Advance Australia Fair

Track Listings

1. Nun Danket Alle Gott -- Johann Pachelbel

2. Hear My Prayer -- Henry Purcell

3. I Am the Rose of Sharon -- William Billings

4. For God Commanded Angels To Watch Over You -- Felix Mendelssohn

5. How Great Are Thy Wonders -- William Billings

6. Teach Me, O God -- Kenneth Jennings

7. Kasar mie la Gaji -- Alberto Grau

8. Past Life Melodies -- Sarah Hopkins

9. Advance Australia Fair -- arr. Stephen Leek

10. Hine E Hine -- arr. David Hamilton

11. Vamuvamba (They crucified him) -- arr. Boniface Mganga

12. City Called Heaven -- arr. Josephine Poelinitz

13. Siyahamba -- ed. Anders Nyberg

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Enjoy The St. Olaf Choir's stunning and innovative program from its 1997 concert tour of New Zealand and Australia!

Tracks:

Olympic Theme
Spain: Marcha Real
Austrailia: Advance Australia Fair
Poland: Jeszcze Polska
Brazil: Patria Amada, Brasil!
Denmark: Kong Christian
Kenya: Ee Mungu Nguvu Ye Tu (Oh God Of All Creation)
Canada: O Canada!/Au Canada
Great Britain: God Save The Queen
China: Ch'i Lai! (Arise!)
Belgium: La Brabanconne
Finland/Estonia: Maamme Laulu (Our Land)
Hungary: Isten Aldd Meg A Magyart (God Bless The Hungarians)
Norway: Ja, Vi Elsker Dette Landet
Germany: Einigkeit Und Recht Und Freiheit
The Czech Republic: Kde Domov Muj? (Where Is My Home?)
United States: The Star Spangled Banner
Greece: Segnorees Apo Tin Kopsi (I Shall Always Recognize You)
The Netherlands: Wilhelmus Van Nassouwe
Japan: The Peaceful Reign
Israel: Hatikvah (The Hope)
Egypt: Walla Zaman 'Algund (Hail, Gallan Troops)
France: La Marseillaise 'Algund
Argentina: Sean Eternos Los Laurales
Sweden: Du Gamla, Du Fria
Mexico: Mexicanos Al Grito De Guerra
Austria: Land Der Berge
Lithuania: Lietuva
Italy: Inno Di Mameli

Customer Reviews:

Some excellent tracks........2000-08-12

With twenty-nine national anthems and John Williams' "Olympic Theme", this album offers a reasonable variety of anthems. (Curiously, there is nothing from the USSR/CIS/Russia!) The recording quality is excellent. The interpretation of the anthems seems to attempt to give an 'appropriate' national flavour to each one. This does not always seem to work. For example, China's "Ch'i Lai!" sounds more like incidental music than a national anthem. There is an interesting rendition of France's "La Marseillaise". While it lacks the 'big' sound usually associated with this anthem, it is distinctive - and is probably a quite good representation of how it might have sounded back in 1792. If, however, you prefer the 'big' sound this version will be a disappointment. Argentina's "Sean eternos los laurales", Canada's "O! Canada" and John Williams' "Olympic Theme" are excellent, but Belgium's "La Brabanconne/Het Belgisch Volkslied" is disappointing and dirge-like. The anthems are performed by a chamber orchestra and consequently have neither the 'big' sound of a full orchestra, nor the martial sound of a military band. The album takes a distinctive approach to the anthems. Whether this approach works is ultimately a matter of personal taste. If you enjoy the more intimate sound of a chamber orchestra, this album will probably be to your taste.

