Yearning

1. Bija

2. Suspension

3. Nada

4. Kali

5. Thousand Tears

6. Mirror

Yearning,Robert Rich & Lisa Moskow,Fathom/Hos,Ambient,Ethnic,Ethnic Fusion,Jazz Music,Minimalism,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Progressive Electronic

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Average customer rating: A dream Perfection at its Best Tranquil Beauty Beautiful! Tranquility, Serenity, Beauty, and Superb Asian Movie Soundtrack

Hero Tan Dun Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: House of Flying Daggers Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000 Film) The Last Samurai Memoirs of a Geisha Hero ASIN: B0002S945W Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

1. Hero: Overture
2. For the World - Theme Music
3. Warriors
4. Gone with Leaves
5. Longing
6. At Emperor's Palace
7. In the Chess Court
8. Love in Distance
9. Spirit Fight
10. Swift Sword
11. Farewell, Hero
12. Sorrow in Desert
13. Home
14. Above Water
15. Snow
16. Yearning for the Peace

Amazon.com

Tan Dun straddles the very different worlds of concert music and film scores, winning admirers in both. He's perhaps best known for his score to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which shares with Hero a visual poetry that transcends the sword-filled action film genre. In Crouching Tiger, Tan Dun's music was often striking. In Hero he often lapses into repetition and cliché, a failing compensated for by several appealing cues. The Overture, for example, begins with the mournful wail of ancient Chinese instruments set against pounding drums, a promising start that evokes ancient China and the struggles to come. There's a mournful soprano vocalise in "Gone With the Leaves," and the "Warriors" cue recalls Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky. The plucking of the ancient Chinese lute in "In the Chess Court" evokes a timeless, peaceful mood, contrasting with the thrilling kodo drummers showcased in "Swift Sword." Itzhak Perlman gets cover billing for violin solos any competent studio fiddler could have handled. Tan Dun's admirers will want this, and audiophiles will love those kodo drummers. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

A dream.......2007-05-29

A magistral execution... close your eyes and dream.... a perfumed atmosphere will pervade you

Perfection at its Best.......2007-01-05

I received the Hero CD in mint condition and in a timely fashion. There's a plethora of things one could complain about, and when something works how it should, sometimes it gets overlooked. Not this time! I would just like to commend Amazon.Com on a job well done...

Tranquil Beauty.......2006-08-08

After seeing Hero, one of the (many) things that stuck with me was the evocative soundtrack. It set a perfect backdrop to the artistry and beauty of the story.

After purchasing the soundtrack, I was reminded of many of the scenes I enjoy, especially the tracks for the fight in the chess house ("In the Chess Court"), and in the yellow wood ("Gone with Leaves"). "Longing" is one of the most hauntingly serene pieces of film music I have heard.

This is not, obviously, a CD to listen to while you do step aerobics.
The theme is repeated and varied often, evoking the way the film's story is repeated from different perspectives, but those with short attention spans may perceive it as merely repetitive.

Beyond its association with the film, this soundtrack is an incredibly calming work of art. To be enjoyed with a good cup of hot tea.
5 stars.

Beautiful!.......2006-03-19

Interesting way to present some Chinese history by convoluted storytelling. Jet Li provides a subtle, challenging performance. It's a visually stunning movie to look at, as well. In a way, it's a lot like some classic Westerns in that the gorgeously stark landscapes of China become just as much a "star" as the players.

One of the real draws is the music. Tan Dun's compositions are beautiful, sad and celebratory at the same time, and haunting. I think it was pure genius to pair his compositions with Perlman. I had to wait a few months for the DVD, but I went out and bought the music CD immediately after seeing this gem of a movie.

Tranquility, Serenity, Beauty, and Superb Asian Movie Soundtrack.......2006-02-25

When I want to reconnect with my inner self and take a "time out" from my rat race life, I play either this CD or the sound track from "The Last Samurai". The theme from this CD stays in your head all day. If you like soundtracks, asian style muusic, classical music, and beauty, this CD has it all. I sometimes end up watching the movie again later in the week. I collect movie soundtracks and this is in my top ten.

