Lilies

1. Ten Hours

2. Windy Wish Trees

3. Passage to Nagoya

4. Cry Osaka Cry

5. Pink Lilies

6. Lilies

7. Tokyo Ghost Stories

8. Instant Gods Out of the Box

9. Good Bye Forever

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)

Customer Reviews:

The greatest songs ever?.......2007-07-26

I heard 'clear or cloudy', from this recording, on the radio recently and had to purchase it. It is strange but it is the sort of song that makes life prior to listening to it different from life after. I find it sad that so many people haven't heard it. There are also many other wonderful works in this collection. Given you get twelve well recorded CDs with top quality performances, this has to be one of the bargains of the age.

Please buy it.

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.

Tracks:

No.1 Introduction
No.2 Romeo
No.3 The Street Awakens
No.4 Morning Dance
No.5 The Quarrel
No.6 The Fight
No.7 The Prince Gives His Order
No.8 Interlude
No.9 Preparing For The Ball
No.10 Juliet As A Young Girl
No.11 Arrival Of The Guests
No.12 Masks
No.13 Dance Of The Knights
No.14 Juliet's Variation
No.15 Mercutio
No.16 Madrigal
No.17 Tybalt Recognises Romeo
No.18 Departure Of The Guests (Gavotte)
No.19 Balcony Scene
No.20 Romeo's Variation
No.21 Love Dance
No.22 Folk Dance
No.23 Romeo And Mercutio
No.24 Dance Of The Five Couples
No.25 Dance With The Mandolins
No.26 The Nurse

Tracks:

No.27 The Nurse Gives Romeo The Note From Juliet
No.28 Romeo With Friar Laurence
No.29 Juliet With Friar Laurence
No.30 The People Continue To Make Merry
No.31 Folk Dance
No.32 Tybalt Meets Mercutio
No.33 Tybalt And Mercutio Fight
No.34 Mercutio Dies
No.35 Romeo Decides To Avenge Mercutio's Death
No.36 Finale
No.37 Introduction
No.38 Romeo And Juliet (Juliet's Bedroom)
No.39 The Last Farewell
No.40 The Nurse
No.41 Juliet Refuses To Marry Paris
No.42 Juliet Alone
No.43 Interlude
No.44 At Friar Laurence's
No.45 Interlude
No.46 Juliet's Bedroom
No.47 Juliet Alone
No.48 Morning Serenade
No.49 Dance Of The Girls With The Lillies
No.50 At Juliet's Bedside
No.51 Juliet's Funeral
No.52 Death Of Juliet

Customer Reviews:

Decent interpretation marred by terrible intonation.......2007-04-06

I had great difficulty restraining myself from turning this off when listening to it for the first time, because London does such a terrible job of being anywhere near in tune for much of it. Combined with many missed notes in the brass, messy passagework in the strings, and woodwind playing that seems intent on doing anything BUT creating any sort of phrase, it's doubtful this is worth even the small price Amazon has it listed for.

For a budget recording of this that's actually decent, I'd be much more inclined to buy Naxos' release of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine's version under Andrew Mogrelia.

excellent choice for Romeo & Juliet.......2006-04-14

I am writing mainly in response to Sarman (Sweden). I own the fforte edition and have played this many years on several systems. On Onkyo DR-UN7 dvd receiver driving Epos 22's, the sound is excellent, as it was using Panasonic dvd player, NAD amplifier, and Epos 11's. Previn is one of best interpreters of Prokofiev--after all, he is a Russian born in Berlin. I don't know who could call either the playing or the re-mastering "dull". The natural alternative is Gergiev, re-issued on Philips great 50 recordings at medium price. That is also quite good. I would avoid the others.

Average customer rating:

An Awesome Sophomore Release!!!!!
One Of The Most Meaningful CDs Ever..
It's supposed to be like this...absolutely perfect
N. Imbruglia
Don't get the wrong impression

White Lilies Island
Natalie Imbruglia
Manufacturer: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YX34
Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

That Day
Beauty On The Fire
Satellite
Do You Love?
Wrong Impression
Goodbye
Everything Goes
Hurricane
Sunlight
Talk In Tongues
Butterflies
Come September

