About the Artist
Allow me to introduce myself. I was born in Panama to a family that is rich in musical and arts tradition. My father played guitar and piano and my grandfather also composed music. I grew up surrounded by piano and guitar music and would often sing along with my three sisters. I now live in the Bay Area, Northern California.
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This is the debut album by Ilsa Noel. This is a very unique New Age and world music album that is beginning to build fans in Northern California, who are sharing my music all over in the world.
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- Good News; It's Great
- Radiofriendly hit machine from Forbert. Not so much edge, but hey enjoy it!
- A must for Forbert fans
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Strange Names and New Sensations
Steve Forbert
Manufacturer: 429 Records
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ASIN: B000PSJBLQ
Release Date: 2007-06-26 |
Tracks:
- Middle Age
- Strange Names (North New Jersey's Got Em')
- Simply Spalding Gray
- Man, I Miss That Girl
- You're Meant For Me
- I Will Sing Your Praise
- Something Special
- My Seaside Brown-Eyed Girl
- The Baghdad Dream
- Thirty More Years
- Around the Bend
- Romeo's Tune
Album Description
Steve Forbert has carved a unique place for himself in the folk music world and this new release captures these unique qualities at their best. With new releases of old favorites like "Romeo's Tune," this troubadour's music comes to life.
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Good News; It's Great.......2007-07-16
Ok, a non-Forbert fan may not like this stuff, but the real trick is not just liking this music but 'getting' it. Since the singles-era of his early music, SF's work has not been written nor produced for mass consumption. Of course, Big Macs are made for mass consumption, and look at what those do to you. So, with the recognition that this album might have a limited audience, this is a GREAT Forbert album. I was pleased to discover that SF is still writing clever and honest music, and while his sound is still a little overly-produced for me (too many back-up vocals and tamborines sometimes), this album has some wonderful rhythms and sounds. Favorites are The Baghdad Dream (not an in your face anti-war song, as much as a "what is going over there?" rocker), I Will Sing Your Praises (a surprising creationist hymn, SF style), Thirty More Years (a great composition around SF's now-familiar theme of life passing by . . .), and Simply Spalding Gray. Then there is the fresh re-do of one of pop music's greatest all-time hits, Romeo's Tune. What a gift. He must have performed this a million times in the last 25 years, and he delivers it here with appropriate energy and relevance. GREAT ALBUM!
Radiofriendly hit machine from Forbert. Not so much edge, but hey enjoy it!.......2007-07-04
Steve Forbert has included a new version of Romeos Tune on this new CD. And most of the CD is in that musical genre so to speak.Steve Forbert has included a new version of Romeos Tune on this new CD,and most of the CD is in that musikal "hummin genre" so to speak. This is a musikal gem overall, that become better and better with more listning. Then suddenly it bang`s into your`e soul, and leave some musical angeldust in your ear. Track 1 Middel Age is a typical Forbert gem. Walkabout rythm with a very hummin` tune. Happinnes speaks all over the track. Track 2 Strange Names follow up the "feel" and credibility of the previous track. Not edgy, but very earfriendly, and enjoyable to listen too. Track 3 Simply spalding gray it`s an another cup of tea. This has a touch of irish roots in the intro, but it demands quite more from you. A minor letdown in my ears. Track 4 Man, i miss that girl, brings us more or less back on the track again. Forbert voice had so much pain and feel alltrough. Quality shines. Track 5 You`re meant for me is in typical Forbert territory. It`s romantic, have a certain feel, and drizzel angeldust in your`e earchannels. Track 6 I will sing your praise, is the one with the spinal marrow cord touch. The one you can feel. Track 7 Something special, it`s more cliche ridden in a way. A minor letdown, but a good listen anyway. Anyway. The harmonica lifts it up above average. Track 8 My seaside Brown-eyed girl, has a very open soundpicture, where the instrument`s drizzel here and there and makes`it complete. Track 9 Baghdad Dream is the "rock and roller" on the CD. A mood changer, but it works.Lyricks are extremly good on this one, and yes it`s about the Irak war. Track 10 Thirty More Years, it`s a so so track. Average, but quite interesting. Track 11 Around the bend is the uplifting one. Brings joy to your`e heart. It`s instrumental, but hey who cares. It has that "x- factor". Track 12 Romeo`s tune. Greatness shines. What more can you say about Forbert`s biggest hit ever. This one has it all. Enjooooooy. All in all a great album, but some of the tracks are a minor letdown. But it`s a safe buy anyway. Forbert has quality, and never go out of style.....
