Let My Children Hear Music

Let My Children Hear Music

ASIN: B00000287S

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Ambitious is perhaps the best way to sum up this 1971 large-ensemble recording. It hearkens back to Black Saint and the Sinner Lady in some important respects--chiefly the sense of vertical sprawl in the tunes, the sheer presence of so many instruments doing so much at the same time. It also importantly pointed to the omnipresence of Duke Ellington as an orchestral influence. Mingus scores the baritone sax the way Ellington had done, as part rhythm, part road marker, and part stir stick for the swirls of energy generated on tracks like "Hobo Ho." The sessions for Let My Children remain blurred as far as detail goes, but it's clear that James Moody and Bobby Jones do spectacular jobs soloing amid a dense crowd of ensemble movements and passages. And the version of "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife" is so heartfelt and moving that you almost miss the monumental complexity of the piece. --Andrew Bartlett

Tracks:

Love Divine All Loves Excelling - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Father Hear the Prayer We Offer - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Now Thank We All Our God - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Stars of the Morning So Gloriously Bright - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
God Save the Queen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Day of Resurrection - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
O Come All Ye Faithful - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
Awake My Soul and With the Sun - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Thine Arm O Lord in Days of Old - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
All People That on Earth Do Dwell - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Good Christian Men Rejoice and Sing - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
There Is a Green Hill - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
Lord of Beauty - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Rejoice Today With One Accord - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
New Every Morning - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
O God Our Help in Ages Past - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral

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Morning Has Broken - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Happy Are They - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
In Christ There Is No East or West - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Silent Night - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Be Thou My Guardian - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Ye Servants of the Lord - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
To Thee O Lord Our Hearts We Raise - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Behold the Great Creator Makes - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Rejoice the Lord Is King - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
Creator of the Stars of Night - Ely Cathedral Choir
He Comes With Clouds Descending - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Ely Cathedral Choir
Alleluya Alleyluya Alleyluya - Ely Cathedral Choir
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made - Ely Cathedral Choir
How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord Thy Word Abideth - Ely Cathedral Choir
Jesus Lord We Look to Thee - Ely Cathedral Choir
O Lord Our God Arise - Ely Cathedral Choir
Lord of All Hopefulness - Ely Cathedral Choir

Tracks:

Soldiers of Christ Arise - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Lift Up Your Hearts - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Maker of the Sun - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
O King Most High - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
O Praise Our Great and Glorious Lord - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
We Love the Place O God - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Give Rest O Christ - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Thou in All Thy Might So Far - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O God Thy Soldiers' Crown and Guard - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Strife Is O'er the Battle Done - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Christ Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Jesus Shall Reign - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
God of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
O Jesu Saviour of Mankind - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
Immortal Invisible God Only Wise - Choir Of Truro Cathedral

Tracks:

Ride on Ride on in Majesty - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
All Glory Laud and Honour - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Come Rejoicing - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Magnificat: The Great Advent Antiphons - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Come, Christ's Beloved - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Children of the Hebrews (Palm Procession) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Veneration of the Cross/The Reproaches (Veneratum and Reproaches) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
Once in Royal David's City - Choir Of Keble College
God Be in My Head - Choir Of Keble College
O Thou Who Camest from Above - Choir Of Keble College
Judge Eternal Throned in Splendour - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Thy Hand O God Has Guided - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Locus Iste - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Praise My Soul the King of Heaven - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Tracks:

Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus! - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
O Heavenly Word of God on High - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - The Choir of York Minister
First Nowell - The Choir of York Minister
Abide with Me - The Choir of York Minister
Breathe on Me Breath of God - Choir Of Keble College
Rock of Ages - Choir Of Keble College
On This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Keble College
Jesu Sweet and Mary - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O Quam Gloriosum - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Ye Holy Angels Bright - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
O for a Closer Walk With God - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Prayer of St Patrick - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Lord's Prayer - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Blessed Be the God and Father - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times) - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel

Album Description

Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

The picture.......2006-12-11

I haven't purchased the CD but the picture of the inside of a church on the cover is not of a British church, like one would assume since it says its a recording of British choirs. This picture is of Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Just thought i'd let you know. I'll be honest; I'm one to judge things by it's cover and if the company took such care to choose a 'British' church for their British choir CD, I'm willing to bet the music is equally well selected... I'm being sarcastic. But I gave the product 5 stars because I didn't want to hurt its ratings just because i'm cynical. But check out the church if you're ever in Montreal, it's truly beautiful... here I'm not being sarcastic.

