The Poet

Product Description
Digitally remastered reissue of the soul great's 1981 album, complete with two newly recorded acoustic bonus tracks, 'Games' & 'Secrets', and a full-colour fold out booklet. 10 tracks total including the international hits 'If You Think You're Lonely Now' and 'Where Do We Go From Here'. 1999 release.

The Poet,Bobby Womack,Razor & Tie,Pop,Quiet Storm,R&B,Smooth Soul,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues

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Average customer rating: Best new ska record in years Tim Goes Roots Punk is dead Tim Armstrong shows his reggae side A non groupie review...what a concept

A Poet's Life Tim Armstrong Manufacturer: Hellcat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ska Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Reggae Hit L.A. The Aggrolites New Maps of Hell ...And Out Come The Wolves Music from Regions Beyond ASIN: B000OY8NEM Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

1. Wake Up
2. Hold On
3. Into Action
4. Translator
5. Take This City
6. Inner City Violence
7. Oh No
8. Lady Demeter
9. Among the Dead
10. Cold Blooded

Album Description

This began as a thank you from Tim to Rancid fans, to be released one track at a time on the Internet to tide fans over until the next Rancid full-length. But when KROQ in LA began heavily playing the explosive track, "Into Action", plans changed. So here's Armstrong's first solo release, backed by some of the strongest radio support since the days of "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho". With a killer old-school two-tone groove, helped along by Hellcat label mates The Aggrolites, "A Poet's Life" is loose, punky, infectious, and shamelessly danceable. Bonus DVD features videos of every song and a cool featurette on the making of the album and videos.

Customer Reviews:

Best new ska record in years.......2007-07-25

I don't do reviews but I just have to let people know how good this disc is. I am a huge fan of 2Tone and early ska, this is fantastic, catchy groovy little CD that will get stuck in your CD palyer on repeat for weeks. The perfect summer disc. This is the first new ska cd I have enjoyed start to finish in a decade. If you liked OP Ivy and 2Tone you will love this, if your looking for punck this isnt it.

Tim Goes Roots.......2007-07-03

This won't be long winded... This album is great, it's fun and done very well. It's a perfecrt record for this summer. Reggae goes great in the heat... Buy this now, thank me later.

Punk is dead.......2007-06-28

I was so excited to see Tim Armstrong had a new CD out. I love Rancid. I bought Boxcar Racer and the Transplants because he was on them. But don't expect anything even close to any of that. It's a slow, boring mixture of reggae, steel drums, horns, and more reggae. I think 6 of the 10 songs start out exactly the same, the other 4 begin and you wonder if its going to be a Billy Joel song. His voice just isn't fitting to the music being played.
He sings about Rock and Roll and Punk but never plays any.
It makes you wonder is this really him and he's been fooling us for all those years? Poetry it is not.

Tim Armstrong shows his reggae side.......2007-06-19

I've been a big fan of The Aggrolites for a while and a Op Ivy and Rancid fan for much longer. I heard a couple of these tracks on the website before this was an actual album. I'm not going to jump on the bandwagon right away and say this is amazing. The reggae music is awesome and really makes this worthwhile courtesy of The Aggrolites, but Tim as a solo vocalist is pretty disappointing. When he's with Lars and Rancid he can be amazing, but on some of the tracks on this album he sounds a little like he's trying to be raggaetone which is weird (especially on Into Action).

As far as comparisons to Op Ivy, I'm not sure you can even make a comparison. Op Ivy was extremely punky, fast and skacore. Not like this album at all. I would compare this one to Rancid's Life Won't Wait album a lot more easily than Op Ivy.

I'm glad he leaves out the gangster stuff he was getting into with the Transplants. There is definitely some Clash influence on this album. Overall, if you want a good pick-me-up reggae/ska album with some Tim Armstrong spirit pick this up.

A non groupie review...what a concept.......2007-06-15

The first three songs on this album are really song. Great reggae and ska inspired tunes, reminiscent of Op IVY. I can even overlook that Tim is singing with a pop punk teenager on "into action" and enjoy the tune. What I can't over look is that the album really falls apart after the first three songs. The rest of the album sound like demos...or transplants outtakes. Pretty disappointing. I love ska, punk, and reggae, but these are dull tunes. The only song I can stand on the rest of the album is "among the dead" and that's because it hints at an OP Ivy reunion. I can only hope after hearing this record....

Average customer rating: Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher--Tom T. Hall Quality Collection, but Interesting Song Selection An interesting, but incomplete, collection A wonderful retrospective album from one of the best The perfect compilation of music by the storyteller

Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher Tom T. Hall Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Essential Tom T. Hall: Twentieth Anniversary Collection-The Story Songs In Search of a Song/The Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers Country Songs for Children Tom T.Hall - Greatest Hits No. 2 Ultimate Collection ASIN: B000001EDY Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Old Dogs, Children, And Watermelon Wine
2. Magnificent Music Machine
3. A Million Miles To The City
4. I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew
5. The Hitch-Hiker
6. Ballad Of Forty Dollars
7. I Hope It Rains At My Funeral
8. Turn It On, Turn It On, Turn It On
9. Strawberry Farms
10. Watergate Blues
11. I Want To See The Parade
12. 100 Children
13. The Year That Clayton Delaney Died
14. The Son Of Clayton Delaney
15. The Old Side Of Town
16. I Can't Dance
17. Last Of The Drifters
18. Mama Bake A Pie (Daddy Kill A Chicken)
19. A Week In A Country Jail
20. Spokane Motel Blues
21. Homecoming
22. Ravishing Ruby
23. Hello, We're Lonely
24. Down At The Mall
25. Fox On The Run

