Snowfall

Snowfall

Snowfall

ASIN: B000057XJJ

Track Listings
 
1. Alt Wien (Old Vienna)
2. Love Tales
3. Love of My Life
4. Legend of Old California
5. Bad Humor Man
6. I've Got a One Track Mind
7. Doll Dance
8. Stack O'Barley
9. O Sole Mio
10. Hungarian Dance No. 5
11. Träumerei
12. When the Lilacs Bloom Again
13. Do I Worry?
14. Sleepy Serenade
15. Portrait of a Guinea Farm
16. All I Need Is You
17. Over Night
18. Sing a Love Song
19. I'm Thrilled
20. Snowfall
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Snowfall,Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra,Past Perfect,Big Band,Cool,Jazz,Pop,Sweet Bands
Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Typical Mancini
  • It's Hard to Believe He's Gone
  • Nostalgic
  • On connaît tous sa musique, beaucoup moins son nom...
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 Greatest Hits
Henry Mancini
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ASIN: B00004Y9YB
Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

  1. Peter Gunn
  2. A Profound Gass
  3. Snowfall
  4. Mr. Lucky
  5. The Great Impostor: Theme
  6. Moon River
  7. Breakfast at Tiffany's
  8. Experiment In Terror
  9. Hatari: Theme
  10. Baby Elephant Walk
  11. Just For Tonight (Vocal)
  12. Days Of Wine And Roses (Vocal)
  13. Charade (Vocal)
  14. The Pink Panther Theme
  15. Dear Heart (Vocal)
  16. How Soon (Vocal)
  17. A Shot In The Dark
  18. The Sweetheart Tree (Vocal)
  19. Two For The Road (Vocal)
  20. Love Theme From 'Romeo An Juliet'
  21. Whistling Away The Dark
  22. What's Happening!!

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Typical Mancini.......2007-03-25

First, I really like Mancini's music generally and I am really concerned that he may be one of the greats of American music who will soon be forgotten if he hasn't been already. (US music schools tend to be a little snobby and don't give a number of truly great American composers their due.) However, the mix of this particular CD is simply too average. Many good songs are not on it and some weak ones are. I would not recommend this CD except to ManciniPhiles like me.

4 out of 5 stars It's Hard to Believe He's Gone.......2006-05-23

Henry Mancini gave us so much of our consciousness of the 1960s and 1970s, and yet was "out" almost as soon as he was "in."

His work became synonymous with much-despised "elevator music" in the later 1960s. This stereotype (or monotype, for his earliest works) can mislead.

For example, "Lujon" [not in this collection] was used in a movie just last year to exemplify mystery and an exotic atmosphere.

Mancini dies way too young. While some would argue that he'd become a self-parody, his innate gifts compromised by relentless commercialization, you cannot take away his lasting gift to our culture. He was an original, and he captured an essence of our collective experience.

He's here in this collection, waiting round the bend, my Huckleberry friend.

4 out of 5 stars Nostalgic.......2006-02-20

A great trip down memory lane. The selections sound just like I remember them from the movies and the radio. Enjoy

5 out of 5 stars On connaît tous sa musique, beaucoup moins son nom..........2005-09-20

En ces temps où le terme de BO est galvaudé (pénible Yann Tiersen, satanés Choristes !), cette compilation est l'occasion de rendre hommage à l'un des grands génies du genre, largement méconnu, et victime d'un des plus incroyables quiproquos de la Musique.
En effet, c'est lui qui a composé l'éternel thème de la Panthère Rose, et son mythique refrain de saxophone, définitivement associés au dessin animé du même nom, et qui invariablement provoquent sourires (voire moqueries) chez les non-initiés... Rappelons qu'au départ La Panthère Rose est un film réalisé par le génial Blake Edwards en 1964, avec l'inénarrable Peters Sellers dans le rôle principal, et que cette fameuse Panthère Rose désigne non pas un sympathique félin, mais un diamant d'une valeur inestimable, et dont le vol est à l'origine du scénario.
Mais sa contribution à l'histoire de la musique ne s'arrête pas là. En effet, on lui doit également le monumental Moon River, titre dont l'insurpassable limpidité mélodique est capable de me porter au bord des larmes en quelques mesures, repris entre autres par Sinatra et Morrissey et susurré par la délicieuse Audrey Hepburn dans Breakfast At Tiffany's. Et c'est toujours lui qui est à l'origine du thème explosif de Peter Gunn, avec sa ligne de basse à réveiller les morts et ses arrangements de cuivres qui traumatiseront toute une génération de compositeurs, Quincy Jones en tête...
En tout cas, cette compilation est une excellente introduction à l'univers de Henry Mancini, qui en mêlant arrangements jazzy, vocaux surannés et mélodies inoubliables, a tout simplement inventé la Lounge music, avant que ce mot ne désigne un vaste fourre-tout pour bobos peu curieux...

