Journey into Love

1. Nobody's Fools

2. Heal Me With Your Love

3. Fill Me

4. In the Temple of My Heart

5. I Open My Heart to You

6. Wedding Blessing

7. Prayer of St. Francis

8. I Am Sustained

9. Contemplation Chant

10. Blessings upon You

Journey into Love,Sophia,Ivory Moon Records,Adult Contemporary,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Spiritual,Vocals

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Average customer rating: Very Creative Project Artistically, But Not The Best Of 2nd Chapter Notice how many 5 star reviews there are? :) Love it! With Footnotes The Roar of Love: A Musical Journey Into the Wonder of C.S. Lewis' Narnia

The Roar of Love: A Musical Journey Into the Wonder of C.S. Lewis' Narnia 2nd Chapter of Acts Manufacturer: Navarre Corporation/ ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Mansion Builder Rejoice Hymns Hymns 2 20: 1972-1992 ASIN: B000008KJ8 Release Date: 1991-06-01

Tracks:

1. Are You Goin' To Narnia?
2. Lucy's Long Gone
3. Tell The Truth
4. Turkish Delight
5. Son of Adam Daughter of Eve
6. Christmas Where Are You?
7. Gifts From Father Christmas
8. Aslan Is Killed
9. The Roar Of Love
10. I've Heard The Stars Sing Before
11. He's Broken Thru
12. Witch's Demise/Get It Into Your Head
13. Something Is Happening In Me
14. White Stag

Album Description

Get the music of Narnia from C.S. Lewis beloved books, "The Chronicals of Narnia". "The Roar of Love" will take you on a musical journey to Narnia, sung by the award-winning group, the 2nd Chapter of Acts.

This extraordinary world - Narnia - is a magical land situated somewhere between the lampost and Cair Paravel on the western sea. But don't try to find it on a map, for it won't be there. Which isn't to say that Narnia is a figment of one's imagination. Oh no, it's much more than that. it's a place you'll more likely to find in your heart, as you embrace its wonders with your spirit.

Customer Reviews:

Very Creative Project Artistically, But Not The Best Of 2nd Chapter.......2007-03-30

I am one who thinks time is short, and when working on songs, I want ones that stand on their own and have a clear message. The songs on this project are connected to the C. S. Lewis classic, "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe." With the exception of "I've Heard The Stars Sing Before", none of these songs are ones I would consider doing as a special number at church.

Musically, this is a very effective album, with Michael Omartian adding his keyboard prowess and Phil Keaggy on the guitars.

Notice how many 5 star reviews there are? :).......2006-07-25

I cried when I saw all the 5 star reviews and read them. I'm 53 yrs. old and Annie Herring (clearly most responsible for the 2nd Chapter's sound) and her sister and brother are my favorite group of all time. I've cried and worshiped with their music more times than I can count and love them like they're my family ... but hey, they are! :).

Different albums have been my favorites at different times and their music really communicates genuine love for Jesus.

I wish everyone knew and loved their music and their (our) Lord.

BTW, these guys were together for 17 yrs. and haven't recorded together for longer than that. It was sad to hear them announce that the Lord told them to dissolve the group. It was probably at the height of their popularity.

www.2ndchapterofacts.com

Love it!.......2006-06-23

The words and music are excellent, and very touching. I feel the CD enhances the Narnia experience. I loved it as a little girl, and my children love it now. Highly recommended!

With Footnotes.......2006-03-11

After Second Chapter of Acts released this album on record, the Episcopal Radio/ TV Foundation gained control of all things C.S. Lewis and the many tributes to the Narnian Chronicles, including the play of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe had to get official sanction. However this got relicensed, it's better than ever now remastered on CD.

The great writing and soaring vocals of Second Chapter were introduced on the cleverly titled With Footnotes album, which related the songs to their name and the New Testament book of Acts, and on the follow-up album, In the Volume of the Book (another witty play on words). Songs like "The Devil's Lost Again" were too rockin' for radio, and Matthew Ward, the male third of the trio, later released his own solo albums.

Second Chapter is also featured on the DVD/ CD set First Love, and as with many other Jesus Movement-era rock edged artists, it's about time they made a comeback. The new Disney/ Walden Media Narnia movie is only the latest creative work inspired by the Chronicles, as this album shows. Turn it up and hear the roar.

