Rituals

1. Rituals

2. I Shot the Sheriff

3. Shambhala

4. Between Two Blue Moons

5. Magic

6. Lolita's Room

7. Black Panther

8. Cherry High

9. Drala

Rituals,Michael Colina,Private Music,Jazz,Jazz Music,Progressive Electronic

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Average customer rating: tapestry of color Excellent Score -- Very Unique One of the few good things about this wretched film The score elevates the film Good Soundtrack!

The Village Manufacturer: Hollywood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Signs (Score) Lady in the Water Unbreakable The Village (Widescreen Vista Series) The Sixth Sense: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ASIN: B0002IQJSC Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

1. Noah Visits
2. What Are You Asking Me?
3. The Bad Color
4. Those We Don't Speak Of
5. Will You Help Me?
6. I Cannot See His Color
7. Rituals
8. The Gravel Road
9. Race To Resting Rock
10. The Forbidden Line
11. The Vote
12. It Is Not Real
13. The Shed Not To Be Used

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In the wake of his Sixth Sense triumph, young director M. Night Shyamalan shrewdly marketed himself as a marquee draw, a thriller auteur in the vein of Hitchcock and DePalma. In the process he's also run headlong into one of Hollywood's truest adages: There's no such thing as a sure thing. But while his tale of an isolated hamlet ringed by mysterious, threatening 'others' met with tepid reviews and disappointing box office, it also underscored another filmmaking truism: So-so films can still be blessed with magnificent musical scores. This hauntingly beautiful, yet thoroughly contemporary orchestral soundtrack by James Newton-Howard distinguishes itself at every turn, becoming a clear standout in the ongoing collaboration between the composer and Shyamalan. While similar fusions of minimalist and post-modern musical influences can sometimes seem not much more than hollow intellectual exercises, Newton-Howard inhabits his hypnotic arpeggios and droning rhythms here with an evocative undercurrent of the mysterious and mystical. The composer leans heavily on solo violin to conjure a mock folk tradition of indistinct origins, wedding it to a contemporary classical sense that's as seamless as it is distinguished. -- Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

tapestry of color.......2007-07-28

Rich, powerful and moving, Howard's score is an interweaving tapestry of a constant haunting undercurrent of a theme with Hilary Hahn's beautiful obligato's soaring above. This soundtrack will take you to the brink of yourself as you can feel your soul being pulled along with the music. An absolute `must have' for any serious music lover. If you doubt its majesty, sit down and listen - it's well worth your time.

Excellent Score -- Very Unique.......2007-02-22

I have long been a film-score aficionado. My favorite composers are Hans Zimmer, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams -- only the best of the best. I had always known about James Newton Howard and his work, and always respected his unique abilities and talents.

It was with this score that he really caught my attention. The central theme of the film is a love story, and the characters just happen to be caught up in a nightmarish scenario. The score reflects this perfectly; some of the pieces are classically romantic, quiet pieces, while others are thunderous and frightening to reflect the danger and terror portrayed in the film.

James Newton Howard's later works, like "King Kong" (2005) and his co-score with Hans Zimmer on "Batman Begins" (2005) continued to show that he is rightly considered one of Hollywood's A-list composers for big films.

One of the few good things about this wretched film.......2006-11-05

I admit I absolutely hated "The Village". The film started out rather good. The build up in suspense was flawlessly executed but then the second half of the film totally went downhill for me. One of the few things I enjoyed about "The Village" is the film score by James Newton Howard. The combination of the orchestral film score and dark cinematography was perfect. Both complimented each other. Violinist Hilary Hahn was what really gravitated me to the music. A lot of film scores have a terrible tendency to be loud and bombastic (like John Williams and Hans Zimmer) but James Howard Newton's score is subtle and never overwhelming to a person's ears.

The score elevates the film.......2006-08-09

'The Village' was panned pretty harshly in critical circles, but whatever you think of the film, James Newton Howard's score for it is a beautiful piece of work. It lends a haunting, lyrical quality to the film, and it is wonderful to listen to by itself, whether or not you like or have even seen the movie.

While there are a couple pieces in the score that are a little more high-octane in terms of suspense, most of the music is very low-key. Still suspenseful, even spooky at times, but in a very understated and thoughtful way. In some ways similar to Howard's score for 'Signs', which also used repeated rhythms and themes throughout in different ways, the music for 'The Village' differs from the standard "scary movie" score by having pieces which establish a real emotional depth and presence. 'The Village' is a film about love and loss, and much of the music expresses those themes perfectly.

A big part of how the music gets to the depths of emotion is the solo violin performances of Hilary Hahn, present to some extent in almost every piece. From the opening strains of "Noah Visits," the first piece on the CD, her violin speaks the language of the heart and draws the listener into a beautiful world of haunting music, inescapable and compelling. I am amazed by her versatility here. From the fast rhythmic notes of "The Gravel Road" to the high strains of "I Cannot See His Color" to the final, bittersweet tones of "The Vote," Hahn's violin creates a steady thread through the whole score, unifying it and making it unique at the same time. I've listened to several of Hahn's classical performances as well, but I have to say that of what I've heard, her performance for 'The Village' may be her most unique and most compelling yet.

The combination of James Newton Howard's compositions and Hilary Hahn's lush performance have created some beautiful music for 'The Village'. Whether you love the movie or hate it, or even if you're just looking for some rich orchestral music with a beautiful violin performance, this score is well worth owning and listening to many times over.

Good Soundtrack!.......2006-08-03

I'll admit I bought this soundtrack for the music that played during the rescue scene when Phoenix grabbed Howard's hand---that part alone was worth the buy--beautiful music. Anyway, if you like scary music, there's plenty of that on here, but I usually skip those. So let's get down to it---how many tracks do I play over and over and never get sick of them? Numbers 9, 8, and 4's second half-- it switches from scary to the scene mentioned above. Those three are hauntingly beautiful. Numbers 1 and 5 are also very pretty if you are in a very relaxed state. The rest I don't really listen to simply because they're scary. But, if I can find a cd with at least 3 songs I really like, I consider it worth buying...so I recommend this soundtrack. Plug--- recommend the movie even more, even though the music is scarier than the movie itself. That movie has the best chic flic moment I've seen (guess which scene I'm talking about). Also, "Good afternoon Lucius..."--- that part is hilarious!

Average customer rating: Must have! an artistic triumph Interpretations of Gurdjieff's Music Inspired Subjectivity Encounters An Objective Music Stunning

Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances Manufacturer: ECM 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 ECM Classical | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ECM Jazz & World | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sacred Hymns The Triangle Weeping Meadow Ojos Negros Gurdjieff's Music for the Movements ASIN: B0002ONC72 Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. Chant from a Holy Book
2. Bayaty
3. Prayer
4. Duduki
5. Interlude I
6. Trois Morceaux aprHymnes Byzantins I
7. Trois Morceaux aprHymnes Byzantins II
8. Trois Morceaux aprHymnes Byzantins III
9. Dance
10. Chant
11. Interlude II
12. Assyrian Woman Mourners
13. Armenian Song
14. (No. 11)
15. Womans Prayer
16. Chant from a Holy Book, var. 1

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Philosopher, seeker after the truth, reconciler of science and religion, teacher, guru to artists, writers and musicians, Gurdjieff was an enigmatic figure; even his birthdate is uncertain: 1866 or 1877. He taught movements "to alter or heighten consciousness" at his Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man, located outside Paris---a highly improvisatory process for which he composed equally improvisatory music. Technically untrained, he depended on skilled assistants to realize and write down his ideas, and found one in a devoted disciple: Ukranian pianist/composer Thomas de Hartmann, who selflessly suspended his own career and, after Gurdjieff's death in 1948, privately published and recorded some of their collaborations. As a composer, Gurdjieff, born at the border of Armenia and Turkey, was influenced by the region's ethnic and cultural diversity, by his childhood memories of the religious and philosophical songs improvised by his father, a Greek troubadour, by the hymns of the Greek Orthodox Church, and by his extensive travels through Europe and Asia. For this recording, the performers themselves arranged his compositions for cello and piano, adding five pieces by pianist Tsabropoulos, including three based on Byzantine hymns. Both players have been involved with Armenian, Ukranian and Greek Orthodox music; both are expert improvisers. Their strong feeling and affinity for the material allows them to approach it with both reverence and freedom; the playing is primarily subdued and inward. The piano texture ranges from delicate tinkling to full-blooded chords and arpeggios; the cello, playing mostly in the low and middle register, often in unison with the piano, sounds dark, warm and beautiful. The music, except for one lively dance, is slow, solemn, and mournful, in the minor mode. Melodies featuring oriental intervals are elaborated but not developed; based on single-note drones, harmonies are static or move in stepwise progressions but do not modulate. This lack of contrast and variety creates an otherworldly, disembodied atmosphere, despite several buildups of motion, dynamics, and intensity. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Must have!.......2006-01-12

This amazingly beautiful album to me is the soundtrack of Anatolia, of an era gone by when Turks, Greeks, Armenians and other ethnic groups shared their lives peacefully and harmoniously. Its sadness inevitably reminds me of millions who unnecessarily died on this soil in many wars fought in early twentieth century, of people forced to leave the only land the knew for unknown destinations and destinies, of the unimaginable hardships endured by its people. And more personally it takes me fom New York and puts me right next to my father's grave in a forgotten Anatolian village, 6000 miles away.

an artistic triumph.......2005-12-28

Peaceful, meditative, sad, introspective, deceptively simple. Classical. Coming from a deep sense of inner peace, like all things from the Work, but NOT New Agey.

