| 1. Attack! |
| 2. Ash |
| 3. There Is Hope |
| 4. Flags |
| 5. Missing |
| 6. Turning Stones |
| 7. Starting Over |
| 8. Volunteers |
| 9. United |
| 10. Rebuild |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Dee Alice is an inspiring new artist who presents a mix of inspirational sounds and toe-tapping melodies. She donates the entire CD to the Twin Towers Fund. A booklet is included featuring the poetry of G. M. Bigelow.
Product Description
"There Is Hope" is an inspirational CD written following the attack on America on September 11, 2001. It is instrumental easy listening music that the entire family can enjoy. All net proceeds will be donated to the Twin Towers Fund.
NOT A REAL SOLO ALBUM
It's remarkable that, from a creative standpoint, and contrary to what he uses to do, this is not really a one-man Waters album: the original French libretto was written by his two late French friends Etienne and Nadine Rhoda-Gil; and the orchestration and choral arrangements were provided by Rick Wentworth. Like Paul McCartney, Waters cannot read or write traditional scores. Of course, everything must be approved by the mastermind, i.e. Mr. Waters (just as he must approve, for instance, the guitar solos or the guests' singing in his rock albums). And, as far as I know, the English translation is his.
MORE AN ORATORIO THAN A REAL OPERA
The plot revolves around the first years of the French Revolution. But there are very few real dialogues, it's not a really theatrical or dramatic work. It could not be turned into a play or a movie, because of the lack of action onstage, and the lack of psychological give-and-take between the characters. (That, in spite of the presence of shooting guns, cannons and a guillotine onstage!) Which is odd to me, because there are very few things more suitable to drama than the French Revolution. This is attributable to Rhoda-Gil's libretto, which is more a series of recited thoughts by isolated characters who mostly play the parts of "narrators", as if in an oratorio.
1960s OPTIMISM
The moral of the story is, of course, that "there is hope" in spite of the bloodbath, the treasons, the cheating, the exploitation and the pettiness shown by almost everybody during the Revolution. I think it's basically true, because laws and political systems are better (at least theoretically) after that historical period... but the actual Revolution degenerated into a fight that eventually led to Napoleon's Empire, not a very democratic regime. (Were all French persons at that time a mere wild mob, or a sanctified People?) The way the Revolution is portrayed in this opera sounds to me very much like a 1968 student-strike French or San Franciscan hippie idealism... After all, that's Rhoda Gil's and Waters' generation.
MORE RECITATIVO THAN A SERIES OF ARIAS
As all Waters' fans know, his great strength lies on his concepts, his clever lyrics, and his ability to organize ideas and a few melodies into a structured whole that conveys significant humanitarian messages very effectively, everything with a very professional and polished production (plus some great guest musicians). But... he is not really a brilliant melodist. His splendid memorable riffs ("Money", "Another Brick in the Wall", "Not Now John", "What God Wants") are more bluesy, rhythmic, not really great as pure melodic inventions. To hear the difference, let's compare his work (again) to McCartney's, the other rocker-turned-into-orchestral-composer. Sir Paul is a born melodist, and in two bars he can tell a musical story (which sometimes makes him too conceptually shallow), whereas Waters needs more space to produce contrasts (which sometimes makes him too musically dry).
All this is heard in "Ca ira": if Waters chose a master, it would be Wagner rather than Mozart or Rossini. In many parts, he words are more recited by the opera singers than melodically sung. There are not real arias, but in many parts a continuous flow of music, of a deliberately unfinished melody blending into another without a pause, just as in Wagner's recitativo (mutatis mutandis: all differences considered!). Also, reiterated melodic motifs are used. It sounds to me very much like the "Pros and Cons" structure translated into orchestral music. In a few parts, however, very catchy simple melodies are presented, and they sound very emotional (especially the marches, like track No. 3 of CD 3).
But again... the orchestral richness is not always present. Certain arrangements sound like movie music, which can be great some times, but some others not. We're very far from the density found in Wagner or Richard Strauss, without the luminosity found in Mozart. There's a struggle to find an orchestral language. Sometimes it's too dense to be a simple rock opera, but now and then too mellow to be a real musically dramatic score. But when it gels, it gels greatly, as in act 3, scene 1, for instance.
GREAT PERFORMANCE
The vocal level of Bryn Terfel, Paul Groves and Ying Huang is superb! And the children's chorus is very beautiful.
ALL IN ALL
"Ca ira" is a serious effort, not a mere dilettante's work or a frivolous approach to a centuries-old musical genre. There are memorable parts in it, sparks of real human drama here and there, perfectly transmitted by the music. Maybe it's not a masterpiece at all moments, maybe at certain times you'll need more than a little patience while listening, but you can feel emotion all through it. It grows on you. It's indispensable to all Waters' fans, and it can be a very acceptable introduction into opera for many.
"Ca ira" is worth it.
This is Roger waters at his best, and the Musicians are world class
.
NOT A REAL SOLO ALBUM
It's remarkable that, from a creative standpoint, and contrary to what he uses to do, this is not really a one-man Waters album: the original French libretto was written by his two late French friends Etienne and Nadine Rhoda-Gil; and the orchestration and choral arrangements were provided by Rick Wentworth. Like Paul McCartney, Waters cannot read or write traditional scores. Of course, everything must be approved by the mastermind, i.e. Mr. Waters (just as he must approve, for instance, the guitar solos or the guests' singing in his rock albums). And, as far as I know, the English translation is his.
