Joy Is Waiting [Live]

About the Artist
Carla Ann Harris is an accomplished singer who has entertained audiences around the world. She has been a consistent performer in the New York area with appearances in clubs, cabarets, off-off broadway plays, fundraisers and as a member and soloist in the popular St. Charles Borromeo Gospelite Choir in Harlem, New York. Joy is Waiting her second CD, sends a message of comfort and says that "no matter what you are going through, God is ALWAYS there for you, Joy is Waiting."

An accomplished investment banker, Ms. Harris is also an active member of her community, serving on several non-profit boards such as the New York City Foodbank, Harvard Business School Alumni Association, and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

Product Description
This sophmore project from Carla Ann Harris is a soul-stirring, redemptive, hallelujah, "feel-good" gospel album which is sure to leave you with the message that "Joy Is Waiting" on the other side of any challenge that you are going through. The CD presents some old time gospel favorites such as "Because He Lives", "What A Friend We Have in Jesus" and "Precious Lord" in a fresh new way fusing traditional gospel standards with contemporary rhythms and Broadway stylings. Original recordings of "Standing on Holy Ground", "Midnight Blessings", and "Cast Your Cares" are a special treat. All proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to benefit St. Charles Borromeo School in Harlem, New York and Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida.

Joy Is Waiting,Carla Ann Harris,Nema Amen Records,Christmas,Gospel,Pop,contemporary gospel with a broadway flair. this is a soul stirring, redemptive hallelujah, feel good gospel album which is sure to leave you with the message that "joy is waiting" on the other side of any challenge you are facing.

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Average customer rating: Great Gospel!!!! Fresh, Yet In the Tradition True To Life! Glory! Glory! Glory! RR2@Montclair

Joy Is Waiting Carla Ann Harris Manufacturer: Nema Amen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0007QMQTU Release Date: 2005-02-05

Tracks:

1. Standing on Holy Ground
2. Bridge Over Troubled Water/He Looked Beyond My Faults
3. Because He Lives
4. Praise Him
5. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
6. Midnight Blessings
7. Precious Lord
8. Cast Your Cares
9. I Must Tell Jesus
10. Joy Is Waiting

Album Description

This sophmore project from Carla Ann Harris is a soul-stirring, redemptive, hallelujah, "feel-good" gospel album which is sure to leave you with the message that "Joy Is Waiting" on the other side of any challenge that you are going through. The CD presents some old time gospel favorites such as "Because He Lives", "What A Friend We Have in Jesus" and "Precious Lord" in a fresh new way fusing traditional gospel standards with contemporary rhythms and Broadway stylings. Original recordings of "Standing on Holy Ground", "Midnight Blessings", and "Cast Your Cares" are a special treat. All proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to benefit St. Charles Borromeo School in Harlem, New York and Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida.

Customer Reviews:

Great Gospel!!!!.......2006-03-12

This CD is terrific. What a great blend of gospel and just a touch of jazz on some of the cuts. I particularly like one of the songs Carla Harris wrote herself "Standing on Holy Ground" - especially when you know the story behind the song. She has a beautiful voice and knows how to use it. We are buying 600 to give as a gift to each guest at our upcoming prayer breakfast. We will all be blessed by her wonderful spirit and outstanding vocal talent.

Fresh, Yet In the Tradition.......2005-12-05

With Harris, in her recording "Joy Is Waiting", all I can say is remarkable.

Remarkable is the fresh treatment of the gospel genre, with songwriting that makes new works feel like classics. The arrangements and orchestrations are adventurous yet well-steeped in tradition, the production modern yet astute with the sense of musical roots.

Ms. Harris makes the critical first choice for her project in her association with Ron Melrose, who along with his prodigious touch on piano, organ, synthesizers, contributes inspired efforts as arranger and producer. Drummer Gene Lewin propels the session masterfully. The Broadway Inspirational Voices contribute a texture of an ensemble three times its size.

And Carla is blessed with the sensibility of singing with pure passion, yet at the same time allowing the inherent power of the music to speak. The result is an offering of spiritual repertoire, with a real bow toward Edwin Hawkins and Andrea Crouch, crossing denominations, cultures, and musical genres. This is a most satisfying set.

True To Life!.......2005-05-09

I was lucky enough to hear Carla Harris sing live, at Lincoln Center in New York City, only a few months ago -- fabulous! As it turns out, she sang two songs on this album, and they sound just as great here as from the stage. This CD is uplifting, upbeat and truly enjoyable; well worth the price!

