Purcell: Instrumental Music

1. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Prelude in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

2. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Hornpipe in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

3. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Air in B
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

4. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Rondeau In B
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

5. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Overture in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

6. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Prelude in C
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

7. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Entry Dance in C
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

8. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Dance for the Fairies in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

9. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Overture in G (Symphony while the swans come forward)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

10. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Air in G (Song: If love's a sweet passion)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

11. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Prelude in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

12. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Symphony
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

13. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Canzona-largo-Allegro-Adagio-Allegro
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

14. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 Overture in C
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

15. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 Ain In C (Song: Peace and I are strangers grown)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

16. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 Ritornelle in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

17. Thanks to these lonesome vales (from "Dido and Aeneas"), soprano aria & chorus, Z. 626/24a-24b Air (Chorus: Thanks to these lonesome vales)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

18. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 Dance in D (A Dance to entertian Aeneas by Dido's Women)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

19. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 Echo Dance of Furies in F
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

20. Come away fellow sailors (from "Dido and Aeneas"), aria and chorus, Z. 626/29 The Sailors' Dance in B
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

21. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 The Witches' Dance in B
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

22. Chacony, for 4 strings in G minor, Z. 730
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

23. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Overture in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

24. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Air in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

25. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Overture in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

26. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Symphony In G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

27. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Air in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

28. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Hornpipe in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

29. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Air in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

30. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Air in A
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

31. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Song Tune in A
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

32. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Symphony In C
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

33. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Trumpet Tune in C
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

34. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Frost Dance in C
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

35. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Hornpipe in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

36. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Passacaglia in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

37. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Overture in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

38. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Rondeau in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

39. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Aire in D
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

40. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Aire in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

41. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Minuett in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

42. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Aire in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

43. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Jigg in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

44. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Hornpipe in B
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

45. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Aire in G
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock

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Average customer rating: GORGEOUS! Wonderful intro To MEHDl ... great The Complete Wedding Album Almost the compete wedding album

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Tracks:

1. Rigaudon - Empire Brass
2. Sinfonia - Michael Murray
3. Toccata - Michael Murray
4. Wedding March - Michael Murray
5. The Prince Of Denmark's March - Michael Murray
6. Trumpet Tune In D Major - Michael Murray
7. Te Deum - Michael Murray
8. Ave Maria - Michael Murray
9. Canon In D Major - Yolanda Kondonassis
10. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Yolanda Kondonassis
11. Prelude No. 1 In C Major - Yolanda Kondonassis
12. Entrance Of The Queen Of Sheba - Keith Clark
13. Air - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
14. Hornpipe - Orchestra Of St. Luke's
15. Rondeau - Empire Brass
16. Unchained Melody - Erich Kunzel
17. Through The Eyes Of Love - William Tritt
18. Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet - William Tritt
19. The Wedding Song (There Is Love - Danny Donnelly
20. Dodi Li - Shira Kammen

Tracks:

1. Rondeau - Michael Murray
2. Sheep May Safely Graze - Michael Murray
3. Ave Maria - Michael Murray
4. Gymnopedie No. 1 - Michael Chertock
5. Clair De Lune - Michael Chertock
6. Adagio Sostenuto - Michael Chertock
7. Largo - Angel Romero
8. Largo - Larry Cooperman
9. Largo - Keith Clark
10. Allegro - Boston Symphony Orchestra
11. Adagio In G Minor For Strings - Keith Clark
12. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves' - Leonard Slatkin
13. Adagio For Strings - Erich Kunzel
14. 'Treulich Gefuart,' Bridal Chorus - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra And Chorus
15. Wedding March - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

GORGEOUS!.......2007-06-13

I wish this CD had been around when I was planning my wedding as it would have been great for helping the bride to select music! Still, it's wonderful to listen to now.

