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ASIN: B00004XRSB

Editorial Reviews
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Carla Bley's bands are always a mix of strong musical personalities, distinguished by what they bring to the music beyond just their chops. This octet, recorded in Oslo during a 1999 European tour, is more than just a scaled-down version of her recent big band, retaining crucial soloists like altoist Wolfgang Puschnig and trombonist Gary Valente, as well as gaining the looseness of a smaller ensemble. Bley is both a Romantic and an ironist, capable of wit broad and sly and music serene and turbulent. "Blues in 12 Bars" covers many shades of funk, including a Charles Mingus paraphrase and some playfully disparaging gospel, all propelled along by Victor Lewis's backbeat. "Sidewinders in Paradise" has a lounge-Latin quality that includes trumpeter Lew Soloff's direct reference to "Strangers in Paradise," while "Baseball" brings out the ballpark side of Larry Goldings's organ and stadium-scale bluster from Valente.

The centerpiece is the three-part suite "Les Trois Lagons." Inspired by three of Henri Matisse's paper cutouts from the book Jazz, it's knit together by Bley's Monk-like piano. The middle section has all the harmonic richness of a Strayhorn ballad and some moving solo work by electric bassist Steve Swallow and tenor saxophonist Andy Sheppard. The same pair work more magic on the luminously beautiful "Utviklingssang." --Stuart Broomer

4 X 4,Carla Bley,Ecm Records,Experimental Big Band,Jazz,Jazz Music,Pop,Post-Bop
Art of Segovia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured
  • What can you say - it's Segovia!
  • EVERYBODY KNOWS
  • Immortal guitar
  • WOW
 Art of Segovia
Andres Segovia
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00006B66L
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Andante
  2. Andantino
  3. Lento
  4. Romance De Los Pinos
  5. Madronos
  6. Serenata Burlesca
  7. Variations On A Theme From Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'
  8. Mesto E Calmo
  9. Theme, Variations & Finale
  10. Cancion Mexicana No.X
  11. Sevillana, Op.29
  12. Sarabanda
  13. Capriccio Diabolico, Op.85
  14. Tonadilla For Guitar On The Name Of Andres Segovia
  15. No.1 In E Minor
  16. No.3 In A Minor
  17. Guitarreo
  18. Segovia, Op.29

Tracks:

  1. If My Complaints
  2. Now, O Now I Need Must Part
  3. Sarabande
  4. 1. Prelude (Transposed In D Major)
  5. 4. Tempo Di Bourree
  6. Courante
  7. 3. Gavotte En Rondeau
  8. Aria E Corrente
  9. Moderato
  10. Menuet In G Major
  11. Andantino Variato
  12. No.7 In A Major
  13. 2. Canzonetta
  14. 2. Quasi Lento (Preludio)
  15. 1. Andantino Poco Allegretto (Allegretto)
  16. 2. Il Vecchio Castello
  17. Allegretto
  18. Tres Calme Et Doucement Expressif
  19. No.4 In E Flat Minor
  20. 5. Asturias. Leyenda - Preludio
  21. 7. Zambra Granadina
  22. Estudio Sin Luz
  23. Allegro Con Brio

Amazon.com

DG has put together a fascinating compilation of Segovia's art that reminds us what a protean figure he was. Segovia single-handedly put the instrument on the map by making classical guitar concerts popular events, broadening the instrument's repertory through commissions and transcriptions, and convincing even doubters that it could be a vehicle for serious music. He's heard here in brief pieces recorded between 1952 and 1969. Even in those made when he was well into his 70s, his fingers remain nimble and interpretations lively. Listening straight through, one hears many all-time Segovia favorites as Turina's Sevillana and Albeniz's Asturias and Zambra Granadina and renews appreciation for path-breaking composers like Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He wrote extensively for Segovia and his Capriccio diabolico and Tonadilla are pieces of real substance. Disc two is largely made up transcriptions and it's amazing how well so many of them work on the guitar, at least under Segovia's magic fingers. Thus the transformations of Bach's violin music and even a Chopin Prelude sound idiomatic, and the gorgeous melodies of the Canzonetta from Mendelssohn's Op. 12 String Quartet are irresistible here. An entrancing set. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured.......2007-04-06

This 2-CD set produced by Deutche Grammmophon and first released in 2002 is one set of the hundreds that could have been or the dozens that actually have been made and sold successfully all over the world. The exceptional feature of this particular collection is not, of course, the performer. Quite to the contrary, the miraculous consistency of stylings and performance are amongst the most remarkable aspects of the man who was, arguably, the 20th Centry's virtuoso supreme of the classical guitar, Andres Segovia (1893-1987.) Rather, it is the collection itself - the pieces chosen to be produced on this one set - this, to steal a German word, gestalt. While his style did not remain constant throughout his long life and career, by the time he had developed his most masterful skills that included doing his own arrangements - the era represented on this particular set (1951-1960) - his playing had become completely his own - unchallenged and unmatched by even other clearly great guitarists with whom he shared this era.

There are a total of 31 pieces played on these CDs and while a playlist would be an unnecessary use of space here, a list of the composers represented is not. More than the specific pieces Segovia gives us here, the range of composers chosen by the compilers and editors - with each piece rearranged by Segovia himself, tells us a great deal about his interests, talents and musical range. These composers include:
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, John Dowland, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franke, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Edvard Grieg, George Frederic Handel, Felix Mendelsohn, Frederico Moreno Torroba, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolo Paganini, Felipe Pedrell, Manuel Ponce, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joaquin Rodrigo, Albert Roussel, Domenico Scarlatti, Alexander Scriabin, Segovia's own composition of Estudio sin luz, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina and Heitor Villa-Lobos. A truly magnificent and broad ranging collection held together by Segovia's unique personal style, approach and sound.