MORE AN ORATORIO THAN A REAL OPERA
The plot revolves around the first years of the French Revolution. But there are very few real dialogues, it's not a really theatrical or dramatic work. It could not be turned into a play or a movie, because of the lack of action onstage, and the lack of psychological give-and-take between the characters. (That, in spite of the presence of shooting guns, cannons and a guillotine onstage!) Which is odd to me, because there are very few things more suitable to drama than the French Revolution. This is attributable to Rhoda-Gil's libretto, which is more a series of recited thoughts by isolated characters who mostly play the parts of "narrators", as if in an oratorio.
1960s OPTIMISM
The moral of the story is, of course, that "there is hope" in spite of the bloodbath, the treasons, the cheating, the exploitation and the pettiness shown by almost everybody during the Revolution. I think it's basically true, because laws and political systems are better (at least theoretically) after that historical period... but the actual Revolution degenerated into a fight that eventually led to Napoleon's Empire, not a very democratic regime. (Were all French persons at that time a mere wild mob, or a sanctified People?) The way the Revolution is portrayed in this opera sounds to me very much like a 1968 student-strike French or San Franciscan hippie idealism... After all, that's Rhoda Gil's and Waters' generation.
MORE RECITATIVO THAN A SERIES OF ARIAS
As all Waters' fans know, his great strength lies on his concepts, his clever lyrics, and his ability to organize ideas and a few melodies into a structured whole that conveys significant humanitarian messages very effectively, everything with a very professional and polished production (plus some great guest musicians). But... he is not really a brilliant melodist. His splendid memorable riffs ("Money", "Another Brick in the Wall", "Not Now John", "What God Wants") are more bluesy, rhythmic, not really great as pure melodic inventions. To hear the difference, let's compare his work (again) to McCartney's, the other rocker-turned-into-orchestral-composer. Sir Paul is a born melodist, and in two bars he can tell a musical story (which sometimes makes him too conceptually shallow), whereas Waters needs more space to produce contrasts (which sometimes makes him too musically dry).
All this is heard in "Ca ira": if Waters chose a master, it would be Wagner rather than Mozart or Rossini. In many parts, he words are more recited by the opera singers than melodically sung. There are not real arias, but in many parts a continuous flow of music, of a deliberately unfinished melody blending into another without a pause, just as in Wagner's recitativo (mutatis mutandis: all differences considered!). Also, reiterated melodic motifs are used. It sounds to me very much like the "Pros and Cons" structure translated into orchestral music. In a few parts, however, very catchy simple melodies are presented, and they sound very emotional (especially the marches, like track No. 3 of CD 3).
But again... the orchestral richness is not always present. Certain arrangements sound like movie music, which can be great some times, but some others not. We're very far from the density found in Wagner or Richard Strauss, without the luminosity found in Mozart. There's a struggle to find an orchestral language. Sometimes it's too dense to be a simple rock opera, but now and then too mellow to be a real musically dramatic score. But when it gels, it gels greatly, as in act 3, scene 1, for instance.
GREAT PERFORMANCE
The vocal level of Bryn Terfel, Paul Groves and Ying Huang is superb! And the children's chorus is very beautiful.
ALL IN ALL
"Ca ira" is a serious effort, not a mere dilettante's work or a frivolous approach to a centuries-old musical genre. There are memorable parts in it, sparks of real human drama here and there, perfectly transmitted by the music. Maybe it's not a masterpiece at all moments, maybe at certain times you'll need more than a little patience while listening, but you can feel emotion all through it. It grows on you. It's indispensable to all Waters' fans, and it can be a very acceptable introduction into opera for many.
"Ca ira" is worth it.
This is Roger waters at his best, and the Musicians are world class
.
It is to be observed that although the cast is American, the orchestras and conductors are British (except for Debroy Sommers). I know qite a bot about Deboy Sommers and Lew Stone, but can anyone fill me in about Reginald Burston?
The CD is great. Thank you to Amazon for this.
Dee Alice is an inspiring new artist who presents a mix of inspirational sounds and toe-tapping melodies. She donates the entire CD to the Twin Towers Fund. A booklet is included featuring the poetry of G. M. Bigelow.
Product Description
"There Is Hope" is an inspirational CD written following the attack on America on September 11, 2001. It is instrumental easy listening music that the entire family can enjoy. All net proceeds will be donated to the Twin Towers Fund.
There Is Hope,Dee Alice
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ASIN: B000B2YQFM Release Date: 2005-09-27 |
Tracks:
- The Gathering Storm
- Overture
- A Garden In Vienna 1765
- 'Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine...'
- Kings, Sticks And Birds
- 'Honest Bird, Simple Bird...'
- 'I Want To Be King...'
- 'Let Us Break All The Shields...'
- The Grievences Of People
- France In Disarray
- 'To Laugh Is To Know How To Live...'
- 'Slavers, Landlords, Bigots At Your Door...'
- The Fall Of The Bastille
- 'To Freeze In The Dead Of Night...'
- 'So To The Streets In The Pouring Rain...'
- Dances And Marches
- 'Now Hear Ye!...'
- 'Flushed With Wine...'
- The Letter
- 'My Dear Cousin Bourbon Of Spain...'
- 'The Ship Of State Is All At Sea...'
- Silver, Sugar And Indigo
- 'To The Windward Isles...'
- The Papal Edict
- 'In Paris There's A Rumble Under The Ground...'
