Piano Music From Scotland

1. Since all thy vows, false maid, are blown to air Transcribed by Ronald Stevenson
Composed by Francis George Scott
with Murray McLachlan

2. Wha is that at my bower-door? Transcribed by Ronald Stevenson
Composed by Francis George Scott
with Murray McLachlan

3. O were my love youn lilac fare Transcribed by Ronald Stevenson
Composed by Francis George Scott
with Murray McLachlan

4. Wee Willie Gray Transcribed by Ronald Stevenson
Composed by Francis George Scott
with Murray McLachlan

5. Milkwort and bog-cotton Transcribed by Ronald Stevenson
Composed by Francis George Scott
with Murray McLachlan

6. Crowdieknowe Transcribed by Ronald Stevenson
Composed by Francis George Scott
with Murray McLachlan

7. Ay waukin, O Transcribed by Ronald Stevenson
Composed by Francis George Scott
with Murray McLachlan

8. There's news, lasses, news Transcribed by Ronald Stevenson
Composed by Francis George Scott
with Murray McLachlan

9. Sonata for piano
Composed by Ronald Center
with Murray McLachlan

10. Bagatelles (6) for piano, Op 3
Composed by Ronald Center
with Murray McLachlan

11. Suite Children at Play
Composed by Ronald Center
with Murray McLachlan

12. Beltane Bonfire for piano
Composed by Ronald Stevenson
with Murray McLachlan

13. Scottish Ballads (2) for piano The Dowie Dens o Yarrow
Composed by Ronald Stevenson
with Murray McLachlan

14. Scottish Ballads (2) for piano Newhaven Fishwife's Cry
Composed by Ronald Stevenson
with Murray McLachlan

Piano Music From Scotland,Mclachlan,Olympia,Chamber Music & Recitals,Classical,Classical Artists

Average customer rating: Canadian Bagpipes American Brass Not a Great CD

Canadian Bagpipes American Brass Various Artists Manufacturer: Altissimo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bagpipes & Brass The Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland Regimental Marches of the British Army, Vol. 2 Regimental Marches of British Army, Vol. 1 Highland Cathedral ASIN: B00006RY82 Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

1. Olympic Fanfare
2. All The Blue Bonnets Are Over The Border
3. The Marines' Hymn
4. Pipe Major Sam Scott and Donald Maclean Of Lewis
5. Chariots of Fire
6. William's Lullaby
7. Glengarry Pipe Band, Lass O' Fyvie
8. The Gairloch And Loch Duich
9. Galician Jig
10. Killiecrankie And Battle of Waterloo
11. Amazing Grace
12. Battle Of The Somme And Vimy
13. Dead March From "Saul"
14. Flowers Of The Forest And Mingulay Boat Song
15. Green Hills of Tyrol
16. Going Home For the "New World Symphony"
17. Bugle Calls To The Colors and Retreat
18. Bugle Calls To The Colors and Retreat
19. Highland Cradle Song
20. The Star Spangled Banner

Album Description

Together on the same CD! The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) Pipes & Drums and The Third Marine Aircraft Wing Band of The United States Marine Corps.

Customer Reviews:

Canadian Bagpipes American Brass.......2003-11-11

I recently ordered and have just received the above mentioned album.
THANK YOU........
I ordered it just to have a copy of "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes, but after listening to the album, I am completely blown away. It is perhaps the greatest piece of music I now own. Depending on the song, I can get lifted up, mellowed out, or layed back, again THANK YOU, for having this album. I'm a very satisfied customer.

Not a Great CD.......2003-11-07

This CD was originally longer with more titles. It seems the Altissimo! people after they acquired it from the Canadian Scottish cut out several titles and reduced the overall quality of the CD. Because of this and various other technical factors I would not recommend this CD at this inflated price.

