The Light of the Spirit

Product Description
Co-produced by Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart, The Light of the Spirit blends cinematic melodies and images from nature to explore spiritual aspects of the life cycle. Featuring an ensemble of musicians and digitally remastered tracks, The Light of the Spirit is an enthralling exploration of melodic imagery and includes the Grammy nominated song, ‘The Field’.

The Light of the Spirit,Kitaro,Geffen Records,Contemporary Instrumental,Electronic,Ethnic Fusion,Neo-Classical,New Age / Meditation,Progressive Electronic

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Average customer rating: A Listening Treat Be Thoy My Vision CD Really good, but don't listen to it all at once. A must for choral music fans An outstanding collection of Rutter's hymns

Be Thou My Vision Manufacturer: Collegium ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Rutter | Rutter, John | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: John Rutter Collection The John Rutter Christmas Album Requiem & Magnificat/Rutter, Cambridge Singers Distant Land: The Orchestra Collection Gloria: The Sacred Music of John Rutter ASIN: B00030ES2S Release Date: 2004-10-01

Tracks:

1. Be Thous My Vision
2. Open thou mine eyes
3. I will sing with the spirit
4. A gaelic Blessing
5. Wings of the morning
6. O be Joyful in the Lord
7. All things bright and beautiful
8. I will lift up mine eyes
9. As the bride groom to his chosen
10. A prayer of Saint Patrick
11. Loving Shepherd of thy sheep
12. Look at the world
13. O clap your hands
14. The Lord is my light and my salvation
15. Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace
16. I believe in springtime
17. God be in my head
18. A Clare Benediction
19. For thy beauty of the earth
20. Thy perfect love
21. The Lord bless you and keep you

Customer Reviews:

A Listening Treat .......2007-03-08

What a delight to listen to this collection of pure Rutter ! The melodic sounds of the Cambridge Singers bring me such pleasure The sheer joyfulness of this music is to me a religious experience of such depth It is superb and will lift ones spirits instantly. highly recommended to all lovers of the English contemporary choral sound and scene,____ not to be missed

Be Thoy My Vision CD.......2007-02-19

My husband sang many of these John Rutter compositions with his church choir, and this CD is perfect since the choir is directed by Rutter, singing his own music. If you love religious music, this will bring tears to your eyes, the choir is "that" perfect.

Really good, but don't listen to it all at once........2007-01-07

I really liked this CD. It really showcases Rutter's knack for religious choral music. Perhaps it helps that I have sung some of his stuff with various groups. However, as with any similar compiliation, the composer's sameness of style and motif becomes apparent. This repetition can become boring on the third or fourth listening. On the other hand, this makes a great reference tool for any choral director or performer. Buy it, however, it's worth it, but don't listen to it all at once.

A must for choral music fans.......2006-09-19

Simply fabulous, 10/10. These are all Rutter-composed pieces, directed by Rutter himself. If you have any interest in religious choral music at all, you must get this album! One of the highlights of my musical life was attending a concert of a University of Maryland choir in which my mom sang, that featured Rutter as a guest conductor. Listening to this album is almost as good! ;-) There are too many good pieces to start naming all of my favorites, but these are some of the best known ones: "Open Thou Mine Eyes", "A Gaelic Blessing", "All Things Bright and Beautiful", "As the Bridegroom to His Chosen", "For the Beauty of the Earth", and "The Lord Bless You and Keep You".

An outstanding collection of Rutter's hymns.......2005-11-22

I sought a recording of Rutter's beautiful hymn, "Wings of the Morning", after we sang this lovely tune in church and this was the only CD I could find that contained it.

This collection includes many of Rutter's church hymns recorded over a period of 20 years performed by The Cambridge Singers, a group of Brits, that are conducted by the composer. Ergo, these performances must be considered definitive.

Many of Rutter's popular hymns are included here. "O be joyful to the Lord" and "All things bright and beautiful", a popular children's hymn done here by adults, follow "Wings of the morning" on tracks 5-7. Others you may have performed in church represented here are "O clap your hands", "Lord make me an instrument of your peace", "For the beauty of the earth", "Look at the world" and "The Lord bless you and keep you" among the 21 assembled hymns.

While The Cambridge Singers, on their Web site, identify themselves principally as an a capella group, I was pleased when I received this CD to find all the hymns supported by a full orchestra, the esteemed City of London Sinfonia. The renditions are uniformly lovely although some listeners may find the singing a bit on the white side lacking brilliance and individuality. Everything is done in keeping with Rutter's score markings and style.

The recording tends to be a little variable given the 20-plus year difference in performances. The most recent copyright listing is 2003, the same year "Wings of the morning" was published. I don't hear an appreciable difference in that recording than the others but still hear some age in older works.

If you seek a Rutter hymn collection you can't go wrong here. You have wonderful English performers mated to the composer in his more popular works. I'd recommend this without reservation to anyone seeking this collection.

