Harry's Bar [Import]

Product Description
2002 album for the artist who inspired the Christmas feel good story of last year. Taking a friend's challenge to try & make a record 'the old fashioned way', with a budget of less than 200 pounds, Haskell wrote & recorded 'How Wonderful You Are' which drew unprecedented listener response after being played on British radio, later becoming Radio 2's single of the week & one of the station's most requested records in the stations history. Haskell began his career in the 1960s with cult band The Fleurs De Lys. He was also part of King Crimson, played bass for Cliff Richard, jammed with Hendrix & played with Otis Redding. 12 tracks.

Harry's Bar,Gordon Haskell,Wea International,Folk-Rock,Pop,Prog-Rock/Art Rock,Rock,Rock/Pop

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Average customer rating: Sir Noel Coward is KING! Caberet at its Best witty, classic genius

Noel Coward at Las Vegas Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Porter | Porter, Cole | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: In New York Noel Coward Album: Noel Coward Live From Las Vegas & New York Mad About the Boy Noel and Cole - The Sophisticates Elaine Stritch - At Liberty (2002 Original Broadway Production) ASIN: B00008BRBP Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

1. Medley: Noel Coward Medley: I'll See You Again/Dance, Little Lady/Poor Little Rich Girl/A Room With a View/Someday I'll Find You/I'll Follow My Secret Heart/If Love Were All/Play, Orchestra, Play
2. Uncle Harry
3. Loch Lomond
4. A Bar On the Piccola Marina
5. World Weary
6. Medley: Nina/Begin the Beguine
7. Mad Dogs And Englishmen
8. Matelot
9. Alice Is At It Again
10. A Room With a View
11. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
12. The Party's Over Now

Customer Reviews:

Sir Noel Coward is KING!.......2007-01-09

Very few of us lesser mortals can compete with the genius of Noel Coward, however we certainly can enjoy it! A master of lyric, pun, innendo, and rhyme, Noel will keep all laughing throughout this collection.

Caberet at its Best.......2006-07-11

This is a live recording of a Noel Coward performance in the 1950's at the Desert Inn. The songs are quite a bit racier than his usual studio recordings from the 1920's and 30's; all very witty and very fun. A stand out performance of Cole Porter's "Let's Do It" features references to everyone from Somerset Maugham to Senator Joe McCarthy. Unique.

witty, classic genius.......2005-12-13

My old LP was lost in a recent move! I have loved this album along with "Noel and Gertie" since I first heard it at the age of twelve. Sir Noel Coward is not to be missed.

Average customer rating: an escapee from king crimson an unexpected treasure Wondeful Music A Minor Classic A hidden gem!

Harry's Bar Gordon Haskell Manufacturer: Compass Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lady Wants to Know Collection: 18 of His Finest Songs ASIN: B00006GOEB Release Date: 2002-09-10

Tracks:

1. How Wonderful You Are
2. All The Time In The World
3. Voodoo Dance
4. Freeway To Her Dreams
5. Sunshine In The Night
6. Al Capone
7. Feelin' Loose
8. There Goes My Heart Again
9. Roll With It
10. Someone I Knew
11. A Little Help From You
12. All In The Scheme Of Things

Customer Reviews:

an escapee from king crimson.......2005-05-22

Gordon Haskell is a musician who has shown true grit and perseverance. It took 35 years for anyone to notice his talent, but he has a very interesting history in the business. He contributed to a 'freakbeat' band called 'Les Fleus de Lys' in the 60's that has since obtained a cult status. Then he was invited by an old school chum (Robert Fripp) to take over the bass guitar duties in King Crimson. This was something of a brush with success for Haskell, because King Crimson was a huge band in the progressive rock fold. But Haskell didn't take to having his voice mangled by synthesizer effects while he tried to enunciate ponderous lyrics (early King Crimson was sometimes the aural equivalent of Ray Harryhausen movies.)

Haskell left the band and made a gentle, whimsical King Crimsonish album called "It Is and It Isn't". It tanked, and Haskell went into obscurity for many years.

He resurfaced in 2001 with this effort, "Harry's Bar", and joined the company of other ex-Crimsonites who have made good, like Bill Bruford and Keith Tippett.

This album is very smooth and sentimental, and well, er, 'adult'. Haskell is a warm singer with a romantic streak a mile wide. I would hope that all music lovers who remember Haskell's days in King Crimson would now give him a shot. His approach is very literate and tasteful, and he's accomplished something Robert Fripp has never managed to do: making a grown up album with jazz musicians.

Unfortunately, Haskell's solo albums--and he's made many--are not easy to find in the United States. This is ironic, because Haskell, although a Britisher, was born to an American father. His music is definitely worth seeking out. I recommend you do so.

an unexpected treasure.......2004-11-06

I heard a bit of 'How Wonderful You Are' on my NPR station and fortunately they identified the artist- I immediately(I was at my desk at work), got on Amazon and ordered 'Harrys Bar'. This CD has become a favorite- His voice, his songwriting are evocative, beautiful and elegant- I plan to order the rest of his CDs- This is romantic, wistful music- I recommend this CD to anyone who loves a well crafted love song- you won't be disappointed- The whole CD is fabulous

Wondeful Music.......2003-03-13

This CD has had a permanent place in the CD changer in my car since March 2002. The title song caught my attention the first time I heard it on European VH1 and I promptly ordered the CD. Everyone who's heard it wants to know who the artist is. I normally listen to Progressive Rock, big band and jazz music; this has elements of all three. I also like the straightforward presentation -- there are no over-produced, electronic gimmicks -- just great music and wonderful arrangements, beautifully performed.

A Minor Classic.......2002-09-26

I bought this disc on the strength of the reviews in a British Magazine. It is a charming, delightful album; kind of folky, kind of jazzy, with several truly classic cuts: "How Wonderful You Are", "Al Capone", and "There Goes My Heart Again" are songs that would have been in the top 10 in this country in more enlightened times. If you like soft rock--and I DON'T, generally--or if you like Janice Ian, or Stan Getz, or Dave Brubeck--you'll get a quiet, pleasant joy every time you listen to this CD. And it has that rare quality of being a recording you not only enjoy the first time you hear it, but you appreciate it's subtlety more and more upon repeat listenings. Enjoy!