A must for Forbert fans.......2007-06-30
My first impression when I first listened to the CD was that it, (unlike other rescent Forbert albums), was a little too soft around the edges. And although the songs were great, I felt the music supporting them didn't fully extract the richness from them. However after keeping it in my car for a few days, It really grew on me, and now I accept it for what it is and as another Forbert masterpiece.
If the first listening doesn't hook you, the second one will. Or the third... Maybe fourth.
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ASIN: B00005OAY5
Release Date: 2001-09-18 |
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- Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
- Prelude
- Fear Tango
- Butterfly's Day Out
- Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
- Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op.72
- Three Preludes
- Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
- American Collection Theme
- Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 99
- IV. Allegro molto
- The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Erbarme dich (Matthdus-Passion)
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Except for one "previously unreleased" recording and two new ones, this is a compilation of segments taken from older Yo-Yo Ma CDs, perhaps to whet listeners' appetite to hear the entire records. The disc represents a triumph of performance over material. The program consists of short pieces and single movements of long ones and serves to display Yo-Yo Ma's extraordinary versatility, his spectacular instrumental and musical gifts, and his remarkable ability to invest everything he plays with the same commitment and emotional concentration. There is no logic to the sequence, except that it begins and ends with solo cello. Bach, whom Ma plays tuned normally when unaccompanied and tuned low with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, may justify the CD's title but seems out of place. Moreover, juxtaposing him with O'Connor and Piazzolla is jarring, though the Tangos are beautiful. The transcription of Dvorák's lovely E-minor Slavonic Dance, despite the participation of violinist Itzhak Perlman and his golden tone, sounds like a movie soundtrack: all bravura and cheap effects. The playing's the thing, and it is stunning, not only Yo-Yo Ma's, but that of all his collaborators, from vocalists Bobby McFerrin and Alison Krauss to pianist Emanuel Ax, Ma's duo partner of 25 years. Ax joins Ma for the Finale of Brahms's second cello sonata; that is what you may find yourself humming at the end. --Edith Eisler
Customer Reviews:
New Yo-Yo Fan.......2006-07-09
I had never listened to Yo-Yo Ma before (that I knew of) and then I was at a dance recital a few months ago. Two little ballerinas danced to "Simple Gifts" with Alison Kraus, and I had to have that song. I really enjoy playing this album when my family is just hanging out reading or playing with the baby in the living room. Each piece is unique and beautiful in its own way. Simple Gifts is still my favorite piece on the album, I only wish it were longer!
Simply wonderful!.......2006-06-04
I recently got this CD as a birthday gift. I've been wanting this CD for a while. The first track is a wonderful song in all reality the entire CD is a wonderful experience. The prelude by Gershwin is unique sounding with the cello. The jazz quality is still there and has a bit of classical influence intertwined among it. Yo-Yo Ma's recording of Simple Gifts is a good song and when they had the lyrics sung by Alison Krauss it was a wonderful choice. Her vocals matched the cello incredibly well. Track 8 is a wonderful song that I love to hear being played on the cello. For any person who loves classical music or cello music this CD is a good choice to buy. It will be well worth your money.
Awesome.......2004-08-20
While most people on this site see the "classic" in the title of the album as referring to classical music only, they are mistaken. Classic Yo-Yo refers to his style, not the genre into which his music choices fall. The list of tracks alone should have been a big enough clue that the music isn't all classical. Judging this album, or any album for that matter, on just its title is simply foolish. And while this is technically a solo album, the way Yo-Yo brings in guest artists to perform with him shows his flexibility as an artist. His version of Simple Gifts is so much more than a school chorus; it is an amazing cellist playing the accompaniment on a song that is meant to be sung.
On a more positive note, I found every track beautiful, from the elegant solo cello in the Bach cello suite to the haunting vocal line in the Bobby McFerrin piece. Yo-Yo Ma gathered a wide range of intriguing pieces to make this fantastic album.
