Recollections

Track Listings

1. Ellerby: Paris Sketches

2. Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry

3. Persichetti: Divertimento

4. Finney: Skating on the Sheyenne

5. Gillingham: Be Thou My Vision

6. Husa: Music for Prague

Tracks:

Catch Me If You Can
The Float
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Recollections (The Father's Theme)
The Airport Scene
The Girl From Ipanema -Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto feat. Antonio Carlos Jobim
Learning The Ropes
Father And Son
Embraceable You - Judy Garland
The Flash Comics Clue
Deadheading
The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
A Broken Home
Doctor, Lawyer, Lutheran
The Look Of Love - Dusty Springfield
Catch Me If You Can (Reprise and End Credits)

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Steven Spielberg veered from the futuristic sci-fi flirtations of A.I. and Minority Report with this brisk, stylish period take on the career of teen con-man extraordinaire Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his dogged G-man pursuer/de facto extended family member Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks). As always, the director's musical collaborator is John Williams, and the scoring legend uses the occasion of their 20th collaboration as a rewarding musical journey back to the days when he was known as Johnny Williams, ambitious young pianist for Henry Mancini on such early jazz scores as Peter Gunn. Informed by a half-century of subsequent achievement, Williams's return to the jazz idiom of his youth yields a smart, nervous score that evokes more than mere nostalgia. But with Dan Higgins's moody sax often leading the way, the veteran composer's work here seems more evocative reinvention than revisitation, yet another tribute to his uncanny ability to make any idiom his own. A handful of pop standards (including Sinatra's "Come Fly with Me," Getz and Gilberto's "Girl from Ipanema," "The Christmas Song" by Nat "King" Cole) deftly color both period and plot, but, as always, it's Williams who provides Spielberg's masterful imagery with its musical life's blood. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding!.......2007-04-04

John Williams does it again! This man is the best composer I have ever heard! The music fits the scenes in the movies so unblievably well that you will wonder how one man was creative enough to think of it!

Johnny's "Lost in Soundtrack".......2006-08-25

The opening theme is the coolest ever. It has that jazzy, suspenseful, space-age groove that takes you back to the early 60's era portrayed in the movie.

Once I discovered it was done by John Williams, things started to click. The arrangement and themes actually go back way before he was famous. Back to an era he may not want you to remember. Back when he was known simply as "Johnny" Williams.

First, notice the melody and pace of the creeping marimbas and bubbling flutes. Next, catch a repeat of the old Sci-Fi, TV Fairy-Tale known as "LOST IN SPACE." Listen for the incidental, suspense-scene music throughout. Did you catch the composer's name in the credits?

Bingo!(and still very cool)!

Excellent Mix of Jazz and Emotion.......2006-02-20

This is brilliant. You will have this theme ringing in your ears for a month after listening. I have collected around 25 to 30 J. Williams scores. This is wonderful like the rest...

John Williams, Film Scores and Jazz all done to Perfection........2004-10-15

I loved the movie and now the music. I think it is one of the most original soundtracks that John Williams has ever done. The Jazz in this music is so peaceful and lighthearted. This soundtrack should be on any music lovers shelf. In my book, this music is a classic film score.

A Great "Catch".......2004-10-04

Steven Spielberg's 2002 film CATCH ME IF YOU CAN was a breezy crime caper movie based on the true-life story of Frank Abagnale, a real "phony" who nevertheless embarked on a three-year spree of writing bum checks adding up to millions during the 1960s. To capture that era's swinging mores, he had his great friend John Williams design one of that composer's quirkiest scores ever--very jazzy and redolent of the scores Henry Mancini devised for the "Pink Panther" films and Stanley Donen's 1963 classic CHARADE.

But for Williams, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN was very much a homecoming, as he started out in jazz and even worked quite closely with Mancini early on in Hollywood. The genuine jauntiness and mystery of the film's main musical motifs are balanced by moments of warm but not mushy sentimentality, and hit songs of that period by Frank Sinatra, Stan Getz, and Dusty Springfield round out this appealing collection.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN was such an offbeat project for a composer and a director known for boldness, but it served as a challenge that Spielberg aced on the screen and Williams aced in his music. It is highly recommended for its sheer audacity in going back to the past and still remaining relevant to today.

