Now That's What I Call Music! 7

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Smartly programmed and laden with hits from the first half of 2001, the seventh entry in the Now compilation series is a more-than-agreeable, summer-party soundtrack. Moving from up-tempo pop/R&B to various stripes of hip-hop (including a snapping Neptunes remix of Backstreet Boys'"The Call") to three draggy ballads you can easily program out to reminders from Aerosmith, Lifehouse, Evan and Jaron, and American Hi-Fi that guitars still exist, this disc is one of the strongest Nows yet. With the high-quality likes of "Jaded," Janet Jackson's "All for You," Nelly's "Ride wit Me!" (heavily edited for language), and Mystikal's "Danger (Been So Long)" on tap, even Jennifer Lopez sounds pretty good as the beats power by. Does the style-by-style sequencing effectively segregate genres, particularly by placing the rock stuff at disc's end? It's more likely that the appearance of all these tunes in one place demonstrates that the notion of pop as a big tent isn't dead yet. --Rickey Wright

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Tracks:

1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
4. Hungarian Dance No.7
5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
10. Csardas Music
11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
18. Tzigane
19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
20. Caprice No.24
21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
27. The Violin Muted
28. Clair De Lune
29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
31. The Pizzicato Violin
32. Pizzicato Polka
33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
38. Hungarian Dance No.4
39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
42. Bolero
43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
67. Elfenreigen

Tracks:

1. Introduction To The Viola
2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
10. Cypresses (No.9)
11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
24. Elfentanz, Op.39
25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
28. Flamenco
29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
40. Capriccio Di Bravura
41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
6. Sa'Dawi
7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
8. Chamber Music No.II
9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
13. A Variety Of Techniques
14. Chamber Music No.II
15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
20. Naelden, Naelden
21. The Bachian Oboe
22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
26. The Swan Of Tuonela
27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
30. Bolero
31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
38. ...And Quite Low.
39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
44. Introduction To The Saxophone
45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
49. Bolero
50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
53. Sax-O-Phun
54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
60. Bolero
61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
6. Fanfare For The Common Man
7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
16. Billy The Kid
17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
21. The Birth Of The Trombone
22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
28. Hosannah
29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
35. The Horn And The Hunt
36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
9. Den Hoboecken Dans
10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
13. Gymnopedie No.2
14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
22. The Birth Of The Bongo
23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
37. Ravel And The Xylophone
38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
40. Introducing The Vibraphone
41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
44. Folk Dances
45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
52. Introducing The Celeste
53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
11. Mahler's Sleighbells
12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
30. Nocturnes
31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
35. The Oboe As Duck
36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
42. Canzon 28
43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
51. Images (Gigues)
52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Average customer rating: my opinion Wonderful, but not my first choice THE BEST recording of the BEST oratorio ever... Too bad there are so few recordings of Elijah

Mendelssohn: Elijah Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation Mendelssohn - Elijah / Terfel, Fleming, Bardon, Ainsley, Fulgoni, Paul Daniel Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) / Auger, Stilwell, Atlanta SO, Robert Shaw Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem [A German Requiem] ASIN: B0002XV31A Release Date: 2005-02-15

Tracks:

1. Introduction: As God The Lord Of Israel Liveth
2. Overture
3. No.1 Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?
4. No.2: Lord! Bow Thine Ear To Our Prayer!
5. No.3: Ye People, Rend Your Hearts
6. No.4: If With All Your Hearts
7. No.5: Yet Doth The Lord See It Not
8. No.6: Elijah! Get Thee Hence
9. No.7: For He Shall Give His Angels Charge Over Thee
10. Recitative: Now Cherith's Brook Is Dried Up
11. No.8: What Have I Do To Do With Thee?
12. No.9: Blessed Are The Men Who Fear Him
13. No.10: As God The Lord Of Sabaoth Liveth
14. No.11: Baal, We Cry To Thee: Hear And Answer Us!
15. No.12: Call Him Louder, For He Is A God!
16. No.13: Call Him Louder! He Heareth Not!
17. No.14: Lord God Of Abraham, Isaac And Israel!
18. No.15: Cast Thy Burden Upon The Lord
19. No.16: O Thou, Who Makest Thine Angels Spirits
20. No.17: Is Not His Word Like A Fire?
21. No.18: Woe Unto Them Who Forsake Him!
22. No.19: O Man Of God, Help Thy People!
23. No.20: Thanks Be To God!

Tracks:

1. No.21: Hear Ye, Israel; Hear What The Lord Speaketh
2. No.22: Be Not Afraid, Saith God The Lord
3. No.23: The Lord Hath Exalted Thee
4. No.24: Woe To Him, He Shall Perish
5. No.25: Man Of God, Now Let My Words Be Precious
6. No.26: It Is Enough; O Lord Now Take My Life
7. No.27: See, Now He Sleepeth
8. No.28: Lift Thine Eyes To The Mountains
9. No.29: He, Watching Over Israel, Slumbers Not
10. No.30: Arise, Elijah, For Thou Hast A Long Journey
11. No.31: O Rest In The Lord
12. No.32: He That Shall Endure To The End, Shall Be Saved
13. No.33: Night Falleth Round Me, O Lord!
14. No.34: Behold! God The Lord Passed By!
15. No.35: Above Him Stood The Seraphim
16. No.36: Go, Return Upon Thy Way
17. No.37: For The Mountains Shall Depart
18. No.38: Then Did Elijah The Prophet Break Forth
19. No.39: Then Shall The Righteous Shine Forth
20. No.40: Behold, God Hath Sent Elijah
21. No.41: But The Lord, From The North Hath Raised One
22. No.41a: O Come Everyone That Thirsteth
23. No.42: And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth

Customer Reviews:

my opinion.......2007-08-01

This recording was reccomended somewhere as being even better than the newer version with Bryn Terfel and Renee Fleming - it really is tops, I think. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is as lyrical as ever. And the other soloists are also breathtaking.

Wonderful, but not my first choice.......2007-04-07

I believe this was the first recording of Elijah in English that used an "international" conductor and some international singers. Fruhbeck gives a good, dramatic sweep to the piece, with some wonderful dramatic moments. This is an old fashioned performance, with only a solo quartet, and if there is a semi-chorus, I can't tell the difference. This means that the soprano is the Widow, and an Angel, the mezzo the Angel and Queen Jezabel, etc. You really should have a libretto, but you don't get one at this price.
Fischer-Dieskau roughens up his voice for the role, and therein lies a problem. The voice spreads and his diction suffers because of it; that and his unidiomatic pronounciation, with far too many rolled "r"s. He does the drama well, but what works well in lieder works here less well on the large scale. Odd, given his success as on opera singer (check out his Iago), that here he frequently comes off blustery.
Dame Gwyneth Jones belies her reputation and gives a contolled, dramatic performance, using her "edge" to advantage in "Hear Ye, Israel". Gedda's diction is amazing, with exactly the right color for this literature, and projecting a little more blood than an English tenor.
Dame Janet Baker is my star in this performance. Dramatic, heart-rending when need be, and in wonderful voice. She'll chill your blood when she tells the people of Baal to "slaughter him, do what he hath done!".
And as for the people of Baal, the Philharmonia Chorus is wonderful. Incisive and dramatic, with beautiful tone. I could do without the trick of the boy choir for "Lift Thine Eyes", and I miss the small ensembles, but all in all a fine performance, and good recording, circa 1968.
First choice in English, Daniels/Terfel: better Elijah in Terfel, better recording, more authentic orchestra, small vocal ensembles (as per the score) but inferior women (including Fleming: beautiful tone, but where's her head?). In German, it's Sawallisch/Adam all the way.
But if you're singing Elijah, and have a score, this is a good choice.

THE BEST recording of the BEST oratorio ever..........2006-08-15

Okay, I'm gonna admit I'm biased- I first sung in the chorus of Elijah when I was 14 and it made a BIG impression on me!
This recording is in every way wonderful. Starting with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. He IS Elijah to me. His singing is perfection. He has amazing phrasing and his diction makes it possible to understand the lovely, inspired libretto to this heavenly music. There are so many pieces that are ephemeral, but a couple of my favorites are: #14, Lord God of Abraham and #37, For the Mountains shall Depart. Dieskau does a great job of what I think of as compassionate, heartfelt singing. His interpretation sounds like the voice of God himself. It has a quality of kindness and yet he sounds just as convincing reprimanding the people of Baal. He is the true highlight of this recording.

That said, the rest of the cast is wonderful as well. Gwyneth Jones has a lovely, silvery voice that has a clarion bell-like tone that rings over the large orchestra with ease. She has occasional "misfire" but is a consistent performer. Dame Janet Baker and Nicolai Gedda both perform at a consistently lovely level. The orchestra and chorus are both wonderful. #15, Cast thy Burden upon the Lord, #32 He that Shall Endure to the End, and #38 Then Did Elijah are all highlights.

All said, for me the main reason to get this recording is Dieskau's Elijah- after all, he's the main character. But don't forget the lovely music. This story is exciting and passionate and sacred all at the same time. For me, it's the best oratorio that has a moving story and great music too.

Too bad there are so few recordings of Elijah.......2006-07-03

This is a good recording of an oratorio that deserves more attention. The chorus and soloists are very good--I just wish Fischer-Diskau wouldn't slide around so much in singing the title part!

