A Distant Mirror-Music Of The 14th Century/Shaklespeare's Music

1. Gloria
Composed by John Aleyn
with Folger Consort

2. Angelus ad Virginem
Composed by English Anonymous
with Folger Consort

3. Estampie
Composed by Anonymous
with Folger Consort

4. Stella Celi
Composed by Richard Cooke
with Folger Consort

5. Ave Post Libamina
Composed by Matheus de Sancto Johanne
with Folger Consort

6. I Have So Long Keepe Shepe
Composed by Anonymous
with Folger Consort

7. Nesciens Mater
Composed by Byttering
with Folger Consort

8. Gloria
Composed by Pycard
with Folger Consort

9. Gais et jolis, ballade for 3 voices
Composed by Guillaume de Machaut
with Folger Consort

10. Rose, liz, rondeau for 4 voices
Composed by Guillaume de Machaut
with Folger Consort

11. A L'Arme, A L'Arme, virelai for 4 voices
Composed by Magister Grimace
with Folger Consort

12. Par maintes foys
Composed by Jehan Vaillant
with Folger Consort

13. En l'Amoureux Vergier
Composed by Anonymous
with Folger Consort

14. Notes Pour Moi Ceste Ballade for 3 voices
Composed by Anthonello de Caserta
with Folger Consort

15. Ma tredol rossignol
Composed by Borlet
with Folger Consort

16. Orsus Vous Dormez Trop
Composed by Anonymous
with Folger Consort

17. Armes, Amours
Composed by Pierre Dandrieu
with Folger Consort

18. It Was a Lover and His Lass, for voice, lute & bass viol
Composed by Thomas Morley
with Folger Consort

19. Witches Dance, No 1
Composed by Anonymous
with Folger Consort

20. Willow Song
Composed by Anonymous
with Folger Consort

21. Witches Dance, No 2
Composed by Anonymous
with Folger Consort

22. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Suite No 1
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Folger Consort

23. Full Fathom Five (from "The Tempest"), prelude, soprano aria, and chorus, Z. 631/6
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Folger Consort

24. The Willow Song
Composed by Pelham Humfrey
with Folger Consort

25. Come unto these yellow sands (from "The Tempest"), soprano aria and chorus, Z. 631/5
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Folger Consort

26. Owl
Composed by Thomas Augustine Arne
with Folger Consort

27. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
Composed by Thomas Augustine Arne
with Folger Consort

28. Where the Bee Sucks
Composed by Thomas Augustine Arne
with Folger Consort

29. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Suite No 2
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Folger Consort

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Average customer rating: beautiful patriotic music All new recordings, with a strong patriotric theme

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Tracks:

1. America the Beautiful
2. Bound for the Promised Land
3. This Land Is Your Land
4. Shenandoah
5. Battle Hymn of the Republic
6. Distant Land
7. They, The Builders of the Nation
8. House I Live In
9. America, The Dream Goes On
10. Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
11. God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
12. Hymn for America
13. Pledge of Allegiance
14. Cohan's Big Three: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Give My Regards to Broadway
15. Goin' Home
16. God Bless America - Craig Jessop, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Orchestra
17. Star-Spangled Banner
18. Call of the Champions

Customer Reviews:

beautiful patriotic music.......2003-08-28

This is an excellent CD. The music, both voices and orchestra, is superb. The content of the lyrics is inspiring. It reminds me of so many reasons I'm proud to be American.

All new recordings, with a strong patriotric theme.......2003-07-16

Surprised that no one has reviewed this yet. Amazon.com doesn't give much info on this release, so I thought I'd rectify that. This is the second brand-new release on the "Mormon Tabernacle Choir" label, following their April 2003 release of "Consider the Lilies." Again, several of the arrangements are by Mack Wilberg, with direction by Craig Jessop and accompianment by the Orchestra at Temple Square. The track list is as follows:

1 America the Beautiful
Music: Samuel A. Ward

Text: Katherine Lee Bates
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:30

2 Bound for the Promised Land
Music: American folk hymn.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 2:35

3 This Land is Your Land
Music: Woody Guthrie
Text: Woody Guthrie
Arrangement: Percy Faith & Michael Davis 2:40

4 Shenandoah
Music: American folk song.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:48

5 Battle Hymn of the Republic
Music: William Steffe
Text: Julia Ward Howe
Arrangement: Peter J. Wilhousky (Carl Fischer, Inc.) 5:19

