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Average customer rating: masters of classical music A good basic collection An excellent introduction to classical music Very Beautiful!!!!!1 Still Stuck on Beethoven

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Tracks:

1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
2. Piano Concerto In A Major, K 488: Adagio - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
3. Flute Concerto In D Major, K 314: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
4. Symphony No. 40 in G minor: Molto allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
5. Clarinet Concerto KV 622: Adagio - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
6. Serenade, K 375: Menuetto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
7. Turkish March - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
8. Violin Concerto, K 216: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
9. Divertimento, K 334: Menuetto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
10. Horn Concerto, K 447: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
11. Cassation, K 99: Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Tracks:

1. Overture No. 4 In Major: Rejouissance - J.S.Bach
2. Overture No. 3 In D Major: Air - J.S.Bach
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major: I. Allegro - J.S.Bach
4. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - J.S.Bach
5. Overture No. 2 In B Minor: Menuet & Badinerie - J.S.Bach
6. Prelude In C Major - J.S.Bach
7. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor - J.S.Bach
8. Prelude In C Minor - J.S.Bach
9. Overture No. 1 In C Major: Passepied - J.S.Bach
10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F Major: II. Adagio - J.S.Bach
11. Kommst du nun, Jesu vom Himmel herunter, Chorale - J.S.Bach
12. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G Major: II. Allegro - J.S.Bach
13. Violin Concerto In E Major: I. Adagio - J.S.Bach
14. St. Matthew Passion: Finale Chorus: 'Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder' - J.S.Bach

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 5: Allegro con brio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
2. Fur Elise - Ludwig Van Beethoven
3. Violin Romance No. 2 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
4. 'Moonlight' Sonata: Adagio sostenuto - Ludwig Van Beethoven
5. Minuet - Ludwig Van Beethoven
6. Symphony No. 8 In F Major: Allegretto scherzando - Ludwig Van Beethoven
7. Coriolan: Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven
8. Piano Concerto No. 2: Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
9. Symphony No. 5 In C Minor: Allegro - Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. Egmont: Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven

Tracks:

1. Die Fledermaus: Die Fledermaus (Excerpts) - Johann Strauss
2. Wine, Woman And Song - Johann Strauss
3. Tritsch Tratsch Polka - Johann Strauss
4. The Blue Danube - Johann Strauss
5. The Gypsy Baron: Introduction - Johann Strauss
6. Annen Polka - Johann Strauss
7. Vienna Blood - Johann Strauss
8. The Gypsy Baron: Einzugsmarsch - Johann Strauss

Tracks:

1. Tannhauser: Overture - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
2. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Dance Of The Prentices - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
3. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Prelude Act 3 - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
4. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Aufzug der Meistersinger - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
5. Der fliegende Hollander: Overture - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
6. Lohengrin: Prelude - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
7. Tristan und Isolde: Prelude And Liebestod - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
8. Tannhauser: Arrival Of The Guests At Wartburg - MASTERS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto No. 1: Allegro non troppo - Peter Tchaikovsky
2. String Serenade: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
3. Violin Concerto: Andante - Peter Tchaikovsky
4. The Sleeping Beauty: Introduction - Peter Tchaikovsky
5. The Sleeping Beauty: Pas d'action - Adagio - Peter Tchaikovsky
6. The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
7. Capriccio italien Op. 45 - Peter Tchaikovsky
8. Swan Lake: Ballet Suite: Scene No. 10 - Peter Tchaikovsky
9. Swan Lake: Ballet Suite: Waltz - Peter Tchaikovsky
10. Eugene Onegin: Polonaise - Peter Tchaikovsky

Tracks:

1. The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 1 In E Major: Spring - VIVALDI, Antonio
2. Siciliano - VIVALDI, Antonio
3. Concerto In D Minor:: (Allegro Assai) Cologne Concerto - VIVALDI, Antonio
4. The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 2 In G Minor: Summer - VIVALDI, Antonio
5. Oboe Sonata In B Flat Major, RV 34: Adagio - Allegro - Largo - Allegro - VIVALDI, Antonio
6. The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 3 In F Major: Autumn - VIVALDI, Antonio
7. Oboe Concerto: Allegro non tasto - Largo - Allegro non molto - VIVALDI, Antonio
8. Concerto In D Minor: (Largo e spiccato) Cologne Concerto - VIVALDI, Antonio
9. The 4 Seasons: Concerto No. 4 In F Minor: Winter - VIVALDI, Antonio

Tracks:

1. Scherzo No 1 In B Minor, Op. 20 - Frederic Chopin_
2. Three Nocturnes, Op. 9: No 3 In B Major - Frederic Chopin_
3. Twelve Etudes, Op. 10: No 5 In G Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
4. Twelve Etudes, Op. 25: No 10 In B Minor - Frederic Chopin_
5. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 13 In F Sharp Major - Frederic Chopin_
6. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 14 In E Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_
7. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 In D Flat Major 'Raindrops' - Frederic Chopin_
8. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 16 In B Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_
9. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 17 In A Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
10. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 18 In F Minor - Frederic Chopin_
11. Scherzo No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 31 - Frederic Chopin_
12. Waltz In E Flat Major, Op. 18 - Frederic Chopin_
13. Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. - Frederic Chopin_
14. Four Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 3 In A Flat Major - Frederic Chopin_
15. Four Mazurkas, Op. 24: No. 4 In B Flat Minor - Frederic Chopin_

Tracks:

1. Ave Maria - Franz Schubert
2. Impromptu In E Flat Major - Franz Schubert
3. Standchen - Franz Schubert
4. Trout Quintet: Tema con variazioni - Franz Schubert
5. 'Rosamunde': Entr'acte No. 1 - Franz Schubert
6. Moment Musical In A Flat Major - Franz Schubert
7. 'Rosamunde': Entr'acte No. 2 - Franz Schubert
8. Moment Musical No. 3 In F Minor - Franz Schubert
9. 'Rosamunde': Ballet Music No.2 - Franz Schubert
10. Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished': Allegro moderato - Franz Schubert

Tracks:

1. Nabucco: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe
2. Nabucco: Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate - Verdi, Giuseppe
3. Aida: Prelude - Verdi, Giuseppe
4. II Trovatore: Verdi! le fosche notturne (Gypsies' Chorus) - Verdi, Giuseppe
5. II Trovatore: Or co' daddi, ma fra poco (Soldiers' Chorus) - Verdi, Giuseppe
6. Aroldo: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe
7. La Traviata: Prelude - Verdi, Giuseppe
8. La Traviata: Noi siamo zingarelle - Verdi, Giuseppe
9. La Traviata:: Libiamo ne' lieti calici - Verdi, Giuseppe
10. La Traviata: Di Madride noi siam mattadori - Verdi, Giuseppe
11. La forza del destino: Overture - Verdi, Giuseppe

Customer Reviews:

masters of classical music.......2007-03-26

A nice collection for the classical listener. Great variety of composers and the music quality of the cds are very good.

A good basic collection.......2006-11-10

With selections from numerous composers, it is an easy way to familiarize oneself with some of the most popular classical works and excerpts. A pleasant listen for the initiated too.

An excellent introduction to classical music.......2006-10-18

This is an excellent introduction to classical music. Well performed and presented.

Very Beautiful!!!!!1.......2006-10-05

If you are a fan of classical music then you better get this set. Not only is it very cheap, 10 Discs for about 2$ per disk. Now where are you gonna find a deal like this. I actually found mine chaper, $20.00 even and the music is outstanding. If you had a very bad day and very stressed out, just put in one of these cds, lay down, dim down the lights and just relax. It really helped me out.

Still Stuck on Beethoven.......2006-08-22

I just recently started listening to classical music so I'm certainly not one to compare or critique the quality of this set. However, I do have a few comments...

My interest started in this genre of music because I'm researching my ancestry in Prussia and this is the music of those times. Never mind my ancestors were poor peasants who probably never got the chance to hear such wonderful music... when listening to these CDs, I'm taken back in time... to a royal court in Europe... to another place in time. The music is inspiring, relaxing, invigorating.

I have yet to listen to all the CD's in the set. I'm stuck on Beethoven! Wasn't he AWESOME!?!

I think this set is a wonderful introduction to classical music!!!!!

