Sentimental Piano

1. Sogno

2. What I Did for Love

3. Somewhere in Time

4. Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)

5. You Raise Me Up

6. Yellow Days (Se Te Olvida)

7. Through the Years

8. Prayer

9. All I Ask of You

10. You'll Never Walk Alone

11. Rose

12. Way We Were

13. Patricia

14. My Way

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Average customer rating: Oh so cool Don't mess with Mister In Between. JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED Cool tunes Great mood music

In a Sentimental Mood Dr. John Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Blues Rock | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Blues Rock | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Blues | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Afterglow Duke Elegant Goin' Back to New Orleans Creole Moon In the Right Place ASIN: B000002LHG Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Makin' Whoopee!
2. Candy
3. Accentuate The Positive
4. My Buddy
5. In A Sentimental Mood
6. Black Night
7. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
8. Love For Sale
9. More Than You Know

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Mac Rebennack's long commercial drought finally ended in the late '80s with In a Sentimental Mood, an album of pop standards bearing almost no connection to New Orleans R&B roots. His album-opening duet with Rickie Lee Jones, "Making' Whoopee," was a big hit after it was included on the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack, and it's easy to understand why Harry Connick Jr. fans who'd bought When Harry Met Sally were seduced by this coy come-on. Still, it's odd to hear Rebennack's scruffy baritone in service to such lush, sweeping orchestration (and to hear him sing a line like "I've got a sweet tooth for your sweet heart"). The Doctor does lend a nice bluesy feel to a Satchmo favorite, "My Buddy," and to Charles Brown's classic, "Black Night," and his version of "More Than You Know" is a small miracle of understatement. --Keith Moerer

Customer Reviews:

Oh so cool.......2007-03-09

I was staying at a tiny bed and breakfast in Cape Town when I heard this CD. I asked who it was and the owner said - oh my father-in-law loves him and so does my husband - as if that was answer enough and handed me the cover. I wrote it down and the very first time I got near a computer ordered it and several other Dr John's from Amazon. I have played it over and over since, straight repeat or shuffle. It is a lovely listenable delightful rendering of some great songs. The man's voice is magic - I am no expert but I know what I like and I love this.

Don't mess with Mister In Between........2005-11-21

This is an album of Dr. John performing standards. Standards with a New Orleans influence. It's a good album, tastefully done. Fans of "The Night Tripper" should enjoy it.

JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.......2005-10-27

A too brief dose of mellowed down blooze/jazz/RNB (and practically any other genre you can conjure up) as only New Orlean's own funky maestro can administer it. Like Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, and damned few others, the gravelly, soul-sational Dr. John can literally cover any standard and own it forever. His sly, steamy duet with Rickie Lee Jones on MAKIN' WHOOPEE is the perfect intertwining of two of modern music's most intriguing talents, and the ivory tinkler's breezy rendering of DON'T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING is pure laid back nirvana. No matter what kind of mood you may find yourself in, the doctor's got your prescription. RATING: FIVE BLACK KEYS

Cool tunes.......2002-09-15

Some of the tracks on this CD are singularly special. "Makin' Whoopee" featuring Rickie Lee Jones is an absolute treat, a very nice pairing. "My Buddy" is just achingly good, as is "More Than You Know." There are some fine musical performances, notably the sax solo by Joel Peskin--edgy and cool. The charts are altogether mellow and Dr. John's gruffly appealing voice is a perfect compliment to his fluid piano playing. These are true "oldies but goodies" -- songs by Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington and Cole Porter. Classic songs by the classic Dr. John.
Recommended.

Great mood music.......2002-05-10

This is an excellent CD for setting the mood at a patio gathering of friends, or a small dinner party for two. Some feel-good music with a touch of sentiment. Highly recommend.

Average customer rating: Classic Art Songs Sung with Brilliance and Artistry Pretty, but not memorable Returning to the Recital Hall: A Soiree Pretty sound spoiled by a bad vocal habit Excellent!

Forgotten Songs: Dawn Upshaw Sings Debussy Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Debussy, Claude | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Upshaw, Dawn | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Angels Hide Their Faces: Dawn Upshaw Sings Bach and Purcell Knoxville Summer of 1915 Voices of Light I Wish It So Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart ASIN: B000002B6P Release Date: 1997-03-18

Tracks:

1. Vasnier Songbook: I. Pantomime
2. Vasnier Songbook: II. Calmes dans le demi-jour (En sourdine)
3. Vasnier Songbook: III. Mandoline
4. Vasnier Songbook: IV. Clair de lune
5. Vasnier Songbook: Fantoches
6. Vasnier Songbook: VI. Coquetterie posthume
7. Vasnier Songbook: VII. Romance - Silence ineffable
8. Vasnier Songbook: VIII. Musique
9. Vasnier Songbook: X. Paysage sentimental
10. Vasnier Songbook: X. Romance - Voici que le printemps
11. Vasnier Songbook: XI. La Romance d'Ariel
12. Vasnier Songbook: XII. Regret
13. Forgotten Melodies: I. C'est l'extase langoureuse
14. Forgotten Melodies: II. Il pleure dans mon coeur
15. Forgotten Melodies: III. L'ombre des arbres
16. Forgotten Melodies: IV. Chevaux de bois
17. Forgotten Melodies: V. Green (Aquarelle)
18. Forgotten Melodies: VI. Spleen (Aquarelle)
19. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: I. Le Balcon
20. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: II. Harmonie du soir
21. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: III. Le Jet d'eau
22. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: IV. Recueillement
23. Five Poems Of Charles Baudelaire: V. La Mort des amants

Customer Reviews:

Classic Art Songs Sung with Brilliance and Artistry.......2006-11-10

Dawn Upshaw possesses a voice with beautiful bell canto tonal quality and uses the glissando technique, only when effective, rendering this collection of uncommon art songs superbly sung. The entire album is a joy to listen to...