Largely self-taught, Andres Segovia did things with a guitar that others only imagined. He didn't just play Bach, for example - music written for an entirely different type of instrument (keyboards.) He went a step further, and recorder Bach's keyboard lessons written for his students (the Two and Three Part Inventions) and made them sound as if they had been written for the guitar! His artistry is evident to even the casual listener and in this collection, any devote of classical guitar and/or of Segovia as an individual artist, will not be disappointed.
Perfect listening for anytime. Hypnotic and, simply, unsurpassed. A necessary addition to any serious classical guitar collection.

5 out of 5 stars What can you say - it's Segovia!.......2007-02-10

I saw Segovia perform live in my youth. What a treat! Anyone who loves Classical Guitar should love this collection.

5 out of 5 stars EVERYBODY KNOWS.......2007-01-13

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ANDRES SEGOVIA WAS/IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSICAL GUITAR PLAYER. THIS CD IS A COMPILATION OF HIS RECORDINGS FROM THE THE EARLY 50'S TO THE LATE 60'S. HIS GUITAR MASTERY IS UNQUESTIONED AND HE IS AN INSPIRATION. I WISH I COULD PLAY GUITAR LIKE ANDRES SEGOVIA (BUT I CAN'T AND I NEVER WILL!).

5 out of 5 stars Immortal guitar.......2006-08-02

Two CD's with Segovia's immortal music - an incredible treat at a great price!

5 out of 5 stars WOW.......2006-02-23

Even though there is hiss from the original analog recordings this one is a must. Segovia! What more can you say. Anyone who likes classical guitar will love this.
One Hundred Greatest TV Themes
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quantity Over Quality
  • Mediocre
  • One Hundred Greatest TV Themes
  • Pretty close to original recordings
  • Really Good Collection
 One Hundred Greatest TV Themes

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005Y49F
Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

  1. The A-Team - Nic Raine
  2. The Addams Family - Nic Raine
  3. The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe - Nic Raine
  4. Airwolf - Derek Wadsworth
  5. The Avengers - Mike Townend
  6. Barnaby Jones - Jerry Goldsmith
  7. Batman - Nic Raine
  8. Battlestar Galactica - Nic Raine
  9. Baywatch - Derek Wadsworth
  10. Beverly Hills 90210 - Derek Wadsworth
  11. Bewitched - Nic Raine
  12. Between The Lines - Mark Ayres
  13. The Bill - Nic Raine
  14. Bonanza - The Philharmonia Orchestra
  15. Brideshead Revisited - Derek Wadsworth
  16. Buck Rogers In The 25th Century - Nic Raine
  17. Burke's Law - Derek Wadsworth
  18. Cagney And Lacey - Derek Wadsworth
  19. Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons - Mark Ayres
  20. Casualty - Mark Ayres
  21. Cheers - Mark Ayres
  22. Dallas - Nic Raine
  23. Dangerman (Secret Agent) - Mike Townend
  24. Doctor Who - Mark Ayres
  25. Doctor Kildare - Jerry Goldsmith

Tracks:

  1. Doogie Howser, M.D. - Derek Wadsworth
  2. Dynasty - Nic Raine
  3. The Equalizer - Derek Wadsworth
  4. Falcon Crest - Derek Wadsworth
  5. Fireball XL-5 - Derek Wadsworth
  6. The Fugitive - Nic Raine
  7. Hawaii 5-0 - Mike Townend
  8. Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Nic Raine
  9. The High Chaparral - Nic Raine
  10. Highway To Heaven - Derek Wadsworth
  11. Hill Street Blues - Derek Wadsworth
  12. The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Mark Ayres
  13. The Incredible Hulk - Derek Wadsworth
  14. Jason King - Mike Townend
  15. Jesus Of Nazareth - Paul Bateman
  16. Joe 90 - Derek Wadsworth
  17. Johnny Staccato - Derek Wadsworth
  18. Knight Rider - Derek Wadsworth
  19. Kojak - Mike Townend
  20. L.A. Law - Derek Wadsworth
  21. Land Of The Giants - Nic Raine
  22. Little House On The Prairie - Derek Wadsworth
  23. Lonesome Dove - Nic Raine
  24. Lost In Space - Nic Raine
  25. Lou Grant - Derek Wadsworth

Tracks:

  1. Magnum, P.I. - Derek Wadsworth
  2. A Man Called Ironside - Mike Townend
  3. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - Derek Wadsworth
  4. M*A*S*H - Nic Raine
  5. Miami Vice - Mark Ayres
  6. Mike Hammer - Derek Wadsworth
  7. Mission Impossible - Mike Townend
  8. Monty Python's Flying Circus - Nic Raine
  9. The Munsters - Derek Wadsworth
  10. Murder She Wrote - Derek Wadsworth
  11. Newhart - Derek Wadsworth
  12. North And South - Derek Wadsworth
  13. Northern Exposure - Derek Wadsworth
  14. NYPD Blue - Mark Ayres
  15. The Outer Limits - Nic Raine
  16. Perry Mason - Mike Townend
  17. The Persuaders - Mark Ayres
  18. Peter Gunn - Mike Townend
  19. Police Squad - Nic Raine
  20. The Prisoner - Mike Townend
  21. Quantum Leap - Derek Wadsworth
  22. Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased) - Mike Townend
  23. Red Dwarf - Mark Lambert
  24. The Rockford Files - Mike Post
  25. Roseanne - Dan Foliart