Average customer rating: Gorgeous CD a disappointment from Hyperion

Songs of Scotland / Marie McLaughlin · Malcolm Martineau Scottish Traditional , Percy Grainger , Alice Chambers Bunten , Robert Burns , English Traditional , Anonymous , Marie McLaughlin , Malcolm Martineau , and Isobel Frayling-Cork Manufacturer: Hyperion UK 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 | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs of Scotland Annie Laurie ~ Folksongs of the British Isles / Barrueco · The King's Singers The Songs Of Robert Burns, Volumes 1 & 2 Celtic Treasure A New Journey ASIN: B00004S3BD Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

1. Loch Lomond
2. O, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad
3. Jock O' Hazeldean
4. Comin' Thro' the Rye
5. Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
6. Dance to Your Daddy
7. Flowers O' the Forest
8. Skye Boat Song
9. Cockle Gatherer
10. Fairy's Love Song
11. Gallant Weaver
12. Fidgety Bairn
13. Keel Row
14. There's Nae Luck About the House
15. Island Sheiling Song
16. White Cockade
17. Bonnie Wee Thing
18. Air Falalalo
19. Rosebud by My Early Walk
20. Hush-A-Ba, Birdie, Croon, Croon
21. Eriskay Love Lilt
22. My Love's in Germany
23. Winter It Is Past
24. Tocherless Lass
25. Laird O' Cockpen
26. Kind Robin Lo'es Me
27. Ca' the Yowes
28. Queen's Maries
29. Rowan Tree
30. Bonnie Earl O'Moray
31. O Willie's Gane Tae Melville Castle
32. Scots Wha Hae
33. Wee Cooper O' Fife

Customer Reviews:

Gorgeous CD.......2003-09-16

I actually haven't taken this CD out of the player since I got it. In my humble opinion. Hyperion is the classiest label going; in fact, I'll buy Hyperion CDs even without being familiar with the singers, because I trust the producers. I saw this CD classified in the folk section at the library--but I knew better. Marie McLaughlin is a real singer, not a folk singer, and she does justice to these beautiful songs. I'd rather hear a classically trained singer sing folk songs than a folk singer sing anything.

a disappointment from Hyperion.......2001-06-21

I do not wish to be too harsh on this album...there is nothing glaringly wrong with it. My main quibble is with the title: "Songs of Scotland." These songs may well be "from" Scotland...but they are not "of Scotland."

The music on "Songs of Scotland" is great--as long as you are looking for very English, semi-operatic readings of these Scottish songs.

Mrs. McLaughlin (an opera singer) sings beautifully; but in the style she is most accustomed too. Mr. Martineau certainly knows his way around a piano and as with Mrs. McLaughlin's singing, I find no fault in his playing here.

My quibble, which may well be minor to some...was that I expected much more "Scottish" sounding renditions of these songs; in this regard, I was disappointed.

This disc is OK in and of itself...recommendable even...but consider yourself warned. Now you know what you'll be getting.

Average customer rating:

Peter Maxwell Davies: A Celebration Of Scotland Manufacturer: Unicorn ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Maxwell Davies, Peter | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Davies Quartets 1 & 2 Gernsheim: Complete Symphonies Rochberg: String Quartets Nos. 3-6 Fibich: Complete Symphonies Elliott Carter: The Complete music for Piano ASIN: B000001PCM Release Date: 1993-12-07

Tracks:

1. An Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise
2. Kinloche, His Fantassie
3. Seven Songs Home: Home-Time At Last
4. Seven Songs Home: At The Shore
5. Seven Songs Home: The Heather Track
6. Seven Songs Home: At The Lochan
7. Seven Songs Home: Cold Tractor
8. Seven Songs Home: Tractor Ride
9. Seven Songs Home: Home
10. Yesnaby Ground
11. Dances From 'The Two Fiddlers'
12. Jimmack The Postie
13. Farewell To Stromness
14. Lullaby For Lucy
15. Renaissance Scottish Dances: Intrada
16. Renaissance Scottish Dances: Currant
17. Renaissance Scottish Dances: Sweit Smyling Katie Loves Me (With Ladie Louthian's Lilte)
18. Renaissance Scottish Dances: Last Time I Came Over The Mure
19. Renaissance Scottish Dances: Ane Exempill Of Tripla
20. Renaissance Scottish Dances: Remember Me My Deir
21. Renaissance Scottish Dances: Almayne

