In the Heart of the Stone

In the Heart of the Stone

Track Listings

1. Opening
2. After the Rain
3. Dune
4. Across the Ocean
5. In the Heart of the Stone
6. Quo Vadis
7. Urubamba Valley
8. Iceland Ride
9. In the Stream
10. Most Intricate Human Illusion of Time
11. 7th Day

In the Heart of the Stone,Various Artists,Higher Octave,Jazz Music,New Age / Meditation,Pop


Buried in Your Black Heart
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Disappointed
  • This is "Real Rock Music"
  • Great Dallas band
  • Exactly Like a Toadies Album
  • Just horrible
Buried in Your Black Heart
Burden Brothers
Manufacturer: Kirtland Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000EMYAH
Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

  1. Buried In Your Black Heart
  2. Shadow
  3. Beautiful Night
  4. Come On Down
  5. You're So God Damn Beautiful
  6. If You're Going to Heaven
  7. Do For Me
  8. Walk Away
  9. Your Fault
  10. Conditional
  11. Let it Go

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Disappointed.......2007-03-24

I don't understand where they went a rye but somehow todd did. I am a die-hard Toadies fan I mean I love that band so I assumed I would love his new band Burden Brothers. But to my amazement I hated most of this album it is too soft for me and sounds way too pop rock radio compliant. Bring back your Toadies rawness and this band will be alright.

5 out of 5 stars This is "Real Rock Music".......2006-12-18

Finally we have some "Real Rock Music" to listen to besides all this fake stuff that's out there. I've even converted my teenage kids over to the Burden Brothers. Vaden Lewis has amazing vocal command on this CD, and all the songs are awesome. This CD is definately going to be in my top 10 of all time. If you like to crank up your rock music and listen to some awesome riffage and great lyrics......this CD is for you. You won't be disappointed!

4 out of 5 stars Great Dallas band.......2005-09-16

This is a quick review.....If you like the Toadies, then you'll love this band. They have an "in your face" edge to them but still show a softer side as well. They show that they have a great style of music and a depth in their lyrics. Very nice band to become acquainted with on a regular basis.

4 out of 5 stars Exactly Like a Toadies Album.......2005-04-23

If you are a fan of any of the 2 Toadies albums, you will be a fan of this one. There is a healthy mix of outstanding, midline, and yucky songs on this album as there have been in Todd's last two. Buy it, but for heaven's sake you cannot ever judge an album after just a few listens unless you are basing things on something like foul language (which Burden Bros have certainly maintained here). Songs to preview are If You're Going to Heaven, Your Fault, Beautiful Night and Shadow.

1 out of 5 stars Just horrible.......2005-04-05

First off, let me explain my own musical preferences. I enjoy Led Zeppelin, Soundgarden, QOTSA, Dandy Warhols, Kyuss, Toadies. I could go on, I just wanna give you an idea of what I like, so you can gauge my reaction to this album accordingly.

This is one of the worst albums I've ever heard. I was so incredibly dissapointed when I listened to it. I'm a pretty big fan of Toadies; this is nothing like Toadies. Every song sounds the same, Lewis doesn't change his vocals throughout the entire CD. I was expecting so much from this group considering their past endeavors, but even the instrumental part of the album is ridiculously lacking. I just don't know what happened. I bought this CD off of Amazon, when I received it I immediately put it in my CD payer and I disliked it so much I put it up for sale on Amazon the next day. I haven't been to any of their live shows, so those may rock, but this CD sucks. I'm not sure what the other reviewers are thinkin. If you can, I recommend going to your local used cd store and if they have a listening station, listen to this cd before you buy it. Do not waste even five bucks on this cd unless you listen to it first and like it. If you want a cd that rocks, buy the first Queens of the Stone Age cd or maybe the Kyuss cd Blues for the Red Sun. Or really, just buy anything BUT this Burden Brothers cd.
Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites
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    Land of My Fathers: 100 Great Welsh Choir Favourites

    Manufacturer: Castle Pulse
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    ASIN: B0009SOFXG
    Release Date: 2005-08-01