Average customer rating: Now 7 Vol. 7 Buy this album... #1 Way To Keep Cool One of the best Nows, but nobody beats Now 13

Now That's What I Call Music! 7 Various Artists Manufacturer: Now Hits Collections ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Southern Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Post Grunge | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Now That's What I Call Music! 6 Now That's What I Call Music! 5 Now That's What I Call Music! 8 Now That's What I Call Music! 9 Now That's What I Call Music! 3 ASIN: B00005LOAH Release Date: 2001-07-31

Tracks:

1. Survivor - Destiny's Child
2. All for You - Janet Jackson
3. Baby Come on Over - Samantha Mumba
4. In My Pocket - Mandy Moore
5. Play - Jennifer Lopez
6. The Call (Remix) - Backstreet Boys
7. Playas Gon' Play - 3LW
8. Ride Wit Me - Nelly
9. Danger - Mystikal
10. Fiesta - R. Kelly with Jay-Z
11. Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve with Gwen Stefani
12. What Would You Do - City High
13. Don't Let Me Be the Last - Britney Spears
14. This I Promise You - N'Sync
15. Never Had a Dream... - S Club 7
16. Hanging By a Moment - Life House
17. Jaded - Aerosmith
18. From My Head to My Heart - Evan & Jaron
19. Flavor of the Weak - American Hi-Fi

Amazon.com

Smartly programmed and laden with hits from the first half of 2001, the seventh entry in the Now compilation series is a more-than-agreeable, summer-party soundtrack. Moving from up-tempo pop/R&B to various stripes of hip-hop (including a snapping Neptunes remix of Backstreet Boys'"The Call") to three draggy ballads you can easily program out to reminders from Aerosmith, Lifehouse, Evan and Jaron, and American Hi-Fi that guitars still exist, this disc is one of the strongest Nows yet. With the high-quality likes of "Jaded," Janet Jackson's "All for You," Nelly's "Ride wit Me!" (heavily edited for language), and Mystikal's "Danger (Been So Long)" on tap, even Jennifer Lopez sounds pretty good as the beats power by. Does the style-by-style sequencing effectively segregate genres, particularly by placing the rock stuff at disc's end? It's more likely that the appearance of all these tunes in one place demonstrates that the notion of pop as a big tent isn't dead yet. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Now 7.......2007-02-15

1.Survivor-ultimate girl-power song! This song is on repeat. Perfect song to dedicate to your ex. Also a perfect song to play if you've given up on something--this song gives you encouragement to try again. 5/5

2.All For You-gets annoying but still good. 3/5

3.Baby Come On Over-I prefer 'Don't Need You to Tell Me I'm Pretty' but this song will do. 3/5

4.In My Pocket-I love Mandy Moore and this song! Love the beat, love the lyrics, love everything. 5/5

5.Play-gets annoying but still good. 3/5

6.The Call-ugh! Love the BSB but they are not rap song people! 0/5

7.Playas' Gon' Play-this song may not make sense to some people but it makes sense to me. Just listen. 4/5

8.Ride Wit Me-too much censoring but good! 3/5

9.Danger-ugh! Not my type of music! 0/5

10.Fiesta-ugh! Again, not my type of music! 0/5

11.Let Me Blow Your Mind-ugh! Again, not my type of music! 0/5

12.What Would You Do-this song is on repeat! I don't like how it's censored though. No part should be censored. This song talks about serious issues which most songs these days don't. This song is awesome! It's sad; it's based on a true story! 5/5

13.Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know-I HATE BRITNEY SPEARS but surprisingly, I like this song! Girls can relate! 3/5

14.This I Promise You-OMG! My mom and I love this song! This song is so beautiful! 5/5

15.Never Had A Dream Come True-I love this song! I can relate to it. 5/5

16.Hanging By A Moment-Jason Wade says this song is about his parents divorce. This is a good song to play if you're depressed--it helps. Even if you're not depressed it rocks! 5/5

17.Jaded-I like this song. This song gets annoying after a while. 4/5

18.From My Head to My Heart-OMG! Evan and Jaron rock! I love this song! They kept making hit after hit! 5/5

19.Flavor of the Weak-awesome song! I only heard this song on the radio once but I love it! 5/5

Anyways, get this CD! IT ROCKS! Play it at a party and you'll be dancing all night!

Vol. 7.......2006-07-18

Now we're getting somewhere...As you may already know from my previous reviews of the 'Now!' series, I feel that it's a nice way to remember the yesteryears, but as we roll into 'Now! 7' we're getting a glimpse of the not so distant past, songs that we may still hear from time to time on the radio and such. Songs like 'Ride Wit Me' or 'Survivor', Mistikal's brilliant anthum 'Danger' (which I just heard on the radio last night), 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind' and Lifehouse's biggest hit 'Hanging by a Moment' are all heard on the radio to this day.

Laced though with not so common hits, 'Now! 7' still has something to offer to those who are looking for a blast from the past. Samantha Mumba (where is she now) delivers a song we can all remember tearing up the airwaves ('Baby Come on Over') and Mandy Moore gives us another great track with 'In my Pocket' which I don't remember as well as some of the other tracks here.

Never was a fan of Janet's 'All for You' or J. Lo's 'Play', heck, or even Destiny's Child's 'Survivor', but they all have their place in the memory of yesterday right. I actually like 'The Call' and this remix by The Neptunes is off the hook. There is some ballads that maybe should have been avoided, most notably Britney's 'Don't Let me be the Last to Know' and S Club 7's 'Never had a Dream Come True' which is just irritatingly cliche. I always liked N'Sync's 'This I Promise You' but even that may have been beter suited for another CD.

The real gem here though is City High's 'What Would You Do?' which is a song I almost forgot about. It was such a good song back in the day, and even now, listening to it for what feels like the first time I'm left with the same feeling. Great song, great sound and great message.

Yes, I agree that the constant editing of the songs is annoying...I just really with they'd pick songs that don't have to be edited, but I doubt they ever will. These rap songs (like the awful crap R. Kelly and Jay-Z delivered) is too popular with today's generation for them to get avoided when putting together these CD's. Oh well, it's something we all have to deal with to get what we want, if this is indeed what you want.

Buy this album..........2005-06-07

...if you want to add to the destruction of music as a valid art form.

#1 Way To Keep Cool.......2005-03-03

The Summer of 2001 was hot, hazy and dry; it was near impossible to cool down. Thankfully, Sony/Universal/EMI/Zomba released "NOW 7", the #1 way to keep cool during the heat. 2001 was a great year for music from the start on January 1st, and this album does a perfect job of gathering up the best tracks from the first half of the year. The wonderful balance of pop, rock, R&B and rap creates a cool vibe which flows through out the album. The nineteen amazing tracks:
(1) Destiny's Child "Survivor" A-. It may have been overplayed, but it still remains a great modern R&B track. Most distinguishing is that the song is about joyfully moving on. Listener's respond to the song because it offers a positive attitude. It also helps that the beat is terribly addictive, and I'm sure that it's popularity was also helped by the fact that the TV show of the same name was popular at the time as well.
(2) Janet Jackson "All For You" A-. Shows what a dance song is supposed to be, and showcases some of Janet's best work. There isn't too much substance, yet the beat a production are so infectious that you get caught up in it. Janet's vioce sounds as smooth as ever, and adds a nice sexy undertone.
(3) Samantha Mumba "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" B. Her standard material is compenstated by the urgency in her voice. However she achives it, the song sounds very convincing and even carries some depth. Not a great pop song by any means, but a pretty fun one.
(4) Mandy Moore "In My Pocket" A. From the start we think that this will be your standard pop song, yet it blooms with so much dimension and hidden feelings. The mesmerizing beat engulfs the listener and the lyrics create some mysterious images. This is Mandy Moore at her best.
(5) Jennifer Lopez "Play" B+. Sheds the emotion of "I'm Real" and "Ain't It Funny"; leaving a playful dance single left. J. Lo doesn't settle for average material though, as this is a catchy, clever and original track about her wanting to hear her favorite dance song. Fiery beats make this impossible to resist.
(6) Backsteet Boys "The Call" (Neptunes Remix w/ Rap) A. While it may feel like a strange remix at first; the song does grow on you. Cheating has always been a common theme in music, but this enters a new area with it's modern edge. The lyrics create a true dilemma, while the Neptunes lace them with their quircky beats and rhymes.
(7) 3LW "Playas Gon' Play" B. 3LW doesn't break much new ground; as they don't seem to stand out from the pop crowd. Still, this contains a nice idea with some intelligent writing that rings true. Pop and hip-hop are easily mixed, but the mixture here doesn't pick up flair like it should.
(8) Nelly feat. City Spud "Ride Wit Me" A. A perfect showcase for why Nelly is the best new rapper pf the 2000s. Jason "Jay-E" Eppereson production catchy, bouncy and highy enjoyable. Strange how the song is both "gangsta" and "old school" at the same time. This is hands down a great rap song.
(9) Mystikal feat. Nivea "Danger (Been So Long)" A. Mystikal's usually unappealing voice somehow works here. Maybe it's not really his voice; it could be Nivea's mesmerizing voice, or the striking beat that drive it. I don't even know what this is about, yet I can't help but get dragged into the fun.
(10) R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z and Boo & Gotti "Fiesta Remix" B. Not bad a bad song, just not a satisfiing one. For R. Kelly, it's nowhere near as deep as "I Wish", or as cool as "Thoia Thoing". Jay-Z isn't given much to do and Boo & Gotti are disposible. Fun while it last, then utterly forgetable.
(11) Eve feat. Gwen Stefani "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" A-. One of Eve's best songs ever. Functions in as both a pop and rap song; mainly because Eve and Gwen blend so well together. In general, Dr. Dre and Scott Storch's production make this a stylish little charm of a single.
(12) City High "What Would You Do" A. Less than three minutes long, yet it tell's a striking story with alot of deoth and enotion. Yes, it's cold and startles the listener, but that's the whole intention. Definetly a nice change of pace from most rap songs.
(13) Britney Spears "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" B+. The changes that can occur when she drops the "naughty image". True emotion can be found in this pop ballad; the lyrics display true urgency and feelings. Tragedy this didnt find as much success as the disasterous "Oops!...I Did It Again".
(14) *N Sync "This I Promise You" A-. A traditional pop that is done to pefection. The boys never have to try too hard, and just let everything develop natrually. By the end, we see exactly how this beautiful song slowly formed. Also serves as a flip-side to "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me".
(15) S Club 7 "Never Had A Dream Come True" A. This usually disposable group (from the awful TV show) somehow hits a home run here. Words that describe this song: deep, emotional, powerful, heartfelt, honest and beautiful. The content is so touching that anyone can relate to it. This is a small pop treasue.
(16) Lifehouse "Hanging By A Moment" A-. They never quite equaled it afterwards, but this is a terrific rock song. It's intelligent, catchy and heartfelt. Falls into the same league as the best work by the Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox Twenty. In fact, it did go on to become Billboard's #1 song of 2001.
(17) Aerosmith "Jaded" A. One of the best songs the group has ever recorded; and that's no small accomplishment. Steve Tyler's voice delivers the lyrics with true emotion; all set to the piercing guitar beats. This is great rock track which packs quite a punch during its running time.
(18) Evan and Jaron "From My Head To My Heart" B+. It's just as good as "Crazy For This Girl", and that was well done. The two boys have a nice relaxed feel and carry true feeling in their lyrics. Quite refreshing to hear a good natured pop tune these days.
(19) American Hi-Fi "Flavor Of The Weak" A. This workls as well as it does because of it's bluntness. There is a story to be told in it's lyrics, and the song tell's that story straight; holding nothing back. Great summer track that demonstates hard rock at its finest.
Bottom Line: ****. As compilations albums are a dime-a-dozen these days; "NOW" always shows how it should be done. They even top themselves in putting together this masterpiece. It may have been the perfect album for Summer 2001, but it happens to be a great album for any season, of any year. THIS is an album!