Average customer rating: An excellent introduction to both the life and the work

The Life and Works of Frédéric Chopin Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ecossaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Barcarolles | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven Life & Works of Bach Life & Works The Life and Works of Franz Liszt The Life and Works of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky ASIN: B00005MKG5 Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

1. Chopin And The Soul Of The Piano - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
2. Berceuse, Op.57 - Idil Biret
3. Chopin The Pole - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
4. Polonaise in g - Idil Biret
5. Early Education - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
6. Vars On A German Air - Idil Biret
7. Encounters With The Polish Peasantry - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
8. Mazurka in G - Idil Biret
9. Chopin As Industrious Pupil - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
10. Son in c (Opening) - Idil Biret
11. He Finds His True Voice As A Composer - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
12. Rondo A La Mazur, Op.5 - Idil Biret
13. The Fun-Loving Teenager - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
14. Ecossaise, Op.72 No.3 - Idil Biret
15. Onset Of Illness And The Death Of A Sister - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
16. Nocturne in e - Idil Biret
17. Hats Off, Gentlemen! A Genius! - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
18. Vars On 'La Ci Darem La Mano', Op.2 - Idil Biret
19. The Influence Of Paganini - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
20. Souvenir De Paganini - Idil Biret
21. The First Etudes - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
22. Etude in c#, Op.10, No.4 - Idil Biret
23. Success In Vienna - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
24. Nocturne in c# - Idil Biret
25. Chopin In Love - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
26. Polonaise - Idil Biret
27. Stagnation, Celebrity And The First Con - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
28. Con in f, Op.21 - Idil Biret
29. Return Of Vitality And Inspiration - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
30. Con in e, Op.11 - Idil Biret
31. Farewells And The Final Departure From Poland - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser

Tracks:

1. Europe And Chopin In Crisis - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
2. Scherzo No.1 in b - Idil Biret
3. Arrival In Paris - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
4. Waltz in E flat, Op.18 - Idil Biret
5. Paris, Politics, Poles And Performance - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
6. Impromptu in A flat, Op.29 - Idil Biret
7. Chopin And The Opr - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
8. Andante Spianato, Op.22 - Idil Biret
9. Chopin And Kalkbrenner - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
10. Etude in G flat, Op.10, No.5 - Idil Biret
11. The Cholera Epidemi; The Fashionable Teacher - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
12. Etude in C minor, Op.10, No.12, The 'Revolutionary' - Idil Biret
13. Teaching In Earnest - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
14. Etude in a, Op.25, No.4 - Idil Biret
15. Souplesse Avant Tout! - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
16. Nocturne in b flat, Op.9, No.1 - Idil Biret

Tracks:

1. The Woodzinska Affair - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
2. Nocturne in B, Op.32, No.1 - Idil Biret
3. An Elegant, Pale, Sad Young Man - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
4. Nocturne in D flat, Op.27, No.2 - Idil Biret
5. George Sand And A Majorcan Winter - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
6. Prlds, Op.28 - Idil Biret
7. Misanthropy, Hypocrisy And Prejudice - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
8. Mazurkas - Idil Biret
9. At Nohant: An Idyllic And Creative Summer - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
10. Impromptu in F# - Idil Biret
11. The Idyll Continues - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
12. Sonata in b flat: Funeral March And Finale - Idil Biret

Tracks:

1. The Return To Paris - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
2. Ballade No.4 in f - Idil Biret
3. Chopin Grows Moody, Petulant And Volatile - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
4. Son No.3 in b, Op.58: Finale - Idil Biret
5. Failing Health And Mounting Tensions - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
6. Barcarolle, Op.60 - Idil Biret
7. The Break With Sand; Illness; London - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
8. Prld in F#, Op.28, No.8 - Idil Biret
9. Scotland, London, Paris; Decline And Death - Jeremy Siepmann/Anton Lesser
10. Polonaise in A flat, Op.53 - Idil Biret

Customer Reviews:

An excellent introduction to both the life and the work.......2001-08-10

Not having known very much at all about Chopin, I cannot vouch for the accuracy in the Naxos entry in their CD and cassette Biography series; but I can vouch for the enjoyment (NA 421912) afforded me.