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Judy, You've Been On My Mind!
A Wonderful Trip Through Pure Folk Music WIth Judy Collins!
a wonderful collection

Recollections: The Best of Judy Collins
Judy Collins
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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Release Date: 1992-06-30

Tracks:

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Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Early Morning Rain
Anathea
Turn! Turn! Turn!/To Everything There is A Season
Daddy You've Been On My Mind
Mr. Tambourine Man
Winter Sky
The Last Thing On My Mind
The Bells Of Rhymney
Farewell

Customer Reviews:

Judy, You've Been On My Mind!.......2002-11-05

I own practicallly everything Judy Collins ever recorded, either on LP, tape or CD. I recently had a hankering to hear her beautiful pure voice singing these early songs released over 30 years ago on the first album I ever bought of hers and purchased this CD. It was more beautiful than I remember. Here her haunting voice soars above the simple guitar accompaniment in songs simple and beautiful. Lots of good early Dylan songs here. She was better then, but then we all were but maybe wiser as well as older now.

No one I can think of sings Dylan's "Mr.Tambourine Man" with the beauty and pathos Ms. Collins renders. It's the best Dylan song she has ever sung.

So much about this CD to love and so much to love about the singer. I think many of us measure out our lives in Judy Collins songs. We could do a lot worse.

A Wonderful Trip Through Pure Folk Music WIth Judy Collins!.......2000-09-21

I remember seeing Judy in concert in the quite informal setting of Avaloch, a wonderful sylvan natural amphitheater that all the folk stars from Collins to Joan Baez to Kris Kristoferson to Tom Rush to James Taylor performed at in Lenox Massachusetts in the summers of 1970. Sadly, it is now the site of a ritzy set of summer condominiums for the New York summertime Berkshires crowd. Yet I can still recall hearing Judy with that magical soaring voice of hers warming up on stage with "Amazing Grace" as we filed onto the grass, and the song so echoed and reverberated over the warm humid airwaves that the older folks at Tanglewood, some six or seven miles way, complained about the noisome interruption. It became an inside joke that Collins, Baez and others would playfully aggravate when performing for the very mellow crowd of counterculture fans. I recall a certain sweet aroma wafting through the air, too, and it wasn't the smell of cotton candy.

Of course, it probably goes without saying that I love most of the songs on this reprise of her favorite folk songs that weren't necessarily hits, yet were songs she often included when touring. From her terrific covers of Bob Dylan's "Pack Up Your Sorrows" and "Tomorrow's Is A Long Time" to a wonderful interpretation of Gordon Lightfoot's classic "In The Early Morning Rain", Judy showcases her amazing folk voice and acoustic guitar skills to advantage here. I also really love both her version of Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn!" as well as her superb treatment of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man", her magical voice gliding along the verses of the song in its unique way. I love her amazing vocal work in two of the final songs on the CD, "Last Thing On My Mind", and "Farewell', and one can feel the rush of heart-felt emotion in the songs as she advances through them. This is an early retrospective look at a number of traditional folk songs sung by one of the titans of modern American folk music, taken just as she reached the peak of her awesome vocal and collaborative talents. It is one sure to please the most discriminating of well-trained folk ears, and one I am sure you will come to treasure as much as I do. Enjoy.

a wonderful collection.......2000-07-24

This album goes back to my youth. I was living in Alaska at the time and this was one of the few tapes in the cabin. This album includes some very fresh interpretations of folk standards. A great treat.

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Where it all started
Carnage : "Dark Recollections"
"Dark" Death Metal
a swedish classic

Dark Recollections
Carnage
Manufacturer: Earache Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Ten Commandments
Dawn of Possession
Left Hand Path
Clandestine
Dreams of the Carrion Kind

ASIN: B00004TSAM
Release Date: 2000-07-18

Tracks:

Dark Recollections
Torn Apart
Blasphemies Of The Flesh
Infestation Of Evil
Gentle Exhuming
Deranged From Blood
Malignant Epitaph
Self Dissection
Death Evocation
Outro
Crime Against Humanity
Aftermath
The Day Man Lost
Crime Against Humanity
Aftermath
The Day Man Lost
Torn Apart
Infestation Of Evil

Customer Reviews:

Where it all started.......2004-10-10

Carnage today would be somekind of superband. Featuring Michael Amott(later in Carcass, Arch Enemy and Spiritual Beggars), Matti Karki, David Blomqvist, Fred Estby(now in Dismember) and Johnny Djordevic(later in Entombed). "Dark Recollections" has something from each band.