Average customer rating: Stunning, beautiful, transformational disappointed Float on the calm... excellent purchase Loveliest Music I've Ever Heard

The Yearning: Romances For Alto Flute Michael Hoppe & Tim Wheater Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Dreamer: Romances for Alto Flute - Volume 2 Solace The Poet: Romances for Cello Wind Songs Unforgetting Heart ASIN: B000000S9K Release Date: 1996-10-22

Tracks:

1. Lilies On The Lake (For Her Majesty Queen...)
2. Glass Idol (For Marlene Dietrich)
3. The Waltz Of Whispers (For Gladys Cooper)
4. Indigo Sunset (For Princess White Deer)
5. Memories In Dark (For Marion Davies)
6. Wing'd Slippers (For Tamara Karsavina)
7. Nocturnes And The Quarter Moon (For Lil Dagover)
8. Rendezvous (For Vita Sackville-West)
9. Black Roses, White Jade (For Rebecca West)
10. Of Mask And Shadow (For Ellen Terry)
11. Distant Moment (For Mary Pickford)
12. ...Never Forgotten (For Teddie Gerard)

Customer Reviews:

Stunning, beautiful, transformational.......2007-06-28

I don't take the time to write many reviews, but for this I will. A few times in my life I've heard music that made me stop what I was doing and pay attention, and this is one of those times. It's beautiful beyond description. This is not your typical flute music. It's wonderfully mellow, soulful, and passionate, with a deep feeling to it, a heart. Made me tear up. It also made me relax.

This is a very intimate recording, giving you the feeling of being there. If you listen closely, you can occasionally hear the breathing of the flutist. Far from detracting from the recording, it enhances it by reminding you of the humanity behind the music.

All 12 songs on the CD are excellent. It's a very consistent performance. And if you like it, a companion CD, "The Dreamer, Romances for Alto Flute, Volume 2," is ever bit as good.

disappointed.......2007-04-27

I was so excited to purchase this CD. The reviews were so glowing and enthusiastic about the music. I was sure I would love it. Well......I didn't. The music was all right, but surely not the most beautiful I'd ever heard. And, I discovered that I could hear an intake of breath after every phrase. I found this to be very distracting. I will most likely pass this CD along to my mother, and if she doesn't like it, it will probably go to Goodwill.

Float on the calm..........2007-04-09

Several years ago I was visited an "Earth Expo" in New York City. Although these Expos are supposed to be filled with airy fairy new age feel good moments, I found the experience to be phony and awful. While waiting for a friend to be finished getting a Reiki massage, my body went from tensed to relaxed; but I couldn't figure out why. I walked up the next aisle and there I found the source of my incredible calmness; it was Tim Wheater playing his Alto Flute. I was hooked.

excellent purchase.......2007-02-15

I am very satisfied with my recent purchase. Deliver very prompt and of course a very good cd. thanks

Loveliest Music I've Ever Heard.......2006-03-11

Had my first acupuncture treatment yesterday, and was pretty nervous until I walked into the room and heard this beautiful music playing softly in the background. While lying on the table, I drifted off into the most calming, relaxing state of being that I've ever experienced. I asked the therapist to write down the name of the CD, because I want to buy it. It's totally amazing! I'm glad to see that these fine artists have done other titles, which I'm anxious to explore. I have NEVER recommended anything at Amazon before, but felt I HAD to this time. I would buy this at TWICE the cost. The planet certainly can use some peace these days. Bring this home and find wonderful peace in your own little corner. Share it with your family and friends. It's THAT good.

Average customer rating: A TREASURE HOUSE Heavenly Etheral, moving, and polished!

Songs Ring Out to the Heavens: Brahms's Choral Works Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brahms: Motets Brahms: Alto Rhapsody; Nänie; Gesang der Parzen; Schicksalslied Fauré · Duruflé - Requiem / J. Blegen · J. Morris · Atlanta SO · Shaw Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [A German Requiem] Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and other choral works ASIN: B0000037HQ Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