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Third Time Would Be The Charm
Wasted on the way!
Excellent late Mingus
LEGENDARY MINGUS MASTERWORK!! (ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL RECORDING!)
Astonishing...

Let My Children Hear Music
Charles Mingus
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ASIN: B00000287S
Release Date: 1992-04-21

Tracks:

The Shoes Of The Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers
Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too
Taurus In The Arena Of Life
Hobo Ho
The Chill Of Death
The I Of Hurricane Sue

Amazon.com essential recording

Ambitious is perhaps the best way to sum up this 1971 large-ensemble recording. It hearkens back to Black Saint and the Sinner Lady in some important respects--chiefly the sense of vertical sprawl in the tunes, the sheer presence of so many instruments doing so much at the same time. It also importantly pointed to the omnipresence of Duke Ellington as an orchestral influence. Mingus scores the baritone sax the way Ellington had done, as part rhythm, part road marker, and part stir stick for the swirls of energy generated on tracks like "Hobo Ho." The sessions for Let My Children remain blurred as far as detail goes, but it's clear that James Moody and Bobby Jones do spectacular jobs soloing amid a dense crowd of ensemble movements and passages. And the version of "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife" is so heartfelt and moving that you almost miss the monumental complexity of the piece. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Third Time Would Be The Charm.......2007-04-04

There's a rumor going around that, starting very soon, Columbia/Sony and music re-release giant Legacy will discontinue their prodigious line of CD reissues and shutter themselves up completely to fully focus all of their considerable energies on the development and wi-fi distribution of the brand new Miles Davis Complete Cochlear Implant Chip. ;)

Before something crazy like that actually *does* happen, wouldn't it be great if Columbia/Legacy gave the royal treatment to just a few more deserving titles like this classic by Charles Mingus from 1971. Belden could straighten out the confusing personnel list once and for all, and we would no longer have to decode the very questionable messes now posted elsewhere; Tingen could identify every single one of Teo Macero's original edit points and describe with great detail the attributes of each clip left on the floor; and, perhaps most importantly, Charles Mingus' very own monumental essay "What Is A Jazz Composer?" could be reprinted in its ENTIRETY, unlike the present title which offers only brief excerpts. Right now, the only other way to read the entire essay is to obtain the indispensable book "Charles Mingus: More Than A Fake Book" (Jazz Workshop/Hal Leonard Pubs.), which comes *highly* recommended on its own terms. Or you might find the entire text posted on a site somewhere, which is *exactly* the sort of thing that rightfully pisses off people like Mingus' widow and prime-mover Sue Mingus.

But back to the wonderful things that Columbia/Legacy does and could do: They could investigate the existence of additional material from these same sessions, even rumors of additional material, like the strange appearance on the Jazz Discography Project's Mingus page of an extra song from the album called "Quand L'Amour Vient" ("When Love Comes", maybe?). What's up with that, JDP? And of course, we could have a very learned discussion about the true extent to which Mingus himself was or was not actually involved in the preparations and rehearsals and recordings for these sessions. Without trying to take anything away from the man's formidable musical prowess (and it must be stated that Mingus' importance as an American *composer*, and not just of jazz music but of *any* American music, is right there on a par with not only Duke Ellington but also with Aaron Copland and Charles Ives), the masterwork that is "Let My Children Hear Music" seems largely crafted by those who were behind the batons - the arrangers, the orchestrators, and the conductors, few of whom were Mingus himself. And so if any of those people whose contributions were so major are still around today, someone from C/L could talk with them about these sessions, and, and..! Oh heck, why don't I stop beating around the bush - they could hire *ME* to do it!!! "No more coffee for you, mister."

(switch to more appropriate reverential tone)

"Let My Children Hear Music" is an amazing album on so many levels - as a comeback for the man after nearly four years off the scene, as an important example of his compositional genius, as an incredible display of top-notch orchestral bravura, if not just for the sheer joy of the glorious passages of simultaneous free improv by the magnificent players assembled (whoever they may ultimately turn out to be) - that the whole thing deserves a special place on the shelves of all of us whose love for American Music is a primary driving force. Whether you have the original vinyl LP (I do, minus the complete essay insert sheet), or want to get this early 90's CD edition with just acceptable sound, or you want to wait for the deluxe-treatment-special-leather-bound-chip-based-millenium-edition that could be coming to a delivery system near you... just find a way to own this music - it will enrich your life many times over. I promise.

Wasted on the way!.......2007-02-22

In 1971, if you'd asked me, "Who is the greatest jazz musician?" I would have said, "John McLaughlin hands down"! At the time I was listening to the unrelenting sounds of Mahavishnu Orchestra ("Inner Mounting Flame", "Birds of Fire", etc.) Well, now I can say, like many of my peers, that I wasted a whole lot of time on MO. I could have been listening to "real music"; Mingus' "Let my Children Hear Music"(1971). Wow! This is in a league of its own, as the previous reviewers, who are much more knowledgeable than I, can attest. Mingus was at the forefront of "modern music". In my opinion, only the GREAT Duke Ellington, Mingus' mentor, compares. Ellington's influence is felt on many of the "Swing" passages. Although the music on "Let My Children Hear Music" is as intense and unrelenting as Mahavishu's "Inner Mounting Flame", the execution and instrumental palette are worlds apart. This is a masterpiece by a very obsessive-compulsive perfectionist. True to his nature, Mingus DEMANDS that we listen to his inner "voice".
Each instrument INSISTS we hear its timbre. The deep, rich tones reflect the majestic status Mingus sought for himself. "Let My Children Hear Music" has many twists and turns, as is true with all of Mingus' work. At times this music borders on chaos, i.e.) a lot of animal sounds running riot. Children will love this! At other times, Mingus shows his grandiose classical side. He trained as a classical performer before changing course. This music is not for the faint of heart and I suggest one listen to each piece individually before listening to the CD as a whole. Each cut is long and complex. As with all of Mingus work, this music REQUIRES active, not passive, listening. But, if the listener invests the energy, he or she is rewarded tenfold in the end!

Excellent late Mingus.......2006-10-08

"Let My Children" is late-model Mingus playing with a big band. The details of exactly who he was playing with is a little sketchy, but included Dannie Richmond (of course), Jimmy Knepper, Snooky Young, Richard Williams, and four other bassists, including Ron Carter and Milt Hinton. This album was apparently one of Mingus's favorites, and it's very good. I'm not especially a big-band fan, but the songs are all Mingus songs, and I'm a fan of Mingus's writing. "The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife", "Hobo Ho", and the "Eye of Hurricane Sue" are the best songs. "Taurus", added for the CD, and "The Chill of Death" are weaker. Mingus tried to incorporate speech with jazz a few times, and unfortunately "Chill" isn't much better than his other experiments. Some people have explained away any of the album's weakness as the fault of the arrangers - Mingus left it to Sy Johnson, Alan Raph, and Teo Macero. I think the arranging is just fine, and Mingus let the other guys do it because that's what he wanted. Mingus wasn't deathly ill or anything when this album was made. So, a very good album, moreso if you like big band jazz.

LEGENDARY MINGUS MASTERWORK!! (ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL RECORDING!).......2006-04-13

Five LEGENDARY Stars but deserves Six!! Near death from Lou Gerhig's disease in Cuernavaca Mexico, Charles Mingus sent a message to arranger Sy Johnson saying, all things considered, this was his favorite recording out of a huge Mingus discography. This is also one of Mingus' greatest bands playing like musical dervishes, performing some of his greatest music. On one section, he has Ron Carter, Richard Davis and Milt Hinton simultaneously on bass. I was fortunate enough to see the "Mingus Jazz Workshow"-version of this band, live at the Village Vanguard in NYC's Greenwich Village, performing this material and the impact of the studio and live performances are the same: SPECTACULAR! And Mingus WAS on bass and played superbly at the Vanguard. Mingus had not recorded in a while, so the influence of this recording on the jazz world was stunning!! And, trust me, besides Mingus himself on bass and Lonnie Hillyer on trumpet, Bobby Jones on tenor sax (hair pulled into a ponytail), was a star of this band, soloing with pure abandon (but never became the solo artist this performance indicated he could have been). Charles McPherson, who did become a star, was likewise excellent, blowing hot liquid notes all the way through. The ghost of Duke Ellington is everywhere, more so than on most Mingus recordings. And Sy Johnson's arrangements are engrossing and fascinating.

The orchestra's performance, even in Mingusian terms was huge, thrashing about like a beautiful huge living organism, grabbing us and taking us along for this wonderful ride. The three 'Pieces De Resistance' begin with "The Shoes of the Fisherman Wife....", a lengthy beautiful symphonic head gives way to a hard-swinging second part, with some awesome 'free' play, and a great symphonic coda ending on a hopeful note. "Adagio Ma Non Troppo" (aka "Myself When I Am Real", an orchestration of the piece from the "Mingus Plays (Solo) Piano" CD) is another wonderful symphonic, but swinging performance that has to be heard to be believed. Mingus' arco (bowed) passages are multitracked and breath-taking. "The Eye of Hurrican Sue" (dedicated to his wife) was a wonderful orchestral romp starting with actual hurricane sounds, then it morphs into a great straight-ahead swinger with a really great bridge. McPherson and Jones are stunning in their solos.

Elsewhere, "Taurus in the Arena of Life "is a great bonus track, not on the original LP. "Hobo Ho" (with great James Moody) and the whimsical "Don't Be Afraid....." are equally exciting pieces with some unusual editing. "The Chil of Death" is a curiousity with Mingus' spoken words illuminating a personal phase of his life, with some wonderful orchestral flourishes going on in the background, but that's what he was about: surprise and wonder!! Five Stars are not enough, make it a SIX!!

(Notes:
*I know we keep using the term "Masterpiece", "Legendary", etc with respect to 'this Mingus CD or that CD', but it's true. Mingus was simply one of the greatest musicians in jazz, whether it was playing his bass violin (his pizzacato work is stunning, but his arco work it's almost other-wordly in it's virtuosity), his small groups (from "The Clown" to "Tijuana Moods", to "Mingus Changes" and beyond) to this large orchestras ("Town Hall Concert", "Let My Children Hear Music", "Mingus at Monterey", and of course, "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady").
*Even death itself couldn't silence him for long as Gunther Schuller and Sue Mingus opened an old trunk and discovered another lost Masterwork in "Epitaph", which spawned a huge studio recording and a band tour, and the Mingus Dynasty band and Mingus Big Band rage on to this very day in varying combinations of ex-Mingus sidemen playing his classics.

Astonishing..........2005-06-07

I was totally blown away by this disk. I bought it the same day I bought BLACK SAINT AND THE SINNER LADY. While the consensus seems to be that that disc is superior, I would disagree. This is the most astonishing, musically interesting jazz band disc I have ever heard. Every track is great. If you're looking for pretty melodies and not much else, look elsewhere. If you really love jazz, you'll love this disc.

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Great music/stories as well as sound quality
Fabulous for Kids
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Great music/stories as well as sound quality.......2004-02-11

The stories on CD are well written and very entertaining. I listened through all 3 CDs in one sitting when I got them! What's more, its sound quality is very good. I have other classical music CDs for kids and almost always I'm disappointed with the sound quality. (Violines sound like they have flu!)

This is a great buy for kids of all ages!!!

Fabulous for Kids.......2002-01-01

My two children, ages 7 and 5 received the Classical Kids Music Box, volumes 1 & 2 for Christmas this year and they can't seem to get enough of it! Each box contains 3 CD's, each on a different composer. Some are narrated by children and tell a story of the particular composer. Their popular compositions play in the background - this way the listener hears a partial biography of the composer as well as some music. Volume 1 contains stories of Handel, Beethoven and Vivaldi, and Volume 2 contains stories of Mozart, Bach and Tchaikovsky. I highly recommend this for all children who listed to music CD's, whether they're musically inclined or not.

Music Box Series.......2001-04-23

To say this series of music is "CAPTIVATING" is a total understatement. We have enjoyed these immensely for 2 years now and are hoping they will continue to release more composers. These well-told stories will hold the interest of everyone at any age while introducing them to these brilliant composers. My son is a 12 year old AAA travel hockey player and listens to these CD's while going to sleep, every night, without fail! Last week he asked if he could go online to find music and I thought he was looking for something along the line of latest hits. What a surprise to find him looking for more of the Music Box Series. These collections are as valuable to classical music as Harry Potter has become to children's reading! The story of Beethoven is especially poignant, when you realize what he accomplished with his gift in spite of his many challenges. I won't give away the plots of these wonderful stories told in this series, however I will say they will be listened to over and over again! And just like Harry Potter, you can't wait for the next one!

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ASIN: B00009KHYO
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

To Arms! - Eric Shilling
Does He Know He's Splitting Down The Back? - June Bronhill
It Is Her That Has Sent This Sweet Love Dream - Kevin Miller
My Dear Marquis (Laughing Song) - Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
Since I Was Left An Orphan Lad - Nigel Douglas
There Once Lived A Vilia (Vilia Song) - June Bronhill
Love, Let Me Dream Again - Charles Craig
Polka - Sadler's Wells Opera Chorus
A Wand'ring Minstrel, I - John Wakefield
If You Go In, You're Sure To Win - Eric Shilling
When At Night I Go To Sleep - Patricia Kern
Close By The Ramparts Of Seville - Patricia Johnson
The Glass Let Us Fill - John Wakefield
Why Need You Be So Coy?...I'm Your Slave, Sweet Girl - Elizabeth Harwood
Yes, Let Me Sleep...Home To Our Mountains - Patricia Johnson
One Fine Day - Marie Collier
And Now You Will Hear The Messanger... - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Divum Jocastae Caput Mortuum! - Sir Ralph Richardson

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Robeson at his best

A Lonesome Road

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Green Pastures
Paul Robeson Live at Carnegie Hall

ASIN: B000001HFH
Release Date: 1994-04-20

Tracks:

Ol' Man River
My Curly Headed Baby
Water Boy
I'm Goin' To Tell God All O' My Troubles
Oh! Didn't It Rain
Little Pal
There's No Hiding Place
Poor Old Joe
Scandalize My Name
Ezekiel Saw The Wheel
Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass
Just Keepin' On
Mah Lindy Lou
Steal Away
Mighty Lak' A Rose
Deep River
Hear The Lambs A-Cryin'
Get On Board, Little Children
Old Folks At Home (Swanee River)
Witness
Oh! Rock Me, Julie
Li'L Gal
I Got A Home In That Rock
Lonesome Road

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Robeson at his best.......2001-03-24

This album consists of recordings Paul Robeson made in Britain durong the 1920s. He is accompanied by the great pianist Lawrence Brown or by a small orchestra led by Ray Noble. The songs on this disc are spirituals or pop songs of the era, and Robeson shines on every one of them. Robeson has an uncanny ability to make any song his own property, and this is especially true on his version of "Little Pal" - originally a saccharine semi-racist ballad written for Al Jolson. Robeson turns the song into a searing lament of an estranged father, and makes the song valid even today with his urgent, committed delivery. The majority of the songs on the cd are spirituals, and Robeson's versions are definitive in every sense of the word. All in all, there isn't a bad track here, and as an introduction to Robeson's work the record is priceless. The only aspect worth criticizing is the fact that the liner notes seem to shy away from the fact that Robeson was the first important black artist to actively fight for civil rights. The music here, however, is extremely beautiful.

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The Choristers of Caterbury Cathedrat

Manufacturer: York Ambisonic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YG7K
Release Date: 1995-10-24

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great, great!!!
ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!

Sacred Music Complete
Purcell , King , and Kings Consort
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs of Henry Purcell / King's Consort
Complete Secular Songs (3cd)

ASIN: B00006RHQJ
Release Date: 2002-12-10

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great, great!!!.......2006-12-05

This is the way ,I think, Purcell should sound. No pomp and surcomstance but only great music.

ALL THE MUSIC YOU EVER NEED!!.......2003-05-23

This boxed set is by far one of the best purchases I have ever made. As a Purcell freak, this hits every button I have. The cast of characters include the inequitable Robert King, New College Choir, Bowman, and a host of other venerable persons. Likewise the attention to period performance of these works makes it an essential addition to the library of any serious anglophile/Musicologist etc. Now if only the Britten Realizations of all Purcell's songs could be recorded alongside the originals! You will Love this set!

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Broadway

Manufacturer: Intersound Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YOX8
Release Date: 1996-03-04

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