| 1. Get Prepared - Supa Dave |
| 2. Cosmos |
| 3. State of the World - Supa Dave, |
| 4. Tekwizardry |
| 5. Black Sheep - Supa Dave |
| 6. Don't Get It Backwards - Roli Rho |
| 7. Bring It Back |
| 8. Uplift - Supa Dave |
| 9. Wake Up! |
| 10. Keep Steppin' |
| 11. Freedom??? |
| 12. Streets Be Testin' You - DJ Quest, Rob Swift |
| 13. Pledge - Cannibal Ox, Rob Swift |
State of the World,Various Artists,Tableturns,Club/Dance,Hip-Hop,House,Illbient,Nu Breaks,Pop,Progressive House,Progressive Trance,Rap & Hip-Hop,Turntablism,Underground Rap,V/A Compilations
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Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares
Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005IYL Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Pilentze Pee (Pilentze Sings)
- Svatba (The Wedding)
- Kalimankou Denkou (The Evening Gathering)
- Strati Na Angelaki Doumasche (Haiduk Song)
- Polegnala E Pschenitza (Harvest Song From Thrace)
- Messetschinko Lio Greilivko (Love Song From The Mountains)
- Brei Yvane (Dancing Song)
- Erghen Diado (Song Of Schopsko)
- Sableyalo Mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)
- Pritouritze Planinata (Song From The Thracian Plain)
- Mir Stanke Le (Harvest Song From Thrace)
- Schopska Pesen (Diaphonic Chant)
- Polegnala E Todora (Love Song)
Customer Reviews:
Hypnotized by clock radio.......2006-12-25
Purity.......2006-12-16
Outstanding quality.......2006-07-05
My favorite album of all time.......2006-06-11
My other favorite on this CD is "Sableyalo mi Agontze" for the absolutely ethereal harmonizing.
If you haven't bought this CD yet but are curious, buy it because I can practically guarantee you've never heard anything like this before. This is the best CD in my library.
Lovely dissonance and, in spite of its modernism, a bearer of endangered heritage.......2005-11-25
One thing should be said from the start: this is not authentic Bulgarian folk music, but rather sophisticated arrangements made by composers during the Communist era. Many of the lyrics here are from old folk songs, and the method of singing each singer displays is truly old, but you're crazy if you think any folk music has four-part counterpoint. Still, folk cultures are dying across Europe, and these arrangements are becoming all we have left of a precious tradition snuffed out by Western decadence.
The disc opens with the droning "Pilentze Pee" which immediately gives the listener a full blast of this exotic tradition. With parallel seconds in the harmonic writing, pitches fluctuate strikingly yet under perfect control. Ditto for the eerie diaphonic chant of "Schopska Pesen". The mournful "Kalimankou Denkou" and "Pritouritze Planinata" are simplest in their harmony, and most nearly approach village singing. "Erghen Diado", where the choir is accompanied by drum, shows the humour stereotypically attributed to the people of the Shopsko region.
While the music is phenomenal, I'm unhappy with Nonesuch's packaging. No lyrics or translations are provided for the songs--although since most are about death and unrequited love, this may be to spare some sense of magic for the listener who doesn't speak Bulgarian. The transliteration used is meant for speakers of French, and is filled with typos to boot, which makes it hard for one to reconstruct the original Cyrillic title of each song. Still, this is the best introduction to a fascinating choral tradition, and heavily recommended for open-minded music fans, lovers of Bulgarian culture, and students of the Bulgarian language. The four-star rating is given only because there's some dead wood, and to get thirteen songs that truly represent the best of this choral writing, you'd have to buy several CDs.
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Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein
Bernadette Peters Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000062R9C Release Date: 2002-06-10 |
Tracks:
- It's a Grand Night for Singing
- If I Loved You
- The Gentleman Is a Dope
- It Might as Well Be Spring
- Out of My Dreams
- So Far
- Something Wonderful
- I Haven't Got a Worry in the World
- Mister Snow
- Some Enchanted Evening
- There Is Nothin' Like a Dame
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Something Good
Amazon.com
Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein ... and if they could hear this collection, they would love her right back. The curly-haired, honey-voiced Tony-winning star has been more closely associated throughout her career with Stephen Sondheim and Jerry Herman, but she's perfectly suited to the grand waltzes and introspective moments of the R&H canon. "If I Loved You," "It Might As Well Be Spring," and "Something Wonderful" would probably make anyone's wish list for this combination of star and songs (a list that would also last much longer than 46 minutes). Other welcome selections include "Some Enchanted Evening," "Out of My Dreams," the little-known "I Haven't Got a Worry in the World" (from the play Happy Birthday), and the inside joke of "There Is Nothing Like a Dame," all supported by the baton and orchestrations of Sondheim favorite Jonathan Tunick. This is a warm valentine to the beloved songwriting team. --David HoriuchiCustomer Reviews:
A Great Recording by A Great Artist........2004-10-14
To the critics of "BP Loves RH"..........2004-04-17
What if you were BP and Tunick, professionals as you are, recording a RH album for Angel eight days after 9/11? Would you be at your best? And singing "well worn, sentimental" RH songs recalling a time when NYC was the Great Big Apple of the World. Wouldn't a lump be in your throat? Listen to "It Might as Well Be Spring" again. Does it sound cheerful and relaxed? Or a little sad?
My friends, this is BP's 9/11 tribute to a City that has treated her like royalty. With Dame and Dope being the only exceptions, perhaps Tunick's otherwise subdued orchestrations reflect the mood of the day and of the performers and engineers present at the studio. This is why I heartily recommend this recording to BP fans. I didn't get it either until I read the stats.
Not Totally Awful, but She is Much Better than This.......2003-11-21
While her beautiful voice is still intact and capable of being as gorgeous as ever, she just doesn't seem to breath life into any of these songs. Even "Some Enchanted Evening" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" -- two songs that beg for emotion -- don't even get near the credit they deserve. And during some of the tunes, her voice seems to almost crack, although it never quite does.
I don't want to sound mean here. I love Bernadette Peters; but I also know she is much better than this album. Want proof? Purchase the cast recording of Gypsy :)
Her masterful concert for PBS was done just a couple years earlier. It's almost hard to believe this is the same energetic and spunky singer.
It's a grand night for singing? One wouldn't think so by listening to this.
Am I missing something?.......2002-12-31
I feel like a traitor, but I just cannot recommend this CD.
The Fabulous Miss B Does It Again!!!.......2002-11-21
Not that there's not some fun in there, too. "The Gentleman is a Dope" and her version of "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame" (she is the first female to record this, I might add!) are great examples of how she is able to bring her wonderful comic abilities into the music of perhaps the greatest team of composers ever.
Her renditions of songs like "Something Good", "Some Enchanted Evening" and "If I Loved You" are enough to make you believe in love all over again. Then, you have the playful "Mister Snow", which seems like it was written just for Bernadette, and "You'll Never Walk Alone", which still sends chills up my spine every time I hear it.
But let's not forget the fabulous opening tune "It's A Grand Night for Singing", her beautiful version of "It Might As Well Be Spring", the light and lovely "Out Of My Dreams", the extremely enjoyable "So Far", a terrific interpretation of the classic "Something Wonderful" and the carefree "I Haven't Got A Worry in the World".
Each and every one of these tunes is a treasure. This is a wonderful mixture of some well-known and some more obscure Rodgers and Hammerstein melodies... a mixture which is only made better by Bernadette's extraordinary ability to interpret a song- a skill that has helped to make her the Broadway legend she is. It is a must for not only musical theatre fans, not only R&H fans, not only fans of Bernadette, but anyone who is looking for something that's really worth listening to!
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Greatest Songs from the Musicals
Various Artists Manufacturer: Soho ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000077JS0 Release Date: 2002-10-21 |
Tracks:
- Aquarius [From Hair] - Steve Brooker, NSO Ensemble, , Caroline O'Connor
- If I Can't Love Her [From Beauty and the Beast] - Ethan Freeman, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- I Could Have Danced All Night [From My Fair Lady] - Katrina Murphy, National Symphony Orchestra
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight? [From The Lion King] - John Barrowman, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- What I Did for Love [from a Chorus Line] - National Symphony Orchestra, Catherine Porter, Martin Yates
- This Is the Moment [From Jekyll and Hyde] - Gary Mauer, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- All That Jazz [From Chicago] - Paulette Ivory, Julian Kelly, Katrina Murphy, National Symphony Orchestra, Sally Ann Triplett
- Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] - Ethan Freeman, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- America [From West Side Story] - National Symphony Orchestra
- Written in the Stars [From Aida] - Simon Bowman, NSO Ensemble, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Yates
- Mame [From Mame] - Jerry Lanning, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- Some Enchanted Evening [From South Pacific] - Thomas Allen, John Owen Edwards, Philharmonic Orchestra
- I Am What I Am [From LA Cage aux Follies] - Janet Glazener, Leslie Uggams
- One Song Glory [From Rent] - Sean McDermott, Martin Yates
Tracks:
- Phantom of the Opera [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Ethan Freeman, Claire Moore, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- I Dreamed a Dream [From Les Miserables] - National Symphony Orchestra, Jacqui Scott, Martin Yates
- Bui Doi [From Miss Saigon] - Ethan Freeman, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- As Long as He Needs Me [From Oliver!] - National Symphony Orchestra,
- Time Warp [From the Rocky Horror Picture Show] - Anita Dobson, NSO Ensemble, Martin Yates,
- Memory [From Cats] - Kim Criswell, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- Why God Why [From Miss Saigon] - Graham Bickley, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- I Know Him So Well [From Chess] - Katrina Murphy, NSO Ensemble, Sally Ann Triplett, Martin Yates
- One Day More [From Les Miserables] - National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- Peggy Sue [From Buddy Holly Story] - Dominic Curtis
- Empty Charis at Empty Tables [From Les Miserables] - Graham Bickley, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- Dancing Queen [From Mamma Mia!] - Julian Kelly, NSO Ensemble, , Caroline O'Connor
- All I Ask of You [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Andrew Halliday, , National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- We Will Rock You [From We Will Rock You] - Martin Yates
Tracks:
- It's a Grand Night for Singing [From State Fair] - National Symphony Orchestra
- If I Were a Rich Man [From Fiddler on the Roof] - Jerry Lanning, National Symphony Orchestra
- I Talk to the Trees [From Paint Your Wagon] - Ethan Freeman, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- Over the Rainbow [From The Wizard of Oz] - Gillian Bevan, , John Owen Edwards, , Royal Shakespeare Company
- Bless Yore Beautiful Hide [From Seven Brides for Seven Brothers] - Hal Fowler, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- Grease [From Grease] - John Barrowman, NSO Ensemble, Martin Yates
- Woman in Love [From Guys and Dolls] - Gregg Edelman, , Emily Loesser, National Symphony Orchestra
- Secret Love [From Calamity Jane] - Debbie Gravitte, National Symphony Orchestra
- Quintet [From West Side Story] - National Symphony Orchestra
- I Will Always Love You [From the Best Little Whorehouse in Texas] - Salena Jones, John Pearce
- Money, Money [From "Caberet"] - Maria Friedman, National Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Pryce
- If My Friends Could See Me Now (Sweet Charity) - Jacqueline Dankworth, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- Thank Heaven for Little Girls [From Gigi] - Ron Moody, National Symphony Orchestra, Martin Yates
- Singin' in the Rain [From Singin' in the Rain] - Craig Barna, National Symphony Orchestra, Paul Robinson
Customer Reviews:
You'll be disappointed.......2006-09-02
Pretty good musical mix.......2006-03-10
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Music of Bulgaria
Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000005IW5 Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Retche Mama Da Me Jeni (Mother Has Decided To Marry Me Off)
- Polegnala E Todora (Theodora Is Dozing)
- Shipski Tanz (Chope Dance)
- Ogreyala Mesetchinka (The Moon Shines)
- Trio Gaidi (Trio Of Bagpipes)
- Otishla Moma Hubava (A Young Girl At Parting)
- Nyagul Na Milka Dumashe (Niagol Talks To Milka)
- Prehfrakna Ptichka (The Bird Has Come)
- Zaspala E Fida (Fida Is Sleepy)
- Bre Petrounko (Well Now, Petrounko)
- Vetcheryai Rado (Come To Supper Tonight Rada)
- Bulgarska Suita (Bulgarian Suite)
- Buren, Buren, Zelen Buren (Rank Weeds)
- Stoyan Ide Ot Tsarigrad (Stoyan Comes Back To Constantinople)
- Tamburi Drankat (The Drums Roll)
- Prez Gora Varvyaha (They Are Going Across The Forest)
- Todora, Vetcheryala (Theodora, Have You Had Supper?)
- Zamraknala E Yana (Iana Has Been Surprised In The Night)
Customer Reviews:
A nice compliation........2003-12-08
This CD represents many kinds of traditional Bulgarian music, from chorals to gaida (bagpipes) to horos (dance). They're nice examples. I can't say they've compiled the most famous or popular traditional songs of Bulgaria, but it is a nice cross-section. It also has musical styles from several regions throughout the country.
The number four track; Ogreyala Mesetchinka (The Moon Shines) is particularly noteworthy for those interested in vocal styles.
If you're interested in Bulgaria's place in traditional world music this should whet your appetite for more. It should direct you to the genres you like best. And like I said earlier, I relied on this album for nearly two decades, so you can't really go wrong!
a good introduction to bulgarian music.......2003-06-17
Gorgeous choral songs and lively dances.......1998-06-22
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Pieces of Change (disc two)
Manufacturer: Word Supremacy Press, llc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000CAKIGE Release Date: 2005-04-10 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- The Set Up
- Freedom Writer: Lost in Translation
- Market 4 Ni@@az
- The Reasoning
- Aura No. 2: Withdrawal
- Picture This: archie vrsn
- Picture This: mar hill vrsn
- Picture This: original vrsn
- Drink Break
- Trouble Eyes
- Aura No. 2: Live
- Charisma
- Outro
Product Description
State of the art spoken word performed by one of the most recognized contemporary poets in the world. This is performance poetry with live pieces recorded in poetry venues as well as studio pieces over dark, bluesy hip-hop beats.Customer Reviews:
Judge Yourself.......2006-07-04
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State of the World Address
Biohazard Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000002MQL Release Date: 1994-05-24 |
Tracks:
- State Of The World Address
- Down For Life
- What Makes us Tick
- Tales From The Hard Side
- How It Is
- Remember
- Five Blocks To The Subway
- Each Day
- Failed Territory
- Lack There Of
- Pride
- Human Animal
- Cornered
- Love Denied
Customer Reviews:
The Best Representation of Biohazard.......2005-08-01
Over time, I don't know what happened to Biohazard. Their last decent album was New World Disorder. After that, they went downhill. They began changing their sound a lot and they're lyrics turned to crap. It's all negativity now. What a waste!
Here's a little review of the albums:
Biohazard (1990) - Kind of cheesy. Bad production. Not really worth buying.
Urban Discipline (1992) - Excellent. Biohazard found their sound on this one.
State of the World Address (1994) - Very good. Musically, a ten. Very well thought out album
Mata Leao (1996) - A more hardcore album. They tried something different on this one. Songs are very short and to the point. Very excellent lyrics though. I'm a fan of this fan.
No Holds Barred (1997) - Live album. Not a big fan of live album but this one is worth checking out.
New World Disorder (1999) - Some really good songs on this one like 'Switchback' and 'Skin.' Good production.
Uncivilization (2001) - Really, really weak album. One good song. This is when they went downhill. The lyrics are atrocious. At one point they say, "I'm gonna f***ing kill you!" C'mon.
Kill or be Killed (2003) - I didn't even buy this one because I knew it was gonna suck. Again, like the last album, the lyrics are violent and pathetic. Don't buy it.
"you live like that & die like this".......2005-05-28
The Biohazard classic..........2005-04-26
Catchy numbers such as "What Makes Us Tick" and "Down For Life" bridge the NYHC/hip-hop feel brilliantly with "How it Is" bringing in the slightly archaic rappers Cypress Hill to add to the vocalization. Other, heavier tracks such as "Love Denied" and "Five Blocks From the Subway" also paint horrific landscapes of urban decay and inner city stressfests. The songcraft here defined an entire career, and possibly defeated many later records by perfecting the formula to a point in which we may have never needed another record of this type.
"State of the World Address" may be the one perfect record Biohazard will unleash. While some will love it and some will hate it...Biohazard remain the lone kings at what Biohazard do. Respect must be given...
Next to "Urban Discipline", this is the best from Biohazard.......2005-04-19
State of perfection ..........2004-07-20
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Coffin for Head of State/Unknown Soldier
Fela Kuti Manufacturer: Wrasse Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000FFJ8GC Release Date: 2006-06-13 |
Tracks:
- Coffin for Head of State, Pts. 1 - 2
- Unknown Soldier, Pts. 1 - 2
Customer Reviews:
incredible.......2007-07-17
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Songs for Mahmud
David Rovics Manufacturer: Ever Reviled Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0002ZQGB0 Release Date: 2004-04-15 |
Tracks:
- Miami
- Operation Iraqi Liberation
- Face of Victory
- Song the Songbird Sings
- Theyre Building A Wall
- Who Would Jesus Bomb?
- Evening News
- Here at the End of the World
- Used To Be A City
- More Gardens Song
- Butcher for Hire
- Trafalgar Square
- Song for the SOA #2
- All the Ghosts That Walk This Earth
- Korea
- I Wanna Go Home
- Moron
- War Is Over
- Battle of Blair Mountain
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- What If You Knew
Album Description
Ever Reviled Records is proud to present David Rovics's second studio album with the label, Songs For Mahmud. David Rovics is an artist that is unquestionably the primary force behind contemporary political folk music. On Songs For Mahmud, David turns his keen style of song writing to the plight of occupied Palestine, connecting the struggle of the Palestinian people with quest for freedom and self-determination across the world.Customer Reviews:
Brave music!.......2006-03-27
WHO WOULD JESUS BOMB?.......2006-02-20
Courageous Music.......2005-08-11
Political songs that I like to hear!.......2004-09-13
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Akhnaten
Philip Glass , Dennis Russell Davies , and The Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra & Chorus Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000026GR Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Akhnaten: Act 1, Prelude: Refrain, Verse 1, Verse 2
- Akhnaten: Act 1, Prelude: Verse 3
- Akhnaten: Act 1, Scene 1: Funeral of Amenhotep III
- Akhnaten: Act 1, Scene 2: The Coronation of Akhnaten
- Akhnaten: Act 1, Scene 3: The Window of Appearances
- Akhnaten: Act 2, Scene 1: The Temple
- Akhnaten: Act 2, Scene 2: Akhnaten and Nefertiti
Tracks:
- Akhnaten: Act 2, Scene 3: The City. Dance (Beginning), Narration: The City
- Akhnaten: Act 2, Scene 3: The City. Dance (Conclusion)
- Akhnaten: Act 2, Scene 4: Hymn
- Akhnaten: Act 3: Year 17 and the Present - Akhetaten, Scene 1: The Family
- Akhnaten: Act 3: Year 17 and the Present - Akhetaten, Scene 2: Attack and Fall
- Akhnaten: Act 3: Year 17 and the Present - Akhetaten, Scene 3: The Ruins
- Akhnaten: Act 3: Year 17 and the Present - Akhetaten, Scene 4: Epilogue
Customer Reviews:
Hearing the History.......2007-03-26
Act One opens with the funeral of Akhnaten's father, which displays the traditional Egyptian preoccupation with death and the afterlife. The listener can appreciate the Egyptian vision of a divine pharaoh ascending to his heavenly home. The music depicts great pomp and heavenly celebration in this heavy drum piece that has become a favorite with Glass aficionados. A male chorus chants a text from the "Egyptian Book of the Dead" in the strong rhythms of the ancient Egyptian language, "Ankh ankh, en mitak..." (Live life, thou shalt not die...). The funeral procession then continues in the background throughout the opera, which seems to be a "presence" of the old order that will not die throughout Akhnaten's reign.
A defining moment in the opera is "Akhnaten's Hymn to the Aten." It is sung in English to be clearly understood. Akhnaten's character emerges as so extremely devotional that all other matters must be inconsequential to him. His high (countertenor) voice suggests an otherworldly consciousness. The luscious music recedes to a quiet baseline, while Akhnaten declares his love for his one God with soaring musical fervor. "How manifold is that which thou hast made/ Thou sole God/ There is no other like thee/ Thou didst create the earth/ According to thy will...All the beasts are satisfied with their pasture/ Trees and plants are verdant...." When Akhnaten finishes his ecstatic hymn he leaves the stage empty, and only off-stage voices sing, in Hebrew, "Ma rab-bu ma-a-se-kha ha-shem..." (O Lord, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all..." (Psalms 104:24, KJV)). If the listener has up to this moment missed the parallel between these two intensely religious cultures that coexisted in ancient Egypt, there is no escaping it now.
Akhnaten is an energetic social reformer, but he ignores the work of militarily maintaining the Egyptian Empire that he has inherited, and, as portrayed here, he withdraws from the political realities of the time. Emboldened by this neglect perhaps, the priestly class that was deposed by Akhnaten whips up a disturbed populace into mob action. This mob scene, led by the priests in the driving cadences of Akkadian, the diplomatic language of the time, makes the mob scene from Glass's previous opera "Satyagraha" pale by comparison. In the music, with its almost chaotic, accelerating rhythms the listener can hear the dangerous excitement in the mob that brings about Akhnaten's downfall. But it is the terrible muffled drum emerging part way through this scene with heart-like throbs that makes it clear that Akhnaten's fate is sealed. Egyptian life then returns to its traditional ways with a vengeance that nearly obliterates Akhnaten's meritorious legacy.
Glass then transforms the scene to modern Egypt in the ruins of Akhnaten's city. The narrator recites a text from a modern tourist guidebook, "There is nothing left of this glorious city...." The ghosts of Akhnaten and his family wander amid the rubble, and finally they see the background funeral procession (from Act One), which still continues. The ghosts then form their own procession. The music is rich and melancholic, as only Glass can do melancholy. The truth comes home: all works of mankind on earth perish, save only a few powerful ideas.
Acoustic techno.......2006-06-12
The constant arpeggios and repetitive riffs remind me more of the electronic music of 1984, when this piece had its debut. And if you bring the expectations appropriate for a work from that genre, the work starts to develop a great deal of appeal. This way, you won't be disappointed at the constant looping of minor-chord arpeggio riffs: they're what you expected. The text of the libretto, filled with chants in ancient Egyptian from the Pyramid Texts and the Book of the Dead seems interesting. The performance I remember best is that of David Warrilow, the "Scribe", who serves as narrator. He gets to declaim lines like "Horus of gold, mighty of arm as he smites the Asiatics" in a voice that I find reminiscent of Donald Pleasance.
If this were an electronic future-pop album with stuff like this on it, I'd already be interested. Think of it as acoustic techno, and you won't be disappointed. It also makes a good soundtrack for an afternoon spent playing role-playing games.
And the Music Stands Alone.......2006-04-02
'Akhnaten' is a little miracle of minimalist opera. The orchestral scoring is for large orchestra minus violins (keeping his original opera small to fit in the orchestra pit at premiere gave that idea to Glass) with an interesting array of percussion instruments. The Prelude quietly sets the pulsating, quivering tone of ancient Egypt and after a narrator sets the scene for the death of Akhnaten's father, the funeral music is wildly percussive and full of brass figurations. The choral declarations are pulsatile and beautifully balanced with the orchestra. Yet when Akhnaten's unfolds his concept of monotheism, his countertenor lines are paralleled with trumpet in a truly spiritual ambience. The death of Akhnaten as proscribed by three male soloists is echoed in the choral writing for the crowd's response. It is a visceral experience.
The recording captures all of the opera in fine, precise style and is easily a recording to return to for moments of favorite Glass writing. It is just satisfying to know that even excerpts played in a symphony hall validate the wonderful work the opera is. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, April 06
Soaring, captivating beauty.......2006-01-03
Akhenaten and his family are murdered. I was spellbound. There are few things that should be required of all human beings, and listening to this music is one of them.
I Thought This Would Be Different............2005-10-14
Like so much of pop music, Glass' repetitive riffs/themes/compositions are born of pure laziness.
I imagine the string player rehearsing for a Glass recording: "Wait a minute, didn't I write this whole section myself years ago in high school while practicing my minor chord fingerings?"
I admire Dennis Russell Davies and his wide canvas, but how does he hold in his vomit after years and years and years and years and years of performing Glass compositions? Were Glass' symphonies used in Abu Ghrab to solicit information from enemy combatants? (I would have signed on the dotted line to stop the bleeding in my ears.)
I asked this question years ago, and I'll ask it again: what is so interesting/great/new/appealing in hearing the same series of notes played over and over and over and over and over -- oh wow!, he just added one different note! -- and over and over and over? Britney Spears does that, and she's easier on the eyes.
Prince said "there's joy in repetition" -- true, when the action is lovely. Yes, there are many places in Akhnaten where I lifted my head from my hands and thought "wow, this could be beautiful." But those damn arpeggios returned and mowed down the flowers with the weeds.
Philip, throw away your crutches and walk on your strong two legs!
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100 World's Best Loved Melodies
Manufacturer: Madacy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009VNBR4 Release Date: 2005-07-05 |
Tracks:
- Blue Danube
- Waltz of Flowers
- Waltz No. 1
- Waltz of the Snowflakes
- Naila Waltz
- Spanish Dance
- I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
- Sugar Plum Fairy
- Dance of the Comedians
- Camptown Races
- Carnival of the Animals Finale
- Dance of the Clown [From "A Midsummer Night's" Dream]
- Dance of the Hours
- Dance of the Swans [From "Swan Lake"]
- Faust Ballet
- Tritsch Tratsch Polka
- Hungarian Dance
- Dance of the Priestesses
- Overture from "William Tell"
- Toreador Song [From "Carmen"]
- Overture from "Carmen"
- Samson & Delilah
- Ride of the Valkyries
- Baracole from "The Tales of Hoffmann"
- Scheherazade
- Water Music - The Hornpipe
- Nocturne
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
- Hungarian Rhapsody
- Prde L& Arlenne
- Preer Gynt Suite No. 1 Anitra's Dance
- Liebestraum
- Adagio from "The New World Symphony"
- Flight of the Bumblebee
- Ave Maria
- Air on a G String
- Neapolitan Song
- Violin Concerto
- Serenade No. 4
Tracks:
- When You Wish Upon a Star
- Chances Are
- Calcutta
- Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
- Gigi
- They Call the Wind Maria
- Memories Are Made of This
- Catch a Falling Star
- Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
- So in Love
- Begin the Beguine
- Misty
- Little Things Mean a Lot
- Embraceable You
- It Might as Well Be Spring
- On the Street Where You Live
- Moment to Remember
- Anniversary Song
- Golden Days
- Theme from a Summer Place
- Tonight
- Lullaby of Broadway
- Easter Parade
- Tenderly
- Young at Heart
Tracks:
- Claire de Lune
- Piano Concerto No. 1
- Minute Waltz
- Piano Concerto
- Fantasy Impromptu
- Piano Sonata No. 20 - Finale
- Swan
- Polonaise No. 6
- Waltz in C Minor
- 1812 Overture
- Light Cavalry Overture
- Nutcracker Overture
- Marche Militaire
- Tannhauser Overture
- Radetsky March
- Tragic Overture
- Triumphal March
- Tales of Vienna Woods
- Emperor's Waltz
- Waltz. Wine, Women and Song
- Voice of Spring
- Fledermaus Overture
- Skater's Waltz
- Roses from the South
- Romance
- Symphony No. 5
- Mer
- Moonlight Sonata
- Capriccio Espagnol
- Lohengrin
- Symphonie Fantastique
- Greensleeves
- Souvenir
- Lonely Heart
- Die Meistersinger
- Polovtsian Dance
Customer Reviews:
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Dance Music:
- Still Afloat, Vol. 1 [Explicit Lyrics]
- Straight Out the Valle
- Summer Booty Party, Vol. 1
- Summer Booty Party, Vol. 2
- Summer Booty Party, Vol. 3
- That's My Boy [Explicit Lyrics]
- The Big Unit [Explicit Lyrics]
- The Neptunes Present... Clones [Explicit Lyrics]
- The Neptunes Present... Clones [Explicit Lyrics]
- The Sugarhill Gang
Dance Music
Building on Tradition [Import]
Jewish Music from Central Europe
Fickle Sonance [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Greatest Hits for String Quartet
Forever Gold: The Everly Brothers
Intervals - Solo Work for Woodwinds, 2001
Leading Ladies: 32 Fantastic Songs [Import]
The Leiber & Stoller Story, Vol. 1 -- Hard Times: The Los Angeles Years 1951-56