Mystical.

Mr Gurdjieff sang or hummed his songs and Thomas deHartmann "wrote them down and added harmony". Hard to tell where Mr. G stops and deHartmann starts, but we will never know. Mr G speaks of Objective Music and the vast majority pieces of subjective music. This is the former.

I must confess that many other peformances and arrangements of the music of Gurdjieff/de Hartmann, the way it was "supposed to be played", left me cold. Most of the other renditions I heard were played by those Drunk with Orthodoxy, amaturish or just plain lacking in musical ability.

This version is a revelation!

I think G would approve of this.

I like this, I think that the arrangements for cello and piano instead of just piano, as written, is an artistic triumph. The cello played by Anja Lechner expresses the peace and meditative sadness inherent in the music, even if that wasn't the way it's usually played. Composers are often not the best intepreters of their music.

That having been said there are three part to this music, pieces by G/deH, Tsabropoulos and then more G/deH and when the pianist sticks his own works in the middle of Mr G's the quality of composition falls somewhat. His compositions are or similar mood and type to G/deH, but really don't have the same achieve the same heights of depth and soul. (Mr G would say they are not Objective Music, I guess.) Perfomances of all pieces are uniformly good.

I would hope this group will arrange more of Mr G's music in this format in the future.

Recommended.

Interpretations of Gurdjieff's Music.......2005-12-14

You may want to pass this one up if you enjoy Gurdjieff's music as he intended it to be. To me these seem like rambling, flimsy interpretations of strong, articulate works (if you have heard any of the Kremski recordings, you know).

The arrangements do not seem to have captured the spirit of Gurdjieff's music very well. If someone did with Beethoven what has been done with Gurdjieff's music here, I don't think it would be taken seriously.

If you are interested in a new "twist" on Gurdjieff's music, then you may enjoy this. If you enjoy Gurdjieff's music closer to the way which he composed it, then you will want to look for a different recording.

Inspired Subjectivity Encounters An Objective Music.......2005-03-19

Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff's music was first given a broad public exposure with Keith Jarrett's recording "Sacred Hymns" in 1980. The public was perhaps already partly prepared for this music in 1979, due to the release of director Peter Brook's beautiful film on the life of G.I. Gurdjieff, "Meetings with Remarkable Men". The closing sequences of "Meetings with Remarkable Men" show the middle-aged Gurdjieff being taught about deep ontological truths through live performances of both music and dance.

In the 1920's, at his Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man, Gurdjieff continued this work by collaborating with Thomas de Hartmann on creating an "objective music". A music that "would work upon all listeners equally, focusing their mental life and bringing them to a new relationship with the living universe". It is probably Keith Jarrett, who has worked closely with the Gurdjieff Societies of both London and New York, that has produced the most "authentic" or "objective" reading of Gurdjieff's music in recent years.

On this ECM New Series disc of 2004, "Chants, Hymns and Dances", Anja Lechner and Vassilis Tsabropoulos decided to take a more liberal, "subjective", approach. Their interest in these compositions is perhaps more "musical than philosophical". Their suitability for this task should be apparent. Lechner's most recent work has involved interpreting the music of both Armenian Composer Tigran Mansurian and the Ukrainian Valentin Silvestrov. While Tsabropoulos, for his part, has worked with ancient Byzantine music and the music of the Greek Orthodox Church.

According to the informative liner notes by Steve Lake, "This music exists for the individual to make of it what he or she will, according to capacity". Lechner and Tsabropoulos both have deep experience with composed music and also with the process of free improvisation. Indeed, these two performers brilliantly interpret Gurdjieff's music with gentle assurance and a bright spontaneity. The five original compositions on this disc by Tsabropoulos even suggest an affinity with the Gurdjieff sensibility that borders on predestination.

"Chants, Hymns and Dances" is worthy of repeated encounter and remains serenely vital with each new audition. This is an ambiguous music that defies easy spiritual classification.