Imagine Entombed, Dismember and Carcass together, but with a crappy sound. The album was recorded at the beginning of the 90's, where everything was starting and then would become one of the greatest death metal scenes. So, the production (or lack of) it's understandable. Besides that, is a good album. 100% raw death metal (growls, fast guitars and drums, and grotesque lyrics and environment) and all these guys playing together. What else can you ask for?

Anyway, an album with a great symbolical value. Where it all began. Listen to the Swedish pioneers!

Carnage : "Dark Recollections".......2003-02-20

This is brutal and beyond....

Carnage are truly one of the most impressive Death Metal bands I've ever heard. I'm very into bands like Death / Entombed / At The Gates / Kreator / Massacre / Obituary / In Flames {old}/ and Carcass. I must say that this release "Dark Recollections" goes beyond anything theses bands have to offer as far as brutality is concerned.....

They sound like Entombed, and "Dark Recollections" is very similar to their classic release "Left Hand Path" IMO. It's a very, very nice piece of work. I think it's safe to say that this release is one, if not the most impressive piece of Death Metal ever. It's that good....

Carnage only lasted a very short time, and this is their only available release. The former memebers of Carnage also went on to form and join other bands likes of Dismember/Carcass/and Entombed. That should give you a very good idea of what to expect here.

It's a mixure of all three of those bands in one, and let me tell you, it's incredible to say the least. The vocals are straight from hell, and the musicianship is very good. I wish these guys would have stayed together longer. They would undoubtably be considered one of the best Death Metal bands ever IMO.....

This is pure brutality, and if you've never heard Carnage, you're in for a real treat. This is easily worth five stars IMO, and nothing I've heard comes close to this in comparison....

CARNAGE RULES!!!!!

"Dark" Death Metal.......2000-12-14

Yes, my fellow head bangers, if you like groups like Sufforcation, Obitutary,and Broken Hope, but preffur to listen to dark sounds such as the music of the Dark Metal band Sinister, then this is your album! It is a must have for your death metal library. So far it is the heaviest album that I own in the form of music and the lyrics don't fall too far behind. This album was one of my first albums purchased when death metal was on the rise, and to this day I have not found an album that yet has to compete with their tactical style. The group no longer exist in this format, so this is a collector's piece. The group Dismember is made of some of the members, such as the lead vocals, but you will not get the "crunch" from this set up that you will get from Carnage. This album will not disappoint you unless you are just a satanist, and/or you like your music to be just plain evil. This is the closest that you are going to get to "Satanic" Death Metal(Black/Dark Metal) without stepping over the line. BIG NUTT

a swedish classic.......2000-07-21

this ranks right up there entombed's left hand path as one of the godfather albums of swedish death metal, though it is not often named as such. much of carnage's members went on to become dismember. that there should clue you in on the sound. and speaking of sound, yes it has the "sunlight" sound on guitars. what else can you say... a classic.

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A wonderful wind ensamble
Outstanding performance; superlative sound quality.

Recollections
North Texas Wind Symphony , and Corporon
Manufacturer: Klavier
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000649O9
Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

Ellerby: Paris Sketches
Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry
Persichetti: Divertimento
Finney: Skating on the Sheyenne
Gillingham: Be Thou My Vision
Husa: Music for Prague

Customer Reviews:

A wonderful wind ensamble.......2006-04-19

This was my 1st time listening to this wind ensamble and I was amazed. The "divertimento" by Persichetti is so good, its one of those peices that will make you say yes and have a smile from ear to ear. "Paris Sketches" is also an awesome peice, the quality of sound and intonation is just jaw dropping the ring of the drums (bass in particular) is really good. The peice by Karl Husa strange but exciting its like listening to the "Rite of Spring" for the very first time but all in all this whole cd is amazing. If you're really into the symphonic band and wind ensamle setting I would really suggest getting this cd.