Average customer rating: Flats and Sharps Still new... and fantastic A Swingle Singers Half Treasure - A capella reigns Best Swingles Ever

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Tracks:

1. Ein' feste Burg - Johann Sebastian Bach_
2. Organ Fugue from Fantasia and fugue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
3. The Well -Tempered Clavier: Prelude XVIII - Johann Sebastian Bach_
4. Cantata No. 140: Chorale prelude from Cantata No. 140 'Wachet Auf' - Johann Sebastian Bach_
5. Wachet Auf: Chorale from 'Wachet Auf' - Johann Sebastian Bach_
6. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier - Johann Sebastian Bach_
7. In Dulci Jubilo - Chorale Prelude - Johann Sebastian Bach_
8. In Dulci Jubilo - Chorale - Johann Sebastian Bach_
9. Andante fromSonata No. 2 for unaccompanied violin - Johann Sebastian Bach_
10. First movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
11. Cantata No. 208: Schafe konnen Sicher Weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze) from Cantata No. 208 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
12. Badinerie from Suite No. 2 - Johann Sebastian Bach_
13. Fugue VIII fromThe Well-Tempered Clavier - Johann Sebastian Bach_
14. Three - Part Invention - Johann Sebastian Bach_
15. Mass In B Minor: Et Resurrexit from Mass in B minor - Johann Sebastian Bach_
16. Bist Du Bei Mir - Johann Sebastian Bach_
17. St. Mathew Passion: Blute Nur, Du Liebes Herz - Johann Sebastian Bach_
18. Organ Fugue: Alla Gigue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
19. Suite No. 3: Air from Suite No. 3 (Air on a G String) - Johann Sebastian Bach_
20. Little Organ Fugue - Johann Sebastian Bach_
21. Cantata No. 60: Es Ist Genug from Cantata No. 60 - Johann Sebastian Bach_

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 40: Die Zauberflote - Overture - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
2. Symphony No. 40: I Molto Allegro - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
3. Symphony No. 40: II Andante - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
4. Symphony No. 40: III Minuetto: allegretto - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
5. Symphony No. 40: IV Finale: Allegro assai - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
6. Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
7. String Quartet In G Major: Finale from String Quartet in G major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
8. Cosi fan tutte: Un' Aura Amorosa from Cost fan tutte - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
9. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Finale: Rondo from Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
10. Finale from Horn Concerto No. 4 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
11. Canzonetta from Don Giovanni - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
12. Terzettino from Cosi Fan Tutte - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
13. Gigue - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
14. Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
15. Hostias from Requiem - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
16. Requiem: Quam Olim Abrahae from Requiem - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
17. Piano Sonata In A Major: Finale: Alla Turca from Piano Sonata in A major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
18. Fantasia In F Minor And Major - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Customer Reviews:

Flats and Sharps.......2007-05-18

I enjoy the Swingle Singers very much but sadly, in this album they are flat on about half of the tracks. When they are on key, they are very, very good. When they are flat they are awful. Recommendation: buy a different Swingle Singers CD.

Still new... and fantastic.......2007-03-25

As time goes by, these recordings seem to become better and better. Fresh, perfect... fantastic CD.

A Swingle Singers Half Treasure -.......2007-03-10

If you love Bach and are a fan of the Swingle Singers, buy this CD. Fans of the Swingle Singers enjoy them for what they do to music - release it with air and bounce - and their style is perfectly suited for Bach. I couldn't enjoy it more. But the second Cd in this set is their treatment of Mozart, and, for me, it's inconsistent. This is due to the different styles of the two composers and I just think they match up better with Bach. But at this price, I shouldn't be complaining. The first CD alone is worth twice as much. Snatch it up!

A capella reigns.......2007-01-12

Another fine offering by this group. Fun for classical music buffs and novices.

Best Swingles Ever.......2006-02-16

If you know the Swingle Singers, you may expect jazzed-up Bach with a rhythm section. Now, don't get me wrong, i like that stuff, too, but that is just clean fun, while this is just Bach. No percussion, no jazzy rythym, just straight unaccompanied Bach. AND IT IS WONDERFUL.
Precise rhythm, clear vocal lines, everything you expect from the Swingles without the jazz. This is a really great album that should be bought by all Swingle lovers and all Bach lovers.
P.S. i bought this cd when it first came out,so I have never even heard the Mozart. With all due deference to fans of the worthy Wolfgang, i have always found the artful Amadeus rather a bore, so I will remain silent about that part of the album. No matter. The Bach alone is worth twice the price, so enjoy. And, hey, the Mozart is a nice bonus.

Average customer rating: terrible tull! The most underappreciated album in Tull's career up to 1973 Seminal work "Invest your life in the memory bank." Pleasant Romp Through Heaven @ Hell..Neither Am I Good Nor Bad

A Passion Play Jethro Tull Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Thick As A Brick Minstrel in the Gallery Warchild Songs from the Wood Benefit ASIN: B00008G9JM Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

1. A Passion Play - Part 1
2. A Passion Play - Part 2

Amazon.com essential recording

Having previously challenged their audience with the lengthy opus Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull went back to the concept-album for the even more difficult A Passion Play. The sometimes impenetrable work is part biblical allegory, part postmodern epic poem, and part psychedelic fairy tale. Such were the machinations of 1970s prog rock. The music mixes rock, English folk, and neoclassical material, an amalgamation that somehow hangs together. Reviled by critics when it was first released, A Passion Play has been redeemed over time thanks to the devotion of Tull fans, for whom it has always been an essential work. --Daniel Durchholz

Amazon.com

Following quickly on the heels of their career-defining Aqualung and Thick as a Brick, Ian Anderson's Jethro Tull demonstrated that their musical and thematic ambitions were as muscular as ever on 1973's Passion Play. But if Thick was a bit tongue in cheek about its conceptual conceits, Passion was a dizzying example of the prog-rock era's overweening musical aspirations at their zenith. Anderson now sums up it its obtuse, theater-as-metaphor libretto as "the theme of post-death meanderings in another world," but the sheer propulsive tension of Tull's sprawling musical interplay insures its folk-rooted baroque and roll a tight orbit around this mortal coil for nearly the album's entirety. This digitally remastered, enhanced CD edition features the complete video for the album's Lewis Carroll-esque interlude "The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles," a theatrical program and typically self-effacing new introduction by Ian Anderson. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of 1973 album includes the enhanced bonus track 'The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles' & theatre programme (enhanced section taken from the album 25 Years Of Jethro Tull Longform VHS video release). Includes liner notes written by Ian Anderson. Chrysalis. 2003.

Album Details

Remastered Reissue of their 1973 Classic. Includes Enhanced Bonus Video Track of "The Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles".

Customer Reviews:

terrible tull!.......2007-05-11

This is the most disjointed record I have ever heard. No cohesivness whatsoever. Just when you think It can't get any worse, they throw in a nursery ryme to make things really entertaining. A big Tull throwaway!

The most underappreciated album in Tull's career up to 1973.......2007-04-12

Jethro Tull's sixth studio album entitled A Passion Play was released in July of 1973.
1973 was seen as the peak of prog commercially as ELP released Brain Salad Surgery, Genesis gave us Selling England By the Pound, Yes gave us both the classic live Yessongs and the derided Tales From Topographic Oceans and Pink Floyd unleashed their arguable classic Dark Side of the Moon.
Also that year, Jethro Tull gave us A Passion Play. The album came to be by accident. You see, initially they were to record an album full of shorter songs at Chateau D'Herouville in France but the band was not happy with the sound so the aborted the sessions (three of those tracks would appear on 1974's War Child whilst the rest of the album would emerge as disc one of the rarities set Nightcap).
Then lead singer/songwriter/flute player Ian Anderson, guitarist Martin Barre, keyboard player John Evan, bass player Jeffrey Hammond and drummer Barriemore Barlow went to Morgan Studios in London to begin work on the proper follow-up to their 1972 album Thick As a Brick (which consisted of ONE 43 minue song which was split into two halves to accomodate the record format).
Like TAAB, A Passion Play was an album length song but unlike its predecessor was mainly a dark album with some humor (or as the British call it "light and shade") throughout.
The album was the jazziest in musical terms that Tull had recorded up until 1973. The piece was more of a jazzy hard rock than its predecessor. The album saw Ian Anderson utilize more saxophones to his arsenal of instruments (in addition to his usual flute and acoustic guitar and had used some saxophones on Thick as a Brick). Also, John Evan added more synthesizers to the mix. There are plenty of great musical and lyrical passages. The lyrics were some of the darkest Ian Anderson had written to date save for the song's middle section.
The section in particular is called The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles. This is hilarious, especially if you watch the accompanying film on the enhanced part of the CD and/or the concert footage. All I can think of when I hear this is a lost Looney Tunes cartoon with Monty Python-esque humor.
Then the rest of the piece is just as good, if not better, than the first half.
A Passion Play, like TAAB, hit #1 on the Billboard album chart. However, its success was short-lived as opposed to TAAB (and even Aqualung and successors War Child, Minstrel in the Gallery, Songs From the Wood and even Crest of a Knave) and was what led the way for punk to become the rage according to rock critics in the mid-1970s (although punk would not hit commercial popularity here in the US until the 1990s, long after critics raved about it).
In 2003, the album was re-released as a remastered CD and sounds excellent.
RECOMMENDED!