What is this?.......2004-02-10
This is a compilation of many different styles; look Yo-Yo can play bluegrass! Not really "Classic" Yo-Yo.
Great if you're not familiar with Yo-Yo Ma.......2002-12-27
This CD is a good sample of what yo-yo ma has acheived in his musical career, if you want a more in depth listening of his talents than I suggest getting the simply baroque CD. The only thing that I didn't like about this cd was that the compositions were to mixed up in the genres. There was a bit of classical, some movie works, a great song by John Williams, and some of The Tango series music. If you would rather listen to one genre, get a CD that just has Classical or Contemerary, don't get a jack of all trades cd.
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Lou Reed
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ASIN: B000H5TZUO
Release Date: 2006-10-02 |
Tracks:
- I Love You, Suzanne
- Endlessly Jealous
- My Red Joystick
- Turn to Me
- New Sensations
- Doin' the Things That We Want To
- What Becomes a Legend Most
- Fly into the Sun
- My Friend George
- High in the City
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Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. BMG. 2006.
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2006 Issued Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork, Right Down to the Original Album Inner Sleeve! the Package also Comes with a Booklet that Includes Full Lyrics in English (And Japanese).
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Good times in the city.......2007-07-23
Wow, what a great album. From the rocking opener I Love You Suzanne this is one song after another of Lou at his melodic best, with horns, keyboards and backing singers used to great effect.
As a celebration of life, it does occasionally hint at the dark side (like violence in Endlessly Jealous, My Friend George and loneliness in What Becomes A Legend Most) but the overall impression is one of finding magic in everyday experiences.
My favourite tracks are Doing The Things That We Want To with its glorious girl chorus and the almost ethereal, breezy High In The City ("Don't wanna talk politics today/Feelin' pretty witty/Getting' high off of the city ..." and that just about sums up the mood of the album.
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- One of the BEST guitar cds ever!
- OLE
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Tango Argentino
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ASIN: B0000ZKRTE
Release Date: 2004-02-17 |
Tracks:
- Kite-Flying Dream
- Milonga Of Confusion
- The Last Woman
- Libertango
- The Day You Love Me
- Coming Back
- Military Tap
- Melancholic
- Nostalgic
- South
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- Milonga Of My Loves
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If you want to find out if you'll enjoy this collection of guitar transcriptions, listen to track 7, the "Military Tap" by Mariano Mores. If you can resist the ingenuity of the arrangement and the verve of the performance, this disc is not for you. For further evidence, try track 13, Astor Piazzolla's "Midnight in Buenos Aires," an amazing example of Villadangos's imagination as an arranger. This guitarist, who comes from Buenos Aires himself, has obviously absorbed the tango tradition and idiom completely. You might think guitar solo arrangements would be disappointing, lacking the inherent color of the typical tango band. Not so in this exhilarating collection, which also juxtaposes internationally known tango composers like Piazzolla and Carlos Gardel with others much less well known. Villadangos also supplies his own helpful program notes for this completely satisfying, memorable recital. --Leslie Gerber
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One of the BEST guitar cds ever!.......2006-12-27
This is by far one of the best guitar CDs and the best performance I have ever heard. So far I have 3 cds from Villadangos and they are all brilliant. Strongly recommended!
OLE.......2004-06-07
This is a wonderful album of acoustic guitar music. I've always loved the Tango and the so-called "classical" guitar. This album brings them together delightfully. The album transports me to a smoke-filled Argentinean nightclub where the Tango is danced very passionately. I agree with the review to this album; tract 13 is wonderful.
If you are into the Tango or guitar music or just want to be transported, in your mind, to a different time and place, buy this disc.
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- Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations
- A wonderful collaboration & one of the best Piazzolla discs
- Piazzolla and Kronos are an excellent team
- Piazzola plays with Kronos!!