1. Four Songs, Op.17: Harp Notes Ring Fourth
2. Four Songs, Op.17: Song Of Shakespeare
3. Four Songs, Op.17: The Gardener
4. Four Songs, Op.17: Song From 'Fingal'
5. Three Songs, Op.42: Evening Ser
6. Three Songs, Op.42: Vineta
7. Three Songs, Op.42: Dirge For Dar-Thula
8. Four Qts, Op.92: Oh Beautiful Night, Op.92, No.1
9. Four Qts, Op.92: Late Autumn, Op.92, No.2
10. Four Qts, Op.92: Evening Song, Op.92, No.3
11. Four Qts, Op.92: Why?, Op.92, No.4
12. Two Motets, Op.29: A Saviour Is Come To Us
13. Two Motets, Op.29: From Psalm 51
14. Op.112, Nos.1 and 2: Yearning, Op.112, No.1
15. Op.112, Nos.1 and 2: At Night, Op.112, No.2
16. Five Songs, Op.104: Night Watch I
17. Five Songs, Op.104: Night Watch II
18. Five Songs, Op.104: Last Happiness
19. Five Songs, Op.104: Lost Youth
20. Five Songs, Op.104: In Autumn
21. Neue Liebeslieder, Walzer, Op.65, No.15

Customer Reviews:

A TREASURE HOUSE.......2005-01-01

There is a whole underworld of vocal music by Brahms that is very little known, and this is a very intelligent selection from it that I hope will do a bit to correct that state of affairs. Brahms's smaller choral and `chamber-choral' works cover a range of different styles. Also, as was typical of him in his instrumental music too, he sometimes issued alternative versions of the same piece, e.g. I have a performance of Vineta, sung here unaccompanied, with piano. Sometimes the style is severe, as in the two unaccompanied motets op 29, as also in Bach's unaccompanied motets. Even here the most casual listener would still know that this is not Bach. It is music of the romantic era that is not quite romantic in idiom. The rest of the disc is blatantly romantic in various ways, and some of it is perfectly gorgeous. It starts with the four songs op 17, which have the seemingly un-Brahmsian accompaniment of two horns and a harp. However little or nothing in Brahms is without a precedent in earlier German music if we just know where to look, and there are some things by Schubert that may have prompted him here. The rest is either unaccompanied (I prefer to reserve the term `a capella' for the stricter style of the motets), or with piano solo accompaniment, or, in the very appropriately-placed Zum Schluss from the New Liebeslieder waltzes that concludes the selection, piano duet. The disc starts with some heavenly romantic sound from the two horn-players, and ends with the equally heavenly Schubertian modulations of Zum Schluss or `Envoi', taking us on an interesting tour in between.

There are 24 members of the Kansas City Chorale, not including the conductor or the instrumentalists. Their singing is excellent, and their sense of style likewise. Britten also wrote a good deal of vocal music for chamber-ensembles, but he liked to keep the technical requirements of the music within the scope of amateurs. Brahms's stuff seems to me more demanding, music for off-duty professionals. There is not a lot that calls for criticism, and if I could have imagined a touch more subtlety here or there, heartiness is a better fault than artiness in music of this kind. One problem that the chorus-master and the recording consultants between them might have given some attention to (the poets seeming not to have) is some very sibilant s-sounds. Tennyson was acutely aware of this problem in his poetry, and took care to `kick the geese out of the boat' as he put it. It doesn't greatly detract from my enjoyment, and what I remember much more is the delectable sound right at the beginning of the record.

For once I can report a really first-rate liner-note. It highlights what it ought to, namely the composer's early interest -- from childhood -- in the traditional methods and techniques of German music down the centuries. Schumann had preceded Brahms in this respect, but he took it to nothing like the same extent. It does not make Brahms any `conservative', as Schoenberg was at pains to point out. He was as deeply original as Wagner himself, but a scholar of minute and profound learning that fired his special creative sense. Texts are given with translations into English and the occasional misprint, and the recording is admirable generally. I hope the Kansas City Chorale will be encouraged in their project of bringing this marvellous music to the active notice of the musical public.

Heavenly.......2000-07-15

This is an exceptional recording. Brahms wrote many more choral works than most people realize, and they are of a uniformly high standard of workmanship. A goodly number are truly inspired and rank with the most beautiful choral music ever written. This collection includes much of Brahms's finest music, and it would be hard to find (or imagine) it performed any better.

