. The High And The Mighty
10. The War Wagon: The Ballad Of The War Wagon
11. Rio Braco
12. The Young Land: Strange Are The Ways Of Love
13. The Wild Wild West: The Ballad Of Jim West
14. The Wild Wild West: The Wild Wild West

Amazon.com

Dimitri Tiomkin was one of the most prominent composers of Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond, his career spanning a half-century and some of America's most classic films. This sprawling, four-disc anthology (its title a marketing nod to the modern remake of one of Tiomkin's notable collaborations with John Wayne) features new digital recordings of full-bodied performances by the City of Prague Orchestra and Festival Chorus, the most ambitious and comprehensive tribute to the composer yet attempted. There's something here for film score buffs (rarities like a suite from his sci-fi genre-defining Thing From Another World and the "Main Theme" for the pilot of TV's Wild, Wild West) and novice alike; indeed one could scarcely ask for a more complete overview of Tiomkin's robust orchestral oeuvre. Divided into four chapters, disc one chronicles how the Ukrainian immigrant concocted a rich Western film heritage (including such genre landmarks as Red River, High Noon, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Rio Bravo) from largely European traditions, while the next two CD's cover his rousing work for epics and thrillers of every stripe, and collaborations with Hitchcock, Wayne, Capra, Stevens and more. The concluding disc pays homage to Tiomkin the unlikely pop tunesmith, via his hit vocal themes to Rawhide, Wild is the Wind and High Noon's "Do Not Forsake Me." --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

More expensive than the other Essential but worth it........2007-04-22

This is an excellent set of music of Dimitri Tiomkin's music! The 4th disc is short (at just over 30 minutes), but thats because it is just the vocal versions of tracks which appeared in instrumental form throughout the first 3 discs. Whenever you buy a silva screen compilation, the first thing you ask yourself is 'when were these recordings made' and 'do I have these tracks on other compilations? Thankfully, this set has TONS of new recordings, but there is some recycled stuff and they are as follows:

Dial M For Murder is from the 1993 History of Hitchcock Vol. I, while Strangers on a Train is from 1995's History of Hitchcock Vol. II.

Three tracks originate from 1994's "Music From the Films Of John Wayne". They are "The High and the Mighty", "The Alamo - Overture" and "The Alamo - Green Leaves of Summer".


Red River is from 1996's "How The West Was Won: Classic Western Film Scores Vol. One".

The Thing From Another World suite is from the excelllent 1998 set "Alien Invasion: Space And Beyond II"

Many tracks first appeared on "Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection Vol. Two". They are: "Duel In The Sun", "The Alamo (Davy Crockett)", "Friendly Persuasion", "Giant (Main Theme)", "Gunfight at the OK Corral", "High Noon", "Rio Bravo", and "The Unforgiven (The Need For Love)".

The rest of the tracks are brand spankin new, and most are not available on other discs, so snag this one up in a hurry!

Excellent compilation of an important composer........2004-07-16

This long overdue collection of Tiomkin standards and rarities is a must for any fan of symphonic music; albeit, for film or concert hall. As the liner notes clarify; these recordings are a real labor of love for James Fitzpatrick and the Silva Screen team. Tiomkin is; undoubtedly, one of the most difficult of composers to replicate. This recording comes extremely close to "hitting the nail on the head" particularly with tracks such as: "Across the Texas Panhandle" from the Unforgiven, The Entr'acte from Duel in the Sun, The Guns of Navarone, The War Wagon, and the main title and Jett Rink theme from Giant. This recording is a bargain, particularly for collectors who have sought after many of Tiomkin's composer conducted soundtracks (which are getting harder and harder to obtain). Listeners who enjoy this set should consider seeking out previous cd releases of the soundtracks to "The Guns of Navarone" (SONY, Varese Sarabande), "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (Varese Sarabande, PEG), "55 Days at Peking" (Varese Sarabande), and "The Alamo" :original soundtrack (still available on SONY-Legacy).

"film composer Dimitri Tiomkin gave his all and then some".......2004-07-13

Silva America presents the ultimate in film music during the illustrious career of an icon and legendary composer of film scores ~ "Alamo:Dimitri Tiomkin Essential Film Collection/O.S.T", featuring some long forgotten 53 cues that sent chills and thrills into the pulses of world events ~ selections from a limited collectors edition that would make any "film-score-buff" green with envy.

Tiomkin was born in Ukraine, Russia [1894-1979] attended and graduated from St. Petersburg Academy[studied under the famed composer Glazunov] ~ had a degree in music as well as law ~ came to America in 1925, shown great interest for Native American music early in his film career.

Great fondness for "The Western" ~ "DUEL IN THE SUN" (1946) (Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotton, Lionel Barrymore, Lilian Gish and Charles Bickford - one of biggest and successful epic Westerns ever, score & photography was simply breathtaking), "RED RIVER" (1948) (John Wayne, Monty Cliff and Walter Brennan - the Duke should have won an Oscar for his performance as the aging cantankerous cattle baron)"HIGH NOON" (1952)(classic film with Gary Cooper in his Oscar winning performance of Will Kane), "TENSION AT TABLE ROCK" (1956), "GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL" (1957)(Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp & Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday pulled this off with the help of the Main Theme), "NIGHT PASSAGE" (1957), "RIO BRAVO" (1959) (top box office leaders John Wayne, Dean Martin, Walter Brennan and Ricky Nelson), "THE YOUNG LAND" (1959) (young Dennis Hopper), "RAWHIDE" (TV Series) (1959-66) (Eric Fleming as trail boss Gil Favor & Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates), "THE UNFORGIVEN" (1960) (Burt Lancaster, Audie Murphy and Audrey Hepburn), "THE WILD, WILD WEST" (TV Series) (1965-69)(Tiomkin's music never saw the light of day), "WAR WAGON" (1967) (John Wayne & Kirk Douglas starred) (beautifully melodic) ~ it's easy to see why Tiomkin loved Western lore.

