The Calm: Inspired 20th Century Classics

Track Listings
1. Honey: Jesus    
2. Messiaen: Louange a l'Eternite de Jesus    
3. Part: Spiegel im Spiegel    
4. Messiaen: Louange aL'Immortalite de Jesus    
5. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes    
6. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes    
7. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes    
8. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes    
9. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes    
10. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes    
11. Curiale: Forgiveness - Movement 2    
12. Satie: Le Fils des etoiles - pastorale kaldeenne: La vocation    
13. Satie: Le Fils des etoiles - pastorale kaldeenne: L'initiation    
14. Satie: Le Fils des etoiles - pastorale kaldeenne: L'incantation    
15. Honey: Morning    
16. MacMillan: Angel    
17. Adams: Alone...again or at last    

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Black Box may be one of the preeminent record labels for modern composers, but that doesn't mean its music can't be soothing. On The Calm, we get a 17-track sampling of some lesser-heard 20th-century pieces that are all (you guessed it) calming. Paul Honey's atmospheric track from Two Days, Nine Lives sets the opening tone for this disc, while tracks featuring the music of Erik Satie and Olivier Messiaen are a little less predictable but still soothingly meditative. Arvo Pärt's "Spiegel im Spiegel" gives a listener a hint of his "holy minimalism" style of composing; it's a gorgeous piece and well-played by violinist Rebecca Hirsch. John Adams's electronic keyboard-based "Alone ... again or at last" is an odd closer; it sounds more like smooth jazz than classical music. Still, as classical compilations go, this set is one of the most eclectic and interesting available. --Jason Verlinde

The Calm: Inspired 20th Century Classics, Music, Caroline Dearnley, John Adams, Joseph Curiale, Paul Honey, James MacMillan, Olivier Messiaen, Arvo Part, Erik Satie, Joseph Curiale, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Lenehan, John York, Simon Haram, Rebecca Hirsch, American 20th/21st Century Opera, Chamber, Classical, Classical Collections-Artist Desc., Classical Music, Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb., Film, Film Music, Keyboard, Mixed Chamber Ensemble with Keyboard, Music for Keyboard, Musical Theater, Opera, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Orchestral Music, V/a Compilations, Violin with Keyboard
The Calm: Inspired 20th Century Classics
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Terrific, rarely heard music
 The Calm: Inspired 20th Century Classics

Manufacturer: Black Box Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

All Works by AdamsAll Works by Adams | Adams, John | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by MacMillanAll Works by MacMillan | MacMillan, James | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by MessiaenAll Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by PartAll Works by Part | Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by SatieAll Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000058UUT
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

  1. Honey: Jesus
  2. Messiaen: Louange a l'Eternite de Jesus
  3. Part: Spiegel im Spiegel
  4. Messiaen: Louange aL'Immortalite de Jesus
  5. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes
  6. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes
  7. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes
  8. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes
  9. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes
  10. Satie: 6 Gnossiennes
  11. Curiale: Forgiveness - Movement 2
  12. Satie: Le Fils des etoiles - pastorale kaldeenne: La vocation
  13. Satie: Le Fils des etoiles - pastorale kaldeenne: L'initiation
  14. Satie: Le Fils des etoiles - pastorale kaldeenne: L'incantation
  15. Honey: Morning
  16. MacMillan: Angel
  17. Adams: Alone...again or at last

Amazon.com

Black Box may be one of the preeminent record labels for modern composers, but that doesn't mean its music can't be soothing. On The Calm, we get a 17-track sampling of some lesser-heard 20th-century pieces that are all (you guessed it) calming. Paul Honey's atmospheric track from Two Days, Nine Lives sets the opening tone for this disc, while tracks featuring the music of Erik Satie and Olivier Messiaen are a little less predictable but still soothingly meditative. Arvo Pärt's "Spiegel im Spiegel" gives a listener a hint of his "holy minimalism" style of composing; it's a gorgeous piece and well-played by violinist Rebecca Hirsch. John Adams's electronic keyboard-based "Alone ... again or at last" is an odd closer; it sounds more like smooth jazz than classical music. Still, as classical compilations go, this set is one of the most eclectic and interesting available. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Terrific, rarely heard music.......2002-07-06

The title of this compilation is incredibly accurate IF you enjoy modern music. It doesn't really fit the traditional, mainstream definition of relaxing music -- nice, quiet Mozart or Vivaldi, for example. It does, however, feature beautiful, powerful, sublime modern music. Each track is a revelation, from the more familiar Messiaen and Satie to the rest of the album, all pieces that I had not heard before. Paul Honey, Joseph Curiale, and James MacMillan all deserve a wider audience. Hopefully, their inclusion on this compilation will help them gain that audience.

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