Room Pieces

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Room Piece XI    
Disc: 2
1. Piece in 3 Parts    
2. Still    
3. Untitled    
4. Still    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Much music has been written to guide listeners through the course of a preconceived form. Although Michael J. Schumacher’s music is distinctly his own it has been inspired by David Tudor and Morton Feldman as well as La Monte Young. Like their music it is about hearing sounds in themselves, about allowing the ear to register sonorities and then the hearing imagination may go to work, navigating amongst temporal realities and imaginary spaces, negotiating between a sense of control and perceived randomness, stasis and movement, finitude and limitlessness, Schumacher thrives on those creative tensions. At its most personal and expansive his singular music has the capacity to convey "intimate immensity." (Julian Cowley, from the liner notes).

Room Piece provides a unique solution and musical experience in reference to "the room." Generated by a specific method and possessing a decidedly emotional character, Room Piece is not merely "ambient music" but creates a bridge between the "eventfulness" herad in Cage-ian and serial music, and the new American drone music that has arisen intuitively to create the sound of a vibrant universe with rich interior activity. Piece in 3 Parts uses two 30-second samples of violinist Jane Henry improvising and a 40-second sample of percussionist Tim Barnes playing a gong. The samples are then processed by computer. Part I is a dense and passionately executed body of layered mutations of the source string sounds. Variations on the gong source begin Part II with bass tessitura resonances that fold into each other. The sounds gradually accumulate into a surreal polytextured mobile. The first Still is an exquisite and static density with interior movement, a quiescent and serene soundscape that "the listener can explore in his/her own rhythm." The second Still presents wonderfully crafted sounds compacted of different internal rhythms as constant and and fixed and thus ultimately "still" in their effect. Untitled offers a musical image where the "still" is now a drone consisting of multiple frequency-modulated sine tones beating against each other to create a richly dynamic rhythmic counterpoint. ("Blue" Gene Tyranny, from the liner notes)

Room Pieces, Music, Charles Curtis, Michael J. Schumacher, Tim Barnes, Jane Henry, Computer Music, Concerto, Electronic/Avant-Garde/Minimalist Music, Sound Art
Glassworks
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • He works magic in film.
  • Glassworks is an amazing album
  • Great experiment of questionable musical value
  • Love - Hate Relationship
  • A Few Words on Glassworks
 Glassworks

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ASIN: B0000CD5GV
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

  1. Glassworks
  2. Glassworks
  3. Glassworks
  4. Glassworks
  5. Glassworks
  6. Glassworks
  7. In The Upper Room
  8. In The Upper Room
  9. In The Upper Room
  10. In The Upper Room
  11. In The Upper Room

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars He works magic in film........2007-03-25

Perhaps it is true that the work of Phillip Glass has been of ambiguous nature; many different subconsciousness that would be drawn to his music and many alike would be pulled back in similiar impact or just simply stand in plain confusion. His music works perfect for the medium of film, not because there is another medium 'filling up the void' in his style, but it's the commentary that it makes on the story while the film runs on its own. This music leaves much to the imagination of those filled with it, to tell their own story. It can handle almost anything one throws at it; irony, contradiction, pain, relief, comedic, anything, it will almost seem to work out well perfectly for certain individuals. Minimalism is a common label on this music, however it is precisely minimalism that leaves the mind to explore on its own. Classical greats like Bach, although in a similiar vein, still lay down the scenery in a more conspicuous manner than Glass. After all, this is contemporary art; and it will not work out well for those who do not have the audacity to create their own mental scenes but rather rely more on music for a more solid comprehension to come through.

5 out of 5 stars Glassworks is an amazing album.......2006-11-12

Although I'd heard of Philip Glass I was quite unaware of his music until I attended a performance of The Upper Room by the Washington Ballet in October 2006. The music is by Philip Glass and the choreography by Twyla Tharp. It was one of the most memorable artistic experiences of my life. It was incredible.

I subsequently purchased Glassworks and find the music to be extremely powerful. I recommend this album absolutely. I find most of the pieces on the album to be profoundly moving. The last movement from "The Upper Room" is especially powerful and significant.