One of the best Nows, but nobody beats Now 13.......2004-12-30

1. Destiny's Child - Survivor : I really don't like this song much.
Original Grade: C-
Should it be on: B+
Released: May 8, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 7
2. Janet Jackson - All For You: I kind of like this song, but Janet's other songs are a bit better.
Original Grade: B+
Should It Be On: B
Released: March 27, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 6
3. Samantha Mumba - Baby Come On Over: I liked the Now 6 song much better.
Original Grade: B+
Should it be on: A++
Released: September 3, 2001 (released before Now 7 in stores, which is awesome)
Earliest Now it could've been on: 8
4. Mandy Moore - In My Pocket: I like her other songs like "Candy" much better.
Original Grade: B-
Should it be on: A
Released: June 4, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 7
5. Jennifer Lopez - Play: A great song, but a bit old.
Original Grade: A
Should it be on: B+
Released: April 23, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 7...but maybe could've been on Now 6
6. BSB - The Call (Remix): I really hate this group and this song. The remix isn't any better anyway. Plus, it's outdated.
Original Grade: D-
Should it be on: C+
Released: February 19, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 6
7. 3LW - Playas Gon Play: I really do miss 3LW, and I think they should have been around a bit longer.
Original Grade: A
Should it be on: A++
Released: October 18, 2004
Earliest Now it could've been on: 8
8. Nelly - Ride Wit Me: Great song, but the edited version took out the fun of it.
Original Grade: A-
Should it be on: A++
Released: August 27, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 8...or I guess 7 if they made the CD
9. Mystikal - Danger: I have never liked this song. Plus, it's outdated too.
Original Grade: F
Should it be on: C
Released: February 13, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 6
10. Jay-Z/R.Kelly/Boo(?) - Fiesta (Remix): Hate this song!!!
Original Grade: F
Should it be on: A-
Released: May 7, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 7
11. Eve - Let Me Blow Ya Mind: It's an ok track.
Original Grade: B-
Should it be on: A-
Released: May 15, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 7
12. City High - What Would You Do: Another ok track. Also, a bit outdated.
Original Grade: B
Should it be on: B-
Released: February 13, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 6
13.Britney Spears - ...Last To Know: Beautiful bllad, but not as good as "Everytime" or "I'm Not A Girl..."
Original Grade: A-
Should it be on: B-
Released: March 15, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 6
14. Nsync - This I Promise You: Hate boy bands! Very outdated! Ugh!
Original Grade: F
Should it be on: D
Released: October 9, 2000
Earliest Now it could've been on: 5
15. S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True: A bit on the boring side, but I guess it's ok. Heard much better though.
Original Grade: B-
Should it be on: A+++
Released: November 27, 2000
Earliest Now it could've been on: 9
16. Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment: Great rock song!!!
Original Grade: A+
Should it be on: A
Released: June 5, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 7
17. Aerosmith - Jaded: Ok track. Very outdated.
Original Grade: B
Should it be on: B
Released: February 20, 2001
Earliest Now it could've been on: 6
18. Evan and Jaron: It's a great song....but was never a hit
Original Grade: A
Should it be on: F (see below)
Released: Never was released as a single.
Earliest Now it could've been on: --
19. American Hifi - Flavor Of The Weak: Another awesome rock track!!!
Original Grade: A+
Should it be on: A++
Released: August 27 2004
Earliest Now it could've been on: 8
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Top 3 Highest Grade:

1. American Hifi - Flavor Of The Weak (A+)
2. Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment (A+)
3. 3LW - Playas Gon Play (A)

Top 3 Lowest Grade:

1. NSYNC - This I Promise You
2. Mystikal - Danger
3. Jay-Z/R.Kelly/Boo? - Fiesta (Remix)

Top 3 Most Deserving Songs:

1. S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True
2. 3LW - Playas Gon Play
3. Samantha Mumba - Baby Come On Over

Top 3 Least Derserving Songs

1. Evan And Jaron - From My Head To My Heart
2. NSYNC - This I Promise You
3. Mystikal - Danger
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Overall Original Grade: A
Overall Should It Be On Grade: A-
Overall Month For Released Songs: Late-May
Overall Earliest Now: 7

Now 7 did a good job at keeping the latest songs on it. The CD overall grade is very good. This may be the best now CD, but I'm not sure, considering Now 13 is the best. This may be the second best.

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Average customer rating: The greatest songs ever? A musical treasure-box a beautiful journey into melancholy

Dowland - The Collected Works / The Consort of Musicke, Rooley John Dowland , Anthony Rooley , Emma Kirkby , Christopher Wilson , The Consort of Musicke , Colin Tilney , Anthony Bailes , Jakob Lindberg , Nigel North , Glenda Simpson , Peter Holman , and John Donne Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Holborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by White | White, Robert | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sacred & Religious | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Recorder | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Blowout Box Sets | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 20% Off | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Dowland, John | ( D ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Holborne, Anthony | ( H ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music White, Robert | ( W ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Bargain Box Sets | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Opera & Vocal General | Opera & Vocal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol.1-5 William Byrd: Consort Songs Bach: The Landowska Recordings Britten Conducts Britten Janácek: Operas ASIN: B000004CYV Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. First Booke Of Songes: I. Unquiet Thoughts
2. First Booke Of Songes: II. Who Ever Thinks Or Hopes Of Love
3. First Booke Of Songes: III. My Thoughts Are Wing'd With Hopes
4. First Booke Of Songes: IV. If My Complaints Could Passions Move
5. First Booke Of Songes: V. Can She Excuse My Wrongs
6. First Booke Of Songes: VI. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
7. First Booke Of Songes: VII. Dear, If You Change
8. First Booke Of Songes: VIII. Burst Fourth My Tears
9. First Booke Of Songes: IX. Go Crystal Tears
10. First Booke Of Songes: X. Think'st Thou Then By Thy Feigning
11. First Booke Of Songes: XI. Come Away, Come Sweet Love
12. First Booke Of Songes: XII. Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares
13. First Booke Of Songes: XIII. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
14. First Booke Of Songes: XIV. All Ye, Whom Love Or Fortune Hath Betray'd
15. First Booke Of Songes: XV. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
16. First Booke Of Songes: XVI. Would My Conceit
17. First Booke Of Songes: XVII. Come Again: Sweet Love Doth Now Invite
18. First Booke Of Songes: XVIII. His Golden Locks
19. First Booke Of Songes: XIX. Awake, Sweet Love
20. First Booke Of Songes: XX. Come, Heavy Sleep
21. First Booke Of Songes: XXI. Away With These Self-Loving Lads

Tracks:

1. Second Booke Of Songs: I. I Saw My Lady Weep
2. Second Booke Of Songs: II. Flow My Tears
3. Second Booke Of Songs: III. Sorrow, Stay
4. Second Booke Of Songs: IV. Die Not Before Thy Day
5. Second Booke Of Songs: V. Mourn, Mourn, Day Is With Darkness Fled
6. Second Booke Of Songs: VI. Time's Eldest Son
7. Second Booke Of Songs: VII. Then Sit Thee Down
8. Second Booke Of Songs: VIII. When Others Sing Venite
9. Second Booke Of Songs: IX. Praise Blindness Eyes
10. Second Booke Of Songs: X. O Sweet Woods
11. Second Booke Of Songs: XI. If Floods Of Tears
12. Second Booke Of Songs: XII. Fine Knacks For Ladies
13. Second Booke Of Songs: XIII. Now Cease My Wand'ring Eyes
14. Second Booke Of Songs: XIV. Come Ye Heavy States Of Night
15. Second Booke Of Songs: XV. White As Lilies Was Her Face
16. Second Booke Of Songs: XVI. Woeful Heart
17. Second Booke Of Songs: XVII. A Shepherd In A Shade
18. Second Booke Of Songs: XVIII. Faction That Ever Dwells
19. Second Booke Of Songs: XIX. Shall I Sue
20. Second Booke Of Songs: XX. Toss Not My Soul
21. Second Booke Of Songs: XXI. Clear Or Cloudy
22. Second Booke Of Songs: XXII. Humour Say What Mak'st Thou Here

Tracks:

1. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: I. Farewell, Too Fair
2. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: II. Time Stands Still
3. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: III. Behold A Wonder Here
4. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IV. Daphne Was Not So Chaste
5. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: V. Me, Me, And None But Me
6. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VI. When Phoebus First Did Daphne Love
7. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VII. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Didst Find
8. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: VIII. Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
9. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: IX. What If I Never Speed?
10. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: X. Love Stood Amazed
11. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XI. Lend Your Ears To My Sorrow
12. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XII. By A Fountain Where I Lay
13. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIII. O What Hath Overwrought
14. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIV. Farewell, Unkind
15. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XV. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
16. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVI. Fie On This Feigning!
17. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVII. I Must Complain
18. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XVIII. It Was A Time When Silly Bees
19. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XIX. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
20. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XX. What Poor Astronomers Are They
21. Third Booke Of Songs 1603: XXI. Come When I Call

Tracks:

1. A Pilgrimes Solace: I. Disdain Me Still
2. A Pilgrimes Solace: II. Sweet Stay Awhile
3. A Pilgrimes Solace: III. To Ask For All Thy Love
4. A Pilgrimes Solace: IV. Love, Those Beams That Breed
5. A Pilgrimes Solace: V. Shall I Strive Wih Words To Move?
6. A Pilgrimes Solace: VI. Were Every Thought An Eye
7. A Pilgrimes Solace: VII. Stay, Time, Awhile Thy Flying
8. A Pilgrimes Solace: VIII. Tell Me, True Love
9. A Pilgrimes Solace: IX. Go Nightly Cares
10. A Pilgrimes Solace: X. From Silent Night
11. A Pilgrimes Solace: XI. Lasso vita mia
12. A Pilgrimes Solace: XII. In This Trembling Shadow Cast
13. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIII. If That A Sinner's Sights
14. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIV. Thou Mighty God
15. A Pilgrimes Solace: XV. When David's Life
16. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVI. When The Poor Cripple

Tracks:

1. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVII. Where Sin Sore Wounding
2. A Pilgrimes Solace: XVIII. My Heart And Tongue Were Twins
3. A Pilgrimes Solace: XIX. Up Merry Mates
4. A Pilgrimes Solace: XX. Welcome Black Night
5. A Pilgrimes Solace: XXI. Cease, Cease These False Sports
6. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Lachrimae Pavane
7. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can Shee
8. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana
9. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: The Frogge
10. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Frog's Galliard
11. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavana And Galiarda
12. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Paduana Lachrymae
13. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Can She Excuse
14. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavion Solus cum sola
15. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Dowland's Almayne
16. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Piper's Paven And Galliard
17. Keyboard Transcriptions Of Dowland's Music By Other Musicians: Pavan Lachrymae

Tracks:

1. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: I. The Lamentation Of A Sinner
2. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: II. Domine ne in furore
3. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: III. Miserere mei Deus
4. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: IV. The Humble Suit Of A Sinner
5. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: V. The Humble Complaint Of A Sinner
6. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VI. De profundis
7. Mr. Henry Noell Lamentations: VII. Domine exaudi
8. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae
9. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae
10. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Gementes
11. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Tristes
12. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Coactae
13. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Amantis
14. Lachrimae: Lachrimae Verae
15. Lachrimae: Mr. John Langton's Pavan
16. Lachrimae: Mr. Nicholas Gryffith His Galiard
17. Lachrimae: Sir John Souch His Galiard
18. Lachrimae: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
19. Lachrimae: Mr. Giles Hobies Galiard
20. Lachrimae: The King Of Denmark's Galiard
21. Lachrimae: Sir Henry Umpton's Funerall
22. Lachrimae: Mr. Henry Noell His Galiard
23. Lachrimae: The Earl Of Essex Galiard
24. Lachrimae: Mr. Bucton His Galiard
25. Lachrimae: Mr. George Whitehead His Almand
26. Lachrimae: Captain Digorie Piper His Galiard
27. Lachrimae: Mr. Thomas Collier His Galiard
28. Lachrimae: Mrs. Nichols Almand

Tracks:

1. Sacred Songs: Sorrow, Come!
2. Sacred Songs: I Shame At Mine Unworthiness
3. Sacred Songs: An Heart That's Broken And Contrite
4. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
5. Psalms: Psalm 38: Put Me Not To Rebuke O Lord
6. Psalms: Psalm 130: Lord To Thee I Make My Moan
7. Psalms: Psalm 104: My Soul Praise The Lord
8. Psalms: Psalm 100: All People That On Earth Do Dwell
9. Psalms: Psalm 134: Behold And Have Regard
10. A Prayer For The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty
11. Instrumental Music: Solus cum sola pavan
12. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
13. Instrumental Music: Galliard
14. Instrumental Music: Pipers Pavan
15. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae
16. Instrumental Music: Lady Rich Galliard
17. Instrumental Music: Earl Of Essex Galliard
18. Instrumental Music: If My Complaints
19. Instrumental Music: Lachrimae Doolande
20. Instrumental Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home
21. Instrumental Music: My Lord Chamberlaine His Galliard
22. Instrumental Music: Comagain
23. Instrumental Music: Pavan Lachrymae
24. Instrumental Music: Sorrow Stay

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Preludium
2. Lute Music: Lachrimae
3. Lute Music: Can She Excuse
4. Lute Music: Dr. Case's Pavan
5. Lute Music: Melancholy Galliard
6. Lute Music: Sir John Smith, His Almain
7. Lute Music: Fantasia
8. Lute Music: A Dream
9. Lute Music: Almain
10. Lute Music: The Queen's Galliard
11. Lute Music: Coranto
12. Lute Music: Resolution
13. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux Galliard
14. Lute Music: Almain
15. Lute Music: Mr. Dowland's MIdnight
16. Lute Music: Fantasia
17. Lute Music: Loth To Depart
18. Lute Music: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, Her Galliard
19. Lute Music: The Earl Of Essex, His Galliard
20. Lute Music: Pavan
21. Lute Music: John Dowland's Galliard
22. Lute Music: Aloe
23. Lute Music: The Lady Clifton's Spirit
24. Lute Music: What If A Day
25. Lute Music: Mr. Giles Hobie's Galliard
26. Lute Music: Come Away (Song arrangement)
27. Lute Music: Galliard
28. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Lachrimae (Basic Version)
2. Lute Music: Galliard To Lachrimae
3. Lute Music: [Jig]
4. Lute Music: Galliard On 'Wasingham'
5. Lute Music: Complaint (Ballad Setting)
6. Lute Music: Mignarda (Galliard)
7. Lute Music: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens (Pavan)
8. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
9. Lute Music: A Fancy (Fantasia)
10. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
11. Lute Music: Piper's Pavan
12. Lute Music: Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
13. Lute Music: Lady Laiton's Almain
14. Lute Music: Dowland's Galliard
15. Lute Music: Dowland's First Galliard
16. Lute Music: Tarleton's Jig
17. Lute Music: Walsingham (ballad Setting)
18. Lute Music: Lord Willoughbie's Welcome Home (Ballad Setting)
19. Lute Music: Sir Henry Guilforde, His Almain
20. Lute Music: Pavan (Related To 'Lachrimae')
21. Lute Music: Mr. Langton's Galliard
22. Lute Music: Mrs. Clifton's Almain
23. Lute Music: Galliard
24. Lute Music: Lady Hunsdon's Puffe (Almain)
25. Lute Music: Galliard
26. Lute Music: Go From My Window (Ballad Setting)
27. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: Pavana Johan Douland
2. Lute Music: Mrs. Brigide Fleetwood's Pavan (Solus sine sola)
3. Lute Music: La mia Barbara
4. Lute Music: Sir Henry Umpton's Funeral (Pavan)
5. Lute Music: Lachrimae
6. Lute Music: Farewell Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)
7. Lute Music: Farewell (On The 'In Nomine' Theme)
8. Lute Music: The King of Denmark's Galliard
9. Lute Music: Mrs. Vaux's Jig
10. Lute Music: Mrs. Nichol's Almain
11. Lute Music: Galliard
12. Lute Music: Lord Strang's March
13. Lute Music: Mrs. Winter's Jump
14. Lute Music: Can She Excuse (Galliard)
15. Lute Music: The Shoemaker's Wife, A Toy
16. Lute Music: Mrs. Norrish's Delight
17. Lute Music: Galliard
18. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Thing (Almain)
19. Lute Music: Mrs. White's Nothing
20. Lute Music: The Frog Galliard
21. Lute Music: Solus cum sola
22. Lute Music: The Lord Viscount Lisle, His Galliard
23. Lute Music: Orlando Sleepeth (Ballad Setting)
24. Lute Music: Robin (Ballad Setting)
25. Lute Music: Galliard (On A Galliard By Daniel Bacheler)
26. Lute Music: Forlorn Hope Fancy (Chromatic Fantasia)

