Hallelujah

Track Listings
1. Cantate Domino - Sweelinck    
2. Set Me As a Seal - Rene Clausen    
3. Keep Your Lamps - arr. Andre Thomas    
4. Angels' Carol - John Rutter    
5. Alleluia - Ralph Manuel    
6. A La Nanita - arr. Roger Folstrom    
7. Beautiful Savior - arr. F. M. Christiansen    
8. I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me - C. Hubert Parry    
9. Singabahambayo - South African Folk Song    
10. Crucifixus - Antonio Lotti    
11. Ah, Holy Jesus - setting by John Ferguson    
12. Kyrieleis - John Leavitt    
13. What Wondrous Love - arr. Robert Scholz    
14. Haleluya! Pelo Tsa Rona - arr. Traditional South African Folk Song    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This recording of the St. Olaf Choir conducted by Dr. Anton Armstrong entitled "Hallelujah! We Sing Your Praises!" features many highlights of the choir's recent touring repertoire. These choral settings reflect the increasing musical diversity that has become a hallmark of the ensemble.

Hallelujah, Music, St Olaf Choir, Classical, Classical Vocals, This recording of the St. Olaf Choir conducted by Dr. Anton Armstrong entitled Hallelujah. We Sing Your Praises. features many highlights of the choir's recent touring repertoire.
Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not My Style
  • Rockin' Western Collection
  • Hard to Find Great Western Themes
  • Western Music
  • A great follow-up
 Way Out West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000060PBU
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

  1. The Hallejuah Trail-Overture
  2. The Alamo-The Green Leaves Of Summer
  3. The Alamo-Davy Crocket
  4. The Big Country-The Welcoming/Finale
  5. The Big Valley-Main Theme
  6. Blazing Saddles-Blazing Saddles
  7. Bonaza-Main Theme
  8. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid-raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
  9. The Comancheros-McBain/Main Title
  10. Duel In The Sun-Main Title/The Legend/Orizaba
  11. A Fistfull Of Dynamite-Duck You Sucker
  12. For A Few Dollars More-Main Theme
  13. Friendly Persuasion-Thee I Love
  14. Giant-Main Theme
  15. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Main Theme
  16. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-The Ecstasy Of Gold
  17. Gunfight At The O.K. Corral-Suite
  18. Hang 'Em High-Main Theme
  19. The Hanging Tree-Main Title

Tracks:

  1. High Caparral-Main Theme
  2. How The West Was Won-Prelude/The Land
  3. High Noon-Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'
  4. The Jayhawkers-The Lynching/Two Brothers/The Hayhawkers
  5. The Lone Ranger-William Tell Overture: Finale
  6. Nevada Smith-Main Title
  7. Old Gringo-Main Themes
  8. Once Upon A Time In The West-Man With The Harmonica
  9. One Eyed Jacks-Main Title
  10. The Proud Rebel-Main Titles
  11. The Quick And The Dead-End Titles
  12. Quigley Down Under-End Titles
  13. Rio Bravo-Rio Bravo/De Guella
  14. The Scalphunters-Main Title
  15. Shane-Main Theme: The Call Of The Farwaway Hills
  16. The Shootist-Main Title
  17. The Unforgiven-The Need For Love
  18. Viva Zapata-Gathering Forces
  19. The Virginian-Main Theme

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not My Style.......2007-05-11

This CD has a lot of good songs on it, but it just too bland for our taste. We prefer Western music to sound as though genuine cowboys are singing it - not a fancy chorus!

5 out of 5 stars Rockin' Western Collection.......2006-08-28

For anyone who likes movie/tv music from westerns should purchase this CD. What a wonderful collection of both film and tv with great renditions of each piece. I'm about to purchase Vol. 1 to complete my collection.

5 out of 5 stars Hard to Find Great Western Themes .......2006-03-16

This CD has a number of great western themes that are not in some of the standard lists. For example it includes "The Hallejuah Trail", "Blazing Saddles", and "Giant". This CD also has what I consider the true theme of "The Comancheros". I have been disappointed with some other CDs I have purchased listing "The Comancheros" which had a song rather than this theme. Many of the tracks on this two disk CD go beyond the main theme music and are actually suites. The "Big Country" and "How the West Was Won" are just a couple of examples. It may be a little more expense than some CDs, but not bad for a two disk set. I am really happy with my purchase.

4 out of 5 stars Western Music.......2005-07-29

I enjoy this CD. It has many familiar melodies. Good background for reading, nice to listen while driving. It is also the only CD I've ever found that has the great theme from the movie "Giant."

5 out of 5 stars A great follow-up.......2003-08-29

This is the second collection by SilvaScreen, who are also responsible for "The Wild West: The Essential Western Film Music Collection" (see my review). And it's just as good as the first. There are themes in here that everyone will recognize ("Bonanza," "A Fistful of Dollars"), themes that may not be so familiar ("Duel in the Sun," "The Hanging Tree," the lively "Blazing Saddles"), and even themes you may not associate with Westerns at all ("The Friendly Persuasion"). And no duplication either: when this disc includes a piece from one of the same sources covered in its predecessor, it's a different piece. One great treat: the full lyrics to "Gunfight at OK Corral," which I've never heard outside the soundtrack of the movie itself. The arrangement from "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" includes not only the familiar song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" but an overview of the music--seguing almost seamlessly into Bernstein's magnificent "The Comancheros," a rare find indeed. An expensive item, but if you love Western film music, well worth it.
Classical Kids: Hallelujah Handel!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great CD
  • Beautiful Music, Cute Plot
  • Katerina Does London
 Classical Kids: Hallelujah Handel!