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    1. Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    2. Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    3. Dies Irae
    4. Men of Harlech
    5. You'll Never Walk Alone
    6. Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
    7. Old Folks at Home
    8. Il Liza Jane
    9. Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    10. Vergine Degli Angeli
    11. Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
    12. My Hero
    13. God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
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    15. German Mass/Sanctus
    16. Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
    17. All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
    18. Arwelfa
    19. Invictus
    20. Softly as I Leave You

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    2. Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
    3. Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
    4. Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
    5. Memories of Martha
    6. I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
    7. Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
    8. Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
    9. Creation's Hymn
    10. In the Spirit!
    11. Shall We Gather at the River
    12. Nos a Bore
    13. Very Best Time of Year
    14. Soon Ah Will Be Done
    15. Thanks Be to God
    16. Flower That Shattered the Stone
    17. Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
    18. Where Shall I Be?
    19. Bywyd y Bugail
    20. Lord's Prayer

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    2. Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
    3. She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
    4. Cymru Fach
    5. Nidaros
    6. Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
    7. Watching the Wheat
    8. Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
    9. Misbles/Stars
    10. Rachie
    11. Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
    12. There Is a Balm in Gilead
    13. Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
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    17. Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
    18. Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
    19. Ride the Chariot
    20. Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir

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    2. Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
    3. Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
    4. By Babylon's Wave
    5. I'm Gonna Sing
    6. Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
    7. Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
    8. Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
    9. Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
    10. That's All I Want from You
    11. Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
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    20. Smilin' Through

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    2. True Love
    3. Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
    4. Aberystwyth
    5. Comrades in Arms
    6. Cats/Memory
    7. They Led My Lord Away
    8. State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
    9. When I Fall in Love
    10. Let's Face the Music and Dance
    11. Windmills of Your Mind
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    13. Non Nobis Domine
    14. Rhythm of Life
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    19. Christus Redemptor
    20. Ann Evening's Pastorale

    Album Details

    Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
    Classic Chillout, Vol. 2
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Classical Spectrum
    Classic Chillout, Vol. 2
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005Y49H
    Release Date: 2004-03-09

    Tracks:

    1. Any Other Name - Nikolaj Bloch
    2. Vision - Richard Souther
    3. Song Of Tears - London Philharmonic Orchestra
    4. Largo - Reginald Kilbey And His Strings
    5. Hedwig's Theme - Nic Raine
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    16. II. Adagio Sostenuto - Dame Moura Lympany
    17. Canzonetta Sull'Aria - Gianna Rolandi

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    1. Time To Say Goodbye - Orchestra
    2. Aquarium - Katia & Marielle Labeque
    3. Barcarolle (Les Contes D'Hoffman) - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
    4. Jean De Florette Theme - Toots Thielemans
    5. La Valse D'Amelie - Yann Tiersen
    6. Love In Slow Motion - The Planets
    7. Heart Of The Volunteer - David Temple
    8. II. Adagio - Ton Koopman
    9. Nimrod ('Enigma' Variations) - London Symphony Orchestra
    10. Going Home (Largo) - Izzy
    11. Sarabande - Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
    12. Facades - John Harle
    13. Panis Angelicus - Halle Choir
    14. Teleplene And Rubber Band - Simon Jeffes
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    18. II: Andantino - James Galway
    19. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini - Cecile Ousset
    20. An Ending - Brian Eno

    Album Details

    Instrumental Chill Out of the Classical Variety, Not of the Dancefloor. Chill Baby!

