Daquin & The French Noel

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Robert Bates plays the complete Noels of Louis-Claude Daquin on Charles Fisk's organ for Stanford Memorial Chruch. This recording showcases the many French reeds of the organ, in addition to flute and cornet combinations.

Tracks:

Fantasie Impromptu in C-sharp minor, OP.66
Waltz No.15 in A-flat, Op.39
Rondo all turca from Sonata in A, K.331
Minuet in G
Traumerei Op.15 No.7 (from Kinderzenen)
Un sospiro
Etude in C-sharp minor, Op.10 No.4
Etude in G-flat, Op.10 No.5
Humoresque, Op.101 No.7
'Fur Elise' (Bagatelle Wo0.59)
Claire de lune (Suite Bergamasque, No.3)
Golliwog's Cakewalk (Coin des enfants, No.6)
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3 No.2
Melody in F, Op.3 No.1
The Cuckoo
La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Preludes Book I)
Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op.64 No.2
Waltz in G-flat, Op.70 No.1
Jeux d'eau
Gymnopedie No.1 (Lent et douloureux)

Customer Reviews:

Elegance at the piano.......2007-06-16

I grew up listening to Moura Lympany's playing, especially Litolff's Scherzo. Never could understand how a person could play with absolute control at high speed. In this recording, most (though not all - the Etude in C# minor an obvious exception)of the music is more laid back, and played with great grace and with the controlled touch of a pianist at the peak of her career.
The ambience of the recording is a wide open one, giving us the full clear sound that makes listening to a grand piano to enjoyable.
If you enjoy listening to good piano music, this is a recording that you will enjoy a great deal.

VALUE FOR MONEY.......2006-08-24

Dame Moura is my favourite pianist. Her great style and sublety of expression comes out in all her recordings. this CD is the best value for money ever!!

Good bang for the buck........2005-12-07

I was killing some time in the store the other day and was in the mood for a cheap CD for the car for the ride home. I ran across this and saw a few recognizable titles so for about $5 I figured I'd take a chance. I'm fairly impressed, I wasn't crazy about some of her dynamics in Un Sospiro plus her little added frill in there but still enjoyed it...I'd learned that piece myself years back, still can't play it and probably never will! Another piece I've known for years is the infamous Rachmaninov Prelude in C#m. Again, I wasn't crazy about some of the dynamics of her style but she still nails it without a hitch. Then I got to some other interesting pieces, I love the Debussy Golliwog's Cakewalk...really sticks in your head. Sort of a classisized (?) ragtime and it's cool enough that I'm going to dig through my music and see if I don't have it somewhere. I thought the Chopin Etude in C#m was absolutely fabulous, she just cooks through it from beginning to end. I probably have the music for that too...I'm not even going to attempt it! ;-) In fact, I liked all the Chopin she plays here, it seems she had a real flair for his music. Without going on forever here I'll just say that there are several tracks I listen to extensively on here and I'm fairly impressed. For a lousy $5 how can you go wrong? Just buy the thing! I'd never heard of her before so I just did a little 'net searching and I'm saddened to find that she just passed away about 8 months ago at age 88, truly a loss to the classical music world. In any case, even at twice the price I doubt anyone would be disappointed with this CD.

Really good price........2002-06-15

This is a great CD and you can't beat the price. These piano compositions are great for restful backgroud music after a hard day. I want to get a second one for when this one wears out.

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Rachmaninov is the master
A Master of Musical Love
Classic Historic Rachmaninoff.

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ASIN: B000A2AD2S
Release Date: 2006-01-10

Customer Reviews:

badly remastered.......2007-06-25

"The Complete Rachmaninoff', at 2-3 times the price is a better deal. This version is re-mastered in a way that reduces surface noise, but, at the same time, removes much of the pianists' tone quality that comes through so well on the original LP release, as well as the more expensive set. Also, this album is lacking the documentation of recording dates that the LP and 'The Complete Rachmaninoff' provide. For the neophyte, the re-mastering reduces the magic of Rachmaninoff's tone. I would expect the connoisseur to be even more disappointed. There are bargains out there, but for this album, you get what you pay for.