Outstanding performance; superlative sound quality........2002-08-24

This is one of those CDs that qualify for the "desert island" list, for wind symphony fans or just fans of classical music in general. Once again, Corporon and his ensemble have brought forth a brilliantly realized recording of a Percy Grainger classic. In addition to that, the rarely-heard gem by Persichetti and flourishes by Ellerby and Husa get their due, with solid intonation and a wonderful ensemble blend (hard to do in such works). Finney's work is not one of my personal favourites but it's a good piece, and we couldn't have asked for a better performance. If nothing else, however, the one work on this disc which makes it worth the cash is the Gillingham "Be Thou My Vision". (Do not confuse this with Mark Camphouse's similarly titled tunes.) This short piece is worth the emotional satisfaction of a few dollars; the beautiful chord work is excellently performed, as are the flute and saxophone solos; the brass are in a class by themselves; but the overall effect of the piece is nothing short of breathtaking. Let this piece wash over you. Let it take you where angels fear to tread. The journey is tear-inducing, sigh-bringing, and heart-rending. Dry your face and then hang on to your seat, because "Music for Prague" is next, and it's a thrill ride all its own. The sound quality is top-notch. On a good system you should be in the first half of the concert hall. Not too much reverb and a very natural ensemble sound. Put this in your CD player when you buy it and it will probably never see the shelf.

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All the Evie Fans should have
Evie sings Mirror Mirror
Recollections
Simplicity of Excellence
Simplicity of Excellence

Our ReCollections
Evie
Manufacturer: Word -- Word --
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ASIN: B00000IWQ1
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Special Delivery
Live For Jesus
Mirror
Step Into the Sunshine
Give Them All to Jesus
Born Again
Pass It On
Never the Same Again
Clean Before My Lord
Broken Up People
Say I Do
Praise You Just the Same
Unfalling Love
Praise the Lord He Never Changes
The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power
Hold On
Just Because I Asked
My Tribute

Customer Reviews:

All the Evie Fans should have.......2007-06-20

I was thrilled to be able to find these Evie songs in a CD. Out of high school, I first saw a video of Evie singing "Born Again" on the Ross Bagley show. I then began buying old albums and new, as soon as they came out. I even got to see Evie in concert on a front row seat. It was a slice of Heaven! She had the warmest, most personal touch I'd ever seen with an audience. This CD collection holds great memories for me. They have packed it with classics: Live for Jesus, Born Again, Unfailing Love, and many more. I just wish there would be a Volume II. I'd volunteer to select the songs. If you loved Christian Comtemporary music, especially from the late 70s and early 80s, buy this collection. I guarantee you'll love it and get a blessing!

Evie sings Mirror Mirror.......2006-12-04

Remember Evie singing Mirror Mirror, and Give them all to Jesus, Praise the Lord He never changes? Well here is your chance to have her in your home again. This CD is a hard to find item, but I remember hearing Evie LIVE when she first came out and was performing way back when. She has a wonderful voice and just to hear her sing, I think would make even the Angels wonder how she got away from the choir. Her vocal range is awesome! Anyone that can remember EVIE will remember how easy it was to sing along with her, she just has the voice to capture even the youngest hearts. Sit back, close your eyes and let Evie's voice bring back all the fond memories of music that is a joy to listen to and sing yourself. Children that are young will enjoy some fine music such as Evie. She touched our hearts and now it is time for us to share her again with our little ones.

Recollections.......2006-01-30

Evie was/is one of the greats in Christian music. Whenever I go to a music store, I search for a chance happenstance on one of her CD's. And, now, thanks to Amazon, I have the best one!!! Thanks to whoever put this CD together, we have a CD that actually has all of Evie's greatest hits in one place! Each song is better that the last until it starts all over again. For those of you who love Evie, this CD is a MUST; for those of you who've never heard of Evie, oh, you've got to listen to her! She's great!

