Holst, Vaughan Williams: Choral Music

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This beautifully performed collection of part songs includes so many gems that space permits only brief discussion of a few. The Five English Folk Songs, settings of melodies collected by Vaughan Williams before World War I, are justly a favorite of choruses throughout the English-speaking world, as is Holst's setting of the Cornish carol "This Have I Done for My True Love." Both composers loved poetry and, in setting it, did some of their most evocative work, such as Holst's austere "Evening Watch" and the mesmerizing "Full Fathom Five" from Vaughan Williams's Three Shakespeare Songs. Among the few sacred works included here are the picks of this litter: Vaughan Williams's simple, graceful Communion motet "O Taste and See," and Holst's luscious "Ave Maria" for eight women's voices. --Matthew Westphal

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The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • the most relaxing classical music in the university
  • Relaxing Classical Music
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  • the most relaxing classical music in the universe
The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the Universe
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni , Johann Sebastian Bach , Ralph Vaughan Williams , George Frideric Handel , Gustav Holst , Samuel Barber , Edvard Grieg , Jean Sibelius , Antonin Dvorak , Franz Liszt , Charles Gounod , Fryderyk Chopin , Alexander Borodin , Maurice Ravel , Antonio Vivaldi , Satie, Erik , and Various Artists
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ASIN: B00008RH16
Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

  1. Canon - Pachelbel
  2. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik-Andante - Mozart
  3. Fur Elise - Beethoven
  4. String Quartet #1 - Tchaikovsky
  5. Clair De Lune - Debussy
  6. Idyl for Strings - Adagio - Janacek
  7. Adagio in G Mnor - Albinoni
  8. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair - Debussy
  9. Air on a G String - Bach
  10. Greensleeves - Vaughn Williams
  11. Largo from Xerxes - Handel
  12. Prelude in C - Bach
  13. The Planets - Venus - Holst
  14. Goldberg Variations - Aria - Bach
  15. Adagio for Strings - Barber

Tracks:

  1. Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun - Debussy
  2. Fur Elise - Beethoven
  3. Holberg Suite - Sarabande - Grieg
  4. Valse Triste - Sibelius
  5. Concerto in F Minor - Largo - Bach
  6. Serenade for String - Moderato - Dvorak
  7. Liebestraume - Liszt
  8. Ave Maria - Bach/Bounod
  9. Etude in E Major - Chopin
  10. String Quartet No 2 - Nocturne - Borodin
  11. Arabesque - Debussy
  12. Pavane for Dead Princess - Ravel
  13. The Four Seasons - Largo - Vivaldi
  14. Gymno0pedie 1 - Satie
  15. Moonlight Sonata - Adagio - Beethoven
  16. Piano Concerto No 21 - Andante - Mozart "Elvira Madigan"

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars the most relaxing classical music in the university.......2007-05-12

All my favorites. I can start the CD player, which is wired to speakers in every room of my house, and just let it play, along with "The Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World" and "The Most Relaxing Classical Guitar in the World." I enjoy an awareness of familiar and beautiful strains of my favorites all day long and never get tired of it.

My brother visited me recently and noticed it right away. That will be another order for this fabulour music.

5 out of 5 stars Relaxing Classical Music.......2007-01-08

I was not really a classical music fan but I am now. I purchased this cd for my 14 year old grand-daughter, not knowing we would both enjoy the music so much. She has always enjoyed classical music along with all of the other teen music, rap, rock, country, etc.
Also, it really helped being able to listen to parts of the music before purchasing.

2 out of 5 stars Stress-freedom.......2006-03-14

Perfect music to end the work day. After listening to this I can face the evening. If the morning is hard, a little at lunch time gets me through the afternoon.

5 out of 5 stars Greatly enjoy!.......2006-02-23

I first developed a taste for this music a number of years ago when my daughter started playing in the orchestra. The reason I made this purchase however, was because I have a great deal of difficulty with anxiety and I was looking for ways to find help. I love these CDs. It helps so much to sit and close my eyes and enjoy the music. The CDs are full of beautiful music.