Wonderful intro To MEHDl ..........2006-06-08

I've always enjoyed Great Wedding music and this album is no exception, but while reading some of the customer recommendations posted on this site I discovered a group by the name of MEHDl (pronounced medie). After an online search I found their site (S00THINGMUSIC,C0M) and listened to the samples...
I was instantly blown away by the quality of this music and so I gave it a try and now that I have listened to these CDs several times I really must say that although I'm still a Tomaso Albinoni fan of, I find MEHDl to be a great addition to this CD. I had them both in my multi-disc CD player during the wedding and love the way they compliment each other. I highly recommend that you give this artist a try or atleast just go listen to the samples, I have a feeling you'll be glad you did.

great.......2006-02-19

Highly recommended. Even has suggestions for pre-ceremony, processional, ceremony, and recessional inside. 2 different versions of Midsummer Night's Dream march included - one with trumpet and organ and one with a full orchestra. Lots of great selections, well recorded.

The Complete Wedding Album.......2005-08-05

This album has a lot of great wedding music. It had all of the songs I was looking for. There also is great background music for the ceremony. Glad I purchased it

Almost the compete wedding album.......2004-05-07

I used this cd to help me plan which songs I wanted to use for each part of the wedding. This cd helps you suggest the placement for the prelude, processional, ceremony and recessional. The cd mainly has classical songs, but it does have a few of "today's" songs. There could have been a few more songs they could have added. But overall, its a good cd.

Average customer rating: Tasteful and elegant. The Most Beautiful Piano CD You Can Buy! The best wedding album! I Have Several Originals of this CD Beautiful music for a beautiful wedding!

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Tracks:

1. Air on the G Str
2. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
3. Lasia Ch'Io Pianga
4. Ave Maria
5. Water Music: Air
6. Water Music: Minuet
7. Water Music: Trio
8. Water Music: Hornpipe
9. Water Music: Alla Danza
10. Water Music: Coro
11. Aria
12. The Lord's Prayer
13. Arioso
14. Sheep May Safely Graze
15. Ave Maria
16. Canon in D
17. Bridal Chorus
18. Trumpet Voluntary
19. Trumpet Tune and Air
20. Wedding March

Customer Reviews:

Tasteful and elegant........2004-09-27

I am a DJ and ordered this CD when a couple asked me to play music for the wedding ceremony as well. Since it was an intimate setting, I thought a simple piano arrangement of the traditional "Bridal Chorus" and "Wedding March" would work better than full orchestra versions. This CD worked beautifully.

The Most Beautiful Piano CD You Can Buy!.......2004-01-29

After searching all over Palm Beach County for a suitable CD for my daughter's wedding I came upon this one and really did not hold out much hope, but ordered it strictly because of the reviews. It is beautiful for the person who is looking for a more pure piano sound, free of all the other "stuff". Very well done, something for everyone. Worth the price and then some.

The best wedding album!.......2003-11-16

My husband and I used this CD when our church pianist moved a week before our wedding. It was beautiful, and we got many compliments on it. It's much more reliable than live music, and just as nice. I would highly recommend it.

I Have Several Originals of this CD.......2002-11-14

I am a professional dj owner and heard his music. I assist 100+ brides on their music choices and this CD is absolutely the best for a bride that needs piano solo music for the guests entering the ceremony (prelude) through the ceremony ending. It is a must have. Also in combination with this CD, is his piano versions of love songs "HONEYMOON SUITE" (My Heart Will Go On - Is The First Track). It is classic, clean and used over & over.

Beautiful music for a beautiful wedding!.......2002-02-25

When my husband and I were planning our wedding, we wanted beautiful piano music, so we bought "The Ultimate Wedding Collection." It really made the wedding even more romantic, and now I listen to the CD at work and at home. On our anniversary, we often play the CD while we enjoy a quiet candlelight dinner at home. Now my father-in-law is getting remarried, and they are going to use the same CD! It's great for all brides, young and not-so-young.

Average customer rating: Soul Stirring, Deeply Moving Music Good Wedding Music Ceremonoal marches for trumpet and symphonic organ A ceremony in sound inspiring

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Tracks:

1. Te Deum
2. March & Gigue
3. Trumpet Tune In D Major
4. Rondeau
5. Sicilienne
6. La Rejouissance
7. Fantasia On Greensleeves
8. Ave Maria
9. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
10. Sheep May Safely Graze
11. If Love's A Sweet Passion
12. Ave Maria
13. Trumpet Tune In D Major
14. Rigadon & Passapied
15. Toccata
16. The Prayer Of St Gregory
17. Wedding March

Customer Reviews:

Soul Stirring, Deeply Moving Music.......2007-07-20

I come to this review with great heart-felt enthusiasm to nudge you a little to purchase this Stirring Album to feed your inner soul that is hungering for deeply moving music for trumpet and organ.