Simplicity of Excellence.......2002-10-24

Good clean revival, soul cleansing music, no extreme showcasing
or loud music, the best in relaxation in an evening with the creator, giving one time to communicate and meditate with the lord in thought and presence.

Simplicity of Excellence.......2002-10-24

Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5; Recollections of Ireland

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URBANE
Another Gem In The Series

Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5; Recollections of Ireland

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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Release Date: 2005-04-12

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Rondo: Allegretto-Tempo Di Marcia
Allegro Moderato
Adagio Non Troppo
Allegro Vivace
Fantasia: Allegro Moderato
The Groves Of Blarney: Andante Sostenuto Espressivo
Garry Owen: Allegro
St. Patrick's Day

Customer Reviews:

URBANE.......2005-05-20

Moscheles was a contemporary of Weber and Schubert who outlived Berlioz. Among his pupils was Mendelssohn, but his concertos here are still to Mozart's full-scale plan in their first movements before Mendelssohn introduced his simplifications. The liner-note seems to me right in seeing the influence of the 4th concerto on Chopin's E minor, and you can hear the same kind of piano-writing again in the Fantasia from the Recollections of Ireland suite.

Otherwise you won't find anything startling or radical here, although there are no cadenzas in the concertos. The musical personality that comes across is outgoing and pleasant, and the inspiration seems to me genuine if not exactly a thing of wonder. Everything is polished and professional. There may be a suggestion of Weber here and there in the orchestral scoring, but the piano writing doesn't recall Weber to me, nor Beethoven come to that, and I'm quite ready to believe that Moscheles had something original of his own to contribute to 19th century music in that respect. The concertos make no demands on the listener, and none on today's players either, but it would be a little unfair to call them lightweight, although the concluding rondo of the 4th features The British Grenadiers. As a filler there is also a 4-movement suite Recollections of Ireland based on Irish melodies such as the one we now usually know as The Last Rose of Summer. This is popular in style without being tawdry or cheap, and there is an entertaining account in the liner-note of a performance that the composer failed to give to a badly-behaved London audience in 1826. Moscheles was not exactly pleased, but he handled the situation with ingenuity. He was probably grateful even to be alive - his diary records a terrifying crossing from Holyhead to Dublin for the visit that these Recollections recollect, and there is no reason to think his fears exaggerated - in my lifetime a modern steamer was sunk by a storm in those waters while attempting the short crossing from Stranraer to Larne.

I hope it will be taken as the intended compliment if I say that the performances are characterised by tact and sense of proportion. This is not meant as faint praise but to indicate good judgment and perfect taste in the way the performers go about the works. The technical demands of the solo part are nothing to Howard Shelley, or he makes them sound to be nothing to him. His touch seems to me to have the exactly right weight, and he communicates a real affection for the music, something it well deserves - I am fond of the pieces already. They felt there was no role for a separate conductor and the result suggests they were right about that. Mozart used to direct from the keyboard, so do certain other moderns, and you might be surprised to learn (I was) that even Michelangeli did things this way at times.

The recorded quality is admirable. Whether I have been quite motivated to collect the companion discs in this series I'm not sure, but I commend this one wholeheartedly.

Another Gem In The Series.......2005-05-02

With this release, Hyperion has completed its recordings of the Moscheles Piano Concerti, save for #8 (of which only the piano part exists.) As with the two previous releases, this disc is a delight.

Moscheles was one of the top virtuosi of his era, and his writing for piano in these works shows it. While the style is of the virtuoso, this music is far from mere glitter over substance. The final movement of Concerto #4 has 'The British Grenadiers' as the subject for a rondo. Even if you can't place the name of this tune, chances are you'll recognize it when you hear it.

Concerto #5 is more than a good listen, with a brilliant piano part. 'Reflections of Ireland' is a piece Moscheles wrote for his tour of Ireland that incorporates Irish melodies. You'll recognize one of these melodies for sure too!

The Tamanian Symphony Orchestra sounds very good, and the pianist Howard Shelley plays these pieces with grace, wit, pearly tone and conviction. All the more remarkable when it's discovered that he conducted the orchestra from the keyboard also!

Well done! Highly recommended!