5 out of 5 stars the most relaxing classical music in the universe.......2005-09-21

it's the best next to the first one...
Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • If stranded on an island and had one disc...
  • Truly inspired collection
  • Encore! Encore!
  • Encore! Encore!
  • Surprised and ... inspired
Classical Dreams: Music to Inspire

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005Q467
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. Antiphon: Ecce Annuntio Vobis - Dominique Vellard
  2. Symphony No. 5: Adagietto - Jukka-Pekka Saraste
  3. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Paul Tortelier
  4. Pavane - Paul Tortelier
  5. The Planets: Venus - Sir Charles Mackerras
  6. Old And Lost Rivers - Christoph Eschenbach
  7. Prld To The Afternoon Of A Faun - Dmitri Kitaenko
  8. Summer Pastorale - Jesus Lopez-Cobos
  9. Masques Et Bergamasques: Pastorale - Jean-Bernard Pommier
  10. Summa - Bournemouth Sinfonietta
  11. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Old Castle - Sir Charles Mackerras
  12. The Wounded Heart - Jonathan Rees
  13. Ser in e: Larghetto - Andrew Litton

Tracks:

  1. Apollon Musagete: The Birth Of Apollo - Jukka-Pekka Saraste
  2. Adagio for Strings - City Of London Sinfonia
  3. The Swan Of Tuonela - Paavo Jarvi
  4. Enigma Vars: Nimrod - RPO/Andrew Litton
  5. Petite Ste: En Bateau (Orch. Busser) - Jean-Bernard Pommier
  6. Holberg Ste: Air - Jonathan Rees
  7. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Christopher Warren-Green
  8. Gymnopedie No. 3 - Paul Tortelier
  9. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Jukka-Pekka Saraste
  10. The Last Spring - Jonathan Rees
  11. Thais: Meditation (From Thais) - Paul Tortelier
  12. Vocalise - Andrew Litton
  13. Mother Goose: The Fairy Garden - Dmitri Kitaenko
  14. Antiphon: Ecce Annuntio Vobis - Dominique Vellard

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars If stranded on an island and had one disc..........2006-01-23

I'd be tempted to make this the one, and I own over 2,000. I agree with what has been said above, but have a few thoughts of my own. I live near a major city with a known orchestra. Why are classical audienced declining? Maybe they're overplaying hackneyed works, and not playing some neglected masterpieces. In this double album there are some well known works, but some exquisite finds, like Picker's Old and Lost Rivers, Honegger's Pastorale, Arvo Part's Summa (!!!). Most highly recommended, with a good bottle of red wine.

5 out of 5 stars Truly inspired collection.......2004-12-07

I came upon this compilation while researching a somewhat obscure piece called "Summer Pastorale", which is contained in the collection. One look at the play list and I was sold - here were most of my favorite tone poems, adagios, and assorted short works, all on one CD (OK, two CD's...)

Another gem here that I had never heard before is Pick's "Old and Lost Rivers". Ravel's final movement from Mother Goose is one of his best orchestrations and at the top of my 'A' list.

About the only pieces I missed here were Debussy's Engulfed Cathedral and Respighi's fourth church window, St. Gregory the Great. Perhaps they would be a bit too dramatic for this collection, though.

The only shortcoming of this collection is the lack of liner notes, but this is a minor issue. The music is superb.


5 out of 5 stars Encore! Encore!.......2004-06-17

Like a few other reviewers here, I purchased this disc for Tobias Picker's "Old and Lost Rivers." But from the Gregorian chants that open this two-CD set to the closing strains of Ravel's "Mother Goose: The Fairy Garden," I was absolutely captivated by the beauty and cohesiveness of this compilation. Producer Robert Laporta has created a disc that passes muster with neophytes and long time classical music lovers alike. I humbly suggest -- make that BEG -- that Virgin Classics turn "Classical Dreams" into a series. I would love to hear a second volume featuring such favorites as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's interpretation of Delius' "On Hearing the 1st Cuckoo In Spring," the Royal Philharmonic's version of Vaughan Williams' "Fantastia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" and the London Symphony's recording of Vaughan Williams' "Symphony No. 3 Pastoral" (Andre Previn conducting both Vaughan Williams' selections). By far, this is the finest classical collection I have yet heard. Encore!

