Parts Unknown

Parts Unknown

Parts Unknown

ASIN: B00000FY0E

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Warren Pash, a Montreal native and recent transplant to the Portland, Ore, area, is a longtime vet of the LA music scene. A hitmaker (he penned the #1 Hall and Oates hit,

Band Members:
Warren Pash- Lead and background vocals, guitars, keyboards, harp, percussion, whatever
Luther Russell- harmony vocals, bass, drums, percussion, keyboards, guitars, lap steel, banjo, bells and whistles
Fernando Viciconte- vocals, handclaps
Fred Trujillo- doowop vocals
David Pugh- mandolin

Parts Unknown,Warren Pash,Cravedog,Country,Pop,Rock,The Montreal native - author of the No 1. Hall and Oates 1981 hit, "Private Eyes"- relocated from LA to the rain-drenched territory of Portland to work on his idiosyncratic songs a few years back. The result was the Cravedog Records release, "Parts Unknow
The Best of the Renaissance
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Or, "Best Sacred Vocal Music of the 16th Century"
  • A blast from the past!
  • Great Prayer Music
  • Some great Renaissance choral music
  • Excellent but overpraised
 The Best of the Renaissance

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000J9GR
Release Date: 1999-06-15

Tracks:

  1. Miserere
  2. Spem In Alium
  3. Mass For Five Voices: Kyrie
  4. Mass For Five Voices: Gloria
  5. Mass For Five Voices: Credo
  6. Mass For Five Voices: Sanctus - Benedictus
  7. Mass For Five Voicesd: Agnus Dei
  8. Missa 'Pange lingua': Kyrie
  9. Missa 'Pange lingua': Gloria
  10. Missa 'Pange lingua': Credo
  11. Missa 'Pange lingua': Sanctus Benedictus
  12. Missa 'Pange lingua': Agnus Dei I - II - III
  13. Versa est in luctum

Tracks:

  1. Tenebrac Responsories For Holy Saturday: Recessit pastor noster
  2. Tenebrac Responsories For Holy Saturday: O vos omnes
  3. Tenebrac Responsories For Holy Saturday: Ecce quomodo moritur justus
  4. Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie
  5. Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria
  6. Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo
  7. Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus - Benedictus
  8. Missa Papae Marcelli: Agnus Dei I - II - III
  9. Osculetur me
  10. Salve Regina
  11. Ave Maria
  12. Dum transisset Sabbatum
  13. Magnificat

Amazon.com

As hateful and usually untrue as most "Best of" collections are, this one is the real thing. You actually do get two hours and 20 minutes of Renaissance music performed so exquisitely, so correctly, and so passionately that it's as if an entire era in music makes itself understood through these CDs. The Tallis Scholars are as good as it gets in this repertoire. In addition to getting Allegri's gorgeous Miserere, you'll find Thomas Tallis's 40-part (40!) Spem in alium, some wonderfully weird and dissonant Responsories by Gesualdo, Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli (the "how-to" piece of the Renaissance popes, who demanded that the words be understood), and various other works. This stuff is like a finely woven tapestry and should be listened to bits at a time--it's amazingly rich and worth it. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Or, "Best Sacred Vocal Music of the 16th Century".......2006-06-15

My only major complaint with the Tallis Scholars' impressive compilation "The Best of the Renaissance" is its name. The 2-CD set only includes sacred vocal polyphony from the High Renaissance (16th century). That means you get no chansons, no madrigals, no instrumental music of any sort. Perhaps even worse, composers before Josquin are ignored: there's no Dufay, no Binchois, no Ockeghem - nobody who worked primarily in the 15th century. These omissions suggest that the Tallis Scholars probably consider the pre-Josquin period as late Medieval, rather than early Renaissance.

Once you accept "The Best of the Renaissance" for what it is - "Best Sacred Vocal Music of the 16th Century" - you can better enjoy its remarkable assemblage of High Renaissance polyphony. The first disc in particular is quite astonishing. The Scholars lead off with their signature performance of Allegri's "Miserere" - actually a Baroque-era composition in Renaissance "learned style." The Scholars brilliantly convey the "call-and-response" effect of dual choirs through exquisitely crafted acoustics. Turn this one up, turn off the lights, close your eyes, and you're in the Sistine Chapel!

The Scholars follow "Miserere" with an equally impressive performance of a work by their namesake Thomas Tallis - the 40-voice motet "Spem in alium." If "Miserere" hasn't overwhelmed your senses, this one will.