5 out of 5 stars Henry Mancini's Greatest Hits.......2005-07-13

This CD is all one needs to understand why this dude is the master when it comes to composing. Having been introduced to this great human being at an early age, my fascination for his work is still a vital part of my being. This CD is just what I have always wanted. It has all the classics, along with some older gems I never knew existed. I love it so much, that I am going to send my mama back home one. She was, is and always will be perhaps his GREATEST FAN ever. If you just can't live without Mancini's music, then this CD is for you. Enjoy, enjoy,
enjoy!!
Best of the Red Army Choir
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Soviet Army Band & Chorus aren't taking any prisoners!
  • Good music.
  • Magnificent!
  • I loved it!
  • The ultimate collection
 Best of the Red Army Choir
Red Army Choir
Manufacturer: Silva America
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066RMJ
Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

  1. Kalinka
  2. Partisan's Song
  3. Souliko
  4. Korobelniki
  5. On The Road (A Soldier's Song)
  6. My Country
  7. The Red Army Is The Strongest
  8. Moscow Nights
  9. Along Peterskaia Street
  10. Smuglianka
  11. Troika Gallop
  12. Ah Nastassia
  13. Echelon's Song
  14. My Army
  15. Civil War Songs
  16. Bella Ciao

Tracks:

  1. National Anthem Of The USSR
  2. Oh Fields, My Fields
  3. The Cliff
  4. The Cossacks
  5. In The Central Steppes
  6. Gandzia
  7. Cossack's Song
  8. The Roads
  9. Song Of The Volga Boatman
  10. Dark Eyes
  11. Let's Go
  12. The Birch Tree
  13. The Road Song
  14. The Samovars
  15. Varchavianka
  16. Slavery And Suffering

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Soviet Army Band & Chorus aren't taking any prisoners!.......2007-05-12

If you enjoy a good stiring martial male chorus then spend some time with these guys. They're all graduates of Soviet musical acadamies and any one of them could have graced the top opera houses of the world. You don't have to know any Russian to appreciate this CD. The songs are glorious (just don't translate them -- machine guns, death to foes, etc.), and will make you want to march on Berlin all over again.

5 out of 5 stars Good music........2007-03-09

I had heard a few songs by the Red Army Choir in the past and happened upon this CD set a while back, I found it to be far better than I had hoped and would reccoment it to anyone who enjoys Russian folk music, choir in general, and cultural items from when Russia was still the Soviet Union.

5 out of 5 stars Magnificent!.......2007-02-27


I'm so glad I stumbled onto this.

Spirited, committed, manly singing. Soul-shaking stuff! The ensemble is incisive; soloists are marvelous. The folk melodies are enchanting. The songs--and the singers--are bound up in the cultural fabric of the Cossacks, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky...on and on.., Chekhov, Trotsky, Nabakov... This music conveys the great romantic, dignified, boistrous soul of the Russian People. (Loosely speaking. Some members of the chorus were presumably of other nationalities once part of the Soviet Union. And some of the songs are not Russian).

I don't speak Russian, but listening to this makes me wish I did. What a beautiful-sounding language it is.

5 out of 5 stars I loved it!.......2007-02-22

Even though I cannot speak Russian, the quality of this choral group is beyond excellent. Many of these pieces are extremely moving and stirring. The rendering of the Soviet anthem and the song "Let's Go" (V'put) come to my mind. "Let's Go" became a huge hit in Russia when it was featured in a movie about the Great Patriotic War, and indeed, hearing it - you can well imagine ranks upon ranks of hard-eyed, grim-faced Soviet soldiers striding into battle against the Wehrmacht.