The Roar of Love: A Musical Journey Into the Wonder of C.S. Lewis' Narnia.......2006-03-01

I enjoyed this album immensely when it first came out in the 80's. Now after seeing the movie in the theatre, I purchased it again as I found it has been remastered and put on CD. I LOVE IT. THE SONGS ARE PHENOM! Service from Amazon was great too! Thanks. It was worth every penny. Linda

Average customer rating: Conversion Not to be missed Greatly improved sound, excellent performances Szell and Karajan were freinds!!! A classic Szell recording beautifully restored

Great Orchestral Highlights from The Ring of the Nibelungs / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (SACD) Wagner , Cleveland Orchestra , and George Szell Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Dvorák: The Slavonic Dances [SACD] Dvorak Symphony No. 7 & Carnival Overture & Smetana Die Moldau / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (SACD) Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39 & 40; Exsultate, Jubilate [SACD] Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues [SACD] Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, A Night on Bald Mountain, and Other Russian Showpieces [Hybrid SACD] ASIN: B000044U19 Release Date: 2000-01-11

Customer Reviews:

Conversion .......2005-03-07

This is a very good recording of these works - all from Wagner's Nibelungen operas. Prior to purchasing this SACD, I did not totally agree with Szell's approach to Wagner. His approach, I thought, was too clear, too lacking on the bass line, and the accoustic at Severance Hall didn't help much. This SACD clarifies Szell in a very favorable way. Severance Hall doesn't sound nearly as bad of a place to record as I previously thought (though it's still debatable whether Szell's modifications to the hall in the late 50's were an improvement...) and the listener hears a much more balanced orchestral sonority, one which is without any congestion, clear as a bell, so to speak.

The performances themselves are top-flight - no question, by the late 1960's, the Cleveland Orchestra was the best orchestra in the U.S., outgunning everyone else. Szell lets the music speak for itself - no indulging in one's own self-centered interpretations here. Tempi are as specified and there are no orchestral rearrangements as there were in his Schumann recordings.

Now, if only Sony would release the rest of Szell's Wagner recordings on SACD, I'd be really happy to buy it.

Not to be missed.......2004-12-02

Hard to believe that these old Columbia/Epic LPs had this kind of sound in them. The sound stage is deep and wide and the string sound truly analogue. I find some of the ring excerpts not particularly to my liking musically, but the Tristan Prelude? A great recording by any measure. I was mesmerized by Szell's performance and have listened many, many times. SACD is so phenomenal. No ear fatigue and musically so involving. I haven't enjoyed listening so much since my LP days. This is the full measure of digital sound.

Greatly improved sound, excellent performances.......2004-09-17

I have been comparing this (non-hybrid, stereo-only) Sony SACD with the old Sony/CBS CD set - the 2 discs Maestro series from 1990, I've never heard a more recent Essential Classics CD incarnation coupled with some Ormandy Wagner. I suspect that was the same remastering.

The SACD replicates the second CD from that set (Ring excerpts plus the Tristan Prelude and Liebestod) and adds the Meistersinger Prelude, giving a total timing of 76'47.

I compared the tracks I know very well: the two Gotterdammerung excerpts. Unlike the other Szell SACD I have compared (Schumann Symphonies No 2 & 4, where the difference was discernible but slight), here the new disc sounds clearly different, and I think better.

On CD I always felt it was perhaps the slight aural 'edge' and hint of constriction that made these performances so thrilling (even though the sounds was rather flat in terms of front to back perspective), but this SACD removes that acerbity to some extent, to advantage I feel. There is much more depth to the sound and it is richer - and the orchestra sounds closer (perhaps even a tad smaller?) with greater detail. Strings sound more in focus. Maybe some of the ambience has changed, but perhaps this more realistically conveys the true acoustic of Severance Hall. Hearing the brief fanfare at 5'13ff in the Rhine Journey, here it is more rounded and realistic.

Tape hiss is absent from the SACD. In the Funeral March the advantage is clearer: the detail is much finer (the timpani strokes sound clearly at 2'55ff, whereas on CD they were blurred and the lighter ones inaudible).

For Wagnerians and Szell fans I think this SACD is worth getting as a supplement to the normal CD - I will of course retain the CDs as the SACD cannot be played elsewhere like the car changer.

Szell and Karajan were freinds!!!.......2004-06-07

In a recent bio on Karajan I was surprised to read the two were very good freinds and shared a alot in common. They also had similar approaches to orchestral sonority...