The four songs for women's chorus accompanied by two horns with harp (Op. 17) is especially noteworthy. I have four recordings of this piece, and the one on this disc is far and away my favorite. The voices are ravishing, and the accompaniment is absolutely first rate.

It should be noted that several of the selections on this disc were set by Brahms for vocal quartet, not for choir, and he never endorsed their performance by larger forces. But the marvelous renditions presented here should calm the nerves of even the most curmudgeonly purist.

If you love choral music, you will love this recording.

Etheral, moving, and polished!.......1999-09-29

What more can be said of this splendid collection of chorale works by Brahms? Most of the selections are seldom heard, but after listening to the Kansas City Chorale perform them, you wonder why. The moods here range from joyous to bittersweet melancholy, although the Chorale never loses control, never allows the spirit of the music to become overshadowed by vocal hubris. All in all, music that is, like the cover suggests, sent from heaven.

Average customer rating: Beautiful and relaxing A Sublime Journey ??? all of one One of the best "ambient" recordings ever done

Yearning Robert Rich & Lisa Moskow Manufacturer: Hearts of Space ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Minimal Techno | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music India | India & Pakistan | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music World Dance | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: One Thousand Years Dorje Ling Desert Solitaire Hybrid Secret Observatory ASIN: B000000X6R Release Date: 1995-02-07

Tracks:

1. Bija
2. Suspension
3. Nada
4. Kali
5. A Thousand Tears
6. The Mirror

Product Description

1. Bija
2. Suspension
3. Nada
4. Kali
5. A Thousand Tears
6. The Mirror

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful and relaxing.......2003-06-21

I Love this CD. Beautiful ambient music. It has the strange quality of making me feel happy, although the music is not precisely joyful. Highly recommended, although it is strange. I think people often buy ambient music expecting something melodic. This CD is pretty much the same most of the time, but that is precisely what I was looking for, it gives you a 1 hour mood of cosmic sensuality. Listen to it first before buying it.

A Sublime Journey.......2003-02-07

We were turned on to this album by our dear friends Wes Mahatt and Sonia Head. Within moments of putting on this beautiful album we were transported to a different and higher level of consciousness where we found the inner depths of our being were on a sublime journey to the outer limits of the third bardo.

???.......2001-12-28

I don't know if this was a good or bad recording.Actually,I don't have much opinion one way or the other.The whole album sounded like one piece of music stretched out for an hour.I listened to it 4 or 5 times,never got anything out of it,and traded it off.If this is what is called I don't think I'll be spending more time or money on it.

all of one.......2000-12-28

I'm not sure I would rate this as one of the best ambient recordings ever (I don't even think it's one of Rich's best efforts), but the material on it *is* different, engaging, and ideally meditative fare. The concept of the project is perhaps the most interesting part of it: an attempt to extract the slow, introductory part of the raga called the "alap" from its usual role and recast it as a stand-alone kind of ambient or trance music. In this effort Moskow provides a wandering, ethereal, Eno-like kind of play on the sarod over Rich's electronics and multi-instrumental backings. There are six parts to the cd, each of about ten minutes in length, but the division seems superfluous: here is one case where the thirty second samples of cuts one hears on services like Amazon's pretty much tell you the whole of what you can expect from the rest. I sense on this basis that this cd will either take its listener by storm (as it apparently did the other reviewers here), or produce a kind of effect that will lead to a couple of quick plays followed by permanent dust-collecting on the shelf.

One of the best "ambient" recordings ever done.......1999-10-27

This record is easily the best work I've heard from Robert Rich. Its deep, meditative, a seemless soundscape of beauty and imagination.

This record is as good as the other great ambient records of the last 20 years: Ambient 4 On Land (by Brian Eno), The Magnificent Void (Steve Roach), and Ambient 2 (Herald Budd and Brian Eno).

The music of the record is basically sound washes by Robert joined with classical Indian Sarod "solo" music by Lisa Moskow. To my mind it is a wonderful combination. The soundscapes created by Robert need the "natural" sounds of the Sarod to give them life.

Too bad this pair didn't record any more CDs.