5 out of 5 stars The ultimate collection.......2004-06-15

Excellent performance by the choir and the orchestra. The grandeur, the charm, and the romance! Great collection of songs, sure to bring back memories!
Soviet Army Chorus & Band
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B000002ROZ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Song Of Youth
  2. A Birch-Tree In A Field Did Stand
  3. Far Away
  4. Volga Boat Song
  5. You Are Always Beautiful
  6. Along Peter's Street
  7. Tipperary
  8. Ah! Lovely Night
  9. Kamarinskaya
  10. Annie Laurie
  11. Song Of The Plains (Meadowland)
  12. Kalinka
  13. Bandura
  14. Oh No! John!
  15. Snow Flakes
  16. Ukranian Poem
  17. The Decembrists: Soldier's Chorus

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Unique historical icon.......2007-04-11

Wonderfully atmospheric choral singing in the distinctive style of these cultural ambassadors for the Soviet regime. In their day they had a worldwide and appreciative audience as the Soviet Authorities sought to attach an attractive "human" persona to their mighty military machine.The power, precision and technical proficiancy of these (and other) performers served, whether justifiably or not, to enhance the Soviet military image.Wonderful Russian bass and tenor voices gave western ears fresh insights into 'music of the people' from both sides of the Iron Curtain. The propaganda effect was priceless and we are left today with a nostalgic example of the effective political use of music.

5 out of 5 stars Memories of the past.......2007-02-13

My parents bought the vinyl recording of the Album when it first came out and I used to listen to it a lot. It is wonderful to have it available on CD without the scratches that go along with records. They sound as brilliant and stirring as the first day I heard them. I especially love The Soldiers Chorus from the play The Decembrists.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding!.......2005-08-27

I first discovered this album as a LP in the late 1960s. Granted, the recording techniques then are not as sophisticated as they are now, but the quality of the voices on this CD is excellent, and the music will send chills down your spine.

There are subsequent albums of the "Red Army" (whom I've seen in person) -- while good, the original "Soviet" is still the best.

If you love great soloists, outstanding choral work, and stirring music, you will appreciate this album.

5 out of 5 stars A True Classic.......2004-12-17

Rich and often powerful music. Much magnificent singing and orchestration. The effort of the chorus to sing "Tipperary" in english is, alone, well worth the price of purchase.

3 out of 5 stars It was ok.......2004-08-15

It's an ok album. The songs are nice but I bet half of the tracks are in mono, which was disappointing. I would recommend "Best of The Red Army Choir" instead.
Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites
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    ASIN: B0009SOFXG
    Release Date: 2005-08-01

    Tracks:

    1. Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    2. Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    3. Dies Irae
    4. Men of Harlech
    5. You'll Never Walk Alone
    6. Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
    7. Old Folks at Home
    8. Il Liza Jane
    9. Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    10. Vergine Degli Angeli
    11. Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
    12. My Hero
    13. God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    14. German Mass/Gloria
    15. German Mass/Sanctus
    16. Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
    17. All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    18. Arwelfa
    19. Invictus
    20. Softly as I Leave You

    Tracks:

    1. Diolch l'R L
    2. Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
    3. Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
    4. Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
    5. Memories of Martha
    6. I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
    7. Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
    8. Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
    9. Creation's Hymn
    10. In the Spirit!
    11. Shall We Gather at the River
    12. Nos a Bore
    13. Very Best Time of Year
    14. Soon Ah Will Be Done
    15. Thanks Be to God
    16. Flower That Shattered the Stone
    17. Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
    18. Where Shall I Be?
    19. Bywyd y Bugail
    20. Lord's Prayer

    Tracks:

    1. Ave Maria
    2. Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
    3. She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
    4. Cymru Fach
    5. Nidaros
    6. Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
    7. Watching the Wheat
    8. Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
    9. Misbles/Stars
    10. Rachie
    11. Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
    12. There Is a Balm in Gilead
    13. Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
    14. My Lord, What a Mornin'
    15. Bryn Myrddin
    16. Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
    17. Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
    18. Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
    19. Ride the Chariot
    20. Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

    Tracks:

    1. Y Nefoedd
    2. Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
    3. Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
    4. By Babylon's Wave
    5. I'm Gonna Sing
    6. Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
    7. Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
    8. Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
    9. Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
    10. That's All I Want from You
    11. Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
    12. Give Me Jesus
    13. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
    14. My Wish for You
    15. Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
    16. Mose in Egitto/Prayer
    17. Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
    18. God's Choir in the Sky
    19. Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
    20. Smilin' Through

    Tracks:

    1. Calon Lan
    2. True Love
    3. Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
    4. Aberystwyth
    5. Comrades in Arms
    6. Cats/Memory
    7. They Led My Lord Away
    8. State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
    9. When I Fall in Love
    10. Let's Face the Music and Dance
    11. Windmills of Your Mind
    12. How Soon
    13. Non Nobis Domine
    14. Rhythm of Life
    15. Kalinka
    16. Sound an Alarm
    17. Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
    18. Turandot/Nessun Dorma
    19. Christus Redemptor
    20. Ann Evening's Pastorale

    Album Details

    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.
    Kalinka: Russian Folk Songs
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Delighful Hvorostovsy
    • The Power of Voice, The Music for the Soul
    • a cup half full, but still splendid
    • Here is proof that Russian vintage only gets better with age
    • Excellent
    		 Kalinka: Russian Folk Songs
    Dmitri Hvorostovsky , and Russian Traditional
    Manufacturer: Philips
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    ASIN: B00000HY87
    Release Date: 1999-01-12

    Tracks:

    1. Russian Folk Songs: Kalinka
    2. Russian Folk Songs: Barinya
    3. Russian Folk Songs: Ach Ti Slishesh Li (Ah! Do You Hear, My Dearest Fiend)
    4. Russian Folk Songs: Na Gorushkye (On Little Mountain, On The Mountain)
    5. Russian Folk Songs: Khorovodnaya (Round Dance)
    6. Russian Folk Songs: Shto Zatumanilas (Why Have You Misted Over, Clear Sunset)
    7. Russian Folk Songs: Ya Vstretil Vas (I Met You)
    8. Russian Folk Songs: Ivushka (The Little Window)
    9. Russian Folk Songs: Kak Menya Mladu (How Was I, A Tender Young Maiden?)
    10. Russian Folk Songs: Kachelniye (Rhyming Song)
    11. Russian Folk Songs: Uzh Ti Polye (Ah, You Field)
    12. Russian Folk Songs: Shto Bye Belaya Berioza (As Never White Birch Tree)
    13. Russian Folk Songs: Ne Slijshno Shuma Gorodskogo (The Noise Of The Town Cannot Be Heard)
    14. Russian Folk Songs: Vtyomnon Leyse (In The Dark Forest)
    15. Russian Folk Songs: Uzh Kak Pal Tuman (Already The Fog Has Descended)
    16. Russian Folk Songs: Ach Vij Sini (Ah, Shady Spot)
    17. Russian Folk Songs: Veniki (Birch - Broom)
    18. Russian Folk Songs: Vyhozhu Adin Ya Na Dorogu (I Set Off Alone Down The Road)

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    Dimitri Hvorostovsky, born and bred in Siberia, has Russian folk music in his soul. So do about 100 million other Russians, of course, but they don't have his magnificent voice. When his artistry is joined with that of the Saint Petersburg Chamber Chorus, the result is hard to beat, especially when the arrangements were made by such composers as Shostakovich and Rimsky-Korsakov. Don't expect happy songs, although some of the offerings on this disc, such as the title song "Kalinka," have their rollicking passages. In characteristic fashion, the lyrics dwell plaintively on laments for lost love or melancholy recollections of the Russian countryside. Unusually for a Russian chorus, the Saint Petersburg ensemble is not dominated by the lower-pitched male voices but by the women, blissfully free from stridency, who swell their cadences in the way so typical of Russian liturgical music. The disc is accompanied by the Russian text and a useful English translation, although both suffer from minor errors. --Ed Killham

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Delighful Hvorostovsy.......2007-03-31

    I heard the CD Kalinka. I've never stopped admiring this wonderful Russian bsritone. I went to his concerto here in Mexico, several months ago. I was in Heaven

    The songs are chosen with care and love, and it reminds me always of my so wonderful stay in Russia (3 years). This really is from "Russia with love". The thrilling voice of Hvorostovsky gives me the chills and makes me dream. Thanks for a wonderful and delightful record.