Rachmaninov is the master.......2007-05-15

Some people like the recordings and some dont, but as a fan of Rachmaninov it would be a shame not to own these recordings. To hear a master composer from history play his own works is not that common. Just put the cd in your player put your headphones on and watch the black and white images appear in your mind as though you were at a concert in the 1930's looking on at the man sitting at the piano carefully but with feeling pounding each note into the air of time. If you don't like the scratchy recordings then obviously you are a spoiled brat who doesnt appreciate fine art.

A Master of Musical Love.......2007-01-18

There have been other brilliant composers and genius pianists as Rachmaninoff lived and afterwards. Yet, in my opinion, he is the real central figure of his days and, as far as I can feel, what there is of most modern up to now in classical music. I do not think it exaggerated to say that, after all these decades, someone is still to pick up the torch from his hands at that level of inspiration, just as he picked it up from Tchaikovsky. It is true that a few of his compositions seem quirky and cerebral: but more than a few are the masterpieces. His second Concerto is the concert of the century. And where do we find, for instance, a match for his etude tableau 39/5 in one hundred years? Or a simply revolutionary piece as his prelude 32/12 is?

One could go on with a list of marvelous compositions either created or played by him and many reviewers already pointed so much of great in his recordings. So a good thing to do here is what a previous reviewer also did: to say something special about one favorite piece of the box-set. My forerunner pointed to Rach's rendering of Haendel's "Harmonious Blacksmith" and I agree with each word he wrote about it. Now I should like to declare my amazement about his version of "Leise flehen", initially a Swansong written by Schubert and later transcribed by Liszt.

Hopefully Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and other singers will not mind my saying this, but Rachmaninoff unveils and exposes such a treasure in this song that now its original lyrics only seem to obstruct the inestimable wealth in piano notes below them at all other known recordings: the piece is infinitely more beautiful when left to the pianist alone. Rach's playing is warm and generous, just like Schubert's creative Geist, and the result is light-years ahead of the usual rough, squared, catacomb mood with which people bring the composition along with singers.

Impossible not to love, but there is more to that. After listening so many times to this piece that never ceases to stun me, I came to conclude that in fact very few people could manage to play the `leise flehen' like this, even among good pianists. As expressed here, its notes speak to their listener in such frank, open, and direct way - like a true friend making an important confession - that only a man with Rachmaninoff's `heart of gold' could manage to convey its meaning.

Ahhh, maybe we're talking about technique... To have a most noble heart, then, is THE decisive technical prerequisite for communicating these notes, otherwise they will simply not come out at all.

Notes: Here are a few opinions about the pieces mentioned above; hopefully they will be helpful for persons who don't know Rachmaninoff's works and stimulating for those who already know them. 1) As far as I am aware, besides Rachmaninoff only Valentina Lisitsa recorded the Leise flehen in a solo version. It can be found in her 2005 DVD with the Swan Songs program. 2) The etude tableaux 39/5 is not in this box set; many performers have played it, but none as Van Cliburn, who simply operates a miracle in the CD "My Favorite Rachmaninoff". His playing and the vertigo sensation it leaves behind are so powerful that I am sometimes afraid to listen to him. 3) Horowitz, the wizard, masters the prelude 32/12 in his CD "Horowitz Plays Scriabin" and in his legendary 1986 Moscow recital; the prelude is also in Rach's box-set. 4) About the second concerto, there are so many recordings, most of which I have not heard; my favorite performer is Benno Moiseiwitsch, a sublime piano poet much admired by Rachmaninoff himself. None of the recordings I've heard of the concerto, including the two available by its own composer, reach the climax of its third movement as Moiseiwitsch does in a 1944 movie called "Battle for Music". It is only a short excerpt from one of his wartime presentations with the LSO, but long enough to show how it sounds when perfectly done. The excerpt is also in the movie "The Art of Piano", in which the entire footage involving Rachmaninoff and Moiseiwitsch is simply a gem (however much historically unprecise).