Tracks:

1. Shoeshine Man
2. Flat-Footin' It
3. Old Five And Dimers Like Me
4. Willy The Wandering Gypsy And Me
5. More About John Henry
6. Give Her My Best
7. Pamela Brown
8. I Flew Over Our House Last Night
9. Molly And Tenbrooks
10. The Monkey That Became President
11. That's How I Got To Memphis
12. Mama's Got The Catfish Blues
13. I Like Beer
14. Day Drinkin'
15. That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
16. Salute To A Switchblade
17. Margie's At The Lincoln Park Inn
18. Subdivision Blues
19. America The Ugly
20. Hang Them All (Get The Guilty)
21. Levi Jones
22. Faster Horses (The Cowboy And The Poet)
23. I'm Forty Now
24. Deal
25. Me And Jesus

Amazon.com

If you hear Tom T. Hall's name and immediately think of "Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine" or "Harper Valley P.T.A.," this box set will be a revelation. The overview may begin with "Old Dogs," but it quickly turns to his keenest, most enduring work. Hall is the Raymond Carver of country songwriters: like no one before or since, he writes vignettes that are at once incredibly sad and funny, acute in detail, deep in common, human wisdom. Focusing on his strongest and frequently overlooked material, this overview is a tribute to Hall the narrative craftsman, the journalist of the interiors and exteriors of country life. "Harper Valley P.T.A." might not be here, but the memorable stories are: "I Flew over Our House Last Night," "Spokane Motel Blues," "I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew," and what just might be his finest tale, "I Hope It Rains at My Funeral." From his great satirical work to his honest love songs, all are rendered in an inimitable, true colloquial voice. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher--Tom T. Hall.......2005-05-18

First of all, Tom T. Hall is a great person and a gentlemen as I got to meet him when he was just getting started, traveling with his friend Jimmy C. Newman whom he wrote "D.J. for a Day", and "Artificial Rose". At the time that I met him, he had his first hit "Harper Valley P.T.A." with Jeannie C. Riley which was a number one hit.
This collection is the best overview of his career. Many of his albums are not out of print and this group represents his top 20 singles and album cuts. This is a "must have" collection for the Tom T. Hall fans; the Rod McKuen of country music.

Quality Collection, but Interesting Song Selection.......2003-12-26

Once again, another Quality Collection from Tom T but as with other collections, obvious songs associted with Tom T are missing. The two most blanant obmissions are "Sneaky Snake" and "I Love", I would have thought these two songs could have been included since they are two of his biggest and well known songs. Also there is no order to the selections, it is like they threw the songs in a pile and drew them out with their eyes closed. The booklet included has a Bio on Tom T but no track to track insight or information about the songs.
However, given the fact that much of Tom T's music is unavailable or unissued on CD this is a refreshing collection, 50 songs included in the set and just about every track is worthy of being included. It just does not make sense to leave out some of the singer's biggest hits. However, if you buy the old Greatest Hits Vol 2, which includes the big songs left off this box set, in addition to this box you will have the best songs from this country legend

An interesting, but incomplete, collection.......2002-12-29

Before I bought this, I had Greatest hits 1 and 2 on CD - they were once available as a single CD - but I wanted more of Tom's music, so I bought this box. It is an extremely interesting collection of songs (as I expected) but it doesn't include all the classics. There are enough great songs of Tom's that could have filled a third CD of equal standard to the first two.

Many of his greatest hits are included, including Old dogs children and watermelon wine (my favorite), Faster horses (one of several hits missing from Greatest hits 1 and 2), I like beer, 100 children, Ballad of forty dollars and The year that Clayton Delaney died. You also get Tom's versions of some songs he wrote but which have been covered by others, including I washed my face in the morning dew, Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn, Pamela Brown and That's how I got to Memphis. Three duets are included, these being Last of the Drifters (with Johnny Cash - it originally appeared on one of his albums), Molly and Tenbrooks (with Bill Monroe) and Hello we're lonely (with Patti Page). Elsewhere, the two CD's are filled with great songs, some of which I'd never heard before and which provide great entertainment.

The obvious omissions are I miss a lot of trains, I care, I love, Country is, The little lady preacher, Who's gonna feed them hogs, Sneaky snake, Little bitty and Harper Valley PTA. However, don't let the omissions put you off buying this - there are plenty of tracks here that are not available on any other CD. It is interesting that Tom suggests (in the booklet) that he never recorded Harper Valley PTA, saying that he didn't need to - yet a version is available on Ultimate collection (which is not that - like every other Tom T Hall collection, it misses some essentials).

As I write this, it is not possible to buy one Tom T Hall collection that contains all the essentials, but this is a great place to start. Most of the omissions I listed can be found on Greatest hits 2.

A wonderful retrospective album from one of the best.......1999-08-11

I've enjoyed the work of Tom T. Hall since I was 5 or 6 years old and my dad played "Sneaky Snake" for me. His songs still impress me so much; at his best, he'll make you laugh and cry and shrug and smile, all in the same song. His voice and his stories couldn't be more real. I grew up in Kentucky and, as long as I have Tom T.'s songs to listen to, I'll never be too far away. This is a really good collection of some (but not all) of his best work. Recommended highly.