Second disc contains The Epics ~ "LAND OF THE PHARAOHS" (1955) (Jack Hawkins as Pharaoh Cheops and a beautiful Joan Collins as his scheming wife), "55 DAYS AT PEKING" (1963) (Charlton Heston, David Niven and Ava Gardner is the all star cast), "THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE" (1964) (featuring Alec Guinness as emperor Marcus Aurelius), "CIRCUS WORLD" (1964) (John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth under the big top) ~ next we Hitchcock Thrillers with "STRANGERS ON A TRAIN" (1951) (a masterpiece film featuring Robert Walker and Farley Granger are both very convincing as we learn, never talked to strangers on a train or anywhere), "DIAL M FOR MURDER" (1954) (tense moments come from Grace Kelly, Ray Milland and Robert Cummings - they don't get any better than this) ~ finally Drama and High Adventure with "HIGH AND MIGHTY" (1954) (another outstanding performance by John Wayne, as the co-pilot of an airline whistling the haunting theme), "GIANT" (1956)(another big epic film with Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean and Chill Wills show us what it's like to be a Texan, with oil and money), "WILD IS THE WIND" (1957) (Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani and Anthony Franciosa), "THE GUNS OF NAVARONE" (1961) (World War II film featuring Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn, David Niven and Stanley Baker on a small Greek Island trying to outwit the Germans and a very big gun) ~ some of Tiomkin's most inspiring themes rise to the surface.

On disc three ~ as we continue with Drama and High Adventures "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" (1946) (James Stewart, Donna Reed, Thomas Mitchell, Lionel Barrymore and Ward Bond with wholesome warm and endearing themes from our favorite composer), "TARZAN AND THE MERMAIDS" (1948) (in his 12th film as Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller still had what it takes to swim and defeat the man-god Balu - Weissmuller and Tiomkin the perfect combination for this Tarzan adventure), "CYRANO DE BERGERAC" (1950) (Jose Ferrer stars as Edmond Rostand's famous swordsman with a even more famous nose), "THE WELL" (1951) (intense cues give the film musical triumphs in final scenes), "THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD" (1951) (exciting Howard Hawks film with a score to match), "FRIENDLY PERSUASION" (1956) (director William Wyler shows the life and times of a Quaker family played by Gary Cooper, Dorothy Mcguire and Anthony Perkins during the American Civil War, very touching), "THE ALAMO" (1960) (big budget epic western with Big John Wayne it's producer, director and star as Davy Crockett with a haunting and never to be forgotten "The Green Leaves of Summer"), "TOWN WITHOUT PITY" (1961) (Kirk Douglas in a post-war Germany story, blends jazz themes with Tiomkin signature arrangements) ~ Tiomkin always made the difference when it came to scoring a film.

The last and final disc four ~ The Tiomkin Vocal Songbook featuring "This Then is Texas" (Giant), "Rawhide" (Rawhide), "Do Not Forsake Me" (High Noon), "Follow the River" (Night Passage), "The Ballad of Jett Rink" (Giant), "Thee I Love" (Friendly Percuasion), "It's A Wonderful Life", "Wild Is The Wind", "The High and the Mighty", The Ballad of the War Wagon" (The War Wagon), "Rio Bravo", "Strange are the Ways of Love" (The Young Land), "The Ballad of Jim West" (The Wild Wild West), "The Wild Wild West" (The Wild Wild West) ~ many were hit makers of the day and in the top ten.

Outstanding performances by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Nic Raine, Paul Bateman, Mario Klemens - are the conductors), Crouch End Festival Chorus (David Temple - choir master), featuring vocals by Jason Howard and Keith Ferreira ~ hats off to James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Olilvia Tiomkin Douglas, John Waxman, Rick Clark and Gareth Williams (associate producers) ~ all film producers and directors welcomed the legendary composer with open arms for their forthcoming projects ~ the "film-score-buff" collectors are ecstatic about this four disc release on the essential film music collection of DIMITRI TIOMKIN, the arrangements and performances are top notch inclusive of HDCD/Dolby Surround.

When listening to the music of a film, you had the feeling of the storyline, characters and convictions of the whole picture, they'll never be another to come this way again ~ Silva America has outdone themselves on this one, it is definitely a five star film score box set...gotta love it!