Two virtuoso Mass cycles follow: William Byrd's "Mass for Five Voices" and Josquin's "Missa Pange lingua." The former conveys a sublime, otherworldly beauty, while the latter is a superior example of the style of pervasive imitation that Josquin and his contemporaries pioneered.

The selections on Disc One are so impressive that Disc Two disappoints by comparison. The second set is dominated by two composers I never quite warmed to: Carlo Gesualdo and Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina. Gesualdo was better known for his chromatic, genre-busting madrigals. His "Tenebrae Responses for Holy Thursday" are by contrast quite pleasing, but it's odd to hear sacred music written by a man who killed his wife and her lover. Palestrina's music achieves a sort of static beauty, but lacks forward motion. His "Missa Papae Marcelli" allegedly "saved" sacred polyphony, but arguably watered down the genre in its attempt to appease papal demands for simpler music.

The highlight of Disc 2 is Josquin's lovely "Ave Maria," a motet that provides yet another example of the Franco-Flemish composer's mastery of canonic forms.

"The Best of the Renaissance" expertly compiles the Tallis Scholars' best performances. Those looking for a comprehensive overview of the music of the Renaissance should be aware of its limitations, however.

5 out of 5 stars A blast from the past!.......2006-02-24

This is a superb collection of Renaissance music. I especially loved Meserere on volume 1 of this two disk album.

5 out of 5 stars Great Prayer Music.......2004-02-07

I perchased this cd and am truly truly glad I did. The sound makes me want to get somewhere and just cry out to God in joy, praise and reverence. The music is so peaceful pious (in a good way). Absolutely beautifuly executed. All the singers are with one accord-- and a great chord at that! Ye must needs purchase this cd!

5 out of 5 stars Some great Renaissance choral music.......2004-02-01

When I recently played the first disk of this collection in the small bookstore/café where I work, a customer told me she had been trying to read but couldn't because she was so captivated by this CD's sublime music.

Although I am a sort of purist who hates when people say they listen to classical music just to relax, I find this CD set is perfect for inspiring reflection and relaxation. So, if you're looking for good music to relax to, this would be an excellent purchase.

The same goes if you're looking for some great Renaissance music. However, the term "Best of the Renaissance" may be a bit of a misnomer; the CD does not include a vast array of music from the said era. This collection is solely /a cappella/ music. Perhaps a more fitting title would be "The Best of Renaissance Choral Music." If you're looking for a broad sampling of music from this time period in one CD collection, this may not be for you. Nevertheless, if you want well performed choral music by some great composers, I recommend this CD to both Renaissance neophytes and aficionados without reservation.

4 out of 5 stars Excellent but overpraised.......2003-12-30

The Best of the Renaissance is certainly worth buying if only for the amazing "Spem in Alium" by Thomas Tallis.Nevertheless, I do not share the boundless enthusiasm of other reviewers for this album.

To begin with, three Masses are featured on this album,two on the first cd. That is too much to my liking. And while the Mass Pange Lingua by Desprez is undoubtedly a wonderful piece, the other masses are not the best: the Mass for five voices by Byrd, while very beautiful, lacks the depth, emotion and intimacy of his Mass for three voices. The Missa Papae Marcelli by Palestrina is brilliant but nothing more than an academic exercise in virtuosity.

And I definitely do not appreciate Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday. This is simply very mediocre music that nobody would care for if it did not sound modern in its cerebral ugliness and thereby flatter our infatuation with ourselves.

I recommend "The Essential Tallis Scholars" either instead of or in addition to "The Best of the Renaissance", depending on your pocket and interest for Renaissance choral music. I would also recommend O Magnum Mysterium by the Robert Shaw festival singers. Although only a third of that album is devoted to Renaissance music, the interpretation is so beautiful and spiritual that it is really worth having in your Renaissance music collection.
L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A great CD for your collection
  • wonderful music
  • From Renaissance to Nutcracker is brilliant.
 L.A. Guitar Quartet: Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker
William Byrd , John Dowland , Giovanni Gabrieli , Thomas Morley , Michael Praetorius , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Peter Warlock , Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) , Andrew York , John Dearman , Scott Tennant , William Kanengiser , and LA Guitar Quartet
Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000006YH
Release Date: 1993-10-27

Tracks:

