Giles Farnaby: Virginal Music

1. Pavan
Composed by John Farmer
with Eckehart Merzdorf

2. Why Ask You
Composed by Giles Farnaby
with Martin Skowroneck

3. Tell Me Daphne
Composed by Giles Farnaby
with Rudolf Dobernecker , Martin Skowroneck

4. Lachrimae Pavan
Composed by Giles Farnaby
with Francesco Nobili

5. Fantasia 10
Composed by Giles Farnaby
with Eckehart Merzdorf

6. Work(s) Praeludium
Composed by Giles Farnaby
with Eckehart Merzdorf

7. Flat Pavan for keyboard
Composed by Giles Farnaby
with Martin Skowroneck

8. Fantasia 27
Composed by Giles Farnaby
with Francesco Nobili

9. Up Tails All, variations for harpsichord
Composed by Giles Farnaby
with Eckehart Merzdorf

Giles Farnaby: Virginal Music,John Farmer,Giles Farnaby,Eckehart Merzdorf,Francesco Nobili,Adagio,Baroque Individual Dance Movement for Orchestra,Chamber,Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard,Classical,Fantasy/Fantasia for Keyboard,Keyboard,Medieval/Renaissance Virgnal Music,Miscellaneous,Miscellaneous Music,Orchestral,Pavane for Keyboard,Renaissance Dance Music

Average customer rating: "Best Harpsichord Recording" Great a must-have for harpsichord lovers keeno The Most Superb Harpsichord Sampler

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Tracks:

1. Air And Variations In E Major From Harpsicord Suite No. 5: The Harmonious Blacksmith
2. Keyboard Suite No. 11 In D Minor: Sarabande
3. Greensleeves (16th Century)
4. Lavolta
5. The Earl Of Salisbury: Pavan, The Earl Of Salisbury
6. Ut re mi fa sol la, In F
7. The King's Hunt
8. The Nightingale (17th Century)
9. For Two Virginals
10. The Prince Of Denmark's March
11. The 18th Order (3rd Book Of Pieces For Harpsicord): Le tic-toc-choc, No. 6
12. The 15th Order (3rd Book Of Pieces For Harpsicord): Musete de Choisi, No. 4
13. Le Tambourin
14. La poule
15. Le Coucou
16. Sonata In D Minor, 'Pastorale'
17. Sonata In E Major, 'Capriccio'
18. Sonata in D Major
19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 In C Major
21. Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto
22. The Anna Magdalena Notebook: Minuet In G Major, BWV Anh. 114
23. Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: III. (Rondo) Alla Turca
24. Wo0 10, No. 2: Minuet in G Major
25. Trumpet Tune 'Martial Air'
26. Round O (Rondo)
27. The 6th Order (2nd Book Of Pieces For Harpsichord): Les baricades misterieuses, No. 5
28. The 15th Order (3rd Book Of Pieces For Harpsicord): Musete de Taverni, No. 5
29. Cuckoo Toccata

Customer Reviews:

"Best Harpsichord Recording".......2005-11-05

I have always loved the sound of the Harpsichord and for many years hearing poorly recorded or played Harpsichord this treasure is a must have. From the fine compositions to the good sound quality this CD is definately a keeper.
Plenty of music for a moderate price as well.

Great.......2005-08-09

This CD is very very good just what I was looking for. I highly recommend this CD if you are planning on purchasing a Harpsicord CD, this one is the best.

a must-have for harpsichord lovers.......2004-04-30

I love the sound of this most unusual instrument, the harpsichord. Especially the fast intricately melodic songs. Very enjoyable. This "Greatest Hits" includes many compositions perfectly suited to this wonderful old predecessor to the piano. There's even a little funny trivia thrown in: on the song sheet is written: Q:"what did the famous conductor Sir Thomas say that the harpsichord sounds like? A: "Like two skeletons screwing on a hot tin roof" :)

David Rehak
author of "Love and Madness"

keeno.......2001-01-08

This is a fun cd. BYRD, BULL, BACH ETC come through great Scarlatti bits sound like a flock of unhappy cows running of a field of burnt popcorn but those bits generally do unless played on the African Kalimba [or thumb piano] in Africa where I need not hear them.

This is a well engineered CD. Many featuring the harpsichord demand a level of equipment beyond that of any regular person with bills, which means this disk sounds just fine on a boom box. Everybody in the family will like some part of this disk `cept for the 13 year old whose lost to punk rock or hip hop.

The Most Superb Harpsichord Sampler.......2000-07-27

I can't imagine a better sampler of harpsichord 'hits' played by one of the great stereo-era masters. A full complement of emotions is displayed here, from the most delicate and sparing texture to the most rip-roaring martial roar. If you're wondering what the harpsichord is about, or if you're already a fan and want a great sampler to play for your own delight and amusement, you cannot go wrong with this recording.

Average customer rating: My best baroque CD superbe

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Tracks:

1. Trumpet Tune And Air
2. Galliard
3. Pavan
4. Coranto 'Heigh-Ho-Holidy'
5. Pavan
6. Hornpype
7. The Agincourt Song (Arr. Elgar Howarth)
8. Earle Of Oxford's March (Arr. Elgar Howarth)
9. Earle Of Salisbury's Pavane (Arr. Bram Wiggins)
10. I. Allemande
11. II. Sarabande
12. III. Allemande
13. IV. Courante
14. V. Air
15. VI. Courante
16. I. The Old Spagnoletta
17. II. Giles Farnaby's Dreame
18. III. A Toye
19. IV. Tell Me Daphne
20. V. His Rest (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)
21. VI. The New Sa-Hoo
22. A Royal Pavan
23. In Nomine
24. Pavan St. Thomas Wake And Variation - London Festival Brass Ensemble
25. Galliard And Four Variations (Arr. Elgar Howarth) - London Festival Brass Ensemble
26. The King's Hunting Jig (Arr. Elgar Howarth) - London Festival Brass Ensemble
27. I. It Is To Me A Right Great Joy
28. II. Pastime With Good Company/Helas Madame
29. III. Adieu! Madame Et Ma Maistresse
30. IV. Taunder Naken
31. V. Departure Is My Chief Pain
32. VI. En Vrai Amour/Pastime With Good Company
33. Fantasia 'Newark Siege' (Arr. Peter Reeve)
34. Aria Della Battaglia A 8

Tracks:

1. Three Fanfares For Four Trumpets And Timpani - John Wilbraham
2. Canzon 'La Seraphina'
3. Fantasia 'In Echo'
4. Ricercar Del Duodecimo Tuono
5. Canzon For Eight Trombones
6. Canzon 13
7. I. Allemande
8. II. Gaillarde
9. III. Pavane D'Angleterre Avec Gaillarde
10. IV. Basse Danse 'La Volunte'
11. V. Pavane Passemaize Avec Gaillarde
12. VI. Branle De Bourgogne - Branle Simple - Branle Gay
13. Trumpet Intrada (From The Motet Ave Virgo Lux Maria) (Arr. Kenneth Herbert)
14. Il Est Be Et Bon (Arr. Peter Reeve)
15. Terpsichorean Suite For Brass (Arr. Peter Reeve)
16. Canzon Cornetto
17. I. Galliard Battaglia
18. II. Courant Dolorosa
19. III. Canzon 'In Imitation Of An English Bergamask'
20. Canzona A 10 (Arr. Philip Jones)
21. Sonata From 'Die Bankelsangerlieder'
22. I. Sonata (Adagio) - London Festival Brass Ensemble
23. II. Courante - London Festival Brass Ensemble
24. III. Sarabande. Ziemlich Langsam - London Festival Brass Ensemble
25. IV. Bal - London Festival Brass Ensemble

Customer Reviews:

My best baroque CD.......2004-08-29

Over the years from time to time I bought some CDs with baroque brass ensemble music, always hoping it would be so fascinating as what I knew from my fathers PJBE vynil records. What I bought so far all are nice but also somewhat boring after short time. Unfortunately I never bought something from the PJBE until now, and this is the first time that a complete CD (and in this case even two of them) of baroque music for brass is surprising and fascinating me with every 'song', showing facetes and diversity I always missed on my other records. Finally nothing is like the original PJ!

superbe.......2004-02-04

Après nous avoir fait plaisir avec le Greatest Hits, voici un double CD qui nous enchante avec les principales pièces de la Renaissance du sublime Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Il y a longtemps que nous attendions la mise en CD de ces oeuvres, et nous voila comblé. Pour plusieurs pièces, c'est Elgar Howarth qui les a arrangé. Un grand moment de musique pour cuivres avec de grands compositeurs, délicieusement arrangées.
Pour éléver encore plus ces 2 cds, saluons encore la présence du London Festival Brass Ensemble dirigé par Elgar Howarth (dont la plus part des membres sont du PJBE), alors quoi de plus normal d'avoir inclu leur préstation.

Average customer rating: Very enjoyable!

Popular Tunes in 17th Century England /Broadside Band * Barlow Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: English Country Dances English Country Dances from Playford's Dancing Master 1651-1703 - The Broadside Band John Playford's Popular Tunes - The Broadside Band The King's Noyse, dir. David Douglass: Royal Delight: 17th Century Ballads & Dances The Beggar's Opera: Original Songs & Airs ASIN: B000027O8J Release Date: 1993-11-11

Tracks:

1. London Tunes: Hyde Park
2. London Tunes: Maiden Lane
3. London Tunes: St. Paul's Wharf
4. London Tunes: Tower Hill
5. London Tunes: Gray's Inn
6. Country Dances: Cuckolds All In A Row
7. Country Dances: Merry Milkmaids We
8. Country Dances: Woodicok
9. Country Dances: Newcastle
10. Four Ballads Mentioned By Shakespeare: Callino Casturame
11. Four Ballads Mentioned By Shakespeare: Come Live With Me And Be My Love
12. Four Ballads Mentioned By Shakespeare: Light O'Love
13. Four Ballads Mentioned By Shakespeare: Jog On
14. The 17th Century Top Three: 3 Greensleeves
15. The 17th Century Top Three: 2 Fortune My Foe
16. The 17th Century Top Three: 1 Packington's Pound
17. Across The Channel (Imported And Exported Tunes): Chi Passa
18. Across The Channel (Imported And Exported Tunes): All In A Garden Green
19. Across The Channel (Imported And Exported Tunes): La Folia
20. Across The Channel (Imported And Exported Tunes): Quatre Branles
21. Across The Border: The Clean Contrary Way
22. Across The Border: Gilderoy
23. Across The Border: Gilliecrankie
24. Across The Border: The Miller Of The Dee
25. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The New Exchange: Go From My Window
26. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The New Exchange: The New Exchange
27. John Playford's English Dancing Master: Kettle Drum: Kettle Drum
28. John Playford's English Dancing Master: Kettle Drum: Kettle Drum
29. John Playford's English Dancing Master: Kettle Drum: Tpt Tune
30. John Playford's English Dancing Master: Kettle Drum: The Indian Queen Or The New Bourree
31. John Playford's English Dancing Master: A Health To Betty: A Health To Betty
32. John Playford's English Dancing Master: A Health To Betty: My Mother's Ay Glow'ring O'Er Me
33. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Fine Companion: The Fine Companion
34. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Fine Companion: The Merry Companion
35. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Fine Companion: The Boon Companion
36. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Healths: The Healths
37. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Healths: The Healths
38. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Healths: La Bourree
39. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Healths: The Glory Of The West
40. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Healths: St. Paul's Steeple
41. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Healths: Jack Pudding
42. John Playford's English Dancing Master: The Healths: Parson's Farewell

Customer Reviews:

Very enjoyable!.......2002-11-05

The tunes in John Playford's The English Dancing Master have been recorded frequently and are a staple in English country dance circles. Jeremy Barlow and the Broadside Band present here some of the best renditions of these tunes that are currently available on CD. I strongly recommmed this CD for anyone interested in Renaissance music, country dance music, or just plain ole' fun music.

Average customer rating:

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Tracks:

1. The Queenes New Year's Gift
2. Lord Of Salisbury Pavan
3. Lord Of Salisbury Galliard
4. Earl Of Oxford's March
5. The Queenes Command
6. Walter Erle's Pavan
7. A Ground
8. Tower Hill
9. Piper's Pavan
10. Piper's Galliard
11. Can Shee Excuse
12. Pakington's Pownde
13. Mrs Katherin Tregian's Pavan
14. Carman's Whistle
15. The Quennes Almain
16. Lullaby
17. Chromatic Pavan
18. Chromatic Galliard

Average customer rating: Great music from a 20th c. master, but subpar production values. Fine place to start with an under-rated composer

Rubbra: Violin Concerto, Improvisation for Violin & Orchestra Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Rubbra, Edmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dyson: Symphony in G major; Concerto da Chiesa Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Violin Concerto; Rituals William Alwyn: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5; Lyra Angelica (Harp Concerto) Camargo Guarnieri: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Hovhaness: Symphonies Nos. 4, 20 & 53; The Prayer of St. Gregory ASIN: B000B6N69U Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Improvisation For Violin And Orchestra, Op.89
2. I. Farnaby's Conceit
3. II. His Dreame
4. III. His Humour
5. IV. Loth To Depart
6. V. Tell Me, Daphne
7. I. Allegro
8. II. Poema (Lento Ma Non Troppo)
9. III. Allegro Giocoso

Customer Reviews:

Great music from a 20th c. master, but subpar production values........2006-06-16

I will not rate or discuss the merits of Rubbra's music much, but suffice to say his was a unique and calm voice among musical art of the 20th c. For the strength of logic and serenity that comes from expert craftsmanship, Rubbra should be on your list of preferred composers. But now I must relate that I felt Naxos skimped a bit on the production of the CD itself. The sound quality is not as good (nor is the violin concerto finale as sprightly as) the Conifer Classics issue of this same, brilliant work. Mainly I bought this for the Improvisation, and while it is good,among Rubbra's shorter orchestral works it doesn't stand out as strongly as his Overture: Resurgam, or the admittedly longer Sinfonia Concertante for Piano and Orchestra. Still it is a welcome find. The liner notes for my copy are a flimsy, shiny paper and the jewel case is also thin and insubstantial. Production was assisted with the help of the Rubbra estate, and so I don't know if Naxos may have backed off their normally high production standards or if this signals a cheapening of their (physical) product, but I feel it is worth noting. Also I did buy it NEW, so I don't believe this was a cobbled together promotional copy, etc.

Fine place to start with an under-rated composer.......2006-02-26

Edmund Rubbra was born just after the turn of the 20th century, and died not many years before it was over. Like many 20th century English composers, he refused to abandon tonality, but, instead, simply updated his musical language such that tonal centers are more elusive than what went before, melodies somewhat more evasive. Fair comparisons would be Alwyn, Piston, Barber, Diamond, and the like, although Rubbra largely eschewed the romanticism in which some of those composers sometimes indulged.

In fact, it would be fair to call Rubbra's music, at least on this disc, relatively low-key. The Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby are Pulcinella-like pastiches; generally satisfying, for what they are. The Violin Concerto and the Improvisation for Violin and Orchestra are the real meat of the program. The liner notes refer to a "serene joyfulness" as being Rubbra's hallmark, which is a fair description for these pieces and for parts of his later symphonies. That's something that particularly attracts this listener to Rubbra's music. While it is muscular and forward-moving at appropriate moments, it is not violent or agressive.

The performances and sound are first rate; fully competitive with the Tamsin Little performance of the Concerto once available on Conifer.

Average customer rating: Very Revealing and Entertaining Collection Exhilerating! An Interesting Glimpse into the Past

Johnny, Cock Thy Beaver: Popular Music-Making in 17th-Century England Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Instruments | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: On the Banks of the Seine-Music of the Trouovères The Dufay Collective:Miri It Is John Playford's Popular Tunes - The Broadside Band A Dance in the Garden of Mirth: Medieval Instrumental Music - The Dufay Collective ASIN: B000000AYV Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. The English Dancing Master: Indian Queen - Of Noble Race Was Shinkin
2. Daphne
3. My Lord Wilobies Welcom Home
4. Bonny Sweet Robin
5. Mal sims
6. Muscadin
7. The Three Ravens
8. Divisions For Two Bass Viols
9. Fortune My Foe
10. A Morisco
11. Bonny Sweet Robin
12. A Maske
13. The Old Spagnoletta
14. Jamaica
15. Goddesses-Jamaica
16. New Oysters
17. The Waits
18. Ham House, Half Hannikin
19. Jolly Shepherd
20. A Wooing Song Of A Yeoman Of Kent's Sonne
21. Pell Mell
22. Come, Follow Me
23. Of All The Birds
24. The Clothiers Song
25. On The Cold Ground, Glory Of The Sun, Kettledrum, Paul's Wharf, Saturday Night And Sunday Morn, Johnny, Cock Thy Beaver

Customer Reviews:

Very Revealing and Entertaining Collection.......2006-01-15

'Johnny, cock thy Beaver' by The Dufay Collective is a combination of popular music from both the masses and the gentry with pretensions to musical sophistication. In other words, this is the stuff which made up the top 40 hit parade in the 17th century.

One thing which immediately strikes me is that there is nothing here which we hear from old English folk music performers. This leads me to believe that the contention that the folk music of today was the popular music of way back then is quite false.

This is NOT the sort of thing which got Fairport Convention or The Pentangle off the ground.

It is a bit light for the scholarly among us, but if your musical tastes are omniverous, this is a tasty bite.

Exhilerating!.......2000-07-21

I thought it was excellent. Sure, it does lack the bawdy drinking songs, but it does include many very danceable tunes--played in a folksy, rough-edged style that unfortunately is lacking in many interpretations of this repertoire. The last set of tunes from Playford (track 25) is veritably indistinguishable from what you might hear from a modern British folk band, except less refined (tailored for modern ears). The lead fiddler calls out the changes between tunes, and the rest of the players contribute shouts of exhileration, foot-stomping, and hand-clapping. In this way, the Dufay Collective gives us a glimpse of the way this music might've been performed by "the common people" three centuries ago, by non-professional musicians and singers. Oh--and John Potter, the guest singer, is a delight! He obviously enjoys these songs as he interprets them with style and an ear for the unusual. You think you've heard early music? Not like this.

An Interesting Glimpse into the Past.......2000-06-30

As a seventeenth-century re-enactor I am always on the lookout for some good music from the period. From the title I was hoping for some good drinking songs. Whilst the CD is very nice with some interesting music on it, don't expect bawdy drinking tunes (or anything even vaguely rude as a matter of fact). The music is reproduced with a great deal of gusto - this would make excellent "background music" for an event, but wasn't really what I was hoping for.

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Fitzwilliam Virginal Book Charivari Agreable , William Byrd , Giles Farnaby , John Bull , William Inglott , Martin Peerson , Orlando Gibbons , Anonymous , Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck , Peter Philips , S. Heinrich , Kah-Ming Ng , and Lynda Sayce Manufacturer: Signum UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sweelinck | Sweelinck, JanPieterszoon | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | 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 Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Pavana: The Virgin Harpsichord ASIN: B00003NHBP Release Date: 1999-12-15

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Music From The Time Of Elizabeth I Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Courantes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Galliardes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Marenzio | Marenzio, Luca | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Academy of Ancient Music | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Hogwood, Christopher | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000004CXY Release Date: 1992-07-21

Average customer rating: Good music but the CD is a ripoff

Rubbra:Symphony No.10/A Tribute/Improvisations on Virginal Pieces by Giles Farnaby Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Rubbra, Edmund | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | 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 | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000AAA Release Date: 1994-07-26

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Good music but the CD is a ripoff.......2007-02-28

I won't bother with reviewing the music itself, If you are a fan of Rubbra, his music needs no introduction, and if you are just making his acquaintance, I won't recommend this CD.

The performances & music certainly are good enough, but the CD is only 39 minutes in length. There is simply no excuse for this. Chandos also offers the 10th Symphony as played by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Hickox conducting) but on a CD with the 4th & 11th Symphonies; that would be the preferable choice.

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The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Courantes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009JZP Release Date: 1994-08-23

Track Listings:

1. Great Composers At The Keyboard: Busoni
2. Grieg: Music for Violin and Piano
3. Gubaydulina: Pro et Contra; Concordanza
4. Hark, How the Bells
5. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 4-6
6. Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 7-10
7. Hommage A Louis Vierne
8. Igor Markevich Conducts Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky
9. Juan del Enzina: Romances & Villancicos - Hesperion XX
10. Kiev Camerata, Vol. 1

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Crash My Moon Yacht

Jussi Bjorling Performs Manon Lescaut, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci

I'm Jimmy Reed [Extra tracks] [Import]

Comin at Ya [Import]

I'm on Standby [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Level II [Clean]

I'd Rather Have Jesus

Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 8

Album Review: 18 Great Songs [Import]

Hawk Eyes

In The Dance Tent

It's Everly Time

Intrinsic Qualities, Vol. 1

Sogno

The Pretenders - Greatest Hits