| 1. Movement |
| 2. Corridors of Time |
| 3. Essence and the Ancients |
| 4. Angels, Bells and Pastorale |
| 5. Escalator |
| 6. Voices |
| 7. Portraits |
| 8. Ride (Finale) |
Chronos,Michael Stearns,Sonic Atmospheres,Ambient,New Age / Meditation,Progressive Electronic,Soundtrack
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Carmina Burana
Ensemble Unicorn , Posch , Ambrosini , and Ens Oni Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006GO42 Release Date: 2002-10-22 |
Tracks:
- Bache, Bene Venies
- Axe Phebus Aureo
- Clauso Cronos
- Katerine Collandemus
- Fas Et Nefas
- Tempus Transit Gelidum
- Ich Was Ein Chint So Wolgetan
- Ecce Torpet Probitas
- Exiit Diluculo
- Vite Perdite
- Procurans Odium
- Celum, Non Animum
- Tempus Est Iocungum
Customer Reviews:
This is it..........2005-08-30
This recording blends the impeccable balance of the instrumentation with excellent vocals, (listen for Bernhard Landauer and Eric Mentzel, the countertenor and tenor, respectively). This is as much as you could ask for, and certainly more than you could expect, in an Early Music recording.
A feisty little musical riot.......2005-07-12
As always Michael Posch is to be thoroughly commended for the sheer spontaneity of the musical feast that he unfailingly serves up. Too often music making of Medieval music seems awfully dry and academic - whereas this is way too riotous for that, even though a good deal of musicological research has gone to recreating Medieval performing practice.
The final carrot to go and buy this recording is the fantastic recorded sound. Naxos you have put many a major recording firm to utter shame with this release, who all to frequently demand several times the price for dreadful recordings/transfer - with Virgin Classics being the worst offender. Audiophiles after a miraculous bargain should pounce at the oppurtunity. Soundstaging is glorious, with air around the instruments, balance, detail, focus balanced by some warmth. It is all there for the taking!
A wondrous look into secular medieval music.......2004-09-07
Out of all the arrangements of any of the original Carmina Buranas, this album contains all of them. The always-brilliant Ensemble Unicorn has once again captured the mood of the music, showing the listener what these songs and poems really were: (often very filthy) drinking songs and poems for the medieval pilgrim. This album is a must have for the early music enthusiast.
More fine familiar material from Ensemble Unicorn.......2003-03-20
The arrangements may be too busy for some early music purists, but they are quite entertaining, and the experience of listening to this is more like listening to a pop or folk record than classical music. That makes this recording the most consistently listenable record of the material since Thomas Binkley's versions of twenty years ago. High points of this record are the fine performance of the timely -Ecce torpet probitas- and the duelling fiddles of -Clauso Chronos-. You also get the near-mandatory -Exiit diluculo- and -Tempus est jocundum-.
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Carmina Burana
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000027P26 Release Date: 1992-12-09 |
Tracks:
- Carmina Gulatorum Et Potatorum: Bacche, Bene Venies (CB 200)
- Carmina Gulatorum Et Potatorum: Virent Prata Hiemata (CB 151)
- Carmina Gulatorum Et Potatorum: Nomen A Solempnibus (CB 52)
- Carmina Gulatorum Et Potatorum: Alte Clamat Epicurus (CB 211)-Nu Lebe Ich (CB 211a)
- Carmina Gulatorum Et Potatorum: Vite Perdite II (CB 31)
- Carmina Gulatorum Et Potatorum: Vacillantis Trutine (CB 108)
- Carmina Gulatorum Et Potatorum: In Taberna Quando Sumus (CB 196)
- Carmina Lusorum: Officium Lusorum (CB 215 Et 215a): Introitus: Lugeamus Omnes In Decio
- Carmina Lusorum: Officium Lusorum (CB 215 Et 215a): Epistola: Lectio Actuum Apopholorum
- Carmina Lusorum: Officium Lusorum (CB 215 Et 215a): Sequentia: Victime Novali
- Carmina Lusorum: Officium Lusorum (CB 215 Et 215a): Evangelium: Sequentia Falsi Evangelii
- Carmina Lusorum: Officium Lusorum (CB 215 Et 215a): Oratio: Ornemus!
