Magic in December

1. Magic in December

2. Silent Night

3. Inner Joy

4. What Child Is This?

5. Pachelbel's Canon in D

6. Ave Maria

7. Jingle Bells

8. Feel the Peace

Magic in December,Tom Barabas,Soundings of Planet,Adult Alternative,Christmas,Christmas / Chanukkah,Christmas Music,Pop

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I have loved this cd for years
Intimate moldies

Magic in December
Tom Barabas
Manufacturer: Soundings of Planet
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music

Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
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ASIN: B0000017QV
Release Date: 1993-12-08

Tracks:

Magic in December
Silent Night
Inner Joy
What Child Is This?
Pachelbel's Canon in D
Ave Maria
Jingle Bells
Feel the Peace

Customer Reviews:

I have loved this cd for years.......2006-01-02

I lost my cd... and it just wasn't Christmas without it... I am so glad I was able to find it online. I LOVE this mix of piano - absolutely beautiful.

Intimate moldies.......2001-12-19

As Christmas music goes, this may not be a runaway standout but it's Christmas to me. Often times, I find that adaptations of old songs are either annoying replicas of the original or far-out, unrecognizable pieces, which may be fine on their own, but end up being distracting because you expected something that at least reminded you of the original. Tom Barabas successfully avoids these all too common pitfalls to create sometimes lilting, sometimes haunting, but always beautiful melodies that can either stand as a backdrop for a Christmas party or be the focus of a quiet night alone. There's enough variation to feel like you're getting a creation and enough adherence to the originals to feel like Christmas.
The original songs are a matter of preference, and are much more introspective and intimate, but eventually have become part of my Christmas over the years. This album is the perfect way to unwind after a long pre-Christmas day or to set a pleasant, soothing mood. Get it.

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Too Much of a Good Thing?
Outstanding collection of orginal piano work
Great CD for easy listening

Piano Portraits

Manufacturer: Sugo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B0000005YW
Release Date: 1993-03-15

Tracks:

Gentle Images - Jim Bajor
Rapture - Jim Bajor
Nancita - Stephen Jacob
The Journey - Stephen Jacob
Inner Peace - Tom Barabas
Moon Dust - Tom Barabas
Yasawa Blue - Christine Brown
Silent Tears - Christine Brown
Eykes - Jim Bajor
Friends - Jim Bajor
Magic In December - Tom Barabas
Pure Light - Tom Barabas
Romanza - Stephen Jacob
Your LIght - Stephen Jacob
Hiding Places - Christine Brown
The Secret Garden - Christine Brown

Product Description

Sugo Records is proud to present this collection of sixteen heart warming inpired solo piano works from four of the most gifted pianist in the United States, who have rendered their musical portraits of friends, family, lovers and life's precious moments.

Customer Reviews:

Too Much of a Good Thing?.......2003-10-24

I'm fairly familiar with two of the pianists in this collection - Jim Bajor, who is local, and Tom Barabas, to whom I have listened for several years. Until this album I haven't had the opportunity to listen to Stephen Jacob and Christine Brown. They all do their work in the styling of light jazz and easy listening that is often labeled incorrectly as New Age. Sometimes I feel that that phrase is used as a euphemism for anything that is pleasant, rather than its original definition, which had more to do with the meditative nature of the composition. In any case they are all accomplished at their art and worth listening to.

It is fair to report that all four musicians produce work that is melodic, technically interesting, and, yes, pleasant to here. None of the pieces demonstrate what I would call the technical brilliance of someone like Jordan Rudess, who drifts in and out of this genre but has a tendency towards keyboeard pyrotechnics. But neither is any of their work plodding or monotonic. 'Very listenable' may not be the highest compliment one can pay a musician, but it is way ahead of whatever is in third place.

If I have a complaint to make, it is that, despite different recording studios and instruments, the tonalities are so close that the entire album could have been the product of a single person. Barabas is slightly more adept, Bajor slightly more melodic, Jacob more controlled, etc., but there are no glaring contrasts. I'm not sure if this is a fault or not, since the result is certainly more than acceptable. Given all the overloads that life throws at us, I'm not sure complaining about too much goodness is entirely fair.

Outstanding collection of orginal piano work.......1998-10-22

This collection of original piano pieces is simply excellent. This instrumental is melodic, sweet, romantic, soothing and timeless. I find myself leaving this CD in my car day after day without tiring of the melodies. Beautiful!

Great CD for easy listening.......1998-08-24

I really find this music conducive to relaxation - I use it in my Shiatsu clinic.

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Magic in December
Tom Barabas
Manufacturer: Soundings of the Planet
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000OLHGQQ
Release Date: 1969-12-31

Tracks:

Magic in December
Silent Night
Inner Joy
What Child Is This?
Pachelbel's Canon in D
Ave Maria
Jingle Bells
Feel the Peace

Mozart: Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute): [New York -- December 26, 1942; Novotna, Antoine, Kullmann, Brownlee, Pinza; Walter] (Sung in English)

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Mozart: Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute): [New York -- December 26, 1942; Novotna, Antoine, Kullmann, Brownlee, Pinza; Walter] (Sung in English)

Manufacturer: Andromeda
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Product Description

On Andromeda 5020; 2 CD's; Here is a wonderful performance from 1942 of this magical opera. Sung in English and led by the splendid Bruno Walter, this performance features a stong cast including the delectable Jarmila Novotna, the powerful Pinza, the charming Brownlee, and the ever reliable, but rarely recording Kullmann and Antoine. Walter leads with mellow, focused spirit as befits this genial performance of this genial opera.