Stunning.......2005-03-02

This is one of the most moving records I have ever heard. It is a must have for any classical music lover or anyone who appreciates deeply emotional music. So simple, so powerful. Wow.

Average customer rating: excellent The first volume of my favorite "Gurdjieff" set. Heart Stuff Transforming Music Objective art; this is true music

Seekers of the Truth: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume One Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Reading of a Sacred Book: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume Two Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances Words for a Hymn to the Sun: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume Three Sacred Hymns Gurdjieff's Music for the Movements ASIN: B0000007ZJ Release Date: 1992-01-23

Tracks:

1. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 1
2. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 2
3. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 3
4. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 4
5. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 5
6. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 6
7. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 7
8. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 8
9. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 9
10. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 10
11. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 11
12. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 12
13. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 13
14. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 14
15. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 15
16. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 16
17. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 17
18. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 18
19. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 19

Tracks:

1. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 1
2. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 2
3. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 3
4. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 4
5. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 5
6. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 6
7. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 7
8. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 8
9. Hymns From A Great Temple: Hymn 9
10. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 1
11. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 2
12. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 3
13. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 4
14. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 5
15. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 6
16. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 7
17. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 8
18. Enneagram

Album Description

This three volume compilation is tribute to the genius of three uniquely talented men--a philosopher, a composer, and a pianist-musicologist. These works began with the philosophical searchings of Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff, an Armenian intellectual at the turn of the 20th century. His homeland was the crossroad for the diverse cultures that ringed the Black, Caspian and Mediterranean Seas. His fascination with the human spirit and his searching for the truth took him on vast journeys through India, Tibet and China. A keen observer, Gurdjieff, began to accumulate bits and pieces of musical traditions. These he combined with his provocatively inspired visions as a universal symbol of his philosophical beliefs. Gurdjieff, however, did not have the musical ability to transform his abstractions into reality. Fortunately, one of his disciples was a gifted and successful composer in St. Petersburg, Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann, whom he met in 1917. As a fellow searcher for the truth, de Hartmann was eager to transform the raw musical utterances of Gurdjieff into sophisticated piano compositions. Those scores, sadly, were left in a state of disarray in the estate of de Hartmann. Decades later, musicologist, professor, and pianist Cecil Lytle, became the final element of the equation. In the mid 1980s, he and a team of researchers began a three year quest, scrupulously studying the scattered files of de Hartmann's scores, assembling the first truly accurate arrangements of the Gurdjieff/de Hartmann legacy. A man in touch with the philosophical, as well, as the musical nature of the works, Lytle performs them with deep emotion and unsurpassed skill. The three volumes vary in their nature. Seekers of the Truth presents the reflective, ceremonial music of Gurdjieff/de Hartmann's majestic suites. Reading of a Sacred Book contains some of their dance and character pieces of a more lively nature. Words for a Hymn to the Sun completes the trilogy with the final works of the great spiritual teacher, Georges Gurdjieff. Truly, these dramatic piano performances serve as the highest praise to three remarkable individuals.

Customer Reviews:

excellent.......2007-03-15

I have listened to a lot of music, but this one has something that goes beyond music, difficult to explain in words, bringing a state of inner peace and liveness.

The first volume of my favorite "Gurdjieff" set........2005-05-28

Not many years ago, it was difficult to find many recordings of this music. Now one may find several "complete" sets of this music by Gurdjieff/DeHartmann as well as many single disc recordings of selected pieces.

This set, by Cecil Lytle, is one of the first "compete" sets. Lytle plays the "Janus Edition" of these works, which were originally prepared and superivsed for private distribution by DeHartmann himself.

I have several "complete sets" of the Gurdjieff/DeHartmann music, and this is the one that I listen to most often. The other "complete" set (some might say more complete) can be found in the "classical" section of amazon.com; this other set follows the new "Schott Music" edition, the only sheet music readily available. While this Cecil Lytle set is by far my favorite, I also highly recommend the "other" complete set on the Wergo label, usually found under the "classical" music department.

Heart Stuff.......2000-07-31

Listen it with your heart and let your "self" to flying.

Transforming Music.......1999-12-11

In the mid 1980's, I was seeking to align my outward life with my inner most desires and longings. My wife and I were reconstructing our marriage based upon truthful living and sharing. Some nights we would listen to the radio program Hearts of Space. This program presented alternative comtempletive music, mostly electronic but sometimes we would hear a magical transforming work. In 1986, we heard Seekers of the Truth. It spoke to both of us, and literally played a part in our healing process. Even to this day, this CD is a most treasured part of our music collection.

Objective art; this is true music.......1998-08-24

Anyone interested in music which has the power to stimulate the emotions simply must listen to this disk. Gurdjieff's composition have a quality lacking im most modern works. This collection has the ability to arouse the same state of emotion in each listener. This is what sets this apart from the majority of compositions which move one subjectively. I would strongly suggest this to any student of music. The music on this disk was the result of his travels to remote countries at the turn of the century. This may very well be one of the last samples of "Objective Music" we will hear for genrations to come.

Average customer rating: This is a GREAT album! Longtime Favorite ONE OF THE BEST Excellent!!! RITUALS OF LIFE!!!

Rituals of Life Stretch Arm Strong Manufacturer: Solid State Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: A Revolution Transmission Compassion Fills the Void Engage The Few, The Proud, The Crucial Promises Kept ASIN: B00000IKIO Release Date: 1999-05-04

Tracks:

1. When Sorrow Falls
2. Outside Looking In
3. Second Chances
4. All We've Lost
5. Untitled
6. For Now
7. Pursuit Of Hapiness
8. Reach Out
9. Set Free
10. Through My Actions
11. To A Friend
12. Bonus Track

Customer Reviews:

This is a GREAT album!.......2005-03-28

This is one of my favorite hardcore CD's. Highly recommended for hardcore fans looking for "actual" hardcore. All of their albums are great. I can't wait to see SAS live. Big-ups to SAS representing SC. That's all that needs to be said.

Longtime Favorite.......2004-03-26

This and Revolution Transimission are two of my all-time favorite CDs. Absolutely great music. Wish they still sounded like this on their latest CD, Engage. If you're new to SAS, this is the first CD you want to get. It's definately their best stuff. Revolution rocks too but this one just barely edges it out.

ONE OF THE BEST.......2003-08-15

in my personal opinion this is one of the best hardcore albums ever made. it combines throaty "yell" (for lack of a better word) singing with "regular"singing. it is an emotional explosion of aggression and love all rolled into one. the music is just straight hardcore with a punkish tinge. buy it and love it!!

Excellent!!!.......2003-04-17

This is a great hardcore punk album, from the amazing STRETCH ARM STRONG! Don't forget to check out there newer CD as well.

RITUALS OF LIFE!!!.......2002-11-08

Stretch Arm Strong is so sweet! Through My Actions is an awesome song, and it is the worst song on this CD. (Not saying that it's a bad song, no it's a really awesome song, just not the best on the disc) You've gotta get this CD! That song makes this worth the money that you'll pay. Buy this CD NOW!!!

Average customer rating: A triumph of the human spirit!

Evelyn Glennie: Veni, veni emmanuel Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacMillan | MacMillan, James | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Percussion | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Glennie, Evelyn | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Street Songs Evelyn Glennie a Luxembourg Her Greatest Hits Evelyn Glennie: Drumming Der Gerettete Alberich / Violin Concerto / Rapture ASIN: B000003EL4 Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

1. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel: Introit - Advent
2. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel: Heartbeats
3. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel: Dance - Hocket
4. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel: Transition: Sequence I
5. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel: Gaude, Gaude
6. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel: Transition: Sequence II
7. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel: Dance - Chorale
8. Veni, Veni, Emmanuel: Coda - Easter
9. After the Tryst
10. '...As Other See Us...': Henry VIII
11. '...As Other See Us...': John Wilmot
12. '...As Other See Us...': John Churchill
13. '...As Other See Us...': George Gordon - William Wordsworth
14. '...As Other See Us...': Thomas Stearns Eliot
15. '...As Other See Us...': Dorothy Mary Hodgkin
16. Three Dawn Rituals: Larghetto
17. Three Dawn Rituals: Allegro moderato
18. Three Dawn Rituals: Andante
19. Untold

Customer Reviews:

A triumph of the human spirit!.......2000-05-29

I recently had the opportunity to see Evelyn Glennie perform Veni, Veni, Emmanuel with my local symphony orchestra. I was, to put it mildly, flabbergasted. The piece requires equal parts musician and track star, as Ms. Glennie ran all over the stage playing various percussion instruments. My awe of the performance was compounded by Ms. Glennie's deafness. As I listened to the intricate part work, I spent more time marveling at Ms. Glennie's feat (and feet) than I did paying attention to the music itself. This disc let me hear what I missed. The music is intense, beautiful and moving. As a bonus for me, this disc allowed me to hear several other works by MacMillan, all of which are worth hearing.

Average customer rating:

The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann (6 CD Boxed Set) Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gurdjieff's Music for the Movements Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances Gurdjieff unveiled: an overview and introduction to the teaching (Gurdjieff Related Books) Gurdjieff The Fourth Way ASIN: B000025FU1 Release Date: 1997-07-02

Tracks:

1. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 1
2. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 2
3. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 3
4. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 4
5. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 5
6. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 6
7. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 7
8. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 8
9. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 9
10. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 10
11. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 11
12. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 12
13. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 13
14. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 14
15. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 15
16. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 16
17. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 17
18. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 18
19. Seekers Of The Truth: Part 19

Tracks:

1. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 1
2. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 2
3. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 3
4. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 4
5. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 5
6. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 6
7. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 7
8. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 8
9. Hymn From A Great Temple: Hymn 9
10. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 1
11. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 2
12. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 3
13. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 4
14. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 5
15. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 6
16. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 7
17. Rituals Of A Sufi Order: Part 8
18. Enneagram

Tracks:

1. Sacred Hymns: Reading From Sacred Books
2. Sacred Hymns: Prayer & Despair
3. Sacred Hymns: Religous Ceremony
4. Sacred Hymns: Religous Hymn
5. Sacred Hymns: Orthodox Hymn From Asia
6. Sacred Hymns: Hymn of Good Friday
7. Sacred Hymns: Religious Hymn
8. Sacred Hymns: Prayer Ad Procession
9. Sacred Hymns: Hymn Of Easter Wednesday
10. Sacred Hymns: Hymn For Easter Thursday
11. Sacred Hymns: Hymn To The Creator
12. Sacred Hymns: Hymn For A Great Temple
13. Sacred Hymns: Meditation
14. Sacred Hymns: Holy Affirming Holy Denying. Holy Reconciling
15. Sacred Hymns: The Story Of The Resurrection Of Christ
16. Sacred Hymns: Easter Night Procession
17. Sacred Hymns: Easter Hymn

Tracks:

1. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 1
2. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 2
3. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 3
4. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 4
5. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 5
6. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 6
7. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 7
8. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 8
9. Journey To Inaccessible Places: Part 9
10. Reading Of A Sacred Book
11. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 1
12. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 2
13. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 3
14. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 4
15. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 5
16. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 6
17. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 7
18. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 8
19. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 9
20. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 10
21. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 11
22. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 12
23. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 13
24. Dances And Chants Of The Seids: Part 14

Tracks:

1. Movements: 1
2. Movements: 2
3. Movements: 3
4. Movements: 4
5. Movements: 5
6. Movements: 6
7. Movements: 7
8. Movements: 8
9. Movements: 9
10. Movements: 10
11. Movements: 11
12. Movements: 12
13. Movements: 13
14. Movements: 14
15. Movements: 15
16. Movements: 16
17. Movements: 17
18. Movements: 18
19. Movements: 19
20. Movements: 20
21. Movements: 21
22. Movements: 22
23. Movements: 23
24. Movements: 24
25. Movements: 25
26. Movements: 26
27. Movements: 27
28. Movements: 28
29. Movements: 29
30. Movements: 30
31. Movements: 31
32. Movements: 32
33. Movements: 33
34. Movements: 34
35. Movements: 35
36. Movements: 36
37. Movements: 37

Tracks:

1. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Song Of The Aisors
2. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Kurdish Shepherd's Dance
3. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Song Of The Fisher Woman
4. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Oriental Song
5. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Armenian Song
6. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Greek Melody
7. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Armenian Melody
8. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Hindu Melody
9. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Song Of The Molokans
10. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Kurdish Song For Two Flutes
11. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Allegretto
12. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Tibetan Melody
13. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Bagpipe Music
14. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Persian Song
15. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Oriental Melody
16. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Kurdish Melody
17. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Afghan Melody
18. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Assyrian Women Mourners
19. Songs And Rhythms From Asia: Tibetan Masked Dance

Average customer rating: Five stars for Ellen, one for Naxos Worth Buying for the Violin Concerto's Middle Movement Alone

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Violin Concerto; Rituals Manufacturer: Naxos American ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | 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: Joan Tower: Instrumental Music William Schuman: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 9; Orchestra Song; Circus Overture George Rochberg: Symphony No. 2; Imago Mundi William Schuman: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 10 Camargo Guarnieri: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 and 3 ASIN: B000AMMSOE Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. Quarter Note: Ca. 62
2. Quarter Note: Ca. 58
3. Quarter Note: Ca. 152
4. I. Invocation
5. II. Ambulation
6. III. Remembrances
7. IV. Contests

Customer Reviews:

Five stars for Ellen, one for Naxos.......2006-01-07

Amazon neglected to list the tracks so I will:

1-3: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra (1998) 26:03
4-7: Rituals for Five Percussionists & Orchestra (2002) 25:59

If you're a collector of fine violin concertos then you'll want to get this recording because it's the only recording of this concerto written by this Pulitzer Prize winner in music. It is a lovely piece and deserved to be coupled with similar pieces like Zwilch's Double Concerto, Triple Concerto or Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra. Someone at Naxos wasn't thinking when they followed the lovely Violin Concerto with an often loud experimental piece for percussionists. It's not a terrible piece and has its moments, but it doesn't belong on this CD. And, since each of the two pieces is of equal length, you're really paying $7 for the concerto.

My 3 star isn't against Ellen Zwilch who deserves high marks for another fine concerto but for Naxos who gets low marks for a poorly designed program, and at only 52:04, a stingy one at that.

Recommended only if you can't wait for another recording of the Violin Concerto coupled with something that goes with it.

Redgecko

Worth Buying for the Violin Concerto's Middle Movement Alone.......2005-10-03

When Ellen Taafe Zwilich wrote her Violin Concerto in 1998 she brought a violinist's perspective to it; she had played in Stokowski's American Symphony Orchestra for a number of years. She chose Pamela Frank, the extraordinary violinist daughter of two pianists (Claude Frank and Lilian Kallir), to play its première with the Orchestra of St. Luke's under Hugh Wolff. In this recording, made in 1998 (before Frank began experiencing hand problems that necessitated her taking a long hiatus from playing), the orchestra is that of the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Saarbrücken (Germany) under its music director, Michael Stern, the son of another great musician, Isaac Stern. Soloist and orchestra meld effortlessly in this remarkably musical performance. The concerto has since made the rounds and almost universally critics and music-lovers comment about the intense beauty of the work's middle movement. It is a meditation on the first few notes (chords, really) of Bach's great unaccompanied 'Chaconne in D Minor' (from the Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004). But I'm getting ahead of myself. The first movement is a rhapsodic andante that has several cadenza-like passages for the violin (the concerto does not have a formal cadenza in any of its movements). It celebrates, among other things, the interval of a minor ninth. The second movement follows without pause, is only slightly slower than the first and according to the composer's directions is 'quiet, but intensely vocal with lots of shading.' In her article about the concerto at its première the late Shirley Fleming in the New York Post called the concerto 'a wonderfully engaging work' and commented on how Zwilich took the Chaconne melody and built it to an almost menacing climax - 'a theme of fate.' The third movement, the concerto's longest, traverses a number of different styles and ends quietly with the violin soaring mellifluously above the deep-voiced orchestra. The headline of the New York Times's article about the première called the concerto 'A Love Song to the Violin.' Apt words. This is a meltingly beautiful work.

The CD concludes with 'Rituals,' a concerto for percussion ensemble and orchestra. The principals are the 35-year-old five-member percussion group, NEXUS, accompanied by the IRIS Chamber Orchestra, also led by Michael Stern who founded the Germantown (Memphis), Tennessee group. IRIS has made some marvelous recordings, including one devoted to music of Stephen Hartke which I reviewed enthusiastically here. [I must add that Stern has just started his tenure as music director of my own home orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony, and if his recent first subscription concert is any indication, we're in for exciting times.] 'Rituals' is in four movements. Frankly it didn't do much for me, but perhaps that's because I've never been particularly fascinated by percussion solo or concerted pieces (although I did rather like Michael Torke's percussion concerto 'Rapture.') Still, it is expertly written and played and I am sure that others will find it fascinating.

Even with my idiosyncratic non-response to 'Rituals,' I unreservedly recommend this disc for the Violin Concerto which I venture to place in the same league as George Rochberg's and John Adams's recently recorded violin concertos.

Scott Morrison

Average customer rating: Interesting, but not particularly moving

Rituals Manufacturer: Tzadik ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Songs from the Hermetic Theatre The String Quartets ASIN: B0007514JY Release Date: 2005-02-22

Tracks:

1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV
5. V

Customer Reviews:

Interesting, but not particularly moving.......2005-03-16

I had high hopes for this one, particularly after Zorn's previous composition, "Magick", but overall, I found "Rituals" to be a bit of a letdown.

Five movements totalling about 26.5 minutes, for solo voice (expertly handled by Heather Gardner) and 10 piece ensemble, featuring several of the standard Zorn pool, including Stephen Drury on any number of keyboards, the incomparable Jennifer Choi on violin, and Fred Sherry on cello.

Generally, the ensemble plays in smaller groups-- two to three at a time, sometimes with vocal. More often than not. The voice seems to be often in opposition with the strings whilst being in union with the various reeds on the piece. Most interesting are moments of duet between the voice and wind machine (particularly the first two movements) and those of organ and percussion (the fourth movement).

Actually, the fourth movement as a whole is the one which most grabbed me, mind you, its very dissimilar to most of Zorn's work, almost minimalist, droning and percussion and eventual strings for the first half, then into the most stirring interaction on the piece, with horns, strings, piano, etc. all trading off small parts, accenting and accompanying each other.

But overall, the piece doesn't say much to me, it has its moments, but it lacks the cohesion of theme of something like "Amor Fou" and the pure relentlessness of "Magick". Perhaps more interesting is that it seems nearly wholly focused on the vocalist (except the fourth movement), and unlike most of Zorn's pieces, doesn't seem to cater to the talents and capabilities of the musicians as he usually does.

I question whether, like most of Zorn's work, its going to one day set in and I'm going to end up having to throw out this review and write a new one, but after a couple dozen listens, this is where I am so far.

Average customer rating: Complex "spectral" music, brilliantly performed

Intimate Rituals Manufacturer: Sub Rosa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000K7UGO8 Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

1. Andere Opus 49
2. Agnus Dei Opus 84
3. Lux Animae Opus 97
4. Intimate Rituals Opus 63

Customer Reviews:

Complex "spectral" music, brilliantly performed.......2007-07-15

Reading the liner notes to this CD is perhaps asking for trouble...by the time you finish reading about how the composer imagines his works in terms of harmonics and so-called "spectral" harmony, you may think you need a degree in advanced physics to appreciate this disc. Instead, just give it a listen. The performances, featuring the outstanding French violist Vincent Royer, are really quite astonishing. "Das Andere," which explores the idea of an "alter ego," is an amazing work made up largely of high, whistling, eerie harmonics. "Agnus Dei," dedicated to Stravinsky, matches Royer with Gérard Caussé, in a style that occasionally suggests - dare I say it? - neoclassicism, even though it is not "tonal" by a long shot. My favorite is "Lux Animae," where the viola is deliberately mis-tuned, so that when played using natural harmonics, an eccentric collection of pitches emerges. "Intimate Rituals" melds viola with piano strings. If you're interested in the French "spectral" school, you should hear this CD. Radelescu is little-known in the US, but he has a wonderful advocate for his work in Vincent Royer.

Average customer rating:

Gurdjieff / De Hartmann: Cantos e Ritmos do Oriente Manufacturer: Sonopress ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gurdjieff / De Hartmann: Música dos Sayyids e dos Dervishes Gurdjieff's Music for the Movements Gurdjieff, Tsabropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances Seekers of the Truth: The Complete Piano Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann, Volume One ASIN: B00062F6VK Release Date: 2004-10-25

Tracks:

1. Sem Titulo-No. 40-Dolce
2. Sem Titulo No. 10-Lento Quasi Recitativo
3. Sem Titulo No.11-Andante Com Moto
4. Danca Circular Negra
5. Canto Armenio-Andantino
6. Canto Dos Acores-Andante Com Moto
7. Canto Das Pescadoras
8. Melodia Hindu
9. Melodia Afega
10. Hino Do Grande Templo
11. Ritual De Uma Ordem Sufi
12. Buscadores Da Verdade
13. Ritual De Uma Ordem Sufi
14. Danca Dos Pastores Curdos
15. Melodia Curda Para Duas Flautas
16. Musica Para Gaita De Fole
17. Melodia Armenia
18. Canto Dos Molokans
19. Melodia Curda
20. Lamento Das Mulheres Assirias

Album Details

Songs from East Brazil. Piano and Flute by Regina Amaral, Artur Andres and Mauro Rodrigues.

Meditation Music:

1. Ruach
2. Secrets of Life
3. Shadow of Urbano
4. Sketches of Christmas
5. Sommeil Profond-Ondes Delta
6. Spartacus
7. Strange Cargo
8. Suleyman... [Soundtrack]
9. Sultan's Picnic
10. Sweet Lullaby [CD-single]

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Babys/Broken Heart

Ives: Symphony No.1, Orchestral Suite No.2 [Import]

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Giuseppe Taccani

Music: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème

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Liberation

Jiuta

In It for the Money

Kibuisa Mpimpa

Keyboard Works

Ltd Edition 6-CD Singles Box #2 [Box set] [Import] [CD-single]

In Concerto [Import]

Mama Drama [Clean]

Anutha Zone

Different Perspectives