Tracks:

  1. The Saint - Mike Townend
  2. Seaquest DSV - Nic Raine
  3. Space 1999 - Derek Wadsworth
  4. Star Trek - Mike Townend
  5. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Derek Wadsworth
  6. Star Trek: Voyager - Nic Raine
  7. St. Elsewhere - Derek Wadsworth
  8. The Streets Of San Francisco - Nic Raine
  9. Stingray - Barry Gray
  10. Taxi - Derek Wadsworth
  11. Thunderbirds - Derek Wadsworth
  12. Thirty Something - Derek Wadsworth
  13. The Time Tunnel - Nic Raine
  14. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - The Philharmonia Orchestra
  15. The Twighlight Zone - Nic Raine
  16. Twin Peaks - Derek Wadsworth
  17. U.F.O. - Derek Wadsworth
  18. The Virginian - Nic Raine
  19. Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea - Nic Raine
  20. Wagon Train - Paul Bateman
  21. The Waltons - Jerry Goldsmith
  22. The Wild Wild West - Derek Wadsworth
  23. Young Riders - John Debney
  24. Xena: The Warrior Princess - Paul Bateman
  25. The X-Files - Mark Ayres

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Quantity Over Quality.......2007-01-15

As a musician myself, I know too well that one of the most important ingredients in ANY performance (live or recorded) is passion. The recordings here generally lack the same passion and sheer drama of the originals. Much of the instrumentation has been reduced to a cheezy, thin, plastic synthesized replica. The performances are simply a watered-down lackluster version of the classic originals. If it were not for the sheer volume of tracks compiled here, I would have rated the comp only "one star".

3 out of 5 stars Mediocre.......2006-05-17

The sound quality for this collection isn't much better than the samples offered by Amazon.

4 out of 5 stars One Hundred Greatest TV Themes.......2005-08-06

I have watched almost all the shows that are on these 4 cd's. Many were made before I started watching TV. Most I've seen once or twice before.

4 out of 5 stars Pretty close to original recordings.......2005-07-24

Definitely not as good as the originals. You'll probably notice the slight differences since it's stuff you saw and listened to every week or everyday in reruns growing up, but it's still an amazing collection.

5 out of 5 stars Really Good Collection.......2004-07-11

I bought this in part because it had soundtracks to tv shows that are unavailable. My husband and I watch aome British programming. Many of the theme songs are for what seems like obscure British shows. That said; it has been enjoyable to hear music that I would normally never hear. Some music does sound tinny; some are very very rich, and some music is derived from actual preformances from the original artists. I think this is worth buying because is has a wonderful blend of music. The pieces are full soundtracks so they includes the parts of the theme song which are often edited out. I think the orchestra's who preformed the music did a great job. I have MonsterMania which redoes the soundtracks to the Godzilla movies. The interpretation is less heavy and stark than the preformance we associate with the original soundtrack; but I regard it as a new way to appreciate the music and all the componets which make the song unique.
English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • A "Regular People" Review
  • Not stilted but powerfully alive
  • Better at Italian than English
 English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000031WJ8
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

  1. Cantiam Lieti Cantiamo
  2. E D'Un Bel Matin D'Amore
  3. Quella Bella E Biancha Mano
  4. Una Leggiadra Nimpha
  5. Venite Amanti Insieme
  6. Divini Occhi Sereni
  7. Con L'Angelico Riso
  8. Madonna, Il Tuo Bel Viso
  9. Fuggi, Fuggi, Cor Mio
  10. Si Liet' E Grata Morte
  11. Se La Dura Durezza
  12. Ahime, Ahime, Dov'E 'L Bel Viso
  13. Madonna, S'Io V'Offendo
  14. II Bianco E Dolce Cigno
  15. Donne, Venete Al Ballo
  16. Morir Non Puo Il Mio Cuore
  17. Se La Mia Vita
  18. Mia Benigna Fortuna
  19. Ancor Che Col Partire
  20. O Sonno
  21. Chi La Gagliarda
  22. Madonna Mia Fa
  23. Medici Noi Siamo
  24. Quando Sara Mai Quel Zorno
  25. Matona, Mia Cara
  26. Tre Ciechi Siamo

Tracks:

  1. O Grief Even On The Bud
  2. When Lo By Break Of Morning
  3. April Is In My Mistress' Face
  4. The First Part
  5. The Second Part
  6. Sweet Nymph Come To Thy Lover
  7. The First Part
  8. The Second Part
  9. Miraculous Love's Wounding
  10. Adieu Sweet Amarillis
  11. Weep O Mine Eyes
  12. The Silver Swan
  13. The First Part
  14. The Second Part
  15. Since Robin Hood
  16. Fire And Lightning
  17. Strike It Up Tabor
  18. See, See, The Shepherds' Queen
  19. Come Sable Night
  20. Sweet Suffolk Owl
  21. In Nets Of Golden Wires
  22. Draw On Sweet Night

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A "Regular People" Review.......2007-03-20

So I was on a Renaissance kick for a while and picked this up, first of all, great value. I enjoy listening to a few of these every now and then but can't take too much at once, check out the previews and if you interested, go for it!

5 out of 5 stars Not stilted but powerfully alive.......2005-02-24

My idea of stilted is to sing these madrigals in the phony, glee-club RP style endured for so many years, that made precious, quaint curiosities of them. The Elizabethan pronunciation on this CD is an eye and ear-opener. We may appreciate how much of that speech actually endures in regional accents in both the US and UK. More importantly, this CD brings us the sounds of the long-forgotten English human beings of the Renaissance, people who drank, fought and screwed, who brought us Shakespeare and the King James Bible. I love this recording.