2 out of 5 stars Great experiment of questionable musical value.......2006-01-30

Yes, arpeggios are great! Thank you, Philip. That is called harmony. But there also exists such thing as melody, you know. Maybe, you've heard of it. It's what some composers are famous for. I see that you know what it is. But you should definitely use it more often!

Let's start again... I absolutely love Opening. It's emotional, it's haunting, it's beautiful, and it's atmospheric. But what follows next... Really, Philip Glass could be a great etude composer. When I'm playing piano etudes, I'm always reminded of Glass' music. Some people say it's atmospheric, I say it's repetitive and boring. Hints of melody and style pierce the arpeggiated clouds on Island and Facades. But that's it.

If you want some good atmospheric minimalism, listen to Harold Budd or Brian Eno. If you want good post-modern influenced compositions, buy James Newton Howard's The Village score. You may want to buy Philip Glass' Glassworks if you can't live without the opening theme or want to find out what his music is about. I've found out. But right now I don't want to go any further...

5 out of 5 stars Love - Hate Relationship.......2006-01-17

Simply, the question is of the following: Is P. Glass one of the 20th century's most creative artists, lending a sublte poignancy to his pieces; or, on the other hand, is Glass merely the most overrated hack in classical music today, utilizing almost endlessly repeating arpeggios to the chagrin of the listener's ear (not to mention, patience)?

From my rating, I clearly fall into the first camp. However, the pleasure you will derive from this CD is undoubtedly personal and subjective, based upon both experience and taste. No doubt, the arguments on both side of the question are passionate and entrenched. I suggest, instead, that you listen to the tracks that Amazon provides. This will give you a sense as to whether you will love or hate the music.

As for my experience with the music, I agree with several fellow reviewers: Glass's methodology is wholeheartedly expressive, providing the composer with ample space to slowly build and play on different moods within the work, making the listener conscious of individual notes, instruments, and rhythms within the ensemble. The only thing I can think to compare this with is, perhaps, flavors. Either you can eat a piece of chocolate hurriedly and grasp the totality of its flavor; or you may calmly savor it and, perhaps, find a nice caramal center, unmask the interplay of various textures, and discover satisfaction in its simplicity.

Bear in mind, however, I approached Philip Glass after having a large exposure to Ravi Shankar and 'classical Indian' music. Some, not all, of the music is rhythmically repetitive. This experience, I think, predisposed me to liking Glass's compositions.

4 out of 5 stars A Few Words on Glassworks.......2005-12-21

In a joke email about the Mozart effect that a friend of mine recieved, the effect of several other composers' music on children was discussed as if it had an effect on the children like Mozart's music does. In "The Glass Effect", "a child tends to repeat him or herself over and over and over and over and over and over and over again." This is true, Glass's music, "Glassworks" in particular, is alarmingly repetitive. The reason that most people knock this set of pieces is because they are totally missing the point. Glass's music has been categorized in the realm of "minimalism." The point of minimalism is to do as much as possible with the least amount of music. Glass executes this agenda quite well with "Glassworks." Most people don't exactly realize what Glass is doing by repeating himself over and over again.

First of all people have to realize a few things about this music. Philip Glass did not intend on having this music being played in the background at your next dinner party. Leave that up to Bach and Mozart. What Glass did want with this piece was for mature listeners to realize what he has done with texture and simplicity. Also, Glass's works are not about melody. They are about texture and mood and atmosphere. Each piece has its own shape little additions keep the piece from becoming overly monotonous. I think that Glass has made a great musical statement with his set of pieces that should be carefully digested with an open mind.

For the most part, Glass's concept works. However, the second movement "Floe" could probably be axed or revised. This is the only movement that seems to get unbelivably monotonous. It's also a lot to digest at the beginning of the suite. If it came more towards the end before the closing as opposed to after the opening where it functions as more of a rhythmic pie in the face. Some of the movements could also stand to use a little more variation but for the most part, Glass keeps the pieces interesting.

