| 1. Adestes Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful) |
| 2. What Child Is This? |
| 3. Still, Still, Still |
| 4. Silent Night |
| 5. Lulajze Jesuniu (Lullaby) |
| 6. O Little Town Of Bethlehem |
| 7. O Jul Med Din Glede (O Christmas) |
| 8. Ihr Kinderlein, Kommet (O Come Little Children) |
| 9. Hark the Herald Angels Sing |
| 10. Away In A Manger |
| 11. Angels From The Realm Of Glory |
| 12. The First Nowell |
| 13. Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes (Angels We Have Heard On High) |
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About the Artist
Richard Dillon received a B.A. in Music from California State University at Long Beach where he studied composition, choral conducting, and the piano. He received a Master of Music degree from the University of South Dakota. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington. His email address is dillon_442@hotmail.com
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This CD contains traditional Christmas favorites from around the world arranged using the sound of music boxes, bells, glockenspiels, and antique music boxes. "I listened to recordings of antique music boxes before creating this CD. I didn't like some of the arrangements (they weren't always musical - tastes were different in the 1800s) and there were problems with the tone quality. They didn't sound good. That's why I created this CD."
Nowhere is it stated whether those compilations used the original versions or re-recordings, so who knows? Even the TITLE theme is not the original (It might be the version they use nowadays, but it's not the version most people know from the 70s).
Sesame should have just used the original TV versions of all tracks as that's what collectors of vintage material would be looking for (and paying quite a lot for).
They also should have focused more on the early years when the show was the most innovative. And as music was a major element, I'm sure there's a lot more material that could have been used, particularly those odd demonstrational songs about the number 5 or the letter R. Instead they've focused on the celebrity guests, most of whom don't really add much value.
I personally hoped there'd be that funky counting to ten song that featured on almost every episode (not the Pinball one, which I love too).
Disappointing, but until a better option comes along, this will have to do.
This CD is great!
My son has ADD & when we are out & he gets Anxious I put this CD in his portibale CD player.
It seems to help him calm down & better cope with things.
I think that every parent should have this CD that has a special needs child.
Thanks so much for putting it online for people to buy.
Thanks Again,
A Greatfull Mom
dm
That said I reccomend getting all of their cd's if you really like the Beach Boys because there are TONS of non-hits that are INCREDIBLE!!! Go get "Today!" and listen to the whole album and you will see what I mean.
Brian also produced 10 Beach Boys albums by the tender age of 23. The Beatles had George Martin producing all their Magnum Opuses. The Beatles were great, there is no argument from me there, but by (Pet Sounds) 1966 Sir George Martin and The Beatles soon realized that a man named Brian Wilson was just as talented musically, or far surpassed any of The Beatles in musical talent individually. If the missing songs are bothering you, buy all the "Capital Re-issue Twofers" with there expansive linear notes, extra and alternate tracks. Remember the limited sound quality of "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" is due to Brian Wilson being deaf in one ear, as he could only hear in mono, not in stereo like the average person can. Anything that was recorded in mono and was put in stereo during the 1960s, was called Duo-Phonic, and beleive me as I tell you the original Mono recordings sound vastly superior to any Duo Phonic stereo remastering. Duo Phonic was just fake stereo and did not help the original vastly superior sounding mono recording. "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" may seem overkill for casual Beach Boys fans, but as I listened to each cd from 1-5 the music plays the Beach Boys history right in front of your ears.
Bottom line: "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" is essential to any Beach Boys fan to learn their history and to realize they were more than beach and sun music. Ps. This box set is some really good listening, if you give it a chance..............
I used to think of some of the earlier sonatas as practice or training pieces for the later masterworks (which of course by definition they are, but they need not be viewed retrospectively from the vantage point of the late works). Unfortunately, they often sound boring and immature. This is due to defects in players and the playing, not a problem with Schubert. Kempff makes all the sonatas here, including the early ones, glow with the utmost musicality so they stand on their own as beautiful works. Just one example: In the earlier of the a minor sonatas he handles little secondary figures that are intercalated within major theme phrases in an amazingly musical and beautiful way. As a pianist myself, I could never figure out how to make them unobtrusive, let alone desirable. Under Kempff's fingers they fit sublimely into the fabric of the work. The playing is clearly layered, every note and phrase has its place and purpose, his internal logic is such that nothing Schubert wrote sounds less than as it should. One more example: The first movement of the G major sonata ("Fantasy" sonata, D 894) floats in its ethereal haze but goes fast, not slow. Kempff can produce the effect of suspended animation without suspending the actual motion. This is no doubt what Schubert intended but it is very difficult to pull off as a performer. Kempff's treatment of the last 5 sonatas (D, G, A, c minor, and B flat) is breathtaking.
This set is a revelation. What a magnificent panorama of Schubert's development as a composer! Also, the origins of later composers' styles can be traced to Schubert's writing for piano. The roots of Bruckner's iterated and protracted symphonies can be heard, for example, in the way the finale of the a minor sonata begins. (I don't think this is apparent from other players, who lack Kempff's lyricism and mysticism.) Included beside the actual titled sonatas are various fragments of incomplete sonatas and collections of piano pieces that in effect are untitled sonatas (such as D 459/459A).
The recordings are from around 1965-1970 and the piano sound is singing, glowing, radiant. I recommend this set wholeheartedly to anyone interested in great musicianship, masterly piano playing, Schubert's piano music, and Schubert's evolution as a composer. Kempff makes you realize that the magic didn't all happen in the last year of Schubert's life, and I can't think of another pianist who does that for me. (There are few, if any, major players of Schubert with whom I'm not familiar.) Kempff was the leading German pianist of the immediate post-WW II era, but I think he has largely been forgotten. His Schubert, Beethoven, and Brahms are wonderful. Modern players, despite their steel fingers and elephantine endurance and machine-like (sometimes machine-gun-like) techniques, stand to learn a lot from this old master's art.
This set is the work of true love.
The one review on the late sonatas by Schiff holds some clues as to why they are so special.
I know that years of listening produces version biases, but I really did try and look past that here, but the C minor 958 is so much less dramatic and compelling in this version. The Schiff version is very hypnotic. Kempff's tempos are totally different. It is interesting, during the runs, there is a tremendous sense of fluidity in Kempff's sound, but in the rest of the piece, it sounds too mechanical. The same holds for some of the others, though in some of the pieces, for instance, 568, the results are less pronounced.
Ironically, I usually like the less embellished versions of pieces, especially when a composer like Beethoven is involved and performers reinterpret him as a romantic, but in this case, the opposite is true. 958 in Schiff's version sounds like one of the towering achievements of solo piano. Here, the elements are all there, but the overall effect is lost.
Go for these performances. They are part of the legend.
My analysis of this question takes into account several factors. The first of these is economic. The Kempff set is budget price and a significant savings over the acquisition of the sonatas by other artists. Even if economics are not a factor, it may be valuable to compare Kempff's way with these pieces with other pianists and this set will allow the collector to at least have one complete set for comparison purposes.