Amazon.com

The sophomore slump is tough for any artist, but it's got to be daunting when your worldwide smash debut four years ago (1998's Left of the Middle) dominated the charts based on someone else's song (Ednaswap's "Torn"). For her second album, pop singer Natalie Imbruglia allies herself with big-name producers/collaborators but takes a slower, moodier direction. While the singer/songwriter has maintained the key elements of her first album--a mixture of pop rock, acoustic and electronic embellishments, and gritty guitars--there's a greater sense of emotional turbulence here. The best moments on this effort are the edgier ones: the anxious opener, "That Day," with its nervous guitar and tumbling lyrics; the yearning space-pop of "Sunlight"; and the sparkling electro-acoustic rock of "Wrong Impression." Not all the tracks are keepers, but there is an appealing honesty and understated quality to White Lilies Island that makes it sound refreshing. After all, sadness can be catchy too. --Bryan Reesman

Customer Reviews:

An Awesome Sophomore Release!!!!!.......2007-03-16

As of this date, Natalie Imbruglia's "White Lilies Island" album is by far the best of her three solo albums. Released in 2001, it spawned the modest hit "Wrong Impression," which, though far superior to her first album, only went platinum.

When I purchased this album, I took a big risk. I really liked her single "Torn" off of "Left of the Middle," but didn't care for the rest of the album - it had too much of the "Alanis Morrisette" sound for my tastes. Despite this, I really liked her voice, so I purchased her second release.

What makes this album so awesome? She has raised the bar ten-fold with diversity and quality. The melodies on most of the album are quite beautiful, rising and falling with each phrase. Add to that Natalie's beautiful tone quality and vocal control and you have the makings to a phenomenal album.

Then there's the arrangements, which are creatively superb. My favorite tracks are "Beauty on the Fire," "Do You Love," and "Goodbye." All of these tracks incorporate modern synth sounds that are not overdone, but utilized at the proper moment. These three tracks also display a pleasurable balance of distorted guitar against the keys. The latter, "Goodbye," with its long, flowing melody shows off the depth of Natalie's range. Perhaps it's her accent or good training, but her use of proper vocal diction is prevalent on all three of these tunes, particularly "Beauty on the Fire." This song is extremely interesting with all of the cool synth effects.

Of the other nine tracks, there is a great balance between ballads and pop, between keys and guitars. Tracks one and three are very acoustic-guitar based; track 12, "Come September," is a well written ballad with great dynamic and instrumental contrast; track nine incorporates the distorted guitar again with a heavy edge. It's an album that doesn't leave the listener bored, but enjoying it all the way. Yes, there are a few tracks that I don't care for, but that's easily forgotten because the majority of the material is so well written and arranged.

If you liked her first single "Torn," you must give this album a listen. It's in the same vein of quality - you will not be disappointed.

One Of The Most Meaningful CDs Ever.........2006-09-01

The lyrical work on this CD is outstanding.. Natalie obviously knows how it is being on the darker side of life at times, and myself occasionally becoming depressed.. I was really able to relate to all the songs and lyrics.

Standouts are "That Day" & "Come September", which are very powerful in their delivery & give you a feeling that everything will one day day be alright.. while other songs such as "Talk In Tongues" & "Goodbye" can really set you off into a melancholy mood for days. Then songs like "Wrong Impression", "Sunlight", & "Satellite" are perfect for the radio & everyday listening.

Every song is a gem and is one of my favorite albums of all time. People who can't appreciate it have obviously never been through a tough time in their life, thus not being able to relate to the songs' meanings.

GET IT!!!

It's supposed to be like this...absolutely perfect.......2006-07-27

"I cannot catch my breath
so throw the beauty on the fire
don't push too much..."

If you are having "one of those days" and something happens that you can't control, the first song on this album is amusing and healing. "I'm right and I'm wrong and it's beautiful." There is such an acceptance of the natural flow of life and woven with angelic appeal all while living on the edge.

The entire has that listen to this on a lazy summer afternoon feel. Casual textures and dreamy vocals within a somewhat occasional chaotic (That Day/Sunlight) yet melodic (Do You Love?/Goodbye) musical landscape give this artistic appeal.

~The Rebecca Review

N. Imbruglia.......2006-06-12

White Lilies Island is a great set from a beautiful woman who has been unjustly put in the one-hit wonder category: which was her worst fear.

Wrong Impression is a "should have been hit" song, and the reason I bought the cd; but all of the other songs are good too.

Don't get the wrong impression.......2006-02-25

Cheesy as my title sounds, that's honestly what I hope her listeners will do.

The first song I heard from this album wasn't the first single 'That Day', but rather the second single 'Wrong Impression', which I heard in a soundtrack. I fell in love with 'Wrong Impression' immediately; the strings on the intro were dramatic, and when the guitars started playing seconds later (a wonderfully pleasant surprise) I couldn't stop listening to it.

