New Age Christmas 1

1. Twelve Days of Christmas

2. We Three Kings

3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

4. Ave Maria

5. Deck the Halls

6. Away in a Manger

7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

8. O Christmas Tree

9. Good King Wenceslas

10. Auld Lang Syne

New Age Christmas 1,Various Artists,Happy Holidays,Christmas,Christmas / Chanukkah,Christmas Music,Instrumental Pop,Pop

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Elements: Waterfall Suite Manufacturer: Bci / Eclipse Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Environmental | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 New Age | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Elements: Symphony of Light Elements: Four Seasons Elements: Symphony of the Sea Elements: The Majestic National Parks Elements: Winter Crystals ASIN: B0009MAODW Release Date: 2005-05-31

Tracks:

1. Toccata in D Minor
2. Brandenburg Concerto #3
3. Rejouissance
4. Mass in B Minor Gloria
5. Violin Concerto E Major
6. Brandenburg Concerto #
7. Menuet & Baderine
8. Italian Concerto in F
9. Art of the Fugue
10. Christmas Oratorio
11. Menuet in D Minor
12. Musical Offering
13. Oboe Concerto in D Minor
14. Piano Concerto #5
15. Air on a G String

Tracks:

1. Toccata in D Minor
2. Brandenburg Concerto #3
3. Rejouissance
4. Mass in B Minor Gloria
5. Violin Concerto E Major
6. Brandenburg Concerto #4
7. Menuet & Baderine
8. Italian Concerto in F
9. Art of the Fugue
10. Christmas Oratorio
11. Menuet in D Minor
12. Musical Offering
13. Oboe Concerto in D Minor
14. Piano Concerto #5
15. Air on a G String

Product Description

CD:
1. Toccata in D minor
2. Brandenburg Concerto #3
3. Rejouissance
4. Mass in B minor Gloria
5. Violin Concerto E major
6. Brandenburg Concerto #4
7. Menuet & Baderine
8. Italian Concerto in F
9. Art of the Fugue
10. Christmas Oratorio
11. Menuet in D minor
12. Musical Offering
13. Oboe Concerto in D minor
14. Piano Concerto #5
15. Air on a G string

DVD:
1. Toccata in D minor
2. Brandenburg Concerto #3
3. Rejouissance
4. Mass in B minor Gloria
5. Violin Concerto E major
6. Brandenburg Concerto #4
7. Menuet & Baderine
8. Italian Concerto in F
9. Art of the Fugue
10. Christmas Oratorio
11. Menuet in D minor
12. Musical Offering
13. Oboe Concerto in D minor
14. Piano Concerto #5
15. Air on a G string

Format: CD

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Holiday Eclection - A Global Mix of Music Sharing the Tone of Giving - Pier 1 David Benoit Featuring Michael Franks , Alex De Grassi , Oystein Sevag , Adiemus , Tracy Silverman and Thea Suits Silverman , The Daou , Toni Childs , Toninho Horta , Mason Williams , and Aine Minogue Manufacturer: BMG ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000K676QK

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Pier 1 Holiday Eclection - A Global Mix Of Music Sharing The Tone Of Giving// 1. Christmas time is here - David Benoit Featuring Michael Franks 2. The holly and the ivy - Alex De Grassi 3. Christal palace - Oystein Sevag 4. HTMN - Adiemus 5. The First Noel - Tracy Silverman and Thea Suits Silverman 6. Carol of hte bells - Russ Freeman 7. Walk and talk like the angels - Toni Childs 8. Ave Maria - William Galison and Toninho Horta 9. What tune is this - Mason Williams 10. Never ending winter - The Daou 11. The Dove's return - Aine Minogue 12. Stardust and snow - Once blue

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Adagio II - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Orchestral Classics Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruch | Bruch, Max | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Corelli | Corelli, Arcangelo | ( 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 Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Telemann, Georg Philipp | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Telemann, Georg Philipp | 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 Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Viola | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Adagio I: A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Orchestral Classics ASIN: B0000007ZT Release Date: 1992-11-03

Tracks:

1. Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)/Largo from Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor/Op.37/Stefan Vladar, Piano, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth,Conductor
2. Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)/Andantino from Sonata for Strings No. 2 in A Major/Rossini Ensemble, Budapest, Andras Kiss, Leader
3. Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)/Andantino from Sonata for Strings No. 4 in B Flat Major/Rossini Ensemble, Budapest, Andras Kiss, Leader
4. Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)/Largo from Viola Concerto in G Major/Ladislav Kyselak, Viola, Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger,Conductor
5. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in C Minor RV 434/Gyorgy Kertesz, Cello, Hungarian State Opera Chamber Orchestra
6. Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)/Adagio-Allegro-Adagio from Concerto Grosso in G Minor Op. 6 No. 8/(Christmas Concerto) Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krechek, Conductor
7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)/Adagio from Clarinet in A Major KV 622/Ernst Ottensamer, Clarinet, Vienna Mozart Academy, Johannes Wildner, Conductor
8. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)/Larghetto from Concerto No. 8 in A Minor for two violins and basso continuo RV 522 (L'estro armonico Op. 3) Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman
9. Edward Elgar (1857-1934)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in E Minor Op. 85/Maria Kleigel, Cello, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Conductor
10. Anatol Lyadov (1855-1914)/The Enchanted Lake Op. 62/Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Guzenhauser, Conductor
11. Richard Wagner (1813-1883)/Siegfried Idyll/Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor

Tracks:

1. Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)/Larghetto from Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor Op. 21/Idil Biret, Piano, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Robert Stankovsky, Conductor
2. Max Bruch (1838-1920)/Adagio from Violin Concerto in G Minor Op. 26/Takako Nishizaki, Violin, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Guzenhauser, Conductor
3. Sergey Rakhmaninov (1873-1943)/Adagio from Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Op. 18/Jeno Jando, Piano, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel, Conductor
4. Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)/Adagio from Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 16/Jeno Jando, Piano, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Andras Legeti, Conductor
5. Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)/Adagio from Cello Concerto in B Minor Op. 104/Maria Kliegel, Cello, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Conductor
6. Max Bruch (1838-1920)/Koi Nidrei Op. 27/Julia Pantelyat, Cello, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor
7. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)/The Lark Ascending/Tibor Kovacs, Violin, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)/Johannes Wildner, Conductor

Average customer rating: Carols of Christmas Past from Solo Piano Publications Really Big Shoes Mystical Christmas Journey A smooth ride to the holidays with this recording!

Carol: A Christmas Journey Manufacturer: Really Big Shoes ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Paint the Forest Winter ASIN: B0000C9ZA8 Release Date: 2003-09-03

Tracks:

1. A Virgin Most Pure
2. Coventry Carol: the Holy Innocents
3. Children's Song of the Nativity
4. Carol of the Birds
5. The Wexford Carol
6. Huron Carol
7. The Boar's Head Carol
8. Joyeaux Noel
9. Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella
10. The Dutch Carol
11. Ding Dong Merrily on High
12. Poverty
13. Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

Carols of Christmas Past.......2003-12-24

If you're tired of Christmas songs after hearing so many of the same ones over and over and are ready for something new here is the solution.
Zola Van's beautiful melodies give the Christmas spirit a new dimension. Carols from past centuries, seemingly lost in time, are brought to the present and surely must sound more beautiful than ever before.
These selectins are calming and soothing to the nerves. Highlights here are "Huron Carol", "The Boar's Head Carol" and "The Dutch Carol". But every song is played with remarkable excellence. For those longing to hear something more familiar, the timeless carol "Silent Night" completes this magnificent set of piano solos.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-11-08

When I slipped "Carol: A Christmas Journey" into my CD player, I expected to hear a collection of the usual Christmas pieces and carols with Zola Van's inspired solo piano interpretation. She had told me that this album was going to be different, and different it is! What sets "Carol" apart from other collections is the darkness and moodiness of the album. At first, it seemed almost bleak, but the more I listen, the more I hear the hope and anticipation in the music. Most of the carols are extremely old, going as far back as the twelfth century, and come from various European countries and traditions (one is Indian/Canadian). Van really did her homework on this album, researching the origins of the music as she collected the songs, and writing a short history of each piece in the liner notes. With all of the Christmas music I listen to and teach, I was amazed that I was familiar with only a small number of the carols, and because the collection is so unusual, I would think it would be easy to listen to it year-round without feeling silly about playing a Christmas album in, say, April while you're preparing your taxes!

