Unspoken

About the Artist
donald e casale ii & philip g paranicas

at age 8, we met on hick's bridge, in our hometown of Westbury, a community for all seasons. the idea of collaborating on a musical project was born in our long island treehouse, about four years later

the son of a music industry professional, don spent more youthful hours in a recording studio than other kids did on swings or monkeybars. while don was banging on drums and playing his grandmother's unique turn-of-the-century piano, phil too had learned to work the keys; partially through lessons, mostly through self-instruction. phil was always in the company of music as his mother’s stereo never stopped, and his grandfather enjoyed his collection of over 100,000 long play records, mostly classical

throughout our childhood, we exchanged songs, swapped sheet music, mainly tv themes, and developed our talents and tastes. we miss those days

today, long after our treehouse has vanished, we sing through voices, unspoken.

Product Description
beautiful instrumental music : an inspiring melodic journey... Move melodically through time and space, to vibrant surroundings, a gentle place... The inspirations for these pleasant, passionate melodies are borrowed from Mother Nature's scapes of sea and land; her brilliant beacons, placid shores, radiant sunsets, and eerie moonrises. We proudly share these visions with you, and hope that the music connects you to life, nature and self... Enjoy the CD that's already played on the air! unspoken has been heard on New York's WUSB and Louisiana's WTUL and KEDM 90.3 stations; also featured on www.newagereporter.com. We've been shipping across the country from New York and New England to Hawaii and Guam. Our music is inspired primarily by Enya, Yanni, George Winston, and Suzanne Ciani. Similar in style to Vangelis, Kitaro, David Lanz, David Arkenstone and other great new age artists. All songs are originals by Casale & Paras, except the 2nd track. peaceful, relaxing, uplifting... Folks who have enjoyed our music find it very inspiring, uplifting and magical. The tunes are rich with melody, lush instrumentation & captivating sounds that take you on journey to worlds otherwise unexplored... We invite you to enjoy the spiritual voyage...

Unspoken,Casale & Paras,Hicksbridge Entertainment,An inspiring melodic journey, uplifting & relaxing. Beautiful piano tunes with lush instrumentation.

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Average customer rating: Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow "

Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights) Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; The Gypsy Baron (Highlights) Offenbach: La Belle Helene; Orpheus in the Underworld; La Vie Parisienne (Highlights) Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights) The Best of Operetta, Vol. 3 The Best of Operetta, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00009KHY2 Release Date: 2003-09-02

Customer Reviews:

Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow ".......2006-09-12

This is the "Merry Widow" with English translation by Christopher Hassel sung by June Bronhill. I loved this rendition ever since I first heard it in about 1960. What's to love? First the translation is the best I've heard. The language doesn't sound "stilted" as some others. And, you can understand almost every word sung. Plus, the famous song, "Vilja" has some wording that moves me every time I hear it: The soprano sings, "Love me and I'll DIE for you!" with the word "die" somewhat emphasized. I don't know, there's just something "powerful" about someone saying they'd "die" for love! AND, at the end of "Vilja" the chorus and soprano raise to a crescendo hitting a high note together. In many renditions the chorus is heard but not the soprano on the final high note. In THIS version, the soprano, June Bronhill, can be heard rising to the final high note with an incressing crescendo and fortissimo louder than the chorus and holding the final high note---which gives a very thrilling effect as she holds that final note, I assure you!

The "problem" is that this June Bronhill, Reid, and Hassel version is hard to find on CD. For example, this CD is made in Holland and "there is one left" so it says on Amazon. But, if you can find it, I think it would be very much worth a listen. Then, after hearing it, if you think there's a "better" Merry Widow, please let ME know! Thanks. Email:boland7214@aol.