Pretty, but not memorable.......2006-04-29

'Forgotton Songs, Dawn Upshaw sings Debussy' with James Levine at the piano is, to my layman's ear, very pretty to listen to, but not a whole lot to get excited about. If you are especially fond of Upshaw, you must have this recording. If you are especially fond of Debussy, other vocalists may have just a little more to offer. Everything about this recording is 'nice', just not a whole lot to get excited about.

Returning to the Recital Hall: A Soiree.......2005-04-09

Dawn Upshaw is one of the most intelligent and creative and adventuresome singers on the concert stage today. Just reviewing the list of her recordings available and it is obvious that she has paid attention to both contemporary and established composers in a way that is truly refreshing.

Here the program is devoted to the works of Claude Debussy, a composer for whom Upshaw has a particular penchant. Her voice is crystal clear, perfectly focused and yet not afraid to animate when the lyrics demand. She covers three cycles here: 'Ariettes oubliees' (for this listener the most successful on the album), 'Racueil Vasnier', and 'Cinq Poemes de Charles Baudelaire' (contrast these with the recently released Susan Graham version and see what interpretation is all about!).

The collaboration between Upshaw and James Levine is sensitive (if not always the pianism of others..). But the entire recital is uplifting and satisfying for the variation in the songs, recorded sound, the generosity of the disc, and most of all for the musical intelligence in which these songs are performed! Grady Harp, April 05

Pretty sound spoiled by a bad vocal habit.......2004-05-07

Every voice teacher I have ever had, and I have had many, were unanimous in their advice that sliding into notes is something that must be done with great moderation. Dawn Upshaw does it all the time and to the ears of a trained singer it becomes extremely annoying extremely quickly. Constant sliding into notes is less objectionable if one actually reaches the right pitch in the process. Miss Upshaw frequently does NOT, resulting in numerous instances where she is simply not in tune at all on some notes. Her sliding also creates constant dissonances with the piano which are entirely undebussyesque. If it were Webern or Berg she were singing she might get away with it. Here she does not. NOT RECOMMENDED.

P.S. Since writing this review (quite some time ago), I was fortunate to hear a recording of Ms. Upshaw in a production at the Metropolitan Opera where she didn't do any of her annoying sliding at all - not once - (probably because it was music from a much earlier time) The difference was astounding. It was a glorious performance. It was hard to believe it was the same person. This, more than ever, confirms my opinion that she ruined this recording with a bad singing habit.

Excellent!.......2003-11-26

This recording of Debussy's Melodies are really excellent. Dawn Upshaw's voice is exactly right for this kind of music - light, charming, and lyrical, with real sensitivity to the text. The Ariettes Oubliees are the best I've heard, with the exception of Frederica von Stade. In addition, her interpretation of Mandoline from the Vasnier Songbook is perfect - the tempo, piano, voice, and interpretation are exactly right. My only criticism is that the diction, while perfectly clear, has an "American" accent that is sometimes distracting.

Average customer rating: Dissappointing 25 Sentimental Favorites

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Tracks:

1. The Skaters Waltz - Emile Waldteufel
2. String Quartet No. 2: III. Notturno - Alexander Borodin
3. 'Thais': Meditation - Jules Massenet
4. Sleeping Beauty: Waltz - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
5. The Red Poppy Ballet: Phoenix - Reinhold Moritsevich Gliere
6. Artist's Life Waltz - Peter Falk
7. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - Walter Klien
8. Nocturne In E Flat Major, Op.9 - Abbey Simon
9. Ave Maria - Aaron Rosand
10. Liebeslied - Aaron Rosand
11. Pavane - Susan Jolles
12. Je Te Veux - Susan Jolles
13. My Lady Greensleeves - Elena Polonska
14. Suite Espanola: 1. Granada - Konrad Ragossnig
15. Concerto For Flute And Harp In C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino - Catherine Michel
16. The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz Of The Flowers - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
17. Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan - Camille Saint-Sa
18. Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No. 8 - Alexander Borodin
19. The Marriage Of Figaro: Arr. For Winds: Sull'aria Che Soave Zeffiretto - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
20. 3 Old Viennese Dance Melodies: III. Schon Rosmarin - Bronislaw Gimpel
21. Scheherazade: Arab Song - Bronislaw Gimpel
22. Pelleas Et Melisande: Sicilienne - Gabriel Faur
23. Wedding Day At Troldhaugen - Edvard Grieg
24. Clarinet Concerto In A Major, K. 622: II. Allegro - Jost Michaels
25. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo - Pietro Mascagni

Customer Reviews:

Dissappointing.......2004-05-22

The recordings are fair at best. The performances poor to better.

