| 1. Live and Let Live |
| 2. Dangerous Game |
| 3. Love Is Waiting There |
| 4. Ease Up |
| 5. Going Gets Rough |
| 6. On Broadway |
| 7. Love Me |
| 8. My Turn |
| 9. Prayer for the Sufferers |
| 10. Lonely |
| 11. Goodbye |
| 12. Nose Hafi Run |
| 13. Jah Glory |
| 14. Love Me [Remix] |
My Turn,Jr. Jazz,Vp / Universal,Jazz,Pop,Reggae
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Love Is Spoken Here
Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000AE8G5M Release Date: 2005-09-13 |
Tracks:
- Love is Spoken Here
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- I Feel My Savior's Love
- Our Savior's Love
- All through the Night
- Homeward Bound
- Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
- I Am a Child of God
- A Child's Prayer
- Suo-gan
- Oh, What Songs of the Heart
- I Often Go Walking
- Simple Gifts
- I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
- My Heavenly Father Loves Me
- Turn Around
- Where Love Is
- Love at Home
- May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
Product Description
Songs of heart and home set the tone for the newest album by the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The album features beloved Primary songs such as "I Feel My Savior's Love," "I Am a Child of God," "Where Love Is," and "My Heavenly Father Loves Me." Favorite hymns such as "Love at Home," "Our Savior's Love," and "O What Songs of the Heart" are also included, along with familiar classics such as "May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You" and "Turn Around (Where Are You Going, My Little One?)" With many new arrangements by associate director Mack Wilberg, Love Is Spoken Here is destined to become another bestseller.Customer Reviews:
LOVE IN ANY LANGUAGE.......2006-12-26
A serene peaceful album of children's songs and lullabies.......2005-09-13
1 Love is Spoken Here
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 3:25
2 For the Beauty of the Earth
Music: Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872
Text: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:03
3 I Feel My Savior's Love
Music: K. Newell Dayley, 1939-
Text: Ralph Rodgers Jr, K. Newell Dayley, Laurie Huffman
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 3:30
4 Our Savior's Love
Music: Crawford Gates, 1921-
Text: Edward L. Hart, 1916-
Pacific Publications 4:37
5 All through the Night
Music: Welsh Folk Song
Text: Welsh Traditional
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 4:57
6 Homeward Bound
Music: Marta Keen Thompson
Text: Marta Keen Thompson
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:46
7 Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
Music: John Rutter
Text: David Grant
Arrangement: From "The Wind in the Willows"
Hinshaw Music (ASCAP) 3:11
8 I Am a Child of God
Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895-1977
Text: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 3:36
9 A Child's Prayer
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Barlow Bradford 3:46
10 Suo-Gân
Music: Welsh lullaby
Text: David Warner
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:07
11 Oh, What Songs of the Heart
Music: William Clayson, 1840-1887
Text: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849-1942
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
Jackman Music Corporation 4:45
12 I Often Go Walking
Music: Jeanne P. Lawler, 1924-
Text: Phyllis Luch, 1937-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 2:58
13 Simple Gifts
Music: Shaker song
Text: Traditional Shaker, additional text: David Warne
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg
Oxford University Press (ASCAP) 3:04
14 I'm Trying to be Like Jesus
Music: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Text: Janice Kapp Perry, 1938-
Arrangement: Barlow Bradford
Nature Sings Publishing 4:38
15 My Heavenly Father Loves Me
Music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-
Text: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-
Arrangement: Nathan Hofheins 2:48
16 Turn Around
Music: Harry Belafonte, Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene
Text: Harry Belafonte, Malvina Reynolds, Alan Greene
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:24
17 Where Love Is
Music: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Marjorie Castleton Kjar
Text: Joanne Bushman Doxey and Norma B. Smith
Arrangement: Sam Cardon 4:23
18 Love at Home
Music: John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
Text: John Hugh McNaughton, 1829-1891
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 3:36
19 May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You
Music: Meredith Willson, 1902-1984
Text: Meredith Willson, 1902-1984
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg 5:59
This album follows on the heels of the #1 charting album "Choose Something Like A Star" and shows the choir hewing closely to their signature sound and style, while adding a new dimension to their repetoire. This album is perfect for families and is especially suited for young children.