Manufacturer: Children's Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000212Q
Release Date: 1995-09-12

Tracks:

  1. Sarabande
  2. Medley: Hornpipe/Andante
  3. Medley: 'Give Me My Freedom'/Andante
  4. 'Evening Stillness'
  5. Medley: Rejouissance/Overture
  6. Largo
  7. 'See The Conqu'ring Hero Comes'
  8. 'For Unto Us A Child Is Born'
  9. 'Golden Sunlight'
  10. Medley: 'Far From Tempest'/Chaconne
  11. Medley: Arrival Of the Queen Of Sheba/Sinfonia/'Set Your Arms To the Battle'
  12. Medley: Sinfonia To V'adoro/'I Love You My Treasure'/Bouree
  13. Medley: Air/'Stand Round My Brave Boys'
  14. 'O Lovely Peace'
  15. Medley: 'Harmonious Blacksmith'/Pastoral Symphony
  16. Medley: 'There Were Shepherds'/'Glory To God'
  17. Sinfonia/'I Shall Weep'/'Piangero' Andante
  18. The Foundling Con
  19. Medley: 'He Shall Feed His Flock'/'Hallelujah'
  20. 'I Know That My Redeemer Liveth'

Product Description

THE STORY: In 1750, Handel gave musical history's greatest gift -- his Messiah -- to an orphanage in London. From the city's dark lanes comes Thomas, a boy who sings like an angel but will not speak. Finally, the boy is healed with the help of Maestro Handel, Katerina (from Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery) and the power and glory of the music. THE MUSIC: More than two dozen excerpts of Handel's music, including Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Harp Concerto, the opera Julius Caesar, and of course, Messiah.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2007-05-14

My older children really enjoy "Hallelujah Handel." It's subject matter is a bit mature for my little children as it involves a boy who, as a result of abuse from his "handler," can express himself only through music. The music is moving and the boy, Thomas, is tenderly cared for afer being rescued. We rated this CD four stars as it isn't quite as wonderful as "Mr. Bach Comes to Call."

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music, Cute Plot.......2006-02-28

This Classical Kids story stars Katarina, from Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery. Having returned with her grandfather to London, she is attending a party when she meets the great composer George Frideric Handel. They're drawn together by a boy named Thomas, an orphan with the voice of an angel who never speaks and is rented by the cruel "Keeper" as entertainment. In trying to free Thomas from his slavery, convincing him to speak, and practicing with the orphans who will be singing Handel's Messiah, Katarina and Handel travel all over London, to operas and taverns, to orphanages and parks. It rises to a peak in the end with the joyful Hallelujah chorus. The music in this is wonderful, and I can honestly say that at 16 I love this as much as I did when I first got it (and that was probably more than 6 or 7 years ago). The plot is a nice vehicle to introduce people of all ages to the beauty that is the heart of all Handel's compositions, and I'd recommend it to everyone, regardless of age or musical tastes.

4 out of 5 stars Katerina Does London.......2000-10-27

Katerina, heroine of Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery in the same Classical Kids CD series, has accompanied her grandfather, the Duke, to London. While there she meets and befriends a rather jolly composer and musician named G.F. Handel as well as a rather melancholy boy treble named Thomas. The storyline reeks of melodrama and is chock-a-block full of Dickensian coincidences critcal to the plot. All that sniffy stuff aside, however, this is another effective and enjoyable introduction for kids to a wonderful composer's work. The disc explores many aspects of Handel's output, humorously describes dealing with a difficult diva, hints at the sometimes uneasy relationship between artists and patrons; it also pokes fun at class stereotypes. While the story does not flinch at some of the uglier aspects of 18th Century London (poverty, the plight of orphans, drink and lawlessness) it does not overwhelm the sensibility of listening children. My four year old son has listened to this CD more than a dozen times; neither he nor I have tired of it despite such exposure. This disc succeeds nicely, as do all the CDs in this series, in presenting an iconic musical figure in a human and personable light. Good music, good entertainment, good value.
Best of the Millennium: Top 40 Classical Hits
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B00004GOZA
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

  1. Adagio In G Minor
  2. Jesu, Joy OF Man's Desiring
  3. Moonlight Sonata - Adagio sostenuto
  4. March Of The Toreadors (Carmen)
  5. Celebrated Minuet
  6. Polovtsian Dance No. 1 (Prince Igor)
  7. Cradle Song
  8. 'Minute' Waltz
  9. Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune
  10. Largo
  11. Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1
  12. Rhapsody In Blue - Andante And Finale
  13. Peer Gynt Suite: Morning
  14. Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
  15. Liebestraum
  16. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
  17. A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March
  18. 'Masterpiece Theater' Theme: Rondau (First Symphonic Suite)
  19. The Great Gate Of Kiev

Tracks:

  1. Eine klein Nachtmusik - Allegro: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro
  2. Orpheus In The Underworld: Cancan
  3. Carmina Burana - O Fortuna
  4. Canon In D
  5. Lietenant Kije Suite - Troika
  6. Turandot: Nessun dorma
  7. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - 18th Variation: Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini- 18th Variation
  8. Bolero - Conclusion
  9. The Tale Of Czar Sultan: Flight Of The Bumblebee
  10. William Tell Overture - Finale
  11. Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
  12. Gymnopedie No. 3
  13. Ave Maria
  14. Blue Danube Waltz
  15. Thus Spake Zarathustra - Sunrise
  16. Firebird Suite - Finale
  17. 1812 Overture - Finale: 1812 Overtune - Finale
  18. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
  19. Anvil Chorus (II Trovatore)
  20. The Four Seasons - Largo From 'Winter'
  21. Die Walkure: Ride Of The Valkyries

Amazon.com

For those who want the most remembered passages of classical music's best-loved works, here's a package for you. On this bargain priced double-CD, you'll find music from 40 different classical composers; for the most part, the recordings excerpted here are some of the very best. Of course, you only get one Bach sampling (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, played by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra) and one Mozart (A Little Night Music conducted by Herbert von Karajan), but this is still a nice collection--perhaps the starting point for a budding collection of classical music. This set's downfall? Unfortunately, though the liner notes discuss the evolution of classical music chronologically, the tracks are programmed in alphabetical order by composer's last name. This makes for some startling transitions! Emil Gilels's reflective performance of the Adagio from Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata is followed by the crashing cymbals and bombast of Carmen's "March of the Toreadors," a recipe for a heart attack if there ever was one. Still, there's something here for everyone and the liner notes even explain what movies this music can be found in. A nice touch. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Waste of money.......2006-01-12

Watch out for the volume leveling mentioned in another review. Surely the compliers could have come up with a better sort order than by composer. The change in tempo/volume between pieces makes it impossible to enjoy. My two CD's ended up in the trash.

Ken

5 out of 5 stars Great Music Compilation.......2005-08-15

This is a great CD full of many songs that you will recognize and enjoy. If you are someone who likes classical music but doesn't necessarily know which songs or which composers you like, then this CD is for you. You will likely recognize many of the songs as the classical songs you would have picked out to be your favorites.

1 out of 5 stars If you like classical music don't buy this CD........2005-03-11

Most of the tracks were chopped down to 3-4 minutes so some of the best parts of the compositions are missing. I don't know what I was thinking trying to buy 40 classical songs on two CD's. If you really want to enjoy the music you would do better to purchase a CD with fewer, but better quality tracks.

5 out of 5 stars A must for anyone wanting the staples of classical music.......2005-02-23

In my years of experience teaching Fine Arts to high school students, I know that the majority, if not all, of the music included on this album is commonly used in collge music appreciation courses. This is an excellent sample of truly all the "greatest hits" of classical music. My students enjoy listening to the music and have later told me when take their required music apreciation courses in college that they "already know it all" because of this CD! The recordings are clear, the selections are passionate, and the listener will gain a familiarity with all of the most commonly heard classical music used in tv commercials, movies, etc.
I recommend this album, along with the boxed set, "Age of the Classics" for anyone who is interested in becoming familiar with the most famous staples of classical music.

5 out of 5 stars A great compilation.......2005-02-09

This cd somes up some of the greatest pieces of instrumental (and is some cases choral) music ever written. It is a great starter for a beginning classical music lover or a quick and easy all-in-one for those of us who study classical music for a living. I highly recommend this cd to anyone who wants to love or already does love classical music.
25 Handel Favorites
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • 25 Handel Favorites
 25 Handel Favorites

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
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ASIN: B00004Y6SY
Release Date: 2000-09-05

Tracks:

  1. Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
  2. Pastorale (Messiah)
  3. Bourree (Music For The Royal Fireworks) - Anthony Newman
  4. Overture (Water Music)
  5. Adagio E Staccato (Water Music)
  6. Allegro I (Water Music)
  7. Air (Water Music)
  8. Bourree (Water Music)
  9. Hornpipe (Water Music)
  10. Aria (Con Grosso No. 12 In B Minor)
  11. Grand Fugue No. 3 In B Minor - Anthony Newman
  12. Chorus & March (Judas Maccabaeus) - Anthony Newman
  13. Allegro II (Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Major)
  14. Allegro V (Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Major)
  15. Overture (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  16. La Paix: Sarabande (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  17. La Rejouissance: Allegro (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  18. Minuet (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  19. Silent Worship (Tolomeo) - Mary Ann Hart
  20. Lascia Ch'io Pianga (Rinaldo) - Madeline Tsingopoulos
  21. And The Glory Of The Lord (Messiah)
  22. For Unto Us A Child Is Born (Messiah)
  23. All We Like Sheep (Messiah)
  24. Why Do The Nations (Messiah)
  25. Worthy Is The Lamb (Messiah)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars 25 Handel Favorites.......2007-01-12

Absolutely what I expect of Handel! Good stuff, if this is your "bag".
The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sad Really Sad
  • An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN
  • Excellent
  • Great Film Music
  • Fun, Powerfull music
 The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection

Manufacturer: Silva America
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ASIN: B0007XTQ14
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

  1. The Magnificent Seven
  2. To Kill A Mockingbird (Suite)
  3. The Buccaneer (Overture)
  4. Walk On The Wild Side
  5. An American Werewolf In London (Metamorphosis)
  6. The Age Of Innocence (End Titles)
  7. The Comancheros
  8. Ghostbusters
  9. Heavy Metal (Taarna's Theme)
  10. Johnny Staccato
  11. True Grit (Rooster Cogburn/A Warm Wrap-Up)
  12. Hollywood And The Stars
  13. Zulu Dawn (River Crossing)

Tracks:

  1. The Great Escape
  2. The Man With The Golden Arm
  3. Far From Heaven
  4. The Sons Of Katie Elder
  5. Airplane (Suite)
  6. The Shootist (Main Title)
  7. Hawaii (Overture)
  8. The Birdman Of Alcatraz (Finale)
  9. The Hallelujah Trail (Overture)
  10. The Bridge At Remagen
  11. Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sky-Hi)
  12. The Scalphunters
  13. The Ten Commandments (Overture)

Album Description

*A specially priced 2CD set with over 110 minutes of some of the greatest film music in the history of cinema.

