Brass Works / Organ Works

1. Sørgemarsj over Rikard Nordraak (Funeral March in memory of Rikard Nordraak), for piano (or winds) in A minor, EG 107
Composed by Edvard Grieg
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

2. Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens (Festival Procession), for brass & timpani, AV 103
Composed by Richard Strauss
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

3. Poème Héroïque for organ, brass & percussion, Op 33
Composed by Marcel Dupre
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

4. Libera Me, for male chorus & organ, S. 45 (LW J30)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

5. Pomp and Circumstance, 5 marches for orchestra, Op. 39 No 1, arr for organ & brass quintet
Composed by Edward Elgar
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

6. Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello & bass
Composed by Cesar Franck
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

7. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
Composed by Gabriel Faure
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

8. Raymonda, ballet, Op. 57 Fanfare, arr for organ & brass
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

9. Marche triomphale for organ
Composed by Sigfrid Karg-Elert
with Thierry Caens , Francois-Henri Houbart , Jean-Paul Leroy , Michel Godard , Yves Favre , Francis Petit , Eric Vernier , Concert Arban , Concert Arban

Brass Works / Organ Works,Grieg,Glazunov,Concert Arban Brass Quintet,Pierre Verany,Classical

Average customer rating: Superb with just one reservation Go ahead, test your intelligence... The definitive recordings. Sound Splitting Music An aural knockout

Varèse - The Complete Works / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra · Asko Ensemble · Chailly Edgard Varese , Riccardo Chailly , Mireille Delunsch , Sarah Leonard , Royal Concertgebouw Orhcestra , and Asko Ensemble Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Octets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Percussion | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Anton Webern: Complete Works, Opp. 1-31 Varese: Arcana; Ameriques; Ionization; Offrandes; Density 21.5; Octandre; Integrales Penderecki: Anaklasis; Threnody; etc. Xenakis: Orchestral Works & Chamber Music Arnold Schoenberg: Serenade/Five Pieces For Orchestra ASIN: B00000AFR8 Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

1. Tuning Up
2. Amques (Original Version)
3. Po ectronique
4. Arcana
5. Nocturnal
6. Un Grand Sommeil Noir (Orchestral Version)

Tracks:

1. Un Grand Sommeil Noir (Original Version)
2. Offrandes: Chanson de laut
3. Offrandes: La Croix du Sud
4. Hyperprism
5. Octandre: Assez lent
6. Octandre: Trvif et nerveux
7. Octandre: Grave - Animt jubilatoire
8. Intales
9. Ecuatorial
10. Ionisation
11. Density 21.5
12. Drts: 1st Episode
13. Drts: 1st interpolation of organized sound
14. Drts: 2nd episode
15. Drts: 2nd interpolation
16. Drts: 3rd episode
17. Drts: 3rd interpolation
18. Drts: 4th episode
19. Dance for Burgess

Amazon.com essential recording

For a composer who is (now) recognizably part of the 20th-century classical canon, the French émigré Edgard Varèse's output was astoundingly meager. Just 15 compositions from his entire life (he destroyed the compositions from his early years, and was a merciless editor of his own material in general) made it out to the listening world. Varèse was caught in the chasm between the music of yesterday and the music of tomorrow: scoring music for modified theremin, steamboat whistles, or air sirens, all balanced with the force of a large orchestra; writing pieces based on the flows of water and wind because that's what shapes the earth; using the concepts of chemical reactions and specific gravity as a basis for his music. Using extremes of contrast, dissonance, and variety in sound, Varèse's pieces had power in the way he attacked and shaped the sound he imagined. From Ionisation (1929), scored almost entirely for unpitched percussion, to the electronic-only, three-dimensionally produced Poeme Electronique (1958), he's provided a foundation that many genres, musicians, and composers were to build from not only for the next 40 years, but inevitably beyond. --Robin Edgerton

Customer Reviews:

Superb with just one reservation.......2006-11-10

This complete works of Varèse, superbly performed and recorded, is a fine accomplishment. My only disappointment was its version of Poème Elèctronique being the sole representation of that ground-breaking work that still holds up for me today as one of the finest pieces of electronic music yet created. It is interesting to be able to hear the version in this collection, which appears to be a loving restoration of what must have been primarily the raw, performing version, to be further enhanced during its performances in a very large space? What I miss in the present version is the more clearly heard textures of its huge sound palette; the resonant and often humerous interplay between them, and its dramatic sweep as it was presented on a sparcely documented stereo mix that first appeared on a Columbia Records LP, later reissued on a CD, now out of print. That one is surely more like an actual performance, presumably mixed to re-create as well as possible then what it might have sounded like over its four hundred loudspeakers in the Philips Pavillion. I hope there will be further reissues. To me the CBS version's drama and energy are more like that of the performances of the other pieces in this wonderful Complete Works set. -Curt Wittig

Go ahead, test your intelligence..........2006-06-18

Frank Zappa used to play Varese to test the intelligence of his friends, and most of them used to look at him like he was "out of his f---ing mind" as he put it. As a major Zappa fan, I bought this compliation, and I love every minute of it. This 2 CD set contains all of Varese's work (needless to say, Edgar wasn't very prolific). You really hear Varese's influence in Zappa's work. Some favorite pieces are Deserts, Poem Electronique, and Un Grand Sommeil Noir (Original Version). Varese's music reminds me of universes being created, in all their violence, beauty, and glory. Instruments crashing down upon one another. This music is reminiscent of Zappa's Weasels Ripped My Flesh and his orchestral work especially. Varese is one of the great American composers, like Aaron Copland, John Cage, and Conlon Nancarrow. Superb....

The definitive recordings........2005-11-09

Riccardo Chailly once said Varèse was going to be the Brahms of the XXI Century. I really don't know if he will be right or wrong, specially because of the very conservative auditoriums we have all around the world, but it should be this way, as the french composer has died too many years ago and his music should be understood but most of the public. It's sad to know that composers, like the own Mahler said, use to be years, decades, even centuries in advance to the general public .

Anyway, it's very important for the popular knowledge of this composers to have recordings like this, in which everything works perfectly as if it was a clock. After many years having some good recordings conducted by Boulez (Sony) and Nagano (Erato) mainly, we have now the possibility of listening one of the most musical and technical orchestra & baton of this time: The Concertgebouworkest and Riccado Chailly.

Most of the versions in this 2CDs set are the best I know, specially the orchestral works, played with conviction and precision by the Concertgebouworkest, an orchestra that had some problems with Mr.Chailly when they begin to play this, for them, `rare' music. The way Arcana sounds its incredible, full of power, mistery and perfection, the performing of Ameriques is breathtaking and I can only compare it with the truly outstanding version by Pierre Boulez with the CSO for DG. Deserts is a new dimension in Chailly's hands, really terrible and full of dark emotions.

Of course, there are little things that could be a bit better, like the Spanish sung in Ecuatorial, better sung in Nagano's version, but generally the performing is marvellous and the instrumental and ondes Martenot's playing in this piece is perfect in Chailly's version.

The ASKO Ensemble versions are outstanding too, showing a very modern Varèse. The performing of Ionisation, that great jewel, listened with a good Hi-Fi system is a experience not to be lost.

The recordings are very good, not outstanding, as it sounds like distant sometimes, but clear and with good definition, of course better with good electronics.

Booklet and presentation of the box is marvellous too; as it has to be in real event in recorded music in the last decades.

Sound Splitting Music.......2002-06-25

First, let me state that I am a long-time Varese fanatic. I first heard Ionisation live at a contemporary music concert in my town when I was 12, and I was hooked. I immediately bought the old Robert Craft double album on Columbia and played it until there were scratches on the scratches. So I was overjoyed to see a modern "complete" recording with up to date sonics. For the most part, I haven't been too disappointed with the performances either.

Chailly is great on much of this music. Ameriques and Arcana are sonic extravagazas. And this is the best recording I've heard of Nocturnal and Ecuatorial. Chailly does a good job with the chamber pieces of the 20s and 30s, though I agree with other reviewers, Boulez is much clearer on Ionisation. Chailly misses some of my favorite parts, and I find it hard to hear the first snare drum theme. (I'm also quite partial to Craft's version, but I don't think it's available anymore.)