  1. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  2. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  3. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  4. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  5. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  6. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  7. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  8. Nutcracker Suite Op.71a: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  9. Dance Suite: Bransle, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  10. Dance Suite: Volte I, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  11. Dance Suite: Bouree 1 & 2, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  12. Dance Suite: Courante 1, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  13. Dance Suite: Courante, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  14. Dance Suite: Ballet, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  15. Dance Suite: Gavottes 1, 2, 3 & 6, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quarte
  16. Dance Suite: Volte II, Arr in Dance Suite for Guitar Quartet
  17. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  18. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  19. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  20. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  21. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  22. Capriol Suite for String Orchestra: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  23. My Lord of Oxenfordes Maske: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  24. Galliard "Can She Excuse": Arr for Guitar Quartet
  25. Response Pavin: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  26. Joyne Hands: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  27. Canzon Per Sonar Primi Toni: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  28. Sonata XIII: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  29. Canzon XI: Arr for Guitar Quartet
  30. Canzon VI: Arr for Guitar Quartet

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A great CD for your collection.......2002-09-15

If you are a music teacher this CD is a must. If you aren't, it STILL is a must. This CD is full of light but amazing classical guitar. I can hardly wait to pop it in at Christmas. Even if you aren't a huge fan of classical guitar I bet this will amaze you so much you'll want to keep listening. LAGQ flawlessly performs countless dances you'll wonder how they do it. The music classroom can use the Renaissance music for medieval topics and dances. A great CD to have for some high quality back ground music - relaxing music.

5 out of 5 stars wonderful music.......2002-03-04

It just doesn't get better than this. If you want to hear Tchaikovsky played by super classical guitarists, this is the CD for you. Its the BEST!

4 out of 5 stars From Renaissance to Nutcracker is brilliant........1999-11-28

The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's Nutcracker Suite is a triumph for guitar arrangement. This selection is an excellent choice for one's holiday listening enjoyment. In the Renaissance dance suites included here, the L.A.G.Q. masterfully utilize a number of the percussive timbres available on the body of the classical guitar to complete the instrumentation and invoke the spirit of the pieces. Though the recording is not as loud as most of the other L.A.G.Q. recordings, the quality of the performances more than makes up for it.
Christmas Adagios
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Christmas Adagios
  • christmas adagios
  • Nice Background for the Holidays
  • One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums!
  • Wonderful POCOCAT?
 Christmas Adagios

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NY7D
Release Date: 2001-10-09

Tracks:

  1. O Holy Night - Leontyne Price
  2. Ave Maria - Luciano Pavarotti
  3. In The Bleak Midwinter - Rosemary Joshua/Ian Bostridge
  4. Coventry Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
  5. Away In A Manger - Mark Tinkler
  6. Gabriel's Message - The Choir And Orchestra Of Clare College, Cambridge
  7. Pastoral Sinfonia - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
  8. Il S'en Va Loin De La Terre - Acadamy And Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
  9. Panis Angelicus - Kiri Te Kanawa
  10. Schlafe, Mein Liebster - Marilyn Horne
  11. Wiegenlied - Renata Tabaldi
  12. O Jesu So Meek - Simon Preston
  13. While Shepherds Watched - Stephen Cleobury
  14. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt - Agnes Giebel
  15. Lute Concerto, RV 93: Largo - Eduardo Fernandez
  16. Alma Redemptoris Mater - Julian Podger
  17. O Magnum Mysterium - John Angelo Messana
  18. Zastupnitse Userdnaya - St Petersburgh Chamber Choir/Nikolai Korniev
  19. Iubi-Te-voi (I Will Love Thee, O Lord) - Angela Gheorghiu/Romanian National CHamber Choir 'Madrigal'/Constantin Marin
  20. Once In Royal David's City - Robin Barter/David Briggs
  21. O Tannenbaum - Vienna Boys Choir/Uwe Christian Harrer
  22. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks

Tracks:

  1. Stille Nacht - The Bach Choir/David Willcockes
  2. Gloria In Excelsis Deo - Katherine Fuge/Nicola Jenkin/Elinor Carter/Julian Podger
  3. Winter, RV 297: Largo - Alan Loveday
  4. The First Nowell - The Choir Of Kings College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
  5. In Dulci Jubilo - The Bach Choir/David Willcocks
  6. The Three Kings - Gerald Finley
  7. Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen - Monteverdi Choir
  8. Still, Still, Still - Ian Bostridge
  9. The Crown Of Roses - The Choir Of Clare College, Cambridge/John Rutter
  10. Christmas Concerto, Op.6 No.8: Largo Pastorale - Academy Of Saint Martin In The Fields/Neville Marriner
  11. The Lamb - Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner
  12. Balulalow - Anthony Way/Lucy Wakeford/St Paul's Cathedral Choir/John Scott
  13. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
  14. Mille Cherubini In Coro - Luciano Pavarotti
  15. Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, K.339: Laudate Dominum - Kiri Te Kanawa
  16. The Infant King - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
  17. Lullaby My Jesus - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
  18. What Child Is This? - Anthony Way/Tom Finucane
  19. The Tales Of Hoffmann: Barcarolle - L'Orchestra De La Suisse Romande/Richard Bonynge
  20. See Amid The Winter's Snow - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks
  21. The Blessed Son Of God - The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill
  22. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear - Leontyne Price
  23. White Christmas - Kiri Te Kanawa/London Voices

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Christmas Adagios.......2007-03-03

This is the BEST Christmas collection that I have ever heard. I would like
to purchase 15 more to give as gifts this year; however, it appears that
Decca is out of stock or no longer releasing it. HELP!!