*New digital recordings in spectacular and sound performed by the acclaimed City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and National Youth Jazz Band.

*Includes world premiere recordings from "The Birdman Of Alcatraz," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Airplane!" and "An American Werewolf In London."

*In 2004 the world of cinema lost one of the most iconic figures in film composing. In a career that spanned half-a-century and over 250 films, Elmer Bernstein was responsible for writing the music to many of the greatest and most loved movies of all time ranging from "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape," through to "True Grit" and "Airplane!" This collection has been lovingly created and compiled as a tribute to a genius and true master of the art of film scoring.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Sad Really Sad.......2007-05-13

These CDs don't meet the standards I would have expected from Elmer Bernstein's wonderful film music.
*Boring*
It just didn't have the energy one would expect from "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Man with the Golden Arm". I think the City of Prague and National Youth Jazz Orchestras were bargain orchestras used to make an inexpensive CD set of one of my favorite film composers. The conducting and arrangements were what made this an obviously bad album.

5 out of 5 stars An excellent movie themes antology by ELMER BERNSTEIN.......2007-05-10

Silva Screen Records, presents this antology of the music from the late great composer/conductor ELMER BERNSTEIN, who supervised this recording just before die.
Played the The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and conducted by his one time assistant James Fitzpatrick
Recorded in HDCD and Dolby Surround

5 out of 5 stars Excellent.......2007-04-22

it's unfortunate that more tracks weren't able to be recorded as theree was a good 15-20 minutes of space remaining on both discs. Regardless, this is an excellent sampler, especially in conjunction with Varese's Bernstein sampler including rare stuff like the Black Cualdron.


With regards to this silva set, these recordings range back to 1994, with Sons of Katie Elder and True Grit being recorded for a John Wayne CD and Bridge At Remagen for a CD of classic War themes. The Great Escape was also recorded for that CD, but producer James Fitzpatrick opted to record a new arrangement (same with Magnificent Seven). In '97, The Buccaneer for included on a Swashbucklers disc, while Heavy Metal was on the popular 'Space and Beyond' compilation. In '98, the world premiere recording of Airplane first appeared on a DISASTERS film disc. So while it may technically be the world premiere RECORDING it certainly is not the world premiere CD RELEASE of that recording. Ghostbusters was included on Space 3: Beyond the Final Frontier, the second followup to the popular 'Space and Beyond'. Fast forward to 2002 and 4 recordings first appeared on WAY OUT WEST: ESSENTIAL WESTERN FILM MUSIC COLLECTION VOLUME TWO, those being The Comancheros, The Hallelujah Trail, The Scalphunters and The Shootist. Man With the Golden Arm and Walk on the Wild are from Silva's JAZZ IN FILM cd.


The remaining tracks were all newly recorded for this release. They are of course the strongest tracks, seeing as the City of Prague Philharmonic has improved over time. I do wonder though why they did not include the older arrangements of Great Escape and Mag. Seven as bonus tracks.

I also recommend the simultaneously released '40 years of Film Music: Jerry Goldsmith' for another great set honoring a late great film composer.

4 out of 5 stars Great Film Music.......2007-03-09

This is a great recording of some of the best film music ever. From the
great westerns to the Theme from Airplane to music he did for television,
Bernstein was one of the greatest.

5 out of 5 stars Fun, Powerfull music.......2007-02-17

It's great! It brings back memories of my dad. He loved John Wayne and the old cowboys of the Magnificent Seven. But it's nice just to listen and relax (it's not all cowboy music).
Various Positions
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Very nice CD but...
  • Cohen's Best
  • just a correction
  • "Hallelujah!"
  • Powerful music from a talented writer
 Various Positions
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ASIN: B000002AZX
Release Date: 1995-02-07

Tracks:

  1. Dance Me To The End Of Love
  2. Coming Back To You
  3. The Law
  4. Night Comes On
  5. Hallelujah
  6. The Captain
  7. Hunter's Lullaby
  8. Heart With No Companion
  9. If It Be Your Will

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very nice CD but..........2006-08-14

I'd lost track of Mr. Cohen until the new movie "I'm Your Man" came out this year. The movie goes into the back story on a song I'd never heard before "Hallelujah". I had to have it and found it here on 'Various Positions'.

You HAVE to buy this CD for the song "Hallelujah". Hear it once and you will never get it out of your head (dare I say soul?).

5 out of 5 stars Cohen's Best.......2006-07-23

This is Cohen at the peak of his ability and the last Cohen album to use real musicians throughout. "The Hunter", "Hallelujah", "The Night Comes On", and "If it Be Your Will" are brilliant. "The Captain" is a more mature version of "The Butcher" (from "Songs from a Room"). At first I thought "Heart with No Companion" objectionably drab, but now I see the album needs something lighter at this particular point; it actually works well in context. The reviewers who prefer bowdlerized versions (which, by the way, are not "covers"; this is not what the term "cover" means) of "Hallelujah" are nuts.