Total Time: 4-CD-Set ~ Silva America 811 ~ (7/13/2004)

Average customer rating: thanks again, naxos! Stephen Foster Played by a Saxhorn (not saxophone) Quintet

Foster for Brass Manufacturer: Naxos American ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The American Brass Band Journal Footlifters: Century of American Marches Turn-of-the-Century Cornet Favorites Best of Brass The Golden Age of Brass, Vol. 3: Virtuoso Solos with Band ASIN: B00007FPFS Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

1. Ellen Bayne Quick Step
2. Bronze Bob Tail Horse Quick Step
3. Why, No One To Love
4. California Quick Step
5. Beautiful Dreamer
6. Dolly Day Quick Step
7. Hard Times Waltz
8. We Are Coming Father Abraam, 300,000 More
9. Colonel Meeker's Quick Step
10. March. My Old Kentucky Home
11. My Wife Is A Most Knowing Woman
12. Maggie By My Side Grand March
13. Santa Anna's Retreat From Buena Vista
14. Willie Schottisch
15. George Hart's Quick Step
16. Some Folks
17. Open Thy Lattice Love
18. Old Dog Tray March
19. Camptown Quick Step
20. Massa's In The Cold Ground
21. When This Dreadful War Is Over
22. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
23. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming Quick Step
24. Gentle Annie
25. Lulu Is Gone
26. Where Has Lula Gone
27. Farewell My Lily Dear Quick Step

Customer Reviews:

thanks again, naxos!.......2007-04-04

naxos is the greatest budget label of all-time. i've gotten so many great discs from them, and never a bummer. as for this disc, it's a great idea(arrangements of the songs of stephen foster for 19th century brass band, performed on period instruments), wonderfully executed. i have many recordings of stephen foster material, and this is one of the best. this brass band sounds fantastic and the audio quality is very very fine. i highly recommend that you make this a part of your household.

Stephen Foster Played by a Saxhorn (not saxophone) Quintet.......2004-06-20

Imagine a post-Civil War family trooping to the town square on a fine summer evening to hear the town band play a concert of arrangements of popular tunes, that gentler period's equivalent of a rock concert of today. That's essentially what we have here. The Chestnut Brass Company, a Philadelphia brass quintet which on occasion plays on everything from Baroque sackbuts to the most modern trumpets and trombones, here plays on instuments of the saxhorn family. Saxhorns, invented by Adolphe Sax, the fellow who also invented the better-known saxophone, are brass instruments perfected in the 1840s. Their conical bore projects a uniquely sweet and mellow sound. They were exceedingly popular for town bands during the latter half of the century, but their use had waned by the turn of the 20th century. This quintet consists of an E flat soprano, a B flat soprano, an E flat alto, a B flat baritone, and a E flat contrabass saxhorn. The dulcet tones and sonic blend are a marvel to behold. Partly, of course, this is due to the expert playing by Bruce Barrie, Susan Sexton (or is it SAXton?), Marian Hesse, Larry Zimmerman, and Jay Krush.

Stephen Foster wrote very little purely instrumental music, but his songs fostered (pun unavoidable) innumerable instrumental arrangements. Those heard here are taken (and sometimes re-arranged) from the playbooks of such 19th-century bands as the Manchester, New Hampshire town band, the Boston Brass Band and the brass band of the 26th Regiment of North Carolina, not to forget the U.S. Marine Band. The tunes are arranged into quicksteps, waltzes, marches, schottisches and potpourris. Most of the familiar tunes are here: 'Beautiful Dreamer,' 'I Dream of Jeannie,' 'My Old Kentucky Home,' 'Camptown Races,' 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming,' and 'Some Folks Do' as well as plenty of relatively unfamiliar songs. And because these arrangements come from all over some of the tunes appear several times like old friends. Some of my own favorites are 'Some Folks' arranged by W. L. Baccus, 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming' arranged by Bruce Barrie, 'Camptown Quick Step' arranged by Jay Krush, and 'Gentle Annie' from the U.S. Marine Corps Band archives.

As an unabashed fan of the music of Charles Ives, I can't hear these arrangements without wondering which of these tunes Charlie heard (and played) when his own father, a former Civil War bandmaster, led his town band in Danbury, Connecticut.

Recommended for brass band lovers, Stephen Foster fans, and folks who like, say, the sound track to Ken Burns's 'Civil War' PBS documentary.

TT=68:49

Scott Morrison

Average customer rating: Excellent Sounding Recordings An interesting collection of obscure s/f-fantasy themes Digital Sound with a so-so collection

Fantastic Journey Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Elfman, Danny | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herrmann | Herrmann, Bernard | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holdridge, Lee | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Wars | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Star Trek | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Star Tracks 2 Time Warp Star Tracks The Great Fantasy Adventure Album Bond and Beyond ASIN: B000003CWH Release Date: 1990-01-30

Tracks:

1. Suite From Batman
2. Outer Space From The Day The Earth Stood Still
3. Prelude From War Of The Worlds
4. End Title From The Black Hole
5. Through The Black Hole (Sound Effects)
6. End Title From Twilight Zone: The Movie
7. End Title From The Boy Who Could Fly
8. Main Theme From The Beastmaster
9. End Title From Explorers
10. End Title (The White Horse: Into The Sunset) From Dragonslayer
11. Carol Ann's Theme From Poltergeist
12. Suite From Moonwalker
13. A Busy Man From Star Trek V: THe Final Frontier
14. Escape From Venice From Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
15. The Cantina Band From Star Wars
16. Main Title From The Last Starfighter

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Sounding Recordings.......2001-10-16

This CD has been around for a while now but it is still truly a good compilation of Science Fiction film music given a new dimension by being recorded digitally. The BATMAN selections composed by Danny Elfman are very powerful combing rousing elements with moody enigmatic passages. Most of the other selections are short or confined to one piece. The selections from TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, STAR TREK V: THE FINAL FRONTIER and POLTERGEIST all composed by Jerry Goldsmith are all performed with passion and demonstrate Goldsmith's great versatility. Bernard Herrmann's "Outer Space" from THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is brief but in effect makes it all the more powerful by its great innovation and lasting impact. The WAR OF THE WORLDS "Prelude" by Leith Stevens was a great surprise.