The perfect compilation of music by the storyteller.......1998-11-26

The title of this boxed set says it all. On the box set are many of his classics ranging from hits to album cuts. There are great liner notes by Robert K. Oermann, who compiled the set and the songs speak for themselves. If you want to listen to country storytelling at its best, pick this collection up. The songs on this collection are what he should be remembered for and they confirm that he is the storyteller.

Average customer rating: Great Teaching Tool Donna Diana William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures Blockbuster demo disk! Fantastic!

William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Famous Overtures 25 Thunderous Classics Rossini: Overtures (14) Orchestral Spectaculars Symphonic Spectacular ASIN: B000003CTP Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Light Cavalry
2. Daniel-Francois Auber
3. Zampa
4. Poet And Peasant
5. Donna Diana
6. Orpheus In The Underworld
7. William Tell

Customer Reviews:

Great Teaching Tool.......2007-05-29

The pieces on this disc represent some of the more intersting and dynamc overtures, very suitable for music appreciation classes to point out use of classics and neo-classical music in contemporary culture

Donna Diana.......2005-07-28

This CD has a nice mix of the familiar and unfamiliar --- but all are upbeat and fun to listen to. Well worth the price.

William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures.......2002-09-10

Suppe's Light Calvary and Poet and Peasant Overtures were absolutely grand, as were Daniel-Francois Auber's Fra Diavolo, Herold's Zampa, Reznicek's Donna Diana, Offenbachs Orpheus in the Underworld, and the magnificent William Tell Overture by Rossini. One word of caution: this CD will really test your stereo, the bass actually thunders, and will blow your socks off. Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Orchestra did a fine job, I would recommend this CD to anyone who loves the thunderous music of an orchestra, you cannot go wrong buying this CD, I love it on the car stereo and at home.

Blockbuster demo disk!.......2000-09-22

The Telarc label does it again. This is the perfect disk for showing off your sound system. Great recordings and great selection of overtures. I've been listening to this CD for about 15 years now and the Orpheus in the Underworld track still sends chills up my spine.

Fantastic!.......2000-05-26

Couldn't ask for anything more from a CD full of famous overtures. Kunzel and co. rock my world yet again.

Average customer rating: Poet he is... Adults only! Virtuoso pop piano playing Carmen Cavalero, Poet of the Piano Poetry in Ivory

Poet of the Piano Carmen Cavallaro Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Alone Together: The Art of the Cocktail Piano Night & Day My Sentimental Heart: 1946 Stairway to the Stars: More Cocktail Piano Favorites Dancing With Duchin ASIN: B00005QITB Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

1. Chopin's Polonaise - Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra
2. Stormy Weather - Carmen Cavallaro
3. More I See You - Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra
4. I'm Getting Sentimental over You - Carmen Cavallaro
5. In Acapulco - Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra
6. Time on My Hands - Carmen Cavallaro
7. Enlloro (Voodoo Moon) - Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra
8. I Can't Begin to Tell You - Carmen Cavallaro, Bing Crosby
9. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me - Carmen Cavallaro, Bing Crosby
10. Carioca - Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra
11. Night and Day - Carmen Cavallaro
12. Dancing in the Dark - Carmen Cavallaro
13. Full Moon and Empty Arms - Carmen Cavallaro, Bob Eberly
14. Body and Soul - Carmen Cavallaro
15. Sweet Marie - The Andrews Sisters, Carmen Cavallaro
16. Brazil - Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra
17. How Soon? (Will I Be Seeing You) - Carmen Cavallaro, Bing Crosby
18. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Carmen Cavallaro
19. Nostalgias - Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra
20. Cheek to Cheek - Carmen Cavallaro, Dick Haymes
21. All Alone - Carmen Cavallaro, Dick Haymes
22. Moon Was Yellow - Carmen Cavallaro
23. Cancion Delmar (Song of the Sea) - Carmen Cavallaro
24. Anitra's Boogie - Carmen Cavallaro & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Poet he is..........2006-06-08

You won't be sorry that you purchased this if you love this era of music. He is a truly amazing piano player. I first fell in love with this music from the movie "Eddy Duchin Story" which is a must see. You can find yourself wrapped in a trance when you listen to this as it brings back the days..

Adults only!.......2006-06-02

Deathless classics of American popular song in creative and virtuoso performances by one of the best popular pianists of his day, presented in the original monophonic sound with just enough modern electronic processing to remove some of the surface noise without interferring with the original sound. Not for those who know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

Virtuoso pop piano playing.......2006-02-12

If you watch a movie about the life of Eddy Duchin ("The Eddy Duchin Story"), you will discover how skillful Cavallaro was because he was the player in the film. Try to find this movie to understand what I mean.

He had a very characteristic personal style of interpretation.
If you do not know his style, verify if you can appreciate it in the samples of the albums Christmas (listen "Jingle Bells") and in the album "My Sentimental Heart: 1946" (listen "Lover").

The recordings of this album are old but OK, so that do not expect too much in this respect.

I like very much his "Manhattan" interpretation (that is contained in this album).