I purchased this album years ago, now, but do, in truth, come back to it very often for the soul stirring that only the trumpet can give you. While I (and probably many) normally do not think about the trumpet (or brass at all, for that matter) very much, it is, truly, lovely, filling sound that stirs one like no other type of instrument(s).

Soundwise, there is NO DOUBT that this fabulous disc is DEMONSTRATION-Quality...put it on your system and turn it up, and you will certainly agree with me on this point. And the acoustic is simply stunning...you'll see!

While this entire album is just superb, I want to be sure to point two things out to you.

The first is the Mouret "1st Suite in D" excerpt, more commonly known to most as the "theme" from Masterpiece Theater. Here, with this acoustic, simply stunning!

The second is the Deeply Moving Alan Hohvaness piece "The Prayer of St. Gregory". I defy one to find a more deeply reflective, moving, piece of music--anywhere. Simply touching, clear to the depths of your soul. Trust me.

A short story for those who may appreciate it. When I lived in Washington DC, I regularly went to the Sunday afternoon organ concerts at the National Cathedral. Of course, for those who know, you sit surrounded by the pipes (if you choose). In late summer of 2005 I was at one of these concerts, and to my delight, "Prayer of St. Gregory" was on the program. This has long been a very much-loved piece to me. Well, the trumpet soloist was located way up to the entrance, between the last pews. As the trumpet made its entrance in the piece, the sun hit the right position to strike the rose window, and it splayed its multi-colored bits all over the inside of the cathedral, increasing temporarily with the rising of the trumpet. I was moved to trembling with this, and after the concert, I spoke to a couple who had sat near me, and they said the same thing, in fact the lady said she had started to cry. When these things happen like this, does it not reaffirm our belief that there is, indeed, some higher being, who presents such great stirring beauty to us?

Do get yourself a copy of this stunning album, you will never regret it, I swear to you. ~operabruin

Good Wedding Music.......2007-01-02

I was looking for ideas for music for my wedding last year and found this cd to be really helpful. If your looking for ideas and inspiration for marches and other tunes associated with wedding ceremonies look no further.

Ceremonoal marches for trumpet and symphonic organ.......2006-11-05

It is an excellent recording especially the 12 marches by Telemann.

A ceremony in sound.......2005-10-18

This is a beautifully performed CD of ceremonial music of the Christian tradition. While organist Michael Murray talks about the diversity of kinds of ceremonial music in the liner notes essay, the musical selection here is drawn from the Western Christian tradition with few exceptions.

Sometimes the music did not start out as ceremonial in nature - Murray points out that the 'Incidental Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream' is now considered traditional wedding-march music, whereas at one time it considered completely inappropriate.

Music is drawn from the past four hundred years - works of well-known composers such as Purcell, Handel, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Bach are collected here, together with lesser-known composers such as Paradis, Mouret, Charpentier, Clarke and Martini, famous and respected in their day, but less known as personalities now (although their music will undoubtedly sound very familiar to the listener with any exposure to Western music). The CD also includes a few pieces from modern composers such as the French Charles Gounod, the British Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the American Alan Hovhaness.

Organist Michael Murray and trumpeter Rolf Smedvig make a dynamic duo in this celebratory music. Murray plays the symphonic organ from the First United Methodist Church of Cleveland (I've been in that church for a concert, and it is grand indeed). Smedvig is a Grammy nominee for his work with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, serving on the faculty of Boston University and Tanglewood. Murray has had a worldwide career of recitals, being a frequent guest of orchestras, and often sought to inaugurate grand organs upon their installation.