An interesting collection of obscure s/f-fantasy themes.......2000-10-26

Maestro Kunzel has gathered together a mostly-entertaining mix of music from various s/f movies. As usual with these collections, the CD contains selections that are hard to come by (if not impossible) on a soundtrack or any other recorded source. Not all of the tracks work, however. Music from "Moonwalker" is annoying, and the theme from "War of the Worlds" is just plain weird. Not Kunzel's fault, I know, but those pieces tend to (for me) mar the overall likeability of the album. That said, there are definitely keepers: The theme from "The Black Hole," the soundtrack to which was unavailable on CD anywhere until just recently and which by itself is worth the cost; the sweet chorus of Carol Ann's Theme from "Poltergeist"; the themes from "The Day the Earth Stood Still," "The Beast Master" (I am Dar!) and "The Last Starfighter."

Unfortunately, these movie collections tend to waste too much disk space on sound effects. Often inserted as short introductions to a piece of music, most can be endured quickly and forgotten. But on this CD, a whole track's worth following "The Black Hole" is devoted to the inane cacophony of electronic gibberish, space that would have been much better served by playing, say, the Love Theme from "Superman."

Still, there are more things to like on this album than there are to dislike.

Digital Sound with a so-so collection.......2000-06-25

This is another of the Telarc label's collections put together under the conductor Erich Kunzel and performed by the Cincinnati pops orchestra. Like all Telarc discs, the sound is pure digital and hence can really pack a punch. Moreover, Kunzel often chooses some vey nice gems in his collections -- e.g. the neglected Last Starfighter piece here. However, the problem arises in the fact that many pieces of film score don't play well with a large orchestra -- they loose their focused intensity. The Batman here suffers from such a flaw and is weaker than the original score. The Pops orchestra is best with march-type themes, of which there are not enough on this album to make it outshine the original soundtracks from which it draws.

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Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54 Manufacturer: Coro ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | 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 Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008OP0N Release Date: 2002-03-25

Album Description

Of all Handel's great oratorios, Israel in Egypt is second only to Messiah in drama. It is dominated by massive virtuosic choruses, making it the perfect piece for The Sixteen, acknowledged by audiences and critics alike as "one of the great choirs of our day" (Gramophone).

It's not surprising that Israel in Egypt is much-performed. Hailstones and lightning, buzzing flies and leaping frogs, are all brilliantly evoked for choir and orchestra in a series of incisive choruses leading us excitedly through the plagues of Egypt and the crossing of the Red Sea as we follow Moses and the Children of Israel through the story of the Exodus. The epic nature of the story could not be more suited to Handel's genius for story-telling and drama.

This CD is based on the first published edition (1771), omitting five arias and two short choruses.

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Lebendige Vergangenheit: Marcel Wittrisch II Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | 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 Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Lebendige Vergangenheit: Marcel Journet ASIN: B00014AQYK Release Date: 2004-06-29

Average customer rating: Cruel I would like to have it

Caberet Songs of Berlin and Vienna Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000023DX Release Date: 1995-02-21

Tracks:

1. Das ist Berlin
2. Zwei rote Rosen, ein zarter Kuss
3. In der kleinen Jonny Bar
4. Folies bergere (instr.)
5. Schenk mir doch ein kleines bisschen Liebe
6. Mit dem Kuss vor de Haustur (instr.)
7. Heimlich still und leise
8. Was eine Frau im Fruhling traumt
9. Berliner Luft (instr.)
10. Ich bin die Fesche Lola (instr.)
11. Ich bin von Kopf biss Fuss (instr.)
12. Gluhwurmchen
13. Das war in Schoneberg
14. Pauline, ich glaube (instr.)
15. Heimatland
16. Lass den Kopf nicht hangen
17. Medley
18. Wien, du bleibst das verwohnteste Kind der Welt
19. Rose von Worthersee (instr.)
20. Was kann so schon sein wie deine Liebe
21. Medley (instr.)
22. Mariandl
23. The White Horse Inn (instr.)
24. Das gibt's nur einmal
25. Nur ein kleines bissr'l Liebe macht mich selig
26. Wieder ist Wien wie es einmal war
27. Medley
28. Lehar Medley (instr.)
29. Liebe war es nie
30. Regentropfen
31. Es muss was Wunderbares sein
32. Medley (instr.)
33. In einem kleinen Cafe In Hernals
34. Meldey (instr.)
35. Erzahl mir keine Marchen
36. Sie trafen sich wieder in Wien
37. Sag' beim Abschied leise 'Servus'

Customer Reviews:

Cruel.......1999-03-18

Why give sound samples of a cd you don't carry

I would like to have it.......1999-02-23

Its terrific, I cant ubderstand that it is not available. If it comes in I would like to have it

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Kiowa War, 49 & Horse Stealing Songs, Vol. 1 Koomsa Tribal Singers Manufacturer: Canyon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Native American | North America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music North America | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000AEAL Release Date: 1998-09-01

Tracks:

1. Kiowa Flag Song
2. Gourd Dance Starting Song & Two Gourd Dance Songs
3. Three Horse Stealing Songs
4. Four Old Kiowa War Dance Songs
5. Old Kiowa War Dance Song
6. Old Kiowa War Dance Song
7. Ruffle Dance Song
8. Five Kiowa '49' Dance Songs
9. Three Kiowa '49' Dance Songs
10. Kiowa '49' Dance Songs

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The Great Pianists Volumes 1-10 Manufacturer: Melodiya ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Berg | Berg, Alban | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Krenek, Ernst | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Medtner | Medtner, Nikolai | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Shchedrin, Rodion K. | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Divertimentos Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001HBR Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