4 out of 5 stars just a correction.......2006-01-11

I am just writing this review to correct Alexander from Russia, who cites this album as a Christianity peddler. Leonard Cohen is a Jew, who unlike Bob Dylan (on John Wesley Harding) embraces his sense of Jewish heritage and religion within his music. Alexander, you've brought your own interpretation to what is a distinctly Jewish artist and his work.

4 out of 5 stars "Hallelujah!".......2005-07-06

Obviously Leonard Cohen has numerous great albums out there, however this is one of my favorites. I consider "Various Positions" to be part of my essential trilogy, along with "I'm Your Man" and "The Future". Truth be known, I almost skipped this review because I felt this album is beyond description. The music and lyrics are just absolutely amazing, and I feel bad for those who have yet to discover Leonard Cohen. This is one of few albums I can put on in my livingroom, and just stare out the window for 45 minutes. Listening to it is an event. His perfect songs "Dance Me To The End Of Love", "Hallelujah", and "If It Be Your Will" are all here, but I also love "Law", "Coming Back To You", and "Hunter's Lullaby". If looking for a collection, I suggest "More Best Of", or his 2-disc "Essential Cohen".

5 out of 5 stars Powerful music from a talented writer.......2004-04-08

Leonard Cohen's songs are awesome to listen to. His talents as a musician and writer are apparent in any of his songs. In my opinion, there isn't a bad one in the bunch. I'm no musical expert, but I don't think there could have been an improvement on any of his songs. His music is not without religious influence, but I'm hard-pressed to determine what kind of religious message he's trying to convey.

I first heard Leonard Cohen's music on "Pump up the volume", a movie starring Christian Slater about a high-school student running a pirate radio station. In a couple of the scenes of the movie, Slater's character plays some of Leonard Cohen's songs, including "If it be your will."

His songs have also been used in popular movies like Shrek, which features "Hallelujah," sang by someone else.
Hallelujah!: The Very Best of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • brooklyn tab choir cd
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  • Hallelujah Chorus
  • My First CD of this group
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 Hallelujah!: The Very Best of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
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ASIN: B00004R8SJ
Release Date: 2000-03-14

Tracks:

  1. How Great Thou Art
  2. The Hallelujah Chorus (Worthy Is The Lamb/Hallalujah)
  3. Favorite Song Of All
  4. It's Not In Vain
  5. Almighty
  6. Lead Me Lord
  7. Soon And Very Soon
  8. My Help (Cometh From The Lord)
  9. Happy Birthday, Jesus
  10. I Can Be Glad
  11. He's Been Faithful
  12. Testimony: Calvin Hunt
  13. I'm Clean
  14. I Am Not Ashamed
  15. Reprise: The Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars brooklyn tab choir cd.......2007-06-08

The product is great. The amount of time it took to get here was extremely slow. So incredibly slow that I may not use Amazon again.

5 out of 5 stars Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Hallelujah.......2007-05-07

A wonderful CD. The music is inspiring. Hallejuah Chorus was raised to new heights. Would strongly recommend it.

3 out of 5 stars Hallelujah Chorus.......2006-08-03

Secular white guys like me can still like good ol' roots oriented gospel musicf. It's the emotion that grabs you--when it's heartfelt. You could be a Buddhist, an animist or a Wiccan --or a complete non-believer--and it'd still get to you if you're open to it at all.

At the top of their game, it's evident that the singers in Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir are very, very good indeed. A powerful ensemble with lots of great soloists (since this is a "best of," I'm not sure how many are currently active in this 35 year old institution, but at the very least they have a history of fronting some great voices). And many of the arrangements are creative and some downright inspired (in whatever sense of the word you might prefer). That's particularly true of the opening two tracks, a rousing re-interpretation of "How Great Thou Art" and a gospel take on two movements from Handel's "The Hallelujah Chorus."

So it may seem like carping to suggest that the rest of the album does quite come up to the level established by the opening cuts. There are certainly many fine moments, but nothing quite as captivating as those two tracks. (I see that at least one other reviewer felt the same way and resultantly did not garner very many "helpfuls." Oh, well, you gotta call 'em as you see 'em.) And almost none of the tracks are helped out by the sometimes grandiose, sometimes just awkward instrumental arrangements. I like my gospel straight, thank you, no "show biz" overlay needed.

And I could do without the child's solo on "Happy Birthday Jesus," a cutesy-wootsy track that proves that "being saved" is no guarantee that you'll actually develop good taste (as if Tammy Faye hadn't already proved that decades ago). I do hope that was an actual child singing and not an adult putting on a simpering child's voice. Either way, it's painful.

All quibbling aside though, I would love to see this choir in conert. No doubt they'd be electrifying. At the very least, I'll have to check to see if there is anything by the BTC available in a video format. Could make for a rousing--and inspirational--evening.

5 out of 5 stars My First CD of this group.......2004-06-27

I purchased this CD to get a good sampling of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, one of the best known church choirs in the nation. It is clear why they are so popular with the arrangements on this album. If you appreciate good choir performances, this is not a CD you will be disappointed with.