Tracks:
- The Fugitive King
- 'But The Marquis Of Boulli Has A Trump Card Up His Sleeve...'
- 'To Take Your Hat off...'
- 'The Echoes Never Fade From That Fusillade...'
- The Commune De Paris
- 'Vive La Commune De Paris...'
- 'The National Assembly Is Confused...'
- The Execution Of Louis Capet
- 'Adieu Louis For You It's Over...'
- Marie Antoinette - The Last Night On Earth
- 'Adieu My Good And Tender Sister...'
- Liberty
- 'And In The Bushes Where They Survive...'
Amazon.com
Roger Waters has long been known for his musical ambition. The bassist and leader of Pink Floyd made that band famous in the 1970s and 1980s with concept-heavy albums as well as a certain self-aggrandizing image--attributes he maintained in his solo career. No wonder, then, to see that he's written what he calls as an opera. But don't be fooled: Waters's work has little to do with contemporary operas by the likes of John Adams or John Corigliano--even if the latter's 1991 The Ghosts of Versailles is set in Marie-Antoinette's Versailles, just as Waters's Ça Ira takes place during the French queen's last years, as the French Revolution unfurls. Based on a clunky libretto by Etienne and Nadine Roda-Gil, the show could have been a successful musical theater-opera hybrid in the vein of Sweeney Todd but it falls closer to Andrew Lloyd Webber's historical pageants, without their recognizable melodies. Thankfully the cast holds the material aloft, especially Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel (no stranger to the world of musical theater, as shown on albums such as his tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Chinese soprano Ying Huang. Note that this version comes as a double SACD set that includes a making-of DVD and a 60-page booklet. --Elisabeth VincentelliMore Stage Shows from Rock Artists
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Roger Waters has long been known for his musical ambition. The bassist and leader of Pink Floyd made that band famous in the 1970s and 1980s with concept-heavy albums as well as a certain self-aggrandizing image--attributes he maintained in his solo career. No wonder, then, to see that he's written what he calls as an opera. But don't be fooled: Waters's work has little to do with contemporary operas by the likes of John Adams or John Corigliano--even if the latter's 1991 The Ghosts of Versailles is set in Marie-Antoinette's Versailles, just as Waters's Ça Ira takes place during the French queen's last years, as the French Revolution unfurls. Based on a clunky libretto by Etienne and Nadine Roda-Gil, the show could have been a successful musical theater-opera hybrid in the vein of Sweeney Todd but it falls closer to Andrew Lloyd Webber's historical pageants, without their recognizable melodies. Thankfully the cast holds the material aloft, especially Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel (no stranger to the world of musical theater, as shown on albums such as his tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Chinese soprano Ying Huang. Note that this version comes as a double SACD set that includes a making-of DVD and a 60-page booklet. --Elisabeth VincentelliMore Stage Shows from Rock Artists
|
We Will Rock You: Rock Theatrical |
The Rocky Horror Show |
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds |
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Tommy |
The Wall |
Godspell |
Customer Reviews:
Worth the investment.......2007-04-12
Worth it.......2007-02-28
NOT A REAL SOLO ALBUM
It's remarkable that, from a creative standpoint, and contrary to what he uses to do, this is not really a one-man Waters album: the original French libretto was written by his two late French friends Etienne and Nadine Rhoda-Gil; and the orchestration and choral arrangements were provided by Rick Wentworth. Like Paul McCartney, Waters cannot read or write traditional scores. Of course, everything must be approved by the mastermind, i.e. Mr. Waters (just as he must approve, for instance, the guitar solos or the guests' singing in his rock albums). And, as far as I know, the English translation is his.
MORE AN ORATORIO THAN A REAL OPERA
The plot revolves around the first years of the French Revolution. But there are very few real dialogues, it's not a really theatrical or dramatic work. It could not be turned into a play or a movie, because of the lack of action onstage, and the lack of psychological give-and-take between the characters. (That, in spite of the presence of shooting guns, cannons and a guillotine onstage!) Which is odd to me, because there are very few things more suitable to drama than the French Revolution. This is attributable to Rhoda-Gil's libretto, which is more a series of recited thoughts by isolated characters who mostly play the parts of "narrators", as if in an oratorio.
1960s OPTIMISM
The moral of the story is, of course, that "there is hope" in spite of the bloodbath, the treasons, the cheating, the exploitation and the pettiness shown by almost everybody during the Revolution. I think it's basically true, because laws and political systems are better (at least theoretically) after that historical period... but the actual Revolution degenerated into a fight that eventually led to Napoleon's Empire, not a very democratic regime. (Were all French persons at that time a mere wild mob, or a sanctified People?) The way the Revolution is portrayed in this opera sounds to me very much like a 1968 student-strike French or San Franciscan hippie idealism... After all, that's Rhoda Gil's and Waters' generation.
MORE RECITATIVO THAN A SERIES OF ARIAS
As all Waters' fans know, his great strength lies on his concepts, his clever lyrics, and his ability to organize ideas and a few melodies into a structured whole that conveys significant humanitarian messages very effectively, everything with a very professional and polished production (plus some great guest musicians). But... he is not really a brilliant melodist. His splendid memorable riffs ("Money", "Another Brick in the Wall", "Not Now John", "What God Wants") are more bluesy, rhythmic, not really great as pure melodic inventions. To hear the difference, let's compare his work (again) to McCartney's, the other rocker-turned-into-orchestral-composer. Sir Paul is a born melodist, and in two bars he can tell a musical story (which sometimes makes him too conceptually shallow), whereas Waters needs more space to produce contrasts (which sometimes makes him too musically dry).