Written and produced by Jeremy Siepmann, this audio-bio not only tells the strange story of Chopin's life but also includes generous examples of his music, drawn from the bottomless pit of Naxos musical CDs. An excellent idea was to use actors for the voices of Chopin (Anton Lesser), George Sand and other females in his life (Elaine Claxton and Karen Archer), and other male acquaintances (Neville Jason). It is the kind of reading that would fascinate even if the work were fictional.

His letters are particularly fascinating, especially as they are read dramatically by the small cast; and one would rather hear about all his faults--physical and psychological--from people who knew him well. Perhaps his strange epistolary relationship with his Titus is dwelt upon a bit too much, but such are the times (then and now).

My only criticism in a negative direction is the length of the musical examples. I do not really think the entire "Revolutionary Etude" had to be played or the entire "Funeral March"; a minute or two with a fadeout would have been fine, especially on repeated hearings where one wants the facts. Nevertheless, highly recommended.

Average customer rating: A Musical Tribute: Queen Mother

Musical Tribute: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Delius, Frederick | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003OO0K Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

1. The Three Elizabeths: I. Halcyon Days - Frederick Fennell
2. The Three Elizabeths: II. Springtime In Angus - Frederick Fennell
3. The Three Elizabeths: III. Youth Of Britain - Frederick Fennell
4. Chanson De Matin, Op.15 No.2 - Julian Lloyd Webber
5. Crown Imperial (Coronation March) - Barry Wordsworth
6. Enigma Variations, Op.36 No.9 'Nimrod': Adagio - Barry Wordsworth
7. On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring - Sir Neville Marriner
8. Joshua: Oh Had I Jubal's Lyre - Janet Baker
9. Knightsbridge March - Frederick Fennell
10. Irish Tune From County Derry: Londonderry Air/Danny Boy - Monteverdi Choir
11. Colonel Bogey - Frederick Fennell
12. Land Of My Fathers - Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir
13. Fight On The Beaches: White Cliffs Of Dover - Vera Lynn
14. Flower Of Scotland - Peter Morrison
15. Zadok The Priest (Coronation Anthem) - Royal Choral Society
16. The National Anthem - Royal Choral Society

Customer Reviews:

A Musical Tribute: Queen Mother.......2002-07-18

What can I say she rocked just like the music . Just sit back and Listen you Cant knock it. It gets your feet tapping your shoulders moving what more do you want music to do to you?

Average customer rating: Important Historical Recordings: the First Great Trombonist! a great find a fantastic example Arthur Pryor Forever One of the greats

Trombone Soloist of the Sousa Band Manufacturer: Crystal Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Verdi | Verdi, Giuseppe | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | 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 | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Herbert L. Clarke: Original Recordings 1907-21 Trombonastics Cornet Favorites ASIN: B000009M2N Release Date: 1997-09-30

Tracks:

1. Blue Bells Of Scotland
2. Intermezzo-Forever
3. We Won't Go Home Until Morning
4. Stay In Your Own Back Yard
5. Parisian Melodies
6. Prince Of Pilsen: Message Of The Violet
7. Little Nell
8. Stabat Mater: Cujus Animam
9. My Old Kentucky Home
10. The Patriot-Polka
11. Stabat Mater: Inflammatus
12. Love's Enchantment
13. The Holy City
14. One Sweetly Solemn Thought
15. Nancy Brown: Congo Love Song
16. Non E Ver
17. Love Thoughts Waltz
18. The Low Back'd Car
19. Navajo
20. Sergeant Brue: Dearie
21. Aida: Celeste Aida
22. Come Down From The Big Fig Tree
23. Oh, Dry Those Tears
24. Pagliacci Selection
25. Love Me And The World Is Mine
26. Polka Fantastic

