It Always Will Be

It Always Will Be

It Always Will Be

ASIN: B00065U0JU

Track Listings
 
1. It Always Will Be
2. Picture in a Frame
3. Way You See Me
4. Be That As It May - Paula Nelson, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson
5. You Were It
6. Big Booty
7. I Didn't Come Here (And I Ain't Leavin')
8. My Broken Heart Belongs to You
9. Dreams Come True - Norah Jones, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson
10. Overtime - Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson
11. Tired
12. Love's the One and Only Thing
13. Texas
14. Midnight Rider - Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Ol' Willie has made records like this before, but the highpoints of It Always Will Be rank with some of his most realized, subtle, and sublime work. You'd have turn to the timeless "Always on My Mind" for a Nelson ballad as moving as the title track. When he surrenders the songwriting chores to Lucinda Williams, Tom Waits, and even Toby Keith (whose working-class ballad "Tired" devastates), he sings with his unmistakable, harrowing vibrato and arranges with his gift for down-to-earth, acoustic-based country majesty. The cameos from Norah Jones and Williams feel relaxed and unaffected, and the band--hired guns from Nashville plus Nelson's longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael--swings hard, adding a bit of richness to his tried-and-true Texas sound. Few artists in their twilight have lived up to, if not extended, their legacy like Willie Nelson has. --Roy Kasten

People Magazine, November 1, 2004
3.5 out of 4 Stars Critic's Choice

It Always Will Be

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It Always Will Be
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Willie, and his guitar, and his soul
  • Willie at his best
  • Willie Does It Again
  • Review from the Synthesis
  • Credit Well Earned
 It Always Will Be
Willie Nelson
Manufacturer: Lost Highway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000639YTO
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

  1. It Always Will Be
  2. Picture In A Frame
  3. The Way You See Me
  4. Be That As It May
  5. You Were It
  6. Big Booty
  7. I Didn't Come Here (And I Ain't Leavin')
  8. My Broken Heart Belongs To You
  9. Dreams Come True
  10. Overtime
  11. Tired
  12. Love's The One And Only Thing
  13. Texas
  14. Midnight Rider

Amazon.com

Ol' Willie has made records like this before, but the highpoints of It Always Will Be rank with some of his most realized, subtle, and sublime work. You'd have turn to the timeless "Always on My Mind" for a Nelson ballad as moving as the title track. When he surrenders the songwriting chores to Lucinda Williams, Tom Waits, and even Toby Keith (whose working-class ballad "Tired" devastates), he sings with his unmistakable, harrowing vibrato and arranges with his gift for down-to-earth, acoustic-based country majesty. The cameos from Norah Jones and Williams feel relaxed and unaffected, and the band--hired guns from Nashville plus Nelson's longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael--swings hard, adding a bit of richness to his tried-and-true Texas sound. Few artists in their twilight have lived up to, if not extended, their legacy like Willie Nelson has. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Willie, and his guitar, and his soul.......2006-11-25

Of all of Nelson's album covers, none has expressed the contents so perfectly as the cover of "It Always Will Be." Willie's strong, handsome profile, the hard-earned lines on his face, his hand's loving caress on his guitar--the softness and sharp edges and warm light and deep shadows. Nelson has released many albums that serve as landmarks of American music--Red-Headed Stranger tops a long list--but none feel quite as personal to me as this gem. I get a sense of a man who has much more living to do, but has taken time to look back down the road and give us a sense of where he's been. The joys and romps and fears, triumphs and troubles--the achingly beautiful title track bookended by the rascally Midnight Rider: yes, Willie has been a lot of places, has had a lot of fun and endured a bit of pain, but the masterful simplicity of the music and strength in his voice show that he's a man who's learned a thing or two about himself and the world, and has many miles yet to go.

5 out of 5 stars Willie at his best.......2006-11-10

I thought I'd heard it all but this album is the best. Each song is a gift, a glimpse into the soul of this amazing man. He speaks to loneliness, gratitude, commitment,contentment and self realization. One moment I'm moved to tears and the next moment I'm laughing aloud with Big Booty! If you're a Willie Nelson fan, this is a MUST have album...it doesn't get any better than this!

5 out of 5 stars Willie Does It Again.......2005-09-16

Willie Nelson and George Strait have one thing in common, musically speaking, everything they touch turns to gold. This album in no way is a departure from that statement. Honestly, what can one say about a Willie Nelson album that hasn't already been said. Great, Wonderful, Terrific, Classic, Masterpiece. The list goes on. This album will not dissappoint any fan of the man in pig tails.