Average customer rating: The Price Club A living legend not your daddy's old timey spiritual Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price Great Gospel Stuff

The Essential Leontyne Price: Spirituals, Hymns & Sacred Songs Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Price, Leontyne | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Gershwin, George | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Gounod, Charles | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Schubert, Franz | Q to T | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anonymous | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Price, Leontyne | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Leontyne Price: The Ultimate Collection Spirituals in Concert Leontyne Price Christmas Songs Chants de Noel.Weihnachtslieden Wiener Philharmoniker Herbert Von Karajan Amazing Grace: Jessye Norman Spirituals ASIN: B000003FWE Release Date: 1997-01-14

Tracks:

1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
2. Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
3. His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
4. 'Roun' About The Mountain - Various Artists
5. Swing Low , Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
6. Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
7. Were You There - Various Artists
8. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
9. Deep River - Various Artists
10. Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
11. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
12. On Ma Journey - Various Artists
13. A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
14. Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
18. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
20. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
21. My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
22. Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

Tracks:

1. Holy, Holy, Holy - Leontyne Price
2. Lead, Kindly Light - Leontyne Price
3. Blessed Assurance - Leontyne Price
4. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus - Leontyne Price
6. Amazing Grace - Leontyne Price
7. The Lord's Prayer - Leontyne Price
8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior - Leontyne Price
9. The Church's One Foundation - Leontyne Price
10. Bless This House - Leontyne Price
11. I Need Thee Every Hour - Leontyne Price
12. Schlesische Volkslieder: Fairest Lord Jesus - Leontyne Price
13. I Wonder As I Wander - Leontyne Price
14. Ave Maria - Leontyne Price
15. Porgy And Bess: Summertime - Leontyne Price
16. America The Beautiful - Leontyne Price
17. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing - Leontyne Price
18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Leontyne Price
19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Leontyne Price

Customer Reviews:

The Price Club.......2005-04-28

"I am here," said Leontyne Price when interviewed as she opened the new Metropolitan Opera with Samuel Barber's underrated ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA, "and you will know that I am the best and will hear me. The color of my skin or the kink of my hair or the spread of my mouth has nothing to do with what you are listening to." Back in the 1960s Price was one of the greatest divas in all of opera, and it wasn't just her voice but her magnificent stage presence, combined with her social activism. All of the above come into play in this collection of secular songs and ditties, some of them traditional plantation chanties and others, art songs and a scattering of pop music. And some of them, like Gershwin's "Summertime," cross the ever-permeable boundaries between Broadway and classical. These recordings were made at different times in Price's career, and her voice, while always angelic, has different shadings and reaches a different range of timbre in each separate recording date, but there is no question that, as time goes by, she is able to impart a richness of life experience noticeably absent from some of her earlier work.

"Ave Maria" sounds heavenly no matter which way you slice it, and as for "I Wonder As I Wander," it brings tears to your eyes. If you have a heart that's beating you will be moved by this rendition. "Ein feste Burg" is pretty strong, but Price seems more comfortable with the traditional spirituals, though perhaps it is the slightly off-kilter sounds of the Ambrosian Singers (what a name) who back her up on many of these tracks, that detract slightly from the experience. Compare "Lead Kindly Light" for a clear sense of what constitutes authority vs. what is a wee bit overproduced. If you had this compilation, and perhaps one of Leontyne Price's Christmas albums, you could attain nirvana any time you wanted to, just flip a switch and close your eyes, let her lift you up on wings of song.

A living legend.......2005-03-10

Leontyne Price (still alive) and already passing into immortality amongst vocal artists, both classical and popular. Leontyne Price stands at the pinnacle of her classical art, but those who only know her work in La Forza del destino or the Verdi Requiem are in for a heart rending treat with this album where Leontyne Price goes home to her roots in Mississippi and gives an unabashed account of the classic spirituals she sang as a young woman. Like John Mc Cormacks rendering of Irish songs there is a personal longing and devotion expressed here that reveals a side of the artist not known in the bulk of their "classical" repetoire. A sense of going home like Citizen Kane's rosebud, or as Dorothy Gale observes at the end of the Wizard of Oz "everything I could ever have wanted was right in my own backyard "

not your daddy's old timey spiritual.......2004-06-23

Agreed this is a good cd for a beautiful voice, but this is not, repeat not, for someone who wants to hear that old-timey religious fervor that you think of when you've been to a Black Baptist hand-clapping, standing, swaying, and singing service.