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Recollections = Variety
Recollections
Well named

Recollections
Phil Coulter
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000E25
Release Date: 1993-02-10

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Ride On
Sonny
When I Leave Behind Neiden
Cal
Fairytale Of New York
Harry's Game
Local Hero
Only A Woman's Heart
Dirty Old Town
Lady In Red
Whiskey In The Jar
The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
I'll Tell Me Ma
Medley: Sunday, Bloody Sunday/I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Customer Reviews:

Recollections = Variety.......2004-04-10

'Recollections' is music, spirit, nostalgia, whimsy - a unique blend of songs that ranks up there with Coulter's 'Serenity,' another of my favorites. 'Dirty Old Town' is pure clean pleasure. 'Whiskey in the Jar?' It's a spirited number that will make you smile. Want to play? 'I'll Tell Me Ma' is a foot-tapping tune that will make you want to run out and play again and again. Then, return and relax with 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' - and others. Want satisfying variety? You'll find it in this CD. Try it. You'll like it.

Recollections.......2000-09-20

I have a lot of Phil Coulter's cd and this is my favorate. I give this cd as gifts for birthday's, Christmas or to friends for no reason at all. I plan to give it again this year as birthday presents as well as Christmas gifts. This has become my standard to judge his other cd's. If you want to get someone interested in Phil Coulter or his type of music this is the cd to give. It goes from serious to very happy, my feet seem to move in time with the songs. I love this cd.

Well named.......1999-06-18

This is a very nostalgic, melancholy album, but beautiful

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Recollections
David Garfield
Manufacturer: Creatchy Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000244EXS
Release Date: 2004-06-01

Tracks:

Airegin
I Remember Clifford
Dolphin Dance
Giant Steps
Naima
Englishman in New York
Miels (Milestones)
Peace
Nardis

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Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman (1973-1979)

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The perfect RW sampler for fans and beginners
Killer Keyboards
WARNING: HEAVY MELODIC CONTENT !
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A Long-Awaited Wakeman Sampler

Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman (1973-1979)
Rick Wakeman
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Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

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Chamber Of Horrors
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Customer Reviews:

The perfect RW sampler for fans and beginners.......2007-02-18

For the fans, included are these rare to CD RW recordings...
Statue Of Justice, Crime Of Passion, Chamber of Horrors- side 1 of the out of print "criminal record"
The Palais is from the great underrated Rhapsodies

For the uninitiated- Included are the best works from his first 3 solo albums.
Good compilation, does not dissapoint

Killer Keyboards.......2002-11-19

I have mixed emotions about a "Best of" Rick Wakeman. Having a "Best of" Rick Wakeman is like having a "Best of" Beethoven or Bach or Handel or any of numerous other classical artists. Rick Wakeman wrote albums, and selecting a part of any album takes away from the point behind the album, as each was a fully formed concept album. Sort of like the awful excerpts of "Thick as a Brick" by Jethro Tull. I'm sorry, but sometimes it's all or nothing.

Yet, after all my complaints, these excerpts of Rick's albums retain a goodly character and flavor of Rick's skill and creativity. I was worried that the juxtaposition of selections would be uneven and lose something in the translation from the albums. I was WRONG (third time this year!). The selections actually fit pretty well together.

I suppose I should stop complaining, after all, I did rate this CD five stars, but once you have this collection then you want the albums that they came from, and I don't think they are all in release. The albums are definitely better. I only have "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and a much newer work, "Return to the Center of the Earth", but I've borrowed his albums from friends, and the albums tell an entire story, if only musically.

After the generally negative comments above, I'll finish with all the positives.

The sound quality on this CD is dynamite. Period. Incredibly fantastic compared to the vinyl, and much better than many remastered tapes from the 70s. Whoever did this CD really knew what he or she was doing. The sound is full and clear, some of the best quality I've ever heard for progressive rock, which often has quiet places where hiss, wow or flutter (I know, that's vinyl-speak) would show up like doggy-doo on the living room carpet.

