praises

barbara johnson
brought tears to my eyes

Product Description
yawl's music Inc. a totally independent record company / music publisher one stop original music house main focus gospel music/ also R&B music /and dance music .

This company was founded by songwriters, as a means to song - pitch their work to the music industry.

praises

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Average customer rating: Worship CD Excellent! Lincoln's best...SO FAR!! :D Powerful Praise and Worship Awesome!

Let the Praises Ring: The Best Worship Songs of Lincoln Brewster Lincoln Brewster Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Alternative | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: All to You... Live See the Morning Every Time I Breathe Beautiful News Go ASIN: B000IONL8G Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

1. Everlasting God [New!]
2. All to You [Radio Mix]
3. Love the Lord [Radio Mix]
4. Let the Praises Ring
5. Everybody Praise the Lord
6. Lord I Lift Your Name on High
7. All I Really Want
8. All the Earth Will Sing Your Praises
9. Majestic [Radio Mix]
10. Power of Your Love
11. Shout to the Lord
12. He's All I Need
13. Everyday [Radio Mix]
14. Take Me Higher (PS. 73:25)
15. What Kind of Man
16. You Are Good
17. Here I Am to Worship [New!][Instrumental]

Customer Reviews:

Worship CD.......2007-07-05

A fantastic worship cd with a difference - it will take me a log time to get sick of this one. While I already knew most of the songs, it was good to hear them again differently.

Excellent!.......2007-06-27

I'm a little biased. When I heard his music on the radio I "liked" it, but not "loved" it. However, on a whim, I recently saw him in concert and had a great time. Seeing Lincoln live offered me the opportunity to see the man behind the music. He's a worship leader that loves the Lord and is genuine about who he is and his calling right here, right now.

Lincoln's best...SO FAR!! :D.......2007-06-14

This is a much recommended album from one of the most inspiring artists I have had the pleasure of meeting, and also, working with when at our common church personally...he is truly a class act in person as well...I can remember when he recorded some of the songs on this album, I was totally moved to tears (literally)...

Powerful Praise and Worship.......2007-05-29

Lincoln Brewster is among the best when it comes to praise and worship music. This CD is a great demonstration of that.

From start to finish, this is packed full of very good tracks. At least one is absolutely outstanding: 'Everlasting God'. That tune is amazing. The ending with the child reading from Isaiah 40 is one that may make the hair stand up on the back of one's neck. It is powerful and unforgettable. That song is at least a six on a 1-5 scale.

I highly recommend this CD.

Awesome!.......2007-05-13

Lincoln's "Let the Praises Ring" CD is just awesome from track 1 throughout the entire CD. His guitar playing, band, & vocals uplift you so one cannot help but sing along. What a wonderful voice and musical talent he has been blessed with! You can feel his energy in each song.

Since our move from Northern California, we definitely miss worshipping along with Lincoln and our former church; but, this CD helps A LOT!

Average customer rating: Very Peaceful and Relaxing Life-giving music Great for studying, meditating, or just relaxing! absolutely incredible Incredible

Praises for the World Jennifer Berezan Manufacturer: Edge of Wonder ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Returning End of Desire She Carries Me Water Birth Dakshina ASIN: B00006FI7V Release Date: 2002-08-06

Customer Reviews:

Very Peaceful and Relaxing.......2007-06-28

This music is very easy listening and very peaceful. It would be good music to meditate too, as well as just playing it around the house.

Life-giving music.......2007-01-21

After I stumbled on "Returning" by Jennifer Berezan, a friend turned me on to "Praises for the World." This is truly a passionate recording of various voices and instruments. I feel connected to the energy of life and love when I listen to this. Have purchased it for other friends and they enjoy it very much. Keep on recording, Jennifer!

Great for studying, meditating, or just relaxing!.......2005-11-14

The back cover of the CD says, "File under world music, new age, women's, healing, meditation, vocal, ambient." Any of those will do just fine, but in my collection, it goes under "when you have to relax!" It is a wonderfully relaxing hour or so of music, sure to carry you off to any tranquil corner of your mind that you like once you put it on and close your eyes. Replete with guest vocalists and nature sounds over a mellow guitar arpeggio, the songscape consists primarily of gentle repetitions of the title line. Only the first four minutes or so are outside of that mold, featuring a three-verse song of healing and love for the Earth, which then segues neatly into the main event. Later in the piece, Alice Walker recites her poem "We Have A Beautiful Mother" over the music. This might be a bit much for some listeners, but if not, you'll love the whole CD. Pleasant dreams!

absolutely incredible.......2003-10-23

profoundly beautiful, dangerously addictive, marvelously uplifting, my favorite of Berezan's albums, and I have loved all of her work. The harmonies are celestial and hypnotic.

Incredible.......2003-08-31

I've given this CD along with "Returning" to friends and they love them too. Its a great CD - I find myself singing along, getting lost in the music and harmony. The CD is one long song that evolves and changes yet has "praises for the world" running through it as the undercurrent. Absolutely fanstastic.

Average customer rating: Uplifting and Joyful! Family Fav. Awesome CD Beautiful Music Perfect for car rides

The Praise Baby Collection: Praises and Smiles Various Artists Manufacturer: Brentwood ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Children's Music | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Children's Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Praise Baby Collection: God of Wonders Praise Baby Collection: Born to Worship Praise Baby Collection: My Father's World The Praise Baby Collection: Born to Worship Songs Kids Love to Sing: Sunday School Songs ASIN: B0001GWAK6 Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

1. I Could Sing of Your Love Forever
2. Open The Eyes Of My Heart
3. Shout To The Lord
4. You Are So Good To Me
5. God Is Love
6. Lord I Lift Your Name On High
7. Awesome God
8. The Word
9. Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
10. Wonderful, Merciful Savior
11. Shine, Jesus, Shine
12. Oh My Soul
13. You Are My All In All
14. Here In This Place
15. Holy, Holy, Holy

Customer Reviews:

Uplifting and Joyful!.......2006-10-13

This is definitely the more upbeat of the three Praise Baby CDs, and my favorite for sure!
It makes wonderful back ground music while playing or doing chores.
I cannot help but singalong!

Family Fav........2006-06-11

We all love the music and Praise Baby arrangements. 5 Stars for sure!

Awesome CD.......2005-08-01

Love it! I bought the DVD when my daughter was only a few months old, its nice to have on while kids play. I play the CD in the car or even when they nap in their rooms sometimes and I sing along with it all the time. Really soothing and peaceful.

Beautiful Music.......2004-10-15

My sister has this CD for my nephew. I loved it so much I bought one for myself, even though it is written for a baby. It is a beautiful collection of songs.

Perfect for car rides.......2004-05-08

My nine month old son love this CD. Whenever we are in the car and he gets the least bit fussy, I turn Praise Baby on and he settles within seconds. The vocals are in a higher range, perfect for little ears to hear and appreciate. The words are familiar and easy to learn so Mommy can sing along, too. If you want more upbeat songs, try Gregg Nash but for soothing, nothing beats Praise Baby.

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan An American Voice of the Century An Essential Barber Disc Price sings songs and arias written for her!!! Fab voice, OK music

Leontyne Price Sings Barber Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Price, Leontyne | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Barber, Samuel | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Sopranos | Voices | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Price, Leontyne | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915/Dover Beach/Hermit Songs/Adromache's Farewell Leontyne Price: The Ultimate Collection R. Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos / Schwarzkopf · Seefried · Streich · Schock · Prey · PO · Karajan Hermit Songs: High Voice In Concert ASIN: B000003FNF Release Date: 1994-05-10

Tracks:

1. Hermit Songs, Op.29: At Saint Patrick's Purgatory
2. Hermit Songs, Op.29: Church Bell At Night
3. Hermit Songs, Op.29: Saint Ita's Vision
4. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Heavenly Banquet
5. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Crucifixion
6. Hermit Songs, Op.29: Sea-Snatch
7. Hermit Songs, Op.29: Promiscuity
8. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Monk And His Cat
9. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Praises Of God
10. Hermit Songs, Op.29: The Desire For Hermitage
11. Sleep Now, Op. 10, No. 2
12. The Daises, Op. 2, No. 1
13. Nocturne, Op. 13, No. 4
14. Nuvoletta, Op. 25
15. Knoxville: Summer Of 1915
16. Antony And Cleopatra: Give Me Some Music
17. Antony And Cleopatra: Give Me My Robe

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Early in her career, Leontyne Price formed an artistic liaison with Samuel Barber that resulted in his composing the female lead in Antony and Cleopatra for her. The disastrous premiere of that opera prevented Price from making a complete recording--a tragic loss in my opinion. She did record excerpts, however, and we at least have this disc to document these and the many other Barber works that she performed with incomparable artistry. Opera singing being what it is, Price didn't often have the chance to sing in English, so these performances are not only historically important, they are uniquely communicative as well. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-28

Samuel Barber(1910-1981), an American composer who studied piano, composition and singing at the prestigious Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, Pa. His works adhered largely to a lyrical, Romantic style within a loosely Classical framework. He left a rich legacy of more than 100 songs(only 37 published) and 3 operas in addition to many instrumental works...
Only a few of Barber's song texts come from American sources; more often he chose the work of Irish or English writers. He was drawn to 'Knoxville: Summer of 1915', a reflection of the American poet James Agee, because for him it vividly evoked his own childhood. With hints of blues and gently shifting rhythms, "Knoxville" is a mature expression of Barber's artistry as a musical poet and a master of orchestral color.
"The Hermit Songs" were first performed by Leontyne Price, soprano, with the composer at the piano at the Library of Congress, Washington,D.C..pn October 30, 1953. They are a setting of anonymous Irish texts of the eighth to thirteenth centuries written by monks and scholars. They are small poems,thoughts or observations, some very short, and speak in straightforward, droll, and often surprisingly modern terms of the simple life these men led, close to nature, to animals and to God.
I think a brief quote from one of my favorite of these Hermit songs sums up the kind of prose contained in most all of them: from 'The Monk and his Cat' :Pangur, white Pangur, How happy we are Alone together, Scholar and cat. Each has his own work to do daily; for you it is hunting, for me study......'
The music on this disc is well executed, and if you are a Barber advocate, it's a great collection of his song material. I happen to like MOST of his music, but it's for me a 'mood ' thing. He was born very close to where I live, so I guess I feel a kinship of sorts. I do think that he is one of the 'greats' in contemporary music!

An American Voice of the Century.......2005-10-09

While there is no question that Leontyne's opulent voice - here young and lustrous in the "Hermit Songs" recital (1953!) would have been a magnet for any composer, her affinity for Barber is clear, and his for her. The studio recording of the "Hermit Songs" has a better acoustic, but this one is just as thrilling in interpretation, and a bit less studied - and it has the two James Joyce settings, as well.
The "Knoxville" is beautifully judged - soft and swinging to start, then opening up into the drama and poetry of the middle and late sections. The Eleanor Steber original commission will always set the standard, but Price expands it that much farther, with longer phrases, and an ineffable langour that both she and Steber identified as the "Southern" stamp on this music. It's universal, as far as I am concerned, but it exalts and breaks the heart at the same time. Agee and Barber drink from the same fountain here.
I have never heard the entire "Anthony & Cleopatra", again written for Price, so I can't judge the work as a whole, just these two numbers. I have a special affection for the first scene, however - "Give Me Some Music" shows Price, in her absolute vocal prime, complete mistress of color and mood, and the motive, "My man of men" reappears in her final, regal, death scene. When she sings "O happy horse/ who bears the weight of Antony!" - I swear, my hair curls, no matter how many times I hear it.
In short, gotta have it.

An Essential Barber Disc.......2002-03-13

What a fabulous collection of music by Samuel Barber. Leontyne Price is at her absolute best in the songs. The entire Hermit Songs are here with four others. These recordings are of particular interest since Ms. Price performs with Samuel Barber at the piano. It is interesting to compare these recordings to the latter ones sung by Cheyrl Studer with John Browning at the piano for tempo changes.

The recording of Knoxville: Summer of 1915 is arguable the best of those available. Ms. Price sings with great sensitivity and Thomas Schippers and the New Philharmonia provide excellent support. Ms. Price said that Knoxville reminded her of her own childhood, and her commitment to the music comes through. I have the recording of Knoxville sung by Eleanor Steber, who commissioned this work, but I have always regarded the Price recording as the one to have.

The two excerpts from Antony and Cleopatra are of great interest since Ms. Price sang the role of Cleopatra at the premiere in 1966. Her performance here, also conducted by Schippers, is wonderful. The transfer to CD of these recordings is excellent. Perhaps the only down side is that the Hermit Songs were performed before an audience so there is applause between each song. After a while, this becomes monotonous. This disc is a must for anyone interested in Barber's music, and in particular for Knoxville.

Price sings songs and arias written for her!!!.......2001-12-05

This CD on which Leontyne Price memorializes many of the songs and arias composed by Sam Barber with her in mind should be in every collection of those who appreciate Barber's vocal music and the magnificent voice of one of the world's greatest singers of the 20th century. The collaboration of Barber and Price on the "Hermit Songs" and others reveals the composer's affection for the singer and the singer's understanding of the dramatic intent of the word and music. Alone, Price's interpretation of "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" is worth the price of the CD; it is singularly exquisite and cannot be matched! Price brings unmatched beauty, power, and understanding to the arias from "Anthony and Cleopatra" -- an opera composed with her voice in mind. It is indeed sad that Price never recorded "Vanessa," nor the song cycle "Despite and Still," nor the hauntingly beautiful "Sure on this Shining Night." You will not be disappointed if you buy this CD.

Fab voice, OK music.......2001-08-07

What is it that everyone seems to adore about Samuel Barber's music for voice. The man clearly wrote some absolutely divine orchestral pieces, there's no disputing that. But his vocal work seems to be lackluster. Hermit Songs is an example of modern classical music at it's worst. Disjointed, unmelodic, and difficult to follow. Price who's diction is fabulous on the later Knoxville piece is mushy durin the Hermit Songs, her voice is young and fresh, but not particularly glorious. She does deserve praise however for her promotion of American Music

Knoxville 1915 is a much better piece than Hermit songs and has more lyrical moments, but it still sounds so modern. If it has just been an orchestral piece it might've been fabulous but that is unfortunately not the case. It's almost as if Barber wrote a piece for orchestra and wrote a seperate piece for voice and just joined them, whether they made sense together or not. Unlike Hermit Songs, Price's performance more than makes up for the lack of brilliance in the music. Her diction is amazingly clear, even Callas would be jealous and her voice soars, where the music allows her to at least.

The selections from A+C are worty enough, another unreal performance by Price, one wonders if there was a better interpretor of American Music ever, maybe Steber. These works are more traditional sounding and thus go over better, but they seem a bit bland, without Price infusing them with energy this listener would have lost interest

Average customer rating: My idea of heaven Wonderful, but not quite the best of I had hoped A treasury Chanticleer: A Portrait

Chanticleer: A Portrait Caroll Coates , Harold / Mercer, Johnny Arlen , Spiritual Traditional , Vince Guaraldi , Joseph Jennings , Ettore Stratta , Eric Alatorre , Tim Krol , Corey McKnight , Kevin Baum , David Munderloh , and Dawn Upshaw Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Our American Journey How Sweet the Sound: Spirituals & Traditional Gospel Music Wondrous Love: A World Folk Song Collection Sing We Christmas Where the Sun Will Never Go Down ASIN: B00008J2VP Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

1. Quem Terra Pontus Sidera
2. Ave Maria (Gregorian Chant)
3. Alma Redemptoris Mater
4. The Angel Cried Out
5. Angelicas Milicias
6. Wherewithal Shall A Young Man...
7. Love Is A Beautiful Dream
8. This Heart That Flutters Near My Heart
9. Wild Grass
10. Labbra Vermiglie E Belle
11. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
12. Dulaman
13. Shenandoah
14. Spanish Carol
15. Love Is Letting Go
16. Blues In The Night
17. Wade In The Wate
18. We Shall Walk Through The Valley In Peace
19. Christmas Time Is Here

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With this disc, Chanticleer, the internationally renowned, all-male 12-voice chamber choir, celebrates its 25th anniversary. Presenting songs from earlier albums plus one not previously recorded, the selection displays the group's remarkable stylistic and linguistic versatility, as well as all the qualities that have made it famous: the impeccable precision and intonation; the pristine tonal purity; the deep, inner expressiveness; the infinitely variable range of colors, textures, dynamics and moods; and the incredible vocal control that allows voices to stand out as well as to blend into a seamless, sonorous whole. Not for nothing has the group been called "an orchestra of voices" with its ability to sound like a big band in chordal passages and to imitate bass pizzicati as well as patter-songs and gospel shouts. The sopranos take off into stratospheric heights with florid coloratura; it is hard to believe that these are male voices. The program ranges from Gregorian chant and liturgical music of the 16th and 17th century, through traditional and jazz-influenced folk songs and spirituals (some in deplorably bad arrangements), to works by contemporary composers. Chanticleer's mostly vibrato-less vocal style still reflects its roots in its original Renaissance repertoire, but the way the singers use their voices in the popular, jazzy songs makes one aware of the evolving kinship between the two traditions. Though primarily an a capella ensemble, Chanticleer is occasionally joined by various instrumental groups, from period instrument orchestras to a jazz trio, and Dawn Upshaw adds her radiant, smiling, unmistakably "real" soprano to a delightful, high-spirited performance of a Spanish Carol. This disc is a fine, varied sampling of Chanticleer's discography and should inspire listeners to search out all the complete albums. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

My idea of heaven.......2007-02-17

If you liked Norman Luboff's Song's of the Sea's "Shenandoah", the price of this CD is worth it alone. That's why I ordered the CD. I heard Chanticleer's version and immediately ordered it. The rest is just the icing on the cake.

Then there is the one Kiri Tekanawa (sp?) offering, which is the only female voice on the recording.

Wonderful, but not quite the best of I had hoped.......2006-07-18

Some great material truly shines on this album, but I wsih that the group had been a little less populist in their choice of repertoire. There is a little too many arrangements and folk-like material, with the exception of the wonderful "Dulaman", and I would like to have heard some more varied repertoire. That said this is an excellent starting point for this amazing group.

A treasury.......2005-11-06

As you can tell from the samples, the music here is amazing and covers a wide territory. It is less obvious that much of this is available on other CDs. I am confident, for example, that "We Shall Walk Through the Valley In Peace" is the same track that you will find on their phenomenal and highly recommended gospel collection, _Where the Sun Shall Never Go Down_, and I see a number of familiar-looking titles from other CDs. My advice is: if you're looking for a broad sample of the group's repertoire, then you can't go wrong here -- but if you've already got several Chanticleer albums, then you'll want to check your existing collection for potential duplications before buying this 'treasury.'

Chanticleer: A Portrait.......2005-10-26

This is a marvelous singing group of all males with a little addition of Dawn Upshaw on a couple of pieces. They are thourally amazing at what they can sing with Male Voices usually unaccompanied. Obviously they have good strong Contra-Tenors that can manage the high notes without any problems. I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys vocal music, unaccompanied and like Male Voices

Average customer rating: GREAT GREAT music!!!!! Excellent

Shout Praises!: Kids Gospel, Vol. 2 Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Compilations | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shout Praise: Kids Gospel Shout Praises Kids Gospel Shout to the Lord Kids 2 Shout Praises!: Kids, Vol. 4 Shout Praises!: Kids Gospel ASIN: B00009PJRT Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

1. He Reigns/Awesome God Medley
2. Freedom
3. Trading My Sorrows
4. Shout
5. Get Up
6. Sovereign
7. Highly Exalted
8. COme On Glorify
9. Better Than Life
10. Worship Medley
11. Because Of Who You Are
12. More More More

Customer Reviews:

GREAT GREAT music!!!!!.......2004-01-31

this album is truly amazing!
i realy engaged with God and the sound and kids singing is just so so beautiful. hearing how kids my age can worship God in that way is just amazing. funky music, funky lyrics, a fantastic cd! u'd be crazy to miss out this opportunity to worship God in this unique and fun way!!!!

Excellent.......2003-12-08

We love this CD... almost every song is easily enjoyed by children and pre-teens!

Average customer rating:

Shout Praises!: Kids, Vol. 4 Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Compilations | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music | Contemporary Christian | Gospel Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shout to the Lord Kids 2 Shout Praises!: Kids Gospel, Vol. 2 Shout Praises Kids 3 Shout Praises Kids 3 Shout Praise: Kids Gospel ASIN: B0002VEY2W Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

1. Rooftops
2. Hey Jesus Loves Me
3. Blessed Be Your Name
4. We Lift You Up
5. Better Than Life
6. Friend Of God
7. Great Redeemer
8. You're Good Lord
9. Thank You Lord
10. This God He Is Our God
11. Creator King
12. Holy Is The Lord

Average customer rating: Please don't encourage him. No documentation? No surprise! Not for the easily depressed Tavener and Chanticleer: a heavenly combination... Nourishes the Soul

Tavener: Lamentations & Praises Chanticleer , and Tavener Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: John Tavener: Innocence Our American Journey Chanticleer: Magnificat (A Capella Works by Josquin, Palestrina, Titov, Victoria, and Others) Matins for the Virgin of Guadeloupe Colors of Love ASIN: B00005UMP5 Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

1. Golgotha: The Descent From The Cross
2. Stasis I
3. "Wherewithal stall a young man..."
4. Thrinos
5. Epitaphios Procession I: From Golgotha To The Anointing Stone
6. The Descent From The Cross II
7. Stasis II
8. "Let now your mercy..."
9. "Your hands have made me..."
10. Thrinos
11. Epitaphios Procession II: to the Tomb Entrance
12. The Descent from the Cross III
13. Stasis III
14. "Princes have persecuted me..."
15. "I awaited Lord Your salvation..."
16. "Look upon me and have mercy..."
17. Thrinos
18. Procession into Hades (into the Tomb)
19. Resurrection in Hades

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The composer calls this work "a liturgical drama," but there is nothing dramatic about it; it is more aptly described by the title of its three main sections, "Stasis." Set to texts from the Greek and Russian Orthodox Easter service sung in English interspersed with ancient Greek words, it is scored for male voices and an odd combination of strings, winds, and extra-large percussion instruments including a Byzantine monastery bell, a Tibetan temple bowl, a tam-tam, and a simantron (a wooden board struck with a hammer). The music, in Tavener's characteristic medieval, monastic, Byzantine style, is devout, contemplative, very slow, with endlessly sustained notes and chords, and based on structurally determined repetition. Anchored by bass or descant drones, the chorus moves in parallel chordal progressions, alternating with ornate, melismatic solos, and punctuated by regularly repeated crashes from the bell and bowl. Variety is created through changes of key, vocal and instrumental texture, and motivic material. Several sections culminate in climactic buildups of volume and intensity. Some of the music is very beautiful, but its repetitiousness and basically unchanging character make a sense of monotony unavoidable. Perhaps only listeners who share Tavener's own deep spirituality can fully enter into his musical world. The performance by Chanticleer is wonderful. The voices float with a transparent, pure, otherworldly sound--it seems unbelievable that the altos and sopranos, who go up to high F's and G's, are really male singers--and the instruments match them perfectly in tone and style. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Please don't encourage him........2003-12-11

pretentious, pri-ten'shus, a. Full of pretension; pretending to or falsely claiming talents, skills, or qualities. This guy's got it all, mysterious sounding names for his compositions AND mysteriouser sounding chants and resonances, but most mysterioustist is how anyone can even stand to listen to this claptrap. Maybe that's why this jerk has gotten so much press, people don't understand his mystical Eleusinian sensibility and are curious as to what he knows that the rest of us don't. Well, here's a secret I'll be glad to share. Often, people with below average talent or inspiration tend to try to veil their inadequacies in whatever way they can. Apparently, Tavener has found his vehicle. At any rate, don't believe the hype: I laughed more when I heard this than when I sampled the Macho Man's rap album.

No documentation? No surprise!.......2003-01-29

Just to respond to the comments about the lack of liner notes: When this work was recorded, the music was still wet on the page. Indeed, Tavener had approved several changes very late in the game, as you might expect. When you do a world-premiere recording of a brand new piece, you can't exactly round up the nearest musicologist and ask for a detailed essay about the music (as you might for, say, Josquin)!

Anyway, I found the piece quite moving, and the performance here is flawless.

Not for the easily depressed.......2002-02-21

A powerful piece of music, with the characteristically beautiful performance that Chanticleer is famous for. The subject is not a happy one, and the music conveys the sense of dread and anguish that was probably Tavener's intent. This music is emotionally evocative, but will surely darken and make more somber whatever mood you start listening with, so let the listener take heed! I appreciate the brilliance of the performance, but I can't really say I *like* the music. Recorded in techologically pristine fashion, as we have come to expect from Chanticleer.

Tavener and Chanticleer: a heavenly combination..........2002-02-14

John Tavener's Lamentations and Praises is almost indescribably perfect in its premiere recording by Chanticleer. As Chanticleer was the co-commissioner of this work, they have a great understanding of the music and the words. Their voices are grouped SATB (soprano, alto, tenor and bass/baritone, as is common in many liturgical choral pieces. The soprano voices of Matthew Alber, Christopher Fritzsche, and Ian Howell are simply amazing in their range and clarity. Not to take away from the other soloists in the lower ranges, but to hear male voices singing at such high octaves is nothing short of wondrous!

If you are new to Tavener, Lamentation and Praises is an excellent introduction to the "modern" period of his compositions that really started with Eternity's Sunrise, composed and performed in collaboration with the Academy of Ancient Music. Tavener has been composing from a very young age, and recording since the mid to late 1960s, when Tavener recorded The Whale on the Beatle's Apple label. It was an unqualified and riotous success. Tavener then and since has made frequent use of tape playback, unusual voicing combinations, Eastern and Byzantine vocal modalities, as well as a mix of contemporary and classical compositional forms to write simple and complex works for voice, chamber ensembles, and solo strings (most popularly his solo cello concerto, The Protecting Veil, is literally his most successful piece and has been recorded several times over by many cellists and orchestras.)

If you are familiar with Tavener's music of the past 15 years or so, then you will hear references in Lamentations and Praises to earlier works. For him a composition might undergo years of re-working, or he might borrow a motif or sound mode and bring it to a newer piece. For example, the melismatic vocal style heard here is found in his superbly dramatic sacred "cantata", We Shall See Him As He Is, recorded in a live performance at London's Proms circa 1989. That work is also divided into sections he called Ikons, each one a depiction of a significant event in the life of Christ. The melisma is also heard strongly in his dirge, Eis Thanaton, and in the stunning Innocence, recorded in collaboration with Martin Neary, Director of Music at Westminster Abbey. He also used tape playback on Tears of the Angels, as well as Eis Thanaton, among several others. The use of Asian/Eastern modes is also heard on last year's Total Eclipse, which also made us of melisma and Byzantine vocal modalities.

Tavener's use of the Ison or drone sound is found in many of his works as he uses it to represent the continuous or eternal/omnipresent existence of God. This is most evident in his work with the Tallis Scholars called Ikon of Light, where a continuous vocal line through the ENTIRE piece is used to represent God, who manifests his presence through the physical medium of light. In Lamentations you hear the Ison at different volumes and in different sections, not continuously, so it's not always apparent.

So many of these disparate elements are what make EXPERIENCING Tavener on disc so special, as you can return to those moments or Ikons that resonate most deeply within your psyche or your soul. For every person I truly believe Tavener's work speaks differently, but with great power to inspire all of us to greater and deeper contemplation.

Much comment has been made of Teldec (Warner Music) and Chanticleer not providing more information in the CD's booklet. While the liner notes are scant, they do give you some useful insight into how Lamentations is structured. If you want an in-depth knowledge of Tavener's compositional process, I'd very highly recommend two books: The Music of Silence: A Composer's Testament and Visions of Paradise. The first book is a series of discussions between Tavener and a music writer, the interviews having been conducted over several months. Visions of Paradise is a biography and offers a thorough and interesting survey of both the work and life of the composer, which are really one and the same for Tavener. Lastly, I found the photos in the Lamentations booklet to be both appropriate and beautiful, enhancing the overall packaging.

This CD is one of Tavener's greatest works!

Nourishes the Soul.......2002-02-10

I would characterize this as divinely inspired music, designed to nurish the soul, regardless of the religious/spiritual orientation of the listener.

Average customer rating:

A Story to Tell: Hymns and Praises Larnelle , The Martins , and Larnelle Harris Manufacturer: Reunion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: First Love Pass the Love Duets I Choose Joy Beyond All Limits ASIN: B00000F7MJ Release Date: 2000-06-20

Tracks:

1. A Story To Tell/I Love To Tell The Story
2. All Creatures Medley: All Creatures Of Our God And King/Oh For A Thousand Tongues To Sing/Oh...
3. Every Time I Feel The Spirit/Through It All
4. Creation Medley: This Is My Father's World/The Wonder Of It All/How Great Thou Art
5. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
6. Just A Little Talk With Jesus
7. He Gives Joy
8. You'll Never Walk Alone/I Believe
9. Invitation Medley: Softly And Tenderly/Just As I Am/I Surrender All
10. Gaither Medley: He Touched Me/Something Beautiful/Because He Lives
11. Get All Excited
12. Worship Medley: Were You There/Jesus Paid It All/My Tribute/Bless His Holy Name

Average customer rating: Great CD!! Favorite Moravian chorales from childhood.

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Tracks:

1. Three Chorales: O Lord In Me Fulfill - O Deepest Grief - What Splendid Rays
2. Three Sonatas: Largo, Allegro, Scherzo
3. Three Sonatas: Largo, Allegro, Allegro
4. Three Sonatas: Adagio, Allegro, Scherzo
5. Communion Hymn
6. Moravian Funeral Chorales: Passion Chorale - Sleep Thy Last Sleep - Passion Chorale
7. The Liturgical Year: Advent - Come Thou Long Expected Jesus - Once He Came In Blessing
8. The Liturgical Year: Christmas - All My Heart This Night Rejoices
9. The Liturgical Year: Passion Week - Go To Dark Gethsemane
10. The Liturgical Year: Easter - Sleepers Wake - I Give Thee Thanks Unfeigned
11. The Liturgical Year: All Saints Day - The Thousand Times Ten Thousand
12. Moravian Chorale Cycle
13. Hosanna
14. O Come, Immanuel; All the World Gives Praises; How Shall I Meet My Saviour
15. Ave Maria
16. To Us A Child Is Born This Night - Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly - Once He Came In Blessing
17. To Us A Child Is Born
18. O Come All Ye Faithful - Angels We Have Heard On High - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
19. Hosanna
20. Prague, 7th C.; Ride On In Majesty; Go To Dark Gethsemane
21. Crucifixus
22. Solemn Intrata
23. Christians Dismiss Your Fear; The Day Of Resurrection; Jesus Christ Is Risen Today; Lyra Davidica
24. Christ Unto Us Has Left An Example

Customer Reviews:

Great CD!!.......2003-08-07

This is a must for all trombonists and music historians!! The sound of these groups is just amazing! Nowhere else can you get a sound like you do with the instruments that these trombonists use. Where else can you hear a contrabass, bass, tenor, alto, soprano, and sopranino trombones all together? A great CD for a historical reference on the trombone also...tromobone chiors are one of the oldest forms of music, and THE oldest perfoming groups in the USA are the Moravian trombone choirs. This CD gives us a rare look into the past of how trombones were commonly used in centuries past, and how the tradition continues today.

Favorite Moravian chorales from childhood........1999-11-20

Trombone choirs! I love them. Everytime I hear this recording, I see again the church of my childhood and the trombone choir standing out in the snow near the front steps playing Christmas chorales during the hour before the Christmas Eve service. Why were they out there a full hour before the service? If you wanted a seat, you had to arrive an hour early, because late comers sat in folding chairs in the cloakrooms, or stood in the back. That church was filled to brimming only on Christmas Eve, because music lovers came from miles away to hear traditional Moravian Christmas music, and where else could one possibly hear it? Some of it is on this recording. The words sung to track 8 are "All my heart this night rejoices...", and that sense of anticipation and pleasure is exactly what Moravians feel as they enjoy a night of great music, sung mostly by the people in the pews, not just the choirs. It's all here. The great songs from Advent, Lent, songs of repentance, forgiveness, joy, for baptising babies and burying old people. When you hear track 19, Hosanna, think of a room full of singers on Palm Sunday, echoing back and forth to each other, the little girls and women singing back to the boys and men. My only criticism is that there are perhaps too many songs in minor keys grouped together. They evoke too much sadness and start to sound like endless dirges. The musical interpretation and masterful rendering of the chorales is absolutely delightful, not only for us who hold all the words in our heads and are singing along, but also for those who will assign their own meaning to the music.

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