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Classical Spectrum .......2005-03-21

    These cd's are a great set of varied classical music. Pavane is my favorite. Additionally, Classical Chillout 2 offers theme music from Harry Potter and it is very well done.
    Goldilocks (1958 Original Broadway Cast)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A beguiling album
    • Broadway FLOP yields a HIT original cast album
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    • Straight from Broadway's Golden Age: It's Goldilocks!
    • Worth your investment - A real delight!
    Goldilocks (1958 Original Broadway Cast)
    Joan Ford , Walter Kerr , and Jean Kerr
    Manufacturer: Sony
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    ASIN: B0000027WO
    Release Date: 1992-05-19

    Tracks:

    1. Act I: Overture
    2. Act I: Lazy Moon
    3. Act I: Give The Little Lady
    4. Act I: Save A Kiss
    5. Act I: No One'll Ever Love You
    6. Act I: Who's Been Sitting In My Chair?
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    11. Act II: Shall I Take My Heart And Go?
    12. Act II: I Can't Be In Love
    13. Act II: Bad Companions
    14. Act II: I Never Know When
    15. Act II: Two Years In The Making
    16. Act II: Heart Of Stone

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A beguiling album.......2004-10-31

    Someone had a brilliant notion in getting Leroy Anderson to write a show. (It wasn't the first time; he was hired for "Wonderful Town" but was ditched in favor of Leonard Bernstein.) That it didn't quite work may owe to the fact that he was largely written out, the best of his imperishable vest-pocket tone poems long in the past. Still, this is an utterly captivating score, superbly interpreted. If you want a complete idea how it sounds you might want to get MCA's budget two-disc anthology of Anderson conducting his own music, including several of the show's dance numbers; they almost make you forget how great Arthur Fiedler was with this master of the pops.

    4 out of 5 stars Broadway FLOP yields a HIT original cast album.......2004-02-13

    This is another splendid original cast recording from Goddard Lieberson and Columbia records. Great score by Leroy Anderson by a fine cast headed by Elaine Stritch who is in great voice here. Don Ameche is her nemesis/love interest and Pat Stanley nearly steals the show with her first act number "The Pussy Foot."

    The record is short (45 minutes) and does not include the dance pice "The Town House Maxixe" which can be heard on MCA's Leroy Anderson collection. What is on the CD is quite delightful and Sony has done a first rate job coaxing excellent sound from the early stereo tapes. The booklet gives a good essay on the history of the trobled show and a detailed plot summary.

    5 out of 5 stars a classic cult musical.......2002-10-19

    GOLDILOCKS is one of my all-time favorite 'lost musicals'. It struggled through three months and 161 performances on Broadway, only to close after scathing reviews and dwindling audiences.

    GOLDILOCKS was written by theater critic Walter Kerr as a love-letter to the silent movies that had captivated him as a child. The story concerns sardonic silent-actress Maggie Harris (Elaine Stritch) who has a stormy love-hate relationship with her cocky director (Don Ameche). Complications arise in the form of beautiful Lois Lee (Pat Stanley), who sets out to steal him for herself. Maggie decides to make one more picture under the assumed name of Goldilocks, and makes one last grab at romance...

    The reason why the show failed so miserably was the weakness of the book, which was magnified a thousand times over by the greatness of the score; which features "Lazy Moon", "Lady in Waiting", "The Pussy Foot", "Where is the Beast in You?", and my personal favorite "I Never Know When to Say When".

    Through its lovely cast album, the musical has a devout cult following and no wonder. Elaine Stritch in her first Broadway leading-role (after years of supporting work in revivals of PAL JOEY and ON YOUR TOES) and the sparkling score of Leroy Anderson is fantastic stuff. Highly recommended.

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    5 out of 5 stars Straight from Broadway's Golden Age: It's Goldilocks!.......2001-06-29

    I first discovered Goldilocks through the double draw of Leroy Anderson and Elaine Stritch. Elaine Stritch I already knew as Joanne in Company singing "The Ladies Who Lunch", and Leroy Anderson was one of my favorite composers, known for such light programmatic and novelty orchestral pieces as The Syncopated Clock, Belle of the Ball, Bugler's Holiday, The Typewriter and Plink, Plank, Plunk. That combo of names caught my eye as I was flipping through the record bins one day, and as I scanned the album cover I saw the names Don Ameche, Nathaniel Frey and Margaret Hamilton which absolutely clinched the deal. I left the store with the record and went straight home to play it. From the moment I dropped the needle (yes, I've had it that long) I was captivated, and it has since become one of my perennial favorites.