All this is heard in "Ca ira": if Waters chose a master, it would be Wagner rather than Mozart or Rossini. In many parts, he words are more recited by the opera singers than melodically sung. There are not real arias, but in many parts a continuous flow of music, of a deliberately unfinished melody blending into another without a pause, just as in Wagner's recitativo (mutatis mutandis: all differences considered!). Also, reiterated melodic motifs are used. It sounds to me very much like the "Pros and Cons" structure translated into orchestral music. In a few parts, however, very catchy simple melodies are presented, and they sound very emotional (especially the marches, like track No. 3 of CD 3).
But again... the orchestral richness is not always present. Certain arrangements sound like movie music, which can be great some times, but some others not. We're very far from the density found in Wagner or Richard Strauss, without the luminosity found in Mozart. There's a struggle to find an orchestral language. Sometimes it's too dense to be a simple rock opera, but now and then too mellow to be a real musically dramatic score. But when it gels, it gels greatly, as in act 3, scene 1, for instance.
GREAT PERFORMANCE
The vocal level of Bryn Terfel, Paul Groves and Ying Huang is superb! And the children's chorus is very beautiful.
ALL IN ALL
"Ca ira" is a serious effort, not a mere dilettante's work or a frivolous approach to a centuries-old musical genre. There are memorable parts in it, sparks of real human drama here and there, perfectly transmitted by the music. Maybe it's not a masterpiece at all moments, maybe at certain times you'll need more than a little patience while listening, but you can feel emotion all through it. It grows on you. It's indispensable to all Waters' fans, and it can be a very acceptable introduction into opera for many.
"Ca ira" is worth it.
WOW.......2007-01-11
This is Roger waters at his best, and the Musicians are world class
.
The Emporer has no clothes.......2007-01-01
BOSE Owners.......2006-12-08
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Ca Ira (W/DVD) (Dig) (SPKG)
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ASIN: B000ARG2NC Release Date: 2005-09-27 |
Tracks:
- Ira/The Gathering Storm
- Ira/Overture
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 1. A Garden in Vienna 1765
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 1. Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine...
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 2. Kings, Sticks and Birds
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 2. Honest Bird, Simple Bird...
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 2. I Want to Be King...
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 2. Let Us Break All the Shields...
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 3. The Grievances of the People
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 4. France in Disarray
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 4. To Laugh Is to Know How to Live...
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 4. Slavers, Landlords, Bigots at Your Door...
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 5. The Fall of the Bastille
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 5. To Freeze in the Dead of Night...
- Ira/Act 1. Scene 5. So to the Streets in the Pouring Rain...
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 1. Dances and Marches
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 1. Now Hear Ye! ...
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 1. Flushed with Wine...
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 2. The Letter
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 2. My Dear Cousin Bourbon of Spain...
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 2. The Ship of State Is All at Sea...
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 3. Silver, Sugar and Indigo
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 3. To the Windward Isles...
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 4. The Papal Edict
- Ira/Act 2. Scene 4. In Paris There's a Rumble Under the Ground...
Tracks:
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 1. The Fugitive King
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 1. But the Matrquis of Boulli Has a Trump Card ...
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 1. To Take Your Hat Off...
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 1. The Echoes Never Fade from That Fusillade...
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 2. The Commune de Paris
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 2. Vive la Commune de Paris...
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 2. The National Assembly Is Confused...
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 3. The Execution of Louis Capet
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 3. Adieu Louis for You It's Over...
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 4. Marie Antionette -- The Last Night on Earth
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 4. Adieu My Good and Tender Sister...
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 5. Liberty
- Ira/Act 3. Scene 5. And in the Bushes Where They Survive...
Amazon.com
Roger Waters has long been known for his musical ambition. The bassist and leader of Pink Floyd made that band famous in the 1970s and 1980s with concept-heavy albums as well as a certain self-aggrandizing image--attributes he maintained in his solo career. No wonder, then, to see that he's written what he calls as an opera. But don't be fooled: Waters's work has little to do with contemporary operas by the likes of John Adams or John Corigliano--even if the latter's 1991 The Ghosts of Versailles is set in Marie-Antoinette's Versailles, just as Waters's Ça Ira takes place during the French queen's last years, as the French Revolution unfurls. Based on a clunky libretto by Etienne and Nadine Roda-Gil, the show could have been a successful musical theater-opera hybrid in the vein of Sweeney Todd but it falls closer to Andrew Lloyd Webber's historical pageants, without their recognizable melodies. Thankfully the cast holds the material aloft, especially Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel (no stranger to the world of musical theater, as shown on albums such as his tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Chinese soprano Ying Huang. Note that this version comes as a double SACD set that includes a making-of DVD and a 60-page booklet. --Elisabeth VincentelliMore Stage Shows from Rock Artists
|
We Will Rock You: Rock Theatrical |
The Rocky Horror Show |
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds |
|
Tommy |
The Wall |
Godspell |
Amazon.com
Roger Waters has long been known for his musical ambition. The bassist and leader of Pink Floyd made that band famous in the 1970s and 1980s with concept-heavy albums as well as a certain self-aggrandizing image--attributes he maintained in his solo career. No wonder, then, to see that he's written what he calls as an opera. But don't be fooled: Waters's work has little to do with contemporary operas by the likes of John Adams or John Corigliano--even if the latter's 1991 The Ghosts of Versailles is set in Marie-Antoinette's Versailles, just as Waters's Ça Ira takes place during the French queen's last years, as the French Revolution unfurls. Based on a clunky libretto by Etienne and Nadine Roda-Gil, the show could have been a successful musical theater-opera hybrid in the vein of Sweeney Todd but it falls closer to Andrew Lloyd Webber's historical pageants, without their recognizable melodies. Thankfully the cast holds the material aloft, especially Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel (no stranger to the world of musical theater, as shown on albums such as his tribute to Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Chinese soprano Ying Huang. Note that this version comes as a double SACD set that includes a making-of DVD and a 60-page booklet. --Elisabeth VincentelliMore Stage Shows from Rock Artists
|
We Will Rock You: Rock Theatrical |
The Rocky Horror Show |
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds |
|
Tommy |
The Wall |
Godspell |
Customer Reviews:
Worth the investment.......2007-04-12
Worth it.......2007-02-28
NOT A REAL SOLO ALBUM
It's remarkable that, from a creative standpoint, and contrary to what he uses to do, this is not really a one-man Waters album: the original French libretto was written by his two late French friends Etienne and Nadine Rhoda-Gil; and the orchestration and choral arrangements were provided by Rick Wentworth. Like Paul McCartney, Waters cannot read or write traditional scores. Of course, everything must be approved by the mastermind, i.e. Mr. Waters (just as he must approve, for instance, the guitar solos or the guests' singing in his rock albums). And, as far as I know, the English translation is his.