    This Cd is not the "academic" version of the Red Army, pleasant as well. This is fresh, bucolic and belongs to the people that are in the enourmous fields of corn in Russia and Ukraine. It is naive, with the beauty of naivite.

    Hvorostovky is versatile and in the songs que needs to be sweet, plassionate or melancholic he achieves it masterly!!!!!

    Eugenia LizaldeBest of the Red Army Choir

    5 out of 5 stars The Power of Voice, The Music for the Soul .......2005-05-09

    Listening to these eighteen Russian folk songs, artistically arranged and vocalized, one feels that the musical border between folksong and opera has somehow been melted away, and what are heard are the best aspects of both. There is something very special in Russian folk music. Dmitri Hvorostovsky and St Petersburg Chamber Choir have grasped the spirit of it with their heartbreaking vocal force. Whether it is the melancholy melodies; the somber harmonies; or the primordial elements, they pierce directly through your heart and get to your soul... Simply wonderful!

    5 out of 5 stars a cup half full, but still splendid.......2004-05-22

    With his rich and powerful dark honey voice, Dmitri Hvorostovsky is one of the greatest operatic baritones alive, and as an interpreter of Russian music, no singer can top him; his exquisite renditions of folk melodies, as well as the rapturous songs of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff on his other recordings are sublime.
    Here he is backed not by an orchestra, but by St. Petersburg Chamber Choir, and together they present a superb collection of traditional melodies.

    Unfortunately for those of us who are big Dmitri fans, he only sings on 10 of the 18 tracks, and though the chorus is excellent, his magnificent voice would have made these songs even better; the "chorus only" tracks are 4-5, 8-10, 14, and 16-17.
    The popular title track, "Kalinka", has probably been included in practically every film with a Russian theme I have ever seen and is instantly recognizable, and some of the others are rare gems, but all of them will be enjoyed by anyone who appreciates Russian music.

    My absolute favorite is the final "Vihaztu adin ya na darogu" ("I set off alone down the road"), which with its beautiful melody and soulful singing is glorious. Dmitri recorded this song for his first CD of folk songs in 1991, with the Ossipov Russian Folk Orchestra, with balalaikas instead of a chorus to back him; both versions are wonderful, but with this one having the edge, as I think he sings it on this recording with more emotion.
    Total running time is 56'41.

    5 out of 5 stars Here is proof that Russian vintage only gets better with age.......1999-06-06

    Dmitri Hvorostovsky has outdone himself, which means his admirers are in for a treat. Maturity only adds depth to his interpretations of Russian folk songs, now on a larger scale than on the earlier CD 'Dark Eyes'. His musicianship is such that he blends in perfectly with the superb St. Petersburg Chamber Choir whenever this is called for. Marvelous stuff here - highly recommended.

    4 out of 5 stars Excellent.......1999-05-14

    Worth congratulating Philips that here (as in several more recent releases) "Russian Text" really means that, in cyrillic not transliteration. Timing 56'40.
    André Rieu - La vie est belle (Life is Beautiful)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    		 André Rieu - La vie est belle (Life is Beautiful)

    Manufacturer: Sin-Drome Records
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005NNOW
    Release Date: 2001-09-04

    Tracks:

    1. La Vie Est Belle
    2. You Are My Hearts Desire
    3. Juliska From Budapest
    4. Danube Love
    5. Ole Guapa
    6. Kalinka
    7. Ramona
    8. Heia In The Mountains
    9. Stenka Rasin
    10. I Want To Dream Of You, My Darling
    11. Lara's Theme
    12. Snowwhite
    13. Amazing Grace
    14. Poliushko Polka
    15. Glenn Miller Melody
    16. The Andre Sisters
    17. Bolero

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    The Viennese waltz is never far from violinist Andre Rieu's heart, but you won't find a single work from Johann Strauss on Life Is Beautiful. This time around, Rieu is globetrotting for his hummable, danceable melodies--to solid results. "Ole Guapa" is a tango featuring accordion; "Kalinka" is a familiar Russian tune; and "Amazing Grace," "Snow White," and Rieu's "Glenn Miller Melody" are tried-and-true American. Throughout, Rieu and his orchestra perform these works with plenty of style and polish; it's easy to see why he's such a hit with public-television audiences. His shortened version of Bolero may not be the sexiest available, but it is fun. --Jason Verlinde

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Romantic.......2003-09-10

    Andre Rieu captures the romantic's heart once again in this, what is for the most part, a passionate album.

