Ancient Voices of Children

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One of the most important and magical song cycles in contemporary music, Ancient Voices of Children, is the setting of a series of haunting texts by the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, and chamber orchestra. The piece made a huge impression on audiences at its initial performances. Indeed, this recording became something of a cult phenomenon, much like the Górecki Third Symphony today; and if you weren't around for the initial discovery, now's your chance. Music for a Summer Evening uses essentially the same forces as Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, and creates an evocative, glittering nightscape. Great stuff.--David Hurwitz

Ancient Voices of Children, Music, George Crumb, Arthur Weisberg, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Georg Friedrich Haas, Susan Jolles, Stephen Bell, Howard Van Hyning, Raymond des Roches, Richard Fitz, Gilbert Kalish, James Freeman, Avant-Garde, Chamber, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Contemporary Blues, Percussion and Keyboard, Two Solo Voices with Small Ensemble, Vocal
100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration
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Release Date: 2003-04-14

Tracks:

  1. Love Divine All Loves Excelling - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  2. Father Hear the Prayer We Offer - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  3. Now Thank We All Our God - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  4. This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  5. Stars of the Morning So Gloriously Bright - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  6. God Save the Queen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  7. Day of Resurrection - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  8. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  9. Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  10. O Come All Ye Faithful - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
  11. Awake My Soul and With the Sun - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  12. Thine Arm O Lord in Days of Old - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  13. All People That on Earth Do Dwell - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  14. Good Christian Men Rejoice and Sing - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  15. There Is a Green Hill - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
  16. Lord of Beauty - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
  17. Rejoice Today With One Accord - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
  18. New Every Morning - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
  19. Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
  20. O God Our Help in Ages Past - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral

Tracks:

  1. Morning Has Broken - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  2. Happy Are They - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  3. In Christ There Is No East or West - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  4. Silent Night - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  5. Be Thou My Guardian - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  6. Ye Servants of the Lord - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  7. At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  8. To Thee O Lord Our Hearts We Raise - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  9. Behold the Great Creator Makes - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  10. Rejoice the Lord Is King - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
  11. Creator of the Stars of Night - Ely Cathedral Choir
  12. He Comes With Clouds Descending - Ely Cathedral Choir
  13. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Ely Cathedral Choir
  14. Alleluya Alleyluya Alleyluya - Ely Cathedral Choir
  15. This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made - Ely Cathedral Choir
  16. How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - Ely Cathedral Choir
  17. Lord Thy Word Abideth - Ely Cathedral Choir
  18. Jesus Lord We Look to Thee - Ely Cathedral Choir
  19. O Lord Our God Arise - Ely Cathedral Choir
  20. Lord of All Hopefulness - Ely Cathedral Choir

Tracks:

  1. Soldiers of Christ Arise - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  2. Lift Up Your Hearts - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  3. Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  4. Maker of the Sun - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  5. O King Most High - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  6. O Praise Our Great and Glorious Lord - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  7. Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  8. We Love the Place O God - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  9. Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  10. Give Rest O Christ - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
  11. Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  12. O Thou in All Thy Might So Far - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  13. O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  14. O God Thy Soldiers' Crown and Guard - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  15. Strife Is O'er the Battle Done - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  16. O Christ Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  17. Jesus Shall Reign - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  18. God of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  19. O Jesu Saviour of Mankind - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
  20. Immortal Invisible God Only Wise - Choir Of Truro Cathedral

Tracks:

  1. Ride on Ride on in Majesty - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  2. All Glory Laud and Honour - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  3. Come Rejoicing - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  4. God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  5. Magnificat: The Great Advent Antiphons - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  6. Come, Christ's Beloved - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  7. Children of the Hebrews (Palm Procession) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  8. Veneration of the Cross/The Reproaches (Veneratum and Reproaches) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
  9. Once in Royal David's City - Choir Of Keble College
  10. God Be in My Head - Choir Of Keble College
  11. O Thou Who Camest from Above - Choir Of Keble College
  12. Judge Eternal Throned in Splendour - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
  13. Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
  14. For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
  15. Thy Hand O God Has Guided - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
  16. Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  17. I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  18. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  19. Locus Iste - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  20. Praise My Soul the King of Heaven - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Tracks:

  1. Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus! - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
  2. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
  3. O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
  4. O Heavenly Word of God on High - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
  5. Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
  6. Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - The Choir of York Minister
  7. First Nowell - The Choir of York Minister
  8. Abide with Me - The Choir of York Minister
  9. Breathe on Me Breath of God - Choir Of Keble College
  10. Rock of Ages - Choir Of Keble College
  11. On This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Keble College
  12. Jesu Sweet and Mary - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  13. O Quam Gloriosum - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  14. Ye Holy Angels Bright - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  15. O for a Closer Walk With God - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  16. Prayer of St Patrick - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  17. Lord's Prayer - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  18. Blessed Be the God and Father - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  19. Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
  20. Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times) - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Album Description

Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The picture.......2006-12-11

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.
Complete Crumb Edition 9; Ancient Voices of Children, Madrigals Books I-IV, Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik
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    		Complete Crumb Edition 9; Ancient Voices of Children, Madrigals Books I-IV, Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik
    George Crumb , Tony Arnold , Justin Murray , David Colson , and Emanuele Arciuli
    Manufacturer: Bridge Records, Inc.
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    ASIN: B000AA4L50
    Release Date: 2005-07-20

    Tracks:

    1. Ancient Voices of Children - El nino busca su voz
    2. Ancient Voices of Children - "Dances of the Ancient Earth"
    3. Ancient Voices of Children - Me he perdido muchas veces por el mar
    4. Ancient Voices of Children - De donde vienes, amor, mi nino?
    5. Ancient Voices of Children - Todas las tardes en Granada, todas las tardes se muere un nino
    6. Ancient Voices of Children - "Ghost Dance"
    7. Ancient Voices of Children - Se ha llenado de luces mi corazon de seda
    8. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Nocturnal Theme
    9. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Charade
    10. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Premonition
    11. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Cobweb and Peaseblossom
    12. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Incantation
    13. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Golliwog Revisited
    14. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Blues in the Night
    15. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Cadenza with Tolling Bells
    16. Eine Kline Mitternachtmusik - Midnight Transformation
    17. Madrigals - Verte desnuda es recordar la tierra
    18. Madrigals - No piensan en la lluvia, y se han dormido
    19. Madrigals - Los muertos llevan alas de musgo
    20. Madrigals - Bebe el agua tranquila de la cancion aneja
    21. Madrigals - La muerte entra y sale de la taberna
    22. Madrigals - Caballito negro Donde llevas tu jinete muerto
    23. Madrigals - La noche canta desnuda sobre los puentes de marzo
    24. Madrigals - Quiero dormir el sueno de las manzanas
    25. Madrigals - Nana, nino, nana del caballo grande que no quiso el agua
    26. Madrigals - Por que naci entres espejos
    27. Madrigals - Tu cuerpo, con la sombra violeta de mis manos, era un arcangel de frio
    28. Madrigals - La muerto me esta mirando desde las torres de Cordoba!