A hidden gem!.......2002-09-22

I was in London on vacation last Autumn and, while there, discovered the Haskell sensation that had taken the country by storm. Gordon is almost 60, a veteran rocker (ex- Fleur De Lys, King Crimson, jammed with Hendrix and Otis Redding, etc) who has eeked out a living playing in bars and and pubs for the past thirty years or so...he cut this one tune, "How Wonderful You Are," and it became a huge hit. And it deserves to be. Elegant, jazzy, smart but not pretentious, it's the kind of tune you just don't hear anymore. I missed my chance to buy the CD in the UK, but I heard it everywhere -- pubs, coffee bars, car stereos, the music video was all over. I can't say how happy I am to see it being released in the States...hopefully Americans will see a poignancy in Gordon's story, as well as in his songs...

Average customer rating: SUSAN HAYWARD BELTS IT OUT

I'll Cry Tomorrow Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: With a Song In My Heart (from the 1952 film)/ Pal Joey (with 1952 cast members) I'll Cry Tomorrow My Heart Speaks I Want to Live! Valley of the Dolls (Special Edition) ASIN: B0006SSQ2K Release Date: 2005-01-11

Tracks:

1. Main Title
2. Don't Cry/Bye l'Ums
3. Sing You Sinners - Susan Hayward
4. David/How Soon/Help
5. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along - Susan Hayward
6. Trance/Mama's Plea
7. Confused/Pour Me
8. Transition/Also/Tony
9. Stood Up/Shattered/Tortured
10. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe - Susan Hayward
11. Ashamed
12. String Chord/Real Heel
13. Down Girl/Ashamed
14. Home Sweet Home/This Is It/Hold It
15. Light
16. Fight to Live/Serenity
17. Burt/End Title
18. Ashamed/Home Sweet Home [Original Version][*]
19. AA Medley [*] - Susan Hayward
20. End Title [Original Version][*]
21. I'll Cry Tomorrow [Single Version][*] - Johnny Green And His Quartette, Susan Hayward
22. Vagabond King Waltz/I'm Sitting on Top of the World [*] - Susan Hayward
23. Starlight Romance/Presently
24. Waltz Huguette/Bar Mitzvah Rhumba
25. Source Music Medley: Good Morning/Ropin'/Beautiful Girl/We'll Make Hay
26. When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
27. Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe

Customer Reviews:

SUSAN HAYWARD BELTS IT OUT.......2005-03-31

This CD is a rare treat for Susan Hayward fans - a chance to hear her do her own singing in the film "I'll Cry Tomorrow" based on the story of Lillian Roth, who battled alcoholism in her life. The sound quality is EXCELLENT and the CD includes extensive notes, and even includes unused tracks, such as the vocal efforts of studio vocalist Sandy Ellis, who was originally going to dub for Hayward. Many people are not aware that the real Lillian Roth was disapointed that her own voice tracks were not used for the film. But, Hayward surprised everyone with her surprisingly goodvocal range. The background music is exceptionally fineas well, and is all included here. This CD is a must-have for Susan Hayward fans - and lovers of fine film score music as well.

Average customer rating:

42nd Street Manufacturer: Soundtrack Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00003OSVB Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

1. Young and Healthy [From 42nd Street] - Dick Powell, Toby Wing
2. Shuffle Off to Buffalo [From 42nd Street] - Ruby Keeler, , Clarence Nordstrum, Ginger Rogers
3. 42nd Street [From 42nd Street] - Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
4. We're in the Money [Gold Diggers of 1933] - Ginger Rogers
5. I've Got to Sing a Torch Song [Gold Diggers of 1933] - Ginger Rogers
6. Shadow Waltz [Gold Diggers of 1933] - Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
7. Remember My Forgotten Man [Gold Diggers of 1933] - Joan Blondell, Etta Moten
8. Honeymoon Hotel [Footlight Parade] - Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
9. By a Waterfall [Footlight Parade] - Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell
10. Shangai Lil [Footlight Parade] - James Cagney, Ruby Keeler
11. Don't Say Goodnight [From Wonder Bar] - Dick Powell

Average customer rating:

Eight Bar Riff: 1943-1950 Harry James & His Music Makers Manufacturer: Hep Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000P46MDK Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

1. Cinderella
2. Too Marvelous For Words
3. The Gravy Train
4. Coffee Time
5. Jump Saute
6. It's the Talk Of the Town
7. June Is Bustin' Out All Over
8. Friar Rock
9. 9:20 Special
10. Blue Skies
11. I Can't Begin To Tell You
12. King Porter Stomp
13. 9:20 Special
14. Do You Love Me?
15. Eight Bar Riff
16. The Man I Love
17. I've Never Forgotten
18. I Don't Know Why
19. Keb-Lah
20. The Beaumont Ride
21. In a Mist
22. Slap Happy
23. Carnival

Album Description

A great collection of broadcast performances! Arrangements by LeRoy Holmes, Billy May, Neal Hefti, and Ray Conniff.

Average customer rating: Excellent ... but ...

Vintage Gilbert & Sullivan Manufacturer: Sanctuary ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Gilbert & Sullivan Favourites Gilbert & Sullivan - Highlights from The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial of Jury ASIN: B000AA5XFW Release Date: 2005-10-03

Tracks:

1. A Wand'ring Minstrel 1
2. Behold The Lord High Executioner
3. Three Litttle Maids From School
4. Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
5. A More Humane Mikado
6. Flowers That Bloom In The Spring
7. On A Tree By A River A Little Tom-Tit
8. There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast
9. When U Good Friends Was Called To The Bar
10. We Sail The Ocean Blue
11. I'm Called Little Buttercup
12. I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore
13. When I Was A Lad I Served A Term
14. Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
15. Carefully On Tiptoe Stealing
16. He Is An Englishman
17. Oh Better Far To Live And Die
18. Poor Wand'ring One
19. I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
20. Then Fred'ric Let Your Escort, Lion Hearted When The Foeman Bares His Steel
21. When A Felon's Not Engaged
22. With Cat-Like Tread
23. I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
24. If You Want A Receipt For That Popular Mystery
25. So Go To Him And Say To Him
26. Loudly Let The Trumper Bray... Bow Ye Lower Middle Classes
27. Love Unrequited Robs Me Of My Rest.... When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal
28. If You Go In You're Sure To Win
29. My Boy You May Take It From Me
30. When The Night Wind Howls
31. When Maiden Loves She Sits And Sighs
32. When Our Gallant Norman Foes
33. I Have A Song To Sing, Oh!
34. Were I Thy Bride
35. List And Learn
36. In Enterprise Of Martial Kind
37. There Was A Time
38. Do Not Give Way... Then One Of Us
39. Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
40. Dance A Cachucha

Customer Reviews:

Excellent ... but ..........2007-02-07

As a vintage G&S listener, I appreciated this collection but I think it would mostly appeal to the specialist-completeist. A newcomer to the genre would do well to get a full operetta DVD. (I prefer the OK BBC performances to the tarted up & modernised Australian ones.)

