Secret Love, Vol. 2

Product Description
Jazzanova and Resoul return with another little box of secret twisted folk gems specially selected over the last twelve months whilst digging through record shops across the world. This time we are treated to a more electronic slant but one that still sits closely to that folk twist. The selectors might be known for their dancefloor sensibilities, but like most people in the music industry, it’s not all about one style. This compilation shows us another side to Jazzanova and Resoul.

Secret Love 2 features exclusive Sonar Kollectiv material including new signing singer-songwriter Thief and 1Luv. Beyond the Sonar Kollektiv exclusives there are current folk favorites from friends of the label such as 4 Hero’s remix of Chunking which see them take the original and give it a Beatles-esque twist and other recent classics such as Roger Robinsons’ "Dream Keepa" which has been catching peoples ears for the past few months.

Sit back and enjoy Jazzanova and Resoul’s perfect soundtrack to the autumn ahead!

Tracks:

Love Songs: Pastorale
Love Songs: Del Cabello mas sutil
Love Songs: Azulao
Love Songs: Standchen
Love Songs: Selige Nacht
Love Songs: Fleurs
Love Songs: Stornello
Love Songs: Music, When Soft Voice Die
Love Songs: Je t'aime
Love Songs: Love's Philosophy
Love Songs: Widmung
Love Songs: Du bist wie eine Blume
Love Songs: Das Rosenband
Love Songs: Liebst du um Schonheit
Love Songs: Cantares
Love Songs: How Do I Love Thee?
Love Songs: I'll Follow My Secret Heart
Love Songs: Serenade
Love Songs: Liebe Schwarmt auf allen Wegen
Love Songs: Love Went A-Riding
Love Songs: Why, No One to Love
Love Songs: O del mio amato ben
Love Songs: The Salley Gardens
Love Songs: Heart, We Will Forget Him
Love Songs: Before I Gaze at You Again

Customer Reviews:

Arleen Auger and Dalton Baldwin-Love Songs.......2007-01-29

A lovely collection -very varied. Arleen Auger has a beautiful voice and Baldwin's accompaniment is wonderful. The 3rd track, by Jayme Ovalle, is, as it says in the accompanying notes, bewitching, and is actually the reason I bought the CD.

Voice of experience.......2006-01-28

There isn't much I can add to the praise bestowed on this album by earlier reviewers. I do think though that a special poignancy is undeniable since Auger's voice, while still beautiful, clearly is not that of a young singer. Her maturity makes her interpretations of these love songs all the more touching. I've probably played this CD a dozen times through the years, far more than any other in my collection. It remains consistently and deeply satisfying.

Auger at her best.......2005-04-26

This is a disc that I recommend to my graduating seniors/graduate students who are pursuing a graduate degree or career options in Vocal Performance.
From the standpoint of technique, Auger is practically flawless---"harsh" is not a word I equate with Ms. Auger's singing. She and Dalton Baldwin are impeccable performers on this disc. All the material was wisely chosen and presented, including one of the slowest "O del mio amato ben's" and one of the slowest "Salley Gardens", indicative of the beautiful breath control this artist had. I have to take exception to one of the comments made by one reviewer, of the "lack of sesitivity to the music that most classical singers possess". This is plain ignorant. This reviewer clearly does not understand the great artistic endeavor that classical singers have to have with Song literature---only a non-singer could have said this. Our finest classical singers of memory have all been outstanding musicians. They also have texts to interpret in many languages. I, as a singer-performer-teacher take great umbrage at comments like this which serve only to degrade the richness of so much repertoire.
I too hated the untimely passing of this fabulous singer. She is one of four famous women singers who all died at the age of 53. I think this disc was recorded not to long before she passed away and does reflect her "goodbye" to her audience. However the disc will remain as timely as the repertoire in it.
Marcia M.Baldwin, Gig Harbor, WA.
Professor Emeritus, Eastman School of Music, Rochester,NY

Hidden Treasure.......2003-11-04

This recording is possibly one of the best examples of beautiful singing one will ever find. The repertoire, the artfulness, the line and the sheer beauty of Miss Auger's voice is a rare find. I've just recently purchased another copy as I loaned mine to a friend who begged to keep it! One note on the cover - this new cover art seems to imply this CD is some light version of 1970's Montovani romance music. Nothing could be further from the truth. Though the previous jacket (a photo of Miss Auger on pale pink) did look dated, I hope the next pressing of this (& I'm sure they'll be many more to come!) will give this collection the class packaging it deserves. This is a collector's item. Enjoy!!