This is a grand disc, a ceremony in sound, and a wonderful piece to have in one's collection.

inspiring.......2000-06-21

This disc contains a nice selection of music appropriate for weddings and other liturgical occasions. Smedvig and Murray achieve a fine balance with a rich, full sound that is clear and warm, never harsh. Smedvig's trumpet playing demonstrates a wide range of timbres and styles: bright and energetic in the Mouret "Rondeau," glorious and majestic in Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary," expressive and lyrical in the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria," subdued and reverent in Hovhaness's "Prayer to St. Gregory." (He also has astounding breath control and trills that are to die for.) The only less-than-successful cut, I think, is the Mendelssohn "Wedding March," played at a plodding tempo, with the trumpet in such a low range that its brightness is muffled. Overall the disc is awe-inspiring and uplifting; I learn something every time I listen to it!

Average customer rating: Terrific organ CD by a true virtuoso Worthy of Purchase Serious Classical Wedding Music

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Tracks:

1. Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March
2. Trumpet Voluntary: The Prince Of Denmark's March
3. Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
4. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire
5. Abdelazer, Or The Moor's Revenge: Rondeau
6. Air On The G String
7. Idomenee: Rigaudon
8. Coro
9. Water Music: Air
10. Water Music: Hornpipe
11. Water Music: Panis Angelicus
12. Sleepers, Awake!
13. Organ Sonata III: Con Moto Maestoso
14. Trumpet Tune In C: Processional
15. Messiah: Pastoral Symphony
16. Canon
17. Arioso
18. St. Anthony Chorale
19. Trumpet Voluntary
20. Ave Maria
21. Semele: Where'er You Walk
22. Ode To Joy
23. Sheep May Safely Graze
24. Trumpet Tune
25. Xerxes: Largo
26. Rejoice, Beloved Christians - Bach
27. Ave Mazria - Schubert
28. Samson: Let The Bright Seraphim - Handel

Customer Reviews:

Terrific organ CD by a true virtuoso.......2007-04-20

For the bride desiring classical repertoire at her wedding, and who's lucky enough to have access to a proficient organist (and a decent instrument), this is an excellent CD to audition. Newman is a world-class performer, but most of the selections should be within the grasp of any trained, degreed organist. These are NOT pieces you'd ask the little old lady at the Methodist church to play on her Hammond!

For another example of Newman's work, see:
Kathleen Battle · Wynton Marsalis ~ Baroque Duet / Anthony Newman · Orch St. Luke's · Nelson

Worthy of Purchase.......2003-10-15

As a musician and music lover, I have looked extensively for the right music for my traditional wedding ceremony with a couple of twists. So tired of the traditional bridal march, I chose Rigaudon as my entrance. This CD has good-quality sound, able musicianship, and 28 selections from which to choose. The organ is the best instrument in a cathedral to inspire the congregants. The bass tones are not too throaty, and the high pitches are clear, yet pleasing to the ear.

This compilation is better than some others in that it is all played on organ, has so many selections, and the overall feel is regal and celebratory.

Serious Classical Wedding Music.......2002-03-04

Most of the "wedding" albums are filled with a 15 - 30 of the 50 or so greatest classical wedding hits. Sample the albums on line before you buy. In fact, if the budget is tight, you can do the whole selection process on line by just playing the samples. First consider the instruments that you plan to use - organ, piano, guitar, brass ensemble, whatever. The instrument of course will have much to say about what to consider. Then select albums that have the selections played on the instrument(s) you are expecting to use. An organ is quite versatile of course and can handle anything for a keyboard and even does nicely for the festive trumpet in case your marching band first trumpet is tied up doing lifeguard duty.

My daughter and I have been serious music lovers and amateur pianists, violinist (she only), organist (I only), and singers. Since our church has a very good new electronic organ that can simulate very well the rich tones of a real pipe organ, we are looking for some heavy duty music for organ.

Listen to the sample from item 5, the Rondeau from Abdelazer by Henry Purcell. Play it loud and imagine it as a recessional - with the bride and groom waiting to turn around until the first repetition of the magnificent theme.

This is the only wedding album I found with this Rondeau arranged for organ. Many other albums have this selection played by a small chamber orchestra. That's the way it was written, but we won't be paying for an orchestra in church. And it's magnificent on organ.

We will be using item 21, Where'er You Walk from Handel's Semele as well. It is a beautiful tenor aria with words that are just right. Look around for the words on the Internet - great poetry, and a great love song with stong religious meaning as well.