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    Volume Nine of Bridge's Grammy Award-winning George Crumb Edition features new recordings of two of Crumb's Lorca-inspired classics, as well as the premiere recording of the composer's latest piano piece. Ancient Voices of Children is the composition that brought George Crumb his greatest fame in the 1970s. Scored for soprano, boy soprano and a wild assortment of instruments including mandolin, musical saw, and toy piano, Ancient Voices is a dramatic masterpiece that influenced an entire generation of composers with its use of quotation, extremes of color and dynamics, and one of the most stunningly virtuosic vocal parts in the twentieth century repertoire. As sung in this composer-supervised recording, the young soprano, Tony Arnold, breathes new life and beauty into this cycle which has been virtually owned by the work's dedicatee, the legendary Jan DeGaetani. Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik is George Crumb's latest work for solo piano- a twenty minute take on Thelonious Monk's famous tune ‘Round Midnight. Though the work opens and closes with literal statements of Monk's tune, from the outset, we know that the music is the inimitable work of George Crumb, with its strummed strings, percussive rumblings inside the piano, and typically Crumbian harmony. Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik includes a touching ‘blues' movement, and a theatrical ‘counting off' (in Italian) of the hours until Midnight. The work's dedicatee, the Italian piano virtuoso Emanuele Arciuli, is the performer in this premiere recording. George Crumb's four books of Madrigals comprise the longest work in his famed Lorca cycle. This new recording again features Tony Arnold in a spectacular realization of these seminal works by Crumb. From a field of nearly one hundred singers and instrumentalists at Holland's 2002 Gaudeamus International Interpreters Competition, the American soprano Tony Arnold triumphed, becoming the first singer ever to win the competition's First Prize. Ms. Arnold has recently completed a 10 city tour with George Crumb and the George Crumb Ensemble. The soprano's sensational performances of Mr. Crumb's works has inspired Crumb to compose a new work for Ms. Arnold, which will be featured on an upcoming volume in this series. The previous volumes in Bridge's Crumb edition are: BRIDGE 9028 - Songs, Drones, and Refrains of Death; Apparition, A Little Suite for Christmas, AD 1979 BRIDGE 9069 - Quest, Federico's Little Songs for Children, Night Music I BRIDGE 9095 - Star-Child, Three Early Songs, Mundus Canis BRIDGE 9105 - Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), Zeitgeist BRIDGE 9113 - Easter Dawning, Celestial Mechanics, A Haunted Landscape, Processional, Easter Dawning BRIDGE 9127 - Lux Aeterna, Pastoral Drone, Four Nocturnes, Gnomic Variations, Echoes of Time and the River BRIDGE 9139 - Unto the Hills, Black Angels BRIDGE 9155 - Makrokosmos Vol. I-II, Otherworldly Resonances
    The Voice of the Chorus
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      4. In Paradisum - Montreal Symphony Orchestra
      5. Miserere - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
      6. Introitus - Sylvia McNair
      7. Dies Irae - Sir Neville Marriner
      8. Rex Tremendae - Sir Neville Marriner
      9. Confutatis - Sir Neville Marriner
      10. Lacrimosa - Sir Neville Marriner
      11. Avec La Garde Montante - John McCarthy
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      14. O Fortuna - Lynne Dawson
      15. Bridal Chorus - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
      16. Pilgrim's Chorus - Andreas Schmidt
      17. A Boire Encor! - Ambrosian Singers
      18. Ode To Joy - Chicago Symphony Chorus

      Tracks:

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      2. See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes! - Chicago Symphony Chorus
      3. Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tranen Nieder - Fritz Rothschuh
      4. Sanctus - Fritz Rothschuh
      5. Magnificat - Fritz Rothschuh
      6. Ave Verum Corpus - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
      7. Gloria In Excelsis - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
      8. Easter Hymn - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
      9. The Crown Of Roses - Clare College Choir, Cambridge
      10. Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agreable? - Clare College Choir, Cambridge
      11. I Saw A Maiden - Clare College Choir, Cambridge
      12. King Jesus Hath A Garden - Clare College Choir, Cambridge
      13. Jesus Christ The Apple Tree - Clare College Choir, Cambridge
      14. Jerusalem - Timothy Byram-Wigfield
      15. We Shall Sail The Ocean Blue - Waynflete Singers
      16. With Cat-Like Tread - Waynflete Singers
      17. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
      18. Simple Gifts - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
      19. Shenandoah - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
      20. America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee) - Eric Rogers
      Crumb: Ancient Voices Of Children
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      		 Crumb: Ancient Voices Of Children

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      Tracks:

      1. Ancient Voices Of Children: El Nino Busca Su Voz
      2. Ancient Voices Of Children: Dances Of The Ancient Earth
      3. Ancient Voices Of Children: Me He Perdido Muchas Veces Por El Mar
      4. Ancient Voices Of Children: De Done Vienes, Amor, Mi Nino? (Dance Of The Sacred Life Cycle)
      5. Ancient Voices Of Children: Ghost Dance
      6. Ancient Voices Of Children: Se Ha Llenado De Luces Mi Corazon De Seda
      7. Music For A Summer Evening: Nocturnal Sounds (The Awakening)
      8. Music For A Summer Evening: Wanderer-Fantasy
      9. Music For A Summer Evening: The Advent
      10. Music For A Summer Evening: Myth
      11. Music For A Summer Evening: Music Of The Starry Night