The basis for investing in these recordings is, however, far from solely economic. There seem to be two components a successful Schubertian must bring to the sonatas: an ability to properly convey the various dynamic markings found in each piece and the ability to understand and convey the complete architecture of each piece, instead of being caught up in the various eddies that so many of the movements contain with them. Kempff is able to satisfy both of these components brilliantly. These albums contain what may be the most beautiful pianissimo I have ever heard. Kempff also seems to have a sure conception of each complete work and does not lose the listener in various musical cul de sacs.
In short, performances this beautiful are bargains at any cost.
Very good value.
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.
Salvatore Accardo is an accomplished violinist who performed many times with the most reputable groups such as I Musici di Roma and the English Chamber Orchestra. He was a long-time mentor of Anne-Sofie Mutter who performed with Karajan. Despite working often with various Baroque styles, Salvatore Accardo is primarily a specialist at Paganini and the Italian Romantic period and this is the main reason this recording is one of the best you can obtain for Paganini. Charles Dutoit is also an accomplished orchestral conductor and generally works very well with Rossini whose light romantic style in his operatic overtures have overlaps with the style in Paganini's contemporary symphonic arrangements for his violin concerti. Accardo and Dutoit were therefore a perfect match in performing Paganini and this ablum is a great example along with their other collaborations for the composer available on single CD. The music is light and joyful in its interpretation while many others tend to be heavy and sluggish. Accardo's performance is filled with vitality as he has complete mastery over the instrument and feels at ease in his performance without ever faltering. His performance brings out the fluidity and full range of Paganini's style very well. Salvatore Accardo's performance of the caprices is also legendary in which he performs all of the most difficult pieces briliantly without effort: they are truly divine in every respect!
Although it's extremely difficult to make a judgment call between these three undisputed virtuosos of the violin and Paganini, Perlman and Heifetz would not be my first choices because they are not really masters of the Italian Romantic style as that of the German/Polish/Klezmer traditions. However technical the differences might be, they do make a significant difference and so I prefer Accardo for Paganini as he is simply the foremost expert with this composer and the Italian Romantic style which Heifetz and Perlman are not. This album is a great buy where you can get all of Paganini's passionate violin concerti and caprices at a good price. There are really few if any performances equal to this one on the market other than those of Perlman and Heifetz. Such other performances, even by child prodigies, are simply beneath them in every respect to the point that they actually sound amateurish in comparison. No matter which of the three you choose, you can't really go wrong with any of them but I would really look no further than them as everything else is far beneath their legendary talents. Enjoy!
Utterly Satisfied,
Bobby
Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.
I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.
I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.
So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.
I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.
Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the opening line of her singing - those simple homage to composers and collaborators made her selfless manner endearing to audiences.
Despite the fact that Ameling's voice was on the small side she was always able to muster the projection to carry her message solidly in context with an orchestra. Yes, other more famous singers have recorded Ravel's quintessentially French SHEHERAZADE, but few have the perfection of diction and aura of mystery that Ameling maintained. Whether singing with piano or orchestra, or interpreting Bach, Mozart, Handel, and Vivaldi with the same degree of involvement as Brahms and Schumann and Schubert, Elly Ameling spanned a career that engendered passionate commitment from her fans. And this boxed set is a pocket full of memories to be treasured. Buy it before this too becomes unavailable. Grady Harp, May 05
Ameling, one of the world's most beloved recitalists is captured here in a 5 CD collection offering some of her most beautiful recordings of song. While we are used to her perfection in songs of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure and Hahn, an added joy is her "pop" side, tackling - without a whiff of pretension, Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, et al.
What an absolute joy it is listening to this amazing artist sing these songs with an almost uncanny natural ease. There is no resorting to a "pop" voice and yet most of these pop standards songs sound as though they could have been written for her. Clean attacks, sometimes a bit of the pop technique of hanging on to a consonant longer than a classical artist normally would shows an appreciation and understanding of the style. Still, there is never once a compromise of her vocal beauty.
I like the way the songs have been arranged for her voice in that she sort of sings them clean, unaffected in the first half and then lets loose and kinda "swings" with it adding embellishments but never really changing her voice (Price, von Stade and other favorite singers of mine seem to have always added a breathy quality to much of their crossover material.)
Ameling doesn't resort to trying to "let her hair down" or get down and dirty, but rather the honest with which she approaches every one of these songs shows how much she enjoys singing them and her style is as refreshing as stumbling onto a cool spring on a sweltering summer's afternoon. A wonderful surprise.
Yes, it is unbelievable that of about the 150 recordings Mrs. Ameling made during her long career (for the greater part of course on the 'oldfashioned' LP's, as well as the innumerable Dutch live-recorded radio-concerts), so few CD's have been released.
Speaking of tradition: it was the page-turner of the Wigmore Hall in London who told Mrs. Ameling after her first recital in this hall, that she reminded him of Elisabeth Schumann. (And he certainly didn't mean her looks only!)
For those who are eager to hear her singing Ravel's Shéhérazade (just one example of stirring imagination combined with her Art of Singing) I can tell you that Philips released a 2-box CD of this work in 1999, combined with Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and a compilation of French mélodies, i.e. Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Satie. One of the gems is Caplet's Le Corbeau et le Renard which even make children, who know the fables of La Fontaine, revel in the singing of the quarrelsome birds....
Her brilliant accompanyist is Rudolf Jansen. Let us cherish great artists in their art!
Although Bartok wrote some sublime orchestral music (The Music for strings, percussion and celeste comes instantly to mind), it is in the realms of string quartet and solo piano music that Bartok reigns supreme among 20th century composers in the humble opinion of this reviewer.
So. Here is an 8 CD set of all of Bartok's solo piano music by (argueably) the pre-eminent interpreter of his piano music. These are insightful, passionate performances beautifully recorded.
I for one am thrilled to have this set - particularly since many of these CDs were unavailable up till now. The box is also very reasonably priced compared to the separate CDs.
Highly recommended - modern music begins here.
Richard Dillon received a B.A. in Music from California State University at Long Beach where he studied composition, choral conducting, and the piano. He received a Master of Music degree from the University of South Dakota. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington. His email address is dillon_442@hotmail.com
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This CD contains traditional Christmas favorites from around the world arranged using the sound of music boxes, bells, glockenspiels, and antique music boxes. "I listened to recordings of antique music boxes before creating this CD. I didn't like some of the arrangements (they weren't always musical - tastes were different in the 1800s) and there were problems with the tone quality. They didn't sound good. That's why I created this CD."