Suprisingly enough the approach to the Wagner here is very alike Herbert in some regards...I like the way Szell approaches the music in a more intense approach.

Karajan did get to do the Ring...but alas we may get to hear Szell with the Met from the 40s which some believe does exist in archive. As to the playing this is the finest Wagner record of exerpts out there.

It surpasses Herbert's any day!!!

The wonderful thing is how Cleveland is so transparent in it's textures...not as unlike Klemperer as one would think!!!

A classic Szell recording beautifully restored.......2002-01-25

There is very little to add to the excellent preceding review on this recording. I would just add an observation that the DSD transfer onto SACD brings a far greater level of realism and transparency as compared to the original LP or any subsequent CD transfer. We get as close as we likely ever will to hearing Szell's original intentions in the studio, which were obscured by Columbia's notoriously poor transfers of the original reel-to-reel master tape onto LP. In those days Columbia would artificially boost the mid-range on a recording to make it sound better on mediocre equipment -- not exactly an audiophile technique! This DSD transfer, by contrast, is untampered electronically, not even by noise reduction, which is also notorious for robbing analogue recordings from this vintage of their ambience and warmth. The result is a small amount of tape hiss, which I will gladly accept to be given the chance to hear what Szell and his fabulous Clevelanders actually recorded.

Average customer rating:

The Wagner Collection Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wagner | Wagner, Richard | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000071L Release Date: 1997-06-17

Tracks:

1. The Flying Dutchman: Overture
2. The Flying Dutchman: Prelude
3. The Flying Dutchman: Brangane's Warning
4. The Flying Dutchman: Prelude To Act III
5. The Flying Dutchman: Love And Death
6. Gotterdammerung: Dawn
7. Gotterdammerung: Siegried's Rhine Journey
8. Siegfried's Death
9. Funeral Music
10. Final Scene
11. Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Prelude Prelude To Act III
12. Dance Of The Apprentices
13. Procession Of The Mastersingers

Tracks:

1. Das Rheingold Lohengrin: Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla
2. Das Rheingold Lohengrin: Prelude To Act I
3. Elsa's Dream
4. Prelude To Act III
5. Tannhauser: Overture
6. Venusberg Music
7. Siegfried: Forrest Murmurs
8. Die Walkure: Wotan's Farewell And Magic Fire Music

Average customer rating:

Journey into Past Lives Guided Meditation Hypnosis CD Manufacturer: World Sangha Publishing ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Meet Your Spirit Guides Guided Meditation CD Hypnosis Clairvoyance, Psychic & Spiritual Learning Guided Meditation CD Hypnosis Shamanic Healing ~ Soul Retrieval Guided Meditation CD High Self Esteem Success & Prosperity Self Hypnosis CD Journey to the 5th Dimension ASIN: B000EYDJAA

Product Description

This is a Power Metaphysical Guided Meditation that is designed to take you into a deep relaxed state of awareness with an intention for you to heal with the help of information and insights to some of your past lives. It takes you to "What you need to experience for healing this life in this present moment." It is very powerful and can be an Extraordinary and Enlightening Experience. Christopher Love CDs are very Powerful Transformational tools for you to heal and transcend the past, empower your present moment, expanding your intellect and your imagination, and to help you hold the vision of what you want in the future from life, and to help you expand into the Mystery of Being. All CDs also include a combination of Alpha and Theta Brainwave technology for a deep and relaxed Mind/Body/Spirit experience. It is best to use headphones whenever possible but not absolutely necessary. Each CD includes beautiful full color graphics imprinted on top of the CD and are shipped in a slimline jewel case without a paper insert and without shrink-wrap. Christopher Love is an internationally known Bestselling Author, Award Winning Composer/Recording Artist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Neuro-Linguistic Program Practitioner, Board Certified Hypnotherapy Instructor/Trainer and a Teaching Reiki Master with over 14 years of professional experience. He is the author of 9 books, 24 solo music CD's, 74 Self Hypnosis/Guided Meditations on CD, 2 Poetry CD's, 2 Rumi Poetry CD's and a children's stories on CD. As a headlining & keynote speaker at Mind/Body/Spirit conferences across the country, Christopher is also a frequent interview guest for both radio and television. In 2001 he was featured in an hour long television special documentary focused solely on his extraordinary clairvoyant abilities. Christopher is also currently an editorial advisor for one of the premier magazines in the world on Buddhism.

Average customer rating: An amazing collection, as expected. Superb A No Brainer!!!!!!!!! A True Sampler This music is truly beautiful

Out of This World Steven Sametz , Allen Shearer , Richard Strauss , Thomas Tallis , American Traditional , English Traditional , Christopher Fritzsche , Corey McKnight , David Shaler , Joseph Jennings , Kenneth Fitch , David Munderloh , Douglas Wright , and Kevin Baum Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gabrieli | Gabrieli, Andrea | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gibbons, Orlando | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tallis | Tallis, Thomas | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chanticleer | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wondrous Love: A World Folk Song Collection Sound in Spirit Chanticleer: A Portrait Sing We Christmas Lost in the Stars ASIN: B000000SP0 Release Date: 1994-10-04

Tracks:

1. I Have Had Singing
2. O Clap Your Hands
3. If You Love Me
4. Magnificat A 12
5. Charm Me Asleep
6. Drei Mannerchore: Drei Mannerchore - Vor Den Turen
7. Drei Mannerchore: Drei Mannerchore - Traumlicht
8. Drei Mannerchore: Drei Mannerchore - Frohlich im Maien
9. Nude Descending A Staircase
10. Blue Skies
11. Shenandoah
12. Straight Street
13. Out Of This World
14. O Waly, Waly
15. Journey to Recife
16. Jesus Met The Woman At The Well

Customer Reviews:

An amazing collection, as expected........2006-06-09

I stumbled across Chanticleer in late 2005, while running a search for chorale music -- the album I found being Gregorian Chants -- and instantly fell in love with this wonderful group. I had known about countertenors for some time previously, but, as I had not yet witnessed the sound, was stunned to find that Chanticleer was composed entirely of males.

Their sound is wonderful; rarely do I catch them slipping in their harmonies, a quality that I primarily associate with Russian Orthodox Choirs, which I don't find often enough within the US-of-A. But being a stickler isn't bad; it's this way that I found, and stuck with Chanti.

The selections of music on this CD are wide, ranging from American Folk -- Shenandoah -- to Strauss' "Drei Männerchöre," and back to Irving Berlin and beyond. My personal favorite is the rendition of Allen Shearer's musical adaptation of "Nude Descending a Staircase," featuring X. J. Kennedy's text.

As a final note: for lovers of a good bass in choral music, this is certainly a CD to consider, as are all Chanticleer works, thanks to Mr. Eric Alatorre, facial ornamentation and all. He's certainly a warm, rich anchor for the group's sometimes ethereal sound.

Superb.......2005-01-27

The last work on this recording, "Jesus Met the Woman at the Well, is worth many times the price of this CD. Joseph Jennings' performance on this one riveting and the group really takes off. The entire album is great, but this piece is an absolute knockout.

A No Brainer!!!!!!!!!.......2003-10-26

This is a must have cd for any classical, choral,or jazz music fan. Chanticleer is world renowned for their abilty to branch out and do all kinds of different styles, and this cd shows off there incredible range and diveristy. This cd incompasses 20th Century classical, Rennisance, Romantic, Jazz, Spirital, and Folk music done with blend balance and style that each one of these genres calls for. It can take years for a group to do one off these genres well, let alone all. If you have never heard them this a a good cd to start with, and if you have heard them this is a great cd to add to your collection

A True Sampler.......2003-08-29

The purpose of a sampler is to showcase a variety of one's best work, and Chanticleer certainly does that on this disc. The Gabrieli Magnificat captures the spirit of San Marco, Venice, and then jazz and pop numbers are hilarious! A lesser known treasure is "I have had singing". "Jesus met the woman at the well"...as my grandfather used to say, "If that don't light your fire, your wood's wet."

This music is truly beautiful.......2000-03-10

No matter what your musical tastes are, you will enjoy this CD. Chanticleer sings songs with such a beauty and clarity, it makes one want to take up singing. I highly recommend all of Chanticleer's material.