Tracks:

1. Lute Music: The Lady Russell's Pavan
2. Lute Music: Fancy (Fantasia)
3. Lute Music: Sir John Langton's Pavan
4. Lute Music: Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
5. Lute Music: A Coy Toy
6. Lute Music: Fortune My Foe
7. Lute Music: [Almain]
8. Lute Music: Mr. Knight's Galliard
9. Lute Music: Sir John Souch His Galliard
10. Lute Music: Tarletone's Riserrectione
11. Lute Music: The Lady Rich, Her Galliard
12. Consort Music: Lachrimae Pavan
13. Consort Music: Can She Excuse Galliard
14. Consort Music: Captain Piper's Pavan And Galliard
15. Consort Music: The Frog Galliard
16. Consort Music: Round Battell Galliard
17. Consort Music: Fortune My Foe
18. Consort Music: Dowland's First Galliard
19. Consort Music: Katherine Darcie's Galliard
20. Consort Music: Tarleton's Jigge
21. Consort Music: Almain a 2
22. Consort Music: Mistress Nichols Almain a 2
23. Fullsack And Hildebrandt: Auserlesener Paduanen und Galliarden: Susanna Fair (Galliard)
24. Haussmann: Rest von polnischen und andern Tanzen: Mistress Nichols Alman a 5
25. Opusculum: Mr. John Langton Pavan And Galliard
26. Opusculum: La mia Barbara Pavan and Galliard
27. Opusculum: Lachrimae Antiquae Novae Pavan and Galliard

Tracks:

1. Consort Music: Mistress NIchols Almain
2. Consort Music: Volta a 4 ('Ioh. Douland')
3. Consort Music: Were Every Thought an Eye
4. Consort Music: Lady If You So Spite Me
5. Consort Music: Pavan a 4
6. A Musicall Banquet: I. My Heavy Sprite (Anthony Holborne)
7. A Musicall Banquet: II. Change Thy Mind Since She Doth Change (Richard Martin)
8. A Musicall Banquet: III. O Eyes, Leave Off Your Weeping (Robert Hales)
9. A Musicall Banquet: IV. Go, My Flock, Go Get You Hence (Anon.)
10. A Musicall Banquet: V. O Dear Life, When Shall It Be? (Anon.)
11. A Musicall Banquet: VI. To Plead My Faith (Daniel Bacheler)
12. A Musicall Banquet: VII. In A Grove Most Rich Of Shade (Guillaume Tessier)
13. A Musicall Banquet: VIII. Far From Triumphing Court
14. A Musicall Banquet: IX. Lady, If You So Spite Me
15. A Musicall Banquet: X. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
16. A Musicall Banquet: XI. Si le parler et le silence (Pierre Guedron)
17. A Musicall Banquet: XII. Ce penser qui sans fin tirannise ma vie (Pierre Guedron)
18. A Musicall Banquet: XIII. Vous que le Bonheur rappelle (Pierre Guedron)
19. A Musicall Banquet: XIV. Passava Amor su arco desarmado (Anon. Spanish)
20. A Musicall Banquet: XV. Sta notte mi sognava (Anon. Italian)
21. A Musicall Banquet: XVI. Vuestros ojos tienen d'Amor (Anon. Spanish)
22. A Musicall Banquet: XVII. Se di farmi morire (Domenico Maria Megli)
23. A Musicall Banquet: XVIII. Dovro dunque morire? (Giulio Caccini)
24. A Musicall Banquet: XIX. Amarilli mia bella (Giulio Caccini)
25. A Musicall Banquet: XX. O bella piu (Anon, Italian)

Customer Reviews:

The greatest songs ever?.......2007-07-26

I heard 'clear or cloudy', from this recording, on the radio recently and had to purchase it. It is strange but it is the sort of song that makes life prior to listening to it different from life after. I find it sad that so many people haven't heard it. There are also many other wonderful works in this collection. Given you get twelve well recorded CDs with top quality performances, this has to be one of the bargains of the age.

Please buy it.

A musical treasure-box.......2006-09-10

Both the music and this actual product are masterpieces. John Dowland's collected works here - covering 12 compact discs - exhibit the depth and power of this composer, a composer who many now regard as suffering from clinical depression. I doubt that the issue of the diagnosis of Dowland's depression can ever be settled, however, it is certainly obvious from his music, so completely on display here, that he was a man with very dark depths and corners in his mind. Dowland's various manifestations and "takes" on his own tune, "Flow my tears"/"Lachrimae" are here. This tune has haunted me ever since I first heard it when I was a child. It seems to sum up Dowland's feelings - at least Dowland seems to have thought so.

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Bookes of Songes, A Musicall Banquet, the keyboard transcriptions, all the lute music, consort music are here and virtually everything else written or supposedly written by John Dowland. Anthony Rooley and The Consort of Musicke perform this music with style and feeling throughout. This 12 CD set is something of a monument to the ensemble - I only wish they'd finished their collection of Monteverdi madrigals, which was equally good (La Venexiana are currently doing a magnificent job of recording all Monteverdi's books of madrigals for the GLOSSA label).

This is an expensive set, however, you will probably never need to buy another John Dowland CD again after buying and listening to this collection.

I bought this CD set on a mild Summer evening of 1998 and listened to it while sitting in my sun room - which a glorious orange sunset in progress, and a glass of wine. It brought back so many memories.

a beautiful journey into melancholy.......2001-06-15

I'm amazed at how many people tend to associate John Dowland's music with a tragic sense of drama. While no doubt this is art highly based on sadness, the "tragic" sense of it is more a legacy from the Romantic period. During the Renaissance, however, sadness was undestood as a very aesthetic way of approaching life. That is also the reason why Shakespeare's tragedies appear more sophisticated than his comedies.

Dowland, a contemporary of Shakespeare, discovered that meditating on a sad theme is, at the same time, a way of discovering a special beauty that we tend to avoid (maybe because of the "tragic" heritage of the Romantics). So, in the end, meditating on sadness is an uplifting experience! This box set is a journey into melancholy that includes songs, chamber music, pieces for lute, some rare sacred music and -as a highlight- Dowland's beautiful collection of seven pieces for viola which he called "Lachrimae" (Tears).

Average customer rating: Another, more unknown side, of King Henry VIII Good King Harry's Musical Hits!

All Goodly Sports: Music of Henry VIII Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Henry VIII: If Love Now Reigned (His Music - His Love Letters to Ann Boleyn) - Isaak Ensemble Heidelberg / Theo Stemmler Royal Lewters: Music of Henry VIII & Elizabeth I's Music from the Reign of Henry VIII English Renaissance Music English Music from Henry VIII to Charles II ASIN: B00000AFTK Release Date: 1998-09-15

Tracks:

1. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Wherto shuld I expresse'
2. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort XXIII
3. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Thow That Men Do Call It Dotage'
4. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Grene Growith The Holy'
5. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort V
6. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Withowt Dyscord'
7. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort II
8. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Helas Madam'
9. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort XII
10. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Alac, Alac, What Shall I Do'
11. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort XIV
12. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Pastyme With Good Companye'
13. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'The Tyme Of Youthe'
14. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort IV
15. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Departure Is My Chef Payne'
16. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort XVI
17. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Lusti Yough Shuld Us Ensue'
18. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: En Vray Amoure
19. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Whoso That Wyll For Grace Sew'
20. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort XIII
21. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Adew Madam Et Ma Mastres'
22. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Tandernaken
23. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Alas, What Shall I Do For Love?'
24. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort VIII
25. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'It Is To Me A Ryght Gret Joy'
26. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort XV
27. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'O My Hart'
28. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Whoso That Wyll All Feattes Optayne'
29. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Gentil Prince De Renom
30. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'Though Sum Saith That Yough Rulyth Me'
31. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort III
32. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: 'If Love Now Reynyd' (Version 1)
33. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: If Love Now Reynyd (Version 2)
34. The Complete Music Of Henry VIII: Consort XXII

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Another, more unknown side, of King Henry VIII.......2006-02-08

Mention King Henry VIII and most of us picture a bloated King Bluebeard, grossly fat, surrounded by luxury, gazing at the world through small piggy eyes and a pursed mouth. He disposed of his wives and courtiers when they became inconvenient, and married four times in just over eleven years, with two of his wives being executed for treason and adultery.

