The Collection, Volume 2 [Box set]

1. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Michael Reed

2. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35 No 3, The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra with Michael Davis
Conducted by John Mauceri

3. Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11 No 3, Alla marcia
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by New Finnish Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Jan Engstrom

4. Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute, & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera Sir John In Love)
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra Conducted by Wilfried Boettcher

5. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 Mars, the Bringer of War
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Richard Hickox

6. Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2 for orchestra Lever du Jour
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy

7. Don Juan, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 20
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Yondani Butt

8. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished"), D. 759 First Movement, allegro moderato
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by English Sinfonia Conducted by Charles Groves

9. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World," first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95) Second Movement, largo
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
10. Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 Second Movement, andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky

11. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14) Part 2, Un bal
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Richard Williams

12. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No.5) Fourth Movement, adagietto; sehr langasm
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by London Symphonica Conducted by Wyn Morris

13. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral") Op. 125 Fourth Movement, presto
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Ruth Falcon , Richard Margison , Kathleen McKellar-Ferguson , Thomas Thomaschke
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

14. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Overture
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by English Sinfonia Conducted by Charles Groves

15. Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
with Chamber Orchestra Europe
Conducted by James Judd

16. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, opera, WWV 96 Overture
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
17. Academic Festival Overture, for orchestra in C minor ("Akademische Festouvertüre"), Op. 80
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Halle Orchestra Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski

18. The Hebrides, overture in B minor for orchestra ("Fingal's Cave," 4 versions), Op. 26
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Bern Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Peter Maag

19. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions)
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Kazuhiro Koizumi

The Collection, Volume 2,Thomas Thomaschke,Ludwig van Beethoven,Hector Berlioz,Johannes Brahms,Antonin Dvorak,Gustav Holst,Gustav Mahler,Felix Mendelssohn,Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Maurice Ravel,Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov,Gioachino Rossini,Franz Schubert,Jean Sibelius,Richard Strauss,Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky,Ralph Vaughan Williams,Richard Wagner,Charles Groves,Gennady Rozhdestvensky,James Judd,Jan Engstrom,John Mauceri,Kazuhiro Koizumi,Michael Reed,Peter Maag,Richard Hickox,Richard Williams,Sir Yehudi Menuhin,Stanislaw Skrowaczewski,Vladimir Ashkenazy,Wilfried Boettcher,Wyn Morris,Yondani Butt,Chamber Orchestra of Europe,Kathleen McKellar-Ferguson,Berner sinfonie-orchester,English Sinfonia,Hallé Orchestra,London Symphonica,London Symphony Orchestra,New Finnish Symphony Orchestra,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Scottish Chamber Orchestra,Ruth Falcon,Richard Margison,Michael Davis,Pickwick

Average customer rating: Great CD - Very happy with purchase Oldies Hard to find 45's on CD Great CD A Lot of Quality for a Bargain Price

Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 Various Artists Manufacturer: Eric Collection ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Girl Groups | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music British Invasion | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hard To Find 45s on CD, Volume 7: More 60's Classics Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 6: More 60's Classics Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 5: 60's Pop Classics Dick Bartley Presents: One Hit Wonders of the '60s, Vol. 1 Hard to Find 45s on CD: Pop & Country Classics ASIN: B000005HOU Release Date: 1996-09-15

Tracks:

1. Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell
2. I Really Love You - The Stereos
3. Foot Stomping, Part I - The Flares
4. Lover Please - Clyde McPhatter
5. Dear One - Larry Finnegan
6. I Wish That We Were Married - Ronnie & The Hi-Lites
7. Theme From Dr. Kildare (3 Stars Will Shine Tonight) - Richard Chamberlain
8. Little Red Rented Rowboat - Joe Dowell
9. Patches - Dickey Lee
10. Bobby's Girl - Marcie Blane
11. I Saw Linda Yesterday - Dickey Lee
12. I Will Follow Him (Chariot) - Little Peggy March
13. Young Lovers - Paul & Paula
14. Sugar Shack - J. Gilmer & The Fireballs
15. You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry - The Caravelles
16. Dominique - Singing Nun
17. Popsicles And Icicles - The Murmaids
18. Navy Blue - Diane Renay
19. Diane - The Bachelors
20. LIttle Honda - The Hondells
21. The Wedding - Julie Rogers

Customer Reviews:

Great CD - Very happy with purchase.......2007-07-01

With the exception of 'I Really Love You' (I don't remember this one) I'm happy with the rest of the songs. The only thing they're missing are the hiss and pop of the old 45's. These are from the early 60 and the chart numbers (on the back of the case) show they were all in the top 30, mand 10 or higher. I'm going to wear the grooves out on this CD :-)

Oldies.......2007-05-15

The CD was everything I wanted and more you hear the song's a fraction of the time on the radio

Hard to find 45's on CD.......2007-04-07

This is a really great CD!! I didn't know how to find these songs without my old 45's. The CD was in excellent condition and delivered on time as promised.

Great CD.......2007-01-17

Along with the one song I've been looking for, this has a lot of great songs.

A Lot of Quality for a Bargain Price.......2006-08-01

I received the 45's On CD Vol 2: 1961-1964, and already looking for more of these lost gems. Some of the songs I had on 45's which had worn with age and use. Now I can have the songs I grew up with forever on CD. Love it!! Bring out more of 'em.

Average customer rating: Not ultimate- but wonderful, none-the-less Very Nice Bream Collection Not what I thought! Ultimately Satisfying Spectacular

Julian Bream: The Ultimate Guitar Collection-Volume 2 Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tarrega | Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Instruments | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Bream, Julian | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Dowland, John | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bream, Julian | ( B ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Guitar Collection Together/Julian Bream & John Williams Baroque Guitar 300 Years of Guitar Masterpieces Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces ASIN: B00004UEH6 Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

1. I: Allegretto
2. Capricho Arabe
3. A Fancy
4. Etude No. 5 In C
5. I. Allegretto
6. I. Allegretto
7. I. Allegro
8. The Wood So Wild
9. Adante; Molto Adagio; Adante
10. Fandango
11. Segovia, Op. 29
12. Fantasia XXII
13. II. Andante
14. Preludio
15. II. Andantino Grazioso
16. Fantasia
17. Bourree
18. Gigue
19. Polonaise, Op.2, No.2
20. Canario

Customer Reviews:

Not ultimate- but wonderful, none-the-less.......2007-04-14

As good a guitarist as Julian Bream is, one must begin by acknowledging that the title of this 2-CD set containing 32 admittedly seminal pieces written for hand-played strings ( primarily, the lute) is a tad hyperbolistic. An "Ultimate" collection of anything would have to be more complete, by definition, than any two CDs can be and, again, it almost goes without saying that no two people are apt to be in total agreement about what should or should not have been included in any such collection. All caveats considered and aside, this is, indeed, a thoughtfully selected and masterfully performed collection of what is, unarguably, some of the very best classical pieces ever written for the lute. Bream plays some of them on the guitar and others on a renaissance lute - the latter giving a somewhat truer indication of the stylings and musical nuances intended by the various composers. But, even the pieces he plays on the guitar - an instrument that, in it's current form, did not exist when many of the pieces were originally composed - are sensitive and lyrical interpretations that sound as if they MIGHT have been composed for the guitar.

Without spending space here reiterating the specific pieces, their titles and lengths, I will simply list the composers whose works Bream presents so nicely in this collection. They span a range of about five centuries beginning in the time of England's Elizabeth I and spanning the years through to the 20th Century's premier Spanish and Brazilian classical guitar composers. The list reads like a `Whose Who" of classical plucked-string instrument music and of composers whose keyboard compositions work particularly well on the strings of a lute or guitar, and includes;
- John Dowland
- Francis Cutting
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Gaspar Sanz (*)
- Mateo Albeniz (*)
- Manuel de Falla
- Enrique Granados (*)
- Hector Villa-Lobos, and
- Joaquin Rodrigo
(*) = Pieces originally written for keyboard play.