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My Turn on Earth
Carol Lynn Pearson Manufacturer: Excel Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FZEQNM Release Date: 2006-05-31 |
Customer Reviews:
Great for FHE.......2007-07-11
1. Once Upon a Time
About the Genesis of Earth and Man
2. Heaven
"Heaven is everything that I'd like it to be"
3. I Have a Plan
Satan and Jesus present their plans
4. Shout for Joy
Celebration of Agency and destruction of Satan's Plan
5. My Turn on Earth
leaving for mortality-"The world turns 'round like a merry-go-round"
6. Everybody Ought to Have a Body
"A body is the only way to go"
7. Choosing
The consequences and joy of being able to choose
8. My Story
making decisions and how to repent of mistakes
9. The Golden Rule
put yourself in other's places
10.Look for the Little Light
light of Christ in each of us to help us choose
11.Opposition
must know the bitter to know the sweet
12.Homesick
yearning for heaven, make a bit of heaven on Earth
13.Where on Earth Can I Find Heaven
"where on Earth can I find heaven, and stay?"
14.It Isn't Good to Be Alone-Eternity is You
importance of eternal companions/families
15.Angel Lullaby
great for singing as a lullaby to your kids
16.What Does It Take to Make a Family
sing, learn, and growing together
17.I'm Not Ready
"Have I found what I came here to find?"
18.Forever
"life isn't long enough,...it's nice to know there's all eternity for everything you'd like to do"
19.Finale
reprise of track 5
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DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances
Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005Q6IN Release Date: 2001-10-23 |
Tracks:
- A Day In Hollywood A Night In Ukraine: Just Go To The Movies - Priscilla Lopez/David Garrison/Frank Lazarus/Stephen James/Peggy Hewett/Kate Draper
- Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Christopher Fitzgerald Jessica Stone
- Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Patti LuPone
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - KT Sullivan
- Nunsense: I Just Want To Be A Star - Christine Anderson
- Louisiana Purchase: Wild About You - Debbie Gravitte & New York Voices
- Oil City Symphony: Beaver Ball At The Bug Club - Mike Craver/Mark Hardwick/Debra Monk/Mary Murfitt
- Falsettoland: The Baseball Game - Michael Rupert/Chip Zien/Faith Prince/Janet Metz/Heather MacRae/Stephen Bogardus
- Very Good Eddie: Isn't It Great To Be Married? - Virginia Seidel/Spring Fairbank/Charles Repole/Nicholas Wyman
- The Fantasticks: A Perfect Time To Be In Love - Harvey Schmidt
- Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Tyne Daly/Lewis Cleale
- Taking My Turn: Fine For The Shape I'm In - Margaret Whiting/Marnie Nixon/Cissy Houston
- A Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green: The French Lesson - Betty Comdon/Adolph Green
- The Madwoman Of Central Park: Better - Phyllis Newman
- Greenwillow: Never Will I Marry - Anthony Perkins
- Song Of Singapore: I Can't Remember - Loretta Swit & Company
- Tintypes: Elite Syncopation/I'm Goin' To Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die - Lynne Thigpen
- I Love My Wife: Someone Wonderful I Missed - Joanna Gleason/Ilene Graff
- The Good Companions: The Pleasure Of Your Company - Malcolm Rennie/Christopher Gable
- Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary: Liza One-Note - Christine Pedi
- Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Donna Kane & Ensemble
Tracks:
- 4 Guys Named Jose...And Una Mujer Named Maria!: Feel It - Philip Anthony/Henry Gainza/Allen Hidalgo/Ricardo Puente
- Fame - The Musical: There She Goes!/Fame - Natasha Rennalls & Ensemble
- Do Re Mi: What's New At The Zoo? - Heather Headley/The Animal Girls
- High Society: Once Upon A Time/True Love - Melissa Errico/Daniel McDonald
- Tenderloin: Artificial Flowers - Patrick Wilson
- State Fair: Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Company
- Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face - Brian Stokes Mitchell
- Black And Blue: Black And Blue - Linda Hopkins/Ruth Brown/Carrie Smith
- The Green Bird: O Foolish Heart - Company
- Out Of This World: From This Moment On - Marin Mazzie/Gregg Edelman
- The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Davis Gaines/Sarah Berry
- Snoopy!!!: Poor Sweet Baby - Pamela Myers
- SeesawNobody Does It Like Me - Michele Lee
- March Of The Falsettos: I Never Wanted To Love You - Michael Rupert/Stephen Bogardus/Alison Fraser/Chip Zien/James Kushner
- Lunch: Perfectly Alone - Carol Burnett
- 3hree: Foolish Dreamin'/Something Beautiful/Real Enough To Change My Mind - Jessica Molaskey/Will Gartshore/Rachel Ulanet
- Lucky In The Rain: Love Me As If There Were No Tomorrow - Barbara Cook
- Godspell: All Good Gifts - Sal Sabella & Company
- The Act: Walking Papers - Liza Minnelli & Company
Customer Reviews:
Great compilation.......2002-05-10
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.
A disappointment.......2001-12-15
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Turn Loose the Swans
My Dying Bride Manufacturer: Peaceville UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000AINGK Release Date: 2003-08-12 |
Tracks:
- Sear Me MCMXC III
- Your River
- Songless Bird
- Snow in My Hand
- Crown of Sympathy
- Turn Loose the Swans
- Black God
- Cerf Malade [*]
- Transcending (Into the Exquisite) [*]
- Your Shameful Heaven [Live][*]
Customer Reviews:
A Must for any Heavy Metal fan-- esp Doom.......2007-07-13
Every serious doom metal fan-- indeed heavy metal fan-- should own this CD. I have been following metal since Sabbath in 1970-- and this CD is a must.
Buy it-- the four additional songs added to the original set are good, and one is a great live version.
One should note that the band develops the songs slowly and they are usually 8-10 minutes in length.
Get it-- you won't be disappointed-- Jay Edwards
Eerie melodic doom metal form beyond the grave.......2005-10-25
It was not quite as I expected. The opening track "Sear Me mcmxc III" is slow and layered with violins and an organ in the background. I know doom metal is slow, but this is agonizingly slow. Its like being dragged across a bed of nails. Now some may think this is bad. I loved it. Its so heavy, and weighs down on you. It gives you an eerie feel, a feeling I had yet to feel when listening to a metal album, or any album for that matter.
The heavy guitars don't pick up untill about a quarter way through the second track, "Your River." It still remains slow and miserable (in a good way, of course). The stand out quality of My Dying Bride is the ability for the singer to equal his death growls (as in the song "Turn Loose The Swans") and clean, yet frightening vocals. This is taken to almost perfection in Turn Loose the Swans. THere is a perfect balance. I am not a scream metal person. I was never into the whole death metal scene. My Dying Bride, however, has made screaming and growling enjoyable. This is along the same lines of Opeth, another spectacular band of similar nature.
Almost every track on this album stands out. My personal favorites are "Sear Me mcmxc III," "Your River," and "Black God." Although every track is enjoyable, I wouldn't skip a track on it. The three extra tracks are enjoyable. "Le Cerf Malade" is a haunting instrumental track. Although drawn out and repetetive, I did not mind. It added a lot to the album, even if not intended to be on it. "Transcending (Into The Exquisite)" is an interesting track. Its a lot faster than you'd expect from My Dying Bride, and almost sounds to have industrial elements in some areas. MYB is always surprising, I suppose. The final track, "Your Shameful Heaven," is a live track. Unlike most live tracks, its devoid of the common annoyances, mainly an unruley audience, as well as a distortion in sound.