Immaculate Vocals of Leontyne Price.......2003-12-31

IMMACULATE, SUPERB vocal range and style! There's no other words that can complement Miss Leontyne Price's vocal arrangements. Miss Price's voice is strong, and shrills very nicely to the instruments played on many songs listed on this double CD which is a joy to treasure; every song listed are songs I was raised to hearing and singing. Miss Price is the reason why many of these songs remain in popularity and presently used. Miss Leontyne Price has been incredible in many of her past performances. This is my fourth CD of Miss Price and I am glad to own this particular CD forever and ever. Many thanks to the executors who found this remarkable album and upgraded it to a CD format! **Angi**

Great Gospel Stuff.......2001-04-12

This is a great CD. The only problem I have with it is that on some of the selections there is a boy's choir screaming in the background, and this takes away (a bit) from her performance. That said, her best selections are those that are either unaccompanied or those where her voice is not buried. Songs that strike me are - His Name So Sweet, He's Got The Whole World, Were You There, I Wonder as I Wander, Lift Every Voice and Sing, and my all time favourite Summertime. Enough said.

Average customer rating: REAL MUSIC White bread, well-baked in spots This is the one! A Must for the Sabbath A Must for Sabbath

Mormon Tabernacle Choir: The Sound of Glory-Battle Hymn of the Republic Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Mormon Tabernacle Choir | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music | General Christmas | Today's Deals | Box Sets | Children's Music | Classical Instrumental | Halloween | Hanukkah | Kwanzaa | Opera & Vocal | Pop Instrumental & Easy Listening | Pop Vocal Similar Items: Rock of Ages: 30 Favorite Hymns The Mormon Tabernacle Choir's Greatest Hits: 22 Best-Loved Favorites God Bless America More Greatest Hits: 18 Best Loved Favorites Songs from America's Heartland ASIN: B00005Q5LT Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

1. Praise To The Lord, The Almighty
2. Lead, Kindly Light
3. Arise, O God, And Shine
4. All Things Bright And Beautiful
5. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
6. The Lord Is My Shepherd
7. The King Of Love My Shepherd Is
8. All Creatures Of Our God And King
9. Take Time To Be Holy
10. The Spirit Of God Like A Fire Is Burning
11. Simple Gifts
12. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
13. Abide With Me; 'Tis Eventide
14. Sing Praise To Him
15. Come, Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
16. I Need Thee Every Hour
17. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Customer Reviews:

REAL MUSIC.......2007-01-16

THIS IS MUSIC YOU CAN LISTEN TO EVERY DAY AND ENJOY OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

White bread, well-baked in spots.......2005-08-12

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir that performs on this disc is a tightly-knit, well-conducted unit, and some of the tracks on the disc border on the ethereal. "Lead, Kindly Light," "Sweet Hour of Prayer" (in parts) and "The King of Love My Shepherd Is," for example, touch the soul and bring tears to the eyes.

However, on other arrangements the choir sounds like a group of white folks far removed from the remainder of humanity. For example, the opening track, "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty," and also "All Creatures of Our God and King" sound rote and perfunctory, like a group of elementary school students (with very fine voices, to be sure) going through the paces of a daily sing: elevator music on a grand scale. At the opposite extreme, sudden dynamic shifts in other tracks sound pretentious. The final bars of "All Creatures of Our God and King" suggest an attempt at a grand finale, but lack even a hint of majesty or passion. The choir lacks any apparent understanding of the Shaker spirit in "Simple Gifts" --- rather like Lawrence Welk playing Bob Marley. (Not that I've ever seen a Shaker in dreadlocks.) "Battle Hymn of the Republic" begins majestically, but turns into a caricature, and then reverts to a semblance of glory (except for a brief flirtation with a minor key).

The high praise lavished on this disc by other reviewers is no surprise: It is of very high quality for what it is. The choir offers a lovely sound. However, more than half the tracks are seriously flawed, and the musicianship is sufficiently peculiar on the whole as to lower the rating considerably.

This is the one!.......2002-08-24

If you want to hear the best of the best, this CD is it. These hymn arrangements are just beautiful and very touching. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the choir and wants to feel a little closer to heaven. The choir seems to sing literally with one voice and you feel like they are singing just for you. Congratulations to the new conductor, Craig Jessop and all those who contributed to the quality that went into producing this CD.

A Must for the Sabbath.......2002-04-17

I LOVE IT!!! What better way to enjoy the Sabbath than to sing of the Lord's Praises with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir? This album is just the ticket! It's very powerful, and uplifting.

What? You mean I can only give this album five stars? But that doesn't even BEGIN to do it justice!

I love it. Truly a masterpiece!

A Must for Sabbath.......2002-02-05

If you only own one Mormon Tabernacle Choir CD, this is the one. It has creative arrangements of many favorite hymns, as well as the best recording of the Wilhousky Battle Hymn arrgmt that I have ever come across. The only downer: it has (another) recording of Simple Gifts, which has been beat to death by choirs in the last decade.

I especially love the 'Glory' pieces on it: Full of timpani, brass, and alleluias- one of those discs you turn all the way up and direct the stereo when noone is looking. I hope my neighbors like it too; they probably hear it quite a bit.

Average customer rating: Light of the Spirit One of the worst records I have! The Good Stuff Is Always At the Bottom Of The Pile A meditational journey A classic of the new age/electronic genre from KITARO!