I also must add to the chorus of exceptions on the questionable material. The orhestrated version of the solo song has no place on this CD. It doesn't sound like Varese, more like Debussy, and though the song is quite impressionistic, I think we presume too much to orchestrate it and pass it off as "complete" Varese. And neither Tune Up nor Dance for Burgess really add much to our understanding of Varese, and are of questionable value. I suspect that Varese would have destroyed them completely had he been able. Much better to have a recording of the revised version of Ameriques. The revision is so extensive, that a side by side comparison would be illuminating.

All in all, I like this CD. Chailly's take on Varese is big and passionate, something that I think both Boulez and Craft miss. Abravanel comes close to this passion, but Chailly wins because of the gorgeous sonics. I highly recommend this CD to those interested in exploring the unique sound world of Varese.

An aural knockout.......2002-02-01

Here are two discs with some of the most exciting 20th-century music around. Chailly and the Concertgebouw give definitive readings of Varèse's complex pieces, some written for a huge orchestra, and recorded in typically opulent London sound.

My favorites are, without a doubt, "Ameriques" and "Arcana," two explosive showpieces that will give your sound system quite a workout. But far from being merely loud, the scores have many beautiful textures (including quiet ones) scattered throughout the orchestra, and Chailly captures much of the glittering detail.

I even like "Tuning Up," which may seem like a less substantial work to most ears. To be fair, if the piece is not the last word in Varèse's imagination, it is clever enough for its short duration, and as with everything on this disc, the orchestra sounds superb and totally undaunted. Their virtuosity is both satisfying and thrilling, especially in such seldom-performed music.

Make sure your neighbors are away before turning up the performance of "Ameriques," though - the last few pages will blow your roof off.

I suspect Varèse would have loved this collection.

Average customer rating: Technically Excellent, but Uninspiring Hurford plays organ "pops" pieces Exellent organ playing! GREAT FOR NEW CONVERTS TO ORGAN MUSIC! Excellent

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Customer Reviews:

Technically Excellent, but Uninspiring.......2006-08-22

Hurford is clearly a very capable technical organist. His nimble feet and fingers do an excellent job with fast passages. Musically, however, most of the pieces felt uninspired and I was a bit disappointed.

Hurford plays organ "pops" pieces.......2006-06-02

On this particular album, organist peter hurford shows off what the organ can do with a pair of nimble hands (and feet). The recording herein contains all of the more familiar "pops" pieces(i.e., you would expect to hear one of these pieces played on nearly every organ recital), and also a rarity or two. The reason I initially purchased this recording was because of the complete Suite Gothique (the only recording available?). Besides the famous toccata, this suite contains some wonderful momemts, such as the sirene priere to the jolly yet sometimes macabre-sounding minuet gothique. The Widor Allegro from Symphonie VI is OK (I still recommend David M. Patrick's album over all others) and the mendelssohn is a nice finishing touch (use this to show off your stereo!) All in all, another well done recording by the scholarly virtuoso Hurford, pleasingly light yet sonically thrilling.

Exellent organ playing!.......2001-11-21

"Organ Spectacular" is truly spectacular. Peter Hurford has combined the finest organ pieces along with absolutely superb playing. All of the pieces are as if the composer himself is playing them. This recording is very rewarding and worth every penny.

GREAT FOR NEW CONVERTS TO ORGAN MUSIC!.......2001-01-14

This CD got me started as an organ lover years ago. Something for everyone here, this recording covers the biggest hits of the organ rather well. Frank's Chorale No. 3 will impress you with the sheer range and power of the organ, and is very moving. And be sure to listen to the Wedding March as it was meant to be played and heard! A great compilation. Enjoy!