5 out of 5 stars christmas adagios.......2007-01-14

this was one of the best assortment of classical holiday songs that i have ever heard. it contains a marvelous array of the best composers and performers that the world has to offer. if you are a fan of classical music, i think this cd will be a positive addition to your music collection

4 out of 5 stars Nice Background for the Holidays.......2007-01-11

Beautiful Adagios and a rich selection for the price. Audio travels to Vienna, London, Cambridge etc

5 out of 5 stars One of my very top 5 favorite holiday albums!.......2005-11-19

What a delightful surprise this 2 disc album was and I'm not a big fan of Christmas music. I loved all the selections and felt they were well performed. This is a true "must have" for any Christmas collection. Superior to many other compliations on the market. This one is a keeper! It is the one album I'll pick first to listen to after Thanksgiving.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful POCOCAT?.......2005-07-16

Great CD. The reviewer who calls him/herself POCOCAT says he/she is an opera singer. Wonder how much work an uninformed singer gets?
A "fast spinning" vibrato,as you describe Ms. Price, is not the same as a wide vibrato. The former is a speed issue, the latter a width issue. Therefore, 4 variables exist: fast, slow, wide, slim. Thus, 4 types of voice exist: fast/wide, fast/slim, slow/wide, and slow/slim. Most often a singer leans toward fast/slim or slow/wide, in varying degrees. A matter of taste, yes, but learn more about the voice before you expound.
Portrait of an Artist: Arnold Jacobs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Jacobs was overrated
  • The Great Arnold Jacobs Captured on C.D.
  • arnold jacobs
  • inspiring technician musician artist
  • Arnold Jacobs - Icon of education and performance
 Portrait of an Artist: Arnold Jacobs

Manufacturer: Summit(Classical)
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ASIN: B00004UDEY
Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

  1. Buxtehude: Fanfare - Adolph Herseth/Vincent Cichowicz/William Scarlett/Charles Geyer/Dale Clevenger/Jay Friedman...
  2. We Are Enormously Complex
  3. Hn Con No.1 in E flat: 1st Movt: Allegro
  4. Hn Con No.1 in E flat: 2nd Movt: Andante
  5. Hn Con No.1 in E flat: 3rd Movt: Allegro
  6. The Musician Plays The Instrument
  7. Playing For The Audience
  8. Programming The Brain
  9. Czardas
  10. Carnival Of Venice
  11. Con: 1st Movt
  12. Etude No.24
  13. 'Czardas' With The Metronome
  14. This Is An Art Form
  15. We Play By Song And Wind
  16. Canzon Per Sonare No.2 - Adolph Herseth/Vincent Cichowicz/Dale Clevenger/Jay Friedman/Arnold Jacobs
  17. Lohengrin: King Heinrich's Call (Exc) - Jay Friedman/Arnold Jacobs
  18. Sym Fantastique: Dies Irae
  19. Become A Singer In Your Brain
  20. There Must Be A Source Of Vibration
  21. Breath As A Motor Force
  22. Sonatine: 1st Movt: Allegro Vivo - Adolph Herseth/Vincent Cichowicz/Richard Oldberg/Frank Crisafulli/Arnold Jacobs
  23. Sonatine: 2nd Movt: Andante Ma Non Troppo - Adolph Herseth/Vincent Cichowicz/Richard Oldberg/Frank Crisafulli/Arnold Jacobs
  24. Sonatine: 3rd Movt: Allegro Vivo - Adolph Herseth/Vincent Cichowicz/Richard Oldberg/Frank Crisafulli/Arnold Jacobs
  25. Sonatine: 4th Movt: Largo; Allegro - Adolph Herseth/Vincent Cichowicz/Richard Oldberg/Frank Crisafulli/Arnold Jacobs
  26. Keeping Music As An Art Form
  27. Breathe To Expand
  28. F Tuba Demonstration With Berlioz
  29. Romeo And Juliet (Exc) - Chicago SO/Carlo Maria Giulini
  30. Con: 2nd Movt (Exc) - Chicago SO/Fritz Reiner
  31. Petrouchka (Exc) - Chicago SO/James Levine
  32. Sym No.4: 1st Movt (Exc) - Chicago SO/Jean Martinon
  33. Sym No.4: 1st Movt (Exc) - Chicago SO/Daniel Barenboim
  34. The Key For Communicating In Music
  35. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate Of Kiev (Exc) - Chicago SO/Fritz Reiner

