One of the Outstanding Albums of 2001 Including Several Best Selling Singles. Stanley was One Ofthe Members of the Popular 'l.a.boyz' In the 1990's. Now on the Vmc Label, his Debut Solo Albumfeatures Hard Rock, Soft Ballads and Hip-hop.
Beside You,Stanley Huang,EMI Int'l,Pop,Rap,Rock
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Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000B8ISN2 Release Date: 2005-10-11 |
Tracks:
- Ave Verum Corpus, K.618 - Adapted by Chris Hazell
- Deep River - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You
- I'll Walk Beside You - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- Stabat Mater
- Still, Still, Still Weils Kindlein Schlafen Will
- Simple Gifts - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- How Great Thou Art
- Panis Angelicus - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- Bless This House - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Cavatina - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- The Rose
- Amazing Grace - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- God's Mercy
- Morning Has Broken - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- Nearer My God To Thee - Arranged by Chris Hazell
- Ave Maria
- Send In The Clowns - Arranged by Jonathan Tunick
- God Will Be With You
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Everything about Bryn Terfel is over-life-size: his physique, his personality, his breath-control, and of course his extraordinarily beautiful voice. This recording displays his stunning vocalism and versatility to full advantage, but its title belies its content. Alhough it does include some simple pieces, the execution is fussy, overdone, and calculated for maximum external effect. The program ranges from Mozart, Pergolesi and pseudo-Bach to Sondheim in arrangements that are pure Hollywood, complete with throbbing strings and rolling drums, often destroying the spirit as well as the letter of the original compositions. It begins with Mozart's heavenly "Ave verum" arranged for baritone solo and chorus, frustratingly cut off after a few phrases (another setting of the same text by Karl Jenkins, written for Terfel, is more satisfying, being complete and original). The splendid baritone Simon Keenlyside joins him here as well as in the opening number of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater;" originally for soprano and alto, this must be the baritones' revenge on female singers who usurp songs written for men, like Schubert's and Schumann's cycles. Franck's "Panis angelicus" also inexplicably becomes a duet; unfortunately, Terfel's and tenor Aled Jones' voices do not match. Bach-Gounod's popular "Ave Maria" is all swells and exaggerations. The rest of the program consists of folksongs, hymns, show and film tunes, inflated to operatic proportions and generally ending in a fade-out or a flourish. Even the title song is anything but simple. This record is not for purists who like their music performed the way the composer wrote it, but aficionados of great singing will love it. --Edith EislerCustomer Reviews:
Bryn Terfel's beautiful voice........2007-05-13
Why do people think this guy can sing??.......2007-04-27
If you want to listen to an incredibly beautiful voice, buy one of Josh Groban's CD's--you won't regret it! He has the voice of the century!
Relaxing.......2007-02-03
Bryn Terfel's Simple Gifts.......2006-02-25
A Heartfelt Offering Reminiscent of An Earlier Era.......2006-02-15
This recording is wonderful on many levels. The selections are an unusual mixture of classical sacred music, spirituals, hymns, Lieder, Austrian Christmas and Gaelic songs, musical numbers and movie theme songs harmoniously combined to touch the soul of the listener in a gentle ebb and flow of devotion, intensity and tenderness. All of these songs are beautiful in and of themselves and in his hands, we experience them anew.
Bryn Terfel sings with the commitment necessary to make the awesome challenge of simplicity look easy. To my way of thinking, he is the most communicative and articulate singer today, bar none. He is a poet who savors the sound, feeling and meaning of each and every word and marries it uniquely and faithfully to the music. He transports the listener into the life of a song and transfixes us each and every moment. His enormous talent is not overwhelming or distractive and is inextricably and wholly intertwined with the music. This is greatness and it is very, very rare today.
I like the inclusion of the choir in several of the numbers as it reflects on the nature and context of the songs. I am less fond of the selections with the guest soloists as I feel they do not match his ability to "get inside" a song. The orchestra and orchestations are sensitive and enhancing.
This recording is simply wonderful and should have a broad appeal. It will move and inspire the believer, satisfy and fulfill the otherwise spiritual, calm the troubled and renew a flagging soul.
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Catch the Brass Ring
Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000DUWQ Release Date: 1987-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Beside a Babbling Brook
- You Gotta See Mamma Every Night
- Old Reliable March
- Missouri Waltz
- Beer Barrel Polka
- Yes, We have no Bananas
- Barney Google
- Boston Commandery March
- When My sugar Walks Down the Street
- Oh Katherina
- Paddlin' Madeline Home
- Always
- Alley Cat
- Doo Wacka Doo
- King of the Air March
- Show Me the Way to Go Home
- I Love My Baby, By Baby Loves Me
- Me and My Shadow
- Louise
- American Patrol (March)
- All Alone
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
- Agravatin'Papa
- Yes sir That's my Baby
- Roses From the South
- Ja Da
- Heaven's Artillery March
- Waltz
- Goodnite Waltz
Album Description
Old-fashioned Merry-Go-Round music including favorites such as "The Beer Barrel Polka", "Bye-Bye Blackbird", "The Missouri Waltz" and 28 others.Customer Reviews:
This Merry-Go-Round Doesn't Break Down!.......2005-04-12
Since the Wurlitzer 165 band organ upon which these musical selections are played is in such good condition, we get a musically idealized version of what we once heard at the merry-go-round. The sonic reality often was quite a bit less, with imperfectly working instruments and the sound of the drive motor as it pumped away to turn the carousel, not to mention the noise of the crowd and the children shouting and squealing. This is no criticism of the CD, though, since it only purports to present the music; it would take a lot more than a CD to present a realistic facsimile of the total experience.
The liner notes are brief, but provide some interesting background on the origin of carousels and the words themselves. I think the writer, Tupper L. Turner, deserves credit for his/her efforts.
I was surprised to see Track #30 listed as "Waltz (Title unknown)" when opera lovers will immediately recognize it as two tunes from Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore" (The Troubadour). The first tune is the soprano/tenor duet in the Miserere scene of Act IV; the second is the baritone aria "Il balen del suo sorriso." In any case, neither is a waltz proper, for both are in 6/8, not 3/4 time.
The selection of tunes, of course, depends on availability of the paper rolls which encoded them. I liked most of the tunes, familiar and otherwise, pretty well, and with 31 tracks there's quite a bit of all kinds there, including "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down."
Overall, then, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the CD and the appropriateness of its content. There are several other CDs of this nature available, I know, but I'm not familiar enough with them to offer any comparisons. I just know that I like this one and am happy to have it in my collection. And I suspect that little children will love it!
Saluting the Wurlitzer 165.......2004-12-30
Kudos to Klavier records for making a recording of this wonderful Wurlitzer 165 band organ - it sounds like a dream, and has transferred relatively well to CD format. My only complaint is that the glockenspiel sounds rather abrasive, and gets really grating when recorded onto a cassette tape. Otherwise, the album is pristine.
The tunes featured are all classic band organ offerings, and the rolls used are in splendid shape. The organ's mechanism performs beautifully - whatever "prominent Midwestern collection", as the liner notes read, it comes from is taking very good care of it.
Basically, this, alongside its sister album "Catch Another Brass Ring", stands as an ideal representation of what a Wurlitzer 165 should sound like. Band organ lovers will adore it. The average Joe? Hard to say...but it's certainly worth a try.
A must-have for anyone who loves band organs!.......2003-05-17
For certain ambient moods...........2002-10-13
The happiest music on earth!.......2002-09-17
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Charles Craig: Puccini Arias & Favourite Ballads
Manufacturer: Testament ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DLYO Release Date: 1998-11-10 |
Tracks:
- Manon Lescaut, Act II: Donna Non Vidi Mai
- La Boheme, Act I: Che Gelida Manina
- Tosca, Act I: Recondita Armonia
- La Fanciulla Del West, Act III: Ch'ella Mi Creda
- Turandot, Act I: Non Piangere, Liu
- Turandot, Act III: Nessun Dorma
- Because
- Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
- For You Alone
- Macushla
- Song Of Songs
- Trees
- I'll Walk Beside You
- Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life
- Home, Sweet Home
- Tell Me Tonight
- The Holy City
- The Lord's Prayer
Customer Reviews:
BRILLIANT ENGLISH TENOR.......2006-07-22
This recording is a brilliant tribute to a dedicated and fine artist. Any one who has not heard Charles Craig recordings before is in for a surprise. Forget todays modern tenors .This is the real thing.
The performance is indeed world class.His style is relaxed and unforced with some beautiful mezza voce singing and an excellent ringing vocal tone in all the right places. Buy and enjoy.
I Am Amazed!.......2006-07-10
The recording brought tears to my eyes as he sang songs that I have loved for many years. His voice is relaxed and natural and his singing of the ballads section is just as enjoyable as his singing of the Puccini section. One is free to simply enjoy the music.
Another benefit of his singing is his ability to make the words understandable for the most part. I had a little difficulty understanding all of the words in his singing of "Because". His voice, however, was glorious.
I would definitly encourage anyone who enjoys a world class tenor to add this CD to their collection.
A Great British Tenor.......2003-08-10
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A Room With a View: Complete Recordings, Vol.1
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000054BF6 Release Date: 2001-04-17 |
Tracks:
- This Year Of Grace: Dance, Little Lady
- This Year Of Grace: A Room With A View
- This Year Of Grace: Mary Make-Believe
- This Year Of Grace: Try To Learn To Love
- This Year Of Grace: Lorelei
- A Dream Of Youth (The Dream Is Over)
- Bitter Sweet: Zigeuner
- This Year Of Grace: World Weary
- Private Lives, Act 1, Love Scene: Someday I'll Find You
- Private Lives, Act 2, Scene: I Never Realised/If You Were The Only Girl In The World
- Half-Caste Woman
- Any Little Fish
- Cavalcade: Lover Of My Dreams (Mirabelle Valse)
- Cavalcade Vocal Medley: Soldiers Of The Queen/Goodbye Dolly Gray/Lover Of My Dreams/I Do Like To...
- Cavalcade, Epilogue: Toast To England
- Noel Coward Medley: Parisian Pierrot/Poor Little Rich Girl/A Room With A View/Dance Little Lady...
Customer Reviews:
The style is the man--and the song.......2001-05-02
Add to all this two classical scenes with Coward and co-star Gertrude Lawrence from his "Private Lives," incredibly valuable for those local drama groups who butcher this work in that this CD can teach them the tone and rhythms that are essential in making this classic succeed.
The subtitle of this set is "The Complete Recordings, Volume 1: 1928-1932." So we can look forward to future offerings featuring this fascinating composer-lyricist-performer. Thank you, Naxos, yet again.
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Songs My Father Taught Me
Paul Dresser , Frank Lambert , Graham Peel , J. Airlie Dix , Ivor Novello , Oscar Rasbach , Sir Frederick O'Connor , Eric Coates , Alan Murray , and Malcolm Martineau Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00005Y0N9 Release Date: 2002-03-12 |
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Sir Thomas Allen makes the point in a note with this delightful collection of 25 ballads that he rates it beside his many recordings of music heavyweights like Wagner and Verdi. There is no need to justify his enthusiasm, for it is clear from the outset that he treats the music with the sort of complete respect that has made him one of our most-loved singers. It is too easy to be dismissive of this repertoire, but when it is taken at its own value and sung and played with honesty, as it is here, the results are heartwarming. Allen recalls hearing the songs in the family home following the two world wars, "a time when there seemed a need for reassurance." Perhaps that time is with us again, and these performances strike a chord. There are many old friends here and perhaps some new discoveries. Who can resist the beautifully constructed "Love, could I only tell thee" or that old potboiler "The Lost Chord", especially when given with such warmth? A picture shows Allen and family in full vocal spate. At the piano is his father, to whose memory he dedicates the disc. --Keith Clarke
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Beside You
Stanley Huang Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000062WR7 Release Date: 2004-04-27 |
Tracks:
- SHUI
- NI SHEN BIAN
- LENG SHUI ZAO
- ZHUANG YUAN
- QING CHUN ZHEN CAN KU
- LEAVE ME ALONE
- NI
- FANG FENG SHENG
- AI REN WEI SUI
- XIANG YUE BU RU OU YU
Album Details
One of the Outstanding Albums of 2001 Including Several Best Selling Singles. Stanley was One Ofthe Members of the Popular 'l.a.boyz' In the 1990's. Now on the Vmc Label, his Debut Solo Albumfeatures Hard Rock, Soft Ballads and Hip-hop.
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Great Voices of the 20th Century
Manufacturer: Castle Pulse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009HL13E Release Date: 2005-07-04 |
Tracks:
- Where'er You Walk (Semele)
- Who Is Sylvia?
- Is She Not Passing Fair?
- I'll Walk Beside You
- Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
- O Mary Dear (Londonderry Air)
- I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
- Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
- Old House
- Star of the County Down
- Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon
- Silent Noon
- Oft in the Stilly Night
- She Is Far from the Land
- Off to Philadelphia
- Passing By
- Rose of Tralee
- Ireland, Mother Ireland
- Indiana Moon
- Marcheta
Album Description
The most famous Irish tenor of all time, McCormack was hugely popular in the USA with 73 chart entries. This compilation contains electronic recordings from the mid-1930s to the early 1940s representing superior sound quality to his earlier acoustic recordings. Includes such favourites as "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes", "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair" "The Rose Of Tralee" and "The Star Of The County Down". Castle. 2005.Album Details
The Most Famous Irish Tenor of all Time, Mccormack was Hugely Popular in the USA with 73 Chart Entries. This Compilation Contains Electronic Recordings from the Mid-1930s to the Early 1940s Representing Superior Sound Quality to his Earlier Acoustic Recordings. Includes Such Favourites as "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes", "Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair" "The Rose of Tralee" and "The Star of the County Down".
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Peter Arnold Heise, Peter Erasmus Lange-Müller: Songs
Manufacturer: Da Capo [Naxos] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000004674 Release Date: 1997-04-22 |
Tracks:
- Druben Geht Die Sonne Scheiden
- Trube Wird's, Die Wolken Jagen
- Auf Geheimem Waldespfade
- Sonnenundergang
- Auf Dem Teich, Dem Regungslosen
- Til En Veninde
- Ved Huset
- Henrykkelse
- Skovensomhed
- Advarsel
- Bergmanden
- Dengang Jeg Var Ung Og Elskovsfuld
- Min Skat
- Arnes Sang
- En Sommernat
- Glenten
- Ingeborg, Min Sjael, Mit Hjerte
- Verzogen, Verflogen
- Die Du Bist So Schon Und Rein
- Nimm Mich Auf, Uralte Nacht
- Der Zimmermann
- Die Heil'gen Drei Konige
- Kaempens Sang
- Himlen Ulmer Svagt I Flammerodt
- Se Blygra Sky'r Mod Blygra Sky'r Sig Vaelte
- Ved Solnedgang
- Bjornen
- Der Sta To Roser
- Alt Daekker Nattens Vide Slaengkappe Land Og Byer
- I Braendingen Ligger En Klippeblok
- En Rand Af Diset Hede
- I Skoven II
- Yderst I Slaeber, Det Lette
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Right Beside You
Hekiru Shina Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005G7M9 Release Date: 2000-03-08 |
Tracks:
- Real Love
- Beside You
- [Japanese Title]
- [Japanese Title]
- One
- [Japanese Title]
- My Starship
- Thousands Of Stars
- Ride A Wave
- You're Gonna Change To The Flower
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Heaven Beside You 1 [IMPORT] [CD-SINGLE]
Alice In Chains Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000E1H2 Release Date: 1996-11-21 |
Album Description
1st part of 2nd single off 1995 self-titled album. Backed with 3 live tracks recorded at the Glasgow Barrowland on March2nd 1993 for 'The Friday Rock Show' on Radio One FM.4 Tracks1)Heaven Beside You2)Would? (Live)3)Rooster (Live)4)Junkhead (Live)Dance Music:
- Bootylicious [Explicit Lyrics]
- Born Dying [Explicit Lyrics]
- Bouncin Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall) [CD-single] [Import]
- Break Ya Neck [CD-single] [Import]
- Built From Scratch [Explicit Lyrics]
- Ceci N'Est Pas un Disque
- Chapter One [Import]
- Chip Records '96 Compilation Album
- Circus Monkey [Limited Edition] [Import]
- CLOCKWORK VOL. 1 COMPILATION [Explicit Lyrics]
Dance Music
Definitive Collection [Import]
Hindemith: The Harmony of the World
Head Bobbin' Entertainment Compilation [Explicit Lyrics]
Ken Burns JAZZ Collection: Louis Armstrong
Lebendige Vergangenheit: Giovanni Martinelli
If You Leave Me Now [CD-single] [Import]