I will dispose of this one.

25 Sentimental Favorites.......2000-06-19

I used to think that classical music is boring, but this CD has changed my mind. The first time I listened to this CD I said, its OK. Later every time I listen to it I discover a new beautiful music. I feel calm and relaxed. I mostly liked the Borodin, Mozart and Faure songs. It is really 25 sentimental favorites. Now, many titles of the 25 "?" Favorites are on my wish list....

Average customer rating: Terrible How Can You Give This Less Then Five Stars ??? This is really very nice! Below Their Standards

Star Crossed Lovers / Domingo, Fleming, Barenboim, Chicago SO Leonard Bernstein , Giuseppe Verdi , Carlos Gardel , Federico Moreno Torroba , Charles Gounod , Edward Duke Ellington , Franz Lehar , Chicago Symphony Orchestra , Daniel Barenboim , Renée Fleming , Plácido Domingo , and Duke Ellington Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Barenboim, Daniel | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Fleming, Renee | C to G | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Renee and Bryn: Under the Stars Renee Fleming - The Beautiful Voice ~ Gounod, Lehaair, Orff, Puccini, Rachmaninov, Strauss Renée Fleming - Visions of Love ~ Mozart Arias / Mackerras Renee Fleming: By Request HOMAGE: The Age of the Diva ASIN: B00000I088 Release Date: 1999-02-02

Tracks:

1. West Side Story: Prologue
2. West Side Story: Tonight
3. West Side Story: Rumble
4. West Side Story: Somewhere
5. Faust: Il se fait tard...O nuit d'amour!
6. El dia que me quieras
7. !Quisiera verte y no verte!
8. Jota castellana
9. Otello: Gia nella notte densa
10. In a Sentimental Mood
11. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
12. Prelude to a Kiss
13. Das Land des Lachelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
14. Die lustige Witwe: Lippen schweigen

Amazon.com

Romeo and Juliet were the original star-crossed lovers; Shakespeare coined the phrase in his tragedy about their young love and tragic death. But the expression can be applied to doomed couples of all kinds: Faust and Marguerite, Othello and Desdemona, and of course Tony and Maria in West Side Story, which updates Romeo and Juliet to modern New York. This recording, taped at a gala concert in Chicago in 1998 and videotaped for a telecast on the PBS series Great Performances, presents music about doomed love composed by Leonard Bernstein, Charles Gounod, Franz Lehar, Duke Ellington, and others, including several Spanish songs that show Plácido Domingo in top form. After all the tragedy, there is a duet that signals one happy ending: the Merry Widow waltz. Domingo and Renée Fleming are two of today's greatest singers, and they live up to their reputations. The voices are too operatic for West Side Story, but Bernstein would have disagreed. For his definitive recording of the show, he chose similar voices: José Carreras and Kiri Te Kanawa. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

Terrible.......2002-09-01

I must say that this album was not what I had hoped, and as it was my introduction to Renee Fleming, it was sometime before I bought another of her CDs. Domingo, I would hope, would have better judgement in his recordings, for I found this album nowhere near standard.

Please only purchase this item if you have enjoyed better works from both artists, for it was my introdution to them both, and I regret to say that I was most dissapointed! ~

How Can You Give This Less Then Five Stars ???.......2002-08-16

This recording is just great. When I first saw it in the store, I was so affraid that this would be a live recording. Its not! Yay! The only thing I did not like about this recording was the West Side Store Prologue. Renée would make a really good Maria. Placdio would not make that great of a Tony. He really is limited to opera and art song. Renée, however, can do it all. I really love Renée's "Prelude to a Kiss". I have this song on a recording with Kathleen Battle and I have to say that I really prefer Renée's rendition much better. I say so because I think jazz should be for bigger voices. Renée shines on this recording and blows Placido out of the water. Get this for Renée but not for Placido.

This is really very nice!.......2002-02-17

I loved this. I thought Renée was just wonderful. It's so wonderful when we have opera singers who grace our ears with doing something out of there element and doing it PHENOMINALLY!! So it's nice to have Renée singing the "Tonight" duet with Domingo in West Side Story. But I do agree with the reviewer below me, in that Domingo sounds a little operatic for this role. After all, it is a musical (not everyone's as versatile as our diva). Her "Somewhere" is just gorgeous, althought, my favorite "Somewhere" is sung by Jessye Norman (for all you West Side Story finatics out there). My personal favorites on this disc are the jazz songs by Renée. Who knew she had such a talent for jazz? I wish there were more Renée Fleming jazz recordings out there.

Below Their Standards.......2000-02-22

While both Domingo and Fleming are among today's outstanding singers, this is a very dissappointing disc. Even in the Othello selection, which comes from their normal operatic repetoire, they are not engaging. The dramatic tension is suprisingly slack. Unless you need to have every disk they made, pass this one up.

Average customer rating: Simply the best Granados piano recording we have Ravishing...