Old-comers probably already have all these tracks as part of their collection of vintage full operetta recordings.

But don't let my idiosynchratic views deter you if you really like G&S... but not to the extent of buying all the vintage full operetta versions.

Average customer rating: Bach is priceless Buy the works you like.... Poor Bach A Treasure Trove 147 out of 153 ain't bad!

Bach 2000: The Complete Bach Edition (Includes Commemorative Book) (Box Set) Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Robin Gritton , Giovanni Antonini , Gustav Leonhardt , Ton Koopman , Alice Harnoncourt , and Zehetmair, Thomas Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Allemandes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Heinichen | Heinichen, Johann David | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canons | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Inventions | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Canzones | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sinfonia | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Academy of Ancient Music | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B00001IV8B Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

1. Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
2. Du Wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn
3. Erfuellet, ihr himmlischen goettlichen Flammen
4. Ein irdscher Glanz, wein leiblich Licht
5. Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten
6. Wie Schon Leuchtet Der Morgenstern, BWV 1: Chor: 'Wie Bin Ich Doch So Herzlich Froh' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
7. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Chor: 'Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
8. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Recitativo: 'Sie Lehren Eitel Falsche List' - Kurt Equiluz
9. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Aria: 'Tilg, O Gott, Die Lehren' - Paul Esswood
10. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Recitativo: 'Die Armen Sind Verstort' - Max Van Egmond
11. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Aria: 'Durchs Feuer Wird Das Silber Rein' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Chor: 'Das Wollst Du, Gott, Bewahren Rein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
13. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Chor: 'Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
14. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Choral Recitativo: 'Wie Schwerlich Lasst Sich Fleisch Und... - Wiener Sangerknaben/Hans Gillesberger/Paul Esswood/Kurt Equiluz/Max Van Egmond...
15. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Aria: 'Empfind Ich Hollenangst Und Pein' - Max Van Egmond
16. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Recitativo: 'Es Mag Mir Leib Und Geist Verschmachten' - Kurt Equiluz
17. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Aria: 'Wenn Sorgen Auf Mich Dringen' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Hans Gillesberger/Paul Esswood
18. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Chor: 'Erhalt Mein Herz Im Glauben Rein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger

Tracks:

1. Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erloesen
2. O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft
3. Solls ja so sein
4. Ach lege das Sodom der suendlichen Glieder
5. Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand
6. Ich Elender Mensch, Wer Wird Mich Erlosen, BWV 48: Aria: 'Vergibt Mir Jesus Meine Sunden' - Kurt Equiluz
7. Ich Elender Mensch, Wer Wird Mich Erlosen, BWV 48: Chor: 'Herr Jesu Christ, Einiger Trost' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
8. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Sinf - Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
9. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria: 'Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen' - Ruud Van Der Meer
10. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Recitativo Ed Arioso: 'Mein Mahl Ist Zubereit'' - Ruud Van Der Meer/Peter Jelosits
11. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria: 'Ich Bin Herrlich, Ich Bin Schon' - Peter Jelosits
12. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Recitativo: 'Mein Glaube Hat Mich Selbst So Angezogen' - Peter Jelosits/Ruud Van Der Meer
13. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria (Duetto): 'Dich Hab Ich Je Und Je Geliebet' - Peter Jelosits/Ruud Van Der Meer
14. Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft, BWV 50: Chor: 'Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
15. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen!' - Marianne Kweksilber
16. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Recitativo: 'Wir Beten Zu Dem Tempel An' - Marianne Kweksilber
17. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Hochster, Mache Deine Gute' - Marianne Kweksilber
18. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Chor: 'Sei Lob Und Preis Mit Ehren' - Marianne Kweksilber
19. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Alleluja!' - Marianne Kweksilber

Tracks:

1. (Caro) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
2. (Alto, Tenore) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
3. (Soprano) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
4. (Basso) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
5. (Alto) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
6. Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan, BWV 100: Chor: 'Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
7. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Chor: 'Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott' - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
8. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria: 'Handle Nicht Nach Deinen Rechten' - Kurt Equiluz
9. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Recitativo-Chor: 'Ach! Herr Gott, Durch Die Treue Dein' - Wilhelm Wiedl
10. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria: 'Warum Willst Du So Zornig Sein?' - Philippe Huttenlocher
11. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Recitativo-Chor: 'Die Sund Hat Uns Verderbet Sehr' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria (Duetto): 'Gedenk An Jesu Bittern Tod!' - Wilhelm Wiedl/Paul Esswood
13. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Chor: 'Leit Uns Mit Deiner Rechten Hand' - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
14. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Chor: 'Herr, Deine Augen Sehen... - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
15. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Recitativo: 'Wo Ist Das Ebenbild' - Philippe Huttenlocher
16. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Aria: 'Weh Der Seele' - Paul Esswood
17. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Arioso: 'Verachtest Du Den... - Philippe Huttenlocher
18. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Aria: 'Erschrecke Doch, Du... - Kurt Equiluz
19. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Recitativo: 'Beim Warten Ist... - Paul Esswood
20. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Chor: Heut Lebst Du, Heut... - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Tracks:

1. Sinfonia
2. Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
3. Doch bin und bleibe ich vergnuegt
4. Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit
5. Zedern muessen von den Winden
6. Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich, BWV 150: Chor: 'Meine Augen Sehen Stets Zu Dem Herrn' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
7. Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich, BWV 150: Chor: 'Meine Tage In Dem Leide' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
8. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Aria: 'Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt' - Sebastian Hennig
9. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Recitativo: 'Erfreue Dich, Mein Herz' - Max Van Egmond
10. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Aria: 'In Jesu Demut Kann Ich Trost' - Paul Esswood
11. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Recitativo: 'Du Teurer Gottessohn' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Chor: 'Heut Schleusst Er Wieder Auf Die Tur' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
13. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Con - Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
14. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Aria: 'Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn' - Thomas Hampson
15. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Recitativo: 'Der Heiland Ist Gesetzt' - Thomas Hampson
16. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Aria: 'Stein, Der Uber Alle Schatze' - Christoph Wegmann
17. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Recitativo: 'Es Argre Sich Die Kluge Welt' - Thomas Hampson
18. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Duetto: 'Wie Soll Ich Dich, Liebster Der Seelen, Umfassen?' - Christoph Wegmann/Thomas Hampson
19. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind' - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
20. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Mein Liebster Gott' - Stefan Rampf
21. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Furchte Dich Nicht, Ich Bin Mit Dir' - Thomas Hampson
22. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Du Sprichst Zwar, Lieber Gott' - Kurt Equiluz
23. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Und Ob Gleich Alle Teufel - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
24. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Sturmt Nur, Sturmt, Ihr Trubsalswetter' - Kurt Equiluz
25. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Getrost! Mein Herz, Erdulde Deinen... - Thomas Hampson
26. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Soll Ich Meinen Lebeslauf' - Stefan Rampf
27. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Drum Will Ich, Weil Ich Lebe Noch' - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Tracks:

1. Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht
2. Auf, Sterbliche, lasset ein Jauchzen ertoenen
3. So bald, als dir die Sternen hold
4. Es streiten, es siegen die kuenftigen Zeiten
5. Bedenke nur, begluecktes Land
6. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Aria: 'Der Zeiten Herr Hat Viel Vergnugte Stunden' - Michael Chance
7. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Recitativo: 'Hilf, Hochster, Hilf' - Michael Chance/Paul Agnew
8. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Chor: 'Ergetzet Auf Erden' - The Amsterdam Baroque Chor/Ton Koopman
9. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Recitativo: 'Durchlauchtster Leopold' - Lisa Larsson
10. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Guldner Sonnen Frohe Stunden' - Lisa Larsson
11. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Leopolds Vortrefflichkeiten' - Klaus Mertens
12. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Unter Seinem Purpursaum' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens
13. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Recitativo: 'Durchlauchtigster, Den Anhalt Vater Nennt' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens
14. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'So Schau Des Holden Tages Licht' - Lisa Larsson
15. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Dein Name Gleich Der Sonnen Geh' - Klaus Mertens
16. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Chor: 'Nimm Auch, Grosser Furst, Uns Auf' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens

Tracks:

1. Kyrie eleison
2. Christe eleison
3. Kyrie eleison
4. Gloria in excelsis Deo
5. Laudamus te
6. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Gratias Agimus Tibi - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
7. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Domine Deus - Angela Maria Blasi/Kurt Equiluz
8. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Qui Tollis - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
9. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Qui Sedes - Jadwiga Rappe
10. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Quoniam To Solus - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
11. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner

Tracks:

1. Singet dem Herrn ein neres Lied
2. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
3. Komm, Jesu, komm
4. Jesu, meine Freude
5. Fuerchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir
6. Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden, BWV 230 - Stockholm Bach Chor/Anders Ohrwall

Tracks:

1. Fantasia et Fuga in g BWV 542
2. Fuga in g BWV 578
3. Canzona in d BWV 588
4. Praeludium et Fuga in h BWV 544
5. Praeludium et Fuga in a BWV 543
6. Fant in c, BWV 562 - Ton Koopman
7. Prld Et Fuga in C, BWV 531 - Ton Koopman
8. Fant in G, BWV 572 - Ton Koopman
9. Fant in C, BWV 570 - Ton Koopman
10. Passacaglia in c, BWV 582 - Ton Koopman

Tracks:

1. Inventio 1 BWV 772
2. Inventio 2 BWV 773
3. Inventio 3 BWV 774
4. Inventio 4 BWV 775
5. Inventio 5 BWV 776
6. Inventio 6 in E, BWV 777 - Zuzana Ruzickova
7. Inventio 7 in e, BWV 778 - Zuzana Ruzickova
8. Inventio 8 in F, BWV 779 - Zuzana Ruzickova
9. Inventio 9 in f, BWV 780 - Zuzana Ruzickova
10. Inventio 10 in G, BWV 781 - Zuzana Ruzickova
11. Inventio 11 in g, BWV 782 - Zuzana Ruzickova
12. Inventio 12 in A, BWV 783 - Zuzana Ruzickova
13. Inventio 13 in a, BWV 784 - Zuzana Ruzickova
14. Inventio 14 in B flat, BWV 785 - Zuzana Ruzickova
15. Inventio 15 in b, BWV 786 - Zuzana Ruzickova
16. Sinf 1 in C, BWV 787 - Zuzana Ruzickova
17. Sinf 2 in c, BWV 788 - Zuzana Ruzickova
18. Sinf 3 in D, BWV 789 - Zuzana Ruzickova
19. Sinf 4 in d, BWV 790 - Zuzana Ruzickova
20. Sinf 5 in E flat, BWV 791 - Zuzana Ruzickova
21. Sinf 6 in E, BWV 792 - Zuzana Ruzickova
22. Sinf 7 in e, BWV 793 - Zuzana Ruzickova
23. Sinf 8 in F, BWV 794 - Zuzana Ruzickova
24. Sinf 9 in f, BWV 795 - Zuzana Ruzickova
25. Sinf 10 in G, BWV 796 - Zuzana Ruzickova
26. Sinf 11 in g, BWV 797 - Zuzana Ruzickova
27. Sinf 12 in A, BWV 798 - Zuzana Ruzickova
28. Sinf 13 in a, BWV 799 - Zuzana Ruzickova
29. Sinf 14 in B flat, BWV 800 - Zuzana Ruzickova
30. Sinf 15 in b, BWV 801 - Zuzana Ruzickova

Tracks:

1. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Praeludium
2. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Fuga
3. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor: Praeludium
4. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor: Fuga
5. Prelude in G major BWV 902a
6. Fant And Fugue in a, BWV 904: Fant - Zuzana Ruzickova
7. Fant And Fugue in a, BWV 904: Fuga - Zuzana Ruzickova
8. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in C, BWV 924 - Zuzana Ruzickova
9. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in D, BWV 925 - Zuzana Ruzickova
10. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in d, BWV 926 - Zuzana Ruzickova
11. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in F, BWV 927 - Zuzana Ruzickova
12. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in F, BWV 928 - Zuzana Ruzickova
13. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in g, BWV 930 - Zuzana Ruzickova
14. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in a, BWV 931 - Zuzana Ruzickova
15. Prld in E, BWV 937 - Zuzana Ruzickova
16. Prld in C, BWV 939 - Zuzana Ruzickova
17. Prld in d, BWV 940 - Zuzana Ruzickova
18. Applicatio in C, BWV 994 - Zuzana Ruzickova

Tracks:

1. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Prelude
2. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Allemande
3. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Courante
4. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Sarabande
5. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Gavotte I - Gavotte II en Rondeau
6. Ste in g, BWV 995: Gigue - Luca Pianca
7. Ste in e, BWV 996: Prld (Passagio-Presto) - Michele Barchi
8. Ste in e, BWV 996: Allemande - Michele Barchi
9. Ste in e, BWV 996: Courante - Michele Barchi
10. Ste in e, BWV 996: Sarabande - Michele Barchi
11. Ste in e, BWV 996: Bourree - Michele Barchi
12. Ste in e, BWV 996: Gigue - Michele Barchi
13. Ste in c, BWV 997: Prld - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
14. Ste in c, BWV 997: Fuga - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
15. Ste in c, BWV 997: Sarabande - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
16. Ste in c, BWV 997: Gigue-Double - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca

Tracks:

1. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Vivace
2. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Largo, ma non tanto
3. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Allegro
4. Concerto BWV 1042: Allegro
5. Concerto BWV 1042: Adagio
6. Con in E, BWV 1042: Allegro Assai - Alice Harnoncourt
7. Con in a, BWV 1041: Allegro - Alice Harnoncourt
8. Con in a, BWV 1041: Andante - Alice Harnoncourt
9. Con in a, BWV 1041: Allegro Assai - Alice Harnoncourt
10. Con in g, BWV 1056R: (Allegro) - Alice Harnoncourt
11. Con in g, BWV 1056R: Largo - Alice Harnoncourt
12. Con in g, BWV 1056R: Presto - Alice Harnoncourt
13. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Allegro - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt
14. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Adagio - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt
15. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Allegro - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt

Amazon.com

The Bach renaissance--which began in earnest in the early 19th century thanks to the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn and others--inspired an endeavor of far-reaching significance. It led to the founding of the Bach Society in 1850, with the goal of gathering and publishing the composer's complete works, and thus set into motion one of the great projects of musical scholarship. That effort has continued and been refined throughout the 20th century, ultimately influencing not only our perception of how to perform early music but fundamental ideas of musical history, evolution, and reception as well.

Teldec's mammoth Bach 2000 box set represents a kind of culmination of that original attempt to come to terms with Johann Sebastian Bach's unparalleled legacy. This set brings together performances recorded over the last several decades--a small percentage of the recordings are previously unreleased--of all the extant works determined by modern scholarship to be authentic. There are also some pieces the authorship of which is still in question and a few now deemed "inauthentic" but familiarly associated with the composer. Bach was a prodigious reviser of his compositions, and alternate versions of a particular work have been included "where the changes seemed sufficiently important," such as the glorious Magnificat. No doubt manuscripts will continue to be unearthed here and there in various archives (Bach 2000 contains, for example, the "Neumeister chorales," which were rediscovered in 1984), but the set does not represent the many fragments of music that consist of just a few bars; however, there are some reconstructions of lost concertos (such as one for three violins reconstructed by Christopher Hogwood from an extant concerto for harpsichords).

Of course a truly comprehensive recorded edition of every note Bach wrote remains a utopian impossibility--about one-third of his cantatas, for example, have not survived. Even so, the dimensions of Bach 2000 are staggering. With its 12 boxes comprising 153 CDs, the set can be compressed into fewer boxes to save shelf space yet is still about ten times as long as the Ring cycle. (It should be noted that the packaging--using thin cardboard sleeves for the CDs--is distinctively unattractive.) That adds up to just under 160 hours of music--but a lifetime of discovery. Each box (grouped according to genre) contains a booklet with excellent notes on individual works and--for all the choral works--texts and translations. Tracking indexes are useful and thorough. Also included is a profusely illustrated hardbound volume of 24 Inventions, in which journalist Wolfgang Sandberger uses the composer's biography as a peg for some enigmatic and fascinating musings on the meaning of Bach today.

The presiding philosophy behind this project and its approach to musical interpretation can be largely ascribed to Nikolaus Harnoncourt, a true musical pioneer and galvanizing force of the "period performance" movement. Harnoncourt's epoch-making recordings of the sacred cantatas (using, for instance, boy sopranos and choristers according to the practice in Bach's time) with the Concentus musicus Wien and colleague Gustav Leonhardt comprise the first four volumes here (those who already own them can turn to the Bach 2000 Light edition, which contains everything sans the cantatas). These recordings--which were not remastered for this set--have long been controversial and are notably uneven, embracing some magnificent accounts as well as others that lack fire and seem clearly underrehearsed. But Harnoncourt is one of the most fascinating conductors of our era, and his interpretations amply bear out his assertion: "I have never felt that Bach worked in a routine manner, that he repeated himself in his works." Harnoncourt--who has articulated many of his ideas in his book The Musical Dialogue--displays his gifts as a cellist in a remarkably probing performance of the Cello Suites (originally recorded in 1965) and in his concertizing for a number of chamber works. For the St. Matthew Passion, you get Harnoncourt's groundbreaking earlier account from 1970, while his 1986 recording of the sublime B Minor Mass is also represented here (the St. John Passion included is Harnoncourt's 1995 acount).