That's not all that White Lilies Island is; there are other wonderful tracks which all are morose in the way they were produced but are meaningful nevertheless.

My favorites:
Wrong Impression
Talk In Tongues
Sunlight
Satellite
Everything Goes

'Talk in Tongues' showcases Natalie's vocals very well. I know some are going to disagree and say that the best vocal performance on this album was in 'Hurricane', but that song can get a little boring, really. 'Talk in Tongues' is a somewhat more somber as well as dramatic affair at the same time. It is talking about something more relatable, something more serious, but at the same time the musicality of the song is full of flavor. The flutes in this song are awesome too.

Should 'Sunlight' have been released? At first I thought that would've been a great idea, but I think it's not a feasible idea; I don't know how the radio audience would have taken that song. But I really like the chaotic mess of the song, how the lyrics seem like voices pounding inside your head as you seem to get entangled in a maelstrom, in a litany of questions.

Others say 'Satellite' should've been released. I think that would've been a better choice than 'Sunlight' if such a thing had happened, but I love the playfulness in this song; it's like filler and non-filler material at the same time - I just don't know how to categorize it.

'Everything Goes' stands out simply because the lyrics bear the closest resemblance to what the title says--"you live your live/you live like an island"--so there's some significance there. The stanzas are really nice, but the chorus is a little bit of a letdown. Lots of listeners call this one of the weaker tracks, but somehow that's just not how I feel.

Overall, this album isn't for everyone, because lots of music listeners like seeing the sunny side up of things, whereas this album focuses on the misery of relationships and life, and generally has a very dense, heavy sound, which will definitely at first seem to be a very viscous sort of sound coursing through, if you get what I mean.

To me, this is better than her debut ('Left of the Middle'), which I thought was a tad too ambitious and had her experimenting with too many genres than would have deemed sufficient to make the album. It also surpasses her third album, 'Counting Down the Days', which does sound a lot plainer than I would have expected.

But to each his own.

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Absolutely the BEST !
Great for bringing a child into this world
CD like new
The Sweetest Music
This is my new all-time-favorite CD!

Consider the Lilies
Anonymous , Mack Wilberg , American Anonymous , Janice Kapp Perry , Malcolm Archer , Stephen Harrison Paulus , John Longhurst , Carl J. Jr. Nygard , Crawford Gates , Roger Hoffman , Clay Christiansen , Richard L. Elliott , and Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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ASIN: B00008VGLL
Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

For the Beauty of the Earth
O Holy Jesus
Morning Has Broken
As the Bridegroom to His Chosen
I Sing the Mighty Power of God
He Shall Freed His Flock
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Lord Bless You and Keep You
I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus
Rejoice the Lord Is King!
Jesu, The Very Thought Is Sweet
Pilgrim's Hymn
I Believe in Christ
God So Loved the World
This Is the Christ
For I Am Called Thy Name
Consider the Lillies

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Absolutely the BEST !.......2006-05-31

Our church choir sang a few of these songs which I loved, so I decided to order it. It is a very sweet, gentle, inspiring collection of music. Many times when you get a CD, you are fortunate to find 2-4 on there that you really like enough to play regularly. But on this one, every song is wonderful. This music is so spiritually uplifting and peaceful that you will want to play it regularly. Some if may bring some tears it is so beautiful. John Rutter has a way with this type of music. You will probably want to be giving some of these cd's away to those you love.

Great for bringing a child into this world.......2005-12-22

I had this CD on while in labor with my last child. We had a wonderful homebirth and what better then to have the spirit in our home with this music as we welcomed a brand new baby. It helped me relax and helped the birth be peaceful, calm, and spiritual.

CD like new.......2005-10-02

This CD was advertised as "like new" and it was -- in fact, it was still in the plastic wrapper. I couldn't have found a better deal or quicker service. Everything was great!

The Sweetest Music.......2004-06-07

I love this CD. My family and I listened to it over and over and over again, during the last few weeks of my mother's life. It has been a comfort to me in time of sorrow. Now it brings tears every time I listen to it. This music is like loving arms around me. It touches my soul. I've given so many away, I should have bought a case of them.

This is my new all-time-favorite CD!.......2004-04-22

I bought this CD because I had heard "My Shepherd Will Supply My Need" once and loved it. But it's just one of the many beautiful songs on this CD. I'm at a loss to describe what joy this music brings to me each time I listen to it. I carry it from house to car and back again so I can enjoy it wherever I am. I've given away several "Consider the Lilies" CD's to friends and relatives, something I've never done before. Anyone who is facing a serious challenge in life will be uplifted and comforted by this ethereal music.