5 out of 5 stars Encore! Encore!.......2004-06-17

Like a few other reviewers here, I purchased this disc for Tobias Picker's miraculous (and criminally underrated) "Old and Lost Rivers." But from the Gregorian chants that open this two-CD set to the closing strains of Ravel's "Mother Goose: The Fairy Garden," I was absolutely captivated by the beauty and cohesiveness of this compilation. Producer Robert Laporta has created a disc both neophytes and long time classical music lovers can approve of. I humbly suggest that Virgin Classics turn Classical Dreams into a series. I would love to hear a second volume featuring such favorites as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's interpretation of Delius' "On Hearing the 1st Cuckoo In Spring," the Royal Philharmonic's version of Vaughan Williams' "Fantastia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" and the London Symphony's recording of Vaughan Williams' "Symphony No. 3 Pastoral" (Andre Previn conducting both Vaughan Williams' selections). By far, this is the finest classical compilation I have yet heard. Encore!

5 out of 5 stars Surprised and ... inspired.......2002-05-10

What a pleasant surprise this double CD turned out to be. I bought it used just for Picker's gorgeous and poetic "Old and Lost Rivers" but fell in love with the whole thing. I'm not usully one for "Best Of ---" or themed classical collections, but this one's in a class by itself. The selections are unusual and achingly lovely in themselves and as a whole. This is my new favorite disk. It's a relaxation or concentration tool... hell, it's a companion - it goes wherever my laptop and headphones go. You get over two hours of gorgeous and lyrical - never mushy, sentimental or tired - classical music, the perfect backdrop for everything from dinner dates to writing code. This CD has added sustained moments of beauty and poise to a busy life - which is more than I could have asked for!
For A Sunday Morning
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • I recommend it highly
  • Pour yourself some tea, get the paper and put on this CD
For A Sunday Morning
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005UWL1
Release Date: 2002-01-15

Tracks:

  1. Grieg: Morning Mood
  2. Dvorak: Waltz From Serenade For Strings
  3. Faure: Pavane, Op. 50
  4. Bach: Air
  5. Holst: Finale (The Dargason) from St. Paul's Suite
  6. Debussy: Prelude To "The Afternoon Of A Faun"
  7. Faure: Sicilienne from Pelleas et Melisande
  8. Bach: Sleepers, Awake
  9. Debussy: En Bateau
  10. Grieg: Anitra's Dance
  11. Britten: Sunday Morning By The Beach
  12. Williams: Seventeen Come Sunday From English Folk Song Suite
  13. Strauss: Morning Newspapers

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I recommend it highly.......2005-10-05

I have yet to grow tired of this CD. I listen to it at work several times per week.

4 out of 5 stars Pour yourself some tea, get the paper and put on this CD.......2002-02-14

This truly is a great album for a Sunday morning. I bought it after a recent morning I spent with my boyfriend; we made tea, ate breakfast, cuddled and napped, but I wanted some relaxing classical tunes to put on. I stumbled across this, and it certainly fits the bill.

I also liked that it had a good mix of familiar songs and ones I hadn't heard before. Selections include "Morning" and "Anitra's Dance" by Grieg, "Serenade for Strings in E Major" by Dvorak, "Sunday Morning" by Britten, "Pavane" by Faure, "Seventeen Come Sunday" by Vaughan Williams, "Air on a G String" by Bach, "Morgenblatter" by Strauss, "The Dargason" by Holst, "Prelude a l'Apres-Midi d'un Faune" by Debussy, and "En Bateau" and "Sicilienne" by Faure.