I cannot say much about the other work, "In the Other Room" that appears on this album, because I own the original Glassworks album. I just wanted to clear up some of the misconceptions that many have about this different music. It's hard to say whether or not Glass's music will stand up to the same test of time as the music of the greats like Mozart's and Bach's, but things are not looking good for Glass, not because the music isn't good, but becuase too many ignorant people immediately dismiss it as garbage. It seems that if people openly knock this music like they do, the same people that put those parental advisory stickers on CDs might want to instigate a separate rating system. This one should be stickered with: "CDMA: Mature Audiences Only."
The Complete Living Room Tapes
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Mountaintop Experience For Lenny Breau Jazz Guitar Fans
  • The Best of Lenny Breau's Posthumous Releases!
  • The music speaks for itself
  • The BEST Lenny Breau EVER!!
  • One of Lenny's Best
 The Complete Living Room Tapes
Lenny Breau , and Brad Terry
Manufacturer: Art of Life Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000089G5W
Release Date: 2003-01-07

Tracks:

  1. Blues For Carole
  2. How High The Moon
  3. You Needed Me
  4. The Claw
  5. Secret Love
  6. Sweet Georgia Brown
  7. My Foolish Heart
  8. I Fall In Love Too Easily
  9. Send In The Clowns
  10. Nine Pound Hammer
  11. Cannonball Rag
  12. Flamenco
  13. It Could Happen To You

Tracks:

  1. Visions
  2. Remembering The Rain
  3. Autumn Leaves
  4. Indiana
  5. Stella By Starlight
  6. Emily
  7. My Funny Valentine *
  8. Autumn Leaves *
  9. Johnny Cash Sings Jazz? *
  10. Lenny's Radio *

Album Description

Originally released as "The Living Room Tapes - Volume 1" & "The Living Room Tapes - Volume 2", this two CD set brings together, for the first time, both volumes of "The Living Room Tapes" in one package, in addition to over 30 minutes of previously unreleased material. All tracks have been digitally re-mastered. The total playing time of both CD's combined is almost two and a half hours long. This two CD set contains 23 songs including 4 previously unreleased bonus tracks. The music contained on this two disc set is some of the best Lenny Breau ever recorded. This is a rare opportunity to hear Lenny play music by Merle Travis, Jerry Reed, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, and many well known Jazz Standards. Lenny also performs many solo pieces in addition to the duo material with clarinetist Brad Terry. Two of the bonus tracks reveal the humorous side of Lenny's personality and are sure to put a smile on your face.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Mountaintop Experience For Lenny Breau Jazz Guitar Fans.......2004-04-13

When I first received this CD it stayed playing in my computer between every other CD. I really love the whole range of Lenny's modern solo chordal guitar style represented at such an obviously happy and good time in his life.

His responsive, sensitive, artful backing styles when Brad is blowing clarinet are improvised mini-masterpieces. Great creative variety in his walking bass lines, tasty intuitive chording and counterpoint, and some of his best technical work combining fluid and gorgeous lead lines, while you never hear his technique get in the way. Some of his albums inspire deep sighs and tears in your eyes. This one makes you smile and sometime laugh out loud all the wat thru'. It is truly a joyous CD!

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Lenny Breau's Posthumous Releases!.......2003-05-01

This beautifully remastered 2 CD set is the best news Breau fans have had in years. His playing is not only technically astounding, it's playful, imaginative and expressive. As well, this set captures the array of influences that shaped Breau's style: jazz, blues, flamenco, country and more. The previously unreleased material is awesome with Breau doing a couple of hilarious comedy skits. The remastering job done here is remarkable, a vast improvment on the quality of the original releases. GET THESE CDS!!

5 out of 5 stars The music speaks for itself.......2003-05-01

What a great release! The music is wonderful and the banter between Lenny and Brad is playful and thoughtful. As someone who has been involved with music my whole life, I have to disagree with the previous posting regarding sound quality. The quality is there. The highs are crisp and the lows are rounded...a perfect mix! Do yourself favor and take a listen. You WON'T be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars The BEST Lenny Breau EVER!!.......2003-05-01

Anyone who is a fan of Lenny's music needs to purchase this recording. This is far and above some of his best recorded work. The sound quality is excellent throughout and Lenny's choice of material is also excellent. Volume One was originally released on LP and then on CD but has been out of print for many years now. Volume Two has NEVER been released on LP and was available on CD years ago. The new 2 CD set contains both volumes with extra tracks and all tracks have been digitally remastered. First class Lenny Breau!!

