Autumn (Windham Hill 20th Anniversary Edition) [Enhanced]

Autumn (Windham Hill 20th Anniversary Edition) [Enhanced]

Editorial Reviews

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The precursor to 1982's commercial breakthrough, December, George Winston's 1980 Windham Hill debut boasts all the lyrical power and poignancy of its follow-up. A simple, clear recording for solo piano, Autumn finds Winston developing simple melodic motifs with studied left-hand underpinning, on hypnotic pieces like "Woods," which moves from a brisk rhythmic figure to rubato minor-key runs. Leaving pauses and breaths in all the right places, Winston suggests the play of color and light, the comfortable melancholy, and the encroaching slow-down that characterizes the fall season. Full of memorable themes, sure pacing, and whiffs of classical grandeur, Autumn is a timeless album that belongs to the firmament of the new age canon. --James Rotondi

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In 1980, Keith Jarrett was the best-known solo pianist, with his string of ECM albums including the Köln Concerts and Facing You. George Winston took the lyricism and mood that made Jarrett's music so popular and refined them into what he called "folk piano" on his first Windham Hill album, Autumn. It launched a million solo pianists. As you listen to this 20th anniversary edition, it's easy to hear why. The opening "Colors/Dance" rings with the open clarity of the Montana plains, where Winston grew up. "Woods," with its quasi-classical arpeggios, seems to dance in the air. And so it goes throughout Autumn as the pianist unfolds his melodies in what sounds like spontaneous reverie. The anniversary edition includes illuminating liner notes from Winston, who cites everyone from the Doors to John Coltrane as influences on particular songs. The CD ends with a bonus track, a melancholy cover of Procol Harum's "Too Much Between Us." --John Diliberto

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Autumn (Windham Hill 20th Anniversary Edition)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Windham Hill album review
  • Outstanding
  • Fall for the Piano
  • CAPTURED FEELINGS
  • Good deal
Autumn (Windham Hill 20th Anniversary Edition)
George Winston
Manufacturer: RCA Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NBR9
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

  1. Colors/Dance
  2. Woods
  3. Longing/Love
  4. Road
  5. Moon
  6. Sea
  7. Stars
  8. Too Much Between Us

Amazon.com essential recording

The precursor to 1982's commercial breakthrough, December, George Winston's 1980 Windham Hill debut boasts all the lyrical power and poignancy of its follow-up. A simple, clear recording for solo piano, Autumn finds Winston developing simple melodic motifs with studied left-hand underpinning, on hypnotic pieces like "Woods," which moves from a brisk rhythmic figure to rubato minor-key runs. Leaving pauses and breaths in all the right places, Winston suggests the play of color and light, the comfortable melancholy, and the encroaching slow-down that characterizes the fall season. Full of memorable themes, sure pacing, and whiffs of classical grandeur, Autumn is a timeless album that belongs to the firmament of the new age canon. --James Rotondi

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In 1980, Keith Jarrett was the best-known solo pianist, with his string of ECM albums including the Köln Concerts and Facing You. George Winston took the lyricism and mood that made Jarrett's music so popular and refined them into what he called "folk piano" on his first Windham Hill album, Autumn. It launched a million solo pianists. As you listen to this 20th anniversary edition, it's easy to hear why. The opening "Colors/Dance" rings with the open clarity of the Montana plains, where Winston grew up. "Woods," with its quasi-classical arpeggios, seems to dance in the air. And so it goes throughout Autumn as the pianist unfolds his melodies in what sounds like spontaneous reverie. The anniversary edition includes illuminating liner notes from Winston, who cites everyone from the Doors to John Coltrane as influences on particular songs. The CD ends with a bonus track, a melancholy cover of Procol Harum's "Too Much Between Us." --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Windham Hill album review.......2007-07-22

It's a replacement for a cassette tape version. The recording is very clear and lifelike.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding.......2007-06-05

Autumn by George Winston is a truly exceptional listening experience. It is oustanding that we now have the crisp & clear album available on CD. This is a really excellent CD that is not to be missed. Whether you are a longtime fan, or a new listener to George Winston, this is a 5 star must have CD.

5 out of 5 stars Fall for the Piano.......2007-04-28

I figured it would be impossible to find a George Winston CD that supersedes the cult-status of "December," but "Autumn" is every bit that beautiful album's equal and maybe even its better. The first selection (SEPTEMBER) consists of three pieces, all evocative of that bittersweet feeling you get while walking through woods passing from summer into autumn. You get sound reminiscent of wind and leaves and even the gong of church bells, all evinced from the keyboard.

This is followed by OCTOBER, which is broken into four sections. The first piece ("Road") makes Winston's piano sound like a lackadaisical young boy bouncing down a dirt roadway on an early, sunny Saturday. It's that sing-songy and full of possibility -- a short and happy piece that wants to light out for the territories like Huck Finn. My other favorite is the final piece of the OCTOBER quartet, "Stars," which is as haunting as the summer constellations of Sagittarius and Scorpio sagging to the south in the ripened, night-time skies of October.