1. Romance In F, Op.51 No.5 - Alexander Goldenweiser
2. Mediation In D, Op.72 No.5 - Alexander Goldenweiser
3. Valse Sentimentale In f, Op.51 No.6 - Alexander Goldenweiser
4. Dialogue In B, Op.72 No.8 - Alexander Goldenweiser
5. 'Sari,' Op.28 No.4 From 'Forgotten Rhythms' - Alexander Goldenweiser
6. Mazurka In C, From 'Petite Suite' - Alexander Goldenweiser
7. Barcarolle In g, Op.10 No.3, From 'Morceaux De Salon' - Alexander Goldenweiser
8. Novella In c, Op.17 No.2 - Alexander Goldenweiser
9. Song And Dance From 'Kabardino-Balkarsky Songs And Dances' - Alexander Goldenweiser
10. Ste No.2 For Two Pianos, Op.17 (To A.B. Goldenweiser): 1. Introduction - Alexander Goldenweiser
11. Ste No.2 For Two Pianos, Op.17 (To A.B. Goldenweiser): 2. Waltz - Alexander Goldenweiser
12. Ste No.2 For Two Pianos, Op.17 (To A.B. Goldenweiser): 3. Romance - Alexander Goldenweiser
13. Ste No.2 For Two Pianos, Op.17 (To A.B. Goldenweiser): 4. Tarantella - Alexander Goldenweiser

Tracks:

1. Rondo In a, K.511 - Heinrich Neuhaus
2. Son For Two Pianos In D, K.448: 1. Allegro Con Spirito - H. Neuhaus/S. Neuhaus
3. Son For Two Pianos In D, K.448: 2. Andante - H. Neuhaus/S. Neuhaus
4. Son For Two Pianos In D, K.448: 3. Molto Allegro - H. Neuhaus/S. Neuhaus
5. Preludes, Books I & II: No.1 Danseuses De Delphes - Heinrich Neuhaus
6. Preludes, Books I & II: No.9 La Serenade Interrompue - Heinrich Neuhaus
7. Preludes, Books I & II: No.15 La Puerta Del Vino - Heinrich Neuhaus
8. Preludes, Books I & II: No.6 Des Pas Sur La Neige - Heinrich Neuhaus
9. Preludes, Books I & II: No.4 Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'air Du Soir - Heinrich Neuhaus
10. Preludes, Books I & II: No.5 Les Collins D'anacapri - Heinrich Neuhaus
11. Preludes, Books I & II: No.17 Bruyeres - Heinrich Neuhaus
12. Preludes, Books I & II: No.12 Minstrels - Heinrich Neuhaus
13. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.1 Lentamente - Heinrich Neuhaus
14. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.2 Andante - Heinrich Neuhaus
15. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.3 Allegretto - Heinrich Neuhaus
16. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.4 Animato - Heinrich Neuhaus
17. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 5 Molto Giocoso - Heinrich Neuhaus
18. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 6 Con Eleganza - Heinrich Neuhaus
19. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 7 Pittoresco (Arpa) - Heinrich Neuhaus
20. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 8 Commodo - Heinrich Neuhaus
21. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 9 Allegretto Tranquillo - Heinrich Neuhaus
22. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 10 Ridicolosamente - Heinrich Neuhaus
23. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 11 Con Vivacita - Heinrich Neuhaus
24. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 12 Assai Moderato - Heinrich Neuhaus
25. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 13 Allegretto - Heinrich Neuhaus
26. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 14 Feroce - Heinrich Neuhaus
27. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 15 Inquieto - Heinrich Neuhaus
28. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 16 Dolente - Heinrich Neuhaus
29. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 17 Peotico - Heinrich Neuhaus
30. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 18 Con Una Dolce Ientezza - Heinrich Neuhaus
31. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 19 Presto Agitatissimo E Molto Accentuato - Heinrich Neuhaus
32. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No. 20 Lento Ireelamente - Heinrich Neuhaus

Tracks:

1. Largo From Son No. 5 In C, BWV 529/2 - Samuil Feinberg
2. Choral-Prelude: Allein Gott In Der Hoh Sei Ehr, BWV 711 - Samuil Feinberg
3. Choral-Prelude: Allein Gott In Der Hoh Sei Ehr, BWV 622 From 'Leipzig' Chorales (1. Version 1952) - Samuil Feinberg
4. Choral-Prelude: Allein Gott In Der Hoh Sei Ehr, BWV 662 From 'Leipzip' Chorales (2. Version 1962) - Samuil Feinberg
5. Choral-Prelude: Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Labt Walten, BWV 647 From 'Schubler' Chorales - Samuil Feinberg
6. Choral-Prelude: Allein Gott In Der Hoh Sei Ehr, BWV 663 From 'Leipzig' Chorales - Samuil Feinberg
7. Son In E-Flat, K.282: 1. Adagio - Samuil Feinberg
8. Son In E-Flat, K.282: 2. Menuetto - Samuil Feinberg
9. Son In E-Flat, K.282: 3. Allegro - Samuil Feinberg
10. SoN In E-Flat, K.282: 1. Allegro - Samuil Feinberg
11. Son In E-Flat, K.282 2. Adagio - Samuil Feinberg
12. Son In E-Flat, K.282 3. Allegretto - Samuil Feinberg
13. Fant And Fugue In C, K. 394 - Samuil Feinberg
14. 12 Variations On An Allegretto In B-Flat, K. 500 - Samuil Feinberg

