| 1. You Lift Me Up |
| 2. I Can't Make You Love Me |
| 3. America The Beautiful |
| 4. Testify To Love |
| 5. There Is A Balm In Gilead |
| 6. Grateful |
| 7. Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| 8. Go Rest High On That Mountain |
| 9. More About Jesus |
| 10. Farther Than Your Grace Can Reach |
| 11. When You Give |
| 12. Hymns |
| 13. Sweet Hour of Prayer |
| 14. Remember Me |
Editorial Reviews
Beautiful work. CONGRATULATIONS. . ." (Richard Jay-Alexander, Record producer (Bernadette Peter's "Rodgers and Hammerstein"; director of Barbra Streisand's farewell concert)
Product Description
"For the Journey."NEW YORK, NY (June 10, 2002) Four New York City Broadway performers have united their professional talents to deliver a message of love, light and peace to the world. This inspirational vocal group passage has released their debut CD. "For the Journey" is passages' sensational debut cd. passage shares their spiritual journey through Pop, contemporary Christian, Country, and Southern Gospel. These Broadway and pop veterans take us to the depths of their soul and then some. This vocal phenomena called passage can wow even the strongest sceptic that three men's voices can change lives as they do in this simple yet profound cd.
For the Journey
For the Journey,Passage,Light In The Wilderness Productions
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Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002YCVXI Release Date: 2004-09-28 |
Tracks:
- The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe
- The Mission: The Falls
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Playing Love from The Legend of 1900
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Nostalgia from Cinema Paradiso
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Looking for You (Love Theme) from Cinema Paradiso
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Malena (Main theme)
- Giuseppe Tornatore Suite: Remembering (Ricordare)*
- Sergio Leone Suite: Deborah's Theme from Once Upon A Time In America
- Sergio Leone Suite: Cockeye's Song from Once Upon a Time in America
- Sergio Leone Suite: Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in America
- Sergio Leone Suite: Main Theme from Once Upon a Time in the West
- Sergio Leone Suite: Ecstasy of Gold from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Brian DePalma Suite: Main Theme from Casualities of War
- Brian DePalma Suite: Death Theme from The Untouchables
- Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Journey from Moses
- Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Theme from Moses
- Moses and Marco Polo Suite: Main Theme from Marco Polo
- The Lady Caliph: Dinner
- The Lady Caliph: Nocturne
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Ennio Morricone is well-known to moviegoers. His soundtracks for The Mission, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, Cinema Paradiso, and others are invariably warmly melodic and superbly suited to the films they grace. They not only add atmosphere; they help tell the story. For this CD Morricone has created new orchestrations for many of his scores, adding a solo cello part for the indefatigable Yo-Yo Ma, whose musical curiosity seems to be endless. Outside the films, these pieces tend to be lovely melodies, mostly pretty sentimental stuff, and, in the best way, gorgeous aural wallpaper. The most moving are the two selections from The Mission, but fans of Morricone's music will find plenty to enjoy here. Ma's playing, as always, is exquisite---warm, deeply felt (given the circumstances), and entirely idiomatic within the context. Perhaps not quite for the classical music lover, but an affectionate reworking of music by an important film composer. --Robert LevineCustomer Reviews:
Is it bad to say I like this better than the original soundtrack?.......2007-06-02
My two other recommendations are Main Theme from ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (Track 11) and Ecstasy of Gold from THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (Track 12). I suggest playing these consecutively as a single medley. Track 11 *WILL* bring tears to the manliest among us --particularly if you remember in the movie where Sergio Leone pulls the camera up to reveal the town rising.
I get the feeling "hardcore" classical fans would dismiss movie scores as commercial work. I truly believe Ennio Morricone transcends that. Even moreso than, say, John Williams, and on a different plane than a Danny Elfman. And I can't say more about the emotion Yo-Yo Ma brings to the table than what's already been discussed.