This 20th Anniversary issue includes over 5 minutes of bonus music with the new track, "Too Much Between Us." Altogether, a versatile album that's suitable to read by, dine by, or, best of all, enjoy a glass of wine, shut your eyes, and listen alone in the dark by...

5 out of 5 stars CAPTURED FEELINGS.......2007-02-02

As a musician I would lend my voice to say that this album captures every mood imaginable. It leave's you pondering, searching and wondering, but with a brilliant pose! It is a wonderful album to play when you are puzzled or even troubled. I feel it relates to all we endure from day to day, yet we get through it. George Winston captures moments that allows you to live them with a strive to survive. Excellent therapy album I would say. My wife introduced me to George Winston, and I must admit apart from her he's captured my heart and soul many times.
If you need something to clear your mind,
this album offers something of a different kind.

Brilliant!
Cheers
Billy Clinton Jr. Seattle WA

5 out of 5 stars Good deal.......2007-01-25

I have been listening to an old worn out cassette tape of this album for years. I grew up listening to the record of it with all the crackles and pops. It is nice to finally have a good recording. I love it.
The Autumn Effect
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • sounds original to me....
  • they sound like tool..but none the less a great record
  • Finally a Tool/APC sound-alike that does 'em justice
  • More then a tool clone
  • Pleasant, darkly ambient
The Autumn Effect
10 Years
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-08-16

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars sounds original to me...........2007-07-25

I don't know--I guess I'm an idiot, but I just don't hear the 'Tool template' or 'cloning effect' that many reviewers mention here. This stuff is not nearly as meaty and introspective as Tool; these guys don't take you on anywhere near the same journey as Tool, but it's still a nice ride. None of the sub--5:00 minute tracks here sound anything at all like "10,000 Days" or "Lateralus". Plus, I've seen both bands live on more than one occasion and to me there's just really not much worth juxtaposing.

Let's give 10 Years credit for a decent album with some very catchy licks and melodies, and for releasing it when the market was lacking in inspirational stuff. A solid release from an excellent band.

4 out of 5 stars they sound like tool..but none the less a great record.......2007-05-30

yes 10 years does sound like tool but dispite that the music is really good. i highly recommend this album.

5 out of 5 stars Finally a Tool/APC sound-alike that does 'em justice.......2007-04-12

While it is true that 10 Years has undeniably been influenced by Maynard James Keenan and company, they are not just a copycat band that has no originality. Song for song, this is one of the best records I've ever heard. It takes supreme talent to pull off the kind of music that these guys are making, and I can tell that they have the know-how to write catchy, hook-filled hard rock songs that never get old. Rarely does a cd affect me as much as this one has. It was my most-listened to disc of 2005-2006, and I buy pretty much every heavy music release that comes out, so I know what else is out there. I suggest that you don't be so quick to write these guys off as Tool clones, and see them for the talented band that they are. The vocals give Maynard a run for his money. There. I said it.

5 out of 5 stars More then a tool clone.......2007-04-09

You can tell these guys are definetely influnced by tool, but this cd is fantastic and amazing. 5 star cd all the way, much better then the majority of mainstream bs out there right now.

4 out of 5 stars Pleasant, darkly ambient.......2007-03-23

Although I see many reviews stating the unoriginality of this band, I really don't see that this is a detrimental factor as far as this CD is concerned. It presents a beautiful view of the darker side of consciousness without coming across as hopeless, crude, or arrogant. It is extremely heartfelt, especially "Wasteland," about drug addiction and the surrounding struggle it entails. The band's smooth sound is great as background music, while having the content worth a listen. Overall, four stars, just because, while the music i good, it gets a little blurred together.
Holding a Wolf by the Ears
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • awesome album
  • A surprising release
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Holding a Wolf by the Ears
From Autumn to Ashes
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Release Date: 2007-04-10

Tracks:

  1. Deth Kult Social Club
  2. On the Offensive
  3. Recounts and Recollections
  4. Daylight Slaving
  5. Delusions of Grandeur
  6. Sensory Deprivation Adventure
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Album Description

The music From Autumn to Ashes created on Holding A Wolf By The Ears heralds a new beginning for the New York-based band. "I want to do everything I can to get people to realize that this is really like a new band," says Francis Mark, lead vocalist.

The most recognizable sign of this reinvention is Mark's recent shift from drummer to drummer and full-time vocalist, a result of the departure of former lead singer Benjamin Perri. But over the course of the album's 12 tracks, it becomes clear that for the band, that more has changed than just a voice.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars awesome album.......2007-07-31

I've been a fan of this band since their original release years ago. This is not their best stuff, but still very descent. As always there are tons of excellent guitar riffs, with the drums to match. This album is missing those brutal breakdowns From Autumn fans are accustomed to. It is still a very solid album throughout.