In short, if you are an MYB fan, pick this up, you won't regret it. Even if you are not, and are merely trying to expand your metal tastes (which you should), check this album out.
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I've Suffered For My Art...Now It's Your Turn
Marshall Crenshaw Manufacturer: King Biscuit Flower ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005NW1S Release Date: 2001-09-25 |
Tracks:
- Television Light
- Endless Sleep
- Cynical Girl
- Tell Me All About It
- Better Back Off
- Little Wild One (#5)
- What Do You Dream Of
- Dime A Dozen Guy
- T.M.D.
- Walk Away Renee
- You're My Favorite Waste Of Time
- Whenever You're On My Mind
- There She Goes Again
- Someday, Someway
Album Description
'I've Suffered for My Art...Now It's Your Turn' is the latest release from King Biscuit Flower Hour. Recorded live at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park NJ in February 2001, this CD features 14 tracks, including 'Someday, Someway', 'Television Light', 'You're My Favorite Waste Of Time' and more.Customer Reviews:
Experience a Marshall Crenshaw concert!.......2005-10-08
Desperately disappointing.......2005-03-21
rockin' acoustic record.......2003-07-24
Alas, an Apt Title.......2003-01-06
Marshall Crenshaw has an ear like no one else -- for the pop hook, the unforgettable guitar lick, the surprising chord change, the addictive chorus. His brilliant studio albums over the past 20 years haven't received anywhere near the notice they deserve. Nor have there been enough of them -- I guess that explains why so many of us snatch up anything he releases!
However, this one won't get a second listen. (Okay, maybe a second, but no THIRDS!)
The songs are great but pale in comparison to the studio originals. The playing and singing are sloppy and reveal nothing new. The sound and arrangements are surprisingly amateurish coming from someone with such meticulous studio standards (and amazing studio technique!) And shy guy that he is, the onstage patter is limited and predictable.
By all means, support this guy by buying his complete studio catalog - but you can safely skip this one.
Loses Something in the Translation.......2002-06-09
This is a good album with a few gems and frankly a must have for Crenshaw fans. However with a little extra work from Crenshaw on the front end, it could have been a truly great album.
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Symphonic Suites of the Animated Classics
Manufacturer: Michelle Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000011KI Release Date: 1994-12-08 |
Tracks:
- The Lion King Symphonic Suite: The Circle of Life
- The Lion King Symphonic Suite: I Just Can't Wait To Be King
- The Lion King Symphonic Suite: Can You Feel The Love Tonight
- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Suite: Whistle While You Work
- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Suite: I'm Wishing
- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Suite: With A Smile And A Song
- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Suite: Some Day My Prince Will Come
- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Suite: One Song
- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Suite: Heigh-Ho
- Aladdin Symphonic Suite: Arabian Nights
- Aladdin Symphonic Suite: Prince Ali
- Aladdin Symphonic Suite: A Whole New World
- Aladdin Symphonic Suite: One Jump Ahead
- Beauty And The Beast Symphonic Suite: Belle
- Beauty And The Beast Symphonic Suite: Beauty And The Beast
- Beauty And The Beast Symphonic Suite: Be Our Guest
- Pinocchio Symphonic Suite: Give A Little Whistle
- Pinocchio Symphonic Suite: When You Wish Upon A Star
- Pinocchio Symphonic Suite: I've Got No Strings
- Pinocchio Symphonic Suite: Turn On The Old Music Box
- Pinocchio Symphonic Suite: Hi Diddle-dee-dee
- Pinocchio Symphonic Suite: When You Wish Upon A Star (reprise)
Customer Reviews:
Great Listening.......2007-01-23
Fun Disney.......2007-01-10
Somewhat sub-standard production quality, but excellent tunes and arrangements.......2005-09-01
Three stars for some soaring moments, due to classic tunes and arrangements.