Absolutely Exquisite.......2007-05-15
Yo Yo Ma and the Maestro Marvelous!!!.......2007-05-13
Better Every Time.......2007-05-09
Fabulous CD.......2007-05-07
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005QZWI Release Date: 2001-11-20 |
Tracks:
- The Prophecy
- Concerning Hobbits
- The Shadow Of The Past
- The Treason Of Isengard
- The Black Rider
- At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
- A Knife In The Dark
- Flight To The Ford
- Many Meetings
- The Council Of Elrond [featuring the song "Aniron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)" composed & performed by Enya]
- The Ring Goes South
- A Journey In The Dark
- The Bridge Of Khazad Dum
- Lothlorien
- The Great River
- Amon Hen
- The Breaking Of The Fellowship
- May It Be [composed & performed by Enya]
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Score composer Howard Shore has informed this first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy with his distinctly modern sensibilities. Revolving loosely around a brief, heroic brass theme, this epic is infused with a powerful rhythmic thrust and a musical range that encompasses centuries (from the Renaissance pastoralism of "Concerning Hobbits" to the fiery, Prokofiev-influenced drama of "A Knife in the Dark"). Key to the score's sense of mystery and magical place are the rich choral passages that are interspersed throughout, some so ominously gothic they make The Phantom Menace's "Duel of the Fates" sound almost sunny by comparison. Enya's contributions ("The Council of Elrond" and the song "May It Be") add a sense of organic tranquility, but it's Shore's Wagnerian-scaled orchestral score that should long be cherished by admirers of film music and hobbits alike. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
The music is good but the movie is better.......2007-04-10
A grand sountrack..........2007-01-10
Lord of the Rings Original Soundtracks, films 1 and 3.......2006-11-08
Awe inspiring!.......2006-10-02
It is the best of the three CDs!!!.......2006-09-10
I think that the other CDs are a bit repetitive once you've got this one, even if I still like the music of the second soundtrack 'The Two Towers'. As for the 3rd sequel, I seldom listen to it as there is only one track that I like, 'The Return of the King'.
Now, this first CD of the trilogy is actually very good. Thanks to Enya, it is haunting and the songs are beautiful. There are a few eery but melodious songs like 'The Council of Elrond', 'Lothlorien', 'May it Be'. I love the change of tempo, the balance between fast and slow movements in 'A Knife in the Dark', 'Flight to the ford', and 'Amon Hen' which is my favourite piece (the Death of Boromir) with the oboe sound mixed with the beat of the drums and finaly the haunting voice of the singer. Track 17 is also worth listening. I like this CD because you've got different tempos and melodies and Anya is a great singer to me. But I also enjoy listening to Emiliana Torrini's song 'Gollum's Song'in the second soundtrack...
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Out Of Africa: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002O4X Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Main Title (I Had A Farm In Africa)
- I'm Better At Hello (Karen's Theme l)
- Have You Got A Story For Me
- Concerto For Clarinet and Orhestra
- Safari
- Karen's Journey - Siyawe (African Traditional)
- Flight Over Africa
- I Had A Compass From Denys (Karen's Theme II)
- Alone On The Farm
- Let The Rest Of The World Go By
- If I Know A Song Of Africa (Karen's Theme III)
- End Title (You Are Karen)
Amazon.com essential recording
The great irony of John Barry's Academy Award-winning score for Out of Africa (which also took the Oscar as Best Picture) is that it almost never was; director Sydney Pollack had originally envisioned the film with native African music, going as far as laying the indigenous score down as he was editing. But the weight of John Barry's arguments--not to mention his considerable track record and composing gifts--held sway, and the composer delivered on his intent: a lush, romantic masterpiece for the ages. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
Simply beautiful.......2007-01-11
CD has missing track.......2006-12-03
I was puzzled to learn that some time between my buying the LP record and the issuing of this CD, the track "The Music of Goodbye (love theme from Out of Africa)" was omitted. It's not that this song, sung by Melissa Manchester, is a must-have; it's more that it's sneaky to leave off tracks when you reissue a soundtrack in another format.