4 out of 5 stars A surprising release.......2007-06-06

This record was quite a surprise for me as a more recent fan of From Autumn To Ashes. Indeed, my friend was the one who introduced me to this band with their 2005 release "Abandon Your Friends". I enjoyed this record thoroughly as it had a good blend of soft emo songs as well as brutal and well exectuted metalcore songs. Little did I know that this was not at all the same style of music the band had previously produced.

Therefore, when I listened to this cd I was as eagerly waiting for the beautiful softer songs as well as the metalcore songs. I was quite surprised to find out that there were actually no soft songs to be found on this cd but instead a series of well-written metal songs with melodic choruses. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised to find improved metal songs but I was disappointed to not find a single softer track.

The drumming on this release is significantly stronger than on the last album, indeed, more blast beats can be noticed and the fills sound more like what they did on tracks like "The After Dinner payback" which is good to hear. The clean vocals have also improved slightly, although we can still hear that Mark is not fully confident (his voice is still slightly shaky at times). However, I am quite disappointed with Mark's screams. Indeed, the last singer (Ben Perri) performed very strong and confident metalcore vocals while Mark has more of a bark which does get annoying after a while.

From Autumn To Ashes are obviously moving forwards with their metal roots, however I do believe that a change of screaming vocals could be very benefitial for the band.

I would recommend any old fan of the band to definitely get their hands on this new disc, however if people who listened to "Abandon Your Friends" mainly enjoyed the softer songs, I would not recommend this new release.

Pierre Schifflers

5 out of 5 stars Wow! They came back around!.......2007-05-09

Awesome! Spectacular! Magical! But seriously this is a great album. I was a little discouraged from the last release, but this one makes up for it. Good job, FATA

5 out of 5 stars It just gets better.......2007-05-08

For those of you who are FATA fans, and were a little discouraged at the softer edge of Abandon Your Friends, Holding a Wolf By the Ears will knock your socks back off. They took the extreme edge from their earlier work, and made it RAGE! This has to be the a close tie with The Fiction We Live for one of the greatest albums of all time. Trust me, if you are a true fan, this does not disappoint, it makes you smile and remember just why we love FATA!

5 out of 5 stars surprising.......2007-04-26

I'd have to agree with these reviews prior to mine. I'm not happy to say, but i havent been listening to FATA for awhile now. The abandon your friends really put my thoughts about the band down (Though there is a reason if you read up). My buddy put a new cd of FATA in the other day, i had no idea they had come out with a new album. Once i heard it i said "this sounds different", then i realized there was a new vocalist that turned out to be the back-up vocalist from before. The album blew me away, and i really believe this is the way it should've been the whole time. I really never liked Perri(former singer), and if you havent hear them yet definately take a listen. ROCK ON GUYS!
Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • love songs easy to listen too
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  • Beautiful music
Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time
Ken Hirsch , Jule Styne , John & Paul McCartney Lennon , Consuelo Velazquez , John Denver , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Rodgers , Henry Mancini , Johnny Mercer , Armando Manzanero , and Maureen McGovern
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Tracks:

  1. Maria
  2. Siboney
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  4. Noche Azul
  5. La Comparsa
  6. Save Your Nights For Me
  7. Time After Time
  8. Malaguena
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  11. My Life For A Song
  12. Annie's Song
  13. Siempre en me Corazon
  14. Love Came For Me (Love Theme From Splash)
  15. I Don't Talk To Strangers
  16. Blue Moon - Moon River
  17. Autumn Leaves
  18. Adoro

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful surprise.......2007-08-01

We nearly always avoid non-operatic material being performed by opera singers because they seldom keep their "instruments" from dominating the material. I beg Placido's forgiveness for avoiding him for so long. His absolutely marvelous, musical performances here found me weeping from the sheer beauty of his voice and his understanding of the beautiful songs chosen for this album.

5 out of 5 stars love songs easy to listen too.......2007-05-07

I love a classical voice singing this type of mustic, or sacred (from the operas (in English), or, out of print sacred. Wish I could find a source for some of my old tapes (some recorded from 78s) of artists like Jerome Hines (Holy City, 1962-3, 78 record I transferred to tape), Russel Davis (1970 or early 8os record I coped, of tape my Dad had copied), William Harness, Kathleen Battle, etc. etc. I enjoy a wide range of music, but had operatic training, so understand the requirements for superior vocal skill. John Denver had much of the quality. Music for me is part of the fabric of life.

4 out of 5 stars This is an oldie but a goodie!.......2006-11-09

One of his first albums of "popular" songs and one of the best of the songs we have loved for years with a fresh, new Domingo treatment. Just as his album with John Denver was a something new for him, these songs are out of the opera world. You'll never hear any of them performed by anyone up to the "gold standard" of Domingo. That being said, I love this album, but - the accent gets in the way on the English songs. You have to be able to accept the accented English and just listen to the gorgeous voice singing some very romantic songs. I highly recommend!