Carmen Cavalero, Poet of the Piano.......2002-11-06

Old tunes dubbed in mono. Yor get what you pay for

Poetry in Ivory.......2002-11-06

This new CD includes recordings made between 1940 and 1947. They are monophonic. After thorough re-mastering many of them still show their age. However, despite some technical flaws, this album
contains many well known standards, that made Cavallaro famous.
Performance of "Brasil" or "Dancing in the Dark',"Carioca" played by
33 year old pianist show his improvisational skills and unmatched
virtuosity as well as his characteristic ornate style. On many of these recordings Cavallaro and his band play as instrumental accompaniment for Bing Crosby , Dick Haynes or Andrews Sisters where Cavallaro remains in the background. All recordings remain a great gift to all Cavallaro admirers bringing back a flavor
of an era of big bands and unforgettable piano soloists.

Average customer rating: A Great First Buy on Ralph Vaughan Williams. Vaughan Williams' wonderful music at last... Previn & Vaughan Williams: An Excellent Coupling Can't get any better Comprehensive and Impressive Collection

Vaughan Williams: The Nine Symphonies Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Euphonium | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Tuba | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works Sibelius: The 7 Symphonies; Finlandia; Kullervo; etc. Ludwig van Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies - Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra Kurt Atterberg: The Symphonies (Box Set) Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; The Lark Ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; English Folk Song Suite; In the Fen Country; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 ASIN: B00011MK74 Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

1. A Song For All Seas, All Ships - Andante Maestoso - London Symphony Chorus
2. On The Beach At Night, Alone - Largo Sostenuto - London Symphony Chorus
3. Scherzo: The Waves - Allegro Brillante - London Symphony
4. The Explorers - Grave E Molto Adagio - London Symphony Chorus

Tracks:

1. Lento: Allegro Risoluto
2. Lento
3. Scherzo (Nocturne)
4. Andante Con Moto; Maestoso Alla Marcia; Allegro; Lento; Epilogue
5. Allegro Pesante - James Oliver Buswell IV
6. Adagio - James Oliver Buswell IV
7. Presto - James Oliver Buswell IV
8. Overture

Tracks:

1. Molto Moderato - Douglas Cummings
2. Lento Moderato - Douglas Cummings
3. Moderato Pesante - Douglas Cummings
4. Lento - Douglas Cummings
5. Allegro
6. Andante Moderato
7. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
8. Finale Con Epilogo Fugato: Allegro Molto

Tracks:

1. Preludio: Moderato
2. Scherzo: Prestso
3. Romanza: Lento
4. Passacaglia: Moderato
5. Explorer
6. Poet
7. Queen
8. Allegro Moderato - John Fletcher
9. Romanza: Andante Sostenuto - John Fletcher
10. Finale: Rondo Alla Tedesca - John Fletcher

Tracks:

1. Allegro
2. Moderato
3. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
4. Epilogue: Moderato
5. Moderato Maestoso
6. Andante Sostenuto
7. Scherzo: Allegro Pesante
8. Andante Tranquillo

Tracks:

1. Spoken Introduction - The Ambrosian Singers
2. Prelude: Andante Maestoso - The Ambrosian Singers
3. Spoken Introduction - The Ambrosian Singers
4. Scherzo: Moderato; Poco Animato - The Ambrosian Singers
5. Spoken Introduction - The Ambrosian Singers
6. Landscape: Lento - The Ambrosian Singers
7. Spoken Introduction - The Ambrosian Singers
8. Intermezzo: Andante Sostenuto - The Ambrosian Singers
9. Spoken Introduction - The Ambrosian Singers
10. Epilogue: Alla Marcia Moderato (Ma Non Troppo) - The Ambrosian Singers
11. Fantasia (Variazioni Senza Tema)
12. Scherzo Alla Marcia (Per Stromenti A Fiato)
13. Cavatina (Per Stromenti Ad Arco)
14. Toccata

Customer Reviews:

A Great First Buy on Ralph Vaughan Williams........2007-06-05

Up until recently, I was only vaguely familiar with the music of British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. After reading the reviews and noticing the lower than usual price for this set, I thought I'd give it a listen. I'm definitely glad I did as this is some very beautiful music indeed.
All nine of Vaughan William's symphonies are included here along with four bonus pieces, the Concerto Accademico for Violin, the Bass Tuba Concerto, "Three Portraits from the England of Elizabeth" and the overture for the stage play "The Wasps".
Conductor Andre Previn definitely brings these works to life in a mighty way. The "Sea Symphony" is a real standout with its beautiful choral arrangements and orchestrations. Other standouts are the "Pastoral" third symphony and the dramatic Stravinsky-esque fourth symphony.
Indeed, all of the music here is something special and I'm very satisfied to have this set as my introduction to the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Like other reviewers have stated here, this is definitely a must-have collection and I can't think of a better way to start a Vaughan Williams library than with this.

A small footnote: After listening to the first movement of "A Sea Symphony", it may be quite possible that John Lennon sampled a small section of it for "Revolution 9" on the Beatles' White Album. The section in question occurs roughly 12 minutes into the first movement. It's very brief but it immediately stuck out once it was heard.