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Composer, premiere player, soloist - Yin Cheng-zong's authentic Yellow River Concerto
something missing and deadly wrong here
Contains many piano solo treasures
Trust me~ You will never get tired of it.
Very nice Music

The Yellow River Concerto

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ASIN: B00001NTMT
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Prelude: The Song Of The Yellow River Boatmen
The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Ode To The Yellow River
The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): The Yellow River In Anger
The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Original Version): Defend The Yellow River
Colourful Clouds
Happy Loso
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Elegy
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Friendship
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Nostalgia
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Grassland Love-Song
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Children's Dance
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Sorrow
Inner-Mongolian Folk Songs: Dance
The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Ginseng
The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Coral
The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Waterweed
The Mermaid Ballet Suite: Wedding Scene
Red Lilies Crimson And Bright
Three Variations On An Ancient Chinese Melody

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Composer, premiere player, soloist - Yin Cheng-zong's authentic Yellow River Concerto.......2007-07-03

I owned this disc for more than 12 years already. The CD cover was already the third one.
Lang Lang recently made a new recording of this piece with DG.
I heard master Yin play this piece (in Lang Lang's stead) last evening in Hong Kong Cultural Centre, and he moved me to tears.
Yin Cheng-zong is over 60 years old now. He lived through the various turmoils of China. It requires life experience and patriotism to interpret this piece, so very sorry, I haven't heard any foreign pianist playing this piece yet, let alone on record.
HOWEVER, Yin Cheng-zong did made a recording of this piece with Claudio Abbado, but the recording has never been released by the PRC official broadcasting agency. Yin himself claims that this was one of the most memorable performances he had of this piece - Abbado understands the piece so well that Yin was highly amazed!
The foremost player and interpretor of this piece remains Yin Cheng-zong, but I must say that ALSO hearing Lang Lang playing this piece a couple of days ago (also in Hong Kong), Lang's playing of this piece is vastly improving.

something missing and deadly wrong here.......2006-11-07

when i listened to this concerto, the first impression was something deadly wrong. if you want to portray and describe a river, the best way is to start from its origin, it might be just a trickle of dripping water and a small stream at first, then when going down, meet and entwine with other small streams, it gradually evolving into a great river all way down to the ocean. that's the way how you use the music to portray a river.
but the composer of this 'yellow river' was educated in the chinese communist system, his composition was still dominated subjectively by the blind chinese revolutionary passion, the concerto from the very beginning sounds like listening to a cultural revolution marching song, banging and pounding so headstrong against almost all the foreign elements, condemning so viciously and so mercilessly with hatred, like revolutionary army at wars, like those stupid formula musicals, songs and plays created in the cultural revolution era to please the butcher chairman mao. there's almost no big difference here. when you listen to this concerto, only a small part and portion make you feel like something good and wonderful offered by the river, most part of it sounds too clueless military.
we all knew that the chinese civilization and it's culture was originated from the yellow river, it's like a mother of china. yes, yellow river is always unpreditable and changing, its inevitable floodings in the history caused a lot of deaths and tragedies, but a river could never be always so merciless and vicious. this concerto and this music is not an appropriate interpretation of the yellow river but a chinese communist revolutionary marching song by a die hard communist composer. it's a very bad concerto actually.

Contains many piano solo treasures.......2006-03-26

The most important thing about this CD is its beautiful solo piano music from classical Chinese literature. You'll be amazed and delighted.

Trust me~ You will never get tired of it........2004-08-07

This is an excellent album that worth adding to your collection. Moreover, such great music for such low price, there is no reason you shouldn't buy it.

Very nice Music.......2003-01-15

I've heard The Yellow River Cantata for long time before I got this CD, this CD would be a very nice CD on your collection. And when I came to Yellow River (Hoang He) in the summer and spring, I knew this concerto said the trust: The river is always changing, savage and quiet. There is enough Asian spirit on this CD. As you know, every old chinese word and song are based on a story (called Gu dian, means classical) and if you know much about chinese stories you will feel completly this CD. One of famous Gu Dian is the fighting of Chinese people against the flood every year at the river's banks, for thousand years. You can find more information and "Gu dian" about this river in Chinese histories or stories.