2 out of 5 stars Great for boring candlelight dinner or quick ride in an elevator........2006-10-31

As much as I enjoy listening to Placido Domingo's popular recordings this is not one of his best performances. Missing the full-blooded belting that can be heard on his other albums ("Be My Love" for example). The orchestration is very mediocre and uninspired.
For a romantic mood, "Perhaps Love" (simply fabulous) is much better choice.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful music.......2006-02-23

I have been looking for this title for a long time...in all the wrong places.
Vivaldi and Piazzolla: Eight Seasons
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Vivaldi and Piazzolla: Eight Seasons

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ASIN: B0000206A4
Release Date: 2000-02-29

Tracks:

  1. 'La Primavera' - Concerto In E Major, Op. 8 No. 1: Allegro
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  9. 'L'Autunno' - Concerto In F Major, Op. 8 No. 3: Allegro
  10. 'L'Autunno' - Concerto In F Major, Op. 8 No. 3: Adagio Molto
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  12. Invierno Porteno: Winter In Buenos Aires
  13. 'L'Invierno' - Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4: Allegro Non Molto
  14. 'L'Invierno' - Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4: Largo
  15. 'L'Invierno' - Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4: Allegro
  16. Primavera Portena: Spring In Buenos Aires

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Despite global warming, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is more popular than ever. But it still seems strange that Gidon Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica ensemble--a group that continues to stun us with riveting performances of lesser-heard works--would tackle the tried-and-true baroque masterpiece. Luckily, Kremer inventively separates each Vivaldi season with a corresponding composition from Astor Piazzolla's Four Seasons Suite, making for fascinating comparisons. Kremer's performances of the Vivaldi are remarkable, sounding solid and fresh. And like an infectious Broadway musical, Piazzolla's seasons always seem on the verge of a giddy dance number. Kremer really gets to show off on these tango-inspired pieces, but he's charming throughout. The programming probably won't make this your reference Four Seasons, but for those who love their Vivaldi in small doses or fans of Kremer's Tango Ballet disc, this is a must-have. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Music ALIVE!.......2006-03-12

I really know hardly anything about Argentinan music or Kremer, but I bought this album after I became enraptured with the spring and summer suites at a ballet. My local company created a piece inspired by the works of expatriate artist Amaranth Ehrenhalt and set to alternating Vivaldi and Piazzola selections. I was amazed by how Vivaldi's Seasons took on new life. Everything was vivid and fluid and meshed perfectly with the dance. I recommend this--you can truely feel the seasons alive in all of their glory.
BTW: Rio de la Plata means River of Silver.

5 out of 5 stars Full Circle With Kremer's Eight Seasons.......2005-10-19

Gidon Kremer has been building himself quite the reputation as an interpreter of the music of the late and great Argentine musical polymath, Astor Piazzolla. Here he takes the very well-known Four Seasons of Vivaldi and stands them up to the Four Seasons of Piazzolla and the result is an aural delight.
Most who are reading this are probably curious about this CD for one of two reasons: either they are Vivaldi fans, or they are Piazzolla fans. But who says that being a fan of one has to exclude the other? After you listen to this, you are likely to become a fan of the music of both composers and of Gidon Kremer as well if you were not already.
Being a huge Piazzolla fan,I never tire of hearing different interpretations of one of his most important works. The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires may be born of tango, but it is much more than that. It is a masterful marriage of classical elements with those of tango. Piazzolla could do many things with music and what he has created with his Four Seasons is an electrifying blend that will stand the test of time.
And so here is Gidon Kremer with yet another skillful and faithful interpretation of the both the spirit and the letter of Astor Piazzolla's music, cleverly juxtaposed with that of one of the Old Masters. Kremer brings us full circle with his presentation of the Four Seasons sequences of both composers, beginning with Vivaldi's La Primavera (Spring) and after a musical journey through the year, ending with Primavera Portena (Buenos Aires Spring) so that we finish where we began.
Kremer and his Kremerata Baltica do a virtuoso job throughout. Though I am a partisan of the music of Piazzolla, I enjoy Kremer's interpretation of Vivaldi as well. If you know and love this music as I do, then Eight Seasons merits an esteemed slot in your CD collection.

5 out of 5 stars Rapturous.......2004-07-21

Parts of this recording are so beautiful that when I listen while working, I have to pause what I am doing and close my eyes. I don't remember how I ended up buying this CD (it certainly wasn't planned), but I am so grateful.

My rabbit hates it though. When I listen to it at home, he stamps his feet. So I can only listen to it at work. :(

5 out of 5 stars "Eight wonders".......2003-02-24

Gidon Kremer's musical explorations were very famous from the beginning and during the last few years he is gaining almost a "classical superstar" status. I was a little suspicious about those beautifully packaged CDs with sort of "trendy" and almost too interesting sounding titles for serious classical achievements. BUT!! I couldn't be more wrong. "After Mozart" or "Eight Seasons" seem to be some of the most inspiring recordings I've heard. While listening to "Eight Seasons" at "concert" levels in a privacy of my room, I felt "goose bumps" for several times and I had to laugh out of pleasure, thinking: this is SOOO good. Gidon Kremer and his "baltic fresh" Kremerata Baltica are pursuing and tacking the pure essence of music. Programming the mix of Piazzola and Vivaldi doesn't seem extraordinary anymore. It is pure music, pure joy. Technical bravura and excellent sound are only side things. Tango nuevo - widely popularized music form and one of the most (ab)used baroque masterpieces join as one in a fresh and artistically meaningful entity. What more can we wish for ?
Piazzola sounds energetic and powerful and Vivaldi the freshest out of numerous interpretetions. Mixed in an interesting sequence they form a new "Opus".