Disappointed.......2006-11-10
Worth Buying!.......2006-11-06
Great Album.......2006-11-04
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Frida
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006LLNV Release Date: 2002-10-22 |
Tracks:
- Benediction and Dream
- The Floating Bed
- El Conejo
- Paloma Negra
- Self-Portrait with Hair Down
- Alcoba Azul
- Carabina 30/30
- Solo Tu
- El Gusto
- The Journey
- El Antifaz
- The Suicide of Dorothy Hale
- La Cavalera
- La Bruja
- Portrait of Lude
- La Llorona
- Estrella Oscura
- Still Life
- Viva La Vida
- The Departure
- Coyoacan and Variations
- La Llorona
- Burning Bed
- Burn It Blue
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She was famous as both artist and model, infamous as political revolutionary and social libertine, and Frida Kahlo's controversial life couldn't help but seem the stuff of great musical theater. Her story is brought to the screen by director Julie Taymor, whose musical compatriot here is also her husband; Elliot Goldenthal, student of both Copland and Corigliani, shrewdly sublimates his modernism in service of the rich, evocative music and songs of Mexico and Central America. Utilizing performers that range from the contemporary (Lila Downs) to the folk-classic (Costa Rican legend Chavela Vargas; Brazilian star Caetano Veloso) and traditional (Los Cojolites, El Poder Del Norte, Trio Huasteca, Caimanes de Tanquin, and others), Goldenthal generously displays the true breadth of Mexican folk music, while seamlessly infusing it with the minimalist corners of his own underscore and some winning songwriting of his own. The result is one of 2002's most compelling soundtracks. The enhanced CD features include musical film excerpts, as well as a video conversation between Goldenthal and star Salma Hayek and text interviews with the composer and director Taymor. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer Reviews:
It's good.......2007-07-22
Revolutionary times.......2007-05-14
Black Dove.......2007-05-13
However, I was enraptured by the story of Frida and the amazing performance (no wonder she was oscar nominated).
I bought the soundtrack the next morning. It really got to me.This is a great soundtrack and, yes, it does help if you have seen the movie but not necessary. I loved the latin passion (highs and lows). Chervala Vargas as Elliot Goldenthal describes in the slieve was once Frida's lover. I loved her Paloma Negra. So powerful.
There is something for everyone in this long soundtrack.
Do as i have: watch the movie and buy the soundtrack. Worth the time and money.
makes me want to dance .......2007-05-07
Enjoy!.......2006-12-30
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Appalachian Journey
Edgar Meyer , Mark O'Connor , Stephen Foster , Traditional , James Taylor , Anonymous , and Yo-Yo Ma Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004S38H Release Date: 2000-03-21 |
Tracks:
- 1B
- Misty Moonlight Waltz
- Hard Times Come Again No More
- Indecision
- Limerock
- Benjamin
- Fisher's Hornpipe
- Duet for Cello and Bass
- Emily's Reel
- Cloverfoot Reel
- Poem For Carlita
- Caprice For Three
- Second Time Around
- Slumber My Darling
- Vistas
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With the help of some friends (James Taylor and Alison Krauss lend some vocal support), the trio of Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O'Connor have created yet another fascinating hybrid of chamber music and bluegrass. This follow-up to 1996's Appalachia Waltz is filled with highly lyrical string passages, a homage or two to Copland, and plenty of tracks where Meyer's bass vamps with the best of them. This is reflective (and relaxing) music, lacking the intricate structure of classical music and the rough edges of folk. But, boy, is it catchy! Yo-Yo Ma fans may be disappointed to hear that--aside from the gorgeous "Duet for Cello and Bass"--the cellist takes more of a supportive role on this disc. Still, this is fun music, more intimate than Short Trip Home (Meyer's other crossover project for Sony), but still lively (just check out "1B" or "Caprice for Three"). --Jason VerlindeCustomer Reviews:
Best on the Planet!.......2006-03-24
Stilted.......2005-12-15
Walking the trail.......2005-08-07
Superb concert.......2005-08-02
Too Studied.......2005-06-22
The music throughout most of the CD sounds too labored, too studied. It is, frankly, not that inspiring. The playing throughout is, of course, of the highest calibre and the recorded sound excellent. But there is no hint of the exhuberance of Folk or Bluegrass which is the supposed inspiration for the disc. The guest spots by James Taylor and Alison Krauss are good but they sound like outtakes from their own CDs, these songs are out of context here. (But note how many other Amazon reviews reference their contributions as reasons for loving the CD. Perhaps so many five star ratings because these people need broader musical exposure?)
Too many critics over intellectualize. I base my ratings on one simple criterion: How much did the music move me? In this case, not much.