Tracks:

1. Serenade In A: 1. Hymne - Maria Yudina
2. Serenade In A: 2. Romanza - Maria Yudina
3. Serenade In A: 3. Rondoletto - Maria Yudina
4. Serenade In A: 4. Cadenza Finala - Maria Yudina
5. Mikrokosmos, Part 5 & 6: No.128 Stamping Dance. Moderato - Maria Yudina
6. Mikrokosmos, Part 5 & 6: No.132 Major Seconds Broken And Together. Adagio - Maria Yudina
7. Mikrokosmos, Part 5 & 6: No.137 Unison. Moderato - Maria Yudina
8. Mikrokosmos, Part 5 & 6: No.142 From The Diary Of A Fly. Allegro - Maria Yudina
9. Mikrokosmos, Part 5 & 6: No.144 Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths. Molto Adagio, Mesto - Maria Yudina
10. Mikrokosmos, Part 5 & 6: No.145 Chromatic Invention. Allegro (Ver. A & B Played... - Maria Yudina
11. Mikrokosmos, Part 5 & 6: No.146 Ostinato. Vivacissimo - Maria Yudina
12. Mikrokosmos, Part 5 & 6: No.149; No.2 From 'Six Dances In Bulgarian Rhythm' - Maria Yudina
13. Son No.3 In B-Flat: 1. Ruhig Bewegt - Maria Yudina
14. Son No.3 In B-Flat: 2. Sehr Lebhaft - Maria Yudina
15. Son No.3 In B-Flat: 3. MaBig Schnell - Maria Yudina
16. Son No.3 In B-Flat: 4. Fuga. Leghaft - Maria Yudina
17. Son In B, Op. 1 - Maria Yudina
18. Son No.2, Op.59: 1. Allegretto. Moderato Comodo - Maria Yudina
19. Son No.2, Op.59: 2. Alla Marcia. Energico - Maria Yudina
20. Son No.2, Op.59: 3. Finale - Maria Yudina

Tracks:

1. Fant In C, K. 475 - Vladimir Sofronitsky
2. Impromptus, D.899, Op.90: No.3 In G-Flat - Vladimir Sofronitsky
3. Impromptus, D.899, Op.90: No.4 In A-Flat - Vladimir Sofronitsky
4. Son No.1 In f-Sharp, Op.11: 1. Introduzione. Un Poco Adadio-Allegro Vivace - Vladimir Sofronitsky
5. Son No.1 In f-Sharp, Op.11: 2. Aria - Vladimir Sofronitsky
6. Son No.1 In f-Sharp, Op.11: 3. Scherzo E Intermezzo. Allegrissimo - Vladimir Sofronitsky
7. Son No.1 In f-Sharp, Op.11: 4. Finale. Allegro Un Poco Maestoso-Presto... - Vladimir Sofronitsky
8. Nocturne In F-Sharp, Op. 15 No.2 - Vladimir Sofronitsky
9. Nocturne In F, Op.15 No.1 - Vladimir Sofronitsky
10. Scherzo No.1 In b, Op.20 - Vladimir Sofronitsky

Tracks:

1. Scherzo No. 2 In B-Flat, Op.31 - Vladimir Sofronitsky
2. Moments Musicaux, Op.16: No.5 In D-Flat - Vladimir Sofronitsky
3. Moments Musicaux, Op.16: No.2 In e-Flat - Vladimir Sofronitsky
4. Son No.4 In F-Sharp, Op.30: 1. Andante - Vladimir Sofronitsky
5. Son No.4 In F-Sharp, Op.30: 2. Prestissimo Volando - Vladimir Sofronitsky
6. Poeme Tragique, Op. 34 - Vladimir Sofronitsky
7. Valse In A-Flat, Op. 38 - Vladimir Sofronitsky
8. Etude In b-Flat, Op. 8 No. 11 - Vladimir Sofronitsky
9. Four Tales Of A Grandmother, Op.31: 1. Moderato - Vladimir Sofronitsky
10. Four Tales Of A Grandmother, Op.31: 2. Andantino - Vladimir Sofronitsky
11. Four Tales Of A Grandmother, Op.31: 3. Andante Assai - Vladimir Sofronitsky
12. Four Tales Of A Grandmother, Op.31: 4. Sostenuto - Vladimir Sofronitsky
13. Vision Fugitive, Op.22 No.7 (Pittoresco. Arpa) - Vladimir Sofronitsky
14. Sarcasm, Op.17 No.3 (Allegro Precipitato) - Vladimir Sofronitsky
15. Pieces For Piano, Op.12 (10 Episodes): No. 2 Gavotte - Vladimir Sofronitsky
16. Pieces For Piano, Op.12 (10 Episodes): No. 3 Rigaudo - Vladimir Sofronitsky
17. Pieces For Piano, Op.12 (10 Episodes): No. 6 Legende - Vladimir Sofronitsky
18. Pieces For Piano, Op.12 (10 Episodes): No. 7 Prelude In C Major - Vladimir Sofronitsky
19. Pieces For Piano, Op.12 (10 Episodes): No. 8 Allemande - Vladimir Sofronitsky
20. Pieces For Piano, Op.12 (10 Episodes): No. 9 Scherzo Humoristique - Vladimir Sofronitsky

Tracks:

1. Italian Concerto In F, BWV 971: 1. Allegro - Sviatoslav Richter
2. Italian Concerto In F, BWV 971: 2. Andante - Sviatoslav Richter
3. Italian Cencerto In F, BWV 971: 3. Presto - Sviatoslav Richter
4. Fant And Fugue In a, BWV 944 - Sviatoslav Richter
5. Son In C, Hob. XVI No.50: 1. Allegro - Sviatoslav Richter
6. Son In C, Hob. XVI No.50: 2. Adagio - Sviatoslav Richter
7. Son In C, Hob. XVI No.50: 3. Allegro Molto - Sviatoslav Richter
8. Son No.12 In A-Flat, Op.26: 1. Andante Con Variazioni - Sviatoslav Richter
9. Son No.12 In A-Flat, Op.26: 2. Scherzo. Allegro Molto - Sviatoslav Richter
10. Son No.12 In A-Flat, Op.26: 3. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morete D'un Eroe - Sviatoslav Richter
11. Son No.12 In A-Flat, Op.26: 4. Allegro - Sviatoslav Richter
12. Ballade No.1 In g, Op. 23 - Sviatoslav Richter
13. Ballade No.2 In F, Op. 38 - Sviatoslav Richter

Tracks:

1. Prelude And Fugue In D (For Organ), BWV 532 - Emil Gilels
2. 32 Variations On An Original Theme In c, WO 80 - Emil Gilels
3. Son No.2 In A-Flat, Op.39: 1. Allegro Moderato Con Spirito Ed Assai Legato - Emil Gilels
4. Son No.2 In A-Flat, Op.39: 2. Andante - Emil Gilels
5. Son No.2 In A-Flat, Op.39: 3. Presto Assai - Emil Gilels
6. Son No.2 In A-Flat, Op.39: 4. Rondo. Moderato E Molto Grazioso - Emil Gilels
7. Rhapsodie Espangnole - Emil Gilels
8. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.1 Lentamente - Emil Gilels
9. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.3 Allegretto - Emil Gilels
10. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.5 Molto Giocoso - Emil Gilels
11. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.11 Con Vivacita - Emil Gilels

Tracks:

1. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.1 Prelude (Presto) - Lazar Berman
2. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.2 Molto Vivace - Lazar Berman
3. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.3 Paysage (Poco Adagio) - Lazar Berman
4. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.4 Mazeppa (Allegro) - Lazar Berman
5. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.5 Feux Follets (Allegretto) - Lazar Berman
6. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.6 Vision (Lento) - Lazar Berman
7. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.7 Eroica (Allegro) - Lazar Berman
8. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.8 Wilde Jagd (Presto Furioso) - Lazar Berman
9. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.9 Ricordanza (Andantino) - Lazar Berman
10. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.10 Allegro Agitato Molto - Lazar Berman
11. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.11 Harmonies Du Soir (Andantino) - Lazar Berman
12. 12 Etudes D'Execution Transcendante: No.12 Chasse Neige (Andante Con Moto) - Lazar Berman
13. Hungarian Rhapsody No.9 In E-Flat 'Pesther Carneval' - Lazar Berman

Tracks:

1. Con-ste From The Ballet 'The Nutcracker,' Op.71: 1. Marche - Mikhail Pletnev
2. Con-ste From The Ballet 'The Nutcracker,' Op.71: 2. Danse De La Fee-Dragee - Mikhail Pletnev
3. Con-ste From The Ballet 'The Nutcracker,' Op.71: 3. Tarantella - Mikhail Pletnev
4. Con-ste From The Ballet 'The Nutcracker,' Op.71: 4. Intermezzo - Mikhail Pletnev
5. Con-ste From The Ballet 'The Nutcracker,' Op.71: 5. Trepak - Mikhail Pletnev
6. Con-ste From The Ballet 'The Nutcracker,' Op.71: 6. Danse Chinoise - Mikhail Pletnev
7. Con-ste From The Ballet 'The Nutcracker,' Op.71: 7. Andante Maestoso - Mikhail Pletnev
8. Prologue And Horse-racing From The Ballet 'Anna Karenina' - Mikhail Pletnev
9. Son No.7 In B-Flat, Op.83: 1. Allegro Inquieto - Mikhail Pletnev
10. Son No.7 In B-Flat, Op.83: 2. Andante Caloroso - Mikhail Pletnev
11. Son No.7 In B-Flat, Op.83: 3. Precipitato - Mikhail Pletnev
12. Son In B-Flat, K 570: 1. Allegro - Mikhail Pletnev
13. Son In B-Flat, K 570: 2. Adagio - Mikhail Pletnev
14. Son In B-Flat, K 570 3. Allegretto - Mikhail Pletnev

Tracks:

1. Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39: No.1 In c - Evgeny Kissin
2. Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39: No.2 In a - Evgeny Kissin
3. Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39: No.4 In b - Evgeny Kissin
4. Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39: No.5 In e-Flat - Evgeny Kissin
5. Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39: No.6 In a - Evgeny Kissin
6. Etudes-Tableaux, Op.39: No.9 In D - Evgeny Kissin
7. Prelude In G-Flat, Op.23: No.10 - Evgeny Kissin
8. Prelude In a, Op.32: No.8 - Evgeny Kissin
9. Lilacs, Op.21: No.5 (Author's Transcription) - Evgeny Kissin
10. Preludes, Op.27: No.1 In g (Patetico) - Evgeny Kissin
11. Preludes, Op.27: No.2 In B (Andante) - Evgeny Kissin
12. Pieces, Op.51: No.1 Fragilite - Evgeny Kissin
13. Pieces, Op.51: No.2 Prelude - Evgeny Kissin
14. Pieces, Op.51: No.3 Poeme Aile - Evgeny Kissin
15. Pieces, Op.51: No.4 Danse Languide - Evgeny Kissin
16. Preludes, Op.37: No. 1 In b-Flat - Evgeny Kissin
17. Preludes, Op.37: No.2 In F-Sharp - Evgeny Kissin
18. Preludes, Op.37: No.3 In B - Evgeny Kissin
19. Preludes, Op.37: No.4 In gG - Evgeny Kissin
20. Etude In c-Sharp, Op.42: No.5 - Evgeny Kissin
21. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.16 Dolente - Evgeny Kissin
22. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.11 Con Vivacita - Evgeny Kissin
23. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.17 Poetico - Evgeny Kissin
24. Visions Fugitives, Op.22: No.10 Ridiocolosamente - Evgeny Kissin
25. Dance In f-Sharp, Op.32: No. 1 - Evgeny Kissin
26. Two Inventions - Evgeny Kissin