Average customer rating: On the Subject of Intelligent and Sensitive Recitals Lovely A Beautiful Disc A stunning burst onto the world stage Wonderful songs, and a singer with great potential

Magdalena Kozená - Love Songs (Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu) Antonin Dvorak , Bohuslav Martinu , Leos Janacek , Magdalena Kozená , and Graham Johnson Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Janácek, Leos | ( J ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martinu | Martinu, Bohuslav | ( M ) | 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 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 | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | 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 Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Songs: Magdalena Kozena Magdalena Kozená - Le belle immagini (Mozart, Gluck, Myslivecek) Lamento Russian Album French Arias ASIN: B00004SDO1 Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

1. Love Songs: Oh, Our Love Does Not Bloom
2. Love Songs: Death Dwells In So Many A Heart
3. Love Songs: Now I Stumble Past The House
4. Love Songs: I Know That In Sweet Hope
5. Love Songs: Gentle Slumber Reigns Over The Countryside
6. Love Songs: Here In The Forest By A Brook
7. Love Songs: In The Sweet Power Of Your Eyes
8. Love Songs: Oh, Dear Matchless Soul
9. New Miniatures: The Rich Sweetheart
10. New Miniatures: The Forsaken Lover
11. New Miniatures: Lounging
12. New Miniatures: The Inquisitive Girl
13. New Miniatures: The Cheerful Girl
14. New Miniatures: The Unhappy Lover
15. New Miniatures: The Request
16. New Miniatures: The Tall Tower
17. Songs For A Friend Of My Country: Ponies On The Fallow Land
18. Songs For A Friend Of My Country: The Lost Little Slipper
19. Songs For A Friend Of My Country: A Religious Song
20. Songs For A Friend Of My Country: An Invitation
21. Four Songs: You Heartfelt Songs
22. Four Songs: Oh, That Was A Beautiful, Golden Dream
23. Four Songs: In Pain, My Heart Often Broods
24. Four Songs: Silence On The Mountains
25. Lullaby
26. Songs For One Page: Dew
27. Songs For One Page: Unlocking With A Single Word
28. Songs For One Page: Journey To The Beloved
29. Songs For One Page: The Footpath
30. Songs For One Page: At Mother's
31. Songs For One Page: The Virgin Mary's Dream
32. Songs For One Page: Rosemary
33. New Slovak Songs: So Tell Me
34. New Slovak Songs: I Had A Blouse
35. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Who Is The Posy For?
36. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: A Lover's Picture
37. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Little Posy
38. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Constancy
39. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Love
40. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: Parting
41. Moravian Folk Poetry In Songs: My Lover's Horses
42. Good Night, My Darling

Amazon.com

The composers Antonín Dvorák, Leos Janácek, and Bohuslav Martinu might not be the names that first spring to mind when love songs are mentioned, yet this fascinating collection gives us a taste of what delights we have been missing. They range from seven Moravian folk songs, collected by Janácek at the turn of the century, to songs written by Martinu in the U.S. in 1942. There's also early Martinu--including songs he collected in Slovakia in 1920--plus the world-premiere recording of Songs for a Friend of My Country, a cycle he wrote in France in 1940 on his way to America. All of these songs are of interest in giving us another aspect of each composer's work; most have much more to offer. Many are achingly lovely, especially those by Dvorák--including his Op. 2, a reworking of four songs from a cycle he had written almost 20 years earlier, and Love Songs, a revision of eight songs from the same cycle. "Good night, my darling," from his 1886 cycle In Folk Tone, is worth the price of this CD alone. Czech mezzo Magdalena Kozená, who put together the program, sings with pure, attractive tone. Graham Johnson is her excellent accompanist. --Richard Fawkes

Customer Reviews:

On the Subject of Intelligent and Sensitive Recitals.......2005-05-19

Combing the recorded literature to find CDs that showcase singers who not only own brilliant vocal gifts but who also possess the intelligence to program recordings of lesser known works in a sequence that makes for intelligent recitals, it is becoming more obvious that there are many singers who opt for purity of purpose rather than 'salesmanship' of careers in the PR arena. Magdalena Kozená is one of these gifted singers whose intelligence and sensitivity match her physical and vocal beauty.

LOVE SONGS is a tastefully selected panorama of lesser-known songs by Kozená's fellow countrymen (Czech) Antonín Dvorák, Leos Janácek, and Bohuslav Martinu. And while many of the Dvorák and Janácek songs have been occasionally heard in recitals, the Martinu "Songs for a Friend of My Country", an exquisitely beautiful work written in 1940, here receives its World Premiere recording. Kozená's voice is in prime condition for these songs and she is ably accompanied by pianist Graham Johnson. The special flavor of these Slavic emotions and songs has rarely been so well captured.