4 out of 5 stars Hope to hear Calvin again.......2004-02-12

This is a very balanced CD which gives a summary of previous albums. I am however super blessed by the song "I'm Clean", with one of my favorite Brooklyn-soloists, calvin Hunt. he's such a passionate and moving singer. I'd love to hear him perform again with the choir. It seems as if every album he sings a solo part in, is loved by many persons around!!
Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!
  • One of the best cds I ever bought.
  • Never Sounded Better
  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow
  • "Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us"
 Somewhere over the Rainbow: The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals
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ASIN: B000066RO5
Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

  1. Singin In The Rain - Gene Kelly
  2. Theres No Business Like Show Business - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern
  3. 'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
  4. Thats Entertainment! - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant
  5. Stranger In Paradise - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone
  6. Easter Parade - Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
  7. Lullaby Of Broadway - Winifred Shaw, Dick Powell & Chorus
  8. Get Happy - Judy Garland
  9. Night And Day - Fred Astaire
  10. True Love - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
  11. Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne w/ Benny Carter & His Orchestra
  12. They Cant Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
  13. Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Nancy Walker & The M-G-M Studio Chorus w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
  14. Baby, Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban
  15. For Me And My Gal - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
  16. Puttin On The Ritz - Clark Gable & Co.
  17. Hallelujah! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs & Co.
  18. Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - Howard Keel
  19. Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
  20. As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson w/ Elliot Carpenter (Bonus Track)
  21. Laras Theme (Main Title) - The M-G-M Studio Orchestra (Bonus Track)

Tracks:

  1. Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
  2. Its A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
  3. Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel
  4. Cant Help Lovin Dat Man - Ava Gardner
  5. Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
  6. The Trolley Song - Judy Garland, The M-G-M Studio Chorus
  7. Gigi - Louis Jourdan
  8. I Got Rhythm - Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney & Co.
  9. Aba Daba Honeymoon - Debbie Reynolds, Carleton Carpenter & M-G-M Studio Chorus
  10. The Lady Is A Tramp - Lena Horne
  11. The Best Things In Life Are Free - June Allyson & Peter Lawford
  12. Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire
  13. A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
  14. Put 'Em In A Box - Doris Day & The Page Cavanaugh Trio
  15. If Swing Goes, I Go Too - Fred Astaire
  16. Almost Like Being In Love - Gene Kelly
  17. Lets Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
  18. Be A Clown - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
  19. Embraceable You - Connie Francis
  20. On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland & Co.
  21. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Fred Astaire

Amazon.com

The "Golden Age" referred to here spans The Jazz Singer and the advent of the talkies to the death throes of the old studio system in the 1960s. So vast was the era's musical landscape that even this 42-track, double-disc anthology can't encompass all its peaks. Not surprisingly, the bulk of this collection originated with the Tiffany's of the screen musical, M-G-M, a body of work whose riches here encompass both pop-cultural bedrock ("Over the Rainbow," "Singin' in the Rain," "There's No Business Like Show Business," etc.) and some less familiar, if equally delightful star turns: Clark Gable gamely "Puttin' On the Ritz"; the sassy, 1948 original of "The Lady Is a Tramp" by Lena Horne; and a loopy duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban. Fred Astaire's elegant, epochal reign at RKO and M-G-M is represented by "Night and Day," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and three others, while Metro mainstays Gene Kelly and Judy Garland share equal time and billing. It's not perfect--Cagney's "Yankee Doodle Boy" and/or some Sinatra seem more logical choices than the odd "bonus" duet of Casablanca's "As Time Goes By" and "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago that close out disc one--but it's a stunning, surprisingly comprehensive primer on the Hollywood film musical nonetheless. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!.......2006-11-18

Everything that happens in life
Can happen in a show
You can make 'em laugh
You can make 'em cry
Anything
Anything can go....

The clown with his pants falling down
Or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean
That's entertainment!

The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the guy on the side
Or the ball where she gives him her all
That's entertainment!

The plot and the hot simply teeming with $ex
A gay divorcee who is after her ex
It could be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother

The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt

The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!

This two CD set amply proves that the musical melodies and lyrics from the golden age of the Hollywood musical remain unsurpassed to this day. This generous two CD set offers 42 incredible songs from Hollywood classic musicals. Most of these fine numbers are indeed from MGM, as Amazon correctly notes; but there are some RKO numbers and even a little from Warner Brothers. Thank goodness, though, that most of these songs came from MGM movies; MGM was the only studio that could boast that it truly had "more stars than there are in the heavens."

I love so many songs on these two CDs. Of course, there's the unforgettable classic "Over The Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland; she also performs "Easter Parade" and "Get Happy" on this two CD set and she carries most of the tune for "I Got Rhythm" even though Mickey Rooney helps her a little. I love "Baby, It's Cold Outside" for its' romantic overtones; and Lena Horne's "The Lady Is A Tramp" is flawless! We also get a rare chance to hear Clark Gable sing in "Puttin' On The Ritz;" and Bing Crosby's "Going Hollywood" may be brief but it's a fun song anyway.

There are two "bonus" tracks on the first CD: "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca and "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago. "As Time Goes By" is a good choice; it is another unsurpassed classic song that brings back memories and touches even the hardest of hearts. "Lara's Theme," however, is from the mid 1960s and I don't consider this period to be part of the "golden age" of Hollywood musicals.