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A very good CD to buy
What an Excellent Work of Art!
Excellent!
What A Blast - A Fun and Inspiring CD
What A Blast - A Fun and Inspiring CD

Over There - Songs From America's Wars
Marlborough Singers & Chamber Players
Manufacturer: Newport Classic
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Great War
The Great War: Classical And Popular Selections From The Time Of World War I (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)
Words and Music of World War II
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Songs That Got Us Through WWII

ASIN: B00006BCBU
Release Date: 2002-07-30

Tracks:

Free America
The Red, White And Blue (O Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean)
The Soldier's Tear
The Bonnie Blue Flag
The Battle Cry Of Freedom
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Tenting To-Night
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!
Marching Through Georgia
Captian Jinks Of The Horse Marines
The Faded Coat Of Blue
Over There
He Is There!
God Be With Our Boys To-Night
Give A Little Credit To The Navy
When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band To France
K-K-K-Katy
Over Yonder Where The Lilies Grow
Would You Rather Be A Colonel With An Eagle On Your Arm Than A Private With A Chicken On Your Knee?
There's A Long, Long Trail
When The Boys Come Sailing Home
My Buddy
Keep The Home-Fires Burning

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A very good CD to buy.......2005-07-06

I have bought many CD regarding American patriotic songs but it is the one that I prefer. The songs are sung in a very classic way and so, there are easy to listen. Jon English as a tenor gives an excellent performance. On the piano, Rob Carriker gives also an excellent performance; he does not try to cover the voice of Jon English but just to support his voice. So, Jon English and Rob Carriker form a very fine duo and the quality of recording is excellent. The choice of songs is also excellent. I strongly recommend this CD.

What an Excellent Work of Art!.......2002-08-30

John English has a booming and resounding voice. Well suited for the rough and tough songs of our countries historic wars. It is an excellent buy, and I recommend it to any fans of great songs and American historics!

Excellent!.......2002-08-30

This cd is excellent! I reccomend it to everyone!! Jonathon English has got an amazing voice!

What A Blast - A Fun and Inspiring CD.......2002-07-30

I have to admit - I didn't know what I'd be getting when I bought this album. I love Americana and have known some of these songs all my life: K-K-K-Katy, Keep the Home-Fires Burning, and Tenting on the Old Camp Ground. Others that are listed I had never heard before: The Soldier's Tear, When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France, and the very funny Captain Jinks! From first to last I found this CD a joy to hear. Jon English has a beautiful voice, and he sings with such clarity that you can understand every word! There are songs that will get your feet taping, and others that will bring a tear to your eye. The chorus is quite obviously not a professional choir, and that's all the better! They sing with an infectious energy and spirit that'll make you want to sing along. Add into that the horns, flute and percussion and this album becomes very pleasant experience. This is one of the best CD's I've heard in a long time, and I heartily recommend it.

What A Blast - A Fun and Inspiring CD.......2002-07-30

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Abbado's best Prokofiev in great sound
I agree 100 %
The best version available

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet [Excerpts]

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00000613N
Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

Romeo And Juliet: The Montagues And The Capulets (Op. 64b-1)
Romeo And Juliet: Romeo At The Fountain (Op.101-1, Fig. 2)
Romeo And Juliet: The Street Awakens (Op. 64-3)
Romeo And Juliet: Morning Dance (Op. 101-2)
Romeo And Juliet: The Quarrel (Op. 64-5)
Romeo And Juliet: The Fight (Op. 64-6)
Romeo And Juliet: Dance With Mandolins (Op. 64-25)
Romeo And Juliet: The Nurse (Op. 64-26)
Romeo And Juliet: Juliet The Young Girl (Op. 64b-2)
Romeo And Juliet: Dance Of The Five Couples (Op. 64-24)
Romeo And Juliet: Interlude (Op. 64-8)
Romeo And Juliet: Masks (Op. 64-12)
Romeo And Juliet: Romeo And Juliet (Op. 64a-6)
Romeo And Juliet: Tybalt's Death (Op. 64a-7)
Romeo And Juliet: Romeo And Juliet Before Parting (Op. 64b-5)
Romeo And Juliet: Morning Serenade (Op. 64-48)
Romeo And Juliet: Dance Of The Young Girls With Lilies (Op. 64-49)
Romeo And Juliet: At Juliet's Bedside (Op. 64-50, Fig. 345)
Romeo And Juliet: Juliet's Funeral (Op. 64-51)
Romeo And Juliet: Death Of Juliet (Op. 64-52)

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Abbado's best Prokofiev in great sound.......2005-09-24

I am usually not a particular fan of Abbado in Prokofiev, finding him unsympathetic in the piano concertos with Kissin and a bit tame in Alexander Nevsky. But this relatively generous (68 min.) collection of the best excerpts from Romeo and Juliet is stunning. The viruosity of the Berlin Phil. is astonishing, even for them, and the sound is detailed and altogehter spectcular in its impact. This CD goes right to the head of the list, along with Salonen (also recorded with the Berliners), Gergiev, and Dorati.