Every classical guitarist has his own recognizable style and approach to the instrument and the material. An experience listener would not confuse Bream's work with that of Andres Segovia, for example: but it is not that one is better than the other. Each, in his own distinctive way, is simply superb. Though the Spanish influence is clearly audible with both musicians, Bream's stylings have a more contemporary lilt and inflection than do those of Segovia; he makes each piece his own. One suspects that each time he plays a piece it comes out differently according to the moment, his mood, the instrument and God knows what else. Segovia, on the other hand, was well known for his constancy once he had found a version of each piece that fully suited his own ear and temperament.
While I am admittedly a Segovia fan, I find Bream's renditions to be noticeably fresher and each infused with an aura of presence in the here-and-now which I find especially enjoyable.

The collection is neither complete not `ultimate', but it is VERY good and well worth having in any collection of classical guitar music. In fact, for audiophiles not familiar with this genre, it is a fair place to begin to develop an ear for and a listener's knowledge of and experience with the classical guitar.

Very Nice Bream Collection.......2005-03-03

I have volumes one and two, but I prefer volume two because it contains later recordings, which are of a better sound quality than the tin-can reverb that predominates in volume one. I really like the inclusion of about a half dozen lute pieces in addition to the guitar. I wasn't a lute fan before, but after hearing Bream playing lute on this CD, I am a convert. Ditto with what one reviewer said about Sor's Andantino Grazioso--purely delightful.

Overall, this CD consists of a good variety of masterfully played music. I only wish most of Bream's recordings were recorded using later technology, which would make his playing shine even more.

Not what I thought!.......2004-11-08

Well, a bit of a "anti-climax"! I was expecting something totally different. Not at all the kind of guitar music I like but will make out a great unexpected gift (hopefully). The delivery time from order to delivery was excellant, 19days - internationally!

Ultimately Satisfying.......2004-02-03

A wonderful companion to the first set, this edition includes 20 beautifully recorded pieces by one of the master guitarists of the twentieth century. And Bream is at his best in these recordings, showing off his amazing technique, as well as his almost daunting emotional power. An amazing gift to guitarists and music lovers.

Spectacular.......2002-02-11

The brilliance of Breams guitar/lute shines through. If you love any of his work you will love this, I can never get tired of his work.Especially this one. Antantino grazioso is absolutely amazing.

Average customer rating: Just one song can make a CD 5 stars worth! Only label that can match ACE reissues A MUST HAVE FOR OLDIES FANS Another outstanding volume in the series This Is Just Outstanding!

Teen Time - The Young Years Of Rock & Roll, Volume 2: I Got Rhythm Various Artists Manufacturer: Eric Collection ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Oldies | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Teen Time - The Young Years Of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: Love Me Forever Teen Time - The Young Years of Rock & Roll, Volume 3: A Very Special Love Hard To Find 45s On CD, Volume 2: 1961-1964 Hard To Find 45s on CD, Volume 7: More 60's Classics Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 9: 1957-1959 ASIN: B0001V5QH0 Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

1. Party Doll - Buddy Knox
2. I'm Stickin' With You - Jimmy Bowen
3. Forty Days - Ronnie Hawkins
4. Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again - Jimmie Rodgers
5. She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) - Ral Donner
6. Blue Moon - Marcels
7. I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
8. Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Little Eva
9. Chains - The Cookies
10. Don't Mention My Name - The Shepherd Sisters
11. Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie
12. What A Guy - The Raindrops
13. Swinging On A Star - Big Dee Irwin With Little Eva
14. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) - The High Keys
15. Hey, Girl - Freddie Scott
16. A Walkin' Miracle - The Essex
17. But It's Alright - J.J. Jacksonn
18. (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes To Me - Chicago Loop
19. It's Cold Outside - The Choir
20. I Got Rhythm - The Happenings

Album Description

This second release in Eric's new oldies series makes a perfect companion to Volume 1. This volume has a more R&B & rockabilly flavor with 12 Top Twenty tracks again drawn mostly from the Roulette/Colpix/Warner Bros. vaults. And for collectors there are two songs appearing on CD for the first time! All recordings have been digitally mastered in ultra-high quality and are in true stereo wherever possible. Includes an 8-page booklet with detailed liner notes on each song.

Customer Reviews:

Just one song can make a CD 5 stars worth!.......2006-08-14

The Eric label, as does ACE, stands for superb quality "oldies"
+ the fact that they "recuperate" songs or hits that might be
considered as completely "unknown" to the majority of us even
though one considers himself an expert of that era (1956-1965)
who lived through it and collected most of those good old 45's.
There's one song on this compilation that makes this CD worth
5 stars: "Top Forty, News, Weather And Sports" interpreted by
Mark Dining and written by the great John D. Loudermilk.
The music is fantastic and resumes every sound there was in the
early 60's: nice melody, female backing vocals, strings, up- tempo
rhythm and incredible lyrics. I had never heard this song
before but the lyrics made me decide to write this review because
it reminds me so much of the real facts that were happening back in 1961.
Lumumba was the "revolutionist" fighting
the Belgians in Congo, what to say about Fidel who celebrates
his 80th birthday today, Ike Eisenhower struggling with Kruschev
at the UN combined with the other crazy contents of these lyrics
that remind me more of a typical Ray Stevens song.
Thanks to Eric records there are some more "beauties" on this
Teen Time Vol 3 like Ninety Nine Ways, Morgen (a # 1 hit in
Europe then), The Way Of A Clown, And The Heavens Cried and last
but not least a song by Eddie Holland who still had to become
one of the greatest songwriters ever. I must admit that there
are quite some "newies" on this fantastic good old Rock & Roll
compilation!

Only label that can match ACE reissues.......2005-01-15

I am a enthousiastic collector, and have almost all the Time Life rock n roll stuff, as well as ACE cds of this era.
I could comment like this like I have on ACE editions, or the Eric Records HArd to Find 45s series. Excellent, and must have!
A few points why:
20 tracks per cd (Time life is also excellent, but you get 15 per cd!)
excellent booklets with background info
not the same old songs over again, but many rare and still excellent tracks!
last but not least amazing sound quality.
So although you might have some songs there on other collections like ACE, it is for above mentioned points alone worth it to always have an Eric copy as well.

A MUST HAVE FOR OLDIES FANS.......2004-07-11

Have volume #1, love them both and can't wait for volume #3. Full of superb quality recordings, some never before available on CD.

Another outstanding volume in the series.......2004-05-06

Volume two, "I Got Rhythm" continues Eric Records' new series of tunes from the first decade of rock and roll. Many of the tracks here come from the Roulette, Colpix, Dimension and Jubilee labels and were once readily available on various Rhino and Sequel single-artist and compilation CD's. But with most of those pieces out-of-print, Eric has brought them back and added to these well-known tunes a sprinkling of rarities and even two new-to-CD songs. Appealing to the casual fan, top-10 favorites like the Happenings' "I Got Rhythm" and Lou Christie's "Two Faces Have I" share the spotlight with the seldom-found "I'm Blue" from the Ikettes and the Chicago Loop's "My Baby Comes To Me". Not neglecting the true collector, Eric has brought to CD-daylight the High Keys' move-over Doris Day version of "Que Sera, Sera" and "Don't Mention My Name" from the Shepherd Sisters, known for their big hit rendition of "Alone". As has come to be expected and always appreciated is Eric's attention to quality reproduction here exemplified by the use of the mono version of J.J. Jackson's "It's Alright", a track that has been issued in "stereo" on other CD's when in fact it has always been the remanufactured faux-stereo version. The tracks that do appear in true stereo here are 3,5,6,11,15,16 and 20. Rounding out the piece are the informative liner notes providing backround on the included artists and tracks. Once again, Eric shows how it should be done.