Classic Historic Rachmaninoff........2006-01-14

If you're a tad bit confused between this boxed set and "The Complete Recordings" boxed set from 1992, fear not. Both this and "The Complete Recordings" are exactly the same. The only difference is in the cover art and packaging. Also, the price of this recent reissue is half as much as the original edition. If you have the original edition, there's no need to buy it again. If you don't own this already, then this present edition is the one to get mainly because of its reduced price tag.
With this out of the way, onto the music itself:
The Rachmaninoff Complete recordings collection includes everything the great Russian composer/pianist recorded between the years 1919 and 1941. Besides recording historic versions of his own classic Piano Concertos, his "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paginini" as well as conducting his own Third Symphony and Isle of the Dead, Rachmaninoff also recorded arrangements of works by such great composers ranging from Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert to most importantly, Chopin. These recordings are also included in this mammoth set alongside more obscure works by Mussorgsky, Daquin, Henselt and Dohnanyi.
The sound quality varies throughout the set ranging from highly listenable to sounding as if it were transferred by placing a microphone directly into the horn of an old grammophone. Despite the variants of sound quality, one cannot deny that this music as well as these recordings are important and historic.
The CD booklet gives a brief insight to Rachmaninoff's history as a recording artist as well as a breakdown of the tracks themselves. The only major flaw with this present edition is the fact that there are no recording dates listed anywhere in the liner notes. Considering that these are historic recordings dating from the very birth of the recording age, it would've definitely been helpful to be able to identify the year in which each work included here was recorded. Considering that I do not own the original edition of this set, there's a good chance that the first edition included the dates of the recordings. Not so here though. This is the reason why this reviewer docked this set one star.
Apart from this, this present edition or Rachmaninoff's complete recordings is a must for the die-hard Rachmaninoff fan. You get to hear the genius at work not only with his own material but with works by others as well. There are also a few note worthy collaborations such as a full disc of duets with legendary violinist Fritz Kreisler, an appearance by mezzo soprano Naddejda Plevitskaya on the arrangement of the traditional tune "Powder and Paint" and a fabulous four-hand piano rendition of Rachmaninoff's own "Italian Polka" with his daughter Natalie as second pianist (which actually sounds like a homemade wax-cylinder recording).
With this said, if you can get around guessing when these recordings were made, this is some great and historic music from one of the very best composer/musicians of our time - the one and only, the great Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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good selection
Bad recording quality

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Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

Nocturne In C-Sharp Minor - Mikhail Pletnev
La Campanella - Andre Watts
I. Adagio Sostenuto - Mikhail Pletnev
Etude Op.10 No.3: Lento Ma Non Troppo - Stanislav Bunin
III. Rondo Alla Turca: Allegro - Moura Lympany
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin - Moura Lympany
Moment Musical D780 No.3: Allegro Moderato - Stephen Kovacevich
Waltz In D-Flat Op.64 No.1 - John Ogdon
The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring From Cantata BWV 147 - Alexis Weissenberg
Polonaise In A-Flat Op.53 Heroique - Martha Argerich
Fur Elise - Jean-Bernard Pommier
Fruhlingslied Op.62 No.6 - Jean-Bernard Pommier
Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor Op.66 - Stanislav Bunin
Rondo In D K485 - Stanislav Bunin
Arabesque No.1 - Aldo Ciccolini
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Cecile Ousset

Tracks:

I. Allegro - Christian Zacharias
Grande Valse Brillante In E-Flat Op.18 - Alexis Weissenberg
Rhapsody In Blue - Wayne Marshall
I. Grande Ritournelle - Aldo Ciccolini
Etude Op.10 No.5 In G-Flat - Stanislav Bunin
Aufschwung - Martha Argerich
Rondo Capriccioso In E Op.14 - Helmut Roloff
I. Allegro - John Ogdon
Les Jeux D'eau A La Villa D'Este - Andre Watts
I. Ondine - Martha Argerich
Impromptu No.2 In F Minor Op.31 - Cecile Ousset
Le Piccadilly - Aldo Ciccolini
Invitation To The Dance D-Flat Op.65 - Thierry De Brunhoff
I. Allegro - Christian Zacharias
III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Alexis Weissenberg
I Got Rhythm - Variations For Piano And Orchestra - Wayne Marshall

Tracks:

Gymnopedie No.1 - Aldo Ciccolini
Gnossienne No.1 - Aldo Ciccolini
Reverie - Aldo Ciccolini
Un Sospiro - Andre Watts
II. Andante - Stephen Hough
II. Adagio Cantabile - Stephen Kovacevich
Tango Op.165 No.2 - Moura Lympany
Consolation No.3 In D-Flat - Tzimon Barto
Song Without Words No.1 In E Op.19b No.1 - Daniel Adni
Prelude In A Op.28 No.7 - John Ogdon
Aria - Maria Tipo
Vogel Als Prophet - Moura Lympany
II. Pagodes - Cecile Ousset
Nocturne In D-Flat Op.9 No.2 - Alexis Weissenberg
Nocturne In D-Flat Op.27 No.2 - Aldo Ciccolini
II. Adagio - Dmitri Alexeev
Berceuse In D-Flat Op.57 - Peter Donohoe

Tracks:

Etude Op.10 No.12 In C Minor Revolutionary - Stanislav Bunin
III. Rondo: Allegro - Emil Gilels
I. Allegro Molto Moderato - Sviatoslav Richter
Polonaise No.3 In A Op.40 No.1 Military - John Ogdon
III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto - Moura Lympany
Slavonic Dance In E Minor Op.46 No.2: Allegro Scherzando - Michel Beroff
Etude Op.8 No.12 - Stephen Kovacevich
Prelude In C - Edwin Fischer
I. Allegretto - Peter Donohoe
III. Marcia Funebre - Mikhail Pletnev
Prelude In C Sharp Minor Op.3 No.2 - Alexis Weissenberg
I. Largo - Allegro - Stephen Kovacevich
Scherzo No.3 In F-Sharp Minor Op.39 - Martha Argerich
Islamey - Andrei Gavrilov
The Great Gate Of Kiev - Alexis Weissenberg
I. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Moderato - Andrei Gavrilov

Tracks:

Liebestraum - Alexis Weissenberg
Clair De Lune - Alexis Weissenberg
I. Moderato - Andrei Gavrilov
Prelude In D-Flat Op.28 No.15 Raindrop - John Ogdon
Valse Romantique - Aldo Ciccolini
Jeux D'eau - Cecile Ousset
Valse-Impromptu - Alexis Weissenberg
Waltz Op.39 No.15 - Jean-Bernard Pommier
Variation No.18: Andante Cantabile - Cecile Ousset
Nocturne In F-Sharp Op.15 No.2 - Maurizio Pollini
Alborada Del Gracioso - Cecile Ousset
Sonata In D-Minor Pastorale L413 - Aldo Ciccolini
Klavierstuck In F K33b - Stanislav Bunin
I. Valse Oubliee - Andre Watts
Waltz In C-Sharp Minor Op.64 No.2 - John Ogdon
II. En Bateau - Michel Beroff
I. Allegro Maestoso - Martha Argerich

Tracks:

The Maiden's Prayer - Jean-Bernard Pommier
Humoresque - Andre Watts
Traumerei - Mikhail Pletnev
Invention No.1 In C BWV 772 - Aldo Ciccolini
The Harmonious Blacksmith - Moura Lympany
Le Coucou - Moura Lympany
Canciones Y Danzas - No.1 - Gonzalo Soriano
Golliwogg's Cakewalk - Moura Lympany
Nocturne In E-Flat Op.9 No.2 - John Ogdon
Sinfonia No.1 In C BWV 787 - Aldo Ciccolini
Melodie No.1 In F Op.3 No.1 - Moura Lympany
November: Troika - Mikhail Pletnev
June: Barcarolle - Mikhail Pletnev
Choral Prelude BWV 645: Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme - Stanislav Bunin
Minuet In G - Moura Lympany
Berceuse - Jean-Philippe Collard
IV. Theme & Variations - Sviatoslav Richter

Customer Reviews:

good selection.......2007-05-11

my cds were standard recording quality

an overall good selection. It is sometimes hard to jump from different composers, but the cds flow well overall, an excellent way to catch a masterpiece you might have missed.

Bad recording quality.......2007-01-16

I bought this a week ago. I have never heard such bad recordings before. The first CD is the worst. There are loud scratching sounds, some songs are extremely hard to hear. Other CDs are better, but none are top quality. Great selection, but the poor recording quality makes it difficult to "lose yourself" in the music.

