Atmospheres & Affirmations

Book Description
On this groundbreaking CD, Mark Chait's original music, and the hip urban beat of Lars Quang, blend with the hypnotic voice of author Louise L. Hay to bring you a sensory delight for the body, mind, and soul.

As you listen to this uniquely appealing fusion of music and spoken affirmations, you'll find yourself basking in waves of peace, joy, harmony, and soothing stimulation. Atmospheres & Affirmations is truly a one-of-a-kind experience!

Mark Chait, film score composer and chart-topping writer of THE POWER OF ONE teams up with internationally renowned author and speaker Louise Hay. Louise is the bestselling author of 27 books, including You Can Heal Your Life, Heal Your Body, and Empowering Women. She has assisted thousands of people in discovering and using the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing. Affirmations are one of the most powerful tools that she encourages people to use to expedite their personal growth process.

Sample affirmations by Louise Hay:

I am connected to Life. This world is our Heaven on Earth. I am willing to change and grow. I am here at the right time. I deserve only good in my life. I am safe. It’s only change. I support myself in feeling good. All happiness is an inside job. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Description
On this groundbreaking CD, Mark Chait's original music, and the hip urban beat of Lars Quang, blend with the hypnotic voice of author Louise L. Hay to bring you a sensory delight for the body, mind, and soul.

As you listen to this uniquely appealing fusion of music and spoken affirmations, you'll find yourself basking in waves of peace, joy, harmony, and soothing stimulation. Atmospheres & Affirmations is truly a one-of-a-kind experience!

Mark Chait, film score composer and chart-topping writer of THE POWER OF ONE teams up with internationally renowned author and speaker Louise Hay. Louise is the bestselling author of 27 books, including You Can Heal Your Life, Heal Your Body, and Empowering Women. She has assisted thousands of people in discovering and using the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing. Affirmations are one of the most powerful tools that she encourages people to use to expedite their personal growth process.

Sample affirmations by Louise Hay:

I am connected to Life. This world is our Heaven on Earth. I am willing to change and grow. I am here at the right time. I deserve only good in my life. I am safe. It’s only change. I support myself in feeling good. All happiness is an inside job. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Atmospheres & Affirmations

Atmospheres & Affirmations,Mark Chait,The Orchard,New Age / Meditation,Pop

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Average customer rating: great music, great reissue fantastic whoa. Great Music for Halloween, very creepy Bleakest of Futures...

2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996 Reissue) Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Soundtracks | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classical | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $7.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: 2001 - A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange (1971 Film) A Clockwork Orange: Wendy Carlos's Complete Original Score The Ligeti Project II: Lontano / Atmosphères / Apparitions / San Francisco Polyphony / Concert Românesc - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Nott Psycho: The Complete Original Motion Picture Score ASIN: B0000033WB Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

1. Overture: Atmospheres - The Sudwesfunk Orchestra, Ernest Bour
2. Main Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra) - The Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Von Karajan
3. Requiem For Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra - The Bavarian Radio Orchetra, Francis Travis
4. The Blue Danube (Excerpt) - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
5. Lux Aeterna - The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum, Clytus Gottwold
6. Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio) - The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennadi Rezhdestvensky
7. Jupiter And Beyond - The Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Francis Travis, The Sudwesfunk Orchestra, Ernest Bour, Internationale.
8. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
9. The Blue Danube (Reprise) - The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan
10. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey) - Sudwesfunk Orchestra
11. Lux Aeterna - The Stuttgart Schola Cantorum, Clytus Gottwold
12. Adventures (Unaltered) - Internationale Musikinstitut, Gyorgy Ligeti
13. HAL 9000 - Dialog Montage

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This commemorative reissue of music from 2001: A Space Odyssey combines the Also sprach Zarathustra theme, various Johann and Richard Strauss segments, and a ballet suite by Aram Khachaturian--all of which prove how much Stanley Kubrick's film attempts to avoid the soundtrack clichés of most science-fiction movies. Instead of the expected sci-fi effects, there is a more ironic application of music that would be otherwise incongruous to the celestial settings. Here, "The Blue Danube" complements scenes involving weightlessness and descending spacecraft, while Gyorgy Ligeti's creepy "monolith" music connotes Armageddon more than interplanetary exploration. The tracks play as they had appeared on the original soundtrack release back in the '60s, but there is also previously unreleased supplemental material and a dialogue montage entitled "HAL 9000." --Joseph Lanza

Customer Reviews:

great music, great reissue.......2007-04-16

This is a great collection of music and I love the great mastering job that was done with this. The inclusion of the tracks from the original MGM soundtrack release are a great bonus. The liner notes include interpretations of the film and the music that are insightful.

I noticed that the music in the movie is mixed in surround sound, it would be great if they could release this on DVD-Audio or SACD surround. I'd buy it again!

fantastic.......2007-03-11

I have the old lp release of this music, what an incredible array of classical music, topped off by my personal favorite piece of music in the world, the blue danube waltz. Let yourself be carried away in deep space by this incredible score.

whoa........2006-09-04

"Atmospheres" was enough to make me buy this album. just try to imagine what eternity might sound like. okay, now you know exactly what Atmospheres is. wow. who else could having captured the feelings that are in this score? this is above talented. this is above genius. this is above avand garde. this is too good to be labeled as anything at all.