This Is Just Outstanding!.......2004-04-19

What can I say, except that it doesn't get any better than this. As with all of Eric's CDs, this one is flawless!

In addition to the tracks that we already have (but are now relegated to the obsolete pile by this CD), there are several tracks not found on any other domestic CDs, such as Don't Mention my Name by The Sheppard Sisters, Que, Sera, Sera by The High Keys, and (finally) a true mono version of the single, But It's Alright by J. J. Jackson, instead of the horrible re-channeled one that has appeared before.

The guys at Eric know how to do this sort of thing right, and we are the real winners in getting to listen to these hits the way they should be heard.

A wonderful CD! You owe yourselves a treat, and this is it!

Average customer rating: Simply the Best Great series, great collection Great Start Tchachovsky Discovers America THE CLASSICAL KIDS COLLECTION - VOLUME 2

The Classical Kids Collection: Volume 2: Tales of Enchantment and Classical Music Jeremy Irons Manufacturer: Children's Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Classical Kids: Collection Classical Kids Christmas Daydreams And Lullabies World's Very Best Opera for Kids... in English! Classical Kids: Hallelujah Handel! ASIN: B00001SIBF Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

1. Once Upon a Time (Lauda) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
2. Procession (Danse Royale) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
3. Travelling (Early One Morning) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
4. By the River (Gibbons-The Silver Swan) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
5. At the Monastery (Gregorian Chant) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
6. In the Dormitory (Riddle Lullaby) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
7. In the Village (Summer Is Icumen In) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
8. Meeting Merlin [Celtic Harp] - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
9. Cave Dance (Baile Cervantino) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
10. Birth of Music [Sound Effects, Instruments] - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
11. Future of Music (Chaconne on Greensleeves, Bach, Mozart) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
12. Beethoven and the Unicorn's Song - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
13. Meeting King Arthur (Festivities, Chanson a Lie) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
14. Galloping Horse [English Dance] - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
15. Lake (Tallis-Audivi Vocem) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
16. Miracle of the Feathers (Western Wind into Unicorn's Song) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
17. Boat (Shepards, Calm Your Flocks) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
18. Arriving in Avalon (Psaltery) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
19. Court Dance (Trotto) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
20. Morgan (Pilgram's Journey) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
21. Meeting in the Unicorns (Sir John, His Alman) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
22. In the Groove (Danzon) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
23. Peace (Sweelinck-Mon Dieu, J'Ai en Toy) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
24. Storm (Ghaetta) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
25. Freedom (Celtic-Style Tune) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean
26. Conclusion (Amen) - Sylvan Bergeron, Kirk Elliott, Michael Franklin, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Avery MacLean

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto # 1, MVT 1 Danse Napolitaine (Swan Lake) - Walter Babiak
2. Trepac (Nutcracker) - Walter Babiak
3. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/Turkey in the Straw/Waltzes [Serenade and ...] - Walter Babiak
4. Tea (Nutcracker) - Walter Babiak
5. Danse des Cygnes, Allegro (Swan Lake) - Walter Babiak
6. 1812 Overture [Excerpt] - Walter Babiak, High Park Girls Choir
7. Silver (Sleeping Beauty), Ragtime - Walter Babiak
8. Overture Act II (Swan Lake) - Walter Babiak
9. Girls' Chorus (Eugene Onegin) - Walter Babiak, High Park Girls Choir
10. Coda, Act II (Nutcracker) Rag on Tchaikovsky Theme - Walter Babiak
11. Marche Slav - Walter Babiak
12. Violente (Sleeping Beauty) Sugar Plum Fairy (Nutcracker) - Walter Babiak
13. Sommeil, Panorama (Sleeping Beauty) - Walter Babiak
14. Long, Long Ago Girls Chorus (Onegin); Waltz Op. 20 (Swan Lake) - Walter Babiak
15. Amazing Grace - Walter Babiak
16. Serenade for Strings, MVT 1 Serenade for Strings, Finale 1812 ... - Walter Babiak

Tracks:

1. Horn Concerto, K495, MVT 3 - David Fallis
2. Clarinet Quintet, K. 581, MVT 2 - David Fallis
3. Symphony No. 1, K. 16, MVT 2 - David Fallis
4. Piano Sonata in F K. 332, MVT 3 - David Fallis
5. We Are Three Spirits ("Drei Knabchen") Magic Flute, K. 620 - David Fallis, High Park Girls And Boys Choir
6. Oveture, Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 - David Fallis
7. Arrival at Court: Child's Minuet in C - David Fallis
8. Symphony No. 1, K. 16, MVT 1 Variations on "La Ci Darem", by Beethoven - David Fallis
9. Evening Falls ("Abendempfindung"), K. 523 - David Fallis, High Park Girls And Boys Choir
10. Flute Quartet, K. 285, MVT 2 - David Fallis
11. Symphony No. 40, K. 550, MVT 1 - David Fallis
12. Arrival in Rome - David Fallis
13. Miserere Mei, by Allegri - David Fallis
14. Cassation in C, K. 63 - David Fallis
15. Minuet, Don Giovanni, K. 527 - David Fallis, High Park Girls And Boys Choir
16. Barrel-Organ Variation on "Deh Vieni", Don Giovanni, K. 527 - David Fallis
17. Variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, " K. 265 - David Fallis
18. Letter Duet, ("Canzonetta Sull'aria"), Marriage of Figaro, K. 492 - David Fallis, High Park Girls And Boys Choir
19. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525, MVT 4 - David Fallis
20. Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 - David Fallis
21. Waldstein Sonata, Op. 53 by Beethoven Piano Concerto in C, K. 467, MVT - David Fallis
22. Piano Sonata in A, K. 331, MVT 1 Gran Partita, K361, MVT 7 - David Fallis
23. Blow Softly, You Breezes ("Soave Sia il Vento"), Cosi Fan Tutte, ... - David Fallis, High Park Girls And Boys Choir

Tracks:

1. Sarabande, Harpsichord Suite in D Minor - Walter Babiak
2. Hornpipe, Water Music Suite #2 in D Major Andante, Harp Concerto, Op 4 - Walter Babiak
3. "Give Me My Freedom", Rinaldo, "Lascia Ch'io Pianga"/Andante, ... - Walter Babiak
4. "Evening Stillness, "Nine German Arias, "Susse Stille" - Walter Babiak
5. Rejouissance, Music for the Royal Fireworks, MVT. 4 Overture, ... - Walter Babiak
6. Largo, Concerto Grosso, Op 6 No. 4, MVT. 2 - Walter Babiak
7. "See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes, " Judas Maccabaeus - Walter Babiak
8. "For Unto Us a Child Is Born, " Messiah - Walter Babiak
9. "Golden Sunlight, " Alcina, "Verdi Prati" - Walter Babiak
10. "Far from Tempest, " Julius Caesar, "Da Tempesta" Chaconne, ... - Walter Babiak
11. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Soloman Sinfonia, Julius Caesar ... - Walter Babiak
12. Sinfonia to "V'adoro, " Julius Caesar " I Love You, My Treasure, " ... - Walter Babiak
13. Air, Water Music Suite #1 in F Major "Stand Round My Brave Boys, " ... - Walter Babiak
14. "O Lovely Peace," Judas Maccabaeus - Walter Babiak
15. Harmonious Blacksmith, " Harpsichord Suite in E Major Pastoral ..." - Walter Babiak
16. "There Were Shepherds, " Messiah "Glory to God, " Messiah - Walter Babiak
17. Sinfonia, Samson/"I Shall Weep, " Julius Caesar, "Piangero" ... - Walter Babiak
18. Founding Concert - Walter Babiak
19. "He Shall Feed His Flock, " Messiah/"Hallelujah, " Messiah - Walter Babiak
20. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth - Walter Babiak

Customer Reviews:

Simply the Best.......2001-12-29

I love these! I got them on tape many years ago. It's a great way to get to know the composers and their music in an entertaining way. I'm now twenty and a piano performance major and I still listen to them.