Music Box Christmas,Richard Dillon,Bell Music
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Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music
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ASIN: B0000C05MP Release Date: 2003-09-02 |
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- Bein' Green - Kermit the Frog
- Sing - The Kids
- Five Songs - The Kids
- Five People in My Family - The Anything Muppets
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- Hi De Ho Man - Cab Calloway and the Two - Headed Monster
- How Do You Do - Lena Horne
- Over, Under, Around and Through - Grover
- Ladybugs Picnic
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- Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel and Oscar the Grouch
- Everybody Sleeps - Joe Raposo
- Rubber Duckie - Ernie
- Doin ' the Pidgeon - Bert
- Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon and the Kids
- Sweet - A Little Baby Boy - Pete Seeger and the Kids
- 1-2 - 3 Sesame Street - Stevie Wonder
- Pinball Number Count - - The Pointer Sisters
- I' ve Got Two - Big Bird. Oscar the Grouch, Mr. Hooper and Everybody
- I Love Trash - Oscar the Grouch
- Nasty Dan - Johnny Cash and Oscar the Grouch
- Sing After Me - Madeline Kahn and Grover
- Captain Vegetable - Captian Vegetable with Eddie and Andy
- African Alphabet - Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Kermit the Frog.
- B.B. King - B.B. King with Bert, Benny Rabbit, Big Bird and Baby Bear
- C is for Cookie - Cookie Monster
- Kiko and the Lavender Moon (Elmo and the Lavender Moon) - Los Lobos
- Sweet in the Mornin' (Tweet in the Mornin') - Bobby Mc Ferrin with the Birds
- Small People - Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers with Prairie Dawn and Big Bird
- Imagination - Ernie with Big Bird and the Cast
- From Your Head - Diane Schuur with Elmo
- What's the Name of that Song? - The Cast
- The Batty Bat - The Count with Ftatateeta and the Bats
- Mah Na Mah Na - Mah Na Mah Na
- Little Things - Tony Bennettt with Lexine
- One Small Voice - The Kids, Hoots the Owl, Prairie Dawn
- I Don't Want to Live on the Moon - Aaron Neville and Ernie
- This Frog - Kermit the Frog
- I Love Trash - Steven Tyler
- Two Princes - Spin Doctors with Zoe, Elmo and Telly
- Like the way I do (Like the way U Does) - Melissa Etheridge
- But I like You - Bert and Ernie
- Tu Me Gustas (I like you) - Luis and Elmo
- Mambo I,I,I, - Gloria Estefan
- Monster in the Mirror - Grover
- Hold my Hand - Hootie & the Blowfish with Elmo and the Kids
- I'm Talkin' Love - Trisha Yearwood and Herry Monster
- We are the Earthlings - A Boyand the Anything Muppets
- Happy to Meet You - Celine Dion with Herry Monster, Elmo and Big Bird
- Shiny Happy People (Furry Happy Monsters) - REM and Muppet Rocker
- Believe in Yourself - *NSYNC
- A New Way to Walk - Destiny's Child with Elmo, Groverand Zoe
- Elmo's Song - Elmo, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus
- Slide (Pride) - Goo Goo Dolls and Elmo
- Sing - Dixie Chicks
- Just Happy To Be Me - Fugees
- Put Down The Duckie - Ernie and Hoots the Owl
- Everybody Be Yo'Self - Keb' Mo' and the Kids
- Sesame Street Theme Remix - Ursula 1000
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Songs from the Street, the boxed set that stretches back to "Sesame Street's" 1969 debut, is the kids' record of the year, if not the decade: Big Bird and the gang might've pulled it off themselves--for a crew of fix-it store workers, shopkeeps, and goofball monsters, the talent quotient's off the charts--but when you've got this many names to drop, they've got to land somewhere. What impresses most in three discs is the lack of a single thud. Cab Calloway, Pete Seeger, and James Taylor mosey in on disc one; Johnny Cash, BB King, and Tony Bennett take seats on the stoop for disc two; and the Dixie Chicks, Gloria Estefan, and R.E.M. raise the brownstone roof on disc three--and that's leaving out stars like Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Trisha Yearwood. When it comes to inspiring preschoolers and their parents to sing the praises of rubber duckies, bein' green, and the people in their neighborhood; "The Street" gets busy. --Tammy La GorceCustomer Reviews:
Great cd set.......2007-07-30
I'd rather just the first 10 years, thanks.......2007-05-26
Nowhere is it stated whether those compilations used the original versions or re-recordings, so who knows? Even the TITLE theme is not the original (It might be the version they use nowadays, but it's not the version most people know from the 70s).
Sesame should have just used the original TV versions of all tracks as that's what collectors of vintage material would be looking for (and paying quite a lot for).
They also should have focused more on the early years when the show was the most innovative. And as music was a major element, I'm sure there's a lot more material that could have been used, particularly those odd demonstrational songs about the number 5 or the letter R. Instead they've focused on the celebrity guests, most of whom don't really add much value.
I personally hoped there'd be that funky counting to ten song that featured on almost every episode (not the Pinball one, which I love too).
Disappointing, but until a better option comes along, this will have to do.
A great buy, you'll play this over and over........2007-03-15
An All-Round Pleaser.......2007-02-15
Childhood Renewed.......2007-01-09
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Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies
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ASIN: B0009AJK3O Release Date: 2005-05-10 |
Tracks:
- Orchestra Tune-Up
- Bartered Bride Overture
- Symphony 5, 1st Movement
- The Four Seasons, Autumn, RV293, 1st Movement
- Divertimento In F, K.138, 1st Movement
- March Militaire
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- Annen Polka
- Capriccio Espagnol, Alborada
- Trish-Trash Polka
- Concerto In C, RV537, 3rd Movement
- Capriccio Espagnol, Fandango
- The Four Seasons, Spring, RV269, 1st Movement
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- The Bartered Bride, Polka
- Symphony 100, 'Military' 2nd Movement
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- Lullaby
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Baby Einstein: Traveling Melodies .......2006-02-23
This CD is great!
My son has ADD & when we are out & he gets Anxious I put this CD in his portibale CD player.
It seems to help him calm down & better cope with things.
I think that every parent should have this CD that has a special needs child.
Thanks so much for putting it online for people to buy.
Thanks Again,
A Greatfull Mom
Saved My Sanity.......2005-11-03
A Very Pleasant CD for Little Ones in the Car.......2005-11-01
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ASIN: B000002UR4 Release Date: 1993-06-29 |
Tracks:
- Surfin' U.S.A. (Demo Version) (Previously Unreleased)
- Little Surfer Girl (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin' (Rehearsal) (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin'
- Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring (Demo) (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin' Safari
- 409
- Punchline (Instrumental) (Previously Unreleased)
- Surfin' U.S.A.