Average customer rating: THE BEST CD FROM HER YET! Pretty decent Not her best Good :) Don't let this slip by...its your loss

Unspoken Jaci Velasquez Manufacturer: Word Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beauty Has Grace Crystal Clear Jaci Velasquez Heavenly Place On My Knees: The Best of Jaci Velasquez ASIN: B00008I8MY Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

1. You're My God
2. Jesus Is
3. Lost Without You
4. Where I Belong
5. The Real Me
6. He
7. Glass House
8. Your Friend
9. Something
10. Unspoken
11. I'm Alive
12. Shine

Album Description

2003 album for one of the most recognizable entertainers, spanning two music genres including Christian & Latin, with seven albums to her credit. Curb Records. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

THE BEST CD FROM HER YET!.......2006-11-18

THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT CD! MUCH BETTER THAN KELLY CLARKSON OR EVEN CARRIE UNDERWOOD. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULDN'T WANT THIS. IT HAS THE BEST LYRICS AND MUSIC. LOVE THE SONGS;;;;;;;

YOU'RE MY GOD
LOST WITHOUT YOU
THE REAL ME
GLASS HOUSE
UNSPOKEN
YOUR FRIEND

Pretty decent.......2004-09-20

i feel as if it isn't like Crystal Clear as many were saying. I liked about 5/12 songs on there. so yeah. i liked the first three: You're my God, Jesus Is, Lost without You, Real Me, Uspoken
those were my favorites..the rest were kind of boring and slow. and i agree, her voice was definately lower in SOME songs, but she is still really good.

Not her best.......2004-06-06

This is her 7th album. She once said she was still trying 2 find her style. 1st of all, her voice was completely different from her 1st. WORSE. Not as deep and good as it was B 4. The first song is what U would expect for a teen pop performers 1st album. I liked the violin sound of the 2nd song. But that was it. The 3rd song had good beat and lyrics, but her voice ruined it. The 4th 1 is actually really good. Her voice didn't ruin it. The 5th 1 had a really good opening. The 6th 1 is the best! Great opening, very unique and her voice didn't ruin it. But it was 2 short. The 7th 1 was good, but she wasn't putting enough vocal strength in 2 it. The 8th 1 starts out with a gentle techno sound, but just wasn't good enough. The 9th 1 had terrible lyrics, and was pointless. The 10th 1 was alright. I don't have anthing 2 say about the 11th, and the last song... Uh uh. My over all problem with this CD is that, it was 2 scattered and just not enough. And her voice.

Good :).......2004-04-04

This album is a bit different from all other Jaci cd's, especially the beat & instrumentation, perhaps less vocally challenging. But just as good.
All the songs are worth listening to, and the lyrics are deep and meaningful. They express her love for God, and her true self. My favorite tracks are "You're my God" , "Lost without you", "The real me" (am i the girl that u want me to be-with thoughts of fear of intimacy), and "Unspoken" (...don't leave your heart unspoken), "Glass House"(i know i can take it, you can throw the stones, cause it's my faith that keep me strong.)Listening to the CD rejoices me. Jaci is very talented! Vocals not as strong as in her older albums YET this is a great cd to own.

Don't let this slip by...its your loss.......2004-01-27

Jaci Velasquez's Unspoken is a great CD! It makes a home in my heart with the title track alone. Unspoken the title track is so good that its worth the cd. The other songs are good also, songs like "The Real Me" and "He" among others make this a must have for 2004.

Do let this cd slip by becasue it has a message for everyone.

Average customer rating: Highly underrated and very overshadowed... Beautifully evil.. Unique, interesting & excellent all around Listenable...even though the singers voice is kind of corney... Some greatness....some not really greatness

Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone (CD + DVD) Akercocke Manufacturer: Earache Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Choronzon Rape of the Bastard Nazarene The Adversary The Goat of Mendes Ruun ASIN: B000CQO116 Release Date: 2006-02-07

Tracks:

1. Verdelet
2. Seduced
3. Shelter from the Sand
4. Eyes of the Dawn
5. Abbadonna, Dying in the Sun
6. Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
7. Intractable
8. Seraphs and Silence
9. Penance
10. Lex Talionis

Album Description

Embracing both classic Death Metal harshness and expansive rock flourishes, the band have built upon the style that defined them on previous releases. No other extreme act has so successfully merged an overtly Satanic approach with such a daring, forward thinking sound.