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Jacobs was overrated.......2005-09-28

Arnold Jacobs was a brilliant man who could have succeeded in practically any profession. He was also a fine musical pedagogue, judging from his verbal insights on this CD with respect to the human body as a musical instrument. Yet, I am amazed that he rose to the rank of tubist in a world-class orchestra such as the Chicago Symphony. Frankly, I found his tone quality uninspiring, although he had fine techinque. I have heard at least half a dozen tubists whose tone is far more pleasing musically. Among the bassmen/women of the world, Jacobs has become a semi-divine entity. I believe that he has been somewhat overrated as a result. I felt that his verbal commentaries were highly educational; I was disappointed by his playing overall.

5 out of 5 stars The Great Arnold Jacobs Captured on C.D........2005-04-02

This is a prolific set of audio that captures the historical sound of Arnold Jacobs' playing and teaching. I bought this C.D. because I wanted to explore the limits and capabilities of a tuba player so that I could see if playing music on the tuba was for me. This C.D. banished any doubt that I had about the ability of a tuba player to achieve at the utmost musical level. I have never meet Mr. Jacobs in real life, but this C.D. made me feel as if I was in a master class or recital hall listening to him myself. I would recommend this C.D. to anyone who loves music. As Arnold Jacbos said " It's not about the tuba, it's about music".

5 out of 5 stars arnold jacobs.......2001-05-16

This cd tries to capture arnold jacobs: a prolific teacher, player and above all a great man. while listening, you'll discover the ideals, the methods and ideas that made arnold jacobs the best tuba player that there'll probably ever be. The more complex issues and artistry of brass playing are explained in simple words and sayings. a great deal of jacobs' lectures is also given, and you can also see the importance of understanding the functioning of other body units that help us trough our playing (the brain). a great disc, highly recommended, not only for tuba players, but for all brass players.

5 out of 5 stars inspiring technician musician artist.......2000-09-01

Cannot agree more,this is a wonderful exposition of Jacobs the teacher,for he had developed working concepts any wind player could adopt.His studio in the Fine Arts Building in Chicago was like a mecca for all wind players coming to Jacobs to resolve some deep-rooted performing problem. As he says( my paraphrasing) " they get tied up in knots,worrying about all the motions of the lip. . .you can't think about all those motions for they are thousands of motions from the brain to engage in performing a brass instrument "

As a brass player myself,(trombone & tuba) I have always sensed we have little repertoire to play of any interest,but Jacobs in a lecture here reveals this problem and one way to solve it, is to consciously search for things to play,like an aria from Puccini,or a particular non-tuba passage,to duplicate it,a piano or violin solo. What this approach implies is then for the brass player to develop skills as a consummate musician/ virtuoso,for you are forever challenged then to expand your repertoire endlessly,as much as the instrument or your technique will allow. I now find myself playing Chopin Preludes(Eb-minor,B-minor melodies only) on the trombone,and contrabass orchestral excerpts or trumpet etudes on the tuba,and Jacobs encourages tuba players to learn to read treble clef to be able to read any melody.

There are wonderful examples here from all genres in music from solo etudes in his studio to Berlioz and Wagner excerpts, solo and within the context of the orchestra. It all reveals the seemless consistent sound Jacobs was able to summon from his York tuba. Every attach was uniform,every tone even and pure,at least that is what he heard in his ear. That's another Jacobs credo,you have to have the sound in your head,what do you want your listener to hear. You command that.

The Bozza Sonatine(brass quintet) is also a wonderful performance of great brass music,great use of colours and entrances,breaking down the quintet into smaller duets and trios.This all with Chicago Symphony players makes it all the more interesting,a vintage performance from 1966.I recall those days where solo brass was considered an oddity,and unaccompanied solos even more so.

Jacob's sound should remain in your mind's hearing to duplicate it. Eugene Pokorny (Jacob's Chicago Symphony successor) also provides insightful interesting notes here.