Other artists included are colleague Gustav Leonhardt, whose thoughtful if occasionally dry harpsichord artistry is heard in the Goldberg Variations as well as in the concertos and chamber music. The harpsichord is in fact used throughout in preference to piano for the keyboard works. Ton Koopman (himself the conductor of an ongoing complete cantata series and of the Easter Oratorio included here) performs the organ works, including some newly recorded offerings, while Il Giardino Armonico's well-known high-energy account represents the Brandenburg Concertos. Violinist Thomas Zehetmair is exceptionally compelling in the unaccompanied sonatas and partitas, and the Concentus musicus Wien--again under Harnoncourt--perform a superb Musical Offering that richly repays frequent listening.

The result of Bach 2000 as a whole is an aptly encyclopedic grappling with the infinite legacy of this most compendious of composers, whose works are on one level a summation of all the styles available to him. Bach was once thought to represent a "terminal point" (to use Albert Schweitzer's famous formulation), the end of an era; today he is at least equally recognized as a fertile source of inspiration for composers since. To be sure, individual recordings of particular works will be found to be preferable, and it would be misguided to consider Bach 2000 any kind of "final" or "definitive" word. Instead, it's an indispensable starting point that represents a monumental achievement for our own contemporary understanding of Bach. --Thomas May

Album Description

Volume 1, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 1-14, 16-47; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 2, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 48-52, 54-69, 69A, 70-99; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 3, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 100-117, 119-140,143-149; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 4, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 5, 11 Discs
Secular Cantatas App. Sacred Cantatas; 11 CDs; Koopman, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Goebel and others

Volume 6, 14 Discs
The Sacred Vocal Works Masses,Magnificat, Passions, Oratorios; 14 CDs; Harnoncourt, Koopman, Corboz and others

Volume 7
, 7 Discs
The Motets, Chorales & Songs Kirnberger Chorales,Schemelli Songs, Quodlibet

Volume 8, 16 Discs
The Organ Works; 16 CDs; Ton Koopman

Volume 9, 11 Discs
The Keyboard Works (I) The Well-Tempered Clavier, English & French Suites, Partitas etc; 11 CDs; Curtis, Ross, Wilson, Ruzickova

Volume 10, 11 Discs
The Keyboard Works (II) Goldberg Variations, Toccatas, Fugues, Italian Concerto, etc; 11 CDs; Staier, Barchi, Leonhardt, von Asperen, Baumont, and others

Volume 11, 13 Discs
The Chamber Music Violin Sonatas & Partitas, Flute Sonatas, Works for Lute, Art of Fugue, Musical Offering, etc; 13 CDs; Harnoncourt, Pianca, Tachezi, Brggen, Zehetmair, and others

Volume 12, 10 Discs
The Orchestral Works The Concertos & Orchestral Suite; 10 CDs; Il Giardino Armonico, Harnoncourt, Leonhardt

Customer Reviews:

Bach is priceless.......2006-11-10

I believe, as another reviewer has stated, Bach's music may be the best ever written. Also, I think the cantatas are not where Bach placed his heart and soul. He was, after all, employed as a canter and in a position he did not wish for, but was forced to take to feed his large family. (I recommend "Bach and the High Baroque" lecture series by TTC.) What really stands out on this collection are all works in volumes 8 and above. Some of these works are hard to find and having them all in this collection and preformed on original instruments is great. Bach is priceless and so then is this collection.

Buy the works you like...........2006-01-11

If you love Bach, which you must if you are looking at this particular item, you probably own a couple of his works already. Perhaps some of them are on the Teldec label. There is nothing wrong with Teldec if you are just getting into "classical" music. You will probably enjoy the music thoroughly. I know I did, as one of the first "classical" releases I bought was on Teldec, and it was Bach. I was amazed how great Bach was. Then my brother showed me the same recording, performed by another group, on another label. It had a lot more passion, and the instrumentalists were obviously of a higher level. Pardon my rambling, but what I'm trying to say is, the recordings found in this boxset are not the "cream of the crop." They are perfectly acceptable, easily listenable renditions of what many consider the greatest music...EVER. Take it from me, someone who has leapt into boxset land one too many times: Save your money, buy the individual albums. Take your time, talk to record store clerks (read Amazon reviews), do your research. If you are lucky enough to have a decent record store around, listen to multiple versions of the same work. No one said you had to buy it all at once. It can take a lifetime to fully realize the potency of this music, so enjoy the discovery as long as possible.

Poor Bach.......2005-11-26

In Antony & Cleopatra, Shakespeare wrote: "I shall see some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness...."

I am 99% in favor of original instrument performances, but there are limits. Just imagine if we had the same sort of thing going on with Shakespeare's plays -- men and boys playing all of the women's parts. And if we *really* wanted to be original, they would be squeaking boys "I' th' posture of a whore" (Shakespeare's words). Such performances would knock Monty Python
right out of business.

The Cantatas, which are the lion's share of this collection, are sung by boys, boys, boys. If you want to ruin boy choirs for yourself, then go for it. It might still be a novelty by the fifth CD but by the fiftieth, you will want to throw your &*%$ wig at the squeaking speakers, just as the exasperated Bach famously did with his own wig and his own boy choir. (For which he was reprimanded.)

Does Harnoncourt really, honestly think that Bach would have picked a boy choir if he could have had women? Does anyone seriously believe that Shakespeare would have preferred his parts played by boys instead of women?

If you buy this set, don't buy it for the Cantatas, unless (unlike Bach) you can tolerate immature voices with "wig-tossingly" inconsistent intonation. Hold out for Suzuki or Koopman. Stay away from the Rifkin perfomances, mostly because the recording quality is second and third rate by today's standards. Not that historical performances should be shunned, but you might want to think twice about 60 odd CDs worth of second rate sound.