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Dic, Christi Veritas-Bulla Fulminate (CB 131 Et 131a)
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Licet Eger II (CB 8)
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Si Vocatus Ad Nupcias I (Cb 26, 3)
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Nomen A Solempnibus II (CB 52)
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Fas Et Nefas Ambulant (CB 19)
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Flete Flenda (CB 5)
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Homo Qui Vigeas (CB 22)
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Procurans Odium II (CB 12)
- Carmina Moralia Et Divina: Crucifigat Omnes (CB 47)
Tracks:
- Carmina Moralia: Deduc, Syon, Uberrimas (CB 34)
- Carmina Moralia: Ecce, Torpet Probitas (CB 3)
- Carmina Moralia: In Terra Sumus Rex (CB 11)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Tempus Transit Gelidum (CB 153)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Bacche, Bene Venies II (CB 200)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Licet Eger (CB 8)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: In Gedeonis Ara (CB 37)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Exiit Diluculo Rustica Puella (CB90)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Clauso Chronos (CB 73)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Olim Sudor Herculis (CB 63)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Virent Prata Hiemata (CB 151 Et 151a)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Veris Dulcis In Tempore I (CB 159)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Vacillantis Truntine II (CB 108)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Michi Confer, Venditor I (CB 16)
- Carmina Veris Et Amoris: Veris Dulcis In Tempore II (CB 159)
Tracks:
- Carmina Divina: Ave Nobilis Venerabilis Maria (CB 11)
- Carmina Divina: Fulget Dies Celebris (CB 153)
- Plaintes Mariales Du Jeu De La Passion (CB 16): Ave, Domina Mundi (CB 18)
- Plaintes Mariales Du Jeu De La Passion (CB 16): Ave Maria, Gratia Plena (CB 15)
- Plaintes Mariales Du Jeu De La Passion (CB 16): Deus, In Nomine Tuo (CB 15)
- Plaintes Mariales Du Jeu De La Passion (CB 16): Ludus De Passione (CB 16)
- Plaintes Mariales Du Jeu De La Passion (CB 16): Regali Ex Progenie Maria (CB 18)
- Plaintes Mariales Du Jeu De La Passion (CB 16): Sanctissima Et Gloriosissima (CB 18)
- Carmina Amoris Infelicis: Iste Mundus Furibundus (CB 24)
- Carmina Amoris Infelicis: Axe Phebus Aureo (CB 71)
- Carmina Amoris Infelicis: Dulce Solum Natalis Patrie (CB 119)
- Carmina Amoris Infelicis: Procurans Odium (CB 12)
- Carmina Amoris Infelicis: Vite Perdite I (CB 31)
- Carmina Amoris Infelicis: Sic Mea Fata Canendo Solo (CB 116)
- Carmina Amoris Infelicis: Ich Was Ein Chint So Wolgetan (CB 185)
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Chronos
Manufacturer: Sonic Atmospheres ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000E89D Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Movement
- Corridors of Time
- Essence and the Ancients
- Angels, Bells and Pastorale
- Escalator
- Voices
- Portraits
- Ride (Finale)
Customer Reviews:
Why is This Out-of-Print? It's Fantastic........2007-03-23
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Chronos 1
Starcastle Manufacturer: Sw-South West Label Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00006IZP3 Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
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The Way of the Pilgrim: Medieval Songs of Travel
Carmina Burana Anonymous , Trouveres Anonymous , Oswald von Wolkenstein , Huon de St. Quentin , Walther von der Vogelweide , Chardon de Croisilles , Llibre Vermell de Montserrat Anonymous , David Fallis , and Toronto Consort Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000056KNB Release Date: 2000-10-24 |
Tracks:
- Como Poden Per Sas Culpas
- Seigneurs, Sachiez
- Ben Pode Santa Maria
- Chevalier, Mult Estes Guariz
- Quen Quer Que Na Virgen Fia
- Clauso Chronos
- Virent Prata
- Bonum Est Confidere
- Bache Bene Venies
- Es Fuegt Sich
- Jurusalem Se Plaint
- Nu Alerst
- Dame Einsi Est
- Li Departirs
- Los Set Gotxs Recomptarem
Customer Reviews:
Fabulous Music!.......2003-11-21
Clever and exotic arrangements by the Toronto Consort.......2002-11-25
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Out of Russia
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000000SRB Release Date: 1997-11-11 |
Tracks:
- Pastorale For Violin And Wind Quartet
- Violin Concerto No. 4: Andante
- Violin Concerto No. 4: Vivo (Cadenza Visuale)
- Violin Concerto No. 4: Adagio
- Violin Concerto No. 4: Lento (Cadenze Visuale)
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Introduzione: Lento
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Game Of Dice: Allegro
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Introduction To The Ballets: Lento
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Ballet No. 1: The Dance Of The Night And The Wind
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Ballet No. 2: The Appearance Of The Silver Egg
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Ballet No. 3: Hymn To Eros
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Ballet No. 4: Amor's Aria
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Toccatina
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Dance Of The Skomorochs (Harlequins)
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Les Adieux: Prelude De Concert
- The Blackamoor Of Peter The Great - Symphonic Prose - Orchestral Suite Based On Original Instrumental And Vocal Passages Adapted From The Opera: Coda
- The Sleeping Beauty: Variation De Le Fee De Lilas: Allegro Con Moto
- The Sleeping Beauty: Entr'Acte: Andante Sostenuto
- Funeral Games In Honor Of Chronos
Customer Reviews:
Schnittke violin concerto N.4 best performance.......2007-06-10
If the music and music making are 5 stars, this is not true of Teldec's sound engineers. In order to capture the "visual cadenza", gestures where the soloist plays but doesn't make sound -a sense of what lies behind the soundscape according to Schnittke-, composer, soloist and producers agreed to replace the visual gestures by a series of loud breathings. Already the tonal balance of the recording is slanted toward a rich upper midrange -orchestral tuttis are not very defined with too much reverb of the hall, a typical attribute of recording engineers in the 90's who believed digital could replace the lessons learned by the best of Mercury living presence or Decca- but during these passages, they must have opened a microphone to capture Kremer's breathing. Had they mixed this album on decent equipment it would have been evident that the midrange level during portions the second movements is simply unbearable and ruins the musical experience! Indeed during the finale, the violin of Kremer seems taken from different positions depending if the music is loud or not. Shame on Teldec's engineers for such sloppy job. This disc should be re-issued with a new mastering so this gets corrected.