Average customer rating: Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow "

Léhar: The Land of Smiles; The Merry Widow; The Count of Luxembourg (Highlights) Manufacturer: Class. for Pleas. Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Lehár, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; The Gypsy Baron (Highlights) Offenbach: La Belle Helene; Orpheus in the Underworld; La Vie Parisienne (Highlights) Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld / Burgess, Watson, etc (Highlights) The Best of Operetta, Vol. 3 The Best of Operetta, Vol. 2 ASIN: B00009KHY2 Release Date: 2003-09-02

Customer Reviews:

Arguably "The Best" English "Merry Widow ".......2006-09-12

This is the "Merry Widow" with English translation by Christopher Hassel sung by June Bronhill. I loved this rendition ever since I first heard it in about 1960. What's to love? First the translation is the best I've heard. The language doesn't sound "stilted" as some others. And, you can understand almost every word sung. Plus, the famous song, "Vilja" has some wording that moves me every time I hear it: The soprano sings, "Love me and I'll DIE for you!" with the word "die" somewhat emphasized. I don't know, there's just something "powerful" about someone saying they'd "die" for love! AND, at the end of "Vilja" the chorus and soprano raise to a crescendo hitting a high note together. In many renditions the chorus is heard but not the soprano on the final high note. In THIS version, the soprano, June Bronhill, can be heard rising to the final high note with an incressing crescendo and fortissimo louder than the chorus and holding the final high note---which gives a very thrilling effect as she holds that final note, I assure you!

The "problem" is that this June Bronhill, Reid, and Hassel version is hard to find on CD. For example, this CD is made in Holland and "there is one left" so it says on Amazon. But, if you can find it, I think it would be very much worth a listen. Then, after hearing it, if you think there's a "better" Merry Widow, please let ME know! Thanks. Email:boland7214@aol.

Average customer rating: One of the Year's Best continuing greatness Career Defining at the Age of 60

Beat Avenue Eric Andersen Manufacturer: Appleseed Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Contemporary Blues | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Singer Songwriters | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Memory of the Future Blue River You Can't Relive the Past Waves The Street Was Always There ASIN: B000087DRW Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

1. Ain't No Tme To Bleed
2. Before Everyting Changed
3. Salt On Your Skin
4. Song Of You And Me
5. Shape Of A Broken Heart
6. Great Pyramid
7. Under The Shadows
8. Rains Are Gonna Come
9. Runaway
10. Stupid Love
11. Still Looking For You
12. Feel Like Comin' Home

Tracks:

1. Beat Avenue
2. Blue Rockin' Chair

Amazon.com

Whoever coined the saying about old dogs and new tricks never anticipated this powerhouse two-disc song cycle. Fueled with an apocalyptic, post-9/11 urgency and driven by far more musical muscle than one expects from this veteran folk troubadour, the collection could stand as a companion piece to Bob Dylan's "Love and Theft". (Andersen acknowledges Dylan's inspiration by dedicating the album to him.) The opening "Ain't No Time to Bleed" sets the tone with a wailing duet vocal by Phoebe Snow and slashing guitar from Eric Bazilian, while "Song of You and Me," "Great Pyramid," and the relentless "Rains Are Gonna Come" sustain the hard-driving dynamic. For fans of Andersen's balladry, "Shape of a Broken Heart" and "Under the Shadows" (with vocals from daughter Sari) evoke the open-hearted spirit of his 1972 classic Blue River. Yet nothing in a career that stretches almost 40 years anticipates the 26-minute title track, an atmospheric, phantasmagoric meditation on the day President Kennedy was killed. Half-spoken, half-sung, it sounds like a cross between Lou Reed and Robbie Robertson while recalling an era when freeform FM radio rewarded such experimentation. With the project taking the sort of risks that one doesn't expect from an artist turning 60, this is easily the most ambitious music that Andersen has ever made, and some of the best as well. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

