Violin Improvisations

Editorial Reviews
William Wians, Fanfare
"His playing moves in a free-flowing current from improvisation to improvisation...yet maintains a hold on some basic pattern characterizing each."

Warren Burt, Libretto
"...he has here produced an album of solo violin improvisations of striking beauty and austerity. In fact, the improvisations are unlike anything I've ever heard before."

Album Description
"1990 CD release of solo violin & electronics recorded in NYC in September of 1989. Kosugi is of course the main "Taj Mahal Traveler" and a key player in Fluxus-related activities during the sixties. This is some of the most beautiful mathematical-relationship inspired solo performance grate/scrape out there, it's really hard to believe that all present glossed-out cavern/tank sonics are derived from a single violin & a digital delay unit. Just enough trace of certain 'Eastern' micro-tonalitites & alien gesture to keep your ears dancing on end. Sublime." -- Hrvatski, Forced Exposure

Takehisa Kosugi's improvisations, both with violin and miscellaneous sounding objects, have a sense of emerging from the bottom of a spiritual unconscious. From this place comes a music based more on the feeling of sounds than conscious arrangement. Memory, physical action, tactile perceptions, environmental conditions, and awareness of subconscious microcosmic and macrocosmic extremes inform his work as much as the intention to assemble sounds into music. When listeners connect with his sounds, a direct identification of experience occurs between audience and performer.

Violin Improvisations

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Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Microcosmos
  • Great value with a few flaws
  • eeh, I guess I don't like Bartok that much
  • Best classical value out there
  • 5 Stars for the music and performance
Bartok: Complete Solo Piano Music

Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
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ASIN: B00008X5AY
Release Date: 2003-05-27

Amazon.com

Sàndor, still active at 90 as this reissue appears, was a student of Bartók and a preferred interpreter of his music. Since this set appeared on nine LPs in the early 1960s, it has been the standard for Bartók's piano music; in this fine-sounding reissue, it still is. Sàndor can hit hard enough for such virtuoso pieces as the Piano Sonata and "Out of Doors," but he also retains the romantic element heard in the composer's own playing which tempers the harsher qualities of the music. While this collection isn't quite as complete as advertised (some early, insignificant piano music by Bartók is omitted), it includes all of Bartók's significant piano music, including such relatively obscure gems as the Bagatelles, eight Improvisations, and many delectable folk arrangements which will appeal even to listeners who think Bartók is too challenging for them. Vox's recorded sound, superbly remastered, resists obsolescence as effectively as Sàndor's performances. Even with the inclusion of the early books of "Mikrokosmos," which will appeal mostly to piano students, this set is worth several times the asking price. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Microcosmos.......2007-03-08

Sándor was a champion not only of Bartók's music but also of Bartók's style of playing. He often complained that people were too quick to see Bartók as ultra-modern, and to fail to appreciate the rich seam of lyricism that also runs through his music.

The piano music is dominated by short pieces, many of them written for piano students, notably the collections "Microcosmos" and "For Children". These, together with suites of folk dance arrangements, make up the bulk of the solo piano output.

Sandór plays these short, and often simple pieces, with neither too much nor too little art. As a gifted teacher, he knew unerringly how much music each of these small vessels held. The result is beguiling - but be warned: no-one can listen to the 153 short pieces of Microcosmos end-to-end. This is an anthology to be dipped into, not swallowed whole.

The remastering is pretty successful (fortunately - some of Vox's CD reissues are plagued by severe deterioration of the original tapes). And it's for half nothing-what's not to like?

4 out of 5 stars Great value with a few flaws.......2006-07-28

I am not a Bartok expert by any scale, but I do like the way these pieces, without exception, are played. There are, however, a couple of other problems.

As mentioned by an earlier reviewer, very few of the works are split into tracks - Mikrokosmos is divided into 7 for each of its six volumes, and to accomodate for a full CD. In these seven tracks there are 121 songs. I would have much preferred if the songs had been split into tracks. Almost the entire CD set is this way - Fifteen Hungarian Songs is one track, Fourteen Bagatelles, etc. It is very annoying when one wants to hear a particular song in those tracks and not the others.

Another detriment to the collection is the recording quality. It is decent most of the time, but in loud sections the piano buzzes. One might be able to ignore it, but I think that it detracts from the passion of the forte quite a bit.