    The score is top notch, particularly in the material for Stritch and the perfectly cast Don Ameche. It does sag a bit in the material for the secondary couple, but I think that's because it's the primary couple who are the comedians while the secondary couple gets stuck with the sappy side of romance. Yes, there are book problems. Walter Kerr later admitted that they kept beefing up the comedy at the expense of the love story, and reading through the book (which through an incredible stroke of good fortune I found at a local Half Price Books) that's a fair criticism. But this weakness doesn't overwhelm the show and make it unworkable. I have to agree with the assessment that with The Music Man already running featuring a slightly more lovable con artist and a sweet rather than brassy leading lady, Goldilocks wasn't able to measure up to the competition. Taken on its own terms though, Goldilocks works wonderfully.

    To mention particular favorites of mine in the score, I have to start with Stritch's Act 2 torch song, "I Never Know When To Say When". Why didn't this become a standard? It stacks up with the best Broadway has to offer. You can hear the pain in Stritch's voice as she laments the mess she's made of her relationhips. "Give the Little Lady" near the top of Act 1 doesn't really cover much in the realm of plot, but it's just so much fun, and "The Beast In You" never fails to get me laughing. All of these feature Stritch alone or with the chorus, but her duet with Ameche, "No One'll Ever Love You", is just as good, and Ameche's solo number, "I Can't Be In Love", in which he discovers to his astonishment that he is indeed in love, is priceless. Then on top of that is "Bad Companions" for Don Ameche's shady sidekicks Nathaniel Frey (an excellent comic character actor who appeared in many better known shows such as Damn Yankees and She Loves Me) and Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West sings!) which is a hoot from start to finish. These are the standouts in my book, but the whole score is eminently listenable, pleasant and tuneful. Of course with Leroy Anderson writing the music it couldn't be anything else.

    I sometimes wish I had been born 30-40 years earlier so I could have actually seen what I am only able to get the barest hint of from reading the libretto and listening to the cast album. I strongly recommend to anyone who has had enough interest to wind up here reading these reviews to make this show a permanent part of your collection. More people need to know this show!

    5 out of 5 stars Worth your investment - A real delight!.......2001-01-14

    Having learned about the life of Leroy Anderson through the recent PBS story on his career,I was very interested to hear this famous composer's only Broadway show.

    This original cast recording is a gem. The majority of the songs are first rate, the perfomers are all first rate and the recording quality sounds as fine as anything on the market today. What a shame that the show had such serious problems, such as a weak book and opening with such hits as West Side Story and Music Man already running on Broadway.

    If you enjoy Broadway musicals and don't know this show, buy this recording. You will not be disappointed!
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    • A great collection
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    ASIN: B000091AIR
    Release Date: 2005-01-31

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    1. American Beauty: Any Other Name - Nikolaj Bloch
    2. Barry Lyndon: Sarabande - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields
    3. The Shawshank Redemption: The Marriage Of Figaro - Canzonetta Sull'aria - Bernard Haitink
    4. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone: Hedwig's Theme - Nic Raine
    5. William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet - City Of Prague Philharmonic
    6. The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone And His Orchestra
    7. Breakfast At Tiffany's: Moon River - Nic Raine
    8. The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First/The Promise - Michael Nyman
    9. Dances With Wolves: John Dunbar Theme - Nic Raine
    10. Jean De Florette: Jean De Florette Theme - Orchestre De Paris
    11. Ocean's Eleven: Clair De Lune - Dame Moura Lympany
    12. The Godfather: The Godfather Waltz - Nic Raine
    13. Pearl Harbor: Heart Of The Volunteer - Nic Raine
    14. Face/Off: 'Raindrop' Prelude No.15 In D Flat - Dmitri Alexeev
    15. A Room With A View: O Mio Babbino Caro - Philharmonia Orchestra
    16. You Only Live Twice: Main Theme - Nic Raine
    17. The English Patient: As Far As Florence Rupert Bear - Kenneth Alwyn
    18. Raging Bull: Cavalleria Rusticana - Intermezzo - Paul Bateman
    19. Traffic: An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno
    20. 2001 - A Space Odyssy: The Blue Danube - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Tracks:

    1. The Deer Hunter: Cavatina - Manuel Barrueco
    2. Titanic: My Heart Will Go On - Orchestra
    3. Amelie: La Valse D'Amelie - Yann Tiersen
    4. Midnight Cowboy: Main Theme - Nic Raine
    5. Gladiator: Gladiator Suite - Nic Raine
    6. The Lord Of The Rings - The Fellowship Of The Ring: The Fellowship - Nic Raine
    7. Chocolat: Gnossienne No.1 - Anne Queffelec
    8. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence: Main Theme - Mark Ayers
    9. Ghost: Unchained Melody - Nic Raine
    10. Cinema Paradiso Love Theme - Ennio Morricone & His Orchestra
    11. Le Reine Margot: Lullaby - Nic Raine
    12. Elizabeth: Nimrod ('Enigma' Variations) - London Symphony Orchestra
    13. Hannibal: Goldberg Variations - Aria - Maria Tipo
    14. Edward Scissorhands: Main Title/Ice Dance - Paul Bateman
    15. Diva: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana - Philharmonia Orchestra
    16. Billy Elliott: Swan Lake, Act II, No.10 Scene - Andre Previn
    17. The Man Who Wasn't There: 'Pathetique' Sonata - II. Adagio Cantabile - Walter Gieseking
    18. The Big Blue: Overture - Eric Serra Gilbert Dal'Anese
    19. The Killing Fields: Etude - Mike Oldfield

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A great collection.......2004-02-28

    This is a really fabulous collections of songs. There is a great balance of old and new. This isn't a collection from one single genre and the diversity keeps the mix interesting. It's great to hear songs that wouldn't normally be noticed while a movie is playing and it's also great to hear those easily recognizable tunes from popular movies.
    Euphoric Classics: A Classical High
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Flawless, relaxing, uplifting! It will move you!
    Euphoric Classics: A Classical High

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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    ASIN: B0000D9WWS
    Release Date: 2004-04-06

    Tracks:

    1. Sunrise (Also Sprach Zarathustra) (Opening) - David Bell
    2. Montegues And Capulets (Dance Of The Knights) - The Philadelphia Orchestra
    3. Vision - Richard Souther
    4. Toccata & Fugue In D Minor - VANESSA MAE
    5. Ode To Joy - Westminster Choir
    6. Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jolity - Philharmonia Orchestra
    7. The Mission - Ennio Morricone And His Orchestra
    8. Au Fond Du Temple Saint - Nicolai Gedda
    9. The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman
    10. II. Allegretto (Openin) - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
    11. Lacrimosa - David Bell
    12. Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis - Opening - London Philharmonic Orchestra
    13. Te Deum - Philharmonia Orchestra
    14. Adagio In G Minor (Realised Giazotto)(Extrac) - Sir Neville Marriner
    15. Song Of Our Homeland (Prince Igor) - Izzy
    16. Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) - Philharmonia Orchestra
    17. Nessun Dorma (Turandot) - Jose Carreras
    18. Celebration (Standing Stone) - Lawrence Foster

    Tracks:

    1. Fanfare For The Common Man - Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
    2. the Ride Of The Valkyries (Die Valkyrie) - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
    3. Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor I:Allegro Ma Non Tanto (Opening) - Mikhail Rudy
    4. O Fortuna (Carmina Burana) - Franz Welser-Most
    5. Casta Diva (Norma) - Maria Callas
    6. Adagio For Strings - Eugene Ormandy
    7. The Eternal Knot - Pamela Thorby
    8. Sarabende - Academy Of St Martin In The Fields
    9. A German Requiem - Roger Norrington
    10. Nimrod ('Enigma Variations') - London Symphony Orchestra
    11. Summer (The Four Seasons) III: Presto - Riccardo Muti
    12. Facades - John Harle
    13. March And Canzona (Muisc For The Funeral Of Queen Mary) - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
    14. Bolero (Conclusion) - Andre Previn
    15. March To The Scaffold (Symphonie Fantastique) - Andre Previn
    16. 'Unfinished' Symphony I Allegro Moderato (Opening) - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    17. The Lamb - Jeremy Backhouse