A Treasure Trove.......2004-03-07

This set is the culmination of several decades of work on the part of the West German record label Teldec (formerly known as Telefunken-Decca). With their early-music subdivision Das Alte Werk (similar to DG's Archiv or Decca's L'Oiseau-Lyre), Teldec have been in the forefront of exploring the world of period instruments and authentic performance practice, with special emphasis on the works of J.S.Bach. The lion's share of recordings here was originally made for Das Alte Werk, with the odd exception here and there licensed from other labels in order to fill in the gaps. The centerpiece of the set is the famous recording of the 199 church cantatas by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt. If you're not familiar with the cantatas, there's a whole world of drama, color and expression right here waiting for you. You'll also be surprised to learn how many of the "tunes" you know from popular arrangements, like "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Sleepers Awake" are actually movements from cantatas. The names of Harnoncourt and Leonhardt pop up again and again; they were both mainstays of the Teldec roster. Leonhardt gives us his 1965 Goldberg Variations on a Dulcken harpsichord whose every tone is like a bell, and Harnoncourt's "home" recording of the Cello Suites (never intended for general release) shows the ferment of a great musical mind. Ton Koopman gives us his provocative and controversial re-thinkings of the organ works, and Thomas Zehetmair's performances of the unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas are like dramatic scenes spoken by a solo violin. Here are the uniquely bizarre Brandenburg Concertos by Il Giardino Armonico; the rhetorical and transparent performance of the motets conducted by Harnoncourt (perhaps his best-ever recording); Leonhardt's relaxed and smiling versions of the harpsichord concertos; Alice Harnoncourt's tawny, leonine performances of the sonatas for violin and harpsichord; Harnoncourt's chiaroscuro-filled performance of the Christmas Oratorio, and so on. This set is one of the most worthwhile CD buys you could make. You will never be bored with this to dip into over the years.

147 out of 153 ain't bad!.......2001-04-29

Having listened to the complete set, I can confidently recommend it, if you would use a complete set of Bach's works.

If you really like Bach, it is well worth getting. You will read disparaging reviews which will tell you that there are better performances of individual works. But this is a great opportunity for a Bach lover to get very good versions of his entire oeuvre.

In the set of 60 CDs of sacred cantatas, there are about 6 duds, which feature out of tune boy sopranos! If you are not crazy about sacred cantatas, you can buy a set which omits them, which may be advised!

I love the version of the Mass in B minor, though it is very different from our set by Munchinger [which we really enjoy].

The Brandenburgs are great. THe first movement of the first concerto is a knock out! Very brassy and bombastic: quite different from the 3 or 4 other versions I have previously enjoyed.

We are a piano family and have many CDs of Bach keyboard works played on piano [though we also have the Well Tempered Clavier on harpsichord and clavichord] The keyboard performances in the set are all on harpsichord and are lively and very enjoyable.

It takes some getting used to the authentic Baroque flute performances: especially occasional out-of-tuneness. But these are also interesting and musically played.

If you would use a set of all of Bach's extant works, it is a great choice. It is competitively priced and I love the packaging.

Average customer rating:

Ballads, Songs and Snatches: Vintage Gilbert and Sullivan Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000AE7BN Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. A Wand'ring Minstrel I
2. Three Little Maids From School
3. The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze
4. The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring
5. On A Tree By A River A Little Tom-Tit (Tit Willow)
6. When I, Good Friends, Was Called To The Bar
7. We Sail The Ocean Blue
8. I'm Called Little Buttercup
9. I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore
10. When I Was A Lad I Served A Term
11. Never Mind The Why And Wherefore
12. Poor Wand'ring One
13. I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General
14. Then, Fred'ric, Let Your Escort ... When The Foeman Bares His Steel
15. When A Felon's Not Engaged
16. With Cat-Like Tread
17. I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be
18. So Go To Him And Say To Him
19. Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray (March Of Peers) ... Bow, Ye Lower Middle Classes
20. Love Unrequited Robs Me Of My Rest ... When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache
21. If You Go In, You're Sure To Win
22. When Our Gallant Norman Foes
23. I Have A Song To sing, O!
24. Were I Thy Bride
25. There Was A Time
26. Do Not Give Way ... Then One Of Us
27. Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes
28. Dance A Cachucha

Average customer rating: Not A Bad Try Better Late Than Never Wonderful Music Simply wonderful Listener in VA

Harry's Bar Gordon Haskell Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005UQUF Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

1. How Wonderful You Are
2. All The Time In The World
3. Voodoo Dance
4. Freeway To Her Dreams
5. Sunshine In The Night
6. Al Capone
7. Feelin' Loose
8. There Goes My Heart Again
9. Roll With It
10. Someone I Knew
11. A Little Help From You
12. All In The Scheme Of Things

Album Description

2002 album for the artist who inspired the Christmas feel good story of last year. Taking a friend's challenge to try & make a record 'the old fashioned way', with a budget of less than 200 pounds, Haskell wrote & recorded 'How Wonderful You Are' which drew unprecedented listener response after being played on British radio, later becoming Radio 2's single of the week & one of the station's most requested records in the stations history. Haskell began his career in the 1960s with cult band The Fleurs De Lys. He was also part of King Crimson, played bass for Cliff Richard, jammed with Hendrix & played with Otis Redding. 12 tracks.

Album Details

Acclaimed 55-year-old Crooner, Singer Songwriter and One Time King Crimson Member (For the LP 'lizard'), who Scored a UK Number Two Single in Dec 2001 with 'how Wonderful You Are '. Guests Include: Hamish Stuart and Robbie Mcintosh. 'a Collection of Laid-back Jazz Ballads that Will Appeal to the Huge Number of People who Love the Sound of Classic Singer-songwriters.' Says the BBC.

Customer Reviews:

Not A Bad Try.......2003-12-05

Gordon just tries way too hard to sound American - take it from me (an American), it doesn't always work. My advice to him: don't try to be a chameleon on a piece of Scotch plaid - they burst themselves trying! Having said that, it's not a bad record at all - especially "Someone I Knew", "How Wonderful You Are" and "There Goes My Heart Again" are decent songs. If you can find this CD for less than $15.00, you might as well get it.