Overall, for $18 it is pretty decent, but if you are like me and like to keep your music library neatly organized (and aren't extremely cheap), I would not recommend this set.

3 out of 5 stars eeh, I guess I don't like Bartok that much.......2006-07-25

I like the fact that Bartok is into the folk tradition and all, but he just tends to forget the fact that melody has to be SOMEWHERE in the music. I'm all for creative expression when you're sitting alone at the piano, but abstract music should be reserved for performance art. I like playing some of your stuff Bela, but I just don't want to listen to you.

5 out of 5 stars Best classical value out there.......2005-10-05

To put this set in perspective, for months I would go to my local Tower Records fishing for worthwhile classical CDs at least once a week. One of the discs that sat in the bins the longest was a single CD of Bartok piano music, played by Zoltan Kocsis. It was Volume 7 of a complete series. This CD listed for $17.99, and as long as I went to that Tower Records, it did not budge an inch, nor was its price amended.

Now, Kocsis is one of the greatest pianists alive, and if anyone is worthy of commanding a premium, it is him. And to be fair, that CD is going to be re-released on October 11 as part of a Collector's Edition - eight CDs, $63.97 MSRP. But it's already going up against this little gem, which contains five CDs with all of the truly great solo-piano works by an internationally recognized Bartok specialist for $21 - not much more than the cost of one CD from the other set. This kind of value is not to be taken lightly.

I came to this set with my impression of Sandor informed by his complete Prokofiev - ultra-hard, sometimes rhythmically slack, always melodically lacking in some way or another. But he held a very special feeling for Bartok, and saved his best playing for the great Hungarian. In passages like the first of the Three Csik Dances, the opening of the Improvisations Op. 20, or in the Ten Easy Pieces, there is a simplicity, charm and wistful homesickness that is quite touching. In pieces like the Out of Doors suite, the Sonata, or the Burlesques, there is a vicious, impulsive energy, a wicked sense of humor and an overabundance of overtones. It is never mindless, inappropriate or even overly harsh - it's just very, very loud.

In this set I like best the endless landscape of the Sonatina, the unusual colors and fragrances in the Etudes, the brilliantly conceived Bear Dance (the last of the Ten Easy Pieces), and the multifaceted, complex, gorgeous Improvisations. Any fan of Bartok should hear these.

4 out of 5 stars 5 Stars for the music and performance.......2005-04-04

This is a fantastic deal, but the problem with this Collection stems from the fact that the pieces are often not separated by tracks. This is especially annoying for the Children's Pieces and Mikrokosmos. There are so many pieces, one wears out the fast forward button and still may miss the particular piece one is looking for. The booklet is fairly insightful, and the performer is widely hailed as the supreme interpreter of Bartok's piano music. So aside from this slightly annoying at times and ridiculously annoying at other times flaw, this is one of the best deals in Classical music. Don't hesitate. Add it to the cart.
Zoltán Kocsis plays Bartók
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Masterful interpretation of Bartok's piano works
Zoltán Kocsis plays Bartók

Manufacturer: Philips
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ASIN: B0009A41VA
Release Date: 2005-10-11

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Masterful interpretation of Bartok's piano works.......2005-10-21

Without a doubt Bartok is one of the most influential composers of the 20th century. Combining a deep understanding of the possibilities of eastern European folk music - particularly Hungarian and Romanian - with an extremely advanced harmonic and rhythmic vocabulary, Bartok composed some of the greatest works of the last century.

Although Bartok wrote some sublime orchestral music (The Music for strings, percussion and celeste comes instantly to mind), it is in the realms of string quartet and solo piano music that Bartok reigns supreme among 20th century composers in the humble opinion of this reviewer.

So. Here is an 8 CD set of all of Bartok's solo piano music by (argueably) the pre-eminent interpreter of his piano music. These are insightful, passionate performances beautifully recorded.

I for one am thrilled to have this set - particularly since many of these CDs were unavailable up till now. The box is also very reasonably priced compared to the separate CDs.