Great series, great collection.......2001-04-22

We've had the CDs in this boxed set for over a year now. The Classical Kids series has been wonderful. We have two boys (now 6 and 8) and this has been a great introduction to classical music. At first, the kids loved the stories that surround the music. The stories provide a sense of history and place and, ultimately, we found that they keep the kids interested in the entire CD. As they listened (time and time again) to the stories, they started to pay more attention to the musical portions that are in the background or that break up portions of the stories.

Recently, we've been able to tell that they've picked up a sense of the music as we've listed to classical music on the car radio. Time and again, they perk up when listening to a piece of music and surprise us by saying "That's Beethoven". Sure enough - they've picked up something about the style of music that's characteristic of Beethoven. Sometimes it's the snippet of music from the CD and other times it's just the rhythms that are characteristic of that piece. As a family, we all recommend this.

Great Start.......2001-01-05

This is an excellent beginning for classsical music, and supplement. It does not replace a classical music education , but for those who have no idea where to start, this is fun and is excellent for those with short, short attention spans or are used to the Brittany Spears generation. For those with an extensive music background, it is limited to the quite young.

Tchachovsky Discovers America.......2000-06-14

Okay, maybe the Amazon title doesn't describe exactly what you are getting, an incrediby kid-oriented story with classical music playing in the background. But these stories use a kid's imagination and really interest them in a composer. My children beg to hear Tchaicovsky! (I know my spelling is wrong). "Mommy, please don't play your music; I want to hear Tchicovsky again." (for the fourth time in a row!) How many kids beg for you to buy Swan Lake so they can hear how it ends? I think this CD creates a love of classical music in a way that kids can enjoy. Good long trip tape, although I have had to sit in my driveway for them to hear the end of a story after coming home from school.

THE CLASSICAL KIDS COLLECTION - VOLUME 2.......2000-01-27

WHAT I RECEIVED WAS NOT AT ALL WHAT I EXPECTED. THERE IS VERY LITTLE MUSIC ON THESE C.D.S THEY ARE A FOUR CD COLLECTION OF NARRATION MIXED WITH MUSIC. I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING ALL MUSIC. THE NARRATION GETS VERY ANNOYING AFTER A WHILE AND EVEN MY YOUNGEST CHILD DOES NOT LIKE LISTENING TO THEM. I WISH THE DESCRIPTION POINTED OUT THAT THESE ARE HISTORICAL STORIES ABOUT THE COMPOSERS WITH SMALL EXCERPTS OF MUSIC. I THOUGHT FROM THE DESCRIPTION THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY ALL MUSIC.

Average customer rating: Now it's possible to get your Partch all in a row

The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 1 Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 2 The Harry Partch Collection Volume 3 The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 4 Genesis of a Music: An Account of a Creative Work, Its Roots and Its Fulfillments (Da Capo Paperback) Harry Partch: Enclosure 7 ASIN: B0002WZTKC Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
2. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
3. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
4. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
5. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
6. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
7. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
8. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
9. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
10. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
11. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
12. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Castor & Pollux---A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini
13. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Castor & Pollux---A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini
14. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
15. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
16. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
17. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
18. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
19. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
20. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
21. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
22. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
23. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
24. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
25. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
26. Ulysses at the Edge (1955)

Album Description

This newly remastered reissue marks a welcome return to the catalog of the first volume of the classic 4-CD collection that was formerly available on the CRI label. The works recorded on this disc span the first six years of what Harry Partch (1901-1974), slightly tongue-in-cheek, called the "third period" of his creative life. They show him moving away from the obsession with "the intrinsic music of spoken words" that had characterized his earlier output (the vocal works of 1930-33 and 1941-45) and towards an instrumental idiom, predominantly percussive in nature. This path was to take him through the "music-dance drama" King Oedipus (1951)—-the culmination of his "spoken word" manner—to the "dance satire" The Bewitched (1954-55), in which his new percussive idiom manifests itself. The three works on this disc show Partch before, during, and after this period of transition. In their quiet, forlorn way, the Eleven Intrusions are among the most compelling and beautiful of Partch's works. The individual pieces were composed at various times between August 1949 and December 1950, and only later gathered together as a cycle. Nonetheless they form a unified whole, with a nucleus of eight songs framed by two instrumental preludes and an essentially instrumental postlude. Although foreshadowed by the dance sequences of King Oedipus, the Plectra and Percussion Dances (1952) are the first of Partch's major works to be wholly instrumental in conception. They stand in relation to Oedipus as a satyr play in relation to a Greek tragedy—hence the work's subtitle, "Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theater." He felt that after the prolonged period of composition and production of Oedipus it was "almost a necessity to give vent to feelings and ideas, whims and caprices, even nonsense, that seem to have no place in tragedy." The final work on this disc is Ulysses at the Edge, written at Partch's studio at Gate 5 in July 1955. Ulysses, which Partch describes as a "minor adventure in rhythm," is unique among his mature compositions in that, in its original form, it did not call for any of his own instruments. The version recorded here, for alto and baritone saxophones, Diamond Marimba, Boo, Cloud-Chamber Bowls, and speaking voice, is considered the third version of the piece.

Customer Reviews:

Now it's possible to get your Partch all in a row.......2006-02-20

Harry Partch is the quintissential mad genius of music--his image of music that was non-Eurocentric led to him devising his own tonal scale based on ancient Greek and Asian methods and then creating his own instruments. This series release of Partch music lets one organize his Partch tastes and get a real sense of his progress through time. This disc is superb for the Intrusions, ghostly little pieces that were my first introduction to this fine composer. I would also highly recommend volume 3, which has Barstow, one of my favorite Partch pieces.

Be prepared. This is classical music you have not been prepared for. If you're already a fan of Partch, aren't you glad SOMEONE is getting all his amazing stuff together in one tightly knit package?

Average customer rating: Interesting Overtures An Amazing Collection of Unique Overture Performances!

Arturo Toscanini Collection, Volume 51: Overtures Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Humperdinck, Engelbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kabalevsky | Kabalevsky, Dmitri | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Smetana | Smetana, Bedrich | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thomas | Thomas, Ambroise | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Weber | Weber, Carl Maria von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Toscanini, Arturo | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Toscanini Conducts Verdi: Two Sacred Works: Requiem Mass & Te Deum Arturo Toscanini: The Complete Philadelphia Orchestra Recordings 1941-42 ASIN: B000003EY4 Release Date: 1992-09-15

Tracks:

1. Zampa: Ov
2. Hansel Und Gretel: Prld
3. Colas Breugnon: Ov
4. Die Zauberflote: Ov
5. William Tell: Ov
6. The Bartered Bride: Ov/Die Verkaufte Braut
7. Mignon: Ov
8. La Forza Del Destino: Ov
9. Der Freischutz: Ov

Customer Reviews:

Interesting Overtures.......2006-02-01

This RCA Victor compilation is indeed quite interesting. While it includes some familiar recordings that had been included on various RCA LPs, including the Victrola series in the late 1960s, there are a few recordings that had previously only been available on the original 78-rpm issues. Generally, the performances are all top-notch.

Anyone who has listened to recordings of Toscanini's rehearsals (let alone witnessed them) can attest to how hard he worked even on shorter workers. A particularly good example is Naxos' release of the rehearsal of Debussy's rarely heard "Scottish March" from 1940; Toscanini spent a great deal of time on refining the NBC Symphony's performance, possibly because the work was less familiar to the musicians. Relatively few people have ever heard that remarkable, delightful work; however, it is treated with great precision in Toscanini's hands.