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Tuscany: A Romantic Journey
Manufacturer: Somerset Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0007R8FC6 Release Date: 2005-03-01 |
Tracks:
- O Mio Babbino from Gianni Schicchi - Puccini (4:09)
- Con Te Partiro - Sartori (4:05)
- Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni (4:22)
- La Donna E Mobile from Rigoletto - Verdi (2:24)
- Un Bel Di Vedremo from Madama Butterfly - Puccini (3:54)
- Nessun Dorma from Turandot - Puccini (3:26)
- Intermezzo from La Traviata - Verdi (3:55)
- Musetta's Waltz from La Boheme - Puccini (2:57)
- Caruso - Dalla (3:25)
- Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana from La Wally - Catalani (3:49)
- O Sole Mio - Di Capua (4:19)
- Va'Pensiero from Nabucco - Verdi (4:17)
- Vesti La Giubba from Pagliacci - Leoncavallo (3:38)
- Una Furtiva Lagrima from L'Elisir D'Amore - Donizetti (4:24)
- Vissi D'Arte from Tosca - Puccini (3:21)
- Winter from The Four Seasons (Largo) - Vivaldi (4:22)
Product Description
Take a romantic journey across the fabled landscape of Tuscany with these beautiful, orchestral recordings of Italian classics. Instrumentation includes an orchestra.Customer Reviews:
Favorites of the past.......2007-07-19
Seventh heaven.......2007-06-15
Excellent CD.......2007-05-13
Monica.......2007-01-25
Tuscany: A Romantic Journey is beautiful!!.......2006-02-24
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Sacred Drums (for the Shamanic Journey
Manufacturer: Red Cow Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000BV0HO Release Date: 2003-07-23 |
Tracks:
- Invocation
- Single Drum (10 minutes no call back)
- Call Back
- Double Drums (15 minutes w/call back)
- Single Drum (30 minutes w/call back)
- Rattle (15 minutes w/call back)
- Close
Album Description
For the first time a drumming CD is available that allows you to program the length of your journey! This CD was designed to be used in a sacred context for a shamanic journey practice. The shamanic journey is one of the oldest technologies for understanding the world of spirit and energy. It has been the foundation of spiritual and healing practices of vast numbers of cultures for thousands of years. Today the shamanic journey still offers a dependable method for exploring the psyche and accessing inner wisdom.Customer Reviews:
What I was looking for.......2007-03-09
A BIT TOO BASIC FOR ME.......2007-01-18
Great for journey practice.......2006-11-10
An essential part of a portable shamanic kit! :)
Best Drumming CD for Journeying.......2005-08-28
Excellent Drumming CD.......2004-11-21
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Overcoming Obstacles; A Self-Hypnosis Journey for Unlocking Creativity, Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem
C. HT. Melissa Rose Manufacturer: Melissa Rose, C.Ht ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000544DX Release Date: 2000-10-22 |
Tracks:
- Track 1 Introduction
- Track 2 Self-Hypnosis/Guided Meditation Process
Album Description
In this powerful and inspiring CD, Melissa Rose, C.Ht. guides you with her soothing voice through the relaxing experience of guided meditation, self-hypnosis and transformational imagery. Her desire is to help you identify and unlock those obstacles keeping you from attaining your life's potential and give you the tools needed to accomplish your goals. This CD is perfect for those looking to improve their professional and personal lives and is ideal for all areas of self-improvement which include, but are not limited to Motivation, Habit Control, Stress Reduction, Sales & Sports Perfomance, Creativity and Confidence.Customer Reviews:
I chose...poorly.......2007-02-24
Great Self-Hypnosis CD!!.......2006-09-24
Not that great.......2006-08-15
I don't care for Melissa's voice, but perhaps this is a personal issue. In addition, there is a particular "guided visualization" in this CD that I find especially grating - "see yourself hitting the homerun, everyone is cheering you, you can do it" and "See yourself playing with a puppy and smelling it's litte puppy breath" Seeing myself hit a homerun in grade school is not going to further me along my path, sorry. My recommendation: "See yourself purchasing a better guided Visualization CD."
big help.......2006-07-11
Very Soothing.......2006-06-14
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Mendelssohn: Elijah
Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002XV31A Release Date: 2005-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Introduction: As God The Lord Of Israel Liveth
- Overture
- No.1 Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?
- No.2: Lord! Bow Thine Ear To Our Prayer!
- No.3: Ye People, Rend Your Hearts
- No.4: If With All Your Hearts
- No.5: Yet Doth The Lord See It Not
- No.6: Elijah! Get Thee Hence
- No.7: For He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over Thee
- Recitative: Now Cherith's Brook Is Dried Up
- No.8: What Have I Do To Do With Thee?