Gorgeous, sensitive music.......2001-06-15

So first of all, ignore the cheesy cover art and album title. This is a beautiful collection of songs, beautifully performed. Since I concur with the other reviews that laud Auger's performance (though don't forget the accompanist Dalton Baldwin, who is also outstanding), I'll add only the comment that there is a certain melancholy surrounding a lot of the songs and performances that (a) I find haunting and appealing, and (b) you would never know simply from looking at the album.

Tracks:

Sarabande [From Barry Lyndon]
Main Theme [From Midnight Cowboy]
Promenade Sentimentale [From Dive] - Mark Ayres
May It Be [From the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the]
Women of Ireland [From Barry Lyndon]
Adagio for Strings & Organ [From Gallipoli [
Romeo/Love Theme [From Romeo & Juliet)
Balcony Scene [From Romeo + Juliet]
Main Theme [From Chariots of Fire] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Bilitis] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence] - Mark Ayres
Main Theme [From Cinema Paradiso]
Main Theme [From Once Upon A Time in the West]
Deborah's Theme [From Once Upon A Time in America]
Suite: The Mission/Gabriel's Oboe/On Earth as It Is in Heaven ... - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus

Tracks:

Suite: Mountains and Sunsets/The Wedding/You Only Live Twice [From You
Heart Asks Pleasure First [From The Piano]
Agnus Dei [From Platoon] - Crouch End Festival Chorus
Vide Cor Meum [From Hannibal]
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 [From DeAth in Venice]
Any Other Name/Dead Already [from American Beauty] - Rick Clark,
Into the West [From the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King]
Where Dreams Are Made [From Artificial Intelligence]
Main Theme [From Somewhere in Time]
We Have All the Time in the World [From on Her Majesty's Secret ...]
Electronic Battlefield [From Patriot Games]
Now We Are Free [From Gladiator]
Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana [From Raging Bull]
Cavatina [From the DeErhunter]
Main Theme [From Out of Africa]

Customer Reviews:

"cinema's main stay themes prevail ~ City of Prague".......2004-08-15

What a crowning achievement to bring "Reel Chill:Cinematic Chillout Album", released by Silva America and featuring The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus ~ conductors are Mark Ayres, Paul Bateman, Rick Clark, James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine and David Temple director of the chorus ~ one can only expect the highest quality of performances and quench the thirst of all "film-score-buffs".

Sit back and unleash the first disc with composers ~ Albinoni, Craig Armstrong, John Barry, Vladimir Cosma, Enya & Nicky Ryan, Handel, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Sean O'Riorda, Nino Rota, Ryvichi Sakamoto and Vangelis ~ taking each film score cue "BILITIS", "CHARIOTS OF FIRE", "CINEMA PARADISO", "DIVA", "GALLIPOLI", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING", "BARRY LYNDON", "MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE", "MIDNIGHT COWBOY", "THE MISSION", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA", "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST", "ROMEO & JULIET" and "ROMEO + JULIET", with arrangements that soar and then simmer into pure meditation of grandeur ~ classic film music prevails, as orchestration comes to the surface with pure originality ~ one masterpiece after another is long last presented as it should have been, is cause for celebration ~ each cue is a distinctive gift for striking modernism, touching on the transition of the period in this planets history.

Second disc is waiting in the wings are composers ~ Samuel Barber, John Barry, Patrick Cassidy, James Horner, Mahler, Mascagni, Stanley Myers, Thomas Newman, Michael Nyman, Howard Shore, John Williams and Hans Zimmer/Lisa Gerrard ~ take a musical ride with "AMERICAN BEAUTY", "A.I. ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE", "DEATH IN VENICE", "DEER HUNTER", "GLADIATOR", "HANNIBAL", "THE LORD OF THE RINGS:RETURN OF THE KING", "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", "OUT OF AFRICA", "PATRIOT GAMES", "THE PIANO", "PLATOON", "RAGING BULL", "SOMEWHERE IN TIME" and "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" ~ our composers with passion and skill for exploring human emotions, coupled with a unique gift for striking exotic orchestral colors, make this with all it's splendor unforgettable ~ themes that ring with familiarity as each film comes to mind through music.

Silva America gives the collector a treasure of thirty film cues that any "film-score-buff" would die for ~ in the past James Fitzpatrick (producer), Reynold da Silva (executive producer), mastered by Rick Clark and David Stoner (release co-ordinator) have given us compilation with such expertise and this one is no exception ~ keep up the outstanding limited editions and deluxe package releases, with your signature tidbits for all film music fans that's in all of us...gotta love it!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1161 ~ (8/10/2004)

Secret Love: The Best of Emile Pandolfi, Vol. 2

Average customer rating:

Excellent Pianist

Secret Love: The Best of Emile Pandolfi, Vol. 2
Emile Pandolfi
Manufacturer: Magic Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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By Request
Believe
Unforgettable Love Songs
Evening In Venice
My Foolish Heart

ASIN: B000005R76
Release Date: 1996-07-02

Tracks:

Secret Love
Song Remembers When, The
If I Loved You
They Were You
You Needed Me
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
Seeing Is Believing
People Will Say We're In Love
Bring Him Home
Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known), The
How Are Things In Glocca Morra
Dulcinea

Album Description

Sales of Emile's albums recently passed a million, his concerts are all sell-outs, and his music continues to win fans world-wide. This album contains Emile's favorite performances from CDs released from 1994 to 1996. Revere Records is proud to present this extraordinary musical talent.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Pianist.......1999-01-24

Emile Pandolfi has some tremendously beautiful piano music. Anyone who has not heard his music must do so, if not they will be missing out on some wonderful music. I have all his CD/Tapes and always look forward to new releases. Above all that he is a very kind and nice person and does great concerts. From Bob & Phyllis - Emile's Fans!

O tuneful voice - Songs & duets from late 18th century London (English Orpheus, Vol 5) /Kirkby * Muller * Robert * Kelly

Average customer rating:

Well done, but overly mannered.

O tuneful voice - Songs & duets from late 18th century London (English Orpheus, Vol 5) /Kirkby * Muller * Robert * Kelly
Samuel Arnold , Jean-Baptiste Cardon , Franz Joseph Haydn , James Hook , William Jackson , Thomas (The Younger) Linley , George Frederick Pinto , Johann Peter Salomon , William Shield , and Stephen Storace
Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ZPK
Release Date: 1993-11-19

Tracks:

O Tuneful Voice
Elegy
Invocation To Nature
The Clurfew
The Lark Sings High In The Cornfield
She Never Told Her Love Her Love
Minuetto In A Flat
Think Not, My Love When Secret Grief
The Day That Saw Thy Beauty Rise
A Shepherd Lov'd A Nymph So Fair
Hope And Love
Ye Balmy Breezes, Gently Blow
'Tis Only No Harm To Know It, You Know
Sailor's Song
From Thee, Eliza, I Must Go
Variations On 'Ah, vousdirai-je, maman
The Emigrant
Time Has Not Thinn'd My Flowering Hair
Go, Lovely Rose
Eloisa To Abelard
Why Still Before These Streaming Eyes
O Tuneful Voices

Customer Reviews:

Well done, but overly mannered........2005-07-11

The singing is excellent, and some of the pieces are quite good, but after a while you get tired of this genre.

Average customer rating:

Pure Perfection
Had a Freudian moment
No Villa-Lobos
Be warned!
Unforgettable

American Soprano

Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Arleen Augér ~ Handel - Nine German Arias

ASIN: B00004W1PQ
Release Date: 2000-07-25

Tracks:

Rejoice Greatly - Messiah
Piangero - Giulio Cesare
Care Selve - Atalanta
Let The Bright Seraphim - Samson
Lascia Ch'io pianga - Rinaldo
Ricetti Gramezza
Bist du bei mir
Weichet nur, betrubte Schatten
Sich uben im lieben
Blute nur
Ich will dir mein Herze schenken
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 For Soprano And Orchestra Of Violoncellos: Aria
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 For Soprano And Orchestra Of Violoncellos: Dansa
Pastorale
Del Cabello mas sutil
Azulao
Standchen
Selige Nacht
Fleurs
Stornello
Music, When Soft Voice Die
Je t'aime
Love's Philosophy
Widmung
Du bist wie eine Blume
Das Rosenband
Liebst du um Schonheit
Cantares
How Do I Love Thee?
I'll Follow My Secret Heart
Serenade
Liebe Schwarmt auf allen Wegen
Love Went A-Riding
Why, No One to Love
O del mio amato ben
The Salley Gardens
Heart, We Will Forget Him
Before I Gaze at You Again

Customer Reviews:

Pure Perfection .......2006-09-25

Words cannot express how much I adore these two discs, but here goes anyway. A friend gave me a burned copy 'Love Songs' which I lost and so I purchased this double disc set. Arleen is by far and away my favorite soprano of all time and if you end up owning these cd's, I have no doubt she will become yours as well. Arleen had the most gorgeous voice, a pure yet colorful tone. And her technique as demonstrated on these recordings was superb. If you are a singer as am I, you will not be able to ignore her phrasing on The Salley Gardens - it's truy astonishing. If you are in to doing side by side comparison, try listening to Arleen's version of O Del Mio Amato Ben, then listen to Sumi Jo's version. But be forewarned if you're a Sumi Jo fan, you won't be able to listen to her version ever again. Arleen wrings every bit of naked emotion out of that song without ever being cheesy or over the top. Her musical instinct and interpretation was as flawless as her voice and technique. I use these cd's as my personal master classes with an impeccable artist who was taken from us all much too soon.

Had a Freudian moment.......2005-08-12

Be it known, I had no intention of writing a review of this recording. I still do not in fact. But I listened to the late Ms. Auger's reading of 'Lascia chio pianga' and nearly seized (cigarette in hand and all.) I've yet to move beyond track five. That being documented, I implore both the fastidious collector of vocal music and the layman alike to purchase this set. Oh, and about the Freud...following the aforementioned revelatory aural sensation of some five minutes, I typed amazing.com in place of the amazon.com destination. "Behind every mishap in speech, writing, etc. there lies an unconcious motive..."
Well,

No Villa-Lobos.......2003-05-28

Since I purchased this album specifically for the recording of the Villa-Lobos, I am extremely disappointed that it was replaced by "He Shall Feed His Flock." She sings everything beautifully, but it is not the recording it pretends to be.

Be warned!.......2003-05-03

My copy did not have the works by Heitor Villa-Lobos. The first disk in the set is Delos 3026, "Bach, Handel: Arias," which includes two selections from Alexander's Feast and "He Shall Feed His Flock" from the Messiah. I am not disappointed. Ms. Auger sings wonderfully. My second disk is Delos 3029 "Love Songs," which makes it a good bargain. But there are no texts.

Unforgettable.......2002-05-16

After much auditioning and re-auditioning, Auger's "Rejoice" here has finally replaced Kathleen Battle's fine performance on "Grace" as my favorite.

Both singers are at their best in the repeat, where their technique and ornamentation will knock anyone's socks off. But where Battle does a musical and brilliant concerto-like display of Kathleen Battle, Auger instead serves Handel with overriding sincerity. She builds intensity to an incredible pitch, ending on an almost trumpet-like flourish to announce the coming of the King.

As did so much of her singing, this recording sets the all-time standard. Fortunately for the world, the damned brain cancer that killed her body could not take her music from us.

Secret Love, Vol. 2
Average customer rating:

Good, but a Step Down from vol 1

Keep Coming Back to This One

Secret Love, Vol. 2
Jazzanova & Resoul
Manufacturer: Sonar Kollektiv
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BDGWAI
Release Date: 2005-10-28

Tracks:

Chungking - Making Music (4 Hero Remix)
Freeform Five - Slow
Roger Robinson- Dream Keepa
Psapp - Tiger, My Friend
Brooks - Tell Somebody About Us (Akufen Raconte Sa Version De Faits)
G-Litter - Seoul '88
1Luv - The Answer
Thief - Home
Fleckfumie - From The Morning
Tunng - Tale From Black
Fat Freddys Drop - Del Fuego
M - The River
Daft Punk - Make Love

Product Description

1. Chungking- Making Music (4 Hero Remix)
2. Freeform Five- Slow
3. Roger Robinson- Dream Keepa
4. Psapp- Tiger, My Friend
5. Brooks- Tell Somebody About Us (Akufen Raconte Sa Version De Faits)
6. G-Litter- Seoul '88
7. 1Luv- The Answer
8. Thief- Home
9. Fleckfumie- From The Morning
10. Tunng- Tale From Black
11. Fat Freddys Drop- Del Fuego
12. M?rz- The River
13. Daft Punk- Make Love

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Good, but a Step Down from vol 1.......2006-03-25

Secret Love vol. 1 came out in 2004 and was a collaboration with Jazzanova and Resoul picking out folkish tunes with electronic touches and a different ambiance to it. The CD's on Sonar Kollektiv, which is Jazzanova's home after years on Compost and Sonar Kollectiv are really doing their all in letting Jazzanova run free in music playlists and releases. They even re-released their classic remix album from 1997-2000.

Volume 2 is pretty good. It starts out with Chung King's "Making Music", remixed by 4 Hero. If you know the style of 4 Hero, ala Les Fleur, and Chung King (remember "Bubble Love") you know what to expect. Another cut that snapped to me was G-Little's "Seoul 88". Maybe it's dating myself, but I saw that and thought... is it a testament to the Olympics? It's a good song though, I remember first hearing it on an old Wagram cd some time ago. That's followed up with I Luv's "The Answer", which is IMO one of the top two songs on the album. It starts out terrifically with guitar and bongos and it has a neat little bossa feel to it. Meanwhile Thief, who had one of the highlights from volume one, come back wiht a track titled "Home". I really like the feel of their songs - they do a great job of emphasizing how terrific real instrumentation is and I just like their style. FleckFumie's cut also stood out to me and I did like PSapp's "Tigers My Friend". Another final plus in this album wasn't the album itself, but that they avoided the yellow font on the first which made it impossible to read the notes on Thief. Well... that and the newsletter inside of the album which talks about about Sonar Kollektiv artists and providing that important information.

All in all, this is a good cd. They brought together some neat overlooked tunes and kept true to the aim of their series. But I have to say that it didn't grab my attention like the first one did and it wasn't as strong as the first one. Hate to say it but a few of the cuts were a bit dull - especially after Fleckfume's track. Anyways, if you did like their first album, by all means check this one out along with a French compilation titled 'Take Two' by Wagram. It also had some interesting, if not obscure cuts on it. Oh yeah - this is also available as a double vinyl set, just like the first one is.

Keep Coming Back to This One.......2006-02-23

Berlin-based Jazzanova, celebrated purveyors of intelligent nu-jazz, reissued vintage gems, and booty shakin' dancefloor grooves offer a new twist on cool in the Secret Love series. Secret Love 2 extends the work of the first Secret Love, rescuing the acoustic guitar from "played-out, mainstream 'alternative'-land" and at times infusing it with a quirky, electronic groove. Perfect for late night hangouts, car trips, and countering desolate and boring mainstream music, this ain't your momma's folk: pick up Secret Love 2 and enjoy a double shot of folksjazztronica... jazztronicfolk...electrojazzfolkonica... emergent, immediate, and relevant: simply good music.