My main beef: Where's The Little Mermaid?? Why discount one of the most beautiful Disney scores ever written?
Crap!.......2005-08-09
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Britten Conducts Britten: Operas 2
Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000654OU6 Release Date: 2005-03-15 |
Customer Reviews:
Britten's lesser operas?.......2007-05-29
Need I say more? DECCA is paying an enormous service to collectors with these releases, especially those who have a real concern with storage space. They deserve 10 stars, if available.
Britten's lesser operas.......2007-05-13
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The English Lute Song
Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000001Q7S Release Date: 1993-08-02 |
Tracks:
- This Merry Pleasant Spring
- Woods, Rocks And Mountains
- April Is In My Mistress' Face
- No More Shall Meads Be Deck'd With Flow'rs
- Lute Solo: The French King's Masque
- Come My Celia
- O Death, Rock Me Asleep
- Where The Bee Sucks
- Full Fathom Five
- Come Away, Hecate
- The Willow Song
- Lute Solo: Alman, 'Hit And Take It'
- Dear, Do Not Your Fair Beauty Wrong
- Come Hither You That Love
- Have You Seen But A White Lily Grow
- I Must Complain
- Nothing On Earth
- Fain Would I Wed
- Miserere, My Maker
- O That Mine Eyes
- Lite Solo: Alman
- Care, Charming Sleep
- Cupid Is Venus' Only Joy
- O Let Us Howl
- As Life What Is So Sweet
- Turn, Turn Thy Beauteous Face Away!
- Take, O Take Those Lips Away
Customer Reviews:
Too cool for some.......2005-02-22
Ethereal and Hauntingly Beautiful.......2003-11-05
You listen to each song and are carried away to time/place devoid of any worry let alone any task other than to listen to Julianne and Ronn execute perfection. You truely feel part of the Elizabethan Court listening to this CD it is both beautiful and dark simutaneously.
Another fabulous feature to this CD is the simplicity of the recording of only lute and vocals with no special effects. To retain the warmth and purity of the composition it was recorded on location in 'The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall' in Upstate New York and is one of the finest acoustical settings in the world. Unlike modern pop music Lute music as written needs no manipulation or adjustment in the studio if executed by skilled artists and musicians in an acoustical atmosphere and this recording does exactly that.
I highly recommend this CD of beautiful music. It truely will evoke deep feeling and emotion.
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Simple Gifts: Shaker Chants and Spirituals
Ann Lee , Shaker Traditional , Jane Sutton , Paulina Springer , Joseph Brackett , Robert Dobson , Arthur Rawding , Mary Ann Valaitis , Joel Cohen and the Boston Camerata , Schola Cantorum , and Shakers of Sabbathday Lake Manufacturer: Erato ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005EDQ Release Date: 1995-09-05 |
Tracks:
- Come Life, Shaker Life
- In Yonder Valley
- Virgins Clothed In A Clean White Garment
- Mother
- Father James' Song
- Followers Of The Lamb
- Mother Ann's Song
- I Have A Soul To Be Saved Or Lost
- Heavenly Comfort
- A Companion To Stiff
- Pinch'd Up, Nip'd Up
- I Will Fight And Never Slack
- Celestial Choir
- Holy Angel
- The Lark
- Nightingale's Song
- Holy Order Song
- Learned Of Angel
- Laughing John's Interrogatory
- I'll Beat My Drum As I March Along
- Mother's Warning
- The Solemn Bell
- Mother's Cup of Tribulation
- Sad Days
- Encouragement
- Verdant Valley
- In Yonder Valley (Reprise)
- Solemn Song
- Turn To The Right
- O Will You Sing Another Song
- The Spiritual Sailor
- Mother Has Come
- Holy Mother's Protecting Chain
- Simple Gifts
Amazon.com
Joel Cohen spent countless days in the library at the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, transcribing dozens of tunes from among thousands of archived chants and spirituals. Many more of these wonderful tunes were recalled from memory by the community's few resident Shakers--and Cohen and his ensemble, joined by several Shaker singers, made this recording, which deserves to be heard by everyone who loves songs and singing. --David VernierCustomer Reviews:
Shaken *and* stirred.......2007-04-28
Without their music, the Shakers can seem quaint and faintly silly - the odd maiden aunts and uncles with peculiar hobbies (making chairs and living without modern conveniences) and -- nutty bears, indeed! -- living in celibate, and therefore non-regenerative communities.