One of the Year's Best.......2003-09-16

"Stranded in the wilderness, high inside my hand, for every act of wickedness, another grain of sand," Eric sings on the opener "Ain't No Time to Bleed" with Phoebe Snow's vocals soaring behind Eric's burning lyrics. When Eric sings "Jesus pawned his cross," it's evident we're in a for a bumpy ride as Eric dedicates this to Bob Dylan who he describes as, "true poet, hard worker, man of constant wonder, good friend, teacher, the master." If Dylan's the master, Andersen's an apt pupil as he changes gears for the midtempo "Before Everything Changed." Eric hits his softer side on "Shape of a Broken Heart," with Joyce Andersen's aching violin giving the bare-bones melody a dream-like quality. Eric rocks again on the haunting "Great Pyramid," "I'm looking for the holy man banished on the cross; I'm looking for the eyes of God, I'm looking for the loss." On "Rains Are Gonna Come" Eric again rocks full throttle. Garth Hudson's piano pounds on the rocker "Stupid Love." Lucy Kaplansky does background vocals on the soft lovely melody "Still Looking for You." "It's time to let the river just flow" Eric sings seeking peace on "Feel Like Comin' Home." On the second disc, the 26 minute "Beat Avenue" is a homage to the beat poets referencing memories of John Kennedy's assassination. Eric's voice talk-sings like a sober Tom Waits alienated and apart from a world that seems out of control. Eric concludes with a slow blues groove and snarls through the 10-minute "Blue Rockin' Chair," "Trying to be a beggar but you don't know how."

Eric Andersen is incredible in so many ways. He is first and foremost an artist striving for quality. His lyrics are some of the most intricate and literate; so it's a shame that they are not printed here. [My apology in advance if I've incorrectly heard the lyrics I quoted.] Eric is also incredible because he is a survivor with a 40-year career in which he is still expanding horizons. Seek & you shall find!

continuing greatness.......2003-03-05

Eric Andersen has been putting out wonderful records for almost 40 years now. From his earliest work he has always been one of the giants of the singer songwriter field, and yet somehow his stature has never received the achnowledgement it has so clearly merited. Has the New York Times devoted an extensive review to any of his albums over the last 15 years (since "Ghosts Upon the Road)? I don't think so. And yet Andersen's work over that time has been among his strongest ever...remarkable work quite simply beyond the reach of anyone other than Dylan. Dylan, of course, has had a great 90's too, but he has also gotten plenty of recognition for it. Will this superb record change that? Probably not, but it should. Musically and lyrically it is a triumph for Andersen. The music is full of energy and variety. The band plays wonderfully behind him. And the lyrics...one song after the next...are astonishingly rich. Beat Avenue is a master at the very top of his game. It is inconceivable to me that a record better than this will come out this year.

Career Defining at the Age of 60.......2003-02-27

Eric Andersen is one of those vanguard pioneers who came out of the Northern snowfields in the 60's and set about blurring the lines as to what songwriting was supposed to be about. As original and creative as his comtemporaries, some of whom inspired him, some of whom he challenged, much as fellow Canadian Neil Young would a few years later, Andersen seemed to trawl the darker waters of the soul, without falling under the sweep of the tide. Nothing's changed. It's only improved with age.
His career hit a watershed moment with "Blue River", and as the "Lost Tapes" confirmed, he was very much the musical counterpoint to Thomas Pynchon's "Gravity's Rainbow." The BIG buisness of recording eventually ignored him, so he took himself back to the woodshed of his origins and began a long, fruitful and philosophically intense sojourn in Norway. All of the CDs from this epoch in his life are worth seeking out, in particular his collaborations with Jonas Fjeld, and later with Rick Danko.
But even with all of these extraordinary achievements, I have to admit I was completely blown away by the power of this CD. As the official reviewer states, this somewhat harkens back to a time when radio was less market researched and would give you a shot at stringing together something bold, creative, innovative. Andersen was all that in spades all along. It has reached its zenith here.
The opening disc, supported by a superb cadre of musicians and singers, including his daughter, has all the trademarks of Eric Andersen at the top of his game. The second disc is a meditation on what went wrong with the world when America slew its leader. As McLeese notes, this is the kind of epic that perhaps only Robbie Robertson or Dylan could pull off with the same cogency, drama, power. It's not like you suddenly become brain dead at 60, but when you consider how safe most people try to play their lives by that point, to summon the courage and integrity to push songwriting and philosophical beliefs at this point in his life is positively Heideggerian in its daunting bravery. Plus it's sheer genius. Andersen went right to the cliff and lept off. His flight into the heavens is a thing of wonder, and he has a lot of very important observations to make that we ought to listen to, if we're not going to kill ourselves off for sure. Essentially, his is a soul that wants to come home. He has sought that home in lovers, family, music, Norway, North America. He looks for it still and will not release his soul or his heart or his mind until he finds it. Quite a statement from an artist who has always made quite a statement. Get this. You owe it to yourself.

