It's My Time
It's My Time
ASIN: B0002FHCOK
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1. It's My Turn
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2. Dance to Your Heart
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3. Everybody Loves the Blues
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4. Offering of Love, Pt. 1
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5. Star
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6. You Can Have Me Anytime
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7. Red Creek
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8. Spirit of St. Frederick
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It's My Time,Maynard Ferguson,Wounded Bird Records,Bop,Crossover Jazz,Disco,Hard Bop,Jazz,Jazz-Pop,Modern Big Band,Pop
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- harem
- New to Sarah Brightman
- Stranger in Paradise - More Like Stranger in a Lost Cause
- No voice like hers in the world
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Harem
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ASIN: B00008W2QZ
Release Date: 2003-06-10 |
Tracks:
- Harem
- What A Wonderful World
- It's A Beautiful Day
- What You Never Know
- The Journey Home
- Free
- Mysterious Days
- The War Is Over
- Misere Mei
- Beautiful
- Arabian Nights
- Stranger In Paradise
- Until The End Of Time
- You Take My Breathe Away
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If one's notion of "world music" promises a touch of the exotic and indigenous, often overlooked is the fact that the influence of western pop music has seeped into every corner of the globe, creating a hybrid that's often more than merely the sum of its influences. Theater vet Brightman steps into that pan-cultural hall of mirrors here, wedding her fascination with the music and rhythms of the "forbidden places" (the title's Arabic meaning) of the Middle East to her own oft ethereal vocal charms and rock-solid sense of drama. And if the diva's equally sound crossover sensibilities (and that of longtime producer Frank Peterson) sometimes mire it in familiar world-beat pastiche, Brightman's charmed muse manages some transcendent moments nonetheless. Her musical borrowings (Borodin for the title track; Puccini's *Madame Butterfly* for "It's a Beautiful Day") are as compelling as her choice of collaborators: classical violin star Nigel Kennedy and Iraqi vocalist Kadim Al Sahir add compelling touches to the weary timeliness of "The War is Over." The musical influences range from Europe across the Mediterranean and as far East as the Indian roots of "Bollywood" composer A.R. Rahman's "The Journey Home" and Brightman's own "You Take My Breath Away" to evocative recastings of the emblematic standards "Stranger in Paradise" and Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World," while ex-Killing Joke keyboardist Jaz Coleman provides the savory East-meets-West orchestrations that ensure Brightman's star turns the seamless foundations they deserve. --Jerry McCulley
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Customer Reviews:
harem .......2007-05-28
As usual a quick and effecient service ,especially for people who live abroad.Keep up the excellent work John Williams.
New to Sarah Brightman.......2007-03-12
I'm very new to Sarah brightman's music and I enjoy this CD. I think she has an amazing voice. Very talented young woman and this cd was very relaxing and joyful to listen to. I like to learn and heard more from Sarah Brightman.
Stranger in Paradise - More Like Stranger in a Lost Cause.......2006-12-30
I'm not throughly pleased with this album! This CD is only good if you know how to dance in a Middle-Easters fashion. About half of each track is dominated by all orchestrations and no Sarah. Plus, Pop-Sarah isn't really for me. I much prefer the Classical-Sarah. Some of the tracks are okay, like "Harem", "The Journey Home", "Beautiful", and "Stranger in Paradise". Really, this is a good CD for your collection, but I wouldn't listen to it on a 24/7 basis.
No voice like hers in the world.......2006-10-01
I own this cd. I saw her in person at the "Harem" concert. Never had I heard or seen any voice like this. What a performer, best concert I'd ever seen. Beautiful voice, I can never get enough of Sarah Brightman's music. It is so comforting at times. I have all her music and this cd makes you wonder, how can she top this? Thank you Sarah Brightman for giving us your beautiful gift of music.
Brilliant Brightman, Her best CD........2006-09-18
Sarah is just the best, she can hit any note and her individuality shines on this CD. She sings "The Journey Home" from the musical Bombay Dreams and her voice just soars. "Harem", "Mysterious Ways" and "You Take My Breah Away" are songs that take me to dreamland. Amazing! A master piece!
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- They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!
- One of the best cds I ever bought.
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- Somewhere Over The Rainbow
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ASIN: B000066RO5
Release Date: 2002-06-04 |
Tracks:
- Singin In The Rain - Gene Kelly
- Theres No Business Like Show Business - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern
- 'S Wonderful - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
- Thats Entertainment! - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant
- Stranger In Paradise - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone
- Easter Parade - Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
- Lullaby Of Broadway - Winifred Shaw, Dick Powell & Chorus
- Get Happy - Judy Garland
- Night And Day - Fred Astaire
- True Love - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
- Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne w/ Benny Carter & His Orchestra
- They Cant Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
- Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet - Nancy Walker & The M-G-M Studio Chorus w/ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- Baby, Its Cold Outside - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban
- For Me And My Gal - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
- Puttin On The Ritz - Clark Gable & Co.
- Hallelujah! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs & Co.