But their music is something else --earnest, longing, full of commitment and a sense of their own story. And tuneful! You don't have to be a Shaker to appreciate the visual poetry of "Virgins cloth'd in a clean white garment," or hear the deep commitment to resist sin in "I will fight, fight, and never slack until I overcome the enemy," or the desperate longing for eternal life evoked by "In yonder valley there flows sweet union." These are songs written for and performed by people who lived a most austere form of spirituality.
There are those who criticize Joel Cohen for having embellished some pieces by adding, for instance, a drone that is not attested in the literature. By I certainly praise Cohen and the Boston Camarata for having brought these wonderful pieces to my attention. It is icing on the cake that a few of the remaining Shakers of the Sabbathday Lake, Maine community chose to join their voices to this effort. To sing is to pray twice, and this CD certainly delivers on that promise, plus providing insights into an obscure but enduring corner of the American religious landscape.
And then there were four..........2006-10-25
Shakers remain not only celibate, but ascetic. Though not to the level of the Amish or the Luddites. Sabbathday Lake has a website, a car, telephones, and internet connections. They also don't hermit themselves from society. They play an active role in it. So throw away any notions of Puritanical witch hunters. Shakers laugh, socialize, read, dance, and, as this CD aptly demonstrates, they sing their ascetic hearts out.
The music, largely resembling English folk music, rhapsodizes about Shaker values, history, and vows. All songs but one get performed a capella. Some emphasize the lyrics with stomping and clapping. Permeating the set is the figure of "Mother," or Ann Lee. She helped found the Shakers in the eighteenth century and all faithful remain her spiritual heir (after Jesus Christ, of course). Early followers faced persecution, but found faith in Mother's actions and example. The song, titled appropriately, "Mother" retells the story of the "blessed fire" that spread from Manchester, England to America. Believers also reaffirm their faith and actions by singing songs in Meeting. An apt beginning, the CDs first song presents an ecstatic chant that reminds members of their ominous vow: "Come life, Shaker life, Come life eternal, Shake, shake out of me all that is carnal." "Followers of the Lamb" repeats the lines "I'm glad I am a Shaker" three times in celebration. Some songs don't have words and get half hummed half sung with mystical sounds. Shakers also express anger. "A companion stiff" fiercely pounds away individualistic thoughts in favor of community. The beautiful and upbeat "Encouragement" combines non-word singing with strongly contrasting fervent stomping and clapping. Somehow it encapsulates both meditative contemplation and heart-racing ecstasy in only two and a half minutes. Aptly bookending the CD is the most famous Shaker song, "Simple gifts." Instantly recognizable, Aaron Copland popularized this tune in his 1950 ballet "Appalachian Spring." Here it receives a sparse but inspired choral performance. As such, it aptly closes the CD with a message of faith and simplicity.
This CD, recorded at Sabbathday Lake, preserves a sampling of the thousands of Shaker songs known to exist. To this day these songs still fill the Shaker's 1794 Meeting House, the last one still in use. But how much longer? In the end, whether or not the Shakers can survive their current troubles, they will always remain an important piece of American and religious history. Not that that provides much consolation. Either way, this recording helps to preserve an important aspect of the Shaker's cultural contribution: their impressive music.
A beautiful album .......2005-09-17
The issue of the theology is irrelevent unless you believe that differences in the theology expressed--which may be different from yours--will interfere with your pleasure in the music. I can easily imagine topics that, no matter how beautifully expressed, I would be unable to listen to. It wasn't the case with this CD.