Highly recommended - modern music begins here.
Queen's Dominion
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Haunting and beautiful
  • Joyfully melancholic
Queen's Dominion
Basya Schechter
Manufacturer: Tzadik
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5 out of 5 stars Haunting and beautiful.......2005-10-25

I had the priviledge to hear this music live and found it mesmerizing and challenging. Since I've bought the CD, and listened to it a number of times, the music has really grown on me. I think that it's terribly original but there are some beautiful repeated melodies that unify the albumn and remind me of early 20th century French composition, but then we get arabic rhythms and lots of other stuff without sounding too eclectic, at least to my ears. I've never heard anything like this, especially since there are influences from the Far East as well as Middle East and European. While the santur and oud are the central instruments, Basya draws upon the many talents of her classically trained musicians including Meg Okura (violin) and Daphna Mor (recorder). This is probably ideal music for taking your mind out of the present, if that's where you'd like to go.

5 out of 5 stars Joyfully melancholic.......2004-11-06

Brooklyn born Basya Schechter, leader of the stellar Jewish roots world jazz band Pharaoh's Daughter, here delivers an all-instrumental album of great depth and spirituality. An oud player of uncommon accomplishment, she seems to have a natural affinity for this odd instrument's timbral universe, one which evokes sounds similar to those one associates with a lute, a bouzouki, a sarod, even a berimbau. It's an earthy, emotionally laden sound, one that wafts and slithers off desert sands like the cool even breeze that presages a precipitous nighttime temperature drop in arid landscapes.

One of the keys in making this music come alive is the playing of Alan Kushan on santur, an instrument that sounds like a cross between a zither, a koto, and a prepared piano, lending the aural palette a very oriental cast. Kushan makes this awkward instrument dance and sing with a deeply delved authority and weight. Also contributing mightily is percussionist Jerrod Cagwin, a player whom I've only encountered once before (and I just can't seem to pull up the context, although I remember him being a player of significance), but who here consistently establishes very evocative percussive underpinnings. And Meg Okura shines on violin. Add the coloration of recorder, trumpet, melodica, and cello, and you've got a wide and engaging sound canvas.

Rather simple sounding on the first couple listens, closer attending begins to reveal music of profound nuance and subtlety. There's also a kind of mesmeric, dronelike quality to this music that conjures up feelings of wisdom and tranquility achieved through great suffering. Certainly worth checking out by anyone at all attracted to mystical music of the Middle East.
Violin Improvisations
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Violin Improvisations

    Manufacturer: Lovely Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000IOA0
    Release Date: 1993-09-18

    Tracks:

    1. Improvisation No.1 (3:25)
    2. Improvisation No.2 (3:32)
    3. Improvisation No.3 (4:45)
    4. Improvisation No.4 (3:42)
    5. Improvisation No.5 (4:31)
    6. Improvisation No.6 (3:13)
    7. Improvisation No.7 (2:45)
    8. Improvisation No.8 (2:41)
    9. Improvisation No.9 (3:36)
    10. Improvisation No.10 (2:35)
    11. Improvisation No.12 (2:44)
    12. Improvisation No.12 (2:13)

    Album Description

    "1990 CD release of solo violin & electronics recorded in NYC in September of 1989. Kosugi is of course the main "Taj Mahal Traveler" and a key player in Fluxus-related activities during the sixties. This is some of the most beautiful mathematical-relationship inspired solo performance grate/scrape out there, it's really hard to believe that all present glossed-out cavern/tank sonics are derived from a single violin & a digital delay unit. Just enough trace of certain 'Eastern' micro-tonalitites & alien gesture to keep your ears dancing on end. Sublime." -- Hrvatski, Forced Exposure

    Takehisa Kosugi's improvisations, both with violin and miscellaneous sounding objects, have a sense of emerging from the bottom of a spiritual unconscious. From this place comes a music based more on the feeling of sounds than conscious arrangement. Memory, physical action, tactile perceptions, environmental conditions, and awareness of subconscious microcosmic and macrocosmic extremes inform his work as much as the intention to assemble sounds into music. When listeners connect with his sounds, a direct identification of experience occurs between audience and performer.
    Bartók Plays Bartók
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A fascinating glimpse into Barokian style
    • Bela Bartok, The pianist.
    Bartók Plays Bartók

    Manufacturer: Pearl
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    ASIN: B000000WPP
    Release Date: 1995-11-14

    Tracks:

    1. Ste, Op.14 Allegretto: Scherzo: Allegro Molto: Sostenuto
    2. Two Rumanian Dances Op.8a: No.1, Allegro Vivace
    3. 10 Easy Pieces: No.5, Evening In Transylvania; No.10: Bear Dance
    4. Allegro Barbaro
    5. 14 Bagatelles Op.6 No.2: Allegro Giocoso; 3 Burlesques Op.8c: No.2, A Bit Drunk
    6. 9 Little Piano Pieces: No.6, Air, No.8, Tambourne, Petite Ste; V, Bagpipes
    7. 3 Rondos On Folk Melodies: No.1, Andante
    8. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs: Nos. 7-10, 12, 14, 15 (Old Dance Tunes)
    9. Sursum Corda No.7 From Annees De Pelerinage, Book 3
    10. Mikrokosmos: No.124: Staccato; No.146: Ostinato
    11. Petite Ste Ia. Slow Melody: , Ib. Walachian Dance; II. Whirling Dance; III. Quasi Pizzicato...
    12. 9 Little Piano Pieces: No.9, Prld All'ungherese
    13. 3 Rondos On Folk Tunes: No.1, Andante; 14 Bagatelles: No.2, Allegro Giocoso
    14. 3 Rondos On Folk Melodies: No.1, Andante
    15. 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs: Nos.7-10, 12, 14, 15; Old Dance Tunes
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    17. Mikrokosmos: No.124: Staccato
    18. Mikrokosmos: No.146: Ostinato
    19. Petite Ste: Ia. Slow Melody
    20. Petite Ste: Ib. Walachian Dance
    21. Petite Ste: II. Whirling Dance
    22. Petite Ste: III. Quasi Pizzicato
    23. Petite Ste: IV. Ukrainian Song
    24. Petite Ste: V. Bagpipes
    25. 9 Little Pno Pieces: No.9: Prld-All'ungherese
    26. 3 Rondos On Folk Melodies: No.1, Andante
    27. 14 Bagatelles: No.2, Allegro Giocoso
    28. Improvisions On Hungarian Peasant Songs: No.1, Molto Moderato
    29. Improvisions On Hungarian Peasant Songs: No.2, Molto Capriccioso
    30. Improvisions On Hungarian Peasant Songs: No.6, Allegro Moderato, Molto Capriccioso
    31. Improvisions On Hungarian Peasant Songs: No.7, Sostenuto, Rubato
    32. Improvisions On Hungarian Peasant Songs: No.8, Allegro
    33. 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes: No.1
    34. 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes: No.2
    35. 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes: No.3
    36. 7 Pieces From Mikrokosmos: I. Chord And Trill Study
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    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A fascinating glimpse into Barokian style.......2007-04-20

    I will be brief. These recordings, made between the late 1920s and 1940, are technically deficient in showing Bartok's fabled tone (though a little of it comes through) but musically fascinating in showing how much more lyrical and gentle his playing of his own music was than that of most pianists today. Based on this evidence, then, pianists like Annie Fischer are much closer to Bartok's musical concept than Gyorgy Lehel or many of the others who have recorded his concerti in recent decades. A major resource for students of Bartok's music. (Only four stars given because of the scratchy discs and boxy sound, not because of intrinsic musical value.)

    5 out of 5 stars Bela Bartok, The pianist........2007-03-15

    Hungarian composer Bela Bartok (born in Romania) was an innovative composer in his day and along with Gyorgy Ligeti is highly regarded as one of the greatest composers to come out of Hungary in the 20th century.
    While a majority of Bartok's works are timeless classics in modern Classical repertoire, recordings are Bartok performing his own music are extremely rare to find these days. This is what makes the "Bartok Plays Bartok" disc from Pearl Records such a treat to listen to.
    The recordings on this disc date from between 1929 and 1941 and display Bartok's gifts as a solid pianist in their fullest. His pianistic attack and full command of the instrument comes through in every piece included here.
    Standouts include the opening piano "Suite", Bartok's own rendition of his famous "Allegro Barbaro" and the "Petite Suite". The 2-piano arrangement of three of Bartok's "Mikrokosmos" pieces is also a standout and features Bartok's wife Ditta as second pianist.
    Indeed, there is plenty of history and lessons heard in these historic performances. For a pianist studying on how Bartok's music ought to be played, "Bartok Plays Bartok" is an ideal CD to have. We get to hear a master composer prove himself to be a master pianist.
    Definitely a must have for any Bartok fan.
    Bartók: Piano Music, Vol. 2
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      Bartók: Piano Music, Vol. 2