- No.9: Blessed Are The Men Who Fear Him
- No.10: As God The Lord Of Sabaoth Liveth
- No.11: Baal, We Cry To Thee: Hear And Answer Us!
- No.12: Call Him Louder, For He Is A God!
- No.13: Call Him Louder! He Heareth Not!
- No.14: Lord God Of Abraham, Isaac And Israel!
- No.15: Cast Thy Burden Upon The Lord
- No.16: O Thou, Who Makest Thine Angels Spirits
- No.17: Is Not His Word Like A Fire?
- No.18: Woe Unto Them Who Forsake Him!
- No.19: O Man Of God, Help Thy People!
- No.20: Thanks Be To God!
Tracks:
- No.21: Hear Ye, Israel; Hear What The Lord Speaketh
- No.22: Be Not Afraid, Saith God The Lord
- No.23: The Lord Hath Exalted Thee
- No.24: Woe To Him, He Shall Perish
- No.25: Man Of God, Now Let My Words Be Precious
- No.26: It Is Enough; O Lord Now Take My Life
- No.27: See, Now He Sleepeth
- No.28: Lift Thine Eyes To The Mountains
- No.29: He, Watching Over Israel, Slumbers Not
- No.30: Arise, Elijah, For Thou Hast A Long Journey
- No.31: O Rest In The Lord
- No.32: He That Shall Endure To The End, Shall Be Saved
- No.33: Night Falleth Round Me, O Lord!
- No.34: Behold! God The Lord Passed By!
- No.35: Above Him Stood The Seraphim
- No.36: Go, Return Upon Thy Way
- No.37: For The Mountains Shall Depart
- No.38: Then Did Elijah The Prophet Break Forth
- No.39: Then Shall The Righteous Shine Forth
- No.40: Behold, God Hath Sent Elijah
- No.41: But The Lord, From The North Hath Raised One
- No.41a: O Come Everyone That Thirsteth
- No.42: And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful, but not my first choice.......2007-04-07
Fischer-Dieskau roughens up his voice for the role, and therein lies a problem. The voice spreads and his diction suffers because of it; that and his unidiomatic pronounciation, with far too many rolled "r"s. He does the drama well, but what works well in lieder works here less well on the large scale. Odd, given his success as on opera singer (check out his Iago), that here he frequently comes off blustery.
Dame Gwyneth Jones belies her reputation and gives a contolled, dramatic performance, using her "edge" to advantage in "Hear Ye, Israel". Gedda's diction is amazing, with exactly the right color for this literature, and projecting a little more blood than an English tenor.
Dame Janet Baker is my star in this performance. Dramatic, heart-rending when need be, and in wonderful voice. She'll chill your blood when she tells the people of Baal to "slaughter him, do what he hath done!".
And as for the people of Baal, the Philharmonia Chorus is wonderful. Incisive and dramatic, with beautiful tone. I could do without the trick of the boy choir for "Lift Thine Eyes", and I miss the small ensembles, but all in all a fine performance, and good recording, circa 1968.
First choice in English, Daniels/Terfel: better Elijah in Terfel, better recording, more authentic orchestra, small vocal ensembles (as per the score) but inferior women (including Fleming: beautiful tone, but where's her head?). In German, it's Sawallisch/Adam all the way.
But if you're singing Elijah, and have a score, this is a good choice.
THE BEST recording of the BEST oratorio ever..........2006-08-15
This recording is in every way wonderful. Starting with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. He IS Elijah to me. His singing is perfection. He has amazing phrasing and his diction makes it possible to understand the lovely, inspired libretto to this heavenly music. There are so many pieces that are ephemeral, but a couple of my favorites are: #14, Lord God of Abraham and #37, For the Mountains shall Depart. Dieskau does a great job of what I think of as compassionate, heartfelt singing. His interpretation sounds like the voice of God himself. It has a quality of kindness and yet he sounds just as convincing reprimanding the people of Baal. He is the true highlight of this recording.