I agree 100 %.......2000-08-07

Abbado is a fine conductor, and he excels with Prokofiev's music. I've heard a few others, but this is easily the best.

The best version available.......1999-10-15

Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic's version of Prokofiev's great work outshines any other available version. The sound is clear and the musicality brilliant. The demonstrate that overplayed hits like the Montagues and the Capulets march can be played beautifully, as if one hears it for the first time.

Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Selections from the definitive collection [Sampler]

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Tantalizing preview of good things to come
RE: Glenn Gould
Missing no one except Katia Skanavi
Forget Somebody?
Unparalled Excellence (Mark G. Davis)

Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Selections from the definitive collection [Sampler]
Andrei Gavrilov , Walter Gieseking , Emil Grigoryevich Gilels , and Friedrich Gulda
Manufacturer: Polygram Records Philips
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ASIN: B00000DI3I
Release Date: 1998-12-28

Tracks:

Waltz In G Flat, Op. 70 No. 1
Predule In B Flat Minor, Op. 28 No. 16
'Paganini' Variations, Op. 35, Book 1: Variations 13 & 14
Transcendental Etude No. 5 In B Flat 'Feux follets' (excerpt)
Etude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 2
'Annees de pelerinage' II: Sonetto 47 del petrarca
Etude In C, Op. 23 No. 2 'Staccato' (excerpt)
Sonata In D, Hob. XVI: 42 (Finale)
Suite No. 2 'Silhouettes: Coquette
Pieces de Clavecin: Le rappel des oiseaux
Mazurka In D, Op. 33 No. 2
The Months: Song Of The Lark
'Preludes', Book I: La fille aux cheveux de lin
Impromptu No. 4 In F Minor, D. 935 (excerpt)
Etude In G Flat, Op. 25 No. 9 'Butterfly'
Intermezzo, Op. 4 No. 6
Ich ruf zu dir (Chorale-Prelude)
Sonata In C, K. 330 (finale) (excerpt)
Waltz In D Flat, Op. 70 No. 3
Standchen
Nocturne In E Flat, Op. 55 No. 2
Romeo And Juliet: Dance Of The Girls With Lilies
'Preludes,' Book I: Minstrels
Prelude In B Minor
'Paganini' Etude No. 5: La chasse
Carnaval: Chopin & Estrella
Suite Bergamasque: Passepied
French Suite No. 6 In E, BWV 817a: Bourree
Sonata In B Flat, D. 960 (Scherzo)
Jesu, Joy Of Mans Desiring
La jongleuse
Valse oubliee No. 1
Etude In F, Op. 10 No. 8

Tracks:

'Iberia,' Book I (excerpt): Evocation
Hungarian Dance No. 1 In G Minor
Fantasies, Op. 116: Intermezzo In E
Etude Op. 2 No. 3
Lyrical Pieces, Op. 43: To The Spring
Intermezzo In C, Op. 119 No. 3
El Pelele (excerpt)
Etude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 26 No. 6 'Double-thirds'
Waltz In C Sharp, Op. 39 No. 6
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Gluckes genug
Tarantelle, Op. 43
'Preludes,' Book II: General Lavine - eccentric
Concert Etude No. 2 In F Minor 'La leggierezza (excerpt)
Mazurka In F Minor, Op. 63 No. 2
Paganini Etude No. 3 'La campanella' (excerpt)
Minuet In G (excerpt)
Sonata In A, K. 212
French Suite No. 2, BWV 813: Courante
The Sleeping Beauty: Gavotte & Le canari qui chante
Berceuse, Op. 57
The Man I Love (excerpt) - Andre Previn
Etude-Tableau In C, Op. 33 No. 2
Prelude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 32 No. 12
Waltz In D Flat, Op. 64 No. 1' Minute'
Moment Musical In F Minor, D. 780 No. 5
'Diabelli' Variations, Op. 120 No. 8 (Poco vivace)
Sonata No. 3 In F Sharp Minor, Op. 23 (2nd movement)
'Annees de pelerinage' I: Au bord d'une source
Partita No. 1 In B Flat, BWV 825 (Prelude)
'Etudes,' Book I: Etude No. 6
Nobody But You
Sonata In F, K. 107
Embraceable You
'Diabelli' Variations, Op. 120 No. 8 (Poco vivace)
'Preludes', Book I: La danse de Puck