5 out of 5 stars One of Lenny's Best.......2003-02-14

I must admit. At first I was a little skeptical about Lenny and Clarinetist Brad Terry. Mr. Terry proves himself equal to the challange of playing with Lenny Breau. The interplay between clainet and guitar is on a level rarely heard anywhere.The Bourbon Street cd with Lenny Breau and Dave Young come to mind. However there is more varity on this cd.There is also plenty of guitar solo. With Lenny playing Travis style, Jazz and Flamenco. All on a seven string nylon guitar. This was his first recorded performance on that insturment.There are also several electric guitar solos as well. I highly recommend this cd. As this is one of Lenny best.
Smetana: Piano Works
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    		Smetana: Piano Works

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    ASIN: B00000DD3M
    Release Date: 1998-01-01
    Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Silence please!
    • Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date
    • unknown..but i'm real excited
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    		 Chance Operation: The John Cage Tribute

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    ASIN: B000001SH6
    Release Date: 1993-11-18

    Tracks:

    1. Excerpts For Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
    2. Excerpt From Thirty Pieces For String Quartet
    3. Three Dances For Prepared Piano, Dance #1
    4. Dance 2: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
    5. Dance 3: Three Dances for Prepared Piano
    6. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    7. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    8. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    9. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    10. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    11. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    12. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    13. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    14. First Four-Language Word Event in Memoriam John Cage
    15. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    16. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    17. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    18. Six Melodies Variation for Solo Violin
    19. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    20. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    21. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    22. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    23. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    24. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    25. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    26. A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
    27. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    28. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    29. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    30. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    31. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    32. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    33. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    34. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    35. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    36. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    37. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    38. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    39. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    40. Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Three Solos for Trumpet
    41. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    42. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    43. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    44. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    45. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    46. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    47. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    48. Cunningham Stories (At the Age of Twelve...)
    49. Haiku FM
    50. Haiku FM
    51. Haiku FM
    52. Haiku FM
    53. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    54. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    55. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    56. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    57. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    58. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    59. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    60. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    61. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    62. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    63. Art is self-alteration is Cage is...
    64. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    65. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    66. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    67. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    68. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    69. Music for the Merce Cunningham dance Shards: Webwork
    70. Georgia Stone
    71. Georgia Stone
    72. Georgia Stone
    73. Georgia Stone
    74. Georgia Stone
    75. Georgia Stone
    76. Georgia Stone
    77. Georgia Stone
    78. Georgia Stone
    79. Georgia Stone
    80. Georgia Stone
    81. Georgia Stone
    82. Georgia Stone
    83. Georgia Stone
    84. Georgia Stone
    85. Georgia Stone
    86. Georgia Stone
    87. Georgia Stone
    88. Georgia Stone
    89. Georgia Stone
    90. Georgia Stone
    91. Georgia Stone
    92. Georgia Stone
    93. Georgia Stone
    94. Georgia Stone
    95. Georgia Stone
    96. Georgia Stone
    97. Georgia Stone
    98. Georgia Stone