      Amazon.com

      One of the most important and magical song cycles in contemporary music, Ancient Voices of Children, is the setting of a series of haunting texts by the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca for mezzo-soprano, boy soprano, and chamber orchestra. The piece made a huge impression on audiences at its initial performances. Indeed, this recording became something of a cult phenomenon, much like the Górecki Third Symphony today; and if you weren't around for the initial discovery, now's your chance. Music for a Summer Evening uses essentially the same forces as Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, and creates an evocative, glittering nightscape. Great stuff.--David Hurwitz

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars An Avant-Garde Must Get.......2003-05-07

      I remember a time when I was at a flea market and was looking through some vinyl records (possibly about the time before I got my first CD player). One particular record got my attention. The cover sort of resembles a newspaper article with a picture insert of a nebula. What got my attention were "Makrokosmos" and that it was a Nonesuch record. I've heard a few Nonesuch records and notice how different the music tends to be. So I thought I buy it for $1 (if I recall correctly). When I listened to it at home, I knew I made a good choice. It had the strange 20th century music - rather atonal. It's a good thing the vinyl record was in good shape, especially when it came to the very quiet parts. I have that record today, still in good shape.

      About a few years after buying the vinyl record, I was looking through some CDs in a store (after I got my first CD player). I've found the Nonesuch CD that had "Ancient Voices of Children" AND "Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III)." I didn't buy it because I wanted to get it on sale. Well, time passed. One day, I saw one up for bid on eBay. I think I was the only bidder on it. The jewel case may have a few scratches (which I wouldn't worry about) but the CD itself was like new.

      I'm glad that I got it on CD. I could listen to the music without any clicks or pops you would hear from a vinyl LP (especially since the music gets very quiet at times). Although you wouldn't get the "warm analog sound" you get from the vinyl. Nevertheless, it does sound very good considering that it's AAD. Whoever likes avant-garde music may want to get this.

      One thing I want to let you know. Whoever did the tracking on the CD must've misjudged about the beginnings of "Myth" and "Music of the Starry Night." "Myth" begins at index 8:02 on track 9. Tracks 10 and 11 are the last movement, "Music of the Starry Night." Take note of that when listening to this CD.

      5 out of 5 stars Crumb in poetic and eerilie beautiful mood.......2002-06-17

      Those who know US composer George Crumb mainly from the terrifying musings of 'Black Angels' (made semi-famous by the Kronos Quartet) will probably be surprised by the haunting beauty of 'Ancient Voices'. Based on texts from Lorca, the rich but sparing instrumentation is complemented by evocative, floating soprano - sometimes sung into the piano to create an eerie, mystical ambient. My first exposure was at London's Roundhouse in 1976, where even the background rumbling of trains couldn't sublimate the extraordinary lure of Crumb's sound world. Truly gorgeous and thoughtfully composed.

      5 out of 5 stars Exceptional.......2002-06-15

      This disc is flawless. The caliber of music making is extremely high, and the pieces themselves are among Crumb's absolute finest.

      Music for a Summer Evening is, perhaps, the lesser signifigant work of the two presented here. Even so, it is an astounding presentation of of Crumb's effective use of extended tequniques, and the ability of his atmospheric writing to stir up strong emotions. Here, Crumb has significantly built on the two pianos/percussion format that Bartok made famous in his Sonata.

      Ancient Voices of Children is an important song cycle in the post-WWII repertoire. His extended singing tecniques are used to great effect, and the haunting, mystical effects that he cojours within the limited instrumentation are amazing.

      Crumb is one a handfull of composers that can write atmospheric music so well, and pull off these avant-garde tecniques so usefully. If you do not know his music, start with this disc; it's breathtaking.