Average customer rating: Interesting music interestingly sung The marriage of skill and magic There is no such thing as too much Emma Kirkby emma's pure and magical voice. Voice of an Angel!

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Tracks:

1. Confiterbor tibi, Domine (Psalm 110)
2. Now Hath Flora Robbed Her Bowers
3. Stript Of Their Green Our groves Appear
4. Voglio di vita uscir
5. Piangono al pianger mio
6. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
7. Foy Porter
8. Columba aspexit
9. Sheep May Safely Graze
10. Time Stands Still
11. Diana
12. Quel squardo sdegnosetto
13. Maledetto sia l'aspetto
14. The Lark
15. Move Now With Measured Sound
16. Sharp Thorns Despising
17. Sich tiben im Lieben
18. You Meaner Beauties Of The Night

Customer Reviews:

Interesting music interestingly sung.......2007-02-01

Much of this vocal music is from an era with which I am unfamiliar. It ranges from the work of Hildegarde of Bergen (1098-1179) to Handel (1685-1759); obviously, this album covers much territory! Emma Kirkby displays her virtuosity on this CD. The notes from the CD say that "One of the favorite adjectives used by critics. . .is the word 'celestial.'" At a later point, the notes speak of Kirkby further: "There is a freshness, an openness, an honesty about her voice. . ."

Some comments on works randomly selected.

Monteverdi's "Confitebor tibi, Domine." Here, Kirkby displays a clean light voice. She exhibits a spirited "Gloria Patri" with some spare but interesting ornamentation.

Campion's "Now hath Flora robbed her bowers." This cut shows off to good effect the agility in her voice.

John Dowland, "Flow not so fast, ye fountains." Here is displayed her smooth voice; her singing flows smoothly from one note to the next. There is a poignancy in her singing on this piece.

Guillaume de Machaut, "Foy porter." She treats the redoubtable de Machaut well; his works are some of the best of his time. This is smoothly song and does his work justice.

Hildegarde of Birgen, "Columba aspexit." This is the oldest composition on this CD by far. The work is spare, but well sung. There is a hypnotic quality to the work and Kirkby sings it well.

Lawes, "The Lark." Again, nice agility of her voice is displayed.

Other compositions on this CD are by Purcell, J. S. Bach, Sigismondo d'India, and Handel.

All in all, a nice sampling of the work of Emma Kirkby. I was not much familiar with her work before listening to this CD, but I am delighted that I did purchase this work.

The marriage of skill and magic.......2007-01-12

Ms. Kirby's voice is limpid, exquisitely pitched, strong, and yet beautifully refined. Her command of her voice is extraordinary, with phrasing, delicate embellishments and what I think are some vocal cadenzas, all showing the skill and craft of an artist who has brought her artistry to its highest state. But she makes her artistry sound so easy, so natural: nothing of bravura, nothing forced here. The selections are wonderfully chosen; together, they give us the whole range of early to late Baroque, in every mood. Each listening refreshes the spirit. What an artist!

There is no such thing as too much Emma Kirkby.......2002-07-16

The only defect in this disk is that it isn't a three or four disk set. Some people don't appreciate her beautiful voice and I feel sorry for them. I first heard her voice live in a concert here in Ann Arbor in December of 1980 and she stunned me. The memory of her beautiful voice still lives in my mind and heart.

Well, this disk gives us 18 selections from a number of different composers from the Baroque. Every one of them is a treasure and has its own charms. I can't pick a favorite, but I can say that each of these pieces show off her voice and singing style in different ways.

Yes, I wish she had included more Purcell and something even nicer than what we have on track 3, but what would I give up? Well, that is where I say we need this to have been a two or three disk collection.

You won't go wrong with this wonderful disk!

emma's pure and magical voice........2000-10-16

This cd shows Emma's versatility as a Baroque and early music performer. Her pure voice matches the music so well. I really enjoy the song "You meaner beauties of the night." This is only one among many cd's which shows Emma's great voice. I highly recommend the Emma Kirkby collection.

Voice of an Angel!.......1999-07-20

One of the most beautiful angelic voice in the world! But I don't think this collection shows her best recording pieces.