      Manufacturer: Naxos
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      ASIN: B00005UO8I
      Release Date: 2002-02-19

      Tracks:

      1. I. Moderato
      2. II. Allegro Molto
      3. III. Allegro Vivace
      4. IV. Molto Tranquillo
      5. V. Comodo
      6. Finale: Allegro
      7. Slovakian Dance
      8. I. Molto Moderato
      9. II. Molto Capriccioso
      10. III. Lento, Rubato
      11. IV. Allegretto Scherzando
      12. V. Allegro Molto
      13. VI. Allegro Moderato, Molto Capriccioso
      14. VII. Sostenuto, Rubato
      15. VIII. Allegro
      16. Slow Tune
      17. Wallachian Dance
      18. Whirling Dance
      19. Quasi Pizzicato
      20. Ruthenian Dance
      21. Bagpipes
      22. 1. Bot Tanc/Jocul Cu Bata
      23. 2. Braul
      24. 3. Topogo/Pe Loc
      25. 4. Bucsumi Tanc/Buciumeana
      26. 5. Roman Polka/Poarga Romaneasca
      27. 6. Aprozo/Maruntel
      28. Bagpipers: Molto Moderato
      29. Bear Dance: Moderato
      30. Finale: Allegro Vivace
      31. I. Series
      32. II. Series

      Amazon.com

      Zoltan Kocsis on Philips is still the gold standard in Bartók's piano works, but Jenö Jandó's ongoing series for Naxos is an attractive proposition for anyone who wants to become familiar with the music through idiomatic performances at budget prices. In this second volume of the series, dance and dance-derived works are center stage, and Jandó plays with rhythmic drive, though he never allows the music's melodic charms to get lost in folk-based floor-stomping. His tone is never hard, and he captures the hushed stillness at the heart of the fourth movement of the Dance Suite, a wonderful work better known in its orchestral version. Bartók's genius transformed simple folk melodies into sophisticated art without losing their essence. A major breakthrough work in that regard is the Improvisations, whose eight movements are small miracles of adventurous keyboard writing. But then, everything on this disc is worth exploring. --Dan Davis
      Hebrew Melody: Jewish Music for Violin & Piano
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • A beatiful listen
      Hebrew Melody: Jewish Music for Violin & Piano

      Manufacturer: Quicksilva Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      All Works by BruchAll Works by Bruch | Bruch, Max | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      FrenchFrench | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000001HPV
      Release Date: 1997-05-20

      Tracks:

      1. Baal Shem (Three Pictures Of Chassidie Life): First Movement: Vidui
      2. Baal Shem (Three Pictures Of Chassidie Life): Second Movement: Nigun
      3. Baal Shem (Three Pictures Of Chassidie Life): Third Movement: Simchas Torah
      4. Melodie Herbraique: Kaddish
      5. The Chassid
      6. Oifn Pripetshok
      7. Mein Fidl
      8. Numbered Days
      9. Ell Eli
      10. Kol Nidrei, Op.47
      11. Prayer, Op.24 No.1
      12. Four Pieces: Efrath
      13. Four Pieces: Dani
      14. Four Pieces: Mama
      15. Four Pieces: Varda
      16. Raisins & Almonds
      17. Eleazar's Song From La Juive
      18. Dance Improvisations On A Hebrew Folk Melody
      19. Hebrew Dance

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A beatiful listen.......2002-03-20

      Hebrew meoldy offers a listener a powerful glimps into music of a lost world. Haunting melodies, beautfiful performances, and excellent production mark this CD as a wonderful addition to any collection. The music, both familiar and evocative brings tears of joy and sadness in equal measure, but never sits idle on the heart.
      Allan Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 1; Chamber Works
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        Allan Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 1; Chamber Works

        Manufacturer: Cpo Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        TriosTrios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
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        5. Allan Pettersson: Violin Concerto No. 2

        ASIN: B000001RVJ
        Release Date: 1995-10-17

        Tracks:

        1. Con No.1: Moderato - Mandelring Qt
        2. Con No.1 Lento - Mandelring Qt
        3. Con No.1 Allegro Moderato - Mandelring Qt
        4. Four Improvisations - Albert Schweitzer Quintett
        5. Fuga In E - Micheal Scheitzbach
        6. Fantasy - Albert Schweitzer Quintett
        7. Lamento - Volker Banfield
        Habanera
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          Habanera

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          GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
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          FluteFlute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000008GDY
          Release Date: 1991-07-01

          Tracks:

          1. Three Folksongs
          2. Gymnope No. 1
          3. Elegy for 'Trane
          4. Three Preludes for Piano
          5. Fantasia
          6. Allegro
          7. Deep Purple
          8. Theme from Tender Is the Night
          9. Sonata in G Minor
          10. Homage to Edith Piaf
          11. Syrinx
          12. Habanera
          13. Out of the Cool
          Historic Organ Of Louisville
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            Historic Organ Of Louisville

            Manufacturer: Organ Hist. Society
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            GermanGerman | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            HymnsHymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
            MassesMasses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B000004AHS
            Release Date: 1996-12-17

            Tracks:

            1. Funeral March And Humn Of Seraphs
            2. Sonata No.1, Op.42: III. Finale
            3. 'The Little Red Lark'
            4. Fireside Francies, Op.29
            5. Lord Enthroned
            6. Suite Folklorique: Canzona
            7. Lied des Chrysanthemes, Op.3, No.1
            8. Fantasie And Fugue In B-Flat
            9. We Know That Christ Is Raised
            10. Peer Gynt Suite I.: Ases Tod
            11. Andante
            12. Concerto No.1: Organ Solo
            13. Johnson Rag

            Tracks:

            1. Sonata IV.
            2. Ave Maria, Op.104, No.2
            3. Allegro Maestoso And Fugue On America
            4. Homage To Persichetti
            5. Dawn Hymn, Op.138
            6. Sunset To Sunrise
            7. O God, Thou Faithful God, Op.65
            8. Church Cantata: b. Aria
            9. Hymn Interpret: Beach Spring
            10. Sonata V.
            11. Elevation, No.30
            12. Secondo Dialogo
            13. Monologue, Op.162, No.1: Fughetta On B-A-C-H
            14. Homeward Bound
            15. Prayer
            16. Offertoire (La madone)
            17. Chanson de nuit, Op.15, No.1
            18. Thais: Meditation
            19. Prelude On Pisgah

            Tracks:

            1. Sonata No.4 In B-Flat Major: I., II.
            2. Fugue In A-Flat Minor
            3. Prelude On Hyfrydol
            4. L'Apres midi faune: Prelude
            5. The Ride Of The Walkuren
            6. The Last Rose Of Summer
            7. Laudate Dominum: O Praise Ye the Lord
            8. Three Pieces
            9. Fantasie

            Tracks:

            1. Partita On Ein fest Burg
            2. A Mighty Fortress
            3. Sonata II.: I. Lebhaft
            4. Prelude And Fugue In E-Flat
            5. Sing Alleluia Forth
            6. Trumpet Tune
            7. Grand March In B-Flat Major
            8. Partita On Resonet In laudibus
            9. When In Our Music: Chorale

            Track Listings:

            1. Vivaldi: Sacred Music, Vol. 5
            2. Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Arias
            3. We Sing of Christ
            4. Yehudi Wyner
            5. Your Money My Life Goodbye
            6. A Treasury Of Golden Classics [Box set]
            7. Are You Going My Way
            8. Bach 2000: The Complete Bach Edition - Sampler
            9. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6
            10. Bach J.S: Partitas Nos.2 & 3, Violin Sonata No.3 [Import]

            Track Listings

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            Track Listings

            Holiday Man [Enhanced]

            Leonard Salzedo: Chamber Music

            It Ain't Easy [Import] [Original recording remastered]

            Goin' Home

            Falling Down

            Motown Chartbusters, Vol. 3 [Import]

            Pentimento

            Mendelssohn: Veni Domine

            Mapping Your Dreams [Import]

            Mahler: Symphony No.2/ Schmidt: Symphony No.4

            Night at the Black Hawk [Live]

            Mil Noches de Amor

            Llego Melon [Import]

            Too Tough

            Munia: The Tale