Customer Reviews:

Important Historical Recordings: the First Great Trombonist!.......2004-09-17

This CD is a compilation of only a very few of the literally thousands of recordings Arthur Pryor made as a trombonist during a span of about 20 years. Since they date to the earliest days of recording technology--all of the works here are from 1901-1911--the sound quality is terrible compared to our modern recordings. Although all sorts of manipulations were used to improve the sound, including the combining of two different copies of the same recording, there is still a significant amount of hiss, crackle, and pop--it's more like a bowl of Rice Crispies than a newly recorded CD. If you can think of it like listening to an old Victorola it has a certain amount of charm, but surely some listeners will be immediately put off by the distortion, which admittedly lessens in the later works. Add to this the logistical problems of recording at the turn of the last century--only a limited amount of players could gather around the equipment--and it becomes clear that we aren't really hearing what an audience member at the time would have heard during a live performance of Sousa's Band. In fact, the band comes off quite poorly here--in The Blue Bells of Scotland they can barely keep up with Arthur Pryor, and their ensemble playing is poor in many places to an extent that's hardly credible for what was widely believed to be the best band in the world.

But of course one doesn't buy a CD like this to hear the accompaniment, or to listen to the sound quality. The only reason is to hear Arthur Pryor, surely the first great trombone soloist, in what is a wonderful piece of turn-of-the-century Americana. Pryor was the son of a bandmaster and learned to play all sorts of instruments (violin, cornet, alto horn, string bass, and valve trombone!) at an early age and was given his first slide trombone some time after his 11th birthday. He became a trombone virtuoso in the face of overwhelming difficulties--not only did a kick from a mule result in partial paralysis of his face, but also the trombone he'd been given was damaged and could only use the first two positions. In overcoming these seeming adversities through an astonishing work ethic he developed many of the features which made his performance so special: his characteristic constant shimmery vibrato created by "waving" his jaw; and an amazing embouchure (lip muscle strength) which allowed him to play every chromatic pitch using only those two positions (normal trombone technique employs 7!). Pryor revolutionized trombone technique and set a new standard, not only at home in America, but also abroad during his many European tours with the Sousa band and his own ensemble. One of his trombones, covered in engraving and with the characteristic unusually small bore he favored, can still be seen on display at the Interlochen School of the Arts outside of Traverse City, Michigan.

Featured on the CD are 26 Pryor performances, a few with piano, 10 with the Sousa Band, and 12 with Pryor's own ensembles. The music ranges from Italian opera arias (Verdi's Celeste Aida) to American popular songs of the day (Foster's My Old Kentucky Home) and contains a good portion of Pryor's own compositions and arrangements. Among my favorites are Pryor's The Patriot-Polka and Polka Fantastic, both clever pieces with amazing trombone performances. A real oddity is We Won't Go Home Until Morning (known to me as The Bear Went Over the Mountain) "played in four octaves"--it's exactly what it says it is. After a short piano introduction, Pryor plays the melody unaccompanied and unadorned in a high octave, then an octave lower, another octave lower, and finally in pedal tones. The whole thing has a real carny atmosphere, as if P. T. Barnum were hiding just around the corner. Van Alstyne's Navajo also captures this air of a time long gone, when Americans were wide-eyed and innocent and the world was never far from a Saturday afternoon near the bandstand.

Of special note are the unusually thorough notes in the programme booklet. Daniel E. Frizane supplies terrific biographical notes, from which I gleaned much of the information above; articles about the recordings and the Arthur Pryor performances are supplied, as well as an engineer's note describing the equipment and techniques used to restore the recordings. It's clearly a labor of love from all concerned.

a great find.......2002-11-10

If you're a trombonist, you've heard of that crazy song, Blue Bells of Scotland, and you may have noticed the name of the composer, Arthur Pryor. You may not know that he was a trombonist himself(!) and played in the John Philip Sousa band for many years, and then had his own band afterwards. Pryor was a famous name in the trombone world, and he wrote many pieces featuring a solo trombone; most of them are featured here.