This version features a limited edition bonus DVD.

Customer Reviews:

Highly underrated and very overshadowed... .......2007-03-15

This album is a must hear for any true extreme metalheads... if your into the likes of Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, etc, you may wish to keep shopping at Hot Topic, but for Death/Black Metal fans that dig top musicianship and great songwriting and arrangements, you gotta hear this! I'm no satanist, but I didn't make the foolish mistake of passing these brits up just based on their religious preference, I'm a musician, who also happens to be a Metalhead... this album, played loudly on a dark night, preferably while driving through mountains or anywhere not in the city, will translate into a sublime experience. Also highly suggested, the new Cannibal Corpse and Deicide albums are F#$@ing awesome!!! \m/.

Beautifully evil.........2007-03-02

Akercocke have released one of the most innovative metal albums of the decade, and this is it. A furious mixture of Prog/Black/Death/metal that flows seamlessy together in a grandoise and frightening formula is what puts this album high above the rest of the stale metal scene.

There are so many atmospheres and such a grand scale of dynamics that you can listen to this over and over and never grow bored. The vocals cross over from death growls, to behind-the-mix black metal shrieks, to gothic singing perfectly in sync with the rest of the band. There are very melodic passages, blinding death/black metal madness and even at times a tinge of electronica, but none of the elements ever overpower each other. This album lacks almost absolutely nothing. The only complaint (and it is a very minor one) is that the clean vocals are slightly out of tune. But hey, this is metal! Who cares right?

Unique, interesting & excellent all around.......2006-10-08

Although Akercocke are commonly referred to as "progressive blackened death metal," there's no doubt that they're now officially in a league and genre all their own. And the band might not steer entirely clear of the musical blueprint Opeth first created in 1995, but there are several crucial differences. For one, Akercocke incorporate a much greater black metal influence into their music. Next, singer Jason Mendonca has an even wider and more impressive vocal range than that of Mikael Akerfeldt. He's able to sing cleanly, croon, growl, summon super low, indecipherable bellows that are reminiscent of bands like Dying Fetus, and (like almost any black metal singer), he can also pierce your ear drums with high, banshee-like shrieks. And it makes Jason's performance even more impressive when one hears that he's capable of using all of those vocal styles in just one song! Oh, and Akercocke are from England, not Sweden.

"Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone" is clearly rooted in death metal, but it's never limited to just one type of music. It brilliantly blends death, thrash, and black metal with prog rock (ala Cynic), chilling overtones, overtly Satanic poetry, gothic keyboards, other delicate, ethereal ambience, and trippy sound effects (i.e. maniacal laughter and creepy, snarling animal noises). Indeed, this is a very richly textured and almost mind-blowing record which shows off so many great dynamics, diversities, and details that it makes Ihsahn's debut ("The Adversary") sound like a Mayhem release (well not quite, but you get the point). But that's not to mislead you -- the songs aren't nearly as difficult to digest as you might think. From front to back, this album is impeccably smooth, flowing, diverse, exciting, instantly identifiable, satisfying, complex, intriguing, memorable, and all around genius.

"Verdelet" is an excellent album opener that's highlighted by catchy thrash riffs, a blistering guitar lead, and forceful double bass heft. Then it's time for the positively stellar second song, "Seduced." This is a mostly instrumental track and is bolstered by speedy, churning riffs and rapid, airtight death metal blasts. After that comes another song, "Shelter From The Sand," which is very difficult not to love. It flies out of the starting gate with strong, buzzsaw guitar flurries and vitriolic vocals before the band pulls hard on the song's reigns and include a soft, harmonic break with ominous guitar feedback, slow, jangly piano keys, and limpid, British-accented singing.

The extremely unpredictable title track (which begins with prog-ish, beeping bass notes and echoing guitar strums before suddenly launching into a breakneck thrash tempo and fiery guitar licks) is another candidate for the best song on here, and there are three other highlights near the end of the album."Intractable" is almost dreamy; "Seraphs and Silence" tosses a tasty, winding guitar solo into the mix; and, lastly, "Penance" is fueled by raging guitar work which almost careens off the map.

To summarize, "Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone" is nothing short of excellent. It does lose out to Enslaved's "Ruun" for 2006's finest black metal album to date, but it is still, hands down, the year's most intricate, unique, innovative, meticulous, interesting, and original extreme music release.

Listenable...even though the singers voice is kind of corney..........2006-09-12

I had never heard of Akercocke before this, and I have to say that I am somewhat impressed and intrigued by this band.
First off, they have a nice blend of well produced black metal/acoustic/progressive rock that is right up my alley. The only thing that I cannot stand is the singers voice. It is kind of annoying. Other than that this album is quite good and is a must have for Metal fans alike.

Some greatness....some not really greatness.......2006-07-10

I gave it two mostly because I have an overall negative feel for this album, and three seems basically neutral.

This album does a lot right, and has a lot of very cool parts, all going from heavy to soft, all over the place, as mentioned before. It is mostly well done, and I thoroghly enjoy such moments on the disc. However, there is a problem I have with one of the directions they take.

First, however, a comment on the "incredible range" of the vocals. I don't see it that way, and even if he technically has a better range, than Akerfeldt, it doesn't really matter to me, because Akerfeldt is simply better, even if his range is less. Which, by the way, I don't buy for a second. For one, on this disc, I see basically two styles used, clean vocals and *extremely* weak grindcore grunting. (See next paragraph for more on this) He very rarely uses any death growls or even black metal vocals (on a black metal disc!?). The great range seems to basically consist of singing and grunting, with a couple other styles thrown in for a couple minutes. (to the point that just sitting here, I can think of only a few seconds of it)

Now, for my big problem with the disc. The grindcore. For some reason, they feel the need to have grindcore moments in virtually every song. Featuring a very gutteral, indistinguishable (and unremarkable) grunting, and similarly unremarkable fast drums. (As if its some sort of innovation.) I don't even like grindcore, but this is reminicent of some of the worst I've heard. (In fact, it reminds me so much of a zombie hunting game featuring grindcore on the internet, that as I am listening to it on my cd player, I feel like I should be blasting zombies on this game). I have to ask--why not use death or black vocals, insead of grindcore grunts? (they're not really even vocals) I can stand any death/black growls, which is something I think only a fraction of metal heads can say. I like black metal. But I cannot listen to grindcore grunting. I simply can't--not to metion doing that doesn't really take much range and doesn't make you great.

So, overall--could have been utterly great, but too often divulges into grindcore-esque moments, which overshadow the, admitedly, fantastic parts. Which, by the way, outnumber the grindcore parts, but even that little bit is too much for me. (Maybe not you) Too bad.

EDIT: oh, and I haven't watched the DVD and don't really plan to before I sell this album, so who knows what its like?

Average customer rating: Adventures in Daydreaming Incredible Talent A TALENT FOR ALL AGES AND FOR ALL SEASONS! Must Have CD HIS BEST YET!

Words Unspoken Randy Scott Manufacturer: Orpheus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: So Many Ways Future Urban Renewal Crystal City Just Getting Started ASIN: B00006JJ4E Release Date: 2002-09-24

Customer Reviews:

Adventures in Daydreaming.......2004-08-13

This album was fantastic! He is a wonderful artist and each and every song sends me traveling to exotic places in waunderlust. So many of the cuts have been played on jazz stations and everyone who has heard this cd has used it as a relaxation piece.

His style reminds me totally of the new cd that is out right now by Dave Koz who, when listening to the two of them, sound identical in concept and systematic note structure. At first I even thought it was Koz until the store manager where I purchased the cd said who he was. Keep it up Randy - you'll do wonderful things and you have a great future ahead of you.

Incredible Talent.......2003-10-29

I bought this CD because the DJ of "Jazz Now and Then" on WQNA was raving about an "incredible new talent" and then played a cut from this album. I had to agree, that this dude was great so I bought the album and now I play it all the time. Why isn't this guy more famous? His agent needs to book him on Leno or Letterman.

A TALENT FOR ALL AGES AND FOR ALL SEASONS!.......2003-02-01

Randy Scott's music is unique! It appeals to people between the ages of eleven to eighty...and up! It reaches
deep into the listener's soul and provides comfort at the end of a chaotic day.

Randy's expertise with his instrument is phenomenal! He draws you in with his expert technique with "Sailing" and "Quicksand", gets you "mellow" with "Words Unspoken" and "Shades of Blue" and then touches your heart with "Peace Within Me" and "Everlasting Love"

I am a musician, and a very lucky one, because I get to listen to his music daily......and LIVE!

We are teachers in the same school. Randy's bands are the best middle school bands in Michigan. I have the pleasure of listening to him practice on his prep hour. And I have the rare experience of working with a person of integrity
who continuously demonstrates good values for his students.

Anyone who loves EXCELLENT music, appreciates that he is truly a role model for kids, and needs PEACE in this time of impending war must have Randy's CD.

Believe me, it will calm you!

Joanne Bokas
Southfield, Michigan

Must Have CD.......2003-01-15

I bought this CD as an experimental buy. I had not heard of Randy Scott before, and being a saxophonist, I thought I'd try something new. What a surprise! I love this CD from Start to finish. Randy is a wonderful multi-instrumentalist who is anointed, gifted, and also writes very well. It's hard to pick a favorite on this CD because it is all good. But, If I had to choose I would say cut #4 "Outer Drive" GO BUY THE CD.

HIS BEST YET!.......2003-01-05

This CD is definitely Randy at his best. "Lost in the Moment" is the stand-out song on the album, but this CD is good from beginning to end. Randy has a really unique sound that fits with traditional Smooth Jazz, and goes beyond it. This CD really makes you sit up and listen. People used to simple melodies and "elevator music" aren't ready for this!

Average customer rating: (3+Half) but not quite worth waiting 48mths for. Instant Classic Real Stuff CLASSIC!!! Must have

48 Months Asheru , and Blue Black of the Unspoken Heard Manufacturer: Seven Heads ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Soon Come... Insomnia 7 Heads R Better Than 1: No Edge Ups in South Africa The Essence of J. Rawls Foot in the Door ASIN: B0000EIHKV Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

1. Mid Atlantic
2. Better
3. Nigga Like Me
4. Setting Sun
5. How You Livin? - Asheru, , Grap Luva, J-Live,
6. Trackrunners - Asheru, , Grap Luva, J-Live
7. Music
8. Smiley (The Woh, Woh, Song)
9. It's About Time
10. Dream Birth - Michael Abbott
11. Souljamboree [#]
12. Jamboree [#]
13. General Blackman Isgod [#]
14. Black Moses [#]
15. Smiley (The Woh, Woh, Song) [Soul Dub Version][#]

Customer Reviews:

(3+Half) but not quite worth waiting 48mths for........2005-08-12

Considering i got their 1st album this is a bit disapointing for me as nearly have that album appears on this aswell. I honestly thought after waiting nearly 2years for s'thing new from them it'd all be original material.(When i actually purchased this cd the track-list wasnt up on the display.) Apart from that 1 minor complaint, its excellent, thought-provoking, upbeat, positive, head-nodding hiphop all round. Opening with a strong solo joint from ASHERU called "mid-atlantic" it quickly sets the tone that this is for the real hiphop heads. Followed by "better", "ni**a like me", "setting sun", "how you livin'", "trackrunners" and the utterly sublime "the music". This is however where this "new" album pretty much ends, apart from the very good "its about time" and "black moses" being scattered amongst the older tracks. However for just those tracks that ive named this is a worthwhile addition to your collection. If you havent got the 1st album from these cats then this is the perfect album to showcase their many talents from start to finish. Sadly, if like me you got the 1st album, you will feel slightly let down. But these cats are so talented that you tend to easily forgive that. Support the real hiphop artists like these.

Instant Classic.......2004-07-02

This album was off the hook! Every track is crazy. These cats are nuts. Some of the illest underground you're gonna hear. You want some real music? Then cop the album!!!!!!!!

Real Stuff.......2004-07-02

This album was off the hook! Every track is crazy. Watch out for these cats, they're definitely makin some real noise. Cop the album!!!!!!!!

CLASSIC!!!.......2004-03-31

I've been sleeping on Asheru & Blue Black for too long. After hearing Asheru for the first time on a compilation album(Sound Providers) about two weeks ago, I purchased this album and "Soon Come" at the same time. Asheru, Blue Black and the entire Seven Heads Crew produce music that you can feel. You can't say that about too many hip hop artists. I can vividly remember how I felt when I first heard the Roots. I was blown away. I feel the same about these cats. Even after getting married and having two duaghters, they make me want to get back in the studio again..... FIVE STARS!! BOTH ALBUMS!! PERIOD!!

Must have.......2004-01-22

This is a must have album. The rhymes are sick. Ash and Blue Black know how to flow. Get it now.

Average customer rating: Holy crap.

Unspoken The Steve Hussey Band Manufacturer: Merf Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00061J1W6 Release Date: 2004-09-11

Tracks:

1. South of Paris
2. Morgantown (My Sweet Girl)
3. Remember When
4. End of Us
5. King of Fools
6. Unspoken
7. Little Shove
8. Baby (Baby)
9. Maribelle
10. Hey Hey
11. Daisy Chain

Album Description

"Unspoken", the debut album by the Steve Hussey Band, is a genre-bending journey through modern pop-rock held together by a common thread--great songs. Self-descibed as an ALT-ROCK-COUNTRY-POP band, the Steve Hussey Band's sound is based in roots music, verging at times on the edge of power pop while at other times skirting dangerously close to all-out country. Strangely enough, it somehow works.

Customer Reviews:

Holy crap........2005-04-07

I've never understood how these guys do it. Take smart lyrics, smash it with chunky acoustics and a heavy backbeats. Word.

Average customer rating: Vintage Potter! Breakthrough album

Unspoken Chris Potter Manufacturer: Concord Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vertigo Gratitude Underground Moving In Traveling Mercies ASIN: B0000006RC Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

1. Wistful
2. Seven Eleven
3. Hieroglyph
4. Amsterdam Blues
5. Et Tu, Brute?
6. Unspoken
7. No Cigar
8. Time Zone
9. New Vision

Customer Reviews:

Vintage Potter!.......2007-01-30

Great 1997 album from one of my favourite tenor saxophonists (though he plays soprano on this album). He's joined by John Scofield on guitar, Dave Holland on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums and that, quite franly, says it all. With that lineup, how could you possibly get anything else but a great album?

That said, it's not my favourite Potter CD - that's still 2002's "Traveling Mercies" - but it's definitely up there.

Breakthrough album.......2003-01-27

Awesome album featuring great compositions by Chris Potter. Scofield, Holland and DeJohnette shine on this recording. Many incredible performances. Many staight-ahead jazz pieces - ballads, bebops - and a few suprises (No Cigar, Time Zone, Hyerogliph). A glimpe of the talent to come. 5 Stars.

This album is followed up by Vertigo, also on Concord, which is also a great album, but of different style.

Average customer rating: Kathleen Battle and Placido Domingo live in Tokyo Three Stars in the Freshness of Their Careers Delightful! Two of the all-time great vocal talents!

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Tracks:

1. Overture
2. Duet (Violetta, Alfredo) - 'Signora!...Che t'accadde?...Parigi, o cara'
3. Aria (Norina) - 'Quel guardo il cavaliere'
4. Aria (Edgardo) - 'Tombe degl'avi miei...Fra poco a me ricovero'
5. Duet (Nemorina, Adina) - 'Caro elisir...Trallarallara...Esulti pur la barbara'
6. Overture
7. Duet (Juliette, Romeo) - 'Va! je t'ai pardonne...Nuit d'hymenee'
8. Duet (Don Giovanni, Zerlina) - 'La ci darem la mano'
9. Duet (Danilo, Hanna) - 'Love Unspoken'

Customer Reviews:

Kathleen Battle and Placido Domingo live in Tokyo.......2007-01-05

I've had a cassette tape of this for years and wanted it in CD. It is one of the best classical performances I own. LOVE IT.

Three Stars in the Freshness of Their Careers.......2005-04-19

Not being one for Galas which hire big name stars for the glitz of it then record the event for further commercial reasons, I mistakenly avoided this LIVE! concert recorded in 1988 in Toyko. And yes, there is applause everywhere as one might expect.

But get past these interferences and what is recorded here in all the beauty of immediacy with a live audience is some of the loveliest singing by Placido Domingo (when he was still singing the bel canto roles) and Kathleen Battle (before the opera stages of the world tired of her temper) ever produced. Each singer is given the opportunity for solo arias and these are ringing with the clarity which is the hallmark for these intelligent and sensitive singers.

It is a pleasure to hear these two paired for duets from 'La Traviata', 'Don Giovanni', 'L'elisir d'amore', and especially Gounod's 'Romeo et Juliette' (would that they had recorded the entire opera!).

The third star of this recording is of course James Levine who conducts the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra with depth of experience and attention to nuances from the singers. This is a very fine recording (minus the applause) and recommended for those who miss the halcyon days Battle and the lighter side of Domingo. Grady Harp, April 05

Delightful! Two of the all-time great vocal talents!.......2000-07-13

Kathleen Battle and Placido Domingo delight the listener from start to finish in this complilation. Most notable are the duets from La Traviata and The Merry Widow. In my experience of soprano/tenor performances, one voice usually is stronger or more powerful than the other, thus disappointing to that listener who is seeking a perfect blending of voices. Ms. Battle and Mr. Domingo achieve that perfect blend on each duet on this CD. Their solo performances are equally outstanding. It is no wonder they are in such demand with audiences in Japan where this CD was recorded live, as well as throughout the world.

Average customer rating: Merry Widow This One Is Good---But Not "The Best" Joan Sutherland under the baton of Richard Bonynge Performances better than the recording

Lehár: The Merry Widow (Highlights) (Sung In English) Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Sutherland, Dame Joan | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Merry Widow Lehar - Merry Widow / Kenny, Skovhus, Kirchschlager, Turay, Kunzel, San Francisco Opera Lehár - The Merry Widow / Schwarzkopf, Wächter, Steffek, Gedda, Knapp, von Matacic Music of Sigmund Romberg The Best of Operetta, Vol. 1 ASIN: B0000263HG Release Date: 2002-01-28

Tracks:

1. Overture
2. March & Duet A Highly Respectable Wife
3. Hanna's Entrance Gentlemen, No More
4. Solo I'm Off To Chez Maxim
5. Duet Proceed, One Girl Has Almond Eyes
6. Finale Ladies Choice
7. Vijla Song Let's All Now Waken Memories
8. Duet Such A Silly Soldier Boy
9. Romanza Love In My Heart Was Dying
10. Finale This Match Should Last At Least A Year
11. The Cake Walk
12. Njegus' Aria I Was Born By Cruel Fate
13. Cancan We're The Famous Maxim Playgirls
14. Duet Love Unspoken, Faith Unbroken

Customer Reviews:

Merry Widow.......2007-07-29

The music is of course magnificient. However I am disappointed in Dame. Sutherland's performance.She takes certailly liberties that compromises the quality of the music.

This One Is Good---But Not "The Best".......2006-09-12

Type the following into the search on Amazon to find the best English version of The Merry Widow: Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights)

Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow ", September 11, 2006

The "best version" of the "Merry Widow" is NOT this one. The best version is the one with English translation by Christopher Hassel sung by June Bronhill. I loved that rendition ever since I first heard it in about 1960. What's to love? First the translation is the best I've heard. The language doesn't sound "stilted" as some others. And, you can understand almost every word sung. Plus, the famous song, "Vilja" has some wording that moves me every time I hear it: The soprano sings, "Love me and I'll DIE for you!" with "die" somewhat emphasized. I don't know, there's just something "powerful" about someone saying they'd "die" for love! AND, at the end of "Vilja" the chorus and soprano raise to a crescendo hitting a high note together. In many renditions the chorus is heard but not the soprano on the final high note. In THIS version, the soprano, June Bronhill, can be heard rising to the final high note LOUDER than the chorus---which gives a very thrilling effect as she holds that final note, I assure you!

The "problem" is that this June Bronhill, Reid, and Hassel version is hard to find on CD. For example, the Bronhill CD is made in Holland and "there is one left", so it says on Amazon. But, if you can find it, I think it would be very much worth a listen. Then, after hearing it, if you think there's a "better" Merry Widow, please let ME know! Thanks. Email:boland7214@aol.

Joan Sutherland under the baton of Richard Bonynge.......2004-02-24

THE MERRY WIDOW, Franz Lehar's dizzying and delightful operetta chestnut, is given the grand treatment in this highlights album featuring Joan Sutherland.

There have been many widows (including June Bronhill, Anna Moffo, Beverly Sills), though Joan Sutherland's WIDOW has always been especially grand. The supporting cast on this recording features Werner Krenn as Count Danilo with Valerie Masterson as Valencienne, Regina Resnik as Zo-Zo and John Brecknock as Camille, with Francis Egerton, John Fryatt, Graeme Ewer and the Ambrosian Singers.

Sutherland's performance as Hanna Glawari is full of masterful strokes and she approaches the score with a twinkle in her eye, aware of the comedy in the piece. Richard Bonynge conducts the National Philharmonic Orchestra and they are especially chill-inducing with the Overture.

All-in-all a superlative recording at a bargain price.

Performances better than the recording.......2004-01-18

Unfortunately this CD was made from the Australian TV tapeing of The Merry Widow, a shame that the microphones are not of high enough quality to capture the really fine performances, it is hard enough to understand what is being sung when properly recorded let alone when the equipment stinks, however if you enjoy Joan Southerland as much as I do you can overlook the flaws in the recording and just get carried away with the voice, it would be nice if a libretto had been included, a rarity today, that used to be common in the era of the LP

Average customer rating:

Tuesday, April The Unspoken Word Manufacturer: Fallout ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000T97YGK Release Date: 2007-08-20

Tracks:

1. Anniversay For My Mind
2. For The World
3. Waking Up
4. Moving Day
5. After The Before
6. Distant, Oh So Far
7. Rossby
8. Flock Of Birds
9. Sunday Suit Of Clothes
10. We're Growing
11. Boy (Bonus Track)
12. Nobody's Nothing (Bonus Track)
13. On A Beautiful Day (Bonus Track)
14. And It's Gone (Bonus Track)

Album Details

This Long Island Band's Much-loved Folk-psych Debut Originally Appeared in 1968. A Wonderfully Melodic Distillation of Classic Pop Tunes, Introspective Lyrics and Glorious Femme Vocals, it Makes Its Long-overdue CD Debut Here, Complete with Four Ultra-rare Tracks from PRE-LP 45s, Making it an Essential Purchase for all Lovers of Soft Psychedelia.

Meditation Music:

1. Watching My Life Go By
2. Welcome to Earthhaven
3. What's Following Me
4. Windham Hill Piano Sampler 2
5. A Day at the Beach
6. A Walk in the Forest
7. Acoustic Jazz Guitar Solos
8. Adagio, Vol. 1
9. All Is One
10. Apurimac

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Soft Parade [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Strategies Against Architecture '80-'83

Sizzlin

Quartet / No Return

Seven Fathoms Down And Falling

Reencuentros [Enhanced]

Rumble

The Final Tour

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