Glory! Glory! Glory!.......2005-05-05

I was told about Ms. Harris' new CD by a friend and bought it out of curiosity, more than any other reason. What a discovery! Her luminous voice takes hold of you and won't let go. Her bold rendition of "Bridge over Troubled Water" and "What A Friend" simply mesmerize and take you to another place. This is THE CD of the summer for anybody who loves good, down-home gospel music.

RR2@Montclair.......2005-04-29

Imagine, if you will a down day, and you need a pick me up. Put this cd on. I doubt that your spirit will fail to rise upon listening to the first song. No doubt you will be "standing on Holy Ground". Ms. Harris' interpretations of well known songs reflect her her strong belief in God and positive view of life.

These songs will get in your head, and you will be humming them long after the cd is off. They will take to a wonderful place, and leave you there for a good time. As the title says "Joy is Waiting", stop making Joy wait, buy the cd and enjoy.

Average customer rating: Brecht sings! Some good, some bad, all Weill.

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Tracks:

1. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ballade von angenehmen Legen - K. Weill
2. Die Dreigroschenoper: Zweiter Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade uber die Frage, 'wovon lebt der Mensch?' - K. Weill
3. Die Dreigroschenoper: Die Songs der Dreigroschenoper: Seerauber - Jenny - Kanonensong - Liebeslied - Barbarasong - Tango-Ballade - Ballade von angenehmen Leben - Lied von der Unzulanglichikeit menslichen Strebens - Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
4. Die Dreigroschenoper: Overture - K. Weill
5. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
6. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ballade von angenehmen Leben - K. Weill
7. Die Dreigroschenoper: Liebeslied - K. Weill
8. Die Dreigroschenoper: Kanonensong - K. Weill
9. Die Dreigroschenoper: Seerauber - Jenny - K. Weill
10. Die Dreigroschenoper: Ernster Dreigroschenfinale - K. Weill
11. Die Dreigroschenoper: Barbarasong - K. Weill
12. Die Dreigroschenoper: Eifersuchtsduett - K. Weill
13. Die Dreigroschenoper: Abschied ... Zweiter Dreigroshenfinale - K. Weill
14. Die Dreigroschenoper: Zuhalterballade - K. Weill
15. Die Dreigroschenoper: Lied von der Unzullichkeit menschlichen Strebens - K. Weill
16. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat - K. Weill
17. Die Dreigroschenoper: Schlusschoral - K. Weill
18. Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
19. Die Dreigroschenoper: Lied von der Unzulanglichkeit menslichen Strebens - K. Weill
20. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
21. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Die Ballade von angenehmen Leben - K. Weill
22. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Tango - Ballade - K. Weill
23. Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Kanonensong - K. Weill
24. Happy End: Bilbao Song - K. Weill
25. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Alabama Song - K. Weill
26. Mahagonny - Excerpts: Auf nach Mahagonny - Alabama Song - Ach, bedenken Sie, Herr Jakob Schmidt...Havana Song - Wunderbar ist das Heraufkommen des Abends - Ihr habt gelernt das Cocktail-Abc - Erstens, vergesst nicht, kommt das Fressen - Meine Herren, m... - K. Weill
27. Der Silbersee: Das Lied von Schlaraffenland - K. Weill
28. Der Silbersee: Der Backer backt ums Morgenrot - K. Weill
29. Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song - K. Weill

Tracks:

1. Knickerbocker Holiday: The Scars - Kurt Weill
2. Lady In The Dark: Glamour Music Medley Including: Oh Fabulous One - Huxley - Girl Of The Moment - Kurt Weill
3. Lady In The Dark: One Life To Live - Kurt Weill
4. Lady In The Dark: This Is New - Kurt Weill
5. Lady In The Dark: The Princess Of Pure Delight - Kurt Weill
6. Lady In The Dark: It's Never Too Late To Mendelssohn - Kurt Weill
7. Lady In The Dark: Tchaikovsky (And Other Russians) - Kurt Weill
8. Lady In The Dark: The Saga Of Jenny - Kurt Weill
9. Lady In The Dark: My Ship - Kurt Weill
10. One Touch of Venus: I'm A Stranger Here Myself - Kurt Weill
11. One Touch of Venus: Ballet: Forty Minutes For Lunch - Kurt Weill
12. One Touch of Venus: Westwind - Kurt Weill
13. One Touch of Venus: Foolish Heart - Kurt Weill
14. One Touch of Venus: The Trouble With Women - Kurt Weill
15. One Touch of Venus: Speak Low - Kurt Weill
16. One Touch of Venus: That's Him - Kurt Weill
17. One Touch of Venus: Wooden Wedding - Kurt Weill
18. One Touch of Venus: Ballet: Venus In Ozone Heights - Kurt Weill
19. One Touch of Venus: Finaletto: Speak Low - Kurt Weill
20. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Ulysses Africanus: Lost In The Stars - Kurt Weill
21. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Ulysses Africanus: Lover Man - Kurt Weill
22. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Marie Galante: J'attends un navire - Kurt Weill
23. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Complainte del a Seine - Kurt Weill
24. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Happy End: Surabaya Johnny - Kurt Weill
25. Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Den wie man sich bettet - Kurt Weill

Customer Reviews:

Brecht sings!.......2003-02-02

Come on! A chance to hear Bertolt Brecht sing his own Mack the Knife before Bobby Darrin messed it up! How many CDs are going to have that?!

Some good, some bad, all Weill........2003-01-02

Kurt Weill and Broadway fans will probably feel an intense need to have this album, and I'm not sure I'd be able to dissuade them. There's some good stuff on this recording, to be sure, but a great deal of it is in German, and much of it might not interest even someone with just a casual interest in the material chronicled. While there's a strong representation of The Threepenny Opera (all in German), the selections from Lady in the Dark featuring Gertrude Lawrence and Danny Kaye are vital, as are the tracks of Mary Martin and Kenny Baker performing selected numbers from One Touch of Venus. (You can also hear Walter Huston performing a song from Knickerbocker Holiday, though it is, for some strange reason, "The Scars." It's an interesting historical record, but not a great song.) Lotte Lenya also sings some as well, which is a treat, but overall, this is a highly variable recording. Make sure you know exactly what you're getting beforehand, or you may be likely to find yourself--as I do--listening to only half the album.

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Tracks:

1. No. 2, My Homeland: Bohemian Fantasie
2. Old Folks At Home
3. Caprice viennois, Op. 2
4. Humoresque, Op. 101, No.7, In G-Flat
5. Thais: Meditation: (C-8944-2)
6. Thais: Meditation: (C-8944-3)
7. Tambourin chinois, Op.3
8. Liebesleid
9. Liebesfreud: (C-8951-1)
10. Liebesfreud: (C-8951-2)
11. No. 2, My Homeland: Bohemian Fantasie
12. Hungarian Dancer No. 5, In G Minor
13. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli
14. Caprice viennois, Op. 2
15. Moment Musical, D.780 - 3
16. Les fetes d'Hebe: Tambourin
17. Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: Chant sans paroles, No. 3
18. Chanson - Meditation
19. Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, In E Major: Gavotte
20. Orphee et Euridice: Melodie and Andante from 'Dance of the Blessed Spirits'
21. Schon Rosmarin
22. Andantino
23. Chanson Louis XIII And Pavane

Tracks:

1. Partita No. 3, BWV 1006, In E: Preludio
2. Liebesleid
3. Berceuse
4. Chanson - Meditation
5. Ombra mai fu: Largo
6. Aus Wien
7. No. 1, Songs Without Words, Op. 62 - Lieder ohne Worte - Romancess sans paroles: May Breezes
8. Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser: Austrian Imperial Hymn
9. No. 5 Of 7 Melodies: Angel's Serenade
10. Le Nil
11. Jocelyn: Lullaby - Berceuse
12. Ave Maria, D.839
13. Humoresque, Op. 101, No.7, In G Flat
14. Standchen, No. 4, Schwanengesang, D957: Serenade
15. Cavalleria Rusticana (Adapted From The Intermezzo): Ave Maria
16. (Melody Adapted From) Bach's Prelude No. 1, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book. I: Ave Maria
17. Larghetto, Sonatina, Op. 100, In G: Indian Lament
18. Concerto For Two Violins, BWV 1043, In D Minor: Vivace
19. Concerto For Two Violins, BWV 1043, In D Minor: Largo ma non tanto
20. Concerto For Two Violins, BWV 1043, In D Minor: Allegro

Tracks:

1. Aus Wien
2. Songs Without Words, Op.62: May Breezes, No. 1
3. Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser: Austrian Imperial Hymn
4. Op.46, No. 2 And Op.72, No.1 In G Minor: Slavonic Dance
5. Slavonic Dance, Op.72, No.2, In E Minor
6. The Rosary
7. Serenade espagnole
8. Tambourin chinois, Op.3
9. Mazurka, Op.67, No.4, In A Minor
10. Mighty Lak' a Rose
11. La serenata
12. Connais-tu le pays?
13. Serenata
14. Carme
15. Ballgerfluster, Lieder, Op.73: Flirtation, No.2
16. No.27, Lieder, Op.326: Calm As The Night
17. No.3, Souvenir de Hapsal, Op.2: Chant sans paroles
18. Partita, No.3, BWV 1006, In E Major: Gavotte
19. Wienerisch (Impression No. 12)
20. (Based On 'Du alter Stefansturm' From 'Der liebe Augustin' By Johan Brandl: The Old Refrain
21. Andaluza, Op.37, No.5: Spanish Dance
22. Berceuse romantique, Op.9
23. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55, No.4
24. Thais: Meditation

Tracks:

1. Liebesfreud
2. Aubade provencale (In The Style Of Couperin)
3. OId Folks At Home
4. Hungarian Dance No.5 In G Minor
5. No.2 from My Homeland: Bohemian Fantasie
6. Serenade
7. Les contes d'Hoffman: Barcarolle
8. Quartet, Op.11: Andante cantabile
9. Quintet, B. 11, No.5 In E Major: Minuet
10. Rondino On A Theme By Beethoven
11. L'Arlesienne: Adagietto
12. Underneath The Stars
13. The Big Show: Poor Butterfly
14. Rosamunde: Ballet Music No.2
15. Dream Of Youth
16. Minuet, Op.14, No.1 (Paraphrase By Kreisler)
17. Polichinelle
18. Moment misical, D.780-3
19. Les fetes d'Hebe: Tambourin
20. Beautiful Ohio
21. Paradise
22. La gitana
23. Gypsy Serenade
24. Sadko: Song Of India

Tracks:

1. Forsaken
2. No.1, Bandana Sketches, Op.12: Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen
3. Homoresque, Op.101, No.7 In G-Flat
4. When Night Descends, Op.4, No.3
5. O Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair, Op.4, No.4
6. The Last Hour, Op.34, No.6
7. Since You Went Away
8. Apple Blossoms: Who Can Tell?
9. Mary: The Love Nest
10. On Miami Shore
11. No.6, Lyric Pieces, Op.43: To Spring
12. Waltz, Op.39, No.15 In A Major
13. Melody In A Major
14. Toy Soldiers' March
15. Aucassin And Nicolette
16. Souvinir
17. Le Coq d'Or: Hymn To The Sun
18. Scheherazade, Mvt.III (adapted By Kreisler): Chanson arabe
19. Lotus Land, Op.47, No.1
20. Pale Moon (Indian Love Song)
21. Scheherazade, Mvt. IV (Adapted By Kreisler): Danse orientale
22. Cherry Ripe
23. Entr'acte, Op.46, No.2
24. Mazurka, Op.33, No.2 In A Major

Tracks:

1. Melodie, Op.16, No.2
2. Der Opernball: Im Chambre separee: Midnight Bells
3. Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses
4. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
5. Concerto, Op.35 In D Major: II. Canzonetta
6. Elegie slave, Morceaux, Op.53: Slavonic Lament, No.1
7. Symphony No. 96, 'Miracle': Menuet
8. Old French Gavotte
9. Poupee valsante
10. Molly On The Shore
11. Pierrot's Dance Song
12. Thais: Meditation
13. Slavonic Dance, Op.72, No.2 In E Minor
14. Dirge Of The North
15. The Old Refrain
16. Minuet, Op.14, No.1
17. Melody In A Major
18. Orange Blossoms: A Kiss In The Dark
19. Ombra mai fu: Largo
20. Caprice viennois, Op.2
21. Chansonette
22. Souvenir de Hapsal, Op.2: Chant sans paroles No.3
23. Symphonie espagnole, Op.21: Scherzando
24. Caprice antique
25. Legend Of The Canyon

Tracks:

1. Two Russian Folk Songs
2. Aloha Oe
3. American Indian Songs, Op.45: From The Land Of The Sky-Blue Water, No.1
4. 'New World' Symphony (Adapted By Kreisler): Negro Spiritual Melody
5. Menuets BWV Anh 114 & 115, Anna Magdalena Notebook: Menuet
6. La ritrovata figlia di Ottone II: Gavotte, No.22
7. The Student Prince: Deep In My Heart, Dear
8. Rose Marie: Indian Love Call
9. Andantino
10. At Dawning
11. Kreisler Serenade
12. Invocation
13. The Rose And The Nightingale, No.2, Songs, Op.2: Oriental Romance
14. Pieces, Op.10: Humoresque, No.2
15. Daisies, Op.38, No.3: Albumblatt
16. Frasquita: Hab' ein blaues Himmelbett: Serenade
17. Caprice viennois, Op.2
18. Liebesfreud
19. Liebesleid: (CVE-8950-6)
20. Liebesleid: (CVE-8950-7)
21. Blue Skies
22. Dance Of The Maidens, Op.48
23. Shepherd's Madrigal

Tracks:

1. Gypsy Caprice
2. Schon Rosmarin
3. Siete Canciones populares espanolas: Cancion, No.6
4. Espana, Op.165: Malaguena, No.3
5. Humoresque, Op.101, No.7 In G-Flat
6. Petite Suite: En bateau, No.2
7. Ruralia hungerica, Op.32c: Presto
8. Ruralia hungerica, Op.32c: Gypsy Andante (Andante rubato, alla zingaresca)
9. Ruralia hungerica, Op.32c: Molto vivace
10. Preludes, Book I, No.8: The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
11. Souvenir
12. Thais: Meditation: (CVE-8944-8)
13. Thais: Meditation: (CVE-8944-9)
14. Mighty Lak' A Rose
15. The Rosary
16. Old Folks At Home
17. La Vida breve: Danza espagnola
18. Espana, Op.165: Tango, No.2
19. Tambourin chinois, Op.3
20. Dance Of The Marionette
21. Rapsodie espagnole: Habanera
22. Nocturnal Tangier
23. Rondino On A Theme By Beethoven

Tracks:

1. Sonata, Op. 30, No.3 In G Major: Allegro assai
2. Sonata, Op. 30, No.3 In G Major: Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
3. Sonata, Op. 30, No.3 In G Major: Allegro vivace
4. Sonata, Op.45, In C Minor: Allegro molto ed appassionato
5. Sonata, Op.45, In C Minor: Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
6. Sonata, Op.45, In C Minor: Allegro animato
7. Sonata, D.574, In A Major: Allegro moderato
8. Sonata, D.574, In A Major: Scherzo: Presto; Trio
9. Sonata, D.574, In A Major: Andantino
10. Sonata, D.574, In A Major: Allegro vivace

Tracks:

1. Op.46, No.2 And Op.72, No.1: Slavonic Dance (In G Minor)
2. Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No.8 In G Major
3. Der Oppernball: Im Chambre separee: Midnight Bells
4. Sonatina, Op.100 In G Major: Indian Lament
5. Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op.55, No.4
6. Piece en forme de habenera
7. Londonerrry Air
8. Chanson Louis XIII And Pavane (In The Style Of Couperin)
9. Schon Rosmarin
10. (Based On) 'Du alter Stefansturm' From 'Die Liebe Augustin' By Johann Brandl: The Old Refrain
11. Siete canciones populares spanolas: Jota, No.4
12. Orphee et Euridice (Andante From 'Dance Of The Blessed Spirits'): Melodie
13. Polichinelle
14. La Precieuse (In The Style Of Couperin)
15. Rosamunde: Ballet Music No.2
16. Mvt. I, Concerto No.1 In D Major (Arranged By Kreisler): Concerto In One Movement

Tracks:

1. Caprice viennois, Op.2
2. Tambourin chinois
3. Liebesfreud
4. Liebesleid
5. La gitana
6. Schon Rosmarin
7. Concerto In C Major (In The Style Of Vivaldi): Allegro energico ma non troppo
8. Concerto In C Major (In The Style Of Vivaldi): Andante doloroso
9. Concerto In C Major (In The Style Of Vivaldi): Allegro molto
10. Rondino On A Theme By Beethoven
11. The Old Refrain
12. Londonderry Air
13. Der Opernball: Im Chambre separee: Midnight Bells
14. Marche miniature viennoise
15. Rondo all'ongarese, Trio H.XV, No.25: Hungarian Rondo
16. Chanson Louis XIII And Pavane (In The Style Of Couperin)
17. The Rosary
18. The King Steps Out: Stars In My Eyes
19. RCA Victor Orchestra: Viennese Rhapsodic Fantsietta