But over and above the beauty of Kozená's performance of these neglected masterpieces shines the glow of her sensitive programming. Recordings such as these are rare and should be included in the libraries of those who appreciate the lieder genre. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, May 05

Lovely.......2004-03-25

This is a beautifully performed selection of Czech lieder. Kozena has a lovely voice and sings with precision and nicely modulated emotion. The accompanying pianist, Graham Johnston, is excellent. Despite the title, not all these songs are love or romantic songs but all are well worth hearing. The selection of songs is excellent. Different listeners will prefer different songs. For me, the highlight of this recording are the rarely heard Martinu songs, many of which exhibit the lyrical aspect of his compositional style. Recommended strongly.

A Beautiful Disc.......2002-01-06

This is simply a magnificent recording. I like it better every time I put it on. The voice is fresh, supple, and expressive. I even find myself trying to learn some of the Czech words (from the translation in the booklet) they sound so nice. Both Kozena and the brilliant piano contributions by Graham Johnson are faithfully caught on the recording. There is enough variety and contrast that one doesn't tire in the least (over the generous 67 minutes of playing time) of hearing these playful, sometimes poignant, songs. One of the best discs, in terms of programming, performance, and sound quality, of the past couple of years.

A stunning burst onto the world stage.......2001-12-17

Magdalena Kozena is suddenly known around the world, thanks to this stunning disc of 42 lieder from her Czech homeland. Most of the songs are short - some come in under a minute, the longest 3-4 minutes. Each is a little gem and many have never been recorded before.

Kozena's voice is sheer delight. She does have resonances in her voice which are reminiscent of her compatriot, Lucia Popp, but is certainly a mezzo - although she has chosen her repertoire well so we hear no strain at the top. Her low resonances are delightful and consistent with her head voice. To compare Kozena's voice to that of the late diva (Popp), it is more pure, more consistent in tone from top to bottom, and doesn't have so much of the `squeezey' quality which Popp used to great effect in evincing the passion of her characters. Kozena can empty her voice of vibrato or let it out rich and full, and uses all her vocal resources to great effect in contrasting the individual songs. She has astoundingly mature lieder-singer's technique for such a young singer.

This recording rightly won a Gramophone award this year. Kozena deserves all the accolades she receives for this - doubtless all listeners will develop their own favourites from these delightful miniatures.

Wonderful songs, and a singer with great potential.......2000-10-08

What a wonderful, carefully thought out CD! Kozena obviously revels in these rarely performed songs by Dvorak, Martinu, and Janacek, and Johnson accompanies with his usual ease and sensitivity. What a pity the piano is balanced distantly -- we hear little of Johnson's variety of touch and dynamics. As for Kozena, she is obviously an intelligent musician with a voice of great potential. It is qutie beautiful as it is, yet the colour is still rather pale. Yes, there is something of the late Lucia Popp's timbre, yet it has little of Popp's depth and range of colour. BBC Legends released a CD of Popp a year ago which includes three Dvorak songs also sung by Kozena. The differences are quite marked -- while Kozena's timbre and interpretation suggests a dreamy yet earnest youth, Popp brings out an autumnal glow and a sharp pain that pierces at least this listener's heart. Kozena has started a wonderful career. Only time will tell how her voice will develop. I do hope it goes in the direction of Popp's unique lyric timbre. No one could ever equal Popp (perhaps it's obvious by now that Popp is my favorite singer of all time), but perhaps Kozena will become something of Popp's heir, while still being her own person. I hope so. But her musicality is not in question. Let's keep our ears open!

Average customer rating: A quite place

Legendary Hollywood: North By North (Film Score Anthology) Manufacturer: Citadel ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Misfits: Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack [Enhanced CD] ASIN: B000007NHF Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

1. Unchained (Main Theme)
2. The Racers (Love Theme)
3. Viva Zapata! (Josefa)
4. The Bad Seed (Lullaby)
5. A Streetcar Named Desire (Blanche)
6. The Bachelor Party (Love Theme)
7. The 13th Letter (Denise)
8. Stage Struck (Eva)
9. I'll Cry Tomorrow (Love Theme)
10. Les Miserables (Love Theme)
11. The Rose Tattoo (Bacio)
12. Desiree (Love Theme)
13. Main Title
14. Dead Agent
15. Loneliness
16. The Weapon
17. The Search
18. Deadly Quest
19. Troubled Romance
20. Tight Rope
21. Deep Water
22. Fellow Travelers
23. Beneath the Surface
24. Love Theme-Painful Memory
25. Native Mood
26. Pursuit
27. Despair
28. Desperate Straits
29. End Title (It's Over)