Conductor Charles Gerhardt, who was present at many Toscanini performances and recording sessions, cited the Maestro's performance of the overture to Herold's "Zampa." This is a frequently performed work, even if the opera itself is largely neglected. Toscanini managed to bring out the most exciting, lively, and brilliant playing from the NBC musicians in this 1952 "studio" recording from Carnegie Hall. It is a good example of how Toscanini strived for the best in ALL of the music he conducted.

The overture to Humperdinck's "Hansel und Gretel," also taken from a 1952 recording session in Carngie Hall, is another treasure. This music, too, is quite familiar and is given a fresh approach in Toscanini's hands. He truly brings out the Wagnerian influences in the music so that the spectacular use of brass is magnificent. The softer, tender passages, including the famous prayer, are handled with great sensitivity.

The first time I heard Toscanini's recording of Dmitri Kabalevsky's overture to his opera "Colas Breugnon," I was absolutely amazed. This is very challenging music; it requires great precision and energy from the musicians and, fortunately, Toscanini succeeded remarkably. The music is extremely syncopated, too. This piece was frequently played on his 1950 American tour with the NBC Symphony and was undoubtedly a delight for all who heard it.

The broadcast concert performance of the overture to Mozart's final opera, "The Magic Flute," is especially wonderful. It is a good demonstration of Toscanini's great love for the music of Mozart. There is an energy and enthusiasm that one rarely hears in this very familiar music. It is one of the better-sounding recordings taken from a broadcast in Studio 8-H.

Toscanini's 1953 recording of the famed overture to Rossini's "William Tell" became the gold standard for all conductors and orchestras who played it. Certainly Toscanini recognized that many associated the finale with "The Lone Ranger" on radio and television. (One reads of Toscanini's delight in sitting close to his television set and marveling at the early programs he watched with family and friends. He would shout "look!" whenever something caught his attention.) However, RCA included his 1939 Studio 8-H broadcast on this disc; as with many of his earlier recordings, this one truly excels with the precise, exciting playing of the storm and the chase music, while the introduction and the calm after the storm are again played with incredible sensitivity.

Smetana's "The Bartered Bride" is best known for its overture and dances. Toscanini's performance is particularly showy and delightful. There is a relentless energy in this performance.

The recording of Thomas' overture to "Mignon" originally appeared on a single 12-inch 78-rpm disc. It was recorded in Carnegie Hall, since producer Charles O'Connell felt it was a better venue for commercial recordings than Studio 8-H. The overture is a medley of familiar tunes from the opera, including the particularly difficult soprano solo. The NBC strings especially excel in this recording.

There are several recordings of the overture to Verdi's "La Forza Del Destino," including the OWI film that Toscanini made with the NBC Symphony in Studio 8-H in 1943 (one of the rare opportunities to SEE Toscanini conducting). This version, which was originally issued on a 78-rpm disc, is one of the best. There is more energy and excitement than in the later recording that was first issued on LPs.

Finally, there is a vibrant performance of the overture to "Der Freischutz." Although the sound is not up to the more familiar 1952 recording, this is certainly a very fine rendition. It is yet another chance to hear the NBC strings at their best. One person who had attended NBC broadcast concerts said that Toscanini, who had been a cellist, was especially good in building a strong string section and this is quite true. The wind section also excels in this recording.

An Amazing Collection of Unique Overture Performances!.......1998-11-17

Only Toscanini at his most intense could inspire an orchestra to such an outpouring of passion as can be heard here in evergreens like the "William Tell" overture, the Verdi "Forza del Destino" overture, and Herold's "Zampa".

Many of the recordings were re-done by Maestro in the early fifties: here the forties' 78s are included, though the earliest (William Tell, 1939) still sounds quite fine in the decent monaural transfers.

These would not all be my favorites of the versions conducted by Maestro that have appeared on LP and CD: the "Mignon" of Thomas makes a greater impact in the high-fidelity recording of 1952, as does the "Freischuetz" Overture. The Kabalevsky "Colas Breugnon" Overture, recorded here on a 78 rpm disk in 1946, does not have the passion, panache, and lively spirit of a broadcast of that same year, available on Dell'Arte. And I take issue with the inclusion of a rather scrappy, poorly played, and scratchy transcription disk from 1946 of the Smetana "Bartered Bride" Overture; an earlier NBC concert performance from 1939 (about to be issued by Naxos but not in the U. S.) has better sound and cleaner playing. One wonders why the Maestro approved this later and inferior performance.

However, the spectacular recording of the 1952 "Zampa" has never sounded better! It is nearly the equal of any recording made that year, by any record company! So much for the canard that "Toscanini records always sounded bad!" Nothing could be further from the truth!

Average customer rating: The Schumann Kreisleriana is worth everything, and the Chopin is magical Chopin + Schumann + Horowitz = Unforgettable Playing Classic Chopin

Vladimir Horowitz, The Complete Masterworks Recordings 1962-1973, Volume VII: Early Romantics Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vladimir Horowitz, Complete Masterworks Recordings 1962-1973, Vol. I: The Studio Recordings 1962-63 Late Russian Romantics Vladimir Horowitz, Complete Masterworks Recordings 1962-1973, Vol. VI: Horowitz Performs Beethoven The Complete Masterworks Recordings, Vol. 4: The Legendary 1968 TV Concert Horowitz: The Historic Return Carnegie Hall 1965; The 1966 Concerts ASIN: B00000290G Release Date: 1994-07-19

Tracks:

1. Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4: Lento, ma non troppo
2. Etude in G-flat major, Op. 10 No. 5: Vivace
3. Introduction & Rondo in E-flat major, Op. 16
4. Waltz in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2: Lento
5. Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53: Maestoso
6. Mazurka in F-sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3: Vivace
7. Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3: Moderato
8. Mazurka in D-flat major, Op. 30 No. 3: Allegro non troppo
9. Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2: Andantino
10. Mazurka in D major, Op. 33 No. 2: Vivace
11. Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 No. 4: Presto
12. Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3: Lento, ma non troppo
13. Etude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12: Allegro con fuoco
14. Prelude in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6: Lento assai

Tracks:

1. Posonaise in A major, Op. 40 No. 1: Allegro con brio
2. Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28 No. 15: Sostenuto
3. Etude in E-flat minor, Op. 10 No. 6: Andante
4. Etude No. 2 in A-flat major from 'Trois Nouvelles Etudes': Allegretto
5. Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3
6. Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2: Tempo giusto
7. Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck from Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14: Andantino
8. Kreisleriana, Op. 16: I. Auberst bewegt
9. Kreisleriana, Op. 16: II. Sehr innig
10. Kreisleriana, Op. 16: III. Sehr aufgeregt
11. Kreisleriana, Op. 16: IV. Sehr langsam
12. Kreisleriana, Op. 16: V. Sehr lebhaft
13. Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VI. Sehr langsam
14. Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VII. Sehr rasch
15. Kreisleriana, Op. 16: VIII. Schnell und spielend

Amazon.com essential recording

Schumann and Chopin were staples of Horowitz's repertory, and this late 1960s-early 1970s collection finds him at his mature peak, playing with elan and imaginative fantasy. The Kreisleriana is one of his greatest recordings, trumping rivals with its spectacular pianism and complete identification with the composer. The Chopin set typifies Horowitz's approach--big and bold, with personalized editorial emendations and an energy that shatters the conventional salon approach. But he also sings Chopin's touching melodies as few others can, making the lovely Op. 10 No. 3 Etude an achingly touching poem. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

The Schumann Kreisleriana is worth everything, and the Chopin is magical.......2005-12-20

This is a must have dual CD set of one of the great pianists of all time playing some of his favorite music. Later in life Horowitz made a TV show that became a best selling VHS tape entitled "Horowitz: The Last Romantic". If you ever heard him play, you know that title is appropriate and what the grand piano style was all about.