3 out of 5 stars Better at Italian than English.......2003-07-25

A stilted style and even more stilted attempts at Renaissance-English pronunciation make the English Madrigal disk a terrible disappointment. All emotional content -- the mellow, lumimous melancholy with flashes of fire that characterizes English music at its best -- has been drained in this attempt to kill, skin, and stuff these madrigals in order to present them as museum pieces. The pronunciation problem is particularly galling -- if these songs are going to be made incomprehensible to modern English speakers, where, then, is their cultural home?

The Italian pieces are presentable, enjoyable, and sung with delicacy and a fine sense of the artifice of the Italian madrigal. Although this recording can be moving, these pieces are performed more with reverence than with love. These are well worth hearing, but the French ensembles sing these with a bit more feeling. Try, say, Ensemble Clément Janequin.
Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice.
 Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B00000I4KQ
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

  1. El rossinyol
  2. El testament d'Amelia
  3. Adios meu homino
  4. Mina nay por me casare
  5. Tengo que subir
  6. Ahi tienes mi corazon
  7. La vi llorando
  8. Ya se van los pastores
  9. Campanas de Belen
  10. Jaeneras que yo canto
  11. A dormir ahora mesmo
  12. Granadinas
  13. Hincarse de rodillas
  14. Cancion de trilla
  15. Parado de Valldemosa
  16. Nik baditut
  17. Andregaya
  18. Din, dan, boleran
  19. Mariam matrem
  20. Ay, triste vida corporal!
  21. Que es mi vida, preguntais?
  22. Porque es, dama, tanto quereros?
  23. No me llames segalaherba
  24. Ay, luna que reluces
  25. En esta larga ausencia
  26. Molinillo que mueles amores
  27. Confiado jilguerillo
  28. Seguidillas religiosas
  29. Cancion de cuna
  30. El jilguerillo con pico de oro
  31. El canape

Tracks:

  1. Ah, el novio no quiere dinero
  2. Coma la rosa en la guerta
  3. Estavase la mora
  4. Aquel rey de Francia
  5. Damos gracias a ti, Dios
  6. Sobre Baca estaba el rey
  7. Ay que non hay!
  8. Rosa das rosas
  9. Maravillosos e piadosos
  10. Tres moricas m'enamoran
  11. Paseabase el rey moro
  12. Dime a do tienes las mientes
  13. Si no's huviera mirado
  14. Dexo la venda
  15. Puse mis amores
  16. Aqui me declaro su pensamiento
  17. Pues que me tienes
  18. Gentil dama, non se gana
  19. Mi querer tanto vos quiere
  20. Una hija tiene el rey
  21. Una matica de ruda
  22. Si la noche se hace oscura
  23. Pastorcico, non te aduermas
  24. Ay triste que vengo
  25. No soy you quien la descrube
  26. Pase el agua, Julieta
  27. Aquel caballero, madre
  28. Duelete de mi, Senora
  29. De Antequera salio el Moro
  30. De los alamos vengo, madre
  31. Enfermo estaba Antioco
  32. Dame acogida en tu hato
  33. Morenica, dame un beso
  34. Senora, si te olvidare
  35. De donde venis, amore?

Tracks:

  1. La rosa enflorece
  2. Ven querida
  3. Adio, querida
  4. Durme, durme, hermozo hijico
  5. Paxaro d'hermosura
  6. Avrix, mi galanica
  7. Irme quiero, la mi madre
  8. Ya viene el cativo
  9. Yo m'enamori d'un aire
  10. Una matica de ruda
  11. Anda, jaleo
  12. Los cuatro muleros
  13. Las tres hojas
  14. Los mozos de Monleon
  15. Las morillas de Jaen
  16. Sevillanas del siglo 18
  17. El cafe de Chinitas
  18. Nana de Sevilla
  19. Los pelegrinitos
  20. Zorongo
  21. Romance de Don Boiso
  22. Los reyes de la baraja
  23. La tarara
  24. El combat del somni: Damunt de tu, nomes les flors
  25. A l'ombra del Lledoner: Canco de grumet
  26. Canciones negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
  27. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
  28. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
  29. Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
  30. Seis canciones castellanas: No quiero tus avellanas
  31. Seis canciones castellanas: Jota
  32. Panxolina
  33. Tu pupila es azul
  34. Cantos populares espanolas: Malaguena
  35. Cantos populares espanolas: Granadina
  36. Cantos populares espanolas: El Vito
  37. Cantos populares espanolas: Pano murciano
  38. Clavelitos
  39. Adios, Granada
  40. Madrigal

Tracks:

  1. Coleccion de tonadillas: Amor y odio
  2. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
  3. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo discreto
  4. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo olvidado
  5. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo timido
  6. Coleccion de tonadillas: El mirar de la maja
  7. Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
  8. Coleccion de tonadillas: La maja de Goya
  9. Coleccion de tonadillas: Las currutacas modestas
  10. Tres majas dolorosas: Oh muerte cruel!
  11. Tres majas dolorosas: Ay majo de mi vida
  12. Tres majas dolorosas: De aquel majo amante
  13. Goyescas: La maja y el ruisenor (Rosario)
  14. 'La vida breve': Vivan los que rien! (Salud - Act 1)
  15. 'La vida breve': Alli esta! Riyendo! (Salud - Act 2)
  16. 'Acis y Galatea': Confiado jilguerillo
  17. El tripili
  18. Llorad, corazon
  19. Iban al pinar
  20. No lloreis, ojuelos
  21. Mananica era
  22. Mira que soy nina
  23. Gracia mia
  24. El pano moruno
  25. Seguidilla murciana
  26. Asturiana
  27. Jota
  28. Nana
  29. Cancion
  30. Polo
  31. 'La Tempranica': Zapateado (La tarantula e un bicho mu malo)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The most noble voice.......2004-05-28