Excellent.......1999-01-20

Hurford delivers an exciting compilation of these high-powered organ favorites. For people who love the organ for its ability to rattle the fillings in your teeth, this album is a must! If you are looking for soft, mellow, soothing music, well...you're going to have your fillings rattled. His rendition of Widor's allegro from the sixth symphony is the best piece on the album, but I found the tocotta from the fifth to be rather bland. The Boellmann suite gothique (why I bought the album) is also great. Overall, money well spent

Average customer rating: Great CD ~*IT's Pure CLASSICAL*~ Poor Compilation

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Tracks:

1. Also Sprach Zarathustra: Opening - Berlin Philharmonic
2. William Tell Overture: Finale - Riccardo Chailly
3. Peer Gynt, Op.23: Morning Mood - Vienna Philharmonic
4. 'O Sole Mio - Luciano Pavarotti
5. Suite No.3 In D Major, BWV 1068: Air - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
6. Suite No.2 In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
7. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K 467: Andante - Andras Schiff
8. Radetzky March, Op.28 - Vienna Philharmonic
9. Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor: Adagio - Kyung Wha Chung
10. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro - Vienna Mozart Ensemble
11. Chants D'Auvergne: Bailero - Kiri Te Kanawa
12. Waltz In D Flat Major, Op.64 No.1 'Minute' - Vladimir Ashkenazy
13. Cantata No.28: Sheep May Safely Graze - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
14. The Flight Of The Bumblebee - Philharmonia Orchestra
15. Bolero: Finale - Charles Dutoit
16. Les Contes D'Hoffman: Barcarolle - Richard Bonynge
17. Adagio In G Minor - Martin Haselbock
18. Pizzicato Polka - Vienna Philharmonic
19. Das Land Des Lachelns: Dein Ist Mein Mein Ganzes Herz - Placido Domingo

Tracks:

1. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna - Radio-Symphonie-Chor Berlin
2. Jazz Suite No.2: Waltz II - Riccardo Chailly
3. Adagio For Strings - David Zinman
4. Fantasia On Greensleeves - Sir Neville Marriner
5. The Four Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro - Alan Loveday
6. Trumpet Voluntary - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
7. Canon - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
8. Casanova: Nuns' Chorus - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
9. Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 'Moonlight': I. Adagio Sostenuto - Vladimir Ashkenazy
10. Rome & Juliet: Fantasy: Love Theme - Vienna Philharmonic
11. Warsaw Concerto - Cristina Ortiz
12. Symphony No.9 'From The New World': II. Largo (Excerpt) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
13. The Nutcracker: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
14. Concierto De Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt) - Carlos Bonell
15. Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba - Sir Neville Marriner
16. Hungarian Dance No.5 In G Minor - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
17. Thais: Meditation - Nigel Kennedy
18. Turandot: Nessun Dorma - John Alldis Choir

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2003-01-24

This is good CD for casual Classical listening, new comers to classical music or the car! I love it. It has a good variety of pieces, something to suit every mood.

~*IT's Pure CLASSICAL*~.......2002-08-14

I dont own this cd yet, but i will. I listened to samples and this is a beautifull, famous, pure classical music... if there's anyone who doesn't agree with me they probably are not familiar with classical music or (maybe can't read!!) You will enjoy this cd though!

Poor Compilation.......2002-06-14

After just one listening to this cd, I had to stop. It is just such a poor compliation of music, the flow, the rythm, it is terrible. Unlike the #1 Opera album, which I enjoyed, this one is a throwback.

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: Viking Joy!

Grainger: Works for Chorus & Orchestra Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Grainger Edition Vol. 18: Works For Unaccompanied Chorus Orchestral Works 3, Vol. 15 Grainger: Works for Chorus and Orchestra, 3 Grainger: Works for Chamber Ensemble 2 Grainger: Works for Chorus and Orchestra ASIN: B00000IYMU Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

1. Fadir og Dottir (Father And Daughter)
2. Kleine Variationen-Form
3. A Song Of Varmeland
4. To A Nordie Princess
5. The Merry Wedding
6. Stalt Vesselil (Proud Vesselil)
7. The Rival Brothers
8. Dalvisa
9. The Crew Of The Long Serpent
10. Under En Bro (Under A Bridge)
11. Danish Folk-Song Suite: I. The Power Of Love
12. Danish Folk-Song Suite: II. Lord Peter's Stable-Boy
13. Danish Folk-Song Suite: III. The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
14. Danish Folk-Song Suite: IV. Jutish Medley

Customer Reviews:

Viking Joy!.......2007-03-14

This 11th disc of the Grainger Edition is a marvel! It is some of his least known works and it shows Grainger's quality throughout his work. From his childhood, Grainger loved Nordic Sagas and later in life he spend much time in Scandinavia folk-song collecting and became good friends with Edvard Grieg.