Average customer rating: A warm, joyful baroque Christmas celebration An excellent performance

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Tracks:

1. A Minuit Fut Fait Un Reveil
2. Noels Pour Les Instruments: Noels Pour Les Instruments: Joseph est Bien Marie
3. Noels Pour Les Instruments: Or Nous Dites Marie
4. Noels Pour Les Instruments: Une Jeune Pucelle
5. Noels Pour Les Instruments: Vous Qui Desirez Sans Fin
6. Noels Pour Les Instruments: Ou S'en Vont Ces Gais Bergers
7. Hodie Christus Natus Est
8. Nun Jauchzet Mit Hellem Ton
9. Laudate Dominum - Claudio Monteverdi
10. Non Recedet Laus Tuus
11. Salve Regina - Claudio Monteverdi
12. The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation - Henry Purcell
13. Messe De Minuit Sur Des Airs De Noel: Messe De Minuit Sur Des Airs De Noel: Kyrie
14. Messe De Minuit Sur Des Airs De Noel: Gloria
15. Messe De Minuit Sur Des Airs De Noel: Credo
16. Messe De Minuit Sur Des Airs De Noel: Offertoire
17. Messe De Minuit Sur Des Airs De Noel: Snactus
18. Messe De Minuit Sur Des Airs De Noel: Agnus Dei

Customer Reviews:

A warm, joyful baroque Christmas celebration.......2004-12-07

The beautiful, varied, and well-chosen repertoire on this disc will keep you returning to it season after season. We start with a 17th-cantury French NOEL, lovingly and simply rendered a cappella by Richard Duguay. There follow some more French carols in instrumental arrangements by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, two traditional plainchants, some sumptuous madrigal-style pieces by Schein and Monteverdi, Purcell's florid and expressive vocal monologue for the Virgin Mary, and finally the most substantial piece on the disc: Charpentier's Christmas Midnight Mass, a very interesting work based on French carol themes. The performances by the Boston camerata are warm and vibrant. This early baroque Christmas disc is a real winner.

An excellent performance.......2000-09-18

This cd is the Baroque equivalent of the Medieval and Renaissance Christmas albums of the Boston Camerata. It has the least varied repetoire, in part because of the Charpentier Mass - Messe de Minuit sur des Airs de Noel, a work well worth having in its entirety. There are two pieces that are chant and a marvelous piece from Germany in an Italian style - Nun Jauchzet mit Hellem Ton - to which the notes say there are two sets of words, the one recorded here in praise of the Christmas festival, the other celebrating the amorous delights of nymphs. With such a delightful piece of trivia, how could the cd fail?

While the Boston Camerata gives its normal skilled performance, they are not as spectacular as they are on earlier music. They still are among the better interpreters of Baroque music, but it is not their speciality.

This is an excellent Christmas cd worthy of being in any collection.

Average customer rating:

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Tracks:

1. Rondeau from Abdelazr
2. Air from Abdelazr
3. 'Overature: Grave, Andante Allegro; Lentement; Andante Allegro from Royal Fireworks Music Suite'
4. Bourree from Royal Fireworks Music Suite
5. La Paix from Royal Fireworks Music Suite
6. La Rejouissance from Royal Fireworks Music Suite
7. Menuet I-II from Royal Fireworks Music Suite
8. Lachrimae Antique Novae
9. Entry Dance from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
10. Symphony from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
11. Hornpipe from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
12. Rondeau from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
13. Jig from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
14. Air from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
15. Song from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
16. Dance for the Fairies from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
17. Dance For Haymakers from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
18. Hornpipe from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
19. Prelude and Rondeau from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
20. Symphony (Largo; Allegro) from The Fairy Queen (Incidental Music)
21. Lachrimae Tristes
22. Overture (Grave; Allegro Andante; Allegro) from Water Music Suite
23. A Tempo di Minuetto from Water Music Suite
24. Air from Water Music Suite
25. Bourree from Water Music Suite
26. Hornpipe from Water Music Suite
27. Allegro Moderato from Water Music Suite
28. Andante Allegro from Water Music Suite
29. Alla Hornpipe from Water Music Suite
30. Air from Water Music Suite
31. Menuet I-II from Water Music Suite
32. Affettuoso -Cantabile from Water Music Suite
33. Coro from Water Music Suite