- Shut Down
- Surfer Girl
- Little Deuce Coupe
- In My Room
- Catch A Wave
- The Surfer Moon
- Be True To Your School
- Spirit Of America
- Little Saint Nick (45 RPM)
- Things We Did Last Summer (Previously Unreleased)
- Fun, Fun, Fun
- Don't Worry Baby
- Why Do Fools Fall In Love
- The Warmth Of The Sun
- I Get Around
- All Summer Long
- Little Honda
- Wendy
- Don't Back Down
- Do You Wanna Dance
- When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
- Dance, Dance, Dance
- Please Let Me Wonder
- She Knows Me Too Well
- Radio Station Jingles (Previously Unreleased)
- Concert Promo/Hushabye (Live) (Previously Unreleased)
Tracks:
- California Girls
- Help Me Rhonda
- Then I Kissed Her
- And Your Dream Comes True
- The Little Girl I Once Knew (45 Version)
- Barbara Ann (45 Version)
- Ruby Baby (Party LP Outtake) (Previously Unreleased)
- Koma (Radio Promo Spot) (Previously Unreleased)
- Sloop John B
- Wouldn't It Be Nice
- You Still Believe In Me
- God Only Knows
- Hang On To Your Ego (Alternate Version) (Previously Unreleased)
- I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
- Pet Sounds
- Caroline, No
- Good Vibrations (45 Version)
- Our Prayer (Previously Unreleased)
- Heroes And Villains (Alternate Version)
- Heroes And Villains (Sections) (Previously Unreleased)
- Wonderful (Previously Unreleased)
- Cabinessence
- Wind Chimes (Previously Unreleased)
- Heroes And Villains (Intro) (Previously Unreleased)
- Do You Like Worms (Previously Unreleased)
- Vegetables (Previously Unreleased)
- I Love To Say Da Da (Previously Unreleased)
- Surf's Up (Previously Unreleased)
- With Me Tonight
Tracks:
- Heroes And Villains (45 Version)
- Darlin'
- Wild Honey
- Let The Wind Blow
- Can't Wait Too Long
- Cool Cool Water
- Meant For You
- Friends
- Little Bird
- Busy Doin' Nothin'
- Do It Again
- I Can Hear Music
- I Went To Sleep
- Time To Get Alone
- Breakaway
- Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song) (45 Version)
- San Miguel
- Games Two Can Play (Previously Unreleased)
- I Just Got My Pay (Previously Unreleased)
- This Whole World
- Add Some Music
- Forever
- Our Sweet Love
- H.E.L.P. Is On The Way (Previously Unreleased)
- 4th Of July (Previously Unreleased)
- Long Promised Road
- Disney Girls
- Surf's Up
- 'Til I Die
Tracks:
- Sail On Sailor
- California
- Trader
- Funky Pretty
- Fairy Tale Music
- You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone
- Marcella
- All This Is That
- Rock And Roll Music
- It's OK
- Had To Phone Ya
- That Same Song
- It's Over Now (Previously Unreleased)
- Still I Dream Of It (Previously Unreleased)
- Let Us Go On This Way
- The Night Was So Young
- I'll Bet He's Nice
- Airplane
- Come Go With Me
- Our Team (Previously Unreleased)
- Baby Blue
- Good Timin'
- Goin' On
- Getcha Back
- Kokomo
Tracks:
- In My Room (Demo)
- Radio Spot #1
- I Get Around (Track Only)
- Radio Spot #2
- Dance, Dance, Dance (Tracking Session)
- Hang On To Your Ego (Sessions)
- God Only Knows (Tracking Session)
- Good Vibrations (Sessions)
- Heroes And Villains (Track Only)
- Cabinessence (Track Only)
- Surf's Up (Track Only)
- Radio Spot #3
- All Summer Long (Vocals)
- Wendy (Vocals)
- Hushabye (Vocals)
- When I Grow Up To Be A Man (Vocals)
- Wouldn't It Be Nice (Vocals)
- California Girls (Vocals)
- Radio Spot #4
- Concert Intro/Surfin' U.S.A.-Live 1964
- Surfer Girl-Live 1964
- Be True To Your School-Live 1964
- Good Vibrations-Live 1966
- Surfer Girl-Live In Hawaii Rehearsals-1967
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From "Surfin'" to "Kokomo," the first four discs of this box chart the Beach Boys' inimitable 30-year course. Here are all the hits and key album tracks, and an assortment of unreleased material that illuminates Brian Wilson and company's immense contribution to the development of pop music. (Especially fascinating are the assembled fragments from Wilson's abandoned 1966 masterwork, Smile.) A fifth disc features demos, radio spots, live tracks, and studio goodies for the hardcore fan. The set confirms Brian's hardworking genius, but also gives each member his due, especially the late Carl Wilson. Rock & roll music grew up with the Beach Boys, and this box is rock's best family album. --Ben EdmondsAmazon.com
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Not what I expected.......2007-07-30
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30 yrs of B.B. review.......2007-03-25
Great Music, Worth Buying For the Smile Material Alone.......2007-03-05
That said I reccomend getting all of their cd's if you really like the Beach Boys because there are TONS of non-hits that are INCREDIBLE!!! Go get "Today!" and listen to the whole album and you will see what I mean.
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys. MORE THAN JUST A GREATEST HITS, THIS BOX IS ALSO A BEACH BOYS HISTORY LESSON .......2007-02-16
Brian also produced 10 Beach Boys albums by the tender age of 23. The Beatles had George Martin producing all their Magnum Opuses. The Beatles were great, there is no argument from me there, but by (Pet Sounds) 1966 Sir George Martin and The Beatles soon realized that a man named Brian Wilson was just as talented musically, or far surpassed any of The Beatles in musical talent individually. If the missing songs are bothering you, buy all the "Capital Re-issue Twofers" with there expansive linear notes, extra and alternate tracks. Remember the limited sound quality of "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" is due to Brian Wilson being deaf in one ear, as he could only hear in mono, not in stereo like the average person can. Anything that was recorded in mono and was put in stereo during the 1960s, was called Duo-Phonic, and beleive me as I tell you the original Mono recordings sound vastly superior to any Duo Phonic stereo remastering. Duo Phonic was just fake stereo and did not help the original vastly superior sounding mono recording. "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" may seem overkill for casual Beach Boys fans, but as I listened to each cd from 1-5 the music plays the Beach Boys history right in front of your ears.
Bottom line: "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys" is essential to any Beach Boys fan to learn their history and to realize they were more than beach and sun music. Ps. This box set is some really good listening, if you give it a chance..............