MORE AN ORATORIO THAN A REAL OPERA
The plot revolves around the first years of the French Revolution. But there are very few real dialogues, it's not a really theatrical or dramatic work. It could not be turned into a play or a movie, because of the lack of action onstage, and the lack of psychological give-and-take between the characters. (That, in spite of the presence of shooting guns, cannons and a guillotine onstage!) Which is odd to me, because there are very few things more suitable to drama than the French Revolution. This is attributable to Rhoda-Gil's libretto, which is more a series of recited thoughts by isolated characters who mostly play the parts of "narrators", as if in an oratorio.
1960s OPTIMISM
The moral of the story is, of course, that "there is hope" in spite of the bloodbath, the treasons, the cheating, the exploitation and the pettiness shown by almost everybody during the Revolution. I think it's basically true, because laws and political systems are better (at least theoretically) after that historical period... but the actual Revolution degenerated into a fight that eventually led to Napoleon's Empire, not a very democratic regime. (Were all French persons at that time a mere wild mob, or a sanctified People?) The way the Revolution is portrayed in this opera sounds to me very much like a 1968 student-strike French or San Franciscan hippie idealism... After all, that's Rhoda Gil's and Waters' generation.
MORE RECITATIVO THAN A SERIES OF ARIAS
As all Waters' fans know, his great strength lies on his concepts, his clever lyrics, and his ability to organize ideas and a few melodies into a structured whole that conveys significant humanitarian messages very effectively, everything with a very professional and polished production (plus some great guest musicians). But... he is not really a brilliant melodist. His splendid memorable riffs ("Money", "Another Brick in the Wall", "Not Now John", "What God Wants") are more bluesy, rhythmic, not really great as pure melodic inventions. To hear the difference, let's compare his work (again) to McCartney's, the other rocker-turned-into-orchestral-composer. Sir Paul is a born melodist, and in two bars he can tell a musical story (which sometimes makes him too conceptually shallow), whereas Waters needs more space to produce contrasts (which sometimes makes him too musically dry).
All this is heard in "Ca ira": if Waters chose a master, it would be Wagner rather than Mozart or Rossini. In many parts, he words are more recited by the opera singers than melodically sung. There are not real arias, but in many parts a continuous flow of music, of a deliberately unfinished melody blending into another without a pause, just as in Wagner's recitativo (mutatis mutandis: all differences considered!). Also, reiterated melodic motifs are used. It sounds to me very much like the "Pros and Cons" structure translated into orchestral music. In a few parts, however, very catchy simple melodies are presented, and they sound very emotional (especially the marches, like track No. 3 of CD 3).
But again... the orchestral richness is not always present. Certain arrangements sound like movie music, which can be great some times, but some others not. We're very far from the density found in Wagner or Richard Strauss, without the luminosity found in Mozart. There's a struggle to find an orchestral language. Sometimes it's too dense to be a simple rock opera, but now and then too mellow to be a real musically dramatic score. But when it gels, it gels greatly, as in act 3, scene 1, for instance.
GREAT PERFORMANCE
The vocal level of Bryn Terfel, Paul Groves and Ying Huang is superb! And the children's chorus is very beautiful.
ALL IN ALL
"Ca ira" is a serious effort, not a mere dilettante's work or a frivolous approach to a centuries-old musical genre. There are memorable parts in it, sparks of real human drama here and there, perfectly transmitted by the music. Maybe it's not a masterpiece at all moments, maybe at certain times you'll need more than a little patience while listening, but you can feel emotion all through it. It grows on you. It's indispensable to all Waters' fans, and it can be a very acceptable introduction into opera for many.
"Ca ira" is worth it.
WOW.......2007-01-11
This is Roger waters at his best, and the Musicians are world class
.