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: A Fabulous Baroque CD:

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Customer Reviews:

A Fabulous Baroque CD: .......2006-08-27

I love baroque music, so this was a natural for me. I borrowed the CD 3 times from our library, and finally realized that I simply had to have it. It is sung by the King's Consort Choir, directed by Robert King, and using period instruments in the orchestral ensemble. They play pieces I was not familiar with, but which I have come to love, such as Monteverdi's Laetatus Sum, and old favorites like Vivaldi's Gloria. There is a fresh, beautiful sound that makes the music come really alive for me. I recommend it.

Average customer rating: Thumbs up for King's Consort!!

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George II's coronation, which is depicted on this Hyperion two-CD set, took place in 1727 amid chaotic circumstances, and it's hard to know how much of the surviving documentation indicates what actually happened as against what was meant to happen. So Robert King's musical recreation of the event is inevitably a mixture of scholarship and speculation, throwing in items from past coronation ceremonies (like Purcell's I was glad) on challengeable evidence. But never mind. If you take this exercise in broad terms--and you should--it's brilliantly effective, with clear, sharp-edged performances of the four coronation anthems (including Zadok the Priest) that Handel definitely did write for the event. Along with that is what would in 1727 have been old music by Tallis, Gibbons, and Blow, plus spatial sound effects of grand processions, fanfares, shouts of acclamation, and the bells of London, all recorded in rural locations west of Swindon, because the real thing is drowned out these days by 21st-century traffic noise. One reservation: it's all a touch staid with overly stately tempi and less atmosphere than it could happily sustain. You just don't believe it's happening in Westminster Abbey (nor is it: most of the material was recorded in a Lutyens church in Hampstead Garden Suburb, north London). Also, over two CDs, the endless trumpet fanfares get a little wearing. But that's probably authentic. And since the second CD comes free, there's nothing to complain about. --Michael White

Customer Reviews:

Thumbs up for King's Consort!!.......2002-03-01

Well, this is just fascinating! Absolutely fascinating! (Sorry for repeating myself, it's a point that I just cannot seem to stress enough!! lol)

Of course, I'm a little biased too, towards the content of this compilation (being a monarchist), yet the musical and historical value of such a recording cannot be effectively conveyed in words. I will admit that I am only vaguely familiar with the sound of the king's consort choir and orchestra, but as they say, first impressions last, and this was a great first impression.

I am usually quite partial to the recordings of the King's college choir, but the King's consort choir has certainly proved an unbelieveable equality to me, with little of the usual vibrato in the high soprano lines, that tend to get on my nerves.

Of particular interest, are the coronation anthems, that Handel actually composed for the purpose of this very coronation. They are all wonderfully portrayed in all their splendour and grandeur, and yes, with a blaze of Handelian glory. They are all enjoyable to listen to, with the typical lyricism and melodious writings of Handels pen.

More unfamiliar, are anthems composed for earlier coronations and incorporated into the service for King George II. This is a great insight to the earlier styles of the renaissance anthem writing. At times they do seem to anticipate choral masterpieces of a later 'baroque' generation.

I must urge all to try this recording, and experience the pomp and ceremony of the crowning of the British Monarch.

Track Listings:

1. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
2. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty
3. Rebecca
4. Respighi: Ballets
5. Respighi: Cantatas (Artesusa; La Sensativa; Il Tramonto)
6. Robert Schumann: Complete Symphonies
7. Ruses D'Amour
8. Siamese Classical Music 4
9. Spohr: Symphony No. 4 / Overtures
10. Stabat Mater / Veni Creator / Litania / Demeter

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Truth [Import]

Cantorum Christmas!

Christmas With Nat & Dean [Import]

Music: Changing Times

Beyond Salvation [Explicit Lyrics]

Chrysalis [CD-single] [Import]

Blink

Brahms: String Quartet / Clarinet Quintet

Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits No. 2

Baila Mi Ritmo

As the Last Light Drains [Enhanced]

Blondes

Brickhouse Affairs, Vol. 2

Mexico

Roy Buchanan