The liner notes are excellent and they offer wonderful photos of the stars as well. The cover art is well done and the reverse cover art tells which movie each song is from and who is performing each song. Moreover, the quality of the sound is excellent especially when you consider that these numbers were recorded quite a few decades ago.

In short, this superlative two CD highlights the glory of the Hollywood musical when a certain type of sophistication dominated professional movie production. I highly recommend this CD for fans of Hollywood musicals, classic pop vocals and fans of the artists and actors who perform on this two CD set.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best cds I ever bought. .......2006-06-07

What an amazon collection of songs! This is bar none my favorite cd just because of the variety and the quality of songs on it. I love music from this era, and this cd is the perfect companion to my life. Love it! Buy it, you won't regret it for a moment!

1 out of 5 stars Never Sounded Better.......2006-03-16

Apart from the great selection of soundtracks, what really makes this compilation top value is the quality of the sound processing. Executed with finesse, these tracks sound better than when first issued and many are unedited, fuller versions: like "Singing In The Rain", for example. Throw in the great price, and this double disc set is a "must have" for all lovers of classic movie music.

5 out of 5 stars Somewhere Over The Rainbow.......2006-02-24

A Sensational CD with Lots of Showtunes that Keep You Happy and makes You Want To Sing Along With!!!

5 out of 5 stars "Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us".......2005-07-13

Rhino Records and Turner Classic Movies Music present - "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS", some of the long ago musicals and stars that will never be forgotten...a 2-CD-Set covering several decades from 1935-1965 with many of the show stoppers of that time...some rare moments from entertainers that you haven't heard or thought of in sometime.

The lineup is fantastic and gives the listener a variety of what musicals were all about in the "Golden Age of the Hollywood Musicals"
June Allyson, Kay Armen, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Ann Blyth, Jack Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Doris Day, Nanette Fabray, Connie Francis, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Kathyrn Grayson, Georges Guetary, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Peter Lawford, Oscar Levant, Ann Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Debbie Reynolds, Winifred Shaw, Nancy Walker, Ethel Waters, Esther Williams, Dooley Williams and Keenan Wynn.

On Disc One 21 Classic Songs from great musicals with songs in alphabetical order:
AS TIME GOES BY - Dooley Wilson with Elliot Carpenter, pianist (1942)
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban (1949)
BLESS, YORE BEAUTIFUL HIDE - Howard Keel (1954)
EASTER PARADE - Fred Astaire & Judy Garland (1948)
FOR ME AND MY GAL - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (1942)
GET HAPPY - Judy Garland (1950)
HALLELUJAH! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn) (1955)
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - Lena Horne with Benny Carter & His Orchestra (1943)
LARA'S THEME (MAIN TITLE) - M-G-M Studio Orchestra (1965)
LULLABY OF BROADWAY - Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell (1935)
MILKMAN, KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET - Nancy Walker with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1944)
NIGHT AND DAY - Fred Astaire (1934)
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - Clark Gable & Company (1939)
'S WONDERFUL - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary (1951)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Gene Kelly (1951)
STRANGER IN PARADISE - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone (1955)
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1943)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant (1953)
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern (1950)
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME - Fred Astaire (1949)
TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (1956)

On Disc Two more memorable performances from the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals:
A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON - Louis Armstrong (1951)
ABA DABA HONEYMOON - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter (1950)
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - Gene Kelly (1954)
BE A CLOWN - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1948)
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - June Allyson & Peter Lawford (1947)
CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - Ava Gardner (beautiful woman, who my youngest grandaughter is named after...Avalon) (1951)
CHEEK TO CHEEK - Fred Astaire (1935)
EMBRACEABLE YOU - Connie Francis (1965)
GIGI - Louis Jourdan (1958)
GOING HOLLYWOOD - Bing Crosby (1933)
I GOT RHYTHM - Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney (1943)
IF SWING GOES, I GO TOO - Fred Astaire (1946)
IT'S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY - Jane Powell (1948)
LADY IS A TRAMP - Lena Horne (1948)
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Fred Astaire (1936)
ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE - Judy Garland & Company (1946)
ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD) - Fred Astaire (1943)
OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland (became her theme song for the rest of her life) (1939)
PUT 'EM IN A BOX - Doris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio (1948)
THE TROLLEY SONG - Judy Garland & MGM Studio Chorus (1944)
WUNDERBAR - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (two of MGM's favorite singing duos) (1953)

It was once said by the songwriters of that era - "There are two artists you want perform your songs on the big screen, they are Fred Astaire and Judy Garland they sing it just the way we wrote it, for which you will have a guaranteed hit on your hands"...well, this collections certainly has some merit to that statement...because with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire performing seven songs each, there must be something to it.

This collection of musicals still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years...but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten...hats off to Rhino Records, George Feltenstein (producer) and Doug Schwartz (engineer) and Turner Classic Movies for sharing those 42 selections from 42 films...celebrating decades of the tunes and artists that gave it their all...from what it commonly called "The Hollywood Dream Factory"...The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals is still among us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Rhino Records 78323 ~ (6/02/2002)
Choral Masterpieces
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  • The heavens are telling
  • Uncle Abe rattles the house with this thing
  • Sir Robert with ASO and Chorus at their Best!
  • Celestial melodies
 Choral Masterpieces

Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B000003CTR
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Hallelujah
  2. Ave Verum Corpus K.618
  3. Kyrie Eleison
  4. Passion Chorale
  5. The Shepherds' Farewell
  6. Lift Thine Eyes To The Mountains
  7. He Watching Over Israel
  8. Dona Nobis Pacem
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  10. Worthy Is The Lamb
  11. Sanctus
  12. Bogoroditse Devo
  13. Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen
  14. The Heavens Are Telling
  15. Rex Tremendae

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding.......2007-01-12

-gave this as a Christmas gift to my brother-in-law, a church musician. He has listened over & over & thinks it is really outstanding. Thank you!