If you want to buy this album to hear fantastic trombone playing so fast it'll blow your socks off or so pretty in a ballad you fall right to sleep, this is not the album for you. It is a recording produced from an OLD master (you may recall the Sousa band was at the turn of the 20th century), and with trombone playing that is not the style thought of as 'pretty' by today's ear. If this describes you, look for some of these same songs (blue bells, thoughts of love, fantasic polka), recorded by some of today's trombone virtuosos - Christian Lindberg, Mark Lawrence, Joe Alessi, etc. to find a more modern sound.

If, however, you want authentic period music, this is about as authentic as you can get. The trombone style is choppy when fast, and not as connected for slow tunes also, and the band accompaniment is the same way; that was the popular style of the time. It is nice to hear these pieces and realize how the composer intended them to be played (because he's the one playing them).

So, good for novelty purposes, bad for high quality recording of highest quality trombone playing

a fantastic example.......2002-07-17

Arthur pryor's trombone playing in this exellent assortment of pieces recorded in the late 1800's gives both beginner and expert players fastastic insight on how to improve their playing. Arthur pryor will undoubtedly go down as one of the world's greatest trombonists of all time....and to actually hear him play is an awesome experience.

Arthur Pryor Forever.......1999-12-17

I play trombone, and I have listened to this album, and I think it's wonderful. The sound is not very good, as it is a VERY VERY VERY old original recording, but it is an absolute must have for any trombonist. What can I say, I love it.

One of the greats.......1999-12-17

This is a must buy for any trombonist. I play trombone, and Arthur Pryor is, in my opinion, the all-time best trombone performer, and song writer that I have yet encountered. I have played the Blue Bells of Scotland, and it is wonderful.

Average customer rating: Historical Time Capsule

The Civil War Douglas Jimerson Manufacturer: Amerimusic ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Flotow | Flotow, Friedrich von | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music 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 | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004SU99 Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

1. Tenting on the Old Camp Ground
2. Wait for the Wagon
3. Clari: Home, Sweet Home
4. Oh! Susanna
5. The Bonnie Blue Flag
6. Do They Miss Me at Home?
7. Yellow Rose of Texas
8. Goober Peas
9. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
10. Aura Lee
11. Marching Through Georgia
12. Just Before the Battle, Mother
13. That's What's the Matter
14. We are Coming Father Abraham
15. Gentle Annie
16. I'll be a Sergeant
17. Dixie
18. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp "The boys are coming"
19. For the Dear Old Flag I Die
20. Battle Hymn of the Republic
21. The Battle Cry of Freedom
22. America
23. The Bonnie Blue Flag
24. My Maryland
25. Yellow Rose of Texas
26. Woodman, Spare that Tree
27. Juanita
28. Green Grow the Lilacs
29. Lorena
30. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
31. Rock'd in the Cradle of the Deep
32. How Firm a Foundation
33. Blue Bell of Scotland
34. Storming of Monterey
35. Joys that We've Tasted
36. Polly Hopkins and Tommy Tompkins
37. Drummer Boy of Shiloh
38. Roll, Alabama, Roll
39. Weeping, Sad and Lonely
40. Vaccant Chair
41. Goober Peas
42. All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight
43. Dixie
44. Oh! Susanna
45. Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground
46. Old Folks at Home
47. Camptown Races
48. Beautiful Dreamer
49. Nelly Bly
50. Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair
51. Gentle Annie
52. Hard Times Come Again No More
53. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
54. Deep River
55. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
56. If You've Only Got a Moustache
57. Old Dog Tray
58. The Glendy Burk
59. My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
60. Some Folks
61. When This Dreadful War Is Ended
62. Was My Brother In The Battle?
63. Nothing, But a Plain Old Soldier
64. Battle Hymn of the Republic
65. America
66. Barbara Allen
67. Skip to my Lou
68. Kathleen Mavoureen
69. Adam and Eve's Wedding Song
70. Old Sister Phoebe
71. Oh! Susanna
72. Twenty Years Ago
73. The Ship on Fire
74. Silver Bell Waltz
75. Your Mission
76. Dixie
77. Go Down Moses
78. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
79. Free at Last
80. Martha: Ach, so fromm
81. Die Zauberflote, K 620: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schon
82. Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
83. Faust: Gloire immortelle [Soldiers' Chorus]
84. Hail, Columbia
85. We are Coming Father Abraham
86. Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
87. Taps