5 out of 5 stars Arnold Jacobs - Icon of education and performance.......2000-08-23

Amazing! For the students who studied directly with Arnold Jacobs, "Protrait of an Artist" will take you back to his studio, sitting right next to him. This excellent collection of lectures (lessons) and demonstrations are a fantastic embodiment of Arnold Jacobs' concepts and teachings. It is certainly a must for any music performer or educator. From the samples of CSO performances at the end of this CD to the practice tapes, the music on this CD is truely inspirational.
A Venetian Coronation 1595
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Andrea and Giovanni
  • This CD won several awards
  • Venetian Coronation CD
  • Wow! This is the best I've heard Gabrieli
  • 5 stars doesn't do this recording justice
 A Venetian Coronation 1595

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DNTZ
Release Date: 2002-12-23

Tracks:

  1. Bells
  2. Intonazione Ottavo Tono
  3. Canzona
  4. Introit
  5. Son 333
  6. Toccata 1
  7. Intonazione Primo Tono
  8. Kyrie
  9. Christe
  10. Kyrie
  11. Gloria
  12. Collect
  13. Intonazione Terzo
  14. Epistle
  15. Canzona
  16. Gospel
  17. Intonazione Settimo Tono
  18. Offertory: Deus Qui Beatum Marcum
  19. Preface
  20. Sanctus & Benedictus
  21. Fanfare Sarasinetta
  22. Son
  23. Pater Noster
  24. Canzona
  25. Intonzione Quinto Tono
  26. Communion: O Sacrum Convivium
  27. Postcommunion
  28. Benedictus Dominus Deus Sabaoth
  29. Motet: Omnes Gentes

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Andrea and Giovanni.......2007-05-10

I can only say "ditto" to all the previous reviews. This recording has to be the best one of Andrea's works, which are all too rarely performed. Love the strong, low-register, at-times-blasting brass! Surely this is how the Gabrieli's intended the music. It makes the hair stand up on the back of one's neck! McCreesh's dynamic's instincts are spot-on and are a dramatic departure from his previous efforts. I cannot praise this CD enough.....

5 out of 5 stars This CD won several awards .......2007-03-24

The other reviews here are spot on and i agree! This is a very special disc.
May i also add that it was awarded Record of the Year 1990 by ABC-FM Stereo
here in Australia and Gramophone (UK) 1990 Early Music Award.
I also suggest looking at abcshop dot com dot au for a superb selection of High quality classical music most of which is produced in Oz and not seen in huge quantities overseas. Amazon does have a few also. Type in ABC Classics
and browse through the selection.

5 out of 5 stars Venetian Coronation CD.......2007-01-09

The item arrived in a good time and was well packed and in excellent condition. It was less than ordering it elsewhere. I learned of the music on PBS radio and was enchanted by it. Having a copy is a joy.

5 out of 5 stars Wow! This is the best I've heard Gabrieli.......2005-01-19

The performance of Giovanni and Andrea Gabrieli is quite amazing. The acoustical effects of brass, organ and voices bouncing of the walls in natural stereophonic sound is really beyond description. A good mix of brass ensemble, vocals, organ and gregorian chant. I had not listened much to Andrea Gabrieli before I bought this CD and I have to admit that his contributions to this CD are very powerful.

The "omnes" at the end of the cd has extraordinary musical power. It builds to an amazing climax that has caused many a chill to go up my spine. On a personal note, I listened to this song on my way to see my alzheimer's stricken mother who had died just moments earlier. The finale to this CD represents the finale to my mother's life to me and will always be an important piece of music to my soul. I truly love this cd.

5 out of 5 stars 5 stars doesn't do this recording justice.......2004-12-28

There is little to say about this superlative recording that hasn't been said before. It represents the high point of the recording career of Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort and Players. This recording happens to be one of the best recordings of the music of Giovanni and Andrea Gabrieli available.

If you only ever buy one recording of Gabrieli's music, make it this one. There are a few good recordings of Gabrieli's music but none are better that 'A Venetian Coronation'. The recording 'Venetian Church Music', by the Taverner Consort & Players, is similar in quality to 'A Venetian Coronation', only Andrew Parrott did not choose to present the music as a recreation of an event.

The cornetts, Baroque violins, Baroque trombones and organs are all played with great style and panache in this recording. The choir features men's voices - from soprano to bass, and the sound blends beautifully with the cornetts and sackbuts.

Listen to 'Deus qui beatum Marcum' and you'll buy this recording.

This recording was a miracle and a wonder in its time and it is still the most impressive recording of its kind.


Music from the Royal Court
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • My best baroque CD
  • superbe
 Music from the Royal Court

Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AGWP8
Release Date: 2003-08-12

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:

5 out of 5 stars 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!