      5 out of 5 stars Just Listen.......2002-06-08

      I just recently reaquainted myself with this work after about thirty years. Ancient voice of Children retains all of the mystery and magic that I heard when I first encountered the piece at the age of 11. The work resembles not so much a conventional piece of music as a mystic ceremony. Set to fragments from the poetry of Frederico Garcia Lorca, the music captures the magical nature of the poet's verse. The unusual instrumental effects are haunting. Amoung my favorite is the quotation from Bist Du Bei Mir played on a toy piano as a haunting elegy for a dead child. The work builds in it's last section to a shattering climax.

      The perfomance is quintessential. Jan DeGaetani was marvelous in this style of music and is sorely missed as a performer. The ensemble is spirited and very precise. The only thing that you miss on this CD is the visual choreography of a live performance, which is hypnotizing.

      Macrocosmos III was a new piece to me and is every bit as haunting as other Crumb music. The ending is luminous...en eternal spinning out of music in the Lydian scale.

      Be aware, this is avant garde music, though I feel it is quite assessible to those who listen without preconceptions. It is certainly more assessible than Elliot Carter or Boulez. It is not Part or Gorecki...but then not everything has to be. For me, this is not about style but about substance. Crumb moves me every bit as much as more assessible composers. You just have to listen with different ears, that's all.

      1 out of 5 stars What is the Opposite of Music? Listen to this and find out!.......2001-11-02

      Here I am, the skeleton at the feast of 5* reviews proving again the old adage that "One man's meat is another man's poison". I hardly believe that even a small percentage of people (let's leave aside Professors of Avant-Garde Music for the time being) would be able to listen to, let alone enjoy, more than a few minutes of this music (I use that term in it's very loosest definition). It is ridiculous, therefore, that this should have a preponderance of 5* reviews. Consequently I believe that I am doing a service by standing up and pointing out "bad" music just as I do in applauding "good" music.

      I came at this CD - which I bought thanks to some of the aforementioned 5* which I was foolish enough to believe - with the expectation that it would be modern, avant-garde and probably rather ineffable initially. I am prepared for this, believing that often the best music is not instantly grasped and needs careful auditioning. When I listened to it, however, I found that my expectations were not nearly extreme enough. This is music trying so hard to establish its originality that it appears to have progressed well beyond my definition of what music actually is. It is music as art, as a statement and not music to listen to - think about this a little! Hence my opening line - this is the opposite of music.

      Instead, this production seems to be comprised of irrelevant and inconsequential noises, none of them musical. To save you the money, and more importantly the time, I will precis this CD for you:

      A womans shriek followed by about 20 seconds of silence.
      A sound rather like a large rodent being let loose inside a piano.
      Some blocks of wood being banged together.
      More shrieking.
      More silence.
      A voice making a strange sound as if copying a phone ringing.
      More silence.
      More wood being banged together.
      More silence

      Etcetera, etcetera, ad nauseam

      At some point in this avant-garde nonsense somebody is going to blow the whistle and irreverently point out that the "Emperors New Clothes" do not actually exist. In the service of music, as opposed to "art", I am prepared to do the pointing! This production is nothing more that a deeply unmusical joke against those pseudo-intellectuals who completely miss the concepts of humanity and accessibility in music. "Composers" who write this stuff do so as to hide their lack of musical creativity behind an intellectual argument. Don't believe the hype, leave this one on the shelf!

      For those aesthetes and enthusiasts who are intent on heading down a progressive route of "classical" music which yet retains any humanity and sympathy, Part and Gorecki appear to have been able to create music of originality and humanity, proving that it can be done.

      Leave this production to those pseuds more interested in wallowing in their own misconceived esoteric intellectualism than in actually enjoying music.
      First Steps in Classical Music: Keeping the Beat
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        		First Steps in Classical Music: Keeping the Beat

        Manufacturer: Gia Publications
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        ASIN: B00005A0A1
        Release Date: 2001-03-06

        Tracks:

        1. Con No.10 in C: Allegro
        2. Con No.11 in B flat: Allemanda, Allegro
        3. Con No.12 in F: Allegro
        4. Con in F: Giga, Allegro
        5. Gloria in D, RV 589: Domine Fili
        6. Ste And Dances: Premiere Et Deuxieme Contredanse
        7. Ste No.3 in D, BWV 1068
        8. Ste No.4 in D, BWV 1069
        9. Ste No.4 in D, BWV 1069
        10. Ste No.2 in B, BWV 1067: Bouree I And II
        11. Ste No.2 in b, BWV 1067: Menuet
        12. Ste No.2 in b, BWV 1067: Badinerie
        13. Magnificant: Et Exsultavit
        14. Water Music: Allegro (Gigue)
        15. Fireworks Music: Menuet II
        16. Water Music: Menuet
        17. Con Grosso in D, Op.1, No.5: Allegro
        18. Con Grosso in D, Op.1, No.9: Allegro
        19. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K 525: Allegro
        20. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K 525: Rondo, Allegro
        21. Sym No.40 in g, K 550: Allegro Assai
        22. Ballet Music: Allegretto
        23. Gaite Parisienne: Ov
        24. Gaite Parisienne: Quadrille And Allegro
        25. Gaite Parisienne: Allegro And Allegro
        26. Hungarian Dances: No.18
        27. Swan Lake: Spanish Dance
        28. The Nutcracker: Ov
        29. Ancient Airs And Dances, Ste No.1: Baletto Detto 'Il Conte Orlando'
        30. Ancient Airs And Dances, Ste No.2: Laura Soave
        31. Hary Janos Ste: Viennese Musical Clock
        32. Pulcinella Ste: Allegro
        33. Sym No.1 in D: Gavotte: Non Troppo Allegro
        34. Rodeo: Hoe-Down
        35. Romeo And Juliet: Preparation For The Ball
        36. The Comedians: Epilogue
        A Portrait
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          		A Portrait

          Manufacturer: Nonesuch
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00004Y6RG
          Release Date: 2000-10-24

          Tracks:

          1. Italian Con, BWV 971: I. Allegro - Columbia Conc Orch/Howard Barlow
          2. Pno Con No.20 in d, K 466: I. Allegro - Columbia Conc Orch/Howard Barlow
          3. Pno Con No.20 in d, K 466: II. Romanze - Columbia Conc Orch/Howard Barlow
          4. Pno Con No.20 in d, K 466: III. Allegro Assai - Columbia Conc Orch/Howard Barlow
          5. Hungarian Rhap No.13 - New York Phil/Efrem Kurtz
          6. Pno Con No.2 in c, Op.18: II. Adagio Sostenuto - New York Phil/Efrem Kurtz
          7. Pno Son: I. Allegro Con Moto - Teresa Sterne
          8. Pno Son: II. Adagietto - Teresa Sterne
          9. Pno Son: III. Allegro Vivo - Teresa Sterne
          10. Pno Son: IV. Allegro - Teresa Sterne

          Tracks:

          1. Ov To An English Opr, Hob 1A-3 - The Little Orch Of London/Leslie Jones
          2. Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen - Paul Jacobs
          3. Herzlich Thut Mich Verlangen - Paul Jacobs
          4. Etude, Book II - Paul Jacobs
          5. Five Pno Pieces, Op.23: II Sehr Rasch - Paul Jacobs
          6. Ionisation - The New Jersey Perc Ens/Raymond DesRoches
          7. The Ragtime Dance - Joshua Rifkin
          8. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair - Jan DeGaetani/Gilbert Kalish
          9. Blondel Zu Marien, D 626 - Jan DeGaetani/Gilbert Kalish
          10. Double Con: Intro - Paul Jacobs/Gilbert Kalish
          11. Pno Son No.2, 'Concord, Mass': III. The Alcotts - Gilbert Kalish
          12. Wait 'Till The Sun Shines, Nellie - Joan Morris/William Bolcom
          13. Graceful Ghost - William Bolcom
          14. Ancient Voices Of Children: III. De Donde Vienes, Amor, Mi Nino?/IV. Todas Las Tardes En Granada... - Jan DeGaetani/Michael Dash
          15. Nyamamusango (Meat In The Forest) - Hakurotwi Mude/Cosmas Magaya/Ephat Mujuri
          16. Vetar Vee - Vasilka Andonova/Kremena Stancheva
          17. Ta Shto Mi E Miloj, Mamo - Nadezhda Georgieva Klicherova/Gena Ivanova Bodenova/Nadezhda Georgieva Paleastova
          18. Ketjak Dance - Teresa Sterne
          19. I Big You Goodnight - Edith Pinder/Geneva Pinder/Raymond Pinder/Joseph Spence
          20. Oyun Havasi - Teresa Sterne
          21. Ketawang Puspawarna - Teresa Sterne