The Light of the Spirit Kitaro Manufacturer: Domo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dream Tenku Gaia Mandala Thinking of You ASIN: B000005WOI Release Date: 1997-06-17

Tracks:

1. Mysterious Encounter
2. Sundance
3. The Field
4. The Light Of The Spirit
5. In The Beginning
6. Moondance
7. Howling Thunder
8. Journey To A Fantasy

Album Description

Co-produced by Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart, The Light of the Spirit blends cinematic melodies and images from nature to explore spiritual aspects of the life cycle. Featuring an ensemble of musicians and digitally remastered tracks, The Light of the Spirit is an enthralling exploration of melodic imagery and includes the Grammy nominated song, `The Field'.

Customer Reviews:

Light of the Spirit.......2006-02-28

This CD is not what was expected. It is not quite as consistant as Kitaro's music on satillite radio. It is good and easy to listen to. It is fairly good to relax to as well. Some of the music on this CD is not as relaxing as others.

One of the worst records I have!.......2005-03-09

I bought this cd because I was quite interested in what Kitaro was doing, specially in his earlier worldly music albums
such as Ten Kai or From the Full Moon Story, all of which I think they could be his best releases (including the music for Silk Road). They had some ethnical elements that sounded pretty good mixed with the technology of late seventies and made an unique and very personal sound that I find very interesting.

But what I found in The Light of Spirit was a collection of sad, tasteless even frightening songs with a poor and very easy, if not strange, arrangement (think about those electric guitars with a rock mood). All the themes fall in the easy listening that lovers of new-age seem to enjoy and nothing or very little of that ehtnical element remains here. Sun Dance, for example, tries to impress the listener with great sound but only the intention remains as Kitaro, sadly, has so much songs sounding like it along his carreer with Geffen Records.

The Good Stuff Is Always At the Bottom Of The Pile.......2004-04-03

I probably own a good deal more Kitaro than I should, but I have never been able to keep from buying discs I haven't seen before when they show up on the resale tables. The unfortunate result is that, other than a few favorites (and a few I can't stand) I really don't have a clear idea of what I've got. The Light Of The Spirit is such a case in point. I bought it about 10 years ago, probably listened to it twice and then forgot it. Now, 17 years after it was issued, I've been listening to it and wondering how I could have let it gather so much dust.

The Light Of The Spirit is a 'project' disc, composed and performed as a unit by Kitaro and a large group of fellow musicians. As the title suggests it is more or less metaphysical in content and theme. I was originally tempted to describe the style as 'typical' Kitaro, when I suddenly realized that in 1987 Kitaro was style quite a ways from having a typical streak.

In any case it is primarily electronic with enough acoustic fusion elements to keep it from being all out space music. Kitaro has a knack for creating long drawn out melodies that are easily accessible but which never quite cross the fine line into bubblegum. In this album a lot of thought has gone into the composition and arrangement - kind of a cross between meditation and mentation.

There are a few exceptions to the general trend, notably the title song, which combines voice, guitar, and Kitaro's inevitable theramin to produce something quite special. Another is In The Beginning, which, once you get past the initial ocean effects turns into something like a new age march to glory. Hard to describe, but great fun to audition.

I like this album more than I do Silk Road, probably because the latter has been played, arranged, and orchestrated to death. In addition, The Light Of The Spirit is a surprisingly upbeat album. We a acculturated to think that spirituality is dry stuff, but Kitaro pays little heed to the commonplace. Once could almost have named this album 'Toe Tapping The Way To Nirvana.' Okay, I'm being silly. But this really is one of Kitaro's better efforts.

A meditational journey.......2004-01-11

I just gotta say I love the whole album but one song in particular stimulates the depths of my soul every time my mind hears it and that song is "THE FIELD". Please do your spiritual essence a favor and feed your mind music that is worth feeding!!! You will be glad you did when you see the results of this music and meditation combined!!!PEACE.