Average customer rating:

Evershade Yearning Manufacturer: Holy Records France ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Metal | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000C6BPW Release Date: 2006-03-28

Tracks:

1. Nocturne
2. Statues Amidst A Frozen Sand Of Time
3. Conditio Humana
4. Aureole
5. Evershade
6. Deathbearer
7. Contemplation
8. A Day When The World Started To Weep

Album Description

The gothic metal band's fourth album. If you're fond of sad melodies & good chord structures influenced by classical music then 'Evershade' is for you. 'The best gothic metal band' - Terrorizer Mag UK. Holy Records. 2003.

Average customer rating: Something for everyone -- and some things for no one ... Wonderful playing, but not all at once

Compassion: A Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin Philip Glass , Edna Michell , Allen Ginsberg , and Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Manufacturer: Angel Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Foss, Lukas | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Henze | Henze, Hans Werner | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reich, Steve | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rihm, Wolfgang | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ruders, Poul | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glass | Glass, Philip | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Philip Glass : The Voyage: An Opera in Three Acts ASIN: B00005LMLD Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

1. Tavener: Song Of The Angel
2. Ran: Yearning
3. Chen Yi: Romance Of Hsiao And Ch'u
4. Henze: Adagio adagio
5. Leef: T'Filah
6. Ruders: Credo
7. Satoh: Innocence
8. Rihm: Cantilena
9. Xenakis: Huuem-Iduhey
10. Foss: Romance
11. Husa: Stele
12. Olivero: Achot Ketana
13. Kurtag: Ligatura
14. Glass: Echorus
15. Riech: Duet

Amazon.com

Fifteen of the world's greatest living composers contributed works for Compassion, the musical tribute to Yehudi Menuhin and the enlightened ideals of the late violin maestro. The lineup is impressive and seemingly spans the entire spectrum of contemporary composing styles: John Tavener, Hans Werner Henze, Poul Ruders, Iannis Xenakis, Lukas Foss, Philip Glass, and numerous others. Oddly, the music they've written is, for the most part, quite similar--short, somber pieces that, not surprisingly, emphasize the violin. There are some impressive achievements, however. Somei Satoh's "Innocence" for soprano, violin, and cellos sounds a little like the "holy minimalism" of Arvo Pärt; Glass's "Echorus" features the narration of Allen Ginsberg; and Foss's "Romance" pursues a fading-Americana theme and includes an excerpt from Walt Whitman. The six-minute work for violin, string orchestra, and soprano also has a spirited mood, which is quite refreshing on this sobering disc. Violinist and Menuhin collaborator Edna Michell lovingly plays all these pieces with the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. It's a unique tribute to a unique figure in Classical music, but it's not for everyone. For an even better sense of Menuhin's magic, check out one of his legendary early recordings. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Something for everyone -- and some things for no one ..........2005-06-02

I agree that this collection of 15 20th-Century music is best taken in portions, rather than its entirety. I enjoy many of the compositions more than others, but on the whole the selections are engaging. I didn't care for the Glass work, "Echorus", but that's my own personal prejudice (this was the first Glass composition to make its way into my 400+ classical CD collection). The less tonal works are hard to digest all at once, but if you have an ear for atonality, you should enjoy the middle tracks, particularly the Leef, Xenakis, Foss, and Husa. The final Duet for violins and string orchestra was my first exposure to a composition by Steven Reich other than his Music for Eighteen Musicians. Unfortunately, my CD has some damage to this track at the very end; I don't know if this is a problem with copies other than my own. This is an eclectic selection, but one that belongs in the library of serious modern music connoisseurs.