- Bless Yore Beautiful Hide - Howard Keel
- Taking A Chance On Love - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
- As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson w/ Elliot Carpenter (Bonus Track)
- Laras Theme (Main Title) - The M-G-M Studio Orchestra (Bonus Track)
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- Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
- Its A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
- Wunderbar - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel
- Cant Help Lovin Dat Man - Ava Gardner
- Going Hollywood - Bing Crosby
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- A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louis Armstrong
- Put 'Em In A Box - Doris Day & The Page Cavanaugh Trio
- If Swing Goes, I Go Too - Fred Astaire
- Almost Like Being In Love - Gene Kelly
- Lets Face The Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
- Be A Clown - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
- Embraceable You - Connie Francis
- On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe - Judy Garland & Co.
- One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Fred Astaire
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The "Golden Age" referred to here spans The Jazz Singer and the advent of the talkies to the death throes of the old studio system in the 1960s. So vast was the era's musical landscape that even this 42-track, double-disc anthology can't encompass all its peaks. Not surprisingly, the bulk of this collection originated with the Tiffany's of the screen musical, M-G-M, a body of work whose riches here encompass both pop-cultural bedrock ("Over the Rainbow," "Singin' in the Rain," "There's No Business Like Show Business," etc.) and some less familiar, if equally delightful star turns: Clark Gable gamely "Puttin' On the Ritz"; the sassy, 1948 original of "The Lady Is a Tramp" by Lena Horne; and a loopy duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban. Fred Astaire's elegant, epochal reign at RKO and M-G-M is represented by "Night and Day," "Let's Face the Music and Dance," and three others, while Metro mainstays Gene Kelly and Judy Garland share equal time and billing. It's not perfect--Cagney's "Yankee Doodle Boy" and/or some Sinatra seem more logical choices than the odd "bonus" duet of Casablanca's "As Time Goes By" and "Lara's Theme" from Dr. Zhivago that close out disc one--but it's a stunning, surprisingly comprehensive primer on the Hollywood film musical nonetheless. --Jerry McCulley
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They were right--there is NO business like the show business they did way back when !!!.......2006-11-18
Everything that happens in life
Can happen in a show
You can make 'em laugh
You can make 'em cry
Anything
Anything can go....
The clown with his pants falling down
Or the dance that's a dream of romance
Or the scene where the villain is mean
That's entertainment!
The lights on the lady in tights
Or the bride with the guy on the side
Or the ball where she gives him her all
That's entertainment!
The plot and the hot simply teeming with $ex
A gay divorcee who is after her ex
It could be Oedipus Rex
Where a chap kills his father
And causes a lot of bother
The clerk who is thrown out of work
By the boss who is thrown for a loss
By the skirt who is doing him dirt
The world is a stage,
The stage is a world of entertainment!
This two CD set amply proves that the musical melodies and lyrics from the golden age of the Hollywood musical remain unsurpassed to this day. This generous two CD set offers 42 incredible songs from Hollywood classic musicals. Most of these fine numbers are indeed from MGM, as Amazon correctly notes; but there are some RKO numbers and even a little from Warner Brothers. Thank goodness, though, that most of these songs came from MGM movies; MGM was the only studio that could boast that it truly had "more stars than there are in the heavens."
I love so many songs on these two CDs. Of course, there's the unforgettable classic "Over The Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland; she also performs "Easter Parade" and "Get Happy" on this two CD set and she carries most of the tune for "I Got Rhythm" even though Mickey Rooney helps her a little. I love "Baby, It's Cold Outside" for its' romantic overtones; and Lena Horne's "The Lady Is A Tramp" is flawless! We also get a rare chance to hear Clark Gable sing in "Puttin' On The Ritz;" and Bing Crosby's "Going Hollywood" may be brief but it's a fun song anyway.
There are two "bonus" tracks on the first CD: "As Time Goes By" from Casablanca and "Lara's Theme" from Doctor Zhivago. "As Time Goes By" is a good choice; it is another unsurpassed classic song that brings back memories and touches even the hardest of hearts. "Lara's Theme," however, is from the mid 1960s and I don't consider this period to be part of the "golden age" of Hollywood musicals.
The liner notes are excellent and they offer wonderful photos of the stars as well. The cover art is well done and the reverse cover art tells which movie each song is from and who is performing each song. Moreover, the quality of the sound is excellent especially when you consider that these numbers were recorded quite a few decades ago.
In short, this superlative two CD highlights the glory of the Hollywood musical when a certain type of sophistication dominated professional movie production. I highly recommend this CD for fans of Hollywood musicals, classic pop vocals and fans of the artists and actors who perform on this two CD set.
One of the best cds I ever bought. .......2006-06-07
What an amazon collection of songs! This is bar none my favorite cd just because of the variety and the quality of songs on it. I love music from this era, and this cd is the perfect companion to my life. Love it! Buy it, you won't regret it for a moment!
Never Sounded Better.......2006-03-16
Apart from the great selection of soundtracks, what really makes this compilation top value is the quality of the sound processing. Executed with finesse, these tracks sound better than when first issued and many are unedited, fuller versions: like "Singing In The Rain", for example. Throw in the great price, and this double disc set is a "must have" for all lovers of classic movie music.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow.......2006-02-24
A Sensational CD with Lots of Showtunes that Keep You Happy and makes You Want To Sing Along With!!!
"Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Age are still among us".......2005-07-13
Rhino Records and Turner Classic Movies Music present - "SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW: THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD MUSICALS", some of the long ago musicals and stars that will never be forgotten...a 2-CD-Set covering several decades from 1935-1965 with many of the show stoppers of that time...some rare moments from entertainers that you haven't heard or thought of in sometime.
The lineup is fantastic and gives the listener a variety of what musicals were all about in the "Golden Age of the Hollywood Musicals"
June Allyson, Kay Armen, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, Ann Blyth, Jack Buchanan, Louis Calhern, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Doris Day, Nanette Fabray, Connie Francis, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Kathyrn Grayson, Georges Guetary, Lena Horne, Betty Hutton, Louis Jourdan, Howard Keel, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly, Peter Lawford, Oscar Levant, Ann Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Debbie Reynolds, Winifred Shaw, Nancy Walker, Ethel Waters, Esther Williams, Dooley Williams and Keenan Wynn.
On Disc One 21 Classic Songs from great musicals with songs in alphabetical order:
AS TIME GOES BY - Dooley Wilson with Elliot Carpenter, pianist (1942)
BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE - Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalban (1949)
BLESS, YORE BEAUTIFUL HIDE - Howard Keel (1954)
EASTER PARADE - Fred Astaire & Judy Garland (1948)
FOR ME AND MY GAL - Gene Kelly & Judy Garland (1942)
GET HAPPY - Judy Garland (1950)
HALLELUJAH! - Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller, Debbie Reynolds, Clark Burroughs (for Russ Tamblyn) (1955)
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE - Lena Horne with Benny Carter & His Orchestra (1943)
LARA'S THEME (MAIN TITLE) - M-G-M Studio Orchestra (1965)
LULLABY OF BROADWAY - Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell (1935)
MILKMAN, KEEP THOSE BOTTLES QUIET - Nancy Walker with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1944)
NIGHT AND DAY - Fred Astaire (1934)
PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - Clark Gable & Company (1939)
'S WONDERFUL - Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary (1951)
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Gene Kelly (1951)
STRANGER IN PARADISE - Ann Blyth & Vic Damone (1955)
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE - Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson (1943)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT - Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan, Nanette Fabray & Oscar Levant (1953)
THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS - Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Keenan Wynn & Louis Calhern (1950)
THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME - Fred Astaire (1949)
TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (1956)
On Disc Two more memorable performances from the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals:
A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON - Louis Armstrong (1951)
ABA DABA HONEYMOON - Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter (1950)
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE - Gene Kelly (1954)
BE A CLOWN - Judy Garland & Gene Kelly (1948)
BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE - June Allyson & Peter Lawford (1947)
CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN - Ava Gardner (beautiful woman, who my youngest grandaughter is named after...Avalon) (1951)
CHEEK TO CHEEK - Fred Astaire (1935)
EMBRACEABLE YOU - Connie Francis (1965)
GIGI - Louis Jourdan (1958)
GOING HOLLYWOOD - Bing Crosby (1933)
I GOT RHYTHM - Judy Garland & Mickey Rooney (1943)
IF SWING GOES, I GO TOO - Fred Astaire (1946)
IT'S A MOST UNUSUAL DAY - Jane Powell (1948)
LADY IS A TRAMP - Lena Horne (1948)
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - Fred Astaire (1936)
ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND THE SANTA FE - Judy Garland & Company (1946)
ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD) - Fred Astaire (1943)
OVER THE RAINBOW - Judy Garland (became her theme song for the rest of her life) (1939)
PUT 'EM IN A BOX - Doris Day & the Page Cavanaugh Trio (1948)
THE TROLLEY SONG - Judy Garland & MGM Studio Chorus (1944)
WUNDERBAR - Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel (two of MGM's favorite singing duos) (1953)
It was once said by the songwriters of that era - "There are two artists you want perform your songs on the big screen, they are Fred Astaire and Judy Garland they sing it just the way we wrote it, for which you will have a guaranteed hit on your hands"...well, this collections certainly has some merit to that statement...because with Judy Garland and Fred Astaire performing seven songs each, there must be something to it.
This collection of musicals still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years...but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten...hats off to Rhino Records, George Feltenstein (producer) and Doug Schwartz (engineer) and Turner Classic Movies for sharing those 42 selections from 42 films...celebrating decades of the tunes and artists that gave it their all...from what it commonly called "The Hollywood Dream Factory"...The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals is still among us...gotta love it!
Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Rhino Records 78323 ~ (6/02/2002)
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ASIN: B000004CYV
Release Date: 2007-03-13 |
Tracks:
- First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
- First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
- First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
- First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
- First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
- First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
- First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
- First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
- First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
- First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
- First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
- First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
- First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
- First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
- First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
- First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
- First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
- First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
- First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
- First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
- First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads
Tracks:
- Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
- Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
- Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
- Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
- Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
- Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
- Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
- Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
- Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
- Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
- Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
- Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
- Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
- Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
- Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
- Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
- Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
- Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
- Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
- Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
- Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
- Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here
Tracks:
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
- Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call
Tracks:
- A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
- A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
- A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
- A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
- A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
- A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
- A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
- A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
- A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
- A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple
Tracks:
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
- A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
- Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae
Tracks:
- Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
- Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
- Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
- Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
- Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
- Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
- Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
- Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
- Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
- Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
- Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
- Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
- Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
- Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
- Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
- Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
- Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
- Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
- Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
- Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
- Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
- Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
- Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
- Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
- Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
- Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
- Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
- Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand
Tracks:
- Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
- Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
- Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
- Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
- Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
- Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
- Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
- Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
- Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
- A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
- Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
- Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
- Instrumental Music: Galliard
- Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
- Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
- Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
- Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
- Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
- Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
- Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
- Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
- Instrumental Music: Comagain
- Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
- Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay
Tracks:
- Lute Music: Preludium
- Lute Music: Lachrimae
- Lute Music: Can She Excuse
- Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
- Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
- Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
- Lute Music: Fantasia
- Lute Music: A Dream
- Lute Music: Almain
- Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
- Lute Music: Coranto
- Lute Music: Resolution
- Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
- Lute Music: Almain
- Lute Music: Mr. Dowland's MIdnight
- Lute Music: Fantasia
- Lute Music: Loth To Depart
- Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
- Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
- Lute Music: Pavan
- Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
- Lute Music: Aloe
- Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
- Lute Music: What If A Day
- Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
- Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
- Lute Music: Galliard
- Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
Tracks:
- Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
- Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
- Lute Music: [Jig]
- Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
- Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
- Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
- Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
- Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
- Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
- Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
- Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
- Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
- Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
- Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
- Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
- Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
- Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
- Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
- Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
- Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
- Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
- Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
- Lute Music: Galliard
- Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
- Lute Music: Galliard
- Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
- Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
Tracks:
- Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
- Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
- Lute Music: La mia Barbara
- Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
- Lute Music: Lachrimae
- Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
- Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
- Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
- Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
- Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
- Lute Music: Galliard
- Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
- Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
- Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
- Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
- Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
- Lute Music: Galliard
- Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
- Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
- Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
- Lute Music: Solus cum sola
- Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
- Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
- Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
- Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
- Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
Tracks:
- Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
- Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
- Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
- Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
- Lute Music: A Coy Toy
- Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
- Lute Music: [Almain]
- Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
- Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
- Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
- Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
- Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
- Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
- Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
- Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
- Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
- Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
- Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
- Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
- Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
- Consort Music: Almain a 2
- Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
- Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
- Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
- Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
- Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
- Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard
Tracks:
- Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
- Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
- Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
- Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
- Consort Music: Pavan a 4
- A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
- A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
- A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
- A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
- A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
- A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
- A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
- A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
- A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
- A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
- A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
- A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
- A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
- A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
- A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
- A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
- A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
- A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
- A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
- A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)
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A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10
Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.
The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).
This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.
I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.
a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15
I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.
Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare, discovered that meditating on a sad theme is, at the same time, a way of discovering a special beauty that we tend to avoid (maybe because of the "tragic" heritage of the Romantics). So, in the end, meditating on sadness is an uplifting experience! This box set is a journey into melancholy that includes songs, chamber music, pieces for lute, some rare sacred music and -as a highlight- Dowland's beautiful collection of seven pieces for viola which he called "Lachrimae" (Tears).
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- One of my favorite cast recordings
- Thougt You Were The Candyman Didn't ya freggy!
- The Rockiest Recording to Date
- Good recording, bad show.
- Oh Daphne!
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The Rocky Horror Show (2000 Broadway Revival Cast)
Alice Ripley , Tom Hewitt , Raul Esparza , Sebastian Lacause , Jarrod Emick , Lea Delaria , Daphne Rubin-Vega , and Richard O'Brien
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ASIN: B00005B605
Release Date: 2001-05-15 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Science Fiction Double Feature
- Damn It, Janet
- Over At The Frankenstein Place
- Time Warp
- Sweet Transvestite
- The Sword Of Damocles
- I Can Make You A Man
- Hot Patootie
- I Can Make You A Man (reprise)
- Touch-A-Touch-A-Touch Me
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- Eddie's Teddy
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- Floor Show/Rose Tint My World
- I'm Going Home
- Spaceship
- Super Heroes
- Science Fiction Double Feature (reprise)
- Time Warp (reprise)
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
The movie version of The Rocky Horror Show has turned into such an enduring cult success that it has pretty much obliterated the fact that it all started with a stage show. And now Richard O'Brien's musical is back on stage, where some say it truly belongs (it was nominated for the category Best Revival of a Musical in the 2001 Tony Awards). With a great cast that includes Dick Cavett, Alice Ripley (Janet), Tom Hewitt (Frank 'N' Furter), and Daphne Rubin-Vega (Magenta), the revival fires on all cylinders. Note that while Joan Jett was in the cast as Columbia, she's not on the CD (Kristen Lee Kelly is). But Lea DeLaria, last seen stealing the show in On the Town, more than compensates by playing both Eddie (Meat Loaf in the movie!) and Dr. Scott--and doing great by both. As a bonus, the song "Once in a While" is back after being cut from the movie. Bursting with energy, this recording brings the rock back in Rocky. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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One of my favorite cast recordings.......2007-01-17
This was the first Rocky Horror album I've ever listened to besides the movie soundtrack. Despite the lack of Joan Jett as Columbia and the 2nd Usherette, this album is sweet. Daphne-Rubin Vega is perfect as Magenta. And Tom Hewlett 's interpretation as Frank N. Furter is just in sync with the character. But he's still no Tim Curry. And the rest of the cast is sublime. And with Dick Cavett as the Criminologist and famed lesbian comedienne Lea DeLaria as both Eddie and Dr. Scott is just excellent.
Thougt You Were The Candyman Didn't ya freggy!.......2006-06-22
I thought that this was gonna be just another edition of the Rocky Horror Show.But boy was I wrong.I loved it they really modernized and gave it more of a Rock flavor than in the original play which was more pop.I just loved how they had the Overture and Space shipa partof the cd.They really recreated great for broadway.When i heard that broadway was doing Then Rocky Horror Show I didn't know what to think.Because Rocky Horror had been an off-broadway show for many years.The thought of it being onBroadway was just amazing Because people back in the 70's and 80's always thought that The Rocky Horror Show was much too trashy to be put on Broadway.Because you always think about broadway plays as being classy and eligent.They didn't want a play about Sex and Horror and Gay Transvestites.But this was just a head turner.I loved it.It's definitely 5 stars.The cd quality was great.It was so professionally done and it was great.I think any RHS Fan will love it.This was no candyman!
The Rockiest Recording to Date.......2006-06-07
This 2000 Broadway revival of the cult classic THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW boasts a completely re-vamped orchestration of Richard O'Brien's score. This is certainly the most rock-fused version of these songs to date, and right from the "Overture" the listener can assume this. Many may not be able to accept this harder, bolder score and I myself am a bit skeptical, considering the more piano-driven and sci-fi sounding orchestrations of the film soundtrack or Roxy cast recording. However, it is so interesting to hear these songs done like this that I cannot help but enjoy it. The performances are half-and-half. Daphne Rubin-Vega belts out the opening number in that great gravelly voice she has, and Raul Esparzza sends chills down my spine every time I hear his two great solo moments ("The darkness must flow down the river...." and "Frank 'N' Furter, it's all over..."). Sebastian LaCause is amazing as Rocky, as thankless a part that is. Eddie and Dr. Scott being portrayed by a woman (Lea DeLaria) is one of the strangest casting decisions ever and is too distracting to be able to even listen to her (his? I don't know!!!) songs: "Hot Patootie" and "Eddie's Teddy." Tom Hewitt does his best as Frank 'N' Furter, but the character was so well defined by Tim Curry in the film (one of the most underrated performances ever) that one can't help but ignore him. I'd say that this recording is something every ROCKY HORROR fan should listen to; it just all depends on whether you like the new or original orchestrations.
Good recording, bad show........2006-03-10
Rocky Horror is an American institution. It's indelible, unforgettable, and entirely unique. But without the audience participation, the show is revealed - it's simply not very good. It's a passable (if dated) parody of '50s B-movies with a transvestite main character and some halfway decent songs. The show lives with and dies without an audience. The lyrics, the characters - nothing is half as fun without the audience throwing and shouting and bantering right along.
That said, this is a VERY good recording of what's there. Tom Hewitt does as good a job as anyone trying to fill Tim Curry's sequined heels, and brings some nice twists to the table instead of going the Curry-imitation route. Raul Esparza as Riff-Raff is electric - his rendition of "Time Warp" is unlike anything else you're likely to hear on a cast recording. He blasts it right into outer space, screaming like the world's going to end. Daphne Rubin-Vega is plenty of fun as Columbia, giving a nicely sinuous and raw-edged sexiness to the role. The orchestra gives their all to the new arrangements, and they sound crystal clear.
It's definitely the best recording of the show available, even sans Tim Curry.
Oh Daphne!.......2005-12-29
Most of the reviews have it right here - this production wasn't really Rocky at it's best. That being said, I must say that Daphne Ruben-Vega as magenta is probably one of the most interesting, refreshing, and note worthy things about this recording. Very cool in that regard.