Victoria de los Angeles' voice not only has a silken quality and fascinating glow to it but it is one of the most regal, noble sounds you'll ever hear. She illuminated those moments of quietness, gentleness and noble, feminine pride and elegance like no other soprano before and after her. This release of her "Spanish Songs" has never been surpassed. The songs of her homeland seem to have been written for her beautiful instrument alone, she fills every piece with special beauty and charm, religious flair and beautiful, noble simplicity. Buy this recording and see why Victoria is one of the best sopranos ever having come from Spain.

5 out of 5 stars PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN.......2002-01-08

FOR A LONG TIME "SONGS OF SPAIN" HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS (CHRISTIAN AND SEPHARDIC) SPANISH SONGS. DE LOS ANGELES DEFIES A RIVAL IN THIS GENRE. DE LARROCHA, SORIANO AND ZANETTI PROVIDE UNEQUALED ACCOMPANIEMENTS. THE RECORDINGS ARE SECOND ONLY TO LIFE PERFORMANCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT EMI INTENDS TO TAKE THIS SET OUT OF PUBLICATION. PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN! I JUST PURCHASED MY THIRD SET FROM AMAZON AND I TREASURE IT AS MUCH AS MY FIRST!

5 out of 5 stars luminous artistry from a genius.......2000-12-26

the vocal artist of vocal artistsdisplays her absolutely gorgeous voice and musical understanding of spanish feeling with a warmth that is unmatched anywhere.the only thing better was to hear her in person!

5 out of 5 stars A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice........2000-09-17

This set offers four generously-filled CDs comprising almost 140 Spanish songs from Victoria de los Angeles' repertoire. To all of them she brings a special dignity and an unfailing beauty of voice. The earliest recordings date from 1950 and the last is the items she sang at the opening of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Yes, you will find the ubiquitous "Clavelitos!" here, and a later version of "La maya el ruisenor" from "Goyescas". The enclosed booklet provides illuminating notes by Lionel Salter, who also translated many of the texts which are also included. Accompanists include Gerald Moore and Alicia de Larrocha, and Victoria de Los Angeles provides a guitar accompaniment herself in one song. The last track of all, a zapateado from a zarzuela, recorded live in New York, must almost have brought the house down.
The Recorder: 4 Centuries of Recorder Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • GREAT!!! Just wonderful. (if you like ancient music)
  • Excellent overview
 The Recorder: 4 Centuries of Recorder Music

Manufacturer: Lyrichord Discs Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000620L
Release Date: 1998-04-21

Tracks:

  1. Two Canticles
  2. 7th Royal Estampie
  3. Le Ductia
  4. Salterello
  5. Danse
  6. 5th Royal Estampie
  7. Royal Danse
  8. Lonc le rieu de la fontaine-Regnat
  9. Tant Con Je Vivrai
  10. Or est Baiars en Hure!
  11. Canzona la Bernardino
  12. Fantasia
  13. Fantasia For Two Basses
  14. If Love Now Reigned
  15. En vray amoure
  16. Torre de la nina - Meu Naranjedo
  17. 'Pavana y Gallarda D'Angleterre'
  18. Suite For Five Instruments
  19. La Alfonsina
  20. Canon ad Nonam
  21. Gallicum Quoddam
  22. Holla Hoi
  23. Basse Danse And Tourdion
  24. Gavotte And Branle Gai
  25. Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Boffons
  26. Variations On A Figured Bass
  27. Sonata In D Minor
  28. Les Delices - Le Champetre
  29. Le Rossignol en Amour
  30. Noel VII

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GREAT!!! Just wonderful. (if you like ancient music).......2006-12-18

I was not sure about this, but saw another 5 star rating, and decided to take the gamble. This is a really nice CD. It has all sizes of recorders played, and lots of various percussion instruments of the day. This has lots of happy ancient dance songs and more solumn sounding but beautiful peices. The cover says the group is from Argentina. I am now looking for more of their CDs.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent overview.......2000-08-18

I was introduced to this collection at an institute of The California Arts Project which focused on teaching beginning recorder. This CD has an excellent variety...using the different types of recorders, and music of different periods. This CD is good for developing listening skills and for appreciating the importance of the recorder throughout musical history.
Discover Early Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • another winner from Naxos
  • awesome value -- 5+ stars
 Discover Early Music

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ASIN: B000B6N6BI
Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