Amazon.com

A Fritz Kreisler recording can always be recognized by the violinist's beefy, baritonal sonority, inimitable portamento, and communicative warmth. Most of the repertoire here consists of the short, encore pieces that prevailed in the era of 78rpm records, many penned or arranged by Kreisler, who was always on the lookout for memorable tunes. Familiar classics like the duets with John McCormack, and Schubert, Beethoven, and Grieg sonata collaborations with Rachmaninoff turn up alongside rare alternate takes and Kreisler's lone recording as a piano soloist in Dvořak's Humoresque. One should savor these musical sweetmeats in small portions, rather than wolfing down each disc in chronological gulps. Ward Marston's transfers are beyond praise. -- Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Kind of Amazing.......2005-12-08

First thing I be wondering is where RCA (BMG--now probably Wal-Mart) got the idea that a $120 set of Kreisler faves--most short 78-era items--would be marketable? I'd love to check the Homeland Security records and see just who bought this set. I would never have sprung for it but now that I was given one I have to comment on it. Amazing!

First, there's the playing. This is a professionally ebullient fiddler. Technically astounding, but with the communicative warmth the other reviewers seem to uniformly note. I find violin tiring to the ear sometimes, but not this guy's violin. A joy to listen to.

Second, the selection. Fairly much 11 discs of solid "pop" music--a kind of Fiedlerian dream world where every piece catches the attention usually because of potent melodic pungency. I found myself looking forward to each cut, knowing I would be well-rewarded. Kreisler chose his repertoire well.

Third, oh yeah sure, nostalgia. Everything here is an echo of a world that passed largely by 1914 and was already deep nostalgia for many by the time these last recordings were made in the 1940s. I'm not sure there's anything wrong with that, it's a kind of longing not for an idealized past but for aspects of that past that are clearly missing in the world today (or even back in 1948 when the last tracks were set down). Heck, I listen to Beethoven and find myself getting nostalgic for an era when my local department store music department would make a big deal out of a new Bernstein release and a major network would actually give Lennie time to talk about classical music to the masses.

Anyway, I never intended to own the collection, now I do and I'd replace it in the blink of an eye. Charming and entertaining from disc one to disc eleven.

Almost painfully beautiful music/playing.......2005-05-08

It is one of the real advatages of modern life that we can still hear and be moved by artists from the early 20th century. As listners, there are probably psychological factors that predispose us to be touched by the original rather than someone imitating a style from the past. Part of the psychological impact for me is the nostalgia element and connections this music has to memories of my ancestors who where alive when this music was being played and recorded. But beyond the listener's psychological factor(s) the artists from the early 20th century had a completely different set of musical and non-musical experiences from our contempory artists. A contemporary artist trying to duplicate the style from another era often sounds false and affected. Regardless, ultimately performances have to stand on their own musical merit. These most definately do.

Absolutely Ravishing!.......2001-03-24

Ever since he first toured The U.S as a child in 1888 with pianist Moritz Rosenthal Fritz Kreisler's musical talents have left us spellbound. His playing combines a searching intelligence with intense and delightful musicality, his mellow honey-like tone appeals to the heartstrings, and awakens enthusiasm in his listeners. He was a great violinist who at the same time could touch and charm his audience. I highly reccomend this set to all lovers of the violin!

Absolutely Ravishing!.......2001-03-24

Ever since he first toured The U.S as a child in 1888 with pianist Moritz Rosenthal Fritz Kreisler's musical talents have left us spellbound. His playing combines a searching intelligence with intense and delightful musicality, his mellow honey-like tone appeals to the heartstrings, and awakens enthusiasm in his listeners. He was a great violinist who at the same time could touch and charm his audience. I highly reccomend this set to all lovers of the violin!

Absolutely Incredible!.......1999-12-10

I would give this set a 10 stars, if I were allowed to. Kreisler has been my favorite violinist as far as I can remember, and have never gotten tired of his playing (and never will be either!) His playing has deceptive ease and elegance that makes people forget how phenominal his technique was(just listen to his crystalline trills and amazing articulation of fast runs). And even at his sweetest moments, his performance always had strong backbone and never sank into tasteless sentimentality. Kreisler's playing was really one of the kind and anyone who loves violin should listen to his recordings. I cannot recommend this set highly enough! The CD transfer is excellent.