Here there are melancholic songs, Romantic songs, and songs of freedom and joy. To a Nordic Princess is a masterpiece and in my mind, has the emotional power of Beethoven's 9th at its climax. The Merry Wedding is also a marital overflow of love and joy. The Danish Folk Song suite has every emotion in it you can imagine and is another masterpiece. I wish more orchestras would perform this as it stands up to (and mostly exceeds) any "popular" classical piece in artistic integrity, imagination, and listener enjoyment. Please buy this disc! you will be enthralled.

Average customer rating: The Master of the Wind Orchestra Simply Nice They were born to play Grainger.

Grainger: Works For Wind Orchestra,Vol.4 Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: British Wind Band Classics Grainger: Works for Wind Orchestra 2 Fennell: Suites 1 & 2 / Folk Song Suite / Toccata Marziale British and American Band Classics Percy Grainger Edition, Vol. 1: Orchestral Works ASIN: B000000B1C Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

1. Hill Song No. 2
2. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
3. Faeroe Island Dance
4. The Lads of Wamphray March
5. Irish Tune from County Derry
6. Shepherd's Hey
7. The Merry King
8. Molly on the Shore
9. Country Gardens
10. Colonial Song
11. The `Gum Suckers' March
12. Lincolnshire Posy: Lincolnshire Posey: Dublin Boy (Lisbon)
13. Lincolnshire Posy: Harkstow Grange
14. Lincolnshire Posy: Rufford Park Poachers
15. Lincolnshire Posy: The Brisk Young Sailor
16. Lincolnshire Posy: Lord Melbourne
17. Lincolnshire Posy: The Lost Lady Found

Customer Reviews:

The Master of the Wind Orchestra.......2001-02-20

I know of no composer or arranger who writes more beautifully for wind orchestra than Percy Grainger. It is a difficult medium, much harder than an orchestra to make sound terrific. This is probably due to the lack of a single homogenous sound equivalent to the orchestra's strings. The woodwinds are too diverse in timbre, and the brass generally can't sustain (physically) the constant playing such a role demands. But Grainger consistently rises above these problems and gets the most gorgeous sounds from the group. Furthermore, he writes fascinating counterpoints and the whole is constantly filled with eccentric touches of harmony, orchestration, rhythm, and the like.

This recording, with the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, is superbly played. Although one may quibble at times with such things as an occasionally too-wide saxophone vibrato, those are minor indeed. In particular, the classics of the wind orchestra literature, Irish Tune from County Derry and Linconshire Posy (the movements Harkstow Grange and Rufford Park Poachers stand out even in this august company), are magnificent in every respect. Also worthy of note is the Colonial Song, with its beautiful sonorities; and the vibrant percussion of The 'Gum-Suckers' March. This CD is a must-have for anyone interested in wind music, in the art of arranging, or simply in imaginative and fascinating music.

Simply Nice.......2000-04-07

This ensemble really does a good job playing on this CD--The Lads of Wamphray, Irish Tune from County Derry and Molly on the Shore in particular. Personally, I don't care for their interpretation of Lincolnshire Posy. However, it's still some great playing. Wonderful job!

They were born to play Grainger........1999-05-24

I have been playing Grainger since my freshman year in high school and never have I heard Grainger played with so much passion as when I listened to this recording of the Royal Northern College of Music. Lincolnshire Posy shines brighter than even the Eastman Wind Ensemble's greatest rendition. Bravo!

Average customer rating: Just dandy! More than a bargain 5 Star Performance, 0 Star Recording

Charles Ives: Works For Piano Charles Ives , and Alan Mandel Manufacturer: Vox (Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Ives, Charles | ( I ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Inventions | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ives, Charles | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | 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 Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000001K6S Release Date: 1995-03-14

Tracks:

1. Works for Piano: Three-Page Sonata (1905-06) - Charles Ives
2. Works for Piano: Song Without (Good) Words - Charles Ives
3. Works for Piano: Study No.9 - Charles Ives
4. Works for Piano: Study No. 22 - Charles Ives
5. Works for Piano: Study No. 20 - Charles Ives
6. Works for Piano: Study No. 18 - Charles Ives
7. Works for Piano: Study No. 15 - Charles Ives
8. Works for Piano: Study No. 2 - Charles Ives
9. Works for Piano: Study No. 8 - Charles Ives
10. Works for Piano: Study No. 7 - Charles Ives
11. Works for Piano: Study No. 6 - Charles Ives
12. Works for Piano: Study No. 5 - Charles Ives
13. Works for Piano: Rough and Ready - Charles Ives
14. Works for Piano: Scene Episode - Charles Ives

Tracks:

1. Works for Piano: Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord, Mass. 1840-1860) - Emerson - Charles Ives
2. Works for Piano: Hawthorne - Charles Ives
3. Works for Piano: The Alcotts - Charles Ives
4. Works for Piano: Thoreau - Charles Ives
5. Works for Piano: Study No. 21 - 'Some Southpaw Pitching' - Charles Ives
6. Works for Piano: Waltz - Rondo - Charles Ives
7. Works for Piano: March In G And D - 'Here's To Good Old Yale' - Charles Ives

Tracks:

1. The Celestial Railroad, A Phantasie For Piano Solo - C. IVES
2. The Seen And Unseen - C. IVES
3. Anthem - Processional - C. IVES
4. Bad Resolutions And Good - C. IVES
5. Storm And Distress - C. IVES
6. Allegretto (Invention) - C. IVES
7. Baseball Take-Off - C. IVES
8. Varied Air And Variations - C. IVES
9. First Sonata: First Movement - C. IVES
10. First Sonata: Second Movement - C. IVES
11. First Sonata: Third Movement - C. IVES
12. First Sonata: Fourth Movement - C. IVES
13. First Sonata: Fifth Movement - C. IVES

Customer Reviews:

Just dandy!.......2003-10-04

My copy of this set sounds fine--a bit bright and edgy at times but nothing to write my congressperson about. I would've preferred a richer piano sound and modern digital recording, but hey, we can't have everything, especially in this sort of repertoire. These are swell performances of astonishing piano music. In unsympathetic hands, Ives (or nearly any "modern" composer) can sound like so much noodling--not so here. Ives himself enjoyed adventurous (and even incompetent!) interpretations of his music and was hardly fussy with his notation so it's tough to call any one recording of a work "definitive." A tip: look for hell-bent enthusiasm and/or profound mysticism more than any other qualities in Ives performances. You'll find them in this set, in old (and sonically imperfect) recordings like Bernstein's for CBS (now Sony) or the Stokowski performance of Symphony #4, and in the wonderful collection of Ives playing his own music. With Ives, the "critical edition" mentality or perfectionism of any type tend to miss the man's essential aesthetic and spiritual points.

More than a bargain.......2001-07-22

I listened to this set before I looked at the review already posted here; then I went back to listen again, thinking I must have missed something. For what it's worth, I did not detect distorted recording, though there are (as often with Ives) some odd sounds coming from the piano now and then--but I think they are part of it. Mandel's performances of the big works--the two sonatas--are distinctive and powerful. I am not sure I would say he replaces John Kirkpatrick's "Concord," but he stands comfortably in that company as a fine interpreter of the work, and his Sonata #1 is possibly the best I have heard of that work. The many shorter or minor pieces are performed well, so far as I can tell. I suppose it is possible that the earlier reviewer had a defective set, or possibly my ears are just not so finely tuned. I hope, however, that the recorded sound is at least as good as it sounds to me, since I would hope that both fans and newcomers would find this a welcome addition to an Ives collection.

5 Star Performance, 0 Star Recording.......1999-10-12

This is an excellent performance by Alan Mandel who, throughout these 3 discs, shows an uncanny ability to bring out the melody from within even the most convoluted Ives' piece. Unfortunately, most of this recording is distorted and noisy when the playing gets loud. All of the Studies on CD 1 contain distortion well beyond any professional recording I've ever heard (the 2 sonatas don't suffer from the same fate -- they appear to be from a different session). The fact that Vox goes on about their 20-bit digital mastering on the back of the box sure looks like they are "protesting too much". This is all a real shame for Ives fans because Mandel's playing is some of the finest Ives piano performances I've ever heard, plus, here in one place at a great price, are arcane pieces well worth hearing. (It's almost worth getting for that reason, but, in the end, you're stuck with fine music that's distorted and noisy.)