The three familiar carols are "Coventry Carol," "Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella," and "Silent Night," all played lovingly true to the originals, but with fresh interpretations. "A Virgin Most Pure," is a hauntingly beautiful carol that tells of the prophecy and of three journeys to Bethlehem. Van's use of heavy chords in the deep bass of the piano accentuates the mystery and darkness of many of the pieces, this one included. "Children's Song of the Nativity" is a bit lighter, full of innocence and questions about traveling to Bethlehem - how far is it? what will we do when we get there? - a very sweet vignette. My favorite track is probably the darkest one of all, "Huron Carol". The words come from Huron droning, and were set to an Indian/Canadian tune by a Jesuit missionary who taught the Huron and Wendot in a wilderness outpost in Quebec. Van does an exquisite job with this piece - to the point that you can almost feel the chilling winds blowing through it. "The Boar's Head Carol" is a bit lighter and more festive. "The Dutch Carol" comes from about 1599, and is delicate, melancholy,and very beautiful. "Ding Dong Merrily on High" is probably the most upbeat piece - a dance that servants and peasants would perform for their employers' entertainment.

A very unusual collection of holiday music, "Carol" is certainly an antidote for too much Santa Claus. It makes you realize how far back our holiday traditions go, and the vastly different ways in which Christ's birth has been celebrated over the centuries. Historically, this is a fascinating collection - I learned so much from the liner notes. Musically, it is a spiritual and introspective journey to hear these haunting melodies played with such care and emotion. Zola Van has done an outstanding job with this album. Just be aware that this is not a happy-go-lucky album of "Jingle Bells" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."

Really Big Shoes.......2003-11-01

What I liked most was the powerful, suspenseful style of play, swirling with emotion, her embellishing style radiating a natural grandeur. I also liked the way her arrangements seemed to get to the heart of these Christmas melodies without being too precious. Her realization seemed to be much more about integrating Christmas into her musical vision than about trying to be a part of the sweet, tinkling chorus we'll be hearing soon enough. And it should be noted that she applied her style to a relatively unusual selection of carols, so there were significant segments where I could enjoy Christmas music without it being something I've heard over and over.

I found her treatments to be both relaxing and moving. And mind you, this--with the stereo on the fritz and my boombox at Lost Pines with my wife on a training mission--was first heard on the tinkly little computer speakers. I soon had to graduate it to the DVD player in the den to get the full surround, but its power is evident whatever the volume or acoustics.

I like this one a lot.

--Richard Banks, Christmasreviews.com

Mystical Christmas Journey.......2003-10-19

"I am a simple traveler. I am transported adrift a gentle, melodic seduction across hundreds of years to this place. Here in a shroud of feudal protection is common man, with reasoning and conduct conforming to his day, desperately seeking beauty, purity, and gentleness in an otherwise brutal world. Beyond dark stone walls of medieval thought, the allure of the beautiful virgin and the child-king's humble birth is the cherished focus of desire and intrigue." ~Zola Van

I first heard Zola Van's radiant music on a CD titled "The HeartAid Project." Her music captures hope, wonder, kindness and beauty. The fluidity of the fragile notes are balanced by the strength and depth of the message. Crisp, delicate and heart-felt notes mingle with images of Christmas memories and dreams.

There are lesser-known carols you might be hearing for the first time and a few beloved favorites that have survived in the hearts and minds of people across the centuries.

1. A Virgin Most Pure - Poignant and delicate rendition of an Old English carol.

2. Coventry Carol: the Holy Innocents - A 16th Century English carol with familiar strains and has grief and love intertwined.

3. Children's Song of the Nativity - A piece filled with questions and expectation. "How far is it to Bethlehem? Not very far. Shall we find the stable room lit by a star?" Zola plays this piece with precision and deep understanding. It is pure and beautiful.

4. Carol of the Birds is from Bas-Quercy, France. The peasants of the time told legends of enchanted animals who could speak on Christmas Eve. I can see birds swooping and soaring and following the "noel star."

5. The Wexford Carol is an Irish Carol known as the "Enniscorthy Carol."

6. Huron Carol is an Indian/Canadian tune - One of my favorites because it almost foretells sadness. Zola shows the full force of her interpretation as she alternates between spectacular lightness of hand and rich intensity. Zola has truly captured a moment in time with exquisite detail.