Great Music for Halloween, very creepy.......2006-03-17

I bought this CD to use for a haunted house program, the music will creep you out.

Bleakest of Futures..........2005-10-08

The atonal, unsettling atmosphere of much of the music of Ligeti is fitting to the bleak vision of a human future reigned by nothing but cold technology and of humans drained of emotions except for the deepest animalist fear originating from our inner reptilian brainparts which have not changed for over millions of years. The incongruity of Johann Strauss' lovely 'An der schönen blauen Donau' with the cold technicality of spacefaring as depicted here could not be more complete, but what a perfect find on Stanley Kubrick's part! It makes the uneasiness and confusion even greater. And then, to top it of, the complete and flabbergasting irony of using Richard Strauss' Fanfare for the 'rise of Man' in his 'Also Sprach Zarathustra': what a great destiny for 'Man' indeed, this bleakest of bleak visions of the future!
As a soundtrack for '2001: A Space Odyssey' this music together on one album is just great.
And besides, this soundtrack has indeed, like so many others I guess, made me aware of the genius of Ligeti, which otherwise might have gone unnoticed for me.

Average customer rating: Ambient masterpiece is a must have for any collection. A classic soundtrack to inner visions Celestial Heaven RELAXING FORGROUND Fantastic ambient album

Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks Manufacturer: Astralwerks ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ambient 4: On Land Ambient 1: Music for Airports Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror Discreet Music Ambient 3: Day of Radiance ASIN: B0007GFFUW Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. Under Stars
2. The Secret Place
3. Matta
4. Signals
5. An Ending (Ascent)
6. Under Stars II
7. Drift
8. Silver Morning
9. Deep Blue Day
10. Weightless
11. Always Returning
12. Stars

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If you ever wondered what ambient music is all about, you could do worse than listen to the soundtrack by Brian Eno that accompanied the stunning visuals of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon. Created with an intoxicating mixture of acoustic and electronic, the music makes the now-classic space travel images more magical and memorable, introducing a dreamlike element to scenes of cold reality. "An Ending (Ascent)" is about as close to an actual tune as you'll get, but, as with every track, a shining example of what ambient music reveals about itself--slowly and carefully. --Paul Clark

Customer Reviews:

Ambient masterpiece is a must have for any collection........2007-07-31

I used to love falling asleep to this album. Brian Eno's swirling, evolving musical textures are very conducive to relaxation. Brian is assisted by his brother Roger, and by superstar producer Daniel Lanois.

Don't wait. GET THIS CD.

A classic soundtrack to inner visions.......2007-04-06

While APOLLO: ATMOSPHERES & SOUNDTRACKS is retrospectively regarded by older Enophiles as one of his last truly great albums, it stirred considerable controversy at the time of its summer 1983 release. On vinyl, the Daniel Lanois' mood-breaking pedal steel guitar on "Silver Morning" and "Weightless" couldn't be bypassed with the click of a remote. More than one listener mistook the deep trembling tones on "Under Stars" for turntable rumble, a problem compounded by a poor domestic pressing. Since then, APOLLO has been recognized as one of Brian Eno's most elegant integrations of the ambient aesthetic with the short melodic form.
In response to a query posed below: this reissue represents only a marginal sonic improvement over the '80s EG/Jem CD. An attentive listener will note a slight increase in detail and vividness of stereo imaging, but Astralwerks' APOLLO remaster isn't in the same class as THE PLATEAUX OF MIRROR or THE PEARL, which open up layers of ethereal sound absent from the earlier editions.
Though Eno has recorded/compiled several albums with the phrase "music for films" in the title, APOLLO has proved particularly popular (beyond its original application) with filmmakers. "Deep Blue Day" reached a new generation in the TRAINSPOTTING soundtrack, and "An Ending (Ascent)" can be heard in TRAFFIC, 28 DAYS LATER, CLEAN, and the forthcoming ECSTASY.
I feel the repackaging warrants comment. Astralwerks' Original Masters series digipaks come in useless clear plastic slipcases, an environmental offense. The disc rests on clear plastic tray, the background to which is put to use for an anti-piracy warning. Throughout the series, the cover art is consistently grainy, apparently scanned from LP sleeves.
APOLLO: ATMOSPHERES & SOUNDTRACKS remains an album of eerie beauty, but this re-release doesn't render the earlier edition obsolete.

Celestial Heaven.......2007-01-10

I really enjoy New Age music that is celestial. This is one of my favorites. Anyone who enjoys music that will take your mind for a trip through the stars will enjoy this CD.

RELAXING FORGROUND.......2006-08-25

Apollo is not the best of Eno's Background/Forground ambient experiments IMHO. But it's a very very nice recording and is recommended to those who desire soothing but not corney music.

Apollo is more of a relaxing forground recording. If you are looking for Forground/Background I'd say Thursday Morning is more interesting. Thursday Morning is very unobtrusive but very interesting and spatial on closer examination.

Apollo is more straigh forward, relaxing, pretty music. I want my copy to rip onto a mp3 player for backpacking. Specifically for those moments before sleep when gazing at the stars of the Milky Way overhead. A Perfect sound track for drifting out into the cosmos.