I also strongly recommend "After Mozart" with its mixture of contemporary music and timeless, for many "godlike" Mozart. A recording that makes him human and even more divine at the same time.

5 out of 5 stars From the River Plate (Rio de la Plata)........2002-11-10

The River Plate, an akward translation from the spanish "Rio de la Plata", is the widest river on the world. It both separates and bonds Buenos Aires with Montevideo, capitals cities of Argentina and Uruguay respectively. If I could ask Billy Joel how would he name this river, I think that much alike his excellent album "River of Dreams", he would call it "River of Tango".
Yesterday night I attended Mr. Kremer and the Baltic Kamerata's performance, where in addition to Mahler's 10th Adaggio, they played these "eight seasons". I think that for Mr. Kremer and his ensemble, coming to play to South America and precisely to the birthplace of tango, could be a "tour the force".
Well, he & the Kamerata were magnificient, classy. He kept us on our feet, applauding, for more than fifteen minutes.
This CD has capture the thrilling of his live performances.It is the kind of recording that becomes a milestone in our "audio memory", as Mr. Karajan liked to say. Enjoy it.
Autumn
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Autumn
    Don Ellis
    Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000QJLQO4
    Release Date: 2007-07-17

    Tracks:

    1. Variations for Trumpet
    2. Scratt and Fluggs
    3. Pussy Wiggle Stomp
    4. K.C. Blues [Live]
    5. Child of Ecstasy
    6. Indian Lady [*]
    Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A good value
    • The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann
    • Good mix of film music
    • A mixed collection of movie music
    • Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens
    Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00008WI90
    Release Date: 2003-04-22

    Tracks:

    1. The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
    2. The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
    3. Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
    4. Witness (Maurice Jarre)
    5. Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
    6. Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
    7. Halloween (John Carpenter)
    8. A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
    9. The Fly (Howard Shore)
    10. RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
    11. The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
    12. The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
    13. The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
    14. The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
    15. Brainstorm (James Horner)
    16. Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
    17. My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
    18. The Dead (Alex North)
    19. Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
    20. The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
    21. Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

    Tracks:

    1. Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
    2. Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
    3. Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
    4. The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
    5. Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
    6. City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
    7. Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
    8. While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
    9. Babe (Nigel Westlake)
    10. The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
    11. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
    12. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
    13. The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
    14. A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
    15. Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
    16. Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
    17. Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
    18. Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
    19. Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
    20. Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

    Tracks:

    1. To Die For (Danny Elfman)
    2. The Player (Thomas Newman)
    3. Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
    4. Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
    5. 2001 (Alex North)
    6. Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
    7. The Crow (Graeme Revell)
    8. Blade (Mark Isham)
    9. The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
    10. Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
    11. Scream (Marco Beltrami)
    12. The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
    13. Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
    14. Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
    15. Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
    16. The Matrix (Don Davis)
    17. The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
    18. Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
    19. A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
    20. Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

    Tracks:

    1. Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
    2. L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
    3. Rounders (Christopher Young)
    4. The Score (Howard Shore)
    5. The Replacements (John Debney)
    6. Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
    7. The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
    8. Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
    9. XXX (Randy Edelman)
    10. Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
    11. The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
    12. Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
    13. The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
    14. Cleopatra (Alex North)
    15. Life As A House (Mark Isham)
    16. Emma (Rachel Portman)
    17. In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
    18. Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
    19. One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
    20. Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
    21. Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
    22. Ice Age (David Newman)
    23. Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A good value.......2007-05-17

    I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

    4 out of 5 stars The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

    This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
    Very good value.

    4 out of 5 stars Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

    Good mix of films!
    I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

    4 out of 5 stars A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

    For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

    5 out of 5 stars Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

    I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up
    Autumn Continent
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • At last - a european voice in the void
    • Isolated Ambience
    • Superb CD
    Autumn Continent
    Between Interval
    Manufacturer: Spotted Peccary
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    AmbientAmbient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000GETWG8
    Release Date: 2006-08-08

    Tracks:

    1. Autumn Continent 1
    2. Submerged
    3. Hidden Wastelands
    4. The Tides Of Time
    5. Expanding Area
    6. Passageway
    7. Early Life Remainings
    8. This Dominion
    9. Atrium
    10. Autumn Continent 2

    Amazon.com

    No sophomore jinx here. One year after the release of Secret Observatory, his sterling U.S. debut, Swedish studio wiz Stefan Jonsson (a.k.a. Between Interval) pulls back the curtain on another absorbing museum piece for the ear, Autumn Continent. It is a work of mystery, shadowy moonscapes, and imagination-stretching audio vistas that spans 73 minutes over 10 seamless movements--a recording that could conceivably serve as the soundtrack for a future Terminator 6, only without a pall of danger or anxiety clinging to the music. Jonsson's unhurried electronic textures evoke slowly changing images, often suggesting stark landscapes that could either be areas of emerging beauty or lifeless plains where the dust from an intergalactic apocalypse has begun to settle. He expands his palette of sounds on Autumn, introducing randomly struck bowls as an otherworldly form of percussion ("Submerged"), threading a Tangerine Dream-like electro-pulse into "The Tides of Time," even creating a rhythmic cadence that transports listeners above a vast, unknown sea ("Early Life Remainings"). It all contributes to an engrossing listening experience, making it easy to overlook the few occasions where Jonsson uses repetition to lend a hint of "musicality" to his sonic abstractions, briefly diminishing the distinctiveness of his sound. The overarching splendor of Jonsson's concepts is unmistakable and wholly involving, making him a space-music artist worthy of close attention. --Terry Wood

    Album Description

    "This album hits it right on the nail." -EXPOSE

    A timeless new release from an outstanding, fresh Swedish talent, Autumn Continent is a superbly crafted blend of ambient and electronic downtempo environments. Provocative but not intimidating, subterranean explorations are balanced with a sense of light from an otherworldly perspective. Between Interval has created an organic atmosphere that is accessible and thoughtful without the clichés of modern electronic music. Previous release, Secret Observatory, hailed as a top pick ambient release and selected by Amazon.com's New Age Editor as the Best of 2005.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars At last - a european voice in the void.......2007-03-27

    +1 for distinctive ambient sound (so different from Lustmord / Roach &c.)
    +1 for the best European space ambient I have heard since...well, ever!
    +1 for unpretentiousness - makes music to chill to
    +1 deliberately NOT a follow on of Secret Observatory - highly original

    -1 for too much analogue noodling on track #5 - TD did this better in 1973

    Bottom line: Compelling deep space ambient - looking forward to what's next!

    5 out of 5 stars Isolated Ambience .......2007-02-06

    Sublime, relaxing layers of sound sweep over you like the last warm breezes at the end of summer, rustling a few leaves. Spacious worlds warm into a delicate isolated ambience. This is an album to listen to when you are spending the night in a contemplative mood. Within the approaching silence there is a crisp hint of ice in the air.

    At times "Hidden Wastelands" seems to almost disappear and then it emerges in a silky tribal infusion that leads to a sensuous warm soothing trance trajectory.

    "The Tides of Time" draws you deeply into this album, saturating your consciousness with a deep sigh of peace. "Passageway" shimmers with long forgotten dreams and then awakens into new discoveries with a dark ambient wave and hints of falling stars.

    The subtle pulsing energies in "Early Life Remainings" has a delicate hint of passion that breaks free into rhythmically sensual mood. The next three tracks follow this lead but mellow into warm rapturous infusions of intoxicating dreams. "Atrium" is a moody haze while "Autumn Continent 2" seems to embody a wistful longing. The mood is one of being completely alone and completely connected, as if your soul is wandering far away and has found peace.

    "Between Interval" is the type of music you listen to deep into the night or while sinking into warm water or as you fall into dreams. This is relaxing music that still holds within its power an exciting revelatory element, the type that speaks softly of artistic elegance all while leaving you in a state of awe at the musical mastery.

    ~The Rebecca Review

    5 out of 5 stars Superb CD.......2006-08-29

    I really loved the first CD, Secret Observetory, but this CD is just as good if not better. It creates a deep theta type trance and is super relaxing, yet remains very interesting. A great CD to use with mind machines or alone. As good as any Steve Roach or Robert Rich work. Excellent CD.
    Autumn Thunder: 40 Years of NFL Films Music
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Timeless!
    • NFL...how `bout a "Pure Payton" soundtrack please!
    • is it perfect?
    • nice but...
    • Missing season
    Autumn Thunder: 40 Years of NFL Films Music
    Tom Hedden , Dave Robidoux , and Sam Spence
    Manufacturer: Cherry Lane Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B0002VERQA
    Release Date: 2004-09-14

    Tracks:

    1. Night of the Gun
    2. Big Band Jump
    3. 008
    4. Knight in Cracked Leather
    5. Bomb Squad
    6. Police Car
    7. Dasher
    8. Shoulder Holster
    9. Clue
    10. Bongo Run
    11. Latin Nights
    12. Solomon Squatz
    13. Take Six
    14. Aggression "Life on the Wild Side"
    15. Sunday With Soul
    16. Glory Day in Green Bay
    17. Forearm Shiver
    18. Street Warfare
    19. Milktrain to Paydirt

    Tracks:

    1. Whirlwinds to the End Zone
    2. Big Game America
    3. Rainbows in the End Zone
    4. Game Plan for Sudden Death
    5. Over the Hill Gang
    6. Deadline
    7. Duel in the Dust
    8. Gut Pride
    9. Headcracker Suite
    10. Let's Go Big "O"
    11. West Side Rumble
    12. Ramblin' Man from Gramblin'
    13. March to the Trenches
    14. Meeting in Rio
    15. Golden Boy Again
    16. Silent Season of a Hero
    17. To Catch the Wind
    18. Old Pros
    19. Pony Soldiers

    Tracks:

    1. Magnificent Eleven
    2. Generals of Autumn
    3. Dance of the Fumblers
    4. Path to the Title
    5. One More Moment for the Master
    6. Sideline to Sideline
    7. Touchdown Jubilee
    8. Game That Got Away
    9. Happy Runner
    10. Happy March
    11. Mob
    12. Champion's Homecoming
    13. Yesterday's Heroes
    14. Drum Track #1
    15. Return of the Victors
    16. Headline
    17. Action Ride
    18. Chilling Championship
    19. Championship Chase Finale

    Tracks:

    1. Electro Combat
    2. Autumn's Race
    3. Raiders
    4. Championship Chase Overture
    5. Action Man
    6. Lonely Ride
    7. Moving Vistas
    8. Happy Lovers
    9. Heavy Action
    10. Cinderella Men
    11. Prime Choice
    12. Hotdogs and Heroes
    13. Defenders
    14. Quest for the Silver Trophy
    15. Sunday Afternoon Fever
    16. On the Winning Side
    17. Connection
    18. Latin Fire
    19. Jazz Undercurrents

    Tracks:

    1. Dangerous Mission
    2. Westerner
    3. Army Life
    4. Round-Up
    5. Juggernaut
    6. Honcho
    7. Santa Anna Wind
    8. Olympian
    9. March Towards the Sun #2
    10. Range Rider
    11. Water Bug
    12. Macho Theme
    13. Bold March
    14. Wallop Shuffle
    15. Worldwide March
    16. Mother Russia March
    17. Fat Cat March
    18. Cosmic Traveler
    19. Battleground

    Tracks:

    1. Patriots' March
    2. Classic Battle
    3. Classic Victory
    4. Heartland
    5. Sad Homecoming
    6. Long Way to Go
    7. Tale of Two Seasons
    8. Journey to the Moon (Preparation)
    9. Silver Streak
    10. Big Boomer
    11. Whatever It Takes
    12. Blockbuster
    13. Men of Winter
    14. Wild Bunch
    15. Cinderella Super Bowl
    16. Mighty Men and Magic Moments
    17. Heroic Mission
    18. Battlefield in the Sky
    19. Squadron Right

    Tracks:

    1. Grace and Grit
    2. Rodger the Dodger Finale
    3. Shimmering Challenge
    4. Industrial Giant
    5. Raider Might
    6. Tomorrow the World
    7. Critical Mass
    8. Salute to Courage
    9. Contender
    10. Yellow Ribbon
    11. 75 Season's Suite: String Overture/Open/Finding Daylight/Keepers ...
    12. New Game
    13. Golden Boy
    14. Legends
    15. Kickoff
    16. End of Half
    17. Trials
    18. Coronation

    Tracks:

    1. American Holiday
    2. Big West Skye
    3. Frozen in Time
    4. Road to Victory
    5. Fearless
    6. Moment in History
    7. Return to Win
    8. Heroes Suite: The Battle Begins/Comeback/Spirit
    9. Underdog's March
    10. Humble Beginnings
    11. Super Bowl
    12. Turning Point
    13. Origins
    14. Decision Time
    15. Hero Remembered
    16. Game of Inches
    17. No Huddle Offense
    18. Air Attack
    19. Old Man Winter

    Tracks:

    1. Touchdown Suite: The Promise of Summer/Out of the Frying Pan/Blast ...
    2. Heroes of War
    3. Gone But Not Forgotten
    4. When Lightning Strikes
    5. Victory to the West
    6. Lights Out
    7. Building a Champion
    8. Times of Glory
    9. Face of Adversity
    10. Without Warning
    11. Dream of a Lifetime
    12. Unitas We Stand
    13. Drive to Glory
    14. High Black Shoes
    15. Two Minute Thrill
    16. Warrior Quarterback

    Tracks:

    1. Relentless
    2. High Stakes
    3. Playmakers
    4. Heavy Hitters
    5. Reunion in Canton
    6. Mind of a Warrior
    7. Generations
    8. Never Relent
    9. Brothers to the End
    10. Choose Your Destiny
    11. Rife With Possibility
    12. Counterpunch
    13. Tradition of Honor
    14. One Day. One Game.
    15. Salty Dog

    Album Description

    Autumn Thunder: 40 Years of NFL Films Music is a box set containing 10 CDs, 192 tracks, a pigskin cover and an 80-page color booklet describing the history of NFL Films and its music. The discs feature the works of Sam Spence, Tom Hedden and Dave Robidoux.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Timeless!.......2007-07-25

    All I can say is that for any NFL Films, and NFL fanatics in general, this collection of soundtrack music is timeless in its appeal and an inspiration to listen to everyday! This collection is such a beautiful-sounding melding of American-inspired Jazz, Classical and R&B music -- even if it is all instrumental! This probably sounds weird, but I transferred all 10 CDs to listen to on my iPod. There isn't a day that goes by where I don't listen to this NFL Films soundtrack collection while I'm either working, at the healthclub or just cruising in my car.