Granados: Goyescas No1-6; Valses poéticos H147 Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Granados: Spanish Dances Granados Albeniz: Iberia Albéniz: Iberia; Granados: Goyescas Favourite Spanish Encores ASIN: B000002S49 Release Date: 1992-08-18

Tracks:

1. I. Los Requiebros
2. II. Coloquio En La Reja
3. III. El Fandango De Candil
4. IV. Quejas, O La Maja Y El Ruisenor
5. V. El Amor Y La Muerte (Balada)
6. VI. Epilogo (Serenata Del Espectro)
7. El Pelele

Tracks:

1. I. Mazurca
2. II. Recitativo Y Berceuse
3. III. *** (El Poeta Y El Ruisenor)
4. IV. Allegretto (Pequena Danza)
5. V. Epilogo (Allegro Appassionato - Andantino Spianato)
6. Introduccion/No.1. Melodico
7. No.2. Tempo De Vals Noble
8. No.3. Tempo Del Vals Lento
9. No.4. Allegro Humoristico/No.5. Allegro (Elegante)
10. No.6. Quasi Ad Libitum (Sentimental)
11. No.7. Vivo
12. Coda (Presto Y Tempo Del Primer Vals)
13. Preludio
14. I. Anoranza
15. II. Ecos De La Parranda
16. III. Vascongada
17. IV. Marcha Oriental
18. V. Zambra
19. VI. Zapateado

Customer Reviews:

Simply the best Granados piano recording we have.......2000-09-17

I encountered this recording, that dates from the early sixties, for the first time on a Musical Heritage Society double LP that one commentator had remarked "sounded like Hispavox recorded it off a public address system". Even so, these wonderful recordings communicated the essence of Granados' inspiration in perfumed and ecstatic performance by Ms. De Larrocha. Now we have this excellent CD transfer that puts everything right sonically and lets us enjoy the music undistracted. Since this recording was not the artist's last word on the subject, why not buy her later performance? The reason is that this is the ne plus ultra of Granados recordings- the summit of achievement that will become one of your all-time favorite piano records.

Ravishing..........1999-05-26

Gorgeously played, sumptuously written. Nobody can play this music like Alicia de Larrocha. Recording noise notwithstanding, it's still fabulous and I'm buying my second copy.

Average customer rating: Elly Ameling now more available Delight in every note While they last... Treasures From a Treasure More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer.

Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll) Elly Ameling Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Elly Ameling ~ Schubert · Schumann - Songs Philips and Decca Recordings, 1961-1979 (Limited Edition) Fauré - Mélodies / Souzay · Ameling · Baldwin Ave Maria--Lieder The Very Best of Lucia Popp ASIN: B00007KMSJ Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Matthaus-Passion
2. Johannes-Passion
3. Weihnachts-Oratorium
4. Juditha Triumphans
5. Messiah
6. Crudel Tiranno Amor
7. Die Schopfung
8. Orlando Paladino
9. 7 Lieder
10. Le Nozze Di Figaro
11. Exsultate, Jubilate Ch'io Mi Scordi Di Te, K505
12. Misera! Dove Son! K369
13. 18 Lieder
14. Frauenliebe Und- Leben
15. 11 Lieder
16. 20 Morike-Lieder

Customer Reviews:

Elly Ameling now more available .......2007-03-07

I had a 33 rpm album of Elly Ameling singing Schubert lieder accompanied by piano and clarinet at times. It was one of my all time favorite albums so I have been disappointed that I have not been able to find it anywhere on CD.

Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.

I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.

I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.

Delight in every note.......2006-03-10

To speak as briefly as possible about this superb collection from an equally superb singer, what can I say but that Ms Ameling possessed a voice that shone with radiant warmth and star-like shimmer? And unlike many another light lyric soprano, Elly Ameling was possessed of a very high standard of musicianship, considerable intelligence, and a sort of immediate charm that captivates the listener.

So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.

I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.

While they last..........2005-05-17

Elly Ameling held the quiet stage for recitals of great artistry and dignity for several decades and sadly most of the enormously successful CDs of her long career output are now unavailable. For those who have little access to the documentation of this very special artist, this box set is a must. It is a compilation of many of her recordings with differing accompanists, conductors, orchestras and composers. And while not all of the choices for inclusion here would be considered her greatest moments, there are enough works that sustain the warm memories of the little Dutch hausfrau who quietly and simply paid homage to composers with her clear and intelligent musicianship and radiant voice.

Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the opening line of her singing - those simple homage to composers and collaborators made her selfless manner endearing to audiences.

Despite the fact that Ameling's voice was on the small side she was always able to muster the projection to carry her message solidly in context with an orchestra. Yes, other more famous singers have recorded Ravel's quintessentially French SHEHERAZADE, but few have the perfection of diction and aura of mystery that Ameling maintained. Whether singing with piano or orchestra, or interpreting Bach, Mozart, Handel, and Vivaldi with the same degree of involvement as Brahms and Schumann and Schubert, Elly Ameling spanned a career that engendered passionate commitment from her fans. And this boxed set is a pocket full of memories to be treasured. Buy it before this too becomes unavailable. Grady Harp, May 05

Treasures From a Treasure.......2004-09-25

Treasures from a Treasure.

