En Route [Import]

Product Description
Fundamentally Jazz, but with a Strong Soul Character, Soulstance Draws Inspiration from Many Sources, Especially Since the Two Brothers (Enzo and Gianni Lo Greco) Are Fond of the Afro-american Culture as a Whole (Especially Soul Jazz and Brazilian Sounds).

En Route,Soulstance,Schema,Acid Jazz,Ambient Breakbeat,Dance,Jazz-House

Average customer rating: FOUR 80 EAST EN ROUTE If you're looking at it, you should buy it! What The.... WOW, What A CD! Two Words: Out...Standing! Four80East EnRoute -- more than "Noodle Soup"

En Route Four80East Manufacturer: Native Language ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stay with Me Born 2 Groove White Sand Ready to Play He Had a Hat ASIN: B000NJLW1O Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

1. Five By Five
2. Noodle Soup
3. The Drop
4. Double Down
5. Been Too Long
6. Closer
7. En Route
8. 51 Division
9. Don't Look Back
10. Easy Come, Easy Go
11. Waterline

Album Description

Canadian Jazz/electronica outfit Four80East returns for their highly-anticipated new studio album En Route. Titled for its constant flow of instrumental groove, the contemporary duo's Native Language Music debut and first new release in five years puts a fresh spin on their past work to create a collection that's remarkably cinematic. Attractively packaged in a "deluxe-edition" jewel case with die-cut slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

FOUR 80 EAST EN ROUTE.......2007-07-03

THIS CD IS GREAT! I THOUGHT THEY STOPPED RECORDING AS A GROUP! I WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT THEY HAD A NEW CD. EN ROUTE IS GREAT!! JUST LIKE THEIR OTHER CD'S, I LOVE IT!! IT IS SO SOOTHING & ENJOYABLE!! I NEVER HEARD OF FOUR 80 EAST UNTIL CD NOW SUGGEST THEM IF I LIKE DOWN TO THE BONE!IT IS NOT FAIR THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE RECOGNIZED LIKE THEY SHOULD BE!!THE YOUNG GENERATION DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MISSING!!THEIR MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL!! I LOVE IT!!DON'T FORGET DOWN TO THE BONE, THEY ARE WONDERFUL TOO!!

If you're looking at it, you should buy it!.......2007-06-29

I always try to temper my desire to comment on music until I've let it marinate for a while, lest I let my enthusiasm for having a new disc in the drive override rational thought. In this case, I'm just going to let it rip!

Good stuff, start to finish. Favorites so far would be Noodle Soup and Been Too Long - both fun grooves. En Route is a musical image of it's title, reflective of a long and easy cruise behind the wheel. 51 Division is a powerfully fun romp. Smooth tunes on this collection also, like Closer and Easy Come, Easy Go. Waterline is a magnificent and dreamy tune, kind of like looking into the ripples on a pond.

Four 80 East continues to get better and better. Their creative use of sounds continues to be a trademark of their work. If you're familiar with their work, listening to this collection is both reassuring and surprising. You can tell it's them, but each tune is new and fresh.

Just got it in time for the 4th of July, but I can already tell that the wife and I will be spinning this one a lot. Perfect for an easy afternoon cookout or taking in a sunset.

What The.... WOW, What A CD!.......2007-06-13

After previewing all the tracks while using my Rhapsody subscription, I could not believe that I hadn't heard of this electro-contemporary jazz group before. I love smooth jazz, but man this put a whole new twist on the genre! If you love synthesizers and high quality musicianship, this is THE CD for you. To put it all simply, I was and continue to be amazed by this group and in particular this CD! I would buy an additional copy for anyone who loves smooth jazz easily.

Two Words: Out...Standing!.......2007-06-08

En Route is an outstanding CD. Like the other Four80East cd's it's been played a lot here. Though I liked it from the start, I thought it rated just four stars. But with repeated listening, you begin to appreciate just how good it is.

There are lots of interesting things going on in this album that you might not notice at first: It's intelligence, the unusual electronic flourishes, Rob DeBoer's stylish bass lines.... And mention must be made of Jon Stewart's saxophone. Many saxists force their leads--resulting in brassy, disarticulate solos. Stewart's sax is sweet and natural. His playing never sounds forced, and is wholly in sync with the cool F80E atmosphere.

En Route continues F80E's trademark melodic, interweaving instrumental parts that float on and over DeBoer's bass riffs. Where it might differ from their other albums is the way the individual tracks (quite different from one another, a la Round 3) all come together so well, forming an almost geometric whole. In that sense I believe it's their most mature effort yet. Maybe their best. And that's no small feat.

Four80East EnRoute -- more than "Noodle Soup".......2007-05-30

Let me say I have all of 480E's albums -- "The Album", "Nocturnal" and "Round 3" -- all three of these CDs circulate regularly through my various players.

When I heard #4 - "En Route" - was coming out April 24, I had to have it. After several searches locally I turned to Amazon and within days it arrived in my mailbox.

Since then the CD has not left my Scion's CD player...

Let's admit it -- some albums have two, maybe three good pieces and the rest is filler. Not this album. Every tune is unique and the extra time the guys at 480E put into this album paid off. The entire album is cool-funky-smooth with a hint of trance and soothing deep bass. "Noodle Soup" is getting all of the air-time on smooth jazz stations, but there's so much more to this album.

"Double Down", "Been Too Long", "Closer", "Don't Look Back", "Waterline" and, my personal favorite, the title tune, "En Route". (Love that guitar riff that sneaks in and out, then, toward the end of the track, the riff is held, distorted and repeated until the tune ends...oooohh...love that.)

Love "En Route" -- a definite must-have if you're a fan-of-the-groove.

Average customer rating:

Barrios, Infante: Music for Piano Manufacturer: Marco Polo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Nights in the Gardens of Spain Barrios: Guitar Music, Vol. 1 The Essential Falla Spirits of the Latin Guitar Music of Barrios ASIN: B00004VXDE Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Angelita - Tango
2. Juanele - Garrotin
3. Danza De La Cauriva
4. Seguidillas Del Velatoria
5. El Zacateque
6. En La Romeria Del Rocio
7. La Ronda
8. Alcaiceria - Farruca
9. En Las Cuevas Del Darro - Seguidilla
10. Guajiras
11. Gitanerias
12. Vito
13. Var.I
14. Var.II
15. Var.III
16. Var.IV
17. Var.V
18. Var.VI
19. Danse Andalouse
20. Sevillana - Impresiones De Fiesta En Sevilla, Fant
21. Danse Gitane
22. Guadalquivir
23. Canto Flamenco
24. Aniers Sur La Route De Seville
25. Tientos

Average customer rating: Good, not great. Incredible! overly rich nostalgic pieces and particles of the piano

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Tracks:

1. Hexentanz
2. Chant Polonais No. 1 In G 'Maiden's Wish'
3. The Crimson Petal
4. The Fuchsia tree
5. Capriccio In F Minor, Op. 28 No. 6
6. Minuet In G, Op. 14 No. 4
7. Nocturne, In B Flat, Op. 16 No. 4
8. Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 2
9. Melodie In E
10. Caprice-Burlesque
11. My Favorite Things
12. Kashmiri Song
13. Music Box
14. The Swan
15. Papillons
16. The Gardens Of Buitenzorg- (From 'Java Suite', Book 3)
17. Waltz In A, Op. 2
18. En route, Op. 9
19. Sicilliano, Op. 42 No. 2
20. Caprice espagnol, Op. 37

Tracks:

1. Variations Brillantes Op. 14
2. The Enchanted Nymph
3. Der Kontrebandiste
4. Melody In F
5. Gargoyles, Op. 29: I. Presto
6. Gargoyles, Op. 29: II. Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato
7. Gargoyles, Op. 29: III. Allegro moderato
8. Gargoyles, Op. 29: IV. Presto feroce
9. The Musical Snuffbox
10. The Musical Snuffbox
11. Etude de style, Op. 40 No. 1 'Agilite'
12. Till I Wake
13. Weep You No More
14. March Of The Siamese Children
15. Valse mignone
16. Serenata, Op. 15 No. 1
17. Bourree (From Violin Sonata No. 2)
18. Erinnerungen (Triakontameron No. 25)
19. Adagietto (From 'L'Arlesienne')
20. Ungarishe Zigeunerweisen

Customer Reviews:

Good, not great........2002-05-22

I got this double cd, since a fellow reviewer of Hamelin's Kaleidoscope said he couldn't fully endorse that disc, since this cd would be so much better. Wrong again, sewer boy!

Thanks to Arthur Schnabel complete recordings of Sonatas, Concertos and Variation Works have become the mainstay of the recorded piano repertoire. Nowadays, it is hard to imagine that this has not always been the case. Yet, just have a look at the complete Rachmaninov recordings on RCA to see that even this giant mostly recorded little trifles, since the record buyers of his time prefered snacks over meals.

This generous and economic double cd contains a compilation of mostly romantic smaller scale works, that Rachmaninov's clientele would have enjoyed. Some are obscure, others e.g. Ljadov's snuff box and Taussig's Gypsy tunes are pretty well known.

Hough-a man from the splendid 1961 vintage, just like Hamelin and your's truly- is a highly accomplished pianist. His playing is good, yet not up to the Hamelin standards. The repertoire, however, started to bore the hell out of me after a while. I admit, that there are true exceptions like the Liebermann Gargoyles, but for me this set was simply too much of a good thing.

The interpretations vary from decent to good. I used to own an lp of the French virtuoso Setrak, that contained both the Ljadov and Taussig mentioned above and believe you me those interpretations dwarfed what we get here.

In conclusion, a generous compilation of smaller scale pianoworks. Good clean piano playing and more than adequate recordings.

Incredible!.......2001-01-12

I am a pianophile and longtime record collector, and this is one of the most awe-inspiring recordings I have ever heard. Stephen Hough's pianism - and I don't mean to be hyperbolic - simply exhausts all adjectives one might try to use to describe it. This is the kind of album to listen to not so much for the music (though these are charming and now-rarely heard pieces) but for the artistry of the performer. For stunning virtuosity, listen to the final measures of the Moszowski piece or to the MacDowell; for rich tone and melting legato listen to Hough's own transcriptions of the two Roger Quilter songs. Out of hundreds of CDs I have heard, this is one of my absolute favorites - and a steal at the price. Stephen Hough is the modern day Cortot, Gieseking, Rachmaninoff, and Joseph Levine, for he has it all - drama, precision, color, intellect, raw strength, and yes - delicacy. I rarely make recommendations like this, but you absolutely must hear this recording.

overly rich nostalgic pieces and particles of the piano.......2001-01-06

This is music that seems to have lapsed into a forgotten time warp, like when you open that old wood truck in the attic to find odd bits and particles,objects,dolls and photographs that immediately transports you into another fantasia place. That's what this music does. Hough has selected for the most part fast filigreed,rapid cascades and ribbons of pieces. Each however has its own narrative,its own special tale to reveal, a special musical texture,an endearing melody. Needless to say most of the composers here are those you've never heard before,like Ignaz Friedman, whose "Music Box" is not what you think, yes it has that timbre of forever moving tickly tones,for a ballerina popping out of a ceramic box. But there is a large pallette of sophistication here as well with the unique timbre of the piano. Every piece does this admirably. The Hexentanz of MacDowell (arr.Liszt) is a helter-skelter piece never stopping,scaling the upper regions of the keyboard,and this would be an encore work. It keeps you on the edge of your upholstered chair.Leoplold Godowsky is not an unfamiliar name,he is a specialist in the art of the arragement trying to capture a timbre, and here in Camille Saint-Saens forever memorable "Swan"the final days of post-romantic Louis Napoleon the Third era is handled with just a few more ripples in the pond than before almost imperceptible.

When played in consecutive order all these works I found myself bored,this music inhabits such a rich timbral world that it's message overspends itself, overspills into the next work. A modernist voice of Lowell Lieberman is here, a postmodern specialist in this genre of the new tonality, or the past revisited. Proust taught us the rich chasms of remembering, and the process of reoccurence of time returning in differnt guises. Lieberman's "Gargoyles" has its own sardonic charm.,equally at home compliasant with his timbral brethren.

Average customer rating: Stephen Hough is a genius Just Some Info About This Recording light little pieces, fun but not too serious

My Favorite Things: Encores Manufacturer: Music Masters Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dohnányi, Ernö von | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Godowsky | Godowsky, Leopold | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Hough, Stephen | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000000FN3 Release Date: 1994-04-05

Tracks:

1. Hexentanz
2. Maiden's Wish, Op. 74, No. 1
3. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
4. Fuchsia Tree, Op. 25, No. 2
5. Capriccio in F Minor
6. Minuet in G
7. Nocturne
8. Etude in a Flat Major
9. Melodie in E
10. Caprice-Burlesque
11. My Favorite Things
12. Kahmiri Song
13. Musical Box
14. Swan
15. Papillons
16. Gardens of Buitenzorg
17. Waltz
18. En Route, Op.9
19. Siciliano
20. Caprice Espagnol

Customer Reviews:

Stephen Hough is a genius.......2003-09-01

Spectacular pianist. Stephen Hough takes technique to a new level. Crisp, clear notation with beautiful phrasing and unbelievable dexterity. At times, it seems as though these pieces were composed for four-hand piano. This the album which first captivated my ear for Hough.

Just Some Info About This Recording.......1999-05-11

I think the reason this recording is out of stock is that the content is duplicated by the Stephen Hough's CD entitled "The Piano Album". Perhaps it was simply reissued under a different name.

light little pieces, fun but not too serious.......1998-10-17

Hough is definitely good to listen to, and this album is a collection of light little pieces that he can have some fun with. There are quite a few short pieces that are hard to find in other "all time favorite" collections.

Average customer rating: A bief encounter with Eileen Joyce. Lightish selection, superbly played

Eileen Joyce Manufacturer: Testament ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dohnányi, Ernö von | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | 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 Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000J84R Release Date: 1999-06-08

Customer Reviews:

A bief encounter with Eileen Joyce........2002-06-06

Internet reviewers, so far, principally associate Australian pianist Eileen Joyce with the soundtrack of the Noel Coward/David Lean film "Brief Encounter". This fellow Australian, who heard her in performance and whose piano teacher knew her, welcomes this excellent CD which provides a first-rate memento of her work as a much recorded pianist of the 1930s.

Hardly a month went by between 1933 and the outbreak of World War Two without Eileen Joyce, still in her twenties, completing full and varied recording schedules. Her repertoire, as reflected in this CD, was extensive. If the so-called "salon items" were the best sellers, that was because she presented them tastefully. True, she was sometimes guilty of tasteless additions, as when she provides a bass note at the end of the Bach Prelude and Fugue (Track 1) that was an octave below the one Bach wrote, but she was not the only pianist of her time to take such liberties.

In their day, released on the Parlophone label, her records provided some of the best piano sound to be heard, and they still sound astonishingly realistic. Artistically, Eileen Joyce didn't scale the heights, nor did she probe the depths, but she could open pleasant sound vistas that could provide wonderful listening experiences. I welcome this CD as very good value indeed, even if only because it is one that I shall want to play and replay many times.

Lightish selection, superbly played.......1999-12-11

In some ways, I wish the choice of selection were more varied (on top of it, several selections of this CD overlap with the Pearl reissue). Eileen Joyce recorded many discs during the 1930s and 40s, including some larger Chopin works, as well as Brahms pieces. Just by looking at the context, one will likely to get an impression that Joyce was a supremely talented drawing room player. Which of course she isn't. Joyce was a superb pianist, with technique and musicianship that rival among the finest pianists. Her glittering passagework is evident everywhere, but so as poetic sensitivity. Hopefully there will be another reissue of Joyce coming up soon that does not overlap with the selection here (or the Pearl reissue). Joyce's recordings certainly deserves more attention than they have been getting up to now. In the meantime, this CD will do.

Average customer rating: same old same old If you like Nicole Conte, you'll LOVE this too. The best of the Soulstance CD's

En Route Soulstance Manufacturer: Schema ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Acid Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Life Size Lead the Way Act On! Luz y Sombra More ASIN: B00004RBHE Release Date: 1999-11-12

Tracks:

1. Theme from Abbadesse's Street
2. En Route
3. Circle
4. We Go Our's Own Way
5. Uma Estrela Cadente
6. Ritual
7. Check into Your Record Bag
8. Life Time
9. Truth, Simplicity & Love
10. Touchstone
11. Friend of Long Standing

Album Details

Fundamentally Jazz, but with a Strong Soul Character, Soulstance Draws Inspiration from Many Sources, Especially Since the Two Brothers (Enzo and Gianni Lo Greco) Are Fond of the Afro-american Culture as a Whole (Especially Soul Jazz and Brazilian Sounds).

Customer Reviews:

same old same old.......2004-02-19

This is the second time I've been disappointed in a Soulstance CD. The music is great. No objection with that. But it's the same as their other CDs. I don't mean it sounds the same--it IS the same except for 4 or 5 of the 11 tracks. I would be very hesitant to buy another CD of theirs.

If you like Nicole Conte, you'll LOVE this too........2002-05-03

Can't really improve on the review below. This is so chic and smooth: I love it. A few months ago, I thought I agreed with the reviewer below that this was their BEST. But now, I'm not so sure. "Act On!" is every bit as fantastic as "En Route". Just sit back, close your eyes, and you're on Ipanema Beach and the waves are lapping up on the sand ... so relaxing. So beautiful and melodic. These guys have perfected Bossa Nova.

The best of the Soulstance CD's.......2001-11-21

First, it's a bit confusing the way Soulstance's Cd's are organized. So like I said in another review, this is their second album, "Act On" is their first release and "Truth, Simplicity and Love" is Schema (the label) American release which is a sort of "Best of Soulstance". All three albums are great - but this one is by far had better tracks than Act On. Truth Simplicity and Love pretty much had the best of Act On so that's the best buy, if you've never been exposed to Soulstance or heard their work in the Break N Bossa compilations. Hope I wasn't too confusing.

So if you only get one Soulstance Album, however, this is the one. It's great! Nice tracks, very smooth, and I liked it even better than "T,S and L".

The sound of Soulstance is lounge. Sometimes it wans in and out of funk, but more than anything it's pretty much musical and chilled - Bossa Nova/Italia. Think a mix between S-Tone Inc., Nicola Conte and Los Ladrones "Montana Rusa" album. Sometimes it will remind you of a summer themed soundtrack from the 60's. Great tunes, great albums and I'm really enjoying this CD.

Average customer rating: Melodies to miraculously cure the moribund!!! FROM OFFENBACH TO LOPEZ

Le Meilleur de l'Opérette Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000053W6K Release Date: 2002-04-02

Customer Reviews:

Melodies to miraculously cure the moribund!!!.......2005-09-10

This 2000 3-CD set is a new edition of 2-CD set from 1990 titled "Opérette-Passion" from EMI France. By popular request, this adds to the already mirific collection a third CD containing some of the real glories of mid-XXth century French operettas: Maurice Chevalier, Tino Rossi, Fernandel, Alibert, Denise Duval, Luis Mariano, Georges Guétary, Bourvil, Mathé Altéry, Anny Cordy, Gise Mey and Armand Mestral. The selection is not exhaustive - that would be impossible* - but it does give any listener a major incentive to go ferretting for more of the same and the complete score of some of those genuine masterpieces of charm, humour and melody by Fancis Lopez or Maurice Yvain (among many others). For students of the French language and French opera, this collection is priceless as it gives a very good impression of what makes the French singing voice different from any other: something called "le phrasé", which unfortunately cannot be duplicated or improvised by international stars who simply dabble in French (except maybe the multi-talented Petula Clark). The recordings range from a restored antique of the 20's by Chevalier to full stereo scores from the 70's. The result is a package whose value will never be duplicated in discriminating choice, sound quality and sheer listening enjoyment. One very minor reservation : The dates of the recordings are not indicated as they were in the "Opérette-Passion" collection and the names of the lyricists are not given. The liner notes are composed of a 2-page essay which gives a general outlook of the evolution of French operetta (in French) but could have been a little longer, in my humble opinion. Details like this would have made the difference between a wonderful album for connoisseurs and a genuinely educational tool. * The operettas of Vincent Scotto are not represented. WARNING: These recordings are genuine treasures and are never available for long either individually of collectively, so buying this collection is an absolute no-brainer.

FROM OFFENBACH TO LOPEZ.......2002-08-16

Yesterday ,before going to sleep,you told your wife:I have nothing against FRENCH operettas,but what i want to hear is the songs ,not the dialogue that goes with the genre when you listen to complete works.Here in that collection,all the composers who created that particular form of light music are represented.It is so much more entertaining than traditional opera.Among the highlights are songs from OFFENBACH's works like LA BELLE HÉLENE and LA PÉRICHOLE;MESSENGER's VERONIQUE and MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE;the famous LA VEUVE JOYEUSE that was successfull around the world;CHRISTINÉ's PHI PHI created the day after armistice in 1918.One of the pleasant surprize for me was hearing songs from LES MOUSQUETAIRES AU COUVENT and one from LA FILLE DE MADAME ANGOT (JADIS,LES ROIS)and another from CIBOULETTE(NOUS AVONS FAIT UN BEAU VOYAGE).MADY MESPLÉ,one of the best singers of the genre is featured on seven songs,and she is always a joy to hear in any role of the repertoire.FRANCIS LOPEZ, who is remembered as the last important composer is well honoured with eight selections with singers like BOURVIL,GEORGES GUÉTARY and LUIS MARIANO.Don't try to resist THE MERRY WIDOW ,she'll get to you one way or another.

Average customer rating: Best and cheapest of Koechlin chamber music.

Koechlin: Chamber Music Manufacturer: Koch Schwann (Germ.) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Koechlin, Charles | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000031WWA Release Date: 2000-07-25

Tracks:

1. Pastorale, Op. 75 For Flute, Clarinet And Piano
2. Sonate No. 1, Op. 85 For Clarinet And Piano: Allegro
3. Sonate No. 1, Op. 85 For Clarinet And Piano: Andante quasi Adagio
4. Sonate No. 1, Op. 85 For Clarinet And Piano: Finale. Allegro moderato
5. L'Album de Lilian (premiere serie) Op. 139, No. 7 For Flute, Clarinet And Piano
6. L'Album de Lilian (deuxieme serie) Op. 149: I - Serenade a l'etoile errante
7. L'Album de Lilian (deuxieme serie) Op. 149: II - Habanera creole
8. L'Album de Lilian (deuxieme serie) Op. 149: III - Swimming
9. L'Album de Lilian (deuxieme serie) Op. 149: IV - Barcarolle monegasque
10. L'Album de Lilian (deuxieme serie) Op. 149: V - Le voyage chimerique
11. L'Album de Lilian (deuxieme serie) Op. 149: VII - Les jeux du clown
12. L'Album de Lilian (deuxieme serie) Op. 149: VIII - La priere de l'homme
13. Sonatine Modale, Op. 155 For Flute And Clarinet: Andante moderato
14. Sonatine Modale, Op. 155 For Flute And Clarinet: Allegro moderato
15. Sonatine Modale, Op. 155 For Flute And Clarinet: Andantino
16. Sonatine Modale, Op. 155 For Flute And Clarinet: Assez large, expansif
17. Sonatine Modale, Op. 155 For Flute And Clarinet: Allegro non troppo
18. Deux Pieces, Op. 173 For Clarinet And Piano: Sur un chante donne de Faure
19. Deux Pieces, Op. 173 For Clarinet And Piano: Andante con moto
20. Morceau de lecture, Op. 218 For Flute And Piano
21. Deux duos de Op. 225 For Flute And Clarinet: IX - Chanson
22. Deux duosde Op. 225 For Flute And Clarinet: XI - Monodies
23. Stele funeraire Op. 224 For Flute, Piccolo And Alto Flute

Customer Reviews:

Best and cheapest of Koechlin chamber music........2000-12-12

At less than half the price of most of the other Koechlin CDs available, this one is a bargain, but what is most remarkable is the variety of selections and instrumental combinations. The playing is uniformly good, as is production. Many of the pieces are not recorded elsewhere, and those that are, are often definitively performed. As owner of 16 recordings dedicated to the works of Koechlin, I can say that this is one of three best, the others being the "Trois Oeuveres", played by Jean-Pierre Ferey, and the lone collection of Koechlin's choral works, the name of which escapes me (it is available on Amazon). If you are interested in Koechlin's chamber music, browse quickly through the welter of chamber collections, then save some time and money and get this one.

Average customer rating: BEAUTIFUL BRUTAL HONESTY

Mandibles: En Route to Toothless Karl Blake Manufacturer: World ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000007XJL

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BEAUTIFUL BRUTAL HONESTY.......1998-10-22

Karl Blake, the powerhouse of talent known best for his involvement with SHOCK HEADED PETERS, LEMON KITTENS, EVIL TWIN, CURRENT 93 and SOL INVICTUS, takes us on an introspective journey into his world. He is known for dark, aggressive music which never relents with intensity. This spoken-word album is a poetic compilation of Blake's lyrical history. Rather than thick slabs of music typical of his SHOCK HEADED PETERS days, or the experimental strangeness of his LEMON KITTENS offerings, Blake sits still and tells us what is on his mind with the accent of countless mini-songs and sound effects. This is basically a look into the diary of an incredibly talented musician with an incredibly appealing speaking voice. Three words: BEAUTIFUL, BRUTAL HONESTY.

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Character Song Best en Route Houko Kuwashima Manufacturer: King ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000AZSJ5 Release Date: 2003-10-06

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