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Flawless, relaxing, uplifting! It will move you!.......2005-10-02

    So far this my favorite classical CD of the year. I never tire of listening to it (over and over on my iPod). It contains some really beautiful renditions of very moving classical pieces, both modern and ancient. All in all an emotional and dramatic presentation. The overall effect is relaxing but it will definitely never bore you!
    A Prairie Portrait
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      A Prairie Portrait
      Umberto Giordano , Percy Grainger , Stan Jones , Daniel E. Kelley , Kelly , Eugene O'Brien , Spoken Word , Traditional , American Traditional , Various Composers , John Giordano , and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
      Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0002IQLJY
      Release Date: 2004-07-27

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      Format: CD
      The Dawning Of Music In Kentucky
      Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
      • Mainly for "American maverick" mavens.
      • pioneering recording of a pioneering composer
      The Dawning Of Music In Kentucky

      Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000007TI9
      Release Date: 1998-06-23

      Tracks:

      1. Hail To Kentucky - William Stone
      2. The Young Colombian Mid-Shipman - Carol Thruman/Adrienne Passer
      3. The Voice Of Faithful Love - Carol Thurman/Mary Leathers
      4. The Minstrel's March Or Road To Kentucky - Neely Bruce
      5. Epitaph On Joan Buff - Adrienne Passer/Phyllis Hurt/Linda Lamv Hirt
      6. Gipsey Dance - Nelly Bruce
      7. The Musical Bachelor - Henry Friesen/Mary Leathers
      8. Irridiate Cause! - William Brooks/William Stone
      9. Barbecue Divertimento: Grand March - Neely Bruce
      10. Barbecue Divertimento: Banjo Quickstep - Neely Bruce
      11. Where Is That Heart? - William Brooks
      12. Bonny Brunnette - William Stone

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Mainly for "American maverick" mavens........2004-07-08

      Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781 - 1861) came perilously close to being totally lost to the dustbin of American music history. As late as 1917, when more than 1200 pages of his writings and manuscripts (including some 350 compositions) were acquired by the Music Division of the Library of Congress, he had already been virtually totally forgotten. Yet, in the first half of the 19th century, he was clearly America's most prolific composer of "art" music, years - if not decades - ahead of Louis-Moreau Gottschalk and Stephen Foster. He was, in fact, America's first composer of art music based on the "European model," and as well, a composer during a time when this was hardly an encouraged endeavor. This latter fact clearly establishes him as a genuine "American maverick."

      It is this latter point that led to my own discovery of Heinrich, while reading a new book by Michael Broyles, "Mavericks and Other Traditions in American Music." Broyles dedicates an entire chapter to Heinrich, describing him as the second of such mavericks after the Colonial hymnody composer William Billings. Doing a little back-checking, I then realized that Heinrich had already been discussed, all the way back in 1974 (the year this recording was originally released) by none other than Neely Bruce (the director/pianist on this recording), in an essay titled "Ives and Nineteenth-Century American Music" that appeared in "An Ives Celebration" by H. Wiley Hitchcock and Vivian Perlis, published to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Charles Ives's birth. Both Broyles and Bruce made some points to the effect that Heinrich "anticipated" Ives by a good 7 to 8 decades in some important respects, most particularly in this first work of his, "The Dawning of Music in Kentucky" (1820). For this Ivesian, that was motivation enough to track down this CD.

      The work is a grab-bag of songs, instrumental solos and (in a piece unfortunately not included in this album, called "Yankee Doodleiad"), a chamber instrumental ensemble probably not unlike the "theatre orchestra" groups so favored by Ives for many of his works. The connections to Ives are there, if one listens carefully: The songs, unlike their European counterparts of the time, are frequently made of disjunct (melodically disconnected) rather than conjunct (melodically stepwise continous) intervals, as do many of Ives's songs (and, as well, the songs of Stephen Foster). And the longest instrumental (piano) solo, "Banjo Quickstep," incorporates vernacular music (quotations from "Yankee Doodle," "God Save the King" and "Turkey in the Straw") into "art" music just as Ives, and Foster for that matter, were to do many years later.