Ameling, one of the world's most beloved recitalists is captured here in a 5 CD collection offering some of her most beautiful recordings of song. While we are used to her perfection in songs of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure and Hahn, an added joy is her "pop" side, tackling - without a whiff of pretension, Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, et al.

What an absolute joy it is listening to this amazing artist sing these songs with an almost uncanny natural ease. There is no resorting to a "pop" voice and yet most of these pop standards songs sound as though they could have been written for her. Clean attacks, sometimes a bit of the pop technique of hanging on to a consonant longer than a classical artist normally would shows an appreciation and understanding of the style. Still, there is never once a compromise of her vocal beauty.

I like the way the songs have been arranged for her voice in that she sort of sings them clean, unaffected in the first half and then lets loose and kinda "swings" with it adding embellishments but never really changing her voice (Price, von Stade and other favorite singers of mine seem to have always added a breathy quality to much of their crossover material.)

Ameling doesn't resort to trying to "let her hair down" or get down and dirty, but rather the honest with which she approaches every one of these songs shows how much she enjoys singing them and her style is as refreshing as stumbling onto a cool spring on a sweltering summer's afternoon. A wonderful surprise.

More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer........2003-07-15

As I had the privilige of hearing this outstanding Lied-singer during her long career in Holland and being the proud possessor of almost all her recordings, I cannot but fully agree with the professional and joyful review of Mr. Robert Holliston from Victoria, B.C. Canada.
Yes, it is unbelievable that of about the 150 recordings Mrs. Ameling made during her long career (for the greater part of course on the 'oldfashioned' LP's, as well as the innumerable Dutch live-recorded radio-concerts), so few CD's have been released.
Speaking of tradition: it was the page-turner of the Wigmore Hall in London who told Mrs. Ameling after her first recital in this hall, that she reminded him of Elisabeth Schumann. (And he certainly didn't mean her looks only!)
For those who are eager to hear her singing Ravel's Shéhérazade (just one example of stirring imagination combined with her Art of Singing) I can tell you that Philips released a 2-box CD of this work in 1999, combined with Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and a compilation of French mélodies, i.e. Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Satie. One of the gems is Caplet's Le Corbeau et le Renard which even make children, who know the fables of La Fontaine, revel in the singing of the quarrelsome birds....
Her brilliant accompanyist is Rudolf Jansen. Let us cherish great artists in their art!

Average customer rating: Every last note...

Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Intermezzos | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Boccherini: Clavier Quintets (Complete) Couperin: 4 Livres de pièces de clavecin [Box Set] Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music Bach: Complete Works - 155 CD Box Set ASIN: B0000037AX Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

1. Handel In The Strand
2. Bridal Lullaby
3. English Waltz
4. Mock Morris
5. To A Nordic Princess
6. In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
7. In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
8. In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
9. In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
10. Peace
11. Saxon Twi-Play
12. Andante Con Moto
13. Children's March
14. The Immovable Do
15. Sailor's Song
16. Colonial Song
17. Walking Tune
18. Harvest Hymn
19. In Dahomey

Tracks:

1. b flat Pno Con (Opening)
2. Cradle-Song
3. Love Walked In
4. Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
5. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
6. Nimrod
7. Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
8. Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
9. Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
10. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
11. American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
12. 'Blithe Bells'
13. Fugue In a
14. The Man I Love

Tracks:

1. Country Gardens
2. The Merry King
3. Molly On The Shore
4. Irish Tune From County Derry
5. Knight And Shepard's Daughter
6. The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
7. Jutish Medley
8. Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
9. The Rival Brothers
10. Near Woodstock Town
11. Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
12. The Brisk Young Sailor
13. One More Day My John (Easy Version)
14. Rimmer And Goldcastle
15. Spoon River
16. The Widow's Party
17. The Hunter In His Career
18. My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
19. Died For Love
20. Scotch Strathspey
21. One More Day My John (Complex Version)
22. Bristol Town
23. Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
24. Mo Ninghean Dhu
25. Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
26. Stalt Vesselil
27. O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
28. Shepard's Hey

Tracks:

1. Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
2. Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
3. Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
4. Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
5. Nell
6. Apres Un Reve
7. Pno Con, First Movt
8. Tiger-Tiger
9. Air And Dance
10. Hornpipe
11. Toccata And Fugue in d
12. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
13. Angelus Ad Virginem
14. Klavierstuck in E
15. Eastern Intermezzo
16. The Bigelow March
17. Pno Con, First Movt
18. At Twilight
19. Klavierstuck in a
20. Klavierstuck in B Flat
21. Klavierstuck in D

Tracks:

1. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
2. Up-Country Song (Colonial Song)
3. English Dance
4. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
5. 'Spoon River'-American Folk Dance
6. Train Music
7. Zanzibar Boat-Song
8. Paganini Varations, No.12
9. Green Bushes-Passacaglia On An English Folksong
10. William Byrd's Air And Variations For The Virginals 'The Carman's Whistle'
11. 'A Dance Rhapsody'
12. Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
13. The Warriors-Music To An Imaginary Ballet

Customer Reviews:

Every last note..........2006-06-14

A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
Every last note!
The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
I think his best work to date.
He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.