A classic of the new age/electronic genre from KITARO!.......2003-11-03

1987's "Light of the Spirit" was the first Kitaro CD that I ever purchased, and today I look back on it as one of the classic recordings of the new age/electronic music genre - taking it's place alongside the best works of Tangerine Dream & Vangelis. I had first heard Kitaro during a TV appearance and was blown away by his majestic/mystical sound. I can't remember the name of the song played, but it certainly made an impression - I was even quite impressed that an instrumental synth artist was even getting television airtime AT ALL! Next day I went to the CD shop searching from something for this mysterious artist, and "Light of the Spirit" was the first disc to catch my eye. To give a bit of historical perspective, this disc was realeased during what could be called the 'popular heyday' of the (then) budding 'new age music' scene. The fact that this title was originally released by Geffen Records (a major, commercial label) gives some indication as to how popular Kitaro & other new age artists were at the time...Remember when all the records stores suddenly had a large "new age" section?...Remember when you could turn your TV set to VH-1 for a show called "New Visions", where you could regularly see concept videos, interviews, and/or concert clips of such quality instrumental artists as Kitaro, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Andreas Vollenweider, Patrick Moraz, & Suzanne Cianni?...It's true, there was such a time! What are your chances of catching of catching Kitaro on VH-1 today?..Slim to none!!! (Unfortunately, with all of it's hip-hip, generic pop, & "reality" programming, VH-1 has become virtually indistinguishable from it's parent company, MTV) Luckily, Kitaro's music was based on quality & built to last, and he amassed a dedicated fan-base that has allowed him to continue as one of the few artists to really survive (and even thrive) beyond the commercial heyday of new age music. "Light of the Spirit" was one of the albums that really solidified that hardcore following, and defined Kitaro as an artist. It's amazing how fresh & vibrant it still sounds 15 years after it's release (yes, its been that long!) The album kicks off with the aptly titled "Mysterious Encounter", an ethereal, haunting, keyboard-drenched piece that slowly sucks the listener in with a progressively shifting theme. One thing that Kitaro has mastered (and lesser new age artists seem lacking in) is the art of musical variety - an ebb and flow of different moods that keeps an album interesting for the duration. For instance; while the opening track is hypnotic and flowing, a more intense, percussive, POWERFUL feel is represented by the tracks "Sundance" & "Howling Thunder". (Kitaro began his career with the acclaimed Japanese progressive rockers The Far East Family Band, and that prog-rock influence still shows on tracks like this.) The mellower, more introspective side of the album comes with tracks such as "Moondance" & "The Field" (the latter of which was nominated for a Grammy in 1987.) The title track, "Light of the Spirit", is a piece that fluctuates between a delicate acoustic-based section, and a more forceful section lead by drums and majestic lead synthesizers. This track is also the only one on the album to make use of vocals, in this case 'wordless' female vocals (as a reference point, think of the female singers on Pink Floyd's "Great Gig In the Sky" or "Eclipse".) The singing will not be to everyone's taste, but this piece is so well-done that somehow the vocals did not bother me (However, I do feel that a superior version of "Light of the Spirit" is found on Kitaro's CD "Live in America" an energetic 'vocal-free' recording which streches the song by a few minutes!) As a contrast, "In The Beginning" is built almost completely of layred- keyboards & orchestral percussion, and builds into a grand, pastoral, "classical" feel. The album closes with the sweeping, melodic "Journey to a Fantasy", another track which is built around a keyboard wall-of-sound - but this time with electric guitars & drums adding a little more of a progressive-rock feel. Ah, and it would be remiss of me not to add one more thing - Kitaro's keyboard/synth playing on this album is simply stunning! While Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, & Patrick Moraz all enjoy their rightful places in the "keyboard god" hall of fame, I believe that Kitaro deserves a spot in that hall too - at least an honorable mention! As a synth soloist, Kitaro's creativity, control, and sense of melody is second to none in my opinion. For fans of synth music, "Light of the Spirit" is actually one of Kitaro's most keyboard-oriented albums. While later albums (namely "Ancient", "Gaia", and the new age genre masterpiece, "Mandala") would bring a wider variety of exotic & ethnic instuments to the forefront, "Light of the Spirit" keeps the keyboards front & center throughout most of its running time. All in all, if you are a fan of Kitaro, don't hesitate to buy this one. If you are not yet familiar with this master of his genre...this is an EXCELLENT place to start!

Average customer rating: Very Good!

Elgar: Sacred Choral Music Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Walton: Choral Music Lo the Full Final Sacrifice & Other Choral Works Stanford: Anthems and Services Kenneth Leighton: Sacred Choral Music Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Motets ASIN: B000260QMY Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

1. Give Unto The Lord
2. Ave Verum Corpus
3. Ave Maria Gratia Plena
4. Ave Maris Stella
5. O Hearken Though
6. Te Deum Laudamus
7. Benedictus
8. O Salutaris Hostia
9. Great IS The Lord
10. The Spirit Of The Lord Is Apon Me
11. Go, Song Of Mine
12. Seek Him That Maketh The Seven Stars
13. Light Of The World

Customer Reviews:

Very Good!.......2004-11-07

This is an awesome cd of Elgars choral music. I reccomend it along with Howells Requiem under the Naxos label. This is an awesome choir and awesome music!

Average customer rating: not to great Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$ You get what you pay for. Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

100 Favorite Patriotic Songs Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Copland | Copland, Aaron | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by MacDowell | MacDowell, Edward | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: America's Favorite Patriotic Songs United We Stand: Songs for America American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes America's Bugle Calls Patriotic Country ASIN: B0000A1HT8 Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. America the Beautiful
2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
3. Ballad of the Green Berets
4. On Top of Old Smokey
5. Coyote Warrior
6. Semper Fidelis
7. Breeze from Alabama
8. Onward Christian Soldiers
9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
10. Patriot
11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
12. Marines' Hymn
13. America Is
14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
15. Happy the Soldier
16. American Trilogy
17. Home Sweet Home
18. Washington Post March
19. Enraptured I Gaze
20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Over There
23. Simple Gifts
24. Liberty Bell
25. Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

1. God Bless the USA
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
3. Katy Cruel
4. I Vow to Thee My Country
5. King Cotton
6. Beautiful Dreamer
7. America
8. American Patrol
9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
10. Mohican Dream
11. Red, White and Blue
12. Some Folks
13. Liberty Song
14. Pomp and Circumstance
15. Hail to the Chief
16. Bennington Rifles
17. Peace on the Battlefield
18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
19. Under the Double Eagle
20. Red River Valley
21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
22. Camptown Races
23. Wild Blue Yonder
24. Hands Across the Sea
25. Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Living in America
3. Home on the Range
4. Old Colony Times
5. Clementine
6. Invincible Eagle
7. Ring Ring de Banjo
8. Yankee Doodle
9. Largo from "The New World"
10. To a Wild Rose
11. Hail Columbia
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
13. Gettysburg
14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
15. Capitan
16. Prairie Daughter
17. Little Brown Jug
18. Marching Through Georgia
19. Entertainer
20. Steamboat Around the Bend
21. Revolutionary Tea
22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
24. Amazing Grace
25. Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

1. God Bless America
2. National Emblem
3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
4. Anchors Away
5. Oh, Susannah
6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
7. Toast
8. Dixie
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Appalachian Spring
11. Bonnie Blue Flag
12. Old Hundreth
13. Swanee River
14. Battle Cry of Freedom
15. U. S Field Artillery
16. Sidewalks of New York
17. Chester
18. Auld Lang Syne
19. Kingdom Come
20. My Old Kentucky Home
21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
23. Shenandoah
24. Abraham's Daughter
25. This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

Average customer rating: Wonderful disc from the Austin-based Conspirare Excellent Artistry and Technical Production Picky Minnesotan approves... Topnotch in every aspect.

Conspirare: Through the Green Fuse [HYBRID SACD] Conspirare Manufacturer: Clarion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rautavaara, Einojuhani | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sibelius | Sibelius, Jean | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Requiem Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and other choral works Water & Light Nocturne Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001 ASIN: B0006JMLDO Release Date: 2004-11-30

Tracks:

1. Spirit Seeking Light and Beauty (Gaelic Hymn)
2. There Will Be Rest (Frank Ticheli)
3. Alchemy: Living Gold (Donald M. Skirvin)
4. Alchemy: Cups of Fire (Donald M. Skirvin)
5. Alchemy: Jewelled Blaze (Donald M. Skirvin)
6. Alchemy: O Beauty (Donald M. Skirvin)
7. With Joy We Go Dancing (Einojuhani Rautavaara)
8. Ruth (Paul Ayres)
9. Afro American Fragments: Song for Billie Holiday (William Averitt)
10. Afro American Fragments: Feet O' Jesus (William Averitt)
11. Afro American Fragments: Fire (William Averitt)
12. Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster, arr. Craig Hella Johnson)
13. Deep River (arr. Anders Paulsson)
14. This Is My Song - Finlandia (Jean Sibelius)
15. Autumn Flowers (Gordon Binkerd)
16. Smnir Fagrir (Jon Nordal)
17. Sleep (Eric Whitacre)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful disc from the Austin-based Conspirare.......2006-11-17

I acquired this cd a couple of weeks ago and have not been able to take it out of my cd player since. This is a quality recording of a wide variety of choral literature, all of which Conspirare performs marvelously. A truly wonderful arrangement by Conspirare's own conductor, Craig Hella Johnson, "Hard Times" is actually one of my favorite tracks on the entire cd, the gorgeous soprano solo and the powerful climax never fail to give me chills. Also noteworthy is the stunning performance of the increasingly popular Ticheli piece, "There Will Be Rest." Almost all of the literature on this disc is very good, and it is all breathtakingly sung by Conspirare.

The only track I didn't like was the unbearably tacky arrangement of "Deep River." This is no fault of the choir as it is sung beautifully, but the singing just can't conquer the tackiness of the arrangement. I had already begun to develop a negative opinion of it as I listened, and then out of nowhere, this ridiculous wailing saxophone entered(a la Kenny G) and I was not braced for the impact. "This is really lame" is all I could think of as the sap oozed out in all its glory. He also has another go at it towards the end as well, just to warn you. This is just way too much to handle! Whenever you want ultimate cheese, adding a saxophone solo of this style is quite a simple solution. Needless to say, I skip this track every single time I come to it. However, this is only my humble opinion, and you should listen to it and pass your own judgment... perhaps this track is your perfect cup of tea!

Aside from this one track, I am absolutely in LOVE with what Conspirare has done here. If you can muster the funds, go ahead and treat yourself to a captivating gem of choral music. Highly recommended!

Excellent Artistry and Technical Production.......2005-10-07

Highlights are Ticheli's "There Will Be Rest" and Whitacre's "Sleep" - certainly the best recordings of these 2 exquisitely beautiful pieces currently available and they alone made the purchase worth it. Single lowlight is the arrangement of Foster's "Hard Times..." which is lovely but ultimately detracts from the song's stark lyrical power. Although breaths are often (somewhat jarringly) audible, technique is otherwise very fine, the artistry is excellent and the technical production is first rate.

Picky Minnesotan approves..........2005-04-08

It's heartening for this Minnesotan to discover a choral group continuing on the tradition of impeccable quality that my state's own now-defunct Dale Warland Singers brought to ears for many years.

I had never heard of Conspirare, but will be looking out for more work from them! I enjoyed most every track and think anyone who enjoys sensitive, yet powerful choral singing will want to check this out.

Topnotch in every aspect........2005-01-18

Finally! An American choir that can rival the greats from Britain. This CD is amazing. Not only is the artistry and singing topnotch, the production values are impeccable. Plus, it's not the standard choral repertoire we've all grown bored with. I strongly recommend this CD to anyone who loves fine singing. I hope this is just one of many CDs to come.

Average customer rating:

Nessun Dorma and other favorites Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Godard, Benjamin | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Offenbach | Offenbach, Jacques | ( O ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | 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 All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008OP2N Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

1. Paris' Entrance Air
2. Simon's Air
3. Simon - Laura Duet
4. Barinkay - Saffi Duet
5. Tango
6. Only A Rose
7. Violer (Salut D'Amour, Op.12)
8. Ack Varmeland, Du Skona, Du Harliga Land
9. Serenade
10. Morgen
11. Mattinata
12. L'Alba Separa Dalla Luce L'Ombra
13. In The Silence Of The Night
14. Lilacs
15. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair
16. Because
17. Sylvia
18. A Spirit Flower
19. 'O Sole Mio
20. Ideale
21. Nessun Dorma
22. Amor Ti Vieta
23. Donna Non Vidi Mai
24. Berceuse
25. The Pearl Fishers Duet

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan Dan Schutte's Here I Am, Lord Dan Schutte's Here I Am, Lord God is an Englishman

English Hymn 1 Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Howells, Herbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Jerusalem the Golden English Hymn 3 Lead, Kindly Light: Hymns of Faith and Assurance All Things Bright and Beautiful A Vaughan Williams Hymnal ASIN: B000038I68 Release Date: 1999-12-14

Tracks:

1. Christ Triumpant, Ever Reigning (Guiting Power)
2. How Shall I Sing That Majesty [Coe Fen]
3. Like a Mighty River Flowing (Old Yeavering)
4. Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer (Cypress Court)
5. I Vow to Thee, My Country (Thaxted)
6. We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died (Bow Brickhill)
7. I, Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am, Lord)
8. All My Hope on God If Founded (Michael)
9. Give Me the Wings of Faith (San Rocco)
10. Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord)
11. For All the Saints (Sine Nomine)
12. My Song Is Love Unknown (Love Unknown)
13. Praise the Lord of Heaven (Vicars' Close)
14. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (Abbot's Leigh)
15. Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
16. Hark What a Sound, and Too Divine for Hearing (Highwood)
17. King of Glory, King of Peace (Redland)
18. Holy Spirti, Ever Dwelling [Salisbury]
19. For the Fruit of His Creation [East Acklam]
20. Lead, Kindly Light (Alberta)
21. Lord, for the Years Your Love Has Kept and Guided (Lord of the Years)
22. Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided (Thorbury)

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2007-02-05

This is a really good representation of 20th century hymn tunes sung by a typical British Choir made up of boy sopranos, male altos and the usual number of tenors and basses. The choir sings very well using good diction and appropriate interpretation. The arrangements are varied, different groups of voices singing parts of a hymn usually alternating and eventually the full choir joins in; nothing unusual in the arrangements themselves. There is a nice variety of hymns, some more interesting than others. I will comment on a few of them as follows:
The opening hymn:'Christ, triumphant, ever reigning' is a good opener in that it is quick and begins with the boy sopranos and immediately gets your attention. John Barnard's majestic 'Guiting Power' tune sweeps the words up in a wide-ranging,flowing melody that creates from them a fine hymn.
'I, the Lord of sea and sky(Here I am, Lord) is a truly striking hymn! The words of this song begin with a proclamation in the verses; this is answered in the refrain by the singer's commitment to service. This is reflected in the tune. The melody for the verses has a vigorous movement to proclaim the work of God in creation, His continuing love for that creation,and His call for service. Both the words and music are by the American Jesuit musician Daniel L. Schutte, who has served both on college campuses and in parish ministry.
'All My Hope On God Is Founded' the tune of which is written by Herbert Howells and is called 'Michael'in memory of his son who died in childhood. It is a lovely melody and the words suit it very well.
The composer Ralph Vaughan Williams was the music editor of the 'English Hymnal'. The most widely used of his own tunes was the 'Monk's Gate' which he created from a folk tune. It is subtly contrived, as the rhythm of the alleluias shows. 'Sine nomine' simply means without a name.The resulting hymn is 'For All the Saints'.

The Wells Cathedral Choir under the direction of Malcolm Archer accompanied by Rupert Gough on the organ have produced an excellent disc.

Dan Schutte's Here I Am, Lord.......2001-01-08

I bought this collection because I saw the song, Here I Am, Lord written by Daniel Schutte. I grew up singing this song and many other pieces from the St. Louis Jesuits and this continues to be one that has deep meaning for me. In addition, the other pieces in this collection are very enjoyable to listen to, not only for worship but for time of reflection.

Dan Schutte's Here I Am, Lord.......2001-01-08

I bought this collection because I saw the song, Here I Am, Lord written by Daniel Schutte. I grew up singing this song and many other pieces from the St. Louis Jesuits and this continues to be one that has deep meaning for me. In addition, the other pieces in this collection are very enjoyable to listen to, not only for worship but for time of reflection.

God is an Englishman.......2000-06-05

After the Anglican Communion, particularly the American branch, has completed its transformation from a church to a political-social club, at least it will be remembered for two things: the beautiful and influential language of its Book of Common Prayer (1662) and its wonderful music. The English Hymn, volume 1, is a promising start to another English music series by Hyperion. This series complements Hyperion's English Anthems series, its Psalms at St. Paul's (many volumes of Anglican chant), and its two-CD collection of "Mags and Nuncs" (My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord and My Spirit Hath Rejoiced). Volume 1, "Christ Triumphant," features hymns written in the 20th century. The styles of the hymns range from confident, pre-Great War, "God is an Englishman" roof-raisers to insipid, happy-clappy jingles, which inadvertently, I assume, parallel the decline of the church. The Wells Cathedral Choir sings with gusto and, typical of Hyperion, the sound quality is excellent. My only disappointment came when the CD ended - is this all there is to the 20th century? I hope Hyperion plans to include more than one volume on the 20th century in this series. If you enjoy this type of music, you will be satisfied with this CD. If you have CDs from the other series listed above, the English Hymn, vol. 1, and a programmable, carousel-CD player, now you can click your heels and transport yourself to Evensong at King's College, Cambridge, or St. Paul's, London!

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Yoga Nidra I "Light Particles" Inez Stein Manufacturer: Conejo Company Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Relax Deeply: Reduce Stress To Promote Wellness, Vitality, and Creativity Experience Yoga Nidra: Guided deep relaxation Cave of the Siddhars- Yoga/ Meditation/ Healing/ Manifestation ASIN: B000OFOSM2 Release Date: 2006-11-15

Tracks:

1. Introducton 2.58 min.
2. Yoga Nidra "Light Particles" 31.29 min.

Product Description

"In the twilight between waking and sleeping, there is the power of self-transformation". Yoga Nidra is a method of complete relaxation and personal transformation. Yoga Nidra, also known as yogic sleep, uses guided meditation and imagery, and body and breath awareness. Yoga Nidra practice opens the door to mental, emotional and physical healing. It assists you in achieving your personal aspirations and spiritual goals. Yoga Nidra works by using a positive affirmation that is repeated through the practice. Yoga Nidra is a kind of sleep, where the mind hovers between consciousness and unconsciousness. The practitioner sleeps and dreams consciously. Yoga Nidra relaxes tensions that accumulate in the muscles, the emotions and the mind, allowing the practitioner to rest deeply. It is one of the easiest methods by which you can reach a state of deep meditation. You will notice results after the very first Yoga Nidra practice. You will be more calm, more peaceful. Repeated practice will deepen your peace of mind. The practice is started by lying down in a comfortable position, on the floor or the bed, with the eyes closed. The practitioner is guided through special visualizations. The visualization practice ends with images that promote healing, peace and calmness. Then the practitioner is gradually transitioned to regular consciousness. The positive affirmation is stated at the beginning and end of the practice.

Meditation Music:

1. The Luminous Rainforest
2. The Magic Horse
3. The Mummers' Dance [CD-single]
4. The Mysterious Planet
5. The Mysterious Planet
6. The World Keeps Turning
7. The Yearning: Romances for Alto Flute
8. Walk in the Garden
9. Watermark
10. Wind Machine

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

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Schumann: Symphony in C No2, Op61; Liszt: Orpheus No4

Snowfall: A Romantic Piano Holiday Collection

Music: Gospel Songs of Inspiration

Slonice: Slo Beats + Nice Sounds

Sold [Import]

Sommersprossen [Import]

Thicker Than Water [Explicit Lyrics] [Soundtrack]

The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 [Live] [Original recording remastered]

Schumann: Fantasie In C, Op.17/Schubert: Sonate In B, D.960

Tellin' Stories [Import]

Sounds of 10 Years: House of the Cultures of the World

The Oneness of II Minds in Unison

Jersey Lightning

Solitude: The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 2