Better Late Than Never.......2002-06-09

I JUST picked this one up in Rome while on vacation. I happened to hear the CD at a internet cafe/bookstore/cultural center and asked the people at the cash register who the artist was. It being Italy and all, they didn't speak English and I didn't speak Italian, so either they didn't understand me or didn't want to pop the CD out of the player to check. I went back later that night, hoping for a friendlier lot and was rewarded with the name and title of the CD. Of course, they said I could buy the used, open CD for 20 Euro, but I played stupid and said I didn't have the money on me. I went to two record stores before I finally found it (and not after one clerk told me "no way"). I'm extremely happy with it. I popped it in the player after less than two hours back in the States and haven't taken it out yet. I'll seek out others by Mr. Haskell for sure.

Wonderful Music.......2002-06-07

This CD has a permanent place in the CD changer in my car. The title song caught my attention the first time I heard it and I promptly ordered the CD. It became an instant favorite; after two months, I still play at least parts of it every day, matching the songs to my moods. Everyone who's heard it wants to know who the artist is. I normally listen to Progressive Rock, big band and jazz music; this has elements of all three. I also like the straightforward presentation -- there are no over-produced, electronic gimmicks -- just great music and wonderful arrangements, beautifully performed.

Simply wonderful.......2002-06-03

I've heard of Gordon Haskell before, as a former member of King Crimson, during the early 70's, but since then, the man has dissapeared, till lately. As many, I discovered him again by "How wonderful you are", that is played time and again by the British VH1. A romantic gentle and mature CD, that can be heard at midnight with a glass of fine red wine.A real piece of joy, that lately, unfortunately is so rare. Besides the great music, it worth to read the comments of Haskell about the disc. Such clever thoughts, almosr philosophy of life, tell us, that unlike many creators in Rock and Pop, the man has also original thoughts besides the clips and the money. And from (almost...) philosophy to a material subject: [item price] for the disc?! I don't get it. You'd better check things up at amazon.co.uk, because it's much cheaper there.

Listener in VA.......2002-02-08

I live in the US, but listen to BBC Radio 2 almost daily via the internet. Late last year I began hearing Johnnie Walker heavily play "How Wonderful You Are" from this CD, and was immediately captivated. I was so impressed that I bought the album through a UK distributor. I received it last week and can't stop listening to it. It is simply amazing.

Simply one of the best albums I've heard in a long time: sophisticated yet approachable; mellow yet grabbing; inspired lyrics and singable - sometimes haunting - melodies.

I work in radio and took it to work to play for some of the jocks, who were totally blown away.

The down side: Despite its phenominal popularity in the UK, and its heavy rotation on Radio 2, it will probably never get such play on American commercial radio -- airplay that it richly deserves. It just doesn't fit the typical American CHR or HOT AC mold. Noncom FM's, however, might just grab on to it.

Of course, whether or not radio plays an album is not indicative of either its worth or greatness. Even if no one in the USA were to play it, it would nonetheless remain a great album.

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Jack Gottlieb: Love Songs for Sabbath; Three Candle Blessings; Psalmistry Manufacturer: Milken Archive ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Frederick Jacobi: Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra; Sabbath Evening Service; Hagiographa Charles Davidson: A Singing of Angels; And David Danced Before the Lord Leonard Bernstein: Kaddish, Symhony No. 3; Chichester Psalms Jacob Weinberg: Piano Concerto No. 2; String Quartet, Op. 55; Shabbat Ba'aretz (Sabbath in the Holy Land) Lazar Weiner: The Art of Yiddish Song ASIN: B000641Z36 Release Date: 2004-10-19

Tracks:

1. Blessing I - Tovah Feldshuh
2. Blessing II - Tovah Feldshuh
3. Blessing III - Tovah Feldshuh
4. Shalom Aleikhem With Candle Blessing - Cheryl Bensman Rowe
5. I. Organ Prelude - Karl Dent
6. II. L'kha Dodi - Karl Dent
7. III. Bar'khu - Karl Dent
8. IV. Sh'ma Yisra'el - Karl Dent
9. V. Organ Interlude (V'ahavta) - Karl Dent
10. VI. Mi Khamokha - Karl Dent
11. VII. Mourners' Kaddish - Karl Dent
12. VIII. Adon Olam - Karl Dent
13. IX. Organ Postlude (Y'varekh'kha) - Karl Dent
14. Set Me As A Seal - Choir Of Texas Tech University
15. I. Psalm 95 - Harry Huff
16. II. Psalm 84 - Harry Huff
17. III. Psalm 81 - Harry Huff
18. Psalm 150 - Timothy Koch
19. Psalm 100 - Timothy Koch
20. Psalm 133 - Timothy Koch
21. Psalm 146 - Timothy Koch
22. Psalm 23 - Timothy Koch
23. Psalm 98 - Timothy Koch
24. Psalm 113 - Timothy Koch
25. Psalm 24:1-6 - Timothy Koch
26. Psalm 24:7-10 - Timothy Koch
27. Psalm 121 - Timothy Koch
28. Y'varekh'kha - The New York Motet Choir

Album Description

Award-winning composer Jack Gottlieb ranks at the forefront of American music, both for his theater and concert works as well as his works of Jewish inspiration. The world-premiere recording of Love Songs for Sabbath, a deeply personal and artistic setting of Sabbath liturgy, combining the spoken word with music, is performed by celebrated actress Tovah Feldshuh (four Tony nominations for Best Actress, four Drama Desk, and numerous other awards). Jack Gottlieb's mastery of classical and popular idioms is delightfully apparent in Psalmistry and Shout for Joy—lively, jazz influenced choral works that celebrate life.

Meditation Music:

1. Heirloom
2. I'll Make It Real [CD-single]
3. I'm Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman [Import]
4. I Never Knew
5. I Wanna Love You Forever [CD-single] [Import]
6. If You Had My Love [CD-single] [Import]
7. It's All About the Band
8. Jenny from the Block [CD-single] [Import]
9. Key to My Soul [Import]
10. Kids' Songs to Sing and Sing Along

Meditation Music

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Meditation Music

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Singing Revolution: Estonia 125 Years Struggling F

The Austin Sessions

Simple Kid #1 [Import]

Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye/Une Barque Sur L'Océan/Alborada Del Gracioso/Rapsodie Espagnole/Boléro

Soleil [Import]

Pistas: Canta Como Eros Ramazzotti [Karaoke]

Que Viva El Merengue

No Other Name But Jesus

The Best of Jimmie Rodgers