Vaughan Williams' wonderful music at last..........2007-04-21

Ralph Vaughan Williams was in my opinion one of the very greatest composers of music. Never content with what he had just written, but nevertheless staunch in his principles, over his lifetime he created a series of amazingly vital and original pieces. I could write many pages about these works, so will just say a little about my favorite of all, the incredible Symphony No 8 in D minor. Written at the extraordinary age of 86, the sheer musical inventiveness of this truly unbelievable piece is without equal and I include here all the "great" classical composers such as Beethoven, Brahms and the like. The first movement "Variations in search of a theme" is serious, thought-provoking and modern, yet unmistakably RVW. Its one of the most original first movements ever written ( owing nothing whatsoever to the classical tradition) and though asking more questions than it answers, is a movement even if you have never listened to any of RVWs music before demands attention and absolutely requires you to listen more. The second movement "Cavatina" is one of the most ghostly-beautiful slow movements ever written. The only thing I can really compare it with is RVWs own "The Lark Ascending" though for me this is a far more complex and challenging piece. I have listened to Barber's famous " Adagio for Strings", written at about the same time as this,and for me, this is an even greater and more moving piece - well Barber hadn't written the so-called "Pastoral" Symphony for practice had he ? The third movement is a typically gruff RVW scherzo. I can just see the old geezer galumphing round his garden complaining about his musicians, modern taxation, life in general... It's really funny and whenever can you say that of Mozart, Beethoven , Brahms and company...?The fourth movement is is ...how on earth do you describe this absolutely extraordinary finale. Part village band, part religious apotheosis, this is music truly not of the everyday earth which we inhabit, but something much more glorious, more astonishing... In this movement RVW uses just about every musical instrument known to man - he must have had enormous fun composing it... but the first entry of the celeste is the moment you all need to listen for.

André Previn has chosen some of the very finest of RVWs works to record on this set and for me this is his greatest testament as a conductor. His sheer (and somewhat amazing in itself as a jazz musician) love for RVWs music comes out tops here. A great recording and an absolutely tremendous bargain.

Previn & Vaughan Williams: An Excellent Coupling.......2007-01-10

I have some of these recordings on RCA Red Seal LPs from the late 1960's. I think it is one the best of three symphony cycles in my possession. The other two are Colin Davis/Sibelius and Herbert Blomstedt/Nielsen. Some of my RVW LPs are Adrian Boult and some are Andre Previn. I prefer Previn. Previn really digs into this music. My three favorites: #2 (London), #3 (Pastoral) and #5. It gives me goose bumps being able to listen to them without rice krispies in the background. Kudos to RCA for re-releasing these gems.

Can't get any better.......2004-07-19

If you've ever thought of getting all of the RVW symphonies but haven't, because of cost or what not, there are no more excuses. This is the best set ever. Previn and the LSO had a magical relationship 30 years ago, and no one has ever done these symphonies better. If you find some of them tough nuts to crack, don't worry; RVW isn't easy music, but it is well worth it. It's not supposed to be simple. The only caveat: analog sound. Now RCA was capable of great sound in the 1970's, and the sound is frankly better than the newer RCA series with Slatkin. But if superb digital sound is paramount, you won't go wrong with Handley's set with Liverpool. It's another top notch cycle. Still, I rate Previn tops in this music. RCA is to be commended for releasing this set, as well as the others in the series...check them out!

Comprehensive and Impressive Collection.......2004-04-07

Listen to the bold beginning of Ralph Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony, and you've captured the essence of VW at his best. This is the first of 9 symphonies by a composer who is surely England's greatest Symphonist. His essays in the form span the first half of the twentieth century, but include few of its radical elements. Vaughan Williams was a traditionalist throughout, and surely it was that conservative outlook that drew him to the symphonic form in the first place.

Listening to his second symphony, A London Symphony, one hears typical Vaughan Williams-almost entirely melodic in its conception, with lots of diatonic, modal or pentatonic writing, and a touch of chromatic harmony to flavour the melody. It's beautiful, and the music spans a wide emotional gamut from intense introspection to joyous celebration. Only in the 4th Symphony does VW really open himself to a more contrapuntal and dissonant style, and the consequence is that the composition becomes quite reminiscent of Prokofiev or Schostakovich, the two other great Symphonists of the time. Following the 5th Symphony, however, I feel that VW's artistic output suffers. The later pieces, with the exception of the 7th Symphony, Sinfonia Antarctica-based on music he'd composed for the film Scott of the Antarctic--lack the vigor and excitement of the earlier works. They're more introspective, perhaps as befits an older composer, but they don't speak to me as strongly as, say, the later symphonies of Mahler or Schostakovich. Perhaps it is that VW was resistant to change in his basic musical outlook, but by the 1950's, the diatonic/pentatonic ideas he frequented had become increasingly irrelevant. That VW was brilliant and a master craftsman is unquestionable, but he seemed to need new fuel for his compositional fires and was unwilling to consider the atonality of Schoenberg and his followers, the rhythmic vitality of Stravinsky and Bartok, or even the orchestral colours and dramatic juxtapositions of Gustav Mahler. There are still many moments of brilliance, but as a whole the later works move me less.

All of the performances by Andre Previn and the London symphony Orchestra are superb-no one plays this music better. With 9 Symphonies and four other orchestral works-the Concerto Accademico, the Tuba Concerto, the Wasps Overture, and Three Portraits from The England of Elisabeth-this collection is packed with value, and I can scarcely do it justice in the limited room I have. While the Concerto Accademico seems aptly titled and not terribly engaging, the Three Portraits are a gem of VW's work for television. Its worth the price for the first two symphonies and the Sinfonia Antarctica alone, everything else is just gravy--or perhaps I should say, baked beans on toast! All in all, a terrific deal.