5 out of 5 stars 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.
Brass Surround
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Maybe a great CD, but who would know????
  • Amazing brass playing
  • Gotta love brass!
 Brass Surround
Sergey Prokofiev , Tylman Susato , Edvard Grieg , Jean-Joseph Mouret , Thomas Morley , Giovanni Gabrieli , Pavel Grigor'yevich Chesnokov , Charles Theodore Pachelbel , Benjamin Britten , Johann Sebastian Bach , Millar Brass , and Millar Brass Ensemble
Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000006ZU
Release Date: 1995-10-20

Tracks:

  1. Op. 99: March, Op. 99
  2. The Love For Three Oranges: March From The Love For Three Oranges
  3. La Danserie: La Mourisque
  4. La Danserie: Bransle Quatre Bransle
  5. La Danserie: Ronde
  6. La Danserie: Basse Danse Bergeret
  7. La Danserie: Ronde - Mon Amy
  8. La Danserie: Pavane Battaille
  9. Funeral March
  10. Rondeau
  11. Now Is The Month Of Maying
  12. Sonata pian' e forte
  13. Canzona septimi toni, No. 2
  14. Salvation Is Created
  15. Magnificat
  16. Russian Funeral
  17. Suite de danses: Sarabande
  18. Suite de danses: Bourree
  19. Suite de danses: Sicilienne
  20. Suite de danses: Badinerie

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Maybe a great CD, but who would know????.......2007-01-12

I would love to write a review of this CD as my son's trombone teacher plays on it, but, after waiting over a month for it to be shipped, AMAZON.COM informs me that they don't have it in stock and can't get it. Why offer it if you don't have it>>>>

5 out of 5 stars Amazing brass playing.......2002-09-30

There is only one word to describe the playing of this ensemble, AMAZING! Several players from the Chicago area come together to create this fine recording. The tracks that mainly got me hooked on this CD were the Funeral March by Grieg and the Susato Dances. The ensemble is the most balanced that one will find, and they create the perfect organ-like effect. All I can really say is that I highly recommend this CD.

5 out of 5 stars Gotta love brass!.......1999-02-13

Listen for the horn- my teacher, Virginia Sandstom, is the player
Fyre & Lightning: Consort Music of 1600
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Fyre & Lightning: Consort Music of 1600

    Manufacturer: Summit(Classical)
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Baroque Dance SuitesBaroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande
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    MadrigalsMadrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B0000038KJ
    Release Date: 1995-06-20

    Tracks:

    1. Masquing Ayre
    2. Strike It Up Tabor; A Toy
    3. Fyre & Lightning; Sweet Honey Sucking Bees
    4. Lady Those Eyes; Strawberry Leaves
    5. Canzon 19
    6. Canzon 23
    7. Ricercar Del Sesto Tuono
    8. Canzon 22
    9. Si Ch'io Vorrei Morire
    10. Ah, Dolente Partita
    11. Quel Augellin Che Canta
    12. Canzon II
    13. Canzon III
    14. La Tral
    15. A Mi Tirsi
    16. Clorinda
    17. Intrada
    18. Pavane
    19. Galliards
    20. Pavane
    21. Galliard
    22. Fancy
    23. Fancy
    24. Fancy
    25. Solfeggiamento
    26. Fancy
    Musick for Severall Friends
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • An unusual program full of rarities
    		 Musick for Severall Friends
    Paul Banister , Henry [composer] Butler , Matthew Locke , Johann Schop , Christopher Simpson , John Wilson , Newberry Consort , Drew Minter , The Newberry Consort , and Mary Springfels
    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Baroque Dance SuitesBaroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande
    GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
    CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
    ASIN: B0000007HG
    Release Date: 1996-06-10

    Tracks:

    1. Take, O Take Those Lips Away
    2. Sleepe, Sleepe, Faire Virgin
    3. Where The Bee Sucks
    4. Division To A Ground
    5. Spanish Pavan
    6. O Faire Sweet Face
    7. Sonata In G Major
    8. Languish And Dispaire My Hart
    9. Doe You Not Wonder
    10. Sonata In G Minor
    11. Awake, Awake! The Morne Will Never Rise
    12. Wherefore Peep'st Thou, Envious Day?
    13. Do Not Fear To Put Thy Feet
    14. Suite In G Minor: Fantazie
    15. Suite In G Minor: Ayre
    16. Suite In G Minor: Coranto
    17. Suite In G Minor: Saraband
    18. Suite In G Minor: Ayre
    19. Suite In G Minor: Jigg
    20. Boast Not, Blind Boy
    21. Stay, O Stay
    22. I Prethee Turn That Face Away
    23. Sonata In F Major: (Adagio) - Presto - Adagio - (Allegro)
    24. Another Division Upon A Ground

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars An unusual program full of rarities.......2006-04-09

    Musick for Severall Friends. Seventeenth Century English Musick. Performed by Drew Minter, countertenor, and the Newberry Consort (Mary Springfels, direction and viola da gamba; David Douglass, pre-baroque violin; Kevin Mason, lute and theorbo).
    Recorded in July, 1988, at Lone Mountain College Chapel, San Francisco, California.
    Harmonia Mundi USA, originally published as HMU 907013, re-issued in 1996 as HMA 1907013.