But there is another side to this rather gory picture of a murderous king. Henry VIII was one of the most artistic of the Renaissance kings. He adored spectacle, and loved to take part in masques -- a form of staged entertainment with costumes, set pieces and music that had a theme, drawn from classical or folkloric literature. He also wrote quite a few ballads, and love songs, as well as music that is classified as a consort -- music that was instrumental, perhaps played as part of a masque or to dance to.
In All Goodly Sports the group Sirinu takes the known songs and compositions of King Henry VIII and gathers it all together into a lovely collection of English Renaissance courtly music. Sirinu is a group of five musicians, who provide the vocals and play a variety of period instruments, from woodwinds, strings, percussion and keyboards. The various vocal pieces are interspersed with the 'consorts' -- short, instrumental breaks, all taken together in a long, smooth progression. That's one of the drawbacks of this cd, that many of these compositions are less than a minute or two long, with only a few of the ballads lasting longer than three minutes.
This is a rather amazing collection of songs and verses. Sirinu, with guest tenor Hugh Wilson, gives it all much verve and style. The liner notes give some details on the history of the manuscript that these compositions were found in . Included in the notes -- which are written in French, English and German -- are the lyrics, which are transcribed into the same languages. Most of the ballads are in English, with several that were originally in French. While there are translations, sadly, most of the background on the instruments and songs are lacking, so to figure out some of the more obscure terms, a hunt through a book on Renaissance and medieval music is required.

For those who enjoy music from the Renaissance, this is a must have for a collection. It gives a well rounded look at the music of Henry VIII's court, and evokes the romance and elegance of the period. Happily recommended.

Good King Harry's Musical Hits!.......2002-09-06

The perfect background music for your next royal banquet or joust! Many people forget that Henry Tudor was an accomplished musician and this CD captures that very well. A welcome and novel addition to your classical collection.

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Now That's What I Call Arabia, Vol. 7 Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006H2X5C Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. Ah W Noss - Nancy Ajram
2. Kol Youm Fee Oumri
3. Allem Albi - Amr Diab
4. Khalletni Ahebak
5. Ah Men Halawtu - Hakim, Stevie Wonder
6. Omri Ma Estannet Had
7. Aiwa
8. Etakhart Ktir - George Wassouf
9. Nadeit
10. Enti Mcheeti - Melhem Zein
11. Elaab
12. Des 2 Cotes - Cheb Mami,
13. Lissa - Houssam Habib
14. Ahla Oyoon - Hisham Abbas
15. Mi Amore (Habibi)
16. Bahebbak Mooot - Yuri Mrakadi
17. Mawley - Nabeel Shuiel
18. Awel Marra - Diana Haddad

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Now That's What I Call Arabia, Vol. 7 Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00069YEBQ Release Date: 2004-12-21

Tracks:

1. Ah W Noss - Nancy Ajram
2. Kol Youm Fee Oumri
3. Allem Albi - Amr Diab
4. Khalletni Ahebak
5. Ah Men Halawtu - Hakim, Stevie Wonder
6. Omri Ma Estannet Had
7. Aiwa
8. Etakhart Ktir - George Wassouf
9. Nadeit
10. Enti Mcheeti - Melhem Zein
11. Elaab
12. Des 2 Cotes - Cheb Mami,
13. Lissa - Houssam Habib
14. Ahla Oyoon - Hisham Abbas
15. Mi Amore (Habibi)
16. Bahebbak Mooot - Yuri Mrakadi
17. Mawley - Nabeel Shuiel
18. Awel Marra - Diana Haddad

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Now That's What I Call Arabia, Vol. 7 Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Arabic | Middle East | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000A2GI0E Release Date: 2004-12-21

Tracks:

1. Ah W Noss - Nancy Ajram
2. Kol Youm Fee Oumri
3. Allem Albi - Amr Diab
4. Khalletni Ahebak
5. Ah Men Halawtu - Hakim, Stevie Wonder
6. Omri Ma Estannet Had
7. Aiwa
8. Etakhart Ktir - George Wassouf
9. Nadeit
10. Enti Mcheeti - Melhem Zein
11. Elaab
12. Des 2 Cotes - Cheb Mami,
13. Lissa - Houssam Habib
14. Ahla Oyoon - Hisham Abbas
15. Mi Amore (Habibi)
16. Bahebbak Mooot - Yuri Mrakadi
17. Mawley - Nabeel Shuiel
18. Awel Marra - Diana Haddad

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Tracks:

1. Two Almaines
2. Fant
3. Walsingham
4. Mignarda
5. Almaine
6. Galliard
7. Greensleeves
8. Galliard Upon A Galliard Of Daniel Bachelar
9. Pavan
10. Carman's Whistle
11. Pavan
12. Monsieur's Almaine
13. Pavan
14. Batell Galliard
15. Galliard
16. Pavana Bray
17. Galliard
18. Pavan
19. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
20. Captain Piper's Galliard
21. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
22. Sir John Langton's Pavan
23. Tarleton's Ressurection
24. Lady Clifton's Spirit

Tracks:

1. Landgrave Of Hesse: Pavan
2. Saltarello
3. Ballo Detto Il Conte Orlando
4. Saltarello
5. Fant
6. Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Pavan
7. Chromatic Pavan And Galliard: Galliard
8. Fant
9. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard
10. Fant
11. Fant
12. Finale
13. Villanella No.1
14. Villanella No.2
15. Finale 2
16. Pavan
17. Mein Herz Hat Sich Mit Lieb' Verpflicht
18. Hie' Folget Ein Welscher Tanz
19. Ich Klag' Den Tag
20. Der Juden Tanz
21. Fant
22. Air De Cour
23. Branle
24. Guillemette
25. Volte
26. Forlorn Hope Fancy
27. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (For Two Lts)

Tracks:

1. The Earl Of Essex Galliard
2. Lachrimae Antiquae
3. Galliard To Lachrimae
4. My Lady Hunsdon's Puffe
5. Lord De L'Isle's Galliard
6. The Frog Galliard
7. Lachrimae Verae
8. The Shoemaker's Wife
9. Lady Rich, Her Galliard
10. Unnamed Piece (Almaine)
11. Sir John Smith's Almaine
12. Melancholy Galliard
13. Sir Henry Gifford's Almaine
14. Dowland's First Galliard
15. Mrs Vaux's Gigge
16. The Earl Of Derby, His Galliard
17. Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens
18. Captain Digorie Piper's Galliard
19. My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard
20. Mr Langton's Galliard
21. Sir John Souche's Galliard
22. Piper's Pavan
23. Resolution

Tracks:

1. The Woods So Wild
2. Fant I in c
3. Packington's Pound
4. Fant II in F
5. Walsingham
6. Fant III in g
7. The Fairy Round
8. Heigh Ho Holiday
9. Fant IV (La Campagna)
10. Go From My Window
11. Fant V in C
12. Greensleeves
13. Fant VI in F
14. Bonny Sweet Robin
15. Fant VII in F
16. Heart's Ease
17. Fant VIII in G
18. Loth To Depart
19. A Fancy
20. A Fancy
21. Farewell

Tracks:

1. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro Giusto - Juliam Bream
2. Con in D, RV 93: Largo - Juliam Bream
3. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - Juliam Bream
4. Con in F: Allegro - Juliam Bream
5. Con in F: Adagio - Juliam Bream
6. Con in F: Tempo Di Menuetto - Juliam Bream
7. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro - Juliam Bream
8. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Larghetto - Juliam Bream
9. Con in B flat, Op.4 No.6: Allegro Moderato - Juliam Bream
10. Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
11. Con in G, RV 532: Andante - Juliam Bream
12. Con in G, RV 532: Allegro - Juliam Bream
13. Son in C, RV 82: Allegro Non Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
14. Son in C, RV 82: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
15. Son in C, RV 82: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom
16. Son in g, RV 85: Andante Molto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
17. Son in g, RV 85: Larghetto - Julian Bream/George Malcom
18. Son in g, RV 85: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcom

Tracks:

1. Monsieur's Almaine - The Julian Bream Consort
2. Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
3. My Lord Of Oxenford's Maske - The Julian Bream Consort
4. The Flatt Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
5. The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
6. Kemp's Jig - The Julian Bream Consort
7. Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
8. O Mistress Mine - The Julian Bream Consort
9. Fant: La Rondinella - The Julian Bream Consort
10. Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
11. Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
12. Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
13. De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
14. It Fell On A Summer's Day - The Julian Bream Consort
15. Dowland's Adew - The Julian Bream Consort
16. The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
17. La Rosignol - The Julian Bream Consort
18. Tarleton's Resurrection - The Julian Bream Consort
19. Galliard-Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort
20. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March - The Julian Bream Consort
21. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Corante - The Julian Bream Consort
22. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Pavan - The Julian Bream Consort
23. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Morris Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
24. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
25. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: La Volta - The Julian Bream Consort
26. Gloriana-Courtly Dances: March (Finale) - The Julian Bream Consort
27. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort
28. Con in D, RV 93: Largo - The Julian Bream Consort
29. Con in D, RV 93: Allegro - The Julian Bream Consort

Tracks:

1. Joyne Hands - The Julian Bream Consort
2. Phillips Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
3. The Frog Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
4. The Jew's Dance - The Julian Bream Consort
5. Fant - The Julian Bream Consort
6. The Bachelar's Delight - The Julian Bream Consort
7. The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
8. The Sacred End Pavin And Galliard: Galliard - The Julian Bream Consort
9. De La Tromba Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
10. Thirsis And Milla - The Julian Bream Consort
11. Alison's Knell - The Julian Bream Consort
12. Grimstock - The Julian Bream Consort
13. Go From My Window - The Julian Bream Consort
14. Go Nightly Cares - The Julian Bream Consort
15. Daniel's Almain - The Julian Bream Consort
16. In Nomine Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
17. Come Again - The Julian Bream Consort
18. Lachrimae Pavin - The Julian Bream Consort
19. Can She Excuse - The Julian Bream Consort

Tracks:

1. Chor No.1 - Juilian Bream
2. Etude in e - Juilian Bream
3. Etude in c# - Juilian Bream
4. Prld in e - Juilian Bream
5. Schottische-Choro (From Ste Popolar Brasileira) - Juilian Bream
6. Madronos - Juilian Bream
7. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy - Juilian Bream J
8. The Miller's Dance (From The Three-Cornered Hat) - Juilian Bream
9. Fandanguillo - Juilian Bream J
10. El Testament D'Amelia - Juilian Bream
11. Canarios - Juilian Bream
12. Son - Juilian Bream
13. En Los Trigales - Juilian Bream
14. Larghetto - Juilian Bream
15. Allegro, K.Anh.229 - Juilian Bream
16. Son in C, Op.15, Allegro - Juilian Bream
17. Rossiniana No.1, Op.119 - Juilian Bream

Tracks:

1. Pavanas
2. Galliardas
3. Passacalles
4. Canarios
5. Villano
6. Canario
7. Prld in d, BWV 999
8. Fugue in a, BWV 1000
9. Passacaille
10. Fant
11. Tombeau Sur La Mort De M. Comte De Logy
12. Ste in d: Prld
13. Ste in d: Allemande
14. Ste in d: Courante
15. Ste in d: Sarabande
16. Ste in d: Gavotte
17. Ste in d: Menuets I And II
18. Ste in d: Bourree
19. Ste in d: Gigue
20. Aria Con Var Detta La Frescobalda
21. Son in e, K.11
22. Son in e, K.87
23. Son in c#
24. Son in A

Tracks:

1. Grand Ov, Op.61
2. Grand Solo, Op.14: Intro
3. Grand Solo, Op.14: Allegro
4. Son in A: Allegro Moderato
5. Son in A: Andante Sostenuto
6. Son in A: Menuet-Scherzo
7. Son in A: Rondo (Allegretto)
8. Rossiniana No.3, Op.121
9. Son in C, Op.25: Andante Largo; Allegro Non Troppo
10. Son in C, Op.25: Andantino Grazioso
11. Son in C, Op.25: Minuetto & Trio/Allegro

Tracks:

1. Grand Son in A: Allegro Risoluto
2. Grand Son in A: Romanze
3. Grand Son in A: Andantino Variato
4. Son in G, Op.78, D.894, Menuetto
5. Song Without Words, Op.19, No.6 ('Venetian Boating Song')
6. Str Qt, Op.12: Conzanetta
7. Homenaje, Pour Le Tombeau De Debussy
8. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
9. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
10. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Leyenda (Asturias)
11. Lagrima (Prld)
12. Three Mazurkas: Adelita
13. Three Mazurkas: Mazurka in G
14. Three Mazurkas: Marieta

Tracks:

1. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Allegretto
2. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Lento
3. Sonatina, Op. 52, No.1: Rondo
4. Segovia, Op.29
5. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ben Adagio
6. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Allegretto
7. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Largo
8. El Polifemo De Oro (Four Fragments): Ritmico E Vivo
9. Quatre Pieces Breves: Prld
10. Quatre Pieces Breves: Air
11. Quatre Pieces Breves: Plainte
12. Quatre Pieces Breves: Comme Une Gigue
13. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Du Schones Bachlein' (Tranquilmente)
14. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Es Findet Das Aug' Oft' (Allegro Rubato)
15. Drei Tentos (From 'Kammermusik'): 'Sohn Laios' (Lento)
16. Elegy
17. Five Bagatelles: Allegro
18. Five Bagatelles: Lento/Tempo Di Valse
19. Five Bagatelles: Alla Cubana
20. Five Bagatelles: Sempre Espressivo
21. Five Bagatelles: Con Slancio
22. Theme And Vars, Op.77

Tracks:

1. Ste Compostellana: Prd
2. Ste Compostellana: Coral
3. Ste Compostellana: Cuna
4. Ste Compostellana: Recitativo
5. Ste Compostellana: Cancion
6. Ste Compostellana: Muneira
7. Tiento
8. Son: Allegretto
9. Son: Andante
10. Son: Allegro
11. Fant
12. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Mazurka-Choro
13. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Schottisch-Choro
14. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Valse-Choro
15. Ste Populaire Bresilienne: Gavotte-Choro
16. Etude No.5 in C
17. Etude No.7 in E

Tracks:

1. Five Impromptus: Recitative
2. Five Impromptus: Agitato
3. Five Impromptus: Elegiaco
4. Five Impromptus: Con Fuoco
5. Five Impromptus: Arioso
6. Five Bagetelles: Allegro
7. Five Bagetelles: Lento
8. Five Bagetelles: Alla Cubana
9. Five Bagetelles: Sempre Espressivo
10. Five Bagetelles: Con Slancio
11. Hill Runes
12. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Gloucester (Majestically)
13. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Romeo And Juliet (Singing Slowly, With Tenderness)
14. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ariel (Swiftly, Gently, Mysteriously)
15. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Ophelia (Slowly)
16. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Touchstone, Audrey And William (With Humor)
17. Son No.1, Royal Winter Music: Oberon (Majestically)

Tracks:

1. Gtr Con, Op.67: Allegro
2. Gtr Con, Op.67: Lento
3. Gtr Con, Op.67: Con Brio
4. Con: Lento E Rubato/Vivo
5. Con: Andante Lento
6. Con: Con Brio
7. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
8. Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
9. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile

Tracks:

1. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegro Moderato
2. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Adagio
3. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Menuetto
4. Gtr Qnt in e, G.451: Allegretto
5. Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Intro And Fandango - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
6. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Allegro
7. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Adagio
8. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Menuetteo E Trio
9. Qt in E, Op.2 No.2: Finale: Presto
10. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Allegro Maestoso
11. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Andantino Siciliano
12. Gtr Con in A, Op.30: Alla Polacca

Tracks:

1. My Lady Hundson's Puffe - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
2. 'If Music And Sweey Poetry Agree' (Sonnet From The Passionate Pilgrim) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
3. The King Of Denmark's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
4. Envoi To The Phoenix And The Turtle - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
5. Mignarda - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
6. 'The Courser And The Genet' (From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
7. Queen Elizabeth's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
8. Loth To Depart - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
9. 'She Looks Upon His Lips' (Death of Adaonis From Venus And Adonis) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
10. The Earl Of Derby's Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
11. 'Orpheous With His Lute' (From King Henry VIII, Act III, Scene 1) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
12. Lachrimae Pavin - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
13. 'Weary With Toil' (Sonnet No.27) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
14. 'Is It Thy Will?' (Sonnet No.61) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
15. 'O, Never Say That I Was False Of Heart' (Sonnet No.109) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
16. Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
17. 'My Mother Had A Maid Call'd Barbara' (From Othello, Act IV, Scene 3) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
18. Tarleton's Resurrection - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
19. 'Come Away, Come Away, Death' (From Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene 4) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
20. A Fancy - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
21. 'Two Loves I Have' (Sonnet No.144) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
22. 'The Expense Of Spirit' (Sonnet No.129) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
23. Melancholy Galliard - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
24. 'But She Hath Lost A Dearer Thing Than Life' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
25. 'Ev'n In This Thought' (From The Rape Of Lucrece) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
26. Semper Dowland, Semper Dolens - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
27. 'What Potions Have I Drunk' (Sonnet No.119) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
28. 'When To The Sessions' (Sonnet No.30) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
29. Orlando Sleepeth - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream
30. 'Fear No More' (Dirge For Fidele From Cymbeline, Act IV, Scene 2) - Dame Peggy Ashcroft/Julian Bream

Tracks:

1. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Big Chariot - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
2. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Old Lute - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
3. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Autumn Wind - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
4. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: The Herd-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
5. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Depression - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
6. Songs From The Chinese, Op.58: Dance Song - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
7. Folk Song Arrangements: Master Kilby - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
8. Folk Song Arrangements: The Shooting Of His Dear - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
9. Folk Song Arrangements: Sailor-Boy - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
10. Folk Song Arrangements: I Will Give My Love An Apple - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
11. Folk Song Arrangements: The Soldier And The Sailor - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
12. Gloriana: The Second Lt Song Of The Earl Of Essex - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
13. Anon In Love: Fain Would I Change That Note - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
14. Anon In Love: O Stay, Sweet Love - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
15. Anon In Love: Lady, When I Behold The Roses - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
16. Anon In Love: My Love In Her Attire - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
17. Anon In Love: I Gave Her Cakes And I Gave Her Ale - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
18. Anon In Love: To Couple Is A Custom - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
19. Four French Folk Songs: Reveillez-Vous - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
20. Four French Folk Songs: J'Ai Descendu - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
21. Four French Folk Songs: Le Rossignol - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
22. Four French Folk Songs: Marguerite, Elle Est Malade - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
23. O Mistress Mine - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
24. Nocturnal, Op.70 - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

Tracks:

1. Absence - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
2. What Then Is Love? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
3. I Saw My Lady Weep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
4. If She Forsake Me - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
5. Dear, If You Change - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
6. Come, Phyllis - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
7. Stay, Time - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
8. It Was A Lover And His Lass - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
9. Weep You No More - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
10. When Laura Smiles - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
11. Fair, Sweet, Cruel - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
12. Shall I Sue? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
13. Sweet, Stay Awhile - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
14. Who Is It? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
15. Can She Excuse? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
16. Come, Heavy Sleep - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
17. Wilt Thou Unkind, Thus Leave Me? - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
18. Sorrow, Stay - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
19. The Lowest Trees Have Tops - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
20. Time's Eldest Son, Old Age - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
21. In Darkness Let Me Dwell - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears
22. Say, Love, If Ever Thou Did'st Find - Julian Bream/Sir Peter Pears

Tracks:

1. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Prld
2. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Allemande
3. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Courante
4. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Sarabande
5. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Bourree
6. Lt Ste No.1, BWV 996: Gigue
7. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Prld
8. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Fugue
9. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Sarabande
10. Lt Ste No.2, BWV 997: Gigue
11. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro Moderato - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
12. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Adagio - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
13. Trio Son No.1 in E flat, BWV 525: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
14. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
15. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Largo - Julian Bream/George Malcolm
16. Trio Son No.5 in C, BWV 529: Allegro - Julian Bream/George Malcolm

Tracks:

1. Con: Allegro Preciso
2. Con: Andantino E Andante/Cadenza
3. Con: Allegretto Non Troppo
4. Five Prlds: No.1 in e: Andantino Espressivo
5. Five Prlds: No.5 in E: Andantino
6. Five Prlds:No.3 in a: Andante/Molto Adagio/Andante
7. Five Prlds: No.4 in e: Lento/Animato/Moderato/Lento
8. Five Prlds: No.2 in D: Poco Animato
9. Twelve Etudes: No.1: Allegro Non Troppo/Lento
10. Twelve Etudes: No.2: Allegro
11. Twelve Etudes: No.3: Allegro Moderato
12. Twelve Etudes: No.4: Poco Moderato/A Tempo/Grandioso
13. Twelve Etudes: No.5: Andantino
14. Twelve Etudes: No.6: Poco Allegro
15. Twelve Etudes: No.7: Tres Anime/Piu Mosso
16. Twelve Etudes: No.8: Moderato
17. Twelve Etudes: No.9: Tres Peu Anime
18. Twelve Etudes: No.10: Tres Anime/Vif/Un Peu Anime/Vif
19. Twelve Etudes: No.11: Lent/Anime
20. Twelve Etudes: No.12: Anime

Tracks:

1. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Con Spirito
2. Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio
3. Concierto De Aranjuez: Allegro Gentile
4. Gtr Con: Andantino; Allegretto
5. Gtr Con: Lento
6. Gtr Con: Allegro Con Brio
7. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Tranquillo
8. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Interlude
9. Gtr Con No.3, Con Elegiaco: Finale: Toccata

Tracks:

1. El Maestro: Pavana I
2. El Maestro: Pavana V
3. El Maestro: Pavana VI
4. El Maestro: Fant XII
5. El Maestro: Fant VIII
6. El Maestro: Fant IX
7. El Maestro: Tento I
8. El Maestro: Pavana IV
9. El Maestro: Fant XVI
10. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book I: Fant V
11. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book II: Fant V
12. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book III: La Cancion Del Emperador
13. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Fant VI
14. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Arde Coracon Arde
15. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book V: Ya Se Asiente El Rey Ramiro
16. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book IV: O Gloriosa Domina (Seys Diferencias)
17. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Conde Claros
18. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Guardame Las Vacas
19. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Tres Diferencias Por Otra Parte
20. Los Seys Libros Del Delphin De Musica: Book VI: Baxa De Contrapunto
21. Fant

Tracks:

1. Fant, Op.30: Intro: Lentemente
2. Fant, Op.30: Theme: Allegretto
3. Fant, Op.30: Vars 1 To 5
4. Fant, Op.7: Largo Non Tanto
5. Fant, Op.7: Theme: Andante
6. Fant, Op.7: Vars 1 To 7
7. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Intro: Andante Largo
8. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Theme: Andante Moderato
9. Vars On A Theme By Mozart, Op.9: Vars 1 To 5
10. Adagio, Op.2, No.1
11. Polonaise, Op.2, No.2
12. Intro And Rondo, Op.2, No.3: Andante/Allegro Moderato

Tracks:

1. Cuentos Para La Juventud: Dedicatoria
2. La Maja De Goya (Tonadilla)
3. Danza Espanola No.4 (Villanesca)
4. Valses Poeticos
5. Danza Espanola No.5
6. Mallorca, Op.202
7. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cataluna
8. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
9. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Sevilla
10. Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cadiz
11. Cantos De Espana, Op.232 No.4: Cordoba

Tracks:

1. Mazurka in G
2. Etude in A
3. Marieta
4. Capricho Arabe
5. Prld in a
6. Recuerdos De La Alhambra
7. Serenata
8. Tango Espagnol
9. Guajira
10. Popular Catalan Songs: The Night Of Christmas
11. Popular Catalan Songs: The Nightingale
12. Popular Catalan Songs: The Master
13. Popular Catalan Songs: The Girl At The Spinning Wheel
14. Popular Catalan Songs: Amelia's Will
15. Popular Catalan Songs: The Thief's Song
16. Popular Catalan Songs: Lament
17. Popular Catalan Songs: The Son Of The Virgin
18. Popular Catalan Songs: Riera's Heir
19. Fandanguillo, Op.36
20. Sevillana, Op.29
21. Homenaje A Tarrega, Op.69: Soleares
22. Homenaje A Tarrega, Op.69: Garrotin

Tracks:

1. Fant XIV
2. Fant XXII
3. La Cancion Del Emperador
4. Conde Claros
5. Fant X
6. Prld And Allegro
7. Gtr Qnt in D, G.448: Fandango
8. Grand Solo, Op.14: Fernando Sor
9. Rondo in a, Op.2 No.3

Customer Reviews:

Too beautiful for words.......2004-05-25

If Julian Bream's recordings were letters, his would all be hand written rather than typed.

Guitar History.......2004-02-15

Julian Bream not only plays the guitar, and the lute
(although purists and I suspect Bream himself would say rather unconventionally), but most of all, Bream plays MUSIC. This is very, very important. There are many fine guitarists around today, but I doubt any could match Bream's sheer musicality when these recordings were made.
This 28 CD box set is a lesson in music making, regardless of what instrument is being played. The recordings are the complete RCA Bream catalogue from 1959 to 1989. If you can find the complete box set or even any of the individual volumes, I suggest you make the purchase. (Shame on RCA and BMG for not keeping this box set and "all" the individual volumes in print.)
Some of the higlights of Breams remarkable talent are his
interpretations of Britten's "Nocturnal", Walton's "Five Bagatelles", the instrumental and vocal works (with tenor Peter Pears) of Dowland, the "first" complete guitar works of Villa-Lobos, a thorough history of the guitar in Spain from the Renaissance to the Present on period instruments, plus all the works that have become classical guitar standards by Bach, Sor, Giuliani, Albeniz, Rodrigo, plus the "new" standards by Brouwer, Arnold, Berkeley, Britten, Walton, etc.
Music making of this caliber is rare indeed. Buy it if you can find it. Good Luck !

Best deal there is!.......2002-05-06

If you can find this set buy it fast. There are not to many of these left out there. This has it all. Plus Julian Bream is the greatest guitarist of all time.

Most excellent.......2001-08-18

This a an wonderful collection of Julian Bream. He is the master of master . I always admire his talent as a genius of this centure.

Julian Bream, The Genius.......1999-01-09

Who don't want to have a wonderful classical guitar collection? Well, this pack consists in 28 CDs, more than 1.000 minutes of music, distribuited by different titles as Baroque Guitar, Spanish Guitar, etc. Some highlights are here, like Asturias, Fernando Sor variations on Mozart's Magic Flute, Paganini Grand Sonata, all Preludes and Etudes of Villa-Lobos, and, well, lots of really good things. Also, there are some cds Julian Bream plays Guitar with Orchestra, or with Harpsichords. Ah, he plays lute in some too. Unfortunately, there are 2 or 3 cds where a tenor sings and another which a woman says some poems, and those, in my opinion, are not very nice. So, it's a good collection, and if you can, buy it!!

Meditation Music:

1. Now That's What I Call Music! 8
2. Now That's What I Call Music! 9
3. On Eagle's Wings
4. One
5. Paul Williams [Import]
6. Pegleg Tango
7. Phantom Of The Paradise: Original Soundtrack Recording [Import] [Import] [Soundtrack]
8. Ring Ring [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
9. Shades of Purple [Enhanced]
10. Singles: 1969-1973 [Original recording remastered]

Meditation Music

meditation music

Meditation Music

Beautiful [Explicit Lyrics]

Telemann: Music with Recorder

The Glory of Gibbons

Music: Back to Mine [Box set]

Tour de France [Enhanced] [Extra tracks] [Import]

The Goddess Workout - Bellydance Music for Finger Cymbals

Ta Nisiotiks Li [Import]

Ultimatum

Untitled [Import]

The Greatest Choral Music of Palestrina: Prince of Music

Times out of Mind

Top Ten

Tal Es Cual [Import]

Evidence of His Love

Lauren Wood