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ASIN: B000005J0M
Release Date: 1991-01-16 |
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- Five Tango Sensations: Asleep
- Five Tango Sensations: Loving
- Five Tango Sensations: Anxiety
- Five Tango Sensations: Despertar
- Five Tango Sensations: Fear
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This "EP" (about 27:00) contains just one work and sells for a reduced price. Astor Piazzolla wrote this music for himself to play with the Kronos Quartet. People who don't know Piazzolla's music might think this is just a collection of dances. But Piazzolla did for the tango what Chopin did for the polonaise, writing music of substance and passion that rewards repeated listening. I wish Nonesuch would reissue this disc combined with the its CD of Piazzolla orchestral works (now out of print, regrettably). But for the cautious, this disc will make a fine introduction to someone increasingly recognized as a master in his field. --Leslie Gerber
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only complaint:too $hort.......2007-05-17
like the other reviews have said,how can you possibly go wrong with astor and kronos?! obviously you can't and this album is proof! i wish it would've been longer instead of being included in kronos' singles series,but i think i can live with what i have,haha! get it used while it's still cheap!
Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations.......2005-09-11
Although a very short album its still one of my favourite Piazzolla recordings. All the tracks are brilliant & as one of Piazzolla's last albums it is also definitely one of the best.
A wonderful collaboration & one of the best Piazzolla discs.......2004-10-26
Astor Piazzolla has collaborated with many wonderful artists over the years (including Gary Burton, Milva and many others), but this collaboration with Kronos Quartet is very special and extra extra wonderful. Piazzolla's music is not tango strictly speaking, but a 'sui generis" musical world on its own right, a 'fusion' of the tango tradition with classical and jazz elements, where the tango is the prima materia that the artist used and alchemically refined into gold.
These five pieces for string quartet and bandoneon explore a range of emotions that will speak differently to everyone and what differentiates them somewhat from other Piazzolla music is a feeling of 'quietness' and peace, the explosive material that one usually finds in Piazzolla here is subdued in sweet melancholy. Personally, whenever I listen to this disc, I'm left with a feeling of beauty, sweetness and aching longing.
An essential disc for good music lovers.
Piazzolla and Kronos are an excellent team.......1999-07-07
When I bought this CD, I didn't know what exactly to expect because after all tango isn't one of those things I like alot. But this record with it's improvisations and it's rather mellowy combination of quartet and bandoneon made the music sound more like a soundtrack to a movie. Excellent work on both sides of the performance, highly recommended to Latin American music lovers or French film lovers.
Piazzola plays with Kronos!!.......1999-03-06
This is the recording that inspired Piazzola to write Four for Tango especially for the Kronos quartet. The music is great, the performance is excellent, and best of all you get to hear Piazzola himself. Very good reflective piece.
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Suzanne Elder , Paul Hillier , David Krakauer , John Adams , Franguiz Ali-Zadeh , Ken Benshoof , George Crumb , Morton Feldman , Philip Glass , Osvaldo Golijov , Henryk Gorecki , Sofiya Gubaydulina , Arvo Part , P. Q. Phan , Astor Piazzolla , Steve Reich , Terry Riley , Alfred Schnittke , Peter Sculthorpe , Kevin Volans , Aki Takahashi , Ellen L. Hargis , Neal Rogers , and Kronos Quartet
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ASIN: B00000DD9B
Release Date: 1998-10-27 |
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- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Judah to Ocean
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Toot Nipple
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Dogjam
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Pavane: She's So Fine
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Rag the Bone
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Habanera
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Stubble Crochet
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Hammer & Chisel
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Alligator Escalator
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Standchen: The Little Serenade
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Judah to Ocean (Reprise)
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Fratres
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Psalom
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Summa
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Missa Syllabica: Kyrie
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Gloria
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Credo
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Sanctus
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Agnus Dei
- John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Ite, missa est
Tracks:
- Traveling Music: 1. Gentle, easy
- Traveling Music: 2. Moderate
- Traveling Music: 3. Driving
- Song of Twenty Shadows
- Five Tango Sensations: Asleep
- Five Tango Sensations: Loving
- Five Tango Sensations: Anxiety
- Five Tango Sensations: Despertar
- Five Tango Sensations: Fear
- Five Tango Sensations: Four, for Tango
Tracks:
- Piano And String Quartet (1985) - Various Artists
Tracks:
- Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): I
- Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): II
- Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): III
- Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 1957 - Award Montage
- Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): November 25 - Ichigaya
- Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 1934 - Grandmother and Kimitake
- Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 192 - Body Building
- Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): Blood Oath
- Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): Mishima/Closing
- Company, Quartet #2 (1983): I