Great Complimation.......2007-01-04
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ASIN: B00004SA8A Release Date: 2000-10-10 |
Tracks:
- Sonata In B Flat Major D 960: 1. Molto Moderato
- Sonata In B Flat Major D 960: 2. Andante Sostenuto
- Sonata In B Flat Major D 960: 3. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
- Sonata In B Flat Major D 960: 4. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Five Piano Pieces D 459 & D 459A ('Sonata In E Major'): 1. Allegro Moderato
- Five Piano Pieces D 459 & D 459A ('Sonata In E Major'): 2. Allegro
- Five Piano Pieces D 459 & D 459A ('Sonata In E Major'): 3. Adagio
- Five Piano Pieces D 459 & D 459A ('Sonata In E Major'): 4. Scherzo. Allegro
- Five Piano Pieces D 459 & D 459A ('Sonata In E Major'): 5. Allegro Patetico
Tracks:
- Sonata In C Minor D 958: 1. Allegro
- Sonata In C Minor D 958: 2. Adagio
- Sonata In C Minor D 958: 3. Menuetto. Allegro
- Sonata In C Minor D 958: 4. Allegro
- Sonata In A Major D 959: 1. Allegro
- Sonata In A Major D 959: 2. Andantino
- Sonata In A Major D 959: 3. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
- Sonata In A Major D 959: 4. Rondo. Allegro
Tracks:
- Sonata In G Major D 894(Op. 78): 1. Molto Moderato E Cantabile
- Sonata In G Major D 894(Op. 78): 2. Andante
- Sonata In G Major D 894(Op. 78): 3. Menuetto. Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In G Major D 894(Op. 78): 4. Allegretto
- Sonata In D Major D 850 (Op. 53): 1. Allegro Vivace
- Sonata In D Major D 850 (Op. 53): 2. Con Motto
- Sonata In D Major D 850 (Op. 53): 3. Scherzo. Alegro Vivace
- Sonata In D Major D 850 (Op. 53): 4. Rondo. Allegro Moderato
Tracks:
- Sonata In A Minor D 845 (Op. 42): 1. Moderato
- Sonata In A Minor D 845 (Op. 42): 2. Andante Poco Mosso
- Sonata In A Minor D 845 (Op. 42): 3. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace - Trio. Un Poco Piu Lento
- Sonata In A Minor D 845 (Op. 42): 4. Rondo. Allegro Vivace
- Sonata In C Major 840 ('Reliquie' - Fragment): 1. Moderato
- Sonata In C Major 840 ('Reliquie' - Fragment): 2. Andante
- Sonate In A Minor D 784 (Op. 143): 1. Allegro Giusto
- Sonate In A Minor D 784 (Op. 143): 2. Amdante
- Sonate In A Minor D 784 (Op. 143): 3. Allegro Vivace
Tracks:
- Sonata In a Major D 664 (Op. 120): 1. Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In a Major D 664 (Op. 120): 2. Andante
- Sonata In a Major D 664 (Op. 120): 3. Allegro
- Sonata In F Minor D 625: 4. Allegro
- Sonata In F Minor D 625: 2. Scherzo. Allegretto
- Sonata In F Minor D 625: 3. Allegro
- Sonata In B Major D 575 (Op. 147): 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Sonata In B Major D 575 (Op. 147): 2. Andante
- Sonata In B Major D 575 (Op. 147): 3. Scherzo. Allegretto
- Sonata In B Major D 575 (Op. 147): 4. Allegro Giusto
Tracks:
- Sonata In E Flat Major D 568 (Op. 122): 1. Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In E Flat Major D 568 (Op. 122): 2. Andante Molto
- Sonata In E Flat Major D 568 (Op. 122): 3. Menuetto. Allegretto
- Sonata In E Flat Major D 568 (Op. 122): 4. Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In A Major D 557: 1. Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In A Major D 557: 2. Andante
- Sonata In A Major D 557: 3. Allegro
- Sonata In E Minor D 556 (First And Second Movements): 1. Moderato
- Sonata In E Minor D 556 (First And Second Movements): 2. Allegretto
Tracks:
- Sonata In A Minor D 537 (Op. 164): 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Sonata In A Minor D 537 (Op. 164): 2. Allegretto Quasi Andantino
- Sonata In A Minor D 537 (Op. 164): 3. Allegro Vivace
- Sonata In C Major D 279 (Fragment): 1. Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In C Major D 279 (Fragment): 2. Andante
- Sonata In C Major D 279 (Fragment): 3. Menuetto. Allegro Vivace
- Sonata In E Major D 157(Fragment): 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
- Sonata In E Major D 157(Fragment): 2. Andante
- Sonata In E Major D 157(Fragment): 3. Menuetto. Allegro Vivace
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Wilhelm Kempff was a master of poetic lyricism, with a wondrous keyboard touch and a breathtaking command of subtle dynamics and tonal colorations--all invaluable attributes of any Schubert interpreter. He also had the knack of holding together large structures that can often seem aimless, thus avoiding another trap many pianists fall into, that of lavishing so much attention on passing detail that Schubert's "heavenly lengths" can seem wayward wanderings. The one criticism often heard is that Kempff emphasizes poetry at the expense of drama. This magnificent set leaves that claim unsubstantiated.Few pianists have been so successful, for example, in what may be Schubert's wildest single movement, the nightmarish Andantino of the A major Sonata, D. 959. Here, Kempff captures the tortured mood of the piece to perfection without breaking its Classical frame. Tempos are generally expansive, but Kempff's tonal luster and unerring sense of natural phrasing never make you want him to step on the accelerator. A special treat is the inclusion of rarely heard early works. Some of these were left unfinished; others reflect a composer still mastering his craft. But most are of more than passing interest, and some have an enchanting, aching beauty. Kempff's Schubert set has been a recording classic since its release on LP; its availability in a space-saving CD box at a budget price is cause for celebration. --Dan Davis
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Sometimes the old ways are the best.......2007-04-27
I used to think of some of the earlier sonatas as practice or training pieces for the later masterworks (which of course by definition they are, but they need not be viewed retrospectively from the vantage point of the late works). Unfortunately, they often sound boring and immature. This is due to defects in players and the playing, not a problem with Schubert. Kempff makes all the sonatas here, including the early ones, glow with the utmost musicality so they stand on their own as beautiful works. Just one example: In the earlier of the a minor sonatas he handles little secondary figures that are intercalated within major theme phrases in an amazingly musical and beautiful way. As a pianist myself, I could never figure out how to make them unobtrusive, let alone desirable. Under Kempff's fingers they fit sublimely into the fabric of the work. The playing is clearly layered, every note and phrase has its place and purpose, his internal logic is such that nothing Schubert wrote sounds less than as it should. One more example: The first movement of the G major sonata ("Fantasy" sonata, D 894) floats in its ethereal haze but goes fast, not slow. Kempff can produce the effect of suspended animation without suspending the actual motion. This is no doubt what Schubert intended but it is very difficult to pull off as a performer. Kempff's treatment of the last 5 sonatas (D, G, A, c minor, and B flat) is breathtaking.
This set is a revelation. What a magnificent panorama of Schubert's development as a composer! Also, the origins of later composers' styles can be traced to Schubert's writing for piano. The roots of Bruckner's iterated and protracted symphonies can be heard, for example, in the way the finale of the a minor sonata begins. (I don't think this is apparent from other players, who lack Kempff's lyricism and mysticism.) Included beside the actual titled sonatas are various fragments of incomplete sonatas and collections of piano pieces that in effect are untitled sonatas (such as D 459/459A).
The recordings are from around 1965-1970 and the piano sound is singing, glowing, radiant. I recommend this set wholeheartedly to anyone interested in great musicianship, masterly piano playing, Schubert's piano music, and Schubert's evolution as a composer. Kempff makes you realize that the magic didn't all happen in the last year of Schubert's life, and I can't think of another pianist who does that for me. (There are few, if any, major players of Schubert with whom I'm not familiar.) Kempff was the leading German pianist of the immediate post-WW II era, but I think he has largely been forgotten. His Schubert, Beethoven, and Brahms are wonderful. Modern players, despite their steel fingers and elephantine endurance and machine-like (sometimes machine-gun-like) techniques, stand to learn a lot from this old master's art.
The Love of Schubert.......2007-03-30
This set is the work of true love.