I have often referred to recordings of music as photographs of music. And just as photographs of people a wonderfully valuable, they are not the real person and do not capture the real person. Even a movie or documentary distorts the reality of the person. Still, we treasure our home movies, photos, and recordings. And we should. We just need to remember what they really are and that they are representations of reality (or of fictions if that is what they are) rather than real life.

It was my good fortune to hear Horowitz in recital three times; twice here in Ann Arbor and once in East Lansing. While I have heard dozens of great pianists, and hundreds of very fine quality, Horowitz (and Rubenstein) had a special charisma that was totally involving. His playing had special qualities that were unique to him. He played more quietly and yet was able to send that whisper of sound to the farthest rows in Hill Auditorium. I believe the secret of his power was that he had so many shades of pianissimo. While we clearly here a great dynamic range in these recordings, the compressed nature of recordings cannot capture the full range of what we heard in live performance.

The other thing he had was the ability to not only keep the voices clear in the music he was playing, but to give each voice its own character and sound. The recording of Schumann's fabulous Opus 16, Kreisleriana included here captures this ability to a stunning degree. This recording should be in your collection and studied carefully. While these phantasies are full of contrasts that make listening to them seemingly easy, there is so much quality and interesting music that they will reward as much close listening and study as you can lavish on them.

The other Schumann work included is the "Variations on a theme by Clara Wieck" (who became Schumann's wife and was a superb and important pianist).

The Chopin pieces included here are a wonderful collection of etudes, mazurkas, the two famous polonaises, preludes, waltzes, and the wonderful but not often heard "Introduction and Rondo in E-flat major Op 16". These are all full of magic and will hold your imagination closely. I find myself saying, "Oh, I LOVE this piece" and then the next one comes on, and I say the same thing again and then again for the next one. They are all pieces I have learned to play or want to learn (like the Intro & Rondo).

Get a hold of these disks if you can. Just a number of wonderful listening experiences.

Chopin + Schumann + Horowitz = Unforgettable Playing.......2003-04-12

Volume Seven of Sony's Horowitz reissue contains very convincing performances of Chopin and Schumann, Romantic composers whose music was sympathetic to the pianist's interpretive style.

It was not uncommon for Horowitz to bring to light a rarely played work by a well known composer, which is the case with Chopin's Introduction & Rondo in E-flat. This early composition (probably written for Chopin's most advanced pupils) abounds with glittery passagework and technical configurations similar to his Concertos (which Horowitz never recorded). Under Horowitz's hands, the work exceeds the boundaries of mere salon piece and emerges as a virtuoso tour de force.

Horowitz (who had a Polish grandmother and was fond of pointing out that he was "half as much a Pole as Chopin") considered the Mazurkas to be Chopin's greatest works, and often stated that there was more music in the shortest Chopin Mazurka than in the longest Mahler Symphony. The pianist treated the Mazurkas less as dance pieces than as "dance-fantasies" and his playing of the works was freer than the more straightforward Rubinstein. Highlights of this set include a seductive F-sharp Minor, Op. 59 No. 3.

Horowitz made several recordings of the ever popular A-flat Polonaise, and this one adheres most closely to Chopin's text. The introduction is very sparsely pedalled (as if Horowitz were saying "Look! I can play the tricky introduction without using the pedal to cover up insufficient fingerwork. Take THAT, Rubinstein!"). The remainder of the piece goes with gusto and flair (too fast to be a Maestoso), but he somehow misses the grandeur which Rubinstein brought to the piece--and which Horowitz himself would attain in his last years. The A-major Polonaise is also taken at a fast clip, but this somehow seems more appropriate to this work, and one is reminded of Chopin's remark that if he were able to play the piece the way he meant it to be played, the piano would lay in ruins afterward.

If anyone thought Horowitz, then approaching 70, had lost any of his fire, their worries were quickly dispelled with the Etudes included here. The C-sharp Minor goes at a rapid clip, but unlike many pianists, there is no loss of clarity. The famous Revolutionary Etude is given a more outwardly virtuosic performance then the pianist's 1963 recording, yet somehow the piece has less impact here.

The ubiquitous C-sharp Minor Waltz is from the Boston concert of April 7, 1968. Three days previously, the Reverend Martin Luther King had been murdered in Memphis. At the beginning of this concert, Horowitz came onstage with an African-American minister, and played Chopin's Funeral March in memory of Dr. King.

Horowitz learned Shumann's Kreisleriana in the 1930s, but did not play it in public until 1968. Several attempts to record the work in concert were not successful, and Horowitz came to the conclusion that he needed the peace and quiet of a recording studio to achieve the concentration for a performance suitable for posterity. Horowitz recorded the work at one inspired session on December 1, 1969, and this may well be the most successful Kreisleriana ever recorded. Ironically, Horowitz, who often had trouble holding together a Beethoven Sonata, makes this structurally splintered work emerge as one piece. This is one Kriesleriana which is never rambling or boring. There is virtuosity here, but never for its own sake, and there is poetry in plenty. This stands alongside the 1932 Liszt Sonata and 1951 Rachmaninoff Third Concerto as one of Horowitz's greatest recordings. However, it should be pointed out that this reissue of Kriesleriana uses a few alternate takes, which are markedly different from the original LP and an earlier CD issue (MK42409). Although the performance is basically similar, there are several differences in detail.

Schumann's Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck, originally included as a filler for the Kriesleriana record, is given a straightforward reading here. It a lovely little work, but it is even more beautiful in its original context: as the third movement from the composer's Sonata in F Minor, another rarely played work Horowitz would bring to light in 1975.

The sound is more than acceptable here, and especially fine in the Schumann works.

Classic Chopin.......2000-11-23

Volume Seven of Vladimir Horowitz's "Complete Masterworks Recordings" ("Early Romantics") compiles almost two discs worth of classic Chopin performances. There's a little bit of everything here -- Polonaises, Etudes, Mazurkas and Preludes, but sadly no Nocturnes. The Chopin renditions here are as good as, if not better than, anything available -- Rubinstein, Kissin, Pollini and Cliburn included. And just when you thought the highlight of this collection was the Chopin material, on come two amazing pieces by Schumann, "Variations on a Theme by Clara Wreck" and "Kreislerania." The latter piece is a particular favorite of mine -- a wild and turbulent, and at times poetic and lovely, masterpiece which Horowitz captures in all its brilliance. In all, "Early Romantics" is a thoroughly enjoyable couple of discs that anyone should love.

Average customer rating: Wow! Medtner's piano music is a strong, major addition to the piano standard repertoire, for both listener and performer. Beautiful. but it IS unjust; the war is Iraq is unjust contra drollere

Medtner: Complete Piano Sonatas, Forgotten Melodies / Hamelin Marc-Andre Hamelin Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Medtner | Medtner, Nikolai | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Hamelin, Marc-André | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Alkan: Symphony for solo piano Nikolai Kapustin: Piano Music Marc-André Hamelin Live at Wigmore Hall Godowsky: Sonata; Passacaglia Kaleidoscope ASIN: B00000DG21 Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

1. Sonata In F Minor Op. 5: Allegro
2. Sonata In F Minor Op. 5: Intermezzo: Allegro
3. Sonata In F Minor Op. 5: Largo divoto
4. Sonata In F Minor Op. 5: Finale: Allegro risoluto
5. Zwei Marchen Op. 8: Andantino
6. Zwei Marchen Op. 8: Allegro
7. Sonaten-Triade Op. 11: No. 1 In A Flat Major
8. Sonaten-Triade Op. 11: No. 2 In D Minor (Sonata-Elegy)
9. Sonaten-Triade Op. 11: No. 3 In C Major

Tracks:

1. Sonata In G Minor Op. 22: Tenebroso, sempre affrettando - Allegro assai - Interludium (Andante lugubre) - Allegro assai
2. Sonata-Skazka In C Minor Op. 25 No. 1: Allegro abbandonamente
3. Sonata-Skazka In C Minor Op. 25 No. 1: Andantino con moto
4. Sonata-Skazka In C Minor Op. 25 No. 1: Allegro con spirito
5. Sonata In E Minor 'Night Wind' Op. 25 No. 2: Introduzione: Andante - Allegro
6. Sonata In E Minor 'Night Wind' Op. 25 No. 2: poco e poco Allegro molto sfrenatamente, presto

Tracks:

1. Sonata-Ballada In F Sharp Major Op. 27: Allegretto
2. Sonata-Ballada In F Sharp Major Op. 27: Introduzione: Mesto
3. Sonata-Ballada In F Sharp Major Op. 27: Finale: Allegro
4. Sonata In A Minor Op. 30: Allegro risoluto - Allegro molto
5. Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 38: No. 1 Sonata-Reminiscenza: Allegretto tranquillo
6. Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 38: No. 2 Danza graziosa: Con moto leggiero
7. Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 38: No. 3 Danza festiva: Presto
8. Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 38: No. 4 Canzona fluviala: Allegretto con moto
9. Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 38: No. 5 Danza rustica: Allegro commodo
10. Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 38: No. 6 Canzona serenata: Moderato
11. Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 38: No. 7 Danza silvestra
12. Vergessene Weisen (Forgotten Melodies) Op. 38: No. 8 Alla Reminiscenza: Quasi coda

Tracks:

1. No. 1 Meditazione: Introduzione, quasi Cadenza - Meno mosso - Meditamente
2. No. 2 Romanza: Meditamente
3. No. 3 Primavera: Vivace
4. No. 4 Canzona matinata: Allegretto cantando, ma sempre con moto
5. No. 5 Sonata tragica: Allegro non troppo
6. Sonata In B Flat Minor 'Sonata Romantica' Op. 53 No. 1: Romanza: Andantino con moto, ma sempre espressivo
7. Sonata In B Flat Minor 'Sonata Romantica' Op. 53 No. 1: Scherzo: Allegro
8. Sonata In B Flat Minor 'Sonata Romantica' Op. 53 No. 1: Meditazione: Andante con moto
9. Sonata In B Flat Minor 'Sonata Romantica' Op. 53 No. 1: Finale: Allegro non troppo
10. Sonata In B Flat Minor 'Sonata Minacciosa' Op. 53 No. 2: Allegro sostenuto
11. Sonate-Idylle In G Major Op. 56: Pastorale: Allegretto cantabile
12. Sonate-Idylle In G Major Op. 56: Allegro moderato e cantabile

Amazon.com

Nikolai Medtner's chums at the Moscow Conservatory included Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. Like them, he was a brilliant pianist. Also like them, he composed an extensive body of distinguished piano music, most of which is relatively unknown. Its style resembles that of Rachmaninoff (who greatly admired it), although it lacks the latter's memorable melodies. Technically, it is just as difficult, requiring not only great fluency and endurance but also a wide range of colors. Marc-André Hamelin's prodigious technique makes him an ideal interpreter of Medtner's strong, clearly chiseled structures. His ability to play even the most complex and difficult passages at an even pace helps delineate and clarify them. Excellent recorded sound. --Paul Turok

Customer Reviews:

Wow!.......2007-07-14

Excellent (if you like Medtner's music). the piano is clear and wonderful.

Martin

Medtner's piano music is a strong, major addition to the piano standard repertoire, for both listener and performer. Beautiful........2007-05-02

When this 4CDs-album came out in 1998 I was one of the first in the states to purchase a copy, and even without knowing whether Medtner is my taste or not. I loved Hamelin's Scriabin-sonatas album so I didnt care about the high price of this Medtner-sonatas album. And I was right. With the first scanning of each disc I fell more and more in love with this gorgeous, rich, imaginative, romantic, melodic&rhythmic, intense, serious, profound, passionate...simply *beautiful* music. Medtner does not seem to strive for creating something extraordinary, innovative, modern, interesting per se but for pure musical intent. What you hear is pure (and absolute?) music by a genuine musician (Medtner) as natural and pianistic as one could imagine, with nothing else intended or presumed.
For comparative listeners, Geoffrey Tozer's boxed Medtner-sonatas set includes the complete Forgotten Melodies (I-III), not only I and II (Hamelin), but in the sonatas Hamelin plays with much more verve, drive, energy and speed. However, in the past years I tend to listen more of TozerPlayingMedtner...simply because he has been recording the complete Medtner solo music (prospected 9 volumes on Chandos) and I really enjoy the wealth of non-sonata music by Medtner which is less complex, of lighter content and much easier to understand. Many pianophiles whom I borrowed the Hamelin album thought that these sonatas were way too dense and heavy, yet in the end they fell in love with Medtner, too, when listening to his non-sonata pieces (Fairy Tales, etc.). They have become Medtner fans, yes!
As for my part, after having listened to Medtner sonatas for almost ten consecutive years, I somehow obtain the feeling that his other solo piano music is more enjoyable on a long-term basis. I cant listen to the sonatas nearly any more but I experience still lots of pleasure, fun and enjoyment listening to his other pieces. So thanks Hamelin for the convincing introduction to Medtner's world, and even more thanks to Tozer on Chandos (and Hamish Milne on CRD) for making this world my new home.

but it IS unjust;.......2006-10-03

that such beautiful music should be ignored! i never understood why rachmaninoff enjoyed more popularity than his more ingenious colleague, scriabin. i similarly don't understand why rach is deemed greater than medtner. perhaps it was sergei's larger-than-life presence as a pianist and conductor? i deem rachmaninoff one of the greatest pianist-conductors in history, but as a composer he ranks below both scriabin and medtner.
listen to medtner's music and be blown away by the intricacy and intimacy of his music. the density, the poignant lyricism. counterpoint unfolds and reveals music that is ten times more dense than rachmaninoff's (possibly excluding rach's 2nd and 3rd piano concerto).
you hear explosive genius, innovations, and emotions. a different trajectory from scriabin's music - not apocalpytic, but more rustic. more pastoral and fairy-like, if not as charged with pathos.
if you are a fan of piano music, or just keyboard music as a whole, if you're looking for something sexy, medtner's sonatas are the answer.
and hamelin's playing, i presume, does not need my vouching.

the war is Iraq is unjust.......2004-09-08

Medtner is a trult great composer and Hamelin is a truly great pianist, not just a technician.

contra drollere.......2004-06-23

Just a few words for those of you who are considering this set but have been given pause by the dissenting opinion in drollere's review, below.

I can understand that on first listen this music (like a great deal of classical music) may be difficult to parse -- to break into meaningful paragraphs and sentences, so to speak. And I know first-hand that when one can't yet hear the phrase structure in a piece of music, it tends to sounds like, yes, a long drum solo; it sounds like the music is attempting to express itself solely through superficial, local effects. drollere's review is actually a lovely, well-written description of the experience of listening to music without knowing how to parse it. One hears only "chords," "scales," "arpeggios," "melodies," and is aware that things seem to "change...every 20 seconds or so." In fact, listening to music this way - a bit like listening to the rise and fall of an actor's voice without being able to make out the words - often tends to give one an exaggerated impression of the surface effects, which I think must account for drollere's belief that this music is best characterized as "virtuosity for its own sake." Assessments like "the kinetic equivalent of serialism" and "a musical rubik's cube" really have nothing to do with Medtner - they just describe the general phenomenon of a piece of music being meaningless to a listener, in the truly musical sense of the word "meaning."