4 out of 5 stars Review from the Synthesis.......2005-06-15

The latest Willie Nelson album is a mostly mellow affair comprised of original material, three duets and a couple choice covers. The Nelson-penned "Texas" expresses his love for the Lone Star State with a fitting Tex-Mex mix of country pedal steel moaning over a south-of-the-border beat while a guitar dances between the two influences. Things get jazzy on "Dreams Come True," a piano-based duet with Norah Jones. A harmonica adds character to an earnest cover of "Picture in a Frame" by Tom Waits, and Greg Allman's "Midnight Rider" finally gets things moving on a closing track that could have been written especially for Willie. Highly recommended for you and your horse.

- Connell Burton McDaniel
Synthesis.net

5 out of 5 stars Credit Well Earned.......2005-03-20

This review is written by a fellow from the suburbs and urban regions of New York City, not exactly a bastion of Country and Western music. But let me give credit where credit is due: "It Always Will Be" is a stunning album. I mostly remember Willie from his outlaw days with Waylon Jennings over twenty years ago and occasionally hear in the news that he is still active in Farm-Aid. I recently have become exposed to Americana Country music through a Texas radio station on the Web called KHYI and have found myself profoundly impressed by what I have heard. The schlock mass-market "country" of Shania Twain and the like is not the only country music out there, much to my great relief! KHYI has been playing several songs from this album since it came out at the end of 2004 centered around the very humorous "Big Booty" cut about a "large" girlfriend giving her "skinny" boyfriend the boot. It has sent my toes a tapping everytime I hear it. They also play a true new Willie classic on par with anything he has ever done in the form of the title cut "It Always Will Be". This slow ballad will raise goosebumps the size of golfballs on your skin listening to his lyrics, guitaring, and delivery. It doesn't get much better than this in any form of music. "I Didn't Come Here (And I Ain't Leavin')" is a heroic honky-tonk crowd pleaser while "Midnight Rider" does the same with more of a rock and roll pace with help from Toby Keith. There are also three duets on here with Paula Nelson, Norah Jones, and Lucinda Williams that are intimate, small setting lounge classics. Jazz and true country never sounded better. This CD runs 52 minutes long over 14 songs and there truly is not a single weak cut on it. Willie has put several exclamation points near the end of his long career with this album. It is not getting near as much airplay as it should due to Nashville's dislike for anything that does not originate with it's "good tastes", ie. Americana Texas based Country (and WESTERN!). Amazon has clips from all 14 cuts from this album above so, give a few listens if you are not sure. This truly is one of the best albums so far of the 21st Century.
Darling Diva
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    		Darling Diva
    Jeanette Macdonald
    Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00006RYI9
    Release Date: 2003-02-11

    Tracks:

    1. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
    2. Just A Little Love, A Little Kiss
    3. Summer Serenade
    4. We Will Always Be Sweethearts
    5. Annie Laurie
    6. Indian Love Call
    7. It Doesn't Cost You Anything To Dream
    8. Vilia
    9. Glory, Glory Hallelujah

    Album Description

    Jeanette MacDonald is so inextricably linked with Nelson Eddy that people forget what a great singer she was in her own right. So, we've put together a CD dedicated to her sterling solo vocal work, mostly taken from 1944 and 1945 "America Music Loves Best" broadcasts. By now, Jeanette's a big star, and her charisma and charm will come right through your stereo just like it did over the airwaves almost six decades ago! Includes "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," "Just a Little Love, a Little Kiss," "Summer Serenade," "We Will Always Be Sweethearts," "Annie Laurie," "Indian Love Call," "It Doesn't Cost You Anything to Dream," "Vilia" and "Glory, Glory Hallelujah." A Collectors' Choice Music exclusive!
    Dittersdorf: Arcifanfano, King of Fools
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Comic-Opera Treasure!
    • an obscure delight!
    		 Dittersdorf: Arcifanfano, King of Fools

    Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l
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    ASIN: B000003LIK
    Release Date: 1994-12-12

    Tracks:

    1. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Overture
    2. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Chorus - We've Traveled Far (Semplicina, Gloriosa, Garbata, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
    3. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Approach! What Is Your Name, Sir? (Furibondo)
    4. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - With A Sword That Is Sterner Than Moses (Furibondo)
    5. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Unhappy Oddling (Gloriosa)
    6. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - My Fair Skin, My Bare Chin (Gloriosa)
    7. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Was Ever There Insanity (Sordidone)
    8. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - Snugly Hidden Safe From Prying (Sordidone)
    9. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Madness Beyond All Measure (Malgoverno)
    10. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - When The Purse Is Clinking (Malgoverno)
    11. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - There, Like A Vapor (Semplicina)
    12. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - O Look So Woeful (Semplicina)
    13. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - Such As She Seems To Be Frigid (Garbata)
    14. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - Let's Sing, Let's All Be Jolly (Garbata)
    15. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Recitative - For All Types Of Confusion
    16. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act I: Aria - The Fierce One Lives Only For The Slaughter
    17. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - I Beg You To Stop (Malgoverna, Gloriosa, Garbata)
    18. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - We Praise The Sun For Beauty (Malgoverna)
    19. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Bumpkin, Coarse-grained (Gloriosa, Garbata)
    20. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - If You Will Love Me, I Will Love You (Garbata)
    21. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - No, They Cannot Persuade Me! (Gloriosa)
    22. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - Lovely Ladies, You Enjoying (Gloriosa)
    23. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Where's My Lover, Sweetheart (Sordidone)

    Tracks:

    1. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - Sordidone, Be A Bunny
    2. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Are You Hiding? (Sordidone, Garbata)
    3. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Duet - See Comely Phyllis Wander (Garbata, Sordidone)
    4. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Don't Come Near Me (Semplicina, Furibondo)
    5. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Aria - The High And Mighty Lion (Furibondo)
    6. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - Quiet At Last (Semplicina)
    7. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Duet - Semplicina, Do You Hear Me? (Semplicina)
    8. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Quartet - Ever More Bitter Shall Be My Raging (Gloriosa, Garbata, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
    9. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Recitative - What Now? What New Forms Of Madness? (Gloriosa, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
    10. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act II: Chorus - Long Live King Arcifanfano (Semplicina, Gloriosa, Garbata, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
    11. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - Earth, Our Dearest, Good And Nearest (Sordidone)
    12. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - That His Sowing Yield A Growing (Malgoverno)
    13. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - What Has The Fool Committed (Malgoverna, Gloriosa)
    14. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - Ask Of Beauty, She Will Answer (Gloriosa)
    15. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - Hop And Stop It! (Furibondo, Gloriosa)
    16. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - All Of This Planet, I Cry To Each Man (Furibondo)
    17. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - What's Unleashed These Dreadful Roars? (Garbata, Furibondo)
    18. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - I'm Simple And I'm Candid (Garbata)
    19. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - What Mischief And Load This Purse Is!
    20. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - Goddess Bright As Morning
    21. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - Mother Always Used To Tell Me (Sordidone, Semplicina)
    22. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - What A Lot I Need What I Need Lot's Of! (Sordidone)
    23. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - May He Not Come To Harm (Semplicina)
    24. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Aria - There's A Devil In A Ducat (Semplicina)
    25. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - Gather, O Subjects, About Us (Gloriosa, Garbata, Semplicina)
    26. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Duet - If You Marry Me (Semplicina)
    27. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Chorus - With Curiosity All Aflame (Semplicina, Gloriosa, Garbata, Sordidone, Malgoverno, Furibondo)
    28. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Recitative - Quiet, Please, We Implore You!
    29. Arcifanfano, King Of Fools: Act III: Chorus - The Wise And The Mad Have Got One Word For Their Dwelling

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Comic-Opera Treasure!.......2007-01-28

    Dittersdorf is a sort of working-man's Mozart; in fact, this opera sounds similar to some of Mozart's early operas. But Mozart sought to break the rules and to explore new musical ideas; Dittersdorf is not an innovator...yet he is no less a master! This performance, too, is a materpiece of refined (not always!) comedy; the arias include some extremely difficult vocal leaps and trills, yet the primary joy is the witty verse. W.H. Auden (no less!) ramrodded this translation to English. And Anna Russell, famed for her "Analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle" steals every scene she's in! Ad-libbing shamelessly, her introductory aria, all by itself, is worth more than the purchase price!