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Langlais: Sacred Choral Works Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000061KU Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

1. Vol. 2 Sacred Choral Music: Cortege
2. Vol. 2 Sacred Choral Music: Psaume Solennel No. 1
3. Vol. 2 Sacred Choral Music: Libera Me
4. Vol. 2 Sacred Choral Music: Psaume Solennel No. 2
5. Vol. 2 Sacred Choral Music: Tu es Petrus
6. Vol. 2 Sacred Choral Music: Psaume Solennel No. 3
7. Vol. 2 Sacred Choral Music: Ceremony

Average customer rating: BUY THIS! Sheer Delight in a Country Garden

To the Fore! Percy Grainger's Great Symphonic Band Music Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Percy Grainger Edition, Vol. 1: Orchestral Works Grainger: Works For Wind Orchestra,Vol.4 Grainger: Works for Wind Orchestra 2 Percy Grainger Plays Grainger ASIN: B0000006XN Release Date: 1992-12-11

Tracks:

1. Molly On The Shore
2. Country Gardens
3. The Immovable Do (or 'The Cyphering C')
4. Colonial Song
5. The Gum Suckers March
6. Tuscan Serenade
7. Chorale No. 2
8. March
9. O Mensch, Bewein' Dein' Sunde Gross
10. Country Gardens
11. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
12. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'

Customer Reviews:

BUY THIS!.......2003-01-31

This is a based on the works of one of history's greatest composers. Grainger is my personal favorite, as he writes many melodies for saxophone. "Molly on the Shore" is probably my favorite track on the album. If ou find that you enjoy this, search out a recording of Grainger's "Lincolnshire Posy", it is quite possibly the greatest piece ever written.

Sheer Delight in a Country Garden.......2001-07-26

This is one of those discs that sneak up on you and grow in delight with each playing. The ensemble playing is crisp and spirited and the melodic intervention rich. The adaptation of the Franck Chorale for band is priceless. I look forward to exploring Mr. Grainger's opus as a result of this disc.

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Heinrich Schütz: Secular Works Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Lieder | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001S2X Release Date: 2000-10-06

Tracks:

1. Freue Dich Des Weibes Deiner Jugend
2. Liebster, Sagt In Sussem Schmerzen
3. Nachdem Ich Lag In Meinem Oden Bette
4. Gluck Zu Dem Helikon
5. Haus Und Guter Erbet Man Von Eltern
6. Tugend Ist Der Beste Freund
7. Teutoniam Dudum Belli Atra Pericla Molestant
8. Wie Wenn Der Adler
9. Siehe, Wie Fein Und Lieblich Ists
10. Vier Hirtinnen, Gleich Jung, Gleich Schon
11. Lasst Salomon sein Bette Nicht Umgeben
12. Die Erde Trinkt Fur Sich
13. Wohl Dem, Der Ein Tugendsam Weib Hat
14. Itzt Blicken Durch Des Himmels Saal
15. Syncharma Musicum

Track Listings:

1. Cantiones De Circulo Gyrante
2. Classical Spectacular 1
3. Complete Trios for Violin, Cello & Piano
4. Composers from Theresienstadt, 1941-1945: Pavel Haas, Karel Berman
5. Concerts / French Cantatas
6. Dances & Madrigals
7. DANZA ESPAÑOLA - Friedemann Wuttke
8. Dedications for Saxophone & Piano
9. Fantasies on Operatic Themes
10. First Book of Ayres

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Firin' Up

JUSSI BJÖRLING: Classic Arias & Duets

It's a Good Day

Music: Hey! Ho! Let's Go: The Anthology

Hello Motherfucker [EP]

Gratitude [Extra tracks] [Import] [Limited Edition]

I Feel Good

Guarnieri: Violin Sonatas 2-4

Legends [Import]

In Concert Live at the University of Puerto Rico [Live]

newreleasebooks.com Music: 100 Years [CD-single] [Import]

I Won't Cry [CD-single] [Import]

I Like It Like That [CD-single] [Import]

Hélène Grimaud ~ Gershwin · Ravel - Piano Concertos

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