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"Best Harpsichord Recording"
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Air And Variations In E Major From Harpsicord Suite No. 5: The Harmonious Blacksmith
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The Earl Of Salisbury: Pavan, The Earl Of Salisbury
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Customer Reviews:

"Best Harpsichord Recording".......2005-11-05

I have always loved the sound of the Harpsichord and for many years hearing poorly recorded or played Harpsichord this treasure is a must have. From the fine compositions to the good sound quality this CD is definately a keeper.
Plenty of music for a moderate price as well.

Great.......2005-08-09

This CD is very very good just what I was looking for. I highly recommend this CD if you are planning on purchasing a Harpsicord CD, this one is the best.

a must-have for harpsichord lovers.......2004-04-30

I love the sound of this most unusual instrument, the harpsichord. Especially the fast intricately melodic songs. Very enjoyable. This "Greatest Hits" includes many compositions perfectly suited to this wonderful old predecessor to the piano. There's even a little funny trivia thrown in: on the song sheet is written: Q:"what did the famous conductor Sir Thomas say that the harpsichord sounds like? A: "Like two skeletons screwing on a hot tin roof" :)

David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness"

keeno.......2001-01-08

This is a fun cd. BYRD, BULL, BACH ETC come through great Scarlatti bits sound like a flock of unhappy cows running of a field of burnt popcorn but those bits generally do unless played on the African Kalimba [or thumb piano] in Africa where I need not hear them.

This is a well engineered CD. Many featuring the harpsichord demand a level of equipment beyond that of any regular person with bills, which means this disk sounds just fine on a boom box. Everybody in the family will like some part of this disk `cept for the 13 year old whose lost to punk rock or hip hop.

The Most Superb Harpsichord Sampler.......2000-07-27

I can't imagine a better sampler of harpsichord 'hits' played by one of the great stereo-era masters. A full complement of emotions is displayed here, from the most delicate and sparing texture to the most rip-roaring martial roar. If you're wondering what the harpsichord is about, or if you're already a fan and want a great sampler to play for your own delight and amusement, you cannot go wrong with this recording.

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Only thing wrong is the title... Good classical collection!

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The Entertainer - Roger Shields
Nutcracker Suite (Chocolate) - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Water Music (Original No. 18) - George Frideric Handel
Concerto For 2 Oboes & Strings In D Minor, Op. 42 No. 2 (I. Largo) - A. Caroldi
Concerto For 4 Pianos In A Minor BWV 1065 (III. Allegro) - Bracha Eden
Symphony In G Major, K. 45a 'Lambacher - Sinfonie' (II. Andante) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Trumpet Concerto In C (IV. Allegro) - Edward H. Tarr
Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (Beginning) - Sir Edward Elgar
Op. 289: Persian March - Johann Strauss II
Barcarolle - Susan Jolles
Concerto In D For Trumpet, 2 Oboes, Strings & Continuo (II. Largo) - Heinz Zickler
Prelude No. 6, Op. 28 - Walter Klien
Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor BWV 1041 (I. Allegro) - Susanne Lautenbacher
Suite For 2 Trumpets, 2 Oboes & Strings (II. Largo) - Heinz Zickler
Serenade No. 4 In D Major, K. 203 - Oscar Ravina
Violin Concerto No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 7 'La Campanella (II. Adagio) - Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Pictures At An Exhibition (I. Promenade) - Modest Mussorgsky
Variation On A Waltz By Diabelli, D. 718 - Peter Frankl
Water Music (Original No. 15) - George Frideric Handel
Le Coucou - Werner Simons
Plaisir D'Amore - Susan Jolles
Caucasian Sketches (IV. Procession Of The Sardar) - Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov
Salu D'Amour (Love's Greeting) - Sir Edward Elgar
Symphony No. 39 In F Major (II. Andantino) - Michael Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 2 In D Major, Hob VIIb/2 (II. Adagio) - Laszlo Varga

Customer Reviews:

Only thing wrong is the title... Good classical collection!.......2003-10-13

I've pondered the title of this fine classical collection for quite some time (far longer than is warranted, to be sure), and I've yet to come to a conclusion as to why this album is called CANDLELIGHT FAVORITES. While some selections are solemn (Enigma Variations), romantic (Variations on a Waltz), and intense (Concerto for 2 Oboes), far more pieces are bright (Water Music) and even whimsical (The Entertainer). Though it didn't exactly set the mood I was anticipating, this album will by no means be collecting dust on my shelf.