    5 out of 5 stars an obscure delight!.......2002-07-31

    Eleanor Steber's image on the cover of this set caught my eye while rummaging through the cut-out bins of San Francisco on a recent opera whirlwind. What a lost treasure this performance is - recorded "LIVE" in NYC 1965! All the principles shine, their energy ebullient. Don't hesitate, buy it and smile before it disappears.
    Love, Honor and Cherish: Music for Your Wedding
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Great CD - Received Damaged
    • Disappointing
    		 Love, Honor and Cherish: Music for Your Wedding

    Manufacturer: Compendia
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B00008ZZ60
    Release Date: 2003-04-22

    Tracks:

    1. Amazed - Trammell Starks
    2. Could Not Ask for More - Trammell Starks
    3. Truly Madly Deeply - Trammell Starks
    4. I Do, Cherish You - Trammell Starks
    5. When I Fall in Love - Spectrum
    6. Save the Best for Last - Spectrum
    7. I Will Always Love You - Spectrum
    8. Lost Without You - Allen & Allen
    9. May It Be - Taliesin Orchestra
    10. Cherish the Day - Spectrum
    11. You Mean the World to Me - Spectrum
    12. Forever in Love - Spectrum

    Tracks:

    1. Arioso
    2. Ave Maria
    3. Air for the "G" String - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    4. On Wings of Song
    5. Largo [Xerxes] - London Festival Orchestra
    6. Shubert's Ave Maria
    7. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
    8. Prelude in C Major
    9. Sheep May Safely Graze - Philip Brunelle,
    10. Pachulbul's Canon in D Major
    11. Trumpet Voluntary - Lyn Larsen
    12. Bridal March (Here Comes the Bride) [Lonengrin]
    13. Trumpet Tune in C Major - Carlo Curley
    14. Lord's Prayer
    15. O Perfect Love - Nancy Enslin & Deborah Benardot
    16. Rondeau (Masterpiecs Theatre Them) - Nancy Enslin & Deborah Benardot
    17. Wedding March [A Midsummer Night's Dream] - London Festival Orchestra
    18. Handel's Alla Hornpipe [Water Music Suite] - London Festival Orchestra
    19. Finale: Ode to Joy [Symphony No. 9 Choral]

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great CD - Received Damaged.......2007-06-27

    This CD was to be used for my May 19,2007 bride for her ceremony music.
    The CD arrived damaged and Amazon did not have anymore in stock.
    Thank God for an understanding bride.

    3 out of 5 stars Disappointing.......2004-10-31

    A mostly music compilation that sounds like a creative mixing genius put it together. Saddly, the wedding entrance march is sung in German (I think). Some of the music is a little "thin" instead of being "full bodied". The wedding exit march will put listeners to sleep. I wish listening samples had been available or I would have saved the money.
    Handel: Belshazzar
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • ISSUE RESOLVED ON THE EUPHRATES
    • Enjoiyable, but lacking, too.
    		 Handel: Belshazzar

    Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B0001ZWGHY
    Release Date: 2004-06-15

    Tracks:

    1. Overture
    2. Vain, Fluctuating State Of Human Empire!
    3. Thou, God Most High, And Thou Alone
    4. The Fate Of Babylon, I Fear, Is Nigh
    5. Lament Not Thus, Oh Queen, In Vain!
    6. Behold, By Persia's Hero Made
    7. Well May They Laugh/Oh Memory! Still Bitter To My Soul
    8. Opprest With Never-Ceasing Grief
    9. Dry Thoes Unavailing Tears
    10. Be Comforted: Safe Though The Tyrant Seem/Methought, As On The Bank Of Deep Euphrates
    11. Now, Tell Me, Gobrias
    12. Behold The Monstrous Human Beast
    13. Can You Then Think It Strange
    14. Great God! Who, Yet But Darkly Known
    15. My Friends, Be Confident
    16. All Empires Upon God Depend
    17. Oh Sacred Oracles Of Truth!
    18. Rejoyce, My Countrymen
    19. Sing, Oh Ye Heav'ns!

    Tracks:

    1. Let Festal Joy Triumphant Reign!
    2. For You, My Friends
    3. The Leafy Honours Of The Field
    4. It Is The Custom, I May Say, The Law
    5. Recall, Oh King! Thy Rash Command
    6. They Tell You True
    7. Oh Dearer Than My Life, Forebear!
    8. By Slow Degrees The Wrath Of God
    9. See, From His Post Euphrates Flies!
    10. You See, My Friends, A Path
    11. Amaz'd To Find The Foe So Near
    12. To Arms, To Arms! No More Delay!
    13. Ye Tutelar Gods Of Our Empire
    14. Let The Deep Bowl Thy Praise Confess
    15. Where Is The God Of Judah's Boasted Pow'r?
    16. Call All My Wise Men

    Tracks:

    1. A Singony (Allegro Postillions)
    2. Ye Sages! Welcome Always To Your King/Alas! Too Hard A Task The King Imposes
    3. Oh Misery! - Oh Terror! - Hopeless Grief!
    4. Oh King, Live For Ever!
    5. No! To Thyself Thy Trifles Be
    6. Yet, To Obey His Dread Command
    7. Oh Sentence To Severe!
    8. Oh God Of Truth! Oh Faithful Guide!
    9. You, Gobrias, Lead Directly To The Palace
    10. Oh Glorious Prince!
    11. Alternate Hopes And Fears
    12. Fain Would I Hope
    13. Can The Black Aethiop Change His Skin?
    14. My Hopes Revive
    15. Bel Boweth Down!
    16. I Thank, Thee, Sesach
    17. A Martial Symphony
    18. To Pow'e Immortal My First Thanks
    19. Be It Thy Care, Good Gobrias
    20. Great Victor, At Your Feet I Bow
    21. Say, Venerable Prophet
    22. Tell It Out Among The Heathen
    23. Yes, I Will Build Thy City
    24. I Will Magnify Thee

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars ISSUE RESOLVED ON THE EUPHRATES.......2005-06-19

    One question I might find among the more difficult in my life would be - which is my favourite Handel oratorio? I suspect that my answer would generally be 'the one I heard most recently', and that, as I write this, is Belshazzar. It is a magnificent thing, a heavenly thing. It has taken me longer than it should have to come to an appreciation of what makes Handel the phenomenon - as a genius, as an artist, as a craftsman - that he is, but I am comforted to reflect that no less a genius than Haydn, at the age of nearly 70 gaining a more thorough knowledge of Handel in performance, was driven to say that he felt a mere apprentice. In his sense of how to pace a dramatic narrative, in his instinct for how to use the human voice in song and above all in chorus, in the matchless flexibility and adroitness he displays at word-setting and in the audacity of his melodic and harmonic effects I can think of nobody who can approach Handel on his own terms.

    Belshazzar was not a great success at the box-office, although this may have had more to do with difficulties in the casting than because it was deemed insufficiently biblical for oratorio, which seems to have been the fate of Hercules. It seems to me to be perfectly well described as oratorio in other ways too, with (for one thing) the extensive use of the chorus that we find in, say, Samson but not in Hercules. The one passage that cries out for visual effects is of course the apparition of the moving finger itself. Even here the composer can go a long way with sheer power of suggestion, by the strange unaccompanied violin figure creeping upwards and the frightened brevity of the vocal numbers. Otherwise for me Belshazzar is as much an oratorio as Samson is. It has the same librettist too, the crusty and formidable Jennens, who had also collaborated with Handel on Saul and on Messiah itself. Jennens' full text is not provided, but I think if you read the synopsis first and then follow the work from the headlines to each number you will have no difficulty in catching the words, so clear is the enunciation by soloists and chorus alike. As usual, Handel was driven to make alterations to the score for practical reasons. He had been a little concerned about its length, roughly 2 hours and 50 minutes in this performance, but where he wishes to be expansive he gives us full measure - two arias in Act I scene 4 take well over 7 minutes each. The liner-essay (a good one, by Anthony Hicks) goes into the issue of the version of the score used here, and I personally have no problem with it.

    I have no faults to find with the performance in any way. Pinnock is an established specialist, the instruments are period instruments and vocal cadenzas at the end of the arias are kept minimal. Anthony Rolfe Johnson, James Bowman and David Wilson-Johnson are tried and trusted Handel singers and at their best here, and Nicolas Robertson and Richard Wistreich in the smaller parts are every bit as good. The part of Cyrus is a soprano part, taken by Catherine Robbin, and when I thought I heard just one touch of strain in `Destructive War' in the final scene she makes up for it instantly in her superb duet with Arleen Auger in the following number. Auger as Nitocris the mother of Belshazzar has the biggest part, and she covers herself with glory all the way through.

    The recording is perfect, and when I saw an aria entitled `Destructive War, thy limits know' near the end I felt a sharp sense of irony in the year 2005. Cyrus, Handel, Jennens, you should all have been living at this hour.

    3 out of 5 stars Enjoiyable, but lacking, too........2004-08-16

    This 3CD set of George Frederic Handel's (1685-1759) "Belshazzar", from Archiv Production, a division of Universal Music, is proof again that transfer from vinyl to tape to disc brings with it improvements in listening that make the purchase a worthwhile addition to anyone's listening library. Written in 1744, "Belshazzar" is an oratorio in the operatic style that is wonderful oratorio, but lacking the true depth one expects to hear in an opera. London opera audiences of Handel's day agreed, as both "Belshazzar" and Handel's other offering of the period in the same style, "Hercules", were not terribly successful. Instead of the scheduled 24 performances only 16 were given and Handel never offered a full season of oratorio again. The Libretto by Charles Jennens (1700-1773) is, as the production notes say, meant "not only to show the fall of Babylon but to show it as a fulfillment of divine prediction and to confirm the biblical testimony by reference to classical history." There's only one problem, as good a quality as the CDs are, it is not possible to follow the full libretto and the accompanying booklet includes no text, which is a shame. I think the listening experience would have been increased immeasurably if one was able to follow the text of what is being sung. Nonetheless the dramatic narrative is fluid and even, and the English Concert and Choir provide nice balance to the less full vocal passages, as in Disc 3s "Oh Glorious prince", cut 10. There is enough of this throughout to keep one's interest, but disappointing if what one expects is another ""Messiah".
    Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Cheryl Barker, PO, Yves Abel [in English]
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • A touching English Butterfly
    		 Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Cheryl Barker, PO, Yves Abel [in English]
    Giacomo Puccini , Yves Abel , Cheryl Barker , Paul Charles Clarke , and Simon Birchall
    Manufacturer: Chandos
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    ASIN: B00005QF3K
    Release Date: 2001-11-20

    Tracks:

    1. Act I: Introduction - Cheryl Barker
    2. Act I: 'So The Walls And The Ceiling...' - Ann Taylor/Stuart Kale
    3. Act I: 'I Think Your Honour's Smiling' - Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor/Stuart Kale
    4. Act I: 'It Can't Be Much Further Now!' - Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor
    5. Act I: The Whole World Over - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    6. Act I: 'Fate Can't Crush Him' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    7. Act I: 'Is The Bride Very Pretty?' - Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor
    8. Act I: 'True Love Or Fancy' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    9. Act I: 'See Them! They're Climbing The Summit Of The Hill!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
    10. Act I: 'We Are Honoured' - Cheryl Barker/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale
    11. Act I: 'The Imperial Commissioner' - Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker/Simon Birchall
    12. Act I: 'Oh, Indeed, My Friend, You're Lucky!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    13. Act I: 'Come, My Beloved' - Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker/Stuart Kale
    14. Act I: 'My Fate I Have To Follow' - Cheryl Barker
    15. Act I: 'Silence! Silence!' - Stuart Kale/Roland Wood/Cheryl Barker
    16. Act I: 'Congratulations' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich/Frances Brett/Clive Bayley/Stuart Kale
    17. Act I: 'Dearest, My Dearest, Weep No More' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    18. Act I: 'Evening Is Falling...' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    19. Act I: 'Child, From Whose Eyes The Witchery Is Shining' - Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker
    20. Act I: 'Ah, Love Me A Little' - Cheryl Barker/Ann Taylor
    21. Act II Part I: 'Izaghi Izanami' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    22. Act II Part I: 'One Fine Day' - Cheryl Barker

    Tracks:

    1. Act II Part I: 'Come, Let's Enter' - Stuart Kale/Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    2. Act II Part I: 'Yamadori, And Has your Unrequited Love Not Yet Released You? - Cheryl Barker/D'Arcy Bleiker/Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale
    3. Act II Part I: 'Now, At Last!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
    4. Act II Part I: 'Just Two Things I Could Do' - Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
    5. Act II Part I: 'This Child! This Child, Then!' - Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
    6. Act II Part I: 'Do You Know, My Darling' - Cheryl Barker
    7. Act II Part I: 'I Must Be Going' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    8. Act II Part I: 'Ah! Ah!' - Stuart Kale/Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    9. Act II Part I: 'Look, It's A Man-of-war!' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    10. Act II Part I: Flower Duet: 'Shake The Cherry Tree' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    11. Act II Part I: Humming Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
    12. Act II Part 2: Prelude - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    13. Act II Part 2: Daybreak Over Nagasaki - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    14. Act II Part 2: 'It's Morning' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    15. Act II Part 2: 'Who Is It?...' - Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    16. Act II Part 2: 'I Know For Such Misfortune There Is No Consolation' - Gregory Yurisich/Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor
    17. Act II Part 2: 'Farewell, Oh Happy Home!' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
    18. Act II Part 2: 'Then Will You Tell Her?' - Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
    19. Act II Part 2: 'Suzuki, Where Are You?' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    20. Act II Part 2: 'You, Suzuki, You're Always So Faithful' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
    21. Act II Part 2: 'Viper! I Want You To Answer' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby/Gregory Yurisich/Ann Taylor
    22. Act II Part 2: 'Your Little Fluttering Heart Is Beating' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
    23. Act II Part 2: 'Death With Honour Is Better Than Life With Dishonour' - Cheryl Barker

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    This performance, the only one available in English, is problematic. Best is Yves Abel's leadership of the orchestra, which sounds wonderful, imbuing Puccini's lush score with just the right exoticism and emphasis. But aside from Gregory Yurisch's fine Sharpless, the singers don't please. Paul Charles Clarke as Pinkerton is lacking stylistically and vocally, and as Butterfly, Cheryl Barker sounds under strain and never pretty. While she has the power and feeling for the big second-act climax (the sighting of the ship), she never for a moment sounds fragile or girlish, not even in the all-important early scenes. English or not, this set isn't in the running. Stick with Callas or Scotto in Italian, and follow the libretto. --Robert Levine

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars A touching English Butterfly.......2002-03-27

    Anyone familiar with Cheryl Barker's Butterfly will be interested in hearing this recording. I have heard her in the role twice - in Auckland and London - and her voice has filled out as the years have gone on. She hasn't a large italianate soprano; the sound is too slender somehow. Yet there is the paradox - it has great carrying power and a decent cutting edge to make itself heard above the orchestral climaxes. What really impresses is the sense of vulnerability and moral strength she imparts, making sense of the big moments of the secong act. The sound in Act one is gorgeous (and a super D flat in theentrance aria) and she differentiates impressively between the child-bride and the embittered woman of the two acts.

    She is surrounded by a mixed supporting cast. Jean Rigby is maternal, warm and affecting as Suzuki. Gregory Yurisich makes Sharpless' dilemma more understandable than usual, rather than being completely ineffectual. Paul Charles Clarke perhaps illustrates Pinkerton's arrogance with a degree of vocal swagger, but the sound is rough-hewn and unlovely save for some moments in the love duet. Stuart Kale's Goro is suitable ingratiating and oily.

    Abel's conducting is the other chief draw of this set. That he has experience of the score in the theatre means that his pacing is really superb, and the lush orchestration is given its due, the potent intermezzo during the overnight vigil sounding suitably ominous.

    This won't replace the classic Butterfly recordings, but in the absendce of any new ones recently, and for acceptable diction in an English version, it is certainly worth the (not very high) price. Recommended.
    Beggar's Opera / Polly
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • One stop on the road to immortality
    • Must Stop Ordering When Drinking - Or Maybe I Got Foxed
    		 Beggar's Opera / Polly
    Gay , and Austin
    Manufacturer: Symposium
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000799KV
    Release Date: 2003-03-25

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars One stop on the road to immortality.......2006-11-19

    This is a more than competent CD transfer of acoustic recordings of Sir Nigel Playfair's legendary 1920s revivals of The Beggar's Opera and its sequel Polly. Quite sufficiemt to show why the Beggar;s Opera production, meant to fill a few weeks' gap at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, ran for three years. And while Gay's sequel was like most sequels, not up to the original, this recording is the only source for the second-best ballad opera.

    1 out of 5 stars Must Stop Ordering When Drinking - Or Maybe I Got Foxed.......2006-09-02

    Right. Can't remember what state of sobriety I was in when I ordered this cd and I may have missed some key clues about its nature. But I was so excited to find anything claiming to relate to Gay's "Polly" (which otherwise seems to have completely disappeared after it was censored in the 18th century - even internet wise) that I bought this cd. Turns out it is a cd version of some music originally recorded in the early 1920's. It is moderately interesting even for someone who is not primarily interested in antigue recordings (aka "scratchy records") because the style may be closer to that of the original performance. (There is no reason to think that common tastes were better in the 18th century than in 1920.) It is certainly different than contemporaneous performances of BO.

    Don't mean to be sexist - which I am - but the duets, choreses and male performances seem to be less antigue than the soprano pieces. The broads are simply squeaky. Something to do with frequency loss in early recordings, I expect. On the other hand, the bass songs are equally abrasive and archaic.

    Even the notes about "Polly" in this cd are disappointing. No mention of the history of "Polly", no mention of the source for the music. Try googling for a link for Gay and Polly. If you find one, be sure to post - I would love to know.

    Unless you are an academic involved with some of the most obscure corners of the history of recorded music, I would forget this one. Instead, root for someone to find and record Gay's Polly. And buy a more modern interpretation of the Beggar's Opera. I have certainly heard antique recordings restored more vibrantly than this cd - but I would think that depends to a large extent on the quality of what you have to start with.

    The only reason I gave it 2 stars (for some reason, Amazon refuses to record my change from 1 to 2 stars; but that is computers for you) instead of 1 was because of I love the melodies of the songs so much. But I will also admit that it is possible that Gay have been lucky that Polly was suppressed - the melodies and lyrics are not nearly as good as BO. On the other hand, this cd is so antique that is an unfair basis for judgment, But what the H!
    Last Rose of Summer
    Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    • Last Rose of Summer-Deanna Durbin
    • Last Rose of Summer - flat and lifeless
    		 Last Rose of Summer
    Deanna Durbin
    Manufacturer: Memoir Records
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00006JKEJ
    Release Date: 2002-09-10

    Tracks:

    1. When April Sings
    2. It's Foolish But It's Fun
    3. My Own
    4. Kiss Me Again
    5. Perhaps
    6. Love At Last
    7. More And More
    8. Any Moment Now
    9. Can't Help Singing
    10. Amapola
    11. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
    12. Always
    13. Poor Butterfly
    14. It's Raining Sunbeams
    15. The Turntable Song
    16. You Wanna Keep Your Baby Looking Nice, Don't You?
    17. Something In The Wind
    18. It's Only Love
    19. Someone To Care For Me
    20. When The Roses Bloom Again
    21. Love Is All
    22. Loch Lomond
    23. Estrellita
    24. The Last Rose Of Summer

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Last Rose of Summer-Deanna Durbin.......2006-02-26

    You have sent an e-mail inviting me to give my opinion on this
    item.I am sorry I cannot go over 2 stars as unfortunately there
    is a defect on last track of the record, precisely on the song
    "The last Rose of Summer".Anyhow I intend to buy other Deanna
    Durbin's records as I enjoy very much her voice, but unfortunately the wallet is empty now.
    Thanks for all your help on trying to find "Shane: a Tribute to Victor Young"but no euccess. I will try to buy another item later.

    3 out of 5 stars Last Rose of Summer - flat and lifeless.......2004-09-16

    This is a good CD only because of Deanna Durbin, but it is not a good CD for the following:

    - It's stated right on the back of the jewel case that the source material used was "original 78 rpm records."
    - The music is so compressed that there is no-longer any dynamic range left. I imagine the producers did this to eliminate any surface noise from the source material. But sense the source material was records you need to expect some surface noise, and to try and eliminate all of the surface noise is not good. Because the music becomes so compressed it starts to sound flat with no dynamic range at all. I understand these recordings are mono and not stereo, but there should be some amount of dynamic range to the sound. These recordings sound flat and lifeless.

    Therefore, I do not recommend that you buy this CD look else where.
    When You Wish Upon A Star: A Salute To Walt Disney
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Mixed Bag
    • Huh?????
    • Lush orchestral arrangements of Disney and Sherman favorites
    		 When You Wish Upon A Star: A Salute To Walt Disney

    Manufacturer: Naxos
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    ASIN: B0000014BT
    Release Date: 1994-02-15

    Tracks:

    1. Batman
    2. What Kind Of A Fool Am I?
    3. You've Got A Friend
    4. Ja-Da
    5. Sacrifice
    6. We've Only Just Begun
    7. We Are The World
    8. Nature Boy
    9. La Vie En Rose
    10. All Or Nothing
    11. Instant And Sweet
    12. Escapade

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    2 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag.......2005-08-19

    The concept sounded good, but the end result is a rather big letdown. I am a big fan of Richard Hayman (former arranger for the Boston Pops) and expected this CD to be something special, but it's hit or miss. The Mary Poppins medley is beautiful while, on the other hand, the Snow White medley is awful. Apparently these medleys are NOT arranged by Richard Hayman, a master at his craft. I couldn't help but feel that some of these lousy arrangements would be better suited for a high school marching band. With uneven playing and several really horrible renditions of Disney medleys, I cannot recommend this CD. Anyone want to buy a used CD real cheap?

    3 out of 5 stars Huh?????.......2004-10-22

    I'd like to pint out that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is not a Disney Film! Other wise it was pretty good.

    5 out of 5 stars Lush orchestral arrangements of Disney and Sherman favorites.......2003-04-26

    Mr. Hayman was the arranger for the Boston Pops orchestra through the '60's, '70's, and '80's. Many of these arrangements are featured on the Boston Pops recording "Salute to Disney" with Arthur Fiedler. The arrangements are extensive medleys from several movies and shows. These are great arrangements and the orchestra is phenominal, making these wonderful songs perfect for singing along.
    Tales of the Flamenco Surfer
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Tales of the Flamenco Surfer
      Chris Brian Gussa
      Manufacturer: Roadcatz Records
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      ASIN: B000CAKTPY
      Release Date: 2005-10-11

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