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    1. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    2. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    3. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    4. Cunningham Stories (Merce Cunningham Phoned His Mother...)
    5. Oregon: Chance/Choice
    6. Oregon: Chance/Choice
    7. Chance/Choice
    8. Chance/Choice
    9. Chance/Choice
    10. Chance/Choice
    11. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    12. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    13. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    14. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    15. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    16. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    17. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    18. Seventy-five Letters & Improvisation
    19. Living Room Music
    20. Living Room Music
    21. Living Room Music
    22. Living Room Music
    23. Living Room Music
    24. Living Room Music
    25. Living Room Music
    26. Living Room Music
    27. Ergodos I for John Cage
    28. Ergodos I for John Cage
    29. Ergodos I for John Cage
    30. Ergodos I for John Cage
    31. Ergodos I for John Cage
    32. Ergodos I for John Cage
    33. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    34. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    35. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    36. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    37. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    38. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    39. Cunningham Stories (Every Morning...)
    40. Factory Preset
    41. Factory Preset
    42. Factory Preset
    43. Factory Preset
    44. Factory Preset
    45. Factory Preset
    46. Factory Preset
    47. Factory Preset
    48. Factory Preset
    49. Factory Preset
    50. Factory Preset
    51. 4'33
    52. 4'33
    53. 4'33
    54. 4'33
    55. 4'33
    56. In Memoriam John Cage
    57. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    58. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    59. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    60. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    61. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    62. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    63. In Memoriam John Cage - Call Waiting
    64. Aria
    65. Aria
    66. Aria
    67. Aria
    68. Aria
    69. Aria
    70. Aria
    71. Aria
    72. Aria
    73. Aria
    74. Aria
    75. Aria
    76. Aria
    77. Aria
    78. Aria
    79. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    80. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    81. Cunningham Stories (The Cunningham Company...)
    82. New York City
    83. New York City
    84. New York City
    85. New York City

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Silence please!.......2006-08-30

    My only reason for buying this CD is the track 4:33 by Frank Zappa. 4:33 minutes of total silence, well almost total silence because you can hear a little background noices in the control room of Frank. It is a very interesting cd. But if you are not a fan of Zappa or Cage, and you like to hear music I say: buy something else. If you are ready for an experiment: buy this one or the CD Roaratorio.

    5 out of 5 stars Georgia Stone the best antiwar composition to date.......2002-12-15

    The whole collection is interesting. However, the great moment of this collection is the Ono contribution Georgia Stone. It's a fluxus symphony. Never have I heard a more poignant antiwar piece. It rates in power and beauty to Henryk Gorecki's Symphony #3 with soprano Dawn Upshaw. If anyone ever doubted the genius of Yoko Ono as being relevant and an artist of the highest calibre then listen to this masterpiece and you'll be jolted into her energy as an artist. Yoko, give us more of this kind of music.

    5 out of 5 stars unknown..but i'm real excited.......2001-06-05

    Jspark wrote a review that totally grabbed my intrest..I did my senior art history project on John Cage..using random sheets of paper for the lecture. the idea of hitting the "random button" is a great idea..and the idea of running two disks at once is even neater..being a big fan of just about everybody on the cd..especially Laurie Anderson doesnt hurt either... I haven't heard it yet, but i think i'll be sticking with the 5 star rating.

    5 out of 5 stars What? 183 tracks? What for? There is a reason..........1999-08-03

    It might be bewildering at first. The first disc has 98 tracks; the second, 85. If you listen straight through, you do not perceive any discontinuity. A collection of John Cage pieces performed by friends, collegues, and admirers. Frank Zappa (American composer [complete biographical blurb that he provided]) contributed 4'33". Laurie Anderson tells a few Merce Cunningham tales. Seems like a fun tribute from the git-go. But wait! (And this is where the fun begins!) Switch your CD player to the shuffle (random) mode. Now look what happens. It goes from, say, Yoko Ono's piece to the Kronos to the Moraz prepared piano performance to Ken Nordine's narration - all in the matter of seconds. It is a great to homage to Cage himself with the great use of the random chance operations that he might have enjoyed. Every performance of this disc becomes a unique experience (just like Cage). For even more fun, try playing both discs at the same time (provided, of course, you have the means; if not, improvise). Or add another sound source as well, like, say, the radio, or the television very low, or a tape of white noise. The possibilities are endless. I had the pleasure of trying this one day with FOUR players going on simulataneously: two with these discs, another with Miles Davis far in the background, the fourth with a disc of bird calls. It was quite a fun sound environment and I would not hesitate to try it again. But that was my experience. Your experience may be different.
    Tiszta forrás (Pure Springs): Hungarian Folk Tunes and Their Arrangements in Works by Bartók and Kodály
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      		Tiszta forrás (Pure Springs): Hungarian Folk Tunes and Their Arrangements in Works by Bartók and Kodály

      Manufacturer: Hungaroton
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      DancesDances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
      DuetsDuets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      HungarianHungarian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ChorusesChoruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      Folk SongsFolk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B00007138S
      Release Date: 2002-10-29
      Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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      		 Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

      Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by BeethovenAll Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B0002ANQX6
      Release Date: 2004-09-14

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars LITTLE BOX CONTAINS BIG THRILLS !!!!!.......2004-09-15

      JUST GOT THIS ONE TODAY. MY MOM GAVE ME MONEY FOR IT (THANK YOU, MOMMY!!!) I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO IT ALL AFTERNOON AND AM EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH IT. I THINK YOU WILL BE TOO. SOME OF THESE RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN PREVIOSLY RELEASED ON CD (THE SIBELIUS AND THE HAYDN DISCS ARE THE ONES I ALREADY HAD), BUT THE NEW STUFF IS WORTH GETTING THE WHOLE BOX FOR. THIS INCLUDES STEREO RECORDINGS OF BEETHOVEN 5TH PIANO CONCERTO WITH CASADESUS AND A PETROUCHKA BOTH WITH CONCERTGEBOUW AND A BERG, WEBERN, AND STRAVINKY AGON DISC THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ON WESTMINSTER IN THE 50S. SPECIAL MENTION SHOULD ALSO BE MADE OF THE PIECES BY BORIS BLACHER. NOT FAMILIAR MUSIC, BUT I CONFESS I REALLY LIKED IT IMMEDIATELY. SOUND QUALITY IS GREAT THROUGHOUT THE SET, SOME MONO, BUT THEY ALL SOUND FANTASTIC. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HANS ROSBAUD, THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO START. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION ONE OF THE GREATEST CONDUCTORS. SHAME ON EMI/IMG FOR NOT INCLUDING HIM IN THE SO-CALLED "GREAT CONDUCTORS OF THE 20TH CENTURY" SERIES. HE WAS A GREAT CONDUCTOR !!! DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, ASK STRAVINSKY OR BOULEZ !!! ALSO GIVE THIS A TRY, YOU'LL WONDER WHY THIS GUY ISN'T MENTIONED IN THE SAME BREATH AS FURTWANGLER, KARAJAN, ETC. A TRULY IMPORTANT AND UNMISSABLE ISSUE. THANKS TO DEUTSCHE GRAMOPHONE AND THANK YOU TO YOU FOR READING MY REVIEW !!!!
      Call It Love
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        		Call It Love

        Manufacturer: Bay View Recording Co
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B00004WF9O
        Release Date: 2000-01-01

        Tracks:

        1. I Could Be Happy With You [From the Boy Friend]
        2. You-Don't-Want-To-Play-With-Me-Blues [From the Boy Friend]
        3. Thank You Ladies
        4. Medusa [From Slings and Arrows]
        5. Gaiety Gloom [From See You Later]
        6. 1930's Girl [From See You Later]
        7. Behind the Times [From the Buccaneer]
        8. Boy Friend Medley: The Boy Friend/Fancy Forgetting/A Room in ...
        9. Only a Passing Phase [From Valmouth]
        10. I Will Miss You [From Valmouth]
        11. Blondes for Danger [From Divorce Me Darling]
        12. Don't Say Goodbye to Berlin [From Goodbye to Berlin]
        13. It Might Have Been Worse [From Goodbye to Berlin]
        14. Marriage [From "His Monkey Wife"]
        15. Take Me Home to Cleves [From Oh Henry!]
        16. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark [From See You Later]
        17. Love Song [From Call It Love] - Richard Owens
        18. Love Song in Rag [From Call It Love] - Richard Owens,
        19. I Know, Know, Know [From Call It Love] - Richard Owens,
        20. Hate Each Other Cha-Cha-Cha [From Call It Love] -
        21. Call It Love [From Call It Love] - Richard Owens, Company
        22. Divorce Me Darling! [From Divorce Me Darling!]
        23. Whatever Happened to Love? [From Divorce Me Darling!]
        24. Together Again [From Divorce Me Darling!]
        25. Outdoor Girl [From Pieces of Eight]
        John Cage: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 7
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          		John Cage: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 7

          Manufacturer: MD&G Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          BalletsBallets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
          Cage, JohnCage, John | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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          1. Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1