      The songs seem to come across best, and the singers are uniformly excellent, most particularly William Stone (baritone). The keyboard works suffer somewhat from both Heinrich's self-taught compositional style (he seemed to have little regard for "degree of difficulty" in his composing, often writing "lotsa notes" for their effect) and Neely Bruce's pianism, which, while good, is hardly extraordinary. Overall, there is a charming naiveté to the works that serves to place them in a time largely if not totally unfamiliar to us; while they represented the art music of their time, they are quite unlike European art music of that era. "Early Foster" seems a much more apt appellation than "early Ives."

      Heinrich was to go on to write more and more complex (and technically difficult) orchestral music that diverged even more from the European art music model. In part, his eventual eclipse into obscurity was due to his music's technical difficulty, thanks to his being self-taught (and not at all conversant in matters of harmony and counterpoint as a result). But also in part American art music approaching the close of the 19th century took on more of the European-model aspect as composers of the Second New England School (George Chadwick, Horatio Parker and others) sought their training in Europe, in large part to satisfy the concertgoers of that later era who took their musical doses as provided to them by European conductors of the many newly-established symphony orchestras that simply did not exist in Heinrich's time.

      Despite these negatives about Heinrich's compositional skills, this album is heartily recommended to those who, like me, wish to get a sense of music history - and musical progenitors - in America. Heinrich was, in every sense set out by Broyles in his book, an American maverick, if one who was almost totally lost to the ravages of changing tastes.

      The transfer to CD from the 30-year-old originals is fine, and even includes two bonus songs not on the original Vanguard CD. Still, at only a little over 54 minutes, it is a shame that "Yankee Doodleiad" for chamber ensemble wasn't included. It might well have made the "Ivesian difference," and I frankly don't know where to turn to find this missing piece of "The Dawning of Music in Kentucky." It certainly sounds intriguing!

      Bob Zeidler

      3 out of 5 stars pioneering recording of a pioneering composer.......2000-04-17

      This disc, originally issued on LP in the '70s, was the first commercial recording of music by Heinrich. All the pieces on it are from the very beginning of his career, and have the uneven quality of apprentice works. The two selections from _The Sylviad_ however are first-rate, highly imaginative, and show "the Beethoven of America" at his best. The performances, by faculty and students at the University of Illinois, are enthusiastic, accurate and respectful. The recorded sound is tolerable.
      Americans In London 1947 - 1951: Original London Cast Recordings From Oklahoma! (1947) / Annie Get Your Gun (1947) / Carousel (1950) / Zip Goes A Million (1951)
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Review of Americans in London
      Americans In London 1947 - 1951: Original London Cast Recordings From Oklahoma! (1947) / Annie Get Your Gun (1947) / Carousel (1950) / Zip Goes A Million (1951)
      Oscar Hammerstein II , and Erich Mashwitz
      Manufacturer: Encore
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000001ZRD
      Release Date: 2000-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Oklahoma!: Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'/The Surrey With The Fringe On Top/Out Of My Dreams
      2. Oklahoma!: Kansas City/I Can't Say No/People Will Say We're In Love
      3. Oklahoma!: The Farmer And The Cowman/Pore Jud Is Daid/It's A Scandal, It's An Outrage
      4. Oklahoma!: Many A New Day/All 'Er Nothin'/Oklahoma!
      5. Annie Get Your Gun: The Girl That I Marry/They Say It's Wonderful/There's No Business Like Show...
      6. Annie Get Your Gun: You Can't Get A Man With A Gun/My Defenses Are Down/I Got Lost In His Arms
      7. Annie Get Your Gun: Moonshine Lullaby/They Say It's Wonderful/Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
      8. Annie Get Your Gun: Who Do You Love, I Hope?/Anything You Can Do/I'm A Bad Bad Man/I Got The Sun...
      9. Carousel: June Is Bustin' Out All Over/Mister Snow/When The Children Are Asleep...
      10. Carousel: If Loved You
      11. Carousel: A Real Nice Clambake/Blow High, Blow Low
      12. Carousel: What's The Use Of Wond'rin/My Little Girl/You'll Never Walk Alone
      13. Zip Goes A Million: Saving Up For Sally
      14. Zip Goes A Million: Ordinary People
      15. Zip Goes A Million: Zipe Goes A Million/Running Away To Land/Zip Goes A Million
      16. Zip Goes A Million: It Takes No Time To Fall In Love
      17. Zip Goes A Million: Nothing Breaks But The Heart
      18. Zip Goes A Million: Pleasure Cruise