Amazon.com

Philips' 100-volume Great Pianists of the 20th Century series is one of the most ambitious projects ever put together by a record company. For all the debate that will surely ensue over who was chosen and who was passed over, it's obvious that careful, loving attention has gone into the selection of content for the happy 72 to be admitted to this special pantheon (certain especially significant pianists are allotted two or even three volumes, such as Vladimir Horowitz). Each of the handsomely designed, sepia-tinted volumes--adorned with a black and white photo--contains two CDs and a thoughtful essay on the artist in question. Prospective buyers should be aware that this sampler volume offers only short vignettes (averaging between two and three minutes), along with a thumbnail sketch, for each pianist. Still, it's a smorgasbord of morsels that allow you to taste some of the major trends in philosophy and approach to the instrument throughout the century (and reaching well back into the 19th), and the overlap of repertory permits some fascinating quick comparisons as style and technique have evolved. Delve into some of the artists in the series--say Alfred Brendel or Martha Argerich--and trace in greater depth the piano's identity crisis. Is it, for example, a resonantly string-like instrument ideal for pastel shadings or a steely, percussive machine meant to express the hardness of the 20th century? There are countless discoveries to be made here, both for the connoisseur and for anyone taking the first step into getting acquainted with great keyboard artistry. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Tantalizing preview of good things to come.......2003-01-07

This is an introductory 2-CD set to introduce a very grand series of CD's featuring the 20th Century's greatest pianists.
As a sampler, there are some incredible jewels here, for example Nikita Magaloff's sparkling Chopin Tarantelle and Paganini Etude No.3: 'La Campanella' played excitingly by John Ogdon. There is even an early recording of Paderewski playing (predictably) Paderewski.

This sampler seems a bit of a Euro-centric, but the editors wisely chose to include Earl Wild doing Gershwin and Roslyn Tureck doing Bach. I ended up purchasing the Andre Watts volume from this series, and wondered what it would be like to own the whole shootin' match. I saw the entire CD series on display in a top notch music store in Germany--it was overwhelming to see the line of brown covers stretching impressively across an entire wall. The sampler is a good way to have a taste of this ambitious series of the giants of piano in the 20th Century. I listen to it often with great enjoyment.

RE: Glenn Gould.......2001-05-23

RE: Those of you who complained/rejoiced about Gould's abscence: he is not on the sampler, true, I believe for... purposes or something along those lines. Rudolf Serkin is also not included, but both are among the "greatest pianists of the 20th Century" set.

Missing no one except Katia Skanavi.......2001-04-19

I was pleased after reading the list of performers to see that Gould's machine-gun jiffy-pop piano "playing" is not included. I would like to hear more of Skanavi tho.

Forget Somebody?.......2000-09-21

Although I understand that it must have been very diffiult to decide which pianists got put in the collection, let alone a two-disc sampler, I still feel that any anthology of the piano (other than one highlighting the romantic era)should contain at least one piece by Gould, yet this one doesn't. Gould has been almost unanimously hailed as one of the most influential artist of the twentieth century, yet he is not included on this disc. Other than that, a great buy.

Unparalled Excellence (Mark G. Davis).......1999-08-01

If you only purchase one classical piano cd in your entire life, this one should be it. All the masters, at their very best on it.

Tracks:

Jesus of Nazareth
Prophecy
Voice in the Wilderness
Come Unto Me
Great Journey
Time of Wonders
There Shall Come a Time to Enter
New Commandment
Hour Has Come
Into Thy Hands
Triumph of the Spirit (Handel's Messiah)

Tracks:

Overture - Main Title [#]
And the Word Was God/Trumpets Announce the Dawn/The Three Magi [#]
Nativity/The Infant Massacre [#]
Flight into Egypt [#]
Ophel Quarters [#]
Hosanna [#]
I Will Make You Fishers of Men [#]
Lilies of the Field [#]
Jerusalem, Jerusalem/Jesus on Lazarus' Porch/Matthew the Tax Collector
Rise and You Shall Walk [#]
Misty Night/Trimuphant Return to Capernaum [#]
Who Do Men Say That I Am? [#]
Jesus and His Mother [#]
Jesus Leaves Nazareth [#]
Prayer by the Jordan [#]
Lazarus Come Forth [#]

Tracks:

Entr'acte
Judas and Caiaphas/Judas Leaves Caiaphas [#]
Garden of Gethsemane/Aram, The First Witness [#]
I Am the Son of God/Jesus Before Pilate/Crown of Thorns [#]
Via Dolorosa [#]
Resurrection and Acension [#]
Exit Music [#]