I was struck by these things, reading drollere's review, because they were so familiar to me: I am often frustrated by how long it takes me to come to terms with the form (and through it, substance) of a new musical work; sometimes it seems like I can listen to a piece 20 times and not yet know how to parse it. Frustrating indeed, because I, unlike drollere, know that at that point I'm still not qualified to form an opinion of the music. In a very real sense, I still haven't heard it. I might form an opinion about the fact that the music is still opaque to me (e.g. "I'm putting in an attentive, good faith effort to make sense of this music, so I declare that if I still don't know what's up after 20 listens, the composer isn't doing his/her job") but I'm simply not in a position to say anything about the composer's musical or aesthetic intentions or accomplishments. The composer didn't write the "drum solo" that I hear - it's just the raw data stream, not yet decoded by my brain, and as such isn't a work to be reviewed.

The irony of drollere's review is that the most outstanding aspect of this music, in exact opposition to what drollere says, is its "emotionally or imaginatively involving musical structure." Medtner's handling of sonata form is astounding - if you don't believe me or can't hear it, get a copy of the score and give yourself the assignment of breaking down the structure of one of the longer movements - the first piece I encountered was Op. 22, which is a good warm-up for the really sprawling ones, Op. 25/2 and Op. 53/2. I promise you that by the time you've gone through the purportedly tedious task of actually identifying the different themes and their recapitulations, noting thematic relationships, etc. etc., you'll realize how strong these pieces are, how exquisitely they fuse profound, heartfelt emotion with ingenious development - and then you'll be ready to listen again and hear it all. Or at least more of it. "What are the rewards of repeated listening?" indeed. Perhaps since July 28, 2003, drollere has found out the answer to that question, in which case I hope s/he will return and clean up around here. I just hate to think that anyone will be turned off to Medtner by a well-written but utterly rash review. Trust me: this is the real thing. The music is, if anything, better than the hype. Do not be dissuaded.

Average customer rating: Lost Soul A sailor's album! A MUST FOR YOUR STONE CD COLLECTION!

Boatsongs Collection, Volume 2: The Legend of the Lost Soul ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Deja View Thongs In The Key Of Life, Vol. 3 Long Boards And Short Stories Boatsongs Collection Vol. 3 Permanently Temporary Songs For Sail ASIN: B00005OSX1 Release Date: 2001-08-15

Tracks:

1. Manatee Island
2. The Humuhumunukunukuapua'
3. Maria
4. The Legend of the Lost Soul
5. The Whole 9 Yards
6. Sailing
7. North Shore Reggae Blues
8. My Sweet Linda
9. I'll Quit Loving You Tomorrow
10. Mekong
11. Bomba's Shack
12. 24 Meets 40
13. The Great Bull Dolphin Roundup

Album Description

Listen to the second effort by Boatsongs Recording Artist Eric Stone. It is soon to be the fastest selling Sailing CD in independant music history. Eric spent more than a year writing the songs on this wonderful CD. If you liked the first. You'll love the second.

Customer Reviews:

Lost Soul.......2007-01-21

Eric Stone is absolutely awsome. He brings the sea's to you or makes you really wish you were out there. I love the little trigger fish song it make me want to fill my bathtub up and slap on my snorkle.

A sailor's album!.......2006-05-06

This is a great collection of songs depicting sailing, life in the tropics and the ocean. It's fun, uplifting and I simply love it, especially "the whole 9 yards." If you've ever been to the caribbean this will bring back all good memories, if you've not been, it'll make you want to go.

A MUST FOR YOUR STONE CD COLLECTION!.......2003-11-19

The title of this CD is the story of Bob Bitchin, of Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine fame, a legend in his own right, who morphed from Biker dude to Sailor dude, the story of how sailing changed his life forever..... If you have ever seen the moon and stars at nite from a sailboat at sea, or if you ever dreamed of it, this CD will definitely put you there. Eric's smooth voice and lyrics just make you melt. It's the only music I ever listen to!

Average customer rating: My Personal Favorite The Greatest Classical Guitarist who ever lived! An expressive Genius

The Segovia Collection, Volume 9: The Romantic Guitar Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Giuliani, Mauro | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Paganini, Niccolò | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Segovia, Andrés | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Airs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Segovia Collection, Vol. 3: My Favorite Works The Segovia Collection, Vol. 6: Manuel Ponce Sonatas Segovia Collection (Vol. 1): The Legendary Andres Segovia in an All-Bach Program Andrés Segovia: 1927 - 1939 Recordings, Volume 1 The Segovia Collection, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000002OGJ Release Date: 1991-06-04

Tracks:

1. Op. 62, No.2: Chant du Paysan, Op. 62, No.2
2. Op. 12, No. 2: Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2
3. Op. 30, No. 3: Song Without Words, Op. 30, No. 3
4. Canzonetta
5. Op. 19, No. 6: Song Without Words Op. 19, No. 6
6. Menuetto
7. Largo assai
8. Romanza
9. Andantino Variato
10. Op. 39, No. 2: Waltz, Op. 39, No. 2
11. Prelude in A
12. Romanza
13. Melodie
14. Preludio
15. Allegretto
16. Sonata
17. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy
18. Prelude
19. Prelude: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin

Amazon.com

Of all the discs in MCA's fine Segovia collection, this is the least successful, though fans of the great guitarist will naturally want this collection of transcriptions of piano works by various Romantic composers, including Grieg, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Debussy. The problem does not lie with Segovia's performances, which are excellent, but with the music itself, some of which resists being performed on the guitar rather more than the Spanish pieces that are the "meat and potatoes" of the classical repertoire. If this one reservation doesn't trouble you, then by all means buy. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

My Personal Favorite.......2004-06-12

While Segovia's forte is Spanish music and his mastery of the Bach sonatas and partitas which were transcribed from the violin to the guitar, I keep finding myself listening to this CD on an almost daily basis. As a classical guitarist myself, hearing pieces like Grieg's piano works and Mendlesohns' string quartets played to perfection on his 1947 Herman Hauser II with such strength, clarity and authority makes me realize this man understood more about the music that went onto this one CD than most "musicians" past and present could ever hope to understand in a lifetime. His guitar sings like a human voice and when he plays it truly sounds like a choral ensemble being played through one instrument. Sweet!

The Greatest Classical Guitarist who ever lived!.......2000-09-22

Every classical Guitarist today owes a debt of gratitiude to Andres Segovia. He was not only an amazingly unique talent but an innovator as well. When he rediscovered the guitar it was a forgotten instrument that shared little respect from the musical community. He literally invented the technique that all classical guitarists use today. In addition he sought out and compiled thousands of lost pieces for the instrument. He also made many transcriptions of pieces written for other instruments such as the piano and translated them brilliantly into the language of the guitar. Out of the entire Segovia collection, this CD is my personal favorite for the diversity and choice of material. The waltzes are charming. My favorite cuts are Canzonetta and Song Without Words OP 19.no 6, both but Felix Mendelssohn. If you only buy one CD out of this collection it should be this one.

An expressive Genius.......1999-02-17

Segovia truly shows his expressive genius on this album. Many of these pieces were written for the piano but arranged for the the guitar by Segovia. These titles express much of what is moving about the romantic period in classical music and Segovia captures this in his masterful way. This is a must have for Segovia fans. If not for some noisy recordings, I would have given this album 5 stars.

Track Listings:

1. The Philadelphia Years, Vol. 2
2. Toscanini's 1st Cycle of Beethoven Complete Sym 5
3. Toscanini Conducts Martucci
4. Toscanini in London (1935-1939) Vol. 1
5. Toscanini Rarities
6. Violin Works
7. Walter in London
8. With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1925-1927
9. 1st Recordings 2
10. At Glyndebourne 1

Track Listings

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Squash

Willem Mengelberg: Conductor, Concertgebouw Orchestra

Yes I Want To Go

Saturday Night Fever [Import]

Wild Blues [Import]

You'll Never Be Alone [CD-single]

Where Is Thumbkin?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonatas for piano

What Mattered Most

War Horse & Other Stories

Why Georgia [CD-single] [Import]

White Goddess [Import]

We Wanna Thank You, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Purcell: Incidental Music

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