Does anyone know if the remastered version is superior?

Fantastic ambient album.......2006-07-22

As far as this type of music goes, I think this is one of the best albums in this style. Every piece of music here is a gem. If you like music to relax to or just listen to, this is a good choice. I would say if you close your eyes, put on headphones and just listen, it feels like you are floating through a big cloud.

Average customer rating: Atmospheres: Scottish Celtic Bagpipes Shadow's Word - Atmospheres: Scottish Celtic Bagpipes Rob Crabtree is a great piper! Not For a True Scot! Excellent CD..

Atmospheres: Scottish Celtic Bagpipes Various Artists Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music British Isles | Europe | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Scottish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Bagpipes & Drums of Scotland Celtic Bagpipes Scotland the Brave: Bagpipes Greatest Hits The Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Bagpipe Marches of Scotland Highland Cathedral ASIN: B00004WFKH Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Morning Has Broken
2. Mist Covered Mountains
3. Duart's Castle
4. Water Is Wide
5. Amazing Grace
6. Road to the Isles
7. Greensleeves
8. Boat Songs
9. Meeting of the Waters
10. Danny Boy
11. Going Home

Customer Reviews:

Atmospheres: Scottish Celtic Bagpipes.......2006-05-30

I greatly enjoyed this CD. As others have observed this CD has bagpipes played along with other instruments, I don't have a problem with that. My only complaint would be that at times the pipes sound as if they are "canned."

Shadow's Word - Atmospheres: Scottish Celtic Bagpipes.......2005-08-26

If you are a fan of bagpipes then this CD is definately for you. This consists of wonderful traditional celtic songs and can sooth you instantaniously as you listen to the wonderful performance provided on this CD. This is quite a great CD and I would recommend it to very many people.

Rob Crabtree is a great piper!.......2004-02-18

This is a very relaxing CD. Rob Crabtree has done another great job at recording his piping skills. The additional insturments flow nicely with the tunes preformed. If your looking for Pipes and Drums (Pipe Band Music) this is not for you. If your looking for a flawless solo piper, Bingo, get this CD! Good set of traditional tunes, but Amazing Grace could have been left off. It's on almost every piping CD. Great ending tune "Going Home".

Not For a True Scot!.......2001-08-31

Don't buy this CD if the thought of hearing traditional bagpipe melodies accompanied by piano and guitar makes you cringe! Not much of this CD is pure pipes, or even pipes and drums for that matter. This CD might be for you, though, if you don't mind the sound of other instruments with the pipes. Some of the selections are hard to find anywhere else.

Excellent CD.........2001-05-12

VERY MOVING., VERY SCOT The Danny Boy is not the same tune as we in USA know, but done in true scot style., Very nice listening., I will order again for my Library more of Pipes/drums/marches/.,This CDhas no marches, just good listening;

Average customer rating: Very calming and relaxing drumming Drum Medicine Awesome Drum CD Drum Medicine rocks. Incredible - can this be the work of two white men?????

Drum Medicine David and Steve Gordon Manufacturer: Sequoia Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Nature | New Age | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Space Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sacred Earth Drums Sacred Spirit Drums Drum Prayer Sacred Drum Visions: 20th Anniversary Collection Shaman's Vision Journey ASIN: B00000JK1F Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Enter The Sacred
2. Empowered
3. Eagle Dance
4. Ancient Way
5. Thunder Dreamer
6. Reverence
7. Four Direction Wind
8. Spirit Walk
9. Enter The Sacred, Part II

Album Description

Shaman drums from around the globe, soaring native flutes, guitars, Lakota chants, and natural environments awaken you to the dance of life. David & Steve Gordon, take you on this award-winning musical journey. With their world instruments and studio artistry, the Gordons have the power to en-trance and summon the sacred rhythms. The healing power of the drum moves you…to dance, to dream, to live!

Triple Award Winner

• Winner Visionary Record of the Year
• Winner Visionary Best World Record
• Winner New Age Voice Native Heart Award
• Charted on Billboard's New Age Top 20

Customer Reviews:

Very calming and relaxing drumming.......2007-05-08

This is a very nice CD when I put it in to play my whole house relaxed and clamed down and just listened very nice. The drumming is fantatsic, but if you do not like native american flutes not a CD for you in some parts of the CD the flutes are very loud. But I really enjoy this CD.

Drum Medicine.......2007-01-12

I really enjoy both CD's Sacred Spirit Drums and Drum Medicine. I live in an area of very little resource for this type of purchase- I was very happy to find what I wanted online- also very glad to be able to listen before I purchased- would not have bought them without that. Service was the best- shipping was also very good.. I will consider this type of purchase again when needed.

Awesome Drum CD.......2006-07-13

This CD is awesome I have it in my car now and that is all I play.

Drum Medicine rocks........2006-03-11

This is the best cd for playing along with drums or dancing up a storm.

Incredible - can this be the work of two white men?????.......2005-09-01

You have to listen to this CD to believe it. I hear the Native American flute, drums .... it's one incredible CD. I bought it to learn to drum but enjoy listening to it just for relaxation, trance states, etc. This is superb!