Average customer rating: A worthwhile contribution to musical history Just plain fun Enjoyable and Fun Taste of America! Weak Music light, fun music

Gottschalk: A Night in the Tropics Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Galops | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gottschalk | Gottschalk, Louis Moreau | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Etudes | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Etudes | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Symphonies | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Gottschalk, Louis Moreau | ( G ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Piano Music A Gottschalk Festival Gottschalk: Works for piano solo, four hands & with orchestra Gottschalk: Piano Music Gottschalk: Piano Music for 2 and 4 hands ASIN: B00004D3IV Release Date: 2000-02-22

Tracks:

1. Celebre Tarantelle, Op. 67, No.5
2. Souvenir de Porto Rico, Marche des Gibaros
3. The Dying Poet, Meditation
4. Tournament Galop
5. O! ma charmante
6. Le Bananier, Chanson Negre
7. Manchega, Etude de Concert
8. Celebre Tarantelle, Op. 67, No.4
9. Berceuse (Cradle Song)
10. Symphonie romantique, 'A Night In The Tropics': I Noche en los Tropicos
11. Symphonie romantique, 'A Night In The Tropics': II Festa Criolla

Customer Reviews:

A worthwhile contribution to musical history.......2006-06-29

The reviewers who complain of "naive" and "weak" orchestration should read the liner notes. The orchestrations are not Gottschalk's, mostly, but those of Richard Rosenberg, artistic director of the Hot Springs Music Festival. And while it may seem easy to blast Rosenberg, Gottschalk was no master of orchestration himself. I played in the Hot Springs Music Festival Orchestra this summer, including recording more Gottschalk (as well as Nazareth and Bares) for Naxos, and I promise that Gottschalk's treatment of Mehul's "Grande Chasse de Jeune Henri," which will soon be released on Naxos, will leave no doubt in your mind that Gottschalk was right to restrict most of his activity to the piano. (More proof that Gottschalk was indeed the the "Chopin of the Creoles")
At any rate, this series of recordings seems to me a worthwhile historical project. There is some really beautiful music on these discs, in addition to some music that really need never have been revived. In any case, the listener to this disc will find some enjoyment, little offense, and much food for thought about the development of American musical culture.

Just plain fun.......2004-12-13

I'm not sure how other reviewers could have found this music weak and naive--too much Schönberg, maybe? Or maybe they were trying to delve its musical profundity, when in fact this music isn't profound and doesn't claim to be. It's just energetic, fun music from a composer who wasn't content to color within the Classical-era lines. If you can imagine "Creole Classical," in fact, that's a good description of this CD. Although the bulk of the album consists of rollicking showtunes (most of which feature the piano as the dominant instrument, since most of the songs are orchestral arrangements of piano pieces), there are some surprisingly tender, lyrical moments as well. The whole album is imbued with an intriguingly pre-Jazz flavor that combines with the classical structure to create some of the best moments in American music: catchy, energetic and always entertaining. For those moments when Beethoven (or Schönberg) is too much depth for one day, this CD is the perfect alternative... particularly at this price.

Enjoyable and Fun Taste of America!.......2002-04-30

Every once in a while, I like to buy a CD of a composer I'm not familiar with (and with NAXOS's low prices, why not?). When I got home and listened to this one, once wasn't enough. I listened twice through. This CD is real fun!!

In his day, Gottschalk was called "the Chopin of Creoles." Most of his writing was for the piano and this CD is generally short piano pieces arranged for orchestra. The music mixes strong folk melodies and New Orleans Creole inspired syncopation with the European Classical tradition- the result being a distinctly american divertimenti.

The music as a whole is very motif oriented with a touch of variation and some interesting arrangement twists. While and orchestral CD, the piano gets a lot of attention, giving us some nice interplay between the two.

The only complaint I have is that the CD was recorded at a music festival where professional musicians are playing side by side with selected 'pre-professionals.' I'm not a snob and normally it wouldn't bother me, but Gottschalk's unusual syncopation tends to be unprofessionally slopppy at times. Fortunately, any mistakes are in the supporting insturments. No star shall be subtracted because NAXOS has done such a great job giving us a quality CD at a good price.

Weak Music.......2002-04-24

Upon listening to this CD I understand why Gottschalk is noted mainly for his piano compositions. I found the whole CD weak musically and the orchestration naïve. It seems as if these pieces are piano works that want to be orchestral compositions when they grow up.

I have several other CDs by this conductor, not sure of his credentials, who seems on a mission to champion the music of the unknown composers. While I applaud his work in bring the music of composers of color to the public's attention I must say that there are many more notable Black and Hispanic composers who deserve to have their music played before we go dipping into this well of musical obscurity.

I think that this conductor needs to ask himself something that many musicologist ask before wasting time on second rate composer: why is a composer's music not known in the first place?

light, fun music.......2000-07-29

this CD is one of the best in the "american classics" series i have heard. the playing is warm, playful and full of energy.

these delightful compositions for orchestra and piano seem almost timeless. again thanks to naxos for bringing this largely unknown composer's talent to a modern audience at a steal!