Would I buy this CD again had I to do it over again? YES YES YES! I still want to buy all the albums, but this CD has to be a substitute until then. Rick Wakeman had strong classical leanings to his progressive rock, away from the pop overtones of The Moody Blues' progressive rock, and from King Crimson's metal, jazz, and whatever else they could throw in progressive rock, and even dissimilar to Yes' progressive rock, which, while heavily influenced by Rick, was also in its own class.

It's nice to know that rock music can encompass just about everything you can throw at it and still be rock. Progressive rock is the melting pot of musical styles. If you like classical, rock, Yes, The Moody Blues, and Rick Wakeman, buy this one.

WARNING: HEAVY MELODIC CONTENT !.......2002-01-12

Back in the days of eight-tracks and mood-rings, a form
of entertainment called Melodic Music ran through these
lands.
This thing called Melody was nursed and cared for by some
people gifted with the ability to compose their own mater-
ial.
Furtherly, these people could play musical instruments and
did not require assistance from the Creature That Sampled.

This 'RECOLLECTION' is a testament to those people, and as
many that waited patiently for the CD to emerge like the
phoenix.

Savor this 'Iscariot'-less feast.

Update.......2001-06-22

This is an update to my previous review. Well, stupid me. I didn't read all the reviews last time. I didn't realize ALL of you are requesting the release of the first four recordings! Good job.

A Long-Awaited Wakeman Sampler.......2001-04-19

Rick Wakeman's solo career has been the stuff of legend for me, ever since I listened (as a kid) to my brother's copy of "Journey to the Center of the Earth". His music has always been different from his work with Yes; a bit mysterious, less vocal-oriented and more opaque than the relatively "commercial" (to the extent that prog rock is ever "commercial") output of his counterparts. I think that his solo eforts, particularly the first three albums, are ampong the great underappreciated influences of the progressive rock movement.

As a result, I was glad to see that this, the first "real" compilation of his career, was finally available. (I have looked in vain for something like it for many years). While it doesn't fully sample his prolific recording output, RECOLLECTIONS does provide a nice sampler of his 70's efforts.

Tracks:

Intoduzione
The Hunter's Song
Marcia
The Bloodhound
The Roaming Mariners
Lento - Allegro Con Fuoco
Larghetto E Cantabile
Allegro Assai
Presto
Rondo Quasi Una Fantasia In E Major, Op.19
'La Contemplazione' In A Flat Major From Six Bagatelles, Op.107
Caprice
Quartetto
Rondo
Campanella
Fantasina In C Major On 'Non Piu Anrai', Op.124

Customer Reviews:

Different Interpretation.......2006-06-10

I enjoyed reading the various reviews and it does show some debate over how Hummel's music should be played. have wondered if his popularity in his lifetime was as much about his wonderful personality and fine musicianship as his music and when he died his music for a long time died with him. Inui is an addition to an increasing list of pianists to record his solo Piano works. Yes I enjoyed some tracks on this CD very much others I did not. I did enjoy the Fantasie OP 18 but the OP 19 really seems to drag as it progresses. Much rather prefer the Chrsitine Croshaw recording which really springs to life. Other will no doubt disagree. Still a very fine CD overall

Don't blame Hummel.......2006-05-04

It is obvious that the pianist has very good potential and that she has tried hard to find what she thinks is the best interpretation for this music. I agree that op 18 is the most interesting piece on the disc. It is as if Hummel has made a serious attempt to compete with Beethoven. There is a lot of beauty and drama in this music. What Inuai does is that she takes away the "fuoco" from the "Allegro con fuoco". The way she handles the finale isn't satisfactory. I'm sorry but you don't need the score to figure out that this music cries out for a more dramatic and exciting interpretation. You can go to classicalarchives.com and listen to the first of the two interpretations of this piece and you can see what difference a more properly dramatic interpretation will make. The sound quality is poor, but you can still understand the intentions of the pianist. Nonetheless I think it is great that Naxos shows so much interest in Hummel and let's hope they record more of his masses and his many fine piano pieces. Four stars is for Naxos good intentions and not for the interpretation of op 18.