Average customer rating: Apart from flutter and bluster, this is divinely beautiful. good value Very nice sellection of pieces and artists Fabulous compositions, moments of great performing A Great Tribute to Debussy's Melodies

Debussy - Mélodies / Ameling · Mesplé · Command · Souzay · von Stade · Baldwin Claude Debussy , Mady Mesplé , Gérard Souzay , Frederica von Stade , Elly Ameling , Michèle Command , and Dalton Baldwin Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Von Stade, Frederica | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Fauré - Mélodies / Souzay · Ameling · Baldwin Poulenc - Melodies / Ameling · Gedda · W. Parker · Sénéchal · Souzay · Baldwin Susan Graham - La Belle Époque (The Songs of Reynaldo Hahn) Forgotten Songs: Dawn Upshaw Sings Debussy The Songs of Henri Duparc ASIN: B000002S32 Release Date: 1992-01-23

Tracks:

1. Claude Debussy: Nuit d'etoiles
2. Claude Debussy: Fleur de bies
3. Claude Debussy: Beau soir
4. Claude Debussy: Mandoline
5. Claude Debussy: La Belle au Bois dormant
6. Claude Debussy: Voici que le printemps
7. Claude Debussy: Paysage Sentimental
8. Claude Debussy: Zephyr
9. Claude Debussy: Rondeau 4 Chansons de jeunesse
10. Claude Debussy: I Pantomime
11. Claude Debussy: II Clair de lun, 1re Version
12. Claude Debussy: III Pierrot
13. Claude Debussy: IV Apparition
14. Claude Debussy: Rondel chinois
15. Claude Debussy: Aimons-nous et dormos
16. Claude Debussy: Jane
17. Claude Debussy: Jane
18. Claude Debussy: Romance
19. Claude Debussy: Les Cloches
20. Claude Debussy: Les Angelus
21. Claude Debussy: Dans le jardin
22. Claude Debussy: La Mer est plus belle
23. Claude Debussy: Le Son du cor s'affige
24. Claude Debussy: L'Echelonnement des haies Fetes galantes
25. Claude Debussy: I En sourdine
26. Claude Debussy: II Fantoches
27. Claude Debussy: III Clair de lune

Tracks:

1. Claude Debussy: I Le Balcon
2. Claude Debussy: II Harmonie du soir
3. Claude Debussy: III Le Jet d'eau
4. Claude Debussy: IV Recueillement (Meditation)
5. Claude Debussy: V La Mort des amants
6. Claude Debussy: I De Reve
7. Claude Debussy: II De Greve
8. Claude Debussy: III De Fleurs
9. Claude Debussy: IV De Soir
10. Claude Debussy: I C'est l'extase
11. Claude Debussy: II Il pleure dans mon coeur
12. Claude Debussy: L'Ombre des arbres dans la riviere
13. Claude Debussy: IV Paysages delges - Chevaux de bois
14. Claude Debussy: V Aquarelle n 1 Green
15. Claude Debussy: VI Aquarelle n 2 Spleen

Tracks:

1. Claude Debussy: I La Flute de Pan
2. Claude Debussy: II La Chevelure
3. Claude Debussy: III Le Tombeau des Naiades
4. Claude Debussy: I Les Ingenus
5. Claude Debussy: II Le Faune
6. Claude Debussy: III Colloque sentimental
7. Claude Debussy: I Rondel ; 'Le Temps a laissie son manteau'
8. Claude Debussy: II Rondel : 'Pour ce que plaisance est morte'
9. Claude Debussy: I Aupres de cette grotte somre
10. Claude Debussy: II Crois mon conseil, chere Climene
11. Claude Debussy: III je tremble en voyant ton visage
12. Claude Debussy: I Ballade de Villon a s'amye
13. Claude Debussy: II Ballade que Vilon feit ala
14. Claude Debussy: III Ballade des femmes de Paris
15. Claude Debussy: I Soupir
16. Claude Debussy: II Placet futile
17. Claude Debussy: III Eventail
18. Claude Debussy: Noel des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison

Customer Reviews:

Apart from flutter and bluster, this is divinely beautiful........2007-05-18

This 3CD recording presents a very substantial part of Debussy's vocal works. It's full of the most superb and mysterious songs you'll ever hear. Debussy had such a marvellously unique harmonic approach, and it gives the impression of mist and mystery, of the insubstantial and unearthly. This makes those songs which feature characters of the Italian commedia d'arte (Harlequin, Pierrot, Columbine, etc.) so astonishing, and his songs of the beauties of the night and the moon so very beautiful.

The songs are almost entirely of a very high standard, and show how well Debussy knew the voice. (In my opinion, he particularly knew the virtues of the typical light high French soprano voice, and I can certainly attest that the majority of his songs lie beautifully and very comfortably in the soprano coloratura voice.) Occasionally there's a song that isn't of that typical high standard (the peculiar but very early song "Rondel chinois" comes to mind - it's a lovely thing to sing, but it's not a song of any distinction), but most of these are perfect gems.