Average customer rating: Beautiful, beautiful music! A very powerful performance Shock treatment Doesn't quite make it An exuberant blazing Gottchalk interpretation

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Tracks:

1. Le Banjo, Fantaisie Grotesque, Op. 15
2. Bamboula, Danse De Negres, Op. 2
3. Le Bananier, Chanson Negre, Op. 5
4. La Savane, Ballade Creole, Op. 3
5. Tremolo, Grande Etude De Concert, Op. 58
6. La Jota Aragonesa, Caprice Espagnol, Op. 14
7. Manchega, Etude De Concert, Op. 38
8. Souvenirs D'Andalousie, Caprice De Concert Sur La Cana, Op. 22
9. Souvenir De Porto Rico, Marche Des Gibaros, Op. 31
10. L'etincelle, La Scintilla, Op. 20
11. La Gallina, Op. 53
12. Suis-moi!, Caprice, Op. 45
13. Pasquinade, Caprice, Op. 59
14. Tournament Galop
15. The Dying Poet, Meditation
16. The Union, Paraphrase De Concert On The National Airs Star Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle, And Hail Columbia, Op. 48

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful, beautiful music!.......2007-07-07

Listening to this Gottschalk CD hs been a truly rewarding experience. We listen to it everyday, so I'm sure we will be purchasing more of his music.

A very powerful performance.......2006-12-15

June 7, 2003
This is a very powerful performance by Licad, the first in a long
while. I had a chance to compare her recording with an earlier
recording of Gottschalk's piano works by another (relatively unknown)
pianist, and I must say that the latter recording pales miserably
in comparison to Licad's. Listening to Licad play in this recording,
I can't help but be reminded of Vladimir Horowitz's piano performances
during his heyday. Licad and Horowitz have very similar touch, intensity,
technical prowess and dynamic range. There are 16 piano works works in
this recording, and I must say that all are top caliber performances,
with the possible exception of track #9, Souvenirs de Porto Rico,
Marche de Gibaros, Op.31, where Licad seems to have missed a few
notes and desynchronized the rhythm in a few places. My favorites
are tracks #5 (Tremolo, Grande Etude de Concert), #7 (Manchega,
Etude de Concert), and track #14 (Tournament Galop); in the last
one, you can almost see and hear the horses galloping around the
race track. With the price ... this recording is a genuine steal.
However, I am still waiting to hear Licad play a Liszt, Brahms,
Prokofoiev or Bartok, where I believe we can really hear Horowitz
come alive.

Shock treatment.......2005-04-11

There are plenty of other pianists who have played Gottschalk's music. These include Eugene List, Alan Mandel, John Arpin, Alan Marks, Philip Martin, and my favorite, Michael Lewin.

This disc has a very good selection of Gottschalk's music. Still, I do not always like Licad's interpretations of his works. Nor is her playing especially clean.

Le banjo, an excellent piece, is played too fast. Give this lady a speeding ticket! Bamboula is played unusually slowly, and there are even a couple of presumably intentional minor errors in rhythm in it. I think it is okay to play parts of it slowly, as Licad did, for dramatic effect, but I am not overly impressed by her performance of it.

When we reach another fine piece, La Savane, the intentional errors in rhythm get worse. I have never heard La Savane played like this before, and I don't like it.

Next is Tremolo. I think Licad does a fine job on this one, both technically and interpretively. And I also like her interpretations of Manchega and The Dying Poet.

Souvenir de Porto Rico is perhaps Gottschalk's best work, and it is technically very difficult. This would have been a great opportunity for Licad to show that she can handle the task. But she chose to do otherwise. It is disappointing.

Most of this disc is simply not Gottschalk as it ought to be played. If someone unfamiliar with Gottschalk wanted to listen to a CD with some of Gottschalk's best works on it, I'd normally recommend one with this set of pieces. But I certainly wouldn't recommend this. I'll give it two stars just for Tremolo, and one more for shock value.

Doesn't quite make it.......2003-11-11

Cecile Licad is a fine pianist, but she's not right for this. Maybe she's trying to put too much "Artistry" into these instead of virtuosic fire, although perversely she plays some pieces too fast. This is still quite nice, considering the low price, but don't throw away your old Leonard Pennario LP's.

An exuberant blazing Gottchalk interpretation.......2003-09-19

Ms. Licad's Gottchalk interpretations on her latest CD is a pioneering effort in presenting the essential Gottchalk. She could have opted for the "safe and traditional " molded from other previous interpretations. But on this CD, she has opened a whole new world about the possibilities of Gottchalk's music who typifies the wondrous cultural influences here in the United States. Her performance is riveting, exuberant, blazing,virtuosic and always with a keen individual musicality that manages to always pay homage to what is essentially Gottchalk's. That is a feat in itself. I highly recommend this CD which should be CD of the Year.
Noel

Average customer rating: Well-recorded, jolly music excellent value

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1. The Beautiful Galatea
2. Light Cavalry
3. Fatinitza
4. Bocaccio Marsch
5. Fortune's Labyrinth
6. Morning, Noon And Night In Vienna
7. Jolly Robbers
8. Queen Of Spades
9. Gay Blades
10. Poet And Peasant

Customer Reviews:

Well-recorded, jolly music.......2006-06-19

Yet another Naxos jem. This collection of famous operetta overtures by Austrian composer Franz von Suppe is not only an exceptional value, but the music included is just plain fun.

While his complete operettas are rarely performed, much of the music Suppe wrote for them has become famous, in particular LIGHT CAVALRY (which we've all heard in countless cartoons) and POET AND PEASANT. Suppe's overtures brim with good humor and infectiously catchy tunes; I would challenge anyone not to be uplifted by this recording.