More than interpretation.......2006-04-20

Has Mr. Berlioz fan held the score of Hummel's op. 18 in his hands? Has he heard other recordings of that work? I happened to do both for scientific reasons. And I can assure everybody: Mrs. Inui is almost crossing the borderline between interpretation and free creativity to bring the hidden qualities of that music to light. Played as Hummel put it down many a bar sounds banal and conservative, behind its time and not infront of it as Hummel`s music is in fact. Comparing op. 18 played by Mrs. Giuliana Corni or Mr. Ludovit Marcinger with Madoka Inui's interpretation you will hear what I mean. So: five stars for an outstanding interpretation.

Hummel deserves better.......2006-04-14

The Fantasie for piano in E flat major, Op. 18 is by far the most interresting piece on this cd. The rest is good but rather prosaic. Op 18 shows what potential Hummel had. I've heard Beethoven was inspired by this piece when he wrote some of his own piano music. Madoka Inui is a good pianist but here she downplays the drama in the music and the result isn't very convincing. This is a visionary and outstanding piece of music that deserves much better interpretations. This should be a standard piece in the repertoar of great pianists.

Tasty Early 19th-Century Piano Music.......2005-12-29

More than fifty years ago I first encountered Hummel when I was learning the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466; the edition I was using had the Hummel cadenzas for that magnificent concerto, and in comparison to the Mozart they were pretty lame. (Fortunately, my teacher steered me towards the Beethoven cadenzas which are vastly superior and the ones almost universally used.) So my early poor opinion of Hummel was influenced by that experience. Since then, of course, I've learned better. He may not be Mozart or Beethoven, but he's an estimable composer nonetheless and this CD of piano Fantasies supports that assessment. When they were written touring piano virtuosi were expected to supply music for their own programs, and fantasias often based on familiar melodies were all the rage. One of them here (and one of the most impressive, in my opinion) is the Fantasie in G Minor, Op. 123, which is reportedly having its first recording here. The pianist is Vienna-based Madoka Inui whose playing I had previous admired on a disc featuring the principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic, Peter Schmidl. She covers herself with glory in this disc.

There are six works featured here and they come from both early and late Hummel. The Opp. 18 and 19, respectively the Fantasie in E Flat Major, and the Rondo quasi una fantasia in E Major, are clearly less sophisticated that the others. Written in 1805 and 1806 their melodies presage the mellifluous cantilena made familiar later by Bellini and John Field, and in the former there is the influence of the Sturm und Drang piano writing of CPE Bach. Inui presents them with clarity, lyricism and more than a little drama.

The work getting its recorded première, the Op. 123, leads off the CD and is quite an impressive work. It is in five sections titled Introduzione, The Hunter's Song, Marcia, The Bloodhound, and The Roaming Mariners. It is based on three songs by the now-forgotten Sigismond Ritter von Neukomm, with an original introduction and march by Hummel. Clearly Hummel did not simply compose a potpourri, but wove the melodies into complex and satisfying pieces.

There is a nine-minute 'Contemplazione' in A Flat, from Hummel's 'Six Bagatelles, Op. 107. It is a lyrical, somewhat melancholy piece with a gorgeous set of melodies, some of them reminiscent of Chopin. This is followed by 'Fantasie "Recollections of Paganini"' from 1832. In four sections, Caprice, Quartetto, Rondo and Campanella, it uses melodies from Paganini's 9th and 11th Caprices for solo violin, the minuet from his Guitar Quartet, and the Rondo from the Violin Concerto in B Minor (the so-called 'La Campanella'). Again, Hummel does not merely dress up the original melodies but composes fantasias on them that take them somewhat far afield. There are echoes of Mozartean counterpoint and the melisma of both Paganini and Chopin.

Finally, there is the now-familiar 'Fantasina in C Major on "Non piu andrai"' based, of course, on Figaro's aria from 'Marriage of Figaro' by Mozart. Only five minutes long, it is still sometimes played as an encore.

Inui is a very fine pianist and she is given lifelike sound by her engineers. Amazingly this music was recorded only five months ago, some indication that Naxos must have thought this was a superb recording that needed to be released as soon as possible. I agree with that assessment.

If you aren't familiar with Hummel's piano music (or any of his music, for that matter) I'd advise you to take the plunge and get this budget issue. You won't be disappointed.

TT=68:38

Scott Morrison

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