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Review of Americans in London.......2006-03-09

      The recording is excellent and replaces my old 78 recordings which I transferred to tape some years ago. But they have that horrible hissing noise which spoils my enjoyment of them.
      It is to be observed that although the cast is American, the orchestras and conductors are British (except for Debroy Sommers). I know qite a bot about Deboy Sommers and Lew Stone, but can anyone fill me in about Reginald Burston?
      The CD is great. Thank you to Amazon for this.
      A Flower Grows In Stone
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Absolutely Touching
      • Amazing
      A Flower Grows In Stone
      Kyler
      Manufacturer: Gypsy Rock Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000C69WX
      Release Date: 2003-07-25

      Tracks:

      1. Something So Beautiful
      2. Nothing Soothes Me
      3. Dead End
      4. Higher Ground
      5. Flawless
      6. Radioactive
      7. Snowed In
      8. Broken Arrow
      9. Distraction
      10. Laika
      11. Distill
      12. Big City Boy
      13. Breathe Again
      14. The One

      Album Description

      Kyler's brand new album perfectly described by a fan..."deeply emotional, yet catchy without sacrificing anything artistic- perfect."

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Absolutely Touching .......2004-10-13

      Kyler has to be the best kept secret in the music industry. I first heard her perform about a year ago at NACA and insisted my college bring her to perform. Bottom Line is this is one incredible woman. Her lyrics can touch you no matter where you are in life. Her song titled Snowed In is my absolute favorite. I would encourage everyone to give Kyler a try today. I would definitely giver her more than 5 stars if possible.

      5 out of 5 stars Amazing.......2004-07-14

      I've owned this CD since the moment it came out and had been following some of the music before its release at Kyler's live shows. She's an amazing writer, musician and person. I've had the opportunity to talk with her and you'll never meet a sweeter person.

      This is definitly her best work. Each song on this album is so thoughtfully created and has spoken to me about different times in my life. It's definitly a must buy. I go through weeks where I never take it out of my cd player and I always come back to it. I never tire of her beautiful voice and writing.

      I definitly recommend this cd and I also recommend trying to attend a live show. They're amazing also.

      Meditation Music:

      1. Incredibly Strange Music, Vol. 1
      2. Inner Traveler
      3. Inside the Cathedral
      4. Journey to Zipangu
      5. Lady of the Lake
      6. Laguna de la Vera
      7. Let There Be Light [CD-single]
      8. Magnum Mysterium, Vol. 1: Sacred Music
      9. Mato Grosso
      10. Meditation: Practical Survival Kit

      Meditation Music

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      Meditation Music

      Man on a Mission [Import]

      Il Primo Libro Di Canzone, Singonie, Fantasie

      Great Vocal Solos & Duets

      Music: Gilley's Unreleased Performance of Mickey Gilley

      International DeeJay Gigolos, Vol. 5

      I Know You Got Soul [CD-single]

      Forro Remexe V.5 [Import]

      Hustlin' Pays [Clean]

      History, Vol. 2

      Get a Grip [Import] [Limited Edition]

      Mr. Music [Import] [Limited Edition]

      Horizons Collection: Cuba, Tabaco, Musica y Ron

      Just Be Thankful

      Gotta Have

      Live in Marciac/Blue Eyes