Wonderful playing, but not all at once.......2001-11-27

I ordered this CD after hearing excerpts of it on Chicago's classical music radio station, WFMT. The CD does present a wonderful selection of works by prominent composers of the past decade. The playing is wonderful, and the pieces are valuable contributions to the repertoire. I did find that the pieces were similar enough to not want to hear all 79'13" at one sitting. I am definitely glad that I purchased this recording. How many places can one go to sample works by Tavener, Ran (I particularly liked this work), Chen Yi, Henze, Xenakis and ten other composers in less than an hour and twenty minutes?

Average customer rating: Soothing & Stimulating at the Same Time Massage Music

The Yearning: Romances for Alto Flute Manufacturer: Bainbridge ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music New Age | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Fusion | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Dreamer, Vol. 2: Alto Flute Romances ASIN: B00000DPDO Release Date: 1993-01-01

Tracks:

1. Lilies on the Lake
2. Glass Idol
3. Waltz of Whispers
4. Indigo Sunset
5. Memories in Dark
6. Wing'd Slippers
7. Nocturnes and the Quarter Moon
8. Rendevous
9. Black Roses, White Jade
10. Of Mask and Shadow
11. Distant Moment
12. ...Never Forgotten

Customer Reviews:

Soothing & Stimulating at the Same Time.......2007-07-26

I read about this CD in a book by Julia Cameron. She wrote that when she needs to feel safe and secure, this is what she cues up to set the mood. Since I so enjoy having her as my own personal creative therapist (through her books), I decided to give Hoppe a try. Julia was right-again. The combination of quiet synthesizers and a luminous flute, with simple melodies that gently lead your soul, is a welcome respite from a noisy world. I found the music set my mind free to wander or just float freely. There's a fascinating backstory to this collection of compositions as well.

Massage Music.......2007-03-29

I buy anything from this artist. His music is probably the best I have found to use when I am giving a massage. I am a massage therapist, and in my mind, the background music I use is about 30% of the effectiveness of the massage, so I always try to use music that will calm, soothe , and help relax my clients. The work of Michael Hoppe always does the trick.

Average customer rating: Really, really solid album from an up & comer

Something Borrowed Creede Williams Manufacturer: ForEverything Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006N3NAA Release Date: 2004-12-07

Tracks:

1. California
2. Jackson Square
3. Lately (the end)
4. How does it feel?
5. Shoreline
6. Finally Down
7. South of Me
8. Alone with You
9. This Time
10. Fallen

Album Description

The independent debut release from Williams is a great singer/songwriter album littered with insightful lyrics, homespun intimacy and the sly wit you would expect from a mix tape your older sister brought home from college. SOMETHING BORROWED is produced by CARY PIERCE(Jackopierce, Graham Colton Band, Jack Ingram) and features band members from VERTICAL HORIZON, JACKOPIERCE and THICKE.

Customer Reviews:

Really, really solid album from an up & comer.......2004-12-11

In this day where male singer/songwriters are the flavor of the month, I'm pretty jaded by another pretty-boy with a guitar and a message. That being said- I am pretty blown away by this record.

I heard the first track on the radio and immediately found the sound recognizable in a strange way. Not in that is it Britney or is it X-tina, but more of a "I remember loving this artist 10 years ago" way. This record assimilates the organic chemistry of Counting Crows without the need for paxil or a decongestant. If you can imagine the edge of early pre-bloated Mellencamp, the pitch of James Taylor and the earnest blues of Van Morrison you start to get a gist of the voice.

The players in the band are pure perfection with strong harmonies, tight percussion and amazing Bass playing. Yes, the bassist. I might not utter that compliment again in my life, but the bass player (whom I subsequently discovered was borrowed from Vertical Horizon)carries this record with dead-on beats and unpredictable choices. The harmonies are dead on "jackopierce" and rightfully so, as Cary Pierce appears to have selected this project as a new duo.

Worth a try if you like slightly derivative acoustic rock that goes as well with you Latte as it does your Cabernet or Shiner.

Meditation Music:

1. 1987-1990
2. 2002
3. A Journey Home
4. Automatic
5. Back to the Garden
6. California Roll
7. Candlelight Moments: Moonlight Reflections
8. Candlelight Moments: Romantic Moments
9. Carried By My Father
10. Celestial Navigations

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20 Great Love Songs [Import]

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20 Anos De Cantoria [Live] [Import]

18 Wit a Bullet [Explicit Lyrics]

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