This collection surpasses many classical variety albums in its overall quality, regardless of the excellent price. The performances of the respective pieces are excellent as is the audio engineering, which is crisp and clear. What suprised me most, after a couple listens, was how well the widely varied pieces fit together as an album. The selections cross time from the early Baroque period into the 20th century, and they all have a certain continuity. This gives the album added value, as you'd have to purchase many albums to have the wide range of music represented here. CANDLELIGHT FAVORITES gives a mixture of instantly recognizable tunes with some "deeper cuts". It's essentially a classical "mix tape" of sorts, and it works well for both background and purposeful listening.

Tracks:

The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Canon In D
Rondeau (Masterpiece Theater Theme)
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Water Music: Allegro-Andante(Allegro da capo)
Water Music: Air
Water Music: Bourree
Water Music: Hornpipe
Xerxes: Largo
Sound Of The Trumpet, Sound
The Four Seasons 'Winter': Largo
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
Adagio In G Minor
Music For The Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Concerto For Lute In D Major: Largo
Christmas Concerto: Allegro, Pastorale. Largo
Concerto No. 1 For Oboe & String Orchestra: Adagio - Allegro
Concerto No. 12 In B Minor: Aria. Larghetto e Piano
Le Coucou
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

I'm Mad About Baroque.......2007-01-05

I love this CD and am so pleased to have purchased it. I put it on almost daily at work -- it is the perfect length equipt with the perfect choice music.

Amazing!.......2002-12-18

I thouroughly enjoy this CD! The music is beautiful enough to listen to all by itself, but also quiet and peaceful enough to listen to while studying for exams or doing homework. Mad about Baroque has been in my discman for many weeks and accompanied to the library many times. This is a great CD!

The Recorder: 4 Centuries of Recorder Music

Average customer rating:

GREAT!!! Just wonderful. (if you like ancient music)
Excellent overview

The Recorder: 4 Centuries of Recorder Music

Manufacturer: Lyrichord Discs Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Complete Recorder Concertos
The Ultimate Recorder Collection
Frans Brüggen Edition Vol. 2 - Italian Recorder Sonatas
The Art of the Recorder
Van Eyck: Der Fluyten Lust-Hof (Selections)

ASIN: B00000620L
Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

Two Canticles
7th Royal Estampie
Le Ductia
Salterello
Danse
5th Royal Estampie
Royal Danse
Lonc le rieu de la fontaine-Regnat
Tant Con Je Vivrai
Or est Baiars en Hure!
Canzona la Bernardino
Fantasia
Fantasia For Two Basses
If Love Now Reigned
En vray amoure
Torre de la nina - Meu Naranjedo
'Pavana y Gallarda D'Angleterre'
Suite For Five Instruments
La Alfonsina
Canon ad Nonam
Gallicum Quoddam
Holla Hoi
Basse Danse And Tourdion
Gavotte And Branle Gai
Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Boffons
Variations On A Figured Bass
Sonata In D Minor
Les Delices - Le Champetre
Le Rossignol en Amour
Noel VII

Customer Reviews:

GREAT!!! Just wonderful. (if you like ancient music).......2006-12-18

I was not sure about this, but saw another 5 star rating, and decided to take the gamble. This is a really nice CD. It has all sizes of recorders played, and lots of various percussion instruments of the day. This has lots of happy ancient dance songs and more solumn sounding but beautiful peices. The cover says the group is from Argentina. I am now looking for more of their CDs.

Excellent overview.......2000-08-18

I was introduced to this collection at an institute of The California Arts Project which focused on teaching beginning recorder. This CD has an excellent variety...using the different types of recorders, and music of different periods. This CD is good for developing listening skills and for appreciating the importance of the recorder throughout musical history.