The Emporer has no clothes.......2007-01-01
BOSE Owners.......2006-12-08
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100 Hymns & Songs of Inspiration
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ASIN: B00008GEKT Release Date: 2003-04-14 |
Tracks:
- Love Divine All Loves Excelling - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- Father Hear the Prayer We Offer - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- Now Thank We All Our God - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- Stars of the Morning So Gloriously Bright - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- God Save the Queen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- Day of Resurrection - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- O Come All Ye Faithful - Choir Of Gloucester Cathedral
- Awake My Soul and With the Sun - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
- Thine Arm O Lord in Days of Old - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
- All People That on Earth Do Dwell - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
- Good Christian Men Rejoice and Sing - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
- There Is a Green Hill - Choir Of Norwich Cathedral
- Lord of Beauty - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
- Rejoice Today With One Accord - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
- New Every Morning - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
- Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
- O God Our Help in Ages Past - Choir Of Sheffield Cathedral
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- Morning Has Broken - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- Happy Are They - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- In Christ There Is No East or West - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- Silent Night - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- Be Thou My Guardian - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- Ye Servants of the Lord - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- To Thee O Lord Our Hearts We Raise - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- Behold the Great Creator Makes - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- Rejoice the Lord Is King - Choir Of Marlborough College Chapel
- Creator of the Stars of Night - Ely Cathedral Choir
- He Comes With Clouds Descending - Ely Cathedral Choir
- O Little Town of Bethlehem - Ely Cathedral Choir
- Alleluya Alleyluya Alleyluya - Ely Cathedral Choir
- This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made - Ely Cathedral Choir
- How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds - Ely Cathedral Choir
- Lord Thy Word Abideth - Ely Cathedral Choir
- Jesus Lord We Look to Thee - Ely Cathedral Choir
- O Lord Our God Arise - Ely Cathedral Choir
- Lord of All Hopefulness - Ely Cathedral Choir
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- Soldiers of Christ Arise - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- Lift Up Your Hearts - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- Holy Father, Cheer Our Way - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- Maker of the Sun - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- O King Most High - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- O Praise Our Great and Glorious Lord - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- We Love the Place O God - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- Let Us With a Gladsome Mind - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- Give Rest O Christ - Choir Of Wakefield Cathedral
- Come Holy Ghost Our Hearts Inspire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- O Thou in All Thy Might So Far - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- O God Thy Soldiers' Crown and Guard - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- Strife Is O'er the Battle Done - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- O Christ Our Hope, Our Hearts' Desire - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- Jesus Shall Reign - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- God of Love My Shepherd Is - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- O Jesu Saviour of Mankind - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
- Immortal Invisible God Only Wise - Choir Of Truro Cathedral
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- Ride on Ride on in Majesty - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
- All Glory Laud and Honour - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
- Come Rejoicing - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
- God Is Love and Where True Love Is - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
- Magnificat: The Great Advent Antiphons - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
- Come, Christ's Beloved - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
- Children of the Hebrews (Palm Procession) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
- Veneration of the Cross/The Reproaches (Veneratum and Reproaches) - Choir Of All Saints - Margaret Street, London
- Once in Royal David's City - Choir Of Keble College
- God Be in My Head - Choir Of Keble College
- O Thou Who Camest from Above - Choir Of Keble College
- Judge Eternal Throned in Splendour - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
- Christ the Lord Is Risen Again - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
- For All the Saints - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
- Thy Hand O God Has Guided - Choir Of St Edmunsbury Cathedral
- Christ the Dawn of Our Salvation - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- I Was Glad - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Dear Lord and Father of Mankind - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Locus Iste - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Praise My Soul the King of Heaven - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
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- Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus! - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
- O Worship the King - The Choir of the Abbey School, Tewkesbury
- O Heavenly Word of God on High - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
- Praise to the Lord, The Almighty - Choir Of The Collegiate Church Of St Mary
- Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - The Choir of York Minister
- First Nowell - The Choir of York Minister
- Abide with Me - The Choir of York Minister
- Breathe on Me Breath of God - Choir Of Keble College
- Rock of Ages - Choir Of Keble College
- On This Day, The First of Days - Choir Of Keble College
- Jesu Sweet and Mary - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- O Quam Gloriosum - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Ye Holy Angels Bright - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- O for a Closer Walk With God - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Prayer of St Patrick - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Lord's Prayer - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Blessed Be the God and Father - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Day Thou Gavest Lord Is Ended - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
- Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Times) - Choir Of Eastbourne College Chapel