Don't expect any big fireworks -- there's certainly nothing rousing like "Ride of the Valkyries" or "1812 Overture" here. Pop this in for a lazy day.
Hymns Through the Centuries 2
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Somewhat disappointing
Hymns Through the Centuries 2
Recorded Sound , R. Osborne , J. Reilly Lewis , and Cathedral Choral Society
Manufacturer: Gothic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00007K2GE
Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

  1. Peal Bells
  2. Jesus, My All, To Heaven Has Gone
  3. Our Thanks We Give For Love And Hope
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  11. Spirit Of God, Descend Upon My Heart
  12. God Is Love
  13. What Wondrous Love Is This!
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  15. Leoni (Carillon Solo) - Edward M. Nassor
  16. O God Of Our Divided World
  17. Christ, Mighty Savior, Light Of All Creation
  18. Breathe On Me, Breath Of God
  19. I Vow To Thee, My Country
  20. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended
  21. Lord Of All Hopefulness
  22. O Brightness Of The Immortal Father's Face
  23. O Praise Ye The Lord!
  24. Hyfrydol (Bagpipe Solo) - John G. Sprague

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Somewhat disappointing.......2005-09-25

There are some unique and interesting songs of this album. Unfortunately the performance does not shine. I found the singing and accompaniment a bit slow and monotonous and uninspired. Furthermore, it was difficult to understand the words at times (indistinct enunciation). There are a few exceptions: tracks 3, 4, 9, 20, 21 I gave 3 stars in iTunes; all the rest got two stars or less. If you want beautiful, traditional choral music, I recommend any of the albums featuring the Cambridge Singers over this collection.
Music by Finzi, Vaughan Williams and Holst
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Delightful!
  • psalm 86
Music by Finzi, Vaughan Williams and Holst

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  4. Fauré · Duruflé - Requiem / J. Blegen · J. Morris · Atlanta SO · Shaw

ASIN: B000005GSD
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

  1. Five Mystical Songs: Easter - John Shirley-Quirk
  2. Five Mystical Songs: I Got Me Flowers - John Shirley-Quirk
  3. Five Mystical Songs: Love Bade Me Welcome - John Shirley-Quirk
  4. Five Mystical Songs: The Call - John Shirley-Quirk
  5. Five Mystical Songs: Antiphon - John Shirley-Quirk
  6. O Clap Your Hands - Chor Of King's College, Cambridge
  7. A Choral Fant, H177 - Dame Janet Baker
  8. Psalm 86, No.1 H117 - Ian Partridge/Purcell Singers
  9. Dies Natalis, Op.8: Intrada - Wilfred Brown
  10. Dies Natalis, Op.8: Rhap (Recitativo Stromentato) - Wilfred Brown
  11. Dies Natalis, Op.8: The Rapture (Danza) - Wilfred Brown
  12. Dies Natalis, Op.8: Wonder (Arioso) - Wilfred Brown
  13. Dies Natalis, Op.8: The Salutation (Aria) - Wilfred Brown

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Delightful!.......2004-04-24

This recording is absolutely delightful! I first bought this record when I was 18, shorly before I went into the Army. When I was stationed at Ft Gordon, GA, to my suprise I heard it on a radio, a huge console stereo in the dayroom, probably was on a National Public Radio type broadcast station. Then it burned in a fire about 8 years later. Then about 22 years later while stationed in South Korea, I found a copy of this record at a record shop, in perfect condition. The voice of John Shirley-Quirk singing this is the best recording I've heard of Ralph Vaughan William's Five Mystical Songs.