That is why I give only 4 stars.
Unusual "mini-concert" with a Schnittke centerpiece.......2006-07-22
But listeners should brace themselves for what follows, the disturbing, violent (and totally terrific) Schnittke Violin Concerto No. 4 (1984). In four movements, it lurches from genial passages to those that are positively scorching. Gidon Kremer (the work's dedicatee) will be hard to top in his frightening intensity, including some eerie vocal work, and Christoph Eschenbach and the Philharmonia are right up there with him in virtuosity. It is easily one of the most brilliant Schnittke performances I've ever heard.
An orchestral suite from Arthur Vincent Lourie's opera, "The Blackamoor of Peter the Great" (1961) comes next and is a fascinating oddity, and also notable for Schnittke's hand in orchestrating one of the middle movements, the "Ballet No. 3: Hymn to Eros." Throughout, the language is not too distant from Schnittke himself, perhaps with Shostakovich hovering nearby. The Philharmonia woodwind work is particularly notable and satisfying, but the entire ensemble presents the score with great power and commitment (as with everything here).
Stravinsky appears again in a charming instrumentation of two short excerpts from Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" which make a lovely break after the intensity of the Schnittke and Lourie works. Stravinsky's effort here transforms the sound into something resembling his own "Baiser de la fee" ("The Fairy's Kiss") and is completely winning, including a star turn for solo violin that Kremer executes beautifully.
The ten-minute Lourie that follows, "Funeral Games in Honor of Chronos" (1964) is scored for three flutes, piano (Eschenbach, who contributes some gorgeous playing) and cymbals, and makes a beautiful, somber ending to the program. I really admire the slightly offbeat programming of this recording, which combines massive orchestral works with lighter chamber pieces in between, and shows Eschenbach at his most imaginative.
Once again Kremer shows himself to be one of the current scene's great champions of this repertoire, and the Schnittke in particular, is one of the finest examples of this composer's output on disc. (It has been re-issued on a Teldec set of all four violin concertos, all conducted by Eschenbach.) The sound quality is excellent throughout, with a keen "you are there" presence.
NOTE: I notice this is now out-of-print. While it's worth seeking out as a used copy, I can't really see paying close to $100 for it that some are asking. However, the Schnittke is available on the re-released set of all four Schnittke violin concertos, and highly recommended.
great CD.......2004-05-02
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Music For Brass Quintet
Manufacturer: Agora ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000JP9Z Release Date: 1999-12-13 |
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Chronos
ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FLZN4M |
Product Description
1. These Days 2. Complacency 3. Paralyzed 4. Transparent 5. Will I Be Ready 6. Why Do You Run 7. I've Seen a Miracle 8. Flesh 9. Do You Believe 10. Nothing Less
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Downpour Chronos
Chronos Manufacturer: Central South Christian Distribution ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0009ZGJRO Release Date: 2004-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Strange Ways
- I Want the Ocean
- Scream Louder (feat. Cloud 10)
- Without Me
- Better Off Now
- Red Rocket
- Hammer No More
- Walk The World
- Out There
- Downpour
- Dime
- Big House
Product Description
It's downright impossible for Springfield, Missouri sextet Chronos to escape comparisons with the Dave Matthews Band. Like the forerunner's concert lineup, Chronos consists of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, sax, and violin. Also, well- known riffs from DMB classics like "Warehouse," "So Much to Say," "Crash," and "Don't Drink the Water" can be heard in a number of songs throughout Chronos' debut. But the obvious influences don't overshadow this band's quality, or the fact that they sound a lot older and more experienced than they really aremost of them are still in or barely out of their teens. Chronos is committed to glorifying God with thoughtfully spiritual lyrics and excellence in music, which definitely shows in their songs and their impressive mastery over the instruments. A strong lead vocalist, Doug Ray's soft tenor sounds less like Matthews and more like Bruce Hornsby or Gary Chapman. Besides, artists like Todd Agnew, Big Daddy Weave, and All Together Separate have emulated the DMB sound in Christian music and only come so close. Chronos does it so well, I look forward to hearing how they grow in years to come.
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Luc Marcel. Wind. Chronos Saxophone Quartet
ProductGroup: Classical Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000KDRUUA |
Product Description
Luc Marcel. Wind. Chronos Saxophone Quartet/Charles BornsteinMeditation Music:
- Chronos [Soundtrack]
- Cinem Ocean
- Circle
- Clannad 2
- Clannad in Concert [Live]
- Companions of the Crimson Coloured Ark
- Crann Ull
- Cross Currents
- Deep Voices: Recordings of Humpback, Blue and Right Whales
- Duende
Meditation Music
Hello Hello: the Best of [Import]
A Constipated Monkey [Explicit Lyrics]