(You would also be upset if you believe that (a) listening to others express their beliefs, which are different form yours, is a sin, (b) your faith will be swayed by listening to gorgeous music from people who disagree with you, or (c) it's wrong for people with different beliefs to have their music recorded. I doubt very much that any of the people who have expressed theological concerns about this CD would feel that way but, hey, people who do feel that way should be given appropriate warning).
Shaker Music -- misunderstood?.......2005-01-27
Some new old ideas.......2000-10-14
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Dupré: Works for Organ, Vol. 9
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000038I7V Release Date: 2000-02-22 |
Tracks:
- Son in a, Op.60: Allegro Marcato - Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Son in a, Op.60: Allegro Moderato - Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Son in a, Op.60: Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Trio, Op.55: I. (Withoug Movt Indication) - Timothy Durbin/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Trio, Op.55: II. Lento - Timothy Durbin/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Trio, Op.55: III. (Energico-Largo-Presto) - Timothy Durbin/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Qt, Op.52: Prld - Timothy Durbin/Jennifer Rende/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Qt, Op.52: Scherzando - Timothy Durbin/Jennifer Rende/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Qt, Op.52: Larghetto - Timothy Durbin/Jennifer Rende/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Qt, Op.52: Rondo - Timothy Durbin/Jennifer Rende/Clyde Beavers/Bruce Neswick
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 31. Lord God Now Open Wide Thy Heaven
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 32. Lord Jesus Christ, Turn To Us
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 33. My Soul Longeth To Depart In Peace
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 48. Descend, O Jesus, From Heaven To Earth
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 49. Kyrie, God The Everlasting Father
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 50. Kyrie, Christ The Comforter Of The World
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 51. Kyrie, God The Holy Ghost
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 52. Beloved Jesus, Here We Stand
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 53. Praise The Lord Almighty
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 54. Praise God, All Ye Christians
- Chorales, Op.28, Nos.31-33, 48-54 & 57: 57. Now Thank We All Our God
- Regina Coeli, Op.64
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 58. Rejoice Now, Beloved Christians
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 59. Come Now, Saviour Of The Heathen
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 60. O Gracious God
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 63. The Child Was Born In Bethlehem
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 64. Deck Thyself, O Beloved Soul
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 68. Out Of High Heaven Have I Come
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 69. From Heaven Come Angels
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 70. I Will Never Part From God
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 71. Before Thy Throne I Will Appear
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 72. Awake! Hear The Call Of Watchmen
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 73. He That Suffereth God To Guide Him
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 74. How Bright Shineth The Day-Star
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 75. We Christians
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 76. We Thank Thee, Lord Jesus, For Thy Redemptive Death
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 77. We All Believe In One God
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 78. We All Believe In One God
- Chorales, Op.38, Nos.58-60, 63, 64 & 68-79: 79. Whither Shall I Flee?
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Marcel Dupré is an important historical as well as musical figure, his compositional freedom linking the golden age of Widor and Vierne with the radical rethinking that Messiaen saw through in his great organ cycles. Never doing things by halves, Naxos has reached Volume 9 of the complete organ works--mainly chamber pieces involving organ. Most substantial is the "Trio for Violin, Cello, and Organ," in one sense a throwback to the Baroque line of trio sonatas, but with a harmonic richness that indicates a late-19th-century inheritance--thoughtful, undemonstrative music, persuasively realized by Bruce Neswick and colleagues. The "Quartet" adds a viola to the lineup, but a delightful scherzando apart is a lesser affair, while the "Sonata for Cello and Organ" is a modest but interesting work (at least for the way Dupré makes a telling contrast between the sonorities of the two instruments). Again, perceptive playing from Neswick, whose Indiana organ has a clear, bright sound that makes the generous selection of Chorales interesting for the listener as well as the player. At the price, a worthwhile collection of some unusual repertoire. --Richard WhitehouseJazz Music: