La Sirena

1. Sirena

2. Global Village

3. Perdoname

4. Elena

5. Primeira Vez

6. Tita

7. En un Beso

8. Quisera Eu

9. Marioneta

10. Vaya Usted a Sevilla

La Sirena,Marta,BSS,Spanish/Brazilian Fusion, Latin, Jazz, World

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Average customer rating: an example of ancient italic music Yet Another Jewel In My Collection

Il Ballarino - Italian Dances Around 1600 Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music | Allemandes | Courantes | Gigue | Sarabande General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Panorama: Dances of the Renaissance Music In Europe 1550-1650 Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore (1612) ASIN: B00004YYPY Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

1. Cascarda Allegrezza D'Amore
2. La Catena D'Amore
3. Balletto Celeste Giglio
4. Gagliardas 'Moneghina' And 'La Canella
5. Balletto Alta Carretta
6. Ballo Francese - Tedesca - Schiarazula Marazula - Ungarescha - The Broadside Band/Jeremy Barlow T
7. Bassa Gioiosa
8. La Nizzarda
9. Gagliarda Lombarda - Ballo Lombarda - Gagliarda Seconda
10. Balletto La Sirena
11. Balletto Forza D'amore - The Broadside Band/Jeremy Barlow T
12. Saltarello Del Pass' E Mezo - Ballo Ongaro
13. Balletto Alta Gonzaga
14. Dolce Amoroso Fuoco
15. II Canario
16. Ballo Del Fiore

Customer Reviews:

an example of ancient italic music.......2005-09-21

the music of this compilation are very interesting, the sound good, not so good the musicians

Yet Another Jewel In My Collection.......2003-12-09

As a lover of Early Music, I have collectd several of the best works put out on CD over the years, and now have a nice little library of this genera music. And this disc on the Helios label, which features Italian works from the early 17th century, fits in well. It is highly recomended as an introduction to the "Late Renaissance" style, which was by this time highly popular throuout Europe, especially in England, where a vogue for all things Italian was all the rage in the court of Elizabeth I. The instrumental works feature viols(the parents of our modern bowed string instruments), as well as harpsicord and regal(a sort of medieval pump organ). All in all, a great disc that will enrich the musical tastes of those who hear it.

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Van Eyck: Der Fluyten Lust-Hof (Selections) Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Recorder: 4 Centuries of Recorder Music Frans Brüggen Edition Vol. 2 - Italian Recorder Sonatas Jacob van Eyck: Der Flyuten Lust-Hof The Art of the Recorder Handel: The Complete Sonatas for Recorder ASIN: B0000AQVLS Release Date: 2003-11-11

Average customer rating: MY FAVORITE CD!!!! A Mysterious Treat Honoring a Mythical Queen Almost perfect... Enter another world... Music to lie down and die to

Music For Joan The Mad Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chansons | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Garden of Earthly Delights The Black Madonna Perceval: La quête du Graal (The Quest for the Grail), Vol. 1 Montsegur: La Tragedie Cathare An Ancient Muse ASIN: B000001Q75 Release Date: 1995-03-28

Tracks:

1. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Dame la mano (La Sirena)
2. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Una matica de ruda
3. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Poco le das
4. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Dunula
5. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Dame la mano
6. Los Cantos Del Exilio: El mi querido
7. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Dolores tiene la reina
8. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Por alli paso un cavallero
9. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Los bilbilicos
10. Los Cantos Del Exilio: Marcha sobre 'Dame la mano'
11. En Toledo, Con Los Reyes Catolicos: La canela
12. En Toledo, Con Los Reyes Catolicos: Dios te salve, Maria
13. En Toledo, Con Los Reyes Catolicos: O Senor Dios
14. En Toledo, Con Los Reyes Catolicos: Triste Espana sin ventura
15. En Toledo, Con Los Reyes Catolicos: Alta, O Gloriosa Domina
16. Reconquista: 'Acuerdate de Andalucia...'
17. Reconquista: Paseabase el Rey Moro
18. Reconquista: O Gloriosa Domina
19. Reconquista: Levanta, Pascual!
20. El Amor Y La Muerte: Mille Regrets
21. El Amor Y La Muerte: Si je perdais mon amy
22. El Amor Y La Muerte: Adieu corage, adieu
23. El Amor Y La Muerte: De tous bien playne
24. El Amor Y La Muerte: 'Todas estas canciones...'
25. El Amor Y La Muerte: Con que la lavare?
26. El Neuvo Mundo: L'Homme arme, Credo In unum deum

Customer Reviews:

MY FAVORITE CD!!!!.......2007-02-11

Let me tell you - I bought this CD twice because the first one got scratched up so bad I couldn't listen to anything. I LOVE LA NEF!!! My 132nd wish is to see this troupe live in concert!!! :D

Okay. "Music for Joan the Mad" is about musicians stuck inside the queen's chamber trying to appease her insanity. If you read the bible - remember Saul & David? Sort of the same theme, only he had demons and she's just crazy.

I LOVE THIS CD...nothing could appease this woman. She was mad because something happened to her love (her husband) and it drove her crazy. So she won't leave her chambers or the castle and insists on being entertained in her room.

At the end of the cd, she's still crazy but you will fall in love with love with this troupe!!

A Mysterious Treat Honoring a Mythical Queen.......2007-01-25

This music is amazing to listen to, to absorb, to live with, and the story behind it, which is on the liner notes and I do not recall in exact detail, is also fascinating. (When I get my ordered copy, I'll update this) Apparently, the legend these musicians are recreating in their modern imagining of the Iberian music, is that of a queen who was called Mad by her husband, and put into exile. She so loved music that her musicians chose to go into exile with her, and play for her, rather than leave her to live alone. The songs, even if you don't know the translations, suggest melancholy, rebellious, defiant joy in the midst of pain and loss, and the defiant beauty of art in dark times--the constant strength of voices and songs that can transmit anywhere, with passion.

Almost perfect..........2004-12-03

If you enjoy early music, and you are not a purist, but just looking for pleasure, you must get this CD. This is NOT the music that Colombus was playing while sailing across the Atlantic. No. This music is the smartest artifice, the most intelligent mix of powerful rhythms and cultural influences. Get it.

Enter another world..........2003-05-27

Wow. Few CDs have ever struck me as much as La Nef's "Music for Joan the Mad" has. It was the album that introduced me to this remarkable group that recreates medieval music so we can hear it today.

"Music for Joan the Mad" would be categorized as "Spanish Classical". During this time (around the late 15th century) Spain was at its height, and the music was very regal and flowing, also influenced by Arab traditions. Indeed there are many Arab influences on this album, from the beautiful instruments (I think I heard an oud on one of the tracks) to the wonderful vocals. La Nef has truly recreated the glory days of Spain.

Whenever I hear this CD (and that is often), I always imagine myself walking through a 15th Century Spanish castle, the stone walls echoing with the plucks of guitars and the melodies of a soprano. If you're even remotely interested in transporting yourself back in time, listen to the sample tracks and buy the CD. You won't regret it...

Music to lie down and die to.......2002-03-05

When one finds an ensemble of musicians who have chosen a time and a place to honour, or replicate, or interpret with skillful passion, take note and investigate for yourself what distant scenery could inspire artists so.

Joan The Mad deserves such respect. I hardly review or rate albums, but this particular one deserves a notation. The album begins on a sordid note that is the doorway to an ancient place of exotic sounds blended with classical givens. The Moors have made their mark on this Iberian album that gives a sense of ancient Arabian masters feasting with their Spanish hosts.

Pause to open this doorway and enter a forgotten time and listen to music classical in genre, yet forever a stranger to the ears.

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Mondays in the Sun Lucio Godoy Manufacturer: Milan Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music French Pop | Euro Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mondays in the Sun ASIN: B00008UANQ Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

1. Los Lunes Al Sol
2. Ni Idea
3. Lady Espana
4. Antipodas
5. On The Other Side Of The World Tom Waits (Instrumental)
6. El Secreto De Amador
7. La Cuestion
8. Lino
9. Sirena
10. Jose Y Ana
11. La Mer - Charles Trenet
12. Primera Pregunta
13. Ocho Mil
14. En El Azul Del Cielo
15. Si Cae Uno
16. El Cuento De La Cigarra Y La Hormiga
17. On The Other Side Of The World Tom Waits
18. Tus Companeros
19. La Misma Cosa
20. Que Dia Es Hoy

Album Description

Scored by Lucio Godoy, the album consists of finely crafted music that captures the essence and emotion of the film directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa. Traditional Spanish guitars, wind instruments and reoccurring melodies accompany the desperate lives that tell this story beginning in utter loss and ending in complete hope and acceptance. 20 tracks including the instrumental & vocal performances of 'On The Other Side Of The World' by Tom Waits. Milan. 2003.

Average customer rating: soft and lyrical soft and lyrical

The Sephardic Experience, Volume 2: Apples And Honey Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Jewish & Yiddish Music | Folk | Styles | Music Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Middle East | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Sephardic Experience: Volume 1, Thorns Of Fire The Sephardic Experience, Volume 3: Gazelle & Flea The Sephardic Experience, Volume 4: Eggplants Sephardische Romanzen El Canto Espiritual Judeoespañol ASIN: B00000G1RR Release Date: 1998-11-24

Tracks:

1. Haralambis
2. La Sirena
3. En La Mar Ay Una Torre
4. Cinja Mija
5. Siete Anos
6. Bandary
7. Morenica Sos
8. Por La Tu Puerta
9. Yo Hanino
10. Para Beri
11. La Novia Entre Flores
12. Kopanitsa Oro
13. Have You Heard, My Friends?
14. Durme, Durme Mi Angelico

Album Description

The Sephardic Experience quadrilogy, is a priceless sound document in which The Renaissance Players present their own performance versions of well- and lesser-known romansas (ballads), kantigas (religious songs) and muwashshahat (poetical forms) which have survived for centuries entirely via oral/aural transmission by parents, grandparents, friends and acquaintances within the family circle, while working, or as a form of ad hoc entertainment in Sephardic communities of the West and East. Sadly, as the end of the 20th century draws near we are witnessing the alarming disappearance of Spanish-Jewish culture due to vast, worldwide changes in social circumstances. In fact, these songs are no longer a part of the rich, musical fabric of the everyday life of the Sephardim.

This collection of Spanish-Jewish songs and Mediterranean dance tunes in this second volume, Apples and Honey, are named for the joyful celebrations of Rosh Ha-Shanah, the head of the year. The texts of the muwashshah and kantigas evoke images of the sea and the river (powerful forces for the Sephardim in their post-expulsion Mediterranean settlements) and water. These are, in their turn, connected with exile, the siren, the moon, and various marriage customs. Various procedures related to Arabic and Balkan music are followed here: improvised instrumental taksim-like preludes, interludes between stanzas, repetition of the solo singer's line by a chorus of voices and/or instruments, lively, celebratory ululation by chorus singers, a variety of chest- and head-voice timbres, constant ornamentation of melodic lines, measured and unmeasured metres, and simple and complex additive rhythms. Likewise, a wide variety of arrangement is demonstrated.

The four volumes of The Sephardic Experience ( Thorns of Fire, Apples and Honey, Gazelle and Flea and Eggplants) can be purchased individually or together in a beautiful hand-wrapped black linen box.

Customer Reviews:

soft and lyrical.......2002-09-12

The music is beautiful, soft and truly just great for having on in the background while you're doing something else. I haven't heard the first volume, so can't compare it with that.

soft and lyrical.......2002-09-12

The music is beautiful, soft and truly just great for having on in the background while you're doing something else. I haven't heard the first volume, so can't compare it with that.

Average customer rating: great songs, recording quality makes my speakers cry in pain the case of the missing CD...

La Sirena Casolando Manufacturer: 482 Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Brazilian & Latin Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music International Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Iliana ASIN: B00004WYZW Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Dulce Amargo
2. Doatilde
3. La Gaviota
4. Complicacion
5. Guajira
6. Dilemas del Amor
7. Christina
8. Llanerita Llanerita
9. Turbina
10. Lambada
11. El Cielo
12. Facilito
13. La Sirena

Album Description

The long-awaited follow-up to 1997's 'Iliana' finds Casolando delivering just what we want to hear. 'La Sirena' still beautifully evokes the music of Old Latin America, but goes new places with additional instrumentation and a live, in-the-room production quality that recalls the feel of the recent Buena Vista Social Club releases.

Many of the songs will be familiar to fans of the band's live performances, though the tracks have been pared down from the lengthy instrumental jams usually featured at those shows. Still, it's all here: The rich vocals of Carlos Ortega accompanied by his flawless guitar rhythms, the vocal harmonies and fiery classical guitar of Charlie Baran, the jazzy electric bass solos from Dave Hiltebrand, and the varied and as always perfect percussion of Chuck Sansone.

From the opening notes of the gorgeous `Dulce Amargo' to the plaintive `Guajira' to the stunning instrumental `Turbina', this album is about love and love lost and dancing and stellar musicianship all rolled into one. The title track will take your breath away.

La Sirena features guest appearances from Merritt Lear of the Celt-rocker Drovers, and Ross Bergseth from Chicago pop sensations Frisbie.