Average customer rating: The Best is Always a Joy The Best is Always a Joy The Best is Always a Joy

Various artists sing Robert Solz Manufacturer: Bel Age Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003DM1 Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Der Herrgott, Der Hat Viel Zu Tun - Alexander Girardi
2. Das Glukerl - Alexander Girardi
3. Im Prater Bluh'n Wieder Die Baume - Richard Tauber
4. Du Sollst Der Kaiser Meiner Seele Sein - Vera Schwarz
5. Warum Gehort Dein Roter Mund Nicht Mir Allein - Marek Weber Und Sien Orch
6. Zwei Herzen Im Dreivierteltakt - Leo Frank
7. Auch Du Wirst Mich Einmal Betrugen - Irene Eisinger Und Erik Wirl
8. In Wien, Wo Der Wein Und Der Walzer Bluht - Irene Eisinger
9. Ja, Wenn Das Wortchen 'Wenn Nicht War' - Leo Frank
10. Adieu, Mein Kleiner Gardeoffizier - Liane Haid
11. Das Lied Ist Aus (Frag Nicht, Warum Ich Gehe) - Marcel Wittrisch
12. Ich Hab' Bei Der Trude Das Kussen Studiert - Siegfried Arno
13. Du Bist Meine Greta Garbo - Oskar Karl Weis
14. Mein Liebeslied Muss Ein Walzer Sein - Marcel Wittrisch
15. In Wien Hab' Ich Einmal Ein Makel Geliebt - Richard Tauber
16. Mir Sagt Dein Blumenstauss - Marcel Wittrisch
17. Warum Lachelst Du Mona Lisa - Willi Forst
18. Du Dummer, Kleiner Korporal - Willi Forst
19. Nur Um Dich Zu Lieben, Mocht' Ich Weig Leben - Marta Eggerth
20. Ein Lied, Ein Kuss, Ein Madel - Marta Eggerth
21. Du, Du, Du, Schliess Deine Augen Zu - Herbert Ernst Groh
22. Ich Sing' Mein Lied Heut Nur Fur Dich - CHARLES KULLMAN
23. Vor Meinem Vaterhaus Steht Eine Linde - Willi Domgraf-Fassbander

Customer Reviews:

The Best is Always a Joy.......2001-01-23

Being transported to another time and place is the the romantic's ultimate dream ,and this is just the album to facilitate this pleasure. The diverse artistic style of Stolz fits every mood, while the vocal renditions are of the finest quality. From beginning to end, this is a C.D. to be played and replayed since each of it's selections is uniquely Stolz, and Stolz is unique. Listening to this album is akin to opening a treasure chest and finding a precious gem each time lid is opened. Not only are the familiar Robert Stolz standards included, but there are also many surpises in store that may not be familiar to the an American listener. Surely, there can be no better combination than Stoltz paired with Richard Tauber to atest to this being a recording of the highest caliber, and this is only the beginning! Various Artists Sing Robert Stolz is truly the best album I have found after an exhaustive search, and the best ia always a joy!

The Best is Always a Joy.......2001-01-23

Being transported to another time and place is the the romantic's ultimate dream ,and this is just the album to facilitate this pleasure. The diverse artistic style of Stolz fits every mood, while the vocal renditions are of the finest quality. From beginning to end, this is a C.D. to be played and replayed since each of it's selections is uniquely Stolz, and Stolz is unique. Listening to this album is akin to opening a treasure chest and finding a precious gem each time lid is opened. Not only are the familiar Robert Stolz standards included, but there are also many surpises in store that may not be familiar to the an American listener. Surely, there can be no better combination than Stoltz paired with Richard Tauber to atest to this being a recording of the highest caliber, and this is only the beginning! Various Artists Sing Robert Stolz is truly the best album I have found after an exhaustive search, and the best ia always a joy!

The Best is Always a Joy.......2001-01-23

Being transported to another time and place is the the romantic's ultimate dream ,and this is just the album to facilitate this pleasure. The diverse artistic style of Stolz fits every mood, while the vocal renditions are of the finest quality. From beginning to end, this is a C.D. to be played and replayed since each of it's selections is uniquely Stolz, and Stolz is unique. Listening to this album is akin to opening a treasure chest and finding a precious gem each time lid is opened. Not only are the familiar Robert Stolz standards included, but there are also many surpises in store that may not be familiar to the an American listener. Surely, there can be no better combination than Stoltz paired with Richard Tauber to atest to this being a recording of the highest caliber, and this is only the beginning! Various Artists Sing Robert Stolz is truly the best album I have found after an exhaustive search, and the best ia always a joy!

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