Average customer rating:

Exquisite, with glimpses of a transcendental beauty
Probably of interest to purists & students

Christmas Through The Ages

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

$7 - $10 | Today's Deals | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
Similar Items:

A Festive Baroque Christmas / AAM · Paul Goodwin
A Robert Shaw Christmas - Angels on High
Songs of Angels - Christmas Hymns and Carols

ASIN: B00005QIUW
Release Date: 2001-11-13

Tracks:

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Die Hirten Dem Felder - King's Consort
Procedenti Puero - Sinfonye
Riu, Riu Chiu
Luz de Vuestros Ojos
Presto from Sinfonia a Tre, Per il Santissimo Natale Op. 1 No. 12
In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Westminster Cathedral Choir
Salvator Noster - King's Consort
In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Corydon Singers, Westminster Cathedral Choir
Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child (The Coventry Carol) Op. 25 No. 2
Carol of the Children - Holst Singers
There Is No Rose of Such Virtue
O Magnum Mysterium - Westminster Cathedral Choir
Omnes de Saba
Allegro from the 'Christmas Concerto' Op. 6 No. 8
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Westminster Cathedral Choir
Adieu des Bergers - Corydon Singers
Die Ke ('Three Kings from Persian Lands Afar') Op. 8 No. 2
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - St. Paul's Cathedral Choir
NoNo. 1 - Christopher Herrick
Hodie Nobis de Coelo - Parley of Instruments, Westminster Cathedral Choir
Quem Pastores Laudavere - Westminster Cathedral Choir
God Is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation)

Customer Reviews:

Exquisite, with glimpses of a transcendental beauty.......2003-09-19

I can't believe it. This is the first "Christmas" disc I ever bought and am still regularly listening to ... nine months post-holiday, now!

This collection is replete with sparks of worship and awe. The festive jaunt embarks on a well-executed, majestic baroque piece, slipping into some flitty operatics. The mood shifts from aristocratic regalism to rich, emotive ethnicity in the climactic, folk dance-feel of entries 3 & 4. The transition between the two is gorgeous. {Who compiled this disc? Give that wo/man a raise! I have never heard such juxtapositional mastery on any professional compilation before. Chillout comp "masters", listen and weep!!}

Not only is this CD emotionally satiating with expert arrangement/transitions, it is well-balanced in style: from traditional to experimental, pointed to ethereal, instrumental to acapella ... voices male and female, youthful and mature. The frosty choral majesty of pockets No. 5 and interlude 9 through 13 bestow upon the listener such a sweet uplift into the spirit of praise. This inspirational thrust underlies a generous portion of this disc. For the first time in years I have decided upon a personal "favorite song", and that is #11. The "engagement ring diamond commercial" residue doesn't interfere too much with enjoying the effervescent, Vivaldi-ish No. 15. A few organ pieces are thrown in for good measure (the final, surprising one always evoking a good chuckle).

While there are certainly many standouts I listen to far more regularly than other ballads, this is a solid disc of excellent, well-executed music. My muddled blabbering on here cannot do this CD justice. This is one of the very best CDs in my personal collection. The Hyperion Label should be very proud of this release. If you are seeking a festive potpourri of aural exaltation, the charming incense of Christmas Throughout the Ages will not disappoint.

Incidentally, the track listing on Amazon is currently inaccurate - either that, or they have the wrong title and cover art for their product number here. Yikes! In the interim, go to the Hyperion-Records UK website to see the real list until Amazon rectifies this listing.

I have reviewed:

Thomas Clark of Canterbury (1775-1859)
While shepherds watched their flocks by night [3'40]
Psalmody, The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman
From Christmas Music from English Parish Churches, 1740-1830 (CDA66924)
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)

Die Hirten auf dem Felder [1'27]
The King's Consort / Robert King
Soloists: James Bowman, Jonathan Kenny countertenors, Mark Padmore tenor
From The Christmas Story (CDA66398)
Anonymous medieval English

Procedenti puero [1'44]
Sinfonye / Stevie Wishart
Soloists: Vivian Ellis, Jocelyn West sopranos
From Gabriel's Greeting (CDA66685)
Spanish traditional

Riu, riu chiu [2'17]
The Sixteen / Harry Christophers
Soloist: Christopher Hodges bass
From Christmas Music From Medieval and Renaissance Europe (CDA66263)
Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)

La luz de vuestros ojos [2'13]
A Capella Portuguesa / Owen Rees
From Masters of the Chapel Royal, Lisbon (CDA66725)
Giuseppe Valentini