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1. Down Under -- Men At Work 2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) -- Eurythmics 3. Come On Eileen -- Dexy's Midnight Runners 4. Hungry Like The Wolf -- Duran Duran 5. Shake It Up -- The Cars various artists , 6. She Blinded Me With Science -- Thomas Dolby 7. Too Shy -- Kajagoogoo 8. (She's) Sexy + 17 -- Stray Cats 9. Steppin' Out -- Joe Jackson 10. In A Big Country -- Big Country , 11. Love My Way -- The Psychedelic Furs 12. Mexican Radio -- Wall Of Voodoo Track Title 1. True -- Spandau Ballet 2. One Thing Leads To Another -- The Fixx , 3. Back On The Chain Gang -- The Pretenders 4. Vacation -- The Go-Go's 5. Love Plus One -- Haircut 100 6. I Want Candy -- Bow Wow Wow 7. Our House -- Madness 8. Always Something There To Remind Me -- Naked Eyes , and 9. Only The Lonely -- The Motels 10. I Ran (So Far Away) -- A Flock Of Seagulls 11. Goody Two Shoes -- Adam Ant 12. I Know What Boys Like -- Waitresses
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Year: 1982
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1. Down Under -- Men At Work
2. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) -- Eurythmics
3. Come On Eileen -- Dexy's Midnight Runners
4. Hungry Like The Wolf -- Duran Duran
5. Shake It Up -- The Cars
6. She Blinded Me With Science -- Thomas Dolby
7. Too Shy -- Kajagoogoo
8. (She's) Sexy + 17 -- Stray Cats
9. Steppin' Out -- Joe Jackson
10. In A Big Country -- Big Country
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2. One Thing Leads To Another -- The Fixx
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6. I Want Candy -- Bow Wow Wow
7. Our House -- Madness
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Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
Tracks:
- Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Dies Irae
- Men of Harlech
- You'll Never Walk Alone
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- Il Liza Jane
- Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Vergine Degli Angeli
- Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
- My Hero
- God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- German Mass/Gloria
- German Mass/Sanctus
- Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
- All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Arwelfa
- Invictus
- Softly as I Leave You
Tracks:
- Diolch l'R L
- Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
- Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
- Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
- Memories of Martha
- I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
- Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
- Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
- Creation's Hymn
- In the Spirit!
- Shall We Gather at the River
- Nos a Bore
- Very Best Time of Year
- Soon Ah Will Be Done
- Thanks Be to God
- Flower That Shattered the Stone
- Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
- Where Shall I Be?
- Bywyd y Bugail
- Lord's Prayer
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- Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
- She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
- Cymru Fach
- Nidaros
- Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
- Watching the Wheat
- Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
- Misbles/Stars
- Rachie
- Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
- There Is a Balm in Gilead
- Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
- My Lord, What a Mornin'
- Bryn Myrddin
- Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
- Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
- Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
- Ride the Chariot
- Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir
Tracks:
- Y Nefoedd
- Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
- Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
- By Babylon's Wave
- I'm Gonna Sing
- Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
- Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
- Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
- Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
- That's All I Want from You
- Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
- Give Me Jesus
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee
- My Wish for You
- Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
- Mose in Egitto/Prayer
- Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
- God's Choir in the Sky
- Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
- Smilin' Through
Tracks:
- Calon Lan
- True Love
- Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
- Aberystwyth
- Comrades in Arms
- Cats/Memory
- They Led My Lord Away
- State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
- When I Fall in Love
- Let's Face the Music and Dance
- Windmills of Your Mind
- How Soon
- Non Nobis Domine
- Rhythm of Life
- Kalinka
- Sound an Alarm
- Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
- Turandot/Nessun Dorma
- Christus Redemptor
- Ann Evening's Pastorale
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Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
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- The Price Club
- A living legend
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The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs
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ASIN: B000003FWE
Release Date: 1997-01-14 |
Tracks:
- Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
- Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
- His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
- 'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
- Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
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- Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
- I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists
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- Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
- Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
- Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
- Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
- What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
- Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
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- The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
- Bless This House - Leontyne Price
- I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
- Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
- I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
- Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
- Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
- America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
- Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
- Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price
Customer Reviews:
The Price Club.......2005-04-28
"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.
"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.
A living legend.......2005-03-10
Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "
not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23
Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.
Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31
IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**
Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12
This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.
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- The songs stand on their own
- Sounds Very Good
- Nice remix but nothing outstanding
- MY FAIR LADY SOUNDTRACK FINALLY GIVEN ITS DUE ON SACD
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My Fair Lady
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Release Date: 2001-05-22 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Why Can't the English? - Alan Jay Lerner,
- Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
- I'm an Ordinary Man
- With a Little Bit of Luck
- Just You Wait
- Rain in Spain
- I Could Have Danced All Night
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- On the Street Where You Live - Orchestra African Fiesta
- You Did It - Rex Harrison, , Wilfried Hyde-White,
- Get Me to the Church on Time
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- Without You
- I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face - Stanley Holloway
- Embassy Waltz [*] - Marni Nixon
- You Did It - Rex Harrison, Marni Nixon
- Just You Wait (Reprise) - Rex Harrison
- On the Street Where You Live (Reprise)
- Show Me
- Flower Market
- Get Me to the Church on Time
- Hymn to Him
- Without You
- I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
- End Titles
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The songs stand on their own.......2006-05-27
Many people can associate this sound track with the movie, "My Fair Lady" that was that is a film version of Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion". This is a classic musical with many well known songs by Lerner and Loewe.
However unlike many musicals the songs have a life of their own. Even though they matched the story perfectly, they are they type of songs that one could instantly blurt out in the thrill of the moment. I my self found that "On the Street Where you live" matched perfectly when I was in love in my youth.
Sounds Very Good.......2006-05-16
This album and CD format sound very good. I was quite pleased. THE RAIN IN SPAIN and ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE are favorites of mine. I am glad this soundtrack got a top notch presentation. Well worth the wait.
Nice remix but nothing outstanding.......2004-03-06
After reading one review that gave this recording five stars I purchased it. Although it probably is a better recording than past CDs - don't expect the sound of a modern recording. A couple of the songs are very much clearer, but over-all I did not find this recording to be a revelation.
MY FAIR LADY SOUNDTRACK FINALLY GIVEN ITS DUE ON SACD.......2001-08-02
Warner Bros' 1964 film version of My Fair Lady, Lerner and Loewe's brilliant musical adaptation of Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, is a genuine motion picture classic, fully worthy of all the awards and praise it has garnered since it's release nearly forty years ago.
My Fair Lady boasted a discrete 6 track stereophonic sound mix, which was state of the art for it's time and still probably sounds better than the majority of today's pictures.
This new SACD format CD offers the best sonic presentation of this soundtrack ever made available to the music buying public. With this release Sony has corrected a horrible injustice done to My Fair Lady in its previous CD. Gone is the sloppy editing of bits and pieces of meaningless dialogue excerpts and intrusive Foley effects, which served only to show the total lack of respect the producers had for these performances. While this SACD is not completely free of such tampering, this time the small amount of dialogue is beautifully edited and serves properly as lead in to the songs. Unlike the original LP release the extended versions of all the songs are presented here, along with The Embassy Waltz and the Entr'acte music.
I won't get into the debate over Audrey Hepburn's casting except to say that at this point in time Julie Andrews, although obviously a better singer than Hepburn and probably wonderful on the stage, could not have even come close to the level of brilliance displayed by Audrey Hepburn in this role on the screen.
Unfortunately precious little of Hepburn's superb performance is to be heard on this SACD, which leaves us with a debate over how Marni Nixon, Hepburn's vocal double, compares to Julie Andrews. Other than the fact that her Cockney accent is not so great, Nixon acquits herself quite admirably in the role, although I believe that Hepburn should have been allowed to do more of the singing with Nixon stepping in vocally when the going got rough, such as she did for Deborah Kerr in The King and I. But even so, Marni Nixon is arguably every bit as good a singer as Julie Andrews and performs the songs beautifully.
Add to that the fact that this soundtrack offers Rex Harrison's most polished performance of Professor Henry Higgins and since his songs were recorded live at the time of filming, there is a spontinenity in them lacking in the Broadway and particularly in the London Cast Recordings.
Stanley Holloway performs his songs with much more zest in this recording as well. But the greatest improvements over the original are the outstanding orchestral arrangements and conducting by Andre Previn assisted by Robert Tucker's excellent choral work. The brassy, puny orchestras and shrill choruses on all other recordings pale by comparison.
Still, the Original 1956 Broadway Cast Recording should be a part of any serious music lover's collection, if only to savor Julie Andrews' sterling vocal performance as the original Eliza Doolittle. The 1964 soundtrack reviewed here should be equally enjoyed on its own merits, as mentioned above, and for allowing one to hear in brilliant stereo sound a more complete and better orchestrated version of Lerner and Loewe's musical masterpiece.
Now if only Sony would go back and correct another major injustice by redoing the horribly mutilated expanded CD soundtrack of West Side Story as well.
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- Only half the songs of the original set!!
- Its all Christmas
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ASIN: B00005NOZH
Release Date: 2001-09-11 |
Tracks:
- Home For The Holidays - Perry Como
- White Christmas - Bing Crosby
- Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald
- Do You Hear What I Hear? - Andy Williams
- Carol Of The Bells/Deck The Halls - The Robert Shaw Chorale
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Harry Belafonte
- Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
- My Favorite Things - Eddie Fisher
- Joy To The World - Julie Andrews
- Here We Come A-Caroling - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- March Of The Toys - The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
- O Holy Night - Luciano Pavarotti
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- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
- The Twelve Days Of Christmas - Roger Whittaker
- Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - The Boston Pops Orchestra
- Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
- I'll Be Home For Christmas - Elvis Presley
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
- Sleigh Ride - Johnny Mathis
- Tennessee Christmas - Alabama
- Baby's First Christmas - Connie Francis
- The Little Drummer Boy - Harry Simeone Chorale
- Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo
Customer Reviews:
Only half the songs of the original set!!.......2007-01-17
Although I love the CDs, I was disappointed that there were only about half of the songs I thought there would be. I bought the original double cassette set back in the early 90's and when I found the CDs with the same name and cover, I thought I was getting the same thing only on CD. But the Cassettes had twice as many songs, including Let it Snow,Have Yourself a merry Little Christmas,The First Noel, Jingle Bells by Jim Reeves, The Christmas song by the Carpenters and so many others!!
Its all Christmas.......2007-01-09
It reminded me of Christmas as a child. I played this all throughout the holidays.
A Good Basic Collection.......2006-02-11
This is a good, basic collection of Christmas Music. As a general rule, Time-Life has selected what is probably the definative artist/arangement of each song.
My only complaints are that there are only 24 songs on two disks and one or two of them are not ones that I would have picked (not my style).
Overall, it's a good set that I would recommend to anyone who wants to start a collection.
cd reviews.......2006-01-15
this cd was very good, much recommended
Poor Quality.......2005-12-05
The only good thing about this collection is the inclusion of so many Christmas standards. I was very disappointed in the quality of the recordings, they obviously need digital inhancement.
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- Six Decades of Film Music
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- Epics: The History of the World According to Hollywood
- The Ultimate Movie Music Collection
- Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music
ASIN: B0007S687Y
Release Date: 2005-05-10 |
Tracks:
- Gone With The Wind: Overture
- Citizen Kane: Overture
- Casablanca: As Time Goes By
- It's A Wonderful Life: It's A Wonderful Life
- The Third Man: The Harry Lime Theme
- The Searchers: Suite
- The Bridge On The River Kwai: Colonel Bogey March
- Vertigo: Prelude
- Touch Of Evil: Main Title
- Ben-Hur: Parade Of The Charioteers
- North By Northwest: Prelude
- Psycho: Suite
- The Magnificent Seven: The Magnificent Seven
- Lawrence Of Arabia: Overture
Tracks:
- To Kill A Mockingbird: Suite
- The Great Escape: Main Title
- Doctor Zhivago: Main Title & Lara's Theme
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
- Once Upon A Time In The West: Jill's Theme
- 2001: A Space Odyssey: Also Sprach Zarathustra
- Midnight Cowboy: Midnight Cowboy
- Get Carter: Main Title
- A Clockwork Orange: Ode To Joy
- The Godfather: Waltz & Love Theme
- Jaws: Jaws
- Rocky: Gonna Fly Now
- Taxi Driver: Suite
- Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
Tracks:
- Superman: Main Theme
- Alien: End Title
- Raging Bull: Intermezzo From Cavalleria Rusticana
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark: Raiders March
- Blade Runner: End Titles
- E.T.: The Extraterrestrial: Adventures On Earth
- Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme
- Back To The Future: Main Theme
- Witness: Building The Barn
- Aliens: Main Title
- Cinema Paradiso: Cinema Paradiso
- Glory: Charging Frot Wagner
- Dances With Wolves: The John Dunbar Theme
- Unforgiven: Claudia's Theme
Tracks:
- The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First
- Schindler's List: Main Theme
- Braveheart: End Credits
- Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
- Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen
- American Beauty: Any Other Name
- Gladiator: Now We Are Free
- Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship
- The Girl With The Pearl Earring: Griet's Theme
- Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl: Suite
- Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban: Suite
- Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The Letter That Never Came
- Finding Neverland: Impossible Opening
- The Incredibles: Overture
Customer Reviews:
Six Decades of Film Music.......2007-05-13
This is film music for the classical music lover. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra presents excellent arrangements of a number of classic film themes (although several pieces of the 56 film classics selected for this 4 CD set are not orchestral arrangements, but rather specialty arrangements). Besides great film composers such as John Williams, Elmer Bernstein, Ennio Morricone, and James Horner, classical composers such as Richard Strauss and Pietro Mascagni make an appearance. On several of the numbers the Crouch End Festival Chorus adds the human voice to the power of the full symphonic orchestra to create true movie magic. If you like the sound of a full symphony orchestra playing some of the most recognized themes ever written, you'll love these CDs.
Excellent collection with fine performances.......2007-03-28
Silva Screen Records, based in England, has been issuing some fine collections of film scores, more in one box than we have the right to expect. This four-CD box contains scores by many of the best writers, including Max Steiner, Bernard Herrmann, Dimitri Tomkin, Kenneth J. Alford (The Bridge on the River Kwai), Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Ennio Marricone, John Barry, Nino Rota, John Williams, James Horner, and more. We can all think of additional film scores we wished were included, but then there's no way this collection could be all-inclusive. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, supplemented by Crouch End Festival Chorus on some numbers, does a very competent job...The liner notes give the basic information without any commentary, and as far as I can see, contain only one error. Am I wrong or are tracks 9 and 10 on the fourth CD mislabeled? Track 9, which runs 7:33, seems to have the excitement of "Pirates of the Caribbean" (which I did not see) and track 10, which runs 4:22, the more sedate "The Girl with the Pearl Earring (which I also did not see). Listings seem to have them reversed.
"essential film scores from 1939 to 2004 ~ Incredible Music".......2005-05-16
When I think of the "Golden Age" of Hollywood, many composers come to mind...you gave the usher your ticket in the theater and sat down, knowingly you were going to get your moneys worth...when the curtain opened and you heard those first few notes...you sat back, watched and listened as the film score and orchestra worked their magic...now we have the ultimate from Silva Screen Classics "The Incredible Film Music Box", featuring a four disc set of the essential film scores of the past 60 years...covering several decades from 1939 through and up to the present 2004
There are compilations and then there are "Compilations" beginning with a classic that even the youngsters today recognize "GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939) (Max Steiner), sweeping score that captures the tragic history of the South during the Civil War, one great cue after another, it doesn't get any better than this, nominated by the Academy for Best Original Score...an