4 out of 5 stars psalm 86.......2002-08-05

I have only heard the Psalm on radio 3 and was struck by its refreshing arrangement. A single male voice (of considerable range) is balanced against a treble chorus singing in deceptively simple harmony at times, lightly accompanied by a small ensemble. The variety of texture, dynamics and orchestration is compelling to hear and much to be recommended for "bath"ing to!!
Rule Britannia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Great British collection
  • If you like Baroque music, buy it; it is excellent
Rule Britannia

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004W3JI
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

  1. The Island Princess: Tpt Aire/Sym Of Flatt Trumpits
  2. 'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: I. Ov
  3. 'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: II. Gigue (Allegro)
  4. 'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: III. Aire (Menuetto)
  5. 'Mr. Handel's Water Piece': Ste in D: IV. March I (Bouree) - March II
  6. The Choice Of Hercules: I. Ov (Largo-Allegro)
  7. The Choice Of Hercules: II. March
  8. Europe Revells In Ye Peace: Sym
  9. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): I. Prld: The Duke Of Gloster's March; Minuet & Sybelle...
  10. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): II. Ser & Ecossaise
  11. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): III. Bourre & Hornpipe
  12. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): IV. Gigue
  13. 'Ste De Clairque' (Tpt Voluntary Ste): V. Rondeau: The Prince Of Denmark's March (Tpt Voluntary)
  14. The Fairy Queen: Sym To Act IV: I. Intro - Canzona
  15. The Fairy Queen: Sym To Act IV: II. Adagio
  16. The Fairy Queen: Sym To Act IV: III. Battle (Allegro) - Pastoral - Battle
  17. The Indian Queen: Tpt Ov To Act II
  18. Son in E, Op.3 No.5: I. Allegro
  19. Son in E, Op.3 No.5: II. Largo
  20. Son in E, Op.3 No.5: III. Giga: Allegro
  21. Atalanta: Ov: I. Adagio - Allegro
  22. Atalanta: Ov: II. Andante
  23. The Judgment Of Paris: Recitative: Awake, Awake, Thy Spirits Raise; Aire: Hark, Hark, The Glorius...
  24. Birthday Song For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art (Ov & Chor): I. Sym (Largo - Allegro)
  25. Birthday Song For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art (Ov & Chor): II. Adagio
  26. Birthday Song For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art (Ov & Chor): III. Ritornello - Chor
  27. Funeral Music For Queen Mary: I. March
  28. Funeral Music For Queen Mary: II. Canzona
  29. Funeral Music For Queen Mary: III. March (Reprise)
  30. Alfred: 'Rule Britannia'

Tracks:

  1. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.1 in D, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  2. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.2 in a, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  3. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.3 in c, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  4. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.4 in G, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  5. Pomp And Circumstance Military: March No.5 in C, Op.39 - English Str Orch/William Boughton
  6. The Pirates Of Penzance: Ov - SCO/Alexander Faris
  7. HMS Pinafore - Ov - SCO/Alexander Faris
  8. Ste: The Planets, Op.32: Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity - Philharmonia Orch/William Boughton
  9. Te Deum - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
  10. Vars On An Original Theme, Enigma, Op.36: IX. Nimrod - English SO/William Boughton
  11. The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great British collection.......2005-10-05

This CD features several particular composers who have written pieces of music that are quintessentially British: Jeremiah Clarke, George Frideric Handel, John Stanley, John Eccles, Henry Purcell, William Corbett, Edward Elgar, Arthur Sullivan, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst and Thomas Arne. The pieces here are triumphant, celebrating that particular period of Empire when the British ruled vastly such that the sun never set upon it - one of the key elements of such triumphant music-making, particularly for the time, was the use of brass and trumpet. Some of the later composers included here draw on inspirations from these earlier times.

One of the featured performers on this collection is John Wallace, who was principal trumpet of the Philharmonia Orchestra since the 1970s; he founded the brass ensemble, the Wallace Collection, ten years later in 1986. In 2002, he became principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland, and the Wallace Collection gave their last performance shortly thereafter. However, the Wallace Collection lives on in performances on CD such as this one, performed with William Boughton and the English String Orchestra. Other tracks are performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Faris and the English String Orchestra conducted by Stephen Darlington.

Pieces here are very familiar to anyone with an interested in British national composition -- pieces such as the Water Music by Handel are very famous, as are Holst's 'Planets' and Sullivan's (of Gilbert & Sullivan) 'Pinafore'; other pieces, such as Clarke's 'Trumpet Voluntary', are similarly famous even if their composers did not achieve the 'brand recognition' that Handel did. All of the composers here came from the period spanning the late 1600s to the late 1700s, when music was as often written for music halls and public performances as it was for royal events and commissions.