- Company, Quartet #2 (1983): II
- Company, Quartet #2 (1983): III
- Company, Quartet #2 (1983): IV
- Quartet #5 (1991): I
- Quartet #5 (1991): II
- Quartet #5 (1991): III
- Quartet #5 (1991): IV
- Quartet #5 (1991): V
Tracks:
- The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Prelude: Calmo, sospeso
- The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: I. Agitato - Con fucco - Maestoso - Senza misura, oscilante
- The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: II. Teneramente - Ruvido - Presto
- The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: III. Calmo, sospeso - Allego pesante
- The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Postlude: Lento, liberamente
- Quartet #4 (1993)
- Mugam Sayagi (1993)
Tracks:
- Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): I. Largo (Sostenuto - Mesto)
- Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): II. DecisoEnergico (Marcatissimo sempre)
- Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): III. Arioso: Adagio cantabile
- Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): IV. Allegro (Sempre con grande passione e molto marcato)
- Already It is Dusk (Quartet #1), Op.62 (1988)
Tracks:
- Different Trains: America Before The War
- Different Trains: Europe During The War
- Different Trains: America After The War
- Black Angels: I. Departure - 1. Thenody I: Night Of The Electric Insects - 2. Sounds Of Bones And Flutes - 3. Lost Bells - 4. Devil-Music - 5. Danse Macabre
- Black Angels: II. Absence - 6. Pavana Lachrymae - 7. Threnody II: Black Angels! - 8. Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura - 9. Losts Bells (Echo)
- Black Angels: III. Return - 10. God Music - 11. Ancient Voices - 12. Ancient Voices (Echo) - 13. Thenody III: Night Of The Electric Insects
Tracks:
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Introduction
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Violin I
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Where Was Wisdom When We Went West?
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Viola
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): March of the Old Timers Reefer Division
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Violin II
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Tuning to Rolling Thunder
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): The Night Cry of Black Buffalo Woman
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Cello
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Gathering of the Spiral Clan
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Captain Jack Has the Last Word
- Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): G Song
- Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Echoes of Primordial Tim
- Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Mongolian Winds
- V. Good Medicine: Good Medicine Dance
Tracks:
- Quartet No. 2 (1981): I. Moderato
- Quartet No. 2 (1981): II. Agitato
- Quartet No. 2 (1981): III. Mesto
- Quartet No. 2 (1981): IV. Moderato
- Quartet No. 4 (1989): I. Lento
- Quartet No. 4 (1989): II. Allegro
- Quartet No. 4 (1989): III. Lento
- Quartet No. 4 (1989): IV. Vivace
- Quartet No. 4 (1989): V. Lento
- Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief (1984-85)
Tracks:
- Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): I. Deciso
- Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): II. Amoroso
- Quartet #8 (1969): I. Con dolore
- Quartet #8 (1969): II. Risoluto; calmo
- Quartet #8 (1969): III. Con dolore
- Quartet #8 (1969): IV. Con precisione
- Quartet #8 (1969): V. Con dolore
- From Ubirr (1994)
- Tragedy at the Opera (1995)
- White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: First Dance
- White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Second Dance
- White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Third Dance
- White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fourth Dance
- White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fifth Dance
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Seems like only yesterday the Kronos Quartet stepped up their career as musical mavericks with a coveted, wide-open contract with Nonesuch Records. Now it's Nonesuch's turn to give Kronos the big-package nod, gathering key works recorded by the group--from younger composers and time-tested veterans alike--into this 10-CD box set. As one might expect, the set is stuffed with contrasts, from the first CD, with its 11-part, upstepping John Adams suite and then the far more solemn Missa Syllabica from Arvo Pärt. Nearly 20 of these pieces here were composed expressly for Kronos, pitched and sculpted for their easily-racked mixture of straightforward string quartet roles and intelligently restructured approaches to the even the simplest gestures. Perhaps most key here is George Crumb's Black Angels, in large part due to Crumb's role in inspiring David Harrington to form Kronos 25 years ago. Crumb's music spirals and chases through the air, engaging high pitches and fast pacings as if they were ends in themselves. Gone from this set are most of the short snippets that have filled some of Kronos's other fine single CD recordings. In abundance instead are some of the legendary works: Morton Feldman's long, endlessly patient Piano and String Quartet (with Aki Takahashi), Steve Reich's unnerving Different Trains, and Henryk Górecki's String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2. There are also some of the astounding Eastern European works from Night Prayers as well, including the stunning Quartet No. 4 from Sofia Gubaidulina. And of course there are the Kronos biggie pieces: Philip Glass's works fill one CD, and so do Terry Riley's. What's more, Riley's Cadenza on the Night Plain and "G Song" are presented here in entirely fresh, new recordings. What the listener gets is a huge block of music, full of shifting colors and textures but perfectly apt in giving a wide-angle vantage on what Kronos has done for contemporary music. --Andrew Bartlett
Customer Reviews:
A worthwhile investment.......2003-10-06
It would be an understatement to say that this is a fabulous box set. All 10 CDs are packed with some fabulous music that beautifull highlights the first 25 years of the Kronos Quartet, and the booklet included provides a great history of the group as well as nice blurbs on the composers and their pieces.