    I feel the best tracks on this album are the russian-themed ones, like the title track (which I listen to on REPEAT when I am looking through my russian countryside or Romanov family album books). I feel that this and "Lara's Theme" (Maurice Jarre's love theme from the film DR. ZHIVAGO (a wonderful book and DVD)! conveys the passion for homeland which I strongly feel beats strongest in the hearts of all russians, more than than any other people). These compositions are so beautiful that it brings tears to the eyes if one surrenders oneself to them.

    5 out of 5 stars andre rieu.......2002-09-04

    all i can say about andre,s music is i have over 15 cd,s and love ever one and rate them 5 stars.

    4 out of 5 stars Andre Rieu.......2001-09-28

    I am a big fan of Andre Rieu but didnot enjoy this as much as several of his earlier recordings. It didn't have quite the zip as "Andre Rieu Live" or "The Holland I Love".

    5 out of 5 stars Music is beautiful.......2001-09-11

    As soon as I saw Ravel's Bolero performed by Andre Rieu on PBS I wanted to have a copy of this beautiful album.. classical music that makes you get up and dance..
    Red Army Chorus: The Best of the Original Ensemble
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      Manufacturer: Analekta
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      Release Date: 2002-04-30

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      Russian Romance
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        Manufacturer: Naxos
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        ASIN: B00005COXW
        Release Date: 2001-06-19

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        1. Snow Flurries
        2. Dark Is The Night
        3. Moscow Nights
        4. Little Snowball
        5. Down The Volga River
        6. Dark Eyes
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        Snowfall
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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        		 Snowfall
        Steve Oliver
        Manufacturer: Koch Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000HRMEGY
        Release Date: 2006-10-03

        Tracks:

        1. Carol Of The Bells
        2. Silent Night
        3. Deck The Halls / Angels We Have Heard On High
        4. Joy To The World
        5. White Christmas
        6. Crystals In The Snow
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        8. Little Drummer Boy
        9. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
        10. Watching The Snowfall

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        5 out of 5 stars Smoothjazz.com Review.......2006-12-02

        Sonically, this is one of the most eloquent Christmas releases we've come across this season. Steve Oliver's SNOWFAll is a collection of ten holiday tracks - nine traditional and one original. With more joy than should be contained in just one man, Steve Oliver goes with Christmas like Santa's cookies with milk. SNOWFALL is a tasteful and lovely collection of works from the joyful guitarist/singer. It includes favorite seasonal melodies displayed in stunning Steve Oliver arrangements. In case you weren't totally aware, Steve is a beautiful vocalist. We think he's pitch perfect... In addition to the sparkling and flowing instrumentals, the album features a scattering of vocals. His version of "Silent Night" will move you and he's nothing short of dynamic on his original "Watching The Snowfall." The quality and precision of Steve's voice is on the same level as say, Michael McDonald or Kenny Loggins. Steve is no stranger to the Smooth Jazz arena - he has toured and performed with many format corner stones including the likes of Rick Braun, Peter White, Marc Antoine, Everette Harp, Larry Carlton and may be most remembered as an integral member/partner of Steve Reid's magical ensemble Bamboo Forest. Many like to refer to Steve Oliver as a Rising Star; however, we feel that Mr. Oliver's star has risen with such Smooth Jazz hits as "First View," "High Noon," "Positive Energy," "Chips & Salsa" and his latest, "Good To Go." Add SNOWFALL to your holiday playlist and listen to Steve O shine brightly. ~ SANDY SHORE
        Soft Lights and Sweet Music
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          		Soft Lights and Sweet Music

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          ASIN: B00005UWOH
          Release Date: 2002-04-09

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          2. Soft Lights and Sweet Music
          3. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
          4. Time on My Hands
          5. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
          6. Ruby
          7. Snowfall
          8. Where or When
          9. Emily
          10. Embraceable You
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          13. Bad and The Beautiful
          14. My Ship
          15. Nobody Else But Me
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