  1. Antiphona Post Evangelium - In Dulci Jubilo
  2. Versus Alleluiatici: Adorabo - Nova Schola Gregoriana
  3. Ordo Virtutum: Procession - Oxford Camerata
  4. Viderunt Omnes - Tonus Peregrinus
  5. Fines Terre Salutare Dei Nostri Jubilate Deo Omnis Terra (Plainchant) - Tonus Peregrinus
  6. Notum Fecit - Tonus Peregrinus
  7. Dominus - Tonus Peregrinus
  8. Salutare Suum Ante Conspectum Gentium Revelavit - Tonus Peregrinus
  9. Justitiam Suam (Plainchant) - Tonus Peregrinus
  10. Gaudete Christus Est Natus - Oxford Camerata
  11. Cantiga De Santa Maria - Michael Posch
  12. Exiit Diluculo - Unicorn Ensemble
  13. Humils Forfaitz - Michael Posch
  14. Adieu Ces Bons Vins De Lannoys - Michael Posch
  15. Non Avra Ma'Pieta Questa Mia Donna - Michael Posch
  16. Non Ara May Pieta Questa Mia Dona - Michael Posch
  17. Veni Creator - Tonus Peregrinus
  18. D'Ung Aultre Amer - Capilla Flamenca
  19. Alleluya - Capilla Flamenca
  20. El Grillo - Shirley Rumsey
  21. El Grillo - Capilla Flamenca
  22. Missa 'La Sol Fa Re Mi': Kyrie - Capilla Flamenca
  23. Le Chant Des Oiseaux - The Scholars Of London
  24. Passe & Medio/Den Iersten Gaillarde - Capilla Flamenca
  25. Den III Ronde, Den VI Ronde-Les Quatre Branles - Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense
  26. Gaillarde I, II, III - Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense

Tracks:

  1. In Nomine - Rose Consort Of Viols
  2. In Nomine No.20 - Rose Consort Of Viols
  3. Spem In Alium - Oxford Camerata
  4. Sanctus - Oxford Camerata
  5. Du Fond De Ma Pensee - Christine Morel
  6. The King Of Denmark's Galiard - Rose Consort Of Viols
  7. Flow, My Tears - Dorothy Linell
  8. Greiner Zancker - Ensemble Villanella
  9. Stat ('Tsaat) Ein Meskin - Ensemble Villanella
  10. Tiento - Shirley Rumsey
  11. Tribulationem Et Dolorem - Oxford Camerata
  12. Lagrime Di San Pietro: 'Il Magnanimo Pietro' - Bo Holten
  13. Missa 'Susanne Un Jour': Kyrie - Oxford Camerata
  14. Beau Le Crystal - The Scholars Of London
  15. Missa 'O Magnum Mysterium': O Magnum Mysterium - Oxford Camerata
  16. Missa 'Papae Marcelli': Kyrie - Oxford Camerata

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars another winner from Naxos.......2007-02-21

This is another winning compilation from Naxos. My only comment is to provide a heads-up regarding the track list in the booklet. CD 1 puts the Leonin "Viderunt Omnes" on six tracks, while the booklet leaves room for only one. Thus, add five to booklet tracks five through 21 for CD1 to get them to match. (I.e., where the booklet says tracks 15 and 16 are two versions of Josquin's "El Grillo," your CD player will show them to be tracks 20 and 21.) With luck this will be corrected in later printings.

Also, I would have liked the booklet to include the words, but perhaps that is an inducement to get particular CDs from Naxos.

As for the music itself--breadth of selection, musicianship, sound quality, all are excellent. A great collection!

5 out of 5 stars awesome value -- 5+ stars.......2006-07-15

I'm really enthusiastic about these CDs and booklet. I've had it for a few weeks now, in which I've explored Medieval and Renaissance music much more deeply than this little book and CD set. Yet I'm very glad I started with these.

The selection of composers gives an excellent, broad sweep across several centuries.

But the booklet contains one of the most informative essays I've found about early music, and I've spent a few dozen dollars buying books. If the booklet were separated from the CDs, it alone would be worth more than $10.

In short, if you're interested in exploring early music, this really is one of the best places to start; the best place that I know of. I'm sure, at any rate, that you can't beat the value.
Miguel Llobet: Guitar Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A superb interpretation of Llobet's music
  • EXCITING MUSIC
 Miguel Llobet: Guitar Music

Manufacturer: Naxos
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001Z65EY
Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

  1. Scherzo - Vals
  2. Estudio Capricho
  3. Mazurka
  4. L'Hereu Riera
  5. El Testament D'Amelia
  6. La Nit De Nadal (El Desembre Congelat)
  7. El Mestre
  8. La Preco De Lleida
  9. La Pastoreta
  10. La Filla Del Marxant
  11. Lo Rossinyol
  12. Plany
  13. El Noi De La Mare
  14. La Filadora
  15. Lo Fill Del Rey
  16. Canco Del Lladre
  17. Respuesta (Impromptu)
  18. Preludio (A Rosita Lloret)
  19. Preludio En Mi Mayor
  20. Preludio (A Maria Luisa Anido)
  21. Preludio En La Mayor
  22. Prelude - Original
  23. Mazurka Por Federico Bufaletti
  24. Estilo Popular Argentino (En Mi Menor)
  25. Estilo Popular Argentino (En Re Mayor)
  26. Estilo Popular Argentino (En Fa Sharp Menor)
  27. Leonesa
  28. Estudio En Mi Mayor
  29. Romanza
  30. Tema
  31. Variation I (Sor)
  32. Variation II (Sor)
  33. Variation III
  34. Variation IV
  35. Variation V
  36. Variation VI
  37. Intermezzo. Andante Molto Espressivo
  38. Variation VII
  39. Variation VIII - Toda Esta Variacion En Sonidos Harmonicos
  40. Variation IX - Toda Esta Variacion Con La Mano Izquierda Sola
  41. Variation X

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A superb interpretation of Llobet's music.......2006-10-30

I had come across L. Micheli almost accidentally by watching one of the Guitar Foundation of America videos when I was amazed by the breathtaking performance of the Variaciones sobre un tema de Sor! This CD is worth every penny. I would also recommend the M Castelnuovo Tedesco one as well. Very expressive, accurate, clean performance - I had the feeling I am watching Glenn Gould playing guitar.

5 out of 5 stars EXCITING MUSIC.......2006-03-25

I have found this CD at the Naxos website catalogue.I was just looking around the CD's and the word LLOBET got my attention because it was hard to find a complete collection of the composer.I was lucky that it caught my attention!
Let's come to the inside of it.It has all kind of music forms composed by llobet such as;Catalan Folksongs,Preludes,Folksongs,Etudes,Mazurkas,Romanzas and even Variations which I liked most.They have really been arranged nicely and the Llobet himself composed beautifuly(they say Llobet opened a new period for the guitar music at the early 1900's; they are right.)
You can't find most of the pieces on other CD's they are really "rare" pieces and the affordible price makes the CD even more nice.
Most of the tracks are short about 1 or 2 minutes but the total playing time is OK that means there's a lot of track in it(41 tracks).
What about the guitarist.Lorenzo Micheli.I know much guitarist but I have heard Micheli with this CD.It's good to be me that I heard Micheli.He plays the guitar with his soul,so sweet guitar really.And also the technique is one of the factors that makes this CD amazing because without a good technique you can't hand over most of the tracks such as Repuesta.
It is certain that this music gives us a joy and "also" I didn't know Llobet composed such great works I means the listener gets informed about it.
1)GOOD COLLECTION
2)PRICE
3)GOOD GUITAR PLAYING
4)EXCITING AND ORIGINAL WORKS FOR GUITAR
...they are the reasons you should buy this CD.
Serie 3 X 4
Average customer rating: Not rated
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    Karina , Massiel , and Jeanette
    Manufacturer: EMI Televisa Music
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B000PUB3WE
    Release Date: 2007-06-05

    Tracks:

    1. Romeo Y Julieta - Karina
    2. Brindaremos Por El - Massiel
    3. Por Que Te Vas? - Jeanette
    4. El Baul De Los Recuerdos - Karina
    5. Mas Fuerte - Massiel
    6. Soy Rebelde - Jeanette
    7. Las Flechas Del Amor - Karina
    8. Acordeon - Massiel
    9. Estoy Triste - Jeanette
    10. Concierto Para Enamorados - Karima
    11. Dejame - Massiel
    12. Palabras, Promesas - Jeanette
    Schumann: Carnaval; Brahms: "Paganini" Variations; Bach-Busoni: Chaconne
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the one hundred recordings in any age
    		 Schumann: Carnaval; Brahms: "Paganini" Variations; Bach-Busoni: Chaconne

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    ASIN: B0001O3YGC
    Release Date: 2004-04-06

    Tracks:

    1. Chaconne
    2. Theme
    3. Variations I-VIII
    4. Variations X-XII
    5. Variations I & II
    6. Variations V-VIII
    7. Variations X-XIII
    8. Variations III & IV
    9. Variations XIII & XIV
    10. No.38: Wintertime
    11. No.37: Sailors' Song
    12. 1. Preambule
    13. 2. Pierrot
    14. 3. Ariequin
    15. 4. Valse Noble
    16. 5. Eusebius
    17. 6. Florestan
    18. 7. Coquette
    19. 8. Replique
    20. 9. Papillons
    21. 10. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. (Lettres Dansantes)
    22. 11. Chiarina
    23. 12. Chopin
    24. 13. Estrella
    25. 14. Reconnaissance
    26. 15. Pantalon Et Colombine
    27. 16. Valse Allemande
    28. 17. Paganini (Intermezzo)
    29. 18. Aveu
    30. 19. Promenade
    31. 20. Pause
    32. 21. Marche Des 'Davidsbundler' Contre Les Philistins
    33. No.39: Wintertime

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars One of the one hundred recordings in any age.......2005-04-26

    Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli felt an obssesive fascination by these three piano works.
    This Chaconne performing maintains the perfect balance between the mistery and the elusiveness, in fact Benedetti gradually increases the tension level to unexpected heights. I got the Busoni version with this piece and Michelangeli gets very very close in idiomatic expresiveness.
    The Carnaval was his glorious triumph in the famous London Recital in 1957. He recorded it several times. And recently I got a new perfomance recorded in Lugano where he makes with this work an absolute journey to the purest romatic tradition and far beyond.
    Finally the Paganini Variations was another battlehorse for this legendary pianist. Benedetti remarks the dark side of the score with notable wisdom, and accents as anyone else the charming and rapture lyrical mood that Brahms knew to use so well. It's very difficult to play any Brahms variation due you must be inmersed in the real intention of every variation.
    This Remastered album is a reference must for any serious collector item of refined taste and sensibility.
    An authentic file tresure!
    Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • symphony of a thousand (pianos)
    • piano revelations.
    • Dizzying experiments by a brilliant maverick
    • Intriguing Ideas, Experiment upon Experiment
    • Expand your thinking about music construction
    		 Nancarrow: Studies for Player Piano

    Manufacturer: Wergo Germany
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    ASIN: B000031W5A
    Release Date: 2000-01-11

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3a
    2. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3b
    3. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3c
    4. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3d
    5. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 3e
    6. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 20
    7. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 44
    8. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41a
    9. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41b
    10. Vol. I: Study For Player Piano No. 41c

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 4
    2. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 5
    3. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 6
    4. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 14
    5. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 22
    6. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 26
    7. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 31
    8. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 35
    9. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 32
    10. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 37
    11. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano Tango?
    12. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 40a
    13. Vol. II: Study For Player Piano No. 40b

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 1
    2. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 2a
    3. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 2b
    4. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 7
    5. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 8
    6. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 10
    7. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 15
    8. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 21
    9. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 23
    10. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 24
    11. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 25
    12. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 33
    13. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 43
    14. Vol. III: Study For Player Piano No. 50

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 9
    2. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 11
    3. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 12
    4. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 13
    5. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 16
    6. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 17
    7. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 18
    8. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 19
    9. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 27
    10. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 28
    11. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 29
    12. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 34
    13. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 36
    14. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 46
    15. Vol. IV: Study For Player Piano No. 47

    Tracks:

    1. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 42
    2. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45a
    3. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45b
    4. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 45c
    5. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 48a
    6. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 48b
    7. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 48c
    8. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 49a
    9. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 49b
    10. Vol. V: Study For Player Piano No. 49c

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    To speak of Conlon Nancarrow's music for player piano shouldn't be mistaken to suggest some still broader range of musical output of which the composer's piano rolls are but a subset. Quite the contrary: Nancarrow's meticulous scores--generally unplayable, at least by most primates--are the body of his life's work. This five-CD set contains dozens upon dozens of his studies, each a fairly self-contained exploration of tempo, pitch, rhythm, counterpoint--and the interaction between pairings of those core musical categories. Certainly, this is "difficult" music, hard on the ears, off-kilter in a manner that both demands attention and may repulse listeners unfamiliar with experimental composition. After initial exposure, this collection is the sort of thing that sits on the shelf for some time, before your imagination breaks its internal code. Once that code is broken, though, the vast life inherent in this "mechanical" music becomes almost intoxicating. On some of the quieter pieces, the piano's tone is similar to that of a harpsichord. On others, the palimpsest of ragtime is undeniable. Yes, some pieces seem overly chaotic, but spend some time with them and you'll see, in your mind's eye, dozens of hands working the keys. --Marc Weidenbaum

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars symphony of a thousand (pianos).......2004-11-15

    Imagine for a moment that you have entered a room full of slightly beat-up upright pianos. These pianos begin to come to life by sputtering out unusual, irregular melodies. The melodies don't fit together exactly, but somehow they seem right sounding together. Before you know it, there are so many pianos playing that you can't keep track of them all and they begin to accrue into an impossibly dense spray of sound. Even if you had a roomful of humans playing these pianos they wouldn't get the overwhelming, unswerving independence of each individual line in each piano. The pianos stop playing and you wonder what just happened....

    Hopefully this description will give you some indication of what you're in for with these wonderful studies for player piano. Because Nancarrow was working with these mechanical instruments, he could combine complex ratios of rhythms against each other. Some are so subtle that no human could replicate them exactly. This is not to say that the music is dehumanized. It has a great deal of warmth and humor. What Nancarrow gains from the very mechanical nature of these instruments is part of the appeal.

    These studies are as rugged and individual as the composer and, as mentioned earlier, Ligeti's Etudes would never have been possible without Nancarrow's wonderful music.

    5 out of 5 stars piano revelations........2004-02-22

    This stuff influenced Ligeti's "Etudes" for solo piano. The music is mind-blowing.

    5 out of 5 stars Dizzying experiments by a brilliant maverick.......2004-01-09

    A true compositional original, Conlon Nancarrow is best known for these mind-blowing pieces for player piano. Why this particular instrument? Because most of these short works are utterly unplayable by human beings, unless you are capable of say, depressing all 88 keys at the same time. While later in life Nancarrow also wrote a few small pieces for chamber ensembles, his work here is the core of his output and where his imagination truly took flight.

    You may not be quite lucid after hearing something like Study No. 25, which has 1,028 notes in its final 12 seconds, or one of my favorites, the so-called "Canon X" (No. 21). It begins with two musical lines at opposite ends of the keyboard: the bass starts slowly and gradually accelerates, the treble begins in a super-fast blur of notes at the highest end and gradually descends, becoming ever-slower. In the middle of the piece, these two lines cross each other before they continue on their separate ways.

    In study after study, Nancarrow explores complex relationships between meter and pitch, most of the time with absolutely astounding results. Some of these pieces are a bit more relaxed, with blues and jazz elements giving them an almost homespun quality. But soon the blizzard of notes returns, as the composer makes full use of the player piano's capabilities. You almost can't believe what you are hearing.

    A word of caution: You probably don't want to program all five discs straight through. Well recorded as it is, the timbre of the instrument becomes wearing on the ear after awhile. Give your ears a break and to listen to something completely different, like Debussy, Copland -- or maybe Bob Dylan.

    An essential collection for some -- I'm not sure whom! -- but something every listener should hear at least once.

    4 out of 5 stars Intriguing Ideas, Experiment upon Experiment.......2000-12-30

    Conlon Nancarrow is one of those composers who could exist only in real life, as he would be too implausible for fiction. Nancarrow was a composer for player piano, who spent much of his life an expatriate in Mexico, composing music steeped in both early 20th C. jazz and "modernist" classical traditions, and yet music that is entirely individual.

    For me, Nancarrow's work functions best when he illustrates the sheer possibility of the keyboard freed from the limitations of a human player or players. The player piano in Nancarrow's work is an acrobat, ready to twirl on wires from which human piano players are unable to dangle. I find least satisfying the experimental works which are centered less on the possibility of the player piano, and more on the synthesis of 30s jazz into a unique classical aesthetic. I freely confess to being a listener rather than a musician in my own right, and some of the experiments just don't keep me hooked.

    Still, if you're longing for something quite different and of high quality, Nancarrow may be what you are seeking.

    5 out of 5 stars Expand your thinking about music construction.......2000-07-27

    Re-open any closed ideas you had about musical structure, architecture, harmony, rhythm, melody -- and what brings pleasure to your brain. Listening to these pieces inspires whole new forms of composition.

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