The over-all technical qualities of this album are excellent. Not only does the (very talented) Slovak State Philharmonic play with enthusiasm, but audiophiles will appreciate the roudy brashness of the sound.

excellent value.......2000-05-29

This is an excellent value [...]. The Slovak Philharmonic is quite good. Recording quality is very good. Many of these Suppe' pieces are hard to find. It you like the composer, you will like this recording. Suppe' wrote many operettas and Slovak Philharmonic has recorded several volumes of the Suppe' overtures. I plan to purchase more in the series.

Average customer rating: Think Blood on the Tracks, Think Living With Ghosts Still leaves me stunned yes, tunes for our times Two best cd's by Brown best thing I've heard in years

Poet Game Greg Brown Manufacturer: Red House ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Country Folk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dream Cafe Further In In the Hills of California The Evening Call Slant 6 Mind ASIN: B000001BAA Release Date: 1994-10-20

Tracks:

1. Brand New '64 Dodge
2. Boomtown
3. The Poet Game
4. Ballingall Hotel
5. One Wrong Turn
6. Jesus And Elvis
7. Sadness
8. Lately
9. Lord I Have Made You A Place In My Heart
10. My New Book
11. Driftless
12. Here In The Going Going Gone

Customer Reviews:

Think Blood on the Tracks, Think Living With Ghosts.......2002-08-23

One of the best albums, ever. The songs all stand alone and all stand together. An album that's all regional and all universal. Bob Dylan probably fantasizes that he is Greg Brown. Although I am not particularly partial to the singer/songwriter genre, some albums just shine through all the navel lint and this one certainly does just that.

Still leaves me stunned.......2002-02-14

I've worked as a backup musician for years, and tend to be a somewhat cynical judge of songwriters. I flinch easily. But when I heard "My New Book" from The Poet Game on NPR one day, I had to stop and stay in my car until it was done. Simply his best work overall, with nary a misstep or excessively sentimental turn. "64 Dodge" is a masterpiece - it talks about nothing and says everything. Yes, yes. This is the stuff.

yes, tunes for our times.......2001-12-25

This, my first Greg album, is still my sentimental favorite, with lyrical passages that still surprise and move me. Two events have come together to bring it all home again: I just finished the Peace Corps, which celebrated it's 40th anniversary since JFK created it, and September 11th. We've all heard '64 Dodge a thousand times, that snapshot of American innocence before Kennedy's assassination, but damned if it doesn't resonate with fresh feeling in these trying times. Thanks again, Greg.

Two best cd's by Brown.......2001-07-17

I prefered Dream Cafe to this one, but only slightly. With these two cd's Brown is at the top of new folk music, and the singer songwriters revival. Great music and great lyrics. You ow these two cd's to yourself after a hard day's work.

best thing I've heard in years.......2000-12-01

The first Greg Brown album I owned, and it didn't take long to get me hooked. Layers upon layers of poetry, gorgeous tunes, and an unmistakable, masterful delivery. The disc is worth buying for "Driftless" alone - it's amazing, it's like a hymn, I want it played at my funeral - but that doesn't do justice to the rest of the album. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Average customer rating: Five stars for five winning performances. Great Performances Indeed!

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Tracks:

1. Zampa Overture
2. Mignon Overture
3. Raymond Overture
4. Poet And Peasant Overture
5. William Tell Overture

Customer Reviews:

Five stars for five winning performances........2003-09-19

I owned the LP of this back in the early 1960s (the cover showed a bright red apple with a target painted on it) and played these pieces over and over. The music is wonderful, the performances among Bernstein's best, and the sonics spectacular. I wish I still had my vinyl copy, however, because I would love to compare it to this CD-for sonics, I suspect the LP would win.

Not that the CD is bad, but Columbia LPs in those days were produced with a very recognizable equalization that is not apparent here. And as I remember, there was somewhat more detail on the LP, especially in the strings and in the many bells that decorate these quickly recognizable, entertaining pieces. (Each of the five compositions held a firm place as background music for Warner Brothers cartoons.)

However, the CD is entirely listenable (and certainly contains no pops or scratches). I will be interested to hear the SACD version if Columbia ever produces one. From what I have heard, Columbia's few SACD reissues sound more like the LPs. In any case, the product labeling is poor. The front cover says, "Digitally mastered analog recording," while the back cover informs us that the disc is AAD. (The disc itself says AAD, but it wouldn't be the first mislabeled CD.) No date of production whatsoever appears, though we learn that the cover was designed in 1981. (Give me the apple with the target on it.) The interesting liner notes are what appeared on the back of the LP, no more, no less.

It's not an expensive disc, and some of the pieces, oddly, are not easy to find. Get it!

Great Performances Indeed!.......2001-08-04

This disc which is aptly named "Favorite Overtures" captures Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic at the peak of their creative powers during the 1960's. Each of the five overtures are gems, but of particular delight are the Mignon and Raymond Overtures by Ambroise Thomas. The Raymond Overture with it's galloping opening motive is a hidden treasure which has not been recorded very often. Thankfully, Bernstein gives us a rendition of Raymond that could only be described as definitive. The other overtures on this disc are Zampa, Poet and Peasant, and William Tell. Not only are they expertly played, but their sound is in the demonstration class which is amazing considering that they were made nearly forty years ago. The fact that this disc has remained in circulation for so long speaks for itself. My highest recommendation.

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