Doppelganger

Doppelganger

ASIN: B000A2H9XO

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Melodic, uplifting vocals and harmonies, side-by-side with tortured, assaulting screams. Mathematically precise rhythms and complex fretwork, giving way to loose jam-inspired divergences. Pop-meets-punk-meets-metal-meets-rock in the unlikeliest of places: this is the musical crossroads where you'll find Washington State-based trio The Fall of Troy, skittering off defiantly in one direction after another, refusing to stick to any one established road. If it sounds like it all adds up to chaos, that's because it often does - but only in the same beautiful way as our own everyday experience. And with Doppelganger, their Equal Vision debut, that kind of musical experimentation and alternate perspective has enabled Thomas Erak (vocals/guitar), Tim Ward (bass/vocals), and Andrew Forsman (drums) to stand out right from the start. Given the chance to work on the new record with top producer Barrett Jones (Foo Fighters, The Melvins, Jawbox), the band jumped, and entered the studio in exactly the right mindset. "We didn't really go in there with a set sound in mind," says Forsman. "We just kind of figured it out on the spot. So the new album became more of a snapshot of us at the time than a posed picture." Which is fitting, considering that no two live experiences with The Fall of Troy are ever the same. Rather than plan out every aspect of their shows, the band leaves things open on stage, allowing for the music and the energy to take over. No one knows exactly when or how a song will change, or when the atmosphere will explode with electricity, until it actually happens. And while a record can't physically change from listen to listen, that sense of spontaneity remains a big part of what makes Doppelganger so powerful.

Doppelganger,The Fall of Troy,Equal Vision Records,Pop,Progressive Metal,Rock,Rock/Pop,Speed Metal,Thrash

Doppelgänger
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wheres the feel bro?

Hold On...It Gets Even Better

Haven't been impressed with a band like this in a long time

Great CD from a Very Promising Band.

Ewww

Doppelgänger
The Fall of Troy
Manufacturer: Equal Vision Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2H9XO
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

I Just Got This Symphony Goin
Act One, Scene One
F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X.
You Got A Death Wish, Johnny Truant?
Mouths Like Sidewinder Missles
The Hol[ ]y Tape
Laces Out, Dan!
We Better Learn To Hotwire A Uterus
Whacko Jacko Steals The Elephant Mans Bones
Tom Waits
Macaulay McCulkin

Album Description

Melodic, uplifting vocals and harmonies, side-by-side with tortured, assaulting screams. Mathematically precise rhythms and complex fretwork, giving way to loose jam-inspired divergences. Pop-meets-punk-meets-metal-meets-rock in the unlikeliest of places: this is the musical crossroads where you'll find Washington State-based trio The Fall of Troy, skittering off defiantly in one direction after another, refusing to stick to any one established road. If it sounds like it all adds up to chaos, that's because it often does - but only in the same beautiful way as our own everyday experience. And with Doppelganger, their Equal Vision debut, that kind of musical experimentation and alternate perspective has enabled Thomas Erak (vocals/guitar), Tim Ward (bass/vocals), and Andrew Forsman (drums) to stand out right from the start. Given the chance to work on the new record with top producer Barrett Jones (Foo Fighters, The Melvins, Jawbox), the band jumped, and entered the studio in exactly the right mindset. "We didn't really go in there with a set sound in mind," says Forsman. "We just kind of figured it out on the spot. So the new album became more of a snapshot of us at the time than a posed picture." Which is fitting, considering that no two live experiences with The Fall of Troy are ever the same. Rather than plan out every aspect of their shows, the band leaves things open on stage, allowing for the music and the energy to take over. No one knows exactly when or how a song will change, or when the atmosphere will explode with electricity, until it actually happens. And while a record can't physically change from listen to listen, that sense of spontaneity remains a big part of what makes Doppelganger so powerful.

Customer Reviews:

wheres the feel bro?.......2007-01-07

God I hate screamo. This music ain't got no heart. Show me the passion and quit the pissin' folks.

Hold On...It Gets Even Better.......2006-11-20

This is by far my favorite band, but it is also not the only thing I listen to. When I first heard this band (FCPREMIX) I didn't like it at all, but after listening to that ten times I was instantly (sort of) obsessed with the band. I would suggest listening to the songs in a certain order, gradually let yourself into the screaming.
FCPREMIX->
"You got a Deathwish Johnny Truant?"->
Act One, Scene One->
Whacko Jacko->
Then you're pretty much into it enough to not be shocked.

Haven't been impressed with a band like this in a long time.......2006-07-21

Ok, I'm old compared to the average Fall of Troy demographic. And back in my teens I listened to a lot of Yes. Yes had complex guitar work and jarring melody breaking riffs which no other prog band really went toward. Until now.

Most TFOT listeners aren't going to be well versed in Yes, but I have a feeling that TFOT is. The precise, ornate, and complex work on this album is amazing.

Plus, I dig the screamo.

Great CD from a Very Promising Band........2006-07-02

This CD is a very complex piece of work. It's definitely got footing in prog/experimental rock, but it also has flourishses in emo/hardcore (thankfully not too much), pop hooks, and some 80's hair metal. It's amazing how even though it's the same thing each time you listen to it, it has such an amazing energy that never really leaves, you'll keep noticing little nuances that are great. The band itself is amazing. Thomas Erak (Vox/Guitar) is sheer brilliance, definitely one of the most talented guitarists I have ever heard, especially considering that he is not only doing some serious guitar work, but singing at the same time. The bass is exceptional as well, with alot of nice chords that really bring out the percussion from the drummer, who is also very talented. It's a little disappointing, though, that these guys are being fairly overlooked by the public. I don't know what's up, but these guys definitely deserve some serious attention, definitely more than any of those hardcore/emo/metalcore bands such as underoath, who merely feign emotion, while these guys are true brilliant, blistering, beautiful emotion. A must have for any music fan who is looking for new talent.

Ewww.......2006-06-27

I first heard fall of troy while a few friends were listening to them. I will admit they do have an amazing guitarist, but he should stick to that. He is a decent singer at best(anyone that knows anything about actual singing knows that), and he is just an awful screamer. Listen to a band like underoath if you want talent in that area. Still though there leadman is without a doubt a very talented musician(not singer), if it were just him the band would survive. I could actually stand everyone but the drummer who is just AWFUL. He is Sooooo repetitive i honestly dont know how any of you can stand it. So basically if you want to hear insanely hard guitar riffs than pick this CD up....If you want a band that has more than one actual musician in it pick something else up.

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Long before Garbage and Rob Zombie, Curve was rocking the house
Sounds like Garbage? Er, maybe the other way around.
a long-forgotten gem
Could have been great
Truly Unique

Doppelgänger
Curve
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DR75
Release Date: 1992-06-29

Tracks:

Already Yours
Horror Head
Wish You Dead
Doppelganger
Lillies Dying
Ice That Melts The Tips
Split Into Fractions
Think & Act
Fait Accompli
Sandpit
Clipped

Customer Reviews:

Long before Garbage and Rob Zombie, Curve was rocking the house.......2007-01-02

I can't believe it's been almost 15 years since I purchased this CD, as well as saw Curve at Metro in Chicago. I listened to it again the other day, and it still sounds great. Toni's seductively dark but wonderfully powerful voice, accompanied by great guitars and excellent mixes. There are so many good songs on this CD, but for me "Lillies Dying, and Horror Head" stand out. They borrowed from My Bloody Valentine, but influenced many more, Garbage and Rob Zombie to say the least.

Sounds like Garbage? Er, maybe the other way around........2006-12-23

See where Garbage got their sound from. Good album but Cuckoo and Pubic Fruit are my faves by Curve

a long-forgotten gem.......2006-08-15

a precurser to garbage? a post-'loveless' epic? a goth-tinted shoegazer album? 'doppleganger' was all these things and more. my first experience with curve happened on 120 minutes in 1992. i saw the video for 'horror head' and instantly fell in love with toni halliday (what guy who saw that video didn't?). on the strength of that song alone i bought the album. it was one of the better purchases i made when i was getting my budding cd collection off the ground.

at the time i wasn't familiar with my bloody valentine, slowdive, ride and the like, but it didn't matter. it was unlike anything i'd heard up to that point in my life. like most shoegazer bands (though curve isn't really a shoegazer band at all), 'doppleganger' was all about sound and texture. toni voice is often buried in the music, serving more as an additional instrument than a vocal. while this is off-putting to some, the results are often exhilirating. 'horror head' is by far the most accessibe song on the album. toni's vocals, as usual, are icily melodic yet disturbingly detached. she doesn't so much sing as she emotes. while the melodies sound great, there's an undeniable darkness under the surface. much of that credit goes to dean garcia who, among other things, is an exceptional bass player (sometimes i listen to 'doppleganger' solely for the basslines--always unique, always inventive). he's a studio whizz, but also understands that studio trickery can't make a great song. the songs have to be there, and dean's got 'em in spades. and curve didn't insist on living solely in minor-chord land, a move that made curve as much a pop band as a techo/goth/shoegazer/rock band. another whipsmart move from a whipsmart band.

additional standouts (in my opinion) to the outstanding 'horror head' include 'wish you dead,' 'doppleganger,' 'lillies dying,' 'ice that melts the tips,' and 'sandpit.' ah, shoot, the whole album's a standout.

it's true that garbage took more than a few queues from toni halliday and dean garcia. and were there any justic in the world curve would have received just as much attention as garbage did. however, we live in an inperfect and unjust world and since curve split back in 2001, it's doubtful they will ever receive their full due. 'horror head' easily makes an entry in my top ten favorite songs of all-time. it certainly won't appeal to everyone, to be sure, but for hardcore music afficionades, 'doppleganger' exhibits music's vast and infinite possibilities when the majority of today's musicians continually recycle and retread long-tired ideas.

and toni is hot. mercy.

Could have been great.......2006-08-07

After a couple of really great singles, the album was slightly a let-down. Indeed where those singles had been completely ground-breaking the rest is simply not that strong. OK I still like Curve but the album was not the classic it could have been based on these singles alone. Their sound and concept has been quite copied though.

Truly Unique.......2006-03-17

Unlike anything done before or since.

Imagine, if you will, Pretty Hate Machine, on happy pills, sped up a bit, with a truly massive and very harmonic sonic landscape (i.e. lots of sounds filling up your ears), and the angellic, yet edgy voice of Toni Halliday. Someone else has called it "techno". Not far off. Rock? Could be. Indie? Showgazer? Alternative? Yes. And no. All of these, and more.

I've had this for 13 years, and it's been a favourite the whole time. Just buy it. Buy it now. You will love it.

And if you can, get the single of Fait Accompli. They remixed it for the single and it is, improbably, better than the album version.

Franz Liszt: Schubert Song Transcriptions

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Liszt - Schubert enhanced
Relaxing
Sweet

Franz Liszt: Schubert Song Transcriptions

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000014CW
Release Date: 2000-10-05

Tracks:

12 Lieder, G-S558, No. 2 - R243, No.2: Auf dem Wasser zu singen
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Schwanengesang, G-S560 No. 8 - R245, No. 8: Ihr Bild
Schwanengesang, G-S560 No. 7 - R245, No. 7: Stchen
12 Lieder, G-S558, No. 9 - R243, No. 9: Stchen (Shakespeare) (Horch, horch, die Lerch)
12 Lieder, G-S558, No. 1 - R243, No. 1: Sei mir gegr
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12 Lieder, G-S558, No. 7 - R243, No. 7: Frsglaube
12 Lieder, G-S558, No. 3 - R243, No. 3: Du bist die Ruh
Schwanengesang, G-S560, No. 12 - R245, No. 12: Der Doppelger
12 Lieder, G-S558, No. 8 - R243, No. 8: Gretchen am Spinnrade
12 Lieder, G-S558, No. 8 - R243, No. 8: Der Wanderer
Schwanengesang, G-S560, No. 3 - R245, No. 3: Aufenthalt

Customer Reviews:

Liszt - Schubert enhanced.......2006-06-30

In Volume 5 of the Naxos Complete Piano Music of Liszt, we take a different turn after the 'Harmonies Poetiques et Relgieuses' in the previous two volumes. Here, a somewhat obscure pianist, Oxana Yablonskaya plays some choice works from Liszt's large set of Schubert transcriptions. Not being familiar with too many other interpretations (my only comparison is Leslie Howard) I have to say Oxana does a fine job of playing Liszt-Schubert. Her graceful technique and feeling goes a long way with these particular pieces.

The highlights are numerous. The first piece "Auf dem Wasser zu singen" is pleasant and stimulating. "Der Muller und der Bach" is just lovely and one of the best here. What most may be familiar with is the "Standchen from Schwanengesang" which is bewitching, haunting and tantalizing. The "Der Doppelganger" is a somber and pensive work. It's one of my favorites and was also a favorite of Liszt's. "Gretchen" and "Der Wanderer" are true achievements of Schubert transcription and display Liszt's genius. In truth, all of these works can be enjoyed.

What the reader of my review might not know about the CD is the amazing content of the CD booklet which, in this case, aids the appreciation of the music. The note-writer actually details the story behind each piece, which, in my opinion, helps to make the music more personal and significant. The often romantic and forlorn stories that Schubert wrote music to is somewhat warm and invigorating to know. It's humorous to think of the War of the Romantics: Brahms and Schumann vs Liszt and Wagner or aka "Absolute music vs Programme music." Schubert, a classical-romantic composer who wrote Symphonies and String Quartets with no programme at all can also match music to literal plots or themes, and prooves that both absolute and programme music are valid and worthy composing styles.

As a slight warning to those unfamiliar with the works of Schubert or these pieces in particular, you may find that some (only a handful out of 14) are drab or unmemorable. But my philosophy with classical music has been that only on multiple hearings can you even say you like a piece. If I hear something the first time and am asked if I like it I honestly can't answer. However, 3-10 hearings will establish the truth and so I suggest to the listener to give some of the seemingly flat or tame pieces a second and third chance.

Bottom line: Liszt's Schubert transcriptions are an overlooked mine of jewels and Oxana's interpretations at the Naxos budget price should not be missed for any Lisztian or Schubertian.

Relaxing.......2000-06-15

I usually search out Oxana Yablonskaya's recordings because of her great Beethoven In Sync recordings years ago. While this recording is not in the same league as those recordings, it is nontheless very good. I normally listen to this recording at work where I find it relaxing and other visitors to my office have commented the same. Personally, I think Oxana Yablonskaya should smile more - you know, it should come out more in the music.

Sweet.......1999-12-14

It's not too hard to find a CD contains some Liszt's piano transcriprions of Schubert's lieder now---we got Kissin's few excellent interpretation, as well as Howard's complete 9-CD tome. But It's hard to find one full of famous songs, with different moods and sweet playing. And here it is. This CD contains 14 most famous lieder of Schubert. Yablonskaya's playing maybe not as deep as Kissin in some lieder (as Auf Wasser zu singen), and not as technic sparkling as Howard, But this is indeed a whole-heartedly performance.I am deeply moved by "Sei mir gegrusst". There is no denying Yablonskaya is a Schubertian.

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Doppelganger
Kid Creole & the Coconuts
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FDFRSM
Release Date: 2006-06-13

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Underachiever
If You Wanna Be Happy
Distractions
Survivors
Call Me The Entertainer
There's Something Wrong In Paradise
It's A Wonderful Life
Bongo Eddie's Lament
Broadway Rhythm
Back In the Field Again
The Seven Year Itch

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Kid Creole is actually August Darnell Browder, who used to be in Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. In the early 1980's he formed The Coconuts with his wife, Adriana "Addy" Kaegi and Andy "Coati Mundi" Hernandez. They have maintained a loyal fan following for a couple of decades. Wounded Bird proudly presents three of their best albums for the first time anywhere on CD. "Doppelganger" originally came out in 1982.

Marian Anderson Rare and Unpublished Recordings, 1936 - 1952

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Marian Anderson - an outstanding collection

Marian Anderson Rare and Unpublished Recordings, 1936 - 1952

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ASIN: B00000C2C7
Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

Se Florindo E Fedele
Begrussung
Die Flote Weich Gefuhl
Die Forelle
Der Doppelganger
Wohin?
Der Jungling Und Der Tod
Der Erlkonig
Denn Es Gehet Dem Menschen
Ich Wandte Mich Und Sahe
O Tod, Wie Bitter Bist Du
Wenn Ich Mit Menschen
Befreit
Im Feld Ein Madchen Singt
Var Det En Drom?
When I Am Laid In Earth
O Men From The Fields
When Night Descends (In The Silence Of Night)
Elegie
Let Us Break Bread Together
My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord
Trampin'
Sinner, Please Doan Let Dis Harves' Pass
Honor, Honor
The Cuckoo
Will O' The Wisp

Amazon.com

The rich-toned, musically elegant, always dignified contralto Marian Anderson (1897-1993) is probably best known as the first African-American to sing at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, but by the time she did (in the mid '50s), her once burnished, glorious voice was no longer at its best. Years before, when she was not permitted to sing in the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall (or any other hall in the U.S. capital), she gave a concert in the open air, in front of the Lincoln Memorial, which was attended by press, dignitaries, and a crowd of more than 75,000. Much of her late work is well known--arias from Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, spirituals, and the like--but this CD also allows us to hear the voice when it was young--in the 1930s and '40s. One can almost hear Schubert's trout ("Die Forelle") dancing around in the water, and an aria by Scarlatti shows Anderson's coloratura abilities--the big voice could be scaled down to intimate, chamberlike proportions. She brings her intelligence and textual insights to other songs by Schubert and Brahms as well. This is a marvelous collection and a fine tribute to an American original. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Marian Anderson - an outstanding collection.......2003-05-03

This CD with recordings of Marian Anderson between 1936 and 1952, should be heavily promoted. The CD gives listeners a fantastic opportunity to hear the singer in a variety of song styles and languages. I heard her sing live, once, in the 1960's and was stunned then by her vocal skills and musicality. This is the first record or CD which truly reflects her amazing talent.

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One of the very best Schwanengesang recordings--bye bye, F-D
Masterfully Sung

Schubert: Schwanengesang / Terfel
Franz Schubert , Bryn Terfel , and Malcolm Martineau
Manufacturer: Marquis Music
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Release Date: 2000-05-16

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Love's Message
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Spring Longing
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Pigeon Post

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Having burst upon the music scene like a force of nature, Bryn Terfel has experienced an ascent to fame that is truly meteoric--and no wonder. His voice is like dark, warm velvet, incomparably beautiful, effortlessly produced, flawlessly controlled; it can float with tender delicacy and build up to climaxes of earth-shaking power. Its range of color and inflection is unlimited. Though he recorded Schwanengesang while still in his 20s, there is no doubt of Terfel's empathetic feeling for these somber, dark, often bleak, despairing songs, written toward the end of Schubert's life in failing health and desperate circumstances. Terfel's way with them is deeply, intensely expressive, but sometimes rather overstated. He favors slow tempos and lavishes meticulous attention on both textual and musical details, including a lot of "word painting," which, though his diction is exemplary, betrays a learned rather than a native relationship to the language. His tonal inflections are more indigenous to opera than song, so listeners accustomed to the German school of lieder singing may miss the directness and simplicity of, for example, Wolfgang Holzmair's recording. The latter's performance is also deeply expressive and moving, but more of the cycle seems flowing and inward, letting the music speak for itself and the poems--especially the inferior ones--take care of themselves. Terfel's customary pianist (Malcolm Martineau) is a splendid collaborator, sensitive to every nuance and wonderful in his solos. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

One of the very best Schwanengesang recordings--bye bye, F-D.......2006-01-03

I am not an ardent fan of Fischer-Dieskau, but all his considerable abilities were lavished on Schwanengesang. I kept his early EMI recording as a standard for years, but now we have three excellent alternatives--Bo Skovhus on Sony, Thomas Quasthoff on DG, and this early Terfel recording on an obscure Welsh label, Sain. Of the three, Terfel is the powerhouse. His huge dramatic baritone is unleashed in many songs--for heroism and sheer vocal thrills he has no match. But this giant can also walk on air and tenderly break your heart.

Still in his twenties when he made this CD in 1992, Terfel was three years past his win at the Cardiff Singer of the World competition--a wonderfully hyprebolic title for a hyperbolic singer. Everything here is totally heart-on-sleeve, and Terfel's passions spill over the boundaries of the lied. No matter. His musical instincts are completely natural and unforced, just the thing Schubert requires. Happily, the recent wobble in his voice and his tendency to self-parodied histrionics are nowhere in sight. Malcolm Martineau gives a world-class accompaniment, far beyond Gerald Moore for F-D.

All in all, if you have been looking for a great lieder singer with a ravishing voice, something F-D never had, this CD stands high on the list.

Masterfully Sung.......2000-06-20

Terfel displays an understanding of Schubert that transcends most of the mediocre attempts that have preceeded. I highly recommend this C.D., it is a fresh, albeit different, look at this well-known cycle.

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Marian Anderson 1897 - 1993

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Marian Anderson Rare and Unpublished Recordings, 1936 - 1952
Marian Anderson
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

ASIN: B00000DFWG
Release Date: 2001-09-04

Tracks:

Ch'io Mai Vi Possa Lascair D'amare
Komm, Susser Tod
Dignare, Domine('Dettingen' Te Deum, No. 17)
'Siciliana'(L'Allegro, Il Penseroso Ed Il Moderato, No. 19)
Se Florinda E Fedele(From La Donna's Ancora E Fedele)
Der Jungling Und De Tod - Marian Anderson/Franz Rupp
Der Doppelganger - Marian Anderson/Franz Rupp
Die Forelle
Wohin? - Marian Anderson/Franz Rupp
Der Tod Und Das Madchen - Marian Anderson/Franz Rupp
Ave Maria
Aufenthalt
Stille Tranen - Marian Anderson/Franz Rupp
Der Nussbaum
Die Mainacht
Die Schnuer, Die Perl An Perl - Marian Anderson/Franz Rupp
When The Night Descends - Marian Anderson/Franz Rupp/William Primrose
Sav, Sav, Susa
Flickan Kom Ifran Sin Alsklings Mote
Come Away, Death
Aus Banger Brust
Langsamt Som Kvallskyn
Laksin Mina Keysayona Kaymaan
Tuka, Tuka Lampaitani

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Another Generation Found
Bomb Squadron
Manufacturer: Doppelganger
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009HLBS4
Release Date: 2005-06-21

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Blow Em Up
Police
Trendy Fuck Up
If I'm Gonna Die
Wars No Fun
Chaos and Disorder
Religion Is a Fraud
I'm So Bored
Betrayed
Rotten Punks
They'll Try and Stop Us
Fuck Your Idols
Lucky to Be Alive
Flick and Duckys
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Bo Skovhus - Schwanengesang & Schubert's Last Songs

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Out of print, little known, but first rate
There is life after Dietrich Fischer Diskau
A magical performance of late Schubert lieder.

Bo Skovhus - Schwanengesang & Schubert's Last Songs
Franz Schubert , Helmut Deutsch , and Bo Skovhus
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002AY1
Release Date: 1995-06-27

Tracks:

Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Sehnsucht D 879
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Am Fenster D 878
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Die Taubenpost D 965 A
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Wiegenlied D 867
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Bei dir allein D 866 Nr 2
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Der Atlas D 957 Nr 8
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Ihr Bild D 957 Nr 9
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Das Fischermadchen D 957 Nr 10
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Die Stadt D 957 Nr 11
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Am Meer D 957 Nr 12
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Der Doppelganger D 957 Nr 13
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Liebesbotschaft D 957 Nr 1
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Kriegers Ahnung D 957 Nr 2
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Fruhlingssehnsucht D 957 Nr 3
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Stangchen D 957 Nr 4
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Aufenthalt D 957 Nr 5
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: In der Ferne D 957 Nr 6
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Herbst D 945
Schwanengesang und Funf Lieder: Abschied D 957 Nr 7

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Out of print, little known, but first rate.......2005-11-27

Sony seems to have abandoned the Swedish baritone Boje Skovhus, who was positioned as their hot young lieder singer ten years ago (this CD is from 1994). He made an excellent CD of Wolf Morkie Lieder, a Schone Mullerin to tank with the best, and this unusual recital. It's unusual because Skovhus has taken Schubert's last song colleciton, Schwanengesang, and reassembled it with other, even later songs from 1828.

It's often pointed out that Schubert's publisher came up with the cognomen "Swan Song" after the composer died suddenly, implying a song cycle where none existed. In fact, Schubert had grouped thirteen songs together in manuscript. Seven are set to poems by Relstaub, six by Heine, and to them the publisher added a final song by Seidl. In that sequence every other Schwanengesang that I know of is performed.

Skovhus has had the novel and very successful idea of giving us more settings from Seidl (two of them composed after Schwanengesang), which as a group begin the recital. These are the simplest and most cheerful selections, which are then followed by the darkest, the Heine group, ending up with the Relstaub, which birng us back into the sunlight. Thus the very last song is a frewell ("Abschied") symbolically delivered by the composer to his audience.

Skovhus deserved his early renown. He sings these songs expertly, with even, warm, lyrical tone (no barking a la Fischer-Dieskau) and heartfelt emotion. The balance between vocal control and outgoing personality is quite admirable.

Overall, despite the fact that Skovhus can't quite reach deep enough for the harrowing tragedy of Heine, I prefer him over Mathias Goerne and Ian Bostridge, to name two lieder singers of greater reputation than Skovhus, who primarily makes his career on the European opera stage. Helmut Deutsch is the excellent accompanist, one of the best of the current crop. Five stars even though you will have to find this out-of-print CD on the used market.

There is life after Dietrich Fischer Diskau.......2002-05-22

This is an excellent disc. Bo skovhus has a beautiful and warm voice, and his "almost" perfect pronounciation makes it warmer.
He is justly considered one of the best young lider interpretators. The association with Helmut Deutsch is perfect. On the one hand, he really paces in Fischer-Diskatu footsteps, but on the other hand, he is much warmer and more human in his approach. Those who appreciate his musical work can be but happy to have this beautiful disc in their collection. When listening to his "Standchen" one could only hope that he seranades for him. I admit, that I await expectantly that he records the "Winterreise" as well.

A magical performance of late Schubert lieder........2002-03-23

This performance of some of the most beautiful and difficult lieder ever written is truly wonderful. Skovhus and Deutsch work together with a totally integrated, insouciant mastery. Their interpretation of Heine's poem "Am Meer" is worth the price of the CD, by itself - it will tear out your heart. One of the great lieder recordings of all time.

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Manufacturer: Naive
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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