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Full Title - 100 Hymns & Songs Of Inspiration. UK box-set featuring 100 tracks performed by Britain's finest Cathedral Choirs including, Gloucester Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, & many more. Five standard jewel cases housed in a slipbox. Castle Pulse. 2003.Customer Reviews:
The picture.......2006-12-11
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A Copland Celebration Vol. 3
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ASIN: B000050HWV Release Date: 2000-11-07 |
Tracks:
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: The Boatmen's Dance - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: The Dodge - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: Long Time Ago - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: Simple Gifts - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: I Bought Me A Cat - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: The Little Horses - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: Zion's Walls - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: The Golden Willow Tree - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: At The River - William Warfield
- Old American Songs, Sets 1 & 2: Ching-A-Ring Chaw - William Warfield
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: I. Nature, The Gentlest Mother - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: II. There Came A Wind Like A Bugle - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: III. Why Do They Shut Me Out Of Heaven? - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: IV. The World Feels Dusty - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: V. Heart, We Will Forget Him - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VI. Dear March, Come In! - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VII. Sleep Is Supposed To Be - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: VIII. When They Come Back - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: IX. I Felt A Funeral In My Brain - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: X. I've Heard An Organ Talk Sometimes - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: XI. Going To Heaven! - Aaron Copland
- Twelve Poems Of Emily Dickinson: XII. The Chariot - Aaron Copland
- In The Beginning - Aaron Copland
- Lark - Aaron Copland
Tracks:
- The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Gently Flowing - Aaron Copland
- The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Moderate Tempo: 'Once I Thought I'd Never Grow Tall As This Fence' - Joy Clements
- The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Moderately Fast: 'Do You Suppose They're Makin' Food In There?' - Richard Fredericks
- The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Somewhat Faster: 'We've Been North'/'We've Been South' - Richard Cassilly
- The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): With Motion: 'Halloo, Halloo' - Norman Treigle
- The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Moderately: 'If You Boys Work As Smooth As You Talk, We'll Make Good Time In The Fields' - Norman Treigle
- The Tender Land: Act One: The Day Before Graduation (Late Afternoon): Trifle Slower: 'The Promise Of Living With Hope And Thanksgiving' - Richard Cassilly
- The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Lively And Rough - Aaron Copland
- The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Quite Slow: 'Thank You, Thank You All' - Joy Clements
- The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Very Broadly: 'Ah, Laurie, You Are A Puzzle' - Norman Treigle
- The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Briskly: 'Stomp Your Foot Upon The Floor' - Richard Cassilly
- The Tender Land: Act Two: That Evening: Somewhat Slower: 'The World Seems Still Tonight' - Richard Cassilly
- The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): Introduction: Starting Slowly - Aaron Copland
- The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): As At First: 'Daybreak Will Come In Such A Short Time' - Richard Cassilly
- The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): Fast Tempo: 'That's Crazy!' - Richard Fredericks
- The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): Broadly: 'The Sun Is Coming Up As Though I'd Never Seen It Rise Before' - Joy Clements
- The Tender Land: Act Three: Later That Night/Then Graduation Day (Dawn): (Still Slower): 'You Are Strange To Me' - Claramae Turner
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Copland's vocal work.......2002-08-08
I can't completely explain why I give this five stars after giving the first two sets four stars each. This is just the way the opera, in particular, strikes me. I'm no great opera fan, and to my knowledge, America just has not yet proved itself in the operatic field although it's tried. It will take time, but I do see Copland's work as someday being considered the best example of American opera. This is all subjective opinion, obviously, and I'm sure there are those more knowledgeable who will disagree. So be it.
All in all, these three sets will give you a complete overview of one of America's most important composers.
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There Is Hope
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ASIN: B00000056D Release Date: 1994-06-14 |
Tracks:
- There Is Hope
- We Shall Overcome
- Getting My House In Order
- Happy
- Hallelujah
- Save The Children
- Instrumental Praise
- He Will Never Leave Me Alone
- It's Time To Praise The Lord
- I Worship Thee
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THE SONG INSPIRED ME........1998-07-10
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A Time of Hope: Broadway 1935-1946
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ASIN: B0007ZENZG Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
Tracks:
- Oh! What A Beautiful Mornin'
- Summertime
- I Could Write A Book
- It Never Entered My Mind
- I Can Cook Too
- Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please
- If I Loved You
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy
- Thou Swell
- I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
- There's No Business Like Show Business
- South American Way
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Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits
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ASIN: B00005USEJ Release Date: 2002-02-26 |
Tracks:
- Ouverture - Orchestra
- Something Wonderfull - Dorothy Sarnoff
- Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Ethel Merman
- Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
- So in Love - Patricia Morison
- You'll Never Walk Alone - Jan Clayton, Christine Johnson
- Bill - Carol Bruce
- Hello, Young Lovers - Gertrude Lawrence
- Bloody Mary - Male Chorus
- I Can't Say No - Celeste Holm
- This Was a Real Nice Clambake - Jan Clayton,
- Oklahoma! - Alfred Drake
- Sue Me - Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene
- Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Edward Matthews
- Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza,
- I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Todd Duncan, Todd Duncan
- Guys and Dolls - Douglas Deane, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver
- It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett
- Make Believe - Jan Clayton
- Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
- They Say It's Wonderful - Ethel Merman
- When the Children Are Asleep - Jean Darling, Eric Mattson
- More I Cannot Wish You - Pat Rooney, Sr., Pat Rooney, Sr.
- Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
- I Got Lost in His Arms - Ethel Merman
Tracks:
- Overture...Summertime - Anne Brown
- Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce
- There's No Business Like Show Business - Chorus
- If I Were a Bell - Isabel Bigley
- People Will Say That We're in Love - Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts
- Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Anne Brown
- Luck Be a Lady Tonight - Robert Alda
- Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? - Gertrude Lawrence
- Girl That I Marry - Ray Middleton
- Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
- Carousel Waltz - Orchestra
- Dites-Moi - Barbara Luna
- Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
- Summertime
- Many a New Day - Joan Roberts
- Blow High, Blow Low - Murvyn Vye
- It Takes a Long Pull to Get There - Edward Matthews
- You've Got to Be Carefully Taught - Billy Tabbert
- We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake
- I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin
- Who Do You Love, I Hope? - Kathleen Carnes, Robert Lenn
- I've Never Been in Love Before - Robert Alda
- Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk
- I Whistle a Happy Tune - Gertrude Lawrence
Tracks:
- New York, New York - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
- Almost Like Being in Love - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
- Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
- Beat out Dat Rhythm on a Drum - June Hawkins
- How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
- Old Devil Moon - Ella Logan
- South American Way - Carmen Miranda
- September Song - Walter Huston
- This Is the Army, Mister Jones - Irving Berlin
- Takin' a Chance on Love - Ethel Waters
- My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Mary Martin
- Anything Goes - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
- You're the Top - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
- I Get a Kick Out of You - Ethel Merman
- Night and Day - Fred Astaire
- I Got Rhythm - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
- Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
- Fascinatin' Rhythm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
- Strike Up the Band - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
- Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
- Heatwave - Ethel Waters
- Easter Parade - Clifton Webb
- She Didn't Say Yes - Peggy Wood
- I've Told Every Little Star - Mary Ellis
- Johnny One Note - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
Album Description
Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Broadway classics like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Summertime', & There's No Business Like Show Business', performed by Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Celeste Holm, & many more. 75 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.Album Details
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A bargain collection of showtunes.......2005-08-19
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Broadway Blockbusters
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ASIN: B000027242 Release Date: 1994-02-15 |
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- The Music Man
- Annie
- Oliver
- Do Re Mi
- Fiddler On The Roof
- A Chorus Line
- Les Miserables
- Drink With Me
- Gypsy
- West Side Story
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Bel Canto - Magnificat
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ASIN: B0000V8G28 Release Date: 2003-10-01 |
Tracks:
- Magnificat
- Hodie Christus Natus Est
- Psalm
- Dixit Dominus
- Dixit Dominus
- Dixit Dominus
- Magnificat
- Magnificat
- Magnificat
- Magnificat
- 'Agnus Dei' From Winter's Dream
- Ave Maria
- Jubilate Deo
- O Vivens Fons
- In Paradisum
- 'Agnus Dei' From Coronation Mass
- There Is No Rose
- Magnificat
- Agnus Dei
- Lauda Sion
- Ave Verum
- God Of Fire (To Agni)
Tracks:
- Magnificat
- Alleluja
- Ave Maria
- Jaakobin Pojat
- Inscription Of Hope
- The Lord Bless You And Keep You
- Missa Brevis
- Missa Brevis
- Magnificat
- 'Ombra Mai Fu' From Serse
- 'O Pastorelle Addio' From Andrea Chenier
- 'Verdi Prati' From Alcina
- 'Dome Epais' From Lakme
- 'Witches Chorus' From Macbeth
- Under The Greenwood Tree
- Weep No More
- Les Nymphes Des Bois
- The Paint Box
- Trepute Martele
Album Description
A Classics Today Feature Selection! If you've heard this choir before, you know what to expect here: lustrous ensemble sound, crisp, clear, clean articulation, irresistible rhythmic energy, keen intonation, and impressive command of some very challenging music. In this two-disc program (35 works) we're treated to five Magnificats, all different in style--from chant and early-20th-century settings to more "modern" versions by Herbert Sumsion, Swedish composer Agneta Sköld, and conductor Z. Randall Stroope--as well as a widely varied array of original and arranged works for treble voices. A chamber orchestra and various other instruments (harp, organ, saxophone) accompany the choir for some selections, and an adult ensemble joins Bel Canto for what may be the best-on-disc rendition of the oft-performed Ave Maria by Franz Biebl. Just listen to these young virtuosos nail every note and rhythm of Holst's furious little gem God of Fire. A must for choral fans! - David VernierCustomer Reviews:
A must have ..........2004-09-14
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Americans In London 1947 - 1951: Original London Cast Recordings From Oklahoma! (1947) / Annie Get Your Gun (1947) / Carousel (1950) / Zip Goes A Million (1951)
Oscar Hammerstein II , and Erich Mashwitz Manufacturer: Encore ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000001ZRD Release Date: 2000-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Oklahoma!: Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'/The Surrey With The Fringe On Top/Out Of My Dreams
- Oklahoma!: Kansas City/I Can't Say No/People Will Say We're In Love
- Oklahoma!: The Farmer And The Cowman/Pore Jud Is Daid/It's A Scandal, It's An Outrage
- Oklahoma!: Many A New Day/All 'Er Nothin'/Oklahoma!
- Annie Get Your Gun: The Girl That I Marry/They Say It's Wonderful/There's No Business Like Show...
- Annie Get Your Gun: You Can't Get A Man With A Gun/My Defenses Are Down/I Got Lost In His Arms
- Annie Get Your Gun: Moonshine Lullaby/They Say It's Wonderful/Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
- Annie Get Your Gun: Who Do You Love, I Hope?/Anything You Can Do/I'm A Bad Bad Man/I Got The Sun...
- Carousel: June Is Bustin' Out All Over/Mister Snow/When The Children Are Asleep...
- Carousel: If Loved You
- Carousel: A Real Nice Clambake/Blow High, Blow Low
- Carousel: What's The Use Of Wond'rin/My Little Girl/You'll Never Walk Alone
- Zip Goes A Million: Saving Up For Sally
- Zip Goes A Million: Ordinary People
- Zip Goes A Million: Zipe Goes A Million/Running Away To Land/Zip Goes A Million
- Zip Goes A Million: It Takes No Time To Fall In Love
- Zip Goes A Million: Nothing Breaks But The Heart
- Zip Goes A Million: Pleasure Cruise
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Review of Americans in London.......2006-03-09
It is to be observed that although the cast is American, the orchestras and conductors are British (except for Debroy Sommers). I know qite a bot about Deboy Sommers and Lew Stone, but can anyone fill me in about Reginald Burston?
The CD is great. Thank you to Amazon for this.
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