Seminal work.......2007-04-03

A Passion Play is , by far , the best album the Tull ever recorded , and would have been the best album I have listened to in my life , had it not been for the Soft machine's " Third" ( although sometimes I'm still in doubt which one is the best ) .
The complexity of rhythms and textures , the incredible technique of the band's members , the immaginative , yet somehow obscure lyrics , the wittiness and the elegance of the arrangements have indeed no parallel in the "rock" universe. Closer to Bach than rock , it may appear a bit difficult at first , but is allways rewarding and revealing with repeated listenings. I , at least , have been listening to it , continuously over the past 34 years and still am amazed at the genious of Ian Anderson. I even enjoy the "Story of the Hare who lost his spectacles" as the orchestration is clever and leans more to the classical side of things .

"Invest your life in the memory bank.".......2007-03-23

Jethro Tull decided to contiune the idea of the concept album by following 1972's Thick As A Brick with the equally complex A Passion Play. Released in the summer of 1973, it was just behind the arrival of Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of the Moon LP, and was striving for the same kind of innovative style that most progressive rock groups were trying to experiment with at the time. Pink Floyd's release faired much better in the long run and turned out to be a much stronger album. A Passion Play rose to #1 on the album charts, but soon became forgotten. The album sort of strectched the imagination with thoughts of life, death, and the afterlife with some references to the second coming of God("Man of passion rise again we won't cross you out"). Much of the lyrics are of a poetic and biblical nature, while questioning the purpose of God's existence in one of the story's best parts as is posed, "Tell us is it you who are here for our good cheer, or are we here for the story, for the glory, for the gory satisfaction of telling you how absolutely awful you really are?" Where as Pink Floyd fused rock with the blues, Jethro Tull were likely attempting a softened jazz sound as they blended the harder progressive rock with the folk rock style they always played with from the early days. The musical tones and melodies change throughout the album, leaving the listener never knowing what to expect next. Ian Anderson's flute solos are as dynamic as ever and always helped to give Jethro Tull it's uniqueness. But is this also a confusing piece of rock history? Many listeners who first purchased this album back then felt so, and had many fans questioning at the time what the group was trying to accomplish with an album they found to be much weaker than Thick As A Brick. I'd say this is one of those releases were each person is going to form their own individual opinion. Consider this an album you will either love or hate because Jethro Tull made it clear that sometimes life has no in between.

Pleasant Romp Through Heaven @ Hell..Neither Am I Good Nor Bad.......2007-03-11

There comes a time when artistic favours are granted selling artists by their record companies and by fans who savor with patience the great expectations they anticipate by some of their musical heroes.
a Passion Play, an extremely sophisticated rock musical statement for it's day was one of those albums that critics despised but fans loved.
There is no excess as each note flows seamlessly into the next..taken as a whole, as intended to be, The Passion Play, coming after thick As A Brick Ian Anderson explains in this really great remaster was to be an "similarly upbeat concept album" that turned he explains into a "darker set of tunes".
The darkness fuses into lightness, as does lightness into dark throughout the CD,as the seriousness of the subject matter of repentance hearkens back to the unconscious fantasy world (see the attached video selection) meanderings as in the "story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" that then pushes forward into familiar Tull styles of jazzy soundscapes, brilliant accoustic sections of guitar and flute,as well as fierce (and to my ears) some of the most tuneful hard hitting music Tull recorded as evident as on the "Summoned by name I am/the overseer section on Part 2.
Intellectual musings aside, one is advised if interested to research for historical background purposes the original Passion Play and it's controveries that graced European playhouses at the time and for a more serious study look into the poetry of Goethe and Schiller as to their takes on the introvert and extrovert, the basic theme of The Passion Play and the reconciliation and balance of the two....anyway, this "Faustian" as ever Passion Play goes on and the steady mix of classical folk, gorgeous melody, fierce rock hooks makes this concept one song album, one eclectic piece of music that seams together into a whole quite nicely. A rare gem.

Average customer rating: Soul Stirring, Deeply Moving Music Good Wedding Music Ceremonoal marches for trumpet and symphonic organ A ceremony in sound inspiring

Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Charpentier | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Hovhaness, Alan | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martini | Martini, Giovanni Battist | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Music for Organ, Brass & Percussion Baroque Music for Brass and Organ An Organ Blaster Sampler Organ Spectacular Great Toccatas ASIN: B000003CZG Release Date: 1993-04-27

Tracks:

1. Te Deum
2. March & Gigue
3. Trumpet Tune In D Major
4. Rondeau
5. Sicilienne
6. La Rejouissance
7. Fantasia On Greensleeves
8. Ave Maria
9. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
10. Sheep May Safely Graze
11. If Love's A Sweet Passion
12. Ave Maria
13. Trumpet Tune In D Major
14. Rigadon & Passapied
15. Toccata
16. The Prayer Of St Gregory
17. Wedding March

Customer Reviews:

Soul Stirring, Deeply Moving Music.......2007-07-20

I come to this review with great heart-felt enthusiasm to nudge you a little to purchase this Stirring Album to feed your inner soul that is hungering for deeply moving music for trumpet and organ.

I purchased this album years ago, now, but do, in truth, come back to it very often for the soul stirring that only the trumpet can give you. While I (and probably many) normally do not think about the trumpet (or brass at all, for that matter) very much, it is, truly, lovely, filling sound that stirs one like no other type of instrument(s).

Soundwise, there is NO DOUBT that this fabulous disc is DEMONSTRATION-Quality...put it on your system and turn it up, and you will certainly agree with me on this point. And the acoustic is simply stunning...you'll see!

While this entire album is just superb, I want to be sure to point two things out to you.

The first is the Mouret "1st Suite in D" excerpt, more commonly known to most as the "theme" from Masterpiece Theater. Here, with this acoustic, simply stunning!

The second is the Deeply Moving Alan Hohvaness piece "The Prayer of St. Gregory". I defy one to find a more deeply reflective, moving, piece of music--anywhere. Simply touching, clear to the depths of your soul. Trust me.

A short story for those who may appreciate it. When I lived in Washington DC, I regularly went to the Sunday afternoon organ concerts at the National Cathedral. Of course, for those who know, you sit surrounded by the pipes (if you choose). In late summer of 2005 I was at one of these concerts, and to my delight, "Prayer of St. Gregory" was on the program. This has long been a very much-loved piece to me. Well, the trumpet soloist was located way up to the entrance, between the last pews. As the trumpet made its entrance in the piece, the sun hit the right position to strike the rose window, and it splayed its multi-colored bits all over the inside of the cathedral, increasing temporarily with the rising of the trumpet. I was moved to trembling with this, and after the concert, I spoke to a couple who had sat near me, and they said the same thing, in fact the lady said she had started to cry. When these things happen like this, does it not reaffirm our belief that there is, indeed, some higher being, who presents such great stirring beauty to us?

Do get yourself a copy of this stunning album, you will never regret it, I swear to you. ~operabruin

Good Wedding Music.......2007-01-02

I was looking for ideas for music for my wedding last year and found this cd to be really helpful. If your looking for ideas and inspiration for marches and other tunes associated with wedding ceremonies look no further.

Ceremonoal marches for trumpet and symphonic organ.......2006-11-05

It is an excellent recording especially the 12 marches by Telemann.

A ceremony in sound.......2005-10-18

This is a beautifully performed CD of ceremonial music of the Christian tradition. While organist Michael Murray talks about the diversity of kinds of ceremonial music in the liner notes essay, the musical selection here is drawn from the Western Christian tradition with few exceptions.

Sometimes the music did not start out as ceremonial in nature - Murray points out that the 'Incidental Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream' is now considered traditional wedding-march music, whereas at one time it considered completely inappropriate.

Music is drawn from the past four hundred years - works of well-known composers such as Purcell, Handel, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Bach are collected here, together with lesser-known composers such as Paradis, Mouret, Charpentier, Clarke and Martini, famous and respected in their day, but less known as personalities now (although their music will undoubtedly sound very familiar to the listener with any exposure to Western music). The CD also includes a few pieces from modern composers such as the French Charles Gounod, the British Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the American Alan Hovhaness.

Organist Michael Murray and trumpeter Rolf Smedvig make a dynamic duo in this celebratory music. Murray plays the symphonic organ from the First United Methodist Church of Cleveland (I've been in that church for a concert, and it is grand indeed). Smedvig is a Grammy nominee for his work with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, serving on the faculty of Boston University and Tanglewood. Murray has had a worldwide career of recitals, being a frequent guest of orchestras, and often sought to inaugurate grand organs upon their installation.

This is a grand disc, a ceremony in sound, and a wonderful piece to have in one's collection.

inspiring.......2000-06-21

This disc contains a nice selection of music appropriate for weddings and other liturgical occasions. Smedvig and Murray achieve a fine balance with a rich, full sound that is clear and warm, never harsh. Smedvig's trumpet playing demonstrates a wide range of timbres and styles: bright and energetic in the Mouret "Rondeau," glorious and majestic in Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary," expressive and lyrical in the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria," subdued and reverent in Hovhaness's "Prayer to St. Gregory." (He also has astounding breath control and trills that are to die for.) The only less-than-successful cut, I think, is the Mendelssohn "Wedding March," played at a plodding tempo, with the trumpet in such a low range that its brightness is muffled. Overall the disc is awe-inspiring and uplifting; I learn something every time I listen to it!

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Average customer rating: Appropriate For Those Quiet Moments Serene Excellent A Dream Album

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Tracks:

1. Orchestral Ste No.3 in D: Air On The G Str - Jean-Francois Paillard CO/Jean-Francois Paillard
2. Son in E flat: Sicilienne - Jean-Pierre Rampal/Robert Veyron-Lacroix/Jordi Savall
3. Con in d: Largo Ma Non Tanto - Monica Huggett/Alison Bury
4. St. Matthew Passion: 'O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wunden' - Ens Vox De Lausanne
5. Brandenburg Con No.1 in F: Adagio - Monica Huggett/Ku Ebbinge/Michel Henry/Paul Dombrecht/Michel Garcin Marrou/Joe Konings
6. Con in d: Adagio - Cyprien Katsaris
7. Magnificat: Suscepit - Ens Vox De Lausanne
8. Trio Son No.2 in c: Largo - Marie-Claire Alain
9. Vn Son No.4 in c: Adagio - Lars Fryden/Gustav Leonhardt
10. Ste No.1 in G: Prld - Jorg Baumann
11. Son in C: Adagio - Jean-Pierre Rampal/Robert Veyron-Lacroix/Jordi Savall
12. Brandenburg Con No.4 in G: Andante - Ricardo Kanji/Reine-Marie Verhagen/Monica Huggett
13. Vn Con in E: Adagio - Monica Huggett
14. Mass in b: 'Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi' - Ens Vox De Lausanne

Tracks:

1. Con in f: Largo - Cyprien Katsaris
2. Prld in C - Marielle Nordmann
3. Con in a: Andante - Monica Huggett
4. Brandenburg Con No.6 in B flat: Adagio Ma Non Tanto - Jan Schlapp/Trevor Jones/Christophe Coin/Sarah Cunningham/Jaap Ter Linden
5. St. John Passion: 'Ruht Wohl, Ihr Heiligen Gebeine' - Ens Vox De Lausanne
6. Vn Son No.5 in f: Adagio - Lars Fryden/Gustav Leonhardt
7. Son in G: Adagio - Jean-Pierre Rampal/Alain Marion/Robert Veyron-Lacroix/Jordi Savall
8. Son in G: Adagio E Pno - Jean-Pierre Rampal/Alain Marion/Robert Veyron-Lacroix/Jordi Savall
9. Brandenburg Con No.2 in F: Andante - Ricardo Kanji/Alison Bury/Ku Ebbinge/Crispian Steele Perkins
10. Cant No.208: 'Sheep May Safely Graze' - Elisabeth Von Magnus
11. Son in b: Largo E Dolce - Jean-Pierre Rampal/Robert Veyron-Lacroix/Jordi Savall
12. St. Matthew Passion: 'Erbarme Dich' - Ens Vox De Lausanne
13. Cant No.147: 'Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring' - Scottish Chm Chor

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The subtitle of this compilation--"27 Tranquil Tracks from the Master of Baroque"--might suggest you're in for a dose of watered-down, Muzaked treatments, but not to worry: this is actually a very attractive theme album that makes an enticing introduction if you're just setting out to discover the wonder of J.S. Bach. Some of the most familiar music Bach wrote does indeed reside in the slow movements of his concertos, suites, and sonatas. Often, they reveal an Italianate love for spinning gorgeous melodies that sound eternally fresh and haunting in a number of contexts (witness the opening "Air on a G String" and its reworking in Procol Harum's hit, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"). Opera was the only genre of his time in which Bach didn't write, but many of his slower movements display the intense emotional focus of operatic arias, and Bach's range of expression can cover an infinite degree of moods--from "tranquility" to the deeply mournful adagio of Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. From its archives, the Erato label has culled interpretations by some of today's leading Bach interpreters, such as Ton Koopman and his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Jordi Savall, and Gustav Leonhardt.

The concept of "adagio" has been extended here to include chorales and slower passages from the great choral works, whereas some compilations offer only instrumental arrangements, thus overlooking this aspect so central to Bach's output. From the nearly two hours of music in this collection, you'll gain a pretty good overview of the stunning variety of genres that inspired Bach: the cantata, passion, concerto, solo instrumental suite, and many more (though a selection or two from the solo keyboard works would have been a nice inclusion). And, while Bach's slow movements are always integrated into a larger architecture, the gemlike beauty of these selections will likely inspire you to check out some of the full-scale works from which they've been excerpted. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Appropriate For Those Quiet Moments.......2004-03-02

Bach's Adagios is peaceful music that will soothe the soul. Each of the pieces have unique arrangements and emphasize different instruments. Some have a strong keyboard presence, others are more string driven, still others even feature a vocal choir. Some pieces are more captivating than others. Tracks 1 and 4 stand out on the first disc. The lead off track on the second disc is pretty memorable as well.

When I desire something more spirited, this two disc set has the potential to cause some boredom. But when peace and quiet is needed, this set is very appropriate.

Serene.......2001-11-24

This collection is a introduction to almost two hours of Bach's most seductive work during the Baroque period.

In the first CD, an almost ethereal quality embraces each piece, no matter the mood. You will feel peaceful, emotional, mournful and even filled with longing.

Qui tollis peccata mundi' from Mass in B Minor is magnificent. The church's influence on Bach's music is highly apparent and adds a spiritual dimension.

Andante from Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major is almost haunting and yet it almost embodies subtle joy or a feeling of anticipated happiness.

The second CD opens with Largo from Concerto for Keyboard and Strings in F minor and almost captures the feeling of spring. Perhaps the snow melting as you can almost hear drops of water falling softly onto the earth.

Prelude in C major follows with the vibrancy of new life or a stream meandering towards a river. Adagio from Violin Sonata No.5 in F minor always makes my heart beat just a little faster and reminds me of those first feelings of falling in love.

Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208 is superior and almost translucent in quality and was almost as familiar as Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata No.147.

Beguiling pieces of Classical Music!

~The Rebecca Review

Excellent.......2001-05-13

I really like this album. I bought it after watching Music of the Heart with Meryl Streep. I was looking for the cello solo her son plays in the movie. It is on this record, and it is exceptional - Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major. Other notables are: Air on the G String, and Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring.

A Dream Album.......2000-06-25

Almost 2 hours of "distilled" Bach- selections of the sweetest adagios by some of the world's best interpreters of the Baroque. Contains the most melodious extracts from the world's greatest masterpieces. The solos by flutist, Jean-Pierre Rampal have a dream-like quality of tonal purity: fitting preludes to choral motets by the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. The inclusion of Largos, Andantes and Preludes add well balanced variety to the more liesurely adagios.The selections provide a wonderfully peaceful background for reading or just relaxing.

Average customer rating: Fulfilling Overview of the Baroque Era in Music and Words An Excellent Introduction to the Music of the Baroque Era

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Fulfilling Overview of the Baroque Era in Music and Words.......2005-05-09

Yet another great bargain-priced package from Naxos effectively provides an overview of the rich Baroque period with two discs containing more than 2 ½ hours of music and a comprehensive, 140-page primer booklet. Compiled by music historian Clive Unger-Hamilton, the collection is well-chosen to represent the many different facets of the era without recycling the more obvious candidates like Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons". The quality of the playing and singing is top-notch throughout, and the program contains quite a smorgasbord of pieces from dramatic opera arias to harpsichord pieces (sometimes played on authentic instruments, other times on modern grands) to full-blown choruses. Standout tracks include Allegri's "Miserere mei" with an ethereal boy treble soloist; two arias sung by soprano Ingrid Kertesi, in particular, Almirena's lament, "Lascia ch'io pianga" from Handel's "Rinaldo"; and a lovely "When I am laid in earth" from Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" performed by soprano Kym Amps. The choral pieces can be astounding from Bach's "St Matthew Passion (BWV 244)" performed by the large Hungarian Festival Chorus and full symphony orchestra to the eight voices that wrap themselves around "For unto us a child is born" from Handel's "Messiah".

The booklet itself provides great value as you listen to the selections. There is a well written 85-page essay by Unger-Hamilton, who manages to encapsulate an enormous amount of information about this period which leaves a novice like me with a more solid basis of understanding the music of the Baroque era. In fact, what is quite valuable is that Unger-Hamilton provides a specific historical reference for each piece on the recording in his essay. There is also a very helpful glossary and an intriguing timeline which covers musical milestones relative to similar milestones in history, arts and architecture and literature. Moreover, there is an alphabetical list of the key Baroque composers and an accompanying map of Europe with important music centers and the composers associated with these cities. The thoughtful presentation of this package really makes the $8.98 price tag one of the great bargains here.

An Excellent Introduction to the Music of the Baroque Era.......2005-04-04

This is one of a series of the 'Discover ...' 2 CD sets -- at super-budget price -- from Naxos that makes use of complete movements of music from the era in question. It is accompanied by an excellent booklet - a thick one! - with an explanatory essay that gives background on the music as well as blow-by-blow descriptions of the music being presented. All the selections (from such composers as Monteverdi, Handel, Bach, Scarlatti, Schütz, Purcell, Corelli, Pachelbel, Charpentier, et al.) are from Naxos's extensive library of recorded music and as far as I can tell all the performances are top-notch.

In addition there is a Timeline of the Baroque Era that includes material about the music, history, art, architecture and literature of the times. There is a map of Europe that shows where various composers lived and worked. There is a list of composers (more than just those whose music provides the audio examples) with their dates and locations. There is a glossary of common musical terms. There is also an extensive list of music suggested for further listening. I can easily imagine this set being the springboard for a newcomer to baroque music to begin a lifetime of enjoyment of these and similar works.

The presentation is thoughtfully done and the whole thing is in a slipcase that will preserve the CDs as well as the booklet for years to come.

Scott Morrison

Average customer rating: Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection Review The Greatest Choral Masterpieces Not that bad... at first Gread Idea, Great Performance Dies Irae

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Tracks:

1. Dies Irac: Requiem - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
2. Chorus Of THe Hebrew Slaves: Nabucco - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
3. Entrance Of The Toreadors: Carmen - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
4. An die Freude: Symphony No. 9 - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
5. Zadok the Priest - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
6. Bridal Chorus: Lohengrin - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
7. Easter Hymn: Cavellera Rusticana - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
8. Requiem Aeternam: Requiem - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
9. Pavane - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
10. Gloria In Excelsis Deo: Gloria - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
11. For Unto Us A Child Is Born: Messiah - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
12. O Isis und Osiris: The Magic Flute - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
13. Credo: Messe Solennelle Di Sainte Cecile - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
14. I Vow To Thee, My Country - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL
15. Final Chorus: Turandot - DIES IRAE-ESSENTIAL CHORAL COL

Tracks:

1. O Fortuna: Carmina Burana - Various Artists
2. Trimphal March: Aida - Various Artists
3. Deus in adiutorium - Domine ad adiuvaum: Vespro Della Beata Vergine - Various Artists
4. See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes: Judas Maccabeus - Various Artists
5. In The Hall Of The Mountain King: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 - Various Artists
6. Magnificat anima mea: Magnificat - Various Artists
7. Agnus Dei: Requiem - Various Artists
8. Humming Chorus: Madama Butterfly - Various Artists
9. Ich will hier bei dir stehen: St. Mathew's Passion - Various Artists
10. Entry Of The Guest: Tannhauser - Various Artists
11. Auto0da-fe' Chorus: Don Carlo - Various Artists
12. Polovtsian Dances: Prince Igor - Various Artists
13. Anvil Chorus: Il Trovatore - Various Artists
14. Land Of Hope And Glory: Pomp And Circumstance - Various Artists
15. 'Hallelujah' Chorus: Messiah - Various Artists

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This certainly is a desirable compendium of some of the most famous large-scale choral pieces, primarily drawn from Deutsche Grammophon's catalog of operas and oratorios. Among the 30 selections on this two-disc set are choruses from Carmen, Lohengrin, Aida, Madame Butterfly, and Il Trovatore, as well as Messiah, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, and Verdi's Requiem. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

Dies Irae-The Essential Choral Collection Review.......2007-07-07

This 2 disc collection of Choral music is a great introduction to classical music. Many of these selections have been made famous in movies and will be recognizable to even the most casual listener. I bought this album for O Fortuna by Carl Orff, a song that is featured in Excalibur and Jackass: The Movie. The music on these CDs is great. I especially like Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, Peer Gynt Suite by Grieg, and Requiem by Mozart.

Other albums recommended:
Amadeus: Original Soundtrack Recording
25 Beethoven Favorites
Excalibur: Original Movie Soundtrack

The Greatest Choral Masterpieces.......2005-10-02

This collection is outstanding, featuring the best choral works from operas and oratorios in classical repertoire. It begins with the fiery and intense Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem. This piece is sublimely performed by the Berlin forces. It's followed by the anthem-like Va Pensiero from Verdi's early opera Nabucco, as conducted by Sinopoli and sounds maravelous. A brief excerpt from Beethoven's Ninth "The Ode to Joy" is a treat. The Coronation Anthem from Zadok The Priest by Handel is well-executed and powerful. The famous Bridal March (better known as "Here Comes The Bride") from Wagner's opera Lohengrin is sumptuous. A lot of this music is grandiose, and all the famous grand choruse from the grand operas like Aida (The Triumphal March scene) and the Inquistion Scene from Don Carlo. What is missing however, and I would have enjoyed, is the wondrous Finale to Wagner's Die Meistersanger which features a great chorus in praise of art. My favorite piece on here is the little known Mass of Saint Cecilia by Charles Gounod. It is absolutely gorgeous and epic sounding. The underrated but great conductor Igor Markevitch conducts. The famous O Fortuna from Orff's Carmina Burana is also on here, not to mention Handel's "Hallelujah" chorus from Messiah and other pieces from Judas Maccabeus. This is a great collection of chorus masterpieces that any fan would appreciate or if you are studying to sing in chorues yourself.

Not that bad... at first.......2005-03-26

There's plenty of free samples to this CD, and I agree that this is a great collection of music. Chances are you won't find a collection of songs, all of them with angelic choirs, as great as this. When I got it I was quite happy with it, but when I heard the same songs done with different conductors I thought to myself: 'Hey, why doesn't it sound like my CD?' It's the quality that I don't like. For example, Dias Irae is a great song, and it sounds pretty good on the CD, but compare it to another version and this one is slower, the chorus is off key, and it doesn't have that intense emotion. Same thing with O Fortuna, it's a great song, but the chorus is just terrible on this CD, the instruments are lacking in emotion: percussion doesn't add that extra 'oomph' to the bass drum, the cymbals don't have enough emphasis, the chorus sounds like they're about to go asleep, and the dynamics between fortissimo and pianissimo have little effort.

I'd recomend this if you have little cash to blow on a lot of good songs, otherwise you might want to search for a bunch of seperate CDs with the same songs.

Gread Idea, Great Performance.......2003-03-03

This CD should move people in a way that few other recordings can. The one word to describe many of the works is "exalted". This is not music for dinner parties but instead should be heard in solitary contemplation of all the great artists and their efforts in creating such an inspiring recording.

Dies Irae.......2000-03-07

I have an extensive CD collection, but since purchasing this CD, it has become my very favorite. This music sent chills down my spine. I felt transported to a different world....What amazing voices! I intend to give this cd as xmas presents to family and friends.

Average customer rating: Progressive, Experimental and Artistic Tull Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull offer up another concept album

Passion Play Jethro Tull Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000942EX Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. A Passion Play Pt 1
2. A Passion Play Pt 2

Album Description

Japanese remastered reissue of 1973 album, that's unavailable domestically, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP gatefold sleeve features 3 tracks including one bonus enhanced video track, 'The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles'. Toshiba-EMI. 2003.

Album Details

Digitallty Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.

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Progressive, Experimental and Artistic Tull.......2006-08-28

Many critics initially reviled this album when it first appeared in 1973, though Tull fans loved it so much that it went to number one on the charts. With time better explanations of the music exist, and music has evolved to the point where the music of "A Passion Play" has achieved a better perspective. However, the music and the composition, confusing as it may initially appear, allows you to recognize that this was an attempt to create an epic and eclectic work. In some ways the work is unfinished, because the original studio sessions stopped before the original concept was completed, and thus Jethro Tull had to cut three albums sides of material to two. Some of the music originally intended for this album appeared on later albums; one example is "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day," which eventually appeared in "Warchild."

The album was intended to tell the story of a recently-deceased man seeing his own funeral, and his journey in the afterlife, including purgatory and hell, and eventual reincarnation. In addition to this primary story was the inclusion of "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles," a story likened to stories from Winnie the Pooh to Peter and the Wolf.

"A Passion Play" combines ten tracks into a single work (according to the official Jethro Tull web site). As in "Thick as a Brick," there is an occasional uneven spot in the transition from one track to the next. However, as in the earlier album, the transitions and concept works nearly as well. The music is certainly well refined, with hard-driving rock riffs, drums and synthesizers keeping Jethro Tull at the more experimental, progressive edge of rock. I warn you, though, that the music requires a good sound system to be able to listen to music that extends from very quiet to very loud. I compare this music to classical music, which similarly has sounds that extend from soft to loud and also requires a good sound system. I also warn you to attempt to understand the lyrics at your own peril. The lyrics verge on the incomprehensible, even for those who have studied them at length. The lyrics are poetic and symbolic, and attempt to describe events and concepts barely attainable by the human mind, much less by a human language.

Music such as this does not attempt to pander to a "style" or to commercial success. This music is art. Thus, a listener should interpret the meaning, significance and relevance of the music individually. I will not pretend to tell you that I understand this work in its entirety. Perhaps Jethro Tull never intended for listeners to understand the music, in the manner of Yes's "Tales from Topographic Oceans."

Note that this version of "A Passion Play" is a Japanese remastered release of the original 1973 album. This version includes an enhanced video track of "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles." While the video is nice to have, the cost of this CD is significantly greater than the cost of a U.S. release without the video. I recommend purchasing the U.S. release and then buying a Jethro Tull DVD, or several, given the price difference.

While I may not be able to define or understand progressive rock, I know it when I hear it, and this music is definitely progressive rock. Listen to this music only if you are prepared to be open-minded and to accept it for what Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson attempted to do, and not for the misguided interpretations of those who think they have the divine ability to judge the work of an artist as trash.

Enjoy!

Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull offer up another concept album.......2004-04-19

On the one hand "A Passion Play" is clearly attempt by Jethro Tull's eccentric leader Ian Anderson to recapture the heights the group reached with their "Thick as a Brick" album. While the final judgment would have to be close but no cigar, this is still one of the better Tull albums. I have always found the parallels between the "story" and the Passion of Christ to be somewhat forced at best, but Anderson likes to be pretentious and enigmatic whenever possible when it comes to his lyrics (is Anderson supposed to be a fallen angel at one point?). The album was conceived for live performance, which included a short film of the album cover ballerina in action and the strange little interlude of "The Hair Who Lost His Spectacles" (In a nice touch for those who caught the "Passion Play" tour back in 1973 the video track for "The Story Of The Hare Who Lost His Spectacles" is included as well on this CD).

The story, if you want to call it such, is about a man who has just died and at the gates of heaven is reviewing his life. What he realizes is that life on Earth is better than an eternity in paradise. As always, there is the hodge-podge of musical influences with flamenco thrown in with the classical, blues, jazz, folk and rock we came to expect from Tull. This is certainly the most pretentious album from Anderson's fertile mind, which is why it ends up being less of a success than "Thick as a Brick." The less you listen to the lyrics and try to work out the message, the more you will enjoy the music and the album. The problem, of course, is that Anderson does not really want you tuning out the lyrics and the "plot" of the album.

For those who have always been wondering what the titles of the individual "songs" in this organic work are called, I offer you the following list for what it is worth:

1. Lifebeats
2. Prelude
3. The Silver Cord
4. Re-Assuring Tune
5. Memory Bank
6. Best Friends
7. Critique Oblique
8. Forest Dance #1
9. The Story Of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles
10. Forest Dance #2
11. The Foot Of Our Stairs
12. Overseer Overture
13. Flight From Lucifer
14. 10.08 To Paddington
15. Magus Perde
16. Epilogue

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1. Winterreise: Gute Nacht - Franz Schubert
2. Winterreise: Die Wetterfahne - Franz Schubert
3. Winterreise: Gefrorene Trn - Franz Schubert
4. Winterreise: Erstarrung - Franz Schubert
5. Winterreise: Der Lindenbaum - Franz Schubert
6. Winterreise: Wasserflut - Franz Schubert
7. Winterreise: Auf dem Flusse - Franz Schubert
8. Winterreise: Rck - Franz Schubert
9. Winterreise: Irrlicht - Franz Schubert
10. Winterreise: Rast - Franz Schubert
11. Winterreise: Frstraum - Franz Schubert
12. Winterreise: Einsamkeit - Franz Schubert
13. Winterreise: Die Post - Franz Schubert
14. Winterreise: Der greise Kopf - Franz Schubert
15. Winterreise: Die Kr - Franz Schubert
16. Winterreise: Letzte Hoffnung - Franz Schubert
17. Winterreise: Im Dorfe - Franz Schubert
18. Winterreise: Der sthe Morgen - Franz Schubert
19. Winterreise: Tchung - Franz Schubert
20. Winterreise: Der Wegweiser - Franz Schubert
21. Winterreise: Das Wirtshaus - Franz Schubert
22. Winterreise: Mut! - Franz Schubert
23. Winterreise: Die Nebensonnen - Franz Schubert
24. Winterreise: Der Leiermann - Franz Schubert

Tracks:

1. Die schone Mullerin: Das Wandern
2. Die schone Mullerin: Wohin?
3. Die schone Mullerin: Halt!
4. Die schone Mullerin: Danksagung an den Bach
5. Die schone Mullerin: Am Feierabend
6. Die schone Mullerin: Der Neugierige
7. Die schone Mullerin: Ungeduld
8. Die schone Mullerin: Morgengruss
9. Die schone Mullerin: Des Mullers Blumen
10. Die schone Mullerin: Tranenregen
11. Die schone Mullerin: Mein!
12. Die schone Mullerin: Pause
13. Die schone Mullerin: Mit dem grunen Lautebande
14. Die schone Mullerin: Der Jager
15. Die schone Mullerin: Eifersucht und Stolz
16. Die schone Mullerin: Die liebe Farbe
17. Die schone Mullerin: Die bose Farbe
18. Die schone Mullerin: Trockne Blumen
19. Die schone Mullerin: Der Muller und der Bach
20. Die schone Mullerin: Des Baches Wiegenlied
21. 4 Lieder: Nacht und Traume D 827
22. 4 Lieder: Standchen
23. 4 Lieder: Du bist die Ruh
24. 4 Lieder: Erlkonig

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1. Schwanengesang: Liebesbotschaft
2. Schwanengesang: Kriegers Ahnung
3. Schwanengesang: Fruhlingssehnsucht
4. Schwanengesang: Standchen
5. Schwanengesang: Aufenthalt
6. Schwanengesang: In der Ferne
7. Schwanengesang: Abschied
8. Schwanengesang: Der Atlas
9. Schwanengesang: Ihr Bild
10. Schwanengesang: Das Fischermadchen
11. Schwanengesang: Die Stadt
12. Schwanengesang: Am Meer
13. Schwanengesang: Der Doppelganger
14. Schwanengesang: Die Taubenpost
15. 9 Lieder: Vollendung
16. 9 Lieder: Die Erde
17. 9 Lieder: An die Musik
18. 9 Lieder: An Silvia
19. 9 Lieder: Heideroslein
20. 9 Lieder: Im Abendrot
21. 9 Lieder: Der Musensohn
22. 9 Lieder: Die Forelle
23. 9 Lieder: Der Tod und das Madchen

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1. An die Leier
2. Philoktet
3. Memnon
4. Fahrt zum Hades
5. Lied des Orpheus, als er in die Holle ging
6. Orest auf Tauris
7. Der entsuhnte Orest
8. Fragment aus dem Aeschylus
9. Der zurnenden Diana
10. Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren
11. Heliopolis I
12. Freiwilliges Versinken
13. Das Weinen
14. Schiffers Scheidelied
15. Der Kreuzzug
16. Vor meiner Wiege
17. Fruhlingslied
18. Jagers Liebeslied

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1. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
2. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Aus meinen Tranen spriessen
3. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
4. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Wenn ich in deine
5. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich will meine Seele tauchen
6. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Im Rhein, im schonen Strome
7. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich grolle nicht
8. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Und wussten's die blumen die kleinen
9. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Das ist ein Floten und Geigen
10. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Hor ich das Liedchen kiligen
11. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ein Jungling liebt ein Madchen
12. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Am leuchteden Sommermorgen
13. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Ich hab im Traum geweinet
14. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Allnachtilch im Traume
15. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Aus alten Marchen winkt es
16. Dichterliebe Op. 48 Les Amours du poete Heinrich Heine: Die alten bosen Lieder
17. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Lust der Sturmnacht
18. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stirb, Lieb und Freud
19. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wanderlied
20. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Erstes Grun
21. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Sehsucht nach der Waldgagend
22. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Auf das Trinkglas einet verstorbenen Fredes
23. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wandrung
24. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stille Liebe
25. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Frage
26. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Stille Tranen
27. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Wer machete dich so krank?
28. 12 Gedichte Op. 35 Justinus Kerner: Alte Laute
29. 7 Lieder: Freisinn
30. 7 Lieder: Schneeglockchen
31. 7 Lieder: Standchen
32. 7 Lieder: Laute di menien
33. 7 Lieder: Des sennen Abschied
34. 7 Lieder: Des sennen Abschied
35. 7 Lieder: Talismane

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1. Liederkreis Op 24: Morgens steh ich auf und frage
2. Liederkreis Op 24: Es treibt mich hin
3. Liederkreis Op 24: Ich wandelte unter den baumen
4. Liederkreis Op 24: Lieb liebchen
5. Liederkreis Op 24: Schone Wiege meiner leiden
6. Liederkreis Op 24: Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann
7. Liederkreis Op 24: Berg' undBurgen schaun herunter
8. Liederkreis Op 24: Anfangs wolt ich fast verzagen
9. Liederkreis Op 24: Mit Myrten und rosen
10. 11 Lieder: Der Kontrabandiste
11. 11 Lieder: Zigeunerliedchen I
12. 11 Lieder: Zigeunerliedchen II
13. 11 Lieder: Tief im Herzen
14. 11 Lieder: Melancholie
15. 11 Lieder: Sehnsucht
16. 11 Lieder: Gestandnis
17. 11 Lieder: O wie lieblich
18. 11 Lieder: Weh, wie zornig
19. 11 Lieder: Der Hidalgo
20. 11 Lieder: Romanze
21. Myrten op. 25: Widmung
22. Myrten op. 25: Der Nussbaum
23. Myrten op. 25: Lied aus dem Schenkenbuch I
24. Myrten op. 25: Lied aus dem Schenkenbuch II
25. Myrten op. 25: Die Lotosblume
26. Myrten op. 25: Du bist wie eine Blume
27. Myrten op. 25: Auden hebraischen Geangen
28. Myrten op. 25: Du bist wie eine Blume
29. Myrten op. 25: Zum Schluss
30. 5 Lieder: Die feindlichen Bruder
31. 5 Lieder: Abends am Strand
32. 5 Lieder: Die beiden Grenadiere
33. 5 Lieder: Mein schoner Stern
34. 5 Lieder: Wein Wagen

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1. An die ferne Geliebte, op.98: Auf dem Huegel sitz ich, spaehend - Ludwig Van Beethoven
2. Wo die Berge so blau - Ludwig Van Beethoven
3. Beethoven: Leichte Segler in den Hoehen - Ludwig Van Beethoven
4. Diese Wolken in den Hoehen - Ludwig Van Beethoven
5. Es kehret der Maien, es bluehet die Au - Ludwig Van Beethoven
6. Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder - Ludwig Van Beethoven
7. Lieder: Adelaide, op.46 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
8. Ich liebe dich, so wie du mich, WoO 123 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
9. L'amante impaziente, op.82-3 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. L'amante impaziente, op.82-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
11. Ariette (Der Kuss), op.128 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
12. In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
13. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, op.48-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
14. Maigesang, op.52-4 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
15. Marmotte, op.52-7 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
16. Seufzer eines Ungeliebten-Gegeliebe, WoO 118 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
17. Andenken, WoO 136 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
18. Der Wachtelschlag, WoO 129 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
19. Aus Goethes Faust (Mephistos Flohlied), op.75-3 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
20. 3 Gesaenge, op.83: I. Wonne der Wehmut - Ludwig Van Beethoven
21. II. Sehnsucht - Ludwig Van Beethoven
22. III. Mit einem gemalten Band - Ludwig Van Beethoven
23. An die Hoffnung, op.94 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
24. Lied aus der Ferne, WoO 137 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
25. Der Juengling in der Fremde, WoO 138 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
26. Der Liebende, WoO 139 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
27. Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel, WoO 150 - Ludwig Van Beethoven

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1. Es muss ein Wunderbares sein
2. Benedetto sia 'l giorno
3. Pace non trovo
4. I' vidi in terra angelici costumi
5. Oh, quad je dors S282
6. die drei zigeuner
7. Die vatergruft
8. Der alpen jager
9. Blume und Duft
10. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder
11. Tristesse
12. Ihr Glocken von Marling
13. Hohe Liebe
14. O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
15. Im Rhein, im schonen Strome
16. Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam
17. Morgens steh ich auf und frage
18. der traurige Monch

Tracks:

1. Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh
2. Ich wandte mich und sahe an alle
3. O Tod, wie bitter bist du
4. Wenn ich mit Menschen - und mit Engelszungen redete
5. Sommerabend
6. Mondenschein
7. Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze
8. Meerfahrt
9. Es schauen die blumen
10. Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht
11. Mit vierzig Jahren
12. Steig auf , geliebter Schatten
13. Mein Herz ist schwer
14. Kein Haus, keine Heimat
15. Herbstgefuhl
16. Alte Liebe
17. Abenddammerung
18. Heimweh II
19. Auf dem Kirchhofe
20. Verzagen
21. Regenlied
22. Nachklang
23. Fruhlingslied
24. Auf dem See
25. Feldeinsamkeit

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1. Hugo Wolf: In der FrHugo Wolf
2. Hugo Wolf: Fussreise - Hugo Wolf
3. Hugo Wolf: Neue Liebe - Hugo Wolf
4. Hugo Wolf: Der Feuerreiter - Hugo Wolf
5. Hugo Wolf: Jrlied - Hugo Wolf
6. Hugo Wolf: Storchenbotschaft - Hugo Wolf
7. Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit - Hugo Wolf
8. Hugo Wolf: Verborgenheit - Hugo Wolf
9. Hugo Wolf: Im Fr - Hugo Wolf
10. Hugo Wolf: Auf einer Wanderung - Hugo Wolf
11. Hugo Wolf: An die Geliebte - Hugo Wolf
12. Hugo Wolf: Peregrina I - Hugo Wolf
13. Hugo Wolf: Peregrina II - Hugo Wolf
14. Hugo Wolf: Lebewohl - Hugo Wolf
15. Hugo Wolf: Begegnung - Hugo Wolf
16. Hugo Wolf: Der Jr - Hugo Wolf
17. Hugo Wolf: Bei einer Trauung - Hugo Wolf
18. Hugo Wolf: Abschied - Hugo Wolf

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1. Es war einmal ein Bock
2. Einst kam der Bock als Bote
3. Es liebte einst ein Has
4. Drei Masken sah ich am Himmel stehn
5. Hast du ein Tongedicht vollbracht
6. O lieber Kunstler, sei ermanhnt
7. Unser Feind ist, gober Gott
8. Von Handlern wird die Kunst bedroht
9. Es war mal eine Wanze
10. Die Kunstler sind die Schopfer
11. Die Handler und die Marcher
12. O Schropferschwarm, o Handlerkreis
13. Gefunden
14. Das Roseband
15. Einerlei
16. Winterweihe
17. Stiller Gang
18. Der Arbeitsmann
19. Blindenklage
20. Heimkehr
21. Wer wird von der Welt Verlangen
22. Hab ich euch denn je geraten
23. Wanderers Gemutsruhe

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1. Aeolsharfe
2. Winterahnung
3. Traum durch die Dammerung
4. Nelken
5. Flieder
6. Minnelied
7. Der Himmel Hat eine Trane Geweint
8. Waldeinsamkeit
9. Schlecht Wetter
10. Gluckes genug
11. Einsamkeit
12. Gottes Segen
13. Das sterbende Kind
14. Ein Drangen
15. Trost
16. Heimat
17. Ihr, ihr Herrlichen!
18. Der zerrissne Grabkranz
19. Das Blatt im Buche
20. Im April
21. Brablied
22. Sie haben heut Abend Gesellschaft
23. In Danzig
24. Eingelegte Ruder
25. Saerspruch
26. Hussens Kerker
27. Zorn
28. An die Mark
29. Zum Abschied meiner Tochter
30. Tragische Geschichte
31. Sonett Nach Petrarca

Tracks:

1. Ein Tagewerk I
2. Ein Tagewerk II
3. Fruhgesicht
4. Reisefantasie
5. Das Ende des Festes
6. Nachruf
7. Jugendgedenken
8. Peregrina II
9. Auf ein Kind
10. Dammrung senkte sich
11. Ach, wie schon
12. Nachklang
13. Hore den Rat
14. Venezianisches Epigramm
15. Jetzt rede du
16. Auskunft
17. Aus zwei Talern
18. Kennst du das auch?
19. Ravenna I
20. Das Ziel
21. Keine Rast
22. Kindheit
23. Im Kreuzgang von Santo Stefano
24. Nachtgefuhl
25. Magie der Farben
26. Verwelkende Rosen
27. Abends
28. Mittag im September
29. Blauer Schmetterling
30. Pfeifen
31. Sommernacht
32. Fur Ninon
33. Verganglichkeit

Tracks:

1. Ballade de Villon a s'amye
2. Ballade que Villon feit a la requeste de sa mere pour prier nostre Dame
3. Ballade des femmes de Paris
4. Nahandove
5. Aoua!
6. II est doux
7. Chanson de la mariee
8. La-bas, vers l'eglise
9. Quel galant m'est comparable
10. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
11. Tout gai!
12. Chanson romanesque
13. Chanson epique
14. Chanson a borie
15. At The River
16. Elegie
17. Anne Street
18. A Chirstmas Caro
19. From 'The Swimmers'
20. West London (A Sonnet)
21. A Farewell To Land
22. Abide With Me
23. Where the eagle
24. Disclosure
25. The White Gulls
26. The Children's Hour
27. Two Little Flowers (And Dedicated To Them)
28. Autumn
29. Tom Sails Away
30. Ich Grolle nicht
31. Feldeinsamkeit
32. Weil' auf mir
33. In Flanders Fields

Tracks:

1. Phantasie aus Don Juan
2. Ablosung im Sommer
3. Selbstgefuhl
4. Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
5. Zu Strabburg auf der Schanz
6. Booh, Wie Ist Die Barmhezigkeit des herrn
7. Willst du Gottes Diener sein
8. Alles, was aus der Erde kommt
9. Tod, wie bitter bist du
10. Lied des Mephistopheles
11. Zigeunerlied
12. Schlechter Trost
13. Lied des Mephistopheles
14. Liederseelen
15. Alle
16. Der Gesang des Meeres
17. In einer Sturmanacht (Nikodemus)
18. Nun die Schatten dunkeln
19. Wonne der Wehmut
20. Aus den Himmelsaugen
21. Musikantegrub
22. Der juge Ehemann
23. Der Soldat
24. Uomo del mio tempo
25. Con una fronda di mirto

Tracks:

1. 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
2. 2. Ging heut morgen uebers Feld
3. 3. Ich hab ein gluehend Messer
4. 4. Die zwei blauen Augen
5. 1. Um Mitternacht
6. 2. Ich atmet' einen Linden Duft
7. 3. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
8. 4. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
9. 1. Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgehn
10. 2. Nun seh ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
11. 3. Wenn dein Mutterlein
12. 4. Oft denk ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen
13. 5. In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus

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1. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Arie
2. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Rezitativ
3. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Choral
4. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Arie
5. Ich will den kreuzstab gerne tragen: Rezitativ
6. Ich habe Genug: Arie
7. Ich habe Genug: Rezitativ
8. Ich habe Genug: Arie
9. Ich habe Genug: Rezitativ
10. Ich habe Genug: Arie
11. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
12. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
13. Ich bin eine blum zu saron: Arie
14. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
15. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
16. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
17. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
18. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
19. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett
20. Ich suchte des nachts: Arie
21. Ich suchte des nachts: Duett

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1. Hir ist sas rechte Osterlamm
2. Gerne will ich mich bequemen
3. gebt mir meine jesum wiender
4. Mache dich, mein herz, rein
5. Et in Spiritum Sanctum
6. Achzen und erbarmlich weinen
7. Duett - Wann kommst du, mein heil
8. O Memory! Still Bitter To My Soul-Opprest WIth Never - Casting Greif
9. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
10. Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
11. Meine Hande ringen sich
12. Jedennoch bleib ich stets an dir
13. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
14. Duett - Holde Gattin, dir zur Seite
15. Solo & Chor - Herr, lehre doch mich

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1. Frondi tenere e belle - Ombra mai fu
2. Cara pianta
3. Presti omai l'Egizia terra
4. Non e si vago e bello
5. Che faro senza Euridice
6. Udite, tutti udite
7. Io deggio ad ogni patto
8. Finch'han dal vino
9. Deh, vieni alla finestra
10. Hai gia vinta la causa
11. Vedro, mentr'io sospiro
12. Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja
13. Ein Madchen oder Weibchen
14. Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!
15. Wie Todesahnung Damm'rung - O du, mein holder Abenstern
16. Was duftet doch der Flieder
17. Wahn! Wahn!
18. Zur Burg fuhrt die Brucke - Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge

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1. Botre toast... je peux vous le renre
2. avant de quitter ces lieux
3. L'orage s'est calme
4. Resta immobile
5. Morir! ... Tremenda cosa!
6. Di Provenz il mar
7. Nemico della patria?!
8. Si puo? Signore!
9. Povero Rigoletto!
10. Cortigiani, vil razza dannata
11. Brav, alter Hans
12. Lebt wohl ihr suben studen

Tracks:

1. Schlafst oder wachst du?
2. Heimkehr
3. Maggy Lauder
4. Dort, wo durchs ried
5. Fileb leise, mein bachlein
6. Horch auf, mein liebchen
7. Da brava, Cantina
8. O kostliche Zeit
9. Trinklied
10. Der treue Johnie
11. Kommt, schliebt mir einen forhen Kreis
12. Once more I Hail Thee
13. Sunset
14. Put Round The Bright Wine
15. Could Ill World
16. Could Ill Be fate
17. Oh, Had My Fate
18. The Return Of Ulster
19. Ein entmutigter liebender
20. Ein begluckter Liebender
21. Bewuderug
22. Gluhende Liebe
23. Trinklied
24. Weine, weine, weine nur nicht

Customer Reviews:

The Mastersinger.......2000-06-24

If the second half of the 20th Century has musical signs, they must include that phenomenal German singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau who dominated the recital and concert halls, the opera stages and the recording studios in a way no other artist has done it, except maybe Leonard Bernstein. In celebration of this great artist's 75th birthday we have here a set which includes the gems of his lieder repertoire, starting with those great Schubert cycles in their most vivid performances. Just listen to those early renditions of the Schone Mullerin or with Jorg Demus, or to Schuman's Dichterliebe cycle (with the same pianist). And you shall not miss the artistry of this most sensitive voice in full volume of Mahler lieder with piano and orchestral songs. And what about the Morike lieder by Hugo Wolf? Well, you shall probably wonder at that special cooperation between the singer and the Russian pianist Svitoslav Richter. It is a performance of lifetime, and so it is with the Wintereise of Schubert with Barnboim at the piano. Those who know the artistry of Fischer-Dieskau and even those who have already other recordings of those great works will not regret having this special set. For the newcomers to this great artist there will be a lot to discover, The music itself, sure, but mainly the art of interpratation. In this alone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau shine high and above all other singers.

Meditation Music:

1. Pinnacles
2. Poet: Romance for Cello
3. Primalvision
4. Radio-Activity
5. Radioactivity [CD-single]
6. Remembering
7. Rendez-Vous
8. Revolutions
9. Romantic Harp
10. Sea of Bliss

Meditation Music

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Meditation Music

Fall on Deaf Ears

Kowalski / Peters: STILL IN LOVE

MAHLER: Das Lied Von Der Erde / Vienna Philharmonic / Bruno Walter

Music: Heartbeat

Love Each Other

Album Review: 12 Inch Collection [Import]

Gira Che Ti Rigira Amore [Import]

Life Is a Battlefield [Explicit Lyrics]

L [Import]

Franz Joseph Haydn: Les Sept Dernières Paroles de Notre Rédempteur sur la Croix (The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross), Hob. III, 50-56 - Quatuor Mosaïques

Hee-Haw

Golden Cups Recital [Original recording remastered] [Import]

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Johnny "Guitar" Watson And The Family Clone

Paris En Chansons: Songs of Paris