Customer Reviews:

A quite place.......2000-08-26

Following Anna Sokolow The choreographer who knew to listen and discover good composers I discovered Alex North who was Anna Sokolow's companion at her early days. I found his music restful (most of it). Directors in Hollywood knew to choose the right composer for great films.; Technical information: In order to listen to the music you need a DVD player, In my product I can not use a CD player.

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The Songs of Frank Bridge Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003010 Release Date: 1997-07-08

Tracks:

1. Sonnet: When most I wink
2. If I could choose
3. The Primrose
4. A Dirge
5. The Devon Maid
6. Dawn and Evening
7. Where'er my bitter teardrops fall
8. E'en as a lovely flower
9. Blow, blow, thou winter wind
10. Go not, happy day
11. Night lies on the silent highways
12. A Dead Violet
13. Cradle Song
14. Lean close thy cheek
15. Fair Daffodils
16. Adoration
17. So perverse
18. Tears, idle tears
19. The Violets Blue
20. Come to me in my dreams
21. My pent-up tears oppress my brain
22. Music, when soft voices die
23. Far, far from each other
24. Where is it that our soul doth go?

Tracks:

1. All things that we clasp
2. Love is a rose
3. Dear, when I look into thine eyes
4. Isobel
5. O that it were so!
6. Strew no more red roses
7. Where she lies asleep
8. Love went a-riding
9. Thy hand in mine
10. So early in the morning
11. Mantle of Blue
12. The Last Invocation
13. When you are old and gray
14. Into her keeping
15. What shall I your true love tell?
16. 'Tis but a week
17. Day after Day
18. Speak to me, my love!
19. Dweller in my deathless dreams
20. Goldenhair
21. Journey's End

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Anything Goes: The San Sylmar Theatre Organ Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ketèlbey, Albert William | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | 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 General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Traditional | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000IMIJ Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. Anything Goes
2. You Took Advantage of Me
3. Blue Moon
4. You, You, You
5. I Married an Angel
6. Blue Skies
7. Hot Dog - Tom Hazleton
8. Crazy Rhythm
9. As Time Goes By
10. Just One of Those Things
11. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
12. Besame Mucho
13. Wedgewood Blues
14. Little Bells
15. My Silent Love
16. Sleepy Time Gal
17. Sentimental Journey

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Doors & Windows Manufacturer: Evie Thompson ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Singer Songwriters | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Adult Contemporary | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: A HIGHER PLACE ASIN: B00004RG78 Release Date: 1999-12-01

Tracks:

1. Even Here
2. Mister Anxiety
3. Unsung Heroes
4. One Woman, One Man
5. Someone Who Moves Me
6. The Un Song
7. If This Were My Last Day
8. Move The Rock
9. Open Up My Doors & Windows
10. Soul For Sale
11. Angels Before Me
12. Walk On The Water
13. Secrets and Lies

Album Description

13 original and powerful, riveting, candid, courageous and inspirational Adult Contemporary/AAA songs that reflect one woman's musical journey from the depths of despair into the light of personal triumph....a testament to the strenth of the human spirit to endure against all odds.

Meditation Music:

1. Ki
2. Michigan Winter
3. Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World [Soundtrack]
4. Mix Up
5. Mother: Celebration of Mothers & Motherhood
6. Mountain Light
7. My Best
8. Narada Equinox Sampler, Vol. 1
9. Natural Rhythms
10. Nature's Relaxation Suites: Sea of Tranquility

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Hugo Distler: Cembalo-Konzerte

Lago de los Cisnes

Music: History of Country Music: Country Love Classics

Hooj Presents: Further [Import]

Greatest Hits 87-99 [Import]

Grobe Erfolge [Import]

Guilty Til Proven Innocent

Great Tommy Emmanuel [Box set] [Import]

Heise: Quintet in F; Fantasy Pieces

I Saved the World Today, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Import]

Da Noite Pro Dia [Import]

Hustlin' the Untold Story

Kerrville Folk Festival

State of Grace