Great, but Prefer the Schiff.......2006-08-06
The one review on the late sonatas by Schiff holds some clues as to why they are so special.
I know that years of listening produces version biases, but I really did try and look past that here, but the C minor 958 is so much less dramatic and compelling in this version. The Schiff version is very hypnotic. Kempff's tempos are totally different. It is interesting, during the runs, there is a tremendous sense of fluidity in Kempff's sound, but in the rest of the piece, it sounds too mechanical. The same holds for some of the others, though in some of the pieces, for instance, 568, the results are less pronounced.
Ironically, I usually like the less embellished versions of pieces, especially when a composer like Beethoven is involved and performers reinterpret him as a romantic, but in this case, the opposite is true. 958 in Schiff's version sounds like one of the towering achievements of solo piano. Here, the elements are all there, but the overall effect is lost.
Elegance, accuracy and expressiveness!.......2006-01-24
Go for these performances. They are part of the legend.
Heavenly Length and Breadth.......2006-01-11
My analysis of this question takes into account several factors. The first of these is economic. The Kempff set is budget price and a significant savings over the acquisition of the sonatas by other artists. Even if economics are not a factor, it may be valuable to compare Kempff's way with these pieces with other pianists and this set will allow the collector to at least have one complete set for comparison purposes.
The basis for investing in these recordings is, however, far from solely economic. There seem to be two components a successful Schubertian must bring to the sonatas: an ability to properly convey the various dynamic markings found in each piece and the ability to understand and convey the complete architecture of each piece, instead of being caught up in the various eddies that so many of the movements contain with them. Kempff is able to satisfy both of these components brilliantly. These albums contain what may be the most beautiful pianissimo I have ever heard. Kempff also seems to have a sure conception of each complete work and does not lose the listener in various musical cul de sacs.
In short, performances this beautiful are bargains at any cost.
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ASIN: B00008WI90 Release Date: 2003-04-22 |
Tracks:
- The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
- The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
- Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
- Witness (Maurice Jarre)
- Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
- Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
- Halloween (John Carpenter)
- A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
- The Fly (Howard Shore)
- RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
- The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
- The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
- The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
- The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
- Brainstorm (James Horner)
- Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
- My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
- The Dead (Alex North)
- Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
- The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
- Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)
Tracks:
- Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
- Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
- Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
- The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
- Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
- City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
- Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
- While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
- Babe (Nigel Westlake)
- The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
- The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
- A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
- Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
- Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
- Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
- Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)
Tracks:
- To Die For (Danny Elfman)
- The Player (Thomas Newman)
- Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
- Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
- 2001 (Alex North)
- Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
- The Crow (Graeme Revell)
- Blade (Mark Isham)
- The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
- Scream (Marco Beltrami)
- The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
- Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
- Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
- The Matrix (Don Davis)
- The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
- Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
- A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
- Pleasantville (Randy Newman)
Tracks:
- Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
- L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Rounders (Christopher Young)
- The Score (Howard Shore)
- The Replacements (John Debney)
- Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
- The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
- Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
- XXX (Randy Edelman)
- Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
- The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
- Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
- The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
- Cleopatra (Alex North)
- Life As A House (Mark Isham)
- Emma (Rachel Portman)
- In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
- Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
- One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
- Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
- Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
- Ice Age (David Newman)
- Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)
Customer Reviews:
A good value.......2007-05-17
The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25
Very good value.
Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.
A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23
Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06
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ASIN: B00005RG4Y Release Date: 2001-10-01 |
Tracks:
- Guastavino: Cantilena, No. 4
- Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau in D Major, Op. 39, No. 9
- Rameau: Le Rappel des Oiseaux
- Rachmaninoff: Daisies, Op. 38, No. 3
- Delibes-ORiley: "Viens, Mallika!" from Lakme
- Rachmaninoff: Etude-Tableau in f#-minor, Op. 39, No. 3
- Chopin: Prelude in F# Major, Op. 28, No. 13
- Debussy: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
- Rameau: La Villageoise
- Davies: Farewell to Stromness
- Severac Ou L'on Entend Une Vielle Boite A Musique
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5
- Milhaud: Corcovado
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in c minor, Op. 23, No. 7
- Rachmaninoff: Lilacs Op. 21, No. 5
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in g# minor, Op. 32, No. 12
- Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4
- Rameau: Musette En Rondeau
- Mozart: Gigue in G Major, K. 574
- Rameau: Rigaudons 1 & 2
- Rameau: Tambourin
- Guastavino: Mariana
- Prokofiev Masquers
- Schumann: Zart Und Singend from "Davidsbundlertanze" Op. 6
- Chopin: Mazurka in e-flat minor, Op. 6, No. 4
- Bartok: Finale, Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Dances
- Chopin: Prelude in d minor, Op. 28, No. 24
- Poulenc: Babar et Celeste
- Guaraldi: Christmastime is Here
Album Description
"Christopher O'Riley At the Break" is the new compact disc by the renowned concert pianist and host of "From the Top," the hit public radio showcase for America's best pre-collegiate classical musicians.This collection of 29 works for solo piano is a compilation of pieces O'Riley played on "From the Top," which is heard on more than 200 radio stations nationwide. These pieces were performed at the mid-point of the broadcasts, a required break of approximately 2 minutes during which many stations insert locally generated announcements.
According to Chris O'Riley, "It depends on one's local station, and its own use of `the breaks.' This collection serves as a fondly renewed acquaintance with some favorites of mine as well as some pieces a bit further off the beaten path. For other listeners, this is a great group of exquisite miniatures - a premiere entree into many new worlds."
From the Top is a creation of Concert Productions, Inc. in association with WGBH Radio Boston and New England Conservatory, its home and educational partner. Public Radio International distributes the program. From the Top receives support from the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as individuals, foundations and corporations.
Customer Reviews:
WOW.......2002-09-01
I highly recommend this sparkling disk to any fan of From the Top, or those who just enjoy classical music! Purchase today!~Bravo
From the Keyboard.......2002-03-09
From the Top, and from the heart........2002-01-26
There are some real treasures here. And you might also enjoy "From the Top," the public radio show O'Riley hosts. Best thing to happen to music since Bernstein's Young Person's concerts.
MJH
Michael Hawley.......2002-01-26
All of these little pieces (though some are not so little!) are full of love and life. The thoughtful program notes were appreciated and enjoyed as well. The sound is great.
It's a wonderful CD. Buy it. And listen to the radio show, too: FROM THE TOP. Best thing to happen to music since Bernstein's Young People's concerts.