Customer Reviews:

Alfred Newman's Final Epic Bow.......2004-10-12

Varese Sarabande has again done credit to the genre of great film scores with their recent release of the expanded (if not full) Alfred Newman score for George Stevens' production of "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (Newman and Stevens had also worked together on "Gunga Din," one of Newman's best efforts). The film title missed the mark a bit as far as the film is concerned. This is probably not the greatest of the Bible epics, but it is an interesting entry nevertheless. For those of us who live in the area of Lake Powell and southern Utah it is a trip to view this film with its very familiar Red Rock backdrops filling in for Palestine. And the acting was in many cases first rate. Newman's score was also an enormous plus. Perhaps not one of his best, it was certainly a great score. Based largely on a major theme that is clearly reminiscent of his earlier score for "The Robe," this is a major triumph, as is this three disc presentation. Nicely packaged and produced at an unbelievable price, this is a must for film score buffs. Disc one contains the original soundtrack recording (with updated sound)including Handel's chorus from "The Messiah" which Stevens' insisted upon using instead of Newman's own ending. Curiously, Newman's choral "Exit Music" would have been a much better fit for the film and is included here. Discs two and three include the majority of Newman's original score, as he intended it. It is really majestic stuff, although much of the score took a sombre tone. I cannot wait to enjoy this score driving down the Burr Trail. It is music that mataches the grand landscape, and the greatest story ever told.

Soundtrack, entire film score and composer ~ Alfred Newman.......2004-10-10

Varese Records presents Alfred Newman's score for "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965/196 mins), George Stevens directs an epic that shares the story and life of Jesus Christ ~ featuring Max Von Sydow [Jesus], Dorothy McGuire [Mary], Claude Rains [Herod the Great], Charlton Heston [John the Baptist], Angela Lansbury [Claudia], Donald Pleasence [Satan, the Dark Hermit], David McCallum [Judas Iscariot], Sidney Poitier [Simon of Cyrene], Telly Savalas [Pontius Pilate], Martin Landau [Caiaphas], Robert Blake [Simon the Zealot], Jamie Farr [Thaddaeus], Roddy McDowell [Matthew], Jose Ferrer [Herod Antipas] and John Wayne [Centurion] and many more with memorable performances ~ yet at the time of release, received low praises for the director and cast.

The music, yes the music is where this film shines...Alfred Newman, one of the most respected composers of his time was given the assignment ~ it was Newman who gave us the "20th Century Fox" fanfare theme...also a number of other film scores "Anastasia", "Diary of Anne Frank", "Captain from Castile", "Gunga Din", "How The West Was Won", "How to Marry A Millionaire", "The Keys of the Kingdom", "Man of Galilee", "Mark of Zorro", "Nevada Smith", "The Razor's Edge", "The Robe", "The Song of Bernadette" and "Wuthering Heights" ~ all of them were winners.

The Greatest Story Ever Told is here complete for the very first time and has everything from "Original Soundtrack Album" and then the "Entire Film Score" on the last two discs...making this a three disc "film-score-buffs" dream come true ~ completely remastered, with liner notes that will tell all the inside scoop from author, screenwriters, director and composer...just the way we like 'em!

Total Time: 3-CD-Set ~ Varese Records 66604 ~ (9/14/2004)

Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet Excerpts

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dynamic,powerful

Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet Excerpts

Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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Tracks:

Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Introduction
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Romeo
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: The street awakens
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Morning dance
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: The quarrel
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: The fight
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: The prince's command
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Juliet the young girl
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Entrance of the guests (Minuet)
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Masks
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Dance of the knights
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Balcony scene
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Folk dance
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Friar Lawrence
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Dance
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Tybalt fights Mercutio
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Mercutio dies
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Romeo resolves to avenge Mercutio's death
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Romeo fights Tybalt
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Introduction to Act III
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: The last farewell
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Dance of the girls with lilies
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Juliet's funeral
Romeo & Juliet, Op.64: Juliet's death

Customer Reviews:

dynamic,powerful.......2005-07-10

2 words two decribe this i sould say another underrated dutiot montreal performence,though i give it 4 stars mostly because of the sound witch is pretty good but nothing like some of there other ones.the performence excels on every level its way better then alot of other versions and better than tilson thomos somewhat overrated version,i wish dutiot played the entire ballet,dont pass this one up espesially if you are a prokoviev fan like me,the final number is beutifully played and famous dance of the knights is awsome and tybalts death too the playing is amazing

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