    Tom Hedden is a virtuoso composer...who I would put in a league with Gershwin, Wagner, Williams and Goldsmith -- all rolled into one! The music also reflects the greatness, courage, sacrifice and visceral splendor of the National Football League -- in all of its Glory! The music gets even more psyched up for the coming 2007 football season! Long live NFL Films soundtracks!

    3 out of 5 stars NFL...how `bout a "Pure Payton" soundtrack please!.......2007-04-17

    I purchased this CD set hoping to get all the music on the "Pure Payton" DVD, and while much of it is there, I know 3 or 4 of the best songs are missing (soundtrack during the scenes of Payton's retirement, college films, Super Bowl victory/10 year celebration, etc).

    I'm going to give this one 3 stars...if it included all the music on the Pure Payton DVD I'd bump it up to 4 stars. There is other (newer) NFL music I've heard that's not on the set, and if it were included I'd probably bump it up to 5 stars (price does hurt though).

    For those that think the Sam Spence material is the best, I'd recommend buying/watching the Pure Payton DVD which has much of Tom Hedden's work, then decide!
    I enjoy Sam Spence's work (whenever I hear it I visualize the old highlight films shown every week), but after watching Pure Payton I think Tom Hedden's is just as good!

    This set is a bit pricey, so if you want to stick your toes in the water before taking the plunge, I'd recommend The Power And The Glory: The Original Music & Voices Of NFL Films (Sam Spence/older material) and Payton (the book), which comes with the Pure Payton DVD. My understanding is the only way to get Pure Payton on DVD is to buy the book, but at under $20 it's a steal!

    BTW...the Pure Payton DVD is about 50 minutes long, has a soundtrack through darn near the entire DVD, and I enjoyed ALL the music. You won't watch this one just once, even if you're not a football fan!

    Autumn Thunder: 3 STARS (because of the price and some missing music)

    The Power And The Glory: The Original Music & Voices Of NFL Films: 4 STARS (older, good music, and a much better price!)

    Payton (hardcover/$20 with the Pure Payton DVD): 5+ STARS-probably the best NFL films work I've seen, with great video, stirring music, and it's a roller coaster of emotions. I bought the book just to get the DVD, but after scanning the book I can tell I'm going to enjoy it also (makes a great coffee table book)!

    5 out of 5 stars is it perfect?.......2007-02-21

    no, but its a must buy...absolutely the coolest boxed cd collection i own...i loved NFL films on saturdays in the fall growing up in the early 70's...u gotta get this set !

    3 out of 5 stars nice but..........2007-01-29

    still alot of the classic music missing. if they think the later music stands up to the Sam Spence material,they better stop playing football without a helmet !

    4 out of 5 stars Missing season.......2007-01-19

    The CD's are wonderful but the brochure that comes with the product indicates that the 1975 season is included. The 1975 Season Suite was totally missing. The rest of the CD's were great but there was one particular piece that I was looking for and it happens to be included in the '75 season.
    Most Relaxing Classical Piano Music in the Universe
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Solid collection of piano favorites
    Most Relaxing Classical Piano Music in the Universe

    Manufacturer: Denon Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0002A2VIM
    Release Date: 2004-06-29

    Tracks:

    1. BACH Goldberg Variations, Aria
    2. SCHUMANN Piano Sonata in f# minor, II. Aria
    3. CHOPIN Ballade No. 1
    4. MOZART Piano Concert No. 24, II. Larghetto
    5. RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 2, Adagio
    6. BEETHOVEN Moonlight Sonata, Adagio Sostenuto
    7. MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle
    8. TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons, October: Song of Autumn
    9. BRAHMS Sonata for Two Pianos, Andante
    10. BACH Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude 22

    Tracks:

    1. SATIE Gymnopedie No. 1
    2. CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 1, Larghetto
    3. DEBUSSY Claire de Lune
    4. MOZART Sonata in a minor, Andante cantabile
    5. BEETHOVEN Fse
    6. MUSSORGSKY Rrie
    7. TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons, January: At the Fireside
    8. BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 3, II. Andante espressivo
    9. DVORAK Piano Trio No. 3, III. Poco adagio
    10. SCHUMANN Piano Concerto, II. Andante gracioso

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Solid collection of piano favorites.......2006-11-10

    If you can gag your way past the album title, this is a most pleasant collection of beloved classical piano pieces that actually is relaxing, I suppose.

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