The singing on this set varies a little. On the plus side is the ever-beautiful Elly Ameling, who had perhaps the most limpidly beautiful light lyrical soprano voice the world has ever heard; the amazing Frederica von Stade, who sings divinely; Michele Command, whose more robust soprano voice is often stunning; the experienced baritone Gérard Souzay (I have to admit I do not like his voice myself - his timbre and approach are not to my taste - but he is certainly very experienced in this genre and his French is so beautiful to listen to)... and on the not-so-plus side (for me, anyway) is the coloratura soprano of Mady Mesplé. I know there are devoted fans of Ms Mesplé - I must admit I am not one of them. While I admire the glorious ease of her top notes, and the young and attractive sound of the voice's natural timbre, I LOATHE what is to me an unbearable fluttering vibrato that ruins her singing. It sounds extraordinarily under-supported and very uncomfortable - but I also admit that Ms Mesplé clearly has a deep feeling for these mélodies. She certainly knows how to phrase - and certainly the range of her voice is remarkable. If only that twitter could be magicked away... then I'd probably be very satisfied with her singing.

Overall, then, this set is a charming and well-chosen array of almost all of Debussy's vocal output. It is not complete, though. I would recommend supplementing this delightful 3CD set with the recording of Debussy songs by Sandrine Piau, the somewhat bland but extremely pretty recording of Debussy's early songs by Gillian Keith, and the recording of Debussy songs sung by Anne-Marie Rodde (again, so very pretty, and it is one of the few recordings to include Debussy's duet "Chanson espagnole" - which is otherwise represented quite hideously on a recording by a tenor and baritone).

There's also some amazingly beautiful singing of Debussy songs on an album by Christine Oelze (her timbre reminds me so much of Ameling's - just lovely, and what excellent French!).

I have not listened to Dawn Upshaw's recording of Debussy songs, as she is not one of my favourite singers, but given that I've enjoyed her French performances in the past, I do plan to add her recording entitled "Forgotten Songs" to my collection.

And with all of that lot, you, the Debussy collector, will have a truly wonderful collection of Debussy's songs to hand!

good value.......2007-01-07

Whilst this may not be the most amazing of all recordings of Debussy's works, it stands to say that it is a valuable source of listening reference for singer and indeed fans for Debussy's works. 3 discs make it a worthwhile bargain!

Very nice sellection of pieces and artists.......2006-05-01

'Melodies', a three CD collection of art songs by Claude Debussy is a far better investment than the Dawn Upshaw issue, 'Forgotten Songs' which I recently reviewed. At the very least, it seems these songs are not as forgotton as Upshaw would make us believe, as here they are on a collection headlining Elly Ameling and Frederica von Stade. I am not really up on modern classical performers, but even I know these are two major league sopranos.

If you like Debussy, you will certainly like this collection. If you are a died in the wool Upshaw fan, Miss Dawn's effort may sould a bit better to you.

I think this one definitely gives you more for the money.

Fabulous compositions, moments of great performing.......2002-08-07

This compilation is a fantastic resource for singers and colaborative pianists everywhere--and no one will argue with the beauty of Debussy's compositions.
Gerard Souzay seems like he's just going through the motions on all of his tracks; Elly Ameling has fabulous technique as always, but there is something wanting; Mady Mesple gives a great (if not heartfelt) performance. The standout performance on this disc is of the Ariettes Oubliees, as performed by Frederica von Stade. Beautiful, and the emotion is there.
I would recommend it for any singer's library. I do, however, hesitate to give it 5 stars and recommend it to everyone because the emotion just isn't there through many of the tracks--and Debussy without emotion is like bread without yeast--flat.

A Great Tribute to Debussy's Melodies.......2000-11-18

This set of cds is a must for anyone interested on performing any of Debussy's melodies. It really helps to listen to these to learn the pieces, as the singers are supurb and perform the songs with great artistic interpretation.

Average customer rating: The Master of the Wind Orchestra Simply Nice They were born to play Grainger.

Grainger: Works For Wind Orchestra,Vol.4 Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: British Wind Band Classics Grainger: Works for Wind Orchestra 2 Fennell: Suites 1 & 2 / Folk Song Suite / Toccata Marziale British and American Band Classics Percy Grainger Edition, Vol. 1: Orchestral Works ASIN: B000000B1C Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

1. Hill Song No. 2
2. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
3. Faeroe Island Dance
4. The Lads of Wamphray March
5. Irish Tune from County Derry
6. Shepherd's Hey
7. The Merry King
8. Molly on the Shore
9. Country Gardens
10. Colonial Song
11. The `Gum Suckers' March
12. Lincolnshire Posy: Lincolnshire Posey: Dublin Boy (Lisbon)
13. Lincolnshire Posy: Harkstow Grange
14. Lincolnshire Posy: Rufford Park Poachers
15. Lincolnshire Posy: The Brisk Young Sailor
16. Lincolnshire Posy: Lord Melbourne
17. Lincolnshire Posy: The Lost Lady Found

Customer Reviews:

The Master of the Wind Orchestra.......2001-02-20

I know of no composer or arranger who writes more beautifully for wind orchestra than Percy Grainger. It is a difficult medium, much harder than an orchestra to make sound terrific. This is probably due to the lack of a single homogenous sound equivalent to the orchestra's strings. The woodwinds are too diverse in timbre, and the brass generally can't sustain (physically) the constant playing such a role demands. But Grainger consistently rises above these problems and gets the most gorgeous sounds from the group. Furthermore, he writes fascinating counterpoints and the whole is constantly filled with eccentric touches of harmony, orchestration, rhythm, and the like.