5 out of 5 stars The heavens are telling.......2005-10-21

This is a very great chorus, and one of Haydn's best as far as i am concerned. The pace, grandness and spirit of the piece all conjure in one's imagination the majesty of heaven, and God's throne. I cannot help but be moved to praise the God of the heavens and the earth.

kanmi ogundipe

5 out of 5 stars Uncle Abe rattles the house with this thing.......2004-11-22

I came home from work one day when my uncle was visiting my wife and myself. He was recently retired from the ministry. He had heard a lot of choral music in his life. My aunt said he had the stereo ( power end of my stereo at the time was an Adcomm 555 amp. conservatively rated at 200 watts RMS per channel) up so loud it was rattling the whole house. I too have come to love this music. I mostly listen to rock and roll; but the way my uncle, and now I, play this thing, it is rock and roll from another era!!!

5 out of 5 stars Sir Robert with ASO and Chorus at their Best!.......2003-11-16

After Mr Shaw spent many years in NYC and Cleveland with RCA Red Label,he came into Atlanta for a big change! Soon he switched to TELARC DIGITAL! I still Joyfully remember our Recording of the Christmas Nativity in Dec of 1975! Sir Robert, conducting with earphones encasing his head shouted: "Stop the taping, there is some Darn Sizzling noise in those Lights!" We may have not heard the word "Damn" lights, that he employed at times!

On both this newer release of TELARC and the older Recording of The Christmas Nativity, there are Bach's Chorale, Break Forth, Dona Nobis Pacem from the B-Minor Mass, Handel's Hallelujah! Plus the exquisite, Shepherds's Farewell to the Holy Family of Berlioz's The Infant Christ!

Those who may not be familiar with Berlioz from both recordings, will be richly rewarded by hearing them plus the Rex Tremendae from Berlioz''s Requiem and the other Kyrie from the Bach B-Minor! Absolutely, no other Christmas Music can ever approach these two splendid recordings, which are the basis of the ASO celebrating every Christmas with "Robert Shaw in the Spirit!"

Retired Chaplain Fred W Hood

5 out of 5 stars Celestial melodies.......2001-05-27

No matter what mood you are in, the gorgeous chorals will draft you through the paths of holiness, and you will find yourself situated in the Elysium, land of eternal joy, yet you are far from dead. The past grief, weariness, and worries will fade and torture your soul no more. You are set free.

Unfortunately, Nobody can be told what this heavenly experience is like. You have to listen to it yourself.
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring / Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring / Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Johann Sebastian Bach , George Frideric Handel , Dr. Jerold D. Ottley , Eugene Ormandy , Richard P. Condie , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Philadelphia Orchestra , Royal Philharmonic Orchestra , and Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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ASIN: B0000027YR
Release Date: 1992-07-14

Tracks:

  1. Cantata No. 80: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
  2. Cantata No. 140: Zion Hears The Watchmen's Voices
  3. Magnificant In D Major, BWV 243: My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord
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  18. Israel In Egypt: Sing Ye To The Lord
  19. Coronation Anthem: Zadok The Priest
  20. Messiah: Hallelujah

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bach and Handel Treats.......2000-08-04

The unfortunate thingÑif anything can be said to the contrary about this collectionÑis that is an older recording. As far as authenticity, what was available in the days of Bach and Handel to perform their music, and what they may have had in mind as the formidable way of presenting it to the publicÑas well as to the heavensÑmay be quite different things. Viewed in this way, authenticity may be an abstraction we are not here priviledged to comment on.

I have marveled for years, even when these were two separate LP's, of the power and dimensionality conveyed by the way these works are performed. I still switch from one to another piece as which is my favorite. In this respect, the experience is a hermenutic delight. Any lover or respecter of Bach or Handel would not go wrong by including this collection in their musical library.

When I use the word "treats" in the title, I mean just that: it is a collection of works that one would be hard pressed to find performed together on any available recording. And so I use the metaphor "treat," as if I were given a morsel and then devoured it; and another, and devoured that one, each with a fullness of pleasure and delight, and with soul filling satisfaction.

These indivdual recordings are for the most part masterpieces in and of themselves, and to be able to listen to them as they are performed flawlessly, and in a manner that invites the Spirit of GodÑby saying they are a "treat"Ñis to merely to treat them minimally.

3 out of 5 stars Fine recording, but doesn't work for me........1999-05-07

I love several of J.S. Bach's cantatas, and enjoy hearing them in a variety of ways--period performances, orchestral arrangements, etc. Therefore I'm not one to insist on authenticity. Nevertheless, the chorus here sounds too big for the Bach. Also, the program needs more variety for straight through listening. Chorus after (massive) chorus doesn't work for me.

5 out of 5 stars rock on!!!!!.......1999-02-09

Jesu joy of man's desiring, holy wisdom love most bright

5 out of 5 stars This song is the best I have ever heard. It rocks!!!!!.......1999-02-09

Jesu joy of man's desiring, holy wisdom love most bright

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