7. The Boar's Head Carol - A piece to take your breath away. The notes almost seem to be floating through the air like an invigorating breeze.

8. Joyeaux Noel - A French Carol sung at New Year's in the 1400s. Zola captures mystery and magic. You will recognize this sweet dream of new beginnings and hope for the future. This piece might delve into your memory and remind you of your most beautiful Christmas memories. I love how Zola tantalizes the listener with tiny raindrop notes and then just sends a downpour of notes to refresh your spirit.

9. Bring a Torch Jeanette, Isabella - A 15th Century French Provincial Carol with a playful twist. In the depth of night I can see little torches swirling in circles as Jeanette playfully dances instead of hurrying with the torches. There is a touch of humor here. It is as if time stops and this song could play forever.

10. The Dutch Carol - The beauty here is a solitary angel flying high above the earth. In the stillness of the night you can here "How sweet is love." The most comforting carol on this CD. It wraps you in warmth and you almost feel protected from all harm. Zola's playing dissolves all stress, this is a piece you could easily fall asleep to. As beautiful as a lullaby with a depth of caring that speaks of love and sweet dreams.

11. Ding Dong Merrily on High - A lighthearted piece. The emphasis here seems to be a joyous celebration.

12. Poverty - Spectacular depth and understanding. Zola shows her sensitivity in this interpretation. I hear a message so subtle it almost begs not to be explained but only to be felt with the heart. Perhaps this piece mostly evokes a sense of awe. We gaze at the tiny gift sleeping in the straw and are amazed at how a small child could be the hope of the world.

13. Silent Night - Instantly recognizable and a combination of all we love at Christmas Time. Zola plays this carol with an intricate beauty befitting this captivating story of heavenly peace.

Truly, I've never heard a collection of piano solos so delicate in magical beauty. Zola Van's music will quickly capture your heart. The universal messages of hope, peace and love have been captured in her interpretations of each carol. I highly recommend "Carol: A Christmas Journey" for the Holiday Season or anytime when you need a musical escape. It is timeless in its appeal and is a much needed escape from the harried pace of the holiday season or everyday life.

You may also enjoy "Paint the Forest Winter," and "River to River Trail: The Hike."

~TheRebeccaReview.com

A smooth ride to the holidays with this recording!.......2003-10-14

I have had the pleasure and priviledge of listening and reviewing Zola Van's 2 previuos releases. I am proud to say the the third release is just a entertaining as the other 2. Zola Van's talent seems with out limits in this release.

There are 13 tracks, totaling over 50 minutes of some of the best piano music out there today. The complete collection of Christamas music has you listening to all time favorites like Silent Night, which is my personal faovrite on this album.

You have some lesser known releases such as Carol of the Birds and the Wexford Carol. Even though the music is lsated for the holiday season, and it would make a perfect holiday gift, this cd could and should be listened to almost any timeof the year.

Having been given the rare oppurtunity to hear music that not only calms the situation but also relaxes you at the same is one of life simple pleasures. This recording is gentle in sound but large in volume as the music will resonante for more that just the Winter season.

Zola Van has given the listener a true gift of the holiday spirit - excellent job!

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Spiritual Chants Monsignor Guiseppe Biella , Josef Schabasser , Choir of the Vienna Hofburgkapelle , and Choir of the Polifonica Ambrosiana Manufacturer: Special Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Chants | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000009KMS Release Date: 1994-09-27

Average customer rating: Great Christmas music - but not "fully orchestrated" Excellent Kurt Bestor Christmas Il Est Ne Awful!

Christmas 1 Kurt Bestor Manufacturer: River Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Pop Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Christmas 2 One Silent Night Sedona: Spirit of Wonder Seasons Innovators ASIN: B00001O2VJ Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

1. Carol Of The Bells
2. O Come O Come Emmanuel
3. Angels We Have Heard On High
4. What Child Is This
5. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
6. Good King Wenceslas
7. Silent Night
8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
9. Coventry Carol
10. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant

Album Description

The first in a series of highly popular albums, Kurt Bestor Christmas Volume One is a fully orchestrated album which has delighted listeners for season after season. From the bold sound of Carol Of The Bells, to the sweetly calm Silent Night, this is one album you will never tire of.

Customer Reviews:

Great Christmas music - but not "fully orchestrated".......2006-04-26

I love Bestor's music - it is solid, usually relaxing new age music that only occasionlly slips into becoming elevator music. However, I wish he'd stop using the terms "fully orchestrated" to describe his albums. It seems that for him that term means 1 or 2 pianos, 2 or 3 keyboards/synth, 2 or 3 percussionists and an occasional brass or string instrument thrown in. That, my friends, is not an orchestra!

Oh, and the other reviewers are right, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without this CD.

Excellent.......2005-12-05

I really enjoy listening to Kurt Bestor and this CD in particular. It's one of my favorites. I noticed someone had a different opinion. I guess we're all entitled to our own opinion. Punk rockers for example - probably not going to like this one...

Somehow my stars showed up as 2. Ooops. I'd rate it a 10+

Hey Amazon, How about posting a few clips.

Kurt Bestor Christmas.......2002-10-23

Ok, someone is very negative...Kurt Bestor is a excellent performer, I grew up with his music, and it is NOT Christmas without it! If there is only one bad review, and several good ones, then we can obvously tell who doesn't know good music when they hear it

Il Est Ne.......2001-12-01

I love the last song on here. The entire CD is full of wonderful Christmas memories. When you think of Christmas you will hear this album playing in the back ground. This will put you in the Christmas spirit.

Awful!.......2001-05-24

I'm sorry to have to disagree with the other reviewers here, but this CD is really pretty bad. To call it "insipid" would be kind.

These arrangements are trite, bland, and boring -- they sound a lot like the background music in stores and elevators that you try to block out from your awareness, because if you really paid attention to them it would actually depress you to hear how far our culture has stooped, culturally.

If you enjoy hearing uninteresting, new-age-y, rock versions of carols, then go for it. But, if you're like me, and you want to hear arrangements of carols that are tasteful, creative, and have musical integrity, then go for something else. I would personally recommend "The Many Moods of Christmas" with Robert Shaw, or any of the Christmas albums put out by people like Kiri Te Kanawa, James Galway, John Rutter, etc.

And by the way, I'm mystified at the people who have referred to this CD as presenting "fully orchestrated" arrangements. Huh? Obviously, these people have never actually heard a real symphony orchestra numbering 70-90 players. Bestor's arrangements have only around 20 players, hardly what could be called "fully orchestrated", and the instruments you do hear on the album aren't even put to good use.

Average customer rating: Love it! My Favorite

The Sugo Holiday Collection, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Sugo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gounod | Gounod, Charles | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pachelbel | Pachelbel, Johann | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | 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 Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Classical Instrumental | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0000005ZF Release Date: 1994-10-18

Tracks:

1. Coventry Carol
2. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
3. Greensleeves
4. O Come All Ye Faithful
5. Pachelbel's Canon
6. Overture
7. Carol Of The Bells
8. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
9. Ave Maria
10. We Three Kings
11. Away In A Manger
12. March Of The Wooden Soldiers
13. Angels We Have Heard On High
14. Ave Maria
15. The Little Drummer Boy
16. O Holy Night
17. The Swan
18. Pas de Deux

Customer Reviews:

Love it!.......2002-10-05

I was thrilled to find this CD on Amazon (I've already have one--very well-worn). To me, this captures everything that is magical and spiritual about the Christmas season. I only wish Amazon would carry the other volumes as well!

My Favorite.......2000-01-10

This is definately my favorite musical Christmas CD. I was so happy to find it at Amazon, as my original CD is so scratched it barely plays, and I found it in a little gift shop. The music is soothing and beautiful, and could be listened to year-round.

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Celestial Christmas 3: A Special Collection of Seasonal Works Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Corelli | Corelli, Arcangelo | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Locatelli, Pietro Antonio | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pachelbel | Pachelbel, Johann | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Holiday Music | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Similar Items: Christmas Concerti ASIN: B0000007X3 Release Date: 1992-11-03

Tracks:

1. Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Vivace-Grave
2. Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Allegro
3. Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Adagio-Allegro-Adagio
4. Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Vivace
5. Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Allegro
6. Con Grosso Op.6 No.8 in g Christmas Con: Pastorale
7. Sinf from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
8. Con Grosso Op.3 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Largo
9. Con Grosso Op.3 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Largo
10. Con Grosso Op.3 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Allegro
11. Pastoral Symphony Pifa from The Messiah
12. Con Grosso Op.8 No.12 in d Christmas Con: Grave-Vivace
13. Con Grosso Op.8 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Largo
14. Con Grosso Op.8 No.12 in C Christmas Con: Vivace
15. Canon
16. Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Largo-Grave-Vivace
17. Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Grave
18. Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Largo-Andante
19. Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Andante
20. Con Grosso Op.1 No.8 in f Christmas Con: Pastorale
21. Winter from The Four Seasons Op.8 No.4: Allgro non molto
22. Winter from The Four Seasons Op.8 No.4: Largo
23. Winter from The Four Seasons Op.8 No.4: Allegro

Album Description

This special collection of seasonal works includes over an hour of the most moving and beautiful Christmas compositions of Europe's Baroque era. The instrumental music of Celestial Christmas 3 is a fabulous addition to any listener's compilation of Christmas recordings. Baroque instrumental music is distinguished by the all-pervasive basso continuo: an instrumental bass line played on a low melody instrument, with expressive harmonies created on keyboard, strings, or plucked instruments. Baroque music came to its pinnacle with the Italian and German composers of the seventeenth to mid-eighteenth centuries. Celestial Christmas 3 includes eight of those pre-eminent composers. Four Italian composers, Arcangelo Corelli, Francesco Maria Manfredini, Giuseppe Torelli and Pietro Locatelli, each provide a glorious Christmas Concerto. These are interspersed with three shorter pieces from German composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Handel and Johann Pachelbel. The spectacular montage comes to a grand conclusion with Antonio Vivaldi's stunning Winter from The Four Seasons. Each of the pieces is tremendously emotional; together, they are powerfully stirring. Even though the composers intended them as Christmas music, most listeners would not want to limit Celestial Christmas 3 to that season alone. Not only is the music itself gloriously gratifying, but the European orchestra and its conductor perform each piece with remarkable virtuosity.

This is the third in this series of Christmas recordings released by Celestial Harmonies, each offering a unique contribution to the joy of the Christmas season.

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Magnum Mysterium I - A Special 2 1/2 Hour Collection Of Sacred Music Classics Various Artists Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0000007ZX Release Date: 1994-08-31

Tracks:

1. Lectio I: Jeremiae For Holy Saturday
2. Lamentation For Maundy Thursday - Thomas Tallis
3. Lamentation for Maundy Thursday
4. Lamentation for Good Friday
5. Kyrie from Missa Papae Marcelli
6. Gloria From Missa Papae Marcelli
7. Creado From Missa Papae Marcelli
8. Sanctus From Missa Papae Marcelli
9. Agnus Dei from Missa Papae Marcelli
10. Motet O Magnum Mysterium
11. Motet Sancte Spiritus Domine

Tracks:

1. Motet Infelix Ego
2. Motet Versa Est
3. Introit from Requiem Mass
4. Kyrie From Requiem Mass
5. Gradual From Requiem Mass
6. Offertory from Requiem Mass
7. Sanctus From Requiem Mass
8. Agnus Dei From Requiem Mass
9. Communion From Requiem Mass
10. Introit From Requiem Mass
11. Kyrie From Requiem Mass
12. Gradual From Requiem Mass
13. Offertory From Requiem Mass
14. Sanctus From Requiem Mass
15. Agnus Dei From Requiem Mass
16. Communion From Requiem Mass
17. Motet In Manus Tuas

Average customer rating: "early beginnings from the vaults ~ Percy Faith"

Delicado Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Ellington | Ellington, Edward Duke | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wilder | Wilder, Alec | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001EMM2Y Release Date: 2004-06-29

Tracks:

1. Amor [From Broadway Rhythm]
2. Negra Consentida
3. Embraceable You
4. Baia (Ne Baixe de Sapateiro) [from The Three Caballeros)
5. If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You
6. Tico-Tico [From Bathing Beauty]
7. Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year [From Christmas Holiday]
8. Bem Te VI Atrevido
9. I Love You
10. Capullito de Aleli
11. Long Ago (And Far Away) [From Cover Girl]
12. Cumparsita
13. Stardust
14. Stars in Your Eyes
15. Bim Bam Boom
16. I'll Close My Eyes - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Hildegarde
17. There's No Holding Me - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Hildegarde
18. Dancing in the Dark
19. That Old Black Magic [from Star-Spangled Rhythm)
20. All Through the Night
21. Begin the Beguine
22. Touch of Your Hand
23. Tia Juana
24. Temptation [From Going Hollywood]
25. Noche Caribe (Caribbean Night) [From Starlift]

Tracks:

1. Swedish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 19: Midsummer Vigil
2. Body and Soul
3. Du - Ray Charles Singers, Percy Faith & His Orchestra
4. Deep Purple
5. Fiddle Derby
6. My Dream Concerto - Ray Charles, , Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Chorus
7. Dizzy Fingers - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Magic Voices
8. I Got Rhythm
9. Flight 33 1/3
10. Solitude
11. Nervous Gavotte - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Lou Stein
12. Mosquitoes' Parade - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Chorus
13. Mer (Beyond the Sea)
14. Kitten on the Keys - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Stan Freeman, Bernie Leighton, Chorus
15. Whirlwind
16. Cumbanchero [From Cuban Pete]
17. Goodbye John - Ray Charles Singers, Percy Faith & His Orchestra
18. Perpetual Notion
19. They Can't Take That Away from Me [From Shall We Dance?] - Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Chorus
20. Soft Lights and Sweet Music
21. Oodles of Noodles
22. Would You?
23. Cumana
24. Delicado
25. Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)

Customer Reviews:

"early beginnings from the vaults ~ Percy Faith".......2005-02-15

Living Era presents "Delicado", fifty original mono recordings from 1944 to 1955 featuring Maestro Percy Faith who was churning out some of the best releases with top notch arrangements...each song had an upbeat and faraway tone to it...beautiful ballads from composers Harold Arlen, Waldir Azevedo, Irving Berlin, Nacio Herb Brown, Hoagy Carmichael, Zez Confrey, Peter De Rose, Jimmy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Rafael Hernandez, Johnny Green, Jerome Kern, Frank Loesser, Cole Porter, Arthur Schwartz ...beautifully recorded representing Faith's limitless talent at crafting musical arrangements to fit an evolving music scene.

Now for the real treat...songs composed by Percy Faith with his unmistakable arranging "NOCHE CARIBE " (Caribbean Night), recorded in New York 1947..."DA DU", with Ray Charles Singers recorded 3/04/1952..."FIDDLE DERBY", recorded in New York 1951..."FLIGHT 33 1/3", after Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble-Bee, recorded New York 5/11/1950..."NERVOUS GAVOTTE", with Lou Stein on piano recorded New York 5/22/1951..."PERPETUAL NOTION", recorded New York 6/02/1949...Percy's arrangements comes from the heart and weaving a magic spell over the listener...compilation goodies on two compact discs for all the Faith Fans!

Sweeping and gliding strings, beautiful renditions of all time favorite Faith arrangements, such a statement of string counter melodies within the orchestration...many were favorites of my parents when they were dating...these songs represent some of the best arrangements in my Faith collection...when you put this collection on, you're in for a magic carpet ride sprinkled with the "Percy Faith Touch"...every arrangement has the signature of his pen and baton, two totally different tempos and rhythms surface within the boundaries of his genius...no doubt he was a master at his craft, they'll never be another like 'em, they only pass this way once...thank you Living Era for sharing these rare gems with the fans that encountered Maestro Percy Faith!

Total Time: 2-CD-Set ~ Living Era 278 ~ (6/29/2004)

Meditation Music:

1. New Age Christmas 2
2. New Age Christmas 3
3. New Age Christmas 4
4. Northern Light
5. O'Cean: Flute and Sounds of the Sea
6. Oceanic
7. On the Future of Aviation
8. Opafire
9. Opafire
10. Out of Silence

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Guitar Noir [Extra tracks] [Import]

Mozart: Exsultate, Jubilate K158; Mass No4

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum - Clemencic Consort

Music: Country Love

Latino House [Import]

Lil Chopper Toy [Explicit Lyrics]

Jeanne Chane Jeanne [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Mis Carnales [Explicit Lyrics]

Light as a Feather

Herbert Baumann: Three Concertos

Heart and Soul [Box set] [Explicit Lyrics] [Original recording remastered]

Masters at Work Present Latin Verve Sounds

Illmatic [Explicit Lyrics]

The Best of Sonny Boy Williamson

Yule Be Miserable