The performances here are uniformly upbeat and well played, with little by way of blemish save the occasional drop and surge in levels (as often becomes the case when recording music with sharp brass elements).

One can envision theatres full of people waving Union Jacks while this plays, and many of the pieces have a quality about them that speaks directly to the time and place of Britain.

5 out of 5 stars If you like Baroque music, buy it; it is excellent.......2005-06-29

If you like Baroque music, buy this 2 CD's BOX SET; it is excellent. Clarke, Handel, Purcell, Corbet and so on are very well played. The orchestration is very good, the quality of recording is excellent. Remember that Baroque music uses mainly a single trumpet, few other brass instruments, some woodwinds and very few drums. It is very easy, elegant and pleasant to listen. When I got married in 2003, I have chosen only Baroque music for the ceremony and the banquet because Baroque music is so lovely, so delicate and so sweet. Even if you have never heard or you think that you have never heard Baroque music, buy this CD; I tell you, you will not regret your choice because it is really an excellent CD. You have my words.
Classic Thanksgiving Songs of Praise
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Setting the mood.
Classic Thanksgiving Songs of Praise

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004U921
Release Date: 2000-10-19

Tracks:

  1. Praise My Soul - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
  2. Immortal Invisible - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
  3. Canzon Septimi Toni - London Symphony Orchestra Brass/Eric Crees
  4. Concerto Grosso, Op.3 No.12: Allegro - Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krecek
  5. Christmas Concerto: Adagio - Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krecek
  6. Christmas Concerto: Pastorale - Capella Istropolitana/Jaroslav Krecek
  7. Ave Verum Corpus - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
  8. Hymn Prelude On Rhosymedre - Gareth Green
  9. My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord - Oxford Camerata/Jeremy Summerly
  10. Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
  11. Come Down O Love Divine - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
  12. Concerto No.5, Op.5: Allegro - Johann Aratore
  13. An English Suite: Prelude - Capella Istropolitana/Adrian Leaper
  14. St. Paul's Suite: The Dargason - Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Richard Studt
  15. Let All The World In Every Corner Sing - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
  16. Fugue In D Major - Wolfgang Rubsam
  17. Praise To The Holiest - Halifax Choral Society/John Pryce-Jones
  18. Symphony No.5: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland/Reinhard Seifried

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Setting the mood........2007-02-20

This is a great collection of fall/harvest/thanksgiving hymnes. I enjoyed listening to it and getting in the Thanksgiving mood.
Bagpipes & Brass
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Virtuoso Players Gild the Lilly
  • Keep looking - there is much better stuff than this
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  • This album is an absolute disaster
  • Take My Advice, I'm Only Tryin' to School Ya -
Bagpipes & Brass

Manufacturer: Klavier
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00005AAZ6
Release Date: 2000-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Highland Cathedral
  2. Scotland the Brave
  3. Girl I Left Behind Me
  4. Hector the Hero
  5. Far and Away
  6. Green Hills of Tyrol/When the Battle Is Over
  7. Lament for Jef AR Oenven/An Dro
  8. Murray's Fancy
  9. I Love My Love
  10. Cabar Feidh/Farewell to Nigg
  11. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
  12. Henry the Fifth Overture
  13. Amazing Grace

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Virtuoso Players Gild the Lilly.......2007-04-19

Reviewers who write that these are fine musicians playing lousy arrangements are correct. That's it exactly. The slower cuts are better than the up-tempo ones. Apparently this CD is a big hit with bagpipe tooters. So be it. The rest of us should pass it by or purchase it used.

1 out of 5 stars Keep looking - there is much better stuff than this.......2005-10-05

This album is a perfect example of how a bad arrangement can ruin great music despite the best efforts of great musicians. Everything about this recording is right; selection, performers, sound engineering. Except that the tracks are horribly over-arranged with all sorts of distracting, subtracting variations and trite bridging passages.