          ASIN: B00005MNIP
          Release Date: 2001-08-28

          Tracks:

          1. Soliloquy
          2. Ophelia
          3. The Seasons: Prld I
          4. The Seasons: Winter
          5. The Seasons: Prld II
          6. The Seasons: Spring
          7. The Seasons: Prld III
          8. The Seasons: Summer
          9. The Seasons: Prld IV
          10. The Seasons: Fall
          11. The Seasons: Finale (Prld I)
          12. Two Pieces: Slowly
          13. Two Pieces: Quiet Fast
          14. Jazz Study
          15. Metamorphosis: I
          16. Metamorphosis: II
          17. Metamorphosis: III
          18. Metamorphosis: IV
          19. Metamorphosis: V
          20. Quest - Second Movt
          21. Three Easy Pieces: Round
          22. Three Easy Pieces: Duo
          23. Three Easy Pieces: Infinite
          24. A Room
          25. Crete & Dad: Crete
          26. Crete & Dad: Dad
          27. Two Pieces: I
          28. Two Pieces: II
          29. Ad Lib.
          30. Tripel-paced - First Version: I
          31. Tripel-paced - First Version: II
          32. Tripel-paced - First Version: III
          A White Room
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            		A White Room

            Manufacturer: Nmc Records
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
            GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B00005KAUY
            Release Date: 2001-05-29
            Room Pieces
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              		Room Pieces

              Manufacturer: XI Records
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
              ElectronicElectronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer
              GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
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              ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
              ASIN: B0000AACMQ
              Release Date: 2003-06-15

              Tracks:

              1. Room Piece XI

              Tracks:

              1. Piece in 3 Parts
              2. Still
              3. Untitled
              4. Still

              Album Description

              Much music has been written to guide listeners through the course of a preconceived form. Although Michael J. Schumacher's music is distinctly his own it has been inspired by David Tudor and Morton Feldman as well as La Monte Young. Like their music it is about hearing sounds in themselves, about allowing the ear to register sonorities and then the hearing imagination may go to work, navigating amongst temporal realities and imaginary spaces, negotiating between a sense of control and perceived randomness, stasis and movement, finitude and limitlessness, Schumacher thrives on those creative tensions. At its most personal and expansive his singular music has the capacity to convey "intimate immensity." (Julian Cowley, from the liner notes).

              Room Piece provides a unique solution and musical experience in reference to "the room." Generated by a specific method and possessing a decidedly emotional character, Room Piece is not merely "ambient music" but creates a bridge between the "eventfulness" herad in Cage-ian and serial music, and the new American drone music that has arisen intuitively to create the sound of a vibrant universe with rich interior activity. Piece in 3 Parts uses two 30-second samples of violinist Jane Henry improvising and a 40-second sample of percussionist Tim Barnes playing a gong. The samples are then processed by computer. Part I is a dense and passionately executed body of layered mutations of the source string sounds. Variations on the gong source begin Part II with bass tessitura resonances that fold into each other. The sounds gradually accumulate into a surreal polytextured mobile. The first Still is an exquisite and static density with interior movement, a quiescent and serene soundscape that "the listener can explore in his/her own rhythm." The second Still presents wonderfully crafted sounds compacted of different internal rhythms as constant and and fixed and thus ultimately "still" in their effect. Untitled offers a musical image where the "still" is now a drone consisting of multiple frequency-modulated sine tones beating against each other to create a richly dynamic rhythmic counterpoint. ("Blue" Gene Tyranny, from the liner notes)

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              9. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD]
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              Lupone: In Un Grattacielo; Incanto

              Live at the Marquee 1969 [Live]

              Guess Who: The RCA Victor Recordings

              Open Your Eyes

              Motown Love Songs: Motown Milestones

              Latin ala Lee!

              Liszt: Valses Oubliées S215; Mephisto Waltzes No1-4

              Masters of Indian Classical Music

              McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington [Original recording remastered]

              Punk in Drublic

              Inolvidable [Import]

              Inolvidables RCA: 20 Grandes Exitos [Import]

              Born in Newton County

              The Trio