That said, the rest of the cast is wonderful as well. Gwyneth Jones has a lovely, silvery voice that has a clarion bell-like tone that rings over the large orchestra with ease. She has occasional "misfire" but is a consistent performer. Dame Janet Baker and Nicolai Gedda both perform at a consistently lovely level. The orchestra and chorus are both wonderful. #15, Cast thy Burden upon the Lord, #32 He that Shall Endure to the End, and #38 Then Did Elijah are all highlights.
All said, for me the main reason to get this recording is Dieskau's Elijah- after all, he's the main character. But don't forget the lovely music. This story is exciting and passionate and sacred all at the same time. For me, it's the best oratorio that has a moving story and great music too.
Too bad there are so few recordings of Elijah.......2006-07-03
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Twilight of the Gods: The Essential Wagner Collection
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000009ON7 Release Date: 1998-08-11 |
Tracks:
- The Valkyries: Ride Of The Valkyries
- Twilight Of The Gods: Siegfried's Funeral March
- Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
- The Flying Dutchman: Overture
- The Flying Dutchman: Sailors' Chorus
- The Rheingold: Journey Down To Nibelheim
- The Mastersingers Of Nuremberg: Overture
- Tannhauser: Overture
- Tannhauser: Entry Of The Guests
- Tannhauser: Tannhauser's Pilgrimage
- Siegfried: Act III Orchestral Interlude
- Twilight Of The Gods: Siegfried's Rhine Journey
- Twilight Of The Gods: Finale
- The Rheingold: Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla
Tracks:
- Lohengrin: Prelude To Act I
- Lohengrin: Bridal Chorus
- Parsifal: Prelude to Act I
- Parsifal: Good Friday Music
- Parsifal: Transformation Scene
- Tannhauser: Venusberg Music
- Tannhauser: Pilgrims Chorus
- The Mastersingers Of Nuremburg: Prelude To Act III
- The Rheingold: Vision Of Valhalla (Scene II Introduction)
- Siegfried Idyll
- Siegfried: Brunnhildes Awakening
- Tristan And Isolde: Prelude To Act III
- Tristan And Isolde: Death Of Isolde
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If you like your Wagner served up in bleeding chunks or if you're simply in a hurry to hear the tunes, then this compilation is for you. The performances, drawn from the Polygram (mainly Deutsche Grammophon) back catalog, are for the most part authoritative. They feature the likes of Herbert von Karajan, with the Berlin Philharmonic, and Karl Böhm, with the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (and chorus), in extracts from recordings of complete operas, and conductors Giuseppe Sinopoli, Otto Gerdes, and Antal Doráti in some of the more familiar overtures and preludes. Singing, without which it is impossible to get the full flavor of Wagner's work, is skirted whenever possible: this is an unapologetic tribute to Wagner the orchestral genius. At times the salesmanship is a little overblown--the glitzy packaging includes a cover shot of the helicopters from Apocalypse Now--and the sound, some of it from very good originals, seems to have been juiced with a little added digital reverb, resulting in an overall glassiness. The gaps between tracks are minimized, disco style, so there's no dead air, and the whole thing has an Entertainment Tonight feel to it. Were he around, Wagner would have screamed bloody murder, then happily taken his cut of the action. For today's on-the-go listener, this may well be the most practical way to enjoy Wagner's music, but we won't be happy until it motivates at least one newcomer to seek out a recording of a complete opera. Anyone who does that will find out what "apocalypse" really means. --Ted LibbeyCustomer Reviews:
Wonderful collection and price!.......2007-05-11
Awesome collection!.......2007-01-10
Helicopters? Marines?.......2006-12-05
Marine? Marine? Them Hueys in the movie was ARMY Air Cav, slick! "First of the ninth--air mobile." If you're going to dally down that primrose path, at least get it right.
Better yet, drop the choppers. Most people who listen to Wagner probably realize that quality of an artistic work has a mystically inverse relationship to the number of helicopters contained in it.
As for the music, it is good, but the operatic equivalent of sound bites, which may be just right for people who are new to Wagner or just can't take very much of him. Hmm...perfect for a helicopter ride, perhaps?
A great addition to my music collection.......2006-07-20
Quintessential Wagner.......2006-05-15
But if you like Wagner and appreciate "Ride Of The Valkyries", and maybe require it in just a little more substance than what is included in "Apocolypse Now Redux", then this is what you want. The extra tracks are bonuses and are quite good. Meets my needs, presentation great, performance excellent. I recommend it for anyone that needs a Wagner fix.
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