1 out of 5 stars Diasppointed.......2005-07-12

I am not saying the music is bad or the quality is lacking, because it is not. If you are looking for traditional music played in the traditional way, then this CD is not for you. It is like listening to everyone's interpretation when they sing the "Star Spangled Banner". There is no need to jazz things up that were not written to be. The titles are old but the variations on the score have a lot to be desired if you wanted to hear these songs played the way they were meant to be played.

1 out of 5 stars This album is an absolute disaster.......2005-06-08

It's said that music soothes the savage beast, but bagpipes will do just the opposite. They will make the hair on your neck stand on end, your blood pressure go through the roof and prepare you to go to war. This album does neither.

The one piece which should most strongly produce the desired result is Scotland the Brave. In this album it is three minutes and twenty seven seconds, the first minute an ten of which are dedicated to fanfare. After that an orchestra plays some stylized version and, I think, I can detect a hint of bagpipes in there somewhere. When one has heard it done "correctly", one can recognize this as a total disaster.

Amazing Grace by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards has a version that is just about right. (And that selection gives one the ability to listen to a sample. I can see why this one doesn't!)



5 out of 5 stars Take My Advice, I'm Only Tryin' to School Ya -.......2004-07-07

I bought this album based on the rave reports of the other reviewers, and could NOT be more pleased with the result. Although not Scottish, I am a long-time bagpipe lover, and this album evokes visions of the Black Watch and other highland pipers moving through their intricate paces. The music is an aural feast, and the sound quality is excellent. I keep it in the CD player in the car and find that a quick drive or a long commute both become pleasures when I'm listening to it. Take my advice - if you have even a slight interest in pipes, drums or brass, you're going to love this album. (This is the first time I have ever written a review; it's a very compelling album!)
More Classics for Yoga: Meditative Melodies for Relaxation
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    More Classics for Yoga: Meditative Melodies for Relaxation

    Manufacturer: Denon Records
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    Release Date: 2005-01-11

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    Nightmoods: Twilight Hour
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Twilight Hour
    Nightmoods: Twilight Hour

    Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000613Q
    Release Date: 1998-04-14

    Tracks:

    1. Suite For Orchestra No. 3, BWV 1068: Air
    2. Concerto For Lute, 2 Violins And Basso Continuo, RV 93: Largo
    3. 'The Swan': Le Carnaval des animaux
    4. Gymnopedies No. 3
    5. Gymnopedies No. 1
    6. The Lark Ascending
    7. The Planets, 'Venus The Bringer Of Peace'
    8. Carmen-Suite, Intermezzo
    9. Pavane, Op. 50
    10. 'Enigma' Variations 'Nimrod'
    11. Andante Festivo For String Orchestra
    12. Ma Mere L'Oye-5th Tableau And Apotheose

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Twilight Hour.......2006-09-14

    This cd is for easy listening. Great music to listen to before going to bed. Opens the mind and relaxes the body. I also highly recommend Moonlight and Night Wanderer as an addition to this cd.

    Track Listings:

    1. Iannaccone: Trio for Flute, Clarinet & Piano; Woodwind Quintets; Bicinia
    2. Kemal Gekic plays Chopin/ Etudes
    3. Lepton
    4. Lonati: Violin Sonatas / Christoph Timpe / Accademia Per Musica
    5. Massenet: Thaïs / Sills, Milnes, Gedda; Maazel
    6. Meeting: Two Worlds of Modal Music
    7. Miserere - Sacred Choral Music [Import]
    8. Missa Laetare Nova Sion
    9. Mozart: Die Zauberfloete [Import]
    10. Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, etc. [Import]

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    Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2

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    One Live Badger [Import]

    Can't Stop [Original recording remastered] [Import]

    Cocktail Mix, Vol. 3

    Czech Song Choruses

    Dawning of the Day

    City Speak

    Cut

    Cada Vez Otra Vez

    Banda a la Mexicana

    Triple Love Bookends

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