Equally nice about the box set is the inclusion of multiple new recordings, thus making this a worthwhile investment for fans. The Peter Sculthorpe Quartets are a particularly nice addition, as are the added Piazzolla, Part, and Riley compositions.
Along with this, the "classic" Kronos recordings are all here: "Black Angels" "Different Trains" "Salome Dances for Peace" (well, exceprts), and Feldman's Piano and String Quartet. Of particular note, I think is the inclusion of Gubaidulina's Quartet No 4, a fabulous recording that is otherwise hidden in Kronos' recording "Night Prayers."
Yes, this is quite an investment, but I firmly believe that it's worth it - longtime fans and newcomers alike have a lot to gain from this collection.
Excelent compilation!.......2001-09-09
I like more classic period, like Hayden, but Cronos does it very well, technicaly excelent. The ten sets are wonderful recordings and the selection is unique. It deserves the investment, If you buy it, youre going to have more than ten hours of joy.
Amazingly Now Retrospective.......2001-06-26
Since their youthful start in the NW back in the 70's, Kronos has collaborated with, commissioned, or just played such a breadth of musicians it almost seems that breadth - and especially non western world culture - is their mission. But, while this conservatively and esthetically designed 25-yr-retrospective box (with its increasingly sophisticated photo-portraits) belies the pulsation of social angst and conscience that underlies the bulk of the inclusions, the latter concern, its vitality and relevance - and not some stylish chasing after cultural breadth - is what overtakes the listener/reader, rather soon. I say reader, since the booklet is very helpful, especially to the relative novice, and well balanced in its coverage of composers, historical contexts, performers, individual texts, etc.
There are probably more non contemporaries performed by the Quartet over the years than this selection would indicate. That undercuts their ties with the sense of revolution in music throughout the ages, but it leaves more time for the present: and that is where one expects the group wishes to be, is most contributory and challenged, and is best and most fairly judged. Highly recommended, both for those who know Kronos's work well and wish a handsome tribute on their shelf, and for those who do not but are open and ready to be affected, whether impacted esthetically, reminded socio-morally, or whatever combination of both befits.
How Could You Not Listen?.......1998-12-19
My opinion pales when compared to this CD. Indeed the group's ingeniousness, its knowing and its balls are in full display here, hopefully to put to rest any lingering contention that there is little more to Kronos than form. To any person who accepts the merits of 20th-century music, this CD presents the genius of our culture and teaches that daring and ingenuity do not have to be sacrificed on the road to technical brilliance. My only regret is that the CD does not include Kronos's interpretation of Bartok. But, so what? Górecki's here, as are Part and Benshoof. Listen to this CD -- soar and struggle with it.
Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music.......1998-11-28
The Kronos Quartet has released many albums. There let us see what the quartet has tried new titles and arrenges in each period. But this is the best set for understand the quartet as summary of thier works. The CDs are distributed by each composers and we can see thier identities easily.Unfortunately this dose not include all but be enough to see what the quartet has been.I hope that every classical music fans(not only contemporaly music fans) listen this CDs.