Average customer rating:

National Anthems of the World

Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | International | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

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

4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00027JZ6G
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

Star Spangled Banner
Oh! Canada
Marseillaise
Inno de Mameli
God Save the Queen
Patriotic Song
Patriotic Song
Marcha Real
Kimigayo
Hatikvoh
National Anthem
Deutchesland Lied
National Anthem
Hino Nacional
Advance, Australia Fair
Diestem Van Suid Afrika
Libertad!
Himnusz
Ja VI Elsker Dette Landet
Ukraine Is Still Alive
Gloria Al Bravo Pueblo
Brabanne
Wilhelmus Van Nassouwe
Still Alive
Land Der Berge
Himmo Nacional
Imnul de Stat
Kde Domov Nuj?
Bjorn Bjornson
Dear Fatherland
Mamme
Kong Kristian
Independence March

Average customer rating:

Advance Australia Fair

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0007MR23Y
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Album Description

This disc contains material previously available on the bestselling disc Music of a Nation with additional tracks that feature new arrangements of Advance Australia Fair and Waltzing Matilda. As well as the standard versions, this recording includes four arrangements of Advance Australia Fair by some of Australia's most eminent composers. ABC Classics. 2005.

Average customer rating:

An instant favorite.

Advance Australia Fair

Manufacturer: St. Olaf Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00023XGXS
Release Date: 1998-03-01

Tracks:

Nun Danket Alle Gott -- Johann Pachelbel
Hear My Prayer -- Henry Purcell
I Am the Rose of Sharon -- William Billings
For God Commanded Angels To Watch Over You -- Felix Mendelssohn
How Great Are Thy Wonders -- William Billings
Teach Me, O God -- Kenneth Jennings
Kasar mie la Gaji -- Alberto Grau
Past Life Melodies -- Sarah Hopkins
Advance Australia Fair -- arr. Stephen Leek
Hine E Hine -- arr. David Hamilton
Vamuvamba (They crucified him) -- arr. Boniface Mganga
City Called Heaven -- arr. Josephine Poelinitz
Siyahamba -- ed. Anders Nyberg

Album Description

Enjoy The St. Olaf Choir's stunning and innovative program from its 1997 concert tour of New Zealand and Australia!

Customer Reviews:

An instant favorite........2005-10-09

This is without a doubt one of the very best recordings the St. Olaf Choir has made. Extraordinarily beautiful, tuned, rich, and sincere singing. The repertoire is a wonderful mix of world, modern, and traditional choral music. Many of the tracks are certainly worth the cost of the disc by themselves. One of those is Past Life Melodies, and this is without a shred of doubt the definitive recording of it. The abient overtones AND the intended ones are as strong as can possibly be! For any fan of this amazing, rightfully famous collegiate ensemble, this recording belongs at the top of the list.

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National Anthems

Manufacturer: Rajon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00006F82C
Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

Advance Australia Fair (Australia)
Osterreichische Bundeshymme (Austria)
Brabanne (Belgium)
O Canada (Canada)
Qian Jin (China)
Maammee (Finland)
Marseillaise (France)
Deutschlandlied (Germany)
Segnorees Apotin Kopsi (Greece)
Jana Gana Mana [India]
Soldier's Song (Ireland)
Hatikvah [Israel]
Inno Di Mameli (Italy)
Kimigayo [Japan]
Ons Hemecht [Luxembourg]
Wilhemus Van Nassaou (Netherlands)
God Defend New Zealand
Ja, VI Elsker (Norway)
Portuguesa (Portugal)
Commonwealth of Independent States (Russia)
Singapore
Nkosi Sikelel'l Afrika [South Africa-New]
Diestem Van Suid Afrika [South Africa-Old]
Marcha Real (Spain)
Gamla, Du Fria (Sweden)
Swiss Psalm (Switzerland)
God Save the Queen/King [United Kingdom]
Star Spangled Banner [United States]

National Anthems of the World: Swarovski Orchestra

Average customer rating:

Large collection for the price, but not perfect
excellent selection & quality sound

National Anthems of the World: Swarovski Orchestra

Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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

World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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Collections of National Anthems, Vol. 1
World Anthems
The Complete National Anthems of the World
The World of National Anthems
National Anthems of the World

ASIN: B00029J1XQ
Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

Algeria
Arab Emirates
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Egypt
Barbados
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Germany
Bulgaria
Denmark
Ecuador
England
Estland
Europe
Finland
France
Georgia
Greece
Iraq
Iran
Ireland
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Cameroon
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Latvia
Luxembourg

Tracks:

Lithuania
Malta
Morocco
Mexico
Mozambique
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
New Zealand
The Netherlands
Norway
Oman
Austria
Peru
The Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Switzerland
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
South Africa
Syria
Thailand
Czech Republic
Tunisia
Turkey
Hungary
Uruquay
United States
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zimbabwe

Customer Reviews:

Large collection for the price, but not perfect.......2006-07-30

As with these sorts of all-inclusive collections, there are issues to be had with 'National Anthems of the World' as performed by the Swarovski Orchestra. Primary--to me--is that these performances and arrangements come off as being rather sterile and bland, though it's perhaps not surprising since I doubt very much that most of the nationalities of the nations represented here have citizens actually in the Swarovski Orchestra. There's little of the passion that a national band or orchestra would have in playing their own nation's anthem, much like listening to a generic studio band play play a collection of college fight songs (and there ARE CDs of those out for sale as well).

That said, this 2-disc CD set does offer a wide spectrum of national anthems, though it does a far better job of covering European nations more so than any other region. For instance, Central America is poorly represented in this collection as is Africa which, aside from Cameroon, the heart of that continent is conspicuously ill-depicted. But the biggest omission is China; neither the mainland or Taiwanese anthems are included in this set. Considering that The People's Republic of China is the most populous nation on earth, as well as a global political and economic force to be reckoned with, even in 1996 (this CD set dates from 2004, but at least one online database list the contents from the mid-1990s), this is a glaring oversight in my opinion.

The final gripe deals with the included documentation. Each of these anthems DO have titles to them, none of which the producers of this collection ever bother to mention and provide. One has to go to Wikipedia or some other resource to look up the actual name of the anthems included here. This is information that is relatively cheap to research and out of courtesy to the consumer should've been provided for this set, especially since this collection has been around in some form for over a decade already.

For the money, it's a fairly good buy for those who want a collection of national anthems. But the producers could've done a better job of compiling the contents of this collection, and what music there is would've certainly benefitted from a bit more impassioned play.

excellent selection & quality sound.......2005-08-27

Swarovski Orchestra did an excellent job in this compilation. I work in Foreign Service & I use this CD to play US anthem & the host country anthem during events. Unlike other compilations which shorten the pieces, this offers full-length pieces saving me from embarrassment.

Average customer rating:

Advance Australia Fair
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Wea/Warner
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00005Y2CQ

Tracks:

Advance Australia Fair
Waltzing Matilda
Our Don Bradman
Where The Dog Sits On The Tuckerbox
My Hero
One Night Of Love
Is 'E An Aussie, Lizzy Is 'E?
The Aeroplane Jelly Song
Song Of Australia
The Good Green Ac

Album Details

A Collection of Recordings from the First Half of the 20th Century which have Become Classics. Artists Include Peter Dawson, Gladys Moncrieff, Nellie Melba and Malcom Mceachern all of Whom Represent a Treasury of Australian Songs and have Been Fully Remastered for this Release.

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Famous Blue Raincoat [Import]

Prayer Of A Dying

Smilin'

My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord

Purple Cucumber Tribute to Frank Zappa [Live] [Import]

Only: Works for Voice and Instruments by Morton Feldman

Plays Cool, Quiet, Bossa Nova

Que Bonito Es Querer

Manteca [CD-single] [Import]

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Positive Thinking

1. Nun Danket Alle Gott -- Johann Pachelbel
2. Hear My Prayer -- Henry Purcell
3. I Am the Rose of Sharon -- William Billings
4. For God Commanded Angels To Watch Over You -- Felix Mendelssohn
5. How Great Are Thy Wonders -- William Billings
6. Teach Me, O God -- Kenneth Jennings
7. Kasar mie la Gaji -- Alberto Grau
8. Past Life Melodies -- Sarah Hopkins
9. Advance Australia Fair -- arr. Stephen Leek
10. Hine E Hine -- arr. David Hamilton
11. Vamuvamba (They crucified him) -- arr. Boniface Mganga
12. City Called Heaven -- arr. Josephine Poelinitz
13. Siyahamba -- ed. Anders Nyberg