6 Distant Land
Music: John Rutter
Text: John Rutter
Arrangement: John Rutter (Hinshaw Music, Inc - ASCAP) 4:41

7 They, the Builders of the Nation
Music: Alfred M. Durham
Text: Ida R. Alldredge
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Deseret Book Co.) 3:28

8 The House I Live In
Music: Earl Robinson
Text: Lewis Allen
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:26

9 America, the Dream Goes On
Music: John Williams
Text: Alan and Marilyn Bergman 3:18

10 Give My Your Tired, Your Poor
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Emma Lazarus
Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:01

11 God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Music: George W. Warren
Text: Daniel C. Roberts
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:12

12 Hymn for America
Music: Stephen Paulus (Paulus Publications)
Text: Michael Dennis Browne 3:08

13 The Pledge of Allegiance
Music: Charles Osgood
Text: Francis Bellamy
Arrangement: Michael Davis 2:39

14 Cohan's Big Three (Yankee Doodle Dandy, +below)
Music: George M. Cohan
Text: George M. Cohan
Arrangement: Floyd E. Werle
+Give My Regards/Brdway, You're a Grand Old Flag 3:53

15 Goin' Home
Music: Antonin Dvorak
Text: William Arms Fischer
Arrangement: Jay Welch 4:36

16 God Bless America
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Irving Berlin

Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:44

17 The Star-Spangled Banner
Music: John Stafford Smith
Text: Francis Scott Key
Arrangement: Robert Russell Bennett 2:21

18 Call of the Champions
Music: John Williams
Text: Olympic Motto 4:47

The sound on this release is, if anything, even cleaner than the previous release, with the Choir and orchestra very evenly balanced. The programming includes a mix of both traditional and brand new songs, a couple of which (Stephen Paulus's "Hymn For America," and Charles Osgood's "The Pledge of Allegiance") were commissioned especially for this recording. Additional note: several of these songs were included on the Choir's 2003 Northeastern States tour, which was a huge success. I highly recommend this recording!

Average customer rating:

Nancy van de Vate: Distant Worlds (1985) / Dark Nebulae (1981) / Journeys (1984) / Concert Piece for Cello & Small Orchestra (1985) - Polish Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra, Krakow Nancy van de Vate (Composer) , Szymon Kawalla (Conductor) , Janusz Mirynsky (Violin) , and Zdislaw Lapinski (Cello) Manufacturer: Vienna Modern Master ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009JCH Release Date: 1995-04-10

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Tracks:

1. Queen of Spades/Act 3. What Is Our Life? - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
2. Juive/Act 4. Rachel, Quand du Seigneur - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
3. Segreto - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
4. Donkey and the Nightingale - Fable - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
5. Africana/Act 4. O Paradis - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
6. Night ("Why Do I Love Thee, Night?"), Op. 6 No. 9 - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
7. A: Celeste A (Act 1) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
8. Peurs de Perles/Act 1. Je Crois Entendre Encore - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
9. Cavalleria Rusticana/O Lola, Tu Ch'hai di Latti (Siciliana) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
10. Leave Me! (Gypsy Song) - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
11. Dubrovsky: O Give Me Oblivion - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
12. Queen of Spades/Act 1. Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov
13. Carmen/Act 4. C'est Toi? C'est Moi! - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
14. In the Wild North - Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Davydov, Vladimir Kastorsky, Maria Michailova
15. She Was Yours - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
16. Far off, Far Off - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
17. Demon: On Desire's Soft Fleeting Wing - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
18. Rusalka: Unwillingly to These Sad Shores, Prince's Cavatina (Act 1) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
19. Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither (Act 2) - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
20. Ruslan and Ljudmila/Act 1. There Is a Distant Country - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
21. Princesse Lointaine: Love Is a Delightful Dream - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
22. Little Slippers/Does the Maiden Hear? - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich
23. What Happiness! - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Bogdanovich

Tracks:

1. Faust: Ah! Je Ris de Me Voir Si Belle en Ce Miroir (Jewel Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
2. Traviata: Ah, Fors' Lui.../Follie, Follie...Sempre Libera (Pt. 2) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
3. Peurs de Perles: Comme Autrefois - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
4. Dobrynja Nikitich: Zabava's Aria - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
5. Romet Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce R - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
6. Perle du Brl: Charmant Oiseau - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
7. Harold: Hush Thee, Dear One, Slumber Well (Adele's Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
8. Ruslan and Ljudmila: Ah, Thou My Fate - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
9. Snade ("Sing, Smile, Slumber") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
10. Sadko: Sleep Went Along the River (Cradle Song) - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
11. Life for the Tsar: It Is Not for That That I Grieve - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
12. Peurs de Perles: Brahma, Grand Dieu - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
13. Bolero ("O My Dear, Charming One") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
14. Snow Maiden/With Friends to Gather Berries - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
15. Huguenots: O Beau Pays de la Touraine - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
16. Mireille/O Lre Hirondell
17. Fra Diavolo/Quel Bonheur! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
18. Golden Cockerel/Hail to Thee, Sun! - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
19. Tsar's Bride/Act 4. Mad Scene. Look There, Above Your Head - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
20. Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
21. Serenata ("Vola, O Serenata") - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
22. I Vespri Siciliani: MercDilette Amiche - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova
23. How Fair This Spot, Op. 21 No. 7 (Rachmaninov); the Rose and the ... - Antonia Vasil'evna Nezhdanova

Tracks:

1. Life for the Tsar/Act 3. Quartet. The Rose That Blooms - Andrej Labinsky, Maria Michailova, Galina Ivanovna Nikitina, Lev Sibirjakov
2. Night (Folksong) - Lev Sibirjakov
3. Boris Godunov/Act 1. In the Town of Kazan - Lev Sibirjakov
4. Life for the Tsar: What About a Wedding? (Act 1) - Lev Sibirjakov
5. Oh, If Mother Volga - Lev Sibirjakov
6. Why Was I Born? (Convict's Song) - Lev Sibirjakov
7. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Lev Sibirjakov
8. Sonnambula/Act 1. VI Ravviso, O Luoghi Ameni - Lev Sibirjakov
9. Midnight Review - Lev Sibirjakov
10. Demon/Prologue. Accurs World - Lev Sibirjakov
11. Seafarers - Lev Sibirjakov, Eugene Witting
12. Elegy ("When, My Soul") - Aleksandr Dormidontovich Aleksandrovich, Lev Sibirjakov
13. lian Harps - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
14. Merchant Kalashnikov/The Merchant's Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
15. Halka: Aria of Janusz - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
16. Enchantress/Act 2. Aria. Ah, The Image of That Enchantress! - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
17. Tear Trembles, Op. 6 No. 4 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
18. Queen of Spades: I Love You, Dear (Eletsky's Aria, Act 2) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
19. Louder Than the Song of the Lark, Op. 43 No. 1 - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
20. Demon/Act 2. O'er the Airy Ocean - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
21. Askold's Tomb: In Olden Days Our Forefathers Lived - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
22. Song of Triumphant Love/Arioso. O Pure Creature - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
23. Eugene Onegin: Should I Decide on Domesticity (Act 1) - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
24. Demon/Act 2. Do Not Weep, Child - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev
25. Festival During the Plague/Hymn. When Powerful Winter, Like a Vigilant
26. Captive in the Caucasus/Aria - Nikolaj Artem'evich Shevelev

Average customer rating: A mixed bag from Giulini Thanks to EMI ; Thanks to Amazon. A nostalgic return to an outstanding period for Giulini Splendid EMI Commemorative of Giulini and CSO Genius Well Served

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Tracks:

1. I. Langsam, Schleppend, Wie Ein Naturlaut
2. II. Kraftig Bewegt, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell
3. III. Feierlich Und Gemessen, Ohne Zu Schleppen
4. IV. Sturmisch Bewegt
5. Combat And Tumult - Interview Of The Prince
6. Romeo Alone - Melancholy - Distant Noises Of Music And Dancing - Festivities At The Capulets'

Tracks:

1. Scherzo: Queen Mab, Or The Dream Fairy
2. Love Scene - Night - The Capulets' Garden
3. Romeo At The Tomb Of The Capulets - Invocation - Juliet's Reawakening - Frenzied Joy, Despair - Last Agonies And Death Of The Two Lovers
4. I. Poco Sostenuto - Vivace
5. II. Allegretto
6. III. Presto - Assai Meno Presto - Presto - Assai Meno Presto - Presto
7. IV. Allegro Con Brio

Tracks:

1. I. Felerlich, Misterioso
2. II. Scherzo (Bewegt, Lebhaft) - Trio (Schnell) - Scherzo (Da Capo)
3. III. Adagio (Langsam, Felerlich)
4. I. Allegro Non Troppo

Tracks:

1. II. Andante Moderato
2. III. Allegro Giocoso
3. IV. Allegro Energico E Passionato
4. Introduction
5. Dance Of The Firebird
6. Round Dance Of The Princess
7. Dance Of King Kastchel
8. Berceuse
9. Finale
10. Russian Dance
11. Petrushka's Room
12. The Moor's Room
13. The Shrovetide Fair

Amazon.com

The recordings that Giulini made with the Chicago Symphony between 1969 and 1976 document an extraordinary partnership and remain among the finest of the conductor's career. Giulini's Mahler First is more lyric than most, yet with enough energy to satisfy Mahlerians; the last movement a tribute to the conductor's unerring sense of orchestral balances even in crushing climaxes. His rendition of the orchestral movements of Berlioz's "dramatic symphony" Romeo and Juliet excels in its poetry, the warmly caressing Chicago strings in the Love Scene irresistible. The Beethoven Seventh is an eloquent blend of the Dionysian and Apollonian approaches to this "dance symphony," with glowing horns, driving rhythms and lovely solo turns. Giulini's later remakes of the Beethoven and other works in the set often were soporific; here, he's on target. This Bruckner Ninth, for example, is grandly rhetorical but full of passion. The Brahms Fourth is a highly personal account, with a ravishing slow movement, while the Stravinsky ballet suites reveal the Chicagoans at their most refined; the Firebird exquisitely colored, Petrushka, amazingly precise. Classic recordings, well transferred; a bargain that shouldn't be missed. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

A mixed bag from Giulini.......2006-12-14

I have always been a fan of Giulini's conducting since I began listening to Classical. In this case, I bought this disk for four reasons 1. You can never have too many recordings of Bruckner or Mahler. 2. It's Giulini for God's Sake. 3. I was curious to hear a remastering of his sensational Brahms 4. 4. I could finally get his fantastic Firebird Suite on CD. Mission accomplished...however the Brahms and Stravinsky are the highlights on this disk and I already had those recordings (although it was nice to get an upgrade to CD). The Mahler is clearly outclassed by competition from Kubelik and Horenstein. The Bruckner bested by Jochum or Tintner on Naxos. I don't regret buying the disk, however, while I have multiple recordings of the Brahms and Stravinskky...Giulini's readings will always have a special place for me.

Thanks to EMI ; Thanks to Amazon. .......2005-10-14

Giulini is always among my favorite conductors and this set includes some of his great recordings with CSO(1969-1976,studio,stereo) that you can not find their another editions: Beethoven 7 and Bruckner 9 ( + Mahler 1, Brahms 4, Berlioz-Romeo&Juliet, Stravinsky-Petroushka&Firebird Suites.)
CSO on its top form under the baton of Giulini...Very well recorded sounds by EMI...Wonderfull edition(not cardboard!)...Incredible price for 4 CD... Highly,highly,highly recommended...

A nostalgic return to an outstanding period for Giulini.......2005-10-09

The reviewer who says that these are among the most celebrated of classical recordings is exaggerating. Giulini's Chicago recordings for EMI were mostly commercial failures and quickly vanished from sight after a brief life on LP. After a spectacular early stretch with Don Giovanni, the Marriage of Figaro, and the Verdi Requiem, Giulini should have shot to the top tier of recording artists.

But as one hears on this excellent but not great collection, Giulini's Mahler is not as exciting as Bernstein's, his Berlioz not as gripping as Colin Davis's, his Brahms not as full of integrity as Klemperer's or Karajan's. He stood well below those great condcutors for much of his career, and yet Giulini was undoubtedly special. He just continued throughout his career to be spotty. His Bruckner Seventh on a live BBC recording is spectacular, even better than his inward, mystical recordings of the Burckner Eighth and Ninth for DG. I greatly admire his DG Schumann Rhenish Sym., his Erocia and Beethoven Fifth, and a live War Requiem and Schubert Ninth, both on BBC--while also acknowledging that he made many other recordings that didn't touch greatness.

I think Giulini had greatness in him, but there was some inner chemistry that had to fire, and even he didn't know when that would happen. In this regard he was like Klaus Tennstedt, who was even more erratic.

Giulini should have given us a great Mahelr Ninth and Das Lied von der Erde, but he didn't. HIs Missa Solemnis and Beethoven Ninth should have been towering spiritual achievements, but they are actually almost routine by great conductor standards. Sadly, he had no sublime autumn to his career; the late recordings on Sony and DG are distressingly slack and ponderous, often parodying his famous spirituality on the podium.

I think eveyrthing in this bargain set is of a high standard, not Giulini at his very peak but close.

Splendid EMI Commemorative of Giulini and CSO.......2005-02-22

During the period from 1969 to 1976, distinguished conductor Carlo Maria Giulini made magnificient recordings for both EMI and Deutsche Grammophon with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, while serving as the orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor. These recordings remain among the most celebrated classical music recordings ever made, most notably his Mahler symphony recordings. In honor of the retired conductor's 90th birthday, EMI has issued most of his finest Chicago Symphony Orchestra recordings; most notably a very intensely lyrical Mahler 1st Symphony that earned a 1971 Grammy Award for best orchestral recording and a fine Brahms 4th Symphony. Often underrated as among the 20th Century's greatest conductors, I am delighted that EMI has recognized Giulini's legacy by issuing this fine 4 CD set.

Genius Well Served.......2004-10-07

Carlo Maria Giulini's long collaboration with the musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra yielded some of the most magnificent performances of the twentieth century. But while the CSO's brilliance was widely known, Giulini's success in focusing attention on the music rather than himself kept his own prodigious talents hidden from portions of the art-music world. This remarkable four-CD set helps to correct that oversight. Included in the collection is the long-overdue reissue of the Giulini-CSO Mahler Symphony #1, which won a Grammy for best orchestral LP in 1971, and a ravishing account of the Brahms Symphony #4, which Giulini first conducted at a concert celebrating the liberation of Rome in 1944.

Giulini performances mesmerized listeners from the opening downbeat, and the spell was rarely broken. Every phrase was shaped, yet sounded entirely natural. The music breathed as if driven by the human soul, rather than by the inanimate metronome. No detail was too small, yet the whole was not lost. The sound had an inner glow, with the viola and cello parts bathing the top and bottom lines with color and warmth. Lyrical passages flowed with a transcendent beauty; fiery sections cut the air with knife-edged precision and power. Climaxes accomplished their purpose without skewing orchestral balances. Through it all, players eagerly and lovingly responded to Giulini's overarching request: "Touch the heart."

Because of his sensitivity to the music's architecture, Giulini preferred to record entire movements in a single take. As such, his performances should be experienced in context, i.e., from beginning to end. Also, Giulini's extraordinary attention to detail is best appreciated in a suitably quiet setting, and on excellent sound equipment.

Giulini sought to make every moment of every performance meaningful and memorable. He loathed the mundane in music-making, and saw his role as "serving genius." Giulini interpretations often left listeners with the sense that they had just heard a great masterpiece for the first time.

"There was never any show about him," longtime Philharmonia Orchestra violinist Gillian Eastwood told WFMT Radio and EMI Classics as part of a four-hour documentary celebrating the now-retired conductor's ninetieth birthday in May 2004. "He was genuine, he was sincere in his music, he worried about everyone individually. The likes of him we shall never, ever see again."

Which is all the more reason to treasure these performances for the ages.

Average customer rating: Beautiful

An Awfully Big Adventure: The Best of Peter Pan (1904-1996) Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Musical Adventures Of Peter Pan (1996 Studio Compilation) Peter Pan (1997 Studio Cast) 100 Years of Peter Pan Peter Pan (2005 Studio Cast) - Leonard Bernstein Peter Pan: Classic Soundtrack Series (1953 Film) ASIN: B00000070O Release Date: 1996-09-26

Tracks:

1. Taking Flight!
2. I'm Flying
3. Arrival of Wendy
4. Second Star to the Right
5. Peter, Peter
6. Following the Leader (Tee-Dum Tee-Dum)
7. When I Went Home
8. When I Went Home

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Nice music by Donald Fraser moves this classic tale along, and it's all very much in keeping with the spirit of this delightful adventure story for children. Lovely performances open each chapter of the two-disc set, including such highlights as a rapturous oboe solo played by Alan Vogel to introduce Chapter Five, "The Mermaid's Lagoon." Chapter Seven, "Peter to the Rescue," is heralded by a particularly heroic score. The music is performed by Donald Fraser and the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra. The narrator is the distinguished British stage and television actor, Derek Jacobi, who's got the kind of voice that could make great poetry out of the copy on the back of a shampoo bottle. Words and music make a winning combination here. --Gwendolyn Freed

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Beautiful.......2001-03-04

It was great to finally see a Peter Pan soundtrack that was all instrumental after searching for so long. The music is absolutely beautiful and just what I had been looking for. If you like classical music the songs are really pretty and easy listening. It was a shame that there aren't more tracks.

Average customer rating: Visions Need Some Glasses Hovhaness needs more maturity

Hovhaness: Visions-The Musical World of Alan Hovhaness Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hovhaness, Alan | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | 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 Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Manhattan Chamber Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Concertos | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Concertos | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Alan Hovhaness: Symphony No. 22 ("City of Light"); Cello Concerto Music of Alan Hovhaness Hovhaness: Celestial Gate and Other Orchestral Works Hovhaness Treasures Hovhaness, "Ani" Symphony ASIN: B000001SIJ Release Date: 1995-08-22

Tracks:

1. The Prayer Of St. Gregory
2. Elibris
3. Mystic Flute
4. Aria, Hymn & Fugue: Sympony No 46 - To The Green Mountains
5. Moon Lullaby: Mountain Idylls
6. Adagio
7. Give A Cat A Twig And He Takes A Tree: Sonata Fred The Cat
8. Aria From Haroutiun

Customer Reviews:

Visions Need Some Glasses.......2006-06-01

I must admit that I enjoyed this sampler CD introduction to the musical world of Alan Hovhaness more than the other reviewer. These are peaceful and lovely recordings and renditions of these works. It was refreshing to hear a more varied collection of Hovhaness' sound than the repetitiveness that he is often criticized for. One of the criticisms of Hovhaness was that he was trying to be like Vaughan Williams in every piece (which is not true). He had a specific spiritual "vision" that lent a characteristic sound to his music like many other composers.

My one problem with this affordable disc is that the track listing is incorrect for the pieces: Mountain Idyll and Sonata Fred the Cat (both solo piano works). They are listed as having multiple tracks (#5-7) and (#9-12) when in actuality they are on the CD in single one track movements, so the CD comes out actually having 8 tracks (1 per work sampled). For a while I thought I had the wrong CD or it was defective. Then I figured it out by putting it in my CD Rom and it displayed the actual track listing with titles through Windows Media Player.

If that glitch doesn't bother you too much, this is a nice and afforable intro to Hovhaness' music. - - Max Stoltenberg, LPC

Hovhaness needs more maturity.......2005-02-02

I was very dissapointed when I heard this album. The sound is tinny, strident, and unbalanced. I can imagine how hard it is for unfunded orchestras to make recordings, but this sounds like a scraggly bunch of pickup players who play with no soul. Hovhaness demands a fuller, burnished tone. Even worse than the poor sound quality and sketchy intonation is the lack of a sense of flexibility and nuance. The hollowness of the playing would not be so offensive if there were a feeling of expansiveness, languidness, or generousity. I can't help thinking the composer would be very saddened by this effort. I hope Mr. Clark's realizes someday that music is not something that can be hammered out like a wall street stock deal. The kind of crassness on display here is better suited to commerce or (lamentably), politics.

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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 Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Kodály, Zoltán | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Bagatelles | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hungarian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kodaly: Hungarian Folk Music; Bartok: Hungarian Folksongs Sz64 Csardas Hungarian Gypsy Music ASIN: B00007138S Release Date: 2002-10-29

Average customer rating: "Distant Light" & two short orchestral works beautifully realized

Peteris Vasks: Violin Concerto 'Distant Light'; Musica Dolorosa; Viatore Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007OP1P8 Release Date: 2005-03-01

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"Distant Light" & two short orchestral works beautifully realized .......2006-03-01

The music of Peteris Vasks of Latvia is not hard to understand. It is an emotional music that uses mainly minor keys and slow tempos to express sadness, grief, mourning, reverence, prayerfulness, and also a spiritual hopefulness that emerges on the other side of the darkness. Vasks works in the tradition of explicit or implicit sacred music that includes Part, Gorecki, Gubaidulina, and Kancheli. He also continues to be powerfully shaped by Barber's "Adagio for Strings," as evidenced by the recent composition "Viatore" (see my review of his String Quartet No. 4 by the Kronos Quartet).

The composer was present at the recording of the three works on this BIS disc, one, "Viatore" (2001 - 14'47), a premiere. Katarina Andreasson is the violinist on the violin concerto "Distant Light" (1996/7 - 30'58) its third recording, and she also leads the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. The third piece is "Musica Dolorosa" (1983 - 12'27), a requiem for the composer's sister.

The first recording of "Distant Light" was by Gidon Kremer. The second, on the Finnish Ondine label, was performed by John Storgards, and was significantly slower and longer. Andreasson and her ensemble sound magnificent at a pace closer to Kremer's original. This is a superb realization of Vasks's music, and the excellent new version of "Distant Light" as well as the fine new composition "Viatore" (Latin for traveller) are particularly strong reasons to hear this BIS production.

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Film Music 2000 Manufacturer: Replay ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002N8Q4M Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

1. La Vita E Bella: Main Theme
2. The Phantom Of The Opera: Sospiri E Sospiri
3. Lost In Space - The Space Group
4. At Close Range: Live To Tell - CYNTHIA FOX
5. Tango: La Cumparsita - I Solisti Di Buenos Ayres
6. Godzilla: Main Title
7. Independence Day: Main Theme
8. La Vita E Bella: Buongiorno Principessa (Love Theme)
9. Deep Impact: A Distant Discovery
10. Armageddon: Main Theme
11. Men In Black - The Rap Team
12. Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen
13. X-Files

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Distant Playing Fields: 20th Century Vocal Chamber Works by Amy Beach & William Mayer Manufacturer: Newport Classic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beach | Beach, Amy Marcy Cheney | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000067TI Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

1. Mayer: A Lover's Lament
2. Mayer: Distant Playing Fields
3. Beach: When Soul is Joined to Soul, Op. 62
4. Beach: Message, Op. 93
5. Mayer: Ae Fond Kiss
6. Beach: Songs of the Sea, Op. 10: no 3, Sea Song
7. Mayer: Enter Ariel
8. Mayer: Let it Be forgotten
9. Mayer: The Flight
10. Mayer: hist-whist
11. Mayer: Flotsam
12. Beach: Night Song at Amalfi
13. Mayer: The Negro Speaks of Rivers
14. Beach: God is our stronghold, Op. 133

Track Listings:

1. Air, Fire & Water: Music By Handel
2. Annes De Pelerinage 2
3. Antonín Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
4. Art of
5. Ascension Day
6. B-Flat Symphonies
7. Beethoven/Sibelius: Violin Concertos
8. Boccherini: String Quartets Op. 2, Nos. 1-6
9. Brahms: Intermezzi Op117; Piano Sonata in Fm No3, Op5
10. Brahms: Variations in B flat major / Fantasie, Op. 17

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Undercover

Berners: Triumph of Neptune; Fugue

Beginners Guide to the Blues [Import]

Timeless

Best of Driving Rock [Import]

Caller I.D.

Chicken Soup For Little Souls: You're A Special Person - Songs To Enhance Your Unique Spirit

Carl Rütti Plays His Own Piano Music

Black & White Hillbilly Music: Early Harmonica Recordings from the 1920s & 1930's [Import]

Danza Mora

Bellavista Terrace: Best Of The Go-Betweens

Come Get Some [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Bump & Hustle: Sounds of Life [Box set] [Import]

Tauber In Opera (1891-1948)

The Phoenix