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Release Date: 2005-01-25 |
Tracks:
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- El Choclo
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- Por Una Cabeza
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- Milonga Del Angel
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Johnny Osbourne and the Sensations
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First Issued Towards the Close of 1969, Come Back Darling Highlighted Some of the Best Productions to Emanate from Winston Riley's Newly-founded Techniques Records Stable Over the Preceding 12 Months. Aside from featuring an Array of Top Quality Vocal Tracks from Johnny Osbourne and the Sensations, the Set also Included a Number of Hard Hitting Instrumental Tracks by Some of Jamaica's Top Session Players. Now, at Long Last, the Original LP Once Again Available in Its Entirety and Has Been Bolstered with an Incredible 49 Winston Riley-produced Tracks from the Period, Resulting in One of the Greatest Collections of Early Reggae Ever Issued.
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- lou, lou, lou, this is the beginning of a great adventure.
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- Endlessly Jealous
- My Red Joystick
- Turn to Me
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New Sensations.......2007-01-04
New Sensations is by far Lou's happiest, most upbeat album. It starts off strong with the hit "I Love You, Suzanne" with the intro being from the Contours' "Do You Love Me". Lou plays all the guitars on this album and his playing is great. Saunders and Maher sound even better than on Legendary Hearts. Lou also decided to add a keyboard player Peter Wood. The synths are very light adding a little atmosphere to the music but never overwhelming any of the other instruments. "My Red Joystick" is a humerous song about male-female relationships with Biblical references. Lou shows he can still rock with "Turn to Me". The chorus of "New Sensations" kinda reminds me of "I Need A Hero" by Bonnie Tyler. We also get a power ballad in the form of "Doin' the Things that We Want To". "My Friend George" seems to be about a vigilante, something there were alot of at the time. "High In the City" is a reggae-like song. It kinda reminds me of how Neil Diamond, another Jew from Brooklyn also did a little reggae just ten years earlier. This is Lou Reed's feel good album. They really need to release it in the States along with like half his catalog that's out of print.
lou, lou, lou, this is the beginning of a great adventure........2006-05-22
This was the first of Lou's that I bought and I think it is one of his best. There is not one bad song on here, and most of them are great. I really wish that they would re-master and re-issue this one because I still do not own it on CD. MY FRIEND GEORGE, FLY INTO THE SUN, TURN TO ME, and DOWN AT THE ARCADE are some of my all time favorite Lou Reed songs.
High times in the city.......2006-03-18
Wow, what a great album. From the rocking opener I Love You Suzanne this is one song after another of Lou at his melodic best, with horns, keyboards and backing singers used to great effect.
As a celebration of life, it does occasionally hint at the dark side (like violence in Endlessly Jealous, My Friend George and loneliness in What Becomes A Legend Most) but the overall impression is one of finding magic in everyday experiences.
My favourite tracks are Doing The Things ... with its glorious girl chorus and the almost ethereal, breezy High In The City ("Don't wanna talk politics today/Feelin' pretty witty/Getting' high off of the city ..." and that just about sums up the mood of the album.
Lou Has Himself Some Fun.......2005-02-16
"New Sensations" isn't Lou Reed's best record, nor is it his most daring or musically accomplished. However, it may well be the most consistently enjoyable album in his catalog.
From his live-staple opener "I Love You, Suzanne" to the mildly goofy "Down at the Arcade," this is the closest thing Lou's ever made to a party record.
Musically, it's a mix of his usual biting guitar, bass, drums sound, augmented by horns and keyboards. It's pretty smooth, though, so those expecting New York, The Blue Mask, or others like that should step back. The funny thing here is that while Fred Maher is credited as drumming, the drums are almost metronomic...I thought I was listening to a machine. Then I reminded myself that this came out in 1984, when sounding like a machine was a compliment.
Of course, it's not all lighthearted fun. "Endlessly Jealous" is a letter from an obsessive lover, "My Friend George" illustrates a memory of a violent, near-sociopathic friend, and the title track could serve as a lighter autobiographical companion to "The Day John Kennedy Died." I like this record a lot.
"If your father is freebasing
And your mother's turning tricks
That's still no reason you should have a fit
Remember I'm the one who loves you
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Turn to me, turn to me, turn to me."
--"Turn to Me" (what else?)
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