Average customer rating: A valuable collection. A good sampling of the last days of an inimitable artist.

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Tracks:

1. God Keep You Is My Prayer
2. At The Mid Hour Of Night
3. When I Awake
4. Down By The Sally Gardens
5. She Rested By The Broken Brook
6. Jesus Christ The Son Of God
7. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
8. Silent Noon
9. The Street Sounds To The Soldiers' Tread
10. Loveliest Of Trees
11. While In The Moon The Long RoadLies
12. The Dawn Will Break
13. The Village That Nobody Knows
14. Praise Ye The Lord
15. Linden Lea
16. The White Peace
17. Little Boats
18. She Moved Through The Fair
19. No, Not More Welcome
20. The Green Bushes
21. Bantry Bay
22. Maureen (Irish Cradle Song)
23. Our Finest Hour
24. Our Finest Hour
25. Smilin' Through

Tracks:

1. The Devout Lover
2. Oh, Promise Me (Romanaza)
3. A Rose Still Blooms In Picardy
4. Jerusalem
5. A Rose Still Blooms In Picardy
6. Will You Go With Me
7. Night Hynm At Sea
8. Still As The Night
9. Off To Philadelphia
10. Come Back My Love
11. Here In The Quiet Hills
12. God Bless America
13. The Battle Hymn Of The American Republic
14. Interview And Conversation - The Gentle Maiden
15. I'll Walk Beside You
16. By The Lakes OF Killarney
17. Love Thee, Dearest, Love Thee
18. A Children's Prayer In Wartime
19. One Love Forever
20. Say A Little Prayer
21. Ave Verum Corpus
22. To Chloe
23. Waiting For You

Customer Reviews:

A valuable collection........2003-01-12

Admirers of this very major singer may well judge this to be the very best collection of John McCormack reissues on the market. It gathers together everything he recorded in the last twenty months of his singing life. Joining with accompanist Gerald Moore at London's Abbey Road Studios, he recorded sometimes as many as six items at a recording session.

Gerald Moore, in his autobiography, recalled that John McComack was averse both to rehearsing and to recording more than one take of each song. Of the dozens of items here, almost all derive from a first take. Only once was there a tiny error. It occurred in the song "The Green Bushes". Listen carefully, and you will hear John McCormack begin to sing "So sweetly she sang" before correcting it, in the nick of time, to "So sweetly sang she". There was never a chance to do another take, but fortunately the item was eventually issued after McCormack's death. Indeed, there are many items here that were issued posthumously, and at least six published here for the first time. A couple of duets with Maggie Teyte have had little or no circulation. One of them here sounds to be copied from a slightly faulty but perhaps only existing copy.

In the old-fashioned, sentimental and imprecise terminology of his day, McCormack sang from his heart, and aimed to touch the hearts of his hearers. It is fortunate that sound recording caught these performances so well, before emphysema silenced McCormack forever, and it is fortunate that Pavilion Records and supervisor Brian Fawcett-Johnston make them available today.

A good sampling of the last days of an inimitable artist........1999-04-21

By the time these performances were put to wax, McCormack's voice was twenty or more years past it's prime. But, unlike most classically trained singers, McCormack's vocal limitations appear to have encouraged a more musically adventurous approach to his singing. His later recordings have an immediacy and sponteneity that is absolutely unique to a singer of his era and training. His singing is, in fact, more like that of a "pop" singer, in that the voice takes a back seat to the phrasing, and ablility to convey a lyric with honest emotion instead of histrionics. The clarity of tone, and the ring of the high notes is gone in these recordings, but the "presence" of McCormack the songster is stronger than ever. The transfers are excellent, as we have come to expect from Pearl. While the fidelity is not what most expect from today's recording techniques, to my ear they are more satisfying. The voice is recorded up-front and very clearly, and we can revel in the knowledge that it was all originally recorded "honestly"; that is, without edits and without electronic alterations of any sort. McCormack was a great artist who never became boring. In this day of bellicose tenors who are content to sing the same repertoire in the same manner year after year, that is saying a lot. If McCormack's singing is new to you, do yourself a favor and get this one. Also pick up one of his youthful operatic recitals, and you will come to know just what a great performer and amazingly varied artist he was. Enjoy, for his like will probably not be heard again.

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