Customer Reviews:

Historical Time Capsule.......2000-08-12

This is the most comprehensive recording I've found of songs popular during the Civil War period. The performances are a time capsule of Civil War music.

Average customer rating: Larry Zalkind is a god among men!

Encore! Manufacturer: Summit(Classical) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Bloch | Bloch, Ernest | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Kreisler | Kreisler, Fritz | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | 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 General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trombone | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009MGON Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

1. Atlantic Zephyrs
2. The Song Of The Black Swan
3. Annie Laurie
4. Liebesleid
5. Schon Rosmarin
6. Prayer
7. The Bride Of The Waves
8. Melody In A Major
9. Blue Bells Of Scotland
10. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
11. Trombonology

Customer Reviews:

Larry Zalkind is a god among men!.......2003-07-28

A terrific romp through trombonehood. Mr. Zalkind's melifluous first solo albom is breathtaking; a fully exploring endeavor testing the boundaries of possibility on trombone. You will not find a finer all-around trombonist anywhere, and I urge you to purchase this album and the inevitable follow-ups.

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Piano Music From Scotland / Scott, Center, Stevenson - Murray Mclachlan Manufacturer: Regis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000O5SRTC

Product Description

Review: "Stevensons very free transcriptions... somewhat after the fashion of Liszts concert paraphrases, are imaginatively creative....Centers Sonata... a major contribution to the repertory not in the least difficult to approach....Six bagatelles...strikingly diverse... Children at Play is an enchanting piece... all played with considerable bravura by Murray McLachlan who is clearly sympathetic.... rosette is awarded not just for enterprise but equally from admiration and pleasure" © Penguin Guide: rosette Track Listing: 1. F G Scott: Eight Songs: Since All Thy Vows, False Maid, Are Blown To Air (anon) 2. Wha is that at my Bower-door? (Burns) 3. O Were my Love yon Lilac Fare (Burns) 4. Wee Willie Gray (Burns) 5. Milkwort & Bog Cotton (MacDiarmid) 6. Crowdieknowe (MacDiarmid) 7. Ay, Waukin, O (Burns) 8. There"s News, Lasses, News (Burns) 9-12. Ronald Center: Piano Sonata 13-18. Six Bagatelles Op.3 19. Children At Play 20. Ronald Stevenson: Beltane Bonfire 21. Two Scottish Ballads: The Dowie Dens O Yarrow 22. Newhaven Fishwife"s Cry Recording length 76:34

Average customer rating:

Piano Music From Scotland Murray McLachlan Manufacturer: Regis Records/Premiere ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000EXZH2E Release Date: 2007-05-29

Track Listings:

1. Piano Quartets, Opus 61 & 8
2. Piano Sonatas 3
3. Polish Violin
4. Psychodrama / Tomorrow
5. Religious Works
6. Richter 2
7. Richter 5
8. Richter 8
9. Robert Baska: Chamber Works for Solo Winds
10. Schubert/Brahms: Lieder

Track Listings

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Track Listings

Sound of Fury 10 [Import]

Very Best of Classical: Relaxation

Where Do You Fly?

Music: Emergence of a Legend 1930-39

Vermilion [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Ultimate Collection [Import]

Wiggle Bay [Import]

TV Classics

Western Beat (Reis)

Versos en la Boca

Watch It Glow

Voices

Ttssattsr

Britten: Holy Sonnets Op35 / Bostridge, Johnson

How The West Was Won: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack