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Average customer rating: The Greatest brass ensemble... Nothing better than this! Welcome Back PJBE Great start! Now where is the rest? Nec plus ultra

Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Greatest Hits Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Arnold | Arnold, Malcolm | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dukas | Dukas, Paul | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Jolivet, André | ( J ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mussorgsky | Mussorgsky, Modest | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Walton | Walton, Sir William | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Music from the Royal Court The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli The Lighter Side Glorious Sound of Brass Center City Brass ASIN: B000056PRA Release Date: 2001-01-23

Tracks:

1. The Earle Of Oxfords March
2. Renaissance Ste: La Mourisque
3. Renaissance Ste: Bransle Quatre Bansles
4. Renaissance Ste: Ronde
5. Renaissance Ste: Basse Danse Bergeret
6. Renaissance Ste: Ronde Mon Amy
7. Renaissance Ste: Pavane Bataille
8. Battle Ste: Galliard Battaglia
9. Battle Ste: Courant Dolorosa
10. Battle Ste: Canzon 'In Imitation Of An English Bergamask'
11. Pavane
12. The King's Hunting Jig
13. Greensleeves
14. Qnt No.1 in b flat, Op.5: Moderato
15. Qnt No.1 in b flat, Op.5: Adagio
16. Qnt No.1 in b flat, Op.5: Allegro Moderato
17. Fanfare 'Narcisse'
18. Sonatine: Allegro Vivo
19. Sonatine: Andante Ma Non Troppo
20. Sonatine: Vivo
21. Sonatine: Largo - Allegro
22. Qnt, Op.73: Allegro Vivace
23. Qnt, Op.73: Chaconne
24. Qnt, Op.73: Con Brio
25. Spitfire: Prld And Fugue

Tracks:

1. Fanfare For The Common Man
2. Etude Characteristique No.1
3. Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
4. Four Pieces For Brass Qnt: Maestoso Alla Marcia
5. Four Pieces For Brass Qnt: Scherzo
6. Four Pieces For Brass Qnt: Andante Con Moto
7. Four Pieces For Brass Qnt: Allegro Grazioso
8. Ser in G, K.525 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
9. Ragtime Dance
10. Frere Jacques
11. Easy Winners
12. Le Petit Negre
13. Tarantella, Op.122
14. Humoresque, Op.101 No.7
15. Borage
16. Tico-Tico
17. La Peri: Fanfare
18. Stadt Wein: Fanfare
19. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade I
20. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Gnome
21. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade II
22. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Old Castle
23. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade III
24. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Tuilerie Garden
25. Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo
26. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade IV
27. Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of Chicks In Their Shells
28. Pictures At An Exhibition: Two Jews - One Rich, The Other Poor (Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle)
29. Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade V
30. Pictures At An Exhibition: The Weekly Market At Limoges/Catacombs
31. Pictures At An Exhibition: With The Dead In A Language Dead
32. Pictures At An Exhibition: Baba Yaga/Great Gate Of Kiev

Customer Reviews:

The Greatest brass ensemble..........2007-01-19

Philip Jones brass ensemble shows you musicality on a high level. The feelings they are playing with are suberb...music is feelings, not technical.

Buy it...

Nothing better than this!.......2006-07-11

There are many brass recordings available today with ensembles which are even technically more advanced, but nothing can compare with Philip Jones, because the PJBE is not only pure precision playing, it's musicality too and it's smart arranging. Jones understands how to use the characteristics of each instrument. He lets room for Tuba or Horn too, its not just Trumpet always playing the big parts like Empire Brass does.

Welcome Back PJBE.......2001-10-19

It is ironic that London/Decca waited until many of the important members of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble were dead before finally releasing this collection of highlights from the ensemble's considerable catalog. Don't misunderstand me! I am thankful for this substantial 2 cd set. For fans of the PJBE there is real cause for celebration; and for those who are just discovering the work of this important brass ensemble, you are in for a treat.

The remastering is first rate and you can't beat the 2-fer pricing. Get this set while its available because the wait for more will at best be a long one. Thankfully, I still have most of the PJBE recordings on vinyl and a good turntable for playing them. But I would still be near the head of the line to snatch up any subsequent reissues. Years ago I saw several of their recordings on cd, but foolishly passed on them, thinking they would be in circulation for awhile. Silly me. Like I said, grab this before they post the infamous notice "no longer available."

When the PJBE made it's first American tour back in the 70s I was already a huge fan. I went to hear them play, never expecting the concert to sound as good as the recordings. They opened with the Tylman Susato Renaissance Suite and their playing immediately blew away any Memorex memories of their recordings. Unfortunately, we will never again hear live such virtuosity and musicianship. The recordings DO serve as a fine memory of the first and foremost brass ensemble.

Great start! Now where is the rest?.......2001-05-31

I have always been a huge fan of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. They set a very high standard of playing and the recordings, most of which are not available on CD, are excellent.

Where are their landmark recordings of such works as the Hindemith works for brass ensembles: Concert music for strings and brass, Morgenmusik for brass, Concert music for piano, brass and harps which they played flawlessly?

Where is their outstanding recording of the Gunther Schuller Symphony for Brass?

Please, Decca, give us more of the full course, not merely the teasers and encores.

Partial LP discography:

Baroque Brass: 1979 Baroque Venice: 1972 La battaglia (Battles for brass): 1981 Carnaval des animals: 1984 Classics for brass: 1972/73 Gabrielis in Venice: 1983 Golden brass: 1974 Just Brass: 1970 Konzertmusik (Hindemith): 1981 Modern brass: 1979 Renaissance brass: 1976 Arrival of the Queen of Sheba: 1983 Strings and brass (Gabrieli, Vejvanovsky, Vivaldi): 1970 Voices and brass: 1969 The world of brass: 1976

Nec plus ultra.......2001-04-01

Un grand merci aux créateurs de ce projet. Retrouvez les pionniers du cuivres en 2cds, qu'elle superbe idée. Byrd, Bozza, Arnold, Susato, Ewald, Arban, et j'en passe. Vraiment se double album est un délice pour nos oreilles. Alors à quant un double album avec les oeuvres contemporaines telles que: Addison, Dodgson, Salzedo, Premru, Bennett ? Le plus vite possible !!! Merci

Average customer rating: happiness takes place in small piano tunes Cacaphonic Harmonious

Gurdjieff's Music for the Movements Manufacturer: Channel Crossings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Thomas de Hartmann: Music for Gurdjieff's '39 Series' Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances Seekers of the Truth: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume One Sacred Hymns Heart without Measure: Gurdjieff Work with Madame de Salzmann ASIN: B00003CK7L Release Date: 1999-12-14

Customer Reviews:

happiness takes place in small piano tunes.......2001-07-24

these short piano pieces are simple, but absolutely not boring. gurdjieff and de hartmann wrote some of the most thoughtful and sincere music you'll ever hear. I found this CD over a year ago and it's one I return to over and over again.

Cacaphonic Harmonious.......2001-07-15

Truly an exposition of beautiful "objective" listening. This music will not put you to sleep. Transitions are abrupt and engaging throughout the score's entirity. I play the music whenever I find myself searching for something to do or am bored. This music will consume all negativity and poke the listner to begin a stirring sensation in their own mentation. The music is not sophisticated or eligant by no means, but has a way about it which will intrige one to listen again and again.

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Czech Avantgarde Piano Music, 1918-1938 Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Janácek, Leos | ( J ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martinu | Martinu, Bohuslav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Airs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000089HCG Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. Praeludium. Vivace
2. Con Molta Espressione. Con Moto
3. Danza. Allegretto
4. Pastorale. Leggiero E Con Lenezza
5. Postludium. Allegro Con Fuoco
6. Allegro Molto
7. Zeitmass 'Foxtrott'
8. Zeitmass 'Ragtime'
9. In Futurum. Zeitmass-Zeitlos
10. Zeitmass 'One-Step'
11. Zeitmass 'Maxixe'
12. Waltz
13. Allegretto
14. Andante
15. Moderato
16. Lento
17. Allegro Moderato
18. Largo
19. Tempo Di Minuetto
20. Tempo Di Polka
21. Marcia Funebre
22. Allegro Vivace
23. Andante
24. Ohne Titel
25. Con Moto
26. Nur Blindes Schicksal?
27. Der Goldene Ring
28. Ich Erwarte Dich
29. Allegretto
30. Instructive Duo For The Nervous Film En Miniature
31. Tango. Tempo Di Tango
32. Scherzo. Allegretto
33. Berceuse. Andante Moderato
34. Valse. Poco Allegro
35. Chanson. Allegro Moderato
36. Carillon. Allegro
37. Moderato

Average customer rating: Must for your collection ~ and your childrens collection Teddy Bears a Must-Listen! The cat's meow!

The Teddy Bears Picnic Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Teddy Bears' Picnic (Aladdin Picture Books) Teddy Bear's Picnic Teddy Bears' Picnic Cookbook The Teddy Bears' Picnic ASIN: B00004STPU Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

1. The Teddy Bears Picnic
2. A Morning In Noah's Ark
3. The Two Little Bulfinches
4. The Magpie And The Parrot
5. The Whistler And His Dog
6. Chicken Reel
7. Elephantine Polka
8. In Bugdom
9. The Glow-Worm
10. Porcupine Rag
11. Turkey In The Straw
12. Parade Of The Doodle-Bugs
13. Somewhere A Cow Is Bawling
14. Kitten On The Keys
15. Tiger Rag

Customer Reviews:

Must for your collection ~ and your childrens collection.......2003-09-23

What a wonderful introduction to classical music for your children this CD is. My children love it and I do too. We use it as bedtime music now (ages 4 & 7). However, if your children really tune in to the music it can be a bit unnerving in parts so we used to only listen to it at home or in the car......they had to gain a few years to become comfortable with it in the darkness of their rooms at night. Buy this!

Teddy Bears a Must-Listen!.......2000-09-06

This is the first CD by the New Columbian Brass Band I have ever purchased, and I can't wait to own them all. This virtuoso group is a joy to listen to. Owning this CD is a must for lovers of brass band/turn-of-the-century music. It's a delight!

The cat's meow!.......2000-05-16

Dorian Recordings should be given some kind of award for the most imaginative releases of not only great historical but great musical value. (DOR-93201) features the New Columbian Brass Band under George Foreman playing 15 pieces written from 1900 to 1921 and inspired by animals.

So we have "The Teddy Bears Picnic," "A Morning in Noah's Ark," "The Two Little Bullfinches," "Turkey in the Straw," and even "Tiger Rag." The Noah's Ark number is replete with animal sounds by a guest expert and links up with an earlier Dorian release called "A Trip to Coney Island: Descriptive Overtures from America's Golden Age" (DOR-80153), which introduced me to a form of musical tone poem very popular around the turn of the century.

This is one of those rare recordings that will appeal to all age levels; and scholars will be delighted to note that "Turkey in the Straw" is actually a Humoresque for Clarinet. Also anyone who has ever seen barnyard chickens in any old Warner Brothers cartoon will have already heard "Chicken Reel." A very definite 5 star Grabbit.

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Ragtime Bolling & Boogie Manufacturer: Fremeaux & Assoc. Fr ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Original Ragtime Original Boogie Woogie Bolling: Concerto for Guitar & Jazz Piano Trio Toot Suite Claude Bolling: Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio ASIN: B0001XPXGW Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

1. Modernistic Rag
2. Scott Joplin New Rag
3. Country Club
4. Gladiolus Rag
5. My Pet
6. In a Mist
7. Carolina Shout
8. Chantecler Rag
9. Jazz Master
10. Pastime Rag 1
11. Pastime Rag 2
12. Pastime Rag, No. 3
13. Louisiana Glide
14. Triplets Bass Boogie
15. 3/4 6/8 Boogie
16. Just Jokin'
17. Sweet Georgia Brown
18. Daylight Delight Boogie
19. S.F.P. Boogie

Average customer rating: Historic Ragtime

The Neglected Professor Manufacturer: Delmark ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Ragtime | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Joplin's Disciple Knockout Drops American Beauties: The Rags of Joseph Lamb ASIN: B00004S3A4 Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

1. Lily Rag #1
2. Delmar Blues
3. When Sambo Goes To France
4. Delmar Rag (Alternate)
5. The One I Love
6. Centennial Rag
7. The Dream
8. Dicty's On 7th Avenue
9. Lingering Blues
10. Carolina Shout
11. Five Foot Two
12. St. Louis Blues
13. 12th Street Rag
14. Maori
15. Derby Stomp
16. Leola (Two-Step)
17. Lily Rag #2
18. Brother-In-Law Dan
19. Delmar Rag
20. St. Louis Blues (Alt)
21. When Sambo Goes To France (Alt)
22. How Deep Is The Ocean
23. Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night
24. Tennessee Waltz
25. Chimes Blues
26. Lily Rag #3

Customer Reviews:

Historic Ragtime.......2001-03-31

Charles Thompson was a contemporary of Jelly Roll Morton and James P. Johnson, and was one of the leading figues of the second generation of St. Louis ragtime pianists.

This album, made up of live recordings from the early 1960s, finds Thompson in reasonable form, playing some of his best known pieces plus a few standards. His powers had declined a little from his 1948-49 American Music recordings, but he was still able to play in an entertaining fashion. Many of the performances are rather short, but these are historic recordings by a little known but important figue in ragtime.

Delmark is to be commended for this release: let's hope they re-issue the rest of the Euphonic back catalogue. Anyone interested in ragtime and early jazz should consider buying this CD.

Average customer rating: It's Only A Single

Writer's Block, Pt. 1 Just Jack Manufacturer: Universal/Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rap & Hip-Hop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Outer Marker Overtones ASIN: B000ION1GI Release Date: 2006-10-10

Tracks:

1. Writer's Block
2. Like They Say

Album Details

Just Jack: A Musical Maverick, Talented DJ and Sparkling Wordsmith, this North London Native is One of the UK'S Most Strikingly Original Artists. This is his First Fantastic, Hook-laden Single Taken from his Early 2007 LP "Overtones". This Infectious Track was Written by Just Jack (Aka Jack Allsopp), a Man Neither Bound by Musical Restrictions Nor the Notional Idea of Cool, He's Taken the Sum of his Individual Influences and Turned them Into a Unique, Genre-hopping Sound…the Sound of Just Jack. "is it Wrong to Call What I Do Interesting Pop?" He Says. Nope, Jack. It Sounds Just About Right. Backed with the Song "Like They Say".

Customer Reviews:

It's Only A Single.......2006-12-13

It's only a single for an album I would assume is coming out in the future. By comparisson to Just Jack's full length album you can see that he has progressed musically while still retaining his funky hip-hop like roots. I like where this new album could possibly be going given this two track sampling. If you liked the Outer Marker enough and you can't wait for a new full length album then pick this up because it's pretty good, but it does leave you a little unfulfilled.

Writer's Block- 8/10
Like They Say- 6/10

Average customer rating: Lucid dreaming? A Dreamy Listening Experience

Rhythmic Fission: Digital Revisions of Classic Trax Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Trance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | Compilations | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: The New World Opera A Much Better Tomorrow White People Trance Opera: The Complete Masterworks - Classic Meets Pop Spente le Stelle ASIN: B0001JXQ60 Release Date: 2004-04-06

Tracks:

1. Chasing Bartok - Wolfgang 'Humbucker' Frisch
2. Riddim Drum & Bass Mix - Dr. Nachtstrom
3. Blues - Dr. Nachtstrom
4. Addio Del Passato - Tracy Young
5. Sirenes 2 Step Mix - Dr. Nachtstrom
6. Via Verde - Darcosan
7. People (Get It Together) - Miguel Kertsman
8. Meditation - Dr. Nachtstrom
9. Ritual Rhythm - Jovino Santos Neto
10. Machines - Dr. Nachtstrom
11. Espirito: Total Chill-Out, Brain Rejuvenator - Miguel Kertsman
12. The Mermaid - Miguel Kertsman
13. I Would Kiss You - Michael Habla
14. New World - Michael Habla
15. Bartalk Mix - Dan The Automator

Customer Reviews:

Lucid dreaming? .......2007-02-13

Oh, please! I guess it depends on your idea of dreaming.

If you enjoy dozing off with the electric blender on high, then you've gotta place this in your bedroom.

Seriously -- the musicianship is highly competent, and there is an obvious commitment to the entire production. But this CD is not dreamy.

The album title nails it: "Rhythmic FISSION -- digital revisions of classic trax."

A Dreamy Listening Experience.......2004-06-01

This music is ideal accompaniment for lucid dreaming...Some of the tracks are loud,fast, and flashy ("Chasing Bartok" track #1, "Machines" track #10 come to mind) while others are fragile and soothing ("Addio Del Passato" and "Espirito"). Any one of these songs would be a superb compliment to a movie soundtrack--they all have this movie-dream-type quality to them, whether the movie/dream is creepy, beautiful, sad, or just plain experimental electronic music. Tracks 12-14 are heavy on vocals: Track 12 is very similar to the enigma song "Beyond the Invisible", while "I would Kiss You" makes me think of Loreena McKennitt with a dash of techno-renaissance flair, and finally "New World" has its good moments, but sounds a bit Disney-esque. "Addio Del Passato" and "Espirito" are the best tracks on the whole album; they sound like the ideal Anne Rice movie soundtrack selections, with "Addio" serving for any goth-vampire-opera-or-nightclub scenes, and "Espirito" for any childhood flashback scenes (hey, that's just what it sounds like!)...

If you've heard the "Verve Remixed" CDs, then I highly recommend buying this CD as well to help balance out your jazz with some classical. Plus the music is brand-spankin' new. So give this CD a chance.

Average customer rating: Essential for Prokofiev Fans By far the very best recording

Prokofiev: Cinderella, complete ballet music Op. 87 (2 CD Set) Manufacturer: Consonance ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003J11 Release Date: 1995-08-01

Customer Reviews:

Essential for Prokofiev Fans.......2000-07-23

Although this is Prokofiev's second most popular ballet (next to 'Romeo and Juliet'), the complete ballet has been rarely recorded on LP or disc, the most famous being Andre Previn with the LSO, Ashkenazy with the Cleveland (recently re-released), and Pletnev's much heralded 1995 release w/ the Russian National Orchestra on DGG. Rozhdestvensky eclipses them all by a wide margin. Tempos are generally brisk. He accentuates the dark passages lurking within, adding dramatic tension in passages lacking in the other recordings. And his lines are stunning at times. Consider Previn's more popular account by comparison -- it is downright moribund and sluggish.

The orchestral suite from 'The Steel Step' is also excellent. It offers a glimpse into Prokofiev when he tried to write a ballet on Soviet themes at the behest of Sergei Diaghilev. It is a monotonous, steely, dissonant work, but vividly brought to life by Rozhdestvensky's expert conducting.

The only criticism of this title is the recording quality -- the liner notes do not indicate when it was actually recorded although it is likely from the 60s or 70s. As a result, aural defects typical of Soviet recording equipment of the period can be heard, namely shrill brass and tinny violins in the upper treble regions. However, this should not detract from the musicality of these recordings.

By far the very best recording.......1999-09-27

Rozhdestvensky's is by far the very best recording of Prokofiev's neglected ballet masterpiece. Neither Previn's nor Pletnev's comes anywhere near it.

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1-2 Step ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007XZUJG Release Date: 2005-04-19

Album Description

New single '1,2 Step', taken from her Top 10 (platinum selling) debut album 'Goodies'. The title track is backed with '1,2 Step' (Instrumental). BMG. 2005.

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