This recording, with the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, is superbly played. Although one may quibble at times with such things as an occasionally too-wide saxophone vibrato, those are minor indeed. In particular, the classics of the wind orchestra literature, Irish Tune from County Derry and Linconshire Posy (the movements Harkstow Grange and Rufford Park Poachers stand out even in this august company), are magnificent in every respect. Also worthy of note is the Colonial Song, with its beautiful sonorities; and the vibrant percussion of The 'Gum-Suckers' March. This CD is a must-have for anyone interested in wind music, in the art of arranging, or simply in imaginative and fascinating music.

Simply Nice.......2000-04-07

This ensemble really does a good job playing on this CD--The Lads of Wamphray, Irish Tune from County Derry and Molly on the Shore in particular. Personally, I don't care for their interpretation of Lincolnshire Posy. However, it's still some great playing. Wonderful job!

They were born to play Grainger........1999-05-24

I have been playing Grainger since my freshman year in high school and never have I heard Grainger played with so much passion as when I listened to this recording of the Royal Northern College of Music. Lincolnshire Posy shines brighter than even the Eastman Wind Ensemble's greatest rendition. Bravo!

Average customer rating: American Piano Music Copland's Growing Musical Style great music

Copland: The Young Pioneers (The Complete Music for Solo Piano) Aaron Copland , and Leo Smit (piano) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | 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 Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Copland the Modernist Copland: Music For The Theatre/Piano Concerto Copland: Symphony No3; Symphony American Classics: Barber: COMPLETE PUBLISHED SOLO PIANO MUSIC Copland: Music for Films ASIN: B000002AR2 Release Date: 1994-08-23

Tracks:

1. Scherzo Humoristique: The Cat and the Mouse (1920)
2. Piano Variations (1930)
3. In Evening Air (1966)
4. Passacaglia (1922)
5. Piano Sonata (1939-1941): I. Molto moderato
6. Piano Sonata (1939-1941): II. Vivace
7. Piano Sonata (1939-1941): III. Andante sostenuto
8. Midday Thoughts (1944-1982)]
9. Proclamation (1973-1982)
10. Three Moods (1920-21): 1. embittered (November 14, 1920)
11. Three Moods (1920-21): 2. wistful (January 8, 1921)
12. Three Moods (1920-21): 3. jazzy (July 1921)

Tracks:

1. Petit Portrait (1921)
2. Sentimental Melody (1926)
3. Piano Fantasy (1926)
4. Four Piano Blues (1955-57): 1. Freely Poetic
5. Four Piano Blues (1955-57): 2. Soft and Languid
6. Four Piano Blues (1955-57): 3. Muted and Sensuous
7. Four Piano Blues (1955-57): 4. With Bounce
8. Midsummer Nocturne (1947)
9. The Young Pioneers (1935)]
10. Sunday Afternoon Music (1935)
11. Down a Country Lane (1962)
12. Night Thoughts (Hommage to Ives) (1972)

Amazon.com

Most of this set was recorded for LP in 1978, but Leo Smit returned to the studios in 1993 to add some recently discovered short pieces. Smit, a friend of Copland and a composer himself, plays all of Copland's piano music with great comprehension. He sustains the flow throughout the difficult half-hour Piano Fantasy, though he doesn't create as much excitement in the Piano Variations as the composer did in 1935 on 78s (now on Pearl GEMM CD 9279). Much of Copland's piano music is occasional works or pieces for students, but the major works in the set make it well worth hearing. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

American Piano Music.......2007-02-12

It was a pleasure to hear the complete piano music of Copland. Pianist Leo Smit brings pleasure and enlightment to the listeners ear. Who better than an American pianist to interpret the music of Copland.

Ellis L. Marsalis, Jr

Copland's Growing Musical Style.......2001-11-06

Leo Smit has done more than just give us a complete collection of the piano music of Aaron Copland. In doing so, he has also given us a sizeable record of Copland's growth as a composer stretching from the angry tones of the Passacaglia and the Piano Variations, to the majestic and sometimes poetic Piano Fantasy, and beyond. The two CD's also showcase Copland in his many moods, sometimes light hearted and fun as in the Scherzo Humoristique and the second movement of the Piano Sonata, or sometimes nostalgic as in Down a Country Lane or the third movement of the Piano Sonata. This is a must-have for all Copland fans.

great music.......2000-06-03

A great buy for anyone who loves Copland or American contemporary music. Absolutely beautiful.

Jazz Music:

1. Serrat...Eres Unico, Vol. 2 [Import]
2. Simplemente
3. Sin Bandera
4. Solo Bolero
5. Stereo Hits [Enhanced]
6. Suavemente
7. Todo Nino: La Obra Completa De [Import]
8. Travesia
9. Trozos de Mi Alma
10. Un Gran Dia En El Barrio

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