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          The life of Teresa Sterne is as noteworthy as the label she once presided over (Nonesuch). As a child prodigy, she successfully filled world-class auditoriums in the 1940s with audiences eager to hear her piano playing. Then, inexplicably, Sterne abandoned her concert career only to resurface as the leader behind Nonesuch Records in the late 1960s, turning the budget classical label into one of the more adventurous and consistently rewarding labels around (and generally keeping quiet about her earlier fame). Half of this double-CD tribute collects recordings of a teenage Sterne at the keyboard; the second disc is devoted to some of the finest recordings from her Nonesuch tenure (1965-1979)--both are engrossing.

          Ignore the surface noise on Sterne's disc (no small task on the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20), and you'll hear a young pianist in fine form--she is expressive, and boasts crisp articulation and fine technique. She dances through Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 with riveting intensity; on Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (with the New York Philharmonic), she shows a sensitive but no less virtuosic side. On the second disc, we get a virtual best-of for Nonesuch Records, including tracks by Joshua Rifkin, Paul Jacobs, and William Bolcom. Hard to imagine anyone doing it these days, but in one five-year period (1970-1975), Nonesuch released albums featuring the music of Stephen Foster, Edgar Varese, George Crumb, and a platter of Bulgarian folk tunes. They're all here. Now battling Lou Gehrig's disease, Sterne herself may be unable to celebrate this release, but for anyone who has treasured a release from Nonesuch's glory days, it's a moving tribute. --Jason Verlinde
          Ancient Voices
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Simply beautiful acoustic ensemble music CD
          		 Ancient Voices
          Dennis Hysom
          Manufacturer: North Star
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B000003LVE
          Release Date: 1996-08-06

          Tracks:

          1. Eagle Bay
          2. Autumn Flyway
          3. Faraway Wood
          4. Memory of Snow
          5. Moonrise
          6. Ancient Voices
          7. Aspengrove
          8. Edge of the Sea
          9. Canyonlands
          10. Journey of a Leaf

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars Simply beautiful acoustic ensemble music CD.......2001-10-17

          If you are a fan of acoustic music artists who play in an ensemble setting, such as Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel, I strongly urge you to give this album a listen. It's superb. Thanks in large part to the participation of Paul McCandless on woodwinds, the music on this CD is wonderful either as background accompaniment to daytime activity or even just played while relaxing in the living room, after dinner. The melodies are warm and friendly, the musicianship on the part of everyone is inspired, and the overall feeling of the recording is one of appreciation for nature and a simpler way of life.

          The nature sounds that are blended in with the music do not detract but instead flesh out the nature-themes and the engineering is textbook. Neither too calm or too dramatic, ANCIENT VOICES is just flat out a great acoustic instrumental recording. While there are some electronic keyboards, lovers of the pure and simple will delight in this album. In particular, if you're hosting a dinner party, this one will draw praise from your guests (if they have any taste, that is!).
          New Voices / Ancient Words
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            		New Voices / Ancient Words
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            Manufacturer: church
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            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B000IX1SPK

            Product Description

            31 tracks
            George Crumb: Gnomic Variations; Processional; Ancient Voices of Children
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              		George Crumb: Gnomic Variations; Processional; Ancient Voices of Children

              Manufacturer: Col Legno
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              DancesDances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000006AQS
              Release Date: 2000-08-12

              Tracks:

              1. Gnomic Vars - Fuat Kent
              2. Processional - Fuat Kent
              3. Ancient Voices Of Children: I. The Little Boy Was Looking For His Voice
              4. Ancient Voices Of Children: I. Dances Of The Ancient Voice
              5. Ancient Voices Of Children: II. I Have Lost Myself In The Sea Many Times
              6. Ancient Voices Of Children: III. From Where Do You Come, My Love, My Child?/III. Dance...
              7. Ancient Voices Of Children: IV. Each Afternoon In Granada, A Child Dies Each Afternoon
              8. Ancient Voices Of Children: IV. Ghost Dance
              9. Ancient Voices Of Children: V. My Heart Of Silk Is Filled With LIghts
              Crumb: Ancient Voices Of Children, etc. / Freeman, Martin, et al
              Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
              • Worthy of its Grammy nomination
              • worth hearing
              		 Crumb: Ancient Voices Of Children, etc. / Freeman, Martin, et al

              Manufacturer: Composers Recordings
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B00000G503
              Release Date: 1999-01-19

              Tracks:

              1. Ancient Voices Of Children I: El nino busca su voz
              2. Ancient Voices Of Children - Dances Of The Ancient Earth
              3. Ancient Voices Of Children - II: Me he perdido muchas veces por el mar
              4. Ancient Voices Of Children - III: De donde vienes, amor, mi nino?
              5. Ancient Voices Of Children - IV: Todas las tardes en Granada, todas las tardes se muere un nino
              6. Ancient Voices Of Children - Ghost Dance
              7. Ancient Voices Of Children - V: Se ha llenado de luces mi corazon de seda
              8. A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. - I: The Visitation
              9. A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. - II: Berceuse For The Infant Jesus
              10. A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. - III: The Shepherd's Noel
              11. A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. - IV: Adoration Of The Magi
              12. A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. - V: Nativity Dance
              13. A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. - VI: Canticle Of The Holy Night
              14. A Little Suite For Christmas, A.D. - VII: Carol Of The Bells
              15. Three Early Songs - I: Night (Robert Southey)
              16. Three Early Songs - II: Let It Be Forgotten (Sara Teasdale)
              17. Three Early Songs - III: Wind Elegy (Sara Teasdale)
              18. Dream Sequence (Images II)

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              Ancient Voices of Children is one of the seminal vocal works of the 20th century, not just for the huge demands it makes on the singer's vocal technique, but also in the way that all of its avant-garde sound effects really do reflect the most sensitive response to Garcia Lorca's poetry. Soprano Barbara Ann Martin really has the measure of the piece. She proves herself a worthy successor to Jan DeGaetani in the premier recording of the work. Her performance is thrilling, and the instrumental accompaniment, recorded in the presence of the composer, is perfect. The same holds true for the other works on the disc, particularly Crumb's haunting Dream Sequence, music of hypnotic power. In sum, a magnificent tribute to one of our greatest living composers. --David Hurwitz

              Customer Reviews:

              5 out of 5 stars Worthy of its Grammy nomination.......2000-02-21

              Classical music which touches your soul and can mesmerize an audience of non-classical enthusiasts is rare ideed. Well worthy of its Grammy nomination. It speaks to you in subtle, ancient tones and evokes a spendid array of emotions. Listen to it while watching a gorgeous winter snowfall, or an evening sunset, and you'll know what I mean. Recorded in surround sound yet adaptable to stereo, it's primeval, eloquent, and emotional. I give it 5 stars!

              3 out of 5 stars worth hearing.......1999-08-15

              I hardly agree with David Hurwitz here. Given Crumb's supervision of this recording, I was disappointed by this performance of Ancient Voices and in particular by soprano Martin, whose stagey operatic tone isn't appropriate for this work. (Jan DeGaetani's classic recording on Nonesuch 979149-2 is far better - her voice has a shadowy, folkish coloration that fits this music, while the warmer recorded sound better captures the resonance of the whole work.) Also on this recording are two Crumb songs written when he was 17 - romantic-impressionistic in style, they only faintly foreshadow his mature work. The two other pieces on this disc - the solo piano Little Suite for Christmas and the mystifying Dream Sequence for chamber ensemble - receive fine performances, though they would benefit from better recorded sound.

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              6. Berio: Sinfonia; Eindrücke
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              10. Brahms: The Piano Quartets, Op.25 & Op.26, Op.60

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