Average customer rating: Some major orchestral "micropolyphonic" works and a fun early piece One of the best CDs of contemporary music. Excellent, but only for a willing ear Very Good Intro To Gyorgy Ligeti Stunningly insightful performances of Ligeti's orchestral works

The Ligeti Project II: Lontano / Atmosphères / Apparitions / San Francisco Polyphony / Concert Românesc - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Jonathan Nott Gyorgy Ligeti , Jonathon Nott , and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Ligeti, György | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Ligeti Project I: Melodien / Chamber Concerto / Piano Concerto / Mysteries of the Macabre - Schönberg Ensemble / ASKO Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuw The Ligeti Project IV: Hamburg Concerto (Horn Concerto) / Double Concerto / Ramifications / Requiem The Ligeti Project III: Cello Concerto / Clocks & Clouds / Violin Concerto / Síppal, Dobbal, Nádihegedüvel György Ligeti Edition 3: Works for Piano (Etudes, Musica Ricercata) - Pierre-Laurent Aimard György Ligeti Edition 2: A Cappella Choral Works - London Sinfonietta Voices ASIN: B00005Y34N Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

1. Lontano
2. Atmospheres
3. Apparitions: I. Lento
4. Apparitions: II. Agitato
5. San Francisco Polyphony
6. Concert Romanesc: I. Andantino
7. Concert Romanesc: II. Allegro Vivace
8. Concert Romanesc: III. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
9. Concert Romanesc: IV. Molto Vivace

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The five extraordinary works on this disc will captivate Ligeti fans and entrance even those who don't know his music. The focus in Lontano on refined tonal colors makes it one of the most elegant pieces in the modernist canon. Atmosphères is more static, holding interest through subtle changes in color and dynamics. Apparitions was Ligeti's first success in the West after his escape from Hungary during the 1956 Soviet invasion. It's a ghostly two-movement work. The first, Lento, is creepy in a dynamically subdued way. The second, Agitato, surprises in its violence, the orchestral crashes fulfilling the fears embodied in the Lento movement.

San Francisco Polyphony, from 1974, is the most recent Ligeti composition on the disc, and it packs more into its 12-plus minutes than many full-evening works. It teems with dense orchestral figures and dynamic contrasts. Under its colorful façade, the work demonstrates how uncompromising modern music can enchant both ear and mind. It should become a concert staple as we move deeper into the 21st century. Finally, an early 1951 work, Concert Românesc, harks back to Bartók's transformations of folk material. Rich in color and vitality, its four movements are full of the dissonances of village bands and melodies rooted in Romanian folk music and in Ligeti's fertile, sympathetic imagination. The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic under conductor Jonathan Nott is outstanding, as is the engineering. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Some major orchestral "micropolyphonic" works and a fun early piece.......2006-06-20

Teldec's THE LIGETI PROJECT II continues the collection, started by Sony's "Gyorgy Ligeti Edition", of Ligeti's complete works in performances overseen by the composer himself. This second disc contains four orchestral works, three of which were written in his "micropolyphony" style of the 1960s and 1970s, and the fourth a recently-rediscovered gem written as a student in 1951. These are performed by the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by the young talent Jonathan Nott, and can be considered definitive.

The earliest piece here is "Concerto Romanesc" (1951), a bit of juvenalia inspired by folk melodies the composer heard during musicological expeditions in Romania. Dating from before his use of micropolyphony and overtly modernistic techniques, these pieces may sound like they came from a different composer entirely. Indeed, there is a frank tonalism here, broken only by the occurance of a single F# in the context of F minor, which, as Ligeti painfully recalls in the notes, was reason enough for the Communist government of Hungary to ban it. The opening "Andantino" is among the most emotionally moving of Ligeti's works, and might be compared to his early "Sonata for solo cello." This and the second movement "Allegro vivace" may sound familiar, as portions appeared arranged for two violins as "Balada si joc" on "Gyorgy Ligeti Edition 1: String Quartets and Duets".

A bit before before leaving Hungary in the aftermath of the suppressed 1956 revolt, Ligeti had already begin experimenting with total chromaticism, which due to political restrictions made for pieces consigned to the desk drawer. Once free in the West, his first orchestral piece was "Apparitions" (1958-59), which in its first movement displays a use of all twelve-tones, and then in the second introduces the new technique of "micropolyphony", interwoven textures of such complexity that one can hardly make out the individual strands. While entertaining, it is clearly an immature work in this new style, and I rarely come back to it. Maybe that is because the next piece here is one of Ligeti's sure masterpieces. "Atmospheres" (1961) is the piece which really brought Ligeti to international recognition, not only through the sensation of its premiere under Hans Rosbaud, but also because of Stanley Kubrick's unauthorized use of it in the film 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Eschewing traditional rhythm and melody for a series of shifting tone colours, one might think "Atmospheres" doesn't even qualify as music, but what music it is! Packed with thousands of individual little cells, the piece offers something new on every listen, for one can, if one wants, go behind the great whoosh of orchestral sound and concentrate on individual lines.

"Lontano" (1967) is closely related to Ligeti's a capella work "Lux Aeterna", and indeed the same melody appears "hidden" in each. The composer skillfully gives the impression of a great object approaching from far-off, seeming to move slowly but ultimately zooming past the listener. The orchestral texture is very dense and generally even, Ligeti reportedly wrote the piece while addicted to painkillers, which explains a lot. One very interesting thing about "Lontano" in Ligeti's overall output is that he abandons total chromaticism here, and however avant-garde his technique of micropolyphony might be, the piece is nonetheless diatonic. "San Francisco Polyphony" (1973-74) was written during Ligeti's stint teaching at Stanford. It's a little-known work in comparison to others in the micropolyphonic style, and I think that's a real shame because Ligeti introduces a major innovation here. Instead of seeming static on the surface like "Atmospheres" et al., there is great activity and rhythmic experimentation, and there are countless overt melodies like in the composer's 1971 piece "Melodien".

This disc makes one of the single best introductions to the music of this great and sorely missed composer, although THE LIGETI PROJECT IV with its performance of the "Requiem" and larger view of the composer's career serves well, too.

One of the best CDs of contemporary music........2006-06-07

There're not many CDs like this available on the stores. It's the clear example of perfect CD in its repertoire. A wonderful composer, perfect performances and excellent recordings, together with a very good booklet and presentation.

Some of the works are among the best of Ligeti, in my opinion. The Concert Romanesc (1951), is in clear debt with Bartók language. We have to remember Ligeti is from Transylvania, from a region where Eötvös, Kurtág and the own Bartók were from. The folk music is very important there, as the Bartók transcriptions show, and Ligeti was concerned about it in his early years, like we listen too in other works, specially the Musica Ricarcata in the multiple transcriptions that music allows. Concert Romanesc is really a good piece in its style, that of popular music based on Romanian tunes, that really were Hungarian in pre-war times, before that zone where transferred to Romania. Some of the concerto themes are present too in early pieces for violins and strings, those we can listen on the Sony Edition Nº1, played by the Arditti Quartet. These kind of pieces, like String Quartet Nº1, are the first Ligeti period; next step will come with some of the pieces you can hear in the rest of the CD.

Apparitions (1958-59), was an scandal in its premiere, and it marks a turning point on Ligeti's aesthetics and way of composing. From a quite weberian style, the piece is brief and extremely concise in the way the instruments play. No more tunes, no more melodies, no more folk motives in this music; just really apparitions of sound in different ways and combinations, from different places in the orchestra. A very calm first movement, full of contrasts between silence and sound irruptions, and a second one much more vivid and fast. Teldec affirms this is the world premiere recording, in fact I don't know any other one, so I have to trust them. It's incredible this decisive piece was not recorded, as a turning point on Ligeti's work and as some of the most extreme and fantastic pieces form the `50s, a really breathtaking composition you will enjoy much more with the successive auditions.

Atmospheres (1961), one of the most important pieces in the orchestral repertoire in the XXth Century, has an enormous performance on this CD, a jewel never heard before in this way on CD. Ligeti has written about Atmospheres that is a piece unique, in the sense its composed in a way that its mathematical combinations reach only to this work. Wonderful use of micro-polyphony and micro-tonality, composed through nets of sound really complex in which every instruments play different parts that construct an outstanding group. Strings, woodwinds, metals play on them limits, going from the highest tones to the deepest, like in the change from woodwinds to the massive entrance of deep strings. Lot of people know this piece from Kubrick's 2001; you should try this one, that is really much more better performance.

Lontano (1968) is very careful about colours and polyphony, in fact we can here a quite medieval canon in the final sections of this piece, because of great interest of Ligeti on that medieval polyphony. The piece really seems to create new states of conscience, as the lines of music seems to go to no-known dimensions. Wonderful work too, taken by Kubrick again for his amazing film The Shinning, in which it's used perfectly, like all the music used in that film (Penderecki, Bartók, etc).

I don't like San Francisco Polyphony (1973-74) so much like the two previous pieces, even the style is very close, but I really prefer some other works from that time. In the late `70s and in the `80s Ligeti will go into a new step I have to confess I don't like so much like the one which has Atmospheres, Lontano, String Quartet Nº2, Requiem, Doppelkonzert, Cello Concert...

The performances are outstanding and simply perfect; they bring new life on these scores and the playing of, probably, the best orchestra in the world, conducted by one of the best young conductors in the world, Jonathan Nott, very trained on contemporary music.

The recording is very, very good, with some pieces live-recorded, like Atmospheres and Lontano and some of them studio recordings, like Apparitions. It's incredible how the Berliners play so perfectly in a live-recording.

Interesting texts by Ligeti on this jewel; one of the best CDs of contemporary music that I know.

Excellent, but only for a willing ear.......2006-06-06

Ligeti has based his style on being entirely different from anyone else. I would say that he has succeeded. His music is quite unlike anything I've heard before, and it took me a little while to warm up to Ligeti's music. The atonal washes of orchestral color can be a bit jarring at first, but can provide deep interest in the music.

The music is well recorded and well performed. I do not know of a better recording of these works.

Very Good Intro To Gyorgy Ligeti.......2006-02-05

You've heard Ligeti's Atmospheres in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kubrick used a lot of Ligeti in that film. Well, if you've ever been interested in checking out this fascinating avant-garde composer, here's the perfect opportunity. Jonathan Nott conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in five works by everyone's favorite composer from Transylvania! The Berlin Philharmonic is not exactly known as the most progressive of orchestras, they are acknowledged as one of the supreme orchestras in the world when it comes to standard, tradional repertoire. Like say Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, R. Strauss and so on. It is a joy to see them expand their horizons via conductor Jonathan Nott.

The Concert Romanesc is an early piece by Ligeti, very much influenced by Bartok but the other works are Ligeti, pure and true with his famous tone clusters. Lontano and Atmospheres make the best impression. The sound is outstanding as it should be.

One disappointment is that the playing time is only 54 and a half minutes, which is short measure for a classical CD. Some more music could surely have been added. Nonetheless this Ligeti Project series is terrific. I also recommend the other CD in this series with the Requiem on it.

Stunningly insightful performances of Ligeti's orchestral works.......2005-10-22

György Ligeti's unique place in 20th Century music, while long admired by the cognoscenti, has yet to become a true part of the standard repertoire of our major orchestras. With the release of this Ligeti Project that situation will hopefully change!

On this CD Jonathan Nott conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in full control of the sound produced and, in fact, introducing nuances within these massive clouds of tonalities that open this music to heighten the most seasoned listener's enjoyment. 'Lontano' shimmers, 'Atmosphères' completely surrounds us with at times inaudible but pulsatile movement. 'Apparitions' is one of Ligeti's more popular works and is the embodiment of things that go bump in the night! 'San Francisco Polyphony' is Ligeti at his zenith, with highly sophisticated rhythms and chordal changes that have as much energy and creativity as anything he has written: Nott keeps the wildy/unwieldly fragments tightly strung. The Concert Românesc seems a strange way to end this CD as it is the more traditional, folk melody inspired work and is so easily accessible that it begins to sound more like Bartok and Kodaly than the giant who changed our aural spectrum.

This is an exciting selection of works conducted with absolute authority and insight by Jonathan Nott. Though Nott is recognized as a champion for contemporary music, it should be mentioned that this young lad conducts the masters as well: he has audiences basking in Korngold and Mahler at his LA Philharmonic debut! Grady Harp, October 05

Average customer rating: Magic Atmospheres Another Great New Age Gem! from Solo Piano Publications

Atmospheres Michael Dulin Manufacturer: Equity Digital ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Jazz | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Timeless The One I Waited For Whisperings: The Best of David Nevue Christmas at Our House Overcome ASIN: B00009WB2E Release Date: 2003-06-06

Tracks:

1. Atmospheres
2. Once Upon a Time
3. Mirage
4. Common Faith
5. Bedtime for Little John
6. Nocturne
7. Duet
8. The Highlands
9. A Song For Jan
10. Morning Clouds
11. Night Rhythms

Album Description

"Even better than the first" is what everyone is saying about this follow-up to Michael Dulin's acclaimed Equity Digital debut CD, "The One I Waited For". There is something for every listener on this CD, which showcases every facet of Dulin's keyboard artistry. From the smooth jazz sounds of "Atmospheres" and "Night Ryhthms", to the simple Appalachaian quality of "Common Faith", to the Celtic-inspired ballad "The Highlands", this CD shows an astounding range of emotion. From the long, lush lines of "Once Upon a Time" to the sultry final cut, Dulin's artistry simply entrances.

Customer Reviews:

Magic.......2007-04-12

Beautiful sound and melodies. Now, I have 2 favourite pianists: David Bryan and Michael Dulin :)

Atmospheres.......2007-01-31

The perfect companion to elevate your spirit. A nice glass of wine should accompany you on this trip.

Another Great New Age Gem!.......2004-06-02

Dulin's 2003 release, "Atmospheres", has more of the same New Age flavor. With this release, he uses Synthesizers to acompany his solo piano work. The difference is clear on the tracks, "A Song for Jan" and "Night Rhythms". I enjoyed the latter track as it has a little Bossa Nova beat and compliments the recording. He's one of the more talented musicians on the New Age circuit. It was an pleasant experience!

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-06-11

"Atmospheres" is pianist Michael Dulin's second release of original piano solos. After a long career in the classical music field as well as acting as producer of music for others, Dulin is emerging as one of the brightest stars in the new age/ambient genre. Calling his music "inner music - music that balances and centers and replenishes," his pieces are soothing enough to stay in the background to set an easy mood, and yet are complex and challenging enough to be consistently interesting and rewarding for the active listener. Dulin's playing "chops" are impeccable, and the tone of the Steinway he recorded the music with is crystal clear. Most of the tracks have washes of synth instrumentation for color, but this is definitely a piano album.

The title track opens the CD with a quiet melody that is enlivened with shimmering runs up and down the piano keyboard. Both pensive and serene, the piece is a very elegant opening. "Once Upon a Time" is a bit more wistful and dreamy - very gentle and sweet. "Mirage" is more ambient, with a beautiful flowing quality and a sense of moving forward. "Bedtime for Little John" is a simple, cozy lullaby that spills over with innocence. "Nocturne" is absolutely gorgeous - cool and peaceful, and very atmospheric; very definitely a "night song," as the title implies. "The Highlands" is a bit more structured, and could easily be a movie theme - a beautiful melody. "Morning Clouds" is fluid and tranquil without any hard edges. And then there is my favorite track, "Night Rhythms." This piece is much more "smooth jazz" than classical, and it pulls me in every time. It has the easy-going pace of the rest of the CD, but is more rhythmic and has a sense of fun. It surprised me the first time I listened to the album, but I just love it!

"Atmospheres" is destined to be one of my "Top 10 for 2003," I'm sure, and Michael Dulin has become one of my favorite contemporary composers. Very highly recommended!

Average customer rating: Excellent recordings of modern works Your Voice Says Nono, but Your Eyes Say Yesyes. Spectacular performances of unusual repertoire

Wien Modern: Works by György Ligeti (Atmosphères, Lontano) / Luigi Nono (Liebeslied) / Pierre Boulez (Notations I-IV) / Wolfgang Rihm (Départ) Vienna Youth Choir , Vienna Philharmonic , and Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns? Babbitt: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra/The Head Of The Bed Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gruppen / Punkte Scelsi: Natura Renovatur Henryk Gorecki: String Quartet No. 3...songs are sung ASIN: B00000E4G8 Release Date: 2005-03-21

Tracks:

1. Dart (1988) (For Mixed Chorus, Speaking Chorus And 22 Players)
2. Atmosphes
3. Lontano (1967) (For Large Orchestra)
4. Liebeslied (1954) (For Mixed Chorus And Instruments)
5. Fantasque - Mod
6. Rythmique
7. Tr Mod
8. Tr Vif

Customer Reviews:

Excellent recordings of modern works.......2007-07-25

Ligeti's 'Atmospheres' was used in the score of 2001. It is an absolute wall of sound, requiring all the string players to play different notes at once. 'Lontano' has a similar feel and is just as extraordinarily played here. Rihm's 'Depart' is the most avant-garde work on the disc, making use of random percussion effects over the choir. The excellent audio quality is most apparent on this work. Nono's 'Liebeslied' is a fine piece, and Boulez's exciting orchestrations of his Notations round off the disc. It could certainly stand to be longer (running time is about 46 minutes), but for what it represents, this is an excellent CD.
Also recommended: The Ligeti Project I: Melodien / Chamber Concerto / Piano Concerto / Mysteries of the Macabre - Schönberg Ensemble / ASKO Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuw

Your Voice Says Nono, but Your Eyes Say Yesyes........2007-02-08

Consider the case of the bitter tasters. Some people have a gene coding for a specific tastebud receptor, allowing them to get a pungent bitterness from some foods, whereas others do not. Consider the disagreement between a taster and non-taster of such a substance. The taster argues it's cleary disgusting, and the non-taster finds it not bad at all. Who's right?

Our gut instinct is to say neither is right--this is merely a matter of taste, literally, in which there are no right answers. Now consider the possibility that some people have a gene that codes for liking pointilistic, avant garde works such as (some of) these, and some do not. If we disagree on the worth of these pieces, is it simply a matter of taste, in which no right may obtain? Perhaps it is.

Now consider the case of the two-headed grizzly bear across the room. I don't see it, and yet you do. You insist that there is a grizzly bear over there and it's got a head and then another one. Wait, wait, I protest; perhaps you simply have a gene that codes for seeing grizzly bears and I do not have that gene. "The presence of that grizzly bear is simply a matter of taste. And there are no right answers in such things. Thus to say the grizzly bear is there is silly--at most you see a grizzly bear, but that proves nothing. Proves about much as my sensation of bitterness on tasting some things."

Clearly, there must be some meaningful distinction among this gradient. I'm not sure where it is, but I'm going to place it between the sound and the taste. Perhaps there is no such gene for pointilism--and that is the difference. Perhaps it is something much more subtle. But a distinction must exist.

This is all to say, I don't much care for the Rihm here. Maybe with more listenings I will, but this kind of gestural (apparent) randomness does nothing for me at present. Ultimately, I'll have to decide if that preference is simply a matter of taste, or some real tracking of artistic quality. I don't know now.

But I will say the Boulez is excellent, and Atmospheres has its moment. The Nono is surprisingly charming. And no matter the quality of the pieces, Abbado's performance is impeccable. One's only complaint is the chorus of coughs the live audience interjects during the hushed beginning of track 2.

Spectacular performances of unusual repertoire.......2004-07-02

The most familiar works on this terrific recording are probably the two Ligeti pieces, "Atmospheres" and "Lontano." With remarkable sensitivity and subtlety, Claudio Abbado creates sheer magic out of these other-worldly scores. As but one example, listen to the end of "Atmospheres" as the piece gently fades out with the Vienna Philharmonic creating waves of gorgeous, ethereal harmonics.

This is one of the best versions of Boulez's "Notations" -- on par with the composer's own recording. The orchestra mines all the color Boulez asks for in a really exciting performance. The unusual Rihm and Nono works are also quite marvelous, and all the more valuable for being preserved in readings of such high quality -- and the Vienna Youth Choir sounds splendid.

Throughout the recording, the musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic sound completely comfortable -- as if they play these pieces every week, with a technical assurance that will grab your ears immediately. The sound quality is excellent, especially given that the program was culled from live performances. This is an unusual recording for Abbado, and can't be recommended highly enough for those curious about the repertoire.

Average customer rating: Soothing and sweet! Not very dolphin-y I'm dancing with the dolphins! Beautiful music HIDDEN NEW AGE GEM

Atmospheres: Dolphin Dance Various Artists Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music Nature | New Age | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Song of the Dolphins Dolphin Dreams Reiki: Whale Song Echoes of Nature: Killer Whales The Sounds of the Earth: Dolphins ASIN: B00004WFKO Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Azure Waters
2. Swimming With Dolphins
3. Kindred Spirits
4. Tidal Breezes
5. Angels Beneath the Waves
6. Skimming the Waves

Customer Reviews:

Soothing and sweet!.......2007-07-20

The music is soothing, the dolphin sounds are sweet, very nice to put the little ones to sleep. It was also a big hit at school for show and tell during Ocean Animals week.

Not very dolphin-y.......2006-07-04

Its an ok CD, good for the price, but not very dolphin-y, especially for being titled "Dolphin Dance."
Get something else if you are really looking for dolphin music.

I'm dancing with the dolphins!.......2003-06-07

Dolphin dance is a good CD. This is a great stress away CD. This CD is long and lovely. You here the dolphins (and maybe whales) alot and it's lovely. Close your eyes and imagine your with them, dancing away away with them.
Buy this CD. I highly recommend this CD.

Beautiful music.......2003-01-13

The price of this CD is a bargain considering you get over an hour of beautiful music mixed with the tranquil sounds of dolphins and ocean waves. I reccomend this album to anyone who is a fan of New Age music and/or the ocean.

HIDDEN NEW AGE GEM.......2001-09-21

You wouldn't expect to discover such excellent New Age music on one of these packaged New Age collections for bargain basement buyers, but this album is a hidden new age gem. Actually, all the music is composed by a fellow named Jeff Wolpert. It's absolutely serene and gorgeous. No cheap synthesizers or nature samples here. The sounds of waves, seagulls and dolphins sound completely natural and are masterfully blended with the keyboards and wordless choirs. On top of all that, you actually get melodies that you'll want to hear over and over again! This album can stand side by side with the best of Enya or Yanni any day. This is definitely one of my top ten New Age favorites.

Average customer rating: Shadow's Word - Atmospheres: Piano Moods relaxing, relaxing, relaxing. Atmospheres Piano Moods

Atmospheres: Piano Moods Various Artists Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | New Age General | New Age | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 New Age | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Atmospheres: The Voices of Angels Atmospheres: Guitar Reverie Atmospheres: Natures Retreat Atmospheres: Crystal Waters Atmospheres: Tranquil Interludes ASIN: B00004WFKZ Release Date: 2000-09-12

Tracks:

1. Emotional Journey
2. Song of the Heart
3. We Shall Meet Again
4. Tristan and Iseult
5. Elizabeth's Song
6. Becoming One
7. Dreaming of You
8. Eternally Yours
9. By Your Side

Customer Reviews:

Shadow's Word - Atmospheres: Piano Moods.......2005-08-26

Atmospheres again amazed me with their collection This proved to be such a wonderful relaxation CD. After a hard stressful day, you can just sit down on a comfortable seat or spread out in your bed and just pop in this CD and feel your heated heart begin to cool.

This is a wonderful and lovely CD providing a journey of relaxation that one would without a doubt enjoy. It is a must have to an atmospheres had and a wonderful edition to those looking for relaxation albums.

relaxing, relaxing, relaxing........2002-11-19

I am a Yoga instructor at a retirement facility and my class loves this cd. I use this at least 3 times a week and they never get tired of it.

Atmospheres Piano Moods.......2002-09-19

I am a Massage Therapist and use this CD in my massage sessions. It is really a great tool for helping the client and yourself to relax. It melts away the stresses of the world and envelopes you in the relaxing sounds of the piano with nature sounds mixed in. You will want to add this to your relaxation collection. I have been pleased with all the Atmospheres Collection that I have listened to and just recently purchase Dolphin Dance and Meditative Harmony which I am certain I will enjoy just as much as Piano Moods.

Average customer rating:

Rhythmicon: Systems/Atmospheres John Came Manufacturer: Mute ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000026ZHV Release Date: 1995-07-28

Tracks:

1. Root
2. Heavenly Clean
3. Yellow
4. Transit Authority
5. Hapsburg Chin
6. Mosaic
7. Ink Tank
8. Coffin Filler
9. On The Reef
10. Nitrogen Narcosis

Meditation Music:

1. Beckoning
2. Beyond Time & Space, Vol. 2
3. Bliss
4. Blue Ridge
5. Cascade
6. Castle Ghosts
7. Chant of the Angels
8. China
9. Christmas Eve
10. Collection

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Break the Line [CD-single] [Import]

The Oxford Book of Wedding Music

The Blumental Collection Volume 2 - Chopin: Mazurkas, Nocturnes and Polonaises

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Tout l'Univers: Listener's Digest [Import]

Trouser Jazz

Serie Retratos [Limited Edition] [Import]

Victory * [Explicit Lyrics]

Trance Planet, Vol. 3

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake/Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet

The Name Is Emaneht

Ultimate Tango [Import]

Total Devastation

Word...Life

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