MJH
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The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir (Box Set)
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ASIN: B00000IGUW Release Date: 2000-12-06 |
Tracks:
- Mass in C major K. 317 'Coronatoin' Mass: I. Kyrie
- Mass in C major K. 317 'Coronatoin' Mass: II. Gloria
- Mass in C major K. 317 'Coronatoin' Mass: Ave verum corpus KV 618 - K. 618
- Requiem KV 626 (Auszuge) - K. 626: Dies irae
- Requiem KV 626 (Auszuge) - K. 626: Lacrimosa
- Requiem KV 626 (Auszuge) - K. 626: Agnus Dei
- Requiem KV 626 (Auszuge) - K. 626: Lux aeterna
- Ave Maria
- The Creation: Terzett: 'In holder Anmut stehn'
- The Creation: Terzett mit Chor: 'Der Herr ist gross in seiner Macht'
- Locus iste
- Ave Maria
- Abendsegen
- Pueri concinite
- Messiah: No. 03 Chorus: ' And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed'
- Messiah: No. 06 Chorus: 'And he shall purify'
- Messiah: No. 42 Chorus: 'Hallelujah'
- Messiah: No. 51 Chorus: 'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain' - 'Amen'
Tracks:
- The Blue Danube
- Annen - Polka Op. 117
- Walzer - Tales from the Vienna Woods, Waltz
- Tritsch - Tratsch Polka
- Village Swallows from Austria
- Pizzicat - Polka
- Morning papers, waltz
- Radetzky - Marsch
- Thousand and one night, waltz
- Heidenroslein
- The Magic Flute: Trio
- Innsbruck, I must leave thee
- Aba Heidschi Bumbeidschi
- Edelweiss
- Do - Re - Mi
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This is awesome!.......2002-12-13
Awesome CD!!.......2002-06-07
I like classical numbers more than like traditional songs of
other countries, so the 1st one was wonderful
(Of course as well as the second one.)
When you want to relax, you may choose the 1st one, but
if you want to be excited, choose 2nd one!!
You will feel as if you were out of this world.
I absolutely LOVE this!.......2002-02-20
The first CD is absolutely beautiful choral music which is really relaxing. I DO prefer boys' singing to adults, because it just sounds so much better.
When I bought the CD, I wasn't expecting much out of the second CD because I bought it for the first CD's sake, but the second CD turned out to be my real favorite.
Not that I don't adore the first one, but the second one is SO IRRESISTABLY CUTE!! whenever I listen to it, I keep on smiling and going "awww. isn't this cute!"
It is REALLY sweet and fun to listen to. I just LOVE this CDs and want to give 10 stars out of 5, but obviously there are limitations, so..
Well, if you like choral music, you won't regret getting this one.
Vienna Boys do it again.......2001-08-18
Wow.......2000-09-06
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Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings
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ASIN: B00004SA88 Release Date: 2000-10-10 |
Tracks:
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.1 In D major, Op.6: 1. Allegro maestoso
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.1 In D major, Op.6: 2. Adagio
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.1 In D major, Op.6: 3. Rondo. Allegro spirituoso
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In B Minor, Op.7 'La Campanella': 1. Allegro maestoso
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In B Minor, Op.7 'La Campanella': 2. Adagio
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No.2 In B Minor, Op.7 'La Campanella': 3. Rondo
Tracks:
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 3 In E Major: 1. Introduzione. Andantino - Allegro marziale
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 3 In E Major: 2. Adagio. Cantabile spianato
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 3 In E Major: 3. Polacca. Andantino vivace
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 4 In D Minor: 1. Allegro maestoso
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 4 In D Minor: 2. Adagio flebile con sentimento - attacca
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 4 In D Minor: 3. Rondo galante. Andantino gaio
Tracks:
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 5 In A Minor: 1. Allegro maestoso
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 5 In A Minor: 2. Andante, un poco sostenuto
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 5 In A Minor: 3. Finale: Rondo. Andantino quasi Allegretto
- La primavera. Sonata For Violin And Orchestra In A Major: Andante sostenuto - Larghetto - Variazione - Allegro moderato - Tema - Variazioni I-IV - Finale
- Maestosa sonata sentimentale: Introduzione. Maestoso - Recitativo - Allegro agitato - Tema. Larghetto cantabile - Variazioni I-IV - Coda
Tracks:
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor, Op. post. (No. 6): 1. Risoluto
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor, Op. post. (No. 6): 2. Adagio
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor, Op. post. (No. 6): 3. Rondo ossia Polonese
- Sonata con variazioni: Introduzione (Adagio) - Tema (Andante moderato) - Variazioni I & II (L'istesso tempo) - Variazioni III & IV (Piu mosso) - Variazione V (Tempo I) - Coda (Presto)
- Non piu mesta accanto al fuoco: Introduzione (Adagio cantabile) - Tema (Moderato) - Variazioni I-IV - Finale (Allegro - Tempo del Tema - Piu presto)
- Le streghe, Op. 8: Introduzione (Maestoso - Larghetto) - Tema (Andante) - Variazioni I-III - Finale (Allegretto)
Tracks:
- 24 Capricci per violino solo, Op. 1: Introduzione. Adagio - Larghetto - Andantino Variato - Variazioni I-III - Finale
- 24 Capricci per violino solo, Op. 1: Larghetto Cantabile - Recitativo (Con Grande Espressione) - Tema. Andantino - Variazioni I-III - Coda
- 24 Capricci per violino solo, Op. 1: Allegro Vivace
- 24 Capricci per violino solo, Op. 1: Introduzione (Cappricio) - Tema. Variazioni I-VII
- 24 Capricci per violino solo, Op. 1: Adagio - Allegro Molto
- 24 Capricci per violino solo, Op. 1: Tema. Andante Sostenuto. Variazioni I-VI
Tracks:
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Andante In E Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Moderato In B Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Sostenuto - Presto - Sostenuto In E Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Maestoso In C Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Agitato In A Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Lento In G Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Posato In A Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Maestoso In E Flat Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Allegretto In E Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Vivace In G Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Andante - Presto - Tempo I In C Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Allegro In A Flat Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Allegro In B Flat Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Moderato In E Flat Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Posato In E Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Presto In G Minor
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Sostenuto - Andante In E Flat Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Corrente - Allegro In C Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Lento - Allegro Assai In E Flat Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Allegretto In D Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Amoroso - Presto In A Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Marcato In F Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Posato In E Flat Major
- 24 Capricci Per Violino Solo Op. 1: Tema. Quasi Presto - Variazioni - Finale In A Minor
Customer Reviews:
Love it!.......2007-05-12
Accardo Is As Great As The Greats! A True Virtuoso of Paganini! Epic Performances!.......2005-10-13
Salvatore Accardo is an accomplished violinist who performed many times with the most reputable groups such as I Musici di Roma and the English Chamber Orchestra. He was a long-time mentor of Anne-Sofie Mutter who performed with Karajan. Despite working often with various Baroque styles, Salvatore Accardo is primarily a specialist at Paganini and the Italian Romantic period and this is the main reason this recording is one of the best you can obtain for Paganini. Charles Dutoit is also an accomplished orchestral conductor and generally works very well with Rossini whose light romantic style in his operatic overtures have overlaps with the style in Paganini's contemporary symphonic arrangements for his violin concerti. Accardo and Dutoit were therefore a perfect match in performing Paganini and this ablum is a great example along with their other collaborations for the composer available on single CD. The music is light and joyful in its interpretation while many others tend to be heavy and sluggish. Accardo's performance is filled with vitality as he has complete mastery over the instrument and feels at ease in his performance without ever faltering. His performance brings out the fluidity and full range of Paganini's style very well. Salvatore Accardo's performance of the caprices is also legendary in which he performs all of the most difficult pieces briliantly without effort: they are truly divine in every respect!