    The first thing that strikes one about this disc is the highly unusual repertoire: 12 songs by the relatively little-known John Wilson (1595 - 1674) plus a number of rare instrumental pieces by equally little-known composers such as Christopher Simpson, Henry Butler (an English Catholic who spent many years in Spain), Johann Schop (a German who presumabley learned these English-style tunes from ex-patriate William Brade) and Matthew Locke, the teacher of Henry Purcell. Of course, the Civil War and the Commonwealth in England (Cromwell!) made the first half of the 17th century a perilous one for musicians; all the more praise is due to Mary Springfels and the folks at the Newberry library in Chicago for digging up and sponsoring these enrapturing pieces which are here performed exquisitely, Drew Minter's silky countertenor seeming to be ideal for the songs, and Harmonia Mundi's heavenly engineering capturing the unusual sounds of the period instruments (of particular interest: David Douglass's pre-baroque violin) with a presence and clarity that leaves absolutely nothing to be desired. To be sure, this is an unusual program full of rarities (the only well-known piece is Wilson's Where the Bee Sucks), but it repays careful listening and is its own reward for any listener who is on the lookout for vocal or instrumental delights of the period and already has the chief works of the more mainstream composers.
    Parts Unknown
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • great album
    • A magical home-grown country-folk album
    		 Parts Unknown
    Davis Raines
    Manufacturer: Shell Point
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B0000DIZTE
    Release Date: 2003-11-18

    Tracks:

    1. Dead Man's Life
    2. Big Doin's in a Small Town
    3. Mr. X
    4. Music City Blues
    5. Savage Love
    6. Radioland
    7. My Everyday Boots
    8. Traveling Clothes
    9. Roberts, The Dread Outlaw
    10. Lester and Earl
    11. Big Daddy Longlegs
    12. Rage
    13. Gentle on My Mind
    14. Stranger Here
    15. 21 Guns

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars great album.......2006-05-31

    I've been riding around for a couple of weeks listening to Parts Unknown and haven't gotten tired of it yet. As a songwriter, it's the type of music that makes you want to go home and write. I don't think you can get more direct and honest than his singing voice, and the songs are amazing. A seemingly simple "bad man" song like "Roberts the Dread Outlaw" turns out after several listens to be not so much about the outlaw- Roberts doesn't do anything but leave before anything bad happens- but about the hunger for excitement and adventure in a sleepy small town. It's much more real stuff than an outlaw story. Everything on the album is told with a knowing sense of humor. Davis is a little like John Prine, and a lot like Billy Joe Shaver. He's severely underrated and the best thing I've heard in a while.

    4 out of 5 stars A magical home-grown country-folk album.......2004-01-25

    Singer/songwriter Davis Raines may never gain the world renowned of intellectual brothers like Waylon and Willie, but his keen observations of life and the road, painted in original, often fanciful word pictures, is something fans of Jennings and Nelson (and Keen and Earle) should hear.

    His songs essay the travails of a showman's life, unfortunate interpersonal intersections, and the love for a favorite pair of boots ("they're sweet on my feet and they're tough as a mustang"). He writes with the incisiveness of pulp fiction giant Jim Thompson on his first-person narrative of a wrestler's life, "Mr. X," vents his NashVegas frustration in "Music City Blues," and dreams of the transporting freedom of AM's promise in "Radioland."

    Davis' delivery is so unassuming and natural that the brilliance of his phrase making can pass you by on first listen. He sings of feeling "as edgy as a brand new knife," and effortlessly rhymes the couplet "so break out the breakdown, we'll give `er a whirl / put fog on the mountain with Lester & Earl." The musical accompaniment, filled with fiddle, mandolin, dulcimer, accordion, banjo and acoustic guitars provides fine backing, accenting the folky-side of Raines' songs.

    Having started his musical career in his mid-30s, Raines is unlikely to ride the fast track to Nashville stardom, but CDs like this will build him a reputation among those who take a few steps off the beaten path.

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