Customer Reviews:

great songs, recording quality makes my speakers cry in pain.......2002-01-05

The songs are very good, but the recording is so poor, my brand new speakers sound ripped when I play the cd. The band's first cd is magic, too bad they didn't record at the same studio and get a quality product for this release.

the case of the missing CD..........2000-10-26

I've heard this CD at one of the many ubiquitous listening posts at a nearby, brightly lit, bustling Tower Records--right beside a nice display with several dozen of the shrinkwrapped plastic disks. A great follow-up to "Ileana" with lively and captivating vocals and driving guitars. I thought the recent Ketama release (Toma Ketama!) was fun to hear--this is better. Buy it now, but obviously not at Amazon where it's still listed as not released!

Average customer rating: So bad, its good Nothing new but, good God, they rock.

La Sirena de Pecera Old Time Relijun Manufacturer: K. Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004RDRL Release Date: 2000-04-04

Tracks:

1. Casino
2. Carcerato Jail
3. Adaga Dagger
4. Canoe
5. Moon
6. Circuit Breaker
7. Caught At The Door (With The Keys In My Hand)
8. Urge And Urge And Urge The Always Procreant Urge Of The World

Customer Reviews:

So bad, its good.......2002-01-02

You shouldn't by this cd in hopes that the music within will change your life forever. This has to be the worst cd that I have ever listened to in my life. BUT, when your high, driving through Pisgah National Forest, at midnight, with the speakers blaring, in a huge van, and with tons of people, its hillarious. When I heard the first song on this cd, I called it Mexican Korn. I guarantee you that if you listen to "Caught at the Door" all the way through, you can't keep yourself from laughing. It's so incredebly horrible that its good. I recommend this cd to anyone who loves driving music, breaking the law, and laughing.

Nothing new but, good God, they rock........2000-05-11

Old Time Relijun aren't the most original band in the world. They aren't doing anything somebody hasn't done before. But, knowing that, they still dish out some serious rock n roll with capital R's. Buy this album, if anything, for a smokin' bass clarinet solo.

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Amours, Zéphyrs & Sirènes Manufacturer: Astree ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000AH3E1 Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

1. Aria Decima Terza Sopra 'Questa Bella Sirena'
2. Sonata 7
3. Chiacona A 3
4. Canzona Quinta Detta 'La Tromboncina'
5. La Gioiosa Fantasia
6. Suzanne Un Jour
7. Sonata 5
8. Sonate Duodecima. Sopra 'La Bergamasca'
9. Sonata A 3
10. Ancor Che Col Partire
11. Sonata Decima. Sopra Cavaletto Zoppo
12. Toccata Cromatica Per L'Elevazione
13. Vestiva I Colli
14. Bayle De Los Dichos Diabolos
15. Canzon Decimaterza Detta 'La Bianchina'
16. Sinfonia A 3
17. Ritornello Primo
18. Gagliarda Decima
19. Fantasia Padre Falla
20. Folias Echa Para Mi Senora Dona Tarolilla De Caralenos

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Granados: Album of Melodies; Cardboard Soldiers; The Mermaid Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Granados: Sentimental Waltzes; Love Letters; The Gondola; 6 Expressive Studies Piano Music 6 Granados: Goyescas (Suite for Piano) Granados: Piano Music, Vol. 5 ASIN: B0007ORDU4 Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. Carezza-Vals, DLR VII:3
2. Dolora, DLR III:7
3. Clotilde, DLR III:3
4. La Sirena, DLR VII:2
5. Dans Le Bois, DLR III:11
6. Marcha Real, DLR III:22
7. Soldados De Carton, DLR III:21
8. Elvira, DLR III:2
9. Preludio En Fa, DLR III:1-28 (Prelude In F Major)
10. Andante, DLR III:1-23
11. ....! En El Abanico De Maria De Alba, DLR III:1-12
12. A Sara, DLR III:1-7 (For Sara)
13. Oh...!, DLR III:1-22
14. Passats, DLR III:1-15
15. En La Playa! DLR III:1-29
16. Enyoranca, DLR III:1-9
17. Lejos De Ti! DLR III:1-30
18. Cuatro Notas-Vals, DLR VII:1
19. Beethoven? DLR III:1-17
20. Chopin...!-Mazurka, DLR III:1-21
21. Wagner-Melodrama, DLR III:1-19
22. Mazurka En Mi Bemol Mayor, DLR III:1-33
23. Mazurka En Sol Menor, DLR III:1-32
24. Mazurka En Fa Mayor, DLR III:1-31
25. Pregant, DLR III:1-8/Cantos Orientales
26. La Esclava, DLR III:1-25
27. La Esclava Muerta, DLR III:1-26
28. Conte, DLR III:1-10
29. Primavera, DLR III:1-16
30. Allegro Vivace, DLR III:1-20

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La Musica E Un Pretesto/La Sirena Una Metafora ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009G6NTC Release Date: 2005-04-05

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