Although it's extremely difficult to make a judgment call between these three undisputed virtuosos of the violin and Paganini, Perlman and Heifetz would not be my first choices because they are not really masters of the Italian Romantic style as that of the German/Polish/Klezmer traditions. However technical the differences might be, they do make a significant difference and so I prefer Accardo for Paganini as he is simply the foremost expert with this composer and the Italian Romantic style which Heifetz and Perlman are not. This album is a great buy where you can get all of Paganini's passionate violin concerti and caprices at a good price. There are really few if any performances equal to this one on the market other than those of Perlman and Heifetz. Such other performances, even by child prodigies, are simply beneath them in every respect to the point that they actually sound amateurish in comparison. No matter which of the three you choose, you can't really go wrong with any of them but I would really look no further than them as everything else is far beneath their legendary talents. Enjoy!
What a man! What a Violin! What an Artist!.......2002-04-06
Utterly Satisfied,
Bobby
P.S. The title for my review was what Franz Liszt (classical pianist and composer) exclaimed when he heard Paganini perform.:)
Definitive Recordings of Paganini's Violin Music.......2001-10-16
Magnificent for collectors.......2001-02-01
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Artistry of Elly Ameling (Coll)
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ASIN: B00007KMSJ Release Date: 2003-10-14 |
Tracks:
- Matthaus-Passion
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- Weihnachts-Oratorium
- Juditha Triumphans
- Messiah
- Crudel Tiranno Amor
- Die Schopfung
- Orlando Paladino
- 7 Lieder
- Le Nozze Di Figaro
- Exsultate, Jubilate Ch'io Mi Scordi Di Te, K505
- Misera! Dove Son! K369
- 18 Lieder
- Frauenliebe Und- Leben
- 11 Lieder
- 20 Morike-Lieder
Customer Reviews:
Elly Ameling now more available .......2007-03-07
Now I can just buy this excellent collection. So much music in one place! Since I confess that I am far from an expert on the rest of her records, I look forward to hearing her sing many other styles and composers.
I think it is silly to criticize her for not singing Wagner, for example, since her version of many songs, especially lieder, are nothing short of sublime. I would like to hear how many Wagnerians sing Schubert or Mozart.
I doubt if they could approach the skill and soul with which Elly Ameling sings lieder.
Delight in every note.......2006-03-10
So many of her recordings have still to be released on CD, but this 5CD-set goes some way towards remedying the situation. The repertoire spans a wide variety - French mèlodies, Lieder, light-hearted "sentimental" songs, Bach, etc. - and in each piece, Ms Ameling shows that quality of pearl-like beauty. It is a beauty which is also extremely pretty - a beauty of voice that is never overbearing and over-ripe, but perfectly blossoming upon the tree of inspiration.
I recommend this set unequivocally. It truly is sheer delight.
While they last..........2005-05-17
Ameling was known to schedule recitals of Schubert cycles and songs and in the afterglow of her performance answer the demand for curtain calls with additional Schubert melodies: she gifted her audience with the dignity of honoring a composer's works by maintaining the focus on that composer rather than milk the audience with the usual encore applause-getting favorites. And special moments such as quietly and pensively strolling through the orchestra during the Mahler 4th symphony to arrive at front stage, unapplauded, just in time for the opening line of her singing - those simple homage to composers and collaborators made her selfless manner endearing to audiences.
Despite the fact that Ameling's voice was on the small side she was always able to muster the projection to carry her message solidly in context with an orchestra. Yes, other more famous singers have recorded Ravel's quintessentially French SHEHERAZADE, but few have the perfection of diction and aura of mystery that Ameling maintained. Whether singing with piano or orchestra, or interpreting Bach, Mozart, Handel, and Vivaldi with the same degree of involvement as Brahms and Schumann and Schubert, Elly Ameling spanned a career that engendered passionate commitment from her fans. And this boxed set is a pocket full of memories to be treasured. Buy it before this too becomes unavailable. Grady Harp, May 05
Treasures From a Treasure.......2004-09-25
Ameling, one of the world's most beloved recitalists is captured here in a 5 CD collection offering some of her most beautiful recordings of song. While we are used to her perfection in songs of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Faure and Hahn, an added joy is her "pop" side, tackling - without a whiff of pretension, Porter, Kern, Gershwin, Ellington, et al.
What an absolute joy it is listening to this amazing artist sing these songs with an almost uncanny natural ease. There is no resorting to a "pop" voice and yet most of these pop standards songs sound as though they could have been written for her. Clean attacks, sometimes a bit of the pop technique of hanging on to a consonant longer than a classical artist normally would shows an appreciation and understanding of the style. Still, there is never once a compromise of her vocal beauty.
I like the way the songs have been arranged for her voice in that she sort of sings them clean, unaffected in the first half and then lets loose and kinda "swings" with it adding embellishments but never really changing her voice (Price, von Stade and other favorite singers of mine seem to have always added a breathy quality to much of their crossover material.)
Ameling doesn't resort to trying to "let her hair down" or get down and dirty, but rather the honest with which she approaches every one of these songs shows how much she enjoys singing them and her style is as refreshing as stumbling onto a cool spring on a sweltering summer's afternoon. A wonderful surprise.
More than fully earned praise for an exceptional singer........2003-07-15
Yes, it is unbelievable that of about the 150 recordings Mrs. Ameling made during her long career (for the greater part of course on the 'oldfashioned' LP's, as well as the innumerable Dutch live-recorded radio-concerts), so few CD's have been released.
Speaking of tradition: it was the page-turner of the Wigmore Hall in London who told Mrs. Ameling after her first recital in this hall, that she reminded him of Elisabeth Schumann. (And he certainly didn't mean her looks only!)
For those who are eager to hear her singing Ravel's Shéhérazade (just one example of stirring imagination combined with her Art of Singing) I can tell you that Philips released a 2-box CD of this work in 1999, combined with Debussy's La Damoiselle élue and a compilation of French mélodies, i.e. Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Satie. One of the gems is Caplet's Le Corbeau et le Renard which even make children, who know the fables of La Fontaine, revel in the singing of the quarrelsome birds....
Her brilliant accompanyist is Rudolf Jansen. Let us cherish great artists in their art!
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ASIN: B0009A41VA Release Date: 2005-10-11 |
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Masterful interpretation of Bartok's piano works.......2005-10-21
Although Bartok wrote some sublime orchestral music (The Music for strings, percussion and celeste comes instantly to mind), it is in the realms of string quartet and solo piano music that Bartok reigns supreme among 20th century composers in the humble opinion of this reviewer.
So. Here is an 8 CD set of all of Bartok's solo piano music by (argueably) the pre-eminent interpreter of his piano music. These are insightful, passionate performances beautifully recorded.
I for one am thrilled to have this set - particularly since many of these CDs were unavailable up till now. The box is also very reasonably priced compared to the separate CDs.
Highly recommended - modern music begins here.
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